1ST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 1

Second Semester-First Term, S.Y. 2022-2023

Test I. Answer the following questions. Shade the letter of your answer on your answer sheets. Each
question merits 1 point.
1. Who are the three Germanic tribes?
a. Anglo-Saxons b. Norsemen c. Vikings d. Normans
2. Who invented the Printing Press in Germany?
a. William Caxton b. Normans c. Johannes Gutenberg d. Vikings
3. It is foremost a means of communication.
a. English b. Englisc c. Language d. Spoken language
4. The word language comes from the Latin word which means ______.
a. Tongue b. Words c. Writing d. Conversation
5. Who believed that language is a system of speech sounds and can be learned through senses?
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
6. They believed that language is a dynamic system through which members of speech community
exchange information.
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
7. It states that there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meanings
or the ideas conveyed by them.
a. Language is a system of systems.
b. Language is arbitrary.
c. Language is a means of communication.
d. Language is primarily vocal.
8. They believed that language is a vehicle for establishing interpersonal relations and for
performing social transactions between individuals.
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
9. Who was the Saint who introduced Christianity to Saxon England?
a. St. Augustine b. St. Michael c. St. George d. St. Joseph
10. They are the part time warriors and farmers.
a. Normans b. Anglo-Saxons c. Norsemen d. Vikings
11. What was the language of the church before?
a. French b. English c. Latin d. Old English
12. This language became the language of the court.
a. French b. English c. Latin d. Old English
13. Who proposed the Language Acquisition Device?
a. Noam Chomsky b. Jean Paul Sartre c. William Caxton d. Johannes Gutenberg
14. They believe that language is universal.
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
 15. Who believed that language is dynamic?
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
16. Who are the part time warriors and farmers?
a. Normans b. Vikings c. Germanic tribes d. Angles
17. Who considered French as upper class?
a. Vikings b. Anglo-Saxons c. Normans d. Norsemen
18. Who believed that language is a vehicle for establishing interpersonal relations?
a. Transformationalists b. Structuralists c. Functionalists d. Interactionists
19. It enables native speakers to produce and understand sentences they have not heard nor used
before.
a. Language is innate. c. Language is creative
b. Language is a mental phenomenon. d. Language is universal
20. It is a purported instinctive mental capacity which enables an infant to acquire and produce
language.
a. Language Acquisition Device b. Brain tool c. Structure d. Language acquisition

TEST II. ESSAY

Direction: Answer the following questions in three to five sentences. (FIVE POINTS EACH)
1. Give a brief history of the English language.
2. Why is language important for us human beings?

TEST III.
Directions: Using the Venn Diagram below, determine the similarities and differences of the given views
about language (20 POINTS)

STRUCTURALISTS TRANSFORMATIONALISTS

Prepared by:
MS. RICCA JOY H. ARMILLA
 ENGLISH 1 – 1ST PRELIM ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. D
19. C
20. A

Test II.

Range – 5/4/3

Test III.

Range – 20/19/18/17/16