Grace: How are you? I miss going to the mall already. It has been over a year now of staying at home. Princess: Don’t worry, my friend. This will not last long. We _____ cooperate with the government to end this coronavirus. Grace: We ______ also observe the health protocols people _______ do outside, particularly in public places. Princess: My friend, the least that we ____ do now is to obey. Come on, let’s study our module. Grace: You’re right! Which set of modals is appropriate to use in the dialogue?

Which statement uses appropriate conditionals?

Which of the following jargons must be used in consultative communication?

Arnold: Good morning, Mrs. Santos! Mrs. Santos: Good morning! What brings you here? Arnold: I have been cyberbullied by a group of students in our school. Mrs. Santos: Oh, how did the bullying happen? Arnold: They kept on annoying me. I tried to ignore and stop them, but it didn’t work. I am humiliated and have lost my self-respect. Mrs. Santos: Sad to hear that. I should have talked to these bullies. Anyway, attend your online classes. Let no one stop you from achieving your dreams. I will handle this cyberbullying case. Arnold: Thank you Ma’am. What is the speaker’s purpose in communicating?

Ronald: Good morning, Sir! Principal: Good morning! Ronald: I am Ronald Delos Santos, Grade 9, Section Acacia and the newly elected president of English Club. Principal: Congratulations for being elected as the president of the English Club Ronald: __________________. Principal: We are excited to know about your new projects this school year. What should be the appropriate response of Ronald?

Read the excerpts from O. Henry’s “After Twenty Years”.

Read some excerpts from “Out in the Fields with God” by Elizabeth Browning The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday Among the birds above the sea, Among the winds at play; Among the lowing of the herds The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees. The foolish fears of what might pass I cast them all away Among the clover-scented grass, Among the new-mown hay, Among the hushing of the corn, Where drowsy poppies nod, Where ill thoughts die and good are born — Out in the fields with God. Why does the author use words that appeal to the senses?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes, and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently and not touching your face. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette by coughing into a flexed elbow. (Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1) How would the readers, especially those with underlying medical problems, feel upon reading this article?

The Manila Times interviewed students, teachers, and church campus ministers from various universities on how they face the so-called “new normal” education in this time of the pandemic. A college student Paul Lantay from the University of Sto. Tomas explained that his college applied the asynchronous method of learning and how his classes went. “I think the benefit of applying this kind of learning system is that students have the chance to choose their pace in terms of their academics, unlike onsite classes where students do not have a choice but to go on with the pace of the discussion. Now, students can adjust their pace based on how fast or slow they could understand the topic that they are studying,” Lantay explained. Alexandria Padilla, a chemical engineering student from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) in Manila, showed her struggle in an online class and admitted that it would be hard for her. “There is a great gap of learning when studying stuff on your own with having someone [a teacher] teaching you face to face. It’s different when you are in a classroom, listening to a professor instead of being at home and listening virtually. It’s pretty hard to focus.)” (Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/07/09/campus-press/pros-and-cons-of-online-learning/739650) What idea(s) can be extracted from the article?

Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?

A Very Smart Man Benjamin Franklin was one of the smartest founding fathers. Aside from being an influential politician, Franklin was a writer, a printer, a scientist, and a musician. He was even Postmaster General at one point. Franklin was America’s greatest inventor ever. His many inventions include bifocals and the lightning rod. We would have never known about electricity without him. We might not have gained our independence either. How many opinion statement(s) is/are evident in the paragraph?

It was in the 19th century when an Austrian monk, Gregor Mendel, made a methodical investigation on heredity. He discovered through his experiments with garden peas that there are factors or units of heredity, which are now called genes, that determine the traits an individual inherits. Through Mendel’s experiments with varieties of garden peas, he was able to establish the basic principles of heredity, which have been shown to apply to the inheritance more complex than those recorded by Mendel. Upon reading, I must say that Mendel’s discovery was accidental; he was not able to see everything that was hidden in his data. (Source: Baguio, et.al. Breaking through Science 9) Which is an OPINION statement?

