ENGLISH IV First Quarterly Assessment General Directions: Read carefully each item and follow directions as indicated. Write the letter of the most appropriate answer on your answer sheet.
Part I. KNOWLEDGE A. Basic Pintes t cnsi!er in Writin" Prcess #$%&' Directions: Complete the diagram by writing the three (3) basic points to consider during the preliminary stage of writing process (1-3)
1__________
2__________
3__________
B. S(ecial )erms Directions: Directions: atch each term in Column ! with the most appropriate description in Column "#
" ___$# argument argument ___&# controlling controlling idea ___# mood mood ___*# opinion opinion ___+# tone ___# theme ___10# myth myth ___11# adaptation adaptation ___12# analects analects generations ___13# Catchy hoo' hoo'
! "# what what needs to be be pro%en pro%en by facts !# central idea idea of a wor' wor' of literature literature C# feeling created created in a reader reader by a iterary wor' D# a core core idea or focus focus of a written wor' wor' ,# contains the the body e%idence e%idence used to support a point point of %iew .# refers refers to the attitude attitude of the writer towards towards his sub/ect # the transfer transfer of written written wor' wor' to a feature feature lm # teachings presented presented in short passages passages and %erses 4# stories about gods5 goddesses5 and heroes heroes passed passed to
a mysterious ___1$# .allacy argument or %iew ___1&# yth ___1# 9ersuasi%e 9ersuasi%e essay essay techniue ___1*# ;hesis statement statement
6# traditional traditional story that is rooted rooted in a particular particular culture5 culture5 is basically religious and ser%es to e7plain a belief5 natural phenomenon or a ritual 8# the statement e7periencing e7periencing the preposition preposition # words words that strongly strongly appeal appeal to emotion # err erroneous oneous appeal to emotion used
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persuasi%e
<# tries tries to con%in con%ince ce reade readers rs to do somet something hing or to accept accept the
writer=s point of %iew
*st Im(rtant Elements in Persuasi+e Writin". Writin". Directions: Directions: Copy the letter of the word>phrase that is best described by each numbered item#
"# central claim
!# e%idences
C# conclusion
D# techniue
1+# restates the argument and e7presses a call to action 1# the statement that asserts what the writer>spea'er wants the reader>listener to belie%e on or to do 20# contains the reasons5 e7amples5 statistics5 opinions used to support a point of %iew or stand
,. Grammar *!als. Directions: Choose from the pool of answers the writer=s>spea'er=s intention as hinted by each underlined e7pression#
"# ability
!# necessity
C# obligation
D# willingness
21#a%: 4s this a challenge 4 must face? 22#@ol: Af course5 you need to accept that as part of the bargain# 23#a%: 4 don=t belie%e 4 will do it now# "fter all 4=m not yet ready for it# 2$#@ol: 4 belie%e you can do it if you try# 2t=s true5 sorrows in life may bring despair# 2#Be must nd courage e%en in small things that we do# 2*#Be will endure e%en the greatest suerings that will come our way# 2+#Ardinary trials can be turned into e7traordinary moments# 2#;he price of a drin' must be a great sacrice# 30#ou should thin' again before you as' to drin'# Prnuns. Directions: Determine whether each underlined word is used as an intensi%e or reEe7i%e pronoun# Brite In if it is an intensi%e pronoun5 and -e if it is a reEe7i%e pronoun# 31#;he ree's themsel%es felt at home with human ods# 32#;hey 'new how they amused themsel%es e%en in banuets# 33#,%en era5 the /ealous wife herself could be feared# 3$#ou can see yourself more clearly# 3udge how much you 'now about yourself# 3#ife itself oers you many opportunities 3*#an himself is the solution to this fast changing world# E(ressins. Directions: Determine whether each underlined word is used as an ad%erb>con/uncti%e ad%erb or con/unction# Brite A if it is an ad%erb5 and , if it is a con/unction# 3+#4 ha%e challenged her to a contest5 but she5 of course5 will not come# 3#;hey were terribly afraid as they realiFed that they stood in the presence of "thene# $0#@urely5 "thene herself must ha%e taught her# $1#"rachne was immensely proud of her s'ill# $2#;herefore5 when she heard them murmur5 she would stop her wor' and turn around indignantly# Part II. /NDE-S)ANDING
