Department of Education

Republic of the Philippines

REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
URBIZTONDO DISTRICT
URBIZTONDO INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Quarter 1- Assessment
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
(English for Academic and Professional Purposes 11)

Name: _____________________________________________Score: _________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________________Date: ___________________

Note: Erasures and super impositions are considered wrong!

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

______ 1. It is a scholarly act of presenting ideas or concepts about a specific topic. It is scholarly because it
involves a thorough, careful, investigative and scientific study of a specific topic.
a. Topic Sentence b. Thesis Statement c. Academic writing d. Academic Text
______ 2. All of these EXCEPT one are examples of academic texts.
a. Research Paper b. Academic Journals c. Thesis/Dissertation d. Opinion
______ 3. All of these EXCEPT one are features of language use.
a. Formality b. Purpose c. Objectivity d. Explicitness
______ 4. All of these EXCEPT one are techniques in summarizing a variety of academic texts?
a. Before you start with the summary, read and understand the original text first.
b. To make things easier, you can identify the main points and supporting details of the original text using
graphic organizers, outlines or infographics.
c. Organize all the essential ideas into short, coherent statements.
d. You may use paraphrasing in your summary, keeping in mind that you revise the ideas of the original
text.
______5. Which is not a purpose of an academic text?
a. to inform b. to entertain c. to persuade d. to argue a specific point
______6. What is defined as the process of decoding written symbols?
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
______ 7. It is an approach which concerns the difference between the economic classes and
implications of capitalist system.
a. Feminist c. Marxist
b. Formalism d. Reader-Response Criticism
_______8. It means that the key to understand a text is through the text itself.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 9. It is concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______10. It focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political,
psychological, and economic oppression.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 11. It is concerned with the differences between economic classes and implications of a
capitalist system.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 12. “Martial law is not the best solution to address the problem of Mindanao’s peace and
order.” This statement is an example of ____.
a. position paper b. manifesto c. concept paper d. reaction paper
______ 13. Which basic communication skill is first learned?
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
______14. What basic communication skill is third in the order learnt?
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
______15. What basic communication skill is last in the order learnt?
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
______16. What basic communication skill is second learned?
a. listening b. speaking c. reading d. writing
______ 17. What should be done in order to avoid plagiarism?
a. Give proper attribution to all sources, and know how to quote correctly.
b. When paraphrasing, rewrite statements completely in your own words.
c. Proofread carefully.
d. All of the above.
______ 18. Who are usually the readers of academic texts?
a. academic community b. masses c. politicians d. journalists
______ 19. Which of the following is an academic text that defines an idea or a concept and explains its essence in
order to clarify the “whatness” of that idea or concept?
a. Position Paper c. Reaction Paper
b. Concept Paper d. Term Paper
______ 20. Which of the following best describes the outline in writing a concept paper?
a. introduction, purpose, goals/objectives, methodology, benefits
b. purpose, goals/objectives, methodology, benefits, description
c. introduction, description, goals/objectives, purpose, methodology
d. goals/objectives, purpose, description, methodology, benefits
______21. When you examine your personal responses on what you read, what reading strategy do you use?
a. evaluating an argument b. previewing c. reflecting d. contextualizing
______22. What reading strategy requires a reader to learn about the text before actually reading it?
a. contextualizing b. questioning c. previewing d. comparing and contrasting
______23. When you place a text in its historical, biographical, and cultural context, what reading strategy do you
employ?
a. contextualizing b. questioning c. previewing d. comparing and contrasting
______24. What part of an argument asserts a conclusion that the writer wants you to accept?
a. claim b. support c. hypothesis d. thesis statement
_______ 25. Which of the following is the definition of a concept paper?
a. a discussion of one side of an issue.
b. present instruction in an accessible manner.
c. explained different modes of patterns & contain persuasive arguments.
d. requires solving problem.
______ 26. Etymology in a concept paper defines ____.
a. the changes of the meaning of the word.
b. the original concept of the paper.
c. the origin of the concept of the word/ paper.
d. the root of the word.
______ 27. What part of concept paper writing is used to describe a concept?
a. Relating the concept to other concept c. problematizing the concept
b. Citing the concept d. providing examples
______ 28. What question does a writer should consider in providing examples to clarify a
concept?
a. What is being defined or described?
b. Are there images or familiar experiences which may help in the definition?
c. What examines is used to illustrate the definition of the concept?
d. Why did the author use this technique?
_______29. What question a writer should consider in relating a concept to other concepts?
a. What is being described or described?
b. What other things are used to describe the concept?
c. Are there conflicting definitions or descriptions of the concerns?
d. What examples are used to illustrate the description of the concept?
_______30. What question a writer should consider in problematizing a concept?
a. What is being defined or described?
b. What examples are used to illustrate the description of the concept?
c. Are there conflicting definitions or descriptions of the concepts?
d. What other things are used to describe the concept?
_______31. The use of “Mad Woman” reveals that despite the liberation of women, they remain
marginalized. What part in writing a concept paper this example describes?
a. Citing the concept being defined/ described.
b. Relating the concept to other concepts.
c. Problematizing the concept
d. Providing examples to clarify the concept.
_______32. “The rise of Filipino women working abroad but are delegated rules in caring for
others show marginalization of women in a globalized setting.” What part of writing a concept paper these
examples describe?
a. Citing the concept paper to other concepts
b. Relating the concept to other concepts
c. Problematizing the concept
d. providing examples to clarify the concepts
_______33. “Pegina’s definition of the 21st century Filipino woman is not confined to merely describe what a
Filipina is or does but she cleverly relates the woman in relation to her role in contemporary society.” What part in
a writing a concept paper this example describes?
a. Citing the concept being defined/ described.
b. Relating the concept to other concepts.
c. Problematizing the concept.
d. Providing examples to clarify the concerns.
_______34. When are you going to write jargon in writing a concept paper?
a. when it is convenient. c. when it is appropriate in the field.
b. when you need to use flowery words. d. no rules applied in using jargon.
_______35. What kind of verb is appropriate for concept paper writing?
a. active voice b. passive voice c. perfect tenses d. simple tenses
_______36. Which of the following should not be observed in writing sentences?
a. Use varied length of sentences. c. Use lengthy sentences for clarity.
b. Use shorter sentences for simplicity. d. Sentence length does not matter.
_______37. What kind of academic writing uses past tense as appropriate verb tenses?
a. fashion article b. research paper c. science journal d. history books
_______38. Which of the academic writing uses pronoun in first person?
a. narrative nonfiction c. reflection paper
b. laboratory experiment d. history books
_______39. Why is it use of slang words not acceptable in concept paper writing?
a. Slang contains double meaning.
b. Slang terms are not acceptable in formal writing
c. Slang is not found in the dictionary.
d. Slang is not preferred.
_______40. What is the correct outline of the paragraph?

