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1.For which is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)? d. I, II and III

I. Reinforcement of the foundation of learning
II. Helping pupils to overcome their learning difficulties 8. For effective remedial instruction, work for learning-
III. Developing learners‟ potentials in-content. What does learning-in=content mean?
a.I only b.II only a. Make students see how ideas and skills connect to
c.III only d.I, II, III their families and communities.
b. Make students see how important concepts and
2. What should be done first before doing remedial skills are.
instruction? c. Make use of problem solving.
a. Diagnose the difficulty d. Avoid drills.
b. Prepare remedial materials
c. Plan the remedial instruction 9. Which can increase the effectiveness of remedial teaching?
d. Group the pupils by gender a. Let the students know that you believe in him/her.
b. Direct student to work harder whether s/he likes it or not.
3. The following are remedial teaching strategies c. Do not allow him/her to play until s/he can do the task.
EXCEPT . d. Engage him/her in a continuous drill until s/he learns the
a. Individualized Educational Program (IEP) skills.
b. Peer Support Programmed
c. Reward Scheme 10. Because reading remediation requires building skills
d. Test and Drill rather than learning course content, which should reading
trainers do?
4. Is remedial instruction the same as special I. Minimize testing and grading
education? II. Observe the student in the actual act of reading
a. No, however, remedial instruction may include III. Make reading classes a grammar class.
children with special needs if they are diagnosed with a. I and II
difficulty. b. II only
b. Yes, both remedial instruction and special education c. III only
serve learners that need help. d. I, II and III
c. It depends on the clientele of remedial instruction.
d. No, they are far apart and not in any way related. 11. Which statement about the use of voice in academic
or scientific writing is NOT true?
5. Which statement on remedial teaching is WRONG? a. Scientific or academic writing uses the passive voice
Remedial teaching involves . more than the active voice.
a. Working systematically; observing, diagnosing, b. Scientific writing uses the passive voice more than
remediating, evaluating the active voice is a myth.
b. Working purposefully and intensively with a pupil c. The choice of active voice or passive is constrained
c. Seeing to it that the pupil can remain at his/her school by functional considerations; thus, writers use the we-form
d. Re-teaching, reviewing, assessing active when describing standard procedures.
d. Writers use the we-form active when contrasting
6. What does remedial instruction focus on? their work with previous work in the field, but use the passive
a. Content when describing previous research.
b. Skills
c. Grammar 12. Which of the following statements about hedging is
d. Test INCORRECT?
a. Hedging is a scientific writing strategy where writers
7. Which practices mean success for learners with use aspects of the verb as devices to express politeness or to
reading difficulties? distance themselves from a claim.
I. Be clear on what students must know, understand, b. When hedging, academic writers use words that
and be able to do in to grow in their grasp of a subject. strongly and sharply express commitment to their criticism.
II. Build scaffolding leading to student success in these c. ESP learners need to appreciate the role of hedging
goals. Don‟t dilute goals. in academic, professional and business genres and to
III. Make use of several avenues of learning – make manipulate its actual linguistic devices.
students hear it, sing it, read it. d. In research or in the professional community, the
a. I, II, and III criticism, Mr. de la Cruz appears not to have understood my
b. II and III point, is hedged and is more acceptable that the statement;
c. I and II Mr. de la Cruz definitely did not understand my point.`
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13. Which statement compares/contrast BEST discourse

analysis from genre analysis? 18. Which type of syllabus would contain the following
a. Discourse analysis is any study of language text at a set of topics: making arrangements, taking part in an
level above that of the sentence; genre analysis is a text interview; buying and selling, ect?
analysis focused on the regularities of structure that a. Structural/situational syllabus
distinguish one type of text from another. b. Skill syllabus
b. Discourse analysis is the global/umbrella term for c. Functional/notional syllabus
text analysis while genre analysis is a part of discourse d. Functional/task-based syllabus
analysis.
c. Discourse analysis is valuable in looking at spoken 19. Which type of syllabus would contain the following
and written business texts while genre analysis is useful in set of topics: writing essays; study techniques and
looking at both written and spoken texts in all areas of ESP. examinations; improving your reading, etc?
a. Skill syllabus
d. Discourse analysis includes the study of cohesive b. Discourse/skills syllabus
links between sentences, of paragraph structure, or the c. Functional/task-based syllabus
structure of the whole text. d. Skills and strategies

14. Which statement below BEST defines ESP? 20. Which type of syllabus would contain the following
a. ESP is a language teaching approach which is based set of topics: properties and shapes; structure; actions in
on learner‟s need. sequence; cause and effect, etc?
b. ESP is an approach not a product. a. Structural/situational syllabus
c. ESP is a particular kind of language or methodology. b. Skill syllabus
d. ESP consists of a particular type of teaching material. c. Functional/notional syllabus
d. Functional/task-based syllabus
15. Which type of knowledge is NOT required of the ESP
teacher? 21. Which type of syllabus would contain the following
a. A positive attitude towards the ESP content set of topics: the nature of generalizations; general and
b. A knowledge of the fundamental principles of the specific information; levels of generality, etc?
subject area a. Skill syllabus
c. An awareness of how much they probably know b. Discourse/skills syllabus
d. A specialist subject knowledge c. Functional/task-based syllabus
d. Skills and strategies
16. One of the consistent problems of ESP teachers is
the lack of an orthodoxy. This means that: 22. Which type of syllabus would contain the following
I. ESP teachers do not have a ready-made, set of topics: exercises in personal evaluation; exercises in
straightforward answers to problems the meet examining your job needs, exercises in using the ads, etc?
II. ESP teachers need to distil and synthesize from a. Skill syllabus
several options those that suit their circumstances b. Discourse/skills syllabus
III. All ESP teachers are pioneers who are helping to c. Functional/task-based syllabus
shape the world of ESP d. Skills and strategies

a. I 23. Which program for school staff members and

b. II teachers was conducted to better match students with their
c. I, II aptitude and career interests?
d. I, II, III a. Project Effective and Affordable Secondary
Education (EASE)
17. Another problem that constantly faces ESP teachers b. Revitalized Homeroom Guidance Program (RHGP)
is the new realms of knowledge that ESP teachers have to c. School Based Education (SBE)
cope with. This suggests that . d. Thinking Skills Development for Maximized Cognitive
a. ESP teachers have to struggle to master language Performance (TSD-MCP)
and subject matter they know very little about
b. ESP teachers often feel a sense of utter inadequacy 24. Which was the Secondary Education Curriculum that
at their ability to cope was implemented in 1989 to replace the Revised Secondary
c. ESP teacher feel boredom as they teach subject Education Program (RSEP)?
matter that are very simple and familiar a. Program for Decentralized Education (PRODED)
d. A and B b. Secondary Education Development Program
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c. New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC) 31. The transcription /taɪp/ represents the word
d. Revised Secondary Education Curriculum (RSEC) .
a. Tap
25. In the K-12 curriculum, to which does the basic b. Tape
education refer? c. Tip
a. 6 years of primary school and four years of junior d. Type
high school
b. 4 years of junior high school, 7 years of primary 32. The transcription /rɪč/ represents the word .
school and 2 years of senior high school a. Reach
c. 2 years of junior high school, 4 years of senior high b. Rich
school and 2 years of senior high school c. Ridge
d. 6 years of elementary education, 4 years of junior d. Reich
high school and 3 years of senior high school.
33. The transcription/ðiz/ transcription the word
26. Which is the main objective of the K-12 program? .
a. To provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts, a. Thighs
skills, develop lifelong learner, and prepare graduates for b. These
tertiary education, middle-level skills development, c. This
employment and entrepreneurship. d. Tease
b. To produce graduates at the age of 18 instead of 16.
c. To follow the trend of the other countries all over 34. Which group has a letter that differs in voicing from
the world. other three?
d. To cope with other educational systems in the a. /m/, /g/, /j/, /s/
ASEAN. b. /n/, /f/, /θ/, /p/
c. /b/, /p/, /r/, /v/
27. The K to 12 curriculum envisions . d. /s/, /č/, /t/, /g/
a. Holistically developed learners with 21st century
skills 35. For each group, identify the segment that differs in
b. A good competition with other countries in the place in articulation from the other three.
financial world
c. 12 years of basic education that meets international a. /s/, /č/, /t/, /n/
standard b. /k/, /n/, /g/, /ŋ/
d. Students equipped with 21st century skill who are c. /θ/, /p/, /b/, /m/
able to compete internationally d. /s/, /č/, /t/, /g/

28. The new curriculum will be focused more on the 36. Which one has the correct stress?
. a. Ceremony
a. Teacher b. Ceremony
b. Learners c. Ceremony
c. Instructional materials d. Ceremony
d. Hours spent in teaching

29. Who will be the first beneficiaries of the senior high Which is the best synonym for the following words?
school of the K to 12 curriculum?
a. Incoming freshmen of SY 2012-2013 37. Precious
b. Incoming sophomore of SY 2012-2013 a. Necessary
c. Incoming juniors of SY 2012-2013 b. Valuable
d. Incoming seniors of SY 2012-2013 c. Irregular
d. Simple
30. According to the Department of Education, which
subject will be integrated into the teaching of Language? 38. Unique
a. Reading a. Simple
b. Physical Education b. Allowed
c. Science c. Special
d. Social Studies d. Unknown
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39. Bulky d. Hesitate

a. Skinny
b. Simple 55. Legalize
c. Tender a. Fire
d. Awkward b. Ban
c. Boycott
40. Assist d. Outlaw
a. Attend
b. Apply 56. Mourn
c. Reproach a. Rejoice
d. Help b. Suffer
c. Regret
41. Advocate d. Cry
a. Predict
b. Pronounce 57. Oppress
c. Support a. Suppress
d. Determine b. Hurt
c. Increase
42. Authorize d. Inspire
a. Protect
b. Question 58. Attach
c. Empower a. Scrape
d. Verify b. Subtract
c. Detach
43. Bless d. Add
a. Consecrate
b. Alarm 59. Export
c. Concern a. Tax
d. Terrify b. Import
50. Conquer c. Intake
a. Surrender d. Bring
b. Descend
c. Punish 60. Donate
d. Divide a. Take
51. Criticize b. Steal
a. Berate c. Let
b. Enjoy d. Give
c. Fault
d. Acclaim 61. Which has an odd-sounding word in the following
group of words?
52. Enormous a. Maintain
a. Very thin b. Domain
b. Very loose c. Contain
c. Very large d. Mountain
d. Very small
62. Discern the semantic similarities in the following
53. Relegate items by identifying the sentences with a different meaning.
a. Prevaricate a. He paid almost thirty thousand pesos for his new
b. Promote personal computer.
c. Import b. His new personal computer cost a little less than
d. Secrete thirty thousand pesos.
c. At thirty thousand pesos, his personal computer was
54. Instigate expensive.
a. Incite d. The new personal computer he bought cost him
b. Create about thirsty thousand pesos.
c. Mediate
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63. Which word is supposed to be stressed when

speaker means that the robber may have taken some a. blow
jewelry? b. blue
a. I didn‟t say he stole the money. c. blows
b. I didn’t say he stole the money. d. dark
c. I didn‟t say he stole the money. 71. Select the sentence that has the modifier placed
d. I didn‟t say he stole the money. correctly.

64.How many morphemes are there in transportation? a. Emotional intelligence, which emerged a decade
a. 1 ago, includes the abilities to motivate yourself and persist in
b. 2 the face of frustrations.
c. 3 b. Emotional intelligence includes the abilities to
d. 4 motivate yourself and persist in the face of frustrations,
which emerged a decade ago.
65. Which of the following sentences is done in c. Which emerged a decade ago, emotional intelligence
acceptable English? includes the abilities to motivate yourself and persist in the
a. Maria cleaned the table up. face of frustrations.
b. Maria is eager to talk to. d. Emotional intelligence includes the abilities to
c. That Maria dances well surprises me. motivate yourself, which emerged a decade ago, and persist
d. Maria desires you to go. in the face of frustrations.
72. Which of the best ending for the following sentence?
66. Which is the correct and preferred sentence?
a. I offered the visitor a meal that was hungry. a. Pupils have their wrist watches.
b. I offered a meal to the visitor who was hungry. b. Pupils coming late will be punished accordingly.
c. I offered for the consumption of the visitor, a meal. c. Pupils are intelligent.
d. A meal was offered by me to the hungry visitor. d. Pupils are supposed to be trained to be punctual at
an early age.
67. Which was the closest meaning of the root word 73. Which is the following words that contain the word
philanthropist? “th” /ð/ sound?
a. Thoughtful
a. Physician b. Thermometer
b. Benevolent c. Thinkers
c. Philosopher d. Therefore
d. Artist
74. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
68. Where should the modifier – weighing 150 pounds a. In that college, you have to take the following
be placed in the following sentences? The robber was courses: four years of English, three years of math, three
described as a tall man with a heavy mustache. years of social studies, and three years of science.
a. The robber weighing 150 pounds was described as a b. In that college, you have to take the following
tall man with a heavy mustache. courses; four years of English, three years of math, three
b. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy years of social studies, and three years of science.
mustache weighing 150 pounds. c. In that college, you have to take the following
c. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy courses. Four years of English, three years of math, three
weighing 150 pounds mustache. years of social studies, and three years of science.
d. The robber was described weighing 150 pounds as a d. In that college, you have to take the following
tall man with a heavy mustache. courses, four years of English, three years of math, three
years of social studies, and three years of science.
69. Which is the free morpheme in the word
examination? 75. Select the words that best complete the following
a. exam sentence.
b. in
c. am a. Inspired… complied
d. tion b. Elated… planned
c. Encouraged… refused
70. Which is the appropriate homonym for blew in the d. Undaunted… continued
following sentence?
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76. Given below are some of the contributions of b. The learner

