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1. “Of man’s first disobedience and the fruit of that
forbidden tree” is the opening to:

A. Paradise Lost by John Milton

B. The Vision of Delight by Ben Jonson
C. The Fairie Quenne by Edmund Spenser
D. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

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2. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by?

A. Oscar Wilde
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. John Steinbeck
D. Rudyard Kipling

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3. Who was the captain of the Nautilus in
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”?

A. Nemo
B. Boneville
C. Ahab
D. Smith

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4. What canon of religious literature was finally,
firmly fixed at the end of 4th century A.D.?

A. The Hebrew Bible

B. The Mishnah
C. The New Testament
D. The Koran

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5. Who wrote the novel “The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?

A. William Golding
B. Robert Louis Stevenson
C. D.H. Lawrence
D. Herman Hesse

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6. “No smoking during cigarette break.” What kind
of figure of speech was used?

A. irony
B. oxymoron
C. asyndeton
D. synecdoche

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7. The Greek dramatist who authored “Alcestis”
and “Andromache.”

A. Homer
B. Euripides
C. Virgil
D. Sophocles

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8. In the 23rd century BC, Sargon of Akkad conquered
Mesopotamia and became the subject of legends. It is
from a Sumerian legend that we learn how Sargon
established himself as the cupbearer of the king of Kish in
Sumer. What early form of writing did the Sumerians
invent?
A. Cuneiform
B. Hieroglyphics
C. Oracle Bone Inscriptions
D. Native Signs
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9. “Memory” is the standard song of Cats
musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber. He based his
play on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by
whose author?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. John Steinbeck
C. Thomas Stearns Elliot Lowell
D. James Rusell
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10. Which of the following is an incorrect
representation of the Scarlet Letter throughout
the course of the novel?
A. able
B. avowal
C. angel
D. adulteress

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11. One is made from ERSATZ coloring.

A. genuine
B. authentic
C. artificial
D. real

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12. Spot the correct word to complete the
analogy. Donkey & Horse: Mule; Lion &
Tiger: ______.
A. Panther
B. Leopard
C. Thrag
D. Liger
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13. Which is NOT a synonym for ‘sleepy’?

A. soporific
B. somnolent
C. hyperbolic
D. lethargic

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14. Guest house rooms must be _________
by noon.
A. vacated
B. evacuated
C. abandoned
D. left

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15. Complete the analogy. Obese: Fat ;
Polydactyl: _____.

A. Wives/husbands
B. Fingers/toes
C. Arms/legs
D. Brothers/sisters

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16. The President is a loquacious speaker.
LOQUACIOUS means:

A. reserved
B. reticent
C. taciturn
D. verbose

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17. Which word is defined by: a great fire, as of
many buildings, a forest, or the like?

A. consanguineous
B. conflagration
C. blizzard
D. chaos

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18. Unless we find a witness to
CORROBORATE your evidence, it will not
stand in court.
A. negate
B. confirm
C. collaborate
D. interpret
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19. “Cat” is written in phonemic IPA
transcription as:

A. /kæt/
B. /kot/
C. /kait/
D. /k^t/

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20. The IPA transcription “/dz^mt/” means:

A. waited
B. jumped
C. kissed
D. wished

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21. Which of the following job has the stress on
the first syllable?

A. photographer
B. psychiatrist
C. biologist
D. secretary

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22. Which word has a different vowel sound?

A. melt
B. wealth
C. breathe
D. health

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23. The movie was ________ the book.

A. as
B. as good as
C. good as
D. as good

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24. Which of the following sentences is punctuated
correctly?
A. He worked all night; therefore, he was able to finish
the report in time.
B. He worked all night, therefore, he was able to finish
the report in time.
C. He worked all night therefore he was able to finish
the report in time.
D. He worked all night, therefore he was able to finish
the report in time.
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25. If the world on January 1, 2010
_______________, some people wouldn’t have
been surprised.
A. was ending
B. ended
C. had ended
D. have ended

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26. I’ll _____________ their cat while they are
away in holiday.

A. be looking over
B. be looking at
C. be looking into
D. be looking after

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27. The PAGASA officials often talk about
____________ because it’s so changeable.

A. some
B. a weather
C. the weather
D. some weather

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28. Martha is one of the few people who ______
how to operate the equipment.

A. known
B. knows
C. know
D. knew

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29. The song “No Man is an Island” mirrors:

A. individualization
B. solitude
C. independence
D. brotherhood

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30. “Have a good bank account, a good cook, and a
good digestion”, this pertain to:

A. security
B. family
C. duty
D. investment

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31. In the “Fall of the House of Usher” what is the
name of the woman who is entombed alive?

A. Natalia Doggis
B. Arwen
C. Lady Madeline
D. Mary Usher

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32. “Life is but a walking shadow, a pun player that
struts and frets… And is heard no more.” In this
line, life is portrayed as:
A. passing
B. goes by stages
C. eternal
D. has its end

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33. Life, so they say is just a game
And they let it slip away
Don’t let life slip away
Grasp it while you can
We may never pass this way again
A. Grab the opportunity if it comes
B. There is still a second life
C. In the second, life will be gone
D. We will all die

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34. In which country does the story “The Pied
Piper of Hamelin” take place?

A. France
B. England
C. Germany
D. Russia

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35. “Nothing that happen in this world ever
happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design.”
This line is about a person’s
_________________.
A. dream
B. destiny
C. luck
D. ambition
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36. A light dramatic composition that uses
highly improbable situations, stereotyped
characters, extravagant exaggeration, and
violent horseplay.
A. comedy
B. farce
C. satire
D. parody
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37. Who was the author of the famous
storybook ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. John Keats
C. Lewis Caroll
D. H.G. Wells

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38. Who was the 1st century B.C. poet and
author of “The Aeneid” serves as a guide in
Dante’s “Inferno”?
A. Homer
B. Virgil
C. David
D. Rumi

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39. Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the
moon lost its memory? She is smiling alone. In the lamp
light the withered leaves collect at my feet and the wind
begins to moan. These lines mean:
A. confusion
B. optimism
C. loneliness
D. eagerness

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40. Rizal gave the time of his death in this
quotation: “I die when the dawn breaks to herald
the day.” What is the time of his death?

