Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

Division of San Pablo City

San Pablo City Integrated High School
San Pablo City

Second Periodical Examination in English 9

General Directions:
A. Read the directions carefully.
B. Follow the instructions in every test type.
C. On a separate sheet, write the letter that corresponds to your answer.

Directions. Listen attentively to the panel discussion to be read by your teacher then answer the questions that follow.

Listening text A.
1. What issue is discussed in the panel discussion?
A. Poverty B. Road traffic C. Drug Abuse D. Pornography
2-7. What was the stand of the following speakers on the issue?

Choices: a. win-win situation b. win-lose situation c. indifferent d. doesn’t tell

A. Panelist 1____________________________________________________________
B. Panelist 2____________________________________________________________
C. Panelist 3____________________________________________________________
D. Panelist 4____________________________________________________________
E. Panelist 5____________________________________________________________
F. Panelist 6____________________________________________________________
Listening text B.

8. What exactly is the text about?

A. Global Access C. Communication revolution
B. Why cell phones are necessary D. Importance of Technology

9. According to the writer, it may be concluded that the funny thing in today’s communication revolution is that –
A. We stopped talking to one another.
B. Technology makes the people idle.
C. The more connected we get, the more disconnected we feel.
D. The telephone connects us to the absent but makes the people sitting next to us absent.

10. The writer believes in the following except for one.

A. As human being gets automated, the alienation index goes up.
B. We must put restrictions in our use of communications technology.
C. Every advance in human technology is a setback in human interaction.
D. It is not advisable to own a cellphone, an ATM card and an Email account.

11. Which element of prose relates to the person telling the story?
A. Characters B. Setting C. Point of view D. Theme
12. What type of sonnet is written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter and the 14 lines are divided into
three quatrains and an ending couplet.
A. Petrarchan B. Spencerian C. Shakespearean D. Elizabethan
13. What element of poetry refers to the kind of “beat” or meter the poem has.
A. Voice B. Stanzas C. Rhythm D. Sound
Read.

PIANO
D.H. Lawrence

Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;

Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see
A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as
she sings.
 In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong
To the old Sunday evenings at home, with winter outside
And hymns in the cozy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide.

So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour

With the great black piano appassionato. The glamour
Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past.

14. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

A. aaaa B. aabb C. abab D. abcd
15. Line 3 best appeals to the sense of _____________________________________
A. Sight B. Touch C. Smell D. Sound
16. The predominant sensory impression in the poem is the sense of ___________________________.
A. Feeling B. Sight C. Smell D. Sound
17. How would you characterize the poet’s tone or attitude in the poem?
A. Matter of fact or businesslike C. Detached or unemotional
B. Sentimental or nostalgic D. Friendly or congenial
18. What is the purpose of the poet? His purpose is to…..
A. fight obstacles in life
B. accept changes in life
C. shares his failures on his ambition
D. understand the significance of a valuable possession
19. How do you end an interview? Choose from the following expressions?
A. Thank you for the time you have shared with us.
B. Can we interview you again? Is it ok with you?
C. Sorry for bothering you. Hope you understand.
D. We will be back if there will be more questions.
20. What is the appropriate expression in making telephone inquiries?
A. Is Ian there? C. Can I speak with Ian?
B. I would like to talk to Ian. D. May I speak with Ian please?

Read the dialog.

Fire Chief (Aboard a fire truck, shouting to the crowd along the road): Clear the way! We have to reach the fire scene
immediately!
Young man: Mr. Fireman, how late you are! The fire has been raging for three hours! My parents have been trapped inside
our apartment! (Crying loudly) If you had come a few minutes earlier, they could have been saved.
Fire Chief: Sorry Mister. The whole road here has been completely crowded. If you had called up early enough, we might
have reached this place sooner.

21-22. If you were the young man would you have said the same thing. Why? Why not?

If I were the young man, I ________________________________________________________________________

23. What would you do if you won the lottery?

A. I will buy a house. C. I may buy a house.
B. I would buy a house. D. I might buy a house.

24-26. Read the two short texts below. Note the similarities and differences between the two in terms of the use of figurative
language and its content. Copy and use the diagram to note your answer.

Text A. Excerpt from: Auld Lang Syne

And there’s a hand my trusty friend!