a. I. Two Types of Viruses that c. I. Twob.

Types of Viruses that
Occur on a Personal Computer Occur on a Personal Computer

A. File Infectors A. RAM

B. Boot Sector B. ROM

b. A. File Infectors d. 1. Two Types of Viruses that

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B. Boot Sector
1. File Infectors
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Questions 41-42 Read the question and chose the best thesis statement.

41. 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.
42. 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.

For numbers 43-45, read the given sentences and choose which the best paraphrase sentence is.
43. Fhatma worries about receiving a failing marks on the difficult test.
a. Receiving a failing grade on the difficult exam concerned Fhatma.
b. Fhatma worried about failing the very difficult test.
c. The difficult test worries Fhatma if she could pass it.
d. Fhatma felt anxious on her mark from the test.
44. The slain girl vanished last evening at approximately 11 o’clock from a dinner party given at
her parent’s home.
a. The girl disappeared at the dinner party on their home.
b. The girl is murdered at their own home.
c. The girl is killed attending a dinner party.
d. The girl died at their home after attending the dinner party.
45. What is the best paraphrase for the statement, “He who laughs last, laughs best”?
a. The person who laughs last has the loudest laugh.
b. The person who laughs last has the best laughter.
c. The person who laughs last has the most genuine laughter.
d. The person who laughs last seldom laughs.

In most cases little birds lay little eggs. The kiwi is an astonishing exception to this rule--it is a smallish
bird that lays a big egg. The kiwi, a flightless bird found in New Zealand, weighs about four pounds, and
its egg weighs, believe it or not, about one pound. That is one-fourth of the birdʹs body weight! If an
ostrich laid an egg that was in the same 4 proportion to the ostrich as the kiwi egg is to the kiwi, an
ostrich egg would weigh a whopping seventy-five pounds instead of the usual three pounds.

46. Which statement below best describes the organizational method used in the above
passage?
a. description b. comparison/contrast c. chronological d. cause/effect

1. Before video cameras were widely used, home and business owners had to rely only on written
reports and photos as a way to document their valuables for insurance purposes. This form of
documentation was difficult for some insurance policy holders. They found it was easy to lose lists, forget
to add new items they purchased, or delete items they no longer had. As a result these insurance
inventories were often inaccurate.

2. While videotaping is not an option for every home or business owner, this kind of insurance
documentation is helpful for some.

47. How are the above passages related?

a. They repeat the same idea.
b. They contradict one another.
c. They compare two forms of written documentation.
 d. They present a problem and a solution.

48. In passage No. 1, what is the BEST thesis statement/ topic sentence?
a. Video cameras were widely used for home and business owners.
b. Video cameras were difficult for some insurance policy holders.
c. Insurance inventories were often inaccurate.
d. One way to document reports in on video cameras.

Most people collect Star Wars toys for sentimental reasons.

Some people collect them strictly to make money.

49. What is the relationship between the two sentences above?

a. cause and effect b. contrast c. repetition d. statement & example

When I was young I often heard people say, "Canada is the Scotland of North America." Only recently did it
occur to me that it might be worthwhile considering the extent to which this is true. As Scotland is the hard
northern cap to the British island, with the rich farmlands and cities of England just below her, so is Canada to
the United States. Both countries were gouged by the retreating glaciers, which left them on the subsistence
level as far as good farmland was considered. It also gave them both a heritage of spectacular beauty
uncrowded by cities and towns, and of this they were both inclined to boast.

50. What method of paragraph development is used in the above passage?

a. cause & effect b.comparison and contrast c. classification d. definition

- END –

Prepared by:

ROMALYN F. ARCEO

LIBERTY D. MENESIS

PRINCESS CARLA M. PADLAN

Subject Teacher

Checked and Reviewed by:

ROWENA O. ALMENDRALA, EdD

Assistant School Principal II- SHS

Noted:

SAJID S. ELIANG, EdD

Principal IV