4th Summative Exam in English 8

1. The Ramayana is an important text in which major religion?

A. Confucianism
B. Hinduism
C. Shintoism
D. Isla
2. Who is Dasaratha?
a. King of the devas
B. Sage of kamasrama
C. King of mithila
D. King of ayodhya
3. This land is regarded as the holy land of Abrahamic
religions.
Israel
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan

4. What one rule did God give Adam and Eve?

Do not eat meat

Do not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Do not leave the garden

 
All of the above
5. Sita is an avatara of which goddess?
a. Ganga
b. Saraswati
c. Jahnabi
d. Lakshmi
6. A type of epic that centers on wars, battles and struggles.
a. Martial Epic
b. Sacrificial epic
c. Romantic epic
d. Sanskrit epic
7. A “story within a story” is called ____________
a. frame narrative
b. Epic
c. Romantic epic
d. Sanskrit epic
8. _______ a major concept in Hindu Culture
a. Code of ethics
b. Dharma
c. Kanda
d. Sandara
9. Which of the following is not a supernatural element in Ramayana?
A. Rama hesitates to destroy Ravana
b. Ravana has 20 arms & 10 legs
c. Ravana's heads and arms growing back
D. Indra sends a charliot
10. What was the name of Lord Rama's father?
A. Shalishuka
B. Nahapana
C. Rajadhiraj
D. Dasaratha
11. What was the name of the forest where Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sita stayed
during exile?
A. Aranya
B. Aranyak
C. Dandakaranya
D. Karanya

12. A story that teaches a moral lesson.

a. fables c. parable
b. legend d. myth
13. God created on the fourth day.
a. light c. sky
b. mankind d. two great lights
14. What book can we find the story of “The Creation and the Fall”?
a. Genesis c. Marcos
b. Luke d. Matthew
15. A religion that has many gods and goddesses.
a. Buddhism c. Judaism
b. Hinduism d. paganism
**16. What is the theme of the poem “Thoughts of Hanoi”?
a. Love
b. Forgiveness
c. Obligation over Friendship
d. Personal Suffering
17. The book of Ecclesiastes is categorized as ___________________.
a. Hebrew Prose c. Biblical Poetry
b. Historical Fiction d. Wisdom Literature
18. Qoheleth means ______________.
a. assembly c. gospel
b. church d. preacher
**19. In what country does the “Thoughts of Hanoi” came from?
a. Philippines
b. Vietnam
c. Indonesia
d. China
20. A Yiddish (combination of German and Hebrew languages) term for a person of integrity and
honor.
a. mitzvoth c. ekklesia
b. mensch d. malaise
21. Which of the following best describes point of view?
a. The vantage point of position from which the story is told
When the narrator is in the story
When the narrator is in not in the story
A story with no perspective
22. In what point of view does a character within the story retell his or her experiences or
impressions from their own perspective?
Second Person
b. First Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
23. In what point of view is the story written from the perspective of “you?”
a. Third Person Omniscient
b. First Person
c. Third Person Limited
d. Second Person
24. In what point of view does the narrator remain a detailed observer, telling only the stories
action and dialogue?
a. Third Person Omniscient
b. Third Person Objective
c. Third Person Limited
d. Second Person
25. In what point of view does the narrator use pronouns such as 'I' and 'me?'
a. First Person
b. Second Person
c. Third Person Omniscient
d. Third Person Limited
26. The narrator is the ___________
a. person telling the story
b. main character in the story
c. enemy of the main character in the story
d. person listening to the story
27. Which sentence is written in second person point of view?
a. Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
b. You did not want to go to the grocery store.
c. Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
d. I did not want to go to the grocery store.
28.Which sentence is written in third person point of view?
a. I brought my mother breakfast this morning.
b. You always wear your seatbelt.
c. We didn't mean to hurt Billy's feelings!
d. Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.
29. What is the purpose of point of view?
a. to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
b. to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different
ways
c. to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
d. to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's
know
30. A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. any
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31. Which of the following statement is TRUE about the three brothers in the folktale “The
Magic Pomegranate”?
a. The oldest brother decided to go to the West.
b. The second brother travelled to the country in the East.
c. The three brothers became the royal advisers of the king.
d. The three brothers marry the princess.
32. How does Jesus make the book of Ecclesiastes encouraging?
He believes in us because no one else will
We will never be lonely

We can still have fun while we’re here

Jesus gives the meaning of our life.

33.Identify the point of view: Mark got in the car and turned on the engine as his cellphone rang.
"I'm on my way right now," he said to Mary. 
a. Third Person Limited
b. Second Person
c. Third person objective
d. First Person
34.Identify the point of view of the excerpt from The Hunger Games: A pain stabs my left
temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the
coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false.
a. Second Person
b. Third Person Omniscient
c. First person
d. Third Person Limited
35. Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped
cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer
bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color.
a. First Person
b. Third Person Limited
c. Second person
d. Third Person Objective
36. Why did Adam eat the forbidden fruit that Eve offered him?
a. He didn't realize what she was offering him.
b. Because he loved her and wanted to stay with her.
c. The Bible doesn't say.
d. Because he wanted to be like God.
37. Why did Adam say he was afraid when he hid from God after eating the forbidden fruit?
a. Because God shows mercy on whom he will show mercy
b. Because he had disobeyed God
c. Because he was naked
d.  Because God's voice was loud

38. Express your opinion or views based on the question given

As God’s special creation, how should you reciprocate His unconditional love and goodness to
His people? What
is your idea of how God Guides and provides for you and your loved ones?