Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF ANTIPOLO CITY

THIRD QUARTER TEST IN ENGLISH 9

S.Y. 2017-2018

Name: ___________________________________ Grade and Section: __________ Score: ___________

DIRECTIONS: Match the definition in column A with the technical vocabulary for drama in
column B.
Column A Column B
_________1. It is the written text of a play or movie.
A. Theatre
_________2. A writer whose works are full of actions: stage B. Scene
directions, movement and lines meant to be spoken C. Drama
by stage actors.
D. Script
_________3. It is the sequence of continuous action in a play, E. Dramatist
movie, opera or book.

_________4. It is an exciting, emotional or unexpected series of

events or set of circumstances intended to be played
for theatre, drama or television.

DIRECTIONS: Choose four (4) from the following checklist which are characteristics of good
play script. Write only the letter of the correct answer.

For nos. 5- 8
A. There are speech marks.
B. The stage directions are in past tense.
C. There is list of characters at the beginning.
D. Stage directions are italicized and enclosed in parentheses.
E. There is an introduction and a description of the scene
F. There is a change in scene every time the setting changes.
G. The setting gives the actors information/s about the scenario.

DIRECTIONS: Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow.

In the not so distant past, Filipinos were envied in Asia for their proficiency in the
English Language. Filipinos were invariably chosen presiding officers or rapporteurs
at international conferences in Asia. Filipinos were considered as no. 1 on the
recruitment list for overseas jobs that requires good knowledge of English.

9. What does the passage tell about the effect of English language on Filipinos?
A. advantage of Filipinos in using the language
B. effective use of the English language
C. effective use of Filipinos in writing
D. advantages of Filipinos in reading

10. What does the argumentative text encourage Filipinos to do with the English Language?
A. emphasize on equal use of English and Filipino
B. volunteer to preside during social gatherings
C. continue using the English language
D. work abroad to earn big
11. Which is NOT an effect of English language in Filipinos?
A. They are envied by Asians for their English proficiency.
B. They are chosen to preside in conferences.
C. They are fairly treated in foreign land.
D. They ranked first in job recruitments.

For numbers 12- 15:

1 “When the world looks hopeless,

2 And life is not fair,
3 Throw back your shoulders
4 And do not despair.”
-Adapted

12. To what sense does the first line appeal?

A. sight C. taste
B. smell D. touch

13. What idea is expressed in the third line?

A. be confident and brave C. hide your feelings
B. avoid responsibilities D. rest your shoulders

14. To what sense does the fourth line appeal?

A. hearing C. seeing
B. feeling D. tasting

15. What does the tone of the poem indicate?

A. criticism C. hope
B. admiration D. pride

For numbers 16-19:

1 If you have endured a great despair,

2 Then you did it alone.
3 Getting a transfusion from a fire,
4 Picking the scabs off your heart,
5 Then wringing it out like a sock
- Adapted

16. What does the author want the readers to feel about life?
A. fear C. courage
B. hopelessness D. contentment

17. What mood is implied in the passage?

A. fear C. happiness
B. hope D. contentment

18. What figure of speech is used in fourth and fifth lines?

A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole

19. What figure of speech is expressed in the third line?

A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
For nos. 20- 22

1Then,welcome each rebuff

2 That turns earth’s smoothness rough,
3 Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go!
4Be our joys three- parts pain!
5Strive, and hold cheap the strain’;
6Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throe.
An except from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning

20. To what sense does the second line appeal?

A. touch C. smell
B. sight D. hearing

21. What is the tone of the passage?

A. peace C. courage
B. joy D. strength

22. What figure of speech is expressed in the third line?

A. assonance C. personification
B. simile D. oxymoron

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions about the elements
of a story.
1 One day Michael’s new friend, Bruce, invited him over for dinner. Bruce’s
family had a lot of money and Michael was amazed at how big their house
was. His family’s whole apartment would probably fit in Bruce’s living room.
2 Michael’s amazement turned to envy when he saw Bruce’s bedroom. Bruce
had his own computer, a big screen TV and about every video game that was
ever made. Michael had to share his tiny room with his brother and all they had
was a shelf full of books.
3 When it was time for dinner, the boys went down to the dining room and sat
at a long, fancy table. No one else came to sit with them. A woman served
them their dinner and cleaned up after they were done.
4 “Is that your mom?” Michael asked.
5 “No, that’s Ana, our maid.” Bruce replied. “My parents always work late. I
almost never see them before I go to bed.”
6 Michael thought about how his own family always ate dinner together. He
thought about how his Dad helped him with his homework and how his Mom
always came in to say goodnight to him at bedtime. Suddenly, he didn’t feel so
envious of Bruce anymore.

23. In paragraph number 1, which elements of story are introduced?

A. conflict and theme C. point of view and plot
B. characters and setting D. symbol and plot

24. Which statement describes the conflict in the passage?

A. Bruce’s family is rich and successful.
B. Bruce’s parents are working and both busy.
C. Michael is happy and contented in his life.
D. Michael had seen how Bruce is blessed with material things and he became
envious about it.

25. Which sentence best describes the theme of the passage?

A. Physical and material things don’t define happiness.
B .One should be proud of his/ her material possessions.
C. Family should be the most important persons in one’s life.
D. Spending quality time with family is more important than having material things.
DIRECTIONS: Read the selection below and identify the purpose of the author. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.

Besides Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Homes, The best British
author of detective stories is Agatha Christie. Her answer to Sherlock Holmes is Hercule
Poirot, a Belgian detective living in England, whose vanity, if not ability far exceeds that of
Holmes. Christies most original creation however, is Jane Marple.

Miss Marple, an elderly and remarkably shrewd woman, lives in a quaint English
village of St. Mary Mead. She was well aware that criminals are common in the country as
they are in the city. Although Miss Marple is not a professional, her talent for solving crimes
astounds that local ; police, and she wins the admiration of Scotland yard.

26. What is the author’s purpose in the passage?

A. describe Hercule Poirot
B. describe Agatha Christie’s fictional detective Miss Marple
C. contrast Arthur Conan Doyle’s Character with Agatha Christie
D. show that Miss Marple is the greatest of all detectives

27. How does the author view Arthur Conan Doyle’s work?
The author thinks that _______________.
A. Doyle’s detective is less shrewd than Christie’s detective.
B. Doyle’s detective is less vain than Christie’s detective.
C. he likes Doyle’s stories more than Christie’s.
D. Doyle copied Christie’s character.

28. What is the reason why the author includes the first sentence in the paragraph?
A. Introduce the reader to Agatha
B. Indicate a preference for Arthur Conan Doyle
C. Describe the types of novels Agatha Christie’s wrote
D. Inform the reader of Agatha Christie’s nationality

DIRECTIONS: Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Young Maidens Are Like Flowers

by Flora A. Ylagan

1Young maidens are like flowers

2Around which bumble bees when wilted these
3Beautiful flowers are, the bumble bee buzzes away
4 And laughing goes, buzz
5Maidens should be most careful not to listen to the
6Buzzing of false
7When the nectar held I sipped and gone,
8 And the bumble bees satisfied becomes.

29. What device is used in the second line?

A. rhyme C. metaphor
B. assonance D. alliteration

30. What device is used in the third and fourth line?

A. rhyme C. consonance
B. alliteration D. onomatopoeia
DIRECTIONS: Read the selection below and reflect on the ideas of the speaker. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.

I MADE MY MIND A BEGGAR’S BOWL

1 I made my mind a beggar’s bowl

2 Begged the bread of learning from door to door
3 With crumbs that fell from houses of learning
4 Did I cram it?
5 It was heavy
6 I was proud
7 I was a pundit
8 I stove to walk in the clouds,
9 But even on earth I stumbled
10 One day I went to my guru.
11 And placed the bowl before him as an offering
12 “Dirt, he said “Dirt “,
13 and turned it upside down
14 He threw my crumbs away
15 Scrubbed the bowl sand
16 Rinsed it with water
17 Cleansed it of the fifth learning.
- VIN SINGH-
31. Why did the persona compare his mind to a beggar’s bowl?
A. He walked in the clouds.
B. He begged for learning.
C. He held out a bowl to learn.
D. He went to the houses of learning.

