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1. Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel “Vanity fair” by Thackeray, __________
to forget about her first love, but she knows that doing so takes a lifetime.

A. has been trying C. had tried

B. has tried D. have been trying

2. What can be the most appropriate follow-up sentence to the given statement below?
“I have been searching for love.”

A. so it is now time to quit

B. and I can’t imagine doing anything else
C. and I want this to end now
D. and I learned to love my self, too

3. Fyodor dos Dostoyevsky______________ his last novel, Brother Karamazov, when

he died.

A. has written C. had written

B. has been writing D. has been writing

4. Which among the sentences below follows the correct order of adjectives?

A. She drives an expensive black Japanese sports car.

B. She drives a black Japanese expensive sports car.
C. She drives a black expensive Japanese sports car.
D. She drives an expensive Japanese black sports car.

5. Only 35% of the total number of students ___________ able to pass the
comprehensive exam last year.

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

6. Neither F. Scott Fitzgerald nor his contemporaries __________ their real names in
their writing career.

A. use C. using
B. uses D. has used
7. The man in the mirror looks ___________.

A. strange C. stranger
B. strangely D. has strange
8. A number of endangered species living under water_____________ now extinct
 because of illegal hunting and dynamite fishing.

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

9. The tribulations that I faced were ____________ for me to overcome.

A. so much C. very much

B. too much D. too more

10. In Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanac”, it was said that: “early to bed,
_______ makes man healthy.”

A. early rising C. early to rise

B. rising early D. waking up early

11. Which among these words has voiceless /th/ sound?

A. this C. think
B. gather D. there

12. Which word must have the primary stress in the sentence below if we want to
emphasize possession?

“That is my boyfriend.”

A. that C. my
B. is D. bag

13. What peach level must be used in emphasizing the main idea in a sentence?

A. 1 C. 3
B.2 D. 4

14. Which among the words below has the /sh/ sound?

A. sober C. shallow
B. leisure D. salient

15. Your boss isn’t working anymore, _________?

A. is he C. has he
B. isn’t he D. hasn’t he

16. This pertains to the pauses or rest in speech.

A. peach C. stress
 B. junction D. intonation

17. I will not leave you come hell or high water. Base on a given sentence, we can
surmise that:

A. The speaker will not leave the person no matter what.

B. The speaker warns the person of a forth coming disaster.
C. The speaker wants the person to give up.
D. The speaker wants the person to continue fighting.

18. Which does not belong to the group?

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

19. Complete the statement. “Blessed are ______ poor for ________ shall be
welcomed in heaven.”

A. the –you C. you – they

B. the – they D. they – they

20. Your brother isn’t supporting you, __________?

A. isn’t she C. aren’t she

B. is she D. is he

21. A person with a negative outlook in life cannot __________ with depression.

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

22. Which sounds like “fine”?

A. crane C. pristine
B. brine D. quarantine

23. The senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were shaking and he
was sweating tremendously. He experience:

A. heart attack C. stage fright

B. nausea D. headache

24. “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?

A. personification C. metaphor
B. simile D. apostrophe
25. The Rubaiyat has three theme:

A. Always looking forward to a new day

B. Never giving into debt easily
C. Grasping pleasure while you can
D. Creating your own world and beautify it

26. What is “true learning” as exemplify in this quotation:” Only one who bursts with
eagerness do I instruct. Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlightened.”

A. Learning makes human beings a follower of instruction.

B. Learning involves patience and tenacity.
C. Learning has the ability to make a man.
D. Learning is couples with commitment and passion

Situation:

Recall: “The Virgin,”, “May Day Eve,” and “The Small Key” written by Keirma Polotan
Tuvera, Nick Joaquin, and Paz Latorena, respectively, then answer the question below.

27. In Kerima Polotan Tuvera’s short story “The Virgin,” why did Miss Mijares fail to find
a man to marry?

A. She is choosy in finding a man.

B. She took care of her sick mother.
C. She is busy with work
D. She is concerned with her studies.

28. In Paz Latorena’s short story “The Small Key” what is inside the chest when the
second wife Soledad opened it using the small key?

