Quiz #1: Sounds Greek

Answer these questions:

1. What poison did Socrates drink when he was forced to commit suicide?
2. What was the first event in the Olympics in which runners sprinted for 192 meters?
3. What oil was burnt in sacred lamps of Greek temples as well as the "eternal flame" of the ancient Olympic Games?
4. What was the rigorous education and training mandated for Spartan males called?
5. What were the people of the lowest class in Sparta called? They were slaves or serfs owned by the state.
6. What is the English word of Greek origin which means "concise or using very few words" and describes the Spartans' minimum use of words?
7. Aristotle established a school in a grove of trees named in honor of Apollo. What was it named?
8. Who was the ruler of ancient Athens when it got its name from the goddess Athena?
9. Which spouse of Zeus was the embodiment of prudence, wisdom, and wise counsel?
10. Who was the greatest and longest lasting democratic leader of Athens?

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Quiz #4: Grrrrammar

Correct these common grammatical errors:

1. NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES
2. We talked about school stuffs.
3. If I was taller, I would join the basketball team.
4. She is the kind of friend who only gives advices when you ask for them.
5. You need to really work on it if you want to win.


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Quiz #3: Understanding Characters

Choose the corresponding letter of the correct answer.

1. In the movie "Frozen," which character serves as a comic relief?
A. Anna
B. Elsa
C. Kristoff
D. Olaf
E. The Duke of Weselton

2. Which of the following is a flat and static character?
A. Hans
B. The Duke of Weselton
C. Elsa
D. Anna
E. Kristoff

3. Complete this analogy
     Elsa:Anna; 
A. mother : sister
B. weak : strong
C. fearful : impulsive
D. awkward : graceful
E. beautiful : ugly

4. Who is the main protagonist in the story?
A. Elsa
B. Anna

5. Who is the antagonist in the story?
A. Marshmallow
B. Sven
C. Hans
D. Pabbie
E. Oaken

Send your answers as comment below.

Quiz #2: Vocabulary

Complete each sentence with the appropriate word. Send your answers as comment below.

1. Miss Bigtas was taken aback by Jason's (reverence, obsequiousness, impudence). Never before had she seen such a disrespectful child.

2. The mayor's plan faced (vehement, weak, ambiguous) opposition from the class. Everybody was clearly against it.

3. Her (buoyant, jocund, lugubrious) mien told me that I should not talk further about the topic.

4. His appearance at the event was an (plain, evasive, unctuous, ) effort to appear sympathetic to the people.

5. Compared to Marion, who is quite outgoing, Minerva is a bit (diffident, aesthetic, loquacious).

6. I was able to (satiate, eschew, congeal) the girl scout selling cookies in my neighborhood, but only for so long. 

7. A (carping, overt, respectable) mother will drive any decent person to insanity.

8. Her interest in the project was purely (decorous, pecuniary, innocuous). Everybody knows her attitude with money.

9. When Superman is faced with cryptonite, he moves into a state of (exigency, mordant, atrophy) which requires him to struggle to be strong.

10. In the movie Titanic, people were seen hanging on to the (flotsam, jetty, fortress) in order to stay afloat.

Writing to Toby

In October, we received a letter from Toby Little, now six years old, from the United Kingdom. Toby is learning about and exploring the world through letters from different countries. He and his family are working on his Writing to the World project. Read more about him here.

Toby asked us three questions: (1) Are the chocolate hills really made of chocolates? (2) Was it scary when Mt. Mayon erupted? (3) What is your school like?

We answered him through pop-up books and games. You can see our work through the following links:

Click the photo to go to Toby's site.

and

Click the photo to go to our Facebook account.

Straight from your Second Quarter Test Paper

In the short story "A Rose for Emily," why do you think Emily deserves a rose on her funeral?

