English 9 Test Questionaire 2nd Quarter

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
MALACAMPA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CAMILING. TARLAC
NAME: GRADE AND SECTION:
SECOND QUARTER EXAM IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH

SY 2019-2020
GENERAL DIRECTIONS. Read and analyze the questions carefully and ENCIRCLE the letter of
the correct answer.
I. READING COMPREHENSION.
For Nos. 1-3. Read the sayings about greatness below and answer the following questions.
Never underestimate the power of dreams and influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this
notion: The potential of greatness lives within us.”-Wilma Rudolph
Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have….greatness
thrust upon them.-William Shakespeare
1. According to the two sayings, what does greatness means?
a. Rich people are great

b. Everybody has the chance to be great.
c. Greatness are only for the chosen few.
d. Those who are not famous are not great.
2. The similarity of the two sayings is:
a. Greatness is within us.

b. Greatness is very hard to achieve.
c. Greatness is not found within ourselves.
d. Greatness something should not be afraid of.
3. The following are the information presented in the text, except:

a. Some are born great.
b. Never believe in oneself.
c. Some are doing their best to achieve greatness.
d. Some become great because it is thrust on them.
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4. It can be inferred from the first saying that:
a. Great people are bad.

b. Greatness depends on others.
c. Great men are not strong-minded.

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AGE SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL YEAR SCHOL YEAR

2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE
GRADE 7 130 53 77 104 41 63 103 50 53
GRADE 8 114 58 56 100 52 48 108 55 53
GRADE 9 98 49 49 97 49 48 113 47 66
GRADE 10 89 46 43 95 46 49 100 50 50
GRADE 11 52 29 23 50 25 25 68 36 32
GRADE 12 54 29 25 53 28 25 51 22 29
GRAND 531 258 273 521 241 280 543 260 283
TOTAL
d. People with determination will likely become great.
For No. 5-10. Study the chart below.
TAG-ABACA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ENROLLMENT FOR LAST THREE SCHOOL YEARS
Source:
5. The data is all about the last three years enrolment of male and female students of Tag-abaca National
High School. From the bar chart, what year has the lowest enrolment?
a. 2017-2018 c. 2018-2019
b.2019-2020 d. 2018-2019 and 2019-2020
6. How many male enrolees of School Year 2017-2018 increases from the male enrolees of School Year
2019-2020?
a. 2 c. 20
b. 12 d. 22
7. What statement is true about the graph above?
a. School Year 2019-2020 has the lowest enrolees.

b. School Year 2019-2020 has the highest Grade 8 enrolees.

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c. School Year 2019-2020 has the highest number of enrolees.

d. School Year 2019-2020 is just equal to the enrolment two years ago.
8. What graphic representation is used above?
a. Bar Graph c. Diagram

b. Pie Chart d. Table
9. What does the data show about the school’s enrolment for the three school years?
a. constantly changing c. deteriorating

b. does not change at all d. improving

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10. In terms of grade level, which has the highest increase from 2018-2019 to 2019-2020?
a. Grade 7 c. Grade 8
b. Grade 11 d. Grade 12
II-
A. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
11. Which of the following call for a casual speech style?
a. talking to your teacher about your grades c. sharing your problem to your mother
b. chatting with your friend at the canteen d. consulting to a doctor about your heart problem
12. Which of the following call for an intimate speech style?
13. Which of the following call for a consultative speech style?
14. Which of the following call for a conversational speech style?
15. Frozen is a kind of speech style which remains unchanged in time. The following is an example
of frozen speech style, except:
a. Preamble of the Constitution c. Lord’s Prayer

b. Allegiance of the Flag d. delivering news report
B. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
A consultative style of communication is a formal dialogue in which words are chosen with some
care. Choose the most appropriate word in Column B to be used in a consultative communication style to
replace the word in Column A.

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Column A Column B
16. BEAM a. grin b. laugh c. smirk d. smile

17. CLING a. hug b. embrace c. grip d. clasp
18. BOISTEROUS a. loud b. rollicking c. rowdy d. uproarious
19. DAINTILY a. deftly b. elegantly c. lightly d. softly
20. PARAPHERNALIA a. gear b. machinery c. regalia d. equipment
III. LITERATURE
(For Items 21-24): Read the stanza from a poem and answer the questions that follow.
What riches have you that you deem me poor,
Or what large comfort that you call me sad?

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Tell me what makes you so exceeding glad:

Is your earth happy or your heaven sure?
21. The poem talks about man’s .

a. happiness c. riches
b. contentment d. sadness
22. The “heaven” in the last line refers to:

a. man’s salvation c. man’s forgiveness
b. man’s satisfaction d. man’s comfort
23. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a. a-b-b-a c. a-a-b-b
b. a-b-c-d d. a-b-c-c
24. What is the mood of the persona?
a. excited c. happy
b. mad d. sad
(For items 25-30): Read the following lines from the poem “The Man with a Hoe” and answer the
questions that follow.
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans

Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back the burden of the world.
Who made him dead to rapture and despair,
A thing that grieves not and that never
hopes, Stolid and stunned, a brother to the
ox?
Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw?
Whose was the hand that slanted back this brow?
Whose breath blew out the light within this brain?
25. Whom is the “man with the hoe” relative to?
a. brain c. ground
b. hand d. ox

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26. The character reveals in this poem is all about man’s .
a. disappointments c. fame after trying his best

b. kindness d. failure after trying his best
27. To what sensory image does the whole stanza appeal?

a. hearing c. taste
b. sight d. touch
28. The first two lines appeal to the sense of:

a. hearing c. taste
b. sight d. touch
29. What is the mood of the poem?

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a. happy c. strong-minded
b. submissive d. desperate
30. The purpose of the author is:
a. draw attention to the plight of those forced into lifelong labor and poverty
b. call the attention of the landlords to share their land to the tenants.
c. proclaim the fame gained after doing laborious tasks
d. claim his parcel of land after being a tenants for many years
IV- LITERATURE
31. How will you describe the climax of the story “The Lottery”?
a. When the people in the town began to gather in the square between the post office and the bank
around ten o’clock.
b. When the people in the town start unfolding their slips and they see that Bill has drawn the marked
slip.
c. When Bobby Martin stocked his pocket with stones.
d. When the lottery was conducted and Mr. Summers facilitate the draw.
32. The following are the theme of the story “The Lottery” except one:
a. The violence of the townspeople who initially seem civilized and genteel reflects the possibility of
violent acts taking place in any context.
b. The refusal of the townspeople to abandon tradition and question the lottery ritual suggests the
negative consequences of blindly following tradition.
c. The female identity of the victim suggests the violence committed against women in a patriarchal
society.
d. The tradition promotes gender equality.
For Nos. 33 and 34. Read the following excerpt from the poem “Death, Be Not Proud”.
DEATH, BE NOT PROUD

by: John Donne
1 Death, be not proud, though some have called
thee 2 Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
3 For those whom thou think’st thou dost
overthrow 4 Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst
thou kill me. 5 From rest and sleep, which but thy
pictures be,

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6 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,

7 And soonest our best men with thee do go…
33. Alliteration is the repetition of consonants sounds in a poem. In line 3, what are the consonants sounds
being repeated?
a. wh c. th
b. st d. nk
34. In line 7, “And soonest our best men with thee do go”, is an example of ASSONANCE, as one of the
features of poetry. Why?
a. because it is the repetition of consonants sounds in the same line.

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b. because it is the repetition of vowel sound sounds in the same line.

c. because it is represents the rhyme scheme of the poem.
d. because it is the repetition of an rhyme of the poem.
35. Which of the following is an example of an alliteration?
a. Splendid Sarah saw special shells c. The sky is blue and so are you
b. Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air. d. I am a beautiful creation.
36. What is the definition of an alliteration?
a. A huge exaggeration c. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words.

b. Giving an animal humanlike qualities d. Two words that sound alike, but have different meanings
37. Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?

a. She is a pig c. Charlie cheats on cheat-sheets
b. He was as tall as a skyscraper d. I told you a million times
38. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win
a new washing machine?
a. w c. n
b. y d. m
39. What element of a short story might be described as the “series of related events’?
a. plot c. theme
b. conflict d. character
40. When the author gives some background or needed details to the story this is known as what term?
a. point of view c. characterization
b. foreshadowing d. exposition
V- GRAMMAR AWARENESS
41. Adverbs which modify adjectives or other adverbs usually immediately precede the words they modify.
Which of the following is the correct usage of the mentioned definition?

