ENGLISH REVIEW

GEN-ED

Prepared by: Niki Mia A. Gustilo

1. Hello, what ______ your name?
a. is c. am
b. are d. be

Answer: A. is
Every sentence must have a subject and a verb. An
object is optional.

• is – linking verb for singular noun

• are - linking verb for plural noun
• am - is used with first person singular (I)
• be -  is irregular. It has eight different
forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been
2. ______ name is John, my ______ is Johnson.
a. Your / surname c. I / surname
b. My / surname d. I / name

Answer: b. My / surname
As you rightly note, my is a possessive adjective. So, this
means you use my when you already have a noun (such as
question) and want to indicate ownership. 
3. My name is Lisa. ______ Lisa Peterson.
a. My am c. I am
b. I is d. I

Answer: c. I am
4. ______ name is Apple. ______ Ann Apple.
a. His / She c. Her / She’s
b. His / He’s d. His/His

Answer: c. Her / She’s

Pronouns, on the other hand, have different forms. The
forms he, she and they are used when a pronoun is the
subject of a sentence. The forms his, her, hers, their and
theirs are possessive in nature.
5. “Where ______ John from?” “______ from the US.”
a. is / He’s c. am / He’s
b. is / His d. is / She’s

Answer: a. is / He’s
• is – linking verb for singular noun
• am - is used with first person singular (I)
• The forms he, she and they are used when a pronoun is
the subject of a sentence.
6. ______ are you from? Japan.
a. What c. Where
b. Who d. When

Answer: c. Where
7. ______ from Spain. I’m Rodriguez.
a. I’m c. You’re
b. He’s d. She’s

Answer: a. I’m
8. Pierre is a French boy. ______ from ______ .
a. He’s / France c. His / France
b. His / French d. He / France

Answer: a. He’s / France

• French is a Romance language of the Indo-European
family and term for people living in France.
9. Where ______ you ______ ?
a. is / from c. are / is
b. are / in d. are / from

Answer: d. are / from

The simplest is that "are" is the form of "to be" used for
first person plural, third person plural, and both plural and
singular in second person (with you). Thus, "are" with a
singular "you" is also singular.
10. Lisa and Max are Americans. ______ from U.S.A.
a. There c. They’re
b. Their d. Their’re

Answer: c. They’re
• "their" is a possessive pronoun. It replaces the noun in a
sentence. Instead of saying, "That's the Murphy family's
new dog," you can say, "That's their new dog.”
• Put your coat down over there.
• They’re planning to go on vacation in November.
11. Cheryl likes apples, ______ she does not like oranges.
a. so c. but
b. for d. or

Answer: c. but
• We use so as a subordinating conjunction to introduce
clauses of result or decision. Example: It was a long
journey, so I'm really tired now.
• In English, we use the preposition for to talk about an
amount of time or space. Example: Last year, I traveled for
three weeks.
• Or is used for presenting options. Example: I would like to
eat cake or pie.
• But is used to connect ideas that contrast. Example: She's
83 but she still goes swimming every day.
12. You were ___________ the New York office before 2
p.m.
a. suppose call c. suppose calling
b. supposed to call d. supposed call

Answer: b. supposed to call

• Supposed to is part of a modal verb phrase meaning
expected to or required to.
EXAMPLE: I am supposed to be home by midnight or my
coach will turn into a pumpkin.
13. The renaissance ___________ when scientific
discoveries started.
a. cited c. ended
b. flourished d. commenced

Answer: d. commenced
• Renaissance – is a French word meaning “rebirth.” It
refers to a period in European civilization that was
marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.
• Cited - quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for
or justification of an argument or statement
• Ended - come or bring to a final point; finish.
• Flourished - grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous
way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable
environment.
• Commenced - begin; start.
14. After 7 depressing years, Mitch finally quit the job. She
____________________ along with her superior for a long
time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
a. didn’t c. hasn’t been getting
b. isn’t getting d. hadn’t getting

Answer: d. hadn’t getting

• Present perfect 'have/has been ' is used when
describing an action completed in the recent past
and still assumes importance in the present.
• Past perfect tense = had + verb in ing form

