Quarter 3 Major Exam in English 9

Test 1. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to the correct
answer.
1. Julia’s favorite haunt in the story “The Trout” is the
a. Dark Walk b. river c. Ireland d. forest
2. “Mother, don’t make it a horrible old moral story!” This was Julia’s utterance to
her mother when the latter told the stories about the trout to her rapt son. This is
what we glean about one aspect of Julia’s character:
a. rudeness c. growing sense of realism
b. impatience d. being passionate
3. For the little brother, traversing the pitch dark tunnel can be an ordeal because
“his legs were so short and she had gone out of the far end while he was still
screaming and racing.” Ordeal means _____________.
a. scary c. hurtful
b. a severe trial or experience d. unforgettable
4. In the story “Locomotive” by William Saroyan, everybody thought the Indian—
who called himself “Locomotive” – was a loony for the following reasons, except
one. Choose that which does not belong.
a. He was dressed in an eccentric manner.
b. He called himself “Locomotive”.
c. He conducted himself in a strange manner, like going around town on a
donkey.
d. He made spur-of-the-moment decisions, like when he bought an automobile.
5. If you were to read symptomatically, the impression people have about the Indian
stems from one of the following reasons:
a. People are taken by appearances.
b. People respect and give the best treatment to moneyed people.
c. People, especially the Whites, show compassion towards the colored people,
especially the Indians.
d. The Whites regard the Indians as half-human, primitive, and uncivilized
creatures.
6. The Indian belongs to this tribe:
a. Sioux b. Mohican c. Ojibway d. Omaha
7. He was called “England’s Ambassador to America” because his poems were so
loved in the United States. One of his famous poem is “God’s Gift” Who is this
contemporary English writer?
a. Alfred Noyes c. William Henry Davies
b. Alfred Edward Housmann d. Sean O’Faolain
8. His dismissal from school led him to become a tramp, a “career” he was forced to
abandon when he lost a foot after falling from a train. Who is this contemporary
English writer?
a. Alfred Noyes c. William Henry Davies
b. Alfred Edward Housmann d. Sean O’Faolain
9. In the poem “Ambition”, it is this that led to the speaker’s downfall.
a. Ambition b. Greed c. Success d. Pride
10. The line “ascended into hell” refers to this:
a. The speaker was doomed.
b. The higher the ladder of success the speaker achieved, the deeper into the
mess he or she got in.
c. Hell is not a place below the earth, after all.
d. The narrator ascended literally to hell.
11. “Ascended into hell” is an example of this figure speech.
a. Irony b. Metaphor c. Oxymoron d. Hyperbole
 12. The speaker’s descent and fall is his corresponding paradise. This line means
_____________.
a. The speaker’s fall was his redemption.
b. Heaven is not a literal place above the earth, after all.
c. The narrator saw literally a glimpse of heaven.
d. Ambition and success can be intoxicating.
13. Below is an excerpt from the poem “When I Was One and-Twenty.”

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”

The piece of advice embodied in these lines is:

a. to be generous c. to be lothario
b. to remain unattached d. to enjoy life
14. “The heart out of the bosom was never given in vain.
‘Tis paid with sighs aplenty
And sold for endless rue.”

Rue means _________________.

a. regret b. anger c. liver d. river
15. “But I was one and twenty
No use to talk to me.”
These lines reveal the following attitude of the speaker, except one. Choose that
does not belong.
a. hard-headed b. rash c. impulsive d. immoderate
For items 16-25, identify what type of verbal is the underlined word or words in each
item.
16. Feeling sick from eating 2 cheeseburgers, the little girl took some Pepto-Bismol.
a. Gerund b. Participle c. Infinitive d. Verb
17. Jennifer said the best place to go on Friday is Playtime Pizza.
a. Gerund b. Participle c. Infinitive d. Verb
18. The plan accepted by the committee involves a tax cut.
a. Gerund b. Participle c. Infinitive d. Verb
19. Getting up early in the morning is sometimes a challenge.
a. Gerund b. Participle c. Infinitive d. Verb
20. To give a smile brings joy to others.
a. Gerund b. Participle c. Infinitive d. Verb
21. It ______ a lot this week.
a. has been snowing c. has snowed
b. had been snowing d. had snowed
22. He _____ his watch when he went home.
a. has been selling c. has sold
b. had been selling d. had sold
23. I’m tired because I _______ since last week.
a. have been working out c. have worked out
b. had been working out d. had worked out
24. Martha _______________ three minutes a day before she broke her leg.
a. has been walking c. has walked
b. had been walking d. had walked
25. Cathy ______________ the piano for 35 years when she was finally asked to do
a solo with the local orchestra.
a. has been playing c. has played
b. had been playing d. had played
 26. He ________ to many shops before he found the gift for his girlfriend.
a. has been going c. has gone
b. have been going d. had gone
27. She ________ with her parents for a long time already.
a. has been living c. has lived
b. had been living d. had lived
28. I _______ all day that’s why my eyes are tired.
a. have been reading c. have read
b. had been reading d. had read
29. _____________ a spaceship?
a. has the Philippines been producing c. has the Philippines produced
b. had the Philippines been producing d. had the Philippines produced
30. _____________ a vaccine for against COVID-19 before Chinese did?
a. have the Americans been discovering
b. had the Americans been discovering
c. have the American discovered
d. had the Americans discovered
31. They ___________ each other for some time.
a. have been seeing c. have seen
b. had been seeing d. had seen
32. Several astronauts _________ to the moon.
a. have been going c. have gone
b. had been going d. had gone
33. I _____ them before they ________.
a. meet ; have divorced c. met ; had divorced
b. was able to meet ; were divorcing d. met ; have divorced
34. Richard ______a holiday because he ________ hard for six months.
a. needs ; is working c. is needing ; has worked
b. was needing ; worked d. needed ; had been working
35. I ________ all night, so ________.
a. traveled ; I was tired. c. am travelling ; I am tiring
b. have been travelling ; I was tired. d. have traveled ; I have been tiring
TEST II. Composition/Essay
For items 36-40, write one sample sentence for the given types of verbals.
36. Participle ending in –ed/en.
______________________________________________________________.
37. Gerund as a subject in the sentence.
______________________________________________________________.
38. Participle ending in –ing.
______________________________________________________________.
39. Infinitive as a subject in the sentence.
______________________________________________________________.
40. Gerund as an object of the verb.
______________________________________________________________.