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Oas Community College English Test Analyzes Academic Writing
1. 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 statementbelow,choose what type ofintelligence ismanifested.Selectyouranswer from
the listof multiple intelligencesbelow.Write the lettersonly.
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 playingbrainteasersand logic puzzles.
________2. I enjoy team sports rather than individual sports.
________3. I am observant.I oftensee thingsthat others miss.
________4. I enjoy participatingin debatesand/or discussions.
________5. I have a good understandingofmy feelingsandhow I will react to situations.
________6. I notice similaritiesanddifferencesintrees,flowersandother things innature.
________7. I can pick out differentinstrumentswhenI listento a piece of music.
________8. I can understandwhat others feel.
B. Read the followingquestionsand encircle the letterof the correct answer.
9. This is basicallyanything that can be usedin a school or classroom. It can include school books,
newspapers,articles,textbooksand anything that has beenwrittenby someone with
experience inthe field.
A. Reaction paper C. literature
B. Academic text D. studies
10. An academic text, besidesbuildingknowledge,contains__________________, often supported
by a researchof any kindor an analysis whichbrings about a reflectionor hypothesisinany
particularacademicfield,and which then can be turnedinto a reliable source.
A. Specificinformation C. specificknowledge
B. Experience D. structure
11. An academic text has the followingfeatures,exceptone.Whatis it?
A. Text structure C. purpose
B. Perspective D. reaction
12. Academic textsare structured in different______________.
A. Purpose C. aim
B. Goal D. subject
13. This type oftext structure featuresa detaileddescriptionofsomethingto give the readera
mental picture
A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure
B. Description D. sequence pattern
14. This structure presentsthe causal relationshipbetweenanspecificevent,idea,or concept and
the events,ideas,or conceptthat follow.
A. Cause and effect C. Process/procedure
B. Comparisonand contrast D. sequence pattern
15. This type ofstructure sets up a problemor problems,explainsthe solution,and then discusses
the effectsofthe solution.
A. Cause and effect C. problemand solution
B. Comparisonand contrast D. sequence pattern
16. This text structure givesreadersa chronological of eventsor a listof stepsin a procedure.
A. Cause and effect C. problemand solution
B. Comparisonand contrast D. sequence pattern
2. 17. It is the framework around which you construct in academic writing.
A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language
18. It refersto the subject,idea, or topic you are going to discussor focusedon in academic writing.
A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language
19. It refersto the approaches on how you are going to organize academic writing.
A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language
20. It can be Filipino,Englishor mother tongue specificsthat you can employin academicwriting
which will dependonthe readers.
A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language
21. It is a type of writing that is based on analysis.It isthe processof breaking down ideasto
increase the reader’sunderstanding.
A. Writinga Review C. writing a diary entry
B. Academic writing D. writing a reactionpaper
22. The followingare the differentpurposesinwriting an academic text,exceptone. Whatis it?
A. To provide a solutionto a problem
B. To persuade reader to accept a point of view
C. To report a fact that has beentaken from reliable source
D. To show one’sskill in writing
23. Whichof the followingstatementsimpliesthe importance ofacademic writing?
A. Academic writingaims to communicate
B. Academic writingaims to influence other’sthought
C. Academic writingdevelopsskillsinevaluating,analyzing,criticizing,comparing and
synthesizing
D. All of the above
24. ________________ will improve communication skillsand this will benefitcollege studentsafter
graduation in theirfieldof expertise orchosenprofession.
A. Writinga Review C. writing a diary entry
B. Academic writing D. writing a reactionpaper
25. It is a technique of reducingthe lengthof a text but retainingthe main points.
A. Outlining C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources
26. It is a technique ofrewritinga textso that the language is substantiallydifferentwhile the
content stays the same.
A. Outlining C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources
27. It presentsa picture of the main ideaand the supporting ideasof any subject.,
A. Outlining C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources
28. What are the elementsofeffective paraphrasing?
A. Has a differentstructure to organize
B. Has many differentvocabularies
C. Retains the same meaning
D. All of the above
29. It is an intellectual crime that ismostly commitedby writers.
A. Intellectual propertytheft C. plagiarism
B. Counterfeit D. fraud
30. How is plagiarism commited?
A. By taking ideasor words from a source and acknowledgingthe source of information
B. By taking ideasor words of others without acknowledgingitssource
C. By summaring, paraphrasing and outlining
D. By citing the source of information
31. Whichof the followingisnot a reason to avoidplagiarism?
A. Copyingthe work of others will nog helpyou developyourown understanding
B. Plagiarismmay leadto failinga course.
3. C. Plagiarismis not an intellectual crime.
D. Plagiarism iseasilydetectedby teachers and computer software.
32. What are the degreesofPlagiarism?
A. Technical plagiarism C. General or CommonKnowledge
B. Self-Plagiarism D. All of the above
33. It is a specificdetail that can be proven as true basedon an objective evidence.
A. Fact C. Opinion
B. Argument D. proposition
34. It is an expressionoffeeling,judgment,belief,orconclusionthat cannot be proven true by an
objective evidence.
