GEN ED ENGLISH 6.

To describe an easy task, the idiomatic expression to

use is_________.
TEST 1
a. piece of cake
1. Karina's sick stomach may be the result of what she
____ last night. b. bite the bullet

a. eated c. spill the beans

b. eating d. break a leg

c. eat 7. These are traits of a psychosocially healthy person,

except_________.
d. ate
a. unable to control anger
2. The fisherman uses worms as ____ for fish.
b. can work along with others
a. bit
c. accepts one's mistakes
b. bite
d. looks at the bright side of every situation
c. bet
8. People who harbor unjustified dislike for certain
d. bait
groups of people demonstrate________.
3. The narrative poem "Florante at Laura" which is an
a. racial prejudice
allegory of the political realities during the Spanish
Regime was written by __________. b. economic prejudice

a. Emilio Mar Antonio c. individualism

b. Inyigo Pascual d. socialism

c. Lope K. Santos 9. William Sydney Porter was a famous American writer

of short stories noted for surprise endings like the Gift
d. Francisco Balagtas
of the Magi, Cabagges and Kings, The Last Leaf in which
4. Healthy interpersonal relation may be indirectly he used the pen name________.
observed in the__________.
a. Mark Twain
a. coverage and depth of one's roadmap
b. George Elliot
b. mileage taken in visiting remote places
c. Longfellow
c. jobs an individual has held
d. O. Henry
d. sound relationship with children, youth
10. The researcher found the method useful and
and adults
so she decided to ______ it.
5. The Greek goddess Aphrodite is known for her
a. adopt
unquestionable pulchritude. The underlined word
means ______. b. adjust

a. power c. adapt

b. strength d. adept

c. influence 10. The researcher found the method useful and so she
decided to ______ it.
d. beauty
a. adopt 16. The mailbox waited blissfully.

b. adjust a. synecdoche

c. adapt b. metonymy

d. adept c. simile

11. A learner follows a set of rules to effectively convey d. personification

his message to other people. This shows what view of
17. The pillow was fluffy like a dog's fur.
language?
a. simile
a. language is primarily vocal
b. alliteration
b. language is a system of systems
c. metaphor
c. language is arbitrary
d. hyperbole
d. language is a means of communication
18. It is raining cats and dogs. What does it mean?
12. Who is the father of debate?
a. There are many roaming cats and dogs.
a. Aristotle
b. It is raining very hard.
b. Protagoras
c. The students fight like cats and dogs.
c. Plato
d. The students are behaving like cats and dogs
d. Socrates
19. The continuing professional development seminar
13. The SWOT analysis is used in communication for
on inclusive education for professional teachers will
______.
commence ___ March.
a. teachers
a. during
b. writers
b. in
c. doctors
c. at
d. business
d. on
14. The groom saying his wedding vows is considered a
20. Adults are ___ Mobile Legends. Which words
________ register.
complete the sentence correctly?
a. consultative
a. fun of
b. casual
b. fun for
c. frozen
c. fond with
d. intimate
d. fond of
15. Which among the following does not belong in
21. The _____ lesson of the story is that
Kachru's Inner Circle?
honesty is the best policy.
a. USA
a. morality
b. UK
b. moralism
c. South America
c. morale
d. New Zealand
d. moral c. was

22. Wise people can _____ with frustrations. d. is

a. cope in 24. These are tales making use of animals as characters.

b. cope on a. myths

c. cope up b. legends

d. cope c. fables

23. Neither the teacher nor the students ____ d. fiction

present in the affairs yesterday. 25. The phrase "Red Letter Day" is an example

a. were of a/an ______.

b. am a. idiom

c. was b. metaphor

d. is c. simile

the general rule is that the verb should d. oxymoron

agree with the closest noun 25. The phrase "Red Letter Day" is an example a special,
happy, and important day that of a/an ______. you will
23. Neither the teacher nor the students ____
always remember
present in the affairs yesterday.
a. idiom
a. were
b. metaphor
b. am
c. simile
c. was
d. oxymoron
d. is
26. The expression "put your finger in the pie" means
the general rule is that the verb should the following, except _________.

agree with the closest noun a. to participate

23. Neither the teacher nor the students ____ b. to bake a pie

present in the affairs yesterday. c. to be part of the group

a. were d. to join in the activity

b. am 27. She went home early because she felt a little under
the weather. The underlined expression means the
c. was following, except _____.
d. is a. feeling sick
23. Neither the teacher nor the students ____ b. bad weather
present in the affairs yesterday. c. not feeling well
a. were d. feeling ill
b. am
28. Getting enough sleep, eating healthy food, and
exercising daily helps us in keeping ourselves in the pink
of health. The underlined idiom means ______.

a. healthy

b. sturdy

c. sickly

d. adaptable

29. The part of a newspaper or magazine article which

gives the name of the writer of the article is
called_______.

a. byline

b. headline

c. banner line

d. deadline

30. A poem lamenting the dead.

a. elegy

b. sonnet

c. ode

d. satire