Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II OF PANGASINAN
Binalonan, Pangasinan
SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 9

Name: _________________________________________ Section: _____________ Score:_________

Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
before each number.

_____1. This communicative style is used in conservation with your close friend and intimate
members
of the family.
A. Casual Style B. Frozen Style C. Formal Style D. Intimate Style
_____2. Which of the following is the most appropriate way of greeting your doctor?
A. Hi, Madam! B. Good morning, Doctor! C. Hello! D. It’s been a long time!
_____3. Which best completes this sentence, “You ______ enter the school without your school
I.D.”
A. may not B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
_____4. “My wallet’s gone! Someone ______ have stolen it!” The correct modal to be used is
_____.
A. Must B. can C. should D. shall
_____5. “If you do well in the exams, I _______________ you a gift.” The correct verb is_____
A. would buy B. will buy C. would have bought D. bought
_____6. If you _______________ in the election, people would choose you. Which form of the verb
is appropriate to use?
A. participate B. will participate C. participated D. would participate
____ 7. “Miss Diaz, _____ I go out for a minute?” Which best completes the sentence?
A. Should B. May C. Must D. Ought to
_____8. What distinct quality of those who are great does the person mention in the first stanza of "I
Think Continually of Those Who Are Truly Great"?
a. The truly great not only seem to walk with God, but to speak his words.
b. The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless springs.
c. The deep understanding of human history.
d. All of the above.
_____9. Who is the subject in the poem “The Man with the Hoe”?
a. a rich person
b. a government official
c. an immigrant
d. an oppressed worker
_____10. What social issue is tackled in the poem?
a. racial discrimination
b. poor urban planning
 c. poverty and unemployment
d. exploitation of the working class
_____11. What does Roger do when Mrs. Jones finally lets him go?
a. He runs away but is caught by another person and brought back to Mrs. Jones.
b. He surrenders himself to the police station.
c. He tries snatching her purse for the second time.
d. He disappears.
_____12. What is the main message of Happy Feet?
a. to be true to yourself
b. to be tolerant of those who are different
c. to accept whatever special gifts and talents every individual has
d. all of the above
_____13. How does "The Lottery" relate to real life?
a. It shows us how people can easily be repressed by the communities they inhabit.
b. It shows the danger of blindly following tradition.
c. It shows the randomness of persecution.
d. It shows an example of how societies can persecute innocent people for absurd reasons.
_____14. It is the highest point of interest of suspense in a story.
a. Theme c. Foreshadowing
b. Climax d. Resolution
_____15. This part of story has a conflict and a resolution.
a. plot c. mood
b. setting d. tone
_____16. What type of prose is based on the facts?
a. heroic prose c. non-fictional prose
b. fictional prose d. prose poetry
_____17. Is prose a straightforward form of literature?
a. Yes, the author expresses his thoughts and feelings in a lucid way.
b. Yes because it’s the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing.
c. No, it is widely understood as prose writing that is informative or factual, rather than
fictional.
d. No because it is a narrative written without a metrical pattern that tells an imaginary or
invented story.
____18. Which of the following is not an example of social media platform?
A. Google Chrome B. Twitter C. Instagram D. Facebook
____19. This term means being in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with
another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
A. bias B. prejudice C. judgment D. discrimination
____20. Which of the following sentences uses the word, reading as a subject?
A. Reading is one of the macro-skills.
B. Teenagers love reading Wattpad.
C. Our elders usually spend their free time by reading.
D. Samantha, the girl reading a novel, is my childhood friend.
____21. “Judging a person based on the outer appearance is not good.”
The gerund phrase, “Judging a person based on the outer appearance” in the sentence
functions as a/an __________.
A. appositive B. subject C. subject complement D. direct object
____22. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, who killed Mercutio?
 A. Romeo B. Nurse C. Tybalt D. Benvolio
____23. Why did Juliet take the sleeping potion?
A. To forget the pain of losing Mercutio, his cousin C. To rest
B. To avoid her wedding with Paris D. To experience death for a moment
____24. It is giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
A. Metaphor B. Euphemism C. Simile D. Personification

____25. This is a figure of speech that places contradictory terms next to each other in a word or
phrase.
A. Simile B. Oxymoron C. Hyperbole D. Metaphor
____26. It is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts.
A. Drama B. Tragedy C. Comedy D. one-act play
____27. A type of drama that gives laughter to the person.
A. Sitcom B. Play C. Comedy D. Tragedy
____28.“I love eating boiled egg.” The participle used in the sentence is __________.
A. boiled B. eating C. egg D. love
____29. “My mother needs seasoning mix for the adobo.” Which word in the sentence is modified
by the participle, seasoning?”
A. mother B. needs C. mix D. adobo
____30. The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot. The word demolished
means_______.
A. repaired B. dilapidated C. damaged D. destroyed
____31. Which of the following lines appeals to the sense of taste?
A. Stinks like a rotten meat B. Like a syrupy sweet
C. Sags like a heavy load D. Does it explode?
____32. It is a composition in verse or prose presenting a story in pantomime or dialogue.
A. song B. epic C. drama D. narrative
____33. Which of the following is the meaning of Requiem”?
A. Mass for the dead
B. Funeral
C. Long prayer for the soul
D. Grieving over the dead
____34. Why did Willy Loman commit suicide?
A. He committed suicide in order for her family to get the money from his life insurance.
B. He committed suicide in order to free himself from suffering.
C. He committed suicide in order to relieve his wife’s stress.
D. He committed suicide in order for him to escape from his failure.
____35. A value judgment pertains to a judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something or
someone. This statement is_________.
A. false B. true C. invalid D. unaccepted
____36. Which of the following shows appropriate reaction when someone sees a beggar?
A. “That guy must also be crazy.” B. “ I better give him food.”
C. “You stink, you should take a bath.” D. “ He is a fool.”
____37. Which of the following may be used in interrupting someone who is speaking?
A. Is it ok if I jump in for a second? B. I think you are wrong.
C. That’s impossible. D. That’s true
____38. Which of the following is an effect of bullying in school?
 A. The bullied are given higher grades.
B. The bullied might not want to go to school anymore.
C. The bully will have more confidence.
D. The bully will be imprisoned.
_____39. Since the price of basic commodities increases,___________________. What is the
possible result of the given cause?
A. many families cannot afford to buy them B. parents cry
C. entrepreneurs close their business D. store owners give some for free

_____40. The city was flooded__________. The following are possible causes of the given result
except______.
A. because all water canals were clogged by waste
B. because there were heavy rains for how many days
C. because the city was polluted
D. because there were no enough water passages