English for Specific Purpose

 TEST DRILLS
 General English
1.     Read the selection below and answer the item that follows.
 
“I am a retired public-school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in
school. The public dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know
that behind my unpopular façade and a heart full of compassion? But how did I earn
this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them to know that
cleanliness of body was good for their health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear,
handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and hair.
 
The public-school teacher gives much importance to her pupils’       .

a.              Absence      C. Posture

b.              Study   D. Cleanliness

2.              My sister and I met an acquaintance of      in the shopping mall.

a.              Ours C. Mine
b.              Ourselves    D. Us
3.              Miguel always gets what he wants explaining very well the reason for his request.
 .         By   C. On
a.   At    D. In
4.              The family members were  in the beach party.
 .               Together     C. All together
a.              Altogether   D. Together all

5.              The propose project    within the budget of the school.

a.   Are  C. Is appearing
b.   Is     D. Are appearing

6.              She hurt       when she was slicing the onions.

a.              Myself C. Ourselves
b.              Herself D. Himself

7.                       clothing are advised to be worn during summer.

a.              Lose C. Loose
b.              Losing D. Lost

8.              Bread and butter sandwich my favorite snack.

a.   Have been   C. Has been
b.   Are  D. Is

9.              A lot of water needed to irrigate the parched land.

A.        Are  C. Are being
B.        Is     D. Is being
10.           Litton’s family lives   Indang street.
 .         To    C. At
a.   On   D. In
11.           Many a child               left to the care of relatives while the parents work.
A.             Are                    C. Has been
B.             Is                       D. Will be

12.           She hurt              when she was slicing the onions.

A.             Himself                      C. Ourselves
B.             Myself                         D. Herself

13.           If you forgot               textbook, you can use                        , Mark.

A.             Yours, ours                         C. Your, mine
B.             His, hers                              D. Our, hers

14.           Mr. Tolentino was concerned about the safety of motorists and so he issued a circular
containing                  safety instructions.
A.             Himself                                  C. His
B.             Themselves                            D. Their

15.           Read the paragraph and answer the item that follows.
Nelson Mandela sacrificed so much in his life – family, friends and a big chunk of his life for
things he believed in a democratic South Africa, with equal rights and a beacon of hope for
the rest of the world. Nelson Mandela’s dream for South Africa, which was realized, was       
.

A.             Cooperation                        C. Democracy
B.             Unity                                   D. Supremacy

16.            Read the paragraph and answer the item that follows.
“As far back as I can remember, our family had always been an extended one. Our
grandmother was the mainstay in the family, the silent strenght behind our mother who is her
daughter.”
The informal guide and honorary household chief in the extended family is the .
A.             Grandmother                     C. Father
B.             Mother                               D. Aunt
17.           Shirley has not forgotten that she was betrayed by her best friend and carried such
in her deeply offended heart for a long time.
A.             Rancor                         C. Souvenir
B.             Doubt                          D. offense

18.           Even when her friends betray her, Perla bears no rancor in her heart because she is not
.
A.             Embarassed                         C. Bitter
B.             Consoled                             D. Insulted
19.           In the poem, “When in Distance with Fortune and Men’s Eyes” Shakespeare felt
depressed looking at his sad fate and wishing he were someone else more rich, with many
friends, with greater skills and future prospects in life. What is the best antidote to such
depressed feelings?
a.   Deny that others have more than you have
b.   Count your own blessings
c.   Strive to surpass others
d.   Think of others poorer than you are
20.           Blind and unable to write, Milton felt depressed and useless. Which of following
prayerful invocation best reflects his feelings in saying “who best bear His mild yoke, they
serve Him best?
 .         Lead us not into temptation C. Thy will be done
a.   Gives us this day our daily bread D. Forgive us our sins

21.           What is an example of a book or writing intended for moral knowledge of the very
young readers?
a.   Romeo and Juliet    C. Jack and the Beanstalk
b.   Diary of Anne Frank   D. Les Miserable

22.           In reading books, which kind of literary work are most likely very creative by way
of descriptive language and imaginative dramatic episodes?
a.   Fiction novels C. Biography
b.   Autobiography        D. Historical accounts
23.           Where is the human vocal cord located?

