Review Quiz In Reading and Writing Skills

Which of the following does NOT allow intertextuality to occur?

• Allusion

• Originality

• Quotation

• Retelling

Who coined the term 'intertextuality' in the 1960s?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Laurent Jenny

• Julia Kristeva

• Graham Allen

It is a text developed in a way that it copies the style or other properties of another text without making fun of it unlike in a parody.

• Allusion

• Pastiche

• Quotation

• Retelling

In the statement, "No man can write a single passage to which a parallel one may not be found somewhere in the literature of the world," what does Alfred Tennyson mean about intertextuality?

• It is present in almost all the texts that have been written.

• It affects selected writers only.

• It is synonymous to originality.

• It exists in limited texts.

Intertextuality is important because _______________________.

• It allows the writer to reshape a text to be in a better form.

• It enables the readers to see how original the text is.

• It is a way of showing creativity.

• It promotes originality.

Which of the following is not an example of intertextuality?

• "Love Story" by Taylor Swift was described as one of the modern versions due to its lyrics of Romeo and Juliet.

• "Clueless" was the basis of Iggy Azela's music video "Fancy".

• "Harry Potter" was originally written by J. K. Rowling

• None of the above

Hedges are used to be courteous in expressing

• Evidence

• Assertions

• Counterclaims

• Critical reading

Critical reading is meant to assess the validity of textual evidence and not criticize.

• True

• False

• Both A & B

• None of the above

The statement "Facebook is a cooler social media platform than Twitter." is what type of assertion?

• Fact

• Opinion

• Preference

• Convention

"If you were born poor and remain the same after thirty years, you should think of new ways to change your economic status for the better." Which of the following evaluative statements can be formulated based on the text above?

• The text is insignificant since all Filipinos are rich.

• The text is unmotivating because people nowadays don't follow piece of advice from others.

• The text is useful because it gives a positive advice to the readers especially for those who are suffering from poverty.

• The text is not interesting because it sounds demanding.