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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Subject: English I Study and Thinking Skills
Date: August 3 & 4, 2012
Instructor: Byron Paul C. Beadoy
General Instruction: This test covers literal level, interpretative level, and critical
level of reading comprehension; methods of reading comprehension; note-taking
skill. Read directions and items carefully. Write your answers in your test
booklet.
Test I. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer. Write only the letter of your
choice.
1. Interpretative level of reading comprehension can be observed by
a. answering questions with details provided in the reading material
b. judging the quality of the reading material
c. determining what technique is used by the author in with the reading material
d. reading between the lines and understand what is implied
2. Literal level of reading comprehension can be observed by
a. making inferences of the reading material
b. understanding the connection among details in the reading material
c. drawing conclusions from the reading material
d. analyzing the tone and style of the reading material
3. Drawing conclusions needs
a. literal understanding
c. interpretative understanding
b. critical understanding
d. none of the above
4. Determining whether a statement is a fact or an opinion needs a
a. literal understanding
c. interpretative understanding
b. critical understanding
d. none of the above
5. An opinion is a
a. assumption of phenomenon
b. personal judgment of individuals or groups
c. fabricated truth
d. reality no longer applicable
6. Critical level of reading comprehension can be observed when
a. readers determine the theme of the reading material
b. readers create appropriate questions about the reading material
c. readers identify the purpose of the author in writing the reading material
d. readers write summary of the reading material
7. Which among the following is not a critical level of reading comprehension?
a. determining the tone of the author
b. tracing any bias in the judgment of the author
c. drawing inferences from the reading text
d. determining the purpose of the author in writing
8. Writing a summary of a reading material requires
a. determining only the important parts
b. making a generalization of the material
c. judging the value of the material
d. reading between the lines

9. Natasha understands the sentence she is reading by dividing it to meaningful phrases and
clauses. How is comprehension processed?
a. Marcoproccessed
c. Microprocessed
b. Integrative processed
d. Elaborative processed
10. Students of class A are tasked to connect related ideas in a passage to draw the main idea.
What is the comprehension process involved.
a. Metacognitive processing
c. Macroprocessing
b. Elaborative processing
d. Integrative processing
11. Genesis wrote down a summary of the essay he read to have a better understanding of it.
What is the comprehension processing employ by Genesis?
a. Integrative processing
c. Microprocessing
b. Elaborative processing
d. Macroprocessing
12. Which among the following is an example of Metacognitive processing of
comprehension?
a. Drawing inferences through relating sentences that support the same ideas
b. Analyzing a sentence into phrases or clauses
c. Reflecting on ones nature of understanding a text
d. Searching for methods that will make understanding easier
13. The following shows elaborative processing of comprehension. Which among the
following is does not require elaborative processing?
a. Determining other meaning not written directly by the author
b. Writing a conclusion for a an article
c. Reading between the line
d. Interpreting the ideas implicitly expresses by the author
14. Which among the following scenarios best exhibits Bottom-up View in reading
comprehension?
a. Readers skip some portions of the text they dont have any knowledge about to make
reading more spontaneous.
b. Readers learn about the subject of a reading material first before they read the actual
reading material.
c. Readers depend on the reading passage alone in understanding.
d. Readers dont have a background knowledge about by they read.
15. Which among the following is a comprehension not in a Town-down view
a. Readers make use of his previous experiences as a key to understanding the text.
b. Readers relate to the reading prior knowledge and experiences.
c. Readers solely rely on the text which talks about past events.
d. Readers draw information from past knowledge and experiences to understand the
text.
16. It is a statement that contains the main idea of long passages or discourse
a. Opinion statement
c. Focus statement
b. Thesis statement
d. Fact statement
17. A method in note taking the involve formulating questions from ideas taken from the
reading material
a. outlining method
c. Cornell method
b. summarizing method
d. graphics
18. A framework or a skeleton of sequence of ideas in a text
a. graphics
c. summarizing
b. Cornell method
d. outlining method
19. It is the most important part of a reading text
a. inference
c. main idea
b. conclusion
d. topic sentence
20. These are sentences that support the main idea of a paragraph
a. thesis statements
c. supporting details
b. opinion statements
d. conclusion

