Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Cebu Province
USMAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Usmad, Argao, Cebu

MIDTERM EXAMINATON
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: _____________________________ Grade & Section: _____________________ Date: _______________ Score: _______

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the questions carefully and thoroughly. Avoid ERASURES and alterations otherwise, it
will be marked as wrong.

I. Encircle the letter which corresponds to the correct answer.

1. Which of the following describes academic language?

a. It is more personal.
b. It is more casual and spontaneous.
c. It represents the language demands of school.
2. What do you call the type of texts written by professionals which use a formal language?
a. Academic texts c. Literary Analysis
b. Creative Non-Fiction d. Non-Academic Texts
3. Which among the following aspects of academic language pertains to legitimate and precise use of language?
a. Explicitness b. formality c. Objectivity
4. This academic language aspect promotes impersonal writing.
a. Explicitness b. formality c. Objectivity
5. Which feature of an academic text is being referred to as the use of language following accepted rules, forms,
and conventions of writing in a particular community or discipline.
a. Accuracy b. complexity c. formality d. hedging
6. It helps the reader understand the topic by looking at the organization of the details in the passage.
a. Outline b. Summary c. Paraphrasing d. Supporting Detail
7. 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.
8. It is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original text.
a. Graphic Organizer b. Transitional devices c. Inference d. Summary
9. The following are elements of summary, EXCEPT ____.
a. Outline b. Supporting Ideas c. Proper Citation d. Thesis Statement
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Which of the academic writing uses pronoun in first person?
a. narrative nonfiction c. reflection paper
b. laboratory experiment d. history books
13. Which part of an academic text contains the thesis statement?
a. Body b. conclusion c. introduction
14. Which part of an academic text contains the discussion of the main arguments?
b. Body b. conclusion c. introduction
15. In paraphrasing, what purpose do citations serve?
a. Crediting the original source.
b. Letting people know your stuff.
c. Telling your audience, they can ignore part of what you are saying.
d. Making it clear that whatever you are saying is not in your own words.

16. Paraphrasing is:

a. Citing sources accurately c. using your own words to express someone else’s ideas
b. Defining unfamiliar words d. all the choices
17. What is the greatest benefit of using an outline to draft an essay?
a. Outlines allow the writer to compile information and set direction for essay before jumping to a first draft.
b. An outline is the same thing as the first draft, so once the outline is written, the draft is done.
c. With an outline, writers do not have to worry so much about their final product.
d. Writers who use an outline always produce successful and engaging essays.
18. Which among the following is an example of plagiarism?
a. Turning in own works
b. Changing words and not citing the original source
c. Changing words while retaining the idea and citing the source
19. Which of these makes the best thesis statement?
a. Some of the major causes behind common diseases in the United States can be traced to three main
factors: poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking.
b. What are some of the main causes behind many of our diseases in the United States today?
c. The common diseases in the United States.
d. This essay examines some of the major causes behind many of our diseases in the United States today.
20. A thesis statement is a complete sentence or sentences. A thesis statement is not a question. Which of these is a
thesis statement?
a. Knowing a foreign language.
b. Why should people know a foreign language?
c. Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill that can help one advance in a career, relate better to
others, and open one’s mind to the ideas of another culture.
d. None of the above.
21. Which of these makes the best thesis statement?
a. I’ve lived in a small town my entire life and have enjoyed it.
b. Living in a big city has many headaches.
c. Living in a small town has many advantages in comparison to living in a big city.
d. In contrast to living in a big city, I enjoy living in a smaller town because I have closer relationships with
my neighbors and the pace of life is much healthier.
22. Which among the following is a strong thesis statement?
a. I intend to show how large classroom sizes can affect test performance for high school students in the
Philippines.
b. Reducing classroom size is the most effective way to test performance for students in the Philippines.
c. How can reducing large classroom sizes improve performance on standardized testing for students in
the Philippines?
d. None of the above.
23. Which among the following is a strong thesis statement?
a. A complete ban on smoking in public places is an appropriate response to mitigate the harmful effects
of second-hand smoke.
b. Research has shown that exposure to secondhand smoke in public places can be harmful to people’s
health.
c. How should communities handle the harmful effects caused by secondhand smoke in public places?

