Republika ng Pilipinas

Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
REHIYON V – BICOL
SANGAY NG CAMARINES SUR
PAMBANSANG MATAAS NA PAARALAN NG SIPOCOT
Tara, Sipocot, Camarines Sur

ENGLISH 9
THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION
S/Y 2023-2024

General Instruction: Read the instructions and questions carefully. Write your answers on a piece of paper.
Remember that ERASURE means WRONG.

PART I: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answers and write it in your paper.
1. In the radio play “Sorry Wrong Number,” who is the suspected mastermind behind the killing of Mrs.
Stevenson?
a. George
b. Sergeant
c. Operator
d. Mr. Stevenson
2. Who is the contact killer in the radio play?
a. Greg
b. Glen
c. Gerry
d. George
3. Who is described as a querulous, self-centered neurotic woman in the radio play?
a. nurse
b. operator
c. Mrs. Stevenson
d. Western Union Clerk
4. Who is the author of the radio play “Sorry, Wrong Number”?
a. Edward Field
b. Lucille Fletcher
c. Alexander Graham Bell
d. Hans Christian Anderson
5. What happened first in the radio play “Sorry Wrong Number”.
a. Mrs. Stevenson requests for a nurse.
b. Mrs. Stevenson receives a letter from her husband.
c. Mrs. Stevenson overheard two men planning a murder.
d. Mrs. Stevenson contacts the operator to connect her to her husband.
6. What happened after Mrs. Stevenson overheard two men planning a murder?
a. She sent a letter to her husband.
b. She calls her neighbor to accompany her.
c. She contacts the nurse to ask for health assistance.
d. She calls to the operator and demand to trace the source of the call.
7. What element of radio play contains a clear beginning, middle, and end?
a. plot
b. music
c. narrator
d. sound effect
8. What element of radio play refers to the strategic silence which helps to create tension especially in
thrillers/horrors/mysteries?
a. music
b. pauses
c. sound effects
d. voice/dialogue
9. When was the story of “The Little Match Girl” happened?
a. Holy Week
b. Christmas eve
c. New Year’s Eve
d. Valentine’s day
10. According to the little girl, what does it mean when there is a star fall?
a. someone is dying
b. someone is coming
c. you can make a wish
d. there is meteor shower
11. What do the match stick symbolizes?
a. love
b. light
c. hope
 Republika ng Pilipinas
Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
REHIYON V – BICOL
SANGAY NG CAMARINES SUR
PAMBANSANG MATAAS NA PAARALAN NG SIPOCOT
Tara, Sipocot, Camarines Sur
d. warmth
12. What does snow symbolize in the story?
a. winter
b. vacation
c. struggles
d. blessings
13. What is theme of the story “The Little Match Girl”?
a. Money can’t buy happiness.
b. Blood is thicker than water.
c. Love can bring family together.
d. There is always a hope even in the darkest time.
14. What social issue is present in the story?
a. bullying
b. child labor
c. corruption
d. discrimination
15. Who was the author of the story “The Little Match Girl”?
a. Edward Field
b. Lucille Fletcher
c. Alexander Graham Bell
d. Hans Christian Anderson
16. Based on the poem “The Telephone”, why are friends disconnected as cited in these lines?
“With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses”

a. The friends are disconnected because of toxicity.

b. The friends are disconnected because of distance.
c. The friends are disconnected because of studying abroad.
d. The friends are disconnected because of excessive phone use.
17. How does the speaker justify his/her joy of having a telephone based on these lines?
Yes, my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle”

a. The speaker is feeling angry because his/her friends are just gossiping on the telephone.
b. The speaker is grateful for the existence of the telephone because he/she feels connected to the
world.
c. The speaker is unhappy with the existence of the telephone because every time it rings, his/her
friends talk to his/her for gossip.
d. The speaker is fearful with the existence of the telephone because of the potential dangers it
can bring to the life of the people.
18. Based on these lines, where did the speaker compared his/her life before the advent of the telephone?
“Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come”
a. Bear
b. Cave
c. Winter
d. Sunshine
19. Based on the lines cited in no.18, what literary element is used in comparing man’s situation before the
advent of the telephone to a bear in a cave?
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Personification
20. What does the speaker hunger for based on these lines?
“I stretch out amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends”
a. Food
b. Gossip

Page 2 of 3
 Republika ng Pilipinas
Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
REHIYON V – BICOL
SANGAY NG CAMARINES SUR
PAMBANSANG MATAAS NA PAARALAN NG SIPOCOT
Tara, Sipocot, Camarines Sur
c. Attention
d. Human relations

PART II. Identification

A. Instruction. Analyze each situation and identify whether the situation shows the advantage or
disadvantage of technology. Write your answers in your paper.
________ 21. In a busy morning rush, Cheska uses a coffee maker with a timer function.
22. During a quality dinner, each family members are glued to their cellphones, texting or scrolling
through social media.
23. While walking down the street, a boy is so focused in texting on his cellphone that he failed to
notice a manhole, putting him in danger.
24. Sarah finds herself running late for an important meeting. Fortunately, she can book a ride online
for easy transportation.
25. Alex travelled abroad and got lost. Luckily, he locates where he is through the google map.

B. Direction: Write A if the elements is for argumentative writing, and P if it is for persuasive writing. Write your
answers in your answer sheet.
_______ 26. The goal is to let the readers acknowledge that the idea presented is worth considering for.
_______ 27. General technique is to blend facts with emotion.
_______ 28. The viewpoint of this writing is one sided. The writer has a conviction that only his view point is
correct.
_______ 29. This writing doesn’t need an intended audience.
_______ 30. The starting point of this writing id researching a topic, and aligning it in one side.

C. Instruction: Complete each sentence by choosing the appropriate gerund from the given choices. After
completing the sentences, identify the function or gerund in each item. Write your answers in your answer
sheet.
SUBJECT STEALING PLAYING EATING
DRIVING CRACKING SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION DIRECT OBJECT OF VERB

She used a nutcracker for (31) __________ walnuts.

The gerund functions as (32)_____________.
His biggest fear is (33) __________ on the main road.
The gerund functions as (34)___________ .
Elis suggests (35) _________ two slices of meat every week.
The gerund functions as (36) __________.
The man denies (37) ___________ the money.
The gerund function as (38) ____________.
(39) __________ basketball has been your favorite sport since high school.
The gerund functions as (40) ____________.

PART III. Application

D. Instruction. Evaluate the statement if it shows bias or prejudice. In your answer sheet, write bias if the
statement is unfair and prejudice if the statement shows pre-judgement or discrimination. Write your
answers in your answer sheet.

41. People from that neighborhood are all impatient.

42. Chocolate ice cream is far superior than vanilla.
43. Football is the best sport in the world.
44. Mathematics is more important than art in education.
45. Electric cars are the future of transportation.
46. I don’t trust him because he is from a different country.
47. His father is a thief; he must be the same.
48. She can’t be a good leader because she is a woman.
49. Women are naturally more nurturing than men.
50. He smells like a fish, I assumed he is a fisherman.

Page 3 of 3