Directions: Read each question below and choose the letter of the correct answer.

Encircle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following best defines an assertion?
A. A statement used to make a declaration or to make a strong belief on a particular topic.
B. The view somebody takes about an issue, especially when it is based solely on personal
judgment.
C. A thing that is known to be consistent with objective reality and can be proven true.
D. It likes one idea over another idea.
2. What is the purpose of the persuasive text in the statement below? “Please support our children
players by buying these raffle tickets.”
A. Create interest B. Make a change
C. Prove something wrong D. Support a cause.
3. How does a persuasive text begin?
A. with a clear statement or thesis about the purpose of the text
B. with the reasons about the claim
C. with the summary of the claim
D. a question
4. How should the author back up his/her claim or argument?
A. Support b. claim c. text D. argument
5. What is the role of the author in a persuasive text?
A. to tell a story
B. to inform the reader
C. to convince the reader to agree with him/her
D. to share his/her plans
6. What is the primary purpose of a document that is written to convince readers?
A. answer question b. building goodwill
c. persuade D. inform
7. Which of the following is not a persuasive text?
A. a television advertisement
B. a political speech
C. a political cartoon
D. a photograph of political figure
8. How do the authors share their opinion about an issue through persuasive writing?
A. share their personal opinion
B. support their opinion through pieces of evidence
C. make up fictional information to trick the reader
D. share the opinions of others that are similar to theirs
9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good persuasive writing piece?
A. The writer provides strong arguments as support.
B. The writer provides information based on opinions only.
C. The writer entertains the reader with engaging dialogue between characters.
D. The writer uses illustrations, photographs, and diagrams to convince the reader.
10. What is the main purpose of a piece of persuasive writing?
A. to entertain a reader B. to convince a reader
C. to inform the reader D. to describe a series of events
11. What do you call a sentence that tells the main idea or point of view of the whole essay?
A. Topic sentence B. Main idea
C. Funky paragraph D. Thesis statement
12. The conclusion of the persuasive essay should…
A. leave the reader satisfied. B. include a call to action.
C. provide a new strong idea. D. leave the reader wondering.
13. Which persuasive technique is used when the writer uses words like ‘we, you, our and us which
your audience think you are talking only to them.
A. Repetition B. alliteration C. exaggeration D. personal
pronouns
14. What persuasive technique is used when a writer uses facts, numbers, information, and logic when
persuading?
A. Appeal to emotion B. Appeal to reason C. Bandwagon D. Repetition
15. Which of the following is the correct definition of persuasive essay?
A. It explains an idea.
B. It asks questions and then answer them.
C. It explains a topic or action.
D. It sways the audience’s thinking or action.
16. What is a rhetorical question?
A. a statement of fact
B. a question that is part of a quotation
C. a question requiring a response from the audience
D. a question designed to make an audience think
17. Which of the following is NOT an example of evidence?
A. Statistics B. results from research C. expert opinions D. personal opinions
18. What persuasive technique/device is used in the statement below? “Believe
me! I’ve been there before. I’m just like you.”
 A. Appeal to Trust B. Appeal to Reason C. Bandwagon D. Exaggeration
19. Which two paragraphs are the most similar?
A. Introduction and conclusion
B. Introduction and Body Paragraphs
C. Conclusion and Body Paragraphs
D. None of the paragraphs are similar
20. This part of persuasive essay summarizes the main points of the text.
A. Introduction B. Thesis Statement C. Body Paragraphs D. Conclusion
21. Which of the statement best describes the use for bar graphs?
A. They show trends over time.
B. They compare things between two groups.
C. They are used to track changes over short period of time.
D. They are used to track changes over long period of time.
22. Which is the best way to display the information about monthly expenses for last month?
A. Bar Graphs B. Concept Map
C. Pie Chart D. Venn Diagram
23. James is going to report the sales per month of their car company for the year 2019. What type of graph
should we use to present that data?
A. Bar Graphs B. Flow Charts
C. Pie Charts D. Venn Diagram
24. Ram is going to discuss in class the "Water Cycle". What graph should he use to show the process?
A. Concept Map B. Flow Chart
C. Line Graph D. Pie Chart
25. John will make a comic strip of the fable, "The Monkey and the Turtle", What type of textual aid will he most
likely use?
A. concept map B. graphic organizer C. illustrations D. Italics and bold letters
26. What type of textual aid gives the gist of the story?
A. title B. image C. flow chart D. symbol
27. Which of the following information should be placed on a timeline?
A. Father's favorite hobby
B. Family members' birth years
C. Children's monthly expenses
D. Mother's collection of souvenir items
29. . Which statement would best complete this line, A pie chart is _______________.
A. starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
B. diagram of data in which specific values are plotted as dots and connected using lines.
C. a graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a portion of the whole.
D. diagrams in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of
lines or rectangles of equal width.

