PREBOARD EXAM IN ENGLISH SET 1

1. After conducting a classroom discussion, which question shows concern?

A. Where did you miss me, at what point?
B. Everything was covered, wasn’t it?
C. Raise your hands for further explanation.
D. Did you get me right?

2. A platoon leader orders his troop to proceed. Which reply shows full
compliance?
A. Sir, yes, Sir!
B. Sir, we are about to go.
C. Sir, Sir? Yes, Sir.
D. Sir, we are on leave.

3. The DepEd Secretary admits that text messaging keeps parents aware of
their children’s whereabouts. He registered concern on the effects on:
A. Spelling of words
B. Correct communication
C. Structural distortions
D. Vocabulary limitation

4. After hearing the campaign commercial, a voter remarked, “I am used to

the same tales.” This means:
A. This is very original.
B. There is nothing new in the story.
C. There is a miscommunication.
D. This is news.

5. A victim refused revenge when he uttered:

A. Don’t take the law into your hands.
B. An eye for an eye
C. Justice is always delayed.
D. That’s murder.

6. The activists exclaimed, “Join the mass demonstration!” What was asked
of the listeners?
A. sympathy for a cause
B. Willingness to listen
C. Apathy for a cause
D. Avoidance of group action

7. When a president is succeeded by another president, the former is

referred to as:
A. Replaced
B. Elected
C. Deposed
D. Dethroned

8. To HERALD primary economic and social innovations brought about

science, means to:
A. Proclaim
B. End
C. Respond to
D. Encourage

9. The suspect on the witness stand seems CULPABLE. The word culpable
means:
A. Guilty
B. Blameless
 C. Innocent
D. Pliable

10. Upon seeing anxious and uneasy guests, the master of the house
exclaimed, “What are all these HUBHUB about?” Hubhub can be
defined as:
A. Stillness
B. Hush
C. Commotion
D. Serenity

11. What does this passage say about life, “Life is but a walking shadow, a
pun player that struts and frets . . . and is heard no more.”
A. Life is just a passing stage
B. Life is limited
C. Life has its end
D. Life is ever-changing

12. Professional marketing consultants know their products thoroughly and

______.
A. Study market trends
B. They analyze market trends
C. Analyze market trends
D. Realize better market trends

13. Almost two thirds of the population today ____ poor.

A. Is
B. Are
C. Has been
D. Were

14. Much ______ left unproductive by the flooding.

A. Has been
B. Is
C. Is being
D. Have been

15. “He has been absent for three days because he is ______ measles.”
A. Afflicted of
B. Afflicted with
C. Afflicted of
D. Affected with

16. ______to our appeal for reconsideration, the Board of Discipline will not
give us any extension for filling additional evidence.
A. As regards
B. In regard
C. With regards as
D. With regard

17. “Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today.” This line appeals for
those who:
A. Proliferate
B. Predict
C. Profess
D. Procrastinate

18. Whether or not a man likes what he _____ is the measure of choosing
well.
 A. Choose
B. Has chosen
C. Chose
D. Is choosing

19. How would you address a doctor-husband and a lawyer-wife?

A. Dr. and Mrs. Morales
B. Dr. Morales and Atty. Morales
C. Dr. and Atty. Mel Morales
D. Dr. Mel and Atty. Morales

20. The right form to address an invitation for a lawyer-husband and his
doctor-wife is:
A. Atty. And Mrs. Morales
B. Atty. Novales and Dr. Morales
C. Atty. And Dr. Mel Morales
D. Atty. Mel Morales and Dr. Morales

21. Hydrology : science ::

A. Astronomy : galaxy
B. Fir : tree
C. Fashion : style
D. Theory : practice

22. The enforcers feel that the ______ shown by the judges to first offenders
unfortunately _______ many youngsters to embark on a life of crimes.
A. Harshness : predisposes
B. Clemency : encourages
C. Indifference : directs
D. Understanding : condemns

23. I can safely vouchsafe you a fair return for your investments.
A. Borrow
B. Grant
C. Punish
D. Qualify

24. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival from a sales convention.
A. Obedience
B. Absence
C. Familiar
D. Suspended

25. The boy gave a furtive look at his classmate’s test paper.
A. Coy
B. Sneaky
C. Abortive
D. Underhanded

26. His speech was aimed at the plebeian minds and emotions.
A. Sophisticated
B. Pragmatic
C. Persuasive
D. Common

27. “You wouldn’t want to be accused of theft, ________?

