Quiz one and learning activity

1. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and
Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Laughter the Medicine 
Laughter is one of the greatest healing devices known to man. Laughter is powerful and can help people in many different
ways. It has the power to cure something as little as a bad day or to heal the wounds of a terminally ill person. Laughing
has helped create the smile which is the universal sign of well being. Generally, individuals who do not laugh live
miserably and have unhappy lives. Dr. Robert Holden found out that smiling and laughing releases endorphins in the brain
which gives people a overall happy well being. Using comedy, many doctors have stimulated the healing process in manic
depressants and fatally ill patients giving them hope and ambition. In many clinics laughter is being used in replacing anti
depressants and reduces the need for pain killers.(Dr. Gael Crystal). Take comedians for example, they usually live long
and happy lives. Putting a smile on faces and laughs in souls is what makes life complete. Laughter helps heal people
and brightens spirits for a better and healthier life . Laughing is a sign of joy and hope and keeps people normal and the
world happy. Using the techniques of laughter and happiness is the best medicine known to man. Laughter is the
universal sign of well being and happiness within health. Laughing brightens the spirit and heals the mind and body of
people who allow it to overcome them. So try a smile and laugh on for size and live a longer happier life with loved ones.
(Campos, 2005)

The correct answer is: Persuasion

2. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Synchronicity
There is an old story that says you can't kill a frog by putting him in boiling water. He reacts so quickly to the sudden heat
that he jumps before he is burned. But if you put him in cold water and then warm it up gradually, he never decides to
jump until it is too late. By then, he is cooked. Men are just as foolish. Take away their freedom overnight, and you have a
violent revolution. But steal it from them gradually in the guise of security, peace and progress, and you can paralyze an
entire nation.
Adapted, Lundberg in Manalo 133

The correct answer is: Analogy

3. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
The Structure of a Book
A book is like a single house. It is a mansion of many rooms - rooms on different levels, of different sizes and shapes, with
different outlooks, rooms with different functions to perform. These rooms are independent, in part. Each has its own
structure and interior decoration. But they are not absolutely independent and separate. They are connected by doors and
arches, by corridors and stairways. Because they are connected, the partial function, which each performs, contributes its
share to the usefulness of the whole house. Otherwise, the house would not be genuinely livable. The architectural
analogy is almost perfect. A good book, like a good house, is an orderly arrangement of parts. Each major part has a
certain amount of independence. As we shall see, it may have an interior structure of its own. But it must also be
connected with the other parts - that is, related to them functionally - for otherwise, it could not contribute its share to the
intelligibility of the whole. The most readable book is an architectural achievement on the part of the author. The best
books are those that have the most intelligible structure and, I might add, the most apparent. As houses are more or less
livable, so books are more or less readable. Adler, "How to Read a Book"
The correct answer is: Analogy

4. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Photosynthesis in Plants
Plants perform photosynthesis because it generates the food and energy they need for growth and cellular respiration.  It
is important to note that not all plants photosynthesize.  Some are parasites and simply attach themselves to other plants
and feed from them.
For plants to perform photosynthesis they require light energy from the sun, water and carbon dioxide. Water is absorbed
from the soil into the cells of root hairs.  The water passes from the root system to the xylem vessels in the stem until it
reaches the leaves.  Carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere through pores in the leaves called stomata.  The
leaves also contain chloroplasts which hold chlorophyll.  The sun’s energy is captured by the chlorophyll.
Leaves are essential for the well-being of plants.  Most of the reactions involved in the process of photosynthesis take
place in the leaves.  The diagram below shows the cross section of a typical plant leaf.

The correct answer is: Process Description

5. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation.  
Fathering is unlike mothering. True enough it is, even before the child is born. While the expectant mother is busy reading
about Lamaze birthing and breastfeeding, finding suitable clothing and baby accessories, worrying about the nursery and
color-coordinating it, the expectant father is engrossed in his hobby book on fishing, tennis or basketball, and is worried
about his car that conked out just the day before. Then come the labor pains that rock the mother's whole being, and the
delivery that shocks her senses. The father, all the while, is a spectator offering comfort and absorbing the screams.
Later, during the growing up years, the attachment processes are also different. The mother is concerned about the
practical care of feeding and washing the child whereas the father plays rough and tumble with the kid. The mother
provides more of the verbal stimulation; however, the father communicates more physically. During the rearing years, the
mother provides the warmth and comfort of the home; on the other hand, the father sees after the financial and physical
security of the family. Yes, fathering and mothering are in many ways different, but both complement each other.
Adapted, Koo G1

