READING AND WRITING SKILLS (3rd Quarter)

Name: _____________________________ Grade/Section: _____________ Date: ___________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS. Read and analyze each statement. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on your
answer sheet. ERASURES are considered WRONG.
I.TRUE or FALSE. Indicate whether each claim is A for True and B for False.
1. Most academic essays have an overall structure- introduction, body, and conclusion.
2. Narration describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence happened.
3. The logical order in writing requires learners to inorganize ideas from general to specific.
4. Text organization makes a text readable and clear.
5. In writing proper grammar should not be observed.
6. Transitional signals are also called cohesive devices or linking words.
7. A well-organized piece of writing supports readers by making it easy for them to follow the thought or idea
presented.
8. A claim is the main argument of an essay.
9. A thesis should not be specific and should not reflect the scope of the paper.
10. Explicitly means the exact meaning of something is not clearly stated.

II.MULTIPLE CHOICE.
A. Read and analyze each statement. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on your answer sheet.
11. It explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does.
A. Narration B. Definition C. Description D. Exemplification
12. It is the most basic pattern of paragraph development.
A. Narration B. Definition C. Description D. Exemplification
13. This pattern presents the general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound
on the main idea.
A. Narration B. Definition C. Description D. Exemplification
14. This pattern explains why something happens or what results a particular event produces.
A. Narration B. Persuasion C. Cause and Effect D. Definition
15. This pattern presents the issue, the position, and the supporting evidence that supports the position.
A. PersuasionB. Definition C. Cause and Effect D. Description
16. It provides the framework upon which the text is organized.
A. Physical Format B. Structure C. Signal Words D. Text Organization
17. It is the overall sense of unity in a passage including the main point of sentences and paragraph.
A. Cohesion B. Parallelism C. Definition D. Coherence
18. It is the use of matching words, phrases, clauses, or sentence structures to express similar ideas.
A. Parallelism B. Structure C. Capitalization D. Signal Words
19. It is the act of writing the first letter of the word in uppercase while the rest of the letter is lowercase.
A. Physical Format B. Persuasion C. Structure D. Capitalization
20. It focuses on the technicalities of the structure.
A. Physical Format B. Structure C. Mechanics D. Capitalization
21. It is the connection of ideas at the sentence level.
A. Cohesion B. Parallelism C. Definition D. Coherence
22. It is what the writers tries to prove in the text by providing details, explanations, and other type of evidence.
A. Claim B. Arguments C. Persuasion D. Narration
23. What is a counterclaim?
A. Connects evidence to the claim C. Facts and statistics to support ideas
B. The opposing viewpoint in the paper D. The writer's position that they are trying to prove
24. What is a bias?
A strong opinion or prejudice for or against something C. A quality that all sources should have
B. A different way of viewing things D. A unique way of reading critically
25. What is the difference between an opinion and a claim?
A claim includes a thought-out reason, while an opinion doesn’t.
B. An opinion includes a thought-out reason, while a claim doesn’t.
C. Opinions are more interesting, claims are boring
D. There isn’t a difference between an opinion and a claim
26. When someone makes an opposing statement or argument to a claim, what is he trying to do?
A. Making an assertion C. Making a counterclaim
B. Making an argument D. Making an evaluative statement
27. Which statement does BEST express an opinion?
A. The elderly believe that their grandchildren can become responsible even if not told to do so.
B. Parents ought to enforce stricter guidelines in social media to safeguard their children’s privacy.
C. In the first quarter of 2014, nearly 300 million smartphone units were sold all over the world.
D. Bluetooth is a brand name for a wireless networking technology that used shortwave radio frequency.
28. Which statement is NOT an example of preference?
A. It is better to travel by plane than a ship.
B. A dream catcher is believed to save a sleeping person from nightmares.
C. Nowadays, K-pop music has been regarded as the best music for teenagers.
D. Filipinos would rather prepare during fiestas and birthdays than have it catered.
29. Which of the following shows a statement of fact?
A. Facebook is a cooler social media platform than Twitter.
B. Social networks are the most distracting website on the internet.
C. In the first quarter of 2014, nearly 200 million smartphone units were sold all over the world.
D. Teachers should use social media in their lessons or in the classrooms to get more students interested.
 30. Which of the following is not a debatable issue?
A. Sampaguita is most evident in places of worship.
B. Mandatory implementation of sex education in schools.
C. Banning of uniforms in elementary and junior high school.
D. Banning of teachers interacting with students via social networking websites.
31. Why is critical reading considered as reading beyond understanding the text?
A. It is reading with comprehension
B. It is reading that allows the reader to make a dialogue with the author.
C. It is reading with the use of verbal and non-verbal cues.
D. It is a silent reading.
32. What is textual evidence?
A. A compilation of clues. C. Not necessary when claiming a text.
B. What proves guilt or innocence. D. Sources of data and information that provide support for
claims.
33. What is evidence?
A. All scientific data that support your claim C. A statement you believe to be true
B. An opinion D. A statement of an opposing argument
34. Which of these correctly defines evidence as it relates to arguments and claims?
A. the proof used to support the reasons C. It doesn’t relate to arguments and claims
B. Something police use to solve crimes D. The proof used to support the claim, reasons support the evidence
35. Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: “High school students should be
required to wear uniforms?”
A. School uniforms can be easily availed like ordering online.
B. When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than 1,000.
C. A student reported, “allowing us to wear our clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and
independence.”
D. At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior
incidents went down.