theoretical linguistics to language teaching EXCEPT ONE. c. The researcher
Which is the EXCEPTION? d. The teacher
a. Changing views and theories of language of language
teaching 82. You are the classroom English teacher of Gracia, a
b. Different technical terms like phoneme, morpheme, new language learner who has no knowledge of English
hyponymy, etc. whatsoever. Which of the following contributions of
c. Pronouncing words and transcribing sounds like IPA linguistics will be most helpful to you to teach her successful?
d. Different approaches to language teaching a. The perfection of your articulation and oral
proficiency in the English language
77. All the options below EXCEPT ONE are some of the b. Your knowledge and skill in grammatical analysis
contributions of applied linguistics to language teaching. c. Your knowledge of linguistically sound language
Which IS NOT? teaching materials
a. How to develop the macro-language skills of d. The reshaping of your view, attitude and concept of
listening, speaking, reading, etc. language and language learning
b. Ideas about learning styles of students and materials
production 83. Genre analysis, macro analysis, macro-discourse
c. Learning strategies, principles of test construction, patterns, text analysis, micro-discourse analysis are concept
and conducting classroom research developments in linguistics. Which list of authors would you
d. Relationships between and among sentences in a text consult to know more about them?
a. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
78. Good instructional materials produce satisfactory b. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
results only if the teacher . c. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
a. is creative and has pleasant presentation techniques d. John Austin, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
b. uses them in teaching lessons that s/he has not fully
mastered 84. Pedagogical grammar, collocational grammar,
c. allows students to manipulate during her ergative verbs, semantic grammar are concept developments
presentation in linguistics. Which list of authors would you call to consult
d. is knowledgeable of developments and principles to know more about them?
underlying those materials a. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
b. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and
79. Which situation BEST assures that the good findings Trimble
of linguistics will reach the end users? c. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
a. Linguists publish their research findings without d.John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes, Terence Odlin
delay.
b. Schools encourage increased efforts to conduct 85. Conversational analysis, gambit, adjacency pairs,
classroom research. speech act theory are concept developments in linguistics.
c. Current findings are disseminated during paper Which list of authors would you consult to know more about
presentations. them?
d. Teachers pick up and put to good use findings of a. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
linguistics in their language. b. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
c. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
80. What attitude needs to be maintained by language d. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes, Svardik
teachers about the feelings of linguistics?
a. Knowledge is constantly changing; take them with a 86. Language learning refers to how an individual learns
grain of salt. a language. Which statement about language learning is
b. Findings are permanent foundations; memorize correct?
them for future application. a. Language learning occurs in a natural manner.
c. Many research findings spring from careless b. Language learning happens when a person knows
research procedures; be choosy and selective. how to speak a language after living in the country that has it
d. Knowledge is in a continuous state of flux; be open as its native tongue.
to new developments and give them a try. c. Language learning occurs in a formal and non-
constructive process.
81. In the machine of language teaching and language d. Language learning is a constructive process through
learning, who appears to be the most important cog? which we know and use a language.
a. The linguist
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87. Which theory of language learning advanced by d. New information is organized and categorized to be
Stephen Krashen state that a student can learn a second properly integrated into the existing schemata.
language if the language components are not too complex
nor too easy? 93. Metacognition can be defined as „thinking about
a. Comprehensible input thinking.‟ The essence of metacognition includes reflecting,
monitoring, self-questioning, and .
b. Critical period analysis a. self-concept
c. Linguistic output b. self-recognition
d. Language acquisition c. self-respect
d. self-regulating
88. Which method emphasizes isolated word lists and a
thorough examination of its grammar is used in second 94. What approach involves a lot of repetition of the
language teaching? second language grammatical forms especially those that are
a. Direct method different from the learner‟s first language?
b. Total Physical Response a. Natural approach
c. Grammar Translation Method b. Communicative approach
d. Suggestopedia c. Linguistic approach
d. Audio-lingual approach
89. Which of the following is NOT an activity under the
total physical response method? 95. What kind of second language do the learners need
a. The teacher gives an activity that involves students to learn in employing the communicative approach?
interviewing people at the market. a. The kind that they have knowledge of the
b.The teacher uses body actions such as jumping to teach to grammatical rules.
teach the meaning of the word ‘jump‟. b. The kind that they will need for a real-world, real-life
c. The teacher opens the door as she gives the situations.
command „open the door‟. c. The kind that they will communicate fluently.
d. The students repeat the phrase, „I can clap‟ as they d. The kind that they will know the deep structure of
clap their hands. grammar.

90. Which hypothesis on second language acquisition 96. Which among the classroom principles is NOT part of
states that grammatical structure proceeds in a predictable the communicative language teaching?
order, that is, some grammatical structures are to be a. An emphasis on the use of interaction in the target
acquired early and the others later? language.
a. Monitor hypothesis b. The introduction of authentic texts into a learning
b. Input hypothesis situation.
c. Affective filter hypothesis c. An enhancement of the learner‟s personal
d. Natural order hypothesis experiences on the target language.
d. The distinction between language acquisition and
91. If the input answers the question how a language language learning.
acquirer develops competency over time, this hypothesis 97. Which approach is frequently used in task-based
points that motivation, self-confidence, and anxiety affect language teaching (TBLT) and features small group activities
how an individual acquires the language. Which hypothesis is that promote positive interaction?
referred to? a. Total physical response
a. Critical period hypothesis b. Cooperative learning
b. Monitor hypothesis c. Academic language scaffolding
c. Natural order hypothesis d. Dialogue journals
d. Affective filter hypothesis
98. If the teacher asks the students to prepare a written
92. Schema theory describes the way the mind acquires, story/text of the experience, what kind of approach has been
categorizes, and organizes knowledge. Which of the following used?
is NOT a component of schema theory? a. Language experience approach
a. Schemata are basic units of knowledge stored in the b. Culture studies
mind c. Dialogue journals
b. Schema are linked together to form the schemata – d. Total physical response
our “cognitive” or “thinking” structure.
c. There can be real learning without meaning.
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99. The following are concepts to be considered in c. Natural order hypothesis

employing cultural approach in teaching language EXCEPT d. Affective filter hypothesis
one. Which is the exception?
a. Children experiences in learning their own language 105. Which language teaching approach never uses the
and culture are a resource for learning a second language. first language because it emphasizes the natural dialogue in
b. Much of the students‟ knowledge of their own the second language?
culture is embedded in their first language a. Total physical response
c. The process of learning the second language will also b. Grammar translation method
involve learning about the culture embedded in that c. Direct approach
language. d. Cooperative learning
d. There are superior languages because there are
superior cultures. 106. If the prefix “un” is attached to a base word to mean
“not”, which word is INCORRECT?
100. If the academic language scaffolding involves a. Unserious
providing students with second language input that is a little b. Uncommon
bit beyond their current level, dialogue journals create a c. Unkind
written conversation between each student and the teacher. d. Unsad
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Both statements are true. 107. “Flu”, “bra”, “fax”, and “cab” are words fromed
b. The first statement is true while the second through .
statement is false. a. abbreviation
c. The first statement is false while the second b. acronym
statement is true. c. clipping
d. Both statements are false. d. eponym

101. Dialogue journals: students write a topic in the 108. Coinage is the invention of totally new terms.
second language in their journal;: the teacher or a more However, there are few coinages because the words
advanced classmate acts as support as the student builds themselves give no clue to their meanings. Which of the
his/her second language vocabulary and fluency. following is not coined?
a. Language experience approach a. Vortal
b. Cooperative learning b. Kodak
c. Academic language scaffolding c. Xerox
d. Culture studies d. Kleenex

102. The domain of language that an individual acquires 109. The word “skitch” which means „to propel oneself
from 1-2 years is . while on a skateboard‟ came from the words .
a. Cognitive-academic language proficiency (CALP) a. ski and hitch
b. First language b. skit and itch
c. Second language c. skate and itch
d. Basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) d. skate and hitch
110. Which sentence shows the need for mastery of their
103. The theoretical framework for communicative plural form?
language teaching (CLT) includes that views the learner‟s a. Bacteria is disease-causing microorganisms.
use of second language as the best source for learning the b. Bacteria are studied microscopically.
second language. c. Bacteria have cell walls.
a. Social interaction and socio-cultural theories d. Bacteria abound anywhere.
b. Behaviorism theory
c. Universal grammar 111. In language learning, discrimination of sounds can be
d. Language acquisition device done through minimal pairs – pair of words in contrast.
Which phrase DOESN‟T use minimal pair?
104. Which hypothesis suggests that there is an optimal a. Shoes that fit his feet.
window of time during which anyone can learn a first b. Reach the peak.
language or second language in a „normal‟ or „native-like‟ c. To eat with gusto.
level? d. The rich beyond reach
a. Monitor hypothesis
b. Critical period hypothesis
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112. In written communication, punctuation marks can be d. Polysemes

used to show junctures to make the meaning clear. Which
sentence expresses the idea that the speaker asks John to 119. How are these words called? “polish” – v. to make
sleep? shiny, and “Polish” – adj. from Poland; “march – b. to walk
a. John, don‟t try to sleep now. with regular, steady steps of equal length, and “March” – n.
b. John don‟t, try to sleep now. the third month of the year. These words share the same
c. John don‟t try, sleep now. spelling but have different meaning when capitalized (and
d. John don‟t try to sleep, now. may or may not have different pronunciations).
a. Capitonyms
113. In oral communication, a slash mark is used to signify b. Paronyms
pauses for proper communication. What meaning is c. Oronyms
conveyed by this line? “Nadia/ says Thelma/ is a liar.” d. Synonyms
a. Nadia is the speaker.
b. Thelma is a liar. 120. Tenses express time. Which sentence shows that an
c. Thelma is the speaker. action happened at a recent past?
d. Nadia tells something to Thelma. a. Carlo just climbed the mountain last year.
b. Carlo has just climbed the mountain.
114. Using idioms is an effective way of vocabulary c. Carlo had just climbed the mountain.
enrichment. Which sentence is idiomatic? d. Carlo is just climbing the mountain.
a. She was crying because her milk was spilled.
b. At this point, it is useless crying over spilled milk. 121. Noam Chomsky‟s Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
c. The spilled milk is useless. has led to an entirely new approach in the field of linguistics:
d. The useless spilled milk cannot be drunk. generative phonology and transformational grammar. What
is the focus of this new approach?
115. Learning vocabulary can be done through context. a. It focuses almost entirely on the abstract „deep
What is the meaning of “set” in this sentence? structure‟ of individual‟s native language.
Alice wants a chess set for her collection. b. It focuses on the device itself and how it is used in
a. Apparatus teaching.
b. Model c. It focuses on how the individual acquires and learns
c. Board a language.
d. Kit d. It focuses on how the individual acquires and learns
a language. It focuses on language teaching.
116. Which sentence is not emphatic?
a. Days, weeks, and years mat pass before they are 122. Anderson‟s Adaptive Control of Though (ACT) model
recognized. has been influential in studies of cognitive development and
b. This has happened more than once. second language acquisition. Which of the following describes
c. Newsletters were used by them to spread news. ACT model?
d. Edison took further steps to develop modern a. This model applies to the way people learn language
movies. as well as other human behavior.
b. Children use language arguably the most abstract
117. Which sentence shows a noun in the genitive case? symbolic system that they will encounter in their lives.
a. The teacher teaches grammar. c. This is more of informational processing that is
b. The teacher likes grammar. based on the belief that all human knowledge can be divided
c. The teacher‟s grammar is excellent. into two irreducible kinds of representations, the declarative
d. The teacher teaches us grammar. knowledge and procedural knowledge.
d. The stages of development that are required for
118. The meanings associated with the word “ear” in the children to develop their cognitive abilities in other areas do
following sentences seem related. How are the words with not apply to learning a language.
the same spelling and related meaning called?
I put a cotton wool in my ear. 123. Which theory emphasizes that any human behavior
He listened to their difficulties with an impatient ear. The can be learned through a process of stimulus-response and
phonetician has a good ear for tone. positive or negative reinforcement?
I tried to get her ear. a. Behaviorism
a. Capitonyms b. Constructivism
b. Paronyms c. Social interaction theories
c. Oronyms d. Sociocultural theories
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a. using meaning-filled speech

124. Which concept is NOT characteristic of academic b. production of language
language proficiency? c. using the target language
a. It includes knowledge of the less frequent d. progress of the second language
vocabulary of the target language as well as the ability to
interpret and produce increasingly complex written language. 130. Which principle does NOT belong to direct approach
b. Immigrant students typically require at least 5 years in language teaching?
to attain expectations in second language literacy skills. a. It emphasizes natural dialogue in the second
c. Frequent writing across genres is also crucial in language.
developing academic skills. b. It is a method based on immersion.
d. Academic language is primarily found in everyday c. It never uses the second language.
conversation; hence, teachers should attain the students d. It takes advantage of the kinesthetic memory.
with language use in everyday activities.
131. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?
125. Which of the statements is NOT TRUE about the is my friend, Tom.
sociological factors in language learning? a. This
a. A sociological factor is exercising power by a b. That
dominant individual, group or country. c. These
b. Students who experience academic failure d. He
predominantly come from social groups whose identities
have been devalued by the wider society. Sometimes over 132. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?
many generations. are my parents, John and Betty.
c. Power relations in the broader society play a crucial a. These
role in students‟ achievement in school. b. That
d. Effective education challenges coercive power c. Those
relations in the broader society by affirming the students‟ d. They
identities at school.
133. Which question is CORRECT?
126. Which principle states that language abilities a. This is your coat?
required for academic success are very different from those b. This your coat is?
operating in everyday conversational context and that among c. Is this your coat?
bilingual children, transfer of academic language proficiency d. D. Your coat is this?
occurs languages when development of literacy in both
languages is promoted in the school context? 134. Which question is CORRECT?
a. Linguistic principle a. That is your husband?
b. Sociolinguistic principle b. How much this bag is?
c. Psycholinguistic principle c. Are these your pens?
d. Bilingual education d. These your pens?

