QUIZ: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

I. PARAPHRASING. Paraphrase each sentence/paragraph. There may be one more to rewrite each one.
Remember to change vocabulary, phrases, and sentence structure wherever you can.

1. Original: This brand has been preferred by most professional plumbers.

Paraphrase : Majority of the professional plumbers choose this brand on top of the others.
2. Original: Pouring hydroxide peroxide on a cutting board made of wood will kill
salmonella and other bacteria.
Paraphrase : Bacteria on a wooden cutting board, including salmonella, can be eradicated
by pouring hydrogen peroxide on it.
3. Original: There is plenty of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water
in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not
always found in the place where is needed. In addition much of the water is
polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without
sufficient water.
Paraphrase: Despite the abundant existence of water in the planet, there are
still many people who are experiencing shortage or insufficient supply of water.

II. IN-TEXT CITATION. Each item below includes a flawed example of an in-text citation. Write a correct
in text-citation for each example. You may have to add information, delete information, or move
information to make the example correct. Remember to use the proper punctuations.

4. According to Franck, C., Grandi, S.M., and Eisenberg M.J., “Current agricultural
policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans.”. (327)

According to Frank et al.,“Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor
health of Americans” (327).

5. Wordsworth, William (263) stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a

“spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”.

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful
feelings" (263).
III. WORK CITATION. Arrange the given information below following the MLA Style of work-citation.
Remember to use the proper punctuations.

6.
Author: Jose P. Rizal
Title of work: Noli Me tangere
Publication Information: Maynila, Pambansang Suriang Pangkasaysayan, 1990
Format Descriptor: Print

Rizal, Jose. Noli Me Tangere. Maynila: Pambansang Suriang Pangkasaysayan, 1990, Print.

This work-citation was written in an incorrect format. Thus, write the correct work-citation by replacing
each information/detail to its proper location.

7. Dadufalza, Concepcion D. 1996. Reading Into Writing 2. Philippines: Bookmark.

Inc., Print.
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