1. What is the focus of the poem, “Dreams Deferred” by Langston Hughes?
A. The poet has dreamt of his future life.
B. The poet wants to tell about kinds of dreams.
C. The poet wonders what happens when a dream is delayed.
D. The poet wants the reader to share different dreams in life.
2. Which of these items refer to the themes revolving in the story, A Raisin in the
Sun?
I. the value and purpose of dreams
II. the need to fight racial discrimination
III. the importance of family
IV. the beauty of being discriminated
A. I and II C. I, II, and III
B. I, II, and IV
D. I, II, III, and IV
3. What does Walter want to do with the insurance check in the story, A Raisin
in The Sun?
A. He wanted to give it to his mama in full.
B. He wanted to use it to finance his housing project.
C. He wanted to use the insurance money to invest in a liquor store with his
friends.
D. All of these.
4. It refers to one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or
essay.
A. Speech
C. Thesis statement
B. Propaganda techniques
D. Supporting Statement
5. It refers to a reported statement.
A. direct speech
C. indirect speech
B. quoted speech
D. direct statement
6. Which of the following is a direct speech?
A. He said, Will you come with me?
B. He said, “Will you come with me?”
C. He asked if/whether I would go with him.
D. “He asked if/whether I would go”, with him.
7. Which of the following is an indirect speech?
A. The teacher “said Keep quiet.”
B. The teacher said, “Keep quiet.”
C. The teacher ordered to keep quiet.
D. The teacher “ordered to keep quiet.
8. What is the correct form of indirect speech from this sentence? - The teacher
said, “Two and two make four.”
A. The teacher says two and two make four.
B. Two and two make four, says the teacher.
C. The teacher said, “Two and two make four.”
D. The teacher said that two and two make four.
9. How would you transform the sentence to direct speech? - Priya says that the
Earth is round.
A. “Priya says, The Earth is round”.
B. Priya says, “The Earth is round”.
C. “Priya said The Earth is round”.
D. Priya said, “The Earth is round”.
10. How would you transform the sentence to indirect speech? - Alina said,
‘I met James yesterday.’
A. Alina said that she met James yesterday.
B. Alina said that she meets James yesterday.
C. Alina said that she had met James yesterday.
D. Alina says that she had met James yesterday.
11.How would you transform the sentence to indirect speech? - He said, ‘Let us
wait for your teacher.’
A. He proposed that they can wait for their teacher.
B. He proposed that they shall wait for their teacher.
C. He proposed that they should wait for their teacher.
D. He requested that they would wait for their teacher.
12.How would you transform the sentence to direct speech? - She asked me to
start.
A. She says, ‘start’.
C. She said to me start.
B. She says me to start.
D. She said to me, ‘Start.
13.What is the prevailing dream that is shown in the picture?
A. friends
B.
more energy
C.
money for living
D.
heat from the sun
14.Change to indirect speech. Rama said, 'I am very busy now.'
A. Rama said that he is very busy now.
B. Rama said that he is very busy then.
C. Rama said that he was very busy then.
D. Rama said that he would be very busy now,
15.He said, "Yes, I'll come and see you."
A. He said that he will come and see me.
B. He agreed that he will come and see me.
C. He said that he would come and see me.
D. He accepted that he will come and see me.