ENGLISH 8 1st QUARTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST

I- Vocabulary: Underline the correct word/s that will complete the sentence.
1. The ___ was delivered by the postman yesterday.
a. Mail b. male c. meal
2. The____ is under construction.
a. rod b. broad c. rode
3. She didn’t study so she had a _____ time during the exam.
a. Rough b. roof c. reef
4. The cat _____ up the milk with its tongue.
a. Laughed b. lapped c. loop
5. The _____ function of this machine is to shred papers.
a. Chief b. cheap c. chef

II- Dialogues: which reply? Encircle the letter of the appropriate reply after reading/listening to the
question.
6. Where does she work? A. she likes to work b. she’s a teacher c. she work at metrobank
7. Where are they from? A. they’re from Makati b. They live in Baguio c. they are in school
8. Hey, what’s new? A. I’m fine b. Nothing much c. that’s too bad
9. What does he do? A. He’s Chinese b. He’s from Japan c. He’s an engineer.
10. What do you do in your spare time?
A. I like to exercise b. I’m busy this weekend c. I don’t like sports

III- Pronunciation. Give the corresponding sound of the underlined letter/s in each following words
given.

11. Mission a. /s/ b. /sh/ c. /ch/

12. Thy a. /dh/ b. /th/ c. /t/
13. Chew a. /tz/ b. /sh/ c. /ch/
14. What a. /w/ b. /wh/ c./hw/
15. Treasure a. /z/ b. /s/ c. /zh/

IV- Subject Verb Agreement. Write the letter of your answer in the blank.
16. The food containers (is, are) stacked in the lower cabinet.
17. Mothers (like, likes) to see their children grow into independent adults.
18. My brother (work, works) at the Baptist Hospital as a physical therapist.
19. A kitten (open, opens) its eyes when it is about ten days old.
20. Some boys (pitch, pitches) with one hand and (bat, bats) with another.

RICE
Rice is the staple food of the Filipinos and most of the other people of Asia. It is an energy-giving food.
It is generally sold as polished, unpolished; it has all parts of the kernel intact. The kernel is made up of a thin
outer covering called bran and the starchy portion is called the endosperm which is the main source of the
energy content of rice. The bran is rich in Vitamin B1 or thiamine which cures and prevents beriberi, a disease
of the nerves.
The vitamins and other nutrients in rice may be lost through polishing, washing, and certain methods of
cooking. One or two gentle, quick washings will help save some of the vitamins. During cooking, some of the
thiamine is lost and the other vitamins are destroyed by the heat. It is best to keep the pot from cooking rice
covered and to use only the amount of water needed to cook the rice to save its nutrient content.

21. This article as a whole is about.

a. The production of rice
b. The maketing of rice
c. The food value of rice
d. The cooking of rice
22. Rice is a trenght-giving food.
a. Yes b. No c. Does not tell
23. Which statement is not true?
a. Unpolished rice has all parts of the kernel intact.
 b. Gentle and quick washing will help save the rice nutrients.
c. The endosperm makes rice an energy-giving food.
d. Rice bran contains Vitamin D.
24. Thiamine is.
a. A kind rice
b. A vitamin.
c. A part of the rice.
d. Also called bran.
25. In the first sentence, the word “staple” could best be replaced by all of the words below
except.
a. Chief
b. Principal
c. Delicious
d. Important

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA
Subject Teacher Assistant School Head

Noted by:
CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 ENGLISH 8 2nd QUARTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST

I.- DIRECTION: Read the text. Match the underlined examples in the text with the grammatical
terms listed A – H. Mark the correct letter (A – H) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Grammatical terms
A. conjunction
B. preposition
C. adverb
D. superlative adjective
E object pronoun
F. demonstrative adjective
G. possessive adjective
H. demonstrative pronoun

Text

For me the (1) best thing about the weekend is that I don’t have to go to work. I like
(2) my job but I have to spend all day in an office and I’m someone who loves being
outside. Another good thing about the weekend is (3) that I don’t have to get up at half
past six every day. It isn’t (4) too bad in summer but I hate (5) it in winter when it’s dark
in the morning. (6) That’s the time when I dream about moving away from (7) this
country to somewhere light and bright.

