GENERAL EDUCATION LET REVIEWER (English)

1. Gilgamesh, Mahabharata, and Aeneid are examples of _________.

a. Metrical romance
b. Epic
c. Metrical tale
d. Allegory

2. Which is not a lyric poem?

a. Ballad
b. Sonnet
c. Elegy
d. Ode

3. “My love is like a red, red rose”

a. Synecdoche
b. Metonymy
c. Metaphor
d. Simile

4. ________ is also called the response in the communication.

a. Reaction
b. Gesture
c. Feedback
d. Signal

5. Choral reading is a type of reading.

a. Buddy
b. Reading aloud to students
c. Shared
d. Guided

6. Which is acceptable in English?

a. Gilbert cleaned up the table
b. Tess eager to talk to
c. That she dances well surprises me
d. He desires that you go

7. The teacher-adviser monitors the class activities of his pupils.

a. Demands
b. Observes
c. Identifies
d. Regulates

8. There is a need to renovate the old school building to avoid future accidents.
a. Repair
b. Repaint
c. Restore
d. Redecorate

9. The athlete was in a sanguine mood after the ball game.

a. Frustrating
b. Happy
c. Sad
d. Discouraging

10. There is a need for an amicable settlement between the parent and the teacher.
a. Embarrassing
b. Humble
c. Peaceful
d. Continuing

11. There is an altercation going on between the teacher and principal in the office.
a. Dispute
b. Competition
c. Settlement
d. Jealousy

12. The English Teacher is proficient in her teaching.

a. Effective
b. Expert
c. Engrossed
d. Perfect

13. Stipulate in your constitution and by-laws the qualified of the officers.
a. Specify
b. Attach
c. Fasten
d. Underline

14. This one is made from ersatz coloring. ERSATZ means:

a. Genuine
b. Authentic
c. Artificial
d. Real

15. Guest house rooms must be ______ by noon.

a. Vacated
b. Evacuated
c. Abandoned
d. Left
16. The President is a loquacious speaker. LOQUACIOUS means:
a. Reserved
b. Reticent
c. Taciturn
d. Verbose

17. Unless we find a witness to corroborate your evidence. CORROBORATE means:

a. Negate
b. Confirm
c. Collaborate
d. Interpret

18. The picture of Dorian Grey is a novel by whose author?

a. Oscar Wilde
b. Edgar Allan Poe
c. John Steinbeck
d. Rudyard Kipling

19. Who was the captain of the Nautilus in “20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”?
a. Nemo
b. Boneville
c. Ahab
d. Smith

20. In which country does the story “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” take place?
a. France
b. England
c. Germany
d. Russia

21. “Nothing that happen in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a
grand design.” This line is about a person’ __________.
a. Dream
b. Destiny
c. Luck
d. Ambition

22. Who was the author of the famous storybook ‘Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland’?
a. Rudyard Kipling
b. John Keats
c. Lewis Caroll
d. H.G. Wells
23. Who were the 1st century BC poet and author of “The Aeneid” serves as a guide
in Dante’s “Inferno”?
a. Homer
b. Virgil
c. David
d. Rumi

24. Which Russian novelist wrote “Anna Karenina” and “War and Peace”?
a. Leo Tolstoy
b. Vladimir Mayakovsky
c. Vladimir Nabokov
d. Isaac Babel

25. _________ is the study of the structure and form of words in language or a
language, including inflection, derivation, and the formation of compounds.
a. Phonology
b. Phonetics
c. Semantics
d. Morphology

26. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honored them with ____
for their _____.
a. medals – valor
b. gun salute – bravery
c. appointments – dedication
d. money – sacrifice

27. 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

28. 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

29. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.
a. Adjectives
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
30. 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

31. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.

a. Stay
b. Stayed
c. Staying
d. Stays

32. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1

unstressed syllable is ______.
a. Trochaic
b. Iambic
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic

33. She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following EXCEPT
a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
c. Homeliness
d. Physical beauty

34. The Nibelungenlied is a

a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
d. Medieval German epic

35. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.

a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
d. testifies for the

36. 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

37. 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

38. A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the
reading levels of the students. In this situation, the students experience
frustration and they fall short of the expected or desired output. A student who
finds himself/ herself in such a mismatch will likely do which of the following?
a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read
c. Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written
d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection
or story read

39. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.

a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita

40. 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

41. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that

represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification

42. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did he
mean?
a. Workers are free to leave
b. Workers are warned of possible lay off
c. Workers have to double time on their jobs
d. Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
 43. 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

44. 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

45. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______ around the
earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving

46. 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

47. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 – they came from all over
America – 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
c. The writer was a veteran of the war
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot

48. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a
project initiated by _________.
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno
c. Antonio Villegas
d. Ramon Bagatsing

49. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?

a. /b/
b. /z/
c. /g/
d. /p/
 50. 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

ANSWER KEY:

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

Sources:
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