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GENED English-Drills
4 - "Blessed are _____ sorrowing for _____ shall be comforted." Answer: the-
they
5 - "He is the black sheep in the family", Which figure of speech is used?
Answer: Metaphor
6 - "If I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos rather than one run by
foreigners." Who said this famous statement? Answer: Manuel L. Quezon
8 - "Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what
particular novel? Answer: The Little Prince
11 - A bunch of keys ______ been found in one of the guest rooms. Answer: Has
15 - A great epic poem whose plot centers around the anger and wrath of Achilles
against Agamemnon, a Greek leader. Answer: The Illiad of Homer
16 - A kind of literary piece which moralizes and was written in letter form
between two sisters dwelling in the city and the other in the province. Answer:
Urbana at Felisa by M. De Castro
17 - A long poem which depicts the adventure of a great hero who reveals
his country’s aspirations. Answer: epic
19 - A number of students _____ for cutting classes since last week. Answer:
Have been reported
26 - Adults acquire new words and experience primarily through? Answer: exposure
to their use
27 - After 10 unfruitful years, Nancy finally quit the job. She ____ along with
her boss for a long time. Answer: Hasn’t been getting
30 - After all has been said, the issue "was a tempest in a teapot."
Answer: boiled down to nothing
2 - “Rome was not built in a day”. Answer: great things require time and effort
3 - “She was a Phantom of delight…… When first she gleaned upon my sight.”
William Wordsworth.
Answer: Metaphor
7 - “The prodigal son, who is the black sheep of the family, has returned home.”
What figure of speech was used in the given statement? Answer: Metaphor
8 - “There was nothing to fear, for the man was always so gentle, so kind.” What
literary device is employed in this line from Magnificence? Answer:
foreshadowing
9 - “Things that are beautiful have a way of hurting. I destroy when I feel
hurt.”
What does Fabian’s thoughts reveal about his character? Answer: bitterness
10 - “Whose wallet is this?” What kind of pronoun was used in the sentence
above? Answer: Relative
12 - “You ______never been considered for the promotion.” Mr. Alladin confessed
to Ms. Masalunga. Answer: have
15 - Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it _______ around
the earth, we see the same side always. Answer: Revolves
16 - Being too __________ will undoubtedly make other men hate you. Answer:
vain
21 - Brida was upset. With such frustration, she _____ all her papers out the
window last night. (throw) Answer: threw
23 - Cesar quickly _____ ashore when he saw the big shark that day. (swim)
Answer: swam
3 - Don Agapito del Villar is an absolute ruler who serves his country well and
thinks well about the welfare of his people. He, then, can sometimes be called
as ___________. Answer: benevolent dictator
4 - Don’t trust him completely; he may try to "put one over you." Answer: to
deceive you
6 - Each boy and girl in the class ____ the best education. Answer: Deserves
10 - Each year, the house members always _____ the budget for education. Answer:
Cut
11 - Earlier, Ms. Carson _____ the kids for being noisy. (punish) Answer:
punished
15 - Elody _____ her clothes since she was 15. (sew) Answer: has been sewing
16 - Even when her friends betray her, Becky bears no rancor in her heart
because she is not ____. Answer: Bitter
17 - Every boy and girl ____ given a gift by the dean after the program. Answer:
Was
18 - Every cereal bowl and casserole dish _________ slipped out of Sheila’s
soapy hands and shattered on the hard tile of the kitchen floor. Sheila really
needs to buy a dishwasher. Answer: has
21 - Everyone at Wendy's Washateria, even Myra and old Mrs. Webster, __________
that she could afford her own washer and dryer at home. Answer: wishes
22 - Everything _____ beautiful Answer: Is
24 - Figure of speech where two different things are compared thru the
use of “as” and “like”. Answer: simile
27 - Five years of intensive language study are required for second language
learners. Chun – Li _________________ English for three years, but she will need
more training to be more proficient. Answer: has been studying
3 - Have you ever been to my _____? Answer: brother-in-law's repair shop, Gus's
Garage
4 - He has the "dubious" distinction of being the lowest man in his class.
Answer: doubtful
5 - He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character who is poet and a soldier noted for
his peculiar nose. Answer: Cyrano de Bergerac
6 - He is the author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which revolves around a
headless horseman’s table. Answer: Washington Irving
9 - He preyed upon "gullible" people, who easily believe his stories. Answer:
easily deceived
10 - He ran for the bus and ________ on. Answer: jumped
11 - 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.” Answer: John F.
Kennedy
12 - He wrote the famous letter “To The Women of Malolos.” Answer: Jose Rizal
13 - Her dress have been wrinkled and desperately needs ironing Answer: have
been wrinkled
14 - His "parsimonious" nature did not permit him to enjoy any luxury and
relaxation. Answer: stingy
17 - His speeches were aimed at the "plebeian" minds and emotions. Answer:
common
19 - History is the witness that ______ passing of time. Answer: testifies for
the
22 - I admire his "terse" style of writing; he comes directly to the point.
Answer: concise
24 - I can never understand ______ when Rita speaks Spanish with _____. Answer:
her, me
25 - I can safely "vouchsafe" you a fair return for your investments.
Answer: grant
26 - I can't find _____ ballpen. Can I use ____, Tristan? Answer: my, yours
28 - I could hear the leaves _____ in the wind. Answer: Whistling
29 - I couldn’t UNDERSTAND what was meant by the teacher in her final statement.
Answer: Grasp
2 - I hurt ____ when I was slicing the onions. Answer: myself
4 - I must "remonstrate" about the lack of police protection in our area.
Answer: protest
5 - I offered to help him with his school assignments but he ____ me ______.
Answer: turned…down
6 - I read the ________ of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole
story. Answer: beginning
7 - I saw a nasty_ between two cars this morning. Answer: Accident
8 - I should have returned this book last Tuesday, it is now five days ____.
Answer: Overdue
9 - I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week. Answer: Stay
10 - I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ____ the phone Answer: on
11 - I think it is impolitic to raise the issue at this time because the public
is too emotional about it. Answer: unwise
12 - I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _____. Answer: Me
13 - I was filing when he returned but I ____________ the report before that
time. Answer: had been typing
14 - I was in a hurry, so I didn't have time to phone you. I _____ on my own.
