Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA Administrative Region
NEW VISAYAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Operating Unit (Empowered School)

English 9 (Anglo-American Literature)

1st Quarter Examination
SY: 2019-2020

Name : ________________________________________________ Score : __________________

Section : ________________________________________________ Date : __________________

I. Listening Comprehension
Directions: Listen carefully as your teacher reads the text twice, and then answer the questions that follow. Shade
the letter of your best answer.

1. Who is the subject in the text?

a. Kuto
b. Makato
c. Mikoto
d. Matuto
2. How does he make a living for himself?
a. Clearing away the forest
b. Feeding pigs
c. Carrying heavy things
d. All of the above
3. How does the character describe in the text?
a. Hardworking
b. Bad-tempered
c. Cheerful
d. A and C
4. Why does he become an orphan?
A. His father and mother dies when he was very young
B. He wants to be independent and separates from his parents
C. He believes he can do everything for himself
D. He has no sisters and brothers
5. Is the character well-paid by his employers?
a. No.
b. Yes.
c. He is paid only small wages

II. Vocabulary Development

Directions: Read the sentences/phrases carefully and identify the appropriate meaning of the italicized words.
Choose your answer from the word bank. Write your answer on the blank provided before each number.

Ballad Satchel Sighing

Mewling Puking

Oath Oblivion
_________________ 1. Because Johnny feels heartbroken, he made a lyric poem that tells a story about his one and
only love.
________________ 2. All professions must take promises or pledges to accomplish their duties and responsibilities.
________________ 3. Unhappy or sorrowful sound
________________ 4. A school bag was carried by a Kindergarten pupil.
________________ 5. Display unconsciousness or nothingness
________________ 6. The baby keeps on crying all night long.
________________ 7. Throwing up or vomiting due to sickness.

III, Grammar Awareness

A. Directions: Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentences.

1. Where is the school library located __

a. ! c. .
b. ? d. ,
2. OMG __ storm clouds are coming.
a. . c. !
b. , d. :
B. Directions: Read each sentence carefully and pay attention to the underlined words or phrase. Each
sentence contains a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, shade the letter of the
underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Otherwise, shade letter D if
the sentence contains no error at all.

1. The Philippine teleserye ‘ang probinsyano’ has been aired on television for 2 years
A B C
already. No error.
D

2. My friend, Ariela, went to siargao Island for their annual family reunion. No error.
A B C D
3. “Angelas Burger” station makes the best burger in New Visayas town. No error.
A B C D
4. Grade 9 students tempura is the best seller snacks in New Visayas National High School. No error
A B C D
C. Directions: Read the following sentences. Underline once the Dependent Clause, and underline twice the
Independent Clause.
1. If Shaina comes to class late, I’ll tell her the assignment.

2. The weather is beautiful today, so I’ll take a walk going to Purok Singko.

3. Because I hanged out with friends all weekend, I never found time to study for my English exam.

4. Although we’re not in a relationship anymore right now, he is still in my thoughts and in my heart.

D. Directions: Underline the phrase/s found in each sentence, then write whether that phrase is a Gerund,
Infinitive, Prepositional, Verb, or Noun Phrase. Write it on the blank provided before each number.
______________ 1. The tourists asked the bus driver to go slower.
______________ 2. Driving a vehicle is not an easy job.
______________ 3. Juan Tamad always stays under the Guava tree.
______________ 4. Nanay had just cleaned the refrigerator when she knew there would be visitors coming.
III. Literature and Reading Comprehension
A. Directions: Below are the extracted lines from the poem entitled “The Seven Ages of Man” by William
Shakespeare. Then, answer the following questions that follow. Shade the letter that corresponds your answer.
All the world’s a stage
And all the men and women are merely players;
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like a snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

1. What is compared to the “stage” in the first line of the poem?

a. People c. Players
b. World d. Infant
2. In connection to real-life context, what does “exits and entrances” in line 3 mean?
a. Day and night c. Birth and death
b. Gate to door d. Front stage and back stage
3. In the last 3 lines of the poem, the school bag that the whining school boy carries is called __________.
a. Satchel c. Snail
b. Sachet d. Bag pack
4. What does the character of the infant portray in the poem?
a. Independent c. Dependent
b. Courageous d. Dauntless
5. Why is the school boy compared to a cree..ping snail?
a. The boy walks as slow as a snail c. The boy’s face looks like a snail
b. The boy hides himself to his mother d. The boy is not interested to go to school

Made to his mistress’ eyebrows. Then a soldier

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
6. What are the best qualities of a soldier that each human being must possess in facing and overcoming life’s
battles?
a. Never give up despite all the trials and challenges that life brings
b. One should learn to sacrifice and take risks to survive
c. Show sense of selflessness to be able to help and support others
d. All of the above

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
7. What does the phrase “that ends this strange eventful history” try to impart to the mind of the readers?
a. Life is temporary, transitory and evanescent
b. Every person marks a momentous history throughout his/her life
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
8. Determine which of the following scenario pertains to second childishness.
a. Kyra began to cry after she dropped her ice cream cone.
b. Lola Bebing played taguanay with her grandchildren.
c. The girl dropped her books on purpose.
d. Tim went to the grocery after attending the mass.

For numbers 8-10

 “Honestly, I sometimes truly wish that ‘tools’ such as iphone (or any smartphone), laptops, iPads, tablets, etc.
hadn’t been invented. Sure, they’re great, incredibly useful, and fun time-killers. But the way teenagers abuse them,
and turn them into mini social control rooms is frankly awful.”
At first glance, you might think this quote came from a parent or grandmother lamenting on the disadvantages
of social networking and how social media has doomed today’s children. But, it was written by a Seattle-area tenth
grader as part of an assignment to answer the question, “How has online social networking influenced your
relationships with friends and family?”. This student goes on to write, “The teenage way of life has completely
changed from what it was only twenty years ago. Now, there is a dramatic decrease in face-to-face communication,
which reduces our generation’s ability to interact with others on a speaking level”
This is meant to generate additional discussion on the benefits and disadvantages of social networking and
its effect on healthy youth development.

-An excerpt from Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD

9. Based on the given text, how does the student perceive online social networking to the teenage way of life?
a. It increases the ability to express and speak up on social media sites
b. It enhances students’ capacity to operate modern technology
c. It decreases their time to do their assigned tasks.
d. It decreases face-to-face interaction, thus lessens the ability to communicate with others on a speaking
level
10. What does the message of the text try to convey and impart to the students who make up much time to
online social networking?
a. Students should make use of their time and effort in social media sites
b. Students should minimize using social networking and better resort to face-to-face communication with
people around them
c. Students should use social networking for selling and buying products
d. None of the above
11. What other negative factors social networking create in teenage modern lifestyle?
a. Too much consumption of social networking often leads to laziness and procrastination
b. It engages students to be more sociable online
c. Social networking motivates students to do their assigned works
d. It enhances students ability to connect with the world

IV. Writing Composition

Directions: Answer the question that follows in 3 sentences only. 5 pts.
Content-3 pts
Spelling, grammar-2 pts

Reflect on the poem discussed in class, how can education help

you build a better future?