Name: __________________________________________ Date:_________________

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A. Determine whether each statement below is literal or figurative. Write L if the statement is
literal (i.e. there is no other meaning). Write F if the statement is figurative (i.e. there is an
underlying meaning).

____1. Berto was tasked by Delia to kill Berto‘s adopted dog.

____2. Centipedes often scare people because of how they look.
____3. Delia‘s resentment toward Eddie could be traced back to their mother‘s death.
____4. Eddie saw his sister as a thorn on his side – something which should be plucked.
____5. Eddie‘s feelings toward his sister could be compared to that of an overheated kettle.
____6. Eddie‘s sister was stunned when she saw the centipede.

B. Choose the correct determiner, write your answer on the space provided.
The An That
A Our Whose
There are two principal causes for the development of mat industry in Apalit : first is the supply
of labor, and second, the proximity of material. 7. _____ industry is appropriately called home
industry of the Apalit mothers and women. In general, 8. _____ girls learn the job at a very early
age. It has been the custom there, especially among the poor and middle classes, with the
exception of the very few rich families, that 9. _____ woman who does not know how to make
mats is very lazy and is not one whom the Apalit young men regard with much respect. Thus the
women who work primarily to increase 10. _____ family income and those who learn the
industry to gain the respect of the people, form the aggregate labor for the development of the
industry.

C. Complete the following phrases. Get your answer from the box below.
Example: White is to good as black is to evil.
City Ocean Bitter Sour Moon Forest

11. fragrance is to sweet as _________ is to papayas in bloom

12. Nagrebcan is to sky sown with stars as Ermita beach is to __________
13. cars and noise are to city as clean air, free of dust and smoke is to_________
14. Maria is to __________ as Noel is to _________

D. Write I (Ironic) if the statement of the characters in the story is ironic, and NI if it is (Not Ironic).
_____ 15. . ―Of course, I am not forcing you to come, if you don't want to join my
wedding ceremony.‖ ( Awiyao, Paragraph 20)
______16. ―I have no need for a house… I have no use for any field.‖ (Lumnay,
Paragraphs 23 & 24)
______17. "I will pray that Kabunyan will bless you and Madulimay." She bit her
lips now, then shook her head wildly, and sobbed. (Lumnay, Paragraphs 27 &
28)
______18. "No--no, I don't want you to fail." (Lumnay, Paragraph 37)
 ______19. "It is all right with me." (Lumnay, Paragraph 42)

E. Choose the oxymoronic expression which will fit the given statement.
a. act naturally d. even odds g. old news j. miserable abundance
b. awfully good e. alone together h. deafining silence
c. terribly pleased f. loving hate i. real phony

_______ 20. Would there anything be more ______________ than a given

chance of a conversation with Aida?
_______ 21. He was ______________ upon knowing that he was invited to the
party.
_______ 22. It was difficult for him to _____________ before the girl he admires;
he was not confident if he would say the right things.
_______ 23. The character was at ___________ on how he would handle the
secret that was shared to him; so, he cautioned himself when Aida
talked with him.
_______ 24. The character-narrator cannot avoid thinking of a moment with
Aida—to be ________________ would be a dream come true.
_______ 25. After the humiliating experience that the character-narrator
experienced, it is most certain that a ______________ atmosphere
with Aida would happen unless they will move on to maturity.
_______ 26. The character-narrator cannot decide what to pick from the buffet
table –with all the _________________of all the dishes he never
imagined before.

F. Complete the sentences by filling in the verb complement of your choice.

Encircle the correct answer.
27. The character-narrator remembered ________________.
a. To go b. going to
28. The band just went on _____________.
a. Playing b. to play
29. Aida tried __________
a. to reach out b. reaching out
30. After Aida saw what the character-narrator just did, she really can‘t help _______________
a. to say b. saying
31. The character-narrator regret _______________
a. to attend b. attending
32. The character-narrator stopped ____________
a. to listen b. to listening

G. Identify figure of speech that show emphasis (hyperbole and litotes) Write H if it is Hyperbole
and L if it is Litotes.
____33. Visit the land of a thousand smiles!
____34. Witness a moonlight memory for a lifetime.
____35. This is NOT your usual walk in the bay.
____36. Manila Bay is not the typical moonlight experience.
____37. Has swelled the murmur of the peaceful air.
 ____38. Dark battle clouds have dimmed this scene so fair
____39. A light, serene, ethereal glory rests
H. Choose the option that best approximates the underlined word in each sentence. Encircle the
letter of the correct answer.
40. After being chased by the cat, the mouse finally escaped through a slit in the wall.
A. large gap B. narrow opening C. wide space
41. When the wind became chilly, the woman pulled the shawl tightly against her shoulders.
A. garment B. hat C. dress
42. Art‘s depressing short stories were a form of sublimation for his many frustrations.
A. outrage B. activity C. redirection
43. The woman was told by the doctor to scale down her fat intake as she was nearing obesity.
A. increase B. decrease C. maintain
44. When the police was sent in to disperse the protesters, what followed was utter chaos.
A. total B. mutter C. partial
45. And life and love are real Things you can run and Breathless hand over to the merest child.
A. pure B. bare C. absolute
I. Encircle the letter of the option that is most opposite to the underlined word in the sentence.
46. The corrupt governor accumulated a lot of luxury cars during his stay in office.
A. collected B. dispersed C. coagulated
47. The constant air bombardment of the capital was the military‘s way of enervating the
opposition.
A. strengthening B. weakening C. coddling
48. The comradeship that develops between soldiers is one that extends beyond the battlefield.
A. hostility B. romance C. amity
49. Leona‘s face showed her disgust as she entered the sordid sausage factory.
A. squalid B. pleasant C. depressing
50. Carlo went down on his knees and declared his imperishable love to Carlita.
A. sectional B. immortal C. temporal