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Listening Speaking

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Listening Speaking


1. The Lit 101 students were asked to look for specific names of the characters while watching the film “Pride and Prejudice”. Which of the following skills was emphasized? Answer: B. Listening for details 2. Ms. Fey read sentences that contain capital cities of countries. On the worksheet is a list of different cities. When they hear the particular city, they check it off on the worksheet. What process of listening is involved? Answer: A. bottom-up processing 3. One of the factors that influence learners’ listening is their knowledge in the language system. Which of the following situations shows lack of knowledge in the language system? Answer: C. Jisoo still finds it hard to understand her American friends after one month of being exposed to their language. 4. Before presenting a debate video, Teacher Gian instructed his students to focus on evaluating the speakers’ arguments and the value of his ideas. What type of purposeful listening will his students be involved in? Answer: D. Critical 5. While the teacher explains the causes of language shift in multilingual societies, Jan focuses on understanding and retaining the information for a quiz. What listening type is shown? Answer: A. Informative listening 6. Maureen struggles to listen to her colleague as the latter speaks in French, a language she is not well-versed, in parts of their conversation. Which factor in listening hinders the communication process? Answer: A. Knowledge of language system 7. Which classroom listening type is manifested when Ruby is tasked to repeat the exact words her teacher has said? Answer: B. Intensive 8. One of the goals of teaching speaking is for students to use the language appropriately. Which of the following exemplifies this? Answer: C. Isaiah knows how to observe the social and cultural rules that apply in each communication situation. 9. Some teachers find pronunciation unimportant in language learning. However, a specific area in pronunciation should be emphasized in any languages. What is this area? Answer: A. the proper use of prosodic features 10. Despite being teased because of her Bisaya accent, Liza still speaks in English and has slowly improved her oral proficiency. Which factor is the most influential in the development of her oral proficiency? Answer: B. Motivation 11. Which of the following is an example of talk as performance? Answer: C. Poy congratulates Kieth for a successful spoken word poetry performance. 12. A speaking lesson has different stages. The following options describe the production stage, EXCEPT _____. Answer: D. Students listen and try to understand the teacher’s instructions. 13. Teacher Pui insists that his students must focus on correct grammar over pronunciation in speaking. Is the belief of the teacher acceptable as a goal in listening? Answer: D. No, there should be equal regard as to grammar and pronunciation. 14. A Kindergarten teacher focuses on foundational, conversational words such as dog, play, and mom, which are easily acquired through oral exposure. These best exemplify: Answer: B. Tier 1 15. Teacher El prepared a reading passage that talks about a specific discipline. In selecting words to include in their vocabulary instruction, she first included the words that have completely different meanings in other disciplines. What type of words did Teacher El consider first? Answer: D. Technical words 16. Foreshadowing, allegory, hamartia, caesura, and iamb are words that may be considered as _______. Answer: A. Literary words 17. During a concert, Marco listens closely to the singer’s tone, rhythm, and emotional delivery because it relaxes him. Which type of listening is demonstrated? Answer: B. Appreciative listening 18. Rhea is frustrated and vents to her friend about her workload. Her friend listens non-judgmentally, paraphrases feelings, and offers emotional support rather than solutions. This is an example of: Answer: A. Therapeutic listening 19. Teacher Liza asks her students to rewrite sentences using specific verb tenses and structures. The output must follow strict grammatical rules with minimal room for creativity. What writing approach is this? Answer: B. Controlled writing 20. At a drugstore, Mia asks the pharmacist for the correct dosage of her prescribed medicine. She asks clarifying questions, and the pharmacist provides concise and accurate responses to complete the exchange successfully. Which function of speaking is demonstrated? Answer: B. Talk as transaction 21. Jake decided to revise some of the profanities in his written work to be sensitive to his young readership. Which aspect of writing did he mainly consider? Answer: B. Audience 22. Unlike oral language, written language is permanent and can be read and reread as often as one likes. However, once something is written down and delivered to its intended audience, the writer no longer has the power to take everything he has written back. Which of the following should a writer BEST do to avoid having the feeling of regret and shame? Answer: B. Revise and refine your work before final submission. 23. Teacher Leah wants to focus on improving her students’ penmanship. Which of the following classroom writing performance should she utilize for the said purpose? Answer: A. Imitative writing 24. Display writing focuses on the development of the academic writing skills. The following are examples of display writing, EXCEPT: Answer: B. note-taking 25. Which of the following is TRUE about the free-writing approach? Answer: A. The focus is on the quantity of writing rather than quality. 26. Which reading process relies heavily on the students’ schema or prior knowledge? Answer: B. Top-down 27. The word “meringue” is used exclusively in the field of culinary. What type of vocabulary does this fall? Answer: C. Technical words 28. Speaker A: Do you know where the shopping center is. Speaker B: Yes, just go directly to the corner across that street. What does this present? Answer: A. Talk as Transaction 29. What can be expected in an imitative speaking type of performance? Answer: C. Students parroting back the teacher’s statements 30. Which is considered to be the most influential factor that affects a learner’s pronunciation? Answer: C. Native Language 31. Teacher Sam wants his students to improve their pronunciations by listening to the drills he has prepared. Which classroom learning performance does this fall? Answer: B. Intensive 32. Which classroom performance type encompasses all other classroom listening types? Answer: D. Interactive 33. This pertains to one’s ability to use the language in a clear, correct, and accurate manner. Answer: B. accuracy 34. Due to his stage humiliation in high school, Vince decided not to engage in any public speaking task anymore. Which view of the language of speaking does this manifest? Answer: C. Affective Factors 35. Which does NOT belong to the group? Answer: B. Stacy retelling what happened to her last week 36. When students are freely using their language in whatever circumstance there is, which speaking lesson stage does the task fall? Answer: C. Production 37. Teacher Amy presents the story to her students while they focus on the content of the lecture. What stage does this reflect? Answer: A. Presentation 38. When Ana listens to her friend confess a mistake, she sets aside judgment and bias, allows the speaker to speak freely, and responds truthfully and compassionately. What kind of listening is shown? Answer: A. Honest listening 39. In class, students draft, revise, edit, and peer-review their compositions before final submission. The teacher evaluates based on improvement across stages. Which approach is being applied? Answer: A. Process writing 40. During a classroom ceremony, Leo stands in front of the audience and delivers a rehearsed speech about the importance of reading. His delivery focuses on accuracy, organization, and clarity to impress the listeners. What function of speaking is shown? Answer: C. Talk as performance