Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 6 - Western Visayas
SAN ENRIQUE MANUEL PALU-AY SR. MEMORIAL
HIGH SCHOOL

4th QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

READING AND WRITING

Name: ______________________________________ Score: _________

Grade & Section: ______________________

Direction: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Maong pants and tattered jeans are no longer allowed to be worn by female employees.
This is stated in the letter signed by the employees of the printing press. This internal
communication letter in a business is called what?

a. memorandum c. fax message

b. text message d. resume

2. You can compose your Evaluative Statements in two ways. What are these?

a. none of the above

b. by formulating claims and counterclaim
c. by formulating counterclaims and evidences
d. by formulating assertions and counterclaims

3. Carl, instead of analyzing the entire book, only analyses and comments on a text he
read. What he did is called?

a. book review c. research report

b. project proposal d. article critique

4. Typically, when you are reading something, teachers require you to write after reading
and discuss a particular issue. What do you call this?

a. resume c. position paper

b. article review d. project proposal

5. Declares that something has existed, does exist or will exist. What is this?

a. claim of policy c. claim of value

b. claim d. claim of fact

6. What do you call the more active way of reading? It is also the need for deeper and more
complex engagement with a text.
 a. critical thinking c. critical analysis
b. critical writing d. critical reading

7. It is writing done in a workplace context to enable and support the work of a company.

a. academic writing c. writing

b. university writing d. professional writing

8. People who write professionally typically write to:

a. inform only c. inform and ask permission

b. inform and persuade d. argue and inform

9. Texts are all developed within certain__________ ?

a. place c. context
b. claim d. text

10. Which from the following are the types of claims?

a. fact, policy, claim c. policy, value, claim

b. policy, fact, claim d. fact, value, policy

11. A claim of value is about how something should or ought to be done.

a. False. Because claim of value is a statement that uses the word must
b. False. Because claim of value is a statement that gives an idea of good or bad or likes,
dislikes
c. True. Because claim of value is a statement that gives factual ideas that can be proven
d. True. Because claim of value is a statement that uses the word should

12. Did you understand the main principles of the argument? Did you identify all the main
points? Are there any gaps? are part of which SQ3R process?

a. review c. question
b. read d. survey
13. “You should stop smoking if you want to be healthier” is an example of what?

a. claim c. claim of fact

b. claim of policy d. claim of value

14. This is the opposition you make about the claim of a writer. What is it?

a. counterclaim c. assertion
b. evaluative statements d. claim

15. “The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy” is an example of which type of claim?

a. claim of value c. claim of policy

b. claim d. claim of fact

16. It is the shaping of the text’s meaning by another text. What is this?
 a. hypertext c.hypertextuality
b. intertextuality d. intertxt

17. These are declarative sentences that say something is true about something else.

a. evidence c. counterclaim
b. assertion d. claim

18. What is this that connects language, images, characters, themes, or subjects
depending on their similarities in language, genre or discourse?

a. intertextuality c. intertext
b. hypertext d. hypertextuality

19. “I like Coke better than Pepsi” is an example of what?

a. claim c. claim of fact

b. claim of value d. claim of policy

20. Here, your aim is to write clearly and concisely about your research topic so that the reader
can easily understand the purpose and results of your research. What is this?

a. book review c. article critique

b. project proposal d. research report

21. “I always make sure to have my notebook with me and write down important parts
of the reading material I have. I do fast reading as well, and review all notes I had after”
said Fatima. This technique is called what?

a. SQ2R c. SQRR
b. SQ3R d. SQSR

22. A ________ is similar to a book review. This is what?

a. project proposal c. research report

b. article critique d. book review

23. Which type of literary criticism is it, in which a book's content and style is evaluated and
analyzed?

a. article critique c. research report

b. project proposal d. book review

24. It is a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem. What
is this?

a. project proposal c. research report

b. book review d. article critique
25. Patrick, an incoming freshman in college, wanted to write to three Universities he would
like to enter for college. This letter is called what?

a. letter for college entry c. application letter for college admission

b. none of the mentioned d. application letter for employment
26. It is any writing done to fulfill a requirement of a college or university. This called what?

a. university writing c. professional writing

b. writing d. academic writing
27. This is a common type of academic argument writing assignment.

a. position paper c. book review

b. article review d. resume

28. What do you call the way of giving a better explanation to show the strength and the
weaknesses of something?

a. assertion c. claim
b. evaluative statements d. counterclaim

29. What do you call the social, cultural, political, historical and other related circumstances
that surround the text?

a. claim c. context
b. text d. book

30. Claims are what?

a. none of the above c. statements

b. questions d. requests

31. The following statements describe critical reading EXCEPT:

a. involves just recognizing the text c. more advance form and higher level of reading
b. reading that goes beyond the text d. more active way of reading

32. If you are to write a novel, and you want to pattern it from someone else’s work, what do
you call this?

a. hypertextuality c. intertext
b. intertextuality d. hypertext

33. This relates to speed-reading, scanning and skimming the text.

a. review c. survey
b. questioning d. SQ3R
34. It is a cognitive process of decoding symbols or deriving meaning of the text. What is this?

a. writing c. listening
b. viewing d. reading

35. Which is a correct example of a claim of fact?

 a. Deaths due to smoking are expected to nearly double by 2020.
b. We should pay respect to our ancestors.
c. Boracay is better than El Nido
d. Eating fruits after meal is much better than eating them before meal

36. Before reading the entire text, Cassy, a senior high school student, scanned and
skimmed the rest of the reading material. Which part of the SQ3R did she exercise?

a. recall c. survey
b. read d. review

37. Ms. Flores, an English teacher at Sta. Maria High School, provided a reading assignment
to her students. The material is Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus. Afterwards, she asked
her students to evaluate the content. What did she ask her students to do?

a. article critique c. project proposal

b. book review d. research report

38. This connects topics on a screen to related information, graphics, videos, and music –
information is not simply related to text.

a. hypertextuality c. intertext
b. hypertext d. intertextuality

39. It is the act of giving statements for just action and explanation.

a. reasoning c. texting
b. explaining d. claiming

40. A statement that indicates that an action must be taken in specific policies is called what?

a. claim of value c. claim

b. claim of fact d. claim of policy

41. This states an opinion on people, events, and things. What is this?

a. claim of fact c. claim of value

b. claim of policy d. claim

42. Look at the example

“EXO is the best KPOP group ever!”, said Kyla.

“No! Of course not. It’s BTS who’s the best male group in
Korea”, Lisa answered.

What did Lisa do?

a. formulated a counterclaim
b. formulated an assertion
c. formulated a claim too
d. formulated a statement
43. “A Tempest” written by Aime Cesaire is an adaptation from which William Shakespeare’s
work?

a. Tempess c. The Attempt

 b. The Tempest d. Tempest

44. These are any written, typewritten or digital communication exchanged

between two or among different people or entities. What are these?

a. various forms or professional letters c. various forms office letters

b. various forms of o ce correspondence d. various forms of correspondence

45. When you are presenting your _________, you are providing criticism since you are
stating that the claim is not true. What is the missing word?

a. claim c. evidence
b. assertion d. counterclaim

46. This type of Claim uses words such as should and must. This is called what?

a. claim of value c. claim

b. claim of fact d. claim of policy

47. State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

a. counterclaim c. evidence
b. claim d. assertion

48. What do you call this document used and created by a person to present their background,
skills, and accomplishments?

a. resume c. article review

b. book review d. application letter

49. You are tasked to write examples of claims of value. Which from the following
do you think should be one of your examples?

a. Teachers are students’ second parents

b. Teachers should give credits to the students who put e ort on each activity
c. Teachers deserve higher wage
d. Teachers must come on time

50. It is an important aspect of critical reading, in order to be able to question both the text and
our own reading of it. What is it?

a. critical reading c. critical thinking

b. critical writing d. critical reading

Test II. Essay

Direction: Answer the question honestly and write your answer on the space provided (at the back or
in the next page).

1. What are the most important thing/s you've learned from our class? (10 pts)
 “It always seems impossible until it's done.”

PREPARED BY:

____________________________

MRS. FREDEL A. PANIZALES

Reading and Writing Teacher

CHECKED BY:

_______________________________

MRS. DELILAH P. MALLAR

Officer in Charge