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1. Maranao stories that talks about PILANDOK or the Balabac Mousedeer are examples of
_________.
A. Fantastic stones
C. Folk tales
B. Creation myths
D. Folk epics
2. _________ is an epic about the adventure of early Muslim warriors who defended Islam.
A. Indarapatra and Sulayman
C. Parang Sabu
B. Bantugan
D. Darangan
3. This book in the New Testament tells about the vision of the second coming of Jesus, and
the end of the world
A. Epistle of Hebrews
C. Epistle of James
B. Revelations
D. Colossians
4. This term describes Greek literature in terms of its subject matter, style, tone and attitude.
A. Romanticism
C. Classicism
B. Realism
D. Naturalism
5. The _________ developed the consonantal writing where Greek alphabet was adapted
from.
A. Phoenicians
C. Babylonians
B. Assyrians
D. Hebrews
6. _________ is Carlos Bulosan‟s most famous autobiography.
A. Falling Leaves
C. America is in the Heart
B. The Laughter of My Father
D. Footnote to youth
th
7. During the 18 Century, what kind of novel is most common?
A. Religious
C. Epistolary
B. Picaresque
D. Gothic
8. _________ died at the end Iliad.
A. Achilles
C. Menelaus
B. Agamemnon
D. Hector
9. _________ is not an example of a lyric poem.
A. Ode
C. Elegy
B. Sonnet
D. Ballad
10. _________ is the most authentic records of Confucian teaching from which the “Tao” or
“way” was learned.
A. Tu Fu
C. Shih Ching
B. Analects
D. Tao Te Ching
11. This is literary movement in America that looks trough life as it is.
A. Romanticism
C. Puritanism
B. Realism
D. Naturalism
12. _________ wrote the very first true novel “The Tale of Genji”.
A. Akutagawa Ryunosuki
C. Kawabata Sayonari
B. Lady Murasoki Shikibu
D. Lady Murasaka
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13. French _________ is best exemplified by the novel “Madame Bovary”.
A. Realism
C. Existentialism
B. Naturalism
D. Symbolism
14. Rabindranath Tagore‟s _________ is the English translation of his “Gitanjali”.
A. Patriotic Hymns
C. Songs of Offerings
B. Devotional Songs
D. Songs of Songs
15. All of Romans below have become emperors except _________.
A. Catullus
C. Caligula
B. Claudius
D. Julius Caesar
16. All the works below are made by Leo Tolstoy except ________.
A. Father and Sons
C. War and Peace
B. The Death of Ivan Illych
D. Anna Karenina
17. All the cities below were centers of government, religion, and culture in the 3rd
Millennium B.C except ________.
A. Babylon
C. Nineveh
B. Baghdad
D. Thebes
18. This Filipino writer is known for using local color in his works.
A. Manuel Arguilla
C. F. Sionil Jose
B. Carlos Bulosan
D. Juan C. Lay
19. This narrative poem is about the adventures of great heroes.
A. Romance
C. Epic
B. Ballad
D. Lyric
20. Among the statements below, which best characterizes Decameron by Boccacio?
A. An equally devout reference for this truth
B. A complete negation of the Christian Doctrine
C. Characteristics of the merchant class
D. A sexual libertinism that seeks to revive the great pleasure of ancient Rome.
21. What is the main idea that can be inferred from the stanza below?
Time is a pair of scissors
And life, a bolt of borcade
When the lose section is done
The scraps are committed to a bonfire
A. Transitoriness of life
C. Beauty of life
B. Cruelty of time
D. Destruction of beauty
22. This literary genre was used during the American regime to express social protest.
A. Zarsuela
C. Cenaculo
B. Comedia
D. Duplo
23. In the epic “The Odyssey”, who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years?
A. Athena
C. Helen
B. Calypso
D. Penelope
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24. “Ibong Mandaragit” was written by _________.
A. Amado V. Hernandez
C. Virgilio Almario
B. Lualhati Bautista
D. Edgardo Reyes
25. Poetry in during the age of modernism is characterized by _________.
A. Measure
C. Free Verse
B. Blank Verse
D. Rhyme
26. “Her dress is a blue as the sky” is an example of _________.
A. Simile
C. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
D. Onomatopeia
27. This short narrative poem is intended to be sung.
A. Ballad
C. Epic
B. Lyric
D. Romance
28. A comedia usually ends with the _________.
A. Death of the prince
B. Victory of Muslims
C. Death of Queen
D. Victory of Christian
29. The American Renaissance also known as the American Romantic Movement paved the
way for the birth of _________.
A. Romanticism
C. Transcendentalism
B. Naturalism
D. Realism
30. What does Sappho tell the lesbian woman about her death in the poem below?
To An Uncultured Lesbian Woman
“Yes, thou shalt die, and lie
Dump in the silent tomb;
Nor of thy name
Shall these by any fame.”
A. She will not be a famous in death
B. She will find peace
C. She will be placed in a tomb
D. She will be forgotten
31. The Ifugao epic “HUDHUD” immortalized the hero _________.
A. Lumawig
C. Banna
B. Duluyan
D. Sadi
32. Who is considered the Indian counterpart of Shakespeare?
A. Kalidasa
C. Tagore
B. Khagyam
D. Sadi
33. Both Realism and naturalism oppose __________.
A. Classicism
C. Symbolism
B. Romanticism
D. Neoclassicism
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34. This is Geoffrey Chaucer‟s collection of stories in poetic form.
A. The Canterbury Tales
C. Illiad
B. Decameron
D. Beowulf
35. Which of the statements below supports this statement: “The Homeric poems greatly
influence the development of Greek Civilization.”
A. The Greek became great warriors
B. The great epic characters became the models of conduct for the later generations of
the Greek
C. The Olympian gods were worshipped
D. The Greek became good architects
36. Filipino folk narratives‟ function is _________.
A. To ward off evil spirits
B. To explain natural phenomena
C. To teach proper behavior
D. To honor the gods
37. Among the following statements, which best describes the difference among the three
canticles of the Divine Comedy?
A. In Inferno, they become more surreal as Dante descends into the lower circles
B. In Purgatorio, they have corporeal shape, but not corporeal
C. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images but simply light; in Purgatorio, they
have corporeal shape but not corporeal substance; and in Inferno, they become more
corporeal as Dante descends into the lower circles
D. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images but not corporeal substances
38. _______________ are at war in the Iliad.
A. Trojans and Macedonians
B. Trojans and Acheans
C. Trojans and Minoans
D. Trojans and Phoenicians
39. The lines of the poem below describe Africa as a land that is ____________.
AFRICA
By: David Diop
Africa, my Africa
Africa of proud warriors
In ancestral savanna
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
A. Free and beautiful
B. Mysterious and unexplored
C. War town and undeveloped
D. Primitive and uncivilized
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40. Because of his poetic style, Ezra Pound is considered a/an _____________.
A. Philosophical
C. Metaphysical
B. Imagist
D. Romantic
41. Oedipus ___________ as a punishment for killing his father and having sexual relations
with his mother.
A. Castrated himself
B. Killed himself
C. Ordered his sons to murder him
D. Gouged his eyes
42. ___________ can be inferred from Isenese‟s “answer”.
A. She respects Creon
C. She understands Creon
B. She fears Creon
D. She likes Creon
43. The following are romantic poets except
A. William Blake
C. Robert Burn
B. John Milton
D. John Keats
44. _________ is famous for his plays that used “alienation effect”.
A. Henrick Ibsen
C. August Strendberg
B. Bertolt Brecht
D. Thomas Mann
45. In the poem below, what could be the author‟s feeling toward lesbian women?
To An Uncultured Lesbian Woman
“Yes, thou shalt die,
And lie
Dump in the silent tomb;
Nor of thy name
Shall these by any fame.”
A. Pity
C. Regret
B. Sadness
D. Anger
46. Who is speaking in the poem below?
“Sunset and the evening star
And one clear call for me
And may these be no moaning for the bar
When I put out to sea”
A. A dying man
C. A fisherman
B. A captain of a ship
D. A traveler
47. Based on Zeus‟ plan, ___________ comes from suffering.
A. The consolation of death
B. The ecstacy of truth
C. The certainty of more suffering
D. Understanding and progress
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48. The word Gospel is derived from a Greek word that means ___________.
A. Holy word
C. Law of God
B. Good News
D. Message of God
49. The line below expresses ___________.
“While a cold hand snatched you away like a kite – I should have come home.”
A. Regret
C. Sadness
B. Loss
D. Love
50. Which statement best characterizes the Old Testament as a literary piece?
A. A collection of religious anecdotes
B. A chronicle of Jewish events
C. An inspirational prose
D. An anthology of Jewish literature
51. This line usually starts a/an __________.
A. Supernatural tale
C. Legend
B. Folk tale
D. Creation myth
52. __________ greatly influenced the Japanese Noh Play.
A. Shintoism
C. Zen Buddhism
B. Hinduism
D. Buddhism
53. Among the statements below, which is not an important cultural influence in the
development of Europe in the middle ages?
A. Greco-Roman civilization
C. Germanic tribes from the north
B. Christianity from Palestine
D. Merchant trade from China
54. Pre-colonial literature is best described by _________themes.
A. Sad and dramatic
B. Serious and imaginative
C. Playful and entertaining
D. Communal and functional
55. What lesson can be inferred in the passage below:
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: It is founded on our thoughts, it is
made up of our thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as
the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.”
--Bhagavad Gita
A. We must change for the better
B. We must think carefully
C. We must have right thoughts
D. We must be hard working like the ox
56. Among the following statements below, which is not an accurate representation of
ancient Greek religious beliefs?
A. The Greeks credited humanity with intervening morality
B. The Greek god Zeus was subject to the mysterious power of fate
C. The Greek gods were expressions of the world‟s uncontrollable forces
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D. The Greeks blamed humanity for disorder in the universe
57. Euripides produced the play “Medea” to __________.
A. Express his shock
B. Attack the deepest prejudices of the levels
C. Criticize Greek behavior
D. Entertain the audience
58. The following are works of Sophocles except:
A. Agamemnon
C. Antigone
B. Ajax
D. Oedipus at Colonus
59. This is considered the greatest contribution to prose of the 17th century.
A. The drama
C. The biography
B. The essay
D. The novel
60. __________ is the usual topic of lyric poetry.
A. Women
C. Nature
B. Feelings or emotions
D. Religion
61. The book of _________ of the Bible teaches that there is no man that can comprehend
human undeserved suffering.
