Ma. Jessa Li A.

Carilla SYSTEMATIC CLOZE TEST

MTh 7:30-9:00

Direction: Fill in the blanks with words that will complete the text below. Why People Are Prejudiced? A good starting point might be a definition of the word. A prejudice may be defined as preconceived aversion to a person, place or thing without adequate acquaintance with said person, place or thing. A good example of a _____ prejudice is the dislike for _____ foods. In many cases,
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this _____ be proved to be based _____ on preconceived ideas. I know a _____ who says that she
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_____ cheese, but on several occasions _____ has eaten it in sauces _____ liked it when she
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didnt _____ it was there. A certain _____ who professes an intense dislike _____ a particular
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kind of meat _____ eaten it many times without _____ when his wife told him _____ was
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something else. Such dislikes _____ often be traced to childhood _____. The child who hears his
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_____scorn salad as rabbit food _____ often adopt this dislike purely _____ suggestions and
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not because of _____ taste aversion. The small child _____ mother bribes him with rewards
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_____ eating certain foods will come _____ think of them as something _____. Parental attitude
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and example, therefore, _____ among the significant factors _____ the development of prejudices.
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Certainly _____ play a major role _____ the fostering of racial and _____ bias. The child who
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hears his parents speak disparingly of certain racial and religious groups, associating them with dishonesty, boorishness, and other undesirable character traits, will accept these ideas without much questions. After all, dont Mother and Father know what is right?

Deletion procedure: 6th word Reference: Improving Study, Thinking, Reading and Writing Skills for College Freshmen No. of Words: 250 words

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla C-TEST

MTh 7:30-9:00

Direction: Fill in the blanks with words that will complete the text below. The starting letter of the answer is provided. Why People Are Prejudiced? A good starting point might be a definition of the word. A prejudice may be defined as preconceived aversion to a person, place or thing without adequate acquaintance with said person, place or thing. A good example of a c_____ prejudice is the dislike for c_____ foods. In many
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cases, this c_____ be proved to be based c_____ on preconceived ideas. I know a w_____ who
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says that she d_____ cheese, but on several occasions s_____ has eaten it in sauces a_____ liked
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it when she didnt k_____ it was there. A certain m_____ who professes an intense dislike f_____
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a particular kind of meat h_____ eaten it many times without c_____ when his wife told him
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i_____ was something else. Such dislikes c_____ often be traced to childhood i_____. The child
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who hears his f_____ scorn salad as rabbit food w_____ often adopt this dislike purely t_____
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suggestions and not because of a_____ taste aversion. The small child w_____ mother bribes him
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with rewards f_____ eating certain foods will come t_____ think of them as something u_____.
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Parental attitude and example, therefore, a_____ among the significant factors i_____ the
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development of prejudices. Certainly t_____ play a major role i_____ the fostering of racial and
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r_____ bias. The child who hears his parents speak disparingly of certain racial and religious
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groups, associating them with dishonesty, boorishness, and other undesirable character traits, will accept these ideas without much questions. After all, dont Mother and Father know what is right?
Deletion procedure: 6th word Reference: Improving Study, Thinking, Reading and Writing Skills for College Freshmen No. of Words: 250 words

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla MODIFIED CLOZE TEST

MTh 7:30-9:00

Direction: Fill in the blanks with correct verbs. Choose the best answer from the box given.

bribes eaten hears mentions play

professes proved think told traced

Why People Are Prejudiced? A good starting point might be a definition of the word. A prejudice may be defined as preconceived aversion to a person, place or thing without adequate acquaintance with said person, place or thing. A good example of a common prejudice is the dislike for certain foods. In many cases, this can be _____ to be based completely on preconceived ideas. I know a woman who
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_____ that she dislikes cheese, but on several occasions she has eaten it in sauces and liked it
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when she didnt know it was there. A certain man who _____ an intense dislike for a particular
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kind of meat has _____ it many times without complaint when his wife _____ him it was
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something else. Such dislikes can often be _____ to childhood impressions. The child who _____
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his father scorn salad as rabbit food will often adopt this dislike purely through suggestions and not because of any taste aversion. The small child whose mother _____ him with rewards for
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eating certain foods will come to _____ of them as something unpleasant. Parental attitude and
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example, therefore, are among the significant factors in the development of prejudices. Certainly they _____ a major role in the fostering of
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racial and religious bias. The child who hears his parents speak disparingly of certain racial and religious groups, associating them with dishonesty, boorishness, and other undesirable character traits, will accept these ideas without much questions. After all, dont Mother and Father know what is right?
Deletion procedure: 6th word Reference: Improving Study, Thinking, Reading and Writing Skills for College Freshmen No. of Words: 250 words

