HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL

Phillips, Bukidnon
S.Y 2019-2020 Score:
Second Preliminary Exam
English 10

Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ________________________________

Teacher: _____________________________________________ Section: _____________________________

Test I. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Instructions: Identify what type of rhetorical appeal is exemplified in each given example. Choose the letter of the correct answer and
write it in the space provided before each number.

_____1. Your main goal is to persuade your audience by stating claims supported by facts, research, and statistics. Doing so, what
rhetorical appeal will be used?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____2. Your task is to endorse a product by mentioning a famous celebrity who is known to use it. What rhetorical appeal will you
be able to use?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____3. Your aim is to instil fear in your audience by creating a poster explicitly depicting the detrimental effects of smoking to one’s
body. What rhetorical appeal will be applied in this case?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____4. You are invited on a symposium to talk about a certain topic you are an expert on, to which you agreed. What is being
exemplified in this example?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____5. In a debate competition, you want to rebut the argument of your opponent by presenting the results of an already-conducted
research to pinpoint their inaccuracies. Which rhetorical appeal will be utilised?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____6. In your speech, you want to appeal to your audience’s feelings and emotions. What rhetorical appeal should you choose?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____7. You want your speech to be superior over others by citing authorities and credible personalities. What rhetorical appeal will
be given emphasis?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____8. You want to advise your friend not to do cutting classes or procrastinate by telling him how rare an opportunity it
is to be given the privilege to study while some other kids struggle greatly in poverty. What rhetorical appeal are you employing in
this situation?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____9. You are tasked to report how many students are likely to commit absences during the middle of the school year which has to
be supported by statistics. Which rhetorical appeal is expected of you to employ?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____10. You wish to convince your mom that going to parties does not only improve confidence but also enhance one’s social skills.
When asked where you got that idea from, you answered by saying a popular celebrity attested on this in an interview. What is being
reflected in this reasoning?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____11. A girl is trying to persuade her father to allow her to join the much-anticipated annual field trip by saying how pitiful she
would be without having to experience such rare opportunity. Which rhetorical appeal is reiterated in this situation?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____12. You would like to influence your friend to purchase Cheerios (a whole grain oat cereal) because it has been proven by
studies to reduce cholesterol level by 4% in just 6 weeks. What rhetorical appeal is employed in this example?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____13. A friend asks you whether you could provide a plausible data or figure to back up your claim about a certain issue.
Conforming to his request, what rhetorical appeal would you most likely come up with?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____14. A satisfied customer who purchased a whitening soap posted a product review online which reads: In just two weeks, my
skin has become smooth and fair. Anyone who’d like to see a noticeable change on their skin should buy one. What rhetorical appeal
in this situation is being emphasized?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____15. A doctor advises his patients not to lift heavy equipment because it can worsen their scoliosis. What rhetorical appeal does
the doctor employ?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____16. Manny Pacquiao gives a talk to aspiring athletes on how to improve endurance, agility, and speed with regard to boxing.
What rhetorical appeal is being highlighted in the example?
c. Ethos c. Logos
d. Pathos d. Kairos
_____17. A mayor of a town says, “True leadership begins by learning how to listen to others; that is, considering their viewpoints
before taking an action.” This example stresses what rhetorical appeal?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____18. A security guard implores the owner of the company not to fire him because the survival of his poor family completely
relies on his job. What rhetorical appeal is utilised in this case?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____19. A sales lady convinces a customer by stating, “Buy this product to cure your acne. Surely, you don’t want to be a laughing
stock of your class.” What rhetorical appeal does the sales lady employ to effectively advertise the product?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos
_____20. A veterinarian suggested to some dog owners not to feed their pets with bones because doing such can be harmful to their
health. What rhetorical appeal is stressed in this situation?
a. Ethos c. Logos
b. Pathos d. Kairos

Test II. Distinguishing Facts from Opinions

Instruction: In the space provided before each number, draw  if the sentence given is a FACT and  if OPINION.

