Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NEGROS ORIENTAL
MABINAY 1 – CANGGOHOB HIGH SCHOOL

(SET A) READING AND WRITING – GRADE 11

Second Semester – 3rd Grading Exam

Name: _____________________________________ Year and Section: ______________

Date: ___________________ Score: _______________________

DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze the statements below. Encircle the letter of your BEST answer.
1. Which is the best way to identify the pattern of organization of a passage?
a. identifies the main topic c. knows the writer, background or origin
b. list the supporting details d. look for transitional words and phrases
2. What are transitional words and phrases?
a. completes the paragraph c. are obstacles to better comprehension
b. are called “guide words” d. shows the relationship of ideas within a paragraph
3. Which of the following statements describes a paragraph?
a. a group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.
b. a series of words, phrases and fragments that give a complete thought.
c. a set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.
d. a unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.
4. What do we call the supporting sentences in a paragraph?
a. short sentences c. sentences about the conclusion
b. true and false sentences d. details about the topic sentences
5. What do we call the last sentence in a paragraph?
a. topic sentence b. opinion sentence c. concluding sentence d. supporting sentence
6. In writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence called?
a. topic sentence b. opinion sentence c. concluding sentence d. supporting sentence
7. Which of the following patterns recounts in time sequence what happened to someone or to something
which maybe fictional or true?
a. narration b. definition c. classification d. exemplification
8. Which of the following patterns provides details on the idea by using a sensory or the five senses?
a. narration b. definition c. description d. exemplification
9. What pattern of development uses appropriate and powerful adjectives?
a. narration b. description c. exemplification d. problem-solution
10. In this paragraph pattern, the writer uses transition words that depict sequence in events.
a. narration b. definition c. classification d. exemplification
11. Which of the following is the main point of this paragraph? “I will be looking after my uncle’s dog this
week. He has gone abroad on a holiday and cannot take it with him. I will feed him and take him for walks
every day. I'm really looking forward to it”.
a. enjoying dogs c. looking after an uncle’s dog
b. going on a holiday d. taking a holiday with the dog and neighborhood
12. Which of the following is the topic sentence of this paragraph? “I hate being alone in the house! It's so
boring. I can’t find any interesting thing to do. I wish my mom or my dad could just take me out from the
house instead”.
a. It's so boring.
b. I hate being alone in the house!
c. I can’t find any interesting thing to do.
d. I wish my mom or my dad could just take me out from the house instead.
13. What paragraph pattern is used in this statement? “Social Media such as Facebook and Instagram have
been my past time during quarantine”.
a. narration c. description
b. definition d. exemplification
14. If you wanted to write a paragraph about the things you and your siblings have enjoyed during
summer, which method of organizing ideas should you use?
a. narration b. definition c. classification d. exemplification
15. What paragraph pattern is used in this statement? “It was my third day in this house. I was sitting in my
study room overlooking the white sand beach, and pinching my right arm to make sure it was real”.
a. narration b. definition c. classification d. exemplification
16. I woke up at around 3 AM due to the urge to pee when I smell smoke all over my place,
panic creeps into my being, and I rush through the window to see what is happening. A big fire is already
burning down my neighbor's house, loud sirens are all over the place, and firefighters are already
evacuating people from our building. First, I grab my essential documents and then pack some of
my clothes when a large explosion happens, and everything went blur. What property of a well-
written text is present in the paragraph?
a. Organization b. Coherence and Cohesion c. Language Use d. Mechanics
17. What property of a well-written text ensures the ideas are united at the paragraph level?
a. cohesion b. coherence c. organization d. language use
18. What property of a well-written text involves spelling, spacing, punctuation marks, indentation,
abbreviation, and capitalization?
a. mechanics b. language use c. paragraph organization d. coherence and cohesion
19. What property of a well-written text helps the sentences to become
meaningful by sticking the ideas together?
a. cohesion b. coherence c. organization d. language use
20. “Mr. Harry Roque was appointed as spokesperson of Pres. Duterte. He replaced Atty. Salvador Panelo ,
the chief legal counsel of the President, who was the temporary spokesperson”. Which of the following
words in the above sentences helps to avoid unnecessary repetition of name?
a. he b. as c. of d. was
21. “Mass Testing for the communicable diseases like CoVid-19 to identify as early as possible and
precautions can be given. This idea can help a lot to prevent the spread of the virus”. What is being referred
by the anaphoric pronoun, this idea, in the statement?
a. CoViD-19 b. precautions c. mass testing d. communicable diseases
22. “Quarantine means limiting the movements of people to prevent the spread of virus. When people came
from a certain place going to another place with complete documents, they are advised to be quarantined
for fourteen days”. What is the error in the above statement?
a. spelling b. indention c. capitalization d. punctuation mark
23. Identify among the choices which is a claim of policy.
A. There are no new stories; there are only new ways of telling old ones.
B. The death penalty should be abolished because it does nothing to prevent murder.
C. Most of them are old.
D. Virtues are expected.
24. What type of claim is being used in the given statement? “Rising sea levels will gradually displace the
homes of millions of people over the next century”.
A. Claim of truth C. Claim of value
B. Claim of fact D. Claim of policy
25. “There are no new stories; there are only new ways of telling old ones. This statement uses what type of
claim?
A. Claim of truth C. Claim of value
B. Claim of fact D. Claim of policy
26. Which of the following statements uses claim of Value?
A. Judges who make more mistakes should be assigned to simpler cases.
B. Sometimes, dishonesty is socially preferable.
