EAPP Exam

Alicia National High School
Paddad, Alicia, Isabela

Senior High School Department
Second Semester- Mid-Term Examination

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Name __________________________________ Strand & Section __________________________ Score __________________
I. True or False. Write true if the statement is correct and false if it is incorrect.
_____1. Academic writing is thinking.

_____2. In academic writing, you should consider the knowledge and background of your audience.
_____3. Summarizing the text is the most challenging part in critical reading.
_____4. Use bullets and numbers in summarizing a text.
_____5. Plagiarism is copying the text without paraphrasing it.
_____6. The writer’s perspective may not be a term that means the writer’s opinion, point of view, attitude or feelings
about a particular idea, situation or topic.
_____7. The citation and sources must be credible and scholarly.
_____8. People speak to listened to, so as writers write to be listened to.
_____9. Text is written to achieve at least one of these general purposes: to entertain, to inform and to persuade.
_____10. Being aware of the writer’s purpose may not help you understand why the writer has chosen to use certain
words and not the others.
_____11. Keep the concept of key words in mind while scanning.
_____12. Extensive reading technique is reading for a high degree of comprehension and retention over a long period of
time.
_____13. Skimming is reading selectively for main ideas.
II. Identify the given text and choose your answer from the choices below. Write the letter of your choice on the
space provided.
a. Cause and Effect
b. Compare and Contrast
c. Problem and Solution
d. Sequential
e. Description
1. ______
Popular Sports
Foot ball and baseball are two of the most popular sports in the country. They
have many things in common. For one, they are both team sports, and they
both require players to advance to an end or “home” point in the playing field.
However, football requires players to carry the ball to the end zone, whereas in
baseball, it is the defending team that controls the ball while it is in play.
2. _____
Studying for a Test

Believe it or not, as important as it is, many students do not know how to study
for a test. Well, studying for a test is easy. The first thing that you must do is
take out your notes. Open your notes up to the section that you are supposed
to review. Read what you wrote in your notebook. When you are done, close
your notebook and see if you remember the ideas that you were studying. Still
don’t remember? Open your notebook back up a try again.
3. _____
Low Test Scores

Many students have been getting low scores on tests and this is upsetting to
parents, teachers and students. Low test scores show that teachers aren’t
teaching effectively or that students aren’t learning. Either way its an issue with
which we are concerned. I propose the following: Any teacher who is giving a
test should open up their classroom for study groups the night and morning
before the test. Maybe by giving the students extra opportunities to study, we
can improve students’ test scores.
4. _____
The Gym Room

The Gym room at the high school down the street from me is huge. Along the
North and South walls are bleachers that fold up during gym. Coach pulls the
bleachers out for big games. At the end of the East and west walls are
basketball hoops. The ceilings are very high and at the top of the gym are many
large windows. The windows go all the way around the gym. There are also
ropes that are either tucked away or hang from the ceiling in the middle of the
gym. The ropes intimidate some students. That gym is my favorite place.
5. _____
Eligibility
Being involved in the after-school sports and clubs is not a right. It is a privilege.
Therefore, students have to meet eligibility requirements. If students have any
“D”s or “F”s, they are not allowed to play. Also, if students have behavior issues
in class, they cannot be on the team or in the club. Lastly, students need to
keep good attendance. If students miss school, they most certainly cannot
come to practice. Being on a team is a lot of responsibility. If student are not
proving to be responsible, they will not be permitted to in clubs or teams.
III. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer and write it before the number.
_____6. It has citation and references

