Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
SCHOOL DIVISION OFFICE – MALABON CITY
DISTRICT OF MALABON IIB
#2 Leoño St., Tañong, Malabon City
TAÑONG INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SECOND QUARTER
SUMMATIVE TEST #1
ENGLISH 9

Name: __________________________________________ Date:

Grade & Section: __________________________________ Teacher: _______________________

PROSE OR POETRY: Write whether the following statements are PROSE or POETRY.

1. Is a special kind of artistic writing. PO

2. Well-chosen words which are so intricately woven to convey lots of ideas, making each word
very essential. PO
3. Most concerned about the accuracy of grammatical structure, punctuations, capitalization, and
syntax. PR
4. It is a way of blending art with language. PO
5. A literary piece presented in the pattern of natural, straightforward, and ordinary language
written in sentences that are arranged in paragraphs. PR
6. Written in sentences forming paragraphs. PR
7. Has loose grammar and punctuation. PO
8. Usually straightforward, ordinary, and natural language usage. PR
9. Informational, logical, practical. PR
10. Observes strict grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. PR
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your separate answer
sheet.
11. A group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse.
A. Stanza C. Rhythm
B. Rhyme D. Meter
12. Two lines that rhyme:
A. Couplet C. Quatrain
B. Sestet D. Tercet
13. The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of each line.
A. Stanza C. Rhythm
B. Rhyme D. Meter
14. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line, giving the poem a regular beat.
A. Stanza C. Rhythm
B. Rhyme D. Meter
15. Each group of stressed and unstressed syllable is called _____.
A. Dimeter C. Foot
B. Tetrameter D. Tercet
16. It is the feeling or the atmosphere that the reader gets when he is reading a text.
A. Tone C. Figurative Language
B. Imagery D. Mood
17. The use of vivid words that appeal to the five senses in order to deepen the reader’s understanding of
the text.
A. Tone C. Figurative Language
B. Imagery D. Mood
18. The attitude of the writer about a subject.
A. Tone C. Figurative Language
B. Imagery D. Mood
19. refers to a language that conveys deeper and more complex meaning of words than what it literally
suggests.
A. Tone C. Figurative Language
B. Imagery D. Mood
20. The following sentences are Simile EXCEPT:
A. Her beauty is like a rose. C. As fast as a cheetah.
B. As slow as a sloth. D. All the world is a stage.
RHYTHM AND METER
21. WAN:dered
A. foot C. trimeter
B. dimeter D. tetrameter
22. the DA:ffo:DILS
A. foot C. trimeter
B. dimeter D. tetrameter
23. o'er VALES and HILLS
A. foot C. trimeter
B. dimeter D. tetrameter
24. be:SIDE the LAKE, be:NEATH the TREES
A. foot C. trimeter
B. dimeter D. tetrameter
25. when ALL at ONCE i SAW a CROWD
A. foot C. trimeter
B. dimeter D. tetrameter
ESSAY: How can you connect life through poetry? (5pts.)
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2Q-M1-Q2 ANSWER KEY:
1- A
2- B
3- A
4- A
5- B
6- D
7- A
8- A
9- A
10- C