Education Major English 2
Education Major English 2
Education Major English 2
1. “Of man’s first disobedience , and the fruit/Of that forbidden tree” is the opening to:
a. Paradise Lost by John Milton
b. The Vision of Delight by Ben Jonson
c. The Fairie Quenne by Edmund Spenser
d. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
3. Who was the captain of the Nautilus in “20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”?
a. Nemo c. Ahab b. Boneville d. Smith
4. What canon of religious literature was finally, firmly fixed at the end of 4th century AD?
a. The Hebrew Bible b. The Mishnah c. The New Testament d. The Koran
5. Who wrote the novel “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”?
a. William Golding b. Robert Louis Stevenson c. D.H. Lawrence d. Herman Hesse
6. “No smoking during the cigarette break.” What kind of figure of speech was used?
a. Irony b. Oxymoron c. asyndeton d. synecdoche
8. In the 23rd century BC, Sargon of Akkad conquered Mesopotamia, and became the subject of legends. It is from a
Sumerian legend that we learn how Sargon established himself as the cupbearer of the king of Kish in Sumer. What early
form of writing did the Sumerians invent?
a. Cuneiform b. Hieroglyphics c. Oracle Bone Inscriptions d. Native Signs
9. “Memory” is the standard song of Cats musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber. He based his play on Old Possum’s Book of
Practical Cats by whose author?
a. Emily Dickinson b. John Steinbeck c. Thomas Stearns Elliot Lowell d. James Rusell
10. Which of the following is an incorrect representation of the Scarlet Letter throughout the course of the novel?
a. Able b. Avowal c. Angel d. Adulteress
18. Which word is defined by: A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like?
a. Consanguineous b. Conflagration c. Blizzard d. Chaos
20. Unless we find a witness to corroborate your evidence, it will not stand courts. CORROBORATE means:
a. Negate b. Confirm c. Collaborate d. Interpret
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23. The IPA transcription “/dz^mt/” means:
a. Waited b. Jumped c. Kissed d. Wished
24. Which of the following job has the stress on the first syllable?
a. Photographer b. Psychiatrist c. Biologist d. Secretary
26. Which of the following words DOES NOT contain (voiceless th)?
a. Teeth b. Mouth c. Health d. Breathe
32. Select the sentence with the most appropriate order of adverbs and adverbial phrases.
a. Ramonita prays at St. Matthew’s Church fervently for her grandmother’s recovery.
b. Ramonita prays fervently at St. Matthew’s Church for her grandmother’s recovery.
c. Ramonita prays fervently for her grandmother’s recovery at St. Matthew’s Church.
d. Any one of the choices is fine.
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33. Select the sentence with the most appropriate order of modifiers.
a. My father was in Cebu born in the backroom of a bakery.
b. My father was born in Cebu in the bakery of a backroom.
c. My father was born in the backroom in a bakery of Cebu.
d. My father was born in the backroom of a bakery in Cebu.
35. If the world on January 1, 2010 _______________, some people wouldn’t have been surprised.
a. was ending b. ended c. had ended d. have ended
36. I’ll _____________ their cat while they are away in holiday.
a. be looking over b. be looking at c. be looking into d. be looking after
38. The PAGASA officials often talk about ____________ because it’s so changeable.
a. some b. a weather c. the weather d. some weather
39. Martha is one of the few people who ______ how to operate the equipment.
a. known b. knows c. know d. knew
40. Madonna’s agent __________ change her name at the start of her career.
a. made her to b. made c. made her d. have made her to
41. Researchers suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don’t
have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no
sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different
our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us – the sun, the moon, and stars,
shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and
music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are! Judging from this passage, we can say that this story is mainly
about ______________________.
