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ENGLISH 9
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Name and Section: ______________________________ Date: ________________

Teacher: _______________________

Test I. Spelling (1pt each)

Directions: Encircle the correct spelling among the given words.

1. adversity , adversety , oddversity , advirsity

2. aestitik , estitek , aesthetic , aestetic

3. ajile , agile , ajayl , agiel

4. addvocacy , advoccasy , advocacy , advocassy

5. anonimus , anonymous , anunimous , annonymous

6. ballad , balaad , balad , baladd

7. behove , behoove , behuve , bihoove

8. baylful , bailful , biful , bayeful

9. begille , begeale , beguil , beguile

10. banquet , bangquet , banquit , bangquit

11. recieve , receive , reseive , resieve

12. fullfil , fulfill , fulfeel , fullfeel

13. versatille , versatil , versatile , virsatile

14. quizzess , quizes , quizess , quizzes

15. paragown , paragone , paragon , paragoon

Test II. Matching Type (2pts each)

Directions: Match the items from column A to its corresponding meaning in column B. Write your answer on
the blank provided before each number. Write the answers in capital letters.

Column A Column B
_____16. Reticent A. blessing

_____17. Flabbergasted B. to follow

_____18. Abide C. bored

_____19. Jaded D. reserved

_____20. Deferred E. surprised

_____21. Boon F. embrace failure

_____22. Profailantism G. postpone

Test III. Multiple Choice (1pt each)
Directions: Read the following statements then choose only the letter of your answer. Write the answer on the
space provided before each number.

______23. What is a sentence?

A. A sentence is a word that expresses meaning and thought.
B. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
C. A sentence contains adjectives, prepositions, and pronouns.
D. A sentence contains words and ends with a period.

______24. This is the one being talked about in the sentence.

A. Predicate
B. Noun
C. Subject
D. Verb

______25. This is the one that tells what the subject is doing.
A. Predicate
B. Noun
C. Subject
D. Verb

______26. Which of the following best describes a sentence fragment?

A. A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence.
B. A sentence fragment may lack a predicate or a subject.
C. A sentence fragment does not contain a noun.
D. A sentence fragment does not contain a verb.

______27. Below are examples of sentences. EXCEPT.

A. Elijah ate 3 pieces of munchkins from the canteen.
B. Grade 9 Chico gave their adviser an energy drink.
C. The energy drink and munchkins.
D. The energy drink was kept and preserved.

______28. Below are examples of sentence fragments. EXCEPT.

A. A tiny old house
B. The carpenter
C. Of building
D. This is home.

______29. Micheal went to the store to buy milk. Which of the underlined word is the subject?
A. Micheal
B. went
C. store
D. buy

______30. Reign and Elluper began to cry as soon as Mobile Legends was removed from the playstore. Which
word or words in the sentence is the predicate?
A. Reign and Elluper began to cry
B. as soon as Mobile Legends was removed
C. removed from the playstore
D. began to cry as soon as Mobile Legends was removed from the playstore.

______31. The big black bug bit a bold bald bear. Which word or words in the sentence is the complete subject?
A. big black bug
B. bold bald bear
C. The big black bug
D. A bold bald bear

______32. Below are examples of grammatical sentences. EXCEPT.

A. I woke up and saw the bright blue sky creeping outside my window.
B. I prepared breakfast for my sister and mother who is still preparing for school.
C. I am quietly sat down and munched on my sandwhich.
D. I am indeed a good son and sister.
______33. Below are examples of grammatical sentences. EXCEPT.
A. Jade is behaving quietly today.
B. Khayla scored a perfect 100 on our exam.
C. Cola wrote a piece of poetry for her loved one.
D. Juson submit his notebook yesterday.

For numbers 34-40. (2pts)

______34. “All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players.” What does Shakespeare mean by the word stage?
A. Stage means school
B. Stage means life
C. Stage means community
D. Stage means work

______35. What comprises the seven ages of man or stages in life of man according to Shakespeare’s Seven
Ages of Man?
A. Infant, Schoolboy, Lover, Soldier, Judge, Old Pantaloon, Last Stage
B. Infant, Schoolboy, Teenager, Soldier, Judge, Old Age, Last Stage
C. Infant, Schoolboy, Lover, Soldier, Judge, Old Age, Death
D. Infant, Schoolboy, Teenager, Adulthood, Judge, Old Pantaloon, Death

______36. “Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” What did Shakespeare mean by the word sans?
A. Sans means full
B. Sans means without
C. Sans means mute
D. Sans means fly

______37. “Sighing like furnace.” What poetic device is used in this line?
A. Metaphor
B. Imagery
C. Simile
D. Personification

______38. “They have their exits and entrances.” What does Shakespeare mean by exits and entrances?
A. Prim and proper
B. Light and Darkness
C. Problem and solution
D. Birth and Death

______39. Which is the first stage of a man’s life?

A. Lover
B. Schoolboy
C. Infant
D. Old Pantaloon

______40. What is the theme of Shakespeare’s poem, Seven Ages of Man?

A. The poem talks about growing up and getting old.
B. The poem talks about one’s roles in life.
C. The poem talks about changes.
D. The poem talks about life and death.

TEST IV. Essay

Directions: Answer each item in 2-3 sentences ONLY. (5pts each)

1. In Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man, in what way is the world like a stage?
 2. Why does Shakespeare calls the last stage “second childishness?”

TEST V. The Poet In Me

Directions: Create a two-verse poem that describes your current role in life. Be creative. (15 pts)

You are your own story. You are the main character.
- Miss Y.