A. sometime sunset
B. sometime at dawn
C. sometime in midnight
D. sometime at noon
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41. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…”
This line shows:

A. poverty
B. blind ignorance
C. total submission to God
D. love to self

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42. Which among the lines below has the same
meaning as this statement: “Our commitments can
develop us or destroy us, but either way, they will define
us.”
A. flexible commitment is what we need today.
B. we must make full commitment to worldly goals.
C. our lives are shaped by what we are committed
to.
D. our commitments need not to be planned way
ahead.
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43. The space shuttle is as fast as the wind.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. antithesis

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44. Which Russian novelist wrote “Anna
Karenina” and “War and Peace”?

A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Vladimir Mayakovsky
C. Vladimir Nabokov
D. Isaac Babel

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45. Which among these words has the [id] end
sound?

A. mailed
B. judged
C. praised
D. needed

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46. Which among these words has the [sh]
sound?
A. measure
B. usury
C. usually
D. push

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47. Which among these words has [zh] sound?

A. fish
B. excursion
C. she
D. chips

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48. It 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
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49. Which ED end sound is different?

A. signed
B. granted
C. wanted
D. needed

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50. Because of the typhoon, a number of local
businesses ________ closed yesterday.

A. were
B. was
C. are
D. is

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51. Which among these words has the ending
[d] sound?

A. walked
B. joked
C. laughed
D. played

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52. Which among these words has the [z] end
sound?

A. maps
B. laughs
C. buys
D. jokes

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53. Which is a compound word?

A. salamander
B. eardrum
C. enchilada
D. escapism

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54. The smallest unit of sound that can be
altered to change the meaning of a word is
called ______.
A. morpheme
B. morphine
C. phoneme
D. bound morpheme
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55. The figure of speech, which uses
exaggerated statement for aesthetic reason.

A. alliteration
B. hyperbole
C. onomatopoeia
D. metaphor

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56. He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character
who is a poet and a soldier noted for his
peculiar nose.
A. Roxanne
B. Ichabod Crane
C. Don Quixote
D. Cyrano de Bergerac

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57. Considered as one of the world’s
greatest short stories and it is Edgar Allan
Poe’s story of terror about a hypochondriac
living in morbid fear.
A. Annabel Lee
B. Macbeth
C. The Fall of the House of Usher
D. The Raven
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58. He is the author of “The legend of Sleepy
Hollow” which revolves around a tale of
headless horseman.
A. George Washington
B. Washington Irving
C. Robert Surtess
D. Shakespeare

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59. Filipino Author of the short story: “How My
Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife”

A. Manuel Arguilla
B. Paz Marquez Benitez
C. Fernando Maramag
D. Nick Joaquin

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60. A poem lamenting the dead

A. sonnet
B. elegy
C. ode
D. satire

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61. His words were the source of inspiration for
the poem “Like the Molave”

A. Apolinario Mabini
B. Manuel L. Quezon
C. Carlos P. Romulo
D. Jose Rizal

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62. The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last
ditch to defend his good name. What is meant by
LAST DITCH in this sentence?
A. one's last courage
B. one's last strategy
C. one's last hope
D. one's last defense

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63. Which of the following lines is a simile?

A. Holding wonder like a cup

B. Life has loneliness to sell
C. Eyes that love you, arms that hold
D. Buy it and never count the cost

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64. This is a cold day. Which word is read on a
high note to describe the kind of day?

A. is
B. cold
C. day
D. this

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65. Which word contains the /ae/ sound?

A. carriage
B. cabin page
C. caste
D. can

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66. 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
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67. 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
we’ll be a memory, too.
And a new day will begin.
A. afraid B. depressed
C. hopeful D. sarcastic

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68. A high minded person wouldn’t lie. What does
it mean?

A. mean
B. honorable
C. corrupt
D. unprincipled

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69. Which one does NOT belong?

A. assumption
B. synthesis
C. summary
D. generalization

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70. The official stand of the newspaper on a
particular issue is found in the:

A. front page
B. editorial page
C. inside page
D. features section

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71. This will be just between you and
_________.
A. myself
B. me
C. I
D. mine

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72. How are the words "inappropriate, illegal,
irresponsible and unaware" which have
prefixes classified?
A. positive
B. negative
C. common
D. neutral

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73. Which does NOT belong?

A. hypothesis
B. conclusion
C. surmise
D. conjecture

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74. When I met Nicolle yesterday, it was the
first time I ____ her since Summer.

A. have seen
B. had been seen
C. saw
D. had seen

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75. Your father is paying for your tuition
fee,_________?

A. isn't it
B. isn't he
C. is he
D. aren't you

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76. Wise people can ______ with frustrations.

A. cope up
B. cope in
C. cope on
D. cope

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77. These rags are _____ for us to dry the floor.

A. very dry
B. so wet
C. very wet
D. too wet

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78. What figure of speech is present in this line:
“She is like a star at night.”

A. personification
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. apostrophe

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79. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he
leadeth me beside the still waters.“

A. He will be given riches and mercy.

B. He will be known throughout the land.
C. He will always obey his master for his glory.
D. He will be provided peace and prosperity.

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80. Teacher Jessica Alba always tries to help
people, but recently she has been ______ kind
and generous.
A. principally
B. especially
C. usually
D. largely

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81. She described her classmate’s statement as
SOPHOMORIC. This means _____.

A. grown up
B. immature
C. mature
D. wise

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82. He was excused because all he said were
white lies.

A. lies are really harmless

B. lies are written on white page
C. lies recited are excusable
D. she recited the lies in public

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83. If you want to be recognized, have a finger
in the pie.

A. dip finger in the pie

B. join a group
C. take a share of the pie
D. take an active part in something

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84. Who is the best known character created by
Edgar Rice Burroughs?

A. Tarzan
B. Robin Hood
C. Robinson Crusoe
D. Oliver Twist

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85. Mother Raksha is a character in which
children’s book?

A. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

B. Oh the Places You’ll Go!
C. Jungle Book
D. The Prince and the Pauper

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86. Despite her parents’ complaints, she
decided to live by _____ in Manila.

A. her
B. herself
C. oneself
D. himself

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87. If you happen to see Jessica this Friday,
please give ____ my warmest regards.

A. her
B. him
C. it
D. them

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88. I can never understand _____ when Jessica
speaks Spanish with _____.

A. her, me
B. him, me
C. her, them
D. him, her

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89. Cheaters should be ashamed of _______.

A. himself
B. him
C. themselves
D. them

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90. Jessica was worried about the children,
so she told _____ husband not to accept the
job offer.
A. his
B. her
C. their
D. my
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91. Ana Lea and I met a friend of _____ at
Botoy’s yesterday.

