Department of Education

LUISA MEDEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ramylu Drive, Tangub, Bacolod City
SY 2022 - 2023

GRADE 10 - ENGLISH
QUARTER 1 – REMOVAL TEST

Name: ___________________________________________Grade & Section: ______________ Date: ____________

I. Directions: Read the questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

A. to entertain a reader B. to convince a reader
C. to inform the reader D. to describe a series of events

2. Which is not a characteristic of a good persuasive writing piece?

A. The writer provides strong arguments as support.
B. The writer provides information based from opinions only.
C. The writer entertains the reader with engaging dialogue between characters.
D. The writer uses illustrations, photographs, and diagrams to convince the reader.

3. How do the authors share their opinion about an issue through persuasive writing?
A. share their personal opinion C. make up fictional information to trick the reader
B. support their opinion through evidences D. share the opinions of others that are similar to theirs

4. Which a not an example of a persuasive text?

A. a television advertisement C. a political cartoon
B. a political speech D. a photograph of political figure

5. Which is not a feature of persuasive text?

A. fictional ideas C. clear organization or structure
B. supporting ideas and arguments D. thesis statement

6. How does persuasive text begin?

A. with a clear statement or thesis about the purpose of the text. C. with the summary of the claim
B. with the reasons about the claim D. with a question

7. What is the purpose of the persuasive text below?

“Please support our children players by buying these raffle tickets.”
A. create interest C. prove something wrong
B. make a change D. support a cause.

9. Which of the following is the correct definition of the thesis statement?

A. It is the main idea of an essay. C. It is an explanation of an essay.
B. It is a way a writer introduces a thesis. D. It is a prompt for an essay.
10. What persuasive technique uses facts, numbers, information, and logic when persuading?
A. Appeal to emotion C. Bandwagon
B. Appeal to reason D. Repetition
11. Which of the following is NOT an example of evidence?
A. statistics C. expert opinion
B. results from research D. personal opinion
12. It is a part of the persuasive essay which summarizes the main points of the text.
A. Introduction C. Body Paragraphs
B. Thesis Statement D. Conclusion
13. What persuasive technique/device is used in the statement,
“ Believe me! I’ve been there before. I’m just like you.”
A. Appeal to Trust C. Bandwagon
B. Appeal to Reason D. Exaggeration

14. What persuasive technique is being used in the example below?

Nine, out of ten men use this men, cleanser!”
A. Bandwagon B. Repetition
C. Exaggeration D. Alliteration
15. What persuasive technique that a writer should use when he wants the reader to
be happy, sad, angry in persuading?
A. Appeal to Emotion B. Appeal to Trust
C. Rhetorical Question D. Speaking Directly to the Viewer
16. This pertains to the process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character.
A. characterization C. exposition
B. narration D. description
17. An element of a story that generally refers to the time and place of the story.
A. character C. plot
B. conflict D. setting
18. An element of the story used to describe the main events of the story.
A. character C. plot
B. conflict D. setting
19. This is the technical term for someone who writes a story for a film.
A. author C. scriptwriter
B. screenplay writer D. television writer
20. This film genre induces strong feelings of excitement, tension, suspense and other similar emotions.
A. comedy C. thriller
B. romance D. drama

21. What do we call the tools that come in different forms and their main objective is to help readers have a clearer
meaning of the given text?
a. textual aids c. textual explanations
b. guide questions d. reader’s interpretations

22. Why do writers include titles, subtitles, graphs, maps, images and tables in their articles?
a. to serve as a guide for the readers’ eyes in reading the text
b. to help readers better understand the content
c. to provide an interpretation of the text
d. to fill the spaces of the paper
23. What type of textual aid is used when data are presented in rows and columns of words and numbers?
a. title and illustration c. table
b. subtitle and graph d. map
24. Which of the following is NOT a function of textual aids?
a. They help catch the readers’ attention. c. They are also useful tools in summarizing information.
b. They can provide clarity to the textual element. d. They are used to make the paper lighter by breaking the
texts.
25. What type of textual aid is used if data is presented through dots, lines and curves?
a. table b. map c. illustration d. graph