2nd PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 9

S.Y 2018-2019

Name:________________________________ Grade/Sec.: ___________________Score:__________

Direction: Read carefully the questions and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for.

From the selection Self-Reliance, Desiree’s Baby, Take a Book Wherever You Go

______1. What advice did Emerson give in the second paragraph of Self-Reliance?
A. Trust thyself B. Depend on others C. Be an introvert D. All of them
_____2. Why is envy considered ignorance?
A. It is because it shows a sign of immaturity.
B. It is because it is a great sin against God.
C. It is because envy equates to covetousness.
D. All of the above
_____3. Find the other word or meaning of the underlined word. This is the hobgoblin that makes me keep
lighted lamp beside my bed throughout the night.
A. An object of dread or apprehension C. Darkness
B. A superhero D. Somebody who steals the light
_____4. When I am alone, I talk to myself and anyone who witnesses or hears my soliloquy will surely think
that I am not quite sane.
A. Unspoken reflections B. Dramatic scene C. Peace from within D. None of them
_____5. The jubilant champions, smiling and cheering, carried the coach and their captain on their shoulders.
A. Joyous B. Mad C. Desperate D. Disappointed
_____6. Which of the following could have used the deep anger of Armand Aubigny?
A. A sense of betrayed honor C. disgust for Desiree
B. A deep sense of fear and humiliation D. None of them
_____7. What is the theme of Take a Book Wherever You Go?
A. Books help us learn about subjects like Math, English, Science, and etc..
B. Books can be boring depending on the story and its title.
C. Books help us discover and explore things beyond our reach.
D. Books are sometimes useful and useless.
_____8. What reason did Aiken give for choosing the book?
A. He just love to read books whenever he gets bored.
B. For him a book is somewhat like a treasure.
C. He believed that if every single person in the world had a book, we’d have a lot less trouble.
D. None of them
_____9. Which of them does not belong to the group?
A. Desiree’s Baby B. Take a Book… C. The Hamlet D. Self-Reliance
_____10. Who said this: “There is no frigate like a book”?
A. Emily Shakespeare B. Jon Donne C. Emily Dickinson D. William Howard

Types of Essay

_____11. It was developed by Francis Bacon and is a reflection about life written in a rather serious tone?
A. Informal essay B. Formal essay C. Descriptive Essay D. None of them
_____12. Also known as the familiar essay which was popularized by Michel de Montaigne and does not dwell
on serious or seriously ideas?
A. Formal essay B. Descriptive essay C. Informal essay D. All of them
_____13. It aims to convince the readers to accept a certain idea or course of action?
A. Descriptive essay B. Biographical essay C. Persuasive essay D. Expository
_____14. It tackles serious and profound thoughts about the fundamental problems of life?
A. Biographical essay B. Critical essay C. Reflective essay D. Expository
_____15. Is a sentence or two that clearly states the main idea of the essay?
A. Reflective B. Biographical C. Thesis statement D. Topic sentence
_____16. It deals with an interpretation of the significance of a creative work, like literature, music, drama and
the arts?
A. Critical essay B. Reflective C. Expository D. Formal essay
_____17. It presents an aspect in the life of a particular individual?
A. Biographical essay B. Critical essay C. Descriptive D. All of them
_____18. It creates a clear, vivid picture of its subject, which may be a person, an animal, an event, an object,
or a place, on which the writer shares his/her impressions about a specific topic?
A. Descriptive essay B. Critical essay C. Biographical D. Informal essay
_____19. In reading an essay, you should consider the following except one?
A. Body of the essay B. Central idea C. Purpose D. Audience
_____20 Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Informal B. Biographical C. Critical D. Descriptive

II. Complete the following sentences using the present perfect tense. Use the verbs in parentheses.

1. Modern technology _________________(transform) our lives

2. Computers and Internet _______________ (open) new possibilities for communication.
3. Technology __________________ (make) travelling and communication faster, easier, and cheaper.
4. Long-distance communication __________________ (become) faster and simpler.
5. Computer technology _________________ (bring) much advancement to our lives.
6. Internet connections ________________ (give) us easier ways to communicate with our friends and
families in almost any place on earth.
7. Hundreds of millions of people ___________________(utilize) the Internet to communicate.
8. Technology _________________ (create) an efficient way for people to connect with one another.
9. Thus, technology _________________ (alter) man’s lifestyle.
10. All of this technology ________________ (make) our planet seem much smaller.

III. Identify whether the following sentences are written in the active or in the passive voice. Then, write the
doer of the action on the space to the right. If the doer is unknown, write a question mark.

1. Many people are working to make the web a universal medium. _______________________
2. A growing market for accessible technologies is noticed. _______________________
3. The eye tracking systems are also used by different companies. ___________________
4. Computer-generated symbols allow individuals to use standard word processing. ________________
5. Touchpad and trackball are being used by people who have limited mobility. __________________
6. Onscreen virtual keyboards help people who do not know how to type. _________________
7. Alternative physical keyboards were created to help those with vision impairment. _______________
8. Simple hardware changes aid persons with mobility impairment. __________________
9. Special devices have been developed to give functional alternatives to computers. _______________
10. People with disabilities meet difficulties of all types. ____________________

IV. Change the following active voice into passive voice.

1. Rommel looks after him.

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2. Leimmor did not explain the solution to the problem.
______________________________________________________________________
3. Professor Perla will give the last lecture.
______________________________________________________________________
4. Braille keyboards allow the blind users to easily identify each key.
______________________________________________________________________
5. Mila eats the dessert today.
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6. The Police Officers shot the criminal on his head along the highway.
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V. Write an essay of any of the topics below. Choose one. (20 pts.)
* Justice * Calamities * Christianity
* Education * History * Books
* Social Media * Politics * Economy

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

When you understand that life is a TEST, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life.
GOD BLESS!