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Jiabong, Samar
PART I. KNOWLEDGE
B. Special Terms
Direction: Match each term in column A with the most appropriate description in column B.
A B
4. catchy hook A. traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture; is basically
religious and serves to explain a belief, a mysterious natural
phenomenon or a ritual
5. fallacy B. the statement expressing the proposition, argument or view
6. myth C. words that strongly appeal to emotion
7. persuasive essay D. erroneous appeal to emotion used as persuasive technique
8. thesis statement E. tries to convince readers to do something or to accept the writer’s
point of view
C. Modals
Direction: Choose from the pool of answers the writer’s/speaker’s intention as hinted by each underlined
expression.
A. ability B. necessity C. obligation D. willingness
19. The last five lines of the poem express more of a/an __________.
A. call to validation B. humility C. inspiration D. invitation
1.) It’s true. At certain points in our lives, we stop and ask this question: How do we turn
challenges to opportunities? 2.) Yes, it’s not easy, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible to do.
3.) This means that we need to remember the important ways to put into action.
4.) Of course, the first thing to do is to reflect not in thoughtlessness but we need to start to focus
and analyze the competition taking place between the positive and negative limits of our
emotions. 5.) Eventually we ask, “How do we feel about the challenge? 6.) Do we feel hopeless,
angry, jealous, worried, inadequate, insecure, fearful or do we feel their negative counterparts?
7.) It’s silly to allow them to overrule our outlook in life. 8.) We must envision always that
progress and success come to those who adhere to practice hard work, determination, courage
perseverance, humility, consciousness, justice, self-confidence, trust, respect, love and other
potent secrets of inner strength and success. 9.) We need to be realistic that we need someone if
not all of them to turn challenges to opportunities; thereby this will make us all contented and
happy.
20. The main point of the article is best expressed in sentence no. __________.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 9
21. The generalization or statement about life or human experience the passage make is to _________.
A. bring out the best in you C. struggle against the odds
B. stand up for one’s belief D. take strength to bear up the odds
25. The writer’s comment/reaction about challenges and opportunities is best supported by __________.
A. facts B. opinion C. reasons D. statistics
26. The strongest evidence used by the writer to support his opinion about turning challenges to opportunities
is stated in sentence no. __________.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
27. An effective persuasive technique used by the author to emphasize his point is through appealing to ____.
A. emotion B. moral C. reason D. both A and C
1 FACE IT, nobody owes you a living. 9 You can change anything in your life
What you achieve, or fail to achieve in your lifetime If you want to badly enough.
Is directly related to what you do or fail to do. Excuses are for losers! Those who take
No one chooses his parent or childhood, Responsibility for their actions
5 But you can choose your own direction. 13 Are the real winners in life.
Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome, Winners meet life challenges head on
But that too is relative to each individual. Knowing there are guarantees, and give it all they’ve got
NOTHING IS CARVED IN STONE! And never think it’s too late or too early to begin.
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29. The word in the poem which is the opposite of “lose” is __________.
A. direction B. obstacles C. overcome D. relative
31. As hinted in the poem, the author has a/an __________ attitude in life.
A. come what may B. indifferent C. negative D. positive
33. The feeling that the writer intends us to have toward life is __________.
A. contentment B. courage C. hope D. joy
34. The word in the poem that gives the best hint to the mood it evokes is __________.
A. carved B. change C. guarantees D. overcome
A. From the presentation of the target, problem, test, and stakes up to conclusion, the character in a myth
displays and exemplifies these positive attitudes.
B. I strongly believe that we must come together to practice and uphold positive attitudes toward work, life,
and challenges.
C. This is absolutely true.
D. Remember the saying, “The best measure of a man is not what he says he can do but what he does.”
E. This should be done from initial impulse to completion like what we observe in a myth.