Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
Bayambang National High School
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Bayambang, Pangasinan
2nd Sem., S.Y. 2021-2022

FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

NAME: _________________________________YEAR AND SECTION: ____________ SCORE: _________

I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the answer is true, and FALSE if otherwise.
_____1. Academic writing is the by-product of one’s eagerness to increase his knowledge about his chosen
subject matter and to present his findings skilfully through different rhetorical or discourse patterns.
_____2. Unlike personal or public writing that liberally appeals to the readers, academic writing subjects itself to
a certain degree of precision regarding its topic, purpose, audience, language, and methodology.
_____3. Academic writers should write in a language that is appropriate, formal and pretentious.
_____4. Definitions are essential in schoolwork as they serve as a frame of reference for discussions.
_____5. Concepts may be explained through different modes or patterns.
_____6. In writing a concept paper, the apparent complexity must be broken down into aspects or elements,
where form or structure is involved; into stages, if a process; and/or levels, if a system, making
relationships and points of interlinking comprehensible.
_____7. The concept is discussed so clearly and in such vague terms that they can be easily related to
experience.
_____8. In formal definitions, avoid using the same term to be defined.
_____9. Academic writers should understand that their target audience will not determine the language of their
papers.
_____10. A concept paper starts with an expanded definition and an analytic description of the aspects of the
concept.
_____11. Academic writing involves a thorough, careful, investigative and scientific study of a specific topic.
_____12. Overstatements are brought down and understatements drawn up to the level of their more explicit
literal import.
II. MATCHING TYPE: Match the items in Column A with its corresponding meaning in Column B. Write
only the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
13. Extended definitions A. It reemphasizes the thesis statement.
14. Formality B. It defines an idea and explains its essence in order to
clarify the “whatness” of that idea.
15. Body of the essay C. It demands the use of signposts that allow readers to
trace their relationships in the parts of a study.
16. Formal sentence definitions D. It refers to the main section of the concept paper.
17. Explicitness E. These are essay length texts that use different
rhetorical patterns to show the meaning of a particular
term or concept.
18. Conclusion F. It includes the term, class, and distinguishing features.
19. Objectivity G. It performs the same function as the controlling idea of
a paragraph.
20. Concept paper H. It means that the writing must be impersonal and
maintains a certain level of social justice.
21. Caution I. It pertains to the group where the term belongs.
22. Thesis statement J. It reflects to the dignified stance in one’s writing as a
member of the academic community.
K. It is needed to avoid sweeping generalizations.

III. Write the appropriate transition devices in the following paragraph.

The slaughter of baby harp seals in Newfoundland, Canada, is arousing the anger of increasing numbers
of people throughout the world; 23. ________________, it is a cruel waste of precious life. 24.
________________, in killing them, hunters club these one- to six-week old pups over the head with a blunt or
spiked bat, sometimes a dozen times. And the murder takes place right in front of the pup’s helpless mother. 25.
________________, about fourteen percent of the seal pups are not completely dead when their furry white
coats are stripped from their still warm bodies. Another argument frequently raised against the hunt is that
stopping it would not seriously affect the economy of Newfoundland since only two percent of the province’s
income is derived from the seal skins. 26.________________,only one tenth of one percent of the population is
actually employed in the hunt. But the most persuasive argument against killing the seal pups is that it may well
lead to the extinction of harp seal. 27. ________________, in 1960, the harp seal population has declined sixty
percent to a current population of about one million.
for instance however for
. in addition as a result similarly
IV. UNDERLINE THE ERRORS in the use of the language.
28. The Birmingham Furniture Company (BFC) was set up in 1972 and for many years had continued to
grow into a profitable business
29. We’ll start by looking at how far the role of a teacher goes beyond being a parent.
30. The results were a lot better than expected.
31. The subjects didn’t have much difficulty with the task.
32. The problem on global warming must be addressed ASAP.

V. Choose a verb from the list that REDUCES THE INFORMALITY of each sentence. NOTE THAT YOU
MAY NEED TO ADD TENSE TO THE VERB FROM THE LIST.
fluctuate investigate increase establish assist
eliminate produce determine discover investigate
accomplish reduce create encounter explain
___________33. The implementation of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) has brought about
some serious problems.
___________34. The process should be done over until the desired results are achieved.
___________35. Plans are being made to come up with a database containing detailed environmental
information for the region.
___________36. Subtle changes in the earth’s crust were picked up by these new devices.
___________37. Proposals to construct new nuclear reactors have met with great resistance from
environmentalists.
___________38. The company’s profit figures have been going up and down for two years.
___________39. Expenditure on global advertising has gone up dramatically in the past decade.
___________40. The implementation of JIT production often cuts down unnecessary waste within
business.
___________41. Incentive schemes are often set up in companies to improve employees’ morale.
___________42. Outsourcing will not completely get rid of the problem of costly overheads within
companies.
VI.
A. Restructure the sentence by using nominalization.
43-44. The computer technician installed the CD-ROM databases and Internet to ensure efficient and
reliable electronic service.
______________________________________________________________________________

45-46. The government implemented the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4P’s in order to give
financial assistance to poor Filipino families.
______________________________________________________________________

B. Restructure the sentence by using passivization.

47-48. Entrepreneurs discovered branding as an effective marketing strategy.
_______________________________________________________________________________

49-50. The consultants give recommendations to address company problems.

__________________________________________________________________________

Prepared by:

ELMER S. CORPUZ VINCENT R. CAPANANG, PhD CARLA I NAVARRO

SSMT I, HUMSS I-A SST II, HUMSS I-A SST II, HUMSS I-A

FREDALYN P. MALICDEM MA. LEONOR S. PONCE

SST II, HUMSS I-A SST II, HUMSS I-A

Checked:

LOTUS N. LIBAO
SSMT II, Subject Group Head - HUMSS

Approved:

ELVIRA P. BERDUL
SSHT VI, OIC, Office of the ASP II (SHS)

Noted:

VIRGIL R. GOMEZ
Principal IV