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It is raining cats and dogs, May I borrow _____

umbrella? I left ____ inside the car.
In the classroom setting, which of the
following kind of listening most student use?
a.
To escape
b.
To be informed****
c.
To be inspired
d.
To enjoy
Which of the following speech process deals
with the amplification and enrichment of the
voice with use of amplifiers like the chest,
wind pipe and the nose?
A.
Phonation
B.
Inflection
C.
Articulation
D.
Resonation********
Below are the different sources of energy.
Which do you think is the most
disadvantageous because of it possible
threats of human sources of food?
A.
Geothermal********
B.
Sun
C.
Wind
D.
Fauna
In the statement The moon is the brightness
eye of the heaven above What figure of
speech was used?
A.
Apostrophe********
B.
Simile
C.
Metaphor
D.
Onomatopoeia
The Philippine Congress must pass a law that
enforces the total ban ___________ of cyanide
in fishing.
A.
With the use
B.
On using
C.
On the use*********
D.
With using
If I _______ known her before, I would have
hired her as my personal adviser.
A.
Had*******
B.
Have
C.
Could
D.
Will

The subject we were able to take last

semester was too difficult for Jenny and
______
A.
Me*******
B.
Myself
C.
I
D.
We
She ________ finished writing her novel before
the publishers arrived.
A.
Should
B.
Have********
C.
Will have
D.
Have been
What do we call a poem with 14 lines and
follows a specific rhyme and scheme?
A.
Haiku
B.
Free verse
C.
Sonnet*********
D.
Elegy
How do we call a Japanese poem with three
lines (with 17 syllables)?
A.
Haiku********
B.
Free verse
C.
Sonnet
D.
Elegy
Read the following lines from the
Shakespearean play: Hamlet and decide
which following emotion is most reflected?
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Whether it is nobler in the minds to suffer
the slings and arrows of the outrageous
fortune or to take arms against a sea of
trouble, and then opposing and then?
A.
Sadness
B.
Wrath
C.
Indecision*******
D.
Doubt
The invited resource speaker was a lot on his
mind. He is such a LOQUACIOUS speaker. The
capitalize word means?
A.
Reserve
B.
Lanky
C.
Verbose******
D.
Limited
Read the lines below and decide how
mercy was described
The quality of mercy is not strained.
If dropped is the gentle rain from the heaven

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Upon the place beneath it is twice blest

It is blesseth him that give and him that
takes
a.
Mercy is only restricted to those who
repent
b.
Mercy is an arbitrary thing
c.
Mercy must be given to
everyone**********
d.
Mercy is like rain
Which figure of speech was used in the
second line of the given poem in number 14?
A.
Simile******
B.
Metaphor
C.
Apostrophe
D.
Alliteration
The prodigal son, who is the black sheep of
the family was returned home. What figure of
speech is use in the given statement?
A.
Metaphor********
B.
Simile
C.
Irony
D.
Oxymoron

The needed budget for classroom renovation

_______ with the budget of the university.
A.
Is
B.
Are Appearing
C.
Appears********
D.
Is appearing
In the Shakespearian play Merchant of
Venice the speech of Portia seemed not to
impertinent to the case being raised by
Shylock. The highlighted word means.
A.
important
B.
Over cuppe
C.
Irrelevant****
D.
Superfluous
For one to be a great gardener he she must
have a GREENTHUMB. Which figure of
speech was used in this statement?
A.
Metonymy********
B.
Alliteration
C.
Synecdoche
D.
Assonance
Refer back to item no. 19, what do you think
is the meaning of the figurative language
used?

A.
That the gardener must grow plants in
his thumb
B.
That gardener must be a vegetarian
C.
That gardener must own a garden
D.
That gardener must be good in
gardening*******
Who among the Filipino writers below
focuses on the belief and tradition during the
Filipino Spanish Period?
A.
Nick Joaquin******
B.
Bienvinido Santos
C.
N.V.M. Gonzales
D.
F. Shonil Jose
The lines below are taken from the poem The
Spouse by Luis Dato. Read the lines and
decides which best described the role of the
wife.
He hold no joy beyond the days tomorrow
She fined no world beyond his arms embrace
She looks upon the man beyond the furrow
Who is her motion, time and space?
A.
Working wife********
B.
Artist
C.
Business woman
D.
House wife
We often times see the phrase red letter
day on the calendars. The quoted phrase is
an example of?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Idiom********
C.
Onomatopoeia
D.
Alliteration
The Sushi chef was very careful in handling
knives. She makes it certain not to hurt
_______ while preparing the meal.
A.
Himself
B.
Her
C.
Herself*******
D.
Him
The poet admitted that for him to write a
good piece, he must have read more than
ten books. Indeed the poet is a ____ reader.
A.
Voracious*********
B.
Vehement
C.
Industrious
D.
Indulgent

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Venus, the Roman goddess of love was

always been the symbol of feminine
pulchritude. The underlined word means.
A.
Homeliness
B.
Plainness3
C.
Beauty*********
D.
Grandiosity
What is Jose Rizals novel that centers on
Crisostomo Ibarra hose primary wish to
educate the youth?
A.
Noli Me tangere*********
B.
La liga Filipina
C.
El Filibusterismo
D.
For the Filipino Youth
An ample amount of water _________ needed
for the city to sustain its community.
a.
Is*******
b.
Were
c.
Are
d.
Was
Who is the American writer behind the
naturalistic novel Red Badge of Courage?
A.
Mark Twain
B.
Charles Dikkens
C.
Stephen Crane********
D.
George Orwell
What is considered as the very first
masterpiece in Philippine Literature in
English?
A.
The Small Key
B.
Foot Note to You
C.
Dead Stars******
D.
My Father goes to court

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