Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
DIVISION OF SOUTH COTABATO
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MID TERM EXAMINATION

READING AND WRITING

GENERAL CATEGORIES / SKILLS

Instructional
No. of EASY (60%) AVERAGE (30%) DIFFICULT (10%)
COMPETENCIES Time Items
Percentage
(hours) Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
1
I. Describes a written text as connected discourse. 1 1 3%
(1)
Distinguishes between and among techniques in
selecting and organizing information:
a. brainstorming list 2, 3, 4 5
II. 3 4 8%
b. graphic organizer (3) (1)
c. topic outline
Distinguishes between and d. among
sentence outline of
patterns
development in writing across disciplines:
a. narration
b.
description
c. definition 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
11, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 8, 9, 18, 23
III. d. 20 25 50% 17, 19, 20, 21, 22
(8) (4)
exemplification / classification (13)
e. comparison and contrast
f. cause and effect
g. problem - solution
h. persuasion
Identifies properties of a well-written text:
a. organization
b. coherence and 31, 33, 35, 36, 38 32, 34, 37, 39 40
IV. cohesion 8 10 20%
(5) (4) (1)
c. language use
d. mechanics
41, 42 43
V. Explains critical reading as looking for ways of thinking. 2 3 5%
(2) (1)

Identifies claims explicitly or implicitly made in a written

text: 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 45
VI. 6 7 15%
a. Claim of fact (6) (1)
b. Claim of policy
c. Claim of value
TOTAL 40 50 100% 30 15 5

Prepared by:

MITCHEL D. EGOT, T-III CARL JUN G. DELA CRUZ, T-II

Silway-8 NHS/Polomolok West Surallah NHS / Surallah North

ARLENE P. NORICO, T-II DOREEN LOU S. AGUILAR, T-II

Upper Maculan IS / Lake Sebu Norala NHS / Norala

NOTED:

ROSMIE P. SALADA, Ph.D

EPS I - English