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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
d. have been seen
3) “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
4) History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
d. testifies for the
5) He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can
do for the freedom of man.”
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
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
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
It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.
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?
a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
12) What correction should be made to this sentence?
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
b. Insert a comma after children
c. Change parents' to parent's
d. Change theories to theory's
13) What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?
"We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens."
a. The things have not been shipped.
b. In a state of confusion
c. In an orderly manner
d. The boxes are still intact
14) What is the mood of these lines?
"Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes
tonight will be a memory, too
And a new day will begin."
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
16) The student leader was suspended because:
a. He felt responsible for his deeds
b. He violated school regulation
c. He was motivated to rebel
d. He listened to the elders
17) What should you do if the situation says, “what you spent years building may be destroyed overnight.”
a. Help people anyway
b. Build some anyway
c. Do away with things done
d. Do good anyway
18) Inaugural programs are well attended because it is ________ held.
a. frequently
b. often times
c. seldom
d. rarely
19) A new copier machine was choses because:
a. its repair was free for six months
b. its guarantee was six months
c. its brand was recommended by the agent
d. its feature were ordinary
20) Did you get the instructions? What is the appropriate answer?
a. Well and good
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:
a. “A front seat would be safest.”
b. “I want a reservation on the back seat.”
c. “A middle aisle seat would allow easy escape.”
d. “A seat closest to the cockpit be given to me.”
22) Form a sentence from these words.
I. The senator
II. As a legislator
III. Although he raised his voice
IV. Accepted several amendments
a. II, I, IV, III
b. I, II, III, IV
c. IV, III, II, I
d. II, I, III, IV
23) The committee discussed the issue and everyone at the end seemed ________ to the findings.
a. ignorant and civil
b. negative get open
c. reluctant to accept
d. amendable to consider
24) On is stressed in given situations. Choose the situation called for:
a. her visitors are on the way
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?
a. THAT picture is impressionistic
b. This THESIS is original
c. THOSE are her new projects
d. THESE books are of recent editors
26) Home is the soldier. Home and free! This tell us:
a. The soldier died heroically
b. The soldier is at peace in death
c. The soldier is well armed home
d. The soldier is decorated upon arrival
27) Which placard tells of a wide choice during the grand sale?
a. “Pairs Varied Plenty”
b. “No Duplicates Available”
c. “Single items Limited”
d. “Choose Your Wild”
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.
a. can be carnal and platonic
b. must be sexy to be adored
c. is both mind and body
d. is a process of mental exercise
31) She bought her daughter a new dress, which was fashionable. It was:
a. a copy from, Italian catalogue
b. a remodeled dress
c. an imitation from the original
d. an original creation of a couturier
32) "I have one life to give and I give it all to my country.” This pictures a:
a. a soldier at war
b. worker in a cement factory
c. a policeman on the street
d. a doctor in the operating room
33) Class interactions is brought about by:
a. teacher listens, students listen
b. question and answer method
c. teacher talk at all times
d. teacher student exchange questions and answer
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:
a. All guests congratulated the organizers and couple.
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
c. The ceremonies were very impressive
d. I felt uneasy with the priest
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.
a. One's last courage
b. One's last strategy
c. One's last hope
d. One's last defense
38) ________ the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.
a. Whoever
b. Whoever
c. Whomever
d. Whosoever
39) She is the one of those girls ________ always complaining.
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
41) Making friends is more rewarding than to be ________.
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.
a. polite and sensible
b. politely and sensibly
c. polite and sensitively
d. politely and in a sensible way
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, ________.
a. they hardly used the paddles
b. the paddles were hardly used.
c. the paddles were used hard.
d. they use the paddles hardly at all
45) Her brother ________ and never will be dependable.
a. never has been
b. never had
c. hardly never has
d. not ever had
46) The new building ________ by the end of December this year.
a. would have been completed
b. will have been completed
c. will have had been completed
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 ________.
a. study market trends
b. they analyzed market trends
c. analyze market trends
d. realize better market trends

ANSWERS:
1. A 18. C 35. A
2. D 19. B 36. C
3. B 20. C 37. D
4. D 21. D 38. C
5. D 22. A 39. B
6. B 23. A 40. C
7. A 24. B 41. C
8. B 25. B 42. B
9. C 26. B 43. B
10. C 27. A 44. A
11. C 28. C 45. A
12. B 29. B 46. B
13. B 30. A 47. B
14. D 31. D 48. A
15. B 32. A 49. B
16. B 33. D 50. C
17. D 34. B