Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA

ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN ENGLISH 9

SY 2021-2022

Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________

Grade & Section: ________________________________ Score: ______________

I. Read each item carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

For Item Nos. 1-4: What is the function of the underlined modal in each statement below

1. Encouraging everyone, “We must follow the rules set by the IATF in dealing with the
situation now,” the barangay captain said.
A. Ability
B. Obligation (answer)
C. Permission
D. Prohibition

2. We have to believe that everything will be better tomorrow.

A. Ability
B. Obligation (answer)
C. Permission
D. Prohibition

3. You can’t smoke and take alcohol at a very young age.

A. Ability
B. Obligation
C. Permission
D. Prohibition (answer)

4. The government ________ implement necessary measures to prevent the spread of

diseases. (Obligation)
A. can’t
B. must (answer)
C. should
D. would

For Item Nos. 5-6. Choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses suited in each
conditional sentence below.

5. Someday, you (reach) your dream if you work hard today.

A. reach
B. reached
C. reaches
D. will reach (answer)

6. The government (succeed) in the fight against the pandemic if everyone cooperates.
A. succeed
 B. succeeded
C. succeeds
D. will succeed (answer)

For Item Nos. 7-8: Choose the letter of the correct verb form appropriate in each conditional
sentence below.

7. If you prepare for the future, it ________ certain that you will have a good one.
A. be
B. is
C. was
D. will be (answer)

8. If someone commits a mistake, she/he ________ it and be sorry for it.

A. admit
B. admits
C. admitted
D. will admit (answer)

For Item Nos. 9-11. Identify what is being described in each item below.

9. It is used in talks between two very close individuals.

A. Consultative
B. Formal
C. Frozen
D. Intimate (answer)

10. To what type of communicative style are the following examples classified: teacher-student,
doctor-patient, salesperson-customer?
A. Consultative (answer)
B. Formal
C. Frozen
D. Intimate

11. To what type of communicative style do the given examples belong: Couple talking about
their future plans, family sharing ideas, very close friends sharing secrets?
A. Consultative
B. Formal
C. Frozen
D. Intimate (answer)

For Item Nos. 12-14: Identify on what type of text each item belongs.

12. This type uses formal words and expressions and is mostly seen in writing rather than
speaking. It also disallows the use of ellipsis, contractions, and qualifying modal adverbials.
A. Casual
B. Formal (answer)
C. Frozen
D. Intimate

13. It is an informal style which is usually used between, friends, or even insiders who have
things to share.
A. Casual (answer)
B. Formal
C. Frozen
D. Intimate
14. This is an unplanned speech with the speaker using the participation and feedback of the
listener.
A. Casual
B. Consultative (answer)
C. Frozen
D. Intimate

For Item Nos. 15-17: Identify the whether the type of text mentioned. Write the letter of the
correct answer.

15. A type of text which gives facts or information about a certain thing.
A. Literary text
B. Informative text (answer)
C. Journalistic text
D. Persuasive text

16. Which type of text is identified as clear, concise and colorful?

A. Literary text
B. Informative text
C. Journalistic text (answer)
D. Persuasive text

17. Which type of text is define as imaginative and creative writing that leads to the cultural
appreciation of the cultural heritage of the students?
A. Literary text (answer)
B. Informative text
C. Journalistic text
D. Persuasive text

For Item Nos. 18-20: Identify the type of poetry described in each item.

18. ___________ is a form of an artistic expression. Artists paint on canvas using their paint
brushes while poets fill up pages using their words that kindle colorful images.
A. Ballad
B. Haiku
C. Poetry (answer)
D. Sonnet

19. A type of poetry that is a long narrative poem that normally tells a story about a hero or an
adventure.
A. Ballad
B. Epic (answer)
C. Haiku
D. Sonnet

20. A type of poem that is a 14-line traditionally written in iambic pentameter. It is

sensationalized by William Shakespeare.
A. Ballad
B. Epic
C. Haiku
D. Sonnet (answer)

For Item Nos. 21-23: Read the following excerpts. Then, identify the form used based on the
number of lines per stanza by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
21.
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour!
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love — then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink."
- “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be,” by John
Keats

A. Octave
B. Quatrain
C. Quintain
D. Sestet (answer)

22. Read the excerpt from the poem “The Man with the Hoe’, by Edwin Markham and identify
on what type of poetry does it belong.

Is this the Thing that Lord God made and gave

To have dominion over sea and land;
To search the stars and search the heavens for power;
To feel the passion of Eternity?
Is this the Dream He dreamed who shaped the suns
And marked their ways upon the ocean deep?
Down all the stretch of Hell to its last gulf
There is no shape more terrible than this-
More tongued with censure of the world’s blind greed-
More filled with signs and portents for the soul-
More fraught with danger to the universe.

A. Ballad (answer)
B. Haiku
C. Poetry
D. Sonnet

23. Read the following excerpt from Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare then identify
the feature of poetry used in the following lines.

And then the whining school boy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like a snail
Unwillingly to school.

A. alliteration
B. assonance
C. consonance (answer)
D. rhyme scheme

24. The following are ways in making connections between text EXCEPT:
A. Most of the time when we read, we are reminded by the other text we have read.
B. Making connections between texts does not help in understanding the text being
read.
C. Making connections between texts can be achieved by using compare and contrast
method.
 D. Making connections between texts is looking at the similarities and differences on
the text’s genre, structure, author, topics, theme, etc.