Study the given graph.

29. How many potatoes were produced in 2012 until 2014?

A.165 B.175 C. 170 D.180
30. Between what year were the highest number of potatoes produced?
A. 2009-2010 B. 2011-2012 C. 2012-2013 D. 2015- 2016

II. Directions: Match each term in Column A with the most appropriate description in column B. Write only the
letter of your answer.
A B
____ 31. Descriptive A. To show how things work and why things
happen
____ 32. Argumentative B. To entertain through telling a story
____ 33. Procedure C. To present a record of information after careful
observation and analysis
____ 34. Explanation D. To help the reader create a picture of scenes,
events, people, etc.
 ____ 35. Narrative E. To persuade the reader to agree with the
writer's position/opinion
F. To instruct the reader how to make or do something

II. Author's Purpose

Directions: Read the descriptions of each item and choose from the pool of words the answers to
determine the author's main purpose. Write only the letter of your answer.
A. to entertain B. to inform C. to instruct D. to persuade

____ 36. A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest
in the 1930s.
____ 37. An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone
____ 38. The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart.
____ 39. A medical report describing the effects of drugs on the human brain
____ 40. an instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.

III. Types and Purpose of Texts

41. An author whose purpose is to will explain something to readers or provide them with knowledge they did
not possess before.
A. inform B. entertain C. describe D. persuade
42. A story that is funny, silly, or scary is trying to you.
A. direct B. entertain C. instruct D. persuade
For items 43-44.Read the short passages and answer the questions that follow.
First be sure to check the date on the bread. Then take out the peanut butter, jelly and a knife. Then,
take the knife and put it into the peanut butter and then spread it on one side of each piece of bread. Next, take
the jelly and spread it on one of the slices on top of the peanut butter. Now it's time to put one slice on top of the
other. You can cut the sandwich either in half or in quarters.
43. The author wrote this piece to...
A. convince B. entertain C. instruct D. persuade
At Easter, many parents want to buy baby bunnies for their children. Baby bunnies are cute, but rabbits are not
always good pets. Many rabbits end up at animal shelters because people do not know how to care for them.
This year, the Rabbit Rescue Team has an idea. We are asking parents to buy stuffed bunnies for Easter,
instead of real rabbits! Please visit your toy store instead of your pet store!

44. What is the author's purpose?

A. describe B. entertain C. inform D. persuade
45.When writing to an author's goal is to share information that is typically real and factual.
A. describe B. entertain C. inform D. persuade
46. You are reading a text that convinces you Blueberry cheese cake is the best dessert. What is the
purpose of the text?
A. To explain B. To inform C. To instruct D. To persuade
47 What is the purpose of informative text?
A. To tell you how to do something B. To persuade you to buy something
C. To provide clear facts about something D. To describe how a scene might look in a novel
48. A cooking recipe is an example of which type of text?
A. descriptive B. informative C. instructive D. persuasive

49. What type of text is the following passage?

The boy was astonished by what he saw inside. Never could he have imagined that, there in the
middle of the desert, there existed a tent like this one. The ground was covered with the most beautiful
carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of hand-wrought gold,
each with a lighted candle.
A.descriptive B. informative C. instructive D. persuasive

50. What is the purpose of the following passage of text?

ACCIDENT:
Treatment aims:
1. Control Bleeding
2. Minimise shock for casualty
3. Prevent infection- for casualty and between yourself and the casualty
4. Arrange for casualty to go to the hospital if necessary
A. To describe the scene of an accident
B. To persuade the reader to attend a First Aid course
C. To inform the reader that the bleeding needs to be controlled
D. To instruct the reader on what to do if they come across an accident.