English 9 Quarter 2 Assessment

It refers to common problems people strive to solve in present-day society.

• midlife crisis

• peer pressure

• political matters

• social issues

The following are examples of social issues EXCEPT for _____.

• poverty

• slavery

• racial discrimination

• slow internet connection

_____ refers to the attitude of the writer towards the subject of a literature.

• character

• symbolism

• theme

• tone

_____ it is the figurative language that creates mental pictures through language and is used in literary works.

• context clues

• figures of speech

• imagery

• symbolism

_____ are hints found within a sentence, paragraph or passage which a reader can use to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

• context clues

• definition

• punctuation marks

• vocabulary

In the poem "THE MAN WITH THE HOE" by Edwin Markham, the social issue discussed was EXPLOITATION. The underlined word means _____ of the working class.

• abuse

• slavery

• taking advantage

• all of the above

In the literature "SAD LITTLE HOUSES" by Amparo R. Asuncion, what Filipino social issue was discussed?

• drug abuse

• poverty

• racial discrimination

• war

V.U.C.A. stands for _____.

• volatile, uncertain, complex, and aesthetical

• volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous

• volatile, uncertain, competitive, and ambiguous

• volatile, undefeated, complex, and ambiguous

"I HAVE A DREAM" by Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of a _____.

• folktale

• novel

• poem

• speech

Martin Luther King Jr. fought against _____.

• inequality

• racial discrimination

• african-american slavery

• all of the above