-ea!in" an! Literature. Directions: Gead each of the following short passages carefully and copy the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each numbered E(lrin" t0e Sea 1 G!ness 2y Lee Emm 1) Do you belie%e that a sea of goodness is possible in this world? 2) 4 always belie%e it is possible# 3) Doing something good5 no matter what the conseuences are will always ma'e me contented and secure# $) ;here are a lot of ways 4 can do such5 especially in doing something HgoodI for other# &) ;he steps are easy but Fealousness5 humility and consistency are the subtle ways# ere are the simplest ones: ) ;he rst one is 4 imagine that 4 am in the place of the other person 4=ll do good to# *)
item# $3# ;he main point of the article is best e7pressed in sentence no# _____# a# 3 b# $ c# 10 d# 12 $$# ,7ploring the sea of goodness5 means you are practicing _____# a# conscientiousness b# humility c# righteousness d# sympathy $&# ;he word subtle in @entence & means ______# a# clear b# practical c# rened d# strained $# ;he 'ind of e%idence used by the writer to support her stand is through _____# a# anecdotes b# e7amples c# statistics d# %ideo $*# ;he generaliFation or statement about life or human e7perience the passage ma'e is to __________# a# bring out the best in you b# stand up for one=s belief c# struggle against the odds d# ta'e strength to bear up the odds 1#) ;he best way to o%ercome a disability is to face in head-on and not to let it pre%ent you from achie%ing great things# 2) ;his is the lesson 4 draw from the li%es of two people whom 4 admire Kthe musician @te%ie Bonder and the trac'and-eld star 6ac'ie 6oyner-8ersee # 3#) Gespect them for their courage and strength in o%ercoming obstacles# $#) !oth are "frican "merican with disabilities who deed obstacles in order to be successful in their elds# &#) ;hey taught me ne%er to gi%e up no matter how intimidating the obstacles 4 $+# ;he word Hfought is a>an ____________ of the word deed in sentence no# $# "# connotation C# opposite !# denotation D# symbol $# ;his passage would most probably interest a>an __________# "# adolescent C# child !# adult D# old man &0# ;he passage is most probably a part of a>an____________# "# anecdote C# letter !# autobiography D# persuasi%e essay &1# ;o support his claim5 the writer uses___________# "# facts C# reasons !# opinion D# statistics &2# "n eecti%e persuasi%e techniue used by the author to emphasiFe his point is through appealing to _____________#
"# emotion C# reason !# moral D# both " and C &3# ;he e7pression to Hthrow bac' your shouldersI means____________# "# e7ercise your shoulders C# ignore your problems !# forget your responsibilities D# show your feelings &$# ;he passage appeals more to the sense of ________________# "# feeling C# sound !# sight D# taste &&# ost probably5 the writer=s purpose in this passage is to ___________# "# e7press a feelings C# re%eal the truth !# gi%e an ad%ice D# win other=s appro%al An ecer(t 1rm3 -ABII BEN E4-A By -2ert Br5nin" ;hen5 welcome each rebu ;hat turns earth=s smoothness rough5 ,ach sting the bids nor sit nor stand nor goJ !e our /oys three parts painJ @tri%e5 nor count the pangL dare5 ne%er rudge the three
&# ;he word in the poem which is opposite of HacceptanceI is ___________# "# bids !# pangs C# /oys &*# ines no# & appeal more to the sense of __________# "# feeling !# taste C# sight D# pride &+# ;he tone of the poem is more of _____________# "# admiration !# inspirational C# criticism
D# rebu
D# pride
4f you ha%e endured a great despair5 ;hen you did it alone# etting a transfusion from a re5 9ic'ing the scabs o your heart5 ;hen wringing it out li'e a soc' -from: ,ura"e by "nne @e7ton &# ;he feeling that the writer intends us to ha%e toward life ___________# "# contentment C# fear !# courage D# hoplessness 0# ;he word in the poem that gi%es hint to the mood it e%o'es is ____________ "# aspired C# sin' !# sail D# succeed 1# ;he gures of speech used in the poem is ______________# "# alliteration C# personication !# metaphor D# simile 2# ;he last two lines of the poem e7press_____________# "# arrogance C# optimism !# courage D# warning 1#) 4t=s trueJ "t certain points in our li%es5 we stop and as' this uestion: ow do we turn challenges to opportunities? 2#) es5 it=s not easy5 but that doesn=t mean it is impossible to do# 3#) ;his means that we need to remember the important ways to put into action# $#) Af course5 the rst thing to do is to reEect not in thoughtlessness but we need to start to focus and analyFe the competition ta'ing place between the positi%e and negati%e limits of our emotions# &#) ,%entually5 we as5 How do we feel about the challenge?I #) Do we feel hopeless5 angry5 /ealous5 worried5 inadeuate5 insecure5 fearful5 or do we feel their negati%e counterparts? *#) 4t=s silly to allow them to o%errule our outloo' in life# +#) Be must en%ision always that progress and success come to those who adhere to practice hard wor'5 determination5 courage5 perse%erance5 humility5 consciousness5 /ustice5 self-condence5 trust5 respect5 lo%e and other otent secrets of inner stren th and success# #) Be need to be realistic
