NASIPIT NATIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

FIRST PRELIMINRY EXAMINATION
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Teacher: RHEA A. CAYABYAB

Name: _____________________________ Section: ____________ Date: ____________ Score:

1. Academic writing is thinking because:

a. It involves the personal aspect of the writer
b. You can write anything about a certain topic
c. You have to abide by the set of rules and practices in writing
d. You have to set your own standard to follow
2. This includes highlighting or underlining important passages and writing notes, comments
questions, and reactions on the margins.
a. Summarizing
b. Annotating
c. Outlining
d. Evaluatin
3. A shortened passage which primarily retains the essential information of the original.
a. Summarizing
b. Paraphrasing
c. Annotating
d. Outlining
4. It is the controlling idea about a topic that the writer is attempting to prove.
a. Topic sentence
b. Thesis statement
c. Definition
d. Critique
5. A process where in the reader identifies the main points of the writer and lists them down in
bullet or in numbers.
a. Summarizing
b. Annotating
c. Evaluating
d. Outlining
6. The language is distinct from each other and is not dialects of the same language
a. Case
b. Mutually intelligible language
c. Standardization
d. Language distinction
7. In academic text, it is imperative that the writer should “put the readers in his mind”. This
statement means:
a. Your language, style and tone should convey your purpose to your target
readers
b. You should incorporate complex words to improve the reader’s vocabulary
c. You have to follow your own set of rules and standards
d. Your points should not create an argument among the readers
8. Which of the following expresses a good and effective thesis statement?
a. Boondocks, from the Tagalog word, bundok (mountain), refers to a remote,
even wild area.
b. The tomato-based ketchup used today is different from its Asian ancestors.
 c. Computers and the internet may have affected various facets of our life;
however, most of the world’s population have little access to computer
technology and the internet.
d. The counter values form a critical, scientific, and realistic frame of mind that
can help develop the Filipinos’ cultural economic and political independence.
9. It is something that truly exists or happens or occurs.
a. fallacy
b. fact
c. universal
d. opinion
10. These are statements that is based on feeling, past experiences or emotions.
a. fallacy
b. fact
c. universal
d. opinion
11.
Read the excerpt below from “Why Sinigang?” and answer items 28-30.

Perhaps the two major influences on Filipino cuisine would be the Chinese and the Spanish.
To the Chinese we owe the “noodle explosion”: all the pancits, using miki, bihon, sotanghon, etc., and
combinations, and which were indigenized and varied by the regions in which they developed.
The legacy from Spanish cuisine is quite different from the above, and from the native, since
its chief characteristic is richness. From the Spaniards we learned the guisado, with oil and tomato
sauce; our rich stews like cocido and puchero which would have been way beyond the native lifestyle,
with their reckless combination of pork, chicken, beef, vegetables, chorizos, jamon China, morcilla.
While the Chinese food that was absorbed into our cuisine was, on the whole, relatively
inexpensive, and therefore found its way into lower and middle class cuisine, quite obviously, the
Spanish influence was on the illustrado, the elite, and therefore evolved into fiesta fare. Both
influences were of course adopted and adapted analogously with much of our culture – clothing,
literature, drama, music, and art.
Filipino cuisine is an authentic facet of Philippine culture that invites methodical inquiry. On
our tables, rich or poor, are mute – albeit aromatic – testimony to the blending of history and our
landscape. These dishes, especially the humbler ones, show the Filipino’s understanding of the
potential of his surroundings, his imaginative exploration into nature, his instinctive sensitivity to
nuances of combination, contrast and accompaniment.

11. Which of the paragraph is the thesis statement?

a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 3
d. Paragraph 4
12. What type of paragraph development is used in this excerpt?
a. Chronological development
b. Presenting the pros and cons
c. Deductive method
d. Inductive method
13. Which of the paragraphs present a definition using comparison and contrast?
a. Paragraph 1 and 2
b. Paragraph 2 and 3
c. Paragraph 1, 2 and 3
 d. Paragraph 2, 3 and 4

II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is being asked below. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.
__________1.This term has the reference to the Teutonic tribe. It has the earliest record of the English
language.
__________2. They were the original inhabitants of the British isle before the arrival of the Romans.
__________3. This enables us to communicate at night, which not only extends the time available for
meaningful communication.
__________4. It has always been considered the global language.
__________5. He was a French ruler who conquered England from which English language had also changed
its features.
__________6. This kind of communication is much more demanding of attention since you must keep your
eyes fixed to the sender of the message.
__________7. It is the family of languages to which English belongs
__________8. He introduced the device movable printing machine.
__________9. The introduction of this device made the uniform copies of big numbers of books possible.
__________10. It refers to the choice of form depending on the function of words in the sentences.

III. A. Arrange the details in the paragraph by indicating on the blanks numbers 1-5.
_________1. Animals must be freed from zoos now so that this terrible happening and mental
torture ends for good.
_________2.When kept captive, these beautiful creatures become bored and lonely, often leading
to a condition ‘zoochosis’.
_________3. Removing animals from their natural habitats to keep them in zoos is incredibly
cruel.
_________4. Conditions such as these clearly demonstrate that wild animals belong in the
wilderness; not in restrictive prison-like enclosures.
_________5. Animals suffering from zoochosis begin from anxious, repetitive acts such as rocking
back and forth, swaying, grooming themselves excessively and vomiting.

B. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (Refer your answers from the paragraph above.)

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

a. Removing animals from their natural habitats to keep them in zoos
b. Animals suffering from zoochosis
c. Animals must be freed from zoos
2. Which statement supports or explains further about the topic?
a. Conditions such as these clearly demonstrate that wild animals belong in the
wilderness
b. When kept captive, these beautiful creatures become bored and lonely
c. Animals suffering from zoochois begin from anxious, repetitive acts
3. Which statement gives conclusion or suggestion?
a. Animals suffering from zoochosis begin fro anxious repetitive acts
b. Animals must be freed from zoos now to end their terrible and mental torture
c. Animals belong in the wilderness; not in restrictive prison-like enclosures
God bless you!!