B. Identify each statement if it is Explicit or Implicit. Write A for Explicit and B for Implicit.
36. Tom felt sad. He could not go on the picnic because it was raining.
37. Opera is not as entertaining as musical comedy.
38. Even in 2012, some people under the assumption that is a woman’s role in life to clean and take care of
the household.
39. While it is true that some women are still-at-home-mothers, where it is their job to take care of the house
and children, today, more than ever before, mothers and women are staying in workforce, even while
they’re raising families.
40. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon.

C. Read the texts carefully. Answer the question that follows. Do this on your paper.
Perusing the food choices in each aisle of the grocery store can be a daunting experience for
shoppers. From peanut butter to yogurt, everything seems to come in myriad options, including fat-free,
sugar-free, and organic. Many people are aware that organic food is grown without the use of pesticides,
synthetic fertilizers, and other unnatural substances. What this means is that by buying organic foods,
consumers are directly supporting a healthier society and environment, in addition to their own well-being.
Food labelled organic can cost ten to forty percent more than nonorganic foods, but understanding what
organic food offers – and what it doesn’t – is key to deciding that the benefits are worth the price. Many
food shoppers opt to pay more for organic fruits and vegetables because the label means the crops were
grown without the use of pesticides. Pesticides, by design, contains toxins, since these protect crops from
damaging elements such as rodents, insects, and invasive plant species. However, pesticides in their
concentrated form have been tied to several chronic diseases in humans. For example, recent research
has indicated a strong link between exposure to insecticides in humans and other brain disorders such as
dementia, in addition to general cognitive problems. (adapted)
41. What is the author’s main claim or argument?
A. Paying more organic food is a wise decision.
B. Eating nonorganic foods poses too many risks to human health.
C. Growing organic food is better for the environment.
D. None of the above
42. Select two supporting claims that the author makes to prove that paying more organic food is a wise decision.
A. Health risks in people have been linked to the use of pesticides and antibiotics.
B. Organic food are more likely be approved.
C. Chemical fertilizers have negative effects on the environment.
D. Both A and C
43. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that health risks in people have been linked to the use of
pesticides and antibiotics?
A. Recent research has indicated a strong link between exposure to insecticides in humans and other brain
disorders such as dementia, in addition to general cognitive problems.
B. Many food shoppers opt to pay more for organic fruits and vegetables because the label means the crops
were grown without the use of pesticides.
C. Food labelled organic can cost ten to forty percent more than nonorganic foods, but understanding what
organic food offers – and what it doesn’t – is key to deciding that the benefits are worth the price.
D. None of the above
 The use of tobacco is the most destructive vice in the United States. In spite of the widespread
knowledge that using tobacco leads to serious health problems, it is still the largest preventable cause of
illness and death in the United States. Products such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco come
from the nicotine- rich leaves of the tobacco plant. Nicotine is a stimulant, and its addictive properties are
what make tobacco products so habit-forming. Cigarettes alone kill 480 000 Americans annually. Included
in that statistics are the roughly 41 000 each year who die from exposure to second-hand smoke – people
who aren’t even using tobacco themselves. While it might seem appealing to call for an abrupt halt on
growing and selling tobacco, such a move will not be a wise one. A ban on tobacco would have a
devastating effect on the U.S. economy. Recent numbers show that there are about ten thousand tobacco
farms in the United States, with Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina furnishing eighty percent of the
nation’s crop. Nationally, more than thirteen thousand people are employed by the tobacco manufacturing
industry. Banning tobacco could derail the lives of citizens who rely on the farming and production of
tobacco for work. And stopping the production of tobacco would hurt more than just individual workers.
The United States ranks seventh in the world in exporting tobacco cigarettes, reaping 952 million dollars in
2016 alone. The high taxes on tobacco sales resulted in more than eighteen million dollars in federal
revenue in the year 2015. States have their own individual tax rates on tobacco sales, with each one
garnering between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue from tobacco sales each
year. The United States simply cannot afford to suddenly stop growing tobacco or cease the sale of
tobacco products. (adapted)

