Name: ____________________________ Year&Section:_________________

Directions: Read each item carefully ; then circle the letter of the best answer.

1. It is a type of instructional material which includes provisions for remedial activities to support lessons in the
textbook.
a. reference book b. workbook c. module d. work text
2. Mr. Natividad is going to teach English to a group of Korean students who are able to perform well in grammar tests
but who have difficulties in using the English language to carry out simple conversation like telling time, asking for
directions, apologizing, and requesting. Which approach to syllabus design would you recommend to Mr. Natividad?
a. skill-based syllabus c. task-based syllabus
b. notional-functional syllabus d. content-based syllabus
3. The textbook evaluator is examining the relationships of tests and exercises to learner needs and course content.
What kind of evaluation is he doing?
a. internal evaluation b. external evaluation c. overall evaluation d. evaluation
4. Ana was asked by the principal of the school to prepare instructional materials for her lesson on riddles. Why should
Ana follow the recommendation of the principal?
a. Because the instructional materials will aid her discussion
b. Because the instructional materials will help her students learn more.
c. Because the instructional materials will help her students focus on more important facts on the lesson more.
d. Because the instructional materials will make her work easier.
5. Teacher Dana wishes to provide her class with new lessons on Philippine literature in English. She checks their profile-
economic background and language ability/proficiency. What philosophy in preparation of instructional materials was
Teacher Dana concerned with?
a. Instructional materials must be leveled with student's expectations.
b. Instructional materials must follow what the students want.
c. Instructional materials must be at the same level as the student's abilities.
d. Instructional materials must support student's needs.
8. A principle in writing instructional materials which provides opportunities for students to transform information from
one to another, and to apply new information to prior knowledge by using various techniques is ______
a. pacing b. transfer of learning c. elaborating d. explaining
9. Which basic principle in materials development is least considered?
a. Materials should require and facilitate learner self-investment.
b. Materials must ensure students’ performance in examinations.
c. Materials should take into account that learners differ in affective attitudes.
d. Materials should provide opportunities for outcome feedback.
10. Selecting and grading function and form in the notional-functional approach to syllabus design is difficult
because_______
a. language functions and forms taxonomies are not available
b. language functions are not parallel to language forms
c. language functions require alternative expressions
d. language functions do not usually occur in isolation.
11. The following were taken into consideration in an evaluation done by the class of Mr. Gabriel Bondame: grading and
sequencing of skills; relationship of tests and exercises, and motivation for the learners. What type of evaluation did
they do ?
a. external b. internal c. overall d. all of the above
12. The following are considerations in adapting materials EXCEPT...
a. adaptation should only be based on qualitative effects.
b. Techniques in materials could be a combination with some other techniques.
c. There should be a matching process in selecting techniques.
d. Content can be adapted using a range of techniques.
13. Which is NOT a purpose of instructional materials?
a. IM allows transfer of learning.
b. IM provides different strategies for learning.
c. IM facilitates learning.
d. IM explains the lesson.
14. Ms. Santos divided her class into 3 groups. She gives each group one sample book. Each group needs to evaluate the
book by looking at its cover including the illustration, who the author is, date and place of publication and the printing
style. What is the task of the groups?
a. over all evaluation c. external evaluation
b. internal evaluation d. print evaluation
15. What could be said about Ms. Santos' teaching style?
a. She incorporates groupings in her classroom.
b. She knows how to do evaluation.
c. She uses books to teach.
d. She allows the students to take part in the class discussion.
17. The class of IV-29 AB/BSE literature watched the film adaptation of "The Odyssey" instead of reading its excerpt. Is
the film an instructional material?
a. yes c. yes, if the teacher will explain
b. no d. yes, if the students will still read the excerpt
18. What type of instructional material is a film?
a. workbook b. module c. multimedia material d. worktext
19. Alex and his classmates were asked to prepare an instructional material for their upcoming teaching demonstration
festival. Alex was assigned to teach a group of out-of-school-youths. What should Alex consider in preparing
instructional materials for them?
a. their economic background c. their language abilities
b. their educational attainment d. all of the above