A. Wouldn’t you
B. Won’t you
C. Will you
 D. Would you

28. Adults acquire new words and experience primarily through?

A. Formal education
B. Exposure to their use
C. Use of dictionary
D. Casual explanation from peers

29. Which among these words has the voiced /th/ sound?
A. Mouth
B. Breathe
C. Teeth
D. Health

30. Which among these words has the /zh/ sound?

A. She
B. Excursion
C. Chips
D. Fish

31. The transcription /tep/ represents the word:

A. Tap
B. Tape
C. Tip
D. Type

32. For each group, identify the segment that differs in place of articulation
from the other three.
A. /s/, /t/, /n/
B. /k/, /g/, /ɳ/
C. /w /, /b/, /m/
D. /Ɵ/, /f/, /v/

33. The words: brunch, smog, urinalysis, broasted are formed through the
process called:
A. Clipping
B. Blending
C. Derivation
D. Abbreviation

34. When asked by Mr. Ramos if he understands the problem, Jose said,
“I’m afraid, I don’t understand.” Jose’s utterance employs:
A. Formal English
B. Informal English
C. Colloquial English
D. Barbaric English

35. Nora heard the phone ring, but she ignored it. What kind of listening has
she been to?
A. Marginal
B. Attentive
C. Critical
D. Appreciative

36. Ms. Cruz noticed that one of her students, Joana is having trouble
communicating with her classmates in a face to face situation. What kind
of communication is taking place?
A. Intrapersonal
B. Public speaking
 C. Public forum
D. Interpersonal

37. Maria is talking to an American tourist. She cannot be understood pretty

well by the American. In order to meet the standards of her listener, she
has to adjust to the ______.
A. Source
B. Situation
C. Feedback
D. Noise

38. Your bestfriend came to your house crying because her boyfriend
decided to put an end to their relationship. What type of purposeful
listening will you be involved in?
A. Comprehensive
B. Critical
C. Appreciative
D. Empathetic

39. Teacher Mercy lets her students discuss a particular problem in groups.
She would like them to reach a point when everyone in the group agrees
to accept and subscribe to the group’s decision even though a few of
them may have some reservations. This is a specific training on:
A. Panel discussion
B. Role-playing
C. Group discussion
D. Consensus building

40. Ms. Padilla varies the content of the sentence. That is, the teacher gives a
word for one of the words in a sentence. So instead of only saying
“Where is the train station?” the students might also be called on to say
“Where is the post office?” This is called:
A. Repetition drill
B. Transformation drill
C. Chain drill
D. Substitution drill

41. Ms. Tess divided the class into groups and gave a problem-solving
activity entitled “Desert Dilemma.” She wanted to monitor closely the
students in the group who knows how to signal the one wanted to speak.
What specific speech routine used in conversation did Ms. Tess adhere
to?
A. Negotiation of meaning
B. Feedback
C. Interaction
D. Turn-taking

42. Mr. De Lima is a very innovative teacher. He makes it a point to explore

pedagogical means for “real-life” communication in his language classes.
What method does he use for his classes?
A. Grammar Translation Method
B. Cognitive Code Learning
C. Communicative Language Teaching
D. Audiolingual method

43. What should be done first before doing remedial instruction?

A. Diagnose difficulty
B. Prepare remedial materials
C. Plan remedial instruction
 D. Group the pupils by gender

44. The following are remedial teaching strategies except________.

A. Individualized Educational Program (IEP)
B. Peer Support Program
C. Reward Scheme
D. Test and Drill

45. What does remedial instruction focus on?

A. Content
B. Skills
C. Grammar
D. Test

46. Remedial teaching involves all of the following except _______.

A. Working systematically: observing, diagnosing, remediating,
evaluating
B. Working purposefully and intensively with a pupil
C. Seeing to it that the pupil can remain at his-her school
D. teaching, elaborating, and assessing

47. Which can increase the effectiveness of remedial teaching?

A. Let students know that you believe in them.
B. Direct students to work harder whether they like it or not.
C. Do not allow them to play until they can do the task.
D. Engage them in a continuous drill until they learn the skill.

