Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
SCHOOL DIVISION OF MALABON
NINOY AQUINO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SY 2018-2019

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

FIRST QUARTER EXAM

Directions: Red each item carefully and shade the correct answer on the answer sheet provided.

1. What is a topic sentence?

A) A sentence with signal words that increase the effectiveness of organization.
B) A way to conclude the paragraph so the reader knows what the paragraph was about.
C) Reasons, examples and other details to support the main point of the paragraph.
D) The sentence that expresses the main point, or idea, of a paragraph.
2. What is an essay?
A) A series of paragraphs about one main idea or point
B) The final stage in the writing process
C) An excellent way to get a lot of information down on paper
D) The sentence that expresses the main point, or idea, of a paragraph
3. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
A) We regret to inform you that .....
B) We are sorry to tell you that...
C) We are sorry to say that...
D) Sorry but..
4. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
A) I have a ton of experience in this area.
B) I have a considerable amount of experience in this area.
C) I have a lot of experience in this area.
D) I have many experiences in this area.
5. What are the six things a summary must include?
A) Who, what, when, where, why, and how
B) Author, illustrator, date of publishing, page numbers, chapters, and index
C) The first six chapters of any chapter book
D) Vocabulary words, definitions, dedication page, paragraphs, and details of the story
6. How does analysis aid in writing a reflection paper?
A) Analysis does not help in writing a reflection paper.
B) Analysis allows you to choose a topic.
C) You learn about the smaller details that make up a whole topic.
D) Analysis is lumping all the details together to make an assumption.
7. Which paragraph is this?

A) Introduction
B) Body
C) Conclusion
D) Topic Sentence

8. Which paragraph is this?

 A) Introduction
B) Body
C) Conclusion
D) Topic Sentence

9. When thinking about annotation, you should consider all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Listing thorough notes on each page of text
B) Using system consistently/repeatedly
C) Creating a key of markings and notations
D) Keeping markings to a minimum

10. In the SQ3r Reading System, what do the three R's stand for?
A) Read, Remember, Review
B) Read, Recite, Review
C) Remember, Read, Rewrite
D) Recite, Recall, Remember

Questions 11-12 Read the question and chose the best thesis statement.

11. Should cigarettes be made illegal?

A) Although smoking has many negative health effects, making smoking illegal would not solve the problem.
B) Teenagers should be allowed to smoke if they choose to.
C) Smoking is a leading cause of death in the United States.
D) Smoking is bad.
12. What is the best way to teach the public about healthy lifestyles?
A) People should be able to decide what kind of lifestyle they want to have even if it is unhealthy.
B) I disagree that laws can help people stay healthy.
C) Advertising is an effective medium for selling many things, and I believe it can sell good health too.
D) People should be aware of healthy options.

13. Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:

Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
A) Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
B) Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has
teams.
C) New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.
D) Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.

14. Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:

The giant rafflesia, also known as “the stinking corpse lily” has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh
up to twenty five pounds. The flowers gives off a smell similar to rotting meat.
A) The stinking corpse lily, also known as the giant rafflesia has blossoms. They can get pretty big and the blossoms
stink.
B) A flower with the nickname "the stinking corpse lily" produces an odor like rotting meat. The real name of this
huge flower that can weigh as much as twenty five pounds is the giant rafflesia.
C) The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter
and weigh up to twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.
D) There are flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse
lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.

Study the outline below and answer questions 15 and 16

___________________________(15)
A_____________________ (16)
A.1_____________
A.2_____________
15. What part of the outline is this?
A) Supporting Idea
B) Main Idea
C) Key Idea
 D) Details

16. What part of the outline is this?

A) Supporting Idea
B) Main Idea
C) Key Idea
D) Details

Read the following passage and then answer the question.

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail.
However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas,
the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal
harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and
other exotic wildlife.

17. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) There are a lot of cows in Texas.
B) There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
C) Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
D) There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food
at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger
Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would
she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

18. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
B) Jill loves Mexican food.
C) The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
D) Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

19. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

A) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
B) The Summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about.
C) The Summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage.
D) The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.

20. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

A) The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
B) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
C) The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
D) The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

21. Which of the following best describes a fact?

A) The feelings of the main character
B) Something that can be proven.
C) Something that can't be proven
D) How much the main character likes something.

