Mastery Test 1 (3rd) 10. Which is NOT an example of claim of policy?
a. No voters should allow their voting rights to be bought
I. Vocabularies/Idioms: Read the text below and answer
the questions that follow. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Friendship is one of the greatest bonds anyone can ever
wish for. Lucky are those who have friends who call a
spade a spade. Friendship is a devoted relationship
between two individuals. They both feel immense care and
love for each other. True friends will never lull you with a
lie. Usually, a friendship is shared by two people who have
similar interests and feelings. They are each other’s valor.
True friends will give you their all ears when there is
something that troubles you. Those are your real friends
who stay by your side through thick and thin. Friendship is
the most beautiful gift you can present to anyone. It is one
that stays with a person forever.
1. What does lull mean?
a. confuse b. educate c. pacify d. inform
2. Call a spade a spade is most nearly synonymous to
_______.
a. telling lies b. helps each other
c. direct to the point d. encourages each other
3. Below are closely related to “valor” except for ______.
a. courage b. prowess c. fortitude d. enthusiasm
4. “All ears” is nearly synonymous to _______.
a. attentive listening b. well being
c. smart advice d. shows true understanding
II. Integrated Skills: Read carefully and choose the letter of
the correct answer.
5. "Good morning everyone! It's so wonderful to see you
all here on this sunny day." She said as she greets the
audience with enthusiasm. What type of speech is evident
in the situation?
a. eulogy b. roast c. opening remarks d. closing remarks
6. It is a concise announcement of the deceased that is
placed in the newspaper. It is usually biographical in form.
a. eulogy b. obituary c. elegy d. ode
7. All are proper ways to write a eulogy EXCEPT ________.
a. Personalize your eulogy.
b. Describe the deceased person’s character.
c. Tell the life history in a way that embarrass it.
d. Express the values that were important to the
deceased.
8. Which of the following is an example of a claim of
value?
a. Violence on television need to be reviewed with great
caution.
b. Violence on television influences children to behave
violently and be aggressive.
c. Although the financial benefits for network is great, it is
counterproductive to air violent television shows.
d. Because violence is harmful to the strata of the society,
strict guidelines for permissible content of television
should be enacted.
9. Which is NOT an example of claim of facts?
a. Exercising your rights to vote is one form of
participating in nation building.
b. Indie films deserve to be in the spotlight of the movie
industry.
c. It is never right to kill someone despite how big their
sins are.
d. Vote-buying should never be tolerated for whatever
reason or justification.
by politicians.
b. Global warming is the greatest world concern that
people of today is having.
c. People should not tolerate nor normalize vote buying.
d. Filipino should vote with dignity and conscience.
11. What is another word for any hints of future plot
occurrences?
A. Falling Action B. Exposition
C. Foreshadowing D. Setting
12. In Maupassant's short story "The Necklace", the main
character learns that honesty is indeed the best policy.
The main idea or the possible opinion of the author is
known as what term?
A. POV B. Conflict C. Setting D. Theme
13. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is
called__________
A. Setting B. Conflict C. Character D.Climax
14. Which refers to the tools that writers use to create
images, or paint pictures in the reader's mind?
A. Language B. Poetic Language
C. Figurative Language D. Connotative Language
15. It is the sequence of actions and events in a story to
convey a theme.
A. Characters B. Setting C. Plot D. POV
III. Determine the claim of text of each statement.
A. Claim of Facts B. Claim of Value
C. Claim of Policy
16. Voting with conscience is the right thing to do by the
Filipino voters in the upcoming election
17. Non-binary genders are not mere objects that can be
exploited, ridiculed, and treat unjustly by binary people
anytime they want. 
18. Filipino should patronize Filipino-made dramas than
foreign dramas to help promote the Philippine media
industry.
19. In order to achieve gender equality, stereotypes and
marginalization of non-binary people is needed. 
20. If we want to be able to go back to face-to-face
classes, students need to be fully vaccinated.
IV. Determine the types of character in each statement.
A. Protagonist B. Antagonist C. Round
D. Dynamic E. Flat F. Static
21. Neville Longbottom converts himself from a simple
student of the school to a leader of the students and leads
the students in a fight against the evil character Lord
Voldemort.
22. They were evil yesterday, they’ll be evil today, and
they’ll be evil tomorrow.
23. Mr. Filch in the Harry Potter Series. He is a caretaker of
the Hogwarts school of magic. His role is finding the
students who break the rules of the school.
24. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, which shows the heroic
characteristics of a boy who faces the evils and threats
against his life and still strongly maintains the good virtues
and saves others’ lives in difficult situations.
25. Lord Voldemort, in the Harry Potter Series by J. K.
Rowling, who killed Harry Potter’s parents.