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a. How changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures
b. The superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses
c. Life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea
d. The differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea
42. (Refer to no. 41) We discover that the sea creatures in the story _______________.
a. Live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom
b. Hear the sounds of the ocean
c. Do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it
d. Have no sense of hearing as well as sight do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it
43. (Refer to no. 41) In the passage a child in darkness is likened to _______________.
a. A deaf child unaffected by the environment
b. A sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability
c. A perfect sleeper, for there is no sound around to hear
d. Someone who lives where there are no reasons
44. Any criminal justice system is an apparatus that society uses to enforce the standards of conduct necessary to
protect individuals and the community. It operates by apprehending, prosecuting, convicting, sentencing these
members of the community who violate the basic rules of group existence. The action taken against law breakers is
designed to serve three purposes beyond the immediately punitive one. It removes dangerous people from the
community; it deters others from criminal behavior and it gives society an opportunity to attempt to transform
lawbreakers into law -abiding citizens. We understand from the passage that the basic aim of criminal justice is
___________________.
a. Educate lawbreakers
b. To define socially accepted behavior
c. To renew, as necessary, the traditions and customs of society
d. The protection of society and its individuals
46. (Refer to no. 45) It is pointed out in the passage that one of the effects of the criminal justice system is to
_________________.
a. Investigate the reasons behind criminal behavior
b. Take immediate action against the community
c. Prevent the enforcement of capital punishment
d. Give guidelines for group existence
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47. The poetic expressiveness and creativity of Japanese women poets of the Manyoshu era is generally regarded as a
manifestation of the freedom and relatively high political and economic status women of that era enjoyed. During the
Heian Period (A.D. 794 – 1185) which followed, Japanese women became increasingly relegated to domestic roles under
the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism, which excluded women from the political and economic arenas. Yet, since
poetry of the period came to be defined solely as short lyrical poetry, known as waka, and became the prevailing means
of expressing love, women continued to excel in and play a central role in the development of classical Japanese poetry.
Moreover, while official Japanese documents were written in Chinese, the phonetic alphabet kana was used for poetry.
Also referred to as onna moji (women’s letter), kana was not deemed sufficiently sophisticated for use by Japanese men,
who continued to write Chinese poetry, increasingly for expressing religious ideas and as an intellectual pastime.
Chinese poetry ultimately yielded, then, to waka as the mainstream of Japanese poetry.
Based on the passage, mainstream Japanese poetry of the Heian period can best be described as
___________________.
a. More refined than the poetry of the Manyoshu era
b. Sentimental in nature and lyrical in style
c. Written primarily for a female audience
d. An outgrowth of Buddhism and Confucianism
48. (refer to no. 47) Which of the following statements about kana finds the LEAST support in the passage?
a. It was used in Japan after A.D. 793
b. It was considered inappropriate for austere subject matter
c. It was used primarily by Japanese women
d. It was for Japanese poetry but not for Japanese prose
49. (refer to no. 47) The author’s primary purpose in the passage is to ______________.
a. Trace the influence of religion on the development of Japanese poetry
b. Refute a common explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry
c. Provide an explanation for the role of women in the development of Japanese poetry
d. Identify the reasons for the popularity of a distinct form of literary expression in Japan
51. “Have a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion”, Rousseau is pertaining to:
a. Security b. Family c. Duty d. investment
52. In the “Fall of the House of Usher” what is the name of the woman who is entomed alive?
a. Natalia Doggis b. Arwen c. Lady Madeline d. Mary Usher
53. On the street of this position of God’s world I feel neighbor to a rat, so brother of a worm; forever chasing rainbows
at muddy margins.” This line on Quemada’s poem is saying that:
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a. Life is fruitful
b. Life is not worth living
c. Life is empty and meaningless
d. Life is full of challenges
54. “Life is but a walking shadow, a pun player that struts and frets… And is heard no more.” In this line, life is portrayed
as:
a. Passing c. Eternal b. Goes by stages d. Has its end
55. Read the passage below: Life, so they say is just a game And they let it slip away Don’t let life slip away Grasp it while
you can We may never pass this way again. The passage implicates that:
a. Grab the opportunity if it comes
b. There is still a second life
c. In the second, life will be gone
d. We will all die
56. In which country does the story “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” take place?
a. France b. England c. Germany d. Russia
57. “Nothing that happen in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design.” This line is about a
person’s _________________.
a. Dream b. Destiny c. Luck d. Ambition
58. A light dramatic composition that uses highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant
exaggeration, and violent horseplay.
a. Comedy b. Farce c. Satire d. Parody
59. Into how many languages has “The Diary of Anne Frank” been translated?
a. 53 b. 54 c. 55 d. 56
60. Three of these books are written by the same person. Which one is NOT?
a. “The Fountainhead” b. “We the Living” c. “Animal Farm” d. “Atlas Shrugged
61. Which of the following sixteenth -century works of English literature was translated into the English language after
its first publication in Latin?
a. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
b. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
c. Thomas More’s Utopia
d. William Shakespeare’s Sonnets
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62. Who was the author of the famous storybook ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?
a. Rudyard Kipling b. John Keats c. Lewis Caroll d. H.G. Wells
63. Who was the 1st century BC poet and author of “The Aeneid” serves as a guide in Dante’s “Inferno”?
a. Homer b. Virgil c. David d. Rumi
64. Which playwright introduced blank verse to the stage with “Tamburlaine”?
a. Christopher Marlowe b. Ben Johnson c. William Shakespeare d. Sir Thomas Malory
65. Read the following lines: Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost its memory She is smiling
alone In the lamp light the withered leaves Collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan. This lines mean:
a. Confusion b. Optimism c. Loneliness d. Eagerness
66. Rizal gave the time of his death in this quotation: “I die when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” What is the time
of his death?
a. Sometime sunset b. Sometime at dawn c. Sometime in midnight d. Sometime at noon
67. This line is taken from one of the psalms in the Bible: “The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want…” This line shows:
a. Poverty b. Blind ignorance c. Total submission to God d. Love to self
68. Which among the lines below has the same meaning as this statement: “Our commitments can develop us or
destroy us, but either way, they will define us.”
a. Flexible commitment is what we need today.
b. We must make full commitment to wordly goals.
c. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to.
d. Our commitments need not to be planned way ahead.
69. The space shuttle is as fast as the wind. This is an example of:
a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Antithesis
70. Which Russian novelist wrote “Anna Karenina” and “War and Peace”?
a. Leo Tolstoy c. Vladimir Nabokov b. Vladimir Mayakovsky d. Isaac Babel
71. Analyze the given passage by Anatole France: “Fish, which are put upon dry land, die, in the same way, monks who
leave their cells and mix with the world deviate from their holy purpose.” This passage means:
a. A man should stay only in his habitat.
b. Death means living another life.
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c. Monks living out of the monastery violate their holiness.
d. Monks must always stay inside the monastery.
72. The following taboo phrases were used by which writer? “I fart at thee”, “shit on your head”, “dirty bastard”
a. Ben Johnson c. Ernest Hemmingway b. William Shakespeare d. Henry James
74. You have two business partners. You make reference to one of them, Mark Louie Argosino, in an e-mail to an
associate. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. My partner Mark Louie likes to read political biographies.
b. My partner, Mark Louie, likes to read political biographies.
c. My partner, Mark Louie; likes to read political biographies.
d. My partner; Mark Louie, likes to read political biographies.
75. Which among these words has the [id] end sound?
a. mailed c. praised b. judged d. needed
79. __________ is the study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including inflection,
derivation, and the formation of compounds.
a. Phonology c. Semantics b. Phonetics d. Morphology
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82. Because of the typhoon, a number of local businesses ________ closed yesterday.
a. were b. was c. are d. is
83. Which among these words has the ending [d] sound?
a. Walked c. laughed b. Joked d. played
87. Which among these words has the [z] end sound?
a. Maps b. Laughs c. Buys d. Jokes
89. Which of the following words has the initial sound of the voiced post-alveolar affricate /dʒ/?
a. Use c. Yet b. Goose d. Gesture
91. The smallest unit of sound that can be altered to change the meaning of a word is called a:
a. Morpheme b. Morphine c. Phoneme d. Bound morpheme
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93. Whether |U| is pronounced as front or back and whether rounded or unrounded depends on ______.
a. Vowel harmony c. Tone (Linguistics) b. Epenthesis d. Palatalization
94. The term “phoneme” as an __________ was developed by the Polish linguist Jan Niecislaw Baudouin de Courtenay
and his student Mikolaj Kruszewski during 1875 – 1895.
a. Perception c. Concept b. Ontology d. Abstraction
99. The earliest recorded syllables are on tablets around 2800 BC in the Sumerian city of __________.
a. Mesopotamia b. Ur c. Babylon d. Babylonia
2. During the Titanomachy, Zeus freed his brothers and sisters from their father, Cronus.
As a result, the brothers and sisters gave Zeus the honor of being their leader , thus,
earning the right to rule over the sky. What does this show about the Greeks?