A. Exodus
C. Revelations
B. Job
D. Genesis
62. All are examples of Gnomic verses except:
A. Folk tale
C. Legend
B. Fable
D. Riddle
63. Sappho is considered as the _________.
A. The greatest woman poet of antiquity
B. A model of women in Greece
C. The leader of women in Lesbos
D. A very passionate poet
64. Mistakes in pronunciation are immediately corrected in the Audio-Lingual method
because:
A. So that the behavior doesn‟t become habits
B. To make learners conscious of their mistakes
C. So that learners will practice more
D. To develop accuracy and fluency
65. Which of the following statements below will help the students, who are asked to listen to
as set of instruction in English, process the materials?
A. Identifying the topic sentence
C. Listening to every word
B. Identifying the key words
D. Repeating each sentence
66. Vowels are characterized by _________.
A. Freely flowing air through the nasal cavity
B. The little obstruction in the vocal tract
C. Friction that is present in the vocal tract
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D. Vibrations of the vocal cords
67. This is the most appropriate “while listening” activity for a text describing a family tree
with three generations.
A. Completing a family tree
C. Writing down name
B. Copying a family tree
D. Writing the family history
68. Which statement below is a feature of suggestopedia?
A. Learners share their feelings in a small group
B. Only listening activities provided
C. Learners are in relaxed and reclining position
D. Reading and writing are emphasized
69. If a teacher believes that language is a system of structure composed of sounds, words,
and sentences, then his syllabus might focus on __________.
A. Communication tasks
B. Building blocks of language
C. Function of language
D. Form and function of language
70. Where is the primary stress in the word “characterization”?
A. Second
C. Fifth
B. Fourth
D. First
71. Which shows a minimal pair of /s/ and /z/?
A. Juice-peace
C. Lace-lazy
B. Trace-craze
D. Seize-sees
72. _________ is a grammar in teaching approach where rules are given after the learners
have done intensive pattern practice in various contexts.
A. Inductive
C. Formal
B. Deductive
D. Functional
73. This process of language learning is characterized by repeated practices of sentence
patterns until they become automatic.
A. Language performance
C. Hypothesis testing
B. Habit formation
D. Overgeneralization
74. If a teacher follows communicative approach, which practices could be seen inside the
classroom?
A. Teaching listening-speaking-reading-writing sequentially
B. Focus on grammar rules
C. Assesses the needs of the target listeners
D. Emphasize oral proficiency
75. To emphasize the student‟s needs to identify why and for whom he/she is writing, the
teacher can use:
A. Process approach
C. Free writing approach
B. Controlled writing approach
D. Communicative writing approach
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76. Filipinos find it hard to learn tenses because _________.
A. Tense cannot be translated into Filipino
B. English has many tenses
C. It is not presenting Philippine language
D. The Filipino tense is different from English
77. It _________ unfair that she should stay on the stage longer.
A. Has to
C. Tends to
B. Needs
D. Seems
78. “She transformed a dragon into a pinworm” is example of _________.
A. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
B. Metonymy
D. Alliteration
79. This is the smallest unit of sound.
A. Allophone
C. Morpheme
B. Allomorph
D. Phoneme
80. Krashen said that knowledge of grammatical rules in language performance functions as
________.
A. Monitor
C. Output
B. Affect
D. Input
81. If the teacher wants to make an intensive drill about the basic sentence pattern he/she
should ________.
A. Assign pair work
B. Explain grammar rules
C. Demonstrate the lesson
D. Do pattern practice
82. ________ will provide encouragement for a learner to learn a language.
A. Explanation of rules
B. Learning environment
C. Self-satisfaction
D. Language form
83. A language learner tries out his/her rules of language with a competent 2nd language
speaker, he/she is _________.
A. Reviewing
C. Hypothesis testing
B. Generalizing
D. Practicing
84. If the teachers adhere to the humanistic approach, the materials would most likely be
________.
A. Providing background music while reading
B. Activities for sharing one‟s values and view point with others
C. Vocabulary words for writing
D. Completing entries in a grid
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85. If the teacher wants to teach about the range of meaning between opposite words, he/she
may use _________.
A. Cline
C. Context clue
B. Matching
D. Pictures
86. _________ is an example of information transfer.
A. Engaging in a small group
B. Listening and telling it to somebody
C. Completing a grid based on a recorded talk
D. Doing a simulation
87. If followed by __________ /t/, /p/, /k/, are aspirated initial sounds.
A. An unstressed syllabus
C. A stressed syllable
B. Two syllables
D. Three syllables
88. A behavior must be ________ if the teacher wants it occur again and eventually becomes
a habit.
A. Corrected
C. Reinforced
B. Imitated
D. Modelled
89. _________ will determine the difference in pronouncing “ice cream” and “I scream”.
A. Juncture
C. Pitch
B. Intonation
D. Stress
90. _________ will determine the difference between “English teacher” – meaning a teacher
who teaches English, and “English teacher” – meaning a teacher from England.
A. Juncture
C. Pitch
B. Stress
D. Intonation
91. Continue the chain: plays, cleans, approves, bothers, __________.
A. Prepares
C. Links
B. Realizes
D. Collects
92. Wh-questions must have _________ intonation.
A. Level
C. Falling
B. Rising
D. Rising falling
93. A teacher who adheres to the communicative approach uses authentic materials because
__________.
A. They are readily available
B. They are cheap
C. Learners are familiar with them
D. Communicative activities in real life can be built around them
94. In the Philippines, English language teaching is aimed at:
A. Producing learners who can use English in proper context
B. Producing learners who have mastery of English pronunciation and grammar
C. Producing learners who can confidently speak in English
D. Producing leaners who can communicate accurately, fluently, and appropriately
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95. Which is acceptable in English?
A. Gilbert cleaned the table up
B. Tess is eager to talk to
C. That she dances well surprises me
D. He desires that you go
96. Choral reading is a _________ type of reading.
A. Buddy
B. Reading aloud to students
C. Shared
D. Guided
97. Which word in the lines below infers the moral?
“Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain
But a woman that feareth the lord, she shall be praised”
A. Beauty
C. Praised
B. Favor
D. Feareth
98. ___________ states that children have the ability to relate new information to prior
knowledge.
A. Sociolinguistic
C. Reader response
B. Constructivist
D. Interactive
99. ___________ makes use of Children‟s language and Experiences
A. Language Experience Approach
B. Directed-reading-thinking activity
C. Mastery learning
D. Individualized method
100.
Which theory emphasizes comprehension as students read?
A. Constructivist
C. Interactive
B. Reader response
D. Sociolinguistic
101.
__________ states that children have the ability to organize and integrate
information on schemata.
A. Interactive
C. Reader response
B. Constructivist
D. Sociolinguistic
102.
__________ reading takes place when two students read text together.
A. Shared
C. Guided
B. Independent
D. Buddy
103.
__________ is technique when the students crumple, and throw and read these
pieces of paper.
A. Snow ball Toss
C. Quaker reading
B. Hot Seat
D. Carousel
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104.
What virtue is shown in the poem below?
It‟s the little things we do or say
That make or break the beauty of the
Average passing day.
Heart, like doors, will open with ease
To very, little keys,
And don‟t forget that two of these
Are “I thank you” and “If you please
A. Encouragement
C. Friendliness
B. Kindness
D. Confidentially
105.
__________ takes place when the leaders read each line and then the group
repeats it.
A. Cumulative Reading
C. Chorus Reading
B. Echo Reading
D. Small group reading
106.
This is an interdisciplinary unit that integrates reading and writing with social
studies, science, mathematics, and values education.
A. Learning log
C. Cluster
B. Theme study
D. Collaborative report
107.
__________ is the system student‟s use in capitalization and punctuation rules.
A. Semantic
C. Syntactic
B. Phonological
D. Pragmatic
108.
__________ is used to measure student‟s reading comprehension.
A. Reading logs
C. Anecdotal notes
B. Grand conversation
D. Running record
109.
What paragraph development is most appropriate in the main idea given below?
A. Cause-effect
C. Analysis
B. Process
D. Classification
110.
__________ views children as having the ability to relate new information to
prior knowledge.
A. Sociolinguist
C. Reader response
B. Constructivist
D. Interactive
111.
The press is considered the fourth estate because it ___________.
A. Checks all branches of government
B. Is a powerful political force
C. Is an adversary of government
D. Acts as the fourth branch of government
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112.
What can be implied from the statement below about mass media?
“The most important effect of mass communication is its ability to
Mentally order and organize the world for us.”
A. Mass media decides the type of program to air
B. Mass media chooses advertisements for program
C. Selects production number
D. Determines what will be news and what wont
113.
__________ states that mass media should be state owned to best serve the
government.
A. Social responsibility
C. Libertarianism
B. Soviet
D. Authoritarianism
114.
__________ is the “19” century entertainment that is made up of skits and
musical acts that influenced modern day TV.
A. Zarzuela
C. Opera
B. Comedia
D. Vaudeville
115.
__________ is also called the response in the communication process.
A. Reaction
C. Gesture
B. Feedback
D. Signal
116.
__________ is the process when media people control the public‟s access to
news.
A. Gate keeping
C. Channelling
B. Correlating
D. Agenda setting
117.
__________ is shown when the government prohibited the press from
interviewing President Estrada.
A. Media Law
C. Prior restraint
B. Censorship
D. Gag order
118.
What defense can a news reporter give when he is accused of invasion of privacy?
A. Victims‟ welfare
C. Honest reporting
B. Victims‟ consent
D. Impartial reporting
119.
The article below is an example of __________.
“Residential customers of the Manila Electric Co. will see their bills go down by 43
centavos per kilowatt-hour this month, due to reduction in generation system low
charges”
A. Editorial
C. Obituaries
B. Straight news
D. Features article
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120.
The phrase “human shield” in the given headline below indicates that the phrase
is _________.
“Army accuses rebels
Of using civilians
As „human shield‟”
A. Extraordinary
C. Important
B. Not used correctly
D. Newly coined
121.
What WH-question of a reporter that was answered by the phrases “for another
strain of the flu that has drowned more than 20 people”?
A. Where
C. When
B. Why
D. What
122.
A TV network released a gory shot of a murder victim and in turn the network
was accused of violations. What justification can the network give?
A. It has used impartial judgment in the public interest
B. It has maintained fair play in selecting the content
C. It was done in good taste
D. It has proved a forum for pertinent comment
123.
The official stand of the newspaper is found in the __________.
