31.

Her fondness of reading mystery novels and fairy tales made her
__________.

a.Superstitiou
s b. Gullible
c. Easy-going
d.Trustworthy

32. The editor found the news story not so entertaining. He found it
full of:

a.
Adjectives
b. Verbs c.
Pronouns
d. Adverbs

33. Ebett and Evann were mischievous children. They ______ tricks of their teachers
which always got them into a lot of trouble.

a. Could have
played b. Used to
play c. Could play
d. May have
played

34. Samantha’s eye are blurred and her hands cried. She _________ at the computer
for 6 long hours. Finally, she took a break.

a. was seated b. has seated c. would have seated d. had been seated 5 35. “When will

Mr. Padilla retire?” “Soon, I think he ______ for a long time. He will probably retire this year.”

a. Have been
working b. Had
been working c.
Has been working
d. Is working

36. There are great movies that are worth watching once, there are some that are worth
watching twice, _________ there are movies that are worth watching over and over
again.

a. But b. Still
c. And d.
Nevertheless

37. If I _________ rich, I would travel abroad every

year.

a. Were

b. Am

c. Should
be

d. Was

38. This seatwork is difficult for Paul and

____________.

a. Myself
b. I c.
Me d.
Himself

39. The candy cane smells

____________.

a. Sweet b.
Sweetly c.
Sweeter d.
More sweet

40. Whether or not a man likes what he ____________ is the measure of

choosing well.

a. Choose
b. Has
chosen c.
Chose d. Is
choosing

41. Which ED end sound is

different?

a.
Needed
b.
Granted
c.
Wanted
d. Signed

42. Which among these words has the ending [d]

sound?

a. Joked
b.
Laughed
c. Walked
d. Played

43. Which among these words has the [z] end

sound?

a. Maps
b. Jokes
c.
Laughs

d.
Buys

44. Which among these words has the [id] end

sound?

a.
Praised
b. Mailed
c.
Judged
d.
Needed

45. Which among these words has the [zh] end

sound?

a. She b.
Excursion
c. Chips d.
Fish

46. “My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.” This quotation
is from:

a. Manuel L. Quezon
b. Carlos P. Garcia
c. Manuel A. Roxas
d. Ferdinand E.
Marcos

47. “The Filipino is worth dying for.” This

quotation by:

a. Benigno
Aquino b. Carlos
P. Garcia c.
Jose Rizal d.
Fidel V. Ramos

48. “You see things that are and you ask why but I dream that never were and ask
why not.”

a. Clear thinking
b. Immortality c.
Curiosity d. Rich
Imagination

49. The song “No man is an Island”

mirrors:

a.
Individualization
b. Solitude c.
Independence d.
Brotherhood

50. The space shuttle is as fast as the wind. This is an

example of:

a. Simile b.
Metaphor

c.
Personification
d. Antithesis

51. ____________ wrote “Without Seeing the

Dawn”

a. Maximo Ramos b.
Steven Javellana c.
Paz M. Venitez d.
Magdalena Jalandoni

52. “She is the sun of my world.” This is an

example of:

a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Hyperbole d. Onomatopeia 7 53. Who is the author of this

famous quote: “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.”

a. Benigno Aquino
b. Manuel L.
Quezon c. Jose
Rizal d. Andres
Bonifacio

54. This Filipino author wrote about the ill-fated love affair of Jose Rizal and
Leonor Rivera.

a. Arturo Rotor b.
Francisco
Icasiano c. Zoilo
Galang d. Nick
Joaquin

55. “I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.” Which word should retain its
pitch to show confidence?

a. Am b.
Captain
c.
Master
d. Fate

56. Read the following lines: “Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has
the moon lost its memory, She is smiling alone In the lamp light the withered
leaves, Collect at my feet, And the wind begins to moan. These lines mean:

a.
Confusion
b.
Optimism
c.Lonelines
s
d.Eagernes
s

57. “Woe to every backbiter”--- Koran. This is

about: a. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s
opinion b. Punishment for those who say good
things c. Anguish for those who defend d.
Misery for those who talks ill of others

58. “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder... “Thomas Carlyle. From
this line, we can infer that:

a. There should be sufficient energy in

one’s life b. Direction can never come into
one’s life c. One’s life doesn’t need to be
controlled d. There is a strong driving force
in one’s life

59. Which among the lines below has the same meaning as this statement; “Our
commitments can develop us or can destroy us, but either way, they will define us.”

a. Flexible commitment is what we need today b.

