Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School

Borongan City

Second Periodical Test in English 9

I. POETRY
Identify what is being described in each statement below. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is used to make two words shorter by placing an apostrophe where letters have been omitted.
a. Repetition b. contraction c. punctuation d. deletion
2. A poetic device which is a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of lines in a poem.
a. Informal language b. author’s tone c. dramatic monologue d. extended metaphor
3. A poem which is comparatively short, non-narrative in which a single speaker presents a state of mind or an emotional
state.
a. Dramatic monologue b. narrative poem c. didactic poem d. ode
4. It is the speaker’s attitude towards the subject.
a. Tone b. mood c. theme d. plot
5. A type of poetry which aims primarily to teach a lesson.
a. Ode b. lyric c. narrative d. didactic
6. It’s a song transmitted orally which tells a story.
a. Ode b. elegy c. ballad d. dramatic monologue
7. Poetry written for a specific event or occasion.
a. Dramatic monologue b. dramatic poetry c. didactic poetry d. occasional poetry
8. A poem, whose speaker is explicitly someone other than the author, makes a speech to a silent auditor in specific
situation and at a critical moment.
a. Ode b. elegy c. ballad d. dramatic monologue
9. A poem which is a lament for the death of a person.
a. ode b. elegy c. ballad d. epic
10. A long lyric poem with a lengthy expressing emotions and a serious subject.
a. ode b. elegy c. sonnet d. ballad

II. QUOTATION MARKS

11. Which of the following sentences are punctuated correctly?

A: I want it right now! "she demanded angrily." B: "I want it right now! she demanded angrily."
C: "I want it right now!" she demanded angrily. D: none of the above
12. Where should the quotation marks be in this sentence? Do you want it now? I asked.
A: "Do you want it now?" I asked. B: "Do you want it now? I asked." C: Do you want it now? "I asked."
13. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? She said "she felt better" now.
A: yes B: no
14. Correct or Incorrect? Her exact words were, "I feel much better now!"
A: correct B: incorrect
15. Correct or Incorrect? "I am so thrilled to be here! he shouted."
A: correct B: incorrect
16. Where should the quotation marks be in this sentence? Yes, I will attend the charity event, she replied.
A: ""Yes, I will attend" the charity event, "she replied."
B: "Yes, I will attend the charity event," she replied.
C: "Yes," I will attend the charity event, she replied.
17. Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? Elizabeth said she was unhappy.
A: correct B: incorrect
18. Why aren't quotation marks needed for this sentence? He said he wants pizza for dinner tonight.
A: the speaker didn't really want pizza B: the speaker said he wants hot dogs
C: this sentence reports what the speaker said D: none of the above
19. Correct or Incorrect? I wondered, "What will dessert be?"
A: correct B: incorrect
20. Be patient, he said. It will soon be over. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence?
A: "Be patient," he said. "It will soon be over."
B: Be patient, he said. "It will soon be over."
C: "Be patient, he said. It will soon be over.".
III. ELLIPSIS
21. William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences, which most scholars consider to be the opposite of
Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style. One way to show that the above sentence is missing words is to write it in the
following way ________
A. William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences . . . the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.
B. William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences: the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.
C. William Faulkner is known for his long, complicated sentences; the opposite of Ernest Hemingway's stark, spare style.
22. American consumers have started paying attention to what they eat. . . . and they are noticing how far their food travels
to get to their dinner table. The four‐dot ellipsis in the sentence above indicates ________
A. the two sentences are closely related dependent clauses.
B. words have been omitted between the end of the first sentence and the beginning of the second sentence.
C. the two sentences were written by the same author.
23. Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?
A. The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .”
B. The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .?”
C. The twins exchanged looks, and Tess said quietly, “If only we had known before . . .”!

IV. VOCABULARY. Using Context Clues

Read the sentences below. Determine the meaning of the underlined words through the use of context clues. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.

