English Major Practice Exam - 10 Items

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

2) Which of the following is an American novel about a boy who lived with his aunt in a town in Missouri, where together with his friends, ran away to a nearby island and pretended to be pirates?

3) This form of poetry emphasizes the practice of not following any verse length or rhyming pattern.

4) Mrs. Maravilla wants to prepare her graduating students for the college entrance English exams. She has decided to hold practice exams during the homeroom period. What type of test will help her achieve her goal?

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) It is the phrase coined by William Wordsworth which refers to the act of foregoing reason and logic for the sake of the enjoyment of fictional prose and stories in literature.

7) The IELTS is a standardized test of English language mastery for non-native English language speakers. What type of test is it?

8) Mr. Soliman needs to know the reading and writing skill levels of 200 incoming Grade 7 students. What type of test will best suit his needs?

9) It is one of the best-known Arthurian romances, which tells the story of a knight who accepts the challenge of a mysterious character.

10) In a play's plot, what do you call the period wherein the dramatic tension caused by the conflict is at its highest? It is the turning point where the rising action ends.