Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Schools Division of Iloilo
DUMANGAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ilaya 1st, Dumangas, Iloilo

THIRD GRADING PERIODICAL TEST IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH

General Directions: Read each item carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

I. LITERARY DEVICES
Column A contains lines lifted from the play, Romeo and Juliet. Find the literary device used in Column A to its
corresponding name in Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. My bounty is as boundless as the sea. A. simile
2. The more I give to thee, the more I have. B. metaphor
3. Love pricks like thorn. C. foreshadowing
4. Let two more summers wither in their pride, D. rhyme
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride E. oxymoron
5. O woeful, O woeful, woeful day! F. repetition
6. Juliet is the sun.
7. O brawling love, O loving hate.
8. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night.
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear.
9. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
10. Romeo by some vile forfeit of the untimely death.

II. GERUNDS
Write the gerund in your paper and identify its use. (2 points each)

11. Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book.

12. Helping others with a favor is dangerous and should be avoided.
13. When it comes to helping, ultimately, it’s not even about expecting money or just helping friends out.
14. Take time getting used to refusing people’s requests.
15. Although simple, it is similar to the rules that prevent people from bumping into others in the streets.
16. Won’t people see you as a jerk in refusing to help them?
17. Individuals may even get mad for saying no to them.
18. You can boil this down as the differences of needing vs. wanting help.
19. One way to deal with this is by giving your closest friends and family a higher priority.
20. You can’t stand still watching others in need, but at the same time you can’t assist everyone to your own
detriment.

III. TYPES OF STAGE

Identify the following images based on the type of stages.

21 22 23 24

IV. ROMEO & JULIET

Write the letter of the correct answer.

25. To which city does Romeo go after being exiled

from Verona?
a. Padua c. Venice
b. Rome d. Mantua

26. Why is Romeo exiled?

a. For killing Tybalt c. For killing Mercutio
b. For marrying Juliet against her father’s will d. For demeaning the prince
27. Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?
a. Friar John c. Friar Lawrence
b. Mercutio d. Friar Vincent

28. Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?

a. At Capulet’s feast 35. Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a
b. At Friar Lawrence’s cell duel?
c. At Montague’s feast a. The Montagues and Capulets
d. At the balcony b. Romeo
c. Tybalt
29. Who kills Mercutio? d. Romeo and Tybalt
a. Benvolio 36. Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?
b. Sampson a. He is offended that Romeo loves his cousin
c. Romeo b. He is offended that Romeo shows up at the Capulet
d. Tybalt ball
c. He is offended that Romeo bites his thumb at him
30. Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar d. Tybalt does not challenge Romeo to a duel; he
Lawrence’s potion? challenges
a. Lady Capulet
b. Capulet 37. When Paris states his interest in marrying Juliet,
c. Paris Juliet’s father
d. Nurse a. Asks Juliet to look upon Paris favorably
b. Tells Paris that Juliet is still too young to marry
31. How and where does Romeo commit suicide? c. Tells Juliet she must marry the man her parents choose
a. With a dagger in the orchard d. Says he hopes to find a suitor more to his liking than
b. With a rope in the public square Romeo Paris
c. With a sword in Juliet’s bedchamber
d. With poison in Juliet’s tomb 38. After killing Tybalt, Romeo flees to ________.
a. His parent’s house
32. Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s b. Juliet’s house
message to Romeo in Mantua? c. Friar Lawrence’s cell
a. He is killed by a Capulet servant d. The city of Mantua
b. He helped the sick boy
c. He is held inside a quarantined house, and is unable to 39. Why does Paris attack Romeo at the tomb?
leave a. He thinks Romeo is planning some villainy
d. Romeo is stopped in Padua and never makes it to b. He is jealous of Juliet’s love for Romeo
Mantua c. He is in a rage because of his grief
d. He hates all Montagues
33. Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo
poison? 40. Which is the only thing that might be considered a
a. He is poor, and needs the money “good” result of this tragedy?
b. He can see that Romeo is passionate a. The death of Paris
c. He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses b. The end of the family feud
d. He is a friend of Friar Lawrence c. The death of Tybalt
d. The arrest of Friar Lawrence
34. With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two
scenes of the movie?
a. Himself
b. Mercutio
c. Juliet
d. Rosaline

V. PLOT OF THE STORY

Write the answer on your paper.

41. Explains the situation with which the story begins. It is a part of the story in which the setting and the characters are
being introduced.
42. It is a part of the plot in which solutions to the problem are being presented.
43. Complications are presented.
44. Situation with which the story ends.
45. It is the highest point of interest, usually a question is raised.
46-50. If you were to rewrite the resolution of the story, Romeo and Juliet, how would you do it?

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