DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 9

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Directions: Read each statement below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A subject is a person or element that is performing the action of the verb.

In the sentence: Where did Abel leave his books? What is the subject of the sentence?
A. Abel B. leave C. book D. his
2. A noun that is equal to, or renames the subject, is called predicate noun.
What is the predicate noun in this sentence? My brother is a good businessman.
A. good businessman B. brother C. is D. my
3. The Direct Object is the person or thing to which the action is being directed.
In the sentence: We washed the dishes last night. What is the word considered as direct
A. Last night B. dishes C. we D. washed
4. The person or animate object who receives the direct object is called Indirect object.
Which of the following sentence underlined the correct Indirect object?
A. The principal sent Cain a note.
B. Max asked Tatang Serio a question.
C. Mrs. Estrada serves her family a hearty breakfast.
D. A princess in the balcony asked the prince a question.
5. A noun (or pronoun) connected into a sentence via a preposition is called object of
the preposition.
Which of the following sentences underlined the correct object of the preposition?
A. Mom rode her bike with Johnny.
B. The Ivatans plant cabbage along the rice fields every year.
C. Cardo needs to go to the police station now.
D. Don’t spend so much time watching over the television.
6. Nouns can serve as noun of direct address, which means that the noun is used to refer to
someone directly. Which sentence uses Noun of direct address?
A. I don't know whether I want adobe or sinigang for dinner.
B. I am sure you don’t mean to break the lamp.
C. Will you let Oliver know that dinner is ready?
D. Myla and Nathalie, will you make sure you clean up your rooms?
7. What kind of pronoun reflects the action of the sentence back to the subject?
A. Subject Pronoun B. Object Pronoun C. Intensive Pronoun D. Reflexive Pronoun
8. An Appositive is a word or phrase placed after another word to explain or identify it.
Which sentence contain an appositive?
A. My doctor is visiting us.
B. Miss magallanes is a strict teacher.
C. Oton, the first pueblo in Panay, has the highest number of HIV cases.
D. My radio is in the repair shop.

9. Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
 Consider this sentence: Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for_____Christmas than that?
A. A merrier B. a merrier C. the merriest D. Merry
10. Uncle Carl is really ______ man.
A. An old sweet B. a sweet C. A sweet old D. An oldest
11. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb. The adverb tells us how, when or where something
happens. In the sample sentence: Darren accidentally deleted three hours of homework with one clicks.
A. Accidentally B. deleted C. homework D. with
12. I have been a fan of mystery stories since I was quite young. What is the adverb in the sentence?
A. Fan B. quite C. was D. young
13. Some stories are incredibly exciting from the start to finish. What word is being describe by incredibly?
A. Stories B. exciting C. some D. start
14. The train arrived late. The word late is used as ___ in the sentence.
A. Verb B. adjective C. adverb D. noun
15. The late show is always the best. The word late is used as ____ in the sentence.
A. Verb B. adverb C. adjective D. noun
16. A preposition shows relationship between its object and some other word in a sentence.
Consider a sample sentence: My best friend lives _____ 129 Azura St. Deca Homes Pavia Iloilo.
A. In B. on C. at D. by
17. The Police caught the thief _____ the corner of JM Basa and Delgado Street.
A. In B. on C. for D. at
18. Prepositional phrases has a noun or pronoun which called the object of preposition.
Which of the following sentence has NO prepositional phrase?
A. He is sleeping on the carpet.
B. He drives the car in a high speed.
C. He always speaks in a loud voice.
D. He love me faithfully.
19. A phrase that acts like an adjective in a sentence is called adjective phrase. Loke an adjective
It modifies a noun or a pronoun. Which of the following sentences does not function as an adjective phrase?
A. A kid on the roof is looking at the sky.
B. The bot in the shop is my friend.
C. A lady with a long hair is walking in the garden.
D. They hired a huge beautiful home.
20. Identify the sentence that contains a compound predicate.
A. Carpenters and construction workers arrive early to the work site.
B. It takes many people to complete a building project.
C. The project coordinator is the executive officer of the company.
D. An architect designs the building and prepares the blueprints.

21. Identify the sentence that has a compound subject.

A. A mantle is a wooden or stone structure around a fireplace.
B. The cloak hung near the mantle.
C. A cape and a cloak are the same type of clothing.
D. The mantle was the perfect place to display the clock E. An architect designs the building and
prepares the blueprints.
22. Conjunctions are words used to join clauses together. Consider this sentence and choose the best
conjunction to combine the clauses correctly. He was ill _____ he attended the meeting.
A. As well as B. and C. but D. Although
23. _______ he is not educated, he possesses practical wisdom.
A. And B. Although C. yet D. But
24. Tom studied a lot, ____ he didn’t pass the test.
 A. And B. but C. yet D. for
25. He can buy a book, ______ he can borrow it from the library.
A. Or B. yet C. and D. for
26. Maria was so thirsty, ____ she drank some water.
A. So B. but C. and D. yet
27. An interjection is _______.
A. an exclamation which shows thoughts or feelings
B. a meaningless string of sounds
C. the same as an adjective
D. the same as adverbs
28. Which of the following interjections is NOT an expression of surprise or wonder?
A. Boo! B. Gee! C. Gosh! D. Hurrah!
29. Somebody has just stepped your toe. Which interjection would best fit the situation?
A. Yoo-hoo! B. Ouch! C. Hey D. Oops!
30. You are most likely to hear or use the interjection booo ___.
A. At a theatrical performance
B. While listening to a political speech
C. On both A and B
D. None of the above
31. The camel is the ship of the desert.
A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. simile D. personification
32. It seemed that the sky was going to cry the entire night. 
A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. simile D. personification
33. Upon explanation, the concept was as clear as crystal to Rahul.
A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. simile D. personification
34. The dentist had a severe toothache.
A. hyperbole B. irony C. metaphor D. simile
35. I would forgive you when pigs fly. 
A. hyperbole B. irony C. metaphor D. simile