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1) An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
2) When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I ______ her since Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
3) “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
d. The Pearl
a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
6) The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
a. Surrender in arms
7) Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is
commonly known as:
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita
9) The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”
a. In the absence
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case
10) There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the governor and the
principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
a. The classmates
b. The principal
c. The governor
d. The parent
11) What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take responsibility for their actions are real
winners in life. This tells of?
One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than other children so
first-borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
"We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens."
b. In a state of confusion
c. In an orderly manner
a. Afraid
b. Sarcastic
c. Depressed
d. Hopeful
15) "He is known as a political butterfly", the congressman remarked. This means the fellow is a:
a. Displayed follower
b. Political opportunist
c. Party loyalist
d. Disgraced leader
17) What should you do if the situation says, “what you spent years building may be destroyed
overnight.”
d. Do good anyway
a. frequently
b. often times
c. seldom
d. rarely
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:
I. The senator
II. As a legislator
b. I, II, III, IV
d. II, I, III, IV
23) The committee discussed the issue and everyone at the end seemed ________ to the findings.
c. reluctant to accept
d. amendable to consider
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?
26) Home is the soldier. Home and free! This tell us:
27) Which placard tells of a wide choice during the grand sale?
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.
31) She bought her daughter a new dress, which was fashionable. It was:
b. a remodeled dress
32) "I have one life to give and I give it all to my country.” This pictures a:
a. a soldier at war
34) A Chinese proverb says, "The virtue with the shortest memory is gratitude." This tells of persons who
are:
a. greetful
b. grateful
c. careful
d. hospitable
35) That is the face that caused a thousand ship and men to raise their arms and fight. Who was referred
to by the poet?
a. Helen of Troy
b. Helen Keller
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Cleopatra of the Nile
36) A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks:
37) What is meant by LAST DITCH in this sentence? The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last
ditch to defend his good name.
38) ________ the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.
a. Whoever
b. Whoever
c. Whomever
d. Whosoever
a. who are
b. who is
c. whom are
d. whom is
40) We buy only cherry plums since we like ______ best.
a. those kind
b. these kind
c. that
d. that kinds
a. to be antisocial
b. us being anti-social
c. being antisocial
d. to be anti-social
42) The man spoke ________, belying his bizarre and menacing appearance.
43) They invited my whole family to the cookout – my father, my mother, ________.
a. my sister and I
b. my sister and me
c. I and my sister
d. me and my sister
44) As they drifted silently downstream, ________.
b. never had
46) The new building ________ by the end of December this year.
d. would be completed
47) “I am the unfortunate grain of wheat that fell on stony ground at sowing time”. What figure of
speech is exemplified in this line?
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Antithesis
d. Personification
48) Most people in the mountains still follow the ________ ways of farming, that is why their harvest is
not abundant.
a. primitive
b. mechanical
c. traditional
d. non-scientific
49) The measure of choosing well is whether or not man likes what he ________.
a. chose
b. has chosen
c. choose
d. is choosing
50) Professional marketing consultants know their products thoroughly and ________.
ANSWERS:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. A
28. C
29. B
30. A
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. C
37. D
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. C
42. B
43. B
44. A
45. A
46. B
47. B
48. A
49. B
50. C
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