REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH
10. Because reading remediation requires building skills rather than learning course content, which should Reading trainers do?
I. Minimize testing and grading
1. For which is Individualized Education Program? (IEP)
II. Observe the student in the actual act of reading
I. Reinforcement of the foundation of learning
III. Make reading classes a grammar class.
II. Helping pupils overcome their learning difficulties
III. Developing learners’ potential.
a. I and II c. III only
a. I only c. III only b. II only d. I, II and III
b. II only d. I, II, III
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
2. What should be done first before doing remedial instruction?
a. Diagnose difficulty c. Plan the Remedial Instruction
b. Prepare Remedial materials d. Group the pupils by gender
11. Which statement about the use of voice in academic or scientific writing is NOT TRUE?
a. Scientific or Academic writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice.
3. The following are Remedial Teaching Strategies EXCEPT ______.
b. Scientific Writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice is a myth.
a. Individualized Education Program (IEP)
c. The choice of active or passive is constrained by functional considerations; thus, writers use the we-form active
b. Peer Support Programmed
when they describe their own procedural choices but use the passive when describing standard procedures.
c. Reward Scheme
d. Writers use the we-form active when contrasting their work with previous work in the field, but use the passive when
d. Test and Drill
describing previous research.
4. Is Remedial Instruction the same as Special Education?
12. Which of the following statements about hedging is INCORRECT?
a. No, however, remedial instruction may include children with special needs
a. Hedging is a scientific writing strategy where writers use aspects of the verb as devices to express politeness or to distance
if they are diagnosed with difficulty
themselves from claims.
b. Yes, both remedial instruction and special education serve learners that
b. When hedging, academic writers use words that strongly and sharply express commitment to their criticism.
need help
c. ESP learners need to appreciate the role of hedging in academic, professional and business genres and to manipulate its actual
c. It depends on the clientele of remedial instruction
linguistic devices.
d. No, they are apart and not in any way related.
d. In research or in the professional community, the criticism, Mr. Dela Cruz appears to not have understood my point, is hedged
and is more acceptable than the statement; Mr. Dela Cruz definitely did not understand my point.
5. Which statement on Remedial Instruction is WRONG?
Remedial teaching involves _____?
13. Which statement compares/contrasts BEST discourse analysis from genre analysis?
a. working systematically: observing, diagnosing, remediation, evaluating
a. Discourse Analysis is any study of language test at a level above that of the sentence, Genre Analysis is a text analysis focused
b. working purposefully and intensively with a pupil
on the regularities of structure that distinguish one type of text from another.
c. seeing to it that the pupil can remain at his/her school
b. Discourse Analysis is the global/umbrella term for text analysis while Genre Analysis is part of discourse analysis.
d. re-teaching, reviewing and assessing
c. Discourse Analysis is valuable in looking at spoken and written business texts while Genre Analysis is useful in looking at both
written and spoken texts in all areas of ESP.
6. What does Remedial Instruction focus on?
d. Discourse Analysis includes the study of cohesive links between sentences, of paragraph structure, or the structure of the whole
a. Content c. Grammar
text.
b. Skills d. Test
14. Which statement below BEST defines ESP?
7. Which practices mean success for learners with reading difficulties?
a. ESP is a language teaching approach which is based on learners’ need.
I. Be clear on what students must know, understand, and be able to do in order
b. ESP is an approach not a product.
to grow in their grasp of a subject.
c. ESP is a particular kind of language or methodology
II. Build scaffolding leading to student success in those goals. Don’t dilute the goals.
d. ESP consists of particular type of teaching material.