(leave) Answer: left
15 - I was speaking to Raquel on the phone when suddenly we were _____. Answer:
Cut off
16 - I was very tired yesterday, so I _____ to bed early. (go) Answer: went
17 - I ____ of my daughter walking home on her own after school. Answer:
Disapprove
19 - I _____ how to love in my younger days. (learn) Answer: have learned
21 - I _______ walked two kilometers by the time you catch up with me. Answer:
will have
23 - I ________ speak French without a problem now because I have had many
lessons. Answer: can
25 - I'm terribly sorry but I________ what you said just now and I wonder if you
could repeat it.
Answer: didn't hear
26 - I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man
who ____ his wife because he doesn't want to lose her. Answer: Kills
The leader of the troop are working hard to boost the their morale. Answer: are
29 - If I could speak English well, I _____ next year studying in the States.
Answer: would spend
30 - If I ____ a horse, I would be running round and round this farm stop.
Answer: Were
1 - If I ____ known you before, we could have arranged a joint project Answer:
Had
3 - If I ______ the same problems with you had as a child, I might not have
succeeded in life as well as you have. Answer: had
4 - If John and ____ get married, we'll have two kids. Answer: I
5 - If we had gone to bed early last night, we ________ rested enough. Answer:
Would have
6 - If you happen to see Adolfo this Friday, please give_______ my warmest
regards. Answer: him
7 - If you need the old records, go find them in the _______. Answer: archives
8 - If you want to ____ your dream of becoming an engineer, you must work very
hard. Answer: Fulfill
9 - Igor's nipa hut was destroyed ______ by typhoon Peping . Answer: altogether
12 - In English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed syllable followed by
one unstressed syllable. Answer: Trochaic
13 - In epic, iliad and Odyssey, who is the most trusted friend of Achilles?
Answer: Patroculos
14 - In his address, the Regional Director exhorted the teachers to discover and
__ ________ each student’s ___________ talents. Answer: develop: intrinsic
16 - In the communication process, any observable response sent by the receiver
of the message to the sender is called ______. Answer: Feedback
17 - Is this the spot _______ you had the accident? Answer: where
21 - It didn't take long for the children to ________ off the cakes and pastries
that had not been eaten at the party. Answer: finish
23 - It is a funny situation, but I bet nobody _____ when I tell them tomorrow.
(laugh) Answer: will be laughing
27 - It is important sometimes to stop and look around you at all the wonderful
things ________. Answer: in nature
28 - It is only Mr. Loyola, not his subordinates, that _____requests in the
office every day. Answer: handles
29 - It is RUDE for a man to ask a woman her age. Answer: impolite
30 - It is the first time that I ________merged with another company. This is a
bold move. Answer: have
2 - It is ________ book that I have ever read. Answer: the funniest
4 - It was hard work carrying the bags. I _____ to rest now. (go) Answer: am
going
5 - It was not the CEO but the company director who ____ on the agenda last
meeting. Answer: decided
6 - It was so quiet that night we could even hear the hinges of the _____
windows every time the wind blows. Answer: Creaking
7 - It’s now three hours past her schedule; the president will not come anymore,
but we’ll still be ready in case she ___________. Answer: does
11 - Jose does not need a new car, but he traded his old one to "keep up with
the Joneses." Answer: to imitate others in extravagance
13 - Last night, I ____ on the carpet and fell asleep. Answer: Laid
17 - Loreto Paras Sulit’s Short story that revolves around the theme that beauty
can be very dangerous titled ___________. Answer: The Harvest
21 - Many years of intensive language study are required for immigrant speakers.
Antonio _______ French for 3 years, but he will need more training before he
masters it. Answer: has been studying
22 - Mary Ann Evans is the pen name of _____. Answer: George Eliot
23 - Mathematics ______ the most difficult subject in the board exam. Answer:
remains
Who did the Egyptians plead to when their loved ones had grave illnesses?
Answer: Pharaoh
27 - Miss Clarita Santos, together with her students ______ waiting for us.
Answer: Is
28 - Mother finally found the time to rest after _______ the whole day. Answer:
Working
29 - Mother finally found the time to rest after __________ the whole day.
Answer: working
30 - Mrs. Gonzales is as "good as her last triumph." Answer: can’t be good all
throughout
2 - Mrs. Lumontod _____ the cakes by then. (bake) Answer: will have baked
3 - Ms. Li ___ recently signed the contract. She made sure to check for fine
prints though. Answer: has
7 - My favorite dish was _____ with carrots and peas. Answer: Garnished
8 - My ideal man should be intelligent, smart, assertive, and have money. Which
part of the sentence is incorrect. Answer: Have money
11 - My teacher said that fifty pesos ______ not enough for lunch. Answer: was
12 - My teacher _______ I was absent last time when she ______ the lesson on
Tirad Pass Answer: Thought, taught
13 - My uncle flew in from Los Angeles. How about you? How did you come here?
Answer: By Taxi
14 - Neither his father nor his sisters _____ mahjong. Answer: play
15 - Neither Jordan nor his brothers ______ leaving the company. Answer: are
16 - Neither of the two incorporators ________ in the board room now. Answer: is
18 - Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board __________ hungry enough
to bite. Answer: look
20 - Neither the president nor his cabinets _____ in the inauguration. Answer:
Has arrived
21 - Neither the teacher nor the students ______ present in the affairs .
Answer: Were
22 - Nene was worried about the children, so she told _____ husband not to
accept the job offer. Answer: her
24 - Nobody ________ come for the meeting yet. We're still calling for everyone.
Answer: has
25 - Not only fat caterpillars but also my neighbor's rabbits __________ chewed
my poor tomato plants to leafless nubs. Answer: have
28 - On our trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please give _________
my warm regards.
Answer: him
29 - Once we washed and ironed this dress, it will look as _____ as new. Answer:
Good
30 - One half of the revenue _______ to the orphanage. Answer: Was donated
3 - One hundred and fifty gallons __________ the amount of liquid the average
living room rug can absorb. Rachel discovered this fact after taking a long
shower when the curtain wasn't tucked inside the tub. Answer: is
4 - Only world-class athletes win medals at the Olympic Games. Michael Phelps
won several gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Therefore: Answer: Michael Phelps is world – class athlete and an Olympic
5 - People dislike his sly ways but granted him a certain "vulpine"
intelligence. Answer: cunning
6 - People living in the mountainous and rugged area were advised about the
occurrence of La Niña. This means? Answer: its corresponding idea in the mind
9 - Please __________ the book with you the next time you come to my office.
