NAME: Rommel Spencer D.

Acuña DATE:10/16/19
NO. OF CAMP/s: 2 SCORE: ____________

I. GRAMMAR:
A. Choose the correct answer.

1. I __B__ tennis every Sunday morning.

a. playing c. am playing
b. play d. am play
2. Don’t make so much noise. Noriko ___ to study for ESL test.
a. try c. tried
b. tries d. is trying
3. Jun-Sik __C__ his teeth before breakfast every morning.
a. will cleaned c. cleans
b. is cleaning d. clean
4. Sorry, she can’t come to the phone. She __A__ a bath.
a. is having c. have
b. having d. has
5. __A___ many times every winter in Frankfurt.
a. It snows c. It is snowing
b. It snowed d. It is snow
6. How many students in your class ___C___ from Korea?
a. comes c. came
b. come d. are coming
7. Weather report: “Its seven o’clock in Frankfurt and ___B___.”
a. there is snow c. it snows
b. it’s snowing d. it snowed
8. Babies __B___ when they are hungry.
a. cry c. cried
b. cries d. are crying
9. Jane: “What ___C___ in the evening?”
Mary: “Usually, I watch T.V. or read a book.”
a. you doing c. do you do
b. you do d. are you doing
10. Jane: What __D___?
Mary: “I’m trying to fix my calculator.”
a. you doing c. do you do
b. you do d. are you doing
11. Jane ___A__ her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.
a. wears c. wear
b. wearing d. is wearing
12. I think I _C___ a new calculator. This one does not work properly anymore.
a. needs c. need
b. needed d. am needing
13. Sorry, you can’t borrow my pencil. I __D__ it myself.
a. was using c. use
b. using d. am using
 14. At school dance:
Jane: “___D__ yourself?”
Mary: “Yes, I’m having a great time.”
a. You enjoying c. Do you enjoy
b. Enjoy you d. Are you enjoying
15. I’ve just finished reading a story called “Dangerous Game”. It’s about a man who __B__ his wife
because he doesn’t want to lose her.
a. kills c. kill
b. killed d. is killing
16. What time __D___
a. the train leaves? c. is the train leaving?
b. leaves the train? d. does the train leaves?
17. Jane: “Are you going to the dance on Friday?”
Mary: “No, I’m not. I __B__ school dances; they are loud, hot and crowded.”
a. not enjoy c. doesn’t enjoy
b. don’t enjoy d. am not enjoying
18. I ___D__ for my pen. Have you seen it?
a. will look c. look
b. looking d. am looking
19. You can keep my iPod if you like. I __A__ it anymore.
a. don’t use c. didn’t use
b. doesn’t use d. am not using
20. The phone ____D__. Can you answer it, please?
a. rings c. rang
b. ring d.is ringing

B. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or simple present.

1. Let’s go out. It ___NOT RAINING______ (not / rain) now.

2. Julia is very good at languages. She ___SPEAKS_______ (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody _____IS WAITING________ (wait) for you.
4. “_______YOUR LISTENING_________ (you / listen) to the radio?” “No, you can turn it off.”
5. “_______DO YOU LISTEN__________ (you / listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just
occasionally.”
6. The Nile River ______FLOWING__________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. The river ______FLOWED__________ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
8. A: How’s your English?
B: Not bad. I think it _______IMPROVING___________ (improve) slowly.
9. Rachel is in New York right now. She ______STAYED________ (stay) at the Park Hotel.
10. Can we stop walking soon? I _______STARTED________ (start) to feel tired.

II. Vocabulary:

Choose the one that is closest in the meaning of the highlighted word or phrase.

