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1.) Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which is nearest in meaning of word "PIQUE"
1.) Subdue
2.) Irritate <3
3.) Repent
4.) Request
5.) None
2.) The country resources should be "JUDICIOUSLY" used
1.) Sparingly
2.) Reasonable <3
3.) Adequately
4.) Immensely
5.) None
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.
1.) If you are ambivalent with the answers, analyze the given problem.
1.) Confusion
2.) Innocent
3.) Uncertain <3
4.) Unaware
2.) He left the country because of the ominous experiences he had in the past.
1.) Unforgettable
2.) Threatening <3
3.) Ugly
4.) Remarkable
3.) Teenagers are easily susceptible to peer influence.
1.) Flexible
2.) Inspired
3.) Dependable
4.) Inclined <3
4.) My mother is always adamant in eating breakfast before leaving the house.
1.) Resolute <3
2.) Uncertain
3.) Forgetful
4.) Clueless
5.) Reading words without understanding their meaning is futile.
1.) Helpless
2.) Useless <3
3.) Unnecessary
4.) Avoidable
6.) She wears gold but people know how ostentatious she can be.
1.) Pretentious <3
2.) Ambitious
3.) Gorgeous
4.) Rebellious
7.) He submitted a grotesque artwork that nobody in the class could relate to.
1.) Different
2.) Weird <3
3.) Beautiful
4.) colorful
8.) Their clandestine affair remained unknown for three years.
1.) Forbidden
2.) Surprise
3.) Secret <3
4.) Unacceptable
9.) They say love is like a firework, a fleeting moment.
1.) Brief <3
2.) Unforgettable
3.) Shinny
4.) Remarkable
10.) Cara is repulsive and rebellious. She always speaks sordid words.
1.) Dirty
2.) Vulgar <3
3.) Weird
4.) Bizarre
11.) Every time I see Cathy looking at me, I feel Euphoria in my bones.
1.) Gravity
2.) Ecstasy <3
3.) Eroticism
4.) Numb
12.) I bought this book because when I read the blurb at the back, I feel in love with it
1.) Summary
2.) Teaser <3
3.) Blog
4.) Plot
13.) Finding a way out of the labyrinth is the last challenge of the competition.
1.) Castle
2.) Forest
3.) Maze <3
4.) Box
14.) There is still love in our hearts amidst our seemingly mundane existence.
1.) Complicated
2.) Modern
3.) Worldly <3
3.) Hobby
4.) Route
16.) Diskettes and CS are going obsolete. ( U.Word -obsolete)
1.) Recycled
2.) Refurbished
3.) Updated
4.) Outdated <3
2.) Awkward
3.) Kindly
4.) Sweetly
18.) The court released a dogmatic statement that made people more hopeful.
1.) Naïve
2.) Unbelievable
3.) Assertive <3
4.) Unclear
19.) This generation is prone to plethoric use of mobile gadgets.
1.) Essential
2.) Crucial
3.) Important
4.) Excessive <3
20.) I am usually haphazard in composing my poetry but they turn out so well anyway.
1.) Disorganized <3
2.) Blank
3.) Puzzled
4.) Strategic
21.) The father __upbraided___ his children for their extravagance.
1.) Advocated
2.) Scorned
3.) Scolded <3
4.) Praised
5.) Punished
22.) Science is constantly seeking to discover the __immutable__ laws of nature.
1.) Silent
2.) Unchangeable <3
3.) Constant
4.) Impenettable
5.) Varied
1. Manila Bulletin- the oldest existing newspaper since 1900 in the Phil.
2. Aliguyon- the hero of Ifugao epic Hudhud.
3. Bantugan- the hero of Maranaw epic Darangen.
4. Book burning- the event marked the 1st literary demonstration in Phil.
5. Balagtas- Fil.poet snobbed by Huseng Sisiw.
6. Ladino- a person who could read and write in Spanish and Tagalog.
7. Poet of the Love- Jose Corazon de Jesus
8. Mi Ultimo Adios- Rizal's best work
9. 17- letters of Alibata
10. Ninay- 1st Fil.social novel by Pedro Paterno
11. Pascual Poblete- Father of Fil. Newspapers
12. Genoveva Edroza Matute- 1st Palanca Awardee for short story.
13. Kwento ni Mabuti- written by Genoveva E.M. which won Palanca Awards for short story.
14. Dionisio Salazar- 1st Palanca Awardee for Play.
15. Social Aspect- focus of MAKAMISA.
16. Ambrosio Bautista- author of Declaration of Phil. Independence.
17. Leona Florentino- 1st Poetess of the Phil.
18. Angel Magahum- called Literary Colussus of the Visayas.
19. Tomas Pinpin- Prince of Fil. Printers
20. Severino Reyes- Father of Fil. Drama
21. Epifanio delos Santos- Greatest among the Great Fil. Scholars.
22. Pedro Serrano Laktaw- Filipino Tutor of Spanish King
23. Clemente Zulueta- Historian of the Revolution.
24. Theogony- origin of gods in mythology
25. Theomachy- battle among the gods of supremacy between good and evil in mythologies.
26. Titanomachy- the war between the Titans and Olympian gods.
27. Theophany- visible appearance of a god to a man.
28. Amphion- son of Zeus and Antiope who built a wall around Thebes by charming the
stones into place with a lyre.
