TEST PLAN / PRE-TEST IN ENGLISH 9

SECOND QUARTER
S.Y. 2023-2024

TEST TEST OBJECTIVES RESOURCES EXPECTED OUTPUTS

STRATEGY
 Multiple To be able to:
Choice
Make connections between texts to ● Test That 81% of the students will be able to
particular social issues, concerns or questionnaire make connections between texts to
dispositions in real life. ● Modules particular social issues, concerns or
(EN9RC-Iva-2.18) (printed) disposition in real life and analyze literature
as means of understanding unchanging
● Answer
Analyze literature as a means of values in the VUCA.
Sheets
understanding unchanging values in
the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex,
ambiguous) world
(EN9LT-IIa-15)

Prepared by: Checked by:

EVANGELINE S. BAUTISTA MAILYNA. TIONGSON, MT-I

Teacher II Grade 9 Curriculum Head
 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION / PRE-TEST IN ENGLISH 9
SECOND QUARTER
S.Y. 2023-2024

NO. LEVEL OF ASSESSMENT

OF
KNOWLEDGE PROCESS UNDERSTANDING TYPE
ITE
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating OF
LEARNING COMPETENCY/CODE MS
(60%-30 (20%- 10 (20%- 10 TEST
Items) Items) Items)
 Make connections between texts to 25 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 31,32,33, 41,42,43, Multiple
particular social issues, concerns or 9,10,11,12,13, 34,35 44,45,46 Choice
dispositions in real life. (EN9RC-Iva-2.18) 14,15
 Analyze literature as a means of 25 16,17,18,19,20 36,37,38, 47,48,49,
understanding unchanging values in the ,21,22,23,24,2 39,40 50
VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, 5,26,27,28,29,
ambiguous) world. (EN9LT-IIa-15) 30
TOTAL 50 30 10 10

Prepared by: Checked by:

EVANGELINE S. BAUTISTA MAILYNA. TIONGSON, MT-I

Teacher II Grade 9 Curriculum Head
 PRE-TEST / SECOND QUARTER EXAM
English 9
SY 2023-2024

Test I- Multiple Choice: Read each statement carefully. Write the letter of your answer in your answer sheet.