48. Everything is ESP starts with _______.

A. Evaluation
B. Materials development
C. Needs assessment
D. Planning and organizing a lesson

49. When designing an ESP program, all of the following should be

considered except:
A. Communicative skills required in the workplace
B. Weaknesses or “lacks”
C. Learning theories
D. Learning styles

50. Which of the following is an example of an ESP needs analysis?

A. Psychoanalysis
B. Structural analysis
C. Material-based analysis
D. Target situation analysis

51. In Ms. Siason’s speech class, the students presented a panel discussion.
They were graded using a rubric, which separately scores each criteria.
What type of rubric did Ms. Siason use?
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Analytic
D. Holistic

52. Which among the following should be the least priority of an ESP
teacher?
A. Teacher talk
B. Knowledge of content
C. Learner’s cognitive development
 D. Learner’s emotional involvement

53. Which category of ESP does English for Teachers belong?

A. English for Occupational Purposes (EOP)
B. English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
C. English for Vocational Purposes (EVP)
D. English for Business Purposes (EBP)

54. Which statement about the use of voice in academic and scientific
writing is not true?
A. Scientific or academic writing uses the passive voice than the active
voice.
B. Scientific writing uses the passive voice more than the active
voice is a myth.
C. The choice of active or passive is constrained by functional
considerations; thus, writers use the we-form active when they
describe their own procedural choices but use passive when
describing standard procedures.
D. Writers use the we-form active when contrasting their work with
previous work in the field, but use the passive when describing
previous research.

55. Which of the following statement about hedging is incorrect?

A. Hedging is a scientific writing strategy where writers use aspects of
verbs as devices to express politeness or to distance themselves from
a claim.
B. When hedging, academic writers use words that strongly and
sharply express commitment to their criticism.
C. ESP learners need to appreciate the role of hedging in academic,
professional and business genres and to manipulate its actual
linguistic devices.
D. In research or in the professional community, the criticism, Mr. dela
Cruz appears not to have understood my point, is hedged and is more
acceptable than the statement, Mr. dela Cruz definitely did not
understand my point.

56. Which statement compares/contrasts best discourse analysis from genre

analysis?
A. Discourse analysis is any study of language text at a level above
that of the sentence; genre analysis is a text analysis focused on
the regularities of structure that distinguish one type of text from
another.
B. Discourse analysis is the global/umbrella for text analysis while
genre analysis is a part of discourse analysis.
C. Discourse analysis is valuable in looking at spoken and written
business texts while genre analysis is useful in looking at both
written and spoken texts in all areas of ESP.
D. Discourse analysis includes the study of cohesive links between
sentences of paragraph structure, or the structure of the whole text,
similar to genre analysis.

57. Which best defines ESP?

A. ESP is a language teaching approach which is based on the
learner’s need.
B. ESP is an approach not a product.
C. ESP is a particular kind of language or methodology.
D. ESP consists of a particular type of teaching material.

58. Which type of knowledge is not required of the ESP teacher?

 A. A positive attitude towards ESP content
B. A knowledge of the fundamental principles of all subject areas
C. An awareness of how they probably already know
D. A specialist subject knowledge

From numbers 59-63, refer to the choices below:

A. Skill syllabus
B. Functional/notional syllabus
C. Functional/task-based syllabus
D. Skills and strategies
E. Discourse/Skills syllabus

59. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: making
arrangements, attending meetings, taking part in an interview, buying
and selling, etc.? C
60. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: taking
notes, writing essays, study techniques and examinations, improving
your reading, etc.? A
61. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics:
properties and shapes, actions in sequence, location and structure, cause
and effect, etc.? B
62. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: the
nature of generalizations, general and specific informations, levels of
generality, etc.? E
63. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics:
exercises in personal evaluation, exercises in examining your job needs,
exercises in using the ads, etc.? D

64. He holds the distinction of being the first Asian to receive the Nobel
Prize in Literature?
A. Wole Soyinka
B. Yasunari Kawabata
C. Po Chu-I
D. Rabindranath Tagore

65. What insight is suggested by this haiku from Basho?

Poverty’s child--
He start to grind rice
And gazes at the moon
A. Nature has a soothing effect on the human spirit.
B. Child labor is a reality in many Asian nations.
C. The poor also dream and are hopeful of better things in their life.
D. Life is a never-ending routine of work and leisure.

