Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Capiz
ESTEFANIA MONTEMAYOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ongol Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz

FIRST FORMATIVE TEST IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS 11

Name: __________________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________________ Score: ________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Please read and understand each question. Do not leave any item unanswered. Review your answers if you still
have time. If you have questions, raise your hand and ask your teacher. Good luck!
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided before the number

1. Coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back 6. The Diamond Himalaya is infamous for being the
centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. In
Ethiopian plateau. There, legend says the goat 2017, the Diamond Himalaya Birkin sold for over
herder Kaldi first discovered the potential of these $400, 000.
beloved beans. The story goes that, that Kaldi a. Definition
discovered coffee after he noticed that after eating b. Exemplification
the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so c. Description
energetic that they did not want to sleep at night. d. Chronology/Procedure
Kaldi reported his findings to the abbot of the local 7. Birkin and Kelly bags are specially made purses
monastery, who made a drink with the berries and designed with high quality materials, including
found that it kept him alert through the long hours cow, lizard, and luxurious ostrich, as well as
of evening prayer. The abbot shared his discovery various types of crocodile skin.
with the other monks at the monastery, and a. Definition
knowledge of the energizing berries began to b. Exemplification
spread. As word moved east and coffee reached the c. Description
Arabian Peninsula, it began a journey which would d. Chronology/Procedure
bring these beans across the globe. 8. Tips when buying your first luxury bag, choose a
a. Definition classic – some bags have a moment, some bags are
b. Exemplification conical, start small – camera bags are the best entry
c. Description – level choices to purchasing your first luxury
d. Chronology/Procedure piece, be practical –is there a need for a tote laptop
2. Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted every day? Identify your personality, and match it
coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain with a brand, stick to your budget, and follow your
flowering plants in the Coffea genus. heart.
a. Definition a. Listing
b. Exemplification b. Classification and Division
c. Description c. Cause and Effect
d. Chronology/Procedure d. Exemplification
3. The berries are processed by disengaging the coffee 9. You reap what you sow.
seeds from their coverings and from the pulp and a. Listing
by drying the seeds; all beans must be removed b. Classification and Division
from their fruit and dried before roasting. c. Cause and Effect
a. Definition d. Problem and Solution
b. Exemplification 10. Bears hibernate so they can conserve energy and
c. Description won’t require food during the winter months when
d. Chronology/Procedure food is scarce.
4. Three techniques are used for processing the a. Listing
coffee: the dry, or “natural,” process, the wet (and b. Classification and Division
washed) process, and a hybrid process called the c. Cause and Effect
semi-washed. d. Problem and Solution
a. Listing 11. Reduce flood risk in your city by replacing
b. Comparison/Contrast concreted and paved surfaces across the city with
c. Classification and Division vegetated space.
d. Cause and Effect a. Listing
5. There are four types of coffee beans: Arabica, b. Classification and Division
Robusta, Liberica, and Excelsa. c. Cause and Effect
a. Listing d. Problem and Solution
b. Comparison/Contrast 12. The death penalty is a good deterrent for criminals.
c. Classification and Division Beyond that, it is fair because the Bible supports
d. Cause and Effect “an eye for an eye.” We need to keep the death
penalty on the books.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Capiz
ESTEFANIA MONTEMAYOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ongol Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz

FIRST FORMATIVE TEST IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS 11

Name: __________________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________________ Score: ________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Please read and understand each question. Do not leave any item unanswered. Review your answers if you still
have time. If you have questions, raise your hand and ask your teacher. Good luck!
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided before the number

