RJDAMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC.

San Jose, Gonzaga, Cagayan

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

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Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer to the question from the given choices.

The Rainy Day (Henry Wadsworth Longfelllow)

The day is cold, dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the moldering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast
And the days are dark and dreary.

1. Basing on the poem, what does the word dreary mean?

a. Happiness b. Sadness c. Excitement d. Both b and c
2. The wind is described as never weary, what does the word weary mean?
a. Lacking strength b. Lacking hope c. Lacking excitement d. Lacking happiness
3. What does the word moldering mean?
a. Boring b. Laughing c. Decaying d. Crying
4. What main idea is expressed in the poem?
a. Happiness b. Excitement c. Sadness d. Thoughtfulness
5. Is the poem related to life experiences?
a. Yes, because sadness and sorrow are life experiences.
b. No, because sadness and sorrow are not life experiences.
c. Yes, because life is always sad.
d. No, because life is never sad.

A Time to Talk (Robert Frost)

When a friend calls to me from the road

And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe on the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.

6. What does the word meaning mean?

a. Intentional b. Unintentional c. Exceptional d. Unexceptional
7. How should the line “I thrust my hoe on the mellow ground” be rewritten if the word thrust , hoe, and mellow
are changed?
a. I pushed my garden tool on the soft ground
b. I pulled my garden tool on the hard ground
c. I pushed my feet on the soft ground
d. I pushed my pants on the soft ground
8. What does the word plod mean?
a. To run slowly b. To walk slowly c. To run fast d. To walk fast
9. What does the author want to convey on the poem?
a. A friendly visit is never necessary.
b. A friendly visit should be entertained and given a time.
c. A friendly visit should not be entertained.
d. All of the above.
10. What does the speaking do in the poem when he heard a call from the road?
a. Sitting peacefully on the ground.
b. Playing happily on the ground.
c. Cleaning and removing weed on the ground.
d. Crying on the ground.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (William Wordsworth)

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed-and gazed-but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

11. On the first stanza, what does the speaker see?

a. A great number of small yellow flowers.
b. A great number of gold flowers.
c. A great number of trees.
d. A great number of vales and hills.
12. To what do the golden daffodils compared?
a. To the hills b. To the mountains c. To the valleys d. To the stars
13. What did the speaker feel upon seeing the golden daffodils?
a. The speaker became happy.
b. The speaker became lonely.
c. The speaker became sorrowful.
d. The speaker did not feel anything.
14. What does the word fluttering mean?
a. Moving quickly b. Moving slowly c. Dancing d. Not moving at all
15. How is the word gay used in the poem?
a. Used to describe how the poet feels
b. Used to describe the cloud
c. Used to describe the golden daffodils
d. Used to describe the waves
16. What is the structure of the poem “The Rainy Day?”
a. Rhythmical b. Free verse c. No structure d. a, b, and c
17. What is the structure of the poem “I wandered Lonely as a Cloud?”
a. Rhythmical b. Free verse c. No structure d. a, b, and c
18. This is the systematic arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
a. Stanza forms b. Rhyme c. Meter d. Stress
19. Which sentence has the correct capitalization rule?
a. I don’t want to stay away from God.
b. i don’t want to stay away from God.
c. I Don’t Want To Stay Away From God.
d. I don’t want to stay away from god.
20. Which group of words below observes capitalization rules?
a. Canada, Manzawane, Zimbabwe, Maria, Teacher, dog
b. Canada, manzawane, Zimbabwe, maria, teacher, Dog
c. Canada, Manzawane, Zimbabwe, Maria, teacher, dog
d. Canada, Manzawaane, zimbabwe, Maria, teacher, dog
21. “Oh! I thought I cannot do it!” what capitalization rule is observed in the sentence?
a. Capitalize the pronoun ‘I’ and the interjection ‘Oh!’
b. Capitalize proper nouns.
 c. Capitalize names of streets.
d. Capitalize names of buildings.
22. Capitalize the first letter of every first word of every sentence. Which of the following sentences demonstrate
this rule?
a. The boy playing outside.
b. the Boy is playing outside.
c. The Boy Is Playing Outside.
d. the boy is playing outside.
23. Capitalize proper nouns. Which of the following demonstrates this rule?
a. Maria delos santos
b. Maria Delos Santos
c. maria delos santos
d. maria delos Santos
24. trust in the lord god; he will never betray you. What words from the sentence should be capitalized?
a. Trust, Lord, God
b. Trust, Lord, God, He
c. Betray, You, Never
d. In, The, Will
25. I found the man I was looking for; I saw him near Shaw Boulevard last Tuesday.
a. The sentence does not observe capitalization rules.
b. The sentence observes capitalization rules.
c. Shaw Boulevard should not be capitalized.
d. Tuesday should not be capitalized.
26. Choose the sentence that observes Inverted Word Order.
a. Only after dinner, you can play with your little brother.
b. Only after dinner, can you play with your little brother.
27. Choose the sentence that observes Inverted Word Order.
a. Never will I dance like that again.
b. Never I will dance like that again.
28. Choose the sentence that observes Inverted Word Order.
a. In the corner Nida sleeps.
b. In the corner sleeps Nida.
29. Choose the sentence that observes Inverted Word Order.
a. Up the tree the cat climbs.
b. Up the tree climbs the cat.
30. Choose the sentence that observes Inverted Word Order.
a. Never I have seen such a beautiful movie.
b. Never have I seen such a beautiful movie.
31. This interjection is used to scare someone or to voice disapproval.
a. Bee b. Boo c. Bii d. Baa
32. This interjection is used to show very strong affirmation or approval.
a. Yeah b. Yoeh c. Yieh d. Yuoh
33. The goal of journalistic writing is to write clear, concise, and colorful writing.
a. True b. False c. It shoul be precise d. It should be vague
34. The goal of journalistic writing is to write simply and dull.
a. True b. False c. It is the goal of informative writing d. It is the goal of literary
35. The following are goals of journalistic writing EXCEPT one.
a. To use descriptive words only when they have impact
b. To maintain balance in each issue (positive and negative views)
c. To strive through representation of all sides
d. To create experiences that are shared to readers
 For items 36-38: Read and examine the following data.