A.             Pharynx                C. Larynx
B.             Esophagus          D. Resonator

24.           The branch of linguistics that deals with the meaning of words is                                .

A.             Phonics                     C. Vocabulary
B.             Semantics                   D. Syntax

25.           In Music, what is the meaning of the foreign language borrowed phrase acapella?

A.             Solo singing                             C. Sang by the choir

B Without accompaniment            D. Sang by the headmaster

26.           Who was the Greek playwright who wrote Oedipus Rex?

A.             Homer                          C. Sophocles
B.             Patroklos                       D. Aristotle

27.           Which of the following foreign borrowed phrase means “death blow?”

A.             Coup d main                        C. Coup de grace

B.             Crème de menthe                  D. Coup d’ etat

28.           Which of the following words is MISPELLED?

A.             Accompaniment                   C. Accountant
B.             Accuracy                              D. Accomodate

29.           He was the famous author of the novel Scarlet Letter.

A.             Nathaniel Hawthorne
B.             Herman Melville
C.             Walt Whitman
D.             Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

30.           I enjoy playing                  small pets.

A.             The            C. Few
B.             That            D. With

31.           The capitalized noun in the sentence “in the hair of Noemi, THE ROSE glowed as re as
wine” is a               .

A.             Proper noun                      C. Collective noun

B.             Common noun                   D. Concrete noun

32.           The capitalized word in the sentence “He is the heaviest PLAYER on the team” is             
in the sentence.

A.             Indirect object       C. Direct object

B.             Objective complement     D. Subjective complement

33.         “The princess is a phantom of delight” is                              .

A.             Simile                      C. Metaphor
B.             Hyperbole                D. Irony

34.           poem which is usually composed of fourteen lines which follow specific patterns of
rhyme is called                                      .
A.             Haiku                                 C. Elegy
B.             Sonnet                             D. Free verse

35.           “It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is what figure of speech?
A.             Personification                     C. Metaphor
B.             Simile                                   D. Hyperbole

36.           Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of                                        . 

A.             Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B.             Eith lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
C.             Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D.             Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic
 
 
37.           The adjective that expresses the supreme value of the noun like the capitalized phrase
in the sentence, “English is the MOST INTERESTING subject for Liza,” is called
       .
a.              Possessive adjective   c. Demonstrative adjective
b.              Predictive adjective d. Superlative adjective

38.           Which is an example of a bound morpheme ending in-ion that changes a very into a
noun?
a.       Nation c. Mention
b.   Scion   d. Action

39.           EVERYONE met at the contest venue. The capitalized pronoun is an example of a/an:
a.   Relative pronoun    c. Demonstrative pronoun
b.   Indefinite pronoun d. Interrogative pronoun
40.           The new teacher narrated with       how she still can’t believe that she topped the
LET.
 .         Candor c. Pulchritude
a.   Aplomb       d. Rancor

41.           If you want to an anchor for a TV show, you must have a command on your language
and be really .
a.   Aplomb       c. Impertinent
b.   Pulchritude d. Loquacious

42.           Arthur fifteen kilometers before he realized that he was going north instead
south.
a.   Had driven c. Was driving
b.   Drove d. Has driven
43.           Statistics      misleading.
 a.         Is     c. Was
b.   Are d. Had

44.           The morning air smells       in the garden than in the living room.
a.   sweet c. Sweetly
b.   sweeter       d. More sweet

45.           Alfred got his only failing mark from        .

a.              A boring Physics old instructor      c. An old Physics boring instructor
b.              A boring old Physics d. An old boring Physics instructor
46.           Which word is the direct object in the sentence:
Aron brought his mom souvenirs from each European city that he has been to.
a.              Aron c. Souvenirs
b.              Mom   d. City

