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FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS

ENGLISH 9

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Shade the letter corresponding to the best answer.

I. SEVEN AGES OF MAN: Identify what ages of man according to Shakespeare is being described by the following
lines. Choose your answer from the box.
A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Justice
A. Second Childishness

1. And shining morning face, creeping like a snail.

A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Justice
2. Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress’ eyebrow.
A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Justice
3. San teeth, sand eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Second Childishness
4. With eyes severe and beard formal cut.
A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Justice
5. Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
A. Infant B. School Boy C. Lover D. Justice

II. VOCABULARY: Identify the synonym of the following underlined words.

6. I like to listen to a baby’s soft mewl.
A. Vomit B. Crawl C. Cry D. Being fed
7. Anne carries her satchel wherever she goes.
A. Notebook B. Bag C. Purse D. Lunch box
8. Some Asians believe that God is difficult to fathom.
A. think B. doubt C. explain D. understand
9. She’s always on top her class because she does her devoir as a student so well.
A. Duty B. Honor C. Revenge D. Endeavour
10. The hungry laborers gnaw the beef skewer to its last piece.
A. taste B. chew C. digest D. savour

III. FIGURES OF SPEECH: What figure of speech is used in the following lines? Choose your answer from the box.
A. Onomatopoeia B. Alliteration C. Assonance D. Consonance

11. Along window sill, the lipstick stabs glittered I their steel shells.
12. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door.
13. The hissing of the snake made me shoo it away.
14. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many picked peppers did Peter Piper pick?
15. I can find the time.
16. He is blind but good and kind.
17. The rustling of leaves, the splashing of waves.
18. Take a peek and feel the beat.
19. Mike’s microphone makes much music.
20. He struck a streak of bad luck.

IV. KENNINGS: Match the kenning words in Column A with the correct definition in Column B.

Column A Column B
21. Battle-sweat A. B. Armor
22. Whale road B. Shield
23. Battle-dress C. Ocean
24. Mail-shirt D. Blood

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V. BEOWULF: Shade letter A if the statement is TRUE and if it is FALSE, shade letter B.
25. Grendel was a greedy monster.
26. He was considered the foul enemy of God.
27. Beowulf and Grendel had enormous fight strength.
28. The weapons of the warriors could easily kill the monster.
29. Grendel was afraid of Hrothgar.
30. Grendel swallowed his victims.
31. The Danes were not allowed to celebrate the defeat of Grendel.
32. Grendel was able to escape from Beowulf’s hands.
33. Hrothgar gave Beowulf gifts.
34. Beowulf was considered the hero of Heorot.

VI. THE DAY OF DESTINY: Identify the character being described. Choose your answer from the box.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Morgan Le Fay
A. Queen Guinevere

35. She is the sister of King Arthur who ransomed his body after his death.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Morgan Le Fay
36. He had an affair with the wife of King Arthur.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Morgan Le Fay
37. She is the Queen of England who was saved from being burnt.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Guinevere
38. He betrayed his father by attacking his kingdom while he’s away.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Morgan Le Fay
39. He warned King Arthur about his death though a dream.
A. Sir Lucan B. Sir Lancelot C. Sir Mordred D. Queen Morgan Le Fay

VII. PARAPHRASING: Choose the best paraphrase in the following paragraphs.

40. “In short, adoption is a ubiquitous social institution in American society, creating invisible
relationships with biological and adoptive kin that touch far more people than we imagine.”
A. In America, more people are adopted than was originally thought.
B. Adoption touches a surprising number of people throughout American society.
C. Because adoptees are “invisible”, their circumstances are hard to imagine.
D. Relationships between biological and adoptive kin have international scope.

41. “While raising a family is inherently stressful, adoption is filled with additional tensions that
are unique to the adoptive relationship.”
A. Families that adopt children can avoid some of the tensions inherent in biological families.
B. Raising family under stressful conditions can discourage potential adoptive parents.
C. The adoptive relationships in inherently stressful.
D. Families with and adopted member face more challenges than biological families.

