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a. Asking questions
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c. semantics d. Syntax
Practice Test 1 – KEY 17. In news writing, which refers to the emphasis given
to a particular point in the story?
1. Which is NOT an element of communication?
a. Bias b. Partiality
a. Feedback b. Message c. Propaganda d. slant
c. Noise d. Receiver 18. Which trait of creative writing pertains to the
2. In the process of communication, what do you call readability of the paper?
the interpretation of the codes used by the speaker?
a. Fluency b. grammar
a. attending b. encoding c. organization d. word choice
c. decoding d. understanding 19. Academic writing has specific purposes. Which of
3. What prompts or triggers the sender to express his these is NOT one of them?
thoughts through codes?
a. Directive b. Expressive
a. Feelings b. ideas c. Facilitative d. Informative
c. opinions d. stimuli 20. In public speaking, which of the following helps
4. Which may not be received correctly when there are conveys sincerity and confidence of the speaker?
barriers to communication?
a. Posture b. Eye contact
a. Message b. opinion c. Body movement d. Facial expression
c. sound d. speech 21. An argumentation consists of the following
5. Which can convey a person’s fear or extreme elements. Which does NOT belong?
excitement when speaking?
a. Claim b. Clincher
a. Inflection b. Intonation c. Argument d. Counterargument
c. Pitch d. volume 22. The following are examples of verbal
6. Which level of communication involves the pouring communication, except one. Which is NOT one?
out of emotions?
a. Pausing b. Clarifying
a. evaluative b. factual c. Saying yes or no d. Speaking in French
c. gut d. phatic 23. What is the document that contains an overview of
7. Which level of communication occurs in most forms a person’s education, work, skills and character
of communication? references and is usually tailored for a job?
a. evaluative b. factual a. Resumé b. Biography
c. gut d. phatic c. Curriculum vitae d. All of the above
8. In the sounds of English, which comprise 24. For communication to be effective, it must follow
combinations of two vowel sounds? some general principles. Which of these is one of
a. blend b. cluster the general principles of effective communication?
c. diphthongs d. All the foregoing a. Know yourself b. Know your audience
9. Which voice can suddenly occur in extreme fatigue, c. Know your speech d. All of the above
weakening, old age or extreme excitement? 25. While in class listening to the lecture of your
a. Falsetto b. guttural sound professor, your migraine hits you. What type of
c. stammering d. whistle communication barrier is this?
10. What is the language variety which may be affected a. Perceptual b. Physical
by the physical setting? c. Physiological d. Psychological
a. Context b. Linguistics 26. Which part of the letter primarily serves as a
c. Register d. Stylistics “greeting” to the recipient?
11. Which register must not be used in public and a. Greetings! b. Salutation
professional situations? c. Complimentary close d. First paragraph
a. Casual register b. Frozen register 27. Which may be a barrier/s to audio communication?
c. Intimate register d. Consultative register a. Accent of speaker/s b. Poor mobile signal
12. Which is a factual text type? c. All the foregoing d. None of the foregoing
a. Description b. Exposition 28. In letter writing, where must a writer put the purpose
c. Narrative d. Review of his or her letter?
13. Which of the following literary types expresses a a. First paragraph b. Final paragraph
reader’s personal opinions about a novel, play or c. In any paragraph d. Middle paragraph
film? 29. In which part of the listening process will the
a. Review b. Literary sketch recognition of verbal and non-verbal symbols be
c. Literary recount d. Individual response important?
14. Which uses metacognition and refers to the ability a. attending b. remembering
to understand and evaluate text using a variety of c. responding d. understanding
sources? 30. Which element of the short story reveals the
a. Basic literacy prevailing atmosphere?
b. Textual literacy a. Plot b. Setting
c. Traditional literacy c. Climax d. Rising action
d. Communication literacy

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31. In the given situation below, what type of retelling is II. Attending
exemplified? III. Understanding
Teacher: Josh, what do you remember about IV. Responding
our lesson yesterday? V. remembering
Josh: A short story has elements, like plot, a. I, II and V b. I, III and V
setting and character. c. I, II, III, and IV d. I, II, III and V
Teacher: What about you Kara, what do you 43. The Bicolanos use Bicol. Though there are different
remember? Bicol dialects, most Bicolanos understand each
Kara: The plot starts with exposition and usually other for these people share the same rules for
ends with a resolution interpreting the dialect. As a group sharing this
a. aided b. unaided commonality, which may be used to refer to the
c. specific d. fully-aided Bicolanos?