II- Direction:Read the text. Match the underlined words or phrases in the text with the lexical
terms listed A – G. (8-13)Mark the correct letter (A – G) on your answer sheet. There is one extra option which
you do not need to use.
Lexical terms

A. phrasal verb
B. compound noun
C. word with negative affix
D. compound adjective
E word family
F. verb and noun collocation
G noun with affix

Text
During his career, Sean Connery made over 70 films and became very rich. However, as a
child (8) growing up in Scotland during the Great Depression in the 1930s, he was poor. He
and his family were not (9) unusual in living in a two-roomed flat with no (10) bathroom.
Sean left school at thirteen and did a variety of jobs to (11) make money including being a
milkman and a (12) builder. Eventually he began acting and his role as the first James Bond
made him (13) well-known all over the world.

III- For questions 14 – 19, complete the sentences about the uses of adverbs with one of the three
possible endings A, B or C. Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

14. ‘This is quite nice.’ ‘You’re quite wrong.’ These examples show that quite can be used
A.to modify adverbs. B.to express a negative idea. C. to strengthen or weaken adjectives.
15. ‘This is the best book I’ve ever read.’ In this sentence ever is used
A. to give emphasis.
B. to show there is only one of something.
C to show that the action has recently been completed.

16. ‘I have just been speaking to him.’ In this sentence just is used
A.to describe an unfinished action.
B.to highlight when the action was done.
C.to show a repeated action.

17. ‘I’d rather go somewhere else.’ In this sentence rather is used because
A the speaker doesn’t mind what he does.
B the speaker is saying that something is special.
C the speaker is making a polite suggestion.

18. ‘I can hardly see – it’s so dark.’ In this sentence hardly is used because
A. the speaker is trying very hard to see.
B. the speaker is unable to see.
C. it is difficult for the speaker to see.

19. ‘Joe worked particularly well this month.’ In this sentence particularly is used to
A. show agreement with what Joe did.
B. emphasize how well Joe worked.
C. focus on when Joe worked well.

IV- For questions 20 – 25, match the underlined parts of the email with the functions listed A – G.
Mark the correct letter (A – G) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Functions
A. expressing ability
B. making an offer
C. making a prediction
D. expressing intention
E. expressing possibility
F making a request
G. expressing preference

Email

Dear Juan,

Thought I’d let you know (20) I’m planning to come to Chile next year and I’m hoping to visit
you there! (21) January is my first choice, but I might stay with Mum then, so (22) it could
be that I’ll visit you in February instead.
Anyway, (23) I’d be really grateful if you could share your knowledge. What’s the weather
like in February? How much can I see in two weeks? (24) I know how to check all this on
the internet, but it would be good to speak to someone who knows the country. By the way,
(25) would you like me to bring you anything special from Britain? Speak soon, I hope.
Post-assessment test for Module 1

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA
Subject Teacher Assistant School Head

Noted by:
CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 English 8 Module 3 Summative Test

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet.

PROCESS

I. Listening/Speaking. Listen to the selection to be read by the teacher twice. After the second reading,
answer the questions that follow.
1.In his Nobel Prize speech, to whom did Mandela give credit for ending the apartheid in South Africa?
a. to himself
b. to the Africans
c. to the governments and organizations that fought against South Africa as a country and its people
d. to the governments and organizations that opposed the inhuman system and sue to end crime against
humanity
2. What was Mandela’s stand on the apartheid system?
a. He did not care about the issue on the apartheid system
b. He was an advocate of the apartheid system.
c. He opposed the apartheid system.
d. His stand on the apartheid system was not clear.

II. Oral Language and Fluency.

3. Before doing an interview, the interviewer should know a good deal of knowledge about the topic of the
interview. In order to formulate sensible questions, what skills can help the interviewer gather or synthesize
information?
a. comprehension b. linguistic c. locational d. psychomotor

4. You interviewed a Korean about the ways of coping with the challenges of modernity. The Korean
answered all of your questions with a degree of certainty. How do you somehow preserve all the Korean’s
answers so that you can use these answers in the making of a feature article for your school paper?
a. Just remember everything so that you will not disturb or distract the interviewee.
b. Let the interviewee stop from time to time so that you can write down everything in a notebook.
c. Record the entire interview through a video or voice recorder (with the interviewee’s permission).
d. Take down important details and make sure that you can write very fast.

