DE LA SALLE LIPA

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES

English Language Area
Long Quiz in Communication Skills 1 (COMSKI1/COMSKIL)
Answer sheet is provided.
I. READING FLEXIBILITY. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. One of the characteristics of flexible readers is that they have clear reading goals.
Which of the following manifests clarity in reading purpose?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Understand the relationships of the characters in the novel.

Prepare a book report.
Determine the literary elements present in the text.
Identify the conflict in the story.

2. Which of the following is a misconception about reading?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Reading fast is the ultimate goal of successful readers.

Reading is a skill.
Flexibility in reading requires practice.
The reading pace should match the materials and reading purpose.

3. The following are reading roadblocks EXCEPT ________.

a. Limited vocabulary
b. Lack of concentration

c. Lack of prior knowledge about the text

d. Lack of confidence in your reading ability

4. The following are characteristics of flexible readers except:

a.
b.
c.
d.

They know when to skim, scan, or preview certain texts.

They read a lot, because they want to learn new things.
They know that they have to read all reading passages intensively.
They adjust their reading pace depending on their goals and the difficulty of the text.

5. Which scenario is NOT reflective of reading flexibility?

a. Juan made use of rapid-reading strategies in answering the reading comprehension part of the
entrance exam.
b. Prior to reading, Juan identified his reading goal.
c. Juan is driven to read for he wants to learn new things.
d. None of the above
B. Directions: Read the given situations below. Determine which characteristic of a flexible reader is
applied in each item by choosing the letter of the best answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Ability to adjust reading rate based on the difficulty of the text

Ability to match the reading goals and reading strategies
Ability to read a lot of texts
Ability to understand a passage despite the difficult words
Ability to choose which passages to read intensively

6. Reena was given a task by her instructor to read a lengthy passage. As soon as she
started reading the article, she realized that its difficult to understand most parts of the material;
however, instead of taking it negatively, she just became selective of the parts of the passage shes to
focus on.
7. Since the text used for the reading log was easy to grasp, all the students of Teacher A
finished doing the activity ahead of time.
8. The class was asked to get the main idea of a passage read. The students quickly did
skimming.
9. Teacher B instructed her class to do an advanced reading on the article on Digital
Learning. Her students seemed to complain for there are a lot of unfamiliar words on the text except for
Jenny. Jenny kept rereading the material until she got to grasp its content.
10. Teacher A presented news and editorial articles to the class. He then asked them to
distinguish facts from opinions. The students immediately thought of reading the texts
critically.
II. CONTEXT CLUES.
A. Choose which definition best portrays how the word was used in the given context.
11. The movie was banned in most countries because of its licentious portrayal of women.
a. morally acceptable
b. morally unrestrained

c. uninteresting
d. conservative

12. Worried about the results of the exam which will only come out in a couple of months, Alex went to
consult his friend whose hobbies are astrology, and the lesser known divination.
a. practice of healing
b. pretending to be divine

c. the practice of foretelling the future

d. a relaxing exercise

13. His poignant observations on the plight of Third World countries under First World trade conditions struck a
deep chord that drove many protesters out into the streets asking for reforms.
a. deeply moving
b. radical

c. very offensive
d. exceptional

14. The squalid conditions of the restaurant kitchen shocked the health inspectors.
a. filthy or neglected
b. non-existent or undetectable

c. surprising
d. being square in shape.

15. Stop badgering me. Ive had enough of your complaining all day.
a. to follow discreetly; to talk
b. to hurt ones feelings

c. listen to others
d. to pester or annoy

B. Identify the kind of context clues used for the underlined words. Choose the letter of your answer
from the choices below:
a. Synonym
b. Example
c. Definition

d. Comparison and Contrast.

e. Experience clue

16. Projectiles include those items that are shot forward such as a cannon shell, bullet, or rocket.
17. During those first bewildering weeks, the thoughts of a college freshman drift back to high school where
he was in, knew everyone, and felt at home. A feeling of nostalgia sweeps over him.
18. The dudeen a short-stemmed clay pipe is found in Irish folk tales.
19. Alex was making so little money selling encyclopedias from door to door that he decided to search for
more lucrative employment.
20. When people receive credit cards, it is explicit, or clearly stated in the contracts, they sign that they will
pay for any merchandise or services they receive from using the cards.
III. RAPID READING AND LITERAL READING.
A. Read the following questions carefully and choose the best answer.
21. Elaiza needs to get specific information in the article that she is reading. What rapid-reading strategy will
she use?
A. Skimming
B. Scanning

