Grade 9 English Exam

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Division of Ilocos Norte
BANNA ACADEMY INC.
BANNA

FIRST SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9


NAME:_______________________________________ SECTION: ____________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct and best answer.
1. The type of writing which ought to increase the understanding of the reader through developing concepts and
explaining a process.
a. Informative c. Literary
b. Journalistic d. Persuasive
2. A wide variety of imaginative and creative writing that leads to the appreciation of a variety of subjects.
a. Informative c. Literary
b. Journalistic d. Persuasive
3. The type of writing that presents information through mass communication.
a. Informative c. Literary
b. Journalistic d. Persuasive
4. Emphasizing particular words within a larger unit, such as a clause, which is usually referred to as:
a. Intonation c. Segments
b.Stress d. Vocal folds
5. It is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
a. Intonation c. Segments
b. Stress d. Vocal folds
6. A rising intonation pattern would be used typically for:
a. Telephone call c. For questions or for lists
b. Typical conversation d. For greetings
7. Falling intonation, this downward intonation tends to be used for:
a. Questions c. Lists
b. Exclamation, statements and commands
8. It is the study and classification of speech sounds
a. Morpheme c. Word stress
b. Phonetic
9. It is the study of words construction.
a. Morphology c. Word stress
b. Phonology

II. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the selection and answer the following questions.

“Where can they stay?”


About three million people have to look for a place to sleep at night. Some homeless people have jobs but do not
earn nearly enough money for both food and shelter. Some become homeless because they have an unfortunate accident
or lose their job. They do not have any back up resources to make it through the hard times. The homeless face terrible
problems. Many become victims of violence. Serious health problems may begin because they are exposed to bad weather
and unclean conditions. Homeless children may miss the chance to go to school. Worst, some cities pass laws that make it
even harder on the homeless.
10. How would you describe the tone (attitude) of the author?
a. Anger c. Serious
b. Relax d. Effortless
11. What is the main idea of the passage?
a. People have jobs but do not earn much
b. Homeless people face terrible problems
c. People don’t have a place to sleep at night
d. Homeless people have health problems
12. What is the purpose of the author?
a. To expose c. To entertain
b. To persuade d. To inform
13. What do you think will happen to the homeless people?
a. They will be contented and happy
b. They will suffer more
c. They will be successful
d. They will look for different jobs
14. “If I were you, I’d talk to him about how you feel.” The statement is:
a. Giving an advice c. Offering help
b. Greeting d. Making suggestions
15.  “How about restarting the printer?” The statement is:
a. Giving an advice c. Offering help
b. Greeting d. Making suggestions
16. “I’m not with you!” The statement is:
a. Disagreeing c. Giving advice
b. Interrupting d. Offering help
17. “Hey, what’s up?” The statement is:
a. Giving an advice c. Offering help
b. Greeting d. Making suggestions
18. “Do you want a hand with that?” The statement is:
a. Giving an advice c. Offering help
b. Greeting d. Making suggestions
III. IDENTIFICATION: Identify the word formation process.
19. Ballpen- 25. Communication:communicate-
20. Refrigerator- 26. Emoticon-
21. Brunch- 27. Google-
22. Disagreement- 28. Photocopy-
23. Conduct-
24. Soprano-
IV. IDENTIFICATION: Sensory image (sight, hear, taste, touch, smell)
29. Grendel is a huge greedy powerful monster. __________________
30. Beowulf was offered with sumptuous feast as a celebration of victory. __________________
31. The hall was in silence that the warriors did not notice Grendel’s arrival. __________________
V. MATCHING TYPE: Literary devices.
32. Her voice is music to my ear. a. onomatopoeia
33. I am dying of shame! b. metaphor
34. But a better butter makes a batter better. c. personification
35. The sun smiled at me. d. simile
36. Her hair was as black as the night. e. alliteration
37. I can hear the buzzing of the bees. f. hyperbole
38. Little Missy swim with miss Silly. g. consonance
39. The late visitor entering the entrance h. assonance
40. She runs like a fastest transportation vehicle in
town.

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

RICARDO B. ACEDO JR. ROMNICK R. AGAG JANICE M. CACAO

Subject teacher Academic Coordinator OIC, Office of the Principal

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