Answer: bring
10 - Poem which usually composed fourteen lines which follow specific patterns
of rhyme is called Answer: Sonnet
14 - Right now, I _____ because of disgust towards all of this! (leave) Answer:
am leaving
17 - Samantha’s eyes are blurred and her hands ached. She _______________ at the
computer for 6 long hours. Finally, she took a break. Answer: has seated
20 - Several other classmates have also chosen _______ topic. Answer: Their
25 - She is one of the candidates who _______ by the mayor. Answer: Is chosen
28 - She will not report for work today as she feels "a little bit under the
weather". Answer: Slightly ill
29 - She wrote a "first-rate" report. What does it say about the report? Answer:
Excellent
2 - Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be ____ home. Answer:
at
3 - Some media people are charged of corruption. They are branded as: Answer: ”
Envelopementalists”
5 - Some of the employees ________ left the office by the end of the work day.
Answer: have
11 - Susan is the chief ______ will create an exquisite menu for our ten year
reunion. Answer: Who
12 - Teacher Maechelle always tries to help people, but recently she has been
_________ kind and generous. Answer: Especially
13 - Teachers always remind us that time is gold. This means Answer: Time is
precious
16 - The ____________ you become, the less time you have for reading. Answer:
busier
17 - The "wizened" old man in the home for the aged was still active and
energetic. Answer: shrivelled
18 - The ancient people made a _____ that the end of the world is near. Answer:
prophecy
19 - The audience grew RESTIVE while in the speaker was delivering his speech.
Answer: Restless
20 - The author of “How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife.” Answer: Manuel
Arcilla
21 - The award – winning, world – famous Juan Luna painting Answer: La Spolarium
22 - The banker _____ the stack of cards before giving them to other players who
are participating in the game. Answer: Shuffled
23 - The Barangay chairman said, "I _______ won the elections without the
money." Answer: should have not
24 - The battered wife is seeking _______ separation from her husband. Answer:
judicial
25 - The battery life of this laptop does not GO BEYOND six hours. Answer:
exceed
26 - The best definition of the meaning of a word. Answer: the object to which
it refers
27 - The boy gave a "furtive" look at his classmate’s test paper. Answer:
sneaky
2 - At the border of two countries there is a port where fishermen work. The
fishermen do not speak the same language, so they communicate using one that has
been invented but only for the purpose of trade. This scenario most accurately
describes which of the following types of language? Answer: a pidgin
3 - “Mario, my older brother, fathers there good looking and smart children.”
The underlined word functions as _____. Answer: an adjective
4 - “She is a star in the heavens above. “What figure of speech is used? Answer:
Metaphor
5 - David is preparing a speech about why Hollywood became the center of the
motion picture industry and the impact that its development as the center had on
filmmaking. David’s speech should be organized using which of the following
methods? Answer: Cause-effect
8 - If the students think about the knowledge of their own thoughts and the
factors that influence their thinking, they are engaged in the process of _____.
Answer: metacognition
9 - In cueing system, this entails to the formation of words. Answer: Morphology
11 - In the cueing system, this is about vocabulary and coming up with the
meanings in a context. Answer: Semantics
12 - In the epic lliad, who is the most trusted friend of Archilles? Answer:
Patroclus
13 - In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as a symbol
of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. Answer: Unicorns
14 - It is a branch of linguistics that deals with how words combine to form
phrases, phrases combine to form clauses, and clauses conjoin to make sentences.
Answer: syntax
18 - Mark Twain’s novel Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are set in the
___________ river. Answer: Mississippi
19 - Mrs. Torres wants to find out her students’ schema about storm surge. On
the board she writes the words “storm surge” and encircles them. She, then, asks
her students what they know about storm surge, and helps them cluster the
information. What technique does Mrs. Torres use? Answer: semantic mapping
20 - Neither Jordan nor his brothers _____________ leaving the company Answer:
are
23 - Since Mr. Dela Cruz was elected President of the organization, the members
__________ better socials. Answer: have enjoyed
30 - The carpenter finally found the time to rest after _______ the whole day.
Answer: working
2 - In the cueing system, this pertains to the structure of grammar. Answer:
Syntax
6 - The committee members have gone off, leaving everything at "sixes and
sevens" among themselves. Answer: disagreement
8 - The courage of the child who saved his brother from a raging fire is worth
___________.
Answer: emulating
9 - The dead trees and peeling paint, along with the broken windows and flapping
shutters, __________ everyone believe that evil spirits haunt the deserted
Sinclair house. Answer: make
10 - The editor found the news story not so entertaining. He found it full of:
Answer: Pronouns
11 - The enforcers feel that the __________ shown by the judges to first
offenders unfortunately ___________ many youngsters to embark in a life of
crimes Answer: clemency: encourages
17 - The figure of speech which uses exaggerated statement for aesthetic reason.
Answer: hyperbole
18 - The film “Gone with the Wind” is about the American ___________________
Answer: Civil War
22 - The following are concerns of teaching reading EXCEPT _____. Answer: output
development
24 - The following lines from Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess exemplify what
poetic strategy?
“That's my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I
call
That piece a wonder, now: Frà Pandolf's hands
Worked busily a day, and there she stands.
Will't please you sit and look at her?” Answer: Monologue
25 - The food was cooked well. I _____ eat a lot of it. (did) Answer: did
27 - The good jewelry Dad gave Sara for graduation __________ more than the
cheap leather wallet that David got as his reward for finishing high school.
Answer: costs
29 - The hijackers ______ the plane after they had taken all the passengers’
belongings on board. Answer: abandoned
2 - The invention of computer brought a GREAT CHANGE in the work field. Answer:
Development
3 - The laborers are so happy that ____ now reaping the fruit of ____ efforts.
Answer: they're - their
4 - The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not germane to the
case on hand. Answer: relevant
5 - The line “I shall haunt you” has a/an __________ tone. Answer: appealing
6 - The little girl has AN INNATE ABILITY to do well in the future. Answer:
Potential
7 - The man gave a RUDE answer when asked about his opinion on the issue.
Answer: Curt
8 - The man is INDIGNANT at the suggestion that he was a secret agent. Answer:
Mad
9 - The man who was ___ of murder was only given a short jail term. Answer:
convicted
11 - The means of transportation ________ dramatically since the end of the 20th
century. Answer: has changed
13 - The mobs ____ seen running to different direction at the rally last week.
Answer: Were
19 - The overweight boy was ____ for air by the time he reached the top of the
stairs. Answer: Gasping
21 - The panel has chosen Kyle to represent the company. He is the _______
_______ the two candidates. Answer: Better, between
22 - The panel of judges _____ still in discussion about the winner. Answer: Is
23 - The pen name of Mary Ann Evans is _____________ Answer: George Eliot
24 - The Personnel Manager told the Labor Representative: “We have to reduce our
workforce.” What does this mean? Answer: Workers are warned of possible layoffs.
