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Mary’s College of Borongan

Pre-final Examination in

Developmental Reading

Name __________________ Score _________

Course & Year ___________ Date __________

Instructor: Mrs. Ellen Grace S. Abude

Test 1. Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the answer of your choice. Write your answer on the space provided.

____1. A stop light is -

a. Blue b. green c. red d. white

____2. Many people can ride on a –

a. Bus b. frog c. house d. letter

____3. A man who works his fields is a –

a. Farmer b. neighbor c. painter d, teacher

____4. Birds build -

a. Balloons b. baskets c. grass d. nests

____5. The sister of my mother is my –

a. Aunt b. cousin c. girl d. grandmother

____6. Water runs dirt into –

a. Dinner b. glass c. mud d. snow

____7. Raccoons, monkeys and bulls are –

a. Animals b. dogs c. fish d. lambs

____8. To reach the roof, we use a –

a. Car b. door c. ladder d. subway

____9. Flowers and vegetables are grown in a –

a. Fire b. garden c. morning d. peanut

____10. The Fourth of July and Christmas are-

a. Adventure b. holidays c. morning d. peanut

____11. A place to grow crops is a –

a. Balloon b. circus c. farm d. flower

____12. Frozen water becomes –

a. Dark b. ice c. mud d. soft

____13. A building holding a collection of books is a –

a. Kitchen b. library c. rodeo d. zoo

____14. Copper coins are –

a. Acorns b. bottles c. nickels d. pennies

____15. Aluminum is a –

a. Bandage b. metal c. picture d. suitcase

____16. The foliage on a tree consists of –

a. Bark b. leaves c. roots d. trunk

____17. An early movie is a –

a. Composition b. drama c. matinee d. series

____18. Lenses are usually found in –

a. Bottles b. concrete c. glasses d. pistons

____19. A diamond is a –

a. Gem b. harvest c. peg d. slate

____20. A doctor of medicine is a –

a. Barber b. champion c. fishermen d. physician

Test 11. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Choose the answer of your choice. Write your answer on the space before the
number.

A. Henry Ford made cars. One was called the Model T. This car was strong. T was painted black.
The price was low. The Model T was good car.

____21. Who built the cars?

a. Friends b. Henry Ford c. Model T d. roads

____22. What was the color of the car?

a. Black b. red c. white d. yellow

 B. A pond is like a small lake. The water is warm and wet. It is full of living things. You can see
some of them. Frogs hid themselves in the grass. Fish swim in the warm water. You cannot see
the tiny bugs. The pond is home for many things.

____23. What is a pond look like?

a. A bug b. a fish c. a frog d. a lake

____24. What lives in a pond?

a. Chickens b. frogs c. pennies d. rabbits

____25. What do fish do in the pond?

a. Dance b. swim c. walk d. whistle

C. Arizona is a nice place to live. It has beautiful lakes and canyons. One can see clear blue
streams and colorful rocks. Some parts of Arizona are very warm. People from other states go
there for their health. There are lots of places in Arizona where one might like to live.

____26. What makes Arizona a beautiful state?

a. Canyons b. factories c. huts d. sand

____27. Why do people live in Arizona?

a. It is cold
b. It is dirty
c. It is warm
d. It is wet

____28. Why do some people go to Arizona?

a. Banking b. health c. races d. sailing

D. Logging has long been an American business. Logs were cut into lumber for those who could
afford frame houses. As the need for lumber grew, more and more sawmills were established.
In the 1880’s new machines permitted crews to pull large logs out of the woods in record time.
The use of power allowed the forest to be cut down too fast. Today, laws protect our forest
land.

____29. What word best describes logging?

a. Eager b. fun c. work d. youth

____30. What allowed the forest to be out quickly?

a. Cupboard b. danger c. machinery d. property

____31. What protects our national forests?

a. Laws b. mills c. steam d. trees

Test 111. Identification

Directions: Identify the letter of your choice. Write your answer on the space provided.

____32. Activating prior knowledge is a __ that prepares students for reading by bringing what they
know about a subject to the front of their mind.

a. Comprehension strategy
b. Subject knowledge
c. Personal knowledge
d. Linguistic competence

____33. Students become aware of the __ and __ they possess about the subject they will be reading
about.

a. Comprehension strategy
b. Subject knowledge
c. Personal knowledge
d. Both B & C

____34. Activating prior knowledge enables student to make connections between __ and __
information more easily.

a. Old b. new c. relationship d. both A & B

____35. One way to teach this strategy is with a ___ . The students will fill in what they know about the
subject.

a. Graphic organizer
b. KWL
c. Story map
d. All of the above

____36. Comprehension strategy, sometimes called surveying, which helps the reader get a sense of the
purpose and content of a reading selection.

a. Previewing/Pre-reading
b. During reading
c. Post-reading
d. None of the above

____37. Pre-reading activities include:

a. Concept mapping
b. Discussion
c. Questioning
d. All of the above

____38. Brainstorming; DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION OF VISUAL AIDS are ___ strategies.

a. Study
 b. Reading
c. Pre-reading
d. None of the above

____39. A question a critical reader might ask is:

a. When was this text published?

b. How old is the author?
c. Why did the write this text?
d. None of the above

____40. Creating mind maps and advanced organizers is called:

a. Mind mapping
b. Graphic organizing
c. Collaborating
d. Questioning

____41. The purpose of critical reading is to ___ a text.

a. Pre-read
b. Questions
c. Evaluate
d. None of the above

____42. What are post-reading strategies for fiction?

a. Check all that apply

b. Drawing conclusions
c. Summarizing
d. All of the above

____43. Every student works together to achieve a common goal; defined roles for each student.

a. Cooperative learning
b. Group investigation
c. Guided discussion
d. Jigsaw groups

____44. Group of students select a topic that is related to the unit to investigate and presen their
findings to the entire class.

a. Cooperative learning
b. Group investigation
c. Guided discussion
d. Jigsaw groups

____45. Discussion that develops concepts, clarifies meaning, promotes understanding

a. Cooperative learning
b. Group investigation
 c. Group discussion
d. Jigsaw groups

Test 1V. TRUE/FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is true; FALSE if it is false. Write your answer on the
space provided.

____46. Social media actually goes back to some of the earliest internet technologies and even predates
the internet.

____47. There has been a huge rise in creativity among the public since the advent of social media.

____48. Microsoft and Apple are two examples of how open-source companies can become global
leaders in their industries.

____49. E-mail is still the most popular online communication technology.

____50. There is growing evidence that heavy multi-task people who have multiple screens open at
once and who are heavy users of social-media show less ability to concentrate and remember things
than light multi-taskers.

____51. Technology refers to all the ways people use their inventions to satisfy their needs and desires.

____52. Technology without hatred can be a blessing.

____53. Technology with hatred is always a disaster.

____54. The computer is considered as the third revolution I education.

____55. To introduce the learner to computer is a goal of educational technology.

____56. Integrating technology into teaching and learning process is the primary foal of educational
technology.

____57. Exposing students to the internet without limitations is BANE

____58. Boon technology is something that causes distress or annoyance.

____59. Bane technology means a thing that is beneficial or harmful.

____60. Technology is a bane when it dominates our lives, in a sense your are allowing it to do so.