Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE
TIN 000-863-958-119
Tel. No. (084) 216-6497; Telefax (084) 216-6506
DUGAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sitio Dugayan, Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte

First Semester (S.Y. 2022-2023)

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name:_____________________________________ Grade and Section:_________________ Score:_____________

I. READING AND ANALYZING STRUCTURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT

A. Introductory style and Thesis Statement. Read the following passages and determine their Introduction style and Thesis
statement. Shade the number of the correct answer.

Have good manners disappeared?(2) In past centuries, a gentlemen would spread his cloak over a muddy road so that
(1)

his lady wouldn’t dirty her feet. (3)Twenty years ago, an elderly man or woman would never have to stand in a bus because other
passengers would offer up their seats. (4)Times have certainly changed. (5)Today, many people lack consideration for others .(6)
Parents and schools should teach basic good manners.
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
1. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
①Line 1 ②Line 2 ③Line 3 ④Line 4
2. What is the introductory style of the passage?
①Anecdote ②Query ③Surprising statement ④Definition
(1)
I got out of bed as usual. (2)I shaved, showers and put on a clean shirt. (3)Trotting out to the kitchen where my wife, Nadine,
was standing, I looked at her and asked, “Now What ?” (5)The day before, I had accepted a generous buyout offer at Verizon Corp.,
effectively ending my Thirty-year career there as a midlevel manager. (6) I was fifty-one.(7) With the papers in front of me, I listened
patiently as my financial adviser cautioned me that some people in my position are not mentally prepared to retire, but I never
dreamed that his advice would apply to me. (8)I was wrong. (9)Retirement left a void in my life that I filled in some odd ways.
Peter Borghesi, “ I was Out of a Job and an Identity,”
Newsweek
3. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
① Line 5 ②Line 6 ③Line 8 ④Line 9
4. What is the introductory style of the passage?
①General background ②Anecdote ③Inquiry ④ Definition

(1)Adolescent males are dangerous.(2) They join gangs, and they are responsible for most of the crime in our society .(3)
They drive too fast, causing accidents on our highways. (4)They all experiment with drugs, and they annoy others with their loud
music. (5)But is such a portrayal of our nation’s young men really fair? ( 6)In fact, most stereotypes about adolescent males are
incorrect and misleading.
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
5. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
①Line 4 ②Line 2 ③ Line 1 ④Line
6. What is the introductory style of the passage?
①Quotation ②General Background ③Surprising statement ④Anecdote

Where did you buy that blouse? (2)I heard the question every time I wore it. (3)It was a truly lovely designer model that
(1)

had been marked down to $40.(4) It was pale blue with swirling tiny flower buds running down each front panel. (5)The little button
kept coming undone. (6)People at a certain angle to my left could peek in and view the lace eyelets on my brassiere. (7) When I wore
the blouse, my head kept bobbing down, looking to see if I was exposing myself.(8) Over the years, I have had several humorous
and embarrassing wardrobe and makeup malfunctions.
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
7. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
①Line 8 ② Line 6 ③Line 4 ④Line 5
8. What is the introductory style of the passage?
 ①General background ②Anecdote ③Inquiry ④Definition

(1)Nationalism is the sometimes angry belief in the independence of one’s people. (2)It often includes resentment or even
hatred of alien rulers or threatening foreigners: “ No foreigners will push us around! (3) It is the strongest and most emotional of the
world’s ideologies. (4)Most of the world’s people -including Americans-are Nationalistic.
Adapted from John J. Macionis, “The Twenty-First-Century Campus: Where are the men?
Sociology
9. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
①Line 1 ②Line 2 ③Line 3 ④Line 4
10. What is the introductory style of the passage?
①Quotation ②General Background ③Surprising statement ④Anecdote
(1)
Why do some hip-hop artists embed jewels and gold in their teeth? (2)Are the grills meant to impress others, or do the
grills fit some deep need on the part of the artists to show that they matter?( 3) Is the hip-artist who shows off his “bling” any different
that the accountant who buys a BMW to show that she has succeeded, or the corporate executive who marries a beautiful trophy
wife? (4)Showing off one’s wealth is not new. (5)In fact, throughout history, people have found extravagant ways to flaunt their
wealth.
11. What is the thesis statement of the passage?
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
①Line 1 ② Line 2 ③Line 4 ④Line 5
12. What is the introductory style of the passage?
① General background ②definition ③anecdote ④questions

