Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
GERONA WESTERN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sulipa, Gerona, Tarlac

THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

IN
READING and WRITING SKILLS

Name:_____________________________________________ Date:___________________
Grade & Section:____________________________________ Score:__________________
Test I: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What cognitive process of decoding symbols to derived meaning from the text?
a. Reading b. writing c speaking d. viewing
2. In the U.S., suicide rates are highest during the spring. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds
and 2nd for 24 to 35-year-olds. On average, 1 person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes. Each suicide intimately affects
at least 6 other people.
a. fact b. Policy c. value d. Conventions
3. This skill means that you look for the main point of reading and identify the ideas that develop it.
a.Skimming b. Scanning c. Previewing d. Reading
4. Only a few weapons are truly nifty in hunting monsters, like the vorpal sword.What type of context clues is used on the
sentence?
a. Examples b. Explanations c. situations d. definitions.
5. This is what the writer tries to prove in the text by providing details, explanations, and other types of evidences.
a. Claims b. Implicit c. Explicit d. Assertions
6. What type of claim states a quantifiable assertions or a measurable topic that is reliable and systematic procedures to be
validated.
a. claim of Fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy d. claims
7. It asserts something that can be qualified and consist of arguments about moral, philosophical or aesthetic.
a. claim of Fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy d. claims
8. A spesific actions should be choosen as solutions to a particular problems to be adopted.
a. claim of Fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy d. claims
9. It is a declarative sentence that claims something is true about something else.
a. Assertions b.Assertions of fact c. Assertion of Conventions d. Assertions of opinion.
10. Addiction, for one,social networking already accounts for 28 percent of all media time spent online, and users aged
between 15 and 19 spend at least 3 hours per day on average using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The statement is an example of.
a. Assertions of fact b. Assertion of Conventions c. Assertions of opinion d. assertions of prereference
11. Parents ought to enforce stricter guideliness in social media to safeguard their children’s privacy.
a. Assertions of fact b. Assertion of Conventions
c. Assertions of opinion d. assertions of prereference
12. The following are techniques to help you develop critical reading skills EXCEPT
a. Keeping a reading journal c. Summarizing the text
b. Annotating the text d. Distinguishing Claims.
13. Humpty dumpty tool great pleasure in obfuscating the poem’s meaning for Alice.His explanations about the poem were
confusing and complicated.The statement is an example of what type of context clues?
a. Synonyms b. Antonyms c. Examples d. Situations
14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good claims?
a. A claim should be argumentative and debatable c. A claim should be logical
b. A claim should be interesting and engaging d. A claim should be short but profound
15. Many teenager’s present obsession by taking selfies shows they are most narcistic generation. The statement is an
example of what type of assertions?
a. Assertions of fact b. Assertions of opinion c. Assertions of Conventions d. Assertions of prereference
16. A technique in selecting and organizing ideas that aims to exercise to produce a logical flow of ideas.
a. Brainstorming b. Clustering c. Freewriting d. Outlining
17. Children are learning how to operate mobile devices at increasingly younger ages: many of them have an idea of how to
use a touchscreen tablet before they are two.
a. Assertions of fact b. Assertion of Conventions
c. Assertions of opinion d. assertions of prereference
18. A type of context clues in which a word is used and helpful in determining the meaning of the word.
a. Situations b. connotation c. Denotations d. Explanations.
19. Some people like making duck faces, or pressing their lips together in the shape of a duck’s bill when they take
selfies.What type of context clues is used on the sentence?
a. Synonyms b. Antoynms c. Examples d. Situations
20. What do you call to a claims made to rebut a previous claims?
a. Claim of fact b. Counterclaims c. Claim of Connventions d. Claims
21. The one child policy, a part of the family planning policy, was a population planning policy of China. It was introduced in
1979 and began to be formally phased out in 2015. The policy allowed many exceptions and ethnic minorities were
exempt.
a. Explicit b. Implicit c. Fact d.. Policy
22. House Bill 5727, or the Sin Tax Bill, aims to restructure the existing taxes imposed on alcohol and tobacco goods. Duties
on these products are a potential revenue source that will help fund the Universal Health Care Program of the
administration. Likewise, higher taxes—and consequently higher costs—are seen as a deterrent to the consumption of
“sin” products, whose adverse effects are mostly borne by the poorer segments of society. The claims state an example of.
a. Claim of fact b. claim of policy c. Claim of value d. Quantifiable assertions
23. 3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. That's nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every
year. Parenthood is the leading reason that teen girls drop out of school. ... The United States has one of the highest teen
pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world.
a. Claim of fact b. claim of policy c. Claim of value d. Quantifiable assertions
24. People can direct frustrations, hurt, anger and difficulty at home or in class to you by bullying. Lack of attention from
friends, parents or teachers can make a person bully you, just to feel popular and seen as 'tough' or 'cool' and in charge.
a. Claim of fact b. claim of policy c. Claim of value d. Quantifiable assertions.
25. Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion
live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day.
a. Claim of fact b. claim of policy c. Claim of value d. Quantifiable assertions.
26. It is a basic, precise, literal meaning of the word that can be found on the dictionary is called
a. Dennotation b. Connotation c. Explanation d. Definitions
27. The hero in the poem did not give in to trepidition:rather, he bravely slayed the Jabberwock with his sword.What type of
context clues is used on the sentence?
a. Synonyms b. Antonyms c. Explanation d. Definitions
28. What type of context clues gives specific details in atext to clarrify the meaning of the word.
a. Examples b. Explanations c. definitions d. situations.
29. The boy’s father was ecstatic when he found out that the Jabberwockwas conquered by his son. His behaviour included
laughing, cheering and hugging his son.
a. Examples b. Explanations c. Definitions d. Situations
30. One technique to improve your reading comprehension and reading pace.
a. Using of context clues b. Habitual reading c. Skimming and Scanning d. Previewing
31. It is by means of looking at the readily visible parts of the text ,like titles and subtitles.
a.Skimming b. Scanning c. Previewing d. Reading
32. Hearing someone” outgrabe” – which means he is whistling, bellowing, and sneezing all at once- can be a funny
sight.This statement is an example of..
a. Explanation b. Definitions c. Situation d. Denotations
33. Which of the following is NOT an example of questioning the text as one techniques to help you develop critical
thinking?
a. What type of audience is addressed? c. What are the writer’s assumptions?
b. Did the writer address opposing views on the issue? d. What is the authors main point?
34. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a human development measure of the national government that
provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children
aged 0-18. It is patterned after the conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes in Latin American and African countries,
which have lifted millions of people around the world from poverty. The statement is an example of what claims?
a. Claim of Fact b. Claim of policy c. Claim of Value d. Counter Claims
35. Which among skill that can be improved through consistent practice in oreder to comprehend the text?
a. Reading b. Writing c. Speaking d. Listening
36. Mercy killing is the way of killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease, typically by the
administration of large doses of painkilling drugs.
a. Claim of Fact b. Claim of policy c. Claim of Value d. Counter Claims
37. What type of context clues is the positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas or associations with a word.
a. Denotation b. Connotation c. Situations d. Explanations
38. We should make every effort to maintain world peace .This statement is an example of what context clues.
a. Denotation b. Connotation c. Situations d. Explanations
39. Another name for social media is “ Web 2.0” because both terms emphasize the social aspects of the Internet as avenues
for communication, collaboration and creative expressions. What kind of assertions does the statement wants to imply?
a. Assertions of conventions b. Assertions of fact
b. Assertions of opinion d. Assertions preference
40. A pre-writing strategies that uses the force of narration to draw a stream of connected ideas out of the writer’s mind
a. Clustering b. Brainstorming c. mapping d. Free writing
Test II: DETERMINING EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT INFORMATION IN A TEXT