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15. The labourers are so happy that ________ now reaping
the fruit ____ efforts.
a. they’re – their c. there – their
b. they’re – there d. their – their

Answer: a. they’re – their

• “They” is a personal pronoun, “Their” is a possessive
pronoun, while “They’re” is a combination of “they” and
“are”. The correct answer is letter A
16. The candy care smells ______________.
a. sweet c. sweeter
b. sweetly d. more sweet

Answer: a. sweet
• Sweetly – adverb (is a word that modifies or describes a
verb)
• Sweeter – will only be used for comparison same with
more sweet
• Sweet – adjective (is a word that describe nouns or
pronouns).
17. Which word is accented on the first syllable?
a. Fifteen c. Understand
b. Outspeak d. Heaven

Answer: d. Heaven
18. She is _______ a plane.
a.in c. at
b. on d. into

Answer: b. on
• In and on are prepositions that are used to describe location, among
other things.
• Use in when something is located inside of a defined space. It could be
a flat space, like a yard, or a three-dimensional space, like a box,
house, or car. The space does not need to be closed on all sides (“There
is water IN the glass”).
• Use on when something is touching the surface of something. It could
be a horizontal surface, like a floor or beach, or a vertical surface, like
a wall (“They hung pictures ON the wall”). We also use “on” for the
surfaces of body parts (“He has a tattoo ON his arm”).
• Although we use in with cars, use on for larger vehicles, like planes,
trains, and buses (“They have wifi ON the plane”).
19. This tense connotes actions that are happening at
present time, meaning right now.
a. Present Tense c. Progressive Tense
b. Past Tense d. Present Perfect

Answer: c. Progressive
Tense
• The present tense is a verb tense used to describe a
current activity or state of being. Example: I swim in the
sea every Saturday.
• The past tense is a verb tense used for a past activity or a
past state of being. For example: I jumped in the lake.
• Present perfect tense combines the present tense and the
perfect aspect used to express an event that happened in
the past that has present consequences. This tense is
formed by have/has + the past participle. Example: I
have worked here since I graduated school.
• The progressive tenses are sometimes called the
"continuing" or "continuous" tenses. Example: He had
been studying the report.
20. The underline word in the sentence below is an
___________?
“She took the early train.”
a. Adjective c. Apostrophe
b. Adverb d. Appositive

Answer: a. Adjective
• adverb (is a word that modifies or describes a verb)
• Apostrophe is a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate
either possession (e.g., Harry's book) or the omission of
letters or numbers
• An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames the
noun next to it. For example, if you said, "The boy raced
ahead to the finish line," adding an appositive could
result in "The boy, an avid sprinter, raced ahead to the
finish line.“
• adjective (is a word that describe nouns or pronouns).
21. The family that _____ together, ___________ together.
a. prays – stays c. prayed – stayed
b. pray – stay d. praying – staying

Answer: a. prays – stays

• The subject and verb must agree in number, that is a
singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject
needs a plural verb.
22. Neither Jordan nor his brothers _____________ leaving
the company
a. is c. was
b. are d. were

Answer: b. are
• The answer is B. In sentences with Neither… nor the
verb agrees with the noun closest to it.
23. What makes the sentence erroneous? “I have written a
letter yesterday.”
a. yesterday c. a
b. have d. letter

Answer: a. yesterday
• The answer is letter A “yesterday” because in the present
perfect tense we are not allowed to put a definite time
marker.
• Example: She has forgotten her folder.
• Present perfect tense combines the present tense and the
perfect aspect used to express an event that happened in
the past that has present consequences
24. One third of the population ______________ poor.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were

Answer: b. are
• The answer is B. In fractions, if the subject is a count
noun then it takes a plural noun. If it is a non count noun,
then it takes a singular noun.
25. The teacher was asked to speak for her students when
they won the speech choir competition, and so she says “
_________of my student, I want to thank you.”
a. on behalf c. because
b. in behalf d. for

Answer: a. on behalf
• The answer is A because “ in behalf” must only be used if
the speaker is part of the group he/she is representing.
26. In the cueing system, this pertains to the structure of
grammar.
a. Phonology c. Morphology
b. Semantics d. Syntax

