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The personas in the poem are speaking with

Subject: GEN. ED. ENGLISH (4.3) each other through:
a. Conversation c. soliloquy
1. What particular skill a student exemplifies if b. Interior Monologue d. Monologue
he/she used the word “dad” instead of using 8. Between the two characters, who appears to be
father? envious of the other?
a. Phonology c. Morphology a. Miller b. King c. Wife d. Children
b. Semantics d. Syntax 9. In the given poem, who claims to be sad amidst
2. What best describes vowel sounds? his fame and fortune?
a. All vowel sounds are voiceless a. king b. Miller c. Friend d. Wife
b. Our mouth is always open in pronouncing 10. “Ihave ruled my kingdom for years.” What
vowel sounds assumption can be made based on the statement
c. Our jaw is always tensed in pronouncing of the king?
vowel sounds a. That the king would give up the crown soon
d. Our vocal tract is often times open in b. That the king would continue to reign
pronouncing vowel sounds c. That the king id tired if his job
3. Which sound is a voiced affricate? d. That the king wants to retain his power over
a. /zh/ b. /ts/ c. /sh/ d. /dz/ the kingdom
4. What makes the difference between “ice cream” 11. If he ____________ the class president, he would
and “I scream”? have won the leadership award.
a. Pitch c. Juncture a. was b. is c. were d. are
b. Stress d. Intonation
5. “That is my last Dutchess painted on the wall”. When , in grace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone
This line is taken from Robert Browning’s poem beweep my outcast state,
“My Last Duchess”. Where should the primary And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And
stress be if the speaker wants to emphasize and look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to
separate the painting of the last duchess from one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with
other painting on the wall? friends possessed, Desiring this man’s art and that
a. That b. Last c. Wall d. Duchess man’s scope, With that I
6. “The government launched an all-out war
against the rebels. “What can be a euphemism most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts
used for the underlined word in the given myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then
sentences. my state, (Like to lark at break of day arising From
a. Freedom Fighters c. Terrorist sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven’s gate, For thy
b. Peace Makers d. Anti-government forces sweet love remembered such wealth brings That then I
scorn to change my state with kings.
There dwelt a miller, hale and bold
Besides the river dee; 12. Which best describes the given text?
He worked and sang from mom till night a. It has fourteen lines
No lark more blithe than he; b. It is a poem of 14 iambic pentameter lines
And this the burden of his song c. It is poem with 15 diambic sextameter lines
Forever used to be d. It is poem with 14 trochaic
“I envy nobody – no, not I 13. A basic reading skill enables the student to
And nobody envies me!” relate a particular symbol to a certain sound.
a. Vocabulary c. Phonics
“Thou’rt wrong, may friend,” said good king Hal, b. Fluency d. Comprehension
“As wrong as wrong can be, 14. This basic reading skill pertains to the ability of
For good my heart be light as thine, the student to voice-out combined letters to
I’d gladly change with thee produce meaningful utterances.
And tell me now, what makes thee sing a. Phonics b. Vocabulary c. Fluency d. Syntax
With voice so loud and free 15. Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli Me Tangere” and “El
While I am sad, though I am king, Filibusterismo” are inspired by a novel by Harriet
Besides yhe river thee Beecher Stowe titled:
a. Les Miserables c. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The miller smiled and doffed his cap, b. War and Peace d. Tale of two Cities
“I earn my bread,” quoth he, 16. A novel by Leo Tolstoy about the Napolenic
“I love my wife, I love my friend, Invasion of Russia. Also termed as the greatest
I love my children three, novel ever written.
I owe no penny I can not pay, a. War and Peace c. Les Miserables
I thank the river Dee, b. God Sees and the Truth but Waits d. Cherry
That turns the mill that grinds the corn Orchard
That feeds my babes and me.” 17. Victor Hugo’s masterpiece about the adventures
of an ex-convict named Jean Val Jean, a
“Good friend,” said Hall, and sighed the while, prostitute named Fantine and her daughter
“Farewell, and happy be, Cossette.
But say no more, if thou’dst be true, a. Les Miserables c. Kublai Khan
That no more envies thee, b. Age of Innocence d. The Picture of Dorian
Thy mealy cap is worth my crown, Gray
Thy mill my kingdom’s fee,
Such men thou are England’s boast
O miller of the Dee!

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18. Known for his fables and other stories that are a. Love in Compartments c. Love in pockets
set in the jungles of British India. His most b. Bonsai d. Love in Small Servings
famous collection is “The Jungle Book” which
about Mogly and the wolfs. 27. Who is the author of this widely-read canonical
a. Oscar Wilde c. Rabindranath poem?
