Name: Juliana Marie B.

Juanillas Section:12-ABM A Date: _______ Score: _____

TEST I- Language registers used in various academic texts

Instructions: Read carefully, analyze, and determine the register of language meant by the
following statements. Choose from the options below. Write the answers in the space
provided.

Medical Language                           Journalistic Language                    Legal Language

Academic Language                        Literary Language                            Linguistic Register

Academic Language1. This language register includes language used in textbooks, in
classrooms,on tests, and in each discipline. It is different in vocabulary and structure
                            from the everyday spoken English of social interactions.
Linguistic Register2. These language types are certain registers of language (types of
language
use) peculiar to specific professions such as medical science, engineering,
and business.
Medical Language3. This type of language is used to describe components and processes of
the human body, medical procedures, diseases, disorders, and pharmacology. Simply put, it
is the vocabulary that medical professionals use to describe the
body, what it does, and the treatments they prescribe.
Journalistic Language4. This type of language helps us understand how journalists create
                             their stories or reports, shape points of view, deliver expected news, and
                            how media language is different from other languages we encounter.
Legal Language5. This means a language used by the persons connected to the legal
                             profession

TEST II. Techniques in summarizing academic texts

Instructions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

True1. A summary is a brief, clear restatement of the most important
                     points of a text.
True2. It is safe to include examples and minor details in summarizing.
False3. When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or
                       background knowledge you have on the topic.
True4. Understanding the text is important in summarizing.
False5. Revising the main idea of the text is not part of summarizing.
TEST III- Identifying Thesis Statement
Instructions: Each set contains one topic, one thesis statement, and two supporting
sentences. Label each item as T for the topic, TH for the thesis statement, and S for
supporting sentences.

Set A.
S A. People listen to audiobooks while doing other tasks, such as commuting or
           Exercising.
TH B. Audiobooks are more convenient than printed books for several reasons
S C. Listeners hear dramatization of a printed by an actual author or an actor.
T D. Audiobooks.
 
Set B.
S A. A radiologic technology degree allows a person to work in medical settings
where x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, sonograms and other diagnostic imaging is
needed.
TH B. There are many career opportunities for those in the medical sciences.
S C. A person who obtains a degree in phlebotomy is able to work as a clinical
laboratory technician.
D D. Medical science