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ENGLISH 9
Quarter 2 Summative Test 1 ENGLISH 9
Quarter 2 Summative Test 1
NAME: ______________________Gr. & Sec: ________
English Teacher: Mrs. Rosalyn S. Navarro Score: ____ NAME: ______________________Gr. & Sec: ________
English Teacher: Mrs. Rosalyn S. Navarro Score: ____
Q2 Competency 1: Relate text content to particular
social issues, concerns, or dispositions in real life. Q2 Competency 1: Relate text content to particular
social issues, concerns, or dispositions in real life.
Directions: Read the poems in the box carefully before
answering the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of Directions: Read the poems in the box carefully before
your choice. answering the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of
1-10, Refer to poem “Dreams”. your choice.
1-10, Refer to poem “Dreams”.
“Dreams”
By: Langston Hughes “Dreams”
By: Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die, Hold fast to dreams
Life is a broken-winged bird For if dreams die,
That cannot fly. Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams,
For when dreams go, Hold fast to dreams,
Life is a barren field, For when dreams go,
Frozen with snow. Life is a barren field,
Frozen with snow.
1. What does the line “hold fast to dreams” mean?
A. Dream big. 8. What does the line “hold fast to dreams” mean?
B. Keep on dreaming. A. Dream big.
C. Let go of our dreams. B. Keep on dreaming.
D. Try your best to fulfill your dreams. C. Let go of our dreams.
2. What object is life compared to in stanza 2? D. Try your best to fulfill your dreams.
A. A broken-winged bird C. Dream 9. What object is life compared to in stanza 2?
B. A barren field D. Snow A. A broken-winged bird C. Dream
3. What figure of speech is used in the poem? B. A barren field D. Snow
A. Irony C. Personification 10. What figure of speech is used in the poem?
B. Metaphor D. Simile A. Irony C. Personification
4. According to the poem, what happens when dreams die? B. Metaphor D. Simile
A. Life will be meaningless. C. Life will be challenging. 11. According to the poem, what happens when dreams die?
B. Life will be exciting. D. Life will be fun. A. Life will be meaningless. C. Life will be challenging.
5. What is the message of the poem? B. Life will be exciting. D. Life will be fun.
A. Believe in your dreams and make them happen. 12. What is the message of the poem?
B. Do not dream if you cannot fulfill it. A. Believe in your dreams and make them happen.
C. Dream for yourself and for your loved ones. B. Do not dream if you cannot fulfill it.
D. Study to fulfill your ambition in life. C. Dream for yourself and for your loved ones.
6. What literary device does Langston Hughes use in his D. Study to fulfill your ambition in life.
poem ''Dreams'' to help paint a picture for readers? 13. What literary device does Langston Hughes use in
A. Simile B. Irony C. Metaphor D. Paradox his poem ''Dreams'' to help paint a picture for readers?
7. According to ''Dreams,'' what will happen if our dreams die? A. Simile B. Irony C. Metaphor D. Paradox
A. Life will be easier to handle. C. Life will appear as it is. 14. According to ''Dreams,'' what will happen if our dreams die?
B. Life will continue as normal. D. Life will be hopeless. A. Life will be easier to handle. C. Life will appear as it is.
8. What is the BEST theme of the poem? B. Life will continue as normal. D. Life will be hopeless.
A. Dreams can lead a person in the wrong direction. 8. What is the BEST theme of the poem?
B. Dreams can disappoint people. A. Dreams can lead a person in the wrong direction.
D. Dreams can be difficult to achieve. B. Dreams can disappoint people.
C. Dreams can give people a purpose in life. D. Dreams can be difficult to achieve.
9. In this poem, how does the poet use figurative C. Dreams can give people a purpose in life.
language? 9. In this poem, how does the poet use figurative
A. by describing different dreams. language?
B. by making a point about dreams A. by describing different dreams.
C. by asking what people's dreams are about. B. by making a point about dreams
D. by showing where the speaker is while he dreams. C. by asking what people's dreams are about.
10. What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas? D. by showing where the speaker is while he dreams.
A. Dreams can be dangerous things to have. 10. What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas?
B. Dreams help people live life to the fullest. A. Dreams can be dangerous things to have.
C. Dreams are not valued by everyone. B. Dreams help people live life to the fullest.
D. Dreams tend to disappoint people. C. Dreams are not valued by everyone.
D. Dreams tend to disappoint people.
 D. by just listening to our parents on what they want us to.

