- 1. Ms. Venus asked the students to fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun? What test did she use?
A) C-Cloze
B) Text Numeric
C) Cloze
D) Hot spot
- 2. Mr. Edward aims to make a language test that tends to have the highest reliability Which type of exam should he make?
A) Matching Type
B) Cloze Test
C) Multiple Choice
D) True or False
- 3. Nine English subject teachers assessed literary comprehension of an English class. The assessment of the nine teachers yielded fairly close. The assessment is _____.
A) Reliable
B) Convergently valid
C) Equally difficult
D) Valid
- 4. Which among the following is NOT a criterion of a good test?
A) Balance
B) Authenticity
C) Relativity
D) Reliability
- 5. In the test prepared by Theresa, Mr. Aaron commented that she overemphasized on understanding outcomes. What could have been neglected by Theresa?
A) Table of Specifications
B) Predictive validity testing
C) Difficulty distribution
D) Constructive validity testing
- 6. Kristofer got 69% on October 8, 2015 in a language teacher-made test and 88% on October 11, 2015. Which would be the most probable reason for the discrepancy on a test covering the same material?
A) The tests were not representative.
B) The tests were not relevant.
C) The tests were not valid.
D) The tests were not reliable.
- 7. Which of the following should Jehrist make if he wants to assess the speaking ability of his students by first specifying the components of the speaking ability he wants to assess?
A) Construct definition
B) Performance criteria
C) Ability criteria
D) Profile definition
- 8. Which would be the possible reason if the correlations of a language test are generally significant to the highest level (99%), except for the speaking test?
A) The speaking does not differentiate between the most able and the least able takers.
B) The speaking test is not consistent with the other parts of the test.
C) The speaking test is not valid.
D) The speaking test is not reliable.
- 9. Which proficiency assessment interpretations did Jeric use when he remarked that Cerelo got 88 out of 100 and that he is in the top 10%?
A) Placement test interpretation
B) Selection test interpretation
C) Criterion-referenced interpretation
D) Norm-referenced interpretation
- 10. Mr. Anton wanted to measure the students' ability in language regardless of any training they may have had in that language. Which test should he use?
A) Achievement test
B) Proficiency test
C) Diagnostic test
D) Placement test
- 11. The Grade 10 teachers of Sta. Elena High School are evaluating the language tests prepared by the Grade 10 teachers of Colegio de San Agustin. Specifically, the teachers are evaluating the utility, equity, and appropriateness of the assessment techniques used. Which stage is present in the given scenario?
A) Evaluation
B) Assessment
C) Preparation
D) Reflection
- 12. Mrs. Yoly wants to measure her Grade 12 students' ability against the learning objectives of specific topics in their Oral Communication class. Which of the following tests should she give?
A) Assessment test
B) Norm-referenced test
C) Discrete-point test
D) Criterion-referenced test
- 13. Shine-Shine distributed her test among a group of representative end-users in the same settings and circumstances as the live test. Which task did Shine-Shine do?
A) Piloting
B) Formatting
C) Revising
D) Assessing
- 14. Ms. Jerica prepares a language task that focuses on recognizing connotative meanings of words, correctly processing dictation, and making inferences. Which domain of learning as identified in Bloom's Revised Cognitive Taxonomy does Ms. Jerica want to address?
A) Comprehension
B) Knowledge
C) Analysis
D) Synthesis
- 15. Mr. Stephen examines the test tasks and determines the extent of the test's correspondence to the test goal. Which qualitative analysis should he use?
A) Conversational Analysis
B) Test language Analysis
C) Discourse Analysis
D) Task Characteristics
- 16. Shiela wants to assess Lilibeth's conversational ability in English, so she gave her a list of words to read. The assessment would yield to _____.
A) a valid result
B) an unreliable result
C) an invalid result
D) a reliable result
- 17. A group of Language teachers are designing a periodical test. Specifically, they are looking closely at the test and deciding which questions will be omitted and which items need further clarification, Which stage is evident in that scenario?
A) Evaluating the draft version
B) Rewriting the draft version
C) Writing a draft
D) Collecting testing material
- 18. Mr. Jon assigned number values to the various criteria he listed to assess his students' writing performance. Which assessment tool did Mr. Jon prepare?