And give us a hand o thine!
And we’ll take a cup a right good-will draught
For auld Lang syne..
Text B. Excerpt from: I Continually Think of Those Who Were Truly Great

And by the streamers of white cloud

And whispers of wind in the listening sky
The names of those who in their lives fought for life
Who wore at their hearts the fire’s center
.

On His Blindness
By: Milton
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide,
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait."

27-28. What are the lines which depict the author’s patience about God’s suffering?___________________________
29- 30. What figures of speech in the poem symbolizes blindness? Explain your answer.
______________________________________________________________________________________

Read the following poem and speech excepts, then infer each of the writer’s personal beliefs and values. You may
begin your sentence with any of the following:

I believe the writer……………../ Perhaps the writer……………… Probably the writer………………………

31-32 Overcome challenges and obstacles in life; don’t let them beat you.
Follow your dreams and set your goals.
Be realistic.
Continue, keep going; don’t stop even if there are many challenges in your way.
We are all equal and no one is above anyone else.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

33-34 I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former
slaves owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the content of their character.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Read.

The True Measure of Love Today

Love is an indescribable feeling that makes people happy. Oftentimes this is how the young lovers perceive what this
mysterious feeling is. Thus, they entered into a relationship that set no bounds. They do whatever makes them happy
even to the extent of having premarital sex. More often than not, sex before marriage becomes the confirmation that
the woman loves the man and vice versa.
Gone are the days when most women can preserve their virginity before marriage considering that it is a sacred gift
given by the Lord for married couple. Priests usually say, “It is very seldom that they see brides who are not pregnant.
With this understanding of the true measure of love, many commit abortion and the rest just throw their babies
anywhere which make men lower than animals. I wonder if these mothers have still conscience. They should no more
be gifted by children as punishment.

35- 37. Do you think the ideas cited by the writer justify the true measure of love nowadays? Choose 3 from the given
reactions:

A. I don’t think these women must be given such kind of punishment.

B. Well, premarital sex is actually the ultimate proof that a woman and man are really in love. I go for it.
C. I share the sentiment of the writer that lovers do not anymore value that expressing physical love to the ultimate will
cause problems.
D. Virginity, premarital sex? What are they?
E. Well, I don’t care about it, I’m still young. Let them do what they want.
F. I am not concerned about it and will never be.
G. I hope that lady most especially the young should keep in mind that a man who truly loves her does not pressure to
do the forbidden expression of love.

Read….

All societies differentiate among their members – treating people who have certain characteristics differently from those
who do not. In addition, a society may also treat members differently on a variety of grounds such as religion, skin color,
physical strength or educational attainment. The usual result of this differentiation is social inequality.
Social inequality exists when people’s access to social rewards is determined by their personal group or group
characteristics. Such inequality is universal. When a society values males over females, the rich over the poor, various
religion, skin complexion, and scholastic standing, these people enjoy a higher status than those who do not. They also
have superior access to whatever rewards the society offers.

38-39. How relevant is the text to your personal experience in relation to social inequality? Explain your answer.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

40-42. Do you agree or disagree with the ideas of the author that those who possess the desired characteristics are favored
by society? Defend your answer.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

A young man knocked on the door of a lady’s house and asked if she would like to buy some of the mangoes he had just
picked. “Yes,” she said, “and I’ll take your pail in the kitchen and measure three kilos.”

The young man stood outside and waited with his dog. “Why don’t you come in and see that I measure your
mangoes right?” inquired the lady. “How do you know that I won’t cheat you?” “I am not afraid.” Replied the young man, “for
you would get the worst of it.”

“What do you mean by that?” the lady asked. “ Why, Ma’am,” said the young man, “ I would only lose the mangoes;
but you would make yourself a thief.”

43. The young man in the selection was_________

a. attentive b. reflective c. careless d. generous
44. What is the main idea of the selection? Explain your answer.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
45. What would likely be the reaction of the lady towards the young man?
a. impressed b. disappointed c. shocked d. indifferent

46-50. Write a narrative paragraph about bullying in the campus. Use adverbs in your paragraph. Be guided by the rubric.

RUBRICS

5 Points No grammatical error, substantial content with unity and coherence

4 Points Very few grammatical error, significant content with unity and coherence
3 Points Few grammatical error, significant content with unity and coherence
2 Points Several grammatical error, considerable content with unity and coherence
1 Point Numerous grammatical error, illogical content