DIVISION UNIFIED TEST IN GRADE 9
THIRD QUARTER
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer. Blacken the letter
of your choice on your Answer Sheet.
1. Listening
Directions: Listen to the examiner as
she reads the text twice. Answer the
questions that follow.
1. Based on the text, why do young
people whose lives are always full
of physical activity need sufficient
supply of carbohydrates?
A. Carbohydrates keep the body
strong.
B. Carbohydrates supply the fuel
necessary to provide energy
for the body activities and
body heat.
C. When you eat carbohydrates,
you have one of the basic
food groups needed by the
body.
D. When you eat carbohydrates
your body breaks it down into
amino acids that are used for
several purposes.
2. The following statements are true
except
A. Carbohydrates come in the
form of starch and sugar.
B. Fruits contain carbohydrates in
the form of sugar.
C. General body weakness may
be caused by lack of
carbohydrates.
D. Only young people need
carbohydrates.
3. This article as a whole is about
A. the activities of young people.
B. the importance of
carbohydrates.
C. the importance of fruits and
vegetables.
D. the vegetables as the best
source of carbohydrates
4. Which statement below states
faulty logic?
A. Carbohydrates help fuel your
brain kidneys, heart muscles
and central nervous system.
B. Eat an appropriate amount of
healthy carbohydrates in order
to meet your body's nutritional
needs.
C. I felt energetic after eating
carbohydrates. I will eat as
much as I can. Surely, I will
feel full and satisfied.
D. To reap the benefits of
carbohydrates you should
choose those that are
loaded with nutrients.
5. Your classmate tells you, “I know
why your health deteriorates so
much. You’re not eating
carbohydrates.”
This is an example of ______.
A. Emotional appeal
B. Faulty Logic
C. Generalization
D. Unsupported facts
II. Speaking
Directions: A clear and good voice of
the performers in a play is
necessary for a good delivery of
lines. Thus, words have to be
pronounced correctly. Choose the
word that does not belong to the
group based on the vowel sounds.
6. A. art
B. clam
C. father
D. patch
 7. A. bread is recorded by stage
B. lead management in the prompt
C. weapon script?
D. weather A. arrangement
B. blocking
8. A. excuse C. movement
B. exist D. positioning
C. exit
D. exult 15. It is a collaborative art form
lll. Literature and Reading including the composition,
9. A stage where the audience sits on enactment, and interpretation of
two sides is called . dramatic presentations for an
A. in-the-round stage audience. It also refers to a
B. proscenium stage structure within theatrical
B. traverse stage performances are given.
D. thrust stage A. drama
B. play
10. He is the person who oversees the C. scene
entire process of staging a D. theater
production.
A. Artist 16. What is a salient and motionless
B. Director depiction of a scene created by
C. Stage Crew actors often from a picture?
D. Stage Manager A. gesture
B. play
11. Who is the one responsible for C. script
running the show? D. tableau
A. Author
B. Dramatist 17. What refers to a large piece of
C. Stage Crew painted fabric hung behind the
D. Stage Manager actors and is usually painted to
resemble a realistic location?
12. It refers to the use of indicative A. apron
words/phrases and hints that set B. backdrop
the stage for a story to unfold and C. cyclorama
give the reader a hint of something D. grand drape
that is going to happen without
revealing the story. 18. Which of the following stages is
A. Flashback good for drama that needs
B. Flash-forward audience involvement because the
C. Foreshadowing stage is positioned at the center of
D. Futurism the audience?
A. in-the-round stage
13. Which part of the story can you B. proscenium stage
find heightened tension and C. teaser stage
suspense? D. traverse stage
A. climax
B. exposition 19. What is meant by a written version
C. falling action of a play or movie?
D. resolution A. dramaturgy
14. What do you call the process of B. scene
arranging moves to be made by C. script
the actors during the play and D. teaser
20. This feature of a one-act play
refers to the sequence of events
that make up a story?
A. character
B. plot
C. setting
D. theme
21. Which of the following is the duty
of the playwright?
A. He adheres to the principles of
composing a play.
B. He leads in the auditioning of
interested persons.
C. He serves as skilled in the
production of the play.
D. He set up the play in
preparation for enactment.
22. Which of the following lines of the
one-act play, “Sorry, Wrong
Number” describes the main
character?
A. Desperate to prevent the
crime, she began a series of
calls to the operator.
B. Mrs. Stevenson is an invalid
confined to her bed and her
only lifeline was the
telephone.
C. One night, while she was
waiting for her husband to
return home, she picked up
the phone and called his
office.
D. She accidentally overheard a
conversation between two
men planning a murder.
23. The following statements are
reasons why writers use of
sensory images except
A. Sensory images create a vivid
experience for the reader.
