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English 9- Proficiency Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Directions: Identify whether the sentence is in normal or inverted order.


Rarely we can see a lunar eclipse.

a)

Normal

b)

Inverted

2.

Directions: Identify whether the sentence is in normal or inverted order.


Only after dinner can you play your PS5 with your brother.

a)

Normal

b)

Inverted

3.

Directions: Identify whether the sentence is in normal or inverted order.


Never have I seen such a beautiful and heartwarming movie.

a)

Normal

b)

Inverted

4.

Directions: Identify whether the sentence is in normal or inverted order.


I will never drink coffee again.

a)

Normal

b)

Inverted

5.

Directions: Identify whether the sentence is in normal or inverted order.


Inside the room rests Anthony because he was feeling a bit under the weather.

a)

Normal

b)

Inverted

6.

Who is the author of the gothic fiction “The Fall of the House of Usher”?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Hilda Doolittle

c)

Kate Chopin

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

7.

What is the point of view of the story?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

8.

Why did the narrator go to Roderick Usher’s mansion?

a)

Because the author unexpectedly passed by the mansion.

b)

Because the author wanted to interview Roderick Usher for a new novel project.

c)

Because the author received a letter from Roderick Usher, and he is concerned about him.

d)

Because the author wanted to sell Roderick’s mansion.

9.

How Madeline’s illness different from her brother’s?

a)

Madeline’s illness is incurable and his brother’s illness is curable.

b)

Madeline’s illness is cataleptic, while his brother feels things strongly.

c)

Madeline’s illness is just speculation, and his brother’s illness is unidentifiable.

d)

There is no difference at all because both of them are mentally ill.

10.

What does the house symbolize?

a)

It symbolizes the unstable mental and emotional health of Roderick.

b)

It symbolizes the fate and the family of the Ushers.

c)

It symbolizes the fall of the friendship of Roderick and the narrator.

d)

It symbolizes love, hope, and freedom.

11.

Who is the author of the poem “Eurydice”?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Hilda Doolittle

c)

Kate Chopin

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

12.

What point of view does the author use in the poem “Eurydice”?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

13.

Why did Eurydice get stuck in the underworld?

a)

Because she committed a lot of bad things while she was still alive.

b)

Because she betrayed Orpheus.

c)

Because Hades made her stay no matter what happens.

d)

Because Orpheus did not obey the instructions to him, and he looked back.

14.

Did Eurydice accept her fate to stay in the underworld?

a)

Yes, she realized that she doesn’t deserve a man like Orpheus, and she will be happier in the underworld.

b)

Yes, she realized that Hades is better than Orpheus.

c)

No, she waited for Orpheus to come back.

d)

No, she asked help from the ferryman, Charon, to take her to the land of the living.

15.

What is the theme of the poem “Eurydice”?

a)

Everything happens for a reason.

b)

Love knows no boundaries.

c)

A woman can survive without a man.

d)

Trust no one.

16.

What is the real name of the author of the story “Life on the Mississippi”?

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

c)

Mark Twain

d)

William Cullen Bryant

17.

What was the greatest ambition of Mark Twain?

a)

He wanted to be a poet.

b)

He wanted to be a doctor.

c)

He wanted to be a steamboat crew member.

d)

He wanted to be a steamboat pilot.

18.

What was/were the reason(s) why Mark twain wanted to be a steamboat pilot?

a)

Because he wanted to be rich and famous.

b)

Because he wanted to pursue his parents’ dream.

c)

Because he met someone and inspired him to be a steamboat pilot.

d)

Because he wanted to travel around the world and meet new people.

19.

Who discovered the Mississippi river?

a)

Chinese explorers

b)

Greek researchers

c)

European explorers

d)

American researchers

20.

What is the central idea of the text “The Great Mississippi River”?

a)

The river is a symbol of life and adventure.

b)

The bad effects of recreational boating on the marine life or ecology of the river.

c)

The importance of the river to the economic and social well-being of the U.S.

d)

The advantages and disadvantages of the Clean Water Act of 1972.