Department of Education 13.

Complete the following sentence:

Region IV-A CALABARZON I ________ tidied up the flat.
Division of Quezon a. Quickly c. warmly
ADELA S. TORRES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL b. Accidentally d. yesterday
Sampaloc 14. Which sentence has the adverb in the correct position?
a. We went last year to Morocco on holiday.
Second Periodical Examination b. She played softly the piano.
ENGLISH 9 c. The team played brilliantly.
S. Y. 2019-2020 d. I'm going to carry carefully the eggs
15. Which of these adverbs is the most suitable to complete the
Name:________________________Score:_______________ sentence: The dog growled ________ .
Yr. & Section__________________ Date:________________ a. Neatly c. happily
NO ERASURES. ERASURE IS EQUAL TO WRONG ANSWER. b. Timidly d. menancingly
A. Multiple Choice 16. In which of these sentences is the word fast an adverb?
Direction: Read and analyze the following statements. Write the a. She liked to drive a fast car. c. She was a fast eater.
letter of your answer on the answer sheet. b. She likes to drive fast.d. Before the operation I had to fast for
1. Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited 12 hours.
the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too. 17. Complete the following sentence: “I felt badly that we had lost
a. eager c. apart the match. Sheila said she felt worse but as Carol had let the goal
b. careless d. fearful in she felt the ____.“
2. Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her a. Badly c. worst
extravagance was going to take several months to pay off. b. Bad d. worser
a. economy c. external 18. Complete the following sentence: Marie sings beautifully but
b. praise d. overdoing Claire sings _________.
3. It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother a. more beautifuller c. more beautifulling
because her grandmother was always kind to her. b. more beautifully d. more beauty
a. pleasing c. aggravating 19. The time and location in which a story takes place.
b. nervous d. unclear a. Plot c.setting
4. As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple b. conflict d.characterization
and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it 20. The underlying meaning or main idea of a story is called the
almost impossible for the hikers to see her. _______.
In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______. a. theme c.mood
A. very cold C. not moving b. plot d.setting .
B. Visible D. not melted 21. Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.
5. Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course a.mood c. theme
that would have sent it hurdling into our planet. b.conflict d. setting .
To divert is to _______. 22. The angle from which the story is told.
A. change the direction of C. jump into a dry river a. camera view c.character view
B. look for really high waves D. look through a telescope b. point of view d.none of the above
6. What is an adverb? 23. Mumble, Norah Jean, Memphis are examples of what element
a. An adverb gives more information about the verb. of a prose?
b. An adverb gives more information about the noun. a.setting c.conflict
c. An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in b.character d.narrator
a sentence. 24. The most exciting part of the story is called the _________.
d. An adverb gives more information about the pronoun. a. Setting c.exposition
7. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? b. climax d. rising action .
Sara plays the violin beautifully. 25. There are five parts of these sequence events, namely
a. Plays c. beautifully exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement,
b. violin d. Sara what do you call this?
8. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb? a. setting c. plot
a. The child ran happily towards his mother. b. character d. conflict
b. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby. 26. This element is a feeling that the story gives the reader. It
c. Sali walked to the shops. could make you feel sad, happy or scared.
d. I visited my mum yesterday. a.Theme c. mood
9. Which of these sentences contains an adverb? b. Paragraphs d. characters
a.Tim greedily ate the chocolate cake. 27. Which is the correct term for what could be described as the
b..The car broke down. "turning point of the story"?
c.The dog bit Colin. a. rising action c. resolution
d. EastEnders is a soap opera. b. Climax d. falling action
10. Which of these statements about adverbs is false? 28. The character who opposes the main character is called the
a. We use an adverb to say how something happens. __________.
b. We use an adverb to say how often something happens. a. protagonist c. antagonist
c. We use an adverb to say when or where something happens. b. dynamic character d. static character
d. We use an adverb in place of a noun. 29. Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery.
11. Which sentence has the adverb in the wrong position? A. Very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings
a. Suddenly I felt sick. c. I felt suddenly sick. B. Neat houses, green lawns and flowers everywhere
b. I suddenly felt sick. d. I felt sick suddenly C. Gloomy and cold with gray houses
12. Which sentence has the adverb in the correct position? D. Dusty, dry with paint peeling off the houses
a. I get often headaches. c. I regularly visit my mum.
b. He forgot always my birthday.d. She speaks fluently Spanish.
30. Why are people gathering in the town square? 46. She would go to the Job Centre if she _______a job.
a. There is a band concert in the morning. a. had wanted c. wanted
b. The mayor is making a speech. b. will want d. wants
c. They are voting on whether to discontinue the lottery. 47. The dog_____ you if it hadn´t been tied up.
d. It is the annual lottery day. a. would bite c. would have bitten
31. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family b. will bite d. bites
is the one? 48. If it _______I would stay at home.
A. Slips will be put in the box for every member of the a. rains c. has rained
Hutchinson family. b. rained d. had rained
B. The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize. 49. You will catch the train if you ____earlier.
C. The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson a. left c. leave
family member. b. leaves d. would leave
D. The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who 50. If he _________thirsty, he would have drunk some water.
takes the prize. a. Was c. is
32. Who will participate in the ritual? b. had been d. would drink
A. All of Tessie's family and, neighbors
b. The children only because it is their holiday.
c. The women only because Tessie is a woman
D. Only the men of the village
33. What type of story is The Lottery? Prepared by:
A. A comedy c. a history
B. A satire d. a drama Reychelle Ann F. Quinto
34. What is Jackson's main theme in this short story? Subject Teacher
A. The foolishness of blindly following tradition
b. The need for tradition in small towns
c. The value of human life Noted by:
d.The need for change in a community
35. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery?
a. They hate it. c. They look forward to it.
b. They are confused by it. d.They do not like the
suspense.
36. In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, what was the irony of
this story?
a.Mr. Summers won the lottery. Checked by:
b. Winning the lottery turned out to be a bad thing.
c.Young Bill won the lottery and helped his family. Marivi D. Ladines
d. No one won the lottery. Teacher-In-Charge
37. What is the climax of the story?
a.When Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper
b. When Tessie is stoned
c. When Tessie draws the slip of paper
d. When the boys gather stones
38. It is the path or the way the reader’s take through a text.
a. Pitch c. pause
b. Reading path d. non-linear text
39. It refers to traditional text that needs to be read from
beginning to the end.
a. Pitch c. linear text
b. Intonation d. non-linear text
40. The readers do not have to go through the text in a sequential
manner in order to make sense of the text.
a. Pitch c. linear text
b. Intonation d. non-linear text
41. It is the rise in a speaker’s voice.
a. Falling intonation c. rising intonation
b. Pitch d. pause
42. We _____ TV tonight if Peter hadn’t bought the theater
tickets.
a. will watch c. would watch
b. would have watched d. would can watch
43. If I were a millionaire, I ______ in Beverly Hills.
a. will live c. would live
b. would have lived d. would lived
44. My sister could score better on the test if the teacher _____
the grammar once more.
a. explains c. explained
b. had explained d. has explained
45. If I had had enough money, I________that radio.
a. bought c. would have bought
b. would buy d. had bought