ENGLISH 10

WRITTEN TEST

ENGLISH 10
WRITTEN TEST

True or False
Write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
_____ 1. Arachne is a beautiful maiden born into a wealthy Greek family.
_____ 2. Arachnes father is a well-known dyer of wool whose skills produce the richest colors of
skeins.
_____ 3. Arachne boasts about her ability to spin fine thread into beautifully embroidered cloth.
_____ 4. Crowds of admiring onlookers gather to watch Arachne at her loom.
_____ 5. Arachne is shy about her talents and does not want the praise of others.
_____ 6. Arachne credits her talents at the loom to the goddess Athene, who taught her the secrets of
spinning and weaving.
_____ 7. In a weaving competition, Arachne believes that Athenes finely detailed embroidery would
easily surpass her own work and win the contest.
_____ 8. One onlooker in the crowd is a grey old woman who warns Arachne not to boast that her
spinning skills are equal to those of the goddess Athene.
_____ 9. Refusing to back down from Arachnes challenge of a weaving contest, the grey old woman
turns into the beautiful goddess Athene to match her skills against those of a mortal woman.
_____ 10. When comparing the spinning skills of Arachne and Athene, Arachne works at a faster pace.
_____ 11. Athenes work represents a warning to Arachne by showing a large likeness of herself in the
center of the embroidery and by depicting mortals and their fates in the four corners of the cloth.
_____ 12. Angry about the scene Athene is weaving into her cloth, Arachne rips Athenes work from the
loom.
_____ 13. Athene strikes Arachne across the face, and Arachne responds by threatening to hang
herself by a noose made from rope.
_____ 14. Enraged over Arachnes disrespectful behavior, Athene curses the maiden by dooming
Arachne and her descendants to spin eternally as spiders.
_____ 15. Seeing spiders reminds the Greeks that mortals are no match for the gods.

True or False
Write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
_____ 1. Arachne is a beautiful maiden born into a wealthy Greek family.
_____ 2. Arachnes father is a well-known dyer of wool whose skills produce the richest colors of
skeins.
_____ 3. Arachne boasts about her ability to spin fine thread into beautifully embroidered cloth.
_____ 4. Crowds of admiring onlookers gather to watch Arachne at her loom.
_____ 5. Arachne is shy about her talents and does not want the praise of others.
_____ 6. Arachne credits her talents at the loom to the goddess Athene, who taught her the secrets of
spinning and weaving.
_____ 7. In a weaving competition, Arachne believes that Athenes finely detailed embroidery would
easily surpass her own work and win the contest.
_____ 8. One onlooker in the crowd is a grey old woman who warns Arachne not to boast that her
spinning skills are equal to those of the goddess Athene.
_____ 9. Refusing to back down from Arachnes challenge of a weaving contest, the grey old woman
turns into the beautiful goddess Athene to match her skills against those of a mortal woman.
_____ 10. When comparing the spinning skills of Arachne and Athene, Arachne works at a faster pace.
_____ 11. Athenes work represents a warning to Arachne by showing a large likeness of herself in the
center of the embroidery and by depicting mortals and their fates in the four corners of the cloth.
_____ 12. Angry about the scene Athene is weaving into her cloth, Arachne rips Athenes work from the
loom.
_____ 13. Athene strikes Arachne across the face, and Arachne responds by threatening to hang
herself by a noose made from rope.
_____ 14. Enraged over Arachnes disrespectful behavior, Athene curses the maiden by dooming
Arachne and her descendants to spin eternally as spiders.
_____ 15. Seeing spiders reminds the Greeks that mortals are no match for the gods.

Vocabulary: Match the words in column A to its meaning in column B

Vocabulary: Match the words in column A to its meaning in column B

A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

embroidery
obscure
indignant
reckless
obstinacy

B
a. angered at something unjust or wrong
b. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
c. decorative needlework
d. not famous or acclaimed; dark; not clear
e. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

embroidery
obscure
indignant
reckless
obstinacy

B
a. angered at something unjust or wrong
b. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
c. decorative needlework
d. not famous or acclaimed; dark; not clear
e. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

Selection Quiz
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. F
8. T
9. T
10. F
11. T

12. F
13. T
14. T
15. T

Vocabulary
1. shriveled
2. wellborn
3. spindly
4. fate
5. obscure