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1. Sentence number 2 states the
argument Placing animals in á zoo is
snatching their natural habitat from
them. What is the purpose of this
argument?
C. supports the claim
2. What element of argumentative
essay is shown in the statement
below? As stated by Captive Animals'
Protection Safety (CAPS), African
elephants in the wild live more than
three times as long as those kept in
zoos.
B. Evidence
3. Based on the text, what is the
response or rebuttal to the belief of
others that zoos educate the public
and foster appreciation of other
species?
C. People can observe in the wild or
visit a sanctuary.
4. If the sentences below be included
in the essay, which part of an
argumentative essay can this be
found?
It is cruel to force animals to stay in
small cages at the zoos and die of
boredom, isolation, and depression.
Therefore, animals should stay out in
the wild where they can enjoy their
lives.
D. Conclusion
5.Which of the following topics is NOT
appropriate for argumentation?
A. Gen Zs are obsessed with TikTok.
6. Which writing technique is used in
the scenario below?
John is a CPA lawyer and is giving his
friend some advice on asset
management and tax laws. He tells his
friend to trust him because he's a
lawyer.
A. Appeal to authority
7. What writing technique is evident
in the statement below?
Blinks is the term used for Black pink
fans. Many Gen Zs are certified Blinks.
Their concert was a major sold out
B. Bandwagon
8. What writing technique appeals to
persuade a reader by triggering
his/her feeling about a subject?
B.Emotion
9. Which of the following essential
part is common to an argumentative,
informative, and persuasive essays?
C. Thesis statement
10. What writing technique aims to
educate the readers about a topic?
B. Informative
11.Which of the following is a FALSE
statement about informative writing?
A. The opinion of the author is
included in an informative writing.
12. Which criteria of a persuasive
writing technique is dominant in the
selection?
C. Repeating key words or phrases for
emphasis.
13. The argumentative writing
elaborates the negative effects of
mobile phones in people's lives. What
is the counterargument in the essay?
C. Mobile phones are helpful and
useful especially during emergency.
14. What call to action can be pointed
out from the text?
C. Parents should think carefully
before buying their child a mobile
phone.
15. What is the thesis statement in
the text above?
C. Homework can stress students out
for many reasons.
16. Which characteristic of an
informative writing shown in the
statements below? "Our findings on
the effects of homework challenge the
traditional assumption that
homework is inherently good," said
Denise Pope, PhD, a senior lecturer at
the Stanford University School of
Education, and a co-author of a study.
A. Statement of an expert
17.In the second paragraph of the
essay, the ways on how to deal with
stress were enumerated clearly.
Which characteristics of a good
informative essay was shown?
B. It utilized transitional words.
18. Which of the following refers to
the study, evaluation, and
interpretation of
literature?
B Literary criticism
19. Which statement is NOT TRUE
about a critique?
A.
or flaws in work.
20. The following are recommended
in writing the introductory paragraph
of a literary
critique, EXCEPT:
B. Summary of the text
21. Which of these questions should
NOT be asked when analyzing the
setting narrative?
D.Does it raise questions about life, or
provide profound insights?
22.Arrange chronologically the
following steps in writing a critique.
B. II,IV,III,I
23.What literary approach examines
the impact of capitalism, materialism
and abuse of money and power to the
working class?
C.Marxist
24.What literary criticism approach
analyzes the structure or form of each
individual part of a story and focuses
only on the test itself?
B.Formalist
25.What approach to literature is
concerned with economic, politicak,
social, and psychological oppression
of women?
A.Feminist
26.Which of the following is NOT true
about feminist approach?
B. To show how capitalism exists in a
story is one purpose of feminist
criticism.
27.What literary criticism approach
identifies the reader’s experiences in
life play huge factors in his/her
interpretation of the text?
D.Reader-response
28.Which of the following situations of
a story depicts Marxist approach?
A.The story depicted the problems
faced by the laborers.
29.Which of the following questions
belong to feminist approach?
C.How do both genders in the story
relate to one another?
30.In literary criticism, what is the
critic’s main purpose?
A.To enrich the reader’s
understanding of the literary work.

31.What figure of speech is used in
the statement below?
B.Metaphor
32.What is the literary device is
utilized in the sentence below?
C.Imagery
33.What is the point of view of the
narrator based on the story?
A.First person point of view
34.Aside from formalism, what other
approaches to literature would best
analyze these underlying issues from
the story?
A.Feminism
35. What type of literary approach
was employe in the critique of the
text above?
A.Feminism
36.When analyzing a text using
Reaser-Response, which of the
following should be considered:
C.Reader’s reaction
37.What literary approach is Noli me
tangere
B.Historical and Biographical
Approaches
38. WHat literary approach is Squid
game
B.Marxist
39. What literary approach is The
scarlet Letter
C.Moralism
40. What literary approach is Mulan
A.Feminism
1. A number of students enjoy
watching movies.