Test II. Alternative type

Directions: Read each item carefully. Determine whether it is a fact or an opinion. Write F
if it is a fact and O if it is an opinion.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The new Ferrari Z37 runs really fast its the finest car.
The new Ferrari Z37 runs up to 850 m/hr.
English language is the best language.
Filipinos should be hospitable.
The magister shared his opinion that the merger will cause grave problems to the
company.
6. The Scarborough Shoal is definitely a territory of the Republic of the Philippines.
7. You have to be courteous all the time.
8. You should always keep in mind to share what you know.
9. Asia is the largest continent.
10. Kris Aquino shared to the public her views about the SONA of Pinoy.
11. Azkals lost their game against the Kuwait team.
12. The Kuwait team has the fiercest players.
13. During the summit last week, the manager thought that the new system is the most
effective one ever created.
14. All heinous crimes should be penalized with death penalty.
15. All Filipinos are hospitable.
Test III. Reading comprehension
Directions: Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Write only
the letter of your choice.
It was something I noticed straightway I landed, with Filipinos abroad, this terrible caution
with dollar, as if it were something they worshipped, something that meant a great deal in their
lives, something they were addicted to, top the exclusion of all other things that back in the old
country were more important
When you meet them, all they can ask you is if the government back home is still stealing
fro the people of the streets of Manila still have holes big enough for carabaos to wallow in and
you still get robbed a few inches away From the Filipino policemans nose as if the
government in America never stole from its people, or other people for the matter
- Kerima Polotan, Filipinos in America
1. What does the author emphasize about most Filipinos in America?
a. They work very hard to earn money for their families in the Philippines.
b. They long for the old country.
c. They almost turn their back from the Philippines.
d. They talk about the Philippines all the time.
2. What does the selection tell about the author?
a. She is observant of the behavior of the Filipinos abroad.
b. She is disappointed by how they behave.
c. She is proud of the Filipinos abroad.
d. She is angered by how they behave.
3. What is the purpose of the author in writing Filipinos in America?
a. to inform
b. to explain
c. to persuade
d. to criticize
4. What is the mood of the selection?
a. serious
b. light
c. funny
d. satirical

The man has 44 cars, most of them the sexy kinds used for racing and razzle-dazzling. He
has a beautiful wife and pretty daughter. He runs a family business woth billions. He owns a
Learjet, a gift from a friend. He sits on top of the heap of mountain of coconuts and coconut byproducts. Their crushing plant is the biggest in the world and their trading company, with offices
in San Francisco, USA, and Hamburg, Germany, plus agents all over, is among the top three in
the world.
On top of all this, Douglas Lu Yim, on the young side of 50 with not an extra ounce of fat
where a bulge should be, has the time to pursue his one passion: golf.
- Jullie Y. Daza, Enough is Never Enough
5. What is the best inference you can make out of the selection?
a. Passion is always set superior to wealth.
b. There must be balance between work and recreation.
c. Golf is a game only for the elites.
d. Its difficult to balance work and recreation.
6. What is the tone of the selection?
a. serious
b. humorous
c. sad
d. brooding
7. What was emphasized in the selection?
a. the character
b. a controversial issue
c. the event
d. an insight
A rich man who womanizes is a man of the world. A poor man who does so is a lecher. A
rich man who visits the bar every night is a convivial person. A poor man who does is a sot. A
rich man who bets on a horse is a sporting man. A poor man who does so is a gambler. A rich
man who breaks the law is adventurous. A poor man who does so is a criminal
-Condrad de Quiros, Rich Man, Poor Man
8. What does the selection try to make obvious?
a. The advantages of being rich
b. The discrepancy between the rich and poor
c. inequity in judging rich and poor
d. poor man is always on the bad side
9. What is the purpose of the author?
a. to inform
b. to criticize
c. to explain
d. to persuade
10. What is the tone of the selection?
a. humorous
b. serious
c. sarcastic
d. sharp