DIAGNOSTIC TEST (EAPP)

It is the language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. It is different in vocabulary and structure from the everyday spoken English of social interactions.

• Non-academic text

• Linguistic Register

• Academic Language

This is how the important points, moments or events are organized and emphasized in a text.

• Elements

• Format

• Structure

It is composed of several paragraphs that cohesively discuss the thesis. These paragraphs are your means to lead your readers, so they can make sense of your composition.

• Body

• Conclusion

• Introduction

This one sentence gist or summary of your entire paper. where all your evidence and discussion in the body. This comes usually at the end of the first paragraph or in the second paragraph.

• Topic Sentence

• Thesis Statement

• Main Idea

A form of writing that is a product of careful digesting and relating to a shorter form of any long composition.

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Reviewing

It is safe to include examples and minor details in summarizing.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or background knowledge you have on the topic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the correct sentence that expresses objectivity and formality.

• The food in the canteen is yuck!

• Students need to eat nutritious foods.

• What happened was beyond my expectation.

The following are examples of reading materials in an academic texts EXCEPT

• Newspaper

• Books

• Dissertation

A summary that gives the essential features of a text. It shows how the parts of a text are related to one another as parts that are of equal importance, or sections that are subordinate to a main idea.

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

• Outlining