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1. Who said, “Ask not what your
country can do for you, but what
you can do for your country”?
A. Richard M. Nixon
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. John F. Kennedy
2. She is generous to a fault.

A. seldom
B. rarely
C. infrequently
D. Excessively
3. Charlie’s grandmother is already
ninety-five years old. She is as
blind as bat.

A. having one blind eye

B. having total blindness
C. having a very poor vision
D. having a slightly poor vision
4. Richard resolved to act more
wisely next time.

A. hoped
B. consented
C. promised
D. decided
5. Punctuality is imposed in this
office.

A. being efficient
B. being cheerful
C. being courteous
D. being on time.
6. The marketing officers were asked
to go over the figures in their
reports before the conference.

A. calculate
B. revise
C. review
D. compute
7. The woman reported that the
diamonds snatched from her were
genuine.

A. real
B. valuable
C. synthetic
D. imitations
8. Two friends had a serious fight and
another friend came to pour oil
on trouble waters.

A. to worsen the guilt

B. to worsen the fight
C. to smooth out a quarrel
D. to put the blame on them
9. Nobody wants to listen to him.
He always bats the breeze.

A. talk cruelly
B. talk rudely
C. talk nonsense or exaggerate
D. talk indiscreetly
10. He dream of becoming a lawyer.
However, his dream is somewhat
a bird in the bush.

A. illusion
B. uncertain
C. allusion
D. extraordinary
11. Wincey is quite happy now that
she lives in clover.

A. happiness
B. lives with her family
C. lives close to her relatives and
friends
D. great comfort or luxury
12. Cleanliness is still at a discount
in many parts of the country.

A. believed
B. attended to
C. not to be valued fully
D. valued fully
13. Carry on with your work.

A. be on time
B. continue
C. carry to work
D. stop
14. Lolo Carrito is really
_________ man

A. a sweet, old
B. a sweet old
C. a sweet oldy
D. an old sweet
15. The Mustang used to be
__________ sports car.

A. fine German
B. a fine German
C. a German fine
D. a fine, German
16. Everyone was home for the
holidays. What could make for
__________ Christmas than that?

A. a merriest
B. a merry
C. the merriest
D. a merrier
17. Those are probably the
__________ blankets in the store.

A. most fancy
B. fanciest
C. least fancy
D. most fanciest
18. Marylou and Miranda grew up in
__________ house in Cabanatuan
City.

A. a little, comfortable
B. a comfortable, little
C. comfortable a little
D. a comfortable little
19. Space age __________ on
October 21, 1957 when Sputnik
was launched by the Soviet Union.

A. cited
B. ended
C. flourished
D. commenced
20. Students __________ near the
registrar’s office to ask for their
schedule.

A. disperse
B. crowd
C. congregate
D. stay idling
21. A man is known by the company
he keeps. This is an example of a
__________.

A. rule
B. report
C. proverb
D. poem
22. News travels as far as the wind.
This statement is a/an _______.

A. metaphor
B. simile
C. synonym
D. idiom
23. She has a penchant for red
accessories. This indicates:

A. dislike
B. fondness
C. avoidance
D. strong aversion
24. He is an ________ member of the
community.

happening The patients are facing

a. imminent very soon imminent death.
Ambition is immanent in
b. immanent inherent human nature.
c. eminent well-known
d. immenent
25.
A. The criteria for judging the
candidates have been finalized.
B. The criteria for judging the candidate
has been finalized.
C. The criteria has been finalized for
judging the candidate.
D. The criteria was finalized for judging
the candidate.
26.
A. One of the examinees have not been
in the registry list.
B. One of the examinees were not in the
registry list.
C. One of the examinees were not
registered.
D. One of the examinees was not
registered.
27.
A. While taking a shower, someone rang
the doorbell.
B. While I was taking a shower, the
doorbell rang.
C. While I was showering, the doorbell
rang.
D. While taking a shower, the doorbell
rang.
28.
A. Many gasses are invisible, odorless,
and tasteless.
B. Many gasses are invisible, odorless,
and have no taste.
C. Many gasses are invisible, and they
have no taste.
D. Many gasses are invisible and they
have no odors and taste.
29.
A. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigos organization.
B. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigius organization.
C. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
D. It is a priviledge to be a member of
the prestigious organization.
30. We should work for the total
ban __________ of pesticides.