29. Ahasuerus- the Wandering Jew in Eugene Sue's novel.
30. August Strindberg- a Norwegian writer best known for his problem/social play like
"Ghosts".
31. Li Po- Greatest Chinese Poet before Revolution.
32. Tolstoy- great Russian short story writer ( God sees the truth but waits).
33. Tagore- Greatest Indian writer.
34. Goethe- wrote the Tragedy of Faust.
35. Eugene O' Neill- dramatist known as The Most Modern of Moderns.
36. Oresteia- the only extrant trilogy
37. Kabuki- the drama of Japanese bourgeoisie.
38. Kalidasa- India's Shakespeare.
39. Eris- Greek goddess of Discord
40. Athena- Zeus' favorite daughter; goddess of cities, civilization, and wisdom.
41. Lope de Vega- established the National Theater in Spain.
42. Elizabeth I - during golden age in England
43. Pericles- during golden age in Greece.
44.Lethe- the river of forgetfulness in Greek Myth.
45. Argos- the dog that guards the entrance to Hades.
46. Song of Hiawatha- epic of US.
47. Hemingway- writer of Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Killers.
48. Flaubert- writer of Madame Bovary
49. Sartre- writer of Le Stanger.
50. Pirandello- an Italian who established the Teatro del Speechio and whose plays used
mirrors for effect.
51. Hauptman- German playwright and exponent of Theater of the Absurd and Happy Days.
52. Arthur Miller- American playwright on expressionism and wrote The Glass Menagerie.
53. Edict of Nantes- the law that granted religious tolerance to Protestants.
54. Robinson Crusoe- often called the first true novel in English.
55. Princess of Cleves- 1st important French novel by Marie de la Fayette.
56. Faust- a character based on true-to-life person.
57. Emily Dickinson- a poet that had an eccentric use of punctuations, making use of dashes
liberally for emphasis.
58. Madame Bovary- showpiece of French realism.
59. War and Peace- a historical novel about Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812.
60. Leo Tolstoy- become the leader of religious cult.
61. Chekhov- implied his works of pessimism.
62. James Joyce- best identified with modernism.
63. Virginia Woolfe- an ardent feminist.
64. Franz Kafka- known for his work The Metamorphosis
65. 100yrs. Of Solitude- novel by Gabriel Marquez.
66. Battle Horn- most cherished weapon of a boy in The Song Of Roland.
67. Mercutio- Romeo's bestfriend who was slain by Tybalt, Juliet's relative.
68. Antigone- child of Oedipus who helped him during his last days.
69. Carmen- a novel which became one of the worlds famous operas.
70. Children of God- a novel tells the story of Joseph Smith and how he founded the Mormon
religion in Utah.
71. Jane Eyre- a psychological romance by Charlotte Bronte. About a young orphan who
becomes a governess and catches the attention of her employer.
72. Charon- he ferries the dead in the river Acheron.
73. Frankenstein- the creator of the monster.
74. Cupid and Psyche- a beautiful maiden achieves immortality becoz her love and faith
triumphs over mistrust.
2. LIST OF FATHERS OF IMPORTANT LITERARY Genres.
3. 1. Father of English History - Saint Bede ( 672/673 – 735 )
2. Father of English Literature, Poetry , Language & Short Story - Geoffrey Chaucer (1343? –
1400) 3. Father of English Drama - William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
4. Father of English Criticism - John Dryden (1631 – 1700)
5. Father of English Novel - Henry Fielding (1707 – 1757)
6. Father of English Stream of Conscious Novel - James Joyce (1882 – 1941) 7. Father of English
Tragedy - Christopher Marlowe (1564 – 1593)
8. Father of English One Act Play - Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784)
9. Father of English Romanticism - Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 – 1834) and William Wordsworth
(1770 – 1850)
10. Father of English Grammar - Lindley Murray (1745 – 1826)
11. Father of English Essay - Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626)
12. Father of English Mystery Plays - Edger Allen Poe (1809 – 1849)
13. Father of Epic Poetry - Homer
14. Father of English Press - William Caxton
15. Father of Modern theater - Henrik Ibsen.
16. Father of English Drama Christopher Marlowe.
17. Father Of Tragedy -Sophocles. -ctto-