EAPP 2nd Monthly Exam 22 23 For Printing
EAPP 2nd Monthly Exam 22 23 For Printing
EAPP 2nd Monthly Exam 22 23 For Printing
I. Analyze the following statements if they possess good characteristics of ACADEMIC LANGUAGE. Type
YES if they do and NAY if they don’t. CAPITALIZE the letters of your answers.
________1. Writing can’t be done effectively if you don’t burn the midnight oil.
________2. The investigators were very shocked to see the outcome of the tests.
________7. Most people didn’t like changing trains on the way to work, but they still thought it was better
than taking a bus.
________9. You can demonstrate that climate change is a real phenomenon by studying alterations in
Antarctic ice layers.
________10. Some parents couldn’t put away money for their children’s education.
II. Substitute the single-word verb for the two-word verb in the following sentences. Underline the two-
word verb then choose your answer from the box. (2 POINTS EACH.)
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D. Unimportant information
_________4. Basic signal words are who, what, where, when, why, how.
A. True B. False
_________5. The _______ gives the reader an idea about what the paragraph is going to be about.
A. Concluding sentence
B. Summary
C. Topic sentence
D. Body
IV. Identify the technique that fits each given text. (2 points each)
_________________1. Christopher Columbus wanted to sail to India to buy spices but he accidentally
sailed to the Caribbean Islands instead so he claimed the new land for his country. Europeans began
to settle in the “New World”.
_________________2. Stan went to the bank last Tuesday to cash a check. He had received the check
from his grandmother for his birthday, and he decided that the best idea was to put the money into
his savings for later use. Sure, Stan could buy the new bicycle he's been wanting for over a year, but
he is set on becoming a doctor and knows college is expensive.
_________________3. Senior High School (SHS) refers to Grades 11 and 12, the last two years of the K to
12 Basic Education Program. In SHS, students are required to go through a core curriculum and
subjects under a track of their choice.
_________________4. “The Gingerbread Man”, by Jim Aylesworth, tells the story of a gingerbread man
who comes alive. The gingerbread man starts running away from his home. While running, he comes
across a cow and a horse, who try to eat him. Then, he reaches a stream where he meets his end at
the hands of a fox.
_________________5. First, you need to buy bread from the bakery. Then, you can go to the butcher and
buy a sliced turkey. You can go to the market and buy fresh lettuce and tomatoes. Finally, you can
take all of the ingredients home and prepare the sandwich.
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