Filipino (Continuers) case studies
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The Filipino (Continuers) examination is a proficiency assessment designed for learners who already have a working background in Filipino-typically through home exposure, prior schooling, or sustained study-and who want formal recognition of that ability. It suits senior secondary students building a portfolio for university entrance, heritage speakers seeking certification, and adults who need documented evidence of Filipino proficiency for study, migration, or employment purposes. The assessment is organised around five skill domains: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and text production, speaking and oral interaction, and language structures and vocabulary. Listening and reading tasks test your ability to extract meaning from authentic spoken and written Filipino, including inference and tone. The Filipino (Continuers) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,189 words.
1The Barangay Meeting Recording
You are reviewing a 6-minute audio recording of a barangay assembly for a listening-comprehension task. The recording was made on a phone placed near the front table.
445 words, about 2 min2The Two Versions of a Letter of Request
A student must read two short texts for a reading-comprehension task. Text A is a formal liham ng kahilingan to a school principal requesting a venue for a fundraising concert; it uses kung maaari po , sumasamo , and long embedded clauses.
418 words, about 2 min3The Reflection Paragraph That Reads Like a List
A student submits a 150-word reflection in Filipino about a community clean-up. The paragraph opens with 'Ako ay sumali sa clean-up noong Sabado.' It then lists six activities in short sentences, all beginning with 'Pagkatapos,' and ends abruptly with 'Masaya ako.' There are no transitions showing cause, contrast, or result.
429 words, about 2 min4The Group Task Where One Student Goes Silent
In a small-group oral interaction task, four students must plan a class outing in Filipino for 5 minutes and reach a decision. Student A dominates, speaking about 70% of the time.
426 words, about 2 min5Choosing Between Focuses in a Sentence-Combining Task
A student is practising sentence combining. Given 'Binili ni Maria ang libro.
471 words, about 2 min