22. Which of the following best describes an opinion?

A) A person who can prove something
B) Making a good choice
C) A person's thoughts or feelings about something
D) Something that can be proven

23. If your source of information has three authors, how many do you include in your reference page?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
 D) None of the above

24. How do you organize the references according to APA Style?

A) Chronological
B) Title
C) Authors
D) Publisher

25. Which of the statements is true?

A) Facts are based on opinion.
B) Onion should be based on facts supported by evidence.
C) Evidence is based on opinion.
D) Facts are based on evidence supported by opinion.

26. In art criticism what kind of question can help you determine if the work is "successful" or not?
A) "Does the work please the viewer?"
B) "Does the work reflect its background or culture?"
C) "Is the piece as good as it can be?"
D) "Does the piece say what the artist wanted it to?"

27. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Although many people prefer winter.
B) Although many people like winter I prefer summer.
C) Although many people like winter, I prefer summer.
D) Although people, I prefer summer.

28. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Even many people prefer winter.
B) Even though many people prefer winter.
C) Even many people like winter I prefer summer.
D) Even though many people like winter, I prefer summer

29. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) Despite the advantages of living in the city, I prefer living in the country.
B) Despite I love the city, I prefer the country.
C) Despite the advantages of living in the city I prefer living in the country.
D) Despite I love the city I prefer the country.

30. Which of the following statements best defines New Criticism?

A) Its main concern regards an author's biographical information.
B) It depends on who is reading the text.
C) It takes a closed reading and ignores the author's background and politics.
D) Its main concern regards the author's political affiliation.

31. What is the main goal of a Marxist critic?

A) To examine how economics affect a character's life
B) To examine how war affects a character's life
C) To examine how feminism affects a character's life
D) To examine how gender affects a character's life

32. Which of the following statements best defines Reader Response?

E) Its main concern regards an author's biographical information.
F) It depends on who is reading the text.
G) It takes a closed reading and ignores the author's background and politics.
H) Its main concern regards the author's political affiliation.

33. Which description is applicable for art criticism?

A) This is a small-scale portrait painting of a young woman, shown from the mid-torso up, against a dark
background. She is clasping her hands in front of her chest and looking up and slightly to the viewer’s right.
She wears a pink dress and a long veil that falls behind her head.
B) This painting is beautiful.
C) This painting is about a young woman.
D) This painting is famous because the painter is famous.
34. Which of the statement is false?
A) Curved lines can create a calming effect, while jagged lines might feel harsher, or create a sense of energy.
B) Rough, sketchy lines create a sense of movement and freedom, while smooth, solid lines feel more still and
carefully planned.
C) Lines make the painting look vibrant.
D) A line of sight or action might be suggested by the arrangement of figures and objects within a scene. For
example, a group of figures all looking or pointing the same way can create an implied line that draws your
eye through the work in a particular direction.

35. Which of the following statement is true about art criticism?

A) involves your own interpretation and establishes where it fits in with the different artistic styles and
movements throughout art history
B) is done to help you understand a particular work of art by using what you know of art theory
C) involves art historians' interpretations and establishes where it fits in with different artistic styles and
movements throughout art history.
D) is done to help you understand a particular work of art by using what you know of art theory, it involves your
own interpretation, and establishes where it fits in with the different artistic styles and movements
throughout history.

36. Why is the history of art criticism important?

A) It shows that art criticism has evolved over time and that it began through the verbal evaluations traditionally
done by African tribes.
B) Art criticism has a long and rich history that is primarily rooted in the writings of the ancient Chinese who
established and used principles of art work.
C) Art criticism was a part of many cultures' traditions throughout history. The ancient Chinese established and
used six evaluative principles of art, many African tribes verbally evaluated art, and Islamic writings regarding
art often focused on the artistic production of decorative yet useful objects.
D) Art criticism was a part of many cultures' traditions throughout history. The ancient Chinese established and
used six evaluative principles of art, the Mayan indians verbally evaluated art, and Islamic writings regarding
art often focused on the artistic production of decorative yet useful objects.

