VERSION 3-2nd PERIODIC TEST REVIEWER

1. Read the paragraph below and choose which among the statements
best summarizes the paragraph.
Tea is the world’s second most popular drink after water. Tea is a big
part of the Chinese culture. A Chinese saying identifies the seven
basic daily necessities as fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and
tea. According to Chinese legend, tea was invented accidentally by
the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 B.C. China is one of the
main producers of tea, and tea remains China’s national drink.
a. Why tea is so popular
b. The importance of tea in the Chinese culture
c. The health benefits of tea
d. Drinking water is good for you

2. Which of the following scenarios
involves listening?
a. Telephone ringing from the other
room
b. Understanding the lyrics of the song
that is playing on your phone
c. Birds chirping on the tree
d. Wind blowing during the typhoon

3. What is a graphical web
browser developed by Apple,
based on the Web Kit Engine
and is the default browser of
Apple devices?
A. Facebook B. Google
C. Opera D. Safari

4. When searching on the internet, what
punctuation mark will you use if you
want the search engine to search for
something that is spelled the same way
as you typed it in?
A. comma B. period
C. quotation marks D. semi-colon

5. When you want to make your search
as specific as possible, you might
want to type in as many keywords as
possible to make sure you are
narrowing the results.
A. true B. false
C. never D. sometimes

6. When searching on the internet, it
is better to use the common
terms of the ideas that you are
looking for.
A.true B. false
C. never D. sometimes

7. What do you call the printed
information such as newspaper,
magazines, journals,
newsletter,brochures, and poster?
A. manuscript B. online media
C. print media D. search engine

8. Which of the following topics is
related to the information given by
the text?
A. climate change
B. healthy lifestyle
C. mental health
D. Overseas Filipino Worker

9. When we compare and contrast
while reading, what are we looking
for?
A. similarities and differences
B. wrongs and rights
C. truth and lies
D. clues and facts

10. Which of the graphic organizers
below best shows comparison and
contrast?
A. table
B. graph
C. Venn diagram
D. information map

11. Mary wanted to promote her newly
opened dance class studio to the public.
Which print media should she use to
advertise her studio so that a lot of
people would know her business?
A. book B. flyer
C. magazine D. newsletter

12. Which of the following
examples is not considered as
a search engine?
A. brochure B. Facebook
C. Google D. Yahoo!

13. Which of the following statements is not true
about print media?
A. They attract people with colorful and attractive
photos.
B. There is no need for gadget and internet
connectivity.
C. There is a need for gadget and internet
connectivity.
D. They are reliable sources of information.

14. Which of the following print
media focus more on
entertainment and topics of
interest?
A.book B. flyer
C. magazine D. newsletter

15. Based on the passage, which of the following statements is
correct?
A. There were 280 Filipinos who were repatriated from
Libya.
B. The repatriation was caused by a war that broke out in
Libya.
C. According to DFA, the repatriation of 280 OFWs from
North Africa was considered the largest andmost complicated.
D. According to DFA, the repatriation of 280 OFWs from
Libya was considered the largest and most
complicated.

16. Which of the following scenarios does not
involve listening?
a. Paying attention to the discussion of your
English teacher
b. Hearing the siren of an ambulance while
writing an essay
c. Appreciating the sounds of the wind while
meditating
d. Understanding the person you are talking to
the telephone

17. Why do print media still exist even though the online
media have become popular to the people in the present
times?
A. Print media are more expensive than online media.
B. Print media are more accessible to the people
nowadays.
C. Print media still gain a lot of money for people.
D. Even though the present is dominated by technology, a
lot of people still do not have access on the internet for
information.

18. Books are the oldest
media of mass
communication.
A. true B. false
C. never D. sometimes

19. Which of the following is
not part of a news story
structure?
A. body B. headline
C. lead D. opinion

20. Magazines were the first
media to identify a
specific audience.
A. true B. false
C. never D. sometimes

21. What is the byline of the news
article?
A. Christia Marie Ramos
B. Department of Foreign Affairs
C. Inquirer.net
D. Reporter

22. What is the most used
search engine on the
World Wide Web across
all the platforms?
A. Facebook B. Google
C. Opera D. Safari

23. What do you call when someone
recognizes but does not actively
pay attention to the sounds such as
telephone ringing, birds chirping,
and sound of the wind?
A. hearing B. listening
C. speaking D. writing

24. Based on the text, from what
source of material was the
article taken from?
A. brochure B. journal
C. magazine D. newspaper

25. Read the paragraph below and choose which among the statements best summarizes
the paragraph.
The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing has led the
general public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science and that the
computers are giant brains. Both of these ideas are false. A computer is basically just
a high-speed adding machine that performs the functions it is told to. If the input
data are varied even a little, the computer is unable to operate until it is programmed
to accept the variations. The business operations it performs are impressive only
because of the extremely high speed of manipulation, but most of these operations
have been used for decades. Unlike man, the computer performs repetitive
calculations without getting tired or bored.
a. A computer is a high-speed adding machine.
b. A computer is a mysterious giant brain.
c. A computer is impressive because of its high speed.
d. A computer is superior to man in many ways