Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PAMPANGA
High School Blvd, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando
3rd Quarterly Examination in English 9
SY 2018-2019

Name: _________________________________________________ Score: _________________

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. Which of the following issues was NOT mentioned by the three Miss Universe finalists?
A. poverty
B. equality in life
C. equal opportunity in work
D. respect for every human being
2. What does the figure of speech in Catriona Gray’s statement mean: “I would bring this aspect as a Miss
Universe to see situations with a silver lining, and to assess where I could give something, where I
could provide something as a spokesperson.”
A. A solution to a difficult problem
B. A serious look at problems in life
C. An acceptance of defeat over difficult situations
D. A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty.
3. Which of the following conditions would not allow negativity to grow and foster?
A. Equal treatment for every human person.
B. Look for the beauty of every human being.
C. Love, respect and care for every human person.
D. Emphasize that some individuals may be better than others.
4. From the given answers, which of the following is NOT one of the values which the three finalists hold
in their hearts?
A. Life is not always smooth sail.
B. Work hard in chasing our dreams.
C. Love, respect and treat each other well.
D. Be grateful and don’t allow negativity to grow and foster.
5. The following are the purposes of the three texts from the Miss Universe 2018 finalist except?
A. To persuade people of their crusade
B. To impress the judges and vote for them
C. To call the attention of the authorities on the issues cited
D. To express love and compassion for the poor and underprivileged

II. ORAL LANGUAGE AND FLUENCY

Directions: The sentences below contain consonant sound pairs. Identify from the list that follow the missing
sound that will best complete the words.

A. /Ɵ/ – /d/ C. /v/ – /b/ E. /f/ – /p/ G. /t/ - /Ɵ/

B. /d/ – /Ɵ/ D. /b/ – /v/ F. /p/ – /f/ H. /Ɵ/ - /t/

6. The /__/eam decided to adopt a /__/eme for their activity.

7. The /__/ordy poem was not /__/orthy of reciting.
8. The /__/est man was asked to wear his /__/est before the start of the wedding.
9. Any harmful chemical can cause /__/ane to our /__/ein.
10. The /__/air lady received a /__/air of expensive earrings from her husband.

III. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Give the meaning of the underlined words in these sentences. Choose your answer from the list below:
A. driver E. arrogantly domineering
B. lost courage or self-confidence F. disrespectful
C. hindrance G. severe
D. unpleasant manner

11. Rissa stared at him, unnerved by his complete lack of empathy.

12. Her tone was now querulous and her lip drawn up, giving her not a joyful, but an animal, squirrel-like
expression.
13. The imperious manner of John made him many enemies.
 14. Neither spoke, and the chauffeur took them north, instead of south towards home.
Find a word in Column 2 with the opposite meaning in Column 1
Column 1 (helper cue) Column 2 (list of choices)
15. presence A. modern
16. ancient B. normal
17. natural C. absence
D. artificial

IV. GRAMMAR AWARENESS

18. Identify the function of the gerund in this sentence: His greatest asset, preparing good multi-
media presentations, has earned him a better position at the company.
A. subject C. direct object
B. appositive D. object of a preposition
19. What is the gerundial phrase in this sentence? The school proposed a new rule: prohibiting
the use of cell phones on campus.
A. a new rule C. use of cellphones on campus
B. school proposed D. prohibiting the use of cellphones on campus
20. After saving the dog's life, the young man was given an award. This sentence can be
correctly re-written as...
A. The young man saved the dog’s life and gave him an award.
B. The young man was given an award after saving the dog’s life.
C. After saving the dog’s life an award was given to the young man.
D. After saving the dog’s life, the man was given an award by the young man.
21. What is the participial phrase in this sentence? The plumber drained the clogged sink in the
kitchen.
A. the plumber C. clogged sink
B. drained the D. in the kitchen
22. The clerk did overtime work. He hoped to get promoted. What is the correct way of
combining the two sentences such that the second sentence becomes a participial phrase?
A. The clerk did overtime work hoped to get promoted.
B. The clerk hoping to get promoted did overtime work.
C. He hoped to get promoted, the clerk did overtime work.
D. The clerk did overtime work and hoped to get promoted.
23. What is the misplaced participial phrase in this sentence? Flying low to the ground, Jim saw
the crop-duster zip across the field.
A. flying low to the ground C. the crop-duster
B. Jim saw D. zip across the field
24. Identify the function of the infinitive in this sentence: He worked to get ahead in the ladder of
education.
A. adjective C. noun
B. adverb D. preposition
25. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence? He studied for hours to ace the exams.
A. for hours C. He studied
B. the exams D. to ace the exams
26. How is the gerund used in this sentence? Nature will always get back on us for destroying
it.
A. subject C. object of a preposition
B. direct object D. subject complement
27. How is the infinitive used in this sentence? DU30’s prime goal, to eliminate all drug
syndicates, has made him organized ‘Oplan Tokhang.’
A. subject C. object
B. complement D. appositive
V. READING COMPREHENSION
Arrange in correct order the events from the given literary works. Refer to the choices after each set of
events.
28. Romeo and Juliet
A. Juliet’s nurse calls her.
B. Juliet calls Romeo’s name.
C. Romeo enters the garden below Juliet’s window
D. Romeo leaves and Juliet goes to bed
E. Juliet says goodnight and Romeo climbs back down
a. A-B-C-E-D
 b. B-C-A-E-D
c. C-A-B-E-D
d. D-C-B-A-E
29. Sorry, Wrong Number
A. Operator: I’m sorry. Murray Hill 4-0098 is busy.
B. Mrs. Stevenson: (desperately)... You’ve got to help me... Someone’s going to murder me.
C. Mrs. Stevenson: Operator? I’ve been dialing Murray Hill 4-0098 now for the last three-quarters
of an hour, and the line is always busy...
D. George: Sorry, wrong number. (hangs up)
E. Duffy: And what makes you think the murder’s going to be committed in your neighbourhood,
ma’am?
A. A-E-B-C-D C. B-A-D-E-C
B. A-D-E-B-C D. C-A-E-B-D
30. Driving Miss Daisy
A. Miss Daisy found out that Hoke was illiterate
B. Miss Daisy taught Hoke how to read
C. Miss Daisy resented Hoke’s presence believing he would just sit around
D. Miss Daisy crashed her brand-new car while backing it out of the garage
E. Boolie hired Hoke Coleburn to drive her around her hometown
A. A-C-E-D-B C. D-E-C-A-B
B. B-C-A-D-E D. D-E-A-B-C
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come.
31. In these lines from the poem “The Telephone” by Edward Field, to what does the speaker
compare man’s situation before the advent of the device?
A. Bear C. Cave
B. Cave D. Winter
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
32. These lines suggest…
A. a maze C. disconnection
B. an overlap D. transportation
A funny thing happened in the way to communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.
There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I became invisible, absent from the
conversation because of a gadget designed to make communication easier.
33. The word “poof!” suggests…
A. a maze C. disappearance
B. interruption D. conversation
34. What happened to communication revolution is “funny" because…
A. it makes people disappear
B. gadgets to make human contact easy create communication gaps
C. we stopped talking to one another
D. it makes you become invisible and absent from a conversation
35. What is the mood of the author?
A. Disappointed C. Surprised
B. Regretful D. Unhappy
Study the illustrations of the types of stage below:
A. In-the-round Stage B. Proscenium Stage

