QUINTINIANS TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, INC.

Rizal St. Pob. Zone I, San Quintin, Pangasinan

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMICS AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

1st Semester S.Y. 2020-2021

1ST Quarter Examination (Ist Half)

NAME:______________________________________
DATE:____________________

GRADE/COURSE:_____________________ SCORE:_________/100

GENERAL INSTRUCTION : Any kind of erasures or superimposition will invalidate

your answer

PART 1 : Read each passage and identify how the information is being organized.
Write your answer on the space provided.

________1. Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two
of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious,
strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-
cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

a. cause and effect b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. sequence / process

________2. The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city.
When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside
the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey
knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is
behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary
flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. sequence / process

________3. Freezer burn may have wasted more ice-cream than sidewalks. If you don’t know, freezer
burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice-cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and
flavor of the ice cream. But you can prevent freezer burn. Since freezer burn is caused when melted ice-
cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice-cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice-cream
into a bowl and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this ought to help you solve your
issues with freezer burn.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. sequence / process

________4. No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears
in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832,
an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and
invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but
the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American
ice-cream cone was unveiled!

a. problem and solution b. cause and effect c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. sequence / process

________5. Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container.
Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the
cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After
the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is
difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. cause and effect e. sequence / process

________6. Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in
your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by the
dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying
to heat your brain. Ice-cream headaches have turned many smiles to frowns.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. cause and effect

________7. One time my mom and I made ice-cream. We added sugar and cream into a big glass bowl.
We kept it frozen in the middle of a bigger glass bowl. While it froze, I stirred the mixture with a hand
mixer. It was the first time that had I used one and it splattered ice-cream mixture all over the kitchen.
The rest of the mixture finally froze, so we ate some ice cream, and then put the remaining portions in the
freezer so that it wouldn’t get freezer burned. That was a good day.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. chronological

d. spatial / descriptive e. cause and effect

________8. It was the most beautiful banana split that I had ever seen. In the middle of the bowl, there
were three scoops of ice-cream: chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. On top of the ice-cream were a
banana and a thick web of chocolate and caramel sauces. A huge puff of whipped cream covered the
sauces and a handful of crushed nuts dappled the whipped cream. On top of it all was a cherry, but I’ve
never liked the soggy squish of cherries.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. sequence/process

d. spatial / descriptive e. cause and effect

________9. When it comes to making ice-cream, you can do it the traditional way, by stirring it in a
frozen container, or you can use liquid nitrogen to freeze your mixture. There are some advantages to
using liquid nitrogen. Since liquid nitrogen freezes the mixture faster, the crystal grains are smaller, giving
the ice-cream a creamier texture. The downside is that ice-crystals grow faster in ice-cream prepared
using liquid nitrogen, so it must be stored at much colder temperatures. Both methods produce a distinct
texture, and both are delicious.

a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c.sequence/process

d. spatial / descriptive e. cause and effect

Matching: match the definition to the term and write your answer on the space
provided.

________10. An action and its results are discussed a. chronological

________11. Information is organized in order of time b. problem and solution

________12. a difficulty is described and an answer is offered c. sequence / process

d. cause and effect

________13. Differences and similarities of two or more things are
discussed
a. cause and effect
________14. Explains how something happens or is done, step-by-
step b. spatial / descriptive

_______15. Describes how something looks or the arrangement of c. compare and contrast
a space
d. sequence / process

PART II : Fill-in-the-blanks ( 2 points each): Write your answers on the space provided.

A. CLAIMS

___________1.The use of civil disobedience during the Civil Rights struggle was reasonable, moral, and
necessary.

___________2. The possibility of an asteroid or meteor hitting Earth is great enough that the Federal
government should be finding plans to prevent it.

___________ 3. Generally, public secondary schools in America are not adequately preparing students
for college.

___________ 4. The private ownership of automatic and semi-automatic weapons in the United States
should be banned.

___________ 5. Opera is not as entertaining as musical comedy.

B. Facts or Opinion

_____________1. College exams are too long.

_____________2. Last year there was a horrible outbreak of flu.

_____________3. The average temperature in Wyoming in January is 35°

_____________4. Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish

_____________5. More people stopped smoking last year than two years ago

PART III. Directions: Write true if the statement supports the principle of thesis statement; write false if
otherwise.

