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Grammatically independent in unit.

Select one:
a. sentence
b. thesis statement
c. supporting details
d. introduction
e. thesis structure
f. conclusion
g. topic sentence
h. accuracy
i. paragraph

j. main ideas
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The correct answer is: sentence

Select one:
True

False
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The correct answer is 'False'.

It is the rising and falling of the voice.

Select one:
a. Accent
b. Intonation
c. Force
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The correct answer is: Intonation
Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Promotional
Letters/Notes.

Select one:
a. To persuade

b. To inform
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The correct answer is: To persuade
He believed that a healthy person had a closely linked ideal self and real self.

Select one:
a. Carl Marx
b. Karl Rogers
c. Carl Rogers

d. Karl Marx
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The correct answer is: Carl Rogers
Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Academic Books.

Select one:
a. To entertain
b. To inform

c. To persuade
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The correct answer is: To inform
Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage
is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

What happens when a Youtube star writes a book

by Bong Osorio
Since the dawn of the Web and its many versions, numerous Internet sensations
have come and gone, but only a few have sustained and continue to increase
their following. One of them is Felix Kjellberg, popularly known by his Internet
alias “PewDiePie.” He is a 20-something Swede who has lingered as YouTube’s
biggest star since 2013, garnering over 40 million followers on his channel. This
makes him the holder of the Guinness Book of World Records title for generating
the most number of subscribers of all time. What’s more astounding about his
fame is that his videos have been viewed over 10 billion times but he remains
strange and nameless to most of his audience.
PewDiePie is a social media phenomenon whose popularity emanates from his
one-of-a-kind approach to his video productions, which usually start off with a
shrill declaration of his name before he slides into mocking, panicky reactions to
various games and activities. At the end, he thanks his “bros” for tuning in.
PewDiePie’s fans have multiplied swiftly and become more pervasive because
instant communication facilitates increased word of mouth.
Following his social media success, PewDiePie ventured into book publishing and
came up with This Book Loves You, now a New York Times bestseller that is
poised to become an international sensation as well. The tome is an extremely
imaginative pictorial collection of direction and advice manifested in gags and
witticisms that lampoons Internet memes and passages. As he declared, it is a
“parody on self-help books” and is “full of useful quotes.”
This Book Loves You serves up a lot of toilet humor and impassioned
communication. The heftiest improprieties, though, are masked by intriguing
visuals or cheeky figures, while still making the message quite apparent. The
images are caricatures, executed mostly as cartoony patchworks, and are funny
bordering on the ridiculous. Hostility is not a prevalent theme and the sexual
content is manageable. The character of the opinions listed is ironic and satiric
and projects the persona of the author and the tonality of the message he wants
to convey.
What's the narrative?
The book — jokingly or seriously — was a byproduct of the author’s discovery of
his “great wisdom,” or so it seems. He claims that he needs to share it with a
world that desperately needs to read it. His exasperation with the invariable
quotes and memes cluttering social media pushed him to put together this
“first-rate, highly flavored, and optimistic” book.
A fan pic on Twitter inspired him to counter those bothersome memes with his
own take. “I turn these one-liners and quotes upside down by adding acerbic,
smart-alecky, tongue-in-cheek punch lines and colorful, witty and sometimes
irreverent visual supports,” says PewDiePie.
Millennials will surely get some laughs out of this paperback, which appears
superficial and thoughtless on the surface but holds a certain charm for a
specific audience. But knowing that millennials now number in the millions, who
needs breadth and depth? Certainly not PewDiePie.
This Book Loves You provides a window into the wacky mind of one of YouTube’s
best entertainers. Here are samples:
• “My favorite quote? It’s like being asked what my favorite child is. I don’t have
a child.”
• “Money can’t buy you happiness; but it buys you all the things you don’t have,
even friends. I feel sorry for poor people.”
• “Don’t be afraid to say how you feel, because no one is going to care anyway.”
• “If you can fight your way out of a situation, don’t. You’ll die.”
• “To fly, you must get rid of the things that weigh you down. This is why all your
friends left you.”
• “Don’t sugarcoat everything… you’ll get diabetes.”
• “Impossible is nothing. Doing nothing is easy. So do nothing!”
• “You can’t watch YouTube in prison, so don’t kill anyone.”
• “Running out of money doesn’t count as exercise.”
• “Running away from problems won’t make you skinny.”
• “You can never fail if you never try. So why bother.”
• “You’re not bad, everyone else is just so much better.”
• “You can’t make everyone happy. So focus on making yourself happy so that
maybe one day your happiness will evolve and eat everyone.”
• “Don’t listen to haters. Live your life the way you want to live it.”
• “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Unless you don’t have any
friends, then just sit in a corner and cry.”
• “Don’t worry about your problems. If you end up dead tomorrow, they’ll all be
gone.”
• “Every second you’re closer to oblivion. No quote in the world is going to
change that.”
• “If you can’t beat them, there’s still a good chance to annoy them.”
• “Change your life today, for the worse!”
• “Quotes are the most important thing in the universe, and you should always
take them to heart.”
If you’re dedicated PewDiePie fan you might just love him enough to buy the
book out of support for the phenomenon and his unusual, confusing and unique
approach to book writing. But expecting anything beyond a momentary laugh
might be asking too much.

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What part of a concept paper includes some information about the funding
agency?

Select one:
a. Project Description
b. Purpose
c. Introduction

d. Methodology
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The correct answer is: Introduction
Identify the type of language: Using sophisticated transition words.

Select one:
a. Informal

b. Formal
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This refers to the correct presentation of facts and evidences in writing a

passage.

Select one:
a. topic sentence
b. thesis structure
c. supporting details
d. thesis statement
e. paragraph
f. accuracy
g. main ideas
h. sentence
i. conclusion

j. introduction
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This is where the main point the author wants to emphasize in a paragraph is
found.

Select one:
a. thesis structure
b. thesis statement
c. accuracy
d. sentence
e. conclusion
f. introduction
g. paragraph
h. main ideas
i. topic sentence

j. supporting details

Identify the type of language: using relatively decontextualized wording.

Select one:
a. Formal

b. Informal
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The correct answer is: Formal

True or False: The first part of the concept paper begins with the specific idea
that needs to be elaborated on in the paper.

