ILIGAN CAPITOL COLLEGE

Mahayahay, Iligan City

Basic Education Department

1st Preliminary Examination
English 9
1 Semester, SY 2019-2020
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Name: _______________________________________ Permit Number: _______________

Class Schedule: _____________________________________ Date: _________________________
Instructor: Maribess A. Alconcel Score: _________________________

I. Select the letter of the word that most closely matches the meaning of the underlined
word. Use the other words in the sentence as clues to the correct meaning. NO ERASURES
_____ 1. The generous people fed the emaciated lost dog.
a. Fierce b. calm c. thin d. tame
_____ 2. She invariably leaves her homework at home and must turn it in late.
a. purposefully b. hated c. happily d. always
_____ 3. The mother bathed the baby in the tepid water.
a. lukewarm b. hot c. muddy d. cold
_____ 4. The car collector bought the vintage Ford Mustang.
a. rose colored b. broken down c. real d. classic
_____ 5. The slovenly boy never cleaned his room or washed his hands.
a. proud b. sloppy c. careful d. little
_____ 6. The policeman arrested the speeder for flagrantly disobeying the speed limit.
a. joyfully b. cautiously c. obviously d. sadly
_____ 7. The city council concurred with the excellent recommendations of the library committee.
a. agreed b. rejected c. argued d. stopped
_____ 8. A man of few words, he is known for his brevity.
a. briefness b. athleticism c. laughter d. skills
_____ 9. He wouldn’t allow the boy to be subject to any more bullying.
a. told b. exposed c. topic d. authority
_____ 10. The family went to the National Park so they could commune with nature.
a. travel to work b. live as a group c. exchange d.communicate
_____ 11. The microscope showed minute differences in the tissue samples.
a. brief b. tiny c. dancing d. 60 seconds
_____ 12. The lively puppy upset the table and broke all the dishes.
a. turned over b. worried c. jumped d. troubled
_____ 13. The judge ruled the contract was invalid.
a. hopeless b. sickly c. void d. tired
_____ 14. When the wolf howls, the shy girl quails in the corner.
a. birds b. wails c. cooks d. shrinks
_____ 15. Mr. Carson is a man of great import.
a. trading b. products c. significance d. travels
_____ 16. When school is over my sister will progress to the next grade.
a. advancement b. move c. promotion d. inspect

II. Identify whether the sentence is SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX or COMPUND-COMPLEX.

Write,
A-SIMPLE, B-COMPOUND, C-COMPLEX and D-COMPUND-COMPLEX. NO ERASURES
_____ 17. The Americanization of Shadrach Cohen is a short story about values by Bruno Lessing.
_____ 18. Shadrach Cohen had two sons, Abel and Gottlieb.
_____ 19. When Abel and Gottlieb moved to New York, they opened their own business in their father's
name.
_____ 20. The business was successful, so Abel and Gottlieb told their father to join them in New York City.
_____ 21. When Shadrach came, he brought Marta, the family maidservant.
_____ 22. When the ship landed, Shadrach was met by two dapper-looking young men.
_____ 23. Each son wore a flashy tie with a diamond pin.
_____ 24. Shadrach's sons welcomed him to the new land, but they were amazed by his old fashioned
appearance.
_____ 25. Shadrach looked like so many new immigrants that Gottlieb and Abel had ridiculed in the past.
_____ 26. Gottlieb and Abel first wanted to take their father to a barbershop to trim his beard to make him
look more like an American.

III. Simple Recall: Directions: Read each question carefully then write your answer before
the number. NO ERASURES
_____ 27. What is the name of the Hall built by King Hrothgar in the beginning of the epic?
a. Lords Keep b. Sheafson Hall c. Valhalla d. Heorot Hall
_____ 28. Who is the first antagonist in the epic who attacks the hall every night?
a. Cain b. Geat c. Grendel d. Nowell
_____ 29. How did Beowulf fight Grendel?
a. Sword and shield b. Spear c. Bare handed d. Battle axe
_____ 30. Why can’t the men kill Grendel?
a. They are scared b. They can’t find him c. Weapons do not harm Grendel
d. Grendel wears a ring of invisibility
_____ 31. What kind of hall is Heorot?
a. A mead hall b. A fortress C. A training hall d. A palace for
the king
_____ 32. Paul Bunyan was a giant lumberjack. What does lumberjack mean?
a. a.to raise lumber up off the ground b. a person who cuts down trees
c. a professional ox handler d. a person who live in giant trees
_____ 33. Where was Paul Bunyan born?
a. the Wild West b. Florida c. Maine d. Alaska
_____ 34. Paul Bunyan had a pet; what was its name?
a. Bob the Ox b. Bob the Bear c. Babe the Ox d.Babe the
Bobcat

