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ENGLISH IX SUMMER CLASS

FINAL EXAM

Name: __________________________________________ Date:_________________________

Teacher: Mr. Jayson Castillo Score:________________________

I. Vocabulary Test
Direction: Encircle the best answer among the choices.

1. Last week I ________ my children to the biggest zoo in town.

A. got
B. brought
C. fetch
D. took

2. Can everybody listen carefully to my _________ , please?

A. instructing
B. instructive
C. instruct
D. instructions

3. Mathematics and Literature are _________ for children in this country.

A. religious
B. option
C. adding
D. compulsory

4. She's very sad because she is _________ in this cold and strange place.
A. friendly
B. friendliness
C. friendless
D. friendship

5. What is the _________ of your country? - 75,000,000 people.

A. introduction
B. population
C. separation
D. addition

6. What is your _________ of the film you have watched recently?

A. impression
B. addition
C. correspondence
D. monster

7. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _________ in our class.
A. atmosphere
B. air
C. matter
D. impression

8. Can you tell me how many chapters this book _________

A. consists of ?
B. consists ?
C. comprises of ?
D. includes ?

9. Why don't you _________ him a visit while he's in town'?

A. give
B. pay
C. lend
D. let

10. Don't forget to add sugar to the mixture. This _________ is important.
A. addition
B. additional
C. adder
D. added

11. Now that he reaches the age of 60, he will _________ next month.
A. retire
B. quit job
C. resign
D. lose job

12. _________ you have watched, which film impresses you most?
A. All of films
B. All of the films
C. Of all films
D. Of all the films

13. Lan is a friendly student. His brother is, _________ friendless.

A. on the contract
B. in the contract
C. on the contrary
D. in the contrary

14. Every Sunday they go to church and pray very _________ indeed
A. hardly
B. hard
C. many
D. a lot

15. All of us have to try hard to _________ our country once it is invaded.
A. protect
B. safe
C. protest
D. secure

16. What do you do to _________ your friends when they fail?

A. proud
B. encourage
C. embroider
D. convenient

17. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese _________.

A. poem.
B. poetry
C. poetic
D. poet

18. Rubber tires and floor coverings are the _________ of the factory.
A. produce
B. products
C. production
D. producing

19. I find this problem extremely hard to __________. What do you think?
A. solve
B. think
C. do
D. label

20. Do you agree that nothing is more precious than _________?

A. freedom
B. free
C. freely
D. freeing

II. Reading Comprehension Test

Direction: Read each paragraph wisely and encircle the correct option among the choices.
1. Bison have not always lived in North America. They are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bodidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been
found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a
million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia.
During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison
moved eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Question: Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the
passage?
A. The classification of Asian and North America fauna
B. An introduction to the North America bison.
C. An analysis of the bison genus in the Bovidae family.
D. A hypothesis of the evolution of the bison.

2. Bison have not always lived in North America. They are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bodidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been
found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a
million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia.
During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison
moved eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Question: According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the bison?
A. Their ancestors were domestic cattle and wild buffalo.
B. They originated in China and in the Himalayas.
C. Their beginning was in Africa and Asia.
D. They evolved from the steppe bison.
3. Bison have not always lived in North America. They are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bodidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been
found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a
million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia.
During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison
moved eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Question: According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?
A. Over a million years ago.
B. Relative recently in North American history.
C. During one of the Ice Ages.
D. Early man's habitation of North America.

4. Bison have not always lived in North America. They are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bodidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been
found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a
million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia.
During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison
moved eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Question: According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by
A. Crossing the sea.
B. Walking over the land.
C. Travelling through the foothill.

5. Bison have not always lived in North America. They are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bodidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been
found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a
million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia.
During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison
moved eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Question: The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses on which
of the following subjects?
A. American history
B. Anthropology
C. Zoology
D. Modem science

III. Capitalization.
Direction: Underline each word that should be capitalized.
1. my sister marched in the star spangled parade last july.
2. i think atlanta is the capital of georgia.
3. when is veterans' day?
4. dan saw the jefferson memorial while he was visiting washington, d.c.
5. the julian mountains in california are beautiful in february.
IV. S-V Agreement
Direction: For each of the following, encircle the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.

1. A) Every one of the shirts has a green collar.

B) Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
2.
A) This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.
B) This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.
3.
A) Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.
B) Sandals and towels is essential gear for a trip to the beach.
4.
A) The president or the vice president are speaking today.
 B) The president or the vice president is speaking today.
5.
A) Either Cassie or Marie pays the employees this afternoon.
B) Either Cassie or Marie pay the employees this afternoon.
6.
A) Either the sculpture or the paintings are in the museum today.
B) Either the sculpture or the paintings is in the museum today.
7.
A) The coat or the hats are in that closet.
B) The coat or the hats is in that closet.
8.
A) Neither she nor I is getting the lunch special.
B) Neither she nor I am getting the lunch special.
C) Neither she nor I are getting the lunch special.
9.
A) Each of the dancers twirls brilliantly.
B) Each of the dancers twirl brilliantly.
10.
A) Mustard greens are my favorite vegetable.
B) Mustard greens is my favorite vegetable.

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Signature of Parent/Guardian over printed name

Prepared by: Mr. Jayson Castillo

SUMMER CLASS ENGLISH IX