Diagnostic Test Q3

ENGLISH 7 It made loud protestations, but let the wind
DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR QUARTER 3 have its way. When finally the wind got tired of
blowing, the bamboo tree still stood in all its
General Directions: Read carefully. beauty and grace.
Choose the correct answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Who is the author of the essay. “ Pliant Like
Write T if the statement is true, and F if false. a Bamboo”?
a. I.V. Mallari
1. All multimedia resources are meant to help b. I.V. Mendoza
us in our tasks. c. I.V. Mendez
2. You can post everything you like in the
social media. 3. Caution should be taken when 2. What are the two trees mentioned in the
using any of the multimedia resources. essay?
4. Nowadays, information is easily accessed in a. Mango and molave
multimedia than in books. b. mango and bamboo
5. Multimedia is helpful in giving presentations. c. mango and atis
3. Which is not included as a description of the
mango tree when the wind blew so hard?
Write T if the statement expresses a a. It would not sway.
correct use of oral language and behavior b. It stood fast.
when giving information, narrating c. It was not too sure of itself.
events and personal recounts. Write F if
it does not. 4. Who dominated the Filipinos for more than
300 years?
1. Use hand and body gestures to emphasize a. Americans
your points. b. Spanish
2. Do not look at the audience so that you will c. Japanese
not be distracted.
3. Use grammatically correct language. 5. What does the word “Pliant” mean?
4. Talk really fast. a. Stiff
5. Modulate your voice to be heard by b. firm
everybody in the audience. c. flexible
6. Move anywhere without a purpose.
7. Follow the time limit. 6. What Filipino characteristic is reflected in the
story, “Pliant like a Bamboo”?
a. Resiliency
Read comprehensively the article below b. humor
and reflect on it by answering the c. gallantry
questions within the text using your own
opinion and ideas. There is no need to 7. What did the Spaniards leave to the Filipinos
write your answers but be sure to reflect after more than 300 years?
on them. a. Rich experience and culture
b. inadequate experience and culture
PLIANT LIKE THE BAMBOO (AN EXCERPT c. boastful experience and culture
by Ismael Mallari
8. What implied characteristic is reflected in
There is a story in Philippine folklore about a this line, “The mango tree stood fast, it would
mango tree and a bamboo tree. Not being able not yield.”?
to agree as to which the stronger of the two a. proud
was, they called upon the wind to make the b. flexible
decision. The wind blew hardest. The mango c. humble
tree stood fast. It would not yield. It knew it
was strong and sturdy. It would not sway. It 9. Which Filipino characteristic is justified by
was too proud. It was too sure of itself. But this line, “The Filipinos will welcome any kind
finally its root gave way, and it tumbled down. of life situation offered to him.”?
The bamboo tree was wiser. It knew it was not a. Flexible
as robust as the mango tree. And so every b. humble
time the wind blew, it bent its head gracefully. c. boastful
2. That's exactly what I think...
10.Which term is not synonymous to the word 3. I have my own thoughts about that.
“benevolence”? 4. I cannot agree with this idea.
a. Rude 5. I'm sorry, but I disagree (with you).
b. kind
c. generous
Read each item carefully.
Read each item carefully. Write T if the 1. Which statement is true?

statement is true about citing evidence a. Topics related to ethical issues are not good
and write F if it is not correct. for group discussions.
b. Topics with clear right and wrong answers
1. When we read, we often are asked to are excellent for group discussions.
answer questions or express our ideas about c. Topics related to ethics generally are good
the text. In order to let people, know we aren’t for group discussions.
making stuff up, we should use Cite Evidence d. It is best to avoid topics that are
to support ouropinions or answers. controversial when picking group discussion
topics.
2. In real life, people who can back up an
opinion about a text with Evidence are taken 2. What types of questions are good to ask in a
more seriously than people who can only give group discussion?
a reason of “just because.” a. Questions with one word or short answers
b. Questions with clear correct answer
3. If you use direct quotes from a text, you c. Questions that require the group to
must use quotation marks. synthesize and evaluate information
4. When we examine an author’s message, d. Reading comprehension questions
often called the central idea, and most
accurately called the “AUTHOR’S CLAIM”, it is 3. Which of the following would be a good
important not to examine the wayan author question to ask a group after reading afictional
supports his ideas. book?
a. Where did the main character live?
5. In citing evidence, we look for different b. Who was the main character’s best friend?
types of evidence, such as FACTS, c. Which scene do you think was the most
STATISTICS, EXAMPLES, EXPERT TESTIMONY, important? Why?
and LOGICALREASONING. d. What was the point of conflict for the
character?
6. Using evidence means that we need to
explain how the author supports his claim
bypresenting a particular fact or example.
7. In citing evidence, paraphrase is one of the

forms. A paraphrase means that youhave
translated the author’s words your own.
8. Citing textual evidence makes your

argument less powerful.
9. The evidence you pick shows that you

understand what you are actually reading.
10. Textual evidence goes beyond just your

opinions, thoughts, and feelings.
Directions: Read each item carefully.

Write AGREE if the statement expresses
agreement and write DISAGREE if
disagreement is stated in the text.
1. There is no doubt about it that...

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ENGLISH 7 It made loud protestations, but let the wind

Read each item carefully. Write T if the 1. Which statement is true?

7. In citing evidence, paraphrase is one of the

8. Citing textual evidence makes your

9. The evidence you pick shows that you

10. Textual evidence goes beyond just your

Directions: Read each item carefully.

1. There is no doubt about it that...

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