A. ours
B. us
C. ourselves
D. them

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92. I can’t find ____ pencil. Can I use _____,
Jessica?
A. my, yours
B. mine, your
C. your, yours
D. yours, mine

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93. I hurt ____ when I was slicing the onions.

A. me
B. myself
C. you
D. my

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94. This condominium is too expensive for
___. You know we can’t pay such a high
monthly rent.
A. us
B. we
C. them
D. we
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95. Each plan has ___ merits.

A. it
B. its
C. it’s
D. their

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96. Alexa’s nipa hut was destroyed ____ by
typhoon Ompong.

A. altogether
B. all together
C. alltogether
D. at all

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97. The battered wife is seeking _____
separation from her husband.

A. judiciary
B. judicial
C. judicious
D. jurisdical

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98. The _____ of the story is not to count your
eggs until they are hatched.

A. moral
B. morale
C. moralism
D. morality

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99. The ancient people made a ______ that the
end of the world is near.

A. prophecy
B. prophesy
C. prophet
D. prophetic

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100. ______ wiring is the cause of the sudden
blackout.

A. lose
B. lost
C. losing
D. loose

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101. Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the
results of this investigation.

A. malicious
B. violent
C. important
D. irrelevant

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102. Several elements must be TRANSMUTED
to see the real implications of this event.

A. surpassed
B. estimated
C. changed
D. summed

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103. You should be ashamed of yourself for
having such CARNAL desires.

A. spiritual
B. bold
C. worldly
D. guilty

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104. The president showed great APLOMB
while dealing with the reporters.

A. agitation
B. nervousness
C. composure
D. perturbation

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105. Thank you for your CANDOR, Mr.
Secretary.
A. honesty
B. frankness
C. shyness
D. courage

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106. The price of these sneakers ___ reasonable.

A. is
B. are
C. seem
D. aren’t

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107. Bread and butter ____ our daily food.

A. is
B. are
C. were
D. am

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108. The famous singer and composer ____
arrived.
A. have
B. has
C. will
D. is

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109. Collecting stamps ____ one of his favorite
pastimes.

A. are
B. were
C. has
D. is

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110. Neither his father nor his sisters _____
mahjong.

A. play
B. plays
C. are play
D. are plays

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111. Neither parent ____ fond of playing cards.

A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were

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112. Some of my friends ____ here.

A. are
B. was
C. will
D. am

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113. Many a man _______ to be rich and
famous.
A. desire
B. desires
C. is desiring
D. desiring

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114. The pair of scissors _________ on the table.

A. was left
B. were left
C. was leaving
D. is leaving

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115. Mathematics __________ the most difficult
subject in the board exam.

A. remain
B. remains
C. remaining
D. has remains

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116. Jessica lives ___ Santillan Road.

A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to

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117. Jonathan will be ready to leave ____ about
thirty minutes.

A. in
B. at
C. on
D. where

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118. Since he met his new girlfriend, Ryu never
seems to be ____ home.

A. on
B. at
C. in
D. towards

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119. Ken responded to his mother’s demands
_____ throwing a tantrum.

A. with
B. by
C. from
D. through

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120. I think Jessica spent the entire afternoon
____ the phone.

A. on
B. in
C. at
D. with

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121. The nearest post office is on
_______________.
A. Twenty-second street
B. Twenty second Street
C. Twenty Second Street
D. Twenty-second Street

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122. Have you ever been to my
__________________?

A. brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage

B. brother-in-laws repair shop, Gus’ Garage
C. brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage
D. brother-in-laws’ repair shop, Gus’s Garage

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123. Please read the chapter _________________.

A. Filing your Income Tax Returns.

B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.
C. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.”
D. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”

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124. New students at the shop should bring
______________.

A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers

B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers

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125. Mrs. Alba said that _______________________.

A.“The Chemistry II exam will be next

Wednesday.”
B. the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
C. the chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
D.“The chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.”
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126. The test was hard for Paul and _______.

A. me
B. I
C. myself
D. himself

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127. The flower smells ____________.

A. sweetly
B. sweet
C. sweeter
D. more sweet

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128. The suggestions of the employees
_________ appropriate.

A. seems
B. seem
C. is
D. is very

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129. He is the _________ of the two brothers.

A. most tall
B. tallest
C. very tall
D. taller

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130. After ______ all day, she finally saw
the lake.
A. walking
B. had walked
C. having walked
D. have walked

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131. We had the ________ news when he came.

A. latest
B. last
C. very last
D. last of all

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132. I _______ gone with you.

A. have
B. should have
C. had
D. am

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133. I _______ walked two kilometers by the
time you catch up with me.

A. have
B. would have
C. will have
D. had

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134. If I _____ President, I would live in
Malacañang.

A. was
B. am
C. should be
D. were

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135. The means of transportation ________
dramatically since the end of the 20th century.

A. have changed
B. has changed
C. will change
D. will have changed

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136. If I _______ the same problems you had as
a child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.

A. should
B. had
C. have
D. would have
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137. If I could speak English well, I ________
next year studying in the States.

A. has spend
B. would have spent
C. would spend
D. will spent

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138. We should work for the total ban ______ of
pesticides.

A. with
B. on using
C. on the use
D. by the use

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139. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us
about heroes worth _______.

A. appreciating
B. emulating
C. reading about
D. studying

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140. Those are probably the ____ blankets in the
store.

A. least fancy
B. fanciest
C. most fanciest
D. most fancy

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141. Lolo Takyo is really _____ man.

A. an old sweet
B. a sweet, old
C. a sweet old
D. a sweet oldy

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142. The Mustang used to be _____ sportscar.

A. a fine German
B. a German, fine
C. a fine, German
D. fine German

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143. Everyone was home for the holidays. What
could make for ____ Christmas than that?

A. a merry
B. the merriest
C. a merrier
D. a merriest

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144. Jessica and Lisa grew up in _____ house in
Tacloban City.

A. a comfortable, little
B. a little, comfortable
C. a comfortable little
D. comfortable a little

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145. Today we practiced ____ than we did last
Friday.

A. hardest
B. harder
C. more hard
D. most hard

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146. The kittens play with each other happily.
Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

A. kittens
B. each
C. play
D. happily

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147. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the
facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still
be ready in case he ______.