25. The following are the themes from the text “A Raisin in the Sun” EXCEPT:
A. We must respect each other’s differences.
B. Supporting your family members’ goals or dreams is not good.
C. Discriminating is a good example of trait that we must acquire. (answer)
D. The story of the Raisin in the Sun teaches us to be strong despite the challenges
that we experience.

26. What does this statement want to convey? “I won’t stop trusting you like how I never stop
loving you.”
A. She’s tired of the conflicts that they experience
B. Her love for her children is unconditional (answer)
C. She wants to escape from the hardships
D. She blames Walter for their problems

27. What view of life is conveyed by Benethea in this excerpt from ‘Raisin in the Sun?”
Asagai, while I was sleeping in that bed in there, people went out and took the future right
out of my hands! And nobody asked me, nobody consulted me – they just went out and
changed my life! (Act III, Scene 1)
A. Importance of dream in life.
B. Family’s control over our lives
C. Courage to face challenges in life
D. Concern and respect over ones feelings

28. What feeling does Ruth express over her relationship with Walter in this line from ”Raisin in
the Sun?”
"Honey… life don't have to be like this. I mean sometimes people can do things so that
things are better… You remember how we used to talk when Travis was born… about the
way we were going to live… the kind of house… Well, it's all starting to slip away from us."
A. Dissatisfied over their present life.
B. Discontented over Walter’s lack of initiative in life
C. Contentment over simple things Walter could offer
D. Unmindful of the way things are going on in their lives

29. One purpose of literature is to evoke feelings and our inmost sympathy to characters and
people in general. What did you feel when you found out that Tessie’s prize is death?
A. amused
B. excited
C. frustrated
D. sad

30. What is the primary message of Shirley Jackson’s celebrated story ‘The Lottery’?
A. Lottery gives hopes especially to the poor masses.
B. Taking chances in lottery is just ok as long one is winning.
C. One should not blindly follow traditions simply because they're tradition. (answer)
D. Lottery is an illegal thing and anyone engaged in it must be punished by law.

31. This is the way how the events in a story are arranged.
A. Mood
B. Organization (answer)
C. Tone
D. Voice
32. It is a type of writing that develops an argument or narrative that is based on evidence,
analysis and interpretation.
A. Commentary (answer)
B. Essay
C. News Article
D. Short Story

33. Which the following is described as an ordinary form of writing that follows a
grammatical structure.?
A. Fiction
B. Non-fiction
C. Poetry
D. Prose (answer)

34. What type of prose does personal narrative essay belong to?
A. Fiction
B. Heroic
C. Nonfiction (answer)
D. Poetry

35. Place the flower in the vase ___________ the window.

A. above
B. across
C. below
D. beside (answer)

36. She ___________ read the instructions before answering the test.
A. careful
B. carefully (answer)
C. customarily
D. urgent

37. He ___________ realized his mistakes and admits it.

A. badly
B. consequently (answer)
C. fastly
D. mainly

38. Which clause is appropriate to complete this conditional sentence?

Their motivation would have improved _____________________________.
A. he would have caught the ball.
B. if they had marked their opponents. (answer)
C. they would have scored more goals.
D. if they had kicked a goal during the first half.

39. This reflects a prejudice against older adults. It is defined as any attitude, action, or
institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age or any assignment
of roles in society purely on the basis of age.
A. Age Prejudice (answer)
B. Class Prejudice
C. Sexual Orientation Prejudice
D. Racial Prejudice

40. This is also known as the author, creator, or producer of a message. Behind the production
of TV programs, movies, music videos, and commercials is the communicator. The
communicator can be a person, a group, or an institution.
A. Audience
 B. Communicator (answer)
C. Context
D. Message
41. A genre of speculative fiction set in an anecdotal universe regularly propelled by genuine
legend and fables.
A. experimental
B. historical (answer)
C. fantasy
D. thriller
42. This type of play involves humor and often confusion, disguise, and mistaken identity which
can be quite „dark‟ but the main thing is that the main characters end happily and there are no
deaths at the end.
A. experimental
B. historical
C. fantasy (answer)
D. thriller

43. This type of play is based on historical events and characters, often on kings or important
figures from Roman history. They often have tragic elements too.
A. Comedy
B. History (answer)
C. Romance
D. Tragedy

44. Which of these is NOT a characteristics of a one-act play?

A. It contains one or more scenes but not several acts.
B. It has several acts which may contain several scenes. (answer)
C. It has single setting and time for only significant event
D. It is written in a concise manner, there are no breaks in the action.

45. This play consists only of one act with one or more scenes.
A. Drama
B. Full-length play
C. One-Act play (answer)
D. Play synopsis

46. Which of the following expresses a fact?

A. Walking is the best form of exercise.
B. Green is the most refreshing color to the eyes.
C. Modular distance learning is better than face to face instruction.
D. According to DOH, the Philippines has 576, 352 COVID 19 cases as of February
28, 2021. (answer)

47. Benigno Aquino Sr.’s popular quote “The Filipinos are worth dying for,” is an example of…
A. fact
B. opinion
C. reasoning (answer)
D. evidence

48. Which of the following literary technique deals with the use of clues or hints to suggest
events that will occur later in the plot.
A. Fiction
B. Flashback
C. Foreshadowing (answer)
D. Non-fiction
49. Which literary technique is defined as a Latin phrase meaning “in the midst of things.” It
usually describes a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the
middle — usually at some crucial point in the action.
A. Fiction
B. Flashback
C. Foreshadowing
D. In medias res (answer)

50. It is a statement that presents an arguable position. It mirrors ones interpretation, belief or
opinion. It usually answers the question: “What do I think?”
A. Claim (answer)
B. Counter claim
C. Reasoning
D. Soundness