Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Name:______________________________ Grade& Section: ____________

Teacher: ___________________________ Score: ____________________

Direction: Encircle the letter of your chosen answer.

1. It refers to a text that presents a reason why a situation is obtained.

a. Problem Solution c. Comparison and Contrast
b. Cause Effect d. Thesis Evidence
2. The following re prominent language used in mathematics text EXCEPT:
a. Symbol () c. Variables xyz
b. Operation +/- d. Punctuation ?!
3. The following terms are included in the specific discipline of Political Science
EXCEPT:
a. Commission c. Executive Branch
b. Monarchy d. Migration
4. “We are extremely sorry….” What academic text uses this type of polite
expression?
a. Literature and the Arts c. Business Texts
b. Mathematics Texts d. Natural Science Texts
5. It is a short version of a long text.
a. Summary c. excerpt
b. Paraphrase d. thesis statement
6. If you copy a phrase upon summarizing, do you have to enclose it in quotation
marks?
a. No, it is not necessary.
b. No, because it is from an original text.
c. Yes, because if not, you commit plagiarism.
d. Yes, it is essential.
7. What characteristic you should establish in the first sentence of your
summary?
a. Clear c. imaginative
b. Vague d. complex
8. It presents the topic of a text and a comment about your position in relation to
the topic.
a. Excerpt c. introductory statement
b. Thesis statement d. summary
9. It is a restatement and restructuring of ideas for the purpose of clarifying the
meaning of a text.
a. Thesis statement c. paraphrase
b. Summary d. excerpt

10. Do you need to indicate the source material in paraphrasing?

a. Yes, because if not, you commit plagiarism.
b. Yes, because you’ll appear smart.
 c. No, it is not essential.
d. No, because you’re using an original text.
11. Are your own words necessary in paraphrasing?
a. Yes, it is a requirement.
b. Yes, it will give you fame.
c. No, it is no big deal.
d. No, it is possible to copy the original text.
12. The following are true about outlining except:
a. Subject to change
b. Evolving as the actual writing takes place
c. Viewed as a kind of draft
d. Considered as a weak tool for writing
13. It is a brief restatement of a source’s main idea that provides a reader with the
overarching theme but does not expand on specific details.
a. Summary b. Main Idea c. Title of the text d. précis
14. Passing fears are common in early childhood. Many 2 to 4-year-olds are
afraid of animals, especially dogs. By 6 years, children are more likely to be
afraid of the dark. Other common fears are of thunderstorms, doctors, and
imaginary creatures.
The topic of this paragraph is ____
a. Passing fears c. Common fears
b. Two-to-four-year olds fear of animals d. fears
15. The stated main idea of the paragraph is __________.
a. Passing fears are common in early childhood.
b. Many 2- to 4-year olds are afraid of animals, especially dogs.
c. By 6 years, children are more likely to be afraid of the dark.
d. Other common fears are thunderstorms, doctors, and imaginary creatures.
16-17. Read the passage and answer the given questions.

The Successful Language Learner

One of the most important characteristics of successful language learners is

their willingness to make mistakes. Young children learn their first language by trying
to communicate a message rather than by trying to learn grammar rules. Children
are not worried about correctness, they are concerned with the message. The
message is more important than the grammar. In the same way, second language
learners must try to communicate even when they are not certain of the correct
forms or words. By using the language to communicate, their language skills will
improve. For example, if someone else cannot understand what the learner is trying
to say, then the learner must change the way he or she is using the language. In this
way, the learner quickly learns what is correct and what is incorrect. Mistakes
become learning opportunities. Therefore, the more learners use the language, the
more skilled they become in the language. Successful language learners do not wait
until they can speak or write perfectly before they use the language; they use the
language in order to improve their speaking and writing.

16. Identify the main controlling idea for the whole writing. Its main controlling idea
for the whole writing is ___.
a. First sentence b. second sentence c. third sentence d.fourth sentence
17. Identify the key words. Which one is not among the key words?
a. successful language learners c. communicate
b. willingness to make mistakes d. for example
18. The movement toward education by computer is developing fast.
Massive Open Online Courses, called MOOCs, are changing how people
learn in many places. For years, people could receive study materials
from colleges or universities and take part in online classes. But such
classes were not designed for many thousands of students at one time,
as MOOCs are.

