Reading and Writing Skills

2nd Quarter

1st Summative Test (MODULE 1)

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A. Read the statements carefully, and determine if they are TRUE or FALSE, then write your answers
on the blanks provided before each number.
_____1. Critical reading is simply recognition of the text’s meaning and restating it in your own words.
_____2. Critical reading examines the author’s choice of content, language and structure.
_____3. Critical reading teaches the readers to accept all the presented facts without further examination.
_____4. A statement of fact can be verified through experimentation, personal observation or credible
sources.
_____5. A statement of opinion needs further evidence and other valid supporting details to be proven true.
B. Identify whether the following statements are statements of fact or opinion. Write FACT for
statement of fact and OPINION for statement of opinion.
________ 1. Chocolate cake is the most delicious kind of dessert.
________2. Belo Medical Clinic is the best clinic that can reverse skin aging.
________ 3. LBC is the most reliable express delivery company in the Philippines.
________ 4. BDO is the best bank in the Philippines.
________ 5. Listerine is a mouthwash.
________ 6. Listerine is a dynamite against bad breath, plaque and gingivitis.
________ 7. Globe handy phone makes great things possible.
________ 8. Natural fibers boost the immune system and improve digestive health.
________9. Paula’s Hotel is perfectly suited for your family vacation.
________10. Paula’s Hotel is located at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.
________11. BMW is the fastest and most sporty car ever.
_______ 12. Winston Cigarette is the spirit of the USA.
_______ 13. Hope is the largest-selling luxury cigarette.
_______ 14. Hope is a brand of cigarette.
________15. Palmolive is a brand of shampoo and conditioner.
________16. Palmolive shampoo makes you more confident with your straighter hair.
________17. Filipinos are lazy people.
________18. Men and women are opposite sexes.
________19. People from Mindanao are all beautiful.
________20. Duterte is the greatest president this country has ever had.

2nd Summative Test (MODULE 5)

A. Read each sentence carefully. Choose your answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
1. It is an evaluation report of previous studies related to the subject matter of an academic paper.
a. Book Review b. Literature Review c. Article Review d. Movie Review

2. It is a problem-solution text that aims to persuade its reader to grant funding on the project.
a. Project Proposal b. Project Cost c. Project Material d. Project Budget

3. It is a critical assessment, analysis, or evaluation of a work

4. It is an expanded paper that presents interpretations and analysis of a phenomenon based on

5. The main purpose of this writing is to persuade book readers of a particular genre or researchers in a
specific field.
a. Article Review b. Literature Review c. Book Review d. Movie Review

6. It expresses a writer’s position on an issue and the reasons for the writer’s stand.
a. Review Paper b. Book Paper c. Position Paper d. Term Paper

7. It has a purpose to persuade or make the readers believe that the writer’s opinion is probable or should
be considered by a decision-making group.
a. Position Paper b. Review Paper c. Book Paper d. Term Paper

8. It is a laborious work produced through formal investigation and scientific inquiry.

9. This is a written document or oral presentation based on a written document that communicates the
purpose, scope, objectives, hypotheses, methodology, findings, limitations and recommendations
a. Book Review b. Position Paper c. Research Report d. Project Proposal

10. This is the objective analysis of a literary or scientific article that emphasizes on whether the author
supported his main points with reasonable and applicable arguments based on facts.
a. Book Review b. Article Critique c. Literature Review d. Research Report

B. Let’s try if you can infer where I am and what I am doing, and what can you infer about the feelings
of the people in the situations that I’ll be giving you. The first one has been done for you.
Example Can you infer where I am and what I’m doing? “I see bubbles rising. I hear my own breathing.
There are fish swimming above me. I feel the seaweed swaying.”
Answer: Scuba diving in the sea!
11. Can you infer where I am and what I’m doing? “I hear screaming. My stomach feels funny. Can you
see my hair blowing? I’m feeling excited.”
Answer:________________________________________________________________
12. Can you infer where I am? “It’s so dark in here. What’s that spooky sound? Oh I feel somebody
on my back! I’m getting nervous.”
Answer:______________________________________________________________
13. Can you infer where I am? “I hear the crowd cheer as the ball gets inside the ring.
The players whop with glee.”
Answer:_______________________________________________________________
14. What can you infer from this? “Rey always carries his guitar with him.” Answer:
______________________________________________________________________
15. What can you infer about Anna’s father? After Anna broke the vase, her father turned and
walked away without saying anything.
Answer:________________________________________________________________
16. What can you infer about the relationship of the speaker and whom she is speaking to? “If you
won’t go, I won’t either.”
Answer:_______________________________________________________________
17. What can you infer about what Grandma is feeling? Grandma’s mouth dropped open. Her hands
flew to her face. Answer:
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