A. does
B. will come
C. may
D. is coming
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148. Your sister is paying for your tuition fee,
_______?

A. aren’t you
B. isn’t it
C. is she
D. isn’t she

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149. Is this the spot _____ you had the accident?

A. wherein
B. where
C. which
D. why

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150. These towels are _____ to use to dry
the dishes.
A. very wet
B. so wet
C. too wet
D. very dry

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151. ______ not making the most of _______
opportunities.

A. You’re – your
B. You’re – you’re
C. You – your
D. You’re - you

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152. His ______ reasons for resigning were his
_______ of right and wrong.

A. principal – principle
B. principle – principal
C. principles – principle
D. principals - principles

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153. The book tells us about the disease and
how it ______ the patient and what _____ it has
on the patient’s family.

A. affects – affect
B. effects – affect
C. affects – effect
D. effect - effects
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154. He is an ______ member of the community.

A. immanent
B. imminent
C. eminent
D. emanent

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155. Susan _____ in bed so long that she missed
her classes.

A. lays
B. lay
C. lied
D. laid

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156. Everyone is wondering _____ her successor
will be.

A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. who’ll

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157. Both Jackie and _____ plan to go.

A. my
B. me
C. myself
D. I

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158. The spider isn’t an insect, _______?

A. does it
B. isn’t it
C. is it
D. no

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159. The daughter sings sweetly as the mother
_______.

A. is
B. can
C. does
D. do

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160. She _______ the laundry every other day.

A. is doing
B. does
C. will do
D. is going to do

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161. Wise people can _____ with frustrations.

A. cope in
B. cope up
C. cope
D. cope on

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162. Which sounds like “when”?

A. pen
B. whine
C. while
D. pet

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163. They visited ______ children where _____
are pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees.

A. their-there
B. there-their
C. their-they’re
D. there-they’re

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164. “Blessed are _____ sorrowing for ____ shall
be comforted.”

A. you-they
B. the-they
C. they-they
D. the-you

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165. In his despair, Judas _______ himself.

A. hang
B. hung
C. hunged
D. hanged

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166. “_______, _______ have to make do
with what we have if we have to
accomplish something.”
A. We’ll – well
B. Well – we’ll
C. We’ll – will
D. Will - will
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167. The words “accentric, anesthesia, atypical”
begin with the prefix “a” which means ______.

A. not or without
B. with
C. feeling
D. common

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168. A good writer supports his generalizations
with ______ examples.

A. unfamiliar
B. convenient
C. abstract
D. concrete

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169. Students ______ near the registrar’s office
to ask for their schedule.

A. crowd
B. congregate
C. stay idling
D. disperse

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170. She will retire soon because she _______
working hard so long.

A. has been
B. had been
C. have been
D. was

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171. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which
figure of speech is used?

A. synonym
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. hyperbole

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172. The hostages are free. They paid their way.
What does this statement tell us.

A. They escaped after paying.

B. After paying ransom they were released.
C. They negotiated peacefully.
D. They were freed without ransom.

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173. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the
Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.

A. Idiom
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Synonyms

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174. Space age _______ on October 21, 1957
when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet
Union.
A. commenced
B. cited
C. ended
D. flourished
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175. The slow traffic ______ me.

A. aggravates
B. irritates
C. worsens
D. maddens

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176. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the
same time as it _______ around the earth, we
see the same side always.

A. revolve
B. is revolving
C. has been revolving
D. revolves
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177. Children who have been exposed too much
to TV suffer from unusually short ________.

A. learning
B. understanding
C. concentration
D. attention span

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178. People who are too _____ are liable to be
deceived by unscrupulous individuals.

A. demanding
B. credulous
C. cynical
D. wary

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179. News travels as fast as the wind. This
statement is a/an ______.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. idiom
D. synonym

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180. “A man is known by the company he
keeps.” This is an example of a _______.

A. report
B. rule
C. poem
D. proverb

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181. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the
human race. This is to be taken as ___________.

A. apathetic
B. lethargic
C. prophetic
D. spiritless

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182. Our guest of honor was a loquacious
speaker. This means _________.

A. reserved
B. verbose
C. reticent
D. spiritless

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183. Except for the profanity, I liked the story. What
is the story about?

A. shamelessness
B. kind words
C. worldliness
D. obscenities

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184. She has a penchant for red accessories. This
indicates ___________.

A. strong aversion
B. dislike
C. fondness
D. avoidance

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185. Stop shilly-shallying and make up your
mind. This serves as warning not to _________.

A. go ahead
B. hesitate
C. decide
D. continue

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186. “I prefer a government run like hell by
Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.”
Who said this famous statement?

A. Manuel L. Quezon
B. Jose Rizal
C. Apolinario Mabini
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
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187. The statue was erected in _________ to war
heroes.

A. protection
B. defense
C. irreverence
D. homage

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188. The members of the congregation are
_________ inside the conference room already.

A. altogether
B. together
C. all together
D. together all

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189. ________ clothing are advised to be worn
during summer.

A. Lose
B. Losing
C. Loose
D. Lost

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190. To make our presentation readable, select
images that will _______ the text on the page.

A. move
B. mix
C. model
D. match

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191. Your boss isn’t working anymore,
________?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. has he
D. hasn’t he

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192. Business computers have become more
complex, thus complete training in operating
them is needed. They are now described as
SOPHISTICATED electronic system, meaning
they are:
A. complicated
B. fashionable
C. cosmopolitan
D. simple
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193. The stranger who climbs the fence is
CULPABLE. This means he is:

A. innocent
B. strong
C. guilty
D. an intruder

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194. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it
say about the report?

A. ordinary
B. excellent
C. mediocre
D. fun-of-the-mill

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195. She was a “Phantom of Delight” connotes
that the woman is _______.

A. real
B. lovely
C. an illusion
D. virtuous

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196. Which dimension of language is concerned
with sounds and stress?

A. Phonology
B. Segmental
C. Suprasegmental
D. Phonemes

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197. This pertains to the pauses or rests in
speech:

A. pitch
B. juncture
C. stress
D. intonation

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198. Who among the following is known as the
Indian Shakespeare?

A. Sadi
B. Kalidasa
C. Khagyam
D. Tagore

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199. A good writer supports his generalizations
with _______ examples.

A. convenient
B. unfamiliar
C. concrete
D. abstract

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200. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did
we take this to mean?

