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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02
Division of Nueva Vizcaya
DIADI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Diadi
Second QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: __________________________________ Section: _____________________ Date: ____________

“Exams are nightmares but when you work hard, your success will be as beautiful as a fairytale”
I. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number. (20 pts)
1. What word does not describe a critique paper?
a. Evaluate b. Degrade c. Improve d. strengths and weaknesses
2. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Sociological b. Philosophical c. Ecological d. Marxist
3. Marxist: Abuse to working man::Feminist:___________.
a. Abuse to women b. Abuse to society c. Abuse to environment d. Abuse to self
4. Philosophical: Good and Evil:: Sociological: ___________.
a. Man’s intelligence b. Society c. Money d. Women
5. What chapter in a critique paper can you find the strength and weakness of topic being critiqued?
a. Introduction b. References c. Summary d. Conclusion
6. What word is synonymous to concept?
a. Technology b. Life c. Idea d. Misconception
7. The following are concepts related to technology EXCEPT __________.
a. inventions b. gadgets c. history d. robots
8. What definition technique is used when a word was substituted with another similar term?
a. Synonyms b. Formal c. Function d. Negation
9. What is an example of definition that uses negation?
a. “You” comes from an old English word “Thou”
b. Wild rice, an American delicacy, is not rice at all but the seed of a tall aquatic grass.
c. Cellphone is also called as smartphone.
d. Gun is a machine that uses bullets.
10. “Gun is a machine that uses bullets” is an example of __________ definition.
b. Synonyms b. Formal c. Function d. Negation
11. What is the difference of a goal to an objective?
a. Goal in specific, objective is broad
b. Goal is also known as mission
c. Goal is broad, objective is specific
d. Goal is the same as objective because both expresses the steps needed to be done
12. It is a document written to convince potential funders to sponsor a product, program or service.
a. Business proposal b. Position paper c. Project proposal d. Term paper
13. One aspect of preparing a project proposal in financial need which is elaborated in ________.
a. Introduction b. Support needed c. Contact information d. Goals and objectives
14. What must be contained in an introduction of a project proposal?
a. Problem b. Benefits c. Proposed solution d. All
15. What must be contained in a position paper?
a. one’s stand about a certain issue
b. defensive statements about your stand
c. convincing statements
d. Budgetary requirement
16. What is an example of a position paper?
a. Manifesto b. Persuasive essay c. Letter to the editor d. all
17. It is a statement about your stand on an issue.
a. Counter argument b. Counter refutation c. Argument d. Refutation
18. When a writer doesn’t agree to what other people’s idea, he contradicts it via _______________.
a. Counter argument b. Counter refutation c. Argument d. Refutation
 19. When writing a position paper, there could be ideas contradicting yours, it is called ____________.
a. Counter argument b. Counter refutation c. Argument d. Refutation
20. Thesis statement is an essential part of a position paper which should appear in the _____________.
a. Body b. Conclusion c. Introduction d. All throughout
II. Choose the best field of criticism suited for the given statement. Write the letters only. (15 pts.)
A-Feminist B-Marxist C-Philosophical D-Sociological
1. Women are bad drivers.
2. The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
3. Good will always be good, bad will always be bad.
4. One cannot step twice in the same river.
5. The emergence of machineries kills the power of people to perform their job.
6. More than 80 percent of married women have a job, and many of them are balancing full-time work
with their family obligations.
7. Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood.
8. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
9. A society needs famous people; the question is whom it chooses for that role.
10. Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will
win. And one cannot exist without the other.
11. Bert’s family suffers because his company doesn’t pay him well.
12. Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in
politics, but in all levels of society.
13. God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him.
14. He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors.
15. Man has to adopt with his environment in order to survive.

III. Match the appropriate project proposal to address the problem stated in column A. Write the letter before each
number. (10 pts.)

Column A Column B
1. Obesity has been on the rise in these modern times. a. Fencing of the Emilio’s pasture
ground
2. After a survey, about 49% of students were found addicted a. Provision of multipurpose
to alcohol. building in Diadi National High
School
3. Transportation has often been one of the need specially in b. Installation of Solar Panels
Manila.
4. Tables are not enough in the school canteen of the school. c. Balik Bayan Alliance recreation
center
5. Teenagers often resort to committing suicide due to d. Project SOY-Save Our Youth
depression
6. Parents leave their kids on their own to work abroad e. Rerouting scheme along
resulting to lack of guidance. Magsaysay Boulevard
7. Due to the implementation of Senior High School, many f. Orona’s Fitness gym project
students doesn’t have classrooms.
8. Cows are destroying crops of the neighborhood due to g. Barangay Poblacion liquor watch
damaged walls alliance
9. After a magnitude 5 earthquake, cracks were seen in h. Project fold-Wood working
Bugnay bridge. project to construct and sell
furnitures
10. Lack of power supply during summer season i. Retrofitting damaged portions of
AH26 channel
j. Expansion of school canteen
IV. Arrange the following by numbering each item to come up with the correct format an Academic paper. (10 pts)
Critique paper Project Proposal Position paper
Conclusion Purpose and rationale Refutation
Critical Evaluation Support needed and cost Argument
Introduction Project description Counter Argument
Summary Contact information
Introduction

V. Write an appropriate argument, counter argument and refutation based on the given issue. (10 pts)

1. Issue: Corporal punishment

Argument: __________________________________________________________________________________
Counter argument: ___________________________________________________________________________
Refutation: __________________________________________________________________________________

VI. What are the 3 levels of table interpretation?

___________________________________________________________________________________________
VII. Write F if the statement is Fact and O if opinion
1. I think it will rain today.
2. Based on the weather forecast, the typhoon will land tomorrow morning.
3. Cellphone releases radiation that effects the eyes.
4. All government officials are corrupt.
5. Our body is made up of cell.

Prepared by: EAPP Teachers