WorksheetsPage 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
According to Henry Gleason (1961), the systematic structure of spoken sounds chosen and arranged arbitrarily so they can be used by people for communication is:
Alphabet
Dialect
Word
Language
Language is dynamic because it:
repeats
disappears
changes
is added to
The habitual utterance in the box says, “I’m already there!” even though the speaker is still far away. This only proves that language is:
meaningful because it is necessary
unique because it is different
part of advances in technology and communication
powerful because it can be a tool for oppression
For Questions 4–6: Give the language concept indicated by each situation. Noli de Castro is known for his line, “Magandang gabi bayan!” Identify the language concept shown.
Lingua Franca
Official Language
Language of Instruction
National Language
For Questions 4–6: Give the language concept indicated by each situation. Boy Abunda is famous for his line, “Kaibigan, usap tayo!” Identify the language concept shown.
official
national
instructional
auxiliary
For Questions 4–6: Give the language concept indicated by each situation. “I really love my erpat and mudra.” Identify the language concept shown.
slang
colloquial
literary
technical
Cecilia studies at UP Diliman but the lockdown kept her from going home to Jimenez, Misamis Occidental. She will send a letter to her parents in the province she grew up in. What language concept is she most likely to use?
Lingua Franca
Mother Tongue (First Language)
English
Language of Instruction
“I don’t like it at all, that’s why I opened another street so people could earn a living. I really don’t like it when I’m being ‘tolonges’.” Mayor Isko Moreno said that tolonges means “he doesn’t want to be fooled.” Tolonges is an example of slang because it is:
a term from a province
commonly just invented
the most formal level of language
used across various academic disciplines
Mr. Gomez asked his students to create a slogan about the pandemic to be posted on their Facebook wall. Which slogan would be most appropriate?
“Like the Mouth, the Chest Pulls”
“Eat Vegetables so Life Becomes Colorful”
“Quality Education for National Progress”
“Make it a Habit to Follow Health Protocols to Avoid COVID-19”
Joel is unsure about the topic of his report assigned by his teacher. Using modern technology, what is the most likely thing Joel should do?
go to the library
ask his parents
search online using credible sources
write a letter to a friend
Ana is worried because she cannot return to their province. Using modern technology, how can she send a message to her parents?
Send them a letter
Ask her teacher to deliver the message
Ask the neighbor to relay the message
Send the message using her cellphone
In society, language serves needs such as expressing requests, questions, and giving orders. Identify the function of language used in this situation.
Regulatory
Imaginative
Instrumental
Interactional
This describes expressing one’s own feelings or opinions.
Personal
Heuristic
Imaginative
Interactional
This helps maintain and build social relationships.
Heuristic
Imaginative
Instrumental
Interactional
Instruction: Examine the function of language in the film line below. “Kapag ang mahal natin ay iwan tayo, huwag kang malungkot. Dahil siguradong may darating na bagong taong hindi man maibibigay ang hinahanap natin, matatanggap naman tayo, at mamahalin pa.” — Basha, “One More Chance” (2007)
Personal
Regulatory
Imaginative
Instrumental
Instruction: Examine the function of language in the film line below. “Kung ‘di mo ako kayang ituring bilang isang ina, respetuhin mo ako bilang isang tao.” — Vilma Santos, “Anak” (2000)
Personal
Regulatory
Imaginative
Instrumental
Instruction: Determine the function of language in society in the dialogue below. Andy: Paensya na po Papa, hindi na po mauulit. Papa: Hindi ba’t kailiin-bilinan kong bawal kang lumabas ng bahay at wala ka pang suot na face mask?
Personal
Regulatory
Interactional
Imaginative
Instruction: Determine the function of language in society in the dialogue below. Perla: Naku, maraming nagsasabi mas mabuti pa raw mag-modular, hindi stressful. Mae: Sa tingin ko, mas mabisa pa rin ang face-to-face learning.
Personal
Heuristic
Imaginative
Instrumental
A typical conversation between a buyer and a vendor in the market is most likely about which topic?
Price increases of goods
Number of deaths in the country due to COVID-19
House gift from Vice Ganda for his family
System for giving and getting modules for students
Secretary Duque encourages the public to get vaccinated to prevent COVID-19. He can convey this message through which medium?
A television public service announcement
A radio news bulletin only for journalists
A private letter to one citizen
A secret memorandum not shared with the public
The sentiment felt by Filipinos after more than three hundred years of silence under Spanish colonization.
nationalism
forbearance
rebellion
disregard
The term used by Spaniards for Filipinos that meant ignorant and uneducated.
