STA.

FE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sta. Fe, Borongan City
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
School Year 2019 – 2020

ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING

FINAL EXAMINATION

Name: ______________________________________________ Score: ________________________

Strand/Year/Section: __________________________________ Teacher: _______________________

Test I: Multiple Choice

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write in on the space provided before the blank. Use capital letters.
No erasures.
A. The Writing Process
_________1. This refers to a one-sentence summary that guides, controls, and unifies ideas when writing a
paper.
a. Main Idea c. Arguments
b. Thesis d. Details
_________ 2. A composition is incomplete without ____. These are pieces of information necessary in
understanding the main idea.
a. Main Idea c. Arguments
b. Thesis d. Details
_________3. This is the act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on the feedback.
a. Pre-Writing c. Drafting
b. Editing d. Revising
_________4. These are the finishing stages of writing that focus on grammar and language use and
typography and mechanics.
a. Publishing c. Drafting
b. Editing d. Revising
_________5. After exerting effort in writing a good paper, you have to showcase your work to other people.
This stage is known as ______.
a. Publishing c. Drafting
b. Editing d. Revising
B. Academic and Professional Writing and its Components
________6. This is a type of writing produced by students in an academic setting. Its main purpose is to
inform and persuade, not to entertain.
a. Business c. Professional
b. Academic d. Creative
________7. ________ is any type of written communication done specifically in a professional context; its
main purpose is to inform and persuade readers.
a. Business c. Professional
b. Academic d. Creative
________8. This component refers to the situation where professional writing is performed.
a. Context c. Message
b. Language d. Purpose
________9. This refers to the channel used to convey the message. It can either be visual or textual, formal
or informal, verbal and non-verbal.
a. Context c. Message
b. Language d. Purpose
________10. This refers to the reason or motive that you have when communicating. It can be general or
specific.
a. Context c. Message
b. Language d. Purpose
________11. This refers to the content of your document. These details may be in the form of facts,
statistics, testimonies, and observation.
a. Context c. Message
b. Language d. Purpose
________12. ______ is the receiver of the message. It can be either primary or secondary.
a. Audience c. Message
b. Language d. Product
________13. This refers to the output that you intend to produce after considering all the other components.
a. Audience c. Message
 b. Language d. Product

Test II: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the table below.

A. Academic vs. Professional Writing

_________14. This a tool that summarizes your skills, educational background, experiences, and other
qualifications.
_________15. This comes from the Latin term memorare which “to remember”. Its goals are to inform as
well as to persuade people within an organization.
_________16. This is a specialized form of academic writing in which a reviewer evaluates the contribution
to the knowledge of scholarly works such as academic books and journal articles.
_________17. This refers to an academic writing that presents one’s stand or viewpoint in a particular issue.
_________18. This expanded paper presents interpretations and analyses of a phenomenon based on
experiments and previous information so that readers can better understand it.
_________19. This highly persuasive and informative document aims to address a particular problem or
issue.
_________ 20. This refers to a personal business correspondence that states your intention to work in a
particular organization.

a. Position Paper
b. Job Application Letter
c. Memorandum
d. Resume
e. Book Review/Article Critique
f. Research Report
g. Literature Review
h. Project Proposal
B. Parts of a Research Report

__________21. This part of a research report explains the current state of the field and identifies research
gaps. It is also the part where the research focus is presented by addressing the identified gaps in the topic.
_________ 22. This part of a research report describes how the experiments or tests in the research were
conducted. It presents the context within which the study was conducted, the participants, the instruments
used, data gathering procedure, and data analysis.
__________23. This part of a research report contains the summary of the research findings and
conclusions. It briefly presents the context of the study, research questions or objectives, methodology, major
findings, conclusions, and sometimes implications.
__________24. This part of a research report contains an informative title that describes the content of the
paper, the name of the author/s, addresses or affiliations, and date of submission.
__________ 25. This part of a research report factually describes the data gathered and the tables and the
tables and graphs that summarize the collected data.
__________ 26. This part of a research report contains the reinstatement of the major findings, the limitations
of the study, the recommendations, and the implications.
__________ 27. This part of a research report provides an explanation of all the results in relation to the
previous studies presented in the literature review.
__________ 28. This part of a research report contains the different sources used in the study.

a. Title Page
b. Abstract
c. Introduction
d. Literature Review
e. Methodology
f. Results
g. Discussion
h. Conclusion
i. References
 C. Parts of a Project Proposal

_________29. This part of a project proposal describes the socio-economic, cultural, and political
background in which the proposal is situated.
_________30. This part of a project proposal presents the expected income and expenses over a specified
time.
_________31. This part of a project proposal includes the objectives, implementing organization, major
activities, and total project costs.
_________32. This part of a project proposal lists the people involved in the project, their corresponding
roles, and their summary of qualifications.
_________33. This part of a project proposal provides the rationale for the project and describes the
capability of the implementing organization or group by stating its track records.
_________ 34. This part of a project proposal is divided into an activity that specifies the schedule of
activities and a resource plan that specifies the items needed to implement the project.
_________ 35. This part of a project proposal specifies when and how the team will monitor the progress of
the project.
_________ 36. This part of a project proposal introduces the proposal to the readers.
_________ 37. This part of a project proposal includes the project title that is concise and informative.
________ 38. This part of a project proposal specifies the schedule for reporting the finances and progress of
the project.
________ 39. This part of a project proposal lists all the references used in drafting the project proposal
using the format required by the funding agency.
________ 40. This part of a project proposal briefly describes the project, the problem it addresses, and its
benefits to all stakeholders through a summary.

a. Cover Letter
b. Title Page
c. Abstract or Executive Summary
d. Context of the Proposal
e. Project Justification/ Description
f. Project Proponent
g. Project Implementation
h. Budget
i. Monitoring and Evaluation
j. Reporting Scheme
k. Conclusion
l. References

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be
given to you.
JAMES 1:5