Answer: d. Syntax
• Phonology is the study of the patterns of sounds in a
language and across languages. Put more formally,
phonology is the study of the categorical organization of
speech sounds in languages; how speech sounds are
organized in the mind and used to convey meaning.
• Semantics - the branch of linguistics and logic concerned
with meaning.
• Morphology is the study of words. Morphemes are the
minimal units of words that have a meaning and cannot
be subdivided further. ... An example of a free morpheme
is "bad", and an example of a bound morpheme is "ly." It
is bound because although it has meaning, it cannot stand
alone.
27. Traffic was heavy. Evan was afraid of not catching his
flight so he ___________ with a taxi cab and jumped at the
door.
a. catch-up c. was catching
b. caught-up d. has caught

Answer: b. caught-up
28. Ebett and Evan were mischievous children. They
_________ tricks of their teachers which always got them
into a lot of trouble.
a. could have played c. could play
b. used to play d. may have played

Answer: b. used to play

29. Samantha’s eyes are blurred and her hands were
shaking. She ________ at the computer for 6 long hours.
Finally she took a break.
a. was seated c. would have seated
b. has seated d. had been seated

Answer: b. has seated

30. “When will Mr. Padilla retire?” “Soon I think he
_______ for a long time. He will probably retire this year.”
a. have been working c. has been working
b. had been working d. is working

Answer: c. has been

working
31. There are great movies that are worth watching once,
there are some that are worth watching twice, _____ there
are movies that are worth watching over and over again.
a. but c. and
b. still d. nevertheless

Answer: c. and
• We use still to show that something continues up to a
time in the past, present or future.
• But is used to connect ideas that contrast.
• You use nevertheless to add surprising information or
something in contrast to what was already said or written.
32. If I ________ rich, i would travel abroad every year.
a. were c. should be
b. am d. was

Answer: a. were
• Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is
used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he,
she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and
they.
33. Whether or not a man likes what he _________ is the
measure of choosing well.
a. choose c. chose
b. has chosen d. is choosing

Answer: b. has chosen

• Present perfect = express completed action in the past and
still has importance in the present
• Has/have + past participle
34. Which ED end sound is different?
a. needed c. signed
b. granted d. wanted

Answer: c. signed
1. The rate of ________ has been fluctuating wildly this
week.
a. money c. coins
b. bills d. exchange

Answer: d. exchange
• rate of exchange - the value of one currency for the
purpose of conversion to another.
2. The bus _________ arrives late during bad weather.
a. every week c. yesterday
b. later d. always

Answer: d. always
3. Do you _____ where the nearest grocery store is?
a. know c. not
b. no d. now

Answer: a. know
4. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his
audience ___________.
a. putting too many irons in the fire
b. keeping their noses out of someone’s business
c. rolling in the aisles
d. going to bat for someone

Answer: c. rolling in the

aisles
• To have “too many irons in the fire” is to be engaged in
too many activities
• To refrain from involving oneself in an intrusive or nosy
manner with something that is someone else's business,
responsibility, or private affair.
• going to bat for someone - to support someone when the
person needs help
• rolling in the aisles - (of an audience) laughing
uncontrollably
5. The critics had to admit that the ballet ___________ was
superb.
a. procrastinate c. pathology
b. performance d. psychosomatic

Answer: b. performance
• Procrastinate - delay or postpone action; put off doing
something.
• Pathology - is a branch of medical science primarily
concerning the cause, origin and nature of disease. It
involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids
and autopsies in order to study and diagnose disease.
• Psychosomatic - (of a physical illness or other condition)
caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal
conflict or stress.
6. The hurricane caused _________ damage to the city.
a. extend c. extensive
b. extended d. extension

Answer: c. extensive
• Extend – verb - cause to cover a larger area; make longer
or wider.
• Extension – noun - a part that is added to something to
enlarge or prolong it; a continuation.
• Extended – adjective - made larger; enlarged.
• Extensive – adjective - covering or affecting a large area.
7. The DepEd Secretary admits that text messaging keeps
parents aware of their children’s whereabouts. He registered
concerns with the effects on:
a. spelling of words
b. correct communication
c. structural distortion
d. vocabulary limitation

