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REVIEW & TUTORIAL CENTER


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1. Which of the following is NOT considered
in organizing a remedial program?

A. Assessment
B. Behavior
C. Curriculum
D. Interaction
2.Which of the following is considered in correcting basic sight
vocabulary deficit?

A. Have the students repeat the word each time it is written.


B. Have the students read the words repeatedly without
correcting them.
C. Have the students receive a big reward for motivation
purposes.
D.Have the answers of the students on the board and correct in
front of other
people.
3. Which of the following is taken into when a
student is going to take a remedial
class?

A. Ifa student is struggling on his/her basic skills


B. Ifa student is referred to special education
C. If a student has behavioral problems
D. Ifa student is aiming for mastery of the lessons
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
an effective remedial program?

A. It is research-based using supported instructional


methods.
B. It is facilitated based on the student’s pace.
C. It uses the same teaching techniques for mastery
of the lessons.
D. It oifers a small group instruction to provide
more attention to individuals.
5.Which of the following is NOT recommended in using
predictable books?

A. Choose a short passage sufficient to be read in one


session.
B. Deliver the words on the books with excitement.
C. Let the students read the title and guess the content
of the book.
D.Ask the students to do advance reading on the books
before discussion.
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
proficiency for specific disciplines
6. The boy wanted to buy some food (active voice).
Some food were wanted to bought by the boy (passive
voice). Which of the following principles in grammar
is applied to the given statements?

A. Transformational Grammar
C. Notional Grammar
B. Functional Grammar
D. Traditional Grammar
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE
7. Dr. Buenafe have (instead of “has” because the
subject is singular) the materials for the painting.Which
of the following principles in grammar is applied
togiven statement?

A. Transformational Grammar
B. Functional Grammar
C. Notional
D. Traditional Grammar
8. The committee has decided to give considerations
to the family.
The committee has decided to give considerations to
the family.
Based on the given statements, which of the
following principles in grammar is applied?

A. Transformational Grammar
B. Functional Grammar
C. Notional Grammar
D. Traditional Grammar
9. Dr. Jadaone /threw the ball
Based on the given statement, the wholeness of the
sentence is classified as a declarative sentence
instead of the use of each word in the sentence. In
this point, wich of the following principles in
grammar is applied?

A. Transformational Grammar
b. Functional Grammar
c. National Gramar
d. Traditional Grammar
10. The sentence “She is gorgeous” can be
changed to “The woman is a
Which of the following principles in grammar
is applied?

A. Transformational Grammar
B.. Functional Grammar
C. Notional Grammar
D. Traditional Grammar
11. Janeth learns to speak in English because of the movies
she watches. Which of
the following basic principles of language learning can be
inferred from the given
statement?

A. Language learning is not systematic.


B. Language learning is a specialized skill.
C. Language learning is an emotional experience.
D. Language learning is a developmental process.
12. Tricia believes that the language ability of her baby can be
developed through
random acts like watching cartoon-friendly movies and not
using baby languages/
talks when talking to a baby. Which of the following basic
principles of language
learning can be inferred from the given statement?

A. Language learning is not systematic.


B. Language learning is a specialized skill.
C. Language learning is an emotional experience.
D. Language learning is a developmental process.
13.Because of her experiences, Ms. Natividad attaches
meanings to the words of said
by people to her. Which of the following basic principles of
language learning
can be inferred from the given statement?

A. Language learning is not systematic.


B. Language learning is a specialized skill.
C. Language learning is an emotional experience.
D. Language learning is a developmental process.
14. Mrs. Alolor asked her students to memorize the
poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer
and instructed them to recite it in front of the class.
Which of the following
principles is applied in the given scenario?

A. Automaticity
B. Rote Learning
C. Strategic Investment
D. Intrinsic Motivation
15. Instead of focusing on her gestures, Mrs.
Sacatrapos delivers her speech about
communication skills and focuses on her audience.
Which of the following
principles is present in the given scenario?

A. Automaticity C, Strategic Investment


B. Rote Learning D. Intrinsic Motivation
LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
16. All of the following are
competencies that the Basic Education
Curriculum aj
to develop EXCEPT
A. linguistic
B. social awareness
C. sociolinguistic
D. strategic
16. All of the following are competencies
that the Basic Education Curriculum aims
to develop EXCEPT ____.

A. linguistic
B. social awareness
C. sociolinguistic
D. strategic
17. The following domains for Grade 11
and 12 are included in Language Aims
curriculum EXCEPT _______.

A. vocabulary development
B. study strategies
C. reading comprehension
D. writing and composition
18. Which of the following is NOT a
component of developing a curriculum?

A. Behavioristic Orientation
B. Rational- Cognitive Orientation C.
Humanistic Orientation
D. Behavioristic-Rational Orientation
19. Which of the following is NOT a theoretical
basis for the English language curriculum?
A. Theory of Language C. Pedagogical Thrusts
B. Language Acquisition D. Structural Notion
20. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of the framework of
the language curriculum? :
A. Contextualized
B. Interactive
C. Integrated
D. Degenerated
21. Which is NOT true about the roles of people
involved in curriculum development?

