Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NORTHERN SAMAR

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9

SY. 2023-2024

Name: ___________________________Section: ______________ Date: ________Score: ________

(General Directions: Read and understand carefully the following statements. Answer neatly and
legibly.)
I.REMEMBERING
I. Identify the following statements. Write the letter of the correct answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. It is a connection between the text and other books, movies, songs, and articles.
a. Text-to-Self b. Text-to-Text c. Text-to-World d.Text-to-Group
2.It is a connection between the text and reader’s life and experiences.
a. Text-to-Self b. Text-to-Text c. Text-to-World d. Text-to-Group
3. It is a connection between the text and the events happened in the real world. .
a. Text-to-Self b. Text-to-Text c. Text-to-World d. Text-to-Group
4. He is the author of the famous speech, “I Have a Dream”
a. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. O’ Henry c. Rudyard Kipling d. Henry Wadsworth
5. It is the dream of the speaker for his four little children on his speech.
a. To buy a house and lot
b. That one day they will live in a nation where they will not be judged
c. To experience the real spirit of brotherhood.
d. To study abroad
6. The meaning of neither the underlined word in this quote, “There will be neither rest nor
tranquility in America until the Negro is granted the citizenship rights.
a. Carelessness b. neatness c. calmness d. nastiness
7. The meaning of the underlined word in this quote, “With this faith, we will be able to transform
the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood”.
a. Agreement b. friendship c. freedom d. conflict
8.It is the theme of the speech?
a. Freedom and equality b. slavery c. power d. justice
9. It was the exact date of Martin Luther’s speech.
a. August 28, 1963 b. August 28, 1936 c. July 28, 1963 d. August 28, 1975
10. The dreams of Martin Luther.
a. Education, luxury life, job c. change, liberation/freedom
b. High salary, expensive car, house d. freedom, injustice, discrimination
11. Martin Luther King Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to represent
a. Justice b. bad times c. the future d. peace
12. The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is
a. Getting more money for America’s black population
b. Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
c. Celebrating the anniversary of emancipation and proclamation
d. Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
13.Martin Luther King Jr. appeals mainly to his listeners’

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a. Common sense
b. Desire for a better future
c. Sense of guilt
d. Concerns about America’s status among the world’s nations
14. In “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to
a. Work toward gradual change
b. Demand equality and justice
c. Use any means necessary
d. Distrust white people

II. UNDERSTANDING
Set A. Identify what type of connection do the following questions belong. Choose the correct
answer from the box and write your answers on the space provided.
a. Text-to-World b. Text-to-Text c.Text-to-Self

_____15. How is this text similar to the movie I watched last week.
_____16. The speech I Have A Dream reminds me of a video I watched about racism.
_____17. What does this remind me of in my life?
_____18. What does this remind me of in another book I’ve read?
_____19. How did that part relate to the world around me?
_____20. How is this book similar to things that happen in the real world?
_____21. The song Imagine reminds me of the world’s condition today.
_____22. How is this book similar to things that happen in the real world?
_____23. Do I have the same experience?
_____24. Have I read about something like this before?
_____25. How is this different from my life?

Set B. Directions: Identify the following statements. Select the letter of the best answer from the
given choices.
26. Abuse and mistreatment of someone; To frighten, to hurt or threaten a weaker person.
a. bullying b. discrimination c. climate change d. obesity
27. A condition characterized by excessive accumulation of fat in the body.
a. bullying b. climate change c. obesity d. poverty
28. Significant and long-lasting change in the earth’s climate and weather patterns.
a. bullying b. climate change c. obesity d. poverty
29. The state where one lacks a usual amount of money or material possessions.
a. bullying b. climate change c. obesity d. poverty
30.The practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of
people.
a. climate change b. discrimination c. obesity d. poverty
III. ANALYZING
Matching Type
Set A: Identify what connections are made on the given situations. Write the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

b. Text-to-World b. Text-to-Text c.Text-to-Self

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_____31.Ben is reading a book about Hespanic culture. It reminds him of his friend, Robby, and the
food his family makes. Which type of connection did Ben show?
_____32. Maria attended a birthday party of her friend last Monday.
_____33. Bonnie was eating a mac and cheese for lunch. It was her favorite meal. She liked eating
chicken nuggets but not as much. It reminds him of the time he read about how chicken is good for
him.
_____34. Carly is reading a non-fiction book about Civil War. She thinks that the author of the book
would disagree with a point another author made about the Civil War. What connection did Carly
create?
_____35. Eddie is reading a book where a character visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds
Eddie of a time when he visited his grandmother in the hospital. What connection did Eddie make?
_____36. While reading, Anthony notices that the main character in the story is tough, just like the
main character in the book he read yesterday. What kind of connection did Anthony show?
_____37. Marshall is reading a book and notices that the main character’s aunt is very similar to his
aunt Maria. What connection was made by Marshall?
_____38. Gary is reading a book about rockets. He thinks that something he read contradicts a fact
he saw in another book, so he makes a note to look it up when he gets home. Gary is making a ___.
_____39. My dad and I were solving Math puzzles. My dad loves Math and is very quick at it. I am
little scared of numbers, but with my dad by my side, I was having fun. It reminds of a time I read a
story about numbers fighting with each other.
_____40. Reading this book about the pandemic makes me think about the current situation of
affected countries all over the world.

Set B Study the quotable quotes listed below. Identify what value is being emphasized in each
quotation. Choose your answer from the word pool below. Write your answers before the number.

a. Humor/joy b. compassionate c. Hard work

d. flexibility e. ability to survive

41. “It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it” - Seneca
42. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
43. “I attribute my success to this: I never give or took any excuse. “– Florence Nightingale
44. “Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much”. – Erich Fromm
45. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

IV. EVALUATING
Directions: Read and understand each quote from the speech “ I have A Dream” and choose the
correct meaning of it. Write the letter of the best answer on your paper.
46. “ Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the
Emancipation Proclamation”.
a. Broadly decreed the abolition of slavery in the United States.
b. Martin Luther signed a contract about his job
c. A memories to be forgotten
d. Martin Luther’s letter to his children

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47. “ We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger
one.”
a. Demanding justice for everybody
b. Suffered from malnutrition
c. Granted a study leave
d. Forbidden from living in white neighborhoods an denied the opportunity to participate
fairly in the workplace.
48. “ I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
a. King’s children were given a conduct award.
b. King wants an end to racial prejudice not at some unspecified time in the future but
within his children’s lifetimes.
c. King wants her children to study abroad
d. King requests for a transfer of residency
49. “.With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together…Knowing
that we will be free one day.”
a. For King, this faith has a religious quality and aligns the civil rights advocates with the
redemptive suffering of Christ.
b. King wants an end to racial prejudice not at some unspecified time in the future but
within his children’s lifetimes.
c. King suggests freedom must ring out across the entire country
d. Forbidden from living in white neighborhoods an denied the opportunity to participate
fairly in the workplace.
50. “ From every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
a. King demands a property for his children
b. King asks for help to ring the bell of freedom
c. King suggests freedom must ring out across the entire country
d. King requests everyone to pay their taxes

True peace is not merely the absence of tension; It is the presence of justice.

-Martin Luther King Jr.-

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