DOCUMENT RESUME CS 215 804 ED 407 673 English 30. Part B: Reading, Questions Booklet. Grade 12 TITLE Diploma Examination. Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation INSTITUTION Branch. Jan 97 PUB DATE 24p.; For other English 30 test booklets, see CS 215 803 and NOTE CS 215 805. Tests/Questionnaires (160) PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. Achievement Tests; Drama; English Instruction; Foreign DESCRIPTORS Countries; *Grade 12; High Schools; *Literary Genres; Poetry; Reading Achievement; *Reading Comprehension; *Reading Skills; Test Items *Alberta Grade Twelve Diploma Examinations; *Response to IDENTIFIERS Literature ABSTRACT Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 30, this "questions booklet" presents 70 multiple choice test items based on 8 reading selections in the accompanying readings booklet. After instructions for students, the booklet presents the multiple choice items which test students' comprehension of the poetry, excerpts from novels, and Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part 2," and essays in the accompanying readings booklet. 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All rights reserved. Additional copies may be purchased from the Learning Resources Distributing Centre. Special permission is granted to Alberta educators only to reproduce, for educational purposes and material only after the on a non-profit basis, parts of this examination that do not contain excerpted administration of this examination. Excerpted material in this examination shall not be reproduced without the written permission of the original publisher (see credits page, where applicable). 3 January 1997 English 30 Part B: Reading Questions Booklet Grade 12 Diploma Examination Instructions Description Part B: Reading contributes 50% of the Be sure that you have an English 30 Questions Booklet and an English 30 total English 30 Diploma Examination Readings Booklet. mark. You may not use a dictionary, thesaurus, There are 70 questions in the Questions Booklet and 8 reading selections in the or other reference materials. Readings Booklet. On the answer sheet provided, use only Time: 2 hours. You may take an an HB pencil to mark the correct or best additional 1/2 hour to complete the answer for each question. Fill in the examination. circle that corresponds to your answer. For example: Which month has 31 days? February A. April B. November C. December D. Answer Sheet ® ® © Do not fold the answer sheet. Mark only one answer for each question. If you change an answer, erase your first mark completely. Answer all questions. 4 I. Read "Summer Afternoons and Hypnosis" on page 1 of your Readings Booklet and answer questions 1 to 8. The first five lines of the poem impart most strongly images of 1. animation A. B. tranquillity C. loneliness sorrow D. When the speaker asks himself the question in lines 13 and 14, he feels 2. surprise and regret A. delight and astonishment B. C. confidence and anticipation resolution and determination D. Imagery that serves to reflect the suspension of time is provided by the lines 3. A. "guarded by willow shade" (line 2) and "the sun / Westward inclines" (lines 2-3) "The muted music" (line 4) and B. "the shadowy / Mist" (lines 8-9) "in a mirror's icy duress" (line 11) and C. "the sun frozen motionless" (line 15) D. "the shadow of that tall pine" (line 20) and "that mossed stone" (line 21) The clearest shift in focus occurs with the line 4. A. "Do you really think the stream no longer can flow" (line 16) "But the heart again strikes, and the world resumes its nature" (line 17) B. C. "And what man has endured he can endure" (line 19) D. "The moment it touches that mossed stone yonder, you will have roused" (line 21) Continued 1 5 Words that suggest a hypnotic attitude are 5. "Lulled" (line 1), "muted" (line 4), "languor" (line 5) A. B. "honesty" (line 6), "truth" (line 8), "reality" (line 10) "heart" (line 10), "lips" (line 12), "foot" (line 22) C. "resumes" (line 17), "sousing" (line 18), "roused" (line 21) D. A phrase that emphasizes the speaker's awareness of the passing of time is 6. A. "Lulled by stream-murmur and the afternoon's hypnosis" (line 1) "muted music of sheep bells" (line 4) B. C. "The moment it touches that mossed stone yonder" (line 21) "set foot to the mile" (line 22) D. Throughout the poem, the mood of the speaker