1. What is a critique?
a. It refers to own opinions and ideas in analyzing a text.
b. It is a constructive way to explore and understand a material.
c. It is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically
evaluates a work or concept.
d. It is a critical approach in which the text under discussion is considered
primarily in the meaning and the implications of the words.
2. What is the importance of writing a critique?
a. It gives proper way in weighing the negative and positive arguments.
b. It helps to develop writing own opinions and ideas in analyzing a text.
c. It gives an idea on how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of a
work.
d. It helps to develop knowledge and understanding of the work‟s purpose,
intended audience, development of argument, and structure of evidence or
creative style, its strength and weaknesses is also recognized.
3. What is the use of critiquing?
a. to understand an essay
b. to respond an essay in a critical manner
c. to develop an opinion based from theory or practice
d. to evaluate a theory or practice in a detailed and critical way
4. What is formalism approach?
a. It is a constructive way to explore and understand a material.
b. It is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically
evaluates a work or concept.
c. It is a critical approach in which the text under discussion is considered
primarily in the meaning and the implications of the words.
d. It is an approach that is concerned with the ways in which the text
reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and
psychological oppression of women.
5. What is feminism approach?
a. It is a constructive way to explore and understand a material.
b. It is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically
evaluates a work or concept.
c. It is a critical approach in which the text under discussion is considered
primarily in the meaning and the implications of the words.
d. an approach that is concerned with the ways in which the text
reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and
psychological oppression of women
6. Which of the following is a guide question that can be asked when critiquing
a text using formalism approach?
a. How is the life of women portrayed in the work?
b. How are the various parts of the work interconnected?
c. What does the work reveal about the actions of patriarchy?
d. Is the form and content of the work influenced by the writer‟s gender?
7. Which of the following is a guide question that can be asked when critiquing
a text using feminist approach?
a. What lesson does the author want me (the reader) to learn aboutlife?
b. What role does the work play in terms of women's history and
tradition?
c. What types of evidence or persuasion are used? Has evidence been
interpreted fairly?
d. What types of evidence or persuasion are used? Has evidence been
interpreted fairly?
8. What are the parts of a critique?
a. introduction, body and conclusion
b. introduction, arguments and conclusion
c. introduction, arguments, reaction and conclusion
d. introduction, arguments, facts, reaction and conclusion
9. In which part of a critique should one describe the main argument or purpose
of the work?
a. body
b. reaction
c. conclusion
d. introduction
10. In which part of a critique should one give a systematic and
detailed assessment of the different elements of the work, evaluating
how well the author was able to achieve the purpose of the work.
a. body
b. reaction
c. conclusion
d. introduction
Directions: Identify whether the following statement about critique is TRUE or
FALSE.
1. A critique is a written examination and judgment of a situation or of a person's
work or ideas.
2. A critique must be written objectively based on the observations or judgment on a
person‟s work or ideas.
3. Formalism approach considered primarily text under discussion as structure of
words.
4. Feminism approach aims to reinterpret the old texts and establish the importance
of women's writing to save it from being lost or ignored in the male-dominated
world.
5. Critiques may be applicable to posters, billboards, commercials, industrial design
objects or craft objects, digital and other media.
Directions: Look at the campaign poster below. It was evaluated using the Formalism and Feminism
approach. Provide your own critique using the Reader-response and Marxist approach.
