ITEMS FOR RATIO EDU 569

____1. Writing, as compared to_________, can be seen as a more standardized system which must be
acquired through special instruction. Which word best fits the statement?
a. Viewing c. Walking
b. Speaking d. Listening

____2. A recipe explaining on how to make chicken salad and sandwiches is to meant to:
a. narrate c. persuade
b. inform d. entertain

____3. Which classroom activities in terms of ‘Lack of Ideas’ helps improve Writing skills?
a. Give your students a writing warm-up
b. Conference with your students
c. Provide models of good writing
d. Give your students a toolbox

____4. Enhances listening skills when students attend to nonverbal communication and visual
elements of performance, video, television, film, and multimedia presentations.
a. Viewing c. Walking
b. Speaking d. Listening
____5. On a debate room, two groups of high school students are carefully listening to the
propositions of each side to win the contest. Which of these is applied?
a. Therapeutic c. Critical
b. Appreciative d. Comprehensive

____6. It is said to be the most higher spent percentage in our daily lives. Which skill is this?
a. Viewing c. Reading
b. Speaking d. Listening

____7. Writers generally have more time to plan, review, and revise their words before they are
finalized, while speakers must plan, formulate, and deliver their utterances within a few moments if
they are to maintain a conversation. Which of the following list of characteristics that ordinarily
differentiate written language from spoken language?
a. Distance c. Permanence
b. Complexity d. Production Time

____8. “The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) provides Nevada’s court system with the
programs and skills required to provide all Nevadans with timely and efficient justice.” The
aforementioned statement is what type of language?
a. Jargon c. Sociolect
b. Slang d. Pidgin

____9. Starting with vocabulary words and then giving students a reading passage is an example of:
a. A bottom up approach c. Neither
b. A top down approach d. Either

____10. The following are under the Suggestions for Developing student’s Viewing Skills, EXCEPT:
a. If introducing outside information, ask students whether the new information affects their
interpretations.
b. Ask students to support their interpretations by citing evidence in the picture.
c. they are immersed in reading and viewing
d. Start by asking students to look quietly for a moment at the work of art.

____11. This method skips the decoding process, students are not sounding out words but rather
learning to say the word by recognizing its written form. Context is important and providing images
can help. Which method is being used?
a. Language Experience Method c. Whole-word Approach
b. Phonology method d. Phonics Method

____12. One part of our Students’ Activity Sheet is the “What I know” and “What I already know”
part. It is an example of what type of concerns in teaching reading?
a. Schema Activation c. Comprehension Development
b. Understanding Text Organization d. Application

____13. Between the writer and the reader in both time and space, which eliminates much of the
shared context that is present between speaker and listener in ordinary face-to-face contact and thus
necessitates greater explicitness on the part of the writer. Which of the following list of characteristics
that ordinarily differentiate written language from spoken language?
a. Distance c. Permanence
b. Complexity d. Production Time

____14. Teacher provides copy of scripts from a literature contexts that students will use in the entire
activity. The teacher will teach them the right pronunciation and usage of words. This situation is
under what stage of speaking lesson?
a. presentation stage c. Introduction stage
b. production stage d. None of the above

____15. Speaking actively engages students in interactions with peers and other audiences. Students
who have been provided with supportive, collaborative environments and opportunities to prepare
for their informal and formal speaking experiences. The mentioned situation pertains to?
a. Introduction stage c. practice stage
b. presentation stage d. production stage

____16. In the concerns of teaching reading, the interaction among all three factors (reader, text, and
context) must be taken into consideration. Which among the following is being described?
a. Schema Activation c. Comprehension Development
b. Understanding Text Organization d. Application

____17. In an expository essay, the authors purpose is to:

a. narrate c. persuade
b. inform d. entertain
____18. It is one step beyond imitative speaking to include any speaking performance that is designed
to practice some phonological or grammatical aspect of language. Which of the following choices is
being mentioned?
a. Intensive Speaking c. Responsive Speaking
b. Extensive Speaking d. Interactive Speaking
____19. A Mathematics teacher discusses a lesson orally and state rapidly, “If a 12-ounce can of corn
costs 69¢, the rate is 69¢ for 12 ounces..” it is an example of what type of language problem?
a. performance variables c. rate of delivery
b. colloquial language d. reduces forms

____20. It is a process that supports oracy and literacy, and is a part of an integrated language arts
program.
a. Viewing c. Reading
b. Speaking d. Writing

____21. In Problems that language learners face during speaking, it is considered as the most
important characteristic of English pronunciation, EXCEPT:
a. rate of delivery c. stress
b. rhythm d. intonation

____22. The teaching of reading is grounded in personalized learning where the words taught are
different for every child. The idea is that learning words that the child is already familiar with will be
easier. Which of the following methods is observed?
a. Language Experience Method c. Whole-word Approach
b. Phonology method d. Phonics Method

