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Directions: Read the sentences/paragraphs carefully then select from the given choices the best re-
sponse that will complete each sentence or answer each question correctly. Write only the letter of
the correct answer.

1) The father of reading is

a. Kenneth Goodman C. Jean Piaget
b. William Gray D. Oliver Welmet Holmes
2) Which of the following statement is not true?
a. Reading is an interaction between language and thought.
b. Reading includes the ability to grasp central thoughts and details.
c. Adding involves reacting to the meaning in terms of present knowledge alone.
d. Reading depends on using the eye as little as possible.
3) The result of interaction between reader resources and text data known as
a. Perception c. integration
b. comprehension d. information
4) Reading is very important because
a. It provides pleasure for everyone
b. 80% of the things we do daily involve reading
c. A person cannot read cannot vote.
d. Nobody succeeds without reading
5) Integration in reading involves
a. Fusion of ideas with all previous related experiences
b. Exercise of sound judgement in evaluating what is comprehended
c. Ability to judge accuracy, quality and worth
d. Applying ideas acquired in solving problems.
6) In reading any type of selection, the reader must take into consideration.
a. Purpose in reading c. professional goals
b. Background experience d. concept of the material
7) Rate in regarding is best regarded as
a. Varied according to purpose c. rapid for shorter selections
b. Constant in various selections d. slow for longer materials
8) Which statement is not correct?
a. One should read ideas not words
b. The span of recognition can be evidence through phase reading.
c. One who makes many regressions is a good reader.
d. A person who makes fewer fixations is a good reader.
9) Teachers must bear in mind that initial reading should be
a. From the blackboards and charts
b. From charts and books
c. From books and workbooks
d. From the blackboard and workbooks.
10) Which of the following statements best explains why reading is a problem in language pro-
cessing?
a. Reading processes are cycles of sampling, predicting and testing.

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 b. Reading involves the selection of enough clues-graphic, syntactic and semantic to trigger
the readers appropriate language experience.
c. Reading involves a growing visual discrimination of objects and symbols
d. Reading involves an interaction between language and experience.
11) Given the same open-ended story to read, students were asked to provide a conclusion. The va-
riety of interpretation is best explained by the
a. Student’s readiness to read. c. student’s skill in judgement
b. Students ability to comprehend d. student’s cultural background
12) A young student is able to arrange pictures in correct sequence and to retell the story. This stu-
dent is in the level of
a. Reading readiness c. rapid growth
b. Beginning reading d. refinement period
13) Teachers of begging readers use both silent and oral reading techniques. However most teachers
prefer oral work as a medium to introduce the child to the use of the reading process. Which of
the following statements justify their choice?
a. Children enjoy expressing themselves orally.
b. Oral expressions add to the child’s ability to remember words
c. Oral works greatly aids correct enunciation and pronunciation
d. All of the above.
14) Three letter blends, silent letter, suffixes and hyphenated words are introduced in
a. Kindergarten c. intermediate levels
b. Primary grades d. secondary levels
15) Most children in the period of rapid growth or expanding power have mastered the techniques
of beginning reading. Generally, these children belong to
a. First and second grades c. fifth and sixth grades
b. Third and fourth grades d. seventh grade.
16) The aspect of the reading program which provides for the development of interest in literature,
literary material appreciation and taste min the selection and enjoyment of reading matter is
a. Functional reading c. recreatory reading
b. Developmental reading d. remedial reading
17) A student has a poor educational skills if he/she cannot
a. Pick out appropriate meaning
b. Arrange letters in proper sequence
c. Use guide words correctly.
d. Read symbols from left to right.
18) Leo is in fifth grade. He was asked to read a paragraph for sixth grade. He makes one error in
every 100 words and his comprehension was 75-89% accurate. Which of the following should
the reading teacher do?
a. Have him read materials for fifth grade.
b. Help him with sixth grade materials.
c. Encourage him to read materials for freshmen.
d. Tell him to read more materials for fourth grades.
19) In the above-mentioned situation, which of the following screening process did the teacher use
to asses Leo’s reading level?
a. Reading survey test c. a attitude test.

