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MATHEMATICS GRADE 9 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

I. For what value(s) of x will be the following rational expressions be undefined.
𝑥 𝑥+3
1. 6.
𝑥−4 4𝑥 2 + 28𝑥+49

𝑥+5 𝑥+5
2. 7.
(𝑥−3)(𝑥−5) 25𝑥 2 + 40𝑥+16

3𝑥 𝑎−𝑏
3. 8.
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥+9 4𝑥 2 + 16𝑥+15

5 2𝑥−3
4. 9.
(2𝑥−2)(𝑥−3) 25𝑎2 − 4

𝑎+3 2𝑥−5
5. 10.
(𝑥 2 − 25) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥+12

II. Perform the indicated operations and reduce answers to lowest term.
1 2 1 3 2 1
1. + + 6. − +
5 5 5 9 9 9

4 3 6 4 2 6
2. + − `7. + +
12 12 12 5 3 8

6 2 6 3 7 6
3. − + 8. + +
7 7 8 6 9 8

4 3 9 1 2 6 3 9
4. + + 9. + − − +
5 7 10 3 5 8 12 10

2 6 7 6 3 2 9
5. − + 10. + − +
4 10 12 10 5 7 10

III. Determine the LCD of the following se of rational expression.

𝑎 2 3 𝑥 2𝑥
1. , , 6. ,
4 4𝑎 12𝑥 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥+9

4 5 5 3 2𝑥
2. , 7. , ,
𝑥 2 2𝑥+4 𝑥+3 2𝑥−3 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥−9

𝑥 2 2 2𝑥 2𝑥
3. , , 8. ,
9𝑥 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥+16 3𝑥+12

3 𝑥+6 2+3𝑥 𝑥 2𝑥 5
4. , , 9. , ,
𝑥 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3 𝑥+ 3 𝑥−5 3𝑥−15

4−𝑚 𝑚 2 𝑥 𝑥+4
5. , , 10. ,
𝑚−4 ,𝑚2 − 4𝑚 3𝑚 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥+2 3𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 +10
IV. Solve each rational equations.
2𝑥 3𝑥 1 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥+15
1. + = 6. =8
6 6 10 𝑥+3

1 7 9 1 3 1
2. − = 7. + =
2𝑥 4𝑥 8𝑥 𝑥+1 2 𝑥

𝑥+1 𝑥−1 2𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥
3. + = 8. + =1
𝑥−3 𝑥+ 3 𝑥2− 9 𝑥2− 4 𝑥+2

𝑥 𝑥 1 4𝑎 6𝑎 12𝑎 16𝑎
4. + − =6 ` 9. + = −
𝑥+1 2𝑥+2 −𝑥−1 12 18 24 32

4𝑥 𝑥−4 9 1 4
5. = 10. + 2𝑥 =
𝑥−5 𝑥 2 − 25 2( 𝑥+2) 𝑥+1

V. Find the constant k and the equation of variation if y varies directly as x.

1. x = 12 and y = 6
2. x = 10 and y = 4
3. x = 5 and y = 25
1
4. x = 2 and y = 8

5. x = -6 and y = 24
VI. In each of the following, “y varies directly as x”.
1. If y = 4 when x = 8, find y when x = 5
2. If y = 12 when x = 21, find y when x = 16.
3. If y = 20 when x = 12, find x when y = 24
4. If y = 4.8 when x = 24, find y when x = 16
4
5. If y = -4 when x = 4, find x when y = 5

VII. Solve the following problems.

1. If y varies directly as x and is equal to 11 when x = 7, find y when x = 5.

2. If y varies directly as x and y = 12 when x = 15, find x when y = 21.

3. Given that y and x are directly proportional, and y = 2 when x = 5, find the

value when x = 5, find the value when x = 15.

4. If y varies directly as x, with y = 8 when x = 2, find y when x = 10.

5. The electric current I(in amperes) in an electric circuit varies directly with the voltage
V. When 24 volts are applied, the current is 9 amp. Find the current when 15 volts

are applied.

6. If D varies directly as the square of R, and D = 10 when R = 5, find D when R = 10.

7. The area of a square varies directly as the square of its side (s). If the area is 36 sq.

cm when the side is 6 cm, find the side when the area is 120 sq. cm

8. If y varies directly as the square of x, and y = 36 when x = 3, find the constant of

variation.