127. Which strategy allows the students to integrate their 135. Complete the sentence.
academic content to classroom activities and to their won How much are those ?
knowledge and experiences? a. bread
a. Language experience approach
b. First language support b. apples
c. fruit
c. Culture studies d. pen
d. Story telling
136. Which word best completes the sentence? Is
128. Which of the following does NOT belong to the your dog over there?
group? a. those
a. The acquisition-learning distinction b. this
b. Monitor hypothesis c. that
c. Linguistic output d. these
d. Affective filter hypothesis
137. Which is sentence is CORRECT?
129. Comprehensible input: level i+1; linguistic output: . a. This‟s my best friend, William.
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b. Those‟re my classmates, James and Harry. b. I‟m twenty three years.

c. That‟s my teacher, Mrs. Wilson. c. I‟m twenty three.
d. Thay‟re my friend, Alyssa d. I‟m twenty three years older.

138. Which sentence is NOT correct? 147. What is the CORRECT reply? How much is the cruise?
a. You look nice today. a. It‟s 1,450 pesos.
b. You sing very good. b. It‟s 10 days.
c. This music sounds great! c. Its 670 kilometers.
d. That is my house over there. d. It‟s a two day travel.
148. Which question is NOT CORRECT?
139. Which sentence is NOT correct? a. How many students there are in the school?
a. Paul‟s not going to get a job. b. How long is the lesson?
b. They‟re not going to visit the castle. c. How much money do you have?
c. We‟re going to see a film. d. How far is the house from the school?
d. I am on a strict diet.
140. Which is the CORRECT reply? Are you going to meet 149. Which is the friendliest way to reply to the question:
Ruth? How do I log onto the website?
a. Yes, we are. a. First, you type your username here.
b. Yes, she is. b. You must type your username here.
c. Yes I‟m. c. You should type your username here.
d. Yes, we will. d. If you want result, you must type your name here.

141. Which questions is CORRECT? 150. Which sentence is best for a sign?
a. What time we going to arrive? a. Please sign in, visitors!
b. Where you are going to stay? b. Visitors must sign in.
c. Which television are you going to buy? c. Visitor, you must sign in please.
d. When is your arrival? d. Sign in here.

142. Which sentence is CORRECT? 151. Which sentence is not CORRECT?

a. How much do we have milk? a. Please to take a seat.
b. How much milk do we have?
c. How many milk do we have? b. Don‟t leave the house alone.
d. Do we have many milk? c. Take care when you cross the road.
d. Why not take a seat?
143. Which question is CORRECT?
a. How long does it take to get from here to Sagada? 152. Which sentence is BEST for a sign?
a. Don‟t park your car here please, visitors.
b. How long to get from here to Sagada? b. Visitors must not park their cars here.
c. How long it takes to get from here to Sagada? c. Visitor, you don‟t park here.
d. How far do we go to Sagada? d. No parking on both sides.

144. Which question is BEST? 153. You are giving someone instructions. Which
a. How many rooms are in your house? sentence is BEST?
b. How many rooms there are in your house? a. Please to put the box over there.
c. How many rooms are there in your house? b. Please put the box over there.
d. How many are there rooms in your house? c. You must put the box over there.
d. Over there put the box.
145. Complete the question.
work do you have to do today? 154. Which sentence is CORRECT?
a. How much a. Don‟t to tell anyone! It‟s a secret.
b. How many b. Don‟t tell anyone! It‟s a secret.
c. How long c. Don‟t telling anyone! It‟s a secret.
d. How little d. Don‟t tell nobody! It‟s a secret.

146. Which sentence is NOT CORRECT? 155. Which sign is BEST?

a. I‟m twenty three years old. a. Passenger must not cross the line
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b. Passenger must not cross this line. That‟s my sisters‟ bedroom. How many girls sleep in this
C. Passenger, don‟t cross this line. room?
d. Passengers must not cross. a. One
b. Two or more
156. Where can you write the word went? c. It is impossible to know
a. We to France every year. d. It is impossible.
b. We to France last month.
c. We to France next week. 165. Which sentence is BEST?
d. We did to France last month. a. Istanbul is the biggest city of Turkey.
b. Istanbul is Turkey‟s biggest city.
157. Which sentence is CORRECT? c. Istanbul is Turkeys‟ biggest city.
a. Tom didn‟t meet Anna. d. Istanbul is biggest city in Turkey.
b. We didn‟t go out last night.
c. Sally didn‟t got my email. 166. Complete the sentence. That‟s car.
d. We didn‟t went out last night. a. Anne‟s parents‟
b. Annes‟ parent‟s
158. Which question is NOT CORRECT? c. Anne‟s parents
a. Did you like the gift? d. Anne parents
b. What time did you arrive?
c. Where did you parents meet? 167. Complete the sentence.
d. Where did you eat your lunch? I never read magazines.

159. Which sentence is CORRECT? a. woman's

a. That‟s Bobs car. b. women‟s
b. That‟s Bob‟s car. c. womens‟
c. That‟s Bobs‟ car. d. womens
d. That‟s Bob Car.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
160. Which sentence is CORRECT?
a. Are you going to Dan‟s and Suzie‟s party? 168. What will you do if
b. Are you going to Dan and Suzie‟s party? a. you didn‟t pass the licensure examination?
c. Are you going to Dan‟s and Suzies‟ party? b. you didn‟t pass the licensure examination?
d. Are you going to Suzie and Dan party? c. you won‟t pass the licensure examination?
d. you didn‟t get a good score in the licensure
161. Complete the sentence. examination?
That‟s not my bag. It‟s my .
a. brothers's 169. Daniel Padilla is a great teenage actor, ?
b. brothers a. doesn't he
c. brother‟s b. wasn‟t he
d. brother c. isn‟t he
d. is he
162. Complete the sentence.
Write your name at the . 170. Victoria and best friends are going on a holiday
a. top of the page together.
b. page‟s top a. their
c. page in the top b. her
d. page on top c. she
d. they
163. Which sentence is best?
a. Do you have the newspaper of yesterday? 171. While you are reading her letter, your mother
b. Do you have yesterday‟s newspaper? on her seat in the plane.
c. Do you have yesterdays‟ newspaper? a. will crying
d. Do you have yesterday? b. will have cried
c. will be crying
164. Read the sentence below and answer the question. d. will do crying
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172. The library the center of the city has a vast

collection of updated books and journals. 180. You smoke inside but you can smoke outside.
a. in a. don't have to
b. on b. must not
c. at c. need not
d. from d. don‟t need to

173. this new memorandum, there will be clean 181. Neither Elaine not the other girls sent
up drive before the start of classes. photograph entries.
a. Supposedly a. their
b. Conversely b. her
c. According to c. its
d. Apparently d. theirselves

174. The President challenged the voting population that 182. My bag is made out of leather.
they vote wisely, there will be the same problems of a. genuine
graft and corruption. b. more genuine
a. while c. most genuine
b. in case d. least genuine
c. provided that
d. unless 183. ! Give me back my purse.
a. Wow
b. Yipee
175. Freshman students from the provinces on c. Hey
campus dormitories in their first year. d. Ouch
a. stay
b. stays 184. None of my siblings here last week for the
c. are staying family reunion.
d. staying a. is
b. are
176. I saw the advertisement for the job chance. c. was
a. by d. were
b. in
c. at 185. Juan dela Cruz, the elected mayor, made the speech
d. on .
a. herself
177. My daughter like chocolates, she does not like b. hisself
milk. c. himself
a. so d. itself
b. for
c. but 186. Statistics one of the most difficult subjects among
d. or English majors.
a. is
178. In doing a research, you copy ideas from books b. are
and journals without referencing them properly. c. was
a. must not d. were
b. don‟t have to
c. have to 187. The new front desk clerk dresses .
d. must not have a. prettifully
b. pretty
179. , the governor agreed to be the guest c. prettily
speaker when I invited him. I had not expected that. d. prettiest
a. Unfortunately
b. Certainly 188. The number of students who attended the seminar
c. Surprisingly workshop considerably large.
d. Personally a. is
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b. are marks used and some of the common nouns at the middle of
c. was the line were written in capital letters. May could conclude
d. were that her favorite author took into consideration the use of .
a. lexico-semantic feature
189. Tom and Jerry were creeping through the cold b. syntactic feature
clammy cave when they suddenly heard rocks falling behind c. phonological feature
them. The underline group of words is a/an . d. graphological feature
a. phrase
b. dependent clause 197. What stylistic device is used in “A face reproachful
c. independent clause tearful an odor of camphor and of tears a voice weeping
d. complex sentence steadily and softly beyond the twilight door the twilight-
colored smell of honeysuckle” (The Sound and the Fury)?
190. The diamond, the mineral form of carbon, is values a. Stream of Consciousness
as a precious stone and also used for various industrial
processes. What is the function of the underlined noun? b. Free Direct Speech
a. Appositive c. Dialogue Strategy
b. Object complement d. Character Viewpoint
c. Object of the preposition
d. Direct object 198. Mr. Wansan has a difficulty figuring out who the
culprits are the massacre of the Y family. Aside from looking
191. The barrio council announced the number coding closely at the crime scene, he also needs to consider issues
scheme. What part of speech is the underlined word? like voice recognition and identification of regional accents.
a. Noun Which type of stylistics analysis should Mr. Wansan need to
b. Adjective consider?
c. Adverb a. Pragmatic Stylistics
d. Interjection b. Forensic Stylistics
c. Pedagogical Stylistics
192. Match the underlined verb in the example sentence d. Affective Stylistics

a. Verb followed by a direct object 199. Which method of achieving cohesion in a discourse
b. Verb followed by a direct object and an indirect object is used in the line Would you like a soda? “Yes, I’d like one”?
c. Verb with no object a. Elliptical cohesion
d. Verb followed by a predicate nominative b. Referential cohesion
c. Lexical cohesion
193. Match the underlined verb in the example sentence d. Substitutive cohesion
a. Verb followed by a direct object
b. Verb followed by a direct object and an indirect object 200. Teacher Limbo ants his students to feel the story
c. Verb with no object they are to read. He instructed them to imagine themselves
d. Verb followed by a predicate nominative as characters in the story and to fee the setting of the story.
194. What area of language is NOT a central theme in Which does Teacher Limbo want his students to apply?
describing a process? a. Temporal Shift Theory
a. Passive forms b. Deictic Shift Theory
b. Following steps c. Historical Shift
c. Sequencing words d. Progressive Shift
d. Superlative forms
195. Joe watched his favorite singer perform in three 201. Which stylistic feature is used in the following lines:
occasions. He noticed that on those different occasions, his Break him up Slurp him up Darin him up
favorite singer sang the same song but with different a. Lexical repetition
interpretations. Which style did the singer fulfill? b. Lexico-semantic level
a. Style as a choice c. Syntactic level
b. Style as a period or time d. Graphological level
c. Style as a man
d. Style as deviation 202. Which stylistic device is used in William Shakespeare‟s
All the world’s a stage
196. May read one of the poems written by her favorite And all the men and women merely players They have their
author and she noticed that there are only two punctuation exits and their entrances
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a. Metonymy
b. Synecdoche 209. With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, Agape
c. Simile they heard me call;
d. Metaphor Gramercy! they for joy did grin, And all at once their breath
drew in,
203. In Don’t take your break up with Lance too hard. As they were drinking all. (Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
Don’t worry, there will be more handsome faces that will a. End rhyme
come your way, the writer considered using . b. Euophony
a. Holonymic agency c. Alliteration
b. Multiple meanings d. Cacophony
c. Meronymic agency
d. Metonymic agency 210. Which of the following is an example of chiasmus?

