Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V-Bicol
Schools Division Office of Sorsogon
SAN FRANCISCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Francisco, Bulan, Sorsogon
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1st Quarter Examination in English for Academic

and Professional Purposes for TVL and GAS Tracks
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I. From Hand to Mouth (True or False)

Instructions: Shade letter A if your answer is True, then shade
letter B on your answer sheet if your answer is
False.(Items 1-4)

1. The article “From Hand to Mouth” explains how communication developed

from manual gestures to oral languages.
a. True b. False

2. If the modern chimpanzee is to be our guide, the common ancestor of 5

or 6 million years ago would have been utterly capable of telephone
conversation.
a. True b. False

3. Grammatical language may well have begun to emerge at around 2

million years ago.
a. True b. False

4. Speech enables us to communicate at night, which not only extends the

time available for meaningful communications but may also have proven
decisive in the competition for space and resources.
a. True b. False

II. Competition or Cooperation(Multiple Choice)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Items 5-8)

5. What is Competition?
a. Competition was defined as a situation in which rewards
are distributed equally on the basis of performance.
b. Competition was defined as a situation in which rewards
are distributed unequally on the basis of performance.
c. Competition was defined as a situation in which awards
are distributed equally on the basis of performance.
d. All of the given answers from a to c are correct.

6. What is Cooperation?
a. …a situation in which rewards are distributed equally on the basis
of mutual interactive behaviour among individual.
b. …a situation in which rewards are distributed unequally on the basis
of mutual interactive behaviour among individual.
c. …a situation in which awards are distributed unequally on the basis
of mutual interactive behaviour among individual.
d. …All of the given answers from a to c are correct.

7. In current understanding, competition is not viewed as opposite of

cooperation, instead,____________________(7)_____________________ .
a. cooperation is viewed as an integral component of competition.
b. cooperation is viewed as an internal component of competition.
c. cooperation is viewed as an external component of competition.
d. cooperation is viewed as an exterior component of competition.
8. It is equally important to understand cooperation is of great
importance between teams in that same sporting events or election in
order to____________(8)_______________.
a. compete c. complete
b. competitor d. completers

III. The Golden Age of Comics (Multiple Choice)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Items 9-12)

9. What was the reason for printing the comic books in a bright color?
a. to attract the prospective costumers.
b. to attract the prospective customers.
c. to attract the prospective businessmen.
d. All of the given answer from a to c are correct.

10. Why was the superhero comic book predominated in the US by 1945?
a. Because 90 percent of the US children were said to read on a
regular basis.
b. Because 90 percent of the US mothers were said to read on a
regular basis.
c. Because 90 percent of the US fathers said to read on a
regular basis.
d. Because 90 percent of the US grandparents were said to read on
a regular basis.

11. Why the modern comic books were given as giveaway premiums?
a. To promote the sale of the whole range of household products
such as cereal and cleanser.
b. To promote the sale of the whole range of household utensils
such as potteries, glass wares etc.
c. To promote the sale of the whole range of toiletries.
d. All of the given answers from a to c are correct.

12. What development was happened after the tremendous success of these
superhero comic books?
a. The development of the numerous comic books on funny topics
b. The development of the numerous comic books on health topics.
c. The development of the numerous comic books on population topics.
d. The development of the numerous comic books on a variety of topics.
IV. Art (Filling the Blank)
Instructions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.
Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Items 13-17)
13. ________ is based on the idea that the eye observes things from
continually changing viewpoints, as a fragment of a whole.
a. Cubism c. Cubist
b. Realism d. Realist
14. One Critic described Picasso’s painting, “Guernica” as ______.
a. the work of a madman c. the work of a genius
b. the work of a smart man d. the work of an idiot
15. Who is Picasso’s target audience?
a. the outside world c. the people in Guernica
b. the war victims d. All of the answers are correct.

16. What claim is Picasso making in the image?

a. The overall claim is that war itself is horrible.
b. The overall claim is that perception is up to the mind of
human.
c. The overall claim is that perception is up to the eyes of
human.
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.
17. What shared history or cultural assumptions does Picasso make?
a. The assumptions in any argument are the audience were taken for
granted.
b. The assumptions in any argument are the theories or beliefs
that the audience takes for granted.
c. The assumptions in any argument are the principles or beliefs that
the audience takes for granted.
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

V. From the Autopsy Surgeon’s Report (Identification Type)

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.
Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Items 18-22)