A. The Greeks value heroism.
B. The Greeks value respect.
C. The Greeks value honor.
D. All of the above.
4. Birth, death and after life are constant stories in the mythologies of the world. What
universal idea about life is reflected in using these motifs?
5. The middle ages reflected these mythological creatures as symbol of purity. They are
shown even in modern films as representation of love and beauty.
A. Trolls
B. Dragons
C. Kappa
D. Unicorns
6.A story says that Hera was jealous of yet another woman-interest of Zeus, Io. Zeus
turned Io to a cow to protect her from the wrath of his wife who saw how he
transformed himself as a cloud to escape the watchful eyes of Hera and be close to Io.
Seeing this, Hera asked Argus, a monster with a hundred eyes of different colors to
watch over Io so that she will never become human again
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But Hermes played his lyre and killed Argus, following the order of his father,
Zeus. Fearing Hera’s wrath, Hermes took the eyes of Argus and gave them to Hera
who put these eyes in the tail of her favourite bird. The story reflects the origin of
which bird?
A. Hummingbird
B. Peacock
C. Dove
D. Eagle
To the ancient Egyptians, their ruler was both god and king, a descendant of the sun god, Ra. His
power was absolute, and no one could question his decisions or repeal his judgments. Because the
ruler was a god, no one was allowed to address him directly or to talk about him. Instead people
called him pharaoh, meaning, “the Great House.”
Four bulls were such great friends that they always ate together. A Lion watched them for many
days with longing eyes, but since they were never far apart from each other, he was afraid to
attack them. At length he succeeded in making them jealous of one another, and their jealousy
eventually turned into a mutual aversion. When they strayed far away from each other, the Lion
fell upon them singly, and killed them all.
-Asian Mythology
A. Only by working together can the greatest good for all be achieved.
B. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
C. The quarrel of friends are the opportunities of enemies.
D. Never underestimate the viciousness of your enemy.
12. The gods and goddesses of world mythology, in most cases, act like human beings.
What term can be best used to refer to their characteristic?
A. Anthropomorphic
B. Ethereal
C. God-like
D. Anthropocentrism
13. Philippine mythology has fewer characters similar to the Olympians. Instead of
these gods, Philippine mythology is rich in characters like
14. The mythological background of the Trojan war is said to be caused by Paris, the
prince of Troy. Eris, the goddess of discord, brought to a party a golden apple with
an inscription- for the fairest. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite all made a quick claim on
the apple. Fearing that he may anger any of the goddess, Zeus decided to send the
three women to Paris. Each of the three goddesses offered a bribe to Paris: Hera
promised him unlimited political power ; Athena assured him that he would always be
victorious in battle and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world,
as his wife. Being young and romantic, he gave the apple to Aphrodite. Who was
this beautiful woman offered to Paris as bribe?
15. As a result, Hera and Athena helped Troy’s enemy, Greece, in the war while
Aphrodite helped Troy. What does this show?
16. The Trojan war is technically set due to the abduction of Helen by Paris. This is
remembered in the modern times referring to Helen as
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A. The woman who started the war
B. The face that launched a thousand ships
C. The woman who left the husband
D. The face which surpassed all beauties.
17. Apollo was the god of sun and poetry. He has mastered the craft of prophesy and
earned the reference as the god who mostly reflected of Zeus . What is his Roman name?
A. Mars
B. Neptune
C. Jupiter
D. Apollo
18. In the story of Odysseus, as they were sailing back to Ithaca after the Trojan war,
they passed along a narrow straits and were tested by the monster Scylla and the
giant whirlpool, Charybdis. These two women used to be beautiful maidens who earned
the anger of Amphitrite. What was the cause of the anger?
A. Amphitrite was jealous because her husband, Poseidon, took a liking to the two.
B. Amphitrite was envious of the beauty of the two women.
C. Amphitrite was worried about the condition of Odysseus.
D. Amphitrite lost in a beauty contest organized by Zeus.
19. The following are theories which could be adapted to study the different myths except
A. Jungian archetypes
B. Structuralism
C. Evolutionism
D. Feminism
20. She is the wife of Zeus and considered as the goddess of fertility and of the Earth.
A. Hera
B. Athena
C. Aphrodite
D. Artemio
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