Tagore a. Edith Tiempo c. Angela Manalang-Gloria
b. Rudyard Kipling d. George Orwell b. Edilberto Tiempo d. Kerima Polotan-
19. It is Edgar Allan Poe’s short story about revenge Tuvera
and murder between friends namely Fortunato 28. What figure of speech is predominantly used in
and Montressor. the last stanza of the poem?
a. Fall of the House of Usher c. The Cask of a. Smile c. Methaphor
Amontillado b. Personification d. Hyperbole
b. God Sees the Truth but Waits d. Anabel lee 29. What is being described in the second stanza?
20. Jose Garcia Villa’s story that tackles the a. Mementos that would remind us of our loved
problems and disavantages of marrying at an ones
early age is known as: b. Important and expensive things
a. How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife c. Our family member’s favorite things
b. Footnote to youth d. Expensive souvenirs
c. Midsummer 30. What symbolizes compartmentalized love in the
d. My Father Goes to Court third stanza?
21. In Reading, DRTA means: a. Cuppedhand sized c. Moment
a. Directed Reading and Thinking Activity b. Sublimation d. Heart’s
b. Directional Reading and Thinking Assesment Control
c. Directional Reading and Tallying Assesment 31. Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel
d. Directed Reading and Tackling Activity “Vanity Fair” by Thackeray ________________ to
22. It is a reading chart that concerns what a reader forget about her first love, but she knows that
knows already, what he/she wants to learn, and doing so takes a lifetime.
what he/she learned after reading. a. has been trying c. had tried
a. KWL Chart c. SQ3R b. has tried d. had been
b. DRTA d. Skimming and Scanning trying
23. This is a reading technique when a student 32. What can be that most appropriate follow-up
identities and notes certain details from the sentence to the given statement below?
given paragraph. “I have been searching for love”
a. Skimming c. Paraphrasing a. So it is now time to quit
b. Scanning d. b. And I can’t imagine doing anything else
Summarizing c. And I want this to end right now
24. Which verb will fit the sentence: Carmillo d. And I learned to love myself too
___________ playing the guitar as a hobby. 33. Fyodor Dostoyevsky _____________ his last
a. has enjoyed c. will enjoy novel, Brother Karamazov, when he died.
b. enjoys d. enjoy a. Has written c. had written
b. Had been writing d. had been
All that I love writing
I fold over once 34. Which among the sentences below follows the
And once again correct order of adjectives?
And keep in a box a. She drives an expensive black Japanese
Or a slit in a hollow post sports car.
Or in my shoe. b. She drives a black Japanese expensive sports
All that I love? car.
Why, yes, but for the moment c. She drives a black expensive Japanese sports
And for all time, both, car
Something that folds and keeps easy, d. She drives an expensive Japanese black
Son’s note or Dad’s one gaudy tie, sports car.
A roto picture of a queen, 35. Only 35% of the total number of students
A blue Indian shawl, even ______________ able to pass the comprehensive
A money bill, exam last year.
It’s utter sublimation, a. are b. was c. is d. were
A feat, this heart control 36. Neither F. Fitzgerald nor his contemporaries
Moment to moment _________________ their real names in their
To scale all love down writing career.
To a cupped hand’s size a. use b. uses c. using d. has used
Till seashells’ are broken pieces 37. The man in the mirror looks ________________.
From God’s own bright teeth, a. strange b. strangely c. stranger d. has used
And life and love are real 38. A number of endangered species living
Things you can run and underwater ________________ now extinct
Breathless hand over because of illegal hubting and dynamite fishing.
To the merest child. a. are b. is c. were d. was
25. What can be drawn out from the given poem? 39. The tribulator that I faced were
a. That love can be compartmentalized _________________ for me to overcome.
b. That love is better if in small servings a. so much c. very much
c. That love must be kept b. too much d. too more
d. That love must be given to everyone
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 a. Learning makes human being a follower of
40. In Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s instruction
Almanac”. It was said that “early to bed, b. Learning involves patience and tenacity
______________ makes a man healthty.” c. Learning has the ability to make a man
a. early rising c. early to rise d. Learning is coupled with commitment and
b. gather d. there passion
41. Which among these words has the voiceless /th/
sounds?
a. this b. gather c. think d. there Situation: Recall “The Virgin”, “May Day Eve”, and “The
42. Which of the following must have the primary Small Key” Written by Kerima Polotan Tuvera, Nick
stress in the sentence below if we want to Joaquin, and Paz Latorena respectively, then answer
emphasize possession? the questions below.
