ENGLISH (6) b.

In the process
1) An association wherein the name of something is c. In the event
substituted by something that represents it. d. In the case
a. Metonymy 10) There were three guests on the stage. They were
b. Comparison made up of a parent, the governor and the principal.
c. Euphemism Who should be acknowledged first by the
d. Personification valedictorian?
2) When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I a. The classmates
______ her since Christmas. b. The principal
a. saw c. The governor
b. had seen d. The parent
c. have seen 11) What does this mean: Excuses are for losers…
d. have been seen those who take responsibility for their actions are real
3) “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is winners in life. This tells of?
lifted from what particular novel? a. losers often fail because they find reasons for
a. The Prince and the Pauper losing
b. The Little Prince b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. The Right One c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. The Pearl d. excuses are needed to justify any failure

4) History is the witness that ______ passing of time. 12) What correction should be made to this
a. testifies sentence?
b. will testify One of the theories is that the first child receives
c. testifies for more of the parents' attention than other children so
d. testifies for the first-borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
5) He was the American President who said, “Ask not
b. Insert a comma after children
what America will do for you, but what together we
c. Change parents' to parent's
can do for the freedom of man.”
d. Change theories to theory's
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt 13) What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in
c. Henry Truman this sentence?
d. John F. Kennedy "We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid
everything, is still at sixes and sevens."
6) The commander ordered his men to hold on the
a. The things have not been shipped.
fort. What was the message?
b. In a state of confusion
a. Surrender in arms
c. In an orderly manner
b. Keep on with the fight
d. The boxes are still intact
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early 14) What is the mood of these lines?
"Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
7) Senators were accused by activists of washing
I must think of a new life
their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is
And I mustn't give in.
commonly known as:
When the dawn comes
a. Guilt
tonight will be a memory, too
b. Triumph
And a new day will begin."
c. Indecision
a. Afraid
d. Aggression
b. Sarcastic
8) It is a collection of religious poetry written by c. Depressed
Rabindranath Tagore. d. Hopeful
a. Mahabharata
15) "He is known as a political butterfly", the
b. Gitanjali
congressman remarked. This means the fellow is a:
c. The Ramayana
a. Displayed follower
d. Bhagavad Gita
b. Political opportunist
9) The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, c. Party loyalist
just lock the door.” d. Disgraced leader
a. In the absence
16) The student leader was suspended because:
a. He felt responsible for his deeds
b. He violated school regulation
c. He was motivated to rebel
d. He listened to the elders
17) What should you do if the situation says, “what
you spent years building may be destroyed
overnight.”
a. Help people anyway
b. Build some anyway
c. Do away with things done
d. Do good anyway
18) Inaugural programs are well attended because it
is ________ held.
a. frequently
b. often times
c. seldom
d. rarely
19) A new copier machine was choses because:
a. its repair was free for six months
b. its guarantee was six months
c. its brand was recommended by the agent
d. its feature were ordinary
20) Did you get the instructions? What is the
appropriate answer?
a. Well and good
b. That’s OK
c. Certainly, we did
d. Sorry, we didn’t
21) After an airplane crash, passengers who choose
a flight would say:
a. “A front seat would be safest.”
b. “I want a reservation on the back seat.”
c. “A middle aisle seat would allow easy escape.”
d. “A seat closest to the cockpit be given to me.”
22) Form a sentence from these words.
I. The senator
II. As a legislator
III. Although he raised his voice
IV. Accepted several amendments
a. II, I, IV, III
b. I, II, III, IV
c. IV, III, II, I
d. II, I, III, IV
23) The committee discussed the issue and everyone
at the end seemed ________ to the findings.
a. ignorant and civil
b. negative get open
c. reluctant to accept
d. amendable to consider
24) On is stressed in given situations. Choose the
situation called for:
a. her visitors are on the way
b. be on time please
c. he came on holiday
d. it happened on a Tuesday
25) Which of this group of capitalized words does not
belong to the group in terms of sound?
a. THAT picture is impressionistic
b. This THESIS is original
c. THOSE are her new projects
d. THESE books are of recent editors
26) Home is the soldier. Home and free! This tell us:
a. The soldier died heroically
b. The soldier is at peace in death
c. The soldier is well armed home
d. The soldier is decorated upon arrival
27) Which placard tells of a wide choice during the
grand sale?
a. “Pairs Varied Plenty”
b. “No Duplicates Available”
c. “Single items Limited”
d. “Choose Your Wild”
28) Long fellow mentioned life as light as shadow.
What figure of speech is it used?
a. Personification
b. Argumentation
c. Simile
d. Metaphor
29) “Never the Twain shall meet…” Means the lines
are:
a. straight
b. parallel
c. perpendicular
d. circular
30) This was as beautiful as a picture. She sough an
answer to this. "I want to be loved birth body and
soul." Here she meant that love.
a. can be carnal and platonic
b. must be sexy to be adored
c. is both mind and body
d. is a process of mental exercise
31) She bought her daughter a new dress, which was
fashionable. It was:
a. a copy from, Italian catalogue
b. a remodeled dress
c. an imitation from the original
d. an original creation of a couturier
32) "I have one life to give and I give it all to my
country.” This pictures a:
a. a soldier at war
b. worker in a cement factory
c. a policeman on the street
d. a doctor in the operating room
33) Class interactions is brought about by:
a. teacher listens, students listen
b. question and answer method c. being antisocial
c. teacher talk at all times d. to be anti-social
d. teacher student exchange questions and answer 42) The man spoke ________, belying his bizarre
34) A Chinese proverb says, "The virtue with the and menacing appearance.
shortest memory is gratitude." This tells of persons a. polite and sensible
who are: b. politely and sensibly
a. greetful c. polite and sensitively
b. grateful d. politely and in a sensible way
c. careful 43) They invited my whole family to the cookout – my
d. hospitable father, my mother, ________.
35) That is the face that caused a thousand ship and a. my sister and I
men to raise their arms and fight. Who was referred b. my sister and me
to by the poet? c. I and my sister
a. Helen of Troy d. me and my sister
b. Helen Keller 44) As they drifted silently downstream, ________.
c. Mary Magdalene a. they hardly used the paddles
d. Cleopatra of the Nile b. the paddles were hardly used.