A. by the use
B. with
C. on using
D. on the use
31. The Rizal Day celebration reminds
us about heroes worth
_________.

A. emulating
B. appreciating
C. studying
D. reading about
32. Mathematics __________ the
most difficult subject in the board
exam.

A. remains
B. remain
C. has remains
D. remaining
33. Many a man __________ to be
rich and famous.

A. desires
B. desiring
C. is desiring
D. desire
34. Neither his father nor his
sisters __________ mahjong.

A. plays
B. are play
C. are plays
D. play
35. Tess and I met a friend of
________ at Robinson’s yesterday.

A. them
B. ours
C. ourselves
D. us
36. The _________ wiring is the
cause of the sudden blackout.

A. loose
B. lost
C. lose
D. losing
37. You know we can’t pay such high
monthly rent. This condominium is
too expensive for __________.

A. them
B. us
C. we
D. their
38. Despite her parents’ complaints,
she decided to live by
__________ in Manila.

A. herself
B. her
C. himself
D. oneself
39. The teacher gave a __________
literature from the Renaissance
period.

A. class
B. classy
C. classless
D. classical
40. In A Thousand and One Nights,
Alibaba shouted, “Open Sesame!” to
open a cave of riches. Since then, the
world took this to mean:

A. a secret
B. wealth
C. power
D. a password
41. If she ________ President, she
would live in Malacanang.

A. was
B. am
C. would be
D. were
42. I should have returned the books
to the library last Monday. They
are now 3 days __________.

a. deferred withheld for or until a stated time

b. overdue used to say something that should have happened or
been done before now

c. delayed taken longer than expected or planned

d. past the deadline
a date or time when something must be finished; last day or
minute that something will be accepted
43. What is the theme of the following
quote? “Have a good bank account,
a good cook, and a good digestion.”

A. security
B. goodness
C. preoccupation
D. responsibility
44. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,
“A little knowledge is dangerous
________.”

A. sport
B. mind
C. thing
D. endeavor
45. In Benjamin Franklin’ s Poor Richard’s
Almanac, it was said that “Early to
bed, _________ makes a man
healthy.”

A. early to rise
B. early rising
C. waking up early
D. rising early
46. I don’t like sonorous sounds. I
prefer music that is pleasing to
the ears.

A. calm
B. soft
C. loud
D. quiet
47. She described her classmate’s
statement as too sophomoric.
This means:

A. mature
B. immature
C. grown-up
D. wise
48. Which statement would someone
refusing to take revenge likely utter?

A. “an eye for an eye”

B. “that is murder”
C. “justice delayed is justice denied”
D. “do not take the law into your
hands”
49. A girl lost her pen. She said aloud,
“Who _________?”

A. stole from me
B. dared touch my things
C. made a mistake and picked my
pen
D. cannot be trusted among us
50. Arrange the phrases below to make a correct
sentence.
I. And the department head
II. Are presenting the school
III. The principal
IV. In the stakeholder’s meeting

A. IV, II, I, III

B. III, I, II, IV
C. III, IV, II, I
D. IV, III, I, II
a. In the stakeholders’ meeting are
presenting the school and the department
head the principal.
b. The principal and the department head are
presenting the school in the stakeholders’
meeting.
c. The principal in the stakeholders’ meeting
are presenting the school and the
department head.
d. In the stakeholders’ meeting the principal
and the department head are presenting the
school.
51. The President has ghost write.

A. a valet
B. one who writes a biography
C. one who writes a speech for
another
52.Don’t fool me. I was not born
yesterday.

A. not stupid
B. can’t be outwitted
C. not ignorant
53. He is old enough to know the
tricks of the trade.

A. the status of the trade

B. technique of handling the
business
C. problems of the business
54. The thief was caught red-
handed with the iPad.

A. caught in the act

B. caught about to steal the iPad
C. caught and arrested
55. If given a chance, I’ll join the
business for keeps.

A. for maintenance
B. permanently
C. temporarily
56. The President can see the mountain,
but he can’t see the forest.

A. he understands the problem but he

can’t see the details
B. he can see some details but can’t see
the whole problem
C. he can see the problem but he has no
fund for it
57. He is intelligent, but he bites
more than he can chew.