32. Who is the guru referred to by the speaker?

A. Commentator
B. Teacher
C. Priest
D. God

33. To what did the speaker compare his mind?

A. Beggar’s bowl
B. Pundit
C. Guru
D. Dirt

DIRECTIONS: From the selection “I Made My Mind a Beggar’s Bowl”, identify the tone and
mood of the selection.

34. The persona considers that learning is ____process.

A. continuous
B. adventurous
C. fabulous
D. advantageous

35. The speaker implies that __________.

A. We should do everything for the sake of learning.
B. We should be happy about life.
C. Life is a cycle of ups and downs.
D. We should help people in need.
DIRECTIONS: Identify the message conveyed by the following pictures. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.

36. What thought is presented in this picture?

A. Going abroad breaks families.
B. People should work abroad.
C. Separation brings pain and longing.
D. Separation leads to good fortune
abroad.

37. What message is described in this picture?

Over thinking and too much work leads

to_______
A. peace
B. sorrow
C. stress
D. contentment

38. What is the message expressed in this picture?

Parents should ___________________

A. ignore their child.
B. tolerate their child’s mistakes.
C. blame their child and shout at them.
D. discipline their child through good talk.

39. What idea is presented in this picture?

Being alone brings ____________
A. confusion
B. wonder
C. despair
D. courage

DIRECTIONS: Identify the function of the underlined infinitive word in each item. Write the
letter of the correct answer.

40. Phil agreed to help me in my assignment.

A. appositive C. subject complement
B. direct object D. object of the preposition

41. To wait seemed foolish when decisive action was required.

A. Appositive C. object of the preposition
B. subject D. subject complement
42. We must study to learn.
A. direct object C. subject
B. subject complement D. adverb

43. Her passion is to sing.

A. subject complement C. subject
B. direct object D. appositive

44. To see is to believe.

A. Appositive C. object of the preposition
B. subject D. subject complement

DIRECTIONS: Identify the function of the underlined gerund or gerund phrase in each
sentence.

45. I thoroughly enjoy swimming.

A. appositive C. direct object
B. subject D. object of the preposition

46.Mary thanked her classmate for helping her in the project.

A. appositive C. direct object
B. subject D. object of the preposition

47. My favorite exercise every morning is running.

A. appositive C. direct object
B. subject complement D. object of the preposition

48. One of my hobbies, hiking Mt. Apo is quite a challenge.

A. direct object C. appositive
B. subject D. subject complement

49.Planning for a vacation is an exciting activity.

A. subject C. direct object
B. subject complement D. object of the preposition

DIRECTIONS: Form the correct participle of the given word in the parentheses to complete
the sentence. Choose the letter of your answer.

50. The ________baby is hungry. (cry)

A. cries C. cried
B. crying D. cry

51. The library is full of _________students who will participate in English Club. (interest)
A. interesting C. interested
B. interests D. interestingly

52. The house, __________by the earthquake, was never rebuilt. (destroy)
A. destroys C. destroyed
B. destructs D. destructing

53. The ______woman on stage is my best friend. (laugh)

A. laughing C. laughs
B. laughed D. laughter

54. The _____ leaves are scattered on the ground. (fall)

A. fallen C. fall
B. fell D. falls
For nos. 55-60
DIRECTIONS: Write a short dialogue with at least 6 sentences about the given situation.

SITUATION: It’s your mother’s birthday. How will you celebrate with her?

Rubric:
1. words are simple, clear and appropriate in an informal conversation
2. agreement of subject and verb is correct
3. spelling, capitalization and use of punctuations are correct
4. length is at least 6 sentences
5. content is relevant to the given situation
6. dialogue is easy to understand between two individuals

6 pts. – all indicators are present

5 pts. – five indicators are present
4 pts. – four indicators are present
3 pts. – three indicators are present
2 pts. – two indicators are present
1 pt.– one indicator is present