“That is my bag”
a. that b. is c. my d. bag 57. In Kerina Polotan Tuvera’s short story “The
43. What pitch level must be used in emphasizing Virgin”, why did Ms. Mijares failed to find a man
the main idea in a sentence? to marry?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 a. She is choosy in finding a man
44. Which among the words below has /sh/ sound? b. She took care of her sick mother
a. sober b. leisure c shallow d. salient c. She is busy with work
45. Your boss isn’t working anymore, d. She is concentrated in her studies
________________? 58. In Paz Latorena’s short story “The Small Key”
a. is he b. isn’t he c. has he d. hasn’t he what is inside the chest when the second wife
46. This pertains to the pauses or rest in speech. Soledad opened it using the small key?
a. Pitch b. Juncture c. Stress d. Intonation a. Old clothes and other things owned by the
47. I will not leave you come hell or high water. first wife
Based on the given sentences, we can surmise b. Skeletons
that: c. Land documents
a. The speaker will not leave the person no d. Weapons used in war by Pedro during the
matter what Second World War
b. The speaker warns the person of a 59. In Nick Joaquin’s short story “May Day Eve”,
forthcoming disaster what is the technique used by the author in
c. The speaker wants the person to give up. developing plot?
d. The speaker wants the person to continue a. Telescoping c. Flashback
fighting b. Foreshadowing d. Stream of
48. Which does not belong in the group? Consciousness
a. Assumption c. Synthesis
b. Summary d. Situation: Recall “The Bolo” by L. Paras Sulit, then
Generalization answer the question that follow:
49. Complete the statement. “ Blessed are
_____________ poor for ____________ shall be 60. In the Loreto Paras Sulit’s short story “The
welcomed in heaven” Bolo”, what is being treasured by the main
a. the – you c. you – they character?
b. the – they d. they – they a. The Bolo that was given to her husband
50. Your brother isn’t supporting you, b. Their wedding ring
___________________? c. Their house and lot
a. isn’t she? c. aren’y she? d. The sword that her husband bought from
b. is she? d. is he? Barcelona, Spain
51. A person with a negative outlook in life cannot 61. What can be the obvious lesson in the short
_______________ with depression. story “The Bolo”?
a. cope up b. cope on c. cope in d. cope a. Food is a primal need
52. Which sounds like “fine”? b. Heritage is more important than physiological
a. crane c. pristine needs
b. brine d. quarantine c. Culture is as important as hunger
53. The senator approached the podium with his d. Hunger can drive people to do things that they
spiel: His hands were shaking and he was ever thought they can
sweating tremendously. He experienced: do
a. Heart attack c. Stage Fright 62. If you drink poison, you _________________.
b. Nausea d. Headache a. die b. will die c. died d. would die
54. “He was like snake in the night.” What figure of 63. If the president listened to the wails of his
speech is present? people, he _______________ the killings in
a. Personification c. Metaphor Mindanao.
b. Simile d. Apostrophe a. stops c. would have stopped
55. The Rubaiyat has ghe theme: b. would stop d. will stop
a. Always looking forward to a new day 64. If I had taken my chance on love, I
b. Never giving in to death easily _________________ happier.
c. Grasping pleasure while you can a. am b. would be c. will be d. would have been
d. Creating your own world and beautify it 65. If the murder weapon is not found inside the bag
56. What is “ true learning” exemplified in this of Aksionov, he __________________
quotation. “Only one who bursts with eagerness imprisonment.
do I instruct. Only one who bubbles with a. will not suffer c. would have not suffered
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 A Poison Tree 75. Which story by Edgar Allan Poe resembles the
I was angry with my friend; theme of the given poem above?
I told my wrath, my wrath did end. a. The Fall of the House of Usher c. Annabel Lee
I was angry with my foe: b. The Cask of Amontillado d. The
I told it not, my wrath did grow. Raven
76. What reading technique is being utilized when a
teacher asks his student to read a particular
passage, and he marks mispronounced words?
And I watered it in fears, a. DRTA b. IRI c. ESL d. Foreign Sounding
Night & morning with my tears: 77. The Philippines is considered as an
And I sunned it with smiles, _________________ nation.
And with soft deceitful wiles. a. EFL c. ESL
b. English Speaking d. Foreign
And it grew both day and night. Sounding
Till it bore an apple bright 78. In the School Paper, who is in-charge of the
And my foe beheld it shine, entire publication?
