First Periodical Examination

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF IMUS CITY
GOV. JUANITO REYES REMULLA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Barangay Toclong II-B, City of Imus, Cavite
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
School Year: 2022-2023 (1st Semester-Midterm)
GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
Shade the circle that corresponds to the correct answer. Use the bubble sheet provided.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is a particular type of writing researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries

of their disciplines and specific areas of expertise.
A. Creative Writing C. Academic Writing
B. Technical Writing D. Business Writing
2. This language helps students gain perspective on what they read, understand
relationships, and follow logical lines of thought. In writing, knowledge of academic
English helps students develop topic sentences, provide smooth transitions between
ideas, and edit their writing effectively.
A. Technical Language C. Business Language
B. Academic Language D. Creative Language
3. This text structure shows organized information in order of time
A. Cause and Effect C. Description
B. Chronological Structure D. Problem and Solution
4. It highlights a portrayal of something to give the reader imagery.
5. This structure presents a causal relationship between a particular occasion, thought,
or concept and the event or ideas that follow.
6. It examines the similarities and differences between individuals, events, and ideas.
B. Chronological Structure D. Comparison & Contrast
7. This structure sets up an issue or issues, explains the solution and examines the impact
of the solution.
8. A strategy used to reduce a text to a third or a quarter of its original length. The main
purpose is to articulate the author’s thoughts using fewer words but retaining the main
ideas.
A. Criticizing C. Paraphrasing
B. Evaluating D. Summarizing
9. It is used during or after reading. Commonly used in social studies and in history-
based subjects.
A. Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then C. 5W & 1H
B. B. SAAC Method D. Gist
10. It is usually one sentence that sets the tone of the text. Often, it presents the argument
or claim of the author about a topic or an issue that is supported by evidence or
examples as the text progress.
A. Personal Statement C. Thesis Statement
B. Fixed Statement D. Academic Statement
11. Which in the choices is not an example of a Thesis Statement?

A. Let us tell women to dress accordingly.
B. The government should support those who are paying taxes
C. The most beautiful views of nature can be found in the Philippines.
D. The Department of Education should freeze any form of classes until this
pandemic is over.
12. It is a design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or an article.
A. Outline C. Academic Writing
B. Academic Language D. Technical Writing
13. A kind of outline that uses words and phrases for headings
A. Academic Outline C. Sentence Outline
B. Topic Outline D. Technical Outline
14. A kind of outline that uses complete thought for headings.
A. Academic Outline C. Sentence Outline
B. Topic Outline D. Technical Outline
15. Which guideline in creating an outline is not included in choice below?
A. Capitalize the first letter of each item
B. Put a period after each numeral and letter
C. Combine the words and sentences in the outline.
D. All items of one kind (roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numerals) should lineup
with each other.
16. Which is not included in the parts of an outline?
A. Introduction C. Main Idea
B. Supporting Idea D. Supporting Details
17. This approach regards literature as “a unique form of human knowledge that needs
to be examined on its own terms.” All the elements necessary for understanding the
work are contained within the work itself.
A. Formalism C. Gender Criticism
B. Feminism D. Reader-Response
18. This approach “seeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social,
cultural, and intellectual context that produced it—a context that necessarily
includes the artist’s biography and milieu.”
A. Historical Criticism C. Marxism
B. Media Criticism D. Structuralism
19. It is the act of closely examining and judging the media. When we examine the
media and various media stories, we often find instances of media bias.
20. This approach takes as a fundamental tenet that “literature” exists not as an artifact
upon a printed page but as a transaction between the physical text and the mind
of a reader
21. This approach “examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception
of literary works.”
22. A type of academic writing that critically evaluates a work or concept.
A. Concept Paper C. Gender Criticism
B. Reaction Paper D. Reader-Response
23. A collection of political and social movements which each focus on equal rights for
women, and in many cases, other marginalized groups.
24. It focuses on the economic and political elements of art, often emphasizing the
ideological content of literature.
25. It focused on how human behavior is determined by social, cultural and
psychological structures. It tended to offer a single unified approach to human life
that would embrace all disciplines.
C. Historical Criticism C. Marxism
D. Media Criticism D. Structuralism
ACADEMIC TEXT
A. Direction: Read the passages below. Then, identify whether each passage can be
an academic text or non-academic text. Choose A if it is academic and B if it is
nonacademic.
26. Some educators suggest that the distinction between conversational and academic
language is somewhat arbitrary and that it is the situation, community, or context that is
either predominantly social or academic.
A. Academic Text B. Non-Academic
27. The current study showed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the
academic performance of most participants with varying degrees.
28. In his reverie he remembers how nature marked the season it happened.
29. I believe they are the first and last and the closest things I have to say about my own
life.
30. The current study showed that the most popular device that students used to access
the online materials was the smart phone followed by laptop, while the
least used tool was the personal computer.
CRITIQUE PAPER
Directions: Choose letter A if the question is significant in writing a critique and Choose letter
B if it is not.
31. How many sentences are there in each paragraph of the writing?
A. Significant B. Not Significant
32. Did the author misrepresent evidence or add bias to evidence?

