bashygirlus
Instruction: Read the speech below carefully and then answer items…
Instruction: Read the speech below carefully and then answer items 18-26 on the basis of what is stated or implied.
HE’S THE MAN
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the candidate for Dimsville. He is the man who will make all your dreams come true. He is the man who will fulfil all your wishes. He is the man who will stand by you through thick and thin. Our opponents say that he comes from a foreign country and he is not one of you. I must thank them for their kind comments because that is just what you need- his exposure to a developed world. He is equipped with the best ideas that will create opportunities for you.
Don’t you need steady jobs? And how about a school like that which the other areas have? Yes, my friends. You need to live like valued citizens. Not like oppressed slaves in endless destitution.
Your lives are not a journey into the Promised Land. You wander in a vast wilderness where hostile forces of humanity hound you with relentless cruelty. Your daily bread is sickness and worry, hunger and disease. Your hovels are dens of misery filled with empty hopes and despair. Have you considered the future of the children?
Look at this man; the man who will make your dreams come true; the man who will give you your wishes; the man who cares enough to come to your village.
18. This speech was MOST likely given at a*
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board meeting
business meeting
political meeting
church meeting
19. In the extract, the writer addresses the audience as “you” in order to*
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present himself to the audience
distance himself from the audience
accuse the audience of failing in their duty
make the audience feel he cares about them
20. The speaker suggests that because the candidate “comes from a foreign country” (lines 3-4) he will*
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not appreciate them
leave them at anytime
be an advantage to them
not represent them well
21. When the speaker says “You need to live like valued citizens” (line 8), he attempts to*
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make the villagers feel good
condemn the way the villagers live
change the villagers’ way of life
make the villagers feel they are treated well
22. The name Dimsville is suitable for the village because*
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it is an important name
there is no electricity in the village
it is named after someone who used to live there
the writer asserts that the villagers feel hopeless because they lack basic amenities
23. In paragraph 1, the speaker repeats the words “He is the man” because he wants to*
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present the candidate as a superman
emphasize the power the candidate possesses
inform the villagers that they need a man and not a woman to represent them
impress upon the audience that he is offering them the best person for the job
24. Which of the following devices is NOT used in the speech?*
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pun
metaphor
repetition
personification
25. The following line “Your lives are not a journey into the Promised Land ” is an example of*
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hyperbole
biblical allusion
simile
synecdoche
26. This kind of speech is BEST classified as*
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descriptive
narrative
emotive
persuasive
