MANOLO FORTICH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 9
SY 2018-2019

Name: Grade & Section: Score:

Read comprehensively and determine what is asked for in each item. Write the best answer on the space
before each number.

_____1. In the Greek sense, this is a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main
characters.
a. comedy c. stage directions
b. dramatic irony d. tragedy

_____2. It is the written text of a play. What is it?

a. dialogue c. script
b. monologue d. soliloquy

_____3. In theater arts, this type of nonverbal communication is very important since the deliberate
movements and signals made by theater actors communicate strong meanings.
a. facial expressions c. haptics
b. gestures d. paralinguistics

_____4. An important nonverbal communication strategy that includes factors such as tone of
voice, loudness, inflection, and pitch. What is it?
a. gestures c. paralinguistics
b. haptics d. proxemics

_____5. Which modal can be used both for asking permission and showing good probability?
a. can c. must
b. may d. should

_____6. What is the voice of the verb in the sentence?

The student picked up pieces of paper.
a. active voice c. semi-active voice
b. passive voice d. semi-passive voice

_____7. What is the voice of the verb in the sentence?

Football is played by the children.
a. active voice c. semi-active voice
b. passive voice d. semi-passive voice

_____8. If one makes logical guesses by considering the text and his/her own experiences, he/she is
making _______________.
a. inferences c. settings
b. information d. strategies

_____9. What are the two parts in a reported speech?

a. declarative part and quoted part. c. explanatory part and statement part
b. explanatory part and quoted part d. introductory part and statement part
_____10. What is the verb tense in the quoted part of the direct statement below?
JV asks, "Who is your crush?"
a. future tense c. present tense
b. past tense d. present perfect tense

_____11. Below are the considerations we put in mind when we analyze print ads. Which among
the four is the least of our concern during analysis?
a. The font style used in the print ad c. The relationship among pictures and
b. The general ambience and mood the the text
advertisement creates d. The signs and symbols found

_____12. What dominant sensory image is expressed in the statement below:

Silky and velvety as a baby's skin
a. sight b. smell c. sound d. touch

_____13. This is a subjective and educated response to a piece of theater play.

a. dramatic theater c. theater arts
b. playbill d. theater play review

_____14. This is the feeling created in the reader's mind by a literary work and is influenced by the
work's setting, tone, and events.
a. imagery c. mood
b. literary devices d. tone

_____15. In a theater production, this is a reminder to an actor when the actor forgets a line.
a. blocking c. prompt
b. playbill d. stage directions

_____16. The way a theater actor moves around the stage and the way he communicates with the
other characters on stage without any dialogue is achieved through a powerful ______________.
a. body language c. eye gaze
b. posture d. props

_____17. What modal is the most appropriate to complete the sentence?

My son ______ be home by now. Where can he be?
a. could c. should
b. have to d. would

_____18. What is the correct way of rewriting the sentence into the passive voice?
Linda drinks tea.
a. Tea is being drunk by Linda. c. Tea was drunk by Linda.
b. Tea is drunk by Linda. d. Tea was being drunk by Linda

_____19. It was the best play Bobby had ever seen! The story was exciting. All of the actors were
very good. When the play was over, Bobby jumped to his feet excitedly. What will Bobby do next?
a. boo and his c. go on stage himself
b. clap and cheer d. race to the exit

_____20. Decere asks, "Are you in love, Joan?"

The sentence above is an example of _____________.
a. direct statement c. reported speech
b. directly reported statement d. reportedly spoken statement
_____21. Angela says that she enjoys her dance classes.
The sentence above is an example of _____________.
a. direct statement c. reported speech
b. directly reported statement d. reportedly spoken statement

_____22. A toothbrush advertisement says that we should buy the product because it is "the brand
more dentists and hygienists use." What advertisement propaganda is used here?
a. bandwagon c. name calling
b. glittering generalities d. plain folks

_____23. How does imagery help us understand a story we are reading?

a. by expressing how the author is feeling
b. by telling the mood
c. it doesn’t help at all
d. it helps us to see, touch, taste, smell and feel what he characters feel and see

_____24. Below are the things one needs to consider before writing a theater play review. Arrange
these logically in order to have a step-by-step pre-writing process.
1. Get a sense of the context of the production.
2. Read and analyze review examples.
3. Read the play you are going to review, if possible.
4. Look at the traditional structure of a play review.
5. Understand the purpose of a play review

a. 52341 b. 12435 c. 23145 d. 54231

_____25. What is the dominant tone of the passage below:

We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends
and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and
they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final
farewell.
a. angry c. forgiving
b. cheerful d. sorrowful

_____26. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo thought that Juliet had died already. The audience,
on the other hand, knows that Juliet is just playing dead as instructed by Friar Lawrence. In
literature, what element of drama is employed by the playwright here?
a. dramatic tragedy c. dramatic soliloquy
b. dramatic irony d. dramatic monologue

_____27. A scene in a play tells a how a certain character hates the other character. Without
dialogue and movement in the stage, how can an actor characterize this?
a. by flashing the L sign on forehead c. by giving an intense stare
b. by gesturing a peace sign d. by poking out his tongue

28 – 29. How can we rewrite the sentences below by using modals and without changing their
meanings?

_____28. Perhaps my father will pick you up.

a. My father can pick you up. c. My father will pick you up.
b. My father might pick you up. d. My father must pick you up.
_____29. Look at his dirty clothes! I’m sure he is a poor person.
a. He can be poor. c. He must be poor.
b. He could be poor. d. He should be poor.

