SUMMATIVE TEST
ENGLISH 9
MODULE 1 LESSON 5
Name: ____________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________ Score: ________
Direction: Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the letter of your answer at the space before
each number.
Match the words in Column A with their Antonyms in Column B.
___1. permanent A. destined
___2. harmony B. forlorn
___3. smart C. fleeting
___4. cheerful D. bivouac
___5. uncertain E. strife
___6. happy F. mournful
G. dumb
___7. The poem “A Psalm of Life” is an example of a/an__________ poem.
A. narrative B. lyric C. epic D. dramatic
___8. In the poem “A Psalm of Life,” what according to the poem is our “destined end” or purpose?
A. to enjoy life B. to die C. to live D. to act
___9. From the poem “A Psalm of Life,” what the speaker says life is not?
A. an empty dream B. real C. earnest D. long
___10. According to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what is the best time to act?
A. in the future B. in the past C. at present D. during the time we die
___11. What does the line “learn to labor and to wait” means?
A. Act as heroes. B. Continue to appreciate life.
C. Work towards personal achievement. D. A time to act is now.
Write C if the use of the quotation marks in the following sentences are correct andI if it is otherwise.
___12. “Are we there yet?” she asked.
___13. He asked "when I would be there."
___14. Billy “The Kid” was a famous western gunslinger.
___15. He did “some experimenting in his college days.”
___16. "I didn't see an actual alien being," Mr. Johnson said, "but I sure wish I had."
Write the correct quotation marks of the following statements.
17. Starry Night, by Van Gogh, is a beautiful painting.
18. Mommy, can I have an apple? he asked.
19. The word chandler refers to someone who makes candles.
20. Jim said, you can leave now, Aunt June said.