1. The advent of electric lightning. D

a. influence c. emergence
b. extent d. core

2. Totally barren and rocky. A

a. arid c. defunct
b. crude d. faint
3. The preeminent port of city. A
a. crowded c. adjacent
b. modern d. supreme

4. Most arid and inhospitable places. A

a. dry c. dual
b. bare d. dense

5. The discernible thorns on a rose’s stem. B

a. immobile c. noticeable
b. sharp d. unstable

6. Time constraints. D
a. circumstances c. locomotion
b. anxiety d. restrictions

7. Become annihilated. A
a. exterminated c. concentrated
b. spread d. exceeded

8. Colossal bodies of rock and ice. B

a. erect c. vacant
b. compact d. immense

9. Icy slabs of snow. D

a. pieces c. origins
b. collections d. cores

10. The logs protruded slightly. D

a. projected c. measured
b. eliminated d. preserved

11. Perforate the market. C

a. undergo c. penetrate
b. empower d. predict

12. More susceptible to colds. D

a. vulnerable c. powerful
b. unshakable d. resistant

13. The innovations caused great advancements. C

a. embraced c. coped with
b. embedded d. elicited

14. Stimulates its hunting sense. D

a. shield c. scatter
b. provoke d. go beyond

15. The biggest economic gauge. A

a. project c. groundwork
b. defect d. criterion

16. Up-to-date exercise machinery. D

a. emerging c. costly
 b. archaic d. trendy

17. Advocate of organic foods. A

a. proponent c. drawback
b. advantage d. remain

18. Atone for crime of perjury. C

a. account c. compensate
b. eliminate d. free

19. Placid central point of a hurricane. C

a. even c. calm
b. shoal d. outrageous

20. A class of affluence. C

a. popularity c. wealth
b. utility d. property

III. Reading:

Read the story below then answer the questions that follow.

AMERICAN REALISM

It would be reasonable to assume that the years following the Civil War were a time of
healing and rebuilding. And for the most part, that is what they were, albeit a very long and painful
one. While the healing of the rift between North and South did make progress, all was not peaceful
and the disharmony wasn’t confined to the political arena. In literary circles too, the period was
characterized by upheaval and turmoil. A literary civil war of sorts was raging between the camps of
the Romantics and the Realists. Later, the Naturalists would join the fray as well. This was a battle
waged over the ways fictional characters were presented in relation to their external world. Though
the unrest might have been between schools of fiction, it had a very real basis. The battle reflected
far-reaching social change that was planting the seeds of new discord – a conflict that would
threaten to fragment the country; this time not along geographical borders, but along class lines.

Using plot and character development, a writer expressed his or her philosophy about how
much control a man really had over his own destiny. Romantic writers such as Ralph Waldo
Emerson celebrated what they saw as the ability of the human will to triumph over any adversity.
Occupying the middle ground were authors like Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Henry
James, all of whom were influenced by the works of the early European Realists. It was their belief
that people had only a limited capacity to determine the directions their lives took; that humanity’s
freedom of choice was constrained by the power of external forces. Diametrically opposed to the
Romantic authors were the Naturalists – the likes of Stephen Crane and Frank Norris, who lined up
on the side of Emile Zola and the Determinism movement. Their writings gave voice to the view
that individuals have no choice whatsoever in what happens to them. It was their position that the
path of one’s life was dictated wholly by a conspiracy between hereditary factors and the external
environment.

Socio – economic changes had a profound and decisive influence on this debate. The
Industrial Revolution that took place at the end of the 19th century changed the United States in
fundamental ways. In huge numbers, people migrated from rural homes seeking economic
opportunities in urban environments. The plentiful supply of labor, combined with the new
machinery and processes being developed made conditions ripe for an economy focused on
manufacturing. For the first time, there was an alternative to agriculture and commerce as means of
livelihood. At the same time, immigrants from all over the world flowed across the borders in
pursuit of the same opportunities. In so doing, they added to the burgeoning labor pool, drove down
costs and helped to push industrialization forward. Upon arriving in the cities and finding work,
most of these migrants found themselves and their families at the mercy of unscrupulous
businessman who exploited them with brutal work schedules and coerced any who tried to resist, or
in many cases, anyone who tried to escape. In the end, it was these sweeping economic and social
changes and the pessimism they engendered that swung the balance of power in favor of the
Realists and Naturalists.

