Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Capital Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE, QUEZON
CITY
www.depedqc.ph

SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH – GRADE 9

S.Y. 2019-2020

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Choose and write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
Follow the directions as indicated.

I. Reading Comprehension: Read the following texts carefully. Then answer the questions that
follow. Write only the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.
A. Interpreting Graphs

MALE FEMALE

1. According to the graph, what is the number one cause of teenge death among males in
2016?
A. self-harm C. maternal conditions
B. road injury D. interpersonal violence
2. Which of the following may NOT be included under maternal conditions?
A. abortion C. childbirth
B. miscarriage D. child-rearing
3. What common causes of death do teenage males and females share?
A. Self-harm and tuberculosis C. Road injury and HIV/AIDS
B. Self-harm and road injury D. Road injury and diarhea
4. What illness afflict the male adolescent population?
A. diarrheal disease B. drowning C. HIV/AIDS D. tuberculosis
5. How is suicide ranked among the causes of death among males and female
adolescents?.
A. third in rank for both males and females
B. fourth among males and first among females
C. second among females and last among males
D. third among males and second among females
6. Which causes of death among male and female adolescents result in approximately the
same
death rate per 100,000?
A. HIV/AIDS and diarrheal diseases C. drowning and tuberculosis
B. self-harm and maternal condition D. self-harm and road injury
7. Which statement is NOT implied in the graph?
A. Female teenagers get involved in romantic relationships earlier than males.
B. More male adolescents are involved in reckless or drunken driving than females.
C. Both male and female adolescents engage in premarital sex with adverse
consequences.

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 D. Sexually-transmitted diseases are more common among male teenagers than among
females.

B. Interpreting a Brochure: Direction: The following are excerpts from a 6-page brochure.
Examine them
carefully, then, answer the questions that follow. Write only the letter of your answer on your
answer
sheet.

8. What is the brochure about?

A. Tourist attractions and travel guide to Japan
B. Information about Japanese language and culture
C. Scholarships offered by the Japanese government
D. Possible opportunities for research collaboration with Japan
9. When and where can interested parties avail of free consultation?
A. Every day at the Consular Office of Japan
B. Every Friday only at the Embassy of Japan
C. Every Friday at the Japan Foundation in Manila
D. Every morning at the Japan Information and Culture Center
10. Who may apply for an Undergraduate Scholarship Program?
A. Grade 11 students C. Senior High School graduates
B. College graduates D. Junior High School completers
11. Which category requires fluency in the Japanese language?
A. Undergraduate C. Teacher Training
B. Special Training D. Japanese Studies
12. Which of the following is not covered by the scholarship?
A. Tuition fees C. Board and Lodging

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 B. Plane tickets D. Tourist-related Activities
13. Which scholarship category requires a good research proposal?
A. Special Training C. Doctoral Course
B. Teacher Training D. Japanese Studies
14. Which conclusion may be made from the information given in the brochure?
A. Studying in Japan does not require proficiency in Nihongo.
B. Japan gives a lot of opportunities for personal and professional growth.
C. A good scholastic standing is the most important qualification for applicants.
D. The Japanese government does not emphasize pre-school and grade school
education.

II. Literature: Directions: Read the selections that follow. Answer the questions that follow each selection
on your answer sheet. Write only the letter of your answer.
A. Interpreting a Poem

The New Girl

The New Girl,

Clothes a calamity
Dress a fashion don’t
Shoes just short of style.

Hair is a nightmare,
Too long, too short
Frizzy, flaky, spaghetti springy
Mousy, ratty, porcupine spiky.

Can’t walk or talk,

Gawky, graceless
Conversationally clueless,
Spastically, sputters.

Looks all wrong,

Blemished complexion imperfection,
Metal-mouthed grimace,
Stocky, bulky, hulk.

Oh, how I wish I wasn’t

The New Girl.

15. What word best describes the mood of the passage?

A. friendly B. hopeful C. hostile D. resentful
16. In which stanza does the author describe the new girl’s speech?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 8 D. 10 .
17. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
A. Hair is a nightmare. C. Looks all wrong.
B. Can’t walk or talk. D. The New Girl
18. Based on this passage, which of the following best describes the new girl’s feelings?
A. confident B. fashionable C. frustrated D. immature

A Simple Lesson

“Another bad day at school, m’ijo?” my father said as I came into the room.
“How could you tell? I didn’t slam the door or anything,” I replied. Over the past two
months I had either slammed the door or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came
home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new home.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough,“ Papa said, as he
put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will
make new friends.”
“You don’t know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have joined the championship. They won’t
even give me a chance to pitch here. All I get to play is right field, and that’s the worst!”