A. Inside page
C. Features section
B. Editorial page
D. Front page
124.
__________ is a sound converted electronically into a numerical system to
achieve better sound reproduction.
A. Electronic sound
C. Digital sound
B. Analog sound
D. Sound blaster
125.
When communication medium focuses the public‟s attention to issues for the
consensus to be reached, then it performs/functions as _________.
A. Sentinel
C. Instructor
B. Arena
D. Regulator
126.
Which is under media language?
A. Stage set
C. Internet
B. Headline
D. Sound effects
127.
The success of implementation of new instructional material is dependent on
_________.
A. Form of feedback reports
B. Number of copies printed
C. Conduct of teaching demonstrated
D. Adequate in-service training for teachers
128.
In preparing for materials, materials must match with _________.
A. Objectives of the lesson
B. Learner‟s family background
C. Learner‟s abilities and prior knowledge
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D. Type of assessment used
129.
Everything is included in the Teacher‟s Manual except:
A. Guide for lesson planning
B. Visual overview of the course
C. Detailed rationale of the course
D. Complete text of stories found in the lesson
130.
__________ is an example of a learning task with direct authenticity.
A. Simulation
B. Role playing
C. Small group discussion
D. Filling in a blank application
131.
__________ is the process of organizing materials to make it clear for the
learners.
A. Structuring
C. Sequencing
B. Elaborating
D. Balancing
132.
Instructional materials must be connected with __________.
A. The course guide
C. The teaching technique
B. The curriculum
D. The level of students
133.
Which is not a reason why it is not important for a teacher to know how to
evaluate instructional materials?
A. Writing one‟s material is time consuming
B. Teachers are able to identify learners‟ needs
C. Teachers are able to use the materials properly and effectively
D. Not all books are error-free
134.
It is important to __________ to ensure the relevance of instructional materials to
the curriculum.
A. Base them on text book used
B. Include test evaluation
C. Consider the grade/year level
D. Have a list of goals and objectives
135.
Under which phase/s of curriculum development do setting goals and objectives
fall?
A. Planning
B. Implementation
C. Implementation and evaluation
D. Planning and implementation
136.
Which is not a teacher‟s personality factor that may influence the production of
instructional materials?
A. Financial status
C. Teaching style
B. Philosophy in life
D. Beliefs and values
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137.
A teacher is doing __________ when he studies skills covered, and activities
presented in a book.
A. Internal evaluation
C. External evaluation
B. Content evaluation
D. Physical evaluation
138.
Which is not considered in designing instructional materials?
A. Socio-economic environment
B. Teacher‟s creativity
C. Students and their schema
D. Teacher‟s pedagogical principles
139.
Materials are considered __________ if they are brought from the real world to
the classroom to expose learners to language in real use.
A. Authentic
C. Suitable
B. Grade
D. Appropriate
140.
__________ material provides learners with communicative samples in different
contexts.
A. Learner-authentic
C. Learner centered
B. Graded text
D. Textually authentic
141.
Which is not under external evaluation?
A. Blurbs
C. Table of contents
B. Activities
D. Introduction
142.
The communicative approach emphasizes __________.
A. Students‟ interaction in real life situations
B. Students‟ sharing of personal experiences
C. Listening and speaking
D. Correct pronunciation
143.
__________ is an example of sequencing materials.
A. Whole to parts
C. Reference materials
B. By stages
D. Materials instruction
144.
What must be included in instructional materials?
A. Teaching strategies
C. Reference materials
B. Learning texts and tasks
D. Materials instruction
145.
Which is correct about textually authentic materials?
A. Improve learner‟s vocabulary
B. Promote interest in language learning
C. Interactive in character
D. Not written for teaching
146.
This principle in preparing for instructional material provides continues and
cumulative learning
A. Pacing
C. Balancing
B. Sequencing
D. Evaluating
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147.
Preparation of instructional Material falls under what phase/s of curriculum
development?
A. Planning and implementation
B. Implementation and evaluation
C. Planning
D. Evaluation
148.
__________ is an instructional material that a student can do without any help
from the teacher.
A. Pictograph
C. Module
B. Word paragraph
D. Video tape
149.
It is needed to make a list of what learners‟ __________ in preparing the aims
goals and objectives of the curriculum.
A. Do in make-believe situations
B. Should do as citizens in a democratic country
C. Are expected to do in school
D. Are required to do in real world
150.
What is an advantage of using computers in a writing class?
A. Students can easily edit their work
B. Students are easy to supervise
C. Students will work quietly
D. Students will learn how to type
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1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
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7. D
8. D
9. D
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11. B
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1. The line “Quote the raven nevermore” is taken from the poem __________.
A. Ulalume – A Balad
C. Lenore
B. The Sleeper
D. The Raven
2. “Good name in man and woman . . . is the immediate jewel of the souls” this line is taken
from ________.
A. Macbeth
C. As You Like It
B. Merchant of Venice
D. Othello
3. Who is famous for this particular line: “Either you are with us or against us.”
A. Tony Blair
C. Bill Clinton
B. George W. Bush
D. Ronald Reagan
4. The lines below are taken from what poem
A Violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
In the shining Sky
A. Osymandias
B. She walks in Beauty
C. She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
D. The Lost Love
5. The lines below are taken from which poem?
So live, that when thy summons come join the innumerable
Caravan, which moves to that mysterious realm, where each
Shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death
A. The Yellow Violet
C. Thanatopsis
B. The Prairies
D. A Forest Hymn
6. Samuel Johnson said: “To trifle with the most vocabulary is to tamper with the currency
of human intelligence”. What does he most likely mean?
A. If we did not have puns, we are not considered intelligent
B. People who make puns are not intelligent
C. Punning is a frivolous and transgressive use of language
D. People should be wary of making puns that are to playful
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7. What sonnet has the following lines?
I love thee with the love I seemed to lose with my lost saints – I love
Thee with the breadth, smiles, tears, of all my life! And, if God
Choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
A. Sonnet 53
C. Sonnet 15
B. Sonnet 43
D. Sonnet 14
8. The following lines are taken from what poem?
What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape
Of deities or mortals, or of both
A. Ode on a Grecian Urn
C. Ode to the West Wind
B. Ode on Melancholy
D. Ode to a Nightingale
9. Which statement contradicts this particular line: “The world of the fiction writer is full of
matter”?
A. Books about theoretical principles are not usually popular
B. Some writers are able to write abstractly in way that engages the senses of the
average reader
C. Emotional writing tends to have more significance for the writer
D. Most people are more comfortable in expressing ideas than feelings
10. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” – this
line is form _________.
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. John F. Kennedy
B. Lyndon B Johnson
D. Richard M. Nixon
11. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” – this line is from _________.
A. Nelson Mandela
C. Winston Churchill
B. Mao Tse Tung
D. Karl Marx
12. __________ is defined as the structure of grammar.
A. Syntax
C. Morpheme
B. Bound Morpheme
D. Free Morpheme
13. What does Lao Tzu mean when he said “A journey of a thousand leagues begins in a
single step”?
A. Finish ahead of schedule
C. Make good use of time
B. Act with a sense of urgency
D. Start on time
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14. What value does Saint Thomas Aquinas want to impart when he wrote the following
line?
When you want to convert someone to your view, you go over to where he is standing,
take him by the hand and guide him. You don‟t stand across the room and shout at him;
you don‟t call him a dummy; you don‟t order him to position. That‟s the only way to get
him to budge
A. Forgiveness
C. Encouragement
B. Acceptance
D. Understanding
15. What does this line mean, “The world is too much with us”?
A. Love for philosophical ideas
B. Love for nature
C. Love for logic
D. Love for the material world
16. “While visiting with a friend over coffee one morning, a young woman complained,
„every time my husband and I get into an argument he gets historical!‟ The friend
interrupted „don‟t you mean hysterical?‟ „No, I mean historical, he always brings up the
past”
The lines above bring out what virtue?
A. Forgiving requires people not to keep score
B. Never refuse to forgive, you will need to pass over
C. Asking forgiveness has a far-reaching effect
D. Forgiveness is on command, judgment is not
17. What is Walter D. Wintle‟s attitude towards the power of the mind as seen in the
following lines from his poem “If You Think”?
If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don‟t!
If you want to win, but you think you cant
It‟s almost a cinch you won‟t.
A. Optimistic
C. Hopeful
B. Serious
D. Sympathetic
18. Which among the teacher-made scoring guides are used in assessing the students‟ writing
improvement?
A. Cloze procedure
C. Portfolios
B. Checklist
D. Rubrics
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19. __________ learning theory state that learners have the ability to organize and integrate
information in the schemata.
A. Reader response
C. Sociolinguist
B. Constructivist
D. Interactive
20. Which is not a characteristic of literature-based reading classroom?
A. Desks are arranged formally
B. Students have access to instructional materials
C. The arrangement of facilities encourages group interaction
D. Books are four time the number of students
21. Which of the following line below is parallel with this line: “I am not a star because all
my songs are hits; all my songs are hits because I am a star”?
A. I am not a star because my every song is enjoyed; I am a star because people pay to
watch me
B. I am the final word in the classroom not because my judgment is always correct, but
my judgment in the classroom is always correct because I am the instructor
C. I am not the instructor because I know all there is about dance, rather I am an
instructor because of my ability to teach dancing
D. I am not competent in my duties because I am a nurse; I am competent in my duties
because of my training in nursing
22. Carl Sandburg noted Abraham Lincoln‟s __________ in the lines below
Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth
Who is both steel and velvet, who is hard as rock ad as soft
As drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of
Terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.
A. Achievement
C. Discipline
B. Leadership
D. Enthusiasm
23. Coleridge cited what cultural belief about threshold in the lines of his poem “Christabel”?
The lady sank, belike through pain,
And Christabel with might and main
Lifted her up, a weary weight,
Over the threshold of the gate:
Then the lady rose again,
And moved, as she were not in pain
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anybody could cross the threshold
The threshold was sanctuary of persons in pain
A clean heart could help one cross the threshold
Evil spirits could not cross a Christian threshold
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24. __________ is about a scholar who gave his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge.
A. Lucinde
C. Sorrows of the Young Werther
B. Candide
D. Faust
25. What is George Bernard Shaw‟s attitude toward dreaming when he said:
“You see things; and you say „why?‟ But I dream thing that never were; and I say „why
not?‟”
A. Humorous
C. Straightforward
B. Tongue-in-Cheek
D. Serious
26. The author of the poem “When I was One-and-Twenty” mentioned the idea __________
in the following lines:
“When I was One-and-Twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away,
Give pearl away and rubies”
But keep your fancy free.
