NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

“The Institution for Better Life”

BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOL
Laoag City, Philippines

2nd Quarter Exam in English 9

Name:__________________________________ Section:__________ Date:___________ Score:______

Instructions: Read and analyze the items carefully and encircle the letter of the best answer.
Note: No copying. No erasures. Don’t mutilate the test paper.
1. Which of the following does not describe the Puritan writings?

A. Unnatural C. Happy
B. Gloomy D. Pessimistic

2. Who is the writer who stood out as the crowning glory of the Puritan period?

A. John Dryden C. John Bunyan

B. John Milton D. John John

3. This literary piece is considered as the greatest religious epic in the English language.

A. Biag ni Lam-ang C. Paradise Lost

B. Beowulf D. Song to Roland

4. Who is the greatest prose writer of the Puritan period?

A. John Dryden C. John Bunyan

B. John Milton D. John John

5. Between 1660 and 1744, what generation of writers was developed?

A. Classical or Neo-classical School C. Naturalism

B. Romanticism D. Feminism

6. This poem is composed of two rhyming iambic pentameter lines which was apt for moralizing and satires. What do you
call this established verse form during the restoration period?

A. Elegy C. Sonnet
B. Heroic Couplet D. Ode

7. Who is considered to be the noted satirist of the restoration period? He held up to ridicule human folly and weaknesses in
Gulliver’s Travels.

A. Jonathan Swift C. John Milton

B. John Bunyan D. Alfred Lord Tennyson

8. How is a Petrarchan or Italian sonnet different from a Shakespearean sonnet? It has a rhyme scheme of

A. ABBA ABBA CDCDCD

B. ABABCDCDEFEFGG
C. ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
D. AABBCCDDEEFFGG

10. Who is considered to be the chief representative of classicism in English literature?

A. Alexander the Great C. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Alexander Pope D. John Milton

11. These are shorts statements that are thoughtful and witty.

A. Elegies C. Epigrams
B. Odes D. Sonnets

12. This is a form of fast reading that allows the readers to get information quickly.

A. Scanning C. Browsing
B. Skimming D. Skipping
13. The literature of this period reflected the effects of the American and French Revolutions.

A. Victorian Period C. Romantic Period

B. Puritan Period D. Elizabethan Period

14. Who wrote Ode to the West Wind?

A. William Wordsworth C. Thomas Gray

B. William Blake D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

15. This figure of speech is use when comparing two unlike objects through the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’. What do you call this
figure of speech?

A. Simile C. Personification
B. Metaphor D. Synecdoche

16. This figure of speech is used when comparing two unlike objects without the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’. What do you call this
figure of speech?

A. Simile C. Personification
B. Metaphor D. Synecdoche

17. This figure of speech is used when giving an idea, object, or animal the attributes of a human being. What do you call this
figure of speech?

A. Simile C. Personification
B. Metaphor D. Synecdoche

18. This figure of speech is used when a part is used to represent the whole. What do you call this figure of speech?

A. Simile C. Personification
B. Metaphor D. Synecdoche

20. This figure of speech is used when a word is used to substitute a noun for a closely related to it. What do you call this
figure of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy D. Allusion

21. This figure of speech is used when a writer/speaker is exaggerating what he/she says/writes. What do you call this figure
of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy D. Allusion

22. This figure of speech is used when a writer makes use a reference to something or someone in history or literature to
describe an idea that, otherwise, would entail a lengthy explanation. What do you call this figure of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy D. Allusion

23. This figure of speech is used when the writer is addressing an absent person, a personified inanimate being, or an
abstraction as though present. What do you call this figure of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy D. Allusion

24. It is a statement that contradicts itself but contains some truth to it. What do you call this figure of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Paradox
B. Simile D. Repetition

25. It is used when certain words or lines in a poem are repeated for emphasis or clarity. What do you call this figure of
speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Paradox
B. Simile D. Repetition

26. Who wrote the poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?

A. Alfred Lord Tennyson C. William Wordsworth

B. Thomas Gray D. E.E. Cummings

27. Who wrote the poem, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?

A. William Blake C. William Wordsworth

B. Thomas Gray D. E.E. Cummings
28. Who wrote the poem, Crossing the Bar?

A. Alfred Lord Tennyson C. William Wordsworth

B. Thomas Gray D. E.E. Cummings

29. It is the feeling that the writer wants the reader to get from a work of literature. What do you call this feeling?

A. Mood C. Schadenfreude
B. Tone D. Mode

30. This is the problem faced by the characters in a story, and it’s either internal or external. What do you call this element of
a story?

