MET REVIEW – LET SPECIALIST

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION – ENGLISH

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Among Filipinos, what characteristic makes English difficult to understand?

A. It is a complex language. C. It is a second/third language.
B. It is a strange language. D. It is a universal language.

2. ESP is centered on the language appropriate to various activities that relate well with
grammar, lexis, register, discourse, and ___________.
A. genre C. prose
B. poetry D. composition

3. An English teacher may administer a performance-based assessment in ESP using a rubric as

a measuring instrument. In which of the following tests is a rubric best applicable?
A. Dictation test C. Sentence transformation
B. Oral interview D. Analyzing sentences

4. Use of grade readers is one approach applied in ESP to teach students with a low level of
knowledge of English. In general these materials refer to ____________.
A. books read by the students from Grade I – VI
B. multi-graded books received in the different grade levels
C. different versions of books with simplified grammar and vocabulary
D. books used by several grade levels

5. An Act enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System by strengthening its curriculum and
increasing the number of years for Basic Education, appropriating funds therefor and for other
purposes, is know as ___________.
A. Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
B. Trifocalization Act
C. National Education Act
D. Kindergarten Education Act of 2012

6. Examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations, are based on local culture,
history, and reality. This strategy particularly refers to ____________.
A. localization C. cultural adaptability
B. contextualization D. authenticity
7. The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) is very significant in the development of
____________.
A. content and performance standards
B. learning resources
C. critical content
D. learning competencies

8. Listening to classical music _____________ one of his preferred leisure activities.

A. were B. will
B. are D. is

9. While there is no absolute way to prevent ankle ___________, exercise such as ankle lifts can
help strengthen the joint.
A. sprain C. sprains
B. sprain’s D. sprains’

10. Substituting different sounds for the first sound of a familiar song just like the example
below can help in developing ___________.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily;
Life is but a dream.

Bow, bow, bow, your boat

Bently bown the beam.
Berrily, berrily, berrily, berrily;
Bife is but a beam.

A. phonological awareness C. phonological stress

B. word recognition D. emergent word reading skills

11. Lila bought coffee for Isabelle and ____________.

A. me C. Both me and I are correct
B. mine D. I
12. After the show, the board members went to another area and _____________ out with
their fans.
A. hung C. hanged
B. hunged D. hang

13. Neither you nor your children ___________ the problem.

A. understands C. is understanding
B. are understanding D. understand

14. Eminent educators have observed that qualified jobs are becoming ___________.
A. scarcest C. scaring
B. more scarce D. scarcer

15. Which statement is correct in structure and form?

A. Of the areas that produce lanzones, the Camiguin Island is sweeter.
B. Of the areas that produce lanzones, the Camiguin Island is the sweetest.
C. Of the areas that produce lanzones, the Camiguin Island, is the sweetest.
D. Of the areas, that produce lanzones, the Camiguin Island is the sweeter.

16. Among ASEAN countries, Singapore is known as a ____________ paradise.

A. shopper’s C. shoppers’
B. shop’s D. shops’

17. An example of a word formation process that changes kindergarten to “kinder” and “air
conditioning” to “aircon” is known as _____________.
A. coining C. blending
B. compounding D. clipping

18. The speaker should change the language according to the needs of the listener or based on
the dictate of the situation like the examples below except for ____________.
A. speaking differently in a classroom than on a playground
B. talking differently to a baby than to an adult
C. giving background information to an unfamiliar listener
D. sophisticating the language by using high terminologies for basal learners
19. A semantic study of Philippine English shares how unique meanings are in contrast to its
standard counterpart. An example is the term room for someone who stays in a dormitory or
shared room of a boarding house without meals provided is known as ___________.
A. bed pals C. roommate
B. bed spacer D. transient

20. Someone who can operate his/her linguistic competence and his/her sociolinguistic
awareness of the relationship between language and the context refers to what kind of
speaker?
A. Intercultural C. Technical
B. Adapt D. Context-driven

21. The study of ways in which non-native speakers acquire, comprehend, and use linguistic
patterns or speech acts in a second language is known as ____________.
A. Contrastive Rhetoric C. Jargonized Expression
B. Intra-language Variety D. Inter-language Pragmatics

