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Language Arts Exam
Quarter One
Grade 11
Time: 2 hours
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Date: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Questions Allotted Marks
I 10
II 15
III 5
IV 10
V 10
Total Mark 50/ 25/
First Marker Second Marker
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(I) Writing Skills (10 Marks)
Choose ONE:
1. Write a review of your favorite film, play or book. Explain what type of work it is (for
example, a comedy film, a romantic novel, etc.) Say where and when the story takes place,
and briefly describe what happens. Describe the main characters, and say whether you
like or dislike each of them, and why. Try to explain why this work is your favorite.
2. Write an article discussing whether you think our world is getting better or getting worse. You
can use your own ideas, but you might like to include some of these issues:
- medicine, scientific research, technology
- war, conflict between countries/groups
- freedom and human rights
- education, knowledge and skills
- quality of life
You should finish your article with a short conclusion summarizing the main argument.
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(II) Fahrenheit 451 / MC Questions
1. What does Captain Beatty say people always dread?
Responsibility Blame
Death The unfamiliar
2. To what does Captain Beatty compare a book?
A loaded gun A useless rock
A dangerous journey A black hole
3. What happens when the fire team chops into an old woman's home and find her books?
She has a heart attack and dies
The firemen each take one of the books before setting them on fire
The woman strikes a match on the kerosene-soaked pile of books, throws herself on the pile, and dies
They brutally beat her and then set her books ablaze
4. How does Guy know Clarisse?
She is his neighbor She works with him
She plays cards with his wife She works at the supermarket where he shops
5. What does Captain Beatty say is a result of conflict?
Doubt Rioting
Discomfort War
6. True or False: Montag resists the temptation to take a book from the old woman's home
True False
7. What does the Mechanical Hound do?
Tracks people with illegal book collections Rescues people from fires
Chases people away from the firehouse Protects the city from invaders
8. What does Captain Beatty say "rightly became" a "swear word"?
Intellectual Knowledge
Books Reading
9. How do people feel about the international war that is brewing?
Somewhat worried Terrified
Indifferent Sure they will prevail
10. What does Guy's wife Mildred desperately want one more of?
A television A mirror
A radio A dining room chair
11. What important question does Clarisse ask Montag?
"Are you happy?" "Will you protect me?"
"How long can you keep doing this?" "Are you a criminal?"
12. How does Mildred nearly die?
In a fire Car accident
Overdose of sleeping pills Falls down the stairs
13. Which word best describes Montag after the events at the old woman's home?
Sickened Numb
Overjoyed Terrified
14. What part of the Mechanical Hound is poisonous?
His claws His teeth
His nose His tail
15. The novel takes place in which season?
FALL WINTER
SPRING SUMMER
16. How old is Montag?
35 25 40 30
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17. How long has Montag been a fireman?
15 YEARS 2 YEARS
10 YEARS 8 YEARS
18. Mildred overdoses on:
ALCOHOL SLEEPING PILLS
PROZAC COCAINE
19. Which of the following does Millie NOT use as a means of escape?
PILLS RADIO
KNITTING TELEVISION
20. _____ of the walls in the Montag living room are television screens.
2 4
1 3
21. The Mechanical Hound tracks down its prey by its
ADDRESS CHEMICAL COMPLEX
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
22. Montag steals _____ from an alarm.
A PRINTING PRESS A RADIO
A BOOK MATCHES
23. The old woman who burns her own home quotes _____ before doing so.
JEFFERSON RIDLEY
THOREAU LATIMER
24. Montag has stolen about _____ books throughout the course of his career.
30 40
20 10
25. Clarisse has been dead for about _____ when Millie informs Montag.
A WEEK A DAY
A HALF HOUR A MONTH
26. Clarisse is killed by _____.
THE POLICE CAPTAIN BEATTY
THE MECHANICAL HOUND A CAR
27. After Beatty leaves his house, Montag _____ his books.
THROWS AWAY READS
MOVES BURNS
28. While Montag reads, _____ lurks around his house
THE HOUND PROFESSOR FABER
CAPTAIN BEATTY THE POLICE
29. Montag met _____ in a park a year before the story takes place.
FABER BEATTY
MILDRED CLARISSE
30. Faber was once a _____.
CLERGYMAN PRINTER
PROFESSOR FIREMAN
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(III) The Handsomest Drowned Man
1. What name do the villagers give to the drowned man? What
does he symbolize?
