READING COMPREHENSION TEST
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- Q1
Reading is defined as a process of constructing meaning through the interactions of several important factors that make each reading act unique. What are these factors?
Reader’s decoding ability, writer’scultural background, and the pattern of organization.
Reader’s existing knowledge, information suggested by the written language, and the context of the reading situation.
Reader’s language competence, organization of the text and purpose of the reading.
Reader’s motivation to learn, writer’s expression of ideas and the context.
30s - Q2
Schema activation helps readers to bridge the gap between the known and the new. Which of the following is NOT a good activity for schema activation?
giving direction
brainstorming ideas
previewing a passage`
constructing graphic organizer
30s - Q3
Learning to read English as a second language is influenced by one’s first language proficiency. This means that ______.
The two have totally different sets of semantics and syntax that is why they are learned independently.
Second language learning requires little proficiency in the first language for the latter might hinder the former.
First language proficiency allows the transfer of learning because of the reader’s conceptual understanding needed in processing the second language.
First andsecond language learning are exactly the same in all aspects.
30s - Q4
Marc Aaron has been exposed to a rich language environment because of mature adult models he interacts with at home. As a result, he has come to have a firm grasp of word meanings in various situations. How would this exposure help him to read?
His knowledge of words in listening situations will help him comprehend the print materials.
His comprehension will not be affected by word knowledge.
His listening vocabulary is richer than his reading vocabulary.
The print materials he reads will be different form his listening vocabulary.
60s - Q5
Teacher Lia manages a nursery class. What stage or period of reading should she observe in teaching reading skills to her pupils?
period of rapid growth
beginning reading
period of refinement
reading readiness
60s - Q6
Reading involves an organic and mental process. Which faculty of the normal person is used for the physiological process of seeing and identifying images and words?
ears
eyes
nose
hands
60s - Q7
Following Bandura’s social learning theory, what kind of behavior model is applied by the Cinderella character in portraying moral lesson on life from rags-to-riches?
symbolic
live
real
concrete
60s - Q8
To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students. What is the hidden goal of students who become hostile or violent?
Goal is to get revenge
Goal is to seek power
Goal is to isolate self
Goal is to get attention
60s - Q9
To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students. What is the hidden goal of students who refuse to cooperate or participate?
goal is to isolate self
goal is to seek power
goal is to get attention
goal is to get revenge
60s - Q10
One of the very important type of communication skill which is receptive in nature and requires one to be very alert is?
writing
listening
writing
reading
60s - Q11
Teacher Lorain is aware she cannot teach reading in a flash. Following the Goddel’s Reading Skills Ladder, what step will she first focus on for beginners?
using sentence structural analysis
using word phonetic analysis
basic sight words
using contextual clues
60s - Q12
A schema is a computer chip in your brain that holds all you know on a subject. Each time you find something new, you pull out the computer chip on that subject, add the new information, and return the chip to the storage. The reading technique that activates schema is_____.
previewing
scanning
keyword reading
skimming
60s - Q13
Teacher Merry Ruth includes 4 unknown words together with 5 new important words in developing vocabulary knowledge among her students. She chooses these four words based on their relationship to the topic and to the new words she is going to introduce. Which of the following principles of vocabulary instruction is applied by the teacher?
Repeatedly model how to determine a word’s meaning in text materials.
Be enthusiastic about content area language.
Relate new vocabulary words to experiences and concepts that students know.
Limit the number of words taught in each unit.
60s - Q14
One principle in vocabulary instruction suggests that concepts be taught in semantically-related clusters. How is this best applied in the classroom?
Use textual context analysis
Let students match words in Column A with their definition in column B.
Present vocabulary advance organizers.
Conduct semantic feature analysis.
60s - Q15
Content-based instruction integrates a particular content with language teaching aims. It is based on the underlying principle that language learning succeeds when lessons use the target language in meaningful, contextualized forms to acquire information and knowledge. Which of the following violates this CBI principle?
Teachers engage students in relatively anxiety-free-environment.
Teachers focus on language structures.
Teachers prioritize the meaning–making rather than the language form.
Teachers allow multiple opportunities to understand and use the language.
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