Republika ng Pilipinas

Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
Rehiyon XI
Sangay ng Compostela Valley

Cabinuangan, New Bataan, Compostela Valley

PRETEST
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
(Write the word of the correct answer)
1. It also means care that is required to avoid sweeping generalizations.
A. Objectivity B. Formality C. Caution D. Cohesiveness
2. It means that academic writing must be impersonal and maintains a certain level of social
distance.
A. Objectivity B. Credibility C. Partiality D. Contextuality
3. It is defined as the copying verbatim of language and ideas of other writers and taking credit
for them.
A. Research B. Plagiarism C. Citation D. Crediting
4. Many times, a formal report is read by:
A. Various Audiences at Various Levels of a Business B. Non-Technical Audience
C. Professors D. General Public
5. Which categories of workers are largely responsible for preparing technical reports and
communications?
A. Teachers and Professors B. Marketing Consultants
C. Language Experts D. Professional and Technical
Communicators
6. What part of a long technical report serves as the navigation device by presenting a list of
heading and subheadings together with their respective page numbers?
A. Table of Contents B. Letter of Transmittal C. Title Page D. Executive Summary
7. What paper presents the writer’s stance or point of view regarding an issue, thereby requiring
authority and confidence?
A. Concept Paper B .Position Paper C. Technical Report D. Field Report
8. What technique has the advantage of giving unfiltered record of an observation and facilitates
repeated analysis of such observations?
A. Video and Audio Recordings B. Note taking C. Photography D. Illustrations and
Drawings
9. Which technical report documents an observation of people, places, or events to identify
common themes in relation to the research problem underpinning the study?
A. Feasibility Report B. Field Report C. Recommendation Report D. Operations
Report
10. It pertains collectively to characteristics of an occupied space and the human use of such
place where observations are being conducted:
A. Physical Setting B. Objects and Material Culture C. Behaviour Cycle D. Use
of Language
11. What paper generally serves the purpose of providing in-depth discussion of a topic that the
writer has a strong position on, usually with the intent of obtaining funding for the project from
sponsors
A. Research Paper B. Concept Paper C. Position Paper D. Review Paper
12. Also known as scientific report, it is a document that describes a process, progress, or results
of technical or scientific research:
A. Concept Paper B. Business Correspondence C. Proposal D. Technical
Report
13. It gives a history of an undertaking over a limited period, or from the date of beginning until
the date of writing. It is narrative in style and usually follows the chronological order.
A. Progress Report B. Examination Report C. Preliminary Report D.
Periodic Report
14. One significant difference between technical language and lay language is that technical
language tends to be more:
A. Abstract B. Subjective C. Exact D. Sophisticated
15. Which of the following represents POOR writing in technical documents?
A.Writing that takes less time to comprehend. B.Writing that emphasizes audience
benefits.
C.Writing that takes a short time to read. D.Writing that requires a reader to
gather additional information to comprehend the content.
16. In what stage of technical report writing does the writer conduct library research and
recording of data?
A. Planning B. Designing C. Collecting Data D. Rough Drafting
17. The first few sentences in the introduction of a position paper should be dedicated to:
A. Statement of position on the issue. B. Identification of the debatable
issue.

C. Exposition of the strongest argument or claim. D. Wrap up of all the arguments

and claims.

18. If you are assigned to read a newspaper article and argue against the opinions in the article,
you should NOT:
A. Go through the article and refute each of the main points, explaining how stupid the author’s
views are.
B. Analyze and summarize the strong and weak points of the article, and then state your own
position.
C. Summarize the author’s main arguments and logically express your own views.
D. Examine all the claims of the author and find loopholes or flaws in the light of logical
explanations.

19. Whether at work or at school, the first step for writing any assignment is to:
A. Check resources for credibility and sufficiency.
B. Take good and concise notes during the research phase of the writing process.
C. Make sure you understand the assignment’s purpose and requirements.
D. Create an outline of main points and sub-points of your arguments.

20. Usually, the purpose of a formal technical report revolves around:

A. Recommending a Course of Action B. Making a Claim
C. Selling a Product D. Solving a Problem
21. Which part of a technical report provides information helpful in understanding the report
such as subject and its scope, discussion of the problem, and what has been previously done to
solve it
A. Discussion B. Title Page C. Introduction D.
Summary Page
22. What technical report determines whether something is feasible or not, hence presenting,
interpreting, and summarizing the data relevant to study?
A. Progress Report B. Field Report C. Feasibility Report D.
Preliminary Report
23. Which section of a technical report provides an analysis, interpretation, and summary of
results or findings?
A. Conclusions B. Recommendations C. Executive Summary D. Discussion
24. What part of a concept paper gives an overview of how the project will be carried out
together with any innovative approaches, techniques, and processes employed?
A. Purpose B. Project Description C. Methodology D.
Introduction
25. Which definition structure is in essay length text that uses different rhetorical patterns to
show meaning of a particular term or concept?
A. Extended Definition B. Informal Definition C. Sentence Definition
D. Formal definition
1. Caution
2.objectivity

3. plagiarism

4. Various Audiences at Various Levels of a Business

5. Professional and Technical Communicators
6.table of cntent

7.position paper

8.vide and audio recordings

9. field report

10.physical setting

11. concept paper

12 technical report

13. progress report

14. exact

15. Writing that requires a reader to gather additional information to comprehend the content.
16. Collecting data

17.identificatin of the ddebatable issue

18 Go through the article and refute each of the main points, explaining how stupid the author’s views
are.
19. Make sure you understand the assignment’s purpose and requirements.
20. Recommending a course of action

21. discussion

22. feasibility report

23. conclusions

24. methodology

25.extended sefinition