Quarter 2 Summative Test in English-STE

*For items 1-5, identify the type of claim presented in each sentence.
1. In Metro Manila, there is an average of 86 daily road accidents involving motorcycles in 2019.
2. The question being asked is “How critical is it?”
3. The question often asked is “Is it true or false?”
4. Plastic surgeries to enhance one’s beauty is not morally upright.
5. Since the pandemic, the MMDA has supported the bikers along EDSA by giving them special lanes would be of
great help for the bike riders to avoid road accidents.
*For items 6-11, identify the type of assertion presented in each sentence.
6. “I really want to finish this point before you start yours.”
7. “If you do not finish this work by 6:00 tonight, I will engage the services of another worker.”
8. “I wish I could have expressed this idea earlier, because now someone else has taken the credit.”
9. “I understand you are busy, and me too, but it is difficult for me to finish this project on my own. So, I want you to
help me complete this project.”
10. “When I don’t get enough sleep, it affects my nerves and I feel irritated. Therefore, I try to go to bed earlier.”
11. “When you speak harshly, I cannot work with you because I feel annoyed. Therefore, I want you to speak nicely
and then assign me a task.”
12. Which refers to an act or process of supporting a cause or proposal?
A. advocacy B. campaign C. promotion D. research
13. What type of language is used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea
in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else?
A. colloquial B. idiom C. figurative D. literal
14. What process refers to a systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach
new conclusion?
A. advocacy B. campaign C. promotion D. research
15. Ellie wants to collect data about the perceptions on the adaptation of the “new normal” among the people of San
Jose City. What is the appropriate action in order to gather the data efficiently?
A. Make a promotion
B. Conduct a research.
C. Formulate advocacy.
D. Conceptualize a campaign.
16. Snake is a living thing that symbolizes treachery, evil or betrayal. Which of the following describe how the word
snake is defined?
A. criticallyB. denotatively C. figuratively D. literally
17. Which of the following shows what should be in the introduction of an argumentative essay?
A. attention getting hook, background information, and claim
B. attention getting hook, background information, and evidence
C. attention getting hook, call to action, and evidence, details and issues
D. attention getting hook, call to action, and facts, details, examples and issues
18. Lemon Squares taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden
appearance. Which category does the statement belong?
A.argumentative thesis statement B. catchy hook C. claim D. summary
19. What is the purpose of a rebuttal in an argumentative essay?
A. To agree with the opponent’s point of view.
B. To change people's points of view or persuade them to accept new points of view.
C. To respond directly to your opponent's argument/point to explain/show how/why they are wrong.
D. To encourage the readers to look at both the pros (positives) and the cons (negatives) of a given topic.
20. Which of the following are examples of evidence?
A. opinion, personal experiences or researches
B. examples, statistics, personal experiences or researches
C. Manny Pacquiao’s opinion, personal experiences or researches
D. your classmate’s opinion, personal experiences or researches, statistics
21. Which of the following explains the purpose of an exposition?
A. It aims to make people do or believe a particular thing.
B. It aims to form reasons and draw conclusions and apply them to a case in discussion.
C. It aims to convey knowledge, a task that every person engages in every day in some form or another.
D. It presents one side of an argument and persuade the reader or listener to agree or take action to solve the
problem.
 22. The words know, believe, feel are examples of which language feature of an exposition?
A. conjunction B. evaluative language C. modal verb D. thinking verb
23. Which best advice can you give to keep the audience interested in one’s speech?
A. Keep the speech short and straight to the point.
B. Focus only on getting the lines right and not on the audience response to the speech.
C. Give the audience a copy of the speech so they can follow along and notice if you have a mistake.
D. Give the speech as quickly as possible so that the audience members will have to focus to keep up.
24. Which of the following best differentiates between an impromptu speech and an extemporaneous speech?
A. Impromptu speech comes from the heart while an extemporaneous speech is prepared in advance.
B. An impromptu speech is unrehearsed and are delivered on the spot while extemporaneous speeches are
delivered with prepared notes and can have preparation time from a few minutes to half-an-hour.
C. Impromptu speeches are given with minimal preparation ahead of time and are best utilized in informal
environments while extemporaneous speeches are written down, and the presenter does not stray from the
written plan.
D. Impromptu speaking consists of delivering a speech in a conversational fashion using notes. This is the style
most speeches call for while extemporaneous speaking consists of reading a fully scripted speech. It is useful
when a message needs to be delivered in precise words.
25. Which of the following are best examples of a multimodal text?
A. Animation, poetry, screencast, and eBook
B. Animation, infographics, screencast, and eBook
C. Comics/graphic novels, picture books, newspapers, song
D. Comics/graphic novels, picture books, newspapers, printed letters
26. Which of the following is NOT a type of a multimodal text?

A. broadcast B. digital C. live D. print

27. What are the modes used in the image above?

A. aural, gestural, and linguistic C. visual, aural, and linguistic
B. linguistic, gestural, and spatial D. visual, linguistic, and spatial
28. What words can be extracted from the image?
A. drawing, advocacy, brochures, images with annotations
B. eBooks, vlogging, screencasts, text messages, visual notetaking
C. letters, posters, sketching, infographics, presentation
D. manuscripts, mind map, videos, book trailers, advertisements

*For items 29-30, determine what mode of multimodal text is shown in each picture.

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