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(IV) Grammar
Identifying Parts of Speech
In the following paragraph, indicate which part of speech each underlined word is by
writing N for noun, PRON for pronoun, ADJ for
adjective, V for verb, ADV for adverb, PREP for 1……………………
preposition, C for conjunction, or I for interjection. 2……………………
3………………….
ADV 4………………………
Example: Not all authors achieve fame during their .
lifetimes. 5………………………
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Before William Shakespeare [1] died in 1616, he had achieved [2] some
degree of success as a popular [3] playwright and actor. However, [4] few
would have predicted the [5] impact that he has had [6] on our language,
literature, and culture. [7] Many of Shakespeare’s [8] expressions have
become part of [9] everyday speech. Many of his lines are quoted [10]
extensively both on stage and off. The following lines are [11] among the
many that have inspired readers [12] and theater goers for the last [13]
three centuries: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” “Something is rotten
in the state [14] of Denmark.” “ [15] This was the noblest Roman of them
all.” “ [16] O, beware, my lord, of jealousy . . . the green-eyed monster. . . . ”
“A horse! A horse! My kingdom [17] for a horse!”
“Uneasy lies the head that [18] wears a crown.” “The course of [19] true
love [20] never did run smooth.”
(V) Reading Skills
Questions 1–10 are based on the following reading selection.
The Orchid's Secret
Deep in the jungles of Colombia there is a kind of flower that attracts bees with its
unique perfume. The male bees store as much scent as possible from this
particular flower on their hind legs. The male bees that collect the most scent
attract the female bees to mate with them. In Venezuela there is a flower people
collect for its large white or yellow petals. Few people ever find it, though, since it
only blooms for a few days. There is a small pink and yellow flower that only grows
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in a very specific part of the state of Florida. It also only grows on trees, and wind
or birds may spread its seeds. These flowers are some of the most rare and
delicate species in all of nature. They are all types of orchids.
For hundreds of years orchids have been prized discoveries of collectors and
adventurers hoping to find new and exotic breeds of the flower. In her book The
Orchid Thief, author Susan Orlean tells how in the 1800s orchids became popular
in Europe, which made them very valuable. Many “orchid hunters” set out to find
and bring back new types of orchids to sell. However, many of the men who went
looking for the mysterious orchids met with tragedy instead. Orlean relates that
“dozens of hunters were killed by fever or accidents or malaria or foul play. Others
became trophies for headhunters or prey for horrible creatures . . . .” Sometimes
orchid hunters even were injured or killed by other people.
On one trip to find orchids in 1901, eight hunters ventured to the Philippines,
which is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. A tiger ate one hunter, another
was badly burned, and five more completely disappeared. The trip’s only survivor
brought back 7,000 orchids. Even modern-day orchid hunters, like Tom Hart Dyke,
still face incredible dangers to collect the flowers. He and his partner, Paul
Winder, were held as prisoners for over nine months after they were captured on
an orchid hunt in Central America.
While the plants have long been valued for their beauty, they may be even more
important to science and our understanding of co-evolution. Unlike plants that can
self-pollinate, orchids need very specific insects or birds to spread their pollen. The
process by which insects, the wind, or birds spread the pollen of different flowers
is called pollination. Pollen is a powder produced by plants that contains their
genetic material. In order for the plants to reproduce, the pollen must be
physically moved to the flower’s stigma, which contains an egg. Now the fertilized
egg can become a seed. Birds and insects can pollinate plants by touching many
different flowers and spreading the pollen around.
