INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICs
1. When teaching the difference between auxiliary verb and linking verb, it can be pointed out
that _____.
a. an auxiliary verb can stand alone
b. a linking verb cannot stand alone
c. a linking verb goes with a main verb
d. an auxiliary verb goes with a main verb
2. Teachers who believe that language is a system of structures consisting of sounds, words,
and sentences will predictably follow a teaching syllabus that revolves around ______.
a. communicative tasks
b. the ‘building blocks’ of language
c. functions of language
d. elements and functions of language
3. Language teaching practices that involve drills, pattern practice, mimicry and memorization
uphold the process of _____ in language learning.
a. simplification
b. hypothesis testing
c. habit-formation
d. overgeneralization
4. The minimal pair that can be used for teaching the contrast between / Ɛ / and / e / is _____.
a. bat – bait
b. bet – bat
c. bet – bit
d. bet – bait
5. When second language learners of English pronounce tradegy for tragedy or revelant for
relevant, they exhibit a speech behavior that exemplifies a morphophonemic change known as
_____.
a. metathesis
b. assimilation
c. epenthesis
d. dissimilation
6. Filipino learners of English who cannot correctly produce the initial sound of the word thin are
likely to replace it with _____.
a. / d /
b. / t /
c. / ϴ /
d. / s /
7. The meaning expressed by the stress pattern in the following sentence is __________.
“These are cooking ápples”
a. Apples are being cooked
b. Apples are good for eating
c. Apples are sold there
d. Apples are for cooking only
8. The difference in meaning between the pair of phrases below is a function of ___________.
‘keep sticking’
‘keeps ticking’
a. stress
b. pitch
c. juncture
d. intonation
9. The English consonant that corresponds to the following distinctive features is
____________.
+palatal
+fricative
+voice
a. / z /
b. / ž /
c. / č /
d. / š /
10. The morphophonemic process observed when the plural inflection of pictures, frames, malls,
bags (‘s’ in the end are underlined) is pronounced as / z / is called ____________.
a. metathesis
b. epenthesis
c. assimilation
d. dissimilation
11. Following the behaviorist’s belief in learning a second language, teachers immediately
correct errors in pronunciation and grammar so that mistakes _______.
a. sustain practice in language use
b. become automatic and spontaneous
c. will not hinder fluency
d. do not become habits
12. As predicted by Krashen, the structure that is likely to be acquired late by a second
language learner is shown in the underlined item in _____________.
a. The girl is chasing the ducks.
b. He saw many animals on the farm.
c. My son enjoys riding on the carabao.
d. The family went home happy.
13. From this list: frighten, lengthen, spoken, strengthen, the word that follows a different
formation process is ____________.
a. frighten
b. spoken
c. lengthen
d. strengthen
14. The word formation process involved in creating the following words from beauty is
__________.
Beauty -> beautify
Beautiful
Beautifully
a. derivation
b. back formation
c. root creation
d. category extension
15. The words: brunch, smog, urinalysis, broasted are formed through the process called
_________.
a. clipping
b. blending
c. abbreviating
d. compounding
16. Among these words: father’s, fatherhood, fathered, fathers, the one which is formed with a
derivational morpheme is _____________.
a. father’s
b. fathered
c. fathers
d. fatherhood
17. The following words: lab, dorm, prof, gym, prom, and mike result from a word formation
process called __________.
a. clipping
b. invention
c. blending
d. derivation
18. Among the following sentences, the one that is acceptable in English is __________.
a. He desires you to leave.
b. Marian is eager to talk to.
c. Jeff cleaned the garden up.
d. That Shen likes vegetables surprises me.
19. The word that makes the following sentence ambiguous is __________.
“The man bought a new pen.”
a. bought
b. pen
c. man
d. new
20. The sentence that contains an acceptable example of a verb derived from a noun is
________.
a. Neil and his friends morninged at the bar.
b. The artists flowered the restaurant tables.
c. The massacre orphaned the boy.
d. Many shoppers escalatored at the busy mall.
21. The sense relation illustrated by the following words: hotel, inn, motel, hostel is _________.
a. hyponymy
b. synonymy
c. ambiguity
d. antonymy
22. The use of deposits in the sentences below illustrates ___________.
“She regularly deposits money in the bank.”
“The earth has vast mineral deposits.”
a. synonymy
b. polysemy
c. hyponymy
d. homophony
23. That all normal children the world over acquire a mother tongue supports the idea that
language is _________.
a. creative
b. conventional
c. arbitrary
d. universal
24. Former Pres. Fidel Ramos attended a Security Council meeting at Malacanang presided
over by then Pres. Joseph Estrada. After the meeting Mr. Ramos was asked by a reporter, “How
was the meeting, sir?” to which the former president responded, “Well, the food was good.”
What conversation maxim does Mr. Ramos’ response appear to have violated?
a. maxim of quality
b. maxim of quantity
c. maxim of relation
d. maxim of manner
25. The implicature that mat be raised for Mr. Ramos’ response is that ________.
a. the food served at the meeting was his favorite.
b. not much came out of the council meeting
c. the agenda were accomplished promptly, leaving more time for the reception
d. the reception and the meeting were enjoyable
Answers
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS ANSWER KEY:
1. D. because an auxiliary goes with a main verb to indicate tense and number. e.g. She is
studying linguistics. The auxiliary verb is carries the tense (present) and number (singular).
2. B. bec. the structuralists' view of language justifies a teaching syllabus that revolves around
the 'building blocks' of language. These building blocks are the elements of language, namely
sounds, words, and sentences, discourse even. They constitute the content of the structural/
grammatical syllabus in teaching language.
3. C. bec. habit-formation is characterized by imitation, repetition of the correct response, when
given positive feedback or reinforcement.
4. D. bet is Ɛ and e in bait.
5. A. bec. the neighboring sounds and syllables of each word are reversed in order or re-
ordered.
6. B.
7. D.
8. C.
9. B.
10. C.
11. D.
12. C.
13. B.
14. A.
15. B.
16. D.
17. A.
18. D.
19. B.
20. C.
21. A.
22. B.
23. D.
24. C.
25. B.
ENGLISH MAJORSHIP REVIEWER
1. A dramatic technique wherein an actor utters something intended for audience but not for the
other characters on stage. These other characters assume that they did not hear the words.
A. Commentary. B. aside
C. whisper. D. Soliloquy
Answer: D
2. The 5-7-5 number of syllables in every verse characterizes this type of poem.
A. Tanka. B. Ode
C. Haiku. D. Limerick
Answer. C