A) Observation sheet
B) Rating Scale
C) Rubric
D) Checklist
- 19. Mr. Lozada prepared a cloze test that is concerned primarily with meaning and the total communicative effect of discourse. He made sure that the test involves functional language but not its use. Which approach did he consider in constructing test?
A) Essay-Translation Approach
B) Integrative Approach
C) Structural Approach
D) Communicative Approach
- 20. Ms. April wrote, "Write the meaning of the italicized words according to how they are used in the sentence." Which of the following cognitive levels is present in the given instruction?
A) Synthesis
B) Evaluation
C) Application
D) Analysis
- 21. Which should Mrs. Margaret ask her students to do if she wants to measure their story reorganization skills?
A) Write a three-paragraph summary of the plot of the story.
B) Draw what is in store for the protagonist.
C) Cite incidents in the story that show the strained relationship between the protagonist and other characters.
D) Predict what is in store for the protagonist.
- 22. Jace asked his students to choose the letter of the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence. Jace gave a/an _______.
A) discrete point test
B) criterion-referenced test
C) norm-referenced test
D) integrative test
- 23. What assessment do you use if you collect samples of the students' work to show and monitor growth over time?
A) Portfolio
B) Achievement
C) Non-formal
D) Summative
- 24. Mr. Jeeko asked his students to retrace the alphabetical order in which the enumerated events took place by assigning letters. Which task is present in the scenario?
A) Sequencing
B) Single Response
C) Matching
D) Multiple Response
- 25. Stephany had her test validated and the results indicate that there is a high correlation between the test scores in a different test measuring the same construct, and irrespective of method. Which validity does the results satisfy?
A) Construct validity
B) Concurrent validity
C) Convergent validity
D) Criterion-related validity
- 26. Output plays an important role in language research. It is while attempting to produce the target language that learners may notice that they do not know how to say or write precisely the meaning intended. Below are some output techniques that teachers use. Which does NOT belong to the group?
A) Consciousness-raising
B) Meta-talking
C) Communicative language teaching
D) Negotiation task
- 27. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Positivistic Reasoning
C) Deductive Reasoning
D) Objective Reasoning
- 28. Sol wants to know frequent words spoken by her classmates in their Literature class. Which data collection method is BEST to use?
A) Test
B) Interview
C) Observation
D) Checklist
- 29. Both Gass and Vygotsky focused on research for second language acquisition. Which statement is TRUE about their contributions?
A) Gass gave the idea of comprehensible input while Vygotsky gave the one on social environment.
B) Gass focused on the language learning context while Vygotsky focused on the role of social environment.
C) Both are behaviorists in their emphasis on language research.
D) Both are focused on the importance of cognitive ability in learning the language.
- 30. Marko conducted a research on the communication strategies used by teachers educating students with visual impairment. In order to identify the communication strategies, he interviewed the teachers educating students with visual impairment and also did some actual observation of the classes, What research design was used in the study?
A) Experimental design
B) Descriptive design
C) Quantitative design
D) Qualitative design
- 31. Who will be the BEST respondents for your study if you want to explore the effective methods used in improving children's way of using the language in the classroom?
A) Children
B) Teachers
C) Administrator
D) Parents
- 32. All of the following are among the four different research methodologies that can be used by students in conducting a research in language studies, EXCEPT ______.
A) experimental research
B) case study
C) correlational
D) ethnography
- 33. Which is/are TRUE about Research hypotheses?
I. Formulated prior to a review of the literature
II. Statements of predicted relationships between variables
III. Final answers to the problems/questions
A) II only
B) I and II
C) III only
D) I only
- 34. Which of the following statements is TRUE about research on second language acquisition?
A) Methods based on interactionist theory give the learners the opportunity for conversation that allows meaningful input from teachers and students.
B) Methods based on teaching what the learner is ready to learn, are most likely closely associated with Krashen.
C) Methods recognize a role of instruction and assume that everything has been taught.
D) Methods based on behaviorist theory of language learning emphasize conversation.
- 35. Research suggests that an increased focus on form is likely to lead to change in grammatical knowledge insofar as it is manifested in learner's behavior. What suggestion can be drawn from this result?
A) Destabilize fossilized form.
B) Focus more on grammar.
