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General Education - English (LET)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

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1.

The editor found the news story not so entertaining. He found it full of:

a)

A. Adjectives

b)

B. Verbs

c)

C. Pronouns

d)

D. Adverbs

2.

“ On the street of this position of God’s world I feel neighbor to a rat, so brother of a worm; Forever chasing rainbows a t muddy margins. “ This line on Quemada’s poem is saying that:

a)

A. Life is fruitful

b)

B. Life is not worth living

c)

C. Life is empty and meaningless

d)

D. Life is full of challenges

3.

“ The whale has no famous author and whaling no famous chronicles.” Based on this line from the novel, Moby dick is treated as:

a)

A. Whaling is not truly structure.

b)

B. Whales are ordinary creatures

c)

C. Whales is a wild mammal that haunts mariners.

d)

D. Whaling is an Old hobby.

4.

Venus is an exempli cation of feminine pulchritude. Pulchritude means:

a)

A. Plain

b)

B. Beauty

c)

C. Ugliness

d)

D. Homeliness

5.

Samantha’s eyes are blurred and her hands ached. She _______________ at the computer for 6 long hours. Finally, she took a break.

a)

A. was seated

b)

B. has seated

c)

C. would have seated

d)

D. had been seated

6.

After 7 depressing years, mitch finally quit the job. She ____________________ along with her superior for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.

a)

A. didn’t

b)

B. isn’t getting

c)

C. hasn’t been getting

d)

D. hadn’t getting

7.

Five years of intensive language study are required for second language learners. Chun – Li _________________ English for three years, but she will need more training to be more proficient.

a)

A. has studied

b)

B. will have been studying

c)

C. has been studying

d)

D. hadn’t been getting

8.

The laborers are so happy that ________ now reaping the fruit ____ efforts.

a)

A. they’re – their

b)

B. they’re – there

c)

C. there – their

d)

D. their – their

9.

This seatwork is difficult for Paul and _______.

a)

A. Myself

b)

B. I

c)

C. Me

d)

D. Himself

10.

The candy care smells ______________.

a)

A. Sweet

b)

B. Sweetly

c)

C. Sweeter

d)

D. More sweet

11.

What is the biggest hindrance in learning a second language?

a)

A. grammar

b)

B. structure of language

c)

C. immagery

d)

D. cross-cultural issues

12.

Which among these words has [z] end sound?

a)

A. Maps

b)

B. Jokes

c)

C. Laughs

d)

D. Buys

13.

Which among these words has the starting [th] sound?

a)

A. Thank

b)

B. These

c)

C. Think

d)

D. Thing

14.

Which among these words has the voiced [th] sound?

a)

A. Mouth

b)

B. Breath

c)

C. Teeth

d)

D. Health

15.

Which of the words below has the [zh] sound?

a)

A. Ships

b)

B. Shore

c)

C. She

d)

D. Leisure

16.

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

a)

A. Praised

b)

B. Mailed

c)

C. Judged

d)

D. Needed

17.

Audiolingualism is a new language teaching approach that mainly focuses on _________

a)

A. Syntax

b)

B. Structure

c)

C. Reading

d)

D. Pronunciation

18.

Rubric as a measuring instrument that is best use in assessing _______________.

a)

A. Sentence structure

b)

B. Oral recitation

c)

C. Multiple choice test

d)

D. Dictation test

19.

Manuel Arguilla is one of the most important Filipino writers of all time. He wrote the Juan Tamad series and the short story “ How my brother Leon brought Home a wife.” He is famous in injecting themes with ________ in his story.

a)

A. Urbanity

b)

B. Cosmopolitanism

c)

C. Local Color

d)

D. Ranch life

20.

Who wrote the novel “ The jungle Book”

a)

A. Victor Hugo

b)

B. Rudyard Kipling

c)

C. William March

d)

D. K.L Mansfield

21.

This Victor Hugo’s Masterpiece that talks about the French revolution.

a)

A. Les Miserables

b)

B. Hunchback of Notre Dame

c)

C. Annakarenina

d)

D. Fathers and Sons

22.

A comma indicates:

a)

A. Pause

b)

B. Slight pause

c)

C. Longer pause

d)

D. No pause

23.

Which word has the C pronounced as /k/?

a)

A. Century

b)

B. Cold

c)

C. City

d)

D. Censure

24.

Which word is accented on the first syllable?

a)

A. Fifteen

b)

B. Outspeak

c)

C. Understand

d)

D. Heaven

25.

Which word has the C pronounced as /s/?

a)

A. Censure

b)

B. Connote

c)

C. Comma

d)

D. Collaborate

26.

Loreto Paras Sulit’s Short story that revolves around the theme that beauty can be very dangerous titled ___________.

a)

A. The Harvest

b)

B. The Beautiful Stranger

c)

C. Desire

d)

D. Beautiful Liar

27.

