Department of Education

Region XIII- Caraga

Division of Agusandel Sur
PROSPERIDAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
Prosperidad, Agusandel Sur
SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION IN READING AND WRITING SKILLS
Second Semester, School Year 2017-2018

Name: _____________________________________________________________ Score: _________________

Section: TVL-ICT TVL-HE/ICT GAS ABM Date: __________________

General Instructions:
The examination composes 15 items Multiple Choice; 15 items Fact, Opinion, Preference, Convention; 10 items True or False; 5
items Matching Type; and 1 item (10 pts.) Essay. You are only given 60 minutes to finish the exam.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: Read the items carefully. Choose the best answer from the choices. Write the letter of your
answer before each number.
1. In _________, it is necessary that the information must comply with national guidelines.
a. Accuracy b. Comprehension c. Reading level d. Appearance
2. Documentation must be designed into what aspect?
a. inflexible b. reliable c. specious d. fallacious
3. Pages always assure that reader’s attention would be ________.
a. attracted b. unnoticed c. overlooked d. disregarded
4. It decreases when the topics on terms are unfamiliar.
a. features b. writing c. information d. understanding
5. It is a common language that builds on what the readers already know improves understanding and increases compliance.
a. appearance b. comprehension c. accuracy d. reading level
6. ____________ is the first thing that attracts the reader’s attention, and it has something to do with design.
a. Comprehension b. Reading level c. Appearance d. Accuracy
7. It has a less vital impact on the significance of the hypertext.
a. Obligatory Intertextuality b. Intertextuality c. Accidental Intertextuality d. Optional Intertextuality
8. ____________ is when readers often connect a text with another text, cultural practice or a personal experience, without being any
tangible anchor point within the original text.
a. Accidental Intertextuality b. Optional Intertextuality c. Obligatory Intertextuality d. Intertextuality
9. ____________ is when the writer deliberately involves a comparison or association between two or more texts.
a. Intertextuality b. Obligatory Intertextuality c. Optional Intertextuality d. AccidentaI Intertextuality
10. Translated to “burning cogon grass” in English, this idiom is meant to illustrate how Filipinos initially exhibit great enthusiasm at
the beginning of a project.
a. Balikbayan mentality box b. Manana habit c. Ningas-kugon d. Utang na loob
11. It refers to the belief of leaving everything to the hands of fate.
a. Amor Propio b. Excessive partying c. Bahala na attitude d. Crab mentality
12. The Filipino First policy was implemented by ________________.
a. Pres. Carlos Garcia b. Pres. Manuel Quezon c. Pres. Diosdado Macapagal d. Rodrigo Duterte
13. It aims to restructure the existing taxes imposed on alcohol and tobacco goods.
a. RH Bill b. Sin tax Bill c. Solid Waste Act d. VAWC
14. It is a way of giving a better explanation to show the strength and the weaknesses of something through writing.
a. evaluative statement b. reasoning c. critical reading d. outlining
15. __________ is the opposition you make about the claim of a writer.
a. hedges b. counterclaim c. response d. criticism
II. FACT, OPINION, PREFERENCE, CONVENTION. Directions: Read the following statements carefully. Write F if the statement is fact, C if the
statement convention, P if the statement is preference and O if it is an opinion. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number. Read the following statements carefully.

_______16. The masses loved Cory Aquino.

_______17. GMA is the 14th president of the republic.
_______18. President Fidel Ramos is a small man.
_______19. FPJ's popularity as an actor contributed to his convincing win in the presidential elections
_______20. Joseph Estrada's term was unproductive.
_______21. Because of the impeachment proceedings, Ex-President Joseph Estrada lost his position.
_______22. Impeachment, a law proceeding to cast out an official of public office, was applied to Erap.
_______23. Former President Estrada was born in Manila.
_______24. Erap's knee surgery was carried out in Hong Kong.
_______25. Film actors are not capable of ruling an entire country.

II. TRUE OR FALSE. Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. Write your answer before each number.
_______ 26. The more you write, the more you recognize patterns of errors.
_______ 27. Using a computer gives you a shortcoming in finding certain types of mistakes, since every word-processing program comes
with a spell and grammar checker.
_______28. The more you narrow the pattern down, the closer you will be finding the exact set of rules you need to understand and
implement better.
_______29. A writer’s block looks like an attempt at completing task.
_______ 30. Proofreading involves continuously writing on the computer or paper for five to seven minutes; even only nonsense comes
out.
_______ 31. A final edit for word choice and sentence variety is not needed.
_______ 32. Short sentences can be combined with the use of connectors such as and or but and break up longer ones by deleting the
same type of words and start new sentences.
_______ 33. Freewriting means giving a finished piece one final look to catch mistakes.
_______ 34. You can break writing task into parts, starting with the most difficult and moving gradually to the easiest.
_______ 35. A rough draft is the inability to respond to writing task and put words on paper.

III. MATCHING TYPE. Direction: Match the definitions in column A to the words in column B. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided for each number.

Column A
______36. It is a category of art literature characterized by a Column B
certain form, style, subject matter or atmosphere. a. review
______ 37. It is an unreal image seemingly presented to the
b. pedagogy
senses.
______ 38.It is the science or profession of teaching. c. proposal
______ 39. It is an offer proposing something to be accepted. d. genre
______ 40. It is referred as to go over or examine again. e. illusion
f. concept
IV. ESSAY. Directions: Answer the given question below. (10 points each). Write your paragraph on the space provided below.
With further study, understanding and practice, would you able to write your academic writing as discussed in your previous lesson? How
would you do that? Present you answer in a five-sentence paragraph citing at least three ways on being able to write your academic text.
You will be graded according to: Content - 5 points; Organization - 3 points; and Correct Usage - 2 points.

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others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted.”
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