Saint James High School

Buenavista, Agusan del Norte

READING AND WRITING
MIDTERM EXAM

Name: _________________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________________

Teacher: _______________________________________ Date: _________________ Score: _____________

I. Multiple Choice.

Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer. (No erasure)

1. It is the use of words to exchange thoughts and ideas B. Photocopying
in an orderly and organized manner. C. Previewing
A. discourse D. Skimming
B. text 9. Which of following is NOT an example of a graphic
C. speech organizer?
D. writing A. Venn Diagram
2. Which of the following does NOT describe a B. Google Map
“TEXT”? C. Chronological Order
A. Text is viewed in simpler terms in D. K-W- L
traditional grammar. 10. The teacher instructed the students to develop a
B. Text is extremely significant in all aspects of paragraph describing a scenic view on a particular
communication. place. What are the appropriate transition words they
C. Text is an extended structure of syntactic may use to achieve coherence in their text?
units. A. In front of, beside, behind
D. Texts in general hang together and make B. First, then, next, finally
sense. C. Similarly, most likely
3. All of the following are examples of written text, D. In contrast, differently
EXCEPT? 11. In organizing information, visual maps and charts
A. Signs can be used. In which of the following terms do they
B. Announcements belong?
C. Questionnaires A. Brainstorming B. Graphic Organizer
D. Coherence C. Sentence Outline D. Topic Outline
4. In a text with cohesion, what is the “glue” that holds 12. These are the other techniques in selecting and
ideas together? organizing information except…
A. a central concept A. Brainstorming B. Graphic Organizer
B. a clear outline C. Sentence Outline D. Topic Sentence
C. a specific title 13. In these sentences, Football is more than just a game.
D. a coherent form It is an invaluable teacher., the word it refers to _____.
5. Making this list is a technique for organizing A. Football B. Game
information. On the list, you write down any idea C. Invaluable D. Teacher
related to your topic. What do you call the list? 14. Among the patterns of paragraph development,
A. Idea listing which of them intends to tell sequence of events?
B. Idea mapping A. Classification B. Definition
C. Cubing C. Description D. Narration
D. Researching 15. Which of these parts of an outline refers to the
6. What technique for selecting and organizing assertion of the writer or speaker?
information uses visual displays to show A. Body B. Thesis Statement
relationships between or among ideas? C. Title D. None of the above
A. Brainstorming 16. Which of the following is NOT true about topic
B. Graphic organizers sentence.?
C. Listing A. It tells the main idea of the paragraph.
D. Jotting C. It can be explicit or implicit.
7. Which of the following are the functions of an B. It can be found in the beginning.
outline? D. It supports the main idea.
A. to organize ideas or information
B. to select appropriate words or phrases
C. to read long passages or texts 17. Which of the following narrative devices means
D. to write ideas about a given topic quickly looking at something that had already happened?
A. Anecdotes B. Dialogue
8. All of the following are strategies in effective C. Flashback D. Flash-forward
reading EXCEPT ____? 18. Which of the following techniques simply means
A. Scanning making notes on your copy of the reading?
 A. Annotating the text B. Reading Journal
C. Outlining text D. Summarizing
19. What does the author wants to assert in the sentence,
The Sampaguita’s roots are used for medicinal purposes,
such an aesthetic and a sedative.?
A. Claim of fact B. Claim of value
C. Claim of policy D. Claim of prize
20. Which of these characteristics are NOT true about
essay and paragraph?
A. Essay is shorter than paragraph.
B. Essay has thesis statement while paragraph
has topic sentence.
C. Essay has organization while paragraph has
order of sentences.
D. They are cohesive and coherent.
21. Which of these reasons best explains why outlining
is necessary?
A. It helps you see whether your ideas connect
well with one another using transitions.
B. It is a systematic arrangement of ideas
showing which are the main points and which are the
sub-points.
C. It identifies the topic sentence and the
supporting sentences.
D. It uses Roman and Arabic numerals, capital
and small letters.
22. Below are sentences in a paragraph, which among
the sentences is NOT related to the others?
A. Indolence in the Philippines is a chronic
malady, but not a hereditary one.
B. The Filipinos have not always been what they
are.
C. Magellan went to the Philippines for a reason.
D. Witnesses whereto of their being
hardworking are the historians after the discovery of the
island.
23. Which of the following statements is a claim of
value?
A. Today, many people use Internet as their
main source of entertainment and socialization.
B. Facebook has been one of the fastest ways to
chat and communicate with people all over the world.
C. Pornography, cyberbullying, and other online
scams should not be allowed to enter in our lives.
D. It is still up to us whether to use social media
to our advantage or allow it to destroy us.
24. Why is critical reading considered as reading beyond
understanding the text? It is because_______.
A. It is reading with comprehension.
B. It is reading with the use of verbal and non-
verbal cues.
C. It is reading that allows the reader to make a
dialogue with the author.
D. It is a silent reading.
25. In the sentences below, which is the topic sentence?
A. For example, a soldier who willingly fights
for his country may be as courageous as someone who
speaks up for the rights of others.
B. It is not necessarily the absence of fear, but it
is the choice and willingness to face it.
C. Courage is being able to face fear, pain,
difficulties and other challenges.
D. It is universally admired attribute and comes
in many forms.
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