A. The world‟s riches
B. Experience as the best teacher
C. The change in people‟s lives
D. The wise man‟s advice
27. __________ is Steven Javellana‟s novel that is about woman caught in the middle
between her love for her husband, and her native customs and social conventions.
A. Watch in the Night
B. Without Seeing the Dawn
C. The Cry of the Philippines
D. Panday Pira
28. What can be inferred from Pres. Dwight Eisenhower‟s statements below?
“The conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry. . . new
American experience, exercises a total influence. . .felt in every city, every state house,
every office of the federal government. . . In the councils of government, we must guard
against the acquisition of unwanted influence by the military-industrial complex.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civilian control of the military should never be allowed
An overgrown military establishment could pose a threat to democracy
Industrial influence on the military has made the government more democratic
Only the military-industrial complex can protect liberties
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29. This is a play written by Jose M. Hernandez which is about an artisan who forged the
cannons for the use of Spaniards.
A. The Filipino Rebel
C. The Cry of the Philippines
B. The real Leader
D. Panday Pira
30. Solve the riddle below:
From heaven I fall, though from earth I begin;
No lady alive can show such a skin.
I‟m bright as angel, and light as a feather,
But heavy dark when you squeeze me together.
A. Snow
C. Rain
B. Storm
D. Star
31. What word infers the moral of the lines from the poem “The Ideal Wife”?
Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman
That feareth the Lord, she shall be praised
A. Favor
C. Beauty
B. Feareth
D. Praised
32. This is Walter Scott‟s poem that is a stirring narrative in verse, with a superb description
of the wild historic places; and complete medievalism.
A. Boat Song
C. Soldier, Rest!
B. Lay of the Last Minstrel
D. Lochinvar
33. Who wrote “Prometheus Unbound”?
A. Scott
C. Keats
B. Browning
D. Shelley
34. The following lines allude to __________.
Two brothers we are, Great burdens we bear
By which we are bitterly pressed; the truth is to say
We are full all the day, and empty when we go to rest
A. Stockings
B. Shoes
35. __________ wrote the jungle book.
A. Victor Hugo
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Slippers
D. Socks
C. William March
D. K.L. Mansfield
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36. __________ is Rousseau‟s most important work on political philosophy
A. Candide
C. Two Treatises of Government
B. The Social Contract
D. Discourse on Method
37. __________ wrote a collection of poems entitled “IN HOSP .L.,”
A. William Ernest Henley
C. Thomas Hardy
B. Rudyard Kipling
D. Robert Louis Stevenson
38. __________ is a powerful document about the human ordeal which is produced by
Somerset Maugham.
A. The Years
C. The Waves
B. Between the Acts
D. Of Human Bondage
39. Who wrote the play “A Marriage Proposal”
A. Edmond Rostrand
C. Henrick Ibsen
B. Victor Hugo
D. Anton Chekhov
40. Below is a poem written by John Updike. This paved the way for him to be called “The
Brilliant Young Writer” What constitutes to this in relation with the meaning of the
poem?
Your nothing street corners
Your ugly eateries
Your dear barbarities
And vacant lots
Don‟t read reviews
A*M*E*R*I*C*A
You are the only land
A. His characters are searching for the true meaning of life
B. His work contains nostalgic thoughts of his early childhood
C. It is an elegant prose, filled with balanced, rhythmic sentences containing private
feelings to portray an America in all its ugliness
D. There is truthfulness and simplicity in his work
41. In Edward Albee‟s play, __________ Elizabeth Taylor played the lead role.
A. Giant
C. Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf
B. Cleopatra
D. Lassie
42. Read the passage below and determine what argument the author mad.
“Few people understand poetry, and few prefer to read it. Although English professors
speak in glowing terms about the greatness of Pope‟s Rape of Lock and Tennyson‟s
Ulysses, it seems that only professors share their enthusiasm.”
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A. To read poetry requires patience and tolerance
B. Simple poetry may continue to be popular
C. Even professors may not really understand difficult poetry
D. Few lay people will spend the time to read poetry
43. __________ was written by Robert Louis Stevenson for is step son Lloyd Osbourne.
A. An Island Voyage
C. Treasure Island
B. Travels with a Donkey
D. A Child‟s Garden of Verses
44. What does the word “ostentatious” mean?
A. Expensive
C. Revealing
B. Showy
D. Dated
45. Who must not be included in the list of Elizabethan playwrights?
A. Dante
C. Marlowe
B. Shakespeare
D. Johnson
46. Who is not a metaphysical poet?
A. George Herbert
C. Andrew Marvell
B. John Donne
D. Robert Burns
47. Which among the literary works below is about difficult and distorted human
relationship?
A. To See a World
C. Never Seek to Tell My Love
B. A Poison Tree
D. To Hayley
48. What statement agrees with this line by Daniel Webster: “Falsehoods not only disagree
with truths but usually quarrel among themselves”?
A. Quarrelling is endemic to political life
B. Truth and falsehood are emotional, rather than intellectual
C. Liars often quarrel with each other
D. Truth and Falsehood can be distinguished from one another
49. Which among the following statements weaken the conclusion about the Renaissance?
A. The wars of the Roses created strife and the people were left with no option but to
join these struggles
B. There was renewed interest in the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome
C. People questioned the authority of the church and the government
D. The influence of the church and religion declined
50. Robert Bern‟s __________ is still being sung today
A. My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
B. Go Down, Moses
C. Auld Lang Syne
D. My Country „tis of Thee
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51. __________ is the literary ballad of Goethe that shows the belief in the existence of
elves, fairies, etc. He also mentioned in this piece that these creatures don‟t have any
souls, and so they wrestle with human beings to get one.
A. The Mountain Bard
C. The Elf King
B. Fairy Tales
D. Faust
52. What quotation is taken from John Milton‟s Paradise Lost?
A. Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam
B. They also serve who only stand and wait
C. Revenge, at first though sweet, bitter are long back on itself recoils
D. Time, the subtle thief of youth
53. __________ is James Russell‟s most quoted poems because of its theme that symbolizes
awakening of life.
A. To the Dandelion
C. A Year‟s Life
B. A Fable for Critics
D. The Vision of Sir Launfal
54. Which trait did Gandhi exhibit when he said “I do not want to be walled on all sides and
windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of other lands to be blown about my house as
fully as possible”?
A. Social solidarity
C. Family solidarity
B. Universal charity
D. Personal Integrity
55. What Filipino trait can be inferred in the speech of Raul S. Manglapus?
“I have done this against the advice of a friend. He felt that, since I would speak on
Filipino movies, I should instead begin by making you cry.”
A. Palakasan and pataasan culture
C. Hiya
B. Utang na loob
D. Kanya-kanya syndrome
56. __________ focuses on vocabulary.
A. Phonology
C. Syntactic
B. Semantics
D. Pragmatic
57. __________ learners are those who don‟t use the English language at home.
A. Technical English
C. Standards English
B. Bilingual English
D. English as a second language
58. “Evan, he play ball with his sister” This sentence is a/an __________ English.
A. Nonstandard
C. Formal
B. Informal standard
D. Standard
59. __________ believes that learners have the ability to organize and integrate information
in schemata.
A. Interactive
C. Sociolinguist
B. Reader Response
D. Constructivist
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60. __________ is the chair designated for the students to use during sharing period.
A. Readers chair
C. Author‟s chair
B. Hot seat
D. Speaker‟s chair
61. Early and Modern grammarians will disagree on the statement that says:
A. Grammar is associated with philosophy and literary criticism
B. A school of linguistics rejected traditional grammar
C. It is just as important to study gestures as to study punctuation
D. Every known language first appeared in written form
62. Punctuation marks were developed because there is/are no __________ in written
communication.
A. Inflection and face to face engagement
B. Tone
C. Inflection and Tone
D. Face to face engagement
63. Rearrange the sentence
1 – Doctors
2 – Handle abortion
3 – When patients asked them to
4 – Frequently
A. 1-4-2-3
C. 1-3-2-4
B. 1-4-3-2
D. 1-2-3-4
64. __________ is the cueing system in pronouncing words.
A. Semantic
C. Pragmatic
B. Syntactic
D. Phonological
65. What is the meaning of the lines below?
Children picking up our bones
Will never know that these were once
As quick as foxes on the hill;
A. The children don‟t realize the danger
B. The children are quick as foxes
C. The bones use to belong to living people
D. The bones belonged to the foxes on the hill
66. Choosing synonyms is a __________ skill.
A. Decoding-spelling
B. Language
C. Study
D. Reference
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67. __________ is a cueing system in noticing rhyming words.
A. Pragmatic
C. Semantics
B. Phonological
D. Syntactic
68. What does the author describe in the stanza below?
“The brook id still open where the water falls
But over the deeper pools clear ice forms;
Over the dark shapes of stones, a rotting log,
After the first heavy frost.”
A. The path she is walking on
B. Things in the pool under the ice
C. The winter home of the beavers
D. An icy waterfall
69. __________ is a cueing system in detecting regional dialects.
A. Phonological
C. Semantic
B. Syntactic
D. Pragmatic
70. A comma indicates:
A. Pause
C. Longer pause
B. Slight pause
D. No pause
71. “Your entire team is entitled to an overnight accommodation.”
What grammatical error is present in the sentence above?
A. Run-On
C. Fragment
B. Correctly
D. Comma splice
72. The statement “Getting away from the pact” means
A. To wait patiently for other reporters to do their task
B. Adding sensationalism
C. Using hard-nosed questions
D. Striving hard to get a different story
73. What word has the C pronounced as /k/?
A. Century
C. City
B. Cold
D. Censure
74. What word is accented on the first syllable?
A. Fifteen
C. Understand
B. Outspeak
D. Heaven
75. What word has the C pronounced as /s/?
A. Censure
C. Comma
B. Connote
D. Collaborate
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76. Yesterday I __________ in my room worrying about today‟s performance.
