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Post-Test in Reading and Writing
SY 2018-2019 2nd Semester

Name _____________________________________________________ Date: ___________________

GENERAL DIRECTION: Match the descriptions/definitions in the left column to the terminologies in the right column. Write the
letter of your answer in the space provided before each number.

I. The Reading Process

___ 1. It is a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning rom a text. A. antonyms
___ 2. It is looking at the readily visible parts of the text. B. connotation
___ 3. It is looking for the main point of the reading. C. context clues
___ 4. It is looking for specific information. D. definitions
___ 5. These are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word. E. denotation
___ 6. These are used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word. F. examples
___ 7. These are words that reveal the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word. G. explanations
___ 8. These are specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of a word. H. previewing
___ 9. These may be signaled by “because” or “that is”. I. reading
___ 10. These may be preceded by “is,” “means,” “is defined as,” and “refers to” J. scanning
___ 11. These are the contexts in which the word is used. K. situations
___ 12. It is the basic, precise, literal meaning of the word. L. skimming
___ 13. It is the positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas or associations with a word. M. synonyms

___ 14. It goes beyond passively reading a text. A. assertion

___ 15. It s an information that is clearly stated. B. claim
___ 16. It is an idea that is suggested. C. claim of fact
___ 17. It is the writer’s point or position regarding the chosen topic. D. claim of policy
___ 18. It states a quantifiable assertion or a measurable topic. E. claim of value
___ 19. It asserts something can be qualified. F. context
___ 20. It posits that specific actions should be chosen as solutions to a problem. G. convention
___ 21. It is the social, cultural, political, historical, and other related circumstances that surround the text. H. counterclaim
___ 22. It is the modeling of a text’s meaning by another text I. critical reading
___ 23. It connects topics on a screen to related information, graphics, videos, and music. J. evidence
___ 24. It declarative sentences that claim something is true about something else. K. explicit
___ 25. It is a statement that can be proven objectively. L. fact
___ 26. It is a way in which something is done, similar to traditions and norms. M. hypertext
___ 27. It is based on facts but difficult to objectively verify. N. implicit
___ 28. It is based on personal choice O. intertextuality
___ 29. It is a claim. made to rebut a previous claim. P. opinion
___ 30. These are the details given by the author to support his/her claim. Q. preference

II. The Writing Process

___ 31. These are different techniques that help discover ideas before writing the first draft of a paper. A. audience
___ 32. It is the reason to write. B. brainstorming
___ 33. It is the target reader. C. clustering
___ 34. It is the subject or the specific issue that your paper will discuss. D. editing
___ 35. It is the attitudes and feelings you want your writing to reflect. E. freewriting
___ 36. It is listing down everything that comes into your mind as fast as you can for a certain amount of time. F. pre-writing
___ 37. It starts with writing a word or phrase at the center of the page and encircling it. G. purpose
___ 38. It uses the force of narration to draw a stream of connected ideas out of the writer’s mind H. revision
___ 39. It is the general process of going back through the whole draft and improving on the writing. I. tone
___ 40. It is the more meticulous process of clarifying meaning by revising each word and line of your draft. J. topic

___ 41. It is the central idea of an essay, around which all other ideas revolve. A. formal outline
___ 42. It is a summary that gives the essential features of a text. B. outline
___ 43. It is a simple list of ideas that take the form of words and phrases. C. reading outline
___ 44. It uses sentences to define the subject matter. D. scratch outline
___ 45. It is used to get the main ideas of a text that is already written. E. thesis statement
___ 46. It is the skeletal version of an essay. F. writing outline
 ___ 47. It is a group of sentences that deals with one idea. A. adequate development
___ 48. It is the point that a paragraph supports. B. coherence
___ 49. It tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph C. controlling idea
___ 50. They elaborate the topic sentence. D. paragraph
___ 51. It means that all the sentences in the paragraph are related to the topic sentence E. supporting details
___ 52. It means that the topic sentence is elaborated on. F. topic sentence
___ 53. It means that the sentences are arranged in a logical manner. G. unity

III. Modes of Paragraph Development

___ 54. It is also known as storytelling. A. causal analysis

___ 55. It can appeal to either logic, emotion, or credibility. B. classification
___ 56. It deals with the similarities or likeness of at least two subjects. C. comparison
___ 57. It deals with the study of the relationship between or among happenings. D. contrast
___ 58. It entails categorization which enables one to group together items according to their similarities. E. definition
___ 59. It is separating items – creating clear distinctions among little things that make up a whole. F. division
___ 60. It is the process of enumerating or giving examples. G. exemplification
___ 61. It is understanding the essence of a word, an idea, a concept, or an expression. H. narrative writing
___ 62. It tackles the differences between or among topics. I. persuasion

___ 63. It is the author’s purpose which is primarily to explain. A. causal chain
___ 64. It is the author’s purpose which attempts to convince the readers to believe. B. faulty causality
___ 65. It is the author’s purpose which suggests possibilities. C. informative
___ 66. It is a set of cause and effect that leads to multiple other sets. D. persuasive
___ 67. It happens when one assumes that event A is always the cause of event B, and vice versa. E. speculative

___ 68. It is a brief narrative written from the writer’s memory. A. anecdote
___ 69. It is an event that happened in the past. B. dialogue
___ 70. It is a single event in the story that the author focuses writing about. C. flashback
___ 71. It is jamming together multiple events or shortening a long period of time. D. flashforward
___ 72. It is an event that has yet to happen in the story. E. time stretch
___ 73. It is a word or series of words enclosed in a pair of quotation marks. F. time summary

___ 74. It answers the question: What is it used for? A. analysis

___ 75. It is a personal interpretation of an author to an abstract and multifaceted concept. B. collocation
___ 76. It is the history of a word. C. etymology
___ 77. It is the process of breaking down a concept into its constituent parts. D. extended definition
___ 78. It means that there are words that are usually associated with the concept being defined. E. function
___ 79. it is used to define a word by explaining what it is NOT. F. negation

___ 80. it is characterized by having parallel similarities in the divisions. A. completeness

___ 81. It means that there is no overlapping among the items divided and classified. B. consistency
___ 82. It means that no important part is omitted from the writing. C. exclusiveness

___ 83. It is used when an abstract concept is compared with a more familiar term. A. analogy
___ 84. It is done when there is direct comparison between or among objects. B. metaphor
___ 85. It is done when there is indirect comparison between or among objects. C. oxymoron
___ 86. It happens when two seemingly opposite terms are juxtaposed. D. personification
___ 87. It is done when non-humans are assigned human characteristics. E. simile

___ 88. It appeals to the sense of sight. A. detailing

___ 89. These are concepts, ideas, and statements that are generally assumed true, real and existing. B. facts
___ 90. It is zooming in and focusing on the minute parts. C. observations
___ 91. These are individual interpretations of people on certain ideas or concepts. D. opinions
___ 92. It makes use of description. E. visual illustration

___ 93. It appeals to the audience’s logic. A. ethos

___ 94. It appeals to the audience’s emotions. B. logos
___ 95. It appeals to the source’s credibility. C. pathos

EXTRA 5 POINTS IS FOR BEING HONEST.

GOOD LUCK & GOD BLESS!

- Sir Mel 😊