Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the best answer that describes in each item. Write the letter of your choice at the blank before the number.
____ 1. The following defines the position paper EXCEPT;:
a. Express ones ideas to give explanation to existing problems.
b.Convince that a policy or action must or must not be adopted with the intent of improving the organization.
c. Used to advocate the reader on an argument or position.
d. Serves as a foundation of the full proposal.
____ 2. This is a part of the position in which it presents the issue while grabbing the attention of the readers.
a. Introduction b. Body c. Conclusion d. Main idea
____ 3. This is where the author restates the position and main argument.
a. Introduction b. Body c. Conclusion d. Main idea
____ 4. This is basically anything that can be used in a school or classroom. It can include school books, articles, textbooks, seminar paper, thesis,
dissertations and anything that has been written by someone with experience in the field.
a. Reaction paper b. Academic texts c. Literature d. Studies
____ 5. 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 b. Experience c. Specific knowledge d. Structure
____6. An academic text has the following features, except one. What is it?
a. text structure b. Perspective c. Purpose d. Reaction
____7. It presents the writer’s stand or viewpoint on a particular issue.
Concept paper b. Research paper c. Position paper d. Review
____8. A part of position paper that provide sufficient evidence for each argument such as statistical data, interviews and testimonies.
a. Introduction b. Conclusion c. Body d. Title
____ 9. The restatement of the writer’s position and main arguments is found in ________.
a. Introduction b. Conclusion c. Body d. Abstract
____ 10. It provides a general statement of the writer’s position via thesis statement.
a. Introduction b. Conclusion c. Body d. Discussion
11-12. Write a two-sentence opinion about your position on same sex marriage.
___13. What is an idea or question over which people are divided or is debatable?
a. Thesis b. Reasons c. Issue d. counterarguments
___14. What is an evidence that uses similarities or differentiation between two ideas, concepts or situations?
a. Examples b. Comparisons c. Facts d. opinions
___15. Select the usage of REASONS in a position paper from the following:
a. To state the similarities and differences c. To persuade readers to have the same position on an issue
b. To refute or discredit the opposition d. To negate the statements of the opposition
___16. How to win an argument?
a. Argue the point b. Argue the person c. Give ammunition to use against you d. Give questionable data
___17. The following are true about doing a research for your position paper EXCEPT:
a. To find data that supports your position c. To gather data that can help you to attack
b. To discover articles you can quote in your response d. To make your paper more debatable through the cited data
___18. What characteristics of points you need to observe in defending your position?
a. Vague and consistent b. Valid and reliable c. Invalid but reliable d. Valid but unreliable
___19. What are used in any kind of situation in which there is a significant issue that needs to be addressed?
a. Reaction papers b. research papers c. Concept papers d. position papers
___20. Choose the right structure of a position paper.
a. Introduction, body, bibliography c. Body, conclusion, bibliography
b. Introduction, body, conclusion d. Introduction, bibliography, conclusion
c. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
a. We regret to inform you that ..... c. We are sorry to say that...
b. We are sorry to tell you that... d. Sorry but..
21. Which of the following sentences is most formal in style?
a. I have a ton of experience in this area. c. I have a lot of experience in this area.
b. I have a considerable amount of experience in this area. d. I have many experiences in this area.
22. Which of the statements is true?
a. Facts are based on opinion. c. Evidence is based on opinion.
b. Onion should be based on facts supported by evidence. d. Facts are based on evidence supported by opinion.
23. An _________ is a reading material that provides information which includes concepts and theories that are related to the specific discipline.
a. Thesis b. Academic text c. Articles d. Critic Papers
24. Is the use of ideas or any relevant information of another without giving proper credit or acknowledgment.
a. Plagiarism of ideas b. Plagiarism c. Plagiarism of language
25. It requires special knowledge and use of more complex language. It must be impersonal and maintain a certain level of social distance.
a. Caution b. Formality c. Objectivity d. Explicitness
26. A structure of an essay that provide the reader with a clear idea of the focus and aim of the text.
a. Introduction b. Body c. Conclusion d. Topic
27. Occur when credit for a work is ascribed to oneself untruthfully.
a. Plagiarism of work b. Plagiarism of ideas c. Plagiarism of language

Questions 11-12 Read the question and chose the best thesis statement.
28. Should cigarettes be made illegal?
a. Although smoking has many negative health effects, making smoking illegal would not solve the problem.
b. Teenagers should be allowed to smoke if they choose to.
c. Smoking is a leading cause of death in the United States.
d. Smoking is bad.
29. What is the best way to teach the public about healthy lifestyles?
a. People should be able to decide what kind of lifestyle they want to have even if it is unhealthy.
b. I disagree that laws can help people stay healthy.
c. Advertising is an effective medium for selling many things, and I believe it can sell good health too.
d. People should be aware of healthy options.

30. Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:

Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)

a. Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
 b. Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has teams.
c. New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.
d. Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.
31. Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:
The giant rafflesia, also known as “the stinking corpse lily” has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five
pounds. The flowers gives off a smell similar to rotting meat.
The stinking corpse lily, also known as the giant rafflesia has blossoms. They can get pretty big and the blossoms stink.

a.A flower with the nickname "the stinking corpse lily" produces an odor like rotting meat. The real name of this huge flower that can
weigh as much as twenty five pounds is the giant rafflesia.
b. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to
twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.
c. There are flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat. The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms
that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds.
Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.

An Ideal Citizen

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1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an asset to a nation.
Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of bad character are also citizens of a
country but they cannot be called ideal citizens.

2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life and property. In
a democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can himself stand as a candidate for
election to the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE can even stand for the office of the president of
the country.

3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment as far as possible. A
citizen enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of voting, electricity, hospitals and
schools for the education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are supposed to look after the welfare of the citizens. A
citizen can stand up and fight for certain rights.

4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey the laws of his
country. He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In time of war or a national
emergency, a citizen should serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every citizen must support the police and the
administration in general in the maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal riots.

5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him. He tries to
maintain communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He believes in the principle of
peaceful co-existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and fair in his dealings. He has a helpful attitude
towards his fellow human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty, diligence and
amiability.

6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty of a citizen to
record his vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen is to pay taxes honestly. If he
evades these, the government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen is ideal in his speech, conduct and writing. He is
always ready to lay down his life for the sake of his country. His country is a motherland to him and he loves her from the core of his heart.
The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great if her citizens are great.
A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;

Men who for truth and honour’s sake

____32 . What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?

a. all citizens b. good citizens c. bad citizens d. Filipino citizens
____33. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?
a. Formal b. Extended c. Informal d. None of the choices
____34. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this essay?
a. Contrast b. Synonym c. Illustration d. Both b and c
____35. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...
a. property b. Wealth c. person d. Price
____36. Which main idea about an ideal citizen is NOT discussed in this essay?
a. his duties and responsibilities b. the advantages of being an ideal citizen
c. definition of an ideal citizen d. what is not an ideal citizen
____37. Which among the supporting details goes with the main idea in paragraph 4 about an ideal citizen?
a. He maintains harmonious relationship with others. b. He enjoys several facilities.
c. He obeys the law. d. The goodness of the country depends on the type of citizen it has.
____38. We can say that the author in this essay is...
a. sad b. God-fearing c. certain d. over-acting
____39. The author's purpose in this essay is...
a. to inform b. to describe c. to persuade d. to narrate
____40. In general, how would a reader feel after reading this selection? Choose among the following.
a. hopeful b. Melancholic c. inspired d. Dispirited

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Don't disappoint the future you! " ~Unknown