A. In curriculum planning, need analysts create policy


document.
B. In program implementation, material writers create
teaching materials.
C. In classroom implementation, teachers implement
teaching activities.
D. In the specification stage, need analysts and
methodologists create syllabus.
22. Which curriculum perspective considers
the practical needs of learners and the
society that deals with the functional skills in
a foreign and second language’

A. Academic Rationalism
B. Social and Economic Efficiency
C. Social Reconstructionism
D. Learner-Centeredness
23. Which curriculum perspective considers
developing learner’s intellect, humanistic
values, and rationality?

A. Academic Rationalism
B. Social and Economic Efficiency
C. Social Reconstructionism
D. Learner-centeredness
24. Which curriculum perspective considers the
learner’s differences, learner’s
strategies, learner’s self-direction, and
autonomy?

A. Academic Rationalism
B. Social and Economic Efficiency
C. Social Reconstructionism
D. Learner-Centeredness
25. Which ideology of the curriculum believes
that learners should appreciate other
cultures and religions?

A. Academic Rationalism
B. Social and Economic Efficiency
C. Social Reconstructionism
D. Cultural Pluralism
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
26. What is the place of articulation
for the first sound of the following
words: team,
terrible, and tantamount?

A. Alveolar C. Interdental
B. Bilabial D. Labiodental
27. Which set of words is a minimal
pair?

A. Fair — fare
B. Grace — graze
C. Pear — pair
D. Wise — nice
28. Which of the following words
has a first sound that is characterized
as a voiceless bilabial stop?

A. Brother C. Parent
B. Mother D. Sister
29. All of the following words
contain a schwa sound EXCEPT

A. messenger C. text
B. social D. twitter
30. Which of the following sets of
words exemplifies diphthongs?

A. Reduce, reuse, start


B. Breakfast, tea, cheese
C. Teach, speak, listen
D. Cry, break, down
31. All of the following describes the aspects
of suprasegmental phonology
EXCEPT _____.
A. it is not limited to single sounds
B. it involves stress-timing and intonation
C. it is otherwise known as the prosodic
features of speech.
D. it encompasses body movement, hand
gestures, and facial expressions
32. Which of the following words does
NOT have a bound morpheme?

A. Incorrect C. Stressful
B. Infant D. Teacher
33. What kind of morpheme involved
in the affixational process is common
in the
words posted, pictures, and fastest?

A. Derivational morpheme
B. Inflectional morpheme
C. Null morpheme
D. Zero morpheme
34. Which of the following BEST describes the word
formation process called
conversion?

a. It is the invention of a new word.


b. It is shortening a word to by deleting one or more
syllables.
c. It is the process of forming a new word by joining two
or more words.
d. It is the process of designating an existing word to a
new syntactic
35. What is the word formation process
that the words spork, Interpol, and brunch
underwent?
A. Backformation
B. Blending
C. Clipping
D. Suppletion
36.All of the following sets of words
exemplify derivational morphemes
EXCEPT________.

A. boards, larger, scribbled


B. colorful, distraction, conducive
C. godly, powerful, professional
D. talented, glamorous, patiently
37. How many morphemes are in the word crocodile?

A. 1 C.3

B2 D. 4
38. What kind of affix is present in the
word misunderstanding?

A. Infix C. Prefix

B. Circumfix D. Suffix
39. A second language learner of English says estatue
for statue and film. What morphophonemic process is
involved in the given scenario where a vowel is added
at the beginning of the word or between the sound?
is involved in the given scenario 1
d or between the sounds?

A. Assimilation
B. Elision
C. Epenthesis
D. Vowel lengthening
40. Which of the following syntactic
structures contains equivalent grammatical
units which are often joined by a
coordinating conjunction such as in lost and
found?

A. Structure of Complementation
B. Structure of Coordination
C. Structure of Modification
D. Structure of Predication
41. Which of the following exemplifies
the syntactic structure of of
modification?

A. Be careful.
B. Money talks.
C. Pins and needles
D. Sympathetic colleague
42. Which of the following BEST describes the
structure of a periodic sentence?

A. It is composed only of phrases and dependent


clauses.
B. It has two clauses which are similar in length and
word 0
C. It begins with the main independent clause
followed by phrases
dependent clauses.
D. It begins with phrases or dependent clauses and
ends with
independent clause.
43.Identify the type of phrase that is
enclosed in brackets in the ¢
faculty likes to drop by the small chapel
[adjacent to the cl

A. Adjective phrase C. Noun phrase Tea


B. Adverb phrase D. Prepositional
phrase
44. All of the following sentences exemplify ellipsis in its structure
EXCEPT______.

A. Should I call you or you me?


B. The student who wanted to become valedictorian did.
C. I will do the dishes today if you will do the dishes t tomorrow
D. Anton teaches all the Research courses while Jay the Math courses
45. Which of the following BEST describes
syntactic ambiguity? It refers to_____.

a. words having the same meaning


b. phrases which have the same meaning
c. words which have more than one
meaning
d. phrases which have more than one
meaning
46. Which word pair exemplifies hyponymy?

A. Pasta — spaghetti
B. Beauty — pulchritude
C. Fly (insect) — fly (zipper)
D. Benevolent — malevolent
47. Since she wasnt able to get tickets for the first day
of the concert, she availed
herself of the ones for the second day. (ones=tickets)
What kind of linguistic
reference is exemplified in the given sentence?

A. Anaphora C. Deixis
B. Coreference D. Entailment
48. Which of the following pairs of antonyms is a gradable pair?

A. Dead — alive
B. Fast — slow
C. Happy — sad
D. Hot — cold
49. Some senior high school
students almost failed the exam in
English. What is the sense property
in the given statement?