25 - The Philippine government have three branches of powers: the executive, the
legislative and the judicial. Answer: Have
27 - The politician is a witty speaker but the "beats around the bush" too much.
Answer: avoids the main topic
28 - The poor boy was _____ to be a doctor no matter what anyone thinks. Answer:
determined
29 - The poor ____ our sympathy. Answer: deserve
30 - The President himself promised to stop the war. The underlined word is
______ pronoun. Answer: an intensive
6 - The recent discovery of the short films and the personal diary of the
renowned inventor allow historians to appreciate his genius even more. Answer:
Allow
7 - The referee may not ______ these regulations no matter how much you
complain. Answer: exempt you from
8 - The right form to address an invitation for a lawyer husband and his doctor
wife. Answer: Atty. And Mrs. Josef Novales
12 - The speech of Abraham Lincoln which ends, thus; “That the government of the
people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” is in
his famous? Answer: Inaugural Address
13 - The statement “I am used to the same tales” means, Answer: there is nothing
new
19 - The surprised teacher asked, “What was all the HUBHUB about?” HUBHUB means
_______. Answer: Commotion
20 - The teacher was asked to speak for her students when they won the speech
choir competition, and so she says “_________of my student, I want to thank
you.” Answer: On behalf
23 - The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Manny feared getting late so he
_____ with a bus and leaped at the door. Answer: Caught up
24 - The TURBULENT sea caused fear among the passengers of the cruise. Answer:
Raging
26 - The union members cannot ___________ the kind of compensation plan they
want. Answer: agree on
27 - The Vice-Governor said, “I ___________ won the election without the backing
of a religious sect. Answer: should have not
28 - The week before, the bed was very uncomfortable. However, I _____ anyway.
(sleep) Answer: slept
29 - The window was open and a bird _____ into the room. (fly) Answer: flew
2 - The words “gym, mike, and TV” are formed through _____. Answer: clipping
4 - The ____from the old building destroyed by fire were scattered along the
riverbank. Answer: Rubble
5 - The _____ of the story is not to count your eggs until they are hatched.
Answer: moral
7 - The ___________ that, for various reasons, girls spent less time working
with computers than boys. Answer: studies revealed
8 - There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. HIATUS means
_______. Answer: Lapse
9 - These scissors __________ so dull that I'm not sure you could slice butter
with them! Answer: are
10 - These stories which reflect the people's beliefs are handed down from
generation to generation by word of mouth: Answer: Folktales
13 - This condominium is too expensive for _____. You know we can't pay such a
high monthly rent. Answer: us
14 - This grade on your essay is low. Did your teacher suggest ___________
another? Answer: writing
17 - This tense connotes actions that are happening at present time, meaning
right now. Answer: Progressive Tense
20 - This type of reading allows students to choose their own books and read at
their own pace Answer: Independent reading
21 - This view emphasizes that native language comprises habits that a second
language learner must overcome. This is accomplished by forging new habits
through repetition of pattern drills with accompanying positive reinforcement.
Answer: Behaviorist learning theory
25 - We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks english fluently with ________.
Answer: her, us
27 - We have described that ___________ is more important than being bright.
Answer: being diligent
28 - We should work for a total ban ____ of pesticides that are harmful to man.
Answer: On the use
29 - We _____ off early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun
rise. Answer: Started
30 - We _____ to Kate's house last month but she wasn't at home. (go) Answer:
went
5 - What does it mean when we say “We have achieved a breakthrough here”?
Answer: that the negotiators or members have begun to agree on certain issues.
6 - What does passage say about life? “Life is but walking shadow, a pun player
that struts and frets...and is heard no more.” Answer: life has its end
7 - What does the speaker like about Chicago as shown in the following lines?
“Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and
coarse and strong and cunning.
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on job, here is a tall bold
slugger set vivid against the little soft cities” Answer: Its vitality
8 - What does the word “swell’st” in the Holy Sonnet X mean? Answer: boast
9 - What figure of speech is present in this line of the poem “The Brook”? “This
second time, he was like a tiny snake.” Answer: Simile
12 - What is made use in this example “I told Paul to close the door and he did
so”? Answer: anaphora
17 - What is the name of the very first library in the world? Answer:
Ashurbannipal Library
19 - What is the tone of the father’s statement in this line from Florentino’s
The Dancers? “
FATHER (mimicking her): She’s still a baby! I’m telling you, she’s old enough to
have a Baby! Answer: sarcastic
24 - What preferred tense is used for “stage directions and synopses? Answer:
present
25 - What sense image is used in this line from Latorena’s The Small Key?
“There were dark, newly plowed furrows where in due time timorous seedlings
would rise to sturdy stalks and golden grain, to a rippling yellow sea in the
wind and sun during harvest time.” Answer: visual
26 - What symbol is used to link the events of the three generations in May Day
Eve? Answer: mirror
27 - What type of mood is indicated in this sentence: “How did you come to know
about that tragic event?” Answer: indicative
28 - What utterance show determination? Answer: This time I won’t stop schooling
30 - When a group is faced with a problem requiring immediate action, the most
effective leadership style is _____. Answer: authoritarian
2 - When doing research on the life of an important figure, you would probably
give more credence to a biography than you would to an autobiography, due to
memoirist’s _____. Answer: subjectivity
3 - When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt ____________.
Answer: myself
4 - When I came home, the children still ____________ dinner. Answer: hadn’t
finished
5 - When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since
Christmas. Answer: have been seen
7 - Where __________ the earrings that I left by the bathroom sink? Oh no! That
stupid cat has swatted them down the drain again! Answer: are
8 - Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where you can see the
opinions of the people? Answer: Editorial section
9 - Which among the sounds below does not belong? Answer: /p/
10 - Which among these is Nick Joaquin's pen name? Answer: Quijano de Manila
12 - Which among these words has the starting [th] sound? Answer: These
13 - Which among these words has the voiced [th] sound? Answer: Breath
14 - Which among these words has the [id] end sound? Answer: Needed
15 - Which among these words has [z] end sound? Answer: Buys
16 - Which is very common reading resources used daily with important news,
advertisements and editorials? Answer: Newspaper
19 - Which of the following English words is most commonly pronounced with the
vowel sound /ə/ (i.e., schwa)? Answer: what
28 - Which sentence is in its correct form? Answer: He has been travelling for
the last 3 years.
