ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Second Semester – Second Quarter

Week 1-2

PRE-TEST
Name __________________________________ Score: __________________________
Gr. &. Sec ______________________________ Date Submitted: ________________
Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer from the set of choices in every item. Copy the letter of your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is an example of an academic report?

a. Investigatory Project b. Reflection Paper c. Concept Paper d. Position paper
2. When can a report be considered as an influential document?
a. If it is complete and coherent. b. If the report is well-written.
c. If the report has all the needed sections. d. All of the above
3. This is a section of a report where you present a summary and discusses briefly what was examined and why, what was
discovered, how was it done and what were the conclusions drawn.
a. Abstract b. Introduction c. Conclusion d. Appendices
4. Which of the following shows the structure of an essay?
a. Introduction, Results and Discussion, Conclusion b. Introduction, Body, Summary
c. Introduction, Body, Conclusion d. Introduction, Abstract, Conclusion
5. In a report, where do you place photographs, drawings or maps which will help the reader make sense of the report?
a. Abstract b. Summary c. Table of Content d. Appendices
6. The following are contained in an introduction, except:
a. Purpose b. Background c. Scope d. Recommendations
7. The following are included in the Title Page, except:
a. Name of the author b. Person who commissioned the report
c. Date the report was written d. Place of data collection
8. When writing a report, which of the following should be considered by the author?
a. The report should be able to convince readers to side with the idea given.
b. The report must be written for the sake of compliance.
c. The report written should be able to present factual information and recommend alternate solution to its readers.
d. None of the above
9. Essay: Reflection Paper
Report: _______________
a. Research Paper b. Reaction Paper c. Concept Paper d. Position paper
10. If you are to write your report about the effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the social life of teenagers, in which part of the report
are you going to include the responses of the teenagers with analysis?
a. Introduction b. Summary c. Results and Discussion d. Methodology
11. You were asked to write a report on how the government responded to the transmission of the novel corona virus, where will
you write the how’s of the report?
a. Summary b. Conclusion c. Results and Discussion d. Methodology
12. Which part of an academic report will you see the major findings of a report?
a. Conclusion b. Introduction c. Methodology d. Abstract
13. If you have used an instrument to gather the data to be included in a report, where will you include the instrument that you
have used?
a. Results and Discussion b. Abstract c. Appendices d. Methodology
14. This is a section which helps the reader find their way around the report.
a. Abstract b. Content List c. Summary d. Appendices
15. In a written report, where can you find the list of resources used and cited?
 a. Table of Content b. Content List c. References d. Abstract
16. Which type of graph is used to represent information in the form of columns that are arranged vertically or horizontally, and are
designed to present visual data relationships between two or more sets of values?
a. Bar Graph b. Pie Graph c. Line Graph d. None of the above
17. If you want your report to have a support in the presentation of large amount of data in a compact space, allowing viewers to
quickly scan large volumes of data, what type of visual display is best?
a. Graph b. Table c. Matrix d. Flow chart
18. The following are purposes of the use of graphs, except:
a. To show trends, relationships, and exact values b. To substitute for text or tables to present data more effectively
c. To present quantitative data in an attractive manner d. To provide precise information and ease of reference
19. This is a type of graph which are designed to visualize proportions, but their usage and effectiveness has been greatly
criticized.
a. Line Graph b. Pie Graph c. Bar Graph d. None of the above
20. If you are to show your data to ground a description of real-world decisions and actions coherently by using multiple examples,
what type of qualitative visual display is best?
a. Ladder Display b. Boxed Display c. Decision Tree Modelling d. None of the above
21. What type of visual display is used to convey complex insights using simple and common templates?
a. Metaphorical Visual Display b. Modified Venn Diagram c. Network d. None of the above
22. You were tasked to present a process in your report about getting a travel pass amidst the implementation of the Enhanced
Community Quarantine, what type of visual display is best to be used?
a. Modified Venn Diagram b. Ladder Display c. Network d. None of the above
23. This is a type of visual display used to present quantitative data which excels at visualizing how values change over time,
display continuity, flow, and value fluctuations.
a. Table b. Pie Graph c. Line Graph d. None of the above
24. Which of the following statements is true about a pie graph/chart?
a. It is used to o display changes over time, comparisons, deviations, parts of the whole, rankings, time series.
b. It is used to display changes over time, comparisons, deviations, frequency distributions, time series trends.
c. It is used to display part of the whole or proportions.
d. None of the above
25. Which qualitative visual display is used to indicate shared or overlapping aspects of a concept, a category, or a process?
a. Metaphorical Visual Display b. Modified Venn Diagram c. Network d. Flow Chart
26. This is a type of visual display used to represent the dimensions of the progression of certain phenomenon through time or to
show levels or stages.
a. Taxonomy b. Ladder c. Matrix d. None of the above
27. Which of the following statements is true about a boxed display?
a. It is used to show trends, relationships, and exact values.
b. It is used to display changes over time, comparisons, deviations, parts of the whole, rankings, time series.
c. It is used to emphasize the authors’ interests or points of relevance.
d. None of the above
28. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Modified Venn diagram depicts in a metaphorical and, at times, poetic way the nature of the topics or themes found.
b. Network is a classification organized in a hierarchical structure, ordered by supertype-subtype relationships.
c. Flow charts usually indicate the alternative paths that different participants follow in a specific process.
d. None of the above
29. Among the different visual displays in presenting qualitative data, which is best used show results or conceptual analysis, and
they help to portray the connection or relationship among the theoretical aspects under study?
a. Metaphorical Visual Display b. Modified Venn Diagram c. Network d. Flow Chart
30. What helps in the presentation of inferences and conclusions and represent ways of organizing, summarizing, simplifying, or
transforming data?
a. Raw data b. Visual display c. Instrument d. None of the above