24. She slumbered for hours while the train rolled on.
a. consciousness b. sleep c. wakefulness d. passing
25. I could hear their muffled voices from the next room.
a. passing b. to make sound quieter c. silent d. loud
26. Survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement.
a. open b. harmony c. survived d. temporary shelter
27. I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.
a. endless b. lasting c. passing d. long
28. They earned a magnificent triumph over the invading army.
a. success b. lose c. harmony d. earnest
29. He has a stout heart for not forgiving his friend.
A. weak b. soft c. delicate d. strong
30. She was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled.
a. happy b. sad c. glad d. joyful
31. Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck.
a. destruction b. success c. hit d. smash

V. READING AND LITERATURE

Read the poem carefully. Answer the questions that follow by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
From: ULYSSES
By: Alfred Lord Tennyson

. . .Come my friends.
‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite

The surrounding furrows; for my purpose hold.

To sail beyond the sunset and the bathe
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It maybe we shall touch the Happy Isles,

And see Achilles, whom I’ve known.

. . .move weak by time and fate but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

32. The emotion that the persona in the poem describes is more of ______________________.
a. Confidence b. fearlessness c. pride d. vibrance
33. The predominant poetic device used in the poem is ___________________________.
a. Alliteration b. onomatopoeia c. repetition d. symbolism
34. Line no. 2 contains ___________________.
a. Contraction b. hyphen c. dash d. quotation mark
 35. The poem issues a/an ______________________.
a. Command b. invitation c. plea d. request
36. The poem’s tone is more of a/an _____________________.
a. Admiration b. approval c. persuasion d. triumph
37. The attitude in life that the poem intends to share is to _________________________.
a. Be strong b. have faith c. have purpose in life d. be strong in order to attain a purposeful and meaningful life

The West Wind

It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of bird’s cries;
I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.

For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills,
And April’s in the west wind, and daffodils.

It’s a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine;
Apple orchards blossom there, and the airs’ like wine.

There is cool green grass there were men may lie at rest;
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from their nest. . .

38. In the first line, what is the literary device in the words “warm, wind, the west wind”.
a. Onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
39. The words “my” and “eyes” use what sound device?
a. Onomatopoeia b. repetition c. rhyme d. alliteration
40. In the last line, which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
a. Thrushes b. song c. fluting d. nest
41. What comparison is used in line six?
a. Simile b. metaphor c. personification d. hyperbole
42. This kind of description which appeals to one or more of the five senses is called ______________.
a. Hyperbole b. symbolism c. imagery d. metaphor

VI. CONTRACTIONS. Choose which sentence is correct by writing only the letter of the answer.
43. a. They’re happy to see me. B. There happy to see me.
44. a. I think its going to rain tomorrow. B. I think it’s going to rain tomorrow.
45. a. Nothing can take its place. B. Nothing can take its place.
46. a. You should’nt be late to school. B. You shouldn’t be late to school.
47. a. Their new home is in the city. B. They’re new home is in the city.
48. a. What is their phone number? B. What is they’re phone number?
49. a. I think they’re very nice boys. B. I think their very nice boys.

VII. CONNECTORS. Supply the missing connector in each sentence below. Write the letter of the correct answer.
50. The teacher likes her ___________ she is polite.
a. for b. while c. but d. and
51. The beggar goes ___________ there are many passersby.
a. whenever b. wherever c. in order that d. so that
52. The design is good, __________ it can still be improved.
a. so b. while c. yet d. or
53. Jess is interested in indoor games, __________ his brother is into sports.
a. although b. so that c. so d. while
54. I will attend the meeting __________ there is quorum or none.
a. whether b. wherever c. although d. so
55. The bus driver stopped __________ he could gas up.
a. even though b. so that c. until d. where
56. __________ her husband is in prison, Myla never turned back on him.
a. In case b. As c. Though d. So
57. She is not only our president __________ she is also our muse.
a. and b. while c. so d. but
58. We talked __________ the sun set.
a. until b. unless c. as soon as d. wherever
59. I talked to her __________ I know that she is angry with me.
a. so b. although c. since d. after
60. I enjoyed your party ___________ I had to leave early.
a. and b. so c. or d. but