1. _____ is an epic about the adventures of early 8.

“Her dress is as blue as the sky” is an example of

Muslim warriors who defended Islam. _____.
A. Indarapatra and Sulayman A. Simile
B. Bantugan B. Hyperbole
C. Parang Sabu C. Metaphor
D. Darangan D. Onomatopoeia

2. During the 18th century, what kind of novel is 9. A Comedia usually ends with the _____.
most common? A. Death of the Prince
A. Religious B. Victory of Muslims
B. Epistolary C. Death of the Queen
C. Picaresque D. Victory of Christians
D. Gothic
10. The American Renaissance also known as the
3. This is a literary movement in America that looks American Romantic Movements paved the way for
through life as it is. the birth of _____.
A. Romanticism A. Romanticism
B. Puritanism B. Transcendentalism
C. Realism C. Naturalism
D. Naturalism D. Realism

4. All the citIes below were centers of government, 11. What does Sappho tell the lesbian woman about
religion, and culture in the 3rd Millennium B.C her death in the poem below?
except _____. To An Uncultured Lesbian Woman
A. Babylon “Yes, thou shalt die,
B. Nineveh And lie
C. Baghdad Dump in the silent tomb;
D. Thebes Nor of thy name
Shall these by any fame”
5. What is the main idea that can be inferred from the A. She will not be famous in death
stanza below? B. She will find peace
Time is a pair of scissors C. She will be placed in a tomb
And life, a bolt of brocade D. She will be forgotten
When the lost section is done
The scraps are committed to a bonfire 12. The Ifugao epic “HUDHUD” immortalized the
A. Transitoriness of life hero _____.
B. Cruelty of time A. Lumawig
C. Beauty of life B. Banna
D. Destruction of beauty C. Duluyan
D. Aligaynon
6. “Ibong Mandaragit” was written by ____.
A. Amado V. Hernandez 13. Who is considered the Indian counterpart of
B. Vergilio Almario Shakespeare?
C. Lualhati Bautista A. Kalidasa
D. Edgardo Reyes B. Tagore
C. Khagyam
7. Poetry during the age of modernism is D. Sadi
characterized by _____.
A. Measure 14. Both Realism and Naturalism oppose ______.
B. Free Verse A. Classicism
C. Blank Verse B. Symbolism
D. Rhyme
C. Romanticism In ancestral savanna
D. Neoclassicism Africa of whom my grandmother
Songs
15. This is Geoffrey Chaucer’s collection of stories in A. Free and beautiful
poetic form. B. Mysterious and unexplored
A. The Canterbury Tales C. War town and undeveloped
B. Lliad D. Primitive and uncivilized
C. Decameron
D. Beowulf 21. Because of his poetic style, Ezra Pound is
considered a/an
16. Which of the statements below supports this A. Philosophical
statement: “The Homeric poems greatly influenced B. Imagist
the development of Greek Civilization.” C. Metaphysical
A. The Greeks became the great warriors D. Romantic
B. The great epic characters became the models of
conduct for the later generations of the Greeks 22. Oedipus _____ as a punishment for killing his
C. The Olympian gods were worshipped father and having sexual relations with his mother.
D. The Greeks became the good architects A. Castrated himself
B. Killed himself
17. Filipino folks narratives’ function is _____. C. Ordered his sons to murder him
A. To ward off evil spirits D. Gouged his eyes
B. To explain natural phenomena
C. To teach proper behavior 23. ______ can be inferred from Iseneses’ “answer.”
D. To honor the gods A. She respects Creon
B. She fears Creon
18. Among the following statements, which best C. She understands Creon
describe the difference between the three canticles of D. She likes Creon
the Divine Comedy?
A. In Inferno, they become more corporeal as Dante 24. The following are romantic poets except
descends into the lower circles A. William Blake
B. In Purgatorio, they have corporeal shape, but not B. Robert Burn
corporeal C. John Milton
C. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images D. John Keats
but simply lights; in Purgatorio, they have corporeal
shape but not corporeal substance; and in Inferno, 25. _____ is famous for his plays that used the
they become more corporeal as Dante descends into “alienation effect”.
lower circles A. Henrick Ibsen
D. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images B. August Strindberg
but not a corporeal substance C. Bertolt Brecht
D. Thomas Mann
19. _____ are at war in the lliad.
A. Trojans and Macedonians 26. In the poem below, what could be the author’s
B. Trojans and Minoans feeling toward lesbian women?
C. Trojans and Acheans To Uncultured Lesbian Woman
D. Trojans and Phoenicians “Yes, thou shalt die,
And lie
20. The lines of the poem below describe Africa as a Dump in the silent tomb;
land that is _____. Nor of thy name
AFRICA Shall these by any fame”
David Deop A. Pity
Africa, my Africa B. Regret
Africa of proud warriors
C. Sadness C. Hinduism
D. Anger D. Buddhism