204. I was on my way to the third floor of the building a. To live is to die and to laugh is to cry.
when I heard a thud. Then vroooom goes the motorcycle. b. “Ask not what your country can do for you but what
Which word is an example of lexical onomatopoeia? you can do for your country.” (John F. Kennedy)
a. Vrooom c. “Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good
b. Head men eat and drink that they may live.‟ (Socrates)
c. Motorcycle d. Pedro is to Peter as Maria is to Mary.
d. Thud
211. “… and that government of the people, by the
205. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
and “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!” (Act 1, (Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln) is an example of .
Macbeth) is an example of . a. anaphora
a. prolepsis b. epnalepsis
b. analepsis c. anastrophe
c. repetition d. epistrophe
d. flashback
212. “You, Sir, of all men whom I have know, are he
206. “A strange end to my manuscript. I meant to publish whose body is the closes conjoined, and imbued, and
it some day as the history of one Poirot’s failure!”, writes the identified, so to speak, with the spirit whereof it is the
narrator in the last chapter: he has narrated a murder case instrument.” (Scarlet Letter) is an example of .
and its investigation by Hercule Poirot omitting one crucial a. polysyndenton
detail, that he himself is the murderer; but in the previous b. polypton
chapter he has been found out and has been left the way out c. asyndenton
of committing suicide, which he announces before closing the d. aphorism
narration. – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie.
Which kind of narrator was used in the above chapter Read the poem then answer questions 213-216.
excerpt? We Wear the Mask
a. Heterodiegetic Paul Laurence Dunbar
b. Homodiegetic
c. Homo-heterodiegetic We wear the mask that grins and lies,
d. Overt/covert It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, -- This debt we pay
to human guile;
207. What modality is used in the sentence Marvin is With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with
probably at school now? myriad subtleties.
a. Deontologic Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all out tears
b. Epistimolgic and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while
c. Epistemic We wear the mask
d. Ontodologic We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured
souls arise.
208. War is war is an example of . We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the
a. parallelism mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!
b. tautophony
c. tautology 213. In line 1, the mask most probably refers
d. paradox metamorphically to .
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a. the survival tactic that people employ to hide their 220. Based from Alexander Pope‟s An Essay on Criticism,
true feelings bad criticism does greater harm than bad writing. So Pope
b. the cosmetics that people use to enhance their advises a critic to have these characteristics, EXCEOT one
beauty .
c. the good actions people show when they want a. emotion
something from other people b. tact
d. the action backbiters do c. modesty
d. integrity
214. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a. AABBA AAB CAABBAC
b. ABBBA CDD EFFGGHI 221. In “The Art of Fiction” of Henry James, a critic is
c. AABBA CCD EFFGGFE advised to see that a text should have these qualities, EXCEPT
d. AABBA CCD EFFGGHI .
a. realistic
215. The last stanza is an example of a/an . b. interesting
a. ambiguity c. either romantic or scientific
b. metaphor d. recognizable to readers
c. anaphora
d. precision 222. A formalistic approach to John Milton‟s Paradise
Lost would take into account the following EXCEPT .
216. The second line of the last stanza is an example of a. the characters of Adam, Eve Satan, and God
a/an . b. the point of view in which the story is told
a. metonymy c. plot analysis
b. antithesis d. the blindness of the writer
c. apostrophe
d. ellipsis 223. If the biographical approach is used to analyze
Milton‟s Paradise Lost, the critic will consider the .
217. Aristotle‟s Poetics states that successful strategy a. author's Puritan beliefs
exploits and appeals to two basic emotions: fear and pity. b. symbolism of the paradise
These emotions offer a “katharsis” or purgation. This belief c. description of the garden of Eden and its prescribed
has influenced the works of Shakespeare. Which of location
Shakespeare‟s works does NOT reflect this belief? d. interrelated actions
a. Twelfth Night
b. Othello 224. Using the feminist perspective in Alice Walker‟s
c. Romeo and Juliet Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self, the critic will
d. King Lear consider .
a. the time when the story was written
218. Dante Alighieri contends that the use of the vernacular is b. who the other dancer is
an excellent vehicle to the full understanding of a literary c. the author‟s perception of „beauty‟ and the world
piece. Which Philippine piece supports this claim? she lives in
a. Walang Sugat d. the figure of speech used in the title
b. Dilim and Liwanag
c. Three Generations 225. If the psychological approach is used to analyze Alice
d. The Fence Walker‟s Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self, the
reader will consider .
219. According to Sir Philip Sidney in his “An apology for a. meaning of „beauty‟
Poetry,” poetry embodies truth. What truth may a critic see b. point of view of the story
in these lines of the poem, Change, by Angela Manalang: c. effect of the cataract in lice‟s life
And then I shall outgrow this love of you/ Sooner or later I d. setting of the story
shall put away/ This jeweled ecstasy for something new/
Brand me not fickle on that fatal day./ 226. The historical approach CANNOT be used to analyze
a. Life is a puzzle. the event of the times in
b. Nothing is permanent in this world except change. a. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas
c. Love is everywhere. Jefferson
d. Teenagers are fickle-minded. b. The Crisis by Thomas Paine
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c. Patrick Henry‟s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” c. Formalistic

speech d. Dialogic
d. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls by Longfellow
234. In literature, allusion is a reference to a person, an
227. The historical approach can be used to analyze Jose event, or place in which a reader is deemed familiar. In the
Rizal‟s Noli Me Tangere if the critic considers . Sumerian epic, Gilgamesh, what biblical allusion was used?
a. the travels of Rizal a. The Ten Commandments
b. the time that shaped the events in the novel b. The Great Flood
c. the abuses experienced by the Filipinos c. The Exodus
d. the meaning of the title of the novel d. The Last Supper

228. The sociological approach can be used to study the 235. Symbol is a representation of something beyond
Noli Me Tangere of Rizal if the critic considers . itself. In the “Odyssey” of Homer, what is the best symbolism
a. the political and social conditions of the Filipinos of the “wedding bed”?
during the Spanish era a. Life for Telemachus
b. the influence of the Americans to the independence b. Constancy of Odyssey and Penelope‟s love
of the Filipinos c. Love of family
c. the literacy contributions of the Japanese to the d. Hope for the return of Odysseus
Filipinos
d. the linguistic contributions of the Chinese to the 236. Which is the theme of Gilgamesh?
Filipinos a. Importance of love and friendship
b. Value of self-worth and accomplishment
229. Using the mythological approach, what would the c. Preference to immortality/lasting fame through
critic see in the literary piece? performing great deeds
a. Plot d. Significance of death
b. Historical background of the piece
c. Archetypes present in the text 237. “Even a stone can shiver and bleed” was a line by
d. Social problems of the characters Anticleia, Odysseus‟ mother, before she drowned herself
because she could no longer endure the pain of waiting for
230. Which is the philosophical discussion of the her son‟s return. What figure if speech best illustrates the
literature‟s methods and goals? quoted line?
a. Literary theory a. Hyperbole
b. Literary piece b. Meiosis
c. Literary criticism c. Metonymy
d. Literary demonstration d. Meiosis

231. In “The Mole” by Kabawata Yasunari, the woman has 238. “The Song of Hiawatha”, an American Indian epic,
the habit of touching her mole which annoyed her husband tells of the origin of the Indian maize. What function does this
so much that it caused them marital problem. The woman myth have?
could not explain well why she does it so. What approach can a. Explanation
be used best to understand the woman? b. Validation/Justification
a. Psychological c. Description
b. Cultural d. Inspiration
c. Archetypal
d. Formalistic 239. According to a Greek writer, certain gods were
originally great people venerated because of their
232. What approach is concerned with the study of „signs‟? benefactions to mankind. What philosophy in the study of
a. Hermeneutics myths tells us this?
b. Semiotics a. Romanticism
c. Formalistic b. Euhemerism
d. Dialogic c. Rationalism
d. Structuralism
233. What approach can be used to study the „texts‟ of
the bible? 240. Which are the simplest forms of folktales? There is
a. Hermeneutics not much plot involved, but they carry a lot of rhythm. Events
b. Semiotics
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follow each other logically in a pattern of cadence and c. men‟s exhibition of greed
repetition. d. the reign of political dynasty
a. Cumulative tales
b. Drolls 248. “Cruel wall” they said, “why do you keep two lovers
c. Romances apart? But we will not be ungrateful. We owe, we confess,
d. Realistic tales the privilege of transmitting loving words to willing, ears.”
(Pyramus and Thisbe). This “wall” between Pyramus and
241. Many myths tell ritual and cultic customs. In Thisbe signifies the .
Mesopotamia, the creation epic Enuma Elish which was read a. forbidden love they have for each other
each New Year at Babylon, celebrated the progress of the b. power and authority of their parents over them
cosmos from initial anarchy to government by the kingship of c. barrier toward their happiness
Marduk; hence the myth functions as of the authority of d. witness of the hardships the young lovers went
earthly rules and of earthly monarchy in general. through
a. explanation
b. justification/validation 249. Achilles is the opposite of .
c. description a. Odysseus
d. inspiration b. Hector
c. Arthur
242. The primitive deity Aphrodite represents . d. Menelaus
a. the magical function of procreation
b. physical beauty and grace 250. Achilles‟ source of power lies in his .

