English Major 461 Items Part 1

License_Sure ENGLISH MAJOR LET REVIEWER
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1. For which is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

I. Reinforcement of the foundation of learning
II. Helping pupils to overcome their learning difficulties
III. Developing learners‟ potentials
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II, III
2. What should be done first before doing remedial instruction?

a. Diagnose the difficulty
b. Prepare remedial materials
c. Plan the remedial instruction
d. Group the pupils by gender
3. The following are remedial teaching strategies EXCEPT _____.

a. Individualized Educational Program (IEP)
b. Peer Support Programmed
c. Reward Scheme
d. Test and Drill
4. Is remedial instruction the same as special education?

a. No, however, remedial instruction may include children with special needs if they are
diagnosed with difficulty.
b. Yes, both remedial instruction and special education serve learners that need help.
c. It depends on the clientele of remedial instruction.
d. No, they are far apart and not in any way related.
5. Which statement on remedial teaching is WRONG?

Remedial teaching involves _____.
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. Re-teaching, reviewing, assessing
6. What does remedial instruction focus on?

a. Content
b. Skills
c. Grammar
d. Test
7. Which practices mean success for learners with reading difficulties?

I. Be clear on what students must know, understand, and be able to do in to grow in their
grasp of a subject.
II. Build scaffolding leading to student success in these goals. Don‟t dilute goals.
III. Make use of several avenues of learning – make students hear it, sing it, read it.
a. I, II, and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. I, II and III
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8. For effective remedial instruction, work for learning-in-content. What does learning-in=content
mean?
a. Make students see how ideas and skills connect to their families and communities.
b. Make students see how important concepts and skills are.
c. Make use of problem solving.
d. Avoid drills.
9. Which can increase the effectiveness of remedial teaching?

a. Let the students know that you believe in him/her.
b. Direct student to work harder whether s/he likes it or not.
c. Do not allow him/her to play until s/he can do the task.
d. Engage him/her in a continuous drill until s/he learns the skills.
10. Because reading remediation requires building skills rather than learning course content,
which should reading trainers do?
I. Minimize testing and grading
II. Observe the student in the actual act of reading
III. Make reading classes a grammar class.
a. I and II
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II and III
11. Which statement about the use of voice in academic or scientific writing is NOT true?
a. Scientific or academic writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice.
b. Scientific writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice is a myth.
c. The choice of active voice or passive is constrained by functional considerations; thus, writers
use the we-form active 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.
12. Which of the following statements about hedging is INCORRECT?

a. Hedging is a scientific writing strategy where writers use aspects of the verb 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. de la Cruz appears not to
have understood my point, is hedged and is more acceptable that the statement; Mr. de la Cruz
definitely did not understand my point.
13. Which statement compares/contrast 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 term 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.

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d. Discourse analysis includes the study of cohesive links between sentences, of paragraph
structure, or the structure of the whole text.
14. Which statement below BEST defines ESP?

a. ESP is a language teaching approach which is based on 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.
15. Which type of knowledge is NOT required of the ESP teacher?

a. A positive attitude towards the ESP content
b. A knowledge of the fundamental principles of the subject area
c. An awareness of how much they probably know
d. A specialist subject knowledge
16. One of the consistent problems of ESP teachers is the lack of an orthodoxy. This means
that:
I. ESP teachers do not have a ready-made, straightforward answers to problems the
meet
II. ESP teachers need to distil and synthesize from several options those that suit their
circumstances
III. All ESP teachers are pioneers who are helping to shape the world of ESP
a. I
b. II
c. I, II
d. I, II, III
17. Another problem that constantly faces ESP teachers is the new realms of knowledge that
ESP teachers have to cope with. This suggests that __________.
a. ESP teachers have to struggle to master language and subject matter they know very little
about
b. ESP teachers often feel a sense of utter inadequacy at their ability to cope
c. ESP teacher feel boredom as they teach subject matter that are very simple and familiar
d. A and B
18. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: making arrangements,
taking part in an interview; buying and selling, ect?
a. Structural/situational syllabus
b. Skill syllabus
c. Functional/notional syllabus
d. Functional/task-based syllabus
19. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: writing essays; study
techniques and examinations; improving your reading, etc?
a. Skill syllabus
b. Discourse/skills syllabus
c. Functional/task-based syllabus
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20. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: properties and shapes;
structure; actions in sequence; cause and effect, etc?
a. Structural/situational syllabus
b. Skill syllabus
c. Functional/notional syllabus
d. Functional/task-based syllabus
21. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: the nature of
generalizations; general and specific information; levels of generality, etc?
a. Skill syllabus
22. 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?
a. Skill syllabus
23. 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)
24. Which was the Secondary Education Curriculum that was implemented in 1989 to replace
the Revised Secondary Education Program (RSEP)?
a. Program for Decentralized Education (PRODED)
b. Secondary Education Development Program
c. New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC)
d. Revised Secondary Education Curriculum (RSEC)
25. In the K-12 curriculum, to which does the basic education refer?
a. 6 years of primary school and four years of junior high school
b. 4 years of junior high school, 7 years of primary school and 2 years of senior high school
c. 2 years of junior high school, 4 years of senior high school and 2 years of senior high school
d. 6 years of elementary education, 4 years of junior high school and 3 years of senior high
school.
26. Which is the main objective of the K-12 program?

a. To provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts, skills, develop lifelong learner, and prepare
graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment and
entrepreneurship.
b. To produce graduates at the age of 18 instead of 16.
c. To follow the trend of the other countries all over the world.
d. To cope with other educational systems in the ASEAN.

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27. The K to 12 curriculum envisions __________.

a. Holistically developed learners with 21st century skills
b. A good competition with other countries in the financial world
c. 12 years of basic education that meets international standard
d. Students equipped with 21st century skill who are able to compete internationally
28. The new curriculum will be focused more on the __________.

a. Teacher
b. Learners
c. Instructional materials
d. Hours spent in teaching
29. Who will be the first beneficiaries of the senior high school of the K to 12 curriculum?
a. Incoming freshmen of SY 2012-2013
b. Incoming sophomore of SY 2012-2013
c. Incoming juniors of SY 2012-2013
d. Incoming seniors of SY 2012-2013
30. According to the Department of Education, which subject will be integrated into the teaching
of Language?
a. Reading
b. Physical Education
c. Science
d. Social Studies
31. The transcription /taɪp/ represents the word _____.

a. Tap
b. Tape
c. Tip
d. Type
32. The transcription /rɪč/ represents the word _____.

a. Reach
b. Rich
c. Ridge
d. Reich
33. The transcription/ðiz/ transcription the word _____.

a. Thighs
b. These
c. This
d. Tease
34. Which group has a letter that differs in voicing from other three?
a. /m/, /g/, /j/, /s/
b. /n/, /f/, /θ/, /p/
c. /b/, /p/, /r/, /v/
d. /s/, /č/, /t/, /g/
35. For each group, identify the segment that differs in place in articulation from the other three.

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a. /s/, /č/, /t/, /n/

b. /k/, /n/, /g/, /ŋ/
c. /θ/, /p/, /b/, /m/
d. /s/, /č/, /t/, /g/
36. Which one has the correct stress?

a. Ceremony
b. Ceremony
c. Ceremony
d. Ceremony
Which is the best synonym for the following words?
37. Precious
a. Necessary
b. Valuable
c. Irregular
c. Simple
38. Unique
a. Simple
b. Allowed
c. Special
d. Unknown
39. Bulky
a. Skinny
b. Simple
c. Tender
d. Awkward
40. Assist
a. Attend
b. Apply
c. Reproach
c. Help
41. Advocate
a. Predict
b. Pronounce
c. Support
d. Determine
42. Authorize
a. Protect
b. Question
c. Empower
d. Verify

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43. Bless
a. Consecrate
b. Alarm
c. Concern
d. Terrify
44. Try
a. Wish
b. Want
c. Hope
d. Attempt
45. Startle
a. Frighten
b. Rush
c. Upset
d. Surprise
46. Utter
a. Scream
b. Shout
c. Yell
d. Say
47. Thrill
a. Disturb
c. Chill
c. Move
d. Crash
48. Wreck
a. Pop
b. Mash
c. Dash
d. Crash
Which is the best antonym for the following words?
49. Vicious
a. Gentle
b. Healthy
c. Helpful
d. Dangerous
50. Conquer
a. Surrender
b. Descend
c. Punish
d. Divide

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51. Criticize
a. Berate
b. Enjoy
c. Fault
d. Acclaim
52. Enormous
a. Very thin
b. Very loose
c. Very large
d. Very small
53. Relegate
a. Prevaricate
b. Promote
c. Import
d. Secrete
54. Instigate
a. Incite
b. Create
c. Mediate
d. Hesitate
55. Legalize
a. Fire
b. Ban
c. Boycott
d. Outlaw
56. Mourn
a. Rejoice
b. Suffer
c. Regret
d. Cry
57. Oppress
a. Suppress
b. Hurt
c. Increase
d. Inspire
58. Attach
a. Scrape
b. Subtract
c. Detach
d. Add
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a. Tax
b. Import
c. Intake
d. Bring
60. Donate
a. Take
b. Steal
c. Let
d. Give
61. Which has an odd-sounding word in the following group of words?

a. Maintain
b. Domain
c. Contain
d. Mountain
62. Discern the semantic similarities in the following items by identifying the sentences with a
different meaning.
a. He paid almost thirty thousand pesos for his new personal computer.
b. His new personal computer cost a little less than thirty thousand pesos.
c. At thirty thousand pesos, his personal computer was expensive.
d. The new personal computer he bought cost him about thirsty thousand pesos.
63. Which word is supposed to be stressed when speaker means that the robber may have
taken some jewelry?
a. I didn‟t say he stole the money.
b. I didn’t say he stole the money.
c. I didn‟t say he stole the money.
d. I didn‟t say he stole the money.
64. How many morphemes are there in transportation?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
65. Which of the following sentences is done in acceptable English?

a. Maria cleaned the table up.
b. Maria is eager to talk to.
c. That Maria dances well surprises me.
d. Maria desires you to go.
66. Which is the correct and preferred sentence?

a. I offered the visitor a meal that was hungry.
b. I offered a meal to the visitor who was hungry.
c. I offered for the consumption of the visitor, a meal.
d. A meal was offered by me to the hungry visitor.
67. Which was the closest meaning of the root word philanthropist?

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a. Physician
b. Benevolent
c. Philosopher
d. Artist
68. Where should the modifier – weighing 150 pounds be placed in the following sentences?
The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy mustache.
a. The robber weighing 150 pounds was described as a tall man with a heavy mustache.
b. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy mustache weighing 150 pounds.
c. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy weighing 150 pounds mustache.
d. The robber was described weighing 150 pounds as a tall man with a heavy mustache.
69. Which is the free morpheme in the word examination?

a. exam
b. in
c. am
d. tion
70. Which is the appropriate homonym for blew in the following sentence?
Then wind blew the rain clouds away, leaving a clear ______ sky.
a. blow
b. blue
c. blows
d. dark
71. Select the sentence that has the modifier placed correctly.
Emotional intelligence, which emerged a decade ago, includes the
abilities to, motivate yourself and persist in the face of frustrations.
a. Emotional intelligence, which emerged a decade ago, includes the abilities to motivate
yourself and persist in the face of frustrations.
b. Emotional intelligence includes the abilities to motivate yourself and persist in the face of
frustrations, which emerged a decade ago.
c. Which emerged a decade ago, emotional intelligence includes the abilities to motivate
yourself and persist in the face of frustrations.
d. Emotional intelligence includes the abilities to motivate yourself, which emerged a decade
ago, and persist in the face of frustrations.
72. Which of the best ending for the following sentence?