C. Fast reading
D. Previewing

22. In a reading test, Enrique is asked to find the main idea of the given passage. What rapid-reading strategy
will he use?
A. Skimming
B. Scanning

C. Fast reading
D. Previewing

23. Which of the following is false?

A. Using skimming and scanning can help you in taking tests.
B. Using skimming and scanning will surely save your time.
C. Skimming and scanning are useful for reading for pleasure.
D. Skimming and scanning are useful in getting the information efficiently.
24. How do you call the central point of the text?
A. Major detail
B. Topic sentence
C. Main idea
D. Relevant detail

25. Which of the following is not true about literal reading?

A. In literal reading, it is important to study patterns of organization.
B. One activity that can be done under literal reading is distinguishing relevant from irrelevant points.
C. Literal reading tackles the basics in reading.
D. Literal reading serves as the foundation of rapid reading.
B. NOTING DETAILS
A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin
dropping. It wasnt much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A
woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny.
Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.
We are besieged by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to
look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.
When Im in New York, Im a New Yorker, I dont turn either. Like the natives, I hardly hear siren there.
At home in my little town in Connecticut, its different. The distant wail of a police car, an emergency vehicle or
a fire siren brings me to my feet if Im seated and brings me to the window if I am in bed.
Its the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a
dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. Ive been hearing little creaking noises and
sounds which my imagination turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years. How come I
never hear those sounds in the daytime?
Im quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are.
Ive turned against whistling, for instance, I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately Ive been
associating the whistler with a nervous person making compulsive noises.
The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the
sound of what I write better than the looks of it.
26. The sound of a coin dropping makes people
a. think of money.

c. pay attention to it

b. look at each other.

d. stop crossing the street.

27. People in New York

a. dont care about emergencies.

c. are attracted by the sounds.

b. are used to sirens.

d. dont hear loud noises

28. The writer

a. sleeps next to the window.

c. believes in ghosts.

b. has lived in Connecticut for a long time. d. is interested in fire engines.

29. How does the author relate to sounds at night?
a. He imagines sounds that do not exist.
b. He exaggerates quiet sounds.
c. He thinks taps should be turned off.
d. He believes its rather quiet at night.

30. He dislikes whistling because

a. he is tired of it.

c. it reminds him of tense people

b. he is used to be happier.

d. he doesnt like workers.

31. What kind of sound does he find pleasant?

a. tinkling sound of the coin dropping

c. tapping of his typewriter

b. clinking sound of keys

d. creaking sounds

32. How does the writer feel about sounds in general?

a. They make him feel at home.

c. He believes they are part of our lives.

b. He thinks they should be ignored.

d. He prefers silence to loud noises.

Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which
students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and nonverbal messages. As
such, it forms an integral part of the communications process and should not be separated from
the other language arts. Listening comprehension complements reading comprehension.
Verbally clarifying the spoken message before, during, and after a presentation enhances
listening comprehension. Writing in turn clarifies and documents the spoken message.
Taken from: Aquino, J., Viray, L & Baltazar, M. (2007). Communication Arts 1. Makati:
Grandwater Publications.
33. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Listening is more than merely hearing words.
B. Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken
and nonverbal messages
C. As such, it forms an integral part of the communications process and should not be separated from the other
language arts.
D. Writing in turn clarifies and documents the spoken message.

Antarctica differs from the Arctic regions which are better known to us and easier to
reach. The North Pole is crossed daily by commercial airlines, whereas not a single
commercial airliner operates over Antarctica. The Arctic is an ocean covered with drifting
ice and hemmed in by the continents of North America, Asia, and Europe. The Antarctic,
on the other hand, is a continent as large as Europe and the United States put together,
and surrounded entirely by oceans the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Pacific.
Taken from: Flores, et al. (2001). Study skills in English for a Changing World. Manila: Rex Book Store.

34. The paragraph shows a specific text pattern/ text type. What is it?
A. Comparison and Contrast

C. Static Description

B. Cause and Effect

D. Examples

35. The words on the other hand, differs and whereas signal what kind of pattern in the above passage?
A. Comparison-contrast

C. Classification

B. Narration or time-sequence

D. Cause and effect

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College of Education, Arts and Sciences
English Language Area
LONG QUIZ IN COMSKI 1
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