Sacred Heart Academy

Loon, Bohol
SY 2019-2020
Member: Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
and Bohol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS-Tagbilaran)
email add: sacredheartacademyloon@yahoo.com
Tel #: (038) 505-8087

Diagnostic Test in English 9

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the 11. It is used in showing the sequence of a process or
best answer. chronology of events.
a. flowchart
1. Which of the following best describes a lyric poem? b. spider map
a. It tells a story in verse form with a beginning, c. web map
middle, and end. d. Venn diagram
b. It expresses the intense emotion and thoughts of 12. These war mobiles can help protect our territory. What is
the poet. the function of the underlined word in this sentence?
c. It only tells about loss and suffering. a. noun
d. It uses the elements of drama where a character b. verb
speaks to another character. c. adjective
2. Identify the structure of the sentence below. d. adverb
We left before the second act of the play. 13. A bodyguard was captured yesterday for killing the
a. S-TV-IO-DO businessman who hired him. What figure of speech is
b. S-LV-C shown in this sentence?
c. S-IV a. Irony
d. S-TV-DO-OC b. Paradox
3. Which of the following titles suggest a literary writing? c. Personification
a. Pacquiao dominates Algieri in unanimous d. Hyperbole
decision 14. What does the life of Richard Cory convey?
b. Palace admits BBL now in limbo a. Rich people are the happiest and contented
c. Arab countries ready to strike ISIS people.
d. A drug called love b. The poor must pity themselves.
4. Which sentence below has an S-LV-C pattern? c. Money is not the key to a happy and contented
a. It was she who broke the man's heart. life.
b. I prepared a song for her. d. The poor are the luckier than the rich.
c. Here stands the new church. 15. How can childhood experiences teach someone to be a
d. The child sleeps near the door. man/woman?
5. What is the meaning of the italicized word in this a. These experiences can make one appreciate
sentence? more particularly nature where a child usually
“The team showed a lackluster performance that made the plays.
home crowd bored and angry.” b. These experiences can make one responsible
a. intense and proactive and considerate.
b. uninspiring and spiritless c. These experiences can remind one to enjoy life
c. fast and furious and stop yearning for nonsensical things.
d. simple but thought-provoking d. All of the above.
6. What context clue is used in this sentence? 16. He began the long trudge home under heavy snow.
That double-dealing leader is a descendant of Judas a. Heavy and tiresome walk
Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. b. Dangerous path
a. Definition c. Walk away from the usual path
b. Examples d. Careless and dreamy walk
c. Contrast 17. The concert ended with a jovial note.
d. Restatement a. Mood to rise up
7. Supply this sentence with a correct discourse marker. b. Tiresome feeling
________, we can create a better word if we will all work c. Good for celebration
together. May this begin our journey to something better. d. Constant feeling
Thank you and good evening! 18. Bad day for the truants, lad. They will be sent to the
a. first principal's office.
b. too a. The best of the class
c. to sum up b. The worst in the class
d. in the case of c. Those who didn’t listen attentively
8. Which sentence below has an S-TV-IO-DO pattern? d. Those who leave without permission
a. Luke made his son a beautiful kite. 19. A ________ is the key idea of a text restated into short
b. The boy considers her a friend. and concise statements using your own words.
c. Mother baked a cake. a. in a nutshell
d. The cat jumped out of the window. b. conclusion
9. Identify the sentence pattern used. c. summary
I pronounce myself the winner of this battle. d. shortcut
a. S-LV-C 20. Which of the following are examples of adverbs of
b. S-TV-DO-OC frequency or duration?
c. S-IV a. fast, often, aggressively
d. S-TV-IO-DO b. always, seldom, often
10. We are fighting the war for peace. This sentence is an c. often, before, after
example of what figure of speech. d. strongly, later, often
a. Metaphor 21. This figure of speech uses the characters and events in
b. Paradox the story to symbolize certain concepts or ideals.
c. Personification a. Metaphor
d. Irony b. Allegory
c. Allusion

Vision: An institution of God-fearing, God-loving, and well transformed individuals