She is _______ a plane.

a)

A. in

b)

B. on

c)

C. at

d)

D. into

28.

Robert Frost’s poems are commonly about ______________.

a)

A. Beautiful girls

b)

B. Decision making and fate

c)

C. God and Faith

d)

D. End of the World

29.

F. Scot Fitzgerald’s Story that is about the boy who was born and gets younger every day is titled ___________.

a)

A. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

b)

B. The Greatest Gatsby

c)

C. The Innocent Boy

d)

D. Growing Young

30.

In the ballet presentation “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky, Who seduced the prince?

a)

A. Black Swan

b)

B. Golden Swan

c)

C. Swan Witch

d)

D. Ugly Duckling

31.

In Chauser’s Canterbury Tales, Which tale talks about three friends who killed each other for the chest filled with treasures?

a)

A. Pardoner’s Tale

b)

B. Knight’s Tale

c)

C. Merchant’s Tale

d)

D. The Nun Priest’s Tale

32.

Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “ Innermost One” is taken from the collection of devotional songs titled ________.

a)

A. Gitanjali

b)

B. Shakuntala

c)

C. Ramayana

d)

D. Mahabharata

33.

It determines if a sound is voiced of voiceless

a)

A. Uvuka

b)

B. Voice Box

c)

C. Tongue

d)

D. Alveolar Ridge

34.

Family of Consonant sounds where the air is held back for a moment before it is released abruptly.

a)

A. Fricative

b)

B. Plosive

c)

C. Affricate

d)

D. Glides

35.

Paz Marquez Benitez wrote a story about a love triangle amongst Alfredo, Esperanza, and Julia. What is the title of this masterpiece?

a)

A. Wedding Dance

b)

B. Dead Stars

c)

C. Desire

d)

D. Tatsulok

36.

What makes the sentence below erroneous? “ I have written a letter yesterday.”

a)

A. Yesterday

b)

B. Have

c)

C. A

d)

D. Letter

37.

What is NOT true about the present perfect tense?

a)

A. The action started somewhere in the past and continued up until present

b)

B. It must bear with it the auxiliary verb has/have plus the past participle form of the verb

c)

C. The action is still happening at present or just recently ended

d)

D. The action is happening at present and may still happen in the future.

38.

He is considered the father of essay.

a)

A. Michel de Montaigne

b)

B. Francis Bacon

c)

C. William Shakespeare

d)

D. George Eliot

39.

Which work of Leo Tolstoy is about the Napoleonic invasion in Russia?

a)

A. War and Peace

b)

B. Annakarenina

c)

C. God Sees the truth but Waits

d)

D. Father and Sons

40.

The film “ Tatarin” is based on the short story by Nick Joaquin titled ________

a)

A. May Day Eve

b)

B. Summer Solstice

c)

C. Three Generations

d)

D. Woman with Two Navels

41.

Read the poem below:

“ That the wind seraphs of heaven

Coveted here and me

That is the reason, not so long ago

In a kingdom by the sea

A wind blew out of a cloud

Chillin and Killin my Annabel Lee”

What is the cause of death of Annabel Lee?

a)

A. Consumption

b)

B. Dengue

c)

C. HIV

d)

D. Hepatitis

42.

Who is considered as the father of detective stories?

a)

A. Edgar Allan Poe

b)

B. William Shakespare

c)

C. Robert Frost

d)

D. Shoguna

43.

The velum is also known as the ____________

a)

A. Hard Palate

b)

B. Soft Palate

c)

C. Uvula

d)

D. Alveolar Ridge

44.

In Carlos Bulosan’s “ My father Goes to Court” What is the accusation of the rich father?

a)

A. Stealing the Aroma of the food.

b)

B. Stealing the kitchen utensils

c)

C. Stealing the gold bars found under the bed of the rich family

d)

D. Cheating on his wife

45.

In Paz latorena’s Story “Desire” , the main character has a sexy body but a _______________

a)

A. Homely Face

b)

B. Twisted mind

c)

C. Scaly Skin

d)

D. Low I.Q

46.

. The lines below are taken from Shakespearean play?

“ If you prick us, shall we not bleed?

If you tickle us, shall we not laugh?

If you poison us, shall we not die?

And If you wrong us, shall we not seek revenge?

a)

A. Romeo and Juliet

b)

B. Merchant of Venice

c)

C. Hamlet

d)

D. Macbeth

47.

What is TRUE about the Past Perfect Tense?

a)

A. There must be two past actions

b)

B. The auxiliary verb must be “has”

c)

C. The main verb must be in the present participial form

d)

D. The auxiliary verb “had” must not be used

48.

Dante Aligieri’s Divine Comedy is Originally titled _____________

a)

A. Comedia

b)

B. Divina Comedia

c)

C. Comedia de Divina

d)

D. Divina de Covalandia Comedia

49.

