TOUR GUIDING

FINAL EXAM

NAME:

YR/SECTION AND COURSE

1. What makes tour guiding a seasonal employment?

a. Because the tourist arrivals depend on the seasonal
b. Because the LGU doesn’t allow tourist in certain months
c. Because the country is not a pleasant tourist destination
d. None of the above
2. Traditionally tour guiding is advisable as a ______.
a. Fulltime job
b. Part time job
c. Back up income
d. None of the above
3. Why is a teacher have an edge when applying for a guiding job?
a. Because they have enough certifications
b. Because they passed the LET examinations
c. Because they are exposed to audiences and have enough knowledge
d. None of the above
4. You have a travel agency and your company has a shortage in tour guides, which of the following is suitable for
your company?
a. Gina. She is a previous Araling Panlipunan teacher
b. Athena. She is a previous math teacher but has finished reading ambeth Ocampo books
c. Pedro. A local farmer who lost his job and wanted to try something new
d. None of the above
5. Freelance workers operate in what kind of businesses?
a. Big corporations
b. Small businesses
c. Foreign business
d. None of the above
6. Which of the following must be included in a guides filling system?
a. Maps
b. Money
c. Resumes
d. None of the above
7. Why is a calendar essential to a guide’s work?
a. To organize the work schedules
b. To have a formal document to show to the tour managers
c. To show it to the tourist
d. None of the above
8. Which of the following is considered as an ethical practice?
a. Buying locally made products
b. Supporting animal shows
c. Aggressive activism
d. None of the above
9. What happens when a speaker is nervous?
a. It will make the audience nervous
b. The Tour operator will take over
c. The tour guide might risk his job
d. None of the above
10. Which of the following proves that ethics is a sign of maturity?
a. Children that are happy watching animal circus while adults don’t support it
b. Youth environmental activism that encourages the government to take action
c. Politicians giving out speeches in universities
d. None of the above
11. Which of the following is the best thing to do when you just met the tourist?
a. Introduce yourself
b. Get their luggage
c. Give out freebies from the tour
d. None of the above
 12. You are an industry guide at a factory, next week there are elementary school students who will be visiting the
factory. which uniform should you wear?
a. Formal wear
b. Shorts and tanked top
c. Company shirt and comfy pants
d. None of the above
13. Which of the following is the best source of local information?
a. Experienced local tour guides
b. Old news papers
c. Magazines
d. None of the above
14. Familiarization tours must be conducted by ____.
a. Tour managers
b. Public sector organizations
c. Locals
d. None of the above
15. What makes public tours challenging?
a. They are mostly children
b. Tour guides must cater diversity
c. It requires learning a new language
d. None of the above
16. Meeting and convention tours are classified into 2 categories which are:
a. Pre and post tours
b. Regular and irregular
c. Diplomat and non-diplomatic tours
d. None of the above
17. What is the aim of incentive tours?
a. To reward
b. To educate
c. To bond
d. None of the above
18. How does tourism damage the host communities?
a. Tourist can create problems such as food shortage, pollution and culture shock
b. Host communities are quite sensitive
c. Tourist are considered as predatory guest in communities
d. None of the above
19. When it comes to the interview, The following are important factors except.
a. Organization
b. Cleanliness
c. Professionalism
d. None of the above
20. How will you answer the interview question, how can you handle children in a tour?
a. I handle children very well by using traditional discipline to make them behave
b. I normally catch their attention by playing games or telling them stories
c. I let children be children in the tour
d. None of the above

TEST II
1. Tour guide must look for related work to increase THE CHANCES OF GETTING HIRED
a. True
b. To put it on a resume
2. In some places tour managers are paid LESS in the expectation that the tourist will be giving out most of their
hardwork.
a. True
b. More
3. There is DEFINITE policy about tipping.
a. True
b. No definite
4. When the guide is working independently it is required that they pay their taxes YEARLY
a. True
b. Quarterly
5. BOOKING is the bone contention within the tour industry
a. True
b. Cancellation
 6. SALARY is a part of the contract
a. True
b. Time limit
7. Cultivate the habit of SEEING AND HEARING
a. True
b. Observing and Listening
8. It is important to have a WASTER PRACTICE OF KNOWING ALL CULTURES
a. True
b. Courage to ask questions
9. Remind the VISITORS to remain the regions cleanliness
a. True
b. Locals
10. The guides must treat SENIOR CITIZENS of the tour group with equal time, attention, and dignity.
a. True
b. All
11. There is NO STANDARD procedures in incentive tours
a. True
b. THERE ARE
12. FULL TIMERS are given social security by tour companies
a. True
b. Part time and full-timers
13. The step on tour van be conducted by the TOUR MANAGERS
a. True
b. Tour owner
14. Familiarization tours uses skills that is not normally used during tour guiding such as SALES TALK
a. True
b. Singing
15. ONLY THE DRIVER can use the fire extinguisher.
a. True
b. Both the tour guide and the driver
16. The PASSENGERS must be informed of all regulation
a. True
b. Driver
17. A tour guide must be KNOWLEDGABLE
a. True
b. Know the region only
18. A tour guide MUST NOT give any important information to colleagues
a. True
b. Must
19. A tour guide must ATTEMPT to know more about the industry
a. True
b. Know
20. SUSTAINABILITY is a concern for good behavior
a. True
b. Ethics

Test III oral exam

Barasoain church

Malolos cathedral
 Gobierno Militar de la plaza

Casa Tribunal

Uitangcoy house

Philippine political history museum