WORKSHEET IN SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE

ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE

World Literature
I. Read the following statements and identify what is being described or referred to. Write your answers on the
space before each number.
__________________1. It is an underlying idea that comments on human condition; a central idea in the story.
__________________2. It is the arrangement of events in the story.
__________________3. This element of poem reveals the author’s attitude toward the subject, and in some
cases, the attitude of the persona or implied speaker of the poem as well.
__________________4. It refers to a concrete object, event, or character in the story which represents an
abstract idea like love, patriotism, and others.
__________________5. It is the regularized and patterned rhythm.
__________________6. An element of short story that tells about the location, time, and atmosphere.
__________________7. It is the native language of Persia.
__________________8. It refers to the use of words in poetry that evoke mental pictures.
__________________9. It is how the characters are revealed in the story.
__________________10. It is the similarities or repetition of vowel sounds in poem.

II. Read each of the following examples and determine what kind of figure of speech is used. Write your
answers on the space provided. Choose the correct answer from the choices in the box.
__________________1. You are my strength.
__________________2. Mountains and hills, come and fall on me.
__________________3. Sheena is washing a mountain of laundry.
__________________4. She talks incessantly from morning till night.
__________________5. When I saw her smile, a stone rolled away from my heart.
__________________6. When he’s furious, he stares like a tiger does.
__________________7. He loves her as much as he loves himself.
__________________8. At last, the wind sighed itself to sleep.
__________________9. Marriage is the leading cause of divorce.
__________________10. The student who didn’t study passed the test.
__________________11. Her home was a prison.
__________________12. We have always remained loyal to the crown.
__________________13. America is a melting pot.
__________________14. I have told you a million times.
__________________15. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.
__________________16. “Roll on, thou dark and deep blue Ocean – roll!

__________________17. The House was called to order.

__________________8. He is a pilot, but he is afraid of heights.
__________________9. The bird are airplanes of the sky.
__________________10. This book set my wings to fly.
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III. Choose the correct answer from the given choices. Encircle the letter of your choice.
Read the following and determine what conflict is present: Paul, the main character in the story, is rejected by
her girlfriend’s parents. As a result, he forcefully took his girlfriend away and lived in a distant place.
Man vs. man
Man vs. himself
Man vs. society
Both a and c
John is in great trouble; he needs money for the hospitalization of her father, but he has no other recourse as his
relatives are also living in abject poverty. Although deeply troubled, he’s forced to steal money. What
conflict/s is/are present in this scenario?
Man vs. man
Man vs. himself
Man vs. society
All of the choices
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
“To err is human; to forgive is divine.”
“Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter.”
“He who is afraid asking doesn’t want to learn.”
None of the choices
Characterization may done through:
Direct description
Conversation among characters
Revealing characters’ reactions to events
All of the choices
Which of the following is not a description of a character?
Round character
Flat character
Static character
None of the choices
Which of the following is the primary means of building a story plot?
Chronological sequence
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Suspense
The conflict in the story is resolved in:
Exposition
Climax
Falling action
Denouement
The Free Bird and the Tame Bird is an example of:
Parable
Legend
Fable
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None of the choices

9. Which of the following would you choose to characterize haiku?
A poem originated in Japan
A short poem with three lines
A poem composed of 17 syllables
All of the above
10. Japanese script is described as monosyllabic because:
Words are composed of just one syllable
Ideas are represented by drawings
The Japanese speak in monotone fashion
None of the choices

Anglo-American Literature

I. Multiple Choice: Examine each of the following statements and encircle the letter of your choice.

1. ____________________ is considered as the first English literature.

a. Le Morte D’ Arthur c. The Ecclesiastical History of the English Race
b. Beowulf d. Historia Universalis
2. The name England came from the term __________________.
a. Anglo-Saxon c. Angland
b. Angleland d. none of the above
3. It is the language that becomes the lingua franca of the world