c. intelligence, wit, and sex a. heels

d. woman of purity of life and mind b. expectation of death
c. will to avenge Patroclos
243. The myths of the Greeks reflect . d. rule of no-caring-ness
a. that humans are the center of the universe
b. that humans and gods live alike 251. The stories of Priam and his son Paris, Odysseus and
c. a view of the universe that acknowledges the Telegonos; Oedipus and his father reveal .
mystery and beauty of humanity a. familial tension
d. a less strange and frightening magic than the myths b. prophecy of death
of other ancient civilizations c. murder and death
d. son as a carrier of death
244. When Oedipus learns the incredible truth his mother
and father, he puts out his own eyes and leaves his city to 252. Which name of Zeus as the God of the State?
wander and eventually die. This shows . a. Zeus of Ktesios
a. regret and repentance to a wrong decision b. Zeus Polieus
b. physical manifestation of the limitation of man c. Zeus Lycacus
c. date‟s control over humans‟ lives d. Zeus Xenios
d. acceptance of wrongdoing and self-punishment
253. Which of the god of rebirth and vegetation?
245. The presence of these three divinities: Clotho, a. Adonis C. Bacchus
Lachesis, and Atropos in Greek myth symbolizes . b. Achilles D. Odysseus
a. destiny which cannot be controlled by anyone
b. power of immortals over mortals 254. Who is the daughter of Oedipus by Jacosta?
c. mortals‟ fate which depends on the gods a. Antenna
d. immortals that play a great part in mortals‟ life b. Antigone
c. Antiope
246. The Pyramus and Thisbe love affair shows . d. Anticleia
a. the immaturity of teenagers
b. the aggressiveness of young lovers 255. What is the Greek name for Venus?
c. the authority of parents over their children a. Aphrodite
d. an attempt to change traditional practices b. Thalassa
247. The Trojan War can be seen today as . c. Venussa
a. the war over lands and boundaries d. Thalea
b. women‟s empowerment 256. The Trojan War is also known as the .
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a. Greek War 263. From a feminist‟s point of view, The picture Wife
b. Rebellion of the Trojan retold by Keigo Seki, speaks of a
c. Return of the Trojan .
d. Siege of Troy a. wife submissive to her husband
b. wife who is incapable of decision-making
257. Who is considered as the herald and messenger of c. woman who is not inferior to man
the Olympian Gods? d. woman who is capable of fooling a man
a. Zeus
b. Prometheus 264. Say it with Flowers by Toshio Mori dominantly talks
c. Hermes about how .
d. Promachus a. to manage a flower shop business
b. businessmen fool their clients and customers
258. A passage from The happiest boy in the world by c. flowers can be able to communicate flowers
N.V.M Gonzales: d. servants being treated by bosses
“It’s about my boy, Jose,” he wrote on. “I want him to study
this June in Mansalay. He’s in the sixth grade, and he’s 265. “Gee I feel like rotten. Those flowers I sold won‟t last
quite a poor hand at looking after your carabaos, as it would longer than tomorrow. I feel lousy. I‟m lousy…” exclaimed
be best that he go to school in the town.” Terou (Say it with Flowers by Keigo Seki). Terou exhibits the
What characteristic is shown by the letter writer? value of
a. generosity.
a. A master who wants to get rid of a lazy servant b. obedience
b. A responsible father c. honesty
c. A parent who values education d. sympathy
d. A generous master who wants his servant to be educated
266. In these last line of poem, In Africa, black men fly
259. In the story entitled Karma by Khushwant Singh, Sir airplanes the persona expresses .
Mohan tried to attract attention of Englishmen but ended up a. hope
being thrown of the train. Sir Mohan pictures . b. dream
a. a discriminated person c. imagination
b. a citizen who dreams of being and Englishman d. hatred
c. colonial mentality
d. racism 267. What situation is present in the following lines?
…In Africa, black men fly airplanes
260. What was the technique used by Francisco Arcellana a. Freedom
to narrate the events in his story, the Flowers of May? b. Poverty
a. Dramatic irony c. Discrimination
b. Symbolism d. Slavery
c. Flashback
d. Indirect Method 268. What advice is given to the reader in the last stanza
of “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant?
261. In the same story, Flowers of May, the author “So live, that when thy summons come to join/The
described the weather of May as the narrator opens the story innumerable caravan, which moves/To that mysterious
and described again toward the middle as the narrator recalls realm, where each shall take/His chamber in the silent halls
back the weather in May of 1934. What does this imply? of death,/Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at
This emphasizes the beauty of the environment during May. night,/Scourges to his dungeon, but, sustained and
The weather reflects the emotional state of a family. soothed/By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,/like one
The weather symbolizes death of a member of a family. The who wraps the drapery of his couch/About him, and lies
weather reflects denial on the part of the father. down to pleasant dreams”/
a. Live life to the fullest
262. How were American soldiers portrayed in the story b. Death is not the end, but only a passage into another
We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers by Alejandro R. Roces? life
a. Selfish and luxurious c. Don‟t think of death as part of life
b. Unmindful of Filipino d. Live your life in such a way that you meet death calmly.
c. Proud and heavy drinkers
d. Dominant heroes
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269. “Fame Is a Fickle Food” and “Hope‟ Is the Thing with d. Personification
Feathers” are poems of Emily Dickinson. Which figure of
speech do they share in common? 275. The folk ballad “Lord Randall” uses a refrain that
a. Personification advances the narrative as the real situation increases. “For I
b. Simile „m weary with hunting, and fain would lie down” serves as
c. Metaphor the refrain of the first six stanzas of the poem, then is
d. Metonymy changed to “For I‟m sick at the heart, and fain would lie
down” in the last six stanzas. This refrain where there is a
270. “Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!/I never slight change in it illustrates
thought to ask, I never knew:/But, in my simple ignorance, .
suppose/ The selfsame Power that brought me there brought a. extended repetition
you.”/ b. cumulative repetition
These lines from the poem, The Rhodora, by Ralph Waldo c. interval repetition
Emerson, tell that the speaker and the Rhodora share the d. incremental repetition
same .
a. life 276. “This widow --- woman of whom I tell my tale/Since
b. fate the sad day when last she was a wife/Had led a very patient,
c. creator simple life.”/What literary term is illustrated by the lines?
d. thoughts a. Theme
b. Characterization
271. An Aphorism is a short statement expressing a c. Setting
TRUTH OR OPINION ABOUT LIFE. The following are aphorisms d. Point of View
taken from “Poor Richard‟s Almanack.”
A good example is the best sermon. He that cannot obey 277. “Alas my Lords!” There‟s many a sycophant/And
cannot command. flatterer that fill your court with cant/And give more pleasure
Lost time is never found again. with their forsooth/Than he who speaks in soberness ad
Which former US President is ascribed to these aphorisms? truth./” These lines from “The Nun’s Priest Tale”, one of the
a. Benjamin Franklin tales in “The Canterburry Tales” illustrates the literary term
b. Thomas Jefferson .
c. Thomas Paine a. Theme
d. Richard Nixon b. Characterization
c. Setting
272. The title of the poem, The Passionate Shepherd to d. Point of View
His Love, by Christopher Marlowe, suggests that the poem is
a . 278. In his masterpiece, he Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey
a. ballad Chaucer used a literary technique which refers to a narrative
b. pastoral within a narrative. Which technique is referred to?
c. metrical romance a. Internal Story
d. ode b. Frame Story
c. Sequential Story
273. To what season is the speaker‟s life compared in the d. Embedded Story
first quatrain of Shakespeare‟s Sonnet 73? “That the time of
year thou mayst in me behold/When yellow leaves, or more, 279. Reading strategies are different from what are
or few, do hang/Upon those boughs whish shake against the traditionally called reading skills. Which of the following
old./Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.”/ statement does prove the difference?
a. Winter a. Strategies emphasize intentional and deliberate
b. Spring plans under control when good readers make decisions about
c. Summer which strategy to use while skills are basically automatic
d. Autumn routines.
b. Strategies emphasize reasoning because readers are
274. “Sonnet 18” of Shakespeare starts with “Shall I reasoning and critical thinking as they construct and
compare thee to a summer‟s day?” This line shows the use of reconstruct evolving meanings and reading.
rhetorical question, and what figure of speech? c. Strategies are inherently flexible and adaptable;
a. Chiasmus readers modify strategies to fit different kinds of texts and
b. Simile differentiate purposes while skills connote consistency, if not
c. Metaphor rigidity, in application across a variety of texts.
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d. Strategies imply metacognitive awareness while b. using correct vocabulary, pronunciation, and
skills that have been learned imply cognitive awareness. grammar
c. spelling words correctly
280. Which macro skill involves putting sentences d. recognizing and distinguishing sounds
together in connected discourse, but the main focus is on
basic communicability? 287. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
a. Speaking a. The students write to enjoy, to understand, and to
b. Writing use new ideas and information.
c. Listening b. In reading, the students form letters properly and neatly.
d. Reading c. The students read when they recognize parts of the words,
sentences and paragraph, and can sound them out.
281. Which is a critical foundation for reading, writing, d. The students listen to communicate their thoughts
and spelling and is the engine of learning and thinking? and ideas.
a. Written language development
b. Cognitive development 288. Which of the following activities does NOT focus on
c. Oral language development meaning of reading?
d. Affective development a. Break words and sentences into parts and put them
back together again.
282. At what age does a child normally gain level of oral b. Watch and listen to good readers.
competence in the first language that will enable him/her a c. Participate in group reading experience
fluent reader and writer? d. Read stories by themselves or with a partner.
a. About five years old
b. About seven years old 289. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
c. About nine years old a. You learn to read by writing.
d. About eight years old b. You learn to listen by reading.
c. The importance of learning to read and write
283. Since the purpose of language is communication, meaning fully in a second language is often a key to continued
children need to gain confidence in listening, speaking, success in formal education.
reading and writing for . d. The first language literacy is of major importance in
a. meaning the instructional program.

b. expression 290. Which is at the heart of reading, be it in a first or

c. adaptability second language?
d. comprehension a. Pronunciation
b. Comprehension
284. A good language education program should give c. Spelling
equal importance to meaning and to d. Grammar
from the beginning.
a. fluency 291. Which of the following does NOT belong to the
b. speaking activities in writing in the second language?
c. accuracy a. One of the events in the story should be narrated by
d. expression the teacher.
b. Utilize oral and written personal narratives.
285. Which skill involves understanding and responding c. Utilize dialogues for writing.
to what has been heard and the recognition of sounds, d. Encourage students to write for a variety of different
syllables, words, and sentences? purposes.
a. Speaking
b. Writing 292. Which is one of the most important skills in
c. Reading communication because it is a way of portraying information
d. Listening in the database, thus giving more emphasis to the importance
of mental faculty that allows a perceiver to delineate or give
286. For speaking, emphasis on meaning is on details about a target that is inaccessible to normal senses
communicating thought and ideas while emphasis on due to time, distance, or shielding?
accuracy focuses on . a. Speaking
a. forming letters properly and neatly b. Listening
c. Writing
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d. Viewing d. Receiving – understanding-remembering-evaluating-

responding
293. Which statement tells the truth about
communication? 298. Miss Concepcion wants to prepare her students for a
a. Communication involves reading and writing ideas lesson that aims to sharpen the critical evaluative learning
properly. skills of her students. Before making them listen to a
b. Communication deals with imperfections in the use recorded advertisement, she establishes the context of the
of skills. listening text and activates the background knowledge of the
c. Communication is the key progress and students about the nature of advertisement. In what phase or
advancement in continuing to learn things more accurately stage is her listening lesson?
and effectively. a. Pre-listening Stage
d. All the communication skills are developing one b. Post-listening Stage
ability. c. While Listening Stage
d. Planning Stage
294. Which of the following indicative of the TOP-DOWN
APPROACH? 299. When teaching speaking to learners of English as a
a. Listening activities focus learners on the individual second language (ESL), the specific learning needs that need
elements and building blocks of the language. to be addressed always are .
b. Decoding oral utterances, discriminating minimal a. improving their fluency, improving their
contrasts, identifying different stress, rhythm, and intonation pronunciation and improving their enunciation
patterns feature prominently in the teacher‟s attempt to b. exposing them to native speakers and giving them
develop listening comprehensions plenty of practice
c. Teaching is based on the assumption that learning is c. teaching them to speak in the target language
a gradual, linear, and an additive process d. understanding the movement and location of mouth
d. Listening activities are based on the view that and tongue when making sounds
meaning is in the head of the listener activated only by the
orally encoded items entering into his mind 300. Which teaching activities would be most appropriate
295. What does research say about the nature of if the objective of teaching speaking is the improvement of
listening? fluency?
a. Good listening is strictly a bottom-up process. I. Delivering speeches, group discussions, negotiations
b. Intelligent listening is predominantly top-down. and debates, interviews and meetings, etc.
c. Successful listening involves a gradual movement II. Working on specific vowels, troublesome
from sound to word to sentence to text. consonants, exercise on sounds not present in the L1, etc.
d. Successful listening involves the integration of III. Working on reductions (want to wanna), words
information encoded in the message itself with broader stress, intonation patterns, etc.)
knowledge of the world a. I only
b. I and II
296. Which of the following characteristic/s of c. I, II, III
transactional listening? d. II, III
I. One way listening 301. What is the view of behaviorists on the influence of
II. Used primarily to communicate information Li to a learner‟s success in mastering TL?
III. No opportunity for clarification with a speak I. L1 habits interferes with a learner‟s success in
a. I, II, and III acquiring his/her target language (TL).
b. I, and ii II. L1 items not found in the TL will be difficult to
c. I only him/her to learn
d. II only III. L1 items found in the TL will be easy for him/her to
learn
297. Which option below presents CORRECTLY the steps
in the listening process? a. I only
a. Understanding – remembering-evaluating- b. I and II
responding-receiving c. I and III
b. Remembering – evaluating-responding-receiving- d. I, II, and III
understanding
c. Evaluating – responding-receiving-understanding- 302. How do cognitivists such as Chomsky perceived the
remembering commission of errors by learners?
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a. Errors are indicators of failure to learn; thus, should b. Suggestopedia

be right away eliminated. c. Total Physical Response
b. Errors foster wrong speech habits and should be d. Imitation Drill
stamped out by repeated drillsandexercises.
308. Which of the following language teaching methods is
c. Errors are welcome in that they indicate what has NOT learner-centered in approach?
been learned and what needs yet to be learned. a. Content-Based Instruction
d. Contrastive analysis before language teaching b. Cooperative Learning
minimizes error occurrence. c. Task-Based

303. If your aim in teaching is to stress grammar, syntax, d. Grammar Translation Method
and mechanics and to reinforce the language forms and
vocabulary items you taught earlier, which approach to 309. What is the grammatical consciousness-raising?
teaching writing would be useful? a. It suggests total avoidance of directly teaching
a. Controlled writing grammar in the classroom.
b. Guided writing b. It is a return to the traditional form-focused
c. Freewriting approach in language teaching.
d. Communicative writing c. It adheres to the view that language teaching should
be focused on language notions/functions.
304. A language teacher teaches by approximating what d. A top-down approach that advocates explicit
writers do in real life, that is writing for a definite purpose grammatical instruction in order to contribute to the
and definite audience. Thus, s/he creates the context for learner‟s literacy awareness.
writing and provides the target audience for the students to
choose what to say, how to say it, and who say it to. What 310. What is the relationship between vocabulary and
teaching approach is used in this instance? grammar in the curriculum?
a. Controlled writing a. Vocabulary is the easiest aspect of a second
b. Guided writing language to be learned and does not need attention in the
c. Freewriting classroom.
d. Communicative writing b. Vocabulary building could come later if learners
were able to internalize basic patterns.
305. What view about writing is exemplified when a c. Vocabulary acquisition does not seem to be slowed
teacher makes her students go through several stages in down by age.
producing a piece of writing such as prewriting, drafting, d. In the early stages of learning, one is better served
revising and proofreading, and publishing and presenting by vocabulary than by grammar.
I. Writing as an act of communication
II. Writing as a process 311. One of the salient distinguishing features of works of
III. Writing as product literature is the writers‟ connotative use of language. This
a. I only means .
b. II only a. there is a one-to-one correspondence between the
c. III only word and what it refers to because of the writers‟ aim at
d. I, II and III exactness
b. literary language exhibits a richness in meaning
306. Which statement below does NOT refer to audio- which does not only refer to something but also
lingualism? communicates the tone of the writer and tries to affect the
a. It is a language teaching method that grew out of the reader
behaviorist psychology. c. explicit referents or precise meanings are expressed
b. It is most consistently associated with B.F. Skinner, d. language used is scientific very much like that used
Leonard Bloomfield, and Charles Fries. in research
c. It upholds the view that language is primarily speech
and is best learned through habit formation. 312. Readers find pleasure in the form, technique and
d. It believes that language development is style of writing – a well-constructed plot, vivid
characterized by a rule-governed creativity. characterization, unusual imagery, expressive language, etc.
in other words, all the elements are combined to create an
307. Which of the following language teaching method over-all order or coherence. What does this show about
does NOT belong to the humanistic approach? literature?
a. Community Language Learning a. Literature is language.
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b. Literature is expressive. 317. Which element of fiction refers to the universal