A. he is a talkative braggart
B. he talks more than he can do
C. he speaks well beyond one’s
expectation
58. A couple enjoyed a wedding
ceremony they attended. They said:

A. The ceremonies were impressive.

B. All guests congratulated the couple.
C. I do not agree with what the priest
said.
D. Guests were talking during the
ceremonies.
59. Archimedes, after discovering the
principles of density, shouted
“Eureka!” Since then, the world used
to mean it as a:

A. solution
B. surprise
C. discovery
D. mystery
60. The new lock was set up for
your __________.

A. reward
B. award
C. absence
D. mystery
61. What you said does not hold
water with me. What does the
statement mean?

A. believable
B. unbelievable
C. understandable
D. unimportant
62. How can the following be
interpreted? “I am used to the
same tales.”

A. It is very original.
B. It is news.
C. There was a miscommunication.
D. There is nothing new in the story.
63. The principal claimed she was kept in
the dark in the situation the school is
facing. What does the statement
mean?

A. He understood the situation.

B. She doesn’t know the situation.
C. She failed to understand the situation.
D. She cannot understand the situation.
64. What is the theme of the following
quote? “Nothing that happens in this
world ever happens by chance; it is all
part of a grand design.”

A. Luck
B. Destiny
C. Ambition
D. Dream
65. In The Road not Taken, Robert Frost
used the line “and my little horse must
think it queer…” Which of the following
figure of speech is used by the poet?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
66. Which of the following has NO structural
error/s?

A. She and I are classmates. Ourselves are friends.

B. Mary and Angie are talking on the phone. They
are friends.
C. Jenny and Tessie are cousins. Themselves are
very close.
D. The three girls knew each other from high
school. Theirselves are acquaintances.
67. Which of these capitalized words does
NOT belong to the group in terms of
sound?

A. BLESS me and my family

B. The MESS is extraordinary.
C. To EXPRESS on the issue is a wise action
D. She CARRIES her baby on her shoulder.
68. She isn’t joining the game,
__________?

A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. does she
D. aren’t she
69. Foreign factories have begun to
automate their manufacturing by
using robots. What does the word
automate mean?

A. create cheap products

B. operate through machines
C. operate through human workers
D. create automatic products
70. Margo’s comments are generally
not nebulous, but clear. What
does nebulous mean?

A. apparent
B. precise
C. ambiguous
D. accurate
71. “Oh Rizal, is this the youth you said
would be the hope of the
motherland?” This is an example of
_______.

A. Allusion
B. Metaphor
C. Synecdoche
D. Apostrophe
72. What does the line for Confucius mean: “On
the day, find the right way, die properly at
night.”

A. We need to live from morning until night time.

B. We have to divide our time from morning until
night time.
C. We need to work hard in the morning so we can
die at night.
D. We need to work hard in the morning and rest
properly at night.
73. __________ you need the papers,
call Giuliani and she’ll assist you.

A. On case
B. In case
C. Just case
D. By the case
74. Before the competition, the coach told
his team to bring home the bacon.

A. The team has to go to the market.

B. The team has to win the competition.
C. The team has to compete with
enthusiasm.
D. The team has to cheat in the
competition.
75. There should be a cessation of
inequity in the world.

A. continuity
B. stop
C. movement
D. patronage
76. The Philippines is considered as
a _________ nation.

A. ESL
B. EFL
C. english-speaking
D. foreign-sounding
77. Which phrase is associated WITH
President Ramon Magsaysay?

a. For democracy will die

b. For whom the bell tolls
c. To all the girls I have loved before
d. To whom it may concern
78. The Vice President for Academics gave her
secretary an urgent instruction. Which of the
following would be the most appropriate
response from the secretary?

A. I’ll act on that immediately, Ma’am! You’ll have

it on your desk as soon as possible.
B. How urgent is that, Ma’am? You’ll have it on
your desk as soon as possible.
C. I’ll take care of that after I’m done with my
current task, Ma’am.
79. Which sentence is clearly expressed and has
no error?

A. The farmer plowed, has planted, and has

harvested his corn in record time.
B. The farmer has plowed, planted, and harvested
his corn in record time.
C. The farmer plowed, planted and harvested his
corn in record time.
D. The farmer did plow plant, harvest his corn in
record time.
80. Which of the following questions belong
to the literal comprehension level?

A. In the story, who is slow?

B. Why is it good to be persistent?
C. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of being quick?
D. Do you agree with the tortoise when it
said that it is best to be what you are?
81. Who died at the end of Iliad?

