Department of Education

SAPANG PALAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

City of San Jose del Monte Bulacan

Chapter Test in Reading and Writing Skills

I. Identify the correct answer. Choose your answer inside the box.

1. It is the circumstances that form the setting of an event, statement, or idea, and in
terms of which it can be fully understood or assessed.
2. A form of literary criticism in which a book or article is analyzed in terms of its content,
style, and merit.
3. It is defined as an exchange of information in a written format for the business activities.
4. The central argument or thesis statement of the text. It is what the writer tries to prove
in the text by providing details, explanations, and other types of evidence.
5. A relatively new way of reading a text online.
6. A style practiced by teachers or students as they produced educational materials.
7. It is a way of giving a better explanation to show the strength and the weaknesses of
something through writing.
8. It is shaping of a text’s meaning by another text. It is the interconnection between
similar or related works of literature.
9. A branch of knowledge that is taught and researched as a part of higher education.
10. It is sometimes called a point-of-view paper for it takes two sides of an argument about
a certain issue.

Intertextuality Professional Correspondence Assertions Evaluative Statement

Book Review Claim Context Academic Writing

Academic Discipline Position Paper Hypertext Textual Evidence

II. True or False

11. A claim should be argumentative and debatable.
12. There are 4 techniques in analyzing the context of a text’s development; SOCIAL,
CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND HISTORICAL.
13. Curiosity is one of the characteristics of a business letter.
14. In simple reading the readers absorb and understand while in critical reading they
analyze, interpret, and evaluate.
15. You may use short and long sentences in academic writing.

III. Tell whether the following statement is a claim of Fact, Policy, or Value.
16. . It is wrong to use social media to bully people.
17. Congress should pass the dream act.
18. Marijuana should be legalized in the Philippines.
19. The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.
20. There should be criminal charges brought against people who use social media to bully
others.
IV. Identify the following Assertions. Write whether the following is a Fact,
Convention, Opinion, or Preference.
21. To achieve a fit body, nutritionists advice to follow the food pyramid.
22. When Americans turn 18, they are obliged to leave home and start an independent life.
23. Most people nowadays would buy a car rather than commute.
24. Most teenagers’ present obsession with taking selfies shows they are the most
narcissistic generation.
25. Ilocanos are known to be helpful because they help support their siblings in education.
26. Filipinos would rather prepare during fiestas and birthdays than have it catered
27. Roman Catholics genuflect as a way of showing respect to God in the church.
 28. “Pistanthrophobia” is a fear of trusting people due to bad experiences.
29. In the first quarter of 2014, nearly 300 million smartphone units were sold all over the
world.
30. The popularity of dream catchers is believe to save a sleeping person from nightmares.

V. Answer the following questions:

Ms. Susan Smith
Supervisor of Product Development
Pet Supply Provider Incorporated
472 Canine Road
Los Angeles, California 9000002

31. The above information is an example of what part of a business letter?

32. Sincerely, is an example of a…
33. What punctuation mark will you write on the salutation part?
34. What is the last part of a business letter?
35. It includes the writer’s address and contact information.
36. If the gender of the person in the salutation part is unknown, what are you going to
write?
37. These are some attachments of the letter.
38. The complimentary close must end with what punctuation mark?
39. Which part of the letter will the writer affix his/her signature?
40. What will be writer’s final message on the body part of the letter?

VI. Tell whether the following is an example of Professional or Academic Paper.

41. Essay 45. Business Letters 49. Warrant of Arrest

42. Conference Paper 46. resume 50. Book report
43. Press Release 47. Modules
44. Thesis and Dissertation 48. Memorandum of Agreement