A. wonderful
B. enjoyment
C. mystery
D. discovery

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ANSWERS

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1. “Of man’s first disobedience and the fruit of that
forbidden tree” is the opening to:

A. Paradise Lost by John Milton

B. The Vision of Delight by Ben Jonson
C. The Fairie Quenne by Edmund Spenser
D. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

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2. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by?

A. Oscar Wilde
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. John Steinbeck
D. Rudyard Kipling

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3. Who was the captain of the Nautilus in
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”?

A. Nemo
B. Boneville
C. Ahab
D. Smith

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4. What canon of religious literature was finally,
firmly fixed at the end of 4th century A.D.?

A. The Hebrew Bible

B. The Mishnah
C. The New Testament
D. The Koran

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5. Who wrote the novel “The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?

A. William Golding
B. Robert Louis Stevenson
C. D.H. Lawrence
D. Herman Hesse

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6. “No smoking during cigarette break.” What kind
of figure of speech was used?

A. irony
B. oxymoron
C. asyndeton
D. synecdoche

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7. The Greek dramatist who authored “Alcestis”
and “Andromache.”

A. Homer
B. Euripides
C. Virgil
D. Sophocles

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8. In the 23rd century BC, Sargon of Akkad conquered
Mesopotamia and became the subject of legends. It is
from a Sumerian legend that we learn how Sargon
established himself as the cupbearer of the king of Kish in
Sumer. What early form of writing did the Sumerians
invent?
A. Cuneiform
B. Hieroglyphics
C. Oracle Bone Inscriptions
D. Native Signs
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9. “Memory” is the standard song of Cats
musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber. He based his
play on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by
whose author?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. John Steinbeck
C. Thomas Stearns Elliot Lowell
D. James Rusell
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10. Which of the following is an incorrect
representation of the Scarlet Letter throughout
the course of the novel?
A. able
B. avowal
C. angel
D. adulteress

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11. One is made from ERSATZ coloring.

A. genuine
B. authentic
C. artificial
D. real

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12. Spot the correct word to complete the
analogy. Donkey & Horse: Mule; Lion &
Tiger: ______.
A. Panther
B. Leopard
C. Thrag
D. Liger
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13. Which is NOT a synonym for ‘sleepy’?

A. soporific
B. somnolent
C. hyperbolic
D. lethargic

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14. Guest house rooms must be _________
by noon.
A. vacated
B. evacuated
C. abandoned
D. left

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15. Complete the analogy. Obese: Fat;
Polydactyl: _____.

A. Wives/husbands
B. Fingers/toes
C. Arms/legs
D. Brothers/sisters

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16. The President is a loquacious speaker.
LOQUACIOUS means:

A. reserved
B. reticent
C. taciturn
D. verbose

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17. Which word is defined by: a great fire, as of
many buildings, a forest, or the like?

A. consanguineous
B. conflagration
C. blizzard
D. chaos

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18. Unless we find a witness to
CORROBORATE your evidence, it will not
stand in court.
A. negate
B. confirm
C. collaborate
D. interpret
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19. “Cat” is written in phonemic IPA
transcription as:

A. /kæt/
B. /kot/
C. /kait/
D. /k^t/

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20. The IPA transcription “/dz^mt/” means:

A. waited
B. jumped
C. kissed
D. wished

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21. Which of the following job has the stress on
the first syllable?

A. photographer
B. psychiatrist
C. biologist
D. secretary

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22. Which word has a different vowel sound?

A. melt
B. wealth
C. breathe
D. health

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23. The movie was ________ the book.

A. as
B. as good as
C. good as
D. as good

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24. Which of the following sentences is punctuated
correctly?
A. He worked all night; therefore, he was able to finish
the report in time.
B. He worked all night, therefore, he was able to finish
the report in time.
C. He worked all night therefore he was able to finish
the report in time.
D. He worked all night, therefore he was able to finish
the report in time.
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25. If the world on January 1, 2010
_______________, some people wouldn’t have
been surprised.
A. was ending
B. ended
C. had ended
D. have ended

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26. I’ll _____________ their cat while they are
away in holiday.

A. be looking over
B. be looking at
C. be looking into
D. be looking after

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27. The PAGASA officials often talk about
____________ because it’s so changeable.

A. some
B. a weather
C. the weather
D. some weather

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28. Martha is one of the few people who ______
how to operate the equipment.

A. known
B. knows
C. know
D. knew

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29. The song “No Man is an Island” mirrors:

A. individualization
B. solitude
C. independence
D. brotherhood

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30. “Have a good bank account, a good cook, and a
good digestion”, this pertain to:

A. security
B. family
C. duty
D. investment

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31. In the “Fall of the House of Usher” what is the
name of the woman who is entombed alive?

A. Natalia Doggis
B. Arwen
C. Lady Madeline
D. Mary Usher

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32. “Life is but a walking shadow, a pun player that
struts and frets… And is heard no more.” In this
line, life is portrayed as:
A. passing
B. goes by stages
C. eternal
D. has its end

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33. Life, so they say is just a game
And they let it slip away
Don’t let life slip away
Grasp it while you can
We may never pass this way again
A. Grab the opportunity if it comes
B. There is still a second life
C. In the second, life will be gone
D. We will all die

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34. In which country does the story “The Pied
Piper of Hamelin” take place?

A. France
B. England
C. Germany
D. Russia

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35. “Nothing that happen in this world ever
happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design.”
This line is about a person’s
_________________.
A. dream
B. destiny
C. luck
D. ambition
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36. A light dramatic composition that uses
highly improbable situations, stereotyped
characters, extravagant exaggeration, and
violent horseplay.
A. comedy
B. farce
C. satire
D. parody
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37. Who was the author of the famous
storybook ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. John Keats
C. Lewis Caroll
D. H.G. Wells

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38. Who was the 1st century B.C. poet and
author of “The Aeneid” serves as a guide in
Dante’s “Inferno”?
A. Homer
B. Virgil
C. David
D. Rumi

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39. Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the
moon lost its memory? She is smiling alone. In the lamp
light the withered leaves collect at my feet and the wind
begins to moan. These lines mean:
A. confusion
B. optimism
C. loneliness
D. eagerness

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40. Rizal gave the time of his death in this
quotation: “I die when the dawn breaks to herald
the day.” What is the time of his death?