And he knew that it was mine. a. Editor-in-Chief c. Managing Editor
b. Feature Editor d. News Editor
And into my garden stole, 79. English has been the Lingua Franca of the world
When the night had veiled the pole, since America gained its international power.
In the morning gald I see; Lingua Franca means?
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. a. Language of France c. Language of the world
66. Who is the writer of the poem? b. Language of the Rich d. Language of the
a. Robert Frost c. Emily Dickinson Powerful
b. William Blake d. Oscar Wilde 80. What is the subject of the sentence “Walk
67. What inference can be drawn out from the first away”?
stanza? a. The implied “You” c. None
a. The persona hides his anger inside his heart b. The implied “I” d. All of the above
b. The persona thinks that it is better to be 81. The spectators never fail to admire he great
honest about your feelings Greek tragedy writer Sophocles whenever
c. The persona values friendship ___________ narrates his dramas.
d. The persona hates his enemies a. She b. him c. he d. her
68. What tense was consistently used in the first 82. If you chance upon the principal on your way out
stanza? of the campus, please send ___________ my
a. Past c. Present Perfect best wishes.
b. Future d. Past Perfect a. him b. them c. us d. it
69. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza? 83. My fathered I met a friend of ______________ in
a. AABB b. ABAB c. BBAA d. AABA the shopping center.
70. What can be inferred from the second stanza of a. ourselves b. ours c. them d. us
the poem? 84. Mr. Carillo, the head of logistics committee, is
a. The persona is being true to his dealings with concerned about the well-being of the seminar
his foe. participants and so he reports to
b. The persona is trying to show his true ______________ superior all of the things that he
emotions toward his enemy. may find compromising.
c. The persona is masking his anger by being a. he b. her c. them d. his
kind to his enemy 85. Whenever I do things in the kitchen, I make sure
d. The persona wants to exact vengeance not to hurt ______________.
against his foe. a. herself b. ourself c. myself d. themselves
71. The second stanza achieved vitality because of 86. Some scientist and bible scholars agree with the
the use of: ________________ that the earth is coming to an
a. Effective adjectives c. Action verbs end.
b. Figure of speech d. Impressive a. prophet b. prophetic c. prophecy d. prophesy
Diction 87. Fish and fries ________________ my cousin’s
72. What is being represented by the “apple” in the favourite fast food meal.
second stanza? a. is b. together c. are d. have
a. A trap that the person was able to make for his 88. The members of the congregation are
enemy _________________ inside the
b. A symbol of longstanding friendship a. altogether c. all together
c. A symbol of forgiveness, redemption, and b. together d. together all
unwavering kindness 89. It is _______________ fitting that we organize a
d. Evil that is personified literary seminar to pray homage to great Filipino
73. What figure of speech is used in the second line Writer.
of the fourth stanza? a. altogether c. all together
a. Hyperbole c. Onomatopoeia b. together d. together all
b. Personification d. Apostrophe 90. Neither Ralph Waldo Emerson nor his friends
74. In the fourth stanza, what will constitute to tense ______________ present in the meeting last
inconsistency? night.
a. Pole b. Outstretched c. See d. Stole a. were b. is c. was d. are

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91. Neither his followers nor Walt Whitman
__________ convinced that the ideas of Emerson
are out of this world.
a. are b. were c. was d. has
92. The audience exhibited enthusiasm for the play,
they seem _____________.
a. offendedb. disgusted c. interested d. mad
93. The representative of the president had issued a
public apology before the victims _____________
the case.
a. file b. filed c. filing d. have filed
94. According to the report done by the fire
department, the explosion was caused by
____________ connection.
a. lost b. lose c. loose d. losing

95. You ____________ finished writing your novel

before the winter comes.
a. had b. will be c. will have d. was
96. Charlotte Bronte ___________ finishing her
novel when death arrives.
a. will have c. will have been
b. will have to be d. had improved
97. Technology in the field of medicine
______________ tremendously since the
beginning of the 21st century.
a. does improve c. is improved
b. has improved d. had
improved
98. Some of our relatives _____________ to visit our
great-grandfather in the States.
a. has decided c. have decided
b. had decided d. will have decided
99. I have written my report last Monday. What
makes this sentences wrong?
a. have b. last Monday c. written d. will have
decided
100. In one of his poems, the Filipino author
Zulueta da Costa said that the Filipino are like
the Molave. What figure of speech was used?
a. simile c. metaphor
b. personification d. hyperbole

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