A. Analytic C. Synthetic
B. Contradictory D. Thematic
50. The phrase Filipino literature instructor could
mean “an instructor who teaches
Philippine literature’ or ‘“‘a literature instructor
who came from the Philippines.”
This case is an example of which ambiguity?

A. Grammatical ambiguity
B. Lexical ambiguity
C. Structural ambiguity
D. Syntactic ambiguity
51. Conversational Maxims are the cornerstone of H.P
Grice’s account of linguis
pragmatics of communication. Which maxim states that
one should not
his/her contribution more informative than is required?

A. Maxim of Manner
B. Maxim of Quality
C. Maxim of Quantity
D.Maxim of Relevance
52. Which conversational maxim is violated in the
given example?
Speaker A: How do you do today?
Speaker B: Oh well, you know. Same old me.

A. Maxim of Manner
B.Maxim of Quality
C. Maxim of Quantity
D. Maxim of Relevance
53. In a basketball event, only the officiating referee
can call out infractions of and decide penalties. Anyone
else can shout a ‘foul’ but only the referee has the
official word. Which felicity condition is evident in the
given speech act?

A. Essential condition
B.Preparatory conditions
C. Propositional content condition
D.Sincerity conditionas
54. All of the following describe an indirect speech act
EXCEPT_______.

A. it is mainly used by people in connection with


maintaining politeness
B. it is the evident when the syntactic form of utterance
matches the illocutionary force
C. it is an utterance in which one speech act is performed
indirectly by performing another
D. it is the lack of direct connection between the form of
utterance and the intended meaning
55. Which of the following describes the appropriate illocutionary
force in the given situation?
Librarian: (points to a signage saying ‘Observe silence’) Cant you
read?
Students: Sorry, Ma’am.

A. The librarian is telling the students to read the signage.


B. The librarian is telling the students that they are foolish.
C. The librarian is telling the students to stop conversing in loud
voices.
D. The librarian is asking whether the students are illiterate or
otherwise.
56. After a lesson on writing a problem — solution paragraph,
Teacher Anton tells the
students to write a paragraph in the problem — solution
pattern on water service
interruption. Which communicative approach to language
teaching is exemplified
in the given situation?

A. Content — based approach


B. Participatory approach
C. Task — based approach
D. Whole language approach
57. Which instruction shows the application of the content —
based approach to language teaching?
A. Teacher April uses mind maps to activate students’
background knowledge on communication.
B. Teacher Jay teaches his students the mnemonic to
remember the order in
which adjectives should appear.
C. Teacher Beth dims the lights in the classroom and plays
classical music as she reads a poem to her literature students.
D. Teacher Shiela uses a text on the Presidents of the
Philippines through history to teach the past tense form of
verbs.
58. All of the following are cognitive
strategies in language teaching EXCEPT:
_____.

A. context clues
B. drills
C. visualization techniques
D. word association
59. What process in language learning is
evident 1n the statement below?
Archie: I called Mom and I asked her if she
eated already.

A. Habit formation
B. Hypothesis testing
C. Overgeneralization
D. Simplification
60. Who among the following teachers has a teaching practice
that is compatible with
the humanistic approach?

A. Teacher Kelly who assesses the language learners’


motivations in learning g
B. Teacher Apple who integrates topics from other subjects in
the language 4 course
C. Teacher Leslie who emphasizes on good pronunciation and
lessened grammatical errors
D. Teacher Kharen who assesses the immediate
communicative needs of the Zi language learner
61. Which approach in language teaching is also
termed mim—mem method for it
dependence on mimicry and memorization for
language acquisition?

A. Audiolingual approach
B. Direct approach
C. Grammar — translation approach
D. Structural approach
62. Teacher Abby wants to teach her students the four
basic sentence function
through games where they are to move and do
challenges. Which approach in
language teaching will Teacher Abby most likely
apply?

A. Community Language Learning


B. Silent Way
C. Suggestopedia
D. Total Physical Response
63. According to Stephen Krashen’s Natural Order Hypothesis,
which are the first
grammatical morphemes that are acquired by an average
second language learner
of English?

A. Irregular past tense form of verb


B. Auxiliary form of verb and articles (a and the)
C. Regular past tense, possessives, and singular form of verb
D. Progressive form of verb, plural form of noun, and copula
(“to be”)
64. Which hypothesis deals with the consideration of
the language learners’
motivation, self-confidence, and anxiety in second
language learning?

A. Acquisition — Learning Hypothesis


B. Affective Filter Hypothesis
C. Input Hypothesis
D. Monitor Hypothesis
65. Given below are metacognitive strategies that a language
learner may use when he/she is beginning to learn a new
language. Which is the EXCEPTION?

A. A learner engages in fewer conversations with speakers of his


or her mother tongue.
B. A learner monitors and assesses his/her own progress in
learning the target language.
C. A learner reflects on which approaches to working out
grammatical rules are more effective.
D. A learner plans how to remember new words encountered in
conversations with native speakers of the target language.
66. In accordance with the schema theory, which of
the following is a purpose of schema in reading?
Schema is used to_________.