9. If y varies directly as the square of x, and y = 24 when x = 4, find the constant of

variation.

10. If y varies as the square of x and is equal to 2 when x = 6, what is the value of y

when x = 9?
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ENGLISH GRADE 9 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

Modified True or False: Directions: Read the following sentences carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is
true. If the statement is FALSE, Write the word or group of words that falsify the statement then write
the correct answer in the blanks provided.

________ 1. Trochee is a unit where an unaccented syllable should come first before accented syllable.
________ 2. The fourteen-lines of Italian or Petrarchan sonnet breaks into an octave and octet.
________ 3. Anapestic hexameter means there are six two accented syllables followed by unaccented syllable
in one line.
________ 4. Lyric poetry is written with the intention of being performed.
________ 5. Iambic pentameter is a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of five syllables.
________ 6. Poem, sonnet, and ode belongs to one of the genres or types of literature, and that is the lyric
poetry.
________ 7. A type of story that is dedicated to a special someone who died is elegy.
________ 8. The English or Shakespearean sonnet was developed by William Shakespeare in 1547.
________ 9. Literature comes from the Greek word, “litera” which literally means “acquaintance or
knowledge of letters.”
________ 10. “I’ll tell a tale a thrilling tale of love beyond compare...” is an example of iambic pentameter.
________ 11. Literature is a body of literary productions either spoken, written, or visual, containing
unimaginative language.
________ 12. Dactyl is a poetic measurement where accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllable
takes place. Example would be “expressway”.
________ 13. Dramatic poetry tells a story because it is richly imaginative and it is a form of poetry that has
a plot.
________ 14. Comedy, tragedy, and epic are examples of narrative poetry.
________ 15. Literary epic is one originally composed in a spoken form and has an identifiable author.
________ 16. Ballad is a short lyrical poem which is often of folk origin.
________ 17. The fourteen-lines of Italian or Petrarchan sonnet consist of three quatrains and a couplet.
________ 18. “Oh Captain! My Captain!” is a poem written by William Shakespeare.
________ 19. “Paradise Lost” is a poem written by John Milton.
________ 20. Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors, and Hamlet were written by William Shakespeare.
Jumbled Words: Directions: Read the following sentences below and arrange the following jumbled letters
into their correct order to get the correct answer.

UYNTILVAESR 1. It states that literature appears to everyone, regardless of time,

sex, race, and culture which are all considered important.
CLUALRTU 2. It states that literature aims to understand and appreciate
cultures and ideologies different from one’s own in time and
space.
YRTIRATST 3. It states that literature has an aesthetic appeal and thus
possesses a sense of beauty.
EAGALNUG 4. It states that literature aims to promote language development
like vocabulary and structure.
L LL E EE V I N L A A T T U U C 5. It states that literature arouses your critical thinking that
enhances mental abstract processes and reasoning.
APOGOSERRWNTHL 6. It states that literature aims to help one achieve lasting pleasure
and deep satisfaction in reading.
S G E E T V N E I S SS G U 7. It states that literature unravels and conjures man’s expressive
power to define images and messages, nuances, symbolisms,
implied meanings giving and inducing visions.
PRESO 8. These are the literary works that is spoken or written within the
common flow of language in sentences and paragraphs which
give information, relate events, express ideas, or present
opinions.
UUPISTAALVILRE 9. It states that literature hoists soul and spirit and thus has the
ability to encourage and inspire drawn from the suggested
lessons or morals of different literary genres.
TREYPO 10. These are the literary works expressed in verse, measure,
rhythm, sound, and imaginative language and creates an
emotional response to an experience, feeling, or fact.

MEPNENARCE 11. It states that literature withstands across time and draws out the
time factor: timeliness, occurring at a particular time, and
timelessness, remaining invariable time.
EIONDTTNAO 12. It is one of the senses of the poem that refers to the lexicon or
the word itself.

