Grade 9 English
Grade 9 English
ACTIVITY SHEET
ENGLISH 9
NIXON Q. FERRER
Subject Teacher
Checked by:
RENATO T. NARITO
Principal I
CALMAY INTEGRATED SCHOOL
ACTIVITY SHEET
Directions: Study the sentences. Look for the function of the underlined word and write Verb or
Gerund.
____5.They are now taking care of those people without asking for anything in return.
____6. The most fun I had was mingling with people with different nationalities.
Prepared by:
NIXON Q. FERRER
Subject Teacher
Checked by:
RENATO T. NARITO
Principal I
CALMAY INTEGRATED SCHOOL
ACTIVITY SHEET
Prepared by:
NIXON Q. FERRER
Subject Teacher
Checked by:
RENATO T. NARITO
Principal I
CALMAY INTEGRATED SCHOOL
ACTIVITY SHEET
Pair each strategy with its keyword. Match Column A with Column B by writing the letter of
your choice on the space provided before the number.
Column A Column B
1. Be memorable. A. vivid
2. Have a structure. B. symbolisms
3. Don’t waste the opening. C. shocking fact
4. Strike the right tone. D. devices
5. Humanize yourself. E. body language
6. Repeat yourself. F. outline
7. Use transitions. G. action
8. Include theatrics. H. earlier points
9. End strong. I. humor
10. Keep it short. J. purpose
K. long
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NIXON Q. FERRER
Subject Teacher
Checked by:
RENATO T. NARITO
Principal I
CALMAY INTEGRATED SCHOOL
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Directions: Identify the correct answers to the questions below. Write your answer on your
paper.
1. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill.
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
2.What does the quote below mean?
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.”
a. It is important to strive for success.
b. It is wrong to work hard for success.
c. You should plant crops where you plan to harvest them.
d. To be successful, you must first work hard.
3. Which of these creates an exaggeration?
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
4. The clock is telling him to start dinner.
a. oxymoron c. personification
b. hyperbole d. euphemism
5. What does the quote below mean? “The best university of all is a collection of books.”
a. All universities should have a large book.
b. A university can be judged by the size of its book collection
c. People who want to attend a university should first read a large collection of
books.
d. Reading a books can provide a person with an excellent education.
6. Her cheeks are big red apples from the cold.
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
7.Life is like a box of chocolates, You never know what you’re going to get.
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
8. The leaves danced in the wind.
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
9. Juliet is like a rich jewel.
a. simile c. personification
b. metaphor d. hyperbole
10. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior caused his collateral damage.
a .oxymoron c. personification
b. hyperbole d. euphemism
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I. Directions: Draw a heart if the statement shows positive values and draw an X
if it shows a negative valueS before each number in the following items below.
_____1. I am made special and wonderful.
_____2. I am bragging to others my achievements and talents.
_____3. I greet people politely.
_____4. I do my best to be responsible in everything given to me.
_____5. I never greet my teachers.
_____6. I undertake tasks with a smile.
_____7. I read books and study my lessons.
_____8. I leave my things anywhere.
_____9. I wash my hands before and after eating.
_____10. I say kind and pleasing words to others.
_____11. I hit my classmates when I feel frustrated.
_____12. I throw garbage everywhere.
_____13. I socialize with family and friends in a light-hearted manner.
_____14. I play very loud music that disturbs my neighbors.
_____15. I donate food and clothes to the needy.
II. Read carefully the sentences below. Guess the “critical issue” presented in each
number by choosing the letter of the correct answer and write it on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Less than 40 percent of countries offer girls and boys equal access to education and only
39 percent of countries have equal proportions of the sexes enrolled in secondary
education.
a. pollution b. violence c. child abuse d. gender inequality
2. Those small factories are causing a lot of environmental problems with all their noise and
smoke.
a. pollution b. violence c. child abuse d. gender inequality
3.A mother and her live-in boyfriend were charged by police officers after repeatedly hitting
her 3-year-old daughter to the point that she required emergency brain surgery.
a. pollution b. violence c. child abuse d. gender inequality
4. Police records attest to his long history of crimes in the country.
a. pollution b. violence c. child abuse d. gender inequality
5. A mother is malnourished during pregnancy causing her children to wasting (low weight
for height) or stunting (low height for age).
a. racism b. bullying c. extreme hunger/poverty d. gender inequality
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NIXON Q. FERRER RENATO T. NARITO
Subject Teacher Principal I