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6. Reena was given a task by her instructor to read a lengthy passage. As soon as she
started reading the article, she realized that its difficult to understand most parts of the material;
however, instead of taking it negatively, she just became selective of the parts of the passage shes to
focus on.
7. Since the text used for the reading log was easy to grasp, all the students of Teacher A
finished doing the activity ahead of time.
8. The class was asked to get the main idea of a passage read. The students quickly did
skimming.
9. Teacher B instructed her class to do an advanced reading on the article on Digital
Learning. Her students seemed to complain for there are a lot of unfamiliar words on the text except for
Jenny. Jenny kept rereading the material until she got to grasp its content.
10. Teacher A presented news and editorial articles to the class. He then asked them to
distinguish facts from opinions. The students immediately thought of reading the texts
critically.
II. CONTEXT CLUES.
A. Choose which definition best portrays how the word was used in the given context.
11. The movie was banned in most countries because of its licentious portrayal of women.
a. morally acceptable
b. morally unrestrained
c. uninteresting
d. conservative
12. Worried about the results of the exam which will only come out in a couple of months, Alex went to
consult his friend whose hobbies are astrology, and the lesser known divination.
a. practice of healing
b. pretending to be divine
13. His poignant observations on the plight of Third World countries under First World trade conditions struck a
deep chord that drove many protesters out into the streets asking for reforms.
a. deeply moving
b. radical
c. very offensive
d. exceptional
14. The squalid conditions of the restaurant kitchen shocked the health inspectors.
a. filthy or neglected
b. non-existent or undetectable
c. surprising
d. being square in shape.
15. Stop badgering me. Ive had enough of your complaining all day.
a. to follow discreetly; to talk
b. to hurt ones feelings
c. listen to others
d. to pester or annoy
B. Identify the kind of context clues used for the underlined words. Choose the letter of your answer
from the choices below:
a. Synonym
b. Example
c. Definition
16. Projectiles include those items that are shot forward such as a cannon shell, bullet, or rocket.
17. During those first bewildering weeks, the thoughts of a college freshman drift back to high school where
he was in, knew everyone, and felt at home. A feeling of nostalgia sweeps over him.
18. The dudeen a short-stemmed clay pipe is found in Irish folk tales.
19. Alex was making so little money selling encyclopedias from door to door that he decided to search for
more lucrative employment.
20. When people receive credit cards, it is explicit, or clearly stated in the contracts, they sign that they will
pay for any merchandise or services they receive from using the cards.
III. RAPID READING AND LITERAL READING.
A. Read the following questions carefully and choose the best answer.
21. Elaiza needs to get specific information in the article that she is reading. What rapid-reading strategy will
she use?
A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Fast reading
D. Previewing
22. In a reading test, Enrique is asked to find the main idea of the given passage. What rapid-reading strategy
will he use?
A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Fast reading
D. Previewing
c. pay attention to it
c. believes in ghosts.
b. he is used to be happier.
d. creaking sounds
Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which
students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and nonverbal messages. As
such, it forms an integral part of the communications process and should not be separated from
the other language arts. Listening comprehension complements reading comprehension.
Verbally clarifying the spoken message before, during, and after a presentation enhances
listening comprehension. Writing in turn clarifies and documents the spoken message.
Taken from: Aquino, J., Viray, L & Baltazar, M. (2007). Communication Arts 1. Makati:
Grandwater Publications.
33. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Listening is more than merely hearing words.
B. Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken
and nonverbal messages
C. As such, it forms an integral part of the communications process and should not be separated from the other
language arts.
D. Writing in turn clarifies and documents the spoken message.
Antarctica differs from the Arctic regions which are better known to us and easier to
reach. The North Pole is crossed daily by commercial airlines, whereas not a single
commercial airliner operates over Antarctica. The Arctic is an ocean covered with drifting
ice and hemmed in by the continents of North America, Asia, and Europe. The Antarctic,
on the other hand, is a continent as large as Europe and the United States put together,
and surrounded entirely by oceans the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Pacific.
Taken from: Flores, et al. (2001). Study skills in English for a Changing World. Manila: Rex Book Store.
34. The paragraph shows a specific text pattern/ text type. What is it?
A. Comparison and Contrast
C. Static Description
D. Examples
35. The words on the other hand, differs and whereas signal what kind of pattern in the above passage?
A. Comparison-contrast
C. Classification
B. Narration or time-sequence
DE LA SALLE LIPA
College of Education, Arts and Sciences
English Language Area
LONG QUIZ IN COMSKI 1
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