Answer: b. correct
communication
8. After hearing the campaign commercial, a voter
remarked, “I am used to the same tales”. This means:
a. This is very original
b. There is nothing new in the story
c. There is miscommunication
d. Vocabulary limitation

Answer: b. There is
nothing new in the story
9. When a president is succeeded by another president, the
former is referred to as:
a. replaced c. deposed
b. elected d. dethroned

Answer: a. replaced
• Elected - choose (someone) to hold public office or some
other position by voting.
• Deposed - remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
• Dethroned - remove (a ruler, especially a monarch) from
power.
• Replaced - take the place of.
10. Venus is an exemplification of feminine pulchritude.
Pulchritude means:
a. plain c. power
b. beauty d. wealth

Answer: b. beauty
11. What is the biggest hindrance in learning a second
language?
a. grammar c. imagery
b. structure of language d. cross-cultural issues

Answer: d. cross-cultural
issues
• The answer is letter D because second language learning
entails learning about culture of the language origin.
12. Audiolingualism is a new language teaching approach
that mainly focuses on _________
a. Syntax c. Reading
b. Structure d. Pronunciation

Answer: d. Pronunciation
• The answer is D “pronunciation” because in Grammar
Teaching Approaches, Audiolingualism focuses on
pronunciation.
• Syntax - the arrangement of words and phrases to create
well-formed sentences in a language.
• Structure - the arrangement of and relations between the
parts or elements of something complex.
• Reading - is the process of taking in the sense or meaning
of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch.
13. A comma indicates:
a. Pause c. Longer pause
b. Slight pause d. No pause

Answer: b. Slight pause

• There are three types of juncture, a comma or “single
slash” means slight pause; a period or “double slashes”
means longer pause; end of the paragraph or “triple
slashes” means longest pause. The answer is B.
14. What do we call the last two lines of the sonnet?
a. Heroic couplet c. Coupled
b. Couplet d. Couply

Answer: a. Heroic couplet

• The last two lines is called the Heroic Couplet and it
serves as the synthesis of the entire sonnet. The answer is
A.
• Couplet refers to two lines of poetry that follow each
other and rhyme.
• Coupled - linked or connected in a pair or pairs.
15. What figure of speech is used in the sentenced below?
“I can eat a whole cow!”
a. Simile c. Personification
b. Metaphor d. Hyperbole

Answer: d. Hyperbole
• A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially
dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with
one another through the use of “like” or “as.”
• A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a
comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have
something in common. Unlike a simile, where two things are
compared directly using like or as, a metaphor's comparison is
more indirect, usually made by stating something is
something else.
• Personification is when you give an animal or object qualities
or abilities that only a human can have. Example: My alarm
yelled at me this morning.
• Hyperbole is a figure of speech and literary device that
creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration.
Example: The leaves are dancing in the breeze.
16. Complete the statement using context clues: The
flowers _________ in the spring.
a. weaken c. bloom
b. die d. wither

Answer: c. bloom
17. Nowadays, mobile phone manufacturers have begun to
automate their assembly lines by using the concept of
robotics. Automate means:
a. assemble machines c. produce more efficient cars
b. operate through machines
d. operate through human workers

Answer: b. operate
through machines
18. The National Heroes Day Celebration reminds us about
historical personalities worth:
• a. emanating c. studying
• b. appreciating d. emulating

Answer: d. emulating
• Emanating - issue or spread out from (a source).
• Studying - devote time and attention to acquiring
knowledge, especially by means of books.
• Appreciating- recognize the full worth of.
• Emulating - match or surpass (a person or achievement),
typically by imitation.
19. This one is made from ersatz coloring. ERSATZ means
• a. real c. authentic
• b. genuine d. artificial

Answer: d. artificial
1. Manuel Arguilla is one of the most important Filipino
writers of all time. He wrote the Juan Tamad series and the
short story “ How my brother Leon brought Home a wife.”
He is famous in injecting themes with ________ in his
story.
• a. Urbanity c. Local Color
• b. Cosmopolitanism d. Ranch life