36.
37.
38.
39.

C. Thrust stage D. Traverse Stage

 Which of the
above
drawings fit the descriptions that follow?

36. A type of stage where the audience sits on two sides of the stage. This type of stage is good for
creating an intimate atmosphere.

37. A type of stage where the audience sits on three sides: stage front, stage left, and stage right. This
audience configuration is the oldest type of staging in the world at around a thousand years old.

VI. LITERATURE

Literary Devices
Match the literary devices at right with its appropriate example line on the left:

38. Parting is such a sweet sorrow A. foreshadowing

39. Romeo: By some vile forfeit of the untimely death B. oxymoron
40. Romeo, Romeo, Where art thou Romeo? C. metaphor
D. repetition

Figurative Language
Match the figurative language on the left with its appropriate example line at right

41. Hyperbole A. Mercutio tells Romeo that his wound is “a scratch, a scratch!”

42. Understatement B. “Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night.”

43. Apostrophe C. “I am no pilot; yet,wert thou as far / As the vast shore wash’d with the
farthest sea, / I would venture for such merchandise.”

VII. WRITING AND COMPOSITION (7 pts)

(44-50) Recall and choose a story that you have s in a theatre or on television. Make an outline of the movie
by completing the form given below.

Title of the Movie:

(1 pt.)

Characters: (Who?)
(1 pt.)

Setting: A. Place (Where?)

B. Time (When?)
(2 pts.)

Problem: (What? Why?)

(2 pts.)
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PAMPANGA
High School Blvd, Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando
3rd Quarterly Examination in English 9
SY 2018-2019

Resolution: (How is the problem solved?)

(1 pt.)

Listening Selection in English 9

(To be read by the Teacher/Proctor)

Note to the Teacher/Proctor:

1. Let students scan/read silently Questions 1-5.

2. Teacher/Proctor reads the listening text twice.
3. Have students answer the questions after the second reading of the listening text.

Transcript of the Miss Universe 2018 Question and Answer of the Top Three Finalists

Question: What is the most important lesson you’ve learned in your life, and how would you
apply it to your time as Miss Universe?

Catriona Gray (Philippines)

I work a lot in the slums of Tondo, Manila, and the life there is very poor and very sad. I’ve always
taught myself to look for the beauty in it, to look for the beauty in the faces of the children, and to be
grateful. I would bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining, and to
assess where I could give something, where I could provide something as a spokesperson. If I could
teach also people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow
and foster, and children would have a smile on their face. Thank you.

Tamaryn Green (South Africa)

Throughout my life, I’ve been exposed to those who are privileged and under-privileged. What I’ve
learned is that we are all human. We all want to be loved, we all want to belong, and we all want to be
seen, so we should treat each other that way. Thank you.

Sthefany Gutiérrez (Venezuela)

I grew up in a family filled with women, and each one of them taught me something very important.
But what I always remembered is that by working hard in chasing your dreams, and having courage
and strength and willingness to achieve these dreams we can achieve anything we want in this
lifetime. And tonight, I am proving this. I am here in Miss Universe.

Source– Rappler.com