Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
CALULUAN HIGH SCHOOL
Concepcion, Tarlac

Third Periodical Examination in Grade 9 ENGLISH

SY 2018-2019
Name: __________________________________________________Date: _____________________Section: __________________Score: ________/ 50
I. Vocabulary Skill
A. Give the most appropriate word to complete each sentence using contextual clue.
1. Mrs. Stevenson dialed an operator to contact her husband. What is an “operator”?
a. a person who dials to contact a husband b. one who contacts c. one who operates d. someone who connects phone calls
2. I am no Luddite, I own a cellphone, an ATM Card, a voice –mail system, and an email account. A “Luddite” is a person who . . .
a. opposes modern technology b. appreciates modern technology c. own a cellphone and other gadgets d. busy a lot of gadgets
B. Study this word maze
appreciation credit Slow walk sleeping tangle gossip
amble drowsing running
Identify the synonym pairs from the above word maze.
3. a. appreciation-credit b. gossip-sleeping c. running-sleeping d. tangle-amble
4. a. amble-slow walk b. drowsing-sleeping c. running-sleeping d. tangle-running

II. Listening Skill

Listen attentively as the teacher reads an argumentative text twice; then, fill out the chart that follows. You may take down notes as you listen.

5. Topic/Issue:

6. Stand/Opinion:

7-8. Argument/Reasons: a.

b.

9 Factual Basis:

III. Literary Appreciation Skill

Based on the details of the previous selection, answer the given questions.
10. The literary classification of the story
a. romantic tragedy b. dramedy c. suspense d. comedy
11. Juliet’s father
a. Ted Montague b. Ted Capulet c. Fulgencio Montague d. Fulgencio Capulet
12. Juliet’s cousin, the prince of cats that killed Romeo’s bestfriend
a. Tybalt b. Paris c. Benvolio d. Lawrence
13. Romeo’s bestfriend
a. Romeo b. Paris c. Mercutio d. Tybalt
14. The author of the story
a. William Shakespeare b. Edward Field c. Lucil Fetched d. Michael Alvear
15. The setting of the story
a. Italy b. Verona c. Fair d. Fair Verona, Italy
16. The priest who solemnized the marriage between Romeo and Juliet
a. Tybalt b. Paris c. Benvolio d. Lawrence
17. The bachelor with whom Juliet was committed for an arranged marriage
a. Romeo b. Paris c. Mercutio d. Tybalt

III. Reading Literature

Give the figurative language defined.
A.
18. An address to someone who is absent and cannot hear the speaker or to something nonhuman that cannot understand what is said
a. oxymoron b. apostrophe c. metaphor d. simile
19. An exaggeration for emphasis; overstatement
a. oxymoron b. personification c. hyperbole d. understatement
20. The use of contradictory or opposite concepts placed together that makes sense in a strange and complex manner
a. oxymoron b. apostrophe c. metaphor d. simile
21. Giving human characteristic to an object, an abstract idea, or an animal
a. oxymoron b. personification c. hyperbole d. understatement

B. Identify the figure of speech used in the given statement.

A. simile B. hyperbole C. apostrophe D. personification E. oxymoron
22. ______ Silence screams so loud.
23. ______ O, Youth! How quickly you have gone….
24. ______ I wandered lonely as a cloud.
25. ______ There is a cold fire in her eyes.
26. ______ I nearly died laughing.
IV. Grammar Awareness
A. Identify the use/function of the underlined gerund in each sentence.
A. SUBJECT B. DIRECT OBJECT C. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
D. APPOSITIVE E. SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT
27. After hiking for two hours, we sat down to rest.
28. Girls appreciate receiving poems dedicated to them.
29. We learn much by reading good books.
30. Winning the election is what candidates pray for.
31. My idea of entertainment is watching a live concert.
32. His main objective, winning the game, pushes him hard.
33. His mission was saving mankind from all sins.

B. Analyze the given sentence; then answer the questions that follow.
The greatest joy you can give to your parents is to finish your studies with flying colors.
34. What is its function?
a. subject b. direct object c. subjective complement d. adjective
35. Which is the infinitive in the given sentence?
a. to your parents b. to finish c. with flying colors d. can give

C. Identify the use/function of the underlined infinitive in each sentence.

36. We live to love.
a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. none of the above
37. He gave me a book to read.
a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. none of the above
38. To err is human.
a. subject b. direct object c. subjective complement d. adjective
39. To write a novel is not an easy task.
a. subject b. subjective complement c. direct object d. appositive
40. Politicians with selfish motives try to destabilize the government.
a. subject b. subjective complement c. direct object d. appositive

D. Analyze the given sentence; then answer the questions that follow.
No one is allowed to enter the haunted house.
41. Which word is the participle in the given sentence?
a. allowed b. enter c. haunted d. house
42. What word does it modify?
a. allowed b. enter c. haunted d. house
She is walking on the aisle with a rejoicing heart.
43. What word does it modify?
a. walking b. rejoicing c. aisle d. heart
44. Which word is the participle in the given sentence?
a. walking b. rejoicing c. aisle d. heart
The teacher, shaping the children’s future, is indeed admired and loved.
45. What form of participle is the word shaping in the given statement?
a. present participle b. past participle c. progressive d. none of the above
46. What is the past participle of the word shape?
a. shapes b. shaping c. shaped d. shape
47. Which of the following BEST names the underlined group of words?
a. participle b. participial phrase c. participial phrase in the present form d. present participle

VII. Comprehension Skill

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow.
If you have endured a great despair,
Then you did it alone.
Getting a transfusion from a fire,
Picking the scabs off your heart,
Then wringing it out like a sock.
-from: Courage by Anne Sexton

48. The feeling that the writer intends us to have toward life is ____.
a. contentment b. courage c. fear d. hopelessness
49. The word in the poem that gives hint to the mood it evokes is _____.
a. aspired b. sail c. sink d. succeed
50. The figure of speech used in the poem is _______.
a. Alliteration b. metaphor c. personification d. simile

Prepared by:
ANGELINE MONICA Q. ESTAYO
Teacher I