7 - Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature? Answer:
Geoffrey Chaucer
8 - Who is considered as the master of short story writing? Answer: Edgar Allan
Poe
9 - Who is the author of "Without seeing the dawn"? Answer: Stevan Javellana
10 - Who is the General who said “I shall return” after training troops in
Australia. Answer: Douglas McArthur
15 - Who wrote the novel "A Christmas Carol" which is about a man who hates
Christmas? Answer: Charles Dickens
16 - Who wrote the novel “The little Prince”? Answer: Antoine De Saint Exupery
17 - Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice Answer: Jane Austen
18 - Who wrote the short story “ A Rose for Emily”? Answer: William Faulkner
19 - Why do most fathers prefer a son _____ a daughter for his first-born child?
Answer: to
23 - You have too many ____ but few time to prove you’re right. Answer:
Hypotheses
24 - You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. Answer:
Worldly
26 - You wouldn’t want to be late for the interview, __________? Answer: would
you
27 - You _____ poor patients for free for as long as I can remember. (treat)
Answer: have been treating
28 - Your brother is paying for your plane ticket, _____? Answer: Isn’t he
29 - Your dream house in that plush village will cost you an arm and a leg.
Answer: Very expensive
30 - Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____? Answer: isn’t he
2 - Your sister is paying for your tuition fee, _____? Answer: isn't she
7 - No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the "black sheep of the
family." Answer: the one with a bad reputation
13 - "How much money did you bring for shopping?" Which of the following answers
this question? Answer: None, but I have a credit card
14 - "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly." This line means
________. Answer: only the heart can see the beautiful things in life
16 - "The face that could launched a thousand ships". Answer: Helen of Troy
17 - "The life of clouds is parting and a meeting. A tear and a smile". The
author says Answer: Life is combination of tears and laughter
18 - "The wind kisses my cheeks." What figure of speech is used in the given
statement? Answer: Personification
21 - "You are the sunshine of my life." What figure of speech is used? Answer:
Metaphor
23 - (1) The themes of liberty and freedom are central to much of American
literature, particularly the literature produced during the American
Renaissance. (2) As the issues of women’s rights and abolition came to the
forefront of the American consciousness, writers delved deep into an exploration
of the meaning of freedom for the country and for individuals. (3) Three such
writers from this time period who focus on issues of freedom are Margaret
Fuller, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Jacobs. (4) Each of these writers
develop an answer to the question posed by Stowe in Uncle Tom’s Cabin: “Liberty!
– electric world! What is it?”
Which of the following sentences should be revised in order to correct an error?
Answer: Sentence 4, to correct an error in agreement
24 - A good writer supports his generalizations with _________ examples. Answer:
concrete
25 - A low pressure area was sighted 120km from Basco, Batanes. A depression is
expected to occure in Region 1. This is an example of reading skill is called
_____. Answer: Predicting
28 - A sonnet has 14 iambic pentameter lines and that means: Answer: There are
10 syllables in a line
4 - All of the following contain operator verbs EXCEPT ____. Answer: My father
approves your marriage proposal.
5 - All of the following contains verbal EXCEPT _____. Answer: Your mom arrived
after you had gone.
10 - Anyone of the class members can choose Kate Winslette as his/her topic.
Answer: no error
12 - As head of the family the father is the principal breadwinner. What does it
mean? Answer: He is responsible to support the wife and children
13 - At the border of two countries there is a port where fishermen work. The
fishermen do not speak the same language, so they communicate using one that has
been invented by them for the purpose of trade. This scenario above most
accurately describes which of the following types of language? Answer: pidgin
15 - At Wendy's Washateria, all of the dryers _________ six quarters before
spinning wet clothes dry. Answer: gobble
18 - “A part of its orb was at length hid, and I waved my brand; it sank, and
with a loud scream I fired the straw, and heath, and bushes, which I had
collected.”-from Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Which of the following is a correct restatement of the above? Answer: When the
moon set, I screamed and burned the cottage.
19 - “And far away in the middle of the fields a cow lowed softly in answer.
”What sense image is used in this excerpt from Arguilla’s How My Brother Leon
Brought Home a Wife? Answer: auditory
20 - “Are you good in bed?” The prostitute asked provocatively. Which figures of
speech is used? Answer: metonymy
21 - “Because of the PROFANITY the program was suspended from television.” The
capitalized word means?
Answer: obscenity
23 - “His untimely death has left us blinder than we might have been.” This
means? Answer: Those orphans are left to themselves
24 - “How much money did you bring for shopping?” Which of the following answers
this question? Answer: None, but I have a credit card
26 - “I will take the road less travelled by and be condemned if necessary” said
one politician. His decision shows __________? Answer: decisions are made
despite differences from the majority
28 - “It is only the heart that one can see nightly; what is essential is
invisible to the eye.” From THE LITTLE PRINCE BY ANTOINE DE ST. EXUPERY The
aspiration drawn from quote is that Answer: It is better to see things with the
heart
29 - “It was not quite five, and the bread was not yet ready.”
What does the bread symbolize in N.V.M. Gonzales’ Bread of Salt? Answer: The
differences in the social status between Aida and the boy.
30 - “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I
now recall with fondness and awe. She was a full-time housewife wholly dependent
on my father’s monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our
studies and did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” Based on the
recount, the mother’s financial resource were ______
Answer: Limited
Test Code: GE-ENG21
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: Answer: Life is full of challenges
2 - “Once I passed through a populous city imprinting my brain for future use
with its shows, architecture, customs, and traditions. Yet now, of all that city
I remember only a woman I casually met who detained me for love of me.” This
passage is an example of: Answer: Free verse
4 - “She did not have the courage to break into the wedding feast.”
What did the ‘wedding feast’ stand for in the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay
in Daguio’s “Wedding Dance”? Answer: village tradition
7 - “She was deep in the road before she became conscious of her shoes. In
horror, she saw that they were coated with thick, black clay. Gingerly she
pulled off one shoe after the other with the hand still clutching the letter.”
What does the underlined word in this excerpt from Love in the Cornhusks mean?
Answer: carefully
8 - “Soledad nodded. Her eyes followed her husband down the road, noting the
fine set of his head and shoulders, the ease of his stride. A strange ache rose
in her throat.”
Which emotion best describes Soledad’s feelings in this excerpt from Latorena’s
The Small Key? Answer: twinge of sadness
9 - “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is __________.
