DATU IBRAHIM PAGLAS MEMORIAL COLLEGE
Datu Paglas, Maguindanao
MIDTERM – EXAM
IN
COMMUNICATION AND ARTS
Name:__________________________________________________ Date:__________
Year:______________ Score:_________

I- Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer on the space provided. _______________ 1. The process of drawing reasonable conclusion from facts or bits of evidence.
_______________ 2. Is a descriptive word or phrase placed beside the unknown word and is often enclosed or set off by commas.
_______________ 3. Explains or describes the similarity between the relationship of a plain words and that of another pair.

_______________ 4. A common process is forming words in which we cut off the beginning or the end.
_______________ 5. Are formed by fusing the first part of one word with the last part of another.
_______________ 6. A politician presents only one side of an issue or tries to make the other side idiotic.
______________ 7. The public is urged to follow the crowd and accept the propagandist ideas and leadership. No reason or logic is used.
______________ 8. The process of forming a word from initial letters of several words as in WHO- World Health Organization.
______________ 9. Refers to the big class or group to which a specific group belongs.
______________ 10. A high-sounding word is connected with an idea to make it sound better so people will accept without examining it.
______________ 11. Words are formed by partial or complete repetition.
______________ 12. People can be persuaded to reject ideas, organizations, or persons by the use of a name that carries a negative connotation.
______________ 13. Are words used in a sentence which helps in understading the specific meaning of a new unfamiliar word.
______________ 14. The meaning of the unknown word is understood because the idea is repeated in familiar words.
______________ 15. An effort is made to win public conference and support because he/she belongs to the masses.

II- Direction: Underline the appositive or appositive phrase and add appropriate commas. Circle the noun the appositive identifies. 1. Mr. Hamsa an artist will display his works at the library. 2. Howkin Dakman the president’s assistant spoke at the banquet. 3. The entertainer Alzooman Guiapal was famous for his political jokes. 4. In euchre a lively card game jacks are the high cards. 5. Mr. Mujahid explained his latest invention a time machine.

III- Enumeration 1. Applying knowledge of context clues and idioms (1-8)

2. Analogy (9-13)

3. Propaganda Device (14-20)

4. Word Association (21-30)

IV- Essay

1. Compare and contrast denotation with connotation.

2. Think any propaganda you know and elaborate it as far as your understanding.

3. How can you describe the way your instructor is teaching.