NAME: ____________________________________________________

1. What are the purposes of academic writing?

A. to settle, to negotiate, and to inform C. to defend, to challenge, and to question
B. to guess, to hypothesize, and to make decisions D. to inform, to persuade, and to argue
2. The purpose of writing is to ________the readers.
A. engage B. shape C. promote D. appreciate
3. Which of the following options is NOT related to NON-ACADEMIC TEXT?
A. informal B. impersonal C. subjective D. written by anyone
4. Which of the following is NOT a purpose in writing an academic text?
A. To provide a solution to a problem
B. To persuade reader to accept a point of view
C. To report a fact that has been taken from reliable source
D. To show one’s skill in writing
5. Which of the following sentences does NOT show objectivity in writing?
A. I badly need to conduct a research.
B. The investigator did not expect the results.
C. The researchers need to conduct the experiment.
D. This study aims to measure the communicative competence of Bilingual learners.
6. What text structures best suits to the given selection below? _____________________________
Calories describe the potential energy in food to maintain bodily functions, grow or repair tissue, and perform
mechanical work such as exercise. Food calories may take the form of fat, carbohydrates, or proteins. Once
consumed, enzymes act on these nutrients through metabolic processes and break them into their perspective
categories of fatty acids, glucose, and amino acids. These molecules travel through the blood stream to specific
cells where they are absorbed for immediate use or sent on to the final stage of metabolism where they release
their stored energy through the process of oxidation.
7. What type of text structure is used in the given paragraph? _____________________________
No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary
Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American
confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to
manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at
the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice-cream cone was unveiled.
8. Underline the main idea of the given paragraph below.
Adolescents tend to choose friends who are like them, and friends influence each other to become even more
alike. Friends are usually the same race and have similar status within the peer group. Male adolescents tend to
have many friends, but the friendships are rarely close ones. Among teenage girls, friendships are fewer but much
closer, and they provide a great deal of emotional support.
9. Underline the main idea of the given paragraph below.
Democracy comes from the Greek word demos, which means "the people," and kratia, meaning "to rule." The
term democracy refers to a form of government in which the people govern, either directly or through elected
representatives. In other words, it is a set of rules for determining who will exercise the authority of government.
10. Which of the following most accurately summarizes the opinion of the author in the text?
The belief that the Titanic was unsinkable was so strong that passengers and crew alike clung to the belief
even as it was actually sinking. Not realizing the magnitude of the impending disaster themselves, the officers
allowed several boats to be lowered only half full. The officers were afraid the lifeboats would buckle under the
weight of the passengers as they had not been informed that the lifeboats had been fully tested prior to departure.
As a result, 1,517 passengers met their deaths.
A. People on board were too shocked to take action.
B. There was a large loss of life when the Titanic sank.
C. Procedures were to blame for the sinking of the Titanic.
D. The sinking of the Titanic was an avoidable catastrophe.
11. Which of the following is the STRONGEST argumentative thesis?
A. The number of small farmers is on the rise in some states, but, nationally, most farming is done by factory
farms, most of which are not organic farms.
B. In order to provide consumer with healthier food options, our government needs to provide the same kind of
subsidies to small, organic farmers that it offers to large, factory farms.
C. Our country needs to support organic farmers better.
D. This essay will explore some of the many options available to potential farmers who are interested in organic
farming, which provides people in our country with healthier food options.
12. Which of the following statements is a POORLY WRITTEN thesis statement that needs revision?
A. This article will present the impacts of community lockdown in education system as it brings negative and
positive influences.
B. The community lockdown has positively impacted the education system as it influences the way students
learn and the way teachers deliver quality education.
C. The community lockdown has positively impacted the education system as it influences the way students
learn and the way teachers deliver quality education.
 D. Community lockdown should be strictly implemented to lessen the abrupt transmission of virus and to ensure
the safety of the majority.
13. Which of these makes the best thesis statement?
A. I’ve lived in a small town my entire life and have enjoyed it.
B. Living in a big city has many headaches.
C. Living in a small town has many advantages in comparison to living in a big city.
D. In contrast to living in a big city, I enjoyed living in a smaller town because I have closer relationships with my
neighbors and the pace of life is much healthier.
14. A thesis statement is a complete statement and cannot be a question. Which of these is a thesis statement?
A. Knowing a foreign language.
B. Why should people know a foreign language?
C. Knowing a foreign language is beneficial skill that can help one advance in a career and understand others
better.
D. All of the choices can be a thesis statement.
15. In order to fully engage with the text and the writer of the text, Michael identifies the main points of the writer and
lists them down so he can also identify the ideas that the writer has raised to support the writer’s stand. What does
Michael show?
A. outlining the text C. annotating the text
B. summarizing the text D. reviewing the text
16. Aside from outlining, Michael also gets the main points of the text he is reading and writes the gists in his own
words. This will show his understanding of the text and will help him evaluate critically the text. What does this
situation suggest?
A. outlining the text C. annotating the text
B. summarizing the text D. reviewing the text
17. Which of the following could be an entry in a TOPIC OUTLINE for a paper about football playoffs?
A. Every athletic conference should be allowed to schedule playoffs.
B. Conference playoffs in determining a national champion.
C. Conferences are divided into divisions, which have playoff games.
D. any of the given choices
18. Why is using a full sentence outline beneficial for most standard essays?
A. Full sentence outlines allow for more creative writing.
B. With a full sentence outline, you can guarantee an essay's success.
C. The numbers and decimals involved in the other outline types are confusing.
D. While the sentence outline may be more time-consuming up front, it makes writing the first draft much easier.
19. What is a critique?
A. It refers to own opinions and ideas in analyzing a text.
B. It is a constructive way to explore and understand a material.
C. It is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a work or concept.
D. It is a critical approach in which the text under discussion is considered primarily in the meaning and the
implications of the words.
20. What is the importance of writing a critique?
A. It gives proper way in weighing the negative and positive arguments.
B. It helps to develop writing own opinions and ideas in analyzing a text.
C. It gives an idea on how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of a work.
D. It helps to develop knowledge and understanding of the work’s purpose, intended audience, development of
argument, and structure of evidence or creative style, its strength and weaknesses is also recognized.
21. Which part of a critique should one give a systematic and detailed assessment of the different elements of the
work, evaluating how well the author was able to achieve the purpose of the work?
A. body B. reaction C. conclusion D. introduction
22. Which critical approach focuses on each reader's personal reactions to a text, assuming meaning is created by a
reader's or interpretive community's personal interaction with a text?
A. Reader-response B. Feminism C. Historicism D. Marxism
23. Ria is writing a review paper. She is objectively evaluating the text and identifying its underlying form by looking at
a text's use of imagery, metaphor, or symbolism. What critical approach is Ria using?
A. Reader-response B. Media Criticism C. Historicism D. Formalism
24. After watching Disney movie Mulan, Shella wants to write a paper that understands the ways gender roles are
reflected or contradicted in the movie. What critical approach is reflected in this situation?
A. Reader-response B. Feminism C. Historicism D. Marxism
25. Which critical approach examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works?
A. Gender Criticism B. Formalism C. Historicism D. Marxism