MIDTERM EXAMINATION

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

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Instructions: Shade the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet provided.
1. The three(3) aspects of academic language are:
a. Ethnicity, formality, and technicality b. Objectivity, reliability, and formality
c. Formality, reliability, and ethnicity d. Technicality, formality, and objectivity
2. Complete the sentence using a formal language:
The study ______ the health effects of passive smoking.
a. Checked out b. Examined
c. Looked into d. Interrogate
3. Identify the problem in the sentence:
The improvements canʼt be introduced due to funding restrictions.
a. Grammar b. Contraction
c. Subjective d. Language Used
4. Complete the sentence using a formal language:
The life of the typical college student is characterized ____ time spent studying, attending class, and socializing
with peers.
a. but b. into
c. by d. to
5. Correct the sentence using a formal language.
The balloon was _____ for the experiment.
a. Inflated b. Blown up
c. Blew d. Expansion
6. Modify the sentence below.
It was raining cats and dogs.
a. There are many cats and dogs. b. The rain is not stopping.
c. It was raining heavily. d. It was a happy day.
7. Describe a good essay body.
a. It is does not have to be the longest part of an essay. b. It elaborates the thesis.
c. It should be against the thesis. d. It generates ideas that are not in the thesis.
8. Construct a hook or attention grabber using the statement below.
Polar bears are white.
a. Have you ever wondered why polar bears are white in color?
b. Do you know why polar bears are white? Really?
c. Why can’t we just have a pink polar bear?
d. Polar bears are originally blue.
9. All statements are correct, EXCEPT:
a. A conclusion summarizes the key arguments.
b. A conclusion should reaffirm your answer to the question.
c. The last section of an academic essay is the conclusion.
d. A conclusion includes new information.
10. What component of a conclusion is missing in the selection below?
Financial literacy is one of the most important things a person needs to understand as a fully functional adult to know
how to purchase a car, pay rent, and open a bank account. Financial literacy should be taught to students while they are
still in high school so that they can feel prepared to go out on their own and make a positive contribution to society.
a. Restatement of thesis b. Summary
c. Evidence d. Call for action
11. Identify the call for action in the paragraph below.
Financial literacy is one of the most important things a person needs to understand as a fully functional
adult. It's crucial for someone to be able to know how to purchase a car, open a bank account, invest in a Sun
Life insurance plan, and pay back his or her student debt all while being able to balance paying rent and saving
money. Financial literacy should be taught to students while they are still in high school so that they can feel
prepared to go out on their own and make a positive contribution to society.
a. Financial literacy is one of the most important things a person needs to understand as a fully functional
adult.
b. It's crucial for someone to be able to know how to purchase a car, open a bank account, invest in a Sun Life
insurance plan, and pay back his or her student debt all while being able to balance paying rent and saving
money.
 c. Financial literacy should be taught to students while they are still in high school so that they can feel
prepared to go out on their own and make a positive contribution to society.
d. A and B
12. Distinguish the thesis statement in the paragraph below.
There are some clear benefits to starting school later in the morning for K-12 students such as better
academic performance and improved sleeping schedules. Although it might take a bit of rearranging
schedules for parents to take their kids to school later on in the day, it's more important that students
perform better academically than for the drop-off to be convenient for the parents on their way to work. To
combat this, increased bus routes and crossing guards should be implemented so that parents who have to
get to work at a certain time can be assured that their kids are making it to school safely. Financial literacy
is one of the most important things a person needs to understand as a fully functional adult.
a. There are some clear benefits to starting school later in the morning for K-12 students such as better
academic performance and improved sleeping schedules.
b. Although it might take a bit of rearranging schedules for parents to take their kids to school later on in the
day, it's more important that students perform better academically than for the drop-off to be convenient for
the parents on their way to work.
c. To combat this, increased bus routes and crossing guards should be implemented so that parents who have
to get to work at a certain time can be assured that their kids are making it to school safely.
d. Financial literacy is one of the most important things a person needs to understand as a fully functional
adult.
13. All are components of a good essay body EXCEPT:
a. Central Idea b. Explanation
c. Examples d. None of the above
14. All are components of a good essay introduction EXCEPT:
a. Thesis Statement b. Explanation
c. Background information d. None of the above
15. Identify the best summarizing technique for expository writing.
a. Give Me the Gist b. SAAC Method
c. First Then Finally d. None of the above
16. Identify the best technique for summarizing a speech.
a. Give Me the Gist b. SAAC Method
c. First Then Finally d. Somebody Wanted But So Then
17. Determine why the selection is a good summary.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, by Aesop (a Greek storyteller), tells what happens when a shepherd boy
repeatedly lies to the villagers about seeing a wolf. After a while, they ignored his false cries. Then, when a
wolf really came, they did not come to help him.
a. It distills the source material down to its most important point. b. It rewrites the original story.
c. It has additional information that makes the story better. d. It uses all the important points
erroneously.
18. There are a number of breathing techniques you can use to make life vivid and more enjoyable. The first exercise is
very simple. As you breathe in, you say to yourself, “Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in.” And as you breathe
out, say, “Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out.” Just that. You recognize your in-breath as an in-breath and
your out-breath as an out-breath. You don’t even need to recite the whole sentence; you can use just two words: “In”
and “Out.” This technique can help you keep your mind on your breath. As you practice, your breath will become
peaceful and gentle, and your mind and body will also become peaceful and gentle. This is not a difficult exercise. In
just a few minutes you can realize the fruit of meditation.
What is the main idea of the text above?
a. This technique can keep your mind on your breath.
b. Recognizing the in and out of your breath can make life vivid.
c. There are a number of breathing techniques that you can use.
d. In just a few minutes you can realize the fruit of meditation.
19. Which of the following is a key idea of the text above?
a. Your mind will become peaceful and gentle through the exercise.
b. Your body will become peaceful and gentle through the exercise
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
20. In summarizing the text above, it is necessary to mention that the breathing exercise is not difficult.
a. True b. False
c. Both d. Neither
21. According to the text, what technique is the breathing exercise involved in?
