Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

TAGBILARAN CITY SCHOOL DIVISION
COGON HIGH SCHOOL EVENING CLASS
City of Tagbilaran
School ID: 312302 Telephone # 427-1872

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Name: ____________________________ Date: ________
Grade and Section: ___________________ Score: _______

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the questions carefully and thoroughly.

Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.
Avoid ERASURES and alterations.
_______1. It helps the reader understand the topic by looking at the organization of the details in the passage.
a. Outline c. Summary
b. Paraphrasing d. Supporting Details
_______2. A claim is a sentence that summarizes the most important thing that the writer wants to as a result of his/
her thinking, reading, or writing. The following are examples of claim, EXCEPT____.
a. All apples are colored red.
b. Legislation should be passed to stop the sale of cigarettes.
c. The age at which people can get a driver’s license must be raised to 18.
d. We ought to register and license guns the same way we do automobiles.
_______3. What do you call a shortened passage which retains the essential information of the original text?
a. Graphic Organizer c. Summary
b. Inference d. Transitional devices
_______4. The ideas or events are presented in a sequential manner.
a. Context Clues c. Chronological Order
b. Concept Map d. Graphic organizer
_______5. Words in a sentence that provide clues as to what an unfamiliar term means ____.
a. Context Clues c. Inference
b. Graphic Organizer d. Transitional device
_______6. The following are elements of summary, EXCEPT ____.
a. Outline c. Supporting Ideas
b. Proper Citation d. Thesis Statement
______ 7. What type of approach which concerns the difference between the economic classes and
implications of capitalist system?
a. Feminist c. Marxist
b. Formalism d. Reader-Response Criticism
_______8. It means that the key to understand a text is through the text itself.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 9. It is concerned with the reviewer’s reaction as an audience of a work.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______10. It focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological, and economic
oppression.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 11. It is concerned with the differences between economic classes and implications of a capitalist system.
a. Marxist criticism c. Formalism
b. Reader-response criticism d. Feminist criticism
______ 12. “Martial law is not the best solution to address the problem of Mindanao’s peace and order.” This
statement is an example of ____.
a. position paper c. concept paper
b. manifesto d. reaction paper______
_______13. Which of the following is not a quality of a convincing position paper?
a. takes a firm stand on a chosen argument/ issue.
b. contains a clear proposition or statement that must be defended
c. assesses conflicting opinions or opposing views on the issue
d. present fabricated evidence or proofs to support this argument
______ 14. When summarizing or paraphrasing a source, be sure to give ___.
a. The authors' names. c. The page number.
b. The year of publication. d. A & B.
______ 15. When citing a direct quotation from a source, be sure to give ___.
a. The authors' names. c. The page number.
b. The year of publication. d. A & B.
______ 16. In APA (American Psychological Association) style, personal communications (email, memos, letters)
____.
a. are not included in in-text citations.
b. are not included in the Reference list.
c. need to include the author's initials and the exact date of communication.
d. need to include in-text citations.
______ 17. What should be done to avoid plagiarism?
a. Give proper attribution to all sources and know how to quote correctly.
b. When paraphrasing, rewrite statements completely in your own words.
c. Proofread carefully.
d. All of the above.
______ 18. In APA style, separate title page is required for a research paper or an essay.
a. False c. semicolon
b. Period d. True
______ 19. How do you quote correctly?
a. Thoughtfully integrate the quotation into your writing.
b. Mention the author of the quote and use quotation marks.
d. Give the source. As long as I do that, I don't need to do anything else.
c. Introduce the quotation, format it correctly, use quotation marks.
______ 20. Which of the following best describes the outline in writing a concept paper?
a. introduction, purpose, goals/objectives, methodology, benefits
b. purpose, goals/objectives, methodology, benefits, description
c. introduction, description, goals/objectives, purpose, methodology
d. goals/objectives, purpose, description, methodology, benefits
______ 21. What is a running head in APA style?
a. Just include the title and the statement from author.
b. Use of quotation upon writing the style in citing sources.
c. It's a header which contains the author's name and the page number. It is included at the top of each page.