36) A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They c. the paddles were used hard.
showed pleasure in these remarks: d. they use the paddles hardly at all
a. All guests congratulated the organizers and 45) Her brother ________ and never will be
couple. dependable.
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies a. never has been
c. The ceremonies were very impressive b. never had
d. I felt uneasy with the priest c. hardly never has
37) What is meant by LAST DITCH in this sentence? d. not ever had
The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last 46) The new building ________ by the end of
ditch to defend his good name. December this year.
a. One's last courage a. would have been completed
b. One's last strategy b. will have been completed
c. One's last hope c. will have had been completed
d. One's last defense d. would be completed
38) ________ the gods wish to destroy, they first 47) “I am the unfortunate grain of wheat that fell on
make mad. stony ground at sowing time”. What figure of speech
a. Whoever is exemplified in this line?
b. Whoever a. Simile
c. Whomever b. Metaphor
d. Whosoever c. Antithesis
39) She is the one of those girls ________ always d. Personification
complaining. 48) Most people in the mountains still follow the
a. who are ________ ways of farming, that is why their harvest
b. who is is not abundant.
c. whom are a. primitive
d. whom is b. mechanical
40) We buy only cherry plums since we like ______ c. traditional
best. d. non-scientific
a. those kind 49) The measure of choosing well is whether or not
b. these kind man likes what he ________.
c. that a. chose
d. that kinds b. has chosen
41) Making friends is more rewarding than to be c. choose
________. d. is choosing
a. to be antisocial 50) Professional marketing consultants know their
b. us being anti-social products thoroughly and ________.
a. study market trends
b. they analyzed market trends
c. analyze market trends ENGLISH (5)
d. realize better market trends 1) Filial piety is a basic tenet of this school of thought.
ANSWERS: a. Taoism
b. Confucianism
1. A
c. Hinduism
2. D
d. Buddhism
3. B
4. D 2) This is the plot development of the Ramayana.
5. D a. Circular
6. B b. Linear
7. A c. En medias res
8. B d. Pyramid
9. C 3) The indigenous literature of this country features
10. C the light entertainment of oral story telling.
11. C a. India
12. B b. Japan
13. B c. China
14. D d. Africa
15. B
4) The pseudonym of Samuel Clemens.
16. B
a. The Barrettes
17. D
b. Ulysses
18. C
c. Mark Twain
19. B
d. Abe Lincoln
20. C
21. D 5) Vocabulary knowledge is manifested when
22. A students:
23. A a. relate key words to concepts conveyed in the
24. B context of the text
25. B b. personalize the meaning of key words in the text
26. B c. think of the absolute meaning of words even when
27. A there is no context
28. C d. decode automatically the printed symbol
29. B 6) Comprehension occurs when readers:
30. A a. answer questions after reading
31. D b. do a one-to-one sound symbol matching in
32. A reading
33. D c. translate the printed symbols into familiar
34. B meanings
35. A d. integrate information across texts
36. C 7) A strategy that allows students to tell back what
37. D they have read is called?
38. C a. introspection
39. B b. think-aloud
40. C c. retelling
41. C d. free-writing
42. B
8) Reading house as home in a sentence, “God bless
43. B
our home” the student clearly made ______.
44. A
a. a reversal
45. A
b. an error
46. B
c. a substitution
47. B
d. a mispronunciation
48. A
49. B 9) The word with an inflectional morpheme is
50. C _______.
a. clarify c. Tagore
b. clarifying d. Aligaynon
c. clarity 18) How long will the respondents _______ the
d. clarification questionnaires?
10) In teaching pronunciation, showing the contrast a. answered
between /i/ and /I/ is best accomplished by using b. answer
a. analogous pairs c. will answer
b. dyadic pairs d. answers
c. minimal pairs 19) Bamboo in the Wind is a novel written by:
d. complementary pairs a. Azucena Grajo Urranza
11) How long is the span of the story May Day Eve? b. Lilia Pablo Amansec
a. one month c. Elsa Martinez Coscolluela
b. almost 50 years d. Gilda Cordero Fernando
c. overnight 20) The writer who was charged and convicted of
d. 3 years pornography for her short story.
12) According to this religion human beings are a. Angela Manalang Gloria
bound to the wheel of life which is a continual cycle b. Paz Latorena
of birth, death, and suffering. c. Loreto Paras Sulit
a. Hinduism d. Estrella Alfon
b. Buddhism 21) Which statement conveys an incorrect idea?
c. Shintoism a. Writing is a natural communicative activity.
d. Taoism b. People have to be taught how to write.
13) TELECAST is what kind of word? c. Writing, like speech is displaced in time.
a. Blend d. Writing is planned and takes time.
b. Acronym 22) Brainstorming is an activity that can be done in
c. Borrowed the ________ stage of writing.
d. Clipped a. prewriting
14) What Filipino trait can be inferred in the speech b. post writing
of Raul S. Manglapus? “I have done this against the c. during writing
advice of a friend. He felt that since I would speak on d. after writing
the Filipino movies, I should instead begin by making 23) What is listening?
you cry.” a. Listening is a passive process.
a. Palakasan and pataasan culture b. Listening is an active process.
b. Utang na loob c. Listening is a simple process.
c. Hiya d. Listening is a one way process.
d. Kanya-kanya syndrome
24) Examples of voiced consonants are ________.
15) ________ is Geoffrey Chaucer’s collection of a. /d/, /p/, /k/, /s/
stories about the English society in the 1300’s. b. /v/, /z/, /d/, /k/
a. The Divine Comedy c. /d/, /g/, /v/, /z/
b. The Song of Roland d. /p/, /t/, /g/, /z/
c. The New Life
25) One spends ________ of his/her waking hours
d. The Canterbury Tales
on listening.
16) What pom of William Ernest Henley is about a. 60%
human beings having total control of their lives? b. 30%
a. Invictus c. 10%
b. Remember d. 20%
c. Precious Stones
26) Promises from politicians usually are
d. The Alderking
PARADOXICAL.