Read the excerpts from an article published by UNESCO International Women’s Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century across North America and Europe. The first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States on February 28 1909, which the Socialist Party of America dedicated in honor of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York where women protested against harsh working conditions. In 1917, women in Russia chose to protest and strike under the slogan "Bread and Peace" on the last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar). Their movement ultimately led to the enactment of women’s suffrage in Russia. International Women's Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women's empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world. In 2021, UNESCO joins its voice to that of the entire UN family by celebrating this International Women’s Day under the theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. (Source: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/women day) The truthfulness of the text is evident because ______.

Filipino women before the coming of the Spaniards enjoyed a unique position in society (Titgemeyer, 1997). Customary laws gave them the right to be equal to men. They could own and inherit property, engage in trade and industry and succeed in the chieftainship of the barangay in the absence of a male heir. They had the exclusive right to give names to their children - Agoncillo & Alfonso Which statement justifies the idea that women enjoyed a unique position in society before the coming of the Spaniards?

How Soap Kills Covid-19 on Hands Water alone may rinse off dirt, but viruses and bacteria are so small they often need chemical and mechanical intervention to get their sticky nanoparticles out of the crevices that make up our unique fingerprints. That’s why soap is so important. It’s made for this job. Give soap 20 seconds, at least, of thorough scrubbing and the pin-shaped molecules will penetrate the types of bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, that protect themselves with an oily lipid membrane. Like a nail popping a tire, the water-repelling end of the soap molecule, a hydrophobic tail that can bond with oil and fats, stabs COVID-19 and leaves the virus a deflated and broken sack of RNA cells. (Source: https://en.unesco.org/news/how-soap-kills-covid-19-hands) What make(s) the text factual?

Every metal possesses specific properties or characteristics which experiments can find. According to the experts, these properties make the metal suitable or unsuitable for any particular purpose. Metal may have fluidity; that is, it flows when it melts. It may also be pulled out of shape without breaking. This is the plasticity of metal. Metal may also have elasticity; that is, it always returns to its original shape. When it can be stretched without breaking, it has ductility. A metal is said to have malleability if it can be hammered out of shape without breaking. However, all these properties cannot cope with the needs of technology. Designers of high-speed aircraft need new materials with special properties such as heat-resistance at strength at high temperatures.

She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron (George Gordon) She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. Based on the poem, how does the speaker compare the woman?

Damage caused by Ulysses in Marikina City estimated at P30B The Marikina government has estimated the damage wrought by Typhoon Ulysses in the city to reach P30 billion, with its after-effects still being felt economically. In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said that the deluge caused by the typhoon had affected warehouses storing certain products, including its main merchandise — shoes and bag products. “Marikina is an urbanized city, The missed economic opportunities, merchandise loss, products damaged by the typhoon totaled P30 billion, since we have warehouses in the city damaged by the typhoon,” the mayor said. Teodoro revealed almost 40,000 houses in the city were submerged in floodwater comparable to the situation during Typhoon Ondoy in 2009. (Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1361580/damage-caused-byulysses-in-marikina-city-estimated-at-p30b#ixzz6nuKWeZhN) Which of the following statements can create an impact on the readers’ social consciousness?

What makes the above-mentioned article reliable?

Read the excerpt from the speech of former DENR Secretary Regina Paz Lopez. Greetings! The Philippines is a country of 7 thousand islands which has the highest endemicity per unit area on the planet. This means that 70 percent of the biodiversity found in the Philippines can only be found in our country. Should the planet escalate to more than 1.5 degrees, we lose all of that. We do not need to give up economic growth - from clean energy to sustainable transportation, to all facets of life. We need to have the courage to change the way we do things. We cannot and must not build an economy based on suffering. (Source:https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/philippines_cop22cmp12cma1_hls.pdf) What makes the article credible?

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

Which of the following is an example of bias?

The Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank Millions of women have also lost livelihoods since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports indicate that the global plague will push 45 million women into extreme poverty, increasing the total number of women living in extreme poverty worldwide to 145 million. To help address this clear and present danger to the socio-economic well-being of women, the National Council of Women of the Philippines and its affiliate women’s organizations in Asia and the international community may ask our respective governments, parliaments, and ministries of finance to support the establishment of an Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank. The Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank may provide small loans for microfinance businesses for as low as $500 to $1,000. This will help reduce poverty in the rural areas and in the urban slums of the Philippines, Asia, and around the world and help empower poor women by giving them jobs and self-employment. We have seen in Bangladesh and almost everywhere that women historically have a very high repayment record of as much as 98 percent. (Source: https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/20/building-a-century-of-women/) What is the purpose of the writer?

The Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank Millions of women have also lost livelihoods since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports indicate that the global plague will push 45 million women into extreme poverty, increasing the total number of women living in extreme poverty worldwide to 145 million. To help address this clear and present danger to the socio-economic well-being of women, the National Council of Women of the Philippines and its affiliate women’s organizations in Asia and the international community may ask our respective governments, parliaments and ministries of finance to support the establishment of an Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank. The Asian All-Women Anti-Poverty Bank may provide small loans for microfinance businesses for as low as $500 to $1,000. This will help reduce poverty in the rural areas and in the urban slums of the Philippines, Asia, and around the world and help empower poor women by giving them jobs and self-employment. We have seen in Bangladesh and almost everywhere that women historically have a very high repayment record of as much as 98 percent. (Source: https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/20/building-a-century-of-women/) According to the writer, why should an Asian All-Women Anti- Poverty Bank be established?

$\bold{1}$ In this epidemiological investigation, we assessed the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. $\bold{2}$ A total of 10,061 adults participated in the study. $\bold{3}$ Symptoms of depression and anxiety were 2 to 3 times higher compared with pre-pandemic samples. $\bold{4}$ Participants who predominantly socially distanced themselves revealed substantially higher symptoms than their counterparts. $\bold{5}$ Females, ethnic and sexual-orientation minorities, younger adults, unemployed individuals, and participants with a psychiatric diagnosis reported a higher prevalence of psychological symptoms. $\bold{6}$ Worry about the prolonged duration of physical-distancing protocols and frustration of autonomy was associated with an elevation in symptoms of depression and anxiety. (Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702621994545 . Based on the paragraph, which of the following sentences show comparison between two variables?

What do the figures in the chart tell in general?

Social media platforms like Facebook are overflowing with fake news on the deaths and sicknesses as a result of being vaccinated. This calls for the government to get trusted personalities to endorse the vaccines and get the people’s confidence. In addition, they should come up with easy-to-understand campaign materials that would truly educate the people about the advantages of being vaccinated. ${(Source: excerpts from Manila Bulletin)}$ Which statement is most likely to be TRUE based on the evidence shown?

What could be the appropriate evidence for this main idea, “The country is facing a serious garbage crisis that threatens to cause irreparable damage to ecosystem and harm to the health of Filipinos”

Being successful in life should start with a positive attitude. What does the line mean?

Despite the risks posed by more infectious COVID variants, vaccine hesitancy remains significant among Filipinos. There are strange theories being passed around about the dire consequences of getting vaccinated, with the tales partly fueled by the hysteria regarding the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. That hysteria led to a steep fall in childhood immunization particularly for measles, mumps, and rubella, leading to 576 deaths from measles from Jan. 1 to Nov. 23, 2019. The hysteria was also partly blamed for the return of polio in the country in September of the same year, 19 years after the eradication of the debilitating and potentially deadly disease. Health officials say the polio outbreak has been contained. The country, however, is struggling to contain COVID-19, with vaccination seen as the best hope for returning to any semblance of pre-pandemic normal. And vaccine hesitancy is real, so there is the reason for President Duterte to be frustrated. (Source: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2021/06/23/2107395/editorial-vaccination-or-arrest) Which of the following is the most appropriate evidence of the text?

According to the 2018 report of the World Bank, 21.9% of Filipinos are poor. This condition, the state of being poor, is not only about lack of money. It also involves all other bigger problems like lack of formal education, unemployment, and malnutrition. What is the critical issue discussed in the given passage?

