Department of Education

Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Lingayen
BARLO INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Mabini

FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH 9

NAME: _____________________________________________ SCORE: _____________________________

DATE: _____________________________ PARENT’S SIGNATURE: ____________________________

I. Vocabulary: Choose the meaning that appropriately substitutes for the underlined words below. Blacken
the circle corresponding to the letter of your answer in the answer sheet.
1. The names of the people who lived here long ago have faded into oblivion.
a. nothingness b. goodness c. forever d. darkness
2. He uttered an oath and walked away.
a. curse b. word c. promise d. saying
3. Then I was sick in the night, no puke but sick to my stomach and again I screamed to the black walls.
a. tomorrow b. cry c. dizzy d. vomit
4. In the battlefield, lots of battle-sweat is evident after the war.
a. sword b. blood c. armour d. bodies
5. During the expedition of Magellan, they travelled in a whale’s road using a ship.
a. river b. lake c. ocean d. beach
II. A.Read the questions carefully and shade the letter that corresponds to your answer.
6. __________ is a sound device used by poet to suggest actions, movements, and meanings.
a. Alliteration b. Assonance c. Consonance d. Onomatopeia
7. __________ is a collection of words you can use to convey meaning clearly and effectively.
a. Summarizing b. Paraphrasing c. Word Bank d. Poetry
8. __________ is often defined as putting into your own words texts that are originally from the author.
a. Summarizing b. Paraphrasing c. Analyzing d. Interpreting
9. __________ is a figurative expression that replaces a name or a noun. Often it is a compound or two words
and the words are hyphenated.
a. Kennings b. Syllabication c. Stress d. Root word
10. __________ show the exploits of a particular hero.
a. Lyric b. Epic c. Narrative d. Ballad
11. __________ is an epic of Anglo-Saxons that displays strengths and heroism.
a. Biag ni Lam-ang b. Beowulf c. Grendel d. Heorot
12. The following are the characters in the story “The Day of Destiny” except.
a. Lancelot b. Modred c. Phoebus d. Arthur
13. In the poem Mother to Son, what kind of life does the mother have?
a. Happy b. full of obstacles c. exciting d. full of fear
14. What message does the poem “A Psalm of Life” wants to convey?
a. People should continue to appreciate life on earth as very important and real.
b. Work toward personal achievement.
c. Urges people not to waste the short time that they have.
d. All of the above.
15. To what did the mother in the poem “Mother to Son” compare her life?
a. stairway b. door c. window d. chair
 16. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the World of English language.
a. Rudyard Kipling c. William Shakespeare
b. Langston Hughes d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
17. According to Shakespeare, man’s life is classified into how many ages?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
18. The fifth age of man was full of strange oaths, bearded like a pard, jealous in honor, sudden and quick in
quarrel. Who is being described?
a. infant b. justice c. middle-aged man d. soldier
19. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” was designed to pay tribute to the courage and dignity of his friend. What was
the name of his friend?
a. Jean Francois Millet c. Stephen Spender
b. Leander James Starr d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
20. The poem “If” consists of 4 stanzas. How many lines are there in each stanza?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10
B. Use punctuation marks and capitalization to give the sensible meaning to what you are reading.
21. Which of the following choices is punctuated correctly?
a. On April 14 1985, our community held its bicentennial.
b. On April 14, 1985, our community held its bicentennial.
c. On April 14, 1985 our community held its bicentennial.
d. On April 14, 1985 our community, held its bicentennial.
22. Which of the following choices is punctuated correctly?
a. Bill announced, “The library is closing in fifteen minutes.”
b. Bill announced “The library is closing in fifteen minutes.”
c. Bill announced The library is closing in fifteen minutes.”
d. Bill announced “The library, is closing in fifteen minutes.”
23. Which words need to be capitalized… aaron said, “I’m studying French, so i will be able to talk to my
relatives from france.”
a. Aaron, I’m, French, I, France c. Aaron, I’m , I, France
b. Aaron, I, France d. Aaron, I’m, French, France
24. Which sentence is capitalized properly?
a. A farewell to arms, for whom the bell tolls, and the old man and the sea are three of Ernest
Hemingway’s novel.
b. A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the Old Man and the Sea are three of Ernest
Hemingway’s novel.
c. A Farewell to Arms, For whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea are three of Ernest
Hemingway’s novel.
d. A Farewell To Arms, For Whom The Bell Tolls, and The old man And The Sea are three of Ernest
Hemingway’s novel.
25. Which sentence is written correctly?
a. I walked Home with Cindy. c. I walked home with Cindy.
b. i walked home with Cindy. d. I Walked home with Cindy.
26. Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a. My three favourite foods are, pasta, pizza and ice cream.
b. I need to call Sally, Tom Brad and Kelly about the party.
c. I have to run to the store, get my hair cut, and pick up the kids from the day care.
d. I need some medicine, foods, and personal supplies.
27. Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence.
a. st patricks day comes once a year. c. St. Patrick’s Day comes once a year.
b. St. Patricks day comes once a year. d. St. Patricks day comes onces a year.
28. Apostrophe is properly placed in.
a. doesnot’ b. doesn’t c. does’nt d. does’ not
29. It is a type of text that serves to inform, provides or discloses information.
a. literary text b. journalistic text c. scholarly text d. informative text
30. “All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts:”
What is compared to the “stage” in the first two lines?
a. players b. world c. men d. women