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 b. An I.Q test. d. an informal reading inventory.
20) Which of the following is not retarded reader?
a. Those whose reading is poor.
b. Those who have slow mental development.
c. Those who can read but will not.
d. Those who read well below his grade.
21) A study of reading difficulties of most high school students reveals their tendency to read word
by word. Which of the following would be the appropriate remedy?
a. Use more visual aids to improve sight.
b. Give plenty exercise on phonetics.
c. Provide more opportunity to read orally.
d. Refer the child to an eye doctor.
22) Which of the following is the most common cause of student’s poor reading ability?
a. The teachers inability to recognizes the pupils potential, interest and needs.
b. Having all the pupils read at the same time in spite of differences in age and experience.
c. Inadequate and reading materials
d. Wrong attitudes of parents towards reading
23) Remedial instruction must be started with material s at a very easy level. Which of the following
statements is contrary to this principle?
a. Confidence is developed through a series of success.
b. Introduction of many new words create confusion
c. Acquisition of more advanced skills must be based on simpler ones
d. Skills come from much reading of more difficult materials.
24) When the teacher starts remedial reading instruction, what level should the reading materials
be?
a. Instructional level c. beginning level
b. Recreational level d. frustration level
25) Which of the following should the teacher observe in constructing an informal reading invento-
ry?
a. It should include passages from each book of a basic reader’s series.
b. The passage should be 180-200 words in length.
c. Comprehension questions should be answerable with a word or phrase.
d. All of the above.
26) The most accurate means of determining the level of books which a child can read is the
a. Cloze test c. vocabulary test
b. Achievement test d. individual oral reading test.
27) A student took the reading informal test. His reading reveal fewer than 5 unknown words per
100 words of context. What was the student’s reading level?
a. Independent reading level c. frustration reading level
b. Instructional reading level d. beginning level
28) The Reading teacher fells she needs the help of reading specialist is analyzing the particular skills
needed by her students. Which diagnostic test should she use?
a. Informal reading inventory
b. Standardized achievement test
c. Intelligence test

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 d. Standardized oral reading test
29) Which of the following is a sign of possible learning disability in reading?
a. Significantly better performance in arithmetic than reading.
b. Inability to concentrate on what interesting to him.
c. All of the above.
30) Stuttering, lisping, stammering can be classified as
a. Auditory difficulties c. motor difficulties
b. Visual difficulties d. speech difficulties
31) Irregular ocular motor control as shown by a defective way of turning pages may be caused by
left-handedness. The best remedy for this reading problem is by
a. Providing exercises in auditory discrimination
b. Pointing at words from left to right
c. Giving easy materials at the start.
d. Letting the students sit near the blackboard.
32) Finding the main idea, sequencing events, finding details and creative and critical reading are
examples of
a. Word recognition skills c. Study skills
b. Utilization skills d. Comprehension skills
33) Which of the following statement is not true
a. Some reading difficulties are the results of other reading difficulties
b. Students with reading difficulties are those with low I.Q
c. A reading difficulty has multiple causes
d. Methods use to remedy reading weakness should be suited to the learner’s needs.

READING COMPREHENSION

One approach to fight hunger is by finding more places where we can grow more food. How
can we increase the farmland on earth? We cannot make the earth larger but we can learn to grow
food in deserts and jungles. Scientist believes we can grow tropical fruits underground in the North
and South poles. Special lights may be developed to give off ground stimulating rays and, in unused
underground, food and fruitsmay be grown independent of weather.

34) What is the main idea of the paragraph?

a. Increasing or enlarging the earth.
b. Growing tropical fruits.
c. Fighting hunger by increasing the farmland
d. Growing foods in deserts and jungles.
35) Which statement is not true
a. Providing enough food for the hungry is a global problem.
b. Scientist are discovering more advanced ways of food production
c. Tropical fruits are grown in cool places.
d. Barren lands are not ideal farmlands.

The National Geographic Society announced in September the discovery of the fossilized remains of
what are believed to be the greatest bird ever to fly. The giant teratorn had a wingspan of 25 feet
and weighed about 160 lbs. Doctor Kenneth Campbell of the small animals whole because their long

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hooked beaks seemed suited for grabbing such quickly. The bird was dated having lived from 5 to 8
million years ago.

36) The second sentence give the bird’s

a. Wingspan c. power
b. size d. incredibility
37) the teratorn could swallow whole animals because
a. They could grab quickly c. they were great birds.
b. They weighed 160 lbs. d. they had long hooked beaks

A generation ago, the atom connoted one thing in the popular mind-in the bomb. Today,
the fear of a nuclear holocaust has been muted and the atom is taking a new meaning in the
mind of the public power. Explosive power is one form of atomic energy. The true power is
harnessed under control in nuclear reactor which promises to become essential to life in the
near future.

38) The selection is about

a. The atomic bomb c. why people fear the atom
b. A new function of the atom d. nuclear reactors

39. People use to be afraid of the atom because

a. Of the nuclear reaction
b. It was powerful
40. A holocaust is
a. Bomb
b. Reactor
c. it was associated with explosion
d. it was not essential to life
c. destruction
d. energy