Answer:
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage

is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

21st Century Philippine Writing

by Danton Remoto (May 30, 2015)

Philippine writing in the 21st century has taken a new turn. The works are seen
as sensitive to gender, alludes to technology, show culture as plural rather than
singular, and questions conventions and supposedly absolute norms.
Writing by women continues to flourish. They have a feminist stance that
questions the centrality of the patriarchy (male-centered viewpoints). Forbidden
Fruit: Women Write the Erotic edited by Tina Cuyugan and Kung Ibig Mo, love
poems edited by Joi Barrios show that a woman’s map of dreams and desires is
better drawn by a woman writer herself. Gone were the days when female
characters only came from the imagination – or fantasy – of men.
Lesbian and gay writing continue to be written. Neil Garcia and I have just
published The Best of Ladlad. My other books
include Bright, Catholic – and Gay: Essays and Rampa: Mga Sanaysay, while
coming soon is a book of stories and essays called Happy Na, Gay, Pa.
Technology is also an important part of this literature, centered on the rise of the
city and anchored on globalization. The economic boom, albeit benefiting only
the elite, has led to the opening of the Philippines to diverse economic interests.
Writings on Filipinos abroad and of Filipinos abroad also add to this more
cosmopolitan, if not more consumerist, attitude of the 21st-century Filipino.
Moreover, writings from the regions have served notice that “imperial Manila” is
no longer the only fountain of ideas. We have to thank Ateneo de Naga
Publishing House, National Commission on Culture and the Arts, UP Press, and
University of San Agustin Publishing House, among others. The Don Carlos
Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature has opened its magisterial doors to
writing from the regions. Ateneo de Manila University Press and UST Publishing
House are both in fine form, publishing important works from Katipunan and
Espana.
Nowadays, writers are no longer made to feel guilty if they write in English. In
true subversive fashion, they now write not just in English or Filipino but in both
languages. Some books show poems printed enface: one side in English, the
other in Filipino. The twains have met, and you can no longer detect which is
written first, and which is the translation, for there is equal facility and fluency in
both. This recalls the verbal legerdemain of our ladino poets in the 17th century.
Moreover, Marjorie Evasco has been translating her poems in English into
Cebuano, J. Iremil Teodoro writes lyrical stories in Kinaray-a and translates them
into English, Peter Nery slides from English to Hiligaynon in his erotic poems,
Kristian Cordero and Victor Nierva write works in Bicolano and in the next
breath, translate them into elegant English. Surely, the vessels that contain
Philippine literature are no longer one, or two, or even three, but as many as the
different languages in our archipelago.
What about the English being written? Trinidad Tarrosa Subido coined the phrase
“language if [our] blood.” Dr. Gemino H. Abad has used it as framework in his
three anthologies on Philippine poetry in English. He said that we have colonized
English and have made it our own, and the poems are now “wrought from
English.”
It is no longer the very proper English from the old textbooks, or the
Americanese in books copyrighted in New York. It is now a language filtered by
our regional languages and by mass media – printed, seen, broadcast – as well
as shaped by social media, by the fragmentation of text language, by sound
bites, anime, graphic novels, and cosplays (costume plays).
In 1995, the Philippine Studies journal of Ateneo de Manila University
published New Philippine Writing,which was edited by Professor Emmanuel
Torres and I. Prof. Torres said: “An alternative poetics is at work. . . . Form is more
open-ended than closed, looser, more improvisatory; the tone conversational,
informal. And no one seems to think twice about making explicit statements in
the name of personal passion or liberation. Despite the rise of ‘cause-oriented’
writing, formal matters of craft in no way seem endangered, thanks to the
influence of writing workshops in leading universities.”
Prof. Torres continues: “The popularity of poetry readings [and now open mike
readings even by non-poets, for good or for bad] on campuses and in writer-
friendly coffeehouses is partly the reason for the current taste for the laid-back
and discursive. Apparently being revived is the tradition of the poet as bard, one
communally interactive and inclined to addressing the sound-world of a poem to
a roomful of listeners rather than one crafting lines intended solely for the book
page and the solitary reader. . . .”
Thus, we no longer find a poem about a poem; or a poem with Greek or Roman
allusions; or a story set in Greenwich Village. There is now a certain historicity;
allusions to Philippine myth and fable, lore and legend; astringent satires of
popular culture and political foibles. Anglo-American writers are still being read,
but now they are hyphenated and seem like dispatches from the global village.
Works, in translation, of African, Asian, and Latin American writers are being
devoured. There is the shock of recognition in reading about postcolonial
experiences similar to ours, and fears and dreams coming from the same socio-
political conditions.
The internet has also made the Filipino writer less insular or old-fashioned. Bob
Ong started a blog, “Bobong Pinoy” and parlayed it into bestselling books. Other
blogs have become popular books and even box-office-hit movies, i.e., Ang
Diary ng Panget. Celebrities are now supposedly writing, while radio anchors are
turning their zany scripts into books. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago’s
book, Stupid isForever, is the doyenne of them all: it has been the bestselling
book since December.
Pimply teenagers can upload their stories in Wattpad, watch them viewed 15
million times, and now get contracts for a TV series or a romance film. Ghost
stories are selling, and so do children’s books and graphic novels. Young-adult
novels are being written, for a generation on the run (or eyes glued to their
gadgets). I have done a controversial – and bestselling – translation of
Greene’s The Fault in Our Starsand Anvil will publish my translation of Marivi
Soliven’s novel, The Mango Bride.
The Filipino public has begun to read – and we are all the better for it.

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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage

is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

Should We Pay?

