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TRIMESTER 2 ENGLISH EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
The Guest by - correct answer -Albert Camus
I have no Enemies: My Final Statement by - correct answer -Liu
Xiaobo
Can an Evil Man Change? The Repentance of Eugene de Kock
by - correct answer -Antjie Krog
Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive by - correct
answer -Desmond Tutu
Pulling Up Roots by - correct answer -Layla al-Uthman
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Read this excerpt from "Pulling Up Roots" in which Abu Hijran
and Umm Hijan discuss the contents of a box.
"... Don't I have a right to know the contents of this box which will
travel with us?" "Certainly" she said reluctantly. "But I'm afraid
you'll get angry and empty out what's in it" "I promise you we'll
discuss it together. Let me see."
What is the central conflict in this excerpt? - correct answer -Umm
Hijran and Abu Hijran disagree about what items they should
pack.
The conflict over the box can BEST be described as: - correct
answer -a conflict between two characters.
Which sentence MOST CLEARLY conveys that Abu Hijran faces
an internal conflict? - correct answer -His patience was running
out.
Read the following excerpt from the story.
Nameless fear churned deep inside.
She sat up in bed, frantic.
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What is the MAIN cause of this conflict within Umm Hijran? -
correct answer -She and Abu Hijran might be away from home a
long time.
Which internal conflict MOST influences Umm Hijran's actions? -
correct answer -her attachment to her home versus her duty to
her husband
At the end of the story, the key to the Hijrans' home hints at a
potential conflict because Musa - correct answer -changes the
locks to the home.
The prefix fore- means "at the front; before." What does it mean
for someone to have foreknowledge of events? - correct answer -
The person is aware of events before they happen.
If the prefix para- means "nearly." "closely resembling" or "related
to," then what does the adjective paramilitary MOST LIKELY
describe? - correct answer -groups organized and armed like the
military
TRIMESTER 2 ENGLISH EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
The Guest by - correct answer -Albert Camus
I have no Enemies: My Final Statement by - correct answer -Liu
Xiaobo
Can an Evil Man Change? The Repentance of Eugene de Kock
by - correct answer -Antjie Krog
Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive by - correct
answer -Desmond Tutu
Pulling Up Roots by - correct answer -Layla al-Uthman
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Read this excerpt from "Pulling Up Roots" in which Abu Hijran
and Umm Hijan discuss the contents of a box.
"... Don't I have a right to know the contents of this box which will
travel with us?" "Certainly" she said reluctantly. "But I'm afraid
you'll get angry and empty out what's in it" "I promise you we'll
discuss it together. Let me see."
What is the central conflict in this excerpt? - correct answer -Umm
Hijran and Abu Hijran disagree about what items they should
pack.
The conflict over the box can BEST be described as: - correct
answer -a conflict between two characters.
Which sentence MOST CLEARLY conveys that Abu Hijran faces
an internal conflict? - correct answer -His patience was running
out.
Read the following excerpt from the story.
Nameless fear churned deep inside.
She sat up in bed, frantic.
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What is the MAIN cause of this conflict within Umm Hijran? -
correct answer -She and Abu Hijran might be away from home a
long time.
Which internal conflict MOST influences Umm Hijran's actions? -
correct answer -her attachment to her home versus her duty to
her husband
At the end of the story, the key to the Hijrans' home hints at a
potential conflict because Musa - correct answer -changes the
locks to the home.
The prefix fore- means "at the front; before." What does it mean
for someone to have foreknowledge of events? - correct answer -
The person is aware of events before they happen.
If the prefix para- means "nearly." "closely resembling" or "related
to," then what does the adjective paramilitary MOST LIKELY
describe? - correct answer -groups organized and armed like the
military