LITERATURE

41. In Greek Mythology she is a mortal princess, granddaughter of Perseus and Andromeda and the
mother of Zeus. She is
a. Semele c. Hera
b. Alcmene d. Cybele
42. In classical Athens, there were three great tragic playwrights who pioneered and dominated
Greek Literature. One of these tragic dramatists is Sophocles who wrote his best known drama
called
a. Oedipus Rex c. Prometheus Bound
b. Trojan Women d. The Taming of the Shrew
43. Charles Lamb is one of the essayists who worked with his brother Kohn and Created a persona to
reflect his own thoughts on variety of subjects. The name of his persona is
a. Elijah c. Elia
b. Mary Ann Cross d. Mary Ann Evans
44. A song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation, especially for one who is dead is called
a. Parody c. An elegy

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 b. An ode d. A ballad
45. What is the Italian Monumental epic poem which tackles profoundly the Christian vision of
Human temporal and eternal destiny? It is the story of the man’s journey through Hell. Purgato-
ry, and Paradise. He has two guides: Virgil, who leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio,
and Beatrice who introduces him to Paradiso
a. Song of Roland c. El cid
b. Divine Comedy d. Kalevala
46. In Roman Mythology, she is the chief goddess closely resembling the Greek Hera and was con-
nected with all aspects of the life of women most particularly married life?
a. Athena c. Ceres
b. Demeter d. Juno
47. A figure of speech which shows an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of par-
allel as in “ to stop too fearful, and to faint to go”, is to called
a. An epithet c. an anaphora
b. An anastrophe d. a chiasmus
48. The usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude, a doctrine, a standard of con-
duct, or a religious principle is called
a. Myth c. Anecdote
b. Legend d. Parable
49. In Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, a Lycian broke the truce between the Trojans and the Greeks by
treacherously wounding Menelaus, the King of Sparta. Finally slain by the warrior Diomedes, this
Lycian is
a. Panduro c. Pandarus
b. Pandora d. Pangloss
50. The sum total of traditionally derived and orally-transmitted literature, material culture and cos-
tum subculture within predominantly literate and technologically-advanced societies is referred
to as:
a. Folk literature c. folklore
b. Folk tale d. folk song
51. A device used in the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or
drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the
work
a. Flashback c. streams of consciousness
b. Foreshadowing d. sequencing of events
52. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man and writing an exact man” is an example of
a fashionable and balanced sentence packed tight with ideas shown in the essay of
a. Joseph Addison c. Francis Bacon
b. Richard Steele d. Michel de Montaigne
53. Who is the German playwright whose most famous work is called The CaucaisianChalk Circle? He
developed a new theory of drama whereby the audience was made criticize, instead of identify,
with the characters,
a. Leo Tolstoy c. Berthold Brecht
b. Merezhkovich d. Noicolay Gogol

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54. What novel was written by Gustave Flaubert which met with disapproval all around? The novel
was the first ever-realistic portrayal of the French provincial life and people concerned-doctor,
priest, chemist, etc.
a. Madame Bovary c. Scarlet letter
b. Jane Eyre d. A Simple Heart
55. For Whom The Bell Tools, a novel which tells of an American teacher who joined the anti-fascist
loyalist to Army and managed to destroy the bridge was written by
a. O. Henry c. Percy Byshe Shelly
b. Ernest Hemingway d. Edgar Allan Poe
56. It is the study of the General principles of biblical interpretation the primary purpose of which is
to discover the truths and values of the bible
a. Humanism c. Apocalyptic
b. Hermeneutics d. Transcendentalism
57. What poetic device is used in the following lines from William Butler Yeats “The Second Coming?
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
Things fall apart…
a. Sound c. Imagery
b. Symbolism d. Rhythm
58. What is the title of the novel written by John Steinbeck which shows the Great depression in
America where it traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl Family to California and their
subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers?
a. The Great Gatsby c. the Grapes of Wrath
b. The sound and the Fury d. the Kenyon Review
59. The greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece, the master of epinicia, a choral order celebrating
achieved in the various official tournaments held throughout Greece was
a. Sappho c. Pindar
b. Anacreon d. Juvenal
60. The novelist regarded as the formal exponent of the realist school of French Literature and best
known for his work Madame Bovary generally regarded
As his masterpiece is
a. Michael de Montaigne c. Guy De Maupassant
b. Victor Hugo d. Gustave Flaubert
61. The conclusion of final part of non-dramatic literary work that serves typically to complete the
design of the work is called
a. Prologue c. theme
b. Epilogue d. enclogue
62. A simple narrative dealing with supernatural beings that is typically of folk origin and written or
told for the amusement of children is known as a
a. Fable c. Myth
b. Legend d. Fairytale
63. The expatriate South African writer noted for his eloquence in charting the complex issues of the
non-whites’ struggles in his native land for a voice and dignity is
a. Achebe c. Peter Abrahams
b. Tagore d. Abu Madi

