ENGLISH 9 THIRD QUARTER
MELCs:
1. Differentiate biases from prejudices
2. Determine the relevance and the truthfulness of the ideas presented in the material
viewed
3. Judge the validity of the evidence listened to
Table of Specification (TOS)
Total No. of Items = 70 Total No. of Hours = 32
Recall Understandin
Number Application Number
Topic (10% g
of hours (60%) of Items
) (30%)
1. Biases and
8 hours 9 5 4 18
Prejudice
2. Determining
the
12 hours 3 8 15 26
truthfulness of
the ideas
3. Validity of the
12 hours 3 8 15 26
evidence
TOTAL 32 15 21 34 70
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3RD QUARTER MAJOR EXAMINATION (ENGLISH 9)
GERONA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Name:__________________________________________ Class #:______________ Score:_________________
Section:_________________________ Parent’s Signature:_______________________________________
General Instruction: Read and understand the instructions for every part of the exam.
Analyze each question carefully and choose the correct answer.
I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write T if the statement is True or Correct and write F if the
statement is False or Incorrect. Write your answers on the space provided before
each number.
_____1. Sexual orientation prejudice refers to the attitude that all members of a particular
gender – all women, all girls, all men, and all boys - are a certain type of person.
_____2. Ethnic/ Racial prejudice happens when negative opinions, beliefs, or attitudes are
held about people for the simple reason that they belong to a specific ethnic group.
_____3. Gender Prejudice is often based on the stereotype that all gay men or lesbians are
immoral and thus inferior.
_____4 Class prejudice reflects a prejudice against older adults. It is defined as any attitude,
action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age.
_____5. Age Prejudice is the attitude or opinion that those in a certain economic class are
inferior to another class.
_____6. Bias is the cause of discrimination
_____7. “Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia and they are required to walk
behind the man who is with them” this statement is an example of prejudice.
_____8. Prejudice is result of fairness
_____9. Selecting media stories based on what will please advertisers is an example of bias.
_____10. Information must contain false information to gain validity and acceptance by the
people.
_____11. “Abortion is acceptable practice for Catholics” this statement implies truthfulness.
_____12. When determining if a site is reliable one should look for an author listed.
_____13. If you find information on a website that has a URL of.org you need to determine if
the information being provided is bias before incorporating it into your paper.
_____14. Another strategy to determine the reliability of a website is to look for a date of
publication or a date when the information last updated.
_____15 “A man has the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” this statement
presents opinion.
II. ESSAY: For items 16-36 answer the questions that are being ask in each of the
item. (7 points each)
List down three to five statements of prejudice that your read, watch or listen to. Cite your
source. Classify the prejudice.
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How student like you use Philosophy to figure out what is true? Cite your example.
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What are the things you should consider in validating information/evidences?
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III. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the correct answer that corresponds in each item.
37. “That young child is very unlucky because her parents are beggars” this statement is
an example of what type of prejudice?
a. Gender
b. Class
c. Sexual Orientation
d. None of the above
38. “Your father is a gentleman and my father is a gentleman, too, so we are equal.” This
statement is an example of what type of prejudice?
a. Gender
b. Class
c. Sexual Orientation
d. None of the above
39. “Don’t accept applicants who are old because they can’t work under pressure.” This
statement is an example of what type of prejudice?
a. Gender
b. Class
c. Sexual Orientation
d. None of the above
40. “Our class president is a girl because boys in our classroom are all irresponsible.
“This statement is an example of what type of prejudice?
a. Gender
b. Class
c. Sexual Orientation
d. None of the above
41. Democracy is the greatest form of government.
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
42. Abortion should be legal in most cases.
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
43. Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
44. Increasing the minimum wage to Php. 700 is essential for the health of the
Philippine economy.
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
45. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
46. “If Jessie studies his lessons very well, he will get high grades in his subjects”. This
statement is an example of ?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
47. “There are seven billion population in the whole world according to statistics”. This
statement is an example of?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
48. Which of the following is an opinion?
a. There are clouds in the sky.
b. The sky is blue.
c. I think it will rain.
d. It has not rained this month.
49. Which of the following is a fact?
a. She sings very well.
b. She sings in music class.
c. She said she does not like to sing.
d. She said she wants to be a singer.
50. Which of the following is an opinion?
a. He has two brothers.
b. I think he is nice to his mother.
c. His brother is older than he is.
d. He is an only child.
51. Which of the following is a fact?
a. School will be closed next week.
b. Math is more interesting than science.
c. Our teacher is the best.
d. It’s better to have a math in the afternoon.
