Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of City of Balanga
City of Balanga National High School

Second Periodical Test in English 9

S.Y. 2017- 2018
I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The video of “Kindness begets Kindness” reminds us that if you give a little love, you will ___ a lttle love.
a. expect b. give c. like d. receive
2. What is the most common type of prose?
a. descriptive b. discursive c. narrative d. satiric
3. Happy Feet is a story about a penguin who is unable to sing but is very good with _____.
a. ice-skating b. painting c.rapping d. tap-dancing
4. The boy in the “Thank You Ma’am” took Mrs. Jone’s ______.
a. bag b. envelope c. pocketbook d. purse
5. The “Man with a Hoe” is a poem of _____________.
a. happiness b. pleasure c. social protest d. tragedy
6. Who is the author of the poem “Sonnet 29”?
a. George Santayana b. Ida B. Wells c. Langston Hughes d. Martin Luther King Jr
7. According to Luther, he was dreaming that his kids will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of
their characters, what does he mean?
a. that the children must be kind b. that there will be no discrimination
b. that the children will have to be white also d. that there will be peace and harmony
8. What two classes of people are featured in the poem “The Man with a Hoe”?
a. male and female c. labor class and landlords
b. government and private d. upper and middle class
9. What does “Sonnet 29” tell the reader?
a. be envious b. be contented with what you have c. enjoy life’s luxuries d. fight for your life

II. Determine what is being described. Write only the letters.

A. Periodicals
a. SCHOLARLY JOURNAL B. POPULAR MAGAZINE C. TRADE JOURNAL
________10. articles were written by experts
________11. contains business news, product information and advertisement
________12. covers news current events, hobbies
________ 13. articles may use specialized jargons
________ 14. the writers of the articles are called editorial staff
B. Types of Communication
A. FORMAL B. INFORMAL
________15. used in personal situation
________16. more formal tone
________ 17. follows a chain of command
III. (18-22) Which of the following statements are TRUE based on the story “The Lottery”. Write the letter of the
correct answer.

a. Tessie Hutchinson came late.

b. The lottery is done every year.
c. Mr. Summers is the one who is in-charge of the lottery.
d. David Hutchinson has attended more than 70 lotteries.
e. The theme of the story lies in the people’s blindness in respecting other’s rights.
f. People of the village threw stones on Tessie when they learned that she got the marked paper.
g. “The Lottery” is a game where there are tickets and one major winner who turned out to be the millionaire.

Give the sensory imagery used in the following lines of poem.

A. AUDITORY B. TACTILE C. GUSTATORY D. OLFACTORY E. VISUAL

23. …The fatal labored breathing and the mournful creak of the wooden stairs..
24. … the sweet coppery blood in his mouth …
25. … as the warmth of the sun touched the fair soft skin …
26. … the blinding beam of the sun shining brightly in the sky …
 IV. (27-30.) Paraphrase the statements taken from the 13 Lessons about Social Justice. Write the letters only.

a. People in power aren’t necessarily in the right. c. You cannot accomplish everything alone.
b. Follow your moral compass. d. Love is the most powerful tool you have.

27. Love plays an essential role in overcoming the worst kinds of evil.
28. Those who are in charge of major institutions don’t always have others’ best interests at heart
29. Trusting your gut feeling is the key to be an advocate of social change.
30. Social justice and fighting for what’s right doesn’t take for just one person alone.

V. Read the paragraph below and complete the table by supplying the adverb asked.
Slowly, Jane put her bag beside her chair facing the blackboard in her Science class. She is about to get her snacks
inside during recess when she noticed that her bag is missing. She immediately called the attention of the class shouting,
“Oh my! My bag gradually disappeared!” Jane, then reported the incident in the principal’s office and she was later on
accompanied to her house because she had no money for fare.

ADVERB OF MANNER ADVERB OF TIME ADVERB OF PLACE

31 33. 34
32
VI.Construct new sentences by putting the adverb in their proper place.
35. Liza has been living ( in Japan, quietly, since 2003)
36. The kids go (every afternoon, to park)
37. I loved you. (never)
38. I have been working (in this room, since yesterday, all day).
VII. Interpret the information presented in the non-linear text by answering the questions below.

High School in Alabama County, 2012-2013

High School White % Black Hispanic and Total Enrollment % with college plans
Asian %
#1 95 8 1,699 86
#2 53 47 340 50
#3 15 85 1,533 59
#4 0 100 1,018 45
#5 92 8 1,633 72
#6 6 94 1, 834 49
#7 5 95 1, 394 55
#8 60 40 2,218 78
#9 36 64 39 25
#10 92 8 53 69
#11 90 10 612 75
County Group Share 45 55 12364 60
State Group Share 46 54 1, 143, 198 62
39. How many schools are there in Alabama?
40. Which school has the highest percentage of white students?
41. Which school has the highest total of enrollment?
42. What is the total enrolment in Alabama County in 2013?

VIII. Identify the type of conditional present in the sentences below.

43. She would travel every part of the world if she were rich.
44. If people eat too much, they get fat.
45. If I am not feeling well, I will take a leave.
46. If you had come early, you would have not missed her.

IX. Construct new sentences by using correct pattern of conditionals.

47. If the doctors ___ (advise) you to go home, you ___(be) discharged from the hospital. (FIRST CONDITION)
48. If you ____ (mix) sugar, butter and milk, you __(get) caramel. (ZERO CONDITION)
49. If she only ____(tell) me it was cancelled, I ____(not come). (THIRD CONDITION)
50. If my cat ___(cries), she ____(be) hungry. (ZERO CONDITION)
May the force be with you.