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64. A distinctive type or category of literary composition such as the epic tragedy ,comedy, novel
and short story is called
a. Form c. Literature
b. Genre d. Prose
65. The Chinese nationalist diplomat and scholar who in 1922 helped establish the nacularbaihua as
China’s official written language is
a. Po Chui c. Hung Shen
b. Hu shui d. Liang Chenyu
66. What is the simple descriptive work either in poetry or prose that deals wirh rustic life or pasto-
ral scenes called
a. Idyll c. Ode
b. Haiku d. Parody
67. A concise epitome or abstract of a book, or a brief summary of essential points statements’ or
facts is known as
a. Synopsis c. Gist
b. Précis d. Paraphrase
68. Qou Vadis is a historical novel by Henryk Sienkieuriez which means
a. What are you doing c. How is life?
b. Why are you doing this d. Where are you going?
69. The transitional period in Europe between medieval and modern times
beginning in the 14th century in Italy lasting into the 17th century and marked by human-
istic revival of classical influence express in flowering of the arts and literature is known
as the
a. Medieval c. Modern
b. Renaissance d. Classicism
70. The title character of this novel by George Elliot is a friendless weaver who cares only for his
cache of gold and who later found out that golden-haired baby girl he loved so much was his
own child is
a. Sancho Panza c. Cirrano de Bergerac
b. Silas Marner d. Peter pan
71. A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole as in” hired hands” for workmen is
known as
a. Metonymy c. personification
b. Synecdoche d. apostrophe
72. Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Caroll describes the escapades of the character who moves
through a mirror into another unreal world of illogical behaviour. This is a sequel to
a. Little Red Riding Hood c. Alice’s Adventures in wonderland
b. Rapunzel d. Snow white

73. In English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed syllable is called
a. Limbic c. Anapestic
b. Dactylic d. Trochaic
74. This a novel which deals mainly with the interwoven fortunes of two women, the well-born
Amelia Sedley and the essentially amoral Becky Sharp. It also shows in the end that virtue tri-

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 umphs when the former marries her lifelong admirer and the latter settles down to genteel liv-
ing and charitable works. The novel is entitled
a. My fair lady c. vanity fair
b. Madame butterfly d. The women with two navels
75. This is a novel by Charlotte Bronte based on her experiences in Brussels and is a tale of poor
young woman’s emotional trial-by-fire while teaching in a girls’ school in Belgium. This novel is
known as
a. Jane Eyre c. Villete
b. Wuthering Heights d. Shirley
76. A narrative technique in non-dramatic fiction intended to render the flow of visual auditory,
physical and associative impressions of the character in a story is known as
a. Flashback c. Dream sequence
b. Stream of consciousness d. Narration
77. In Greek Mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. In homer, she is their princess who
has a divine domestic appearing most frequently as cup bearer to the gods. She is
a. Hebe c. Athena
b. Aphrodite d. Artemis
78. The outstanding English poet before William Shakespeare whose “The Canterbury Tale” ranks as
one of the greatest poetic English is
a. Thomas Gray c. Christopher Marlowe
b. Geoffrey Chaucer d. Beryl Markham
79. A designation that serves as an index of popular literary taste and judgement is known as
a. Gold Record c. Best Seller
b. Nobel Prize d. Pulitzer
80. What is the literary term which means harsh and discordant sounds introduced poetic effect?
For example:
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match
a. Alliteration c. Cacophony
b. Assonance d. Homonym
81. When the primary aim of a work of literature is to expound some moral, political or other per-
cept, this is called
a. Value-oriented c. Aphoristic
b. Didactic d. Argumentative
82. A type of character in a story who is capable of being unpredictable and grows and develops
throughout the novel is called
a. Flat character c. Minor character
b. Round character d. Major character
83. “Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling is an ever popular hit with everyone. What is the main charac-
ter in the book?
a. Bagirah c. Koyak
b. Mugli d. Tarzan
84. He is the most intelligent among Archie’s friend. He is an extremely brilliant child but cannot
converse on any subject apart from his experiments, inventions and calculations. He is
a. Richie Rich c. Jughead

