LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 3

<div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for Social Studies</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN</b><br /> <div> <b><br /></b></div> <div> <div> 101. "Sir, agkakadua tayo" (we belong to the same group) said a group in an audience of teachers whom Sir A is addressing. To which Filipino trait does the group's comment insinuate?</div> <div> A. Family orientation    </div> <div> B, Adaptability</div> <div> C. Religionalistic orientation</div> <div> D. Passivity</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 102. Which can work against meritocracy?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Nepotism</div> <div> II. Padrino system</div> <div> III.Accountability</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I, II, and 111     </div> <div> B. I and 111</div> <div> C. II and 111</div> <div> D. I and II</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 103. Santos-Cuyugan wrote:"...the Filipino in-the 1960s has developed reverse, ethnocentrism". Which one proves this?  </div> <div> A. The Filipino hates things, foreign.</div> <div> B. In line with the bilingual policy/the Filipino prefers to speak in Filipino.</div> <div> C. The true, the good, and the beautiful to the Filipino are what look Caucasian.</div> <div> D. Street names and military training .commands are in the vernacular.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 104. Which is a proof that Philippine laws have given women-equality with men in terms of rights? </div> <div> A. The husband's prerogative to choose the family residence is now a joint decision with  her husband in consultation with their children</div> <div> B. The wife's 'prerogative to choose-the-family residence is now a joint decision with her  husband in consultation with their children</div> <div> C. The husband's prerogative to choose the family residence is now a matter for both  husband and wife to decide. </div> <div> D. The husband's prerogative to choose the family residence is now transferred to the  wife.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 105. Which problem is created when Filipinas are legally or illegally sent to other countries as mail order brides and end up in prostitution houses?</div> <div> A. Piracy      </div> <div> B. Terrorism</div> <div> C. Human trafficking</div> <div> D. White slavery</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 106. Which' can work against meritocracy?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Nepotism</div> <div> II. Padrino system</div> <div> III. Acountabiljty </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I, II and III    </div> <div> B. I and III</div> <div> C. I and II</div> <div> D. II and III</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 107. In which type of biome is Southeast Asia, most. of South America and Africa situated?</div> <div> A. Deciduous forest      </div> <div> B. Taiga</div> <div> C. Savannah</div> <div> D. Tropical rain forest </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 108. Which is the coldest continent?  </div> <div> A. Asia, its northern part     </div> <div> B. Europe</div> <div> C. America</div> <div> D. Antartica </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 109. Cagayan River is to the Philippines as ________ is to the United States.</div> <div> A. Mississippi River     </div> <div> B. Williamite River</div> <div> C. Amazon River</div> <div> D. Colorado River</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 110. What are the effects of the seas and the oceans of the European continent on world  history?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Europeans controlled vast majority of land in world.</div> <div> II. Europeans are known to be less carnivorous.  ,</div> <div> III. Traces of European culture are visible nearly everywhere in the world.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I and II </div> <div> B. I and III</div> <div> C. II and III</div> <div> D. I, II, and III</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 111. If Antartica is land of ice that reaches a thickness of about two kilometers, what conclusion can you draw?  </div> <div> A. The oceans are full of fish.  </div> <div> B. Residents in there have, already adapted to the cold environment. .</div> <div> C. The land is full of vegetation that has adapted to the environment.</div> <div> D. Only scientists conducting research stay in Antartica.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 112. Which statement on desertification is CORRECT?</div> <div> A. It is a man-made ecological degradation.</div> <div> B. It is synonymous to drought.</div> <div> C. It is a natural hazard.</div> <div> D. It is caused by low rainfall climate.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 113. For which main reason do some cities in the United States have an ordinance that prohibits the use of plastic bags in shopping areas?</div> <div> A. People must be taught to recycle plastic materials.</div> <div> B. American citizens must be taught to patronize their products</div> <div> C. Government must work for the convenience of the people they serve.</div> <div> D. Plastic is non-biodegradable and adds to the problem of solid garbage disposal.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 114. Which describes the Asian continent CORRECTLY? </div> <div> A. The 4 "cradles of civilization" are all in it</div> <div> B. Its people have a longer life expectancy than any other continent.</div> <div> C. It has more land and people and a higher population density than any other continent</div> <div> D. It has two pronounced seasons, the dry and wet seasons</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 115. If you want to see the impact of the major religions of the world in people's way of life, in which continent must you travel?