Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
GERONA WESTERN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sulipa, Gerona, Tarlac

THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

IN
ENGLISH 9
Name:______________________________________________ Date:____________________
Grade & Section:_______________________________ Score:____________________
TEST I-A LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Directions:Listen to your teacher as she read a short article entitled “ For Conversation, Press # 1 by Michael Alvear and answer the
questions as follow. Write your answer on your paper.
1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us realize that
a. Communications technology is interfering with human contact c. The advances in communications technology are
unnessesary
b. People are forgetting how to communicate with others. d. People are communicating less than they did in the
past
2. The questions “ Why is it that more connected we get, the more disconnected I fell?What does it mean?
a. Reveals the author’s confusion about technology c. highlights the author’s examples and arguments
b. Invites the readers to disagree with the author d. challenges the reader to find answer to problems
3. The author’s tone throughout the selection is___________
a. Amusement b. criticism c. hostility d. indifference
4. The third and fourth paragraphs give emphasis on how a cell phone
a. Provides convience c. isolates people
b. Threathens safety d. efficiently works
5. The idea that bothers the authors most about the effect of communications technology on his life
a. Limited communications with strangers c. extreme preference for cell phones
b. Lack of social formula d. deviation from meaningful interaction
6. What do tress of green symbolize?
a. Hope and life c. Cleanliness and purity
b. Freshness and freedom d. Helth and wellness
7. The blooming of red roses signifies about
a. Sharing of glory c. love for the people
b. Bountiful blessings d. wealth that abounds
8. The bright blessed day and the dark sacred night are symbolisms for
a. Challenges and trials c. sorrows and problems
b. Triumphs and dreams d. successes and failures
9. The colors of the rainbow that are on the faces of people convey
a. Happiness and contentment c. frienship and camaraderie
b. Lasting relationship among spouses d. generosity and serenity
10. The speaker in the song has
a. No dreams to carry on c. a pessimistic idea about nature
b. A positive outlook in life d. lousy disposition towards life
11. What is the main idea of the song?
a. Loving the nature c. The wonders of the world
b. The beauty of nature d. The happiness and contentment

TEST II: READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read and analyze the poem carefully and answer the questions that follows. Write your answer on your paper.

TO A LOST ONE
Angela Manalang-Gloria
I shall haunt you O my lost one, as the twilight
Haunts a re-entangled trail:
And your dreams will linger strangely with the music
Of a phantom lover’s tale
You shall not forget, for I am past forgetting,
I shall come to you again
With the starlight and the scent of white Champacas,
And the melody of rain.
You shall not forget. Dust will peer into your
Window, tragic-eyed and still,
And unbidden, startle you into remembrance
With its hand upon the still

