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4th Quarter Mastery Evaluation Test

The Titan’s Class
Language Arts
Name : _______________________________________ Date : ________________ Score : 85

I. Identify what is being described in each number. Write your answer on space provided.
2pts@

( 1970- 1972) 1980s January 17, 1981 February 25, 1985 Period of New Society

September 21, 1972 ended 1980 Palanca Memorial Awards Period of Activism

_____________1. The literary award established in 1950 that recognizes Filipino literary talents’
achievements.

_____________2. It is the period wherein many people from the academe sought changes in
the government.

_____________3. It is the period wherein the Green Revolution was introduced and the
Cultural Center of the Philippines was built.

_____________4. It was the “decade of personalistic free verse.”

_____________5. It marked the end of Martial Law.

II.

A. Identify whether each situation requires skimming or scanning. Write your answer
on the space provided. 1pt@

_____________1. getting the gist of an article from a magazine

_____________2. reading the menu to see the price of fried chicken

_____________3. looking up the meaning of a word in a dictionary

_____________4. reading the schedule of flights to know what time the next plane will leave

_____________5. reading a text to get an overall idea of what it is about

B. Define what is Persuasive text? 3pts

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C. What are the three common tools of persuasive text? 1pt@

1.

2.

3.

III. A. Encircle the correct letter of the answer to replace the underlined word. 2pts @

1. The children were frightened, yet they still decided to trespass on private
property.

a. invade b. explore

c. respect d. watch

2. The teachers expected the council members to flourish with the mentoring
problem, and the results showed unbelievable development.

a. hinder b. grow

c. learn d. navigate

3. Although the data seemed to be misleading, the report analysis showed

significant results.

a. true b. concrete

c. straight-forward d. false

4.The restaurant had an elaborate entrance of marble columns and floors.

a. Simple b. vague
c. detailed d.huge

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B. Encircle the correct letter of the antonym of the underlined word. 2pts@

1. I find my siblings a little bizarre; however, maybe they think I am strange, too.

a. strange b. funky c. normal d. lost

2. Anton found himself in awe of the painting when he saw it up close.

a. bitter b. uninterested c. disbelief d. excitement

3. My grandmother used to hate to see all the chaos outside our house when
the neighbors once dumped their trash there.

a. nature b. trash c. waste d. order

4.No one ever thought about obeying the mandate or order of the cruel leader.
a. command b. behavior c. presence d. perception

C. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. 2pts@

1.We were running so fast that we almost ran into the column at the end of the line.

a. pole b. procession

2.I chose express delivery when I bought my shoes online.

a. something done fast b. show thoughts using words

3. The family realized the car had a flat tire after a bumpy five kilometers.

a. to grow fatigued b. a part of a wheel

4. I have a funny feeling about this criminal case.

a. amusing b. suspicious

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D. Rearrange the word clines from the least intensity to the greatest intensity. 2pts@

1. blue - low - sorrowful - depressed

2. fathomless - deep - shallow

3. horrifying - terrifying - frightening

4. jump-leap-hop-skip

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5. awake- asleep-sleepy-tired

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E. Identify if the statement is true or false. 1pt@

_____________1. A factual recount tells about the events that the speaker or writer was

involved in.

_____________2. A personal recount uses first-person pronouns.

_____________3. Chronologically arranged events will confuse the readers or listeners.

_____________4. Descriptive words can help readers or listeners imagine the events

experienced by the speaker or writer.

_____________5. A personal recount is told in the first-person point-of-view while a factual

recount is told using the third person point-of-view.

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IV. Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. 2pts@ number

One might think that fever is bad, but in some cases, it is actually good. Fever is the natural
response of the body as it fights germs. It occurs when an army of white blood cells come
together to battle against germs and viruses.

The body gets hotter the faster the white blood cells attack. Variations in body temperature are
fine, but when it rises beyond 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius, it becomes a
condition known as fever.

There are many reasons that people get fever. They may have infections caused by
viruses, or they may have sustained an injury such as a sports injury or a head injury.

1. What is the text about?

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2. Why should we consider fever a good thing?

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3. Why do people get fever?

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4. What is the body temperature of someone with fever?

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5. If you were to think of a title for the text, what would it be and why?

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V. Essay : 5 pts each

1.How do you avoid biases from reading a biographical sketch?

2. How can a reader benefit from reading a biographical sketch?
3. In your opinion, why is it important for the writer to consider his or her target audience?