FIRST QUARTER TEST IN TLE-ICT (CDP)

To convey a sense of immediacy, journalist news writers use the ______________ or perfect tense whenever possible.

• Past
• Present
• Future

Which of the following sentences is written in present tense?

• A government study shows elementary school children in major cities perform worse in science than other students around the country.
• A government study will show that elementary school students will perform worse in science than other students around the country.
• A government study showed that elementary school children in major cities performed worse than other students around the country

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

• trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

• trying to do something through reasoning or argument.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to do something through reasoning or argument.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

• trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

• trying to give you information and teach you facts.

• trying to see if you are paying attention.

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:

• Entertaining writing

• Informative writing

• Persuasion writing

Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of :

• Informative writing

• Entertaining writing

• Persuasion writing

Fiction books, fantasy, mystery, comic books, jokes, adventure, and romance books are examples of :

• Informative writing

• Entertaining writing

• Persuasion writing

What should you consider removing from your headline and subheadlines?

• Nouns

• Helping Verbs

• Adjectives

Which sentence is an ACTIVE CONCLUSION?

• That meeting will take place next Friday.

• We will be at that meeting and tell you the outcome of the vote.

• The meeting was held at the mini-gymnasium yesterday.