Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan

THIRD PERIODIC EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

Name: ____________________________________________ Score: ________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________________ Date: ________________
I. LISTENING: Your examiner will read a listening text twice. As you listen, fill in the
blanks with the missing words.
Adolescence is the period between childhood and full-grown adulthood. It
comes between ages thirteen and nineteen. It is a period of rapid 1. __________,
growth and development of boys and 2. ___________. Adolescent boys and girls must
accept 3.____________understand these changes such as increase 4.__________
height, bigger and strong muscles and 5.____________of voice among boys, among
others.
6.___________ discovering yourself, you will know your 7.__________-
physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual. 8.___________ want to be accepted by
your 9._____________, you seek the company of your 10.___________ and you want
to decide things for yourself. Independence, however, requires you certain duties and
responsibilities.
II. SPEAKING: Identify the word which has an underlined sound which is produced
differently. Choose the letter of your answer.
11. a. together b. smooth c. bother d. therefore
12. a. father b. arc c. lobby d. man
13. a. facade b. fame c. atrium d. made
14. a. legal b. elbow c. heavy d. check
15. a. says b. bread c. weapon d. deal
III. VOCABULARY: Get the meaning of the underlined words used in contexts.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
16. Mrs. Stevenson is identified as a querulous and self-centered neurotic.
a. habitually complaining b. annoyed c. patient d. meticulous
17. I’ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging to people near me.
a. addiction b. dependence c. limit d. use
18. “Romeo and Juliet” is a story of an amorous relationship.
a. entrancing b. passionate c. noble-minded d. kindhearted
19. She has no inhibitions and does not worry about her image.
a. inspirations b. hostilities c. problems d. self- consciousness
20. Miss Daisy accused Hoke of stealing one can of salmon from her pantry.
a. storeroom b. box c. kitchen d. store
21. The lights had been suspended by heavy chains from the ceiling rafters.
a. continued b. hung c. interrupted d. broken
22. The boy thought that he could study, but his attention was diverted by the shouts of the
basketball players outside.
a. displaced b. entertained c. composed d. distracted
23. Hoke was illiterate; he could not read and write.
a. uneducated b. blind c. careless d. ignorant
24. The traitor divulged the country’s military plans.
a. pampered b. revealed c. concealed d. spoiled
 25. Our erudite teacher could speak five languages fluently
a. demanding b. observant c. learned d. conceited

IV. READING: Read the poem and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.
BARTER
by Sara Teasdale

Life has loveliness to see,

All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings.
And children’s face looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.

Life has loveliness to sell,

Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit’s delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.

Spend all you have for loveliness,

Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of space
Count many a year of strife well lost
And for a breath of ecstasy,
Give all you have been, or could be.

26. What does life contain according to the speaker?

a. holy thoughts b. problems c. loveliness d. misfortune
27. To what does loveliness refer?
a. blue waves and soaring fire c. all the wonderful things in the world
b. all the children d. all living things
28. To what does the speaker compare music?
a. a curve of gold b. a scent of pine c. spirit’s delight d. star in the night
29. What does the line, “Soaring fire that sways and sings” suggest?
a. happiness b. wonder c. boredom d. peace
30. What ideas does the author want to convey in the last stanza of the poem?
a. life’s gains and pains c. the breath of ecstasy
b. the cost of one’s life d. the importance of loveliness and happiness

V. GRAMMAR:
A. Directions: Underline the verbal or verbal phrase and on the blank before the
number write what kind it is.
Ex. Infinitive 1. The lawyer wants to continue the case.

______________31-32. The clouds gathering in the north foretold a storm.

______________33-34. We whistled to keep our spirits high.
______________35-36. Materials to use in weaving are readily available.
______________37-38. Rising prices are inevitable.
______________39-40. Preparing for the eclipse, we set our alarms.
______________41-42. Do I get credit for trying?
______________43-44. To exercise is healthy.
______________45-46. Their plan, to leave, was changed.
______________47-48. Trembling like a leaf, the accused awaited the court’s verdict.
______________49-50. Playing musical instruments well is difficult.
 B. Multiple Choice: Select the letter of the correct answer.

51. Which of the following words is not formed as a gerund.

a. loving b. sibling c. smiling d. fighting
52. Which of the following sentences use the word, listening as a subject.
a. Listening is one of the macro- skills.
b. Teenagers love listening to music while doing other things.
c. Our elders usually spend their free time by listening to the radio drama.
d. Do not stop listening.
53. “ Sending a text message is faster and easier than sending a letter via air mail.”
The gerund phrase, “sending a text message” in the sentence functions as a/an __________.
a. appositive b. subject c. subject complement d. direct object
54. Which of the following sentences has a gerund phrase used as a direct object.
a. Their parents forbade shouting in the house.
b. Denise’s greatest accomplishment was becoming a famous singer.
c. Waiting for you exhausted her patience.
d. I get shape by dancing regularly.
55. The following sentences use the word meeting as a gerund except _______.
a. The English Department will conduct a meeting.
b. You will be meeting more friends at camp.
c.Conduct meeting during weekends.
d. Meeting is important to organizations.
56. Infinitive used as noun may function as the following except ________.
a. subject b. indirect object c. direct object d. appositive
57. Which of the following is true about infinitive?
a. Infinitive is formed by the word to plus the base form of the verb.
b. Infinitive is always a modifier.
c. Infinitive functions only as a noun.
d. Infinitive is the same as a prepositional phrase.
58. Which of the sentences below does not contain an infinitive?
a. I like the play, Romeo & Juliet from the beginning to the end.
b. Romeo wants to die.
c. To love means to sacrifice.
d. Juliet does not want to marry Paris.

