Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CONCEPCION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Concepcion, Misamis Occidental
Email address: concepcion_nhs@yahoo.com

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: __________________________________________ Grade&Section: ___________________ Date: ________________

Read instructions carefully before answering.

TEST I. IDENTIFICATION: Read each question and write your answer on the space provided before the numbers. Choose
your answer from the choices inside the box.

Cubist style Assumptions Periphery Unflinchingly

Outrage Atrocity Grit Raucous
Devastation Catharsis Cohorts Treachery
Imminent Maudlin Volatile Encapsulated
Stronghold Equity Desiccated Hubris

__________1. Aims to represent the essential reality of forms from multiple perspective angles.
__________2. Especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
__________3. An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
__________4. A place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld.
__________5. Severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
__________6. The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
__________7. The difference between the value of the assets and the value of the liabilities of something owned.
__________8. A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
__________9. An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
__________10. Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
__________11. A group of people banded together or treated as a group.
__________12. Courage and resolve; strength of character.
__________13. Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
__________14. A marginal or secondary position in, or part or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity.
__________15. Drained of emotional or intellectual vigor or vitality.
__________16. Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
__________17. Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature.
__________18. Usually perceived as a characteristic of an individual rather than a group.
__________19. Staying strong and determined even when things are difficult.
__________20. Express the essential features of something.

TEST II. Read the academic texts below and answer the questions that follow.
1 A citizen is a person who lives in a state and is governed by its laws in all matters. An ideal citizen is an
asset to a nation. Countries are not good or bad but their citizens make them so. Smugglers, lawbreakers and people of
bad character are also citizens of a country but they cannot be called ideal citizens.
2 An ideal citizen is every inch a patriot. Citizenship secures for the people a sense of security for their life
and property. In a democratic country like India, a citizen enjoys the right of voting in elections to public bodies. He can
himself stand as a candidate for election to the municipal committee of his town and legislative bodies of his country. HE
can even stand for the office of the president of the country.
3 A citizen enjoys several other advantages. It is the duty of the state of provide him with employment as
far as possible. A citizen enjoys several facilities. The state provides him with essential services such as transport, right of
voting, electricity, hospitals and schools for the education of his children. Modern states are welfare states. They are
supposed to look after the welfare of the citizens. A citizen can stand up and fight for certain rights.
4 On the other hand, a citizen has to carry out certain duties and responsibilities. He is expected to obey
the laws of his country. He must be loyal to the state. He or she must gladly offer his or her services to the state. In
time of war or a national emergency, a citizen should serve the country in any capacity he is called upon to serve. Every
citizen must support the police and the administration in general in the maintenance of peace. It is also the duty of all
citizens to desist from creating disorder by communal riots.
5 An ideal citizen tries to protect national property. He makes a right use of the facilities provided to him.
He tries to maintain communal harmony in the country. He has a secular outlook. He is tolerant towards all faiths. He
believes in the principle of peaceful co-existence. ‘Live and let live’ is the guiding principle of his life. He is honest and
fair in his dealings. He has a helpful attitude towards his fellow human beings. He refuses to be tempted into corruption
or dishonesty. His life is an open book in honesty, diligence and amiability.
6 It is the duty of every citizen to be ready to offer his services for public duties. It is the fundamental duty
of a citizen to record his vote. A citizen is also expected to take an active part in public affairs. Another duty of a citizen
is to pay taxes honestly. If he evades these, the government has the right to realize the taxes by force. An ideal citizen
is ideal in his speech, conduct and writing. He is always ready to lay down his life for the sake of his country. His
country is a motherland to him and he loves her from the core of his heart. The greatness of a country depends not on
her material resources, but on her men and women. A nation is great if her citizens are great. A poet has rightly said:

“Not gold, but only men,

Can make a nation strong and great;
Men who for truth and honour’s sake

21. What concept is discussed and clarified in this essay?

A) all citizens C) good citizens
B) bad citizens D) Filipino citizens

22. What type of definition is used to tell what an ideal citizen is?
A) Formal C) Extended
B) Informal D) None of the choices

23. What technique is used to define the term "ideal citizen" in this essay?
A) Contrast C) Synonym
B) Illustration D) Both b and c

24. The word "asset" in paragraph 1 means valuable...

A) property C) wealth
B) person D) price

25. The statement "The greatness of a country depends not on her material resources, but on her men and
women" uses the technique...
A) negation C) comparison
B) function D) analogy

26. Which main idea about an ideal citizen is NOT discussed in this essay?
A) his duties and responsibilities
B) the advantages of being an ideal citizen
C) definition of an ideal citizen
D) what is not an ideal citizen

27. Which among the supporting details goes with the main idea in paragraph 4 about an ideal citizen?
A) He maintains harmonious relationship with others.
B) He enjoys several facilities.
C) He obeys the law.
D) The goodness of the country depends on the type of citizen it has.

28. We can say that the author in this essay is...

A) sad C) God-fearing
B) certain D) over-acting

29. The author's purpose in this essay is...

A) to inform C) to describe
B) to persuade D) to narrate
 30. In general, how would a reader feel after reading this selection? Choose among the following.
A) hopeful C) melancholic
B) inspired D) dispirited

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail.
However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas,
the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal
harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and
other exotic wildlife.

31. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) There are a lot of cows in Texas.
B) There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
C) Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
D) There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food
at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger
Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would
she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

32. What is the best summary of this passage?

A) Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
B) Jill loves Mexican food.
C) The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
D) Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

TEST III. ENUMERATION:

Write the parts of concept paper.
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What are the four values in Filipino Drama and Film

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IV. Abbreviations: Write the corresponding word of the following abbreviation.

41. MILF -

42. CHR –

43. LGU –

44. DILG –

45. ARMM –

46. DepEd –

47. RBEC -

48. NCMF –

49. NGOs -

50. PNP –
 51. DOST -

52. PSA -

53. PAGASA -

54. DSWD -

55. DOH -

56. DAR -

57. PAR -

58. LRT -

59. NBI -

60. LTO -

Prepared by:

KIM G. MATUBIS
Teacher II

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