English 9 - Second Quarterly Exam

In relation to reading, what do you call the process of identifying the difference between two text?

• comparing

• contrasting

• linking

• relating

Who is the author of 'Truly Great'?

• Claude Mckay

• O. Henry

• Robert Frost

• Stephen Spender

How would you express the similarity between two texts?

• use both

• use but

• use in contrast

• use on the otherhand

How could you develop contrasting idea about 'Auld lang Syne' and 'Truly Great'?

• Both texts are poem.

• The two texts have similar message.

• Auld Lang Syne and Truly Great have similar message of remembering friends.

• Auld Lang Syne is to reunite with friends on the other hand Truly Great is to honor heroes.

How is 'Auld Lang Syne' different from 'Truly Great'? Auld Lang Syne is a song about remembering old friends and acquaintances while Truly Great ____________.

• Is presented every Christmas Eve.

• Talks about choices and arriving at a decision.

• Reminds the reader to honor heroes who dies for freedom.

• Describes the journey of an individual who accepts his death.

Which symbol will you use to mark the unfamiliar words based on annotation strategies by Azevedo, 2017?

• circle

• exclamation point

• question mark

• star

In making annotations, what is said to be the decent method where you can write notes?

• margins

• scratch paper

• separate notes

• sticky notes

"I hope to see my Pilot face to face", is a line from "Crossing the Bar", How can you describe the feeling of the interpreter in this line?

• The persona is afraid of death.

• The persona is sick and in pain that he wishes to die.

• The persona states his preparedness to meet the Creator soon.

• The persona cannot accept the fact that he is ill and he has short time left.

Using the Annotation Technique by Azebedo, 2017, How will you mark characters in "The Gift of Magi" when they are introduced for the first time?

• circle them

• box them

• put question mark

• put a star.

After familiarizing the Annotation Technique, Mr. Oliveros tasked the grade 9 learners to make an annotation on "Crossing the Bar." Which do you think of the following students applied their knowledge well?

• Angel who underlined unfamiliar words and important information and then, she wrote questions on margins for future reference.

• Avrille who circled the unfamiliar words put exclamation points for dramatic info, starred important details and then wrote a summary.

• Arcken who circled unfamiliar words, box the characters, summarized the paragraphs and wrote on the margins of their module.

• Adrian who highlighted unfamiliar words, dates and places, main characters, dramatic info, and the rest of the text using the same color of highlighter.