A. Hector
B. Achilles
C. Agamemnon
D. Menelaus
82. Which is Rousseau’s one of the
important works on political
philosophy?

a. The Social Contract

b. Discourse on Method Rene Descartes
c. Two Treatises of Government John Locke
d. Candide Voltaire
83. What is the smallest unit of sound
of any language that causes a
different in meaning called?

smallest unit of
A. Morpheme MEANING
B. Allophone
C. Phoneme
D. Allomorphs
84. The goals of English language teaching in
the Philippines is to produce learners who
______.

A. can communicate accurately, fluently and

appropriately
B. have mastery of English pronunciation and
grammar
C. can use English in proper context
D. can confidently speak in English
85. Which of the following is the story
of a scholar who sold his soul to the
devil in exchange for knowledge?

A. Faust
B. Lucinde
C. Candide
D. Sorrows of the Young Werther
86. What is the usual ending of
Comedia?

A. victory of Muslim
B. death of the queen
C. victory of Christians
D. death of the prince
87. What is the English translation of
Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali?

A. Patriotic Hymns
B. Song of Songs
C. Song of Offerings
D. Devotional Song
88. Which of the following best describes
the Readers’ Theater?

A. Readers do a lot of action.

B. Long hours are spent rehearsing.
C. Students do not memorize their parts.
D. The theater requires elaborate props
and costumes.
89. Gnomic verses are the earliest form of
literacy expression during the pre-colonial
perk in Philippine literature. Which is NOT
an example of gnomic verse?

A. fable
B. legend
C. riddle
D. folktale
90. Which language system is
focused on vocabulary?

A. Semantics
B. Syntactic
C. Pragmatic
D. Phonological
91. The following are Elizabethan
playwrights. Who does NOT
belong to the group?

A. Johnson
B. Dante
C. Shakespeare
D. Marlowe
92. Which play of Jose M. Hernandez
tells of an artisan who forged
cannons for the use of the Spaniards?

A. The Panday Pira

B. The Real Leader
C. The Filipino Rebel
D. The Cry of the Philippines
93. What figure of speech is used in
the sentence below?
My head is bloody but unbowed

A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Metaphor
94. Identify the poem from which
the quote “Nevermore” is taken.

A. Ulaluma- A balad
B. Leonore
C. The Sleeper
D. The Raven
95. In the cueing system, this is about
vocabulary and coming up with
meanings is ________.

A. syntax
B. simile
C. semantics
D. morphology
96. This period is considered as the
Golden Age of the Filipino
language.

A. American regime
B. Spanish regime
C. Marcos regime
D. Japanese regime
97. The problem that I encountered
was _________ for me to handle.

A. too much
B. so much
C. very much
D. too more
98. If Divine Comedy is characterized by
absolute faith in a single truth, which
characterizes Boccaccio’s Decameron?

A. characteristics of the merchant class

B. an equally devout reference for the truth
C. a complete negation of Christian doctrine
D. A sexual libertinism that seeks to revive
the great pleasure of Ancient Rome
99. Not all EDs in verb sound alike.
Which ED is different?

A. She signed a contract.

B. She wanted a chaperone.
C. She was not granted an audience.
D. She failed to get the needed
answer.
100. Which sentence uses a preposition
improperly?

A. The witness was barely in time for the

affair.
B. The accident happened ON his
birthday.
C. She came ON attend the hearing.
D. Tell he to be ON time.
101. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. What you stated was a true

fact.
B. What you stated was true.
C. You stated a true fact.
102. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. The ball is round in shape.

B. In shape, the ball is round.
C. The ball is round.
103. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. Please, repeat it again.

B. Please, repeat it.
C. Please, repeat by doing it again.
104. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. Attending parties and fishing in the

river made our vacation thrilling.
B. Attending parties and to fish in the
river made our vacation thrilling.
C. To attend parties and fishing in the
river made our vacation thrilling.
105. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. It is hard to study and working at the

same time.
B. It is hard to study, working at the
same time.
C. It is hard to study and to work at the
same time.
106. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. She enjoys going to parties and

talking with friends.
B. She enjoys going to parties and to
talk with friends.
C. She enjoys going to parties and to
talk with friends.
107. Which of the following is
syntactically correct?

