Listening Test

Extensive Listening : Song Interpretation

A lyric video of the song "I'm a mess" by Ed Sheeran will be played twice. After that, the teacher will read questions about the song and will flash the choices on the board. The students should listen to the question and choose the appropriate answer based on the choices given. They will have to write their answers on a 1/4 sheet of paper. 

"I'm A Mess"

Ed Sheeran

Oh I'm a mess right now
Inside out
Searching for a sweet surrender
But this is not the end
I can't work it out
How going through the motions
Going through us
And oh I've known it for the longest time
And all of my hopes
All of my own words
Are all over written on the signs
But you're on my road
Walking me home

See the flames inside my eyes
It burns so bright I wanna' feel your love
Easy baby maybe I'm a liar
But for tonight I wanna' fall in love
Put your faith in my stomach

I messed up this time
Late last night
Drinking to suppress devotion
With fingers intertwined
I can't shake this feeling now
We're going through the motions
Hoping you'd stop

And ohhh I've only caused you pain
I know but all of my words will always below
Of all the love you spoke
When you're on my road
Walking me home

See the flames inside my eyes
It burns so bright I wanna' feel your love
Easy baby maybe I'm a liar
But for tonight I wanna' fall in love
Put your faith in my stomach

And for how long, I love, my lover
For how long I love my lover
And now, now, for how long, long I love my lover
Now, now, for how long, long I love my lover

Now now, for how long, long I love my lover (and I feel loved)
Now now, for how long, long I love my lover
I feel it all over now, now and I feel loved
Now now, for how long, long I love my lover
Feel it all over now, now, and I feel loved
Now now, for how long, long I love my lover
Feel it all over now, now, and I feel loved
Now, now, for how long, long I love my lover
Feel it all over now, now, and I feel loved
Now, now, for how long I love my lover
Feel it all over now, now, and I feel loved
Now now, for how long, long I love my lover
Now now, for how long, long I love my lover

 I'm a Mess Lyric Video

Multiple Choice Test: 

1. Why is the persona a "mess"?

            a. because his lover left him for good

            b. because he left his lover for good

            c. because he did something bad

            d. because he gave up on love completely

2. What could be the overall tone of sadness suggest?

            a. The persona is willing to give his relationship another chance

            b. The persona is blaming himself for all the mistakes that happened

            c. The persona is asking his lover to leave him for he is broken

            d. The persona is saying sorry for all the things he did wrongly

3. What line could suggest that the pain the persona is feeling is self-inflicted?

            a. "See the flames inside my eyes"

            b. "It burns so bright I wanna' feel your love"

            c. "And ohhh I've only caused you pain"

            d. "Oh I'm a mess right now Inside out"

4. What do the lines: See the flames inside my eyes / It burns so bright I wanna' feel your love mean?

            a. The persona feels very hot

            b. The persona feels the girl's affection

            c. The persona loves the girl so much

            d. The persona wants to burn the girl

5. The line: Now now, for how long, long I love my lover (and I feel loved) has been repeated several times. What could be the reason for its repetition?

            a. It is important to correct your mistakes and move on

            b. Despite being a mess, the persona still believes in love

            c. Love if not exclusive for people who haven't felt pain

            d. It's okay to love someone who doesn't love you back

Speaking Task

Speaking Activity: Repetition (Intonation)

Directions: Suppose you are a soldier during World War II. In order for you to survive, you should be able to communicate to native speakers by learning the proper way of articulating questions. You have to apply the audio-lingual approach by imitating what your general will say. You have to repeat the questions to your fellow soldiers with the same way that your general has articulated the questions. You should also be able to exhibit proper rising and falling intonation of yes/no and wh- questions through imitation.

Rubrics: Your performance will be graded through this ranking:

Commander - Has successfully imitated what their general had said with spontaneity; has articulated the yes/no questions with proper rising intonation and wh- questions with proper falling intonation.

Colonel - has imitated what their general had said; has articulated the yes/no questions with falling intonation and the wh- questions with rising intonation but with a few mistakes.

Sergeant - has imitated what their general had said; has articulated the yes/no questions and/or the wh- questions in a monotone manner, not following the proper intonation.

Speaking Activity: Repetition (Stress)

Directions: Suppose you are a movie critic and you are to imitate with emotions through word stress the memorable lines from famous movies for Oscars. You are in a movie convention with fellow critics and you have to articulate the lines with proper stress in order to choose the best movie quote of the year. It is important that the lines should be articulated with proper placing of stress on words which convey emotions.

Rubrics: Your performance will be graded through this ranking:

Expert - was able to consistently and accurately place the stress on the syllables within words and on loaded words, was able to do appropriate phrasing and pausing, was able to articulate the lines with proper intonation and was able to deliver spontaneously the lines.

Skilled - was able to occasionally place the stress on syllables within words and on loaded words, was able to do some appropriate phrasing and pausing, was able to articulate some lines with proper intonation, was able to deliver the lines but with some interruptions.

Novice - rarely places the stress on syllables within words and on loaded words, was able to do few appropriate phrasing and pausing, articulated the lines in a monotone voice, was able to deliver the lines but with many interruptions.

