Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PASAY CITY
PASAY CITY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL – M. DELA CRUZ
______________________________________________________________________________ Oral Communication in
Context 12
Diagnostic Test
Name:_______________________________________ Date:_________________
Grade Level:__________________________________ Score:_________________
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1. One of the rules in Capitalization and Punctuation is to capitalize the person's ________ when it follows the name
on the address or signature line.
a. name
b. gender
c. address d. title
2. Use this punctuation to emphasize a point or to set off an explanatory comment; but don’t overuse dashes, or
they will lose their impact; typically represented on a computer by two hyphens with no spaces before, after, or
between the hyphens.
a. apostrophe b.Hyphen or dash
c. parentheses d. semicolon
3. Use this punctuation to emphasize a point or to set off an explanatory comment; but don’t overuse dashes, or
they will lose their impact; typically represented on a computer by two hyphens with no spaces before, after, or
between the hyphens.
a. apostrophe b. Hyphen or dash
c. parentheses d. semicolon
4. It refers to a certain characteristic or aspect of writing.
a. cohesion b. coherence
c. development d. patterns
5. A key quality of an effective paragraph.
a. cohesion b. coherence
c. development d. patterns
6. The most basic pattern of development.
a. description b. definition
c. classification d. narrative
7. The pattern of development which goes into details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its
appearance.
a. description b. definition
c. classification d. narrative
8. This pattern explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for,
what something looks like, etc.
a. description b. definition
c. classification d. narrative
9. A statement about the real world reinforced by reliable evidence.
a. fact b. opinion
c. implicit d. explicit
10. A statement expressing one's feelings or personal judgment
a. fact b. opinion
c. implicit d. explicit
11. Facts that can be proven by scientific observation, experience, or experiment.
a. analytical fact b. Empirical fact
c. evaluative facts d. metaphysical facts
12. Facts that are supported by laws, local and international, and ideally give order.
a. analytical fact b. Empirical fact
c. evaluative facts d. metaphysical facts
13. Facts that are verified by revelatory evidence or self-evidence.
a. analytical fact b. Empirical fact
c. evaluative fact d. metaphysical fact