A. sometime sunset
B. sometime at dawn
C. sometime in midnight
D. sometime at noon
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41. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…”
This line shows:

A. poverty
B. blind ignorance
C. total submission to God
D. love to self

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42. Which among the lines below has the same
meaning as this statement: “Our commitments can
develop us or destroy us, but either way, they will define
us.”
A. flexible commitment is what we need today.
B. we must make full commitment to worldly goals.
C. our lives are shaped by what we are committed
to.
D. our commitments need not to be planned way
ahead.
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43. The space shuttle is as fast as the wind.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. antithesis

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44. Which Russian novelist wrote “Anna
Karenina” and “War and Peace”?

A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Vladimir Mayakovsky
C. Vladimir Nabokov
D. Isaac Babel

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45. Which among these words has the [id] end
sound?

A. mailed
B. judged
C. praised
D. needed

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46. Which among these words has the [sh]
sound?
A. measure
B. usury
C. usually
D. push

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47. Which among these words has [zh] sound?

A. fish
B. excursion
C. she
D. chips

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48. It 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
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49. Which ED end sound is different?

A. signed
B. granted
C. wanted
D. needed

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50. Because of the typhoon, a number of local
businesses ________ closed yesterday.

A. were
B. was
C. are
D. is

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51. Which among these words has the ending
[d] sound?

A. walked
B. joked
C. laughed
D. played

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52. Which among these words has the [z] end
sound?

A. maps
B. laughs
C. buys
D. jokes

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53. Which is a compound word?

A. salamander
B. eardrum
C. enchilada
D. escapism

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54. The smallest unit of sound that can be
altered to change the meaning of a word is
called ______.
A. morpheme
B. morphine
C. phoneme
D. bound morpheme
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55. The figure of speech, which uses
exaggerated statement for aesthetic reason.

A. alliteration
B. hyperbole
C. onomatopoeia
D. metaphor

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56. He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character
who is a poet and a soldier noted for his
peculiar nose.
A. Roxanne
B. Ichabod Crane
C. Don Quixote
D. Cyrano de Bergerac

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57. Considered as one of the world’s
greatest short stories and it is Edgar Allan
Poe’s story of terror about a hypochondriac
living in morbid fear.
A. Annabel Lee
B. Macbeth
C. The Fall of the House of Usher
D. The Raven
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58. He is the author of “The legend of Sleepy
Hollow” which revolves around a tale of
headless horseman.
A. George Washington
B. Washington Irving
C. Robert Surtess
D. Shakespeare

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59. Filipino Author of the short story: “How My
Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife”

A. Manuel Arguilla
B. Paz Marquez Benitez
C. Fernando Maramag
D. Nick Joaquin

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60. A poem lamenting the dead

A. sonnet
B. elegy
C. ode
D. satire

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61. His words were the source of inspiration for
the poem “Like the Molave”

A. Apolinario Mabini
B. Manuel L. Quezon
C. Carlos P. Romulo
D. Jose Rizal

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62. The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last
ditch to defend his good name. What is meant by
LAST DITCH in this sentence?
A. one's last courage
B. one's last strategy
C. one's last hope
D. one's last defense

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63. Which of the following lines is a simile?

A. Holding wonder like a cup

B. Life has loneliness to sell
C. Eyes that love you, arms that hold
D. Buy it and never count the cost

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64. This is a cold day. Which word is read on a
high note to describe the kind of day?

A. is
B. cold
C. day
D. this

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65. Which word contains the /ae/ sound?

A. carriage
B. cabin page
C. caste
D. can

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66. 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
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67. 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
we’ll be a memory, too.
And a new day will begin.
A. afraid B. depressed
C. hopeful D. sarcastic

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68. A high minded person wouldn’t lie. What does
it mean?

A. mean
B. honorable
C. corrupt
D. unprincipled

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69. Which one does NOT belong?

A. assumption
B. synthesis
C. summary
D. generalization

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70. The official stand of the newspaper on a
particular issue is found in the:

A. front page
B. editorial page
C. inside page
D. features section

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71. This will be just between you and
_________.
A. myself
B. me
C. I
D. mine

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72. How are the words "inappropriate, illegal,
irresponsible and unaware" which have
prefixes classified?
A. positive
B. negative
C. common
D. neutral

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73. Which does NOT belong?

A. hypothesis
B. conclusion
C. surmise
D. conjecture

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74. When I met Nicolle yesterday, it was the
first time I ____ her since Summer.

A. have seen
B. had been seen
C. saw
D. had seen

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75. Your father is paying for your tuition
fee,_________?

A. isn't it
B. isn't he
C. is he
D. aren't you

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76. Wise people can ______ with frustrations.

A. cope up
B. cope in
C. cope on
D. cope

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77. These rags are _____ for us to dry the floor.

A. very dry
B. so wet
C. very wet
D. too wet

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78. What figure of speech is present in this line:
“She is like a star at night.”

A. personification
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. apostrophe

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79. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he
leadeth me beside the still waters.“

A. He will be given riches and mercy.

B. He will be known throughout the land.
C. He will always obey his master for his glory.
D. He will be provided peace and prosperity.

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80. Teacher Jessica Alba always tries to help
people, but recently she has been ______ kind
and generous.
A. principally
B. especially
C. usually
D. largely

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81. She described her classmate’s statement as
SOPHOMORIC. This means _____.

A. grown up
B. immature
C. mature
D. wise

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82. He was excused because all he said were
white lies.

A. lies are really harmless

B. lies are written on white page
C. lies recited are excusable
D. she recited the lies in public

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83. If you want to be recognized, have a finger
in the pie.

A. dip finger in the pie

B. join a group
C. take a share of the pie
D. take an active part in something

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84. Who is the best known character created by
Edgar Rice Burroughs?

A. Tarzan
B. Robin Hood
C. Robinson Crusoe
D. Oliver Twist

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85. Mother Raksha is a character in which
children’s book?

A. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

B. Oh the Places You’ll Go!
C. Jungle Book
D. The Prince and the Pauper

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86. Despite her parents’ complaints, she
decided to live by _____ in Manila.

A. her
B. herself
C. oneself
D. himself

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87. If you happen to see Jessica this Friday,
please give ____ my warmest regards.

A. her
B. him
C. it
D. them

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88. I can never understand _____ when Jessica
speaks Spanish with _____.

A. her, me
B. him, me
C. her, them
D. him, her

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89. Cheaters should be ashamed of _______.

A. himself
B. him
C. themselves
D. them

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90. Jessica was worried about the children,
so she told _____ husband not to accept the
job offer.
A. his
B. her
C. their
D. my
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91. Ana Lea and I met a friend of _____ at
Botoy’s yesterday.

