Writing

Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage.

The Montessori Method 1.A. NO CHANGE
B. But
The lessons are individual, and brevity must C. As well as
be one of their chief characteristics. Dante D. Frankly speaking
gives excellent advice to teachers when he 2.A. NO CHANGE
says, “Let thy words be counted.” The more B. stripped
carefully we cut away useless words, the C. removed
more perfect will become the lesson. (1)And D. rejected
in preparing the lessons which she is to give,
the teacher must pay special attention to this 3.A. NO CHANGE
point, counting and weighing the value of the B. conciseness, this second,
words which she is to speak. C. conciseness—this second,
D. conciseness … this second,
Another characteristic quality of the lesson in 4.Which of the following statements
the "Children's Houses" is its simplicity. It best explains objectivity when giving
must be (2) obtained of all that is not absolute a lesson?
truth. That the teacher must not lose herself
in vain words, is included in the first quality A. NO CHANGE
of (3) conciseness; this second, then, is B. Objectivity can often be a
closely related to the first: that is, the fundamental aspect of teaching.
carefully chosen words must be the most C. Objectivity is the action of
simple it is possible to find, and must refer to removing one’s self from the
the truth. subject at hand.
D. The lesson must be presented in
The third quality of the lesson is its such a way that the personality of
objectivity. (4) Objectivity, opposite to the teacher shall disappear.
subjectivity, remains essential when planning 5.The writer would like to insert this
a lesson. There shall remain in evidence only sentence to provide further support to
the object to which she wishes to call the her argument in this paragraph.
attention of the child. This brief and simple
“So the teacher shall observe whether
lesson must be considered by the teacher as
the child interests himself in the
an explanation of the object and of the use
object, how he is interested in it, for
which the child can make of it.
how long, etc., even noticing the
expression of his face.”
(5) 1. In the giving of such lessons the
fundamental guide must be the method of The best placement for this
observation, in which is included and sentence is
understood the liberty of the child. 2. And she A. before sentence 1.
must take great care not to offend the B. before sentence 2.
principles of liberty. C. before sentence 3.
D. after sentence 3.

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3. For, if she (6) has provoken the child to 6.A. NO CHANGE
make an unnatural effort, she will no longer B. had provoken
know what is the spontaneous activity of the C. provokes
child. If, therefore, the lesson rigorously D. provoke
prepared in this brevity, simplicity, and truth
7.A. NO CHANGE
is not understood by the child, is not accepted B. lesson, and second,
by him as an explanation of the object. The
C. lesson and second,
teacher must be warned of two things: first, D. lesson— and second,
not to insist by repeating the (7) lesson; and
second, not to make the child feel that he has 8.Which of the following best
made a mistake, or that he is not understood. expresses the teacher’s own
In doing so she will cause him to make an motivation to teach?
effort to understand, and will thus alter the A. NO CHANGE
natural state which must be used by her in B. wishes
making her psychological observation. A few C. is asked
examples may serve to illustrate this point. D. needs
9.A. NO CHANGE
Let us suppose, for example, that the teacher B. attracting
(8) thinks to teach a child the two colours, red C. to attracts
and blue. She desires (9) to attracting the
D. to attract
attention of the child to the object. She says,
therefore, "Look at this." Then, in order to 10.A. NO CHANGE
teach the colours, she says, showing him the B. To make sure
red, "This is red," raising her voice a little and C. Reiterating after
pronouncing the word "red" slowly and D. With careful precision
clearly; then showing him the other colour, 11.A. NO CHANGE
"This is blue." (10) Losing track that the child B. she smiles, gives the child, a
has understood, she says to him, "Give me the friendly caress and takes away
red,"—"Give me the blue." Let us suppose the colours.
that the child in following this last direction C. she smiles gives the child a
makes a mistake. The teacher does not repeat friendly caress and takes away
and does not insist; (11) she smiles, gives the the colours.
child a friendly caress and takes away the D. she smiles, gives the child a
colours. friendly caress, and takes away
the colours.