A. Fact C. Opinion
B. Argument D. proposition
C. Write FACT ifthe sentence statesa fact and OPINIONifthe sentence statesan opinion.Write
the answeron the blank provided.
35. Exercise is the onlysure way to lose weight ___________________
36. Alexanderthe Greatis one of the militaryleadersin world history. ___________________
37. Babies generallystart to talk between18 and 24 months ofage. ___________________
38. Italian is an easierlanguage to learn than Spanish. ___________________
39. From the box above,which of the sentencesisusing an integral way of citingsources?
A. A C. A and B
B. B D. none of the above
40. From the box above,which of the sentencesisusing a non-integral way of citing sources?
A. A C. A and B
B. B D. none of the above
41. It is an exactduplicationof the author’s words as theyappear in original source.
A. Reporting C. Quotation
B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing
42. It is an integral and non-integral way of citingthe source.
A. Reporting C. Quotation
B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing
D. Identifythe forms of citation usedfor the followingpassage.
Man is born free,and everywhere he is inchains. Many a man believeshimselftobe the master
of otherswho is no lessthan they,a slave.How did this change take place?I do not know.What
can make it legitimate?Tothis questionI hope to be able to furnishan answer. (Rousseau57)
43. In an essayexaminingthe relationshipof humanityand society,Rousseauasserts that “manis
born free,and everywhere he is inchains” (Rousseau57).
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting
44. Rousseau suggeststhat, although theycome into the worlduninhibited,humanbeingsfind
themselvesuniversallyoppressed.(Rousseau57)
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting
45. In his essay,“The Origin of Civil Society,” Rousseauquestionshisobservationsof humanity,
which indicate that a person’sfree nature and his or her actual social status are in conflict.
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting
46. Whenyou use the work of another writer, you must provide documentationin all of the
followingcasesEXCEPT when
A. You replicate the exact words of the author, withinquotation marks
A. Increasedawareness ofthe dangers of a high fat diethave ledto a rise inthe sale of
freshvegetablesinthe local supermarkets (Chen,1997, p.62).
B. According to Chen(1997), Increased awarenessof the dangers of a highfat diet have led
to a rise in the sale of freshvegetablesinthe local supermarkets.
4. B. You use the exact ideasof the writerbut change the wording
C. You write your thoughts or reflectionsafterreading the author’s text
D. You use the writer’sorganizational plan or examples
E. Belowis an example ofa reference usingthe Harvard System(APA Style).Answerthe next
questions.Encircle the letterof the correct answer.
Borg, Erik (2003). 'Discourse Community',EnglishLanguage Teaching (ELT) Journal, 57, 4,
pp. 398–400
47. What part ofAPA format are the encircledword or words?
A. Name ofthe author c. Title ofthe Book or article
B. Name ofthe Publisher d. Page Number
48. What part ofAPA format are words in the box?
A. Name ofthe author c. Title ofthe Book or article
B. Name ofthe Publisher d. Page Number
F. Write Reaction ifthe statementstates the purpose/formof a reaction paper and write Diary if
the statementstates the purpose/form of a Diary Entry.
49. It reflectson one’sexperiences ____________________
50. It helpsreaders processtheir own experiences ____________________
51. It identifiessignificanteventsinone’sownlife ____________________
52. It informs and amusesreaders ____________________
53. It is oftenused the rhetorical devicesofdescriptionand
Narration to prove a point ____________________
54. It does not endeavorto persuade others to understand ____________________
G. Match Column A with ColumnB. Write the letteron the blanks provided.
ColumnA ColumnB
_____55. It examineshowsexual identityinfluencesthe creation
And receptionof literaryworks. A. Biographical criticism
_____56. It examinesthe literary work through its structure,
content,mechanics, style and language used. B. FeministCriticism
_____57. It beginswith the simple but central insightthat iswritten
by actual people. C. GenderCriticism
_____58. It examinesliterature inthe cultural, economic,and
political context D. Historical Criticism
_____59. It impliesthe recurrent universal pattern,underlyingmost
literary works. E. Sociological Criticism
_____60. It is concernedwith the impact ofgenderon writing and
and reading. F. FormalistCriticism
G. Mythological Criticism