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Diagnostic Grade 12
Diagnostic Grade 12
Diagnostic Grade 12
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Lingayen
PARAYAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Binmaley, Pangasinan
S.Y. 2018-2019
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 12
I. Listening Comprehension. Answer the following questions after listening to the passages being played.
Pro-voting
1. The arguments in the passage relies primarily on which of the following techniques to make its points?
A Emotional assertions B Researched facts in support of an assertion
C Emotional appeals to voters D Emotional appeals to nonvoters
2. Which of the following sentences best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A Americans are too lazy to vote B Women and minorities fought for their right to vote
C Americans do not take voting seriously enough D Americans do not think that elected officials take their opinions seriously
3. By choosing the word “clamored,” the author implies that
A Eighteen-year-olds are generally enthusiastic B Voting was not a serious concern to eighteen-year-olds
C Eighteen-years-olds felt strongly that they should be allowed to D Eighteen-year-olds do not handle themselves in an adult-like
vote manner
Excerpt from a letter to a pet-sitter
4. The tone of this letter is best described as
A Chatty and humorous B Logical and precise
C Confident and trusting D Condescending and preachy
5. If the pet-sitter is a business-like professional who watches people’s pet for a living, she or he would likely prefer
A More first-person revelations about the owner B Fewer first-person revelations about the owner
C More praise for agreeing to watch the animals D Greater detail on animal’s cute behavior
6. According to the author, his or her attachment to the pets derives at least partially from
A Their regal pedigrees and royal bearing B Having few friends to pass time with
C These particular animal’s exceptional needs D A desire to continue parenting
7. The information in the note is sufficient to determine that there are three animals. They are
A Two cats and a dog B Three dogs
C A dog, a cat, and an unspecified animal D A cat, a dog, and a parrot
II. Reading Comprehension. Read the passage silently. Then, answer the following questions.