St. Mary's College of Catbalogan: Third Unit Test in Reading & Writing Second Semester S.Y. 2019-2020
St. Mary's College of Catbalogan: Third Unit Test in Reading & Writing Second Semester S.Y. 2019-2020
St. Mary's College of Catbalogan: Third Unit Test in Reading & Writing Second Semester S.Y. 2019-2020
COMPREHENSION:
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
An excerpt from Why Women Wash the Dishes by Filomena N. Colendrino
In the town of Santa Rosa there once lived a couple named Hugo and Imelda. Every mealtime they
quarreled over the chore of washing the dishes. Imelda would scold Hugo if he refused to wash the dishes.
Sometimes she would become angry and call him names, and if he talked back she would get coconut
midrib broom and chase him with it. He would run to the house of his compadre and hide there till his
wife’s anger had passed. The neighbors familiarly called Imelda, Ka Maldang and Hugo, Ka Ugong. One
day just as they were finishing their lunch, Ka Ugong announced: “I’m not going to wash the dishes
anymore.” He threw out his chest and lifted his chin. “Who says so?” asked Ka Maldang, holding up her
chin, higher than his. “I say so; I worked so hard in the field this morning. I’m not going to wash any
dish.” Ka Maldang stood up and with her arms akimbo, she glared down at Ka Ugong across the table.
She was at Ka Ugong across the table. She was a Big woman. Her arms were stout. Her voice was also
big. “And who, Mister Hugo, is going to wash these dishes?” she asked. Ka Ugong’s chest sank again.
His chin also went down. He held on the edge of the table nervously. “You!” he said in a much lower
tone. “You are the woman. You should do all the housework.
5. Based on the story, why do you think women wash the dishes?
A. Men were always lazy and they are doing other chores.
C. Ka Ugong won in the bet because Ka Maldang talked first.
B. Women are industrious enough to wash the dishes.
D. Ka Ugong met an accident so he cannot do household chores.
6. Who were the two characters being bound by the superstitious belief about mirrors on a May Day Eve?
A. Voltaire and Elena B. Badoy and Agueda
C. Alfredo and Esperanza D. Badoy and Anastacia
7.What will happen if someone sees herself (female) in a mirror during a May Day Eve according to the
superstition?
A. She will see the face of her future husband.
C. Her dreams will come true.
B. He will see the face of his future wife.
D. She can be the most beautiful woman ever.
10. Do you think Badoy and Agueda really love each other? Why?
A. Yes, because in the end Badoy realized and regretted that they could love each other more if he didn’t
become a devil/witch in their lives.
B. Yes, because they are really destined for each other and that is the greatest magic of all.
C. No, because they only believed in superstitious belief which is not really true.
D. No, because they are only physically attracted and they are not that close before getting married.
II.Identify what is being asked in the following statements. Write your answers in the space provided before the
number.
______________________11. It is looking rapidly at the readily visible part of the text.
______________________12. It means looking for the main point of the reading text.
______________________13. A cognitive process of decoding symbols.
______________________14. Looking for specific information in the reading text.
______________________15. They are words, phrases and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word.
______________________16. Reading for fun.
______________________17. The first stage in the reading process.
______________________18. Reading shorter text.
______________________19. You read to understand the concepts.
______________________20. An interaction between the text and the reader.
IV. Essay. Answer the following question. You will be rated using the following rubric: content 4 pts,
organization 4 pts, conventions 2 pts.
1. Explain in your own words the reading process.
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