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SECOND QUARTER
Long Test no. 2

A. GIFTS FOR THE CITY. Recall the details and vocabulary words in the poem. Then write the letter of your answer before the
number.
______1. Who is the author of the poem “Gifts for the City”?
A. Sheril Mary De Leon B. Shirley De Leon C. Chelly Mary De Leon
______2. What stanza of the poem states the author’s enumeration of the simple rules the citizens can follow?
A. Stanza 1 B. Stanza 2 C. Stanza 3
______3. Which among these statements cited the author’s desire to help the city?
A. Stanza 1 B. Stanza 2 C. Stanza 3
______4. What is the meaning of the word menial?
A. use of symbols to communicate B. Particles of soil floating in rivers C. Work not requiring special skill
______5. Which among these words mean “to get rid of”?
A. dispose B. Renew C. burden

B. SIMILE VS METAPHOR. Write S if the statement is SIMILE and M if METAPHOR.

_____6. You were as brave as a lion.

_____7. I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as a bone.
_____8. After school, my sister and I are couch potatoes.
_____9. His arms are weak and felt like noodles.
_____10. My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
_____11. My sister is an angel.
_____12. She has a heart of gold.
_____13. The world is like a stage.
_____14.Life is a highway.
_____15. That girl is one beautiful fox.

C. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE. Look for the prepositional phrase in the sentence. Encircle the preposition and box its object.
16-17. Do you spend money on expensive clothes?
18-19. I can’t go to the party so count me out.
20-21. I wasn’t aware of the problem.
22-23. Are you worried about something?
24-25. The region is famous for its wine.

D. PRECIS. Write a one-sentence précis of the stanza.

26-30.
Polar bears live in Arctic. It is a land of ice and snow. Polar bears have a layer of fat. It is called blubber. Blubber
helps keep them warm. They also have thick fur. The fur looks white but the hairs are actually clear.

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31-35.
Polar bears have a good sense of smell. Some people call polar bear “noses with legs.” They use their sense of
smell to hunt for seals. Seals are their favorite food.
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