Mountain Ridge Christian School

”A Close-to-Nature Haven School”

Mahusay, Salaysay, Marilog, Davao City

1st Prelim Examination

EAPP

NAME: _______________________________________________________________ SCORE:________

TEACHER:YUNTING, YVONNE L. DATE:_________
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions below and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
_____________1. It is a process that starts with posing a question, problematizing a concept, evaluating an opinion, and
ends in answering the questions posed.
a. Creative writing c. poem composition
b. Academic writing d. song composition
_____________2. It involves scrutinizing any information that you read or hear.
a. Critical reading c. critical reasoning
b. Critical thinking d. critical condition
_____________3. It is of the ways to interact with the writer in which you can underline, circle, or highlight words that
contain important details.
a. Outline the text c. evaluate the text
b. Summarize the text d. annotate what you read
_____________4. A mistaken belief especially one based on unsound argument.
a. Essay c. fallacy
b. Article d. letter
_____________5. It is the clarity of purpose and relevance of the supporting points to the thesis statement.
a. Content c. language and style
b. Structure d. mechanics
II.
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text below then complete the table that follows. (3pts each)

TEXT A

SUPERIOR COURTCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

(COURT ORDER)
ORDER TO DISCLOSE VIRGIN MOBILE WIRELESS RECORDS
Date: April 26, 2010
VIRGIN MOBILE CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS: 10 Independence Blvd.
San Luis Beach, Ca. 90987
Fax: (310)555-4205
Virgin Mobile
is ordered to provide the following records regarding the account with the phone number of
(310) 555-4032.
All personal information used to open the account, such as the subscriber¶s name and Social Security Number,the billing
address, the address where the service was connected, if different from the billing address, alltelephone toll records for the
last month of the account, if the service included call forwarding, disclose theforwarded telephone number along with the
subscriber¶s name and billing address. Include Make, Model, phone numbers, and ESN numbers of all phones associated with
the accounts. Include forms of payment on theoriginal account also.These records are to be returned to the Affiant within ten
(10) days from the date in which the order is served.Virgin Mobile, its agents and employees are ordered not to disclose the
existence of this court order to thesubscriber(s), unless and until ordered to do so by the court
the different text. Complete the table with the appropriate
TEXT B

Jennifer Wilson
7 Half Moon Drive
Bayberry Heights, Massachusetts 02630
555-555-5555
email@email.com

November 14, 20__

Michelle Price
Manager
The Yarn Company
Central Ave
Bayberry Heights, Massachusetts 02630

Dear Ms. Price:

Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me to discuss selling my handmade sweaters in your wonderful shop.

As I mentioned in our conversation, I’ve been a customer of your store since I used my third-grade allowance to buy my very first
pair of knitting needles. I’m honored that you’d consider selling one of my original creations at The Yarn Company alongside your
own work.

We discussed a trial consignment arrangement in which a portion of the sales would go to the store. This is more than agreeable to
me.

Let me know how you want to proceed. I’m available most afternoons at 555-555-5555, or you can email me at email@email.com,
and I’ll respond to your message ASAP.

Thanks, and best,

Jennifer Wilson

TEXT C

Video games encourage children to associate happiness and pleasure with the capability to cause pain to others. They develop the
feeling that in order to be happy, one has to make other people suffer.
Children who play video games tend to develop selfish behavior (Anderson & Bushman, 2001). Video games teach the player to be
dependent and since the child is often left alone while playing on a game console, he or she can develop selfish behaviors.
A certain study that was done at a Minneapolis-based national institute for media indicated that kids can get addicted to video games
and exhibit social phobias. The interactive quality of virtual games is quite different from passively viewing movies or television.
The games allow players to be active participants in the script. The players who are able to benefit from acts of violence are then able
to proceed to the next level (Sherry, 2001).

TEXT D
Keep an Eye on the Sky! I was in gym class when my teacher suggested we go outside and play softball. As we made our way out to
the field, my stomach slowly turned into a giant knot of fear. Softball is just not my game. I have a knack for always getting hit in the
head by the ball. It doesn’t matter where I’m standing. The ball just seems to find me. My teammates gave me a glove and put me
way out in left field. I didn’t complain. I just wanted to make sure I knew when gym class ended so I wouldn’t be left behind. Nothing
happened the first three innings. Well, things happened but not in my little part of the softball field. I started daydreaming. The next
thing I knew, I heard the sound of a ball whizzing through the air. I put up my glove to protect my head, and an amazing thing
happened. I caught the ball in my glove! Not only did I catch the ball, but I helped my team to win. I was a hero to my classmates for
the rest of the day. And I learned something. I may not always see the flying balls that come my way, but I can always take a chance
and try to catch one.
 TEXT A TEXT B TEXT C TEXT D

What is the text about?