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a. The package is extremely large. c. Buses depart yesterday.

b. We experienced few difficulties d. Sometimes he works hard.
42. We waited patiently for the play to begin. How do underlined word function in the sentence?
a. Adverb of Time c. Adverb of Place
b. Adverb of Manner d. Adverb of Frequency
43. In many cases, I can scarcely prevent myself from peeking at the last chapter to see the ending.
What is the adverb of the given sentence?
a. prevent c. peeking
b. scarcely d. ending

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44. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
a. The child ran happily towards his mother. c. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.
b. Sali walked to the shops. d. I visited my mother yesterday.
45.In which of these sentences is the word “fast” an adverb?

a. She liked to drive a fast car. c. She was a fast eater.
b. She likes to drive fast. d. Before the operation I had to fast for 12 hours.
II. Give the correct arguments using present first conditionals from the given situations:
46. Your father is telling you to minimize eating fatty foods.

a. I agree because if I eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
b. I agree because if I will eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
c. I agree because if I would eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
d. I agree because if I should eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
47. Studying is a great help in achieving with honors.

a. I agree because if I study, I will get high grades.
b. I agree because if I will study, I will get high grades.
c. I agree because if I would study, I will get high grades.
d. I agree because if I should study, I will get high grades.
48. Drinking coffee is good for our health.

a. I disagree because if I drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
b. I disagree because if I will drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
c. I disagree because if I would drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
d. I disagree because if I should drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
49. Car is a necessity nowadays.

a. I agree because I will be happy if I have a car.
b. I agree because I will be happy if I will have a car.
c. I agree because I would be happy if I will have car.
d. I agree because I should be happy if I will have a car.
50. Learning second language is just a snap of a finger.

a. I disagree because if you will want to learn a second language, you will have to work hard.
b. I disagree because if you want to learn a second language, you have to work hard.
c. I disagree because if you wanted to learn a second language, you have to work hard.
d. I disagree because if you learned a second language, you have to work hard.

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IV- LITERATURE
31. How will you describe the climax of the story “The Lottery”?
a. When the people in the town began to gather in the square between the post office and the bank
around ten o’clock.
b. When the people in the town start unfolding their slips and they see that Bill has drawn the marked
slip.
c. When Bobby Martin stocked his pocket with stones.
d. When the lottery was conducted and Mr. Summers facilitate the draw.
32. The following are the theme of the story “The Lottery” except one:
a. The violence of the townspeople who initially seem civilized and genteel reflects the possibility of
violent acts taking place in any context.
b. The refusal of the townspeople to abandon tradition and question the lottery ritual suggests the
negative consequences of blindly following tradition.
c. The female identity of the victim suggests the violence committed against women in a patriarchal
society.
d. The tradition promotes gender equality.
For No. 33 and 34. Read the following excerpt from the poem “Death, Be Not Proud”.
DEATH, BE NOT PROUD

by: John Donne
1 Death, be not proud, though some have called
thee 2 Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
3 For those whom thou think’st thou dost
overthrow 4 Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst
thou kill me. 5 From rest and sleep, which but thy
pictures be,
6 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
7 And soonest our best men with thee do go…
33. Alliteration is the repetition of consonants sounds in a poem. In line 3, what are the consonants sounds
being repeated?
a. wh c. th
b. st d. nk
34. In line 7, “And soonest our best men with thee do go”, is an example of ASSONANCE, as one of the

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features of poetry. Why?
a. because it is the repetition of consonants sounds in the same line.

b. because it is the repetition of vowel sound sounds in the same line.
c. because it is represents the rhyme scheme of the poem.
d. because it is the repetition of an rhyme of the poem.
35. Which of the following is an example of an alliteration?
a. Splendid Sarah saw special shells c. The sky is blue and so are you
b. Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air. d. I am a beautiful creation.
36. What is the definition of an alliteration?