c. Literature is aesthetic. aspects of life as the writer perceives them to be so that it
d. Literature is true. determines his choice and organization of action, characters,
setting, and point of view?
313. Which function of literature is illustrated when aside a. Plot
from its natural gift of pleasure to the reader, it provides b. Setting
illumination that enables us to see, interpret and transform c. Character
our world? d. Theme
a. Literature as a form of escape
b. Literature provides aesthetic satisfaction 318. Which refers to the author‟s or narrator‟s
c. Literature is a form of pleasure predominant attitude toward the subject which may be
d. Literature as a form of engagement happy, tragic, loving, tender, cynical, detached, satirical,
apathetic, etc?
314. Why is literature said to be fictional? a. Setting/atmosphere
I. Literature can be a re-ordering of the real world in b. Point of view
which people and experience, though drawn upon from c. Tone
actual life, are re-shaped, altered, given new psychological d. Theme
insights.
II. The lack of factuality is strengthened by the writer‟s 319. Which form of expository prose presents the
artistic control in the literary work. personal view of its writer on a topic? It is said to provide
III. The writer‟s artistic control has the effect of stylizing light as well as delight for the author tries to charm his reader
the materials of the work, setting it apart from the context of with his prose as he discusses his ideas or experiences?
the real; nevertheless, making the reader enjoy and a. Paragraph
contemplate on it, reject it, even show aesthetic distance. b. Discourse
c. Essay
a. I only d. Composition
b. II only
c. III only 320. Construct Procedure is an interesting technique that
d. I, II, and III teachers can use to help students have a graphic overview of
an essay. Which of the techniques below is used when the
315. Why is literature said to be expressive? teacher
I. Literature expresses the writer‟s personality,
emotions, and beliefs no matter how writers may try to requires the learner to read the selection rapidly by using all
reduce their presence as much as possible. available information, such as title, subtitles, introductory
II. Literature has the ability to create an emotional paragraphs, first sentence summaries, pictures, maps, and
response in the reader. diagrams?
III. Literature imposes order on language, characters, a. Survey-reading
events, and details. b. Study-type reading
a. I only c. Scanning
b. II only d. Skimming
c. III only
d. I, II, and III 321. According to Aristotle, plays classified as tragedy
produce an effect where our baser emotions of lust, hatred,
316. Which theory enlightens the approach used by a jealousy, feat, self-pity, greed, avarice, sloth, etc. are cleansed
literary critic who is mainly concerned with the background of or purged because of dread that the tragedy that befall the
a literary work- the social conditions, political developments, tragic character would happen to us. In the process, we
religious ideas and practices, and modes of thinking current countercheck ourselves and are ennobled. How is this
at the time of its production or the period it represents? cleansing process called?
a. The Work in Relation to the World it Imitates a. Caveat
(Mimetic Theory) b. Kinesis
b. The Work in Relation to its Author (Expressive c. Catharsis
Theory) d. Catharses
c. The Work and its Readers (Pragmatic or Affective
Theory) 322. These are true about the reasons for teaching
d. The Work as an Entity Itself literature to students EXCEPT one. Which is the exception?
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a. It contributes to the holistic development of an c. Storyboarding

individual. d. Note taking
b. It shows value to language experiences.
c. It provides an escape from one‟s reality. 329. If you want to help students in processing dilemmas
d. It develops mostly the analytic skills of learners. experienced by characters in a text, the most appropriate
strategy to use is .
323. Teaching literature is seeking the opportunity for a. Readers theater
students to relate and respond to the themes and issues by b. Chunking
making a connection to their personal lives. Which model is c. Word tree
described? d. Life road maps
a. Cultural model
b. Language model 330. Which strategy will help students better understand
c. Personal growth model key life events of historical or literary figures?
d. Philosophical model a. Chunking
b. Readers theater
324. Which model views literature as a source of facts or b. Word tree
information and the teacher is a transmitter of knowledge d. Life road maps
and information to the students?
a. Personal growth model 331. You want your students to keep track of main ideas
b. Cultural model and supporting details in a narrative by letting them illustrate
c. Philosophical model important scenes in a story. What is the most appropriate
d. Language model strategy that you will employ?
a. Chunking
325. What is the most innovative way of teaching b. Fishbone diagram
literature? c. Storyboarding
a. Students are asked to read a literary piece at home. d. Note taking
b. Students memorize the stanzas of a poem.
c. Students create a collage of their experiences in 332. These are specific modeling techniques in literatures
relation to the story read in class. in literature-based instruction EXCEPT one. Which is the
d. Students explain difficult words orally. EXCEPTION?
a. Reading aloud
326. How do you make the story of Biag ni Lam-ang b. Shared writing
relevant and interesting to the life of learners today? c. Cooperative learning
a. Let them make a multimedia presentation of the d. Providing scaffolds
main characteristic of Lam-ang as it is seen today.
b. Allow the learners to translate key events in their 333. Which of the following is NOT suitable in activating
own mother tongue. prior knowledge of students?
c. Let them discuss the conflicts on the story that they a. Read and sketch
can relate to. b. Reading several selections
c. Thematic organization of related pieces of literature
d. Let them write their own ending to the story. d. Self-questioning

327. Which is the best way to prepare in teaching of 334. Which is NOT TRUE about teaching literary
literature? appreciation in the classroom?
a. Enjoy the literature. a. It develops a sense of self-understanding.
b. Chooses a literary genre that appeal to the nature of b. It helps in reflecting on one‟s sociopolitical issues in
your learners. one‟s culture.
c. Memorize the essentials of the piece to be read in c. It facilitates language proficiency.
class. d. It can only be facilitated through classic literature.
d. Plan for an output that learners can create based on
the literary piece. 335. In selecting instructional materials, the following
factors need to be considered EXCEPT one.
328. Which can be used to teach learners to organize a. Consider the varied interests, abilities, and maturity
information on the major and minor characters in a text? of the learners.
a. Chunking b. Stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary
b. Character charts appreciation, and aesthetic values.
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c. Promote faith and confidence in other cultures. 342. While CAI has many advantages, teachers may not
d. Represent the many religious and cultural groups. be able to utilize the technology for which observable and
practical reasons?
336. Which does NOT belong to the group? I. Lack of infrastructure
a. Textbooks II. Lack of expertise in integrating CAI
b. Collaborative activities III. Lack of motivation on the part of students
c. Specimens of real objects IV. Students are free to experiment on different options
d. Software a. I, II, III
b. I and II
337. Which criterion in choosing instructional materials c. II, III, IV
ensures the accuracy and reliability of the content? d. III and IV
a. Controversial issues represent both sides.
b. Authors are competent and qualified in the field. 343. Blogs are online journals that are regularly updated
by an author posting information that allows other bloggers
c. It contributes to the promotion of cultural values. to interact with. If you were to integrate the use of this tool in
d. Topics on human growth and development are your literature classes, how will you ensure the maximum
presented with dignity and appropriate to the age of the participation of learners?
learners. a. Check their attendance through their blogs.
b. Let them submit weekly reports.
338. Why do teachers need to use instructional materials c. Assign a buddy to help motivate students to participate.
in teaching language? d. Assess first the technology literacy level of students.
I. The allow students to interact with words, images,
and ideas in ways that develop their literacy skills. 344. What would be relevant objective for the use of
II. Learning cannot be facilitated without these materials. blogs in your literature classes?
III. All types of students will benefit even from one a. Let students acquaint themselves with the use of
visual material used by the teacher. online tools.
a. I only b. Judge the opinions of others about an issue.
b. II only c. Students post their opinions about an issue raised in
c. III only the literary piece.
d. I, II and III d. Students link as much resources related to the
literary piece for further reading.
339. You are planning to use a video clip from YouTube to
test the active listening skills of your students. What do you 345. Which element should give you a hint in NOT
need to primarily consider before using it in your class? adopting an internet resource for your literary criticism
a. It should have a clear connection to your educational activities?
objectives. a. Authors have contact details.
b. It should be audible and appealing to the students. b. More advertisements are posted.
c. It should be appropriate to the age of the learners. c. Links for further reading are linked.
d. It should have subtitles for better comprehension. d. Contents relate to your set objectives.

340. A teacher who utilizes computer-aided instruction is 346. What is NOT TRUE about the application of Dale‟s
said to be advocate of which philosophy? Cone of Experience?
a. Pragmatism a. It encourages educators to plan experiences that will
b. Idealism help students apply their learning to real-life situations.
c. Behaviorism b. Contrived experiences are those that make the
d. Realism learners act out a role.
c. Motion pictures limit the participation of students
341. This is the most compelling reason for deciding to since it only involves seeing and hearing.
utilize CAI when teaching about the history of children‟s d. The more senses used in interaction with a source,
literature. the better chances for students to learn.
a. Privacy helps the shy and slow learner.
b. The teacher can devote more time to individual students. 347. When teaching foreign language to students, a video
c. Large amount of information can be learned in a is most useful because of this technique that helps students
shorter time and through multisensory approach. engage in communicative exercises on some difficult
d. There is immediate response to the answers elicited. language points. Which is the technique?
a. Repetition and role-play
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b. Active viewing c. Make a request to the head of the school to procure

c. Freeze framing and prediction books of English subject.
d. Silent viewing d. Purchase books yourself for the meantime.

348. Why do you need to use a variety of instructional 354. According to the fair use guidelines in using
materials in teaching? education multimedia, teachers may be exempted from
a. There are a lot of materials available. copyright use. In which situations can teachers incorporate
b. Students have diverse needs and interests. lawfully acquired copyrighted works without asking for
c. Teachers need to showcase their versatility. copyright permissions?
d. It continually challenges the innovation of teachers. Students produce their own multimedia projects.
I. Teachers use the copyrighted work for face-to-face
349. In selecting textbooks to be used in teaching instruction.
language in a multicultural setting, which should be given II. Teachers show a film to her class with a minimum
particular attention besides the other important elements? entrance fee collected.
a. Culture, native language, and ethnicity portrayed in III. Teachers use for presentations to their peers during
the textbook workshops and conferences.
b. Gender expression and identity IV. Teachers use their educational multimedia project
c. Sexual orientation and gender for up to three years.
d. Physical disability a. I, II, and IV
b. I, II and III
350. Teacher Erick wants to prepare a multimedia c. I, III, IV and V
presentation on the different forms of poetry to be projected d. III and IV
in his class. What does need to consider in preparing each
slide? 355. Which would be the most probable reason if Myra
a. Maximize the space to cover more content. got 59% on July 28, 2013 on a language teacher-made test
b. Complete sentences are better for information listed and 77% on July 30, 2013 on a test covering the same
with numbers. material?
c. Observe consistency in backgrounds, colors, and a. The tests were not relevant.
formats for a more focused learners‟ attention. b. The tests were not valid.
d. Use table for information instead of diagrams to c. The tests were not reliable.
show the different forms. d. The tests were not representative.

351. If you found information on a website that you want 356. Mr. Y wants to measure his students‟ ability against
to incorporate in your multimedia presentation, what is an the learning objectives of a specific language course. Which of
ethical thing to do? the following tests should he give?
a. Use a portion only so you don‟t have to cite in your a. Norm-referenced test
preferences. b. Criterion-referenced test
b. Download the whole article and attach it in your c. Discrete-point tests
presentation. d. Assessment test
c. Cite completely in your references regardless of the
amount of information you used. 357. Which would be the possible reason if the
d. Get only the portion you need and cite completely in correlations of a language test are generally significant to the
you references. highest level (99%), except for the listening test?
a. The listening test does not differentiate between the
352. What is NOT TRUE? most able and the least able takers.
a.Teachers have nothing to do since this is for independent b. b. The listening test is no valid.
learning. Students work at their own pace. c. The listening test is not reliable.
c. Students become more confident and motivated to learn. d. The listening test is not consistent with the other
D. Teachers cover more content in a shorter span of time. parts of the test.

353. Teacher Joanna teaches in a remote barangay school 358. Which kind of language test should Mr. X give if he
where there are no available storybooks. How can she wanted to measure the students‟ ability in language
introduce facilitate the reading skills of her students? regardless of any training they may have had in that
a. Bring the students to a nearby town library. language?
b. Write a short version of an existing local story in the a. Achievement Test
barangay. b. Placement Test
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c. Diagnostic Test c. Evaluating a draft version

d. Proficiency Test d. Rewriting the draft version

359. Ms. M prepared a cloze test that is concerned 365. Ms. Wakat wants to measure the reorganization
primarily with meaning and the total communicative effect of skills of her students. Which should she ask her students to
discourse. She made sure that the test involved functional do?
language but not the use of functional language. Which a. Write a two-paragraph summary of the plot of the
approach did Ms. Rio consider in constructing her test? story.
a. Communicative Approach b. Predict what is in store for the protagonist.
b. Integrative Approach c. Cite incidents in the story that show the stained
c. Structuralist Approach relationship between the protagonist and her husband.
d. Essay-Translation Approach d. Draw what is in store for the protagonist.

