LAGAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Purok Malakas, San Isidro, General Santos, City

SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 9

SY 2021-2022
Quarter 4 Week 1-4 SSLM

Name: _________Precious Mae O.Alcaya_____________Section: ___Galileo___ Score: ___________

Date: ____________ Teacher: ___Teresa Asibal_____ Total No. of Points: 30

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the instructions carefully in each part of the test.

Test I. Write TRUE if the statement states truth and FALSE if not.

_True _1. Relating our ideas and experiences to the current topic is an excellent way to express relevance.
_True_ 2. Informal texts are formed on the author’s ideas, theory, or point of view.
_False_ 3. There are five key points in identifying author’s sound reasoning.
_True_ 4. Assessing the effectiveness of information will help us to recognize its validity.
_False_ 5. Authors present their thoughts and support them with particular reasons and evidence to
persuade the students.
Test I. Read the following statements and answer the questions asked. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. It can help us recognize how applicable all knowledge can be.

a. Judging the relevance c. Prejudice
b. Opinion d. All of the above

2. What does the word “relevance of ideas” means?

a. the state or fact of being of great significance or value.
b. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
c. the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.
d. the aim or purpose.

“The pandemic reinforces what we already know. We can’t keep people healthy if they don’t have a roof
over their head and food on the table.”
-Bechara Choucair, M.D., Kaiser Permanente’s Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer.

3. What is the appropriate idea of the given quote above.

a. People need to be calm.
b. People don’t need assistance at this time.
c. People must trust each other.
d. People need support especially this time.
4. The following are some key points in identifying author’s sound reasoning, EXCEPT?
a. It includes a clarification of the author’s point of view.
b. It is based on a proof from different resources. 
c. It is not convincing. 
d. It highlights the most essential parts of the author’s explanation.
 
5. This may refer to a social problem within the society that makes it difficult for the people to achieve their full
potential (Glicken, 2010).
a. Facts c. Stance
b. Social Issue d. Constructive Comment

6. It is also called a recommendation that may bring about a key to dilemma.

a. Suggestion c. Judgement
b. Message d. Preparation

7. One of the four social issues, an image, a video or a piece of text which is typically humorous in nature,
copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations?
a. Meme c. Caricature
b. Slogan d. Poem

8. It is a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part
of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is.
a. Meme c. Caricature
b. Slogan d. Poem

9. Short and catchy words or phrase written to express ideas or to seek an action.
a. Meme c. Caricature
b. Slogan d. Poem
Test II. Given the passage/article found in your Simplified Self-Learning Module (SSLM), read and answer the
following:

10. Why does the author think that dolphins are more intelligent than man?
a. Some scientists suggested that they have a language, but it much probable that they
communicate with each other without needing words.
b. We can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory.
c. Both a and b
d. Neither of the choices above are not the answer.

11. How did the author convinced the reader to be more caring to dolphins?
a. They are the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have
been common since Roman times.
b. They look after other Dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the
weakest in the community, as we do.
c. The more we discover about them, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.
d. All of the above

12. Which of the following is more appropriate for the passage?

a. Dolphins: More Intelligent than Man
b. Just Dolphins
c. Man’s Superiority over Dolphins
d. Dolphins, the remarkable creatures’ man should protect

13. What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing the article “Is online learning as good as face-to-face
learning?”
a. To inform the readers about the differences of the two learning modalities.
b. To entertain the readers by stating on how popular online learning is.
c. To persuade readers that online is better way than face-to-face when it comes to learning.
d. To encourage the readers to always choose traditional way of instruction for it is still better than
online learning.

14. Do you agree with the author’s perspective?

a. No, why would I waste reading unimportant article.
b. Yes, the author stated the significant differences between the two and how both are effective in
some cases. In my perspective, online and face-to-face learning are important for they will create
a meaningful learning experiences for the learners.
c. No, As I read the article, I can sense that the author is in favor in online learning by mentioning it
for how many times.
d. Yes, just reading the tittle of the article, you can easily identify which is better.

Test III. Read and analyze the following situations below. Identify what type of social issue is indicated in each
number. Choose your answer inside the box. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

A. Unemployment B. Deforestation C. Poverty

D. Early Marriage E. Bullying F. Teenage Pregnancy

__A___15. Your tricycle-driver father lost his job during the pandemic because during the ECQ, public transport
was not allowed. Providing the family with their basic needs is difficult at this point.

__E___16. “I do not know what I should do to help my son. He begged me not to report the incident to his
school. He believes everyone will find out and think he is weak. I desperately want to avoid betraying his trust,
but I can see how this abuse is starting to destroy him.”

__B___17. Some people clear forest by cutting down trees for their agricultural expansion and infrastructure
development.

__D and F___18-19. Sammy and Raul, both teenagers, got married against their parents’ wishes. They lived
together and had their first child when Sammy was 14 years old.

__C___20. Linda, a 16-year-old girl, lived in a two-roomed house with her parents and her 5 younger siblings.
Her father is jobless, and her mother has been unable to find any lasting work. Their family barely eat three
times a day, just rely on porridge for food and donations of clothing from their neighbors.

Test III. React and state your comments/opinions about the Right to Vote this coming May 9,2022 Election in the
Philippines despite having COVID-19 pandemic. (5 points)

My comment about the election last may, the COMELEC did really great job into their fields. Somehow there’s a
controversy but at last the COMELEC manage it.

Prepared by:
Grade 9 English Teachers