We must make full commitment to worldly goals c.
Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to
d. Our commitments need not to be planned way
ahead

60. “Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion” Rousseau is
pertaining to:

a. Security
b. Family c.
Duty d.
Investment

ENGLISH
RATIONALIZATION

31. B- “gullible” is the answer because normally, fairy tales and mystery novels have
plots that are too fancy to believe in---making readers believe in the impossible and at
times in the “illogical”

32. C-The answer is “pronoun” because all other given options are content words. Content
words are those that carry meaning-nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives are samples of
this. On the other hand functions words are those that don’t have any meaning if isolated
with the content words---preposition, conjunctions, and pronouns are samples of this. In
addition, function words are just there to give support to content word , and so, a sentence
filled with function words would be normally dull.

33. B-“used to” is the answer because this phrase connotes an action that was done
consistently in the past while the other options that used modals such as could and may
connotes ability and possibility.

34. B-This items concerns tense. The answer “has seated” is in the present perfect tense
and it truly fits the thought of the sentence. Remember that the present perfect tense
connotes actions that started in the past and would have two possible outcomes---(1) still
happening, (2) recently ended. In the sentence “She________ at the computer for 6 long
hours”, we are not certain if the subject is still using the computer. You might confuse
this to be under the past perfect tense because of the sentence that followed. “Finally,
she took a break”, remember that if the two independent clauses are not separated by a
period like “She_______ at the computer for 6 long hours before she finally took a break”
then we must use the past perfect tense. But in this item there are three separate
sentences.

35. C-The answer is “has been working” because the subject is singular, that is why we
can’t use have. We must not also use had because it is only used in sentences in the
past perfect or past perfect progressive tenses.

36. C-“and” is the answer because we are just merely enumerating

things.

37. A-The sentence in this item is an “If clause” and so the tense must be consistent.
It is also unlikely for us to use “was” or “am” for it has always been “If I were...”

38. C-Remember that “I” is used as the subject or the doer of the action, while “me” is
used as the receiver of the action. In the sentence given in this item the pronoun is the
receiver of the action and that is why “me” is the answer.

39. A-Always remember that verbs of senses may take two forms, (1) as a linking verb,
or as a (2) action verb. If it functions as a linking verb, then it must be followed by an
adjective. On the other hand, if it functions as an action verb, then it must be followed by
an adverb. In this sentence, since that candy cane is not capable of moving, we can say
that “smells” functions as a linking verb, so it must be followed by the adjective “sweet”

40. B-The answer is “has chosen” because the sentence states a condition that’s
started in the past and still true at present

41. D-“signed” is the answer because it only has one syllable and that affected its
ending /ed/ sound.

42. D-“played” is the answer because all other words are with /t/ end
sounds.

43. D-“buys” is the answer because all other given words end with /s/ sounds “b u y s”
ends with /z/ sound because the sound before the letter “s” is voiced

44. D-“needed” is the answer because among the given options it is the only one with
more than one syllable-that changed the ending /ed/ sound to /id/

45. B-“excursion” is the answer because all the other options have either /ch/ or /sh/
sounds

46. A-Is the answer because the quotation given is one Manuel L. Quezon’s most
famous.
47. A-is the answer because the quotation given is one of Benigno Aquino’s most
famous quotes, plus the fact that this quotation can be found on our 500 peso bill.

48. D-“curiosity” and “rich imagination” would be our two possible answers, but D is better
than C because asking “why” is being curious, while asking “why not” is being
imaginative.

49. D-“Brotherhood” is the answer because all the other options are its
antonyms.

50. A-The answer is simile because the statement compared two objects using the
word “as”

51. B-Stevan
Javellana

52. B-The statement given is a direct comparison, that is why the answer is
metaphor

53. C-Jose
Rizal

54. D-Nick
Joaquin

55. A-“Am” is the answer because being a verb of being nit connotes a statement of
condition.

56. C-These lines were taken from the musical “cats” and if we are to read/sing
these lines, loneliness would be the obvious emotion.

57. D-is the best answer because all the other options debunk the main
statement.

58. D-is the most appropriate answer because all other options are not in anyway
related to the quotation and some options debunk the statement.

59. C-Because option C somewhat states that our commitments would describe and
determine the person that we are.

60. A-“Security” is the answer because all the options given constitute to it. Option A
embraces the importance of “family”, “duty”, and “investment