Many issues have been plaguing the sports world recently, especially the
question of paying college athletes. Are athletics so important that colleges
need to put out millions of dollars per year just to pay for students to play for
them? Paying college athletes is like throwing a lit match into a haystack: once
the fire is started, it just keeps burning, making a bad situation worse.
There are several differences between the haystack and paying athletes. To
start,
throwing a needle in a haystack is a totally negative concept; everything will
burn. However, with paying college athletes, some people can find reasons why
this could be a positive thing. For instance, some believe paying athletes will
bring more competition to the table and make some colleges much more
prestigious than others. Others say this will bring in more money and more
revenue. A second difference is the end of the situation. At the end of the fire,
there is smoke and it will eventually put itself out. However, this is an issue that
cannot extinguish itself. No matter what the verdict, someone is going to be
unhappy and the "fire" will keep burning.
Despite these differences there are many similarities between the two. One
similarity is the haystack going up in flames and the whole educational system
going up. If we pay our college athletes the focus will be more on the money
than on learning.
College is supposed to prepare a student for life's work through learning, not be
life's work. College sports will also become more like professional sports- all
about the money and less about the love of the sport. Related to this is the issue
of scholarships. Are scholarships not enough pay for the student? And who
decides how much money each player receives? Will it depend on how good the
player is, what sport they play, what position they are?
Another similarity has to deal with going up in flames. By throwing one little lit
match into that haystack, the whole thing goes up. Just by paying college
athletes many other issues arise. Yes, paying athletes may bring in more
revenue, but how much of that will actually go back to the college or institution?
Another issue that comes up is the fairness to other students. Young athletes
already receive many things that non- athletes do not. Not only do they have
the opportunity to travel and stay overnight in the best hotels, they also get
special treatments away from the sport. Some athletes may receive special
attention from certain professors or even people throughout the town in which
the college is located.
A third similarity between the burning haystack and paying athletes is the rate
at which things will "burn". The haystack will burn fast, leaving nothing behind,
and getting bigger and bigger as it goes. The same goes for this issue. Everyone
wants to voice their own opinion about it, snowballing into a bigger and bigger
issue. People will quickly become angry and quick to defend their side.
Paying college athletes is like throwing a lit match into a haystack: the
educational system and other issues go up in flames and they will occur very
quickly. I believe there are more problems with this idea than there are good
things about it. I find nothing about it to be worth spending millions of dollars to
pay students to play a game. They need to be worrying more about their
studies. This issue will be burning for a long time.

Answer:
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It is similar to accent, putting more force than other syllables with a particular
word.

Select one:
a. Slang
b. Accent

c. Stress
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage

is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

WoundClot: The Science Behind Faster Healing

by UP Materials Science Society

It's Wisdom Wednesday!

Do you know what WoundClot does?

The WoundClot Gauze, is a single use, sterile, and bioabsorbable medical device
that is fabricated to suit a variety of wounds. It is made from cellulose with a
molecular structure designed to entrap platelets and coagulants in a modified
physical molecular matrix, specifically designed to create this hemodynamic
polymer membrane, with high adherence and resilience, able to withhold
massive blood pressure and restrict blood flow almost immediately.

The ability to adhere to a bleeding wound reduces the amount of pressure

needed in order to stop bleeding, thus preventing unnecessary damage the
body caused by excessive pressure, or infection caused by prolonged contact
with the wound. Next, platelets from the injury attach to the gauze by inter-
molecular forces to form a stable membrane, which is able to withstand severe
arterial and venous blood flow for hours.

At the same time, specifically designed molecular functional groups transform to

enhance and activate the natural coagulation process. Coagulation is a complex
chain reaction, where different elements are motivated into action, conditioned
from other reactions.

Specific molecular groups, created in the manufacturing process, are then

dispersed during gel formation to activate various coagulation factors in the
blood, thus helping to form a physiologically natural fibrin clot in the wound. The
ability to influence these reactions speeds the whole coagulation process.

After bleeding has stopped, the remaining residual membrane can be irrigated
out of the wound safely without pulling on soft tissue or the existing clot.
WoundClot is designed to maintain its integrity through polymeric chains,
specifically designed to interact with water molecules to form a physical cross
linked network, which is manageable and natural.

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This theory focus is on the relationship between literature and society.

Select one:
a. Philosophical Approach
b. Sociological Approach
c. Historical Approach

d. Psychological Approach
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Another term for main idea of the passage.

Select one:
a. main ideas
b. accuracy
c. thesis structure
d. sentence
e. supporting details
f. paragraph
g. introduction
h. topic sentence
i. thesis statement

j. conclusion
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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Comic Books.

Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To inform

c. To entertain
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The correct answer is: To entertain
Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following
texts: Instructions/Directions.

Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To entertain

c. To inform
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These are syllables added at the beginning of a base word.

Select one:
a. Affix
b. Suffix

c. Prefix
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These are syllables added at the beginning of a base word.

Select one:
a. Affix
b. Suffix

c. Prefix
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It is an approach in reading that presents the information from specific to
general.
Select one:
a. Bottom-up Approach
b. Mixed Approach

c. Top-down Approach
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It is emphasize in a topic sentence.

Answer:
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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Movie

Scripts/Dialogues.

Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To inform

c. To entertain
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The correct answer is: To entertain
He is an advocate of equality.

Select one:
a. Karl Marx
b. Karl Rogers
c. Carl Marx

d. Carl Rogers
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The correct answer is: Karl Marx
Identify the type of language: using hedges.

Select one:
a. Informal

b. Formal
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The correct answer is: Informal
Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Advertisements
(billboard, flyers).

Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To entertain

c. To inform
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The correct answer is: To persuade
Identify the type of language: avoiding personal pronouns.

Select one:
a. Informal

b. Formal
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It is emphasized in a topic sentence.

Select one:
a. accuracy
b. sentence
c. main ideas
d. thesis structure
e. conclusion
f. introduction
g. thesis statement
h. topic sentence
i. supporting details

j. paragraph
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It is the study ,analysis, and evaluation of imaginative literature.

Select one:
a. Literary Procedures
b. Literary and Stylistics
c. Literary Criticism

d. Literary Forms
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Directions: Read the passage and provide an answer to the question
below.

PASSAGE:
Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy
By Sara Goudarzi

If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's
probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain
associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by
teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial
prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as
adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of
the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get
older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your
actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that
the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you
are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)."
Teen thinking
 In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain
situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both
adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity
differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than
in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior
temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on
previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions
would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment
of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question:
'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What
would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would
feel as a result of my actions?'"
Developing sensitivity
Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five.
But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And
while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the
brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an
important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12
"Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only
massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said.
"These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18.
They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic
developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA
Festival of Science in the UK.
Question:
Why did the author mention ‘hormonal shift’ in the article?

Select one:
a. to present the conclusion of the article.
b. to validate the claim of the research on teens’ behavior in relation to their
brain development
c. to make fun of the teenagers

d. to persuade us to conduct research on teens’ behavior.