An infodemic is too much information including false or misleading information in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak. It causes confusion and risk-taking behaviors that can harm health. It also leads to mistrust in health authorities and undermines the public health response. An infodemic can intensify or lengthen outbreaks when people are unsure about what they need to do to protect their health and the health of the people around them. With growing digitization – an expansion of social media and internet use – information can spread more rapidly. This can help to more quickly fill information voids but can also amplify harmful messages. (Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/infodemic#tab=tab_1) Which statement below describes the critical issue discussed in the passage?

My mother used to tell me a story about the pliancy of bamboo. According to her, the said plant bends and sways with the wind—no matter how strong the latter is. She likened the bamboo to Filipinos who are resilient to any adversity. This resilience has been proven through the years of storms and natural disasters. One tragedy that challenged us was the typhoon Ondoy which caused an absolute number of deaths. But we did not just stare and let the dreadful outcome overwhelm us. Like bamboo, we swayed and bent with it until we were able to stand once again. However, people nowadays are questioning this resiliency. Are we pliant like bamboo, or are we just reluctant to address the real problem, which is environmental destruction? We all know that deforestation or thinning of forests is one of the identified causes of landslides, floods, and other disasters. Apparently, it cannot be simply solved by swaying with the wind. Which of the following may be classified as a concluding statement for the passage above?

In the Philippines, people who live in poverty also fail to finish formal education. It correspondingly leads to low self-confidence, making someone too meek to apply for work; thus, leaving him unemployed. Without the proper job, one cannot earn enough money to acquire the needed resources to access information, such as cellphones, tablets, television, radio, and the internet. Based on the passage above, which of the following statements can you classify as a value judgment?

Despite the broader awareness campaigns, discrimination in society is still happening. This pandemic even made it worse, especially for the Asians living in foreign lands, like the United States. According to the Harvard School of Public Health (2021), between March 2020 and February 2021, Stop AAPI Hate, an initiative supporting Asians and other communities, reported nearly 3,800 anti-Asian hate incidents in the U.S. That number agrees with the statistical report mentioned in an article released by the Los Angeles Times. According to the report, hate crimes that were officially filed rose 31% in the state last year, with incidents of violence against Asians up by 107%. It’s 2021; why is this still happening? Nobody knows. But one thing is for sure—discrimination is real. And people ought to be morally obliged to spread the word that racism, whether linked to the coronavirus or not, is just plain wrong. The passage is reasonably agreeable because:

Margie has a mental health problem that started back in 2017. It took her almost three years before seeking professional help because she was worried about how people would treat her if they found out. But last year, she decided to give it a try. She was then diagnosed with clinical depression. Regular therapy helped, though. She learned to deal with the symptoms and practice different coping strategies. For example, whenever she feels extreme restlessness, she goes up to the rooftop and looks at the far horizon. However, some days are so heavy that she cannot even get out of her bed. When she files for leave, people will always ask, “what have you got to be depressed about?” or say, “it’s just in your head.” This was the reason why she delayed seeking professional help. It affects her, but she knows she cannot change this kind of stigma overnight. Even so, she tries to bring mental health awareness by sharing research and other relevant materials whenever she feels fine. Which of the following statements indicate value judgment?

MANILA, April 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Friday it was revising up its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a 75% reduction by 2030 under its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, up from a target of 70% set four years ago. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, who also chairs the country's Climate Change Commission, described the new target as "ambitious", though some environmental activists called on the government to do more. Breaking down the target, 72.29% is conditional on the support of climate finance, technologies, and capacity development provided by developed countries, as prescribed by the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, which came into force in 2016, aims to transform the world's fossil-fuel-driven economy within decades and slow the pace of a global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius. (Source: the Philippines raises carbon emission reduction target to 75% by 2030 | Reuters) If the Philippines wishes to reach the target concerning climate change, which of the following is the best action to take?

Consider this question: Of all the critical issues in the country today, which should be solved first? Suppose this answer is given: The pandemic should be solved first because it is becoming more and more complicated. In fact, I was browsing through my social media page and I came across this information from an unknown source that claims how dangerous the new variants of COVID-19 are. Because of this, the government should concentrate on acquiring enough supply of vaccines. Any vaccine is acceptable and effective, except Sinovac. What is wrong with the given judgment?