Department of Education

Region III
Schools Division of Zambales
NAGYANTOK HIGH SCHOOL
Cawag, Subic, Zambales
School ID: 307112
FOURTH QUARTER PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
ENGLISH -9
SY 2019- 2020

Name:__________________________________Grade&Section:______________Date:_________Score:__________

Directions: Blacken the circle that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is the best answer?
The “objects” used to bring a drama to life.
A B C D
a. props b. script c. actors d. stage directions
2. Which of the following is the correct answer? The “chapters” of a drama ________
A B C D a. stage directions b. scenes c. dialogues d. acts
3. A story that is told and acted in front of an audience ________________
A B C D a. acts b. script c. theater d. drama
4. . Lines of text the character speaks in the play _________________
A B C D a. acts b. narrator c. dialogue d. stage directions
5. It is a practical device used by the playwright or director to help tell the story of the play _____
A B C D a. poster b. pantomime c. play bill d. theater
6. A form of theatre that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance
A B C D a melodrama b. pantomime c. musical theater d. theatre styles
7. In ____________________ voice sentences the subject receives the action.
A B C D a.eat a small meal b. eat a sandwich
c. sleep for a short time during the day d. talk to someone
8. Choose which one of the following verbs goes well with the expression below:
A B C D _________________ someone’s help
a. miss b. get c. do d. make
9. Choose which one of the following verbs goes well with the expression below:
A B C D _________________ an appointment
a. Miss b. get c. do d. make
10. Decide which word or phrase completes the sentence.
A B C D When her business crashed, she had to pick up _______________ and start again.
a. the fragments b. pieces c. stones d. none of the above
11. The beginning, middle, and end of a story can be outlined, or shown, on a
A B C D a. plot b. setting c. Character analysis d. plot diagram
12. The statement, “A good friend is hard to find”, is an example of which of the following?
A B C D a. Setting b. Theme c. Conflict d. Plot
13. Which of the following BEST explains the quotation? “If you can wait. And not be tired of waiting.”
A B C D a. You must learn to fall in b. Patience is a good c. While waiting, you d. Learn to wait for the
line and wait for your turn. virtue to develop must sit down so you blessings
won’t get tired
14. The time and location in which a story takes place
A B C D a. Plot b. setting c. conflict d. characterization
15. The underlying meaning or main idea of a story is called the ______________.
A B C D a. theme b. b)mood c. plot d. setting
16. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is called__________?
A B C D a. setting b. conflict c. character d. climax
17. Pitch, pace, stress, rhythm are examples of:
A B C D a. chronological connectors b. accent
c. narrative writing features d. prosodic features of speech
18. The most common definition of intonation is
A B C D a. The rising and falling of a pitch c. The accuracy of a pitch
b. The beginning phrase of a chant d. The inflection of a text.
19. The degree of highness or lowness of a tone
A B C D a. volume b. pitch c. intonation d. stress
20. Apart from slight increase of loudness to indicate stress, __________________ is generally used to show
A B C D emotions such as fear or anger. In writing ,, it can be shown by the use of an exclamation mark, or
typographically with capitals or italics (or both)
a. intonation b. stress c. volume d. rhythm
 21. It is a more complex manifestation that involves pitch, length, and loudness
A B C D a. rhythm b. general will c. stress d. juncture
22. __________ is about how we use a combination of stresses and unstressed words in sentences. Sentences have
A B C D strong beats (the stressed words and weak beats (the unstressed words)
a. volume b. rate of speech c. rhythm d. intonation
23. In the text structures, which among them tells the order in which events occur in a text?
A B C D a. Compare and contrast b. problem solution, c. chronological order d. cause and effect
24. First of all, above all, generally, and in brief are examples of _______________.
A B C D a. prosodic features of speech b. voices of verb c. parts of speech d. logical connectors
25. Therefore, as a result, hence, and thus are examples of logical connectors that indicate _________.
A B C D a. compare and contrast b. summary c. result d. comparison
