LET Review

Post-test
General Education
English

1. “On the street of this position of God’s world I feel neighbor to a rat, so brother of a worm;
Forever chasing rainbows at muddy margins. “

This line on Quemada’s poem is saying that:

A. Life is fruitful
B. Life is not worth living
C. Life is empty and meaningless
D. Life is full of challenges

2. “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder....”

-Thomas Carlyle.

From this line, we can infer that:

A. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life.
B. Direction can never come into one’s life.
C. One’s life doesn’t need to be controlled.
D. There is a strong driving force in one’s life.

3. “Teach the ignorant as much as you can; society is culpable in not providing a free education
for all and it must answer for the night which it produces. If the soul is left in darkness sins will
be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness.”
- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
From the text, in a society of illiterate criminals, who should be blamed?
A. The education that is not accessible to all.
B. The society that do not invest on free education.
C. The criminals who do not strive to have education.
D. The guilty ones who do not carry the conscience to walk out of the dark.

4. Fill in the blank: If you won’t act now and do what is required of you, you will never
_____________.

A. break a leg
B. do the trick
C. get the ball rolling
D. learn the ropes
 5. A Birthday
By Christina Rossetti
My heart is like a singing bird
                   Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
                   Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
                   That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
                   Because my love is come to me.

Raise me a dais of silk and down;

                   Hang it with vair and purple dyes;
Carve it in doves and pomegranates,
                   And peacocks with a hundred eyes;
Work it in gold and silver grapes,
                   In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys;
Because the birthday of my life
                   Is come, my love is come to me.

Which of the following statements is the best summary of the poem?

A. Only a work of art can express the depth of my love.

B. Only a song can express how I feel about my love.
C. My love is nothing I can speak of to anyone.
D. Nothing can compare to the joy my love gives me.

6. The United States and Canadian governments are mounting a defense against a Russian
invasion. No, the dock has not been turned back. These invaders are Asian gypsy moths, foliage-
chomping insects that can cause billions of dollars in damage. Experts believe they entered North
America from Russia last year in egg masses attached to grain vessels. The larger Asian gypsy
moth is a more voracious feeder than the common North American strain and can feed on Pacific
Northwest tree species. Unlike the flightless North American female, an Asian female can fly 20
miles between mating and egg laying. The United States Health Inspection Service is barring
from West Coast ports ships found carrying egg masses. The Tacoma and Portland areas, as well
as Vancouver, British Columbia, have been sprayed with biopesticide.
Based on its use in the passage, the word voracious (line 5) most likely means
A. speedy
B. able to go days without eating
C. picky
D. consuming large amounts of food
7. Martin: Don’t trouble to wipe your feet, I beg you. I’ll clean it up. Customers come in and out
and scatter the snow. It’s nothing to me. (He pours out tea.) Here now. Drink some tea. Martin’s
words show his being _________.
 
A. polite C. friendly
B. hospitable D. Industrious

8. Identify the tone or feeling evoked by the lines from poetry below.
“But O for the touch of vanished hand,
and the sound of voice that is still.”

A. sadness and longing

B. hope and cheer
C. pity and fear
D. protest

9. What does this stanza mean?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

A. It refers to a man choosing between two roads to take when traveling.

B. It’s about the woods and the forest.
C. It talks about the different choices we have in life and how we must choose between
difficult options.
D. It’s about a man who is looking for a yellow wood in the forest where he has been
traveling through for so long.

10. The most effective statement among the following sentences is

A. "I hope that if you will read my paper, you will believe me when I tell you
that John F. Kennedy was not assassinated as the result of a plot but by a single
assailant."
B. "John F. Kennedy, contrary to most historical opinions, was not murdered
as the result of a conspiracy, but by a single lone assailant."
C. "My paper will tell you and prove to you all about John F. Kennedy's death
and the complex plot to murder him. “
D. "It's too bad that John F. Kennedy was killed. He was a really cool and
decent guy.“
11. Which of the following statements is the most convincing way to begin a research paper?
A. "I think you should listen to the evidence that I will present to you."
B. "I feel that you should listen to the evidence that I will present to you."
C. "The evidence presented will demonstrate that …"
D. "I believe this evidence is important because …“

12. Choose the best paraphrase for the following sentence.

“While raising a family is inherently stressful, adoption is filled with additional tensions
that are unique to the adoptive relationship.”
A. Families that adopt children can avoid some of the
tensions inherent in biological families.
B. Raising a family under stressful conditions can discourage
potential adoptive parents.
C. The adoptive relationship is inherently stressful.
D. Families with an adopted member face more challenges
than biological families.