44. What is the author’s main claim or argument?

A. An outright ban on tobacco in the United States is not a workable solution to the health problems that tobacco
causes.
B. Research shows that warning labels on tobacco packaging are more effective than outlawing tobacco in the United
States.
C. The United States economy would collapse if its government enacted a ban on tobacco production and sales.
D. None of the above
45. Select two supporting claims that the author makes to argue that an outright ban on tobacco in the United
States is not a workable solution to the health problems that tobacco causes.
A. It would be impractical to enforce a legal ban on tobacco.
B. The economic fallout from a tobacco ban would be substantial.
C. An individual’s right to produce, sell, and use tobacco is stated in the Constitution.
D. Both A and B

You are a detective trying to figure out the evidence and supporting claims of a certain text. Analyze the
following text very well and accomplish the detective’s worksheet provided for you. Write it on your answer sheet.
“Einstein: I fear the day when technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a
generation of idiots.” Statistics show that more than 2,000 adults by Harris Poll finds that almost 93 percent of
millennials admit to using their phones before sleeping, nearly 80 percent in the restroom and 43 percent while
stopped at a red light. Moreover, more than half of the subjects from the age bracket 18-to-34-year-old
generation use smartphones while eating with their family, and 72 percent of all generations surveyed believe
that relationships will be less authentic in 10 years because of technology.
With the sudden popularity and high demand for smartphones, our interaction with the people within our
circles seemed to be less frequent. Teenagers who are too engrossed browsing and scrolling the screen of
their smartphones started to be oblivious of their surroundings. Families who go out to eat at food
establishments with Wi-Fi connection pay more attention to their gadgets and surf the net than chat with each
other. Millennials interact with their phones more than anyone else, that the bonding that should be realized in
going out with friends, engaging in an intimate date with your special someone and family time greatly suffer
from each other’s apathy. With this view in mind, everyone can surmise that technology is dehumanizing us.
(adapted)

46. Author’s Main Claim:

______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Supporting Claims of the Main Claim:

47. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
48. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

Evidence/s of the Supporting Claims:

49. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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As a detective, do you think the evidence fully support the claim/s? Why/why not? Answer in one sentence only.
50. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
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ANSWER KEY!
I. TRUE or FALSE II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A 11. B 21. A 31. D
2. A 12. A 22. A 32. D
3. B 13. D 23. B 33. A
4. A 14. C 24. A 34. D
5. B 15. A 25. A 35. D
6. A 16. B 26. C 36. A
7. A 17. D 27. A 37. B
8. A 18. A 28. B 38. A
9. B 19. D 29. C 39. B
10. B 20. C 30. A 40. A

41. A
42. D
43. A
44. A
45. D
46. “Einstein: I fear the day when technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a
generation of idiots.”
47. Statistics show that more than 2,000 adults by Harris Poll finds that almost 93 percent of millennials admit to
using their phones before sleeping, nearly 80 percent in the restroom and 43 percent while stopped at a
red light.
48. Moreover, more than half of the subjects from the age bracket 18-to-34-year-old generation use
smartphones while eating with their family, and 72 percent of all generations surveyed believe that
relationships will be less authentic in 10 years because of technology.
49. With the sudden popularity and high demand for smartphones, our interaction with the people within our
circles seemed to be less frequent. Teenagers who are too engrossed browsing and scrolling the screen of
their smartphones started to be oblivious of their surroundings. Families who go out to eat at food
establishments with Wi-Fi connection pay more attention to their gadgets and surf the net than chat with
each other. Millennials interact with their phones more than anyone else, that the bonding that should be
realized in going out with friends, engaging in an intimate date with your special someone and family time
greatly suffer from each other’s apathy. With this view in mind, everyone can surmise that technology is
dehumanizing us.
50. Answer may vary.