A. Old clothes and other things owned by the first wife

B. Skeletons
C. Land documents
D. Weapons used in the war by Pedro during the second world war

29. In Nick Joaquin’s short story “May Day Eve” what is the technique used by the
author in developing the plot?

A. telescoping C. flash back

B. foreshadowing D. stream of consciousness

Situation:
Recall “The Bolo” by L. Paras Sulit, then answer the questions that follow.

30. In the Loreto Paras Sulit’s short story “The Bolo”, what is being treasured by the
main character?
 A. The Bolo that was given to her by his husband
B. Their wedding ring
C. Their house and lot
D. The sword that his husband bought from Barcelona, Spain

31. What can be the obvious lesson in the short story “The Bolo”?

A. Food is primal need.

B. Heritage is more than physiological needs.
C. Culture is as important at hunger.
D. Hunger can drive people to do things that they thought they can do.

32. If you drink poison, you _______.

A. die C. died
B. will die D. would die

33. If the president listened to the wails of his people, he _______ the killings in
Mindanao.

A. stops C. would have stopped

B. would stop D. will stop

34. If I had taken my chance on love, I ________ happier.

A. am C. will be
B. would be D. would have been

35. If the murder weapon is not found inside the bag of Aksionov, he _________
imprisonment.

A. will not suffer C. would have not suffer

B. suffers D. would suffer

A Poison Tree

I was angry with my friend;

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,

Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
 And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night.

Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole,

When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

36. Who is the writer of this poem?

A. Robert Frost C. Emily Dickinson

B. William Blake D. Oscar Wilde

37. What interference can be drawn out of from the first stanza?

A. The persona hides his anger inside his heart.

B. The persona thinks that it is better to be honest about your feelings.
C. The persona values friendship.
D. The persona hates his enemies.

38. What tense was consistently used in the first stanza?

A. Past C. Present perfect

B. Future D. Past perfect

39. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?

A. AABB C. BBAA
B. ABAB D. AABA

40. What can be inferred from the second stanza of the poem?

A. The persona is being true to true to his dealings with his foe.
B. The persona is trying to show his true emotions to his enemy.
C. The persona is masking his anger by being kind to his enemy.
D. The persona wants to exact vengeance against his foe.

41. The second stanza achieved vitality because of the use of:

A. effective adjectives C. action verbs

 B. figures of speech D. impressive dictions

42. What is being represented by the “apple” in the second stanza?

A. A trap that a persona was able to make for his enemy

B. A symbol of longstanding friendship
C. A symbol of forgiveness, redemption, and unwavering kindness
D. Evil that is personified

43. What figure of speech is used in the second line of the fourth stanza?

A. Hyperbole C. Onomatopoeia
B. Personification D. Apostrophe

44. In the fourth stanza what word will constitute to tense inconsistency?

A. Pole C. See
B. Outstretched D. Stole

45. Which story by Edgar Allan Poe resembles the theme of a given poem above?

A. The Fall of the House of Usher

B. The Cask of Amontillado
C. Annabel Lee
D. The Raven

46. What reading technique is being utilized when a teacher ask his students to read a
particular passage, and he marks mispronounced words?

A. DRTA C. SQ3R
B. IRI D. KWL

47. The Philippine is considered as an _________ nation.

A. EFL C. ESL
B. English Speaking D. Foreign Sounding

48. In the Second Paper, who is in- charge of the entire publication?

A. Editor-in-chief
B. Feature Editor
C. Managing Editor
D. News Editor

49. English has been the Lingua Franca of the world since America gained its
international power. Lingua Franca means:
 A. Language of France C. Language of the World
B. Language of the Rich D. Language of the Powerful

50. What is the subject of the sentence “Walked Away”?

A. The implied “you” C. None

B. The implied “I” D. All of the Listeners
51. The spectators never fail to admire the Greek tragedy writer Sophocles whenever
_______ narrates his dramas.

A. she C. he
B. him D. her

52. If you chance upon the principal on your way out of the campus, please send _____
my best wishes.

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

53. My father and I met a friend of _______ in the shopping center.

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

54. Mr.Carillo, the head of the logistics committee, is concerned about the well-being of
the seminar participants and so he reports to _______ superior all of the things that he
may find compromising.

