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Placement Quiz Gr. 9

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

a)

kidney failure

b)

heart trouble

c)

pneumonia

d)

detached retinas

2.
What is significant about the story's setting?
a)
The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.
b)
It takes place in a large house.
c)
The story encompasses one hour.
d)
The setting makes no difference.
3.

What does Louise say repeatedly while looking out the window?

a)

"Free"

b)

"Finally"

c)

"Freedom"

d)

"Yay

4.

How did Mrs. Mallard feel AFTER experiencing her initial grief over her husband's death?

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

jealous

5.

The story is written in ______ person point of view.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

6.
The climax of the story is
a)
Josephine knocking at the door
b)
Mr. Mallard walking through the door
c)
When doctors said she died of joy
d)
When Richards and Josephine told Mrs. Mallard her husband died
7.
What is the best choice for theme of the story?
a)
Open windows are good for day dreaming
b)
Relationships can be oppressive
c)
Stay away from trains
d)
Don't listen to your friends news because it could be wrong
8.
According to the selection, why is the line "she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills" ironic?
a)
Because she didn't die
b)
Joy cannot literally kill someone
c)
She was sad that her husband was actually alive
d)
She was sad that her husband was dead
9.

"She was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window." This passage demonstrates that Mrs. Mallard is feeling which of the following emotions?

a)

Angry & bitter

b)

Happy & hopeful

c)

Sad & devastated

d)

Indifferent & bored

10.
In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?
a)
The story takes place in Winter and symbolizes that everything dies.
b)
The story takes place in Summer and symbolizes the burning love Mrs. Mallard has for her husband.
c)
The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.
d)
The story takes place in Fall and symbolizes the everything is falling apart.
11.

Is the word "colour" american or british?

a)

american

b)

british

c)

german

12.

What is the Past Participle of "got" in american english?

(a)  

13.

The correct past tense of "dream" in american english is...

a)

dream

b)

dreamed

c)

dreamt

14.

Which country is part of the British Isles but not part of the United Kingdom?

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

England

15.

Which language was mixed into Old English to form Middle English?

a)

French

b)

Celtic

c)

Latin

d)

Old Norse

16.

Which version of English did Shakespeare write in?

a)

Old English

b)

Middle English

c)

Early Modern English

d)

Modern English

17.

Why was Latin mixed with English?

a)

It was the language of the church and the Bible was written in it.

b)

The Romans conquered the Anglo-Saxons and forced them to learn Latin

c)

We do not know why it was mixed with English

d)

The Celtic tribes spoke Latin.

18.

American people calls this...

a)

pants

b)

trousers

19.

British people calls this...

a)

elevator

b)

lift

20.

American people calls this...

a)

line

b)

queue

21.

British people spells this as...

a)

apologize

b)

apologise

22.

British people calls this...

a)

lorry

b)

truck

23.

Americans spell this color as...

a)

gray

b)

grey

24.

One country calls this aubergine. What country is it?

a)

America

b)

Britain

25.

A film is also called ...

(a)  

26.

Fill in the gap with the correct word:

Passenger's ____________ baggage is x-rayed.

a)

carry-on

b)

carried on

c)

arm

d)

carry in

27.

Fill in the gap with the correct word:

Griffith Park is replete with hiking _________, and Mount Hollywood is excellent for plotting future treks.

a)

carts

b)

skillets

c)

trails

d)

taps

28.

During the Anglo-Saxon period, what Epic hero killed monsters?

a)

MacBeth

b)

Hamlet

c)

Beowulf

d)

Federigo

29.

2. During the Medieval Period this story used framed stories to explain the corruption of the Church.

a)

Federigo's Falcon

b)

The Canterbury Tales

c)

MacBeth

d)

Beowulf

30.

Mary Shelley wrote this book about a monster killing people because its creator rejected him.

a)

Dracula

b)

Ozymandius

c)

Frankenstein

d)

Macbeth

31.

This tragic hero in British Literature killed people to be king.

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Beowulf

d)

The Pardoner

32.

This Romantic poet wrote about nature.

a)

Wiiliam Blake

b)

William Wordsworth

c)

William Bill Clinton

d)

William Shakespeare

33.

This monster ate warriors.

a)

Frankenstein

b)

Grendel

c)

Dracula

d)

Beowulf

34.
What was NOT a typical genre of Anglo-Saxon literature?
a)
war song
b)
heroic poem
c)
chronicle
d)
novel
35.
The Renaissance is the time of
a)
Queen Victoria
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
King George

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