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WorksheetsENGLISH 9 QUIZ 1 DXP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation.
- He just finished reading the novel over the rainbow.
He just finished reading the novel OVER THE RAINBOW.
He just finished reading the novel Over the Rainbow.
He just finished reading the novel “Over The Rainbow.”
Indirect quotation should be enclosed in quotation marks.
True
False
Quotation Marks are used to indicate the titles of shorter works.
True
False
Sometimes, there are EXTRA or unnecesary adjective clauses (non-restrictive), and we use a comma to separate this information.
Which of these sentences has a non-restrictive clause?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which you can see on that table, can be borrowed in the library.
That book you see on the table can be borrowed in the library.
Choose the sentence that makes the correct use of the comma.
I like ice cream, however, I should eat less!
I like ice cream; however, I should eat less!
I like ice cream, however; I should eat less!
(a) 3. It is a literary genre that tells about stories that actually happen in real life. The sub-genres are biography, memoir, autobiography, journals, diaries, periodicals and references.
(a) 4. It is more complicated than other genres of literature because aside from the script, other elements must suit and work together to the theme of the show and make the audience feel the plight of the protagonist, antagonist and other characters in the story effectively.
(a) 1. To what genre do the following lines belong?
―Listen my children and you shall hear,
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere‖
(a) 2. These are narratives that were based on the creative imagination of the author.
The true story of a real person's life is written by that same person.
Biography
Mystery
Autobiography
Fantasy
Not until 1856 ________ across the Mississippi River.
the first bridge built
the first bridge was built
did the first bridge build
was the first bridge built
Only when you grow up, ________ the truth.
will you know
do you know
you know
you will know
________ Mozart was an accomplished compose while still a child.
No matter remarkable it seems
As it seems remarkable
Remarkable however it seem
Remarkable as it seems
Not only ________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
seismology is used
using seismology
is seismology used
to use seismology
_______ with my previous job, I would have won a higher promotion and I _______in this unfortunate position now.
If had I stayed / will not be
Unless I had stayed / am not
If I stayed / would not be
Had I stayed / would not be
An epic begins "in media res" which means
at the beginning
at the end
in the middle of things
outside the story
is a long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero's journey.
epic theme
epic poem
lyric poem
play
Epic poetry begins with an invocation to the Muse. This means:
a prayer or request to the goddesses for inspiration and to do a good job
a demand to the gods to fix the current situation
a request for immortality
telling the gods that you will do a good job without them
The ________, or main character of an epic, embodies or displays characteristics that his/her culture values.
epic hero
epithet
in media res
epic simile
Which of the following is true about literary epics in all situations?
It is a long narrative poem.
The main character (protagonist) is immortal.
The characters are of common birth.
They have to have grandiose battles.
