1. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken:
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light
The poet in the stanza talks of?
a. isolation and loneliness
b. joy getting out of the house
c. youthful delight playing in the rain
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night
2. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers expected boys to need computers for future careers.
a. expected
b. expecting
c. will expect
d. will have expected
3. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their _____.
a. medals – valor
b. gun salute – bravery
c. appointments – dedication
d. money – sacrifice
4. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project initiated by
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno
c. Antonio Villegas
d. Ramon Bagatsing
5. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?
a. /b/
b. /z/
c. /g/
d. /p/
6. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
7. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
8. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
d. testifies for the
9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
d. have been seen
10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
11. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following EXCEPT
a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
c. Homeliness
d. Physical beauty
12. The Nibelungenlied is a
a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
d. Medieval German epic
13. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______ around the earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving
15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable is ______.
a. Trochaic
b. Iambic
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia.
This state is commonly known as
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
17. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.
a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita
18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.
a. Stay
b. Stayed
c. Staying
d. Stays
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did he mean?
a. Workers are free to leave
b. Workers are warned of possible lay off
c. Workers have to double time on their jobs
d. Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”
a. In the absence
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.
a. Adjectives
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
22. There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the governor and the principal.
Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
a. The classmates
b. The principal
c. The governor
d. The parent
23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 - they came from all over America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
c. The writer was a veteran of the war
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
24. A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the reading levels of the students. In this situation, the students experience frustration and they fall short of the expected or desired output.
A student who finds himself/ herself in such a mismatch will likely do which of the following?
a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read
c. Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written
d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection or story read
25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take responsibility for their actions are real winners in life. This tells of?
a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks
a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
c. The ceremonies were very impressive
d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
27. What correction should be made to this sentence? One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than other children so first-borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
b. Insert a comma after children
c. Change parents' to parent's
d. Change theories to theory's
28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza: Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen. Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Batter and banjos
b. Sob and winding
c. Long and cool
d. To and it
29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence? 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
30. What is the mood of these lines? 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 will be a memory, too and a new day will begin.
a. Afraid
b. Sarcastic
c. Depressed
d. Hopeful
31. He is more concerned with MUNDANE matters like the movement of stock market. The capitalized word means:
A. Simple
B. Financial
C. Worldly
D. Investments
32. The DEPRAVITY of the criminal’s behavior shocked us all. The capitalized word means:
A. Harshness
B. Gravity
C. Deprivations
D. Viciousness
33. INDULGENT parents spoil their children by giving in to their every demands and whims.
A. Loving
B. Beneficial
C. Generous
D. Yielding
34. Open:Secretive:Forthright: __________
A. Spiteful
B. Mask
C. Outspoken
D. Honest
35. Negligent; Requirement:: Remiss :__________
A. Task
B. Duty
C. Injury
D. Problem
36. It is _________ to try to destroy pest completely with pesticides, for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced, the pests gradually become _________ to it.
A. useless, drawn
B. futile, resistant
C. worthwhile, immune
D. pointless, vulnerable
37. The famous Dr. C. Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for emergency use proved so _________ that it became the _______ for the present blood bank system by the Red Cross.
A. irrelevant, inspiration
B. effective, model
C. complex, blueprint
D. urgent, pattern
38. An A-rating represents the ULTIMATE honor a film will ever have.
Which of the following is the opposite of the capitalized word?
A. Greatest
B. Pinnacle
C. Least
D. Supreme
39. The VINDICTIVE politician spread rumors about his opponent.
Which of the following is an antonym of the capitalized word?
A. Revengeful
B. Forgiving
C. Spiteful
D. Malicious
40. Vegetarians have a variety of reasons for their beliefs. Some refuse to eat meat because they believe that the killing of animals is unnecessary or barbaric. They feel that processes such as butchering are degrading to the people who practice them and cruel to the animals slaughtered. Others believe that meat is harmful to the human body and that a purely vegetable diet is more nutritious.
Still others choose vegetarianism because they believe that raising animals for meat is an inefficient use of land. They say that farmland could be put to better use growing crops for human consumption.
Which of the following statements is best supported by the above passage?
A. Some vegetarians choose not to eat meat mainly for health reasons.
B. A purely vegetable diet is more nutritious than a diet that includes meat.
C. Vegetarians are opposed to any use of animals for the benefit of humans.
D. Vegetarians favor laws to reduce the consumption of meat.
41. The amount of your retirement benefits from Social Security depends, in part, on when you retire. The earliest that you can begin to receive benefits is age 62. The longer you wait to begin receiving benefits (up to age 70), the higher your benefits will be. If you were born between 1938 and 1960, you cannot receive “full retirement” benefits until age 66. If you were born in 1960 or later, your full retirement age will be 67. If you wait to receive benefits past your full retirement age, the amount you receive will continue to increase until you reach age 70. There is no advantage to waiting past age 70 to begin receiving benefits. You can continue to work while you receive retirement benefits. If you do, the amount of your benefits will be reduced by one dollar for every two dollars you earn above a certain limit, until you reach your full retirement age. Once you reach your full retirement age, this limit no longer applies. The amount you earn will have no effect on your benefits. According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. You cannot receive retirement benefits from Social Security while you are still working.
B. If you were born in 1950, your full retirement age is 66.
C. If you continue to work past your full retirement age, your benefits will be reduced by one dollar for every two dollars you earn.
D. There is no advantage to waiting past your full retirement age to begin receiving benefits.
42. The volunteers from the fire department ________ quickly and extinguished a fire on North Country Road.
A. will respond
B. responded
C. will have responded
D. have responded
43. In Tuesday’s paper, the owner of the supermarket was recognized for helping a customer who ________on the icy sidewalk.
A. falls
B. had fallen
C. would fall
D. has fallen
44. We arranged the flowers and placed ________ in the center of the table.
A. them
B. it
C. this
D. that
45. The person ________ made this delicious cheesecake has my vote.
A. that
B. who
C. which
D. whose
46. Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
A. vane
B. vein
C. vain
D. vanity
47. Because they did not accept his basic _______ they were ______ by his argument.
A. assumption, convinced
B. bias, impressed
C. supposition, justified
D. motivation, confused
48. The failed July 27, 2003 mutiny was believed by many as a plan by the Magdalo group as an attempt to stage a takeover of government. It was viewed as a desperate attempt by the mutineers who were supported by influential and politically motivated men who financed the mutiny, according to the Feliciano Commission. The action was found to be unconstitutional as it violates both the Articles of War and the Revised Penal Code. Such act can lead to either Court Martial or Civilian proceedings or even both. The best title for the above article is:
A. Failed Mutiny
B. Illegal Soldiers Uprising
C. Coup d’etat
D. Articles of War and Punishment
49. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences should be arranged to result in a well- organized paragraph.
A. Now we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join hands
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government’s response in law against cruelty and heartlessness.
D. The law’s main objective is not retribution but reform and rehabilitation of offenders and would be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently siege by violent crime.
A. CEBAD
B. EBCDA
C. CEDAB
D. ACEBD
50. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences should be arranged to result in a well organized paragraph.
A. Tagaytay is the destination for us who love nature.
B. It provides an ideal picnic ground for outdoor lovers.
C. Unfortunately, the place ends up abused by outdoor lovers who litter the place.
D. It is a place which can be easily reached by a two-hour drive from Makati City.
A. CDAB
B. ADBC
C. CBDA
D. CABD