The correct answer is: Comparison and Contrast

6. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and
Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Synchronicity
Synchronicity, popularized by James Redfield's "The Celestine Prophecy" and later by Neal Donald Walsch's
"Conversation with God," is a new word for serendipity. It is not so much a coincidence or a discovery by chance as a
natural result of being aligned with God's will. It answers a need of the moment, and the more aware you are of it, the
more often it manifests in your life. Your question or problem is answered by a billboard you pass by, a song on the radio
or a snatch of conversation. An accidental meeting may be the beginning of romance, the landing of a contract, or the
discovery of a business opportunity. It could be the timely occurrence of the same idea in two different people, a phone
call from someone whom you had been thinking much about lately. It could be as banal as "where did I read such- and
-such information," and the book might have just dropped on your lap. So, in order to be in synch with God's will, you must
be the best person you can be, and inevitably, you will be drawn into the pathway of God where celestial droppings occur.
Of course the important thing is that your lap must be there at the right moment to drop on.
Adapted, Cordero-Fernando I 1-2

The correct answer is: Definition

7. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Photosynthesis in Plants
Plants perform photosynthesis because it generates the food and energy they need for growth and cellular respiration.  It
is important to note that not all plants photosynthesize.  Some are parasites and simply attach themselves to other plants
and feed from them.
For plants to perform photosynthesis they require light energy from the sun, water and carbon dioxide. Water is absorbed
from the soil into the cells of root hairs.  The water passes from the root system to the xylem vessels in the stem until it
reaches the leaves.  Carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere through pores in the leaves called stomata.  The
leaves also contain chloroplasts which hold chlorophyll.  The sun’s energy is captured by the chlorophyll.
Leaves are essential for the well-being of plants.  Most of the reactions involved in the process of photosynthesis take
place in the leaves.  The diagram below shows the cross section of a typical plant leaf.

The correct answer is: Process Description

8. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
 Red, Reade, Rade, Read
With the average hours of TV viewing reaching an alarming eight hours a day or more, it is obvious that the general
population has abandoned reading as a leisure activity. To counter this undesirable trend, it is important to understand
why reading interest has waned and what the results are. Some name the advent of technology - Internet, iPads, ipods,
film, TV, video games, cell phones, and radio - as one cause of the decline in reading. Aside from the old-time high of
public involvement with technology, there is a deemphasis on reading and reading skills in the public school system.
Reading has become a less valuable activity; thus, interest in it and the ability to read fall. Another factor is the rapid pace
of life today. As a consequence, people depend on quick information from seventh-grade-level news stories rather than
from insightful and complete descriptions of events in books and periodicals. People, too, no longer read at the levels they
once did. Altogether, the effects of the decline in reading appear critical. People are grossly misinformed of issues and
histories. Because of this situation, they tend to lose the ability to think to actively participate in intellectual and mental
processes that require agile minds. Without the ability to think clearly, the capacity to make decisions and solve problems
is likely to be impaired. Ultimately, thinking tasks for a safe and healthy future may be waylaid. Yet, reading for
advancement, as well as for entertainment, is critical if the world is to successfully meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Cause and Effect
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Cause and Effect

9. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison
and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation.  
Attitude
Attitudes, which affect the individual's subsequent behavior or perception, are formed in two ways, directly or indirectly.
Directly, they are learned through firsthand experience and socialization. Experience-based attitudes are stable, less
changeable, and more salient for the individual. They, too, are shaped directly through socialization. Children learn by
example from their elders at home or from their teachers in school. Indirectly, effective modifiers of people's attitudes are
subordered into the media and advocacy groups. Media is further classified into print media and TV or radio media. Print
media with its loaded language arouses extreme feelings that feed into the readers' minds, thus, influencing behavior. TV,
with its extremely graphic and attractive presentation, leaves hard-to-forget images in the viewers' minds. In addition,
newscasters and commentators over the TV and the radio, and opinion makers in the Internet definitely affect attitude
formation of the masses. Also of growing importance as indirect molders of people's outlooks are advocacy groups that
come together to discuss issues. Church leaders, activists, human rights conformists, and any other social groups
maintain ensconced beliefs and value systems. By and large, people's outlooks are defined, changed and strengthened
through the different means of attitude formation.
classification
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Classification

10. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and
Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation.  
The last paragraph of Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" helps to answer the question if the story actually took place
or if it was just a dream that Brown had. The sentence preceding the final paragraph asks that exact question, in fact; but
whether it was a dream or a real-life experience the rest of his life would never be the same. He didn't look at the
preacher, his wife, or anyone else in town the same again and died a bitter old man. He didn't even regard his children or
grand-children with much more respect than he did others because his trust of other people being what they seem was
gone afterwards. he never recovered from seeing people that he thought were pure and innocent actually have hidden
secrets of sin even though he himself was on the same path of temptation (What a hypocrite, huh?). His bitterness, self-
righteousness, and pride held him back from forgiving others, accepting people for who they are, and living a life of
happiness. Acting like that doesn't score any friends because, "they carved no hopeful verse upon his tombstone, for his
dying hour was gloom".

cause and effect

Answer: 

The correct answer is: Interpretation

11. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and
Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
 Emotional Intelligence
Are you a person who graduated with honors yet cannot keep or advance in a job? Are you a person with a dream of
becoming an entrepreneur but lacks the courage to pursue a project that is clearly within your area of expertise? If you
are, then you are wanting in emotional intelligence - abilities involving emotional discipline and control. It involves the
abilities to motivate oneself and persist in the face of frustration; to control one's impulse and delay gratification; to
regulate one's moods; and to keep distress from swamping the ability to think, to empathize, and to hope. While IQ has its
nearly one-hundred-year history of research on hundreds of thousands of people, emotional intelligence is a new concept.
No one can yet say exactly how much of the variability from person to person in life's course it accounts for. But data
suggest that EQ can be as powerful as IQ and at times, more powerful in shaping the destiny of man. While there are
those who agree that IQ cannot be changed much by experience or education, these crucial emotional competencies can
indeed be learned - if we bother to teach them. 
Adapted, Goleman 36-37
interpretation
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Definition

12. Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage is Classification, Cause and
Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description, or Interpretation. 
Greening the Red Planet
Terraformation - the greening of the planet - would be the most ambitious engineering project in human history. This feat
may be accomplished in several stages. The challenge is to warm Mars first by raising the temperature from -60 degrees
to -40 degrees. One way to begin this is to build chemical factories, power them with small nuclear reactors that will pump
out greenhouse gases to cover the planet and prevent the escape of heat. Then, as the temperature rises, the
atmosphere will become thicker but not thick enough. Hence, an ozone substitute will be manufactured to supplement the
atmosphere. When the temperature reaches -25 degrees, tundra vegetation will survive. Later, as the planet warms to -15
degrees, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water will seep from the crust. The atmosphere will continue to thicken and water
will pool in canyons. Soon, Mars will have a breathable atmosphere when microorganisms will create soil to sustain
plants, and plants will convert the atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen. When the temperature reaches -5 degrees, the
ice will melt. Bodies of water will be formed and rain will fall regularly. Trees will be planted, changing the dry red planet
into a moist green globe. Terraformation, one of our prodigious dreams, may founder. But suppose it could be done,
should it be done?
Adapted, Darrah and Petranek 99

definition
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Process Description

 Learning 2

1. A thesis statement can only be presented at the end of the first paragraph.

Select one:

a. False Correct

b.True

The correct answer is: False

2. Which is the best paraphrased passage for the following statement:

Several better-equipped libraries even have an internet facility so that a world of information is brought to your fingertips. If
your library is not modernly furnished and equipped, do not despair. Get to know what resources you have in your library
and make the most out of them. (Dagdag, et.al., 2010)

Select one:

a.Dagdag (2010) mentioned that some libraries today have internet-ready computers for the students’ use. If your library

doesn’t happen to have one, there are far more ways to make the most out of the available resources. 

b. There are several better-equipped libraries with internet facilities. If the library is not modernly furnished and equipped,
do not despair. Make the most out of your own library and its resources. (2010)

c. Several better-equipped libraries even have an internet facility so that a world of information is brought to your
fingertips. Get to know what resources you have in your library and make the most out of them.