III. Grammar Awareness and Structure.

5. What kind of complement is the underlined part in the sentence, “Aung San Suu Kyi’s mother was a
prominent political figure in the newly formed Burmese government.”?
a. adjective complement c. subject complement
b. object complement d. verb complement

6. What is the object complement in the sentence, “The people of Namwon consider Ch’unhyang
virtuous.”? a. Ch’unhyang b. consider c. people d. virtuous

7. Which of these sentences contains a complex structure?

a. As she snoozes, I soundlessly leave the desk.
b. Maggie sleeps contentedly on my computer desk.
c. She’s weary from her dreams and my absence does not disturb her.
d. Sometimes she snores but she settles deeper into her fleece-lined pillow and purrs.

8. Which sentence has a compound-complex structure?

a. Although they were miles apart they kept in constant contact on the internet.
b. I would have purchased the book that you like, but it was too expensive.
c. The greedy Cassim marries a wealthy woman but Ali Baba marries a poor woman.
d. Yi Mong Yong had to go to the capitol while Ch’unhyang had to stay in Namwon.

9. Which of the following statements illustrates parallel structure?

a. I outlined the letters slowly and with care.
b. Physical and mental health rest on four pillars: regular exercise, healthy diet, social interaction,
and sufficient sleep.
c. She spent the day visiting all the tourist shops and watched the children on the beach.
d. Susan didn’t know how to rent an apartment and finding a job was a problem, too.

10. Choose the parallel word/phrase to complete the sentence below.

“My favorite pastimes include napping, snacking, and _____________ television.
a. to watch b. to watching c. watching d. watched

11. If the lady had not stopped the boy, he ________________ into the van.
a. could have ran b. could have run c. will have run d. would have run

12. Choose the sentence that uses parenthetical expression correctly.

a. The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness.
b. The moral of the story, is that people should always, as a result treat one another with kindness.
c. The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat one another with kindness.
d. The moral of the story is that people, should always, as a result treat one another with kindness.

KNOWLEDGE
IV. Vocabulary Development.
13. Choose the appropriate collocation to complete the sentence.
You must hand in your essay on Friday. Can you ________________?
a. do the deadline c. keep the deadline
b. hold the deadline d. meet the deadline

14. You are reading a Korean story with two to three difficult words in every page. What should be the best
immediate strategy to use in order to deal with the difficult words?
a. Define words through context.
b. Get the dictionary and get the meanings of the difficult words.
c. Highlight the difficult words and get back to them later as soon as you finish reading the book
d. Just ignore the words. You better just finish reading the book.

15. Ch’unhyang’s defiance enraged the magistrate, and he ordered her to be taken to prison. The
meaning of the underlined word is ________________.
a. compliance b. deception c. resistance d. subordination

16. Which of the following words will best complete the sentence, “If you decide to take the train instead of
the jeepney you’ll _______________ some time.”?
a. avoid b. keep c. save d. stop

17.What idiom will best complete the sentence, “If you have any trouble with your homework, I’ll be glad
to _______________.”?
a. get out of hand c. keep an eye on you
b. give you a hand d. wear your heart on your sleeve

Literature/ Reading and Comprehension.

18. Terms that indicate opinions are called opinion signal words/expressions. The examples of these are
below except
a. It seems to me that… c. personally I think …
b. My personal view is that… d. This proves that…
19. In the literature of Myanmar, prose works during the 15th to 19th century were few and authors were
monks, courtiers and poetesses. Which one is an example of work under prose?
a. historical ballad b. panegyric ode c. story in verse d. scripture or chronicle
20. Long before any written forms of literature, what was the principal form of literary entertainment of the
Koreans?
a. describing persons c. reciting poems
b. narrating history orally d. telling legends orally

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA
Subject Teacher Assistant School Head

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CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 English 8 Module 4 Summative Test

UNDERSTANDING
1. After reading a Korean legend, you notice one striking similarity between Korean and Filipino legends. What
similarity is this?
a. Legends from both countries described the rich natural resources back then.
b. Legends from both countries narrated ethnic rituals practiced by the natives.
c. Legends from both countries were orally transmitted first before they were written.
d. Legends from both were written by ordinary people.