(subject/focus)

What is the writer’s goal

in writing the text?
(purpose)

Who is the target reader

of the text?
(Audience)
What is the point of view
used in the text? ( First
person, second person,
third person)

Did the writer write in a

formal or informal
manner? (tone)

How did the writer

choose the words and
organize the sentences?
Was the language formal,
informal; or casual?

III. MATCHING TYPE

INSTRUCTIONS: Match column A with the exact example of each fallacy in column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided before the number.
A B
___________1. Dicto Simpliciter
___________2. Hasty Generalization
___________3. Post Hoc
___________4. Ad Misecordiam
___________5. False Analogy
___________6. Poisoning the Well
a. An example of the contradictory premises fallacy is a
pastor telling his congregation God is so powerful he
possesses the power to do anything, including make a
mountain so heavy that even God himself can't lift it
b. John, if you would have taken a shower more often,
you would still be dating Tina.
c. All scientists are closed-minded and that if something
does not fit into a scientist's existing scientific laws, they
will not consider it a possibility.
d. My father smoked four packs of cigarettes a day since
age fourteen and lived until age sixty-nine. Therefore,
smoking really can’t be that bad for you.
e. Our soccer team was losing until I bought new shoes.
We have not lost a game since I got my lucky shoes!
f. Oh, Officer, there's no reason to give me a traffic
ticket for going too fast because I was just on my way to
the hospital to bring blood bags to my dying child. They
are needed in a few minutes.
___________7. Contradictory Premises g. The private school down the street has better
teachers and children get a better education because
100% of their seniors get into a college.
___________8. Hypothesis contrary to fact h. Tim: Boss, you heard my side of the story why I think
Bill should be fired and not me. Now, I am sure Bill is
going to come to you with some pathetic attempt to
weasel out of this lie that he has created.
i. "I don't believe something written in a book"
but I believe in science.
IV. REVISE AND EDIT
INSTRUCTION: Revise and edit the essay below about South Korea. Use the strategies in revising and the proofreading
marks in editing. Utilize the space at the back of this sheet for your final draft. (50 PTS)

south korea is the world's 11th largest economy. south korea boasts the highest smartphone penetration

in the world and the 5th highest credit card adoption Rate. most significantly, southkorea outperforms

much larger economies in terms of cryptocurrency fervor. south koreans poor so much of their local

currency, the korean Won (KRW), into bitcoin that they are ranked number three in the world after japan

and the united States. South Korea is not only supportive of cryptocurrencies in terms of hosting

conferences , but also boastseveral cryptocurrency exchanges, including BitThumb , CoinOne , and

Korbit . You can even purchase bitcoin at 7-Eleven stores . No doubt, market for a crypto card south

korea is the perfect test. Invariably there are two governingcultures in any school; the adult culture and

the student culture. these two Cultures naturally dictate and determine different behaviours, unwritten

rules and codes of conduct. these cultures also come with a set of expectations which, for the most part,

are incongruous and abrasive to the other one. That is to say, young people don't understand the

preassures of being an adult working in a school and the adults have largely forgotten what it is like to be

a young person and never the twain shall meet.south korea last year opened K-City, an 88-acre facility for

testing Autonomous vehicles. The ersatz city,which includes expressways, sub urban roads, bus lanes,

and parking areas became the largest such test environment in the world. Korea is also home to the

Hyundai-Kia Group, the fifth largest Automaker in the world based on global sales. This week, Rep.

hwang hee of south korea's ruling democraticParty prepared a bill with the government's Ministry of

Land, Infrustructure, and Transport, to allow self-driving cars to gainer wider public access. The bill will

also streamline the process by which citizens gain Permission to flying drones in cities. A ministry official

said, "We are planningtoprovide drastic deregulationin the pilot smart cities so they can be built up with

an innovative ecosystem that can HelpING private firms operate freely." south korea also plans to map

roadways in major cities as part of an advanced national traffic system for autonomous driving.