2. The number of unemployed
individuals is increasing.
Argumentative Essay
- a type of academic writing where the
author presents a claim or proposition
and supports it with evidence,
reasoning and analysis
• Introduction
- question, quotient, anecdote,
descriptive, definition of words
- providing background information
and presenting the thesis statement
• Body Paragraph/Body (2-3
Paragraph)
- present the main arguments and
supporting evidences to defend the
thesis statement
- 1. Claim
- 2. Arguments with supporting
evidence
- 3. Counterargument
- 4. Rebuttal
• Counterarguments and Rebuttal
- strengthens the essay by
demonstrating awareness of opposing
viewpoints
* Counterarguments
- a section in your essay that
describes the other side of the issue
(what would someone say who
disagrees with your position?)
* Rebuttal
- a section where you respond to
the counterargument in a way that
shows your position is the stronger
one (what would you say to defeat
their point?)
• Conclusion
- summarizes the main points and
reinforces the thesis statement
- even has recommendations
Informative Essay
- educates readers about a topic or
subject. It is meant to inform others
using credible sources as evidence –
facts, statistics, and other research
data
- usually answer the five Ws: who,
where, when, what, and why.
Sometimes, they also describe “how”
to do or accomplish something
Characteristic
• Clarity: it should be clear and easy
to understand, avoiding overly
complex language or jargon that may
confuse the reader
• Objectivity: it should maintain an
objective tone, presenting information
in an unbiased and impartial way
• Organization: it typically follows a
logical structure, with a clear
introduction, body paragraphs that
present supporting details or
evidence, and a conclusion that
summarizes the main points
• Relevance: it should focus on
providing relevant information that is
directly related to the topic at hand
• Use of Evidence: it relies on
evidence, such as statistics, examples,
expert opinions, or research findings,
to support the information presented
Introduction
- provide an overview of the topic you
will be discussing
- offer some background information
or context to help the reader
understand the subject
Conclusion
- summarize the key points
- suggests any recommendation
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Persuasive Writing
- aims at convincing people to think,
feel, or to
act in the writer’s way
- usually found in the newspaper and
magazine articles, posters, and
advertisements
Contains
a) the writer’s opinion, which he/she
wants the readers to accept
b) evidence or information to support
the writer’s opinion
c) the action that the writer wants the
readers to d
Techniques
• Rhetorical Question
- a question that is not intended to
be answered. Instead, it is meant to
state the obvious, or to challenge the
readers and to make them think
- for example: Wouldn’t you do
everything to make your family
happy?
• Repetition
- repeating key words or phrases will
likely make readers remember them
• Bandwagon
- the technique that would convince
a reader to believe in an idea because
the majority or everybody else
believes it’s true
- for example: Nine out of 10
students got higher grades because of
the modular learning setup
• Appeal to Emotion
- use of emotive language can help
sway the readers to side with the
writer or to do what he says
- for example: Be thankful that you
have more than what you need. Other
children do not even have a roof
above their head, but they study
harder than anyone
• Appeal to Authority
- the writer needs to establish
himself as an authority in the topic he
is writing about by using facts, figures,
and other proofs that would support - looking at a text from a particular
his opinions or claims point of view
Reading strategies - reading a text from different
perspectives
• Prediction
• FormalisT - studies a text as a “self-
- determine what you think will
contained object” where generally it
happen in the text
emphasizes the form of the work
- use the title, text, and illustrations
- formalist critic underlines on how
to help you
the elements work together to give
• Visualize sense to the text
- ceate mental images of the • Moralist - judges literary works
characters, according to moral principles-
appreciates a literary work that gives
settings, and events ethical teachings - condemns
corruptive literary works
• Question
• Marxist - scrutinizes a text as “an
- stop and ask yourself questions to
expression of contemporary class
see if the text makes sense
struggle” - focuses on political and
- reread the text if you need more social conditions
information
• Feminist- examines the text in the
• Connect context of recognizing women’s
knowledge in literary concepts, and in
- think about what you already know terms of valuing their experiences
about the text
- feminist critic contests or questions
- find ways to relate the text to traditional standards or outlooks
yourself, other texts, and the world
around you • Historical - analyzes text by using
historical events and evidences
• Identify
• Reader-Response
- determine the author’s purpose
- revolves around the phenomenon
- find the important details, the ‘respond to reading’
main idea, and the themes of the text
- identifies the reader as a significant
• Infer and active agent
- use clues in the text and your own - considers literature as a performing
knowledge to fill in the gaps and draw art that enables reader to create his
conclusions own text-related unique performance
• Evaluate
- think about the text as a whole and
form opinions about what your read
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Literary Approach
- a particular way of reading and
viewing texts