ENGLISH Subject-Verb Agreement

16.Everybody in the gymnasium _____ frustrated

Choose the correct meaning of the underline word when the candidate did not appear in public.
a. was b. were
Vocabulary:
1. The teacher-adviser monitors the class activities of 17.A bag of candies and a bottle of coke ____ on the
his pupils. table.
a. Demands c. Identifies a. Is b. are
b. Observes d. regulates 18.That _____ seem correct.
2. There is a need to renovate the old school building a. don’t b. doesn’t
to avoid future accidents. 19.Either the boys or girls _____ here.
a. repair c. restore a. is b. are
b. repaint d. redecorate 20.The number of teacher in the school ____ from
3. The athlete was in a sanguine mood after the ball year to year.
game a. vary b. varies
a. Frustrating c. sad 21.One-third of the classroom_____ under water.
b. happy d. discouraging a. was b. were
4. There is a need for an amicable settlement 22. She is one of those honor pupils who always
between the parent and the teacher _____ into confusion.
a. embarrassing c. peaceful a. get b. gets
b. humble d. continuing 23. Each of the members of the club _____ a duty to
5. There is an altercation going on between the perform.
teacher and principal in the office. a. Have b. Has
a. dispute c. settlement 24.Mrs. Tecson’s creativeness and concern _____ well
b. competition d. jealousy appreciated.
a. is b. are
6. The English teacher is proficient in her teaching. 25.There ____ many pupils here.
a. effective c. engrossed a. Is b. are
b. expert d. perfect 26.Many years of his life _____ spent in province
7. Stipulate in your constitution and by-laws the a. Was b. were
qualified of the officers. 27.No one ____ at home.
a. specify c. fasten a. is b. are
b. attach d. underline 28.My leg and my arm _____ aching.
8. Integrate values in all your subject areas a. Is b. are
a. remove c. decrease 29.She _____ to read novels.
b. include into d. criticize a. like b. likes
9. His preposterous reason made him the talk of the 30.There _____ eight men in the game.
campus. a. is b. are
a. magnificent c. funny Identify the figure of speech in the following statement.
b. ridiculous d. positive 31.Michael shouts like mike does.
10. The singer was fidgety as the judges were a. hyperbole c. metaphor
deciding on the winner. b. simile d. litotes
a. appealing c. restlessly 32.Dona was tired to death after a long day of
b. with love d. none of these cooking.
11.He was deprive of a mother’s love a. simile c. metaphor
a. satisfied c. chosen b. hyperbole d. personification
b. debarred d. given 33.She has a Venus beauty
12. The flagrant pupils came shouting with stones in a. simile c. metaphor
their hands. b. hyperbole d. litotes
a. industrious c. notorious 34.As the rain falls, the leaves dance merrily while the
b. group of pupils d. intelligent cool breeze touches my lips gently.
13.There was a question of fraud among the a. Hyperbole c. metaphor
notorious pupils who took the special examination. b. litotes d. personification
a. cheating c. unfairness 35. Mt. Apo is a small volcano compared to Mt.
b. injustice d. favoritism matutum.
14. Her answer was explicable in public a. Litotes c. Metaphor
a. undetermined c. unacceptable b. Hyperbole d. Simile
b. can be explained d. unreasonable 36.Chris was a limb in the group during the disco
15. She looked haggard when she came in party.
a. fresh c. gaunt a. simile c. hyperbole
b. at ease d. inspired b. metaphor d. litotes
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 37. Her lips are as cold as ice
a. simile c. personification V. Answer the following correctly.
b. metaphor d. synecdoche 56.How do you address a Christmas card where the
38.James was crushed by the death of Kris. husband is a Doctor of Philosophy and the wife is
a. simile c. hyperbole an attorney? Which is the right form?
b. personification d. metaphor a. Dr. and Atty. Ben Marquez
39. Her skin is as white as onion b. Dr. Ben Reyes and Atty. Rose Reyes
a. simile c. hyperbole c. Dr. Reyes and Atty. Reyes
b. metaphor d. litotes d. Dr. and Mrs. Ben Reyes
40.She has the King Solomon ideas. 57.Writing to your superior, what complimentary
a. Simile c. metaphor wending should be used?
b. Hyperbole d. personification a. truly yours, c. Yours truly,
IV. Vocabulary b. very truly yours, d. Truly very your’s
41.That coke is delicious 58.Choose the proper use of everyday.
a. looks good c. looks colorful a. You find this headline everyday.
b. tastes good d. smells good b. You find this headline everyday in the
42.I won’t come anymore newspapers.
a. come soon c. already came c. You don’t find the issue clear everyday.
b. never come d. any of these d. I read the issue everyday
43.The story is uninteresting 59.Which declaration shows determination?
a. very interesting a. What an embarrassing situation!
b. interesting in some part b. I have good words for you.
c. not interesting c. This time, I won’t stop teaching.
d. some how interesting d. I will still think about it.