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 Reading
The following edited passage is an
excerpt from The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow by Washington Irving,
introducing the history of Sleepy
Hollow.
In the bosom of one of those spacious
coves which indent the eastern shore of
the Hudson, at that broad expansion of
the river denominated by the ancient
5 Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and
where they always prudently shortened
sail and implored the protection of God
when they crossed, there lies a small
market town or rural port, which by
10 some is called Greensburgh, but which
is more generally and properly known
by the name of Tarry Town. This name
was given, we are told, in former days,
by the good housewives of the adjacent
15 country, from the inveterate propensity
of their husbands to linger about the
village inn on market days. Be that as it
may, I do not vouch for the fact, but
merely advert to it, for the sake of being
20 precise and authentic. Not far from this
village, perhaps about two miles, there
is a little valley or rather lap of land
among high hills, which is one of the
quietest places in the whole world. A
25 small brook glides through it, with just
murmur enough to lull one to repose;
and the occasional whistle of a quail or
tapping of a woodpecker is almost the
only sound that ever breaks in upon the
30 uniform tranquillity.
I recollect that, when a stripling, my
first exploit in squirrel-shooting was in a
grove of tall walnut-trees that shades
one side of the valley. I had wandered
35 into it at noontime, when all nature is
peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the
roar of my own gun, as it broke the
Sunday stillness around and was
prolonged and reverberated by the angry
40 echoes. If ever I should wish for a
retreat whither I might steal from the
world and its distractions, and dream
quietly away the remnant of a troubled
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life, I know of none more promising
45 than this little valley.
From the listless repose of the place,
and the peculiar character of its
inhabitants, who are descendants of the
original Dutch settlers, this sequestered
50 glen has long been known by the name
of SLEEPY HOLLOW, and its rustic
lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys
throughout all the neighboring country.
A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to
55 hang over the land, and to pervade the
very atmosphere. Some say that the
place was bewitched by a High German
doctor, during the early days of the
settlement; others, that an old Indian
60 chief, the wizard of his tribe, held his
powwows there before the country was
discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson.
Certain it is, the place still continues
under the sway of some witching power,
65 that holds a spell over the minds of the
good people, causing them to walk in a
continual reverie. They are given to all
kinds of marvellous beliefs, are subject
to trances and visions, and frequently
70 see strange sights, and hear music and
voices in the air. The whole
neighborhood abounds with local tales,
haunted spots, and twilight
superstitions; stars shoot and meteors
75 glare oftener across the valley than in
any other part of the country, and the
nightmare, with her whole ninefold,
seems to make it the favorite scene of
her gambols.
80 The dominant spirit, however, that
haunts this enchanted region, and seems
to be commander-in-chief of all the
powers of the air, is the apparition of a
figure on horseback, without a head. It
85 is said by some to be the ghost of a
Hessian trooper, whose head had been
carried away by a cannon-ball, in some
nameless battle during the
Revolutionary War, and who is ever and
90 anon seen by the country folk hurrying
along in the gloom of night, as if on the
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 wings of the wind. His haunts are not
confined to the valley, but extend at
times to the adjacent roads, and
95 especially to the vicinity of a graveyard
at no great distance. Indeed, certain of
the most authentic historians of those
parts, who have been careful in
collecting and collating the floating
100 facts concerning this spectre, allege that
the body of the trooper having been
buried in the graveyard, the ghost rides
forth to the scene of battle in nightly
quest of his head, and that the rushing
105 speed with which he sometimes passes
along the Hollow, like a midnight blast,
is owing to his being belated, and in a
hurry to get back to the graveyard
before daybreak.
1. Which of the following best
describes the narrator?
A. lost in past memories
B. an accurately detailed
storyteller
C. a whimsical adventurer
D. hesitant to recall the past
2. Which choice best provides
evidence for the answer to the
previous question?
A. Lines 17-20 (“Be …
authentic.”)
B. Lines 31-34 (“I … valley.”)
C. Lines 40-45 (“If … valley.”)
D. Lines 54-56 (“A …
atmosphere.”)
3. As used in line 26, “lull” most
nearly means
A. dupe.
B. reduce.
C. convince.
D. calm.
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4. What is the main idea of the
third paragraph?
A. To discuss how Sleepy
Hollow got its name.
B. To outline the mystical
aspect of Sleepy Hollow.
C. To introduce the Sleepy
Hollow Boys.
D. To make it clear that those in
Sleepy Hollow are the
descendants of Dutch
settlers.
5. Which of the following is true of
the headless horseman?
A. His apparition is simply a
myth.
B. His grave can be found in
Sleepy Hollow.
C. He seeks vengeance against
the people of Sleepy Hollow.
D. He only haunts the valley of
Sleepy Hollow.
6. Which choice best provides
evidence for the answer to the
previous question?
A. Lines 80-84 (“The … head.”)
B. Lines 92-96 (“His …
distance.”)
C. Lines 100-102 (“allege …
graveyard,”)
D. Lines 102-106 (“the …
Hollow,”)
7. Which of the following is NOT
mentioned in the passage?
A. The first settlers in Sleepy
Hollow were Dutch.
B. Local tales are plentiful in
Sleepy Hollow.
C. The spirit that haunts Sleepy
Hollow most is the headless
horseman.
D. It is assumed that a High
German doctor bewitched
Sleepy Hollow.
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8. According to the passage, in
lines 40-45, why would the
narrator want to retreat into the
little valley?
A. Because it is serene and
silent.
B. Because it is secluded.
C. Because he can hunt.
D. Because he can dream
peacefully.
9. As used in line 87, “carried
away” most nearly means
A. sustained.
B. won over.
C. removed.
D. transported.
10. According to the passage, the
narrator mentions the battle in
line 88 as “nameless” most
likely to suggest that
A. there is an eeriness to the
battle.
B. the headless horseman lost
his head in a battle so
insignificant, its name is
unrecalled.
C. the battle is yet to be known.
D. the battle is nameless just
like the horseman.

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