Answer: c. Local Color

• ARGUILLA (1911-1944) was an Ilocano who wrote in
English. Most of Arguilla's stories depict scenes in Barrio
Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union where he was born (1910).
• "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife" is the
story of a man introducing his city-born wife to his more
provincial family. The central moral of the story is the
ability to sacrifice things for people you love. Maria was
brought up in a life of comforts in the city. However, she
loved Leon truly and was committed to adapt to his
lifestyle.
• Juan Tamad is a story about a young man who is
extremely lazy. He's always thinking of ways on how to
do things without putting much work.
• Urbanity - urban life.
• Cosmopolitanism - in political theory, the belief that all
people are entitled to equal respect and consideration, no
matter what their citizenship status or other affiliations
happen to be.
• Ranch life - Ranch life involves dealing with horses and
cattle and taking care of the land.
• the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical
features of a place or period that contribute to its
particular character.
2. Who wrote the novel “ The jungle Book”
• a. Victor Hugo c. William March
• b. Rudyard Kipling d. K.L Mansfield

Answer: b. Rudyard
Kipling
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is an adventure
story about a man-cub named Mowgli. Mowgli is hunted
by an evil tiger named Shere Khan.
• Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-
story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India,
which inspired much of his work.
• Victor Hugo, in full Victor-Marie Hugo is a poet,
novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of
the French Romantic writers. Outside France, his most
famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, 1831.
• William was an American soldier and author, most
famous for his novels The Bad Seed and Company K. His
innovative writing style is characterized by a deep
compassion and understanding of suffering.
• The Bad Seed - A housewife suspects that her seemingly
perfect eight-year-old daughter is a heartless killer.
• Company K contains all the horror of war. From the
execution of the wounded enemy and prisoners, to the
frantic chaos of mustard gas.
• Kathleen Mansfield Murry was a prominent modernist
writer who was born and brought up in New Zealand.
Famous for writing short stories.
3. This Victor Hugo’s Masterpiece that talks about the
French revolution.
• a. Les Miserables c. Anna Karenina
• b. Hunchback of Notre Dame d. Fathers and Sons

Answer: a. Les
Miserables
• Victor Hugo, in full Victor-Marie Hugo is a poet,
novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of
the French Romantic writers. Outside France, his most
famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, 1831.
• Les Misérables - The novel contains various subplots,
but the main thread is the story of ex-convict Jean
Valjean, who becomes a force for good in the world but
cannot escape his criminal past.
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame is set in Paris during the
15th century. The story centres on Quasimodo, the
deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, and his
unrequited love for the beautiful dancer La Esmeralda.
• Anna Karenina, novel by Leo Tolstoy. The plot centers on
an extramarital affair between Anna and Alexei Vronsky
that scandalizes the social circles of Saint Petersburg and
forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in a search for
happiness.
• Fathers and Sons, novel by Ivan Turgenev, published in
1862. Quite controversial at the time of its publication,
Fathers and Sons concerns the inevitable conflict between
generations and between the values of traditionalists and
intellectuals.
4. Read the poem below: What is the cause of death of Annabel
Lee?
“That the wind seraphs of heaven
Coveted here and me
That is the reason, not so long ago
In a kingdom by the sea
A wind blew out of a cloud
Chillin and Killin my Annabel Lee”
• a. Consumption c. HIV
• b. Dengue d. Hepatitis

Answer: a. Consumption
• "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by
American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's
poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful
woman. "Annabel Lee" is about a beautiful, painful
memory.
• Letter A is the answer as can be inferred from the last
two lines of the excerpt. Consumption is also known as
TB.
5. What is considered the oldest epic in England?
• a. Beowulf c. Song of Roland
• b. Neibulgid d. El Cid

Answer: a. Beowulf
• Neibulgid is only a distraction. There is no such epic as
Neibulgid.
• The Song of Roland, Old French epic poem that is
probably the earliest (c. 1100)
• 'El Cid' is an old Spanish epic poem. The author of the
poem 'El Cid' is unknown. It is believed to have been first
performed orally by traveling storytellers before being
written down. El Cid was a hero of medieval Spain, a
mercenary soldier who conquered Muslim Valencia.
• Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest
achievement of Old English literature and the earliest
European vernacular epic.
6. Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere is inspired by the
novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe titled
a. Uncle Tom’s Cabin c. Tom Sawyer
b. Les Miserables d. War of the Roses

