PHILIPPINE LINGUISTIC ACADEMY

4TH QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

S.Y. 2017-2018

NAME: ________________________________ DATE: _____________________

YEAR & SECTION: _____________________ SCORE: ____________________

I. LISTENING. You will hear two conversations one at a time. After you hear the
conversations, choose the best answers for the questions below. Encircle the letter of your
answer.

A.

1. What is the name of the girl being cyberbullied?

a. Mariah b. Michelle c. Megan d. Mae
2. She is a student in ____________.
a. preschool b. elementary school c. high school d. college
3. The girl's teacher just thinks that she needs to _____________ to make things better.
a. talk more b. study quietly c. pay attention d. interact
4. Some of the students have been __________________.
a. ignoring the girl at lunch c. making fun of her clothes
b. stealing the girl's books d. spreading rumours about the girl
5. What did some kids do on Facebook that hurt the girl's feelings?
a. they deleted her as a friend c. they didn't invite her to a friend's birthday party
b. they wrote some awful messages d. they removed her from the group chat.
6. The girl's mother is planning on __________________ to resolve the problem.
a. meeting with the school principal c. contacting the local police
b. discussing the issue with a lawyer d. doing nothing
7. The teacher wants to ________________.
a. apologize to the girl by email c. talk to her the next day at school
b. read books on suicide prevention d. blame the class for what happen

B.

8. The young man says he needs a new phone because __________.

a. his parents took his last one c. someone stole his last one
b. his phone is an older model d. his old phone was confiscated by his teacher
9. How many phones does the young man already have?
a. two b. three c. four d. five
10. According to the conversation, what are the young man's parents like?
a. friendly b. generous c. kind d. greedy
11. What do his parents want their son to do to get a phone?
a. take out money from his bank account c. find a job and work to earn money
b. ask his brother if he can use an old phone d. study hard and get good grades
12. The young man already has an iPhone
a. true b. false c. not mentioned
13. The word self – reliant means being _______.
a. vulnerable b. independent c. defenceless d. indigent
14. What is the BEST word to describe the young man's personality?
a. talkative c. mean
b. self-centered d. friendly

II. SPEAKING

15. Ben, you have to ___________ the computer

a. Turn down c. Take down
b. Turn off d. Take off

16. Snow _______ old songs on streaming sites and we are spazzing like it is new music.
a. Put up c. Put in
b. Put down d. Both A and C

17. What do you think ____________ most important gadget in the past few years?
a. Is c. Have been
b. Has been d. Both A and C

18. Dell, _____________ multinational computer technology based in Texas.

a. a c. no article
b. the d. an

19. Cellphone is one ________ most widely use technology nowadays.

a. a c. no article
b. the d. an

20. IPhone, _________ world’s most powerful personal device.

a. a c. no article
b. the d. an

21. Do you prefer writing emails?

a. I’ve never liked writing
b. Yes, I do.
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above

22. Mary don’t know how to use a cellphone.

a. MARY don’t know how to use a cellphone
b. Mary don’t know how to USE A CELLPHONE
23. James is addicted into using computer?
a. JAMES is addicted into using computer
b. James is ADDICTED into using computer

24. Ziggy’s dream is to be a computer technician someday.

a. Ziggy’s DREAM is to be a computer technician someday.
b. Ziggy’s dream is to be a COMPUTER TECHNICIAN SOMEDAY

25. The student got caught using a cellphone during class.

a. THE STUDENT got caught using a cellphone during clas
b. The student GOT CAUGHT using a cellphone during class

26. Jamie lost her phone during the rally?

a. Jamie lost her phone DURING THE RALLY
b. JAMIE lost her phone during the rally

27. Belle’s computer has a virus and she lost over 4,000 pictures of her boyfriend.
a. Belle’s computer has a virus and she LOST OVER 4,000 PICTURES OF HER
BOYFRIEND
b. BELLE’S COMPUTER has a virus and she lost over 4,000 pictures of her
boyfriend

28. Ella’s little sister is using a broken laptop screen as a tablet?

a. ELLA’S LITTLE SISTER is using a broken laptop screen as a tablet
b. Ella’s little sister is using a broken laptop screen as a TABLET

29. The new series of Iphone only came out a few month ago.
a. The NEW SERIES of Iphone only came out a few month ago.
b. The new series of Iphone ONLY CAME OUT a few month ago.

III. GRAMMAR

A. Identify whether the following sentences are in active or passive voice. If it is in the active
voice, write A and change the sentence into passive voice. On the other hand, if it is in the
passive voice, write P and change the sentence into active voice. Write your answers at the
back of the test paper. (10 points)

30-31. Technology companies issued the largest number of cross-border IPOs, with 41
listings in 2014.
32-33. In World War One, hand to hand combat was replaced by technological
weaponry which did not require enemy soldiers to come face to face.
34-35. Teenagers send more than one thousand seven hundred texts every month.
36-37. Significant advances in laser technology have been made by the research team.
38-39. A car that runs on plain water was invented by Daniel Dingel.

