ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

WRITTEN WORK #3
PART I: ACADEMIC READING COMPREHENSION TEST
Directions: Read the passage below, and answer the given questions. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.

Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief. The invention of the
airplane was no exception. Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on
December 17, 1903 were excited and impressed, others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea
of flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people. Such people called Wilbur and Orville Wright,
the inventors of the first flying machine, impulsive fools. Negative reactions, however, did not
stop the Wrights. Impelled by their desire to succeed, they continued their experiments in
aviation.
Orville and Wilbur Wright had always had a compelling interest in aeronautics and
mechanics. As young boys they earned money by making and selling kites and mechanical toys.
Later, they designed a newspaper-folding machine, built a printing press, and operated a
bicycle-repair shop. In 1896, when they read about the death of Otto Lilienthal, the brothers’
interest in flight grew into a compulsion.
Lilienthal, a pioneer in hang-gliding, had controlled his gliders by shifting his body in the
desired direction. This idea was repellent to the Wright brothers, however, and they searched for
more efficient methods to control the balance of airborne vehicles. In 1900 and 1901, the
Wrights tested numerous gliders and developed control techniques. The brothers’ inability to
obtain enough lift power for the gliders almost led them to abandon their efforts.
After further study, the Wright brothers concluded that the published tables of air
pressure on curved surfaces must be wrong. They set up a wind tunnel and began a series of
experiments with model wings. Because of their efforts, the old tables were repealed in time and
replaced by the first reliable figures for air pressure on curved surfaces. This work, in turn,
made it possible for the brothers to design a machine that would fly. In 1903 the Wrights built
their first airplane, which cost less than $1,000. They even designed and built their own source
of propulsion-a lightweight gasoline engine. When they started the engine on December 17, the
airplane pulsated wildly before taking off. The plane managed to stay aloft for 12 seconds,
however, and it flew 120 feet.
1. The idea of flying an aircraft was ______ to some people.
a) boring
b) distasteful
c) exciting
d) needless
e) Answer not available

2. People thought that the Wright brothers had ______.

a) acted without thinking
b) been negatively influenced
c) been too cautious
d) been mistaken
e) acted in a negative way

3. The Wrights’ interest in flight grew into a ______.

a) financial empire
b) plan
c) need to act
d) foolish thought
e) Answer not available

4. Lilienthal’s idea about controlling airborne vehicles was _________ the Wrights.
a) proven wrong by
b) opposite to the ideas of
c) disliked by
d) accepted by
e) improved by
 5. The old tables were _________ and replaced by the first reliable figures for air pressure on
curved surfaces.
a) destroyed
b) invalidated
c) multiplied
d) approved
e) not used

6. The Wrights designed and built their own source of _________.

a) force for moving forward
b) force for turning around
c) turning
d) force for going backward
e) None of the above

PART II: SUMMARIZING TECHNIQUE IDENTIFICATION

Directions: Identify the summarizing technique used in the following passages. Write the answers
on your answer sheet.

7-8. _______________________
Live theater is much more entertaining than going to the movies. The action seems more real than
in a film. Live theater also allows the audience the opportunity to interact with the actors.

9-10. _______________________
Tuesday’s With Morrie by Mitch Albom tells a story about a man who meets his old professor on
Tuesdays for one final class on the meaning of life.

11-12. _______________________
The history of the English language began with the Anglo-Saxon tribes who wandered the forest of
Northern Europe. As different invaders reached England, the English language branched out by
borrowing words and had undergone major changes in its linguistic system. The English
language has continued to expand with billions of people speaking the language all over the
world.

11-12. _______________________
The Department of Education aims to continuously provide quality education to the Filipino
learners. However, because of the threat of the corona virus, the department struggles to realize
its goal. In order to achieve its mission, DepEd devises a learning scheme that answers the needs
and demands of the learners in this time of pandemic. Thus, DepEd promotes different
alternative learning modalities in the era of New Normal.

13-14. _______________________
Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, saved 1,100 Jews in Krakow, Poland, during the
World War II. He grew to care about his Jewish workers an, particularly those with whom he
came in contact on a daily basis. His connections helped Schindler protect his Jewish workers
from deportation and death in Nazi concentration camps. He also had to give Nazi officials ever
larger bribes and gifts of luxury items obtainable only on the black market to keep his workers
safe.
 PERFORMANCE TASK #2
SUMMARIZING APPLICATION

Directions: Summarize the following texts. Write your answer on your answer sheet

The Seductive, Destructive Power of Meth

Government health officials and doctors don’t like to talk about it. The major reason
meth (methamphetamine) hooks people is that it increases theirsex drive and performance—
for a short while, anyway. It is even more powerful than cocaine in this respect. Dr. Mary
Holley of Alabama interviewed meth addicts. Both men and women said the effect on sex was
the number one reason they used the illegal drug.

After about six months, meth addicts can’t have sex unless they’re high, and after a
while longer, they’re unable to have sex at all. At first, meth fires upthe dopamine system in
the brain. After a while, it burns it out. Once that happens, the person no longer functions
sexually.

Besides causing brain damage, meth has other nasty effects. Paranoia is common.
Some meth addicts hallucinate. Others become violent. Users who inject meth risk
contracting HIV and hepatitis C, a life-threatening liver disease. Those who share needles are
also at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. Meth users’ hair and teeth eventually fall
out. The nation’s prisons are filled with former meth users whose teeth are crumbling. The
prisons cannot afford the dental treatment for them. Meth use has reached epidemic
proportions and affects every part of the country.

Meth use is rampant in big cities and small towns, and even in rural areas. A 2002
survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse revealed that about 5 percent of Americans at
least 12 years old have tried meth at least once. This shocking statistic translates into more
than 12 million people.

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Tom and Bill were walking to school. They passed over a bridge, as they did every day.
But on this day, the river was full, the water was clear, and the sun was shining in a
cloudless sky.

Tom said, “Let’s go fishing!”

Bill wasn’t so sure. “We have a test today. Shouldn’t we go to class?”

“None sense, “said Tom. “ You only live once. A day like this won’t come along again.”

Bill wasn’t sure this was a good idea, but suddenly a fish jumped from the sparkling
water. He decided Tom was right; they should definitely skip class on such a nice day!
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