English 21st Century Assessment Items (SDO Iloilo City):

Item Question Explanation

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1 My mother brought us up single-handedly. It was an This part of the item provides a
extraordinary task for a woman so frail- dealing with selection to read and understand how a
three adolescent children. But she managed. She did single mother single-handedly reared her
not finish high school, but her deft hands had skillfully children.
eked out a living for the four of us. She was good at
knitting. Her job tided us over until the eldest got a
diploma of teaching. Then she put up a sari-sari store
to send the other children to college. Mother wanted
us all to get a college degree and she had sacrificed
much to see us through.
Which pair of sentences from the text best supports This part of the item requires the
the idea that the mother wanted her children to get a learner to comprehend and determine
college degree? which sentence support the claim that the
mother wanted her children to get a
college degree.
1.She was good at knitting. The learner must find he correlation of the
2. My mother brought us up single-handedly. statements to the claim that the mother
3. Her job tided us over until the eldest got a diploma wanted her children to get a college
of teaching. degree.
4. Then she put up a sari-sari store to send the other
children to college.
5. It was an extraordinary task for a woman so frail
dealing with three adolescent children.
a. 1&2 Statement 1 shows the mother’s skill.
b. 2&3
c. 3&4 Statement 2 doesn’t give enough evidence
d. 4&5 to support the claim.

Statement 3 and 4 shows the means and

ANSWER: C the mother’s determination to send her
children to college.

Statement 5 explains the hardship of being

a single mother.
2 Read the article below and answer the question that This part of the item sets the context for
follows. the reading comprehension of the learner.
What is the news article about?
a. Hidilyn Diaz winning the gold medal
b. EJ Obiena accused of forgery
c. EJ Obiena ranks 3rd in the world
d. Sam Kendricks ranks 1st in the world
This part of the item requires learners to
comprehend what the article is all about.
Option A may require learner’s prior
knowledge since Diaz has more articles
and even won a gold medal during the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

ANSWER: C Option B talks about the other article

published about Obiena

Option D confuses the learners since

Kendricks’ name also appears in the article
however has a wrong interpretation.