Questionnaire for Fourth Grade Learners

Directions: Please check the circle √ which reflects the most appropriate item for your answer. Only one circle should bbe checked in each of the given questions.

A. Language used at home.

o Tagalogo Cebuanoo Waray o Bisayao Kapampangan o Ilokano

B. What is the level of performance of your fourth year graders in English in Terms of the following ? Please check one (1) √ which reflects the item you believe is true of the five (5) given choices.

Choices:

5 – Excellent

4 – Satisfactory

3 – Average

2 – Fair

1 - Poor

1. Listening 5 4 3 2 1

1. I listened attentively to hear the sounds of words spoken.

2. I hear the correct pronounciation of words and new words discussed in class.

3. I can distuinguish changes in meaning sentences caused by shift in intonation.

4. I listen to distuinguish changes in meaning of words caused by stress shift.

5. I can give title to paragraph I listened to.

6. I note details from a selection listened to such as setting, characters and plot.

7. My level of listening is very much high compare to other pupils.

2. Speaking

5 4 3 2 1

1. I can pronounce words with correct diction.

2. I speak with correct pronunciation of words in the sentence.

3. I use the correct intonation for statements and question.

4. I ask and answer questions about oneself or others.

5. I use the correct subject and verb agreement when speaking.

6. I use correct tenses of the verb when speaking.

7. I speak English with my classmates after classes.

3. Reading

5 4 3 2 1

1. I read words, phrases poems and stories with compound words, dipthongs and words with silent letter with accuracy.

2. I understand and answer the questions begins with who, what, where and when during our reading activities in class.

3. I can interpret the meanings of words to answer how and why questions when reading.

4. I can identify the setting, characters and plot of the stories read.

5. I can give titles to a set of related ideas read.

6. I knows how locate main ideas in paragraphs when I read.

7. I can understand the cause and effect relations, the sequence and make conclusions from what I had read.

4. Writing

5 4 3 2 11. I know how to write different kind of sentences according to use

2. I can write paragraph form the pictures drawn; beginning sentence, middle, ending.

3. I can arrange sentences according to order of time/ importance in writing a paragraph.

4. I expand the idea or phrase in writing paragraph.

5. I know where to write the topic sentence in writing a paragraph.

6. I established coherence or relationship between sentences in writing a good paragraph in English.

7. I can write a paragraph with unity and coherence.

B. How extensive or wide is your English language proficiency ?. Please check one (1) √ which reflects the item you believe is true of the five (5) given choices.

Choices:

5 – Always

4 – Often

3 – Sometimes

2 – Seldom

1 – Never

1. Vocabulary 5 4 3 2 1

1. I have an English dictionary at home.

2. I know the meanings of prefixes, suffixes and root words for vocabulary building.

3. I fully identify synonyms or words with same meanings.

4. I know the meaning of antonyms or words with opposite meanings.

5. I know the words same in pronunciation but differ in meaning.

6. I know the words that same in spelling but differ in meaning.

7. I know the use of context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar words such as syninyms, anonyms and definition.

2. Spelling 5 4 3 2 1

1. I can write the correct spelling of words learned in listening, speaking and reading.

2. I can arrange words with the same first letter but different 2nd letter in alphabetical order.

3. I know the CVC pattern in spelling.

4. I know that final consonant should not be doubled of more than one vowel precedes.

5. I know that when a suffix beginning with a vowel is added to a word that ends with a silent e, this e should be dropped.

6. I fully know that a suffix beginning with “e” or “i” or “y” is appended to a word whose final letter is “c” the letter “k” should be placed before the suffix.

7. I know that when a suffix (except “ing”) is appended to a word that ends with a “y” preceded by a consonant, this must be changed.

3. Mechanics5 4 3 2 1

1. I know the use of puntuation mrk such as period, question mark, and exclamation point in writing different kind of sentences.

2. I know the use commas to set off parenthetic expressions occuring within the sentence.

3. I know how to use indentation.

4. I know how to use dash (-) as a punctuation mark to indicate an abrupt break or change in the thought and construction of a sentence.

5. I know how to use a dash in an informal context in separating supplementary material which is not grammatically subordinate to the main sentence.

6. I know how to use quotation marks (“”) to separate conversational material from the body of the main narrative.

7. I know how to use apostrophe (‘) as a punctuation mark in forming the possessive case of nouns.

D\. What is the degree of effects of mother tongue or Filipino in the study of English Language with respect to the following? Please check one (1) √ which reflects the item you believe is true of the five (5) given choices.

Choices:

5 – Very Effective

4 – Effective

3 – Moderately Effective

2 – Seldom Effective

1 – Never Effective

1. Balance Effect5 4 3 2 1

1. The use of both languages Filipino and English by my teacher, can make me speak well in English.

2. Filipino and English instructions by my teacher can help me write well in English.

3. The use of Filipino and English by my teacher can make me read well in English.

4. Teaching English by using Filipino can make me speak well in English.

5. When English is taught by using Filipino can make me write well in English.

6. Teaching English with simultaneous use of Filipino can make me speak well in English.

7. There is balanced effect on me in enhancing myspeaking , writing and reading skills when my teacher uses both Filipino and English.

2. Dominant Effect5 4 3 2 1

1. When my teacher uses Filipino in teaching English,Filipino interferes in my english speaking ability.

2. Using Filipino in teaching English interferes my English writing ability.

3. Teaching two languages both Filipino and English showed interference in my reading ability.

4. Teaching English by using Filipino interferes my speaking ability.

5. When my teacher uses Filipino, there is interference in my writing skills

6. Simultaneous or alternative uses of English and Filipino interferes my speaking ability in the English language.

7. There is dominant effect on my speaking ,writing and reading abilities due to the interference of the Filipino and English.

3. Deceptive Effect5 4 3 2 1

1. When my teacher uses Filipino in Teaching English, I can speak well in English.

2. The use of Filipino and English can make me write well in English by not asking questions in Filipino for clarifications.

3. Using Filipino and English in teaching English as the second language can make me read well in English by not asking questions in Filipino for clarification.

4. Teaching English using Filipino can make me speak well in English and no further questions ask in Filipino for clarification.

5. Teaching English using Filipino can make me write well in English without further questions asked Filipino for their clarification.

6. Teaching English with the alternative use of Filipino can make me speak well in English by not asking questions in Filipino my clarification.

7. There is a receptive effect or transmittal effect on my speaking , writing and reading abilities by learning English through the usage of Filipino by my teachers in class.

Thank You Very Much!