STRICTLY NO ERASURES.
TEST I. Direction: The following items include steps in Analyzing an
Argument that are out of order. Identify the correct sequence by
arranging them step by step. Write the sequence by numbering the steps.
_____1. Write down every other reason.
_____2. Make a note of the first reason the author makes to support his/ her
conclusion.
____3. Briefly note the main assertion (what does the writer want me to believe or
do?
____4. Underline the most important reason.
Read each question or statement carefully. Identify the correct answer
based on the given clue or description. Write your answer clearly and
completely in your paper.
Goal World List and Rules Arguments Manifesto
change
5. Manifesto or the writer of a manifesto, aims for a____?
6. A category of manifesto that it’s public, it’s a declaration and it’s about what one
intends to have happened.
7. A manifesto containing set of rules for behaving within a specific context or a list
of items to be achieved or tasks to be fulfilled.
8. A document publicly declaring the position or program of its issuer. Generally
written in the name of a group sharing a common perspective, ideology, or purpose
rather than in the name of a single individual.
9. Reasons or the reasoning given for or against a matter under discussion —
compare evidence, proof.
10. This type of manifesto aims to create a new world. It’s not about simple rules,
instead, it presents a vision for the future.
TEST II. Identify which fallacy is being described in each item. Write only
the word/s on the answer sheet.
Logical Fallacies False Analogy Attacking the Person Post Hoc
Bandwagon Complex Cause False Dilemma Wrong
Direction
Hasty Generalization Irrelevant Conclusion
11. These are errors in reasoning that invalidate an argument.
12. It occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed.
13. It occurs when an arguer presents his/her argument as one of only two options
despite the presence of multiple possibilities.
14. We must support the clean and green program of the government.
Mountaineers
have suffered climbing on the mountains.
15. I cannot accept your argument because unlike me, you were not educated at
Harvard University.
16. We were not able to solve the problem because of limited time even if all the
other
groups were able to do so.
17. It occurs when an argument is considered to be valid because it is what the
majority thinks.
18. It occurs when a writer assumes that two concepts that are similar in some ways
are also similar in other ways.
19. Juan saw a black cat when they went home. Along the way, they crashed into a
tree.
The black cat must be the reason why they met an accident.
20. It occurs when a sample is not significant or enough to support a generalization
about a population.
TEST III. Choose the correct answer from the options provided. Write the
letter of your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS on the answer sheet.
A. Position Paper B. Transitions C. Plagiarism
D. Writing with style and clarity E. Diction F. True
G. Position H. secondary goal I. Paragraphs J. Logical Appeal
21. It provide the reader with directions for how to piece together your ideas into a
logically coherent argument.
22. It comes in so many sizes and patterns that no single formula could possibly
cover them all. A means of developing and framing an idea or impression.
23. Keep in mind when writing your paper, you should have some great ideas in
your paper and effectively communicate them to receive a very good mark.
24. It refers to the choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction,
disposition, and application of words in your essay, with regard to clearness,
accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; and language.
25. A form of stealing.
26. The primary goal of a position paper is to declare a____ on a certain matter or an
issue.
27. a position paper presents one side of an arguable opinion about an issue.
28. It is to convince or persuade others to take that side of an issue or matter.
29. A formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue,
that articulates a position, view point, or policy, as of government, organization, or
political candidate.
30. Refers to a reasonable approach in developing an argument.
TEST IV. Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is
correct. If the statement is false, write FALSE and provide the correct
answer.
31. Report is written in a single narrative style from start to finish, each section of a
report has its own purpose and will need to be written in an appropriate style to
suit.
32. The purpose of a scientific report is to clearly communicate your key message
about why your scientific findings are meaningful.
33. Laboratory reports are assigned with the intention of improving your
understanding of key theoretical concepts by applying methods of careful and
structured observation of and reflection about, people, places, or phenomena
existing in their natural settings.
34. Technical writing is a form of writing technical communication or
documentation in science and technology or applied science that helps people
understand a product or service.
35.The main purpose of technical writing is to inform and to trigger the person into
action such as purchasing a product or service. Its purpose may also be instruct
persuade, but never to entertain.
36. The research abstract provides study background and environment.
The intention of the research abstract is to locate the study in its area of discipline
and reveal its relevance and significance in the environment.
37. A research abstract is a vital component of a report as it provides the readers
with a snap view of what you will expect from it.
38. Field reports facilitate the development of data collection techniques and
observation skills and they help you to understand how theory applies to real world
situations.
39. Field reports use a standard scientific report format describing methods, results
and conclusions to report upon an empirical investigation.
40. Field reports require the student to analyze his or her observations of
phenomena or events in the real world in light of theories studied in the course.
TEST V. Choose the correct answer from the options provided. Write your
answer on the answer sheet.
Skewed Data Questionnaire Survey
Experiment Control Group Observation
41. A structured series of questions designed to collect primary data from
respondents.
42. Researchers determine whether an existing condition called a factor is related
to a characteristics of interest
43. Measure characteristics of interest about a population using selected sample
without making connections between the data.
44. Researchers create a condition by applying a treatment and seeing if it has any
effect on characteristics of interest.
45. The group that does not get the treatment or is not given special instructions to
follow.
46. It is when a curve appears distorted in a statistical distribution.
Read each question or statement carefully. Identify the correct answer
based on the given clue or description. Write your answer clearly and
completely in your paper.
47. Method in establishing reliability where the same test is given to a group of
respondents twice._________
A. stability B. sensitivity C. specificity D. speed
48. This involves the identification, examination, and interpretation of patterns and
themes.________
A. quantitative data analysis B. data analysis
C. analysis D. qualitative data analysis
49. Which of the following is the correct order of processes involving qualitative
analysis? ________
I. Cleaning the data
II. Coding
III. Entering and organizing the data
IV. Focusing the analysis
V. Getting to know the data
VI. Identifying meaningful patterns and themes
VII. Interpreting the data
A. V, IV, II, III, I, VI, VII
B. I, III, V, II, IV, VI, VII
C. VII, VI, I, III, II, IV, V
D. VII, VI, IV, II, V, III, I
50. Which of the following is TRUE about observation as a type of data analysis
method?_________
A. Observation lets researchers view and test a hypothesis in the real world, making
it less hypothetical than other data collection methods.
B. Observation provides a more reliable measurement of actual behavior than self-
reported metrics
C. Observational research can include a high degree of researcher bias — the
observer is human, and his/her subconscious opinions or biases can affect the
analysis.
D. Observation often only tells one part of the story. Observing actions tells a
researcher what people choose to do, but it doesn’t tell why they chose to do it.
