Quezon Colleges of the North

Centro East, Ballesteros Cagayan

Senior High School

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

I. Multiple Choices: Choose then encircle the correct answer:

1. What is the best description of an Academic Text?

a. Is a reading material that provides information which include concepts and theories that are related to the
specific discipline
b. It is a process that starts with posing a question, problematizing a concept, evaluating an opinion, and ends in
answering the question/s posed, clarifying the problem, and or arguing for a stand.
c. It has a specific purpose, which is to inform, to argue a specific point, and to persuade.
d. All of the above.
2. Which of the following is NOT a structure of an Academic Text?
a. Thesis Statement
b. Introduction
c. Body
d. Conclusion
3. What structure of Academic text is the preliminary of the main portion of the treatise?
a. Thesis Statement
b. Introduction
c. Body
d. Conclusion
4. How will you describe the Body of an Academic text?
a. The main part of the text
b. What is the text all about
c. Coherence and logical sequence of ideas
d. All of the above
5. You will know if the structure of the Academic text is on the Conclusion if,
a. It is the introductory of the main portion of the thesis
b. It discusses the subject carefully and thoroughly
c. The final decision of the subject is formed
d. It is done posing a question
6. The following are four elements influence the use of language in Academic text, EXCEPT,
a. Topic and Purpose
b. Role
c. Audience
d. Thesis Statement
7. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Academic Language,
a. Formality and Objectivity
b. Explicitness
c. Caution
d. None of the above
8. What does it mean by Formality in Academic Language?
a. It requires special knowledge and use of more complex language.
b. It requires care since knowledge is built from proven theories and concept.
c. It reflects your dignified stance in your writing as a member of the academic community.
d. It needs to avoid sweeping generalizations
9. The Academic Language has an Objectivity if,
a. The language you use requires precision to make it a “legitimate” piece
b. The writing is impersonal and maintains a certain level of social distance
a. You use of signposts that allow readers to trace the relationships in the parts of the study
c. If your audience are fellow members of the academic community
 10. There is an Explicitness in the Academic language if,
b. You use of signposts that allow readers to trace the relationships in the parts of the study
c. It requires special knowledge and use of more complex language.
d. It requires care since knowledge is built from proven theories and concept
e. The language you use requires precision to make it a “legitimate” piece
11. If it is needed to avoid sweeping generalization, since academic writing requires care since knowledge is built
from proven theories and concepts, it means the structure of academic language is
a. Structure
b. Legitimate
c. Caution
d. Explicit

12-20.Underline the word that makes the text informal then substitute the word to make it legitimate to apply Formality.
Write your answer after the text.

12. Senate set up the Meralco committee.

13. Mothers cut down spending on rice.
14. Oil price has gone up.
15. The chemical gives off a foul odor.
16. They’d forgotten their homework.
17. I couldn’t find my pen.
18. I’d ask him.
19. The class carried out a research on the frequency of using SMS.
20. Sam carried out the research because Jimmy couldn’t find time.

II. Improve the text below by identifying the more objective, impersonal version of the text. Write your answer on the
lines provided.

21. You need to conduct the experiment.

____________________________________
22. How can these problems be solved?
____________________________________
23. The investigators were very shocked to see the outcome of the tests.
______________________________________________________

Transform the active voice construction to passive construction to apply Structure.

27. The researcher conducted experiments to validate the hypothesis.

__________________________________________________________
28. An engineer built a saltwater lamp to help communities with no electricity.
___________________________________________________________
29. Several scientists conducted experiment to examine the effects of algae on biodiversity.
___________________________________________________________
30. The children gave several inputs to improve the operations.
___________________________________________________________

III. Summarize and paraphrase the given text below. Be sure to include appropriate citations. Write your answer
on the space provided. (5pts each)

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)

31-35 Summary 36-40 Paraphrase

 IV. Identify the thesis statement of the text. Write your answer on the lines provided below. (5pts)

Educators often discuss whether high school sports have a positive influence on students. Some educators think high
school sports do have a positive influence because the lessons learned from athletic competition add to the lessons
learned in the classroom. Other educators think high school sports do not have a positive influence because the emphasis
on sports often overshadows student achievement in other areas. In your opinion, do high school sports have a positive
influence on students?

Thesis Statement:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

V. Given the different entries and thesis statement, write a three-point outline for the text that follows. Observe
the standard format. (5pts)

Thesis Statement: Among the pluralist, elitist, and Neo-Marxist political theories, neo-Marxism provides the most
powerful analysis of the current political scene.

Jumbled Entries Standard Format

Conclusion 1.0
Functions of Political Theories 1.1
Neo-Marxism 1.2
Pluralism 2.0
Elitism 2.1
Tools to help understand governments 2.2
Limitation: Over-simplification 2.3
Three political theories 3.0
Comparative Analysis of Phil Gov’t 3.1
Analysis 3.2
Weaknesses 4.0

God Bless!

Prepared by:

JERELINE B. OLIVAR
Subject Teacher

Checked by:

DARWIN ROBELLA
SHS Department Head