LS1 Work Samples
LS1 Work Samples
LS1 Work Samples
Kitty Redscape goes to visit her grandmother in the woods. One day, on her way to her
grandmother’s house, Kitty sees the Prince. She thinks he is very attractive. The prince does not
notice her.
When Kitty arrives at the cottage, she sees her grandmother being attacked by a bear. Just
then, the prince rides into the garden to save Kitty. He saves her, but is rude to her grandmother.
The prince invites Kitty for lunch in his castle, but she declines because she doesn’t like the
prince’s treatment of her grandmother. She loses interest in him. She suggests that the prince go
back to his hunting spree and leave them alone. The prince does it. He goes into the forest to
hunt. The bear follows him and eats him.
________ a. One day, on her way to visit her grandmother, Kitty Redscape saw a handsome prince.
________ c. “Oh shut up, you silly old woman, “he said.
________ d. The bear, who, by this time was fed up with being ignored, followed the prince into the forest
andate him.
________ e. At that moment, the prince rode by and rushed into the garden.
________ f. I’m sure you were,” said the prince. “Come on, let’s get away from that silly old lady and go to my
________ g. “I have come to save you, young maiden. He cries, knocking the grandmother down in his hurryto
be at her side.
________ h. Her heart skipped a bit or two, but the prince hardly noticed her as he rode by.
________ i. “Hey! Watch what you’re doing! Said Kitty Redscape’s grandmother.
________ j. Thank you for coming to our rescue,’ Kitty Redscape said to the prince’ though I have a gun and
________ k. That silly old lady is my grandmother, actually,’ said Kitty, and I didn’t like the way you spoke to
her. And now, that I see you close. I can’t imagine why I thought you were good-looking.
________ l. By the time she got to her grandmother’s house, Kitty had forgotten about the prince. But she was
Activity 1:Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list:
1. A critical reader understands that imperfect information happens because people have
4. A critical reader checks and rechecks the information given and obtained so that he/she can
identify any _________________ data. This will keep him/her from embarrassment.
5. Critical readers can identify passages containing _________________. She/he knows whether the
passages have excessive details or flowery words which stop the flow of thought.
6. A critical reader can sort out information received and differentiate between relevant and
_________________ information.
7. S/he can therefore _________________ on the materials s/he wants to read for a particular
purpose.
8. A critical reader can sense any _________________ presentation of ideas or details in passage .
Activity 1: Write T in the blank before each sentence if the statement is true, and F if it is not.
_____ 1. Our national language is based on English and contains elements from different foreign and local
dialects.
_____ 2. At present, both Filipino and English are being used as the official mediums of instruction in
Philippine schools.
_____ 3. Filipino is the same as Tagalog.
_____ 4. The national language should replace the many local languages and dialects spoken in the
Philippines.
_____ 5. Because we have a national language, Filipinos do not need to use English anymore.
_______1. You hear a woman shouting for help after a snatcher grabbed her bag. Her tone of voice would
sound like she’s…
a. panicking, almost hysterical b. happy and glad
c. sad and on the verge of crying d. having fun
_______2. While dining in a restaurant, the waiter accidentally spills a glassful of water on your friend’s lap.
Your friend’s tone of voice would be …
a. relaxed and confident b. surprised and upset
c. happy and content d. angry and embarrassed
_______3. A man was caught in a nonparking zone by a traffic enforcer. To convince the traffic enforcer not to
issue him a ticket, the man’s tone of voice should be…
a. nervous and confused b. boastful and cocky
c. demanding and loud d. polite and apologetic
_______4. An employee is rushing an important report for his/her boss, but the computer printer has
malfunctioned. The only other available computer printer belongs to a coemployee who is not rushing
anything. As the employee approaches to request the use of the coemployee’s computer printer, the
tone of voice to be used should be...
a. demanding b. friendly and nice c. polite d. indifferent
_______5. A security guard approaches two people arguing in front of his assigned post. To be able to prevent
the conflict from getting worse, the security guard attempts to settle their conflict. The security guard’s
tone of voice should be:
a. authoritative and commanding b. diplomatic and reconciliatory
c. friendly and warm d. nervous and shaking
5. ___________________ are movements of the hands and other parts of the body except the facial features.
A. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.
_____ 1. It is a kind of word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality.
a. pronoun b. noun c. Verb d. adjective
_____ 2. It is a kind of word used to take the place of a noun.
a. adjective b. adverb c. Pronoun d. verb
_____ 3. It is a kind of word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
a. adjective b. conjunction c. Noun d. verb
_____ 4. It is a kind of word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state.
a. adverb b. verb c. Adjective d. Conjunction
_____ 5. It is a kind of word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
a. pronoun b. Conjunction c. Adverb d. adjective
_____ 6. It is a kind of word used to connect other words.
a. conjunction b. Noun c. Adjective d. pronoun
_____ 7. It is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
a. phrase b. Sentence c. Clause d. paragraph
_____ 8. It is a kind of sentence made up of only one independent clause.
a. simple b. Compound c. Complex d. basic
_____ 9. It is a kind of sentence made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
a. simple b. Compound c. Complex d. Basic
_____ 10. It is a kind of sentence made up of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
joined by a conjunction.
a. simple b. Compound c. Complex d. basic
______ 11. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
a. I am at peace with myself.
b. I do not like wars.
c. Wars are very costly for they cause much damage to lives and properties.
d. After the war, many properties were destroyed.
______ 12. Which of the following statements about complexsentences is true?
a. A complex sentence makes clear which ideas are most important.
b. A complex sentence has only one independent clause.
c. A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
d. A complex sentence does not make use of conjunctions.