A. make a distinction between facts and opinions in a


text
B. make corrections about the morphological errors in
a text
C. anticipate, infer, and create judgments and
decisions about the text
D. enhance the learner’s knowledge about the deep
structure of grammar in the text
67. Which of the following is an objective of the
Grammar — Translation Method
language teaching? It is to learn the target language
_____.

A. through drills and repetition


B. in order to read its literature
C. by engaging in authentic language use
D. through natural communication rather than
formal grammar study
68. All of the following are summaries of the second
language acquisition theo;
formulated by Stephen Krashen EXCEPT______.

A. acquisition is more important in learning


B. low or weak affective filter is required to allow
language input
C. age is a definite predictor of second language rate or
attainment
D. language acquisition requires comprehensible input
containing i+] structures .
69. Audiolingual method: tape recorder and
audiovisual equipment:gesture, mime, visual
aids, wall charts, and Cuisiniére rods

A. community language learning


B. silent way
C. task — based approach
D. total physical response
70. Which of the following is an example of a well-written behavioral
objective in
language teaching?

A. The learner demonstrates respect for cultural diversity.


B. The learner identifies the different communicative strategies.
C. The learner makes a distinction among the different communication
models.
D. The learner makes use of the comparison — contrast pattern by
writingparagraph on the similarities and differences among the
features of several social media platforms.
social media platforms.
71. Given below are purposes of a Dialogue journal.
Which is the EXCEPTION?

A. It develops language learners’ theoretical thinking.


B. It may enhance writing skills in the target language.
C. It enables teachers to gain information about the
value of a language course.
D. It enables language learners to build relationships
with native speakers of the target language.
72. Beth is conversing with April who has difficulty in understanding
English.Beth makes sure that April understands what she is saying and
makes up for communication breakdowns by accompanying her speech
with appropriate gestures and body movement. Which aspect of
communicative competence is evident in the given scenario?

A. Discourse competence
B. Grammatical competence
C. Sociolinguistic competence
D. Strategic competence
73. Who among the following language learners exemplifies
sociolinguistic
competence?

A. Edward who knows how to respond to different people depending


on the communicative situation
B. Ynah who knows how to nominate as well as terminate a
conversation
done in her second language
C. Adolfo who is able to pronounce words in the second language with
near native like competence
D. Leah who makes sure that the words she is using are
comprehensible to the language learner she is talking to
74. BICS: skills needed in everyday, social face-to-face interactions;
CALP: _______.

A. skills needed in interpersonal communication


B. skills used in informal settings to build relationships
C. skills used in the classroom in various content areas
D. skills needed to perform tasks beyond the school setting
75. All of the following teachers incorporated language activities that
promote CALP
and BICS EXCEPT ‘

A. Teacher John who held book reviews in her class


B. Teacher Marie who conducted classroom debates
C. Teacher Tristan who conducted error analysis on learners’ outputs
D. Teacher Maridel who gave her students the chance to become
“teacher of the day”
76. Teacher Eddie is planning to incorporate minimal pair drills in his
language: class. All of the following could be Teacher Eddie’s learning
objective EXCEPT______.

A. to explain how sounds differ


B. to communicate sounds in each pair
C. to identify which pairs are homophones
D. to distinguish between sounds in each pair
77. Teacher Aljon adheres to a teaching methodology where the
language learners are not allowed to use their mother tongue.
Given below are possible teaching methodologies that Teacher
Aljon uses. Which is the EXCEPTION?

A. Audiolingual Method
B. Community Language Learning
C. Direct Method
D. Silent Way
79. Which among the four general orientations of
modern second language
approaches emphasizes on teaching grammatical and
syntactic elements
second language in isolation?

A. Affective C. Functional
B. Cognitive D. Structural
80. The reading approach is primarily executed for the
fulfillment of practice
academic objectives. Which among the following does NOT
adhere to this approach?

A. Development of reading skills is of prime importance.


B. Pronunciation and conversational skills are not emphasized.
C. Widening the vocabulary in the target language is
imperative.
D. Culture is considered the most important aspect in language
learning.
81. In the past, grammar was considered solely as__________ . This
means that
it is set to maintain linguistic excellence; as such, it relies on what
grammarians
believe to be best.

A. Descriptive
B. Pedagogical
C. Prescriptive
D. Transformational
82. Given below are several language teaching principles. Which
one does NOT view the language teacher as facilitator of
learning?

A. Communicative Language Teaching


B. Grammar — translation method
C. Natural Approach
D. Silent Way
83. Which of the following language teaching principles also
entails how students’ feelings should be dealt with?

A. Audiolingual method
B. Direct method
C. Grammar — translation method
D. Suggestopedia
84. Total Physical Response: Comprehension precedes production;
Communicative
Language Teaching:

A. Oral before written


B. Function over form
C. Vocabulary over grammar
D. Explicit but minimal grammar
85. Teacher Val rarely corrects errors and when she does so, she
maintains that it should be unobtrusive. All of the following
teaching principles entail doing the same to treat learners’ errors
EXCEPT

A. Communicative Language Teaching


B. Grammar — translation method
C. Suggestopedia
D. Total Physical Response
86. All of the following are language views accepted by
Structuralists. Which is the EXCEPTION?

A. Language is arbitrary,
B. Language is universal.
C. Language is primarily vocal.
D. Language is a system of systems.
87. Behaviorist learning theory: language behavior is
conditioned by rewards;_________: all normal human
beings have an inborn biological internal
mechanism that makes language learning possible.