____23. Plans and already written text may need to be revised and edited numerous times to
communicate more effectively, and writing must be polished to make it suitable for publication.
Which of the Writing process is being mentioned?
a. Teach students strategies for the various components of the writing process
b. Gradually release writing responsibility from the teacher to the student
c. Guide students to select and use appropriate writing strategies.
d. Encourage students to be flexible in using components of the writing process
____24. The factors that influence learners’ speaking are the following, EXCEPT:
a. Exposure c. Performance Variables
b. Innate phonetic ability d. Innate phonetic ability
____25. These are the possible tasks or activities under Intensive Speaking, EXCEPT:
a. directed-response c. oral questionnaires
b. eliciting instructions and directions d. sentence/dialogue completion tasks

____26. 'adequate enough' and 'merge together' is an example of this language problem.
a. clustering c. reduced forms
b. redundancy d. interaction

____27. Evaluative listening is successful when we:

a. accurately distinguish stimuli in a message.
b. understand the intended meaning of a message.
c. make critical assessments of the accuracy of the facts in a message.
d. all of the above.
____28. Andrea, a grade 2 student was awarded to be the best in Listening because he always listens
attentively to the story that her teacher is reading in the class.
a. Therapeutic c. Critical
b. Appreciative d. Comprehensive

____29. Teacher will let the students present their play in front of the class, and afterwards give the
appropriate feedback and another speaking practices.
a. Introduction stage c. practice stage
b. presentation stage d. production stage

____30. Which of the following behaviors are part of active listening?

a. maintain eye contact
b. nodding and making eye contact.
c. asking for clarification
d. all of the above.
____31. A process of relating the readers background knowledge with the information in the text to
get message of the text. It is the definition of...
a. Reading c. Scanning
b. Skimming d. Reading Comprehension

____32. In an advertisement, the authors purpose is to:

a. narrate c. persuade
b. inform d. entertain

____33. Good communication occurs when a(n) ________________ meaning is reached.

a. unresolved c. prejudice
b. shared d. nonverbal
____34. “He thinks he’s the bee’s knees.” Is a sample statement of?
a. Idiolect c. Slang
b. Pidgin d. Sociolect
____35. By using this strategy, you help get your students in the habit of thinking about their reading
before, during, and after a text.
a. Graphic Organizers c. Using of Metacognition
b. Focus on reading Problems d. Word Walls

____36. Which of the following kinds of communication do students spend most time engaged in:
a. Listening c Speaking
b. Writing d. Viewing

____37. Marita often listen to her favourite playlist on Spotify for enjoyment. Which kind of listening
is this?
a. Therapeutic c. Critical
b. Appreciative d. Comprehensive

____38. Teaching starts with the big picture and then fills in the smaller details after.
a. Top-Down c. Top up
b. Bottom up d. Bottom down

____39. By making this strategy, students become invested in their reading.  This can be a powerful
tool to keep them engaged and motivated when it comes to working on their reading skills.
a. 3-2-1 strategy c. Word Wall
b. Make it a game d. Make it personal

____40. A language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. It is used as a way of
communicating by people who do not speak each other’s language. What type of language is
mentioned?
a. Jargon c. Sociolect
b. Slang d. Pidgin

____41. The following are the ways on How to assess viewing in the classroom, EXCEPT:
a. Teachers should guide students in constructing meaning through creating and viewing non-print
texts
b. Give your students a sentence starter
c. The teacher serves as facilitator, using the discussion, recapping student observations, modelling
vocabulary, and generating additional thoughts.
d. Select and use the appropriate strategies.

____42. To help students develop communicative efficiency in speaking, instructors can use a
balanced activities approach. Which of the following is not an example of this balanced-activities
approach?
a. language input c. structured output
b. Grammar input d. communicative output

____43. "Againye tried to be a good nurse, attentive but not cloying, fetching me a stool to use while I
bathed from a bucket and petting my head as I napped, saying, 'Pain you well well' is an example of
what type of language?
a. Idiolect c. Slang
b. Pidgin d. Sociolect

__44. Which of the following factors is the most relevant and basic reason in teaching English as a
Second Language to Elementary?
a. spelling c. pragmatics
b. vocabulary d. sentence structure
_______45. In a non-fiction book, the authors purpose is to:
a. narrate c. persuade
b. inform d. entertain

____46. Extensive Speaking has relatively lengthy stretches of discourse and extended monologues
which can be planned or impromptu. The following are example tasks/responses, EXCEPT:
a. speeches c. Picture-cued storytelling
b. games d. Q and A portion

____47. It is the ability to pay attention to the general sounds of language as distinct from their
meaning.
a. Phonological Awareness c. Phonics
b. Phonemic Awareness d. Fluency

____48. Which of the following is not an included in the three tribes from the Northern Europe that
invaded the Britain from the History of English?
a. Jutes c. Saxons
b. Saxsons d. Angles

____49. Anita always consulted Terry for the problem that she is facing on her house with her
stubborn brother. Terry swiftly gave her an advice. Which kind of listening is applied?
a. Appreciative c. Comprehensive
b. Therapeutic d. Critical
____50. Students need to acquire specific strategies for each component of the writing process.
Students should learn basic strategies, such as POW. What does the acronym mean?
a. Pick ideas, Organize their notes, Write and say more
b. Prepare self, Organize ideas, Write notes
c. Prepare ideas, Organize notes, Write keypoints
d. None of the above