Republic of the Philippines

Region I
Department of Education
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
LUZONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pagudpud

LONG EXAM IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

GRADE 12

I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. This is basically anything that can be used in a school or classroom. It can include school books, newspapers,
articles, textbooks and anything that has been written by someone with experience in the field.
a. Reaction paper c. literature
b. Academic text d. studies
2. An academic text, besides building knowledge, contains__________________, often supported by a research of
any kind or an analysis which brings about a reflection or hypothesis in any particular academic field, and which
then can be turned into a reliable source.
a. Specific information c. specific knowledge
b. Experience d. structure
3. An academic text has the following features, except one. What is it?
a. Text structure c. purpose
b. Perspective d. reaction
4. Academic texts are structured in different ______________.
a. Purpose c. aim
b. Goal d. subject
5. This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture
a. Cause and effect c. Process/procedure
b. Description d. sequence pattern
6. This structure presents the causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or
concept that follow.
a. Cause and effect c. Process/procedure
b. Comparison and contrast d. sequence pattern
7. This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the
solution.
a. Cause and effect c. problem and solution
b. Comparison and contrast d. sequence pattern
8. This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
a. Cause and effect c. problem and solution
b. Comparison and contrast d. sequence pattern
9. It is the framework around which you construct in academic writing.
a. Structure c. style
b. Content d. language
10. It refers to the subject, idea, or topic you are going to discuss or focused on in academic writing.
a. Structure c. style
b. Content d. language
11. It refers to the approaches on how you are going to organize academic writing.
a. Structure c. style
b. Content d. language
12. It can be Filipino, English or mother tongue specifics that you can employ in academic writing which will depend on
the readers.
a. Structure c. style
b. Content d. language
13. It is a type of writing that is based on analysis. It is the process of breaking down ideas to increase the reader’s
understanding.
a. Writing a Review c. writing a diary entry
b. Academic writing d. writing a reaction paper
14. The following are the different purposes in writing an academic text, except one. What is it?
a. To provide a solution to a problem
b. To persuade reader to accept a point of view
c. To report a fact that has been taken from reliable source
d. To show one’s skill in writing
15. Which of the following statements implies the importance of academic writing?
a. Academic writing aims to communicate
b. Academic writing aims to influence other’s thought
 c. Academic writing develops skills in evaluating, analyzing, criticizing, comparing and synthesizing d. All of
the above
16. ________________ will improve communication skills and this will benefit college students after graduation in
their field of expertise or chosen profession.
a. Writing a Review c. writing a diary entry
b. Academic writing d. writing a reaction paper
17. It is a technique of reducing the length of a text but retaining the main points.
a. Outlining c. Summarizing
b. Paraphrasing d. Citing sources
18. It is a technique of rewriting a text so that the language is substantially different while the content stays the same.
a. Outlining c. Summarizing
b. Paraphrasing d. Citing sources
19. It presents a picture of the main idea and the supporting ideas of any subject.,
a. Outlining c. Paraphrasing
b. b. Summarizing d. Citing sources
20. What are the elements of effective paraphrasing?
a. Has a different structure to organize
b. Has many different vocabularies
c. Retains the same meaning
d. All of the above
21. It is an intellectual crime that is mostly committed by writers.
a. Intellectual property theft c. plagiarism
b. Counterfeit d. fraud
22. How is plagiarism committed?
a. By taking ideas or words from a source and acknowledging the source of information
b. By taking ideas or words of others without acknowledging its source
c. By summarizing, paraphrasing and outlining
d. By citing the source of information
23. Which of the following is not a reason to avoid plagiarism?
a. Copying the work of others will not help you develop your own understanding
b. Plagiarism may lead to failing a course.
c. Plagiarism is not an intellectual crime.
d. Plagiarism is easily detected by teachers and computer software.

24. What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?

a. To settle, to negotiate and to inform
b. To defend, to challenge and to question
c. To inform, to persuade and to argue a specific point
d. To guess, to hypothesize and to make conclusions
25. It is a specific detail that can be proven as true based on an objective evidence.
a. Fact c. Opinion
b. Argument d. proposition

Prepared by:

ABBEGAIL PEARL A. DOMINGO

SHS Teacher II

Checked and verified by:

THELMA R. SACSAC
Master Teacher II
Approved:

GLADYS A. ACOBA
School Principal IV