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Summative Test in Reading and Writing

Choose the letter of the correct answer:

1. Which of the following is a claim?

a. The Philippines has a lot of white sand beaches. b. The tawa-tawa plant can be used to cure cancer.
c. Mount Samat is located in Aklan. d. Kudarat was the sultan of Sulu.
2. Which of the following is NOT a claim?

a. Bananas are rich in vitamins. b. Some computers are more intelligent than humans.
c. We should prioritize dealing with climate change. d. It’s more fun in the Philippines.
3. Which of the following is NOT a claim of policy?

a. Human beings must become vegetarians. b. Filipinos do not need to take a bath every day.
c. I must wash my clothes. d. Mineral water plastic bottles should not be reused.

4. Which of the following is a claim of value?

a. Silver is a good conductor of electricity. b. Diesel prices should be subsidized by the government.
c. Sunlight can be used to cook food. d. Palawan is a fun place for taking a vacation.

5. Which of the following is NOT a claim of fact?

a. Malaysia is not a European country. b. Classical music can calm an angry mob.
c. Atlantis is located near Turkey. d. Food supplements do not really promote health.

6. Which of the following is a claim of policy?

a. Lagundi is better cough medicine than synthetic drugs. b. Little children should not be allowed to
play video games. c. Garbage can be turned into oil. d. Plants also think.

7. Which of the following is NOT a claim of value?

a. The book of version is always better than the movie version. b. The local government is doing well.
c. Honey can be a non-perishable food in Mars. d. Filipinos are very good in speaking English.

8. Which of the following is a claim of fact?

a. The death penalty must be restored. b. Eating vegetables benefits a person’s health.
c. Filipinos are very good singers. d. The government is trying to sterilize poor
people.

9. Which of the following is TRUE?

a. Claims are statements accepted universally. b. Negative statements cannot be claims.


c. All claims of policy are also claims of fact. d. Claims of value relate to what is good or bad.

10. Which of the following is FALSE?


a. Claims must have a degree of controversy. b. Claims must be related to issue.
c. Claims of policy must be related to legal issues. d. Claims of policy talk about conditions that
must exist.

II. Identify whether the following are claims of facts, value, or policy by writing CF for claim of fact, CV
for claim of value, and CP for claim of policy on the blanks before the claim.

______1. Teachers must have higher salaries.

______2. Students should be trained to have some savings.

______3. More people have access to clean water today than in the 1970s.

______4. Zoos should be abolished.

______5. The Earth’s climate is changing fast.

______6. The level of carbon dioxide in the air is not good.

______7. Firemen in this town should be well-paid.

______8. Firemen in this town are better than other firemen in other place.

______9.Birds are most lovable pet

______10. Animals need to be free.

______11. Red is better than blue.

______12. The level of pollution in this city harms children.

______13. Cigarette smoking is dangerous to a person’s health.

______14. Sweden is a peaceful country than Kuwait.

______15. A family that prays together stays forever.

______16. Teamwork is important to win.

_______17. Love conquers all.

_______18. Mercy killing should be banned.

________19. Staying at home is better than going anywhere.

________20. Same sex marriage should not be legalized.

III. Read the following statements carefully. Choose one pattern from
the box that best matches the thesis statement. You may choose a pattern more than
once.
______________1. Although Instagram and Twitter have significant similarities,
they also have striking differences.
______________ 2. Freedom is a concept that needs to be understood.
______________3. Juvenile delinquency is a social issue that requires urgent attention.
______________ 4. In the field of law, there are several subspecialties which
you can focus on.
______________ 5. Major events happened that led to the defeat of
Japan during World War II.
______________ 6. Teeth bleaching can be done in five simple steps.
______________ 7. All provincial buses should not be allowed to pass through EDSA.
______________ 8. iPhone 6 has many features that make it stand out in the market.
______________ 9. There are many reasons why unemployment continues to increase.
______________ 10. Drinking cough syrup may lead to various side effects.

IV. What source of information could be best used in each context of persuasion

below? Write FACT, STATISTICS, JUDGMENT, TESTIMONY


____________________1. Persuading the reader of the alarming rate of teenage pregnancy in
the country.
____________________2. Persuading the reader on the benefits of paying for one’s own college
tuition.
____________________3. Persuading the reader to purchase the soap brand you are using.
____________________4. Persuading the reader to side with your stand on the ‘no homework
policy.’
____________________5. Persuading the community to start segregating wastes.
____________________6. Persuading the school leaders to push for the incorporation of
Baybayin in the curriculum.
____________________7. Persuading your parents to go to your favorite restaurant.
____________________8. Persuading the readers to care about the decreasing number of
available forest lands in the country.
____________________9. Persuading the readers to support the car-brand coding scheme in
EDSA.
____________________10. Persuading the audience to patronize the cellphone brand you use.

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