APPENDIX B

RESEARCH MATERIAL

NAGA COLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.

GRADUATE STUDIES
MT Villanueva Avenue, Naga City, 4400, Philippines

September, 2019

Dear Student,

This study entitled “EXTENT OFREADINESS AND ATTITUDE OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS

TO THE SENIOR HIIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM OF
SELECTED HIGH SCHOOLS IN LUPI DISTRICT” aims to determine the extent of readiness and
its relationship to attitude of grade 10 students to SHS language and communication curriculum.

In order to realize the purpose of this study, kindly answer the test and accomplish the
survey questionnaire with due care and honesty.

Rest assured that the data you will provide us will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
Thank you very much.

Very truly yours,

MELISA MARIE N. CLORES

Researcher

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE ATTITUDES OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS TO SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION CURRICLUM.

Name: Grade & Section:

Direction: This survey questionnaire will help the researcher determine your attitude towards the
competencies listed below. Please tell us what you really think about performing the following
attitude indicators by putting a (/) mark to the column that best fit your responses.

YES/ NO/
ATTITUDE INDICATORS
Agree Disagree
1. I am inclined with performing oral activities which help us practice
appropriate pitch, stress, juncture, intonation, volume, and voice
projection.
2. I enjoy tasks that let us use and interpret explicit and explicit signals, as
well as verbal and non-verbal cues.
3. I willingly express my ideas and opinions to materials I viewed or
listened to.
4. I can easily cope with activities involving listening and analysing
important points signalled by volume, projection, pitch, stress, intonation,
juncture and rate of speech.
5. Recognizing main key ideas does not let me feel bored.
6. I easily spot the purpose of the text/material I listened to/viewed.
7. I feel always ready in noting specific details of the text I listened to.
8. Identifying the factors of public speaking really interests me.
9. I am interested in describing and interpreting techniques in public
speaking.
10. I am always ready to employ appropriate techniques in oral
communication activities.
11. I understand and appreciate the use of appropriate oral language,
stance, and behavior in different communication situations.
12. It is convenient and effective to use textual aids like advance
organizers, titles, non-linear illustrations, etc. on understanding a text.
13. I am comfortable with constructing classifying and developing
paragraph using each text type (narrative, expository, explanation,
recount, persuasive)
14. Evaluate text content, elements, features, and properties are just easy
tasks for me.
15. I find it convenient to use graphic organizers in organizing information
about a chosen subject.
16. Identifying/formulating claims of fact, policy, and value boosts my
critical thinking ability over a subject matter.
17. Preparing a research report on never depresses me.
18. I have the drive in complying with activities asking to identify facts
from opinions, and fantasy from reality in the text.
19. I love tasks asking us to draw conclusions from a set of details/
generalizations from different text types.
20. Extracting information from a text using a summary, précis and
paraphrase are tasks easy to perform and helpful in improving reading
comprehension.
21. Synthesizing essential information found in a given text is not really
difficult tasks.
22. I feel motivated in putting into writings my reactions to assertions
made by the author in the text.
23. I display interest in activities letting us examine biases (for or against)
made by the author
24. Evaluating the personal significance of a literary text is a challenging
yet a significant critical thinking activity.
25. Comparing and contrasting similar information presented in different
texts are simple ways of analysing texts for me.
26. Making and defending a stand is one of my favourite subjects in
writing a discourse.
27. I do not feel discouraged by using in one-step word, phrase, and
sentence outline forms in organizing ideas.
28. I do not feel tensed in writing independent critique of a chosen
selection
29. I find it easy to acknowledge resources in different composition
activities.
30. I can manage to compose simple informative texts effectively.
 ASSESSMENT ON THE EXTENT READINESS OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS TO SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION CURRICLUM.
(Adapted from DepEd Distributed Parallel Test to NAT (2016) and Quiz and Worksheet Retrieved from
https://study.com/academy/practice/quiz-worksheet)

Name: Grade & Section:

Direction. This assessment tool is not something to be graded. Yet, the researcher is anticipating
that you will accomplish the test seriously. Choose your answer by encircling the letter corresponding
to it.

