ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
(SUMMATIVE TEST)
Name:________________________________ Grade/Section:________________ Date:______________
I. Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer before the number.
1. What part of the interview stage makes the researcher establish rapport with the interviewees?
a. Pre-interview stage c. Warm-up stage
b. Main interview stage d. Closing stage
2. Which of the following does NOT match the description of direct quotation?
a. Matches the source word for word
b. Must be attributed to the original source
c. Changes the phrasing of a passage
d. Cited part appears between quotation marks
3. A reaction paper, a review, and a critique are specialized forms of writing in which a reviewer/ reader
evaluates ___________.
a. A scholarly work c. A work of art
b. Graphic designs d. All of the above
4. “Having a syntactically correct sentence is not enough to create meaning (Chomsky, 1957).” This is an
example of a format called ___________.
a. Idea heading c. Author heading
b. Date heading d. Idea, author, and date heading
5. What do you call a skill used in identifying the most important ideas in a text and rewriting them in a
version shorter than the original
a. Summarizing c. Paraphrasing
b. Direct quoting d. Citation
6. Summarizing is an important skill because it helps you on the following, EXCEPT?
a. Deepen your understanding of the text
b. learn to expand or make the text longer from the original
c. combine details or examples that support the main idea
d. concentrate on the gist or main idea and key words presented in the text
7. In dealing with the original text, Jessa changes the words or phrasing of the passage based on what
she understands, but retains the essence of the original. What style of writing she is using?
a. Summary c. Paraphrasing
b. Direct quotation d. Indirect quotation
8. “In their 2004 study on the impact of participatory development approach, Irvin and Stanburry argue
that participation can be valuable to the participants and the government in terms of the process and
outcomes of decision making.” In this statement which reporting verb is used?
a. In their 2014 study c. Impact
b. Argue d. Can be valuable
9. Which of the following is an indication of a good summarizing?
a. Write down everything c. Write down ideas from the text word-for-word
b. Write down ideas that are not stated in the text d. Write down the key ideas in the text.
10. “According to Waters (2006), a very limited number of materials are task-oriented and project-based
which are two of the most widely accepted approach both by practitioners and researchers”. This is
an example of what type of format?
a. Idea heading format c. Author heading format
b. Date heading format d. None of the above
11. The following describes a good summarizing. EXCEPT?
a. Patrick extracted the key ideas in the text
b. Jericho concentrated on the important details
c. Robert added his analysis and comments to the ideas of the author
d. Steve wrote down the general to specific ideas of the text.
12. Which style of writing retains the original text that conveys powerful message that usually puts in the
quotation mark?
a. Summary c. Paraphrasing
b. Direct quotation d. Indirect quotation
13. What is/are the characteristic/s of a good reaction paper, reviews or critiques?
1. not simply summaries but critical assessments, analysis, or evaluation of works
2. Involve skills in critical thinking and recognizing arguments.
3. Use both proofs and logical reasoning to substantiate comments.
4. Uses cynicism and pessimism or negative criticism
a. 1 only c. 1 and 2
b. 1,2, and 3 d. 1,2,3, and 4
14. What approach in writing a critique claims that literary works contain intrinsic properties and treats
each work as a distinctive work of art?
a. Formalism c. Feminism
b. Reader response criticism d. Marxist criticism
15. What part of the reaction paper contains the title of the work, writer’s name and thesis statement?
a. Introduction c. Summary
b. Review/Critique d. Conlusion
16. This part of the reaction paper contains the overall impression of the work with the suggestion for
future direction of research.
a. Introduction c. Summary
b. Review/Critique d. Conlusion
17. What approach in making a reaction is concerned with the differences between economic classes and
implications of a capitalist system, such as continuing conflict between working classes and the elite?
a. Formalism c. Feminism
b. Reader response criticism d. Marxist criticism
18. Margie is going to make a reaction paper pertaining to the issue on the passing of Sexual Orientation,
Gender Identity and Expression or SOGIE bill into a law for the LGBTQ+ in the Philippines. What
approach will she likely use?
a. Formalism c. Feminism
b. Reader response criticism d. Marxist criticism
19. Which part of the reaction paper contains 75% of the content such as discussion and analysis of the
work?
a. Introduction c. Summary
b. Review/Critique d. Conlusion
20. What stage in an interview asks the respondent the main questions directly related to the research
question?
a. Pre-interview stage c. Warm-up stage
b. Main interview stage d. Closing stage
21. What part of the questionnaire includes the name (optional), age, date of birth, address, educational
background and other related information about the respondent?
a. Personal information section c. Basic questions section
b. Main questions section d. Open-ended questions section
22. Which of the following shows as participant observation?
a. Marco immerse himself in a group or community for a long period of time
b. Carla observe the health and nutritional status of the infants in the community
c. Mike visits a couple of drug users at the rehab center
d. Shiela observes the behaviors of the migratory birds in their place.
23. What research instrument is a procedure undertaken scientifically and systematically to make a
discovery and to test hypothesis?
a. Survey c. interview
b. questionnaire d. experiment
24. Which of the following shows a good observation?
a. Carl conducted a participant type of observation on cigarette smoker’s lifestyle so he too became
a smoker
b. For fear of wasting time, Rico refused to let participants use CR
c. Jake thinks that the observation can only be done in a laboratory setting
d. Shane always follow good ethics when conducting an observation
25. Which of the following is INCORRECT on the guidelines in preparing a questionnaire?
a. Ensure the confidentiality of information
b. Use question that will elicit objective responses as much as possible
c. Use words with complex questions to test the reliability of the respondent’s answer
d. Make the questionnaire as brief as possible
II. BASICS OF SUMMARIZING. Write S if the statement describes good summarizing and N if not.
26. Sean copied everything from the book
27. Tomas extracted the key ideas in the text
28. Red concentrated on the important details
29. Anita looked for key word and phrases
30. Sen simplified ideas
31. Kai revised the main idea
32. To add more information, Alexa added her analysis and comments to the ideas of the author
33. Maria wrote down the general and specific ideas of the text
34. Sean added some of his related research to the information presented in the text
35. Lalaine extended the message of the text and included some of her interpretations
III. WRITING A REACTION PAPER. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.
36. A review of reaction paper involves higher order thinking skills.
37. A reaction paper, review or critique generally uses the same organization of ideas.
38. A review must always be organized using a structure.
39. Feminist criticism relates to conflicts between classes.
40. More than half of the reaction paper should be devoted to summary
IV. Write the summarized text of the given passage using Idea heading format, author heading format
and date heading format.
What is plagiarism? In minor cases, it can be the quotation of a sentence or two, without quotation marks
and without citation (e.g., footnote) to the true author. In the most serious cases, a significant fraction of
the entire work was written by the someone else but the plagiarist removed the author(s), name(s) and
substituted his/her name, perhaps did some reformatting of the text, then submitted the work for credit in
a class (e.g., term paper or essay), as part of the requirements for a degree (e.g., thesis or dissertation), or
as part of a published article or book.
Reference:
Standler, R.B. (2012). Plagiarism in colleges in USA: Legal aspects of plagiarism, academic policy. Retrieved
from http://www.rbs2.com/plag.pdf, p.5