A. ours
B. us
C. ourselves
D. them

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92. I can’t find ____ pencil. Can I use _____,
Jessica?
A. my, yours
B. mine, your
C. your, yours
D. yours, mine

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93. I hurt ____ when I was slicing the onions.

A. me
B. myself
C. you
D. my

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94. This condominium is too expensive for
___. You know we can’t pay such a high
monthly rent.
A. us
B. we
C. them
D. we
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95. Each plan has ___ merits.

A. it
B. its
C. it’s
D. their

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96. Alexa’s nipa hut was destroyed ____ by
typhoon Ompong.

A. altogether
B. all together
C. alltogether
D. at all

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97. The battered wife is seeking _____
separation from her husband.

A. judiciary
B. judicial
C. judicious
D. jurisdical

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98. The _____ of the story is not to count your
eggs until they are hatched.

A. moral
B. morale
C. moralism
D. morality

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99. The ancient people made a ______ that the
end of the world is near.

A. prophecy
B. prophesy
C. prophet
D. prophetic

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100. ______ wiring is the cause of the sudden
blackout.

A. lose
B. lost
C. losing
D. loose

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101. Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the
results of this investigation.

A. malicious
B. violent
C. important
D. irrelevant

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102. Several elements must be TRANSMUTED
to see the real implications of this event.

A. surpassed
B. estimated
C. changed
D. summed

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103. You should be ashamed of yourself for
having such CARNAL desires.

A. spiritual
B. bold
C. worldly
D. guilty

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104. The president showed great APLOMB
while dealing with the reporters.

A. agitation
B. nervousness
C. composure
D. perturbation

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105. Thank you for your CANDOR, Mr.
Secretary.
A. honesty
B. frankness
C. shyness
D. courage

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106. The price of these sneakers ___ reasonable.

A. is
B. are
C. seem
D. aren’t

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107. Bread and butter ____ our daily food.

A. is
B. are
C. were
D. am

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108. The famous singer and composer ____
arrived.
A. have
B. has
C. will
D. is

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109. Collecting stamps ____ one of his favorite
pastimes.

A. are
B. were
C. has
D. is

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110. Neither his father nor his sisters _____
mahjong.

A. play
B. plays
C. are play
D. are plays

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111. Neither parent ____ fond of playing cards.

A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were

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112. Some of my friends ____ here.

A. are
B. was
C. will
D. am

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113. Many a man _______ to be rich and
famous.
A. desire
B. desires
C. is desiring
D. desiring

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114. The pair of scissors _________ on the table.

A. was left
B. were left
C. was leaving
D. is leaving

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115. Mathematics __________ the most difficult
subject in the board exam.

A. remain
B. remains
C. remaining
D. has remains

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116. Jessica lives ___ Santillan Road.

A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to

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117. Jonathan will be ready to leave ____ about
thirty minutes.

A. in
B. at
C. on
D. where

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118. Since he met his new girlfriend, Ryu never
seems to be ____ home.

A. on
B. at
C. in
D. towards

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119. Ken responded to his mother’s demands
_____ throwing a tantrum.

A. with
B. by
C. from
D. through

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120. I think Jessica spent the entire afternoon
____ the phone.

A. on
B. in
C. at
D. with

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121. The nearest post office is on
_______________.
A. Twenty-second street
B. Twenty second Street
C. Twenty Second Street
D. Twenty-second Street

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122. Have you ever been to my
__________________?

A. brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage

B. brother-in-laws repair shop, Gus’ Garage
C. brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage
D. brother-in-laws’ repair shop, Gus’s Garage

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123. Please read the chapter _________________.

A. Filing your Income Tax Returns.

B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.
C. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.”
D. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”

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124. New students at the shop should bring
______________.

A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers

B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers

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125. Mrs. Alba said that _______________________.

A.“The Chemistry II exam will be next

Wednesday.”
B. the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
C. the chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
D.“The chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.”
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126. The test was hard for Paul and _______.

A. me
B. I
C. myself
D. himself

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127. The flower smells ____________.

A. sweetly
B. sweet
C. sweeter
D. more sweet

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128. The suggestions of the employees
_________ appropriate.

A. seems
B. seem
C. is
D. is very

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129. He is the _________ of the two brothers.

A. most tall
B. tallest
C. very tall
D. taller

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130. After ______ all day, she finally saw
the lake.
A. walking
B. had walked
C. having walked
D. have walked

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131. We had the ________ news when he came.

A. latest
B. last
C. very last
D. last of all

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132. I _______ gone with you.

A. have
B. should have
C. had
D. am

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133. I _______ walked two kilometers by the
time you catch up with me.

A. have
B. would have
C. will have
D. had

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134. If I _____ President, I would live in
Malacañang.

A. was
B. am
C. should be
D. were

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135. The means of transportation ________
dramatically since the end of the 20th century.

A. have changed
B. has changed
C. will change
D. will have changed

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136. If I _______ the same problems you had as
a child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.

A. should
B. had
C. have
D. would have
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137. If I could speak English well, I ________
next year studying in the States.

A. has spend
B. would have spent
C. would spend
D. will spent

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138. We should work for the total ban ______ of
pesticides.

A. with
B. on using
C. on the use
D. by the use

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139. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us
about heroes worth _______.

A. appreciating
B. emulating
C. reading about
D. studying

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140. Those are probably the ____ blankets in the
store.

A. least fancy
B. fanciest
C. most fanciest
D. most fancy

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141. Lolo Takyo is really _____ man.

A. an old sweet
B. a sweet, old
C. a sweet old
D. a sweet oldy

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142. The Mustang used to be _____ sportscar.

A. a fine German
B. a German, fine
C. a fine, German
D. fine German

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143. Everyone was home for the holidays. What
could make for ____ Christmas than that?

A. a merry
B. the merriest
C. a merrier
D. a merriest

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144. Jessica and Lisa grew up in _____ house in
Tacloban City.

A. a comfortable, little
B. a little, comfortable
C. a comfortable little
D. comfortable a little

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145. Today we practiced ____ than we did last
Friday.

A. hardest
B. harder
C. more hard
D. most hard

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146. The kittens play with each other happily.
Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

A. kittens
B. each
C. play
D. happily

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147. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the
facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still
be ready in case he ______.

