LONG TEST 1 IN ENGLISH 9 FOR THE 1ST QUARTER III. COMMA, COLON & SEMICOLON.

II. COMMA, COLON & SEMICOLON. Recall the rules of how to use the punctuation
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Grade & Section: ____________________________
Date: _____________________
marks properly. Apply and use proper punctuation marks in each sentence. (1 PT. EACH)
1. Having examined all the data gathered for my study I was ready to write the final chapter
of my dissertation.

2. We have come up with five travel choices for this summer Mexico City Dublin,
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: No use of phones and notebooks during the test. Cheating is Amsterdam Hawaii and Indianapolis.
a choice. If you are a CHEATER, you’ll always be a CHEATER. If you are caught
cheating, your score will not be recorded as a punishment. Strictly NO ERASURES. 3. The CEO gave this statement “I’m sorry it had to come to this I really believe I did my
ERASURE is automatically wrong. Wrong Spelling is wrong. Use BLACK or BLUE best.”
pens only to answer the test.
4. Many companies make low-fat foods these foods contain less than five percent of fat per
serving.
I. VOWEL SOUNDS. Identify where each word in the box belongs. Complete the column
by classifying them in class. Make sure that you read and pronounce the words properly to 5. The weeds in my yard are very green unfortunately the grass is brown and dying.
get the correct class of speech. (1 PT. EACH)
6. The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000 March 26, 2007 and December 25,
1979.
Steak Accurate Precious
7. Even though I tell the customers that their film will be ready the next day they still come
Private League Weapon
back in one hour.
Meat Beige Vocabulary
8. Mike wants to go to the conference next semester therefore he needs to submit a
Peak Hemoglobin Jealous proposal soon.

9. When you went to the doctor did they give you a flu shot?
/i/ (long -e) /I/ (short -e) /e/ (long -ey) /E/ 10. My favorite place to be is on a boat I can just forget about all my other problems.

IV. IDENTIFYING CAPITALIZATION ERRORS. Recall the rules in capitalization.

Circle the words that should be capitalized. (1 PT. EACH)

1. sam first jeff while camping in tampa, florida.

2. puppy partners is about two silly dogs named fritzy and frittie
II. IDENTIFYING SUBJECT IN A SENTENCE. Read the sentence carefully and
encircle the subject in a sentence. (1 PT. EACH) 3. the class was ready to go on the field trip to the new york zoo.

1. He reads. 4. ms. washington was an excellent helper at the school.

2. He reads the book. 5. my friends love to go to disneyland during the winter.

3. He reads the book in the park on Tuesdays. 6. students get restless in the month of may.

4. Maria’s sisters are going to the pool. 7. lebron james is one of the greatest basketball players in the nba.

5. Aileen really liked the piece of artwork because it reminded her of her childhood. 8. the olympics will be held in the country of brazil next year.
9. english is my favorite subject in our class. 2. _________ What are your plans for tomorrow?

10. italian food is one my favorite types of food for dinner. 3. _________ What a lovely color!

V. FRONTING. Arrange each fronting speech into a typical word order. (2 PTS. EACH) 4. _________I can hear that something is approaching.

FRONTING TYPICAL WORD ORDER 5. ________ What a devious lie.

6. ______We can never leave you and go.

1. Buried in the sand were three turtle eggs.
7. ________The doctor is on a visit to see the patients.
2. For seven hours, the students studied.
3. Those books over there, I want to buy 8. __________ now I can understand his feelings.
those.
9. _______ the bowl slipped from my hand and broke.
4. Before my very eyes was the biggest
spider I had ever seen. 10. __________ the bee just stung me.

5. Horror movies I like, but romance movies VII. ENUMERATION (1 PT. EACH)
I dislike.
1-3.) WRITER’S TECHNIQUES IN WRITING A POEM
6. That TV show you told me about, I
1.
watched it last night.
7. At the end of the story, the main 2.
characters fall in love. 3.
8. Gone are the days of flip phones and tiny
4-5.) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USE IN A POEM
screens.
4.
9. Waiting in the car was Harry's dad and his
new puppy. 5.

6-8.) ELEMENTS OF A POEM

10. How handsome you are, Sir Jeff!
6.

7.
VI. IDENTIFYING INTERJECTIONS. Fill in the blanks with appropriate interjections.
You can choose your answers in the word bank. (1 PT. EACH) 8.

Hush! Alas! Hush!

Oh! Hey! Ah!