Directions: Analyze the following statements and determine if it is IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT INFORMATION. Write
your answer on the space provided.
_____________________41. There are three main types of stem cells: adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells and induced-
pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs.
_____________________42. Today’s Filipinos, compared to their ancestors, have lost the power for growth because they live
in easier circumstances.
_____________________43.The strength of the nation is founded on the character of its people.
_____________________44. If a country’s citizens have high social ideals and strong moral fiber, they survive any trial that
they experience.
_____________________45. Filipinos nowadays are more selfish than they were in the past.

.TEST III : EVALUATING CLAIMS

Directions: Evaluates each statements as claim of fact, value or policy .Briefly explain your choice.

46. Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature – legal, social or biological – of
nonhuman animals is an important factor. Animal law encompasses companion animals, wildlife,animals used in
entertainment and animals raised for food and research.
47. Human trafficking is the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor,
or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.
48. An ordinance prescribing regulation on certain movement of minors (17 years of age and below ) during the
prescribed hours (10:00 pm to 4:00 am) for reasons of public safety and security and providing penalties for
violators thereof
49. Largest brain. While an elephant's brain is physically larger than a human brain, the human brain is 2% of total
body weight (compared to 0.15% of an elephant's brain), meaning humans have the largest brain to body size.
Blood vessels. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain.
50. Electricity is the presence and flow of electric charge. Its best-known form is the flow of electrons through
conductors such as copper wires. Electricity is a form of energy that comes in positive and negative forms, that
occur naturally (as in lightning), or is produced (as in a generator).

“ Shallow men believe in luck and/or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Prepared by:
ROSE ANN G. DOMINGO
SHS Teacher

Noted by:

DARWIN L. CATOLICO
Head Teacher I

Approved by:
MERLINA R. NIMER
Principal I