B. Determining Body Style of an Academic Text. Read the following passage and determine the structure of the body text
(lines or paragraphs). Shade the number of the correct answer.
(1)
The cost of education and housing is very high, so it is more economical to live at home. (2)First, rents have increased
dramatically since the 1990s. (3)In The Daily Journal, Anna Reinhold states that rents tripled in the past ten years. (4)During the
same period, student wages have not risen as much as the rents. (5)In fact, the minimum wage is still $6.15 an hour. (6)Also, college
fees are increasing each year. (7)Tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose $344, or 6.3 percent this year, to an average of
$5, 836, according to the College Board’s annual “Trends in College Pricing” report.
(8)
Many young people want to build a nest egg before moving out of the family home. (9)When they remain at home, they
can save income from part-time jobs. (10)“I’ve saved $14, 000 by staying in my parents’place,” says Kyle Nehme, a twenty-four-year-
old student at the University of Texas. (11)Such students do not need to worry about student loans. (12)According to financial analyst
Raul Gomez, “Students who stay in the family home reap significant financial benefits.”
(13)
Students who remain in their parents’ home have a much more relaxed and comfortable lifestyle. (14)Often, the parents
do the shopping and housework. (15)For example, Liz Allen, a twenty-six-year-old marketing student, moved back in with her
parents last May. (16) She discovered how much more convenient it was when someone else did the vacuuming, laundry , and
cooking. (17)Moreover, such students feel more secure and safe in the cocoon of home. (18) In a Daily Journal survey of Ninety
Adults who live at home, 64 percent cited “comfort” as their major reason.

Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
13. Which of the above lines best describe an anecdote?
①Line 7 ② Line 8 ③Line 9 ④Line 10
14. What body style or content is used in line 7?
①Historical Background ② Question ③Fact ④statistics
15. What type of lead-in is observed in Line 1?
①Question ② Historical background ③Opinion ④fact
16. Which of the following describes a fact?
①Line 2 and 3 ②Line 3 and 10 ③Line 10 ④Line 3 and 18
17. What is the thesis statement of the entire passage?
①Line 18 ②Line 10 ③Line 19 ④ Line 1

C. Concluding Style of an Academic Text. Determine the concluding style applied by the writer in each of the following
passages. Shade the number of the correct answer.
Laws designed to spook such scammers may be on the way, in the same way legislators tried to wipe out spam of few
years ago. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation specifically outlawing such scams , giving
prosecutors another tool to pursue the fraudulent.
Mike Musgrove, “Phishing,” The Washington Post
18. What Concluding style is used in the above passage?
 ①Prediction ②General Background ③Quotation ④Call to Action
Just a peacock spreads its tail feathers to attract the opposite sex, humans beings flaunt their wealth to impress their
mates and to establish their power over the others. The grills on the teeth of hip-hop artists are simply modern versions of the Taj
Mahal, the pyramids, or the elaborate castles of kings and queens. Mel Brooks said in The Producers, “When you’ve got it, baby,
flaunt it.”
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
19. What Concluding style is used in the above passage?
①Prediction ②General background ③Quotation Call to Action
In this new millennium, let’s put the concept of IQ to rest, once and for all. Stop giving IQ tests. Stop all the studies on IQ
and birth order, IQ and nutrition, or IQ and Mozart. Let’s find newer, more fluid, and more fair ways to debate and enable human
potential. Let’s use our heads for a change.
Article Courtesy from “The Writer’s World” authored by Gaetz, l. & Phadke, S.
(2009)
20. What Concluding style is used in the above passage?
①Striking Statement ②Suggestion ③Quotation ④Call to Action

II. ENGLISH TERMS FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Analyze the context of following sentences and determine as to what English for professional purposes they belong.
Consider the underlined word as a gentle hint. Shade the number of the correct answer.