33. Does the author reach a conclusive point?

34. Did the author write the piece in a short period of time?
35. How long is the piece of writing?

Concept Paper
Directions: Choose letter A if the statement or phrase characterizes a Concept Paper and
choose letter B if it does not.
36. Economic Turmoil in the Country

A. Concept Paper B. Not a Concept Paper
37. Top ten profit-guaranteed products to sell online
38. Malicious article about the president’s SONA
39. Legalization of Same-sex Marriage in the Philippines
40. Three productive routines during lockdown
41. Effective DIY pimple solution
42. The Fate of Yazidi Women in the Hands of ISIS
43. Anti-terrorism Law: Martial Law in Disguise
44. Incompetent Government and Undisciplined Citizens: Formula to Fall of a Nation
45. Race to Mars: The Space Battle of Giant Countries
46. Wearing a face mask prevent one from contracting a contagious virus
47. Physical therapy to help elderly patients recover from injuries.
48. Social interaction among teenagers in the time of social media.
49.How deep Vesuvius is and why it is thus.
50. Keeping a clean workspace to increase productivity.
MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Choose
A- if the FIRST statement is TRUE and the SECOND is FALSE.
B- if the FIRST statement is FALSE and the SECOND is TRUE.
C- if BOTH statements are TRUE.
D- if BOTH statements are FALSE.
51. a. Academic English or English used for Academic purposes requires formality and
completeness in form
b. Medical English is another type of English which is unique to teachers, Police officers,
chef, and other law practitioners.
52. a. Cause and Effect, sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then
discusses the effects of the solution.
b. Problem and Solution, sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then
discusses the effects of the solution.
53. a. Comparison & Contrast examines the similarities and differences between two or more
people, events, concepts, or ideas
b. This statement is an example of Comparison & contrast, Both the rich and the poor
were victims of the pandemic.
54. a. Feminism refers to a collection of political and social movements which each focus
on equal rights for women, and in many cases, other marginalized groups
b. Feminist approach interprets the text only based on the symbolism, imagery, and form
contained in the text, and does not consider the historical context or culture that the text
was written in.
55. a. Thesis Statement is the controlling idea that you will develop in your paper
b. Thesis Statement is a sentence that elaborates the topic sentence.
56. a. An outline is a technique that uses free flow of ideas by listing down everything that
comes to mind.
b. An Outline is a design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or an article
57. a. Definition is one of the most commonly used methods in discussing or writing about a
concept.
b. In Definition, a person simply points out the distinct qualities of a concept to arrive at
a meaning that sets it apart from other ideas.
58. a. Explication is giving detailed explanation of a concept based on logical analysis,

observation, result of a study, or an experience.
b. In Explication The meaning attached to a concept can either be subjective (based
on one’s experiences) or objective (based on the word’s origin, function, or established
notion).
59. a. Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references as either
footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of an academic text.
b. Citing sources is essential to always acknowledge the source of any ideas, research
findings, data, or quoted text that have been used in a paper as a defense against
allegations of plagiarism.
60. a. Social language is the set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others
in the context of regular daily conversations.
b. Social Language commonly found in textbooks, research papers, conferences
in spoken/written form.

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1. It is a particular type of writing researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries

11. Which in the choices is not an example of a Thesis Statement?

32. Did the author misrepresent evidence or add bias to evidence?

33. Does the author reach a conclusive point?

35. How long is the piece of writing?

36. Economic Turmoil in the Country

MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

58. a. Explication is giving detailed explanation of a concept based on logical analysis,

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