</div> <div> A. Asia      </div> <div> B. Australia</div> <div> C. North America</div> <div> D. Europe </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 116. With which are the Khmer Rouge, Pol, Pot, and the Killing Fields associated?</div> <div> A. Vietnam War      </div> <div> B. Liberation of the Philippines</div> <div> C. Cambodian genocide</div> <div> D. France</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 117. Which was an equivalent of the Philippine encomienda system during the medieval period? </div> <div> A. Caste system    </div> <div> B. Feudalism</div> <div> C. Slave -master</div> <div> D. Christian-Jew relationship  </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 118. Why is this present era in the world named as Information Age?</div> <div> A. Emphasis in schools is acquisition of information.</div> <div> B. Information is at its height as a result of its accumulation through the years.</div> <div> C. The shift in global economy is towards the manipulation/of information.</div> <div> D. This is the period of correcting all erroneous information from the past.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 119. Which description applies before the advent of the Industrial Revolution?</div> <div> A. Power-driven, machinery      </div> <div> B. Establishment of banks</div> <div> C. Manual manufacturing of goods</div> <div> D. Factory organization</div> <div> </div> <div> 120. Who was the first US president to visit the People’s Republic of China?</div> <div> A. Ford</div> <div> B. Nixon</div> <div> C. Kennedy</div> <div> D. Eisenhower </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 121. What was the protest center, for the Chinese students in their fight for reform in the late 80's? </div> <div> A. Beijing University       </div> <div> B. Shanghai     </div> <div> C. Tiananmen Square</div> <div> D. Hefei</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 122. Which statement on the ASEAN is CORRECT?  </div> <div> A. Its members are Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand</div> <div> B. This is an association of five Southeast nations for nation building.</div> <div> C. Its members are Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand</div> <div> D. This is the same-as the Association of Southeast Asia.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 123. Does the Philippines consider itself as staunch ally of the United States? </div> <div> A. Before, yes but now no more.</div> <div> B. Yes, only after US pulled out its bases from the Philippines. </div> <div> C. Yes.  </div> <div> D. NO.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 124. With price of commodity as point of reference, which does NOT belong to the group'?</div> <div> A. Monopoly    </div> <div> B. High supply</div> <div> C. Anti-trust laws</div> <div> D. Low demand</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 125. If the price of Tide detergent is higher than that of Surf  the tendency is to buy Surf instead of Tide. This illustrates ____effect. </div> <div> A. substitution      </div> <div> B. Utilization</div> <div> C. income</div> <div> D. inflation</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 126. Which does NOT go with free enterprise system?  </div> <div> A. Private, individuals. Risk their own resources</div> <div> B. Competition is the regulator of economic stability </div> <div> C. Motto is Laissez faire.</div> <div> D. The state interferes;</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 127. What is most likely to take place in a period of economic boom?</div> <div> A. Total spending-rises    </div> <div> B. Production slows down.</div> <div> C. Cases of unemployment rise.</div> <div> D. Consumers refrain from spending. .</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 128. What does a nation experience if the supply of goods and services becomes smaller than the demand for them?</div> <div> A. Recession      </div> <div> B. Boom</div> <div> C. Inflation</div> <div> D. Depression</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 129. Which was the first hominid with marked expansion of the brain?</div> <div> A. Homo Sapiens    </div> <div> B. Homo habilis</div> <div> C. Homo erectus</div> <div> D. Neanderthal man</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 130. What does an anthropologist do when he studies society from an insider's view?</div> <div> A. He interprets findings from the viewpoint of the society which he studies</div> <div> B. He uses other's worldview to interpret findings.</div> <div> C. He analyzes his findings against his own worldview.</div> <div> D. He asks an insider to interpret research findings. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 131. Which is/are characteristic/s of humans which other primates do NOT have?</div> <div> I. Use language II. Use fire III. Manufacture and decoration of objects</div> <div> A. l and lll      </div> <div> B. I and II</div> <div> C. I, II, and III</div> <div> D. II and lll </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 132. When did man begin to farm and establish farm villages?</div> <div> A. Old Stone Age      </div> <div> B. Middle and New Stone Age</div> <div> C. Bronze Age</div> <div> D. Iron Age</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 133. Hitler's move to eliminate the Jews was an act of _______.