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2018 English Reviewer Part 2
2018 English Reviewer Part 2
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2018 English Reviewer
31. Her fondness of reading mystery novels and fairy tales made her .
a. Superstitious
b. Gullible
c. Easy-going
d. Trustworthy
32. The editor found the news story not so entertaining. He found it full of:
a. Adjectives
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
33. Ebett and Evann were mischievous children. They tricks of their teachers which
always got them into a lot of trouble.
34. Samantha’s eye are blurred and her hands cried. 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
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35. “When will Mr. Padilla retire?” “Soon, I think he for a long time. He will probably
retire this year.”
36. There are great movies that are worth watching once, there are some that are worth
watching twice, there are movies that are worth watching over and over again.
a. But
b. Still
c. And
d. Nevertheless
a. Were
b. Am
c. Should be
d. Was
a. Myself
b. I
c. Me
d. Himself
a. Sweet
b. Sweetly
c. Sweeter
d. More sweet
40. Whether or not a man likes what he is the measure of choosing well.
a. Choose
b. Has chosen
c. Chose
d. Is choosing
a. Needed
b. Granted
c. Wanted
d. Signed
42. Which among these words has the ending [d] sound?
a. Joked
b. Laughed
c. Walked
d. Played
43. Which among these words has the [z] end sound?
a. Maps
b. Jokes
c. Laughs
44. Which among these words has the [id] end sound?
a. Praised
b. Mailed
c. Judged
d. Needed
45. Which among these words has the [zh] end sound?
a. She
b. Excursion
c. Chips
d. Fish
46. “My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.” This quotation is from:
a. Manuel L. Quezon
b. Carlos P. Garcia
c. Manuel A. Roxas
d. Ferdinand E. Marcos
a. Benigno Aquino
b. Carlos P. Garcia
c. Jose Rizal
d. Fidel V. Ramos
48. “You see things that are and you ask why but I dream that never were and ask why not.”
a. Clear thinking
b. Immortality
c. Curiosity
d. Rich Imagination
a. Individualization
b. Solitude
c. Independence
d. Brotherhood
50. The space shuttle is as fast as the wind. This is an example of:
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
a. Maximo Ramos
b. Steven Javellana
c. Paz M. Venitez
d. Magdalena Jalandoni
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Onomatopeia
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53. Who is the author of this famous quote: “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.”
a. Benigno Aquino
b. Manuel L. Quezon
c. Jose Rizal
d. Andres Bonifacio
54. This Filipino author wrote about the ill-fated love affair of Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera.
a. Arturo Rotor
b. Francisco Icasiano
c. Zoilo Galang
d. Nick Joaquin
55. “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” Which word should retain its pitch
to show confidence?
a. Am
b. Captain
c. Master
d. Fate
56. Read the following lines: “Midnight, not a sound from the
pavement. Has the moon lost its memory, She is smiling alone
In the lamp light the withered leaves, Collect at my feet, And the wind begins to moan.
These lines mean:
a. Confusion
b. Optimism
c. Loneliness
58. “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder… “Thomas Carlyle. From this line,
we can infer that:
59. Which among the lines below has the same meaning as this statement; “Our commitments
can develop us or can destroy us, but
either way, they will define us.”
60. “Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion” Rousseau is pertaining to:
a. Security
b. Family
c. Duty
d. Investment
ENGLISH RATIONALIZATION
31. B- “gullible” is the answer because normally, fairy tales and mystery novels have plots that
are too fancy to believe in---making readers believe in the impossible and at times in the
“illogical”
32. C-The answer is “pronoun” because all other given options are content words. Content words
are those that carry meaning-nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives are samples of this. On the
other hand functions words are those that don’t have any meaning if isolated with the content
words---preposition, conjunctions, and pronouns are samples of this. In addition, function words
are just there to give support to content word , and so, a sentence filled with function words
would be normally dull.
33. B-“used to” is the answer because this phrase connotes an action that was done
consistently in the past while the other options that used modals such as could and may
connotes ability and possibility.
35. C-The answer is “has been working” because the subject is singular, that is why we can’t
use have. We must not also use had because it is only used in sentences in the past perfect or
past perfect progressive tenses.
36. C-“and” is the answer because we are just merely enumerating things.
37. A-The sentence in this item is an “If clause” and so the tense must be consistent. It is
also unlikely for us to use “was” or “am” for it has always been “If I were…”
38. C-Remember that “I” is used as the subject or the doer of the action, while “me” is used as
the receiver of the action. In the sentence given in this item the pronoun is the receiver of the
action and that is why “me” is the answer.
39. A-Always remember that verbs of senses may take two forms, (1) as a linking verb, or as a (2)
action verb. If it functions as a linking verb, then it must be followed by an adjective. On the
other hand, if it functions as an action verb, then it must be followed by an adverb. In this
sentence, since that candy cane is not capable of moving, we can say that “smells” functions as a
linking verb, so it must be followed by the adjective “sweet”
40. B-The answer is “has chosen” because the sentence states a condition that’s started in
the past and still true at present
41. D-“signed” is the answer because it only has one syllable and that affected its ending
/ed/ sound.
42. D-“played” is the answer because all other words are with /t/ end sounds.
43. D-“buys” is the answer because all other given words end with /s/ sounds “b u y s” ends with
/z/ sound because the sound before the letter “s” is voiced
44. D-“needed” is the answer because among the given options it is the only one with more
than one syllable-that changed the ending /ed/ sound to /id/
45. B-“excursion” is the answer because all the other options have either /ch/ or /sh/ sounds
46. A-Is the answer because the quotation given is one Manuel L. Quezon’s most famous.
48. D-“curiosity” and “rich imagination” would be our two possible answers, but D is better than
C because asking “why” is being curious, while asking “why not” is being imaginative.
49. D-“Brotherhood” is the answer because all the other options are its antonyms.
50. A-The answer is simile because the statement compared two objects using the word “as”
52. B-The statement given is a direct comparison, that is why the answer is metaphor
55. A-“Am” is the answer because being a verb of being nit connotes a statement of condition.
56. C-These lines were taken from the musical “cats” and if we are to read/sing these
lines, loneliness would be the obvious emotion.
57. D-is the best answer because all the other options debunk the main statement.
58. D-is the most appropriate answer because all other options are not in anyway related to
the quotation and some options debunk the statement.
59. C-Because option C somewhat states that our commitments would describe and determine
the person that we are.
60. A-“Security” is the answer because all the options given constitute to it. Option A embraces
the importance of “family”, “duty”, and “investment