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1st QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

2nd SEM A/Y 2019 – 2020

SENIOR HIGH

SHSCO 07 Reading and Writing Skills

(Subject Code) (Subject Title)

Student’s Name:___________________________________________________Section:___________ Rating : ______________

Instructor’s Name: _____________________________ Permit #: ________Room: _______Date taken: _____________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions (Erasure means wrong)

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read each statements carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is more than just a simple hobby---it improves the literacy and intelligence of a person by
bringing him new information while nurturing his desire to learn and to explore his curiosity
about the world.
a. reading b. writing c. discourse d. skill
2. It is done mainly to collect thoughts and is most effective in group settings.
a. outlining b. graphic organizer c. brainstorming d. reading
3. This means that written text can be used as an extension of shared expressions, thoughts, and
experiences of individuals.
a. text b. discourse c. morpheme d. affixes
4. It provides illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter.
a. cause b. classification c. effect d. exemplification
5. The reader has to read between the lines to discover the meaning of the complex words used in a
reading material.
a. Figurative language b. affixes c. context clues d. compound word
6. Pattern of development which aims to divides things into groups, classes, or categories.
a. description b. narration c. definition d. classification
7. “Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue, pink,
and purple swirls, spinning and twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a blender. The sun
moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races to take its place in
prominence atop the night sky.” What pattern of development does it shows?
a. narration b. description c. exemplification d. definition
8. This occurs when there is an object or fact in the story that the writer does not want to explain
through context clues.
a. description b. definition c. classification d. narration
9. This pattern of development is the process by which convinces readers to agree to an argument or
claim about a particular topic.
a. Problem-solution b. contrast c. persuasion d. definition
10. The goal of it is to ensure that the reader understands unfamiliar terms used in the story.
a. narration b. description c. definition d. classification
II. TRUE OR FALSE
Direction: Read each statements carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if
otherwise.
1. Metaphor directly refers to the object being described that it is compared or connected.
2. In a topic outline, instead of the single word and phrase that covers the topics, the
researcher puts in a sentence that describes the major topic and the minor topic.
3. Graphic Organizer is done mainly to collect thoughts and is most effective in group
settings.
4. The first step in brainstorming is to decide the general or primary topic.
5. From the center of your graphic web called nucleus, begin branching out to the
subcategories that you would like to cover.
6. Once everyone has had the chance to present their ideas, it is time to revisit the list.
 7. The outline is the idea that ties your entire writing project together.
8. Reading and writing are vital components of a learner’s search for ultimate knowledge.
9. A man, who is enthusiastic to learn more must not fill himself up with information and
ideas from printed materials.
10. Any learner can become a writer provided that he undergoes constant practice.

III. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Fill in the blanks the correct term that will best identify the given statement.
__________________________1. An utterance which is the extended expression of thoughts or ideas
__________________________2. Provides a format in which ideas can be arranged hierarchy.
__________________________3. It refers to a large unit of written language which is a group of ideas put together
to make a point or central idea.
__________________________4. It is the study of words and how words are formed.
__________________________5. Refers to the convention of writing which includes capitalization, punctuation,
spelling, numerals, abbreviation, acronyms and contractions.
__________________________6.Variety of suffixes which modifies grammatical class of words by signaling a
change in number, tense, degrees of comparison but do not shift the base from
into another word class.
__________________________7. Type of outline format which uses both letters and numbers.
__________________________8. Kind of context clues which uses specific details in a text that are used to clarify
the meaning of the word.
__________________________9. It focuses on the grammatical aspects of writing.
__________________________10. It is the idea that ties your entire writing project together.
__________________________11. It is an excellent means of organizingconcepts and ideas, especially if the idea
is to be presented to a bigger audience.
__________________________12. Pattern of development which organizes ideas based on how events, places,
people, things, and concepts are similar to or different from one another
__________________________13. These are words that identify things, places, and events that can be measured
and observed.
__________________________14. It describes how a series of events interact to produce a set of results
repeatedly.
__________________________15. It is a pattern of development which ultimately describes how, when, and
where an event or occurrence actually happened.
IV. Enumeration
Direction: Write down what is being asked on each letter.
A. Terminologies ( Four terms) (1-4)
B. Properties of a well-written text (5-8)
C. Kinds of graphic organizer (9-15)

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

MS. CHASELLE N. PORTES MS. MARY ROSE S.J. LACSON MRS. ANALYN O. SORIANO
Strand Leader-GAS Senior High School Head
MS. PRINCESS MAE FRANCISCO

MRS. MICHELLE CATAMIS-AN

Instructors
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ANSWER KEY
I.
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
II.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
III.
1. Discourse
2. Outline
3. Text
4. Morphology
5. Proper Mechanics
6. Inflectional Suffixes
7. Alphanumerical Outline
8. Examples
9. Cohesion
10. Thesis Statement
11. Graphic Organizer
12. Comparison and Contrast
13. Concrete Terms
14. Cycle
15. Narration

IV.
1. Abstract Terms
2. Concrete Terms
3. General Terms
4. Specific Terms
5. Organization
6. Coherence and Cohesion
7. Language Use
8. Mechanics
9. Venn Diagram
10. Cycle
11. Spider Map
12. Fishbone Map
13. Problem-Solution Map
14. Persuasion Map
15. Timeline