C) Form should not be a priority.
D) Form and grammar can be given equal importance.
- 36. Feedback and interaction are very important elements in language learning and teaching. What is the BEST activity to be employed by the teacher to have interaction enhancement?
A) Let the students identify the mismatch between interlanguage grammar and the target language.
B) Give feedback on the student's lapses in spoken language.
C) Give many activities for drills and exercises in language.
D) Let the students give their reaction to the given situation.
- 37. What is the term when a researcher uses someone else's words or ideas, and passes them off as his/her own?
A) Plagiarism
B) APA
C) Citation
D) Anonymity
- 38. For language research, several scholars have borrowed from the concepts of ethnography, Which of the following researches does NOT use ethnographie method?
A) Methodology: What effective strategy is used to increase participation in classroom?
B) Cultural models of personhood: What does it mean to be a good Osage Indian?
C) Communication: How is communication accomplished?
D) Emotional expression: What are the "display rules" of when and how emotion should be displayed?
- 39. Members of the language team introduce a new language monitoring system and wishes to study the efficiency of its implementation as compared to the previous system which is still being practiced in other departments. In this study, it is not feasible to conduct randomization. What type of research design is used?
A) Quasi-Experimental
B) Experimental
C) Causal-Comparative
D) Descriptive
- 40. Which research seeks to examine the findings of a study by using the same design but a different sample?
A) Hypothesis testing
B) An exploratory study
C) An empirical study
D) A replication study
- 41. Which part of a campus paper presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue?
A) Sports article
B) Feature article
C) Editorial
D) News article
- 42. Which of the following is NOT true about editorial?
A) An editorial is a factual news story.
B) An editorial reflects the majority vote of the editorial board, the governing body of the newspaper made up of editors and business managers.
C) Editorials are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking. and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue.
D) An editorial article presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue.
- 43. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of an editorial?
A) To entertain
B) To criticize
C) To persuade
D) To interpret
- 44. Which of the following is NOT true about writing an editorial?
A) Opinion should be in the fashion of a thesis statement.
B) Opposing viewpoints with quotations and facts should conclude the article.
C) It should have a current news angle.
D) The issue should be explained objectively.
- 45. Which of the following parts of a campus paper answers the who, what, when, where and how of current events?
A) Sports article
B) News article
C) Editorial
D) Feature article
- 46. Which part of a news article indicates the name of the writer?
A) Headline
B) Sources
C) Byline
D) Writer's block
- 47. Which is TRUE about the lead of a news article?
A) It summarizes the story and includes many of the basic facts.
B) It provides the introduction of the whole story
C) It is written at the last part of the article.
D) The lead will guide readers throughout the reading of the whole article.
- 48. Which of the following is NOT true about writing the news story?
A) The story contains facts from research.
B) Events are detailed in a chronological order.
C) Important details should be written first in the article.
D) The article should contain your opinions.
- 49. Which of the following is NOT true about writing the headline or title?
A) The title should be written in the present tense.
B) Numbers are spelled out.
C) The first word should always be capitalized.
D) It should be catchy and to the point.
- 50. Which of the following parts of a campus paper is a narrative writing about human life?
A) Sports article
B) Editorial
C) Feature article
D) News article
- 51. Which of the following should NOT be considered as a feature story?
A) A story about your first day at college
B) A story about lack of funding for inner-city schools
C) A news story on a carjacking at the local mall
D) A story about your three-legged cat Max
- 52. Which of the following statements is NOT true about feature stories?
A) You should start your feature story with a bang to grab your reader.
B) Conflict and obstacles are important in telling a story.
C) The use of interesting facts and anecdotes will help to illustrate your topic and keep your reader's attention.
D) Feature stories use the traditional five-paragraph essay format.
- 53. Which of the following is a form of writing that reports on sporting topics and games?
A) Editorial
B) Feature article
C) News article
D) Sports article
- 54. Which of the following is TRUE about the lead of a sports article?
A) It focuses on the efforts of all players.
B) It is a simple chronological account.
C) It is an elaborated story-telling of the event.
D) It should include the final score.
- 55. Which of the following is a journalism slang term that summarizes what the story is all about?
