MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions. Read and encircle the letter that represents your best answer. ERASURE, of any form, means wrong.
1.No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most
new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.
If something is ubiquitous, __________.
a. it is fuzzy and will bite you b. it is everywhere c. it costs too much money d. it causes rashes
2. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behaviour. You really hurt your chances of winning! In the above context, what does “rash”
mean?
a. an itchy skin condition b. funny c. trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese d. with little thought or consideration
3. Some people are always bashing the president just like others bashed the one before him. Wouldn't you think that everyone could
find something to praise him for, at least once in a while? What does “bashing” mean in the above selection?
a. hitting hard with a heavy tool b. going to too many expensive parties c. speaking or writing harshly about d. voting for a
different candidate
4. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research. What does “esteemed” mean?
a. held over boiling water b. very old c. unable to chew gum d. greatly admired
5. I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder.
What is the meaning of “incentive”? __________.
a. a reason to do something b. a small amount of money c. a tax d. a good job
6. Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920.
What is “suffrage” ?
a. something that causes physical pain b. an early flag c. skirts that did not cover ankles d. the right to vote
7. Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________.
a. it sounds like a train b. it is quite harmful c. it helps you win d. it doesn't last long
8. Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. What can you infer about the type of work Paul
does?
a. He works as a lawyer b. He works as a doctor c. He teaches PE in a small town school d. He cuts trees down in a forest.
9. You are walking outside and go past the cafeteria door and have to step over a face down slice of pizza. What can you infer about
what happened?
a. There was a food fight b. Someone was mad about the taste of the pizza c. Someone had trouble carrying the pizza
outside d. The custodian didn’t come to work because he was sick.
Turner almost wished that he hadn't listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it
to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.
10. Which probably happened?
A. Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts. B. Turner had promised himself to do silly thing that morning.
C. Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain. D. Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride
“Larry, as your boss, I must say it's been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. However, it seems that our company's
needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position
effective today.
11. What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?
A. She would feel really bad if he decoded to quit. B. He was being fired. C. He was getting a raise in pay. D. She really
enjoyed having him in the office.
No, Honey, I don't want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you a husband is the only gift I need. In fact,
I'll just drive my old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And if the poor old car doesn’t break down, I'll
be back soon.
12. What is the message?
A. I don't want a gift. B. Buy me a new car. C. The mall is fun. D. I'll carry a bucket of you
Jill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica's turn to choose and only Kurt was
left. Jessica said, “Kurt.”
13. We can infer that ________.
A. Kurt is not a very good player. B. Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team. C. Kurt was the beat player on their team.
D. Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt's feelings
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19. The way the term “communication” is used can be best described as_____.
A. Includes all human, animal and mechanical communication. B. Includes communion, as used in religious terms.
C. Includes radio and television programming D. Includes none of these
20. “ Communication is a process”, means that,
A. Communication has clear beginning and ending points B. Communication resembles still pictures more than motion pictures.
C. Communication is on-going and continuous. D.Communication consists of discrete and separate acts
21. The same behaviour in two different contexts may be perceived as competent in one setting and incompetent in another. This
situation best illustrates the concept that communication competence

A.involves choosing inappropriate behavior. B. Involves conflict. C. requires cognitive complexity. D. is situational.
22. Journaling (keeping a private journal in which you write down your feelings and thoughts with the intention that only you will read it)
is an example of
A. dyadic communication. B. intrapersonal communication. C.mass communication. D. interpersonal communication.
23. Which of these is dyadic communication?
A.Two sisters arguing B. A husband and wife making plans for the weekend C. a coach and player discussing last week's
game D. All of these are correct.
24.An example of self-monitoring is
A. video taping your practice interview B. carrying a checklist to remind you of some skills to practice C.paying attention to
the sound of your voice D. All of these are correct.
25.When we say that communicators occupy different environments, we mean that
A. one might be rich and one poor. B. One might be from China and one from the U.S. C. one might be retired with time
on her hands, while one is rushing to meet family and career demands with never enough time. D. All of these represent differing
environments.
26.A plane flying overhead and interfering with your conversation is an example of __________ noise.
A. external B. physiological. C. psychological D. All of these are correct.
27. An instructor is lively and joking in a class in which students come prepared and always do more than the assigned work. The same
instructor is strict and unyielding in a class that tries to slide by with minimal work and comes without having read assignments.
Although this is the same instructor, the communication behavior illustrates which concept?
A. All communication is equally effective and competent. B. Communication is linear. C. Communication is static. D.
Communication is transactional and relational.