A. Lay
C. Have lain
B. Laid
D. Have laid
77. If a student has a linguistic ability, the teacher must __________.
A. Interest the student in debates
B. Lead the student to visualization activities
C. Offer role playing and acting opportunities
D. Involve the student in journal writing and other forms of reflection
78. What is true about dictionaries?
A. Students would find an unabridged dictionary handy to carry
B. Guide words help a dictionary user to pronounce a word
C. All dictionaries show definitions in historical order
D. Most dictionaries use centered dots to indicate syllables
79. He word “Neuter” means:
A. Both feminine and masculine
C. Neutral
B. Neither feminine nor masculine
D. Asexual
80. The words below are __________ homonyms.
Right and Write
Son and Sun
A. Homophones
C. Homographs
B. Homophonic Homographs
D. Homographic Homophones
81. The idiom “Under the counter” means:
A. Openly
C. Discretely
B. Secretly
D. Legally
82. The word “Amanuensis” means:
A. Female warrior
C. Coarse herbs including pigweeds
B. A slave with secretarial duties
D. Deterioration of sight
83. __________ is the synonym of “Prevail”
A. Swerve
C. Skew
B. Skid
D. Succeed
84. What approach must a teacher use of he wants to develop the student‟s academic
language skills?
A. Focusing inquiry
C. Content based instruction
B. Generic Competency Model
D. Thematic teaching
85. What is true about Metacognition?
A. It is the skeleton of knowledge in the mind on particular sunject
B. It is the power of prior knowledge
C. It is “knowing about knowing”
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D. It uses appropriate “computer chips” for storage
86. What should be a teacher be concerned with his/her students are sensitive to the wolrd.
A. Adding music for motivation
C. Leading visualization activities
B. Conducting strategic games
D. Using the outdoors as classroom
87. Reinforcement and reward are emphasized by
A. Five points off for missing homework
B. If you have less than a C average on all your tests, you will have to take an extra test
C. All homework completed means five extra points
D. If you don‟t complete the exercise on time, there can be no use of the AVR
88. __________ includes the cutting of certain portion of pictures that are not needed.
A. Cropping
C. Bleeding
B. Retouching
D. Line drawing
89. __________ cannot be true as element in news paper advertising
A. Usability
C. Newspaper type
B. Product cost
D. Advertising audience
90. Teaching word recognition can be best described by
A. Teaching begins by showing the relationship between individual sounds and letters
B. The emphasis is on word identification
C. It uses various cue systems to determine meaning
D. It encourages readers to read activities that are real and important in their lives
91. When a student reads Scrap for Scratch, he made what error?
A. Graphophonic
C. Syntactic
B. Semantic
D. Pragmatic
92. What is not a factor why students have reading failures?
A. Reading approaches and strategies
B. Phonological processing difficulties
C. Biological and psychological learning deficits
D. Language barriers
93. When a student read Radio for Radiator, he made what error?
A. Pragmatic
C. Semantics
B. Graphophonic
D. Syntactic
94. When a student read Dad to Father, he made what error?
A. Graphophonic
C. Pragmatic
B. Semantics
D. Syntactic
95. __________ has a closed syllable
A. Halo
C. Dinner
B. Molar
D. Hotel
96. __________ has an open syllable
A. Open
C. Happen
B. Window
D. Forget
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97. If a teacher wants to examine words together with her meanings, what strategy must she
use?
A. Word walls
C. Quilt
B. Venn diagram
D. Word sorts
98. What prediction should be made from the selection below?
“In the history of religion, the stories are more dramatic than that of the Mormons. It is a
story with the haunting Biblical overtones of divine revelations and visitations, of
persecution and martyrdom, of an exodus two-thirds of the way across the continent, and
of the ultimate success in establishing a religious society in an uninhabited desert.”
A. One educated guess is that other religious sects have suffered the same fate
B. The Mormons conquered the uninhabited desert
C. The rest of the section will probably be about what prompted the Mormons to move
to new locations.
D. The Mormons were aptly compared with the experience of the apostles
99. __________ makes use of the children‟s language and experience
A. Language experience approach
B. Mastery Learning
C. Individualized method
D. Directed-Reading-Thinking Activity
100.
__________ is the systematic and meaningful collection of artifacts documenting
students‟ literacy development
A. Log
C. Cloze Procedure
B. Collection
D. Portfolio
101.
Arrange the reading process properly.
A – Reading
B – Exploring
C – Preparing
D – Extending
E – Responding
A. A-B-D-C-E
C. D-E-B-A-C
B. B-E-A-C-D
D. C-A-E-B-D
102.
__________ is diagnostic and instructional procedure used to determine the
student‟s prior knowledge.
A. Mastery learning
B. Directed Reading-Thinking Activity
C. Individualized method
D. Pre reading plan
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103.
This writing approach allows students to write on topics they choose themselves
as they assume ownership of their writing and learning.
A. Seminar workshop
C. Writing workshop
B. Reading workshop
D. In-service training
104.
This activity requires students to do a Quick Write, then, they crumple, throw, and
read so they can stay rooted in one place.
A. Carousel
C. Snowball toss
B. Quaker reading
D. Hot Seat
105.
If a teacher wants to help the students to focus on the conceptual and phonological
features of words and identify the recurring patterns, what should she use?
A. Data charts
C. K-W-L charts
B. Word sorts
D. Word walls
106.
__________ is used in measuring students‟ reading comprehension.
A. Reading logs
B. Running record
C. Grand convention
D. Anecdotal notes
107.
In this stage of the reading process, the students set targets.
A. Preparing to read
C. Exploring
B. Reading
D. Extending
108.
In this stage of the reading process, the students preview the text.
A. Reading
C. Exploring
B. Preparing to read
D. Expanding
109.
In the lines below, what does William Shakespeare want to impart?
Why, then world‟s mine oyster
Which I with sword will open
A. The speaker shows ownership over the sword
B. The world is an oyster to be opened easily with a sword
C. He is belittling himself
D. The speaker thinks he owns the oyster
110.
Refer to the lines given in number 109. What technique did Shakespeare use in
the lines?
A. Simile
C. Metaphor
B. Alliteration
D. Personification
111.
“I look down at the crowd of kids
Half of them are girls. This is new.
During the game against the Minnesota Twins.
I noticed that the bat boy was a girl.”
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Which question about the passage below falls under literal comprehension level?
A. In the story, who was short?
B. What are the advantage and the disadvantage of being tall and short?
C. Do you agree with the horse when it said that it is best to be what you are?
D. Why is it good to be short?
112.
Refer to the lines given in number 111. If you will read at the second level, you
will know that
A. The team does not discriminate against female
B. The batboy is a girl
C. One of the teams is Minnesota Twins
D. It takes for a girl to be bat boy
113.
If you are reading the lines below in the literary level, you would say:
“Any listener could have asked me: If
Things were so grand in Tagaytay,
What had brought us back to a
Polluted University Belt?”
A. The young woman in the passage has just returned from the living at the university
belt
B. The university belt has more things to offer that Tagaytay
C. What kind of woman is Annie?
D. The university belt is in the city of Manila, a dying city that is being face-lifted at
present
114.
When a person arches his eyebrow, he manifests:
A. Skepticism
C. Outrage
B. Alarm
D. Impatience
115.
Read the passage below and determine what did Roosevelt do to defend his
actions.
“The Monroe doctrine demanded that Europe stay out of the affairs of the Americas.
President Roosevelt used the doctrine to support a position on imperialism that he called
“Roosevelt Corollary”. It is stated that the United States had a right to move into areas of
the Americas needing our civilizing power.”
A. His negotiation on an informal understanding between the United States and Japan to
end unwanted immigration
B. The United nations participation in a conference to end French-German rivalry inn
Morocco
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C.
D.
116.
A.
B.
117.
A.
B.
The aiding of Panamanian rebels against Columbian government
His approval of England‟s colonization of India and Egypt
A comma indicates
Pause
C. Longer pause
Slight pause
D. No pause
“Throw in the lower means”
Forget the whole thing
C. Admit defeat
Keep the issue hanging
D. Hold in abeyance
118.
“To keep an eye on” means
A. Feed
C. Pick-up
B. Take care of
D. Support
119.
Which of the statements shows the idea projected by the paragraph below?
“I envision Asia and its immense territories and innumerable peoples as the true
birthplace of a new world, just as throughout the past it has been in Asia that the greatest
world movement has been born. Here, if we were determined to become the masters of
our own destinies we may give shelter to the embryo of a new civilization.”
Claro M. Recto, Asia of Asians
A. Recovery is but a vision, a dream
B. Survival is far from reality due to the superiority of the west
C. The author sees a new world, the new Asia which has built itself the Asian way.
D. The west will self destruct
120.
__________ links the station and the listener.
A. Script writer
C. Reporter
B. Assignment
D. Newsreader
121.
__________ is mass media‟s task of safeguarding public interest.
A. Abuse of the source-based stories
B. Shooting from the hip
C. Double-checking of facts
D. Misquotation
122.
“It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any position of the
foreign world...” Based on this line by George Washington, America should:
A. Support policies that would increase the territory under its control
B. Interprets the facts to the reader
C. Crowd is taken seriously during reporting so as to add color
D. Aims to bring about the attainment of higher quality of life
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123.
__________ is an advantage of television over print media.
A. Motion
C. Visual
B. Proximity and Immediacy
D. Color
124.
The water gate scandal is an example of __________ journalism.
A. Precision
C. Investigative
B. Yellow
D. Para
125.
This best describes development journalism
A. Written in inverted pyramid form
B. Interprets the facts to the reader
C. Crowd is taken seriously during reporting so as to add color
D. Aims to bring about the attainment of higher quality of life
126.
__________ is any form of paid non-personal presentation of promotion.
A. Advertising
C. Marketing
B. Promoting
D. Publicity
127.
This gives meaning to bare facts by explaining and relating events to each other.
A. Interpretive reporting
C. Investigative Repoting
B. Adversarial reporting
D. Parajournalism
128.
To develop the reporter‟s attitude towards journalism today is one of:
A. Incitement to action
C. Opinion shaping
B. Commitment
D. Clarification
129.
What is the most pressing problem of radio and television?
A. The lack of professionalism among news casters
B. The completion of big networks over exclusiveness or reporting
C. The profanity, obscenity, and vulgarity of language used
D. The irritating voice-tone used by the reporters
130.
__________ is conducted after prior appointment
A. Informal interview
C. Formal interview
B. Telephone interview
D. On the spot interview
131.
__________ is the greatest advantage of radio over newspapers.
A. Spoken words of everyday speech
B. Informal style
C. Immediacy
D. Use of concrete images
132.
__________ interview allows sources to be interviewed on condition that they are
not named for the purpose of floating an idea or policy.
A. Hard-nose
C. Hypothetical
B. Off-the-cuff
D. On-the-spot
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133.
