Pre-Test in English Grade 9

First Quarter

Name: ___________________________________________________ Score: _________________

Grade and Section: ______________________________________ Date: _________________

LITERATURE
Directions: Read each question carefully then choose an answer from the given choices. Write it in
your paper.

William
Poem Narrative Tone Beowulf
Shakespeare
Extended
lyric dramatic mood King Arthur
metaphor
Literary device Kennings Punctuation mark Informative text hyperbole

______________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.

FIGURES OF SPEECH
Directions: Match the literary device in Column A with an example in Column B. Write the letter in
your paper.

Column A Column B

______1. Simile a. The bussing bee flew away.

______2. Onomatopoeia b. A big bully beats a baby boy.
______3. Consonance c. Raj rejects the tape deck and ejects projectile.
______4. Assonance d. Your love is like the sun that lights up my whole world.
______5. Alliteration e. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILL

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

_____1. Key – k (letter) _____4. Red – read (past tense)

_____2. Sweet – suite _____5. Vouch - pouch
_____3. Stick – steak _____6. Law – so
VOCABULARY SKILL
Directions: Write S if the given words (pair) have the same meanings, A if they don’t have. Write your
answer in your paper.

_____1. Dwelling – abode _____4. Tally - score

_____2. Yearning – craving _____5. Indolent - lazy
_____3. Built – wrecked _____6. Rich – affluent

PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION

Directions: Rewrite each sentence then provide the correct punctuation.

1. romeo and juliet is the greatest love story of all time

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2. theres a hero if you look inside your heart

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3. ouch the stove is hot

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4. jerry won the game and shouted horray

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5. love is like a rose

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SENTENCE ERROR
Directions: Identify the part which contains the error. Write the letter of the answer in your paper.

_____1. I want to finish my study.

A B C
_____2. My friend and me went to Legazpi last week.
A B C
_____3. My mother wants to prepared everything before we leave.
A B C
_____4. His parents will arrived next week.
A B C
_____5. Did you sent me an email?
A B C
_____6. Her hobbies include singing and to dance.
A B C

VERBALS
Directions: Spot the verbals in the following sentences. There should only be one answer for each
number. Write the answer in your paper.

1. The happy teams play on the old, destroyed building.

2. He is a walking man in one Saturday evening.
3. The guiding star made the three kings possible to locate baby Jesus.
4. Watching TV is my favorite pastime.
5. Now is the best time to start.
6. The blooming flowers in the vase are stunning.
7. Yesterday, I started to read.

WRITING SKILL
Directions: Compose a brief introduction/description of yourself. Please write in cursive. Use the back
page of your paper.

Prepared by:
Sir Aa
06-05-2019