Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
City Schools Division of Dasmariñas
LANGKAAN II NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CHRV 2 (R5) Brgy. Langkaan II City of Dasmariñas, Cavite

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST

GRADE 9 ENGLISH

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

DO NOT WRITE anything on this test questionnaire. This is a multiple-choice exam. Read carefully
each question before choosing your answer. Write only the letter of your preferred answer. If you
would like to change your answer, be sure to erase it thoroughly and neatly.

I. READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read and analyze the sonnet below. Then, be able to answer the questions
according to what is stated or implied in the poem.

Sonnet XVIII
William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

1. According to the sonnet, to whom shall the speaker compare his love?
A. buds of May C. short date
B. rough winds D. summer’s day
2. Which line states the refusal of the speaker in comparing his love to a summer’s day?
A. Thou art more lovely and more temperate
B. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines
C. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May
D. By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed
3. What does the phrase ‘eye of the heaven’ refer to in the second stanza?
A. gold B. nature C. summer D. sun
4. Which of the following poetic lines exemplifies a metonymy?
A. But thy eternal summer shall not fade
B. Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
C. When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
D. So long lives this, and this gives life to thee
5. What can be inferred from the line: Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade?
A. Death wanders in eternity.
B. Death is defeated by love.
C. Death comes unexpectedly in one’s life.
D. Death normally boasts of his conquests over life..
II. SPEECH
A. Vowel and Consonant Sounds
Directions: Read carefully the group of words. Choose the word that doesn’t belong to the
group due to its different vowel/consonant sound.

6. A. niche B. chandelier C. church D. chin

7. A. breathe B. clothes C. faith D. them

8. A. key B. quay C. sick D. meet

9. A. freedom B. burly C. car D. sir

10. A. myth B. smooth C. rather D. thin

11. A. rough B. bough C. tough D. cough

12. A. Philippines B. shepherd C. alphabet D. typhoon

B. Diphthongs
Directions: Read carefully the series of words in each item. Then, choose the one that doesn’t
have a diphthong sound.

13. A. reply B. climb C. sure D. feet

14. A. fad B. boil C. mouth D. site

15. A. choice B. Troy C. near D. far

16. A. pure B. light C. gem D. bear

C. Symbols of English Sounds

Directions: Read the given word carefully. Then, choose the symbol that exemplifies the sound
of the given underlined letter/s.

17. south A. [ ð ] B. [ ʤ ] C. [ ʃ ] D. [ θ ]

18. shine A. [ ʃ ] B. [ ʧ ] C. [ ŋ ] D. [ j ]

19. yeast A. [ a ] B. [ j ] C. [ e ] D. [ I ]

20. English A. [ n ] B. [ g ] C. [ ŋ ] D. [ ʤ ]

III. GRAMMAR
A. Adverbs
Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Then, identify choose the correct answer from
the given choices.

21. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of place?

A. The plane landed safely.
B. I’ve lived here for about two years.
C. Daniel polishes his shoes twice a week.
D. Jennifer promised to never make that mistake again.
22. Which of the following underlined adverbs does not describe the reason for the action?
A. He was late hence was not allowed to attend the assembly.
B. Because he was not feeling well, he didn’t go to school today.
C. It was raining heavily in the park; therefore, we stayed in the house.
D. Shantal always makes a point to visit her grandmother in the province.
23. Which of the following sentences exemplifies an adverb of frequency?
A. Edward talks fast in the debate.
B. Raen will get my payment tomorrow.
C. Nicholas is doing his project twice a week.
D. Matthew completed his graduation last year.
24. Glonie was previously elected as vice president before becoming president of the club. What
does the adverb previously modify in the sentence?
A. elected B. Glonie C. president D. vice president
25. The game hadn't __________ begun before it started to rain. Which of the following words
correctly completes the sentence?
A. hard B. hardness C. hardly D. hardest
26. She sang the song exactly as it was written. What type of adverb is the italicized word in the
sentence?
A. manner B. degree C. frequency D. affirmation
27. Andrea knows the material very _______. Which of the following words correctly completes
the sentence?
A. best B. best C. good D. well
28. What type of adverb describes us the way or how something is done?
A. degree B. manner C. place D. time
29. I am rather tired after spending the day at the beach. What type of adverb is rather?
A. degree B. frequency C. negation D. time
30. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of affirmation?
A. Daniel is finally tall enough to ride the roller coaster.
B. It is too loud in here for me to concentrate.
C. Elijah doubtlessly agrees on his side.
D. Dianne is almost out of words.

B. Conditional Clauses
Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Then, choose the word that correctly
completes the following utterances.

31. If I ________ enough time tomorrow, I will watch a movie.

A. had B. has C. have D. will have
32. Wouldn’t it be nice if you _________ me a bit with the housework?
A. help B. helps C. had helped D. helped
33. If my eyes _______ a little bigger, I would be quite pretty.
A. were B. is C. was D. were
34. If you get here before 8 o’clock, we ______ go to the movies.
A. can B. could C. will D. would
35. I _________ up earlier if there is a good reason to.
A. would get B. will get C. gets D. got

III. MAKING INFERENCES/ DRAWING CONCLUSION

Directions: Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask you
to make a logical inference/conclusion based on textual details. Choose the correct answer from
the given options.

