Diagnostic Test: Reading and Writing

It is a statement of something that has existed (past). exists (present), or will exist (future).

• Claim of fallacy

• Claim of fact

• Claim of value

• Claim of policy

It is the background knowledge of the topic or text.

• Content scheme

• Linguistic schema

• Thematic schema

• Formal schema

Texts are always developed in certain________.

It is a piece of writing that focuses on one topic or idea.

It usually consists of more than one sentence.

It describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened

• persuasion

• comparison and contrast

• narration

• description

These are sentences that develop the main idea of the paragraph.

Writers usually use descriptions, examples, and explanations to support or prove the topic sentence.

• topic sentence

• theme

• complete sentences

• supporting details

It is a statement that indicates that an action must be taken in specific policies.

• Claim of fact

• Claim of Value

• Claim of policy

• Claim of fiction

the decoding features a reader uses to understand the text

• Content schema

• Linguistic schema

• Formal schema

• Thematic schema

It is considered as a plan for writing.

• drafting

• paraphrasing

• brainstorming

• outlining

It is used to compare and contrast ideas and events

• Concept map

• Venn diagram

• Network tree

• Fishbone diagram