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a. A huge exaggeration c. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

b. Giving an animal humanlike qualities d. Two words that sound alike, but have different
meanings
37. Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?

a. She is a pig c. Charlie cheats on cheat-sheets
b. He was as tall as a skyscraper d. I told you a million times
38. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win
a new washing machine?
a. w c. n
b. y d. m
39. What element of a short story might be described as the “series of related events’?
a. plot c. theme
b. conflict d. character
40. When the author gives some background or needed details to the story this is known as what term?
a. point of view c. characterization
b. foreshadowing d. exposition
V- GRAMMAR AWARENESS
41. Adverbs which modify adjectives or other adverbs usually immediately precede the words they modify.
Which of the following is the correct usage of the mentioned definition?
a. The package is extremely large. c. Buses depart yesterday.
b. We experienced few difficulties d. Sometimes he works hard.
42. We waited patiently for the play to begin. How do underlined word function in the sentence?
a. Adverb of Time c. Adverb of Place
b. Adverb of Manner d. Adverb of Frequency
43. In many cases, I can scarcely prevent myself from peeking at the last chapter to see the ending.

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What is the adverb of the given sentence?
a. prevent c. peeking
b. scarcely d. ending
44. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
a. The child ran happily towards his mother. c. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.
b. Sali walked to the shops. d. I visited my mother yesterday.
45.In which of these sentences is the word fast an adverb?

a. She liked to drive a fast car. c. She was a fast eater.
b. She likes to drive fast. d. Before the operation I had to fast for 12 hours.

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II. Give the correct arguments using present first conditionals from the given situations:
46. Your father is telling you to minimize eating fatty foods.

a. I agree because if I eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
b. I agree because if I will eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
c. I agree because if I would eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
d. I agree because if I should eat fatty foods, I will be fat.
47. Studying is a great help in achieving with honors.

a. I agree because if I study, I will get high grades.
b. I agree because if I will study, I will get high grades.
c. I agree because if I would study, I will get high grades.
d. I agree because if I should study, I will get high grades.
48. Drinking coffee is good for our health.

a. I disagree because if I drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
b. I disagree because if I will drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
c. I disagree because if I would drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
d. I disagree because if I should drink coffee, I will be dizzy.
49. Car is a necessity nowadays.

a. I agree because I will be happy if I have a car.
b. I agree because I will be happy if I will have a car.
c. I agree because I would be happy if I will have car.
d. I agree because I should be happy if I will have a car.
50. Learning second language is just a snap of a finger.

a. I disagree because if you will want to learn a second language, you will have to work hard.
b. I disagree because if you want to learn a second language, you have to work hard.
c. I disagree because if you wanted to learn a second language, you have to work hard.
d. I disagree because if you learned a second language, you have to work hard.

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A. excited
B. happy
C. mad
D. sad

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NAME: GRADE AND SECTION:

SECOND QUARTER EXAM IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH

1. According to the two sayings, what does greatness means?

a. Rich people are great

2. The similarity of the two sayings is:

a. Greatness is within us.

3. The following are the information presented in the text, except:

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

4. It can be inferred from the first saying that:

a. Great people are bad.

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

AGE SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL YEAR SCHOL YEAR

d. People with determination will likely become great.

For No. 5-10. Study the chart below.

TAG-ABACA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

7. What statement is true about the graph above?

a. School Year 2019-2020 has the lowest enrolees.

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

c. School Year 2019-2020 has the highest number of enrolees.

a. Bar Graph c. Diagram

a. constantly changing c. deteriorating

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

11. Which of the following call for a casual speech style?

12. Which of the following call for an intimate speech style?

13. Which of the following call for a consultative speech style?

14. Which of the following call for a conversational speech style?

a. Preamble of the Constitution c. Lord’s Prayer

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

16. BEAM a. grin b. laugh c. smirk d. smile

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

Tell me what makes you so exceeding glad:

21. The poem talks about man’s .

22. The “heaven” in the last line refers to:

23. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

24. What is the mood of the persona?

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans

25. Whom is the “man with the hoe” relative to?

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

26. The character reveals in this poem is all about man’s .

a. disappointments c. fame after trying his best

27. To what sensory image does the whole stanza appeal?

28. The first two lines appeal to the sense of:

29. What is the mood of the poem?

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

30. The purpose of the author is:

DEATH, BE NOT PROUD

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

6 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,

a. because it is the repetition of consonants sounds in the same line.

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

b. because it is the repetition of vowel sound sounds in the same line.

35. Which of the following is an example of an alliteration?

36. What is the definition of an alliteration?

a. A huge exaggeration c. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words.

37. Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

a. The package is extremely large. c. Buses depart yesterday.

ADDRESS: Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac

44. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?

45.In which of these sentences is the word “fast” an adverb?

46. Your father is telling you to minimize eating fatty foods.

47. Studying is a great help in achieving with honors.