Trimester 2 English UPDATED Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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
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.
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
Which excerpt from the story contains predicate adjectives? Select TWO correct answers.
a. "It's not important for you to know. They are precious and that's enough."
b. "These are cooking pots dear to me-they part of my mother's trousseau ...:
c. "Don't bring up the tragedy-but darling, there is no need to transport all this."
d. "Umm Hijran, you act as if we were leaving the house forever!
e. "Do you guarantee it will remain safe from all the robbers who have multiplied in the
city?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a,e
Which excerpts from the story contain a predicate noun? Select TWO correct answers.
a. "Who knows? Our absence may be an extended one."
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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
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.
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
Which excerpt from the story contains predicate adjectives? Select TWO correct answers.
a. "It's not important for you to know. They are precious and that's enough."
b. "These are cooking pots dear to me-they part of my mother's trousseau ...:
c. "Don't bring up the tragedy-but darling, there is no need to transport all this."
d. "Umm Hijran, you act as if we were leaving the house forever!
e. "Do you guarantee it will remain safe from all the robbers who have multiplied in the
city?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a,e
Which excerpts from the story contain a predicate noun? Select TWO correct answers.
a. "Who knows? Our absence may be an extended one."
