Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Manila
CAYETANO ARELLANO HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School

READING AND WRITING SKILLS

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

I. TRUE OR FALSE. On your answer sheet, write T if the statement given is true and F if it is false.

1. Text is a group of ideas put together to make a central idea.

2. Reading is the process of decoding the written symbols and meaning from them.
3. To persuade means people can learn information and develop better understanding of topic.
4. Another purpose of discourse is to entertain, people can entertain through giving interesting and humorous stories.
5. The reading process should start by directly analyzing the words.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each question and choices carefully and choose the ONE best answer. Write only the
letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

6. It is a group of sentences or a series of related

sentences that supports one central, unified 11. What is the purpose of Informative Speech?
idea. a. To convince someone of certain ideas
a. SENTENCE or products
b. WORD b. To provide information with others
c. PARAGRAPH c. To give justification of certain topics
7. It is the main point of the paragraph. with pros and cons
a. TOPIC SENTENCE d. To defend a position on certain topics
b. SUPPORTING IDEA with evidence
c. MAIN PARAGRAPH 12. This means that the connection of ideas is at the
d. TITLE sentence level. It focuses on the grammatical
8. ________ tells a story. aspects of writing.
a. NARRATION a. COHERENCE
b. CLASSIFICATION b. PERSUASION
c. DESCRIPTION c. COHESION
d. DEFINITION d. DESCRIPTION
9. To recreate, invent, or visually present a person, 13. It constitutes proper paragraphing and logical
place, event, or action so that the reader can presentation of ideas.
picture what is being described. a. DISCOURSE
a. NARRATION b. ORGANIZATION
b. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST c. DEFINITION
c. DESCRIPTION d. OUTLINING
d. EXEMPLIFICATION 14. To understand the text, you must break down
10. This is a pattern of development that writers use the codes in it.
to present their ideas through reason and logic, a. WRITING
to influence the audience. b. READING
a. CLASSIFICATION c. LISTENING
b. EXEMPLIFICATION 15. This uses graphic symbols to express meaning.
c. DEFINITION a. READING
d. PERSUASION b. SPEAKING
c. WRITING

III. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS. Choose the proper type of discourse in the word bank for every situation given.

Argumentation Description
Exposition Narration
 16. You have written an article on "How to Find the Best Deals While Shopping Online. What type of writing is it?

17. You wake up one morning and are feeling blue. You write a poem to convey a sense of your glumness. What type
of writing is it?
18. You have just finished writing the great American novel. What type of writing is it?
19. You read a news story on the front page of the paper about an earthquake in another country. It gives the facts
about where, when, who, what and how. What type of writing is it?
20. You read an article in the paper about some questionable practices at the company for which you work. You
disagree with the article and write a letter to the editor of the paper with your opposing viewpoint. What type
of writing is it?
21. You have lived an interesting life so far, so you write your autobiography. What type of writing is it?
22. You go on a hiking trip across Europe. Throughout your journey, you keep a journal in which you describe the
scenes, people, buildings, plants, animals and everything else you encounter. What type of writing is it?
23. You have just been hired as the restaurant critic for your local newspaper. For your first assignment, you visit a
new restaurant and discover what you consider to be the best seafood in the area. You write a critique telling
the readers to check out this new restaurant. What type of writing is it?
24. You have a big exam for world history on Friday. You realize you haven't done any of the reading assignments.
You spend all night reading several chapters from the textbook. What kind of writing is in your textbook?
25. You write a personal experience article about being trapped on Mount Everest for five days and how you survived.
You send the article to a magazine to see if they will accept it for publication. What type of writing is it?

IV. MATCHING TYPE. Match the classes in column A with their appropriate code numbers in column B. Write only the
letter of your answer.

A B
26. General works a. 500 – 599
27. Philosophy and psychology b. 100 – 199
28. Religion c. 700 – 799
29. Social sciences d. 300 – 399
30. Language e. 900 – 999
31. Pure science f. 000 – 099
32. Technology g. 600 – 699
33. Arts and recreation h. 200 – 299
34. Literature i. 800 – 899
35. History and geography j. 400 – 499

V. CLASSIFICATION. Identify the type of literary discourse that was used in the items below. Write whether this is
expressive, poetic, or transactional.

36. “I marvel how Nature could ever find space

For so many strange contrasts in one human face:
There’s thought and no thought, and there’s paleness and bloom
And bustle and sluggishness, pleasure and gloom.”

37. “We met very early at our office this morning to pick out the twenty-five ships which are to be first paid
off. After that to Westminster and dined with Mr. Dalton at his office, where we had one great court dish, but
our papers not being done we could [not] make an end of our business till Monday next. Mr. Dalton and I
over the water to our landlord Vanly, with whom we agree as to Dalton …”

38. I knew I could not separate myself from the world’s death, even though I was not one of those who
brought it about. I had to make clear the relation of our individual dramas to the larger one, and our
responsibility. I was never one with the world, yet I was to be destroyed with it. I always lived seeing beyond
it. I was not in harmony with its explosions and collapse. I had, as an artist, another rhythm, another death,
another renewal. That was it. I was not at one with the world, I was seeking to create one by other rules….
The struggle against destruction which I lived out in my intimate relationships had to be transposed and
become of use to the whole world.
 39. I started cooking by infusing the flavors of the spices in oil. The garlic was cooked first and the
peppercorns and dried bay leaves were added after a minute or two. This method will make your pork adobo
smell good from the start and it will help it to be more flavorful because of the infused oil. Make sure to
always keep an eye on the garlic because we do not want it to get burnt.

40. O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
                         But O heart! heart! heart!
                            O the bleeding drops of red,
                               Where on the deck my Captain lies,
                                  Fallen cold and dead.

VI. CONCEPT MAPPING. Read the assigned text then supply the details needed to complete the concept map below.

What is Work Ethic?

Work ethic is an attitude of determination and dedication toward one’s job. Those with a
strong work ethic place a high value on their professional success. They exhibit moral principles
that make them outstanding employees in any position.

If you have a strong work ethic, you believe in the importance of your job and typically
feel that hard work is essential to maintaining a strong character.

(41-42) Topic Sentence

(43-44) Key Words

(45-46) Supporting Sentence Supporting Sentence (47-48)

Concluding Sentence (49-50)

Key-to-correction

1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. Exposition
17. Description
18. Narration
19. Exposition
20. Argumentation
21. Narration
22. Description
23. Argumentation
24. Exposition
25. Narration
26. F
27. B
28. H
29. D
30. J
31. A
32. G
33. C
34. I
35. E
36. Poetic
37. Transactional
38. Expressive
39. Transactional
40. Poetic
41. – 42. Work ethic is an attitude of determination and dedication toward one’s job.
43. – 44. Work ethic, attitude, determination, dedication, job
45. – 46. Those with a strong work ethic place a high value on their professional success.
47. – 48. They exhibit moral principles that make them outstanding employees in any position.
49. – 50. If you have a strong work ethic, you believe in the importance of your job and typically feel that hard work is
essential to maintaining a strong character.