13. After eight fruitful years, Antonio finally quit his job. He _______________ along with his
immediate boss a long time before he finally decided to look for a new job.
A. didn’t get along
B. hasn’t been getting
C. Isn’t getting
D. have been studying

14. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A. My friend and I went out to eat dinner and a movie.
B. After taking guitar lessons, Mark Angelo wants to join a band and start a choral group.
C. The building is 72 feet wide, 120 feet length, and has a height of five stories
D. Not only is swimming good exercise, but it is also fun.

15. What error is common in the following sentences.

1. My cell phone sat on the table which rang all night long.
2. My sister ate the cake who is very tall.
3. The table was broken that was made out of wood.

A. comma splice
B. faulty parallelism
C. misplaced modifiers
D. run-on sentences
16. Complete the sentence with the correct conjunction.
I know you were late for a good reason, ___________I am going to give you some extra time to
finish the exam.
A. yet
B. so
C. or
D. and

17. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence.

A. Mary did not go to the party.

B. Mary went to work but John went to the party.
C. We missed our plane because we were late.
D. He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.

18. Which of the following sentences expresses fact.

A. The first television commercial, for a Bulova watch, was broadcasted in 1941.
B. Children should not be allowed to watch more than an hour of television a day.
C. Wearing neckties is a ridiculous habit since it serves no worthwhile purpose.
D. Watching sports events in person is better than watching them on TV.

19. We’ve carefully analyzed all the arguments for and against the new airport terminal.
____________________, we’ve analyzed the environmental impact on the area.
A. Most importantly
B. Despite this
C. Because of this
D. None of the above
20. What does the following sentence need? Until I receive confirmation that you have enrolled
in classes this semester.
A. The sentence is correct.
B. The group of words is a dependent clause and can't stand alone as a sentence.
C. The group of words is a phrase and is missing a verb; it cannot stand alone as a sentence.
D. The group of words is a run-on or comma splice and needs conjunction.

21. Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

A. He already left the house that morning but he forgot his project in
TLE.
B. The reference configurations are easy to deploy, manage, and
upgrade.
C. Tea lovers may have a hard time sleeping, for the caffeine in tea
stimulates the nervous system.
 D. When conducting a lab experiment, make sure that you have the
tools, the specimen and the experiment sheet.

22. Polls show that Tony Blair is the most popular Prime Minister this century.
________________ , there are members of his own party who are uneasy with his approach.
What transitional device is needed to complete
the sentence?
A. In particular
B. However
C. For instance
D. consequently

23. Alice _________________French before she went to France.

A. had been learning
B. will have been learning
C. has been learning
D. Learned

24. Alice ________________ French for a year by the time she finally goes to France.
A. had been learning
B. will have been learning
C. has been learning
D. Learned

25. What is true about the following sentence?

Laughing that hard made my stomach hurt, I had to sit down.

A. The sentence is correct.

B. The group of words is a dependent clause and can't stand alone as a sentence.
C. The group of words is a phrase and is missing a verb; it cannot stand alone as a
sentence.
D. The group of words is a run-on or comma splice and needs conjunction.

26. Alice _________________French since she went to France.

A. had been learning C. will have been learning
B. has been learning D. learned

27. Complete the sentence with correct transition. Hannah excels in Physics.
__________________, she has been awarded a scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in
Physics.
A. Most importantly
B. Despite this
C. Because of this
D. None of the above
28. Select the answer that correctly completes each group of words to form a sentence or
sentences. The best way to get to Columbus, Ohio is to take the highway __________ is no point
in taking an airplane these days.
A. , there;
B. , there
C. . There
D. There

29. Which sentence below is correct?

A. Our town has four restaurants only one is open at 7:00 am.
B. Our town has four restaurants, only one is open at 7:00 am.
C. Our town has four restaurants; only one, is open at 7:00 am.
D. Our town has four restaurants; only one is open at 7:00 am.

30. The tiger cubs were not at all -------; in fact, they were as lovable as kittens.
A. frolicsome
B. ferocious
C. affectionate
D. clamorous

31. Complete the following sentence. You saw him take off his false teeth,_____?
A. did you
B. didn’t you
C. do you
D. don’t you

32. “You can never be sure about the destination of first love. Inside, it weaves its way to the
core of red fist lodged like a perpetual protest in the chest.”