3# ;he main point of the article is best e7pressed in sentence no# ____# "# 1 !# 2 C# & D# $# ;he generaliFation or statement about life or human e7perience the passage ma'e is to ________# "# bring out the best in you C# struggle against the odds !# stand up for one=s belief D# ta'e strength to bear up the odds &# ;o HpredictI is a>an _________ of the word Hen%isionI in sentence no# +# "# connotation !# denotation C# opposite D# symbol # ;his article>passage would most probably interest a>an _______ "# adolescent !# biography C# personal essay D# persuasi%e essay *# ;he passage is an e7ample of a>an __________# "# anecdote !# opinion C# reasons D# statistics +# ;he writer=s comment>opinion about challenges and opportunities is best supported by ________# "# facts !# opinion C# reasons D# statistics # ;he strongest e%idence used by the writer to support his opinion about turning challenges to opportunities is stated in @entence no# _________# "# 3 !# C# * D# *0# "n eecti%e persuasi%e techniue used by the author to emphasiFe his point is through appealing to __________# "# emotion !# moral C# reasons D# both " and C *1# ;he fallacy committed is @entence no# * is __________# "# attac'ing the person C# hasty generaliFation !# bandwagon D# plain fol's
*2# *3# *$# *&#
If I were a man, a young man, and knew what I knew today, I would look into the eyes of Life undaunted y any fate that might threaten me, I would gi!e to the world what the world most wanted--"anhood that knows it can do and #e$ %ourage that dares, and faith that can see %lear into the depths of the human soul, &nd 'nd God there and ultimate goal( --from: 4f 4 Bere " an5 " oung an by ,lla wheeler ;he passage appeals more to the sense of __________# Bilco7 "# feelings !# sight C# sound D# taste ;he writer=s attitude towards inner strength is best describe as __________# "# administration !# criticism C# inspiration D# support ost probably5 the writer=s purpose in this passage is to __________# "# e7press the feeling C# re%eal the truth !# gi%e an ad%ice D# win other=s appro%al ;he last %e lines of the poem e7press more of a>an __________# "# call to %alidation C# inspiration !# humility D# in%itation
Directins3 Gead the following passage carefully5 and copy the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each numbered item#
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"# direction C# o%ercome !# obstacles D# relati%e **# ine no# suggests that e%erything is sub/ect to __________# "# begin !# change C# meet D# o%ercome *+# "s hinted in the poem5 the author has a>an__________# "# come that way C# negati%e !# indierent D# positi%e *# ;he tone of the poem is more of __________# "# "dmiration !# criticism C# inspirational D# pride +0# ;he feeling that the writer intends us to ha%e toward life is __________# "# contentment !# courage C# hope D# /oy +1# ;he word in the poem that gi%es the best hint to the mood it e%o'es is __________# "# car%ed !# changed C# guarantee D# o%ercome +2# ;he predominant poetic de%ice used in the poem is __________# "# alliteration !# metaphor C# parado7 D# personication Part III Prcess L"ical Or"ani6atin #78%79' Directin3 "rrange the following sentences logically to form a coherent paragraph# _____+3# !ecause we started it all5 only we can correct it by ha%ing humility and discipline# _____+$# Be must do real wor'5 and show to the world what we are made of# _____+&# Be really deser%e the 'ind of leaders we ha%e# _____+# 4f we are unhappy with the entire situation5 we ha%e oursel%es to loo' into# L"ical Or"ani6atin. #7:%7;' Directins3 "rrange the following sentences logically to form a coherent paragraph# _____+*# et=s as' help from other students to repair the e7isting damage# _____++# ,ncourage all to maintain cleanliness and beauty of our surrounding# _____+# Be can restore the beauty of this wall# _____0# .irst5 let=s raise funds for the repair# ,m(sitin Writin" #Ns. ;$%$<<' Directins3 4magine you are sales representati%e persuading the consumers to buy the latest gadget or product you=re promoting>selling# Brite a paragraph con%incing the public
about the ad%antages of buying the gadget# Con%ince them using the persuasi%e techniues you 'now# ou will be gi%en ten (10) points for this tas'#
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