Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
DISTRICT OF TABOGON

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Name: _________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________
Date: __________________________________________ Score: _____________________________
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Directions: Carefully read each question and write the letter of the correct answer on the box provided below.

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1. Gabby, a Grade 12 student, is conducting a research. She is collecting information about a group of people by asking
them questions and analysing the results after. What type of research is she using?
a. Analysis Research b. Survey Research c. Investigative Research d. Detective Research
2. The following are steps of conducting an effective survey. Which must be done first?
a. Distribute the survey c. Design survey questions
b. Analyze responses d. Determine who will participate in the survey
3. Which of the following is the correct order in conducting an experiment?
1. Conducting the experiment. 4. Planning an experimental research study
2. Identifying a research problem 5. Writing the paper/report
3. Analyzing the data
a. 1,2,3,4,5 b. 4,3,2,1,5 c. 2,4,1,3,5 d. 4,2,3,1,5
4. To make observations most effective, what must an observer do?
a. Establish recording method c. observe and take note
b. Develop questions and techniques d. Analyze behaviour and inference
5. If you want to determine what you want to observe and why, which of the following you must do?
a. Identify objectives b. Make questions c. identify Respondents d. Analyze results
6. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
a. Note – taking is essential when doing observation
b. Formulate hypothesis after the after conducting the experiment
c. Before conducting an experiment, he/ she must identify the problem first.
d. Experiments may be more complex than conducting a survey but data gained through experiments are more
reliable than that of the latter.
7. Which of the following is the correct order of steps in conducting an effective survey?
1. Distribute the survey 4. Write up the results
2. Analyze responses 5. Decide the type of survey (mail, online, or in- person)
3. Determine participants of the survey 6. Design survey questions and lay- out
a. 2,1,3,4,6,5 b. 3, 5, 6, 1, 2, 4c. 5, 3, 2, 6, 1, 4 d. 2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 4

Study the table below and answer the questions that follow.
Percentage Distribution of Youth Population 15 – 24 Years Old by
Employment Status, Sex, and Type of Community, First Quarter, 2004
Male Female
Employment Status
Urban Rural Urban Rural
Employment Fully
36.16 % 64.88 % 30.98 % 31.98%
and Partially
 Not in the Labor
55.49 % 31.58% 61.97% 62.31%
Force
Totally unemployed 8.34% 3.52% 7.06% 5.65%

8. The term “Not in the Labor Force” refers to the _________________ status of the male and female between 15 – 24
years old.
a. Unemployment b. Employment c. Occupation d. Work
9. Based on the table, who has the most number of fully and partially employed status?
a. Female Rural b. Female Urban c. Male Rural d. Male Urban
10. What is the total percentage of unemployed female youth in both urban and rural areas?
a. 11.86 b. 12.71
c. 7.06 d. 5.66
11. What is a non- prose text? Distance Learning Modality
a. Non prose texts consist of disconnected Grade 12
words and numbers instead of sentences and
paragraphs. 6% Modular Print
1% 2%
b. Non- prose texts are used to represent ideas. Modular Digital
c. Non –prose texts are non written texts. 3%
d. Both B and C Online
12. Which of the following is NOT true about the Radio
uses of non-prose materials? 28% Television
a. Present data in an organized and systematic 59%
Blended DL
way.
b. Allow the reader to absorb the information
fast and efficiently.
c. Explain concrete data in abstract manner
d. Provide only the useful and relevant data
13. Which of the following is a type of bar graph that is used to represent statistical information by way of bars to show
the frequency distribution of continuous data and indicates the number of observations which lie in class or bin?
a. Hologram b. Histogram
c. Pictograph d. Pie Graph
14. Which of the following is use to display comparisons
Students' Favorite After-School
between 2 variables which involve an x- axis horizontally Activities
and a y- axis vertically on a grid?
Watch TV
a. Bar graph b. Pie Graph
b. Pictograph d, Line graph School Clubs
Chat Online Number of
15. Which of the following is correct in making a bar graph? Students'
a. Draw a circle and find the percentage of any category by Earn Money
dividing the number of categories as in a part of the Visit with Friends
central angle. Use a protractor to identify the central Talk on Phone
angle. Playing Sports
b. List the sports categories on the x- axis and the
percentage of students on the y- axis. To find the 0 40 80 120
percentage of the number of students in each category by
the total number of students surveyed.
c. List the sports categories on the x- axis and the percentage of students on the y- axis. Connect the percentage of
the number of students in each category by the total number of students surveyed with a line.
d. Draw a cross – like figure and label the x and y axis with numbers in multiples of five.
16. Martha conducted a survey on the Distance learning Modalities preferred by Grade 12 students and she presented her
data gathered in a Pie graph below. Based on the pie graph, which of the following is true?
a. More than half of the total number of the Grade 12 students preferred Modular Print of Learning Modality
b. Most of the Grade 12 students preferred online learning.
c. None of the Grade 12 students preferred blended learning.
d. Almost three – fourths of the total grade 12 students prefer Modular Digital Learning Modality
17. Based on the table below, which of the following statements is NOT true about the student’s favourite after- school
activities?
a.Only minimal number of students goes to school clubs after school.
b.Most of the students visit places with friends after school.
c.Very small number of the students earn money after school.
d. A considerable number of students chat online after school.
 18. Which of the following is an example of a pictograph?
3 Enrollment from Class 7 - 10
Sales
% per Country 50 50 50 Class 7-B
3 Germany USA 50 40 40 40
% 40 Class 7-G
France UK 30
4 12% 29 20 25 Class 8-B
% % Ireland Brazil 20 Class 8-G
5 Mexico Venezuela 10
Class 9-B
% 0
7 11 Denmark Austria
Class Enrollment
Class 9-G

