English for Academic Purposes First Quarterly Exam

Oas Community College Oas, Albay FIRST QUARTERLY TEST IN ENGLISH GRADE 11 English for Academic Purposes Name: _________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________ Major:_________________________________________________ Date:___________Score: ________ A. For each statement below, choose what type of intelligence is manifested. Select your answer from the list of multiple intelligences below. Write the letters only. a. Verbal/Linguistic f. Naturalistic b. Logical/mathematical g. Body/Kinesthetic c. Visual/Spatial h. Intrapersonal d. Interpersonal I. Existential e. Musical ________1. I enjoy playing brainteasers and logic puzzles. ________2. I enjoy team sports rather than individual sports. ________3. I am observant. I often see things that others miss. ________4. I enjoy participating in debates and/or discussions. ________5. I have a good understanding of my feelings and how I will react to situations. ________6. I notice similarities and differences in trees, flowers and other things in nature. ________7. I can pick out different instruments when I listen to a piece of music. ________8. I can understand what others feel. B. Read the following questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer. 9. This is basically anything that can be used in a school or classroom. It can include school books, newspapers, articles, textbooks and anything that has been written by someone with experience in the field. A. Reaction paper C. literature B. Academic text D. studies 10. An academic text, besides building knowledge, contains__________________, often supported by a research of any kind or an analysis which brings about a reflection or hypothesis in any particular academic field, and which then can be turned into a reliable source. A. Specific information C. specific knowledge B. Experience D. structure 11. An academic text has the following features, except one. What is it? A. Text structure C. purpose B. Perspective D. reaction 12. Academic texts are structured in different ______________. A. Purpose C. aim B. Goal D. subject 13. This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure B. Description D. sequence pattern 14. This structure presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.

A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure B. Comparison and contrast D. sequence pattern 15. This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution. A. Cause and effect C. problem and solution B. Comparison and contrast D. sequence pattern 16. This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure. A. Cause and effect C. problem and solution B. Comparison and contrast D. sequence pattern 17. It is the framework around which you construct in academic writing. A. Structure C. style B. Content D. language 18. It refers to the subject, idea, or topic you are going to discuss or focused on in academic writing. A. Structure C. style B. Content D. language 19. It refers to the approaches on how you are going to organize academic writing. A. Structure C. style B. Content D. language 20. It can be Filipino, English or mother tongue specifics that you can employ in academic writing which will depend on the readers. A. Structure C. style B. Content D. language 21. It is a type of writing that is based on analysis. It is the process of breaking down ideas to increase the reader’s understanding. A. Writing a Review C. writing a diary entry B. Academic writing D. writing a reaction paper 22. The following are the different purposes in writing an academic text, except one. What is it? A. To provide a solution to a problem B. To persuade reader to accept a point of view C. To report a fact that has been taken from reliable source D. To show one’s skill in writing 23. Which of the following statements implies the importance of academic writing? A. Academic writing aims to communicate B. Academic writing aims to influence other’s thought C. Academic writing develops skills in evaluating, analyzing, criticizing, comparing and synthesizing D. All of the above 24. ________________ will improve communication skills and this will benefit college students after graduation in their field of expertise or chosen profession. A. Writing a Review C. writing a diary entry B. Academic writing D. writing a reaction paper 25. It is a technique of reducing the length of a text but retaining the main points. A. Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources 26. It is a technique of rewriting a text so that the language is substantially different while the content stays the same. A. Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources 27. It presents a picture of the main idea and the supporting ideas of any subject., A. Outlining C. Summarizing B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources 28. What are the elements of effective paraphrasing?