17) Who is considered the Indian counterpart of a. unfulfilled
Shakespeare? b. disorganized
a. Kalidasa c. granted
b. Khagyam d. answered
27) There was no magical PANACEA for the d. Producing learners who can communicate
company’s troubles. accurately, fluently, and appropriately.
a. bonus 36) “Cross her mind” means:
b. cure-all a. Occured to her
c. monopoly b. After a careful analysis
d. deception c. Her intuition told her so
28) The CONCIERGE in the hotel is very polite. d. Somebody must have told her
a. head waiter 37) This is the lowest level of comprehension:
b. doorkeeper a. Critical comprehension
c. wine specialist b. Critical evaluation
d. busboy c. Literal comprehension
29) The NASCENT markets in Taguig City is d. Integration
mushroom development. 38) “To get cold feet” means:
a. beginning to form a. delirious
b. beginning to leave b. hesitant
c. in economic degree c. cautious
d. simultaneous selling d. neglectful
30) _______ is Carlos Bulosan’s most famous 39) How to read the refrain of a poem properly?
autobiography. a. Put force on the refrain.
a. Falling Leaves b. Use normal tone
c. America is in the Heart c. Sing the refrain portion
b. The Laughter of My Father d. Read in a softer voice than the verse
d. Footnote to Youth
40) Solve the riddle below:
31) ______ died at the end of Iliad. The man who made it did not want it.
a. Achilles The man who bought it did not want to use it.
b. Menelaus The man who used it did not know it.
c. Agamemnon a. Poison
d. Hector b. Gun
32) This Filipino writer is known for using local color c. Coffin
in his works. d. Bomb
a. Manuel Arguilla 41) Who wrote TO LUCASTA?
b. F. Sionil Jose a. Robert Herrick
c. Carlos Bulosan b. Richard Lovelace
d. Juan C. Laya c. Thomas Carew
33) This narrative poem is about the adventures of d. John Sucking
great heroes. 42) A platoon leader ordered his troop to proceed.
a. Romance Which reply shows full compliance?
b. Ballad a. Sir, yes Sir!
c. Epic b. Sir, we are about to go.
d. Lyric c. Sir, Sir? Yes, Sir!
34) This is the smallest unit of sound. d. Sir, we are on leave.
a. Allophone 43) Which of the following terms refers to the
b. Allomorph reasons, grounds, or justification that explain the
c. Morpheme principles behind decisions made in educational
d. Phoneme processes?
35) In the Philippines, English language teachng is a. schemata
aimed at: b. rationale
a. Producing learners who can use English in proper c. objectives
context. d. framework
b. Producing learners who have mastery of English 44) Which one of these selection is a frame story?
pronunciation and grammar. a. Panchatantra
c. Producing learners who can confidently speak in b. The Tale of Genji
English.
c. Record of a Journey to the West 13. A
d. The Rain Came 14. B
45) A speech made by a person who reveals his 15. D
thoughts. 16. A
a. sonnet 17. A
b. metaphor 18. B
c. soliloquy 19. A
d. simile 20. D
21. C
46) He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character who
22. A
is poet and a soldier noted for his peculiar noise.
23. B
a. Roxanne
24. C
b. Don Quixote
25. A
c. Ichabod
26. A
d. Cyrano de Bergerac
27. B
47) Unless we find a witness to CORROBORATE 28. B
your evidence, it will not stand courts. 29. A
a. collaborate 30. C
b. negate 31. A
c. interpret 32. A
d. confirm 33. C
48) The deal was held in ABEYANCE until her arrival 34. D
from a sales conference. 35. D
a. obedience 36. A
b. absence 37. C
c. suspended 38. B
d. compromise 39. A
40. C
49) The committee members have gone off, leaving
41. B
everything at SIXES AND SEVENS among
42. A
themselves.
43. B
a. harmony
44. A
b. unfazed
45. C
c. agreement
46. D
d. disagreement
47. D
50) Select the error in the sentence: 48. C
Take note of the immediate affect this drug has on 49. D
the behavior of the hamster in the cage. 50. B
a. Take note ENGLISH (4)
b. affect
1) If I could speak English well, I ________ next year
c. this
studying in the States.
d. No error
a. has spend
ANSWERS: b. would have spent
1. A c. would spend
2. C d. will spent
3. D 2) We should work for the total ban ________ of
4. C pesticides.
5. A a. with
6. D b. on using
7. C c. on the use
8. C d. by the use
9. B
3) The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about
10. C
heroes worth ________.
11. B
a. appreciating
12. B
b. emulating
c. reading about b. each
d. studying c. play
4) What does the expression "love begets love" d. happily
mean? 13) The teacher instructed the pupils:
a. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return. a. "Open your books to page 8."
b. If you offer love, you will be loved in return. b. "Open your books on page 8."
c. Don't expect love, though you love others. c. "Open your books in page 8."
d. Love is not freely expected from everyone. d. "Open your books from page 8."
5) Striking a balance between the concrete and the 14) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively
abstract, the direct and the symbolic follows the states the idea and has no structural error.
principle of ________. a. Teaching is my career first.
a. "both-and" b. Teaching is my first choice as a career.
b. "either-or" c. Teaching is my ambition.
c. "neither-nor" d. Teaching is my ambition as a career.
d. "and/or" 15) Which passage is expressed effectively and has
6) Some students learn best by seeing, hearing, or no structural error?
doing. When they perform well on what they read, a. You make a living by what you get, but you make a
what is their perceptual strength? life bby what you give.
a. Tactile b. You make a living by working, but you make a life
b. Visual by what you do.
c. Auditory c. You make a living by earning, but you make a life
d. Kinesthetic by doing the best.
7) Those are probably the ________ blankets in the d. You make a living by getting your wage, but you
store. make a life by giving.
a. least fancy 16) It's now two hours past his schedule; the
b. fanciest facilitator may not come anymore, but we'll still be
c. most fanciest ready in case he ________.
d. most fancy a. does
8) Lolo George is really ________ man. b. will come
a. an old sweet c. may
b. a sweet, old d. is coming
c. a sweet old 17) Your sister is paying for your tuition fee,
d. a sweetly old ________?
9) The Mustang used to be ________ sportscar. a. aren't you
a. a fine German b. isn't it
b. a German, fine c. is she
c. a fine, German d. isn't she
d. fine German 18) ________ not making the most of ________
10) Magdalena and Monica grew up in ________ opportunities.
house in Tacloban City. a. You're - your
a. a comfortable, little b. You're - you're
b. a little, comfortable c. Your - your
c. a comfortable little d. You're - You
d. comfortable little 19) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively
11) Today we practiced ________ than we did last states the idea and has no structural error.