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 Papa turned toward me, “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were
named David Lorenzo?”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather’s name is Lorenzo.”
“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important, m’ijo?”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that,” I answered.
“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico he had been a teacher. When
he came to America he could only get manual labor jobs because he didn’t speak the language. It took him two
years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because
he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard,” I said sheepishly.
“Your grandfather taught your uncles, aunt, and me that if you let people see your talent they will accept you
for who you are. I remembered that lesson when I went off to college. When you were born I wanted my son to never
forget that great man. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for
people to see who you are,” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? Your curveball needs some work.”
In Spanish, m’ijo is the colloquial form of mi hijo, meaning “my son.”

19. After reading “A Simple Lesson” what can the reader infer about David?
A. He thinks his father lives in the past.
B. He would rather live with his grandfather.
C. He loves to play at the position of pitcher in baseball.
D. He will continue to dislike school and his new home.
20. What does David NOT learn about his grandfather?
A. He spoke both English and Spanish.
B. He taught in both Mexico and America.
C. He played baseball when he lived in Mexico.
D. He did manual labor to support his family in America.
21. Based on the passage, what does the word sheepishly mean?
A. clumsily B. slowly C. shyly D. slyly
22. From what point of view is “A Simple Lesson” told?
A. first person C. third person objective
B. second person D. third person omniscient
23. In the passages “The New Girl” and “A Simple Lesson,” which of the following is the common conflict?
A. person vs. self C. person vs. person
B. person vs. nature D. person vs. society
24. Which of the following is NOT true of both “The New Girl” and “A Simple Lesson”?
A. both have the same setting C. both deal with personal conflict
B. both have minor characters D. both deal with the same situation
25. Which theme is common to both “The New Girl” and “A Simple Lesson”?
A. enjoying school C. adjusting to new situations
B. preparing for the future D. appreciating one’s heritage

III. Logical Organization:

Direction: Read the following jumbled sentences carefully and then answer each of the questions that follow. Write
the letter
of your answer on your answer sheet.
A. One such food shared is the tangerine.
B. It is this holiday that people excitedly await that begins the lunar year.
C. Anyone who lives in a Chinese Filipino neighborhood will surely hear firecrackers each January of
February.
D. Families eagerly share foods that are symbols of good luck.
E. This traditional event always heralds the lunar year.

26. Which should be the first sentence?

27. Which should be the second sentence?
28. Which should be the third sentence?
29. Which should be the fourth sentence?
30. Which should be the last sentence?

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 III. GRAMMAR AND CORRECT USAGE
A. Adverbs in a Paragraph: Direction: Complete the following paragraph by writing the letter
of the correct adverb on your answer sheet.

In early times men greatly prized the hair that grew on their faces. The Egyptians were 31. (A.
actually B. also C. sometimes C. too) known to weave gold threads through their beards. 32 (A. Besides
B. Finally C. Then D. Thus), Alexander the Great began a tradition that is with us to this day. He believed
that an enemy in battle could 33. (A. easily B. hardly C. rarely D. sometimes) grab a soldier by the beard
and kill him. Alexander 34. (A. immediately B. fastly C. rarely D. usually) gave the order for his soldiers
to shave. Records show that the practice of shaving spread 35. (A. now B. quickly C. slowly D.
thoroughly) through Rome, and Rome barbers were busy by 300 B.C. Despite the custom begun by
Alexander the Great, beard remained quite popular. 36. A. (Eventually B. Next C. Now D. Then), men
grew specific types of beard.

B. Conditionals: Directions: Choose the phrase from the box to complete each blank and
write its letter on your Answer Sheet.

A. you found B. I’d take it C. will you give D. what would you do E. I will

KARISSA: Hello?
ANDOY: Hi, Kay! This is Andoy. Got a couple of minutes for your little brother?
KARISSA: Always. What’s up?
ANDOY: If I ask you a question, 37)___________ me an honest answer? Tell me what you really think, not what
you think I want to hear?
KARISSA: Of course ) 38) _______________. Shoot.
ANDOY: 39) ___________________ if 40)__________________ some money in a hotel room?
KARISSA: 41) _________________ to the front desk. Why?

A. how would you feel D. I wouldn’t be G. I’d call

B. I would keep E. I would want H. it weren’t
C. I were F. if you really think I. you were
ANDOY: Ethan, James and I found Php20,000.00 in our room at the hotel we are staying at. They say we should
keep it, but a little voice told me I should call and ask you. If 42) ___________ so much money,
43)______________ concerned. 44)_____________________ it. But Php20,000 is quite a bit.
KARISSA: You mean this all depends on the amount of money?
ANDOY: Well, yes. Twenty thousand pesos is a significant amount of money, isn’t it?
KARISSA: I think it is. My take on this is that the previous occupants forgot it. 45)_____________ if
46)_____________ the one who left it?
ANDOY: I guess 47)______________ someone to return it.
KARISSA: Yeah. If 48)_____________ you, 49) ____________________ the front office
and ask if anyone has inquired about it.
ANDOY: OK, big sister, I’ll do it it 50) ____________ it’s the right thing.
KARISSA: I do.

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