LETYS 13. It states that literature shows peculiar ways on how man
visualizes life as evidenced by the formation on his ideas,
forms, structures, and expressions which are marked by their
memorable substance.
 O O T T N NN C I A O 14. It is one of the senses of the poem that refers to suggested or
implied meanings associated with the word beyond its dictionary
definition.
GRMIAEY 15. It is one of the senses of the poem that refers to the sensory
usage of details or descriptions that appeal to the one or more of
the five senses.
GUEIVRIFTA 16. It is a language used for descriptive effects in order to convey
ideas or emotions which are not literally true but express some
truth beyond the literal level.
CHEESES PG FUROF 17. These are the specific devices or a kind of figurative language
I that uses words, phrases, and sentences that gives meanings in
abstractions.
SLEMII 18. It is one of the figures of speech that uses a word or phrase such
as “as” or “like” to compare seemingly unlike things or ideas.
REPMHAOT 19. It implies comparison instead of direct statement and that
equates two seemingly unlike things or ideas.
NEIOFPINSOCIRTA 20. It gives human attributes/characteristics to inanimate objects,
animal, force of nature, or an idea.

III. Poem Making: Directions: Create an 8-line poem using the following themes.

- Tranquility
- Love
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SCIENCE GRADE 9 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

Write the parts of a respiratory system.

(nasal cavity plus / paranasal sinuses / nostril / larynx / trachea / carina of strachea / right main
/ bronchus / left lung / paritalleura / ribs / oral cavity / pharynx / left main-primary bronchus /
bronci / alveoli / left lung / diaphragm)
Matching. Write the word of the correct answer. • Relaxes and moves up
1.The protective layer around the lungs? • Capillaries
2. What is the waste product you breathe out? • Pleura
3. What happens to your diaphragm when you exhale?
• Exhale
4. What word means to breathe out?
5. What allows oxygen to pass into your blood? • Contracts and moves down
6. What happens to your diaphragm when you inhale? • Carbon Dioxide

True or False. Direction: Read each description below then Write TRUE whether it is true or FALSE
whether it is false.
1. The left lung is smaller so that the heart can fit in your chest.
2. The teeth are part of your respiratory system.
3. The diaphragm allows you to inhale and exhale.
4. Chronic bronchitis can be caused by smoking.
5. There are about 600 million Alveoli in your lungs.
6. Cilia keep dirt and mucus out of the lungs.

Place the Statements in the Correct Order (A - I) for Inhalation

1. A. heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body
2. B. air moves through the bronchi into the bronchioles
3. C. Inhale
4. D. alveoli receive oxygen to pass to blood
5. E. nose traps germs in air
6 F. oxygen passes into the blood
7. G. air moves down the trachea
8. H. alveoli receives carbon dioxide from the blood
9. I. oxygen-rich blood flows to the heart

Questions and Answers. Write the word of the correct answer.

1. Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?