22. They are speech sounds made simply by shaping the oral cavity to give the sound a
particular color or “timbre”.
A. Vowels C. Consonants
B. Digraphs D. Diphthongs

23. Linguistic interference occurs when students ____________.

A. learn another language or dialect
B. learn their mother tongue
C. speak without readiness
D. learn to speak and hide their fear

24. A summary of main points of a text, lecture, or course of study is referred to as __________.
A. Lesson exemplar C. Course Outline
B. Subject Framework D. Unit plan

25. Learning for empowerment and better self-image is an example of ___________.

A. genuine motivation C. extrinsic motivation
B. intrinsic motivation D. life-long motivation
26. “All the bitterness melted out of him suddenly and the world renewed itself out of the
youth and happiness that was all around him, PROFLIGATE as the spring sunshine.” The
capitalized word means ____________.
A. superfluous C. over-abundant
B. openly D. brightly

27. Which is an example of a bound morpheme ending in-ion that changes a verb into a noun?
A. Action C. Scion
B. Nation D. Mention

28. In applying passive voice, which should you use on an official sign?
A. Beyond this point, do not permit pedestrian.
B. Do not permit pedestrian beyond this point.
C. Beyond this point, pedestrian should permit to go.
D. Pedestrians are not permitted beyond this point.

29. EVERYONE met at the contest venue. The capitalized pronoun is an example of a/an
____________.
A. indefinite pronoun C. demonstrative pronoun
B. relative pronoun D. interrogative pronoun

30. Vince said, “I’m studying English a lot at the moment”. The indirect speech is ___________.
A. Vince said I was studying English a lot at the moment
B. Vince said he was studying English lot at the moment
C. Vince said he was studying English a lot at that moment
D. Vince said he were studying English a lot at that moment
31. Roniel and Carl who ____________ a restaurant in Manila are now the youngest partner
entrepreneurs.
A. run C. runs
B. has run D. have run

32. The adjective that expresses the supreme value of the noun like the capitalized phrase in
the sentence, “English is the MOST INTERESTING subject for Ryza,” is called _____________.
A. Superlative adjective C. Demonstrative adjective
B. Predicate adjective D. Possessive adjective
33. Which is NOT a variable of functional grammar?
A. Term which represents the role of the interlocutors.
B. Tenor is concerned with the nature of the relationship among the people involved.
C. Field which represents the content or topic of the social activity.
D. Mode is the medium and role of language in the situation.

34. When decoding multisyllabic words, what do students need to know?

I. What a syllable is
II. That a syllable contains one vowel sound
III. How to divide the words in parts and read each part
IV. Read the word by combining the parts

A. I, II, III and IV C. I and II

B. II and III D. I, III and IV

35. Which is one implication on listening and speaking for language teaching?
A. Link listening and speaking tasks to promote social interaction in specific situations.
B. Link listening and speaking tasks to develop viewing skills in real life situations.
C. Link listening and speaking tasks to improve students’ self-confidence.
D. Link listening and speaking tasks to provide opportunities for students to notice how
language is used in different contexts.

36. To enhance the power of the mind, learners read literary text in the target language and
memorize vocabulary lists translated into the native language. Explicit grammar instruction of
rules and their exceptions is the main focus to master the target language. What is this
approach?
A. Grammar-translation C. Natural
B. Audio-lingual D. Direct
37. What is the ability of the listener to understand the speaker’s intentions?
A. Intelligibility C. Acceptability
B. Interpretability D. Comprehensibility

38. The THIRD child is the most intelligent. The capitalized word is an example of ___________.
A. descriptive adjective C. ordinal adjective
B. cardinal adjective D. limiting adjective
39. Some people feel that his ___________ to the president was unnecessary.
A. delusion C. allusion
B. convulsion D. illusion

40. Analogies are comparisons based on relationships between ideas. Finish the analogy below.

Dwindle: increase::stiffen: ___________

A. relax C. crawl
B. cringe D. freeze

41. When the word “consumables” refers to resources such as toner, ink, and paper which get
used up, it is regarded as a/an ____________.
A. technological jargon C. computer jargon
B. Multimedia jargon D. ICT jargon