Summary A: Computer education is growing fast. MOOCs are influencing

how we study. People received materials from universities for a long time to
be able to make classes online. MOOCs are the only ones of thousands can
take at a time.
Summary B: According to a Voice of American article, a fast-growing
MOOCs movement allows thousands to take online classes at once, changing
how we learn.
The appropriate summary of the passage is:
a. Summary A b. Summary B c. both A and B
d. none of the above
19. It is an expression of a person’s feelings, attitudes, or beliefs that are neither
true nor false.
a. Opinion b. Behavior c. Fact d. Culture
20. It requires the writer to cite the details of the reference used in a certain part
of his/her essay.
a. Reference Citation c. Direct quotation
b. In-text Citation d. None of the above
21. Citing sources serves the following purposes except……….
a. To give credit to the original author of a work
b. To promote scholarly writing
c. To negate the concept of the original source
d. To help your target audience identify your original source
22. Which of the following is an example of direct quotation?
a. According to Sipacio (2014), APA style is required for business student
majors.
b. APA style is applied in the social sciences (Sipacio, 2014).
c. Cummings, J.N., Butter, B., & Kraut, R. (2002). The quality of online social
relationship,. Communications of the ACM, 45 (7), 103-108
d. Would it be fair to say that “adhering to a style is a mark of discipline”
(Miranda 56)?
23. It requires the writer to analyze a text, and then develop commentary related
to it. It is a popular academic assignment because it requires thoughtful
reading, research, and writing.
a. review c. Reaction Paper
b. Critique d. None of the above
24. It is a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or
intention of instituting change if necessary.
a. review c. Reaction Paper
b. Critique d. None of the above
 25. Higher order thinking skills is required in a review or reaction paper.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the
above
26. Conflicts between classes are reflected in feminist criticism.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
27. Only scholars write reaction paper, review or critique is exclusive for scholars.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
28. The same organization of ideas is use in writing a reaction paper, review, and
critique.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
29. Only One perspective is allowed to be used when writing review, reaction
paper, or critique.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
30. It should appear in the introduction the reviewer’s overall impression of the
material being reviewed.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
31. It must be placed at the end of the review or critique the name of an author
and title of the reviewed article.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
32. Writing a review must always be organized using a structure.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
33. More than half of a review or critiques are anchored to the summary.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
34. Marxist criticism includes the analysis of the intrinsic features of a text.
a. True b. False c. A and B d. None of the above
35. It is a quality of good critique or reaction paper where the writer shows or
points out the weaknesses of a work if the overall judgment is positive.
a. Accurate b. Balanced c. Clear d. Evaluative
36. It concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work.
a. Formalism criticism c. feminist criticism
b. Marxist Criticism d. Reader’s Response criticism
37. It provides an overview of the project and helps funding agencies eliminate
proposal that are likely to be disapproved.
a. concept paper c. Reaction Paper
b. position paper d. Research Paper
38.A way of explaining a concept in order to clarify and explain concepts, ideas,
and issues by answering questions through illustration, examples and
description.
a. clarification b. definition c. Explication d. Exposition
39. A method of explanation in which verses, quotes or passages are taken from
a literary or academic work and then interpreted and explained in a detailed
way.
a. clarification b. definition c. Explication d. Exposition
40. Identify one of the characteristics of a well written concept paper.
a. cost and methodology should not be reasonable
b. the budget, methodology and timeline should not be clearly aligned.
c. use statistics and figures when discussing the rationale of the project.
d. never request funding for planning the proposal
41. This is a report sections found before the actual report.
a. Introduction c. Reference
b. Title Page d. Procedures
42. What tense of verb is used in procedure section of the report proper?
a. Past c. Future Perfect
b. Past Perfect d. Present
43.The introduction of the report proper includes the following EXCEPT:
a. authorization detail c. Relevant definition of terms
b. Reason for writing the report d. None of the above
44. What do we call a definition that may be formal, informal, technical or
popular?
a. Extended c. Denotative
b. Intended d. Connotative
45. What is NOT true about a concept paper?
a. A concept paper is an in-depth analysis of any idea, situation, or practice.
b. A concept paper examines the ‘what-ness’ or nature of something.
c. A concept paper is written to inform, if the topic or concept is already known
to the audience.
d. A concept paper is either an extended definition or an initial outline of a
project proposal.
46. The project concept paper is a summary of your proposed project and writing
it entails not only information but also persuasion to convince the reader-a
representative of the funding agency.
a. True c. A and B
b. False d. None of the Above
47. It presents groupings, types, classes, categories, and sub-categories that
constitute a concept, presented in hierarchical order.
a. description b. definition c. classification d. recount of a sequence
48. The popular term for the brain is a “gray matter” but did you know that
there’s also a white matter? What is called gray matter is actually tissue that
is full of neurons; it is responsible for the broad range of cognitive and
emotional functions of a human being. Unknown to many, the white matter is
actually tissue which coordinated the different parts of the brain for their
smooth functioning.
a. Natural Science text c. Business text
b. Social Science text d. Literature and the Arts
49. China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain
objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may
be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or soft-
paste porcelain (often bone china), developed in 18 th century in Europe. The
broader term ceramic painting includes painted decoration on lead-glazed
earthenware such as cream ware or tin-glazed pottery such as majolica or
faience.
The concept is explained through_________
a. Definition b. Explication c. classification d. discussion
 50. There are gender differences in adolescent’s satisfaction with their bodies.
Compared with boys, girls are usually less happy with their bodies and have
more negative body images. Also, as puberty proceeds, girls often become
even more dissatisfied with their bodies. This is probably because their body
fat increases. In, contrast, boys become more satisfied as they move
through puberty, probably because their muscle mass increases.
The concept is explained through_________
a. Definition b. Explication c. classification d. discussion

Prepared By:

DENDEN A. ANDANG, T-I

Ned National High School

DAISY N. DAMIAN, T-I

Proper Ned National High School

ROSAME M. TUPAS, T-I

Lamsugod National High School

VANESSA C. VINZON, T-II

Emiliano P. Baquial National High School

MYLA A. BLANCO, T-III

San Jose National High School

JACKIELYN M. SUCGANG, MT-I

Palkan National High School

Noted By:

ROSMIE P. SALADA, Ph.D.

EPS I-English