66. A passage from The Happiest Boy in the World by NVM Gonzales:
“It’s about my boy, Jose,” He wrote on. “I want him to study this June
in Mansalay. He is in sixth grade, and he’s quite a poor hand at looking
after your carabaos, as it would be best that he go to school in the
town.”
What characteristic is shown by the letter writer?
A. A master who wants to get rid of a lazy servant
B. A responsible father
C. A parent who values education
D. A generous master who wants his servant to be educated

67. What was the technique used by Francisco Arecellana to narrate the
events in his story, The Flowers of May?
A. Dramatic irony
B. Symbolism
 C. Flashback
D. Indirect method

68. In The Flowers of May, the author described the weather in May as the
narrator opens the story and described again toward the middle as the
narrator recalls back the weather in May 1934. What does this imply?
A. This emphasizes the beauty of the environment during May.
B. The weather reflects the emotional state of the family.
C. The weather symbolizes death of a member of the family.
D. The weather reflects denial on the part of the father.

69. How were American soldiers portrayed in the story We Filipinos are
Mild Drinkers by Alejandro R. Roces?
A. Selfish and luxurious
B. Unmindful to Filipinos
C. Proud and heavy drinkers
D. Dominant heroes

70. “Gee, I feel rotten. Those flowers I sold won’t last longer than tomorrow.
I feel lousy. I’m lousy . . .” exclaimed Terou (Say It With Flowers by
Keigo Seki) Terou exhibits the value of ______.
A. Generosity
B. Obedience
C. Honesty
D. Sympathy

71. In these last lines from a poem, In Africa, black men fly airplanes the
persona expresses _______ in a situation of _____.
A. Hope : slavery
B. Dream : poverty
C. Hatred : discrimination
D. Imagination : freedom

72. Which among the following school of thoughts is incorrectly paired with
its basic tenet?
I. Taoism – Wu Wei (non-action to achieve harmony with nature)
II. Confucianism – Filial Piety (Devotion to Family)
III. Hinduism – Dharma (Duty)
IV. Buddhism – Self-awareness (to attain enlightenment
A. I only
B. I and III
C. IV only
D. None of the above

73. What is the world’s first true novel?

A. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
B. The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu
C. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
D. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

74. “To yield is to be preserved whole.” What figure of speech is used in this
line from Tao Te Ching?
A. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
C. Metonymy
D. Synecdoche

75. What figure of speech is exemplified below?

The wind stood up and gave a shout. He whistled on his two fingers.
 A. Allusion
B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Personification

76. What type of sonnet is exemplified in the first four lines of Milton’s
poem?
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
A. Elizabethan
B. Petrachan
C. Shakespearean
D. Spenserian

77. What do the following lines reveal about life, the people, and the world?
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays
many parts.” (As You Like It by William Shakespeare)
A. Life is just like going to the theater.
B. Life is but an empty, senseless dream.
C. People have different roles to play in life.
D. People need to act to survive everyday life.