42. In Bloom’s Taxonomy of Thinking Process, which verbs help you design activities for the
creating level?
A. Justify, debate, invent C. Recommend, design, produce
B. Modify, apply, debate D. Compose, imagine, propose

43. Which type of plot device ends abruptly so that the main characters are left in a difficult
situation without offering any resolution or conflict?
A. Foil C. Cliffhanger
B. Anti hero D. Archetype

44. The intensification of the conflict in a story or play is called ___________.

A. exposition C. rising action
B. conflict D. complication

45. Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence be considered? The day I won the
oratorical title changed my self perception.
A. Expository C. Descriptive
B. Narrative D. Persuasive

46. Sound words like bam, bang, booing are examples of ____________.
A. metaphor C. onomatopoeia
B. simile D. idiom
47. A type of comedy based on a far-fetched humorous situation often with ridiculous or
stereotyped character is called _____________.
A. sequel C. farce
B. simile D. fable

48. “Life is like a roller coaster.” is an example of what figure of speech?

A. Simile C. Metaphor
B. Personification D. Hyperbole

49. Which refers to the use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its
meaning? Example: “Keeping time, time, time; A sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation
that so musically wells, from the Bells, bells, bells.”
A. Rhyme C. Rhythm
B. Alliteration D. Onomatopoeia

50. “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age
of foolishness…” In this opening line of the novel The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens uses
___________.
A. didacticism C. juxtaposition
B. consonance D. concession

51. “The time is out of joint, O cursed spite

That ever I was born to set it right.”

The two lines above from Shakespeare’s Hamlet use what literary device which is characterized
by having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and the same meter to form a complete
thought?
A. Couplet C. Free verse
B. Assonance D. Meiosis
52. Which figure of speech uses exaggeration for special effect like: “…where the corn grows so
tall they have to go up on a ladder to pick the ears off.”?
A. Onomatopoeia C. Hyperbole
B. Alliteration D. Metaphor
53. In analyzing poetry, one must first understand context. Which among the following is NOT
included in a poem’s context?
A. Does the poem belong to a particular period or literary movement? Does the poem
relate to imagism, confessional verse, beat movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the
Civil Rights Era etc.?
B. how long is the poem? The longer the poem is, the more focus is demanded of the
readers.
C. Who wrote the poem? Does the poet’s life suggest any special point of view, such as
political affiliation, religious sect, career interest, musical talent, family or personal
problems, travel etc.?
D. When was the poem written and in what country? Such information will help readers
understand what’s in a poem and why?

54. Which among the following options best explains what imagery is?
A. Cartoon shows that makes everyone laugh
B. When an author compares two things
C. The author sends mental images in the reader’s mind using words
D. Expressive picture hanging on the wall

55. “My two decades of experience as a journalism teacher, my tireless commitment to the
children in this community, and my willingness to share my pedagogical knowledge make me an
ideal candidate for principalship,” is an example of an appeal to ____________.
A. pathos C. bathos
B. ethos D. logos

56. In a novel or a short story, this is the point of view assumed by the narrator from which he is
able to tell everything that happens in the story. This is known as ____________.
A. eyewitness C. first person
B. omniscient D. stream of consciousness

57. Which type of paragraph has the goal of convincing another person to change or think
about changing his/her opinion on something?
A. Descriptive C. Expository
B. Persuasive D. Narrative
58. A plot device in literature which is usually employed where visions are realized due to the
action of the character who tries to prevent them. An example of this is “Oedipus Rex.”
A. Oracle C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
B. Foresight D. Insight

59. The ten commandments of a modern story are: it must have compression, unit,
immediateness, momentum, characterization, verisimilitude, style, culmination, soul, and it
must be ___________.
A. publishing C. read in one sitting
B. short D. complete in one reading

60. What is the method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of
all the characters in the story?
A. Third person limited C. First person point-of-view
B. Second person point-of-view D. Third person omniscient

61. The stylistic device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive clauses is
known as ____________.
A. polyptoton C. gradation
B. epiphora D. symploce

62. The most important sentence in any essay is ____________.

A. the first sentence in the body of the paragraph
B. the thesis sentence in the introduction
C. the final sentence of the conclusion
D. the first sentence of the introduction