Friday. a. While taking a shower, the doorbell rang.
a. hardest b. While I was taking a shower, the doorbell rang.
b. harder c. While taking a shower, someone rang the doorbell.
c. more hard d. While I was showering, the doorbell rang.
d. most hard 20) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively
12) The kittens play with each other happily. Which states the idea and has no structural error.
word in the sentence is an adverb? a. One of the examinees were not registered.
a. kittens b. One of the examinees was not registered.
c. One of the examinees were not in the registry list. b. hung
d. One of the examinees have not been in the c. hunged
registry list. d. hanged
21) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively 30) The words "accentric, anesthesia atypical" begin
states the idea and has no structural error. with the prefix "a" which means ________.
a. The criteria was finalized for judging the candidate. a. not or without
b. The criteria for judging the candidate has been b. with
finalized. c. feeling
c. The criteria has been finalized for judgiing the d. common
candidate. 31) The words "inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible
d. The criteria for judging the candidates have been and unaware" have prefixes which are classified as
finalized. ________.
22) Sarah ________ in bed so long that she missed a. neutral
her classes. b. positive
a. lays c. negative
b. lay d. common
c. lied 32) A good writer supports his generalizations with
d. laid ________ examples.
23) Everyone is wondering ________ her successor a. unfamiliar
will be. b. convenient
a. whom c. abstract
b. whose d. concrete
c. who 33) She will retire soon because she ________
d. who'll working hard for so long.
24) Both Randy and ________ plan to go. a. has been
a. my b. had been
b. me c. have been
c. myself d. was
d. I 34) "He is the black sheep in the family." Which figure
25) The daughter sings sweetly as the mother of speech is implied?
________. a. Personification
a. is b. Simile
b. can c. Metaphor
c. does d. Hyperbole
d. do 35) The slow traffic ________ me.
26) She ________ the laundry every other day. a. aggravates
a. is doing b. irritates
b. does c. worsens
c. will do d. maddens
d. is going to do 36) "He was as helpless as a child." Classify this
27) Wise people can _________ with frustrations. statement.
a. cope in a. Simile
b. cope up b. Metaphor
c. cope c. Irony
d. cope on d. Hyperbole
28) They visited ________ children where ________ 37) The statement, "She is a rose" is an example of a
are pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees. _________.
a. their-there a. Idiom
b. there-their b. Metaphor
c. their-they're c. Simile
d. there-they're d. Hyperbole
29) In his despair, Judas ________ himself. 38) People who are too ________ are liable to be
a. hang deceived by unscrupulous individuals.
a. demanding c. the Nile gives abundant water to Egypt
b. credulous d. Egypt and Nile are one and the same
c. cynical 47) What figure of speech is used in line "I wondered
d. wary lonely as a cloud."
39) "News travels as fast as the wind." This a. Alliteration
statement is a/an: b. Personification
a. Simile c. Simile
b. Metaphor d. Metaphor
c. Idiom 48) The following are written by Aristotle, EXCEPT:
d. Hyperbole a. The Republic
40) She wrote a "first-rate" report. What does it say b. Ethics
about the report? c. Politics
a. Ordinary d. Poetics
b. Excellent 49) Anna Karenina is a novel by ________.
c. Mediocre a. Mark Twain
d. Run-of-the-mill b. Leo Tolstoy
41) "Except for the profanity, I liked the story." What c. Walt Whitman
is the story about? d. T.S. Eliot
a. Shamelessness 50) Which among the following is William
b. Kind words Shakepeare's notable work?
c. Worldliness a. Macbeth
d. Obscenities b. Don Quixote
42) She was a "Phantom of Delight" connotes that c. Jane Eyre
the woman is ________. d. Gulliver's Travel
a. real ANSWERS:
b. lovely
1. C
c. an illusion
2. C
d. virtuo
3. B
43) Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" What dis we take 4. B
this to mean? 5. A
a. Wonderful 6. B
b. Enjoyment 7. B
c. Mystery 8. C
d. Discovery 9. A
44) The line from the Koran, "Woe to every backbiter, 10. C
defamer" talks of ________. 11. B
a. Anguish for those who defend unrighteousness. 12. D
b. Misery for those who talk ill of others. 13. A
c. Punishment for those who give unsolicited advice. 14. B
d. Sorrow for those who oppose the opinion of their 15. A
fellow. 16. A
45) What is the allegorical meaning of "The Divine 17. D
Comedy"? 18. A
a. Good people go to heaven while evil people go to 19. C
hell. 20. B
b. Man's soul must undergo a long journey towards 21. D
God. 22. B
c. God sees the truth but waits before helping a man. 23. C
d. Heaven, hell and purgatory do not exist. 24. D
25. C
46) Herodotus, a Greek historian wrote: "All Egypt is
26. B
the gift of Nile." He means:
27. C
a. geographically, the Nile gives abundance to Egypt
28. C
b. the Nile is the capital of Egypt geographically
29. D
30. A 6) Some of our relatives ________ to visit our great-
31. C grandmother in the States.
32. D a. has decided
33. A b. had decided
34. C c. have decided
35. B d. will have decided
36. A 7) I have written my report last Monday. What makes
37. B this sentence wrong?
38. B a. have
39. A b. last Monday
40. B c. written
41. D d. my
42. B
8) In one of his poems, the Filipino author Zulueta da
43. D
Acosta said that the Filipinos are like the Molave.
44. B
What figure of speech was used?
45. B
a. Simile
46. A
b. Personification
47. C
c. Metaphor
48. A
d. Hyperbole
49. B
50. A 9) Helen of Troy is the face who launched a thousand
ships. What figure of speech is used in the given
sentence?
ENGLISH (3) a. Ellipsis
1) The representative of the president had issued a b. Synecdoche
public apology before the victims ________ the case. c. Alliteration
a. file d. Irony
b. filed 10) The rustling trees during winter inspired Robert
c. filing Frost in writing most of his inspirational poems. What
d. have filed figure of speech is used in the given phrase?