Divine Comedy is a trilogy, which among the three is the most widely read?

a)

A. Purgatory

b)

B. Heaven

c)

C. Paradise

d)

D. Inferno

50.

Who is considered as the master of short story writing?

a)

A. Edgar Allan Poe

b)

B. Leo Tolstoy

c)

C. Jose Rizal

d)

D. Rudyard Kipling

51.

The novel Crime Punishment was Written by ____________

a)

A. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

b)

B. Leo Tolstoy

c)

C. Anton Checkov

d)

D. IvanTurgenev

52.

This tense connotes actions that are happening at present time, meaning right now.

a)

A. Present Tense

b)

B. Past Tense

c)

C. Progressive Tense

d)

D. Present Perfect

53.

Filipino as a language Blossomed during the Japanese occupation ___________

a)

A. Japanese

b)

B. American

c)

C. Spanish

d)

D. Commonwealth

54.

The Thomasites are ______________________

a)

A. teachers from UST

b)

B. teachers from America

c)

C. American Soldiers

d)

D. Followers of St. Thomas

55.

Who is Considered the goddess of Philippine poetry?

a)

A. Opelia Alcantara Dimalanta

b)

B. Teresa Subido

c)

C. Aida Rivera Ford

d)

D. Angela Manalang Gloria

56.

Leo Tolstoy’s short Story about a man falsely judge and accused of murder is titled _________.

a)

A. Murder

b)

B. God Sees The Truth but Waits

c)

C. The Killer and the Victim

d)

D. The misjudged

57.

The underline word in the sentence below is an ___________?

“She took the early train.

a)

A. Adjective

b)

B. Adverb

c)

C. Apostrophe

d)

D. Appositive

58.

Who wrote the short story “ Magnificence” Which is about the girl abused by an older man.

a)

A. Estrella Alfon

b)

B. Kerima Tuvera

c)

C. Nick Joaquin

d)

D. Appositive

59.

For numbers 59 – 63 read the sonnet of SONNET 29 By William Shakespeare

What is the rhyme scheme of the sonnet?

a)

A. ABABCDCDEFEFGG

b)

B. ABBCDDEFFGGHHI

c)

C. AAABBBCCCDDDDEE

d)

D. ABBCDDEFFGGHIJ

60.

A sonnet has 14 iambic pentameter lines and that means:

a)

A. There are 10 syllables in a line

b)

B. There are 5 syllables in a line

c)

C. There are 8 syllables in a line

d)

D. There are 11 syllables in a line

61.

What do we call the last two lines of the sonnet?

a)

A. Heroic couplet

b)

B. Couplet

c)

C. Coupled

d)

D. Couply

62.

Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere is inspired by the novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe titled ____________

a)

A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)

B. Les Miserables

c)

C. Tom Sawyer

d)

D. War of the Roses

63.

The film “ Gone with the Wind” is about the American ___________________

a)

A. Civil War

b)

B. Revolution

c)

C. Cold War

d)

D. War and Peace

64.

. The reality TV show Big Brother is based on the novel by George Orwell titled ______________

a)

A. Big Brother

b)

B. 1984

c)

C. Brother

d)

D. Brother and Sons

65.

The Family _____ together, ___________ together.

a)

A. prays – stays

b)

B. pray – stay

c)

C. prayed – stayed

d)

D. praying – staying

66.

One third of the population ______________ poor

a)

A. is

b)

B. are

c)

C. was

d)

D. were

67.

Neither Jordan nor his brothers _____________ leaving the company

a)

A. is

b)

B. are

c)

C. was

d)

D. were

68.

What is considered the oldest epic in England?

a)

A. Beowulf

b)

B. Neibulgid

c)

C. Song of Roland

d)

D. El Cid

69.

What is the name of the very first library in the world?

a)

A. Beijing Imperial Library

b)

B. Ashurbannipal Library

c)

C. UST Libray

d)

D. Alexandria Library

70.

Who wrote the novel “ The little Prince”?

a)

A. Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

B. Antoine De Saint Exupery

c)

C. Martin Luther King

d)

D. Rober Frost

71.

Which sound is a voiced bilabial stop?

a)

A. /b/

b)

B. /p/

c)

C. /k/

d)

D. /t/

72.

The teacher was asked to speak for her students when they won the speech choir competition, and so she says “ _________of my student, I want to thank you.”

a)

A. On behalf

b)

B. In behalf

c)

C. Because

d)

D. For

73.

Which of the following inspired Rizal’s El Filibusterismo?

a)

A. The execution of GOMBURZA

b)

B. The death of Andres Bonifacio

c)

C. The death of his father

d)

D. The imprisonment of his mother

74.

What is the First American School in the Philippines that is aims in teaching the Filipinos how to use the English Language.

a)

A. Philippine Normal University

b)

B. Far Eastern University

c)

C. University of Santo Tomas

d)

D. University of the Philippines

75.

