Mabunao National High School

Mabunao, Tabuelan, Cebu

1st Periodical Test in English 12
S.Y. 2017-2018

Name: _______________________________________ Year/Section: ______________________ Score:____________

Test I: Write True if the statement is correct and write false if the statement is incorrect.

_________ 1. Academic language is used in academic settings for academic purposes to help student acquire.
_________ 2. An Academic text have an unclear structure.
_________ 3. Most academic texts in the sciences adhere to the model called imrad.
_________ 4. A well-structured text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text.
_________ 5. An important feature of academic texts is that they are inefficient in a specific way.
_________ 6. Structure is an important feature of academic writing.
_________ 7. Academic writing is expected to be precise, semi-formal, impersonal, and subjective.
_________ 8. The structure of an academic text should be clear on all levels of the academic text.

Test II: Multiple choice. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Structure is an important feature of this writing.

a. Academic language b. academic text c. narrative text
2. This cannot be defined dichotomously.
a. Academic language b. academic text c. narrative text
3. This section determines the entire academic text and the content in all its parts.
a. aim b. introduction c. result
4. It is often said that this section of an academic text should be shaped like a funnel.
a. aim b. introduction c. result
5. In this section you should show your reader exactly how you have conducted your research.
a. aim b. introduction c. method & materials
6. In this section you should account for your results in an objective manner, without interpreting them.
a. introduction b. methods & material c. result
7. This is the part in which you interpret your results, and it is also the part that takes longest to write.
a. aim b. discussion c. introduction
8. In this section you should fulfill your aim and account for what you have found in your study.
a. conclusion b. discussion c. result
9. Words students must understand to access the concepts associated with a specific discipline and be able to use to
demonstrate their understanding of these concepts.
a. academic language b. academic text c. academic vocabulary
10. This type of text tells a story and usually follows a familiar structure.
a. expository text b. informal text c. narrative text
11. This type of text provides an explanation of facts and concepts.
a. expository text b. informal text c. narrative text

Test III: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer.

Column A Column B
__________ 1. collection, stock, range, reserve, store, supply A. accord
__________ 2. give, grant, agreement, deal, protocol B. attenuate
__________ 3. hesitant, unwilling, disinclined, resistant, opposed C. deployed
__________ 4. weakened, reduced, lessened, impaired, diminished D. gaudy
__________ 5. position, station, install, utilize, use E. gesticulation
__________ 6. conquer, defeat, overcome, beat F. interference
__________ 7. fine, nice, wise, keen, clever G. reluctant
__________ 8. gesture, hand movement, signal, sign H. repertoire
__________ 9. involvement, trespass, static, disruption, disturbance I. subdue
__________ 10. loud, overbright, glaring, showy, glittering J. subtle
Test IV. Write the word narrative essay or expository essay if the example/sentence pertains to this style of writing.

_____________________1. Switching point of view of different characters.

_____________________2. No definite chronology of events, flashback, etc.
_____________________3. Medical and scientific texts that follow the problem-solution structure.
_____________________4. Abundance of personal pronounce.
_____________________5. Recipes, biographies, history texts that follow some definite chronology.
_____________________6. Some newspaper articles that provide detailed description of events.
_____________________7. Simple structure common for fiction stories.
_____________________8. Speeches for debates and other events that are based on the position-reason structure.
_____________________9. Combination of concrete and abstract language.
_____________________10. Directions, scientific articles and other tests that follow the cause-effect structure.

Test V. Rewrite the following informal phrase/sentence into formal form.

1. Went to Maravilla beach for the weekend.

2. The play I saw this afternoon was wonderful.
3. She’s decided to accept his apology.
4. The girl I met in Tabuelan was interested to study in our school.
5. The’ve been together all day.
6. The vendor I talked to yesterday was very polite.
7. We feel that the target is unrealistic.
8. Which family does the dog belong to?
9. Who did the elect for president?
10. Thanks for coming over.

“Imagine with all your mind. Believe with all your heart. Achieve with all your might.”