ENGLISH 9

Summative Test
3rd Quarter

I. Identification
A. Directions: Identify what is being asked in the following sentences.
____________1. An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought or
reason. It simply means to pre-judge others.
____________2. A tendency to favor one person, group, thing, or point of view over another, often in an unfair
way.
____________3. He is an American short story writer who expressed the effect of coincidence on character
through humor, grim humor, or irony, and often had surprise endings.
____________4. This is an element of a play that is seen or heard on stage. These are the actors, sets, costumes,
lights, and sound.
____________5. This is an element of play that involves facing and overcoming "obstacles that we can
recognize."
____________6. A statement that can be verified. It can be proven to be true or false through objective
evidence.
____________7. A statement that expresses a feeling, an attitude, a value judgment, or a belief.
____________8. It is the overall atmosphere of a certain piece like theater, poem, and other literary works.
____________9. The author’s attitude toward the subject.
____________10. These words often represent opinions.

B. Directions: Determine whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.

____________11. Movies are generally more interesting than books.
____________12. Karaoke is a popular national activity in the Philippines.
____________13. Philippines has five of the largest shopping malls in the world.
____________14. Christmas in the Philippines starts in September.
____________15. Non-poisonous snakes make delightful pets.
____________16. Most TV commercials today are misleading and silly.
____________17. In the Philippines, you can see every visitor being greeted as ma'am or sir and the children
addressing them as “kuyas” and “ates”, for elder brother and sister respectively.
____________18. Time is a better magazine than Newsweek.
____________19. Metropolitan Manila is one of the hippest and happening cities to travel and stay at.
____________20. The current population of the Philippines is 110 million.

II. Essay
Directions: Read the poem and then answer the given question.

Time Goes
by Crystal Lewis

Time goes by and slips away.

Just as the sky turns from blue to grey.
We are here but only for a short stay.
Don’t let life pass with words you never say.

Don’t live in anger, with fear and regrets.

 Seek forgiveness and lay your pain to rest.
Don’t judge too quickly, as you may be wrong.
Instead, choose to live life as an uplifting song.

When tears fall, wipe them away;

As they will only last but for a day.
Sometimes we hurt because we care.
Sometimes life seems unfair.

We make mistakes we wish we could change;

And wonder how our life could be rearranged.
Second chances last only for so long, reach out to others;
As we are all sisters and brothers.

There are angels in heaven that watch us every day.

They look over us as we laugh and play.
Live with joy, and when you lie down at night,
Thank the Lord and release any strife.

1. What is this poem about? Explain.

2. What is the speaker’s tone?
3. What is the mood of the poem?
4. Does Lewis (the writer) feel the same as yours as she expresses her feelings in the poem?
5. List down a line in the poem that captures your heart and explain why.