Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Toledo City
GENERAL CLIMACO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
General Climaco, Toledo City
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: Grade&Section: Date: Teacher: Rowena P. Nuñ ez

Directions: Read each item carefully & choose the letter of your answer.

1. A critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or

professionals in a given field using formal language.
A. Literary text C. In-text B Michaelangelo’s artwork is famous and is admired by
B. Academic Text D. Narrative Text many.
2. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an academic text? C. Michaelangelo was a great artist in Rome during the
A. to inform C. to persuade 1500’s.
B. to argue a specific point D. to advertise D. Michaelangelo is great.
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 12. Which of the following makes the best thesis statement?
A. In academic writing, facts, figures, graphs, A. Even though marriage is a strong and
illustrations are given precisely. respected institution in Russia, more and more people
B. Academic writing uses vocabulary and statistics are choosing to live together before marriage, despite
accurately that conform to the correct value or standard. the cultural pressures.
C. Writer makes decisions about his/her stance on a B. I am going to explain why many couples in Russia are
particular subject. choosing to live together rather than get married.
D. Writer is not responsible for demonstrating and C. Marriage in Russia.
understanding of any source text used. D. Marriage in Russia explained.
4. Which of the following statements is written in academic 13 – 16. Read this passage and look at the outline:
language? The Internet is an incalculable tool for research. It is a
A. Parenting is a 24/7 job. network of thousands of computers across the world.
B. The employees are asked to report for work ASAP. Researchers, students, government agencies, schools, businesses
C. The cookery class is cooking up something big and and individuals have left multi gigabytes of free information on
elegant. these computers, available to anyone with a computer and an
D. I received a 98% on the reading test. Internet connection. There are thousands of "web sites", as they
5. Academic texts are generally structured with _______. are called, with text, pictures, sounds, and movie clips. You can
A. Formality see this material by simply sending out the appropriate Internet
B. Clear and good structure address, and after a few moments, it appears on your screen. You
C. Citation and references can type in the address directly, or you can automatically invoke
D. All of the above an address by tapping on an icon or an underlined "link" on the
6. Which of the following is NOT a common structure of an home page of a web site that you already have on your screen.
academic text? Often the information can be printed or downloaded (copied)
A. Order directly to your local computer and saved on your own diskette.
B. Summary I. The Internet
C. Cause and Effect A. What it is
D. Comparison and Contrast B. Web Sites
7. Which is TRUE about text structures? 1. How to see them
A. They are similar to text features. 2. How to save the information
B. They can be recognized with the help of signal words. 13. In the above outline, which is the most important idea?
C. They only develop critical reading and not critical A. Web Sites
thinking B. What it is
skills. C. How to see them
D. They are classified into sequence, description, D. How to save information
conclusion E. The Internet66
and argument.
8. Which is NOT a technique in idea organization? 14. In the above outline, which is the more important idea?
A. Outline A. How to see them
B. Annotation B. What it is
C. Final Draft C. How to save the information
D. Graphic Organizer D. are all equal.
9-12. Choose the best thesis statement. E. What shall I do
9. Should cigarettes be made illegal? Look at this outline
A. Although smoking has many negative health effects I. Types of measurement
making smoking illegal would not solve the problem. A. Volume
B. Teenagers should be allowed to smoke if they chose 1.Quarts
to. 2.Pints
C. Smoking is a leading cause of death in the United 3.Gallons
States. B. Length
D. Smoking is bad. 1.Miles
10. What is the best way to teach the public about healthy 2.Feet
lifestyles? 3.Inches
A. People should be able to decide what kind of lifestyle II. Types of money
to have even if it is unhealthy. A. United States
B. I disagree that laws can help people stay healthy. 1.Pesos
C. Advertising is an effective medium for selling many 2.Cents
things, and I believe it can sell good health too. B. Other Countries
D. People should be aware of healthy options. 1.Lira
11. Which of these is a thesis statement? 2.Yen
A. Michaelangelo’s artwork is powerful because of its 3.Francs
strong spiritual undertones. 15. In the above outline, which is the most important idea?
 A. Types of money A. A position statement can be based upon your opinion.