The correct answer is:

Dagdag (2010) mentioned that some libraries today have internet-ready computers for the students’ use. If your library
doesn’t happen to have one, there are far more ways to make the most out of the available resources

3. This is generally a shorter but equally comprehensible version of the text.

Summary
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Summary

4. You must set boundaries for your paper using the thesis statement.

a.True 
b. False
The correct answer is:True
5. Identify the weak thesis statement among the following:

a. Lily Bart seeks to escape from the social conventions of her class in The House of Mirth, but her competing desires
for a place in Selden's "republic of the spirit" and in the social world of New York cause her to gamble away her chances

for a place in either world. 

b. Television advertisements capitalize on three dominant Filipino consumer traits: cultural schizoprenia, celebrative
nature, and belief in miracles.

c.This paper will first suggest qualities essential to a good corporate manager and then discuss how those qualities
contribute to overall management style.

d. Prejudgments are harmful because they limit the lives of the stereotyped individual and the person doing the
stereotyping.

The correct answer is: c

Quiz 2

1. Identify the strong thesis statement among the following. 

a. The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different. 

b. While both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, Northerners focused on

the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their own right to self-government.  

c. This paper will first suggest qualities essential to a good corporate manager and then discuss how those qualities
contribute to overall management style. 

The correct answer is: b

2. A type of plagiarism that properly paraphrased information, overlooking proper attribution to the primary source.

Idea plagiarism
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Idea Plagiarism

3. Identify the thesis statement in the following paragraph.

Experiments show that friendly people like bright colors while quiet people like blue and other cool colors. Athletic people
like red and self-centered ones like yellow. A man says he "sees red" when he is angry; a girl is often "green with envy"
when she has a new dress only "once in a blue moon." Blue has been associated in our minds with a sort of supersteel,
so fine objects are given a bluish tint in order to sell well. Labels and packages colored green do not appeal to farmers
who see so much green on the farms. Hospital rooms, on the other hand, are painted green and bright colors because
colorful walls make the surroundings more pleasant. In fact, housewives bring plants and flowers into the house in order
to make the rooms look like gardens. Color affects people in many ways.
- Adapted, Villamin 69 (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study, Thinking and Writing Skills)

Select one:

a. Athletic people like red and self-centered ones like yellow.

b. Experiments show that friendly people like bright colors while quiet people like blue and other cool colors. 

c. Color affects people in many ways.

The correct answer is: c. Color affects people in many ways.

4. Different ideas can be inserted into the thesis statement.

True

False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

5. Spot the thesis statement in the following passage:

In the 1940s, George Orwell warned “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls
the past” (Orwell 30). In the 1990s a band called Rage Against the Machine, the name itself referring to a people’s
movement to fight against control (corporation, government or otherwise) used this mantra in their song “Testify,” a
warning to not silently endure oppression. This warning is not only relevant to the 20th century, but has been
applicable since human beings started forming structures of power to control and oppress one another. This can
vividly be seen during the times of slavery in the United States when blacks were enslaved for two and a half
centuries. In Frederick Douglass’s novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass
reveals how this long and brutal control of human beings was partly accomplished through control over literacy. The
control and limitations over reading and writing during slavery sought to make slaves like Douglass ignorant,
powerless, and therefore more easily controlled, and this control over literacy and education is still happening in the
world today. 
 --Sample essay on Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Select one:
a. In the 1990s a band called Rage Against the Machine, the name itself referring to a people’s movement to fight
against control (corporation, government or otherwise) used this mantra in their song “Testify,” a warning to not
silently endure oppression. 
b. The control and limitations over reading and writing during slavery sought to make slaves like Douglass ignorant,
powerless, and therefore more easily controlled, and this control over literacy and education is still happening in the
world today. 
c. In Frederick Douglass’s novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass reveals
how this long and brutal control of human beings was partly accomplished through control over literacy.
d. In the 1940s, George Orwell warned “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls

the past” (Orwell 30). 

The correct answer is: b.  

6. Choose the appropriate thesis statement for the following paragraph.

____________________________. Visually organized spaces are preferred by highly organized people; on the
other hand, disarrayed corners are the habitats of troubled, chaotic persons. Harmony in space is the handiwork of
people who are at peace, while clean and quiet rooms are the creations of introspective and stable individuals. Does
the space create the person, or does the person create the space? Either way, our surroundings is our self-portrait.
- Asuncion B2, (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study, Thinking and Writing Skills)

Select one:
a. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.

b. The rhythm and harmony that permeate our place bespeak of who we are and what we want to be. 
c. The world has figuratively been transformed into a village.

