Pio Duran National High School

Binodegahan, Pioduran, Albay

1st Quarter Examination

English 9
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: __________________________________ Sec: _______________ Date: _____________ Score: _________

“THOU SHALL NOT STEAL.” (Exodus 20: 25) … Remember, CHEATING IS STEALING!

TEST I – MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and understand the given statement; then write the letter of the best answer.

1. An early Anglo – Saxon epic poem.

a. Epic Boewulf b. Seven Ages of Man c. King Arthur d. Beowulf
2. It serves as the pact between Grendel and the ruler of the land, the king.
a. Golden Crown b. Golden Horn c. Golden Cup d. Golden Dragon
3. A four-sided wooden building having a roof of high gables and horns.
a. Hall b. Palace c. Heorot d. Marsh
4. Epic poem Beowulf comprises of __________ lines.
a. 3,182 b. 31,820 c. 318,200 d. 3,182,000
5. Shakespeare’s poem that provides cherished pieces of information.
a. Seven Old Men b. The Seven Ages of Manc. 7 Years Old Man d. Seven Ages of Man
6. Combination of two words to create an evocative and imaginative word.
a. difficult word b. kennings c. figurative language d. idioms
7. Poet used it to create mental images in the reader’s mind.
a. imagery b. onomatopoeia c. rhyme d. pun
8. Book written by Sir Thomas Malory in the 1470’s that tells the story of King Arthur.
a. King Arthur c. Legend of the Sword
b. Le Morte D’Arthur d. Knights of the Round Table
9. The finest knight in all Arthurian legends and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
a. Sir Mordred b. King Arthur c. Sir Lancelot d. Sir Tristam
10. Prophesized by the sorcerer Merlin to be the cause of King Arthur’s death.
a. Sir Mordred b. Queen Guinevere c. Sir Lucan d. Sir Lancelot
11. The sword given by the Lady of the Lake and was drawn from the stone.
a. Excalibur b. Hrunting c. Aeshere d. Camelot
12. It makes the paragraph clear, smooth and well-arranged.
a. cohesive device b. transition words c. sequence signals d. all of these
13. ___________ is the process of putting a text into your own words without changing the content.
a. skimming b. paraphrasing c. rewriting d. translating
14. The punctuation mark that shows certain words are omitted.
a. ellipsis b. comma c. apostrophe d. colon
15. Punctuation mark used in direct quotations.
a. apostrophe b. semi-colon c. quotation marks d. hyphen

TEST II – A

KENNINGS. Choose the meaning of Kennings from the options given. Write the letter of the best answer. Any alteration will make
your answer invalid.

16. EVIL-DOER
a. wicked b. arrogant c. vagabond d. hostile
17. LIGHT OF THE BATTLE
a. weapon b. map c. plot d. guide
18. HORRIBLE HERMIT
a. monster b. alien c. hero d. witch
19. SLAUGHTER DEW
a. mist b. tears c. blood d. fog
20. FIGHTING GEAR
a. sword b. armor c. caliber d. weapon
21. STORM OF SWORD
a. war b. battle c. strife d. all of these
22. DRAGON-SLAYER
 a. mighty warrior b. protagonist c. antagonist d. hunter
23. GOLD-DIGGER
a. ambitious b. miner c. treasure hunter d. pauper
24. WHISTLE-BLOWER
a. band leader b. policemen c. siren d. star witness
25. SWIRLING SURF
a. surfing b. sea c. hurricane d. dangerous weather

TEST II – B

LITERARY DEVICE. Choose the best answer in the choices below. Write the letter of the best answer.

26. A sound device that repeats initial consonant sounds.

a. alliteration b. consonance c. assonance d. onomatopoeia
27. A sound device that repeats vowel sounds within words.
a. alliteration b. consonance c. assonance d. onomatopoeia
28. The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words.
a. alliteration b. consonance c. assonance d. onomatopoeia
29. A sound device that suggests the action/sound by vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
a. alliteration b. consonance c. assonance d. onomatopoeia
30. “Three wise old women were they, were they who went to walk on a winter day.”
a. alliteration b. onomatopoeia c. assonance d. euphemism
31. “No bubble… no trouble”
a. consonance b. alliteration c. rhyme d. assonance
32. “Twinkle twinkle little star…”
a. rhyme b. onomatopoeia c. assonance d. alliteration
33. “Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.”
a. assonance b. alliteration c. repetition d. both a and b
34. “Near the snow, near the sun”
a. Consonance b. assonance c. alliteration d. both a and b
35. “snap, crackle, and rattle”
a. alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia

TEST III - COHESIVE DEVICE/TRANSITION SIGNALS/SEQUENCE SIGNALS

Fill up the paragraph with the appropriate transition words. Select your answer from the options given.

She saw how paper can be made from banana leaves. _____36____, she thought of the children with mental
disabilities. ____37_____ she decided that paper making can help them. ____38_____ she realized that the children can
be self-reliant individuals. _____39______ she made up her mind to meet them.
_____40____ a week, she worked with them. ____41_____ patience from her was needed. _____42____ this
type of children should be motivated very well. _____43______ of her patience and understanding the children were able
to finish their tasks.
It shows that the girl in the story has a good heart ____44___ a kind disposition. _____45_____ everyone is
encouraged to do some good deeds for others, in order to fulfill a purpose-driven life.

36. a. first b. moreover c. besides d. next

37. a. furthermore b. next c. therefore d. hence
38. a. or b. since c. moreover d. then
39. a. since b. and c. because d. finally
40. a. after b. next c. then d. third
41. a. indeed b. even though c. so d. in short
42. a. next b. indeed c. therefore d. finally
43. a. since b. a.k.a. c. lastly d. as a result
44. a. and b. next c. eventually d. to conclude
45. a. next b. and c. lastly d. to conclude

TEST IV – PARAPHRASING

Direction: Read each passage carefully then choose the most appropriate paraphrase. Write the answer.

46. He has muscles of iron.

a. The man is like an iron. c. He has muscles like iron.
 b. The man is very strong d. He has enormous strength.
47. All the world’s a stage, and all men and women are merely players.
a. People have freedom to do what they want.
b. We have talents and skills to show.
c. We have respective roles to perform in this world.
d. All of us can be actors and actresses
48. “Spare moments are the gold dust of time.”
a. We must have time for rest and leisure. c. Time is gold.
b. Spare time is precious. d. Take time to find gold
49. “The wine of life keeps us oozing drop by drop; the leaves of life keep falling one by one.”
a. Life is like finest wine. c. Life is like wine and leaves.
b. Life is like a leaf falling one by one. d. Each passing day is off the span of life.
50. Life is worthless, if I’m not with someone I really love. This is paraphrased from the line of a song …
a. “Love will lead you back… someday you will find me again.” (Love will Lead You Back by Kyla)
b. “I must forgive you and you must forgive me too.” (The past by Ray Parker Jr.)
c. “What a journey it has been, when the end is not in sight.” (Journey by Lea Salonga)
d. “I’d rather have bad times with you, than good times with someone else.” (I’d Rather by L. Vandross)

TEST V – CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING

Direction: Proofread the short paragraph. Choose the best answer from the options below.

(51) although many people (52) dont know it (53) ___ Washington is the (54) forth capital of the United States.
Three other cities have served as the (55) nations capital, Philadelphia, New York, and Princeton, New Jersey (56) ___
The current capital is named after George Washington. In addition, the (57) white house, congress, and the supreme court
(58) ___ which represents the center of a state --- are all in Washington. A country with four capital and the (59)
aweinspiring Statue of Liberty. Oh God bless America (60) ___

51. a. capitalization b. hyphen c. apostrophe d. comma

52. a. hyphen b. dash c. apostrophe d. comma
53. a. comma b. period c. semicolon d. apostrophe
54. a. spelling b. punctuation c. hyphen d. dash
55. a. apostrophe b. ellipsis c. semicolon d. colon
56. a. question mark b. period c. bracket d. comma
57. a. spelling b. hyphen c. capitalization d. quotation mark
58. a. apostrophe b. period c. colon d. dash
59. a. hyphen b. period c. spelling d. comma
60. a. apostrophe b spelling c. ellipsis d. quotation mark

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS! 

“In everything you do, put God first… and He will direct you and put your effort a crown of success.”
(Proverb 16)

Noe Obal Moral

Divine Grace O. Abainza
G9 English Teacher