1. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____?
a. isn't it c. aren't you
b. is he d. isn't he
Ans: d
2. This grade on your essay is low. Did your teacher suggest ___________ another?
a. you will make c. to write
b. revise d. writing
Ans: d
3. Wise people can ________ with frustration.
a. cope up c. cope in
b. cope on d. cope
4. Is this the spot _______ you had the accident?
a. why c. wherein
b. where d. which
Ans: b
5. It's now three hours past her schedule; the president will not come anymore, but we'll still be ready in case she ___________.
a. is coming c. does
b. may d. will come
Ans: c
6. The words "inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and unaware" have prefixes which are classified as:
a. Positive c. Common
b. Negative d. Neutral
Ans: b
7. Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?
a. Hypothesis c. Conclusion
b. Surmise d. Conjecture
Ans: c
8. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Foot c. Centigrade
b. Kilometer d. Mile
Ans: c
9. "Blessed are ________ sorrowful for _______ shall be comforted."
a. the - you c. you - they
b. the - they d. they - they
Ans: b
10. When I met Diana yesterday, it was the first time I ___________ her since Christmas.
a. have seen c. have been seen
b. saw d. had seen
Ans: a
11. If you want to be recognized, have a finger in the pie.
a. Dip finger in the pie
b. Take an active part in something
c. Take a share of the pie
d. Join a group
Ans: b
12. "Nothing happens in this world by chance; it is all part of a grand design." The author speaks of one's ____________.
a. ambition c. dream
b. luck d. destiny
Ans: d
13. These towels are ______ for us to dry the dishes.
a. very dry c. too wet
b. very wet d. so wet
Ans: c
14. Which sounds like "when"?
a. while c. whine
b. pin d. pet
Ans: d
15. Conrado approached the platform with his speech. His palms were sweaty and his hands were shaking. He felt the palpitations of his chest and perspiration began to appear at his forehead. Conrado is experiencing?
a. heart attack c. stage fright
b. nausea d. epilepsy
Ans: c
16. Do not go gentle into good night,
Old age should burn and rage as close a day;
Raged, against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas
The person in the lines above could be characterized as:
a. pessimistic c. courageous
b. violent d. strong
Ans: d
17. What figure of speech is present in this line of the poem "The Brook"?
"This second time, he was like a tiny snake."
a. Personification c. Simile
b. Metaphor d. Apostrophe
Ans: c
18. The "Rubaiyat", a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which one?
