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RST WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Name: ______________________________________ Score: ______________________

Grade & Section: _____________________________ Teacher: ____________________

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1 When investigating the sources of information, you should keep in mind the three EXCEPT:
a. The Author b. The Pieces of Evidence c. The Sponsor/Publisher d. The Audience
2.  This domain is owned by a company and has business aspect to the website.
a. .edu b. .com c. .gov d. .net
3. This domain should be more reliable because it means that the website is under an educational institution.
a. .edu b. .com c. .gov d. .net
4. This is a massive and comprehensive source of information.
a. Essay b. Diary c. Journal d. Internet Sources
5. A ____ is simply who or what is being talked or written about.
a. Main Idea b. Body c. Supporting Details d. Topic
6. In finding the topic, you may do the following EXCEPT:
a. Ask yourself, “Who or what is the paragraph (or article) about?” or “What is the author teaching me
about?”
b. Never write complete sentence.
c. Write a single word or phrase that answers who or what the paragraph is about.
d. Ask yourself, “What does the author want me to know about the topic?” or “What is the author
teaching me?”
7. In finding the main idea, you may do the following EXCEPT:
a. Avoid detail.
b. Ask yourself, “What does the author want me to know about the topic?” or “What is the author
teaching me?”
c. Never write complete sentence.
d. Think of a general statement that could sum up the stated main idea.
8. In annotating the text, you may do the following EXCEPT:
a. Identify the big idea. c. Underline topic sentences or main ideas.
b. Connect ideas with arrows. d. Always highlight the first sentence of each paragraph.
9. The whole point of the story.
a. Topic b. Main Idea c. Body d. Conclusion
10. A type of main idea which is stated directly in the passage.
a. Hidden b. Stated c. Implied d. Visible
11. This type of main idea requires you to formulate main idea using your own words.
a. Implied b. Visible c. Stated d. Hidden
12. This is shorter than books and written about very specific topics.
a. Essays b. Concept Paper c. Research d. Journal Articles
13. A collection of articles (like a magazine) that is published regularly throughout the year.
a. Journal Article b. Newspaper c. Journal d. Concept Paper
14. This refers to highlighting or underlining key words or ideas in the text and writing short explanations or
comments along the margins on the page.
a. Outlining b. Summarizing c. Annotating d. Analyzing
15. One sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or an essay.
a. Topic Sentence b. Main Idea c. Thesis Statement d. Conclusion

II. Identification: Write FACTGANERN if the statement is a fact, ANSABE if it is an opinion and EME if it is
an incorrect information.

ANSABE 16. I think public opinion will change over time.

FACT GANERN 17. Cigarette may cause lung cancer.
FACT GANERN 18. According to the latest survey, families are purchasing more household items on
credit.
 ANSABE 19. This book is an enjoyable story of life in a small village.
EME 20. COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips.
EME 21. The COVID vaccines can affect a woman’s fertility.
ANSABE 22. Governments must invest more in the environment.
FACT GANERN 23. Nine out of ten who completed the survey answered the questions correctly.
EME 24. Lapu-Lapu killed Ferdinand Magellan.
EME 25. The viral love letter “Liham Para Kay Oryang” was written by Andres Bonifacio.