Pupils are required to be in their classrooms by 8:00 am each morning, Hence,
____________.
a. Pupils have their wrist watches.
b. Pupils coming late will be punished accordingly.
c. Pupils are intelligent.
d. Pupils are supposed to be trained to be punctual at an early age.
73. Which is the following words that contain the word “th” /ð/ sound?
a. Thoughtful
b. Thermometer
c. Thinkers
d. Therefore

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74. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a. In that college, you have to take the following courses: four years of English, three years of
math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
b. In that college, you have to take the following courses; four years of English, three years of
c. In that college, you have to take the following courses. Four years of English, three years of
d. In that college, you have to take the following courses, four years of English, three years of
75. Select the words that best complete the following sentence.
______, with repeated rejections of her novel, Isabel _______ to submit her manuscript to
other to other publisher.
a. Inspired… complied
b. Elated… planned
c. Encouraged… refused
d. Undaunted… continued
76. Given below are some of the contributions of theoretical linguistics to language teaching
EXCEPT ONE. Which is the EXCEPTION?
a. Changing views and theories of language of language teaching
b. Different technical terms like phoneme, morpheme, hyponymy, etc.
c. Pronouncing words and transcribing sounds like IPA
d. Different approaches to language teaching
77. All the options below EXCEPT ONE are some of the contributions of applied linguistics to
language teaching. Which IS NOT?
a. How to develop the macro-language skills of listening, speaking, reading, etc.
b. Ideas about learning styles of students and materials production
c. Learning strategies, principles of test construction, and conducting classroom research
d. Relationships between and among sentences in a text
78. Good instructional materials produce satisfactory results only if the teacher _______.
a. is creative and has pleasant presentation techniques
b. uses them in teaching lessons that s/he has not fully mastered
c. allows students to manipulate during her presentation
d. is knowledgeable of developments and principles underlying those materials
79. Which situation BEST assures that the good findings of linguistics will reach the end users?
a. Linguists publish their research findings without delay.
b. Schools encourage increased efforts to conduct classroom research.
c. Current findings are disseminated during paper presentations.
d. Teachers pick up and put to good use findings of linguistics in their language.
80. What attitude needs to be maintained by language teachers about the feelings of linguistics?
a. Knowledge is constantly changing; take them with a grain of salt.
b. Findings are permanent foundations; memorize them for future application.
c. Many research findings spring from careless research procedures; be choosy and selective.
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81. In the machine of language teaching and language learning, who appears to be the most
important cog?
a. The linguist
b. The learner
c. The researcher
d. The teacher
82. You are the classroom English teacher of Gracia, a new language learner who has no
knowledge of English whatsoever. Which of the following contributions of linguistics will be most
helpful to you to teach her successful?
a. The perfection of your articulation and oral proficiency in the English language
b. Your knowledge and skill in grammatical analysis
c. Your knowledge of linguistically sound language teaching materials
d. The reshaping of your view, attitude and concept of language and language learning
83. Genre analysis, macro analysis, macro-discourse patterns, text analysis, micro-discourse
analysis are concept developments in linguistics. Which list of authors would you consult to
know more about them?
a. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
b. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
c. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
d. John Austin, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
84. Pedagogical grammar, collocational grammar, ergative verbs, semantic grammar are
concept developments in linguistics. Which list of authors would you call to consult to know
more about them?
a. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
b. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
c. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
d. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes, Terence Odlin
85. Conversational analysis, gambit, adjacency pairs, speech act theory are concept
developments in linguistics. Which list of authors would you consult to know more about them?
a. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes
b. Michael Hoey, Winifred Crombie, John Swales, and Trimble
c. Svardik, Geoffrey Leech, Celce-Murcia and Terence Odlin
d. John Austin, John Searle, and Dell Hymes, Svardik
86. Language learning refers to how an individual learns a language. Which statement about
language learning is correct?
a. Language learning occurs in a natural manner.
b. Language learning happens when a person knows how to speak a language after living in the
country that has it as its native tongue.
c. Language learning occurs in a formal and non-constructive process.
d. Language learning is a constructive process through which we know and use a language.
87. Which theory of language learning advanced by Stephen Krashen state that a student can
learn a second language if the language components are not too complex nor too easy?
a. Comprehensible input

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b. Critical period analysis

c. Linguistic output
d. Language acquisition
88. Which method emphasizes isolated word lists and a thorough examination of its grammar is
used in second language teaching?
a. Direct method
b. Total Physical Response
c. Grammar Translation Method
d. Suggestopedia
89. Which of the following is NOT an activity under the total physical response method?
a. The teacher gives an activity that involves students interviewing people at the market.
b. The teacher uses body actions such as jumping to teach to teach the meaning of the word
„jump‟.
c. The teacher opens the door as she gives the command „open the door‟.
d. The students repeat the phrase, „I can clap‟ as they clap their hands.
90. Which hypothesis on second language acquisition states that grammatical structure
proceeds in a predictable order, that is, some grammatical structures are to be acquired early
and the others later?
a. Monitor hypothesis
b. Input hypothesis
c. Affective filter hypothesis
d. Natural order hypothesis
91. If the input answers the question how a language acquirer develops competency over time,
this hypothesis points that motivation, self-confidence, and anxiety affect how an individual
acquires the language. Which hypothesis is referred to?
a. Critical period hypothesis
b. Monitor hypothesis
c. Natural order hypothesis
d. Affective filter hypothesis
92. Schema theory describes the way the mind acquires, categorizes, and organizes
knowledge. Which of the following is NOT a component of schema theory?
a. Schemata are basic units of knowledge stored in the mind
b. Schema are linked together to form the schemata – our “cognitive” or “thinking” structure.
c. There can be real learning without meaning.
d. New information is organized and categorized to be properly integrated into the existing
schemata.
93. Metacognition can be defined as „thinking about thinking.‟ The essence of metacognition
includes reflecting, monitoring, self-questioning, and _______.
a. self-concept
b. self-recognition
c. self-respect
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94. What approach involves a lot of repetition of the second language grammatical forms
especially those that are different from the learner‟s first language?
a. Natural approach
b. Communicative approach
c. Linguistic approach
d. Audio-lingual approach
95. What kind of second language do the learners need to learn in employing the
communicative approach?
a. The kind that they have knowledge of the grammatical rules.
b. The kind that they will need for a real-world, real-life situations.
c. The kind that they will communicate fluently.
d. The kind that they will know the deep structure of grammar.
96. Which among the classroom principles is NOT part of the communicative language
teaching?
a. An emphasis on the use of interaction in the target language.
b. The introduction of authentic texts into a learning situation.
c. An enhancement of the learner‟s personal experiences on the target language.
d. The distinction between language acquisition and language learning.
97. Which approach is frequently used in task-based language teaching (TBLT) and features
small group activities that promote positive interaction?
a. Total physical response
b. Cooperative learning
c. Academic language scaffolding
d. Dialogue journals
98. If the teacher asks the students to prepare a written story/text of the experience, what kind
of approach has been used?
a. Language experience approach
b. Culture studies
c. Dialogue journals
d. Total physical response
99. The following are concepts to be considered in employing cultural approach in teaching
language EXCEPT one. Which is the exception?
a. Children experiences in learning their own language and culture are a resource for learning a
second language.
b. Much of the students‟ knowledge of their own culture is embedded in their first language
c. The process of learning the second language will also involve learning about the culture
embedded in that language.
d. There are superior languages because there are superior cultures.
100. If the academic language scaffolding involves providing students with second language
input that is a little bit beyond their current level, dialogue journals create a written conversation
between each student and the teacher. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Both statements are true.
b. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
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d. Both statements are false.
101. Dialogue journals: students write a topic in the second language in their journal;
_________________: the teacher or a more advanced classmate acts as support as the
student builds his/her second language vocabulary and fluency.
b. Cooperative learning
c. Academic language scaffolding
d. Culture studies
102. The domain of language that an individual acquires from 1-2 years is _____.
a. Cognitive-academic language proficiency (CALP)
b. First language
c. Second language
d. Basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS)
103. The theoretical framework for communicative language teaching (CLT) includes _____ that
views the learner‟s use of second language as the best source for learning the second
language.
a. Social interaction and socio-cultural theories
b. Behaviorism theory
c. Universal grammar
d. Language acquisition device
104. Which hypothesis suggests that there is an optimal window of time during which anyone
can learn a first language or second language in a „normal‟ or „native-like‟ level?
a. Monitor hypothesis
b. Critical period hypothesis
c. Natural order hypothesis
105. Which language teaching approach never uses the first language because it emphasizes
the natural dialogue in the second language?
a. Total physical response
b. Grammar translation method
c. Direct approach
d. Cooperative learning
106. If the prefix “un” is attached to a base word to mean “not”, which word is INCORRECT?
a. Unserious
b. Uncommon
c. Unkind
d. Unsad
107. “Flu”, “bra”, “fax”, and “cab” are words fromed through _____.
a. abbreviation
b. acronym
c. clipping
d. eponym

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108. Coinage is the invention of totally new terms. However, there are few coinages because
the words themselves give no clue to their meanings. Which of the following is not coined?
a. Vortal
b. Kodak
c. Xerox
d. Kleenex
109. The word “skitch” which means „to propel oneself while on a skateboard‟ came from the
words _____.
a. ski and hitch
b. skit and itch
c. skate and itch
d. skate and hitch
110. Which sentence shows the need for mastery of their plural form?
a. Bacteria is disease-causing microorganisms.
b. Bacteria are studied microscopically.
c. Bacteria have cell walls.
d. Bacteria abound anywhere.
111. In language learning, discrimination of sounds can be done through minimal pairs – pair of
words in contrast. Which phrase DOESN‟T use minimal pair?
a. Shoes that fit his feet.
b. Reach the peak.
c. To eat with gusto.
d. The rich beyond reach
112. In written communication, punctuation marks can be used to show junctures to make the
meaning clear. Which sentence expresses the idea that the speaker asks John to sleep?
a. John, don‟t try to sleep now.
b. John don‟t, try to sleep now.
c. John don‟t try, sleep now.
d. John don‟t try to sleep, now.
113. In oral communication, a slash mark is used to signify pauses for proper communication.
What meaning is conveyed by this line? “Nadia/ says Thelma/ is a liar.”
a. Nadia is the speaker.
b. Thelma is a liar.
c. Thelma is the speaker.
d. Nadia tells something to Thelma.
114. Using idioms is an effective way of vocabulary enrichment. Which sentence is idiomatic?
a. She was crying because her milk was spilled.
b. At this point, it is useless crying over spilled milk.
c. The spilled milk is useless.
d. The useless spilled milk cannot be drunk.
115. Learning vocabulary can be done through context. What is the meaning of “set” in this
sentence?
Alice wants a chess set for her collection.
a. Apparatus

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b. Model
c. Board
d. Kit
116. Which sentence is not emphatic?

a. Days, weeks, and years mat pass before they are recognized.
b. This has happened more than once.
c. Newsletters were used by them to spread news.
d. Edison took further steps to develop modern movies.
117. Which sentence shows a noun in the genitive case?

a. The teacher teaches grammar.
b. The teacher likes grammar.
c. The teacher‟s grammar is excellent.
d. The teacher teaches us grammar.
118. The meanings associated with the word “ear” in the following sentences seem related. How
are the words with the same spelling and related meaning called?
I put a cotton wool in my ear.
He listened to their difficulties with an impatient ear.
The phonetician has a good ear for tone.
I tried to get her ear.
a. Capitonyms
b. Paronyms
c. Oronyms
d. Polysemes
119. How are these words called? “polish” – v. to make shiny, and “Polish” – adj. from Poland;
“march – b. to walk with regular, steady steps of equal length, and “March” – n. the third month
of the year. These words share the same spelling but have different meaning when capitalized
(and may or may not have different pronunciations).
a. Capitonyms
b. Paronyms
c. Oronyms
d. Synonyms
120. Tenses express time. Which sentence shows that an action happened at a recent past?
a. Carlo just climbed the mountain last year.
b. Carlo has just climbed the mountain.
c. Carlo had just climbed the mountain.
d. Carlo is just climbing the mountain.
121. Noam Chomsky‟s Language Acquisition Device (LAD) has led to an entirely new approach
in the field of linguistics: generative phonology and transformational grammar. What is the focus
of this new approach?
a. It focuses almost entirely on the abstract „deep structure‟ of individual‟s native language.
b. It focuses on the device itself and how it is used in teaching.
c. It focuses on how the individual acquires and learns a language.
d. It focuses on how the individual acquires and learns a language. It focuses on language
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122. Anderson‟s Adaptive Control of Though (ACT) model has been influential in studies of
cognitive development and second language acquisition. Which of the following describes ACT
model?
a. This model applies to the way people learn language as well as other human behavior.
b. Children use language arguably the most abstract symbolic system that they will encounter in
their lives.
c. This is more of informational processing that is based on the belief that all human knowledge
can be divided into two irreducible kinds of representations, the declarative knowledge and
procedural knowledge.
d. The stages of development that are required for children to develop their cognitive abilities in
other areas do not apply to learning a language.
123. Which theory emphasizes that any human behavior can be learned through a process of
stimulus-response and positive or negative reinforcement?
a. Behaviorism
b. Constructivism
c. Social interaction theories
d. Sociocultural theories
124. Which concept is NOT characteristic of academic language proficiency?

a. It includes knowledge of the less frequent vocabulary of the target language as well as the
ability to interpret and produce increasingly complex written language.
b. Immigrant students typically require at least 5 years to attain expectations in second
language literacy skills.
c. Frequent writing across genres is also crucial in developing academic skills.
d. Academic language is primarily found in everyday conversation; hence, teachers should
attain the students with language use in everyday activities.
125. Which of the statements is NOT TRUE about the sociological factors in language learning?
a. A sociological factor is exercising power by a dominant individual, group or country.
b. Students who experience academic failure predominantly come from social groups whose
identities have been devalued by the wider society. Sometimes over many generations.
c. Power relations in the broader society play a crucial role in students‟ achievement in school.
d. Effective education challenges coercive power relations in the broader society by affirming
the students‟ identities at school.
126. Which principle states that language abilities required for academic success are very
different from those operating in everyday conversational context and that among bilingual
children, transfer of academic language proficiency occurs languages when development of
literacy in both languages is promoted in the school context?
a. Linguistic principle
b. Sociolinguistic principle
c. Psycholinguistic principle
d. Bilingual education
127. Which strategy allows the students to integrate their academic content to classroom
activities and to their won knowledge and experiences?
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c. Culture studies
d. Story telling
128. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

a. The acquisition-learning distinction
b. Monitor hypothesis
c. Linguistic output
129. Comprehensible input: level i+1; linguistic output: _____.

a. using meaning-filled speech
b. production of language
c. using the target language
d. progress of the second language
130. Which principle does NOT belong to direct approach in language teaching?
a. It emphasizes natural dialogue in the second language.
b. It is a method based on immersion.
c. It never uses the second language.
d. It takes advantage of the kinesthetic memory.
131. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?

