Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Agusan del Norte
Nasipit Northwest District
Hinandayan National High School
Minbahandi Campus
English 9
First Quarter (2019- 2020)

Name: Score: Total:

50
I. Writing and Composition (Informative, Literary, Journalistic Writing) 10
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Its primary purpose is to increase the understanding of the reader
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
2. Eye catching, punchy headlines, opening sentence that grabs the attention of the readers.
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
3. Primarily distinguishable from other pieces of writing by their creative, or artistic intent.
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
4. Social media has not been just a platform for easy and simple advanced online marketing.
This type of writing is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
5. Pakistani brothers sentenced for 12 years in jail for cannibalism
This type of writing is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
6. It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom…
This type of writing is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
7. The process of donating blood is decidedly simple. The sentence is _____
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
8. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
9. The Great War, more commonly known as World War I ------The sentence is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
10. Former President declared missing------The sentence is an example of
a. Informative b. Literary c. Journalistic d. Argumentative
II. Literature (Sensory Images) 10
1. It consists descriptive language that can function as a way to better imagine the world of literature
a. Imagery b. figurative c. symbolism d. anecdote
2. It was dark and dim in the forest--- is an imagery example of
a. Visual b. Auditory c. Olfactory d. Tactile
3. The children were screaming and shouting in the field ----is an imagery example of
a. auditory b. visual c. tactile d. olfactory
4. The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric
a. Olfactory b. tactile c. visual d. gustatory
5. He whiffed the aroma of the brewed coffee.
a. Tactile b. visual c. gustatory d. olfactory
6. The fresh and juicy orange is cold and sweet.
a. Tactile b. gustatory c. visual d. auditory
7. The chirping of birds heralded spring.
a. Tactile b. auditory c. visual d. gustatory
8. The burger, aromatic with spices, made his mouth water in anticipation of the first bite.
a. Auditory b. tactile c. gustatory d. visual
9. The sound of a drum from the distance attracted him.
a. Auditory b. tactile c. gustatory d. visual
10. The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful
a. Auditory b. tactile c. gustatory d. olfactory
 III.LITERATURE (Figures of Speech) 10

1. Our soldiers are as brave as lions.

a. Simile b. metaphor c. personification d. onomatopoeia
2. My brother was boiling mad.
a. Simile b. metaphor c. personification d. onomatopoeia
3. The shadow of the moon dance on the lake.
a. Metaphor b. personification c. simile d. onomatopoeia
4. The buzzing bee flew away.
a. Onomatopoeia b. simile c. personification d. metaphor
5. The rustling leaves kept me awake.
a. Metaphor b. onomatopoeia c. personification d. simile
6. The wind whispered through dry grass.
a. Metaphor b. personification c. simile d. onomatopoeia
7. War is the mother of all battles.
a. Metaphor b. personification c. simile d. onomatopoeia
8. Her cheeks are red like a rose.
a. Metaphor b. simile c. onomatopoeia d. personification
9. The fire swallowed the entire forest.
a. Simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification
10. The sack fell into the river with a splash.
a. Personification b. onomatopoeia c. simile d. metaphor
IV. Grammar Awareness (Punctuation Marks and Capitalization) 15
1. Is used to indicate a short pause
a. Comma b. colon c. semi-colon d. apostrophe
2. Is used to show that something is to follow
a. Comma b. colon c. semi-colon d. parenthesis
3. Represents a stronger pause than comma
a. Colon b. semi-colon c. dash d. comma
4. Is used to make an abrupt stop
a. Dash b. colon c. apostrophe d. parenthesis
5. Is used after injections
a. Dash b. exclamation mark c. question mark d. quotation mark
Identify what punctuation mark is being used.
6. Apples, mangoes and bananas are my favorites
a. comma b. semi-colon c. colon d. apostrophe
7. Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun; today we desire what tomorrow
we fear
a. Comma b. colon c. apostrophe d. semi-colon
8. A train of thought suddenly …
a. Dash b. hyphen c. ellipses d. colon
9. If my husband were alive-but why lament the past?
a. Dash b. hyphen c. ellipses d. colon
10. The principle parts of the verb in English are: the present tense, past, and past participle
a. Dash b. hyphen c. ellipses d. colon
11. In capitalization rule number 1 states “capitalize the first word after a _________
a. Comma b. period c. dash d. hyphen
12. Rule no. 2 in capitalization—Capitalize _________
a. common nouns b. proper nouns c. pronouns d. verbs
13. Rule no. 3 states “if a trademark starts with a _________ you need to capitalize it to begin a sentence.
a. upper case b. lower case c. name d. question
14. Rule no. 4 – Capitalize titles when they are use before ________.
a. Upper case b. lower case c. name d. question
15. Rule no.5 – Do not capitalize _________before full names
a. Titles b. occupations c. education d. rank
V. Write the letter of the word that gives the most appropriate meaning of the following expressions.
(5)
________1. In disgrace with fortune
a. unlucky b. poor c. loss of favor
________2. Beweep my outcast state
a. feel sorry for myself b. victim of discrimination c. Feel isolated
________3. Bootless cries
a. silent, tearful eyes b. useless, helpless cries c. noisy, demanding cries
________4. Like him with friends possessed
a. having many friends b. obsessed by friends c. sociable persons
________5. Arising from sullen earth
a. waking up at dawn b. rising from darkness c. breaking the silence