C. The more portable a technology is, the more it requires battery.
D. Some homes are found in areas with significant pollution.
27. The following statements are examples of claim of fact EXCEPT;
A. Human activity is responsible for the Earth rapidly warming.
B. Antarctica will become habitable in the near future.
C. Rising sea levels will gradually displace the homes of millions of people over the next century.
D. People make less mistakes as they grow older.
28. What type of claim is being used in the given statement? “Sometimes, dishonesty is socially preferable”.
A. Claim of truth C. Claim of value
 B. Claim of fact D. Claim of policy
29. “Parents should not only be aware of how their children are using social media, but also understand
the potential positive and negative impacts of social media use”. What type of claim is used in this
statement?
A. Claim of Value C. Claim of truth
B. Claim of fact D. Claim of policy
30. Which of the following does not describe hypertext?
A. It allows readers to access information particularly suited to their needs.
B. It permits readers to create their own meaning out of the material given to them and learn better
associatively.
C. It is a text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references to other
text that the reader can immediately access.
D. It is a linear way of presenting information and is usually accomplished and connected using
“links”.
31. Which of the following statements is not true about hypertext?
A. All textual information is easily presented in a linear form.
B. A hypertext environment gives the learner control over paths of learning.
C. Hypertext allows readers to analyze information from multiple perspectives.
D. As the learner uses hypertext, they determine the focus or center of investigation by choosing to
move outside the limits set up by the author's navigational structure.
32. Who coined the term ‘intertextuality’ in 1960s?
A. Ferdinand de Saussure C. Julia Kristeva
B. Laurent Jenny D. Graham Allen
33. Intertextuality is important because ________________________.
A. It allows the writer to reshape a text to be in a better form.
B. It enables the readers to see how original the text is.
C. It is a way of showing creativity.
D. It promotes originality.
34. Which of the following is not a kind of an intertextual relationship?
A. Bibliography B. Quotation C. Retelling D. Allusion
35. Identify the type of claim use in the statement. “It is immoral to steal from stores to feed yourself or
others”.
A. Claim of value C. Claim of Fact
B. Claim of Policy D. Claim of Truth
36. Which of the following does not describe hypertext?
A. It allows readers to access information particularly suited to their needs.
B. It permits readers to create their own meaning out of the material given to them and learn better
associatively.
C. It is a text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references to other text
that the reader can immediately access.
D. It is a linear way of presenting information and is usually accomplished and connected using
“links”.
37. Which of the following is not a characteristic of hypertext?
A. Text flows in a straight line through a book.
B. It acts as a bridge between two basic, opposite, and complementing elements: free and shortcut.
C. In a hypertext system, the reader is free to navigate information by exploring the connections
provided.
D. Hypertext is an unconventional way of presenting information as compared to the usual linear
form.
38. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Hypertext is usually read in a linear manner.
B. A link may stock the reader to only a brief sentence, to a paragraph, or to whole pages of new text.
C. User follows a link from its source to its destination, usually by clicking on source with the mouse.
D. Hypertext refers to "links" on a computer screen that, when inactivated, will bring the reader
immediately to a new site of text, audio, and video.
39. Which of the following statements is not true about hypertext?
A. All textual information is easily presented in a linear form.
B. A hypertext environment gives the learner control over paths of learning.
C. Hypertext allows readers to analyze information from multiple perspectives.
D. As the learner uses hypertext, they determine the focus or center of investigation by choosing to
move outside the limits set up by the author's navigational structure.
40. In 1963, the term hypertext was coined by _________________.
A. Ned Nelson B. Ted Jackson C. Ted Nelson D. Ned Jackson
41. This method of text development allows the writers to produce texts with borrowed ideas from other
writers.
A. hypertext B. intertext C. context D. concept
42. Which of the following is not an example of intertextuality?
A. The song Love Story by Taylor Swift was described as one of the modern versions of Romeo and
Juliet due to its lyrics.
B. Clueless was the basis of Iggy Azalea’s music video Fancy.
C. Harry Potter was originally written by J. K. Rowling.
D. None of the above
43. James Joyce used the modern context of “The Odyssey” in his very famous novel “Ulysses”. It is an
example of ________________.
A. Hyperlink B. Intertext C. Analysis D. Context
44. In the statement, “No man can write a single passage to which a parallel one may not be found
somewhere in the literature of the world,” what does Alfred Tennyson mean about intertextuality?
A. It is present in almost all the texts that have been written.
B. It is synonymous to originality.
C. It affects selected writers only.
D. It exists in limited texts.
45. Which of the sentences below uses correct punctuation?
A. You asked forgiveness, he granted it to you.
B. You asked forgiveness; he granted it to you.
C. You asked: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
D. You asked forgiveness he granted it to you.
46. Which property of well-written text is applied in the text below? “During the early twentieth century,
in addition to industrialization, urban growth, and technological development, Australian society was
experiencing a transformation of the domestic ideal”.
A. organization C. writing mechanics
B. paragraphing D. coherence and cohesion
47. Which coherence and cohesion technique is applied in the statement? “If you think you can do it, you
can do it”.
A. Transition B. Repetition C. use of pronoun D. parallel structure
48. Which of the following sentences is asking for an information?
A. Marsha, are you joining the class exhibit tour tomorrow?
B. Mr. Pineda, excuse me, are we there yet?
C. Hmmm, I guess, you are not with us, aren’t you?
D. What do you think is the easiest way to get to the train station on time?

and God Bless

Prepared by: Rejie Mae M. Abuyabor

Teacher II