59. To see the dancing fountain is Nathan’s wish. The underlined phrase is a/an _________.
a. Subject b. object c. complement d. verb
60. The following sentences use infinitive phrase as a noun except _______.
a. To win her heart is his only desire.
b. I dream to dance with him on my birthday.
c. Parents need to support their children.
d. The movie to watch is a love story.
61. Participle acts as a/ an ___________.
a. noun b. adjective c. adverb d. preposition
62. “The hidden camera is found inside the box.” The participle used in the sentence is
__________.
a. hidden b. camera c. found d. box
63. “My mother needs condensed milk for the salad.” Which word in the sentence is
modified by the participle, condensed?
a. mother b. needs c. milk d. salad
64. Which of the following sentences uses shouting as a participle?
a. Shouting is not allowed inside the class.
b. The shouting crowd caught my attention.
c. One way of creating noise is by shouting.
d. The man is shouting at the lady.
65. “Filled with desperate hunger, the homeless children stole some food.”Which of the
following is the participial phrase in the sentence?
a. Filled with desperate hunger c. Homeless children
b. Desperate hunger d. Some food
VI. LITERATURE: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
66. A division or unit of a drama is called a/ an ___________.
a. climax b. element c. act d. drama
67. ___________ is the most exciting and important part of a play.
a. exposition b. climax b. resolution d. act
68. It is a conversational passage in play used to advance the plot or develop the characters.
a. script b. dialogue c. patterns of speech d. situation
69. A dramatic convention where the actor speaks as if to himself or herself.
a. monologue b. soliloquy c. pantomime d. narration
70. The people involved in the story are called the __________.
a. artists b. antagonists c. characters d. roles
71. It is a figure of speech in which an object, abstract idea, or animal is given human
characteristics.
a. metaphor b. hyperbole c. apostrophe d. personification
72. It is the opposite of hyperbole, to make little of something important.
a. simile b. understatement c. oxymoron d. synecdoche
73. This is the repetition of a word within a sentence or a poetical line.
a. alliteration b. assonance c. repetition d. rhyme
74. This refers to the use of the indicative words/phrases and hints that set the stage for a story
to unfold and give a reader a hint of something without revealing the story or spoiling the
suspense.
a. foreshadowing b. flashback c. antonomasia d. characterization
75. “Character is a diamond that scratches every item”The statement compares character
and _________.
a. scratches d. diamond c. item d. none of the above
76. “The branches were nodding their assent to the whisper of the breeze.” The figure of
speech used here is _________.
a. apostrophe b. personification c. simile d. metaphor
77. “ O liberty! O liberty! What crimes are you committed in thy name?” The figure of speech
used is called a/an _________.
a. apostrophe b. personification c. simile d. metaphor
78- 81. “Writing is like firing a gun; if you’re not loaded, nothing happens.”
78. Writing is compared to _________.
a. firing b. firing a gun c. nothing d. none of the above
79-80. A gun must have (79) __________ and a person who writes must have (80) ________.
a. ideas b. writing materials c. bullets d. inspiration
81. This quotation is an example of __________.
a. apostrophe b. simile c. oxymoron d. metaphor

82- 85. Identify what sense the following sentences/lines appeal to. Choose the letter that
corresponds to your answer.

82. “ Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off…”
a. sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
83. “…the roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade to wanny ashes…”
a. smell b. taste c. sight d. touch
84.”Ringing and ringing and ringing every five seconds or so and when I pick it up, there’s no
one there.”
a. sight b. touch c. hearing d. smell
85. “A girl in gray sits alone on a bench, reading her book.”
a. sight b. taste c. touch d. hearing
86. He/ She is the author of “Romeo and Juliet.”
a. Robert Browning b. Elizabeth Browning
c. Edgar Allan Poe d. William Shakespeare
87. The __________ is the person who oversees the entire process of staging a production.
a. artist b. camera man c. director d. manager
88. Juliet belongs to the family of __________.
a. Montague b. Capulet c. Shakespeare d. Dickens
 89. He served as the adviser of Romeo and Juliet?
a. Father Lawrence b. Nurse c. Tybalt d. Lady Capulet
90. Which of the following is the reason why Romeo was exiled?
a. He married Juliet.
b. He attended the party of the Capulet.
c. He killed Tybalt.
d. He had a secret affair with Juliet.
91. What made Juliet drink the sleeping potion?
a. Romeo’s absence b. Arranged marriage to Paris
c. Tybalt’s death d. None of the above
92. Which of the following words is not an appropriate description to Mrs. Stevenson?
a. invalid b. insane c. worried d. loving
93. Mrs. Stevenson overheard _________.
a. a conversation of two lovers who were fighting
b. a conversation of her husband and his secretary
c. a conversation of two men planning for a murder
d. a conversation between a policeman and a client reporting a murder
94. Why did Miss Daisy want Boolie to fire Hoke?
a. Hoke was not a good driver
b. Hoke stole a can of salmon from her pantry.
c. Hoke was very old.
d. All of the above
95. At the end of the play, what did Miss Daisy discover about Hoke?
a. She discovered that Hoke was illiterate.
b. She discovered that Hoke was a poor man.
c. She discovered that Hoke was his brother.
d. She discovered that Hoke was African- American.
VII. WRITING: Using verbals, answer the question below briefly but intelligently.
(5 points)