A. he C. them
B. her D. his

55. Whenever I do things in the kitchen, I make sure not to hurt _________.

A. herself C. myself
B. ourselves D. themselves

56. Some scientists and Bible scholars agree with the _______ that the Earth is coming
to an end.
 A. prophet C. prophecy
B. prophetic D. prophesy

57. Fish and fries _______ my cousin’s favourite fast food meal.

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

58. The members of the congregation are ________ inside the conference room
already.

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

59. It is ________ fitting that we organize a literary seminar to pay homage to a great
Filipino writer.

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

60. Neither Ralph Waldo Emerson nor his friends _____ present in the meeting last
night.

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

61. Neither his followers nor Walt Whitman _____ convinced that the ideas of Emerson
are out of this world.

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

62. The audience exhibited enthusiasm for the play; they seem _________.

A. offended C. interested
B. disgusted D. mad

63. The representative of the president had issued a public apology before the victims
______ the cases.

A. file C. filing
B. filed D. have filed
64. According to the report done by the fire department, the explosion was caused by
_________ connection.

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

65. You ______ finished writing your novel before the winter comes.

A. had C. will have

B. will be D. was

66. Charlotte Bronte ________ finishing her novel when death arrives.

A. will have C. will have been

B. will have to be D. will be having to

67. Technology in the field of medicine _______tremendously since the beginning of the
21st century.

A. does improve
B. has improved
C. is improves
D. had improved

68. Some of our relatives _________ to visit our great-grandfather in the States.

A. has decided
B. had decided
C. have decided
D. will have decided

69. I have written my report last Monday. What makes this sentence wrong?

A. have C. written
B. last Monday D. my

70. In one of his poems, the Filipino author Zulueta da Costa said that the Filipinos are
like the Molave. What figure of speech was used?

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

71. Helen of Troy is the face who launched a thousand ships. What figure of speech is
used in the given sentence?
 A. ellipsis C. alliteration
B. synechdoche D. irony

72. “The rusting trees during winter” inspired Robert Frost in writing most of his
inspirational poems. What figure of speech is used in the given phrase?

A. metonymy C. asyndeton
B. apostrophe D. onomatopoeia

73. What figure of speech is used in the given lines that follow:

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dares to dream before

A. euphemism C. personification
B. alliteration D. oxymoron

74. The lines given in item number 73 are from what canonical and widely read poem?

A. Annabel Lee C. The Raven

B. The Cask of Amontillado D. The Mask of the Red Death

The lines below are taken from the ode “Intimations of Immortality from
Recollections of Early Childhood”.

Though nothing can bring back

The hour of splendor in the grass,
O glory in the flower
We will grieve not,
Rather find strength in what remains behind

75. The given stanza above is an example of ___________.

A. haiku C. Sonnet
B. Free Verse D. Rhyme Verse

76. The ode “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” is

authored by ___________.

A. William Shakespeare
B. Robert Frost
C. William Wordsworth
D. Willa Cather
 Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Loom but the Horror of the shade,
And ye the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

77. Who wrote the given poem above?

A. William Ernest Henley

B. Walt Whitman
C. Robert Frost
D. John Milton

78. What is the title of the given poem?

A. The Captain
B. The Brave and the Free
C. Invictus
D. The Brave

79. The poem has how many beats per line?

A. six C. eight
B. four D. five

80. The last line of the given poem above presents the determination of an individual
who is __________.

A. brave C. fearful
B. lonely D. boastful
81. The Greek goddess Aphrodite is an exemplification of feminine PULCHRITUDE in
the antiquity.

The capitalized word means _________.

A. homeliness C. plain
B. loveliness D. ugliness

82. Emily Dickenson is known for her CANDOR about some issues on poetic freedom.
The word CANDOR means _________.

A. appeal C. opinions
B. frankness D. tact

83. Which of the statements below best describes EPISTOLARY LITERATURE?

A. A story that is created through exchanges of letters.

B. A story that is based on history.
C. A story that is created based on the epistles.
D. A story that exhibits the adventures of the crusades against Jihads.