_____21. Holy Cross High School is located in Camp Phillips, Bukidnon.

_____22. Holy Cross High School has the best high school curriculum in the province of Bukidnon.
_____23. Powdered milk tastes better than fresh milk.
_____24. Powdered milk is less expensive than fresh milk.
_____25. Game of Thrones, according to TorrentFreak, is the most pirated series of 2017.
_____26. Game of Thrones, according to some viewers, is the best series in 2017.
_____27. Her manner of speaking was, I would say, hurtful and downright rude.
_____28. For some inexplicable reason, there’s something about her eyes that would make any man glance twice.
_____29. Bullying causes depression and is the reason of many suicide-related cases.
_____30. It is unethical to not tell the truth for people who practice their faith in Christianity.

Test III. Documenting information through in-text citation and bibliography

Instruction: Paraphrase the direct quotations made in each of the items below using the American Psychological Association (APA)
referencing style in making in-text citations.

Gass and Varonis (1984) found that “the listener’s familiarity with the topic of discourse greatly facilitates the interpretation of the
entire message” (p. 85).
31.

According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
32.

The study (Jones, 2004) found that “children tend to prefer grazing over set meal times” (p. 68).
33.

As Calhoun and Keller (1997) point out, “Income –based rankings are not the only measure of development” (p. 400).
34.

Gackenbach (2009) argues that "daytime exposure to virtual reality through electronic media is associated with important dream
structure variables, lucidity, and control" (p. 5).
35.
Instructions: For items 36-40, examine the pieces of information provided in the left side of the table below whether they follow the
American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style in making a bibliography. If not, rewrite them in their corresponding
side of the table to make them correct.

H. K. Thomas
Training strategies for improving listeners' comprehension of
foreign-accented speech
University of Colorado, Boulder.
(2004).
(2016).
The Colds Virus.
J.A. Floro
GB Press.
Quezon City:
Academic Institutions.
(2017)
M.R. Reynaldo and J.M. Sabando
National Bookstore.
Manila:
J.D. Agoda, B.C. Oracia, and S.V. Torres
Abiva Publishing House.
The Rescuers of super-typhon Yolanda.
Quezon City:
(2017).
et al.
V. Avilla
(2016).
Hope Press.
Labour Unions.
Pasig City:

Test IV. Three Types of Claims: Fact, Value, and Policy

Instruction: Assess the following social issues below and formulate three types of claims related to each given topic.

41-43. Divorce Law

Fact

Value

Policy

44-46. Cyber-bullying
Fact

Value

Policy

47-49. Use of medical marijuana

Fact

Value

Policy

50-52. Political dynasties in the Philippines

Fact

Value

Policy
53-55. West Philippine Sea
Fact

Value

Policy

56-58. High unemployment rate

Fact

Value

Policy

59-60. Death penalty

Fact

Value

Policy Death penalty should not push through in the Philippines.

Test V. Giving of Opinions, Affirming and Negating

Instructions: Below are the relevant social issues that the country has been facing recently. Evaluate each of these issues and state your
point of view by employing the signal phrases used for agreement or disagreement. Write a five to seven-sentence paragraph for each.
Use 1 whole sheet of paper for this part of the exam.

61-70. Excerpt from an article published by Phitstar.com

Recently, Sen. Grace Poe filed a Senate bill banning teachers to give homework or assignments to students on weekends.

The senator authored Senate Bill 966 or the proposed “No Homework Law.”

“All primary and secondary schools in the country shall not allow teachers to give any network or assignments to students from
Kinder to Grade 12 on weekends,” the bill read.

Under the proposed measure, teachers may only assign homework to students on weekends provided that it be minimal and will not
require more than four hours to be completed.

71-80. Excerpt from an article published by Rappler.com

Over a year after he signed the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte said it is impossible to stop hazing.

“I really can't take it out. You, if you enter a fraternity and you get caught up in it, too bad for you. You really can't eliminate it,”
Duterte said on Tuesday, October 1, during a press conference.

Duterte claimed he himself was a victim of hazing and had been "hospitalized for 3 days" due to "massive hematoma." He and some
fellow fraternity mates supposedly tried to ask their fraternity to stop physical forms of hazing, to no avail.

"Unless you ban fraternity for all time, make it a criminal offense by joining a fraternity but that would raise so many constitutional
issues. I really can't stop it," the President said.

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones