Mastery Test in English 9

SY. 2023-2024

Name:__________________________________ Year & Section:____________________________Date:__________

Test I. Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read the sentences properly and choose the letter of your answer. Write your answers on your
answer sheets.

1.Which of these is NOT an element dealing with poetry?

A. Tone B. Dramatic Poetry C. Rhyme D. Imagery

2.Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the _______ of words

A. Beginning B. End C. Middle D. Front

3.Imagery appeals to the senses of sight, sound, taste, feel, and;

A. Touch B. Smell C. Hearing D. Looks

4.Alliteration is the repetition of initial ____________ sounds?

A. consonant B. vowel C.a D. o

5.Repetition is used in ____________ and poetry.

A. literature B. non-fiction C. poetry D. prose

6.What is the difference between Tone and Mood?

A.Tone is the feeling created by a piece of work, mood is the writer's attitude toward his audience and
subject.
B. There isn't one.
C.Tone is the writer's attitude toward his audience and subject, Mood is the feeling created by a piece
of work.
D. They are too similar to notice a difference.

7.Stanza is like the _____________ of poetry.

A. line B. paragraph C. word D. sentence

8.A couplet is how many lines of poetry?

A. Two B. Four C. Three D. Five

9.A tercet is a group of lines in a verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an _____________
tercet.
A. adjacent B. afar C. another D. quadruple

10.A quatrain has one ____________ rhyme.

A. similar B. end C. alternate D. opposite

11.Formal verse is:

 A. Poetry that overtly uses the effects of meter, rhyme, and form.
B. open to pattern and is recognized as nonconforming and rhyme-less verse.
C. Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
D. Story told in verse.

12. Free Verse is

A. Story told in verse.
B. Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
C. Poetry that is open to pattern and is recognized as nonconforming and rhyme-less verse.
D. Poetry that overtly uses the effects of meter, rhyme, and form.

13.Lyric poetry is;

A. poetry that overtly uses the effects of meter, rhyme and form.
B. highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
C. story told in verse
D. poetry that is open to pattern and is recognized as nonconforming and rhyme-less verse.

14.True or False: A Ballad is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas and is usually passed
down through the generations verbally.
A. False B. True

15.True or False: Dramatic poetry is written to be spoken by a separate narrator

A. True B. False
16. Grendel is an evil monster who devours the Danes.
A. True B. False
17. Hrothgar personally tries to fight Grendel.
A. True B. False
18. The Danes endure Grendel’s torture for five years before they ask for help.
A. True B. False
19. Beowulf goes to Denmark because he hopes to settle the feud between the Geats and the Danes.
A. True B. False
20. When he lands in Denmark, Beowulf is greeted cautiously, then warmly welcomed.
A. True B. False
21. As he did with Grendel, Beowulf insists on meeting the monster’s mother unarmed.
A. True B. False
22. Beowulf curses the dragon’s treasure because it costs him his life.
A. True B. False
23. Grendel raids Hrothgar’s hall for
a. three years b. six years c. twelve years d. eighteen years

24. Hrothgar’s great hall is called

a. Freaware b. Weders c. Herot d. Wayland

25. Grendel is
a. a fire-breathing dragon b. a descendent of Cain c. an ogre d. an outlawed Dane

26. Beowulf is
a. a Viking b. a Dane c. a Geat d. a Saxon
27. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf?
(A) Beowulf once proposed to his daughter (B) Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father
(C) Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a dragon (D) He read about him on
the internet

28. How long does Beowulf reign as King of the Geats?

(A) 30 years (B) 40 years (C) 50 years (D) 60 years

29. Who helps Beowulf against the dragon?

(A) Wulfgar (B) Unferth (C) Hrothgar (D) Wiglaf

30. What is Hrunting?

(A) A mead-hall (B) A sword (C) A lake (D) A helmet

31. Who is Beowulf's father?

(A) Edgetho (B) Hrothgar (C) Wulfgar (D) Welthow

32. Where do Grendel and his mother live?

(A) In a palace (B) In a mead-hall (C) In a barrow (D) In a lake

33. What is a scop?

(A) A mead-hall (B) A poet (C) A god (D) A ship

Test II. Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuations.

1. My favourite movie is Lord of the Rings ___ Return of the King.

2. Could you pass the salt please____

3. Please do not use your cell phone in class____ It is distracting for the other students.

4. Please bring the following items____ bread, milk, eggs, and cheese.

5. I do not like sushi____but she likes it very much.

6. I wonder if the teacher will give us homework this weekend____

7. You wouldn't live in an apartment that small, would you____

8. I would like a shiny___new car.

9. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely___

James Nolan

10. Many people brought umbrellas to the baseball game____

however, it did not rain.