GENERAL EDUCATION REVIEWER

PHILIPPINE LITERATURE (PART 1)

Read the excerpt and answer the item below. Choose the letter of the best answer.
The old people had ordered that the dancing should stop at ten o'clock, but it was almost midnight before the carriages came lining up to the front door,
the servants running to and for with torches to light departing guests, while the gerls who were saying were promptly herded upstairs in bedroom... "May
Day Eve"-Nick Joaquin
1. What Philippine literary period is used as context of the story?
A. American Period B. Japanese Occupation C. Spanish Period D. Martial Law
To say "Look what Life has done" is wrong. People and things are seldom Done to. They mostly do. "Inside Job - Edith Tiempo
2. Which sentence best expresses the idea of the lines above?
A. Life is what we make it. B. Life is too short to be wasted.
C. People must be responsible for others. D. People seldom do things right.
3. The idea expressed in the box below belongs to what school of thought?
A poem is not a thought but a grace.
A poem has no meaning but loveliness.
"Proem "Jose Garcia Villa
A. escapist art B. modern art C. art with social consciousness D. art for art's sake
4. Which sound device is not used in the last stanza of Carlos Angeles' poen "Dusk"?
Far from the precinct of some fatuous fire
Streaking across the avenues like faith
Which reaffirms man's genius or desire-
And calmly smiles and moves. The hour is late
A. alliteration B. assonance C. anaphora D. rhyme
5. What literary device is used in the closing paragraph of "Harvest," a short story written by Loreto Paras Sulit?
He was speaking to Tinay jokingly "Soon all your sampaguitas and comics will be gone my dear aunt because I shall be seeing Milia every night.. and
her father. He watched Fabian cleansing his face and arms and later wondered why it took his brother that long to wash his arms why he was rubbing
them so hard as that.
A. allusion B. foreshadowing C. irony D. sarcasm
6. Which figure of speech is shown in the line below taken from Irwin Castillo's "Tomorrow Is a Downhill Place"? The trees along the way were ruffling
their wet leathers tensing their green wings in anticipation of the coming flight.
A Personification B. Hyperbole C.simile D. metaphor
7. The narrative below is set during the__________
A trio of planes roared dangerously low. Shakily Lina and I dived into a shelter where a Chinese consul and his family crouched and bitterly they
reproached us for crowding them in the already cramped space. Mother had run into another hole and ran out screaming for there was in it a man with
half his face shot off. Outside the shelter we could hear Boni begging Please don't leave me... We were scattered in all directions "People in the
War"-Gilda Cordero Fernando
A. EDSA uprising B. Vietnam War C. Japanese Occupation D. Philippine Revolution of 1896
8. What is being developed in the excerpt taken from "Morning in Nagrebcan" by Manuel Arguilla
Ambo was almost as tall as his older brother and he had a stout, husky legs. He ate the banana without peeling it "You foolish boy, remove the skin,"
Baldo said "I will not "Ambo said "It's not your banana." He took a big bite and swallowed u with exaggerated relish "But the skin is tart. It tastes bad."
"You are not eating it "Ambo said. The rest of the banana vanished into his mouth .
A. setting B. characterization C. conflict D. dialogue
9. In what part of the pyramid plot structure should the excerpt above belong?
A. exposition B. complication C. erisis D.denouement
10. What point-of-view is employed in the narrative excerpt below? Miss Mijares was quite sure she had boarded the right jeepney but the driver, hoping
to beat the traffic, hod detoured down a side alley, and then seeing he was low in gas, he took still another shortcut to a filling station. After that, he rode
through alien country "The Virgin"-Kerima Polotan Tirera
A. first person B. third person limited C. third person omniscient D. second person
11. The narrative below belongs to what genre? Juan dropped the axe and the robbers fled leaving their loot and their food. Then Juan and Pedro
climbed down the tree ate the food and went home with the sacks of goods that the robbers left. Juan Osong"-Bicol Literature
A .fantastic story B. folktale C. tall tale D. fable
12. Which plot element is covered in the excerpt?
A. initial incident B. rising action C. climax D. failing action
13. What two poetic devices are used in this stanza? Today she mourns in captivity, Today she ails with tears falling: Today her hands are in chains. And
all her children are enslaved. "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"- Aurelio Tolentino (Lourdes Vidal, trans)
A. metonymy and apostrophe B. allusion and assonance C. anaphora and synecdoche D. hyperbole and metonymy

Read the passage below to answer items 14 and 15.