a. Breathing b. Meditation
c. Recognizing d. Exercising the breath
22. What would be the best summary for the passage?
a. Determining when to breathe is essential.
b. Breathing is an important part of our daily lives.
c. Breathing and breathing out is good for the body.
d. Recognizing the inhalation and exhalation process as it happens makes for a fruitful meditation exercise that
makes life delightful.
23. Construct a thesis using the statement below.
 Reading is important.
a. Reading is important and serves as a basic building block for learning, regardless of the school subject, be it
language arts or even math.
b. Reading is important for everyone, young and old.
c. Is reading important?
d. Reading is important because it develops critical thinking skills, memory, and analytical skills.
24. All thesis statements are troublesome EXCEPT:
a. Crime is too prevalent in our society.
b. Henri Matisse was considered, with Picasso, one of the two great artists of the twentieth century.
c. Should an eighteen year old have the right to drink?
d. Religion as part of the school curriculum should be avoided because a person’s religious beliefs are highly
personal and require individual commitment.
25. A thesis statement is troublesome if…
a. It has a debatable argument. b. It is socially relevant.
c. It is a statement of fact. d. It provides evidence
26. Identify the problem in the thesis statement below.
Homelessness in Manila is a serious problem in today’s society.
a. It is too broad. b. There is more than one idea.
c. It is a fragment d. It is expressed in vague language.
27. Is the thesis below a good thesis?
Severe weather is any dangerous meteorological phenomenon with the potential to cause damage, serious social
disruption, or loss of human life.
a. Yes. Because it has all the components of a thesis statement.
b. No. Because it is merely a statement of fact leaving the writer with nothing to argue or support.
c. Yes. Because it contains a relevant topic.
d. No. Because it is a fragment.
28. In a decimal outline structure, what is next heading decimal after a subheading 2.1.1?
a. 2.2.1 b. 2.2.2
c. 3 d. 2.2
29. What type of outline was used in writing a three-part essay structure?
a. Sentence outline b. Topic outline
c. Paragraph outline d. All of the above
30. Why does the term introduction, body, and conclusion should not be included in writing an outline?
a. Because they are not topics
b. Because they are organizational units in the writer’s mind
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
31. The following serves as a guide in writing an outline except?
a. Capitalize the first letter of each item b. Place the title at the center above the
outline
c. Indent each new level of the outline d. Put a comma after each numeral and letter
32. The following helps a writer organize his idea except?
a. Begin by discussing the specific topics
b. Begin by answering the question that leads to the thesis statement
c. Write subtopics for each main idea
d. Write supporting details foe each of the subtopics
33. Can we use American Psychological Association or APA format in outlining?
a. No. Because APA is just for in-text citations.
b. Yes. Because APA provides a format for outlines.
c. No. Because APA is just for writing a psychological report.
d. Yes. Because APA is the only format we can use in making an outline.
34. Identify the critical approach used.
As we analyze the text, we can find imagery, which really helps bring aspects of the text to life as we read. The
short story, “Story of an Hour” creates a vast amount of imagery in Mrs. Mallard’s changing emotions throughout the
text. 
a. Biographical Approach b. Marxist Approach
c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Psychological Approach
35. Identify the critical approach used.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain presents the relationship of Huckleberry and Jim, a slave.
While class opposition is presumed in that relationship, the two characters nevertheless form a bond that would
otherwise be forbidden in a slave-owning society. Thus, the work presents an inherent contradiction between the
laboring conditions of slavery and the ideals of friendship.
a. Biographical Approach b. Marxist Approach
c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Psychological Approach
36. It is the connection of work to the historical period in which it was written.
a. Sociological Approach b. New Historicism Approach
c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Philosophical Approach
37. This approach focuses on themes, view of the world, moral statements, author’s belief, etc.
a. Sociological Approach b. New Historicism Approach
 c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Philosophical Approach
38. It focuses on the form; stresses items like symbols, images, and structure and how one part of the work relates to other
parts and to the whole.
a. Sociological Approach b. New Historicism Approach
c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Philosophical Approach
39. What critique approach should be used if a writer analyzes a text using the literary elements?
a. Biographical criticism b. Historical criticism
c. Feminism d. Formalism
40. What critique approach should be used if a writer analyzes a text using the significant events when the text was written?
a. Biographical criticism b. Historical criticism
c. Feminism d. Formalism
41. What critique approach should be used if a reader analyzes a text and emphasize the meaning of it?
a. Biographical criticism b. Historical criticism
c. Reader-response criticism d. Marxist Criticism
42. As a young boy, William Golding acted as a bully in his elementary school. He even confessed that he "enjoyed hurting people."
This same drive to inflict pain upon others reflects itself in the majority of the "biguns" on the island. Golding also stated that he
has "always enjoyed Nazis because I am of that sort of nature." Jack and his group of "hunters" share similar characteristics to the
Nazis in the way they seize power and create a scapegoat. The "biguns" methods and thoughts of hurting others exhibit Golding's
own thoughts. Mr. Carey, the author of William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, wrote that Golding "was scared of
being alone in the night" as were the littluns. This fear creates the idea of the beast, the driving force for the boys to become even
more savage and uncivilized. While growing up, Golding often mocked his father's view of rationalism, a belief that our world can
be understood through reasoning. The character Piggy exemplifies this belief, while all other characters, at one point or another,
become his foil. When the hunters murder the level-headed Piggy, Golding proves that basic human nature opposes the ideals of
rationalism. In 1940, Golding joined the Royal Navy to fight for five years in WWII. He created both plot events and characters in
Lord of the Flies that parallel the Holocaust. For example, Jack compares to Hitler in his seizure of power, promise of food and a
better life, and his development of a scapegoat: the beast. These methods, in the quote, "I gave you food...and my hunters will
protect you from the beast. Who will be in my tribe?" (150) succeed in drawing out the shadows of the boys on the island, until they
are ruled by their drive to hunt and kill. After the war, Golding had two children, a boy and a girl. His son had a mental illness and
his daughter also had troubles growing up. This fueled his lack of faith in humanity, "man produces evil, as a bee produces honey,"
even in something as pure as a child. This thought of an inner evil within us plays a vital role within his novel, as the children on
the island possess sinful thoughts and plan corrupt plots.