Emilio took the cap off his head, dropped the baseball bat, and rested his elbows
on the fence. It wasn't that he couldn't find the ball. It was sitting right in the middle of the
lawn, just beyond the fence. The fence was not very high either. Emilio could probably
get a running start, grab the top of the fence, and flip right over it. But there was a dog, a
large Rottweiler with a spiked collar. He sat under an awning a few feet away from the
ball. He looked at Emilio and let out a menacing growl. Archie, Scotty, and Dutch ran up
to Emilio and surveyed the situation. Archie was the first to speak, "So, are you going to
do it, Emilio?"
36. What were the boys doing right before the text begins?
A. The boys were playing baseball.
B. The boys were resting on the fence.
C. The boys were playing with the dog.
D. The boys were enjoying the day playing in the field.
37. What can be inferred from the selection?
A. Emilio is playing alone in the field.
B. Emilio doesn’t like to play with his friends.
C. The dog destroys the ball being played by his friends..
D. Emilio wanted to retrieve the ball but he is scared of the dog.

Barely a twelvemonth after

The seven days war that put the world to sleep,
Late in the evening the strange horses came.
By then we had made our covenant with silence…

On the second day

The radios failed; we turned the knobs; no answer.
On the third day a warship passed us, heading north,
Dead bodies piled on the deck…

At one great gulp. We would not have it again.

- “The Horses “ by Edwin Muir
(An excerpt)

38. What can be inferred about the war described?

A. It was brief and involved few people.
B. It temporarily disrupted radio services.
C. It was fought by people on horseback.
D. It was global and killed many people.
39. One can infer that radios are important because-
A. They brought the mysterious horses.
B. They give encouraging messages about the war.
C. They represent the wonders of modern technology
D. They represent the power and silence of a world that is gone.
40. What can readers conclude based on the passage?
A. Dead bodies are buried properly.
B. The war gives birth to elusive peace.
C. Communication is very important prior and after the war.
D. The war was brief but has a lasting and devastating effect on humanity.

IV. LITERATURE
A. Literary Selections
Directions: Choose the letter of your correct answer and write your preferred answer in your
answer sheet.

41. What is the literal translation of Auld Lang Syne in English?

A. Old Line Sign B. Old Time Sign C. Old Time Since D. Old Line Since
42. What is the national anthem of Korea in 1919-1948 that is similar to the tune of Auld Lang
Syne?
A. Aegugka B. Aegukga C. Aegukwa D. Aegukya
43. Which of the following occasions or celebrations usually the song Auld Lang Syne is sung?
A. Christmas B. Valentines Day C. New Year D. Independence Day
44. What is the other title of John Donne’s Death, be Not Proud!?
A. Holy Sonnet IX B. Holy Sonnet V C. Holy Sonnet X D. Holy Sonnet XII
45. Which of the following characters in Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery who is the unlucky
‘winner’ of the lottery and draws the paper with the black mark on it and is stoned to death?
A. Old Man Warner B. Tessie C. Mr. Summers D. Bill
46. What is the symbolism of color black in the story The Lottery?
A. death B. dream C. freedom D. nightmare

B. Features of Prose and Poetry

Directions: Read and analyze each statement below. Then, be able to choose the correct
answer from the options given.

47. What is the foot and meter of a sonnet?

A. iambic hexameter C. trochaic trimeter
B. iambic pentameter D. trochaic dimeter
48. Which of the following refers to the last two lines of a Shakespearian sonnet?
A. tercet B. sestet C. octave D. couplet
49. What feature of poetry refers to a group of poetic lines?
A. rhyme B. rhythm C. sound D. stanza
50. Which of the following terms refers to the speaker in poetry?
A. meter B. persona C. structure D. sense
51. Which of the following elements of prose refers to the threads of events in a story?
A. character B. climax C. plot D. theme
52. Which element of prose refers to the vantage point in which the story is told?
A. plot B. point of view C. narrator D. twist
53. Which of the following parts of a sonnet presents the problem or conflict?
A. couplet B. octave C. quatrain D. sestet
54. Which of the following refers to the feeling the author creates using story details, setting and
images?
A. character B. mood C. point of view D. setting
55. How many poetic lines are there in a sonnet?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 13 D. 14

V. VOCABULARY
Directions: Read the following group of words in each item. Then, be able to identify the jargon
to which the given words belong to.

56. gambit, heavyweight, slam-dunk, ace

A. sports B. journalism C. medical D. business
57. H2O, BP, anemia, CT scan
A. medical B. business C. sports D. military
58. pro-choice, blue dog, tree hugger, lame duck
A. military B. political C. sports D. internet
59. Code Eight, suspect, 10-4, Code Eleven
A. business B. medical C. political D. police
60. LOL, BRB, BTW, vlogger
A. political B. business C. internet D. sports

Prepared by:
NOEL D. MARTINEZ _________________
ROSELYN V. VILLAGUARDA _________________
ZHARINA M. ACULA _________________

Checked by:
REMELIN M. MATIBAG
Noted by:

RUCHELLE A. BAYSAN JOHN G. NEPOMUCENO Ed. D.

Principal I
MRS. MARITES O. MANICIO
PSDS- Cluster II
ANSWER KEY:

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. A
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. C
32. D
33. A
34. C
35. B
36. B
37. D
38. D
39. B
40. D
41. C
42. B
43. C
44. C
45. B
46. A
47. B
48. D
49. D
50. B
51. C
52. B
53. B
54. B
55. D
56. A
57. A
58. B
59. D
60. C