Indio
Native
Negrito
Babaylan
KWF is the lead government agency created to conduct research, development, dissemination, and advancement of Filipino and other languages in the country. What does KWF stand for?
Institute of the Filipino Language
Commission on the Filipino Language
Bureau of the Filipino Language
Congregation of the Filipino Language
He stated that during the American period, governance was more effective when the people in the locality knew the language used in that place. Who is this governor?
Gov. George Bush
Gov. George Butte
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt
Gov. George Washington
According to Bienvenido Lumbera, the national language reflects the long history of Filipinos and signifies being pro-Filipino. In your view, which is the most appropriate way to present your identity?
Introduce yourself using Filipino while highlighting your Filipino heritage.
Use only English and minimize mention of local culture.
Avoid mentioning your language or cultural background.
Rely on random slang regardless of context.
According to Jocson (2016), the rise of slang (balbal) is recognized as the “Modern Language of the Youth” because these expressions are formed through:
deriving from indigenous words
borrowing from foreign languages
everyday words used in formal situations
inversion, use of acronyms, syllable substitution, and combinations
Angel was given the chance to express before the senate her views about the confusion that occurred due to the community pantry. Her friend Dimples advised that she should:
be judgmental
curse at the senators
shout so she will be understood
present her sentiments in an orderly manner
“I am convinced politics is really not for me. I can help others even without holding a government position,” said Robin Padilla when Ogie Diaz asked him in a vlog interview. His statement shows:
a neutral opinion
a weak stance
a firm opinion
a non-neutral opinion
“Pilipino.” How should he begin his composition?
Choose a topic
Write a summary
Look for an image
Create formal words
Mrs. Cruz asked her students to write an essay about the history of the national language during the Spanish period. Which stage does this refer to?
The Japanese enforced their language and removed English
The teaching of the national language called Pilipino succeeded
No single language was enforced because foreign priests studied native languages
Tagalog was affirmed as the official language because it was used to draft the Biak-na-Bato Constitution
Directions: Choose the most appropriate situation that shows cause and effect. Statement: In the present era, the Filipino language underwent intellectualization, standardization, and elaboration.
Tagalog and English became official languages
Research on Filipino culture was conducted
The Department of Education implemented the Bilingual Policy
There was an attempt during the final century of Spanish rule to promote Tagalog as the national language
Directions: Choose the most appropriate situation that shows cause and effect. Statement: During the American period, English was forcibly used as the language of instruction. Therefore, at present, English continues to be used in schools.
Hermie is proficient in communicating with her boss in America
Julian feels shy to speak English in front of his classmates
Maxine Medina chose to have an interpreter when she joined Miss Universe 2016
Karen cried because she failed an interview at a call center due to her stiff pronunciation of English
The word that symbolizes the statement inside the box is: “Hindi ba nga pagdating sa kapakanan ng pamilya, walang panganay, walang ate-ate, walang bunso? Ang meron lang… kapit-bisig!” — Maya, “Be Careful With My Heart” (2012)
kapit-bisig
kapakanan
panganay
walang bunso
Directions: Identify the function of language used in the statement. “Minsan gusto kong ipagsigawan, kaya lang, ako lang naman ang nagmumukhang tanga. Bakit naman kasi ang complicated magmahal?” — Basha, “One More Chance” (2007)
panregulatori
panrepresentatibo
pang-instrumental
pang-imahinasyunal
Directions: Identify the function of language used in the statement. The public was startled when Chito Miranda posted on Facebook: “Akala ko walang magbabago at sobrang okey na ang lahat… pero bakit parang hindi na tulad ng dati? Bakit may bahong patuloy na sumisira sa pagsasamang nakasanayan natin.”
panregulatori
panrepresentatibo
pang-instrumental
pang-imahinasyunal
“I-sanitize ang mga kamay. Nasa kamay mo ang pagpigil sa virus!” What language function does this statement exemplify?
panregulatori
panrepresentatibo
pang-instrumental
pang-imahinasyunal
The movie line in the box means: “Kung sa Cavite ’di ka nagsisimba, dito sa Tondo magsisimba ka nang may bulak sa ilong.” — “Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite” (1986)
Ownership of a territory
Affection shown by the people of Tondo
Love for the young women of Tondo
A display of Filipinos’ religiosity
The movie line in the box conveys: “Mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako, o kailangan mo ako kaya mahal mo ako?” — Claudine Barretto, “Milan” (2004)
Doubt about love
Humility toward a friend
Letting go of a loved one
Gratitude for love
The often-used phrase “Tabi, tabi po” when passing through thick vegetation explains that Filipinos are:
Fearful
Superstitious
Polite
Observant
The line “She loved at my worst. You had me at my best, but binalewala mo lang ang lahat… and you choose to break my heart.”—John Lloyd Cruz as Popoy in the film One More Chance—explains:
Failure in love
World peace
Being well-liked by people
Self-worth
“May amats na ako, tol.” This statement exemplifies:
Dialect
Ethnolect
Idiolect
Sociolect
A baby is crying loudly because he is:
Full
Hungry
Happy
Sad
While riding the bus, Angela overhears the words lesson plan, quiz, essay, and grading sheets in a conversation. From this, she infers that the people talking are teachers. The variety of language used in this situation is:
Coño
Jejemon
Sociolect
Register
Choose the situation that shows the use of language in social media:
Janice earns money by selling her products on the sidewalk.