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The correct answer is: to validate the claim of the research on teens’ behavior
in relation to their brain development

An expository text is an example of academic English.

Select one:
True
 False
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Slang words are examples of informal English.

Select one:
True

False
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This approach examines the role of women in literature, media, arts and other
forms of text.

Select one:
a. Sociological Approach
b. Formalistic Approach
c. Philosophical Approach

d. Feminist Approach
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This is where the author discusses the central idea and how the discussion will
be organized.

Select one:
a. thesis statement
b. paragraph
c. topic sentence
d. thesis structure
e. accuracy
f. introduction
g. supporting details
h. conclusion
i. sentence
j. main ideas
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He reinterpreted the Oedipus Complex.

Select one:
a. Alfred Adler
b. Carl Rogers
c. Karl Marx

d. Sigmund Alfred
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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Encyclopedias.

Select one:
a. To persuade
b. To entertain

c. To inform
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The correct answer is: To inform
What is the meaning of the term Archetype?

Select one:
a. Original term
b. Original form
c. Originate

d. Common term
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A narrative text tells a story and usually follows a familiar structure. It can be in
the form of reporting of factual events, or the retelling of a tale from oral
tradition. It is often written in informal, everyday English.

Select one:
True

False
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Identify the type of language: relying more on basic discourse structures.

Select one:
a. Informal

b. Formal
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The correct answer is: Informal
The main point the author wants to emphasize in a paragraph.

Answer:
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This behaviorist is known for developing his theories for reinforcement.

Select one:
a. B.F. Skinner
b. Carl Jung
c. Carl Rogers

d. Abraham Maslow
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The correct answer is: B.F. Skinner
What part of a concept paper should budgetary information be included?

Select one:
a. Methodology
b. Project Description
c. Support and Cost
Support and Cost

d. Contact Information
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Support and Cost
Directions: Read the passage and provide an answer to the questions
below.

Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy

By Sara Goudarzi

If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's
probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain
associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by
teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial
prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as
adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of
the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get
older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your
actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that
the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you
are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)."
Teen thinking
In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain
situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both
adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity
differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than
in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior
temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on
previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions
would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment
of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question:
'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What
would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would
feel as a result of my actions?'"
Developing sensitivity
Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five.
But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And
while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the
brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an
important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12
"Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only
massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said.
"These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18.
They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic
developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA
Festival of Science in the UK.
Question:
Which statement best describes the author’s attitude toward teenagers?

Select one:
a. Teens today are lazy and have little respect for their elders.
b. Teens are careless about other’s feelings.
c. Teens don’t think things out clearly and therefore they are unable to make
logical decisions.

d. Teens should be given a break because it is clear that teenagers are dealing
with, not only massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes
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unable to make logical decisions.
He asserted that boys would develop a strong attraction to their mother during
the phallic period.

Select one:
a. Carl Rogers
b. Karl Marx
c. Sigmund Freud

d. Alfred Adler
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It restates the main argument in the introductory part but using other words.

Select one:
a. thesis statement
b. topic sentence
c. thesis structure
d. main ideas
e. conclusion
f. accuracy
g. paragraph
h. introduction
i. sentence

j. supporting details
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According to Marx, Media create “false consciousness”. What is meaning of the
term “false consciousness”?

Select one:
a. The media could create reality or truth even if it was false.
b. The media feeds white lies to protect the people.
c. The media can deteriorate the social and political condition of a society.

d. The media is the eye and consciousness of common people.

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false.
The primary argument is presented first followed by reasons and supporting
details to prove his or her argument.

Answer:
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It is an active reading, also called as detailed reading.
Select one:
a. Predicting Outcomes
b. Critical Reading

c. Drawing Conclusions
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Formal English is used in Academic language

Select one:
True

False
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These are combination of two words.

Select one:
a. Compound words
b. Homonyms

c. Rhyming words
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These are syllables added at the end of a base word.

Select one:
a. Suffix
b. Affix

c. Prefix
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage
is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

The Decay of Friendship

from The Idler, Number 23, September 23, 1758

by Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Life has no pleasure higher or nobler than that of friendship. It is painful to
consider that this sublime enjoyment may be impaired or destroyed by
innumerable causes, and that there is no human possession of which the
duration is less certain.
Many have talked in very exalted language, of the perpetuity of friendship, of
invincible constancy, and unalienable kindness; and some examples have been
seen of men who have continued faithful to their earliest choice, and whose
affection has predominated over changes of fortune, and contrariety of opinion.