IV. Identification: Directions: Decide whether each of the following word groups is a
sentence or a sentence fragment. Write S on your paper. If it is a sentence fragment, write F.
NO ERASURES
_____ 35. Taking a canoe trip in Canada.
_____ 36. Sufficient food for a week’s journey.
_____ 37. Others had camped there before us.
_____ 38. Ashes indicated the place.
_____ 39. Where their fire had been.
_____ 40. How clearly was the trail marked?
_____ 41. An Ojibwa village at the end of the trail.
_____ 42. The group spent the morning together.
_____ 43. Talking over plans for the afternoon.
_____ 44. As we rounded a bend in the river.
_____ 45. Could you hear the noise of the waterfall?
_____ 46. Before you could see it.
_____ 47. We could not paddle against the wind unless the guide helped us.
_____ 48. The wind blowing spray over us.
_____ 49. Drenched to the skin.
_____ 50. The rapids in the river were occasional hazards
_____ 51. When he’s finished with that.
_____ 52. After he cleans his room, Carlos can go to the game.
_____ 53. Out of all those students.
_____ 54. I’m looking forward to our trip to Disney World.
_____ 55. Out of all the students in the class, only Miranda passed the test.
 V. Comprehension: Directions: Read and understand the text. Answer the following
questions. Write the letter only. NO ERASURES
Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief. The invention of the
airplane was no exception. Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on December
17, 1903 were excited and impressed, others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea of flying an aircraft
was repulsive to some people. Such people called Wilbur and Orville Wright, the inventors of the first
flying machine, impulsive fools. Negative reactions, however, did not stop the Wrights. Impelled by their
desire to succeed, they continued their experiments in aviation.
Orville and Wilbur Wright had always had a compelling interest in aeronautics and mechanics. As
young boys they earned money by making and selling kites and mechanical toys. Later, they designed a
newspaper-folding machine, built a printing press, and operated a bicycle-repair shop. In 1896, when
they read about the death of Otto Lilienthal, the brothers’ interest in flight grew into a compulsion.
Lilienthal, a pioneer in hang-gliding, had controlled his gliders by shifting his body in the desired
direction. This idea was repellent to the Wright brothers, however, and they searched for more efficient
methods to control the balance of airborne vehicles. In 1900 and 1901, the Wrights tested numerous
gliders and developed control techniques. The brothers’ inability to obtain enough lift power for the
gliders almost led them to abandon their efforts.
After further study, the Wright brothers concluded that the published tables of air pressure on
curved surfaces must be wrong. They set up a wind tunnel and began a series of experiments with model
wings. Because of their efforts, the old tables were repealed in time and replaced by the first reliable
figures for air pressure on curved surfaces. This work, in turn, made it possible for the brothers to design
a machine that would fly. In 1903 the Wrights built their first airplane, which cost less than $1,000. They
even designed and built their own source of propulsion-a lightweight gasoline engine. When they started
the engine on December 17, the airplane pulsated wildly before taking off. The plane managed to stay
aloft for 12 seconds, however, and it flew 120 feet.
By 1905, the Wrights had perfected the first airplane that could turn, circle, and remain airborne
for half an hour at a time. Others had flown in balloons and hang gliders, but the Wright brothers were
the first to build a full-size machine that could fly under its own power. As the contributors of one of the
most outstanding engineering achievements in history, the Wright brothers are accurately called the
fathers of aviation.

_____ 56. The idea of flying an aircraft was ______ to some people.
a. Boring b. distasteful c. exciting d. Answer not available
_____ 57. People thought that the Wright brothers had ______.
a. acted without thinking b. been negatively influenced
c. been too cautious d. been mistaken
_____ 58. The Wrights’ interest in flight grew into a ______.
a. financial empire b. plan c. need to act d. Answer not available
_____ 59. The old tables were _________ and replaced by the first reliable figures for air pressure on
a. destroyed b. invalidated c. multiplied d. curved surfaces.
_____ 60. The Wrights designed and built their own source of _________.
a. force for moving forward b. force for turning around
c. turning d. None of the above