Gen Ed English reviewer

1. Which shows a minimal pair of /s/ and /z/?

A. Juice-peace C. Trace-craze
B. Lacy-lazy D. Seize-sees

2. ______ is a grammar teaching approach where rules are given after the learners have done an intensive pattern in various contexts.

A. Inductive C. Deductive
B. Formal D. Functional

3. This process of language learning is characterized by repeated practice of sentence patterns until they become automatic.

A. Language performance C. Habit formation

B. Hypothesis testing D. Overgeneralization

4. If a teacher follows the communicative approach, which practices could be seen inside the classroom?

A. Teaching listening-speaking-reading-writing sequentially C. Assesses the needs of the target listeners

B. Focus on grammar rules D. Emphasize oral proficiency

5. To emphasize the student’s need to identify why and for whom he/she is writing, the teacher can use:

A. Process approach C. Free writing approach

B. Controlled writing approach D. Communicative writing approach

6. Filipinos find it hard to learn tenses because ______.

A. Tense cannot be translated to Filipino C. It is not presenting the Philippine language

B. English has many tenses D. The Filipino tense is different from English

7. It _____ unfair that she should stay on stage longer.

A. has to C. needs
B. tends to D. seems

8. “She transformed a dragon into a pinworm” is an example of _____.

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

9. This is the smallest unit of sound.

A. Allophone C. Allomorph
B. Morpheme D. Phoneme
10. Krashen said that knowledge of grammatical rules in language performance functions as _____.

A. Monitor C. Affect
B. Output D. Input

11. If a teacher wants to make an intensive drill about the basic sentence pattern, he/she should _____.

A. assign pair work C. demonstrate the lesson

B. explain grammar rules D. do pattern practice

12. _____ will provide encouragement for a learner to team a language.

A. Explanation of rules C. Learning environment

B. Self-satisfaction D. Language form

13. A language learner tries out his/her rules of language with a competent 2nd language speaker, he/she is _____.

A. Reviewing C. Generalizing
B. Hypothesis testing D. Practicing

14. If a teacher adheres to the humanistic approach, the materials would most likely be

A. Providing background music while reading C. Vocabulary words for writing

B. Activities for sharing one’s values and viewpoint with others D. Completing entries in a grid

15. If a teacher wants to teach about the range of meaning between opposite words, he/she may use

A. Cline C. Matching
B. Context Clues D. Pictures

16. _____ is an example of information transfer.

A. Engaging in as a small group C. Competing grid based on a recorded talk

B. Listening and telling it to somebody D. Doing a simulation

17. If followed by _____ /t/, /p/, /k/ are aspirated initial sounds.

A. an unstressed syllable C. two syllables

B. s stressed syllable D. three syllables

18. A behavior must be _____ if the teacher wants it to occur again and eventually becomes a habit.

A. Corrected C. Imitated
B. Reinforced D. Modeled
19. _____ will determine the difference in pronouncing “ice cream” and “I scream”.

A. Juncture C. Intonation
B. Pitch D. Stress

20. _____ will determine the difference between “English teacher”- meaning a teacher who teaches English, and “English teacher”-
meaning a teacher from England.

A. Juncture C. Stress
B. Pitch D. Intonation

21. Continue the chain: plays, cleans, approves, bothers, _____.

A. Prepares C. Collects
B. Links D. Realizes

22. Wh – questions must have _____ intonation.

A. Level C. Rising
B. Falling D. Rising falling

23. A teacher who adheres to the communicative approach uses authentic materials because _____.
A. They are readily available
B. They are cheap
C. Learners are familiar with them
D. Communicative activities in real life can be built around them

24. In the Philippines, English language teaching is aimed at:

A. Producing learners who can use English in the proper context
B. Producing learners who have mastery of English pronunciation and grammar
C. Producing learners who can confidently speak in English
D. Producing learners who can communicate accurately, fluently, and appropriately

25. Which is acceptable in English?

A. Gilbert cleaned the table up C. That she dances well surprises me

B. Tess is eager to talk to D. He desires that you go

26. Choral reading is a type of reading.

A. Buddy C. Shared
B. Reading aloud to students D. Guided

27. Which word in the lines below infers the moral?

A. Beauty C. Favor
B. Praised D. Feareth

28. _____ states that children have the ability to relate new information to prior knowledge.
A. Sociolinguistic C. Reader response
B. Constructivist D. Interactive

29. _____ makes use of Children’s language and experiences.