47.           AGENDA: CONFERENCE ::       .

a.              Map: trip     c. Executive: employee
b.              Man: woman   d. Agency: assignment

48.           DOCTOR: HOSPITAL ::   .

a.   Cow: farm   c. Sports fan: stadium
b.   Criminal: jail d. Professor: college

49.           Everyone, except    is attending the meeting today.

 .               Us    c. They
a.              We d. Them

50.           Read the sentence:

Also, distracting a blind person’s guide dog could out the owner in danger, so do not
pet it.
 
If you rewrite the sentence beginning with Also, don’t pet a blind person’s guide
dog because distracting; the next word (s) should be     .
a.              It      c. Them
b.              Her  d. Him
51.           Epistolary literature combines together a story through the characters exchange of.
a.              Poems c. Short stories
b.              Letters d. Text messages

52.           Paulo is on edge. What does ON EDGE mean terribly 

a.   Eager   c. Unprepared
b.   Nervous       d. Shrewd

53.           Though the black sheep of the family. Jude later became a good teacher. What does
the idiom black sheep mean?
a.              Trustworthy person
b.              Active, energetic & driven person
c.              Cherished above all other family members 
d.              d. Disreputable member of the family

54.           In which sentence does the speaker want to disagree with the previous speaker who said
“Is it true she can’t swim?” The CAPITALIZED words represent the stressed words.
a.              No, she can SWIM! c. NO, SHE CAN SWIM!
b.              No, SHE can swim! d. NO, she CAN swim!
55.           What figure of speech is “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth’s sweet
flowing breast?”
 .               Hyperbole   c. Apostrophe
a.              Irony   d. Personification
56.           What figure of speech is used in this line from “The Lord’s
Prayer”: “Give us this day our daily bread.”
 .         Synecdoche c. Metonymy
a.   Metaphor    d. Simile
57.           The underlined word in the sentence “My father is a history teacher” is a                            
.

A.             Proper Noun                C. Concrete Noun

B.             Collective Noun          D. Abstract Noun

58.           The underlined word in the sentence “As a volunteer, he joined the VACC, an
organization against corruption and crime” is                                               in the sentence.

A.             Indirect object            C. Objective complement

B.             Subjective complement    D. Appositive

59.           Fill in the correct preposition: “I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and                   
.

A.             Us             C. Me
B.             Her           D. Myself

60.           There aren’t                      for everybody attending the meetings.

A.             Enough chairs             C. Much chairs

B.             Chairs enough             D. Enough of chairs

61.           The manager lives in the same street                                      me.

A.             Than                C. Like
B.             As                   D. Unlike

62.           Read the following stanza and answer the item that follows.
 
Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not,
Rather find strength in what remains behind
 
The stanza is an example of                        .
A.             Rhyme verse            C. Free verse
B.             Haiku                       D. Sonnet
63.           How will you classify the word “Scram” when it is preferable to say “You may go now?”

A.             Colloquialism           C. Slang
B.             Weak word              D. Solecism

64.           Choose the word similar in meaning to the capitalized ESOTERIC documents.

A.             Valuable               C. Confidential
B.             Important             D. Official

65.           Jojo is experiencing a sense of tedium that is the same as                              .

A.             Disgust                     C. Specious
B.             Ennui                        D. Urbane

66.           Fill in the correct word” “I enjoy                               but I would not like                         it
all my life.”

A.             Painting :: doing                     C. To paint :: to do

B.             To paint :: doing                     D. Painting :: to do

67.           Which sentence is consistent in the use of indefinite pronouns?

A.             Everyone is required to do your share in the development of his community.

B.             Everyone is required to do its share for the development of his community.
C.             Everyone is required to do our share in the development of their community. 
D.             Everyone is required to do his share in the development of his community.

