Analyzing Messages Conveyed in a Text

I am very delighted that my teachers exert effort in communicating with us— not just because it is their job, but because of the love and compassion they have for the learners.

What word in the statement signals a positive message?

• A. love

• B. exert

• C. effort C. effort

• D. delighted

None of the Grade 8 learners are allowed to go out to get their modules due to age restriction imposed by the government to mitigate COVID-19 infection risk.

What word signals a negative message in the statement?

• A. mitigate

• B. infection

• C. restriction

• D. none

“Aye, aye, captain. I will do what I am told,” yelled the young cadet.

What word in the statement signals a positive message?

• A. do

• B. aye

• C. told

• D. yelled

Neither of my internet service providers satisfies my needs for online class.

What word in the statement indicates a negative message?

• A. online

• B. neither

• C. internet

• D. satisfies

Which of the following statements expresses a negative message?

• A. No pain, no gain.

• B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

• C. The news hit me like a tsunami.

• D. Although my aunt lives abroad, she sometimes calls us to say hello.

All the statements below express a negative message EXCEPT one.

• A. After seeing my deep wound, I thought I’d lose my lunch.

• B. I believe that COVID-19 pandemic will never disappear by itself.

• C. After days of waiting, now comes our most awaited game. Break a leg!

• D. Some hardly obey health protocol despite the constant reminders by the authorities.

The figure of speech that uses overstatement to express a message is called ___________________.

• A. Irony

• B. simile

• C. metaphor

• D. hyperbole

Below are euphemisms for “death” except one.

• A. died

• B. deceased

• C. passed away

• D. rested in peace

Sarcasm is ___________.

• A. literally conveyed

• B. used to give a moral

• C. the use of irony to either vex or humiliate someone

• D. the careful choice of word in order not to hurt someone

You can’t expect me to finish this difficult task after a week. Such work takes time to complete. The proverb to be applied here is ____________.

• A. Better late than never

• B. Rome wasn’t built in a day

• C. The pen is mightier than a sword

• D. Good things come to those who wait