2. Read the excerpt below then answer this question;

Which of the following does the excerpt imply about Africans?
a. They are careless. c. They are not afraid of animals.
b. They are caring people. d. They are wild people.

Ki, the Pygmy, has married a Pygmy girl from another village. The girl was called Luetsi and she became Ki’s wife. With
them lived Ntio, Ki’s brother. After a year, Luetsi wished to visit her mother, as was the custom. Ki agreed and gave
Luetsi a big piece of meat to take to her mother. As a big hunt was imminent, ki could not go with his wife, but he
promised to fetch her from her mother’s house in four weeks’ time. Now it happened that Ki was bitten in the foot by a
snake and he could not walk. So he asked his brother to fetch his wife. Ntio did not want to go and said, “In a few days’
time you will be able to walk again. It is better for you to fetch your wife yourself.”
No,” said Ki. “It is better not to leave Luetsi in uncertainty. She would not wait for me but would start the journey
home alone. Fetch her home for me, and I’ll give you my best bow.”
-An excerpt from The Leopard, folklore from Africa

For items 3-5. Identify the propaganda devise used in the following.
3. Television Advertisement: “Get all your stains out by using new and improved Ultra suds and wash you blues
away!”
a. Bandwagon b. glittering personalities c. name calling d. testimonial
4. Television Advertisement: “Rush to shop at Super Mart this weekend, everyone is doing it!”
a. Bandwagon b. glittering personalities c. name calling d. testimonial

5. In an advertisement during a senatorial campaign, Loren Legarda talked with the Manobo tribesmen and joined the
farmers in Cagayan Valley in planting rice.
a. card stacking b. name calling c. plain folks d. soft soap

6. Why is literature a good source of knowing Koreans?

a. Literature gives all the updates about all the important events in a country.
b. Literature is a work of art that describes citizens with breeding and refinement.
c. Literature mirrors the psyche, temperament, culture and traditions of the people.
d. Literature provides a descriptive picture of how the people dress and speak like.27.

7.In this last two lines of the poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by Ch’oeCh’iwŏn, how do you define the highlighted
phrase? Choose the best analysis.
At third watch, it rains outside.
By the lamp my heart flies myriad miles away.
a. “Does the heart fly? Of course, not! But the heart is a symbol of love, and because love flies, love is
certainly gone.”
b. “If the heart flies, then it must have wings on its own; therefore, this heart must have been borrowed by
somebody else.”
c. “Perhaps, the heart is too weak to handle the situation so it finds a way to fly and just be in any place that it wants,
like miles away.”
d.“The heart literary flies. The heart must be taken away from the person’s body because it is weak. It is not fit to stay
in that body.”
8. Your Korean classmate has been a student here in the Philippines for two years. In studying a formal essay,
you are given by your teacher to react on the first paragraph of Carlos Romulo’s I Am a Filipino. The first paragraph
goes like this:
I am a Filipino, inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such I must prove equal to a twofold
task – the task of meeting my responsibility to the past and the task of performing my obligation to the future.

You cannot help but discuss pertinent characteristics about you, being a Filipino and your classmate, being a Korean and
the challenges of modernity that somehow affected you both as Asians. What would be the best lesson of the
paragraph that you can present to your teacher and classmates that somehow will be true to you both as Asians?

a. We have to acknowledge that as Asians we exist because of our past and because society is constantly evolving, we
must keep up and see the positive things brought about by these changes.
b. We have to respond to the challenges of so many tasks so that we will be more prepared in facing the future.
c. We need to recognize where we really came from and that we should also prepare ourselves for the uncertainty that
the future will bring.
d. We should accept that whatever we will become in the future, it will always be the product of what we decide for our
present.

For numbers 9-10. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) helped bring an end to apartheid and has
been a global advocate for human rights. A member of the African National Congress party beginning in the 1940s, he
was a leader of both peaceful protests and armed resistance against the white minority’s oppressive regime in a racially
divided South Africa. His actions landed him in prison for nearly three decades and made him the face of the
antiapartheid movement both within his country and internationally. Released in 1990, he participated in the
eradication of apartheid and in 1994 became the first black president of South Africa, forming a multiethnic
government to oversee the country’s transition. after retiring from politics in 1999, he remained a devoted champion
for peace and social justice in his own nation and around the world until his death in 2013 at the age of 95.

10. Which of the following is NOT a fact as stated in the paragraph?

a. Nelson Mandela remained a devoted champion for peace and social justice after retiring.
b. Nelson Mandela was a South African activist and a former president.
c. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for nearly three decades.
d. Nelson Mandela was the best president the world has ever had.

10. Which of the following is an opinion as stated in the paragraph?

a. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa.
b. Nelson Mandela died at age 95.
c. Nelson Mandela died in 2013.
d. Nelson Mandela’s death shocked the whole world.
.
For items 11-12. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.

AFRICA’S PLEA
By Roland Tombekai Dempster

I am not you ---

but you will not
give me a chance,
will not let me be.

“If I were you”---

But you know,
I am not you,
yet you will not
 let me be me.

You meddle, interfere

in my affairs
as if they were yours
and you were me.

You are unfair, unwise,

foolish to think
that I can be you,
talk, act
and think like you.

God made me
He made you, you
For God’s sake
Let me be.

11. What African quality do the lines in the poem generally express?
a.bravery b. courage c. kindness d. persistence
12. What values are asserted by the poet in the poem?
a. bravery and respect c. indecisiveness and courtesy
b. gentleness and resourcefulness d. love and respect

13. Read the excerpt below and answer this question:

What characteristic of Africans is revealed in the excerpt?

And so Luetsi had to lie there for hours, beneath the dead leopard. In the distance, she could hear the roaring of the
leopardess, looking for its dead mate. The jungle was full of threatening voices. At last, she began to imagine that the
leopard on top of her was moving, as if it had come to life again. But still she did not budge from the spot, so keen was
she to find out how her husband would behave.
-An excerpt from The Leopard, folklore from Africa

a. They are courageous. c. They like to display their strength.

b. They are deceptive. d. They love animals.

14. Read the paragraph and answer the question. Why were the two young men the country’s good sons?

These young men were the country’s good sons who were protecting their country from its
enemies. Their aims and intentions were as different from those of the addicts as east from west, north from
south. Although these young men had one leg missing, they still wanted to serve their country. The two young
soldiers told Lin Aung that they planned to work in the disabled soldiers’ cooperative shop.

a. Their aims and intentions were as different from those of drug addicts.
b. They are protecting their country from its enemies.
c. They have one leg missing.
d. They planned to work in the disabled soldier’s cooperative shop.
15. What is the best observation regarding this paragraph?

Modern Korean literature attained its maturity in the 1930s through the efforts of a group of talented writers. They
drew freely upon European examples to enrich their art. Translation of Western literature continued, and works by I.A.
Richards, T.S. Eliot, and T.E. Hulme were introduced. This artistic and critical activity was a protest against the reduction
of literature to journalism and its use as propaganda by leftist writers.

a. It has a topic sentence that gives the best practices of the Koreans.
b. It has an impact because it has a well-chosen topic.
c. It has coherence in its sentences and cohesion in its ideas.
d. It has one imperative sentence and three declarative sentences.

Listening Text
Directions: Listen to the teacher as he/she reads the listening selection twice then answer the questions
that follow:
Here are excerpts from Nelson Mandela’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech given in 1993.
“We stand here today as nothing more than a representative of the millions of our people who dared to rise up
against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the impoverishment of
an entire people.”

“I am also here today as a representative of the millions of people across the globe, the anti -apartheid
movement, the governments and organizations that joined with us, not to fight against South Africa as a country or any
of its people, but to oppose an inhuman system and sue for a speedy end to the apartheid crime against humanity.”

