1st PERIODIC TEST

ENGLISH for ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

All our knowledge falls within the bounds of possible experience.

Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804)
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Grade/Section: __________________________
Date: __________________________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Directions. Read and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each
number.

____1. _____________ is process that starts with posing a question, problematizing a concept, evaluating an opinion, and
ends in answering the question or questions posed, clarifying the problem and/or arguing for a stand.
a. Academic writing c. critical reading
b. Creative writing d. creative essay
____2. A ________ _______ essay examines, evaluates, and makes an argument about a literary work. As its
name suggests, a literary analysis essay goes beyond mere summarization. It requires careful close reading of one
or multiple texts and often focuses on a specific characteristic, theme or motif.
a. Literary Analysis c. Dissertation
b. Research Paper d. Academic Paper
_____3. A ______ _______ utilizes outside information to support a thesis or make an argument. Research papers
are written in all disciplines and may be evaluative, analytical, or critical in nature.
a. Literary Analysis c. Dissertation
b. Research Paper d. Academic Paper
_____4. A ________ (or thesis) is a document submitted at the conclusion of a Ph.D. program. It is a book-length
summarization of the doctoral candidate’s research.
a. Literary Analysis c. Dissertation
b. Research Paper d. Academic Paper
_____5. A ____________ is the claim or stand that you will develop in your paper. It is the controlling idea of your essay.
a. Critical reading c. process of discovery
b. Thesis statement d. rewriting

II. IDENTIFICATION.
Directions. Read and answer the questions that follow. Write the correct answer on the space provided.

Critical reading Francis Bacon formal definition thinking reaction paper

Evaluate the text extended definition clustering freewriting summarize the text
Outline the text Gary Goshgarian diary entry definition Annotate what you read

___________6. It involves scrutinizing any information that your read or hear. Critical reading means not easily believing
information offered to you by a text.
___________7. “Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but
to weigh and consider” as _________ _______ stated in the Essays.
___________8. “Critical reading is an active process of discovery,” according to ___ ______.
___________9. One of the ways to interact with the writer is to write on the text. You can underline, circle, or highlight
words, phrases, or sentences that contain important details, or you can write marginal notes asking questions or commenting
on the ideas of the writer.
___________10. The most challenging part in critical reading is the process of evaluating what you read.
___________11. In order to fully engage in dialogue with the text or with the writer of the text, you need to identify the
main points of the writer and list them down so you can identify the main points of the writer and list them down so you
can also identify the ideas that the writer has raised to support his/her stand.
___________12. Aside from outlining, you can also get the main points of the text you are reading and write its gist in your
own words. A summary is usually one paragraph long.
___________13. Academic writing is equated to __________.
___________14. This technique provides a graphic representation of your ideas, allowing you to visualize the connections
and/or relationships of ideas.
___________15. ___________is similar to brainstorming in that you just write any idea that comes to your mind.
___________16. The _______ _______ is written for the enlightenment of one’s fellow human beings;
___________17. _________ is written for the enlightenment of the self.
___________18. _____________ is a mode of paragraph that answers the questions: What is it? What does it mean? What
are its special features?
___________19. In _________ _______ you are given a term to be defined and you define the term by giving the class
where the word/term belongs (the genus) and the characteristics that distinguish the term from other terms, known as
differentia.
___________20. An _______ _______ is needed to define abstract concepts.

III. ENUMERATION.
Directions. Read and answer the questions that follow.

Steps in Pre-Writing Process

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Plagiarism could be any of the following:

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What are the suggested ways to become a critical reader?

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What are the questions being answered by a definition?

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Different Techniques of Defining

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III. ESSAY.
Directions. Read and answer the questions that follow. Explain briefly and concise.
1. What is the difference between a diary entry and a reaction paper?
2. What are modern examples of the reaction paper?
3. What is the importance of defining?