ERIC ED407673: English 30, Part B: Reading. Questions Booklet. Grade 12 Diploma Examination, January 1997.

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ED 407 673
English 30. Part B: Reading, Questions Booklet. Grade 12
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Diploma Examination.
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*Alberta Grade Twelve Diploma Examinations; *Response to
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ABSTRACT
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma
Examinations in English 30, this "questions booklet" presents 70 multiple
choice test items based on 8 reading selections in the accompanying readings
booklet. After instructions for students, the booklet presents the multiple
choice items which test students' comprehension of the poetry, excerpts from
novels, and Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part 2," and essays in the
accompanying readings booklet.
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January 1997
English 30 Part B: Reading
Questions Booklet
Grade 12 Diploma Examination
Instructions
Description
Part B: Reading contributes 50% of the
Be sure that you have an English 30
Questions Booklet and an English 30
total English 30 Diploma Examination
Readings Booklet.
mark.
You may not use a dictionary, thesaurus,
There are 70 questions in the Questions
Booklet and 8 reading selections in the or other reference materials.
Readings Booklet.
On the answer sheet provided, use only
Time: 2 hours. You may take an
an HB pencil to mark the correct or best
additional 1/2 hour to complete the
answer for each question. Fill in the
examination.
circle that corresponds to your answer.
For example:
Which month has 31 days?
February
A.
April
B.
November
C.
December
D.
Answer Sheet
® ® ©
Do not fold the answer sheet.
Mark only one answer for each question.
If you change an answer, erase your first
mark completely.
Answer all questions.
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I.
Read "Summer Afternoons and Hypnosis" on page 1 of your Readings Booklet
and answer questions 1 to 8.
The first five lines of the poem impart most strongly images of
1.
animation
A.
B.
tranquillity
C.
loneliness
sorrow
D.
When the speaker asks himself the question in lines 13 and 14, he feels
2.
surprise and regret
A.
delight and astonishment
B.
C.
confidence and anticipation
resolution and determination
D.
Imagery that serves to reflect the suspension of time is provided by the lines
3.
A.
"guarded by willow shade" (line 2) and
"the sun / Westward inclines" (lines 2-3)
"The muted music" (line 4) and
B.
"the shadowy / Mist" (lines 8-9)
"in a mirror's icy duress" (line 11) and
C.
"the sun frozen motionless" (line 15)
D.
"the shadow of that tall pine" (line 20) and
"that mossed stone" (line 21)
The clearest shift in focus occurs with the line
4.
A.
"Do you really think the stream no longer can flow" (line 16)
"But the heart again strikes, and the world resumes its nature" (line 17)
B.
C.
"And what man has endured he can endure" (line 19)
D.
"The moment it touches that mossed stone yonder, you will have roused"
(line 21)
Continued
1
5
Words that suggest a hypnotic attitude are
5.
"Lulled" (line 1), "muted" (line 4), "languor" (line 5)
A.
B.
"honesty" (line 6), "truth" (line 8), "reality" (line 10)
"heart" (line 10), "lips" (line 12), "foot" (line 22)
C.
"resumes" (line 17), "sousing" (line 18), "roused" (line 21)
D.
A phrase that emphasizes the speaker's awareness of the passing of time is
6.
A.
"Lulled by stream-murmur and the afternoon's hypnosis" (line 1)
"muted music of sheep bells" (line 4)
B.
C.
"The moment it touches that mossed stone yonder" (line 21)
"set foot to the mile" (line 22)
D.
Throughout the poem, the mood of the speaker could best be described as
7.
elated
A.
anxious
B.
despondent
C.
contemplative
D.
The poem is chiefly a reflection on the
8.
nature of life
A.
beauties of nature
B.
rewards of isolation
C.
impermanence of love
D.
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II.
Read the excerpt from "Chaos in the Classroom" on pages 2 to 4 of your
Readings Booklet and answer questions 9 to 16.