26. _______________________, nobody is perfect. Which among the connectors completes the statement?
A B C D a. All in all b. In conclusion c. At last d. Then
27. . Select the one which best EXPRESSES the same sentence in Direct/Indirect speech and mark your
A B C D answer.
I said to him, “Will you go to Palawan?”
a. I asked him will he go to Palawan.
b. I said to him would he go to Palawan.
c. I asked him if he would go to Palawan.
d. I said to him would you go to Palawan.
28. He said, “I have read this novel”.
A B C D a. He said that he has read this novel b. He said that he had read that novel. c. He said
that he read that novel d. He said that he had read this novel.
29. My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.
A B C D a. He said, “My friend, please bring me a sandwich
b. My friend said, “Will you bring me a sandwich”.
c. “Please bring me a sandwich”, said my friend.
d. “Please bring my friend a sandwich”, said he.
30. She said to the children, “You mustn’t play with fire.
A B C D a. She told the children they were not to play with fire.
b. She told the children that they mustn’t play with fire.
c. She told the children not to play with fire.
d. She told the children they are not to play with fire.
31. He says that he is very sorry.
A B C D a. He said, ‘He was very sorry’. b. He says, ‘I am very sorry’.
c. He said, ‘He is very sorry’. d. He told me, ‘I felt sorry’.
32. Everybody says, ‘How well she sings!’
A B C D a. Everybody comments that she sings well. b. Everybody says how well she sings.
c. Everybody tells that she sang very well. d. Everybody says that she sang well.
33. Advertisements, persuasive letters opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of texts that:
A B C D a. persuade b. inform c. entertain d. none of the above
34. The message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in his own actual words without any change.
A B C D a. direct speech b. indirect speech
c. prosodic features of speech d. parts of speech
35. The message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in our own words.
A B C D a. direct speech b. indirect speech
c. prosodic features of speech d. parts of speech
36. They said, “We cannot live without water”. The statement is an example of _________________.
A B C D a. direct speech b. indirect speech
c. prosodic features of speech d. parts of speech
37. He said that he was unwell.
A B C D a. direct speech b. indirect speech c. parts of speech d. figures of speech
38. She said that he had finished his food. The statement is an example of _____________.
A B C D a. direct speech b. indirect speech c. parts of speech d. figures of speech
39. Which statement is an indirect speech?
a. ”Where is your sister?” She asked me. b. “Don’t play on the grass, boys,” she said.
A B C D c. He said, “I have done my work.” d. I said that he is sleeping.
40. The floor is wet.
A B C D a. Someone played the ball b. Someone spilled the juice
c. Someone dropped a banana peel d. None of the above
41. Maggie knew a storm was coming.
A B C D The sky was gray. A strong wind began to blow. Thunder rolled. Maggie decided to
a. go outside and play b. stay inside with her family
c. go to the park d. none of the above
42. Brendon woke up excited and happy. The sun was shining. It was a perfect day for a trip to the beach. After a few
A B C D seconds, Brendon
a. jumped out of bed b. rolled over and went back to sleep
c. stood up to watch television d. all of the above
43. Carla shut the window because
A B C D a. she was lonely b. Mom wanted it open c. it started to rain d. all of the above
44. A/ An _________________________ is someone’s idea
A B C D a. provisionary b. temporality c. impermanent d. interim
 45. A/An _______ is a statement that you can prove
A B C D a. opinion b. fact c. literature d. none of the above
46. It is a kind of good that is considered good so long as it serves as a means to an end.
A B C D a. noble good b. pleasurable good c. common good d. useful good
47. I ____________ my document before the computer crashed. (PAST PERFECT)
A B C D a. had saved b. saved c. saves d. have saved
48. I ____________ my document before the computer crashed. (PAST PERFECT)
A B C D a. had saved b. saved c. saves d. have saved
49. Sharon never_________________ Zambales. (PAST)
A B C D a. left b. leaves c. have left d. had left
50. Choose the correct tense of verb. The train __________ when I arrived at the station. (PAST PERFECT)
A B C D a. left b. had just left c. leave d. leaving

Prepared by: CLARIZA E. RAMOS Noted by: EMELYN C. LACERONA

Teacher III Assistant Principal II