But these instances are memorable, because they are rare. The friendship which
is to be practiced or expected by common mortals, must take its rise from
mutual pleasure, and must end when the power ceases of delighting each other.
Many accidents therefore may happen by which the ardor of kindness will be
abated, without criminal baseness or contemptible inconstancy on either part.
To give pleasure is not always in our power; and little does he know himself who
believes that he can be always able to receive it.
Those who would gladly pass their days together may be separated by the
different course of their affairs; and friendship, like love, is destroyed by long
absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. What we have
missed long enough to want it, we value more when it is regained; but that
which has been lost till it is forgotten, will be found at last with little gladness,
and with still less if a substitute has supplied the place. A man deprived of the
companion to whom he used to open his bosom, and with whom he shared the
hours of leisure and merriment, feels the day at first hanging heavy on him; his
difficulties oppress, and his doubts distract him; he sees time come and go
without his wonted gratification, and all is sadness within, and solitude about
him. But this uneasiness never lasts long; necessity produces expedients, new
amusements are discovered, and new conversation is admitted.
No expectation is more frequently disappointed, than that which naturally arises
in the mind from the prospect of meeting an old friend after long separation. We
expect the attraction to be revived, and the coalition to be renewed; no man
considers how much alteration time has made in himself, and very few inquire
what effect it has had upon others. The first hour convinces them that the
pleasure which they have formerly enjoyed, is forever at an end; different
scenes have made different impressions; the opinions of both are changed; and
that similitude of manners and sentiment is lost which confirmed them both in
the approbation of themselves.
Friendship is often destroyed by opposition of interest, not only by the
ponderous and visible interest which the desire of wealth and greatness forms
and maintains, but by a thousand secret and slight competitions, scarcely
known to the mind upon which they operate. There is scarcely any man without
some favorite trifle which he values above greater attainments, some desire of
petty praise which he cannot patiently suffer to be frustrated. This minute
ambition is sometimes crossed before it is known, and sometimes defeated by
wanton petulance; but such attacks are seldom made without the loss of
friendship; for whoever has once found the vulnerable part will always be
feared, and the resentment will burn on in secret, of which shame hinders the
discovery.
This, however, is a slow malignity, which a wise man will obviate as inconsistent
with quiet, and a good man will repress as contrary to virtue; but human
happiness is sometimes violated by some more sudden strokes.
A dispute begun in jest upon a subject which a moment before was on both
parts regarded with careless indifference, is continued by the desire of conquest,
till vanity kindles into rage, and opposition rankles into enmity. Against this
hasty mischief, I know not what security can be obtained; men will be
sometimes surprised into quarrels; and though they might both haste into
reconciliation, as soon as their tumult had subsided, yet two minds will seldom
be found together, which can at once subdue their discontent, or immediately
enjoy the sweets of peace without remembering the wounds of the conflict.
Friendship has other enemies. Suspicion is always hardening the cautious, and
disgust repelling the delicate. Very slender differences will sometimes part those
whom long reciprocation of civility or beneficence has united. Lonelove and
Ranger retired into the country to enjoy the company of each other, and
returned in six weeks, cold and petulant; Ranger's pleasure was to walk in the
fields, and Lonelove's to sit in a bower; each had complied with the other in his
turn, and each was angry that compliance had been exacted.
The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased
by causes too slender for complaint, and too numerous for removal. Those who
are angry may be reconciled; those who have been injured may receive a
recompense: but when the desire of pleasing and willingness to be pleased is
silently diminished, the renovation of friendship is hopeless; as, when the vital
powers sink into languor, there is no longer any use of the physician.

Answer:

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True or False: The researcher may choose to reveal the specific details of his/her
study to the interviewee to make him/her better understand what he/she'll
participate in.

Answer:
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It restates the main argument in the introductory part but in another words.

Answer:
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Directions: Read the passage and provide an answer to the questions

below.

PASSAGE:
Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy
By Sara Goudarzi

If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's
probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain
associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by
teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial
prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as
adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of
the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get
older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your
actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that
the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you
are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)."
Teen thinking
In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain
situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both
adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity
differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than
in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior
temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on
previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions
would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment
of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question:
'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What
would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would
feel as a result of my actions?'"
Developing sensitivity
Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five.
But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And
while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the
brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an
important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12
"Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only
massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said.
"These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18.
They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic
developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA
Festival of Science in the UK.
Question:
Why did the author mention about the medial prefrontal cortex?

Select one:
a. to encourage us to take care of our brain
b. to compare adult and teen
c. to reject the research study

d. to explain the part of the brain responsible for teens’ behavior

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What is a positive and negative reinforcement?

Select one:
a. Punishment and Reward
b. Reward and Compensate
c. Punishment and Sentence

d. Give and Take

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Academic English deals with understanding of lexical knowledge and the
phonological features of English

Select one:
True

False
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage
is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

How they make pancakes in Osaka

by Elfren S. Cruz (August 4, 2016)

A marriage of a pancake and an omelet is a beautiful thing — two breakfast
favorites grilled to juiciness and served piping hot.
In Japan, they call this delicious hybrid okonomiyaki, the “scrambled” version of
which originated from Osaka. It is prepared like a pancake and served
with okonomiyaki sauce, seaweed flakes, bonito flakes, Japanese mayo, and
pickled ginger.
One of the original okonomiyaki restaurants in Osaka, Chibo Okonomiyaki, is
now in Manila at S Maison in the newly opened Conrad
Hotel. Okonomiyaki shops abound in Osaka, but Chibo is one of the oldest,
dating back to 1973. They pride themselves on delivering the same
original okonomiyaki taste consistently across all its branches around the world.
Even visitors from Japan looking for something to eat that reminds them of
home say that Chibo Okonomiyaki in Manila is up to their standards.
Imagine this: you are in a room (they call it the Presidential Room), engulfed in
smoke while you watch the Chibo chef chop, toss, whisk, and press
an okonomiyaki into shape, carefully creating a nice, thin crust. It resists your
bite but the center — composed of anything you like, anything at all, because
Chibo Okonomiyaki has a variant for all tastes — melts in your mouth.
Chef Akihiro, who is from Osaka and therefore versed in the art of creating these
savory pancakes, creates several different dishes for us, while Kenji Komuro and
David Guevarra, operations manager, share the dish’s origins and how they
create the same okonomiyaki flavor in Manila. They bring most ingredients from
Japan, while some they create. The batter and the sauce are key and must be
consistent. As for what’s inside the pancake, their menu has more choices than
you can handle.
Chef served us a really complex-looking one, topped with unsweetened
meringue and a flattened crab crown — the Shirayukihime or “Snow White
Princess,” an extra-soft okonomiyaki with prawn, bacon, pork, tomato, avocado
and cheese. Kenji says it’s so pretty some guests like to order it during
birthdays, in lieu of cake. Well, happy birthday to me. It’s delicious.

Answer:

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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Dictionary.

Select one:
a. To entertain
b. To persuade

c. To inform
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It uses a 4S-system in reading.

Select one:
a. Drawing Conclusions
b. Efficient Reading

c. Critical Reading
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A recommended technique in critical reading that enables you to get a general
grasp on the gathered research materials, so you may discover your main focus.

Answer:
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 Academic English uses a complex grammatical structure.

Select one:
True

False
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This approach asserts that the goal of history was a classless society.

Select one:
a. Philosophical Approach
b. Psychological Approach
c. Sociological Approach

d. Historical Approach
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Which is the best paraphrased passage for the following statement:
“Stephen King, creator of such stories as Carrie and Pet Sematary, stated that
the Edgar Allan Poe stories he read as a child gave him the inspiration and
instruction he needed to become the writer that he is. Poe, as does Stephen
King, fills the reader's imagination with the images that he wishes the reader to
see, hear, and feel. His use of vivid, concrete visual imagery to present both
static and dynamic settings and to describe people is part of his technique.
Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a story about a young man who kills an
old man who cares for him, dismembers the corpse, then goes mad when he
thinks he hears the old man's heart beating beneath the floor boards under his
feet as he sits and discusses the old man's absence with the police. In "The Tell-
Tale Heart," a careful reader can observe Poe's skillful manipulation of the
senses.”

