REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of Sarangani
Malapatan District 3
DAAN SUYAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL

3RD GRADING EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

Name: ____________________________________________ Grade and section: _____________

Teacher: Diayanara Rose S. Cacho, T-I

I. GERUND AND ITS USES. Encircle the letter of the correct usage of gerund.

1. Her job, journalizing, is not easy.

a. subject b. subject compliment c. appositive
2. Singing makes Sarah happy.
a. subject b. subject compliment c. appositive
3. Choosing a candidate takes time.
a. subject b. subject compliment c. object of preposition
4. Sarah enjoys singing.
a. subject b. direct object c. object of preposition
5. It was singing that made Sarah happy.
a. subject b. subject compliment c. appositive
6. Windsurfing is very exciting.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive
7. Travelling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive
8. You get good grades by studying hard.
a. subject b. direct object c. object of preposition
9. I will go fishing with you tomorrow.
a. subject b. direct object c. object of preposition
10. Sophia like jumping on the trampoline.
a. subject b. direct object c. object of preposition
11. Seeing is believing.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive
12. One of Leonor’s hobbies is sewing.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive
13. Her hobby, graphology, is the study of handwriting.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive
14. I have new hobby, cooking.
a. subject compliment b. subject c. appositive

III. FAULTY LOGIC, UNSUPPORTED FACTS AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL. Identify if the following situation
falls under what category.

15. "If you don’t agree with me you’ll get hurt!"

16. People in El Nido are much nicer than the people in Boracay.
17.God is good all the time.
18. Certain religions make an emotional appeal to stop abortion."

19. There are many good reasons for arguing that requiring service-hours from every American high
school student is a good idea for the future.

20. The train accident patients were shifted to a hospital. The hospital authorities appealed to the
people to donate blood.

21. My mom is amazing.

 III. ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE. Fill out the information asked for each column.

PERSONS NATIONALITY ACCOMPLISHMENT

Example:
Efren Peñaflorida Filipino Educate street children through a
cart classroom.

22 23. Treat diabetes – common illness of

people in this processed food generation

24 Kenyan Provide light to Kenya

25 26 Rose above poverty and hunger through

his singing talent

27 American Preserve the natural environment

especially the old trees.

28 American Combat disease, famine and education

for the less fortunate

. AMERICAN FILIPINO JULIA HILL MARK HYMAN ARNEL PINEDA

EVANS WADONGO MELINDA GATES

cc
IV. ROMEO AND JULIET.
A.Arrange the following events from the first up to last scene in the story.

_____29.Romeo convinces Friar Laurence to perform the marriage ceremony.

_____30.A fight breaks out between the Capulet and Montegue servants
_____31.Romeo and Juliet meet, kiss, fall in love
_____32.Romeo, hiding with Friar Laur
ence, learns he is banished.
_____33.Paris asks Lord Capulet if he can marry Juliet.
_____34.Romeo and his friends make their way to the Capulet party.
_____35.Romeo goes to buy a poison and then heads back to Verona.
_____36.The bodies are discovered in the Capulet Mausoleum.
_____ 37.Romeo, hiding with Friar Laurence, learns he is banished.
_____38. Romeo says farewell to his bride, kisses her and kills himself.

B. ESSSAY (5 pts) 39-43

If you were Juliet or Romeo, would you do the same tragedy to your own life?

V. POSSESSIVE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS. There are many ways how to form the possessive form of nouns
or pronouns. It’s either add –s or change nouns into another form.

A. Rewrite the underlined nouns in the sentences below to make them possessive.
44. The baby toy fell on the floor.
45. Those boys shoes are in the locker.
46. The women computer was broken.
47. The pan handle was very hot.

B. Complete each sentence using the correct modifying possessive pronoun.

Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

48. I ride a bike to school. The bike is ___________.

49. The pencil belongs to the girl. It is _______________.
50. Her coat is prettier than mine. Her coat is blue; __________ is brown.

Prepared by: DIAYANARA ROSE CACHO

Teacher