I. Identify the following. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The way in which a word or letter is said, or said correctly, or the way in which a language is spoken
A. Pronunciation B. Homonyms C. Connotation D. Phonetics
2. It is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script.
A. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) B. Word stress C. Prefixes and Suffixes D. Syllabication
3. The process of dividing sounds of a word.
A. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) B. Word stress C. Prefixes and Suffixes D. Syllabication
4. It determines the pronunciation of the word by putting intonation the syllables of the word.
A. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) B. Word stress C. Prefixes and Suffixes D. Syllabication
5. These are group of letters place after the root of a word.
A. Synonyms B. Antonyms C. Prefix D. Suffixes
6. These are group of letters place before the root of a word.
A. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) B. Prefixes C. Suffixes D. Phonetics
7. These are words that sound the same or are spelled the same but have different meaning.
A. Synonyms B. Antonyms C. Homonyms D. None of the Above
8. What is the meaning of the word harmful?
A. without harm B. full of harm C. a person who harms D. no harm
9. What is the meaning of the word pregame?
A. After the game B. Before the game C. Without the game D. While the game
10. What is the meaning of the word trainer?
A. no training B. before training C. Without training D. a person who trains
11. It refers to an implied meaning that is associated with a word.
A. Synonyms B. Antonyms C. Pronunciation D. Connotation
12. It is a direct meaning of a word.
A. Connotation B. Intonation C. Phonetics D. Denotation
13. These are the words that have opposite meaning.
A. Synonyms B. Antonyms C. Homonyms D. None of the Above
14. These are words that sound the same or are spelled the same but have different meaning.
A. Synonyms B. Antonyms C. Homonyms D. None of the Above
15. The word “Maximum has how many syllables?
A. Trisyllabic B. Disyllabic C. Monosyllabic D. Pentasyllabic

II. Identify the figure of speech.

16. “Dark am I, yet lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.” What figure of speech represents
this quote?
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
17. Which of the following best describes irony?

A. Washing your car and having it start to rain again a bit later.
B. The captain of the ship has a fear of the sea
C. If it rains on your wedding day
D. Your luck is like a clover leaf
18. Which of the following statement best describe apostrophe?
A. Kenny is like a teddy bear
B. Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.
C. Oh death! Where is thy sting?
D. Oh, moon.
19. “The crown has passed away this year.” What figure of speech defines this sentence?
A. Metonymy C. Simile
B. Personification D. Metaphor
20. Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?
A. The captain of the ship drove away from the port.
B. The cabin crew left early for the fire drill onboard the ship.
C. The wave splashed its way to the large ship.
D. Dreams are meant to be fulfilled.

III. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

21. Shipping and oil drilling (a. come, b. comes) with the risks of oil spills and the pollution of our oceans.
22. A merchant marine (a. is, b. are) not composed of ships alone, but also requires officers and crew, a commercial organization and mastery of the
shipping business.
23. The maritime power of the United States (a. is, b. are) the Navy.
24. Either my shoes or your coat (a. is, b. are) always on the floor.

25. Neither homogeneous nor fluid, (a. requires, b. require) a different solution.
IV. Identify the voice of verb.
26. Rommel presented an interesting report. A. Active B. Passive
27. He submitted the annual report of the organization. A. Active B. Passive
28. The town was destroyed by fire. A. Active B. Passive
29. That skyscraper was built in 1934 A. Active B. Passive
30. The new product design has been finished. A. Active B. Passive
V. Identify the classifications of nouns in each number. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

31. blood
A. Count Noun B. Mass Noun C. Collective Noun D. Gender Noun
32. Linguistics
A. All Time Plural B. Count Noun C. Collective Noun D. All Time Singular
33. snacks
A. Neuter B. Compound Noun C. Collective Noun D. Concrete Noun
34. team
A. Collective Noun B. Compound Noun C. Mass Noun D. Count Noun

V. Select the answer choice that identifies the noun in the sentence.

35. Procedures are necessary in order to ensure safety on board ship.

A. ensure B. are C. Procedures D. in order
36. Computer and spam viruses are spreading rapidly affecting online communications on board.
A. viruses B. spreading C. and D. rapidly
37. Principals are excited for the many opportunities that require services of their ships.
A. excited B. require C. many D. opportunities
38. The shipping company has transported huge amount of cargoes like coal and grain to Chile.
A. transported B. huge C. cargoes D. The
39. International shipping companies are now seriously looking into the technical competencies of Filipino seafarers.
A. seriously B. now C. competencies D. into
40. They are responsible for ensuring that the items meet all the regulations.
A. They B. responsible C. meet D. regulations

VI. In each sentence, choose the correct pronoun.

41. All of the mineral water has lost (a. its, b. their) sparkle.
42. Everyone must bring (a. his or her, b. their) own instrument to the music class.
43. Last spring one of the baby robins fell and broke (a. its, b. their) wings.
44. Nobody appreciates (a. his or her, b. their) own good health until illness strikes.
45. The movie, including all the previews, (take,takes) about two hours to watch.

VII. Recognize the indefinite antecedent.

46. Each of the boys enjoyed his trip to the Art Institute.
A. boys B. trip C. each D. Art Institute
47. Both of the girls had to take medication for their allergies.
A. both B. had C. medication D. allergies
48. Each of the exhibits at the museum required its own special lighting.
A. exhibits B. each C. requires D. lighting
49. One of the brochures has a photograph of Barcelona on its cover.
A. brochures B. photograph C. One D. cover
50. Several of the men insist that their votes were not counted.
A. insist B. votes C. their D. several