d. It's an abbreviated form of the title which is up to 50 characters long. It is capitalized and included at the top
of each page, including the title page.
_______22. When should et al. be used in APA style?
a. It should be used when the work has more than 3 authors.
b. It should be used when the work has more than 6 authors.
c. If the work has more than two authors, both authors' names should be used.
d. Both B and C
_______23. What would an APA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the
author's name is not mentioned in the text?
a. Author and page number: (Doe, 25)
b. Author and year of publication: (Doe, 2007)
c. Author, followed by year of publication, and page number: (Doe, 2007, 25)
d. Author, followed by year of publication, and page number preceded by p.: (Doe, 2007, p. 25)
_______ 24. In APA style, a long quotation which is more than 40 words long needs
a. to be single-spaced and indented half an inch.
b.to be double-spaced, indented half an inch, and not enclosed in quotation marks.
c.to be single-spaced, indented, and enclosed in single quotation marks.
d. to be enclosed in double quotation marks.
_______ 25. Which of the following is the definition of a concept paper?
a. a discussion of one side of an issue.
b. present instruction in an accessible manner.
c. explained different modes of patterns & contain persuasive arguments.
d. requires solving problem.
______ 26. Etymology in a concept paper defines ____.
a. the root of the word.
b. the original concept of the paper.
c. the changes of the meaning of the word.
d. the origin of the concept of the word/ paper.
______ 27. What part of concept paper writing is used to describe a concept?
a. Citing the concept c. problematizing the concept
b. providing examples d. relating the concept to another concept
______ 28. What question does a writer should consider in providing examples to clarify a concept?
a. What is being defined or described?
b. Why did the author use this technique?
c. What examines is used to illustrate the definition of the concept?
 d. Are there images or familiar experiences which may help in the definition?
_______29. What question a writer should consider in relating a concept to other concepts?
a. What is being described or described?
b. What other things are used to describe the concept?
c. Are there conflicting definitions or descriptions of the concerns?
d. What examples are used to illustrate the description of the concept?
_______30. What question a writer should consider in problematizing a concept?
a. What is being defined or described?
b. What other things are used to describe the concept?
c. Are there conflicting definitions or descriptions of the concepts?
d. What examples are used to illustrate the description of the concept?
_______31. The use of “Mad Woman” reveals that despite the liberation of women, they remain marginalized. What
part in writing a concept paper this example describes?
a. Problematizing the concept
b. Relating the concept to other concepts.
c. Providing examples to clarify the concept.
d. Citing the concept being defined/ described.
_______32. “The rise of Filipino women working abroad but are delegated rules in caring for others shows
marginalization of women in a globalized setting.” What part of writing a concept paper these examples describe?
a. Problematizing the concept
b. Relating the concept to other concepts.
c. Citing the concept paper to other concepts
d. Providing examples to clarify the concept
_______33. “Pegina’s definition of the 21st century Filipino woman is not confined to merely describe what a Filipina
is or does but she cleverly relates the woman in relation to her role in contemporary society.” What part in a writing a
concept paper this example describes?
a. Problematizing the concept
b. Relating the concept to other concepts.
c. Citing the concept paper to other concepts
d. Providing examples to clarify the concept
_______34. When are you going to write jargon in writing a concept paper?
a. when it is convenient. c. when it is appropriate in the field.
b. when you need to use flowery words. d. no rules applied in using jargon.
_______35. What kind of verb is appropriate for concept paper writing?
a. active voice c. perfect tenses
b. passive voice d. simple tenses
_______36. Which of the following should not be observed in writing sentences?
a. Use varied length of sentences. c. Use lengthy sentences for clarity.
b. Use shorter sentences for simplicity. d. Sentence length does not matter.
_______37. What kind of academic writing uses past tense as appropriate verb tenses?
a. fashion article c. science journal
b. research paper d. history books
_______38. Which of the academic writing uses pronoun in first person?
a. narrative nonfiction c. reflection paper
b. laboratory experiment d. history books
_______39. Why is it use of slang words not acceptable in concept paper writing?
a. Slang contains double meaning.
b. Slang terms are not acceptable in formal writing
c. Slang is not found in the dictionary.
d. Slang is not preferred.