2) According to the report done by the fire a. Metonymy
department, the explosion was caused by ________ b. Apostrophe
connection. c. Asyndeton
a. lost d. Onomatopoeia
b. lose 11) What figure of speech is used in the given lines
c. loose that follow:
d. losing "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there
3) You ________ finished writing your novel before wondering, fearing,
the winter comes. Doubting, dreaming, dreams no mortal ever dared to
a. had dream before."
b. will be a. Euphemism
c. will have b. Alliteration
d. was c. Personification
d. Oxymoron
4) Charlotte Bronte ________ finishing her novel
when death arrives. 12) The lines given in item no. 11 are from what
a. will have canonical and widely read poem?
b. will have to be a. Annabel Lee
c. will have been b. The Cask of Amontillado
d. will be having to c. The Raven
d. The Mask of the Red Death
5) Technology in the field of medicine ________
tremendously since the beginning of the 21st century. 13) The ode "Intimations of Immortality from
a. does improve Recollections of Early Childhood" is authored by
b. has improved ________.
c. have improved a. William Shakespeare
d. had improved b. Robert Frost
c. William Wordsworth 21) Charles Dickens wrote the following, EXCEPT:
d. Willa Carter a. Pickwick Papers
14) The Greek goddess Aphrodite is an b. A Christmas Carol
exemplification of feminine PULCHRITUDE in the c. David Copperfield
antiquity. The capitalized word means ________. d. The Communist Manifesto
a. homeliness 22) Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the results of
b. loveliness this investigation. The capitalized word means:
c. plain a. malicious
d. ugliness b. violent
15) Emily Dickinson is known for her CANDOR aboit c. important
some issues on poetic freedom. The word CANDOR d. irrelevant
means ________. 23) Several elements must be TRANSMUTED to see
a. appeal the real implications of this event. The capitalized
b. frankness word means:
c. opinions a. surpassed
d. tact b. estimated
16) Which of the statements below best describes c. changed
EPISTOLARY LITERATURE? d. summed
a. A story that is created through exchanges of 24) You should be ashamed of yourself for having
letters. such CARNAL desires. The capitalized word means:
b. A story that is based on history. a. spiritual
c. A story that is created based on the epistles. b. bold
d. A story that exhibits the adventures of the c. worldly
crusades against the Jihads. d. guilty
17) Most experts agree that climate change is an 25) The price of these sneakers ________
APOCALYPTIC event that must be feared by the reasonable.
inhabitants of this planet. Apocalyptic means a. is
________. b. are
a. encouraging c. seem
b. climacteric d. aren't
c. attractive 26) Bread and butter ________ our daily food.
d. careless a. is
18) Agamemnon, the leader of the Acheans has b. are
FONDNESS for women. The capitalizedword has the c. were
synonym: d. am
a. aversion 27) The famous singer and composer ________
b. penchant arrived.
c. defiance a. have
d. dislike b. has
19) Edgar Allan Poe feels LIKE A FISH OUT OF c. will
WATER upon arriving in a foreign land. The d. is
capitalized phrase means: 28) Collecting stamps ________ one of his favorite
a. One who is outside his usual environment. pastimes.
b. A fish that was taken out of the sea. a. are
c. One who feels that he/she is not needed. b. were
d. One who feels that he-she is not well appreciated. c. has
20) He is a Filipino poet who used punctuation marks d. is
extensively in his pieces - most especially "commas". 29) Neither his father nor his sisters ________
a. Paz Marquez Benitez mahjong.
b. Nick Joaquin a. play
c. Jose Garcia Villa b. plays
d. Edilberto Tiempo c. are play
d. are plays
30) Neither parent ________ fond of playing cards. c. Twenty Second Street
a. is d. Twenty-second Street
b. are 40) Please read the chapter ________.
c. am a. Filing your Income Tax Returns.
d. were b. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.
31) Soome of my friends ________ here. c. "Filing your Income Tax Returns."
a. are d. "Filing Your Income Tax Returns."
b. was 41) New students at the shop should bring
c. will ________.
d. am a. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers
32) The pair of scissors ________ on the table. b. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
a. was left c. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
b. were left d. hammers wrenches, and screwsrivers
c. was leaving 42) The test was hard for Paul and ________.
d. is leaving a. me
33) Mathematics ________ the most difficult subject b. I
in the board exam. c. myself
a. remain d. himself
b. remains 43) The suggestions of the employees ________
c. remaining appropriate.
d. has remains a. seems
34) Juan lives ________ Santillan road. b. seem
a. in c. is
b. on d. is very
c. at 44) He is the ________ of the two brothers.
d. to a. most tall
35) Catherine will be ready to leave ________ about b. tallest
thirty minutes. c. very tall
a. in d. taller
b. at 45) After ________ all day, she finally saw the lake.
c. on a. walking
d. where b. had walked
36) Since he met his new girlfriend, Miko never c. having walked
seems to be ________ home. d. have walked
a. on 46) I ________ gone with you.
b. at a. have
c. in b. should have
d. towards c. had
37) Jeremy responded to his mother's demands d. am
________ throwing a tantrum. 47) I ________ walked two kilometers by the time
a. with you catch up with me.
b. by a. have
c. from b. would have
d. through c. will have
38) I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon d. had
________ the phone. 48) If I ________ President, I would live in
a. on Malacanang.
b. in a. was
c. at b. am
d. with c. should be
39) The nearest post office is on ________. d. were
a. Twenty-second street 49) The means of transportation ________
b. Twenty second Street dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
a. have changed 44. D
b. has changed 45. C
c. will change 46. B
d. will have changed 47. C
50) If I ________ the same problems you had as a 48. D
child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as 49. B
you have. 50. B
a. should
b. had
ENGLISH (2)
c. have
d. would have 1) Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel
"Vanity Fair" by Thackeray, ________ to forget about
ANSWERS:
her first love, but she knows that doing so takes a
1. B lifetime.
2. C a. has been trying
3. C b. has tried
4. C c. had tried
5. B d. had been trying
6. C
2) What can be the most appropriate follow-up
7. B
sentence to the given statement: "I have been
8. A
searching for love."
9. B
a. So it is now time to quit.
10. D
b. And I can't imagine doing anything else.
11. B
c. And I want this to end right now.
12. C
d. And I learned to love myself too.
13. C
14. B 3) Fyodor Dostoyevsky ________ his last novel,
15. B Brother Karamazov, when he died.
16. A a. has written
17. B b. had been writing
18. B c. had written
19. A d. has been writing
20. C 4) Which among the sentences below follows the
21. D correct order of objectives?
22. D a. She drives an expensive black Japanese sports
23. C car.
24. C b. She drives a black Japanese expensive sports car.
25. A c. She drives a black expensive Japanese sports car.
26. A d. She drives an expensive Japanese black sports
27. B car.
28. D
5) Only 35% of the total number of students
29. A
________ able to pass the comprehensive exam last
30. A
year.