II. Read each passage then determine its summary. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

24. San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally
very mild, seldom getting cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom
snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of
summer, temperatures may be in the mid-80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very
comfortable.
A. San Francisco has many neat things to do. C. Many people choose to live in California.
 B. It seldom snows in California. D. The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

25. When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail.
However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West
Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large
coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with
alligators and other exotic wildlife.
A. There are a lot of cows in Texas.
B. There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
C. Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
D. There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
26. Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican
food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's
Hamburger Palace. She just could not decide. Then, there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni
pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
A. Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
B. Jill loves Mexican food.
C. The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
D. Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
27. For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright
red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with
streaks of red, blue, and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a
carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny could not wait till she was done decorating her
room. It was really going to look awesome.
A. Jenny likes bright colors
B. Jenny was going to paint her room.
C. Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
D. Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
28. Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard
working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around
doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about
ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
A. Ants carry many things. C. Some ants may bite you.
B. Ants are hard workers. D. Some ants help take care of the queen.

III. Encircle the letter that best paraphrases the original statement.

29. Fatima worried about passing the very difficult test.

A. Receiving a passing grade on the difficult exam concerned Fatima.
B. Fatima was worried about receiving good marks on the test, which was very hard.
30. Lack of calcium can result in malformed teeth.
A. Insufficient calcium can result in malformed teeth. One effect is misshapen teeth.
B. Misshapen teeth are caused by an insufficient intake of calcium.
31. The kidneys filter out glucose in the blood.
A. Glucose is in the blood, and the kidneys filter it out.
B. Glucose in the blood is filtered out by the kidneys.
32. Her life spanned years of incredible change for women as they gained more rights than ever before.
a. She lived through the exciting era of women's liberation.
b. Her life span expands as women are gaining more rights than before.
33. “France is a nation located in the Western Europe, with its Capital in Paris.”
A. Situated in Western Europe, France Capital City is Paris.
B. France is a nation in Western Europe, with Paris serving as its Capital.

IV. Analyze the sentence and choose the appropriate transitional word.

34. The result was questioned by the members of the thesis review panel. _________, data about them had to be
disregarded.
a. As a result b. For example, c. Generally, d. However
35. Spoken Communication uses simple words. __________, written communication is more lexically dense.
a. In contrast b. In fact c. Nevertheless d. Generally
 36. The questionnaire should be distributed immediately after the activity. __________, they should be retrieved by
the researcher herself.
a. Moreover b. As mentioned c. In the end d. Therefore
37. I can play quite a few musical instruments, ____________, the flute, the guitar, and the piano.
a. Yet b. however c. meanwhile d. for example
38. Which word functions as a “to prove” transitional device in this sentence ? ____________women suffer more
not just because of the pay gap but also the pink tax.
a. Such as b. To conclude c. Evidently d. At first
V. Underline the word/phrase which needs to be revised to achieve what is being asked in each item.
39. Which word/phrase in the statement should be revised to achieve formality?
As the market opens, analysts think people are gonna be able to spend more money on consumer goods.
40. Which word/phrase in the statement should be revised to achieve objectivity?
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect us, which leads globally in total cases and deaths.
41. Which word/phrase of the statement should be revised to achieve objectivity?
It was disappointing to know that the amount of pressure there is for the necessary action to be taken.
42. Which word/phrase in the statement should be revised to achieve formality?
However, believe it or not, neither of any site works.
VI. Analyze each cited text, then, identify the in-text citation type used.
43. McVay & Kane (2012) mentioned that its detrimental consequences for reading comprehension have been
widely reported.
a. Text-oriented b. author-oriented c. another way of citation
44. Reading tasks are unique to study mind-wandering, as comprehending texts involves the construction of
representations of the external environment (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006).
a. Text-oriented b. author-oriented c. another way of citation
VII. 45-60 Arrange the following phrases below (with *) into a comprehensive outline using the correct label i.e
Roman Numerals, Numbers, Letters.
Topic: Texting in the Philippines
Thesis Statement: Texting has become significant in the evolution of communication in the Philippines.

*Way of socialization
*Nature of texting
*Usage of texting in the Philippines
*Information Dissemination
*Texting as “hybrid construct”
*As suspension of grammar and punctuation roles

15. If you can’t find the author’s

name, you should use the ___B__ in
your citation.
a. date
b. title of the article
c. publishing information
d. editor of the article