Your answer is correct. b

7. Identify the weak thesis statement from the following:

a. College students shouldn’t have to take a required core curriculum, and many core courses are graded too

stiffly. 
b. College students shouldn’t have to take a required core curriculum.
c.Over the last 20 years, changes in technology have made a profound difference in the way American college
students communicate.
Your answer is correct. a
8. Choose one best example of a summary:

a. Even as the flood victims retrieved what was left of their belongings after much of the waters had subsided, a
traumatized nation could not forget the horrific images of people choosing between life and property, creating nightmares

incredibly etched in the memory, spawned by the terrible tantrums of a "baby storm" named Ondoy. 

b. Fishing trips relax and recharge me mentally, physically and spiritually.

 c. Losing weight should be about long-term success. Those who lose weight quickly by crash dieting usually gain back all, if not
more, of the weight they lost because they have not permanently changed their habits. The best weight management strategies can be
maintained for a lifetime. This means changing how and when you eat. You also need to start exercising. Doing these three things will
help find out why you are overweight, follow a healthy eating plan and exercise regularly. Find new ways to deal with weight gain by
learning new ways to handle stress and talking with a counselor if you need to. Follow a healthy diet that is low in fat and sugar but
high in fiber. Losing weight is not easy but the effort is worth it.

The correct answer is: c

9. Which is the best paraphrased passage for the following statement:
Genocide and ethnic cleansing threaten the demise of entire populations, while abortion kills 60 million lives in a
year. Even fully viable infants in their mothers' wombs are no longer safe from abortion that the American Cardinals
call virtual infanticide. In addition, nuclear warheads and missile systems proliferate among warring nations. A Nobel
laureate describes the nuclear standoff as a "complete balance of terror." Never in human history has man's survival
been so threatened as now, twenty centuries after the Savior's birth.
- "Preparing for the Coming of God's Kingdom" by Howard Dee. (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study,
Thinking and Writing Skills)

a.Howard Dee says that abortion remains a threat to the population, along with cases of genocide and ethnic
purging. To add to the increasing number of threats to mankind, nuclear warfare has also been proved to be a risk
with the abundant use of missiles and atomic bombs between warring countries. 
b. The death of the population is constantly threatened by the number of genocide, ethnic cleansing, abortion and
the use of atomic bombs and missile systems between warring nations. 
c.Genocide and ethnic purging undermine the death of the population, with abortion-related deaths amount to 60
million in a year. Indeed, even completely feasible newborn children in their moms' wombs are no more protected from
premature birth that the American Cardinals call virtual child murder. Moreover, atomic warheads and rocket
frameworks multiply among warring countries. Never in mankind's history has man's survival been as undermining as

now, twenty centuries after the Savior's birth. (Dee, Preparing for the Coming of God's Kingdom) 
The correct answer is: a.
10. Spot the thesis statement in the following passage:
"Don’t meddle with old unloaded firearms, they are the most deadly and unerring things ever created. You don’t have to
take any pains with them at all; you don’t have to have a rest, you don’t have to have any sights on the gun, you don’t
have to take aim even. No, you just pick out a relative and bang away, and you are sure to get him. A youth who can’t hit
a cathedral at thirty yards with a Gatling gun in three-quarters of an hour, can take up an old empty musket and bag his
grandmother every time at a hundred."
 ---Mark Twain, “Advice to Youth”

a. You just pick out a relative and bang away, and you are sure to get him.

b. You don’t have to take any pains with them at all; you don’t have to have a rest, you don’t have to have any sights on
the gun, you don’t have to take aim even.

c. Don’t meddle with old unloaded firearms, they are the most deadly and unerring things ever created.

d. A youth who can’t hit a cathedral at thirty yards with a Gatling gun in three-quarters of an hour, can take up an old

empty musket and bag his grandmother every time at a hundred. 

The correct answer is: c 

Learning 3

1. A concise summary of what the report or article is about.

composing an abstract/summary
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Abstract

Fill in the blanks. Complete the outline.

