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Region X
LANAO DEL NORTE DIVISION
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SECOND QUARTER TEST

English 9

Name: __________________________________________ Score: _______________

Grade/Section: __________________________ Date: ________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer. Write the
letter of your choice on the space provided before the number.

_____1. Auld Lang Syne originated from a

A. song B. poem C. painting D. play

_____2. What did the Old Man Warner mean he said “Used to be a saying about Lottery in June, corn
be heavy soon”
A. The winner would harvest the corn.
B. Lottery should be done before the harvest time.
C. A good harvest awaited after the lottery.
D. He was in a hurry to harvest the corn.

_____3. Which among the stories shows a strong connection between its beginning and ending?
A. Happy Feet C. The Day of Destiny
B. Thank You, Ma’am! D. The Lottery

_____4. How would you describe the reactions of Hutchitson Family when they knew that someone
among them would die?
A. intimate B. casual C. frozen D. conversational

_____5. How many lines does a sonnet have?

A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17

_____6. What nonverbal communication was shown by Nancy and Bill Junior when they got a blank
paper?
A. frown B. smile C. nod D. hand wave

_____7. Edwin Markham was inspired to write the poem “The Man with the Hoe” based from a
A. speech B. song C. painting D. play

_____8.. What is the main idea in the second stanza of the poem “The Man with the Hoe”?
A. The man is described physically.
B. The community is called to help the man bring back his self-confidence.
C. The man started to ask God about his ultimate purpose in this world.
D. The community is responsible for the man with the hoe.

_____9. What value is emphasized in the song Auld Lang Syne?

A. Love B. Honor C. Respect D. Friendship

_____10. What is the purpose of the speaker in the story “The Time to Help Is Now”.
A. To persuade the readers to help others in need.
B. To inform the readers about kindness.
C. To give advice to the readers.
D. To share her experience.

_____11. It is an essay about helping others.

A. The Time To Help is Now C. The Lottery
B. Happy Feet D. Goodbyes and Grief In Real Time
_____12. Which of the following is an example of a hasty generalization
A. Librarians are shy and smart
B. We should abolish death penalty.
C. Guns are like hammers – they are both tools with metal parts that could be used to kill
someone.
D. The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.

_____13. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem Death be not proud
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
A. aabb B. abab C. abba D. abbb

_____14. A piece showing the religious undertones in Donne’s poetry.

A. Thank You, Ma’am C. Death, Not Be Proud
B. By the Railway Side D. I Think Continually

_____15. What is the theme of the essay, The Time To Help Is Now?
A. Quick Judgment C. Forgiveness, Love and Trust
B. Coming of Age D. Helping others

_____16. Which of the following is an example of a weak analogy

A. Librarians are shy and smart
B. We should abolish death penalty.
C. Guns are like hammers – they are both tools with metal parts that could be used to kill
someone.
D. The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.

_____17. The purpose of Scott Simon upon posting his mother’s condition on his tweeter account
A. to let the world know about her condition C. to ask prayer and sympathy
B. to express his feelings and emotions D. all of the above

_____18. The best statement to explain the title of the article”Ida B. Wells Barnett and Her Passion
for Justice”
A. Ida has been discriminated in her life. C. Ida has been helping the colored people.
B. Ida has been a well-known journalist D. Ida has been fighting for freedom.

_____19. The literary device used by writer in his poem “Death Be Not Proud”.
A. Alliteration B. foreshadowing C. apostrophe D. vivid description

_____20. In the first stanza of “The Man with the Hoe”, the author used what type of literary device?
A. Alliteration B. foreshadowing C. allusion D. vivid description

_____21. In the second stanza of the “The Man with the Hoe”, Markham opened it with what type of
literary device?
A. Foreshadowing B. allusion C. antithesis D. apostrophe

_____22. The writer of the short story “The Lottery” used what literary device to give a hint of what
is to happen later?
A. Antithesis B. apostrophe C. foreshadowing D. allusion

_____23. What is the purpose in avoiding from making fallacy?

A. comical B. reasoning C.investigating D. serious

_____24. What emotion is evident in the essay entitled “ By the Rail way side?
A. happiness B. sadness C. fear D. anger

_____25. Which of the following is the central message or the theme of “By the Rail way side”?
A. We should love our mother no matter what because none of us has a power to judge them.
B. We should follow our own will.
C. We should stay calm in every situation.
D. None of the above.
Pick out the word which does not belong to the group.

_____26. The audience ignored the man’s clamor for change on social injustice.
A. Yell B. cry C. scream D. silence

_____27. The lawyers could not easily counterfeit his arguments.

A. Simulate B. reverse C. imitate D.. fabricate

_____28. They were spoken by a man who had false ideas as to what is convincing in elocution.
A. delivery B. inarticulate C. expression D. utterance

Read the selection carefully:

You have volunteered in the relief operations of your school organization. Since the goods are
limited. You have to give one pack of goods per family. You have noticed that a mother has asked her
eight children to fall in line so that each one of them would get one pack of goods each.

_____29. What would you do?

A. You will not allow the mother.
B. Give the mother what she wants.
C. Explain to her that there are also people who need it.
D. Just ignore her.

_____30. What is the purpose of the text below?

A. to entertain B. to inform C. to persuade

II. ANALYSIS:

B. Each of the following sentences contains an adverb in italics. Draw an arrow from the adverb to
the word it modifies. On the line provided, tell whether the modified word is a verb, an adjective,
or an adverb.
EXAMPLES Adjective 1. We saw a very uplifting movie

_____________ 31. Dino plays tennis well.

_____________ 32. Agatha Christie is an exceptionally talented writer.
_____________ 33. Grace seldom loses her head.
_____________ 34. He seemed unusually happy.
_____________ 35. She occasionally eats sushi.
_____________ 36. Trixie cried out, “Don’t run so fast!”
_____________ 37. I always enjoy Gary Soto’s poetry.
_____________ 38. He was fully aware of his plight.
_____________ 39. “I’m too drowsy for words,” Annette yawned.
_____________ 40. Suzan works unusually hard on Saturdays.
_____________ 41. Fran answered somewhat enthusiastically.
_____________ 42. The second speech was less interesting.
_____________ 43. They play an extremely fast game.
_____________ 44. We will play a double-header tomorrow.
_____________ 45. At formal occasions, Jake speaks properly.

C. IDENTIFY if the statement is present real, present unreal, past real or past unreal
If she (accept) her mistake. They (understand) her.
45________________________If she accepts her mistakes, they understand her.
46________________________If she accepted her mistakes, they would understand her.
47________________________If she accepted her mistakes, they understood her.
48________________________If she had accepted her mistakes, they would have understood her.
If we (join) the contest, we (need) teamwork.
49.________________________If we join the contest, we need teamwork
50.________________________If we joined the contest, we needed teamwork.
51.________________________If we had joined the contest, we would have needed teamwork.
52. ________________________If we joined the contest, we would need teamwork.

If you (study) hard, you (pass) the test.

53.________________________If you had studied hard, you would have passed the test.
54.________________________If you studied hard, you would pass the test.
55.________________________If you study hard, you pass the exam.
56.________________________If you studied hard, you passed the exam.

If she (have) time, she (visit) us.

57.________________________If she has time, she visits us.
58.________________________If she had time, she visited us.
59.________________________If she had had time, she would have visited us.
60.________________________If she had time, she would visit us.