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 b. Obelix d. Dilton Dailey
85. They were called the Forest Texts because of their secret character and could only be learned in
the forest. They deal with mysticism and symbolism of the “Yajna” Who are they in Indian Lit-
erature?
a. Upanishads c. Ananyakas
b. Brahmanas d. Vedanga
86. “Those who worships stones gods show their ignorance and make fools of themselves. God is
not in stone, he is within oneself and has to be realized with constant effort. This is like the child
like to be born.
The above lines are quoted by a famous “Vachana” writer and Kannada saint of emi-
nence. He is
a. Rabindranath Tagore c. Yasahkitri
b. Allama Prabhu. d. Yisu Charitam
87. Who is the famous Bengali writer of “ Srikant” and “Charistrahin” which were serialized also on
T.V.?
a. K.M Munshi c. Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
b. Saratchandra Chattopadyaya d. Aryabhata
88. Who is the famous world-wide playwright whose plays were never published during his lifetime
but today are considered masterpiece?
a. Sopochles c. Francis Bacon
b. Christopher Marlowe d. Willian Shakespeare
89. Who is the most translator author of the world?
a. Victor Hugo c. Alexandre Dumas
b. Homer d. Voltaire
90. “Nothing Begins and Nothing ends,
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born with other’s pain
And perish in our own”
The lines are from the poem “Daisy” written by a shy, self-centered and vision youth,
named
a. Thomas Ashe c. Richard Sheridan
b. Francis Thompson d. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
91. She is one of the most distinguished and poetesses of her era having great intrinsic strength and
originality of outlook and tender insight into life. She is
a. Elizabeth Barrett Browning c. Virginia Wolf
b. Auguster Webster d. Christina Rossetti
92. “Ba-ba, black wool,
Have you any sheep
Yes sir a pack-full,
Creep mouse, creep!
This verse sounds like the opposite of the original one. Who is the poet who
Recomposed the above?
a. William Brightly Rands c. John Lyly
b. William Congreve d. William Langland

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93. Captains Courageous is a novel of maritime adventure of which the captain refuses at first to
bring him Harvey Cheyney who was washed overboard from an ocean liner but was taken as
crew instead and eventually transformed from an arrogant, pampered son of a millionaire to an
admirable young man who was learned the values of hard work, simple living and self-reliance.
The author of this novel is
a. Rudyard Kipling c. Mark Twain
b. Charles Dickens d. Graham Greene
94. The English essayist, poet and dramatist, who was a lending contributor to and guiding spirit of
the periodicals “The Tatler” and the “Spectator” is
a. Jonathan Swift c. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. Joseph Addison d. John Dryden
95. ‘O Captain , My Captain ‘ is an elegy on the death of President Abraham Lincoln from which the
popular line “The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done” was taken. The
author of the poem is
a. John Keats c. John Milton
b. William Whitman d. Edwin Markham
96. This poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson examines the stages of mourning over the death of
his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam. The poem reflects the Victorian struggle to reconcile tradi-
tional religious faith and shows the poet’s acceptance and understanding of his friend’s death.
The poem is entitled
a. An Elegy on a Country Churchyard
b. In Memoriam.
c. Elegy
d. Memoirs from Beyond the Grave
97. This book written by Henry David Thoreau is viewed not only as a philosophical treatise on labor,
leisure, self-reliance and individualism, but also an influential piece of nature writing. What is
the title of this book?
a. Mending Wall c. Walden
b. The Warden d. With Rue My Heart is Laden
98. Who is known for his excellence of characterization, swiftness of narrative, and clarity of style?
a. Edgar Allan Poe c. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. George Bernard Shaw d. Guy de Maupassant
99. Her writing is compared to the style of Sarah Orne Jewett who is shy, kind a little wisful. One ofr
her best known works is called “Paul’s Case” which is a sensitive story apart from “A Lost Lady”.
Who she is?
a. Willa Cather c. Sarah Teasdale
b. Edna Vincent Millay d. Marianne Moore

LINGUISTICS

100. The Villagers admire him for his wealth, education and manners but they didn’t know how
troubled his soul so that he eventually killed himself. He is
a. Robert Frost c. Abou Ben Adhem
b. Richard Cory d. Brutus
101. The first language of a learner is her
a. Child language c. acquired language

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 b. Mother tongue d. None of the above
102. Conversational analysis is also called
a. Discourse Analysis c. Structural Analysis
b. Interaction Analysis d. None of the above

Choose two responses from the list.

103. refers to the system of rules that govern ability to do, while
104. Is the actual doing of something.
a. Language acquisition c. Competence
b. Performance d. Strategy
105. One language hypotheses contends that a child is born with an innate knowledge of lan-
guage or predisposition toward language because everyone is born with a
a. language acquisition device c. first language
b. deep structure imitation d. None of the above
106. Choose an answer below that describes the carryover of previous performance or
knowledge to subsequent learning
a. Generalization c. Overgeneralization
b. Transfer d. None of the above
107. When a previously learned material or performance disrupts the performance on a second
task, there is
a. interference c. prior experience
b. intervention d. None of the above
108. The incorrect application of previously learned second language material to a present sec-
ond language context is
a. Positive transfer c. Translation
b. Overgeneralization d. None of the above
109. This method of learning capitalizes on relaxed states of mind for maximum retention of ma-
terial
a. Community Language Learning c. Suggestopedia
b. Translation Method d. None of the above
110. The consistent and enduring tendencies or preferences within an individual that characterize
a general pattern in a person’s thinking or feeling refer to
a. Positive transfer c. strategy
b. Process d. style
111. Which refers to the specific methods of approaching a problem or a task?
a. Process c. Strategy
b. Style d. Field independence
112. The ability to perceive a particular, relevant item or factor in spite of distractions is called
a. Learning style c. field dependence
b. field-independence d. learning strategy
113. Which of the following pertains to the use of verbal and non-verbal mechanisms for the pro-
ductive communication of information?
a. Communication strategies c. Learning styles
b. Silent way d. Strategic Competence