But in itself the laughter is a good thing. In the past it ms perhaps the only way our people could get back at the fore ruler. For in the future it should
insure us against submission to a messianic despot. "What Are Filipinos Like"-Leon Ma. Guerrero
14. The excerpt belongs to what genre?
A. essay B. fiction C. memoir D. sermon
15. What Filipino value is referred to in the passage?
A. comic flair B. lightheartedness C sobriety D. sense of humor
16. What is presented in the passage below? With confident imagination he sees a vision of Earth whole and entire the globe revolving on its axis
journeying around the sun through October and December and the months of the summertime. Earth: he pronounces the word to himself as if to savor
its taste upon his tongue. Third planet from the sun.. America Asia and Europe westward.. the cities and the towns and the villages and all the people
millions of them living now on earth... And all the stars in the sky. "The Distance to Andromeda" - Gregorio Brilliantes
A scientific observation B. personal experience C. metaphysical theme D. heavenly vision
17. What tone is established in this story excerpt below? The letter announcing the visitation (a yearly descent upon the school by the superintendent the
district supervisors and the division supervisors for 'purposes of inspect bn and evaluation") had been delivered in the mo by a sleepy janitor to the
principal. The party was the attached circular revealed at a hurried glance now at Pagka would be in Mapili by lunchtime and barring typhoons floods
volcanic eruptions and other acts of God would be u Pugad Lawin by afternoon. "The Visitation of the Gods"-Gilda Cordero Fernanda
A ironic B. humorous C. gloomy D. sarcastic
FLOR: Please ask her to come and I'll buy all the tickets she wants. I have an official photographer and he could take my picture with the First Lady. She
is such a sweet lady. Tell her I'll buy ten tickets and sell twenty to my friends if only she 'd attend.
MATIL: I am sure she 'll be pleased.
FLOR: But only on that condition. I'll buy as many tickets as she wants if she comes to my house. After all, my heart bleeds for those displaced people in
Sapang Patay. I shall go there and visit them. I shall bring my photographer so I can send the picture to the papers. But I will not reveal my name, I shall
wear a black veil covering my face and bring them tuyo and tapa and dilis. I could buy some stale bread from the bakeries and bring them too. "Call Me
Flory" Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
18. This play exemplifies the characteristics of a
A. romance B. satire C. tragedy D. farce
19. Who is the persona in the poem below? Orphaned by distances but filial to a photo-Graph postmarked, overseas, thus did I begin My well-kept
boyhood in a tidy house a cozy house "Poems for My Father"- Federico Licsi Espino
A. an OFW's son B. an orphaned child C. a photographer's daughter
D. a young housekeeper
20. What sound device is employed in the excerpt below? so, a ding-dong sell and a ding-dong buy imported cars and buses to transport the younger
populace to point of demonstration 'Riot Song Tita Lacambra Ayala
A. anaphora B. assonance C. consonance D. onomatopocia
21. What rhythmical device is used in this line from The Small Key? even the low square nipa house that stood in unashamed relief against the gray
green haze of grass and leaves."
A. alliteration B. assonance C. consonance D. anaphora
22. "A bamboo flute is heard far away. Once more we hear the turtle crying."What? sense imagery issued in this description of the scene?
A. visual B. auditory C. tactile D. olfactory
23. "SABINA (In monotone). Outside love, nothing lives!..."What does Sabina mean by this line?
A. Her love for Mr. George is forever.
B. Her relationship with a married man causes her humiliation and embarrassment.
C. It is better for her to die than to lose Mr. George.
D. She hates Mr. George for lying to her.
24. Which comic technique is used in Agana's New Yorker in Tondo
A. mistaken identity B. physical blunder C. reversal of fortune D. ridiculous situation
25. What does Gonzalo mean by "a little longer" in this excerpt from Adrian: (Laughing). I expect to live a little longer, Gonzalo Guerrero's Three Rats?
Gonzalo: A little longer is right (Adrian's face slowly begins to get red. He feels a giddiness in his head he presses his temples.)
A. He wants Adrian to apologize for his affair with Nita.
B. The cyanide in Adrian's coffee is taking effect.
C. Adrian is getting drunk and incoherent.
D. His wife's infidelity makes him suffer in silence.

