Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Inawayan National High School- Tibolo Extension
Tibolo, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur

Final Examination
English 9
2021-2022
Name:_____________________________________ Year & Sec.:_________________
School:____________________________________ Date:________________________
Teacher:__________________________________ Score:_______________________

General Instruction: Read and comprehend each question given. Follow every instruction
for each part of the test. Fill-up all the necessary information. Strictly no erasures will be
allowed. For every violation it will be deducted to your score. Answer the questions
honestly. GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS !

Test I: Selection (Vocabulary)

Directions: Read and comprehend the questions carefully. Encircle the letter that has
spelled correctly.

1.  Some people say that ________ is not a true science.

a.psycology b.psycholigy c. psychollogy d.psychology
2.  Getting a driver’s ________ is a rite of passage for most teenagers. 
a.lisense b.lisence c. lycence d.license
3. The reporter gave a ________ and accurate account of the events.
a.concise b.concize c. consise d.cuncise
4. My next-door ________ planted some beautiful flowers near his sidewalk. 
a.nieghbor b.neihbor c. niehbor d.neighbor
5. The paramedics attempted to ________ the victim. 
a.stabilize b.stablize c. stableize d.stabalize
6. The attorney asked a question that was ________ to the case; the judge overruled it.
a.irelevent b.irelevant c. irrelevant d.irrelevent
7. The mayor highlighted the ________ statistics during her campaign speech. 
a.encouredging b.encouraging c. incurraging d.incouraging
8. The journalist made a ________ to finish the article by Friday. 
a.commitment b.committent c. comittment
d.comitment
9. Dad thinks it is ________ to stay up late on a school night. 
a.rediculous b.rediculus c. ridiculous d.ridiculus
10. The large donation came from an ________ source. 
a.anynonimous b.anonimous c. anounymous d.anonymous

Test II: (Gerund vs. INFINITIVES)

Directions: Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form. 
1 I can't stand ________________ in queues. ( to wait )
 2 I wouldn't like ________________ in his shoes. ( to be ) 
3 Jim loves ________________ in Thailand. ( to work ) 
4 I hate ________________ the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )
 5 Blast! I forgot ________________ milk. ( to buy ) 
6 In the end we decided ________________ in. ( to stay )
 7 I need ________________ some information about Portugal. ( to find ) 
8 My parents like ________________ for long walks at the weekend. ( to go ) 
9 Tony gave up ________________ years ago. ( to smoke ) 
10 I wanted ________________ and see Troy but no one else was interested. ( to go ) 
11 Mrs Leith offered ________________ us to the airport. ( to take ) 
12 Clare refused ________________ clean up after the party. ( to help ) 
13 I tried ________________ him to come but it was no use. ( to persuade )
 14 Do you mind not ________________ ? ( to smoke )
 15 Everybody really enjoyed ________________ the cha-cha-cha. ( to dance )

Test III: Figurative Language

Directions: Identify the sentences of the correct figurative language. Write your answer
after the item.

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

1. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed.

 2. There's a faucet in the basement / that had dripped one drop all year since he fixed it,
we can't find it / without wearing scuba gear.
3. When the stars threw down their spears, / and water'd heaven with their tears.
4. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, the road was a ribbon of
moonlight over the purple moor, 5. The score stood four to two, with but one inning more
to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same.
6. The sun was shining on the sea, / shining with all his might
7. The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river. 
8. The old clock down in the parlor / like a sleepless mourner grieves.
9. By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters,
sad and chilly.
10. Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / it has a sting -- 

Test IV: Sequencing of Events

Directions: Arrange the following statements (taken from “Romeo and Juliet”) of what
comes first. Number it according to its order. Other part are given for your CLUES.