360. Which domain of learning as identified in Bloom‟s 366. Mark aims to make a language test that tends to
Revised Cognitive Taxonomy is addressed if a teacher have the highest reliability. What type of exam should he
prepares a language task that focuses on recognizing the make?
connotative meaning of words, correctly processing dictation,
and making inferences. a. Cloze Test
a. Comprehension b. Multiple Choice
b. Knowledge c. True or False
c. Analysis d. Matching Type
d. Synthesis
367. John wants to assess Myra‟s conversational ability in
361. The Grade 7 teacher is school A are evaluating the English, so he gave her list of words to read. The assessment
language tests prepared by the Grade would yield to .
7 teachers in school B. Specifically, the teachers are a. An invalid result
evaluating the utility, equity, and appropriateness of the b. A valid result
assessment techniques used. In which evaluation phase are c. a reliable result
the teachers? d. an unreliable result
a. Reflection
b. Preparation 368. Which proficiency assessment interpretation did
c. Assessment Matthew use when he remarked that Aldine got 80 out of 100
d. Evaluation and that she is in the top 20%
a. Criterion-referenced interpretation
362. Ms. Santiago asked her students to retrace the b. Placement test interpretation
chronological order in which the enumerated events took c. Selection test interpretation
place by assigning numbers. Which task did Ms. Santiago ask d. Norm-reference test interpretation
her students to do?
a. Matching 369. Shane wants to assess the speaking ability of her
b. Single Response students. She first specified the components of the speaking
c. Multiple Response ability she wants to assess. Which of the following did Shane
d. Sequencing make?
a. Performance criteria
363. Which test task would the students do if they were b. Profile definition
asked to fill in the blank with the correct pronoun? c. Construct definition
a. C-Cloze d. Ability criteria
b. Cloze
c. Text Numeric 370. Igor asked his students to choose the letter of the
d. Hot spot appropriate preposition to complete the sentence. Igor gave
a .
364. A group of teachers is designing an achievement a. criterion reference test
test. Specifically, they are looking closely at the test and are b. discrete point test
deciding which questions will be omitted and which items c. norm-referenced test
need further clarification. Which stage are the teachers in? d. integrative test
a. Writing a draft
b. Collecting testing material
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371. Five English teachers assessed literary c. Construct validity

comprehension one section of students. The assessment of d. Concurrent validity
the five teachers yielded fairly close. The assessment is
. 378. Which qualitative analysis should Teacher Arkin use
a. valid if he wants to examine the test tasks and to determine the
b. reliable extent to which they are correspondent to the test goal?
c. convergently valid a. Conversational Analysis
d. equally difficult b. Discourse Analysis
c. Test Language Analysis
372. In the test prepared by Mica, Mr. Kin commented d. Task Characteristics
that she overemphasized on knowledge outcomes. What
might have Mica forgotten to do? 379. Margaux distributed his test among a group of
a. Predictive validity testing representative and users in the same settings and
b. Table of Specifications circumstances as the live test. Which task did Margaux do?
c. Constructive validity testing a. Formatting
d. Difficulty distribution b. Revising
c. Piloting
373. Teacher Carylle collected samples of classroom tests d. Assessing
and writings of her students to monitor her students‟ writing
performance. Teacher Carylle used . 380. In language tests, which of the following can merely
serve as an indicator of reliability?
a. Non-formal a. Descriptive statistics
b. Achievement b. Item reliability
c. summative c. Correlation
d. portfolio d. T-test

374. Homer assigned number values to the various 381. Which approach should Teacher Mina use if she aims
criteria he listed to assess his students‟ reading performance. to gain insight into the thinking processes and opinions of the
Which assessment tool did Homer prepare? test taker?
a. Checklist a. Verbal reports
b. Rubric b. Diary studies
c. Rating Scale c. Reflection
d. Observation Sheet d. Survey questions

375. Which cognitive level does the instruction “Write the 382. Mr. M aims to develop students‟ abilities to assume
meaning of the underlined words according to how they are more responsibility to identify where they believe they have
used in the sentence” address? been successful and where they believe they need assistance.
a. Application Which of the following did Mr. M ask his students to do?
b. Analysis a. Peer Assessment
c. Evaluation b. Reflective Assessment
d. Synthesis c. Self-Assessment
d. Teacher Consultation Assessment
376. Which among the following is NOT a criterion of a
good test? 383. Glenda conducted an interview with five of her
a. Reliability language students in order to substantiate her assessment
b. Authenticity findings. She asked fixed series of questions without deviating
c. Relativity from them. Which type of interview did Glenda conduct?
d. Balance a. One-on-one
b. Group
377. Darwin had his test validate and the results indicate c. Structured
that there is a high correlation between the test score and d. Semi-structured
the test score in a different test measuring the same
construct, irrespective of method. Which validity does the 384. Which of the following should Lance do if she would
result satisfy? like to gather information in order to gauge and understand a
a. Criterion-related validity learner‟s knowledge of the language and his ability to use
b. Convergent validity that knowledge?
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a. Evaluation a. Negotiating task

b. Assessment b. Metatalking
c. Testing c. Consciousness-raising
d. Measurement d. Communicative language teaching

385. Both Gass and Vygotsky focused on research for 390. You want to explore the effective methods used in
second language acquisition. Which of the statement is TRUE improving the children‟s way of using the language in the
about their contributions? classroom. Who will be the best respondents for your study?
a. Both are focused on the importance of the cognitive a. Parents
ability in learning the language. b. Teachers
b. Gass focused on the language learning context while c. Children
Vygotsky focused on the role of social environment. d. Administrator
c. Gass gave the idea of comprehensible input while
Vygotsky focused on the social environment. 391. Feedback and interaction are very important
d. Both are behaviorist in their emphasis on language elements in language learning and teaching. What is the best
research. activity to be employed by the teacher to have interaction
enhancement?
386. Which of the following statements is TRUE about a. Give many activities for drills and exercises in
research on second language acquisition? language.
a. Methods based on behaviorist theory of language b. Let the students give their reactions to the situation
learning emphasize conversation. given.
b. Methods based on interactionist theory give the c. Let the students identify the mismatch between
learners the opportunity for conversation that allows interlanguage grammar and the target language.
meaningful input from teachers and students. d. Give feedback on the student‟s lapses in spoken
c. Methods based on teaching what the learner is language.
ready to learn, are most closely associated to Krashen.
d. Methods recognize a role for instruction and assume 392. For language research, several scholars have
that everything has been taught. borrowed from the concepts of ethnography. Which of the
following researches does NOT use ethnographic method?
387. One student conducted a research on the a. Cultural models of personhood: What does it mean
communication strategies used by the teachers in educating to be a good Osage Indian?
student with visual impairment. In order to identify the b. Communication: How is communication accomplished?
communication strategies, the researcher interviewed the c. Emotional expression: What are the “display rules”
teachers educating the students with visual impairment and of when and how emotion should be displayed?
also did some actual observation of the classes. What d. Methodology: What effective strategy is used to
research design was used in the study? increase participation in classroom?
a. Experimental design
b. Descriptive design
c. Quantitative design 393. EXCEPT for specialized publications and programs
d. Qualitative design that cater to the youth, what could be the role of the
mainstream media?
388. Research suggests that an increased focus on form is a. It cannot be expected to have that kind of slant that
likely to lead to change in grammatical knowledge in so far as is inherently biased for the youth.
it is manifested in learner behavior. What suggestion can be b. It is expected that the mainstream media shall have
drawn from this result? that kind of slant.
a. Destabilizing fossilized form c. It is a must that the mainstream media shall proffer
b. Focus more on grammar the youth with the kind of slant.
c. Form should not be priority d. The mainstream media has the option whether they
d. Form and grammatical be given equal importance will have that kind of slant or not.

389. Output plays an important part in language research. 394. Aside from being the official stand of the paper on a
It is while attempting to produce the target language that relevant development or issue, which of the following
learners may notice that they do not know how to say or supports the definition of an editorial article?
write precisely the meaning intended. Below are some output a. It is written by the editor-in-chief.
techniques that the teachers use. Which does NOT belong to b. It is concerted commentary written by any member
the group? of the staff.
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c. It is the opinion of the newspaper publisher. c. Two hours or more

d. It is opinion which the public clamor about. d. Three hours or more

395. The editorial article is considered the soul of the 401. While a news writer will normally stick to facts and
newspaper. It is usually written in formal language, report them as a matter of fact, without embellishment or
expressing the stand of the paper on controversial issues of comments of any kind, the feature writer offers more than
the day. Which is NOT a characteristic of an editorial? bare facts EXCEPT
a. It entertains and gives happiness to the readers. .
b. It stirs the conscience of the readers to action. a. He can add flavor to his story
c. It influences and molds public opinion. b. He hires a very good reporter to get the most
d. It has no byline. interesting facts
c. He uses anecdotes, descriptions and humour
396. Copyreading is correcting the error made by the d. He uses more factual and imaginative language
reporter. It is another word for editing. How does
proofreading differ from copyreading or editing? 402. Which is the most difficult type of feature classified
Proofreading is . under the “invention feature story” because it really involves
a. correcting error made by the desk man the writer‟s motions which sometimes color the story, in
b. correcting error made by the linotype man most cases, negatively? This type involves death and finally,
c. correcting error made by the page editor the resolution of the conflict either positively or negatively.
d. correcting error made by the typesetter or printer a. Character sketch
397. Which is NOT a step in copyreading? b. Medical story
a. Get an overview of the story. c. News-feature
b. Look out for editorializing, biases, and possible d. Full-blown feature story
grounds for libel.
c. Verify the accuracy of facts and determine whether 403. It is a feature story which is not presented to the
the story contains all essential information. reader in the normal half a page of newspaper features or the
d. Ensure that opinion, speculations, and statements usual magazine feature formal of one to several pages. This
which are without attribution and sources are retained. type of feature story is serialized because it is very long.
Sometimes, as long as a short novel. It has the added
398. According to Jesus Valenzuela in the History of advantage of suspense as it whets the appetite of the reader
Journalism in the Philippine Islands (1933) and John Lent in and leaves him guessing and anxious for the remaining part of
the Philippine Mass Communication (1964), when did the the story. Which is described?
history of campus journalism in the Philippines start? a. Adventure and travel
a. When the University of Santo Tomas published El b. Developmental feature
Liliputiense in 1890. c. Big red
b. When the University of the Philippines published The d. What and how to do feature
Collegian in 1908.
c. When Araullo High School published The Coconut in 404. This, according to MacDougall, is the first among the
1911. several “qualifications” reporter needs. This means the ability
d. When the first high school paper was published in to recognize the news possibilities. Which involves the ability
the United States in 1851. to recognize that the information can be made of interest to
readers; the ability to recognize clues which may be very
399. Which according to Okoye, is an in-depth and factual casual but which may lead to the discovery of important news
write up on a topical issue which seeks to give comprehensive and the ability to recognize the possibility of other stories.
information in a more captivating and relaxed style Which is referred to?
a. Editorial article a. Big heart for the victims
b. News article b. Eagle eye to see information
c. Nose for news
c. Feature story d. Wide fluffy ears to hear facts
d. Sports story
405. Why is it that in writing a news story one is advised
400. Berger (1990) distinguishes between mini to make one‟s paragraph?
documentaries and standard documentaries. How much time a. It is easier to read, the words stand our better and it
will a standard documentary take? gives it a dramatic shade.
a. Not longer than 15 minutes b. It is preferred by the reading public.
b. One hour or more
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c. Publishers have realized that it is a space saver in preparation for the coming school year as part of the
d. It is advised as per style sheet. annual Brigada Eskwela?
a. Clause lead
406. In writing a lead, what is the disadvantage of a b. Participial phrase lea
wordy lead? c. Infinitive phrase lead
a. Reduces the effectiveness of an introduction d. Prepositional phrase lead
b. Cannot be understood by the reader
c. Is boring and shaky 412. Of the kinds of lead in writing news feature, which
d. Reduces the readability of the article kind is being shown by the following statement:
The new dean, although only in her mid thirties, is already
407. In writing a lead the use of action words is a role of seasoned. She is so humane and believes in humility as a
thumb. Why is active voice of action verbs considered more guiding principle. She ensures that justice and fairness is
effective and more exciting? served at any given instance.
a. It gives life to you lead. a. Background lead
b. The action is clearly understood b. Picture lead
c. It makes the lead bright and colorful c. Epigram lead
d. It enhances the description of the information d. Descriptive lead

408. In news writing active tense is preferred particularly 413. In page makeup it is advised that tomb stoning
in writing headlines. Which headline gets immediate should be avoided. What is tomb stoning?
attention? a. Breaking stories to the top of columns
I. Oklahoma City Thunder Beat New York Knicks b. Keeping long columns of 6-point types
II. New York Knocks Lost to Oklahoma City Thunder c. Placing two or more headlines on approximately the
III. 3 Million Students Entered Public School Today same level in adjacent columns
a. I only d. Making the top half of the page heavy with cuts and
b. II only big headlines
c. I and II
d. III only 414. The following are the things to remember in
captioning, EXCEPT one. Which is one?
409. Which among the following lead is more engaging? a. It should be written in short and pithy sentences,
I. “The Government has decided not to introduce the b. It must answer the basic questions.
planned tax increase on petrol and diesel this summer.” c. A gay picture should have a gay caption.
II. “The Government has abandoned plans to raise fuel d. Some rules in news writing may apply.
taxes this summer.”
III. The LET was postponed due to inclement weather. 415. Which is a broken-column carried to the extreme?
a. I only a. Broken Column makeup
b. II only b. Circus makeup
c. I and II c. Streamlined makeup
d. III only d. Occult makeup

