Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers Reviewer

Reading Comprehension (Quotation/paragraph)

Direction: Read each quotation/paragraph carefully and determine which of the four suggested answers will best complete the statement.

1.                 A person acquires when he receives parental approach and encouragement early in life. A child develops in dependence, sheds off his behavior and learns self-control when his parents set their demands within ability to meet them. The paragraph best supports the sentence that:

a)     A child learns many things from parents.

b)    A child needs parental affection and acceptance to acquire emotional maturity.

c)     It is useless to scold a child early.

d)    “Spoil the child,, spare the rod.”

2.                 Education is a life-long process which requires studying and learning from previous experiences. It is not-enough to be educated as it is to be cultured. The paragraph best supports the idea that:

a)     Education means more than being a cultured person.

b)    To be called a cultured person requires a continuing education.

c)     A cultured person learns and profits from previous educational experiences.

d)    None of the above.

3.                 “As he makes his bed, so he must lie on it.” The quotation implies that:

a)     One should face the consequences of his actions.

b)    A person should prepare the bed he’ll lie on.

c)     Beds are made for resting.

d)    None of the above.

4.                 “What cannot be cured must be endured.” The quotation best supports the statement that:

a)     Too many minds spoil a good idea.

b)    It is often better to mend one’s bad ways.

c)     Unavoidable unpleasant experiences should be accepted patiently and meekly.

d)    None of the above

5.                 But alas! All the good thoughts of people about him disappeared when he started “seeing things through colored spectacles.” The quotation supports the idea that:

a)     Seeing things thru sunglasses avoid sunglare.

b)     To favor an idea over one’s prejudices.

c)     People see others thru what they hear form others.

d)    None of the above.

6.                 Behavior changes due to one’s motivation. For instance, an adult’s deaire to learn is based upon a need. So when the need to change one’s status in life is felt, a person strives hard to spend his time and effort to learn a trade that he can improve his lot. The paragraph best supports the idea that:

a)     Adults training is useless without motivation.

b)    Motivation is a basic ingredient to learning.

c)     Most learning adults need education.

d)    None of the above

7.                 Rumor mongering is like letting a bagful of feathers on top of a tall building on a windy day. The quotation best supports the idea that. The quotation best supports the idea that:

a)     False loose talked are impossible to retrieve when already scattered around.

b)    Old habits die hard.

c)     A feasible cure to gossip is not to talk.

d)    None of the above.

8.                 Snap judgments made without enough facts is unwise. Taking little unfounded knowledge of things upon which to base one’s decisions shows a person’s actual lack of maturity. One needs to see first many facts of reality before he can judge wisely. The paragraph best supports the statement that:

a)     Hasty decisions are sometimes good.

b)    Appearances are most of the time deceiving.

c)     One who is firm, predetermines his future.

d)    None of the above

9.                 One vital factor to success is discipline. Realizing that life has always it ups and downs, a person never allows failure to dim his vision nor success to spoil his character. The paragraph supports the idea that:

a)     Discipline is hard to come by.

b)    Discipline is important as an instrument to success.

c)     Disillusioned men lack discipline

d)    None of the above.

10.            “A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.” The quote above suggests that:

a)     The worth of a person lies on what he can do, not on what he can say.

b)    Man lives better using his hands not his head.

c)     One’s merit outweighs his popularity.

d)    None of the above.