A. Cognitive Learning Theory


B. Functionalists Theory
C. Interactionists Theory
D. Transformationalists Theory
88. Which of the following teaching methods is a direct
implication of the behaviorist
learning theory?

A. Audiolingual Method
B. Communicative Language Teaching
C. Story Grammar
D. Think — Aloud
89. Cognitive — based: Directed Reading
Thinking Activity; Humanistic Technique.

A. Bottom- up text Processing


B. Community Language Learning
C. Information Gap Tasks
D. Natural Approach
90. Constructivism states that learning is an active,
contextualized process of
constructing knowledge rather than acquiring it.
Which of the following is one of the foundations for
constructivism?

A. Classical Conditioning
B. Experiential Learning
C. Pareto Principle
D. Social Development Theory
91. Which of the following is the learning goal of humanism?

A. To develop learners who have innovative and adaptive thinking


skills
B. To develop self — actualized individuals in a cooperative and
supportive environment
C. To develop learners’ mental ability to use concepts dealing with
number, classification, order, and time but use them in a simple way
D. To create individuals who learn through mental mechanisms
which enable them to recreate and adapt their behavior in different
situations
92. Saussure’s distinction between langue and
parole is basically______ while
Chomsky’s is basically psycholinguistic.

A. Applied linguistic
B. Computational linguistics
C. Neurolinguistic
D. Sociolinguistic
93. Which language theory holds that human knowledge
develops from structures
and processes which are in the mind at birth and are also
responsible for how
language is learned rather than from the environment?

A. Behaviorism
B. Empiricist theory
C. Innatist hypothesis
D. Mentalism
94.Given below are teaching implication of Piaget’s theory on
cognitive development. Which is the Exception?

A. Teachers should focus on the process by wich learners


derive their answer.
B. Teachers should focus on accelerating or speeding up
children’s progress through the stages
C. Teachers should encourage learners to interact with their
environment as a way to discover themselves
D. Teachers approach to executing class activities should be
individualized or in small groups rather than whole group.
95. Sensorimotor Period: peek-a-boo;
Concrete Operational Period:_________.

A. Charts and illustrations


B. Letter cut-outs
C. Playdoh
D. Simple experiments
96. The theories of Piaget and Vygotsky agree on which of the
following ideas?
I. Learners are primarily blank slates.
II. Learners actively construct their own knowledge.
III. Social interactions play a key role in knowledge
construction.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. | and II
97. All of the following are teaching implications of
Vygotsky’s theory of scaffolding Which is the EXCEPTION?
A. Give frequent feedback.
B. Demonstrate complex tasks.
C. Divide complex tasks into simpler parts.
D. Ask students to develop their own steps.
98. Which ofthe following is NOT a
constructivist teaching scheme?

A. Modelling
B. Elicitation
C. Restructuring ideas
D. Application of new ideas
99. The information processing theory of learning proposed
by Ashcraft explains how
the mind functions in the learning process. Which of the
following is/are NOT TRUE about this theory?

A. It focuses on how learning takes place.


B. It emphasizes on how information is processed in the
brain.
C. Its three components are sensory register, short term
memory, and long
term memory.
D. Both A and B
100. Behavioral learning theories describe learning in terms of
observable phenomena.
Which of the following is a pedagogical implication of this learning
theory?

A. Teacher Jelo reinforces learning by giving his students rewards.


B. Teacher Shie treats her students in accordance with their level of
maturity.
C. Teacher Jehrist encourages her students to make their own meaning
out of the content.
D. Teacher Maggie arranges her curriculum in such a way that concepts
on one level are built on the previous one.
STRUCTURE OF
ENGLISH
101. Which of the following sentences
follows Parataxis?

A. I came, I saw, I conquered.


B. I came, then I saw, I conquered.
C. I came, I saw and I conquered.
D. I came and I saw, then conquered.
102. Which of the following types of
grammar is an example of this sentence: Ton
going nowhere.”

A. Generative Grammar
B. Prescriptive Grammar
C. Descriptive Grammar
D. Constructive Grammar
103. Which of the following group of
words is a sentence fragment?

A. Justice is served.
B. Escalate the issue.
C. She shone.
D. Her nieces and nephews.
104. Which of the following BEST
exemplifies lexical ambiguity?

A. I saw bats.
B. Insurance salesmen are frightening people.
C. I woke up and saw ghosts.
D. We should be discussing violence on TV.
105. Which of the following BEST
exemplifies lexical ambiguity?
A. There is a fisherman near the bank.
B. Your money is in the bank.
C. The spoon is on the plate.
D. We should be discussing violence on
TV.
106. Which among the given sentences is
NOT an example of hypotaxis?

A. Be proud and be bold.


B. I cried, I pleaded, I walked away.
C. I cried and pleaded.
D. Stop and walk away.
107. Which describes a periodic sentence?

A. It suspends the conclusion of the sense at the


end of the sentence.
B. It has syntactic units of equal lengths.
C. It is a basic pattern of antithetical inversion of
the sentence.
D. It has a series of clauses extended from the
independent clause.
108. Which sentence uses “famish” correctly?
A. I could eat a horse; I am famished.
B. I felt too famished to dig in to my favorite
food.
C. I'll be famished by the next time you treat
me.
D. I will bring a lot of blueberries; that’s a
famish.
109. In which of the following sentences
does the verb “be” (is) function as the
copula?