The Animal Kingdom

1. [Basis of Classification]

1. [Arrangement of cells]
2. Body symmetry
3. Nature of coelom
4. Patterns of digestive, circulatory, and reproductive systems
5. Arrangement of cells in germ layers
6. Segmentation
7. Notochord
2. Levels of Organization
1. [Cellular level of organization]
2. Tissue level of organization
3. [Organ level of organization]
4. [Organ system level of organization]
3. Animal Kingdom Classification System
1. Species
2. Genus
3. [Family]
4. [Order]
5. Class
6. Phylum
7. [Kingdom]
4. It is the guide to logically organizing all of the facts gathered, according to their importance and relation to
one another.

making an outline

Answer: 
The correct answer is: Outline
Short quiz 3

1. Choose one best example of a summary:

a. Losing weight should be about long-term success. Those who lose weight quickly by crash dieting usually gain back all, if not
more, of the weight they lost because they have not permanently changed their habits. The best weight management strategies can
be maintained for a lifetime. This means changing how and when you eat. You also need to start exercising. Doing these three things
will help find out why you are overweight, follow a healthy eating plan and exercise regularly. Find new ways to deal with weight
gain by learning new ways to handle stress and talking with a counselor if you need to. Follow a healthy diet that is low in fat and
sugar but high in fiber. Losing weight is not easy but the effort is worth it.

b. Even as the flood victims retrieved what was left of their belongings after much of the waters had subsided, a traumatized nation
could not forget the horrific images of people choosing between life and property, creating nightmares incredibly etched in the

memory, spawned by the terrible tantrums of a "baby storm" named Ondoy. 

c. Fishing trips relax and recharge me mentally, physically and spiritually.

2. The correct answer is: a

Different ideas can be inserted into the thesis statement.
True

False 
The correct answer is 'False'.
3. Different ideas can be inserted into the thesis statement.
True

False 
The correct answer is 'False'.
4. A type of plagiarism that properly paraphrased information, overlooking proper attribution to the
primary source.

Idea Plagiarism
Answer: 

The correct answer is: Idea Plagiarism

5. Choose the appropriate thesis statement for the following paragraph.

____________________________. Visually organized spaces are preferred by highly organized people; on the
other hand, disarrayed corners are the habitats of troubled, chaotic persons. Harmony in space is the handiwork of
people who are at peace, while clean and quiet rooms are the creations of introspective and stable individuals. Does
the space create the person, or does the person create the space? Either way, our surroundings is our self-portrait.
- Asuncion B2, (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study, Thinking and Writing Skills)

a. The world has figuratively been transformed into a village.

b. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.

c. The rhythm and harmony that permeate our place bespeak of who we are and what we want to be. 
The correct answer is: c.
 6. Identify the weak thesis statement from the following:

a. College students shouldn’t have to take a required core curriculum, and many core courses are graded too

stiffly. 
b. College students shouldn’t have to take a required core curriculum.
c.Over the last 20 years, changes in technology have made a profound difference in the way American college
students communicate.
The correct answer is:a 

7. Spot the thesis statement in the following passage:

"Don’t meddle with old unloaded firearms, they are the most deadly and unerring things ever created. You don’t
have to take any pains with them at all; you don’t have to have a rest, you don’t have to have any sights on the gun,
you don’t have to take aim even. No, you just pick out a relative and bang away, and you are sure to get him. A
youth who can’t hit a cathedral at thirty yards with a Gatling gun in three-quarters of an hour, can take up an old
empty musket and bag his grandmother every time at a hundred."
 ---Mark Twain, “Advice to Youth”

a. A youth who can’t hit a cathedral at thirty yards with a Gatling gun in three-quarters of an hour, can take up an
old empty musket and bag his grandmother every time at a hundred.
b. You just pick out a relative and bang away, and you are sure to get him.

c. Don’t meddle with old unloaded firearms, they are the most deadly and unerring things ever created. 
d. You don’t have to take any pains with them at all; you don’t have to have a rest, you don’t have to have any
sights on the gun, you don’t have to take aim even.
The correct answer is: c.

