LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION MOCK TEST

Grade 12

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
1. Use No. 2 Mongol pencil only (with eraser).
2. Read each question carefully and shade the circle that corresponds to your answer.
3. Please do not write anything on this questionnaire.

Test I. Paragraph Development. Identify the kind of paragraph development used in the following
selection.
1. Hi-tech computerization and state-of-the-art communication systems have created the latest trend in
managing white collar employees and business offices. Both technologies have succeeded in
dismantling a lot of age-old practices and institutions. They have transformed this era into an age of
contradictions and constrictions, disposables, generic desks, and the new nomadic life of the white-
collar worker.
A. Definition
B. Cause and Effect
C. Comparison and Contrast
D. Examplification
2. Overpopulation is one of the causes of a big social problem that megacities all over the world face
today: housing. Government officials however have not been sleeping on their jobs. Socialized
housing, low-cost housing, high-rise tenement housing, one-child policy, tax exemption limitations,
family planning, etc. – all of these have been resorted to in order to curb population growth.
A. Definition
B. Cause and Effect
C. Comparison and Contrast
D. Examplification
3. Coherence is a rhetorical quality by which all parts of a sentence or a paragraph are clearly and
smoothly joined to each other. It is the quality which literally makes a sentence or a composition fluent;
one in which the thought not only moves but flows.
A. Definition
B. Cause and Effect
C. Comparison and Contrast
D. Examplification
4. The sea has many voices. Listen to the surf; really lend it to your ears and you’ll hear in it a world of
sounds: hollow blooming and heavy roarings, great watery tumblings, long hissing sounds, sharp
rippling shots, splashes, lingering whispers, and the grinding undertones of stones.
A. Description
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Examplification
D. Cause and Effect
5. China’s one-child policy, introduced in the 1980’s, has been criticized by religious and human rights
groups: now, years after, dinkiedom has even given it a boost. The critics have valid reasons to be
quite disturbed: the one child-policy has resulted to evidence of forced abortions (one of four married
women have had at least one pregnancy terminated); it is eroding traditional ancestral belief that the
continuation of the bloodline is a paramount responsibility; it is alien to most people in the society and
it is possible that the next generation would be “inferior” if the increasing number of highly-educated
couples choose to be childless, leaving the procreation function to the less educated or the
uneducated.
A. Description
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Exemplification
D. Cause and Effect
II. For Nos. 6 to 15. Identify the type of barrier being described in the following situations. Choose the best
answer from the given choices below.
A. Language Barrier
B. Psychological Barrier
C. Physiological Barrier
D. Physical Barrier
E. Systematic/Systemic Barrier
F. Attitudinal Barrier
6. I was so mad at him. I felt like a deaf person that he kept on explaining his side but I didn’t hear
anything he said.
7. The new leader of the group seems responsible but his members don’t follow some of his orders for
they think he’s so domineering.
8. I ended up having a heated conversation with my neighbor yesterday. I offered him my newly cooked
string beans with beef then he told me things like “Naimas ni utong mo.”
9. My daughter told me to turn off the t.v. She is reviewing for her major exams and she can’t understand
what she is reading.
10. My mother is already at her 80’s. She always reminds her grandchildren to keep their voice loud
enough whenever they are talking.
11. I have observed that students with hearing problems have to focus on the lips of the person talking; for
them to comprehend clearly what the speaker is saying.
12. I have a hard time comprehending my Language teacher. She uses complicated terminologies every
time she is explaining.
13. My group got the lowest grade in our activity. We agreed to practice at 9 in the morning yesterday but
most of the members arrived at 11:00 AM.
14. I am always at lost whenever I browse my FB account. There are lots of LOL, LMAO, ATM, OOTD,
and FOTD in my wall.
15. The technician requested for materials needed for the repair but the newly-hired saleslady just stared
at him.
16. It includes the movement of the head, hands, arms, or shoulders to convey or emphasize the
message.
A. Chronemics C. Haptics
B. Gestures D. Proxemics
17. The study of how much touch is used to transmit messages through the hands, arms and other body
parts.
A. Chronemics C. Haptics
B. Gestures D. Proxemics
18. It is the language of time.
A. Chronemics C. Haptics
B. Gestures D. Proxemics
19. Pertain to the manner in which the facial muscles are set to indicate feelings, emotions and attitudes.
A. Facial expression C. Posture
B. Gestures D. Oculesics
20. It is also known as eye contact.
A. Facial expression C. Posture
B. Gestures D. Oculesics
21. The layout of the room, the seating plan, the location of the chalkboards and similar aids, and any
physical barriers between the source and the receiver.
A. Distance C. Physical arrangement
B. Noise D. None of the above
22. The extent or degree of separation between the communicator and the audience.
A. Distance C. Physical arrangement
B. Noise D. None of the above
23. It pertains to something that can distort the sending and receiving of messages.
A. Distance C. Physical arrangement
B. Noise D. None of the above
24. It is the ability to put oneself into someone’s shoes.
A. Empathy C. Self-perception
B. Listening Ability D. Sincerity
25. It is how we see ourselves affects our ability to communicate effectively.
A. Empathy C. Self-perception
B. Listening Ability D.Sincerity