37. What are the four steps used in art criticism?

A) Interpretation, Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation
B) Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation
C) Description, Analysis, Discuss, Evaluation
D) Description, Analysis, Hypothesis, Evaluation

38. What literary criticism regards the text as an independent object, a self-contained universe of discourse; argues
that literary language is internally coherent and self-referential
A) Feminism
B) New Criticism
C) Marxism
D) Psychoanalytical

39. Which academic text provides an overview of a project?

A) Research
B) Concept Paper
C) Position Paper
D) Reaction Paper

40. Which is not a function of a concept paper?

A) It serves as a foundation of the full proposal
B) It gives the opinion of the writer about a certain concept
C) It helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not
D) It is used to pique the interest of potential funding agencies.

41. Which is not an effective way to write a concept paper?

A) Grab your reader’s attention.
B) Explain why you are approaching this sponsor.
C) Describe the problem your project addresses.
D) Do not share the basics of your method as they might copy it.
42. What is the method of identifying a given term and making its meaning clearer?
A) Definition
B) Explication
C) Clarification
D) Enumeration

43. What is a method of explanation in which the points are organized from general abstract ideas to specific and
concrete examples?
A) Definition
B) Explication
C) Clarification
D) Enumeration

44. What is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes or passages are taken from a literary or
academic work and then interpreted and explained in a detailed way?
A) Definition
B) Explication
C) Clarification
D) Enumeration

45. In which part of the concept paper can you find these?
Research title
Name and School
Date of publication
A) Title Page
B) Cover Page
C) Introduction
D) Background of the study

46. In which part of a concept paper can you find these?

Name of the funding agency

Mission of the funding agency
Other partner agencies
Reason for funding your project
A) Title Page
B) Cover Page
C) Introduction
D) Background of the study

47. In which part of a concept paper can you find these?

Gap in knowledge to be address by the project
Problems to be solved
Project’s significance
A) Rational or Background
B) Project Description
C) Project Needs and Cost
D) Timeline

48. In which part of the concept paper can you find these?
Context and participant of the study
Instruments to be used
Data collection procedure
Data analysis scheme
A) Primary Review of Literature
B) Statement of the Problem
C) Abridged Methodology
D) References
 49. What concept paper has the following elements?
Title
Background of the Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Statement of the Problem
Abridged Methodology
Timeline
Reference

A) Academic Research
B) Project
C) Feasibility
D) All of the above

50. Which concept paper has the following elements?

Cover Page
Introduction
Rationale or Background
Description
Needs and Cost

A) Academic Research
B) Project
C) Feasibility
D) All of the above

Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.

An Ideal Citizen
http://evirtualguru.com

1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an asset to a
nation. Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of bad character are also
citizens of a country but they cannot be called ideal citizens.
2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life and property.
In a democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can himself stand as a candidate
for election to the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE can even stand for the office of the
president of the country.
3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment as far as
possible. A citizen enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting, electricity,
hospitals and schools for the education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare
of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and fight for certain rights.
4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey the laws of his
country. He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a national
emergency, a citizen should serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every citizen must support the police and the
administration in general in the maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal
riots.
5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him. He tries to
maintain communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He believes in the principle of
peaceful co-existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful
attitude towards his fellow human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty,
diligence and amiability.
6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty of a citizen
to record his vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay taxes honestly.
If he evades these, the government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and
writing. He is always ready to lay down his life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from
the core of his heart. The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great
if her citizens are great. A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;
Men who for truth and honour’s sake
51. What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?
A) all citizens C) good citizens
B) bad citizens D) Filipino citizens

52. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?
A) Formal C) Extended
B) Informal D) None of the choices

53. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this essay?
A) Contrast C) Synonym
B) Illustration D) Both b and c

54. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...

A) property C) wealth
B) person D) price

55. The statement "The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women"
uses the technique...
A) negation C) comparison
B) function D) analogy

56.Which main idea about an ideal citizen is NOT discussed in this essay?
A) his duties and responsibilities
B) the advantages of being an ideal citizen
C) definition of an ideal citizen
D) what is not an ideal citizen

57.Which among the supporting details goes with the main idea in paragraph 4 about an ideal citizen?
A) He maintains harmonious relationship with others.
B) He enjoys several facilities.
C) He obeys the law.
D) The goodness of the country depends on the type of citizen it has.

58.We can say that the author in this essay is...

A) sad C) God-fearing
B) certain D) over-acting

59.The author's purpose in this essay is...

A) to inform C) to describe
B) to persuade D) to narrate

60. In general, how would a reader feel after reading this selection? Choose among the following.
A) hopeful C) melancholic
B) inspired D) dispirited