_____ is my friend, Tom.
a. This
b. That
c. These
d. He
132. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?

_____ are my parents, John and Betty.
a. These
b. That
c. Those
d. They
133. Which question is CORRECT?

a. This is your coat?
b. This your coat is?
c. Is this your coat?
d. D. Your coat is this?

a. That is your husband?
b. How much this bag is?
c. Are these your pens?
d. These your pens?
135. Complete the sentence.

How much are those _____?
a. bread

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b. apples
c. fruit
d. pen
136. Which word best completes the sentence?

Is _____ your dog over there?
a. those
b. this
c. that
d. these
137. Which is sentence is CORRECT?

a. This‟s my best friend, William.
b. Those‟re my classmates, James and Harry.
c. That‟s my teacher, Mrs. Wilson.
d. Thay‟re my friend, Alyssa
138. Which sentence is NOT correct?

a. You look nice today.
b. You sing very good.
c. This music sounds great!
d. That is my house over there.
139. Which sentence is NOT correct?

a. Paul‟s not going to get a job.
b. They‟re not going to visit the castle.
c. We‟re going to see a film.
d. I am on a strict diet.
140. Which is the CORRECT reply?

Are you going to meet Ruth?
a. Yes, we are.
b. Yes, she is.
c. Yes I‟m.
d. Yes, we will.
141. Which questions is CORRECT?

a. What time we going to arrive?
b. Where you are going to stay?
c. Which television are you going to buy?
d. When is your arrival?
142. Which sentence is CORRECT?

a. How much do we have milk?
b. How much milk do we have?
c. How many milk do we have?
d. Do we have many milk?

a. How long does it take to get from here to Sagada?

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b. How long to get from here to Sagada?

c. How long it takes to get from here to Sagada?
d. How far do we go to Sagada?
144. Which question is BEST?

a. How many rooms are in your house?
b. How many rooms there are in your house?
c. How many rooms are there in your house?
d. How many are there rooms in your house?
145. Complete the question.

_____ work do you have to do today?
a. How much
b. How many
c. How long
d. How little
146. Which sentence is NOT CORRECT?

a. I‟m twenty three years old.
b. I‟m twenty three years.
c. I‟m twenty three.
d. I‟m twenty three years older.
147. What is the CORRECT reply?

How much is the cruise?
a. It‟s 1,450 pesos.
b. It‟s 10 days.
c. Its 670 kilometers.
d. It‟s a two day travel.
148. Which question is NOT CORRECT?

a. How many students there are in the school?
b. How long is the lesson?
c. How much money do you have?
d. How far is the house from the school?
149. Which is the friendliest way to reply to the question: How do I log onto the website?
a. First, you type your username here.
b. You must type your username here.
c. You should type your username here.
d. If you want result, you must type your name here.
150. Which sentence is best for a sign?

a. Please sign in, visitors!
b. Visitors must sign in.
c. Visitor, you must sign in please.
d. Sign in here.
151. Which sentence is not CORRECT?

a. Please to take a seat.

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b. Don‟t leave the house alone.

c. Take care when you cross the road.
d. Why not take a seat?
152. Which sentence is BEST for a sign?

a. Don‟t park your car here please, visitors.
b. Visitors must not park their cars here.
c. Visitor, you don‟t park here.
d. No parking on both sides.
153. You are giving someone instructions. Which sentence is BEST?

a. Please to put the box over there.
b. Please put the box over there.
c. You must put the box over there.
d. Over there put the box.

a. Don‟t to tell anyone! It‟s a secret.
b. Don‟t tell anyone! It‟s a secret.
c. Don‟t telling anyone! It‟s a secret.
d. Don‟t tell nobody! It‟s a secret.
155. Which sign is BEST?

a. Passenger must not cross the line
b. Passenger must not cross this line.
C. Passenger, don‟t cross this line.
d. Passengers must not cross.
156. Where can you write the word went?

a. We _____ to France every year.
b. We _____ to France last month.
c. We _____ to France next week.
d. We did _____ to France last month.

a. Tom didn‟t meet Anna.
b. We didn‟t go out last night.
c. Sally didn‟t got my email.
d. We didn‟t went out last night.
158. Which question is NOT CORRECT?

a. Did you like the gift?
b. What time did you arrive?
c. Where did you parents meet?
d. Where did you eat your lunch?

a. That‟s Bobs car.
b. That‟s Bob‟s car.
c. That‟s Bobs‟ car.

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d. That‟s Bob Car.

a. Are you going to Dan‟s and Suzie‟s party?
b. Are you going to Dan and Suzie‟s party?
c. Are you going to Dan‟s and Suzies‟ party?
d. Are you going to Suzie and Dan party?

That‟s not my bag. It‟s my _____.
a. brothers's
b. brothers
c. brother‟s
d. brother

Write your name at the _____.
a. top of the page
b. page‟s top
c. page in the top
d. page on top
163. Which sentence is best?

a. Do you have the newspaper of yesterday?
b. Do you have yesterday‟s newspaper?
c. Do you have yesterdays‟ newspaper?
d. Do you have yesterday?
164. Read the sentence below and answer the question.

That‟s my sisters‟ bedroom. How many girls sleep in this room?
a. One
b. Two or more
c. It is impossible to know
d. It is impossible.
165. Which sentence is BEST?

a. Istanbul is the biggest city of Turkey.
b. Istanbul is Turkey‟s biggest city.
c. Istanbul is Turkeys‟ biggest city.
d. Istanbul is biggest city in Turkey.

That‟s _____ car.
a. Anne‟s parents‟
b. Annes‟ parent‟s
c. Anne‟s parents
d. Anne parents

I never read _____ magazines.

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a. woman's
b. women‟s
c. womens‟
d. womens
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
168. What will you do if __________

a. you didn‟t pass the licensure examination?
b. you didn‟t pass the licensure examination?
c. you won‟t pass the licensure examination?
d. you didn‟t get a good score in the licensure examination?
169. Daniel Padilla is a great teenage actor, _____?

a. doesn't he
b. wasn‟t he
c. isn‟t he
d. is he
170. Victoria and _____ best friends are going on a holiday together.
a. their
b. her
c. she
d. they
171. While you are reading her letter, your mother __________ on her seat in the plane.
a. will crying
b. will have cried
c. will be crying
d. will do crying
172. The library _____ the center of the city has a vast collection of updated books and journals.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. from
173. __________ this new memorandum, there will be clean up drive before the start of
classes.
a. Supposedly
b. Conversely
c. According to
d. Apparently
174. The President challenged the voting population that __________ they vote wisely, there
will be the same problems of graft and corruption.
a. while
b. in case
c. provided that
d. unless

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175. Freshman students from the provinces _____ on campus dormitories in their first year.
a. stay
b. stays
c. are staying
d. staying
176. I saw the advertisement for the job _____ chance.

a. by
b. in
c. at
d. on
177. My daughter like chocolates, _____ she does not like milk.
a. so
b. for
c. but
d. or
178. In doing a research, you _____ copy ideas from books and journals without referencing
them properly.
a. must not
b. don‟t have to
c. have to
d. must not have
179. _____, the governor agreed to be the guest speaker when I invited him. I had not expected
that.
a. Unfortunately
b. Certainly
c. Surprisingly
d. Personally
180. You _____ smoke inside but you can smoke outside.
a. don't have to
b. must not
c. need not
d. don‟t need to
181. Neither Elaine not the other girls sent _____ photograph entries.
a. their
b. her
c. its
d. theirselves
182. My bag is made out of _____ leather.

a. genuine
b. more genuine
c. most genuine
d. least genuine

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183. _____! Give me back my purse.

a. Wow
b. Yipee
c. Hey
d. Ouch
184. None of my siblings _____ here last week for the family reunion.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
185. Juan dela Cruz, the elected mayor, made the speech _____.
a. herself
b. hisself
c. himself
d. itself
186. Statistics _____ one of the most difficult subjects among English majors.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
187. The new front desk clerk dresses _____.

a. prettifully
b. pretty
c. prettily
d. prettiest
188. The number of students who attended the seminar workshop _____ considerably large.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
189. Tom and Jerry were creeping through the cold clammy cave when they suddenly heard
rocks falling behind them. The underline group of words is a/an _____.
a. phrase
b. dependent clause
c. independent clause
d. complex sentence
190. The diamond, the mineral form of carbon, is values as a precious stone and also used for
various industrial processes. What is the function of the underlined noun?
a. Appositive
b. Object complement
c. Object of the preposition
d. Direct object

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191. The barrio council announced the number coding scheme. What part of speech is the
underlined word?
a. Noun
b. Adjective
c. Adverb
d. Interjection
192. Match the underlined verb in the example sentence with the verb pattern.
El Niño events trigger devastating weather in the Eastern Pacific.
a. Verb followed by a direct object
b. Verb followed by a direct object and an indirect object
c. Verb with no object
d. Verb followed by a predicate nominative
193. Match the underlined verb in the example sentence with the verb pattern.
Anorexia Nervosa is a condition that is characterized by an intense fear of getting
weight.
a. Verb followed by a direct object
b. Verb followed by a direct object and an indirect object
c. Verb with no object
d. Verb followed by a predicate nominative
194. What area of language is NOT a central theme in describing a process?

a. Passive forms
b. Following steps
c. Sequencing words
d. Superlative forms
195. 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 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
196. May read one of the poems written by her favorite author and she noticed that there are
only two punctuation marks used and some of the common nouns at the middle of the line were
written in capital letters. May could conclude that her favorite author took into consideration the
use of _____.
a. lexico-semantic feature
b. syntactic feature
c. phonological feature
d. graphological feature
197. What stylistic device is used 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)?
a. Stream of Consciousness

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b. Free Direct Speech

c. Dialogue Strategy
d. Character Viewpoint
198. Mr. Wansan has a difficulty figuring out who the culprits are the massacre of the Y family.
Aside from looking closely at the crime scene, he also needs to consider issues like voice
recognition and identification of regional accents. Which type of stylistics analysis should Mr.
Wansan need to consider?
a. Pragmatic Stylistics
b. Forensic Stylistics
c. Pedagogical Stylistics
d. Affective Stylistics
199. 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
200. Teacher Limbo ants his students to feel the story they are to read. He instructed them to
imagine themselves as characters in the story and to fee 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
d. Progressive Shift
201. Which stylistic feature is used in the following lines:

Break him up
Slurp him up
Darin him up
a. Lexical repetition
b. Lexico-semantic level
c. Syntactic level
d. Graphological level
202. Which stylistic device is used in William Shakespeare‟s

All the world’s a stage
And all the men and women merely players
They have their exits and their entrances
a. Metonymy
b. Synecdoche
c. Simile
d. Metaphor
203. In Don’t take your break up with Lance too hard. Don’t worry, there will be more handsome
faces that will come your way, the writer considered using _____.
a. Holonymic agency
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c. Meronymic agency
d. Metonymic agency
204. I was on my way to the third floor of the building when I heard a thud. Then vroooom goes
the motorcycle. Which word is an example of lexical onomatopoeia?
a. Vrooom
b. Head
c. Motorcycle
d. Thud
205. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” and “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King
hereafter!” (Act 1, Macbeth) is an example of _____.
a. prolepsis
b. analepsis
c. repetition
d. flashback
206. “A strange end to my manuscript. I meant to publish it some day as the history of one
Poirot’s failure!”, writes the narrator in the last chapter: he has narrated a murder case and its
investigation by Hercule Poirot omitting one crucial detail, that he himself is the murderer; but in
the previous chapter he has been found out and has been left the way out of committing suicide,
which he announces before closing the narration. – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha
Christie. Which kind of narrator was used in the above chapter excerpt?
a. Heterodiegetic
b. Homodiegetic
c. Homo-heterodiegetic
d. Overt/covert
207. What modality is used in the sentence Marvin is probably at school now?
a. Deontologic
b. Epistimolgic
c. Epistemic
d. Ontodologic
208. War is war is an example of _____.

a. parallelism
b. tautophony
c. tautology
d. paradox
209. With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, Agape they heard me call;
Gramercy! they for joy did grin,
And all at once their breath drew in,
As they were drinking all. (Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
a. End rhyme
b. Euophony
c. Alliteration
d. Cacophony
210. Which of the following is an example of chiasmus?

