SUMALIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sumalig, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur

FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION
August 8-9, 2019
GRADE 9 ENGLISH
Name_____________________________ Grade/Section__________ Score_______
Directions: Read each item carefully and encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. The following are some of the tips in delivering a speech choir EXCEPT?
A. Practice reading aloud. C. Read with expression.
B. Read according to punctuation. D. Maintain your eye movement to emphasize words and phrases
2. It is a form of non-verbal or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions
communicate particular body messages either in place of, or in conjunction with speech.
A. Facial Expressions B. Gestures C. Hand Movement D. Voice Modulation
3. “Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken”. In what part of this line of a poem that a
reader’s pause is most observable?
A. after the word ‘gave’ C. between ‘things’ and ‘you’
B. after the word ‘to’ D. between ‘watch’ and ‘the’
4. In a poem, the stress depends on the sound device used. Where will the stress appear in a
poem that makes use of assonance?
A. In words with repeated consonant sounds at the beginning
B. In words with repeated consonant sounds at the ending
C. In words with repeated consonant sounds within
D. In words with repeated consonant sounds within and at the end

A Short History of Punctuation

Early Greeks had hardly any punctuation and even changed the direction of their writing at the end of
each line. Later, they changed to a way of writing that favored right-handed people and showed where a new
paragraph began by underlining the first line of it. Later, the Greek playwright Aristophanes invented marks
to show where the readers should take breath.
The Romans made writing much easier to read by putting dots between words and by moving the first
letter of a paragraph into the left margin. They adapted some of the Greek marks such as the colon mark to
indicate phrase endings.
In the early Middle Ages, this system of punctuation broke down because very few people could read and
write, but writers kept a space at the end of a sentence and continued to mark paragraphs. Eventually, words
were separated again and new sentences began with a larger letter.

5. The given article is an example of what type of text?

A. Informative B. Journalistic C. Literal D. Technical
6. “An earthquake is a shaking or rolling movement of great mass of rocks on earth’s uppermost
layer or crust.” What type of text does the statement belong?
A. Journalistic B. Literary C. Informative D. Technical
7. News and information are examples to this type of text.
A. journalistic B. literary C. informative D. technical
8. Men in great places are thrice servants: servants of sovereign or state, servants of fame, and
servants of business.
A. literary B. journalistic C. informative D. technical

For Items 9-13. Rewrite each sentence below and capitalize letters where necessary.

9. the two rival groups were in the election.

10. I know I can learn to ski well if I practice enough.
11. Arthur asked, “who did you see?”
12. Disney world is located in Orlando, florida.
13. he visited the historical landmark.

For Items 14-19. Choose a statement from the options that is correctly punctuated.

14. What do you call to an end mark that is used for declarative and imperative sentences, an
indirect question, and in abbreviating words?
A. period B. question mark C. exclamation mark D. all of them
 15. Have you visited our school
A. Have you visited our school. C. Have you visited our school!
B. Have you visited our school? D. Have you visited our school
16. Come here quickly (forceful imperative statement)
A. Come here quickly. C. Come here quickly?
B. Come here quickly! D. Come here quickly;
17. My sister will celebrate her birthday tomorrow but I won’t be able to attend her party
A. My sister will celebrate her birthday tomorrow, but I won’t be able to attend her party.
B. My sister will celebrate her birthday tomorrow; but I won’t be able to attend her party.
C. My sister will celebrate her birthday tomorrow: but I won’t be able to attend her party.
D. My sister will celebrate her birthday tomorrow? but I won’t be able to attend her party.

For Items 18-19. Choose the sentence with correct hypen.