31. A
a. are
32. A
b. was
33. B
c. is
34. B
d. were
35. A
36. B 6) Neither F. Scott Fitzgerald nor his contemporaries
37. B ________ their real names in their writing career.
38. A a. use
39. D b. uses
40. D c. using
41. B d. has used
42. A 7) The man in the mirror looks ________.
43. B a. strange
b. strangely a. The speaker will not leave the person no matter
c. stranger what.
d. has strange b. The speaker warns the person of a forthcoming
8) A number of endangered species living disaster.
underwater ________ now extinct because of illegal c. The speaker wants the person to give up.
hunting and dynamite fishing. d. The speaker wants the person to continue fighting.
a. are 17) Which does not belong in the group?
b. is a. Assumption
c. were b. Summary
d. was c. Synthesis
9) The tribulations that I faced were ________ for me d. Generalization
to overcome. 18) Complete the statement: "Blessed are ________
a. so much poor for ________ shall be welcomed in heaven."
b. too much a. the-you
c. very much b. the-they
d. too many c. you-they
10) In Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac", d. they-they
it was said that : "early to bed, ________ makes a 19) Your brother isn't supporting you, ________?
man healthy." a. was he
a. early rising b. isn't he
b. rising early c. wasn't he
c. early to rise d. is he
d. waking up early 20) A person with a negative outlook in life cannot
11) Which among these words has the voiceless /th/ ________ with depression.
sound? a. cope up
a. this b. cope on
b. gather c. cope in
c. think d. cope
d. there 21) Which sounds like "fine"?
12) What pitch level must be used in emphasizing the a. crane
main idea in a sentence? b. brine
a. 1 c. pristine
b. 2 d. quarantine
c. 3 22) The senator approached the podium with his
d. 4 spiel. His hands were shaking and he was sweating
13) Which among the words below has the/sh/ trmendously. He experienced:
sound? a. Heart attack
a. sober b. Nausea
b. leisure c. Stage fright
c. shallow d. Headache
d. salient 23) "He was like a snake in the night." What figure of
14) Your boss isn't working anymore, ________? speech is present?
a. is he a. Personification
b. isn't he b. Simile
c. has he c. Metaphor
d. hasn't he d. Apostrophe
15) This pertains to the pauses or rests in speech. 24) The Rubaiyat has the theme:
a. Pitch a. Always looking forward to a new day.
b. Juncture b. Never giving in to death easily.
c. Stress c. Grasping pleasure while you can.
d. Intonation d. Creating your own world and beautify it.
16) I will not leave you come hell or high water. 25) What is "true learning" as exemplified in this
Based on the given sentence, we can surmise that: quotation: "Only one who bursts with eagerness do I
instruct. Only one who bubbles with excitement do I 33) If the murder weapon is not found inside the bag
enlighten." of Aksionov, he ________ imprisonment.
a. Learning makes human beings a follower of a. will not suffer
instruction. b. suffers
b. Learning involves patience and tenacity. c. would have not suffered
c. Learning has the ability to make a man. d. would suffer
d. Learning is coupled with commitment and passion. 34) The poem " A Poison Tree" was written by?
26) In Kerima Polotan Tuvera's short story "The a. Robert Frost
Virgin", why did Ms. Mijares fail to find a man to b. William Blake
marry? c. Emily Dickinson
a. She is choose in finding a man. d. Oscar Wilde
b. She took care of her sick mother. 35) What reading technique is being utilized when a
c. She is busy with work. teacher asks his student to read a particular
d. She is concentrating in her studies. passage, and he marks mispronounced words?
27) In Paz Latorena's short story "The Small Key", a. DRTA
what is inside the chest when the second wife b. IRI
Soledad opened it using the small key? c. SQ3R
a. Old clothes and other things owned by the first d. KWL Chart
wife 36) The Philippines is considered as an ________
b. Skeletons nation.
c. Land documents a. EFL
d. Weapons used in war by Pedro during the Second b. English Speaking
World War c. ESL
28) In Nick Joaquin's short story "May Day Eve", d. Foreign Sounding
what is the technique used by the author in 37) In the School Paper, who is in-charge of the
developing the plot? entire publication?
a. Telescoping a. Editor-in-Chief
b. Foreshadowing b. Features Editor
c. Flash Back c. Managing Editor
d. Stream of Consciousness d. News Editor
29) In Loreto Paras Sulit's short story "The Bolo", 38) English has been the Lingua Franca of the world
what is being treasured by the main character? since America gained international power. Lingua
a. The Bolo that was given to her by her husband. Franca means:
b. Their wedding ring a. Language of France
c. Their house and lot b. Language of the Rich
d. The sword that her husband bought from c. Language of the World
Barcelona. d. Language of the Powerful
30) If you drink poison, you ________. 39) What is the subject of the sentence "Walk away"?
a. die a. The implied "you"
b. will die b. The implied "I"
c. died c. None
d. would die d. All the listeners
31) If the president listened to the wails of his people, 40) The spectators never fail to admire the great
he ________ the killings in Mindanao. Greek tragedy writer Sophocles whenever ________
a. stops narrates his dramas.
b. would stop a. she
c. would have stopped b. him
d. will stop c. he
32) If I had taken my chance on love, I ________ d. her
happier. 41) If you chance upon the principal on your way out
a. am of the campus, please send ________ my best
b. would be wishes.
c. will be a. him
d. would have been
b. them 50) The audience exhibited enthusiasm for the play,
c. us they seem ________.
d. it a. offended
42) My father and I met a friend of ________ in the b. disgusted
shopping center. c. interested
a. ourselves d. mad
b. ours ANSWERS:
c. them 1. A
d. us 2. B
43) Whenever I do things in the kitchen, I make sure 3. B
not to hurt ________. 4. A
a. herself 5. D
b. ourselves 6. A
c. myself 7. A
d. themselves 8. A
44) Some scientists and Bible scholars agree with 9. B
the ________ that the Earth is coming to an end. 10. C
a. prophet 11. C
b. prophetic 12. C - Pitch 1: To end a sentence ; Pitch 2: To start
c. prophecy a sentence ; Pitch 3: To emphasize or to stress ;
d. prophesy Pitch 4: To signify extreme emotions
13. B
45) Fish and fries ________ my cousin's favorite fast
14. A
food meal.
