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Rita’s College of Balingasag

College Department
Higher Education Curriculum
Hotel and Restaurant Management Program

Midterm Examination
Foreign Language 1
English and American Language

Name: ______________________________
Instructor: Eman A. Lachica, LPT, MAED Eng.

Note: Write your answers in your test booklet.

General Instructions: Answer the following questions honestly and religiously. Strictly NO
ERASURES. Erasures means wrong.

Test I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of your choice.

Questions 1-5 refers to communications.
1. It refers to the question of communication on “what are they and how do they affect
communication?”
a. Physical Attribute b. Power of Touch c. Verbal Ability d. Voice Attribute
2. It refers to the question of communication on “what could be considered here and how
do they affect communication?”
a. Physical Attribute b. Power of Touch c. Verbal Ability d. Voice Attribute
3. It refers to the question of communication on “what and when is okay?”
a. Physical Attribute b. Power of Touch c. Verbal Ability d. Voice Attribute
4. It refers to the tone of voice, vocal clarity and verbal expressiveness.
a. Hearing b. Seeing/ Feeling c. Actions d. Words
5. It refers to the facial expression, dress and grooming, posture, eye contact, touch and
gesture.
a. Hearing b. Seeing/ Feeling c. Actions d. Words
Questions 6-14 refers to the brief history of English.
6. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein West Germanic invaders from
Jutland and southern Denmark—the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes— began to settle in the
British Isles in the fifth and sixth centuries AD.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
7. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein William the Conqueror invaded
and conquered England and the Anglo-Saxons in 1066 AD.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
8. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein, in 1399, King Henry IV became
the first king of England since the Norman Conquest whose mother tongue was English.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
9. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein the Renaissance brought the
revival of classical scholarship and brought many classical Latin and Greek words into
the Language.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
10. It refers to the period of the history of English the influence of the Normans can be
illustrated by looking at two words, beef and cow. Beef, commonly eaten by the
aristocracy, derives from the Anglo-Norman, while the Anglo-Saxon commoners, who
tended the cattle, retained the Germanic cow.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
11. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein these Celtic languages survive
today in the Gaelic languages of Scotland and Ireland and in Welsh. Cornish,
unfortunately, is, in linguistic terms, now a dead language.
 a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
12. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein in linguistic terms, the shift was
rather sudden, the major changes occurring within a century. The shift is still not over,
however, vowel sounds are still shortening although the change has become
considerably more gradual.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
13. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein Elizabethan English has much
more in common with our language today than it does with the language of Chaucer.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
14. It refers to the period of the history of English wherein many legal terms, such as indict,
jury, and verdict have Anglo-Norman roots because the Normans ran the courts.
a. Old English b. Middle English c. Modern English
Questions 15-20 refers to the facts of America.
15. It is the only state that has legalized prostitution and brothels are heavily regulated?
a. Alabama b. Nevada c. North Carolina d. Virginia
16. It is the country’s capital, not a state but a district, and mostly African Americans live
here?
a. Alaska b. Missouri c. South Carolina d. Washington D.C
17. It is a celebration in America wherein the first recorded celebration honoring the
discovery of America by Europeans took place on October 12, 1792 in New York City.
a. Culumbos Day b. Independence Day c. Memorial Day d. Thanksgiving
18. It is a celebration in America wherein, the Pilgrims, who celebrated the first
Thanksgiving in America, were fleeing religious persecution in their native England. In
1609 a group of Pilgrims left England for the religious freedom.
a. Culumbos Day b. Independence Day c. Memorial Day d. Thanksgiving
19. It is a celebration in America wherein it is originally called Decoration Day, is a day of
remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.
a. Culumbos Day b. Independence Day c. Memorial Day d. Thanksgiving
20. It is a celebration in America wherein, in 1914, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot from
Montana, traveled on horseback four thousand miles soliciting the aid of governors for
a holiday honoring the American Indians.
a. Culumbos Day b. Independence Day c. Memorial Day d. Thanksgiving

Test II. Essay. This is to test your written communication. Give your thoughts or outlook on
the following words/phrases briefly and succinctly.

Criteria:
Content: 5
Organization: 3
Mechanics: 2
10 points

1. Customer Dissatisfaction.
2. Accepting constructive criticism.
3. Taking initiative and being resourceful to the task given.

The greatest failure in this world is the failure to try.

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