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a. To live is to die and to laugh is to cry.

b. “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” (John F.
Kennedy)
c. „Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may
live.‟ (Socrates)
d. Pedro is to Peter as Maria is to Mary.
211. “… and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from
the earth.” (Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln) is an example of _____.
a. anaphora
b. epnalepsis
c. anastrophe
d. epistrophe
212. “You, Sir, of all men whom I have know, are he whose body is the closes conjoined, and
imbued, and identified, so to speak, with the spirit whereof it is the instrument.” (Scarlet Letter)
is an example of _____.
a. polysyndenton
b. polypton
c. asyndenton
d. aphorism
Read the poem then answer questions 213-216.
We Wear the Mask

Paul Laurence Dunbar
We wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, --
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,

In counting all out tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
213. In line 1, the mask most probably refers metamorphically to _____.

a. the survival tactic that people employ to hide their true feelings
b. the cosmetics that people use to enhance their beauty
c. the good actions people show when they want something from other people
d. the action backbiters do

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214. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a. AABBA AAB CAABBAC
b. ABBBA CDD EFFGGHI
c. AABBA CCD EFFGGFE
d. AABBA CCD EFFGGHI
215. The last stanza is an example of a/an _____.

a. ambiguity
b. metaphor
c. anaphora
d. precision
216. The second line of the last stanza is an example of a/an _____.
a. metonymy
b. antithesis
c. apostrophe
d. ellipsis
217. Aristotle‟s Poetics states that successful strategy 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
218. Dante Alighieri contends that the use of the vernacular is an excellent vehicle to the full
understanding of a literary piece. Which Philippine piece supports this claim?
a. Walang Sugat
b. Dilim and Liwanag
c. Three Generations
d. The Fence
219. According to Sir Philip Sidney in his “An apology for Poetry,” poetry embodies truth. What
truth may a critic see in these lines of the poem, Change, by Angela Manalang:
And then I shall outgrow this love of you/ Sooner or later I shall put away/ This jeweled
ecstasy for something new/ Brand me not fickle on that fatal day./
a. Life is a puzzle.
b. Nothing is permanent in this world except change.
c. Love is everywhere.
d. Teenagers are fickle-minded.
220. 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, EXCEOT one _____.
a. emotion
b. tact
c. modesty
d. integrity

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221.In “The Art of Fiction” of Henry James, a critic is advised to see that a text should have
these qualities, EXCEPT _____.
a. realistic
b. interesting
c. either romantic or scientific
d. recognizable to readers
222. 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
223. If the biographical approach is used to analyze Milton‟s Paradise Lost, the critic will
consider the _____.
a. author's Puritan beliefs
b. symbolism of the paradise
c. description of the garden of Eden and its prescribed location
d. interrelated actions
224. 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
225. If the psychological approach is used to analyze Alice Walker‟s Beauty: When the Other
Dancer is the Self, the reader will consider _____.
a. meaning of „beauty‟
b. point of view of the story
c. effect of the cataract in lice‟s life
d. setting of the story
226. The historical approach CANNOT be used to analyze the event of the times in _____
a. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
b. The Crisis by Thomas Paine
c. Patrick Henry‟s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech
d. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls by Longfellow
227. The historical approach can be used to analyze Jose Rizal‟s Noli Me Tangere if the critic
considers _____.
a. the travels of Rizal
b. the time that shaped the events in the novel
c. the abuses experienced by the Filipinos
d. the meaning of the title of the novel

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228. The sociological approach can be used to study the Noli Me Tangere of Rizal if the critic
considers _____.
a. the political and social conditions of the Filipinos during the Spanish era
b. the influence of the Americans to the independence of the Filipinos
c. the literacy contributions of the Japanese to the Filipinos
d. the linguistic contributions of the Chinese to the Filipinos
229. 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
230. Which is the philosophical discussion of the literature‟s methods and goals?
a. Literary theory
b. Literary piece
c. Literary criticism
d. Literary demonstration
231. In “The Mole” by Kabawata Yasunari, the woman has the habit of touching her mole which
annoyed her husband so much that it caused them marital problem. The woman could not
explain well why she does it so. What approach can be used best to understand the woman?
a. Psychological
b. Cultural
c. Archetypal
d. Formalistic
232. What approach is concerned with the study of „signs‟?

a. Hermeneutics
b. Semiotics
c. Formalistic
d. Dialogic
233. What approach can be used to study the „texts‟ of the bible?
a. Hermeneutics
b. Semiotics
c. Formalistic
d. Dialogic
234. In literature, allusion is a reference to a person, an event, or place in which a reader is

deemed familiar. In the Sumerian epic, Gilgamesh, what biblical allusion was used?
a. The Ten Commandments
b. The Great Flood
c. The Exodus
d. The Last Supper
235. Symbol is a representation of something beyond itself. In the “Odyssey” of Homer, what is
the best symbolism of the “wedding bed”?
a. Life for Telemachus
b. Constancy of Odyssey and Penelope‟s love

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c. Love of family
d. Hope for the return of Odysseus
236. Which is the theme of Gilgamesh?

a. Importance of love and friendship
b. Value of self-worth and accomplishment
c. Preference to immortality/lasting fame through performing great deeds
d. Significance of death
237. “Even a stone can shiver and bleed” was a line by Anticleia, Odysseus‟ mother, before she
drowned herself because she could no longer endure the pain of waiting for her son‟s return.
What figure if speech best illustrates the quoted line?
a. Hyperbole
b. Meiosis
c. Metonymy
d. Meiosis
238. “The Song of Hiawatha”, an American Indian epic, tells of the origin of the Indian maize.
What function does this myth have?
a. Explanation
b. Validation/Justification
c. Description
d. Inspiration
239. According to a Greek writer, certain gods were originally great people venerated because
of their benefactions to mankind. What philosophy in the study of myths tells us this?
a. Romanticism
b. Euhemerism
c. Rationalism
d. Structuralism
240. Which are the simplest forms of folktales? There is not much plot involved, but they carry a
lot of rhythm. Events follow each other logically in a pattern of cadence and repetition.
a. Cumulative tales
b. Drolls
c. Romances
d. Realistic tales
241. Many myths tell ritual and cultic customs. In Mesopotamia, the creation epic Enuma Elish
which was read each New Year at Babylon, celebrated the progress of the cosmos from initial
anarchy to government by the kingship of Marduk; hence the myth functions as _____ of the
authority of earthly rules and of earthly monarchy in general.
a. explanation
b. justification/validation
c. description
d. inspiration
242. The primitive deity Aphrodite represents _____.

a. the magical function of procreation
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c. intelligence, wit, and sex

d. woman of purity of life and mind
243. The myths of the Greeks reflect _____.

a. that humans are the center of the universe
b. that humans and gods live alike
c. a view of the universe that acknowledges the mystery and beauty of humanity
d. a less strange and frightening magic than the myths of other ancient civilizations
244. When Oedipus learns the incredible truth his mother and father, he puts out his own eyes
and leaves his city to wander and eventually die. This shows _____.
a. regret and repentance to a wrong decision
b. physical manifestation of the limitation of man
c. date‟s control over humans‟ lives
d. acceptance of wrongdoing and self-punishment
245. The presence of these three divinities: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos in Greek myth
symbolizes _____.
a. destiny which cannot be controlled by anyone
b. power of immortals over mortals
c. mortals‟ fate which depends on the gods
d. immortals that play a great part in mortals‟ life
246. The Pyramus and Thisbe love affair shows _____.

a. the immaturity of teenagers
b. the aggressiveness of young lovers
c. the authority of parents over their children
d. an attempt to change traditional practices
247. The Trojan War can be seen today as _____.

a. the war over lands and boundaries
b. women‟s empowerment
c. men‟s exhibition of greed
d. the reign of political dynasty
248. “Cruel wall” they said, “why do you keep two lovers apart? But we will not be ungrateful.
We owe, 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
249. Achilles is the opposite of ________________.

a. Odysseus
b. Hector
c. Arthur
d. Menelaus
250. Achilles‟ source of power lies in his ____________.

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a. heels
b. expectation of death
c. will to avenge Patroclos
d. rule of no-caring-ness
251. The stories of Priam and his son Paris, Odysseus and Telegonos; Oedipus and his father
reveal _________________.
a. familial tension
b. prophecy of death
c. murder and death
d. son as a carrier of death
252. Which name of Zeus as the God of the State?

a. Zeus of Ktesios
b. Zeus Polieus
c. Zeus Lycacus
d. Zeus Xenios
253. Which of the god of rebirth and vegetation?

a. Adonis C. Bacchus
b. Achilles D. Odysseus
254. Who is the daughter of Oedipus by Jacosta?

a. Antenna
b. Antigone
c. Antiope
d. Anticleia
255. What is the Greek name for Venus?

a. Aphrodite
b. Thalassa
c. Venussa
d. Thalea
256. The Trojan War is also known as the _______________.
a. Greek War
b. Rebellion of the Trojan
c. Return of the Trojan
d. Siege of Troy
257. Who is considered as the herald and messenger of the Olympian Gods?
a. Zeus
b. Prometheus
c. Hermes
d. Promachus
258. A passage from The happiest boy in the world by N.V.M Gonzales:
“It’s about my boy, Jose,” he wrote on. “I want him to study this June in Mansalay. He’s in the
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?

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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
259. In the story entitled Karma by Khushwant Singh, Sir Mohan tried to attract attention of
Englishmen but ended up being thrown of the train. Sir Mohan pictures _____________.
a. a discriminated person
b. a citizen who dreams of being and Englishman
c. colonial mentality
d. racism
260. What was the technique used by Francisco Arcellana to narrate the events in his story, the
Flowers of May?
a. Dramatic irony
b. Symbolism
c. Flashback
d. Indirect Method
261. In the same story, Flowers of May, the author described the weather of May as the narrator
opens the story and described again toward the middle as the narrator recalls back the weather
in May of 1934. What does this imply?
This emphasizes the beauty of the environment during May.
The weather reflects the emotional state of a family.
The weather symbolizes death of a member of a family.
The weather reflects denial on the part of the father.
262. How were American soldiers portrayed in the story We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers by
Alejandro R. Roces?
a. Selfish and luxurious
b. Unmindful of Filipino
c. Proud and heavy drinkers
d. Dominant heroes
263. From a feminist‟s point of view, The picture Wife retold by Keigo Seki, speaks of a
___________.
a. wife submissive to her husband
b. wife who is incapable of decision-making
c. woman who is not inferior to man
d. woman who is capable of fooling a man
264. Say it with Flowers by Toshio Mori dominantly talks about how ______________.
a. to manage a flower shop business
b. businessmen fool their clients and customers
c. flowers can be able to communicate flowers
d. servants being treated by bosses
265. “Gee I feel like 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
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a. generosity.
b. obedience
c. honesty
d. sympathy
266. In these last line of poem, In Africa, black men fly airplanes the persona expresses _____.
a. hope
b. dream
c. imagination
d. hatred
267. What situation is present in the following lines?