Select one:
a.
Stephen King, the best-selling author of novels, Carrie and Pet Sematary, said that
his works were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s style in writing. The reader’s
imagination is satiated by Poe’s skilful manipulation of the senses, as seen in
“The Tell-Tale Heart,” wherein a young man kills an old man and dismembers his
corpse.
 b. Stephen King said that ever since he was a kid, his inspiration in writing
stories like Carrie and Pet Sematary has been Edgar Allan Poe's works. Poe, like
King, uses vivid and concrete visual imagery to describe the setting and the
people as part of his technique. This technique was evident in Poe's work, "The
Tell-Tale Heart," the story of a young man who killed an old man and after
dismembering his corpse, was driven mad by the paranoia when he hears the
heartbeat of a man beneath his floor boards. Poe's skillful manipulation of the
senses has been shown in the story.
c.
Edgar Allan Poe and his notable works, including “The Tell-Tale Heart” have inspired
the best-selling author, Stephen King in writing his own stories. Both writers
utilize authentic imagery on describing places, people and events to evoke
emotions in the readers through imagination appealing to their senses.
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Edgar Allan Poe and his notable works, including “The Tell-Tale Heart” have
inspired the best-selling author, Stephen King in writing his own stories. Both
writers utilize authentic imagery on describing places, people and events to
evoke emotions in the readers through imagination appealing to their senses.
1. What are the primary values of formalist criticism?

Select one:
a. Personification, irony and, unity
b. Paradox, irony, dynamic tension and unity
c. Dynamic tension, assonance and, unity

d. Metaphor, irony, simile, and paradox

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What do you call the power struggle between the son and the father?

Select one:
a. Intentional Fallacy
b. Affected Fallacy
c. Oedipus Complex

d. Inferiority Complex
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This can lead to the creation of beautiful or terrifying images and narratives.

Select one:
a. Repression
b. Depression
c. Regression

d. Agression
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An important part in a passage that provides evidences to the thesis statement

or main argument.

Select one:
a. conclusion
b. sentence
c. thesis structure
d. topic sentence
e. accuracy
f. supporting details
g. paragraph
h. introduction
i. main ideas

j. thesis statement
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General English pertains to the language of academic disciplines, of texts and
literature, and of extended, reasoned discourse.

Select one:
True

False
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage
is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

The State of Pinoy Pop: 2016

by Ian Uruttia
Take it from someone who has been monitoring the latest Filipino releases for a
music website since 2012: 2016 is shaping up to be a good one for Pinoy pop.
Never mind that we subscribe to an industry mandate awarding albums that
sold 15,000 copies a platinum certification. Disregard the fact that our growing
interest in cultural nostalgia has immortalized The Eraserheads, MYMP and Nina
in the upper echelon of the Spotify and iTunes music charts, preventing the
latest crop of local singles and albums from getting a higher placement. If we
ignore the status of commercial releases in terms of fiscal performance and
impact, then we might see things from a different perspective, and hopefully in
a better light.
For one, major record labels have been decimated by the decline of physical
sales and the surging prominence of digital consumption. Even the stakeholders
from the Philippine Association of Recording Industry (PARI) no longer hold
power in the affairs of the local music industry: Awit Awards, the board’s award-
giving body, has become an uneventful showcase of old guard prestige, tricking
the public into thinking it’s our version of The Grammys when it doesn’t even
act like one.
Behind-the-scenes vindication
Given its misfortunes, there is a dramatic shift in the record label system that
enables artists, composers and producers to explore other viably artistic options
outside of traditional tropes — the very reason why I remain optimistic about the
leaps and bounds Pinoy pop has taken in the last four years. Thyro and Yumi, the
prolific composer duo behind some of the biggest pop hits of Sarah Geronimo,
James Reid, Nadine Lustre and Sam Concepcion, continue to challenge
songwriting conventions with their skillful grasp of the local vernacular and their
preference for modern production values. Pop culture critic Richard Bolisay
perfectly sums up why Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana have played a
significant role in redefining pop music as both a commercial enterprise and a
creative endeavor over the years: “They understand that to penetrate this
uneven and fickle pop scene, controlled by the same megalomaniacs that offer
other diversions through film, television and print, one must wade through the
trash with eyes open and arms wide while making smart compromises.” Even
telecommunications giant Talk ’N Text recognizes the duo’s emerging influence
on pop radio, recruiting them along with fast-rising rapper Quest to pen the
mobile phone brand’s new anthem “It’s A Tropa Thing” with the promise to cater
to a younger demographic.
Aside from Thyro and Yumi, the creative partnership between songwriter Nica
del Rosario and producer Jumbo de Belen is starting to catch fire at the forefront
of mainstream consciousness. They’re the duo responsible for Sarah Geronimo’s
latest single Tala — a tribal-infused banger that is as immediately impactful as
her previous smashes, but rendered with a more vibrant, summery appeal. The
lead single off Geronimo’s 12th album, “The Great Unknown,” currently sits atop
the MYX Hit Chart and is making waves on top 40 radio stations as of this
moment. Sure, the pop star’s name has something to do with its strong chart
performance, but the duo’s sleek, understated groove and trop-house
production brought Geronimo on top of the game, helping her adapt to the ever-
changing trends of contemporary pop music.
More and more production stalwarts from independent entities are recruited by
major record labels, even going as far as entrusting the material of their most
bankable artists without hesitation. One of the beneficiaries of this trend is Kiko
Salazar — an industry rookie who is slowly building his mainstream portfolio by
penning and producing songs for Morisette Amon, Zia Quizon and Kyla. Though
far from flipping the game to unexpected places sonic-wise, Salazar has taken
with him the opportunity to handle the nitty-gritty work behind Enchong Dee
and #Hashtag’s recently released albums. Replacing lame remakes and
watered-down ballads are fun, bubbly upbeat numbers expertly engineered to fit
the artist’s personality. Nothing groundbreaking, really, but it’s a fresh start
considering how backward mainstream pop releases were five years ago.
Game changers
Late last year, Julie Anne San Jose reinvented the local pop wheel with the
release of her “Forever” EP. Stepping into the spotlight with a complete
makeover and a self-assured music direction, GMA Records’ biggest star took
inspiration from the gutsy urban sass of Beyoncé and Tinashe and managed to
sound at home with her newfound swagger. On her future-forward smash Not
Impressed, San Jose takes an unexpected turn toward a more hip-hop-leaning
vibe. “The track’s realest strength is being able to channel Julie Anne’s star
power into full potential, marking a transformation from wholesome personality
to a feisty, bad-ass woman confident of her life decisions,” I wrote in my review
of her single via Vandals On The Wall. The Julie San Jose we know now is tough,
independent and ready to conquer the global music arena at any given pace —
a far cry from her teenybopper days.
Quite at par with San Jose’s transformation is MCA Music’s Jason Dy, who rose to
prominence after bagging the coveted title in The Voice Philippines’ second
season. This year seems promising for Dy with the jazzy, soulful lament Walang
Iwanan cracking the music charts nationwide a few days after it was released.
Its music video — a modern update on femme-fatale revenge noir — was
directed by Jiggy Gregorio, an upcoming filmmaker who is no longer a stranger
in helming experimental and campy shorts. This combination of pop ubiquity
and bizarre visual treatment is what makes Walang Iwanan refreshing in my
playbook, a song that seems to have staying power as compared to its
contemporaries in the similar lane.
Speaking of staying power, how come nobody mentions Gloc 9 and
Yosha’s Kalye? The soaring, meticulously arranged anthem was written as a
tribute to the EDSA Revolution, a stroke of pop music genius that recounts the
period of social unrest and oppression during martial law through Aristotle
Pollisco’s own lens. Forget about his controversial appearances on Jejomar
Binay’s campaign sorties or the lack of explanation to justify his actions. The
celebrated rapper has done greater things to trump what the rest of you thought
of as damaging. Whatever you say about Gloc 9, his work will remain relevant as
it captures the incendiary spirit of our generation: our struggles, our collective
plight, even our very own excesses.
Before you get snarky about the disposable state of local pop, one must realize
that not everything is about pandering to the latest trends or keeping up with
commercial demands. Sometimes, it’s all about communal liberation or self-
empowerment, about being gay and mighty proud of it, about dancing to the
beat of one’s heartbreak. In 2016, we’ve seen artists defy the mold to find their
own voice in the sea of predictable sound-alikes; we’ve heard cutting-edge
songs that push the envelope in terms of creativity. There’s no way to drown out
the noise if it’s as promising, exciting and compelling as this.

