Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of Cebu Province

TINABYONAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tinabyonan, Catmon, Cebu

FIRST MIDTERM TEST IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

KNOWLEDGE
INSTRUCTION: Read the following items and choose the letter of the correct answer.
(Huwag ng humanap ng iba, dahil minsan tama kana sana kaso pinagpalit mo pa sa iba.)
1. Which of the following is NOT an example of fiction?
A. Parables B. Novels C. Fairy tales D. Essay
2. What is called to a literary writing that is written in form of stanzas or lines?
A. Dramatic B. Epic C. Poetry D. Prose
3. Which is the most important way that could aid a reader understand the feelings that existing in the poem?
A. Understanding vivid words and ideas C. Understanding prior knowledge
B. Identifying the mood in poetry D. Recognizing pattern in poetry
4. Which writing technique is used in order to provide the reader an idea of what the reading materials is all
about?
A. Previewing C. Making predictions
B. Identifying main idea and details D. Activating prior knowledge
5. What is a practical method used when wanting to rephrase the content of a source to simplify the complex idea
presented in the text?
A. Synthesizing B. Simplifying C. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing
6. What writing technique that could help the reader understand and remember the important ideas?
A. Summarizing B. Essay Writing C. Paraphrasing D. Previewing
7. Which of the following does not explain the importance of a topic sentence?
A. Each sentence in the text must be connected.
B. Is usually the first sentence of the paragraph
C. It only focus on the last sentence of the paragraph.
D. There is no announcing in a topic sentence.
8. Paraphrasing is used in order to avoid ________________________.
A. Citation B. Violation C. Copying D. Plagiarism
9. Which of the following is not part of the steps in paraphrasing a text?
A. Read the passage carefully
B. Identify and understand the words and phrases
C. Rearrange the order of the words
D. Restate the main point/ idea in your own words.
10. Which reading strategy is very useful in knowing what one condition produced and how a condition was
produced by another condition?
A. Identifying the cause and effect C. Comparing and Contrasting
B. Paraphrasing D. Asking questions
PARAPHRASING I.
INSTRUCTION: Read the following statements and choose the letter of the closest meaning to the given topic in each
item. (Huwag palilinlang sa tukso, sapagkat nasa huli ang pagsisisi.)
11. It has been reported that the richest one percent of Filipinos own 40% of the country's wealth.
A. The richest 1% are 40 times as wealthy as the rest of Filipinos.
B. If the gap between rich and poor continues to grow at the current rate, the richest one percent will soon own
40% of the country's wealth.
C. 40% of the country's wealth is in the hands of only 1% of Filipinos.
D. 99% of Filipinos own 40% as much as the richest 1%. 3
12. Research data suggest that girls who witnessed maternal abuse may tolerate abuse as adults more
than girls who did not.
A. Women who witnessed the abuse of their mother as teens are more likely to become abusive
adults.
B. Women who observed the abuse of their mothers when they were young are more likely to endure
abuse themselves.
C. Women who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children.
D. Girls who testify about maternal abuse tolerate abuse as adults more readily.
 13. 25% of adolescents who have one baby have a second baby within two years of the first baby's birth.
A. 25% of babies are born to mothers who are adolescents.
B. One out of four adolescent mothers has another baby before the first baby reaches his second
birthday.
C. A quarter of adolescent mothers gives birth when their first born is two.
D. 25% of adolescent mothers become pregnant again when their first babies are two years old.
14. The judge was relieved when the jury was finally ready to announce its verdict.
A. When the jury announced its verdict, the judge was relieved.
B. The judge asked the jury to arrive at a verdict.
C. The judge welcomed the prospect of an imminent verdict.
D. The jury welcomed the judge's relief.
15. Rina thinks that the issue of adolescent problems is important to write about.
A. Rina thinks that adolescents like to write about their problems.
B. Rina feels that writing about adolescent problems is worthwhile.
C. Rina believes that the dream of most adolescents is to write something important.
D. Rina thinks that adolescents can write about their problems.

PARAPHRASING II.
INSTRUCTION: Read the following statements and choose the letter of the best answer.
(Siguraduhin ang bawat desisyon, dahil sadyang uso na ang ma ghosting at maiwanan tulad ni Bea)
General Question: Which among the following statements best paraphrases the given idea?
16.Thurman’s fist was swinging when Pacquiao reached for it. The next minute Thurman was flopping like a fish on
a line, and his closed fist was lost in Pacquiao’s big hand. The referee ran towards them.
A. Thurman was flopping like a fish because Pacquiao swung for his hand until the referee said let go.
B. Pacquiao reached for Thurman and closed his fist in his big hand. The referee made him let go.
C. Thurman, who provoked the fight, turned out to be no match for Pacquiao, who only stopped when ordered
to do so.
D. Thurman flopped like a pathetic fish when he tried to pick a fight with Pacquiao’s big hand.
17. Before making their permanent move to China, the Colipano Brothers spent three years learning the language.
A. The Colipano brothers studied Mandarin before relocating to China.
B. Before making a permanent move to China, the Colipano brothers spent three years learning Mandarin.
C. Before moving permanently to China, the Colipano brothers learned the language.
D. The Colipano brothers spent three years learning the language before their permanent move to China.
18. ‘By that time I was shrieking. Jem yanked my hair, said he didn’t care, he’d do it again if he got a chance, and if I
didn’t shut up he’d pull every hair out of my head. I didn’t shut up and he kicked me. I lost my balance and fell
on my face. Jem picked me up roughly but looked like he was sorry.’ said Scout. - From To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
A. Scout was shrieking. Jem pulled her hair. He said he didn’t care. He said he’d do it again.
B. I was shrieking. Jem pulled my hair. He said he didn’t care. He said he’d do it again.
C. Jem and Scout fought for a while and stopped when Scout was hurt. Then Jem looked sorry.
D. Jem and Scout fought viciously, but when Scout was hurt, Jem felt apologetic.
19. The President and his advisor drove away from the fraught meeting with a perceptible air of relief.
A. The President and his adviser seemed relieved as they left the difficult meeting.
B. The President and his adviser left the difficult meeting with an air of relief.
C. The President and his adviser left the fraught meeting with a perceptible air of relief
D. The President and his adviser drove away from the difficult meeting with perceptible air of relief.
20. I’m thinking about you. What else can I say?/ The palm trees on the reverse/ are a delusion; so is the pink
sand./ fractured coke bottles and smell/ of backed-up drains, too sweet,/ like a mango on the verge/ of rot,
which we have also.’ – From ‘Postcards’, by Margaret Atwood.
A. The narrator describes the holiday scene, which is exactly like a beautiful postcard.
B. The narrator expresses the disappointment felt when a holiday doesn’t match expectations.
C. The narrator has nothing to say.
D. The narrator writes of the complaint she has made to the hotel staff about the poor accommodation.
21. The ghost of Banguo has entered and sat in Macbeth’s place at the table. Macbeth: The table’s full. Lenox: Here
is a place reserv’d sir. Macbeth: Where? Leno: here, my good lord. What is’t that moves your highness?-
Macbeth: Which of you have done this? Lords: What, my good lord? Macbeth: Thou canst not say, I did it:
never shake thy gory locks at me. From Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
 If you were asked, sagutin mo!
Huwag mong hayaan na mapunta sa iba ang matamis niyang OO.
Umayos ka and learn to be responsible.
Lakasan mo ang loob mo and
MAKE ME PROUD! ^_^
-Sir June