In many countries it is ___ legal to keep a gun in your house

a.
A. un
b.
D. pre
c.
C. in
d.
B. il
It is also reading in detail and paying close attention to the main points the reader
wants to learn.

a.
B. Skimming
b.
D. Studying
c.
A. Scanning

d.
C. Selecting

The twins are becoming more and more like her mother. In what uses of present
continuous tense is this?

a.
D. Expresses future

b.
C. A change in progress
c.
B. Extended present

d.
A. Activity in progress

Thousands of people have taken part in a ______-democracy demonstration.

a.
D. for
b.
C. anti
c.
A. pro
d.
B. pre

What is the root word in the word PREFER?

a.
B. Fer
b.
C. Prefer
c.
D. none of the above

d.
A. Pref
B. This skill is looking for specific information or fact without necessarily reading
everything in the text.
 C. a.
D. D. Memorizing
E.

F. b.
G. B. Skimming
H.

I. c.
J. C. Studying
K. d.
L. A. Scanning

Root words come from another language or language structure and cannot stand
alone in English as words.

a.
A. True
b.
D. none of the above
c.
B. False
d.
C. Maybe
It starts from reading a text, then uses the background information to understand a text

a.
D. up-bottom approach
b.
C. bottom – up approach
c.
B. Inductive process
d.
A. Deductive process

Looking for a phone number in a telephone directory is an example of?

a.
D. Memorizing
b.
A. Scanning
B. Skimming
c.
C. Selecting
Ms. Min Chin teaches English and Literature. In what uses of simple present tense is this?

a.
B. routines

b.
C. opinion
c.
D. reference to the future
d.
A. facts/ general truth
The congress has a session tomorrow. In what uses of simple present tense is this?

a.
C.Opinion
b.
A. facts/ general truth
c.
D. reference to the future

d.
B. routines
The _______________is what the writer presents first by laying down his or her primary
argument about an important subject.

a.
C. dissertations
b.
A. thesis
c.
B. project
d.
D. report

The school fair is right around the corner, and tickets have just gone on sale. We are selling
a limited number of tickets at a discount, so move fast and get yours while they are still
available. This is going to be an event you will not want to miss! First off, the school fair is
a great value when compared with other forms of entertainment. Also, your ticket
purchase will help our school, and when you help the school, it helps the entire community.
But that’s not all! Every ticket you purchase enters you in a drawing to win fabulous
prizes. And don’t forget, you will have mountains of fun because there are acres and acres
of great rides, fun games, and entertaining attractions! Spend time with your family and
friends at our school fair. Buy your tickets now! What is the purpose of the text?

a.
A. To narrate
b.
B. To expose
c.
C. To inform
d.
D. To persuade

A google search list on the internet is an example of?

a.
C. Selecting
b.
A. Scanning
c.
B. Skimming

d.
D. Studying
She's thinking of going back to university and taking a ____graduate course

a.
A. un
b.
D. post
c.
C. under

d.
B. pre
It is an interactive and socio-cognitive process involving a text, a reader, and a social
context within which the activity takes place.

a.
B. Writing
b.
D. Speaking

c.
A. Listening

d.
C. Reading

Gets updates about the current events from a newspaper is an example of?
a.
D. Studying
b.
C. Selecting

c.
A. Scanning

d.
B. Skimming

The reader reads carefully and makes a variety of comments about the text being
read.

a.
B. Critical Reading
b.
D. Paraphrasing

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered

coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one virus, called severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2. As SARS-CoV-2 has spread, it has evolved
and developed mutations, causing new variants of the disease. What type of text is
this?

a.
A. Professional English

b.
B. General English
c.
C. Academic English

d.
D. English language
Letter combinations or syllables added at the beginning or end of a word to change its
meaning or part of speech.

a.
B. prefixes

b.
C. suffixes
c.
A. affixes
Wants to remember the main points in a selection already read just before an exam is
an example of?
a.
B. Skimming

b.
A. Scanning

c.
C. Selecting
d.
D. None of the above

Which of the following is NOT true about simple present tense?

a.
B. To express opinions or to make general statement or facts.
b.
D. To describe actions or situations that do not change frequently
c.
C. To describes habits or routines,
d.
A. Describes actions or situations in progress at the moment of speaking.

More extensive use of listening and speaking

a.
A. Professional English
b.
C. Academic English

c.
D. Informal English

d.
B. General English

Explains by giving details about the thesis or main argument presented in the introduction

a.
C. Conclusion
b.
D. Thesis statement
c.
A. Introduction
d.
B. Body

It is the rise and fall in the pitch of the voice when speaking. It gives a sentence
several different meanings depending on the emphasis placed by the speaker.

a.
C. intonation
b.
D. tone
c.
A. tempo

d.
B. pitch

It is related to a standards-based curriculum, including the content areas of math,

science, social studies, and English language arts.

a.
B. General English

b.
C. Academic English

c.
A. Professional English

d.
C. Academic skills

“I was walking down the street late Thursday night. I was trying to get home since my
ride did not show up. Suddenly, two masked robbers were trying to take money from
me. ‘Give me your wallet,” said one of the robbers. The other robber pushed me down
on some grass and held me down. I shouted out for help. I heard a yell from one of
the houses and saw a light turn on. A man who looked to be in his forties chased one
of the robbers and tackled him. He was an off-duty police officer. Eventually, the
police showed up and found the other robber hiding in some bushes a block down. I
was lucky that I was not harmed badly and I got my wallet back.

a.
C. To inform
b.
A. To narrate

c.
D. To persuade
d.
B. To entertain

There was some _________agreement over the bill.

a.
C. anti
b.
B. dis
c.
A. mis
d.
D. un

Read the story and identify what type of text is it.

