NAME: MA. REGINA B. CONCEPCIONCOURSE: MBA/1ST YEARDATE: AUG 8, 2013PERMIT NO:

General Direction:a. Fill in the preliminaries (name, course, date and permit no.)b. Read each item carefully.c. Highlight your answers in the examination sheet by using ‘text highlight color’ (yellow)

on the letter that gives the correct answer.d. Send it via email using subject heading: GS 101 FINAL EXAMe. You are given 5 days to accomplish this task upon the ‘date-sent’

I. SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT. Choose the correct verb to use in the sentence from the given choices.

1. French service, not the other services, _______a lot of sequential steps in food preparation.

a. require b. requires c. requiring d. are requiring 2. The family ____to church every Sunday.

a. go b. goes c. was going d. were going 3. Measles ___ a contagious disease. a. have b. are c. is d. were 4. Seventy-five percent of our body ____made up of water.

a. are b. is c. were d. was 5. Five percent of the students _____ the first mastery test.

a. pass b. passes c. passing d. is passing

6. Two million pesos ____the amount which he won from the lottery.

a. is b. are c. am d. has

7. Here ___your notebook and dictionary.

a. is b. are c. am d. was

8. Either my sister or my brothers _____me in the party.

a. accompanies b. is accompanied c. is accompanying d. accompany

9. Everyone ___ attending the concert.

a. are b. havec. has d. is

10. Teddy, together with his classmates, _______this March

a. graduate b. graduates c. graduated c. has graduated

II. DANGLING AND MISPLACED MODIFIERS. The given sentences are all correct, EXCEPT for

one because of its modifiers.

11. a. The winner, crying with joy, was awarded the trophy. b. The winner was awarded the trophy crying with joy. c. The winner, awarded the trophy, was crying with joy. d. Crying with joy, the winner was awarded the trophy

22. a. The teacher, jumped for joy, was given a plaque of appreciation.

b. The teacher was given a plaque of appreciation jumped for joy.

c. Given a plaque of appreciation, the teacher jumped for joy.

d. Jumped for joy, the teacher was given a plaque of appreciation.

13. a. Mylene, smiling brightly, looks pretty in her red gown.

b. Smiling brightly, Mylene looks pretty in her red gown.

c. Mylene looks pretty in her red gown smiling brightly.

d. Mylene, looked pretty in her red gown, was smiling brightly.

14. a. They gazed at the moon sitting at the porch amidst the bright stars.

b. Sitting at the porch amidst the bright stars, they gazed at the moon.

c. Gazed at the moon, they were sitting at the porch amidst the bright stars.

d. They, sitting at the porch, gazed at the moon amidst the bright stars.

15. a. We caught a big fish, sailing in the river.

b. We, sailing in the river, caught a big fish.

c. Sailing in the river, we caught a big fish.

d. We, caught a big fish, was sailing in the river.

III. Sentence Unity, Coherence and Emphasis

16. A good paragraph possesses this when all the sentences develop the main idea;a. parallelism b. unity c. emphasis d. coherence

17. This can be achieved by following a definite order of ideas and by using structural devices;a. parallelism b. unity c. emphasis d. coherence

18. This is concerned with how important ideas can be made prominent;a. parallelism b. unity c. emphasis d. coherence

19. All of the puppies gleefully hopped, jumped, and rolled.a. parallel subjects b. parallel verbs c. parallel infinitive d. parallel correlatives

20. Visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral, walking through the Louvre Museum, and ___ the Eiffel Tower are all favorite pastime of the tourist.

a. seeing b. to be seen c. having seen d. saw21. Paris, the capital of France, is famous for its history, culture and ____ restaurant.

a. excellent b. more excellent c. most excellent d. mostly excellent

22. It creates a tremendous impact, chronological arrangement of events from the least important to the most important.a. inverse position b. balanced structure c. climatic structure d. proportion

23. It is the most attractive part of the sentence or paragraph in the beginning or ending.a. use of conjunction b. inverse position c. position d. proportion

24. Raffy remains humble even though he possesses many talents. a. balanced structure b. reverse position c. use of conjunction d. position

25. Nestor got the award because he applied for it and worked hard.a. inversion position b. proportion c. repetition d. balanced structure

IV. Identify the type of paragraph employed in the following samples.

26. Factories enable man to fabricate steel, machines cars, food--- almost everything --- within a short time. Progress however has its tool. Industrialization if left uncheck can kill the natural resources which sustain its strength.

a. analogy b. cause and effect c. contrast d. definition 27. There are no ugly stones in the beach. But there is this stone that is full of scars-large, grayish , black scars that seem imbedded in its very heart. Some of us are like this stone.

a. analogy b. cause and effect c. contrast d. definition

28. Many nations are beginning to understand and promote the benefits of physical activity, which have caused them to launch national efforts to encourage the young to be physical active, with strong emphasis on participation in team sports.

a. analogy b. cause and effect c. contrast d. definition

29. Ethanol, which is made from sugar cane, corn and cassava, is among the big fuels put forward as an answer to the “other crisis”- the oil crisis.

a. analogy b. cause and effect c. contrast d. definition 30. It is premised that since food requires careful preparation and special skills, it should not just be brought to the table on a platter. Instead it should be the subject of a performance. Thus, the table becomes the stage, the chef, the performer and the diners, the audience.

a. analogy b. cause and effect c. contrast d. definition

V. Discuss the parts of research and its components in an ‘outline format’ (20 pts.)

Chapter 1- The Problem and its background Background of the study Statement of the problem Significance of the study—( why to conduct study?) Assumptions of the study-the expected outcome of the research Scopes and Limitation- Coverage of the study and things that will not be

covered for its specification. Chapter 2- Review of Related Literature

This will serve as the foundation of your research. It requires your command of language and writing skills such as

summarizing, paraphrasing and writing indirect speeches in lifting words from other sources.

Chapter 3- Methods and Procedures Method of research- The kind of research used by your study. Subjects of the study- Describe respondents (Who, what, where, and etc.) Description of research instrument- the questionnaire Data Gathering Procedure- the process undergone by the study Statistical Treatment Applied- these includes sampling method and formulas

to come up. Chapter 4- Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of data

Results of the study- Presents all the data by tabulating the gathered information. These will serve as the bases of your Summary of Findings.

Chapter5- Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation Summary of Findings- Summary of chapter 4 and must directly answer the

statement of the problem. Conclusions- This is where you will prove your assumptions and hypotheses. Recommendations- Must directly base on the significance of the study.

Encloses the recommended actions that should be done after the conduct of the study.

Others Title Page Table of Contents Acknowledgement Bibliography Appendices

VI. Give and explain the following acronyms (30 pts.)

1. GIST- Generating Interaction let your Schemata and Text.

It is a comprehension strategy that is used both during reading and after reading. A one approach to summarize a text by getting 20 words or less that will cohere as a whole.

2. REAP- Read, Encode main thesis, Annotate- give comment, Ponder

It is a strategy for helping readers read and understand a text. Writers will consider the text from a different vantage. Each stage asks the student to analyze the text at a higher level to increase and deepen comprehension.

3. AREM- Agree/Disagree, Reasons, Example/Evidence, Message

This will help you to develop in your oral communication. This method will able you to organize your thoughts in delivering your idea clearly to the audience.

Ref: http://www.slideshare.net/AndrewDomingo/parts-of-a-research-paper, http://www.collierschools.com/english/la/docs/25_%20R%20E%20A%20P.pdf http:// www.interlakes.org/ilhs/AVID/GIST%20Reading%20Strategies.pdf