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LONG TEST IN ENGLISH 9

Directions: Read and answer the question in each number and choose the letter of the correct
answer.
1. What was Martin Luther King’s birth name?
a. Martin b. Marlon c. Michael d. Mike
2. 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 the Emancipation Proclamation
d. Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
3. Dr. King urges his followers to _____?
a. Work toward gradual change
b. Demand equality and justice now
c. Use any means necessary
d. Distrust white people
4. How did Dr. King appeal to his audience?
a. He compared them to children.
b. He appealed to their sense of justice, fair play and patriotism.
c. He reminded them of the homeland from which they have come.
d. He made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery.
Below are excerpts from a personal letter. Read the given lines and reflect on the writer’s ideas.
5. For the time I was sick and was crying all night, Mama you gave up your sleep and sat all
night nursing me. Soaking the towel in ice water and placing it on my head, waiting for the
fever to die down.
A. The speaker is grieving. C. The speaker is guilty.
B. The speaker is grateful. D. The speaker is in agony.
6. The time Papa, you came back late from work after a long tiring day, yet you went off to get
my school supplies without cribbing. Papa, every time I asked you for a certain amount of
money, you would give me more than what I asked for, with that perfect smile of yours.
A. The speaker is thankful. C. The speaker is wondering.
B. The speaker is reminiscing. D. The speaker is disappointed.
7. You both are an epitome of compassion, hard work and determination. I have learnt these 3
qualities by watching you during your trying times.
A. The speaker recalls the past.
B. The speaker adores her parents.
C. The speaker feels sorry for them.
D. The speaker wants to reunite with them.
8. Mama, Papa, I have come of age where I demand reasons for your actions… Guide me
through my journey. But please do not cave the path for me.
A. The speaker is praying. C. The speaker is wondering.
B. The speaker is pleading. D. The speaker is fantasizing.
9. I will put in the best of my efforts in the field I am truly passionate about. And you will raise
your head with pride and tell me, that you are proud of me with those beautiful eyes
glistening with moisture.
A. The speaker is a dreamer. C. The speaker is a hard worker.
B. The speaker is an achiever. D. The speaker is a wishful thinker.

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer that best describes each statement.
A. Bias B. Prejudice C. No Bias/Prejudice
10.Denying someone a promotion because of his sexual orientation.
 11.Firing a woman from her job upon learning of her pregnancy.
12.Offering higher pay to a newly hired Christian physician over a mainstay Hindu doctor.
13.Putting up a greater number of washrooms in airports for females than males.
14.Being not invited over a classy neighborhood party because of their ethnicity and origin.
15. Students who are academically inclined are more successful in life than those who settle for
passing grades.
16.Shernea effortlessly won the contest because one of the innumerable favors she has secretly
given to many of the members of the board of judges.
17.People who are extravagantly-dressed are more beautiful or handsome than those who wear
simple clothes.
18.Boys are superior to girls when it comes to Math and Science.
19.Ivana Alawi is a popular actress and social media influencer. Due to the income she has been
enjoying, she has not forgotten to share her blessings with the less fortunate especially
during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, haters are quick to comment and bash her with
snide remarks that she is only doing those charity works to gain more popularity.
20. Posting negative comments in social media about your distaste of people belonging to the
lower class in the society.
Read each statement carefully. If the statement expresses a fact, write (/) but if it expresses an
opinion, write (x).
21.War is always wrong.
22.Many innocent people are killed in war.
23.Teachers should be allowed to smack children if they misbehave.
24.Cigarettes cause lung cancer.
25.Local councilors should spend more time listening to residents and less time listening to
each other.
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if otherwise.
26.Bias can be conscious or unconscious and involves stereotypes, prejudgments, and beliefs
about group of people.
27.Ageism is a prejudicial attitude towards older people, old age and the aging process.
28.Theater, storytelling, and dancing are examples of live multimodal texts.
29.A multimodal text is a combination of different modes of communication.
30.Classism is a prejudice based on social class or grouping of individuals based on wealth,
occupation, income, education, and social network.

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