How do people connect to the world?

Prepared by:

MADONNA A. PEREZ
T-III, BVANHS

Checked and Noted :

GLORIA I. PERNES, PH. D. ROBERTO B. QUEZON, ED. D.

Head Teacher III Principal IV

Approved:

ELY S. UBALDO, ED. D.

EPS-I, English

CORNELIO R. AQUINO, ED.D.

Chief Education Program Supervisor
Curriculum Implementation Division

ATTY. DONATO D. BALDERAS, JR.

Schools Division Superintendent
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan

THIRD PERIODIC EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

KEY ANSWER
I. LISTENING 49-50. playing musical
1. Change instrument- gerund
2. Girls B.
3. And 51.b
4. In 52. a
5. Changes 53. b
6. By 54. a
7. Needs 55. b
8. You 56. b
9. Family 57. a
10. Friends 58. a
II. SPEAKING 59. a
11. b 60. d
12. d 61. b
13. a 62. a
14. a 63. c
15. d 64. b
III. VOCABULARY 65. a
16. a VI. LITERATURE
17. c 66. c
18. b 67.b
19. d 68.b
20. a 69. b
21. b 70. c
22. d 71. d
23. a 72. b
24. b 73. c
25. c 74. a
IV. READING 75. d
26. c 76. b
27. c 77.a
28. a 78. b
29. a 79. c
30. a 80. a
V. GRAMMAR 81. b
A. 82. c
31- 32. Gathering in the north- 83. c
participle 84. c
33- 34. To keep ourour spirits 85. a
high- infinitive 86. d
35-36. weaving- gerund 87. c
37-38. rising- participle 88. b
39-40. preparing for the 89. a
eclipse- participle 90. c
41-42. trying- gerund 91. b
43-44. to exercise- infinitive 92. b
45-46.to leave- infinitive 93. c
47-48. trembling like a leaf- 94. b
participle 95. a
 96- 100. Answers vary.

Listening Text
Directions: Your examiner will read a listening text twice. As you listen, fill in the blanks
with the missing words.

Adolescence is the period between childhood and full-grown adulthood. It comes

between ages thirteen and nineteen. It is a period of rapid change, growth and development of
boys and girls. Adolescent boys and girls must accept and understand these changes such as
increase in height, bigger and strong muscles and changes of voice among boys, among others.
By discovering yourself, you will know your needs- physical, social, mental, emotional
and spiritual. You want to be accepted by your family, you seek the company of your friends and
you want to decide things for yourself. Independence, however, requires you certain duties and
responsibilities.

Listening Text
Directions: Your examiner will read a listening text twice. As you listen, fill in the blanks
with the missing words.

Adolescence is the period between childhood and full-grown adulthood. It comes

between ages thirteen and nineteen. It is a period of rapid change, growth and development of
boys and girls. Adolescent boys and girls must accept and understand these changes such as
increase in height, bigger and strong muscles and changes of voice among boys, among others.
By discovering yourself, you will know your needs- physical, social, mental, emotional
and spiritual. You want to be accepted by your family, you seek the company of your friends and
you want to decide things for yourself. Independence, however, requires you certain duties and
responsibilities.

Listening Text
Directions: Your examiner will read a listening text twice. As you listen, fill in the blanks
with the missing words.

Adolescence is the period between childhood and full-grown adulthood. It comes

between ages thirteen and nineteen. It is a period of rapid change, growth and development of
boys and girls. Adolescent boys and girls must accept and understand these changes such as
increase in height, bigger and strong muscles and changes of voice among boys, among others.
By discovering yourself, you will know your needs- physical, social, mental, emotional
and spiritual. You want to be accepted by your family, you seek the company of your friends and
you want to decide things for yourself. Independence, however, requires you certain duties and
responsibilities.

Listening Text
Directions: Your examiner will read a listening text twice. As you listen, fill in the blanks
with the missing words.

Adolescence is the period between childhood and full-grown adulthood. It comes

between ages thirteen and nineteen. It is a period of rapid change, growth and development of
boys and girls. Adolescent boys and girls must accept and understand these changes such as
increase in height, bigger and strong muscles and changes of voice among boys, among others.
By discovering yourself, you will know your needs- physical, social, mental, emotional
and spiritual. You want to be accepted by your family, you seek the company of your friends and
you want to decide things for yourself. Independence, however, requires you certain duties and
responsibilities.