English Major Practice Exam - 10 Items

1) Which among the following is regarded as one of the greatest American novels of all time which tells a story about a sea captain's quest for revenge against a whale that attacked him in the past?

2) In theatre arts, what element refers to the personality portrayed in the story? They are played by actors and actresses.

3) Alma got a 78% on a 100-item multiple-choice language test 2 weeks ago. Without any intervention, she took the same test again today and got a 58%. What could be the reason for the discrepancy in the results?

4) In a proficiency test, the students will be asked to listen to a recording of two native English speakers. While listening, they will be asked to answer 20 single-response questions related to the conversation in the recording. The entire exam has a time constraint. Which of the following strategies would help your students fare well in this exam?

5) Mrs. Basco made her students read a story in 10 minutes. After which, she took the story away and provided them with a list of events from the text they just read. The list is not arranged properly. It is the students' task to assign a number to each event according to the order in which they happened in the story. What skill is Mrs. Basco testing?

6) Among the characters in a play, this type is the primary figure in the story. Often, the story is told from their point of view.

7) It is the plan that indicates the positioning and movements of actors on the stage.

8) Which of the following forms of poetry gives the highest importance to life in the countryside through its themes and stories?

9) Mrs. Isabella wants to know the thinking process of her Grade 8 class after reading Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. What is the best type of activity for this purpose?

10) This rhyme scheme in poetry refers to the two rhyming iambic pentameters. It was first widely used in The Canterbury Tales and was later revived in popularity by Alexander Pope.