could best be described as 7. elated A. anxious B. despondent C. contemplative D. The poem is chiefly a reflection on the 8. nature of life A. beauties of nature B. rewards of isolation C. impermanence of love D. 6 2 II. Read the excerpt from "Chaos in the Classroom" on pages 2 to 4 of your Readings Booklet and answer questions 9 to 16. In the context of Golding's youthful interest in religion (lines 26 to 32), the 9. statement "when I put my head over the parapet at the age of eleven" suggests his curiosity A. resignation B. foolishness C. faithfulness D. Golding's most vivid description of his mother's strong-mindedness is 10. " 'She was a suffragette' " (line 34) A. " 'She stood on the steps of Marlborough Town Hall and had tomatoes thrown B. at her' " (lines 34-35) " 'She lived a rich fantasy life' " (line 36) C. " 'I don't think she took any part in the conversation' " (line 51) D. Golding's comments suggest that his youthful relationship with his father was 11. enriched by lively debate A. undermined by their poverty B. overshadowed by his mother's eccentric behaviour C. dominated by the observance of the family's religion D. In Golding's description of his first experience in the war (lines 55 to 61), the 12. juxtaposition of the phrases "read a chapter" and "acclaimed as a great expert" suggests the significance of chance A. training B. reputation C. experience D. Continued 3 In the context of the paragraph at line 63, the statement " 'The Navy's a very 13. gentlemanly business' " is an example of Golding's sense of irony A. respect for war B. sense of propriety C. demand for respect D. Golding's reason for writing Lord of the Flies, as stated in this interview, was to 14. explain the evils of sin A. argue the virtues of Nazism B. warn people about themselves C. publicize his classroom memories D. Golding's comment " 'I just hope I don't know' " (line 91) suggests his 15. desire for God to be revealed A. failure to understand humanity's behaviour B. fear that a god may be supervising humanity's behaviour C. anticipation of the seemingly impossible Homo moralis D. Golding's comments " 'I do it a little. In Latin. You can't be fashionable in Latin' " 16. (line 93) suggest that he realizes that his talent is limited A. scorns the public's reading ability B. admits that his life is old-fashioned C. chooses to resist appealing to fashion D. 4 III. Read "On the Departure of a Guest" on pages 5 to 7 of your Readings Booklet and answer questions 17 to 24. The allegorical nature of this piece is made most evident by the 17. use of an introductory epigraph A. underlying contrast between youth and age B. personification of such abstract qualities as youth C. dramatization of the unfamiliar in terms of the familiar D. 18. The embarrassment of Youth (lines 14 to 22) as he makes ready to depart stems from his awareness that A. he has delayed his departure and caused himself to be late for his next call B. he has stolen things belonging to his Host and fears his dishonesty may be revealed C. his Host will not immediately understand that that which he assumed was his own really belongs only to Youth his Host is really quite anxious for him to depart because he has been wearied D. by Youth In addition to the love of women and carelessness, Youth must take with him 19. facility, sleep, laughter, and poetry A. health, ambition, laughter, and poetry B. pride, poetry, ambition, and silken stuff C. D. silken stuff, tradition, health, and poetry 20. The Host's response to the contents of the large suitcase can best be described as anger A. regret B. curiosity C. complacency D. Continued 5 The metaphor in "Certainly it is very heavy, but it rattles and is uncertain" 21. (line 50) suggests aging A. freedom B. happiness C. hospitality D. The object that the Host chooses to keep that has the most significance for 22. his identity is the clout A. trinket B. perfume C. plain steel purse and chain D. The Host's uncertainty about his future is most evident in his response to the 23. offer of Pride A. Health B. Ambition C. Immortality D. The theme of this passage is best emphasized by Youth's statement 24. "I fear they are familiar to you" (lines 35-36) A. "It was the only musical thing in the house" (lines 46-47) B. "See this little open bag which you may choose from" (line 49) C. "I am really very sorryI cannot wait" (lines 80-81) D. 6 110