CSEC MC

Part 1: 

June 2014 p.1 

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Part 2: Error Recognition

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Part 3: Comprehension

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Instruction: Read the poem then answer the items on the basis of what is stated or implied.

Thoughts

What kind of thoughts now, do you carry

In your travels day by day

Are they bright and lofty visions,

Or neglected, gone astray?

Matters not how great in fancy,

Or what deeds of skill you’ve wrought;

Man, though high may be his station,

Is no better than his thoughts.

Catch your thoughts and hold them tightly,

Let each one an honor be;

Purge them, scourge them, burnish brightly,

Then in love set each one free.

Myra Viola Wilds

                                                                   

1. Why does the poet ask the questions in the first stanza?

        a. He is inquisitive and wants to know what we are thinking.

        b. He is curious to find out how confused we might be.

        c. He wants to have an idea about the quality of our thoughts.

        d. He wants to find out if our thoughts have changed overtime.

2. The poet uses the word "travels" (line 2) to

        a. reveal how adventurous we can be when we travel.

        b. show how often we travel on a daily basis.

        c. symbolize the different activities we are involved in as a part of life.

        d. highlight that we harbour negative thoughts about our travels.

3. The lines "are they bright and lofty visions/or neglected gone astray" (lines 3-4) create the

     impression that

        a. We have difficulty making decisions on a daily basis.

        b. We are easily distracted when we are travelling.

        c. We are always thinking about all they can acquire from life.

        d. We have diverse thoughts depending on our life experiences.

4. What does the word "station" (line 7) MOST likely refer to?

        a. A train station

        b. The height of a building

        c. The floor an office is located on

        d. The status of a person

5. Why does the poet say "man is no better than his thoughts" (line 8)?

        a. A human cannot achieve anything if he does not reflect.

        b. Only the actions of a man counts; his thoughts don’t matter.

        c. A man’s character is revealed by how he thinks.

        d. A man will not be appreciated if he does not express his thoughts.

6. "Catch your thoughts and hold them tightly" (line 9) is an example of

         a. metaphor

         b. simile

         c. irony

         d. repetition

7. The overall tone of the poem is BEST described as being

        a. didactic

        b. intrigued

        c. demanding

        d. condescending

8. The poem’s overall purpose is to

        a. invite us to examine the thoughts that we have.

        b. encourage readers to avoid confusing thoughts.

        c. instruct us to give our thoughts freedom.

        d. challenge us to transform our thoughts.

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2. “SMOOTHE” is an example of

A.
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B. Repetition

C. Simile

D. Metaphor 

3. The main persuasive technique used in the advertisement is

A. Illustration

B. Contrast

C. Repetition

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5. To wish audience is the advertisement directed?

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B. Adults

C. Men

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6. “… how mild and kind it is” is an example of

A. Metaphor

B. Alliteration

C. Contrast

D. Personification

SEPTEMBER 11

Once there were two magnificent towers,

Where lived and worked so many of ours.

It took seven long years to build them straight They stood near the Empire State.

This event happened on the eleventh of September,

It’s an occurrence that generations will remember.

Because thousands of people have died,

Not only of US, but the world’s pride.

Everyone saw with awe and fright,

Twin towers crash in broad daylight.

None quite knows what will happen now,

When ? Where ? And how ?

May God give wisdom to those,

Who are devils in gentlemen’s pose.

Now let us all remove hatred and vice,

And let the world be happy and nice.

1. The title implies that the poem is about………………….

(a) a day in the month of September

(b) a tragedy that occurred on the 11th of September

(c) the importance of number eleven

(d) the wonderful events of the month of September

2. The pronoun ‘them’ in the third line refers to………………………

(a) people  (b) Empire State building (c) towers (d) seven years

3. The expression’ Who are deznls in gentlemen’s pose’ can be replaced by………………..

(a) dogs which look like cats

(b) snakes in the grass

(c) horses with zebra stripes

(d) wolves in lamb’s clothing

4. What can we infer from this line—‘None quite knows what will happen now’ ?

(a) The future appears certain

(b) No one knows about the twin towers

(c) We must be prepared for everything

(d) None but we know about what is to come

5. In the end, the poetess hopes that…………………

(a) God forgives the wrong doers

(b) we seek forgiveness for all of our sins

(c) we join hands in replacing evil with good intentions

(d) we watch whatever is happening in silence