Pre Test In English Grade 9. First Quarter 556rn

Pre Test in English Grade 9 First Quarter Name : _____________________________________ Score : ______ Grade and Section : ___________________________ Date : ______ I. Poem

Simple Recall : Directions : Read each question carefully then choose an answer from the given. Write it on the space provided. Narrative William Shakespeare Extended

lyric

dramatic

Literary

metaphor Kennings Punctuation

Tone

Beowulf

mood

King Arthur

Informative

hyperbole

device mark text __________1. It is an old English epic about a warrior who fought and defeated a monster named Grendel. __________2. He is a legendary British leader who has ruled Camelot and has won the heart of Guinevere. __________3. It is a meaningful musical expression of significant human experiences where powerful words are used to signify the beauty of life. __________4. They combine two words to create an evocative and imaginative alternative word. __________5. The speaker’s attitude towards the subject can be gleamed from the quality of the language the poet used. __________6. It is a type of poetry that narrates events and tells stories. __________7. It is used to create sense, clarity and stress in a sentence. __________8. It is a feature of a lyric poem that presents comparison over several lines throughout the poem. __________9. It refers to the typical structure used by the writers in their works to convey messages in a simple manner to the readers. __________10. It serves to inform, provides or discloses information, instructive or instructional. II.

Matching Type : Directions: Match the literary device in Column A with an example in Column B. Write the letter on the space provided.

Column A ___1. Simile ___2. Onomatopoeia ___3. Consonance ___4. Assonance ___5. Alliteration

Column B a. The bussing bee flew away. b. A big bully beats a baby boy. c. Raj rejects the tape deck and ejects projectile. d. Your love is like the sun that lights up my whole world. e. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

III.

Identification : Directions : Write S if the given words ( pair) have the same vowel sounds, D if they don’t have. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____1. Key – k ( letter) _____2. Sweet – suite _____3. Stick – steak

IV.

Identification : Directions : Write S if the given words ( pair) have the same meanings, A if they don’t have. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____1. Dwelling – abode _____2. Yearning – craving _____3. Built – wrecked V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

_____4. Red – read ( past tense ) _____5. Vouch - pouch _____6. Law – so

_____4. Tally - score _____5. Indolent - lazy _____6. Rich – affluent

Punctuation : Directions : Rewrite each sentence then provide the correct punctuation. romeo and juliet is the greatest love story of all time _________________________________________________________ theres a hero if you look inside your heart _________________________________________________________ ouch the stove is hot _________________________________________________________ jerry won the game and shouted horray _________________________________________________________ love is like a rose ___________________________________________________________

VI.

Grammar : Directions : Identify the part which contains the error. Write the letter of the answer on the space provided. A B C

_____1. I want to finish my study. _____2. My friend and me went to Ozamis last week. _____3. My mother wants to prepared everything before we leave. _____4. His parents will arrived next week. _____5. Did you sent me an email? _____6. Please louder your voice. _____7. Her hobbies include singing and to dance.

_____8. She found it difficult to breath. _____9. I want to give you advices. _____10. I wish I am a fairy so I could turn you into a princess.