78. An aphorism is a short statement expressing truth or opinion about life.

The following are aphorisms taken from ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack”:
A good example is the best sermon.
He that cannot obey cannot command.
Last time is never found again.
Which former US President is ascribed in these aphorisms?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Thomas Paine
D. Richard Nixon

79. French ______ is best exemplified by the novel Madame Bovary by

Gustav Flaubert.
A. Realism
B. Naturalism
C. Modernism
D. Classicism

80. All the works below are made by Leo Tolstoy except:
A. Father and Sons
B. The Death of Ivan Illyach
C. War and Peace
D. Anna Karenina

81. This Filipino writer is known for using local color in his works?
A. Manuel Arguilla
B. Carlos Bulosan
C. F. Sionil Jose
D. Nick Joaquin

82. Oedipus ______ as 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

83. “Cruel wall,” they said, “why do you keep two lovers apart? But we will
not be ungrateful. We owe you, we confess, the privilege of transmitting
loving words to willing ears. (Pyramus and Thisbe) This ‘wall’ between
Pyramus and Thisbe signifies the:
A. Forbidden love they have for each other
B. Power and authority of their parents over them
C. Barrier toward their happiness
D. Witness of the hardships the young lovers went through

84. The Trojan War is also known as the ______.

A. Greek War
B. Rebellion of the Trojans
C. Return of the Trojans
D. Siege of Troy

85. Which macro skill involves putting sentences together in connected

discourse, but the main focus is on basic communicability?
A. Speaking
B. Writing
C. Listening
D. Reading

86. What view about writing is exemplified when a teacher makes her
students go through several stages in producing a piece of writing such as
prewriting, drafting, revising and proofreading, and publishing and
presenting?
I. Writing as an act of communication
II. Writing as a process
III. Writing as product
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I, II, and III

87. How do cognitivists such as Chomsky perceive the commission of errors

by learners?
A. Errors are indicators of failure to learn; thus, should be right away
eliminated.
B. Errors foster wrong speech habits and should be stamped out by
repeated drills and exercise.
C. Errors are welcome in that they indicate what has been learned
and what needs to be learned.
D. Contrastive analysis before language teaching minimizes error
occurrence.

88. What is the view of behaviorists on the influence of L1 to a learner’s

success in mastering the TL?
I. L1 habits interfere with a learner’s success in acquiring the target
language (TL).
II. L1 items not found in the TL will be difficult for learners to
learn.
III. L1 items found in the TL will be easy for learners to learn.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II, and III
89. Which program for school staff members and teachers was conducted to
better match students with their aptitude and career interests?
A. Project Effective and Affordable Secondary Education (EASE)
B. Revitalized Homeroom Guidance Program (RHGP)
C. School Based Education (SBE)
D. Thinking Skills Development for Maximized Cognitive Performance
(TSD-MCP)

90. The time allotment for English in the K-12 curriculum is _____ hours per
week.
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3

91. Secondary English in the K-12 Curriculum will employ the ______
approach.
A. Discipline-based
B. Understanding by Design
C. Spiral
D. Audiolingual

92. Ms. Cruz collects a variety of samples of her students’ work produced
for different assignments and purposes. She uses her collection in
assessing her students’ writing across time. Ms. Cruz is using _______.
A. Authentic texts
B. Chain stories
C. Topic-based guidelines
D. Portfolios

93. Mr. Lontoc meets his students individually to discuss revision options on
a draft, the strategies the students are using to write and revise their work
and the students’ progress as writers. Mr. Lontoc is doing _______.
A. Enculturation
B. Dialogic thinking
C. Conferencing
D. Collaborative learning

94. Ms. Gutierrez has chosen a biology text as a reading selection for
teaching comparing and contrasting. What is the best teaching strategy to
aid the learning of comparison and contrast of general groups of
animals?
A. Using Venn Diagram
B. Using Semantic Map
C. Using an Outline
D. Using KWL

95. The sense relation between sentences (a) and (b) illustrates ______.
(a): Her speech is too short.
(b): Her speech is not long enough.
A. Synonymy
B. Hyponymy
C. Presupposition
D. Ambiguity

96. When the grandfather fetched Shen for a walk in the park, he found the
4-year old boy crying. Asked why Shen was crying, his mother replied,
 “Shen has sumpong (in a bad mood).” What conversation maxim was
violated by the mother’s response?
A. Maxim of manner
B. Maxim of quality
C. Maxim of relation
D. Maxim of quantity

97. This pertains to the cross-checking of data using various sources for
multiple data collection procedures.
A. Norming group
B. Pilot study
C. Replication
D. Triangulation

98. Both Gass and Vygotsky focused on research for second language
acquisition. Which of the following statements is true about their
contributions?
A. Both are focused on the importance of the cognitive ability in
learning the language.
B. Gass focused on the language learning content while Vygotsky
focused on the role of social environment.
C. Gass gave the idea of comprehensible input while Vygotsky focused
on the social environment.
D. Both are behaviorists in their emphasis on language research.

