ENGLISH The subject we were able to take last

It is raining cats and dogs, May I borrow semester was too difficult for Jenny and
umbrella? I left inside the car.
A. Me*******
In the classroom setting, which of the B. Myself
following kind of listening most student use? C. I
a. To escape D. We
b. To be informed****
c. To be inspired She finished writing her novel before
d. To enjoy the publishers arrived.
A. Should
Which of the following speech process deals B. Have********
with the amplification and enrichment of the C. Will have
voice with use of amplifiers like the chest, D. Have been
wind pipe and the nose?
A. Phonation What do we call a poem with 14 lines and
B. Inflection follows a specific rhyme and scheme?
C. Articulation A. Haiku
D. Resonation******** B. Free verse
C. Sonnet*********
Below are the different sources of energy. D. Elegy
Which do you think is the most
disadvantageous because of it possible How do we call a Japanese poem with three
threats of human sources of food? lines (with 17 syllables)?
A. Geothermal******** A. Haiku********
B. Sun B. Free verse
C. Wind C. Sonnet
D. Fauna D. Elegy

In the statement “The moon is the brightness Read the following lines from the
eye of the heaven above” What figure of Shakespearean play: “Hamlet” and decide
speech was used? which following emotion is most reflected?
A. Apostrophe******** “To be or not to be, that is the question.
B. Simile Whether it is nobler in the minds to suffer
C. Metaphor the slings and arrows of the outrageous
D. Onomatopoeia fortune or to take arms against a sea of
trouble, and then opposing and then?
The Philippine Congress must pass a law that A. Sadness
enforces the total ban of cyanide B. Wrath
in fishing. C. Indecision*******
A. With the use D. Doubt
B. On using
C. On the use********* The invited resource speaker was a lot on
D. With using his mind. He is such a LOQUACIOUS speaker.
The capitalize word means?
If I known her before, I would have A. Reserve
hired her as my personal adviser. B. Lanky
A. Had******* C. Verbose******
B. Have D. Limited
C. Could
D. Will Read the lines below and decide how
“mercy” was described
The quality of mercy is not strained.
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 used?
Upon the place beneath it is twice blest
It is blesseth him that give and him that
takes
a. Mercy is only restricted to those who
repent
b. Mercy is an arbitrary thing
c. Mercy must be given to
everyone**********
d. Mercy is like rain

Which figure of speech was used in the

second line of the given poem in number
14?
A. Simile******
B. Metaphor
C. Apostrophe
D. Alliteration

The prodigal son, who is the black sheep of

the family was returned home. What figure of
speech is use in the given statement?
A. Metaphor********
B. Simile
C. Irony
D. Oxymoron

The needed budget for classroom renovation

with the budget of the university.
A. Is
B. Are Appearing
C. Appears********
D. Is appearing

In the Shakespearian play “Merchant of

Venice” the speech of Portia seemed not to
impertinent to the case being raised by
Shylock. The highlighted word means.
A. important
B. Over cuppe
C. Irrelevant****
D. Superfluous

For one to be a great gardener he she must

have a GREENTHUMB. Which figure of
speech was used in this statement?
A. Metonymy********
B. Alliteration
C. Synecdoche
D. Assonance

Refer back to item no. 19, what do you think

is the meaning of the figurative language

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A. That the gardener must grow plants
in his thumb
B. That gardener must be a vegetarian
C. That gardener must own a garden
D. That gardener must be good in
gardening*******

Who among the Filipino writers below

focuses on the belief and tradition during
the Filipino – Spanish Period?
A. Nick Joaquin******
B. Bienvinido Santos
C. N.V.M. Gonzales
D. F. Shonil Jose

The lines below are taken from the poem The

Spouse by Luis Dato. Read the lines and
decides which best described the role of the
wife.
He hold no joy beyond the days tomorrow
She fined no world beyond his arms
embrace She looks upon the man beyond
the furrow Who is her motion, time and
space?
A. Working wife********
B. Artist
C. Business woman
D. House wife

We often times see the phrase “red letter

day” on the calendars. The quoted phrase is
an example of?
A. Hyperbole
B. Idiom********
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Alliteration

The Sushi chef was very careful in handling

knives. She makes it certain not to hurt
while preparing the meal.
A. Himself
B. Her
C. Herself*******
D. Him

The poet admitted that for him to write a

good piece, he must have read more than
ten books. Indeed the poet is a

reader.
A. Voracious*********
B. Vehement
C. Industrious
D. Indulgent

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Venus, the Roman goddess of love was
always been the symbol of feminine
pulchritude. The underlined word means.
A. Homeliness
B. Plainness3
C. Beauty*********
D. Grandiosity

What is Jose Rizal’s novel that centers on

Crisostomo Ibarra hose primary wish to
educate the youth?
A. Noli Me tangere*********
B. La liga Filipina
C. El Filibusterismo
D. For the Filipino Youth

An ample amount of water needed

for the city to sustain its community.
a. Is*******
b. Were
c. Are
d. Was

Who is the American writer behind the

naturalistic novel “Red Badge of Courage?”
A. Mark Twain
B. Charles Dikkens
C. Stephen Crane********
D. George Orwell

What is considered as the very first

masterpiece in Philippine Literature in
English?
A. The Small Key
B. Foot Note to You
C. Dead Stars******
D. My Father goes to court

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