A. Language experience approach C. Mastery learning

B. Directed-reading thinking activity D. Individualized method

30. Which theory emphasizes comprehension as students read?

A. Constructivist C. Reader response

B. Interactive D. Sociolinguistic

31. _____ states that children have the ability to organize and integrate information in schemata.

A. Interactive C. Constructivist
B. Reader response D. Sociolinguistic

32. _____ reading takes place when two students read the text together.

A. Shared C. Independent
B. Guided D. Buddy

33. _____ is a technique when the students crumple and throw and read these pieces of paper.

A. Snowball Toss C. Quaker reading

B. Hot Seat D. Carousel

34. What virtue is shown in the poem below?

It’s the little things we do or say
That makes or break the beauty of the
Average passing day.
Heart, like doors, will open with ease
To very, little keys,
And don’t forget that two of these
Are “I thank you” and “If you please”

A. Encouragement C. Kindness
B. Friendliness D. Confidentiality

35. _____ reading takes place when the leaders read each line and then the group repeats it.

A. Cumulative reading C. Chorus reading

B. Echo reading D. Small group reading

36. This is an interdisciplinary unit that integrates reading and writing with social studies, science, mathematics, and values education.
A. Learning log C. Theme study
B. Cluster D. Collaborative report

37. _____ is the system students use in capitalization and punctuation rules.

A. Semantic C. Phonological
B. Syntactic D. Pragmatic

38. _____ is used to measure students’ reading comprehension.

A. Reading logs C. Anecdotal notes

B. Grand conversation D. Running record

39. What paragraph development is most appropriate in the main idea given below?

A. Cause-effect C. Process
B. Analysis D. Classification

40. _____ views children as having the ability to relate new information to prior knowledge.

A. Sociolinguist C. Reader response

B. Constructivist D. Interactive

41. The press is considered the fourth estate because it _____.

A. Checks all branches of government C. Is an adversary of government

B. Is a powerful political force D. Acts as the fourth branch of government

42. What can be implied from the statement below about mass media?
“The most important effect of mass communication is its ability to mentally order and organize the world for us.”

A. Mass media decides the type of program to air C. Selects production number
B. Mass media chooses advertisements for the program D. Determines what will be news and what won’t

43. _____ states that mass media should be state-owned to best serve the government.

A. Social responsibility C. Libertarianism

B. Soviet D. Authoritarianism

44. _____ is the 9th-century entertainment that is made up of skits and musical acts that influenced modern-day TV.

A. Zarzuela C. Opera
B. Comedia D. Vaudeville

45. _____ is also called the response in the communication process.

A. Reaction C. Feedback
B. Gesture D. Signal

46. _____ is the process when media people control the public’s access to news.

A. Correlating C. Agenda-setting
B. Gatekeeping D. Channeling

47. What defense can a news reporter give when he is accused of invasion of privacy?

A. Victim’s welfare C. Honest reporting

B. Victim’s consent D. Impartial reporting

48. _____ is shown when the government prohibited the press from interviewing President Estrada.

A. Media Law C. Prior Restraint

B. Censorship D. Gag order

49. The article below is an example of:

“Residential customers of the Manila Electric Co. will see their bills go down by 43 centavos per kilowatt-hour this month, due to
reduction in generation system low charges”

A. Editorial C. Straight news

B. Obituaries D. Feature article

50. The phrase “human shield” in the given headline below indicates that the phrase is:
“Army accuses rebels of using civilians as a human shield.”

A. extraordinary C. not used correctly

B. important D. newly coined
Answer key

1. B 11. D 21. A 31. C 41. A

2. D 12. B 22. D 32. D 42. D
3. B 13. B 23. D 33. A 43. A
4. C 14. B 24. D 34. C 44. A
5. D 15. B 25. B 35. B 45. C
6. D 16. B 26. D 36. D 46. B
7. D 17. C 27. D 37. B 47. D
8. A 18. B 28. B 38. C 48. D
9. D 19. D 29. A 39. A 49. C
10. A 20. C 30. C 40. B 50. D