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ENGLISH 9 QUIZ 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Grendel live?

a)

deep in the swamp

b)

the jungle

c)

the ocean

d)

the city

2.

What is the name of the place Beowulf came from?

a)

The promise land

b)

Land of the Geats

c)

Land of the monarchs

d)

The Herotland

3.

Who was the King of the Danes?

a)

Grendel

b)

Beowulf

c)

Wiglaf

d)

Hrothgar

4.

What was the name of the Mead Hall?

a)

Herot

b)

Bungalow

c)

Mead Hall

d)

House of the Danes

5.

Who stayed loyal to Beowulf after he was defeated and killed the dragon?

a)

Wiglaf

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Grendel

d)

Alex

6.
Why do the Danes flee Herot at night?
a)
Grendel attacks at night
b)
Beowulf's men are planning to attack them
c)
King Hrothgar moves camp at night
d)
Grendel only attacks during the day
7.
What happens to Grendel?
a)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and he retreats to his cave to die.
b)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and they roast Grendel for dinner.
c)
Grendel wins and takes Beowulf back to his cave as a captive.
d)
Grendel dies in the banquet hall.
8.

Why was Grendel terrorizing Herot?

a)

He disliked Danish food

b)

He was annoyed by the loud music and noises

c)

He had hoped for a pool instead

d)

He was never invited to their parties

9.

Beowulf fights Grendel with ______________

a)

His sword Hrunting

b)

His bare hands

c)

A dagger

10.

Beowulf is thought to be written by

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet

11.

I need you to pick up the following things at the market ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.

a)

semicolon

b)

colon

c)

comma

12.

Choose the correct sentence or sentences.

a)

Even though my brother hates ping pong; I can't get enough of it.

b)

Even though my brother hates ping pong, I can't get enough of it.

c)

Even though my brother hates ping pong. I can't get enough of it.

d)

I can't get enough of ping pong but my brother hates it.

13.

What is skimming?

a)

Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.

b)

Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.

c)

Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.

14.

Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?

a)

Skimming

b)

Scanning

15.

Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of...?

a)

Skimming

b)

Scanning

16.

You find your name in the student's list. This is ...

a)

skimming

b)

scanning

c)

none of them

17.

Which of the following is an interjection?

a)

Stink!

b)

Yikes!

c)

Sun!

d)

Sleep!

18.

An interjection is ...

a)

a type or preposition

b)

a word or words that express emotion

c)

a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a type of punctuation

19.

_____! You made an A+ on the test.

a)

No

b)

Oops

c)

Hmmm

d)

Hooray

20.
A strong interjection is punctuated with a...
a)
period
b)
comma
c)
exclamation mark
d)
question mark