32. In which part of the minutes of meeting should the a. Ethnic community b. Speech community
previous minutes of meeting be read? c. Verbal community d. Language community
a. Agenda b. Call to order 44. Experts say international communication is
c. Other matters d. Business arising influenced by cultural differences. There are those
33. What is the circumstance where communication who express their messages explicitly and
takes place? specifically. What kind of culture is this?
a. Context b. Contents a. High-context culture
c. Concept d. Setting b. Low-context culture
34. The NSO conducts yearly surveys. What level of c. Mid-context culture
communication does the NSO do? d. Average-context culture
a. phatic b. factual 45. In academic writing, writers must at times borrow
c. evaluative d. gut-level ideas from other authors to support their claims.
35. Which is NOT a basic communication skill? However, one is not supposed to copy everything
a. Listening b. Reading verbatim and most importantly, must remember to
c. Speaking d. Visualizing mention and acknowledge the source of the idea.
36. It is the first day of school and you are a freshmen. When a writer does not do so, which of the following
You come from a different province so most of your is she committing?
classmates are new to you. Initially, you all start a. Embezzlement b. Fraud
with timid smiles and small talk. What level of c. Plagiarism d. Slander
communication is this? 46. In one of the subjects in medicine, the professor
a. phatic b. factual requires the students to choose one form of
c. evaluative d. gut-level debilitating disease, such as carcinoma, then they
37. Angel is a grade 3 transferee in a section 1 class are asked to explain what the disease is and writes
and she still has not adapted to the standard of more than what it means in the dictionary. What
teaching in the class. She shows intellectual type of contextualized writing is this?
potentials but she rarely speaks in class. Which of a. Critique
the following functions of communication must her b. Narrative essay
teacher do? c. Descriptive essay
a. inform b. advise d. Extended definition essay
c. educate d. raise morale 47. Ria is a student in political science. More often than
38. Which refers to a new language that usually results not, their task is to write about their perspective on
or develops in situations where speakers of different an issue, arguing about it and persuades the
language need to communication yet, they do not readers that her perspective is valid and defensible.
share a common language? What kind of writing is this?
a. Pidgin b. Creole a. Position paper
c. Regional dialect d. Minority dialect b. Persuasive paper
39. Which is an example of a channel of c. Argumentative essay
communication? d. Extended definition essay
a. Internet b. Sight & sound 48. Clara, Teresa and Becky are friends but they do not
c. Human senses d. All the foregoing live in the same country. To get in touch with each
40. Which may be contributory to stage fright? other they would usually connect through FaceTime
I. Fear of failure or Viber. There are times, however, when they are
II. The feeling of inadequacy disrupted by poor internet connectivity. What mode
III. Fear of not meeting expectations of of communication do they use and what component
audience in communication is ‘poor internet connectivity’?
a. Audio – barrier b. Audio – channel
a. I only b. II only c. Video – barrier d. Video – channel
c. III only d. All of the three 49. Jessa and Luz are talking to each other while their
41. Which are to be considered when writing an professor has not yet arrived. Jessa kept talking
effective email? about her problems at home which are somehow
I. Courteous tone hindering her from focusing on her studies. Jessa
II. Conciseness and clarity of message has been talking for a few minutes already when
III. Correctness in grammar and spelling she noticed that Luz seems be deep in thought, so
IV. Correctness of recipient’s email address she tapped Luz and asked if she heard what she
V. All parts of business letter included had been talking about. Luz responded by saying,
a. I, II, III b. I, II, IV “what did you say again?” what type of interference
c. I, II, IV, V d. I, II, III, IV, V barred the message from getting clearly to Luz?
42. In the listening process, which are MOST essential a. Cultural barrier b. Physical barrier
to learning the sounds of English? c. Mechanical barrier d. Psychological barrier
I. Receiving
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50. The high school teachers in one national high
school in the Province of Albay implemented a
reading and feeding project for grade 7 students,
particularly those who belong to the marginalized
and lagged behind in language and math. They
started this a month after opening of classes and it
will culminate one month before end of the school
year. However, the school head and the benefactor
of the project wants to get regular information about
how the project is developing. What type of report
will the implementers submit?
a. Feasibility report b. Narrative report]
c. Progress report d. Terminal report
51. Nancy is calling the attention of her son. She is
telling him to clean his room and put his things in
the proper places. At the same time, she nags him
about his incessant use of the iPad which
immensely contributes to an increase in their
electric bill. However, Nathan seems oblivious to his
mother’s ranting. But when Nancy mentions about
their outing, he suddenly looks up and looks at her
mother. What factor of attention is Nathan
demonstrating?
a. Strength of attention
b. Selectivity of attention
c. Sustainment of attention
d. All of the above.
