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GENERAL EDUCATION

PART 1
(25 ITEMS)
1. The word Gospel is the old English translation of a
Greek word or phrase which means:
a. Holy Word b. Good
News
c. Message of God d. Law of the Lord
2. The apocalyptic lecture on the “west valley fault
line” warms of serious natural disaster in case of a
“big earthquake”. The underline word means
___________.
a. careless b. prophetic
c. attractive d. encouraging
3. She is known for her PENCHANT for jewelry. The
capitalized word means ___________.
a. avoidances b. fondness
c. dislike d. aversion
4. “Because of PROFANITY the program was
suspended from television.” The capitalized word
means ___________.
a. falsehood b. history
c. obscenity d. decency
5. “The figures must be transmuted in order to
understand the grade.” The underline word means:
a. summed b. estimated
c. surpassed d. transformed
6. The candidate from Philippines showed admirable
composure in front of the huge Miss Universe
audience, her _______ impressed the judges.
a. nervousness b. excitement
c. equanimity d. agitation
7. “We listened to a LOQUACIOUS speaker.” The
capitalized word means ______.
a. quiet b. simple
c. talkative d. lousy
8. We failed to finish ________ work, were you able to
finish __________.
a. our, mine b. my, ours
c. your, yours d. our, yours
9. . . . Neither the teacher nor the students
_____________ present in the affairs.
a. am b. is
c. was d. were
10. My role in the affair is to escort the guests
_______ to their special seats.
a. myself b. ourselves
c. themselves d. herself
11. Father finally found the time to rest after
___________ all day.
a. having worked b. have worked
c. had worked d. working
12. The information clerk stays __________ the
phone most of the time.
a. by b. over
c. in d. at
13. If I ________ known you before, we could have
arranged a joint project.
a. have b. will
c. could d. had
14. The bird of prey glided _______ the mountain
upon seeing a prospect food.
a. in b. into
c. on d. toward
15. Anybody __________ it is to his advantage to
have a college degree.
a. knew b. will know
c. knows d. know
16. “. . . it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is
what figure of speech?
a. personification b. simile
c. metaphor d. hyperbole
17. I’ll give you a definite maybe.
a. hyperbole b. antithesis
c. oxymoron d. apostrophe
18. Rita is the _________ of the twins.
a. smartest b. very smart
c. smarter d. smart
19. The family members were _________ in the
beach party.
a. altogether b. together
c. all together d. together all
20. The rider fastened well his horse’s __________.
a. rain b. rind
c. reign d. rein
21. Traditional Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines
totaling only 17 syllables and treating of the world in
its natural setting.
a. haiku b. sintishi
c. tanka d. haiku
22. What was the of Rizal’s work considered to be his
crowning glory as a young poet?
a. Mi Ultimo Adios
b. b. A La Juventud Filipina
c. A Las Flores Del Heidelberg
d. A Mi Madre
23. Hearing Mark Twain as a pen name, Samuel Clemens
wrote ________.
a. Little Women b. Huckleberry Finn
c. Silas Marner d. Uncle Toms Caven
24. “William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright
during the Renaissance know as _________ period.
a. Anglo-Saxon
b. b. Romantic
c. Victorian
d. Elizabethan
25. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict
Filipino-Spanish beliefs and traditions.
a. Edilberto Tiempo
b. b. Bienvenido Santos
c. N.V.M Gonzales
d. Nick Joaquin

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