This television action supports the government‟s effort to achieve progress and
stability.
A. Entertains to ease political and economic tension
B. Disseminates government plans and project
C. Establishes link between the government and the people
D. Motivates public interest to support government projects
134.
What would strengthen mass media‟s advocacy of ideas?
A. The newspaper make their stand on certain issues openly in the editorials
B. Newspaper are careful in giving their stands on issues
C. Issues can come out without management‟s interference
135.
Which among the following statement is true?
A. The Philippines has the world record of having the most number of journalists killed
B. The Military has been spared from the alleged harassment or intimidation of media
practitioners
C. The Filipino journalists killed belonged to the media in urban areas
D. The Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontiers has classified the country the safest for
journalists to practice their profession
136.
This defines the relationship of the test to the course program.
A. Instructional
C. Practical
B. Evaluation
D. Theoretical
137.
This assessment tool demonstrates the most authentic proof that student learns the
skill of writing verses.
A. Portfolio
C. Traditional
B. Process
D. Performance
138.
In the SQ3R strategy, the last R stands for:
A. Review
C. Read
B. Recite
D. Performance
139.
This put emphasis on the formal properties of the language.
A. Adequacy
C. Appropriateness
B. Accuracy
D. Availability\
140.
What statement best describes “Reader‟s Theatre”?
A. The theatre require elaborate props and costumes
B. Long hours are spent rehearsing
C. Readers do a lot of action
D. Students do not memorize their parts
141.
This combines the best features of different approaches in reading
A. Linguistic
C. Basal Textbook
B. Eclectic
D. Psycholinguistics
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142.
The Modern Information Center primary focus is to:
A. House Information
C. Have books for the library
B. Modernize MIC for users
D. Put up a library
143.
This software offers users tools to explore ideas by establishing link of words
across cultures and time.
A. Global Vision
B. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
C. Hyperstudio
D. Claris works
144.
Which is not an advantage of using text books?
A. Upsetting potential audience
B. Providing a common resource for teachers and students
C. Summarizing pertinent information
D. Providing teachers with outlines
145.
Test maker‟s primary concern is to:
A. Prepare a test according to the level for which it is given
B. Prepare a test according to the purpose for which it is given
C. See to it that the items are valid, reliable, and usable
D. Plan items in a manner to measure the examinee‟s skills and understanding
146.
Teaching materials must fit the lesson‟s __________.
A. Content
C. Strategy
B. Assignment
D. Objective
147.
Which test question develops knowledge and understanding of literature in the
analysis level?
A. Name the work in which each of the following characters appear
B. Describe how the author uses figures of speech to help him achieve his purpose
C. Underline the similes, metaphors, or symbols in this unfamiliar passage.
D. Write whether each of the following texts is a ballad, ode, or sonnet.
148.
Which of the following best develops speaking skills in the communication level?
A. Watch a film clip of an incident and describe it from the points of view of those
involved
B. Read aloud the following passage
C. Act out situation in which you display a particular emotion
D. Present a skit in which you and your friend talk on the phone, make a date, discuss a
party and so on.
149.
Five hours of watching TV in a day is linked with lower achievement in:
A. English and Mathematics
B. Reading and Mathematics
C. Values education and English
D. Science and Mathematics
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150.
This is an instructional aid that celebrates stories and other books, usually
performed at the end of the LITERATURE FOCUS.
A. Quickwrite
C. Reading log
B. Read-arounds
D. Readers theatre
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1. D
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
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100. D
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102. D
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1. Who wrote the poem in which the following lines are taken?
O is she
Rosely loved
Is she lovely rosed
O is she lovely sung as sea-shells?
A. Fernando M. Manarang
C. Natividad Marquez
B. Mauro Mendez
D. Jose Garcia Villa
2. “These are the times that try men‟s souls” this is a famous quotation by:
A. James Madison
C. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Paine
D. Thomas Jefferson
3. The novel War and Peace was written by:
A. Spencer
C. Shaw
B. Turgenev
D. Tolstoy
4. The following lines are taken from which Shakespearean play?
All that glitters is not gold;
Often you have heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold;
Gilded tombs do norms enfold.
A. Merchant of Venice
C. As you Like It
B. Hamlet
D. Macbeth
5. The following lines are taken from which Shakespearean play?
Will thou be gone? It is not yet near day;
It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That period the fearful hollow of thine ear;
Night she sings on your pomegranate tree;
Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.
A. Love‟s Labour‟s Lost
B. Othello
6. The following lines are taken from what poem?
C. Romeo Juliet
D. Cymbeline
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine,
Or leaves a kiss but in the cup,
And I‟ll not look for wine.
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A. Song to Celia
C. Ode to the West Wind
B. Crossing the Bar
D. She was a Phantom of Delight
7. The following lines are taken from the poem __________.
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have slight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow is wreathed horn
A. Auguries of Innocence
B. God Moves in a Mysterious Way
C. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
D. The World is Too Much With Us
8. The following lines are taken from what particular poem?
Trust no future, Howe‟er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act-act in the living Present
Heart within, and God o‟erhead!
A. Hymn to the Night
C. My Lost Youth
B. The Cross of Show
D. A Psalm of Life
9. __________ said “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for
your country”.
A. Richard M. Nixon
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. John F. Kennedy
D. Lyndon B. Johnson
10. The following lines are taken from what particular poem?
Oh‟ lift me as a wave a lead, a cloud!
I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!
A heavy weight of hours has chain‟d and bow‟d
One too like thee-tameless, and swift, and proud.
A. Ode to the West Wind
C. Ode to Evening
B. Crossing the Bar
D. My Last Duchess
11. What did Geoffrey Chaucer use in the lines below?
His bright eyes rolled, they never seemed to settle,
And glittered liked the flowers beneath a kettle;
A. Simile
C. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
D. Personification
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12. Choral Reading is __________ reading.
A. Buddy
C. Guiding
B. Shared
D. Reading aloud to students
13. Which statement is improperly stated about the principles of effective teaching of
reading?
A. Effective teachers use the four cueing system to support students.
B. Effective teachers use instructional approaches on how children learn.
C. Effective teachers go out of the structured classrooms to create community readers
D. Effective teachers select appropriate reading materials
14. __________ is a language system that focuses on vocabulary.
A. Syntactic
C. Semantic
B. Pragmatic
D. Phonological
15. This theory states that readers have difficulty in comprehension because they are focused
on word identification.
16. What virtue is shown in the lines below by George Eliot?
Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe
With a person; having neither to weight thoughts nor to
Measure words but to pour them all out, just as it is,
Chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will
Take and sift them, keeping what is worth keeping, and then,
With the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.
A. Cooperation
C. Acceptance
B. Humility
D. Confidentiality
17. If a student substitutes DAD for FATHER, he is focusing on:
A. Phonology
C. Pragmatic
B. Syntactic
D. Semantic
18. What virtue is evident in the poem below?
Little Things
It‟s the little things we do or say
That make or break the beauty of the average passing day.
Hearts, like doors, will open with ease
To very, very little keys,
And don‟t forget that two of these
Are “I thank you”, and “If you please”
A. Kindness
B. Confidentiality
C.
C. Friendliness
D. Encouragement
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19. William Norris wants us to __________ in his poem “Zip the Lip”.
If your lips would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care:
To whom you speak; of whom you speak;
And how, when, and where.
A. Be truthful
C. Show kindness
B. Be sincere
D. Observe confidentiality
20. What value is exhibited by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur‟s Statement?
In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber; so long as it receives
message of beauty, hope, cheer, and courage, so long are you young. When the wires are
all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism,
and then only, are you grown old.
A. Aging is the most difficult stage in life
B. Age is not hindrance to all human endeavours
C. Age does not matter what matters is aging
D. Age gracefully
21. This learning theory states that children have the ability to relate new information to prior
knowledge.
A. Interactive
C. Constructivist
B. Sociolinguistic
D. Reader Response
22. This chair is designated for the student‟s use during sharing period.
A. Reader‟s chair
C. Author‟s chair
B. Hot seat
D. Speaker‟s chair
23. Patrick Henry‟s speech is influenced b which historical background?
A. Elitist politics
C. Aristocratic pretensions
B. The stamp act
D. British tyranny
24. When you roll your eyes, you __________.
A. Show anger
C. Show dizziness
B. Exercise the eyes
D. Look for something
25. Which line gives a clue for the Boatswain, a dog, in the lines of Lord Bryon‟s “An
Epitaph”?
Near this spot
Are deposited the remains of the one
Who possessed beauty without vanity
Strength without insolence
Courage without ferocity
And all virtues of man without his vices.
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A. 6th
C. 5th
B. 4th
D. 3rd
26. This speech is the considered one of the greatest speeches because of its vision of
American democracy.
A. The Gettysburg Address
B. John F. Kennedy‟s inaugural speech
C. Lincoln Memorial Address
D. Patrick Henry‟s speech
27. This play of Jose M. Hernandez is about an artisan who forged cannons for the use of the
Spaniards.
A. The Real Leader
C. The Filipino Rebel
B. Panday Pira
D. The Cry of the Philippines
28. If Evann‟s father is Edward‟s son, what relation has Evann to Edward?
A. Nephew
C. Son
B. Brother
D. Grandson
29. “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain
But a woman that feareth the Lord,
She shall be praised.”
What word shows the moral of the verse?
A. Praised
C. Favor
B. Feareth
D. Beauty
30. This was written by Kerima Polotan-Tuvera. This is about the story of Emma Mercene.
A. The Barangay
C. A Child of Sorrw
B. The Hand of the Enemy
D. The Filipino Rebel
31. What figure of speech is used in the following lines of Wordsworth‟s “She was a
Phantom of Delight”?
She was a phantom of delight
When first she gleamed upon my sight;
A lovely apparition, sent
To be a moment‟s ornament;
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
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32. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
– what can be implied from the lines above?
