Quiz No.

2
I. Figures of Speech
Direction: Choose the correct figure of
speech used in each statement. Write your
answers in your answer sheet.
Alliteration
Assonance
Irony
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Synecdoche

Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Litotes
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Simile

1. O death! Where is thy sting? O

grave! Where is thy victory?
2. The paper is as light as a feather.
3. He roared with the force of a
thousand lions.
4. "Resentment is like drinking poison
and waiting for it to kill your
enemy." Nelson Mandela
5. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
6. I let out a silent scream as the cat
walked through the door carrying a
dead bird
7. A host, of golden daffodils...
Daffodils by William Wordsworth
8. Tick tock, tick tock the sound of
the clock was all that could be heard
in the hospital waiting room.
9. His parents bought him a new set of
wheels.
10. The house stared down at her with
empty glass eyes.
11. She is not as young as she was.
12. A man looked out of the window to
see the storm intensify. He turned to

his friend and said wonderful

weather were having!
13. He is my East and my West, my
compass
14. The pen is mightier than the sword.
15. I couldnt sleep. All I could hear was
the drip, drip, drip of the faulty
faucet.
II. Makato and the Cowrie Shell
Direction: Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
1. Makato and the Cowrie Shell is a
folktale from what country?
a. Thailand
b. Singapore
c. Malaysia
d. Vietnam
2.

The kind-hearted king that Makato

wants to see is from _____________
a. Siam
b. Thailand
c. Sukhotai
d. Burma

3. What is a mahout?
a. an elephant driver or keeper
b. a hardworking person
c. a citizen from Thailand
d. an orphan
4. What did the King drop as he
mounted his elephant during the
parade?
a. a coin
b. his crown
c. a seed
d. a cowrie shell

5. Which statement shows the

cleverness of Makato?
a. "Lady, if I dip my finger into this
pile of seeds, can I take those that
stick to my finger for one
cowrie?", he asked. "Well why
not", replied the sales lady,
amused by his suggestion.
b. Because he had to make his own
living he did all kinds of odd
jobs: chopping wood, feeding
pigs, and cleaning
c. He was only four when his
mother passed away.
d. He worked hard cleaning
elephants sheds and finding
food.
6. What was Makatos dream on the
first part of the story?
a. To be a king
b. To be rich
c. To be successful
d. To see the King.
7. Makato was given the title of Khun
Wang. What does Khun Wang
mean?
a. It means that Makato is the new
king.
b. It means that that he was the
most important person in the
kings court.
c. It means that he is a hardworking
boy.
d. It means that he will be the King
in the future.

8. Who became the wife of Makato?

a. The queen
b. His childhood friend
c. His friends sister
d. The kings daughter
9. According to the folktale, at that
time, the people of the kingdom used
cowrie shells as _________.
a. Decoration
b. Food
c. Money
d. Medicine
10. How did the story end?
a. Makato became rich.
b. Makato died.
c. Makato saw his parents.
d. Makato became the king of the
prosperous kingdom.
(11-15)
Arrange the events in chronological order.

a. Makato was an orphan boy and

works hard to support himself.
b. Makato bought lettuce seeds using
one cowrie shell.
c. Makato became the king of a
prosperous kingdom.
d. Makato presented bunches of lettuce
to the king and amazed the king.
e. Makato became the assistant of
kings mahout.