68.           Sequence the following for proper order of ideas in a sentence: 1) to change 2)
significance power 3) the nature of the world 4) man has acquired.

A.             3-2-1-4                           C. 4-1-2-3
B.             2-4-1-3                           D. 4-2-1-3

69.           Tes was happy after she bought three                    .

A.             Pieces of antique furniture’s

B.             Antique furniture’s
C.             Piece of antique furniture’s 
D.             Pieces of antique furniture

70.           Choose the word similar in meaning to the underline word: “An amorphous mass.”

A.             Soft                             C. Solid
B.             Shapeless                   D. Weightless
71.           These two words lack correlation:

A.             Forcible :: violent
B.             Indict :: to write
C.             Formally :: conventionally
D.             Fictitious :: false

72.            These two words lack correlation:

A.             Sensuous :: pertaining to the sense

B.             Troupe :: company of actors
C.             Species :: variety 
D.             Their :: in that place

73.           These two words lack correlation:

A.             Noted : disgraceful                 C. Later : afterward

B.             Likely : probably                    D. Loose : unattached

74.           These two words lack correlation:

A.             Ensure : to make certain

B.             Altar : table
            C. Besides : in addition to 
             D.  All ready : at this time

75.           These two words lack correlation:

A.             Dual :: twofold                C. Formerly :: herefore

B.             Cite :: position                 D. Ingenious :: clever

76.           Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?

A.             The students studies their lessons regularly.

B.             The students does study their lessons regularly.
            C. The students do studies their lessons regularly. 
            D. The students study their lessons regularly.

77.           What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest-against the earth’s sweet
flowing breast?”
a.              Irony   C. Personification
b.              Apostrophe D. Hyperbole
78.           The information clerk stays    the phone most of the time.
 .               By   C. In
a.              Over D. At
79.           If I   known you before, we could have arranged a joint project.
a.              Have C. Could
b.              Will D. Had
80.           “Because of profanity the program was suspended from television.” The underline
word means      .
 .               Decency      C. Falsehood
a.              Obscenity    D. History

81.           What figure of speech is: “O wild west wind?”

a.              Metaphor    C. Hyperbole
b.              Irony   D. Apostrophe

82.           Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound        .

 .               Change        C. Decision
a.              Problem      D. Query

83.           Read the stanza and answer the item that follows.
 
Beyond this place of wrath
and tears Looms but the
horror of the shade, And yet
the menace of the years Finds
and shall find me unafraid.
 
Every line of the poem consists of eight beats represented by eight syllables. This
is called:
a.              Rhyme C. Onomatoporia
b.              Rhythm       D. Figure of speech

84.           The cause of power interruption was a       connection

a.              Loose  C. Lost
b.              Lose D. Losing
85.           If you forgot    textbook, you can use , Mark.
 .               Our, hers     C. His, her
a.              Your, ours   D. Your, mine
86.           Technology dramatically in the twenty-first century.
 .               Was improved C. Has improved
a.              Is improved D. Did improved
87.           The  of the story is that honesty is the best policy.
 .               Message      C. Morale
a.              Moral  D. Lesson

88.           I can’t find  calculator, may I use   , Robert?

a.              Yours, mine C. His, yours
b.              My, yours    D. My, his
 89.           Read the paragraph and answer the item that follows.
 
“My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now
recall with fondness and awe. She was a full-time housewife wholly dependent on my
father’s monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies, and
did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.”
 
The mother’s financial resources are        .
a.              Abundant    C. Miserable
b.              Limited       D. More than enough
90.           Read the paragraph and answer the item that follows.
 
