LONG QUIZ

Test I. Instructions: Read the whole text first to get the general idea. Then fill in the blanks with words you think
are appropriate to make sense out of the text. Do this in pair using only one copy.

The Teaching of English

In teaching the English language, students _____ required to have at least _____ threshold competency

for _____ to take place, and according _____ Sandra Savignon there _____ four major communicative

competencies needed, namely: ___________, ___________, ___________, and ___________Documentation.

___________ competence refers to _____ ability of the student to use the specific _____of the language

may it _____ a language’s _____ (Phonology), words (_____), and sentence _____ (syntax).

___________competence pertains _____ the ability of the _____ to understand a particular language beyond

sentential level-stories, letters, _____ conversations _____ some samples which can also _____ closely

associated with the ___________ competence that _____ turn deals with _____contexts (including culture

mode, tenor, and mood) where _____ language is used. ___________competence, _____ the other hand deals

with the ability _____ the student to find ways _____ how to solve language gaps _____ creating a new form.

An example of _____ is when a student lost for word utters “Lady Gaga-ish” when what he/she wants to say

_____outrageous or flamboyant.

TEST II. BICS and CALP Distinction

Instructions: Read the phrases below. Put a positive (+) sign in the space provided, if the phrase is present in
the given learning competencies and negative (-) sign if it is absent.
BICS CALP
1. Cognitively demanding _____ ______
2. Context embedded _____ ______
3. Social communication skills _____ ______
4. Academic language _____ ______
5. Context reduce _____ ______
6. Cognitively undemanding _____ ______
7. Playground language _____ ______
TEST III. ESSAY: Discuss what is meant by responsive teaching?
1. What is the purpose of remedial program?
2. What are the factors that you must consider in organizing a remedial program?
3. What is the role of the teacher in the teaching of English as a second language?
Capitalization and Punctuation
Read each sentence. If the underlined part is
correct, write C in the blank. If the part is wrong,
write W in the blank.
_____1. Joe DiMaggio was born in 1914 in Martinez
California.
_____2. In the 1932 he got his start in baseball as a
shortstop for a minor league team.
_____3. After only two years, he joined the new york
yankees.
_____ 4. His first game was attended by 25,000
Italian Americans.
_____5. The fans clapped cheered and shouted
when he came out on the field.
_____6. In the 1941 seasons; he hit safely in 56
consecutive games.
_____7. Many fans wonder if anyone will ever break
that record?
_____8. During World War II, he took a break from
baseball to serve in the Army.
_____9. When he returned, he made Summer an
exciting time for fans once again.
_____10. He had health problems; and he retired
from baseball in 1951.
____11. He married movie star Marilyn Monroe in
1954; they were divorced soon after.
____12. however, when she died, he brought
flowers to her grave.
____13. Later his life, he appeared on TV as the
spokesman for Mr. Coffee.
____14. DiMaggio died on march 8, 1999, of lung
cancer at his home in Florida.
Directions: Underline the correct word inside the
parenthesis to complete the sentence.
Plurals and Possessives
15. Sometimes (parents, parents’, parent’s) cannot
get their children to behave.
16. They appreciate getting an (experts, experts’,
expert’s) advice.
17. Experts say it is wise to show (childrens,
children’s, children) an example of good behavior.
18. Mothers and fathers are the most important role
models in their children’s (lifes, lives, life’s).
19. Also, be consistent, and make sure your (familys,
family’s, families) rules do not change.
20. Remind children to show good manners when
they go to a (friends, friends’, friend’s) house to play.
Spelling, Homonyms, and Contractions
Did you (no, know) that diamonds are the
hardest substance on earth? You can (break, brake)
a diamond only with a sharp blow in a certain spot.
The diamond will then split, (produceing, producing)
pieces with flat, even surface. A diamond’s value is
based on its clearness, color, and (weight, wieght).
Diamonds are used to make (beautiful, beutifull)
jewelry, but they can also be used to drill a (hole,
whole) through metal. That is because (their,
they’re) so very hard. In fact, (its, it’s) difficult to
think of anything that a diamond (ca’nt, can’t) cut.
Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses, and
Irregular Verbs
30. In the past, recovery from an operation (is, was)
a slow process.
31. No one (was, were) expected to go home quickly
after an operation.
32. Today, medical students are (teached, taught)
that people should resume activity quickly.
33. Now we know that the sooner patients (go,
went) back to their normal activities, the better their
health will be.
34. Patients who (begin, begun) an exercise program
will recover even more quickly.
35. Nice medicines (reduce, reduces) the danger of
infection.
36. Wounds (heal, healed) faster, too, thanks to
better bandage materials.
37. Some recent drugs (prevent, prevents) blood
clots from forming.
38. Researchers have (found, finded) that sharp rises
in blood pressure can be controlled by fluids and
exercise.
39. In the past ten years, we have (saw, seen) big
advances in other medical methods, too.
40. For example, doctors (repair, repairs) some
hearing problems with sharp beams of light.
41. Plastic (are, is) used to repair noses, ears, and
chins.
Adjectives and Adverbs
42. It is a fact that widows and widowers do not live
as (well, good, best) as married people.
43. The illnesses are (worse, worst, bad) than those
of married people.
44. They often recover from illness more (slow,
slowly, slower).
45. They are even likely to die (soon, sooner,
soonest) than married people, too.
46. Research has shown that people tend to do
(bad, badly, worst) if they do not have social ties.
47. Those who are alone have death rates two to
three times (higher, more higher, highest) than
those with many friends.
48. Even having a pet is (better, best, good) than
being completely alone.
49. Perhaps the (difficult, difficulties, most difficult)
life is the lonely one.
50. Loneliness can be the (harder, hardest, most
hardest) condition of all to bear.