A. Sherrie is annoying.
B. Lisa is going to swim.
C. Rayn is giving me a headache.
D. Max is writing letters.
110. Which of the following is NOT a
noun phrase?

A. those houses
B. are houses
C. two houses
D. old houses
111. Which of the following is NOT an
intensive verb?

A. make
B. seem
C. turn
D. become
112. Which of the following sentence uses
extensive verbs?

A. Brent and his brothers seemed too tired.


B. At 10 p.m., Jenny vanished into thin air.
C. I am so angry because of what you did.
D. Jessie looks very young.
113. Which grammar approach deals with the
structure of language as it is used by
writers and speakers?

A. Prescriptive Grammar
B. Descriptive Grammar
C. Theoretical Grammar
D. Mental Grammar
114. Which of the following is a complex sentence?

A. Susan likes her project but she likes Blake’s project


more.
B. Having been rejected many times, I decided to stop
trying.
C. A cop’s hidden secrets were revealed by another cop.
D. Corned beef goes well with potatoes.
115. Which of the following sentence is a simple sentence?

A. | accomplished submitting my project.

B. I decided to stay while I wait for your return.

C. It breaks my heart losing you but I know I am not enough.

D. The protruding tree branch was just above him so tell him
that.
116. Which is an example of a complex sentence?

A. The student went to the library to search for Literature books.

B. My friend went to the party, but I decided to stay.

C. The person who is responsible for the upcoming party fled. -

D. I wish to watch John Wick 3, but my best friend, who has a big
crush on Keanu Reeves, insisted that we watch together.
117. Which among the following sentences is free from
grammatical errors?

A. There is three speakers in the seminar.


B. One-fourth of the students chooses Teacher Melay.
C. The textbooks that Rex Publishing Company reprint every
four years are —
for public secondary schools.
D. Much are left undone.
118. Which of the following sentences is ungrammatical?

A. Tam not used to wait for three hours straight.


B. The door suddenly closes while I was inside the room.
C. We have showed the products to the CEO.
D. There are much pies to eat.
119. Which of the following sentences is
ungrammatical?

A. Redge pointed at each word while he reads,


B. Cat peeked into the glass window of their classroom.
C. Massie is running in the speed of light.
D. I wish I was as beautiful as her.
120: yeh Best describes the sentence,

A. The verb phrase is in simple past tense.


B. “Poems” is the direct object.
C. The verb in the sentence is in passive voice.
D. The verb phrase is in progressive tense.
121. Which BEST describes the gerund in
the sentence, “The beach’s main activity,
Kayaking, continues to attract tourists’?

A. Appositive
B. Direct Object
C. Subject Complement
D. Object of the Preposition
122. Which BEST describes the gerund in the
sentence, “Pamela’s life-threatening
hobby is sky diving’?

A. Appositive
B. Direct Object
C. Subject Complement
D. Object of the Preposition
123. Which BEST describes the gerund in the
sentence, “Many students do not like
reading”?

A. Appositive
B. Direct Object
C. Subject Complement
D. Object of the Preposition
124. Which BEST describes the gerund in the sentence, “Life
spent in serving in
teaching is pleasing”?

A. Appositive
B. Direct Object
C. Subject Complement
D. Object of the Preposition
125. Which BEST describes the gerund in the
sentence, “Every Sunday, my friends go
hiking”?

A. Appositive
B. Direct Object
C. Subject Complement
D. Object of the Preposition
126. Which word formation is used in
the underlined word, “I have been
thinking for a perfect genre for my
upcoming film”?
A. Blending C. Coinage
B. Borrowing D. Compounding
127. Which word formation is used in
the underlined word, “I have never tasted
such a good-tasting sandwich”?

A. Blending C. Coinage
B. Borrowing D. Compounding
128. Which word formation is used in
the underlined word, “Laxx started to
doubt when Nyxx asked her to come to
the motel”?
A. Blending C. Coinage
B. Borrowing D. Compounding
129. Which word formation is used in the
underlined word, “Millennial celebrities of
on
: come to the bazaar near World
TradeCenter’?

A. Blending C. Coinage
B. Borrowing D. Compounding
130. Which of the following is a complex
sentence?

A. Merlin cooks beef stew as Erik cleans the


kitchen.
B. The altar boys assisted in the Mass.
C. Many were tested in faith.
D. The Senior High School graduation ceremony
was held at Araneta
132. Which of the following exemplifies a
sentence with participial phrase?

A. Having finished the homework, Matt turned on


the television.
B. Walking in the hallway is one of my morning
routines.
C. The students in the classroom were silent.
D. The man awoke at noon.
133. Which of the following exemplifies a
sentence with adverb phrase?

A. Having finished the homework, Matt turned on


the television.
B. Walking in the hallway is one of my morning
routines.
C. The students in the classroom were silent.
D. The man awoke at noon.
134. Which of the following exemplifies a
sentence with adjective phrase?

A. Having finished the homework, Matt turned on


the television.
B. Walking in the hallway is one of my morning
routines.
C. The students in the classroom were silent.
D. The man awoke at noon.
135. Which is the BEST conjunction for this
sentence: ”Erin got the highest score in the
periodical examination_____ she did not review
very well.”

