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NAME: ________________________________ NAME: ________________________________

PART I. Direction: Identify whether the following statement is PART I. Direction: Identify whether the following statement is
FACT/OPINION. FACT/OPINION.
1. War is always wrong. 1. War is always wrong.
2. Many innocent people are killed in war. 2. Many innocent people are killed in war.
3. There is too much unemployment in Britain. 3. There is too much unemployment in Britain.
4. Wild animals should not be kept in zoos. 4. Wild animals should not be kept in zoos.
5. Teachers should be allowed to smack children if they 5. Teachers should be allowed to smack children if they
misbehave. misbehave.
6. Royal weddings always attract a lot of interest. 6. Royal weddings always attract a lot of interest.
7. Cigarettes cause lung cancer. 7. Cigarettes cause lung cancer.
8. England is a nation of pet-lovers. 8. England is a nation of pet-lovers.
9. The Government organizes a census of the whole 9. The Government organizes a census of the whole
population every ten years. population every ten years.
10. The census is a waste of time and energy. 10. The census is a waste of time and energy.
11. The quality of life has decreased in the last ten years. 11. The quality of life has decreased in the last ten years.
12. The written part of the driving test must be completed 12. The written part of the driving test must be completed
before the practical driving part. before the practical driving part.
13. Access courses are designed to prepare students for 13. Access courses are designed to prepare students for
higher education. higher education.
14. Country living is the only way to live. 14. Country living is the only way to live.
15. If you live in London, you have to be able to use the 15. If you live in London, you have to be able to use the
underground. underground.

PART II. Direction: Identify the following. PART II. Direction: Identify the following.
1. Argues that we must take an author’s life and 1. Argues that we must take an author’s life and
background into account when we study a text. background into account when we study a text.
2. Emphasizes economic and social conditions. 2. Emphasizes economic and social conditions.
3. Any critic can take any approach that helps him/her 3. Any critic can take any approach that helps him/her
explain what they think the author is saying in his/her explain what they think the author is saying in his/her
work. work.
4. Argues that social contexts (the social environment) 4. Argues that social contexts (the social environment)
must be considered when analyzing a text. must be considered when analyzing a text.
5. Argues that since there is no single meaning of any 5. Argues that since there is no single meaning of any
word, there can be no single meaning of a text. word, there can be no single meaning of a text.
6. It has different perspectives we consider when looking 6. It has different perspectives we consider when looking
at a piece of literature. at a piece of literature.
7. A text as a revelation of its author’s mind and 7. A text as a revelation of its author’s mind and
personality. personality.
8. It is concerned with the role, position, and influence of 8. It is concerned with the role, position, and influence of
women in a literary text. women in a literary text.
9. Argues that every literary work is a product of its time 9. Argues that every literary work is a product of its time
and its world. and its world.
10. Emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its 10. Emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its
meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they
work to create meaning. work to create meaning.

Part III. TRUE/FALSE Part III. TRUE/FALSE


1. An individual reader’s interpretation usually not 1. An individual reader’s interpretation usually not
changes over time. changes over time.
2. Literature is a reflection of its society. 2. Literature is a reflection of its society.
3. One need not be a Marxist to use a Marxist approach, 3. One need not be a Marxist to use a Marxist approach,
any more than one needs to be a woman to use a any more than one needs to be a woman to use a
feminist approach. feminist approach.
4. Archetypes the universal elements of human life that 4. Archetypes the universal elements of human life that
are common in all cultures. are common in all cultures.
5. EVERY text has one valid meanings because the reader 5. EVERY text has one valid meanings because the reader
may interpret the words differently than the writer may interpret the words differently than the writer
intended them. intended them.

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