COMMISSION ON DIOCESAN SCHOOLS

SACRED HEART SCHOOL, Inc.

CENTRAL EAST, BAUANG, LA UNION
Tel. No. (072) 619 – 5406
Email: sacredheart1946@yahoo.com
DepEd School ID: 400085

PRELIMINARY VALIDATING ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
STEM AND ABM
A.Y. 2022-2023
Name__________________________________________________________ Date____________________
Section:________________________________________________________ Score:___________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (1 point each---10 points) DIRECTION: Read the following statements/sentences and choose
the best answer among the choices.

1. Jack was writing the background and overview of his main topic. He started his composition with a catchy statement,
“Filipinos are known for being resilient.” Which part/structure was Jack specifically composing?
A. Body B. Methodology C. Introduction D. Result
2. A student from a university copied a contextual output from a well-known author. He did not used any citations to
recognize the writer of the said text. What crime does the student commited?
A. Murder B. Plagiarism C. Infidelity D. Graft and corruption
3. “I believe that the story of Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief was really indulging and should be watched by the
mass people.” Which characteristic/nature of the academic language was violated in the statement?
A. Formal B. Impersonal C. Precise D. Objective
4. Keon aligned the proceeding chapters of his research paper to the main problem of his study. Which
nature/characteristic is being portrayed in the statement?
A. Thesis-Driven B. Evidence based C. Tone D. Complexity
5. Yow dude! I know it’s been a hard time being away from us. Which characteristic of the academic language was
violated?
A. Formal B. Objective C. Precise D. Accuracy
6. Which among the following DOES NOT portray Formality?
A. The researchers concluded that papaya soap was effective in skin whitening.
B. Students at Sacred Heart School are statistically proven that they are excelent in academic activities.
C. 70% of set A students said that they were having hard time in accomplishing all the given activities within a week.
D. I dare to say that teacher Aerhon is really a handsome guy!
7. Cladzel was oblivious of which topic he is going to write. But recently, He has decided that social issues should be his
main discussion in his essay writing. Which characteristic/ nature of academic text is being portrayed in the situation?
A. Complexity B. Thesis-driven C. Evidence based D. Citation
8. To avoid plagiarism, Yden did not disregard the author of her reference but rather used the APA style format to address
the writer. What characteristic/nature of academic text was portrayed?
A. Structure B. Thesis-driven C. Citation D. Tone

9. Which among the following displays Tone of the text?

A. The topic of the essay is about Abortion which the author negates throughout his writing.
B. A writer was avoiding to use informal text such as the use of first P.O.V.
C. The research output describes the texture of yogurt consistency.
D. Bong-Bong Marcos was delivering his speech on the mass people.

10. Which among the following DOES portray impersonal as a characteristic of Academic Language?
A. I am shocked because of the result of the scores of our respondents.
B. My body was on spike when we are observing the subjects of our study.
C. Our discussion paper is about the life of Rizal and his lovers.
D. The team found out that the respondents of the study was excellent in technical skills such as operating computers, and
other devices.

II. MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE (2 points each---20) Direction: Write T if the statement is wrong and F if it suggests
incorrect thought then underline the word that made it wrong. (e.g. F 1. Essay writing is not a type of academic text.)

______1. Academic text can be considered as the official text in any field of practice.
______2. In academic language, the use of informal text is allowed.
______3. Plagiarism is a grave crime that can be commited by anyone.
______4. Students who do not master academic writing can be successful in their future career life.
______5. Unbiased claims are consdered impersonal writing.
______6. Paraphrasing is a technique used to rewrite or reword a sentence or a phrase to recompose it and change the
meaning of the sentence.
______7. Contracted words such as “don’t” and “isn’t” were not recommended to use in academic writing.
______8. Stating the opinion of the writer in an academic text is allowed as long as it is supported with facts.
______9. Precision or accuracy can be observed when numbers and data are shown in the text.
______10. Research papers does not need any structure to be understand.

III. PARAPHRASE THE SENTENCE (4 points each---20 points) DIRECTION: Paraphrase the sentence
(PV-AV/AV-PV).
Example: 1. The researcher concluded that the texture of yogurt was consistent.
Paraphrased: The concistent texture of yogurt was concluded by the researcher.

1. Yden rewrote her draft in her research to eliminate the errors she committed in her first writing.
Paraphrased: _______________________________________________________________
2. The new enrolled student paid the required books at the library to avail the learning materials he needed in his class.
Paraphrased: _______________________________________________________________
3. An extemporaneous speech was delivered by a man on stage.
Paraphrased: _______________________________________________________________
4. The award “Student of the Year” was awarded to Jackielou by his teacher Aerhon.
Paraphrased: _______________________________________________________________
5. Navies were assigned by their captains to reach the nearby coast using the naval ships.
Paraphrased: _______________________________________________________________

SHS: Your Bright Future Starts Here!

VISION MISSION
SACRED HEART SCHOOL is a community of Grounded in the persons of Jesus and Mary CORE
competent educators, receptive learners, and in communion with the Diocese of San Fernando of La VALUES
responsive disciples, and living witnesses Union, Service
of Jesus through Mary. we commit to be agents of the New Evangelization through Humility
Innovative Catholic Education and Transformative Spiritual Solidarity
Formation towards Integrative Community Involvement.
 COMMISSION ON DIOCESAN SCHOOLS
SACRED HEART SCHOOL, Inc.
CENTRAL EAST, BAUANG, LA UNION
Tel. No. (072) 619 – 5406
Email: sacredheart1946@yahoo.com
DepEd School ID: 400085

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

MR. AERHON JOHN A. BALAS MS. ALLIAH DENIELLE P. UNTALASCO

Subject Teacher SHS Academic Coordinator

NOTED BY:

MRS. REMEDIOS E. SABADO

Principal