“These countless human beings, both inside and outside our country, had the nobility of spirit to stand in the
path of tyranny and injustice, without seeking selfish gain. They recognized that an injury to all and therefore acted
together in defense of justice and a common human decency.”

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CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 English 9 LESSON 1 ACHIEVEMENT/ DIAGNOSTIC TEST

I. Simple Recall : Directions : Read each question carefully then choose an answer from the given. Write it
on the space provided.
Poem Narrative William Shakespeare Tone Beowulf
lyric dramatic Extended metaphor mood King Arthur
Literary device Kennings Punctuation mark Informative text hyperbole
__________1. It is an old English epic about a warrior who fought and defeated a monster named Grendel.
__________2. He is a legendary British leader who has ruled Camelot and has won the heart of Guinevere.
__________3. It is a meaningful musical expression of significant human experiences where powerful words are used
to signify the beauty of life.
__________4. They combine two words to create an evocative and imaginative alternative word.
__________5. The speaker’s attitude towards the subject can be gleamed from the quality of the language the poet
used.
__________6. It is a type of poetry that narrates events and tells stories.
__________7. It is used to create sense, clarity and stress in a sentence.
__________8. It is a feature of a lyric poem that presents comparison over several lines throughout the poem.
__________9. It refers to the typical structure used by the writers in their works to convey messages in a simple
manner to the readers.
__________10. It serves to inform, provides or discloses information, instructive or instructional.

II. Matching type : Directions: Match the literary device in Column A with an example in Column B. Write the
letter on the space provided.
Column A Column B
___1. Simile a. The bussing bee flew away.
___2. Onomatopoeia b. A big bully beats a baby boy.
___3. Consonance c. Raj rejects the tape deck and ejects projectile.
___4. Assonance d. Your love is like the sun that lights up my whole
world.
___5. Alliteration e. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
III. Identification : Directions : Write S if the given words ( pair) have the same vowel sounds, D if they don’t
have. Write your answer on the space provided.
_____1. Key – k ( letter) _____4. Red – read ( past tense )
_____2. Sweet – suite _____5. Vouch - pouch
_____3. Stick – steak _____6. Law – so
IV. Identification: Directions : Write S if the given words ( pair) have the same meanings, A if they don’t have.
Write your answer on the space provided.
_____1. Dwelling – abode _____4. Tally - score
_____2. Yearning – craving _____5. Indolent - lazy
_____3. Built – wrecked _____6. Rich – affluent
V. Punctuation: Directions : Rewrite each sentence then provide the correct punctuation.
1. romeo and juliet is the greatest love story of all time
_________________________________________________________
2. theres a hero if you look inside your heart
_________________________________________________________
3. ouch the stove is hot
_________________________________________________________
4. jerry won the game and shouted horray
_________________________________________________________
5. love is like a rose
___________________________________________________________
VI. Grammar: Directions: Identify the part which contains the error. Write the letter of the answer on the space
provided.
A B C
_____1. I want to finish my study.
_____2. My friend and me went to Ozamis last week.
_____3. My mother wants to prepared everything before we leave.
_____4. His parents will arrived next week.
_____5. Did you sent me an email?
_____6. Please louder your voice.
_____7. Her hobbies include singing and to dance.
_____8. She found it difficult to breath.
_____9. I want to give you advices.
_____10. I wish I am a fairy so I could turn you into a princess.

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Subject Teacher Assistant School Head

Noted by:
CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 ENGLISH 9 2ND QUARTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST
I. Oral Language and Fluency (1-5)
Match the short vowel sounds with the sentence containing words in that sound group.
1. /e/ A. The office /staff/ waited at the /lobby/.

2. /∑/ B. The /captain/ is a /bachelor/.

3. /ae/ C. The /agent/ was /able/ to close the deal.

4. /a/ D. A /plate/ of /bacon/ and eggs is on the /table/.

5. /e/ E. The /weather/ is /festive/ for a picnic in the /meadow/.

