Datu Lipus Makapandong National High School

Poblacion, Rosario, Agusan del Sur

FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION
Grade 9
S.Y. 2019-2020
Directions: Read the questions carefully. On your answer sheet, shade the circle of your choice found before the
number. Do not write anything in the questionnaire.
1. The following words are the examples of kennings, EXCEPT:
a. battle-sweat b. fighting-gear c. life-evil d. mobile-phones
Arrange and copy the following with the use of sequence signals. Write your answers at the back of your answer
sheet. (For items 2-6.)
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 Soak your hands in warm water.
 Remove old polish from your nails.
 Push back your cuticles.
 Trim, file and smooth your nails.
 Remove oil and grease from your nails.
 Moisturize your cuticles and skin.
Determine the correct word contraction from the choices.
7. I have a. I’d b. I’ll c. I’ve d. I’m
8. you had a. you’d b. you’ve c. you’ll d. you’re
9. were not a. wasn’t b. weren’t c. wouldn’t d. wereno’t
10. you are a. you’ll b. your c. you’re d. your’s
11. I will a. I’d b. I’ve c. I’m d. I’ll
12. What form of dashes that can replace parentheses at the end of a sentence or when multiple commas
appear in a parenthetical phrase?
a. em dashes b. en dash c. single hyphen d. double hyphen
Examine the correct used of dash/hyphen of the following:
13. a two thirds majority of the vote
a. a-two thirds majority of the vote c. a two thirds majority- of the vote
b. a two thirds- majority of the vote d. a two-thirds majority of the vote
14. one hundred thirty eight
a. one hundred thirty eight- c. one hundred- thirty eight
b. one- hundred thirty eight d. one hundred thirty- eight
15. The teacher assigned pages 101 181 for tonight’s reading material.
a. The teacher assigned pages 101-181 for tonight’s reading material.
b. The teacher- assigned pages- 101 181 for tonight’s reading material.
c. The teacher assigned- pages 101 181 for tonight’s reading material.
d. The teacher assigned pages 101 181 for- tonight’s reading material.
16. The pro choice pro life argument is always a heated one.
a. The pro-choice pro life argument is always a heated one.
b. The pro-choice-pro-life argument is always a heated one.
c. The pro choice pro-life argument is always a heated one.
d. The pro choice pro life argument is-always a heated one.
17. One of the literary text types that serves to provide knowledge, explaining a process, and developing a
concept is called_______.
a. essay b. informative c. journalistic d. literary
18. What do you call a type of text in which it is an eye-catching, punchy headline, issues of public interest, and
concise language?
a. essay b. informative c. journalistic d. literary
19. It is a wide variety of imaginative and creative writing that leads to the appreciation of a variety of subjects is
called _______.
a. essay b. informative c. journalistic d. literary
20. What do you call a punctuation marks that are used to show that something has not been expressed?
a. comma b. ellipsis c. hyphen d. period
21. Choose the blank that marks the best place to insert ellipsis points.
“Yet if we_____could scorn, hate and _____pride and fear: ___If we were things born not to shed a tear
______” by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
a.____could b.______pride c._____If d._____”by Percy Bysshe Shelley
22. Which words express agreement?
a. That’s not quite true. c. Not really, it’s very important.
b. That’s good to know. d. Okay, but I’m not good at it.
23. Which words express disagreement?
a. Okay, I’m good at it. c. That’s true, Sam was there too.
b. I’m afraid not but we have to go somewhere. d. That would be nice.

Choose what poetry device is used in the following:

