Introduction of Stylistics

1. The temporal phrase, “and suddenly”, suggests ______.

A. ambiguity B. Shift in time C. recurrence of pain D. temporary respite

2. Structurally, this poem is characteristically _______.

A. haiku-like B. imagistic C. philosophical D. terza rima

3. The critical approach or literary theory that best fits the poem is ______.

A. Deconstruction B. Formalism C. Marxism D. Structuralism

4. Which of these topics matters most in a debate about Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People”?

Traditional Politicians Stagnate a Country, Province, Village

The majority vs. The minority Rule in Governance

Man’s Idealism is Difficult to Maintain in this Age of Materialism

Alternative, Positive Ways of Solving the Polluted Baths

A. Traditional Politicians Stagnate a Country, Province, Village C. Man’s Idealism is Difficult to Maintain in
this Age of Materialism

B. The majority vs. The minority Rule in Governance D. Alternative, Positive Ways of Solving the polluted
Baths

5. In an open-ended story as O. Henry’s “After Twenty Years,” the predicted event that is most likely to
happen is

The cop finally caught his friend, the most wanted man.

He set free his close friend before the police came, in consideration of their friendship.

He felt hurt betraying his friend by telling what he did to the authorities.

Although torn between loyalty to his friend and adherence to law, the policeman chose the latter.

Campus Journalism

6. In the headline BRITISH RAIL TO SHED 5000 JOBS, shed means:

A. control B. suspend C. get rid of D. create

7. What is the prime function of the editorial page?

A. provides legitimate place for the expression of opinion and exposure of bias
B. shows leadership, entertainment, variety and interpretation of daily events

C. declares the newspaper’s policies and principles

D. weighs both sides of a controversy with broad perspective and deep understanding

8. The placement of the story on the front page of the newspaper should be determined by:

the importance of a newspaper C. the length of a news story

the recency of a news story D. the proximity of a news story

9. Which of the following does not constitute invasion of privacy?

A. printing information from public records, police reports C. using a person’s name, likeness or
endorsement without consent

B. reporting news event that occur in public without consent D. publishing information about a person’s
health or sexual activity

10. It is considered the highest expression of press freedom in different newspapers in the Philippines.

A. editorial writing B. news writing C. feature writing D. column writing

Teaching Listening and Speaking

11. Mario did not understand when the teacher said that the lady in the picture is expecting. He asks the
teacher, “What is the pregnant lady expecting for?” this connotative meaning is a ______ to
communication.

A. language barrier B. psychological barrier C. physical barrier D. emotional barrier

12. Students are asked to listen to a series of advertisements. Then they list them under the following
heading:

Jingle ‘On Air’ by a DJ Conversational Mini-Drama

What specific listening task is involved?

A. Classifying B. Sequencing C. analyzing D. Predicting

13. Mrs. Ramos wants to design an interactive language activity for her ESL intermediate class. Which
task is she most likely to use?

A. oral presentation B. read-aloud activity C. retelling a news event D. small group discussion

14. Ms. Tess, an English teacher divided the class into groups and gave a problem-solving activity entitled
“Desert Dilemma.” She wanted to monitor closely the students in the group who knows how to signal
that one wanted to speak. What specific speech routine used in conversation did Ms. Tess adhere to?
A. negotiation of meaning B. feedback C. interaction D. turn-taking

15. Which among the four basic types of speaking requires to parrot back words, phrases, and sentences
which they hear?

A. imitative B. interactive C. extensive D. responsive

Remedial Instruction in English

16. Early intervention for struggling learners may be done through which of the following strategies?

A. clinical teaching strategies B. teacher-students interaction C. on-going family literacy D. rigorous

assessment

17. Evaluation of remedial programs comes in many forms. Which of the following criteria ensures that
the program achieves its goal of improving student abilities to prepare them for the mainstream class?

A. organizational context B. accountability C. effectiveness D. impact

18. An ideal school-based remedial session should have ______________.

A. 1-3 learners B. 3-10 learners C. 10-30 learners D. 30-50 learners

19. One important remedial strategy in teaching writing is to

A. introduce proper posture and paper positioning C. increase the time allotment for doing written
assignments

B. consult a therapist to identify physical handicaps D. Dictate what is to be written by the students

20. What kind of vocabulary strategy allows students to act out words so that they become more
concrete for the students?

A. motor imaging B. subjective approach C. concept-based approach D. repetition and integration

Language Curriculum

21. In the English language program for secondary schools, it is recommended that _____.

A. Philippine literature should be taught both in the first year and second year.

B. Philippine literature should be the focus in the first year, but should be included in other year levels.

C. Philippine literature should be taught in either English or Filipino.

D. Philippine literature should include original vernacular pieces which the learners understood.

22. The behavioristic view is an educational-psychological philosophy that is compatible with the _____
view of language.
A. innatist B. functional C. structural D. interactional

23. Curriculum development includes a number of processes except _____.

A. to develop and construct achievement tests

B. to determine the needs of a group of learners

C. to develop aims or objectives for a program to address learner needs

D. to determine an appropriate course structure, teaching methods, and materials

24. Which of the following is a communication strategy to make up for inadequacies in the use of
English?

A. circumlocution B. asking questions C. intonation contours D. transitional signals

25. Localization of a curriculum means ______.

A. involving local officials in redesigning a curriculum

B. adapting a centrally-designed curriculum to fit local needs and conditions

C. developing a curriculum for a every region and school division

D. using local materials for instructional activities

Teaching Reading and Writing

26. Metacognition is one’s awareness about own thinking. Students can be taught the metacognitive
strategies for autonomous learning. Which of the following does NOT reflect a metacognitive strategy?