</div> <div> A. genocide     </div> <div> B. ethnocide</div> <div> C. suicide</div> <div> D. infanticide </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 134. When a Filipino gets hurt and disoriented with the brutal frankness of a Westerner, he experiences _________</div> <div> A. culture shock     </div> <div> B. cardiogenic shock</div> <div> C. electric shock</div> <div> D. mental shock</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 135. The Filipinos in America, are now Americanized while the Americans who come to the Philippines get Filipinized. This process is called</div> <div> A. assimilation      </div> <div> B. enculturation</div> <div> C. integration</div> <div> D. acculturation</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 136. For peace and harmony, what did Gautama Buddha teach?</div> <div> A. Love your neighbor as you love yourself</div> <div> B. Know thyself</div> <div> C. "Do not do to others what you do not tike-others do to you."'</div> <div> D. “Do nothing and you accomplish everything</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 137. Alejandro Roces once said: “You add one Japanese to a Filipino, and the result is less than one half.” What Filipino trait is referred to?</div> <div> A. Lack of teamwork among Filipinos</div> <div> B. Inability to develop friendship with foreigners</div> <div> C. Unforgiveness for past colonizers</div> <div> D. Lack of truth in foreigners</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 138. Is this argument in court valid?<br /> <br /></div> <div> "Your honor, how can the prosecution dare try to send this poor, defenseless child to jail for the murder of his father and mother? Have a heart! The boy is now an orphan."<br /> <br /></div> <div> A. No, this is faulty reasoning, appeal to force.</div> <div> B. Yes, nobody can disagree.</div> <div> C. No. this violates the rules of logic, an appeal to popular belief.</div> <div> D. No, this is a fallacy, an appeal to pity</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 139. From whom did we learn the love for lavish fiestas or celebrations?</div> <div> A. The Americans    </div> <div> B. The Spaniards</div> <div> C. The Japanese</div> <div> D. The Malays</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 140. The Taoist way to harmony in society is inaction. The following illustrate Lao-Tzu’s inaction EXCEPT ____. </div> <div> A. let people be themselves   </div> <div> B. subdues and conquer nature</div> <div> C. do not interfere in the life of others</div> <div> D. do nothing to disturb the course of nature</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 141. Cockfighting as a Filipino sport is an influence of the ____.</div> <div> A. Japanese     </div> <div> B. Spaniards</div> <div> C. British</div> <div> D. Chinese</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 142. To attain peace and harmony in society, what is Confucius' advice?</div> <div> A. "Love your enemies”</div> <div> B. "Do nothing and you accomplish everything."</div> <div> C. "Do not do to others what you do not tike-others do to you."' </div> <div> D. "Know thyself."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 143. It did not rain the ground is not wet is this a valid conclusion?</div> <div> A. Yes. Because rain makes the ground wet</div> <div> B. No, because if there was rain, the. Ground should be wet.</div> <div> C. Yes, rain is associated with wet-ground</div> <div> D. No, there are other ways by which the ground can get wet other than rain. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 144. What is the one-China policy?  </div> <div> A. Maintaining diplomatic relations with file Republic of China </div> <div> B. Acknowledging that mainland China is the People's Republic of China</div> <div> C. Acknowledging that mainland China. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao are governed by  the People's Republic of China</div> <div> D. Acknowledging that the People's Republic of China consists of Macau, Taiwan' and Hong Kong.  </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 145. Which place in China are said to be cradles of ancient civilization?</div> <div> A. Huang Ho and Yangtze Valleys  </div> <div> B. Nile Valley</div> <div> C. Tigris-Euphrates Valley  </div> <div> D. Indus Valley</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 146. What do the Japanese people believe about themselves?  </div> <div> A. They are a blending of the East and the West.</div> <div> B. They are a superior race.</div> <div> C. They are like the cherry blossoms every spring time.  </div> <div> D. They are descendants of the gods and goddesses.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 147. From which country do we buy Ceylon tea? </div> <div> A. India     </div> <div> B. Maldives</div> <div> C. Bhutan</div> <div> D. Sri Lanka</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 148. Which statement is TRUE of Mahatma Gandhi? He was the Asian nationalist who advocated ________.</div> <div> A. non-violence as the way to change</div> <div> B. violence as the way to change</div> <div> C. education as the way to progress</div> <div> D. information technology as the way to progress</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 149. With which country is her relationship with the Philippines strained as a result of the country's claim over Sabah?</div> <div> A. Borneo     </div> <div> B. Malaysia</div> <div> C. Indonesia</div> <div> D. Brunei</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 150. Which became the main object of European colonial rivalry in the 16th and 17th centuries for its spices?</div> <div> A. Moluccas       </div> <div> B. Macao</div> <div> C. Malacca</div> <div> D. Mexico</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></div> </div>

LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 3

Majorship LET Reviewer LET Reviewer for Social Studies PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN 101. "Sir, agkaka...