B. Sensory images create clear
mental picture of the scene.
C. Sensory images give hint to
help define a difficult or
unusual word.
D. Sensory images help a reader
draw on specific details in the
text.
24. The second cock hath crowed, the
curfew bell hath rung, ‘tis three
o’clock.
What sense is used in the
statement above?
A. sense of hearing
B. sense of sight
C. sense of smell
D. sense of taste
25. Which of the following lines uses
the sense of sight?
A. “I could smell the mold even
before I put the cheese into my
mouth.”
B. “Juliet, my love, my wife! You
are dead, but you are still
beautiful.”
C. She spoke with a lover’s voice,
not a cat’s, making me want to
listen closely to every syllable.”
D. “The wind changed to
something foul, dead, wafting
up from the darkened pit.”
26. What effect does the imagery
produce in this opening passage
from George Orwell’s novel 1984?
It was a bright cold day in April,
and the clocks were striking
thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin
nuzzled into his breast in an effort
to escape the vile wind, slipped
quickly through the glass doors of
Victory Mansions, though not
quickly enough to prevent a swirl
of gritty dust from entering along
with him. The hallway smelt of
boiled cabbage and old rag mats.
 A. Since the opening line is in
April, this passage sets up
expectations for Winston Smith
to better his situation
throughout the spring.
B. The contradictory details of
Winston’s building being
named Victory Mansions and it
smelling of boiled cabbage and
old rag mats creates a feeling
of unease in the reader.
C. The details given by the author
in the opening passage bring
the readers an excitement to
read the entire novel.
D. The fact that most of these
details are unpleasant—the
vile wind, the gritty dust, and
old rag mats—makes the
reader understand that
Winston is a pessimistic man.
27. In the poem, “The Telephone”, by
Edward Field, the narrator says,
“Without it, I was like a bear in a
cave.” What does it mean?
A. He feels isolated like a bear in
a cave without the telephone.
B. He is disconnected with his
friends because of distance.
C. The bear in the cave needs a
companion.
D. The speaker’s happiness
depends on the telephone.
28. What is the predominant feeling of
the speaker when he said that the
telephone is his source of
happiness?
A. humorous
B. lighthearted
C. sad
D. serious
29. Friar Lawrence gives this advice to
Romeo and Juliet: “Love
moderately, long love doth so,”
What is he telling the young
lovers?
A. Be temperate in your love for
each other and you will be
able to love each other for a
long time.
B. He is referring to the violent
intensity with which Romeo
and Juliet love one another.
C. It is just disastrous to love too
much too soon as it is to love
not enough.
D. Too much of a good thing tends
to end up being bad.
30. What literary device is used in the
following lines from the play
Romeo and Juliet?
“Patience perforce with wilful
choler meeting,
Makes my flesh tremble in their
different greeting.
I will withdraw: but this intrusion
shall,
Now seeming sweet convert to
bitter gall.”
A. metaphor
B. repetition
C. rhyme
D. simile
31. Which of the following explains the
following line that uses hyperbole?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a
horse.”
A. The speaker literally looked for
a horse, because he starved.
B. The speaker literally looked for
something to eat and he
longed to eat an entire horse.
C. The speaker will not literally
eat an entire horse, but it
emphasizes how starved the
speaker feels.
D. The speaker will not literally
eat an entire horse, but it
emphasizes that the speaker
loves the meat of the horse.
32. Apostrophe is an address to
someone who is absent and
cannot hear the speaker. Which of
the following statements is an
example of apostrophe?
 A. And to thy go like lightning
B. Come, night; come, Romeo;
come, thou day in night.
C. I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as
far.
D. My life is a foe of debt.
33. With your knowledge of what simile
is, how would you explain the
following sentence?
John is as slow as a snail.
A. Both John and the snail are
known for their being slow. So,
the writer appreciates both of
them.
B. Both John and the snail are
slow. That’s why the writer
indirectly compared the two
objects.
C. John is known for being slow,
and in the sentence the
slowness of the snail is being
compared to John.
D. Snails are known for their slow
pace, and in the sentence the
slowness of John is compared
to that of a snail.
34. Which of the statements below
explains the meaning of the
following line?
Franklin has a heart of gold!
A. Franklin doesn’t really have a
heart of gold. It emphasizes
that he is rich enough to buy
whatever he wants.
B. Franklin doesn’t actually have
a heart of gold. It only
emphasizes how kind and
loving Franklin is – as if he
was full of lovely things like
gold.
C. The line actually means that
Franklin is a good man, so he
can buy whatever he
wants.
D. The line actually tells us that
like Franklin we can be kind to
others.
