Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: 7.

7. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what

English. We encourage readers/ reviewees to use the America will do for you, but what together we can do for
comment boxes after the article for discussion. the freedom of man.”
a. Gerald Ford
1. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night b. Franklin Roosevelt
from which the stanza is taken: c. Henry Truman
I have been one acquainted with the night. d. John F. Kennedy
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light 8. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
The poet in the stanza talks of? a. testifies
a. isolation and loneliness b. will testify
b. joy getting out of the house c. testifies for
c. youthful delight playing in the rain d. testifies for the
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night
9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____
2. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion her since Christmas.
of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some a. saw
teachers might have given boys more computer time b. had seen
because parents and teachers expected boys to need c. have seen
computers for future careers. d. have been seen
a. expected
b. expecting 10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort.
c. will expect What was the message?
d. will have expected a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
3. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president c. Disregard the peace negotiation
who honoured them with ____ for their _____. d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
a. medals – valor
b. gun salute – bravery 11. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands
c. appointments – dedication for the following EXCEPT
d. money – sacrifice a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
4. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding c. Homeliness
Filipino films. This was a project initiated by d. Physical beauty
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno 12. The Nibelungenlied is a
c. Antonio Villegas a. Latin Myth
d. Ramon Bagatsing b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
5. Which among the sounds below is voiceless? d. Medieval German epic
a. /b/
b. /z/ 13. An association wherein the name of something is
c. /g/ substituted by something that represents it.
d. /p/ a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
6. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted c. Euphemism
from what particular novel? d. Personification
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince 14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time
c. The Right One as it ______ around the earth, we see the same side
d. The Pearl a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving 22. There were three guests on the stage. They were
made up of a parent, the governor and the principal. Who
15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable is ______. a. The classmates
a. Trochaic b. The principal
b. Iambic c. The governor
c. Dactylic d. The parent
d. Anapaestic
23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 -
16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their they came from all over America - 200,000 heroes strong,
hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is with their families.
commonly known as a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
a. Guilt b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
b. Triumph c. The writer was a veteran of the war
c. Indecision d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
d. Aggression
24. A readability mismatch happens when the reading
17. It is a collection of religious poetry written by levels of books exceed the reading levels of the students.
Rabindranath Tagore. In this situation, the students experience frustration and
a. Mahabharata they fall short of the expected or desired output. A
b. Gitanjali student who finds himself/ herself in such a mismatch will
c. The Ramayana likely do which of the following?
d. Bhagavad Gita a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the
18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week. selection or story read
a. Stay c. Present an argument that the selection or story read
b. Stayed was not properly written
c. Staying d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional
d. Stays reaction to the selection or story read