% % Philippines Class 10-B

7 10% 10% Class 10-G
%
a. c.
Favorite Subject
Recreation Activities
Subject Votes
Watch TV
Math
School Clubs
Chat Online Number of Reading
Students'
Earn Money
Visit with Friends Soc.
Studies
Talk on Phone
Playing Sports

b.
0 50 100 150
d. = 10 votes
19. &
20. Alleyah conducted survey to answer the question “What sport do junior high school students like to watch on TV the
most?” She collected the following information on her data collection sheet. Make a bar graph of the results. (2
points)
Sports Tally/ Total
Baseball 28
Basketball 32
Football 24
Soccer 19
Hockey 18
Total 121

21. What do you call this formal piece of writing based on a research?
a. Survey report b. charts c. graphs d. broadcasting
22. The following statements about survey report are TRUE except:
a. Its task is to present the information gathered during the survey in an objective manner.
b. It presents summary of all the responses that were collected in a simple and visually appealing manner.
c. It does not follow a standard organization.
d. None of these.
23. Maria is an active Grade 12 student who is eager to know whether the employees are satisfied with the work
environment. Which type of survey report will she use?
a. Employee Survey Report c. Customer Feedback Survey
b. Market Research Survey d. Student Research Survey
24. What part of a survey report that comes after the table of contents?
a. Methodology b. Executive summary c. Background d. Conclusion
25. What should be listed on the table of contents?
a. Title & Page Number c. Background c. Summary d. Conclusion
26. It is usually a piece of factual writing, based on evidence, containing organized information on a particular topic and/or
analysis of that topic.
a. Report b. Recommendations c. Bibliography d. Fiction
27. In which part of a report where the writer expresses his/her stand about an issue which is strongly supported by
evidence?
a. Introduction c. Body
b. Conclusion d. Reference
28. In which part of a report where the writer’s vision about the issue are stated ending with a powerful call for action?
a. Introduction c. Body
b. Conclusion d. Reference
29. It represents the writer’s thoughts and opinions about an issue.
a. argument b. stand/claim c. reason d. conclusion
30. Which of the following can be used as supporting evidence?
a. factual knowledge b. hearsays c. personal opinion d. suggestion
31. It is a data gathering tool having set of questions used in a survey and is utilized in various fields such as politics,
research, marketing, media and so on. It is intended to gather data, views, opinions and others from individuals or a
particular group of people.
a. Survey questionnaire b. summative test c. observations d. data analysis
32. Which is true in a survey question?
a. Should use words that have clear meaning.
b. Should ask two or more questions in one sentence.
c. Should have any biases or prejudice.
d. Should include too personal or too embarrassing questions.
33. The following are the best tips in conducting a survey, EXCEPT:
a. Decide on a four or five option survey question. Then make a tally chart
having its heading and appropriate title.
b. Conduct a survey then tally all the answers.
c. Count the answers marking the item having the least to the greatest tallies. Then make a graphic
representation of the results.
d. Be careless in tallying and observe dishonesty.
34. In crafting survey questions, the following are to be remembered, EXCEPT:
a. Keep the questionnaire as short as possible.
b. Ask short, simple, and clearly worded questions.
c. Make your questions ask for the other person’s opinion.
d. Start with demographic questions to help respondents get started comfortably.
35. What is the purpose of writing a survey report?
a. To have better report c. To conduct a survey
b. To study a research topic thoroughly d. To be famous.
36. What do you do with the data or information you have collected after conducting your survey?
a. Information or data gathered from surveys should be properly organized before it could be disseminated.
b. Information or gathered from surveys should be disseminated right away.
c. Disseminate it without proper organization.
d. Post it on Facebook in order for it be corrected.
37. It is where all the information collected and analyzed is presented clearly and in detail.
a. introduction b. conclusion c. main body d. objective
38. In writing a summary, what should not be included?
a. Do not include your own comments or evaluation
b. The summary should not cover the original text as whole
c. The material should not be presented in a neutral fashion.
d. none of the above
39. Open-ended questions. These types of questions do not have predetermined options or answers. The respondents are
allowed to answer the questions freely. Which of the following is an example of open-ended question?
a. Are you a commuter? b. Why did you join the pageant?
c. Have you ever topped in an exam? d. Which type of movie do you enjoy watching?
40. Dichotomous questions have two possible answers, often either yes/no, true/false, or agree/ disagree. These questions are
used when the researcher wants to clearly distinguish the respondent’s opinion, preference, experience or behavior. Which is
an example of dichotomous question?
a. Is HIV/AIDS transmitted through saliva?
b. What do you think about the quality of education in this pandemic season?
c. Why did you eat more vegetables?
d. How can help in minimizing the spread of corona virus

Prepared by: Parent’s Signature

PRENELIE OLIVEROS _______________________________

Subject Teacher
Prepared by:
MARFE M. ORNOPIA DANICA MAE H. BONTIA
Teacher III TEACHER I
Answer Key:

1. B 11. A 21. A 31. A

2. D 12. C 22. C 32. A
3. C 13. B 23. A 33. D
4. A 14. D 24. B 34. C
5. A 15. B 25. A 35. B
6. B 16. A
26. A 36. A
7. B 17. C
27. C 37. C
8. A 18. D
9. C 19-20. Answers may vary 28. B 38. A
10. B 29. B 39. B
30. A 40. A