Department of Education

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)

Baybay City Division
BANHAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Baybay City, Leyte

English for Academic and Professional Purposes First Quarter Exam

Name: __________________________________ Grade and Section: _____________ Score:

Instructions: Read each items carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best answer.

1. Included in the five common patterns of organization, what presents a text structure were the reader is told the
result of an event or occurrence and the reasons it happened?
a. Cause and Effect b. Description c. Problem-Solution d. Comparison/Contrast
2. What pattern of organization of texts follow a structure that presents the similarities and differences of two or more
objects, places, events, or ideas?
a. Cause and Effect b. Descriptive c. Problem-Solution d. Comparison/Contrast
3. It is the brief restatement of the main point of the text by selecting its key features to make a shortened version.
a. Plagiarism b. Summarization c. Main Idea d. Key Points
4. It is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into
your work without full acknowledgement.
a. Plagiarism b. Summarization c. Main Idea d. Key Points
5. What punctuation mark/s indicate copied terms?
a. Comma b. Period c. Question Mark d. Quotation Marks
6. The thesis statement is usually located at what part of the essay?
a. Introduction b. Body c. Conclusion d. None of the above
7. What states that entries in an outline should have different levels of importance?
a. Parallelism b. Coordination c. Subordination d. Division
8. Which critical approach focuses on "objectively" evaluating the text, identifying its underlying form. It may study,
for example, a text's use of imagery, metaphor, or symbolism?
a. Reader-response b. Marxism c. Feminism d. Formalism
9. How would you explain what academic writing is?
a. It is the kind of writing used in fictional stories
b. It is the kind of writing used in school
c. It is the kind of writing that uses images
d. It is the kind of writing that is common in films
10. Describe what the use of transition words or phrases is.
a. to convey the main idea of the text c. to make the text look better
b. to show the relationship among ideas d. none of the above
11. The main idea is the ____________________.
a. detail of the text b. topic of the text c. support of the text d. none of the above
12. What is a thesis statement?
a. It is the controlling idea that you will develop in your paper.
b. It is a sentence that elaborates the topic sentence.
c. It supports the main idea of in a paragraph.
d. It is the details that explains the main idea of the paragraph
13. What is an outline?
a. A technique that uses free flow of ideas by listing down everything that comes to mind.
b. A design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or an article.
c. A supporting details that concludes the essay.
d. A paragraph that includes the main idea of the text.
14. What does Parallelism in outlining mean?
a. It means that all entries should be divided equally.
b. It means that entries should have the same level of importance.
c. It means that entries should have different level of importance.
d. It means that entries should observe the same language structure.
15. To criticize means __________
a. to judge or evaluate someone or something. c. to create a similar paper.
b. to only observe something. D. to publish the paper.
16. Feminism is a literary approach to critique paper that __________
a. attempts to reveal that the ultimate source of the people’s experience is the socio-economic system.
b. focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological, and economic oppression.
c. claims that the reader’s role cannot be separated from the understanding of the work.
d. claims that literary works have intrinsic properties and treats each work as a distinct work of art.
17. Which of the following can be a title of an academic writing?
a. The Superpowers of Magicians c. Understanding the Study Habits of SHS Students
b. The Invisible Cloak of Dr. Strange d. Controlling Water, Earth, Fire and Air with Mind
18. The following phares are used to cite the reference author, except ___________.
a. According to … b. As stated by … c. As reported by… d. I believe …
19. Which of the following can be used in an in-text citation after the paragraph or author citation in parenthesis?
a. (Conjuangco, 2016) b. (Conjuangco)(2016) c. (2016, Cojuangco) d. None of the above
20. If you are going to write a thesis statement with a topic of coffee, which of the following would you write?
a. I like my coffee in the morning, hot and served with pancakes.
b. Coffee has been a popular beverage for the students and workers
c. Coffee has been a popular beverage for students because it energizes, it boosts metabolism, and it prevents a
person from getting drowsy.
d. Coffee is truly enjoyed by people all of ages, from teens, adults, and seniors.
21. What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
a. It gives the reader insight into the topic, letting him/her know what the essay is about.
b. It present the solutions to the problems through the supporting details.
c. It elaborates the topic sentence by providing some details.
d. I supports the topic sentence by listing supporting details.
22. You are tasked to create an outline of an essay. The instruction is to create a traditional or alphanumeric outline.
Which of the following will you use?
a. Roman Numerals b. Numbers c. Small and Capital Letters d. All of the above
23. You are tasked to watch a movie entitled Wonder Woman and create a critique paper afterwards. Which of the
following approaches to literary criticism is best used to critic the main character?
a. Formalism b. Feminism c. Historicism d. Marxism

