ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

General Instructions. Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of your
choice and write it on your notebook.

Test I: Choose the letter of your choice only.

1. It is mainly written to communicate a fair assessment of situations, people, events, and

literary and artistic works and performances.
a. reaction paper b. position paper c. report d. concept paper

2. Which does not belong to the group on the Basic Qualities of Reaction Paper?
a. Gives a fair and balance social commentary
b. Provides relevant and accurate factual information on the situation
c. Exhibits by means of thorough and in-depth analysis an appreciation of context
d. Makes unclear distinction, through language, between what is actual and what is
probable or possible

3. Pablo Picasso, with fellow artist Georges Braque, invented a style of painting known as.
a. cubism b. cubist theory c. chronicle d. cutest style

4. This artist expressed his outrage at the attack in a mural he titled simply, Guernica.
a. John Dewey b. Geofrey Chaucer c. Pablo Picasso d. William Shakespeare

5. A fellow artist of Pablo Picasso who invented a style of painting known as cubism.
a. Georges Braque b. Goerge Braque c. George Orwell d. Georges Washington

6. In writing a reaction paper, it should be Value Communicated. Among the choices,

which one does not belong?
a. Sound critical judgment
b. A fair and balanced assessment of situations or events, people
c. A not balance argument

7. In writing a concept paper, the definition which clarifies the meaning of the term is
called _________.,
a. core definition b. simple definition c. outer definition d. none of the above

8. The following words are being Americanized. Which one does not belong?
a. cootie b. boondocks c. carabao d. avon

9. It is a remote rural area, back country, an isolated or wild region filled with dense brush,
comes from Tagalog bundok, “mountain.”
a. boondocks b. bondoocks c. bondockers d. boondockers

10. From what language are the following words borrowed? asa, salita, balita, karma,
mukha, guro, dalita, hari?
a. Sanskrit b. Spanish c. English d, Malay

11. On what date were the forty-one Filipino words and expressions such barkada,
barangay, KKB, kikay, suki, etc. added to the Oxford English Dictionary?
a. June 26, 2015 b. June 25, 2016 c. June 24, 2017 d. June 23, 2018

12. What foreign language do the following words (gunting, payong, anak, halo halo, lima,’
and salamat) come from which enrich our Philippine language?
a. Indonesian b. Spanish c. Arabic d. Japanese

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13. The tracing of the origin of a word and the development of its meaning is called ____.
a. etymology b. origin c. ethnography d. dictionary

14. Which is NOT a Spanish word?

a. ventana b. sinturon c. kutsilyo d. isa

15. A concept paper is written mainly to :

a. distinguish between the old and new meaning of a word/concept.
b. trace the development of a word from its old form to its new one.
c. clarify the meaning of a concept.

16. At the heart of a concept paper is usually:

a. the definition of the term.
b. the semantic history of the concept.
c. a distinction between its standard and slang versions.

17. The etymology of a concept or word clarifies:

a. the changes in the meaning of the word.
b. the original form of the concept.
c. the origin and development of the word/concept.

18. In the paragraph on the boondocks, boondockers is:

a. the etymology of the word.
b. the plural form of the term.
c. a derivative from the term.
d. a slang version

19. Which does NOT belong to the group in writing a position paper?
a. introduction b. body c. conclusion d. complimentary close

20. A position paper is an argument paper (except) that …

a. intends to generate support on an issue
b. describes an individual or group’s stand or position on issue and the reasons for it
c. discusses one side of an issue or problem and argues that one side is stronger than
the other
d. makes reasonable claims backed by facts and other forms of evidence

21. In writing a position paper what should a student consider?

a. Choose an issue that has only one viewpoint but can be argued with facts and sound
reasoning.
b. Critically examine your own opinion of the issue. See to it that it is based purely on your
biases.
c. Generalize the issue or topic to something that you can manage and support with facts
and other forms of evidence.
d. Research the issue thoroughly using both primary and secondary sources.

22. Another thing to consider in writing a position paper is…

a. Choose an issue that has differing viewpoints but can be argued with heresy and sound
reasoning.

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b. Critically interrogate your other’s opinion of the issue. See to it that it is not based
purely on your biases.
c. Narrow down the issue or topic to something that you can manage and support with
facts and other forms of evidence.
d. Research the issue thoroughly using single sources

23. The following are the ways to write a position paper, EXCEPT
a. Choose an issue that has differing viewpoints but can be argued with facts and sound
reasoning.
b. Critically examine your other’s opinion of the issue. See to it that it is not based purely
on your biases.
c. Narrow down the issue or topic to something that you can manage and support with
facts and other forms of evidence.
d. Research the issue thoroughly using single and double sources.

Test II: Write T if the statement is true and F if otherwise.

24. Topics should be too big.

25. Topics should be too controversial.
26. Topics should be traced to a single source.
27. Topics should not be too technical.
28. Topics should not be too trivial.

Test III: Arrange the correct order of the writing process. Write 1 as the first one and
6 as the last one.

29. __ Choose a topic

30. __ Narrow down the topic
31. __ Formulate your thesis
32. __ Organize supporting ideas in an outline
33. __ Gather information from various sources
34. __ Draft
35. __ Revise
36. __ Edit

Test IV: Among the items below, choose four letters (in no particular order) which
reflect the Basic Qualities of an Adequate Critical Judgment in writing a reaction
paper.

37.____ 38.____ 39.____ 40.____

a. Provides accurate and relevant information on the event, show, or work

b. Exhibits full appreciation of the purpose behind the event, show, or work
c. Shows a clear understanding of the means (strategies, techniques, devices, etc.) and
their appropriateness and power in achieving the purpose
d. Exhibits fairness and balance in the judgment made
e. Contains a clear proposition or statement that must be defended
f. Assesses conflicting opinions or opposing views on the issue.
g. Takes a firm stand on the issue.
h. Lists arguments in an organized manner to defend the stand.
i. Presents factual evidence or proofs to support each argument.

Prepared by: ALLEN M. LUNTAYAO