C. On contractions: Which of the choices is contracted correctly? Blacken the circle corresponding to the
letter of your answer in the answer sheet.
31. a. Where’d she go? c. “You said he did not want to go, we’ll, they are.”
b. If you move’d here, you would be happy. d. We have’nt seen any elephants yet.
32. We should not be late to the party.
a. shoul’dnt b. should’not c. shouldn’t d. sh’ouldnt
33. It is almost eleven o’clock.
a. its’ b. it’s c. its d. it’is
34. He will like a milk tea.
a. Hew’ll b. Shew’ll c. She’ll d. He’ll
35. Ben Joseph and Edzel put on their jackets because they are going outside today.
a. their b. they’re c. they’ar d. the’re

III.A. Identify the poetic devices used in the following statements.

36. My mother makes a mouth-watering mincemeat pie.
a. alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia
37. “Soft language issued from their spitless lips as they swished in low circles round and round the field,
winding hither and thither through the weeds. – James Joyce, “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”
a. alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia
38. Clang, clang went the bell, reminding us all that it was time for school.
a. Alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia
39. Which of the following is written in alliteration?
a. “ I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.”
b. “Your friends will flip-flop fast when facing trouble.”
c. I’ll swing by my ankles.
She’ll cling to your knees.
As you hang by my nose,
From a high up trapeze.
But just one thing, please.
d. The magician waved his hand and poof, a rabbit appeared.
40. That’s the first photo of France from the Moon.
a. Alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. onomatopoeia

B. Complete the following excerpts to have an end rhyme.

41. He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some __________.
A. shame B. mistake C. shout D. shoot
42. Great, or good, or kind, or fair,
I will ne’er the more despair;
If she love me, this believe,
I will die ere she shall_________;
A. live B. song C. slight D. grieve
43. If she slight me when I woo,
I can scorn and let her go;
For if she be not for me,
What care I for whom she _________?”
A.I B. us C. be D. they
44. I’ll swing by my ankles.
She’ll cling to your knees.
As you hang by your nose,
From a high-up _________.
A. trouser B. trapeze C. blame D. touch
45. But just one thing, please,
As we float through the breeze,
Don’t ________.
A. sleep B. time C. stay D. sneeze

IV. Arrange the following timeline of Beowulf to make a well written paragraph. Spot the sequence signals
and be able to answer the questions below.
1. Then afterwards, Grendel attacks Heorot Hall and Beowulf meet him in hand to hand battle.
2. Lastly, Beowulf was thanked by King Hrothgar, who bestowed rich gifts on him and hosts a feast in
his honor.
3. First, Beowulf joined a group of Geatish warriors.
4. Secondly, Beowulf is graciously received by king Hrothgar who gratefully accepted his offer for help.
5. Then sails across the sea to the land of the Danes to fight demon Grendel.

46. The second sentence would most likely be _____.

a. 3 b. 1 c. 2 d. 4
47. Which sentence would be the first?
a.2 b. 4 c. 1 d. 3
48. The last sentence should be _____.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 5 d. 4
49. The third sentence would _____.
a. 3 b. 2 c. 5 d. 4
50. The correct order of the paragraph would be _____.
a.3,4,5,1,2 b. 2,1,4,3,5 c. 1,2,5,4,3 d. 5,4,3,2,1

Prepared by: MARYGRACE T. LEMON

Teacher I