III. Identification. Identify what type of fallacy is used in the following statements.
Red Herring 26. Man is the highest being on the evolutionary ladder, according to biology. That’s why
women are inferior because they are not men.
Attack on a Person 27. Why do I call him a liar? Because he never tells the truth, that’s why!
Hasty Generalization28. If men like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt were alive
today, I know that they would agree entirely with the program I represent.
Either or Reasoning 29. Do you intend to go to college or dig ditches all your life?
Bandwagon 30. Everyone is getting the new smartphone that’s coming out this weekend, you have to
get it too!
Bandwagon 31. Because everyone else goes away to college, it must be the right thing to do.
Red Herring 32. The police should stop environmental demonstrators from inconveniencing the
general
public. We pay our taxes.
Hasty Generalization 33. Some teenagers in our community recently vandalized the park downtown.
Teenagers
are so irresponsible and destructive.
Either or Reasoning 34. You can either drink water and be healthy or drink soda and be unhealthy.
Hasty Generalization35. My Nana likes to bake and drink hot tea. When I meet your Nana, I am surprised that
she doesn't cook at all and drinks sodas.
Attack on a Person 36. I see no reason to listen to Smith. Anything he says will be influenced by his interest
in civil rights. His statements are bound to be distorted and unreliable.
Red Herring 37. I am pretty sure that evolution is not a very good explanation for human life.
Anyway,
I am pretty offended that anyone would suggest that I came from a monkey.
Attack on a Person 38. He may be a qualified candidate, but he has tattoos, so I won't vote for him.
Either or Reasoning 39. You could either pursue your dream job or stay where you are and be miserable for
the
rest of your life.
Bandwagon 40. A tan makes a person healthy looking. Therefore, everyone should get a tan.

IV. Write the Topic and the Main Idea of the given paragraph. (2 points each)

41. Reggae music is a complex mix of message and style. Originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, reggae evolved
from folk music that protested racism and corruption. Reggae also has a religious side that is based on the Bible
from the view of black culture. Some critics say that the serious messages of reggae are easier to accept
because of its powerful dance beat.

Topic: Reggae Music

Main Idea: Reggae music is a complex mix of message and style.

42. The rules of conduct during an examination are clear. No books, calculators or papers are allowed in the
test room. Proctors will not allow anyone with such items to take the test. Anyone caught cheating will be
asked to leave the room. His or her test sheet will be taken. The incident will be reported to the proper
authority. At the end of the test period, all materials will be returned to the proctor. Failure to abide by these
rules will result in a failing grade for this test.

Topic: Conducting Examination

Main Idea: The rules of conduct during an examination are clear.

43. In ancient time, irrational behavior was considered a result of demons and evil spirits taking
possession of a person. Later, Greeks looked upon irrational behavior as a physical problem—caused by an
imbalance of fluids called “humors”—or by displacement of an organ. In the highly superstitious Middle Ages,
the theory of possession by demons was revived. It reached a high point again in the witch-hunts of eighteenth-
century Europe and America. 5Only in the last one hundred years did true medical explanations gain wide
acceptance and were categories of illnesses changed.
 Topic: Irrational Behavior or Mental Illness
Main Idea: People have explained mental illness in many different ways over the years.

44. Does watching violence on TV make people more prone to violence themselves? Obviously, TV violence
has some negative effects. One study found that heavy TV watchers are more fearful of others. They try to
protect themselves with guns, alarm systems, and security locks on doors. In the same study it was found that
heavy TV watchers are less upset about real-life violence than are non-TV watchers. All of the violence they
see on TV makes them less sensitive to the real thing. A recent study also found that TV violence increases
aggressive behavior in kids and makes them more likely to select toy guns rather than other kinds of toys.

Topic: TV violence
Main Idea: TV violence can have harmful results.

45. Wolverines are medium sized mammals. They weigh no more than 50 lbs. Yet they have earned their
reputation for ferocity by killing prey many times their size. But why do they get in so many fights? The reason
why wolverines have so many conflicts with other animals (including wolves, cougars, and even bears) is
probably because of the wolverine's preferred hunting style. Rather than chasing down or tricking its prey like
most hunters, the wolverine prefers to take its meals directly from other hunters. So, while a polar bear or a lone
wolf might be enjoying a hard-earned carcass, a hungry wolverine may try to take his lunch. As you might
imagine, this style of hunting gets the wolverine in plenty of fights.

Topic: Wolverines
Main Idea: Reason why wolverines have so many conflicts with other animals.

Prepared by:ROCHELLE B. ACIBAR, LPT

Checked by: HARVEY JADE CARLOS, LPT

Approved by: RONNEL G. HERNANDEZ, LPT

cf: Office of the Principal