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THIRD DEPARTAMENTAL TEST IN ENGLISH 9
Name:___________________________ Date:_______________________

Section:__________________________ Score:______________________

I.Identify the underlined word in the sentences below if they are used as verb or verbal.Write it on the
blank before the number.

___________1.To err is human to forgive is divine.

___________2.The clapping hands and cheering sounds echoed all throughout the auditorium.

___________3.The little boy assisted the old lady in crossing the street.

___________4.My younger brother received a talking robot for his birthday.

___________5.Liz came out of her coma after struggling with it for three months.

___________6.Mr.Reyes wanted us to stay in his house for a while .

___________7.After sleeping for a long time the princess finally woke up.

___________8.Jillian’s mother plans to attend the PTA meeting.

___________9.Walking along the seashore relaxes my mind.

__________10.Pray without ceasing.

II.Complete the poem”The Road not Taken” with the appropriate lines.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Robert Frost
11.____roads diverged in a 12. _______wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one 13._______I stood
To where it bent in the 14._________
Then took the other as just as fair
And having15._____the better claim
Because it was16.__________and wanted wear
Though as for the passing17. ______
Had worn really about the same
And both that 18_______equally lay
In19_______no step had trodden black
Oh I 20.________the first for another day.

III.Write TRUE if the statement is correct then if it is false write the correct answer on the blank before
the number and underlined the incorrect words.

__________21.William Ernest Henley was an American writer.

__________22.Robert Frost was the writer who wrote “The Gift of the Magi”

___________23.William Ernest Henley was the writer who had amputated his leg and had undergo
 major operation.

__________24.O.Henry was popularized by his american short stories.

__________25.The true name of O.henry was “William Ernest Henley.

__________26.O,Henry was born on September 11,1862.

__________27.William Ernest Henley suffered from tubercular infection at the age of 15.

__________28.The doctor of W.Henley is Dr.Joseph Tan of America.

___________29.Robert Frost as an American writer spent 40years as an ordinary man.

___________30.Rober Frost won ten pulitzer prizes and he was special guest at the inauguration of John

F.Kennedy.

IV.Underline the gerund phrase in the following sentences.

31.It is a good way of learning a new language.

32.Angie likes sleeping with her favorite pillow

33.Recycling gives our family a semse of accomplishment.

34.Jeremiah lightened the mood by whistling.

35.Living in Cebu for a year was an adventure for the whole family.

36.Mother was celebrating her birthday.

37.Gerald gives racing most of her time.

38.Callling is the best choice.

39.Lea devotes her time to helping others.

40.The ancients had no way of knowing the weather ahed of time.

V. 41-55 Explain the general message of the following piece of literatures.

Invictus The Road not Taken The gift of the Magi
William Henley Robert Frost O.Henry
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THIRD DEPARTAMENTAL TEST IN ENGLISH 8
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I.Identify what country does the following situation appeared based on history of literature.

Thailand Vietnam

Myanmar Philippines

________1.The Chulalongkorn period styles forms and techniques.

_______ 2.The Notable writers like Kukrit Pramoj,Kulap Supraidit and Botan.
______ _3.This literature began in the Bagan Period in the 11thcentury.
_______ 4.The Jataka Tales was also visible during this literature.
_______5.The Count of Monte Cristo was also visible during the literature age in this country.
_______6.Both folk and written literature developed simultaneously.
_______7.In this country the written literature appeared during 10th century.
_______8.In this country the story about “Why women wash dishes”was a major issue.
_______9.In this country also women are empoewered and recognized as wives and mothers in culture.
_______10.This counrtry the place where we live Filipinos.

II.Complete the chart below by creating sentences in each modal.

11.will
12.shall
13.can
14.could
15.should
16.must
17.might
18.may

III.Match the words below with its correct meaning.Write the letter of your answer before the number.
____ 19.inalienable a.strictness
____20.obscurantism b,absolute
____21.putch c.French word which means middle class
____ 22.frontier d.sickness
____23.capitulated e.gossipers
____24.wager f.justifiable law
____ 25.malady g.surrendered
____26.freeze h.border
____27.meddlers i.husband who never contradicts his wife
____28.henpecked j.dilemma
____29.bourgeoisie k.pledge to do something
____30.social l.revoution
____31.conflict m.act to do something
____32.rights n.performance
IV 33-43.Underline the adverb in each sentence .Then create 2 logical sentences by moving different
positions in each sentence.
33-34Rose hurriedly brush her teeth and left the house.
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35-36.The turtles slowly goes back to their shell
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37-38.Usually,things will remain the same for people with problems.
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39.40.Let us quickly pray for the recovery of the people in Marawi.
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41-42.Badly,day by day the people suffer from different changes in life everywhere.
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V.Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if it is false write the correct answer on the blank before
the number and underlined the incorrect words based on the speech “Vietnamese Declaration of
Independence”
________43.The president who declared independence in Vietnam was”President Ho Chi Min”.
________ 44.All men are created equal.They are endowed inalianable rights.
________ 45.The declaration of French Revolution made in 1891 on the Republic Act.
________46.In autumn of 1940,Chinese Fascists violated indoctrines territory.
________ 47.In the field of politics they have deprived our people of every democratic liberty.
________48.Field of economics,the people were impoverished by Japanese.
________49.In the field of politics,they do not followed the rules in governing it.
________50.In generally saying Vietnamese are called Viet writers.

VI.50-55.Explain the general message of the story”Why Women wash Dishes”

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