“As far back as I can remember, our family had always been an extended one. Our
grandmother was the mainstay in the family, the silent strength behind our mother who
is her daughter.” The informal guide and honorary household chief in the extended
family is the   .

a.              Father  c. Aunt

b.              Mother d. Grandmother

91.           Every co-curriculum activity has   merits.

a.              Theirs  c. Its
b.              Their   d. It

92.           She is known for her penchant for jewelry. The underline words means   .
a.              Aversion     c. Avoidance
b.              Dislikes       d. Fondness
93.           What type of poetry is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem (with an excerpt below) where he
asks the wind to infuse him with the power to spread his ideas of reform and revolution just as
it sweeps away dead autumn leaves.
O Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn
being, Thou, form whose unseen presence the
leaves dead Are diren, like ghosts from an
encounter fleeing …

a.              Haiku  c. Free verse

b.              Ode d. Sonnet

132-133. Based on an excerpt from William Shakespeare’s play, choose the best answer to the
following questions.
 
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i'th’ bud, Feed on her damask
cheek. She pinned in thought,
And with a green and yellow metancholy.
 She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at
grief. Was not this love indeed?

94.           The passage describes a woman who is

a.              Experiencing the joy of falling in love
b.              Overwhelmed by regret for the man she has lost
c.              Worried that her change of heart will be discovered 
d.              d. Consumed by the love she holds in secrecy

95.           Lines 2 and 5 contain examples of.

a.              Allusion      c. Simile
b.              Metaphor    d. Alliteration

96.           In Joyce Kilmer’s poem “Trees”, what part of the tree is referred to in the following lines?
A tree whose hungry mouth is
prest Against: the sweet earth’s
flowing breast;
a.              Fruits   c. Stems
b.              Roots   d. Leaves

97.           What is the key idea expressed in the stanza below?

Time is a pair of
scissors And life,
a boll of brocade
When the lost section is done
The scraps are committed to a bonfire.
a.              Transilariness of life   c. Beauty of life
b.              Cruelty of time       d. Destruction of beauty
98.           Clara would read any book or magazine she could lay her hands on and read from cover
to cover in one sitting. She is such a                                          reader.
A.             Tedious                           C. Leisurely
B.             Seroius                            D. Voracious

99.           A lot of water                     needed to irrigate the parched land.

A.             Is                    C. Is being
B.             Are being       D. Are

100.        You                             finished eating before we arrive.

A.             Have C. Have been
B.             Should D. Will have

101. Below is a sentence from DON QUIXOTE:

In a village of La Mancha a name of which I have no desire to recall, there lived not so long ago one of
those gentlemen who always have a lance in the rock, an ancient buckles, a skinny nag and a
greyhound….
Which question should you ask if you reading it at a LITERAL LEVEL?
a. Is there a figurative language used?
b. Which word will lown?
c. What are the figurative language and sound techniques used?
d. Which technique creates humor?

102-103. read the poem, 25th HIGH SCHOOL REUNION by Linda Pastan and answer the questions that
follows. We come to hear the endings of all the stories in our anthology of false starts: how the girl who
seemed as hard as hails was the girl who seemed as hard nails was hammered into shape, how the
athletes ran Out of races; How skulls rise to the surface Like rocks in the bed of a drying stream. Look!
We have all Turned into Ourselves.

102. After reading the poem at the THIRD LEVEL, which question should be asked?

a. What were their transformations after 25 years?

b. Who is speaking in the poem?
c. What happened during the reunion?
d. What is meant by the comparison under the skin/ our skull rise /to the surface/ like rocks in the bed/
of a drying stream”?

103. Which question should be asked when the poem is read at the FIRST LEVEL?

a. Who attended the 25th high school reunion?

b. What language is used in the poem?
c. Why were their faces as sharp and pointed as the rocks?
d. To what are the once-young students compared?

104. Which is the lowest of comprehension?

a. critical comprehension
b. critical evaluation
c. literal comprehension
d. integration

105. Which is the highest level of comprehension?

a. Literal comprehension
b. Critical evaluation
c. Critical comprehension
d. Integration

106. To read the sentences below at the LITERAL LEVEL:

I could be forgiven a few siddity aris. In fact, a pretension to worldiness was expected of me, and I was
too happy to disappoint. I should say

a. When the women returned home, she pretended to be religious

b. And, why does she need to pretend?
c. I have to get a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word siddity
d. I cannot understand why she has to use unfamiliar words.