27. Who is speaking in the poem below: 34. Among the statements below, which is not an
“Sunset and the evening star important cultural influence in the development of
And one clear call for me Europe in the middle ages?
And may there be no moaning of the bar A. Greco-Roman civilizations
When I put out to sea” B. Christianity from Palestine
A. A dying man C. Germanic tribes from the north
B. A fisherman D. Merchant trade from China
C. The certainty of more suffering
D. Understanding and progress 35. Pre-colonial literature is best described by _____
themes.
28. Based on Zeus’ plan, _____ comes from A. Sad and dramatic
suffering. B. Serious and imaginative
A. The consolation of death C. Playful and entertaining
B. The ecstasy of truth D. Communal and functional
C. The certainty of more suffering
D. Understanding and progress 36. What lesson can be inferred in the passage below:
“All that we are is the result of what we have
29. The word Gospel is derived from a Greek word thought: It is founded on our thoughts, it is made up
that means _____. of our thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil
A. Holy word thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the
B. Good News foot of the ox that draws the carriage.”
C. Law of God A. we must change for the better
D. Message of God B. we must think carefully
C. we must have the right thoughts
30. The line below expresses _____. D. we must be hardworking like the ox
“While a cold hand snatched you away like a kite–I
should have come home” 37. Among the following statements below, which is
A. Regret not an accurate representation of ancient Greek
B. Sadness religious beliefs?
C. Loss A. The Greeks credited humanity with intervening in
D. Love humanity
B. The Greek god Zeus was subject to the mysterious
31. Which statement best characterizes the Old power of fate
Testament as a literary piece? C. The Greek gods were expressions of the world’s
A. A collection of religious anecdotes uncontrollable forces
B. A chronicle of Jewish events D. The Greeks blamed humanity for disorder in the
C. An inspirational prose universe
D. An anthology of Jewish literature
38. Euripides produced the play “Medea” to _____.
32. This line usually starts a/an _____. A. Express his shock
A. Supernatural tale B. Attack the deepest prejudices of the levels
B. Legend C. Criticize Greek behavior
C. Folk tale D. Entertain the audience
D. Creation myth
39. The following are works of Sophocles except
33. _____ greatly influenced the Japanese Noh Play A. Agamemnon
A. Shintoism B. Ajax
B. Zen Buddhism C. Antigone
D. Oedipus at Colonus
40. This is considered the greatest contribution to the C. Writing down names
prose of the 17th century. D. Writing the family history
A. the drama
B. the biology 48. Which statement below is a feature of
C. the essay suggestopedia?
D. the novel A. Learners share their feelings in a small group
B. Only listening activities are provided
41. _____ is the usual topic of lyric poetry C. Learners are in a relaxed and reclining position
A. Women D. Reading and writing are emphasized
B. Nature
C. Feelings or emotions 49. If a teacher believes that a language is a system of
D. Religion a structure composed of sounds, words, and
sentences, then his syllabus might focus on _____.
42. All are examples of Gnomic verses except: A. Communication tasks
A. Folktale B. Building blocks of language
B. Legend C. Functions of language
C. Fable D. Form and function of language
D. Riddle
50. Where is the primary stress in the word
43. Sappho is considered the _____. “characterization”?
A. The greatest woman poet of antiquity A. Second
B. model of women Greece B. Fifth
C. The leader of women in Lesbos C. Fourth
D. A very passionate poet D. First

44. Mistakes in pronunciation are immediately

corrected in the Audio-Lingual method because:
A. So that behaviors don’t become habits Answer Key
B. To make learners conscious of their mistakes
C. So that learners will practice more
D. To develop accuracy and fluency 1. A 11. D 21. B 31. D 41. C

45. Which of the following statements below will 2. D 12. D 22. D 32. D 42. C
help the students, who are asked to listen to a set of
instructions in English, process the material? 3. C 13. A 23. B 33. A 43. A
A. Identifying the topic sentence
B. Identifying the keywords 4. C 14. C 24. A 34. D 44. B
C. Listening to every word 5. A 15. A 25. C 35. D 45. D
D. Repeating each sentence
6. A 16. B 26. A 36. C 46. B
46. Vowels are characterized by _____.
A. Freely flowing air through the nasal cavity 7. B 17. B 27. A 37. B 47. C
B. The little obstruction in the vocal tract
C. Friction that is present in the vocal tract 8. A 18. C 28. B 38. B 48. C
D. Vibrations of the vocal cords
9. D 19. C 29. B 39. A 49. D
47. This is the most appropriate “while listening” 10. B 20. C 30. A 40. A 50. B
activity for a text describing a family tree with three
generations.
A. Completing a family tree
B. Copying a family tree