B. Transform the following sentences into reported speech

40. “Technology use can lead to misery and loneliness,” said the reporter
41. Mom told us, “The internet is not always safe to use.”
42. “Please turn off your mobile phones while the lecture is ongoing,” said the
speaker to the students.
43. The man says, “Teenagers don’t spend enough time with their families due to
excessive use of technology.”
 44. The CEO explained, “Young people need to have good computer skills these days
if they want to get a job in the new hi-tech industries which are opening up.”

C. Transform the following sentences into direct speech

45. Freeman Dyson said that technology is a gift of God.
46. Dad ordered us to do our assignments before playing videogames.
47. John Tudor remarked that technology made it possible for people to gain control
over everything except technology.
48. The teacher asked her students whether they had thought technology can save
the world from environmental destruction.
49. Somebody told me that the technology used to make a musical greeting card is
more sophisticated than that used in cars of 20 years ago.

IV. READING: Read the selections then answer the questions that follow

We are living in an Information Age where technology and knowledge bases are
advancing at an explosive rate. According to Schilling, at an average, the magnitude human
knowledge is now doubling every 13 months at the current rate. The over-whelming effects
of this knowledge are all around us as cutting edge technology is rendered obsolete in the
blink of an eye due to further advancements. It would be illogical to believe that we should
abandon technology, because in many cases, it will be the difference for a better tomorrow.
As a result of the pursuit of better quality of life, some dependence on technology is
unavoidable because we would all like to have clean running water, healthy diet, and
protection from terrible diseases, provision of power and different electronic tools for our
businesses as well as other material comforts and amenities in our lives.
Technology especially in the face of rapidly increasing population helps us in utilizing
the Earth’s resources more efficiently. It is due to technology that human race is surviving
the unprecedented population expansion and without it, the human race would have died out
long ago in a global hunger Armageddon. But on the other hand there are negative effects of
technology lingering in our lives. By neglecting basic human and mammalian instincts like
socializing, family life and physical exertion, we have become artificial and hollow.
Although we are reaping benefits, we are losing the little of the precious humanity left in our
lives due to over-indulgence.

In conclusion, technology has affected our lives deeply. We simply cannot imagine
living without it. It has increased our lifespan and quality of living. It has brought us closer
to each other in certain ways and drifted away in others. Without it, our lives would have
been simpler, harder, poorer, isolated, unimaginative, disconnected and dangerous.

50. In the Age of Information technology, people lives _______

a. advanced rapidly
b. have become complicated
c. have become lethargic
d. enlightened
51. The use of technology helped people in utilizing the earth’s _____ more efficiently.
a. inland
b. area
c. resort
d. treasure

52. Human race would have died out long ago in a global hunger Armageddon.

The underline word Armageddon means

a. A place that has no food supply nor electricity

b. A destructive battle
c. An isolated city
d. None of the above

53. People have become dependent on the usefulness of technology because ______.
a. It makes life a lot comfortable
b. It provides people with everything they need in an instance
c. It opens great advancement in life
d. All of the above

54. “By neglecting basic human and mammalian instincts, we have become artificial and
hollow.” This phrase means that
a. Technology has a negative effect on the society
b. Technology help humans to progress
c. Technology is injurious
d. All of the above

55. Technology is rendered obsolete in the blink of an eye due to further advancements.

The underline word obsolete means

a. irreplaceable
b. valuable
c. replaceable
d. efficient

56. People lives would have been ________ without the invention of technology.
a. advance
b. arduous
c. easy
d. None of the above
 Technology and Students: The Good and the Bad

Using technologies can be both beneficial and harmful to the one who uses it.
Educational Opportunities the amount of information literally at your fingertips is amazing!  If
a child is curious about anything, there is a wealth of information online.  They can see animals
in their natural habitats with web cams and even watch things happening at NASA – live!  Such
access can really feed a love of learning. Connections, technology allows students to connect
with friends and family who live far away.  Programs like Skype can allow “face to face” visits
with anyone from anywhere in the world.  Reading devices like e-readers and tablets have made
books easy to bring anywhere!  The ability to carry a virtual library with you certainly lines up
on the “good” side of the issue. 

However, if not being carefully used may results to the following: Graphic Violence,
watching and virtually participating in graphic violence is not healthy for a child’s developing
mind and psyche.  Regarding children and violent gaming, the American Academy of
Adolescent and Child Psychiatry says, “Studies of children exposed to violence have shown that
they can become: “immune” or numb to the horror of violence, imitate the violence they see, and
show more aggressive behavior with greater exposure to violence.”  Too much screen time,
spending excessive time in front of a screen is detrimental to a child’s health and well-being,
according to many pediatric experts.  The American Academy of Pediatrics determined that
students who spend more than 2 hours a day in front of a screen (TV or computer) are more
likely to be obese, have irregular sleep, and have behavioral problems and poor academic
performance.  Isolation, as “connected” as we are in our tech-savvy society, sometimes it seems
the connections are shallow and void of real relationship.  Sometimes it seems we are each
wrapped up in our own electronic world, a culture of cocoons.  Cyber Danger, being flippant
about personal information and technology can mean someone knowing exactly where your child
is and what they are doing. 

