Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA REGION
Schools Division of Oriental Mindoro
MARCELO I. CABRERA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Aquilino, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
1st SUMMATIVE TEST
ENGLISH 9
QUARTER 4

NAME: ____________________________________ GRADE&SECTION: _______________________

I. “REACT WITH A FACT”
Directions: Read and understand the following sentences. Write T if the statement is true and write F is the
statement is false.
______1. A sound argument is a valid argument with true premises
______2. An argument cannot be both valid and unsound.
______3. All valid arguments are sound arguments.
______4. An argument can be either valid or invalid and still has true premises.
______5. When the conclusion of argument is true, the argument must be sound.
______6. When the premises of an argument are true, the conclusion is always true as well.
______7. If an argument is sound, then the conclusion must be true.
______8. An argument could have a false premise and still be sound.
______9. In a valid argument the conclusion could be true or false.
______10. An invalid argument could have all true statements in it.

II. “JUDGE THE SOUND”

Directions: Read the following arguments carefully. Write SOUND if the argument tells a sound reasoning and
write UNSOUND if the argument tells an unsound reasoning.
_____________1. If the moon is made of green cheese, then astronauts can eat moon rocks. The moon is made of
green cheese. Therefore, astronauts can eat moon rocks.
_____________2. No bananas are purple in color. All fruits are bananas. Therefore, no fruits are purple in color.
_____________3. All rabbits are mammals. All mammals have lungs. Therefore, all rabbits have lungs.
_____________4. If a table is a rectangle, then it’s not a circle. Therefore, the table is a circle.
_____________5. If Socrates was a philosopher, then he wasn’t a historian. Socrates wasn’t a historian. So,
Socrates was a philosopher.
_____________6. Some cats are reptiles. Bugs Bunny is a cat. So, Bugs Bunny is a reptile.
_____________7. All dogs are green. Anything that is green is a fish. Therefore, all dogs are fish.
_____________8. All ceilings are attached to walls. All doors are attached to walls. Therefore, all doors are ceilings.
_____________9. All toasters are items made of gold. All items made of gold are time-travel devices. Therefore,
all toasters are time-travel devices.
_____________10. If Steve Jobs is poor, then he is not rich.
_____________11. Studying too much for a test can often be confusing, for the reason that when you study too
much, most of the important points no longer are clear.
_____________12. Whenever I wear green socks my logic grade goes up. That is why I save my green socks to wear
only on the days of the test.
_____________13. How can we balance the budget, help our farmers, improve infrastructure, rebuild our military,
and return to full employment? Only one way is clear: Vote Republican.
_____________14. Nion cheated on his income tax, Anito cheated on his income tax, and, I’ve heard, so did Bush.
I conclude that all politicians cheat on their income tax.
_____________15. Children and mentally ill persons cannot vote. This state of affairs proves that in America not
all are free, and few have the inalienable right of liberty.