Kids Camp Innovative Learning Academy

First Quarter Examination

S.Y. 2019-2020
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: Score:
Teacher: Mr. Arlou C. Garces Date:

I. For each statement below, choose what type of intelligence is manifested. Select your
answer from the list of multiple intelligences below. Write the letters only.

E. MUSICAL
A. VERBAL/LINGUISTIC
F. NATURALISTIC
B. LOGICAL/MATHEMATICAL
G. BODY/KINESTHETIC
C. VISUAL/SPATIAL
H. INTRAPERSONAL
D. INTERPERSONAL
I. EXISTENTIAL

________1. I enjoy playing brainteasers and logic puzzles.

________2. I enjoy team sports rather than individual sports.
________3. I am observant. I often see things that others miss.
________4. I enjoy participating in debates and/or discussions.
________5. I have a good understanding of my feelings and how I will react to situations.
________6. I notice similarities and differences in trees, flowers and other things in
nature.
________7. I can pick out different instruments when I listen to a piece of music.
________8. I can understand what others feel.

II. Read the following questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

9. This is basically anything that can be used in a school or classroom. It can include
school books, newspapers, articles, textbooks and anything that has been written by
someone with experience in the field.

A. Reaction paper C. literature

B. Academic text D. studies

10. An academic text, besides building knowledge, contains__________________, often

supported by a research of any kind or an analysis which brings about a reflection or
hypothesis in any particular academic field, and which then can be turned into a reliable
source. A. Specific information C. specific knowledge B. Experience D. structure

11. An academic text has the following features, except one. What is it? A. Text structure C.
Purpose B. Perspective D. reaction

12. Academic texts are structured in different ______________. A. Purpose C. Aim B. Goal D.
subject

13. This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader
a mental picture A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure B. Description D. sequence
pattern

14. This structure presents the causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept
and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.
A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure B. Comparison and contrast D. sequence pattern

15. This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then
discusses the effects of the solution. A. Cause and effect C. problem and solution B.
Comparison and contrast D. sequence pattern

16. This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
A. Cause and effect C. problem and solution B. Comparison and contrast D. sequence
pattern

17. It is the framework around which you construct in academic writing. A. Structure C. Style
B. Content D. language

18. It refers to the subject, idea, or topic you are going to discuss or focused on in academic
writing. A. Structure C. Style B. Content D. language

19. It refers to the approaches on how you are going to organize academic writing. A.
Structure C. Style B. Content D. language

20. It can be Filipino, English or mother tongue specifics that you can employ in academic
writing which will depend on the readers. A. Structure C. Style B. Content D. language

21. It is a type of writing that is based on analysis. It is the process of breaking down ideas to
increase the reader’s understanding. A. Writing a Review C. writing a diary entry B.
Academic writing D. writing a reaction paper

22. The following are the different purposes in writing an academic text, except one. What
is it? A. To provide a solution to a problem B. To persuade reader to accept a point of view
C. To report a fact that has been taken from reliable source D. To show one’s skill in writing

23. Which of the following statements implies the importance of academic writing? A.
Academic writing aims to communicate B. Academic writing aims to influence other’s
thought C. Academic writing develops skills in evaluating, analyzing, criticizing, comparing
and synthesizing D. All of the above

24. ________________ will improve communication skills and this will benefit college
students after graduation in their field of expertise or chosen profession. A. Writing a Review
C. writing a diary entry B. Academic writing D. writing a reaction paper

25. It is a technique of reducing the length of a text but retaining the main points. A.
Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources

26. It is a technique of rewriting a text so that the language is substantially different while
the content stays the same. A. Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources

27. It presents a picture of the main idea and the supporting ideas of any subject., A.
Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources

28. What are the elements of effective paraphrasing?

A. Has a different structure to organize B. Has many different vocabularies C. Retains the
same meaning D. All of the above

29. It is an intellectual crime that is mostly committed by writers. A. Intellectual property

theft C. Plagiarism B. Counterfeit D. fraud

30. How is plagiarism committed? A. By taking ideas or words from a source and
acknowledging the source of information B. By taking ideas or words of others without
acknowledging its source C. By summarizing, paraphrasing and outlining D. By citing the
source of information
31. Which of the following is not a reason to avoid plagiarism? A. Copying the work of
others will nog help you develop your own understanding B. Plagiarism may lead to failing
a course. C. Plagiarism is not an intellectual crime. D. Plagiarism is easily detected by
teachers and computer software.

32. What are the degrees of Plagiarism? A. Technical plagiarism C. General or Common
Knowledge B. Self-Plagiarism D. All of the above

33. It is a specific detail that can be proven as true based on an objective evidence. A. Fact
C. Opinion B. Argument D. proposition

34. It is an expression of feeling, judgment, belief, or conclusion that cannot be proven true
by an objective evidence. A. Fact C. Opinion B. Argument D. proposition

C. Write FACT if the sentence states a fact and OPINION if the sentence states an opinion.
Write the answer on the blank provided.

____35. Exercise is the only sure way to lose weight.

____36. Alexander the Great is one of the military leaders in world history.
____37. Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age.
____38. Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish.

A. Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led to a rise in the sale of fresh
vegetables in the local supermarkets (Chen, 1997, p.62).

B. According to Chen (1997), Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led to
a rise in the sale of fresh.