Answer: simile
10 - “The whale has no famous author and whaling no famous chronicles.” Based on
this line from the novel, Moby dick is treated as: Answer: Whales are ordinary
creatures
11 - “They dressed him in purple and linen, in myth and mystery, put him astride
a black stallion, at the wheel of a blue automobile.”
How do the townspeople regard Mr. Reteche in Rotor’s Zita? Answer: They
respected and admired him.
12 - “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”. When restated means:
Answer: You have to value everything in this world
16 - Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it __________
around the earth, we see the same side always. Answer: revolves
17 - Before sleeping time, children are discouraged to watch ____ shows that
cause nightmares Answer: Spectral
23 - But how was I direct myself? I knew that I must travel in a southwesterly
direction to reach my destination, but the sun was only guide. I did not know
the names of the towns that I was to pass through, nor could I ask information
from a single human being; but I did not despair. From you only could I hope for
succor, although towards you I felt no sentiment but that of hatred. Unfeeling,
heartless creator! You had endowed me with perceptions and passions and then
cast me abroad an object for the scorn and horror of mankind. But on you only
had I any claim for pity and redress, and from you I determined to seek that
justice which I vainly attempted to gain from any other being that wore the
human form.-from Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
25 - Children who have been exposed too much on TV suffer from unusually short
__________. Answer: attention span
26 - Choose the correct answer. Answer: Albert himself told me it was true.
28 - Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has no
error in structure/spelling. Answer: The farmer plowed, planted and harvested
his corn in record time
29 - Consider these lines from “The Ideal wife”:
FAVOR IS DECEITFULL AND BEAUTY IS VAIN BUT WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, SHE
SHALL BE PRAISED
Which word infers the moral of the verse? Answer: Feareth
7 - Each of the boys refused help saying that he would proofread the report on
their own. Answer: their
9 - Each person’s vocabulary is a continuum. On the one end of the continuum are
words the person knows very well and for which he has a full rich understanding
of their various meanings. On the other end of the continuum are _____. Answer:
words he can recognize and figure out the meaning of based on context
13 - Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for _______ Christmas
than that? Answer: a merrier
14 - Expect for the profanity, I liked the story. What is the story about?
Answer: Obscenities
15 - F. Scot Fitzgerald’s Story that is about the boy who was born and gets
younger every day is titled ___________ Answer: The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button
16 - Family of Consonant sounds where the air is held back for a moment before
it is released abruptly. Answer: Plosive
20 - For the synecdoche figurative expression, “It was a black tie affair”, what
is the equivalent meaning? Answer: Formal gathering
24 - Greatest American writer of horror and detective stories. Answer: E.A. Poe
26 - He has such FAT feet that they cannot fit into ordinary shoes. Answer:
Pudgy
27 - He holds the distinction of being the first Asian to receive the Nobel
Prize for literature. Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
30 - He is known as the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled
as king of the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus Answer: Zeus
4 - He wanted to soothe their pain;_______________ he really felt deeply for the
poor peasants. Answer: indeed
5 - He was a fearless warrior &and king who one day saw the emptiness of his
life and turned his back on it, becoming a wanderer and sadhu. He refused to
return to the world that is why he is often alluded to as having refused the
responsibility. Answer: King Muchukunda
7 - He was the son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis. He was the god of
music, and he is often depicted playing a golden lyre. He was also known as the
Archer, far shooting with a silver bow; the god of healing, giving the science
of medicine to man; the god of light; and the god of truth. Answer: Apollo
8 - His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as
_______. Answer: prophetic
10 - His _______ reason for resigning were his _________ of right and wrong.
Answer: principal - principle
11 - How does Shelley regard the west wind in the following ode?
From Ode to the West Wind
Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill
(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)
With living hues and odours plain and hill:
Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;
Destroyer and Preserver; hear, oh, hear! Answer: It can both wipe out and
maintain life.
12 - How long is the span of the story May Day Eve? Answer: almost 50 years
13 - Identify the Filipino value and its influence on the Filipino youth as
stated:
27 - Idiom is a phrase whose usual meaning do not make sense. Choose the idioms
in following phrase. Answer: Burn the midnight oil.
28 - If a teacher uses only basal readers for teachings her students to read,
she is most likely believes in _____. Answer: Primarily a phonics approach
29 - If you want to be recognized, have a finger in the pie. Answer: Take an
active part in something
2 - In “To the Virgins to Make Much of Time,”what is the persona’s main message?
Answer: Marry now, or you may never have another chance.
3 - In Carlos Bulosan’s“ My father Goes to Court” What is the accusation of the
rich father? Answer: Stealing the Aroma of the food.
4 - In Chauser’s Canterbury Tales, Which tale talks about three friends who
killed each other for the chest filled with treasures? Answer: Pardoner’s Tale
5 - In context, “a bit of a romantic” suggests that Willa Cather ____. Answer:
favored the past over the present
9 - In Illiad, whom did Zeus appoint to judge who was the most beautiful of the
three goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite? Answer: Paris
10 - In paragraph below, the characters, Mandy Ringer and Dr. Clevenger, are
mentioned in order to emphasize which point about “Sapphira and the Slave Girl”?
Answer: One of Cather’s purposes in writing the novel was to paint a full
portrait of life in rural Virginia in the years before the Civil War.
11 - In Paz latorena’s Story “Desire” , the main character has a sexy body but a
_______________ Answer: Homely Face
15 - In the ballet presentation “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky, Who seduced the
prince? Answer: Black Swan
16 - In which story does the main character experience epiphany? Answer: Bread
of Salt
19 - It is a form of Japanese poetry with three lines of five, seven and five
syllables. Answer: Haiku
22 - It may seem FRIVOLOUS to you, but it's important to me. Frivolous means ___
Answer: worthless
23 - It’s plain to see, said she, “there are too many and’s in that sentence.”
Answer: “It’s plain to see,” said she, “there are too many and’s in that
sentence.”
24 - Jen starts filling up the shelves as there are only a few cartons of milk
left on sale. Answer: no error
25 - Jenny’s harsh words only added fuel to the fire. Answer: Making the
situation worse
26 - Jessa is taller than ANY GIRL in her class. Answer: Jessa is the tallest
girl in the class
2 - Leo Tolstoy’s short Story about a man falsely judge and accused of murder is
titled _________. Answer: God Sees The Truth but Waits
What does the stanza suggest? Answer: Opportunity comes once, grab it.
