General Education
1. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.
a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita
Answer: B
2. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken:
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light
The poet in the stanza talks of?
a. isolation and loneliness
b. joy getting out of the house
c. youthful delight playing in the rain
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night
Answer: A
3. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers expected boys to need computers for future careers.
a. expected
b. expecting
c. will expect
d. will have expected
Answer: D
4. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their _.
a. medals – valor
b. gun salute – bravery
c. appointments – dedication
d. money – sacrifice
Answer: A
5. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project initiated by
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno
c. Antonio Villegas
d. Ramon Bagatsing
Answer: C
6. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?
a. /b/
b. /z/
c. /g/
d. /p/
Answer: D
7. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
Answer: B
8. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
Answer: D
9. History is the witness that __ passing of time.
a. testifies
b. will testify
c. testifies for
d. testifies for the
Answer: D
10. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _ her since Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
d. have been seen
Answer: D
11. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
Answer: B
12. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following EXCEPT
a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
c. Homeliness
d. Physical beauty
Answer: C
13. The Nibelungenlied is a
a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
d. Medieval German epic
Answer: D
14. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
Answer: A
15. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it __ around the earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving
Answer: B
16. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable is __.
a. Trochaic
b. Iambic
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
Answer: A
17. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is commonly known as
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
Answer: A
18. I suggest that he _ in the room for one week.
a. Stay
b. Stayed
c. Staying
d. Stays
Answer: A
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did he mean?
Workers are free to leave
Workers are warned of possible lay off
Workers have to double time on their jobs
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
Answer: B