107. The Maranao stories about Pilandok are examples of.

a. fantastic stories
b. Creation myths
c. Folk tales
d. Folk epics

108. Which of the following epic is about the exploits of early Muslim warriors who fought in defense of
Islam?

a. Indarapatra and Sulayman

b. Bantugan
c. Parang Sabu
d. Darangan

109. Which book in the New Testament includes a vision of the end of the world and the second coming
of Jesus?

a. Epistle of Hebrews
b. Revelations
c. Epistle of James
d. Colossians

110. Which of the following terms describes the subject matter, style, tone and attitude of the literature
of ancient Greek and Rome?

a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Classicism
d. Naturalism

111. The Greek alphabet is adapted from the consonantal writing developed by the

a. Phoenicians
b. Assyrians
c. Babylonians
d. Hebrews

112. Which of the following is Carlos Bulosan’s celebrated autobiography?

a. Falling Leaves
b. The laughter of My Father
c. America is in the Heart
d. Footnote to Youth

113. The type of novel which became popular, in the 18th century is.
a. Religious
b. Picaresque
c. Epistolary
d. Gothic

114. Who died at the end of Iliad?

a. Achilles
b. Agamemnon
c. Menelaus
d. Ballad

115. Which of the following is NOT a lyric poem?

a. Ode
b. Sonnet
c. Elegy
d. Ballad

116. The most authentic record of Confucian teaching form which the Tao or Way was learned the
correct principles of governing both self and state is.

a. Tu Fu
b. Analects
c. Shih Ching
d. Tao-te Ching

117. What literacy movement in American literature examines life as it is?

a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Puritanism
d. Naturalism

118. “The Tale of Genji” was written by.

a. Akutagawa Ryunosuki
b. Lady Murasoki Shokibu
c. Kawabata Syaonari
d. Lady Murasaka

119. Madame Bovary is considered as the best example of French.

a. Realism
b. Naturalism
c. Existentialism
d. Symbolism
120. What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Gitanjail”

a. Patriotic Hymns
b. Devotional Songs
c. Song of Offerings
d. Songs Caesar

121. Who of the following Romans was never emperor?

a. Catullus
b. Claudius
c. Caligula
d. Juluis Caesar

122. Which is NOT a work of Leo Tolstoy?

a. Father and Sons

b. The Death of Ivan Illyach
c. War and Peace – Tolstoy
d. Anna Karenina

123. Which of the following cities was NOT a center of government, religion and culture in the third
millennium B.C.?

a. Babylon
b. Baghdad
c. Nineveh
d. Thebes

124. Who among these writers is famous for using local color in his stories?

a. Manuel Arguilla
b. Carlos Bulosan
c. F. Sionel Jose
d. Juan C. Laya

125. What narrative poem tells of the heroic exploits of great heroes?

a. Romance
b. Ballad
c. Epic
d. Lyric
126. If Divine Comedy is characterized by absolute faith in a single truth, what best characterizes
Boccaccio’s Decameron?

a. An equally devout reference for this truth

b. A complete negation of Christian doctrine
c. Characteristics of the merchant class
d. A sexual libertinism that seeks to revive the great pleasures of Ancient Rome

127.
Time is a pair scissors And life, a bolt of brocade When the lost section is done The scraps are committed
to a bonfire The key idea expressed in the stanza above is the.

a. Transitoriness of life
b. Cruelty of time
c. Beauty of life
d. Destruction of beauty

