Reading Test

Pangilinan, Patricia Grace

Parungao, Rozette Cohleen

Name_______________________________                              Date:_______________

Grade and Section____________________                                Score:____/15

General Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer for each item. (Rx1)

Test I. Harriet Tubman’s Biography

1.    What else sustained Harriet Tubman aside from her faith in God?

A.   a knife

B.   a sword

C.   a pistol

D.   a spear

2.    Harriet Tubman served as a nurse, scout, and spy during

A.   World War II

B.   Civil War

C.   Vietnam War

D.   Libyan War

3.    In the context of the narrative, “bounty” means

A.   money at stake

B.   a bunch of fruits

C.   new clothes

D.   a bucket of chicken

4.    Which of the following words is synonymous to the word “eluded”?

A.   avoided

B.   tricked

C.   followed

D.   engaged

5.    Why did Harriet Tubman become famous in the 1850s?

A.   She showed determination in working for freedom.

B.   She excelled in painting, sculpture, and music.

C.   She won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

D.   She was a dictator of the African-Americans.

6.    What does the statement “Dead negroes tell no tales” mean?

A.   Negroes are deaf and mute.

B.   Dead people are liars when they were still alive.

C.   One should keep quiet to avoid death.

D.   Dying without fighting for what is right is not worth it.

7.    When Harriet Tubman said, “Mah people mus’ go free”, what trait of hers is the most evident?

A.   intelligence

B.   obedience

C.   determination

D.   generosity

8.    What is the association between John Brown and Harriet Tubman?

A.   They had a romantic relationship.

B.   They collaborated for a raid in Harpers Ferry.

C.   They went in the same university.

D.   They formed an army that will fight against slavery.

9.    After the war, how did Harriet Tubman continue to fight for slavery?

A.   She smuggled goods from the dictators and sold them for profit.

B.   She turned her home into the Home for Indigent and Aged Negroes.

C.   She threatened the oppressors to fund his foundation for Negroes.

D.   She bought a parcel of land to start a farm and a ranch.

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10. What lesson can be drawn from Harriet Tubman’s biography?

A.   Big goals sometimes require great sacrifices.

B.   We cannot do anything to fight slavery and racism.

C.   Forget your family for your own gain.

D.   Dictatorship is the key for a disciplined government.

Test II. If You Forget Me

1.    Who is the author of the poem “If You Forget Me”?

A.   William Shakespeare

B.   Pablo Neruda

C.   Edgar Allan Poe

D.   EE Cummings

2.    What does impalpable mean in the poem?

“…if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log…”

A.   intangible

B.   substantial

C.   perceptible

D.   understandable

3.    What is the theme of the poem?

A.   dreams

B.   revolution

C.   love

D.   wealth

4.    What is the message behind “little by little” from the lines given below?

“…Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little...”

A.   Love can sometimes hurt you.

B.   There is little love in his heart.

C.   Letting go of someone is not easy.

D.   Love can make someone selfish.

5.    What is the message of author from the following lines?

“…everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me…”

A.   Love is not patient enough to wait.

B.   He wants to sail away with his lover.

C.   He is longing for his true love.

D.   He can see his lover in everything.

ANSWER KEY

Test I:

1.    C

2.    B

3.    A

4.    A

5.    C

6.    D

7.    C

8.    B

9.    B

10. A

Test II:

1.    B

2.    A

3.    C

4.    C

5.    D

Prepared By:

Pangilinan, Patricia Grace T.

Parungao, Rozette Cohleen D.

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