Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN
OBANDO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(SCHOOL ID: 345214)

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

MID-TERM EXAMINATION

GENERAL DIRECTION: STRICTLY NO ERASURE.

1. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
a. first person b. second person c. third person
2. What kind of language should be used in writing academic text?
a. colloquial b. formal c. informal
3. What is the meaning of layman’s term?
a. words that are hard to understand.
b. words that are easy to understand
c. words that are having a lot of meaning.
4. The following are examples of academic text except _______.
a. Journal b. Research Paper c. Short Stories
5. Which of the following elements deals with the writer’s goal in writing a text?
a. audience b. purpose c. style
6. What feature of language requires the writer not to include personal emotions in the text?
a. Caution b. Formality c. Objectivity
7. What feature of language requires the writer to be careful on writing?
a. caution b. formality c. objectivity
8. How do you determine your language when you write an academic paper?
a. consider the rules in writing b. consider the audience c. consider your knowledge
9. What does “to persuade” mean in academic writing?
a. To let the audience argue with the author
b. To let the audience believe in the author
c. To let the audience discredit the author
10. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organize a text?
a. audience b. purpose c. style
11. It reflects your dignified stance in writing as a member of academic community.
a. Caution b. Formality c. Objectivity
12. In this feature of language, written language should not be personal.
a. Caution b. Formality c. Objectivity
13. The author in this writing style is explaining a concept.
a. Expository b. Descriptive c. Persuasive
14. The author in this kind of writing style is convincing the reader to believe in his/her position or
belief in writing.
a. Expository b. Descriptive c. Persuasive

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15. What kind of description should be used in descriptive writing style?
a. vivid b. vague c. unrealistic
16. How do you determine your language when you are writing academic paper?
A. consider the audience B. consider the rules in writing
C. consider your purpose or topic D. consider your knowledge
17. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
A. first person B. second person C. third person D. none of these
18. What kind of writing requires a writer to have more knowledge about a chosen topic?
A. academic writing B. creative writing C. free writing D. letter writing
19. What language is used in academic writing?
A. casual B. colloquial C. formal D. informal
20. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organizes a text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
21.Which of the following deals with the writer’s goal in writing a text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
22. Which of the following is considered as the target readers of the text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
23. It is the process that starts in posing question, conceptualizing a problem, evaluating an opinion and
ends in answering the question posed.
A. academic writing B. creative Writing C. essay writing D. Free Writing
24. What feature of language is applied when a writer does not include personal emotions in the text?
A. caution B. explicitness C. formality D. objectivity
25. What feature of language is requiring you to take a lot of care on your writing?
A. caution B. explicitness C. formality D. objectivity
26. What kind of description should be used in descriptive writing style?
A. vivid B. vague C. unrealistic D. imaginary
27. The author in this kind of writing style is convincing the reader to believe in his/her position or
belief.
A. Expository B. Descriptive C. Persuasive D. Narrative
28. The author in this writing style is explaining a concept.
A. Expository B. Descriptive C. Persuasive D. Narrative
29. A feature of language that tells that a written language should not be personal.
A. Caution B. Formality C. Objectivity D. Explicitness
30. It reflects your dignified stance in writing as a member of an academic community.
A. Caution B. Formality C. Objectivity D. Explicitness

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Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN
OBANDO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(SCHOOL ID: 345214)
II. Directions: Read the following statements. Write T if the statement is True and F if it is False.
1. Summary is a comprehensive and usually an opinionated abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of
previously stated facts or statements.
2. A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form is a summary.
3. The main idea is the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which
tells the reader what the text is about.
4. Summary should always include main ideas, key points, and supporting details.
5. When we summarize a text, we are restating the main ideas of the text in as few words as possible.
6. A good summary should be supported by your own background knowledge of the argument or topic
of the text.
7. You can also summarize a reading text by getting the main events and arranging the events in
chronological order.
8. Key points may be developed or elaborated with supporting details.
9. Summaries should not include opinions.
10. Supporting details are not included in a summary.

Directions: Identify what is being described in the following statements. Choose your answers from
the box below.
1. This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, concepts,
ideas, etc.
2. This type of structure sets up a problem or problems explains solutions and then discusses the effects
of the solution.
3. This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give a reader a mental
picture.
4. It is the basic pattern of a story.
5. Two words when combined means order of time.
6. This word means order.
7. This word means time.
8. A text structure that explains reasons why something happened.
9. It is organized by the time an event occurred.
10. It refers how information was organized in a passage.

Text Structure Chronological Order Comparison and Contrast

Logic Chrono and logic Problem - Solution

Chrono Spatial/Description

Cause and Effect Beginning-Middle-End

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KEY TO CORRECTION:

1. C 37. T
2. A 38. T
3. B 39. F
4. B 40. T
5. A 41. Comparison and Contrast
6. B 42. Problem – Solution
7. C 43. Spatial/Description
8. B 44. Beginning – Middle – End
9. B 45. Chrono and Logic
10. C 46. Logic
11. B 47. Chrono
12. C 48. Cause and Effect
13. A 49. Chronological Order
14. C 50. Text Structure
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. A
24. D
25. A
26. A
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. B
31. F
32. T
33. T
34. F
35. T
36. F

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