Iligan City National High School
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PRE-TEST – ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
BY: ENDA, JOAN A.
Instruction: The test question below/ concentrate on: ACADEMIC WRITING, Encircle the letter that represents your
answer choice and which correctly completes the statement. There are four(4) answer choices represented by the
letters A, B, C, and D.
1. A process that starts with posing a question, problematizing a concept, evaluating an opinion, and ends in answering
the question, clarifying the problem, and or arguing for a stand.
a) Academic writing c) Free writing
b) Critical reading d) Professional writing
2. Considering clarity of the purpose and thesis statement, relevance of the supporting point, knowledge on the subject
matter.
a) Structure c) Language and Style
b) Content d) Mechanics
3. Pertains to grammar, punctuations, capitalization, formatting and documentation.
a) Structure c) Language and Style
b) Content d) Mechanics
4. Looking at the conclusion, abstract or summary, the introduction; then reading each section heading and then looking
for key phrases.
a) Skimming c) Reading
b) Scanning d) Reviewing
5. A brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular
subject disciple, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.
a) Abstract c) Article
b) Book review d) Journal
6. This involves scrutinizing any information that you hear or read.
a) Academic writing c) Active reading
b) Critical reading d) Brainstorming
7. Technique which provides a graphic representation of your ideas, allowing you to visualize the connections and/or
relationships of your ideas.
a) Rereading c) Clustering
b) Brainstorming d) Freewriting
8. Underline, circle, or highlight words, phrases, or sentences that contain important details.
a) Annotate c) Summarize
b) Outline d) Evaluate
9. Question the author's purpose and intentions.
a) Annotate c) Summarize
b) Outline d) Evaluate
10. Identifying and listing the main points of the writer.
a) Annotate c) Summarize
b) Outline d) Evaluate
11. Getting the main points of the text and its gist.
a) Annotate c) Summarize
b) Outline d) Evaluate
12. Rendering essential ideas in a text using your own words.
a) Clustering c) Quoting
b) Paraphrasing d) Summarizing
13. Words loaded with associations, good or bad.
a) Pat expressions c) Colored words
b) Padding d) Abstraction
14. Writing that is formal, descriptive and uses rhetorical devices of description and narration to prove a point.
a) Diary Entry c) Academic Review
b) Reaction paper d) Concept paper
15. Writing that is less formal, less descriptive and does not in the fort to persuade or make another person understand
with no use of rhetorical devices.
a) Diary Entry c) Academic Review
b) Reaction paper d) Concept paper
16. Involves considerable thought and deliberation, sings with the right words and the right insight.
a) Diary Entry c) Academic Review
b) Reaction paper d) Concept paper
17. A mode of paragraph development that answers the questions: What is it? What does it mean? What are its species
features?
a) Definition c) Analogy
b) Synonym d) Etymology
18. Technique that uses a similar word or phrase to define a word.
a) Definition c) Analogy
b) Synonym d) Comparison and Contrast
19. Technique that compares the term to another object/ concept/ idea that shares the same characteristics as a term
being defined.
a) Definition c) Analogy
b) Synonym d) Comparison and Contrast
20. This defines an idea and explains its essence to clarify the “whatness” of that idea.
a) Academic paper c) Reaction paper
b) Review paper d) Concept paper
21. It is where students are encouraged to react to the speeches and give observations and comments about the issue.
a) Debate c) Discussion
b )Open forum d) Colloquium
22. The introductory section of a research report should aim to:
a) identify the specific focus of the study c) grab the reader’s attention
b) provide a rationale for the dissertation, or article. d) all of the above.
23. What is the purpose of the conclusion in a research report?
a) t just a summary what the article already said c) It contains a useful review of the relevant literature.
b) It summarizes the key findings in relation to the research d) It outlines the merhodological procedures that were
employed.
24. A document that provides facts, opinions, or ideas about a specific topic or problem.
a) Sales report c) Report
b) Informal report d) Formal report
25. Analyzes a problem and reports facts.
a) Informal report c) Analytical report
b) Sales report d) Survey report