A. Conflict C. Theme
B. Characterization D. Setting

31. This indicates not only time and place but also the social environment. What do you call this element of a story?

A. Point of View C. Theme

B. Characterization D. Setting

32. It is considered as the angle of narration in a story. It can be categorized into three namely, first person, second person,
and third person. What do you call this element of a story?

A. Point of View C. Theme

B. Characterization D. Tone

33. This is the narrator’s dominant attitude toward the subject or topic in a story. What do you call this element of a story?

A. Point of View C. Theme

B. Characterization D. Tone

34. This is a literary technique in which writers develop their characters in the story. What do you call this element of a
story?

A. Point of View C. Theme

B. Characterization D. Tone

35. It is the expression of a universal truth or philosophy in a story. It is usually where the story revolves. What do you call
this element of a story?

A. Point of View C. Theme

B. Characterization D. Tone

36. It is used to indicate or stress an important point using the forefinger. The arm is usually raised on the level of the
shoulder. What kind of gesture is this?

A. Index C. Prone
B. Supine D. Clenched Fist

37. I is done with the arm extended on the level of the shoulder or higher with open hand palm up. What kind of gesture is
this?

A. Index C. Prone
B. Supine D. Clenched Fist

38. It is made with the arm extended generally on the level of the shoulder or slightly higher with the fingers closed on a very
tight grip. This is often used to show wrath, anger, or indignation. What kind gesture is this?

A. Index C. Bow Down

B. Prone D. Clenched Fist

39. It is done with arm extended on the level of the shoulder or slightly lower with open hand palm down moved gently
upward and downward as if motioning for silence. What kind of gesture is this?

A. Index C. Bow down

B. Supine D. Clenched Fist

40. It is done with the head sometimes including the half of the body in prostrate position as if in submission. This is usually
used when you want to acknowledge someone or something humbly. What kind of gesture is this?

A. Index C. Bow down

B. Supine D. Clenched Fist
II. Instructions: Read the following items and identify what figure of speech is used. Choose the letter of the best answer in
the box and write your answer on the space provided before each item.

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole

D. Personification E. Apostrophe

__________41. The paper is as light as a feather.

__________42. The ocean was a raging bull.

__________43. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

__________44. The streetlight was my security guard.

__________45. A gentle summer wind feels like a soft cotton sheet.

__________46. The ship plows the sea.

__________47. Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky.

__________48. All the world's a stage.

__________49. My little brother eats like a pig.

__________50. The tears flowed like a river.

__________51. Mr. Smith drank his tea in oceans.

__________52. Mom tore through my messy room looking for it.

__________53. The mayor's voice was a strong weapon.

__________54. The horse moved with lightning speed.

__________55. O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men.

III. Instruction: Encircle the letter of the figure of speech that is used in each of the item.

56. When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.

A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Personification D. Simile

57. Her conscious tail her joy declared.

A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Apostrophe D. Personification

58. Speech is silver, silence is golden.

A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Antithesis D. Irony

59. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to
judge the earth………

A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Apostrophe D. Simile

60. I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

A. Metaphor B. Irony C. Climax D. Hyperbole

IV. Instruction: Circle the letter of the word that most clearly expresses the mood in each passage.

61. Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed
beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished
dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
A. hesitant C. amused
B. encouraging D. angry

2. A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to
produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox,
rabies, and polio.
A. objective C. regretful
B. arrogant D. funny

3. We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who
were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind
grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.
A. forgiving C. angry
B. sorrowful D. comic

4. Why do these things always happen to me?, Brad wondered. First I forget an important meeting, and nobody
reminds me until it’s over. Then my boss dumps a big project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. And to
top everything off, I leave my wallet on the bus.
A. comic C. optimistic
B. self-pitying D. angry

5. Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming
of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year
I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh.
A. unsure C. longing
B. joyous D. optimistic

Prepare by:

EDWARD O. ALMAZAN JR
Instructor

Noted by:

PROF. NELSON S. LACADIN

Principal