99. Research suggests that an increased focus on form is likely to lead to

change in grammatical knowledge in so far as it is manifested in learner
behavior. What suggestion can be drawn from this result?
A. Destabilizing fossilized form
B. Focus more on grammar
C. Form should not be a priority
D. Form and grammar be given equal importance

100. Output plays an important part in language research. It is while

attempting to produce the target language that learners may notice that
they do not know how to say or write precisely the meaning intended.
Below are some output techniques that the teachers use. Which does not
belong to the group?
A. Negotiation task
B. Metatalking
C. Consciousness-raising
D. Communicative Language Teaching

101. You want to explore the effective methods used in improving the
children’s way of using the language in the classroom. Who will be the
best respondents for your study?
A. Parents
B. Teachers
C. Children
D. Administrator

102. Feedback and interaction are very important elements in

language learning and teaching. What is the best activity to be employed
by the teacher to have interaction enhancement?
A. Give many activities for drills and exercises in language.
B. Let the students give their reaction to the situation given.
C. Let the students identify the mismatch between interlanguage
grammar and the target language.
D. Give feedback on the students’ lapses in spoken language.
103. In selecting instructional materials, the following factors need to
be considered except one.
A. Consider the varied interests, abilities, and maturity of the learners.
B. Stimulate the growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, and
aesthetic values.
C. Promote your own faith.
D. Represent the many religious and cultural groups.

104. Which does not belong to the group?

A. Textbooks
B. Collaborative activities
C. Specimens of real objects
D. Software

105. You are planning to use a video clip from YouTube to test the
active listening skills of your students. What do you need to primarily
consider before using it in your class?
A. It should have a clear connection to your educational objectives.
B. It should be audible and appealing to students.
C. It should be appropriate to the age of the learners.
D. It should have subtitles for better comprehension.

106. A teacher who utilizes computer-aided instruction is said to be

an advocate of which philosophy?
A. Pragmatism
B. Idealism
C. Behaviorism
D. Realism

107. Aristotle’s Poetics states that a successful tragedy exploits and

appeals to two basic emotions: fear and pity. These emotions offer a
“Katharsis” or purgation. This belief has influenced the works of
Shakespeare. Which of Shakespeare’s works does not reflect this belief?
A. Twelfth Night
B. Othello
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. King Lear

108. Based from Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism, bad

criticism does greater harm than bad writing. So Pope advises a critic to
have these characteristics except one.
A. emotion
B. tact
C. modesty
D. integrity

109. A formalistic approach to John Milton’s Paradise Lost would

take into account the following except ______.
A. the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God
B. the point of view in which the story is told
C. plot analysis
D. the blindness of the writer

110. Using the feminist perspective in Alice Walker’s Beauty: When

the Other Dancer is the Self, the critic will consider _____.
A. the time when the story was written
B. who the other dancer is
C. the author’s perception of “beauty” and the world she lives in
 D. the figure of speech used in the title

111. Using the mythological approach, what would the critic see in
the literary piece?
A. plot
B. historical background of the piece
C. archetypes present in the text
D. Social problems of the characters

112. What approach is concerned with the study of “signs”?

A. Hermeneutics
B. Semiotics
C. Formalistic
D. Dialogic

113. In the Star Wars series, the use of colors to define the characters
is a good subject for analysis and interpretation under the:
A. Feminist literary theory
B. Mythological approach
C. Russian Formalism
D. Structuralist literary theory

114. Joe watched his favorite singer perform in three occasions. He

noticed that on those different occasions, his favorite singer sang the
same song but with the different interpretations. Which style did the
singer fulfill?
A. Style as a choice
B. Style as a period or time
C. Style as a man
D. Style as deviation