52. What does this definition refer to: “it is the
communication and assimilation among individuals,
ethnicities, races, institutions, government of
various nations supported by technology and
compelled by international trade”?
a. Globalization
b. Internationalization
c. Intercultural communication
d. Global communication
53. Which refers to this capacity?
a. Language learning
b. Language acquisition
c. Language comprehension
d. Communication learning
54. Which is NOT a reason for reading to be one
important basic skill in communication?
a. Strengthens imagination
b. Strengthens vocabulary learning
c. Provides familiarity with the language
d. Gives better command of the language
55. Which may be the LEAST reason for the
importance of effective English communication
skills?
a. It is great help academically.
b. It improves career prospects.
c. Helps in learning new skills.
d. Helps one to be conversational
56. In a formal report, in which part will the discussion,
analysis and interpretation of data be presented?
a. Findings b. Conclusion
c. Introduction d. Data Gathering Procedure
57. Which is NOT one of the formal types of reports?
a. Analytical report
b. Informational reports
c. Recommendation reports
d. personnel evaluation report
58. Which communication does NOT serve a work
purpose?
a. Incident report
b. Interoffice correspondence
c. Minutes of Meeting
d. None of the above
59. Which of the following is one of the principles of oral
communication?
a. Clarity of purpose
b. Specific and timely feedback
c. Completeness of message
d. All the foregoing
60. Which part of the research paper provides the
reader a background about the main problem and
the reason for the research?
a. Procedure
b. Introduction
c. Significance of the study
d. Review of related literature
61. Gerard is talking to his classmates about politics in
the country. His friends in turn share what they
know and so a lively interaction about politics
ensue. What nature of communication does this
exemplify?
a. Communication is active.
b. Communication is symbolic.
c. Communication is schemata driven.
d. Communication is an interpretative act.
62. Which is a direct verbal response?
a. Inquiring further
b. Saying yes or no
c. Nodding when one understands.
d. Repeating what has been said
63. In the Filipinos’ use of English, they would
sometimes enunciate “th” as “d” or “t”, such as
when they say “der” (there) or trow (throw). What
feature is this?
a. Lexical feature
b. Phonological feature
c. Grammatical feature
d. Morphological feature
64. Which refers to the ability to develop desired
knowhow, skills and attitudes that lead to visible
behavior and communication considered effective
and appropriate in intercultural interactions?
a. Cultural competence
b. Intracultural competence
c. Intercultural competence
d. Socio-cultural competence
65. Which model of communication values
psychological effect over social effect?
a. Linear communication
b. Interactive communication
c. Transactional communication
d. All the foregoing
66. Which attribute of a communicator refers to “being
an informed speaker”?
a. Truthful
b. Watchful on falsified information
c. Efficient in the use of information
d. Respectful of the rights of others to information
67. The computer catalog that has replaced the
traditional cataloguing system in libraries is called
OPAC. What does this mean?
a. Online Public Access Cataloguing
b. Online Public Access to Classification
c. Online People’s Access to Cataloguing
d. Online Public Approach to Cataloguing
68. In most graduate schools, students are asked to
submit at least 3 concept papers prior to admission.
What is a concept paper?
a. It is the gist of an intended study.
b. It is one’s perspective about an issue.
c. It is the rationale of an intended study.
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69. When is the IMRaD format of research report
writing most relevant?
a. When reporting any scientific article
b. When the research is about health care
c. When writing about natural sciences
d. All of the above
70. Which type of communication according to context
refers to the use of electronic media?
a. Extended communication
b. Interpersonal communication
c. Intrapersonal communication
d. Organizational communication
71. One communication task for teachers is called
storytelling. What are the primary purposes of
storytelling to students?
a. Provide a context that hold students’ attention.
b. They are language treasures
c. They are vehicles of culture
d. All of the above
72. Barbara is a literature student about to write her
thesis which is focused on the study of
Shakespeare’s works. Which of the following
citation format is more commonly used in literature
and languages?
a. Chicago Manual Style (CMS)
b. Modern Language Association (MLA)
c. American Psychological Association (APA)
d. All of the above
73. In the class when the grade 3 pupils would get
noisy and rowdy, Teacher Amy would stop her
lessons and raise her hand with a clenched fist.