Oops! Sshh! Wow! “Break a leg! You can do it! All the best to you!” -Sir Jeff :>

Ouch!
LONG TEST 1 IN ENGLISH 7 FOR THE 1ST QUARTER
1. _________ I We've won the game.
 ____ 10. What has a head and a tail, but no body?
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Grade & Section: ____________________________ II. PROVERS. Analyze the words missing in each proverb. Encircle the correct term to
Date: _____________________ make it correct. (2 PTS. EACH)

1. Boys will be (boys, girls, human).

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: No use of phones and notebooks during the test. Cheating is
a choice. If you are a CHEATER, you’ll always be a CHEATER. If you are caught 2. One (footstep, fingerprint, step) at a time.
cheating, your score will not be recorded as a punishment. Strictly NO ERASURES.
3. Eat to live, not live to (play, pay, eat).
ERASURE is automatically wrong. Wrong Spelling is wrong. Use BLACK or BLUE
pens only to answer the test. 4. There's no (area, place, charity) like home.

5. The more you (need, get, find), the more you want.
I. RIDDLES. Solve the following riddles. You can find the correct answer in the word
bank. Write your answer in the blank before the item. (1 PT. EACH) 6. Many are called, but (few, little, more) are chosen.

7. (Unity, United, Subtracted) we stand, divided we fall.

His horse's name was Friday a shadow a coin
8. It is better to travel hopefully than to (rest, die, arrive)
a river Hey! a towel
9. All that glitters is not (gold, white, silver).
ton the letter M a hole
10. A miss is as (bad, good, better) as a mile.
a secret the wind
III. SLANG WORDS. Identify the meaning of both HISTORICAL and GEN Z slang
words. Choose your answer in the word bank. Write your answer in the space provided. (2
____ 1. I come once in a minute, Twice in a moment, But never in a thousand PTS. EACH)
years. _______________ 1. It means you are excited, enthusiastic, or energized;
____ 2. I always run, but never walk. I have a bed, but I don't sleep. I have a mouth, but I _______________ 2. When something is very good, enjoyable, or exciting.
don't eat.
_______________ 3. When you cut off communication with someone you’re no longer
____ 3. When you put this in a heavy wooden box, the box will become lighter. interested in.
____ 4. You hear my sound, you feel me when I move, but see me you never will. _______________ 4. Something or someone highly admirable or excellent.
____ 5. I follow you all day long, but when the night or rain comes, I am all gone. _______________ 5. A young woman who was fashionable in the 1920s, known for
wearing short skirts, bobbed hair and dancing the Charleston.
____ 6. The more I dry, the wetter I get.
_______________ 6. Another way of saying someone is showing off.
____ 7. I am very heavy, but backwards, I'm not.
_______________ 7. This is the opposite of highkey and it can be used as a way of saying
____ 8. A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays two days, then leaves on Friday.
that you liked or done something secretly, modestly or quietly.
How can this be?
_______________ 8. When someone is “spilling the tea”, it means they are gossiping.
____ 9. If you have me, you will want to share me. If you share me, you will no longer
have me. What am I? _______________ 9. It means the height of excellence or perfection.
_______________ 10. A type of jazz music and dance style or slang for dishonest or V. FILIPINO FOLK SONGS. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer to make the
misleading talk. sentence complete. (1 PT. EACH)

IV. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. Read the sentences to decide whether the verbs
should be singular or plural. Underline the correct verb in each sentence. (1 PT. EACH)
1. The price of these jeans is /are reasonable.
2. The books borrowed from the library is/are on my desk.
3. The boy who won the two medals is/are a friend of mine.
4. Bread and butter is/are our daily food.
5. The famous singer and composer has/have has arrived.
Characteristics of Philippine Folk Songs
1. It has a _________________________ structure.
2. Its melody is _____________________.
3. It is sung in a relaxed and ____________________ voice.
4. It is either in a duple and triple __________________.
5. It consists of simple ________________________.
VI. ENUMERATION (1 PT. EACH)

6. Collecting match-boxes is /are one of his favorite pastimes. 1-4.) TYPES OF PHILIPPINE FOLK SONGS

7. The quality of the candies is /are poor. 1.

8. Neither his father nor his mother plays /play mahjong. 2.

9. Neither parent is/are fond of playing mahjong. 3.

4.
10. None of my friends was /were here.
5-8.) MOST POPULAR PHILIPPINE FOLK SONGS
11. Many a student has /have made the same mistake.
5.
12. Gold, as well as platinum, has /have recently risen in price.
6.
13. The boss, as well as his colleagues, has / have been robbed by the robber.
7.
14. Ten tons is /are a heavy load.
8.
15. Fifty miles is /are is a long distance.

16. Thirty years is /are a long time.

17. One of the books has /have been missing. “Break a leg! You can do it! All the best to you!” -Sir Jeff :>

18. The poor is /are suffering.

19. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B, or C best answers / answer the
question.

20. One of the most intelligent students who scores /score full marks is / are John.