CMU Admission Test Reviewer

• The text is a CMU Admission Test Reviewer for 21st Century Literature, Oral Communication, English for Academic Purposes, Earth and Life Science and Physical and Space Science.

21st Century Literature

• Focus is on regional Philippine epics like Agyu, Biag ni Lam-ang, and Ibalon.
• Literary themes include family, struggle, resilience, and colonization.
• New Criticism emphasizes the text itself (form, imagery, structure).
• Marxism views literature as a reflection of class struggles.
• One should be familiar with various Philippine epics and their origins.
• Learn to identify literary devices and techniques.

Oral Communication / Reading and Writing

• Key elements include sender, message, channel, feedback, noise, and context.
• Communication types are verbal and non-verbal (proxemics, facial expressions, gestures, body language).
• Barriers include physical, semantic, psychological, and cultural factors.
• Speech contexts: intrapersonal, interpersonal, public, mass communication.
• Text development methods: definition, classification, comparison, contrast, cause and effect, narration, description.
• Writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.
• Grammar & Syntax involve sentence structure, diction, tone, cohesion, coherence.
• Figures of speech include simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification.
• Practice organizing ideas in paragraphs.
• Learn to identify and correct poorly written sentences.

English for Academic and Professional Purposes (EAPP)

• Fallacies in argumentation: hasty generalization, slippery slope, ad hominem.
• Formal writing style requires objectivity, clarity, conciseness.
• Academic paper components: abstract, introduction, literature review, body, conclusion.
• Citation styles: APA, MLA basics.
• Summarizing and paraphrasing techniques are important.
• Understand how to structure an academic paper.
• Know the difference between quoting and paraphrasing.

Earth and Life Science

• Focus should be on minerals and rocks and their properties (e.g., apatite).
• Soil composition includes layers, sand, silt, clay proportions.
• Weather & Climate: Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), global wind systems.
• Types of Volcanoes include shield, cinder cone, composite.
• Cell and Molecular Biology: functions of amino acids (glutamine), cell parts.
• Plant Anatomy: monocots vs. dicots (leaf, stem, root structure).
• Body Systems: nervous, circulatory, lymphatic systems.
• Pollination: flower parts and reproduction.
• Ecology: ecosystem interactions, food chains, population growth.
• Diagram labeling practice helps with bio topics.
• Know basic life science concepts and apply them.

Physical Science (Chemistry & Physics)

• Big Bang Theory explains the origin of the universe, cosmic background radiation, element formation.
• States and Changes of Matter can be exothermic and endothermic reactions.
• Balancing Chemical Equations involves the law of conservation of mass.
• Forces and Motion relates to Newton's laws, units of force (newton).
• Chemistry in Daily Life includes understanding food preservatives, FDA regulations.
• Unit conversions and basic equations are crucial.
• Understand real-life applications of chemistry.

Earth and Space Science (Astronomy)

• Rotation and Revolution effects include day, night, seasons.
• Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion should be understand.
• Know the relationship between Distance from the Sun and Orbital Period.
• Basic Characteristics of Planets: terrestrial vs. Jovian planets.
• Practice diagrams of the solar system.
• One should know basic astronomy vocabulary.

General Tips for CMU Admission Test

• Time management is key; don't spend too long on one question.
• Read all choices before answering.
• Eliminate clearly wrong answers first.
• Trust your first instinct unless you're sure it's wrong.
• Review Grade 11 and 12 lessons especially in core subjects.