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LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 2

<div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for Social Studies</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN</b><br /> <div> <b><br /></b></div> <div> 51. In which order did the following occupy the Philippines?<br /> A. Spaniards, Americans, Japanese, British<br /> B. Spaniards, Americans, British, Japanese<br /> C. British, Spaniards. Americans, Japanese<br /> D. Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese<br /> <br /> 52. Which of the following events in recent Philippine history was the latest?<br /> A. Declaration of Martial Law by presidential proclamation<br /> B. Ratification of Visiting Forces Agreement<br /> C. Termination of the RP-US Military Bases Agreement<br /> D. End of martial rule through EDSA "people power" revolution<br /> <br /> 53. Through whose effort was Gen. Aguinaldo given sufficient time to escape from pursuit of the American army? .<br /> A. Juan Luna<br /> B. Antonio Luna<br /> C. Marcelo del Pilar<br /> D. Gregorio del Pilar<br /> <br /> 54. Who was the liberator who endeared himself to Filipinos with the fulfillment of his famous words, "I shall return?<br /> A. President Roosevelt<br /> B. General Mac Arthur<br /> C. President Quezon<br /> D. General Yamashita<br /> <br /> 55. Who was the revolutionary leader who continued to struggle even after the establishment of American rule and established the Republika ng Katagalugan?<br /> A. Simeon Ola<br /> B. Macario Sakay<br /> C. Artemio Ricarte<br /> D. Miguel Malvar<br /> <br /> 56. The Negritos or Aetas are known to be the earliest inhabitants of our islands. After them who came first as permanent settlers?<br /> A. The Malays<br /> B. The Indonesians<br /> C. The Chinese<br /> D. The Spaniards<br /> <br /> 57. In which sequence did the following events occur?<br /> <br /> I. Establishment of the first Philippine Republic<br /> II. Control of the Philippines was transferred to the US by virtue of the Treaty of Paris.<br /> III. Philippine revolution against Spain<br /> IV. Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands<br /> <br /> A. I, II, III, and IV<br /> B. II, I, IV, and III<br /> C. III, I, IV, and II<br /> D. II, I, III, and IV<br /> <br /> 58. Which is a visible Hispanic legacy?<br /> A. Love for fast food<br /> B. Love for basketball<br /> C. Prevalence of noodles<br /> D. Prevalence of Spanish surnames among Filipinos<br /> <br /> 59. Who among the Presidents of the Philippines was known for his love for the "little man" and opened Malacanang Palace to all?<br /> A. Ferdinand Marcos<br /> B. Carlos P. Garcia<br /> C. Ramon Magsaysay<br /> D. Elpidio Quirino<br /> <br /> 60. If pro-American sentiment serves as reference, who will pair with Cayetano Arellano?<br /> A. Carlos P. Garcia<br /> B. Pardo de Tavera<br /> C. Claro M. Recto<br /> D. Leon Ma. Guerrero Jr<br /> <br /> 61. Which statement is CORRECT?<br /> A. Gov. Howard Taft was the last governor of the civil government in 1901.<br /> B. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur was the first governor of the civil government in 1901.<br /> C. Gov. Howard Taft was the predecessor of Gen. D. Mac Arthur.<br /> D. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur was the predecessor of Gov. Howard Taft.<br /> <br /> 62. If the following events are arranged according to occurrence, which should come LAST?<br /> A. Arrest of opposition leaders like Benigno Aquino Jr<br /> B. Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus<br /> C. Declaration of martial law<br /> D. Bomb explosion during the proclamation rally of the senatorial slate of the Liberal Party, at Plaza Miranda<br /> <br /> 63. Why is the Philippines described to have the largest Diaspora network in the world?<br /> A. OFWs dollar remittances prop the nation's economy<br /> B. A number of Filipinas marry foreigners<br /> C. Its insular nature makes its people live far apart<br /> D. About 11 % of its population is overseas<br /> <br /> 64. Who led the first European's who arrived in the Philippine history?<br /> A. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi<br /> B, Roy Villalobos<br /> C. Marco Polo<br /> D. Ferdinand Magellan<br /> <br /> 65. What message did Rizal want to put across in these words? "There are no tyrants where there are no slaves."<br /> A. Tyrants and slaves exist side by side.<br /> B. The Filipinos could be free only if the Spaniards would set them free.<br /> C. If there are no tyrants, 'then there will be no more slaves.<br /> D. Freedom from Spain was in the hands of .the Filipino.<br /> <br /> 66. If you accept the ownership of productive lands which is limited only to a few rich Filipinos as contributing factor to the economic stagnation of the Philippines, you will appreciate which literary work of Rizal?<br /> A. To the Young Women of Malolos<br /> B. The Philippines A Century Hence<br /> C. Sobre la lndolencia de los Fifipi'nos<br /> D. To the Filipino Youth<br /> <br /> 67. Which statement is TRUE of Rizal's Noli Me Tangere?<br /> A. It was a direct attack on the Spanish authorities.