1. These are interruptions, breaks, or pauses made between words in utterances or between breath
groups in sentences.
a. stress b. intonation c. juncture d. pitch
2. Nail biting, heavy breathing, rapid eye movement and finger movement are gestures signifying?
a. boredom b. suspicion c. anxiety d. frustration

For items 3-4: Listen/watch the music video of the song entitled “Let it Go” from the movie Frozen
(provided by the examinee) and answer the questions that follow.
3. What hinders the persona from achieving real happiness?
a. fear of showing what she really is
b. gender discrimination
c. being physically weak
d. being condemned by the society
4. Which among the following implicit signals was prevalently used by the singer to highlight
significant points?
a. hand gestures b. paralanguage c. use of space d. all of these

For items 6-8: Listen to the text that will be read by the examinee and answer the questions below.
5. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. The Filipinos are enthusiasts.
b. The Filipinos love to travel abroad.
c. The Filipinos can easily adapt other people’s culture and tradition.
d. The Filipinos in the different parts of the world retain their culture.
6. What is the purpose of the listening text?
a. to motivate/inspire b. to criticize c. to entertain d. to inform
7. What traits of Filipinos are shown in the selection listened to?
a. nationalism and bravery
b. courage and perseverance
c. understanding and respect
d. business mindedness and pleasure
8. The following are different delivery situations except for one.
a. Speaking in different venues.
b. Speaking in a concert
c. Speaking with a microphone
d. Speaking with a podium
9. Is the use of “fillers” in a speech part of a competent delivery?
a. Yes, because no one is perfect in delivering every single detail of a speech
b. No, because they distract the listeners and convey nothing about speech.
` c. Yes, because they add excitement to the speech.
 d. No, because filers are language no one understands.
10. Which of the following about speech delivery is true?
a. Speech deliver is about pronouncing words perfectly.
b. Public speaking is a talent and cannot be learned.
c. Effective speech delivery means connecting with the audience.
d. Good delivery lies in the intellectual words used in the speech.
11. Which of the following should be emulated from good speakers?
a. How they walk
b. How they laugh
c. How they connect with the audience.
d. How they walk away from stage.
12. In organizing information, visual maps and charts can be used. In which of the following terms do
they belong?
a. brainstorming b. graphic organizer c. sentence outline d. topic outline
13. Among the patterns of development, which of them intends to tell sequence of events?
a. classification b. definition c. description d. narration
14. “Oh Death, where is your sting? Oh Hades, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and
the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
What is true in this selection?
a. Death comes to all except Hades and his sting.
b. God puts death to us physically but we live spiritually through Jesus.
c. hades is in charge of death for he claims life.
d. God let dearth come to finish our defiance of his law.

15. Which of the following graphic organizers can be used to indicate compare and contrast?
a. a web b. fishbone c. cornell note-taking d. venn diagram
16. What does the author wants to assert in the sentence?
The Sampaguita’s roots are used for medicinal purposes, such an aesthetic and sedative.
a. claim of fact b. claim of value c. claim of policy d. claim of prize
17. In writing a research report, In which step do you create a general plan for each paragraph of
your paper?

a. Write a rough draft

b. Take notes and make an outline
c. Revise and edit the rough draft
d. Create a research question
18. Which among the following is a fact?
a. The written part of the driving test must be completed before the practical driving part.
b. Royal weddings always attract a lot of interest.
c. England is a nation of pet-lovers
d. War is always wrong.