A. does
B. will come
C. may
D. is coming
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148. Your sister is paying for your tuition fee,
_______?

A. aren’t you
B. isn’t it
C. is she
D. isn’t she

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149. Is this the spot _____ you had the accident?

A. wherein
B. where
C. which
D. why

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150. These towels are _____ to use to dry
the dishes.
A. very wet
B. so wet
C. too wet
D. very dry

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151. ______ not making the most of _______
opportunities.

A. You’re – your
B. You’re – you’re
C. You – your
D. You’re - you

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152. His ______ reasons for resigning were his
_______ of right and wrong.

A. principal – principle
B. principle – principal
C. principles – principle
D. principals - principles

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153. The book tells us about the disease and
how it ______ the patient and what _____ it has
on the patient’s family.

A. affects – affect
B. effects – affect
C. affects – effect
D. effect - effects
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154. He is an ______ member of the community.

A. immanent
B. imminent
C. eminent
D. emanent

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155. Susan _____ in bed so long that she missed
her classes.

A. lays
B. lay
C. lied
D. laid

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156. Everyone is wondering _____ her successor
will be.

A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. who’ll

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157. Both Jackie and _____ plan to go.

A. my
B. me
C. myself
D. I

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158. The spider isn’t an insect, _______?

A. does it
B. isn’t it
C. is it
D. no

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159. The daughter sings sweetly as the mother
_______.

A. is
B. can
C. does
D. do

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160. She _______ the laundry every other day.

A. is doing
B. does
C. will do
D. is going to do

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161. Wise people can _____ with frustrations.

A. cope in
B. cope up
C. cope
D. cope on

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162. Which sounds like “when”?

A. pen
B. whine
C. while
D. pet

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163. They visited ______ children where _____
are pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees.

A. their-there
B. there-their
C. their-they’re
D. there-they’re

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164. “Blessed are _____ sorrowing for ____ shall
be comforted.”

A. you-they
B. the-they
C. they-they
D. the-you

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165. In his despair, Judas _______ himself.

A. hang
B. hung
C. hunged
D. hanged

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166. “_______, _______ have to make do
with what we have if we have to
accomplish something.”
A. We’ll – well
B. Well – we’ll
C. We’ll – will
D. Will - will
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167. The words “accentric, anesthesia, atypical”
begin with the prefix “a” which means ______.

A. not or without
B. with
C. feeling
D. common

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168. A good writer supports his generalizations
with ______ examples.

A. unfamiliar
B. convenient
C. abstract
D. concrete

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169. Students ______ near the registrar’s office
to ask for their schedule.

A. crowd
B. congregate
C. stay idling
D. disperse

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170. She will retire soon because she _______
working hard so long.

A. has been
B. had been
C. have been
D. was

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171. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which
figure of speech is used?

A. synonym
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. hyperbole

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172. The hostages are free. They paid their way.
What does this statement tell us.

A. They escaped after paying.

B. After paying ransom they were released.
C. They negotiated peacefully.
D. They were freed without ransom.

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173. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the
Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.

A. Idiom
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Synonyms

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174. Space age _______ on October 21, 1957
when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet
Union.
A. commenced
B. cited
C. ended
D. flourished
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175. The slow traffic ______ me.

A. aggravates
B. irritates
C. worsens
D. maddens

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176. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the
same time as it _______ around the earth, we
see the same side always.

A. revolve
B. is revolving
C. has been revolving
D. revolves
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177. Children who have been exposed too much
to TV suffer from unusually short ________.

A. learning
B. understanding
C. concentration
D. attention span

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178. People who are too _____ are liable to be
deceived by unscrupulous individuals.

A. demanding
B. credulous
C. cynical
D. wary

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179. News travels as fast as the wind. This
statement is a/an ______.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. idiom
D. synonym

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180. “A man is known by the company he
keeps.” This is an example of a _______.

A. report
B. rule
C. poem
D. proverb

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181. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the
human race. This is to be taken as ___________.

A. apathetic
B. lethargic
C. prophetic
D. spiritless

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182. Our guest of honor was a loquacious
speaker. This means _________.

A. reserved
B. verbose
C. reticent
D. spiritless

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183. Except for the profanity, I liked the story. What
is the story about?

A. shamelessness
B. kind words
C. worldliness
D. obscenities

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184. She has a penchant for red accessories. This
indicates ___________.

A. strong aversion
B. dislike
C. fondness
D. avoidance

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185. Stop shilly-shallying and make up your
mind. This serves as warning not to _________.

A. go ahead
B. hesitate
C. decide
D. continue

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186. “I prefer a government run like hell by
Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.”
Who said this famous statement?

A. Manuel L. Quezon
B. Jose Rizal
C. Apolinario Mabini
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
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187. The statue was erected in _________ to war
heroes.

A. protection
B. defense
C. irreverence
D. homage

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188. The members of the congregation are
_________ inside the conference room already.

A. altogether
B. together
C. all together
D. together all

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189. ________ clothing are advised to be worn
during summer.

A. Lose
B. Losing
C. Loose
D. Lost

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190. To make our presentation readable, select
images that will _______ the text on the page.

A. move
B. mix
C. model
D. match

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191. Your boss isn’t working anymore,
________?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. has he
D. hasn’t he

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192. Business computers have become more
complex, thus complete training in operating
them is needed. They are now described as
SOPHISTICATED electronic system, meaning
they are:
A. complicated
B. fashionable
C. cosmopolitan
D. simple
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193. The stranger who climbs the fence is
CULPABLE. This means he is:

A. innocent
B. strong
C. guilty
D. an intruder

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194. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it
say about the report?

A. ordinary
B. excellent
C. mediocre
D. fun-of-the-mill

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195. She was a “Phantom of Delight” connotes
that the woman is _______.

A. real
B. lovely
C. an illusion
D. virtuous

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196. Which dimension of language is concerned
with sounds and stress?

A. Phonology
B. Segmental
C. Suprasegmental
D. Phonemes

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197. This pertains to the pauses or rests in
speech:

A. pitch
B. juncture
C. stress
D. intonation

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198. Who among the following is known as the
Indian Shakespeare?

A. Sadi
B. Kalidasa
C. Khagyam
D. Tagore

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199. A good writer supports his generalizations
with _______ examples.

A. convenient
B. unfamiliar
C. concrete
D. abstract

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200. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did
we take this to mean?

A. wonderful
B. enjoyment
C. mystery
D. discovery

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