410. Adjectives should be allowed in newspapers unless 416. The difference between “Don‟t oppose” and “Don‟t
they have something to say. An adjective should not raise whimper” lies in their .
questions in the reader‟s mind, it should answer them. What a. denotative meaning
test should be applied to all adjectives used in journalistic b. propositional meaning
writing? c. expressive meaning
a. Do they add relevantly to the information being d. selectional proposition
provided?
b. Do they add color and style? 417. Alvin wants to translate the different kinds of
c. Do they describe the words appropriately? bananas (saging na saba, latondan, etc….) to English;
d. Are they adding to the aesthetic appearance of the however, he could not find the exact terms to use. Which
article? problem of non-equivalence did Alvin encounter?
a. The source and target languages make different
411. What kind of grammatical beginning lead is being distinctions in meaning.
featured in the following statement? b. The target language lacks hyponym.
With rakes, brooms, and other equipment, the pupils from c. The source-language word is semantically complex.
the Little Red School cleaned the roads leading to the school d. The target language lack super ordinate.
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c. Nominalization
418. Which of the following indicates a problem in d. Extra position
differences in physical or interpersonal perspective?
a. Emigrate/immigrate 426. Marky received his paper with mark 5 before the
b. Blackness/redness sentence, We will reap victory! What does the teacher want
c. Coup d‟état/a la carte Marky to do?
d. Dancing/singing a. Move five spaces to the left
b. Insert five spaces
419. Which strategy was used in translating the source c. Use five single spaces
text “Shampoo the hair lightly and towel dry” to the target d. Indent five spaces
text “Lavar cabello frotar ligeramentecon una toalla” (Wash
hair lightly with a towel)? 427. Which of the following answers to question “Does
a. Translation of a more neutral/ less expressive word Carmi dance while she cooks? is an ellipsis
b. Translation by a more general word a. Yes, she does.
c. Translation by cultural substitution b. No, but I do.
d. Translation using a loan word c. Yes, she does to irritate us, perhaps.
420. Which of the following is NOT true? d. No.
As with single words, an idiom may sometimes be omitted
altogether in the target text. 428. Which strategy is used in translating “I didn’t expect
a. if it has no close match in the target language Milo to cry crocodile tears to Hindi ko inasahan na iiyak ng
b. if its meaning cannot be easily paraphrased peke si Milo?”
c. for stylistic reason a. Translation by omission of play on idiom
d. if the term has no super ordinate b. Translation of paraphrase
c. Using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar
421. Which grammatical categories would affect the form
translation of the word masseuse to a Filipino term? d. Using an idiom of similar meaning and form
a. Number
b. Person 429. Amy wants her student to insert a space between
c. Case words. Which mark should she write on her student‟s paper?
d. Gender a. Ɣ c. Ɵ
b. Յ d. ƛ
422. Which is the theme in the sentence, My Taking the 430. Which could be the reason why “po” and “opo”
LET review will absolutely help me? cannot be directly translated in the English language?
a. my taking the LET review a. Because the words are considered foreign in the
b. will help English language
c. will absolutely help me b. Because the words are only true in the Philippines
d. the LET review c. Because the words are culture-specific
d. Because the words are exotic
423. Which of the following sentences has a predicated
theme? 431. Which one includes a student telling stories, original
a. It is your love that made me strong. or taken from a book, in his/her own words?
b. What made me strong is your love. a. Sight reading
c. Your love made me strong. b. Reader‟s theatre
d. I was made strong by your love. c. Story reading
d. Creative speech
424. Which thematic structure is used in the sentence
Well scrutinized the exam was? 432. There are four main types of speech delivery –
a. Fronting of time or place adjunct manuscript, memorization, impromptu, and
b. Fronting of predicator extemporaneous. Which of the following does NOT belong to
c. Fronting of object or complement memorization?
d. Fronting of pronominal a. The speaker writes the manuscript as reference
during the speech.
425. Which translation problem is evident in the b. The speaker writes the manuscript for official records.
sentences “Kumain siya ng mangga” (Eat s/he mango)? c. Manuscript delivery is reading the text word for word.
a. Syntagmatic dislocation d. The use of eye contact and facial expression helps
b. Linear dislocation bring personality to this type of delivery.
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433. Which is a method of speech delivery termed as 440. If informative speaking aims to inform, what is the
„making it up on the spot‟ where the students use more aim of demonstrative speaking?
natural delivery and the audience is less critical? a. To shift the opinions or behaviors of the audience
a. Impromptu
b. Manuscript b. To entertain audience
c. Extemporaneous c. To share some facts and opinions
d. Memorized d. To show audience how to perform a task

434. The characteristics of effective speech based on 441. Which of the following is NOT an example of a
Cicero‟s canons of rhetoric include invention, disposition, persuasive speech?
elocution, pronunciation and . a. A politician asking people to vote for him/her
a. arrangement b. A student trying to get a patient to stop smoking
b. grammar c. A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a larger are
c. voice museum
d. memory d. An environmentalist trying to get people to start
thinking about the environment
435. Invention: discovering the best arguments; :
delivery, language and speaking style? 442. Which one of the first rules to remember in writing?
a. Disposition a. Writers read a lot.
b. Pronunciation b. Writers are born.
c. Memory c. Writers write.
d. Elocution d. Writers are made.

436. Which characteristic of effective speech refers to the 443. Ideas are all around, but as a general rule where you
arrangement and organization of materials? can find ideas?
a. Disposition a. In a solemn place where one can think well.
b. Pronunciation b. In a place where the scenery is great.
c. Invention c. Anywhere when a number of people gather.
d. Elocution d. No particular place or venue.

437. Which refers to the processes associated with the 444. Creative writing in any writing that goes the
production and perception of sounds used in spoken bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or
language? technical forms of literature. Which word/ words can be in
a. Speech the blank to me the sentence CORRECT?
b. Oral communication I. professional
c. Speaking II. journalistic
d. Discussing III. academic
IV. technical
438. Which area is included in speech discipline that a. I, II, III and IV
includes the study of symbolic behaviors in dyadic b. I & II
relationships? c. II, III, IV
a. Group communication d. III & IV
b. Organizational communication
c. Rhetoric 445. One successful Mills and Boon author states that,
d. Interpersonal communication once she had made up her mind to become a novelist, she
turned one room of her house into a study room and
439. Which speech is delivered during wedding .
receptions, graduation ceremonies, religious inductions and a. allow everyone to get inside if they wish
other kind? It strongly suggests that speakers know the b. forbade anyone to enter whilst she was working
background of the events and assess their audience to c. locked herself until she was done with the
determine what information is most appropriate to share. manuscript
a. Persuasive speaking d. stayed in the room as she wish to avoid disturbance
b. Informative speaking
c. Ceremonial speaking 446. Which is the common excuse for NOT putting pen to
d. Demonstrative speaking paper?
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a. Poor vocabulary c. It is not right

b. Very few materials available d. That is contradicting
c. Limited resources (financial)
d. Lack of time 455. Aside from realism, what is considered a vital
447. Which is considered as a major stumbling block of ingredient in any piece of writing, fact of fiction?
would-be writers? a. Originality
a. Lack of time b. Good editing
b. Lack of confidence
c. Lack of resources c. Pleasant experience
d. Lack of training d. Popular subject
448. Which is the first thing that writers do when they are
about to continue writing? 456. Michael Green, a professional journalist offers an
a. Ponder and think well. excellent advice, „observe everyday life with
b. Write his thoughts at once. a. enthusiasm
c. Re-read what you have written yesterday. b. patience and perseverance
d. Recall what you have yesterday. c. writer‟s eye
d. writer‟s imagination
449. Watching the world go by in order to get ideas to
write means . 457. Failures to write down can result to losing them
a. watching the globe turning around closely altogether. How shall it help if you commit it to paper?
b. traveling around the world a. Helps commit them to memory and stimulate new
c. reading the latest news every day ideas
d. observing how people behave in every situations b. Helps you to recall what has transpired
450. Writers are terrible eavesdroppers and will c. Motivates a writer to continue writing
shamelessly listen in the most private conversation. Is this d. Motivates the writer to gather some more
CORRECT? information that he needs in writing
a. True to all extent
b. That‟s not their natural characteristics 458. What is taboo in sending letters to the editor?
c. Somehow it is correct a. Sending it to several agency
d. That‟s not becoming of a professional writer b. Sending without prior notice
c. Sending it with high expectation
451. You have a large family, you‟re too tired, and you d. Sending to several publications
have a demanding full time job, etc. are excuses which may
be rolled into one simple explanation. Which one? 459. Which is the important gesture to endure that you
a. You have no inspiration. will be noticed by a publication?
b. Nobody is behind you. a. Addressing your letter to the publication‟s public
c. You are indolent. relation officer
d. You don‟t think you are good enough. b. Lengthy but straight to the point
c. A brief word of praise for the publication
452. What makes long descriptive passages vibrant and d. Clear and legible cursive handwriting
lively? 460. Reading with a writer‟s eye, means .
a. Appropriate words and phrases a. focusing on the main idea of what you are reading.
b. Nicely chosen adjectives and descriptors b. giving emphasis on the characters of the article you
c. Dialogue, action or interaction are reading
d. Beautifully worded sentences c. reading as fast as you could so that you will not
forget the thought of the story
453. What is the meaning of “write about what you d. taking time to analyze how an author manages to
know” as an advice to would-be writers? grab your attention
a. Do not write what you have read.
b. Do not write anything that you have not experience. 461. Which is the framework that binds your blog posts
c. Write only the things that you know well. together and choosing the right platform to suit your needs is
d. Write what you know, if not find out. essential?
a. Blogging platform
454. Expert knowledge is unavailable. Is this TRUE? b. URLs
a. Not certain c. Website
b. True d. Blog posts
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ANSWER KEY 291. a 341. c 391. c 441. c

1. d 49. a 97. c 145. a 193. c 241. b 292. d 342. b 392. d 442. c
2. a 50. a 98. a 146. b 194. d 242. a 293. c 343. d 393. a 443. c
3. d 51. d 99. d 147. a 195. c 243. a 294. d 344. c 394. b 444. a
4. a 52. d 100. a 148. a 196. d 244. b 295. d 345. b 395. a 445. b
5. d 53. d 101. a 149. a 197. a 245. a 296. a 346. b 396. d 446. d
6. b 54. d 102. d 150. b 297. d 347. a 397. d 447. b
198. b 246. d 298. a 348. b 398. a 448. c
7. d 55. d 103. a 151. a 199. d 247. a 299. a 349. a 399. c 449. d
8. a 56. a 104. b 152. b 200. b 248. c 300. a 350. c 400. b 450. a
9. a 57. d 105. c 153. b 201. a 249. b 301. d 351. d 401. b 451. d
10. a 58. c 106. d 154. b 202. d 250. d 302. c 352. d 402. b 452. c
11. a 59. b 107. c 155. b 203. b 251. a 303. a 353. b 403. c 453. d
12. b 60. a 108. a 156. b 204. d 252. b 304. d 354. a 404. c 454. b
13. a 61. d 109. d 157. b 205. a 253. a 305. b 355. c 405. a 455. a
14. a 62. c 110. a 158. b 206. b 254. b 306. d 356. b 406. a 456. c
15. d 63. c 111. b 159. b 207. c 255. a 307. d 357. a 407. a 457. a
16. d 64. d 112. b 160. a 208. c 256. d 308. d 358. d 408. a 458. d
17. d 65. d 113. c 161. c 209. d 257. c 309. d 359. b 409. a 459. c
18. d 66. b 114. b 162. a 210. c 258. c 310. d 360. c 410. a 460. d
19. a 67. b 115. d 163. b 211. d 259. b 311. b
20. c 68. a 116. c 164. b 212. a 260. c 361. a 411. d 461. a
21. b 312. c 362. d 412. b
69. a 117. c 165. b 313. d 363. b 413. c
213. a 261. d 314. d 364. c 414. d
22. d 70. b 118. d 166. a 214. a 262. c 315. a 365. a 415. b
23. b 71. a 119. b 167. b 215. c 263. c 316. a 366. b 416. c
24. c 72. b 120. b 168. a 216. c 264. b 317. d 367. a 417. c
25. d 73. d 121. a 169. c 217. a 265. c 318. c 368. d 418. a
26. a 74. a 122. c 170. b 218. a 266. a 319. c 369. c 419. b
27. a 75. d 123. a 171. c 219. b 267. d 320. a 370. b 420. d
28. b 76. d 124. d 172. c 220. a 268. d 321. c 371. b 421. d
29. a 77. d 125. a 173. c 221. c 269. c 322. d 372. b 422. c
30 .c 78. d 126. c 147. d 222. d 270. c 323. c 373. d 423. a
31. b 79. d 127. b 175. a 223. a 271. a 324. b 374. b 424. c
32. b 80. d 128. c 176. a 224. c 272. b 325. c 375. b 425. b
33. b 81. d 129. a 177. c 225. c 273. d 326. a 376. c 426. d
34. a 82. d 130. d 178. a 226. d 274. c 327. b 377. b 427. a
35. c 83. a 131. c 179. c 227. b 275. d 328. b 378. d 428. c
36. c 84. c 132. b 180. b 228. a 276. b 329. a 379. c 429. c
37. b 85. a 133. c 181. a 229. c 277. a 330. d 380. c 430. c
38. c 86. c 134. c 182. a 230. a 278. b 331. c 381. c 431. d
39. d 87. a 135. b 183. c 231. a 279. d 332. d 382. c 432. c
40. d 88. c 136. c 184. c 232. b 280. b 333. a 383. c 433. a
41. c 89. a 137. c 185. c 233. a 281. c 334. d 384. b 434. d
42. c 90. d 138. b 186. a 234. b 282. d 335. c 385. b 435. d
43. a 91. d 139. b 187. c 235. c 283. a 336. b 386. b 436. a
44. d 92. c 140. a 188. a 236. c 284. c 337. b 387. d 437. a
45. d 93. d 141. c 189. c 237. a 285. d 338. a 388. a 438. a
46. d 94. d 142. b 190. c 238. a 286. b
47. d 95. b 143. a 191. b 239. b 287. c
48. d 96. d 144. c 192. a 240. a 288. a

289. c 339. a 389. d 439. c

290. b 340. c 390. b 440. d