Truth is technology is not only here to stay but will likely grow in prevalence.  This calls
for taking a balanced approach with our students.

Source: https://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/technology-and-kids-the-good-the-bad-and-the-balance/

57. The following are the good sides of using technology, except________.

a. It provides education opportunities

b. It connects people around the globe

c. It makes learning possible everywhere

d. It promotes violence

58. The use of technology makes the students’ lives a lot easier because information can be
access anywhere at any given time with just one click. This is to say that, technology
provides______.

a. Connections

b. Educational Opportunities

c. Reading
 d. None of the above

59. “Studies of children exposed to violence have shown that they can become: “immune” or
numb to the horror of violence, imitate the violence they see, and show more aggressive
behavior with greater exposure to violence.” This statement is according to_____.

a. Department Of Research

b. NASA

c. American Academy of Adolescent and Child Psychiatry

d. Department Of Psychology

60. If not being properly handled the use of technology would definitely result to the
following, except_______.

a. greater exposure to violence

b. poor health and well-being

c. wealth of information online

d. void of relationships

61. The word tech-savvy society means the following except

a. Age of information technology

b. Era of immeasurable computing power and technological power

c. Period of facebook, twitter, instagram etc.

d. Media Illiterate

62. Research concluded that, “Spending excessive time in front of a screen is detrimental to a
child’s health and well-being, according to many pediatric experts” The underlined word
means

a. serious

b. threat

c. harmful

d. disadvantage
63. The American Academy of Pediatrics determined that students who spend more than 2
hours a day in front of a screen are more likely results to except

a. poor mental health

b. behavioral problems

c. good performance at school

d. physical complication

64. To maximize the benefits of using technology in the lives of the students, one should
know how to properly use it. Which of the following statements is true

a. students should always spend their time surfing

b. students should integrate the use of technology in any aspects of their lives

c. students should be mindful about the good and bad sides of using technology

d. students should teach their parents on how to use the google, instagram, skype, etc.

Determining the best Platform

The social ecosystem is steadily growing, which means marketers must be more strategic
than ever when engaging with consumers across social networks and devices. As consumers
traverse from Facebook to Twitter to Pinterest and Instagram, content is digested differently.
Here are several paths to success when it comes to choosing a social network that will
perform best with your audience on mobile. Pinterest, this social platform is experiencing
rapid growth with a largely female user-base (70 percent), according to Nielsen research,
while, twitter’s user base is much more diverse and text oriented. The micro-blogging site is
excellent for real-time engagement with consumers. On twitter, you can share the latest news
in a quick snapshot message, allowing information to be shared instantly while offering
fodder for thought-provoking conversations. For facebook, Mark Zuckerberg's company
currently offers the most substantial and diverse reach. It is well suited for rich content
accompanied by images or videos. However, instagram is the new kid on the block in many
aspects. It is an internet-based photo-sharing application and service that allows users to
simply capture and share the world’s moments either publicly or privately. Additionally,
according to a recent TechCrunch article, 78 percent of its daily users are on mobile, which
presents countless opportunities for mobile engagement.

Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231446

Direction: Write the word TRUE if the given statement is correct; however, if the statement is
incorrect write the word FALSE and change the underline word. Write your answers on the
space provided before each number.
65. Facebook is a highly visual social site with a predominately female audience.

66. Twitter engagement on the go that can reach hundreds of thousands of

followers immediately.

67. Bill gates is the founder of facebook company.

68. An internet-based photo-sharing application and service that allows users to
simply capture and share the world’s moment is known as instagram.
69. Instagram is the most widely used social network in this day.
70. Facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat and other popular app is a networking
site that allows people to share, connect, and spread out information as quick as
possible.
71. People prefer using app in their mobile because it is handy and can creates
countless opportunities for people who are always on the go.
 V. LITERATURE

Match the term in column A with their meaning in column B. Write only the letter of
your answer.

______72. Personification A. Clues in a literary work which suggest events that have yet to
occur

______73. Foreshadowing B. Anything that stands for or represents something else

______74. Irony C. Involving some sort of discrepancy or incongruity

______75. Metaphor D. Uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison between two ideas

______76. Symbol E. Use of words that imitate sounds

______77. Simile F. Comparison is implied

______78. Alliteration G. A non-human subject is give human characteristics

______79. Onomatopoeia H. The repetition of initial consonant sounds

______80. Theme I. The central idea of a story

VI. WRITING (Items 81-100)

Write a critique of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a stage production. You will be evaluated with
the following criterias:

• Content - 10

• Organization - 5

• Mechanics - 5