Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV – A CALABARZON
Schools Division of Lipa City
FERNANDO AIR BASE INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
Fernando Air Base, Lipa City
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Reading and Writing

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Name ______________________________________________ Score ______________

Year/Section ________________________________________ Date _______________

General Direction: This is a 50 – item test, read each directions written in every type of test, answer this test in one
hour. Strictly NO ERASURES.

A. Identify what is being described on the following statements. Write your answer on the space provided.
____________________ 1. It is the use of words to exchange thoughts/ideas in an orderly and organized manner.
____________________ 2.  It is the way a text is organized that helps to guide the reader logically through it. This property makes a
text readable and its message clear.
____________________ 3. It is a technique for selecting and organizing information. On this list you put any word or phrase you can
think of that is related to your topic.
____________________ 4.  It is the connection of ideas to the central concept of a text.
____________________ 5. It explains a concept, term, or subject. Its main purpose is to tell what something is.
____________________ 6. It is the relationship of ideas between sentences.
____________________ 7. These are textual cues that readers can use to follow a text.
____________________ 8.  It is used to present similarities and differences between two or more ideas.
____________________ 9.  It is the skeleton of any written text. It serves as a guide in organizing your ideas
____________________ 10. This shows, proves, or explains a general idea or point by using examples.
____________________ 11. It is an aspect of the organization that is immediately apparent to the reader. It is seen in how the text
physically appears
____________________ 12. It is used to represent knowledge of a concept or idea.
____________________ 13. It is used to show the steps in a process.
____________________ 14. It provides the framework upon which the text is organized.
____________________ 15. It is the act of writing the first letter of a word in uppercase while the rest of the letters are in lowercase.
____________________ 16. It is the ‘complex interrelationship between a text and other texts taken as fundamental to the creation
and interpretation of the text"
____________________ 17. It is the presentation of a reading material wherein resources are connected to a specific aspect of a text
because of a shared semantic link which allows the reader to explore the manuscript or other reading materials in whatever fashion he
or she believes to be logically acceptable
____________________ 18. The information is stated in the text. Readers can see the piece of information stated in the given passage.
____________________ 19. The information not directly presented in the text. As readers, we need to read between the lines to
understand the details that the writer is trying to tell us.
____________________ 20.These are pieces of information which are grounded on reliable authority such as science or history.
____________________ 21.These are pieces of information that are focused on relative judgment such as goodness or badness, and
these are usually addressed based on standards.
____________________ 22. These are specific statements on procedures or laws that need to be modified based on certain issues or
conditions.

B. Identify the most appropriate method to be used in developing a paragraph given the topics below. Choose from the
following methods below.

Narration Definition Cause/Effect Problem/Solution

Description Classification Comparison/Contrast Persuasion

23. A devastating date ______________________

24. What integrity means ______________________
25. A memorable moment of failure or success ______________________
26. Types of students in a library ______________________
27. The effects of cramming for an examination _______________________
28. Why reality shows are so popular _______________________
29. Physical beauty and inner beauty _______________________
30. Junior high school and senior high school _______________________
31. My dream house _______________________
32. Teachers have the right to ban cell phones (or mobiles) in their classrooms ________________________

READING AND WRITING

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C. Read and classify the following statements according to its kind. Write F if it is claim of Fact, P if it is claim of Policy, and V
if it is claim of Value.

_____ 33. A national ID system should be adopted.

_____ 34. All men are created equal.
_____ 35. Beauty contests should be banned.
_____ 36. Buying and fixing a house is better than building a new one.
_____ 37. Cancer is not contagious.
_____ 38. It is better to be feared than loved.
_____ 39. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all.
_____ 40. It is more advantageous for a Filipino child grow up speaking Filipino instead of English.
_____ 41. It's more fun in the Philippines.
_____ 42. The atmosphere has too much carbon dioxide.
_____ 43. The death penalty must be revived.
_____ 44. The earth is warming rapidly.
_____ 45. The government must devote more funds to building schools than building roads.
_____ 46. This is very good school.
_____ 47. Physician assisted suicide is immoral.
_____ 48. The death penalty should be abolished because it does nothing to prevent murder.
_____ 49. Legislation should be passed to stop the sale of cigarettes.
_____ 50. Global warming is a threat that must be addressed.

There are no failures, only quitters. – Russell Simmons

Prepared by:

KRISTEL M. ALCANTARA
Teacher I

Noted by:

EVANGELINE B. ESCABEL, Ed. D.

Principal III

READING AND WRITING

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