ENG8 2ND QT

Many students avoid reading because they think it is boring, but in reality, reading can change their lives. Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment. When you read every day, you expand your vocabulary, sharpen your critical thinking, and build confidence in expressing yourself.

Imagine a world where people stop reading, wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation? If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later. So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words."      (The Power of Reading, Unpublished text, written for educational purposes, 2025).

 

What type of text is the passage above?

• descriptive

• expository

• narrative

• persuasive

Many students avoid reading because they think it is boring, but in reality, reading can change their lives. Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment. When you read every day, you expand your vocabulary, sharpen your critical thinking, and build confidence in expressing yourself.

Imagine a world where people stop reading, wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation? If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later. So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words."      (The Power of Reading, Unpublished text, written for educational purposes, 2025).

What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?

 

• to criticize people who dislike reading

• to inform readers about the history of reading

• to entertain students with a story about books

• to persuade students to make reading a daily habit

Many students avoid reading because they think it is boring, but in reality, reading can change their lives. Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment. When you read every day, you expand your vocabulary, sharpen your critical thinking, and build confidence in expressing yourself.

Imagine a world where people stop reading, wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation? If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later. So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words."      (The Power of Reading, Unpublished text, written for educational purposes, 2025).

Who is most likely the target audience of the text?

    

• rank-and-file employees in offices

• experts in literature and philosophy

• hypothetical business leaders who rarely read

• real students or laypeople who need encouragement to read

Many students avoid reading because they think it is boring, but in reality, reading can change their lives. Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment. When you read every day, you expand your vocabulary, sharpen your critical thinking, and build confidence in expressing yourself.

Imagine a world where people stop reading, wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation? If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later. So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words."      (The Power of Reading, Unpublished text, written for educational purposes, 2025).

What type of language is primarily used in the passage?

 

• formal

• informal

• slang

• vernacular

Many students avoid reading because they think it is boring, but in reality, reading can change their lives. Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment. When you read every day, you expand your vocabulary, sharpen your critical thinking, and build confidence in expressing yourself.

Imagine a world where people stop reading, wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation? If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later. So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words."      (The Power of Reading, Unpublished text, written for educational purposes, 2025).

   Which of the following is NOT TRUE about reading books?

• It makes you shy.

• It provides entertainment.

• It opens the door to knowledge.

• It expands your vocabulary and sharpens your critical thinking.

The line “If you want to succeed, you must start building the habit now, not later” is an example of which diction?

• formal

• informal

• slang

• vernacular

“Books open the door to knowledge, and they also provide entertainment.” What type of sentence structure is this?

   

• simple   

• compound       

• complex

• compound-complex

Which transition marker in the text signals contrast?

     

• but in reality

• if

• so

• when

“Imagine a world where people stop reading- wouldn’t society fall behind in wisdom and innovation?” What type of sentence is this according to use?

     

• declarative

• exclamatory

• imperative

• rhetorical question

“So, pick up a book today, challenge yourself, and discover the power that lies within words.” What type of sentence is this according to use?

   

• declarative  

• exclamatory            

• imperative