• Holding up the body and giving it support and shape.
• Gas exchange between the external environment and the body's circulatory system.
• Breaking down food for it to be used by the body.
2. The two major organs of the respiratory system where the gas exchange takes place and carbon
dioxide is given off and oxygen taken in.
• Kidneys
• Lungs
• Intestines
3. Small air sacs in the lungs where many capillaries exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen taken into
the body.
• Bronchi
• Alveoli
• Trachea
4. The windpipe
• Larynx
• Adenoid
• Trachea
 5. Small spaces in the skull thought to regulate the temperature and humidity of the air taken in to
the body.
• Alveoli
• Tonsils
• Sinuses
6. Lymph tissue and lymph nodes that protect the body from infection
• Adenoids and tonsils
• Alveoli and sinuses
• Bronchi and trachea
7. This tube carries air down to the windpipe.
• Larynx
• Sinuses
• Pharynx
8. The voicebox
• Pharynx
• Trachea
• Larynx
9. A flap over the trachea that keeps out food and anything else that could clog the trachea.
• Epiglottis
• Larynx
• Pharynx
10. These carry air into the lungs.
• Alveoli
• Sinuses
• Bronchi and bronchiole tubes
11. A large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing.
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Diaphragm
12. What is the name of the air sacs where gaseous exchange takes place?
• Capillaries
• Alveoli
• Bronchioles
13. What is the name of the muscle that pulls down the lungs to draw air into the body?
• Abdominals
• Skeletal muscle
• Diaphragm
14. What is the name of the 2 large tubes which split to the right and left lung?
• Bronchi
• Bronchioles
• Trachea
15. What is the name of the gas which is removed from the blood to be exhaled by the body?
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane
16. Which is the last stop of the urinary track?
• Bladder
• Ureter
• Urethra
• Kidney
17. Which part of the brain detects the amount of CO2 in the blood?
• Medulla oblongata
• Tectum
• Cerebellum
• Pons
18. The act of knowing you have lots of CO2 and wanting to breathe because of it is called...
• Respiration
• Osmosis
• Photosynthesis
• A feedback mechanism
19. Why is it impossible to hold your breath and die?
• Because you'll pass out and begin breathing again.
• Because you can't hold your breath in your hands.
• Because there's so much oxygen in your blood, you'll live forever.
• You don't need to breathe.
20. Which malfunction of the respiratory system is the destruction of alveolar walls?
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Emphysema
• Asthma
21. If someone smokes cigarettes constantly for a long time, their alveoli will eventually be coated with
tar. This is bad because...
• It does not as good as when they are not coated.
• Its more difficult to diffuse things in and out of the lungs.
• The alveoli cannot move as well when they are coated.
• The alveoli does not have room to grow.
22. Pneumonia is the...
• Swelling of the throat.
• Loss of red blood cells.
• Building up of fluids in the lungs.
• Inflammation of the bronchi.
23. Which is not correct about what lungs excrete?
• Water
• Carbon Dioxide
• Heat
• Energy
24. Which organ breaks down old red blood cells and stores iron for hemoglobin?
• Brain
• Lungs
• Kidney
• Liver
25. The liver also makes ____ from old amino acids.
• Urea
• CO2
• Heat
• Energy
26. Skin and sweat glands excrete 3 main things. Which of these do they not excrete?
• Water
• Carbon dioxide
• Salts
• Some urea
27. The skin and sweat glands also reduce body temperature to maintain...
• Energetic
• Alive
• Homeostasis
• The correct ratio of carbon dioxide to oxygen.
28. Which organ(s) collects and excretes urea, excess salts, and water?
• Lungs
• Liver
• Small intestine
• Kidneys
29. The functional unit of the kidney is the...
• Nephron
• Alveoli
• Mitochondria
• Ribosomes
30. The loop of henle is so long to increase...
• Time
• Surface area
• Reproduction of cells
• Oxygen productions
31. True or false. There is a reabsorbing capillary in the nephron to reabsorb nutrients that were just
put into the loop of Henle.
• True
• False
32. The loop of Henle absorbs metabolic wastes from the...
• Arterioles
• Venioles
• Glomerulus
• Capillaries
33. The kidney leads to the ureter, which leads to the...
• Liver
• Adrenal gland
• Urinary bladder
• Urethra
34. When urine is yellow, that means you are...
• Dehydrated
• Hydrated
• Sick
• Healthy
35. The nasal chamber does what to incoming air?
• Absorbs it
• Speeds it up
• Warms it
• Stops it
36. Which of the following conditions correlate with the following information: High pH High HCO3
High BE Neutral pCO2
• Respiratory alkalosis
• Respiratory acidosis
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis
37. Which of the following conditions correlate with the following information: High pH Neutral
HCO3 Neutral BE Low pCO2
• Respiratory alkalosis
• Respiratory acidosis
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis
38. Which of the following conditions correlate with the following information: Low pH Low
HCO3 Low BE Neutral pCO2
• Respiratory alkalosis
• Respiratory acidosis
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis
39. Which of the following information corresponds with a negative TB test?
• 0-4 mm induration at 48 hours
• 0-5 mm induration at 48 hours
• 0-6 mm induration at 48 hours
• 0-7 mm induration at 48 hours
40. Which of the following is the most common type of lung cancer?
• Large cell
• Adenocarcinoma
• Oat cell
• Squamous cell

Essay. Direction: Answer the following question.

1. Compare and contrast pulmonary circulation with systemic circulation.
2. What are the functions of the three types of blood vessels?
3. Why are white blood cells the “army” of the circulatory system?
4. As a doctor, develop 3 questions that you would ask a patient in order to determine whether he or
she is at risk for heart disease and stroke.
5. What are three things you can do to prevent heart diseases