Answer Key for Analogy: 1. A - association 2. C - user : tool 3. A - similarity 4. A - association 5. B - association 6. A - contrast 7. A - predication 8. C - contrast 9. B - similarity 10. B predication

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla ESSAY

MTh 7:30-9:00

Question: Books are important to mans needs in order to gain knowledge. Moreover, technology these days shares the same function. New gadgets are being discovered to help aid the difficulties of man every year. Putting all these in mind, do you agree or disagree to replace books with the so called electronic books?

Directions: First, spend five minutes thinking about the topic and making notes. Based on your notes, write an essay of about 300 words. Complete it in 20 minutes. Then use the last 5 minutes to read your essay and make corrections.

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla ANALOGY

MTh 7:30-9:00

Choose the best answer that best completes the analogy. Encircle the letter of your answer. Example: HAIR: BALD :: RAIN : ______ a. head b. eggshell c. drought

1. king : queen : : husband : ______ a. wife b. sister c. daughter 2. gardener : shovel : : carpenter : ______ a. stethoscope b. hand wheel c. chisel 3. far : distant : : close : ______ a. near a. cell 5. flock : birds : : herd : ______ a. bees a. reply a. iron 8. delete : add : : write : ______ a. print a. flour a. organ b. scribble b. three b. drum c. erase c. ten c. violin 9. two : duo : : ______ : trio 10. guitar : strum : : ______ : strike b. horses b. question b. gold c. dogs c. tell c. copper 6. answer : respond : : ask : ______ 7. tarnish : silver : : rust : ______ b. away b. blood c. middle c. chromosome 4. telescope : moon : : microscope : ______

Answer key for Systematic Cloze Test and C-Test: 1. common 2. certain 3. can 4. completely 5. woman 6. dislikes 7. she 8. and 9. know 10. man 11. for 12. has 13. complaint 14. it 15. can 16. impressions 17. father 18. will 19. through 20. any 21. whose 22. for 23. to 24. unpleasant 25. are 26. in 27. they 28. in 29. religious

Answer Key for Modified Cloze Test: 1. proved 2. says 3. professes 4. eaten 5. told 6. traced 7. hears 8. bribes 9. think 10. play

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla

MTh 7:30-9:00

DICTATION TEST Directions: This is a dictation test. The text will be read to you four times only. In the first reading, you are not yet allowed to write anything but you have to familiarize yourself first with the text. In the second reading, you now write the phrases of the text that I dictate. In the third reading, I will read the text by sentence to check if you have written the sentences correctly. In the fourth reading, the whole text will be read to you again for you to check your own work.
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The cultural environment / spurs and enriches artistic activity. / // For this
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reason, / many equate culture / with its forms and manifestations / - with sculpture, /
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painting, / music, / and literature, for example. / // The art forms artists / create spring
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largely / from the cultural environment / they grew up in, / the traditions they inherited, /
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and the relationships / they have established with others. / // Artists reflect the values of
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their societies; / but more than simply being mirrors, / they are critics / who reexamine
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these values / and, / inevitably, / create new values. / //

Every region of the world, / through its unique culture, / contributes to life / in all
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other regions in some way. / // For this reason, / this emphasizes the values / by which
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different people / have formed their way of life, / in the hope of giving you, / invaluable

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help / in visualizing certain aspects / of a culture unfamiliar to you / and in better

understanding / and appreciating the values / and life styles / which have grown out / of
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our cultural, / economic / and political ties / with other countries. / //

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla

MTh 7:30-9:00

TEXT MODIFICATION TEST Directions: Read the following selection. Rewrite it and replace the word dog with wolf and the word goat with lion. Change all verbs into the present tense. The Dog and the Goat One day a playful dog fell into a well. There was very little water in the well. The dog could not get out. Soon a goat passed by. The goat was thirsty. It was looking for water. It went to the well and saw the dog. Are you thirsty? the dog asked the goat. Yes, I am thirsty. Is the water good to drink? asked the goat. Look at the water. It is cool and clean. Jump now and have your drink, said the dog. The goat jumped into the well. While the goat was drinking, the dog jumped on the goats back, and jumped out of the well. Said the dog to the goat: You are a foolish goat. You should have looked before you jumped into the well. Now, how can you get out? Goodbye! The naughty dog ran away laughing.