A) Morgue
B) 6Ws
C) Lede
D) Nutgraf
- 56. In the modes of Language of Interpretation, which among the following is where the person interprets the text to a language common to every interpreter who in turn renders the message to his/her respective target languages?
A) Whispered
B) Simultaneous
C) Relay
D) Consecutive interpretation
- 57. Which grammatical categories would affect the translation of the word heiress to a Filipino term?
A) Number
B) Person
C) Case
D) Gender
- 58. Which of the following is an ellipsis that answers the question, "Does Remy sing while she walks?"
A) Yes, she does it to irritate us, perhaps.
B) No, but I do.
C) No.
D) Yes, she does.
- 59. As with single words, an idiom can sometimes be omitted altogether in the target text_______.
A) if the term has no superordinate
B) for stylistic reasons
C) if it has no close match in the target language
D) if its meaning cannot be easily paraphrased
- 60. Which strategy is used in translating the statement "I didn't expect Myrna is an onion-skinned girl to Hindi ko inaasahan na si Myrna ay matampuhin?"
A) Using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form
B) Using an idiom of similar meaning and form
C) Translation by omission of play on idiom
D) Translation by paraphrase
- 61. The difference between "don't oppose" and "don't whimper" lies in their ______.
A) expressive meaning
B) sectional proposition
C) propositional meaning
D) denotative meaning
- 62. Lorna is trying to translate "po" and "opo" in English but failed to do so. Which could be the reason why "po" and "opo" cannot be directly translated in the English language? Because the words are _____.
A) exotic
B) only true in the Philippines
C) culture specific
D) considered foreign in the English language
- 63. Which thematic structure is used in the sentence "Well prepared the presentation was?"
A) Fronting of object or complement
B) Fronting of pronominal
C) Fronting of time or place adjunct
D) Fronting of predicator
- 64. Gian received his paper with the mark 2 before the sentence "We will bring home the crown!" What does the teacher want Gian to do?
A) Indent two spaces
B) Insert two spaces
C) Move two spaces to the left
D) Use two single spaces
- 65. Which of the following indicates a problem in differences in physical or interpersonal perspective?
A) Blackness/redness
B) Dancing/ swimming
C) Emigrate/immigrate
D) Coup d'e'tat/ a la carte
- 66. Which is the theme in the sentence "My joining the English Enhancement Program will absolutely help me?"
A) will absolutely help me
B) the English Enhancement Program
C) will help
D) my joining the English Enhancement Program
- 67. Which strategy was used in translating the source text "Shampoo the hair lightly and towel dry" to the target text "Lavarcabellofrotarligeramente con unatoallla" (Wash hair lightly with a towel)?
A) Translation by a more neutral/ less expressive word
B) Translation by cultural substitution
C) Translation using a loan word
D) Translation by a more general word
- 68. Which of the following sentences has a predicated theme?
A) I was given strength by your faith.
B) It is your faith that gave me strength.
C) Your faith gave me strength.
D) What gave me strength is your faith.
- 69. Which translation problem is evident in the sentence "Uminom siya ng tubig (Drink s/he water)?
A) Syntagmatic dislocation
B) Extraposition
C) Linear dislocation
D) Nominalization
- 70. What problem do you encounter when you could NOT find the exact term or word to use in English such as the different kinds of banana (saging na saba, senyorita, latundan, etc.)?
A) The source and target languages make different distinction in meaning.
B) The target language lacks hyponym.
C) The source-language word is semantically complex.
D) The target language lack superordinate.
- 71. In the process of communication, which refers to the means by which a message is communicated?
A) Feedback
B) Channel
C) Listener
D) Medium
- 72. Which is the most effective medium of communication?
A) Listening
B) Act of Speech
C) Language
D) Speech
- 73. Which method of speech delivery is termed as 'making it up on the spot"?
A) Memorized
B) Extemporaneous
C) Manuscript
D) Impromptu
- 74. The characteristics of effective speech based on Cicero's canons of rhetoric include invention, disposition, elocution, pronunciation and ______.
A) grammar
B) voice
C) memory
D) arrangement
- 75. _________: delivery, language and speaking style; Invention: discovering the best arguments
A) Pronunciation
B) Disposition
C) Elocution
- 76. Which is the aim of demonstrative speaking?