24. The hissing of the snake made me shoo it away.
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyme
25. “I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.”
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyme
26. doubting, drearing dreams no mortal
enter dared to dream before.
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyme
27. along the window sill, the lipstick stabs
Glittered in their steel shells.
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyme
28. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door
a. alliteration b. assonance c. consonance d. rhyme
29. The bubbling brook breaks
a. alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyme
30. Describe the school boy’s attitude towards the school in the poem, “Seven Ages of Man”?
a. crying b. enjoying c. exciting d. whining
31. What is compared to the “stage” in the first two lines?
a. challenges b. drama c. lifestyle d. presentation
32. According to the speaker or persona in the poem, what physical and mental changes take place as a man
reaches the sixth and seventh ages?
a. alive and kicking c. old and childishness
b. teenager that seeks attention d. old and funny
33. From the poem, the following are the descriptions of being an old age, EXCEPT:
a. sans eyes b. sans taste c. sans teeth d. shining morning face
34. What is the fourth stages of man according to the poem?
a. infant b. lover c. old d. soldier
35. Describe what is being compared to the word “reputation”.
a. good career b. mere oblivion c. unwillingly to school d. woeful ballad
36. How would you describe Grendel?
a. aloof b. bad tempered c. greedy monster d. selfish
37. What did Grendel do to his victims?
a. drowned b. stabbed c. swallowed d. tear into pieces
38. Why did Beowulf go to Heorot?
a. because Heorot was his father.
b. because he is a hero and want to save Heorot’s village
c. because he wants to marry the queen
d. because he will give son to Grendel’s mother
39. A type of poetry in which the character possessed an enormous strength and serve as a hero is called _______.
a. epic b. lyric c. music d. short story
40. What happened to Grendel after the fight?
a. become stronger b. hiding c. shrink until death d. runaway
41. What did King Hrothgar do to Beowulf?
a. let Beowulf replaced him as a King c. ordered to kill Beowulf
b. let Beowulf exiled from their place d. warned Beowulf
42. Who is the speaker or persona in the poem, “Mother to Son”?
a. brother b. mother c. son d. writer
43. To what does the speaker compare her life?
a. palace b. rope stair c. stone d. stair
44. What is the speaker doing?
a. giving up b. sleeping until death c. still sacrificing d. tired of doing everything
45. What kind of stairway is the mother’s life different from?
a. crystal stair b. golden stair c. stair full of tacks d. wooden stair
46. How would you describe the love of the mother to her son?
a. expensive b. faded c. fake d. priceless
47. In a song “Where Are You Going To?”, what does the emotion evoked?
a. lonely b. happiness c. sad d. curious
48. What is the best way to live life according to the song?
a. to know your directions in life c. to achieve your dreams
b. to live life to the fullest d. all of the choices
49. How does the song’s message relate to your life?
a. to do things whatever it takes c. to have a purpose driven life
b. to go wherever you want d. to make decisions abruptly
50. To what does the speaker compare her life?
a. palace b. rope stair c. stone d. stair

*** “Lessons are repeated until learned.”***

Whatever you can do today, do it now. For we can’t turn back time once wasted.
GOD BLESS TAKERS! 
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 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CARAGA Administrative Region
Division of Agusan del Sur
DATU LIPUS MAKAPANDONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
D.O Plaza Avenue, Poblacion, Rosario, Agusan del Sur

FIRST QUARTER EXAM IN ENGLISH 9

Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Section: ________________________________ Score: __________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES
Directions: Read the following questions carefully, choose the correct answer and write the corresponding letter of your choice
that answers or completes each question.