Much of the literary product of the period had a distinctly regional character. This too could
be traced to economic changes. The Industrial Revolution called for standardization, the mass
production of goods, and streamlined channels of distribution. The lifestyle changes this
rationalization of production entailed were profound and people began to fear that local traditions
would fall by the wayside, trampled in reckless pursuit of economic efficiency. Responding to these
sentiments, Realists writers sought to capture and preserve the “local color” before it was lost. They
drew upon the grim realities of everyday life in depicting the breakdown of traditional values and
the deepening plight of the new urban underclass. This focus on the ordinary lives of ordinary
people was characteristic of American Realism. Readers were attracted to the stories because they
were something with which they could identify. American life was changing, the pace was
quickening, and readers needed writers who dealt directly with the problems they were facing. In
the great literary struggle of the times, the Romantic writers had been rendered irrelevant,
vanquished by changing circumstances.

Answer the following questions: (2points each)

1. Which of the following could best serve as a title for the passage? B
a. The Effect of the Civil War on American Literature.
b. The 19th Century Struggle Between the Realism and Romanticism
c. Realism and the Industrial Revolution
d. How Realism Promoted Social Change in 19th Century America.

2. The word fray in the passage is closest in meaning to D

a. revolution
b. reaction
c. alliance
d. fight

3. Which of the following statements does the passage support? A

a. The Naturalists, Realists and Romanticist had fundamentally different views on the roles
men play in their own lives.
b. The difference between Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism were more in the means
of expression than in the philosophies espoused.
c. There were a number of crucial differences between the 3 contending schools of
American literature in the late 19th century.
d. While there were significant differences, the Naturalists and Realists shared some
characteristics of the Romanticists.
4. The word adversity in the passage is closest in meaning to. C
a. opposition
b. exploitation
c. hardship
d. persecution

5. The word profound in the passage is closest in meaning to. B

a. inevitable
b. positive
c. welcomed
d. far-reaching

6. The phrase a means of livelihood in the passage is closest in meaning to. A

a. a way to support one’s self
b. a way of looking at life
c. a way of changing one’s life
d. a place to live

7. In paragraph 3, the author mostly does which of the following? B

a. Shows why social circumstances favored Realism and Naturalism.
b. Describes the social background that led to the dominance of Realism and Naturalism.
c. Shows why Romantic literature had once been so popular.
d. Shows why the Realists and Naturalists writers had difficulty in being accepted at first.

8. According to paragraph 4, what motivated Realist authors to give their works a regional
flavor? C
a. The personal backgrounds of the authors.
b. A desire to protest the changes going on around them.
c. Concern for the preservation of tradition.
d. The limited markets in which their works were distributed.

9. It can be inferred from the paragraph 4 of the passage that D

a. Realist writers were receptive to the needs of the public.
b. Most late 19th century literature contained little of interest to ordinary people.
c. As society changed, literature grew more and more isolated from reality.
d. After the Industrial Revolution, literature no longer fulfilled an important social function.

10. The passage supports which of the following conclusions? B

a. Realism was an extension of Naturalism.
b. Romanticism experienced a sudden resurgence immediately following the Civil War.
c. Naturalism and Realism both retained popularity in the late 19th century.
d. Readers took to Romantic literature as a means of escaping the hard realities of their lives.
IV. ESSAY. (30 points)
Write your opinion about the topic with at least a minimum of 750 words.

EDUCATION AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Schooling is not the only acceptable form of learning. Further knowledge and skills should be
acquired throughout your entire life. Lifelong learning is a path for the ones with positive attitudes toward
learning, both for professional and personal progress. People can decide to learn many things because of
their development, including some skill, their origin, history of the place they lived in and anything that will
challenge their minds.