READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Name: ___________________________________Class: ____________________Teacher: Mrs. R. E. Mables

I. LITERARY TERMS. Choose from the pool of words that best match the descriptions.

CLAIM WORLDWIDE WEB CRITICAL THINKING

PASTICHE JULIA KRISTEVA MAIN IDEA
INTERTEXTUALITY PLAGIARISM LITERARY ALLUSION
HYPERMEDIA HISTORICAL ALLUSION REASONING
TED NELSON EVALUATIVE STATEMENT FACT
PARODY OPINION COUNTERCLAIM
CRITICAL READING BIBLICAL ALLUSION MOOD
CALQUE TONE HYPERTEXT
ALLUSION HEDGE
HYPERLINK AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

1. It is an analytic activity wherein one must actively recognize and analyze evidence upon the page.
2. This is something that is true or can be proven.
3. It is a software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics, which are
typically accessed by a point-and-click method.
4. It is an act of giving statements for justification and explanation. It is the ability of someone to defend
something by giving out reasons.
5. It is a way of giving a better explanation to show the strength and the weaknesses of something
through writing.
6. It is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience in written composition.
7. It is reflecting on the validity of what we have read in light of our prior understanding and experiences.
8. It is the opposition you make about the claim of a writer.
9. It is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts,
ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.
10. It is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or
political significance.
11. He coined the terms “hypertext” and “hyperlink” in 1963.
12. It is a word or phrase that minimizes negative impact of a criticism.
13. It uses words and/or situations that make direct references to biblical stories, characters, places, or
motifs within a larger story/text.
14. It is a nonlinear medium of information that includes graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks.
15. It is an imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre in such a way as to make fun of or comment on the
original work.
16. It is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
17. It is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word or root-for-root
translation.
18. It is a reference to people, events, or things that have historical significance.
19. It is a knowledge based on feelings about a given topic.
20. She was the first to coin the term "intertextuality.”
21. It is a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on
a highlighted word or image on the screen.
22. It is a literary piece that imitates a famous literary work by another writer; its purpose is not to mock, but
to honor the literary piece it imitates.
23. It is a sophisticated literary device making use of a textual reference within some body of text, which
reflects again the text used as a reference.
24. It is a global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet.
25. It is a statement that states the purpose of the argument.

II. TYPES OF CLAIMS (20 POINTS)

Directions: For each claim below, identify whether it is a VALUE, POLICY, or FACT claim.

1. There is a God.
2. Voting mechanisms should be standardized throughout the United States.
3. Homosexuality is rooted in Genetics.
4. It is immoral for medical researches to use placebos on pregnant women infected with HIV.
5. Financial aid based on students' grades leads to grade inflation.
 6. Puerto Rico should not be given representation in Congress unless it becomes an official state of
the United States of America.
7. The United States is the primary contributor to global warming.
8. The mother of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing was part of the plot.
9. The US Army acted unfairly when it blocked South Baptist Convention sites from government
computers.
10. It is improper for politicians to announce their candidates for office through the entertainment media.
11. Converting to solar energy can save homeowners money.
12. Embryonic stem cell research is ethical.
13. The Department of Veteran Affairs should add Wiccan symbols to the list of approved religious
symbols for veteran tombstones.
14. Solitary confinement should not be a punishment for the mentally ill in prison.
15. Florists, bakers, caterers, and others associated with the wedding industry have the right to refuse
business to homosexual customers.
16. Eating meat should be stigmatized as is smoking cigarettes.
17. It is better for school systems to shorten the academic year than to request tax increases for more
funding.
18. Police officers who abuse Taser guns should be prosecuted by the criminal justice system.
19. English should be established as the official language of government in the United States.
20. Harrison Ford is the greatest actor ever.

III. FACT OR OPINION. (15 POINTS)

Directions: Identify if the given statement below is a FACT or an OPINION.

1. Earth is a planet where plants and animals can live.

2. Earth is the greatest planet because it has plants and animals.
3. Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla.
4. Rain falls from clouds.
5. We went swimming in the pool.
6. Summer is the best season.
7. Everyone should play a sport.
8. Libraries are too quiet.
9. Owls eat mice.
10. Everyone should eat eggs.
11. Red and blue are colors.
12. Strawberries taste better than blueberries.
13. Fish swim in many different kinds of water.
14. Basketball is the healthiest sport to play.
15. It is his birthday today.

IV. TYPES OF INTERTEXTUALITY. (15 POINTS)

Directions: Write if the given image is an example of PARODY, PASTICHE, or ALLUSION.

1. 2. 3.

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4. 5.