52. “Fruit salad is a yummy dessert.” This statement is an example of?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
53. Japan has the fastest train called Bullet Train.” This statement is an example of?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
54. “This is the saddest day for me.” This statement is an example of?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
55. “President Duterte said yesterday that the CoVid 19 vaccines arrived.” This
statement is an example of?
a. Factual Statement
b. Opinion Statement
c. Truth
d. All of the above
56. The following are the questions on how you assess or evaluate evidences, EXCEPT?
a. Is the evidence justifiable?
b. Is the evidence relevant?
c. Is the evidence representative?
d. Is the evidence sufficient?
57. Jeff accidentally clicked untrusted sight and he accidentally listens to a news that
there will be suspension of classes due to lockdown of the whole province because
of the Corona virus. What steps should Jeff do to evaluate the information that he
heard from the news?
a. Ask and confirm to his friends about the information he heard.
b. Share the information to his social media accounts to spread the
information he got.
c. He should examine first the information he got from untrusted website.
d. Disregard the information that he got continue surfing the web.
58. “Philippines is also rich in terms different species like animals and plants.” Which of
the following information supports the statement presented?
a. There are more than 200 volcanoes in the Philippines, 24 are active.
b. The sampaguita is the national flower.
c. The Philippines’ fertile land accounts for more than 900 species of orchids
representing 100 genera that have been found.
d. The sampaguita is the national flower.
59. In assessing evidence, the first step is to ________ or ________.
a. analyze it, make conclusion
b. examine it, eliminate ideas
c. find it, identify it
d. get it, analyze the information.
e.
60. America is “a nation of frustrated altruists” (people who want to give generously to
others). The following are the evidences on this statement, EXCEPT?
a. Poor people give a larger portion of their income to charity than rich
people
b. Even when not giving to charity, American workers spend much of their
money on others (friends, children, co-workers, etc.).
c. Americans are considered to be the one of the kind-hearted people.
d. None of the above.
61. Jerry wants to prove an information that he gathered on the internet. What is the
first step that he should do for him to come up with a strong evidence?
a. Identify the most important pieces of evidence for that point.
b. Identify the point the author is trying to prove.
c. Identify the evidence—specific facts, data, statistics, examples, or other
information that supports that point.
d. All of the above.
62. “Philippines is one of the largest archipelagos in the world”. Which of the evidences
supports this statement?
a. Philippines has different body of water and land forms.
b. The country has diverse norms just like beliefs, cultures and traditions.
c. Philippines is made up to 7,641 islands but more than 5,000 islands
remain unnamed on most international maps.
d. None of the above.
63. The soundness and strength of argument. (Is this evidence good?)
a. Authority
b. Validity
c. Audience
d. Evaluation
64. People who read or will read a particular text, publication, or writer, considered
collectively. (For whom did the author intend to read or view source?)
a. Authority
b. Validity
c. Audience
d. Evaluation
65. Power to inspire belief or weight of testimony. (Does this person know what he or
she is talking about?)
a. Authority
b. Validity
c. Audience
d. Evaluation
66. “Manila is the most populated city in the Philippines”. Which of the evidences
supports this statement?
a. Metro Manila is composed of 16 cities
b. Metro Manila has 2 million population according to the country’s 2015
census.
c. Metro Manila is known as the National Capital Region which is one of the
16 administrative regions.
d. None of the Above.
67. Victoria is confused on how she will prove her thesis statement. What are the things
she should consider in proving his arguments?
a. Get the definitions and examples that she needs on the internet
b. Ask her friends about their knowledge on her topic.
c. Cite her references on the internet and libraries.
d. All of the above.
68. What if the source you’ve found doesn’t have reference? What will you do?
a. Find other information that is related to what are you looking.
b. Get the information and then just paste the link on the reference page.
c. Try to browse other sources such as libraries and websites until you found
the proponent.
d. All of the above
69. “Filipinos are not in favor in divorce and abortion”. Which of the evidences supports
this statement?
a. Filipinos are family oriented that is why divorce and abortion is not normal
for them.
b. Filipinos are socially conservative strongly opposed to divorced and abortion
c. I and II
d. None of the above.
70. The following are the ways on how to determine the validity of evidences,
EXCEPT?
a. Look at the author’s credential
b. Give opinion about the evidence
c. Examine evidence.
d. Determine bias.
Prepared by:
John Edward M. Fajardo
ENGLISH TEACHER
