"Questions 11-12 Read the question and chose the best thesis statement.

11. Should cigarettes be made illegal?

A) Although smoking has many negative health effects, making smoking illegal would not solve the
problem.

B) Teenagers should be allowed to smoke if they choose to.

C) Smoking is a leading cause of death in the United States.

D) Smoking is bad."

"12. What is the best way to teach the public about healthy lifestyles?

A) People should be able to decide what kind of lifestyle they want to have even if it is unhealthy.

B) I disagree that laws can help people stay healthy.

C) Advertising is an effective medium for selling many things, and I believe it can sell good health too.

D) People should be aware of healthy options.

13. Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:

Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their
own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)

A) Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their
own teams.

B) Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and
district has teams.

C) New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.

D) Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.

14. Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:

The giant rafflesia, also known as “the stinking corpse lily” has blossoms that can reach three feet in
diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.

The flowers gives off a smell similar to rotting meat.

A) The stinking corpse lily, also known as the giant rafflesia has blossoms. They can get pretty big and the
blossoms stink.

B) A flower with the nickname "the stinking corpse lily" produces an odor like rotting meat. The real
name of this huge flower

that can weigh as much as twenty five pounds is the giant rafflesia.
C) The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in
diameter and weigh up

to twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.

D) There are flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the
stinking corpse lily" has

blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.

Study the outline below and answer questions 15 and 16

___________________________(15)

A_____________________ (16)

A.1_____________

A.2_____________

15. What part of the outline is this?

A) Supporting Idea

B) Main Idea
C) Key Idea

D) Details

16. What part of the outline is this?

A) Supporting Idea

B) Main Idea

C) Key Idea

D) Details

Read the following passage and then answer the question.

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a
dusty trail. However, Texas has much more

than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of
east Texas, and the emerald waters off the

coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland
lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast

Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.

17. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) There are a lot of cows in Texas.

B) There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

C) Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

D) There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be
Mexican food at the Big Enchilada

House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace.
She just couldn't decide. Then there

was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she
would just flip a coin.

18. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

B) Jill loves Mexican food.

C) The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.

D) Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

19. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

A) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

B) The Summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about.

C) The Summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage.

D) The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.

20. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

A) The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

B) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

C) The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

D) The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

21. Which of the following best describes a fact?"

"A) The feelings of the main character

B) Something that can be proven.

C) Something that can't be proven

D) How much the main character likes something.

22. Which of the following best describes an opinion?

A) A person who can prove something

B) Making a good choice

C) A person's thoughts or feelings about something

D) Something that can be proven

23. If your source of information has three authors, how many do you include in your reference page?

A) One C) Three

B) Two D) None of the above

24. How do you organize the references according to APA Style?

A) Chronological

B) Title

C) Authors

D) Publisher

25. Which of the statements is true?

A) Facts are based on opinion.

B) Onion should be based on facts supported by evidence.

C) Evidence is based on opinion.

D) Facts are based on evidence supported by opinion.

26. In art criticism what kind of question can help you determine if the work is "successful" or not?

A) "Does the work please the viewer?"

B) "Does the work reflect its background or culture?"

C) "Is the piece as good as it can be?"

D) "Does the piece say what the artist wanted it to?"

27. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Although many people prefer winter.

B) Although many people like winter I prefer summer.

C) Although many people like winter, I prefer summer.

D) Although people, I prefer summer.

28. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Even many people prefer winter.

B) Even though many people prefer winter.

C) Even many people like winter I prefer summer.

D) Even though many people like winter, I prefer summer

29. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Despite the advantages of living in the city, I prefer living in the country.

B) Despite I love the city, I prefer the country.

C) Despite the advantages of living in the city I prefer living in the country.

D) Despite I love the city I prefer the country.

30. Which of the following statements best defines New Criticism?

A) Its main concern regards an author's biographical information.

B) It depends on who is reading the text.

C) It takes a closed reading and ignores the author's background and politics.

D) Its main concern regards the author's political affiliation.

31. What is the main goal of a Marxist critic?

A) To examine how economics affect a character's life

B) To examine how war affects a character's life

C) To examine how feminism affects a character's life

D) To examine how gender affects a character's life

32. Which of the following statements best defines Reader Response?

A) Its main concern regards an author's biographical information.

B) It depends on who is reading the text.

C) It takes a closed reading and ignores the author's background and politics.

D) Its main concern regards the author's political affiliation.

33. Which description is applicable for art criticism?

A) This is a small-scale portrait painting of a young woman, shown from the mid-torso up, against a dark
background. She

is clasping her hands in front of her chest and looking up and slightly to the viewer’s right. She wears a
pink dress and a

long veil that falls behind her head.

B) This painting is beautiful.

C) This painting is about a young woman.

D) This painting is famous because the painter is famous.

