FUNCTIONAL LITERACY TEST (FLT)
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
The Functional Literacy Test consists mostly of Multiple Choice items. For each item select your answer from the options given. On your answer sheet, encircle the letter of your chosen answer. For example, if your answer to an item is option C, then encircle letter C as shown below.
Make sure you are marking the answer columns corresponding to the item number you are on. Mark only one answer for each item. If you want to change the answer, erase the first answer completely. Items with multiple answers are considered wrong.
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY TEST
Junior High School
For some items in LS1 English and LS1 Filipino you will be required to write your answers with a phrase, sentences, or paragraphs on the corresponding numbers on the answer sheet.
Do not write anything on the test booklet.
Follow carefully the specific directions for each test part, from LS1 to LS6. Make sure that you use the answer sheet corresponding to the test part. When you finish a part, go on to the next, until you finish the whole test. The time allowed for the whole test is 1-1/2 hours. If you finish ahead of time, review your answers. Then turn your booklet face down and wait for further instructions.
LS 1 : COMMUNICATION SKILLS (ENGLISH)
Part I. Reading
Directions: Read each item. Encircle the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet provided for LS1 English.
1. Which
of the following signs means "SPEED LIMIT"?
6. Fill
in the blank with the correct word from the options below that will make the
statement NEGATIVE. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
That junk food contains too much salt. I shall ________ eat it.
A. never
B. hardly
C. surely
D. try to
7. Which of the following is the correct verb tense to fill in the blank space.
Mr. and Mrs. Castro ________ married for nearly forty years.
A. are
B. were
C. had been
D. have been
Part II. Writing
Directions:
Read each item. Write your answer on the spaces provided on your answer sheet.
8. Write a simple sentence about your pet or favorite teacher. (1 point)
9. Write your opinion in 3 paragraphs about the given issue below:
Should a teacher enrol his/her child in his/her class? ( 3 points)