44.She was attracted by the hedge 60.When you are writing to someone you hardly
a. stone c. fence know, the salutation should be
b. low bushes d. none of these a. My dear Mrs. Ponce
45.The memo is compulsory. b. Dear Mrs. Ponce
a. must be done c. must be kept c. To ever dearest Mrs. Ponce
b. a request d. optional d. My ever dearest Mrs. Ponce
46.She has to economize. 61. “Early to bed, early to rise, keeps a man healthy,
a. earn more money c. put business wealthy, and wise” means
b. spend less d. spend more a. sleep early and wake up early so you will
47.The pond is shallow become wealthy
a. has clear water c. is full of mass b. Develop healthy habits of going to bed early
b. is not deep and getting
48.The oil trickles down the machine c. Sleeping is the root of making wealth
a. flows rapidly d. Sleeping will give you a healthy mind.
b. flows little by little 62.“Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who
c. flows in large quantities you are” means
49.That pond is full of fry. a. You are the judges as to who your peers are.
a. small fish c. mosquito b. Your friends are your everyday companions.
b. frogs d. wraps c. You choose your friends.
50.I sneaked out. d. Tell me who you to be with.
a. went out noisily c. went out easily 63. Which of this word are synonymous with
b. went out without attracting settlement?
51.He hasn’t come yet a. Autonomy c. Accord
a. he’ll come later c. he won’t come b. Breakthrough d. Policy
b. we won’t wait for him d. he will never 64.What does it mean by saying “Not all close eyes
come are asleep”.
52.You will sprinkle the flower once a day a. Not all eyes are blind.
a. change c. cut b. The eyes seem to be closed, yet she knows
b. water d. throw what’s going on.
53.These fish are fresh c. When we sleep sometimes we open our eyes.
a. cooked c. cheap d. Sleeping is not always closing our eyes.
b. newly caught d. rotten 65. What is meant by live within your means?
54.The light is dim a. Grow as your live
a. off c. colored b. Liking is the means of growing.
b. not bright d. very bright c. Spend according to your income.
55.The ants are motile d. Growing is the means to live.
a. small c. numerous 66.“ I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of
b. movable d. big my soul” was written by
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 a. Henley c. Elliot 84.Author of “ how My Brother Leon Brought Home a
b. Dickens d. Shelley Wife”
67.“ A thing of beauty is a joy forever” expressed the a. Manuel Arguilla c. Paz Benitez
philosophy of b. Fernando maramag d. None of these
a. Spencer c. Elliot 85.These stories, which reflect the people’s belief, are
b. Keats d. Tennyson handed down from one generation to another by
68. America’s greatest humorist word of mouth.
a. Benjamin Franklin c. Washington Irving a. novels c. prose
b. Mark twain d. Samuel Clemens b. folktales d. poetry
69.A long narrative poem dealing with persons of 86. A type of literature which narrates heroic deeds
heroic proportion and actions of great significance and supernatural happenings with local color and
a. Ballad c. Sonnet which people sing or chant
b. Epic d. Elegy a. epic c. verse
70.Considered the father of the modern American b. poetry d. riddles
short story 87.He wrote the famous letter “ To the Women of
a. Shakespeare c. Edgar Allan Poe Malolos”
b. Bacon d. Robert frost a. Gregorio del Pilar c. Jose Rizal
71.It is a Japanese poem with 17 syllables. b. Andres Bonifacio d. Emilio Jacinto
a. Niponggo c. Canto 88.A kind of literary piece which moralizes and was
b. Haiku d. Tanaga written in letter from between two sisters dwelling
72.A collection of literary pieces in the city ad the other in the province.
