Questionnaire On English Competence

Republic of the Philippines
MCA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Department of Research and Extension
AFPOVAI, TAGUIG CITY
a. weak c. gracious
Dear Respondents: b. tall d. adorable
We are presently conducting a study titled: 6. His eternal light would shine on the people even
“Analysis of the English Language Competencies among after his death.
GRADE 12 Senior High School Students in MCA a. temporary c. reformed
MONTESSORI School” as a partial fulfilment for our b. ethical d. endless
Practical Research Writing in our respected institution. 7. It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her
We will appreciate your assistance by answering this grandmother because the latter was always kind to her.
questionnaire. a. pleasing c. aggravating
Thank you very much! b. nervous d. unclear
The Researchers
QUESTIONNAIRE B. IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEA
I. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS Main Idea is the most important point an author is
trying to make in a paragraph or passage. It is a
Name: ____________________________________ statement that sums up the paragraph or passage.
Gender: ___ Female ___ Male Directions: Read the passages below and identify the
stated main idea by encircling the letter of the correct
Academic Strand: ____ ABM ____ GAS answer. (2pts. each)
____ ICT ____ HUMSS ___ STEM ___ TVL
1. People who are victims of excessive tensions and

stress were not born into the world with these
II. BASIC ENGLISH TEST symptoms. Somewhere along the line, they
acquired habits or failed to face certain
ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES situations which brought about these symptoms.
They could have avoided acquiring the
symptoms by following guideline like: 1.)
READING COMPETENCIES Relaxation is an anecdote; 2.) Learn your tension
A. CONTEXT CLUES threshold and live with it; 3.) if you feel there is
Context Clues are words in the sentences that help you something wrong with you, find it out and do
figure out the meaning of a difficult word that you do something about it.
not know. The stated main idea sentence is
Directions: Pay attention to the words in bold then __________________________.
determine its meaning. Select the correct answer. (1pt.
each) A. Stress and tension can be avoided
B. Relaxation is important
C. Stress and tension are very common
1. Mr. Flores is a fastidious boss, so we just don’t
D. Stress can be reduced by concentration
know how to please him.
a. simple c. greedy 2. A person cannot relax and study at the same
b. choosy d. contented time. Studying requires a certain amount of
2. Many dislike him because he is so haughty. He tension, effort and concentration towards a
always thinks that he’s the best in the department. specific direction. The amount of tension varies
a. foolish c. arrogant with different individuals. The point is that
b. respectable d. humble studying is hard work and people who are not
3. Jenny was ecstatic when she won the first place in prepared to make proper effort are wasting their
the story retelling contest time.
a. energetic c. worried The stated main idea sentence is
b. despaired d. overjoyed __________________________.
4. The bad boys derided the new student of their
A. People vary in their ways of studying
class.
B. To study is a waste of time
a. flattered c. praised
C. Studying is hard work
b. teased d. befriend D. Studying can make students relax
5. The sheep was very feeble whereas the lion was 3. People have always had this mentality that good
very strong. gifts are expensive, or to put in another way,
Analysis of the English Language Competencies among Grade 12 Senior High School Students in MCA MONTESSORI SCHOOL
expensive gifts are good gifts. Seldom do they A. UNITY (PARAGRAPH)