_____30. The sentence below is written in the active voice. What is the tense of the underlined
verb?
The teacher has completed the exercise.
a. past tense c. present perfect tense
b. present tense d. present progressive

_____31. The sentence below is written in the passive voice. What is the tense of the underlined
verb?
The exercise is completed by the teacher.
a. past tense c. present perfect tense
b. present tense d. present progressive

_____32. "I'll race you to my house!" Joan shouted. Decere struggled to catch up with her. She ran
through the deep snow. Both girls dragged their sleds behind them. As soon as they reached the
house, they pulled off their wet mittens, scarves, caps, boots, and coats. Joan made hot chocolate
and offered some toDecere. What might happen next?
a. Joan will go back outside to play. c. The girls will clean Joan's room.
b. Joan and Decere will drink the hot d. The girls will clean their clothes
chocolate.

_____33. Vince Thunder waved to the crowd one more time before he put on his motorcycle
helmet. The crowd cheered uproariously. Vince looked down the ramp and across the 17 school
busses that he was about to attempt to jump. It was a difficult trick and everything would need to
go right for him to nail it. His cape blew in the wind. As Vince hopped on his motorcycle and
started down the ramp, he noticed something that he had not seen before. There was large oil slick
at the end of the ramp. He attempted to stop the bike, but it was too late. He had already built up
too much momentum. What event is most likely to occur next?

a. Vince will definitely complete his stunt. c. Vince will use his cape to fly.
b. Vince will surely slide on the slippery d. Vince will likely to stop his motorcycle.
ramp.

_____34. What is the correct way of rewriting the statement below into its reported speech form?
Kim said," I have killed the rat."
a. Kim said that he had killed the rat. c. Kim said that he kills the rat.
b. Kim said that he has killed the rat. d. Kim says that he has killed the rat.

_____35. What is the correct way of rewriting the statement into its reported speech form?
"Did she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

a. He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

b. He wants to know if she knows Robert.
c. He wanted to know if she had known Robert.
d. He wanted to know if she did knew Robert.

_____36. What social issue is presented by the picture below:

 a. bullying c. homelessness
b. drug addiction d. racial discrimination

_____37. Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house.
a. sight b. sound c. taste d. touch

_____38. Which of the following phrases appeal to your sense of hearing?

a. “he took the box of matches” c. “the matches fell from his hand”
b. “squeaky mouse scurried noisily” d. “went downstairs for a candle”

_____39. When technicians are loading in,”what are they doing?

a. fixing problems with the set c. taking a break
b. installing the set onstage d. taking the set down

_____40. If technicians are in the “grid,” where are they?

a. above the stage hanging a light c. under the stage in the orchestra pit
b. above the stage near the ceiling d. under the stage using the trap doors

41. On Tuesday, scientists announced that they have identified the fossil remains of the dinosaur
ever to roam North America. The bones were discovered 30 years ago in Colorado. The author’s
purpose is to …

a. disturb b. entertain c. inform d. persuade

42 – 44. Study the following scene from "The Death of A Salesman" and answer the questions
that follow.

LINDA (hearing Willy outside the bedroom, calls with some

trepidation): Willy!
WILLY: It’s all right. I came back.
LINDA: Why? What happened? (Slight pause.) Did something
happen, Willy?
WILLY: No, nothing happened.
LINDA: You didn’t smash the car, did you?
WILLY (with casual irritation): I said nothing happened. Didn’t
you hear me?

_____42. The sentences indicated in parentheses tell readers what a character is supposed to do, or
how a character should deliver certain lines. What important element of drama are these?
a. aside c. stage directions
b. soliloquy d. The Fourth Wall

_____43. The lines next to the name of each character (following the colon) are generally referred
to as what?
a. dialogue c. script
b. monologue d. soliloquy

_____44. How should the last line of the character WILLY be delivered?
a. with a sense of irritation c. the tone of the voice is slightly
b. the voice pitch should be a bit higher affected
than usual d. all of the above
_____45. A policeman interrogates a person who is believed to have stolen an important item from
the shopping mall. The man denies the crime. While explaining his side, the man is noticeably
shifts his eyes and has an inability to maintain eye contact. What does this imply?
a. the man is not guilty c. the policeman is not reliable
b. the man is also a police d. the man is lying

_____46. What is the correct way of transforming the sentence into the active voice?
The essay was written by my friend.
a. My friend writes the essay.
b. My friend wrote the essay.
c. My friend had written the essay.
d. My friend has written the essay.

_____47. What is the correct way of transforming the sentence into the active voice?
By whom were you taught French?

a. Who are teaching you French? c. Who taught you French?

b. Who has taught you French? d. Who teaches you French?

_____48. What could be the most appropriate direct statement of the reported sentence below?
Barth says that he has tried hard to solve the problem.

a. Barth said, "I had tried hard to solve the problem."

b. Barth says, "I had tried hard to solve the problem."
c. Barth says, “I have tried hard to solve the problem."
d. Barth says, "I tried hard to solve the problem."

49-50. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

The young girl sat on the steps waiting for what seemed to be an eternity for her father to
pick her up. She was thinking about the last time she saw him. It had been years. Finally, it started
getting dark outside and her mother called to her to come inside for dinner. She bowed her head
and slowly trudged inside as she came to the painful acceptance that he was not coming. He had let
her down like so many times before.

_____49. What word best describes the mod of the passage?

a. contentment c. surprise
b. despair d. indifference

_____50. What is the predominant tone of the passage?

a. depressed c. joyful
b. excited d. light-hearted

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English Grade 9 Teachers