FILIPINO (PART 2)
DIRECTIONS: Read the excerpt, question, or incomplete statement after each number. Choose your answer to each question or incomplete statement
from the choices that follow. Write the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Ano ang inilalarawan sa dalawang linyang ito? Kahit na tanghali ay tila rin gabi, ang iisang ilaw ay ayaw magsindi. "Bayang Malaya" - Amado V.
Hernandez
A. bayan B. bahay C. brawnawt D. bilangguan
2. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindilotoo hinggil sa sarswela?
A. isang dulang musikal B. sinasaniban ng sayaw at tugtugin C. karaniwang paksa ang pag-aalsa D. unang umunlad sa Espanya
noong ika-17 dantaon
3. Ang batutian ay isang mimetiko at satirikong pagtatalong patula na may kayarian ng isang dula. Ito ay ipinangalan sa makatang si
A. Francisco Baltazar B.Jose Corazon de Jesus C. Jose de la Cruz D. Crisostomo Sotto
4. Sa anong panahon naisulat ang mga taludtod na ito? Wala nangpamana itong Pilipinas na layaw sa ina kundi pawing hirap; tiis ay pasulong, patente'y
nagkalat, rekargo't impuesto'y nagsala-salabat.
A. Panahon ng Amerikano B. Panahon ng Kastila C. Panahon ng Hapones D. Panahon ng Batas ng Militar
5. Mula sa anong mga mamamayan ang tulang ito? Alam natin ang katotohanan tayo man ay nasaan: pagsapit ng hapon iumulubog ang araw.
"Ambahan Tungkol sa Paggawa"
A. Tagalog B. Mangyan C. Ivatan D. Ilocano
6. Basahin ang mga linyang sumusunod. Huwag ninyo akong alukin ng mga taludtod kung ang tula ay isa lamang pumpon ng mga salita. "Kung ang
Tula Ay Isa Lamang -Jesus Manuel Santiago Ang "ninyo sa unang linya ay tumutukoy sa mga
A. manunulat B. mambibigkas C. manlilimbag D.makata
7. Alin ang pinaka-angkop na buod ng halaw?
Ang pinakamabisang paraan ng paglupig sa isang bansa ay pagbihag sa kaniyang kaisipan. Ang tagumpay ng military ay hindi nangangahulugan ay
pagsakop ng bansa. " Ang Mating Edukasyon ng mga Filipino" - Renato Constantino
A. Mas matindi ang pagkalupig ng isipan kaysa pagsakop sa teritoryo ng bansa
B. Ganap ang pagsakop kung nagapi ng mga militar ang mamamayan.
C. Walang saysay ang lakas ng military sa tatag ng kultura ng bansa.
D. Nararapat labanan ang lahat ng uri ng pananakop ng nga dayuhan
8. Anong kaisipan ang ipinapahiwatig ng dalawang linyang ito?
Sa gitna ng salon, ang boses ng tanso ay tumataginting, Sinusundan- sundan ng apat na paang salit kung maglambing.
A pagbabalatkayo B. pagbabakasakali C. singkamas D. sitaw
9. Sagutin ang bugtong. Three O'clock in the Morning"-Cirio H. Panganiban Nang bata pa 'y paruparo Nang tumanda ay latigo
A. saging B. sinturon C. pagtataksil D. pagmamahalan

Basahin ang bahagi ng nobela at sagutin ang tanong 10 at 11.