A. B. C. D.

Has a different structure to organize Has many different vocabularies Retains the same meaning All of the above 29. It is an intellectual crime that is mostly commited by writers. A. Intellectual property theft C. plagiarism B. Counterfeit D. fraud 30. How is plagiarism commited? A. By taking ideas or words from a source and acknowledging the source of information B. By taking ideas or words of others without acknowledging its source C. By summaring, paraphrasing and outlining D. By citing the source of information 31. Which of the following is not a reason to avoid plagiarism? A. Copying the work of others will nog help you develop your own understanding B. Plagiarism may lead to failing a course. C. Plagiarism is not an intellectual crime. D. Plagiarism is easily detected by teachers and computer software. 32. What are the degrees of Plagiarism? A. Technical plagiarism C. General or Common Knowledge B. Self-Plagiarism D. All of the above 33. It is a specific detail that can be proven as true based on an objective evidence. A. Fact C. Opinion B. Argument D. proposition 34. It is an expression of feeling, judgment, belief, or conclusion that cannot be proven true by an objective evidence. A. Fact C. Opinion B. Argument D. proposition C. Write FACT if the sentence states a fact and OPINION if the sentence states an opinion. Write the answer on the blank provided. 35. Exercise is the only sure way to lose weight ___________________ 36. Alexander the Great is one of the military leaders in world history. ___________________ 37. Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age. ___________________ 38. Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish. ___________________ A. Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led to a rise in the sale of fresh vegetables in the local supermarkets (Chen, 1997, p.62). B. According to Chen (1997), Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led to a rise in the sale of fresh 39. From the box above, which of the sentences is using an integral way of citing sources? A. A C. A and B B. B D. none of the above 40. From the box above, which of the sentences is using a nonintegral way of citing sources? A. A C. A and B B. B D. none of the above 41. It is an exact duplication of the author’s words as they appear in original source. A. Reporting C. Quotation

B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing It is an integral and non-integral way of citing the source. A. Reporting C. Quotation B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing D. Identify the forms of citation used for the following passage. Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. Many a man believes himself to be the master of others who is no less than they, a slave. How did this change take place? I do not know. What can make it legitimate? To this question I hope to be able to furnish an answer. (Rousseau 57) 43. In an essay examining the relationship of humanity and society, Rousseau asserts that “man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” (Rousseau 57). A. Paraphrase C. Quotation B. Summary D. Reporting 44. Rousseau suggests that, although they come into the world uninhibited, human beings find themselves universally oppressed. (Rousseau 57) A. Paraphrase C. Quotation B. Summary D. Reporting 45. In his essay, “The Origin of Civil Society,” Rousseau questions his observations of humanity, which indicate that a person’s free nature and his or her actual social status are in conflict. A. Paraphrase C. Quotation B. Summary D. Reporting 46. When you use the work of another writer, you must provide documentation in all of the following cases EXCEPT when A. You replicate the exact words of the author, within quotation marks B. You use the exact ideas of the writer but change the wording C. You write your thoughts or reflections after reading the author’s text D. You use the writer’s organizational plan or examples E. Below is an example of a reference using the Harvard System (APA Style). Answer the next questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 42.

Borg, Erik (2003). 'Discourse Community', English Language Teaching (ELT) Journal, 57, 4, pp. 398–400 47. 48.

What part of APA format are the encircled word or words? A. Name of the author c. Title of the Book or article B. Name of the Publisher d. Page Number What part of APA format are words in the box? A. Name of the author c. Title of the Book or article B. Name of the Publisher d. Page Number

F. Write Reaction if the statement states the purpose/form of a reaction paper and write Diary if the statement states the purpose/form of a Diary Entry. 49. It reflects on one’s experiences ____________________ 50. It helps readers process their own experiences ____________________ 51. It identifies significant events in one’s own life ____________________ 52. It informs and amuses readers ____________________ 53. It is often used the rhetorical devices of description and

Narration to prove a point ____________________ 54. It does not endeavor to persuade others to understand ____________________ G. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter on the blanks provided. Column A Column B _____55. It examines how sexual identity influences the creation And reception of literary works. A. Biographical criticism _____56. It examines the literary work through its structure, content, mechanics, style and language used. B. Feminist Criticism _____57. It begins with the simple but central insight that is written by actual people. C. Gender Criticism _____58. It examines literature in the cultural, economic, and political context D. Historical Criticism _____59. It implies the recurrent universal pattern, underlying most literary works. E. Sociological Criticism _____60. It is concerned with the impact of gender on writing and and reading. F. Formalist Criticism G. Mythological Criticism