Answer:

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General English requires grammatical competence

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True

False
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Directions: Read the passage and provide an answer to the question
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PASSAGE:
Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy
By Sara Goudarzi
If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's
probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain
associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by
teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial
prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as
adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of
the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get
older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your
actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that
the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you
are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)."
Teen thinking
In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain
situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both
adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity
differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than
in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior
temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on
previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions
would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment
of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question:
'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What
would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would
feel as a result of my actions?'"
Developing sensitivity
Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five.
But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And
while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the
brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an
important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12
"Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only
massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said.
"These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18.
They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic
developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA
Festival of Science in the UK.
Question:
What is the dominant feeling of the author in his article?

Select one:
a. defiant
b. sarcastic
c. optimistic
d. negative
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True or False: The non-probability sampling method utilizes random selection of

respondents.

Answer:
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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Short Stories.

Select one:
a. To inform
b. To entertain

c. To persuade
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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage

is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

Federalism and Democracy

by Elfren S. Cruz (August 4, 2016)

Federalism is a form of government where there is a division of powers between
the national government and the regional governments. Federalism is said to be
particularly suited to democracies especially those with very large populations
or large geographical territories.
It has also been noted that real federalism can exist only in a democracy. This is
because an authoritarian government will always insist on centralizing powers
through a unitary form of government. The second reason is that the separation
of powers must be rooted in constitutionalism and the rule of law.
All organizations, whether in business or government, reach a certain point at
which there must be a decentralization of powers if it wants to be more efficient.
In a businesss organization, this decentralization comes in the form of creating
regional offices and appointing regional heads. In a democracy, powers must be
delegated to an elected body if there is to be credibility and popular support
from the people. Here is how George Anderson of the Forum of Federations
explains it:
“The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia were not true federations
during the period of Communist rule, even though they had federal
constitutions. All real powers were centralized in the Communist Party.
The situation was more complex in Latin America. Brazil and Argentina had
periods of military rule at the center, but sometimes allowed relatively free
elections within their states or provinces – particularly during military rule; in
Brazil, the states developed a key role in designing a constitution to end
[military] rule. In Mexico, the Institutional Revolutionary Party [PRI] largely
controlled elections for many years but over time its grip loosened, particularly
in certain states.
Nigeria and Pakistan have had similar experiences of intermittent military rule
and federal democracy. Thus, some undemocratic federations are clearly for
show, but in others their federal structure might have some reality. Moreover, in
all these countries, federal constitutional arrangements came to have real
significance during the transition to democracy as previously subservient units
were empowered . In the formerly communist countries, the federal structure
played a role in their break up.”
Federalism and Constitution
A truly effective federal system must be based on a written constitution and the
rule of law. The constitution must clearly define the distribution of powers
between the national government and the regional government.
However, another component in the constitution must be the method for
resolving conflicts over the legal powers of the national and the regional
governments. A citizen cannot obey two contradictory laws. Normally, the legal
conflicts can arise in the following ways:
• When there is a conflict between the laws of the national government and the
regional governments, the central government’s laws are considered
paramount. The only exceptions are those specifically provided by the
constitution.
• Sometimes the national government and the regional government may pass
laws that are in conflict. However, both sides may claim that their laws is derive
from their powers. For example, the national government may have powers over
internal trade but the regional government has powers over property. They may
pass conflicting laws over these two areas. In such a case resolving the conflict
requires determining which power – internal trade or property – is more relevant.
The constitution must provide a method for interpreting relevant laws.
• There can also be times that there are no conflicts but a government or
private party may object to law passed by another government on the grounds
that the law goes beyond its powers.
• Sometimes, there are objections to a law on the grounds that it goes against a
constitutionally established right.
A federal form of government requires a very strong and autonomous federal
judiciary. In almost all federal states, the judiciary – especially the Supreme
Court – has the ultimate authority for resolving constitutional disputes.
In the United States, the appointment of Supreme Court Justices is a highly
politicized and debated issue but no one questions the right of the Supreme
Court to be the final authority for deciding on constitutional issues. This is again
another reason why federalism can succeed only in a democracy where the rule
of law prevails and is accepted by all authorities – national and regional.
It is true that federalism cannot guarantee good governance any more than a
unitary form of government. But the increase in worldwide attention to
federalism is being driven by the spread of democracies and the increase in
population in many developing countries. These two factors are leading to the
demand for the devolution of powers to the areas outside the usual centers of
powers.
In the Philippines, Metro Manila has always been the center of power. The
electoral powers has always resided in the so called “ corridor” that stretches
from Pangasinan to Quezon. It is not a coincidence that the economic power is
also concentrated in this same corridor of power.
The devolution of power to the local government units is limited by the fact that
these LGUs are too small to have any real powers; and, must remain dependent
on the largesse of the central powers in Metro Manila.
The time has come to seriously consider how to allow the more equitable
distribution of economic and political power from the center to the regions. We
are not a small country. With a population of more than 100 million, federalism is
the more effective form of government. Why regional governments? Political
power cannot be devolved to an appointive body. In a democracy, political
power can only be devolved to an elected government. This is the reason for
federalism.