1. Thesis Statement is the first sentence at the beginning of each paragraph.

2. It makes a claim that other people may dispute, challenge, or oppose.

3. It is a question in response to the writing assignment

4. It is a road map for a paper; it tells the reader what the paper will focus on.

5. It is a simple statement of fact

6. The first thing you should do after receiving your writing prompt is write your thesis statement.

7. A good thesis statement is a broad generalization about your topic.

8. "Blue printed" thesis statement is a statement that includes the main areas of support in the order you
will introduce them in your essay and thus acts as a blue print for the essay.
9. The Yankee Doodle Restaurant is a great place to eat, because the staff is friendly, the food is
delicious, and the atmosphere is relaxing is an example of blue printed thesis statement.

10. A thesis statement should reflect the main idea of an essay.

PART IV. Revise the following sentences according to the techniques in paraphrasing.
( 2 points each)

1. Change to Synonyms 2. Change word forms

The Stallion was content with the mare Lloyd is an accurate typist.

3.Change Transitions 4. Change from Quoted Speech to Indirect

speech

Although it was raining, Vincy walked to work Ms. Maggie Laged , “I am ready for
lunch”

5. Change from Active and Passive voice 6. Change from Clause to a

Phrases

A hotel employee will carry your bags. The house across the street is
old

7. Change from Active and Passive voice 8. Change from Clause to a

Phrases

A janitor will clean your room Before he go to school , Joel eat

breakfast

9. Change to Synonyms

The house on the other side of street is old.

10.Interpret meaning identify the underlying meaning of a statement .

Adrian Jeo , “ I am ready to go home”

PART V. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the
space provided.
________1. Coco wants to buy a new smart phone but she doesn't have the money. Which question from
the list below would be considered explicit?
A. Why does she need a new phone? B. Why can't Amber buy the smart phone?
C. How is Amber going to raise the money? D. Where does she plan to buy the phone?
________2. Malory was walking home from school when she found a sick bird lying on the ground under
a tree. She stopped and gave the bird a look. She looked up and noticed a nest in the branch above her.
She looked forward and continued walking home. What implicit information can you obtain from this
story?
A. Malory loves animals. B. Malory is running late for an
appointment.
C. Malory is a selfish person. D. Malory needs to get home before dark.
________3. A lot of implicit information can be gathered by looking at a photograph?
A. True B. False
________4. Mr. Cantu walked into the classroom and slammed the door behind him. He threw his
clipboard to the ground and knocked a pile of papers to the ground. What color is Mr. Cantu's shirt? Is this
an example of an implicit question?
A. Yes B. No
________5. An autobiography written about a former president would be a good way to get explicit
information from?
A. True B. False
________6. If Ms. Smith wanted to get into a good nursing school then she needs to study hard and talk
to people who are already nurses so that she can know what to expect from nursing school.What
information below is explicit?Why she chose to go into nursing.
A. Who she will talk to about nursing school.
B. Where the nursing school is.
C. What kind of school does Ms. Smith want to attend.
________7. Another way of thinking about implicit information is to think of it as......?
A. Guessing B. Using context clues
C. Reading between the lines D. Predicting
________8.The coach blew his whistle and told the team to pack it up. Practice was over. Little Michael
asked his coach to please leave the lights in the gym on so he could stay a little longer. He stayed for
another two hours practicing his shooting and dribbling. What information below is a good example of
implicit information?
A. Michael is afraid of the dark B. Michael was a dedicated athlete
C. Michael was scared to go home D. Michael wanted to be a doctor
________9.Mr. Cantu looked at his alarm clock. It was 7:30. He should have left the house an hour ago.
He was going to be late. He turned on the television and started thinking what he wanted to make himself
for breakfast. What can be implied about Mr. Cantu.
A. He will still make it to work on time.
B. He is nervous about getting to work after the bell rings.
C. He doesn't care about being late.
D. He knows that his students can figure things out without him
________10. Which would be an example of explicit information about room 628.
A.Why the desks are set up in groups. B.Why the flag is on the left side of the room.
C.How many desks there are. D. What Mr. Cantu thinks about his students.

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“ If you can dream it , you can achieve it.”

Prepared by: Checked by:

STEPHANIE G. ATURDIDO LUZ U. TACTAY

English Teacher Principal