Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Tagum City
CANOCOTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADE 11 – ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES FINAL EXAM

NAME: ______________________________________________ SCORE: _________________

GRADE AND SECTION: __________________________________ DATE: ____________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
 Read each item carefully.
 Avoid erasures and alterations.
 Erasures and alterations are considered wrong.

A. For each statement below, choose what type of intelligence is manifested. Select your answer from the list of
multiple intelligences below. Write the letters only.
a. Verbal/Linguistic f. Naturalistic
b. Logical/mathematical g. Body/Kinesthetic
c. Visual/Spatial h. Intrapersonal
d. Interpersonal I. Existential
e. Musical
________1. I enjoy playing brainteasers and logic puzzles.
________2. I enjoy team sports rather than individual sports.
________3. I am observant. I often see things that others miss.
________4. I enjoy participating in debates and/or discussions.
________5. I have a good understanding of my feelings and how I will react to situations.
________6. I notice similarities and differences in trees, flowers and other things in nature.
________7. I can pick out different instruments when I listen to a piece of music.
________8. I can understand what others feel.

B. Read the following questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

9. 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

10. 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

11. An academic text has the following features, except one. What is it?
A. Text structure C. purpose
B. Perspective D. reaction

12. Academic texts are structured in different ______________.

A. Purpose C. aim
B. Goal D. subject

13. 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

14. This structure presents the causal relationship between an 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
15. 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

16. 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

17. It is the framework around which you construct in academic writing.

A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language

18. 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

19. It refers to the approaches on how you are going to organize academic writing.
A. Structure C. style
B. Content D. language

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. ________________ 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. It presents a picture of the main idea and the supporting ideas of any subject.,
A. Outlining C. Summarizing
B. Paraphrasing D. Citing sources
28. 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

29. It is an intellectual crime that is mostly commited by writers.

A. Intellectual property theft C. plagiarism
B. Counterfeit D. fraud

30. How is plagiarism commited?

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 summaring, paraphrasing and outlining
D. By citing the source of information

31. Which of the following is not a reason to avoid plagiarism?

A. Copying the work of others will nog 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.

32. What are the degrees of Plagiarism?

A. Technical plagiarism C. General or Common Knowledge
B. Self-Plagiarism D. All of the above

33. It is a specific detail that can be proven as true based on an objective evidence.
A. Fact C. Opinion
B. Argument D. proposition

34. It is an expression of feeling, judgment, belief, or conclusion that cannot be proven true by an objective
evidence.
A. Fact C. Opinion
B. Argument D. proposition

C. Write FACT if the sentence states a fact and OPINION if the sentence states an opinion. Write the answer on the
blank provided.

35. Exercise is the only sure way to lose weight ___________________

36. Alexander the Great is one of the military leaders in world history. ___________________
37. Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age. ___________________
38. Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish. ___________________

A. Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led to a rise in the sale of
fresh vegetables in the local supermarkets (Chen, 1997, p.62).
B. According to Chen (1997), Increased awareness of the dangers of a high fat diet have led
to a rise in the sale of fresh vegetables in the local supermarkets.

39. From the box above, which of the sentences is using an integral way of citing sources?
A. A C. A and B
B. B D. none of the above

40. From the box above, which of the sentences is using a non-integral way of citing sources?
A. A C. A and B
B. B D. none of the above

41. It is an exact duplication of the author’s words as they appear in original source.
A. Reporting C. Quotation
B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing
42. It is an integral and non-integral way of citing the source.
A. Reporting C. Quotation
B. Paraphrasing D. Summarizing

D. Identify the forms of citation used for the following passage.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. Many a man believes himself to be the master of
others who is no less than they, a slave. How did this change take place? I do not know. What can make it
legitimate? To this question I hope to be able to furnish an answer. (Rousseau 57)

43. In an essay examining the relationship of humanity and society, Rousseau asserts that “man is born free, and
everywhere he is in chains” (Rousseau 57).
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting

44. Rousseau suggests that, although they come into the world uninhibited, human beings find themselves
universally oppressed. (Rousseau 57)
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting

45. In his essay, “The Origin of Civil Society,” Rousseau questions his observations of humanity, which indicate that a
person’s free nature and his or her actual social status are in conflict.
A. Paraphrase C. Quotation
B. Summary D. Reporting

46. When you use the work of another writer, you must provide documentation in all of the following cases EXCEPT
when
A. You replicate the exact words of the author, within quotation marks
B. You use the exact ideas of the writer but change the wording
C. You write your thoughts or reflections after reading the author’s text
D. You use the writer’s organizational plan or examples

E. Below is an example of a reference using the Harvard System (APA Style). Answer the next questions. Encircle
the letter of the correct answer.

Borg, Erik (2003). 'Discourse Community', English Language Teaching (ELT) Journal, 57, 4, pp. 398–400

47. What part of APA format are the encircled word or words?
A. Name of the author c. Title of the Book or article
B. Name of the Publisher d. Page Number

48. What part of APA format are words in the box?

A. Name of the author c. Title of the Book or article
B. Name of the Publisher d. Page Number

F. Write Reaction if the statement states the purpose/form of a reaction paper and write Diary if the statement
states the purpose/form of a Diary Entry.

49. It reflects on one’s experiences ____________________

50. It helps readers process their own experiences ____________________
51. It identifies significant events in one’s own life ____________________
52. It informs and amuses readers ____________________
53. It is often used the rhetorical devices of description and
Narration to prove a point ____________________
54. It does not endeavor to persuade others to understand ____________________
 G. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter on the blanks provided.

Column A Column B

_____55. It examines how sexual identity influences the creation

And reception of literary works. A. Biographical criticism
_____56. It examines the literary work through its structure,
content, mechanics, style and language used. B. Feminist Criticism
_____57. It begins with the simple but central insight that is written
by actual people. C. Gender Criticism
_____58. It examines literature in the cultural, economic, and
political context D. Historical Criticism
_____59. It implies the recurrent universal pattern, underlying most
literary works. E. Sociological Criticism
_____60. It is concerned with the impact of gender on writing and
and reading. F. Formalist Criticism

G. Mythological Criticism

Prepared by:

Roxette Marie A. Tuzon, LPT