a. Academic text b. Non-academic text c. Thesis statement
_____7. The face of the paper
a. Introduction b. Body c. Conclusion
_____8. An analytic or interpretative literary composition.
a. Reaction paper b. Essay c. Writing process
_____9. Type of written assignment which requires personal opinion or conclusion.
a. Research paper b. Reaction paper c. Concept paper
_____10. It supports the main point.
a. Body b. Introduction c. Conclusion
_____11. Let’s go get some dinner.
a. Formal b. casual c. slang
_____12. It is vital to understand the text one reads.
_____13. Computers are a pain in the neck.
a. Formal b. casual slang
______14. The Mona Lisa looks weird from up close.
______15. They weren’t here.
_____16. It is sometimes referred to as gist reading.
a. Scanning b. intensive reading c. skimming
_____17. Reading a text quickly in order to find a specific information, e.g. figures or names
a. Skimming b. scanning c. intensive reading
_____18. Reading for a high degree of comprehension and retention over a long period of time.
a. Scanning b. intensive reading c. skimming
_____19. Involves reading for pleasure.
a. Scanning b. intensive reading c. extensive reading
_____20. A structure built over a depression for use as a passageway
a. bread b. breed c. bridge
_____21. Which reading text provides an account of the history of the language that discusses language development from
gestures to speech?
a. From Hand to Mouth
b. Brief History of English
c. On Various Kind of Thinking
d. Competition and Cooperation
_____22. Which reading text gives a broad perspective of the periods in the history of the English Language with
chronological presentation of the facts that can helped explain how languages change through time?
a. From Hand to Mouth
b. Brief History of English
c. On Various Kind of Thinking
d. Competition and cooperation
23-26. Determine which of the text structures applied in the given academic text. Write the letter in the provided blank.
_____ 23. Understanding Calories A. Compare and Contrast
_____24. Wrigley’s Chewing Gum B. Problem and Solution
_____ 25. Golden age of Comics C. Description
_____ 26. Competition and Cooperation D. Sequential
_____27. The text “Understanding Calories” has 3 paragraphs. Which of the following functions shows in paragraph 1?
a. Introduces the topic by giving a definition of calorie
b. The importance to understand calories
c. Gives example how to use calories in gaining and losing weight
d. All of the above
_____28. What is the writer’s aim in writing this text “Understanding Calories”?
a. Provide information
b. Convince the reader about something
c. Suggest solutions to a problem
d. Motivate readers to change something (a call to action)
_____29. In the opening paragraph of “Wrigley’s Chewing Gum”, what does it say about the subject matter?
a. How it was developed as a premium to be given away with the other product rather than as a primary product
for sale.
b. How Mr. Wrigley established his company.
c. How it started out with two brands of gum.
_____30. Following are some of the advantages of skimming except one.
a. Increases your sources of references.
b. Check comprehension
c. Improves you reading rates.
d. Keeps you informed
_____31. Following are some principles of intensive reading except one.
a. Purpose b. understanding c. overview d. memorizing
For no. 32-34: Read the text below and answer the questions.
WHAT KIND OF MORNING PERSON ARE YOU?
What kind of morning person are you? What are you like in the morning? How do you behave? You probably belong
to one of the following three types: those who hate mornings, those who sleep through them or those who like them.
Those who hate mornings are often called “grumps”. Grumps hate waking up in the morning and if you try to wake
them up, they complain and make you suffer. It’s good idea to stay as far away from a morning grump as possible,
unless you like punishment. The second type of morning person is the kind who always says, “give me just another
minute’ and then stretches ‘another minute’ onto 30 or 40 minutes with the help of the snooze alarm. She often
sleeps right through the morning and is late for everything. The last kind of morning person is the most annoying,
because he actually likes mornings. For him, there is no need for an alarm clock. He always gets up early, bright-eyed
and happy to face a new day. In fact, he usually finishes his morning tasks long before anyone else is even awake. This
is the kind of person who makes everyone else look lazy. So what kind of morning person are you? Are you a grump, a
“just-another-minute” sleepyhead or a bright-eyed ball of energy?
Adapted from Reading Skills for Beginners 1, Bar-llan University,1998
_____32. The text mentions 3 types of morning person, which of the following is not mentioned?
a. Those who hate mornings
b. Those who sleep through them
c. Those who greets with smile
d. Those who like them
_____33. What name is given to people who hate mornings?
a. Morning hater
b. Grumps
c. Bright-eyed
d. None of these
_____34. What is the writer’s aim in writing thee text?
a. To provide information
b. To convince reader about something
c. To suggest solutions to a problem
d. To motivate readers to change something (a call to action)
_____35. Identify which of the following is the thesis sentence of the selection “The Golden Age of Comics”.
a. The period from the late 1930s to the middle 1940s is known as the golden age of comic books.
b. Early comic books reprinted already existing comic strips and comic based on known characters.
_____36. These are types of language use peculiar to specific profession, which may be unintelligible to people not
belonging to the same profession. Such language use is also referred to as _______.
a. Law b. jargon c. medicine c. business
_____35. Which of the following are the similarities and/or contradictions in the definition and application of the two
concepts in the text “Competition and Cooperation”?
a. Competing teams act in harmony with each other
b. Agreeing in the terms of competition, the rules of the contest, the general conduct of the event.
c. Without cooperation, the competition will not achieve its goals.
d. All of these
____36. Even though you skimmed the questions before you began reading the story, you should
a. Not waste time reading it again
b. Work as fast as you can so you can take a nap
c. Draw designs around the answer
d. Read the entire question and all the answer choices
____37. Bob like to eat apples and go to the park. What does Bob like to eat?
a. Pie b. green beans c. apples d. candy
Alicia National High School
Paddad, Alicia, Isabela
Senior High School Department
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Paddad, Alicia, Isabela

Second Semester- Mid-Term Examination

Name ______________ Strand & Section Score

_____1. Academic writing is thinking.

Studying for a Test

Low Test Scores

The Gym Room

_____6. It has citation and references

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