12. What context does the poem establish?

a. A person has to leave but wants not be forgotten c. A mere expression of one’s lasting love and affection
b. An expression of genuine plea for someone to stay d. An expression of love
13. Who could be the persona and addressee in the poem?
a. A mother giving an advice to her child c. ghost talking to a person being loved so much
b. An old woman reminiscing the past with her deceased husband d. A woman who is looking for attention
14. How many quatrains are there in the poem?
 a. 1 b.3 c. 12 d.6
15. What is the persona’s desire as revealed by the lines?
a. The persona desires to be loved eternally. c. . The persona asks for forgiveness
b. The persona wants to be genuinely remembered. d. .The persona is looking attention
16. How do you perceive the meanings of the use of the words “Twilight”,”Phantom lover’s tale”and “melody of rain”?
a. Darkness, unrequited love, regrets c. End, failed relationship, tears of pain and sorrow
b. Death, eternal love, tears of joy and happiness d. End, eternal love, tears of joy
17. How will you describe the mood or atmosphere that prevails in the poem?
a. Somber b. Proud c. Lucid d. Regret
18. What idea is mainly emphasized by the poem?
a. Bad experiences in life are worth to be forgotten and ignored. c. People want to be left unforgotten at times
b. In life, people just come and go. d. Bad memories are to be forgotten.
19. Her raven black hair, still dripping after the shower, left a cascade of water spots trickling down the back of her white t-shirt.
What sensory details is perceive on this statement?
a. Sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
20. We woke up sluggish, tired from last night’s ruches. This is an example of.
a. Sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
21. Ugh, I hate when the sour taste of sweat drips into my mouth during practice.
a. Sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
22. I made sure to chew gum before my interview. I love the smell of minty breath; that sweet, icily refreshing scent is always sure to
calm me down and help me focus. What kind of sense is perceive on this statement?
a. Sight b. hearing c. taste d. smell
23. What do you call to the division or unit of a drama?
a. Act b. play c. elements c. climax
24. The following are elements of a one- act play EXCEPT
a. Act b. play c. elements c. costumes
25. Which of the following is the part of the story’s plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved?
a. Resolution b. play c. climax d. act
26. Benjamin Franklin was one of the popular personalities that renowned polymath and known as
a. Author in Literature b. politician c. chemist d. a & b
27. She is known as Ancient Greek muse of Comedy.
a. Thalia b. Melpomene c. Athena d. Midusa
28. The following are type of stage use in drama presentation. Which is NOT a type of stage?
a. Trust stage b. Proscenium Stage c. Traverse stage d. Stage craft
29. Which of the following is NOT a play written by William Shakespeare?
a. A time for Us b. Romeo and Juliet c. Macbeth d. The wedding
Dance
30. He is known as the Father of Drama in all time and his famous works is Romeo and Juliet.
a. William Shakespeare b. Jose P. Rizal c. Benjamin Franklin d. Abraham Lincoln
31. Which of the following is a literary devices that refers to the practice of drawing parallels or comparison?
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Repetition
32. The river swallowed the earth as the water continued to rise higher and higher.This is an example of what literary devices?
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Repetition
33. It is the most exciting part and the most important part of a play.What element of a one act play is stated?
a. Climax b. Resolution c. Setting d. Stage
34. O the people in the street cry “Romeo” some “ Juliet” and some “Paris “ and all run with open outcry, toward our monument. This
is an statement that perceive what sense.
a. Sense of hearing b. Sense of sight c. sense of touch d. sense of smell
35. One of the most popular and influential personality who is known as an American media proprietor and philantrophist.
a. Oprah Winfrey b. Princess Diana c. Annelies Marie Frank d. Queen
Elizabeth
36. Who among the following famous personalities was a German –born diarist and writer?
a. Oprah Winfrey b. Princess Diana c. Annelies Marie Frank d. Queen
Elizabeth
37. People differ in many aspects like personality, intelligence and in status in life. This states that.
a. People are unique c. People has is own differences
b. c. Individual differences d. People are judgemental
38. Which of the following was an American politician and a lawyer who served as the 16 Th President of the US from March 1861 until
his assassination in April 1865.
a. Benjamin Franklin b. Abraham Lincoln c. John F Kennedy d. Nelson Mandela
39. The use of Science in industry, engineering, etc to invent useful things or to solve problems. What do you call to this invention?
a. Technology b. Machines c. Gadgets d. Appliances
40. Henry was a lion on the battlefield. What type of Literary Device is used on the sentence?
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Repetition d. Oxymoron
41. Which of the following device is use as the primary means of communication?
a. Telephone b. Media c. Internet d. Technology
42. Defined as a word ending in- ing that formed from a subject and that as function as a noun specifically used as a subject.
a. Gerund b. Adjectives c. Infinitives d. Adverb
43. Exercising is a good for our health. What function of gerund is stated on the sentence?
a. Subject b. Subjective compliment c. Object as preposition d. Direct object
 44. Studying and excelling in many extra curricular programs and my church youth group have given me many opportunities to
improve my schools as well as help the community. This is an example of gerund that function as..
a. Subject b. Subjective compliment c. Object as preposition d. Direct object
45. A word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as modifier.
a. Adjective b. Preposition c. Pronoun d. Noun

TEST II :

Directions: Read and analyze the stanzas from selected poem. Write the RHYME SCHEME on your paper.

46. was an old man of the coast

Who placidly sat on a post
But when it was cold
He relinquished his hold
And called for some hot buttered toast
What rhyme pattern is used on the poem?
a. Aabbac b. aabbcc c. ababcd d. ababcd
47. I want to run, I want to hide
From all the pain he caused inside, I want to cry
I want to scream, I want to cry
Why can’t I tell him goodbye?
a. Abab b aabb c. abdc d. abbc
48. Lifting her arms to soap her hair
Her pretty breast respond- and there
The moment of that buoyant pair
Is like a spell to make me swear.
What rhyme pattern is used on the poem?
a. Aaaaa. b. ababcc c. ababcc d. ababdc
49. Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
a. Aabc b. abab c. aabb d. abcd
50. The itsy bitsy spider
Went up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Which of the following is the correct Rhyme Scheme?
a. Abcb b. abab c. abba d. abcd

Prepared By:

ROSE ANN G. DOMINGO

SHS Teacher

Approved by:

MERLINA R. NIMER
Principal I