Goal - Blue, Role - Orange, Audience - Red, Situation - Green, Performance - Violet, Standards - Pink

Objective Tests

Grade level: Grade 9

Topic: Figures of Speech

Name:_________________________________ Score:__________

Year and Section:_______________________  Date:___________

General Directions:

•  Answer the following items with the best of your abilities.
•  Use BLACK or BLUE ink only.
•  Observe intellectual honesty.
•   Each test item is worth one (1) point.

I. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong. Write your answer in the blank before the number.

______1. Figures of speech are used to awaken the imagination.

______2. Figures of speech can also be called as figurative language.

______3. Rhyme, rhythm and alliteration are examples of figures of speech.

______4. Writers can invent their own figures of speech.

______5. Writers only use figures of speech in composing poems.

II. Matching Type: Match the examples of figures of speech in column A with their corresponding type of figure of speech in column B. Write the letter in the blank before the number.

                                    A                                                             B

____1. Let me give you a hand.                                       A. Apostrophe

____2. Revenge is a wild justice.                                     B. Hyperbole

____3. I have a million problems.                                    C. Metaphor

____4. Two heads are better than one.                           D. Metonymy

____5. Death, where is thy sting?                                   E. Synecdoche

III. Multiple Choice: Read carefully and understand each statement or question. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.

For numbers 1-8, refer to the text below:

Firework by Katy Perry

I. Do you ever feel
Like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel
Feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel
Already buried deep
Six feet under
Screams but no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's
Still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta

Chorus:

Ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on show them what you're worth
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave them all in awe

II. You don't have to feel
Like a waste of space
You're original
Cannot be replaced

If you only knew
What the future holds
After a hurricane
Comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why
All the doors are closed
So you could open one
That leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt
Your heart will glow
And when it's time you know
You just gotta

(Repeat Chorus)

III. Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on show them what you're worth
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave them all in awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

___ 1. The line, “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag”, is an example of what figure of speech?

          A. Synecdoche                     C. Personification

          B. Simile                               D. Metaphor

___ 2. What type of figure of speech is conveyed in the line, “Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin”?

          A. Hyperbole                         C. Metaphor 

          B. Irony                                 D. Oxymoron

___ 3. The verse “Do you ever feel already buried deep six feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing” means:

          A. The person experiences indifference from other people.

          B. The person lives in a rural area away from society.

          C. The person resides in a community of deaf people.

          D. The person falls into a trap located in a secluded place.

___ 4. What line in the song is an example of a paradox?

          A. ‘Cause baby you’re a firework

          B. Come on let your colors burst

          C. After a hurricane comes a rainbow

          D. All the doors are closed

___ 5. What type of figure speech is conveyed in the line, “If you only knew what the future holds”?

           A. Irony                                  C. Metonymy

           B. Hyperbole                         D. Personification

___ 6. What line in the song suggests the use of onomatopoeia?

            A. Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh”

            B. Drifting through the wind

            C. Your heart will glow

            D. Boom, boom, boom

___ 7. The meaning behind the verse, “Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed so you could open one that leads you to the perfect road”, is:

            A. There is a perfect time for everything.

            B. Obstacles will lead you to an opportunity.

            C. You have to work for your dreams.

            D. Accept challenges that come your way.

___ 8. In the line, “even brighter than the moon”, what is being compared with the moon?

             A. You                                   C. Lyricist

             B. Firework                           D. Singer

___ 9. Which among the pairs of figures of speech involve comparison of unlike things?

             A. Paradox and Irony          C. Apostrophe and Allusion         

             B. Simile and Metaphor      D. Metonymy and Synecdoche

___ 10. Which of the following statements describe figures of speech?

             A. They mean exactly what they say.

             B. They use everyday language.

             C. They create pictures in the minds

             D. They make text difficult to understand.

ANSWER KEY

I. True or False         II. Matching Type                  III. Multiple Choice

1. True                       1. D                                          1. B

2. True                       2. C                                          2. C

3. False                      3. B                                          3. A

4. True                       4. E                                          4. C

5. False                      5. A                                          5. D

                                                                                   6. D

                                                                                   7. B                

                                                                                   8. A

                                                                                   9. B

                                                                                  10. C

Table of Specifications

Objectives	K (KNOWLEDGE)	P (PROCESS)	U (UNDERSTANDING)	P (PRODUCT)	Number of test items
Students should be able to describe the characteristics and application of figure of speech.	True/False: 2		True/False: 1,4,5 Multiple Choice: 10		5
Students should be able to distinguish what is a figure of speech from a sound device.	True/False: 3				1
Students should be able to analyze the similarities and differences of the different types of figures of speech.			Multiple Choice: 9		1
Students should be able to identify the type of figure of speech used in an example.		Matching Type: 1,2,3,4,5 Multiple Choice: 1,2,4,5,6			10
Students should be able to identify the meaning of the figures of speech used in a text.		Multiple Choice: 8	Multiple Choice: 3,7		3
Total Test Score:					20