STA. CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLSTA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SURFIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATIONENGLISH GRADE 9NAME:_______________________________ SCORE: ____________YEAR & SECTION : _____________________ DATE: _____________TEST I. Read the poem The Seven Ages of Man silently and look out the words from the poem that ft each description below !hoose the suitable answer from the bo"1. A lyric poem that tells a story ______________.2. A leopard or other large cat________________.3. Crying ____________4. promises or pledge to accomplish ____________5. display unconsciousness or nothingness _______________6. throwing up or vomiting due to sickness _______________. a school !ag ___________". a man#s close$%tting garments &or the hips and legs ___________'. produces a high sharp sound _____________1(. unhappy or sorrow&ul sound _______________TEST II.A. Read and answer the following #uestions $rite only the letter ofyour answer11. )t is a sound device used !y poets to suggest actions* movements and meanings.a. +ersoni%cation !. ,nomatopoeia c. -etaphord. .imile12. /hen the ending sounds o& words are repeated* we call it _________.a. Alliteration !. Assonance c. Consonance d. 0hyme13. 1his is the repetition o& vowel sounds within words.a. Assonance!. Alliteration c. 0hyme d. Consonance14. 1hese are rhyming words which appear within the lines in poems.a. -usical 0hyme c. 2nd 0hyme!. )nternal 0hyme d. 3oth a 4 !15. __________ is the repetition o& consonant sounds within and at theend o& the words.a. Alliteration !. Assonance c. Consonance d. 3oth a 4 !16. )t is the repetition o& consonant sounds at the !eginning o& the words.a. 0hyme !. consonance c. Assonance d. Alliterationpard !allad mewling o!livion pouchwoe&ul whistle puking oathpantaloons1. __________ is a collection o& words you can use to convey meaning clearly and e5ectively.a. 6and 3ank!. /orld 3ank c. /ord 3ank d. /ood 3ank1".1hese are rhyming words which appear at the end o& the lines o&the poems.a. 2nd rhyme c. !lank verse!. )nternal rhyme d. none o& these1'. A ___________ is a meaning&ul musical e7pression o& signi%cant human e7periences where power&ul words are used to signi&y the !eauty and grandeur o& li&e. a. .ong !. poem c. story d. movie2(. 1he bubbling brook !reaks. 1he underlined phrase is an e7ample o&a. Alliteration !. Assonance c. Consonance d. ,nomatopoeiaB. The parts in capital letters receive the primary stress %% $hich of the following words primarily stress&Ages .+2Ctacles o!6)vion.2venin8ant pan1Aloons -2/ling +6A9ers21. _____________22. _____________23. _____________24. _____________25. _____________TEST III Rewrite the following sentences with correct capitali'ation and punctuation marks26. ,h that#s the spirit willy2. )ll go to !oston2".9ou don#t happen to sell do you2'. :et out o& my sight3(. ) have never !een to malacanang palace31. 0ico and ;on wen to laguna last &riday32. /hy cant ) go33. )m !usy don#t !other me34. /e saw cousin nelia in a red volkswagen35. Come -r santosTEST IV. 0ead the selection then answer the o much &urther !ack. 1race it !ack &rom the %rst* along the arm* into the mind and into the heart. )n the %rst motion o& e7clusion o& the other person* the violence took root and !egan to sprout. 2verything good and !adcomes &rom tiny !eginnings some seeds are so small that they can scarcely !e seen !y the naked eye.36. /hat is the essence o& the selection=a. All things start &rom small !eginnings!. ?iolence starts when you hit a man#s &acec. ?iolence starts when a !ullet hits a human @eshd. Aismissing another person#s importance is the root o& violence3. 3ased on the selection* what conclusion may !e drawn=a. ,ne should step violence !e&ore it !egins!. ?iolence destroys human lives.c. 1he root o& violence start in the heartd. .ome things cannot !e seen !y the human eye.+eace&ul !ut harassed citiBens cannot make CtheirD a!out cops. 0ecently* we#ve seen police generals %nger pointing and accusing each othero& the worst kind o& corruption and crimes with their lawyers sneering. +rove itE 3ut this is only the tip o& the ice!erg &or it appears that not goes all the way down to .treet level.1he trou!le has in the &act that when one is &ramed up !y a cop the police report has the last word* F your goose is cookedG. 8or those capa!le o& testi&ying to the rot have already taken their rest in the cemetery.3". /hat is the theme o& the selection=a. Civilians cannot trust police oHcers.!. 1he present police agency needs a revamp.c. CitiBens must !e saved &rom corrupt policeman.d. 1he police agency has an image pro!lem.3'. Iow do you interpret the phrase Fyour goose is cooked#=a. 9ou have a hopeless case.!. ,ne is certain to !e convicted c. )t is diHcult to re&orm the police agency.d. 9ou have a !etter chance %ghting with criminals than with cops4(. /hat prevalent image o& the cop is discussed in the selection=a. Capa!le !. honest c. harassed d. corrupt41. 3ased on the selection* what character traitJvalue is implied on the oHcers=a. Courage !. patience c. 6oyalty d. )ntegrity42. /hat is the likely occupation o& the writer=a. Concerned citiBens c. Activist!. 0e&ormist d. Kournalist+ollution o& the atmosphere is one o& our most serious ecological pro!lems. 1he main waste products that pollute the air are gases such as sulphur dio7ide and car!on mono7ide. .moke can also cause pollution as it consists o& small particles o& solid materials such as tar and car!on* suspended in the air. 1hese are !ad &or health and cause plants and crops to grow less and a!undantly. 1he sources o& theses pollutants are mainly traHc*especially e7haust &umes o& cars can also cause dangerous pollution o& the air we !reathe.Air pollution can !e controlled and minimiBed. >ature o5ers help. 1hrough gravity pollutants descend &rom the atmosphere. /ind also !reaks up concentrated pollutants away &rom crowded cities. And through photosynthesis o7ygen is emitted !y green plants which in e5ect* provided the counter !alances to harm&ul gas like car!on dio7ide. )n this aspect* man can help !y keeping his surrounding clean and green with trees.43. /hat is the selection mainly a!out=a. +ollution !. Air +ollution c. Iarm&ul :ases . +ollutants44. /hat are the main waste products that pollute the air=a. .ul&ur dio7ide and car!on dio7ide!. 1ar and car!onc. Iarm&ul :assesd. All o& the a!ove45. /hat counter !alance the harm&ul gases present in the air=a. ,7ygen !. car!on c. hydrogend. dio7ide46. /hat should the people do in order to counter !alance the harm&ul gases that pollute the air=a. -ake the environment clean!. +lant treesc. -ake the surrounding clean and plant more treesd. Avoid !urning the gar!age4. /hat will happen to the plants and crops i& the air is very much polluted=a. +lants and crops will not !e a5ected.!. +lants and crops will grow less a!undantly.c. +lants and crops love air pollution &or they need itd. +lants and crops will !e healthier4". /hat will happen i& one keeps on polluting the air=a. 1he air will !ecome very polluted.!. -any people will get sickc. -any plants will died. All living creatures will greatly !e a5ected and may die4'./hat is the purpose o& the author in writing the selection=a. )n&orm the people a!out air pollution!. Convince people to help solve air pollution.c. )n&orm and convince the people to people to help solve air pollution.d. :ive awareness to the people.5(. /hich !est descri!es the !ene%ts o& a clean environment=a. 6ess disease* less health care cost!. Active community involvementc. -ore !udget &or health pro!lems* increases supply o& medicine.d. -ore community pro;ects &or community development.