He is the advocate of Art for Art’s sake in the Philippines.

a)

A. Jose Garcia Villa

b)

B. Jose Salvador

c)

C. Manuel Arguilla

d)

D. Arturo Rotor

76.

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing are collectively known as ______________

a)

A. Macro Skills

b)

B. Cueing Skills

c)

C. Communicative Competence

d)

D. Micro Skills

77.

In the epic lliad, who is the most trusted friend of Archilles?

a)

A. Hector

b)

B. Patroclus

c)

C. Agamemnon

d)

D. Paris

78.

Who wrote the epic lliad and Odyssey?

a)

A. Vigil

b)

B. Homer

c)

C. Chaucer

d)

D. Valmiki

79.

Who is the Roman goddess of wisdom?

a)

A. Athena

b)

B. Minerva

c)

C. Hera

d)

D. Venus

80.

DRTA in reading means:

a)

A. Directional Reading Toward Attention

b)

B. Direction on Reading To Attain Information

c)

C. Directed Reading and Thinking Activity

d)

D. Direct Reading and Teaching Activity

81.

In developmental reading, this pertains to the familiarity of the students toward the sounds of the language.

a)

A. Phonemic Awareness

b)

B. Phonology

c)

C. Syntax

d)

D. Semantics

82.

In development reading, this pertains to the ability of the learner to relate the written symbols to its corresponding sound.

a)

A. Phonemic Awareness

b)

B. Phonology

c)

C. Syntax

d)

D. Semantics

83.

Who wrote the short story “ A Rose for Emily”?

a)

A. William Faulkner

b)

B. Emily Dickinson

c)

C. Virginia Woolf

d)

D. Mary Shelley

84.

Who is the Indian counterpart of William Shakespeare?

a)

A. Tagore

b)

B. Kalidasa

c)

C. Valmiki

d)

D. Vyasa

85.

English Sonnet: Shakespeare , Italian Sonnet:

a)

A. Alighieri

b)

B. Petrarch

c)

C. Boccaccio

d)

D. Dante

86.

Who wrote the essay “ Self Reliance” Which mentions that “ envy is ignorance while imitation is suicide”?

a)

A. Hendy David Thoreau

b)

B. Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

C. Walt Whiteman

d)

D. Gertrude Stein

87.

In reading, IRI means:

a)

A. Informal Reading Intervention

b)

B. Informal Reading Inventory

c)

C. Informal Reading Innovation

d)

D. Informal Reading Integration

88.

In the cueing system, this pertains to the structure of grammar.

a)

A. Phonology

b)

B. Semantics

c)

C. Morphology

d)

D. Syntax

89.

In cueing system, this entails to the formation of words.

a)

A. Phonology

b)

B. Semantics

c)

C. Morphology

d)

D. Syntax

90.

In the cueing system, this is about vocabulary and coming up with the meanings in a context.

a)

A. Phonology

b)

B. Semantics

c)

C. Morphology

d)

D. Syntax

91.

In the cueing system, this pertains to the formation of sounds of the language.

a)

A. Phonology

b)

B. Semantics

c)

C. Morphology

d)

D. Syntax

92.

The poem “The Road Not Taken” which road did not traveler take?

a)

A. Clear road

b)

B. Road less travelled

c)

C. High way

d)

D. Streets

93.

Who wrote the novel “A Christmas Carol” which is about a man who hates Christmas?

a)

A. Charles Dickens

b)

B. Oscar Wilde

c)

C. H.G Wells

d)

D. D.H Lawrence

94.

This is considered the Golden Age of Literacy Production in England.

a)

A. the reign of Queen Elizabeth

b)

B. the reign of Charles II

c)

C. the reign of Victoria

d)

D. the reign of Henry VII

95.

Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice

a)

A. Jane Austen

b)

B. Charlotte Bronte

c)

C. Ann Bradsheet

d)

D. Edith Wharton

96.

What is the pen name of Samuel Clemens?

a)

A. Mark Twain

b)

B. George Orwell

c)

C. D.H Lawrence

d)

D. T.S Eliot

97.

The pen name of Mary Ann Evans is _____________

a)

A. George Eliot

b)

B. Emily Watts

c)

C. Jane Seymour

d)

D. Anne Bradsheet

98.

“ She is a star in the heavens above. “What figure of speech is used?

a)

A. Simile

b)

B. Metaphor

c)

C. Personification

d)

D. Hyperbole

99.

What figure of speech is used in the sentenced below? “I can eat a whole cow!”

a)

A. Simile

b)

B. Metaphor

c)

C. Personification

d)

D. Hyperbole

100.

Mark Twain’s novel Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are set in the ___________ river.

a)

A. Nile

b)

B. Mississippi

c)

C. Amazon

d)

D. Rio Grande