LONG QUIZ

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READING AND
WRITING -11
January 10, 2020
 I. Identification
1. These are hints found
within a sentence,
paragraph, or passage that
a reader can use to
understand the meanings of
new or unfamiliar words.
 2. This is considered as the central
argument of a text.
3. A property of well- written text
which allows you to capture the
message that you want to convey to
your readers. It is all about choosing
the right words that accurately
capture your ideas.
4. A property of a well-written text which
includes spelling, grammar, capitalization
and punctuation.
5. A pattern of development in writing
that tells a story. It relates an incident or
a series of events that leads to a
conclusion or ending. It tells the readers
when, where, and what happened.
 6. Another pattern which explains a
concept, term, or subject. Its main
purpose is to tell what something is. It
consists of three parts: (1) the term,
concept, or subject to be defined; (2) the
general class to which it belongs, and (3)
the characteristics that differentiate it
from the other members of its class. This
pattern of development is commonly used
in the sciences, humanities, and business.
7. A pattern which is considered as
one of the most common and
effective ways to show or explain
an idea or point (e.g., observation,
opinion, belief). In this pattern of
development, the main idea is
explained by giving an extended
example or a series of detailed
examples.
 8. Another pattern which
refers to sorting or arranging
subjects (e.g., persons,
places, things, ideas) into
groups or categories
according to their common
or shared characteristic.
9. This pattern intends to convince
readers to do or believe in
something. Many writing genres
such as critiques or reviews,
reaction papers, editorials,
proposals, advertisements, and
brochures make strong use of
persuasive paragraphs to state
opinions and to influence others.
 10. A type of claim that
answers the question what.
It can be an assertion of the
past, the present and the
future.
 II. Write the letter of
the meaning of the
underlined words with
the use of context
clue/s.
 1. My brother said, “I just freed
myself from a very loquacious
history professor. All he seemed to
want was an audience.”
a. pretentious b. grouchy
c. talkative d. worried
2. There is no doubt that the idea
of living in such a benign climate
was appealing. The islanders
seemed to keep their vitality and
live longer than Europeans.
a. tropical b. not malignant
c. kind d. favorable
 3. It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of
talent in one individual, yet Leonard
Bernstein simply does not have the
time to make complete use of his
talent as conductor, performer, writer,
and lecturer.
a. excess b. variety
c. superiority d. lack
4. There is a large demand all over the
United States for plants indigenous to
the desert. Many people in Arizona
have made a good business of growing
and selling cacti and other local plants.
a. native b. necessary
c. foreign d. alien
5. After the Romans left, a millennium
and a half passed before people again
lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote,
“From the year 400 until the year 1900
no one had central heating and very
few had hot baths.”
a. a decade b. many years
c. 1000 years d. a century
 6. Many years before, Caesar’s men
had tried and failed to invade Britain.
No doubt this contributed to the
xenophobia of the Romans. They were
cautious about strangers who entered
their country.
a. honesty b. fear of foreigners
c. kindliness d. stubbornness
 7. Such are the vicissitudes of
history. Nothing remains the same.
Three hundred years of peace
ended in darkness and confusion.
a. evils b. mistakes
c. changes d. rules
 8. The purpose of the
psychiatrist is to mitigate the
suffering of the patient.
a. make milder b. beautify
c. increase d. banish
 9. We knew he couldn’t hold out
much longer, because he had been
doomed from the beginning. One
night he met his ineluctable fate.
a. forgotten b. inevitable
c. hidden d. unhappy
 10. A combination of fog and
industrial smoke, called smog, has
vitiated the air in and around many
big cities.
a. concentrate b. fill up
c. replace d. contaminate
 III. Identify which
pattern of paragraph
development is used in
each text. (2 points
each)
 1. You can safely swim with piranhas, but it’s important to
know how and when to do it. First, chose an appropriate
time, preferably at night and during the rainy season. Avoid
piranha-infested waters during the dry season, when food
supplies are low and piranhas are more desperate. Piranhas
feed during the day, so night-time swimming is much safer.
Second, streamline your movement. Wild or erratic activity
attracts the attention of piranhas. Swim slowly and
smoothly. Finally, never enter the water with an open
wound or raw meat. Piranhas attack larger animals only
when they are wounded. The presence of blood in the
water may tempt the fish to attack. If you follow these
simple precautions, you will have little to fear.
 2. Piranhas comprise more than 30-60 species of
fish, depending on whom you ask. The many species
fall into four genera: Pygocentrus, Pygopristis,
Serrasalmus, and Pristobrycon. Piranha in the
Pygocentrus genus are the most common variety,
the kind you might find in a pet store. Pygopristis
piranha are herbivores, feasting on seeds and fruits,
not flesh. In contrast, fish in the Serrasalmus genus
eat only meat, and their teeth are razor-sharp.
Pristobrycon are the least friendly of all piranhas;
they often bite the fins of other fish, even fish of the
same species. The label piranha, then, refers to a
wide variety of species.
 3. One North Carolina man found quite a surprise last year
while fishing in the Catawba River: a piranha. Jerry Melton,
of Gastonia, reeled in a one pound, four ounce fish with an
unusual bite. Melton could not identify it, but a nearby
fisherman did. Melton at first could not believe he had
caught a piranha. He said, “That ain’t no piranha. They ain’t
got piranha around here.” Melton was right: the fish is
native to South America, and North Carolina prohibits
owning the fish as a pet or introducing the species to local
waterways. The sharp-toothed, carnivorous fish likely found
itself in the Catawba River when its illegal owner released
the fish after growing tired of it. Wildlife officials hope that
the piranha was the only of its kind in the river, but locals
are thinking twice before they wade in the water.
 4. Piranha are omnivorous, freshwater fish,
which are mostly known for their single row of
sharp, triangular teeth in both jaws. Piranhas’
teeth come together in a scissor-like bite and
are used for puncture and tearing. Baby
piranha are small, about the size of a
thumbnail, but full-grown piranha grow up to
about 6-10 inches, and some individual fish up
to 2 feet long have been found. The many
species of piranha vary in color, though most
are either silvery with an orange underbelly
and throat or almost entirely black.
 IV. Identify the
type of claim in
each text.
 1. Hate crimes should not be
considered as a separate category.

