Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I OF PANGASINAN
Lingayen
District of Burgos
BURGOS
Sapa Grande Integrated School
Sapa Grande, Burgos, Pangasinan

FINAL EXAMINATION IN
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES - 11

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: For each question, encircle the letter of the correct answer.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES!
1. It is an essay that presents an opinion C. Sample survey
about an issue – typically that of the D. Q & A
author or some specified entity. 11. Which of the following is a structure
A. Reaction paper of a position paper?
B. Concept paper A. Introduction
C. Position paper B. Body
D. Report survey C. Position paper
2. It clearly identifies the issue and state D. All of the above
the author’s position. 12. The following are the techniques on
A. Body C. Conclusion writing a position paper, EXCEPT.
B. Introduction D. Heading A. Evaluate possible position and
3. It summarizes the main concepts suggest course of action.
and ideas and reinforce, without B. Examine the strength and
repeating, the introduction or body weaknesses of your opinion
of the paper. C. Validate your position with
A. Body C. Conclusion authoritative reference or
B. Introduction D. Heading primary source quotation.
4. What issue does “Textbooks should D. It should focus on instruction of
be replaced by iPad and online skills required to perform in an
resources” illustrates? English – speaking academic
A. Media C.Educational context across core subject
B. Technology D. Social areas.
5. It is a claim that is supported by 13. The beginning of a position paper
reasons or evidence. should state the following items,
A. Statement C. Argument EXCEPT.
B. Opinion D. Survey A. It should have average length of
6. The author is trying to convince the 1 to 2 pages.
reader that a claim is true by giving B. The members of the group
supporting reasons or evidence. C. The place where the group
A. Argument C. Claim operates
B. Persuasion D. Analysis D. The problem/ issue addressed
7. It logically explains why the author’s 14. Which of the following format states
words are valid? that it does not represent the
A. Defend C. Qualify position of the individual but of the
B. Challenge D. Support entire group?
8. It is any informational work made A. Heading C. Person
with an intention to relay information B. Length D. Introduction
or recounting certain events in a 15. Which of the following describes the
presentable manner. media issue?
A. Survey A. Does adding year to the high
B. Argument school really improve learning?
C. Report B. What are the causes of having a
D. Position paper broken family?
9. A report whose function is to inform, C. Does the news from ABS-CBN
analyze and recommend. bias?
A. Informal C. deductive D. What are the cause of flash
B. Formal D. inductive flood?
10. It produces quantitative descriptions 16. Which of the following examples
on aspects of the study population. describes the politics issue?
A. Interview A. Some government leaders are
B. Symposium illegal drugs protector.
 B. War is not really the solution to
achieved peace.
C. What are the causes of having a
broken family?
D. What is the cause of the increase
in a child obesity?
17. Which of the following steps is
considered under Step 3 of
analyzing an argument?
A. What is the source of evidence?
B. Is the evidence being true?
C. Do the reasons or evidence
defeat or weaken the
argument?
D. All of the above
18. What should you do to be able to do
a good job of evaluating
arguments?
A. Know what an argument is.
B. Know how an argument is put
together
C. A & B
D. A only
19. Which of the following is TRUE about
making an argument?
A. First, identify the arguments claim
B. What is the conclusion the author
is trying to persuade the reader
to accept as true?
C. What is the point of the
argument?
D. All of the above
20. To qualify a challenge, you should
___.
A. Find evidence
B. Provide an explanation proving
your position
C. Argue the points that you don’t
seem logical to you
D. All of the above
21. The following are types of informal
report EXCEPT.
A. Credit report C. personnel
evaluation
B. Financial report D. analytical
reports
22. “Manager of the city’s website might
prepare an informational report for
the city council; the report would
provide statistics on the number of
people who pay their city water and
sewage bills online etc.” is an
example of ___.
A. Analytical reports
B. Informational report
C. Recommendation report
D. Personnel evaluation
23. Which of the following is a type of a
formal report?
A. Analytical reports
B. Feasibility reports
C. Literature review
D. Sales activity report
24. The following are the primary types
of questions EXCEPT.
A. Behavior C. Knowledge
B. Beliefs D. Declarative
25. Which of the following is the
common sources of error?
A. Coverage C. measurement
B. Sampling D. All of the above
26. Like in debate, the main objective of
a position paper is to convince the
audience that your opinion on the
topic being presented is valid and
defensible. In order to achieve such
a goal, you must:
A. Ensure that you are addressing
all sides of the topic.
B. Carefully evaluate the idea that
you want to insert and the topic
that you want to take into
consideration.
C. Bring evidences to support your
statement, to ensure the validity
of your claims.
D. All of the above
27. What will you do to make your topic
into a thesis statement?
A. Look back over your materials
and think about what you
believe to be true.
B. Think about what your readers
want or need to know.
C. Write a sentence preferably at
this point, a simple one, stating
what will be the central idea of
your paper.
D. All of the above
28. What is the purpose of position
paper?
A. To help you understand your