The class understands this as a signal for them to
stop whatever unnecessary things they are doing
and be quiet. Which principle of communication
does this exemplify?
a. Communication is relational
b. Communication is a transaction
c. Communication requires symbols
d. Communication requires meaning
74. It is the first day of class and Teacher Joy, a junior
high school teacher, is talking with a Grade 9 male
transferee for the first time. She begins by greeting
the student and introducing herself. The student
immediately greets back. As she does this, she also
tries to observe the student’s behavior. She is able
to surmise that the student is careful with his words,
he seems friendly yet courteous. She also believes
he is well mannered. At the same time, the Grade 9
student, also begins to adjust to their conversation,
at the same time he feels that the teacher is
approachable. Which model of communication does
this illustrate?
a. Linear communication
b. Interactive communication
c. Transactional communication
d. All of the above
75. Teachers, instructors and professors are
considered public speakers as they often speak in
front of the class. Most of the time they prepare
presentation lectures to facilitate order of lecture.
However, it is not the same for college professors
because many would come to class without
presentations nor cue cards but they deliver their
lectures instinctively just the same. What type of
speaking do these professor do?
a. Oratorical speech
b. Memorized speech
c. Informative speech
d. Extemporaneous speech
76. In one faculty activity where the outstanding
teachers are awarded, Teacher Vivienne, being one
of the awardees, is suddenly called to the front to
give a short speech. She is taken aback as this is
not in the program but she still indulged the master
of ceremony. What type of speech will she give?
a. Surprise speech
b. Oratorical speech
c. Impromptu speech
d. Extemporaneous speech
77. The advent of digital technology and internet
connectivity have brought with them the use of an
electronic mail or the so-called email. Emails are
less formal than the one on paper, but there are still
recipients who expect a certain formality in emails.
Which is NOT one determinant of formality in
emails?
a. Objective of the message
b. Classification of the message
c. Relationship of sender to receiver
d. None of the above.
78. Which of the following accounts for people’s
inherent tendency to acquire language?
a. Language Acquisition Device
b. Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
c. Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
d. None of the foregoing
79. In any institutions, one may see bulletin boards that
often contain important information or
announcements. What mode of communication is
this?
a. Educational media
b. Communication media
c. Verbal communication media
d. Non-verbal communication media
80. When a person speaks or sends a message, he is
the only one who knows what is in his mind.
However, the receiver tries his best to understand
the message as accurately as possible. What
nature of communication does this refer to?
a. Communication is symbolic
b. Communication is powerful.
c. Communication is irreversible.
d. Communication is an interpretative act.
81. People say “think before you speak”. This is
especially important when one is angry; otherwise,
one can no longer take back any insult spoken in
rage. What principle of oral communication does
this refer to?
a. Communication is powerful
b. Communication is symbolic
c. Communication is irreversible
d. Communication is schemata-driven.
82. Which is NOT a function of the written language?
a. To keep records
b. To appreciate literature
c. To keep a coded message
d. To study mathematical, scientific, and
astronomical knowledge
83. In which principle of communication will “facts” be
conveyed?
a. Communication is a transaction
b. Communication require meaning
c. Communication is culture related
d. Communication is both presentational and
representational
84. There are a number of communication models and
each has its respective elements. One of these
models is called Shannon-Weaver’s
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 Communication Model. Which of the following
correctly enumerates its elements?
a. Speaker – speech – audience
b. Source – Message – Channel – Receiver
c. Communicator – Message – Medium – Receiver
– Effect
d. Sender – Encored – Channel – Decoder –
Receiver – Feedback
85. Which are the attributes are associated with the
Philippine English?
a. Own grammar rules, localized vocabulary,
legitimate
b. Distinct accent, localized vocabulary, body of
creative writing
c. Distinct accent, own grammar rules, legitimate,
own vocabulary
d. Own grammar rules, distinct vocabulary, body of
creative writing
86. Which is one benefit of writing authentic factual,
persuasive and literary texts?
