DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Region III
Division of City Schools
NORTHVILLE 15 INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Northville Cutud Angeles City
Email: northville15is@yahoo.com

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

A.Y. 2017-2018

NAME: ____________________________ SCORE: ______________________

SECTION: _________________________ TEACHER: ___________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Analyze the questions and encircle the letter of your answer. Use
a black pen in answering. Other pen inks are not allowed. Avoid erasures.
LISTENING
For numbers 1 to 5, listen as your teacher reads the selection and answer the following
questions.
1. As explained by Martin Luther King Jr., what is the purpose of nonviolent direct action?
A. It creates an environment of tension in which no one is willing to negotiate.
B. It prevents negotiations from taking place.
C. It dramatizes an issue so that it can no longer be ignored.
D. It delays negotiation until people are ready to confront an issue.
2. Communities in the South refused to address the problems of inequality and racism.
What solution did Martin Luther King Jr. propose?
A. take violent direct action so that people are forced to pay attention
B. take nonviolent direct action so that the problem cannot be ignored
C. wait for community leaders to agree to peaceful negotiations
D. work and preach against violent tension within communities
3. Which audience did Martin Luther King Jr. most likely target when writing this letter?
A. people who supported his work
B. people who lived in the North
C. people who fought for civil rights
D. people who questioned his methods
4. What is the main idea of this excerpt from King’s letter?
A. Without violent tension and fighting, change would be too slow.
B. Nonviolent direct action is needed to bring about change.
C. Negotiation is a better method than direct action to cause change.
D. Socrates also used nonviolent tension to bring about change.
5. Thinkers and leaders other than Martin Luther King Jr. have created tension to bring
about change. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
A. “Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that
individuals could rise from the bondage of myths…”
B. “You may well ask, Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, etc.? Isn't negotiation
a better path? You are exactly right in your call for negotiation.”
C. “I just referred to the creation of tension as a part of the work of the nonviolent
resister. This may sound rather shocking. But I must confess that I am not afraid of
the word tension.”
D. “Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in the tragic attempt to live
in monologue rather than dialogue…”

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READING AND LITERATURE

For numbers 6-11, read the poem, “He Had His Dream” by Paul Laurence Dunbar,

He had his dream, and all through life,

Worked up to it through toil and strife.
Afloat fore'er before his eyes,
It colored for him all his skies:
The storm-cloud dark Above his bark,
The calm and listless vault of blue Took on its hopeful hue,
It tinctured every passing beam-- He had his dream.
He labored hard and failed at last,
His sails too weak to bear the blast,
The raging tempests tore away And sent his beating bark astray.
But what cared he For wind or sea! He said,
"The tempest will be short,
My bark will come to port."
He saw through every cloud a gleam—
He had his dream
6. What is the poem all about?
A. determination
B. dreams
C. future
D. success
7. Why does the poet keep saying “He had his dream”?
A. to have a rhyme
B. to emphasize a theme
C. to explain what happened
D. to tell what the man thought
8. Why does the poet use “storm-cloud dark”?
A. The man was sad.
B. The sky was cloudy.
C. The man was worried.
D. The man faced problems.
9. What does it mean when the poet used “He saw through every cloud a gleam”?
A. He had hope.
B. He was patient.
C. He was discouraged.
D. He would have more problems.
10. Which bible verse establishes the theme of the poem?
A. “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or
discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”.” Joshua 1:9
B. The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Lamentations
3:22
C. But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but
shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6
D. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work
enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever
useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58
11. What do you think does the poet want you to learn from the poem?
A. Determination, resilience, and hope are the keys towards achieving success
B. The future belongs to those who belives in the power of their dreams
C. In life, you have to be determined to achieve happiness.
D. Work hard to achieve success

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For numbers 12 -15, determine the tone conveyed in the sentence.

A. Annoyed
B. Calm
C. Excited
D. Scared

12. Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
13. She delicately placed the cooing baby on a soft, freshly cleaned blanket.
14. As that hurricane threatened, the wind's blast caused angry fifteen-foot waves to crash
over the small houses near the shore.
15. Ugh! Do I really have to sit through another boring lecture on data entry again?

Read the following lines from "The Garden of Proserpine" by Algernon Swinburne. Then
answer the question below.
There go the loves that wither [dry up],
The old loves with wearier wings;
And all dead years draw thither [there]
And disastrous things;
Dead dreams of days forsaken,
Blind buds that snows have shaken,
Wild leaves that winds have taken,
Red strays of ruined springs. ...
And love, grown faint and fretful
With lips but half regretful Sighs,
and with eyes forgetful
Weeps that no loves endure [last].