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114-118 Identify the language teaching methodology being described in the items below.

a. Total Physical Response

b. Oral Approach and Situation Language Teaching
c. CommunicativeLanguage Teaching
d. Community Language Learning
e. Audio- Lingual
114. Speech is the basis of language and structure is viewed as the heart of speaking ability; lan-
guage learning is habit information.
115. Language is a system of structurally-related elements and learning a language entails mas-
tering these elements.
116. The study of language involves the study of language in use because language that is mean-
ingful supports the learning process.
117. The objective of the methodology is to teach oral proficiency at the beginning level through
the use of action-based drills in imperative forms.
118. This methodology advocates a holistic approach to language learning; true human learning is
both cognitive and affective.
119. When the learner resorts to using his/her native language regardless of whether the hearer
knows the native language or not in the hope that hearer will get the gist of
What is being communicated, the learner is resorting to
a. Appeal to authority c. verbal attention getting
b. Elaboration d. code switch

120-124 Choose your answer from the list of the type of motivation being referred to in each item
below.

a. Integrative Motivation d. Extrinsic Motivation

b. Instrumental Motivation e. Intrinsic Motivation
c. Assimilative Motivation
120. It is the drive to become an indistinguishable member of a speech community and usually
requires prolonged contact with the second language culture.
121. The motivated behaviour is aimed at bringing about certain rewarding consequences: feel-
ings of competence and self-determination.
122. It is the desire on the part of the language learner to learn the second language in order to
communicate with or find out about members of the second language culture and does not nec-
essarily imply direct contact with the second language group.
123. The motivated behaviour is carried out in anticipation of a reward, positive feedback or even
to avoidpunishment .
124. It is the motivation to acquire a language as a means for attaining goals such as furthering a
career, reading technical materials, translation, etc.
125. According to Schumann, the greater the social distance between two cultures, the lesser the
difficulty the learner will have the learning the second language, conversely, the greater the so-
cial solidarity between two cultures, the more difficult the language learning situation will be.
a. True
b. False

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126. The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis claims that the principal barrier to second language ac-
quisition is
a. the interference of the first language system.
b. the interference of the second language system.
c. translating from L1(first language) to L2 (second language).
d. The linguistic contrast between the two languages.
127. The internalization of incorrect linguistic forms into a person’s second language competence
is called
a. cryogenation c. fossil
b. Error d. None of the above
128. A variety of language used for a specific purpose depending on the context of a communica-
tive act in terms of subject matter, audience, occasion or purpose of communication is called
a. style c. pragmatics
b. discourse d. competence
129. The effect a test has on teaching in the classroom is called
a. wash back c. proficiency
b. Feedback d. None of the above
130. A mixing of language arising from two or more languages in contact and is marked by simpli-
fying and reducing the forms of language in contact or eliminating certain grammatical forms is
called
a. pidginization c. acculturation
b. code switching d. codification

INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION

131. The 1st known Philippine newsletter is

a. La Esperanza c. Diario de Filipinos
b. Sucesos Felices
132. The law enacted in 1931 to regulate the broadcasting industry in the Philippines is
a. radio Control Law c. telecommunications Law
b. broadcasting Law
133. Communication is best defined as a
a. dynamic exchange of words c. dynamic set of rules to determine issues
b. dynamic, systematic process where communicators interact symbolically
134. Media is referred to as
a. the Fourth Estate c. the Seventh Estate
b. the Fifth Estate
135. The 5 W’s in journalism are
a. Whom, Wherever, Which, Will, However
b. What, When, Where, Who, Why
c. Whichever, Whenever, Wherever, Whatever, Whoever
136. Harold Laswell’s model of communication adheres to
a. “Where and why you say this to whom?”
b. “Who says what in which channel to whom…?”
c. “to whom did you say that?”
137. “Yellow Journalism” means

