ULTIMATE GENERAL EDUCATION [1- 100 ] Part 4

 

1.    “To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy of _____ .

 

A.    Macbeth  B.    Hamlet

2.    Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?

 

A.    Shakespeare   B.    Geoffrey Chaucer

3.    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 passage expresses

                            

A.    Hope      B.    Despair

4.    Close relatives in an extended family are provided food and accommodation and in turn help in the household activities making the relationship______ .

 

A.    Reciprocal           B.    Friendly

5.           “I am a retired a public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular façade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I learn 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.” Based on the recount, the teacher values _____ .

 

A. Cleanliness                                 B. Study

6.    “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.” Based on the recount, the mother’s financial resources were:

 

A.    Limited    B.    Enough

 

7.    In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”, Portia, the judge, said, “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath…It’s mightiest…and one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the excerpt is that

 

A.    Mercy is limited in extent

B.    Mercy is spontaneous and freely given

 

8.    Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: Before he has any actual knowledge of war, Stephen Crane wrote the American Classic “The Red Badge of Courage”, which made him an overnight success. He wrote “The Open Boat” as a result of shipwreck he experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in progress there.”

 

A.    The Open Boat

B.    Stephen’s Writings

 

9.    What became prophetically true in France when Edwin Markham saw the French peasant as “The man with the Hoe”, a plundered slave under the rule of kings and princesses?

 

A.    French revolution

B.    Napoleon’s imperial rule

10. “I have always been financially dependent by continuing to teach even when I got married. At times though when the cares of life weighed heavily on me, I would think of my mother and her example of making the most of what she had. She did her household chores methodically, tutored us in our lessons and gave modest contributions to worthy causes.” What adjective best describes the mother?

 

A.    Sacrificing       B.    Dutiful  

11.  What role of the women is displayed by the lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse: “She holds no joys beyond the day’s tomorrow, finds no world beyond her love’s embrace, looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind, motion, time, and space?

 

A.    Work partner  B.    House wife

 

12.  The Senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were shaking and he was sweating tremendously. He experienced:

 

A.    Nausea    B.    Stage fright

 

13.  Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realizes dream of a free and non-racial South Africa by forgiving his oppressors and negotiating in good faith for the peaceful transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela demonstrated his trait of ______ .

 

A.    Friendliness     B.    Forgiving

 

14.  What does the expression “love begets love” mean?

 

A.    If you offer love, you will be loved in return.

B.    Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.

 

15.  Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty follies that they themselves commit. What do the underlined words mean?

 

A.    Careless acts        B.    Nonsense words

 

16.  Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif…” It could be interpreted as:

 

A.    There should be a strong driving force in one’s life.

B.    There should be sufficient energy in one’s life.

17.  The Bible tells us, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything.”

 

A.    Plan well what you say and do.

B.    Say and do things anytime.

 

18.  Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either way, they define us. Choose the line below that has the same meaning.

 

A.    Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to

B.    We must make full commitment to wordly goals

 

19.  She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?

 

A.    Excellent             B.    Run-of-the-mill

 

20.  The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?

 

A.    They negotiated peacefully.

B.    After paying ransom they were released.

 

21.  What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and part.”

 

A.    Spring     B.    Autumn

22.  The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of ________ .

 

A.    Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion

B.    Misery for those who talk ill of others

 

23.  “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want…” is an expression of one’s ______ .

 

A.    Blind ignorance

B.    Total submission to God

 

24.  Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor from me and my life is gone.” What is the correct interpretation for this?

 

A.    His life is determined by his honor

B.    He values honor as much as his life

 

25.  “A man is known by the company he keeps.” This is an example of a __________ .

 

A.    Proverb  B.    Poem

 

26.  October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.

 

A.    Idiom     B.    Metaphor

27.  What figure of speech is employed when the author states, “O souls and spirits of the martyred brave, arise?”

 

A.    Apostrophe   B.    Metonymy

28.  “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?

 

A.    Metaphor      B.    Hyperbole

29.  “The Lord is my shepherd” uses this figure of speech.

 

A.    Simile     B.    Metaphor

30.  What figure of speech is used in the line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

31.  News travels as fast as the wind. This statement is a/an:

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

 

32.  “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

33.  What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s sweet flowing breasts.”

 

A.    Personification    B.    Hyperbole

34.  “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is ________        

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

 

35.  “My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure of speech?

 

A.    Hyperbole            B.    Metaphor

 

36.  “She is my sunshine” is an example of

 

A.    Simile     B.    Metaphor

 

37.  What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain.”

 

A.    Simile     B.    Metaphor

38.  What figure of speech is: “O wild west wind!”

 

A.    Apostrophe     B.    Hyperbole

 

39.  For the synecdoche figurative “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait to show you her garden.” What is the equivalent meaning?

 

A.    She cultivates a garden

B.    She is good at gathering

 

40.  “…It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is an example of this figure of speech

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

 

41.  What figure of speech is the following: “He was helpless as a child.”

 

A.    Simile    B.    Metaphor

 

42.  Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did we take this to mean?

 

A.    Enjoyment      B.    Discovery

43.  That hard work has it rewards appears to be the _______ of the story

 

A.    Moral     B.    Morale

 

44.  The word “baduy” means

 

A.    Awkward looking B.    Low profile

 

45.  She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates _____ .

 

A.    Dislike     B.    Fondness

 

46.  Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? Jose was contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of his rival to show greater ability.