63. A scene in a short story, a novel, a narrative poem, or a play that interrupts the story to
show an event that happened earlier or in the past is known as ____________.
A. foreshadowing C. retreat
B. review D. flashback

64. The glass unicorn in the Glass Menagerie, the rocking horse in the Rocking-horse Winner,
and the road in Robert Frost’s The Road not Taken are all examples of _____________.
A. fable C. subject
B. imagery D. symbolism
65. The resolution of the conflict in a story is known as ___________.
A. denouement C. diasporas
B. coda D. epilogue

66. In fiction, the transformation of a character from arrogance to humility is referred to as

____________.
A. catharsis C. realism
B. turning point D. mellowing

67. Which of the following is a characteristic of a formalist’s criticism?

A. It is dependent on the writer’s background.
B. Criticism is focused on the work itself.
C. It is extrinsic in essence.
D. Criticism describes the objective of the author.

68. The person assigned to dictate the actor’s line if he forgets is called a/an ____________.
A. prompter C. substitute
B. understudy D. assistant

69. A poem that tells a tragic story is called ____________.

A. parable C. sonnet
B. epic D. ballad

70. What literary device refers to a situation of poetic justice where the good characters are
rewarded and the evil character are punished for their vices?
A. Ambiguilty C. Nemesis
B. Apocalyptic D. Objectivity

71. “It’s no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Theresa in the making; she
loves to help and care after people everywhere from the streets to her won friends”, is an
example of a/an_____________.
A. metaphor C. allusion
B. irony D. historical paradox

72. The funeral home was built next to a children’s nursery is an example of ___________.
A. oxymoron C. juxtaposition
B. metaphor D. paradox
73. “Debit card and Bad credit,” “The earthquake and the queer shake,” are examples of
_____________.
A. anagrams C. contracts
B. puns D. oxymoron’s

74. Read the stanza and answer the item that follows:

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

“My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure of speech?

A. Hyperbole C. Simile
B. Alliteration D. Metaphor

75. The words spoken by an actor to the people watching a play that the characters in the play
do not hear is called a/an _____________.
A. lines C. aside
B. monologue D. symbolic narrative

76. What figure of speech is: “O wild, west wind!”

A. Apostrophe C. Irony
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor

77. The Trojan War can be seen today as ___________.

A. women’s empowerment
B. the war over lands and boundaries
C. men’s exhibition of grief
D. the reign of political dynasty

78. The myths of the Greeks reflect _____________.

A. a view of the universe that acknowledges the mystery and beauty of humanity
B. that humans are the center of the universe
C. that humans and gods live alike
D. a less strange and frightening magic than the myths of other ancient civilizations
79. For what act is Antigone sentenced to death?
A. She refused to marry the King’s son.
B. She killed her own father.
C. She disobeyed her sister’s command.
D. She performed the burial rituals for her brother.

80. Si Malakas at Maganda is a famous Filipino ___________.

A. legend C. creation myth
B. folk tale D. story

81. What does the presence of these three divinities: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos in Greek
myth symbolize?
A. Immortals play a great part in mortal’s life
B. Destiny cannot be controlled by anyone
C. Power of immortals over mortals
D. Mortal’s fate depends on the gods

82. Maria Makiling is a famous Filipino ____________.

A. folktale C. myth
B. legend D. fairy tale

83. In Greek mythology, who was the hero who sailed in the long ship Argo to search for the
Golden Fleece?
A. Ulysses C. Paris
B. Achilles D. Jason

84. Who was the mythical strong man punished by the gods for stealing fire?
A. Jason C. Medes
B. Ulysses D. Hercules

85. Which of the following lines from the poem “Vulture” by Chinua Achebe, represents a
miserable or bleak scene?

“In the grayness

And drizzle of one despondent
Dawn unstirred by harbingers
Of sun break a vulture
Perching high on
 Broken bones a dead tree…”

A. Dawn unstirred by harbingers C. In the grayness

B. Of sun break a vulture D. Broken bones and a dead tree

86. Li Qingzhao, the greatest Chinese poetess is NOT known for ___________.
A. Employment of figure-ground theory
B. Utilization of foregrounding such as repetition and metaphor
C. Use of imagery to enrich the content
D. Dominance of hyperbole

