Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Moncada North District

Aringin, Moncada, Tarlac

1st QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 9
Name: _____________________________________________ Section: _________
Test I: Listen to the teacher as she reads the selection twice and then answer the questions that
follow. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. The story tells us how the men ____________.
a. Differ in values b. look at life c. earn a living d. help each other
2. The collector found joy in the marble statue. He spent a great deal of money to have it. The
collector was a lover of ___________.
a. Painting b. money c. art d. farms
3. The farmer was happy because he had money. He thought the money was more useful. He is
a. Romantic b. innocent c. artistic d. practical
4. “The dream of what a soul,” the collector is referring to the soul of the ________.
a. Farmer b. sculptor c. himself d. writer
5. The story implies that the choices made by the collector and the farmer depend on their
a. Importance b. well-being c. values d. social status
Test II: Read the selection silently then answer the questions that follow.
“Summer Rain”
The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long,
hot days. All of winter, with its dreary gray days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach,
laying on the sand and soaking in the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains. As a child,
I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of
school and miserable weather for those scant ten weeks of freedom and balmy weather. Any day that I could
not spend at the beach or playing ball with my friends seemed like a punishment for something I didn’t even do.
On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a
Dickensian orphan. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I
was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was technically at work. It was those days
that I would resign myself to whatever was on television or any books that I could find lying around. I’d crawl
through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day. As an adult, though, my
opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as eagerly anticipated.
Mostly, the days run together, bleeding into each other so that they no longer seem like separate entities and
instead feel like continuations of the same long day. Everything seems monotonous and dull, and an ennui or
listlessness kicks in. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming
of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I complain about how hot it is. And then
I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which offers a reprieve—admittedly one
that is all too short—from the torture of 100° and humid days. Rainy days are still the worst days of the
summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful—and considerably cooler—weather tomorrow.
6. The passage makes use of language that is _________.
a. Metaphorical b. rhetorical c. formal d. ambiguous
7. According to the passage, summer is different for adults because __________.
a. rain brings with it cold temperatures for the following days
b. the weather is much warmer than it is for children
c. they do not get a long time off from work for the season
d. they better know how to occupy their downtime
8. According to the passage, which of the following is a true statement about the narrator as a
child?
a. He or she was often bored on summer days.
b. He or she preferred cooler weather.
c. He or she liked staying indoors.
d. He or she had no siblings.
 9. Compared to how he or she was as a child, the narrator as an adult is
a. more realistic b. less excitable c. more idealistic d. less calm
10. As used in the final paragraph, the word reprieve most nearly means
a. a permanent conclusion c. a short continuation
b. a higher level of pain d. a temporary break
Test III: The following pairs of words are either similar or opposite meaning. Write S if the word pairs
are synonymous and A if opposites.
11. Harmony:clash 16. Empty:full
12. Built:wrecked 17. Permanent:temporary
13. Courage:brave 18. Factual:error
14. Mournful:sad 19. Dwelling:abode
15. Yearning:craving 20. Stout:brave
Test IV: LITERATURE/GRAMMAR
A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
21. Sound device used by poets to suggest actions, movements and meanings.
a. Assonance b. alliteration c. onomatopoeia d. metaphor
22. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the word.
a. Assonance b. alliteration c. onomatopoeia d. metaphor
23. Repetition of vowel sounds.
a. Assonance b. alliteration c. onomatopoeia d. metaphor
24. It is defined as something related to literature.
a. Informative b. literary c. journalistic d. scientific
25. When the ending sounds are repeated.
a. Internal rhyme b. end rhyme c. rhyme d. repetition
B. Match the literary device in Column A with an example in Column B. Write the letter on
the space provided.
Column A Column B
26. Simile a. The bussing bee flew away.
27. Onomatopoeia b. A big bully beats a baby boy.
28. Consonance c. Raj rejects the tape deck and ejects projectile.
29. Assonance d. Your love is like the sun that lights up my whole world.
30. Alliteration e. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
C. Rewrite each sentence then provide the correct capitalization and punctuation.
31-32. romeo and juliet is the greatest love story of all time
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33-34. theres a hero if you look inside your heart
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35-36. ouch the stove is hot
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37-38. jerry won the game and shouted horray
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39-40. love is like a rose
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Test V: Paraphrase the following lines from the poem.
41-45. “Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead!
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46-50. “Art is long, and time is fleeting.”
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Prepared by: Noted:

JENNILYN A. PALOMA
Teacher I HAZEL C. MILLET
Principal I