115. Oscar reads one of the poems written by his favorite author and
he noticed that there are only two punctuation marks used and some of
the common nouns in the middle of the lines were written in capital
letters. Oscar could conclude that his favorite author took into
consideration the use of ______.
A. lexico-semantic feature
B. syntactic feature
C. phonological feature
D. graphological feature

116. What stylistic device in “a face reproachful tearful an odor of

camphor and of tears a voice weeping steadily and softly beyond the
twilight door the twilight-colored smell of honeysuckle” (The Sound and
the Fury by William Faulkner)?
A. Stream of consciousness
B. Free Direct Speech
C. Dialogue strategy
D. Character viewpoint

117. Which method of achieving cohesion in a discourse is used in

the line Would you like a soda? “Yes, I’d like one.”
A. Elliptical cohesion
B. Referential cohesion
C. Lexical Cohesion
D. Substitutive Cohesion

118. Teacher Limbo wants his students to feel the story they are to
read. He instructed them to imagine themselves as characters in the story
 and to feel the setting of the story. Which does Teacher Limbo want his
students to apply?
A. Temporal Shift Theory
B. Deictic Shift Theory
C. Historical Shift Theory
D. Progressive Shift Theory

119. Which stylistic feature is used in the following lines:

Break him up
Slurp him up
Drain him off
A. lexical repetition
B. syntactic level
C. lexico-semantic level
D. graphological level

120. I was on my way to the third floor of the building when I heard a
thud. Then vroom goes the motocycle. Which word is an example of
lexical onomatopoeia?
A. Vroom
B. Heard
C. Motorcycle
D. Thud

121. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” and “All hail
Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (Macbeth by William
Shakespeare) is an example of _______.
A. prolepsis
B. analepsis
C. repetition
D. flashback

122. What modality is used in the sentence Marvin is probably at

school now?
A. Deontic
B. Epistemologic
C. Epistemic
D. Ontodologic

123. War is war is an example of:

A. parallelism
B. tautophony
C. tautology
D. paradox

124. Which function of literature is illustrated when aside from its

natural gift of pleasure to the reader, it provides illumination that enables
us to see, interpret and transform our world?
A. Literature as a form of escape
B. Literature provides aesthetic satisfaction
C. Literature as a form of pleasure
D. Literature as a form of engagement

125. These are true about the reasons for teaching literature to
students except one.
A. It contributes to the holistic development of an individual.
B. It shows value to language experiences.
C. It provides an escape from one’s reality.
D. It develops mostly the analytic skills of learners.
 126. Teaching literature is seeking the opportunity for students to
relate and respond to the themes and issues by making a connection to
their personal lives. Which model is described?
A. Cultural Model
B. Language Model
C. Personal Growth Model
D. Philosophical Model

127. Which model views literature as a source of facts or information

and the teacher is a transmitter of knowledge and information to the
students?
A. Personal Growth Model
B. Cultural Model
C. Philosophical Model
D. Language Model

128. How do you make the story of The Fall of Troy relevant and
interesting to the life of learners today?
I. Let them make a multimedia presentation discussing the conflicts in
the story that they can relate to.
II. Allow the learners to translate key events in The Fall of Troy in their
own mother tongue.
III. Let them write their own ending of the story based on their
experiences.
IV.Let them re-enact the events in the story through a role play.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and IV
D. I, II, and III

129. You want your students to keep track of main ideas and
supporting details in a narrative by letting them illustrate important
scenes in a story. What is the most appropriate strategy you will employ?
A. Reader’s theater
B. Fishbone Diagram
C. Storyboarding
D. Note taking

130. In a listening/speaking test, what is the question “How are you

doing?” testing?
A. oral fluency
B. precise vocabulary
C. appropriate response
D. content organization

131. Five English teachers assessed the literary comprehension of one

section of students. The assessment of the five teachers yielded fairly
close. The assessment is:
A. valid
B. reliable
C. convergently valid
D. equally difficult

132. Homer assigned number values to the various criteria he listed to

assess his students’ reading performance. Which assessment tool did
Homer prepare?
A. Checklist
 B. Rubric
C. Rating Scale
D. Observation Sheet