6 - Loss of qualified teachers going abroad is one type of _____ Answer: brain
drain
8 - Manuel Arguilla is one of the most important Filipino writers of all time.
He wrote the Juan Tamad series and the short story “How my brother Leon brought
Home a wife.” He is famous in injecting themes with ________ in his story.
Answer: Local Color
9 - Mark Twain's novels Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin are set in the _______
river. Answer: Mississippi
10 - Mary's eyes blurred because she _______ at the computer for five straight.
Answer: had been sitting
11 - Moby Dick: Herman Melville || The Old Man and the Sea: ________ Answer:
Ernest Hemingway
12 - Montano’s Sabina opens with this scene Answer: novena prayers for the dead
13 - Most natural calamities happen in July and August. Students are dismissed
early ___ Answer: To avoid the flash floods
15 - Mrs. James is a/an _____ woman who does everything her husband wants.
Answer: Docile
16 - My brother threw a wet blanket on my plans to start a new website. Answer:
Discouraged me
17 - My friend shouted ‘Break a leg’ when I entered on the stage. Answer: Wished
me good luck
18 - My girlfriend does not care about me. She is looking out for number one.
Answer: Looking for something special
19 - My grandma had some lucid moments before she died. This means ________.
Answer: clear thinking
20 - My teacher wants me to learn the formulas by heart. Answer: Memorize them
23 - Nobody can claim to be the ONLY ONE responsible for the invention of the
computer. It was invented by many people. Answer: solely
24 - Nora was participating in the play, but she got cold feet. Answer: she is
hesitating
25 - October 10 is a "red letter day" for the Chinese. Classify the quoted
expression. Answer: Idiom
26 - Of epigrams, what is the meaning of “A friend is one who knows all about
you and loves you just the same”? Answer: true friendship
28 - One proven way to beat an enemy is find his Achilles heel. Answer: Weak
spot
30 - Orville and Wilbur Wright built their own wind tunnel to test airfoils and
measure how to lift a flying machine into the sky. They were the first to
discover that a long, narrow wing shape is ideal for flight. They figured out
how to move the vehicle freely, not just across land but up and down on a
cushion of air. They built a moveable part of the tail to control the pitch of
their craft as it tendency to swerve off course. They devised a pulley system
that warped the shape of the wings midflight to turn their wind-tunnel
experiments to design the first effective airplane propellers. When they
discovered that a lightweight gas-powered engine did not exist, they designed
and built their own.
What are airfoils?
Answer: Parts that react against the air
3 - Our heroes like Rizal and Bonifacio are worth Answer: Emulating
5 - Parents admit that text messaging is an easy way of knowing their children’s
whereabouts. However, they are worried about its effect on _______. Answer:
Ability to spell words correctly
6 - Paz Marquez Benitez wrote a story about a love triangle amongst Alfredo,
Esperanza, and Julia. What is the title of this masterpiece? Answer: Dead Stars
9 - Please read the chapter ______________. Answer: "Filing Your Income Tax
Returns."
Every line in the poem consists of eight beats represented by eight syllables.
This is called _______. Answer: Rhythm
16 - Reports of the death sentence were awaited by the parents. But the
President decides the postponement for a month or in legal terms this means
Answer: Reprieve
17 - Respect and reverence is in these lines. Choose one: Answer: Have faith in
Divine Providence
19 - Rousseau advised, “Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good
digestion.” What is being referred to? Answer: Security
21 - Rules of adding prefixes and suffixes are under the level of ________.
Answer: Morphology
It's now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come anymore, but
we'll still be ready in case he _______. Answer: does
25 - Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no
structural errors. Answer: The examinees need pencils, a calculator and a ball
pen
26 - Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes
of Arabia. This is state commonly known as Answer: Guilty
28 - Several other classmates have also chosen his/her topic already. Answer:
his/her
29 - Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor
from me and my life is gone.” What is the correct interpretation for this?
Answer: He values honor as much as his life
4 - The laborers are so happy that ________ now reaping the fruit ____ efforts.
Answer: they’re – their
8 - The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Manny feared getting late so he
_____ with a bus and leaped at the door. Answer: Caught up
10 - These stories which reflect the people’s beliefs are handed down from
generation to generation by word of mouth. Answer: folktales
12 - We should work for the total ban ______ of pesticides. Answer: on the use
13 - What figure of speech is used in the following passage? "The truth occurred
to me that Mother Nature fulfills her duty more faithfully than man does his
own." Answer: Personification
15 - Who is considered as the master of short story writing? Answer: Edgar Allan
Poe
17 - Who wrote the novel “A Christmas Carol” which is about a man who hates
Christmas? Answer: Charles Dickens
20 - Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ____________
around the earth, we see the same side always. Answer: revolves
21 - Children who have been exposed too much to TV suffer from unusually short
_______. Answer: attention span
22 - Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has no
error in structure/spelling. Answer: You are a professional teacher, aren't
you?
23 - Except for the profanity, I liked story. What is the story about? Answer:
Obscenities
24 - For the synechdoche figurative expression "It was a black tie affair" what
is the equivalent meaning? Answer: Formal gathering
25 - He was as helpless as a child. Classify this statement. Answer: Simile
26 - His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as
__________. Answer: prophetic
29 - October 10 is a "red letter day" for the Chinese. Classify this expression.
Answer: Idiom
30 - Our guest of honor was loquacious speaker. This means _______. Answer:
verbose
3 - She will retire soon because she _______ working hard for so long. Answer:
has been
4 - She wrote a "first rate" report. What does it say about the report? Answer:
Excellent
6 - Space age ____ on October 21, 1957 when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet
Union. Answer: commenced
7 - St. Candida was the foundress of hijas de jesus. Answer: hijas de jesus
9 - Stop SHILLY - SHALLYING and make up your mind. This serves as warning not to
___________. Answer: hesitate
10 - Stop shilly-shallying and make up you mind. This serves as a warning not to
________. Answer: hesitate
11 - Students ___ near the registrar’s office to ask for their schedule. Answer:
congregate
14 - Susan _______ in the bed so long that she missed her classes. Answer: lay
19 - The author uses imagery in this section to illustrate Huck’s _____. Answer:
fear and loneliness
21 - The “Les Miserables” depicts the time of _____ in Europe. Answer: Civil war
22 - The “Rubaiyat”, a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general
theme. Which one? Answer: Grasp pleasure while you can
23 - The bakeshop controlled its ___ the percentage of yeast rice is big.