…In Africa, black men fly airplanes
a. Freedom
b. Poverty
c. Discrimination
d. Slavery
268. What advice is given to the reader in the last stanza of “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen
Bryant?
“So live, that when thy summons come to join/The innumerable caravan, which moves/To that
mysterious realm, where each shall take/His chamber in the silent halls of death,/Thou go not,
like the quarry-slave at night,/Scourges to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed/By an
unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,/like one who wraps the drapery of his couch/About him,
and lies down to pleasant dreams”/
a. Live life to the fullest
b. Death is not the end, but only a passage into another life
c. Don‟t think of death as part of life
d. Live your life in such a way that you meet death calmly.
269. “Fame Is a Fickle Food” and “Hope‟ Is the Thing with Feathers” are poems of Emily
Dickinson. Which figure of speech do they share in common?
a. Personification
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. Metonymy
270. “Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!/I never thought to ask, I never knew:/But, in my
simple ignorance, suppose/ The selfsame Power that brought me there brought you.”/
These lines from the poem, The Rhodora, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, tell that the speaker and
the Rhodora share the same ______________.
a. life
b. fate
c. creator
d. thoughts
271. An Aphorism is a short statement expressing a 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.

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Lost time is never found again.

Which former US President is ascribed to these aphorisms?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Thomas Paine
d. Richard Nixon
272. The title of the poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, by Christopher Marlowe,
suggests that the poem is a ________________.
a. ballad
b. pastoral
c. metrical romance
d. ode
273. To what season is the speaker‟s life compared in the first quatrain of Shakespeare‟s
Sonnet 73? “That the time of year thou mayst in me behold/When yellow leaves, or more, or
few, do hang/Upon those boughs whish shake against the old./Bare ruined choirs, where late
the sweet birds sang.”/
a. Winter
b. Spring
c. Summer
d. Autumn
274. “Sonnet 18” of Shakespeare starts with “Shall I compare thee to a summer‟s day?” This
line shows the use of rhetorical question, and what figure of speech?
a. Chiasmus
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
275. The folk ballad “Lord Randall” uses a refrain that advances the narrative as the real
situation increases. “For I „m weary with hunting, and fain would lie down” serves as the refrain
of the first six stanzas of the poem, then is changed to “For I‟m sick at the heart, and fain would
lie down” in the last six stanzas. This refrain where there is a slight change in it illustrates
________.
a. extended repetition
b. cumulative repetition
c. interval repetition
d. incremental repetition
276. “This widow --- woman of whom I tell my tale/Since the sad day when last she was a
wife/Had led a very patient, simple life.”/What literary term is illustrated by the lines?
a. Theme
b. Characterization
c. Setting
d. Point of View
277. “Alas my Lords!” There‟s many a sycophant/And flatterer that fill your court with cant/And
give more pleasure with their forsooth/Than he who speaks in soberness ad truth./” These lines

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from “The Nun’s Priest Tale”, one of the tales in “The Canterburry Tales” illustrates the literary
term ____________.
a. Theme
b. Characterization
c. Setting
d. Point of View
278. In his masterpiece, he Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer used a literary technique which
refers to a narrative within a narrative. Which technique is referred to?
a. Internal Story
b. Frame Story
c. Sequential Story
d. Embedded Story
279. Reading strategies are different from what are traditionally called reading skills. Which of
the following statement does prove the difference?
a. Strategies emphasize intentional and deliberate plans under control when good readers make
decisions about which strategy to use while skills are basically automatic routines.
b. Strategies emphasize reasoning because readers are reasoning and critical thinking as they
construct and reconstruct evolving meanings and reading.
c. Strategies are inherently flexible and adaptable; readers modify strategies to fit different kinds
of texts and differentiate purposes while skills connote consistency, if not rigidity, in application
across a variety of texts.
d. Strategies imply metacognitive awareness while skills that have been learned imply cognitive
awareness.
280. 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
281. Which is a critical foundation for reading, writing, and spelling and is the engine of learning
and thinking?
a. Written language development
b. Cognitive development
c. Oral language development
d. Affective development
282. At what age does a child normally gain level of oral competence in the first language that
will enable him/her a fluent reader and writer?
a. About five years old
b. About seven years old
c. About nine years old
d. About eight years old
283. Since the purpose of language is communication, children need to gain confidence in
listening, speaking, reading and writing for ___________.
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b. expression
c. adaptability
d. comprehension
284. A good language education program should give equal importance to meaning and to
_________from the beginning.
a. fluency
b. speaking
c. accuracy
d. expression
285. Which skill involves understanding and responding to what has been heard and the
recognition of sounds, syllables, words, and sentences?
a. Speaking
b. Writing
c. Reading
d. Listening
286. For speaking, emphasis on meaning is on communicating thought and ideas while
emphasis on accuracy focuses on ______________.
a. forming letters properly and neatly
b. using correct vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar
c. spelling words correctly
d. recognizing and distinguishing sounds
287. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

a. The students write to enjoy, to understand, and to use new ideas and information.
b. In reading, the students form letters properly and neatly.
c. The students read when they recognize parts of the words, sentences and paragraph, and
can sound them out.
d. The students listen to communicate their thoughts and ideas.
288. Which of the following activities does NOT focus on meaning of reading?
a. Break words and sentences into parts and put them back together again.
b. Watch and listen to good readers.
c. Participate in group reading experience
d. Read stories by themselves or with a partner.
289. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

a. You learn to read by writing.
b. You learn to listen by reading.
c. The importance of learning to read and write meaning fully in a second language is often a
key to continued success in formal education.
d. The first language literacy is of major importance in the instructional program.
290. Which is at the heart of reading, be it in a first or second language?

a. Pronunciation
b. Comprehension
c. Spelling
d. Grammar

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291. Which of the following does NOT belong to the activities in writing in the second language?
a. One of the events in the story should be narrated by the teacher.
b. Utilize oral and written personal narratives.
c. Utilize dialogues for writing.
d. Encourage students to write for a variety of different purposes.
292. Which is one of the most important skills in communication because it is a way of
portraying information in the database, thus giving more emphasis to the importance of mental
faculty that allows a perceiver to delineate or give details about a target that is inaccessible to
normal senses due to time, distance, or shielding?
a. Speaking
b. Listening
c. Writing
d. Viewing
293. Which statement tells the truth about communication?

a. Communication involves reading and writing ideas properly.
b. Communication deals with imperfections in the use of skills.
c. Communication is the key progress and advancement in continuing to learn things more
accurately and effectively.
d. All the communication skills are developing one ability.
294. Which of the following indicative of the TOP-DOWN APPROACH?

a. Listening activities focus learners on the individual elements and building blocks of the
language.
b. Decoding oral utterances, discriminating minimal contrasts, identifying different stress,
rhythm, and intonation patterns feature prominently in the teacher‟s attempt to develop listening
comprehensions
c. Teaching is based on the assumption that learning is a gradual, linear, and an additive
process
d. Listening activities are based on the view that meaning is in the head of the listener activated
only by the orally encoded items entering into his mind
295. What does research say about the nature of listening?

a. Good listening is strictly a bottom-up process.
b. Intelligent listening is predominantly top-down.
c. Successful listening involves a gradual movement from sound to word to sentence to text.
d. Successful listening involves the integration of information encoded in the message itself with
broader knowledge of the world
296. Which of the following characteristic/s of transactional listening?

I. One way listening
II. Used primarily to communicate information
III. No opportunity for clarification with a speak
a. I, II, and III
b. I, and ii
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297. Which option below presents CORRECTLY the steps in the listening process?
a. Understanding – remembering-evaluating-responding-receiving
b. Remembering – evaluating-responding-receiving-understanding
c. Evaluating – responding-receiving-understanding-remembering
d. Receiving – understanding-remembering-evaluating-responding
298. Miss Concepcion wants to prepare her students for a lesson that aims to sharpen the
critical evaluative learning skills of her students. Before making them listen to a recorded
advertisement, she establishes the context of the listening text and activates the background
knowledge of the students about the nature of advertisement. In what phase or stage is her
listening lesson?
a. Pre-listening Stage
b. Post-listening Stage
c. While Listening Stage
d. Planning Stage
299. When teaching speaking to learners of English as a second language (ESL), the specific
learning needs that need to be addressed always are __________.
a. improving their fluency, improving their pronunciation and improving their enunciation
b. exposing them to native speakers and giving them plenty of practice
c. teaching them to speak in the target language
d. understanding the movement and location of mouth and tongue when making sounds
300. Which teaching activities would be most appropriate if the objective of teaching speaking is
the improvement of fluency?
I. Delivering speeches, group discussions, negotiations and debates, interviews and
meetings, etc.
II. Working on specific vowels, troublesome consonants, exercise on sounds not present
in the L1, etc.
III. Working on reductions (want to wanna), words stress, intonation patterns, etc.)
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I, II, III
d. II, III
301. What is the view of behaviorists on the influence of Li to a learner‟s success in mastering
TL?
I. L1 habits interferes with a learner‟s success in acquiring his/her target language (TL).
II. L1 items not found in the TL will be difficult to him/her to learn
III. L1 items found in the TL will be easy for him/her to learn
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I and III
d. I, II, and III
302. How do cognitivists such as Chomsky perceived the commission of errors by learners?
a. Errors are indicators of failure to learn; thus, should be right away eliminated.
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c. Errors are welcome in that they indicate what has been learned and what needs yet to be
learned.
d. Contrastive analysis before language teaching minimizes error occurrence.
303. If your aim in teaching is to stress grammar, syntax, and mechanics and to reinforce the
language forms and vocabulary items you taught earlier, which approach to teaching writing
would be useful?
a. Controlled writing
b. Guided writing
c. Freewriting
d. Communicative writing
304. A language teacher teaches by approximating what writers do in real life, that is writing for
a definite purpose and definite audience. Thus, s/he creates the context for writing and provides
the target audience for the students to choose what to say, how to say it, and who say it to.
What teaching approach is used in this instance?
a. Controlled writing
b. Guided writing
c. Freewriting
d. Communicative writing
305. 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
306. Which statement below does NOT refer to audio-lingualism?

a. It is a language teaching method that grew out of the behaviorist psychology.
b. It is most consistently associated with B.F. Skinner, Leonard Bloomfield, and Charles Fries.
c. It upholds the view that language is primarily speech and is best learned through habit
formation.
d. It believes that language development is characterized by a rule-governed creativity.
307. Which of the following language teaching method does NOT belong to the humanistic
approach?
a. Community Language Learning
b. Suggestopedia
c. Total Physical Response
d. Imitation Drill
308. Which of the following language teaching methods is NOT learner-centered in approach?
a. Content-Based Instruction
b. Cooperative Learning
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d. Grammar Translation Method
309. What is the grammatical consciousness-raising?

a. It suggests total avoidance of directly teaching grammar in the classroom.
b. It is a return to the traditional form-focused approach in language teaching.
c. It adheres to the view that language teaching should be focused on language
notions/functions.
d. A top-down approach that advocates explicit grammatical instruction in order to contribute to
the learner‟s literacy awareness.
310. What is the relationship between vocabulary and grammar in the curriculum?
a. Vocabulary is the easiest aspect of a second language to be learned and does not need
attention in the classroom.
b. Vocabulary building could come later if learners were able to internalize basic patterns.
c. Vocabulary acquisition does not seem to be slowed down by age.
d. In the early stages of learning, one is better served by vocabulary than by grammar.
311. One of the salient distinguishing features of works of literature is the writers‟ connotative
use of language. This means ______.
a. there is a one-to-one correspondence between the word and what it refers to because of the
writers‟ aim at exactness
b. literary language exhibits a richness in meaning which does not only refer to something but
also communicates the tone of the writer and tries to affect the reader
c. explicit referents or precise meanings are expressed
d. language used is scientific very much like that used in research
312. Readers find pleasure in the form, technique and style of writing – a well-constructed plot,
vivid characterization, unusual imagery, expressive language, etc. in other words, all the
elements are combined to create an over-all order or coherence. What does this show about
literature?
a. Literature is language.
b. Literature is expressive.
c. Literature is aesthetic.
d. Literature is true.
313. 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 is a form of pleasure
d. Literature as a form of engagement
314. Why is literature said to be fictional?

I. Literature can be a re-ordering of the real world in which people and experience,
though drawn upon from actual life, are re-shaped, altered, given new psychological
insights.
II. The lack of factuality is strengthened by the writer‟s artistic control in the literary work.
III. The writer‟s artistic control has the effect of stylizing the materials of the work, setting
it apart from the context of the real; nevertheless, making the reader enjoy and
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a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II, and III
315. Why is literature said to be expressive?