128. Which of the following literacy genre was used to express social protest during the early days of
American regime?

a. Zarsuela
b. Comedia
c. Cenaculo
d. Duplo

129. In Homer’s epic, who kept Odysseus on her Island for seven years?

a. Athena
b. Calypso
c. Helen
d. Penelope

130. Who wrote “Mga Ibong Mandaragat”?

a. Amado V. Hernandez
b. Lualhati Bautista
c. Virgilio Almario
d. Edgardo Reyes

131. A distinct of poetry during the age of modernism is.

a. Measure
b. Blank verse
c. Free verse
d. Rhyme
132. Her way of speaking is as entertaining as a laundry list “is an example of.

a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Onomatopoeia

133. Which short narrative poem is intended to be sung?

a. Ballad
b. Lyric
c. Epic
d. Romance

134. What is the usual ending of a Comedia?

a. Death of the prince

b. Victory of Muslims
c. Death of the queen
d. Victory of Christians

135. The period of American Renaissance gave birth to.

a. Romanticism
b. Naturalism
c. Transcendentalism
d. Realism

136.

“Yes, thou shalt die, and lie

Dump in the tomb; Nor of thy name
Shall these be any fame”
=To An Uncultured Lesbian Woman=
=Sappho=

What does the person tell the lesbian woman about her death?

a. She will not be famous in death

b. She will find peace
c. She will be placed in a tomb
d. She will be forgotten
137. The Ifugao hero who was immortalized in
the epic Hudhud is _.
a. Lumawig
b. Duluyan
c. Banna
d. Aligayon

138. Who among the following is known as the Indian Shakespeare?

a. Kalidasa
b. Khagyam
c. Tagore
d. Sadi

139. What conventions or earlier literary and artistic cycle style do both realism and naturalism oppose?

a. Classicism
b. Romanticism
c. Symbolism
d. Neoclassicism

140. What work of Geoffrey Chaucer is regarded as the first collection of short stories in English
literature written in poetic form?

a. Canterburry Tales
b. Decaeron
c. Iliad
d. Beowulf

141. The Homeric poems greatly influenced the development of Greek civilization. Which of the
following best supports this statement?

a. The Greek became great warriors

b. The great epic characters became models of conduct for later generations of the Greeks
c. The Olympian gods were worshipped
d. The Greek became good architects

142. What is the function of the Filipino folk narratives?

a. To ward off evil spirits

b. To explain natural phenomena
c. To teach proper behavior
d. To honor the gods

143. Which of the following best describes the differences between figures that Dante encounters
in the three canticles of the Divine Comedy?
a. In Inferno, they become more corporeal as Dante descends in the lower circles
b. In Purgatorio, they have corporeal shape but not corporeal
c. In Paradiso, they have neither boodles nor images but simply lights, and In Purgatorio they have
corporeal shape but not corporeal substance and Inferno, they become more corporeal as Dante
descends into the lower circles
d. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images but not corporeal substance

144. Which two groups are at war in the Iliad?

a. Trojans and Macedonians

b. Trojans and Achaens
c. Trojans and Minoans
d. Trojans and Phaeacians

145. AFRICA

Africa, my Africa
Africa or proud warriors in ancestral savanna
Africa of whom my grandmother sings
-David Diop

These lines above describe as Africa that is.

a. Free and beautiful

b. Mysterious and unexplored
c. War town and undeveloped
d. Primitive and uncivilized

146. The poetry of Ezia Pound is best described.

a. Philosophical
b. Imagist
c. Metaphysical
d. Romantic

147. To punish himself for murdering his father and having sexual relations with his mother, what did
Oedipus do?

a. He castrated himself
b. He killed himself
c. He ordered his sons to murder him
d. He gouged his eyes
148. What can be inferred from Iseneses “answer”?

a. She respects Creon

b. She fears Creon
c. She understands Creon
d. She likes Creon

149. Who is NOT a romantic poet?

a. William Blake
b. John Milton
c. Robert
d. John Keats

150. The playwright who used the “alienation effect” in his plays to educate the audience and not
merely to play upon their emotion is.

a. Herick Ibsen
b. August Strendberg
c. Bertolt Brecht
d. Thomas Mann