III. Identify what level of reading should be applied to the following selections. Choose the best
answer from the level of understanding inside the box.
A. Literal C.Interpretive/Inferential
B. Critical D. Creative

26. Inspired by reading WW Jacob’s “The Monkey Paw”, a middle school student rewrites the ending of
the story, and enthralls his or her classmates with a more frightening conclusion.
27. In a social studies class, the students are asked to list the 13 original American colonies on a weekly
quiz.
28. Although it was never actually explained in the textbook, what do you think wwere the personal
motives of Dr. Jonas Salk for developing the first polio vaccine?
29. After reading an editorial against gun control, a well-informed high school student writes a letter to the
editor rebutting the article.
30. Upon finishing the novel “Moby Dick,” Susan is asked to name the ship in the story.
 IV. For Nos. 31 to 39. Identify the word/s that made the sentence inconsistent.

31. Aspirin is recommend to many people for its ability to thin the blood.
A B C D
32. To adequately discuss literacy in the United States, one must looks at the common attitudes and
A B C
beliefs about language diversity.
D
33. In a critical review of an experiment, a researcher should question the validity, the reliable,
A B C
and the importance of any test results.
D
34. Bicycle courier services operates in many traffic-clogged cities for speedy delivery of
A B C
documents and small packages.
D
35. Each year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts its spectacular academy
A B C
awards presentments.
D
36. Whereas Earth has one moon, the planet call Mars has two small ones.
A B C D
37. Cosmic distance is measured on light-years.
A B C D
38. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids.
A B C D
39. 39. Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, are one of America’s national
treasures. A B C
D
Read the passage below. Then answer questions Nos. 40 to 50.
Passage 1
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to
become the dominant language of international communication, English as we know it today
emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were
introduced after the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the (5)1600s, English was, for the most
part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or
Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to
spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade),
colonization, and missionary work.
Thus,(10) small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various
parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary
language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, more than 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems
worldwide is in English. Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, (15)and English is
the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic
controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and more than
half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users of any
language in the world.
40. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of nonnative users of English
B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The use of English for science and technology
41. The word “emerged” in line 3 could best be replaced by:
A. Appeared
B. Joined
C. Frequented
D. Engaged
42. As used in the line 4, the word “elements” is most similar to:
A. Declarations
B. Features
C. Curiosities
D. Customs
43. Which lines in the passage best summarize how English was initially extended to many areas of the
world?
A. Lines 1-4
B. Lines 5-9
C. Lines 6-9
D. Lines 14-18
44. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. In 1066
B. Around 1350
C. Before 1600
D. After 1600
45. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world
EXCEPT ____________.
A. the slave trade.
B. the Norman invasion.
C. missionaries.
D. colonization.
46. As used in line 7, which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “the course of?”
A. The subject of
B. The policy of
C. The time of
D. The end of
47. The world “enclaves” in line 10 could best be replaced by:
A. Communities
B. Organizations
C. Caves
D. Countries
48. The word “proliferated” in line 11 is closest in meaning to:
A. Contracted
B. Organized
C. Disbanded
D. Expanded
49. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “constituting” in line 18?
A. Eliminating
B. Segregating
C. Surpassing
D. Composing
50. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world
today?
A. A quarter million
B. Half a million
C. 350 million
D. 700 million
 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION MOCK TEST
Grade 12
KEY TO CORRECTION

Number Answer Number Answer

1 B 26 D
2 B 27 A
3 A 28 C
4 A 29 B
5 D 30 A
6 B 31 B
7 E 32 B
8 A 33 C
9 D 34 A
10 C 35 B
11 C 36 C
12 A 37 C
13 E 38 A
14 A 39 A
15 F 40 C
16 B 41 A
17 C 42 B
18 A 43 C
19 A 44 D
20 D 45 B
21 C 46 C
22 A 47 A
23 B 48 D
24 A 49 D
25 C 50 C