Once upon a time there was a small possum who visited my house. The possum was
very tired and hungry. He went to different places to find food, so he made a big mess
around the house.
First, he went into the cupboard in the big kitchen. After that he went to the small
washing basket. The possum's next stop was the study room. Here he perched on the
top of the bookshelf. Next, he went to lounge and hid in the stereo. After visiting the
lounge, he went to the bathroom. In the bathroom he squirted all the toothpaste out.
Then he hid in the toilet.
Finally, the possum went to the bedroom and slept on the bed. He looked very cute
when sleeping.

a.
C. Persuasive Text
b.
B. Narrative Text

c.
A. Expository Text

d.
D. Informative Text
My mother doesn’t like cola. In what uses of simple present tense is this?

a.
C. opinion
b.
B. routines
c.
D. reference to the future

d.
A. facts/ general truth
The author’s primary purpose is to compel readers to take action, convince them of an
idea through argument, or to reaffirm their existing beliefs.
a.
A. To narrate

b.
C. To inform
c.
B. To entertain

d.
D. To persuade

A written text that tells a story and usually follows a familiar structure.
a.
D. Informative Text
b.
C. Persuasive Text

c.
A. Expository Text

d.
B. Narrative Text

They are attached to the end of base words or root words that can change the word’s
part of speech or its meaning.
a.
B. prefixes
b.
D. None of the above
c.
C. suffixes
d.
A. affixes

What is the root word in the word MAINTAIN?

a.
A. Main

b.
B. Tain
c.
C. Maintain
Relatively decontextualized and cognitively demanding.

a.
B. Academic English
b.
A. Informal English
c.
D. General English
d.
C. Professional English
She works for a _________national company. It has offices in over 30 countries.

a.
D. pre
b.
B. multi

c.
C. bi

d.
A. inter
Australia promotes well-being for the whole of society, which is reflected in extensive social
welfare programs for its citizens. Australians view self- importance negatively and are
wary of authority and of those who consider themselves: better than others.” Their
conversations are direct and literal, and they expect the same in return. When you conduct
business in Australia , avoid pretentious titles and overblown presentations ( which may
make you a subject for ridicule). Australians value a straightforward, modest approach.
Downplay your knowledge and expertise, and let your accomplishments speak for
themselves. Emphasis is on ability, not on rank. What is the purpose of the text?

a.
A. To narrate
b.
D. To persuade
c.
C. To inform

Senator Leila Delima used 19 drug lords jailed in the penitentiary to take up to P5M a
month each to fund her senatorial bid and transferred those failing to meet their
monthly quotas to sell 50 kilos of shabu to other prisons, witnesses told a
congressional hearing Tuesday.

a.
C. General English
b.
B. Professional English
c.
A. Academic English

d.
D. Formal English
Uses verbs such as persuade, entertain, or inform, or a combination of these.

a.
A. author’s purpose
b.
D. author’s objective
c.
B. authors perspectives
d.
C. author’s goal
I’m studying Geology at the University of Nebraska.

a.
A. Extended present
b.
C. Expresses future
c.
B. A temporary situation
d.
D. Repetition in a series of similar ongoing actions

It is used when the reader wants to remember the main points in a selection already
read just before an exam.

a.
A. Scanning

b.
D. Memorizing

c.
B. Skimming

C. Reading
You shouldn't eat chicken that is ______cooked.

a.
A. mis
b.
B. pre
c.
C. anti

d.
D. under
Ms. Min Chin teaches English and Literature. This sentence is an example of?

a.
B. Simple progressive tense
b.
A. Simple present tense
c.
D. none of the above

d.
C. Present continuous tense
Everyone was watching me and I felt very ________ - conscious.
a.
C. self
b.
D. sub
c.
A. un
d.
B. over

It involves the use of visual clues, titles and illustrations to understand something
indirectly stated in the text.
a.
Reasoning

b.
Studying
c.
Drawing conclusions
d.
Analyzing
Burj Kalifa is the tallest building in Dubai. This sentence is an example of?

a.
C. Present continuous tense
b.
B. Simple progressive tense

c.
D. none of the above
d.
A. Simple present tense

Is formed by using the verb BE in present tense and the main verb with –ing.

a.
B. Simple progressive tense
b.
D. none of the above
c.
A. Simple present tense
d.
C. Present continuous tense

t is attached to the beginning of base words or root words to change their meaning.
a.
A. affixes

b.
D. None of the above
c.
C. suffixes
d.
B. prefixes

English for Academic Purposes focus on the __________________ where the ‘rules’ and
strategies of academic skills are different from the general language skills.

a.
C. Academic skills

b.
D. Teachers’ skills

c.
A. Language skills
d.
B. Learners' skills

t is how an author feels about the topic he or she is writing about.

a.
D. author’s objectives
b.
C. author’s goal
c.
A. author’s purpose

d.
B. authors perspectives