84. Most experts agree that climate change is an APOCALYPTIC event that must be
feared by the inhabitants of this planet. Apocalyptic means ___________.

A. encouraging C. attractive
B. climacteric D. careless

For score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,
conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in the great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so
conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that
war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those
who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper
that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not
hallow- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have
consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor
long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us
the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought
here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the
great task remaining before us – that from these honoured dead we take increased
devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we
here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under
God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the
people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

85. What is being said on the first paragraph of this widely known oratorical piece?

A. The speaker states that America is only for the early colonizers from Europe.
B. The speaker posits that America belongs to that native red Americans.
C. The speaker asserts that America is a nation of people from different origins.
D. The speaker argues that America is a nation where all the citizens are
equal.

86. What is the intention of the second paragraph?

A. The speaker is trying to convince the listeners to forget about war and just give in
to the demands of the opponents.
B. The speaker wants to persuade the listeners to stand and fight for equality
and justice.
C. The speaker wants the listeners to appreciate the efforts done by the heroes of
the past.
D. The speaker wants the listeners to remember the sacrifices done by the heroes
who fought for America’s freedom in the past.

87. Which part of the third paragraph summarizes the entire oratorical piece?

A. That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that
government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.
B. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not
hallow- this ground.
C. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far
above our poor power to add or detract.
D. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never
forget what they did here.

88. The given piece is entitled:

A. The JFK Inagural Speech

B. The Gettysburg Address
C. The Lincoln Memorial Address
D. The State of Liberty and Equality Address
89. Who wrote the given oratorical piece?

A. Victor Hugo
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Carl Sandburg

90. Agamemnon, the leader of the Acheans has fondness for women. The underlined
word has the synonym:

A. aversion C. defiance
B. penchant D. dislike

91. Edgar Allan Poe feels like a fish out of water upon arriving in a foreign land. The
italicized phrase mean:

A. One who is outside his usual environment

B. A fish that was taken out of the sea
C. One who feels that he/she is not needed.
D. One who feels that he/she is not well appreciated

92. He is a Filipino poet who in using punctuation marks extensively in his pieces –
most especially “commas.”

A. Paz Marquez Benitez C. Jose Garcia Villa

B. Nick Joaquin D. Edilberto Tiempo

First, a poem must be magical

Then musical as a sea-gull
It must be a brightness mowing
And hold secret a bird’s flowering.
It must be slender as a bell
And it must hold fire as well
It must have the wisdom of bows
And it must kneel like a rose
It must be able to hear
The luminance of dove and deer
It must be able to hide
What it seeks, like a bride
And over all I would like to hover
God, smiling from the poem cover.

93. What is the title of the given poem above?

A. Poem 10 C. Poem 15
 B. Poem 11 D. Poem 17

94. Who wrote the given poem?

A. Amador Daguio C. Paz Latorena

B. Jose Garcia Villa D. Paz Marquez Benitez

95. What figure of speech was used extensively in the given poem?

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

96. William Shakespeare showed composure in front of his critics amidst countless
derision. The underlined word means:

A. agitation C. aplomb
B. fear D. nervousness

97. There are times when we are forced to do things against our own violations. The
underlined word means:

A. opinion C. will
B. intuition D. fate

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;

Petals on a wet, black bough.
For numbers 98-100

In a Station of the Metro

By: Ezra Pound

The poem “In a Station of the Metro” was published in the literary magazine “Poetry” in
the year 1913. This poem is a classic example of Imagism as the poet, Ezra Pound,
describes a moment in the Underground Metro Station in Paris.

98. What is the title of the given poem above?

A. The Apparition and the Bough C. The Crowd and the Petals
B. In a station of the Metro D. The Crowded Metro Station

99. Who wrote the given poem?

A. Ezra Pound C. ee cummings

 B. Robert Frost D. T.S Eliot

100. The given poem above is an example of modernist poetry, particularly

___________.

A. Stream of consciousness C. imagism

B. free verse D. pointilism