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READING AND WRITING SKILLS

4rd MONTHLY ASSESSMENT

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES

DIRECTION: CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER AND WRITE IT ON THE
BLANK PROVIDED BEFORE THE NUMBER.

_______ 1. It is information gathered from the text that supports your evaluative
statements.
A. Assertion C. Textual Evidence
B. Evaluative Statement D. Counterclaim
_______ 2. It is a statement used to make a declaration or to express strong belief
on a particular topic, often without evidence.
A. Assertion C. Textual Evidence
B. Evaluative Statement D. Counterclaim
_______ 3. It is a statement that you can make to reflect your judgment and
generalization about a text that you have read.
A. Assertion C. Textual Evidence
B. Evaluative Statement D. Counterclaim
_______ 4. These are statements that oppose the claims of the writer in the text.
A. Assertion C. Textual Evidence
B. Evaluative Statement D. Counterclaim
_______ 5. In formulating assertions and counterclaims about a text, it is important
to support one’s statement with __________.
A. Assertion C. Textual Evidence
B. Evaluative Statement D. Counterclaim
_______ 6. It is the act of mentioning a specific section of the text like an event or
action.
A. Referencing C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Quoting
_______ 7. It is stating a part of a text in the exact way it was written.
A. Referencing C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Quoting
_______ 8. It is restating the text in your own words.
A. Referencing C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Quoting
_______ 9. It is restating the text in a shorter way using your own words.
A. Referencing C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Quoting
_______ 10. Textual evidence weakens the assertion or counterclaims about a text.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. It depends

II. IDENTIFICATION

DIRECTION: Identify the following assertions as statements of convention, fact,

opinion, or preference.

_________________ 1. Import liberalization means allowing foreign goods to enter

Philippine markets and directly compete with domestic
products.

_________________ 2. The leaves of growing plants are usually green.

_________________ 3. Roses grow best in soil made of ¾ clay and ¼ sand and
loam.

_________________ 4.The rose belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae.

_________________ 5. The export of cut rose can easily become one of the most
lucrative businesses in the Philippines.

_________________ 6. Many more will die because of political considerations and

unwise aid-spending.

_________________ 7. Roses are more beautiful, smell sweeter and are easier to
grow than any other flower.
_________________ 8. The previous government should have toughened its stand
against the burgeoning insurgency.

_________________ 9. Eyewitness testimony is generally unreliable.

_________________ 10.Camel’s hair brushes are made of Siberian squirrel fir.

Formulate assertions based on the given pictures.

Statement of Convention: ________________________________

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Statement of Fact: ______________________________________

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Statement of Opinion: ___________________________________

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Statement of Preference: ________________________________

Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/tKUS44RpZ5NVPEzZ7

Statement of Convention: ________________________________

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Statement of Fact: ______________________________________

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Statement of Opinion: ___________________________________

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Statement of Preference: ________________________________

 Statement of Convention: ________________________________

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Statement of Fact: ______________________________________

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Statement of Opinion: ___________________________________

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Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/ViW8Fve4g4fhAsit9

Statement of Preference: ________________________________

Prepared by: Eloisa Jane T. Bituin

Faculty