19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our 25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those
workforce.” What did he mean? who take responsibility for their actions are real winners
Workers are free to leave in life. This tells of?
Workers are warned of possible lay off a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
Workers have to double time on their jobs b. a winner can also be a quitter
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just
lock the door.” 26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed
a. In the absence pleasure in these remarks
b. In the process a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
c. In the event b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
d. In the case c. The ceremonies were very impressive
d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He
found it full of _____. 27. What correction should be made to this sentence?
a. Adjectives One of the theories is that the first child receives more of
b. Verbs the parents' attention than other children so first-borns
c. Pronouns tend to be more intellectual.
d. Adverbs a. Change is to are
b. Insert a comma after children
c. Change parents' to parent's
d. Change theories to theory's
 B. Beneficial
28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its C. Generous
first stanza: D. Yielding
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the
long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen. 4. Open:Secretive::Forthright: __________
Which words illustrate alliteration? A. Spiteful
a. Batter and banjos B. Mask
b. Sob and winding C. Outspoken
c. Long and cool D. Honest
d. To and it
5. Negligent; Requirement:: Remiss :__________
29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this A. Task
sentence? B. Duty
We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid C. Injury
everything, is still at sixes and sevens. D. Problem
a. The things have not been shipped.
b. In a state of confusion 6. It is _________ to try to destroy pest completely with
c. In an orderly manner pesticides, for as each new chemical pesticide is
d. The boxes are still intact introduced, the pests gradually become _________ to it.
A. useless, drawn
30. What is the mood of these lines? B. futile, resistant
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise C. worthwhile, immune
I must think of a new life D. pointless, vulnerable
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes 7. The famous Dr. C. Drew’s technique for preserving and
tonight will be a memory, too storing blood plasma for emergency use proved so
And a new day will begin. _________ that it became the _______ for the present
a. Afraid blood bank system by the Red Cross.
b. Sarcastic A. irrelevant, inspiration
c. Depressed B. effective, model
d. Hopeful C. complex, blueprint
D. urgent, pattern
Answers: 1A 2D 3A 4C 5D 6B 7D 8D 9C 10B 11C 12D 13A
14B 15A 16A 17B 18A 19B 20C 21C 22C 23A 24C 25C 26C 8. An A-rating represents the ULTIMATE honor a film will
27B 28A 29B 30D ever have. Which of the following is the opposite of the
capitalized word?
1. He is more concerned with MUNDANE matters like the A. Greatest
movement of stock market. The capitalized word means: B. Pinnacle
A. Simple C. Least
B. Financial D. Supreme
C. Worldly 9. The VINDICTIVE politician spread rumors about his
D. Investments opponent. Which of the following is an antonym of the
capitalized word?
2. The DEPRAVITY of the criminal’s behavior shocked us A. Revengeful
all. The capitalized word means: B. Forgiving
A. Harshness C. Spiteful
B. Gravity D. Malicious
C. Deprivations
D. Viciousness 10. Vegetarians have a variety of reasons for their beliefs.
Some refuse to eat meat because they believe that the
3. INDULGENT parents spoil their children by giving in to killing of animals is unnecessary or barbaric. They feel that
their every demands and whims. processes such as butchering are degrading to the people
A. Loving who practice them and cruel to the animals slaughtered.
Others believe that meat is harmful to the human body 13. In Tuesday’s paper, the owner of the supermarket was
and that a purely vegetable diet is more nutritious. Still recognized for helping a customer who ________ on the
others choose vegetarianism because they believe that icy sidewalk.
raising animals for meat is an inefficient use of land. They A. falls
say that farmland could be put to better use growing B. had fallen
crops for human consumption. Which of the following C. would fall
statements is best supported by the above passage? D. has fallen
A. Some vegetarians choose not to eat meat mainly for
health reasons. 14. We arranged the flowers and placed ________ in the
B. A purely vegetable diet is more nutritious than a diet center of the table.
that includes meat. A. them
C. Vegetarians are opposed to any use of animals for the B. it
benefit of humans. C. this
D. Vegetarians favor laws to reduce the consumption of D. that
meat.
15. The person ________ made this delicious cheesecake
11. The amount of your retirement benefits from Social has my vote.
Security depends, in part, on when you retire. The earliest A. that
that you can begin to receive benefits is age 62. The B. who
longer you wait to begin receiving benefits (up to age 70), C. which
the higher your benefits will be. If you were born between D. whose
1938 and 1960, you cannot receive “full retirement”
benefits until age 66. If you were born in 1960 or later, 16. Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men
your full retirement age will be 67. If you wait to receive hate you.
benefits past your full retirement age, the amount you A. vane
receive will continue to increase until you reach age 70. B. vein
There is no advantage to waiting past age 70 to begin C. vain
receiving benefits. You can continue to work while you D. vanity
receive retirement benefits. If you do, the amount of your
benefits will be reduced by one dollar for every two 17. Because they did not accept his basic _______ they
dollars you earn above a certain limit, until you reach your were ______ by his argument.
full retirement age. Once you reach your full retirement A. assumption, convinced
age, this limit no longer applies. The amount you earn will B. bias, impressed
have no effect on your benefits. According to this passage, C. supposition, justified
which of the following statements is true? D. motivation, confused
A. You cannot receive retirement benefits from Social
Security while you are still working. 18. The failed July 27, 2003 mutiny was believed by many
B. If you were born in 1950, your full retirement age is 66. as a plan by the Magdalo group as an attempt to stage a
C. If you continue to work past your full retirement age, takeover of government. It was viewed as a desperate
your benefits will be reduced by one dollar for every two attempt by the mutineers who were supported by
dollars you earn. influential and politically motivated men who financed the
D. There is no advantage to waiting past your full mutiny, according to the Feliciano Commission. The action
retirement age to begin receiving benefits. was found to be unconstitutional as it violates both the
Articles of War and the Revised Penal Code. Such act can
12. The volunteers from the fire department ________ lead to either Court Martial or Civilian proceedings or
quickly and extinguished a fire on North Country Road. even both. The best title for the above article is:
A. will respond A. Failed Mutiny
B. responded B. Illegal Soldiers Uprising
C. will have responded C. Coup d’etat
D. have responded D. Articles of War and Punishment
19. Determine which may be the best order in which the
sentences should be arranged to result in a well-
organized paragraph.
A. Now we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people
should join hands
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is
government’s response in law against cruelty and
heartlessness.
D. The law’s main objective is not retribution but reform
and rehabilitation of offenders and would be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently siege by violent
crime.

A. CEBAD
B. EBCDA
C. CEDAB
D. ACEBD

20. Determine which may be the best order in which the

sentences should be arranged to result in a well-
organized paragraph.
A. Tagaytay is the destination for us who love nature.
B. It provides an ideal picnic ground for outdoor lovers.
C. Unfortunately, the place ends up abused by outdoor
lovers who litter the place.
D. It is a place which can be easily reached by a two-hour
drive from Makati City.

A. CDAB
B. ADBC
C. CBDA
D. CABD

Answers: 1A 2D 3C 4A 5B 6C 7C 8C 9B 10A 11B 12B 13B

14A 15B 16C 17D 18B 19B 20B