A. though
B. although
C. so that
D. because
136. “Macy thought Max left her; however, Max came.”
“However” is a

A. Coordinating conjunction
B. Correlative conjunction
C. Conjunctive Adverbs
D. Subordinating Conjunction
137. Which of the following sentence is in the CORRECT use
of the preposition?

A. We traveled there by foot.


B. We have to eat at morning.
C. This school has been here since three years.
D. I have been waiting for you for five years
138. Which of the following exemplifies a reflexive
pronoun?

A. The teacher gave herself a nice coffee.


B. The president himself believes that he can lead as
expected.
C. Those friendly neighbors themselves were skeptic
about the progress
D. Susan herself made a nice cup of tea.
139, Which is TRUE about synthetic theoretical
model for structures?

A. sentence-clause-phrase-word-morpheme
B. sentence- fragment-clause-word-morpheme
C. morpheme-word-phrase-clause-sentence
D. morpheme-word-fragment-clause-sentence
140. Which is TRUE about bottom-up
theoretical model for structures?

A. sentence-clause-phrase-word-morpheme
B. sentence- fragment-clause-word-morpheme
C. morpheme-word-phrase-clause-sentence
D. morpheme-word-fragment-clause-sentence
141. Which function of the sentence is
exemplified in this sentence, “This It’s my
porridge.”?
A. Imperative
B. Exclamation
C. Interrogative
D. Declarative
142. Which function of the sentence is
exemplified in this sentence, “I have never
thought that this feeling would come back
again?”

A. Imperative C. Interrogative

B. Exclamation D. Declarative
143. Which is an example of a sentence
structure in inverted order?

A. I came to the capital from the village.


B. I am unable to forget it now.
C. From the village to the capital came I.
D. We will not forget who I am.
144. “The heavy rainfall deluged the area
where the father lived with his sons.” is an
example of which structure of sentence?

A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound-complex sentence
145. Which of the following exemplifies the CORRECT
present-unreal conditional
statements?

A. WT expected to be able to stay awake after nine at night, |


must stop
keeping these hours.
B. They will never get education if they were left to their
families.
C. We should be giving the servants medicine if they are sick.
D. If my shoes get worn-out, | will buy a new pair of shoes.
146. Which of the following is an example
of zero conditional sentence?

A. If You heat ice, it melts,


B. If you stand in the rain, you might get
wet.
C. If it rains, you will cancel the trip.
D. If 1 won the lottery, | would travel a lot.
147. Which is CORRECT about third conditional sentences?

A. It states facts which are generally true.


B. It presents a possible situation in the future.
C. The person imagines a different imaginary situation that
did not happen.
D. These are unreal or improbable situation now or in the
future.
148. “If I hadn’t been sick, | would have gone to your
party.” This sentence is an example of which
conditional sentence?

A. Zero conditional/ Present simple + present simple


B. First conditional/ Present simple + will/ wort +
verb
C. Second conditional/ Past simple + would + verb
D. Third conditional/ past perfect + would have + past
participle
149. “If they sold their property, they would be rich.”
This sentence is an example which conditional
sentence?

A. Zero conditional’ Present simple + present simple


B. First conditional/ Present simple + will/ won't + verb
C. Second conditional/ Past simple + would + verb
D. Third conditional/ past perfect + would have + past
participle
150. “If he studies, he will pass the exam.” This
sentence is an example of Which conditional
sentence?

A, Zero conditional/ Present simple + present simple


B. First conditional’ Present simple + will/ won't
+verb
C. Second conditional/ Past simple + would + verb
D. Third conditional/ past perfect + would have +
past participle
. 151. “If you go to church, you will hear the word of
God.” This sentence is an example of which conditional
sentence?
A. Zero conditional/ Present simple + present simple
B. First conditional/ Present simple + will/ won’t + verb
C. Second conditional/ Past simple + would + verb
D. Third conditional/ past perfect + would have + past
participle
152. Which of the following sentences
is free from grammatical error?

A. I would buy some furnitures.


B. Have you packed your baggages?
C. Are there any bread?
D. He told me this news.
153. Which of the following sentences is free from
grammatical error?

A. We have great sceneries here in Boracay.


B. You passed the exam! These are great news to me.
C. I have pieces of baggage in the car. Kindly get them
for me.
D. One of the men who is present today shall need to
talk to me.
154. Which of the following sentences is free
from grammatical error?

A. She insisted to pay for the tuition.


B. He met with misfortune.
C. We like to read in bed in the night.
D. Luke laid on the beach and soaked up the
sunrays.
155. Which of the following is a complex
sentence?

A. After several discussions, they led to their last


conclusion.
B. My tongue got shocked by lemon’s citrus
flavor.
C. Mazikeen ended her talk with a sigh.
D. She initiated her discussion with a mind
blogging activity.
INTRODUCTION TO STYLISTICS
156. There are unlimited limits in this institution.
Which of the following poetic
devices is present in the given sentence?

A. Oxymoron C. Onomatopoeia

B. Parallelism D. Metonymy
157. Kring, Kring, Kring! Which of the following
poetic devices is shown in the given
group of words?

A. Parallelism C. Metonymy
B. Oxymoron D. Onomatopoeia
158. The Philippines is about to witness the truth.
Which of the following poetic
devices is present in the given sentence?

A. Parallelism C. Metonymy
B. Oxymoron D. Onomatopoeia
159. I saw her talking, walking, and smiling.
Which of the following poetic devices can be
concluded based on the given sentence?

