Activity 2. Appreciating literary pieces.
A. Noting Details. In your notebook, write the letter of your answer
a jug
FROM THE STORY MIDSUMMER" BY MANUEL ARGUILLA
1 The two contrasting images in the story are
a aridity and freshness
b love and hate c hope and despair
2 Manong came upon Ading beyond a bend in the gorge where a big tree cast a cool shade
a bamboo
batis
c mango
3 Ading brought with her a when she met Manong
b coconut shell
c. pait
4 The story "Midsummer effectively depicts the
a rural setting
burban setting
c city life
5 The presence of Ading amidst the parch sorrounding added the sense of
a beauty
b freshness
c hope
6 The man showed his machismo to the woman by
a inviting her to eat b helping her to draw water c looking at her intently
7 Ading showed that she also liked Manong when she
a invited him to come to their house to rest
b went back to the gorge to fetch water again
C gave him water to drink
8 The author of the story was
a Aida Rivera-Ford
b. Manel Arguillac Ivy Alvarez
9 "Son of lightning!" is referred to
b bull
c horse
10 The narrator of the story is
a writer himself
b Ading
c Manong
a pig​