Answer Key for Text Modification Test One day a playful wolf falls into a well. There is very little water in the well. The wolf can not get out. Soon a lion passes by. The lion is thirsty. It is looking for water. It goes to the well and sees the wolf. Are you thirsty? the wolf asks the lion. Yes, I am thirsty. Is the water good to drink? asks the lion. Look at the water. It is cool and clean. Jump now and have your drink, says the wolf. The lion jumps into the well. While the lion is drinking, the wolf jumps on the lions back, and jumps out of the well. Says the wolf to the lion: You are a foolish goat. You should look before you jump into the well. Now, how can you get out? Goodbye! The naughty wolf runs away laughing.

Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla MAZE TEST

MTh 7:30-9:00

Direction: Read the following selection and write the correct word on the blank. Why People Are Prejudiced? A good starting point might be a definition of the word. A prejudice may be defined as preconceived aversion to a person, place or thing without adequate acquaintance with said person, place or thing. A good example of a _____________ prejudice is the dislike for ____________
(usual,common,familiar) (1) (certain,delicious,yummy) (2)

foods. In many cases, this ________ be proved to be based ____________________on

preconceived ideas. I know a _________ who says that she ___________ cheese, but on several
(child,woman,man) (5) (dislikes,likes,dislike) (6)

occasions _____ has eaten it in sauces _____ liked it when she didnt _____ it was there. A
(she,he,it) (7) (but,and,or) (8) (feel,see,know) (9)

certain ____________ who professes an intense dislike ________ a particular kind of meat
(man,woman,commoner) (10) (for,because,of) (11)

_______ eaten it many times without _______________ when his wife told him _____ was
(have,has,had) (12) (complaint,complain,complains) (13) (this,there,it) (14)

something else. Such dislikes ______ often be traced to childhood _________________.

The child who hears his ____________scorn salad as rabbit food ______ often adopt this
(brother,father,mother) (17) (18) (will,shall,can)

dislike purely _________ suggestions and not because of _______ taste aversion. The small child
(from,through,into) (19) (few,most,any) (20)

___________ mother bribes him with rewards _____ eating certain foods will come _____ think
(whom,which,whose) (21`) (to,of,for) (22) (to,and,but) (23)

of them as something ________________. Parental attitude and example, therefore, _____ among
(conforming,disgusting,unpleasant) (24) (25) (was,were,are)

the significant factors _____ the development of prejudices. Certainly _______ play a major role
(to,in,for) (26) (you,we,they) (27)

_____ the fostering of racial and ________________ bias. The child who hears his parents speak
(in,to,for) (28) (religious,discriminatory,faithful) (29)

disparingly of certain racial and religious groups, associating them with dishonesty, boorishness, and other undesirable character traits, will accept these ideas without much questions. After all, dont Mother and Father know what is right?
Deletion procedure: 6th word Reference: Improving Study, Thinking, Reading and Writing Skills for College Freshmen No. of Words: 250 words

Answer Key for Maze Test: 1. common 2. certain 3. can 4. completely 5. woman 6. dislikes 7. she 8. and 9. know 10. man 11. for 12. has 13. complaint 14. it 15. can 16. impressions 17. father 18. will 19. through 20. any 21. whose 22. for 23. to 24. unpleasant 25. are 26. in 27. they 28. in 29. religious

Nature and Technology 1. What can you say about the picture? Describe what the people are doing in the picture. 2. What are the benefits that we can get from technology? 3. What are the disadvantages of technology to the human and to the nature? 4. Do you believe that because of technology, we forget about nature? Why do you say so? 5. How could we possibly take care of our nature with or without the use of technology?

Members: Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla Sheryl E. Gongob Mherielle Lyka P. Quezon

Farming 1. What can you say about the picture? Describe what the woman is doing in the picture. 2. If you want to ask something to the woman, what would it be? 3. How long do you think the farmer has been working? 4. Who do you think is the inspiration of the farmer? 5. As a student, how can you help farmers in your own simple way?

Members: Ma. Jessa Li A. Carilla Sheryl E. Gongob Mherielle Lyka P. Quezon