III. Make use of several avenues of learning – make students hear it, sing it and read it.
15. Which type of knowledge is NOT required of the ESP teacher?
a. I, II and III c. I and II a. A positive attitude towards the ESP content
b. II and III d. I, II and III b. A knowledge of the Fundamental principles of the subject area
c. An awareness of how much they probably already know
8. For effective Remedial Instruction, work for learning-in-context. What does learning-in-context mean? d. A specialist subject knowledge
a. Make the students see how ideas and skills connect to their families and communities
b. Make students see how important concepts and skills are. 16. One of the consistent problems of ESP Teachers is the lack of an orthodoxy. This means that:
c. Make use of problem solving I. ESP teachers do not have ready-made, straight forward answers to problems they meet
d. Avoid drills II. ESP teachers need to distil and synthesize from several options those that best suit their circumstances
III. All ESP teachers are pioneers who are helping to shape the world of ESP
9. Which can increase the effectiveness of Remedial teaching?
a. Let the student know that you believe in him/her. a. I c. I and II
b. Direct student to work harder whether he/she likes it or not. b. II d. I, II and III
c. Do not allow him/her to play until he/she can do the task.
d. Engage him/her in a continuous drill until he/she learns the skill.
29. Bulky
17. Another problem that constantly faces ESP teachers is the new realms of knowledge that ESP teachers have to cope with. a. Skinny c. Tender
This suggests that _______________. b. Simple d. Awkward
a. ESP teachers have to struggle to master language and subject matter they know very little about.
b. ESP teachers often feel a sense of utter inadequacy at their ability to cope. 30. Assist
c. ESP teachers feel boredom as they teach subject matter that are simple and familiar. a. Attend c. Reproach
d. A and B c. Apply d. Help
18. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: 31. Advocate
Making arrangements; attending meetings; taking part in an interview; buying and selling, etc.? a. Predict c. Support
a. Structural/Situational syllabus c. Functional/Notional syllabus b. Pronounce d. Determine
b. Skill syllabus d. Functional/Task-based syllabus
32. Authorize
19. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: a. Protect c. Empower
Taking notes; writing essays; study techniques and examinations; improving your reading, etc.? d. Question d. Verify
a. Skill syllabus c. Functional/Task-based syllabus
b. Discourse/Skill syllabus d. Skills and Strategies 33. Bless
a. Consecrate c. Concern
20. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: b. Alarm d. Terrify
Properties and shapes; location; structure; actions in sequence; cause and effect, etc.?
a. Structural/Situational syllabus c. Functional/Notional syllabus 34. Try
b. Skill syllabus d. Functional/Task-based syllabus a. Wish c. Hope
b. Want d. Attempt
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 35. Startle
a. Frighten c. Upset
b. Rush d. Surprise
21. The transcription /taıp/ represents the word ______.
a. tap c. tip 36. Utter
b. tape d. type a. Scream c. Yell
b. Shout d. Say
22. The transcription /rıč/ represents the word ______.
a. reach c. ridge 37. Thrill
b. rich d. reich a. Disturb c. Move
b. Chill d. Excite
23. The transcription /ðiz/ represents the word _____.
a. thighs c. this 38. Wreck
b. these d. tease a. Pop c. Dash
b. Mash d. Crash
24. Which group, has letter that differs in voicing from the other three?
a. /m/, /g/, /j/, /s/ c. /b/, /p/, /r/, /v/
b. /n/, /f/, /ϴ/, /p/ d. /d/, /l/, /r/, /s/ Which is the best antonym for the following words?
25. For each group, identify the segment that differs in place in articulation from the other three. 39. Vicious
a. /s/, /č/, /t/, /n/ c. /ϴ/, /p/, /b/, /m/ a. Gentle c. Helpful
b. /k/, /n/, /g/, /ŋ/ d. /s/, /č/, /t/, /g/ b. Healthy d. Dangerous
26. Which one has the correct stress? 40. Conquer
a. ceremony c. ceremony a. Surrender c. Punish
b. ceremony d. ceremony b. Descend d. Divide
Which is the best synonym for the following words? 41. Criticize
a. Berate c. Fault
27.Precious b. Enjoy d. Acclaim
a. Necessary c. Irregular
b. Valuable d. Simple 42. Enormous
a. Very thin c. Very large
28. Unique b. Very loose d. Very small
a. Simple c. Special
b. Allowed d. Unknown
43. Relegate 57. Which is the closest meaning of the root word philanthropist?
a. Prevaricate c. Import a. Physician c. Philosopher
b. Promote d. Secrete b. Benevolent d. Artist
44. Instigate 58. Where should the modifier- weighing 150 pounds be placed in the following sentences?
a. Incite c. Mediate a. The robber weighing 150 pounds was described as a tall man with a heavy mustache.
b. Create d. Hesitate b. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy mustache weighing 150 pounds.
c. The robber was described as a tall man with a heavy weighing 150 pounds mustache.
