Text as
Connected Discourse
Connected Discourse
Properties of a Well-Written Text
Techniques in Selecting and Organizing Information
Patterns of Paragraph Development
CRITICAL READING
100
2 parts of Topic Sentence
Subject and Controlling idea
100
What provides the readers with a structural framework that serves as a guide on what is in the text?
- A. Mechanics
- B. Language use
- C. Organization
- D. Transitional words
C. Organization
100
Betty would like to elicit ideas from her groupmates for their upcoming oral defense in their research subject. Which of these is the technique in selecting and organizing information that can help her?
A. Brainstorming
B. Graphic Organizer
C. Topic outline
D. Sentence outline
A. Brainstorming
100
If you want to tell a story whether (real or fictional) using memory and imagination, what is the pattern to be used?
Narration
100
What claim is used in the given statement? “Taylor Swift is the greatest singer in the world"
a. Claim of Fact
b. Claim of Value
c. Claim of Policy
b. Claim of Value
200
What is the other term for “conclusion”?
Clinching sentence
200
How do you correct this sentence into its active form: “The bike was ridden by Claire”?
Claire rode the bike.
200
Florence would like to present the newly appointed officers at the meeting. Which graphic organizer is appropriate to use?
Organizational Chart
200
Name all 8 patterns of paragraph development
narration
description
definition
exemplification / classification
comparison and contrast
cause and effect
problem - solution
persuasion
200
Analyze the implicit information from this text and create an inference; "Your head got big after the promotion, get your feet on the ground!"
The sender wants the receiver to be humble.
300
What is a unit of thought made up of related sentences?
Paragraph
300
If someone can quickly grasp the meaning of what she reads because the ideas are sequenced following a definite order and their relationship to one another is established. Which of these reasons best explained the situation?
A. The paragraph is coherent.
B. The paragraph is cohesive.
C. The paragraph has structural devices.
D. The paragraph has parallel grammatical structures.
A. The paragraph is coherent.
300
Joshua was asked to make a character analysis citing differences and similarities between two characters from the teleserye, “DARNA.” Which graphic organizer is needed?
Venn Diagram
300
How can you identify conflicts, propose resolutions, and persuade readers that the issue has to be addressed?
Problem-Solution
300
“The San Agustin Church of Intramuros is the oldest building in the Philippines” Why is this considered a claim of fact?
A. It informs a quantifiable assertion.
B. It states that one idea is better than the other.
C. It suggests what ought to be done to solve a problem.
D. It states that something has existed.
D. It states that something has existed.
400
How do you know if what you are reading is a cohesive paragraph?
a. By the paper’s appearance or structure
b. By the continuity between one part of the text to another
c. Through the established relationship between ideas of the paragraph
d. Through the sentences that solely support the main idea of the paragraph
b. By the continuity between one part of the text to another
400
How does using common language impose its purpose between the reader and writer?
A. include what the readers need to know
B. omit excessive adjectives, and adverbs
C. eliminate redundant or lengthy words
D. have the same understanding of the words
D. have the same understanding of the words
400
How does the topic outline differ from the sentence outline?
Uses words and phrases
400
When someone will persuade you based on emotions, what appeal should be used?
A. Logos
B. Lothos
C. Pathos
D. Ethos
C. Pathos
400
How will a writer prove the existence and truth of something utilizing a claim?
A. Claim of Fact
B. Claim of Value
C. Claim of Policy
D. Claim of Argument
A. Claim of Fact
500
Why is text considered a connected discourse? It:
- a. Consists of coherently combined sentences to communicate.
- b. Uses sentences that are understandable to communicate.
- c. Gives the relationship between the reader and the writer in communication.
- d. Creates a connection between the reader and the writer in touch.
c. Gives the relationship between the reader and the writer in communication.
500
Why do we need to follow the property of precise and clear language in writing composition? To:
- a. create strong mental pictures
- b. eliminate confusion and wordiness
- c. be clear, firm, and unchanging based on our senses
- d. make one’s writing easier to understand and follow
c. be clear, firm, and unchanging based on our senses
500
Why is it important to write an outline before writing a composition?
A. Outline is a tool to compose a cohesive composition
B. Outline is a tool to compose a coherent composition
C. Outline is a general plan of what you intend to write
D. Outline is a specific plan of what you intend to write
C. Outline is a general plan of what you intend to write
500
If you want to use your senses in developing a paragraph, what is the pattern to be used?
Description
500
How will you create implicit information about the image above?
Fake news is prevalent in this technology age.