21. The firewall prevents people without authorization from accessing our system and potentially damaging it.
①English for Business ②English for Science ③English for Law ④English for Technology.
22. I was surprised when the Web page said, “Welcome back, Margaret!” But then my friend explained how cookies work.”
①English for Technology ②English for Literature ③English for Law ④ English for Bread and
Pastry.
23. When my brother and I were children and got into petty fights, sometimes my father would act as a judge and
adjudicate our dispute.
① English for Business ② English for Science ③ English for Law ④ English for Technology.
24. They decided to settle the dispute through arbitration because they couldn’t agree on anything amongst themselves.
①English for Business ②English for Literature ③ English for HRM ④English for Law
25. I would love to start my own magazine but I don’t know where I am going to get the capital to fund it.
① English for Medicine ②English for Beauty ③English for Psychology ④English for Business
26. I wanted to do some research on the medication my doctor prescribed, so I used the name of the medication as the
keyword in my yahoo search.
① English for Science ②English for Biology ③English for Technology ④English for Business
27. Many types of fur are considered contraband and cannot be imported into the country.
①English for Technology ②English for Literature ③English for Law ④ English for Bread and Pastry.
28. We have a lien on our house because we were not able to pay off our debt, so now the bank from which we borrowed
the money may take our house to satisfy them.
① English for Technology ②English for Literature ③English for Law ④ English for Bread and
Pastry.
29. My dad told us an anecdote about his childhood that was so funny, none of us could stop laughing.
①English for Medicine ②English for Beauty ③English for Psychology ④English for Literature
30. I was thinking of opening a franchise of my favorite ice cream store, but the parent company’s rules and regulation are
too strict.
①English for Science ②English for Biology ③English for Technology ④English for Business

III. RESEARCH ABSTRACT/PRECIS/SUMMARY. Read and analyze the content and structure of the research abstract below.
Afterwards, answer the following corresponding questions. Shade the letter of the correct answer.

Abstract
The study aimed to identify the trash talks observed among DOTA players, the speech acts of trash talks and how trash
(1)

talks shape the culture of DOTA players. (2)This ethnographic research involved DOTA players, friends, and the operator of the
internet café. (3)Participant observation and in-depth interview were done to gather the needed data. (4)Results revealed that trash
talks among DOTA players were associated with devil, mother, animals/ beasts/ mythological creatures, challenge/ command/
threat, intimidation/ humiliation /teasing, level of intellect/capacity, sanity/ psychological state, death/killing, dirt/defecation, physical
appearance and homosexuality/gays.(5) Prevalent locutionary acts were intonation, stress, semantics and lexical category.
Illocutionary acts such as expressives, representatives, directives, commissives, and declaratives were found in trash talks .(6)
Moreover, perlocutionary effects of trash talks experienced by the key informants included: having anger led to threat or trouble,
countering the opponent, slapping the face of the opponent, hitting the opponent with a battle, and even killing someone who
uttered trash talks.(7) Finally, this study proved that trash talks help in shaping the culture of the DOTA players for the following
reasons: Trash talk is a feature of DOTA gaming; it serves a purpose in the culture of DOTA players; and it contributes to the kind
of environment DOTA culture has.
(8
)Key Words: Ethnography, trash talks, speech acts, culture, Philippines
The Culture of DOTA Players: Trash Talks and Speech Acts in Context; Researcher : Exelsis Deo A. Deloy,
Ph.D

31. Based on the above abstract, what should be the order in writing it?
①Results-Methods-Conclusion-Objectives ③Objectives-Conclusion-Methods-Results
②Objectives-Conclusion-Results-Methods ④Objectives-Methods-Results-Conclusion
32. What content is observed in Line 1 of the abstract?
①Purpose and Objectives ②Purpose and Results ③Data Sources ④Results and Conclusion
33. What is/are the lines that present the result/s of the study?
① Line 2 ②Line 2 and 4 ③ Line 4 and 5 ④Line 4, 5, 6, and 7
34. What content is emphasized in line 2?
①Results ②Research Design ③Research Methodology and Participants ④Purpose

35. What kind of research is presented above based on its abstract?

① Mixed Method ②Quantitative Research ③Qualitative Research
④Experimental

IV. MOVIEW REVIEW/ BOOK REVIEW/ CRITIQUE

Read, analyze and evaluate the movie review on the selected film. Then, answer the following corresponding questions.
Shade the number of the correct answer.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

By: Peter Suderman - - Thursday, July 14, 2011, www.washingtontimes.com/news
(1)
And so it ends.(2) The eighth and final Harry Potter movie represents the closing of one of the most remarkable pop-
culture phenomena of the modern era. (3)An adaptation of the second half of the seventh book in author J.K. Rowling’s
fantastically popular series about the adventures of a young wizard, the final installment is a milestone, as much an event as a
movie.
(4)
Of course, it is also a movie — and a rather good one at that. (5)Somber, exciting, and surprisingly beautiful, “Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2” brings one of Hollywood’s grandest series to a worthy finish.
(6
)For the remaining few who’ve yet to explore Ms. Rowling’s mystical realm, however, this is probably not the place to
start. The holdouts will certainly grasp the basics of the larger conflict — the villain is the bald guy with no nose and a pet snake
(7)