15. B
a. is
16. A
b. has
17. A
c. are
18. B
d. have
19. D
46) The members of the congregation are ________ 20. D - "cope with" means "to adapt", while "cope up
inside the conference room already. with" means "to try to follow one's lead."
a. altogether 21. B
b. together 22. C
c. all together 23. B
d. together all 24. C
47) It is ________ fitting that we organize a literary 25. D
seminar to pay homage to a great Filipino writer. 26. B
a. altogether 27. A
b. together 28. A - Telescoping is when the author narrates an
c. all together event and then fast forwards to the next.
d. together all 29. A
30. A
48) Neither Ralph Waldo Emerson nor his friends
31. C
________ present in the meeting last night.
32. D
a. were
33. A
b. is
34. B
c. was
35. B
d. are
36. C - ESL or English as a Second Language
49) Neither his followeres nor Walt Whitman 37. A
________ convinced that the ideas of Emerson are 38. C
out of this world. 39. A
a. are 40. C
b. were 41. A
c. was 42. B
d. has 43. C
44. C
45. A
46. C
47. A
48. A
49. C
50. C
ENGLISH (1)
1) He is considered as the greatest English writer. He
is also known as the “bard of Avon.”
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Sir Walter Scott
c. William Shakespeare
d. Francis Bacon
2) Of the following quotations, which is the best
example of an aphorism?
a. “There is no country for old men.”
b. “I fear thee, ancient mariner.”
c. “Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.”
d. “Out of the frying pan and into the fire.”
3) He is known as the father of horror stories.
a. Edgar Allan Poe
b. Mark Twain
c. William Faulkner
d. Harriet Beecher Stowe
4) Severe financial crisis would cause reduction in
teaching positions, increase in class sizes, decrease
in the number of special programs, reduction of
supplies, etc. In such a situation, those who will be
most affected in schools are?
a. School Administrators
b. Students
c. Parents
d. Teachers
5) Taking an examination is like baking an apple pie.
The first step is to gather the ingredients, mix them,
prepare the crust, place it on a pie pan, and then
bake in an oven at 350 degrees. This suffers from?
a. an omitted conclusion
b. alliteration
c. a hasty generalization
d. a faulty comparison
6) In Macbeth, we see a man whose downfall was
caused by:
a. a supernatural intervention
b. a naturally blood-thirsty disposition
c. an unfair plot against life
d. an overwhelming ambition for power
7) “How much money did you bring for shopping?”
Which of the following answers this question?
a. “I have some change in my purse.”
b. “None, but I have a credit card.”
c. “I have P500.00 inside the envelope in my desk.”
d. “All the cash I have was spent at the grocery store
yesterday.”
8) Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes’ immoral novel,
rode forth –
a. in quest of the holy grail
b. to see the world and seek fortune
c. to defend the oppressed and right the wrong
d. to see his king and country
9) The ash from Mt. Pinatubo has been found to have
gold content of only 20 parts per billion which is far
below commercial levels. As such, officials have
warned against hopes of a new “gold rush”.
a. There is new hope for boosting the economy of the
Philippines
b. The gold content of the ash from Mt. Pinatubo
does not have commercial value.
c. There is a possibility of existing gold mines
beneath Mt. Pinatubo.
d. There is a need to explore what else lies beneath
Mt. Pinatubo.
10) Adults acquire new words and experience
primarily through:
a. casual explanation from peers
b. formal instruction in school
c. exposure to their use
d. use of thesaurus
11) A readability mismatch happens when the
reading levels of books exceed the reading levels of
the students. In this situation, the students
experience frustrations and they fall short of the
expected and desired output. A student who finds
himself/herself in such a mismatch will likely do which
of the following?
a. Present an argument that the selection or story
read was not properly written.
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding
the selection or story read.
c. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story
read.
d. Manifest an expected and commensurate
emotional reaction to the selection or story read.
12) Gothic architecture is known for its –
a. decorated ceilings.
b. pointed arches.
c. height.
d. round domes.
13) All of the following correctly describes the
BALLAD, EXCEPT:
a. a ballad often rhymes with a b c d.
b. a ballad uses dialogue.
c. a ballad often uses learned languages.
d. a ballad is a narrative poem.
14) An electric industrial company has developed a
computer program that can use photographs of faces
to predict how an unborn child will look like.
a. A computer analyzes facial characteristics from a
photograph.
b. A computer can predict the looks of future children
as well as of their parents.
c. A computer can choose the right mate and predict
the ageing process.
d. A computer can predict the number of children of
newlyweds.
15) Van Gogh, the artist, felt that GOD should not be
judged on this earth which he felt represents one of
his sketches that turned out badly. Which of the
following maybe inferred from this passage?
a. Van Gogh felt that more evil that good exists on
earth.
b. Van Gogh felt that this earth was created but not
completed by GOD.
c. Van Gogh felt that GOD created more than one
universe.
d. Van Gogh believed that more than one earth
exists.
16) “Values education is integrated in the curriculum
of all levels.” Which of the following supports this
statement.
a. New teachers will be hired.
b. Additional classrooms will be needed.
c. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all
levels.
d. There is need for training of teachers to teach.
17) According to the current linguistics theories,
which of the following is the best definition of the
meaning of a word?
a. Its dictionary definition.
b. Its object to which it refers.
c. Its corresponding idea in the mind.
d. Its use in a particular situation.
18) “Once I passed through a populous city,
imprinting my brain for future use with its shows,
architecture, customs, traditions. Yet now, of all that
city I remembered only a woman I casually met who
detained me for love of me.” This passage is an
example of –
a. blank verse
b. prose
c. metered poetry
d. free verse
19) In writing his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin
stated that he was unable to arrive at perfection.
“Yet, I was, by the endeavor, a happier and better
man I otherwise should have been if I had not
attempted it.” Which of the following best describes
Franklin’s attempt to achieve perfection?
a. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
b. Time is money.
c. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
d. Ambition in its own reward.