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 a. Obituary c. sensationalized journalism
b. Investigate reporting
138. E-mail via internet is known as
a. Electronic mail c. eclectic
b. Electrodes mailing
139. A new communication technique where people talk and see each other on a computer is
called
a. Teleconferencing c. mini-conferencing
b. Video conferencing
140. The inventor of the 1st printing press was
a. Johann Strauss c. Johann Guggenheim
b. Johann Gutenberg
141. The “watchdog function” of media means
a. a check on government c. a praise on government
b. a check on violence
142. Development communication in the Philippines had its beginnings in
a. Diliman Q.C. b. Kawit,Cavite c. Los Banos, Laguna
143. The “Father of Filipino Printing” was
a. Juan Luna b. Tomas Pinpin c. Gregorio Zaide
144. Samples of TV news lingo are
a. TEASER, LEAD b. NAT-SOT, CU c. SFX, BIZ
145. “Gatekeeping” in communication refers to
a. allowing news to proliferate
b. controlling of news to be published
c. discussing news in public
146. The “agenda-setting function” of media tends to
a. affect cognitive change among individuals
b. set agenda for a meeting
c. discuss media setting
147. Name three limitations of press freedom.
a. Grave threats, slander, oral defamation
b. Libel, anti-obscenity, copyright law
c. Homicide, libel, anti-piracy law
148. Republic act 7079 is otherwise known as
a. Campus Journalism Act of 1991
b. Campus Journalism Act of 1992
c. Campus Journalism Act of 1995
149. Albert Bandura’s theory in relation to TV violence is
a. Uses and Gratification Theory
b. Cultivation Theory
c. Social Learning or Modelling Theory
150. An “opinion leader”
a. dictates his opinion to the masses
b. receives information from media and passes it to the masses
c. writes news based on his opinion

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151. The 1st campus paper in the Philippines was
a. El Liliputiense b. El Filibusterismo c. El Diarista
152. The College Editors’ Guild was founded in
a. 1961 b. 1931 c. 1941
153. The V-chip technology is intended to
a. block out violent television shows
b. restore canned laughter
c. add fun to silent movies
154. A communication tool shed home is a
a. place where tools of communication are stored and used to receive and send messages
b. place where KTV is allowed to function at home
c. place where people congregate to buy tools
155. Marshall McLuhan believes in the adage that
a. “The medium is the message”. C. “The message is the medium”.
b. “The medium is cool”.
156. “Cool Media” means that
a. the individual has less need to participate
b. the individual participates by filling in missing data
c. the individual negates all data given
157. In “inverted pyramid” news writing, important facts are placed at
a. the beginning paragraph c. the last paragraph
b. succeeding paragraph
158. The 1stpharagraph of a news story is called
a. the folio b. the lead c. the recap
159. Verbal deadwood refers to
a. expanded verb in sentences
b. verbalized grammar
c. unnecessary words from phrases or sentences
160. Marshall McLuhann originated the
a. global village c. interactive radio
b. video conferencing
161. The mass media theory that stresses obligation to the society is the
a. Libertarian Theory c. Social Responsibility Theory
b. Marxist Theory
162. The German sociologist who evolved the “spiral of silence” in media was
a. Elizabeth Hurley c. Sharon Neuthri
b. Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
163. The alternative press during Martial Law era referred to
a. media that pushed for social change
b. media that backed up for martial law
c. media that alternated with radio
164. Self-regulating body for the broadcast industry in the Philippines
a. Kapisanan ng mga Announcers
b. Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas
c. Kapisanan ng mga Mangagagawa sa Brodkasting

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 PREPARATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL EVALUATE MATERIALS

TRUE OR FALSE

a. TRUE b. FALSE
165. Testing is one way of motivating learning.
166. Testing Leads to analysis.
167. Teacher –made tests should be used as often as possible.
168. A valid test is reliable.
169. Subjectivity of questions lacks objectivity.
170. Achievement tests are educational.
171. The element of objectivity is ruled out in an essay.
172. A battery of tests consists of many sets of questions.
173. The essay type of test lacks the element of composition.
174. It is necessary that the hard questions are arranged from the hardest to the easiest.
175. Which of the following is not good way of preparing essay questions?
a. Give directions short and clear.
b. Give the test under time pressure.
c. Vary the difficulty of the questions to be given.
d. Value of each question should not be given.
176. In scoring essay tests, which of the following should not be practiced?
a. Write comments and correct errors on the answers.
b. Rearrange the paper after checking one question.
c. Decide what qualities are to be considered in scoring the answers.
d. None of these.
177. Which of the following is not to be considered in preparing items for the objective tests?
a. Make each test item easy to understand.
b. Provide specific directions on how the test is to be taken.
c. Items belonging to the same type should be group together.
d. None of these.
178. Which of these is not a purpose of evaluation?
a. Provide the individual differences among the learners.
b. Appraise the total school program.
c. Provide educational guidance.
d. None of these.
179. In making test item for any form of objective test, which of the following should be ob-
served?
a. Each item should be related in the next item in the test.
b. The vocabulary level of the test to be given should be present some form of difficulty.
c. Test item should include also the irrelevant part of the lesson.
d. No clues to the correct response should be given intentionally.
180. Which type of objective is best for mastery of facts and information?
a. Multiple Choice c. True or False
b. Completion type d. None of these