Mission: To provide quality education and values formation
Goals: inspired by the school’s vision-mission statement and the Divine Providence, we commit ourselves to:
 become person for others by sharing what we have and what we are;
 have a harmonious relationship among administrators, teachers, parents and students based on Trinitarian Spirituality;
 develop a pro-People, a pro-Nation, a pro-Earth, and a pro-God community
 d. Foreshadowing 36. Which form of literature is a long narrative that usually
22. “If we don’t get tickets from the movie house, we runs from 100 to 500 book pages?
________ at home.” a. poem
a. would have stayed b. short story
b. would stay c. play
c. will have stayed d. novel
d. will stay 37. Which literary element presents the time and location in
23. The woman being questioned by the police looks queer. which a story takes place?
What is the meaning of “queer”? a. character
a. new b. setting
b. common c. conflict
c. strange d. exposition
d. happy 38. Which of the following words is British?
24. Somebody slipped a rope round his neck and strangled a. favor
him. What is the meaning of “strangled”? b. color
a. choked c. neighbor
b. stopped d. colour
c. pressed 39. Which of the words is American?
d. broke a. apartment
25. He did it with his crafty idea. What is the meaning of b. trousers
“crafty”? c. rubbish
a. secret d. flat
b. kind 40. What refers to the statement made out of given
c. clever information or details?
d. stupid a. opinion
26. Which form of literature presents a story through dialogs b. fact
between characters? c. generalization
a. poem d. opposition
b. novel 41. What refers to the individual responding to events in a
c. play story?
d. short story a. host
27. The governor was coaxing the citizen to do something b. narrator
they detest. What is the meaning of “coaxing”? c. character
a. encouraging d. author
b. stopping 42. Which of the following words has the most intense
c. forcing meaning?
d. making a. huge
28. What do you call a long speech by a character in a b. big
conversation? c. gigantic
a. acting d. enormous
b. dialog 43. What refers to a short talk on an assigned topic?
c. monolog a. extemporaneous speech
d. soliloquy b. oral presentation
29. Why will you believe him? Isn’t he the treacherous villain? c. monolog
What is the meaning of “treacherous”? d. dialog
a. honest 44. What refers to a statement that can be verified through
b. confused reliable sources or observation?
c. deceitful a. idea
d. friendly b. fact
30. After hearing the unfavorable decision, Alex went home c. opinion
grumbling. What is the meaning of “grumbling”? d. speech
a. laughing 45. Which way of characterization describes how a character
b. smiling looks?
c. crying a. speech
d. complaining b. appearance
31. He has the reputation for being a knave; no one believes c. thoughts
him. What is the meaning of “knave”? d. feelings
a. ungrateful man 46. Which type of character undergoes change and grows in
b. respectful man certain ways?
c. angry man a. flat
d. dishonest man b. static
32. Which type of literature deals with a serious theme, c. neutral
usually the downfall of a great man? d. dynamic
a. novel 47. What he did at the event was indeed laudable; everybody
b. satire was in awe. What is the meaning of “laudable”?
c. comedy a. worthy of pity
d. tragedy b. worthy of thanksgiving
33. Which technical element of a play includes the clothing c. worthy of praise
and accessories worn by the actors on stage? d. worthy of mockery
a. lights 48. What refers to the information stated to promote or harm a
b. props particular cause, person, or point of view?
c. costume a. campaign speech
d. scenery b. extemporaneous speech
34. You can still do a lot of things even if you are vertically c. propaganda
challenged. What does “vertically challenged” mean? d. advertisement
a. medium-sized 49. Which literary element refers to the struggle between
b. short forces or characters in the story?
c. tall a. exposition
d. fat b. climax
35. Which technical element of a play includes stage curtains, c. conflict
platforms, backdrops, and other technical equipment? d. resolution
a. makeup 50. What refers to a formal discussion in which two people or
b. sound groups exchange opinions and ideas about an issue?
c. props a. duet
d. scenery b. dialog
 Sacred Heart Academy
Loon, Bohol
SY 2019-2020
Member: Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
and Bohol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS-Tagbilaran)
email add: sacredheartacademyloon@yahoo.com
Tel #: (038) 505-8087

Diagnostic Test in English 9

c. debate
d. duel

Vision: An institution of God-fearing, God-loving, and well transformed individuals

Mission: To provide quality education and values formation
Goals: inspired by the school’s vision-mission statement and the Divine Providence, we commit ourselves to:
 become person for others by sharing what we have and what we are;
 have a harmonious relationship among administrators, teachers, parents and students based on Trinitarian Spirituality;
 develop a pro-People, a pro-Nation, a pro-Earth, and a pro-God community