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Third Monthly Exam Grade 9

1) The document appears to be an exam for a 9th grade English class assessing students' understanding of the poem "The Telephone" by Edward Field. 2) The exam contains 4 sections - multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks, and identifying bias/prejudice. Questions assess elements like the author, themes, literary devices, and meaning/message conveyed in the poem. 3) The key provided at the bottom indicates the correct answers to the exam questions.

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Third Monthly Exam Grade 9

1) The document appears to be an exam for a 9th grade English class assessing students' understanding of the poem "The Telephone" by Edward Field. 2) The exam contains 4 sections - multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks, and identifying bias/prejudice. Questions assess elements like the author, themes, literary devices, and meaning/message conveyed in the poem. 3) The key provided at the bottom indicates the correct answers to the exam questions.

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NAME: _____________________________ GRADE & SECTION: _9-____

TEACHER’S NAME: MS. ZENIA T. LUMOGDANG - LOPEZ DATE: ________________

THIRD MONTHLY EXAM IN ENGLISH 9


TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a space provided.

1. Edward Field was born in which boroughs in New York State?


a. Manhattan c. Bronx
b. Staten Island d. Brooklyn

2. Which of the following awards was received by Edward Field?


a. Lamont Poetry Selection
b. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
c. US poet Louise Glück
d. The Dylan Thomas International Poetry Award

3. It is one of Edward Field's books that contains his poems, including The Telephone.
a. Count Lucky: 1985 Poems
b. Magic Words: Poems
c. After the Fall: Poems Old and New
d. Counting Myself Lucky: Selected Poems

4. The following are the reasons why people use phones, EXCEPT?
a. Phones provide the means to communicate with friends
b. Phones enable you to have all the necessary contact details for family, friends, and
coworkers in one easy to access place.
c. Phones disrupt sleep patterns
d. Phones allow you to check the time whenever you need to.

5. The line “Drowsing through a shadowy winter” means?


a. Being alone on a cold night.
b. The sensation of being sleepy and bored.
c. The experience of having a nightmare.
d. It paints a picture of a complicated world.

6. In the poem, what do you think the author wants to convey?


a. A telephone provides our needs.
b. A telephone is people’s lifeline.
c. A telephone is our happiness.
d. A telephone is the only thing we need.

7. What does the telephone made the author feel?


a. The author was overjoyed because of the connectivity that this telephone could
provide.
b. The author was excited to share his latest gossips with his friends.
c. The author was disappointed because he is having difficulty using the telephone.
d. The author was dissatisfied because he still feels disconnected from his friends.
8. What literary device was used in the following lines?

Without it I was like a bear in a cave


Drowsing through a shadowy winter

a. The author uses simile in these lines because he compares himself to a bear.
b. The lines use hyperbole to emphasize the winter season.
c. The lines use alliteration because the words without and it both end with "t."
d. The author employs irony in these lines because he describes a life without a
telephone.

9. What does this line from the poem The Telephone conveys?

My happiness depends on an electric appliance

a. Our telephones determine the true meaning of happiness.


b. Telephones enable us to communicate with our loved ones, which brings us joy.
c. Those who do not have telephones are unhappy.
d. We only need telephones to understand the true value of life.

10. What do you think the speaker wants to express in this line?

It tells me that I am in the world and wanted


It rings and I am alerted to love and gossip

a. The speaker believes that the world revolves around telephones.


b. The speaker emphasizes that the telephone is a tool for entertainment.
c. The speaker focuses on how the telephone helps him in his love life.
d. The speaker conveys that telephone connects him to his loved ones.

TEST II: TRUE/FALSE

Directions: Write T if the statement is True and F if it is False. Write your answer on the space
provided.

11. The predominant feeling on the poem is sadness.


12. The speaker in the poem explains the significance of the invention of telephone.
13. The poem’s theme focuses on selfishness and dependency.
14. The author mentions how the telephone connects him to the rest of the world.
15. The poem implies that if the telephone is not used correctly, it can cause problems.
16. The speaker was hungry for food before answering the call on the telephone.
17. The speaker loves to gossip about his friend.
18. The author compared people with telephone to a bear in a cave.
19. The speaker admits that his happiness depends on his friends.
20. The telephone is the speaker’s lifeline.

TEST III: FILL IN THE BLANKS


Directions: Complete the following sentences by filling in the missing gaps with the appropriate
word from the box.

against claim preconceived

one-sided opinion
21. Bias is ______ perspective in the absence of a neutral viewpoint.
22. Prejudice is a _______ notion.
23. Bias is being in favor of or ______ a thing, person, group.
24. Prejudice is an _______ formed before getting to know relevant facts of a case or
situation.
25. Prejudice is a favorable or usually unfavorable feeling or _______ towards a person.

TEST IV. BIAS/PREJUDICE

Directions: Read and analyze the statements below. Determine whether it demonstrates BIAS or
PREJUDICE. Write your answers on the space provided.

26. Eric is the class president in their class so he always get a high grades.
27. Jane is a Christian member so Erica doesn’t accept her as friend because they have
different religions.
28. He is not allowed to join the international competition because he is a Filipino.
29. Female teachers give more attention to girls.
30. Some Muslims are assumed to be terrorists and eventually being discriminated.
KEY TO CORRECTION

TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST II: TRUE OR FALSE

11. F – the predominant feeling is happiness


1. D 12. T
2. A 13. F – theme: self-identity and happiness
3. D 14. T
4. C 15. F – the poem implies the joy of having
5. B telephone for it connects him to the world.
6. B 16. F – the speaker is starving for some good
7. A news from his mates, spoken in a human
8. A voice.
9. B 17. F – the speaker loves to gossip or talk with
10. D his friends
18. T
19. F – his happiness depends on an electric
appliance
20. T

TEST III: FILL IN THE BLANKS TEST IV: BIAS AND PREJUDICE

21. ONE SIDED 26. BIAS


22. PRECONCEIVED 27. PREJUDICE
23. AGAINST 28. BIAS
24. OPINION 29. BIAS
25. CLAIM 30. PREJUDICE

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