Pre Test
Pre Test
PRE-TEST
Name:______________________________Grade&Section:______________Date:__________S
core:___________
As part of your initial activities, you need 6. Which is not a feature of persuasive text?
to answer this pre-assessment to check your prior
knowledge on the topics of this module. Try to
assess yourself about your previous knowledge A. fictional ideas
on persuasive text and assertions. B. supporting ideas and arguments
C. clear organization or structure
Directions: Read each question below and choose D. thesis statement
the letter of the correct answer.
7. What is the primary purpose of a document that
1. What is the purpose of persuasive writing? is written to convince readers to change their
A. to entertain a reader opinions?
B. to convince a reader A. to answer question
C. to inform the reader B. to build goodwill
D. to describe a series of events C. to persuade
D. to inform
2. Which is not a characteristic of a good
persuasive writing piece? 8. Which persuasive technique use words like we,
A. The writer provides strong arguments you, our and us to make the audience think the
as support. speaker is talking to them?
B. The writer provides information based A. repetition
from opinions B. alliteration
only. C. exaggeration
C. The writer entertains the reader with D. personal pronouns
engaging dialogue
between characters. 9. What are the roles of an author of a persuasive
D. The writer uses illustrations, text?
photographs, and diagrams A. The author is telling a story.
to convince the reader. B. The author is informing the reader.
3. What is a rhetorical question? C. The author is convincing the reader to
A. a statement of fact agree with
B. a question that is part of a quotation him/her.
C. a question requiring response from D. all of the above
the audience
D. a question designed to make the 10. How should an author of a persuasive text
audience think back up his/her claim or argument?
A. support
4. How do the authors share their opinion about B. claim
an issue through persuasive writing? C. text
A. share their personal opinion D. argument
B. support their opinion through
evidences 11. How does persuasive text begin?
C. make up fictional information to trick A. with a clear statement or thesis about
the reader the purpose of the
D. share the opinions of others that are text.
similar to theirs B. with the reasons about the claim
C. with the summary of the claim
5. Which a not an example of a persuasive text? D. with a question
A. a television advertisement
B. a political speech 12. What is the purpose of the persuasive text
C. a political cartoon below?
D. a photograph of political figure
“Please support our children players by buying C. prove something wrong
these raffle tickets.” D. support a cause.
A. create interest
B. make a change
13. Which of the following is an example of
assertion?
A. “I believe that fate cannot be altered
because it is fixed.”
B. “Fate is an outcome of one’s actions.”
C. “I think that anyone can change his
own fate.”
D. “For me fate is only what a fortune
teller says.”
14. Which of the following do not serve as a guide
in writing an assertion?
A. being artistic
B. being knowledgeable
C. backing up with evidence
D. being clear and concise