<br /> B. lt is a socio-historical novel,<br /> C. It is fiction.<br /> D. It was openly read by Filipinos and. Spaniards alike.<br /> <br /> 68. What did Rizal believe in?<br /> A. The futility of fighting against Spain<br /> B. Compromising need for reforms for the sake of peace<br /> C. Bloody revolution as the only means of liberation from Spain<br /> D. Necessity for reform<br /> <br /> 69. In his novel El Filibusterismo, why did he make the Revolution fail? Because he________.<br /> A. wanted to cushion the impact of his novel on the Spaniards<br /> B. conceived of-it only as a peaceful revolution<br /> C. was afraid he might incite rebellion<br /> D. wanted to instill in the Filipino minds their unprepared ness for an armed revolution<br /> <br /> 70. In which poem did Rizal inspire every Filipino to offer one's life for one's-country?<br /> A. Mi Retire .<br /> B. A La Juventud Filipina<br /> C. Las Flores del Heidelberg<br /> D. Mi Ultimo Adios<br /> <br /> 71. With Filipino nationalism in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?<br /> A. Jose P. Laurel<br /> B. Manuel Roxas<br /> C. Carlos P. Garcia<br /> D. Claro M. Recto<br /> <br /> 72. Who was the Katipunero through whom the Katipunan was discovered by Fr. Mariano Gil?<br /> A. Apolonio de la Cruz<br /> B. Jose del Rosario<br /> C. Teodoro Patino<br /> D. Daniel Tirona<br /> <br /> 73. In what aspect/s were Rizal and Bonifacio a contrast?<br /> <br /> I. Aspiration for their fellow Filipinos .<br /> II. Manner of liberating the Filipinos from Spanish oppression<br /> III. Educational background<br /> <br /> A. II and III<br /> B. I, II and III<br /> C. III only<br /> D. II only<br /> <br /> 74. Even though women of the Katipunan were exempted from the pact, who participated in the blood compact and fought fearlessly, in twelve bloody''battles of the revolution in Bataan including the Battle of Biak-na-Bato?<br /> A. Agueda Esteban<br /> B. Teresa Magbanua<br /> C.Trinidad Tecson<br /> D. Gregoria de Jesus<br /> <br /> 75. What are the farmer-beneficiaries obligations as owner/of the land?<br /> <br /> I. Divide it among his heirs.<br /> II. Make the land productive.<br /> Ill. Pay his yearly amortization on the land.<br /> IV. Pay taxes and other government fees required of an owner of the land<br /> <br /> A. II, III and IV<br /> B. I, III and IV<br /> C. ll and III<br /> D. II and III<br /> <br /> 76. Read these observations regarding .farmer beneficiaries of the agrarian reform program;<br /> Subsistence farmers could not meet the capacity-to-pay criteria of lending institutions. Those who did defaulted on their payments. Corporate farms displaced tenants while high-yielding varieties of crops failed to increase productivity because of higher costs. Some farmers went to the extent of selling their Certificates of Land Transfer<br /> What conclusion can be drawn from these observations?<br /> A. The rich and the landed find it difficult to part with their land<br /> B. The farmers need not be given a piece of land. They sell-it anyway.<br /> C. For the program to be effective, land distribution must go with a scheme of financial assistance.<br /> D. The agrarian reform program cannot improve the life of farmers.<br /> <br /> 77. Is capital build-up a requirement for membership in a cooperative?<br /> A. No, if you are a salaried professional.<br /> B. Yes.<br /> C. No.<br /> D. Yes, if you NOT a salaried professional<br /> <br /> 78. On which assumption is the. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program anchored?<br /> A. In a democracy, the rich become richer and the poor become poorer.<br /> B. Filipinos' dependence on landlords is a cultural fact.<br /> C. Men always work harder when they work on that which is their own.<br /> D. Land as a natural resource should not be owned privately.<br /> <br /> 79. In a cooperative, what is the maximum term of a Board of Director?<br /> A. Three consecutive terms<br /> B. One term only<br /> C. two terms but not consecutive<br /> D. two consecutive terms<br /> <br /> 80. One of the highlights of the 8th SONA was a call for the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. Which are perceived to be blocks in the successful implementation of the CARL?<br /> I. Failure of government to provide the infrastructure and farm support services.<br /> II. Over dependence of tenants on government funds<br /> III.CARL was drawn up by lawmakers who mostly belonged to the landed class and made one in their favor<br /> A. I, II and III<br /> B. I and III<br /> C. I and II<br /> D. II and III<br /> <br /> 81. Which aim is common to cooperatives and agrarian reform program?<br /> A. To empower people to help themselves<br /> B. To give them an opportunity to test their ideas<br /> C. To teach people the way to riches<br /> D. To bring people together to discuss matters that affects them<br /> <br /> 82. For the organization and registration of a cooperative, what is the required minimum number of persons?<br /> A. 25<br /> B. 15<br /> C. 30<br /> D. 20<br /> <br /> 83. The Philippines has a favorable balance of trade when _____.