GENERAL EDUCATION C. him, we D.

him, me
1. My nephew and I meat a good friend of _____ in front of 8. She always watches the ___ news on television.
the boarding date. A. later B. lately
A. Us B. Mine C. late D. latest
C. Ourselves D. Ours
9. I think the subject is heavy for Roberta and ____.
2. If ever you forgot __ raincoat, you can always use ____ A. me B. her
Paul. C. myself D. us
A. Hour, hers B. His, Hers
C. Yours, ours D. your, mine 10. “The comedian is know for his CANDIDNESS.” The
CAPITALIZED words mean _______.
3. When hammering a nail through a wood. I am very A. tactfulness B. rudeness
careful not to wound ______. C. attention D. frankness
A. himself B. myself
C. herself D. ourselves 11. There is a nation-wide spread of malaria and I believe
health authorities ___ warned us.
4. The phrase “Red Letter Day” is considered as a/an ___. A. should be B. should
A. Idiom B. metaphor C. shall be D. should have
C. Hyperbole D. Simile
12. I could have participated in the research project if I
5. Was chopping the vegetables when she cut _____. ____ in the Philippines at that time.
A. myself B. ourselves A. will be B. were
C. himself D. herself C. are D. was
6. You ___ finished washing the dishes before they arrive. 13. What figure of speech is exemplified by the statement
A. should B. will have below? “If you ask for the stars, I’ll get them for you.”
C. have been D. have A. metaphor B. simile
C. hyperbole D. onomatopoeia
7. We adore ___ when Agatha speaks German fluently
with ___. 14. The Filipina writer is known for her love sonnets.
A. Him, then B. Her, me A. Ophelia Dimalanta B. Edith Tiempo
C. Paz Marquez Benitez D. Glicia Condero-Fernando 21. “The Filipino writer in English who focuses on Hispanic
Filipino culture and traditions in most of his works.
15. What figure of speech is being exemplified by the A. Edilberto Tempo B. F. Sionil Jose
statement below? “ The foreign delegates were the center C. Jose Garcia D. Nick Joaquin
of attention.”
A. personification B. simile 22. The DENR mandated the total ban ____ of dynamite
C. metaphor D. hyperbole fishing.
A. with use B. to use
16. Which of the following books of Leo Tolstoy is C. of use D. on the use
considered as the “greatest novel” ever written?
A. War and Peace B. Death of Ivan Turgenev 23. Which of the following sounds is a voiced bilabial stop?
C. Ana Karenina D. Crime and Punishment A. /B/ B. /Z/
C. /P/ D. /V/
17. The suprasegmental pertains to the highness and
lowness of sounds. 24. What is the English translation of Rabindranath
A. pitch B. juncture Tagore’s “Gitanjali”?
C. intonation D. stress A. Song of Devotion B. Song of Offerings
C. Hindu Poem D. Hindu Offering
18. This suprasegmental pertains the rising and falling of
sounds. 25. This school of thought believes that language is
A. pitch B. juncture learned through imitation, repetition, and reinforcement.
C. intonation D. stress A. behaviorism B. Cognitivist
C. functionalist D. Psycholinguistic
19. “The statement of the witnesses are IMPERTINENT to
the case on trial.” The CAPITALIZED word means 26. “ This is Carlos Bulosan’s masterpiece about a father
A. irrelevant B. malicious who was accused of stealing the “spirit” / “smell” of food.
C. violent D. important A. My father goes to Court B. The smell stealer
C. The innocent Father D. Will have studied
20. What figure of speech is being exemplified in the
statement below? “She is the apple of my eyes.”
A. simile B. alliteration
C. Metaphor D. Hyperbole
27. Three years is required for a specific language 33. Haile is reading a book. She can finish reading 3 pages
specialization, Roger ______ for one year and he still in 1.5 minutes. How long will it takes her finish reading the
needs to study more. book if it has 612 pages?
A. Has studied B. studied A. 5hrs and 6min B. 8hrs and 12min
C. has been studying D. will have studied C. 14hrs and 41min D. 20hrs and 24mins

28. Which made the sentence wrong? “She has taken the 34. What is the GCF of 85, 153 and 357?
exam.” A. 15 B. 17
A. had B. Exam C. 19 D. 23
C. Taken D. No Error
35. Solve for the LCM of 8, 12 and 20.
29. A great amount of water ____ needed for the drought A. 60 B. 80
to end. C. 120 D. 240
A. is B. is being
C. was D. were 36. The approximate shape of a tennis ball is ____?
A. circle B. cone
30. This Shakespearean play deals with a prince whose C. cylinder D. sphere
father was murdered by his uncle.
A. Hamlet B. Julius Ceasar 37. Brakes 10 artists 6 days to finish graffiti. How long will
C. Merchant of Venice D. Macbeth it take 4 artists?
A. 4 days B. 12 days
31. The fraction between 2/3 and 11/12 is _______. C. 16 days D. 18 days
A. 5/12 B. 7/12
C. ¾ D. 15/16 38. Which of the following is divisible by 3?
A. 987 646 B. 864 191
32. A wooden plank has dimensions 2 feet by 1 foot by 6 C. 493 843 D. 370 368
inches. What is its surface area?
A. 5.5 sp. In. B. 7 sq. in 39. Simplify the expression 2-[3+(4-2x3)
C. 7.5 sq. in. D. 8 sq. in.