PHILIPINE CENTRAL ISLANDS COLLEGE

SAN JOSE, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST
EAPP

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TEST I: Multiple Choice

Direction: Read each question and choose the letter of the correct answer

1. Academic writing is formal where words ___________ should be avoided

such as doesn’t, couldn’t, and others.
a. Value c. Abbreviation
b. Standard d. Formal
2. Change the two-word verb into a single-word one.
Oil price has gone-up.
a. Reduced c. Established
b. Raised d. Increased
3. Which among the transition words can be used for cause and effect?
a. whereas c. thus
b. then d. following
4. Which is true about text structures?
a. They are similar to text features.
b. They can be recognized with the help of transition words.
c. They only develop critical reading and not critical thinking skills.
d. They are classified into sequence, description, conclusion and
argument.
5. One attribute of academic language aims to present content with utmost
truthfulness, reliability and correctness.
a. Explicitness c. Precision
b. Accuracy d. Formal
6. When summarizing, doing this means disregarding unimportant
information.
a. Twice c. Skimming
b. Summary d. Several times
7. This is used when reading a text with difficult terms.
a. Abstract c. In-text reference
b. Dictionary d. Précis
8. This is the recommended times when reading a difficult text to
understand it well.
a. Twice c. Several Times
b. Skimming d. Dictionary
9. It is a French word that literally means to cut short.
a. Putting the text away c. Précis
b. Skimming d. Summary
10. It is simply a short, standalone summary of the work or paper that
others can use as an overview. It is often used to help the reader quickly
ascertain the paper’s purpose.
a. Abstract c. In-text reference
b. Dictionary d. Précis
11. A form of paper writing in which the writer expresses his ideas and
opinions about what has been read or seen.
a. Reaction Paper c. Critique Paper
b. Review Paper d. All of the above
12. The purpose of this paper is to succinctly review recent progress in
a particular topic.
a. Critique Paper c. Review Paper
b. Reaction Paper d. All of the above
13. It is the study of a text without taking into account any outside
influence.
a. Feminism c. Readers Response Criticism
b. Formalism d. Marxist Criticism
14. Refers to the reviews reaction as an audience of a work.
a. Feminism c. Readers Response Criticism
b. Marxist Criticism d. Formalism
15. It presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological and
economic oppression.
a. Formalism c. Readers Response Criticism
b. Marxist Criticism d. Feminism
16. Complete the statement: Creating an outline in reading _________.
a. Helps you organize the information and create a logical flow of the
thoughts in the text.
b. Helps you organize the information.
c. Helps you shorten the text.
d. Both B and C
17. Which is not the purpose of an outline in reading?
a. To focus the reader’s attention
b. To identify the main points and the flow of the text
c. To shorten a long reading text
d. To understand the structure of the text
18. In a topic outline, elements are written as ___________.
a. Singular nouns c. Single words or phrases
b. Abbreviations d. Single thoughts
19. In a sentence outline, all elements are written as _________.
a. Partial topic phrases c. Complete sentences
b. Complete topic phrases d. Complete clauses
20. Which of the following could be an entry in a topic outline?
a. Health measures in determining school opening
b. Students must be given assurance for safety before opening schools
c. Health measures have different perspectives
d. There are things to do to open classes
21. Which approach will likely be used to answer these questions?
Who is telling the story in the piece?
How does the author create the mood and tone?
a. Biographical c. Formalism
b. Feminism d. Reader-Response
22. Excerpt of a critique:
“The poem explores the concept of justice and how it is applied in the
Philippine society compared to our times in the past. For example, the
use of money and power of government officials to cover up their
mistakes in public. Evidently, the check and balance in the Philippine
government to some extent are still alive and well, but, there are
loopholes at some circumstances observable today.”

What critical approach is employed in the excerpt?

a. Feminism c. Marxism
b. Formalism d. Reader-Response
23. Excerpt of a critique:
It has six lines in a stanza; it is lyrical because it shows strong feelings
and thoughts. It shows no rhyme (a,b,c,d,e,c). It is a hexameter
consisting of six numbers of feet and shows repetition of phrases to
invoke a strong feeling.
a. Biographical c. Formalism
b. Feminism d. Marxism
24. This approach emphasizes on the connection of the work to
author’s personal experiences to amplify meaning and relevance in the
text.
a. Biographical c. Marxism
b. Feminism d. Reader-Response
25. Which statement best describes critical approaches in writing
critique?
a. They involve analysis and objective interpretation.
b. They are the different perspectives to consider in analyzing a piece of
work.
c. They serve as bases to make the critique paper substantial and
content-sufficient.
d. All of these
26. What must be prepared before writing the concept paper?
a. Data c. Analysis
b. Chart d. Outline
27. Which is the first thing to consider in writing a concept paper?
a. Revising c. Cost
b. Editing d. Topic
28. What is the maximum word to be used in writing a concept paper?
a. 200 c. 500
b. 2000 d. 3000
29. Concept paper helps save time and effort between the writer and
the _________.
a. Author c. Solicitor
b. Agencies d. Student
 30. An academic writing that contains summary of a project or issue
that reflects the interests, experience and expertise of the writer or
organization.
a. Project proposal
b. Concept paper
c. Technical report
d. Laboratory report

“Cheating is nothing to be proud of”

Prepared by:
Gennabe S. Estrobo
Subject Teacher