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2. What feeling is expressed in this line “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky”?
A. Surprise C. Fear
B. Happiness D. Anger
4. In the Iliad, whose death brought Achilles much sorrow and grief?
A. Patroclus C. Nestor
B. Thesthor D. Menelaus
A. intellectual C. philosophical
B. lyrical D. emotional
8. Which work of Lord ALFRED Tenyyson embodies his ideas on immortality and death in relation to his thoughts on
Arthur Hallam?
10. The most popular vehicle for literacy expression during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippine literature was
the __________________.
A. essay C. drama
B. poetry D. short story
11. Who is known as the greatest dramatic poet of the Elizabeth Age?
12. What narrative poem tells of the heroic exploits of great heroes?
A. Ballad C. Epic
B. Lyric D. Romance
13. Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of ancient Greek religious beliefs?
A. The Greek god Zeus was subject to the mysterious power of fate.
B. The Greek gods were expressions of the world’s uncontrolled forces.
C. The Greeks blamed humanity for disorder in the universe.
D. The Greeks credited humanity with intervening morality.
14. The literature of the earlier medieval ages reflected clearly the life and civilization of a Heroic Age. The primary
virtues emphasized were_________________.
17. According to Aristotle’s Poetics, which is the most important of the six constituent elements of tragedy?
A. Spectacle C. Plot
B. Language D. Character
19. Which narrative poem in French literature is an idealization of feudal society in the early 13 th century?
20. The verse narrative of the suffering and death of Christ is the ____________________.
A. Riddle C. Proverbs
B. Legends D. Epic
23. Which of the following is NOT a secular art associated with Zen spiritual training?
A. Archery C. Swordsmanship
B. Calligraphy D. Bonsai
24. Which of the following is NOT a theme that is customarily associated with Dostoyevsky’s work?
A. Romance C. Lyric
B. Ballad D. Epic
26. The type of novel which became popular in the 18th century is __________________.
A. epistolary C. picaresque
B. gothic D. religious
27. In Aenid, though Aenas suffers an unhappy life and miserable death, what is his greatest consolation?
28. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be associated with Japan?
A. It is a spiritual nation.
B. It is a homogenous nation.
C. It is a nation that speaks with one voice.
D. It is a heterogeneous nation.
29. The true epic of India that contains the mythology and religion of the Hindu is ___________.
A. Mahabharata C. Pomayana
B. Pnachantantia D. Dhammapada
A. beauty C. art
B. history D. religion
31. What is the first heroic narrative of world literature?
A. Bhagavad-Gita C. Odyssey
B. Ramayana D. Gilgamesh
32. What historical event serves as the setting of Tolstoy’s War and Peace?
A. Marlowe C. Johnson
B. Dante D. Shakespeare
35. What literary type will begin with the following lines:
A. Ode C. Elegy
B. Sonnet D. Ballad
43. The language of the Hellenes belongs to the Indo-European family which includes all of the following language
groups EXCEPT__________.
A. Italic C. Semitic
B. Celtic D. Sanskrit
44. The type of novel which became popular in the 18th century is _________________.
A. gothic C. picaresque
B. epistolary D. religious
45. The Hebrew prophet, Jesus, was born under the reign of which Roman emperor?
A. Hadrian C. Augustus
B. Claudius D. Marcus Aurelius
46. Who among the following is the greatest exponent of naturalism in literature?
47. With which sphere of life are Confucian roles most linked?
A. Political C. Military
B. Social D. Religious
48. The use of fragmentary discourse and stream of consciousness technique are marks of ____
A. Modernism C. Symbolism
B. Cubism D. Impressionism
49. “While a cold hand snatched you away like a kite- I should have come home “What is expressed in this line?
A. Regret C. Sadness
B. Love D. Loss
A. Religion C. Nature
B. Women D. Feelings or emotions
51. Who among these writers is famous for using local color in his stories?
52. Read the lines and answer the questions that follows:
A. Hopeful C. Depressed
B. Lonely D. Content
53. The use of fragmentary discourse and stream of consciousness technique are marks of?
A. cubism C. modernism
B. symbolism D. impressionism
54. The following are factors that affect acquiring a 2 nd language EXCEPT?
A. emotion C. motivation
B. physical state D. attitude
55. Which phrase would CORRECTLY complete the sentence. I was not satisfied __________ of the examination.
56. Aside from grammatical competence, what else would a learner need to use English well?
58. The following are factors teachers must consider when teaching EXCEPT?
59. When the class is asked to listen to a set of instructions in English, which of these techniques will help them
process the material?
60. Apart from drills, what other activities can a teacher make use of to develop accuracy among the learners?
61. What is the difference between an auxiliary verb and a linking verb?
62. Which of these syntactic structures underline the teaching of the five basic sentence patterns?
A. Prediction C. Modification
B. Subordination D. Complementation
63. A teacher who teaches the learners how to ask and give information, express their feelings, give directions,
engage in conversations, etc. believes that language is ________________.
A. useful C. universal
B. functional D. formal
A. Toni C. shawl
B. beautiful D. Baguio
65. Task-Based Language Teaching is based on the assumption that language is ___________.
A. A means of making meaning C. used for conversation
B. Used for acquiring information D. a means of learning
66. A Language learner who is able to paraphrase or coin a word when at a loss for a vocabulary word has
________.
67. The ability to interpret elements of individual messages in terms of their interconnectedness is __________
competence.