I. Literature expresses the writer‟s personality, emotions, and beliefs no matter how
writers may try to reduce their presence as much as possible.
II. Literature has the ability to create an emotional response in the reader.
III. Literature imposes order on language, characters, events, and details.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II, and III
316. Which theory enlightens the approach used by a literary critic who is mainly concerned with
the background of a literary work- the social conditions, political developments, religious ideas
and practices, and modes of thinking current at the time of its production or the period it
represents?
a. The Work in Relation to the World it Imitates (Mimetic Theory)
b. The Work in Relation to its Author (Expressive Theory)
c. The Work and its Readers (Pragmatic or Affective Theory)
d. The Work as an Entity Itself
317. Which element of fiction refers to the universal aspects of life as the writer perceives them
to be so that it determines his choice and organization of action, characters, setting, and point of
view?
a. Plot
b. Setting
c. Character
d. Theme
318. Which refers to the author‟s or narrator‟s predominant attitude toward the subject which
may be happy, tragic, loving, tender, cynical, detached, satirical, apathetic, etc?
a. Setting/atmosphere
b. Point of view
c. Tone
d. Theme
319. Which form of expository prose presents the personal view of its writer on a topic? It is said
to provide light as well as delight for the author tries to charm his reader with his prose as he
discusses his ideas or experiences?
a. Paragraph
b. Discourse
c. Essay
d. Composition
320. Construct Procedure is an interesting technique that teachers can use to help students
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requires the learner to read the selection rapidly by using all available information, such as title,
subtitles, introductory paragraphs, first sentence summaries, pictures, maps, and diagrams?
a. Survey-reading
b. Study-type reading
c. Scanning
d. Skimming
321. According to Aristotle, plays classified as tragedy produce an effect where our baser
emotions of lust, hatred, jealousy, feat, self-pity, greed, avarice, sloth, etc. are cleansed or
purged because of dread that the tragedy that befall the tragic character would happen to us. In
the process, we countercheck ourselves and are ennobled. How is this cleansing process
called?
a. Caveat
b. Kinesis
c. Catharsis
d. Catharses
322. These are true about the reasons for teaching literature to students EXCEPT one. Which is
the exception?
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.
323. 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
324. 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
325. What is the most innovative way of teaching literature?

a. Students are asked to read a literary piece at home.
b. Students memorize the stanzas of a poem.
c. Students create a collage of their experiences in relation to the story read in class.
d. Students explain difficult words orally.
326. How do you make the story of Biag ni Lam-ang relevant and interesting to the life of
learners today?
a. Let them make a multimedia presentation of the main characteristic of Lam-ang as it is seen
today.
b. Allow the learners to translate key events in their own mother tongue.
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d. Let them write their own ending to the story.
327. Which is the best way to prepare in teaching of literature?

a. Enjoy the literature.
b. Chooses a literary genre that appeal to the nature of your learners.
c. Memorize the essentials of the piece to be read in class.
d. Plan for an output that learners can create based on the literary piece.
328. Which can be used to teach learners to organize information on the major and minor
characters in a text?
a. Chunking
b. Character charts
c. Storyboarding
d. Note taking
329. If you want to help students in processing dilemmas experienced by characters in a text,
the most appropriate strategy to use is _____.
a. Readers theater
b. Chunking
c. Word tree
d. Life road maps
330. Which strategy will help students better understand key life events of historical or literary
figures?
a. Chunking
b. Readers theater
b. Word tree
d. Life road maps
331. 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 that you
will employ?
a. Chunking
b. Fishbone diagram
c. Storyboarding
d. Note taking
332. These are specific modeling techniques in literatures in literature-based instruction

EXCEPT one. Which is the EXCEPTION?
a. Reading aloud
b. Shared writing
c. Cooperative learning
d. Providing scaffolds
333. Which of the following is NOT suitable in activating prior knowledge of students?
a. Read and sketch
b. Reading several selections
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334. Which is NOT TRUE about teaching literary appreciation in the classroom?
a. It develops a sense of self-understanding.
b. It helps in reflecting on one‟s sociopolitical issues in one‟s culture.
c. It facilitates language proficiency.
d. It can only be facilitated through classic literature.
335. 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 growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, and aesthetic values.
c. Promote faith and confidence in other cultures.
d. Represent the many religious and cultural groups.
336. Which does NOT belong to the group?

a. Textbooks
b. Collaborative activities
c. Specimens of real objects
d. Software
337. Which criterion in choosing instructional materials ensures the accuracy and reliability of
the content?
a. Controversial issues represent both sides.
b. Authors are competent and qualified in the field.
c. It contributes to the promotion of cultural values.
d. Topics on human growth and development are presented with dignity and appropriate to the
age of the learners.
338. Why do teachers need to use instructional materials in teaching language?

I. The allow students to interact with words, images, and ideas in ways that develop their
literacy skills.
II. Learning cannot be facilitated without these materials.
III. All types of students will benefit even from one visual material used by the teacher.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II and III
339. 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 the students.
c. It should be appropriate to the age of the learners.
d. It should have subtitles for better comprehension.
340. A teacher who utilizes computer-aided instruction is said to be advocate of which

philosophy?
a. Pragmatism
b. Idealism
c. Behaviorism
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341. This is the most compelling reason for deciding to utilize CAI when teaching about the
history of children‟s literature.
a. Privacy helps the shy and slow learner.
b. The teacher can devote more time to individual students.
c. Large amount of information can be learned in a shorter time and through multisensory
approach.
d. There is immediate response to the answers elicited.
342. While CAI has many advantages, teachers may not be able to utilize the technology for
which observable and practical reasons?
I. Lack of infrastructure
II. Lack of expertise in integrating CAI
III. Lack of motivation on the part of students
IV. Students are free to experiment on different options
a. I, II, III
b. I and II
c. II, III, IV
d. III and IV
343. Blogs are online journals that are regularly updated by an author posting information that
allows other bloggers to interact with. If you were to integrate the use of this tool in your
literature classes, how will you ensure the maximum participation of learners?
a. Check their attendance through their blogs.
b. Let them submit weekly reports.
c. Assign a buddy to help motivate students to participate.
d. Assess first the technology literacy level of students.
344. What would be relevant objective for the use of blogs in your literature classes?
a. Let students acquaint themselves with the use of online tools.
b. Judge the opinions of others about an issue.
c. Students post their opinions about an issue raised in the literary piece.
d. Students link as much resources related to the literary piece for further reading.
345. Which element should give you a hint in NOT adopting an internet resource for your literary
criticism activities?
a. Authors have contact details.
b. More advertisements are posted.
c. Links for further reading are linked.
d. Contents relate to your set objectives.
346. What is NOT TRUE about the application of Dale‟s Cone of Experience?
a. It encourages educators to plan experiences that will help students apply their learning to
real-life situations.
b. Contrived experiences are those that make the learners act out a role.
c. Motion pictures limit the participation of students since it only involves seeing and hearing.
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347. When teaching foreign language to students, a video is most useful because of this
technique that helps students engage in communicative exercises on some difficult language
points. Which is the technique?
a. Repetition and role-play
b. Active viewing
c. Freeze framing and prediction
d. Silent viewing
348. Why do you need to use a variety of instructional materials in teaching?

a. There are a lot of materials available.
b. Students have diverse needs and interests.
c. Teachers need to showcase their versatility.
d. It continually challenges the innovation of teachers.
349. In selecting textbooks to be used in teaching language in a multicultural setting, which

should be given particular attention besides the other important elements?
a. Culture, native language, and ethnicity portrayed in the textbook
b. Gender expression and identity
c. Sexual orientation and gender
d. Physical disability
350. Teacher Erick wants to prepare a multimedia presentation on the different forms of poetry
to be projected in his class. What does need to consider in preparing each slide?
a. Maximize the space to cover more content.
b. Complete sentences are better for information listed with numbers.
c. Observe consistency in backgrounds, colors, and formats for a more focused learners‟
attention.
d. Use table for information instead of diagrams to show the different forms.
351. If you found information on a website that you want to incorporate in your multimedia
presentation, what is an ethical thing to do?
a. Use a portion only so you don‟t have to cite in your preferences.
b. Download the whole article and attach it in your presentation.
c. Cite completely in your references regardless of the amount of information you used.
d. Get only the portion you need and cite completely in you references.
352. What is NOT TRUE?

Teachers have nothing to do since this is for independent learning.
Students work at their own pace.
Students become more confident and motivated to learn.
Teachers cover more content in a shorter span of time.
353. Teacher Joanna teaches in a remote barangay school where there are no available
storybooks. How can she introduce facilitate the reading skills of her students?
a. Bring the students to a nearby town library.
b. Write a short version of an existing local story in the barangay.
c. Make a request to the head of the school to procure books of English subject.
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354. According to the fair use guidelines in using education multimedia, teachers may be
exempted from copyright use. In which situations can teachers incorporate lawfully acquired
copyrighted works without asking for copyright permissions?
Students produce their own multimedia projects.
I. Teachers use the copyrighted work for face-to-face instruction.
II. Teachers show a film to her class with a minimum entrance fee collected.
III. Teachers use for presentations to their peers during workshops and conferences.
IV. Teachers use their educational multimedia project for up to three years.
a. I, II, and IV
b. I, II and III
c. I, III, IV and V
d. III and IV
355. Which would be the most probable reason if Myra got 59% on July 28, 2013 on a language
teacher-made test and 77% on July 30, 2013 on a test covering the same material?
a. The tests were not relevant.
b. The tests were not valid.
c. The tests were not reliable.
d. The tests were not representative.
356. Mr. Y wants to measure his students‟ ability against the learning objectives of a specific
language course. Which of the following tests should he give?
a. Norm-referenced test
b. Criterion-referenced test
c. Discrete-point tests
d. Assessment test
357. Which would be the possible reason if the correlations of a language test are generally
significant to the highest level (99%), except for the listening test?
a. The listening test does not differentiate between the most able and the least able takers.
b. The listening test is no valid.
c. The listening test is not reliable.
d. The listening test is not consistent with the other parts of the test.
358. Which kind of language test should Mr. X give if he wanted to measure the students‟ ability
in language regardless of any training they may have had in that language?
a. Achievement Test
b. Placement Test
c. Diagnostic Test
d. Proficiency Test
359. Ms. M prepared a cloze test that is concerned primarily with meaning and the total
communicative effect of discourse. She made sure that the test involved functional language but
not the use of functional language. Which approach did Ms. Rio consider in constructing her
test?
a. Communicative Approach
b. Integrative Approach
c. Structuralist Approach
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360. Which domain of learning as identified in Bloom‟s Revised Cognitive Taxonomy is

addressed if a teacher prepares a language task that focuses on recognizing the connotative
meaning of words, correctly processing dictation, and making inferences.
a. Comprehension
b. Knowledge
c. Analysis
d. Synthesis
361. The Grade 7 teacher is school A are evaluating the language tests prepared by the Grade
7 teachers in school B. Specifically, the teachers are evaluating the utility, equity, and
appropriateness of the assessment techniques used. In which evaluation phase are the
teachers?
a. Reflection
b. Preparation
c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
362. Ms. Santiago asked her students to retrace the chronological order in which the
enumerated events took place by assigning numbers. Which task did Ms. Santiago ask her
students to do?
a. Matching
b. Single Response
c. Multiple Response
d. Sequencing
363. Which test task would the students do if they were asked to fill in the blank with the correct
pronoun?
a. C-Cloze
b. Cloze
c. Text Numeric
d. Hot spot
364. A group of teachers is designing an achievement test. Specifically, they are looking closely
at the test and are deciding which questions will be omitted and which items need further
clarification. Which stage are the teachers in?
a. Writing a draft
b. Collecting testing material
c. Evaluating a draft version
d. Rewriting the draft version
365. Ms. Wakat wants to measure the reorganization skills of her students. Which should she
ask her students to do?
a. Write a two-paragraph summary of the plot of the story.
b. Predict what is in store for the protagonist.
c. Cite incidents in the story that show the stained relationship between the protagonist and her
husband.
d. Draw what is in store for the protagonist.
366. Mark aims to make a language test that tends to have the highest reliability. What type of
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a. Cloze Test
b. Multiple Choice
c. True or False
d. Matching Type
367. John wants to assess Myra‟s conversational ability in English, so he gave her list of words
to read. The assessment would yield to _____.
a. An invalid result
b. A valid result
c. a reliable result
d. an unreliable result
368. Which proficiency assessment interpretation did Matthew use when he remarked that
Aldine got 80 out of 100 and that she is in the top 20%
a. Criterion-referenced interpretation
b. Placement test interpretation
c. Selection test interpretation
d. Norm-reference test interpretation
369. Shane wants to assess the speaking ability of her students. She first specified the
components of the speaking ability she wants to assess. Which of the following did Shane
make?
a. Performance criteria
b. Profile definition
c. Construct definition
d. Ability criteria
370. Igor asked his students to choose the letter of the appropriate preposition to complete the
sentence. Igor gave a _____.
a. criterion reference test
b. discrete point test
c. norm-referenced test
d. integrative test
371. Five English teachers assessed literary comprehension 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
372. In the test prepared by Mica, Mr. Kin commented that she overemphasized on knowledge
outcomes. What might have Mica forgotten to do?
a. Predictive validity testing
b. Table of Specifications
c. Constructive validity testing
d. Difficulty distribution
373. Teacher Carylle collected samples of classroom tests and writings of her students to
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a. Non-formal
b. Achievement
c. summative
d. portfolio
374. 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
375. Which cognitive level does the instruction “Write the meaning of the underlined words
according to how they are used in the sentence” address?
a. Application
b. Analysis
c. Evaluation
d. Synthesis
376. Which among the following is NOT a criterion of a good test?