Nang mag-aalas singko ay hindi makalakad si Atong kahit walang dala. Hindi niya maitapak ang kaliwang paa niya nang dala ang buong bigat ng
kanyang katawan. Pa'no kaya akong makakauwi nito? Ihahatid kita, kung gusto mo, sabi ni Julio. Sige na nga, pakisuyo. Sa bahay ka na tuloy tsumitsa.
Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag - Edgardo M. Reyes
10. Alin ang tumutukoy nang tarna sa mga tauhan at tagpuan?
A. manggagawa sa lungsod B. tambay sa kanto C. puno sa tanggapan D. magsasaka sa nayon
11. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng huling salitang ginamit?
A. magpahinga B. kumain C. matulog D. maghintay
12. Anong kaugalian o paniniwala ang nilalaman ng awiting-bayang ito?
Sitsiritsit, alibangbang Salaginto, salagubang Ang babae sa lansangan Kung gumiri parang tandang
A. Ang mga Filipina ay parang mga paruparo
B. Ang mabuting babae ay dapat nasa tansangan.
C Masa loob dapat ng bahay ang kababaihan.
D. Ang nasa labas ng bahay ay haliparot

Basahin ang halaw upang masagot ang 13 at 14.

Ang karangalan, sa karaniwan, ay may kalangkap na mabigat na katungkutan, kaya bago pahikayat ang loob ng tao sa pagnanasa ng karangalan, ay
ilingap muna ang moto sa katungkulan, at pagtimbang-timbangin kung makakayang pasanin. Urbana at Felisa P. Modesto de Castro
13. Ang karangalan na binabanggit ay tumutukoy sa
A. pag-uugali B. karunungan C. kapangyarihan D. pinag-aralan
14. Aling pelikula ang may katumbas o katulad na tema?
A. Batman B. Superman C. Zsa Zsa Saturna D. Spiderman
15. Saan nagmula ang halaw na ito? Nakatagpo ni Baltog ang mga buwayang lumilipad sa Bicol at mga baboy-ramong kasinlaki ng mga elepante.
Pinagpapatay niya ang mga ito.
Basahin ang halaw at sagutin ang huling tanong
Sa mga epiko nati'y wala ang phenomenon ng himagsikan. Ngunit kung hindi tayo tututol nang malakas, kung hindi natin itatoas on gating mea bases,
kung hindi natin mauunawaan no ang salitang reconciliation ay matagal nang potay at ang salita dapat natin ngayon ay registration, baka lumihis ng
landas ang ating bayan. Baka mawala sa ating morpolohiya ang ating kasaysayan. Sa halip na mapatay natin ang kontrabidang pamahalaan ay baka
tayo ang mapatay ng mga mahihirap. Sa kanila nanggaling ang ating mga epiko't maaari rin nilang baguhin ang morpolohiya, balarlla, at gramatika ng
mga ito.
"Si Lam-Ang, si Femando Poe Jr., at si Aquino: Hang Kuro-kura Tungkol sa Epikong Filipino" Isagani R. Cruz
A. epiko B. kondo C. kuwentong-bayan D. kuwento ng kababalaghan
16. Anong uri ng sinaunang porma ng literatura ang nasa ibaba?
Dagang malaki, dagang maliit Heto ang ngipin kong sira at pangit Bigyan mo ng magandang kapalit.
A. awiting-bayan B. bulong C. dalit D. bugtong
Mahigit kang aba sa mapagpunuan Ng hangat na puno at masamang asal, Sapagkat ang haring may hangad sa yaman Ay marling hampas ng langit sa
bayan.
Florante at Laura Francisco Battaza

