3rd QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9
Name: ____________________________________ Grade & Section: __________________
I. Expanding sentences with Gerunds:
Match the sentence in Column A with an appropriate phrase in Column B.
A B
1. There are lots of reasons A) By adding decors to our house
2. Coconut trees contribute to the B) For having coconut tree
comfort of my family C) By enjoying more it benefits
3. The young milk is used by my mother D) From being destroyed tremendously
4. Coconut husk is used by my brother E) By giving us shade from the heat of
5. The leaves comfort us the sun
6. Dried flowers please us F) In mixing fruits for salad
7. Cold juice helps us G) By providing us variety of products
8. We should save coconut trees H) In planting more trees
9. We must find time I) In quenching our thirst
10. We must be thankful J) For shining our floor
II. Identify the underlined word(s) as Gerund and Gerund Phrase, Infinitive, Infinitive
Phrase, Participle and Participial Phrase.
1. the children laughing and giggling, scolded by their parents.
2. To play the game well is part of the athlete’s code.
3. The program recycling waste approved by our mayor.
4. The ecologists are doing their best to protect mother earth.
5. To win a million in a game show is his desire.
6. His work mining, creates fears to his family.
7. Burning fossil fuel has caused the irreversible.
8. You have to bring your mother today
9. Most of the street vendors developed respiratory illness from smoke
belching.
10. If you want to succeed in life, you must finish your studies
11. Loggers are destroying our forest.
12. I want to travel to visit my relatives.
13. The government considered illegal fishing a crime.
14. Disturbed by the heat of the sun, the teenage wears eyeglasses.
15. Planting trees prevent flash floods.
16. Who saw the boy drowned in the pool?
17. The bag of money taken from the bank was disappeared.
18. The old woman, crying furiously painted on the floor.
III.
A. Sorry Wrong number: Arrange the events in order. 1-5
a. She accidentally heard a conversation between two men planning a murder.
b. Desperate to prevent a crime. She begin a series of call to the operator to the
police and others.
c. One night while she was waiting for her husband to return home she pick up the
phone and called the office.
d. Mrs. Stevenson is an invalid confined to her bed and the only lifeline was the
telephone.
e. Her conversation with Sgt. Duffy made her realized the description of the crime
scene.
B. Fill in the blank with tenses of the verb; present, past, and future.
1. Mom and I eat our pasta and make slurping sound.
2. I turned the lights off before I go to bed.
3. We will win the soccer game if we work together.
4. Shiela will bake a cake for her brother’s birthday.
5. My class sold candles to raise money for our trip.
6. The winds picked up once the sun went down.
7. My mother allow us to watch TV if we finish our homework.
8. The energetic puppy was happy yesterday.
IV. Replace each underline words with antonyms (opposite) from the word box.
Crooked Up Wrong Soft Open
Sold Appear Bitter Night Sad
1.The day was cold and dark.
2. My friend got the correct answer.
3. Aida bought a new umbrella this weekend.
4. The horse run down the straight path.
5. Cory laid her head down on the hard pillow.
6. The orange tasted incredibly sweet.
7. I’m happy to see my dog again.
8. The library is straight ahead.
9. The dinosaurs disappeared million years ago