— but the movie’s large cast of characters and accumulated narrative knots are likely to prove impenetrable to the less devoted.
(8)
The devoted, of course, likely will have their own quibbles. (9) For example, despite the decision to split the final book into
two films, many of the minor characters are given short shrift. Of the legion of sublime character actors who’ve inhabited these
roles, only Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Warwick Davis as the goblin Griphook get more than a handful of scenes.( 10)
Even Ralph Fiennes, returning as Potter’s noseless nemesis, appears mostly as an evil totem more than an individual mastermind.
(11)
The focus here is squarely on the trio of young heroes — Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and
Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). (12)When the first Potter film was released in 2001, the three stars were but children, and there
were questions about whether they could stay with the roles as the series continued . (13) Now it seems impossible to imagine any of
the movies — or the characters these young performers play — without them.
36. How did the author present the introductory paragraph of his film review?
①He unfolded the secrets of the characters in the movie.
②He made an exposition on the conflicts experienced by the protagonists in the movie.
③He made used of the adjectives and descriptions to its ambitious ways to sensationalize the movie.
④He made an announcement that the movie has reach its finality.
37. Based on the second paragraph, the author could have rated the movie as…
① Fair ②Good ③very good ④excellent
38. Based on the third paragraph we can infer that the writer…
①wants to have another Harry Potter series
②is satisfied with how the movie has ended due to excellent characters
③is not satisfied with the direction and cinematography released
④ regrets for the other characters were only given less exposure

39. How did the author see the three characters in the movie?
 ①He sensationalized Harry Potter more than the other characters for in the first place, he is the main protagonist
②He saw the three main characters as equal of their own importance
③He doubted the capabilities of the main characters on their portrayal due to their will in sustaining the character
④ He thought that there is a love triangle happening among the characters which add excitement to the movie
40. How could you assessed the language used by the author on his review of the movie?
①He used much verbs to explain well the suspense and actions happening in the movie.
②He used powerful adjectives to describe and highlight the characters for the brilliant performances they portray
③He used language of persuasion added with intense conviction to encourage the moviegoers to hope for believability
④He used simple and fairly comprehensive language

GOD IS WATCHING and GOD BLESS YOU!

- Sir Junnel 
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE
TIN 000-863-958-119
Tel. No. (084) 216-6497; Telefax (084) 216-6506
DUGAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sitio Dugayan, Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

CONTENT COMPETENC TAXONOMY OF COGNITIVE DOMAIN TOT PERCENT

IES AL AGE
Eeasy Average Difficult
REMEMBE UNDERSTAN APPLYI ANALYZI EVALUAT SYNTHESI
RING DING NG NG ING ZING
Reading Determining 2,4, 6, 8, 10, 6 15%
Academic the structure 12
Texts of a specific
academic text
Differentiating 21, 22, 23, 10 25%
language 24, 25, 26,
used in 27, 28, 29, 30
academic
texts from
various
disciplines
Using 18, 19, 13, 14, 8 20%
Knowledge of 20 15,16, 17
text structure
to glean the
information
he/she needs
Stating the 1,3,5,7,9,11 6 15%
thesis
statement of
an academic
text
Writing Analyzing 31,32,33,3 5 12.5%
Precis/Abstr Abstract/Sum 4,35
act/ mary in the
Summary Various
Disciplines
Writing the Applying the 37,38,39,4 36 5 12.5%
Reaction principles of 0
Paper/Revie writing
w/ effective
Critique review and
critiques
0 22 3 10 4 1 40 100%
0% 55% 7.5% 25% 10% 2.5%
TOTAL 55% 32.5% 12.5% 100%

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XI
 DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE
TIN 000-863-958-119
Tel. No. (084) 216-6497; Telefax (084) 216-6506
DUGAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sitio Dugayan, Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte

ANSWERS KEY
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

1.1 21.4
2.2 22.1
3.4 23.3
4.2 24.4
5.3 25.4
6.3 26.3
7.1 27.3
8.2 28.3
9.1 29.4
10.2 30.4
11.4 31.4
12.4 32.1
13.4 33.4
14.4 34.3
15.3 35.3
16.4 36.4
17.4 37.4
18.2 38.4
19.3 39.2
20.2 40.4