HOLY CHILD COLLEGE OF DAVAO

ENGLISH-GRADE 9
LONG QUIZ 1
Name:____________________________________________ Section:________________
TEST I. Identify what is asked in each question.
____________________1. It refers to settlers from the German regions, who made their way over to Britain after the
fall of the Roman Empire around AD 410.
____________________2. One of the two main parts of a clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects,
or phrases governed by the verb.
____________________3. He is a courtier, jealous of Beowulf, who feels inferior to Beowulf.
____________________4. The Father of English literature who was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of
Westminster Abbey.
____________________5. The reporting of what someone has said without using his or her exact words.
____________________6. A lean, lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes
with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt
____________________7. A noun or a pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning.
____________________8. A word which joins together a dependent clause and an independent clause.
____________________9. It connects similar parts of speech or group of words of equal rank.
____________________10. The person or thing about whom the statement is made.
Test II. Change the following to indirect speech.
1.She wanted to know: ”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
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2. The doctor wanted to know: “Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”
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3. Rody :” I am sorry but I can’t come to your baby shower because I am going away for the weekend.”
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4. Dave: “I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.”
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5. The watchmaker asked, “Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place?”
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6. He said, ” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Cubao.”
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7. “I found these beside the king’s bed,” she said.
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8. “Don’t you know the traffic regulations?” the policeman wondered.
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9. Little Johnny to his neighbour, “I am not proud of what I have done.”
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10. Little Johnny to his neighbour:” I am not proud of what I have done.”
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Test III. Circle the conjunctions. In the blank write coord. if the conjunction is coordinating. Write corr. if the
conjunction is correlative. Write sub. if the conjunction is subordinate.
________1. When two or more people are involved, and the action is done by one to another, the reciprocal is used.
________2. In soccer, as long as you head the ball properly, it will not hurt you.
________3. Coach Ramirez debated whether to kick or to run.
________4. When the verdict came in, the defendant sobbed.
________5. Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her.
________6. On holiday he eats nothing but hamburgers and French fries.
________7. Though useful in many ways, these terms and their traditional definitions have been considered lacking in
scientific rigor.
________8. The Jacksons lock their doors every night because thefts occur frequently in their town.
________9. The storm intensified, but the hikers continued their journey.
________10. He looked at the judge for a long time before he declared his innocence.
Test IV. Essay. Choose only one question.
1. Give two examples of irony in “The Pardoner’s Tale.” Explain each example. CRITERIA
2. “The Pardoner’s Tale” is a moral tale about the dangers of money and greed. Mechanics (3) :______
How applicable is this story to today’s society? Content (3) :______
3. Discuss how Ichabod’s powerful imagination leads to his downfall. Organization (3):______
4. What are some themes in the story “The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow”? How Neatness (1) :______
do they relate to the plot and characters? Total (10) :______