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Worksheet time: 56hrs 30mins
After years of acting, the celebrity took a brief hiatus from the film industry. What does hiatus mean?
Victory
Lapse
Celebration
Change
The tourist was so gullible that he believed every trick of the street scammer. What does gullible mean?
Easy to deceive
Careful
Intelligent
Brave
The student tried to emulate her teacher’s method of speaking. What does emulate mean?
Ignore
Praise
Imitate
Challenge
The king decided to vouchsafe land to his most loyal servant. What does vouchsafe mean?
Take
Refuse
Grant
Borrow
The project remains in abeyance until the new leader arrives. What does abeyance mean?
Suspended
Continued
Accepted
Rejected
The thief made a furtive glance at the guard before stealing. What does furtive mean?
Bold
Sneaky
Angry
Confident
The politician tried to denigrate his opponent during the debate. What does denigrate mean?
Malign
Support
Inspire
Ignore
The student stood to remonstrate against unfair grading. What does remonstrate mean?
Protest
Obey
Accept
Suggest
Witnesses came forward to corroborate the victim’s story. What does corroborate mean?
Confirm
Doubt
Reject
Question
The lawyer’s argument was germane to the case at hand. What does germane mean?
Wrong
Relevant
Useless
Fake
He came from a plebeian family but rose to great wealth. What does plebeian mean?
Noble
Common
Educated
Wealthy
His vulpine smile made people think he was cunning. What does vulpine mean?
Strong
Brave
Cunning
Honest
Despite being poor, he lived like a spendthrift, wasting his money. What does spendthrift mean?
Saver
Borrower
Spender
Collector
It would be impolitic to insult your boss in public. What does impolitic mean?
Wise
Unwise
Strict
Honest
His terse reply ended the conversation immediately. What does terse mean?
Concise
Long
Emotional
Rude
The medicine will stupefy the patient before surgery. What does stupefy mean?
Wake up
Make numb
Energize
Cure
The criminal was treated like a pariah in society. What does pariah mean?
Outcast
Leader
Helper
Idol
The old man’s face was wizened after years of hardship. What does wizened mean?
Shriveled
Handsome
Strong
Young
His excuse sounded dubious, so no one believed him. What does dubious mean?
Doubtful
Clear
Honest
True
The lawyer claimed the evidence incriminates the suspect. What does incriminates mean?
Defend
Accuse
Support
Free
The movie had a poignant ending that made the audience cry. What does poignant mean?
Funny
Happy
Sad/sentimental
Exciting
Had I studied very well, I ________ rewarded with a vacation in the U.S.
Was
Will be
Would have been
Would be
You want to tell your failing student to keep on practicing and trying, what would you say?
That is your Achilles' heel.
There is no smoke without fire.
Never say die
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
Pacify, Repel, Acclaim, and Admonish are examples of ____________.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homonyms
Collocations
Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Francis Bacon
Geoffrey Chaucer
What fallacy is committed when one uses a threat in his argument?
Ad Hominem
Ad Misericordiam
Ad Baculum
Ad Populum
Which fallacy is committed when someone attacks the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself?
Ad Populum
Ad Misericordiam
Ad Hominem
Ad Baculum
A student argues, "Please give me a passing grade because my family is poor and I study hard," instead of proving he deserves it. What fallacy is committed?
Ad Hominem
Ad Misericordiam
Ad Populum
Ad Verecundiam
A speaker claims, "Everyone believes that this product is the best, so it must be true." What type of fallacy is shown?
Ad Populum
Ad Hominem
Ad Misericordiam
Ad Baculum
Wise people can _____ with frustrations.
Cope in
Cope up
Cope
Cope on
He was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines. He is known by his pen name Huseng Batute.
Severino Reyes
Pedro Bukaneg
Juan Crisóstomo Soto
Jose Corazon De Jesus
This famous play of Shakespeare deals with the racial discrimination against the Jews.
The Merchant of Venice
The Travelling
Julius Ceasar
Romeo and Juliet
The president of the class seems to be TIRELESS in her job. What does the capitalized word mean?
Indefatigable
Congenial
Versatile
Frail
A parent tells you of her daughter who is beginning to smoke. You advise the parent by telling her _________.
Never say die.
You are barking at the wrong tree
Nip it in the bud.
