Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

TIAONG II DISTRICT
PAIISA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Paiisa Tiaong, Quezon
THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 9
NAME: _________________________________ SCORE: ______________________________
SECTION: ______________________________ DATE: ______________________________

*GENERAL INSTRUCTION: ERASURE MEANS WRONG.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the following statement carefully then, Choose the letter of the best answer and write the
letter of your choice in the space provided before each number.

_____1. What is Bias?

a. Having a favorite or being unfair.
b. A bias is the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing unfairly, because of allowing personal opinions to
influence your judgment, resulting in a one-sided perspective in the absence of a neutral viewpoint.
c. A bias is being in favor of or against a thing, person, group, or stand compared to another, usually in a way not considered
fair.
d. A tendency to present or possess a partial viewpoint.
______2. What is the best statement that describes PREJUDICE?
a. Prejudice refers to pre-judging before looking at the evidence.
b. An opinion formed before getting to know relevant facts of a case or situation
c. A favorable or usually unfavorable opinion or feeling beforehand without knowledge, thought, or reason. It can have a strong
influence on how people behave and interact with others, particularly with those who are different from another group.
d. A preconceived notion or assumption made about someone before obtaining enough knowledge to guarantee accuracy.
______3. A Factual Information is defined as _______________________.
a. A statement that can be verified or proven to be true.
b. A general truth or facts
c. A statement that has figures and data
d. A result of research
______4. Viewing helps you________________________
a. to construct meaning from visual images.
b. to develop knowledge and skills to analyze and evaluate visual texts and multimodal texts that use visuals.
c. to acquire information and appreciate ideas and experiences visually communicated by others
d. to slow down, reflect, and think about images you are seeing, and develop the knowledge and skills to analyze and evaluate
visual texts and multimodal texts that use visuals and to be more effective, active, and critical viewers to be able to
participate fully in society.
______5. Active Listening is defined as________
a. statement that involves judgment, feeling, opinion, intuition, or opinion.
b. emotional inputs, personal views, and comments
c. individual preferences
d. adjective based on one’s perspective
______6. “The death penalty is not the key in addressing the growing number of heinous crimes happening in the country.”
a. In this sentence, the writer is biased.
b. In this sentence, the writer is biased against the death penalty which means he/she is not in favor of it.
c. In this sentence, the writer is biased against the death penalty.
d. In this sentence, the writer is biased toward the death penalty which means he/she is in favor of it.

______7. “Mass testing is a highly necessary initial step to stop the COVID-19 cases from exponentially increasing.”
a. In this sentence, the writer is biased.
b. In this sentence, the writer is biased against the death penalty which means he/she is not in favor of it.
c. In this sentence, the writer is biased against the death penalty.
d. In this sentence, the writer is biased toward the death penalty which means he/she is in favor of it.
______8. What is the best statement that describes Fallacy?
a. Fallacy is faulty logic, unsupported facts, and emotional appeal
b. Fallacy is the use of invalid or faulty reasoning in constructing an argument. By appearing to be better than it is. It may be
committed intentionally or unintentionally to manipulate or persuade by deception.
c. Fallacy is a misleading argument.
d. Fallacy is not sustained, or maintained by verifiable truth.
______9. Prejudices against young people suggest that they are indifferent and reckless.
a. This is an over-generalization
b. This is a prejudice
c. This is an over-generalization. Young people can make wise decisions and contribute to addressing societal issues.
d. This can be used to underestimate or ignore them.
_____10. An employer promoted a man over a more deserving woman.
a. The employer is biased.
b. The employer has not been fair in his choice
c. The employer has his favorite which is the man that he chose.
d. The employer is biased against women.
 II. Determine whether the line, statement, or situation is considered a form of BIAS or PREJUDICE. Write B for Bias and
P for Prejudice.
____________________________1. Negative comments on social media about the economic status of a family are being posted.
____________________________2. Some people are not served in a restaurant or retail store because of their skin color or race.
____________________________3. Digna won the contest because one of the judges was her father.
____________________________4. A company hires only women because they feel that they make better employees.
____________________________5. Ana doesn’t like Jose because he has red hair.
____________________________6.” I took one look at him and knew that we’d never be friends.”
____________________________7. She passed the audition because a member of the screening committee was her cousin.
____________________________8. Young people are physically and mentally superior to older people.
____________________________9. “That boy is a spoiled brat. Look at the way he talks.”
____________________________10. KPOP is better than OPM...

III. Read the following pair of sentences. Decide which is factual and which is subjective between the two. Write F for
factual and S for Subjective. Write your answer in the space provided.

1. _____ Paiisa National High School Caters more than 1,000 students.
_____ It is a privilege to finish secondary education at Paiisa National High School
2. _____ Municipality of Tiaong is home to established Tiaongin pride like Dr. Claro M. Recto.
_____ I am proud that he is from my hometown, Tiaong Quezon.
3. _____Online distance learning is more fun than modular due to virtual interaction with the teachers and classmates now
and then.
4. _____ Before the beginning of the school year 2020-2021, PNHS surveyed to identify students who can be subjected to
modular distance learning and online distance learning.
5. ______Personal views based on emotions or feelings.
______ Statement that can be tested or measured to prove if they are true or not.
6. ______ The type of writing where the author sticks to telling the facts and does not express his or her personal feelings,
views judgments, or opinions
______ The type of writing where an author can be seen to be expressing his or her personal view.

IV. Match the words from the box to the situation they describe below. Write the letter of your answer in the space provided
before the number.

c. Active Listening
a. Bias b. Factual information
f. Passive Listening
d. Prejudice e. Subjected Content

_____1. Classroom meetings where you have active tasks and duties
_____2. The employer promoted a man over a more deserving female candidate.
_____3. Malagonlong Bridge is one of the Spanish-era bridges in Tayabas, Quezon
_____4. The citizens didn’t vote for a particular candidate who did not graduate from high school because they thought that the
candidate was not capable of leading them due to limited educational attainment.
_____5. The thought of children said to be kidnapped and their blood used in the construction of bridges to make them strong and
stand the test of time.
_____6. Watching Television while answering the module.
_____7. She thinks their beliefs and practices are superior to any other religion.
_____8. Listening to music on your way to school.
_____9. For me, black and pink are the best!
_____10. Dogs are better than cats.

-“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness
and others have greatness thrust upon them.” -

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

MARY ROSE C. MERCADO LEONIDA R. ANGELES
SST-III/Subject Teacher Master Teacher I
Checked By:

LEA L. LOPEZ
OIC/Principal I