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181. Which of these is not a criterion in determining the effectiveness of a test?
a. Validity c. Reliability
b. Length d. Practicability
182. Which of these is not an objective type of teacher- made test?
a. Matching type c.Completion type
b. Multiple choice d. Essay type
183. What diagram is used to determine the social interactions among individuals in a group?
a. Scatter diagram c. Sociogram
b. Vehmgram d. Sociomatrix
184. What type of information provides the learner with greater responsibilities in the entire
learning process?
a. Self-evaluation c. Programmed evaluation
b. Group evaluation d. Pure evaluation
185. The mix of software and hardware and practice of adapting them to training and education
is called
a. Auto-didactics c. digitals
b. Audragogy d. mathematics
186. Materials such as print modules, posters, flip charts, comics or audio – video cassettes, films
, slides etc. to help students to learn and teachers to facilitate are
a. Hardware c. Underware
b. Software d. audio- didactics
187. The so called self-learning where the traditional classroom is no longer the base of learning,
but self -study, self-determined pacing supported by the appropriate educational technology is
referred to as
a. Programmed instructions c. andragogy
b. Video-technology d. audio-didactics
188. The category of purpose of communicative testing in which the strengths or weaknesses of
learners are determined is classified as its
a. Proficiency c. achievement
b. Diagnosis d. validity
189. Questions that requires a paraphrase, explanation, inference, conclusion or summary are
a. literal b. applied c. interpretive d. critical

190. One important characteristic of a test which measures what is intended to measure is
a. reliability b. objectivity c. practicality d. validity

191. The test measuring the learners’ comprehension by remembering the things they under-
stand is
a. The Close exercise
b. The C-test
c. Dictation exercise

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 LOGICAL ORDER OF IDEAS

192. A. Crocodiles will attack human prey.

B. Only a handful of creatures on earth carry the dread title “man-eater.”
C. But perhaps no creature is more blindly savage than a small fish of South America’s in-
land waters – the piranha.
D. The great white shark is one, quick at times to snap up swimmers and shipwrecked
sailors.
E. People have been made meals for lions and tigers.

a. ADECB b. BDEAC c. DEBAC d. EDBCA

193. A. Like me, she was no longer young.

B. That is why, although I’m over 80, I still work.
C. She said further, “It’s very important to spend time with people, to keep busy.”
D. As one word led to another she said, “If you live alone and don’t use your brain, it dries
up.”
E. While waiting for a traffic light to change on a street corner, I fell into conversation with a
woman standing beside me.

a. AEBDC b. EADBC c. DEBCA d. EDCBA

194. A. In this approach certain dimensions for effective learning are taken into consideration.
B. One of the current innovations in reading is the dimensional approach.
C. Emphasis is made on individual differences.
D. The saying that “no two individuals are alike” stresses the need for dimensions on
Personalities.
E. This can be met by diagnosing pupil’s strengths and weaknesses.

a. BADEC b. DCABE c. DABEC d. BACDE

195. A. On a bare hill at Giza some three miles from downtown Cairo, stands a simple resthouse
occasionally used by President Anwar Sadat.

B. The light and shadows constantly change the shape of these massive triangles leaning
each other.
C. Its principal feature is a wide veranda that overlooks the pyramid.
D. These are structures; simple and monumental that have endured the elements and man’s
depredations for as close to eternity as man can reach by its efforts.

a. ACDB b. BCAD c. DACB d. CABD

196. A. The Philippines is my native land.

B. But most valuable of these resources are her people who share common aspirations and
work for common goals.
C. I am a young Filipino.
D. It is a country rich in natural resources.
E. Her rivers and lakes teem with fish.

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 a. CADEB b. ACDEB c. ABDEC d. CEDBA

197. A. The results of evaluation also have a great importance in the individual and group
guidance have a great importance in the individual and group guidance of pupils.
B. But a more importance purpose of evaluation is that it provides information about the
degree of success a school has.
C. Evaluation procedures is a good device for carrying educational objectives.
D. Evaluation can also serve as basis for identifying particular points in the methods of
teaching needing further improvement.

a. ABCD b. BCAD c. CDBA d. BDAC

198. A. In programmed instruction, the student’s attention is focused on small bits of

information, one at a time.

B. The learner is required to participate actively by asking him to answer a question.
C. Feedback after every response is provided by letting the pupil know of the correctness of
his response.
D. The subject matter is broken into small units called frames, varying in size.

a. ADBC b. BDCA c. ACBD d. CDBA

199. A. There are questions to be answered and data to be collected.

B. A few more serious students however, employ simple instructions in this step.
C. The data gathering, however is simple, mostly consisting of library research.
D. A term paper starts with a problem.

a. ABDC b. ABCD c. CBAD d. DACB

200. A. They had their support together when the rain came.

B. It came so suddenly in whipping, lashing torrents or relentless exasperation.

C. They had shut the door but it was still cold inside.
D. Thunder broke and once in a while, loud and deafening.

a. ABDC b. ABCD c. CBDA d. BDAC

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