consider practicality, or more important,
sincerity. It has yet to be accepted that gift giving Directions: Each passage has a topic sentence
does not always consist of materials. Looking at underlined. With that controlling idea in mind try to find
the world which has had enough of agreement one sentence that has been inserted that does not
talks on ceasefire, treaties, maybe it can do more belong in the passage because it breaks the unity.
with smiles and songs. Encircle the sentence that does NOT belong in the
The stated main idea sentence is - passage. (3 pts each)
___________________________.
A. Good gifts are expensive gifts 1. Here are the wonders of Hawaii. First, there is
B. Good gifts are not always be material things the climate. The average temperature is 77
C. We must be sincere when we give gifts degrees and the highest is 88 degrees. Second
D. We must consider practicality in giving gifts there are the mountains the mountains are very
close to the ocean. They are high and forested
with many waterfalls. They are among the
C. MAKING INFERENCES loveliest waterfalls in the world. The golf courses
in Hawaii are very famous. Finally, the people,
Making an Inference is interpreting the details in the the population is made up of Caucasians,
passage and reach a logical conclusion about them. Japanese, Filipinos, Chinese, Koreans and
Hawaiians. These people live together in
Directions: Read the passages. If the statements
harmony.
following the passages are valid inferences based on
those passages, mark the items I. If the statements English Forum
cannot be inferred from the passage, mark those items
X. (1pt each) 2. Sustainability, environmental awareness and
green architecture have become by-words in the
The term “neon light” was originally applied to a media. But there is nothing nobler in green
particular type of vapor lamp using the inert, colorless architecture. It simply means reducing building
gas neon. A long tube was filled with neon, which then operating cost and at the same time achieving a
became luminous at low pressure when an electric healthy lifestyle. People are busy in income
current was passed through it. The lamp then emitted generating activities. It is the role of green
the characteristic reddish-orange light of neon. Today, architecture to achieve these two goals with the
the term “neon light” is given to lamps of this general
least compromise between protecting the earth
type which may be filled with a variety of gases,
and supplying man’s need. Green architecture is
depending on the color that is desired. Argon, for
proof that man and nature can live happily
example, is used to produce blue light. Colors can also
be altered by changing the color of the glass tube. The together.
tubes must be quite long in all these lamps to produce PDI
light efficiently. As a result, high voltages are required.
Neon tube lamps are not practical for indoor
illumination, but they have found widespread outdoor B. COHERENCE (PARAGRAPH)
use in glowing, colorful advertising signs.
Directions: Arrange the following sentences in order to
______ 1. The inert gas neon is reddish-orange in color. achieve coherence in a paragraph. On the blanks at the
______ 2. The meaning of the term “neon light” has side put the numbers of the sentences in their proper
changed over time. order. (1pt each)
______ 3. Today’s “neon lights” never actually contain
neon.
______ 4. All types of “neon lights” work on the same _______By night he is a web-crawling Spiderman fighting
general principles. off villains in the community
______ 5. When stimulated by electricity, different types _______By day, Peter attends school in the famous New
of gas may produce different colors. York Empire State University
______ 6. Modern “neon lights: are more efficient than _______Peter Parker is a simple young man and a well-
those used in the past. loved son and grandson in the family.
______ 7. The primary market for neon lights is
businesses rather than private households.
WRITING COMPETENCIES
_______ Angella as a child, lived and studied in the

province.
_______ She became a Singing Super Star after finishing

4. concerned with doing something correctly
her studies
A. conscientuios B. concsientiuos
_______When she was a teenager, she moved to Manila C. conscientious D. consceintiuos
where a composer discovered her talent
5. very small in size or style
_______ Her teachers in grade school noted that she A. minusqule B. minniscule
could sing very well. C. minuscule D. miniscqule
6. showing a playful desire to cause trouble

C. GRAMMAR USAGE A. mischievous B. mischivous
Directions: Choose the verb in the parentheses that C. mischevuos D. mischeivuos
agree with the subject of each sentence. (1pt each)
7. the violaton or profanation of anything sacred
_________1. Many Filipinos immigrated (a. from, b. to, A. sacreligiuos B. sacriligious
c. into, d. with) United States for better employment. C. sacrilegious D. sacrelegiuos
_________2. They stayed in the party (a. as far as, b.
for, c. as long as, d. until) midnight,
_________3. The number of examinees (a. had, b. have,

c. has, d. shall have) greatly increased.
_________4. The lecturers voice was (a. worst, b. Thank you and God Bless!
worse, c. worser, d. badder) than mine. The Researchers
_________5. The students are riding (a. above, b. in, c.
out, d. under) the victory liner.
_________6. The next enrollment is scheduled (a. in, b.

on, c. during, d. last) May.
_________7. The room (a.is used, b.is being used c. are

used d. was used) for a meeting today.
D. SPELLING
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

(1pt each)
Which among the group of words is spelled correctly?
1. the forming of an opinion

A. judgyment B. judgemeant
C. judgement D. judgmaent
2. to accept or allow something to happen

A. acquiess B. acquess
C. acquiesce D. aqcuiese
3. to provide room for someone

A. accommodate B. accomodate
C. acommodate D. acomoddate
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GRAMMARUSAGE
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Statistics
GENDER STRAND CONTEXTCLUES IDENTIFYINGMAI MAKINGINFERE GRAMMARUSAG

NIDEA NCE E
Valid 115 115 115 115 115 115

N
Missing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mean 1.5652 2.1826 1.4596 1.4406 1.4464 1.5093
Std. Deviation .49790 .76757 .20622 .26324 .17632 .20479
Frequency Table
TABLE 1
GENDER
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

Percent
FEMALE 50 43.5 43.5 43.5
Valid MALE 65 56.5 56.5 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0
TABLE 2
STRAND

Percent
ABM 25 21.7 21.7 21.7
GAS 44 38.3 38.3 60.0

Valid
ICT 46 40.0 40.0 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0
TABLE 3
CONTEXTCLUES

Percent
CORRECT 2 1.7 1.7 1.7
1.14 13 11.3 11.3 13.0
1.29 20 17.4 17.4 30.4
1.43 33 28.7 28.7 59.1
Valid 1.57 24 20.9 20.9 80.0
1.71 17 14.8 14.8 94.8
1.86 5 4.3 4.3 99.1
WRONG 1 .9 .9 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0
TABLE 4
IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA

Percent
CORRECT 16 13.9 13.9 13.9
1.33 53 46.1 46.1 60.0

Valid 1.67 39 33.9 33.9 93.9
WRONG 7 6.1 6.1 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0

TABLE 5
MAKINGINFERENCE

Percent
CORRECT 3 2.6 2.6 2.6
1.14 9 7.8 7.8 10.4
1.29 19 16.5 16.5 27.0
1.33 1 .9 .9 27.8
Valid 1.43 36 31.3 31.3 59.1
1.57 35 30.4 30.4 89.6
1.71 10 8.7 8.7 98.3
1.86 2 1.7 1.7 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0
TABLE 6
GRAMMARUSAGE

Percent
CORRECT 1 .9 .9 .9
1.14 9 7.8 7.8 8.7
1.29 16 13.9 13.9 22.6
1.43 30 26.1 26.1 48.7

Valid
1.57 27 23.5 23.5 72.2
1.71 21 18.3 18.3 90.4
1.86 11 9.6 9.6 100.0
Total 115 100.0 100.0
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IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA
MAKINGINFERENCE
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GRAMMARUSAGE BY
GENDER
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TABLE 7
ANOVA
Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
Between Groups .074 1 .074 1.754 .188
CONTEXTCLUES Within Groups 4.774 113 .042
Total 4.848 114

Between Groups .037 1 .037 .538 .465
IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA Within Groups 7.862 113 .070
Total 7.900 114
Between Groups .036 1 .036 1.173 .281
MAKINGINFERENCE Within Groups 3.508 113 .031
Total 3.544 114
Between Groups .002 1 .002 .052 .821
GRAMMARUSAGE Within Groups 4.779 113 .042
Total 4.781 114
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ANOVA
Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
Between Groups .074 2 .037 .867 .423
CONTEXTCLUES Within Groups 4.774 112 .043
Total 4.848 114

Between Groups .334 2 .167 2.469 .089
IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA Within Groups 7.566 112 .068
Total 7.900 114
Between Groups .068 2 .034 1.103 .336
MAKINGINFERENCE Within Groups 3.476 112 .031
Total 3.544 114
Between Groups .013 2 .006 .152 .859
GRAMMARUSAGE Within Groups 4.768 112 .043
Total 4.781 114

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Republic of the Philippines

MCA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

QUESTIONNAIRE B. IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEA

1. People who are victims of excessive tensions and

expensive gifts are good gifts. Seldom do they A. UNITY (PARAGRAPH)

_______ Angella as a child, lived and studied in the

_______ She became a Singing Super Star after finishing

6. showing a playful desire to cause trouble

_________3. The number of examinees (a. had, b. have,

_________6. The next enrollment is scheduled (a. in, b.

_________7. The room (a.is used, b.is being used c. are

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Which among the group of words is spelled correctly?

1. the forming of an opinion

2. to accept or allow something to happen

3. to provide room for someone

FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=GENDER STRAND CONTEXTCLUES IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA MAKINGINFERENCE

Output Created 29-JAN-2019 16:39:03

GENDER STRAND CONTEXTCLUES IDENTIFYINGMAI MAKINGINFERE GRAMMARUSAG

Valid 115 115 115 115 115 115

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

FEMALE 50 43.5 43.5 43.5

Valid MALE 65 56.5 56.5 100.0

Total 115 100.0 100.0

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

ABM 25 21.7 21.7 21.7

GAS 44 38.3 38.3 60.0

Total 115 100.0 100.0

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

CORRECT 2 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.14 13 11.3 11.3 13.0

1.29 20 17.4 17.4 30.4

1.43 33 28.7 28.7 59.1

Valid 1.57 24 20.9 20.9 80.0

1.71 17 14.8 14.8 94.8

1.86 5 4.3 4.3 99.1

Total 115 100.0 100.0

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

CORRECT 16 13.9 13.9 13.9

1.33 53 46.1 46.1 60.0

WRONG 7 6.1 6.1 100.0

Total 115 100.0 100.0

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

CORRECT 3 2.6 2.6 2.6

1.14 9 7.8 7.8 10.4

1.29 19 16.5 16.5 27.0

Valid 1.43 36 31.3 31.3 59.1

1.57 35 30.4 30.4 89.6

1.71 10 8.7 8.7 98.3

1.86 2 1.7 1.7 100.0

Total 115 100.0 100.0

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

1.14 9 7.8 7.8 8.7

1.29 16 13.9 13.9 22.6

1.43 30 26.1 26.1 48.7

1.71 21 18.3 18.3 90.4

1.86 11 9.6 9.6 100.0

Total 115 100.0 100.0

ONEWAY CONTEXTCLUES IDENTIFYINGMAINIDEA MAKINGINFERENCE GRAMMARUSAGE BY GENDER

Output Created 29-JAN-2019 16:40:17

User-defined missing values are

Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.

Between Groups .074 1 .074 1.754 .188