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NAME:____________________________________________G12_________________ Jan. 17, 2020 Score:______________

Directions: Red each item carefully and underline the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is an essay?
A) A series of paragraphs about one main idea or point
B) The final stage in the writing process
C) An excellent way to get a lot of information down on paper
D) The sentence that expresses the main point, or idea, of a paragraph
2. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
A) I have a ton of experience in this area.
B) I have a considerable amount of experience in this area.
C) I have a lot of experience in this area.
D) I have many experiences in this area.
3. How does analysis aid in writing a reflection paper?
A) Analysis does not help in writing a reflection paper.
B) Analysis allows you to choose a topic.
C) You learn about the smaller details that make up a whole topic.
D) Analysis is lumping all the details together to make an assumption.
4. Which paragraph is this?
A. Lead
B. Transition sentence – This sentence ensures that your lead flows into your thesis
statement smoothly.
C. Thesis statement (one sentence telling what your ENTIRE essay is about)

A) Introduction C. Conclusion
B) Body D. Topic Sentence
5. Which paragraph is this?
II. MAIN IDEA
A. Supporting detail
B. Supporting detail
C. Supporting detail
D. (use as many as possible, but a minimum of 3-4)

A) Introduction B. Body C. Conclusion D. Topic Sentence

6. Telling a story is a text structure termed as:
A. Sequence B. Chronology C. Exemplification D. Narratiom
7. Which text structure describes the subject using the sensory experience of the writer?
A. Description C. Sequence
B. Chronology D. None of the above
8. Which discipline pertains to reason?
A) Psychology B. Medicine C. Philosophy D. Humanities
9. Which academic text provides a commentary on certain context (people, even, art,, etc. performance)?
A) Research B. Concept Paper C. Position Paper D. Reaction Paper
10. Which is an effective thesis statement between the two?
A) The fat content of today’s lunches is excessive for children
B) School lunches sucks!

II. Identify which is Fact or Opinion by writing F if it is a fact or O if it is an opinion in the space provided before each item.
1. Taylor Swift is the best singer ever.
2. Nearly 65% of our teens are overweight
3. Chocolate is the most delicious kind of dessert.
4. We live the best apartment in the city.
5. I believe that summer is the best season
6. I think that spaghetti is a delicious meal.
7. Manila Bulletin is a newspaper
8. I think Tagbilaran is the best city in the Visayas.
9. Alice said she likes the book.
10. Alice likes the book.
Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.

An Ideal Citizen
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1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an asset to a nation.
Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of bad character are also citizens of a country
but they cannot be called ideal citizens.
2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life and property. In a
democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can himself stand as a candidate for election to
the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE can even stand for the office of the president of the country.
3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment as far as possible. A citizen
enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting, electricity, hospitals and schools for the
education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and
fight for certain rights.
4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey the laws of his country.
He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a national emergency, a citizen should
serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every citizen must support the police and the administration in general in the
maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal riots.
5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him. He tries to maintain
communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He believes in the principle of peaceful co-
existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful attitude towards his fellow
human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty, diligence and amiability.
6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty of a citizen to record his
vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay taxes honestly. If he evades these, the
government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and writing. He is always ready to lay down
his life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from the core of his heart. The greatness of a country
depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great if her citizens are great. A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;
Men who for truth and honour’s sake
11. What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?
A) all citizens C) good citizens
B) bad citizens D) Filipino citizens
12. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?
A) Formal C) Extended
B) Informal D) None of the choices
13. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this essay?
A) Contrast C) Synonym
B) Illustration D) Both b and c
14. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...
A) property C) wealth
B) person D) price
15. The statement "The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women"
uses the technique...
A) negation C) comparison
B) function D) analogy
16. Which main idea about an ideal citizen is NOT discussed in this essay?
A) his duties and responsibilities
B) the advantages of being an ideal citizen
C) definition of an ideal citizen
D) what is not an ideal citizen
17. Which among the supporting details goes with the main idea in paragraph 4 about an ideal citizen?
A) He maintains harmonious relationship with others.
B) He enjoys several facilities.
C) He obeys the law.
D) The goodness of the country depends on the type of citizen it has.
18. We can say that the author in this essay is...
A) sad B) certain C) God-fearing D. Over-Acting
19. The author's purpose in this essay is...
A) to inform C) to describe
B) to persuade D) to narrate
20. In general, how would a reader feel after reading this selection? Choose among the following.
A) hopeful C) melancholic
B) inspired D) dispirited