SOUTHERN LUZON TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
1st Semester, 2015-2016
Prelim Examination in English 01: Study and Thinking Skills

Name___________________________________ Year and Block ________________

Date ______________________________

Score __________________

I.

USING THE LIBRARY

A. On the blanks provided, give the topic, concept, person, or thing being described by the statements
below.
____________________1. This section contains the largest portion of the library collection. Most of the books
here are fiction and non-fiction.
____________________ 2. It is a cabinet that contains file cards arranged in alphabetical order.
____________________ 3. You first read them when getting an overview of a non-prose material.
____________________ 4. He created the Dewey Decimal System.
____________________ 5. The DDC call number can be found on this part of a book.
____________________ 6. The Library of Congress Classification divides all knowledge into _______ basic
classes/categories.
____________________ 7. It is a repository of knowledge, information, entertainment, and all recorded
thinking, works and activities of mankind-- stored in varied forms.
____________________ 8. This material contains articles by experts on a wide range of subjects and is
published in volumes.
____________________ 9.The resources found in this section are magazines, newspapers, journals, etc.
____________________ 10. It presents and classifies information in order to make comparisons between and
among data.
B. Indicate the Dewey Decimal Class Number of the following:
Topic/Subject

Dewey Decimal Number

Range

1. The Philosophy of Man

2. Three Branches of
Government
3. Subject-Verb Agreement
4. Monalisa
5. History of Christianity
6. Physical Fitness
7. Biographies of Scientists
8. Biodiversity
9. The Story of Creation
10. Pair of Equilaterals

II. NON-PROSE MATERIALS. Study the following non-prose forms below. Answer the questions that follow.

1. Which Asian country had the most number of tourists in the Philippines for the first half of the year? The
least?
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2. Which North American country had the most number of tourists in the Philippines? The least?
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3. Of the total number of tourists, how many Asians toured the Philippines during that period? Europeans?
Americans?
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CANDY SALES - COSMETOLOGY CLUB

BY THE CASE
8
6
4
2
0
SEPT

OCT

NOV

DEC

JAN

FEB

MAR

4. What does the scale on the left beginning with 0 and ending with 7 represent?
A.

Number of students selling candy

B. Number of cases of candy sold

C. Number of candy in each case

Number of days each month that candy
was sold
5. The amount of candy sold in December is twice the amount of candy sold in which other month?
A. October
C. January
B. March
D. September
D.

E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

III. INTERPRETING NON-PROSE MATERIALS/FORMS. Go back to the pie graph on page 2:

Top Ten Visitors Arrivals in the Philippines and interpret it. (15 points)
CRITERIA
Completeness and Correctness of Interpretation
Organization and Grammar
TOTAL15

10
5