<br /> A. its merchandise imports exceeds its' merchandise exports<br /> B. its merchandise exports exceeds its merchandise imports<br /> C. it has huge reserve of gold,<br /> D. its merchandise imports equal its merchandise exports<br /> <br /> 84. A country does not need to specialize in everything. She needs to concentrate on that thing which she is good at. This thought is in line with the economic principle of_____.<br /> A. profit and loss<br /> B. opportunity and cost<br /> C. supply and demand<br /> D. comparative advantage<br /> <br /> 85. Which policy does the government observe when it pumps, excess reserves into the banking system? ____policy<br /> A. Expansionary monetary<br /> B. Fiscal<br /> C. Contractionary monetary<br /> D. Monetary<br /> <br /> 86. Which economic system is based on free enterprise?<br /> A. Mixed economies<br /> B. Communism<br /> C. Capitalism<br /> D. Globalism<br /> <br /> 87. Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE of organizing a business partnership?<br /> A. If one partner dies, the remaining partner/s is/are responsible for continuing the business<br /> B. Taxes are higher than on proprietorships.<br /> C. Each partner is responsible for business actions taken by the other partner/s.<br /> D. It is easier to raise investment capital when the business is a proprietorship.<br /> <br /> 88. Complete this analogy.<br /> Maximum price : Price ceiling  ;  Minimum Price : __________<br /> <br /> A. Consumer price<br /> B. Price floor<br /> C. Price tax<br /> D. Trade floor<br /> <br /> 89. Which phrase in economics embraces the following: natural resources, capital, labor force and technology?<br /> A. Assets<br /> B. Goods<br /> C. Liabilities<br /> D. Productive resources<br /> <br /> 90. What is GNP in economics?<br /> A. General National Product, a way to detect a country's economic growth<br /> B. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's productivity<br /> C. General National Product, a way to detect a country's productivity<br /> D. Gross National Product, a way to determine a country's economic growth rate<br /> <br /> 91. With social interaction in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?<br /> A. Conflict<br /> B. Accommodation<br /> C. Competition<br /> D. Projection<br /> <br /> 92. The Japanese mother communicates with her child physically rather than verbally; while the America stimulates her child into an activity verbally. The Filipino mother nurtures her child by playing with her and feeding her on demand. What do the child rearing practices point to? Cultural___________<br /> A. relativity<br /> B. integration<br /> C. valuing process<br /> D. diversity<br /> <br /> 93. Which is referred to when we claim that there is no single universal standard to be used to judge any culture?<br /> A. Cultural universalism<br /> B. Cultural relativism<br /> C. Cultural diversity<br /> D. Ethnocentrism<br /> <br /> 94. Which word/s goes with Gemeinschaft?<br /> <br /> I. Intimate<br /> II. Secondary<br /> III. Personal<br /> <br /> A. I and II<br /> B. I only<br /> C. I and III<br /> D. Ill only<br /> <br /> 95. Risking his life, a Filipino boy dives into a pool of Water to save a drowning boy. Which trait does tie demonstrate?<br /> A. Bahala na . .<br /> B. Bahala na with pagmalasakit<br /> C. Flexibility<br /> D. Family-orientedness<br /> <br /> 96. "No one is above the law", says Principal. She imposes the penalty to all children deserving of penalty but exempts the son of her comare from the same penalty that he equally deserves. What Filipino trait is shown?<br /> A. Utang-na-loob-<br /> B. Extreme personalism<br /> C. Lack of discipline<br /> D. Colonial mentality<br /> <br /> 97. A foreigner once remarked: "I envy Filipinos. They can sleep anywhere." What Filipino trait is being praised?<br /> A. Faith in God<br /> B: Adaptability<br /> C. Joy and humor<br /> D. Creativity<br /> <br /> 98. Which is the ultimate aim of the Constitutional mandate on social justice? ,<br /> A. To reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.<br /> B. To eradicate poverty<br /> C. To attain social equality<br /> D. To conscienticize the rich to share their wealth with the poor<br /> <br /> 99. "Trabaho lang, walang personalan" is a reminder for every Filipino to counteract his __________.<br /> A. lack of discipline<br /> B. extreme personalism<br /> C. tendency to be lazy<br /> D. tendency to overwork<br /> <br /> 100. Read this anecdote then answer the question:"<br /> <br /> On a shore/an American tourist saw a fish basket of crabs open that belonged to the Filipino fisherman and said: 'Hey. Your basket is open. Before you know it, your crabs, are gone.’ The Filipino fisherman answered:" You forgot that they are Filipino crabs, Sir."<br /> <br /> WHAT FILIPINO TRAIT DOES THE ANECDOTE INSINUATES?<br /> A. The tendency to regard a foreigner as someone who is superior<br /> B. The tendency to work under the sun all day<br /> C. The tendency to pull down one who has gained some status or prestige<br /> D. The tendency to be careless and carefree</div> <div> <br /></div>

LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 2

Majorship LET Reviewer LET Reviewer for Social Studies PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN 51. In which order did ...

