English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Midterm Examination

I. Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. Structure of an academic text that should be state as direct as possible and clearly state the
content of the essay.
a. Title c. Introduction
b. Main Body d. Abstract
2. It is the short summary of the essay.
a. List of Keyword c. Introduction
b. Abstract d. Bibliography
3. Structure of an academic text that outlines the structure of the essay and explain the aims.
a. Conclusion c. Introduction
b. Title d. Abstract
4. A summary of how the essay has contributed to further understanding of the topic,
a. Title c. Bibliography
b. Abstract d. Conclusion
5. A list of all the sources used in your essay.
a. Bibliography c. Main Body
b. Title d. Notes
6. Any additional information which does not need to be included in the main body of the text.
a. List of Keyword c. Abstract
b. Notes d. Title
7. The main argument of your essay and supporting evidence, divided into a number of section.
a. Conclusion c. Main Body
b. Title d. Abstract
8. Features of language that reflects your dignified stance in your writing as a member of the
academic community.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
9. This means that the writing must be impersonal and maintain a certain social distance.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
10. To achieve this features of language you should avoid the used of personal pronoun such as you,
I, and we.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
11. Academic writing demands the use of signpost that allows readers to trace relationships in the
parts of a study.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
12. To achieve this feature of language avoid using rhetorical questions as it marks closeness with
the reader, and constantly seeks his/her attention.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
13. To achieve this feature of language avoid using of emotive language that shows biases and
lessens objectivity.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
14. To achieve this feature of language chose expanded modal forms over contracted forms.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
15. To achieve this features language choose one verb form over two-word verbs.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
16. To achieve this feature of language choose expanded terms over their abbreviated equivalents.
 a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
17. Avoiding colloquial, trite, and idiomatic expressions are the things you should remember to
achieve this features of language.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
18. This feature of language is needed to avoid sweeping of generalization.
a. Formality c. Objectivity
b. Caution d. Explicitness
19. This serve as the main idea of the paragraph.
a. Topic Sentence c. Supporting points
b. Thesis Statement d. Structure
20. It is a general statement that presents essential points that leads the reader to the right
direction.
a. Topic Sentence c. Supporting points
b. Thesis Statement d. Structure
21. The following are the qualities of a good thesis statement except.
a. It is focused, meaning it provides supporting points that strengthen the main claim.
b. It has clear boundaries. Meaning, it sets limits to what the essay intends to explore.
c. It is always framed as a declarative sentence.
d. It usually has one supporting point.
22. This type of sentence is used to state information.
a. Declarative Sentence c. Interrogative Sentence
b. Exclamatory Sentence d. Imperative Sentence
23. This sentence gives command or make request.
a. Declarative Sentence c. Interrogative Sentence
b. Exclamatory Sentence d. Imperative Sentence
24. This sentence asks questions.
a. Declarative Sentence c. Interrogative Sentence
b. Exclamatory Sentence d. Imperative Sentence
25. This type of sentence expresses emotion.
a. Declarative Sentence c. Interrogative Sentence
b. Exclamatory Sentence d. Imperative Sentence
26. This type of sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
a. Declarative Sentence c. Interrogative Sentence
b. Exclamatory Sentence d. Imperative Sentence
27. It is a restatement of your own words of the main idea of the text.
a. Paraphrasing c. Summarizing
b. Outlining d. Thesis Statement
28. It is a short restatement of your own words of the main idea of the text.
a. Summarizing c. Paraphrasing
b. Outlining d. Thesis Statement
29. This type of paraphrasing only replaces vocabulary terms from the original text.
a. Literal Paraphrasing c. Structural Paraphrasing
b. Alternative Paraphrasing d. Conventional Paraphrasing
30. This type of paraphrasing changes the sentence structure as well as the word class of key words
of the original text.
a. Literal Paraphrasing c. Structural Paraphrasing
b. Alternative Paraphrasing d. Conventional Paraphrasing
31. In this type of paraphrasing, the writer first poses questions about the text such as what the text
is about.
a. Alternative Paraphrasing c. Structural Paraphrasing
b. Conventional Paraphrasing d. Literal Paraphrasing
32. The following statements are characteristic of facts except.
a. It may be true or false.
b. Statements that can be proven.
 c. Statement that can be verified and presented with unbiased words.
d. Subjective statement
33. The following are characteristic of opinion statement except.
a. Statement that can be argued.
b. Statement that may be supported with facts.
c. Objective statements
d. Statements that can be proven.
34. The following statements are factual statement except.
a. The higher elevations you are, the lesser the air you will breath. 
b. Acid rain is a result of air pollution mostly from factories and motor vehicles. 
c. All volcanoes could erupt. 
d. Cold currents bring cold water while warm currents bring warm water.
35. The following statements are factual statement except.
a. Human activities may speed up the rising of the global temperature.
b.  El niño happens when the temperature in eastern Pacific rised above normal. 
c. Thunder and Lightning comes together but lightning is faster.
d. Men can be more competent than women
36. The following statements are factual statement except.
a. Leptospirosis is a diseases cause from bacterial infection from the urine of a rodent.
b. Depression is a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and
unimportant and often unable to live in a normal way.
c. Rainbow is an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and
that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun’s rays in
raindrops.
d. It’s more fun in the Philippines.
37. The following statements are opinion statement except.
a.  Bird Flu can be transferred to human by eating chicken.
b. Illness could be transferred by using other person's spoon.
c.  Cat has nine lives. 
d.  Bodies of water help regulate the climate of a certain area.
38. The following statements are opinion statement except.
a. A car is faster than a truck.
b. . La Niña occurs when the temperature in eastern Pacific decreases below normal. 
c. I think apple pie is the best dessert ever made.
d. I think Christmas is the best holiday of the year.
39. The following statements are opinion statement except.
a. I think the Statue of Liberty is beautiful.
b. We celebrate Valentine’s Day in February
c. . I think that oceans are beautiful.
d.  Monkeys are so cute.
40. The following statements are opinion statement except.
a. Math is the hardest subject
b. Spaghetti is delicious.
c. Dictionary is a reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that gives
information about words, meanings, forms and pronunciation.
d. Korean drama show is much entertaining to watch than reality TV show.

Substitute the single-word verb for the two-word verb in the following sentence. Choose the
letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

41. The chemical gives off a foul odor.

a. Produce c. Restrain
b. Stop d. Suppress
42. I can easily put away an enti re bowl of popcorn at a single sitti ng.
a. Disinter c. Consume
b. Discover d. Burn
43. The girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go.
 a. Leave c. Exit
b. Depart d. Reach
44. The request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown.
a. Declination c. Accept
b. Agree d. Approve
45. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
a. Delay c. Shock
b. Wait d. Stop
46. We need to cut down that dying tree.
a. Demolish c. Level
b. Raze d. Stock
47. On the lake, the mountains, rising up 6,000 feet and stretching along the shoreline, stole all my
attention.
a. Decrease c. Reduce
b. Arise d. Measure
48. The student looked up into the problem.
a. Consult c. Research
b. Refer d. Find
49. Eventually, the local government boarded up the mansion and cut the electrical power to the
building.
a. Cover c. Spill
b. Believe d. State
50. From week 5 last year to week 13, Smith woke up each day fearing his sore Achilles’ tendon
would “pop.”
a. Arouse c. Change
b. Alter d. Modify

Prepared by:

Jose Marlon S. Alcanar Jr.