AGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

R. T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

1st Periodical Examination

English 9
AY 2018-2019

Topic Time Frame Knowledge/ Application Analysis/ No. of

Comprehension Synthesis/ Items
Evaluation

1. Figures of Speech 5 1-12 12

2. Punctuation Marks 5 13-18 19-24 12

3. Paraphrasing 5 39-50 12

4. Synonyms 3 25-28 32-34 7

5. Antonyms 3 29-31 35-38 7

TOTAL 21 hrs 7 25 18 50

Prepared by:

Rikka Paola B. Monteclaro

English 9 Teacher

Noted by:

Flordeliza V. Cabiguing
Principal III
 AGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
R. T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte

1st Periodical Examination

English 9
AY 2018-2019

Name: ________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

Grade & Sec: ___________________________________ Teacher: ________________________

I. Read each sentence carefully. Identify what kind of figure of speech is used in each sentence. Write
your answer on the space provided before the number.

___________________1.Becca bites blocks of buns.

___________________2. She is as fast as a cheetah.
___________________3. He is a rock I can lean on.
___________________4. Love me. Love her. Love us.
___________________5. The leaves dance gracefully as the wind blows.
___________________6.It’s okay. It’s just a scratch.
___________________7. I cried a thousand rivers because of him.
___________________8. I die every time I slide through her lies.
___________________9. Buzz.
___________________10. Keep this. Keep that. Keep calm.
___________________11. He is like my ray of sunshine.
___________________12. Tweet.

II. Fill in the appropriate punctuation mark in the following sentences.

13. We had a great time in France _____ the kids really enjoyed it.
14. Some people work best in the mornings _____others do better in the evenings.
15. What are you doing next weekend _____
16. Mother had to go into hospital _____ she had heart problems.
17. Did you understand why I was upset _____
18. It is a fine idea _____ let us hope that it is going to work.
19. We will be arriving on Monday morning _____ at least, I think so.
20. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class _____
21. The girl _____ s father sat in a corner.
22. In the words of Murphy’s Law _____ ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’
23. She is in a state of coma _____
24. How are you feeling today _____

III. Read each pair carefully. Identify whether the pair of words is synonyms or antonyms.

__________________25. good-bad
__________________26. hot-cold
__________________27. giggle-chuckle
__________________28. thin-slim
__________________29. show-display
__________________30. perilous-dangerous
__________________31. tired-exhausted

IV. Give what is asked in each of the item.

Synonyms Antonyms

32. beautiful __________________ 35. fat ___________________

33. dark __________________ 36. stop ___________________
34. happy __________________ 37. yes ___________________
38. selfish ___________________
V. Paraphrase each sentence.

39-44. Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.

45-50. Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.

Prepared by:

Rikka Paola B. Monteclaro

English 8 Teacher

Noted by:

Flordeliza V. Cabiguing
Principal III