What type of critical approach was used in the text?

a. Biographical Approach b. Marxist Approach
c. Formalism/New Criticism Approach d. Psychological Approach
43. What is the focus of the text?
a. It focuses on the how one part of the work relates to other parts and to the whole.
b. It focuses on the behavior of the characters
c. It focuses on the aspects of the author’s personal life and its relevant to the story.
d. It focuses on the connection of the historical background of the work to specific aspects of the work.
44. Contemplating a fictional character's past in order to understand why he killed his mother.
What type of critical approach can be used in the topic above?
a. Psychological criticism b. Historical criticism
c. Biological criticism d. Sociological Criticism
45. What word or phrase influenced your answer in 44?
a. Contemplating b. Character’s past
c. Understand why he killed his mother d. None of the above
46. All are not critique approaches EXCEPT:
a. SAAC b. Reader-response
c. Physiological d. Chronological
47. It is a form of intellectual discourse that deals with articulate and profound evaluation/judgement of an event, article,
book etc.
a. position paper b. critique paper
c. reaction paper d. review paper
48. It presents one side of an arguable opinion about an issue.
a. position paper b. critique paper
c. reaction paper d. review paper
49. This paper is the product of criticizing.
a. critic b. criticize
c. critique d. criticism
50. It is the person doing the criticism.
a. critic b. criticize
c. critique d. criticism

“Every act of dishonesty has at least two victims: the one we think of as the victim, and the perpetrator as well. Each little dishonesty makes
another little rotten spot somewhere in the perpetrator's psyche.” - Lesley Conger

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PAUL ANTHONY B. MENDOZA GLADYS GLO M. BONDOC

Subject Group Head – Languages SHS Assistant Principal

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MA. VICTORIA C. VIVO, EdDFRIEdr

Secondary School Principal IV