A. Regulating one’s thoughts C. Checking one’s understanding

B. Distinguishing fact and opinion D. Repairing comprehension problems

27. A language lesson follows a format divided into several phases. In which phase does a teacher give a
preview of the new reading lesson?

A. During the simulation phase C. During the instruction phase

B. During the perspective D. During the follow-up phase

28. A teacher who gathers assignments from across the curriculum, assesses the purposes and audience
expectations in the assignment, and presents them to class influenced by

A. Audio-lingual tradition B. Expressionism C. Cognitivism D. Reader centered pedadogy

29. Knowing that his students are mostly visual learners. Mr. Reyes instructs his students to be jot words
and phrases down on paper in a haphazard order, and then the students start drawing lines to connect
related ideas while continuing to add new ideas. This technique is known as _______.

A. Mapping B. Listing C. Cloze D. Delayed copying

30. Writing for pen-pal reflects this approach to L2 composition

A. Controlled B. Communicative C. Model D. English for Academic Purposes

Afro-Asian Literature

31. Which of these lines from Sakuntala is an example of irony?

A. Fear shrinks to half the body small. C. The thing you feared as fire,/Is the jewel of your desire

B. Our garden blossoms yield to these/Flower-children of the wood D. and trustful deer/That do not run
away as we draw nea

32. Below is an excerpt from the poem, Taj Mahal.

How does the persona feel about the Taj Mahal?

A. critical B. appreciate C. inspired D. disrespectful

33. Below is a poem from Li Po.

What impression of the moonlight does the simile in the first stanza create?

A. comforting B. warm C. nostalgic D. cheerful

34. What is the theme of this African proverb: On the way to one’s beloved there are no hills.

A. Real love knows no boundaries. C. Obstacles make a relationship strong.

B. Sacrifice is the gauge of true love. D. True love is tested by difficulties.

35. Below is a tanka.

What state of mind suggested by the phrase “my mind floating” in the tanka?

A. contemplation B. hangover C. jet lags D. peace of mind

English-American Literature

36. What figure of speech exemplified below?

“The wind stood up and gave a shout. He whistled on his two fingers.”

A. Apostrophe B. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia D. Personification

37. In “To The Virgins to Make Much of Time,” what is time persona’s main message?

A. Be wise in marriage to make life more worthwhile. C. Gather the rosebuds now, before the roses
bloom.

B. Marry now, or you may never have another chance. D. Choose only lovers who, like roses, are of the
highest order.

38. What 17th century philosophy does Browning assert in the following lines from Rabbi Ben Ezra?

Ay, note that Potter’s wheel,

That metaphor! And feel

Why time spins fast, why passive lies our clay, –

Thou, to whom fools propound,

When the wine makes its round,

“Since life fleets, all is change, the Past gone, seize to-day!”

A. anagnorisis B. carpe diem C. peripeteia D. romanticism

39. What do the novels of Bronte, Eliot, Gaskell and Dickens reveal about fiction produced during the
Victorian period in English Literature?

A. They closely represent the real social life of the times.

B. The novels were long and full of psychological musings.

C. They concentrate on the effect of industrialization on cities.

D. They were largely produced by upper middle-class women.

40. Which of the following is the resounding theme of contemporary stories like Hemingway’s A Clean
and Well Lighted Place and Anderson’s Hands?

alienation from the society C. respect for the old

melancholia in solitude D. contentment in life

Mythology and Folklore

41.”She” in the passage refers to

A. Kali B. Dawn C. Night D. Varuna

42. Birth, death and after life are constant stories in the mythologies of the world. What universal idea
about life reflected in using these motifs?

A. That life has a beginning and an end. C. That life is impermanent.

B. That life is a never ending cycle. D. That life is lived only once.

43. The gods and goddesses of world mythology, in most cases, act like human beings. What term can be
used to refer to their characteristic?

A. Anthropomorphic B. Ethereal C. God-like D. Anthropocentrism

44. The following are theories which could be adapted to study the different myths except

A. Jungian archetypes B. Structuralism C. Evolutionism D. Feminism

45. One of the most popular love stories in Greek mythology is the story of Cupid and Psyche. Psyche’s
undying love and devotion to her husband earned the respect of the Gods. What was Psyche’s mistake
that nearly broke up her marriage?

A. Psyche had an affair.

B. Psyche listened to the evil suggestion of her sisters to leave her husband.

C. Psyche defied her husband by looking at his face in the middle of the night.

D. Psyche stopped loving her husband.

Preparation and Evaluation of Materials

46. The type of instructional material that reinforces the teaching points with many drills and exercises
just like those that contains an A-Z or practical suggestions for teaching.

A. Work Text B. Teacher’s Manual C. Workbook D. Module

47. What is the best instructional material for this group?

A. picture book B. story book C. film D. newspaper articles

48. What instructional materials will be best be used for the summer program of Barangay Sta. Cruz?

A. modules B. textbooks C. work text D. work book

49. At which point of literature learning is comparing beginnings and writing chapter applicable?

A. First Encounters B. Maintaining Momentum C. Exploiting Highlights D. Endings

50. The phase in the curriculum cycle where designers plan changes in the curriculum
A. Curriculum Planning B. Curriculum Implementation C. Curriculum Evaluation D. Curriculum Revision

ANSWER KEY

C
A

C
A