Third Quarter Exam in Reading and Writing Skills

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Test I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read the each question critically then encircle the letter of your answer.
1. In organizing information, visual maps and charts can be used. In which of the following terms
do they belong?
A. Brainstorming B. Graphic Organizer C. Sentence Outline D. Topic Outline
2. The following are techniques in selecting and organizing information EXCEPT…
A. Brainstorming B. Graphic Organizer C. Sentence Outline D. Topic Sentence
3. It shows important events in a life, or steps in a project or process.
A. Fishbone Map B. KWL Chart C. Timeline D. Venn Diagram
4. It shows the differences and similarities between two or three things.
A. Cluster B. Fishbone Map C. KWL Chart D. Venn Diagram
5. It pertains to different techniques that help you discover ideas before writing the first draft of
papers.
A. Developing B. Organizing B. Pre-writing C. Post-writing
6. Which of these reasons best explains why outlining is necessary?
A. It helps you see whether your ideas connect well with one another using transitions.
B. It is a systematic arrangement of ideas showing which are the main points and which
are the sub-points.
C. It identifies the topic sentence and the supporting sentences.
D. It uses Roman and Arabic numerals, capital and small letters.

7. Which of these characteristics are NOT true about essay and paragraph?
A. Essay is shorter than paragraph.
B. Essay has thesis statement while paragraph has topic sentence.
C. Essay has organization while paragraph has order of sentences.
D. They are cohesive and coherent.

8. Which of the following is NOT true about topic sentence.?

A. It tells the main idea of the paragraph. C. It can be explicit or implicit.
B. It can be found in the beginning. D. It supports the main idea.
9. Which of the following techniques simply means making notes on your copy of the reading?
A. Annotating the text B. Outlining text C. Reading Journal D. Summarizing
10. Why is critical reading considered as reading beyond understanding the text? It is
because_______.
A. It is reading with comprehension.
C. It is reading with the use of verbal and non-verbal cues.
B. It is reading that allows the reader to make a dialogue with the author.
D. It is a silent reading.
11. Which of the following narrative devices means quickly looking at something that had already
happened?
A. Anecdotes B. Dialogue C. Flashback D. Flashforward
12.It is a single event in the story that the author focuses writing about.
A. Anecdotes B. Flashback C. Flashforward D. Time Stretch
For items 13-15
 A. Classification B. Definition C.Descriptive D. Narrative

13. It is a paragraph/essay that tells a story of an event or an experience.

14. It is a paragraph/essay uses sensory images (sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing) to help a
reader or target audience experience what the writer has experienced.

15. A paragraph/essay uses any number of patterns of development to explain the meaning of a
word. divides things into groups, classes, or categories.

Test II
Modified True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F it is False then underline the word or
words that make it false then supply the correct one.
1. Free writing is commonly used as post writing exercise.
2. Effective use of graphic organizers can help you get your thoughts visually and orderly.
3. A topic outline expresses the list of topics in complete sentences.
4. Classification is writing about two or more subjects: focus mainly on their similarities and
differences.
5. Connotation is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of a word.
6. Consistency is characterized by having parallel similarities in the divisions you make in your
writing.
7. Completeness, unity and orderly movement of ideas are the complete characteristics of a
well- written text.
8. A topic sentence can be implicit, or clearly states the ideas that will be elaborated in the
paragraph.
9. Logically, critical thinking occurs before critical reading.
10. Critical reading and critical thinking are interdependent mind processes and are inseparable.