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Quality Transformative Ignacian Marian Education

SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

Senior High School Program
S.Y. 2022-2023

Teacher : Ms. April Jave P. Kudera

Subject : English for Academics and Professional Purposes

Name: _____________________________________ Score: __________________________

Grade and Section: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

General Instruction: Read and understand carefully each given item. All answers must be in CAPITAL
LETTERS.

I. Multiple Choice
Instruction: Write the correct letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.

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_________1. Just as the sun rises and peeps from the east, and as the roosters of the neighborhood
crow, the man gathered his belongings and left his house.
a. Academic Text
b. Non-academic Text

_________2. When synthesizing information, a new understanding about a topic is developed by

using information from more than one source.
a. Academic Text
b. Non-academic Text

_________3. Depression is one of society’s prevailing issues that requires attention. One’s mental
health is as important as one’s physical health.
a. Academic Text
b. Non-academic Text

_________4. I want to obtain answers to the questions that are swarming in my mind. But it seems
everything in life is just a cycle of questions with no answers in sight.
a. Academic Text
b. Non-academic Text

_________5. Statistics show that the higher percentage of the population prefer dogs over cats.
a. Academic Text
b. Non-academic Text

_________6. What characteristic of academic writing that the text must be cohesive and possess a
logically organized flow of ideas?
a. Structure c. Language
b. Tone d. Evidenced-Based

_________7. What characteristic of academic writing that answers the question and demonstrates
an understanding of the subject?
a. Structured c. Planned and Focused
b. Formal d. Evidence

_________8. What characteristic of academic writing that demonstrates knowledge of the subject
area, supports opinions and arguments with evidence, and is referenced accurately?
a. Structured c. Planned and Focused
b. Formal d. Evidence

_________9. What characteristic of academic writing that uses appropriate language and tenses,
and is clear, concise and balanced?
a. Formal in Tone and Style c. Language
b. Formal d. Evidence

_________10. What characteristic of academic writing where it is important to use unambiguous

language?
a. Formal in Tone and Style c. Language
b. Formal d. Evidence

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_________11. What kind of reading strategy refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a
passage to get an overall impression of the content of a reading selection?
a. Skiming c. Skimming
b. Scanning d. Scan

_________12. What kind of reading technique refers to the process of finding specific information
quickly?
a. Skiming c. Skimming
b. Scanning d. Scan

_________13. It sums up the whole paragraph and ties it all together and it is the most general
sentence in the paragraph.
a. Topic Sentence c. Body Sentences
b. Conclusion d. Coherent Details

_________14. It is the body of the paragraph contains sentences that follow the topic sentence.
a. Topic Sentence c. Body Sentences
b. Conclusion d. Coherent Details

_________15. What type of criticism that evaluates literature against the background of the life of its
author?
a. Biographical c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Formalism

_________16. What type of criticism that sees literature as primarily a form?

a. Biographical c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Formalistic

_________17. What type of criticism that examines literature with the hope of discovering underlying
mythological patterns?
a. Archetypal c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Formalist

_________18. What type of criticism that focuses on connection of the work to the historical period in
which it was written?
a. Archetypal c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Formalist

_________19. What type of criticism that focuses on the psychological motivation of characters?
a. Archetypal c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Psychological

_________20. What type of criticism that focuses on man’s relationship to others in society, politics,
religion, and business?
a. Sociological c. Historical
b. Feminism d. Psychological

_________21. Which of the following best describes a summary?

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 a. A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody else. It
is about the same length or longer than the original
b. Using the exact words of another author in your own writing.
c. A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.
d. Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing, by
placing their last name and page number afterwards.

_________22. Which of the following best describes a paraphrase?

a. Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing, by
placing their last name and a page number afterwards.
b. A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody
else. It is about the same length or longer than the original.
c. A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.
d. Using the exact words of another author in your own writing.

_________23. Which of the following best describes plagiarism?

a. Using the exact words of someone else and giving credit to that person.
b. Not giving credit to the writer.
c. Putting someone else’s words in quotations.
d. The practice of taking someone else’s work and ideas and passing it off
as one’s own without giving credit.