8. Identify the thesis statement in the following paragraph.

Experiments show that friendly people like bright colors while quiet people like blue and other cool colors. Athletic
people like red and self-centered ones like yellow. A man says he "sees red" when he is angry; a girl is often "green
with envy" when she has a new dress only "once in a blue moon." Blue has been associated in our minds with a sort
of supersteel, so fine objects are given a bluish tint in order to sell well. Labels and packages colored green do not
appeal to farmers who see so much green on the farms. Hospital rooms, on the other hand, are painted green and
bright colors because colorful walls make the surroundings more pleasant. In fact, housewives bring plants and
flowers into the house in order to make the rooms look like gardens. Color affects people in many ways.

- Adapted, Villamin 69 (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study, Thinking and Writing Skills)

a. Athletic people like red and self-centered ones like yellow.

b. Color affects people in many ways.

c. Experiments show that friendly people like bright colors while quiet people like blue and other cool colors.

The correct answer is: b.

 9. Spot the thesis statement in the following passage:

In the 1940s, George Orwell warned “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the
past” (Orwell 30). In the 1990s a band called Rage Against the Machine, the name itself referring to a people’s movement
to fight against control (corporation, government or otherwise) used this mantra in their song “Testify,” a warning to not
silently endure oppression. This warning is not only relevant to the 20th century, but has been applicable since human
beings started forming structures of power to control and oppress one another. This can vividly be seen during the times
of slavery in the United States when blacks were enslaved for two and a half centuries. In Frederick Douglass’s novel
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass reveals how this long and brutal control of
human beings was partly accomplished through control over literacy. The control and limitations over reading and writing
during slavery sought to make slaves like Douglass ignorant, powerless, and therefore more easily controlled, and this
control over literacy and education is still happening in the world today.

--Sample essay on Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

a. In the 1940s, George Orwell warned “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the
past” (Orwell 30). Incorrect

b. In Frederick Douglass’s novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass reveals how
this long and brutal control of human beings was partly accomplished through control over literacy.

c. In the 1990s a band called Rage Against the Machine, the name itself referring to a people’s movement to fight against
control (corporation, government or otherwise) used this mantra in their song “Testify,” a warning to not silently endure
oppression.

d. The control and limitations over reading and writing during slavery sought to make slaves like Douglass ignorant,
powerless, and therefore more easily controlled, and this control over literacy and education is still happening in the world
today.

The correct answer is: d..

10. Which is the best paraphrased passage for the following statement:

Genocide and ethnic cleansing threaten the demise of entire populations, while abortion kills 60 million lives in a year.
Even fully viable infants in their mothers' wombs are no longer safe from abortion that the American Cardinals call virtual
infanticide. In addition, nuclear warheads and missile systems proliferate among warring nations. A Nobel laureate
describes the nuclear standoff as a "complete balance of terror." Never in human history has man's survival been so
threatened as now, twenty centuries after the Savior's birth.

- "Preparing for the Coming of God's Kingdom" by Howard Dee. (cited in the book Winning Strategies for Study, Thinking
and Writing Skills)

a. Howard Dee says that abortion remains a threat to the population, along with cases of genocide and ethnic purging. To
add to the increasing number of threats to mankind, nuclear warfare has also been proved to be a risk with the abundant
use of missiles and atomic bombs between warring countries.

b. The death of the population is constantly threatened by the number of genocide, ethnic cleansing, abortion and the use
of atomic bombs and missile systems between warring nations.

c. Genocide and ethnic purging undermine the death of the population, with abortion-related deaths amount to 60 million
in a year. Indeed, even completely feasible newborn children in their moms' wombs are no more protected from premature
birth that the American Cardinals call virtual child murder. Moreover, atomic warheads and rocket frameworks multiply
among warring countries. Never in mankind's history has man's survival been so undermined as now, twenty centuries
after the Savior's birth. (Dee, Preparing for the Coming of God's Kingdom) Incorrect

The correct answer is: a.

 Learning 4

1. What made the confrontation between half-American, Erica, and her mother beautiful?

a. The cinematographer opening the scene with an impactful shot of the mother's blank reaction to her daughter's outburst.
Incorrect

b. The back and forth humor in various parts of the film, creating a wonderful balance in the overall work.

c. The cinematographer's technique of using a handheld camera, capturing and focusing on Erica's cruel remark thrown at her
mother and her mother's reaction.