A. grammatical C. strategic
B. sociolinguistic D. discourse
70. The three important dimensions to consider when teaching a language form are what it looks like, when/how it is
used and ____________.
71. What is the function of the first prepositional phrase in the sentence:
A. a nominal C. a verbal
B. an adverbial D. an adjectival
72. When the teacher gives pointers on how to produce a critical sounds, he/she is using a _________ strategy.
A. learning C. communication
B. language use D. an adjectival
74. The English for a Specific Purpose (ESP) movement views language as _________
75. The following are examples of fluency-based activities that encourage learners to develop their confidence
EXCEPT_________.
A. interviews C. surveys
B. drills D. games
76. The range of meaning between two opposite words can be done through _________.
77. A method of teaching where generalizations are drawn from several examples is __________.
A. formal C. informal
B. inductive D. deductive
78. Which of the following phonemic transcription corresponds to a voiced palatal affricate?
A. /z/ C. /j/
B. /ch/ D. /c/
79. Which of these activities will encourage oral interaction among learners?
80. The primary focus in Communicative Language Teaching is to help learners _____________.
81. The following are communicative approaches which can be utilized for communicative language teaching
EXCEPT?______________________
A. century C. city
B. censure D. cold
85. What do normal persons possess that enable them to learn a language spontaneously?
86. Which verb will fit the sentence: Carmelo ________ playing the guitar as a hobby
87. Which of the following theories of language learning emphasizes that a child can creatively construct his/her
knowledge of language?
A. Law-caught C. Had-head
B. Fail-fell D. Sink-seek
91. Which is the systematic collection of artifacts documenting students’ literacy development?
A. Portfolio C. Journal
B. Reading log D. Literacy album
92. A teacher regularly assesses the reading skills of students in the class. Which of the following assessment of
results most clearly suggests the need for an instructional intervention to strengthen word identification skills?
93. Which of the following about decoding is most consistent with an integrated arts meaningful to teaching reading?
96. In which stage of the reading process does a reader set targets?
97. Which novel of Stevan Javellana tells of a woman torn between to love for her husband and obedience to deeply
engrained native social conventions?
A. Syntactic C. Semantics
B. Pragmatic D. Phonological
A. Semantic C. Syntactic
B. Pragmatic D. Phonological
101. In the Directed Reading Thinking Activity, what are the students expected to do after reading the parts of
the text assigned to them?
103. Which of the following statements describes the approach in teaching word recognition?
A. It uses systems to determine meaning.
B. Teaching starts with relationship between sound and letters.
C. Focus on syllabication
D. Word recognition is emphasized.
105. A questioning technique where the questions are sequenced in such a way that it logically unfolds the
story is _____________________.
106. Which behavior is NOT manifested by one who has INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE?
107. During the practice stage, the teacher often works with
109. Which BEST describes the reading and the writing processes?
110. The question “ What part of the story best describes the main character? Test comprehension at the
__________________ level.
A. Evaluative C. literal
B. Creative D. interpretive
112. The instructional procedure that makes use of children’s language and experience is
A. Directed-reading-thinking activity
B. Interactive method
C. Individualized method
D. Language experience approach
113. In the taxonomy of reading comprehension, the highest level where the reader makes use of divergent
skills to come up with new ideas is the _________ level.
A. Creative C. interpretive
B. Evaluate D. integrative
114. The use of “prereading” period lasting several weeks, during which no reading materials are used, is most
closely associated with the ____________.
A. Translation C. Repetition
B. Meaningful use D. Integration
A. Graphophonics C. Syntactic
B. Pragmatic D. Semantic
119. Of the different principles of effective teaching of reading, which is IMPROPERLY stated?
120. The close technique would be LEADT useful for testing a student’s ability to ________.
121. What is the prime consideration to ensure the relevance of instructional materials to the curriculum?
122. Materials design reflects the “learning by doing” philosophy This implies that instructional materials should
______
123. A current practice among advertisers to design products that make public environmentally sensitive is
called?
126. Which of the following is NOT a basic component of the communication process?
A. Source C. Advertisement
B. Message D. Channel
128. The journalistic practice of using sensational headlines and stunt reporting is called ______.
130. When a news reporter is accused of invasion of privacy, what other defense can he guve aside from
newsworthiness?
131. What type of evaluation is dome when a learner reads to the fromt and back covers and the directory
pages of a book?
A. Simulation
B. Filling in a blank application form
C. Small group discussion
D. Role playing
135. Half-size newspapers that often resort to sensational publication are called ___________
A. newsletters C. gazettes
B. broadsheets D. tabloids
A. electronic C. mechanical
B. representational D. presentational
137. Which of these equipment can a teacher use to project images on white screen?
A. OHP C. LCD
B. Disc Player D. Television
138. Which of the following can be the basis of making TV stations answer for airing clips of beheadings?
142. Which contains the course description, objectives topics to be taught and the requirements?
A. Syllabus C. Curriculum
B. Course outline D. Learning competencies
144. Classroom task are said to have direct authenticity when they _________________.
A. Advertisements C. Journals
B. Textbooks D. Pamphlets
A. Reading
B. Exploring
C. Preparing to read
D. Television
E. Responding
A. A-B-C-D-E C. B-E-A-C-D
B. C-A-E-B-D D. D-E-B-A-C
150. If instructional materials are concept –related, inquiry –related and learner-centered, what principle of
materials production is achieved?
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