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The document contains a sample final exam for an English course. It consists of two parts: Part 1 contains a reading comprehension passage and tasks. Students are asked to take notes summarizing the key ideas and details of the passage, and then write a 100-word summary paragraph. Part 2 asks students to write a 350-word essay agreeing or disagreeing with the opinion that violent video games cause behavior problems, and to include opposing arguments and rebuttals.

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Sample AE1 Writing - Final Test

The document contains a sample final exam for an English course. It consists of two parts: Part 1 contains a reading comprehension passage and tasks. Students are asked to take notes summarizing the key ideas and details of the passage, and then write a 100-word summary paragraph. Part 2 asks students to write a 350-word essay agreeing or disagreeing with the opinion that violent video games cause behavior problems, and to include opposing arguments and rebuttals.

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

SAMPLE FINAL EXAMINATION


AE1 WRITING
Semester 3, 2021

Student name: Lê Thà nh Phú c Student ID: BTBTIU20133

TEST PAPER
Proctor: Date of exam: Time: Duration:
_________________________ _________________________ 60 minutes

Instructions:
1. Read the instructions carefully and write the answers for all the tasks on the answer sheet provided.
2. All electronic devices, reference materials, discussion and material transfer are strictly prohibited.
3. Submit both the test paper and answer sheet after finishing the test.

Part 1: (40 pts)

Read the following passage


In many organizations, perhaps the best way to approach certain new projects is to assemble a group of people
into a team. Having a team of people take part in a project offers several advantages.
First of all, a group of people has a wider range of knowledge, expertise, and skills than any single individual is
likely to possess. Also, because of the numbers of people involved and the greater resources they possess, a
group can work more quickly in response to the task assigned to it and can come up with highly creative
solutions to problems and issues. Sometimes these creative solutions come about because a group is more
likely to make risky decisions that an individual might not undertake. This is because the group spreads
responsibility for a decision to all the members and thus no single individual can be held accountable if the
decision turns out to be wrong.
Taking part in a group process can be very rewarding for members of the team. Team members who have a
voice in making a decision will no doubt feel better about carrying out the work that is entailed by that decision
than they might doing work that is imposed on them by others. Also, the individual team member has a much
better chance to “shine,” to get his or her contributions and ideas not only recognized but recognized as highly
significant, because a team’s overall results can be more far-reaching and have greater impact than what might
have otherwise been possible for the person to accomplish or contribute working alone.

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Task 1: Take notes of the above passage. Extract only the major ideas and details and leave out less
important details. (20 pts.)
- Thesis statement: Having a team of people take part in a project offers several advantages
- Topic sentence 1: details a group of people has a wider range of knowledge, expertise, and skills than
any single individual is likely to possess
- Topic sentence 2: details Taking part in a group process can be very rewarding for members of the
team.
Task 2: From the above notes, write a summary paragraph of around 100 words of the original passage.
(20 pts.)
A paragraph of summary (paraphrasing)
In many firms, assembling a group of people into a team is perhaps the ideal method to handle certain new

tasks. Participating in a project with a group of individuals has various advantages. A group's knowledge and

expertise is likely to be greater than that of a single individual. It is more prone to make risky decisions that a

single person would not.

Part 2: (60 pts)

Write a complete essay of about 350 words on ONE of the following topics:
1. Violent video games cause behavior problems.
Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Use reasons and examples to support your ideas.

Please be noted that an effective essay should contain opposing arguments, rebuttals to the opposing
arguments, and your own arguments.
Our children grow up with a lot of technology around them. Some people think violent video games cause
behavior problems and I agree with them. Some children spend a lot of time playing video games and that
affects their brains. Also, they do not differentiate between fantasy and reality. Also, they would not mind if
they want shooting first one they see after game.

Spending too much time on playing violent video games can provoke teens to act in a violent manner. Killing a
large number of enemies in a video game can teach teens to act in an aggressive manner when faced with the
real world. Ruthless killings in the video games tend to train the sub-consciousness of the teens to become
violent. According to a study, two teen groups were asked to play video games. One group spent more time than
the other and hence acted more violently. Another version of the study shows that teens that play more violent
video games tend to think of violence as fun as teens are likely to link aggression with amusement. More so, by
playing violent video games teen are rewarded when they are successful which they subconsciously take to the
real world as well. In some way if the game is played to much the boundaries between violence and fun in the
game and violent in real life can be crossed.

Video games have been found to be addictive in nature if played uncontrollably. The players are required to
repeat the same actions again and again in order to complete a level, a mission or to complete a particular
project. However, the completion of the level or a mission demands a lot of time and patience. Mostly, it takes
days of non-stop practice for a teen to complete all the levels of a video game. This means no social life for the
teen and all that matters for him is to kill as many enemies as possible to succeed. Many researchers believe
that teens spend countless hours of gaming in order to boast their expertise in this field. The competition
nowadays between teens is less about academic grades and more about the expertise which a teen can show in
these video games.
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To conclude over playing video games has many negative effects such as addiction, obesity, poor social skills,
aggressive behavior and sleep deprivation. But if the right actions are taken by limiting the game play by for
example setting limits of time played on the console and checking the ratings that show the content of the game
many negative consequences can be avoided and positive things can happen.

This is the end of the test.

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