- Merlinda Bobis, Banana Heart Summer

Why does first love weave a perpetual protest?

A. Because of its uncertainty.

B. Because of its strangeness.
C. Because of its definite destination

D. Because it makes its way to the core

33. Fill in the blank: It was said that people will ___________________ when the asteroid hit the
planet.

A. bend over backwards

 B. bury the hatchet
C. drop like flies
D. run around like chicken

34. Although the physics text was_________, the professor’s __________ lectures enabled me to
pass the course.
A. ambiguous … pellucid
B. opaque … rambling
C. lucid … enigmatic
D. cryptic … equivocal

35. “This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Which statement comes closest to the meaning of the above quote?
A. You entered the wrong building.
B. Law and order is always a bad thing.
C. Basketball players never play fair!
D. Laws aren't always fair.

36. Choose the best response to the question?

"Where were you when the President arrived?"
A. "I am sorry for the incident."
B. "I accompanied her to the concert."
C. "I enjoy watching the program."
D. "I was at the Library borrowing books."

37. The votes of the poor might seem FRIVOLOUS to you, but most of the time, they are the
ones who change election history.
A. Significant
B. Vital
C. Practical
D. Worthless

38. The laborers are so happy that ________ now reaping the fruit of ____ efforts.
A. they’re – their
B. they’re – there
C. there – their
D. their – their

39. Samantha’s eyes are blurred and her hands ached. She _______________ at the computer for
6 long hours. Finally, she took a break.
A. was seated
 B. has seated
C. would have seated
D. had been seated

40. Until people realize that they have to develop new skills, there’s no way the economy can
improve,___________?
A. is there
B. can there
C. can it
D. have they

41. “Hunger we all experience. Hunger is the greatest leveler of humankind, if it wishes to be
leveled. But how and whether we appease it always restores social order.”
What is the main topic of the text?

From the text, appeasement of hunger can restore social order because _.
A. we all experience hunger
B. hunger is the leveler of humankind if it wishes to be leveled
C. it highly depends on the position of the person how he satisfies his
hunger
D. it highly depends on the resources of the person how he satisfies his hunger

42. A number of participants ____________ not able to register on time yesterday due to heavy
rain.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. Were

43. Choose the correct sentence.

A. The prospect of postponing marriage, a career, and other interests sometimes dismays
the average student.
B. The prospect of postponing marriage, a career, and other interests sometimes dismay t
he average student.
C. The prospect of postponing marriage, a career, and other interests are sometimes
dismaying for the average student.
D. The prospects of postponing marriage, a career, and other interests sometimes dismays
the average student.

44. Which among the following sentences shows error in agreement between subject and verb?
A. The department members but not the chair have decided not to teach on Valentine's
Day.
B. Forty percent of the students are in favor of changing the policy.
 C. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that has provoked the students to riot.
D. The mayor, who has been convicted along with his four brothers on four counts of
various crimes but who also seems, like a cat, to have several political lives, are finally
going to jail.

45. Which sentence states the idea clearly and has no structural error?
A. Red, Gina and I will be going to the party on Sunday.
B. Me and Mila should start working on our thesis.
C. He hadn’t been him self lately.
D. The book which is on the desk is mine.

46. Identifying error: In spite of everything she did for him, he still caused her pain.

A. caused
B. him
C. in spite
D. pain

47. What does this stanza mean?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

A. It refers to a man choosing between two roads to take when traveling.

B. It’s about the woods and the forest.
C. It talks about the different choices we have in life and how we must choose between
difficult options.
D. It’s about a man who is looking for a yellow wood in the forest where he has been
traveling through for so long.

48. Identifying error: My friends and I was laying slices of pineapple all over the lake of caramel
plate.

A. and
B. laying
C. lake
D. was

49. Have you ____________ enough water today before the final long distance competition?
What form of the verb fits the sentence?
A. drink C. drunken
B. drank D. drunk
50. The jury (deliberate, deliberates) its decision for hours. Which
is true about the sentence?
A. the verb deliberates should be used because the subject is plural.
B. the verb deliberates should be used because the subject is a collective noun which
refers to a single unit.
C. the verb deliberate should be used because the subject is singular.
D. The verb deliberate should be used because the subject refers to the individuals in the
group.