a. Reliability
b. Authenticity
c. Relativity
d. Balance
377. Darwin had his test validate and the results indicate that there is a high correlation between
the test score and the test score in a different test measuring the same construct, irrespective of
method. Which validity does the result satisfy?
a. Criterion-related validity
b. Convergent validity
c. Construct validity
d. Concurrent validity
378. Which qualitative analysis should Teacher Arkin use if he wants to examine the test tasks
and to determine the extent to which they are correspondent to the test goal?
a. Conversational Analysis
b. Discourse Analysis
c. Test Language Analysis
d. Task Characteristics
379. Margaux distributed his test among a group of representative and users in the same
settings and circumstances as the live test. Which task did Margaux do?
a. Formatting
b. Revising
c. Piloting
d. Assessing
380. In language tests, which of the following can merely serve as an indicator of reliability?
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c. Correlation
d. T-test
381. Which approach should Teacher Mina use if she aims to gain insight into the thinking
processes and opinions of the test taker?
a. Verbal reports
b. Diary studies
c. Reflection
d. Survey questions
382. Mr. M aims to develop students‟ abilities to assume more responsibility to identify where
they believe they have been successful and where they believe they need assistance. Which of
the following did Mr. M ask his students to do?
a. Peer Assessment
b. Reflective Assessment
c. Self-Assessment
d. Teacher Consultation Assessment
383. Glenda conducted 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.
Which type of interview did Glenda conduct?
a. One-on-one
b. Group
c. Structured
d. Semi-structured
384. Which of the following should Lance do if she would like to gather information in order to
gauge and understand a learner‟s knowledge of the language and his ability to use that
knowledge?
a. Evaluation
b. Assessment
c. Testing
d. Measurement
385. Both Gass and Vygotsky focused on research for second language acquisition. Which of
the statement 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 context 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 behaviorist in their emphasis on language research.
386. Which of the following statements is TRUE about research on second language
acquisition?
a. Methods based on behaviorist theory of language learning emphasize conversation.
b. Methods based on interactionist theory give the learners the opportunity for conversation that
allows meaningful input from teachers and students.
c. Methods based on teaching what the learner is ready to learn, are most closely associated to
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d. Methods recognize a role for instruction and assume that everything has been taught.
387. One student conducted a research on the communication strategies used by the teachers
in educating student with visual impairment. In order to identify the communication strategies,
the researcher interviewed the teachers educating the students with visual impairment and also
did some actual observation of the classes. What research design was used in the study?
a. Experimental design
b. Descriptive design
c. Quantitative design
d. Qualitative design
388. 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 priority
d. Form and grammatical be given equal importance
389. 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. Negotiating task
b. Metatalking
c. Consciousness-raising
d. Communicative language teaching
390. 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
391. 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 reactions to the situation given.
c. Let the students identify the mismatch between interlanguage grammar and the target
language.
d. Give feedback on the student‟s lapses in spoken language.
392. For language research, several scholars have borrowed from the concepts of ethnography.
Which of the following researches does NOT use ethnographic method?
a. Cultural models of personhood: What does it mean to be a good Osage Indian?
b. Communication: How is communication accomplished?
c. Emotional expression: What are the “display rules” of when and how emotion should be
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393. 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 that 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.
394. Aside from being the official stand of the paper on a relevant development or issue, which
of the following supports the definition of an editorial article?
a. It is written by the editor-in-chief.
b. It is concerted commentary written by any member of the staff.
c. It is the opinion of the newspaper publisher.
d. It is opinion which the public clamor about.
395. The editorial article is considered the soul of the newspaper. It is usually written in formal
language, expressing the stand of the paper on controversial issues of the day. Which is NOT a
characteristic of an editorial?
a. It entertains and gives happiness to the readers.
b. It stirs the conscience of the readers to action.
c. It influences and molds public opinion.
d. It has no byline.
396. Copyreading is correcting the error made by the reporter. It is another word for editing.
How does proofreading differ from copyreading or 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
397. Which is NOT a step in copyreading?

a. Get an overview of the story.
b. Look out for editorializing, biases, and possible grounds for libel.
c. Verify the accuracy of facts and determine whether the story contains all essential
information.
d. Ensure that opinion, speculations, and statements which are without attribution and sources
are retained.
398. According to Jesus Valenzuela in the History of Journalism in the Philippine Islands (1933)
and John Lent in the Philippine Mass Communication (1964), when did the history of campus
journalism in the Philippines start?
a. When the University of Santo Tomas published El Liliputiense in 1890.
b. When the University of the Philippines published The Collegian in 1908.
c. When Araullo High School published The Coconut in 1911.
d. When the first high school paper was published in the United States in 1851.
399. Which according to Okoye, 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
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c. Feature story
d. Sports story
400. Berger (1990) distinguishes between mini documentaries and standard documentaries.
How much time will a standard documentary take?
a. Not longer than 15 minutes
b. One hour or more
c. Two hours or more
d. Three hours or more
401. While a news writer will normally stick to facts and report them as a matter of fact, without
embellishment or comments of any kind, the feature writer offers more than bare facts EXCEPT
________________.
a. He can add flavor to his story
b. He hires a very good reporter to get the most interesting facts
c. He uses anecdotes, descriptions and humour
d. He uses more factual and imaginative language
402. Which is the most difficult type of feature classified under the “invention feature story”
because it really involves the writer‟s motions which sometimes color the story, in most cases,
negatively? This type involves death and finally, the resolution of the conflict either positively or
negatively.
a. Character sketch
b. Medical story
c. News-feature
d. Full-blown feature story
403. It is a feature story which is not presented to the reader in the normal half a page of
newspaper features or the usual magazine feature formal of one to several pages. This type of
feature story is serialized because it is very long. Sometimes, as long as a short novel. It has
the added advantage of suspense as it whets the appetite of the reader and leaves him
guessing and anxious for the remaining part of the story. Which is described?
a. Adventure and travel
b. Developmental feature
c. Big red
d. What and how to do feature
404. This, according to MacDougall, is the first among the several “qualifications” reporter
needs. This means the ability to recognize the news possibilities. Which involves the ability to
recognize that the information can be made of interest to readers; the ability to recognize clues
which may be very casual but which may lead to the discovery of important news and the ability
to recognize the possibility of other stories. Which is referred to?
a. Big heart for the victims
b. Eagle eye to see information
c. Nose for news
d. Wide fluffy ears to hear facts
405. Why is it that in writing a news story one is advised to make one‟s paragraph?
a. It is easier to read, the words stand our better and it gives it a dramatic shade.
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c. Publishers have realized that it is a space saver

d. It is advised as per style sheet.
406. In writing a lead, what is the disadvantage of a wordy lead?

a. Reduces the effectiveness of an introduction
b. Cannot be understood by the reader
c. Is boring and shaky
d. Reduces the readability of the article
407. In writing a lead the use of action words is a role of thumb. Why is active voice of action
verbs considered more effective and more exciting?
a. It gives life to you lead.
b. The action is clearly understood
c. It makes the lead bright and colorful
d. It enhances the description of the information
408. In news writing active tense is preferred particularly in writing headlines. Which headline
gets immediate attention?
I. Oklahoma City Thunder Beat New York Knicks
II. New York Knocks Lost to Oklahoma City Thunder
III. 3 Million Students Entered Public School Today
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II
d. III only
409. 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. III only
410. Adjectives should be allowed in newspapers unless they have something to say. An
adjective should not raise questions in the reader‟s mind, it should answer them. What test
should be applied to all adjectives used in journalistic writing?
a. Do they add relevantly to the information being provided?
b. Do they add color and style?
c. Do they describe the words appropriately?
d. Are they adding to the aesthetic appearance of the article?
411. What kind of grammatical beginning lead is being featured in the following statement?
With rakes, brooms, and other equipment, the pupils from the Little Red School cleaned the
roads leading to the school in preparation for the coming school year as part of the annual
Brigada Eskwela?
a. Clause lead
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c. Infinitive phrase lead

d. Prepositional phrase lead
412. Of the kinds of lead in writing news feature, which kind is being shown by the following
statement:
The new dean, although only in her mid thirties, is already seasoned. She is so humane and
believes in humility as a guiding principle. She ensures that justice and fairness is served at any
given instance.
a. Background lead
b. Picture lead
c. Epigram lead
d. Descriptive lead
413. In page makeup it is advised that tomb stoning should be avoided. What is tomb stoning?
a. Breaking stories to the top of columns
b. Keeping long columns of 6-point 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
414. The following are the things to remember in captioning, EXCEPT one. Which is one?
a. It should be written in short and pithy sentences,
b. It must answer the basic questions.
c. A gay picture should have a gay caption.
d. Some rules in news writing may apply.
415. Which is a broken-column carried to the extreme?

a. Broken Column makeup
b. Circus makeup
c. Streamlined makeup
d. Occult makeup
416. The difference between “Don‟t oppose” and “Don‟t whimper” lies in their _______.
a. denotative meaning
b. propositional meaning
c. expressive meaning
d. selectional proposition
417. Alvin wants to translate the different kinds of bananas (saging na saba, latondan, etc….) to
English; however, he could not find the exact terms to use. Which problem of non-equivalence
did Alvin encounter?
a. The source and target languages make different distinctions in meaning.
b. The target language lacks hyponym.
c. The source-language word is semantically complex.
d. The target language lack super ordinate.
418. Which of the following indicates a problem in differences in physical or interpersonal

perspective?
a. Emigrate/immigrate
b. Blackness/redness
c. Coup d‟état/a la carte

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d. Dancing/singing
419. Which strategy was used in translating the source text “Shampoo the hair lightly and towel
dry” to the target text “Lavar cabello frotar ligeramentecon una toalla” (Wash hair lightly with a
towel)?
a. Translation of a more neutral/ less expressive word
b. Translation by a more general word
c. Translation by cultural substitution
d. Translation using a loan word
420. Which of the following is NOT true?
As with single words, an idiom may sometimes be omitted altogether in the target text
_____.
a. if it has no close match in the target language
b. if its meaning cannot be easily paraphrased
c. for stylistic reason
d. if the term has no super ordinate
421. Which grammatical categories would affect the translation of the word masseuse to a
Filipino term?
a. Number
b. Person
c. Case
d. Gender
422. Which is the theme in the sentence, My Taking the LET review will absolutely help me?
a. my taking the LET review
b. will help
c. will absolutely help me
d. the LET review
423. Which of the following sentences has a predicated theme?