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LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 1

<div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CDT9mJarMbg/VQwi6RRQrRI/AAAAAAAABLI/9q-HUH2eN1g/s1600/mcqs-social-studies.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for Social Studies" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for Social Studies</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN</b><br /> <div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. What was the First Philippine Republic? </div> <div> A. The Republic proclaimed in Malolos </div> <div> B. The Republic proclaimed under the 1935 Constitution.</div> <div> C. The Republic of the Philippines proclaimed in 1946 </div> <div> D. The Republic proclaimed under the Japanese-sponsored Constitution</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. Which was the first government during the Japanese occupation? </div> <div> A. The Japanese-sponsored Republic of the Philippines </div> <div> B. Military Government </div> <div> C. Japanese Military Administration </div> <div> D. The Philippine Executive Commission</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. Which type of government did Aguinaldo establish? </div> <div> A. Unitary. </div> <div> B. Republican </div> <div> C. Revolutionary</div> <div> D. Oligarchic</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 4. What characteristic/s of government is established by the 1987 Constitution?'</div> <div> I. Presidential system of government with three branches </div> <div> II. Parliamentary system of government</div> <div> III. The three branches of government are separate and independent of each other</div> <div> IV. The three branches of government have a check and balance over each other.</div> <div> A. I and IV </div> <div> B. II. Ill and IV</div> <div> C. I. Ill arid IV</div> <div> D. II only </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 5. Does the right of the minority include the right to defy the decision of the majority?</div> <div> A. it depends on the issue.</div> <div> B. Yes</div> <div> C. No</div> <div> D. Yes, if the-minority group is older than the majority group.<br /> <br /></div> <div> </div> <div> 6. With the basic principle on the rule of the majority; which one follows?</div> <div> A. The wishes of the majority prevail over those of the minority.</div> <div> B. The right of the minority, to express their opinion is suppressed. </div> <div> C. The majority is .always right. </div> <div> D. The minority does not have the right to protest the acts of the-majority.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 7. With democratic participation as point of reference, which .does NOT belong to'the group?</div> <div> A. Peoples’ initiative </div> <div> B. Party-list system </div> <div> C. Referendum</div> <div> D. Senate investigation </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 8. Which policy is an innovation of the 1987 Constitution?</div> <div> A. To provide urban land reform and social housing program </div> <div> B. To establish a-parliamentary form of government</div> <div> C. To give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture and sports</div> <div> D. To give "grant" of lands of public domain to qualified citizens </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 9. Which is a new mode for proposing amendments to the Constitution as provided for by the 1987 Constitution? </div> <div> A. Citizens' Assemblies </div> <div> B. Referendum </div> <div> C. Plebiscite</div> <div> D. People's initiative</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 10. In which ways is people power enshrined in the 1987 Constitution?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Initiative</div> <div> II. Referendum </div> <div> III. Power of recall</div> <div> IV. Senate investigation in aid of legislation</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I and II </div> <div> B. I, II and III</div> <div> C. II and III</div> <div> D. III and IV </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 11. Which article composed of 19 sections is said to be the "centerpiece" of the 1987 Constitution? The article on__________</div> <div> A. human resources </div> <div> B. education</div> <div> C. decentralization</div> <div> D. social justice</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 12. Which does NOT properly describe a republican and democratic state?</div> <div> A. Existence of a bill of rights. </div> <div> B. Observance of the principle of separation of powers and a system of checks and balances</div> <div> C. Observance of the principle that ours Is a government of men and not of laws</div> <div> D. Presence of elections through popular will</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 13. Which is NOT an exercise of academic freedom?</div> <div> A. Arbitrary imposition of tuition fees</div> <div> B. Determination of curriculum</div> <div> C. Selection of teachers </div> <div> D. Selective admission of students </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 14. Is land grabbing an act of deprivation of property without due process?</div> <div> A. Yes, if the land grabber is rich.