24. You are tasked to criticize an event you have attended. What kind of paper would you make?
a. Critique Paper b. Concept Paper c. Review Paper d. Bond Paper
25. What is the literary approach to criticism that is used to evaluate using the readers own thoughts and reactions?
a. Formalism b. Feminism c. Marxism d. Reader-response
26. Why do you think it is important for us not to copy and quote everything in the text when summarizing?
a. to make the summarization more pleasing c. to report every detail
b. to avoid plagiarism d. to make the summarization more like the original text
27. What are the parts of a thesis statement?
I. Topic
II. Position
III. Reason/s
a. I and II only b. I and III only c. I, II and III d. II and III only
28. Look at the image below, what evidence can you find to state that the format of outline used is a standard format?

a. It includes decimal places c. It includes letters and roman numerals

b. It is arranged properly d. It has indentions
29. Which of the following is not a literary approach to criticism?
a. Formalism d. Feminism c. Marxism d. Hinduism
30. Differentiate critique from critic.
a. a critique is an output made by the critic, the person criticizing
b. a critic is an output made by a critique, the person criticizing
c. a critique is a person criticizing while critic is a paper
d. none of the above
31. Which of the following is TRUE about summarizing?
a. Summary is a comprehensive and usually an opinionated abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously
stated facts.
b. When we summarize a text, we are restating the main ideas of the text in as few words as possible.
c. Do not use quotation marks when indicating copied key terms.
d. Your personal information should be included in a summary.
32. How would you compare a Traditional Outlining Format with a Standard Outlining Format?
a. the tradition format uses roman numerals, alphabet and numbers while the standard format only uses numbers
with decimal places used to indicate the sub sections.
b. the standard format uses roman numerals, alphabet and numbers while the traditional format only uses numbers
with decimal places used to indicate the sub sections.
c. the standard format is longer that the traditional format
d. none of the above
33. Choose what approach in literary criticism would you use to evaluate a text’s elements and symbolism.
a. Formalism b. Feminism c. Reader-response d. Marxism
34. Choose what approach in literary criticism would you use to evaluate the socio-economic classes in a text.
a. Formalism b. Feminism c. Reader-response d. Marxism
35. Arrange the steps in summarizing a text.
I. Write the ideas in your own words
II. Read the text carefully
III. Find the keywords
a. I, II, III b. II, III, I c. II, I, III d. III, II, I
 For numbers 36-37 read the paragraph given below:

Mobile and computer technology may also affect children’s sociability. The use of this
technology may take away hours from children’s social and playing time. Yet from
another perspective, it can help cultivate their communicative and social skills through
using different social media platforms and sharing apps with friends.

(Subia and Tatel, 2014)

36. Construct a summary of the given text by using the reference citation format I, author citation in the body of the
sentence.
a. According to Subia only, technology is a powerful and wonderful tool that lets children interact with the people
around the world.
b. Subia and Tatel (2014) view technology as something that may affect the social lives of children in a negative
and a positive way.
c. Technology is something that may affect the social lives of children in a negative and a positive way (Subia and
Tatle, 2014).
d. Mobile and computer technology may also affect children’s sociability. The use of this technology may take away
hours from children’s social and playing time (Subia and Tatel, 2014).

37. Construct a summary of the given text by using the reference citation format II, author citation in parenthesis.
a. According to Subia only, technology is a powerful and wonderful tool that lets children interact with the people
around the world.
b. Subia and Tatel (2014) view technology as something that may affect the social lives of children in a negative
and a positive way.
c. Technology is something that may affect the social lives of children in a negative and a positive way (Subia and
Tatle, 2014).
d. Mobile and computer technology may also affect children’s sociability. The use of this technology may take away

hours from children’s social and playing time (Subia and Tatel, 2014).

38. Create a thesis statement from the given topic and reasons below.
Birth Order
Affects relationship with parents
Affects relationship with others
Affects view of responsibility
a. Birth order can strongly affect one’s relationship with parents, relationships with others, and how one views
responsibility as an adult.
b. The view of responsibility is affected by the birth order because of the relationship with others and parents.
c. The birth order is affected by the relationship between parents, others, and view of responsibility.
d. The birth order is important because it views the responsibility of parents and others.
39. Reconstruct the given phrases below to create a thesis statement.
1. online businesses
2. Despite some risks,
3. since they minimize operating costs and provide greater options for consumers.
4. can be sustainable models for doing business

a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 2, 4, 3 c. 2, 1, 4, 3 d. 2, 1, 3, 4

40. What paper would you create to evaluate a text, event or research?
a. Creative Paper b. Critique Paper c. Critic Paper d. Criticism’s Paper

BONUS 3 points:
What is the theme of the 6th Founding Anniversary of Banahao National High School?