Paz talks almost every day with her OFW child through a Facebook video call.
Laura realizes sorrow after hearing on the bus that former President “Noynoy” Aquino passed away.
Along is delighted because he can now follow “Ang Probinsyano” thanks to a second-hand television gifted to him.
A positive effect of posting on social media in promoting the Filipino language is:
It shames it in society.
Comprehension becomes complicated.
It leads to no development.
It advances intellectualization.
One of the pieces of advice heard on Papa Jack’s radio show is “look for the person who will make you a priority, not someone who will make you temporary.” What does this mean?
Love yourself
Avoid falling in love
Look for a lost love
Choose the person who will fight for you in the end
The program “Raffy Tulfo in Action” is known for helping those who are oppressed. Raffy Tulfo is Cebuano, yet he uses a language in interviews with Filipinos because it is the country’s leading medium of communication. What is the reason?
It is only the language he knows
It is the producer he wants
He is not trained to speak with Filipinos
It is the dominant medium of communication in the country
It is customary for Filipinos that whenever an election approaches, there is a meeting de avance where discourses are expected to be presented. What kind of discourse is expected?
About love
Political
About human rights
Religious
The Senate discussed how to urgently address the needs of the public in the middle of the pandemic. Which possible agenda was discussed?
Allocation of budget for vaccines
Defeat of Senator Pacquiao
Appointment of a new DPWH secretary
The president leaving for another country
According to Dr. Fe Otanes, language use should focus on benefits to students so they can learn the language to gain employment and value the beauty of life in their environment, and also:
Join a revolution
Interfere whenever there is a problem
Live harmoniously with their fellow people
Quarrel with their fellow people
Toni Gonzaga noted in her discussion that one must consider the relationship with the people being talked to, the information being discussed, and the place of conversation. Which communicative competence did she use?
Discourse
Pragmatic
Sociolinguistic
Grammatical or linguistic
“One who does not know how to love his own language is worse than a beast and a stinking fish,” said José Rizal. What does this line emphasize?
Betrayal of the nation
Studying another language
Love for one’s own language
Research on animal species
Roy ran after hearing in his office that there was a large fire in their area. What can be inferred about the situation?
He is annoyed with his coworkers
He is worried about his family’s condition
He fears losing his favorite clothes
He remembered the money he kept under the bed
Luna wrote a critical essay about the Toktok Hangyo (TokHang) project of the PNP against illegal drugs. What should she consider in her writing?
Read comic books
Ask her parents
Gossip with neighbors
Look for timely and accurate information or data
Slang consists of nonstandard uses of words in a language by a particular social group. Society has increasingly encouraged youth to frequently speak such words, like the kind of society formed on social media (Quia et al., 2009). Based on this research, social media is proven to be a society that is:
moral for older adults
visual for writers
legal for academic writers
digital, giving youth the chance to participate or engage on any topic
The very first step to do in research is:
writing the final copy
stating the objective
organizing the data
choosing a topic aligned with personal interest
Janine wants to study the numbers of students who passed and failed this year during the pandemic so the data can be compared. The type of research she will use based on the kind of data disclosure is:
qualitative
quantitative
logical method
qualitative and quantitative
A type of research that describes the current state of the issue or topic being studied:
experimental
historical
descriptive
objective
Mario wants to conduct an experimental research on the results of modular learning implemented by DepEd during the pandemic. Arrange the steps in writing a preliminary research paper: I. use various documentation systems; II. select and delimit the topic; III. develop a concept paper; IV. write a draft; V. create an outline; VI. collect, use, and organize data; VII. write the final copy.
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
II, III, I, V, VI, IV, VII
III, IV, VII, VI, II, I, V
V, I, II, III, VII, VI, IV
It was recently reported that VP Leni Robredo declined Senator Ping Lacson’s offer to join the “unification formula.” According to this formula, the opposition’s presidential candidate would depend on the public pulse measured through:
research
essay
survey
signal