Emily, being entirely mysterious after her father's death and worsened after the disappearance of Homer Barron, deserves a rose for keeping her head high even if she was alone with only a negro servant to tend to her needs because her strict father drove all her suitors away. She didn't get angry at the fact that the townspeople were always talking about her and gossiping on what she might be doing inside her house, talking about how her life should be, betting if she will marry Homer Barron or not and meddling in her life since her father passed away. She survived the loneliness that brought her to incarcerate herself in her house and age until she finally died. That sort of life would be hard for anybody. But Emily did live it. And that is why she deserves a rose on her funeral.

- Angelica Naz, IV-Einstein

The rose may symbolize love, freedom and feminism -- the three things that Emily didn't have but longed for. As a child, Emily Grierson didn't receive the love that she expected from her father. Even as a grown woman, she was not allowed by her father to date, which again hindered her craving for affection. As for freedom and feminism, she did not experience the life that should be experienced by a woman. The reason behind this is, again, her father's controlling attitude.

- Nicole Kate Sison, IV-Galileo

Explain the metaphorical quote: Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. (Publilius Syrus)

This means that when a situation is in control, or when everything's all right, anyone can do anything they want with no one opposing them. When a situation is normal, everyone act like themselves, probably carefree and enjoying. But when the storm lashes against the boat -- when the situation is going out of our hands, and everybody who was so carefree before are panicking -- it takes a strong person to grip the helm and steer the ship into the calm waters, to take control and relieve the situation before it worsens.

- Vivienne Faye Naag, IV-Galileo

Anyone can be a leader, a good one, if his or her followers are calm, understanding, and cooperative. They don't overreact, they don't cause disturbances such as rallies, etc.anyone can be a leader when the people he or she leads are people who are placid, because he or she knows that the people will not criticize the things he or she does; they might even help the leader in his or her advocacy.

- Johann Patrick dela Cruz, IV-Newton

Exercise on Writing Captions

IT STARTED WITH A KISS. A kiss seals the friendship between Krakow, a local horse, and Scribblebox, a tourist from the Philippines last December 29, 2012 in Suprasl, Bialystok, Poland. (by Aika Paje and Lorraine Labrador, IV-Newton)

Throwback: Personification Exercise (Sophomore Year, 2011)

My Umbrella of Hair
by Mary Fe Andes, II-Molave

Whenever it rains and I go outside
My crowing glory tastes the raindrops that slide
The drops flow on each strand
Making me shiver, making me glad
I don't need an umbrella -- my hair is my shield.
But when the sun smiles radiantly
My hair becomes dry and uneasy
This time I put conditioner generously
It suddenly turns beautiful and healthy
My hair protects me from the weather
much better than my umbrella, whatever.


The Show
by Allyana Marri Buiza, II-Molave

The curtains twirled
as the wind hurled.
They swayed side to side
as the wind tried to hide.

The crowd went wilder and wilder
as the wind howled louder and louder.
With a slight mistake, the curtain fell on the floor;
the wind picked it up and tried once more.


The Wind Chime
by Angelica Naz, II-Molave

The downcast cheer of the wind chime music
The somber weather with clouds so thick
Whispers from each copper tube a tone
The melancholic sigh the wind has blown

Desperate loneliness whenever each rod tinkles
Feelings hurt as glass is brickle
These sad chimes that made me smile --
They comforted me for a while.


Eruption
by Flor John Ebuenga, II-Molave

The volcano stands, towering high
as though trying to reach the sky.
Lava spills out, a great big eruption
leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Some people take shelter, others run fast
but none can escape, neither speed nor gust.
After a while, the volcano comes to rest
Success smiles at the test.


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Quiz #1: Authors and Books

Match the title of the book with the name of its author. Send your answers as comment.

1. Agatha Christie
2. Paulo Coelho
3. Lewis Carroll
4. Chinua Achebe
5. Ernest Hemingway
6. Leo Tolstoy
7. Charles Dickens
8. Nick Hornby
9. Xinran Xue
10. Eugene O'Neill


A. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
B. Anna Karenina
C. Breakfast at Tiffany's
D. The Mousetrap
E. About a Boy
F. Things Fall Apart
G. Eleven Minutes
H. The Hobbit
I. Long Day's Journey into Night
J. Pearl of China
K. The Old Man and the Sea
L. The Good Women of China