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The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about various topics including literature, grammar, vocabulary and comprehension. The questions assess knowledge in areas such as identifying literary devices, correcting grammatical errors, determining meaning from context and comprehending passages.

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The poet in the stanza talks of?

a. isolation and loneliness


b. joy getting out of the house
c. youthful delight playing in the rain
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night
Answer: A

2. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also
speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and
teachers expected boys to need computers for future careers.
a. expected
b. expecting
c. will expect
d. will have expected
Answer: D

3. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their
_____.
a. medals valor
b. gun salute bravery
c. appointments dedication
d. money sacrifice
Answer: A

4. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project initiated by
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno
c. Antonio Villegas
d. Ramon Bagatsing
Answer: C

5. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?


a. /b/
b. /z/
c. /g/
d. /p/
Answer: D

6. Only the heart can see rightly. This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
Answer: B
7. He was the American President who said, Ask not what America will do for you, but
what together we can do for the freedom of man.
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
Answer: D

8. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.


a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
d. testifies for the
Answer: D

9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
d. have been seen
Answer: D

10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
Answer: B

11. She is a vision of feminine pulchritude. This stands for the following EXCEPT
a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
c. Homeliness
d. Physical beauty
Answer: C

12. The Nibelungenlied is a


a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
d. Medieval German epic
Answer: D

13. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that


represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
Answer: A

14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______ around the
earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving
Answer: B

15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed
syllable is ______.
a. Trochaic
b. Iambic
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
Answer: A

16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of
Arabia. This state is commonly known as
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
Answer: A

17. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.


a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita
Answer: B

18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.


a. Stay
b. Stayed
c. Staying
d. Stays
Answer: A

19. The manager told his workers, We have to reduce our workforce. What did he
mean?
A,Workers are free to leave
B.Workers are warned of possible lay off
C.Workers have to double time on their jobs
D.Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
Answer: B

20. The parent remarked, __________ I come late, just lock the door.
a. In the absence
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case
Answer: C

21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.
a. Adjectives
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
Answer: C

22. There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the governor
and the principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
a. The classmates
b. The principal
c. The governor
d. The parent
Answer: C

23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 - they came from all over
America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
c. The writer was a veteran of the war
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
Answer: A

24. A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the
reading levels of the students. In this situation, the students experience frustration and
they fall short of the expected or desired output. A student who finds himself/ herself in
such a mismatch will likely do which of the following?
a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read
c. Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written
d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection or story
read
Answer: C

25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers those who take responsibility for
their actions are real winners in life. This tells of?
a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of ones action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
Answer: C

26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks
a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
c. The ceremonies were very impressive
d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
Answer: C

27. What correction should be made to this sentence?


One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than
other children so first-borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
b. Insert a comma after children
c. Change parents' to parent's
d. Change theories to theory's
Answer: B

28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza:

Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones.
Go to it, O jazzmen.
Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Batter and banjos
b. Sob and winding
c. Long and cool
d. To and it
Answer: A

29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?

We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and
sevens.
a. The things have not been shipped.
b. In a state of confusion
c. In an orderly manner
d. The boxes are still intact
Answer: B

30. What is the mood of these lines?


Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes
tonight will be a memory, too
And a new day will begin.
a. Afraid
b. Sarcastic
c. Depressed
d. Hopeful
Answer: D

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