For items 19-20

To forgive is a valuable gift to yourself, according to Stanford University, psychologist Carl
Thoresen. His team has built a group treatment to help people to forgive. A study of 259 adults who
took part saw stress, anger, and symptoms such as headaches and stomach upsets go way down,
compared with a controlled group. Positive effects remained six months later. Forgiveness doesn’t
mean forgetting or condoning offenses, or reconciling with the offender, Thoresen says. It means
giving up the right to be angry.
19. Based on the selection, what conclusion can we make about forgiveness?
a. Forgiveness is a means of forgetting.
b. Forgiveness is a way of moving on.
c. Forgiveness brings about reconciliation.
d. Forgiveness removes hatred and helps one to move on.
20. What is the best paraphrase of the last sentence in the paragraph?
a. No one has the right to be angry
b. we get angry before we can forget.
c. It will hurt you if you don’t express your anger.
d. We must learn to manage our anger.
21. What could be the best title for the selection?
a. Forgiveness Leads to Reconciliation
b. Giving up One’s Right to be Angry
c. Forgiveness, A Valuable Gift to Oneself
d. Forgetting and Condoning an Offense
22. 'Jenny is Chinese, so she'll definitely excel in math.' This statement is an example of _____.
a. an assumption b. a stereotype c. bias d. a fact
23. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Facts are based on opinions
b. Opinion should be based on facts
c. Evidence is based on opinion
d. facts are evidence based on opinions
24. Which of the following best defines an outline?
a. The description of a text; usually used to inform the reader of the characters and the plot.
b. The description, or the expected outcome, of a reading or writing assignment.
c. The blueprint of your writing, as they are the summary, or breakdown, of main and
supporting ideas.
d. A graphic organizer used to describe and label the different parts of a text.
25. When thinking about annotation, you should consider all of the following except,
a. Listing thorough notes on each page of the text
b. using system consistently
c. creating a key of markings and annotations
d. keeping markings to a minimum
26. What is a good way to analyze and evaluate an article for an article review?
a. Plagiarize
b. Use big words
c. Ask questions
d. Use lots of quotations
27. Which of the following is not an effective speech delivery technique?
a. Pause to emphasize words
b. Rarely look the audience in the eye.
c. Always be formal and serious.
d. Using contractions.
28. Which is NOT true about graphic organizers?
a. They are always subject specific.
b. They can be used for a variety of subjects.
c. They offer flexibility.
d. They can be enhanced through technology.
29. Which of the following statements is a claim of value?
a. Today, many people use internet and socialization.
b. Facebook has been one of the fastest ways to chat and communicate with people all over
the world.
c. Pornography, cyber bullying, and other online scams should not be allowed to enter in our
lives.
d. It is still up to us whether to use social media to our advantage or allow it to destroy us.
30. In writing a research report, What is the difference between revising and editing?
a. Revising focuses on the mechanical aspects, whereas editing involves rewording sentences
or change ideas.
b. Revising and editing are the same thing.
c. Revising involves rewording sentences or changing ideas, whereas editing focuses on the
mechanical aspects.
d. Revising means to write a whole new paper, and editing means to fix the grammar
31. Which among the following statements is an opinion?
a. Cigarettes cause lung cancer.
b. The Government organises a census of the whole population every ten years.
c. The quality of life has decreased in the last ten years.
d. The census is a waste of time and energy.

32. Tomorrow is Jill’s birthday, she is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will
it be the Mexican food at the Big Echilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a
big cheeseburger at Al’s Hamburger Palace. She just couldn’t decide. Then there was always the Pizza
Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide?
What is the best summary of this passage?
a. Jill has many restaurants to choose from her birthday.
b. Jill loves Mexican food.
c. The Pizza shop has the best pizza in town.
d. Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

33. Which of the following best defines text mapping?

a. A graphic organizer that breaks the text down one page at a time, to look at the
information in small chunks.
b. A summary of information that puts details in logical order to make writing easier.
c. An organizational tool used to pick out pieces of information that only describe the main
idea of the text.
d. A scroll-based graphic organizer that allows you to look at the text all at once, and more
closely.

34. If your source has three authors, how many do you include in your reference page?
a. one b. two c. three d. all
35. A critique essentially refers to what for an article review?
a. How clever the title is
b. How you evaluate the accuracy, strengths and weaknesses of an article.
c. How many questions you can ask about the article
d. How strong your thesis is