18. A. Mikey is a happy three-year-old baby boy.

B. Mikey is a happy three-year old baby boy.
C. Mikey is a happy-three-year-old baby boy.
D. Mikey is a happy three year old baby boy.
19. “The new lab being built now is to be _________ high.
A. Five storeys B. Five-storey C. Five-storeys D. Five storeyed
20. “At the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.” The underlined words are example of
A. end rhyme B. internal rhyme C. alliteration D. repetition
21. What sound device in poetry that refers to the use of words that sounds like, or mimics the
things it describes?
A. alliteration B. onomatopoeia C. assonance D. consonance
22. “Full fathom five thy father lies.”
What sound device is used in the statement above?
A. alliteration B. onomatopoeia C. assonance D. consonance
23. This refers to the use of words whose sounds suggest its meaning.
A. Alliteration B. Onomatopoeia C. Rhyme D. Apostrophe
24. Then they heard the people in the field. “Now go then, Sir Lucan,” said the king,” and let me
know what betokens that noise in the field.”
What sense can we use from the scene above?
A. smell B. taste C. hearing D. touch
25. “His brawny arms are strong as an iron hands.” What figurative language does it belong?
A. alliteration B. onomatopoeia C. assonance D. consonance
26. What sound device in poetry which refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within words?
A. alliteration B. onomatopoeia C. assonance D. consonance
27. “A promise made is debt unpaid.”
What figurative language is the statement above?
A. simile B. metaphor C. repetition D. onomatopoeia
28. “Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere
oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” The underlined statement is an
example of
A. onomatopoeia B. alliteration C. assonance D. repetition
29. “Tell me not in mournful numbers, for the soul is dead that slumbers.” The underlined words
are examples of
A. end rhyme B. internal rhyme C. alliteration D. repetition
30. What type of poetry is a poem that expresses mood, feeling, idea, or any other personal
thought?
A. lyric B. dramatic C. epic D. prose
31. What type of poetry is a long narrative poem that tells of the adventures of a certain hero?
A. lyric B. dramatic C. epic D. prose
32. The battle of Grendel is an excerpt of the poem Beowulf in which the ending is
A. tragic B. hanging C. happy D. sad
33. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the elements of poetry?
A. Stanza B. Rhyme C. Meter D. Plot
34. Which of the following is NOT the characterictic of the “sixth-aged man?
A. Big manly voice turning again toward childish treble C. Spectacles on nose and pouch.
B. Lean and slippered pantaloons on side D. Satchel and shining morning face
35. A poem which gives advices to her son on how to cope with challenges in life.
A. Mother to Son C. The bAttle with Grendel
B. Psalm of Life D. The Seven Ages of Man
36. “And then the lover , sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad. The underlined word means
A. Promise or pledges to accomplish C. A poem that tells a story.
B. Unhappy or sorrowful sound D. displays unconciousness
37. A poem that deals with war and adventure.
A. The Day of the Destiny C. The Lottery
B. Psalm of Life D. The Seven Ages of Man
38. The sixth stage of a man in the poem “The Seven Ages of Man” is
A. Young man B. Old age C. Second Childishness D. Teenager
39. He tried to dissuade King Arthur from fighting from fighting Sir Mordred.
A. Benedict B. Bedivere C. Lucan D. Gawain

Lives of great men all remind us

We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us .
Footprints on the sands of time;
––A Psalm of Life

40. What is meant by the author in the given lines?

A. Be great by emulating great men. C. Make our lives inspiring.
B. Leave footprints in the sand. D. Remember the lives of great men.
41. “Beowul, a prince of Geats, ended the grief and the suffering of Hrothgar’s helpless people by
a bloodthirsty fiend.” What is meant by the kenning bloodthirsty fiend?
A. A creature who losses blood. C. A creature who hates blood.
B. A creature who needs blood. D. A creature who drinks blood.
42. “Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” The word sans means
Promise or pledges to accomplish C. A poem that tells a story.
Unhappy or sorrowful sound D. displays unconciousness
43. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the poem” The Seven Ages of Man”?
A. Men and women are merely players in the reality of life. C. Men and women live forever.
B. The poem is composed of free verse. D. The poem describes seven different stages of life.
44. From the story “The Day of the Destiny”, what hope is given to the people on the tomb of
Arthur saying, “One king and the king that will be again.”?
A. Arthur will be raised from his tomb and reclaim his throne.
B. Arthur will return for he was not dead and will lead again his kingdom.
C. Arthur will be reincarnated and saved his people.
D. All of the above
45. Which of the following is TRUE about the story “The Day of the Destiny”?
A. It describes the victory of King Arthur against Mordred.
B. It narrates how King Arthur successfully battled against his enemies.
C. It describes how the ends of King Arthur reign as a king.
D. It narrates how King Arthur forms his knights of the round table.
46. Which of the following is TRUE about Grendel?
A. Grendel was considered the hero of Heorot. C. Grendel was the sn of Beowulf.
B. Grendel was able to escape from Beowulf’s hand. D. Grendel swallowed his victims.
47. He is man full of wisdom. He has matured, become fair, and he looks authoritative. The
description given falls under
A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
48. In the poem “ The Seven Ages of Man”, the poet compares the world to
A. Story book B. Film C. Stage D. Playground
49. The poet in “Psalm of Life” highlights life’s difficulties when he says “Life is like….”
A. Field of Battle B. Empty vision C. Dust in the Grave D. Muffled Drums
50. Which of the following describes the last stage of man?
A. A man who is dependent on others for care and unable to interact with theworld.
B. A man who losses firmness and assertive, and shrieks in stature and personality.
C. A man who makes himself ridiculous in trying to express his felings.
D. A man who always work towards making reputation for himself.