133. Glenda constructed an interview with five of her language

students in order to substantiate her assessment findings. She asked fixed
series of questions without deviating from them. What type of interview
did Glenda conduct?
A. One-on-one
B. Group
C. Structured
D. Semi-structured

134. Which is one of the first rules to remember in writing?

A. Writers read a lot.
B. Writers are born.
C. Writers write.
D. Writers are made.

135. Which is considered as a major stumbling block for would-be

writers?
A. Lack of time
B. Lack of confidence
C. lack of resources
D. Lack of training

136. Writers are terrible eavesdroppers and will shamelessly listen in

to the most private conversation. Is this correct?
A. True to all extent
B. That’s not their natural characteristics
C. Somehow it is correct.
D. That’s not becoming of a professional writer.

137. Best-selling crime author Mary Higgins Clark characterized the

first four months of writing one of her novels as “scratching with my
hands through granite”. She means that_______.
A. writing novels is difficult
B. writing novels is punishing
C. writing novels entails tools
D. writing novels demands attention

138. Which of the following is not true about dialogue?

A. Dialogue is used to reveal, admit, incite, accuse, lie, etc.
B. Dialogue is an economical way of defining a character.
C. Dialogue is often useful for getting across the subtext.
D. Dialogue renders the way human beings really speak.

139. Except for specialized publications and programs that cater to

the youth, what could be the role of the mainstream media?
A. It cannot be expected to have that kind of slant that is inherently
biased for the youth.
B. It is expected that the mainstream media shall have this kind of slant.
C. It is a must that the mainstream media shall proffer the youth with the
kind of slant.
D. The mainstream media has the option whether they will have that kind
of slant or not.
140. Aside from the official stand of the paper on a relevant
development or issue, which supports the definition of an editorial
article?
A. It is written by the editor-in-chief.
B. It is a concerted commentary written by any member of the staff.
C. It is the opinion of the newspaper publisher.
D. It is the opinion which the public clamor about.

141. Copyreading is correcting the error made by the reporter. It is

another word for editing. How does proofreading differ from
copyreading/editing? Proofreading is ______.
A. correcting error made by the desk man
B. correcting error made by the linotype man
C. correcting error made by the page editor
D. correcting error made by the typesetter or printer.

142. Which is an in-depth and factual write-up on a topical issue

which seeks to give comprehensive information in a more captivating
and relaxed style?
A. Editorial
B. News
C. Feature
D. Sports

143. Which among the following lead is more engaging?

I. The government has decided not to introduce the planned tax increase
on petrol and diesel this summer.
II. The government has abandoned plans to raise fuel taxes this summer.
III. The LET was postponed due to inclement weather.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. II and III

144. In page makeup it is advised that tombstoning should be

avoided. What is tombstoning?
A. Breaking stories to the top of columns
B. Keeping long columns of 6-points types
C. Placing two or more headlines on approximately the same level in
adjacent columns
D. Making the top half of the page heavy with cuts and big headlines

145. Which strategy in translating “I didn’t expect Milo to cry

crocodile tears” to Hindi ko inaasahan na iiyak ng peke si Milo?
A. Translation by omission of play on idiom
B. Translation by paraphrase
C. Using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form
D. Using an idiom of similar meaning and form

146. Which could be the reason why po and opo cannot be directly
translated in the English language?
A. Because the words are considered foreign in the English language
B. Because the words are only true in the Philippines
C. Because the words are culture-specific
D. Because the words are exotic

147. Which one includes a student telling stories, original or taken

from a book, in his/her own words?
A. Sight reading
 B. Reader’s theater
C. Story reading
D. Creative speech

148. The characteristics of effective speech based on Cicero’s canons

of rhetoric include invention, disposition, elocution, pronunciation and:
A. arrangement
B. grammar
C. voice
D. memory

149. Invention: discovering best arguments :: _________ : delivery,

language, and speaking style
A. Disposition
B. Pronunciation
C. Memory
D. Elocution

150. Which of the following is not an example of a persuasive

speech?
A. A politician asking people to vote for him/her
B. A student trying to get a patient to stop smoking
C. A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a large art museum
D. An environmentalist trying to get people to start thinking about the
environment