TAG -ABACA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tag-abaca, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Grade 9-English

NAME: ________________________________ GRADE & SECTION: __________

I- LITERARY SKILL:
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. The following questions require that you select THE ONE OUT OF THE FOUR CHOICES is CORRECT. Write
the letter of your answer in your answer sheet.
_____1. The poem “Seven Ages of Man” is written by:
a. William Wordsworth c. William Golding
b. William Shakespeare d. Alfred Lord Tennyson

_____2. “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely ___________.
a. Puppets c. players
b. Actors d. dummies
_____ 3. The poet compared the world to:
a. a story book c. a stage
b. a film d. a playground
_____ 4. The poet compares “exit” to
a. birth b.life c. doors d. death
_____ 5. In the second stage of life, man
a. mews and pukes c. cries in his nurse lap
b. goes to school unwillingly d. sings and plays
_____ 6. As a young lover, according to the poet, man
a. learns to dance c. goes hunting in the forest
b. composes ballads for his beloved d. does exercise to build muscle
_____ 7. The poet describes man as a soldier in the
a. third stage b. fourth stage c. fifth stage d. sixth stage
_____ 8. In the fifth stage of life, man is described as
a. the lover b. the soldier c. the judge d. a senile man
_____ 9. The seventh age of man is also described as
a. infancy c. second childhood
b. childhood d. adulthood

_____ 10. Which of the following called as the ending sounds of words are repeated?
a. rhyme c. assonance
b. onomatopoeia d. alliteration
_____ 11. Which of the following the correct definition of end rhyme?
a. The ending sounds of words are repeated at the end of the line.
b. The ending sound of words are repeated at the middle of the line.
c. The ending sound of words are found at the beginning of the line.
d. The ending sound of words are never found in the line.
_____ 12. The poetry with an unrhymed iambic pentameter lines is:
a. free verse c. lyric poem
b. blank verse d. ode
_____ 13. It is the sound device used by poets to suggest actions, movements, and meanings.
a. alliteration c. onomatopoeia
b. metaphor d. simile
_____ 14. The dancing bamboo is an example of:
a. alliteration c. onomatopoeia
b. metaphor d. simile
_____ 15. It is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.
a. alliteration c. assonance
b. consonance d. onomatopoeia
_____ 16. It is the repetition of vowel sounds within words
a. alliteration c. assonance
b. consonance d. onomatopoeia
_____ 17. It is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of the words
a. alliteration c. assonance
b. consonance d. onomatopoeia
_____ 18. It is often defined as putting into your own words texts that are originally from the author.
a. summarizing c. paraphrasing
b. outlining d. decoding
_____ 19. Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything is an example of
a. metaphor c. repetition
b .alliteration d. simile
 _____ 20. 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 monster
d. He read about him on Facebook

_____ 21. How long does Beowulf reign as king of the Geats?
a. 30 years b. 40 years c.50 years d. 60 years
_____ 22. Who is Beowulf’s father?
a. Ecegtheow b. Hrothgar c. Scyld d. Wealhtheow
_____ 23. How long does Grendel attack Heorot?
a. For a week c. For twelve years
b. For a year d. For Twenty Years
_____ 24. What kind of hall is Heorot?
a. a splendid hall c. a training hall
b. a fortress d. a palace for the king
_____ 25. Why can’t the men kill Grendel?
a.They are scared c. Weapons do not harm Grendel
b. They can’t find him d. Grendel wears a ring of invisibility

II- TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
_____ 26. Beowulf was considered the hero of Heorot.
_____ 27. Grendel swallowed his victims.
_____ 28. Grendel and Beowolf are brothers.
_____ 29. Sir Mordred is the eldest son of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
_____ 30. Sir Lancelot is the brother of the dead knights.
_____ 31. Sir Gawain is the secret lover of Queen Guinevere.
_____ 32. Sir Thomas Mallory wrote the “The Day of Destiny” inside the prison.
_____ 33. It was Sir Gawain who warned King Arthur that he will be slain.
_____ 34. Sir Bedivere is the brother of King Arthur.
_____ 35. Sir Gawain is the sister’s son and nephew of King Arthur.

III- Correct Usage: CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION. Multiple Choice. Choose the word that should be capitalized
in each sentence.
_____ 36. She has an appointment with dr. Santos next week.
a.appointment b. dr c. week d. has
_____ 37. My father was one of the first customers at the new Vietnamese restaurant.
a.father c. customers
b.Vietnamese d. restaurant
_____ 38. My sister’s real name is Jinky, but we call her “jingle”
a.sister c. call
b.name d.jingle
_____ 39. Michael’s mother wore her native nigerian dress to the party.
a.mother c. dress
b.nigerian d. party
_____40. Which of the following is correct?

a. My pin number has two 5’s. It’s easy to remember.

b. My pin number has two 5s. It’s easy to remember.
c. My pin number has two 5s’. It’s easy to remember.
d. My pin number has two ‘5s. It’s easy to remember.
_____ 41. Which of the following is correct?
a. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
b. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
c. Waiting for the storm to stop I was, anxiously looking out the window.
d. Waiting for the storm, to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
_____ 42. Which of the following is correct when asking a question.
a. Is our teacher here.
b. Is our teacher here!
c. Is our teacher here?
d. Is our teacher here,
______ 43. Which of the following is correct in telling information.
a. My name is Janice L. Langit?
b. My name is Janice L. Langit!
c. My name is Janice L. Langit.
d. My name is Janice L. Langit-
______ 44. The following are the uses of period except one:
a. When the statement is giving information.
b. When the statement is telling facts.
c. When the statement is stating requests.
d. When the statement is asking questions.

IV. 45-50. Compare and contrast the characters/traits of Beowolf and Grendel in a Venn Diagram.