DIVISION OF QUEZON

HINGUIWIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PADRE BURGOS QUEZON

READING AND WRITING SKILLS

LONG TEST

NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________ SCORE:

_________/50
GRADE/SECTION: __________________________________________________________________ DATE:
_____________

GENERAL DIRECTION: NO ERSURE. ANY FORM OF ERASURE MEANS WRONG. (Pencil is NOT ALLOWED)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following statements and answer correspondently. Write your answer in capital letters.

_________1. Pertains to utterance, talk, speech, discussion, and conversation.

A. Sentence C. Discourse
B. Paragraph D. Text
_________2. A structure which requires the ideas in the discourse to be relevant to each other
A. Sentence C. Discourse
B. Paragraph D. Text
_________3. Provides a format in which ideas can be arranged in a hierarchy- that is, it distinguishes the general ideas from the
specific or subordinating ideas.
A. Sentence C. Organization
B. Outline D. Text
_________4. Refers to the conventions of writing which includes capitalization, punctuation, spelling, numerals, abbreviations,
acronyms and contractions.
A. Coherence C. Proper Mechanics
B. Cohesion D. None of the above
_________5. The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language
A. Morphology C. Zoology
B. Morpheme D. Botany
_________6. These are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word and help you recognize the meaning of an
unknown word
A. Context Clues C. Denotation
B. Connotation D. Examples
_________7 The most popular tool in generating creative and rich ideas
A. Gathering C. Brainstorming
B. Restoring D. None of the above
_________8. Visual representations of concepts that help us structure information into organizational patterns
A. Visual Aids C. Flip Chart
B. Graphic Organizer D. All of the above
_________9. Used to investigate and enumerate various aspects of a central idea, which could be a concept, topic, or theme
A. Venn Diagram C. Concept Map
B. Idea List D. Spider Map
_________10. Used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events.
A. Describing C. Motivating
B. Story Telling D. Narration
 Steve’s Life

Steve was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1950. He moved to London with his parents when he was 5 years old. Steve started
school there and his father began work at the hospital. His mother was a house wife and he had four brothers.
He lived in England for 2 years then moved to Amman, Jordan where he lived there for 10 years. Steve then moved to
Cyprus to study at the Mediterranean University. Unfortunately, he did not succeed and returned to Jordan. His parents were very
unhappy so he decided to try in America.
He applied to many colleges and universities in the States and finally got some acceptance offers from them. He chose
Wichita State University in Kansas. His major was Bio-medical Engineering. He stayed there for about six months and then he moved
again to a very small town called Greensboro to study in a small college.

Questions:
1. When was Steve born? ___________________________________________________________________________
2. When did he move to Amman, Jordan? _______________________________________________________________
3. How many brothers did he have? ____________________________________________________________________
4. Why did he move to America? _______________________________________________________________________
5. What was his major in Wichita State University? _________________________________________________________
6. Where did he go after Wichita, Kansas? _______________________________________________________________

ACRONOMY. Give the meaning of the following. Write your answer at the back of your paper.
1. DSWD 11. DENR
2. DEPED 12. DAR
3. PAGASA 13. DOST
4. DILG 14. BFAD
5. DOLE 15. SSS
6. DILG 16. PRC
7. DPWH 17. SHS
8. DOJ 18. CHED
9. DOH 19. DOT
10. DA 20. DOTC
 AFFIXES. Extract the following words in their original/root word.

1. Reconnection 11. Illuminate

2. Disclosure 12. Disregard
3. Unwrap 13. Journalism
4. Childish 14. Happily
5. Unlikely 15. Discomfort
6. Nationality 16. Rationally
7. Irritability 17. Regain
8. Reconsideration 18. Creativity
9. Reappointment 19. Dishonesty
10. Developmental 20. Remigration

BLENDING. Combine the following words to make a new word.

1. BREAKFAST + LUNCH =
2. SITUATION + COMEDY =
3. SPOON + FORK =
4. SMOKE + FOG =
5. MOTOR + HOTEL =
6. WORK + ALCOHOL =
7. INFORMATION +GRAPHIC =
8. TELEVISION + PHOTOGENIC =
9. SPORTS + BROADCAST =
10. SMACK + MASH =

“Kapag sinabi sa iyo ng boyfriend mo na nanlalamig na siya sa iyo, buhusan mo ng gasolina at silaban mo.”

“Ang pag-ibig ay parang ketchup, matamis pero maraming nakikisawsaw.”

-MDS

Prepared by:

MR. BILLIANDRO P. VILLAMENA

Subject Teacher