Go back to square one
The teacher _____ inspired me the most retired last year.
who
whose
which
that
The woman _______ called you yesterday is my aunt.
whom
whose
who
which
The man _______ you met at the conference is a famous scientist.
who
whom
whose
that
The girl _______ bag is on the chair is waiting outside.
which
whose
whom
who
My laptop, _______ was a gift from my parents, suddenly stopped working.
whose
that
who
which
The book _______ you borrowed from the library must be returned tomorrow.
that
which
who
whose
The student _______ scored highest in the exam is very hardworking.
whom
which
who
whose
This is the man _______ car was stolen last night.
whose
whom
who
that
The shoes, _______ are too big for me, were on sale yesterday.
which
who
that
whom
The teacher _______ you admired the most has retired.
whom
whose
who
which
The child _______ is crying outside is lost.
whose
that
whom
which
"How do I love thee, let me count the ways" is the first line of a famous love sonnet written by _________.
Jane Austen
Elizabeth Browning
Charlotte Bronte
Mary Ann Evans
This is a speech made by a person who reveals his thoughts to himself regardless of any hearers.
Dramatic monologue
Declamation
Soliloquy
Oration
A long speech delivered by a character to another person in the story is called:
Oration
Soliloquy
Declamation
Dramatic monologue
A speech in which a character expresses his thoughts aloud, whether alone or while others remain silent, is known as:
Dramatic monologue
Oration
Soliloquy
Declamation
One must create _____ own opportunity in order to get ahead.
his
our
their
its
The "bang" of the door drowned the "tick-tock" of the clock; the words in quotation marks are examples of _________.
irony
litotes
onomatopoeia
euphemism
The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lessons is _____.
Aeneid
Aesop's Fables
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Grimm's Fairy Tales
_____ the floods that damaged their crops, the farmers are still hopeful of an abundant harvest.
Spite of
Despite
In spite
Despite of
We watched as the patients ________ the pain of treatment.
Bare
Born
Bear
Bore
Which of the following is an example of a diphthong?
switch
child
shampoo
rain
The celebrated play which was set during the early American colonial period when Spanish influence was still strong is _____.
Scent of Apples
Sa Pula! Sa Puti!
New Yorker in Tondo
Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
The researcher found the source creditable and so she decided to _____ the method.
Adopt
Adjust
Adapt
Adept
Rita's sick stomach is a result of what she _________.
eat
ate
eating
eaten
The sudden arrival of our "balikbayan" relatives surprised ______ because we were expecting them to arrive next month.
Them
Us
Him
Me
The sum of three consecutive integers is 96. The integers are
33, 34, 35
30, 32, 34
31, 32, 33
32, 33, 34
A meter was cut at the 35-cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the longer piece?
7:13
65:35
A meter was cut at the 35-cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the longer piece?
7:13
65:35
35:100
65:100
To express that there is no significant difference between the food intake of office workers and food intake of a group of teachers is __________.
𝐻𝑜: 𝑥1 = x2
𝐻𝑜: 𝑥1 ≠ 𝑥2
𝐻𝑎: 𝑥1 = 𝑥2
𝐻𝑎: 𝑥1 ≠ 𝑥2
A recipe for custard requires 4 eggs for every 8 cups of flour. The baker has 32 cups of flour and so the baker will need _____ eggs.
8
24
12
16
Simplify: (2x - 3y) - (8x + 6y + 4)
- 6x - 9y - 4
- 6x - 9y + 4
6x - 9y - 4
6x + 9y + 4
A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km. per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the Kia car travelling?
50 kilometers per hour
40 kilometers per hour
20 kilometers per hour
30 kilometer per hour
The pair of integers which are relatively prime is _______.
18, 4
24, 18
6, 45
4, 7
Guzman Company manufactures beds. In its catalog, a double bed is priced at P5,000 less a discount of 20%. What will Rozan Department Store will pay for the bed?
P4,150.00
P4,200.00
P4,000.00
P4,100.00
Simplify 3x - (2y - 4x) + 6y
- 7x - 4y
- 7x + 4y
7x - 4y
7x + 4y
A regular solid where length, width and height are equal is called_________.
Circle
Sphere
Cube
Cone
A merchandise which used to cost 20,000 was reduced to 17,000 which means that the discount rate was _________.
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.05
Jun Cortez obtained the following results from her English examinations: 82, 83, 85, 90. What score must she get in the next examination so that average score is 86?
64
90
83
89
The grades in English of the students in section B are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100. What is the population variance of their group?
264
224
230
270
The literal coefficient of - 7x³ m² n is ___.
6
x
x³ m² n
-7
The greatest common divisor of 91, 39 and 78 is ________.
24
13
39
91
Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 28
420
140
3
15
Solve for the value of x to make the proportion x : 8 = 4: 16 true.
1
2
3
4
If x is an integer and 90 > 3x, then x cannot be ________.
