Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CABEZAS, TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE
2ND QUARTERLY EXAM IN ENGLISH 9

I. UNCHANGING VALUES IN VUCA WORLD

Directions: Read the questions and identify the correct answer. Write your answer on
your answer sheet.
1. The unpredictable phenomenon like covid-19 is an example of an event under VUCA world.
a. volatile b. uncertain c. complex d. ambiguous
2. Kenneth was tasked to fix a broken website. So, he learned WordPress and other
applications. He taught himself with some basic code and migrated a whole site to Shopify.
a. information gathering b. performance risk-taking c. speed d. flexibility
3. May is willing to undertake long hours and stay longer at the office if her job requires it.
a. flexibility b. feedback c. reflecting d. experimenting
4. Betty took a class on a course about photography. This is far from her career as a lawyer,
but this is something she is very interested in. She is going to test out skills on her friend’s
wedding.
a. collaborating b. experimenting c. speed d. reflecting
5. Jenny’s company conducts a monthly self-evaluation and reflective dialogue with thwir
superiors to improve work performance and relationship.
a. performance risk-taking b. experimenting c. reflecting d. speed
6. This kind of behavioral patterns that refers to willingness to try new things.
a. Speed b. flexibility c. reflecting d. collaboration
7. What is the acronym VUCA stands for?
a. Vocal, understanding, competition, ambiguity
b. Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity
c. Volatile, understand, complicated, ambiguous
d. Volatile, unclear, complicated, ambiguity
8. ______________ provides us with a range of exposure and experiences that may open
doors into understanding these unchanging values amid fast-paced VUCA world.
a. Linguistica b. linguistic c. literature d. short story
9. ______________ is a piece of literature that reflects these values which still thrive despite
the modern changes in the society.
a. The Gift of the Magi b. Beowulf c. When I was One and Twenty c. The
Road Not Taken
10. VUCA is an acronym based on the leadership theories of __________ and __________.
a. Martin Luther, Robert Frost
b. Ben Florman, Robert Frost
c. O. Henry, Alfred Edward Housman
d. Warren Bennis, Burt Nanus
11. While you were having a group discussion in your English class, one of your classmates
asked this question.
What important heroic traits of Beowulf should be possessed by our leaders nowadays?
a. Ability to overcome any form of adversity and arrogance to shun away enemies
b. Strength, courage, egotism, and independence will which elevate people’s quality of life
c. Courage, unquestioning loyalty, and dedication in serving the people amidst adversities

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Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CABEZAS, TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE
d. Self-love which is an instrument in empathizing with others especially in times of
adversities
12. Which of the following is an example of situation where flexibility of values is applied?
a. Talking with the friends of your cousins
b. Adopting the culture of your friends
c. Respecting the culture of your friends
d. Willingness to try new things with the help of your friends
13. It is a behavior pattern that refers to taking time to reflect on your effectiveness.
a. flexibility b. reflecting c. speed d. experimenting
14. Which among the scenarios reflects ambiguity?
a. The government understand the many causes of terrorisms but not exactly when and
how terrorist will spur attacks.
b. News about corona virus disease is sometimes misleading especially those that are not
credible websites in the internet.
c. More than 100 vaccine candidates are in various stages of development and testing.
d. I quit my job to start my business. I do not know when I would start earning money and
if my business will succeed.
15. As a teacher, Mica continues to attend different trainings and seminars to improve her
instructional practices.
a. Information gathering
b. Flexibility
c. Feedback
d. Speed
16. Volatile in VUCA world refers to?
a. Rapid changes b. unclear information c. complicated
17. Complex in VUCA world refers to?
a. Rapid changes b. unclear information c. complicated
18. Ambiguity in VUCA world refers to?
a. Rapid changes b. unclear information c. complicated
II. MAKING CONNECTIONS
Directions: Read each statement and identify the correct answer. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.

1. What type of connection is this?

I read an article about how to catch a football. It reminded me of time I caught the football
during the championship football game and captured the victory for my team.
a. Text to self b. text to text c. text to world
2. I read a story about a woman who was afraid of black cats. It reminded me of all black cats
left behind in animals.
a. Text to self b. text to text c. text to world
3. Which of the following is an example of text-to-text connection?

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EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CABEZAS, TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE
a. I remember the story that I had read last year to this story the gift of the magi.
b. I watched the news about the accident in manila this morning.
c. The boy remembers the happy moments when he was in the province.
d. He heard him say “I love the Movie”.
4. These are personal connections that make between yourself and the selection you are
dealing with.
a. Text-to-text connections b. text-to-self connections c. text-to-world connections
5. These are the larger connections that a reader brings to a reading situation including our
perception of the world which might vary since we have various sources of learning things
beyond personal experiences.
a. Text-to-text connections b. text-to-self connections c. text-to-world connections
6. These are connections where you relate one material to another that you have read.
a. Text-to-text connections b. text-to-self connections c. text-to-world connections
7. This type of connection asks the question what does this remind me of in my life?
a. Text-to-text connection b. text-to-self connection c. text-to-world connection
8. This type of connection asks the question how this text like things happening in real world?
a. Text-to-text connection b. text-to-self connection c. text-to-world connection
9. This type of connection asks the question what are my feelings when I read this?
a. Text-to-text connection c. text-to-self connection c. text-to-world connection
10. The best way to remember and associate your experiences to those presented in any text
is by __________.
a. Annotate b. annotating c. initiate
11. ____________ is to make marks on text.
a. Annotate b. annotating c. initiate
12. This type of annotations which use images to represent concepts and elements.
a. Annotate b. annotating c. illustrated annotations
13. Who is the author of the poem Crossing the Bar?
a. Robert Frost b. Alfred Lord Tennyson c. O. Henry
14. What is the theme of the story ‘The Gift of The Magi’?
a. Gift giving
b. Sacrifice and value of love being greater than the value of worldly possessions
c. Hate and war
15. Who is the author of the story “Beowulf”?
a. Ben Florman b. O. Henry c. Robert Frost
16. Beowulf is a type of ________ story.
a. Epic b. short story c. Fable
17. In VUCA world everything changes in _______.
a. Just a snap
b. A long period of time
c. On the spot
18. Who are the main characters in the story ‘The Gift of The Magi’?
a. Beowulf b. O. Henry c. Jim and Della

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CABEZAS, TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE

Prepared by:

Beverly E. Ulba
English 9 Teacher

Checked by:

Zyra Rose L. Yamsuan

English Key Teacher

Noted by:

April L. Macam
Assistant School Principal II

Brgy. Cabezas,Trece Martires City, Cavite

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CABEZAS, TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE

Brgy. Cabezas,Trece Martires City, Cavite

(046) 430-5795
depedcavite.ecnhs@gmail.com