ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

FIRST QUARTER EXAM

Directions: Red each item carefully and shade the correct answer on the answer sheet provided.
1. What is a topic sentence?
A) A sentence with signal words that increase the effectiveness of organization.
B) A way to conclude the paragraph so the reader knows what the paragraph was about.
C) Reasons, examples and other details to support the main point of the paragraph.
D) The sentence that expresses the main point, or idea, of a paragraph.
2. What is an essay?
A) A series of paragraphs about one main idea or point
B) The final stage in the writing process
C) An excellent way to get a lot of information down on paper
D) The sentence that expresses the main point, or idea, of a paragraph
3. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
A) We regret to inform you that .....
B) We are sorry to tell you that...
C) We are sorry to say that...
D) Sorry but..
4. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
A) I have a ton of experience in this area.
B) I have a considerable amount of experience in this area.
C) I have a lot of experience in this area.
D) I have many experiences in this area.
5. What are the six things a summary must include?
A) Who, what, when, where, why, and how
B) Author, illustrator, date of publishing, page numbers, chapters, and index
C) The first six chapters of any chapter book
D) Vocabulary words, definitions, dedication page, paragraphs, and details of the story
6. How does analysis aid in writing a reflection paper?
A) Analysis does not help in writing a reflection paper.
B) Analysis allows you to choose a topic.
C) You learn about the smaller details that make up a whole topic.
D) Analysis is lumping all the details together to make an assumption.
7. Which paragraph is this?

A) Introduction
B) Body
C) Conclusion
D) Topic Sentence
8. Which paragraph is this?

A) Introduction
B) Body
C) Conclusion
D) Topic Sentence
Questions 11-12 Read the question and chose the best thesis statement.
9. Should cigarettes be made illegal?
A) Although smoking has many negative health effects, making smoking illegal would not solve the problem.
B) Teenagers should be allowed to smoke if they choose to.
C) Smoking is a leading cause of death in the United States.
D) Smoking is bad.
 10. What is the best way to teach the public about healthy lifestyles?
A) People should be able to decide what kind of lifestyle they want to have even if it is unhealthy.
B) I disagree that laws can help people stay healthy.
C) Advertising is an effective medium for selling many things, and I believe it can sell good health too.
D) People should be aware of healthy options.

11. Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:

Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
A) Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
B) Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has teams.
C) New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.
D) Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.

12. Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:

The giant rafflesia, also known as “the stinking corpse lily” has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh
up to twenty five pounds. The flowers gives off a smell similar to rotting meat.
A) The stinking corpse lily, also known as the giant rafflesia has blossoms. They can get pretty big and the blossoms
stink.
B) A flower with the nickname "the stinking corpse lily" produces an odor like rotting meat. The real name of this huge
flower that can weigh as much as twenty five pounds is the giant rafflesia.
C) The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and
weigh up to twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.
D) There are flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse
lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.
Read the following passage and then answer the question.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However,
Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney
hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with
numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic
wildlife.

13. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) There are a lot of cows in Texas.
B) There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
C) Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
D) There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at
the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger
Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would
she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

14. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
B) Jill loves Mexican food.
C) The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
D) Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

15. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

A) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
B) The Summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about.
C) The Summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage.
D) The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.

16. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

A) The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
B) The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
C) The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
D) The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.
 17. Which of the following best describes a fact?
A) The feelings of the main character
B) Something that can be proven.
C) Something that can't be proven
D) How much the main character likes something.

18. Which of the following best describes an opinion?

A) A person who can prove something
B) Making a good choice
C) A person's thoughts or feelings about something
D) Something that can be proven

Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.
An Ideal Citizen
http://evirtualguru.com

1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an asset to a
nation. Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of bad character are also
citizens of a country but they cannot be called ideal citizens.
2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life and property.
In a democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can himself stand as a candidate
for election to the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE can even stand for the office of the
president of the country.
3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment as far as
possible. A citizen enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting, electricity,
hospitals and schools for the education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare
of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and fight for certain rights.
4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey the laws of his
country. He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a national
emergency, a citizen should serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every citizen must support the police and the
administration in general in the maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal
riots.
5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him. He tries to
maintain communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He believes in the principle of
peaceful co-existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful
attitude towards his fellow human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty,
diligence and amiability.
6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty of a citizen
to record his vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay taxes honestly.
If he evades these, the government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and
writing. He is always ready to lay down his life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from
the core of his heart. The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great
if her citizens are great. A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;
Men who for truth and honour’s sake

19. What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?

A) all citizens C) good citizens
B) bad citizens D) Filipino citizens

20. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?
A) Formal C) Extended
B) Informal D) None of the choices

23. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this essay?
A) Contrast C) Synonym
B) Illustration D) Both b and c

24. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...

 A) property C) wealth
B) person D) price

25. The statement "The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women"
uses the technique...
A) negation C) comparison
B) function D) analogy

26. Which main idea about an ideal citizen is NOT discussed in this essay?
A) his duties and responsibilities
B) the advantages of being an ideal citizen
C) definition of an ideal citizen
D) what is not an ideal citizen

27. Which among the supporting details goes with the main idea in paragraph 4 about an ideal citizen?
A) He maintains harmonious relationship with others.
B) He enjoys several facilities.
C) He obeys the law.
D) The goodness of the country depends on the type of citizen it has.

28.We can say that the author in this essay is...

A) sad C) God-fearing
B) certain D) over-acting

29.The author's purpose in this essay is...

A) to inform C) to describe
B) to persuade D) to narrate

30. In general, how would a reader feel after reading this selection? Choose among the following.
A) hopeful C) melancholic
B) inspired D) dispirited
Answer Key

1.d
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.a
6.d
7.d
8.b
9.a
10.c
11.b
12.b
13.c
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.b
18.c
19.Please read the academic text to find the answer.Thanx