For numbers 40-41, read the given sentences and choose which the best paraphrase sentence is.

______ 40. Fhatma worries about receiving a failing marks on the difficult test.
a. Fhatma felt anxious on her mark from the test
b. Fhatma worried about failing the very difficult test.
c. The difficult test worries Fhatma if she could pass it.
d. Receiving a failing grade on the difficult exam concerned Fhatma.
______ 41. The slain girl vanished last evening at approximately 11 o’clock from a dinner party given at her parent’s
home.
a. The girl is murdered at their own home.
b. The girl is killed attending a dinner party.
c. The girl disappeared at the dinner party on their home
d. The girl died at their home after attending the dinner party.

Did you know that a half-gallon milk container holds about $50.00 in pennies? While all investment counselors
realize that we must accumulate money in order to save, most recommend different kinds of investments for people
who are in different stages of life. Older investors, those with limited funds to invest, or people with greater financial
and family commitments, should take fewer risks. Younger, wealthier, and unmarried investors can afford to venture
 _____ 42. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the above passage?
a. Old people have the most money.
b. A penny saved is a penny earned.
c. Our ages and stage of life determines the investments.
d. Young people should concentrate on collecting pennies.

The Leboyer method of childbirth seeks to protect a newborn's delicate senses from the shock of bright lights, harsh
sounds, and rough handling. After the baby's head has begun to emerge, lights are dimmed and the delivery room is
quieted. The baby is not held by the ankles and slapped to encourage the first breath; Leboyer states that since the
fetus's spinal column has never been in a straight position, this kind of handling is a severe shock to the infant.
Instead, the baby, with the umbilical cord still attached, is gently placed on the mother's abdomen until breathing
begins naturally. At this point, the baby is rinsed in a tepid bath, rather than weighed on a cold scale. Babies born
this way are usually relaxed and smiling, not tense and screaming. Some studies of Leboyer babies and standard-
delivery babies have shown that Leboyer children are slightly more physically advanced and quicker to learn.
Parents of Leboyer children, in general, saw the birth as a positive, exhilarating experience .

______ 43. Which would be an accurate main idea for the above selection?
a. Leboyer babies are always smiling.
b. Standard-delivery babies are weak.
c. Standard-delivery babies are always screaming.
d. Leboyer children are more advanced than standard-delivery babies

______ 44. Which sentence best summarizes the selection?

a. The Leboyer method is the best childbirth method.
b. The Leboyer method of childbirth, designed to protect a newborn's delicate senses.
c. In the Leboyer method of childbirth, a newborn's first breath is never encouraged.
d. The usual method of childbirth subject’s newborns to bright lights, harsh sounds, and rough handling.

Understanding CALORIES
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.

______ 45. Which of the following text structure best suit to the above selection?
a. Cause and Effect c. Compare and Contrast
b. Spatial/ Descriptive Writing d. Order of Importance

In most cases little birds lay little eggs. The kiwi is an astonishing exception to this rule--it is a smallish bird that lays a
big egg. The kiwi, a flightless bird found in New Zealand, weighs about four pounds, and its egg weighs, believe it or
not, about one pound. That is one-fourth of the birdʹs body weight! If an ostrich laid an egg that was in the same 4
proportion to the ostrich as the kiwi egg is to the kiwi, an ostrich egg would weigh a whopping seventy-five pounds
instead of the usual three pounds.

______ 46. Which statement below best describes the organizational method used in the above
passage?
a. description b. comparison/contrast c. chronological d. cause/effect

1. Before video cameras were widely used, home and business owners had to rely only on written reports and photos
as a way to document their valuables for insurance purposes. This form of documentation was difficult for some
insurance policy holders. They found it was easy to lose lists, forget to add new items they purchased, or delete items
they no longer had. As a result these insurance inventories were often inaccurate.

2. While videotaping is not an option for every home or business owner, this kind of insurance documentation is helpful
______ 47. How are the above passages related?
a. They repeat the same idea.
b. They contradict one another.
c. They present a problem and a solution.
d. They compare two forms of written documentation
______ 48. In passage No. 1, what is the BEST thesis statement/ topic sentence?
a. Insurance inventories were often inaccurate.
b. One way to document reports in on video cameras.
c. Video cameras were widely used for home and business owners.
d. Video cameras were difficult for some insurance policy holders.

EXAMINATION is like a LOVE. It is sometimes TRUE; it is sometimes FALSE. It requires SINGLE RESPONSE or asks EXPLANATIONS. If
you are SURE or UNCERTAIN, you need to ANSWER it. Do not LEAVE BLANKS EMPTY. You will never KNOW your ANSWER whether
RIGHT or WRONG if you WON’T TRY. PASSED or FAILED, that’s ALRIGHT. REMEMBER, it is better to FAIL while GIVING YOUR BEST
than to REGRET for DOING NOTHING.

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