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Reading and Writing Skills

This document appears to be a test on paragraph structure and development given to students. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing students' knowledge of the different elements of paragraphs including topic sentences, supporting details, concluding sentences, and various patterns of paragraph development such as definition, description, narration, and comparison. The test also covers different types of claims and definitions that can be used to organize ideas in paragraphs.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DE NORTE
Siocon 2 District
Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte
First Periodical Test
PE 12

Name: ____________________________________ Score: _____________


Grade level and Section: _____________________ Date: ______________

Test 1: Encircle the letter of your choice.


1. Which of the following statements describes a paragraph?
a. A group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.
b. A series of words, phrases and fragments that give a complete thought.
c. A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.
d. A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.

2. In writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence called?


a. Topic sentence b. sequence sentence
b. Capital sentence d. concluding sentence

3. What do we call the supporting sentences in a paragraph?


a. Short sentences c. sentences about the conclusion
b. True and false sentences d. details about the topic sentences

4. What do we call the last sentence in a paragraph?


a. Topic sentence c. concluding sentence
b. Opinion sentence d. supporting sentence

5. Which of the following is the main point of this paragraph?


I will be looking after my uncle’s dog this week. He has gone abroad on a holiday and cannot take it with him. I will
feed it and take it for walks everyday. I’m really looking forward to it.
a. Enjoying dogs c. looking after an uncle’s dog
b. Going on a holiday d. taking a holiday with the dog and uncle

6. Which of the following is the topic sentence of this paragraph?


I hate being alone in the house! It’s so boring. I can’t find any interesting thing to do. I wish my mom or my dad
could just take me out from the house instead.
a. It’s so boring c. I can’t find any interesting thing to do.
b. I hate being alone in the house. d. I wish my mom or my dad could just take me out from the house
Instead.

7. What pattern of development is flexible since it can be integrated to other patterns?


a. Narration c. description
b. Definition d. exemplification
c.
8. What pattern of development helps readers understand new concepts or ideas?
a. Narration c. classification
b. Definition d. exemplification
c.
9. what pattern of development requires a writer to have a unique sorting system?
a. Narration c. description
b. Definition d. classification
c.
10. What paragraph pattern is used in this statement?
Social Media such as Facebook and Instagram have been my past time during quarantine.
a. Narration c. description
b. Definition d. exemplification

11. If you wanted to write a paragraph about how you and your siblings have enjoyed during summer, which
method if organizing ideas should you use?
a. Narration c. classification
b. Definition d. exemplification
12. What are the transitional words or phrases?
a. Complete the paragraph c. are obstacles to better comprehension
b. Are called “guide words” d. show the relationship of ideas within a paragraph

13. What pattern of development uses appropriate and powerful adjectives?


a. Narration c. description
b. Definition d. exemplification

14. In this paragraph pattern, the writer uses transition words that depict sequence in events.
a. Narration c. classification
b. Definition d. exemplification

15. What paragraph pattern is used in this statement?


Real learning is the ability to adapt what you know and know-how to do and adapt it under an ever-changing
variety of circumstances.
a. Narration c. classification
b. Definition d. exemplification

TEST II: Fill in the blanks or identify the following. Choose your answer from the table below.
Fact Problem-solution Description Comparison
objective Persuasion Definition Cause and effect
Explicit Scientific Classification Topic sentence
Contrast Exemplification Narration/narrate Clincher
Supporting sentence Subjective Paragraph Implicit

___________________________1. ____________ is a group of sentences that convey an idea.


___________________________2. ____________ clearly states the subject or the main point of the whole paragraph.
___________________________3. ____________ show details and examples to prove your point.
___________________________4. ____________ wraps up the point of the paragraph.
___________________________5. The focus of this pattern is basically to ________ or tell a story.
__________________________6. This pattern of development gives characteristics or details on what an object, a
person or a place looks like.
___________________________7. There are two types of description paragraph-objective and ___________.
___________________________8. ___________ is used in scientific writing to describe factual and scientific
characteristics.
___________________________9. The focus of this pattern is to explain or give a comprehensive understanding of a
concept, a term or an idea.
___________________________10. There are two types of definition- ___________ and subjective.
___________________________11. ______________ is a pattern of development wherein a writer uses examples to
illustrate and further explain an idea.
___________________________12. _______________ divides and organizes ideas or concepts in classes, groups or
categories based on criteria and relationships between the items.
___________________________13. This pattern of development discusses why something happens and what results a
particular occurrence or event.
___________________________14. It means looking on the similarities.
___________________________15. ____________ means looking on the differences.
___________________________16. In this pattern of development, the writer presents a problem that needs to be
resolved.
___________________________17. In this pattern of development, the writer describes an issue and states his position
in the issue. The writer’s primary goal is to convince the readers to agree with the argument or claim being raised,
based from a particular topic.
___________________________18. __________ describes something that is very clear. (direct to the point – walang
pasikot-sikot).
___________________________19. __________ refers to something that is understood but does not clearly or directly
states it.
___________________________20. This type of claim is supported by evidence or truth.

TEST III: Enumeration.

1-9: Writing pattern or pattern of development

10-12: Types of Claims

13-14: two types of definition

15-16: two types of description


TEST IV: choose 1 pattern of development and write a paragraph using your chosen pattern. (9points)

GOODLUCK
THANK YOU & GODBLESS

Prepared by: Mark Anthony I. Padilla

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