20. What is the best instructional material for this group?
a. picture book b. story book c. film d. newspaper article
21. What is TRUE about preparing instructional materials for a literature classroom?
a. IMs allow the students to learn about literature easier.
b. IMs aid the students to understand a certain literary text faster.'
c. IMs expand the learning of literature.
d. all of the above
23. Mr. Rodriguez is planning to write instructional materials for his English 1 class. Since it is his first time to write one
his coordinator advised him to consider the factors affecting materials preparation. To ensure success in his initial
attempt to write IMs, he should first consider the following factors except:
a. the curriculum, syllabus, and learning proficiency
b. learners' learning styles, aptitudes, proficiency
c. pedagogical principles held by the teachers
d. learners psychological and social backgrounds
24. It is a specific technique in adapting materials, which is concerned with the internal change in the approach or focus
of an exercise.
a. modifying content c. reorganizing content
b. extending tasks d. expanding content
25. Authentic materials are advantageous because:
a. They are generally built around a graded syllabus, and hence provide a systematic coverage of teaching items.
b. They relate more closely to learners' needs
c. They have been simplified or written based on any lexical or linguistic guidelines
d. They often contain language that may be beyond the learners' abilities
25. It is the stage of materials preparation, particularly in the Design Phase, where the writer surveys current materials,
which can give useful information about the demands and needs in the field.
a. rationale of the design c. accumulated experience
b. conceptual framework d. Writing the experimental materials
26. The technique in adapting materials that happens when the material is not only subtracted but is replaced with
something else but that does not alter the balance of the lesson or the material-
a. subtracting b. abridging c. expanding d. balancing
27. The type of instructional material that reinforces the teaching points with many drills and exercises just like those
that contains an A-Z or practical suggestions for teaching.
a. work text b. teacher's manual c. workbook d. module
28. Materials require establishing vertical and horizontal relationships. What principle in materials preparation explains
this?
a. pacing b. balancing c. transfer of learning d. sequencing
29. It is very important to consider inclusivity in the preparation and evaluation of materials because it helps identify
practices that propagate marginalization. Which of the following practices give women stereotyped roles like ailing
mother, hopeless maidens, forlorn princess, etc.?
a. absence/omission b. fragmentation c. trivialized d. silencing
30. What type of evaluation considers how rigid the sequencing and grading of the content are and how the materials
can be used in different ways?
a. internal evaluation b. evaluation c. external evaluation d. overall evaluation
31. The content of the language teaching in this type of syllabus is a collection of specific abilities that may play a part
using language. One of the purposes of this syllabus is to develop more general competence in the language, learning
only incidentally any information that may be available while applying the language skills.
a. competency-based syllabus c. notional-functioning syllabus
b. skill- based syllabus d. content-based syllabus
32. in order to establish objectives, the needs of the learners will have to be analyzed by the various types of
communication in which the learner has to confront. This is one of the major issues in:
a. competency-based syllabus c. notional-functioning syllabus
b. skill- based syllabus d. content-based syllabus
33. It is a specific technique in adapting materials, which is concerned with the internal change in the approach or focus
of an exercise.
a. modifying content c. reorganizing content
b. extending tasks d. expanding content
34. The following are reasons why "inclusivity" should be considered in materials preparation and evaluation except:
a. language determines thought and behavior patterns of people.
b. Instructional materials have a way of perpetuating stereotypes
c. instructional materials have lasting influences in propagating sexism through linguistics bias, stereotyping,
invisibility, trivialization and fragmentation
d. They have positive effects on learner motivation because they are intrinsically more interesting and
motivating
35. What type of material was used by Dr. Maranan?
Dr. Maranan wants to test the students in World literature. To test if his students have learned well the effects of
colonialism, he gave them an article on African society. He asked them to read and react on the article.
a. adapted text b. authentic text c. adopted text d. recommended text
36. In using the article as an instructional material, what could be said about Dr. Maranan's style of teaching?
a. He uses materials readily available.
b. He uses materials which need to be read.
c. He uses materials which require understanding from the students.
d. He uses materials which come from various sources.

