BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

Teaching and Assessment of the Macro Skills

Preliminary Examination
A.Y. 2020-2021 – 1st Semester
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General Directions:
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Test I.
Direction: Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer for the following questions by marking before the letter of
your choice. If the answer is not among the choices, mark “E”. (2 pts each).

1. According to Lambrecht (1994), this is the formal expression of the pragmatic structuring of a
proposition in a discourse.
a. Information Structure c. Prosody
b. Vocabulary d. Speaking
2. This reflects various features of the speaker of the utterance, the emotional state of the speaker, the
presence of the irony or sarcasm, emphasis, contrast and focus.
a. Information Structure c. Prosody
b. Vocabulary d. Speaking
3. This refers to the structuring of the propositions into portions which a speaker assumes an addressee
already knows or does not know yet.
a. Presupposition and Assertion c. Topic
b. Identifiability and Activation d. Focus
4. This is an essential part of the mastery of the speaking skills of the learners.
a. Information Structure c. Speech
b. Vocabulary d. Prosody
5. This type of speech is characterized by a more casual tone, layman language, and often comes with an
informal jargon within the circle.
a. Speech Breakdown c. Formal Speech
b. Informal Speech d. Prosody
6. It is a term used when two or more people engage in a conversation.
a. Dialogue c. Polylogue
b. Monologue d. Silogue
7. This is known as the most basic function of writing.
a. To provide information c. To express
b. To persuade d. To give pleasure
8. This is the newest macro skill characterized as perception, examination, interpretation and construction
of meaning from visual images.
a. Reading c. Writing
b. Viewing d. Listening
9. These are the largest skills set relative to a particular context and is commonly referred to in the English
language.
a. Macro Skills c. Oral Skills
b. Communication Skills d. Micro Skills
10. This can either be a basic means of conveying information or a tool to create much like those found in
fiction.
 a. Listening c. Viewing
b. Reading d. Writing

Test II.
Direction: ENUMERATION. Enumerate the following. Write your answers to the space provided after each
number. (2 pts each)
1. The five macro skills; 6. Two types of speech;
a. a.
b. b.
c. 7. Seven principles of teaching speaking skills;
d. a.
e. b.
2. The three main functions of speaking; c.
a. d.
b. e.
c. f.
3. The three main functions of listening; g.
a. 8. Three categories of information structure;
b. a.
c. b.
4. The four main functions of writing; c.
a. 9. Four Attributes of Auditory measures;
b. a.
c. b.
d. c.
5. The four general purposes of reading; d.
a. 10. Four Attributes of Acoustic Measures;
b. a.
c. b.
d. c.
d.

Test III.
Direction: TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if incorrect. Write your
answers to the space provided before each number. (1 pt each)

________1. Prosody focuses on the supersegmental elements of language

________2. The correlation between vocabulary and speaking builds fluency.
________3. Formal speech often occurs in conversations relating to business, academe, or people you meet for
the first time.
________4. Persuading is convincing someone to do something or to think alike.
________5. Listening as a skill provides pleasure not only to the writer but also to the readers.
 ________6. Listening is a non-reciprocal action.
________7. There is a vast difference between hearing and listening.
________8. The main focus of speaking as a transaction is the giving and receiving of information mostly as a
means of obtaining goods and services for entertainment.
________9. The main function of speaking skills is to express an idea, feeling, or thought spontaneously
through oral communication.
________10. To learn the English language properly and appropriately, it is necessary to master these five
macro skills.

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DANIELLE LARIZZE O. GALLARDOAGNES AQUINO, PhDALMARIO GARCIA, PhD