2. Solar and wind power are better

sources of energy than oil, gas, or
coal.
 3. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
stirred a furor recently when he called
for the abolition of methadone
treatment for heroin addicts in the city-a
position that put him at odds with the
Clinton administration's drug czar, Gen.
Barry McCaffrey. As a recovering addict, I
can say that Mr. Giuliani is right:
Promising addicts free methadone for
life is not doing them a favor.
4. Gale Norton’s confirmation hearings
for the post of interior secretary begin
today. I recently met with Ms. Norton,
whose nomination I support, to have a
frank discussion about how to increase
America’s energy production, including
exploring for oil in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge.
 5. If confirmed, Ms. Norton should make a
priority of implementing an aggressive and
environmentally sound policy to encourage
domestic production. America must put in
place a long-term national energy policy that
includes finding and producing more of its own
resources. As Ms. Norton moves to open up
Alaska, she should also study how my home
state of Louisiana, and other U. S. wildlife
refuges, have succeeded both in energy
extraction and environmental safeguards.
 6. "If you have an ID card," says former
Republican congressman Tom Campbell,
now a law professor at Stanford, "it is
solely for the purpose of allowing the
government to compel you to produce it.
This would essentially give the
government the power to demand that
we show our papers. It is a very
dangerous thing."
V. Enumeration
1-5 Types of context clues
6-9 Properties of a well-
written text
10-19 Patterns of
Paragraph Development
20-22 Types of Claims
I. 1. Context Clues
2. Claim/s
3. Language Use
4. Mechanics
5. Narration
6. Definition
7. Exemplification
8. Classification
9. Persuasion
10. Claim of fact
II. 1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
 III.
1. Process (Problem-
Solution)
2. Classification
3. Narration
4. description
 IV.
1. Policy
2. Fact
3. Value
4. Fact
5. Policy
6. Value
 V. Context Clues
- definition/Description
- example
- Synonym/Re-statement
- Antonym/contrast
- Mood/Tone
- Experience
-Structure/Analysis
-Inference/Generalization
-Cause and Effect
Properties of a well-written text

- Text Organization
- Language Use
- Coherence and Cohesion
- Mechanics
Patterns of Paragraph Development
- Narration
- Description
- Definition
- Comparison
- Contrast
- Exemplification
- Classification
- Cause and Effect
- Persuasion
- Problem-Solution