For items 38, 39 and 40, refer below.

Barangay Sta. Cruz is planning to offer summer training in English and Literature for incoming college students in the
community. The purpose of the summer training is to help students cope with the demands of college life.
The officials plan to distribute questionnaires to identify their level of literacy and language level. The students, then, will
be grouped into three. Each group will have different modules and teachers.
38. What is the purpose of using questionnaires?
a. for needs assessment c. for interview purposes
b. for groupings d. for taking information
39. Aside from the literacy level and the language proficiency, what other factors are needed to be established before
any preparation of instructional materials?
a. economic background b. age c. political background d. gender
40. What instructional materials will best be used for the summer program of Barangay Sta. Cruz?
a. modules b. textbooks c. worktext d. workbook
41. Booklet, flashcards, flip chart, posters, comics, games, are examples of ________ instructional materials.
a. written b. multimedia c. internet-based d. modular
42. What are the three types of evaluation?
a. internal, external and over all evaluation b. internal, circular, and over all evaluation
c. internal, preliminary, and over all evaluation d. internal, secondary, and over all evaluation
43. What is the purpose of developing instructional materials after a lesson in literature is done?
a. to continue with the learning
b. to focus on learning
c. to keep individual learning comes alive
d. to have an individual learning
46. These tasks types aim for 'interactional authenticity' (i.e. the involve interactions with the same characteristics as
those that occur in communication outside the classroom)
a. real-life tasks c. focused tasks
b. unfocused tasks d. pedagogic tasks
47. Which among the following is NOT a question for doing external evaluation?
a. Is the material culturally biased or specific?
b. Is the presentation of the skills in the materials in order?
c. Is a vocabulary list/index included?
d. Is the teacher's book in print and locally available?
48. It is an aspect of overall evaluation, which questions how far the materials could be integrated into a particular
syllabus as 'core' or supplementary component.
a. Generalizability b. Usability c. Adaptability d. Flexibility
49. The materials written below are all authentic EXCEPT
A. diaries B. spelling booklet C. documentaries D. advertisement
50. The materials written below are all authentic EXCEPT
B. diaries B. spelling booklet C. documentaries D. advertisement
51. Which of the following is an authentic material?
A. Mathematics Book C. flashcard
B. Speech Manual D. Newspaper

52. What is the importance of evaluating instructional materials?

a. to determine the appropriate instructional materials to use for particular lesson.
b. to evaluate materials against given standard
c. to ensure instructional materials effectively.
d. all of the above
53. Which of the following is an authentic material?
a. Mathematics Book C. flashcard
b. Speech Manual D. Newspaper
54. The materials written below are all authentic EXCEPT
a. diaries B. spelling booklet C. documentaries D. advertisement
55. Which is not a benefit of instructional materials?
a. it makes learning more interesting, practical, realistic and appealing.
b. It gives room for acquisition of skills and knowledge and development of self-confidence and self-
actualization
c. It creates passive learners with short-term learning.
d. none of the above
56. Which is not a reason why it is important for a teacher to know how to evaluate instructional materials?
a. Writing one's material is time consuming.
b. Teachers are able to identify learners' need
c. Teachers are able to use the material properly and effectively
d. Not all books are error-free
57. In what way do language materials or teaching materials achieve impact?
A. When most learners feel more comfortable with written materials with lots of white space than they do with
materials in which lots of different activities are crammed together on the same page.
B. When learners are more at ease with texts and illustrations that they can relate to their own culture than
they are with those which appear to them to be culturally alien.
C. By providing tasks which challenge the learners to think.
D. When learners feel comfortable with the task given to them.