28.Symbols
A. stand for something other than themselves. B. represent ideas, but not people, things, or events. C. mean exactly the
same thing to various people D. are not arbitrary; all symbols have logical reasons for their existence.
 29.The instructor dislikes the music group pictured on your shirt. Her attitude toward the group and its impact on her attitude toward you
is an example of _______________ noise.
A. external. B. physiological C.psychological. D All of these are correct.
30.You have an auditory processing difficulty and cannot always understand directions when they are spoken too quickly. You
experience _____________ noise.
A. external B. physiological. C.. psychological. D. All of these are correct.
31. In most situations, competent communicators will
A. Be able to choose from a wide range of behaviors. B. Demonstrate empathy. C. Employ self-monitoring behaviors .
D. All of these are correct
32. Document that has a list of items to be discussed or acted upon at a meeting?
A. Minutes B. Business Letter C.Spreadsheet D. Agenda
33. The minutes component that contains new topics to be discussed.....
A.New Business B. Old Business C. Adjournment D. Signature Line
34.What is prepared AFTER a meeting that describes the discussions, decisions, and actions that occurred during a business meeting?
A. agenda B. report C. minutes. D. Document
35. Which of these are good non-verbal communications during meeting?
A.Being attentive B. Holding head in your hands C. Hand movement D.Too serious
36. In conducting a meeting, what you should do is:
A.Do not gives your ideas B.Let other people only gives ideas C Asking for others ideas and views D.All of the
above
37. Why do we need to estimate the length of meeting?
A.People need to know how long to plan for the meeting B. To make every meeting a learning event C. To identify the
number of participants and guests who will come D. All of the above

38. What research tool or technique that help to analyze the actual content and it is features of any kind, whether it was a word
picture,. themes, text and try to present the content in objective and quantitative manner.
A. Relational analysis. B. Conceptual analysis. C. Conceptual analysis. D. Text analysis
39. Content analysis is used to determine the presence of certain words, concepts, themes, phrases, characters or sentences within
________ and to quantify this presence in a ______ manner.
A. Text, subjective B. Set of phrases, objective. C. Set of documents, subjective. D. Text or set of texts, objective
40. Content analysis sometimes used to describe what approach(es) to analyzing content.
A. Quantitative. B. Qualitative. C. Semantic. D. Both A&B
41. The following questions must be addressed in every content analysis, except.
A. How are they defined? B. What are the limitations of analysis? C. How are word combined? D. What is the target of the
inference?
42. Among the following reason and goals of using content analysis, this focus on the content structure.
A. To support some argument. B. To reduce large amounts of unstructured content. C. To describe characteristics of content.
D. To identify important aspects of the content clearly and effectively
43. The goals of content analysis are the following, except.
A. To focus on group intention only. B. To determine the behavioural and psychology aspect C. To reduce large amounts of
unstructured content. D. To support some argument by understanding the characteristic of the content.
44. _______ begins with the act of identifying concepts present in a given text or set of texts.
A. Relational analysis. B. Conceptual analysis. C. Conceptual analysis. D. Text analysis
45. ______ can be thought of as establishing the existence and frequency of concepts “most often represented by words of phrases” in
a text.
A. Relational analysis. B. Conceptual analysis. C. Conceptual analysis. D. Text analysis
46. Relational analysis builds conceptual analysis by examining the relationship among concepts in a text and it focuses on the ______
aspect.
A. Syntax. B. Semantic. D. Morphology. D. Phonology
47.The following are advantages of content analysis, except.
A. Often disregards the context that produced the text, as well as the state of things after the text is produced
B. Looks directly at communication via texts or transcripts, and hence gets at the central aspect of social interaction.
C. When done well, is considered as a relatively “exact” research method.
D. Can provide valuable historical/cultural insights overtime through analysis of texts.
“Larry, as your boss, I must say it’s been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. “However, it seems that our company’s
needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position
effective today.”
48. What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?
A. She would feel really bad if he decided to quit. B. He was being fired. C. He was getting a raise in pay. D. She really
enjoyed having him in the office.
No, Honey, I don’t want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you for a husband is
the only gift I need. In fact, I’ll just drive my old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present.
And if the poor old car doesn't break down, I’ll be back soon.
49. What is the message?
A. . I don’t want a gift. B. Buy me a new car. C.The mall is fun. D. . I’ll carry a bucket for you.
Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica’s turn to
choose, and only Kurt was left.
Jessica said, “Kurt.”
50. We can infer that ________
a. Kurt is not a very good player.
b. Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team.
c. Kurt was the best player on either team.
d. Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt’s feelings.

Prepared by:

Leinel M. Malazzab
Subject Teacher

Checked by:

Gemma R. Pascual, PhD

College Dean