A. Important things are visible to the eye
B. There are things which the eye cannot see
C. It is better to see things with the heart
D. Only the heart can see the beautiful things in life
33. What do the lines below mean?
Noon strikes-here sweeps the procession
Our lady borne smiling and smart
With a pink gauze gown all spangles, and
Seven swords stuck in her heart
A. The seven swords represent the attributes of the Virgin Mary
B. It talks of the gifts to the Virgin Mary
C. The swords symbolizes the Virgin Mary‟s sorrows
D. The lady is Elizabeth Barrett Browning
34. What advice is given by the Victor Hugo in his poem “Wings”?
Be like the bird, who
Halting in his flight
On limb too sight
Feels it give way beneath him,
Yet sings
Knowing be hath wings
A. Listen to pieces of advice
C. Be courageous
B. Believe in yourself
D. Don‟t be overconfident
35. Who is the author of “Hesperides”
A. Lord Byron
C. John Milton
B. Robert Herrick
D. George Herbert
36. What sonnet of Elizabeth Barrett Browning talks about the reasons for loving?
A. 44
C. 14
B. 15
D. 43
37. Read the lines below and determine how many were going to St. Ives.
As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives;
Every wife had seven sacks;
Every sack had seven cats;
Every cat had seven kits.
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A. 1
C. 9
B. 25
D. 23
38. What is E.M. Foster‟s satiric novel about the manners of the middle-class English folk
with their provincial class clannishness and prejudices?
A. Where Angels Fear to Tread
C. The Longest Journey
B. A Room with the View
D. Howard‟s End
39. Solve the Riddle below:
The man who made it did not want it
The man who bought it did not want to use it
The man who used it did not know it
A. Poison
C. Coffin
B. Gun
D. Bomb
40. John Keats wants the writers to __________ as shown in the poem :Bards of Passion of
Mirth”
A. Recognize their souls left on earth
C. Inspire and teach team
B. Avoid living double life
D. Remember their souls in Heaven
41. Norman Mailer‟s novel “The Naked and the Dead” is considered as one of the fines
novels written in America since World War II because it __________.
A. Portrayed the limitations of radicalism, honor, virtue in the modern world
B. It has documentary style, directness, and reality
C. It was a true picture of World War II
D. It was from his military experiences
42. What poem of William Ernest Henley is about human beings having total control of their
lives?
A. Remember
C. Precious Stones
B. Invictus
D. The Alderking
43. “To Lucasta” was written by:
A. Robert Herrick
C. Thomas Carew
B. Richard Lovelace
D. John Stuckling
44. Why is Joyce Carol Oates called the dark lady of American letters?
A. Because of the beautiful insights imposed on her characters and settings
B. Her writings have been experiential
C. Her ability to described and narrate realities
D. The unrelieved sense of death that pervades her writings
45. __________ is a song of joy and reverence.
A. Psalms 7
C. Psalms 8
B. Psalms 23
D. Psalms 24
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46. Which Filipino trait is being shown in the lines below from John Milton‟s “On His
Blindness”?
“They also serve who only stand and wait”
A. Juan Tamad Attitude
B. Pakikisama
C. Pakikibahagi
D. Karangalan
Read the following lines of Martin Luther King‟s Lincoln Memorial Address n August
28, 1863.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the
moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
creed. “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the
sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
47. What is Martin Luther‟s dream?
A. Freedom for Jews and Gentiles
B. Freedom for all God‟s children
C. Freedom for the black men from Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and slums and
ghettos of northern cities
D. Freedom for America
48. What are the difficulties and frustrations referred on the speech?
A. Forced segregation, jobs, housing, education, and health
B. Voting, public accommodation, and housing
C. Government indifference
D. Religion with its practices
49. __________ refers to creed.
A. My dream is rooted in America
B. I have a dream
C. The truth is evident
D. All men are created equal
50. John F. Kennedy asked the citizens of America and of the world to:
A. Economic cooperation
B. Cooperation and support against terrorism
C. High standards of strength and sacrifice to safeguard freedom
D. Adherence to democratic ideals, principles, and practices
51. “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” This line means;
A. A statue has never been set up in honor of a critic
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B. Be content with what you have
C. Dreams don‟t work unless you do
D. A great man is always willing to be little
52. __________ is Geoffrey Chaucer‟s collection of stories about the English society in the
1300‟s.
A. The Divine Comedy
C. The Song of Roland
B. The New Life
D. The Canterbury Tales
53. This is Henry David Thoreau‟s work that includes topics about civil disobedience and
passive resistance.
A. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
B. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
C. Walden
D. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
54. This is Aesop‟s fable that talks about our claims to be able to do the things that we
cannot.
A. The Quack Frog
C. The Fox and the Lion
B. The Bat and The Weasels
D. The Cow and Pitcher
55. What Filipino trait can be inferred in the speech of Raul S. Manglapus?
“I have done this against the advice of a friend. He felt that since I would speak on
Filipino movies, I should instead begin making you cry.”
A. Palakasan and pataasan culture
C. Hiya
B. Utang na loob
D. Kanya-kanya syndrome
56. The reading and writing process can be best described by which statement below?
A. The stages occur in sequence
B. The arrangement implies that the different language arts develops separately
C. The different stages merge and repeat
D. Children uses different mental processes for reading listening, talking, and writing
57. This theory views learners as having the ability to relate new information to prior
knowledge.
A. Constructivist
C. Reader Response
B. Interactive
D. Sociolinguist
58. TELECAST is what kind of word?
A. Blend
C. Borrowed
B. Acronym
D. Clipped
59. “She is looking for her.” What word should have the /3/ pitch level?
A. Look
C. is
B. She
D. Looking
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60. This theory of learning put emphasis on comprehension as learners read
A. Reader response
C. Interactive
B. Constructivist
D. Sociolinguist
61. This theory in language learning views children as having the ability to organize and
integrate information in schemata.
A. Constructivist
C. Sociolinguist
B. Reader Response
D. Interactive
62. This integrates the other three language arts.
A. Listening
C. Talking
B. Reading
D. Writing
63. This is a reading and writing skill that includes reading and making graphs.
A. Study
C. Reference
B. Language
D. Decoding
64. This behaviour is in the __________ taxonomic stage.
Match familiar vocabulary words in sentences with their correct definitions
A. Mechanical Skills Perception
B. Communication, Comprehension
C. Knowledge, Recognition
D. Transfer, Reception
65. This system focuses on proper capitalization and punctuation rules.
A. Pragmatic
C. Semantic
B. Phonological
D. Syntactic
66. This is the steps of television over print media.
A. Proximity
C. Color
B. Visual
D. Motion
67. This question falls under the Literal Comprehension Level.
A. In the story who is short?
B. Why is it good to be short?
C. Do you agree with the horse when it said that it is best to be what you are?
D. What are the advantages of being tall and short?
68. “The exodus of Filipino workers to the middle east is a complex psycho-economic
phenomenon” – what is the proper way to develop this given topic statement?
A. Classification
C. Analysis
B. Process
D. Cause-effect
69. This reading and writing skill includes separating facts and opinions.
A. Study
C. Recording
B. Meaning-making
D. Language
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70. __________ contains G pronounced as /g/ the hard G sound.
A. Gentile
C. Gate
B. Gesture
D. Giant
71. This word is accented on the second syllable.
A. Nation
C. Himself
B. Rescue
D. Garment
72. When one is __________, an interior monologue is prepared.
A. Reviewing events
C. Planning
B. Making decisions
D. Arguing
73. How to read the refrain of a poem properly?
A. Put force on the refrain
B. Use normal tone
C. Sing the refrain portion
D. Read in a softer voice than the verse
74. When someone shrugs his shoulder he manifests __________.
A. Impatience
C. Puzzlement
B. Despair
D. Indifference
75. What must not be a part of the group?
CENT, RANG, TEMPS, LENTE
A. Lente
C. Rang
B. Temps
D. Cent
76. “Is she looking for me?” the mid-pitch must be in the __________.
A. Looking
C. For me
B. For
D. Everybody
77. “Better yet, if your monitor has a tilt adjustment, adjusting it to the same height as your
elbows while you work.” – what is erroneous in the sentence?
A. Monitor
C. Adjusting
B. Has
D. Work
th
78. “Our store was moved about fifty blocks from the 7 street to 58th street in New Manila.”
What correction should be made?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Change fifty to 50 and 70th to Seventh
Change fifty to 50
Change 7th to seventh
Change fifty to 50 and 7th to seventh
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79. The word “Neuter” means:
A. Both feminine and masculine
B. Neither feminine nor masculine
C. Neutral
D. Asexual
80. The words below are __________ homonyms
Right and Write
Son and Sun
A. Homophones
B. Homophonic Homographs
C. Homographs
D. Homographic Homophones
81. __________ are the lines below delivered by a TV host
“next, oil prices going up.”
“Coming up: Sandra Cam Update.”
A. Bumpers
C. Commercials
B. Teasers
D. Station Identification
82. AWOL is an example of
A. Borrowed
D. Acronym
B. Clipped
D. Blend
83. __________ comes between the station and the listeners.
A. News reader
C. Assignment editor
B. Script writer
D. Reporter
84. What phrase is used in providing explanations?
A. Today, you will have to learn this, or else. . .
B. This is a long assignment, but you‟ll just have to do it.
C. Complete this exercise, otherwise, there‟ll be in trouble
D. This will be difficult, but it fits in with. . .
85. In accepting diversity, which phrase must be used?
A. Please use ideas that fit in with what I say in class
B. That‟s not the kind of answer we can accept around here
C. That‟s not how I see it, but I can understand how others might see it differently
D. I‟ve never heard that expression before, so let‟s not start something new
86. This comment should be avoided by the teacher so as not to discourage the students.
A. Good work
C. You‟re being lazy again
B. You‟ve got it
D. Good try
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87. All are behaviours manifested by those who have interpersonal intelligence except:
A. Pursues personal interest
B. Has lots of friends
C. Volunteers help when others need it
D. Enjoys cooperative game
88. __________ approach must be used for teaching reading.
A. Basal textbook
C. Psycholinguist
B. Language process
D. Skills Monitoring
89. This phrase is used in giving praise and encouragement.
A. That was quick
B. You can never pay attention, can you?
C. That‟s a dumb answer
D. I can see you never study
90. Teaching word recognition can be best described by:
A. Teaching begins by showing the relationship between individual sounds and letters
B. The emphasis is on word identification
C. It uses various cue systems to determine meaning
D. It encourage readers to read activities that are real and important in their lives
91. This word is an exception to the rule that says when two vowels go walking, the first one
does the talking
A. Head
C. Teach
B. Each
D. Meat
92. When student read feather instead of father, the error is __________.
A. Graphophonic
C. Semantic
B. Pragmatic
D. Syntactic
93. This word is an exception to the CVC rule.
A. Cup
C. Bat
B. Land
D. Fork
94. What is the cause for poor comprehension?
A. Limited knowledge
B. Lack of automaticity
C. Limited vocabulary
D. Insufficient reading exercises
95. When students construct projects, in what stage of the learning process do the students
belong to?