87. What is revealed in the following lines taken from the poem, “The Answer,” by Bei Dao?

Debasement is the password of the base

Nobility the epitaph of the noble
See how the glided sky is covered
With the drifting, twisted shadows of the dead

A. Condemned voices of the suppressed

B. Slavery as a pressing concern in societies
C. Disparity between the rich and the poor
D. High disposition enjoyed by the aristocrats

88. What message is expressed in the first line of the poem by Rabindranath Tagore entitled,
“Mind is Without Fear?”

“Where the mind is without fear

And the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;”

A. Only a fearless mind can hold its head upright.

B. There must be unity in diversity.
C. Bravery is better than cowardice.
D. Liberation is best achieved by force.

89. Egyptian literature is identified as ____________ literature.

A. Mediterranean C. Asian
B. Middle Eastern D. African
90. The FENCE in the story written by Jose Garcia Villa refers to ____________.
A. free standing structure designed to restrict movement across a boundary
B. represents the distance between two families
C. walls representing hindrances that separate the families
D. protection from intrusion of other people

91. Read the excerpt below, then answer the question.

“Are you insulting my poor father? He gives me a piece of sodden land?

Impossible! Oh if he were to know what sort of son-in-law he was getting,
he would have made a wise decision. But I shall have a better son-in-law
who’ll not depend on his wife’s dowry.” What is revealed in the character
of the one who utters the above lines?

A. She acted as an over-protective mother.

B. She loved her father very much.
C. She wanted a good son-in-law.
D. She regretted marrying her husband.

92. Who popularized Haiku poetry in Japan by creating visual auditory multimedia sensations
with few strokes of his writing brush as given in the lines below?

“Absolute stillness
Piercing into rocks
The voice of the locust.”

A. Ikkyu C. Boncho
B. Basho D. Gyai

93. “Awake for Morning in the Bowl of Night

Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And lo! The hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan’s Turrent in a Noose of Light.”

The above stanza is taken from the famous poem of ___________.

A. Rabindranath Tagore C. Khalil Gibran
B. Omar Khayyam D. Nelson Mandela
94. Who is the Chinese leader whose essays and poems depicted the totalitarian rule in China
and advocated a revolutionary movement?
A. Chou en Lai C. Mao Tze – Tung
B. Lao – Tze D. Confucius

95. What traditional Japanese poem consists of three lines totaling only seventeen syllables and
treats the world in its natural setting?

Example: “A bead of water

Clinging to a willow branch
The first drop of rain.”

A. Tanka C. Haikai
B. Sintaishi D. Haiku

96. What is the oldest Indian document of Sanskrit literature that consists of 1,028 hymns
recited in solemn rituals?
A. Mahabharata C. Ramayana
B. Upanishads D. Rig Veda

97. What does the phrase “merciless Indian savages” used by Jefferson refer to?
A. Asian-American C. Britons
B. Indian-Americans D. Native Americans

98. What could be the reason why Benjamin Franklin added Humility in the list of 13 virtues?
A. Humility best reflects the strength of character
B. He believes that conceit spoils even the finest genius
C. He is reminded of his friend Quaker about how overbearing and insolent he is
D. Success without humility is worthless

99. How can the new criticism school in poetry be characterized?

A. Intellectual and metaphysical
B. Sentimental and didactic
C. Impressionistic and symbolical
D. Emphasis on craft over content
100. What does the forest in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream symbolize? A place to
____________.
A. to face trials for the characters to pass
B. lose virginity and innocence
C. lose one’s memory
D. reach adulthood

101. Dillard in her piece, Talent, said that “doing something does not require discipline; it
creates its own discipline” which means ____________.
A. working hard for the thing you value the most
B. self-control as indication of good education
C. governing the self to act accordingly
D. regimen imposed on the self out of masochism

102. During the 1800s as reflected in American Literature, the US government expended its
territory by the use of the items listed below EXCEPT
A. Technology (railroad) C. Force (US army)
B. Invasion (conquest) D. Diplomacy (treaties)

103. “On the Pulse of the Morning,” by Maya Angelou, it is suggested that ___________.
A. each new day gives people new chances
B. each new day is a gift when spent best
C. each new day symbolizes the monotony of tasks
D. each new day signifies a challenge to overcome

