MID-Term of English

Make an introduction about yourself!

1. 1. What is your name?

2. 2. What is your student number (NPM)

3. 3. What is your major?

4. 4. Where do you live?

5. 5. Why do you think English is essential in your major?

Complete the calculations using the words in the box.

1. 10 x 30 = 3,00 ten…​ (a)   …thirty is three hundred

2. 40 : 5 = 8 forty…​ (b)   …by five equals eight

3. 88 + 1 = 89 the​ (c)   ….of eighty-eight and one is eighty-nine

4. √100 = 10 the…​ (d)   ….of a hundred is ten

5. 48 – 12 = 36 forty-eight…​ (e)   …..twelve equals thirty-six

• times
• divided
• sum
• Square root
• minus

Below which are purposes of skimming..

• To search for a word in a dictionary or index

• To find a phone number or an address in a directory

• To see what is the news on a website or on a paper

• To see though a catalog to choose an offer

Below which are purposes of scanning..

• To see through the television guide/program schedule to plan your evening

• To know a particular information from a text

• To see through a catalog to choose an offer

• To check the price of a specific item in a catalog

Match the following research methods of collecting data with their descriptions.

• Survey peers at school to identify popular sneaker trends

• Talk to your friends about what they like and do not like about the sneakers they own

• Visit a local store to observe and record sneaker features

• Go to a shoe store and take notes about the important features of the sneakers

• Combine all methods for comprehensive research

• All of these

• Conduct discussions with friends regarding their sneaker preferences

• Look around at your school and take notes about what type of sneakers are the most popular

Design solutions may include brainstorming, doodling, and creating sketches (a)  

• True
• False

Explain a brief meaning of skimming in reading according to your understanding!

The following passage is about the writer, educator, and editor Paz Marquez-Benitez.

Rather than read it slowly word for word, skim it and decide what aspect of his life it covers.

Paz Marquez-Benitez was born on 3 March 1894 in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines. Born into the prominent Marquez family of Quezon province her parents were well educated. Both of Paz's parents would enter into careers of education and become teachers in what would lead to Paz's admiration and respect for the educating profession.

Aged six, Paz would begin her educational career and after three years at the age of nine would be enrolled into high school. Paz attended the Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National High School where she would be praised by her principal for her academic achievements in English.

During Paz's time at the Normal School in Manila, she like many other Filipinos during the early 1900's, would be introduced to American culture. This introduction to American culture would begin in 1910 at the age of sixteen when Paz would take to basketball and eventually become the team captain. American culture would continue to envelop around Paz in 1912 at the age of eighteen when she would be introduced to, and participate in, a beauty contest where she would be chosen to be placed within the cover of the Renacimiento Filipino.

Choose one correct answer.

• the type of books she writes

• her early life

• her adult life

• the awards she has won

Read the following text and find the words and expressions in the text above that have the following meaning.

Specific terms are used to describe the dimensions and parts of vehicles. The distance between the center of the front and rear wheels is called the wheelbase. The overall width of the vehicle, measured from one side to the other at its widest point, is known as the track width. The ground clearance is the distance between the lowest part of the vehicle and the ground. The highest point of the vehicle's roof is referred to as the roof height. The front of the vehicle is called the nose, while the back is often referred to as the tail.

Questions:

1. The distance between the front and rear wheels of a vehicle​ (a)  

2. The lowest point of a vehicle in relation to the ground​ (b)  

3. The overall width of a vehicle at its widest point​ (c)  

4. The highest point of a vehicle's roof​ (d)  

• Wheelbase
• Ground clearance
• Track width
• Roof height

One weakness of mild steel is that it corrodes as its surface progressively deteriorates due to a chemical reaction. This reaction takes place between the iron in the steel and the oxygen in the air, forming iron oxide. When iron corrodes, we say that it rusts. In some metals, such as aluminum, the presence of corrosion is not a problem, as the layer of oxide around the metal remains hard, preventing further oxidation. However, when mild steel rusts, the rust on the surface continuously flakes off, and a new rusty layer forms, progressively "eating into" the metal.

Based on the text above, Decide whether the sentences below are true or false

• False

• When iron corrodes, it is said that it rusts.

• True

• A new rusty layer does not form progressively.

• True

• A chemical reaction takes place between iron and oxygen in the air.

• False

• Stainless steel is an alloy steel.

• True

• Mild steel does not go rusty.