18. Who was found strangled in the cottage owned by Mr. John Doe?
a. Ms. Porphyria Blank b. Mr. R. Blank
c. Ms. J. Blank d. Mr. John Doe
19. Who was apprehended on the scene of the crime by the officers?
a. Mr. John Do b. Mr. John Doe
c. Mr. John Does d. Mr. Jhon Does

20. When was Ms. Porphyria Blank found dead?

a. last month b. about midnight
c. in the morning d. around eleven o’clock

21. Why was Ms. Porphyria Blank slain by her lover?

a. Because she strenuously denied her lover.
b. Because she was strangled by her lover.
c. Because the lover was so obsessed to her.
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

22. Where was Ms. Porphyria Blank found slain?

a. in the seashore b. behind the hotel
c. in the woods d. in the cottage

VI. The Sob Sister Story (Multiple Choice)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Items 23-27)

23. Why do people commit crimes?

a. because of malady
b. because of obsession
c. because of mental incapacity
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

24. How does the narrator feel about what happened in “The Sob Sister
Story” ?
a. sad b. happy
c. frustrated d. dismay

25. How can the youth participate in the movement against crime in the
society?
a. join seminars / workshops
b. join government program that fight against crime
c. need to rise above human weaknesses and uphold moral values
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

26. What kind of story is “The Sob Sister Story”?

a. Tragic b. Love
c. Fantasy d. Fiction
27. What is the difference between the languages used in the text,
“From the Autopsy Surgeon’s Report and Legal Indictment”?
a. The first was more on medical terms while the latter was
more on the language of the law.
b. The first was more on legal terms while the latter was
more on the medical terms.
c. The first was more on scientific terms while the latter was
more on the language of the law.
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

VII. Cooperation or Competition (Identification Type)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. (Items 28-32)

28. It was defined as a situation in which rewards are distributed

equally on the basis of performance.
a. cooperative b. cooperation
c. compete d. competition

29. It was defined as a situation in which rewards are distributed

unequally on the basis of performance.
a. cooperative b. cooperation
c. compete d. competition

30. What is being required on the competitor based on the given

definition of competition?
a. a competitive situation requires at least on competitor to fail
for each competitor that wins.
b. a competitive situation requires at least on competitor to pass
for each competitor that wins.
c. a cooperative situation offers a reward only if one of the
members of the group receive it.
d. a cooperative situation offers a reward only if all members of
the group receive it.

31. Interestingly, the word competition is derived from a Latin verb

which means “_______________”.
a. to seek together b. to look for something
c. to look at something together d. to look into for something

32. ___________have found definitions of competition and cooperation based

upon rewards inadequate primarily because definitions of these two
concepts based upon rewards depict them as opposite.
a. Doctors b. Researchers
c. Teachers d. Students

VIII. Deductive & Inductive Reasoning (Identification Type)

Instructions: Read and analyse whether each statement is deductive or
inductive. Choose the letter of the best answer.

33. P: This cooler contains 100 cans.

P: 75 cans were picked at random were all Pepsi.
C: Therefore, all cans were Pepsi.

a. Valid b. Invalid c. Sound d. Unsound

34. P: This cooler contains 100 cans.

P: 25 cans were picked at random were all Pepsi.
C: Therefore, all cans were Pepsi.

a. Valid b. Invalid c. Sound d. Unsound

36. P: All people are mortal.
P: Socrates is person.
C: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

a. Valid b. Invalid c. Sound d. Unsound

37. P: All trained cats are smart.

P: Fluffy is a cat.
C: Therefore, Fluffy is a smart cat.

a. Valid b. Invalid c. Sound d. Unsound

IX.ESSAY: Elaborate your explanation with clear ideas and examples in

English.(300-500 words)

1. What role does your family play in the prevention of crimes or

Or other form of misconduct?

Prepared by:

_______________________
Jerome G. Gliponeo
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Noted by:

________________________
Rene G. Peliyas
SHS, Coordinator

Approved by:

__________________________
Arthur A. Guaňizo
Head Teacher III

33. Why after the Norman Conquest, French did not become the National
Language replacing English entirely?
 a. The reason is that the conquest was not a national migration.
b. Great numbers of Normans came to England but they became rulers
and landlords.
c. French became the language of the court, the language of
nobility,and the language of the polite society.
d. All of the answer from a to c are correct.

4. How can we overcome the impediment of the disadvantage of the speech?

a. We can overcome this impediment by whispering.
b. We can overcome this impediment by sign language.
c. We can overcome this impediment by writing.
d. All of the answers from a to c are correct.

II. On Various Kinds of Thinking

Instructions: Uses various techniques in summarizing a variety of
academic texts.
5.