104. In “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman, the workers sing varied carols to express:
A. Take pride in one’s abilities
B. Joys for bountiful blessings
C. Happiness in work and the uniqueness of contribution
D. Contrast in work attitude

105. Which of the following statements best reflects the writing of “The Declaration of
Independence”?
A. It is accusatory and subjective. C. It is simple yet moving.
B. It is very structured and orderly. D. It is rich with logic and reasons.
106. According to Lincoln in “The Gettysburg Address”, from what premise is the war being
fought?
A. Depravity and the use of irresponsible power
B. Gender-fairness and sensitivity
C. Government of the people, by the people, for the people
D. Open-mindedness and receptivity to change

107. What is Shakespeare’s technique of showing equivocation which is seen in his play,
“Macbeth”?
A. Prediction C. Ambiguity
B. Mirroring D. Paradox and Irony

108. Which is a colloquial expression that has been overused?

A. Cliché C. Informal language
B. Emotive language D. Tautology

109. A FLUENT reader ____________.

A. reads quickly and accurately without great effort in decoding
B. sounds out words when reading a text
C. can translate basic text from one language to another
D. pronounces authentic texts properly when reading aloud

110. In which sentence is the word WELL used correctly?

A. Julie and Ellen work well together. C. The flight was not well.
B. The boys are a well team. D. The time they had in Palawan was well.

111. What method is used when students learn how to use words properly; next, they learn to
read and write; they use color charts and rods to help them with the pronunciation of sounds;
and teacher talking time is minimal?
A. Silent Way C. Color method
B. Suggestopedia D. Community Language Learning

112. In which kind of illocutionary act does the speaker express another illocutionary force
other than that literally expressed in the utterance by relying on shared background knowledge,
principles of conversation, and convention?
A. Indirect illocution C. Command
B. Exclamation D. Complex illocutionary act
113. In a study comparing the effects of studying with music versus no music on reading
comprehension, an investigator administers a comprehension test after a reading study period.
She finds that scores were higher for the group who listened to classical pieces. What is the
independent variable in this study?
A. Reading while studying without music
B. Reading Comprehension Score with music
C. Study Period with no music
D. Presence or absence of music during studying

114. In which sentence does the adverb tell HOW the action is done?
A. Christy had ice cream after she was done.
B. Then Christy came home to wrap the present.
C. Christy went to the store to buy a present.
D. Christy wrapped the present carefully.

115. What is a story told in verse by unknown writers and usually meant to be sung?
A. Sonnet C. Haiku
B. Ballad D. Elegy

116. What is a book-length fictional prose narrative which has many characters and often a
complex plot?
A. Novel C. Short story
B. Epic D. Drama

117. What is the repetition of similar sounds usually consonants in a group of words, like:
“Doubting dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”?
A. Onomatopoeia C. Rhyme
B. Rhythm D. Alliteration

118. Which refers to two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme?

Example: “Rose cheerless over hills of gray;

The sun that brief December day.”

A. Sonnet C. Couplet
B. Octave D. Sestet
119. Which approach in studying literature establishes the relationship of the writer’s life with
his work?
A. Textual C. Psychological
B. Mythic D. Biographical

120. A description on a gravestone or a short poem in memory of a deceased person is called

a/an ____________.
A. motto C. epitaph
B. maxim D. couplet

121. What major poetic device is also called an imperfect rhyme or slant rhyme?
A. Temporary rhyme C. Semi rhyme
B. Partial rhyme D. Half rhyme

122. What term represents the mixture of textual, audio, and visual modes of communication?
A. Multimedia
B. Media information Literacy
C. Multi-modality
D. Information and Communication Technology

123. What word refers to the utilization of various instructional techniques that provide
temporary support to help students reach higher levels of comprehension and skills acquisition
that they would not be able to achieve without assistance?
A. interpretation C. Scaffolding
B. Unpacking D. immersion

124. Iconic learning involving instructional audio visual materials refers to ___________.
A. visual images for the real thing
B. symbols for learning
C. learning abstract ideas
D. learning icons or big people and things

