Test 1. Read the following statements 8.

Which of the following is TRUE about

and choose the letter of the correct position paper?
answer. A. Position paper should consider issue
1. A position paper is sometimes or topic that is simple.
called______. B. In writing position paper, you should
A. Concept paper not take side of an issue or topic.
B. Technical report C. Position paper explains your opinion
C. Point of view paper on a specific issue or topic on logical
D. Critique paper support.
2. The following are essential in writing D. All of the above
the position paper, except ______. 9. Below are some important things you
A. Introduce the topic. have to consider in preparing to write a
B. Provide background on the topic to position paper EXCEPT---
explain why it is important. A. Choosing a topic
C. Assert the thesis. B. Locating and reading credible
D. Provide explanation but not the sources
evidence. C. Forming a thesis statement and
3. It is a one- sentence statement about arguments
the topic. D. Analyzing and summarizing reading
A. Thesis B. Argument material
C. Main idea D. Introduction 11. Why is a topic like “Pollution is bad
4. What source to use if you are doing for the environment” not a good idea for
introductory information and overviews? a position statement?
A. Books, government reports A. It’s too controversial
B. Academic journals B. It would take a long time to research
C. Newspapers, magazines about this topic.
D. Directories, encyclopedias, C. You need an expert to sufficiently
handbooks gather all the information.
5. The following are asked to present a D. There is no argument; everyone
strong argument, except ____. knows that pollution is bad for the
A. Is it a real issue, with genuine environment.
controversy and uncertainty? For items, 11-13. Identify the statement
B. Can you identify at least two which supports the following claims.
distinctive positions? 11. Kids are super spreaders of Covid
C. Is this a lengthy issue? 19 virus.
D. Are you personally interested in A. Kids loves chatting with friends.
advocating one of these positions? B. A US study published in the Journal
6. These are the claims of the opposite of Pediatrics show that children have
side or those who disagrees with the higher level of virus compared to adults.
author’s/ person’s stand on the issue. C. Children are required to wear masks.
A. claims B. opinions D. Children needs not to be vaccinated.
C. counterclaims D. arguments 12. Pollution is seen as a major world
7. Before writing a position paper, is it problem.
necessary to check if the issue is real? A. Some of the lands disappearing
A. true B. false beneath rising seas.
C. never D. all of the above
B. The earth is considered the only D. What are the issues in your
planet in the universe that supports life. community?
C. The word Environment is derived 18. Why is it important to include
from the French word “Environ” which evidences in your paper?
means surrounding. A. To support your stand
D. People get water, power, and oxygen B. To make the call of action
from the environment.
C. To make the paper more realistic
13.Reforestation is a long ranges
D. To make the paper attractive to the
answer to massive flooding.
A. The effects of tropical cycles include readers
heavy rain, strong wind, and large storm 19. What SHOULD you include in the
surges. Introduction?
B. Strong typhoons can disrupt power A. Background, Issue and Position
supply. B. Discussion and Evidences
C. Forest serves to keep the water in the C. References and Additional Data
mountains. D. Summary and Recommendation
D. Health facilities have been damaged 20._______is an important method used
due to heavy flooding. in order to collect the necessary
14. This serves as your position about information that will benefit the people
an issue. and the community.
A. Claim A. announcement
B. Evidence B. letter
C. Source C. news
D. Topic D. survey
15. This is your basis in making a claim.
A. Claim 21. These are documents that wish to
B. Evidence inform, analyze, or recommend and
C. Source formally structured in sections.
D. Topic A. Position Paper B. Reports
16. In selecting a good topic, which of C. Concept Paper D. Essay
the following statements do you need to 22. Which technical report documents
consider? an observation of people, places, or
A. The issue must be debatable. events to identify common themes in
B. The issue or topic is not controversial relation to the research problem
underpinning the study?
at present
A. Feasibility Report B. Field Report
C. You must establish at least one side
C. Recommendation Report D. Scientific
of the issue. Report
D. If the issue is very complex, discuss 23. Usually, the purpose of a formal
all areas of the issue. technical report revolves around:
17. What is the first thing that you need A. Making a claim B. Recommending a
to consider in writing a Position Paper? Course of Action
A. What is your interest? C. Selling a Product D. Solving a
B. What will the readers like to read? Problem
C. What is your stand about an issue? 24. The following are purposes of
technical writing, EXCEPT ...
A. Instruct B. Entertain 30. If you want to know how the
C. Inform D. Persuade students feel about the new rules and
25. It is also called a stand-alone regulations set by your organization,
summary because of its provision of a what type of questions will you most
comprehensive synopsis of the scientific likely use?
report. A. Likert-Scale B. Multiple Choice
A. Introduction B. Abstract C. Ranking D. Open-ended
C. Conclusion D. Recommendation 31._______is an important method used
to collect the necessary information that
26. A questionnaire is defined by the will benefit the people and the
following except: community.
A. to gather data from respondents. A. announcement
B. a tool designed to control data for a B. letter
survey.
C. news
C. wording, appearance and flow of
D. survey
questions fosters cooperation and
motivate the respondents to answer 32. Which of the following does not
D. translates the research problem into describe a Face-to-face Structured
questions that will answered Interview?
by respondents A. The interview is set personally.
B. The calls are made to ask individuals
27. A well-designed questionnaire needs on particular questions.
to be as short as possible. C. Questions on the survey are asked
A. True B. False C. Undecided directly to the respondent by the
researcher.
28. What is the first step in designing a D. The people involved face each other
survey questionnaire? in order to gather the necessary
A. Pre-testing
information.
B. Identifying the respondents
C. Identifying the research problem 33. When someone is surveying using
D. Identifying the type of questions to be telephone or cellular phones, he is using
used what type of survey?
A. Mail Survey
29. Which of the following is considered B. Telephone survey
a good questionnaire item? C. Online Survey
A. How long does it take you to walk and D. Face to face interview
run around the court? 34. JM is conducting a survey. She
B. If you were the President, what will wants to give the respondents more time
you do to combat the COVID to read the
Pandemic? questions so she mailed the survey
C. How much did you enjoy reading the
questionnaires. The method JM uses is
new novel?
known as _____.
D. Rate your experience in the service
provided. A. Mail survey
B. Internet survey
C. Letter survey
D. Paper-pencil Survey
35. All except one describes an effective B. Data collected by a researcher from
survey questionnaire. his respondents in a survey
A. Should have any bias or prejudice. C. Data collected by a researcher from
B. Should use words that have clear an experiment he himself performed
meaning. D. Data collected by a researcher from
C. Should have open specific response studies, surveys, experiments that have
options. been run by other people or for other
D. Should not ask two or more questions research.
in one sentence.
36. The following are leading questions
EXCEPT one.
A. How has this course improved your
English?
B. How many TV sets do you have in
your house?
C. Do you agree that eating chocolates
raises your IQ?
D. Do you agree with the majority of
people that bank workers earn too
much?
37. Which of the methods of displaying
data uses pictures to represent
frequency?
A Bar graph
B.Line graph
C. Pictogram
D. Pie chart
38. Which of the methods of displaying
data uses pie slices?
A Bar graph
B.Line graph
C. Pictogram
D. Pie chart
39. Which is probably the most common
way of displaying data?
A Bar graph
B.Line graph
C. Pictogram
D. Pie chart
40. The following are examples of
primary data EXCEPT--
A. Data collected by a researcher from
an interview with fire victims