A) To show audience how to perform a task
B) To shift the opinions or behavior of the audience
C) To share some facts and opinions
D) To entertain the audience
- 77. Which characteristics of an effective speech refers to the arrangement and organization of materials?
A) Pronunciation
B) Elocution
C) Disposition
D) Invention
- 78. Which is a type of play where the plot and characters are symbols of something else and which illustrates a moral or philosophical unit?
A) Drama
B) Tragicomedy
C) Farce
D) Allegory
- 79. In speech discipline, which area includes the study of symbolic behavior in dyadic relationship?
A) Rhetoric
B) Group communication
C) Interpersonal communication
D) Organizational communication
- 80. Which process is associated with the production and perception of sounds used in spoken language?
A) Speaking
B) Speech
C) Oral communication
D) Discussing
- 81. Which strongly suggests that speakers know the background of the events and assess their audience to determine what information is most appropriate to share, such as during wedding receptions, graduation ceremonies, religious induction and other kinds.
A) Demonstrative speaking
B) Informative speaking
C) Ceremonial speaking
D) Persuasive speaking
- 82. Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasive speech?
A) A politician asking people to vote for him/her
B) A doctor trying to get a patient to stop smoking
C) A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a larger art museum
D) An environmentalist convincing people to start thinking about the environment
- 83. Which of the following does NOT belong to memorization as a type of speech delivery?
A) The speaker writes the manuscript for official records.
B) Manuscript delivery is reading the text word for word.
C) The speaker writes the manuscript as reference during the speech.
D) The use of eye contact and facial expression helps bring personality to this type of delivery.
- 84. Who writes the script?
A) Scriptwriter
B) Author
C) Writer
D) Playwright
- 85. Edward tells a story that is taken from a book using his own words in front of his students. Edward is using ______.
A) story reading
B) sight reading
C) reader's theatre
D) creative speech
- 86. Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 has five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables per line. What is the measure of the poetry?
A) Heptasyllabic quatrain
B) Iambic pentameter
C) Iambic heptameter
D) Octosyllabic quatrain
- 87. What kind of imagery is used in the following lines? "I can show you the world shining, shimmering, splendid."
A) Aural
B) Visual
C) Olfactory
D) Tactile
- 88. What figure of speech shows a contrasting combination of two words put together?
A) Oxymoron
B) Paradox
C) Antithesis
D) Irony
- 89. Short stories usually start in the middle of things. What part of the plot is being referred to?
A) In medias res
B) Rising Action
C) Denouement
D) Introduction
- 90. Which of the following is recommended in writing a short story?
A) Minimum of 3000 words
B) Multiple plots
C) Limited characters
D) Definite setting
- 91. Which of the following elements shows the line cuts in a poetry?
A) Hemistich
B) Enjambment
C) Stich
D) Lines
- 92. Which of the following elements shows what a story is all about?
A) Conflict
B) Plot
C) Theme
D) Characters
- 93. What figure of speech is shown in the following lines? "The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet black bough."- Ezra Pound
A) Hyperbole
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
- 94. Which of the following is TRUE about deus-ex-machina?
A) The god character fails as a savior in the story.
B) It is a flaw for lack of resolution.
C) It is an effective tool to end a story.
D) The god character is seen from the beginning of the story.
- 95. Which of the following is TRUE about fictional stories?
A) Fictional stories base characters from real-life events.
B) Fictional stories may show historical facts.
C) Fictional stories follow a particular format to be effective.
D) Fictional stories are the newest form of literature.
- 96. Which of the following nonfiction texts presents a life story written by the character himself?
A) Biography
B) Reflection Paper
C) Personal Narrative
D) Autobiography
- 97. What is the main focus of a testimonio?
A) Headline
B) Marginalization
C) Personal Experience
D) Art
- 98. Which technique is used when the story gives clues as to what will happen next in the plot?
A) Flash forward
B) Flashback
C) Facial expression
D) Foreshadowing
- 99. In drama, which technique highlights the emotions of the characters?
A) Gestures
B) Voice
C) Facial Expressions
D) Movements
- 100. Which of the following is TRUE about Imagism, a 20th movement in poetry? Imagism focuses on the _______.
A) balance of both central image and statement
B) format of the poetry more than the statement
C) statement more than the central image
D) central image more than the statement
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