Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 1
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF URDANETA, INC.
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

Name: ___________________________________________ Score: /50

Year & Section: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________

I. Complete the chart below. On the first column, write the things The Happy Prince gave or sacrificed
to the people. While on the second column, write who are the people helped by the things given by
The Happy Prince.
THE HAPPY PRINCE
Oscar Wilde

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2.

3.

4.

II. Arrange the following events as they happened in the story THE LAST LEAF. Write 1 for the first
event, 2for the second, 3 for the third, and so on. Write the number on the space provided before
the line.
____5. Johnsy gave up the will to live.
____6. Sue told Berhman about Johnsy’s death wish.
____7. Johnsy told Sue that she would die when the last leaf fell.
____8. Berhman painted a leaf on the wall.
____9. The leaf kept clinging on the vine despite the strong wind and heavy snow.
____10. Johnsy watched the leaves of an ivy vine fall one by one.
____11. Berhman died.
____12. Johnsy decided to fight for her life.
____13. In autumn pneumonia stalked the district and Johnsy was one of its victims.
____14. Sue and Johnsy decided to put up a studio.
III. Identify the following Elements and features of Narratives. Write your answer on the space
provided.
_______________15. It is the part of the story in which the problem may be solved or changed.
_______________16. It establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and may introduce the
conflict.
_______________17. It’s the perspective from which the story is told.
_______________18. It’s a general statement or the main idea of the story.
_______________19. This refers to the events in a story that move the plot forward. It involves
complications and usually builds toward a climax.
_______________20. This is a narrator who is a character in a story and uses the pronouns I, my, we,
us.
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 1
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF URDANETA, INC.
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
IV. Identify whether the following are Simile, Metaphor, or Personification. Write the answer on the
space provided.

_______________21. He has a heart of gold.

_______________22. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine.
_______________23. Life is a journey; travel it well
_______________24. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
_______________25. Men's words are bullets that their enemies take up and make use of against
them.
_______________26. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
_______________27. The theater is his home.
_______________28. There had been no rain for months and all the crops were death. Some parts of
the farm were beginning to look like a desert.
_______________29. After a good night sleep, I felt like a million dollars.
_______________30. Everyone wanted Ken on the swim team because he could swim like a fish.

V. Tell whether each sentence uses hyperbole. Write “H” if it is Hyperbole and “NH” if it is not
Hyperbole on each line.
_______________31. James is growing so fast, soon he'll be taller than the trees.
_______________32. My backpack weighed a ton.
_______________33. It is raining extremely hard outside.
_______________34. I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
_______________35. Megan is the best speller in the class.

VI. Create an oxymoron by writing a word from the box next to the bold word in each sentence.
36. Mason ordered a plate of jumbo_______________.
37. I bought a desk that was completely _______________. Bitter Serious
38. Meg sliced the sandwich and gave me the larger
_______________. Ugly Shrimp
39. We made cookies with_______________ sweet chocolate
chips.
40. That shirt is pretty _______________.
Half Unfinished

VII. Underline each subject once and each verb twice.

41. The rabbit in the cage at the back of the room is brown and white.
42. After dinner last night, Jimmy and Paige went out for dessert.
43.Janelle, the girl from down the street, fell and broke her leg at recess today.
44. Many of the boys from our football team are volunteering at summer camp tomorrow.
45. A nervous, little mouse jumped repeatedly and tried to get out of the box.
VIII. Write S for simple or C for compound in the blank.
_____ 46. I need olive oil for my recipe, but I only have vegetable oil.
_____ 47. The girl at the end of the line is my best friend.
_____ 48. On the day after Halloween, I always eat too much candy.
_____ 49. The policeman turned on his siren and followed the speeding car.
_____ 50. Ginny researched her topic, so her information would be accurate.

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

SADIRI G. ULEP MARLYN R. LAROCO
ENGLISH Teacher High School Principal