II. Vocabulary Development (6-10)

6. Mrs. Stevenson dialled an operator to contact her husband. What is an “operator?”
a. a person who dials to contact a husband c. one who operates
b. one who has contacts d. someone who connects phone calls
7. I am no Luddite. I own a cellphone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an e-mail
account. A “Luddite” is a person who…
a. opposes modern technology c. owns a cellphone and other gadgets
b. appreciates modern technology d. buys a lot of gadgets

Study this word maze:

Identify the synonym pairs from the above word maze.
8. a. appreciation-credit b. gossip-sleeping c. running-sleeping d. tangle-amble
9. a. amble-slow walk b. drowsing-sleeping c. running-sleeping d. tangle-running
10. a. drowsing-sleeping c. running-appreciation
b. gossip-credit d. slow walk-gossip

III. Grammar Awareness (16-20) (Verbals)

Gerunds
11. Identify the function of the gerund in this sentence: Although simple, refusal is similar to
the rules that prevent people from bumping into others in the streets.
a. direct object c. subject
b. object of a preposition d. subject complement
12. What is the gerundial phrase in this sentence? Helping people is something that can give
you a feeling of satisfaction.
a. feeling of satisfaction c. is something
b. helping people d. that can give you

Infinitives
13. Identify the function of the infinitive in this sentence: He worked to get ahead in the ladder
of education.
a. adjective b. adverb c. noun d. preposition
14. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence? Children go to school to learn new things.
a. go to school b. to school c. to learn d. to learn new things

Participles
15. Grazing on the grass, the women observed the cows. This sentence can be correctly re
written as...
a. Grazing on the grass, the cows observed the women.
b. Grazing on the grass, the women observed the cows.
c. The cows observed the women grazing on the grass.
d. The women observed the cows grazing on the grass.
V. Reading Comprehension (16-20)
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come.

16. 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 b. cave c. spring d. winter

With life in this city being what it is

Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses

17. These lines suggest…

a. a maze b. transportation c. disconnection d. an overlap

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 cellphone 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.

18. The word “poof!” suggests…

a. conversation b. disappearance c. interruption d. invisibility
24. What happened to communication revolution is “funny" because…
a. gadgets to make human contact easy create communication gaps
b. it makes people disappear
c. it makes you become invisible and absent from a conversation
d. we stopped talking
19. What is the mood of the author?
a. disappointed b. regretful c. surprised d. unhappy

VI. Literature
(20-22) Match the Description/Definition in Column B with the Dramatic Conventions in Column A
COLUMN A COLUMN B
20. Soliloquy A. This is where the actor speaks as if to himself or herself.
21. Archetype B. The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage through which the
audience sees the action
22. Fourth wall C. Relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality and
manner of speech
D. An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when alone or regardless of any hearers
(24-25) Figurative Language
24. Hyperbole A. Mercutio tells Romeo that his wound is “a scratch, a scratch!”
25. Understatement B. “Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night.”
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.”

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA
Subject Teacher Assistant School Head

Noted by:
CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN
School Head
 LESSON 2 ENGLISH 9 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

DIRECTIONS: Do not write on the test. Answer the questions on your own paper; be sure to write legibly as
answers that cannot be read will be marked wrong.
Comprehension: Read each the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer. (5 points.)