125. Which assessment tool refers to the general group where students read the questionnaire
and respond in writing?
A. Diagram C. Paper and pencil
B. Problem solving D. Drawing analogies
126. What test technique requires the candidate to perform the skill that the test wishes to
measure?
A. Direct C. integrative
B. Indirect D. Discrete
127. Which approach to language testing views language learning as chiefly concerned with the
systematic acquisition of a set of habits?
A. Structuralist C. Integrative
B. Essay-translation D. Pragmatic

128. The function of language test which aims to motivate students pertains to ___________.
A. research C. employment
B. learning D. teaching

129. What is the culminating activity of interpreting the information gathered for the purpose
of making decisions or judgment about students’ learning needs?
A. Assessment C. Measurement
B. Evaluation D. Testing

130. When a language research deals with motivation for learning the language, what allied
discipline is involved?
A. Educating C. Psychology
B. Sociology D. Anthropology

131. When a research is conducted to assess the use of linguistic forms in language
performance, it is after which component?
A. Socio-linguistic C. Linguistic
B. Socio-cultural D. Psycho-social

132. A study on the effectiveness of Communicative Language Teaching deals with what allied
discipline?
A. Psychology C. Sociology
B. Educating D. Anthropology

133. Which factor in language research identifies the environment within which language is
acquired?
A. Language use C. Methodology
B. Type of users D. Setting
134. The application of social and behavioral science research method to the practice of
journalism is called _____________.
A. precision journalism C. contemporary journalism
B. modern journalism D. new journalism
135. In journalism, copy refers to ____________.
A. any piece of material that makes it to print
B. the writer’s name as it appears in the story
C. the word for a headline
D. the belief that what someone says it true

136. The date line in a news story refers to the time when the ____________.
A. report was received C. event happened
B. deadline was set by the editorial D. story was filed

137. The organization of an editorial follows more or less the following arrangement marked by
Roman numerals:
I. ___________ IV. Argument
II. Argument V. Argument
III. Argument VI. Course of action

What should be contained in the first Roman numeral?

A. Lead sentence expressing the facts

B. Topic sentence that states the opinion
C. Position of the newspaper regarding the issue
D. Statement of the newspaper’s editorial policy

138. What periodical publication contains accounts of current events, information, articles, and
diverse features?
A. Brochure C. Journal
B. Newspaper D. Magazine

139. A word can have associated mental images and feelings. Often these cannot be found by
consulting a dictionary. These are referred to as ___________.
A. co-reference C. denotation
B. collocation D. connotation
140. Which refers to the capacity for some kind of language to be transferred from one
language to another without undergoing radical change?
A. Transformability C. Translatability
B. Transferability D. Transfigurability

141. One way to see if translation communicates what the source text communicates is by
translation checking. The subjects of such activity are called ____________.
A. experts in translation C. consultants
B. academic personnel D. speakers with the receptor language

142. Which is the heart of the theater experience?

A. actor-director relationship C. audience-director relationship
B. actor-actor relationship D. actor-audience relationship

143. In stage acts, which do you use to show comparisons?

A. Pitch C. Syllabication
B. Color D. Sound

144. Which is the audience’s ability to remove themselves from the play so that they can
contemplate and evaluate the performance?
A. Reasonable distance C. Ideal distance
B. Aesthetic distance D. Manageable distance

145. The speaker’s use of highly jargonized language falls under what kind of interference?
A. Intrinsic C. Speaker-created
B. Extrinsic D. Semantic

146. What technology during the Middle Ages greatly advanced literature through a slow flood
of reading materials such as books and other manuscripts?
A. Poetry C. Accounts
B. Movies D. Prose

147. Which refers to concepts that include choice of words, elegance of construction,
punctuation consideration, and length of entries?
A. Preferences C. Subjectivity
B. Style D. Strategies
148. In creative non-fiction, what do you use to support fact-based narratives?
A. Commentaries and accounts C. Essays and memoirs
B. Dramatic dialogs D. Inventive and dramatic techniques

149. What kind of linguistics studies how languages are constructed?

A. Descriptive C. Historical
B. Theoretical D. Applied

150. The character who contrasts with another character is a/an ____________.
A. support C. antagonist
B. villain D. foil

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