                      

A.    Scornful B.    Appreciative

 

47.  Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? He has been very feeble since his illness?

 

A.    Weak     B.    Unwell

 

48.  Except for the profanity, I like the story. What is the story about?

 

A.    Obscenities   B.    Shamelessness

 

49.  Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means ____ .

 

A.    Reserved        B.    Verbose

 

50.  His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as ______.

 

A.    Apathetic        B.    Prophetic

 

51.  The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth

 

A.    Emulating            B.    Watching

 

52.  The President showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters. Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.

 

A.    Nervousness          B.    Composure

 

53.  You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.

                            

A.    Worldly         B.    Bold

 

54.  Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event. Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.

 

A.    Summed        B.    Changed

 

55.  Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.

 

A.    Important             B.    Irrelevant

 

 56. One method of ending discrimination in business and industry is _______ .

 

A.    To demand quotas to be met by employers

B.    To demand that employers must meet quotas

 

57.  In the small town of Tubao, _______ to the green hills and plains.

 

A.    One can quickly walk

B.    Where one can quickly walk

 

58.  ______ are activities which a heart patient must forego.

 

A.    Heavy smoking and overeating

B.    Smoking heavy and to overeat

 

59.  Lolo Jorge is really _____ man.

 

A.    A sweet old  B.    An old sweet

 

60.  Those are probably the ____ blankets in the store.

 

A.    Most fancy      B.    Fanciest

 

61.  Several factors must be considered in order to make a sound ______ .

 

A.    Query      B.    Decision

 

62.  The man in the mirror looks:

 

A.    Strange  B.    Strangely

63.  “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means _______ .

 

A.    Only the heart can see the beautiful things in life.

B.    The heart is always correct about everything.

 

64.  Mrs. Navarro said that ______ .

 

A.    the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.

B.    “The chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.”

65.  New students at the shop should bring ______ .

 

A.    Hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers

B.    Hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers

 

66.  Please read the chapter ______ .

 

A.    “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”

B.    “Filing your Income Tax Returns.”

 

67.  Have you ever been to my ______ ?

 

A.    Brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage

B.    Brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage

 

68.  The nearest post office is on ________.

 

A.    Twenty Second Street

B.    Twenty-second Street

 

69.  I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon _______ the phone.

 

A.    In    B.    On

 

70.  Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

 

A.    With       B.    By

71.  Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _________ home.

 

A.    In           B.    At

 

72.  Maggie will be ready to leave ______ about thirty minutes.

 

A.    In          B.    At

 

73.  Joan lives ______ Santillan Road.

 

A.    In           B.    On

74.  The tribulations that I faced were ______ or me to overcome.

 

A.    So much        B.    Too much

 

75.  The means of transportation______ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.

 

A.    Has changed               B.    Have changed

 

76.  Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.

 

A.    Would have been B.    Would be

 

77.  The principal has issued the memorandum before she ______ the student’s request.

 

A.    Received              B.    Will be receiving

 

78.  If I could speak English well, I_____ next year studying in the States.

 

A.    Would have spent   B.    Would spend

 

79.  You ______ finished eating before she arrived.

 

A.    Have       B.    Will have

 

80.  If I________ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.

 

A.    Have       B.    Had

 

81.  Technology_______       dramatically in the twenty-first century.

 

A.    Has improved      B.    Did improved

 

 

82.  A number of endangered species living underwater      now extinct because of illegal hunting and dynamite fishing.

 

A.    Is    B.    Are

83.  The student’s request to reset the test ______reasonable.

 

A.    Are         B.    Is

 

84.  Your boss isn’t working anymore, _______?

 

A.    Is he      B.    Isn’t he

 

86.  I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _____.

 

A.    Me  B.    Myself

 

86.  Corrupt government officials should be ashamed of ______.

 

A.    Themselves  B.    Ourselves

 

87.  When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt       _______.

 

A.    Herself   B.    Myself

 

88.  Let us campaign for the total ban __________of harmful insecticides.

 

A.    With use         B.    On the use

 

89.  I watched the _________news on television.

 

A.    Late        B.    Latest

 

90.  We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _________

       .

 

A.    Her, us   B.    Him, them

 

91.  It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still be ready in case he _______    .

 

A.    Does      B.    Will come

 

92.  The proposed project _______within the budget of the school.

 

A.    Is appearing    B.    Is

 

93.  Drama ___________     to be the most interesting co-curricular activity of the year.

 

A.    Appears B.    Appear

 

94.  The empty board _________ on the table.

 

A.    Were left B.    Was left

 

95.  After _________all day, Father finally found the time to rest.

 

A.    Having worked    B.    Working

 

96.  Neither the principal nor the coordinators __________ were present in the event

 

A.    Were      B.    Was

 

97.  The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for ______, besides we have more urgent family needs.

 

A.    Them      B.    Us

 

98.  My brother and I ran into a friend of______ in the park.

 

A.    Ours       B.    Min

 

99.  On your vacation in Palawan, please if you chance upon Arturo, please give ________    my warm regards.

 

A.    Him B.    Himself

 

100. I can’t find______ calculator; may I use_________, Richard?

 

A.    My, his   B.    My, yours

 

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