A. Parallelism C. Metonymy
B. Oxymoron D. Onomatopoeia
160. The boy is there, the boy is here, the boy is
everywhere. Which of the following
poetic devices is applied in the given statement?

A. Anaphora C. Alliteration
B. Epiphora D. Assonance
161. I will fly high next week. Which of the
following poetic devices can be observed
in the given sentence?

A. Anaphora
B. Epiphora
C, Alliteratio
D. Assonance
162. We can do this, from the world, for the world, and to the
world. Which of the following poetic devices can be inferred
from the

A. Anaphora
B. Epiphora
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance given statement?
163. Peter Pete played the paper with a pepper.
Which of the following poetic devices is shown in
the given sentence?

A. Anaphora
B. Epiphora
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance
164. Problems in the society arise, such as (...) .
Which of the following poetic devices can be
inferred from the given statement?

A. Ellipsis
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
165. You are the woman of my life! Which of the
following poetic devices is used in the given
sentence?

A. Ellipsis
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
166. I think like a Master. Which of the
following poetic devices is a technique used in
the given statement?

A. Ellipsis
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
167. Ms. Tayamora speaks a language that is only
used in a particular section. Which of the
following varieties of language is present in the
given statement?

A. Regional dialect C. Ethnolect


B. Sociolect D. Idiolect
168. Kriselda uses a language spoken by her
specific tribal group. Which of the following
varictics of language can be inferred from this
sentence?

A. Regional dialect C. Ethnolect


B. Sociolect D. Idiolect
169. Individuals speak a language or languages
in their daily lives. Which of the following
varieties of language can be inferred from the
given statement?

A. Regional dialect
B. Sociolect
C. Ethnolect
D. Idiolect
170. Which of the following varieties of language
is performed when a person speaks a language in
an economic class, age group, and other groups?

A. Regional dialect C. Ethnolect


B. Sociolect D. Idiolect
171. Which of the following varieties of language
is evident when an individual uses
a form of communication distinguished through
the language, articulation, and
grammar?

A. Dialect C. Jargon

B. Register D. Pidgin
172. Rose speaks in a formal setting and she
observes the use of proper words like
“going to” instead of “gonna,” and “child” instead
of “kid.” Which of the
following varieties of language is performed in
this scenario?

A. Dialect C. Jargon
B. Register D. Pidgin
173. Joshua speaks a particular language that
consists of technical terms and common turns of
phrase. Which of the following varieties of
language is referred to in the
given statement?
A. Dialect.
B.Register
C. Jargon
D. Pidgin
174. Which of the following varieties of language
is present when a grammatically simplified form
of a language for communication between people
not sharing a common discourse is used?

A. Dialect C. Jargon
B. Register D. Pidgin
175. Which of the following refers to a language
formed as a result of contact Of two
languages through an earlier stage?

A. Acroleet C. Creole
B. Basilect D. Mesolect
176. Which of the following pertains to the most
prestigious dialect or Variety of a particular
language?

A. Acrolect C. Creole
B. Basilect D. Mesolect
177, Which of the following refers to the less
prestigious dialect or variety of a
particular language?

A. Acrolect C. Creole
B. Basilect D. Mesolect
178. Which of the following refers to an
intermediate dialect or variety of a particular
language?

A. Acrolect C. Creole
B. Basilect D. Mesolect
179. Justin criticizes how linguistic foundations
work to form a meaning. Which of the
following disciplines of stylistics is referred to in
the statement?

A. Literary Stylistics
B. Interpretative Stylistics
C. Evaluative Stylistics
D. Corpus Stylistics
180. A linguist checks the legitimacy and
originality of a text. Which of the following
disciplines of stylistics is referred to by the given
statement?

A. Literary Stylistics
B. Interpretative Stylistics
C. Evaluative Stylistics
D. Corpus Stylistics
181. A Literature professor uses a technique in
studying literary texts. Which of the
following disciplines of stylistics is evident in the
given sentence?

A. Literary Stylistics C. Evaluative


Stylistics
B. Interpretative Stylistics D. Corpus Stylistics
182. If an expert cnticizes the style of the text,
which of the following disciplines of
stylistics should be used?

A. Literary Stylistics
B. Interpretative Stylistics
C. Evaluative Stylistics
D. Corpus Stylistics
183 — 190 Identify which literary device is
present in the statements below.
183. “Work on, my medicine, work! Thus
credulous fools are caught ”
(William Shakespeare)
A. Apostrophe C. Charactonym
B. Climax D. Personification
184. Your eve glasses made you Harry
Potter.

A. Apostrophe C. Charactonym
B. Climax D. Personification
185. Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a
plane, no, it’s Superman!

A. Apostrophe C. Charactonym
B. Climax D. Personification
186. “The clouds cry to give me a sign.”

A. Apostrophe C. Charactonym
B. Climax D. Personification
187. “You have to keep silent (instead of shut
up).”

A. Irony C. Dysphemism
B. Euphemism D. Hypophora
188. “Your breath is very bad (instead of
you have a morning breath).”

A. Irony C. Dysphemism
B. Euphemism D. Hypophora
189. “Forever is just a jiffy.”

A. frony C. Dysphemism
B. Euphemism D. Hypophora
190. “Are you feeling all right/fine now? I know
you are.”

A. Irony C. Dysphemism
B. Euphemism D. Hypophora

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