17. Alin ang tumpak na pagpapakahulugan ng siniping bahagi?

A. Ang mga gahamang pinuno ay walang pinag-iba sa mga haring gahaman.
B. Maiaking parusa sa bayan ang magkaroon ng punong gahaman at duhapang sa kayamanan.
C. Maituturing na sabwatan ang pagkakaroon ng mga hangal na puno at ngitngit ng kalangitan.
D. Mas malubha ang kasalanan ng mga taong pinagkatiwalaang mamuno ngunit naging pahaman
18. Anong katotohanan hinggil sa kasaysayan ang ipinapakita sa tagpong ito ng nobela?
Sa liblib na aking kinatataguan ay nagdaan ang dalawang Makabebe na kasama ang mga Amerikona, a t aking napakinggan sa kanila ang sumusunod
na salitaan
UNANG MAKABEBE: "Ito ang nuno ng tapang. Sino ang mag-aakalang makamatay pa ng walong Amerikano, ang koronel na itong halos ay
naghihingalo na lamang?"
IKALAWANG MAKABEBE: "Sinasabi ng Amerikanong manggagamot na kung sa mga sugat daw lamang ay maaari po siyang nabuhay, pagkat ang
punglo 'y hindi naman nakasira sa sangkap na mahahalaga sa loob ng katawan; ngunit, may kahirapan daw siyang iligtas dahil sa lubhang kakulangan
ng duga, kaya nawawala tuloy ang pag-asa dahil sa kahinaan ng katawan."
Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol - Isabelo de los Reyes
A. Ang kabayanihan ng mga rebolusyonaryo.
B. Ang karahasan ng mga kasali sa digmaan.
C. Ang pagtataksil sa bayan ng ilang mamamayan
D. Ang kalupitan ng Amerikanong mananakop
Basahin ang halaw
Julad ng pista, ang dyipni ay bahagi ng buhay Filipino, Katunayan, ang Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, at Chysler ay mga kompanyang multinasyonal na
sumakay sa popularidad ng dyipni at lumikha ng ganitong sasakyan. Ngunit dahil nilikha nang maramihan, wala sa mga ito ang sining o ang disenyong
baroque. Sa halip, isahang lagyan ng kulay na lamang. May ilang drayber ng Tamaraw na sumubok na lagyan ng makulay na disenyo ang kanilang
sasakyan upang makopya ang magic ng dyipni. Masyadong diretso ang linya ng mass produced na dyipni at hindi akma sa sensibilidad ng Pilipino.
"Alisin Ka Mo ang Dyipni? Teka Muna" Valerio L Notuente
19. Ano ang pinupunto ng sanaysay?
A. Ang dyipni ay bahagi ng pangkulturang pagkakakilanlan ng mga Filipino
B. Ang dyipni ay nagtataglay ng kanluraning estilo kagaya ng baroque art
C. Ang dyipni ay pilit ginagaya ng ibang mga bansa pero pawang nangabigo sila
D. Ang dyipni ay may tatak ng parehong katutubo at dayuhang sensibilidad
20. Ano ang implikasyon ng kinatatakutan ng may-akdang kritiko?
A. Ang masa ay karaniwang nasakit sa himagsikan.
B. Ang mga epiko ay sandata sa paglaban ng mamamayan.
C. Ang lipunan ay dapat sunud-sunuran sa mga epika.
D. Ang mga mahihirap ang mapagpasyang uri sa lipunan.
21. Which story has a circular plot?
A Dead Stars B. May Day Eve C. Magnificence D. Harvest
22. "But, alas, the heart forgets; the heart is distracted, and rot-ripe orchards and the heart grows old;"
A. May Day eve B. Mayday midnight C. May night D May-time
passes, summer ends, the storms break over the
23. Alfredo Salazar undergoes epiphany at the end of Marquez-Benitez' story. What does epiphany mean?
A. regret B. insight C freedom D. confusion
24. "There was nothing to fear, for the man was always so gentle, so kind." What Literary device is employed in this line
from Magnificence?
 A. foreshadowing B. en medias res C. symbolism D. flashback
25. "It was not quite five, and the bread was not yet ready." What does the bread Symbolize in Bread of Salt?
A. The boy's unreciprocated love for Aida.
B. The embarrassment of the boy in the presence of Aida.
C. The boy's dream of becoming a famous violinist.
D. The differences in the social status between Aida and the boy