Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV – CALABARZON
DIVISION OF LAGUNA
Santa Cruz

MONTHLY READING ASESSMENT ON VOCABULARY FOR GRADE 9

S.Y. 2017 - 2018
I. CONTEXT CLUES 14. The book of William Shakespeare and Agatha
Choose the letter of the correct answer that will best Christie, two prolific writers, fill shelves in most libraries
describe the underlined word A. poor B. very lucky
C. well known D. abundantly productive
1. The athletes went home exhausted after the game.
15. Ms. Monsalve is an exemplary teacher just like my
A. happy B. lonely C. tired D. excited second grade teacher who made leaning fun even when
2. Our teacher starts the lesson without dallying. the material is hard
A. inertia B. any delay A. caring B. outstanding
C. momentum D. energy C. tough D. female
3. The most important legacy left to her by her parents is
her good and noble character. II. SYNONYMS.
A. literacy B. itinerary Choose the best synonyms for the following words
C. lunacy D. inheritance 16. Diplomat
4. The only reaction I got from him was wry smile after A. revolt B. combatant
telling him the bad news. C. refugee D. ambassador
A. warm B. appreciative 17. Conservation
C. curious D. slightly mocking A. environment B. preservation
5. The typhoon’s strong winds demolished our old C. reservation D. technology
building. 18. Mistake
A. demobilized B. demented A. omission B. sentence C. error D. correction
C. knocked down D. deciminated 19. Enthusiasm
6. The threshold of the building in front of the church was A. passion B. goal C. will D. desire
designed by a famous architect. 20. Consciousness
A. altar B. entrance C. staircase D. balcony A. understanding B. awareness
7. Even though Ardaina enjoyed the movie and said it C. vision D. books
was exciting, Elena thought it was tedious 21. Result
A. awesome B. eventful C. slow D. boring
A. outcome B. data C. decision D. cause
8. Eugene was oblivious to the noise, but the rest of us
were unable to concentrate on our work. 22. Encourage
A. annoyed B. frightened C. unaware D. bothered A. predict B. promote
9. The building obstructed our view as effectively as a C. discourage D. produce
blindfold. 23. Arrange
A. helped B. warmed C. blocked D. magnified A. sterilize B. organize
10. Lady Diane sought redress for the wrong that had
C. plagiarize D. terrorize
been done to her friends.
A. correction B. promptness 24. Contemplate
C. hope D. punishment A. learn B. ponder C. forget D. appeal
11. There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a 25. Explode
benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to A. rend B. tear C. burst D. load
keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans
A. tropical B. favorable III. ANTONYMS
C. harsh D. warm Choose the best antonyms for the following words
12. Kaye loves to buy exotic foods: vegetables and herbs 26. Misfortune
from China, spices from India, olives from Greece, and A. practice B. luck C. desire D. talent
cheeses from France 27. Mansion
A. expensive and tasty B. highly seasoned A. city B. village C. house D. shack
C. amazing D. foreign and unusual 28. Competition
13. The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the A. contest B. unification C. cooperation D. team
suffering of the patient 29. Disease
A. make milder B. beautify A. injury B. cure C. pestilence D. bacteria
C. increase D. banish 30. Reality
A. fantasy B. channel C. reaction D. death
31. Refuse V. Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form. Use
A. accept B. reject C. Remit D. renounce prefixes and suffixes.
32. Divide 46. He was acting in a very ___________ way. (child)
A. separate B. multiply C. equal D. add
33. Illuminate 47. She looked __________.She started to cry. (happy)
A. condone B. appear C. deter D. obscure
34. Ask 48. He passed his exam. He was _______ for the
A. ponder B. wonder second time. (succeed)
C. question D. contemplate
35. Repel 49. The team that he supported was able to win the
A. draw B. lure C. attract D. annoy ________ . (champion)

IV. VERBAL ANALOGY 50. I couldn't find any _________ in his theory. (weak)
A. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
Write the letter of the correct answer
36. DIVA: OPERA
A. producer:theatre B. director:drama
C. conductor :bus D. thespian:play

37.GRAIN:SALT
A. shard: pottery B. shred:wood
C. blades:grass D. chip:glass

38. THRUST:SPEAR
A. mangle:iron B. scabbard:sword
C. bow:arrow D. fence:epee

39. PAIN:SEDATIVE
A. comfort:stimulant B. grief:consolation
C. trance:narcotic D. ache:extraction

40. LIGHT:BLIND
A. speech:dumb B. language:dumb
C. tongues:sound D. voice:vibration

B. In each of the following questions find out the

alternative which will replace the question mark.
Write the letter of the correct answer

41. CUP : LIP :: BIRD: ?

A. bush B. grass C. forest D. beak

42. FLOW: RIVER :: STAGNANT: ?

A. rain B. stream C. pool D. canal

43. PAW: CAT :: HOOF: ?

A. lamb B. elephant C. Lion D. Horse

44. ORNITHOLOGIST : BIRD :: ARCHEALOGIST:?

A. islands B. mediators
C. archealogy D. Aquatic

45. PEACOCK: INDIA:: BEAR: ?

A. Australia B. America
C. Russia D. England
KEY TO CORRECTION
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. B
27. D
28. C
29. B
30. A
31. A
32. B
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. D
38. D
39. B
40. A
41. D
42. C
43. D
44. C
45. C
46. CHILDISH
47. HAPPY
48. SUCCESSFUL
49. CHAMPIONSHIP
50. WEAKNESS