Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Butuan City
Agusan Pequeño National High School
PAGATPATAN CAMPUS
Cigla Village, Patapatan, Butuan City

SECOND PERIODICAL EXAM IN

ENGLISH 9

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Shade the answer of your choice on the answer sheet.

I. SPEAKING A. People rediscovered ideas that had been forgotten about.

A. Diphthongs B. People set out on dangerous voyages to explore unknown lands.
Identify the symbol of the diphthong used in the ff. group of words. C. Renaissance is a new idea
Choose from the given options.
a. ɪə b. eə c. eɪ d. ɔɪ e. aɪ f. aʊ g. əʊ 15) Who created world maps using longitude and latitude?
1. Face, space, rain , case, eight A. Michelangelo B. Columbus
2. Mouth, house, brown, cow, out C. Shakespeare D. Mercator
3. Hair, there, care, stairs, pear III. Vocabulary Words
4. Joy, employ, toy, coil, oyster Give the meaning of the ff. words from Sonnet 29.
5. Near, ear, clear, tear, beer, fear 16. daily bread 18. Kinsman 20. deem
B. Vowel Sounds 17. tidings 19. Meaneth
In each of the ff. items, which word has a different vowel sound
from the rest of the group? Write the LETTER of your answer on the IV. GRAMMAR
answer sheet. A. Choose the best clause to form a zero conditional sentence.
A B C D E
6 beast leave fear meant read 21. If you add lemon juice to the salad,
7 back trap ball Sam laugh a) it tastes sweet b) it tastes sour c) it tastes salty
8 deaf chair mess head near 22. If you pull a dogs tail and hurt it,
9 miss field guild pick rid a) it bites you immediately b) it likes you very much
10 let peg red says laid c) it goes to sleep
II. READING 23. If you leave margarine under the sun,
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. a) it freezes in a short time b) it turns blue or red
THE RENAISSANCE
c) it melts soon
The Renaissance took place between 1300 and 1600 A.D. It was a
24. If your father's car breaks down ,
time of adventure and curiosity. The word Renaissance means a) he leaves home early b) he goes to the mechanic
rebirth. People think of this period of history as a rebirth of learning! c) he drives it fast
People rediscovered ideas that had been forgotten about. The 25. If you mix yellow and blue,
Renaissance was a time when people began to explore the world a) you get green b) you don't get anything
around them and ask questions about everything. c) you go home early

People became fascinated with the world around them. They set out B. Convert the following words according to the given word
on dangerous voyages to explore unknown lands. Artists began to
formation process.
paint beautiful pictures in quite a different style from medieval
times. Music changed. Scientists studied plants, animals, man, the Compounding Clipping Blending Acronymy
world around themselves, and even space. People’s ideas about the 26. feather + 27. 28. 30. Philippine
earth and the Universe changed. Many new things were invented weight luncheon tangerine + Institute of
such as the printing press and the telescope. This was the period pomelo Volcanology and
during which Michelangelo sculpted, Botticelli painted, Columbus 29. volume + Seismology
sailed to North America, Shakespeare wrote his plays, and Mercator pixel
created world maps using longitude and latitude.
III. LITERATURE
Everything that concerned man and his life on earth became
A. The Elizabethan Period
important to the people of the Renaissance. The people began to
31. Why is “Elizabethan Era” known as “the golden age?”
investigate the study of what is known as humanism (thinking about
a. Because of the rise of modern commerce
the interests and ideals of man). This was not a new idea. It was a
b. Because they had established more colonies
revival of ideas that had been explored by the Greek and Roman
c. Because of the flowering of poetry, music and literature
civilizations a long time before. It fact, people of the Renaissance
d. All of the above
became fascinated with many Greek and Roman ideas including
32. Why is Queen Elizabeth I considered by many to be England’s
those involving sculpture, philosophy, painting and science.
best monarch?
a. Because she paid attention to the poor
11) What is the passage all about?
b. Because she ruled England for 45 years
A. Renaissance was an age of adventure and curiosity.
c. Because she is the sixth and last ruler of Tudor
B. Ideas and learning were popular during the Dark Ages.
d. Because she was wise, just, and was not dominated by
C. Columbus was an important painter in the 1500s.
her advisers
33. The “middling class” who saved enough to live comfortably.
12) The word “renaissance” means what?
a. Gentry b. Laborers c. Merchant d. Yeomanry
A. Adventure B. Curiosity C. Rebirth
34. Wealth was the key to become a part of this class, not born of
noble birth.
13) What happened after artists began to paint beautiful pictures in
a. Monarch b. Nobility c. Merchant d. Gentry
quite a different style?
35. The cause of death of Christopher Marlowe.
A. Scientists studied plants, animals, man
a. Killed in prison c. Beheaded by an axe
B. Music changed.
b. Executed in an expedition d. Stab wound in a tavern brawl
C. Many things were invented
36. How did Sir Walter Raleigh lose all of his possessions?
a. He betrayed the queen
14) Which among the following is NOT true?
b. He questioned established authority
 c. Many politicians got jealous of him 42. Is it a good thing to promise material things when you confess
d. . He was secretly married without the queen’s permission your love to someone?
a. Yes, so that the person will know what things can you provide
B. “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to b. Yes, because love is not enough these days. You also need money
the Shepherd” to survive.
37. “A honey tongue, a heart of gall / Is fancy’s spring but sorrow’s c. No, the other person will just feel that you are showing off your
fall” is an example of _______. riches
a. simile b. metaphor c. hyperbole d. No, because love should not be measured with money
d. onomatopoeia
38. What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanza? 43-47. Short Response. Write your answers at the back of the answer
Come live with me and be my love, sheet.
And we will all the pleasures prove, 43-44. Do you believe in love at first sight? Defend your answer in 2
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, sentences only.
Woods, or steepy mountain yields. 45-46. What can you suggest to the shepherd so that the nymph will
a. ABAB b. AABB c. ABCC d. ABCD make him his boyfriend? Limit your answer in 2 sentences only.
39. “Had joys no date, nor age no need” is an example of _______. 47. (For boys) How would you feel if you were rejected by the
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration nymph? Answer in 1 sentence only.
d. none of these (For girls) If you were the nymph, will you make the shepherd
40. Do you think that the shepherd did the right way of confessing your boyfriend or will you reject him? Why? Answer in 1 sentence only.
his love to the nymph?
a. No, he was too dominant and aggressive. The nymph felt that 48-50. Create a new title for the poems “The Passionate Shepherd to
he was too confident. his Love” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.”
b. No, he was too materialistic. All the things he promised will fade.
c. Yes, because what he said were all true
d. Both A and B
41. Did the nymph do the right thing of rejecting all the shepherd’s
promises?
a. No, it is rude to not accept an offer Prepared by:
b. No, she should have been practical and realistic. Material things
are more important nowadays. IVY A. ESTAL
c. Yes, it should be about true feelings and not material things
d. Yes, the shepherd should focus more on things that do not fade
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