In the context of Golding's youthful interest in religion (lines 26 to 32), the
9.
statement "when I put my head over the parapet at the age of eleven" suggests his
curiosity
A.
resignation
B.
foolishness
C.
faithfulness
D.
Golding's most vivid description of his mother's strong-mindedness is
10.
" 'She was a suffragette' " (line 34)
A.
" 'She stood on the steps of Marlborough Town Hall and had tomatoes thrown
B.
at her' " (lines 34-35)
" 'She lived a rich fantasy life' " (line 36)
C.
" 'I don't think she took any part in the conversation' " (line 51)
D.
Golding's comments suggest that his youthful relationship with his father was
11.
enriched by lively debate
A.
undermined by their poverty
B.
overshadowed by his mother's eccentric behaviour
C.
dominated by the observance of the family's religion
D.
In Golding's description of his first experience in the war (lines 55 to 61), the
12.
juxtaposition of the phrases "read a chapter" and "acclaimed as a great expert"
suggests the significance of
chance
A.
training
B.
reputation
C.
experience
D.
Continued
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In the context of the paragraph at line 63, the statement " 'The Navy's a very
13.
gentlemanly business' " is an example of Golding's
sense of irony
A.
respect for war
B.
sense of propriety
C.
demand for respect
D.
Golding's reason for writing Lord of the Flies, as stated in this interview, was to
14.
explain the evils of sin
A.
argue the virtues of Nazism
B.
warn people about themselves
C.
publicize his classroom memories
D.
Golding's comment " 'I just hope I don't know' " (line 91) suggests his
15.
desire for God to be revealed
A.
failure to understand humanity's behaviour
B.
fear that a god may be supervising humanity's behaviour
C.
anticipation of the seemingly impossible Homo moralis
D.
Golding's comments " 'I do it a little. In Latin. You can't be fashionable in Latin' "
16.
(line 93) suggest that he
realizes that his talent is limited
A.
scorns the public's reading ability
B.
admits that his life is old-fashioned
C.
chooses to resist appealing to fashion
D.
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III.
Read "On the Departure of a Guest" on pages 5 to 7 of your Readings Booklet
and answer questions 17 to 24.
The allegorical nature of this piece is made most evident by the
17.
use of an introductory epigraph
A.
underlying contrast between youth and age
B.
personification of such abstract qualities as youth
C.
dramatization of the unfamiliar in terms of the familiar
D.
18.
The embarrassment of Youth (lines 14 to 22) as he makes ready to depart stems
from his awareness that
A.
he has delayed his departure and caused himself to be late for his
next call
B.
he has stolen things belonging to his Host and fears his dishonesty may be
revealed
C.
his Host will not immediately understand that that which he assumed was
his own really belongs only to Youth
his Host is really quite anxious for him to depart because he has been wearied
D.
by Youth
In addition to the love of women and carelessness, Youth must take with him
19.
facility, sleep, laughter, and poetry
A.
health, ambition, laughter, and poetry
B.
pride, poetry, ambition, and silken stuff
C.
D.
silken stuff, tradition, health, and poetry
20.
The Host's response to the contents of the large suitcase can best be described as
anger
A.
regret
B.
curiosity
C.
complacency
D.
Continued
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The metaphor in "Certainly it is very heavy, but it rattles and is uncertain"
21.
(line 50) suggests
aging
A.
freedom
B.
happiness
C.
hospitality
D.
The object that the Host chooses to keep that has the most significance for
22.
his identity is the
clout
A.
trinket
B.
perfume
C.
plain steel purse and chain
D.
The Host's uncertainty about his future is most evident in his response to the
23.
offer of
Pride
A.
Health
B.
Ambition
C.
Immortality
D.
The theme of this passage is best emphasized by Youth's statement
24.
"I fear they are familiar to you" (lines 35-36)
A.
"It was the only musical thing in the house" (lines 46-47)
B.
"See this little open bag which you may choose from" (line 49)
C.
"I am really very sorryI cannot wait" (lines 80-81)
D.
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