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PRELIM EXAMINATION
MC ENG 1: Teaching English for Elementary Grades

Language is the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought.
Sir Jason

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1. Make sure that you read your notes before taking the examination.
2. Be in your comfortable place when you are answering the examination.
3. Read the questions carefully before writing your answer.
4. Submit it on time.
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Date: _______________________ Score: ______________
Direction: Read the questions carefully. Write your answer on the answer sheet
provided.
1. It refers to your native language or your mother tongue. Often this is a language
that was learned during childhood.
a. First Language b. Second Language c. Mother Tongue d. None
2. What is the reason why first language is generally maintained for life?
a. It is often woven into the personal and socio cultural identities of the native
speaker.
b. It is easy to achieve and to be learned.
c. There is a distinct mastery that we can easily adopt.
d. All of the above
3. How did we acquire the first language?
a. FLA b. SLA c. Reading d. Writing
4. It is the process of gaining the capacity to use human language.
a. First Language Acquisition c. Second Language Acquisition
b. Reading English Novels d. Writing English Articles
5. It refers to the foreign language, a target language or a foreign tongue.
a. First Language b. Second Language c. Mother Tongue d. None
6. The L2 is learned through a process known as ___________.
a. First Language Acquisition c. Second Language Acquisition
b. Reading English Novels d. Writing English Articles
7. It is the reason why second language decrease faster from misuse than their first
language.
a. Mastery b. Attrition c. Learning d. Paractice
8. Who presented the factors that influence second language learning such as age,
aptitude, intelligence, cognitive style, attitudes, motivation and personality.
a. Ellis, 1985 b. Brown, 1994 c. Deci, 1975 d. Richards, 1985
9. It is one of the most important factors in second language acquisition.
a. Age b. Motivation c. Attitude d. Personality
10. He believes motivation is a factor that determines a person’s desire to do
something.
a. Ellis, 1985 b. Brown, 1994 c. Deci, 1975 d. Richards, 1985
11. It is a type of motivation which a learner studies a language he is interested
in the people and culture of the target language or in order to communicate with
people or another culture who speak it.
a. Integrative b. Instrumental c. Intrinsic d. Extrinsic
12. A motivation wherein the learner’s goals for the second language are
functional and useful.
a. Integrative b. Instrumental c. Intrinsic d. Extrinsic
13. It is a set of beliefs about the target language culture, their own culture
and, in case of classroom learning, of their teacher and the learning tasks they
are given.
a. Age b. Motivation c. Attitude d. Personality
14. It is one of the factors that influence second language learning. It is
generally believed that children are better at language acquisition than adults.
a. Age b. Motivation c. Attitude d. Personality
15. He proposes that in child’s development there is a period during which
language can be acquired more easily than at any other time.
a. Lenneberg b. Richards c. Hass d. Brown
16. It is a general ability to master academic skills. It is defined and measured
in terms of linguistic and logical mathematical abilities.
a. Intelligence b. Aptitude c. Attitude d. Learning Styles
17. IQ stands for _________
a. Intelligent Quotient c. Intellectual Quotient
b. Intelligent Quality d. Intellectual Quality
18. He introduced the theory of multiple intelligences.
a. Gardner b. Thorndike c. Piaget d. Ellis
19. It refers to the Multiple Intelligences that described the sensitivity to
spoken and written language, the capacity to use the language to accomplish
certain goals.
a. Linguistic b. Logical –Mathematical c. Spatial d. Musical
20. This is the ability to detect patterns, reasons deductively and think
logically.
a. Linguistic b. Logical –Mathematical c. Spatial d. Musical
21. This is the ability to recognize and use the patterns of wide space and more
confined areas.
a. Linguistic b. Logical –Mathematical c. Spatial d. Musical
22. This is the capacity to recognize and create musical pitches and rhythmic
patterns.
a. Linguistic b. Logical –Mathematical c. Spatial d. Musical
23. This is the factor of acquiring second language wherein the learners have
the natural ability to learn a language.
a. Learning styles b. Multiple Intelligences c. Aptitude d. Age
24. It refers to the strategy of a learner to acquire knowledge.
a. Learning styles b. Multiple Intelligences c. Aptitude d. Age
25. It is a set of features that characterize an individual.
a. Personality b. Motivation c. Character d. Attitude
26. It is another important aspect of personality that affects learning a foreign
language. It is described as a state of mind connected with feelings of uneasiness,
frustration, self-doubt and worry.
a. Anxiety b. Emotion c. Self-Esteem d. Personality
27. ESL stands for ______________
a. English as Second Language c. Engaging to Second Language
b. English for Second Language d. Engaging for Second Language
 28. It is the process of transitioning from learning one language to another.
a. Transitioning b. Bridging c. Learning d. Developing
29. It is adopted in 1999 in UNESCO’s General Conference Resolution 12; the
term refers to the use of at least three languages.
a Multilingual b. Bilingual b. Monolingual d. Monolingual
30. It is a program benefits students who do not understand or speak the
official/school language when they begin their education.
a. ESL b. MLE c. MTBMLE d. SLA/FLA
31. It is a kind of development wherein students develop fluency and
confidence in understanding, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and thinking
their first language and then transfer those abilities to the official/school
language for communication and lifelong learning. ‘
a. Language development c. Academic development
b. Socio-cultural development d. Holistic development
32. It refers to the development wherein students achieve the required
academic competencies in each subject at the end of the MTBMLE program.
a. Language development c. Academic development
b. Socio-cultural development d. Holistic development
33. It refers to the development wherein the students are proud of their
heritage language and culture and respect the language and culture of others.
a. Language development c. Academic development
b. Socio-cultural development d. Holistic development
34. It is the foundation of learning to read and write.
a. Reading b. Oral Language c. Writing skills d. Viewing
35. It refers to the knowledge and skills that young children from birth to age
five need to read, write and communicate.
a. Literacy b. Child Literacy c. Early Literacy d. Adult Literacy
36. Early literacy starts at ____________
a. Birth b. Childhood c. Adulthood d. Old Age
37. How many domains composed the early learning?
a. Three b. Five c. Seven d. Nine
38. Emergent literacy development starts from approximately 12-15 to 30
months of age.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Never
39. Early literacy domains are chronological or linear.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Never
40. What DepEd Order define the Standard-Based Assessment?
a. DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2012 c. DepEd Order No. 83 s. 2012
b. DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2002 d. DepEd Order No. 83 s. 2002
41-45.)
What important factors you will consider in order to teach English to Elementary
Grades effectively? Cite at least Five (5) factors and explain.

46-50.)
Differentiate First Language and Second Language Acquisition. Give the pointers
how these two are interrelated.