C.

brainstorming
Republic of the Philippines D. clustering
Department of Education
______9. If you would be writing about “Bicycling regularly
Schools Division of Bulacan
can be a therapeutic activity,” what details would you provide
NORZAGARAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
in your composition?
Norzagaray, Bulacan
READING AND WRITNG SKILLS A. examples
1st Summative Test (3rd Quarter) B. stories
Name: _________________________Score: _____ C. causes
D. effects
Teacher: _______________________Stand; _____
______10. It separates a thing into parts, pieces, or sections
Write the letter of your answer to the space provided. for closer examination.
A. division
______1. What mode of development is used in this
B. example
paragraph? “Sandra is an attractive woman. Her large, dark
C. classification
almond-shaped eyes are startling. Her mocha-cream
complexion is flawless, and she has lovely toothy smile. Her D. definition
long, black hair is curly, thick, and shiny. She is tall, large- ______11. It is the order of details moving from top to
boned, and slender, and her movements are so fluid that bottom, side to side, or background to foreground.
they seem like slow motion. Standing nearly six feet tall, she A. sequential
really stands out on campus.” B. spatial
A. comparison and contrast C. chronological
B. description D. emphatic
C. narration ______12. How did the writer prove his points in this
D. definition paragraph? “Students often think multiple choice questions
______2. These are classes or groups in an organized are easy so they don’t need to study. However, multiple
classification. choice questions have a number of challenges associated
A. examples with it. Firstly, the questions are often wide ranging and
sometimes not arranged in any particular sequence, perhaps
B. divisions
covering a whole year’s work. Secondly, the questions may
C. anecdote
reword the ideas you learned in class in a different way.
D. categories Thirdly, multiple choice questions often include statements of
______3. It is a group of closely related sentences that distracters, or deliberately confusing choices. Furthermore,
together develop one main idea. they are not necessarily a test of the simple recognition of
A. novel basic ideas as you often need to combine many ideas to
answer one question. For example, you may need to answer
B. paragraph
a problem solving question which covers applying knowledge
C. essay from a number of topics. Clearly it is not enough to be
D. poetry familiar with the subject matter to do well in multiple choice
______4. It is an arrangement that presents all the questions; you may need to really understand it.”
details about one side of the argument first and follows with A. By narrating events
all the details from the other side.
B. By providing relevant examples
A. chronological C. By classifying the types of questions
B. emphatic D. By describing the actions of students
C. block ______13. It tells a story and often includes extensive
D. point-by-point description.
______5. Which characteristic of a good paragraph states A. narration
that all the sentences in the paragraph are related to the
B. description
main idea?
A. unity C. exposition
B. clarity D. summary
C. coherence ______14. It is the quality of oneness in an essay that results
when all the words, sentences, and paragraphs contribute to
D. development
the thesis.
______6. It is when a writer goes through other sources
A. unity
before actually beginning to write.
B. coherence
A. prewriting
C. parallelism
B. proofreading
C. brainstorming D. transition
______15. It refers to the meaning of the word that signifies
D. drafting
its literal, explicit meaning—the object or idea it stands for.
______7. It outlines, limits, or states the meaning of a word,
A. denotative
term, phrase, or concept.
B. connotative
A. definition
C. extended
B. classification
D. stipulative
C. division
D. exposition
______8. It is a prewriting activity which shows a visual
representation of ideas closely related.
A. freewriting
B. listing