Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV- A CALABARZON
TERNATE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ternate, Cavite
S.Y. 2017-18

I. Multiple Choices
1. It is writing done in a workplace context to enable and support the work of a company (i.e, buying, selling, and making
profits).
a. academic writing b. professional writing c. formal writing
2. Point of view used in academic writing.
a. First person b. second person c. third person
3. It is any writing done to fulfill a requirement of a college or university.
a. academic writing b. professional writing c. formal writing
4. Essay that outlines and briefly describes your country’s/delegation’s stance on the topic being debated.
a. book review b. critique paper c. position paper
5. It is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style and merit.
a. book review b. critique paper c. position paper
6. It is both a summary and explanation of the complete and current state of knowledge on a limited topic as found in
academic books and journal articles.
a. book review b. literature review c. position paper
7. Where is professional writing used?
a. school b. home c. workplace
8. These are claims made to rebut a previous claim. They provide a contrasting perspective to the main argument.
a. assertions b. evidence c. counterclaims
9. It is defined as the details given by the author to support his / her claim.
a. assertions b. evidence c. counterclaims
10. This is a statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations,
or the results of research.
a. convention b. preference c. fact
11. They are based on facts, but are difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory
proofs of soundness.
a. convention b. opinion c. fact
12. They are based on personal choice; therefore, they are subjective and cannot be objectively proven or logically
attacked.
a. preference b. fact c. convention
13. A type of reading whereby the reader analyzes and interpret the reading material to know if it presents logical ideas
and connection of ideas.
a. simple reading b. critical reading c. analytical reading
14. A process used by a reader to understand an idea that the author does not state explicitly.
a. getting the main idea b. summarizing c. inferring
15. It is figuring out much more than what an author says directly.
a. drawing conclusion b. inferring c. summarizing
16. Which of the following definitions of a claim is inaccurate?
a. gives background facts and information b. gives motivation toward the claim
c.an opinion about a subject that can be supported with reasons and evidence
17. Which of the following can be considered as evidence?
a. The Civil War was more important than the American Revolution.
b. Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7,1941.
c. Everyone has heard about the Gulf War.
18. Why is it important to have reasons and evidences to support an argument?
a. to make your argument believable.
b. to make the reader disagree with you
c. to make everyone agree with you
19. Which is not an example of the importance of including claims in your writing?
a. to make others feel bad about their opinion
b. to persuade others to agree with your side
c. to express your opinions
20. The appeal to popularity is arguing that a claim must be true because…
a. no one has rejected it
b. a substantial number of people believe it
c. no one has proven it false

II. Draw  if the statement is True and  it it’s False.

1. Claims of Policy (action / should or ought) - usually involves sub-claims of fact and value.
2. Good arguments should never be combined with appeals to emotions.
3. Reasoning is an act of giving statements for justification and explanation.
4. Evaluative judgment is not a sound judgment.
5. Critical reading involves identifying and recognizing the meaning of a text.

III. Claims of FACT, VALUE or POLICY

1. Homosexuality is rooted in genetics.
2. Voting mechanisms should be standardized throughout the United States.
3. Financial aid based on student’s grades leads to grade inflation.
4. It is improper for politicians to announce their candidates for office through the entertainment media.
5. Eating meat should be stigmatized as smoking cigarettes.
6. Fernando Poe Jr is the greatest action king of Philippine cinema.
7. Infant baptism is biblically supported.
8. The government is withholding information on UFO’s.
9. It is wrong to love someone who doesn’t love you in return.
10. The boy scouts should not have to include gay scout leaders.

IV. Identification.
J____ K_____ 1. Who was the originator of the theory intertextuality?
A___________2. It is when an artist purposely references another work of art.
I____________3. It is the shaping of texts’ meaning by other texts.
I____________4. It can refer to an author’s borrowing and transformation of a prior text or to a reader’s referencing of
one text in reading another.
T___________5. Tranfers “ carries across” a text anto a different language, recreates anew.
H___________6. A way of representing a text about a topic where other topics can be linked.
C_________ 7. Loan translation, word or phrase borrowed from another language.
P___________ 8. It imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists.
P___________9.A work created to imitate, make funof, or comment on an original work.
P___________ 10. Stealing and publication of another author’s language, ideas, expressions and the representation of
them as one’s own original work.

V. Textual Evidence
1. Beth and her mom went to the place she has never been visited. This was a special day because she had never been to a
this place before. They bought peanuts and went to their seats. She saw clowns, jugglers, and people on trapezes. There
were elephants, lions and tigers. It was a very exciting day for Beth.
Q: Where did they go? ________ Evidence:________________________

2. Today I was late for my volleyball game. Mom pulled the car over several times to study the map she had printed off
the internet. Mom even made me go into a convenience store to see if I could get some help in there. When we finally got
to the gym, the girls on my team were almost finished warming up.
Q: Why was the student late for the game? ___________ Evidence :____________________