nation’s views and interests on
the various issues that you will
discuss during the conference.
B. To generate support from the
readers through strong and valid
assertions.
C. To generate support on an issue.
It describes a position on an issue
and the rational for that position.
D. All of the above
29. How to write a position paper?
A. Narrow the topic of your position
paper to something that is
manageable.
B. Research your issue thoroughly,
consulting experts and obtaining
primary documents.
C. Consider feasibility, cost-
effectiveness and political/ social
climate when evaluating
possible answers.
D. All of the above
30. Why you should write a position
paper?
A. To summarize your research
B. To improve your writing skills
C. As a very helpful guide for your
speech at the conference
D. All of the above
31. The following are tips for writing a
good position paper, EXCEPT.
A. Use highfalutin language
B. Give each separate idea its own
paragraph
C. Constantly proof read for
mistakes
 D. Cite your sources
32. “Results of NAT among elementary
and high school students and NCAE
were way below the target mean
score.”
The passage above illustrates what
educational issue?
A. Quality of education
B. Affordability of education
C. Budget of education
D. Mismatch
33. It is one of the most known societal
issue/ problem wherein it is the state
of periodic/ chronic intoxication
detrimental to the individual and
society.
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Drug addiction
C. Prostitution
D. Sexually transmitted disease
34. To take a side on a subject, you
should first establish the arguability of
a topic that interest you. Which of
the following questions should you
ask to yourself to ensure that you will
be able to present a strong
argument.
A. It is a real issue, with genuine
controversy and uncertainty?
B. Can you identify at least two
distinctive positions?
C. Are you personally interested in
advocating one of these
positions?
D. All of the above
35. What good academic argument is
NOT?
A. An undebatable opinion or
preferences that “just is”
B. A quarrel
C. Written to people who agree
with you and who are like you.
D. All of the above
36. What counts as a valid evidence?
A. Reader based
B. Elaborated development
C. Precise, exact wording; concrete
and specific assertions; explicit
claims.
D. All of the above
37. What did you determine when you
evaluate an argument?
A. claim C. value
B. persuasiveness D. B & C
38. Asking yourself how well the reasons
or evidence support the claim is under
what step of analyzing an argument?
A. Step 1 C. Step 4
B. Step 3 D. Step 2
39. What should you do to defend your
stand in an issue?
A. When you write, support what
the author is trying to say
B. Find a minimum of 3 specific
reasons that “prove” your
defense
C. Use quotations in your essay
D. All of the above
40. What is the purpose of an
informational report?
A. Present an update of the
operation in your division
B. Explain how your organization or
division does something
C. Present the results of a
questionnaire or research
D. All of the above
41. What are the plan for preparing a
formal report?
A. Identify the readers
B. Determine the purpose
C. Formulate specific questions
D. All of the above
42. What is the relevance of report
writing?
A. Describes the way things are
B. Describes the location and the
loss occurred
C. Report as a means of internal
communication
D. Conduct research to answer the
questions
43. The report to be able to facilitate
decision making and planning, the
following are to be considered
EXCEPT.
A. Report provide reliable data
which can be used in the
planning and decision making
B. Acts as a treasure house of
reliable information for long term
planning and decision making
C. It provides feedback to
employees
D. None of the above
44. What are to be considered when
report discloses unknown
information?
A. Reports provide information
which may not be known
previously.
B. The committee members collect
data, draw conclusions and
provide information which will be
new to all concerned parties.
C. Even new business opportunities
are visible through unknown
information available in the
reports.
D. All of the above
45. “In general, would you say you drink
more than your friends, less than your
friends, or about the same amounts
of your friends?” is under what
principle of survey?
A. Close it Up
B. Non – threatening
C. No leading
D. Double – barreled
46. What is an advantage of a survey?
A. Flexible
B. Efficient
C. Relatively easy to administer
D. All of the above
47. What are the best practices for
survey research?
I. Have specific goals and
 objectives for the survey
II. Understand and avoid the
four types of error
III. Choose the survey method
that works best for the
project
IV. Select samples that represent
the population to be studied.
A. I, II, III C. II, III, IV
B. I, II, IV D. I, II, III, IV
48. Arrange the following steps of
developing a successful
questionnaire.
I. Order questions effectively.
II. Decide what information is
needed.
III. Draft new questions
IV. Pre – test and pilot the
questions.
V. Search for existing questions
VI. Revise and pre – test until
deemed acceptance
A. II, V, III, I, IV, VI
B. I, II, III, IV, V, VI
C. II, III, V, I, IV, VI
D. I, III, V, II, IV, VI
49. The question “With the way the war
is going, do you think it’s a good
idea to send more troops?” is under
what principle of survey?
A. First- hand experience
B. Close it up
C. Double – barreled
D. Define scales
50. In organizing the questionnaire, you
should:
A. Include a cover letter for written
surveys
B. Verbally enunciate clear
purpose and instructions for
telephone and face to face
C. Use large clear type, take
advantage of ‘white - space’
D. All of the above

Prepared by:

CHARMINE A. BAYANITO
SHS Teacher