For 35-39, read the following text to be
able to answer the questions that
follow.
The Dangers of Tobacco
by: Dr. Gary Sy
Manila Bulletin, Sept. 15, 1999
Smoking is the leading
preventable cause of death all over the
world. If you are a regular smoker, you
are probably losing about 5 ½ minutes
of life expectancy for each cigarette
you smoke. How does smoking
damage your health? Tobacco smoke
contains 3 principal dangerous
chemicals: tar, nicotine and carbon
monoxide.
Compared with a non- smoker, he
is about 14 times more likely to die
from cancer of lungs, throat,
oesophagus and heart attack.
How to quit smoking? Most
smokers who have the determination
to stop can stop by themselves. During
the first few weeks, eat as much as
you want of low calorie food, drink
plenty of water and start an exercise
regularly. It is important to recognize
that quitting smoking is very difficult. If
you resume smoking, don’t be
discouraged, try again. You will
succeed.
35. What is the tone of the author?
A. horror
B. humorous
C. joyful
D. serious
36. The author’s purpose in writing the
article is ______.
A. to call attention to a problem
B. to give practical advice on the
world’s problem
C. to make fun of smokers
D. to warn us on the dangers of
smoking
37. Which of the following expresses
an opinion?
A. Smokers are likely to die from
cancer.
B. Smoking is the world’s leading
preventable cause of death.
C. Smokers look powerful and
macho.
 D. Smokers who have the
determination can stop by
themselves.
38. The author wants the quitters who
backslides to ________.
A. eat a candy
B. engage in sports
C. keep on trying
D. see a therapist
39. What is the main idea of the
selection?
A. The effect of smoking to health
B. The hazards of smoking
C. The leading preventable cause
of death is smoking
D. Try and try until you succeed
40. Raising taxes is wrong because
people should be entitled to keep
their own money and because an
increase in tax revenue will be
stifling. We should keep taxes low
or even reduce tax rates to
encourage growth.
What is the speaker’s stand on
the issue?
A. He encourages people to pay
taxes.
B. He is against raising taxes.
C. He tells the public to start a
business.
D. He wants people to keep their
own money.
41. What is the tone of the speaker in
the passage?
A. humorous
B. joyful
C. sad
D. serious
42. Research has proven that frequent
use of a mobile phone can put the
IV. GRAMMAR
44. Which of the following sentences
uses gerund as an object of the
preposition?
A. Gardening is a great form of
exercise.
owner at risk of long term health
damage. Mobile phones have
radiation in them which they send
out which can destroy or damage
cells. Thus a student who uses a
mobile phone regularly is at risk of
health damage. With the increase
in ownership of mobiles, there is
increased usage and
What is the intention of the
author?
A. He informs the readers about
a student who is at risk of
health damage.
B. He informs the readers of the
advantages and disadvantages
of using mobile phones.
C. He informs the readers of
theincrease of ownership of
mobile phones.
D. He informs the readers of the
negative effects of mobile
phones to health.
43. Based on what you’ve learned
from the text, what would you do
to avoid the risk?
A. I would choose the best mobile
phones in the market.
B. I would limit the time in using
mobile phones.
C. I would not buy mobile phones
anymore.
D. I would tell others to stop using
mobile phone
47. Identify the use of the underlined
gerund in the sentence.
Robert keeps himself in good
shape by biking.
A. appositive
B. direct object
C. object of the preposition
D. subject
B. I have received several awards
for my gardening.
C. My favourite hobby is
gardening.
D. My neighbors admire my
 gardening.
45. Choose the sentence below that
uses gerund as a direct object.
A. My cat’s favorite activity is
sleeping.
B. The policeman is arresting the
criminal.
C. They do not appreciate my
singing.
D. Travelling might satisfy your
desire for new experiences.
46. Infinitive acts as a noun, adjective,
adverb, and is actually made up of
two sentences. Which of the
following sentences uses infinitive
as a noun?
A. I can’t wait to see.
B. Mr. Smith came to teach me
English.
C. The person to call is Jeff.
D. To beg is a disgraceful act.
48. What is the participle in the
following sentence?
I come here to sit because only
here, can I be near the great,
common, throbbing heart
of humanity.
A. because
B. come
C. humanity
D. throbbing
49. Which of the following sentences
uses a participle?
A. Earthquake victims received
relief goods from DSWD.
B. I have a heart wracked with
sorrow.
C. She talked seriously the matter
with her boyfriend.
D. Wendy bought new cellphone
in the mall yesterday.
50. Which of the following sentences
uses present participle?
. A. I hate moving house.
B. Running was tough on my
knees.
C. The crying baby had a wet
diaper.
D. Writing is my friend’s passion.