Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
BAYAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bayambang, Pangasinan
ASSESSMENT in GRADE 9 ENGLISH
FOURTH QUARTER, Week 3
SY 2021-2022
Name:__________________________ Score:_______________
Grade and Section:_______________ Date:________________

I. Read and understand the following statements. Write AGREE if the statement is
correct and DISAGREE if it is incorrect. Write your answers on the space before the
number.

__________1. Reflection is another term for your comment.

__________2. Reflection is an idea, a thought or a remark.
__________3. Reflection should always be about the speaker.
__________4. Reflection is about giving one’s own thoughts.
__________5. In reflection, you should jot down all the information given by a speaker.
__________6. Ideas coming from a speaker can be easily reflected if you relate it to
yourself.
__________7. Critical listening helps you to get important information.
__________8. Unfamiliar words are needed to be unlocked prior to making a reflection.
__________9. Vocabulary is important in reflection.
__________10. To be successful in reflection, you should know the text word for word.

II. Encircle the LETTER of the best answer.

Tony’s Place is crammed into a tiny building next to the Fine Arts Theater. The owners
offer a menu of Italian food. They’ve got the checkered table clothes, dim lights, and crusty
bread. They also know how to make a hearty red sauce. Too bad they use it to drown delicate
fish. They also seem to lace everything with truckloads of garlic.
The service needs some work, too. Our waiter didn’t know what the specials were. Nor
did he think to refill our water glasses before we asked. With a combination of fake-friendly
chatter and outright nagging, he made us order, finish up, and clear out. He seemed to see us
only as automatic tip machines. The food and low prices bring the customers in the door. The
service should not push them out.

1. The tone of the passage is _____.

a. sad b. boastful c. plain/ factual d. critical
2. The writer says, “He seemed to see us only as automatic tip machines.”
The tone of this sentence is _____.
a. very serious b. threatening c. sympathetic d. sarcastic
3. The writer’s main purpose is to _____.
a. inform the reader c. flatter the reader
b. caution and entertain the reader d. sell something to the reader
4. In which sentence does the author use exaggeration to make a point about the food?
a. The owners offer a menu of Italian food.
b. They also know how to make a hearty red sauce.
c. They also seem to lace everything with truckloads of garlic.
d. The food and low prices bring the customers in the door.
Choose the tone word from the box that best describes each item.
a. sympathetic c. sad e. irritated
b. straightforward d. sarcastic f. threatening

___5. “Please note in your checkbook how much money you spent using your ATM card
today.”
___6. “Hey, lay off, you don’t have to nag me. I was going to do it anyway!”
___7. “When are you going to take the garbage out? Sometime this year, maybe?”
___8. “I know it’s been hard. And I appreciate all you are going through right now. If you will
just put the receipts on the counter, I will take care of the paperwork for you.”

Identify the author’s purpose for the following items:

Write I on the blank if the statement informs, P if it persuades, or E if it entertains.
9. ___Cloning human beings should be banned.
10. ___The best way to survive babysitting a set of triplets is to come armed with plenty of
energy, lots of patience, and a first-aid kit.

III. Read the passage then answer the questions that follow:

Before Covid-19 came into the picture, during Christmas season, our house glittered with
decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate home cooked pastas and drank our
favorite drink while wrapping bright packages and put ornaments to our Christmas tree. We felt
warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would
tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder. I simply hope we could
do the same this time even if its pandemic.
.
1. What is the tone of this passage?

2. What is the mood of this passage?

3. What are the word/s that the author used which lead readers to the determine such
mood?

Rubric for checking:

10 8 5 3
Ideas Presents ideas in Presents ideas in Ideas are too Ideas are vague
an original a consistent general or unclear
manner manner
OrganizationStrong and Organized Some organization; No organization;
organized beg/mid/end attempt at a lack beg/mid/end
beg/mid/end beg/mid/end