_____1___ A street fight between the Montague and Capulet factions

__________The Capulets make ready for their masked ball (masque)
    The Montague faction gatecrash the ball - Romeo is disguised by a mask. 
__________The Nurse discovers the "dead" Juliet. The Capulet family learn that their
daughter Juliet     is dead. The wedding preparations are changed to
those of a funeral.
__________Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona. Unaware of the wedding
Capulet arranges   for Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Inawayan National High School- Tibolo Extension
Tibolo, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur

Final Examination
English 9
2021-2022
    Romeo sees beautiful Juliet - it is love at first sight.
__________Benvolio and Mercutio (Montague faction) meet Tybalt (Capulet faction).
Mercutio is   killed by Tybalt.
__________Romeo and Juliet meet and learn they belong to the opposing families of
Montague and     Capulet. Despite the conflicting loyalties to their
families they swear their love for each     other and decide to marry
________ Having spent the night together the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, part
____5___ Plans are made for the wedding.
________ Friar Laurence advises Juliet to pretend to take poison and fake her death,
allowing her to     escape to Romeo. Knowing she will escape Juliet
"agrees" to marry Paris. Her delighted     father brings the wedding
forward to Wednesday
___7____ Romeo revenges the death of Mercutio and kills Tybalt.
________ Romeo learns of Juliet's death - devastated he plans to return to Verona to
see the dead             body of Juliet - he plans to commit suicide
________ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are married by Friar Laurence. The
Nurse helps   Romeo with plans to provide ropes to enable Romeo to climb
into Juliet's bedchamber as her husband later that night...
___15___ The tragic love story ends as the Montague and Capulet families end their
feud
________ Juliet refuses her father's wishes to marry Paris and decides she will commit
suicide rather     than betray Romeo
__12___ Juliet takes the fake potion.
________ Romeo looks at Juliet in her coffin. Paris sees him, they fight and Paris is
killed. Romeo then takes the poison - just as Juliet awakes. Romeo dies and then
Juliet stabs herself to death.

Test V
Directions: Choose the right modal used in the sentence.

1. It’s a hospital. You ______ smoke.

a. mustn’t b. may c. ought to
2. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _______ be tired after such work. 
a. should b. must c. may
3. He ________ prefer to get some rest.
a. may b. have to c. can
4. After we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost
everything I knew as a child. Now, I _______ just say a few things in the language.
a. can b. have to c. should
5. People _________ walk on the grass.
a. can b. mustn’t c. may
Directions: A. Combine the verb in parentheses in the correct tense used in the second
conditional sentence. Write the answer directly.
6. If he _____(work) more, he would finish in time.
7. They would do well on the test if they _____ (study) more.
8. If I  _____ (be) you, I would run for president!
9. Mary ______ (buy) a new jacket if she had enough money.
10. If Jason flew to New York, he ______ (visit) the Empire State Building.

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to be used in a consultative communication style
as a replacement for the word given. Write the letter and the word of your choice.

A.
11. BEAM
a. grin b. laugh c. smirk d. smile
12. CLING
a. hug b. embrace c. grip d. clasp
13. BOISTEROUS
a. rollicking b. loud c. rowdy d. uproarious
14. DAINTILY
a. elegantly b. lightly c. softly d. deftly
15. PARAPHERNALIA
a. gear b. equipment c. machinery d. regalia

B. 
Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Select the letter only.

16. The following words are jargons, except _____?

a. crocodile tears b. due diligence c. magic bullet d. holistic
17. “AWOL” is what kind of Jargon?
a. Industrial b. Professional c. Acronym d. Business
18.  A common term in business, academia, and other fields, a "hard copy" is a physical printout
of a document (as opposed to an electronic copy). What jargon word is this?
a. cache b. hard bound c. hard copy d. hard wood
19. Which of the following is a terminology understood by people in a certain group?
a. slang b. idioms c. jargons d. none of the
above

20-23 Enumerate the four Communication Style

24-28 Enumerate the five types of Language Register
Test V: Composition
Directions: Create a meaningful 3-5 sentences answering the question; should corporal
punishment be eliminated in schools/classrooms rule?

Write your answer on the space provided below

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Inawayan National High School- Tibolo Extension
Tibolo, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur

Final Examination
English 9
2021-2022
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