45. Legalize d. The robber was described weighing 150 pounds as a tall man with a heavy mustache.
a. Fire c. Boycott
b. Ban d. outlaw 59. Which is the free morpheme in the word examination?
a. exam c. am
46. Mourn b. in d. tion
a. Rejoice c. Regret
b. Suffer d. Cry 60. Which is the appropriate homonym for blew in the following sentence?
The wind blew the rain clouds away, leaving a clear ____ sky.
47. Oppress a. blow c. blows
a. Suppress c. Increase b. blue d. dark
b. Hurt d. Inspire
61. Select the sentence that has the modifier placed correctly.
48. Attach a. Emotional intelligence, which emerged a decade ago, includes the abilities to
a. scrape c. Detach motivate yourself and persist in the face of frustrations.
b. Subtract d. Add b. Emotional intelligence, includes the abilities to motivate yourself and persist in
the face of frustrations, which emerged a decade ago.
49. Export c. Which emerged a decade ago, emotional intelligence includes the abilities to
a. Tax c. Intake motivate yourself and persist in the face of frustrations.
b. Import d. Bring d. Emotional intelligence includes the abilities to motivate yourself, which emerged
a decade ago, and persist in the face of frustrations.
50. Donate
a. Take c. Let 62. Which is the best ending for the following sentence?
b. Steal d. Give Pupils are required to be in their classrooms by 8:00am each morning. Hence, _________.
a. pupils have their wrist watches.
51. Which has an odd-sounding word in the following group of words? b. pupils coming late will be punished accordingly.
a. Maintain c. Contain c. pupils are intelligent.
b. Domain d. Mountain d. pupils are supposed to be trained to be punctual at an early age.
52. Determine the semantic similarities in the following items by identifying the sentence with different meaning. 63. Which of the following words contain voiced “th” /ð/ sound?
a. He paid thirty thousand pesos for his new personal computer. a. thoughtful c. thinkers
b. His new personal computer cost little less than thirty thousand pesos. b. thermometer d. therefore
c. At thirty thousand pesos, his personal computer was expensive.
d. The new personal computer he bought cost him about thirty thousand pesos. 64. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. In that college, you have to take the following courses: four years of English,
53. Which word is supposed to be stressed when speaker means that the robber may have taken some jewelry. three years of math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
a. I didn’t say he stole the money c. I didn’t say he stole the money. b. In that college, you have to take the following courses; four years of English,
b. I didn’t he stole the money. d. I didn’t say he stole the money. three years of math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
c. In that college, you have to take the following courses. Four years of English,
54. How many morphemes are there in transportation? three years of math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
D. In that college, you have to take the following courses, four years of English,
a. 1 c. 3 three years of math, three years of social studies, and three years of science.
b. 2 d. 4
65. Select the words that best complete the following sentence.
55. Which of the following sentences is done in acceptable English? _______ with repeated rejections of her novel, Isabel ______ to submit her manuscript to other publishers.
a. Maria cleaned the table up. b. Maria is eager to talk to. a. Inspired – complied c. Encouraged – refused
c. That Maria dances well surprises me. d. Maria desires that you go. b. Elated – planned d. Undaunted – continued
56. Which is correct and preferred sentence?
a. I offered the visitor a meal that was hungry.
b. I offered a meal to the visitor who was hungry.
c. I offered for the consumption of the visitor, a meal.
d. A meal was offered by me to the hungry visitor.
CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING, TEACHING AND LANGUAGE
USE IN SPECIFIC CONTEXT FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LEARNING
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