11-20. Refer to the poem “Mother to Son” 11-20. Refer to the poem “Mother to Son”

“Mother to Son” “Mother to Son”

By: Langston Hughes By: Langston Hughes

“Well, son, I'll tell you: “Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it, It's had tacks in it,
And splinters, And splinters,
And boards torn up, And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor— And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare. Bare.
But all the time But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on, I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's, And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners, And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light. Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back. So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps. Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now— Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey, For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin', I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

11. In the "Mother to Son", to what does the mother compare 11. In the "Mother to Son", what does the mother compare her
her life? life? A. river B. road C. staircase D. journey
A. journey B. river C. road D. staircase
12. What does the mother tell her son? 12. What does the mother tell her son?
A. to be more carefree. C. to make more money. A. to be more carefree. C. to make more money.
B. to not fall in love. D. not to give up. B. to not fall in love. D. not to give up.

13. How will you describe the mother's tone? 13. How will you describe the mother's tone?
A. harsh B. fearful C. kind and firm D. indifferent A. harsh B. fearful C. kind and firm D. indifferent

14. The mother's dialect or manner of speaking makes the poem 14. The mother's dialect or manner of speaking makes the poem
more _______. more _______.
A. boastful B. funny C. realistic D. serious A. boastful B. funny C. realistic D. serious

15. Which is the main type of figurative language used in the 15. Which is the main type of figurative language used in the
poem? poem?
A. hyperbole C. personification A. hyperbole C. personification
B. metaphor D. simile B. metaphor D. simile
16. Why do you think the author began and finished the piece 16. Why do you think the author began and finished the piece
with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"? with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?
A. To emphasize an important idea. A. To emphasize an important idea.
B. To show the passage of time. B. To show the passage of time.
C. To show that the author is forgetful. C. To show that the author is forgetful.
D. To describe the stair. D. To describe the stair.

17. Why does the Mother use the words "splinter . . . boards
torn up . . . places with no carpet" in Lines 4 through 6?
A. She is emphasizing how difficult her life has been.
B. She is feeling sad that bad things have happened to her.
C. She thinks the stairs in their apartment need to be repaired.
D. She is telling her son to watch out for bad things that can
happen to him.
17. Why does the Mother use the words "splinter . . . boards
torn up . . . places with no carpet" in Lines 4 through 6?
A. She is emphasizing how difficult her life has been.
B. She is feeling sad that bad things have happened to her.
C. She thinks the stairs in their apartment need to be repaired.
D. She is telling her son to watch out for bad things that can
happen to him.

18. What do the mother's words “I'se still goin'” and “I'se still 18. What do the mother's words “I'se still goin'” and “I'se still
climbin'” tell us about her attitude? climbin'” tell us about her attitude?
A. She has goals. C. She is tired. A. She has goals. C. She is tired.
B. She is a fighter. D. She has a vision. B. She is a fighter. D. She has a vision.

19. The following are the similarities between “Dreams” and 19. The following are the similarities between “Dreams” and
“Mother to Son”, EXCEPT: “Mother to Son”, EXCEPT:
A. talk about the reality of life C. give advice A. talk about the reality of life C. give advice
B. set goals in life D. give up easily B. set goals in life D. give up easily

20. How can the poems, “Dreams” and “Mother to Son” and
their message be applied to your life?
A. by persevering on our dreams no matter how hard our life is
especially in the midst of the pandemic
B. by not making any ambitions anymore because of the
pandemic we are facing.
C. by letting others decides on what we need to do in life.
20. How can the poems, “Dreams” and “Mother to Son” and
their message be applied to your life?
A. by persevering on our dreams no matter how hard our life is
especially in the midst of the pandemic
B. by not making any ambitions anymore because of the
pandemic we are facing.
C. by letting others decides on what we need to do in life.
D. by just listening to our parents on what they want us to.