20) In the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes
was wrongfully imprisoned in?
a. the Conciergerie
b. the Bastille
c. the Devil’s Island
d. the Castle of Chillon
21) Teachers have the responsibility for the
development of children’s competencies in basic
concepts and principles of free speech. Therefore, if
we want children to develop their own voices in a free
society, teachers must support participatory
democratic experiences in the daily classroom
activities through –
a. consideration for cultural and gender differences.
b. concept and principles of free speech.
c. indoctrination on the principles of society.
d. developing children’s citizenship competence.
22) The Nibelungenlied is a –
a. Latin myth.
b. medieval German epic.
c. Chinese legend.
d. Russian folk song.
23) This is Tom, whom I am sure, will be glad to help
you –
a. No change
b. Tom whom I am sure
c. Tom who I am sure
d. Tom, who I am sure
24) Ronnie has scarcely no equal as a pitcher –
a. No change
b. has scarcely an equal
c. has scarcely with equal
d. has scarcely equal
25) Having studied eight weeks, he now feels
sufficiently prepared for the examination.
a. Since he’s been spending the last eight weeks in
study
b. Due to eight weeks of study
c. No change
d. For eight weeks, he studies so
26) The belief of ancient scientist was that the
maggots are generated from decaying bodies and
filth and are not formed by reproduction.
a. The ancient scientists believe
b. No change
c. The ancient scientists belief were
d. The ancient beliefs of scientist was
27) The amount of water in living cells vary, but it is
usually 65 percent and in some organisms maybe as
high as 95 percent or more of the total substance.
a. The amount of water varies in living cells
b. No change b. and also used silence.
c. The amount of water vary in living cells c. and silently.
d. The amount of water in living cells varies d. and by acting silently.
28) The respiratory membrane, through which 35) How much HAS FUEL COSTS RAISED during
exchange of gases occurs, are the things of the the past year?
lungs. a. has fuel costs rose
a. through which exchanges of gas occurs b. has fuel costs risen
b. after gases are exchanged c. have fuel costs risen
c. No change d. have fuel cost raised
d. through which gas is exchanged 36) About a thousand people GATHERED, THEY
29) Delegates to the political convention found WERE THERE PROTESTING the construction of a
difficulty to choose a candidate from among the few nuclear power plant.
nominated. a. gathered, protesting against
a. it difficult in making the choice of b. gathered for the purpose of protesting
b. No change c. gathered to protest
c. it difficult to choose d. gathered-they were protesting
d. making a choice difficult in selecting 37) There was a QUEUE at the lunch counter.
30) Lepidopterology is WHERE YOU STUDY moths a. New service strategy
and butterflies. b. Slow service
a. Moths and butterflies are studied by c. Line of people awaiting for their turn
Lepidopterology. d. Fast service rendered
b. The study of moths and butterflies is 38) That was the most CHAOTIC era of the Hundred
Lepidopterology. Years War.
c. Lepidopterology is the study of moths and a. Helpless
butterflies. b. Unfortunate
d. Lepidopterology studies moths and butterflies. c. Disgusting
31) He was NEITHER QUALIFIED to lead this d. Disorderly
country NOR WAS HE SERIOUS. 39) Astrology is the form of DIVINATION.
a. Neither was he qualified nor was he serious to a. State of bliss.
lead this country. b. Sanctification.
b. He was neither qualified nor serious to lead this c. Unfortunate events.
country. d. Foretelling future events.
c. Neither qualified nor serious was he to lead this
40) There was an ESOTERIC lecture on holography.
country.
a. Something ancient
d. He was qualified but not serious to lead this
b. Out of context
country.
c. Irrefutable proof
32) SHE ENJOYS PLAYS, CULTURAL EXHIBITS, d. Understandable only by a select group.
AND TO WALK EVERY MORNING.
41) The brain can store ADMONITORY information.
a. She goes to plays, cultural exhibits, and walking
a. Past experience
every morning.
b. Advanced knowledge
b. She enjoys plays, cultural exhibits and morning
c. Valuable data
walks.
d. Warning to avoid danger
c. She enjoys going to plays, exhibitions, and to walk
every morning. 42) Those tribes are INTREPID pioneers of the
d. She goes to plays, watching exhibits, and walking islands.
every morning. a. Hardworking
b. Self-reliant
33) Patricia is taller than ANY GIRL in her class.
c. Very brave
a. Patricia is the taller girl in the class.
d. Unfriendly
b. Patricia is taller than other girls in the class.
c. Patricia is the taller than other girls in the class. 43) TRANSCENDENTAL meditation is practiced in
d. Patricia is taller than any other girl in her class. Yoga.
a. Momentary
34) The hunter stalked the wild boar slowly,
b. Interpretative
cautiously, AND IN A SILENT MANNER.
a. and in silence.
c. Heavenly 8. C
d. Supernatural 9. B
44) They were showed with extraordinary 10. C
AMENITIES of the luxurious hotel. 11. A
a. Hostilities 12. B
b. Conforms 13. A
c. Pardons 14. A
d. Jokes 15. B
16. C
45) Form all the report of the Philippine Atmospheric
17. D
Geophysical and Astronomical Service
18. D
Administration, we DEDUCED that we were in for
19. C
bad weather.
20. C
a. Led away
21. B
b. Subtracted
22. B
c. Undermined
23. A
d. Reached a conclusion
24. A
46) There was a CONFLAGRATION in the forest of 25. A
Palawan. 26. B
a. General assembly 27. A
b. Fierce encounter 28. A
c. Large destructive fire 29. A
d. Massive free planting 30. C
47) The EQUINOX usually occurs on or close to 31. B
March 21 and September 23. 32. B
a. Time when days are longer than nights. 33. D
b. Time when day and night are equal length all over 34. C
the earth. 35. C
c. Time when heavy rainfall 36. C
d. Time when days are shorter than the nights. 37. C
38. D
48) The usually DOCILE cows become unruly during
39. D
a storm.
40. D
a. Lovable
41. D
b. Helpless
42. C
c. Easy to manage
43. D
d. Innocent
44. B
49) The next millennium is another PHASE in history. 45. D
a. A shadow of the past 46. C
b. A confusion of mind 47. B
c. A trouble to anticipate 48. C
d. A stage or changing state of development 49. D
50) She had ILLUSIVE dreams of instant wealth. 50. D
a. Tending to slip away
b. Beyond comprehension
c. Moving swiftly
d. Based on false ideas
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. B