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What is the meaning of the term “monomyth”?

Select one:
a. The story of creation
b. The most common story
c. The first story ever made

d. The story at the bottom of all stories

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True or False: The position paper may present two stands/arguments on one
topic at the most.

Answer:
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It is a strategy done after reading. It is making judgment on texts.

Select one:
a. Drawing Conclusions
b. Critical Reading

c. Efficient Reading
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This is a group of sentences dealing with one single idea.

Select one:
a. conclusion
b. introduction
c. thesis statement
d. supporting details
e. topic sentence
f. thesis structure
g. accuracy
h. sentence
i. paragraph

j. main ideas
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Directions: Read the passage and provide an answer to the question
below.

PASSAGE:
Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy
By Sara Goudarzi

If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's
probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain
associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by
teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial
prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as
adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of
the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get
older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your
actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that
the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you
are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)."
Teen thinking
In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain
situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both
adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity
differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than
in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior
temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on
previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions
would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment
of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question:
'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What
would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would
feel as a result of my actions?'"
Developing sensitivity
Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five.
But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And
while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the
brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an
important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12
"Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only
massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said.
"These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18.
They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic
developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA
Festival of Science in the UK.
Question:
With which statement listed below would the author of this article most likely
agree?

Select one:
a. More research needs to be completed in order to truly understand why teens
don’t have more sympathy toward others.
b. Parents should NOT take it personally when their teens don’t feel sorry for
how long they work in a day
c. There is no excuse for teens to have little sympathy for others

d. Teens today are lazy and have little respect for others
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don’t feel sorry for how long they work in a day
Identify the type of language: when the specific linguistic functions are more
important.

Select one:
a. Formal

b. Informal
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Simple connectors are used in Academic language.

Select one:
True

False
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What is the theme of the poem, “Ballad of a Landlord” by Langston Hughes?

Select one:
a. About the struggle to live
b. About how a wealthy person should behave
c. About social stratification

d. About the struggle of a common man

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This is where primary argument is presented first followed by reasons and
supporting details to prove his or her argument.

Select one:
a. conclusion
b. accuracy
c. supporting details
d. main ideas
e. thesis statement
f. introduction
g. thesis structure
h. paragraph
i. sentence

j. topic sentence
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A group of sentences dealing with one single idea.

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Identify whether the technique used in writing the following passage
is Classification, Cause and Effect, Comparison and
Contrast, Analogy, Definition, Persuasion, Process Description,
or Interpretation.

Study reveals internet can ruin family relationships

Can the Internet be a source of conflicts? A new study from online security firm
says yes, and it does not just affect intimate relationships but family
relationships as well.
Previous researches have revealed that children on average spend six hours or
more glued to the screens of their devices.
Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth researchers surveyed over 3,700 families in
seven countries to know about how the internet is affecting their personal
relationship with their children.
One in four of the parents surveyed say that their kids now prefer to go online
rather than talk to them, with one in three parents believing the internet isolates
them from their children. All in all, a fifth of parents and children say that the
internet can cause family tension.
"It is only natural that using—and misusing—each other’s connected devices can
become a cause of conflict for families. However, as we spend more and more
time online, family dynamics are also changing. It is important that families
maintain an ongoing dialogue about how to spot and respond to potential
dangers, with parents and children together agreeing on the basic rules on how
they can best navigate the digital world,” said Andrei Mochola, head of
consumer business at Kaspersky Lab.
The survey also reveals that the problem may be worsened in the following
cases:

 If the device used by both parents and children gets broken,

 If the device is accidentally infected by a virus while online,
 If the parents had to pay for something their child had ordered or
downloaded, and
 If the parents had accidentally deleted some of their children's data

Janice Richardson, senior advisor at European Schoolnet, said that although the
internet becomes a source of conflict in some families, siblings and extended
family members take on a much bigger role in children's online activities.
"Children are instinctively turning to the person they perceive to be able to fix
technical issues, advise on sites and security tools and provide more objective
responses to delicate queries,” Richardson said, citing a recent study by the
Joint Research Center of the European Commission.
She said that given the emerging trend, the importance of parents and
guardians developing their own technical competence and building trusting
relationship with their kids grow.
"At the same time, software and social media providers, too, should seek to
develop more ‘family-friendly’ tools,” Richardson added. — Alixandra Caole
Vila

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Identify the author’s purpose in writing the following texts: Campaign Speeches.
Select one:

a. To inform

b. To persuade

c. To entertain

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It is a psychoanalytic theory that has three principle.

Select one:

a. Tripartite psyche

b. Ide, ego, super ego

c. Tripertite psyche

d. Id, ego, super ego

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