The Branches of Trees Are Dancing With The Wind
The Branches of Trees Are Dancing With The Wind
The Branches of Trees Are Dancing With The Wind
Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
A. Listening and Reading Comprehension
_____1. Vroom, vroom, vroom, shouts the car as it travels the highway. What sound device was used
in this sentence?
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
_____2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Which sound device is used in this sentence?
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
_____3. May lays near the bay and stays awake. This sentence is an example of _______________
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration d. onomatopoeia
_____4. I love to ride a boat at night. What sound device was used in this sentence?
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration d. onomatopoeia
_____5. Which of the following sound device is used in this passage? The chirp, chirp, chirp of the
wounded bird broke the silence.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. consonance d. Onomatopoeia
_______6. All the animals laughed when they saw the iguana coming, with the sticks still stuck in his ears.
What is the mood of the sentence?
a. lonely b. funny c. angry d. afraid
_____7. When she returned to the nest, she found one of them dead. Her other children told her that the
monkey had killed it. All that day and all that night, she sat in her tree – so sad, so sad!
What is the tone of the story
a. happy b. surprised c. lonely d. angry
______8. “Punish the mosquito! Punish the mosquito!” cried all the animals. What is the mood of the text?
a. anxiety b. suspense c. funny d. Happy
______9. What is the purpose of the text? Banana is a good source of potassium of the body.
a. to inform b. to entertain c. to persuade d. to advertise
_____ 10. What is the purpose of the text? “ Buy this product if you wish to stay young all your life”.
a. to inform b. to entertain c. to persuade d. to advertise
_____11. It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid. The sentence is an example of what figure of speech?
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. metaphor
_____12. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
a. assonance b. hyperbole c. personification d. simile
_____13. The team leader moves as brave as a lion.
a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia
_____14. The snow is a white blanket.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor
_____15. Thank for your thoughtfulness that you did not even remember to greet me on my birthday.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. Metaphor
_____16. I saw an ant . It is like an elephant in size.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. metaphor
_____17. The branches of trees are dancing with the wind.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. Metaphor
II. Vocabulary
_____18. Jen was planning a surprise party for Elena. Friends were told about the time and place for the
party. “Don’t spill the beans to Elena,” said Jen to the girls. What does the underlined phrase mean?
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a. Don’t drop the jar of beans on the way to the party.
b. Don’t tell Elena about the surprise party.
c. Bring beans to the party.
d. Don’t give beans to Elena on her party.
_____19. Whenever anything goes wrong, Ted gets very upset, while his friend John rolls with the
punches.What can you infer about John from this sentence?
a. John gets into a lot of fight.
b. John is a friendly boy.
c. John usually takes things as they come.
d. John always punches his friend Ted.
_____20. Gabby clammed up when I asked him about his problem. What is the meaning of the animal
idiom?
a. a short sleep b. become quiet suddenly c. be patient d. very hot days
_____21. We need some able-and-ready volunteers who are capable to set-up chairs in the meeting hall.
What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression in the sentence using roots?
a. an abnormal person
b. a man who flatters and boast around
c. a man who is weak and needs help
d. a man who is healthy and has the ability to do anything
_____22. What is the meaning of this idiomatic expression, “The bank has confirmed the loan
agreement, so it’s a done deal.”
a untruthful statement
b. everything has been decided
c. someone is going to rob a bank
d. something is even worse is going to happen
______23. . Jose Zavalla basketball team made a game plan at the drop of a hat.
a. badly b. instantly c. for the win d. without hesitation
_____24. The policemen barked up the wrong tree in our village.
a. arrested the right person c. accusing the wrong person
b. accusing the right person d. arrested no one
_____25. The BMW car is truly costed an arm and leg.
a. very low price b. very intimidating c. very huge d. very expensive
_____26. The Miss Universe pageant 2015 producer thinks that Elvis has left the building.
a. it is not a good show c. it is a wonderful show
b. it fails to have high ratings d. it has to come to an end
_____27. It takes two to tango to commit this suspicious crime.
a. continuous actions b. mysterious crime
c. beautiful dance craze d. actions need more than one person
III. Grammar
Directions: Write your own sentence using the given data below.