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EXAM FOR 21st Lit Off Campus

1) The document contains multiple choice and true/false questions about a short story called "The Taximan's Story" by a Singaporean author. It examines the themes of financial struggle and family issues. 2) The main character is a taxi driver who has been working for 20 years. He picks up a passenger and discusses his life and struggles supporting his family on a taxi driver's salary. 3) The questions assess comprehension of details like the point of view, characters, themes and irony present in the short story. There are also questions about Singaporean literature in general.

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EXAM FOR 21st Lit Off Campus

1) The document contains multiple choice and true/false questions about a short story called "The Taximan's Story" by a Singaporean author. It examines the themes of financial struggle and family issues. 2) The main character is a taxi driver who has been working for 20 years. He picks up a passenger and discusses his life and struggles supporting his family on a taxi driver's salary. 3) The questions assess comprehension of details like the point of view, characters, themes and irony present in the short story. There are also questions about Singaporean literature in general.

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  • Multiple Choice: This section presents multiple-choice questions focused on the literature of Singapore with options to select.
  • Essay: This section poses an essay question requiring a reflective written response on a hypothetical scenario.
  • Modified True or False: This section includes true or false statements that have been modified to require correction if false.

I.

Multiple Choice
Read each statement carefully. Choose the correct answer and write the correct answer's letter
in your Intermediate pad.

1. The Literature of Singapore comprises a collection of Literary Works by


Singaporeans in any of the country’s four main languages namely, English, _______,
Malay, and Tamil.
a. Singaporean b. Chinese c. Malaysian d. Indonesian
2. The poetry of this Singaporean younger generation is often politically aware,
____________ and cosmopolitan.
a. Global b. Transnational c. National d. Hierarchy
3. What is the predominant mode of expression in Singaporean literature?
a. Novel b. Drama c. Poetry d. Song
4. _____________ writing in English did not start in earnest until after independence.
a. Poetry b. Narrative c. Fiction d. Novel
5. Who remains a pioneer in writing novels?
a. Catherine Lim b. Goh Poh Seng c. Kuo Pao Kun d. Robert Yeo
6. At what point of view is The Taximan’s Story is written?
a. first person b. third person c. second person d. omniscient
7. The passenger of the taximan in the story is a ____________________.
A. woman b. teacher c. doctor d. tourist
8. In the Singaporean story The Taximan’s Story, what is the irony?
a. The taximan picks up young girls and their foreign boyfriends in his taxi to make
more money, but his son also hangs out with his foreign friends to make money.
b. The taximan stated that he must sweat a lot, so he could support his family while he
just lets his daughter stay in the house.
c. The taximan talks to his passenger about his life as a taxi man, where he had been
driving a taxi for 20 years, but he said that his life has no improvement.
d. The taximan picks up young girls and their foreign boyfriends in his taxi to make
more money, but his daughter also hangs out with foreign men for money.
9. The passenger of the taximan wants him to take her to the ________________.
a. National hotel of Singapore
b. National University of Singapore
c. National Museum of Singapore
d. National airport of Singapore
10. What is the theme of The Taximan’s Story?
a. lack of moral values among teenagers these days
b. the problem of the taximan about his daughter
c. the financial struggle of the taximan
d. the dishonesty of some students towards their parent
II. Modified True or False
Write T if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the word which makes it
wrong and write the correct word in the space provided.
1. Catherine Lim is the author of the Singaporean Literature entitled “The Taxi Man’s
Story wherein the taxi man has a daughter named Lay Choo.
2. The literature of Singapore comprises a collection of literary works by Singaporeans
in any of the country’s four main languages: English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese
3. It was 25 years long has been working of the main character The Taximan.
4. The Taximan has 5 siblings in his family.
5. Singaporean literary works may be considered as also belonging to the literature of
their specific languages, the literature of Singapore is viewed as a distinct body of
literature portraying various aspects of Singapore society and forms a significant part
of the culture of Singapore.

III. ESSAY (10 points)


What would you do as a mother or father to your daughter if you were the taxi driver and saw
her doing something wrong and she had bad influencer friends? Explain your answer.

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