Unit I Post-test

Lessons 1-4 Student’s

Name: LOMUGDANG, TRISHA JANE Date: November 17, 2021 Score:________

Test I Identify the underlined words or expressions as cliche, jargon, or slang. Write your answer on the
space provided at the left.

Cliche 1. Camille’s hair is as dark as the night.

Slang 2. I almost fell asleep during the test after an all nighter.
Jargon 3. Visit our website at www.myspace.com
_________4. “You got the job? Cool!”
_________5. We saw each other once in a blue moon.
_________6. My friends have stayed with me through thick and thin.
_________7. Mc Donald’s Malolos branch is open 24/7.
_________8. “Know All Men By These Presents”.
_________9. Administer amoxicillin 250 mg.q2h.
________10. Correct me if I’m wrong, but she is the one who told us to go ahead.

Test II Identify the biased gender or the awkward construction in each of the following passages quoted
from different business correspondence. Then rephrase each sentence using the gender-inclusive
language.

_________ 11. No matter how popular cats have become, the dog is still a man’s best friend.
_________ 12. Cecilia Munoz- Palma is an outstanding lady judge.
_________ 13. Every student should know his student number.
_________ 14. Only freshmen are legible for tutorial assistance.
_________ 15. This man-made fabric can be washed like cotton but needs no ironing.

Test III Choose the most appropriate courtesy titles that can be used in the following spoken and written
communications. Circle the letter that corresponds to your answers.

_______16. It is safer to use when you do not know if the woman is married or not.
a. Mrs.
b. Miss
c. Mx.
d. Ms.
_______17. It is always without a period and is used for older girl and for unmarried woman.
a. Ms
b. Mrs
c. Miss
d. Mx
_______18. It is commonly used with the name of an office to address a woman who is the office
holder.
a. Madam
b. Ma’am
c. Mrs.
d. Ms.
_______19. It is an address given to someone who has earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
a. M.A.
b. PhD
c. MD
d. Atty.
______20. It is used for both married or unmarried men, but it is not commonly used for young boys.
a. Mr
b. Mx
c. Ms.
d. Prof.
______ 21. It is an honorific used with instructors in and around campus.
a. Dr.
b. Sir
c. Professor
d. PhD
_______22. They are most often used in publications and on lists where the specific hierarchical
position is relevant..
a. Dr.
b. PhD and EdD
c. Professor Emerita
d. Graded ranks of professor
_______23. It is used as a polite address to a man of rank or authority (such as a teacher, military, police
officer, or a master).
a. ma’am
b. sir
c. mister
d. prof.
_______24. They are post nominal abbreviations used on official name plate but are not used on social
correspondence such as wedding invitation, religious activities, Thank-you card and any activity that has
nothing to do with one’s educational attainment.
a. Retired Professor
b. PhD and EdD
c. Graded ranks of professor
d. Professor Emeritus
______25. She/he is someone retired with an honorary title from an office or position in a university.
a. PhD/EdD
b. Professor Emerita/Emeritus
c. Mr./Mrs
d. Mr/M