Answer:
• Tom Sawyer - An imaginative and mischievous boy
named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-
brother, Sid. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a novel by
Mark Twain that was first published in 1876.
• Wars of the Roses were a dynastic struggle for the English
crown which pitted the Houses of Lancaster and York against
each other. Initially, the Wars of the Roses centered on
fighting for control of the mentally ill Henry VI, but later
became a struggle for the throne itself.
• Les Miserables – French Revolution
• Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe uses the
North to represent freedom and the South to represent slavery
and oppression. ... The other story is a slavery narrative,
chronicling Uncle Tom's descent into increasingly worse
states of oppression.
7. English Sonnet: Shakespeare , Italian Sonnet:
• a. Alighieri c. Boccaccio
• b. Petrarch d. Dante

Answer: b. Petrarch
• Alighieri - Dante Alighieri Italian poet, prose writer,
literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker.
He is best known for the monumental epic poem La
commedia, later named (The Divine Comedy).
• Boccaccio - Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer,
poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important
Renaissance humanist. Known for writing Decameron.
• Petrarch is often regarded as the Father of Humanism
because he helped popularize the classical world and
literature study. Petrarch is most famous for his collection
of vernacular poems about a woman named Laura, whom
the speaker loves throughout his life but cannot be with.
8. Mark Twain’s novel Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
are set in the ___________ river.
• a. Nile c. Amazon
• b. Mississippi d. Rio Grande

Answer: b. Mississippi
• The answer is B. Mark Twain’s novels are set on the
Mississippi river which is the longest river in America.
• Nile - Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern
Africa. The longest river in Africa, it has historically been
considered the longest river in the world.
• The Amazon river in South America is the largest river by
discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed
second longest river in the world.
• The Rio Grande is one of the principal rivers (along with
the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico.
9. What is the main idea of the selection?
• a. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
• b. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
• c. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
• d. Self-confidence is the key factor in achieving success
in life

Answer: d. Self-confidence
is the key factor in achieving
success in life
10. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on
how to develop confidence in oneself?
• a. Paragraph 1 c. Paragraph 1 and 3        
• b. Paragraph 2 d. Paragraph 2 and 3

Answer: b. Paragraph 2
11. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the
word “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the selection?
• a. drive c. detach
• b. fasten d. remove

Answer: b. fasten
12. Successful people are different from those who are not
because they
• a. Work hard at having faith in their abilities.
• b. Persevere to achieve greatness.
• c. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
• d. Disregard the opinions of others.

Answer: a. Work hard at

having faith in their abilities.
13. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his
wagon to a star” mean?
• a. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
• b. A person should emulate his ideal person.
• c. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
• d. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams
come true.

Answer: b. A person should

emulate his ideal person.
14. What literary technique was used by the writer in
presenting his ideas?
• a. Narration
• b. Comparing ideas
• c. Detailed analysis
• d. Giving suggestions

Answer: d. Giving
suggestions
15. According to the author, what is one of the surest ways
to achieve self-confidence?
• a. Read lots of informative books
• b. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
• c. Be-friend people who are self-sufficient
• d. Develop a strong and independent personality

Answer: b. Deal with people

who have achieved greatness
16. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?
• a. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success
• b. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to
propel one to succeed
• c. Reading the biographies of great people is essential
for one to become successful
• d. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost
one’s chances of succeeding

Answer: a. Confidence in oneself

is crucial in achieving success
1. He was riding in a bus when they met a tragic accident.
• a. riding c. met
• b. accident d. in

Answer: d. in
2. The fugitive was apprehended in March 3 of 2010.
• a. fugitive c. in
• b. was d. of

Answer: c. in
3. Calcium is not only good for the bones but for the heart.
• a. is c. not only
• b. but for d. for the

Answer: b. but for

4. I was advised to cover my PIN when withdrawing money
in an ATM machine.
• a. was advised c. money
• b. withdrawing d. machine

Answer: d. machine
5. My father died yesterday. He is 55.
• a. my c. yesterday
• b. is d. died

Answer: b. is
6. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long
time.
• a. can c. have expired
• b. gave d. for

Answer: a. can