a. Classification and Division c. Claim of Policy

b. Cause and Effect 20. It’s better to apply good nutritional choices at home
c. Problem and Solution than teach them at school, because good nutrition
d. Persuasion then becomes ingrained in the child’s experience.
13. Raising taxes is wrong because people should be a. Claim of Fact
entitled to keep their own money and because an b. Claim of Value
increase in tax revenue will be stifling to c. Claim of Policy
businesses. We should keep taxes low or even 21. There is God.
reduce tax rates to encourage growth. a. Claim of Fact
a. Classification and Division b. Claim of Value
b. Cause and Effect c. Claim of Policy
c. Problem and Solution 22. Oil prices will continue to rise.
d. Persuasion a. Claim of Fact
14. Unlike time or money, desire is an unlimited b. Claim of Value
resource. c. Claim of Policy
a. Listing 23. The Wizard of Oz is the best movie of all time.
b. Comparison/Contrast a. Claim of Fact
c. Classification and Division b. Claim of Value
d. Cause and Effect c. Claim of Policy
15. Time, like money, is a limited resource. You can’t 24. Peanuts can make you smart.
buy everything you want, likewise, you don’t have a. Claim of Fact
enough time to do everything you want to do. Our b. Claim of Value
time is the same as our money: it’s limited. Also, c. Claim of Policy
time is a resource when work needs to be done. 25. The Philippines is a state, at the same time a nation.
a. Listing a. Claim of Fact
b. Comparison/Contrast b. Claim of Value
c. Classification and Division c. Claim of Policy
d. Cause and Effect 26. Which of the following pertains to the modeling of
16. Just as smoking ads have been banned in order to text’s meaning by another text?
decrease the urge to engage in an unhealthy a. Context
behavior, soda ads should be banned for the same b. Intertext
reason c. Hypertext
a. Claim of Fact d. Text Development
b. Claim of Value 27. Retelling is a restatement of a story or re-
c. Claim of Policy expressionism of a narrative, which of the
17. Vaping can lead to increased blood pressure, lung following is not a retold version of Disney’s Snow
disease, and insulin resistance. White and the Seven Dwarfs?
a. Claim of Fact a. Mirror, Mirror
b. Claim of Value b. Alice through the Looking Glass
c. Claim of Policy c. Snow White and the Huntsman
18. Studies have shown that exposure to violent media 28. Which of the following characters can be
is a risk factor for violent behaviors. referenced to the movie character, Lastikman?
a. Claim of Fact a. Luffy
b. Claim of Value b. Naruto
c. Claim of Policy c. Sakuragi
19. Parents should not only be aware of how their d. Inu Yasha
children are using social media, but also understand 29. In Lualhati Bautista’s Bata-Bata Paano Ka Ginawa,
the potential positive and negative impacts of social the lines, “Akala mo lang wala pero meron, meron,
media use. meron” was also used in Wenn V. Deramas’ movie,
a. Claim of Fact Ang Tanging Ina. Which of the following
b. Claim of Value
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Capiz
ESTEFANIA MONTEMAYOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ongol Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz

FIRST FORMATIVE TEST IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS 11

Name: __________________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________________ Score: ________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Please read and understand each question. Do not leave any item unanswered. Review your answers if you still
have time. If you have questions, raise your hand and ask your teacher. Good luck!
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided before the number

intertextuality methods is used in both literary C. sentence

works? D. paragraph
a. Pastiche
b. Parody 37. Which of the following characteristics of a text is
c. Quotation focused on how the ideas are being connected in a
d. Retelling certain phrase or sentence?
30. What intertextuality method is being applied on A. coherence
both apples eaten by Snow White and Eve? B. cohesion
a. Pastiche C. intentionality
b. Quotation D. informativity
c. Retelling
d. Allusion 38. The following are cohesive devices used to show
31. Victor Magtanggol is a television drama series coherence in a particular text, except one.
referenced to which mythology? A. furthermore
a. Greek Mythology B. in addition
b. Norse Mythology C. nevertheless
c. Roman Mythology D. moreover
d. Hindu Mythology 39. When a text has a ______________, intentionality
32. Parody imitates noticeable features of an existing is achieved.
work in a comical way. Which of the following is A. goal
not a parody? B. purpose
a. Praybeyt Benjamin C. mechanics
b. Enteng Kabisote D. organization
c. Four Sisters and a Welding
d. Ganda Rapido 40. Which of the following refers to the socio –
33. Which of the following literary works of William cultural appropriateness of the text, whereas the
Shakespeare is being alluded in Taylor Swift’s content of the text shall not be offensive to any
song, Love Story? race, sex, religion, etc.?
a. The Merchant of Venice A. acceptability
b. Romeo and Juliet B. intentionality
c. Antony and Cleopatra C. intertextuality
d. A Midsummer Night’s Dream D. situationality
34. The intertextuality method used in the story of
Maleficent is an example of Pastiche. Which of the
following stories is Maleficent taken from?
a. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
b. Sleeping Beauty
c. Hansel and Gretel
d. Rapunzel

35. Which of the following pertains to the expression

of ideas that a person can think of?
A. text
B. discourse
C. sentence
D. paragraph

36. Which of the following refers to the sum of the

discourses?
A. text
B. discourse