Zamboanga del Sur National High School

Sta. Maria, Pagadian City

Summative Test
English 9

Name: _____________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________________

General Instruction: Write your answer on the space before each item.
Test I: Identification.
_________________1. A reading method that looks for specific facts in a short period of time.
_________________2. Type of text with the intention of informing the reader about a certain topic.
_________________3. It is a type of text which is defined as a wide variety of imaginative and creative writing.
_________________4. A feature of a text that contains the title, subtitles, headings and the pages where we can find them.
_________________5. Words that are formed by taking the initial letters of a phrase.
_________________6. It is the changing of a word or phrase to replace an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one.
_________________7. It is the process of creating new words.
_________________8. Presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author
_________________9. A type of text that is written originally by a writer or journalist with a unique style and construction level.
_________________10. A word that is formed by omitting parts of the word to shorten it.

Test II: Subject and Predicate.

________11. Many people are in the dancing fountain at the plaza. What is the verb in the sentence?
a. people b. are c. dancing d. both b and c
________12. Where are the kids now? The subject of the sentence is ________.
a. where b. are c. the kids d. now
________13. We no longer tolerate this poor behavior. Where is the verb?
a. tolerate b. poor behavior c. we d. no longer
________14. My mother and my aunt are trained classical dancers. The subject in the sentence is ____.
a. my aunt b. my mother c. dancers d. both a and b
________15. The little tree was covered in needles instead of leaves. The verb in the sentence is ________.
a. leaves b. little tree c. was covered d. needles

Test III. Normal and Inverted Word Order. Write N if the sentence is in normal word order and I if otherwise.
_________1. The flowers in our backyard seem especially sweet this year.
_________2. Beyond the meadow flows an amazing river.
_________3. Over the hills lies a beautiful little town.
_________4. A few boys are certain of a victory.
_________5. Many different areas are carved out of this one continent.
_________6. There are two possible explanations for the accident.
_________7. Nathan jumped out of bed at the sound of his alarm.
_________8. On top of the couch lay bags of mail or boxes of items for new owners.
_________9. A team of well-rested horses would then be hitched and the stagecoach would head its next stop.
_________10. She was delighted to see two astronauts in Dad’s fishing boots.

Test IV. Types of Text. Identify what type of text are the given examples. Choose among Informative, Journalistic and Literary.
_______________1. A recipe for spaghetti and a brochure on detecting signs of drug abuse are examples of ____.
_______________2. All the words a stage and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and entrances, and
one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. —As You Like It
_______________3. Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and
unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope,
crossing the boundaries between natural and social sciences.
_______________4. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height. May soul can
reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
_______________5. A fire of undetermined origin razed to the ground a three-story apartment of Juana de la Cruz 456 Lapulapu
St. Valencia City last night. Five fire companies subdued it within an hour. The damage, estimated at P5
million, was covered by insurance.

Test V. Seven Ages of Man.

_______1. The speaker in the Seven Ages of Man, holds the opinion that all people _________.
a. are foolish and make mistakes c. will see the seven ages of man
b. are like actors playing roles d. are quick to quarrel
_______2. The poet describes the man as a soldier in the ____.
a. third stage b. fifth stage c. fourth stage d. sixth stage
_______3. What characterizes that last age of the seven ages of man?
a. foolish sentiment c. a reputation for courage
b. intellectual development d. childishness and forgetfulness
_______4. What does ‘sans everything’ probably mean in line 28 of the seven ages of man?
 a. imminent dark c. complete dark
b. crushing poverty d. horrible disease
_______5. The speaker in the poem says that the lover ________.
a. makes up sentimental songs c. is overcome by jealousy
b. believes in old sayings d. makes strange promises

Test VI. Proving Relevance and Worth.

Put a “Y” on the space before each number if the situation proves relevance and worth of the quote, write “X” if not.
“Building relationship helps us not only to show how we care for someone, but more importantly to see how we grow as a
person.”
_____1. Willing to share knowledge and resources with others and being open to the fact that individual only succeeds when the
team succeeds.
_____2.In school, on a group-writing project, one person may be better at creating ideas while other has good proofreading skills.
Together, make the task easier.
_____3. Kim had a difficulty on her English project with other home tasks. Luckily, Harvey was there to do the household chores.
_____4. A person who pushes an agendum to the group and does not recognize someone’s better idea.
_____5. Fatima never minds the mistakes made by her teammates. She always holds her motto, “Win or Lose Together”.

Test VII. Word Formation Processes

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Underline the word formation in the sentence and identify the word formation process
used in the sentence (compounding, blending, clipping, acronym and etymology).
_____________1. Come on now sweetie, stop crying – blow your nose on my hankie.
_____________2. Halle Berry won the following awards for the biopic.
_____________3. I sent Trisha a memo reminding her about the meeting.
_____________4. PhilHealth ensures that every Filipino is a member by covering them under the different membership programs
categorized according to various sectors of our society.
_____________5. I would love to trade my new car for a pick-up truck.
_____________6. Highway patrol’s stop hazmat truckers, perhaps more often than speeders.
_____________7. This essential rub is often used for female complaints, such as PMS, menstrual cramps and menopause.
_____________8. Many girls may wonder what makeup to wear with a pink prom dress.
_____________ 9. In the 1500's, alcohol may have been seen also written as alcohol.
_____________10. Before buying a bag for your MacBook, be sure that it fits properly.