14-15 Study the Table below. Answer the questions that follow.

LINEAR VS NON-LINEAR TEXT

Linear Text
Refers to traditional text that needs to
Definition
be read from beginning to end
There is only one reading path which
Reading Path
is decided by the author.
Content Typically includes printed texts.
It may take time to find the
Efficiency
information readers are searching for
Novels, poems, short stories, letters,
Examples
newspaper articles
Non-linear Text
Refers to text that does not need to
be read from beginning to end
There are multiple reading paths.
They are determined by the reader.
Typically includes digital texts.
Allows readers to find information
more efficiently
Flowcharts, knowledge maps,
pictures, graphs, tables, graphic
organizers

14. What information is presented in a non-linear text?

A. The non-linear text provides information through diagrams such as graphic organizers, charts and tables.
B. The non-linear text requires reading from beginning to end.
C. The non-linear text provides information by following the arrangement of words both grammatically and syntactically.
D. The linear and non-linear text are both useful in giving information.

15. What information is presented in a linear text?

A. The linear text provides information through diagrams such as graphic organizers, charts and tables.
B. The linear text requires reading from beginning to end.
C. The linear text provides information by following the arrangement of words both grammatically and syntactically.
D. The linear and non-linear text are both useful in giving information.

The graph below shows the Male and Female Population with corresponding age group in the Philippine in 2016. Study
the graph carefully and answer the questions that follow.

16. Which of the following statements is true based on the data presented in the graph?
A. The male population in the age group 40-44 is smaller than the female population in the same age group.
B. The age group with the biggest population for both the male and female is the age group 0-4.
C. The age group with the biggest population for both the male and female is the age group 5-9.
D. The age group with the least population for both the male and female is the age group 80-84.
Figure 1: Internet Usage Worldwide from October 2009-October 2016

17. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?

A. Internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop worldwide in October 2016.
B. Internet users worldwide prefer to use mobile and tablet devices in October 2009.
C. Internet usage by desktop is still the trend in October 2016.
D. Internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop by 2.6% in October 2013.

18. Read and study the diagram above. Which statement is true as shown in The Water Cycle?
A. Precipitation is when the water pools in large bodies (like oceans, seas and lakes).
B. Precipitation happens when water becomes water vapor (a gas). Water vaporizes from the surfaces of oceans and
lakes, from the surface of the land, and from melts in snow fields.
C. Precipitation happens when plants lose water to the air.
D. Precipitation happens when water, in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from clouds in the sky going back to
the land or sea.

19-20. What two correct write ups are shown in The Water Cycle?
A. Accumulation is when the water pools in large bodies like oceans, seas and lakes.
B. Evaporation happens when water becomes water vapor (a gas). Water vaporizes from the surfaces of oceans and
lakes, from the surface of the land, and from melts in snow fields.
C. Condensation happens when plants lose water to the air.
D. Transpiration happens when water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water. Condensing water forms clouds in
the sky. Water drops that form on the outside of a glass of icy water are condensed water.
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Directions: Read the lines lifted from the movie “The King’s Speech” then determine the communicative style of the
writer as:

A. Casual B. Intimate C. Consultative D. Formal

21. “Bertie, you can do this, talk to me as a friend.”

22. “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home
and overseas this message spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your
threshold and speak for myself.”

23. Which of the following quotes from William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” contains an example of jargon?
A. Shylock: A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!
B. Portia: Why, this bond is forfeit.
C. Antonio: [I] stand indebted, over and above, In love and service to you evermore.
D. Bassanio: I have it ready for thee; here it is.

24. Consider the following quote from Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”:

In certain heavily mined AOs, where the land was dense with Toe Poppers and Bouncing Betties, they took turns
humping a 28-pound mine detector. With its headphones and big sensing plate, the equipment was a stress on
the lower back and shoulders, awkward to handle, often useless because of the shrapnel in the earth, but they carried it
anyway, partly for safety, partly for the illusion of safety.

Which of the following words is a jargon example?

A. humping
B. headphones
C. shrapnel
D. equipment