MARIVELES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-POBLACION

Mariveles, Bataan

Summative Test in English 9

Name: ___________________________ Grade and Section: ______________ Score: _________________
I. Choose the kenning that best describes each item. Choose your answer from box.
a. chant wood f. battle talon k. crest-glider
b. killer-guest g. heavens hall-ruler l. word-hoard
c. flame-snake h. sea-winds cloak m. high battle flames
d. gold-laced hall i. feud-bites n. bone-house
e. protector of nobles j. battle-flame o. gold giver

1. Grendels claw 6. dragon 11. funeral pyre

2. sword 7. wound 12. Grendel
3. body 8. king 13. Beowulf
4. scops harp 9. Herot 14. ships mast
5. ship 10. God 15. vocabulary

II. Paraphrase the following statements:

1. You dont have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things and to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap,
sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.-
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2. When a bird is alive, it eats ants. When the bird is dead, ants eat the bird. Time and circumstances can change
anytime. Dont devalue or hurt anyone. You may be powerful today, but remember that time is more powerful than
you. One tree makes a million matchsticksbut only one matchstick is needed to burn million trees.
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III. Put comma, colon and semi-colon where they are needed. If they are not needed, do not put any.

1. We are having peas carrots roast beef and cake for dinner.
2. Mr. Monroe my English teacher said we have to learn commas.
3. The teachers at Mariveles National High School-Poblacion work hard to teach the students.
4. Tuesday which also happens to be my birthday is the only day we can take the test.
5. We now know the answer to the riddle and it is a chilling one.
6. The computer can perform many calculations at once however it cannon reason at all.
7. I invited Mary for dinner tonight she refused.
8. The following persons should report to principal the school clerk the property custodian the disbursing officer
and the bookkeeper.
9. In the seminar I attended I saw Mr. Santos MAPEH teacher Mrs. Pascual English teacher Mr. Tiangco
Math teacher and Ms. Gomez Filipino teacher.
10. Our shift starts at 5 30 in the morning and ends at 12 00 noon.
 IV. Complete each paragraph by selecting the transition (word or phrase) that best fits in each blank. Do
not use the same transition more than once. Some transitions may seem similar in meaning but your
goal is to choose the ones that create the most effective paragraph.

1. A vegetarian can be defined as someone who does not eat meat, fish, or other animal products such as eggs or
cheese; _____________, he or she eats vegetables, fruits, grains, and seeds. _____________ this diet consists of
non-meat food sources. A vegetarian typically consumes less fat and cholesterol than an individual who consumes
meat. ____________, raising animals for food uses valuable land, water and energy. _________________, adopting
a vegetarian diet helps conserve the valuable resources that our future depends on. (consequently, because,
furthermore, instead, for example)

2. _____________ many educators and parents have praised the Harry Potter series, some Christian parents have
called for a ban on the books on their school and libraries. Some churches have even gone as far as burning the
books, citing biblical injunctions against witchcraft, __________ those in Exodus and Leviticus. ______________,
some Christians believe the books are compatible with Christianity, ______________, that they embody basic
Christian beliefs.
(although, in addition, such as, however, indeed)

3. Massive energy impact is having a negative impact on the planet. _____________, in the summer of 2006, Western
Europe experienced some of the hottest weather on the record. _____________, this temperature is not an isolated
occurrence. _________________, almost every credible scientist today believes that the earth is experiencing
climate change due to the emission of greenhouse gases from cars and coal-burning power plants. Ninety percent
of the energy used in the US comes from fossil fuels, oil, coal, and natural gas, but problems arise from other
sources, too (e.g., nuclear power plants leave radioactive by-products, making storage difficult).
________________, dams are not getting better because the surrounding habitat is destroyed. (in fact, for
example, unfortunately, moreover, but)

V. Identify whats being asked.

_______________1. A unit or group of four lines
_______________2. Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
_______________3. A 14-line poem with specific meter and rhyme scheme
_______________4. A serious, often intensely emotional poem that pays respect to a person or thing
_______________5. A solemn and formal poem about death
_______________6. Putting into your own words the idea of an author
_______________7. This type of text provides information
_______________8. A long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures or history of a place.
_______________9. A product of a wide variety of imaginative and creative writing
_______________10. The measurement of each line in a sonnet which is consist of 5 stressed and 5 unstressed syllable
_______________11. The last six lines of a sonnet
_______________12. Poetry that tells a story
_______________13. A song or songlike poem that tells a story
_______________14. A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
_______________15. Lyric came from the word ___________