16. In the first two lines, what image did the speaker use to describe love?
A. Love that goes away and have exhausted wings
B. Love that grow both wobbly and worrisome
C. Love who is both young and old
D. Love that dies
17. What is the mood in the poem?
A. Wastefulness and excess
B. Sadness and despair
C. Happiness
D. Mistrust
18. What is drama?
A. a series of stories for TV only
B. arguments between two people or groups
C. a story designed solely to be performed in a theater
D. a written work that is meant to be acted on stage, in TV, or in the movies
19. What is a scene?
A. the backdrop of the action
B. it's what the audience "sees"
C. drama caused by parties who are in disagreement
D. division on an act during where there is no change of scene or break in time
20. When writing a play, which of the following tools does the playwright primarily use to
reveal a character?
A. dialogue
B. plot structure
C. setting
D. stage directions
21. What is the function of a playwright?
A. performs in a drama
B. critiques a drama
C. finances a drama
D. writes a drama
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 22. Which of the following questions is most essential for a director to consider when
selecting a play to direct?
A. Will the members of the audience have a good time at this play?
B. Do I have a strong connection to the material in the play?
C. Does the play address contemporary issues?
D. Has this play been previously produced?
23. A director is planning auditions for a physical theater work about the invention of
electricity that will be devised largely during rehearsals. Which of the following
methods of holding auditions would be most effective for this production?
A. Asking actors to prepare and present contrasting one-minute monologues that
showcase their ability to make bold choices.
B. Leading groups of actors through a series of exercises that explore their movement
capabilities and give them an idea of what to expect from the show's creative
process.
C. Pairing actors up for cold readings of text borrowed from newspaper articles,
science textbooks, and technical writings
D. Interviewing actors individually and asking questions about their performance
backgrounds and the unique contributions they would make to the process
24. Despite a good working relationship with the set and costume designers, a director finds
that he almost always rejects the first ideas. Which of the following steps should the
director take to improve this situation?
A. Giving each designer extremely specific instructions of what their designs should
look like
B. Asking the designers to be more vigorous with their process and to avoid presenting
any preliminary work in the future
C. Waiting to see a finished model or sketches of the designs before giving feedback
D. Taking more time to discuss the script and production concept with the designers
early in the process

GRAMMAR

From numbers 25-28 , identify the gerund in each sentence.

25. I read a book about swimming.

A. read
B. book
C. swimming
D. about
26. Melissa's hobby was sewing.
A. Melissa
B. patches
C. hobby
D. sewing
27. The barn near the house was struck by lightning.
A. house
B. was
C. struck
D. lightning
28. Giving is best exercise for the heart.
A. giving
B. best
C. exercise
D. heart

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For numbers 29 -32, identify the function of the given gerund phrase in each sentence.

A. subject
B. appositive
C. direct object
D. object of preposition

29. Electing her to office has lifted people's spirits in this country.
30. Most people at the office were in favor of leaving before 3 p.m.
31. Paul really enjoyed being editor of the yearbook at his high school.
32. George and Martha now regret renting that villa in Boracay.

For numbers 33-36, determine the correct position of possessive noun or pronoun in the
gerundial phrase/sentence.

33. Mark talks a lot. I hate it.

A. I hate Mark talking's a lot.
B. I hate Mark's talking a lot.
C. I hate Mark talking a lot.
D. Mark's talking a lot I hate.
34. Cindy called me names in elementary school. I didn't like it.
A. I didn't like Cindy calling me names in elementary school.
B. I don't like Cindy calling me names in elementary school.
C. I didn't like Cindy's calling me names in elementary school.
D. I don't like Cindy's calling me names in elementary school.
35. Rob didn't get the job because he didn't have enough experience.
A. Rob not having enough experience is why he didn't get the job.
B. Rob's not having enough experience is why he didn't get the job.
C. Rob's don't having enough experience is why he didn't get the job.
D. Rob don't having enough experience is why he didn't get the job.
36. An emergency technician had recorded vital signs prior to the patient receiving
medical care.
A. An emergency’s technician had recorded vital signs prior to the patient receiving
medical care.
B. An emergency technician’s had recorded vital signs prior to the patient receiving
medical care.
C. An emergency technician had recorded vital signs prior to the patient’s receiving
medical care.
D. An emergency technician had recorded vital signs prior to the patient receiving
medical’s care.
37. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence? Children go to school to learn new things.
A. to learn new things
B. go to school
C. to school
D. to learn
38. What is the gerundial phrase in this sentence? “Helping people is something that can
give you a feeling of satisfaction.”
A. can give you a feeling of satisfaction.
B. feeling of satisfaction
C. helping people
D. is something

For numbers 39-42, identify the type of stage being described.

A. Thrust Stage
B. Traverse Stage
C. Proscenium Stage
D. In-The-Round Stage

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 39. A stage where the audience sits on two sides and it is good for creating an intimate
atmosphere.
40. A stage where the audience sits on one side only.
41. It is positioned at the center of the audience. This type of stage creates quite an intimate
atmosphere and is good for drama that needs audience involvement.
42. It is the oldest known fixed type of staging in the world, and it is thousands of years old.
43. The "poor theater" concept focuses on making which stage element?
A. words and ideas of the playwright
B. voices and bodies of the actors
C. music and sound effects
D. sets and costumes
44. Which of the following elements of theater would be most appropriate to explore in a
ninth-grade English class?
A. universal themes found in drama
B. collaborative creative process
C. role of drama in different world cultures
D. connection between actors and the audience
45. What is the best definition of play?
A. builds interest
B. turning point in the play
C. main conflict of the play
D. sequence of related events
46. It is when the playwright builds interest or suspense in a play.
A. Rising Action
B. Falling Action
C. Exposition
D. Climax
47. When you think of the challenge or obstacle that the main character must meet or
overcome, you describe the___________.
A. plot
B. theme
C. problem
D. solution
48. When responding to a script using formalist analysis, the response should focus on the
__________.
A. inherent features of the text.
B. text's performance potential.
C. adherence of the text to a specific genre.
D. relationship of the text to the playwright's other work.
49. A play that utilizes episodic dramatic structure is most likely to feature which of the
following elements?
A. a single locale
B. a large cast of characters
C. a time span that approximates real time
D. a linear plot that follows a chain of cause and effect
50. What is the importance of play synopsis?
A. It makes reading faster.
B. It helps the readers comprehend the play.
C. It may help the readers decide as to continue reading or not.
D. It is a useful exercise for highlighting areas that will appeal to your readers.

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have
greatness thrust upon them.”

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