Selecting & Organizing Information

Identify the topic sentence in the following paragraph:

 

(A) Gone with the Wind is not just Scarlett O’Hara’s story; it is also the story of another remarkable woman, Melanie Wilkes. (B) The author describes Melanie as having “the face” of a sheltered child who had never known anything but simplicity and kindness, truth and love, a child who had never looked upon harshness or evil, and would not have recognized them if she saw them.” (C) Strangely enough, the qualities that weakened Melanie in Scarlett’s eyes—loyalty, naivete, and simplicity—actually proved to make Melanie a strong person.

• A

• B

• C

• A & B

Read the following jumbled paragraph and answer the succeeding question.

(A) Guerrilla movements can exist only when they have some support from the people in their area of operations. (B) This is because in all lands where a strong, ideologically motivated guerrilla force looks in struggle with the government, ultimate victory goes to the side which succeeds in rallying people. (C) Conversely, when the people deny or withdraw their support, the guerrilla lose their ability to disengage, disappear and exist and shortly are down and wipe out. (D) The decisive factor in the twilight war in South Vietnam is the support of the rural masses. (E) The greater the support the more effective the guerrillas become.

Which is the fitting 3rd sentence in the paragraph?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Read the following jumbled paragraph and answer the succeeding question:

(A) For the first time however, the waters of Laguna de Bay are serving a new and different purpose. (B) Today, these lands can be planted to palay during off-season. (C) They are being harnessed to water rice field along the shores which are idle during the dry season. (D) Fish abound in its waters and its shores have been favorable breeding ground for ducks. (E) Laguna de Bay has, for centuries, been a major source of livelihood for people living along its shores.

Which is the most fitting 4th sentence for the given paragraph?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Fill in the blank with the appropriate transition word. Choose from the given set of words below. 

 

Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. __________, the governments of richer nations should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such areas.

• Because of

• With this in mind

• Despite

• However

Choose the proper pattern of arrangement of the following jumbled paragraph.

(A) For the first time however, the waters of Laguna de Bay are serving a new and different purpose. (B) Today, these lands can be planted to palay during off-season. (C) They are being harnessed to water rice field along the shores which are idle during the dry season. (D) Fish abound in its waters and its shores have been favorable breeding ground for ducks. (E) Laguna de Bay has, for centuries, been a major source of livelihood for people living along its shores.

• E,C,A,B,D

• C, A, B, E, D

• B, E, D, A, C

• E, D, A, B, C

Which among the set of sentences is most appropriate to be the 4th sentence?

(A)     Yet allergies remain a mystery that is only partially understood and only partially treatable. 

(B)   Still others are in trouble if they accidentally eat honey, chocolate, or water chestnuts.

(C)   Doctors have made some progress in diagnosis.

(D)    For others a big, furry dog or a soft feather pillow brings on the sneezes or itchy eyes.

(E)   Although millions of Americans have allergies, no one knows definitely how allergies develop or why some people have them and others do not. 

(F)    For some people the little green tassels dropping from the trees and the fluffy pink, white, and yellow blossoms announce the arrival of allergy season.

• A

• C

• E

• F

Which of the following contains the topic sentence?

(A) As an English writer has written, “Providence in her wise disposition has placed these people in a garden of Eden, where the means of subsistence are found without much labor, and does not require them to toil and slave to satisfy their personal wants.” (B) By the yard stick of human action in temperature countries, the Filipinos do not work hard. (C) Foreign writers have rashly accused the Filipinos of “indolence.” (D) The Filipinos take life easy because of the tropical climate and the liberality of nature. (E) Such may seem the case, but foreign critics are interpreting it as a manifestation of racial laziness.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following contains the topic sentence?

(A) Today’s world has been divided into developing and industrialized countries which the main difference between them is the amount of money that governments apply in important sectors such as education, health and commerce. (B) Most of the poorer nations are buried in debts as a result of their unbalanced finances which are reflect in a failed health care, an unstructured education system and a weak international trade. (C) This vicious cycle will continue indefinitely unless wealthier nations show interest in minimizing the worldwide economic differences, as well as taking more responsibility for assisting less fortunate countries.

• A

• B

• C

• B & C