TAMBULIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TULUAN EXTENSION

TULUAN, TAMBULIG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

SECOND GRADING EXAMINATION
OCTOBER 17-18,2019
ENGLISH 9
Name:______________________________________Grade/Section:___________________Score:________
Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Write the letter which corresponds to the correct
answer on the space provided before the number.
___1. This adverb tells how often an action is done. A. manner B. degree C. frequency D. time
___2. . Who writes the poem “ If” ?
A. Rudyard Kipling B. Stephen Spencer C. Edwin Markham D. John Donne
___3. If a narrator uses I, me, my as point of view, he is a/an ____________ in the story.
A. Participant B. Observer C. Nonparticipant D. Omniscient
___4.It uses certain elements of words that give clues on what is going to happen next.
A. Flashback B. Foreshadowing C. Foretelling D. Foregrounding
___5.In paragraphs four and five of Martin Luther King , he uses an analogy to illustrate America’s broken p
r promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to “her citizens of color.” What is this analogy?
A. A promissory note--a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds”
B. A dark empty well with a bottomless bucket tied to a frayed rope
C. A crossroads in a dark forest
D. A vast stretch of sand occasionally interrupted by lakes--which prove to be illusions
___6. Why are people gathering in the town square in the short ‘ The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson?
A. They are voting whether to discontinue the lottery. B. The mayor is making a speech.
C. There is a band concert that morning. D. It is the annual lottery day.
___7.This type of conflict is characterized by a person’s struggle within himself in making decision
or to overcome his or her nature. A. Classical B. Physical C. Psychological D. Social
___8.It is the central idea or topic of the story.
A. Topic sentence B. Main idea C. Controlling idea D. Theme
___9. What do we call the word that is a vowel sound and contains two elements ?
A. diagram B. diphthong C. element D. consonance
___10. It was raining too _____ that work was cancelled. A. hard B.harder C. hardly D. hardest
___11. Conflict is the opposition of forces . It may be a conflict between man versus
A. man B. circumstances C. society D. internal
___12. The audience ignored the man’s clamor for change on social injustice.
A. yell B. cry C .scream D. silence
___13. It is important to work ___ on tasks assigned to you.
A. seriously B. more serious C. most seriously D. serious
___14. The composer of the song Imagine
A. Henry Wadsworth B. John Lennon C. William Shakespeare D. Dan Smith
___15. In a plot of story, the logical arrangement of events is presented. It has five essential parts except /
A. denouement B. exposition C. atmosphere D. climax
___16. How do you form the past participle of the verb ?
A. had + base form of the verb C. have + base form of the verb
B. have + past participle form of the verb D. had + past participle form of the verb
___17.The lawyers could not easily counterfeit his arguments.
A. simulate B. reverse C. imitate D. fabricate
___18. The man painted the room _____. A. skillful B. skillfully C. more skillful D. most skillfully
___19.The man was shouting blasphemous ideas about different religions. What does the
underlined word mean? A. authentic B. Nonsense C. distracting D. humiliating
___20. This adverb tells when an action is done. A. manner B. degree C. frequency D. time
___21. Late students will not be given a test. How does the underlined word function?
A. adjective B. adverb C. noun D. verb
___22. Who writes the poem “ Death, Be Not Proud “?
A. John Donne B. Stephen Spencer C.Edwin Markham D. Rudyard Kipling
___23. If they only (ask) Jane, she (give) the tickets to the ball games. What should be the correct form of the
verbs ? A. have asked, give B . had asked, given C. had ask, given D. have ask, gave
___24. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of time?
A. He was enrolled in graduate studies at Philippine University.
B. Sometimes, we go to the mall for a walk.
C. The teacher is completely satisfied with her answer.
D. Soon, Sonia will be in high school.
___25. In “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to
A. work toward gradual change B. demand equality and justice now
C. use any means necessary D. distrust white people
___26. How did Dr. King appeal to his audience?
A. He compared them to children B. He appealed to their sense of justice, fair play, and patriotism
C. He reminded them of the homeland from which they have come
D. He made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery
___27. Which statement is a main theme of Thank You, Ma’am?
A. Lonely, older people seek company even from those who harm them.
B. Lessons can be learned through kindness and goodwill.
C. If you are going to steal, do not get caught.
D. City streets are full of dangers for young and old alike.
___28. What happens when Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones's purse in Thank You, Ma'am?
A. He changes his mind because he knows stealing is wrong.
B. He changes his mind because he is frightened by her large size.
C. The purse is so heavy that he loses his balance and falls.
D. He runs away but is caught by another person and brought back to Mrs. Jones.
___29. How many lotteries has Old Man Warner experienced in The Lottery?
A.Seventy-seven B.Sixty C.Twenty-nine D.Fifty-five
___30. In whom do the villagers put complete faith to run the lottery?
A.Old Man Warner B.Ted Hutchinson C.Mr. Summers D.Mr. Graves
___31. Which kind of adverb is the word in capitals? - "Mothers look GENTLY at their babies."
A. Time/Frequency B. Place C. Degree D. Manner
___32. The main theme of the poem “ The Man with A Hoe by Edwin Markham is “
A. social justice among laborers B. true love in having a decent job
C. charity for the lost D. hard physical labor without any reward completely dehumanizing
___33. Which kind of adverb is the word in capitals? - "She received an invitation to attend a function and she
I is QUITE sure she will attend."
A.Time/Frequency B.Place C. Degree D.Manner
___34. Then heard they people cry in the field. “Now go thou, Sir Lucan,” said the King, “and let me know what
b betokens that noise in the field.” The underlined word means…
A.filled with tokens B. made of tokens C.to signify; to indicate D. to think of; to expect
___35. Tell me not in mournful numbers, // Life is but an empty dream! What is the antonym of the underlined
word? word?
A. Cheerful B. desolate C. Doleful D. Miserable
___36. I am under the impression that she has no instructions at all and doesn’t need any. Where should the
dash dash (––) be placed in this sentence?
A. after the word “impression” C. after the word “under”
B. between “all” and “and” D. between “has” and “no”
__37. I will not give up until my dreams are realized. What is the correct contraction of the underlined words?
A.‘ll not B. willn’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t
___38. How should quotation marks be used in the following passage?
The city's mayor explained that the recent tornado levelled entire neighborhoods but miraculously
took no lives in its wake.
A. The city's mayor explained that “the recent tornado levelled entire neighborhoods but
miraculously took no lives in its wake.”
B. The city's mayor explained that the recent tornado “levelled entire neighborhoods but
miraculously took no lives in its wake.”
C. The city's mayor explained that the recent tornado “levelled entire neighborhoods” but
miraculously took no lives in its wake.
D. The city's mayor explained that “the recent tornado levelled entire neighborhoods but
miraculously took no lives” in its wake.
___39. Whodunnit” is a contraction of what complete sentence?
A. Who do not like it? B. Whose dun is it? C. Who has done it? D. Who dude Annie is it?
___40. Choose the best place to insert ellipsis points in this passage: The intellect, seeker of absolute truth, or
the heart, lover of absolute good, we awake –Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. The intellect, seeker of absolute truth, or the heart, lover of absolute good…we awake…
B. The intellect, seeker of absolute truth…or the heart, lover of absolute good…we awake
C. The intellect, seeker of absolute truth, or the heart, lover of… absolute good, we awake…
D. The intellect…seeker of absolute truth, or the heart…lover of absolute good, we awake

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James 1:17
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