Thursday, April 30, 2015

Completion, Cloze, Essay

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Grade Level: Grade 9
Subject: English
Topic: Homer’s Iliad

I. Completion Type. Complete the sentence by writing the correct word on the space provided for each number. (Rx1)

1. Eris was not invited to the wedding of Thetis and                                    .
2. Thetis dips Achilles in the River                              to remove his mortality.
3. Menelaus has a greedy brother named                                .
4. Helen of Troy was formerly known as Helen of                            .
5. Priam was the king of the city of                            .
6. Hector had a wife named                           .
7. The Greeks used the                                    to enter the walled city of Troy.
8. Aphrodite won the                           from Paris.
9. Achilles died with a single                           on his heel.
10. King Priam ransomed the body of                                     to Achilles.

II. Cloze Test. Supply the appropriate article to make sense of the text. Write your answer on the blank provided for each number. (Rx1)

A wedding feast was held in honor of Achilles’ parents. A lot of nobility were invited; even gods and goddesses came to grace the special event. But Eris, goddess of mischief and discord, was not invited. As a result, she dropped (1)           golden apple in (2)            middle of the banquet with a note attached to it, saying: “To (3)                fairest of the gods.” Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite hurriedly claimed the golden apple and were starting to argue and fight among themselves. In the end, they asked Zeus to be (4)               judge that would determine who the fairest one is. But Zeus found himself in (5)                       predicament. He loved (6)              goddesses equally. So, being cunning, he appointed Paris, Prince of Troy, to be the judge instead of him. Knowing that judgement was in (7)           hands of a mortal being, (8)            goddesses started to bribe Paris. Hera offered him power. Athena offered him wisdom. Aphrodite offered to give him (9)                most beautiful woman in the world to be his wife. And so it came to pass that Paris abducted Helen of Sparta and brought her to Troy to wed, earning him and the whole of Troy (10)              wrath of Menelaus.

III. Essay. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Answer the following questions in not less than three sentences and not more than five. (Rx3)
1. What is the conflict in the epic that led to the war between the Greeks and the Trojans?
2. What strategy did the Greeks used to defeat the Trojans?
3. Why did Agamemnon agree to Menelaus’ request to help him defeat Troy?

Answer the following questions. (Rx8)
4. If you were Paris, would you still abduct Helen knowing that she is already married to someone else just because a goddess is there to back you up? Why?
5. Who is your most favorite character and why? Give three examples why you chose that character.


Answer Key:

Completion Test
1. Peleus / King Peleus
2. Styx / of Styx
3. Agamemnon / King Agamemnon
4. Sparta
5. Troy
6. Andromache
7. Trojan Horse
8. Golden Apple / Apple of Discord
9. Arrow
10. Hector

Cloze Test
1. a
2. the
3. the
4. the
5. a
6. the
7. the
8. a
9. the
10. the

Essay Rubric

For short answer (items 1 – 3)
·         Content (relevance of the answer) – 2
·         Grammar (adherence to grammar rules) – 1

For extended response (items 4 and 5)
·         Content (relevance of the answer) – 4
·         Grammar (adherence to grammar rules) – 2
·         Organization (coherence and cohesion; use of transitional devises) - 2



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