A. Reading
C. Exploring
B. Responding
D. Extending
96. When a student read streaked for stretched, he committed an error on:
A. Syntactic
C. Semantic
B. Pragmatic
D. Graphophonic
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97. This instructional procedure makes use of children‟s language and experiences.
A. DRTA
B. Language experiences approach
C. Master learning
D. Individualized method
98. This is an informal tool in determining the student‟s reading skills.
A. IRI
C. Double entry journal
B. DRTA
D. Mastery Learning
99. __________ is when two students read a text together
A. Shared
C. Guided
B. Independent
D. Buddy
100.
This is an alternative to traditional reading instruction that allows children to
choose books themselves.
A. Reading workshop
B. In-service training
C. Writing workshop
D. Seminar workshop
101.
This instructional procedure is a book discussion in which students explore, make
interpretation and reflect on their feelings.
A. Directed-Reading-Thinking Activity
B. Double entry journal
C. Cloze procedure
D. Grand Conversation
102.
This instructional procedure is used when the teacher gather information about the
reader‟s abilities to deal with the content and structure of texts read.
A. Cubing
C. Cloze Procedure
B. Grand Conversation
D. K-W-L Chart
103.
This activity uses ELKONIN boxes.
A. Sound watching
C. Sound Blending
B. Segmentation
D. Sound Isolation
104.
This is an Interdisciplinary unit that integrates reading and writing with other
curricular areas like social studies, science, mathematics, and values education.
A. Cluster
C. Theme study
B. Collaborative report
D. Learning log
105.
This assessment tool is used in measuring students‟ reading comprehension.
A. Reading logs
C. Grand conversation
B. Running record
D. Anecdotal notes
106.
This activity requires students to do a Quick Write, then, they crumple, throw, and
read so they can stay rooted in one place.
A. Carousel
C. Snowball toss
B. Quaker reading
D. Hot Seat
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107.
These are cards to which illustrations and text from a picture book are attached.
A. Story Boards
C. Word Wall
B. Story Quilts
D. Story Maps
108.
This kind of reading takes place when the leader reads each line then the group
repeats it.
A. Cumulative reading
C. Echo reading
B. Small group reading
D. Chorus reading
109.
Which question is considered under literary level?
A. Is there a figurative language used?
B. Which word will I own
C. What are the figurative language and sound techniques used
D. Which technique creates humor?
Read the poem, 25th High School Reunion by Linda Pastan (110-111)
We come to hear the endings
Of all the stories
In out anthology
Of false starts:
How the girl who seemed
As hard as nails
Was hammered into shape,
How the athletes ran
Out of races;
How skulls rise
To the surface
Like rocks in the bed
Of a dying stream
Look! We have all
Turned into
Ourselves.
110.
Which question should be asked if the reading is in the third level?
A. What were their transformations after 25 years?
B. Who is speaking in the poem?
C. What happened during the reunion?
D. What is meant by the comparison “under the skin/our skulls rise/to the surface/like
rocks in the bed/of a dying stream?
111.
Which question should be asked if the reading is in the literal level?
A. Who attended the 25th high school reunion?
B. What language is used in the poem?
C. Why were their faces as sharp and pointed as the rocks?
D. To what are the once-young students compared
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112.
A.
B.
113.
A.
B.
114.
This is the lowest level to comprehension?
Critical comprehension
C. Literal comprehension
Critical evaluation
D. Integration
This is the highest level of comprehension
Literal comprehension
C. Critical comprehension
Critical evaluation
D. Integration
If a student reads the sentences below at the literal level, what should he say?
I could be forgiven a few siddity
Airs. In fact, a pretension to
Worldliness was expected of me, and
I was too happy to disappoint.
A. When the women returned home she pretended to be religious
B. Why does she need to pretend?
C. I have to get a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word, siddity
D. I cannot understand why she has to use unfamiliar words
115.
“Up to her ears” means:
A. She was being forced to
B. She was the subject of gossips
C. She was overwhelmed by the amount of
D. She was tired of being the topic of talks in
116.
“Cross her mind” means:
A. Occurred to her
B. After a careful analysis
C. Her intuition told her so
D. Somebody must have told her
117.
“To brush up on” means:
A. Clean up
C. Review
B. Throw away
D. Abandon
118.
“Blue in the face” means:
A. Ashamed
C. Irritated
B. Forced
D. Tired
119.
“To get cold feet” means:
A. Delirious
C. Cautious
B. Hesitant
D. Neglectful
120.
This is the kind of lead inferred in the sentence: All jeepneys will be grounded.
Sunday
A. Picture
C. Freak
B. Punch
D. Suspended interest
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121.
All statements support the principle behind the freedom of the press except:
A. Government has the right to withhold information to protect national interest
B. The right of the press to know and the right of responsible authority to withhold
information must co-exist
C. The right of the press to know and deliver to the public that they ought to know is so
supreme that no force how powerful can block it
D. Democracy upholds the freedom of the press
122.
This safeguards the public against media‟s carelessness, biases, or distortions.
A. Objectivity
C. Integrity
B. Reliability
D. Accuracy
123.
This makes radio a poor one against other forms of media.
A. Message transmitted is perishable
B. It delivers complete information
C. There is accuracy of information
D. It is not subjected to any interferences
124.
What is a weak reason why news writers tend to shorten their paragraphs?
A. They are easy to write
B. They are easy on the eye
C. Short paragraphs act as brake for many ideas
D. Short paragraphs make easy reference
125.
This describes yellow journalism.
A. Publishing that has passed through the editor‟s analysis
B. Publishing what is of interest to the public even at the expense of commercial loss
C. Publishing little by little of what the needs to know
D. Publishing whatever most easily interests the majority
126.
This statement determines the concept of advertising.
A. Advertising has always been supported by intellectuals and scholars
B. Competitions observe ethics so images remain intact and untainted
C. It is typical example of transmitting a message or an idea from one person to another
D. The nature of advertising is more or less personal due to difficulty in teaching out to
different publics
127.
This allows the use of social science methods in gathering news.
A. Photojournalism
C. Precision journalism
B. Parajournalism
D. Adversarial journalism
128.
This means improving the page by printing a picture so that it extends across the
margin or off the edge of the magazine page.
A. Cropping
C. Line drawing
B. Retouching
D. Bleeding
129.
What explains the main head line?
A. Blurb
C. Kicker
B. Teaser
D. Boxed story
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130.
Reporters who are always in the nose for news consider ODD
A. Unique
C. Unusual
B. Rare
D. Controversial
131.
This interview is conducted after prior appointment.
A. On the spot
C. Telephone
B. Informal
D. Formal
132.
This is one verbal deadwood that can be used in print media.
A. Was able to make his escape
C. Inasmuch as
B. Held a conference
D. In the immediate vicinity
133.
This could be avoided by reporters of tomorrow.
A. Connect VDT to telephone
B. Bring portable Video Display Terminal
C. Use typewriters in writing stories
D. Send story directly to a computer
134.
Teaching materials must fit the lesson‟s __________.
A. Content
C. Strategy
B. Assignment
D. Objective
135.
__________ is the synonym of “Prevail”
A. Swerve
C. Skew
B. Skid
D. Succeed
136.
This assesses reading fluency.
A. Cluster
C. Collaborative report
B. Learning log
D. Running records
137.
This approach is considered most appropriate in developing recreational reading
habit.
A. Basal Textbook
C. Psycholinguistic
B. Personalized
D. Language Experience
138.
In producing materials, what is the least important?
A. Management
C. Learner
B. Teacher
D. Belief system
139.
This monitors the development of comprehension and utilization of skills.
A. Recreational
C. Remedial
B. Functional
D. Word analysis
140.
This characteristic is shown if the materials are attractive, size appropriate, and
type comfortable.
A. Logically arranged
B. Well-designed
C. Suitable to learner‟s level
D. Well-organized
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141.
Workbook provides
A. Practice and drill in language instruction
B. Evaluation instrument
C. New learning
D. Problems
142.
The idiom “Under the counter” means:
A. Openly
C. Discretely
B. Secretly
D. Legally
143.
This refers to computer programs and title videos.
A. Curriculum ware
C. Organization-ware
B. Hardware
D. Software
144.
This is an advantage of using VCR and TV.
A. Access to have relevant information from experts
B. Interactive
C. One on One interaction
D. Teacher directed
145.
What will develop speaking skills in the application level?
A. Respond with the appropriate form according to the cue given
B. Interview a friend
C. Present a summary of a book you have read or a current-events topic
D. Circle “yes” if the printed word pairs would rhyme when read aloud
146.
This test item develops knowledge and understanding of literature in the
comprehension level
A. Recite the poem you have learned
B. Match the following characters or quotations with the words to which they belong
C. Mark X by the choice that best explains the underlined figure of speech
D. Evaluate the work read according to the aesthetics proposed by the author
147.
Teaching word recognition can be best described by:
A. Teaching begins by showing the relationship between individual sounds and letters
B. The emphasis is on word identification
C. It uses various cue systems to determine meaning
D. It encourages readers to read activities that are real and important in their lives
148.
What is not a use of the chalk board?
A. Displaying pictures and clippings
B. Illustrating lessons
C. Displaying absences and student at risk
D. Projecting films
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149.
A.
B.
C.
D.
150.
A.
B.
What is not function of instructional materials?
Give information
Enhance understanding of content
Offer inferences, generalizations or conclusions
Prepares students for the motivation and presentation
What is not a reason why Video cassettes are better than video tapes?
Small
C. Lightweight
Easier to use
D. Expensive
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Answer Key
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. C
26. A
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. B
31. C
32. D
33. C
34. B
35. B
36. D
37. A
38. D
39. C
40. C
41. A
42. B
43. B
44. A
45. D
46. A
47. C
48. A
49. D
50. A
51. C
52. D
53. A
54. A
55. B
56. A
57. A
58. A
59. D
60. A
61. A
62. D
63. C
64. C
65. D
66. D
67. A
68. D
69. B
70. C
71. C
72. B
73. A
74. A
75. C
76. D
77. C
78. B
79. B
80. A
81. B
82. C
83. A
84. D
85. C
86. C
87. A
88. B
89. A
90. A
91. A
92. A
93. C
94. C
95. D
96. D
97. B
98. A
99. D
100. A
101. B
102. D
103. B
104. B
105. D
106. C
107. A
108. C
109. B
110. D
111. A
112. C
113. D
114. C
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