29
26
27
30
Jun Curtis bought a new refrigerator for ₱12,800.00 and make a down payment of ₱2,500.00. If he financed the remainder at 8% annually for three years, how much will he actually pay for the refrigerator?
₱12,190.00
₱10,300.00
₱12,772.00
₱15,272.00
What day follows the day before yesterday if 2 days from now will be Sunday?
Tuesday
Saturday
Wednesday
Thursday
The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100,000 square kilometers. In exponential form, it can be expressed as ___.
10^6
1 x 10^4
10^5
1 x 10^6
How much larger is the supplement of a 57 degree angle than the complement of a 75 degree angle?
108 degrees
18 degrees
105 degrees
123 degrees
At 25% discount, Ms. Reglyn Ylanan paid P150.75 for a bag. What was the original price of the bag?
P37.69
P150.75
P210.00
P603.00
In how many ways can 5 basketball players be chosen from a group of 9 players?
126
212
15,120
362,880
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?
5 ft
6 ft
20 ft
7 ft
Jeffrey is 5 years older than Shan. Three years ago, he was twice as old as Shan. How old is Shan now?
6
8
13
15
Simpllify: (x2 - y2)/(x + y).
- x - y
- x + y
y - x
x - y
One angle of a parallelogram is 35. What are the measure of the three other angles?
85°, 135°, 140°
145°, 35°, 145°
35°, 65°, 65°
45°, 65°, 170°
In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 7. If there are 150 boys and girls in the school, how many boys are there?
75
90
105
45
A water tank contains 8 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters does it contain when it is 75% full?
58
15
30
60
This is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. Its purpose is to see substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.
APEC
GATT
ASEAN
NAFTA
In what district of Manila was the Katipunan founded?
Intramuros
Binondo
Sampaloc
Tondo
The Kartilla of the Katipunan consisted of 13 teachings which the members of the society were expected to follow. Who prepared the Kartilla of the Katipunan?
Andres Bonifacio
Emilio Jacinto
Emilio Aguinaldo
Apolinario Mabini
This refers to the Filipino version of the famous line Hakuna Matata:
Mañana Habit
Bahala Na
Ningas Kugon
Cheerful Personality
Who is the greatest Filipino orator of the Propaganda Movement?
Jose Rizal
Juan Luna
Marcelo del Pilar
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Who is known as the poet of the revolution?
Panday Pira
Mariano Ponce
Fernando Ma. Guerrero
Antonio Luna
The process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.
Acculturation
Enculturation
Assimilation
Cultural relativism
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ilocos Norte:
Bangui Windmills
Currimao Rock Formations
Paoay Church
Pagudpud
The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; the socialization of children to the norms of their culture.
Acculturation
Enculturation
Assimilation
Cultural Relativism
First woman fighter in Panay and was considered as the Visayan Joan of Arc:
Trinidad Tecson
Teresa Magbanua
Agueda Esteban
Melchora Aquino
The author of Flora de Filipinas circa 1837, the botanical illustrations of plant specimens that grew into the Philippine herbarium.
Gov. Polavieja
Fr. Manuel Blanco
Padre Emmanuel Gonzales
Gov. Narcisco Claveria
In whose presidency was the miracle rice produced?
Ferdinand Marcos
Fidel Ramos
Erap Estrada
Sergio Osmena
After the Second World War, which emerged as new powers?
China and USA
South Korea and Soviet Union
Germany and Soviet Union
USA and Soviet Union
In Philippine history, who was known as the 'Great Dissenter'?
Manuel Roxas
Claro Recto
Apolinario Mabini
Ferdinand Marcos
The earliest mode of economic life in human history according to Karl Marx.
Enlightened self-interest
Reciprocity
Primitive communism
Agricultural
This sculpture of Rizal shows a naked woman with overflowing hair, standing on a skull while bearing a torch held high.
La Spolarium
Sa Aking mga Kabata
Mi Ultimo Adios
The Triumph of Science over Death
Alin sa mga sumusunod ang MALI ang pagkakatumbas?
Jose Rizal: Laong Laan
Marcelo del Pilar: Dolores Manapat
Andres Bonifacio: Agapito Bagumbayan
Jose Corazon de Jesus: Huseng Sisiw
With whom is the strong republic associated?
Corazon Aquino
Gloria Arroyo
Fidel Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Most Filipinos believe in the law of karma. This idea came from:
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Confucianism
Which element of the state was not well executed during the American rule in the Philippines?
People
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
The Philippines was ruled by Spain through ____ until 1814.
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Viceroy of Mexico
Guam