Answer: Dough to make sure
24 - The book tells us about the disease and how it _______ the patient and what
_______ it has on the patient's family. Answer: affects - effect
25 - The boy yelled, “Help!’ and he saw a brave dog quickly run to the rescue.
Answer: no error
28 - The celebrated play of William Shakespeare about two ill-starred who come
from warring families.
Answer: Romeo and Juliet
29 - The children were VERY HAPPY when they were allowed to go out of their
classroom and watch the lantern parade. Answer: Ecstatic
30 - The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
Answer: Keep on with the fight
5 - The famous line goes, " A thing of beauty is a ____ forever." Answer: joy
6 - The figure of speech implied in this line from Alfon’s Forever Witches:
“MARING: Bastos! I know what you really wanted to say. Pusa ka din!” Answer: pun
7 - The film “ Tatarin” is based on the short story by Nick Joaquin titled
________ Answer: Summer Solstice
8 - The following words: edit from editor, and beg from beggar are formed
through _____. Answer: back formation
10 - The hostage victims were heard asking the rescuers to hold on the fort.
What was the message? Answer: Keep on with the fight
11 - The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell
us. Answer: After paying ransom they were released
12 - The journalist hit the nail on the head through his powerful statement.
Answer: To say something correct and true
13 - The last two lines of the sonnet is ______? Answer: Heroic Couplet
14 - The line “under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody but un-bowed”
depicts the person’s Answer: Courage
15 - The line from the Koran, "Woe to every backbiter, defamer" talks of _____.
Answer: misery for all who talk ill of others
16 - The line, " Under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody but unbowed"
depicts the person's ________. Answer: courage
18 - The main reason for doing a cloze (fill-in-the-blank) activity with the
children before reading a book is for the purpose of providing a/an _____.
Answer: anticipatory set that will make the children be curious enough to want
to read the book
19 - The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did
he mean? Answer: Workers are warned of possible lay off
20 - The Master said: “Only one who bursts with eagerness do I instruct. Only
one who bubbles with excitement do I
enlighten”. The lines give one the idea that true learning:
Answer: comes with commitment and passion
25 - The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.” Answer:
In the event
26 - The patient after the surgey hung in the balance for 72 hours. Answer: The
patient was unsure of his recovery.
28 - The Persian started the first dualistic religion in the world called
Zoroastrianism. They believed that the world called was a struggle between the
forces of truth and goodness represented by Ahura Mazda and the forces of
falsehood and darkness. Who represented the forces of Darkness?
Answer: Ahriman
29 - The poem “The Road Not Taken” which road did not traveler take? Answer:
Road less travelled
2 - The president showed great APLOMB while dealing with the reporters. Answer:
composure
4 - The pronoun in this sentence is _____. “When she arrived, Suad was
surprised to find her apartment door open. Answer: cataphoric
5 - The reality TV show Big Brother is based on the novel by George Orwell
titled ______________ Answer: 1984
6 - The referee may not _____ these regulations no matter how much you complain.
Answer: exempt you from
7 - The report from congress registered rejection on the proposed bill. This
means ___ Answer: The majority failed to get the group support
8 - The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about the heroes worth ________.
Answer: emulating
9 - The romantic theorists will like the poem because _____. Answer: the subject
matter is relatively simple, straightforward language
10 - The sentence “The child cried when his toy car got broken” follows ____
pattern. Answer: N InV Adv.
11 - The skies are crying today. Which figures of speech is used? Answer:
personification
13 - The speech was full of gobbledygook. What does this mean? Answer: Jargon
15 - The statement "I am used to the same tales" means, Answer: there is nothing
new
18 - The story of Cupid and Psyche depicts undying and devotion. What was
Psyche’s mistake that according to Cupid was a betrayal?
PART of the STORY:
Psyche had not yet seen her destined husband, Cupid. He came only in the hours
of darkness and fled before the dawn of morning, but his accents were full of
love, and inspired a like passion in her. She often begged him to stay and let
her behold him, but he would not consent. Her sisters who also were curious told
her that her husband was a monster that was why he would not allow reveal
himself. So, one night when her husband had fallen into his first sleep, she
silently rose and uncovering her lamp beheld not a hideous monster, but the most
beautiful and charming of the gods, with his golden ringlets wandering over his
snowy neck and crimson cheek, with two dewy wings on his shoulders, whiter than
snow, and with shining feathers like the tender blossoms of spring. Answer:
Psyche disobeyed her husband when she enlightened his face in the middle of the
night.
19 - The stranger who climbs the fence is CULPUBLE. This means he is _______.
Answer: Guilty
24 - The use of the imagination is evident in the poem through the employment
simply of _____. Answer: simile and metaphor
26 - The victim’s father refused revenge when he said” Answer: “Don’t take the
law into your hands”
27 - The whole family were at the table. Answer: were
30 - The words " accentric, anesthesia, atypical" begin with the prefix "a"
which means _______. Answer: not or without
These towels are ______ to use to dry the dishes. Answer: so wet
Your sister is paying for your tuition fee, ___________? Answer: isn't she
3 - Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no
structural errors. Answer: The weather service expects temperatures not to rise
4 - She has a penchant for blue dresses. This indicates ___________. Answer:
Fondness
6 - She will retire soon because she ________ working hard so long. Answer: has
been
7 - Space age _______ on October 21, 1957 when Sputnik was launched by the
Soviet Union. Answer: commenced
8 - Stop shilly-shallying and make up you mind. This serves as warning not to
_______. Answer: ambigous
9 - Students _________ near the registrar's office to ask for their schedule.
Answer: congregate
10 - The committee members have gone off, leaving everything at sixes and sevens
among themselves. Answer: disorganized
11 - The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell
us. Answer: After paying they were released.
12 - The line, "Under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody but unbowed"
depicts the person's _______. Answer: courage
18 - The works of Charles Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Upton Sinclair
_______. Answer: awakened readers to social wrongs
19 - The writing style used by Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez is most
often referred to as _______. Answer: Magical Realism
20 - The _____ man wanted everyone to do things his way. He doesn’t care how
others feel. Answer: Domineering
21 - The ______ man talked badly about his friends behind their back. Answer:
hypocrite
24 - These are songs of lamentations or wailing about the death pf a loved one
expressing mourning. Answer: Elegy
27 - This dramatic technique is employed by the Greek dramatists when the main
actor or actresses seems to have no other choice of solving a puzzle or is in a
hopeless situation. Answer: Dues ex machina
30 - This line “You shall not forget, for I am past forgetting” means
__________. Answer: The speaker wants his past not to be forgotten.