a. Prose c. Anthology a. urbana at Felisa c. Manang Biday
b. Biography d. Diary b. Pasyon, religious play d. None of these
73.Verse with 14 iambic pentameter lines 89.How is the author of “The legend of sleepy
a. Epic c. Verse Hollow” which revolves around a headlines
b. Sonnet d. Prose horseman’s tale
74.Longest epic ever written a. George Washington c. Washington Irving
a. Invictus c. Mahabharata b. Robert Surtess d. Shakespeare
b. Lam-ang d. Lament 90.Considered as one of the world’s greatest short
75.Stories that reflect people’s beliefs and are handed stories and it is Edgar Allan Poe’s story of terror
from generation to generation about a hypochondriac living in morbid fear.
a. Prose c. Poetry a. Annabel Lee c. Macbeth
b. Folktales d. Ballad b. The fall of the house of Usher d. The Raven
76.These are not tales making use of animals as 91.He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character who is a
characters poet and a soldier noted for his peculiar nose.
a. Myths c. Fables a. Roxanne c. Ichabod
b. Legends d. Fiction b. Don Quixote d. Cyrano de Bergerac
77.Known for his pen name “Dolores Manapat” 92.“If eyes are made for seeing, then beauty is its
a. Antonio Luna c. Gracianio Lopez Jaena own excuse for being “- is taken from the poem’
b. Marcelo H. del Pilar d. Andres Bonifacio a. The bells c. Don juan
78.Filipino essayist an Patriots who edited and b. Sonnet d. Rhodora
published “La Solidaridad” 93. A great epic poem whose plot centers around the
a. Apolinario Mabini c. Jose Rizal anger and wrath of Achilles against Agamemnon, a
b. Andres Bonifacio d. Marcelo H. del Pilar geek leader
79.His words were the source of inspiration for the a. Bernardo Carpio c. The Odyssey
poem “ Like the Molave” b. The Iliad of Homer d. Myth
a. Mabini c. Quezon 94.“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my
b. Carlos Romulo d. Rizal soul”,, is taken room the poem
80.A poem lamenting the dead a. O Captain, my captain
a. Sonnet c. Elegy b. Invictus
b. Ode d. Satire c. The arrow and the Song
81. Represent of a thing or ideas of a person d. None of these
a. hyperbole c. Heroic Couplet 95.He was the American President who said: “Ask not
b. Allusion d. Personification what America will do for you, but what together
82.A speech by a person who reveals his thoughts we can do for the freedom of man.”
a. Sonnet c. soliloquy a. Gerald Ford c. Harry Truman
b. Metaphor d. simile b. F. Roosevelt d. Abe Lincoln
83.Figure of speech where two different things are 96.The speech of Abe Lincoln which end, thus; “That
compared thru the use of “as” and “like” the government of the people, by the people, for
a. simile c. facsimile the people, shall not perish from the earth.” – is in
b. allegory d. epic his famous
a. farewell Address at Sprinfield
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 b. Inaugural Address 41 b 91 D
c. Address at Gettysburg 42 b 92 D
d. None of these 43 c 93 B
97.The figure of speech, which uses exaggerated 44 b 94 B
statement for aesthetic reason. 45 a 95 D
a. Alliteration c. Hyperbole 46 b 96 C
b. Onomatopoeia d. Metaphor 47 b 97 C
98. His famous work is Mona Lisa 48 b 98 B
a. Jose Rizal c. Juan Luna 49 a 99 A
b. Leonardo da Vinci d. Pavarotti 50 b 100 C
99.The famous painting Juan Luna made
a. Spolarium c. Rice Paddies
b. Bahag-hari d. Sunset
100. The stature of David was created by
a. Sigfried Vandike c. Michelangelo
b. Vincent Gogh d. Andre Warbol

English
 
1 b 51 A
2 a 52 B
3 b 53 B
4 c 54 B
5 a 55 B
6 b 56 D
7 a 57 B
8 b 58 C
9 b 59 C
10 c 60 B
11 b 61 B
12 c 62 A
13 a 63 C
14 b 64 B
15 c 65 C
16 a 66 A
17 b 67 B
18 b 68 B
19 b 69 B
20 b 70 C
21 a 71 B
22 b 72 C
23 b 73 B
24 a 74 C
25 b 75 B
26 b 76 C
27 a 77 B
28 b 78 D
29 b 79 C
30 b 80 C
31 b 81 D
32 b 82 C
33 c 83 A
34 d 84 B
35 a 85 B
36 b 86 A
37 b 87 C
38 c 88 A
39 a 89 C
40 c 90 B
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