August 22-23, 2019

First Quarterly Examination
RJDAMA Christian Academy
All subjects
Students
Teachers to evaluate their learning within the quarter

36. How should the given information be arranged to form a lead?

a. Students of RJDAMA Christian Academy are having their first quarterly examination in all subjects
on August 22 to 23, 2019 for the teachers to evaluate their learning within the quarter.
b. RJDAMA Christian Academy and students are having their first quarterly examination in all subjects
for the teachers to evaluate their learning within the quarter.

The environment group Greenpeace and coconut farmers group

Criticized the use
Threatening to wipe out the country’s coconut industry
Toxic pesticide neonicotinoids
to combat the coconut scale insect or “cocolisap” infestation
Lucena City

37. How should the given information be arranged to form a lead?

a. Lucena City- The environment group Greenpeace and coconut farmers group have criticized the
government’s use of toxic pesticide neonicotinoids to combat the coconut scale insect or “cocolisap”
infestation that is threatening to wipe out the country’s coconut industry.
b. Lucena City, Threatening to wipe out the country’s coconut industry to combat the coconut scale
insect or “cocolisap” infestation the environment group Greenpeace and coconut farmers group.

Two Pakistani brothers who spent two years in jail for cannibalism in 2011
Sentenced, Wednesday to 12 years imprisonment
Anti-terrorism court in a fresh human flesh eating case
Lahore, Pakistan

38. How should the given information be arranged to form a lead?

a. Lahore: Two Pakistani brothers, who spent two years in jail for cannibalism in 2011, were on
Wednesday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court in a fresh human flesh
eating case.
b. Two Pakistani brothers who spent two years in jail for cannibalism in 2011 sentenced, Wednesday to
12 years imprisonment anti-terrorism court in a fresh human flesh eating case in Lahore, Pakistan.
39. The following are goals of literary writing EXCEPT:
a. To create an emotional appeal among readers
b. To create experiences that are shared to the readers
c. To capture the reader’s attention
d. To inform readers about the news they have to know
40. The following are purposes of literary writing EXCEPT:
a. To express
b. To entertain
c. To communicate
d. To disseminate news
For items 41-43: Read the text and answer the given questions below.

He picked up the two heavy bags and carried around the station to the other tracks. He looked up the tracks but could not
see the train. Coming back, he walked through the barroom, where people waiting for the train were drinking alcohol.

41. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To tell a story
b. To inform about a thing
c. To criticize the happening
d. there is no purpose at all.
42. What is being expressed in the text?
a. The man looking for the train
b. The man waiting for a truck
c. The man waiting for someone
d. The man waiting for nothing
43. Based on the text, what does the word barroom mean?
a. A place where alcoholic drinks are served
b. A placed where softdrinks are served
c. A place where foods are served
d. A place where nothing is served

For items 44-45: Read the text and answer the questions below.

44. “Help a thief!” Shakira asked for help from the taxi driver when her bag was snatched by a young man. What
do you think will happen?
a. The taxi driver will help Shakira
b. The taxi driver will help the young man escape.
c. The taxi driver will disregard Shakira.
d. None of the above.
45. “Help a thief!” Shakira asked for help from the taxi driver when her bag was snatched by a young man. What
do you think will happen?
a. The taxi driver will help Shakira
b. The taxi driver will help the young man escape.
c. The taxi driver will disregard Shakira.
d. None of the above.
46. Which one is a goal of informative writing?
a. To inform or present information
b. To do so in a biased manner
c. To use resources that are not reliable and scholarly
d. None of the above
47. Which one is a goal of informative writing?
a. To be dull and unorganized
b. To do so in an unbiased manner
c. To use resources that are not reliable and scholarly
d. None of the above
48. Which one is a goal of informative writing?
a. To be dull and unorganized
b. To do so in an unbiased manner
c. To use resources that are reliable and scholarly
d. None of the above
49. The following are purposes of informative writing. Which purpose is observed when you are going to give
information about a certain topic to a group of people who are not knowledgeable of it?
a. To perform
b. To raise awareness
c. To educate
d. None of the above
50. Which purpose of informative writing is observed when you are going to educate the people on the proper use
of social networking sites, the advantages, and the disadvantages of them?
a. To perform
b. To raise awareness
c. To educate
d. None of the above
 “The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen.” – Philippians 4: 23

Prepared by: Checked and Approved by:

JOMAR S. SOLIVA FE A. DATUL Ph. D.

English Teacher Supervisor/ Principal

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