1. What lyric poetry about a slow popular song of love that tells a story (such as a story about a famous person from history)?
a. free verse b. ballad c. epic d. sonnet
2. Which is a long and narrative poem that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure?
a. ballad b. short story c. lyric d. epic
3. What literary works has a meaningful expression of significant human experiences where powerful words are used to signify the
beauty and grandeur of life?
a. essay b. legend c. poem d. dialogue
4. What is alliteration?
a. Repetition of vowel sounds at the end of the words. c. Repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line.
b. Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of the words. d. It suggests actions, movements, and meanings.
5. Which is true about Mordred?
a. He is a king. b. He is a king’s prince. c. He is a king’s foe d. He is a king’s knight.
6. Who wrote the “Seven Ages of Man”?
a. William Shakespeare b. Langston Hughes c. Thomas Malory d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7. Who talks or speaks in the poem?
a. character b. persona c. speaker d. author
8. Who killed the monstrous Grendel and became the hero of Heorot?
a. Beowulf b. King Hrothgar c. King Arthur d. Sir Gawain
9. Which is an example of assonance?
a. All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. c. The bubbling brook breaks.
b. Some late visitor entreating entrance at. d. window still, the lipstick stabs.
10. Which line is from the poem “The Seven Ages of Man”?
a. And then, in the morning crowds surrounded Herot, warriors coming to that hall.
b. Here lies Arthur, who was once king and king will be again.
c. And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all. That ends
d. Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it.
11. The line, “doubting, dreading dreams no mortal enter dared to dream before” is an example of _________.
a. alliteration b. onomatopoeia c. consonance d. rhyme
12. “Hissing of the snake” is an example of ___________________.
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
13. Why is imagery needed in a poem?
a. to show senses (visual, hearing, etc.) to the readers c. to suggest actions and movements
b. to add rhyming sounds within words d. to repeat its sounds
14. What is the tone of the poem, “Mother to Son”?
a. serious b. happy c. sad d. optimistic
15. From the poetry “Mother to Son”, what does the stairway symbolize?
a. ambition b. life c. challenges d. success
16. How did the persona or mother of the poem manage the test in life?
a. She stopped. b. She enjoyed. c. She climbed d. She rested.
17. Why did Beowulf help Herot?
a. to kill Grendel b. to save the people c. to prove his strength d. to become a hero
18. From the story “The Day of Destiny”, how would you describe King Arthur as a king?
a. kind b. God fearing c. brave d. loyal
19. What does the poem “A Psalm of Life” urge us to do as we live our life?
a. People should continue to appreciate life on earth as very important and real.
b. A time to act is NOW, to make spiritual, moral and intellectual marks in this world.
c. People should work toward personal achievement and moral aspect.
d. A time to act as heroes amidst the earth strife.
20. If you were the child in the poem, how would you feel towards your mother?
a. I’m proud. b. I’m inspired. c. I’m guilty. d. I’m love.
21. If you were the mother in the poem, how did you inspire a life of a struggling man?
a. by giving of best advices c. guide them when things go wrong
b. encourage them through examples d. all of the above
22. What is the difference between the son of Hrothgar and Beowulf?
a. Hrothgar’s son is a coward while Beowulf is a brave man. c. Hrothgar’s son is ugly while Beowulf is handsome.
b. Hrothgar’s son is a monster while Beowulf is a dragon. d. Hrothgar’s son is clumsy while Beowulf is strong.
23. How do you compare Englishmen (King Arthurs’ men) to Filipinos?
a. Englishmen are mostly Christians like Filipinos. c. Filipinos are commonly kind-hearted like Englishmen.
b. Englishmen are brave and strong like Filipinos. d. Filipinos are English speakers like Englishmen.
24. The symbol for ellipsis is five dots.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. I don’t know
25. Which is NOT properly punctuated with a hyphen?
 a. 45-90 b. son in-law c. co-opted d. good-for-nothing
26. Which contraction is incorrect?
a. willn’t b. climbin’ c. fore’er d. hasn’t
27. How are we going to hyphen “one hundred thirty eight”?
a. one-hundred thirty eight c. one hundred thirty-eight
b. one hundred-thirty eight d. one-hundred-thirty-eight
28. How does contractions change “have not”?
a. haven’t b. have’nt c. ha’vent d. havent’
29. How does plural form of “parents son” change with apostrophe?
a. parent’s son b. parents’ son c. parents’s son d. parent’s’ son
30-34. IDENTIFYING ERROR. Identify word/phrase in the sentence which is not properly punctuated or capitalized.
30. Allans’ brother wasn’t around when the queen arrived.
a b. c. d.
31. She asked, “why are you alone?”
a. b. c. d.
32. Is this the place where I should stay?
a. b. c. d.
33. Last march, she went to the stage to receive her diploma.
a. b. c. d.
34. The pediatrician would be forty on monday.
a. b. c. d.
35. “The mountaineers climb the peak without feeling tired.” Which is the correct synonym of the italized word?
a. go forward b. ascend c. move quickly d. reach
36. What is synonym of narrow?
a. clear b. stumble c. slender d. chide
37. What type of reading is this, “If you can dream- and make your dreams your master”?
a. literary b. informative c. journalistic d. scientific
38. Which is true about journalistic?
a. It is having the characteristics of humane learning. c. It involves to news updates.
b. It is imparting knowledge of the written text. d. It relates to an object of study.
39-43: PARAPHRASING. How would you apply what you have learned from these following lines of “A Psalm of Life” and “If”?
39. Life is but an empty dream.
a. We’re sleeping in our life. c. Our life is nothing but untrue.
b. We have to dream in our life. d. Our life is compared to a nightmare.
40. In the world’s broad field of battle.
a. The world is like fighting in a world II. c. The world is not a peaceful place.
b. The world needs a soldier like us. d. The world is full of challenges to fight.
41. Let the dead past bury its dead.
a. to forget the past. b. to mourn the past. c. to bury the past. d. to change the past.
42. Learn to labor and to wait.
a. to rush and labor b. to snap and go c. to put an effort and hold back d. to set up and let go
43. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue
Or walk with kings – nor lose the common touch
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you.
If all men count with you, but none too much
If you can fill me the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run
Yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
And – which is more – you’ll be a man, my son!
a. Do not waste time. Use every minute of it wisely. c. Overcome obstacles in life.
b. Don’t give up in every trial that you’re facing. d. All of the above.
44-45: How would you rewrite a dialogue using quotation mark correctly?
Eva: How are you today?
Ben: I’m fine
Eva: Did you write your assignment?
Ben: Yes, of course.
44. a. “Ana” asked how are you today? c. Ben answered, I’m fine”.
b. Ana asked”, how are you today? d. Ben answered, “I’m fine.”
45. a. Eva asked, “Did you write your assignment?” c. Ben answered”, Yes, of course.
b. “Eva asked”, Did you write your assignment? d. “Ben answered, Yes, of course”

II. ESSAY (5 points)

46-50. Directions: Expound the quote shortly but profoundly, “Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pull.”
CRITERIA FOR WRITING
Relevance 2
Sentence Structure 1
Organization of Thoughts 1
Neatness 1
Total 5 points

Whatever you can do today, do it now. For we can’t turn back time once wasted.
GOD BLESS TAKERS! 