10.

This keeps your brain engaged and ensures

you are comprehending what you read.
LAKE LANAO COLLEGE INCORPORATED a. Preview
H. Omar Cdayunan St., Basakmalutlut Marawi City b. Activate prior knowledge
English 9 c. Summarize the main ideas
st
1 Quarter Examination d. Generate questions
Name : ___________________________________
Score : ___________ II.Skim the short passage and choose the
correct options according to the readings by
encircling the correct answer/s
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
City is a very interesting place to visit. It has some
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct and best
great museums and lots of fascinating old buildings.
answer.
The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are
more affordable options. For example, you can stay
1. It refers to looking over a text quickly without
reading word for word? at one of the beach resorts like Acapulco. If you are
planning to visit Mexico, you should definitely see
a. Skimming b. Scanning
the Mayan temples near Merida.
2. Is a strategic, selective reading method in which
you focus on the main ideas of a text? a.
1. What’s in Mexico?
Skimming b. Scanning
a. There's a lot to see and do in Mexico
3. Skimming is getting the main idea of a text by
b. here aren't a lot of beautiful places in Mexico
glancing over it in a short __________.
c. Mexico is a dirty place
a. Time b. Important
d. Tourists never come to Mexico
c. Paragraph d. Word
Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at
4. People are NOT skimming when they read the
the beach because the weather was very hot in the
article word by ________.
mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by
a. Paragraph b. Word
bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane
c. General d. Time
because it was faster. We wanted to have more time
5. Skimming is reading the first and last sentences
to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and
of the __________.
we had a great time.
a. Paragraph b. Word
c. General d. Time
2. We decided to go to the beach because ____.
6. Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a
a. it was cheaper than going to the mountains
_______ overview of the material
b. the travel agent said that it was the cheapest
a. Paragraph b. Word
c. of the hot weather in the mountains
c. General d. Time
d. we wanted to spend time at the beach
7. The action of reading something quickly so as to
note only the __________ points. Every summer Nichole goes to the countryside for a
a. Important b. Paragraph month. She stays at her uncle’s farm and helps him.
c. General d. Time She works very hard but she likes it because she
8. Looking through the text and focusing on the loves to spend time with her cousin Macy. Every
headings, illustrations, captions etc. are what we morning
called?
a. Preview she wakes up at six o’clock, first she collects the
b. Activate prior knowledge eggs and feeds the chickens, then she has breakfast at
c. Summarize the main ideas 6:30 and after breakfast, she helps her aunt with the
d. Generate questions house chores for an hour. She can't wait to spend
9. It deals with the list of what you already know time with her cousin Macy. They always have a great
about the topic as well as what you want to time together. They climb trees, pick fruits and
know about it? flowers. They love being outdoors. They come back
a. Preview home before dark and get ready for dinner. After
b. Activate prior knowledge dinner, they go out and feed the animals. Before they
c. Summarize the main ideas go to bed they watch TV for a little bit or read books.
d. Generate questions They are always very tired at the end of the day and
usually fall asleep watching TV or reading.

3. Where does Nichole go in summer?
a. She goes to a big city.
b. She goes to her uncle’s farm.
c. She goes to her cousin’s hotel.
d. She goes camping.
III. Skim the short story and answer the following
questions.
Rico’s class went to the school carnival today.
It was a lot of fun. Rico won two prizes. He won a
blue jacket and a smart cellular phone. He had a
great time with all his friends. First, he played a few
games. Then, he got a popcorn and lemonade with
his friends. Finally, he got to watch a magic show.
Rico can’t wait to get home and tell his parents all
about his fun day.

Jamal and his dad went camping in the mountains. 1. What did Rico eat at the carnival?
There they built a campfire and cooked hot dogs answer:
and marshmallows. Then, they went to sleep in a ________________________________________.
tent. During the night, Jamal woke up three times.
2. What did Rico do first?
At midnight, he woke up because he heard his dad
answer:
snoring. At 3 a.m he woke up again because he felt
_________________________________________.
an insect crawling on his face. One hour later, he
woke up again because he got thirsty.
3. What did Rico win?
answer:
1. Where did Jamal and his dad go? answer: _________________________________________.
__________________________.

2. What did Jamal and his dad cook?

answer: __________________________.

3. Where did Jamal and his dad sleep?

answer: __________________________.

4. How many times did Jamal wake up during

the night?
answer: __________________________.

5. Why did Jamal wake up at midnight?

answer: __________________________.

6. What time did Jamal wake up because he

was thirsty?
answer: __________________________.

Ryan is at the pumpkin patch. He loves pumpkins!

His mom told him he was allowed to pick one
pumpkin to take home. Ryan picked the biggest
pumpkin at the patch! He is so excited to take it
home to show his sister!

1. What does Ryan love? answer:

_______________.

2. How many pumpkins did Ryan pick?

answer: _______.