_________24. Which of the following does not belong to the Historical Assumptions of Historical-
Biographical Approach?
a. The events and circumstances of a time period are often reflected in its literary
works.
b. Consider the fundamental historical context of the period in which the literary
work is set if it is different from the period in which the author wrote.
c. Interpretation of the work should be primarily concerned with how the historical
context shapes the text.

_________25. Which of the following does not belong to the Historical strategies of Historical-
Biographical Approach?
a. Research the fundamental historical context of the period in which the author
wrote.
b. Search for meaningful connections between the text and the historical context,
doing additional research as needed.
c. The events and circumstances of a time period are often reflected in its literary
works.

_________26. “April wanted to see what is in the news on a website or on a paper.” What kind of
reading strategy is this?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning

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_________27. “To see through a catalog to choose an offer.” What kind of reading strategy is this?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning

_________28. “To check the price of a specific item in a catalog.” What kind of reading strategy is
this?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning

_________29. “To search for a word in a dictionary or index.” What kind of reading strategy is this?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning

_________30. “To check the time schedule of a program in an agenda.” What kind of reading
strategy is this?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning

_________31. What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? “A type of shark called a
shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.”
a. A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako.
b. A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water.
c. The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.
d. A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.

_________32. Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? “Deserts cover one fifth of the
surface of the Earth.”
a. Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
b. Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
c. One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
d. Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

_________33. What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? “Brazil is the largest country in
South America and Suriname is the smallest.”
a. The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
b. The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they
are both countries in Brazil.
c. Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
d. The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.

For items 34-35. Direction: Read this passage and look at the outline

The Internet is an incalculable tool for research. It is a network of thousands of computers

across the world. Researchers, students, government agencies, schools, businesses and individuals
have left multigigabytes of free information on these computers, available to anyone with a computer
and an Internet connection. There are thousands of "web sites", as they are called, with text, pictures,
sounds, and movie clips. You can see this material by simply sending out the appropriate Internet
address, and after a few moments, it appears on your screen. You can type in the address directly, or
you can automatically invoke an address by tapping on an icon or an underlined "link" on the home
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page of a web site that you already have on your screen. Often the information can be printed or
downloaded (copied) directly to your local computer and saved on your own diskette.

I. The Internet
A. What it is
B. Web Sites
1. How to see them
2. How to save the information

_________34. In the above outline, which is the most important idea?

a. Web Sites
b. What it is
c. How to see them
d. Web sites
e. How to save information
f. The Internet

_________35. In the above outline, which is the more important idea?

a. How to see them
b. What it is
c. How to save the information
d. they are all equal

_________36. It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged
himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the
elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to
the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be
having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and
rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
The Summary of this passage is:
a. Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.
b. It was really hot at the zoo.
c. The camels were swatting flies with their tails.
d. Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

_________37. For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a
border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She
already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and
yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a
carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she
was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The Summary of this passage is:
a. Jenny likes bright colors.
b. Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
c. Jenny was going to paint her room.
d. Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

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_________38. Which option best summarizes the passage below:
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional
content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and
instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's
dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in
opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes,
and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken.
The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small
instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
a. Opera is a dramatic art from Europe. It can be emotional, musical,
instrumental and lyrical. It is represented by costumes, scenery, and acting.
Words are usually sung.
b. Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the
emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both
vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. The drama in opera is
presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes,
and acting.
_________39. Summarize this line, “Jack and Jill went up the hill. To fetch a pail of water.Jack fell
down and broke his crown,and Jill came tumbling after”
a. Two kids playing on a hill
b. Jack dating Jill
c. Two children going to do a chore
d. Two people rolling down hills

_________40. What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

a. A summary is a long-detailed paragraph and a retell is not.
b. Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.
c. A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main
ideas.
d. Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.
II. ESSAY
Direction:

41-45. How to write good paragraphs?

46-50. Why it is essential to have the mastery of the paraphrasing, summarizing and outlining when
writing academically?

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 “Believe in yourself and all that you are.
Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
― Christian D. Larson, author and teacher

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