A. I like dancing, swimming, and to read.

B. I like dancing, swimming, and
reading.
C. I like to dance, swimming, and
reading.
108. What figure of speech is used
in each of the following lines?
I saved the crown.
A. Metonymy
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Allusion
109. What figure of speech is used in
each of the following lines?
I crossed seven rivers and
mountains just to see you.
A. Antithesis
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Synecdoche
110. What figure of speech is used in
each of the following lines?
The hungry flames ate all the
shanties in the area.
A. Irony
B. Allusion
C. Metonymy
D. Personification
111. What figure of speech is used
in each of the following lines?
Jose is a walking calculator.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Litotes
D. Oxymoron
112. What figure of speech is used
in each of the following lines?
She walks like a duck.
A. Simile
B. Irony
C. Metaphor
D. Paradox
113. The problem _________
difficult.
A. appears
B. looks
C. sounds
D. seems
114. Your experience __________
unbelievable.
A. seems
B. sounds
C. looks
D. appears
115. She is one of the candidates
who _____ by the mayor.
A. was chosen
B. were chosen
C. are chosen
D. is chosen
116. Mother __________ from the
States by this time next year.
A. had arrived
B. has arrived
C. shall have arrived
D. will arrive
117. Although I refused to help her,
she was very __________ and
continued asking me.
A. insistent
B. persistent
C. aggressive
D. persevering
118. The __________ man wanted
everyone to do things his way.
He doesn’t care how others feel.
A. outspoken
B. domineering
C. conscientious
D. knowledgeable
119. Mrs. Jose is a/an ______
woman who does everything
her husband wants.
A. docile
B. kind
C. eager
D. considerate
120. The ______ man talked badly
about his friends behind their
back.
A. frustrated
B. conceited
C. hypocrite
D. controversial
121. Jenny is a _____ girl. She
believes everything you tell her.
A. young
B. quiet
C. timid
D. gullible
122. It is rude for a man to ask a
woman her age.
A. dominant
B. impolite
C. impartial
D. indifferent
123. The audience grew restive
while the speaker was
delivering his speech.
A. weary
B. exhausted
C. tired
D. restless
124. The boy jump ______ the
pool.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. into
125. She arrives _____ the airport
just on time.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. by
126. The final examinations fall
_____ last week of March.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. by
127. My niece will leave _____
Canada.
A. for
B. in
C. at
D. by
128. The program begins _____
five o’clock in the afternoon.
A. on
B. at
C. by
D. in
129. Mrs. Flores lives _____ a
condominium unit.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
130. Some newspapers indulge in
using scare heads.
A. threatening headlines
B. headlines written in sensational
language
C. headlines scaring business
ventures
131. To make it functional, an office
should be given a sinking fund.
A. a fund used for emergency
cases
B. a fund used for extra services
C. a fund set up to meet future
obligations
132. Aside from English, we should
equally master our mother
tongue.
A. one’s native dialect
B. one’s second language
C. one’s national language
133. It’s not a sound practice for one in
power to appoint political
lameducks in the government.
A. politicians adept to political dynasty
B. politicians who have political
interest in government
C. politicians who were previously
defeated in elections
134. A good political campaign
manager should know the Achilles’
heel of the opposing candidate.
A. the qualifications of the opponents
B. the smooth procedure of
campaigning
C. the vulnerable spot of one’s
opponent
135. In the Philippines, French-
leave is sometimes availed of
by the learned.
A. an act of leaving secretly
B. an act of leaving with
permission
C. an act of leaving gracefully
136. The evidence presented by
the plaintiff is a fish story.
A. an exaggerated story
B. a false evidence
C. an insufficient evidence
137. If you want to buy her car, you
have to put up an earnest
money.
A. a deposit or down-payment
B. a written pledge to buy
C. an earnest notice
138. Maria Clara, a clinging vine,
was eventually rejected by her
love.
A. one who clings to one’s idea
B. one who is very dependent
upon others
C. one who prefers to plant any
vine
139. A maid with butter fingers
usually becomes the object of
derision.
A. a maid who drops things easily
B. a maid who enjoys talking
butter
C. a maid who has frail fingers
140. The rich in this barangay
_____ generous.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
141. Two-thirds of the cake _____
eaten by Jose this morning.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
142. The priest said that the
blessed _____ fortunate.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
143. The number of students in
that room this morning _____
twenty.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
144. A number of boys ______
absent from my class for two
days now.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
145. My teacher said that fifty
pesos _____ not enough for
lunch.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
146. Nine plus six _____ fifteen.
A. are
B. equals
C. equal
D. equal to
147. Ms. Clarita Santos, together
with her students, ______
waiting for us.
A. were
B. are
C. was
D. is
148. It is he who _____ guilty.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
149. Every boy and girl _____ given
a gift by the dean after the
program.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
150. One of my students _____
absent yesterday.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were