1. What do the Danes do to avoid Grendel?

a. Hide beneath their beds b. sleep far from the hall c. sleep during the day d. sail to the new lands
2. Grendel finally shows fear when
a. He is held fast in Beowulf’s grip
b. Beowulf first approaches him
c. Beowulf’s men attack him
3. Beowulf’s ask Wiglaf to be the next leader because
a. Defeats the dragon alone
b. Asks to be the Greats’ next leader
c. Stands with Beowulf to fight the dragon
d. Shows more strength than Beowulf does
4. What do the alliteration and kenning in lines 474-478of the old English poem help convey
a. The supernatural qualities of opponent
b. Beowulf’s iron will in battle with Grendel
c. The fierceness and power of the attack
d. Grendel’s worthiness as an opponent
5. Which a universal theme in the epic Beowulf?
a. Kingdom survive and prosper through warfare
b. There will always kingdom to help
c. Dragon and monster await everyone
d. A good leader is brave and fearless
6. Reread lines 425-434 of this Old English poetry. Which impression of the monsters do the alliteration and
caesura in these lines convey?
a. Secret creatures live in watery world that no one has ever seen.
b. They are as dark, mysterious and impenetrable as their watery home.
c. Those who seek the monsters will either freeze or burn
d. Monsters are hidden from human eyes and wisdom by huge cliffs.
7. Which universal theme do lines 79-85 of the epic suggest?
a. Mankind’s enemy will always continue his crimes by killing.
b. Even is bloodthirsty, and it constantly tries to conquer kings.
c. The existence of evil and occur simultaneously.
d. Evil is part of the darkness, but goodness exists in light.
8. Why do sword of Beowulf’s men fail to harm Grendel?
a. The men have brought dull swords.
b. Beowulf’s refuses to let his men fight
c. The men are too weak to fight Grendel
d. Grendel has put a spell on their weapons.
9. One reason that the Danes have such a difficult time fighting Grendel is that
a. The Danes’ warriors are too old
b. Grendel hunts only when it is full dark
c. Grendel does not fight according to men’s rules
d. The warriors do not have enough gold for swords
10. What does the Wiglaf’s fighting the dragon tell you about the importance of honor in the Anglo- Saxon Period?
 a. A warrior protects his king eve n the at the risk of his own life
b. Courage is knowing when enemy’s threat is too great
c. A king’s greatness is measured by his warriors’ courage.
VOCABULARY
Choose the letter that best explains the meaning of each underlined word. (5. Points each)
11. What is liar?
a. A monster trap b.a hero’s welcome c. a wild animal’s den d. the entrance to a cave
12. To gorge is to
a. Cover fully b. eat greedily c. laugh loudly d. greet happily
13. A talon is
a. A claw b. an arm c. a fang d. an elbow
14. Loathsome means
a. Invisible b. disgusting c. threatening d. disappearing
15. Sinews
a. Tendons that connect muscle to bones
b. The binding of books
c. The fibers in human brain
d. Flexed muscle fibers
16. An affliction is a
a. Feeling of courage
b. Way of conquering fear
c. Force that causes of suffering
d. Journey through darkness
17. To purge something is to
a. Explain its origin
b. Bring something closer
c. Place similar item near it
d. Get rid of something undesirable
18. What does infamous mean?
a. Having a bad reputation
b. Wearing armor or covering
c. Failing to attract followers
d. Known for failing to reach goals
19. What does livid mean?
a. drawn into a dark, scary place
b. discolored for being bruised
c. protected by loyal followers
d. living in spite of injuries
20. Threshold
a. A type of carpet
b. A monster’s cave
c. A door that leads to a cellar
d. A strip of wood at the bottom of a doorway

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN

Subject Teacher Assistant School Head School Head
 LESSON 4 ENGLISH 9 SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT
Part I: Multiple choice
Instructions: Choose the answer that best fits the question.

1) Who hosted New Year Rockin’ Eve from 1974 to 2004

a. Ryan Seacrest
b. Dick Clark
c. Regis Philbin
d. Lady Gaga
2) During Hanukkah families would be mostly likely to eat:
a. Latkes and sufganiot
b. Brussel sprouts and asparagus
c. Bratwurst and Sauerkraut
d. Bacon and Eggs
3) Which of the following is not a principle of Kwanza?
a. Nia: a sense of purpose
b. Umoja: unity
c. Kujichagulia: self determination
d. Bantustan: autonomy
4) What date is Three Kings Day typically celebrated on?
a. December 10th
b. December 27th
c. January 6th
d. January 20th
5) Which of the following is another name for Santa Claus?
a. Saint Nick
b. Patrick Star
c. Jesus
d. Frosty
Part II: True or False
Instructions: For each statement, circle True or False.
True False 1. Red, black and purple are the three colors of Kwanza
True False 2. “Auld Lang Syne” is traditionally sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
True False 3. Three kings day is also known as Epiphany
True False 4. Hanukkah is a 12 day celebration
True False 5. Christmas trees are also known as Yule trees

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DANILYN P. BARGASAO PRESCILLA B. CALINGA CARLOSIA T. AGUSTIN

Subject Teacher Assistant School Head School Head