Quiz Bee - Training 2

What is the main purpose of an expository essay?

• To entertain the reader with a fictional story.

• To persuade the reader to agree with a certain viewpoint.

• To inform or explain a topic clearly and objectively.

• To describe a person, place, or thing using sensory details.

Which of the following sentences uses a modal verb to express a strong obligation?

• He can play the guitar very well.

• You must finish your homework before you go out.

• She might be at the library.

• They should arrive by noon.

What is the function of the phrase "to run a marathon" in the sentence: "My goal is to run a marathon."?

• It is a gerund phrase.

• It is an infinitive phrase used as a noun.

• It is a prepositional phrase.

• It is a participial phrase.

Which type of literary device is used in the phrase "the silence of the night was deafening"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

In academic writing, what is the purpose of citing sources?

• To make the paper longer.

• To show off how many books you've read.

• To give credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism.

• To confuse the reader with too much information.

Anong uri ng pananalita ang ginagamit sa pangungusap na "Hindi ko alam kung bakit siya umalis"?

• Payak na pangungusap

• Tambalang pangungusap

• Hugnayang pangungusap

• Langkapan na pangungusap

Alin sa mga sumusunod ang halimbawa ng akdang pampanitikan na nabibilang sa genre ng sanaysay?

• "Florante at Laura" ni Francisco Balagtas

• "Ang Pagong at ang Matsing"

• "Sa Mga Kabataang Filipino" ni Jose Rizal

• "Ibong Adarna"

Ano ang tawag sa pag-aaral ng tunog ng mga salita sa isang wika?

• Morpolohiya

• Sintaks

• Ponolohiya

• Ortograpiya

Sa nobelang "El Filibusterismo" ni Jose Rizal, sino ang pangunahing tauhan na nagpanggap bilang isang mayamang mag-aalahas?

• Basilio

• Isagani

• Simoun

• Padre Florentino

Alin sa mga sumusunod ang tumutukoy sa mga salitang may magkatulad na tunog ngunit magkaiba ang kahulugan at baybay?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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