Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Schools Division OF NEGROS ORIENTAL
SIATON III DISTRICT
SIATON SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
SUMMATIVE TEST
Name: Grade Level and Section:
Date: Score:
I. DIRECTION: Read and understand the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
space provided before each number.
_______ 1. It is used to ensure smooth flow and logical connections between ideas in a text.
A. Grammatical Signals B. Cohesive Devices C. Counterclaim D. Claim
_______ 2. It provides additional details that support the main idea of a paragraph.
A. General Statement B. Particular Statement C. Signal Words D. Counterclaims
_______ 3. It is a statement that expresses a belief or position on a certain topic.
A. Claim B. Counterclaim C. Cohesive Devices D. Signal Words
_______ 4. It presents the main idea or central focus of a paragraph.
A. General Statement B. Particular Statement C. Signal Words D. Counterclaims
_______ 5. It refers to an argument that contradicts or challenges another person's statement.
A. Claim B. Counterclaim C. Cohesive Devices D. Signal Words
_______ 6. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of outlining? Outlining would______.
A. summarize your ideas B. organize your ideas
C. present information clearly D. help achieve sentence variety
_______ 7. Which of the following best explains secondary sources? Secondary sources present the ______.
A. commentaries which come from primary sources
B. information which come from secondary sources
C. information which are derived from primary sources
D. analyses of research paper which are taken from various sources
_______ 8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about primary source? Primary source is a _______.
A. summary of the essay B. firsthand information
C. concluding information D. secondhand information
_______ 9. The pulling of information from several sources to generate a new thought is called ________________.
A. Analyzing B. Comprehending C. Revising D. Synthesizing
_______ 10. The following describes a good synthesis EXCEPT _______________.
A. A way to come up with original ideas
B. A chance to express ones opinion about a topic
C. Comparing and contrasting different theories or positions
D. Combining ideas from several sources with ones idea to come up a new idea
II. DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements carefully. Choose the appropriate grammatical signal from the
choices in the parenthesis that complete the ideas of each. Underline the correct grammatical signal.
1. The road was closed (due to, so that, therefore, so) the ongoing construction.
2. The weather forecast says that heavy rain will fall (however, otherwise, in fact, although) the sun is up all day.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Schools Division OF NEGROS ORIENTAL
SIATON III DISTRICT
SIATON SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
3. Some students want to have a field trip (but, nevertheless, therefore, due to), the parents beg to disagree with the
idea.
4. Many people want to earn extra income, (so, for this reason, despite this, in contrast) they are starting small
businesses.