The correct answer is: a

2. Which of the following is NOT part of the author's observation on the techniques used in the film?

a. Some parts of the film use too much dialogue, with a few hints of wit and humor.

b. The film has distributed the emotions into unimportant characters whose issues and conflicts could have been condensed.
Incorrect

c. The film has perfectly executed the beautiful aspects of the story, highlighting the main character's relationship with the rest of
the characters.

d. The humor is strategically inserted even into the absolute dramatic encounters but never overpowers the intended emotions.

The correct answer is: c.

3.What is the message of the film, Tuos, according to the author?

a. It tells the story of women bound to the tradition they are born with. Correct

b. The loyalty and the traditions of the women in a secluded tribe

c. The meticulous details of tribe rituals

d. Portraying the dangers of forbidden love in the age of tribes

The correct answer is: a.

4. What is the author's general reaction on the film, Tuos?

a. The relaxed pacing did not suit the overall atmosphere of the film.

b. The filming technique of the director has some significant missteps in different points of the movie.

c. The film never failed to convey its powerful message. Correct

d. The animated sequences are meticulously done.

The correct answer is:c

5. Based on the review, did the author like both films?

a. Neutral Incorrect

b. No

c. Yes

The correct answer is: Yes

 Quiz 4

1. Stay curious. Ask questions about a particular topic and do not rely on statements of various sources alone.

True Correct False

The correct answer is 'True'.

2. With the given resource below, choose which citation is the most appropriate, according to what is asked.

Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305

Published: August 4, 2016
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNiQBXmPw8
Date accessed: August 8, 2016
(MLA format)
a. Crashcourse (2016, August 4). "Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305." Web. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZFYBvRWwA
b. Crashcourse. (04 August, 2016) "Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305." YouTube. Web. 08 Aug. 2016.
c. Crashcourse. "Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305." YouTube, 04 Aug. 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2016.
d. Crashcourse (2016, August 4). "Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305." [YouTube]. Retrieved on August 8,
2016 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZFYBvRWwA
The correct answer is: c

3. With the given resource below, choose which citation is the most appropriate, according to what is asked.

Poetry of a childhood lost

Author: Dan Chiasson
Published: August 8, 2016
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/08/the-after-party-by-jana-prikryl
Date accessed: August 8, 2016
(APA format)
Select one:
a. Chiasson, Dan. "Poetry of a Childhood Lost." The New Yorker. N.p., 08 Aug. 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2016.
b. Chiasson, D. (2016, August 08). Poetry of a Childhood Lost. Retrieved August 08, 2016, from
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/08/the-after-party-by-jana-prikryl
c. Chiasson, D. (2016). Poetry of a Childhood Lost. Retrieved from
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/08/the-after-party-by-jana-prikryl. Web.
d. Chiasson, Dan. "Poetry of a Childhood Lost." N.p., Web. 08 Aug. 2016. Retrieved from
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/08/the-after-party-by-jana-prikryl

The correct answer is:B

4. This contains the writer’s thoughts and deep analysis of the material at hand, rendering judgment based on it.

The correct answer is: Review

5. An essential skill in academic writing enabling you to acknowledge the source of the supporting facts without having to
copy the statement word for word.

The correct answer is: paraphrasing

6. The most important part of a review.

The correct answer is: author’s opinion

7. With the given resource below, choose which citation is the most appropriate, according to what is asked.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Riverbed Books; Tra edition (March 1, 2016)
(APA Citation Style)
Select one:
a. Rovelli, Carlo. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. N.p.: Riverbed Books, n.d. Print.
b. Rovelli, C. (2016). Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Riverbed Books. Print.
c. Rovelli, C. (2016). Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Riverbed Books.
d. Rovelli, Carlo. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. N.p.: Riverbed Books, 2016. Print.

The correct answer is: C

8. This contains an equal presentation of both strengths and weaknesses of the material.

The correct answer is: critique

9. Which of the following is in the APA format?

a. Poniewozik, J. (2000, November 20). TV makes a too-close call. Time, 156(21), 70–71.
b. “Media Giants.” Frontline: The Merchants of Cool. PBS Online, 2001. Web. 7 Feb. 2006.
c. Choi, Mihwa. “Contesting Imaginaries in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty.” Diss. University of Chicago,
2008. Web. “Contesting Imaginaries in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty.”
d. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Drinking Water Standards. EPA, 8 July 2004. Web. 24 Jan. 2006

The correct answer is: A

10. This format in citing sources emphasizes the publication date of the resource.

The correct answer is: APA