English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Midterm Exam

Name: ______________________________________ Section: ________________ Date:____________ Score: ________

INSTRUCTION: Select the response that best answers the question or statement by writing the letter on the blank provided
before the number.

Reading Academic Text

English teachers in
the Philippines often find
themselves in a very
frustrating situation—no
matter how hard they try
to teach the rules of
written English to their
students, the student still
commit errors in word
order, word choice,
subject-verb agreement,
tenses, prepositions,
articles, punctuations, and
the like.
Dear Prof. Lanuza:
Congratulations for
being chosen as one of
the recipients of the
ASEAN Educational
Program Award. You are
invited to the 5th Annual
ASEAN English Teachers’
Conference. Our sponsors
value the important work
done by English language
teachers and they are
willing to support your
professional endeavors by
giving financial aid in the
conference.
Republic of the Philippines I am not a scholar of English
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT or literature. I cannot give you much
_________ Judicial Region more than personal opinions on the
Branch ____, _________ City
English language and its variations
in this country or others.
EX-PARTE MOTION FOR EXTENSION
I am a writer. And by that
TO SUBMIT COMPROMISE AGREEMENT
definition, I am someone who has
Defendants, by the undersigned counsel and always loved language. I am
unto the Honorable Court, respectfully state fascinated by language in daily life. I
that: spend a great deal of my time
(1) On 5 January 2015, the Honorable thinking about the power of
Court, in open court, directed the Parties language—the way it can evoke
to submit their Compromise Agreement
within ten (10) days therefrom, or on 15
January 2015. Said day being a
Sunday, the Parties have until the next
working day, 16 January 2015, to submit
said Compromise Agreement.

____1. Which of the following is an academic text?

A. Text A B. Text B C. Text C D. Text D
____2. Why is academic text a formal writing?
A. Audience are less knowledgeable than the writer, thus, the writer needs to be subjective all the time for audience to better understand
the text being written.
B. Facts and concepts are the writer’s own.
C. Ideas and facts are presented in a scholarly manner, as well as the set of rules and practices of writing are always being
trailed upon by the writer.
D. Audience are equally or more knowledgeable than the writer, thus, injecting one’s opinion is advisable and using the first person
perspective is always preferred.
____3. 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.
____4. 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..
____5. 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.
____6. Which paragraph is this?
A. Lead
B. Transition sentence- This sentence ensures that your lead flows into your thesis statement smoothly.
C. Thesis statement (one sentence telling what your ENTIRE essay is about)