42. “Third, in a nation that sanctifies blood kinship, adoptive families and adoptees are
stigmatized because of their lack of biological relationships.”
A. Nations that sanctify blood relationships are often stigmatized.
B. Adoptive families and adoptees are treated like criminals in nations that over-value blood
relationships.
C. Where blood kinship is excessively valued; adoption is considered inferior.
D. In some nations, adoptees do not have same legal relationships to their adoptive parents as
blood kin have their birth parents.

43. “Opposing these adoptees, some birth mothers argued that they were promised secrecy
when they relinquished their children for adoption and that abrogating that promise
constituted an invasion pf privacy.”
A. Some birth mothers who were promised secrecy about their role felt that breaking that
promise was an invasion of their privacy.
B. In order to retain their privacy, some birth mothers refused to reveal their identities when

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they relinquished their children for adoption.

C. Some adoptees support their birth mothers’ right to secrecy, even if it was promised to them
when they gave their children for adoption.
D. Some birth mothers felt that their biological children’s pursuit of their identities should be
abandoned based on the possibility that the birth mother requested privacy

VIII. CAPITALIZATIONS AND PUNCTUATION: Choose the proper capitalization and punctuation of the following
sentences from the given choices.

44. dr johhson asked steven did your family visit the beach last summer
A. Dr. Johson asked Steven, “Did your family visit the beach last summer?”
B. Dr. Johson asked steven, “Did your family visit the beach last summer?”
C. Dr. Johson asked Steven, did your family visit the beach last summer?
D. Dr. johson asked Steven, “Did your family visit the beach last summer?”
45. “everything is just perfect at the moment,” angelica said.
A. “Everything is just perfect at the moment,” Angelica said.
B. Everything is just perfect at the moment Angelica said.
C. “Everything is just perfect at the moment,” angelica said.
D. “Everything is just perfect at the moment.” Angelica Said.
46. the school year will begin in august or september.
A. The school year will begin in August or September.
B. The School Year will begin in August or September.
C. The school year will begin in august or September.
D. The school year will begin in August or september.
47. Mlqhs founded in 1997 will celebrate its 22nd year on November.
A. MLQHS, founded in 1997, will celebrate its 22nd year on november.
B. Mlqhs founded in 1997; will celebrate its 22nd year on November.
C. MLQHS, founded in 1997, will celebrate its 22nd year on November.
D. MLQHS founded in 1997: will celebrate its 22nd year on November.
48. Names of certain animals are misleading for example, Guinea pig is not a pig.
A. Names of certain animals are misleading for example, guinea pig is not a pig.
B. Names of certain animals are misleading; for example, guinea pig is not a pig.
C. Names of certain animals are misleading: for example, guinea pig is not a pig.
D. Names of certain animals are misleading-- for example guinea pig is not a pig.
49. Manuel L. Quezon left us with something essential He instituted our national language.
A. Manuel L. Quezon left us with something essential: He instituted our National Language.
B. Manuel L. Quezon left us with something essential He instituted our National Language.
C. Manuel L. Quezon left us with something essential; He instituted our national language.
D. Manuel L. Quezon left us with something essential, He instituted our national Language.
50. RM wrote the lyrics and suga wrote the music.
A. RM wrote the lyrics, and Suga wrote the music.
B. RM wrote the lyrics; and Suga wrote the music.
C. RM wrote the lyrics: and Suga wrote the music.
D. RM wrote the lyrics and Suga wrote the music.
51. wow What a view that is
A. Wow! What a view that is!
B. Wow What a view that is!
C. Wow. What a view that is.
D. Wow, What a view that is.
52. We didn’t know where we were going how we would get there or when we would arrive.
A. We didn’t know where we were going, how we would get there, or when we would arrive.
B. We didn’t know where we were going how we would get there; or when we would arrive.
C. We didn’t know where we were going how we would get there: or when we would arrive.
D. We didn’t know where we were going; how we would get there, or when we would arrive.
53. christmas vacation this year will start on ecember 15 2019
A. Christmas vacation this year will start on december 15, 2019.
B. Christmas vacation this year will start on December 15, 2019.
C. Christmas vacation this year will start on December 15 2019.
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D. Christmas vacation this year, will start on December 15, 2019.

54. Did you record your zumba dance
A. Did you record your zumba dance?
B. Did you record your zumba dance.
C. Did you record your zumba dance!
D. Did you record your Zumba dance?

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