a. It makes readers believe the integrity of the
writer
b. It extends writer’s cultural knowledge making
text more meaningful
c. It makes writer become a better writer making
text more comprehensive
d. It allows readers to learn and adopt the cultural
knowledge of the writer
87. Which comprise the correct elements of speech
delivery?
a. Vocal intensity, vocal modulation, vocal
variation
b. Gesture, posture, body movement, eye contact,
diction
c. Gesture, posture, facial expression, enunciation,
diction
d. Voice and articulation, pronunciation,
enunciation, diction
88. Which is the over-all purpose of academic writing?
a. To disseminate news and features
b. To share ideals, aspirations and expectations
c. To share opinions and express a stand on a
certain matter
d. To disseminate ideas and information ad
persuade the audience
89. Three of the following are abilities of the 21st
century learner who is information literate. Which
does not belong?
a. the ability to recognize extent of information
needed
b. the ability to locate and evaluate information
effectively
c. the ability to use information to accomplish
every possible task
d. None of the above
90. In an essay, a thesis statement is important. Which
defines a thesis?
a. It is an affirmative statement about a central
idea.
b. It is a statement which positively summarizes an
entire paragraph.
c. It is a statement which synthesizes important
concepts and all truthful claims in an essay.
d. It is an affirmative or negative statement that
expresses an assertion, a truthful claim or a
central idea.
91. What is the primary reason for the review of related
literature and studies in a research paper?
a. It provides a theoretical and conceptual
background to the research.
b. It helps provide background about the major
variable of the research.
c. It helps determine the status or the extent of
previous investigations conducted.
d. It helps determine whether or not there has
been duplication with the current research.
92. Writing the research paper requires 4 C’s. What are
these?
a. Clarity, Concreteness, Completeness,
Coherence
b. Conciseness, Coherence, Completeness,
Comprehensiveness
c. Clarity, Correctness, Conciseness,
Completeness
d. Consideration, Concreteness, Courtesy,
Correctness
93. What is the correct order of the contents of the
minutes of meeting?
a. Call to order, business arising, agenda, other
matters, adjournment
b. Agenda, call to order, other matters, business
arising, adjournment
c. Agenda, business arising, call to order, other
matters, adjournment
d. Call to order, agenda, business arising, other
matters, adjournment
94. Which BEST defines communication?
a. It is the exchange of codes and feedback
among people and it can sustain relationships.
b. It is the exchange of thoughts, feelings,
expressions and observations among people
and it can build a relationship.
c. It is the exchange of thoughts, feelings,
expressions, observations and feedback among
human and it either destroy or build
communication.
d. All of the above
95. Which is NOT a purpose of retelling as an
assessment strategy?
a. It reveals what the teacher considers important.
b. It demonstrates what the students understands
and remembers.
c. It demonstrates the students’ vocabulary and
oral language development.
d. It indicates what students know about story
structure and literary language.
96. When writing an application letter, is it appropriate
to say your name to introduce yourself in the first
paragraph?
a. Yes. It will emphasize who you are
b. No. It is duplication of your name at the bottom
c. Maybe. It is one way for the employer to
remember you.
d. All of the above are acceptable
97. Which is NOT acceptable in an application letter?
a. Stating where notice of hiring was read or
heard.
b. Explain why you think you are qualified for the
post
c. Mention the job vacancy or position you are
applying for
d. Enumerating all your experiences,
achievements, skills, talents
98. Which BEST define editing and proofreading?
a. Editing is correcting all errors in the writing while
proofreading is done before editing.
b. Editing is correcting grammar and spelling to
improve overall quality of writing while
proofreading is revising structure for better
quality of writing
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 c. Editing is improving overall quality of writing by
enhancing flow, readability and structure while
proofreading is correcting surface errors such
as grammar, spelling and punctuation.
d. Proofreading is improving overall quality of
writing by enhancing flow, readability and
structure while editing is correcting surface
errors such as grammar, spelling and
punctuation.
99. Which may be considered the greatest importance
of active listening to communication?
a. One becomes a better member of a group.
b. One acquires problem-solving skills hence life
becomes easier.
c. One is able to absorb information better then
share the same with others.
d. One learns and understands things better in a
social and professional environment.
100. Which of the following is TRUE about the process of
communication?
a. The speaker speaks without any stimulus.
b. The receiver encodes the idea before
responding.
c. When the speaker begins the conversation, he
first encodes the idea.
d. When the speaker begins the conversation, he
first decodes the idea.