34. Which of the statement is false?

A) Curved lines can create a calming effect, while jagged lines might feel harsher, or create a sense of
energy.

B) Rough, sketchy lines create a sense of movement and freedom, while smooth, solid lines feel more
still and carefully

planned.

C) Lines make the painting look vibrant.

D) A line of sight or action might be suggested by the arrangement of figures and objects within a scene.
For example, a

group of figures all looking or pointing the same way can create an implied line that draws your eye
through the work in

a particular direction.

35. Which of the following statement is true about art criticism?"

"A) involves your own interpretation and establishes where it fits in with the different artistic styles and
movements

throughout art history

B) is done to help you understand a particular work of art by using what you know of art theory

C) involves art historians' interpretations and establishes where it fits in with different artistic styles and
movements

throughout art history.

D) is done to help you understand a particular work of art by using what you know of art theory, it
involves your own

interpretation, and establishes where it fits in with the different artistic styles and movements
throughout history.

36. What are the four steps used in art criticism?

A) Interpretation, Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation

B) Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation

C) Description, Analysis, Discuss, Evaluation

D) Description, Analysis, Hypothesis, Evaluation

37. What literary criticism regards the text as an independent object, a self-contained universe of
discourse; argues that literary

language is internally coherent and self-referential

A) Feminism

B) New Criticism

C) Marxism

D) Psychoanalytical

38. Which academic text provides an overview of a project?

A) Research

B) Concept Paper

C) Position Paper

D) Reaction Paper

39. Why is the history of art criticism important?

A) It shows that art criticism has evolved over time and that it began through the verbal evaluations
traditionally done by

African tribes.

B) Art criticism has a long and rich history that is primarily rooted in the writings of the ancient Chinese
who established

and used principles of art work.

C) Art criticism was a part of many cultures' traditions throughout history. The ancient Chinese
established and used six

evaluative principles of art, many African tribes verbally evaluated art, and Islamic writings regarding art
often focused

on the artistic production of decorative yet useful objects.

D) Art criticism was a part of many cultures' traditions throughout history. The ancient Chinese
established and used six

evaluative principles of art, the Mayan indians verbally evaluated art, and Islamic writings regarding art
often focused on

the artistic production of decorative yet useful objects.

40. Which is not a function of a concept paper?

A) It serves as a foundation of the full proposal

B) It gives the opinion of the writer about a certain concept

C) It helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not

D) It is used to pique the interest of potential funding agencies.

41. Which is not an effective way to write a concept paper?

A) Grab your reader’s attention.

B) Explain why you are approaching this sponsor.

C) Describe the problem your project addresses.

D) Do not share the basics of your method as they might copy it.

42. What is the method of identifying a given term and making its meaning clearer?

A) Definition

B) Explication

C) Clarification
D) Enumeration

43. What is a method of explanation in which the points are organized from general abstract ideas to
specific and concrete

examples?

A) Definition

B) Explication

C) Clarification

D) Enumeration

44. What is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes or passages are taken from a
literary or academic work

and then interpreted and explained in a detailed way?

A) Definition

B) Explication

C) Clarification
D) Enumeration

45. In which part of the concept paper can you find these?

Research title

Name and School

Date of publication

A) Title Page

B) Cover Page

C) Introduction

D) Background of the study

46. In which part of a concept paper can you find these?

Name of the funding agency

Mission of the funding agency

Other partner agencies"

"Reason for funding your project

A) Title Page

B) Cover Page

C) Introduction

D) Background of the study

Part II - Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.

An Ideal Citizen

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1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an
asset to a nation.

Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of
bad character are also citizens of a country but

they cannot be called ideal citizens.

2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their
life and property. In a
democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can
himself stand as a candidate for election to the

municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE can even stand for the office of
the president of the country.

3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment
as far as possible. A citizen

enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting,
electricity, hospitals and schools for the

education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare
of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and

fight for certain rights.

4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey
the laws of his country. He

must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a
national emergency, a citizen should serve

the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every citizen must support the police and the
administration in general in the maintenance of

peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal riots.
5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to
him. He tries to maintain

communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He
believes in the principle of peaceful co-existence.

‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful
attitude towards his fellow human beings.

He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty, diligence
and amiability.

6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental
duty of a citizen to record his

vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay
taxes honestly. If he evades these, the

government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and
writing. He is always ready to lay down his

life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from the core of his
heart. The greatness of a country depends not

on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great if her citizens are great. A poet
has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;

Men who for truth and honour’s sake

47. What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?

A) all citizens C) good citizens

B) bad citizens D) Filipino citizens

48. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?

A) Formal C) Extended

B) Informal D) None of the choices"

"49. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this

essay?

A) Contrast C) Synonym

B) Illustration D) Both b and c

50. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...

A) property C) wealth

B) person D) price"