Orchids evolved to attract insects and birds. Because there are many different
species of orchid, there are also many different ways the orchids attract their
pollinators. Orlean explains that “many species look so much like their favorite
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insects that the insect mistakes them for kin [other insects], and when it lands on
the flower to visit, pollen sticks to its body…. Another orchid imitates the shape of
something that a pollinating insect likes to kill.... Other species look like the mate
of their pollinator, so the bug tries to mate with one orchid and then another… and
spreads pollen from flower to flower each hopeless time.”
Other orchids don’t use their shape at all, but rather produce specialized scents to
attract specific insects, such as bees, beetles or flies. Some orchids smell like cake,
some like chocolate, and some like rotting meat. All these smells may seem weird
or gross, but they exist to lure creatures to their pollen and help the orchids
survive. The strategies to attract insects and spread their flowers’ pollen go on and
on. Each family of orchids has a unique kind of insect or bird that visits their
flowers, as well as its own way of attracting them. It has worked, too. According to
NOVA, a science television series on PBS, “orchid species number more than
25,000 worldwide.” That is more kinds of species than any other flower on the
planet, and new ones are still being found.
Orchids and the insects that pollinate them are one of the most amazing examples
of evolution. Though their degree of co-dependence varies, as it is apparent that at
least some orchids are more reliant on their pollinators than the pollinators are on
the orchids, the degree of evolutionary specialization is still very impressive.
Research by Harvard scientists suggests that certain species of orchid evolved
specifically to attract orchid bees, which collect a wide variety of scents from
various plants in preparation for mating. In another case, an orchid mimics a
female’s smell and appearance—and the male pollinator gets nothing out of the
bargain whatsoever. By tricking the insects that collect its pollen, the orchid has
survived since the time of the dinosaurs. Shh! It’s a secret.
1. What is an orchid?
A. an insect that spreads pollen C. a hunter in the Philippines
B. a scent from a flower that attracts insects D. a rare and valuable flower
2. What does this passage describe?
A. This passage describes the Europeans who collected orchids in the 1800s.
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B. This passage describes what being a prisoner in Central America is like.
C. This passage describes the life of Susan Orlean.
D. This passage describes orchids and orchid hunting.
3. Read the following sentence: “Unlike plants that can self-pollinate, orchids need very
specific insects or birds to spread their pollen.”
What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
A. In Venezuela there is a flower people collect for its large white or yellow petals.
B. There are more than 25,000 species of orchids worldwide.
C. Many orchids use their scent to lure insects to their pollen.
D. Many people who went looking for orchids met with tragedy instead.
4. Why might orchid hunters be willing to face dangerous challenges in order to get
orchids?
A. Orchids are worth a lot of money. C. Some orchids look like insects.
B. Some orchids use their scent to D. The orchid has survived since the
attract insects. time of the dinosaurs
5. What is this passage mainly about?
A. the Philippines and the dangers of hunting orchids there
B. orchids, orchid hunting, and orchid pollination
C. an orchid hunt that Tom Hart Dyke and Paul Winder went on
D. a species of orchids that lives deep in the jungles of Colombia
6. Read the following sentence: “Other orchids don’t use their shape at all, but
rather produce specialized scents to attract specific insects, such as bees, beetles or
flies. Some orchids smell like cake, some like chocolate, and some like rotting meat.”
What does the word produce mean in the sentence above?
A. remove C. change
B. deliver D. make
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Many orchids attract insects with smells, _______ cake, chocolate, and rotting meat.
A. such as B. although
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C. meanwhile D. but
8. What is pollination?
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9. What are three ways orchids attract insects to spread their flowers’ pollen?
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10. The title of the passage is “The Orchid’s Secret.” Based on the information in the
passage, what secret may the title be referring to? Use information from the passage to
support your answer.
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