1. This connection is made when a student can connect what they are reading to other books that they have
read or songs they have listened to before.
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
2. It is a highly personal connection that a reader makes between a piece of reading material and the reader‘s
own experiences or life.
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
3. It is a connection where you connect what you are reading to real events (past of present), social issues,
other people, and happenings going on in the world.
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
4. What type of connection is established when using this prompt question, “What does this remind me of in
another book I‘ve read?”
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
5. “How is this text similar to things that happen in the real world?” I asked when making what type of
connection?
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
Numbers 6-10: Identify what social issue is being described in the following sentences.
6. It is an inability to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior even though it is causing psychological
and physical harm.
a. addiction c. gender inequality
b. bullying d. racial discrimination
7. The strong typhoons and earthquakes that hit our country are indications of this challenge.
a. climate change c. temperature change
b. natural disasters d. weather unpredictability
8. It is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a
minimum standard of living.
a. hunger c. poverty
b. homelessness d. unemployment
9. It is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race.
a. addiction c. gender inequality
b. bullying d. racial discrimination
10. Due to the rising costs of health care, the marginalized poor are deprived of essential health services.
a. addiction c. poverty
b. hunger d. inequitable access to healthcare
11. She was one of the main character in the story “Thank you, Ma’am” who has shown kindness instead of
revenge.
a. Mrs. Joeys c. Mrs. Rogers
b. Mrs. Jones d. Mrs. Rogies
12. What social issue is evident in the story “Thank you, Ma’am”?
a. addiction c. poverty
b. bullying d. racial discrimination
 13. What does “A Raisin in the Sun” symbolize in the play?
c. dreams of the family members c. conflict in the characters’ decisions
d. struggles of the characters d. house where the family lived in
14. He is the only white character in the play “A Raisin in the Sun”.
a. Joseph Asagal c. Bobo
b. George Murchinson d. Karl Linder
15. Where did the Younger family moved?
a. Chicago slums c. Clybourne Park
b. Clybourne village d. Chicago’s Southside
16. They introduced the concept of VUCA.
a. Bennis and Nuna c. Bennis and Nanus
b. Bennus and Nanus d. Ben and Nanis
17. In VUCA, it represents dynamics of changes in the society. Literary works show this aspect in the conflicts
of the story.
a. Volatility c. Complexity
b. Uncertainty d. Ambiguity
18. It is the haziness of reality, the potential for misreads, and the mixed meanings of conditions; cause-and-
effect confusion.
a. Volatility c. Complexity
b. Uncertainty d. Ambiguity
19. It means the multiplex of forces, the confounding of issues, no cause-and-effect chain and confusion that
surrounds organization.
a. Volatility c. Complexity
b. Uncertainty d. Ambiguity
20. It refers to the lack of predictability, the prospects for surprise, and the sense of awareness and
understanding of issues and events.
a. Volatility c. Complexity
b. Uncertainty d. Ambiguity
21. What social norm is evident in the story “A Raisin in the Sun”?
a. Black people are superior than white people.
b. Black people and other colored people are equal.
c. Black people were born with nothing and shall have nothing.
d. Black people are low in class and meant to serve white people.
22. What does the Younger family expect to receive?
a. A house c. Lifetime supply of food
b. A brand new car d. 10,000 dollars from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance
23. What is the biggest problem faced by black people based on the story “A Raisin in the Sun”?
a. Poverty c. Lack of Education
b. Inequality d. Lack of Basic Needs
24. The Youngers face many challenges in the story but because they have _________ as their unchanging
value, they remained strong to overcome them.
a. Perseverance c. Oneness
b. Commitment d. Dedication
25. Lorain Hansberry presented __________ against the Black, the Youngers as shown on how they were
fooled and negatively treated by the White characters in the story.
a. discrimination c. hatred
b. greediness d. pity
Numbers 26-30. Identify the Filipino value described in each number.
26. The heartwarming generosity of a Filipino family hosting a visitor in their poverty-stricken home.
a. camaraderie c. hard work
b. compassion d. hospitality
27. Filipinos are very determined and persevering in accomplishing whatever they set their minds to.
a. camaraderie c. hard work
b. compassion d. hospitality
 28. A Filipino trait of being sympathetic to others even if the person is a stranger. An example of this is giving
alms to beggar.
a. camaraderie c. hard work
b. compassion d. hospitality
29. A Filipino community spirit and cooperation wherein a group of individuals extends a helping hand without
expecting any remuneration.
a. camaraderie c. hard work
b. compassion d. hospitality
30. This reflects the Filipinos’ strong faith in God as seen in their various practices
a. camaraderie c. religiosity
b. compassion d. resiliency
Numbers 31-35. Identify what type of text connection is described by the following situations.
31. While reading, Anthony notices that the main character in the story is tough, just like the main character
in the book he read yesterday. What kind of connection did Anthony show?
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
32. Rica was reading about the story “Thank you, Ma’am” which reminds her of the street children she once
encountered in the streets of Metro Manila.
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
33. Eddie is reading a book where a character visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds Eddie of a time
when he visited his grandmother in the hospital. What connection did Eddie make?
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
34. Marshall is reading a book and notices that the main character's aunt is very similar to his Aunt Maria.
What connection was made by Marshall?
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
35. Luis was reminded by poem he read when he sympathized with the struggles experienced by the
LGBTQ community.
a. Text-to-Self c. Text-to-Text
b. Text-To World d. None of the above
For numbers 36-40: Identify the unchanging values in the VUCA world present in each situation.
36. As a teacher, Mica continues to attend different trainings and seminars to improve her instructional
practices.
a. Collaborating c. Feedback Seeking
b. Information Gathering d. Reflecting
37. May is willing to undertake long hours and stay longer at the office if her job requires it.
a. Collaborating c. Experimenting
b. Speed d. Flexibility
38. Christian just finished his marketing proposal. He went to his superior to ask for more constructive
criticisms before his presentation to the clients.
a. Collaborating c. Feedback Seeking
b. Information Gathering d. Reflecting
39. Jessica took a class on a course about photography. This is far from her career as a lawyer, but this is
something she’s very interested in. She is going to test out these new skills on her friend’s wedding.
a. Collaborating c. Experimenting
b. Speed d. Flexibility
40. Jenny’s company conducts a monthly self-evaluation and reflective dialogue with their superiors to
improve work performance and relationships.
a. Collaborating c. Feedback Seeking
b. Information Gathering d. Reflecting
Number 41-43: Identify what social issue is evident in the following lines.
41. “You will pay for this. I will get your life for you have also taken my son’s life.”
a. corruption c. teenage pregnancy
b. pollution d. vengeance
42. “I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will be as one”
a. peace & unity c. justice and equality
b. war and conflict d. all of the above
43. Where is the Love by Black-eyed Peas
“But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah”
a. child abuse c. poverty
b. racial discrimination d. overpopulation

44. Which of the following lines portray Mrs. Jones as a hospitable character?
a. "She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table."
b. "Let the water run until it gets warm," she said.
c. "But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in."
d. "The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would
embarrass him."

45. Which of the following sentences best states an essential theme about human behavior described in Langston
Hughes' "Thank You, Ma'am?"
a. Suffering can be a great teacher.
b. Helping others can have negative results.
c. Everyone should learn from his or her own life experiences.
d. One person's efforts can make a great difference in another's life.

46. What does the speaker mean in the line below?

“America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
a. All the opportunities are given to white people only.
b. There is no bias in the distribution of opportunities among Americans.
c. Equal opportunities are given only to those who praise the government.
d. The opportunities given to the black people are not enough for them to experience equality.

47. In their journey to fight for equality, the speaker notes that violence must not be the way in achieving their
purpose. Which of the following line attests to this statement?
a. “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
b. “How can you make justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream?”
c. “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.”
d. “With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony
of brotherhood.”

48. Which “dream” of the speaker tells about union and friendship among the white and the black?
a. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and the sons of former
slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
b. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold
these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
 c. “I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping
with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black
girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
d. All of the above.

49. “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low. The
rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight.”
In this passage, the author used symbolisms. Which of the following BEST refers to the “crooked places” in the
statement above?
a. the roads where the Negro travelled by
b. the mountains where the Negro came from
c. the places where discrimination against the Negros happens
d. None of the above.

50. “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to
stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.”
What underlying value is shown in this passage?
a. spiritual values c. love and compassion
b. the value for family d. bravery and valor

Prepared by:

EVANGELINE S. BAUTISTA, T-II

Subject Teacher