a. It is your love that made me strong.
b. What made me strong is your love.
c. Your love made me strong.
d. I was made strong by your love.
424. Which thematic structure is used in the sentence Well scrutinized the exam was?
a. Fronting of time or place adjunct
b. Fronting of predicator
c. Fronting of object or complement
d. Fronting of pronominal
425. Which translation problem is evident in the sentences “Kumain siya ng mangga” (Eat s/he
mango)?
a. Syntagmatic dislocation
b. Linear dislocation
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426. Marky received his paper with mark 5 before the sentence, We will reap victory! What does
the teacher want Marky to do?
a. Move five spaces to the left
b. Insert five spaces
c. Use five single spaces
d. Indent five spaces
427. Which of the following answers to question “Does Carmi dance while she cooks? is an
ellipsis
a. Yes, she does.
b. No, but I do.
c. Yes, she does to irritate us, perhaps.
d. No.
428. Which strategy is used in translating “I didn’t expect Milo to cry crocodile tears to Hindi ko
inasahan na iiyak ng peke si Milo?”
a. Translation by omission of play on idiom
b. Translation of paraphrase
c. Using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form
d. Using an idiom of similar meaning and form
429. Amy wants her student to insert a space between words. Which mark should she write on
her student‟s paper?
a. Ɣ c. Ɵ
b. Յ d. ƛ
430. 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
431. Which one includes a student telling stories, original or taken from a book, in his/her own
words?
a. Sight reading
b. Reader‟s theatre
c. Story reading
d. Creative speech
432. There are four main types of speech delivery – manuscript, memorization, impromptu, and
extemporaneous. Which of the following does NOT belong to memorization?
a. The speaker writes the manuscript as reference during the speech.
b. The speaker writes the manuscript for official records.
c. Manuscript delivery is reading the text word for word.
d. The use of eye contact and facial expression helps bring personality to this type of delivery.
433. Which is a method of speech delivery termed as „making it up on the spot‟ where the
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a. Impromptu
b. Manuscript
c. Extemporaneous
d. Memorized
434. 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
435. Invention: discovering the best arguments; __________: delivery, language and speaking
style?
a. Disposition
b. Pronunciation
c. Memory
d. Elocution
436. Which characteristic of effective speech refers to the arrangement and organization of
materials?
a. Disposition
b. Pronunciation
c. Invention
d. Elocution
437. Which refers to the processes associated with the production and perception of sounds
used in spoken language?
a. Speech
b. Oral communication
c. Speaking
d. Discussing
438. Which area is included in speech discipline that includes the study of symbolic behaviors in
dyadic relationships?
a. Group communication
b. Organizational communication
c. Rhetoric
d. Interpersonal communication
439. Which speech is delivered during wedding receptions, graduation ceremonies, religious
inductions and other kind? It strongly suggests that speakers know the background of the
events and assess their audience to determine what information is most appropriate to share.
a. Persuasive speaking
b. Informative speaking
c. Ceremonial speaking
d. Demonstrative speaking
440. If informative speaking aims to inform, what is the aim of demonstrative speaking?
a. To shift the opinions or behaviors of the audience

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b. To entertain audience
c. To share some facts and opinions
d. To show audience how to perform a task
441. 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 larger are museum
d. An environmentalist trying to get people to start thinking about the environment
442. Which 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.
443. Ideas are all around, but as a general rule where you can find ideas?
a. In a solemn place where one can think well.
b. In a place where the scenery is great.
c. Anywhere when a number of people gather.
d. No particular place or venue.
444. Creative writing in any _______ writing that goes the bounds of normal professional,
journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature. Which word/ words can be in the blank to
me the sentence CORRECT?
I. professional
II. journalistic
III. academic
IV. technical
a. I, II, III and IV
b. I & II
c. II, III, IV
d. III & IV
445. One successful Mills and Boon author states that, once she had made up her mind to
become a novelist, she turned one room of her house into a study room and _____.
a. allow everyone to get inside if they wish
b. forbade anyone to enter whilst she was working
c. locked herself until she was done with the manuscript
d. stayed in the room as she wish to avoid disturbance
446. Which is the common excuse for NOT putting pen to paper?
a. Poor vocabulary
b. Very few materials available
c. Limited resources (financial)
d. Lack of time
447. Which is considered as a major stumbling block of would-be writers?

a. Lack of time
b. Lack of confidence

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c. Lack of resources
d. Lack of training
448. Which is the first thing that writers do when they are about to continue writing?
a. Ponder and think well.
b. Write his thoughts at once.
c. Re-read what you have written yesterday.
d. Recall what you have yesterday.
449. Watching the world go by in order to get ideas to write means ________.
a. watching the globe turning around closely
b. traveling around the world
c. reading the latest news every day
d. observing how people behave in every situations
450. Writers are terrible eavesdroppers and will shamelessly listen in 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
451. You have a large family, you‟re too tired, and you have a demanding full time job, etc. are
excuses which may be rolled into one simple explanation. Which one?
a. You have no inspiration.
b. Nobody is behind you.
c. You are indolent.
d. You don‟t think you are good enough.
452. What makes long descriptive passages vibrant and lively?

a. Appropriate words and phrases
b. Nicely chosen adjectives and descriptors
c. Dialogue, action or interaction
d. Beautifully worded sentences
453. What is the meaning of “write about what you know” as an advice to would-be writers?
a. Do not write what you have read.
b. Do not write anything that you have not experience.
c. Write only the things that you know well.
d. Write what you know, if not find out.
454. Expert knowledge is unavailable. Is this TRUE?

a. Not certain
b. True
c. It is not right
d. That is contradicting
455. Aside from realism, what is considered a vital ingredient in any piece of writing, fact of
fiction?
a. Originality
b. Good editing

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c. Pleasant experience
d. Popular subject
456. Michael Green, a professional journalist offers an excellent advice, „observe everyday life
with ____________‟
a. enthusiasm
b. patience and perseverance
c. writer‟s eye
d. writer‟s imagination
457. Failures to write down can result to losing them altogether. How shall it help if you commit
it to paper?
a. Helps commit them to memory and stimulate new ideas
b. Helps you to recall what has transpired
c. Motivates a writer to continue writing
d. Motivates the writer to gather some more information that he needs in writing
458. What is taboo in sending letters to the editor?

a. Sending it to several agency
b. Sending without prior notice
c. Sending it with high expectation
d. Sending to several publications
459. Which is the important gesture to endure that you will be noticed by a publication?
a. Addressing your letter to the publication‟s public relation officer
b. Lengthy but straight to the point
c. A brief word of praise for the publication
d. Clear and legible cursive handwriting
460. Reading with a writer‟s eye, means _________.

a. focusing on the main idea of what you are reading.
b. giving emphasis on the characters of the article you are reading
c. reading as fast as you could so that you will not forget the thought of the story
d. taking time to analyze how an author manages to grab your attention
461. Which is the framework that binds your blog posts together and choosing the right platform
to suit your needs is essential?
a. Blogging platform
b. URLs
c. Website
d. Blog posts

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ANSWER KEY
1. d 49. a 97. c 145. a 193. c 241. b

2. a 50. a 98. a 146. b 194. d 242. a
3. d 51. d 99. d 147. a 195. c 243. a
4. a 52. d 100. a 148. a 196. d 244. b
5. d 53. d 101. a 149. a 197. a 245. a
6. b 54. d 102. d 150. b 198. b 246. d
7. d 55. d 103. a 151. a 199. d 247. a
8. a 56. a 104. b 152. b 200. b 248. c
9. a 57. d 105. c 153. b 201. a 249. b
10. a 58. c 106. d 154. b 202. d 250. d
11. a 59. b 107. c 155. b 203. b 251. a
12. b 60. a 108. a 156. b 204. d 252. b
13. a 61. d 109. d 157. b 205. a 253. a
14. a 62. c 110. a 158. b 206. b 254. b
15. d 63. c 111. b 159. b 207. c 255. a
16. d 64. d 112. b 160. a 208. c 256. d
17. d 65. d 113. c 161. c 209. d 257. c
18. d 66. b 114. b 162. a 210. c 258. c
19. a 67. b 115. d 163. b 211. d 259. b
20. c 68. a 116. c 164. b 212. a 260. c
21. b 69. a 117. c 165. b 213. a 261. d
22. d 70. b 118. d 166. a 214. a 262. c
23. b 71. a 119. b 167. b 215. c 263. c
24. c 72. b 120. b 168. a 216. c 264. b
25. d 73. d 121. a 169. c 217. a 265. c
26. a 74. a 122. c 170. b 218. a 266. a
27. a 75. d 123. a 171. c 219. b 267. d
28. b 76. d 124. d 172. c 220. a 268. d
29. a 77. d 125. a 173. c 221. c 269. c
30 .c 78. d 126. c 147. d 222. d 270. c
31. b 79. d 127. b 175. a 223. a 271. a
32. b 80. d 128. c 176. a 224. c 272. b
33. b 81. d 129. a 177. c 225. c 273. d
34. a 82. d 130. d 178. a 226. d 274. c
35. c 83. a 131. c 179. c 227. b 275. d
36. c 84. c 132. b 180. b 228. a 276. b
37. b 85. a 133. c 181. a 229. c 277. a
38. c 86. c 134. c 182. a 230. a 278. b
39. d 87. a 135. b 183. c 231. a 279. d
40. d 88. c 136. c 184. c 232. b 280. b
41. c 89. a 137. c 185. c 233. a 281. c
42. c 90. d 138. b 186. a 234. b 282. d
43. a 91. d 139. b 187. c 235. c 283. a
44. d 92. c 140. a 188. a 236. c 284. c
45. d 93. d 141. c 189. c 237. a 285. d
46. d 94. d 142. b 190. c 238. a 286. b
47. d 95. b 143. a 191. b 239. b 287. c
48. d 96. d 144. c 192. a 240. a 288. a

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289. c 339. a 389. d 439. c

290. b 340. c 390. b 440. d
291. a 341. c 391. c 441. c
292. d 342. b 392. d 442. c
293. c 343. d 393. a 443. c
294. d 344. c 394. b 444. a
295. d 345. b 395. a 445. b
296. a 346. b 396. d 446. d
297. d 347. a 397. d 447. b
298. a 348. b 398. a 448. c
299. a 349. a 399. c 449. d
300. a 350. c 400. b 450. a
301. d 351. d 401. b 451. d
302. c 352. d 402. b 452. c
303. a 353. b 403. c 453. d
304. d 354. a 404. c 454. b
305. b 355. c 405. a 455. a
306. d 356. b 406. a 456. c
307. d 357. a 407. a 457. a
308. d 358. d 408. a 458. d
309. d 359. b 409. a 459. c
310. d 360. c 410. a 460. d
311. b 361. a 411. d 461. a
312. c 362. d 412. b
313. d 363. b 413. c
314. d 364. c 414. d
315. a 365. a 415. b
316. a 366. b 416. c
317. d 367. a 417. c
318. c 368. d 418. a
319. c 369. c 419. b
320. a 370. b 420. d
321. c 371. b 421. d
322. d 372. b 422. c
323. c 373. d 423. a
324. b 374. b 424. c
325. c 375. b 425. b
326. a 376. c 426. d
327. b 377. b 427. a
328. b 378. d 428. c
329. a 379. c 429. c
330. d 380. c 430. c
331. c 381. c 431. d
332. d 382. c 432. c
333. a 383. c 433. a
334. d 384. b 434. d
335. c 385. b 435. d
336. b 386. b 436. a
337. b 387. d 437. a
338. a 388. a 438. a

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1. For which is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

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

3. The following are remedial teaching strategies EXCEPT _____.

4. Is remedial instruction the same as special education?

5. Which statement on remedial teaching is WRONG?

6. What does remedial instruction focus on?

7. Which practices mean success for learners with reading difficulties?

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9. Which can increase the effectiveness of remedial teaching?

12. Which of the following statements about hedging is INCORRECT?

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14. Which statement below BEST defines ESP?

15. Which type of knowledge is NOT required of the ESP teacher?

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26. Which is the main objective of the K-12 program?

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27. The K to 12 curriculum envisions __________.

28. The new curriculum will be focused more on the __________.

31. The transcription /taɪp/ represents the word _____.

32. The transcription /rɪč/ represents the word _____.

33. The transcription/ðiz/ transcription the word _____.

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a. /s/, /č/, /t/, /n/

36. Which one has the correct stress?

Which is the best synonym for the following words?

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Which is the best antonym for the following words?

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61. Which has an odd-sounding word in the following group of words?

64. How many morphemes are there in transportation?

65. Which of the following sentences is done in acceptable English?

66. Which is the correct and preferred sentence?

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69. Which is the free morpheme in the word examination?

72. Which of the best ending for the following sentence?

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74. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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b. Critical period analysis

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d. Both statements are false.

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116. Which sentence is not emphatic?

117. Which sentence shows a noun in the genitive case?

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124. Which concept is NOT characteristic of academic language proficiency?

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128. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

129. Comprehensible input: level i+1; linguistic output: _____.

131. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?

132. Which word CANNOT complete the sentence?

133. Which question is CORRECT?

134. Which question is CORRECT?

135. Complete the sentence.

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136. Which word best completes the sentence?

137. Which is sentence is CORRECT?

138. Which sentence is NOT correct?