READING AND WRITING

Grade 11
SDO-ILOILO’s DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)
SY 2022-2023
Directions: Read each item carefully 4. Reading has several stages. The
select the letter of the correct following items exemplify “during
answer then write on your reading” strategies. Which one does
paper. not?

1. What reading skill entails a thorough A. classifying concepts read

evaluation of the claims in terms of its B. creating summary of the text
relevance, validity, and truthfulness as C. writing annotations on the text
found in the text? D. highlighting key terminologies
found in the text
A. rapid reading
C. literal reading 5. Which of the following is the best
B. critical reading definition of a well-written text?
D. inferential reading
A. It is the writer’s knowledge of the
2. Critical thinking helps a person avoid fundamental properties of
negative and limiting beliefs. The grammar.
following statements describe a critical B. It constitutes proper paragraphing
thinker. Which one does not? and logical order of presentation of
ideas.
A. A critical thinker explores all possible C. It observes the conventions of the
answers to his problem. four properties: organization
B. A critical thinker allows his coherence, mechanics and language
imagination and ideas to flow when use.
confronted with real problems. D. The text shows the interplay of both
C. A critical thinker accepts arguments the physical aspects of organization
heard or read after retrieving some and deeper textual aspects.
supporting information from credible
sources. 6. Before writing, it is important to plan
D. A critical thinker usually looks for the what to write and to organize
mistakes made by others and information. In organizing information,
disregards information that visual maps, charts, tables, etc. can be
contradicts his beliefs. used. What are they called?

3. A topic sentence is the most important A. Topic Sentence

sentence in a paragraph. Which of the B. Visual Markers
following is not true about a topic C. Sentence Outline
sentence? D. Graphic Organizers

A. It supports the main idea.

B. It can be explicit or implicit.
C. It tells the main idea of the paragraph.
D. It is always found in the beginning of
the paragraph.

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SDO-ILOILO’s DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT GRADE 11
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)Reading and Writing READING AND WRITING
SY 2022-2023
 7. Which of the following statements is a
claim of value?

A. Today, many people use internet as

their main source of entertainment
and socialization.
B. It is still up to us whether to use
social media to our advantage or allow
it to destroy us.
C. Pornography, cyberbullying, and other
online scams should not be allowed to
enter in our lives.
D. Facebook has been one of the fastest
ways to chat and communicate with
people all over the world.

8. Benjamin bloom classifies the level of

thinking into six categories. Which one
does not belong to the higher order
thinking skills?

A. analysis C. evaluation
B. synthesis D. application

9. Which of these reasons best explains why

outlining is necessary?

A. It identifies the topic sentence and the

supporting details.
B. It uses Roman and Arabic numerals,
capital and small letters.
C. It systematically organizes ideas in a
sequential manner to see their logical
connections.
D. It helps you see whether your
transitions are suitable in shifting
from one idea to another.

10. A resume is important in seeking a job

because it gives the potential employer a
feel of the applicant’s past experience and
skills. The following should be written in a
resume except

A. education and honors

B. social security number
C. work and related experiences
D. activities, hobbies, references

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SDO-ILOILO’s DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT GRADE 11
Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)Reading and Writing READING AND WRITING
SY 2022-2023