B. Types of measurement B. You will need to pick a side when writing a position
C. United States statement
D. "Types of money" and "Types of measurement" are C. You don’t have to offer any alternatives when writing
equal a position statement
E. volume D. Position statement essays can be about controversial
16. In the above outline, which is the more important idea? topics.
A. Other countries 28. Why is a topic like “Pollution is bad for the environment” not
B. Francs a good idea for a position statement?
C. Inches A. It’s too controversial.
D. they are all equal. B. There is nothing to debate, everyone knows that
E. Miles pollution is bad for the environment.
17. Aims to clarify a concept which can be about any topic from C. It would take too long to research
any fields. D. It’s actually a good topic for a position statement.
A. Concept paper 29. How can you make sure your position paper strong?
B. Reaction Paper A. Be sure to annotate your paper.
B. Give an educated and informed opinion with
C. Investigatory Paper supporting evidences.
D. Test Paper C. Apply citations and references in the introductory
18. Which critical approach focuses on understanding ways part of the paper.
gender roles are reflected D. Record your observations and post them in youtube.
or contradicted by texts? 30. Complete the line taken from the essay “The Importance of
A. Reader-response Being Persuasive” by Marikit Tara Alto Uychoco….
B. Feminism “You are at the point in your life where your parents can no longer
C. Historicism shelter you from the evils of the world, and the best weapon you
D. Marxist can have in this competitive and chaotic society is your .”
19. Which critical approach focuses on ways texts reflect,
reinforce, or challenge the A. Heart
effects of class, power relations, and social roles? B. Mind
A. Reader-response C. Fist
B. Feminism D. Sight
C. Historicism
D. Marxist 31. Which of the following is the correct step in building a
20. A critic examining John Milton's "Paradise Lost" focuses on position paper:
the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of A. Write the position paper- Refine the
hands, seed, and flower, and argument- Have credible resources – Gather
on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special evidence- Prepare the opposition- Brainstorm
attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view -Create assertions – Explore
from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text B. Explore - Have credible resources -Write the
itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most position paper- Refine the argument– Gather
likely a ____ critic. evidence- Prepare the opposition- Brainstorm
A. Formalist -Create assertions
B. Mimetic C. Prepare the opposition- Gather evidence-
C. Reader Response Explore - Have credible resources - Write the
D. Feminist position paper- Refine the argument–
21. What are the two kinds of concept paper? Brainstorm -Create assertions
A. Implicit and Explicit D. Explore - Brainstorm -Create assertions -
B. Old and New Gather evidence - Have credible resources-
C. True and False Refine the argument- Prepare the opposition-
D. Simple and Complex Write the position paper
22. A kind of concept paper that is implied or understood though 32. What is the first thing that you need to do on writing a
not plainly or directly position paper?
expressed. A. Write the position paper
A. Implicit B. Explore
B. Explicit C. Prepare the opposition
C. Simple D. Brainstorm
D. Complex 33. A document designed to fulfill a need to tell and a need
23. A kind of concept paper that is clearly stated and spelled out to know by communicating a set of ideas from a writer’s
and there is no mind to a reader’s mind.
room for confusion, as in the writing of a contract or statute. A. Concept Paper
A. Implicit B. Reaction Paper
B. Explicit C. Report
C. Simple D. Debate
D. Complex 34. Reports prepared by someone within the organization.
24. What kind of concept paper is shown in the statement below: A. Inside Reports
“Technology caused horrors in some aspects.” B. Outside Reports
C. Professional Reports
A. Implicit D. Independent Reports
B. Explicit 35. Is one of which is submitted at regular intervals for the
C. Simple purpose of recording information of interest to the
D. Complex organization which authorizes it.
25. Means not easily believing the information offered to you by a A. Professional Reports
text. B. Routing Reports
A. Critical Reading C. Skimming C. Periodic Reports
B. Cretical Reading D. Scanning D. Public Annual Reports
26. Which of the following is not a strategy in critical reading? 36. Give a history of an undertaking over a limited period,
A. Question while Reading or from the date of beginning until the date of writing.
B. Writing Critical Comments in Margins A. Public Annual Reports
C. Dialogic/Dialectic Exercise for Critical Reading B. Progress Reports
C. Periodic Reports
D. Writing another Article D. Professional Reports
27. Which of the following statements is false?