MULTIPLE CHIOCE TEST

Direction: Read each statement carefully and select the best answer for each question

1. I do not like that song, however the previous one on the album is very good.
What type of relationship is shown in the given sentence?

A. Adversative
B. Causal
C. Condition
D. Sequential

2. Altering the register of language to accommodate the social context is referred to as:

A. Pitch
B. Juncture
C. Verbal construction strategy
D. Codeswitching

3. The melody of the language produced by the elements of stress, pitch, and pauses is known
as:

A. Rhyme
B. Tempo
C. Voice quality
D. Intonation

4. A pause between utterances that is a natural part of speech and is used for signaling the
end of a thought, emphasizing the meaning of the previously spoken words, or selecting the
exact word to convey the right meaning is:

A. Onset
B. Juncture
C. Auditory sense
D. Syntax Moment

5. The child was rushed to the hospital after she had an adverse reaction to the medicine.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. Healing
B. Harmful
C. Soothing
D. Helpful
6. The novice teacher was excited about her first teaching job since graduating college. What
is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. Experienced
B. Beginner
C. Knowledgeable
D. Stern

7. The soldiers crouched down low behind their vehicle and waited for the enemy to pass.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. Stooped with bent knees
B. Stood straight and tall
C. Leaned against
D. Ran from

8. Which of the following are benefits of brainstorming when compared to nominal group
technique?
A. Brainstorming is more fun
B. Brainstorming can create a positive organizational climate
C. Brainstorming can encourage talented and highly skilled employees to remain in an
organization
D. All of the above

9. The purpose of it is to tell a story or relate an experience. What kind of order it is?
A. Chronological Order
B. Spatial Order
C. Higher Order
D. Order of Importance

10. It is an order where in you rank items by their importance, benefit, or significance?
A. Chronological Order
B. Spatial Order
C. Higher Order
D. Order of Importance

11. This order determines the perspective from which readers observe details?

A. Chronological Order
B. Spatial Order
C. Higher Order
D. Order of Importance
12. Which of the following does NOT use parallel structure?
A. Either ask Ben or ask Marianne to prepare the agenda for tonight's meeting.
B. Ask either Ben or Marianne to prepare the agenda for tonight's meeting.
C. Either ask Ben or Marianne to prepare the agenda for tonight's meeting.
D. Ask, Ben or Marianne to prepare the agenda for the meeting.

13. Which of the following does NOT use parallel structure?

A. Many people mistakenly think that being wealthy is the same thing as to be happy.
B. Many people mistakenly think that being wealthy is the same thing as being happy.
C. Many people mistakenly think that to be wealthy is the same thing as to be happy.
D. None of the Above

14. Which of the following does NOT use parallel structure?

A. To do well on the GRE means to assure yourself acceptance into a good graduate school.
B. Doing well on the GRE means to assure yourself accepta nce into a good graduate school
C. Doing well on the GRE means assuring yourself acceptance into a good graduate school.
D. None of the Above

15. Which of the following does NOT use parallel structure?

A. A big car is not necessarily better than a small one.
B. A car that is big is not necessarily better than one that is small.
C. A big car is not necessarily better than one that is small.
D. None of the Above

Direction: Write RIGHT if the statement is True and write LEFT if the statement is False. Write
your answer on the space provided.

16. The dictionary can be used to find these: word meanings, pronunciations, correct
spellings, and irregular verbs. 

17. The "hook" part of an expository essay is best placed in the first sentence of body.

18. Body paragraphs are strongest when they are developed through the use of
examples.

19, In an expository essay, the thesis statement is most effective when it occurs as the
last sentence in the introductory paragraph.

20. Textbooks, designed to present facts and information to readers, are examples of
persuasive text.

21. Just as picture books use images to help new readers understand the words on the
page, authors of expository texts use graphics to help readers understand the concepts
presented.
 22. Non-linear text has only one reading path, which is decided by the author

23. Linear text refers to the traditional text that needs to be read from the beginning to
end.

24. Non-linear texts include printed texts.

25. In giving a reaction, it is not necessary to explain why you agree or disagree.

Direction: Match column A with column B. Write your answer on the space provided.

Column A Column B

26. This is a simple, straightforward expression A. Predicting

of your beliefs, feelings, or opinions.  B. Critical Listening

27. This conveys some sensitivity to the C. Empathic Assertion

other person. D. Appreciative Listening

28. It requires that students determine E. Basic Assertion

what is important and then put it in their own words.  F. Empathic Listening

29. It sets up expectations based on their prior knowledge G Questioning.

about similar topics. H. Listening

30. Asking and answering questions about text is I. Comprehensive Listening

another strategy to enhace comprehencion J. Identifying the main

.idea and summarizing

31 During this type of listening you are trying to identify with

the speaker by understanding the situation in which he/she is discussing. 

32. Listening to evaluate the content of the message. 

33. This type of listening can be found in sermons from places of worship,

from a motivational speech by people we respect or hold in high regard, or even from a
standup comedian who makes us laugh.

34. This is one of the more difficult types of listening because it requires you to not only
concentrate but to actively participate in the process. 
 35. The ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication
process.

Direction: Supply the missing word in the blank. Choose your answer from the box.

Diction Heart Objective

Order

Formal outline Syntax Word Second

Mood Tone

36.  The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ___________.

37. Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through
________.

38. _________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

39.  If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described as
_________.

40. Language is at the _______ of tone.

41-42. _____ and _________ allows the author to represent attitude, perspective, and feelings
towards the content’s subject.

43-44. _______ refers to what to present first, _______, third, and so on in the story.

45._________ are often quite rigid in their organization. As many instructors will specify, you
cannot subdivide one point if it is only one part.

46-50. Create/ composed a short speech about the new normal using all the needed speech
convention.