</div> <div> B. No </div> <div> C. Yes</div> <div> D. No, if the land grabber is landless</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 15. Which constitutional right is violated when without valid warrants and against the law the law enforcers search your house over your objections and, confiscate your personal belongings? </div> <div> A. Right against unreasonable searches and seizures</div> <div> B. Right to free speech and expression </div> <div> C. Right of liberty of abode and changing the same</div> <div> D. Right against self-incrimination</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 16. Which right is violated by wire tapping?</div> <div> A. The right to private property </div> <div> B. The right to privacy of communication</div> <div> C. The right to information on matters of public concern</div> <div> D. Freedom of expression </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 17. Can religious instruction be made compulsory for all children in public schools? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Yes. If given free</div> <div> II. Yes. If given outside class hours. </div> <div> III. Yes, only to those children whose parents give their consent in writing.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. II and III </div> <div> B. II only</div> <div> C. I and III</div> <div> D. I, II and III<br /> <br /></div> <div> 18. Ours is a government of _____ and not of _____. </div> <div> A. laws - men </div> <div> B. men - laws</div> <div> C. lawyers - laws</div> <div> D. laws - citizens.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 19. Which is a legislative check on the President? </div> <div> A. Rejection of appointment/s by the President</div> <div> B. Prescription of the qualifications of the President</div> <div> C. Prescription of qualifications of judges of lower courts </div> <div> D. Inquiry into the wisdom of any pardon given by the President </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 20. Which is a judicial check on the executive and legislative branches of the government?</div> <div> A. Judges the constitutionality of executive orders </div> <div> B. Determines the term of a member of the House of Representatives</div> <div> C. Prescribes the qualifications of, the President</div> <div> D. Prescribes the qualifications of a Senator</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 21. In which instance is the independence of the judiciary shown?</div> <div> A. The Supreme Court is beyond criticism.</div> <div> B. The Supreme Court is given authority to appoint all officials and employees of the judiciary. </div> <div> C. The qualifications of the Justices of the Supreme Court can be changed by Congress. </div> <div> D. The salaries of the members of the Supreme Court and of the lower courts can be decreased during their-continuance in office.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 22. Does Congress have the sole power to declare the existence of war? </div> <div> A. Yes. </div> <div> B. Yes provided the President approves of it.</div> <div> C. No, the House of Representatives has also the power provided, vote is unanimous</div> <div> D. No, the senate has also the power on condition that no Senator objects.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 23. To foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress and promote total human liberation the State shall give priority to _____</div> <div> A. education, science and technology</div> <div> B. health services </div> <div> C. balanced and healthful ecology</div> <div> D. role-of youth in nation building</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 24. Which is the fourth largest island in the country, often visited by typhoons .and with a very rugged interior? </div> <div> A. Negros </div> <div> B. Bohol</div> <div> C. Samar</div> <div> D. Leyte</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 25. Far from the central government/which is the only region that has its own government as decided by its people?</div> <div> A. CAR </div> <div> B. NCR</div> <div> C. SOCSARGEN</div> <div> D. ARMM </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 26. How has the fragmented nature of the topography of the Philippines affected the nation's progress? </div> <div> A. No pattern in the state of economic progress can be drawn</div> <div> B. The state of the nation's economic progress is more or less the same across regions</div> <div> C. The state of economic progress differs across regions. </div> <div> D. Regions in the northern part of the country are more economically progressive than those in the southern part.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 27. Which region is in between the Cordillera and Sierra Madre mountain ranges that is dominantly agri-based?</div> <div> A. llocos Region </div> <div> B. Cagayan Valley</div> <div> C. Cordillera Administration Region</div> <div> D. Batanes Islands </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 28. The Philippines is in the Pacific plate. As a consequence, it is prone to_____.</div> <div> A. flood </div> <div> B. volcanic eruptions</div> <div> C. typhoons</div> <div> D. earthquakes</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 29. In its mountains you mine gold. It also supplies most part of Luzon with fresh flowers and vegetables because of its climate. Which province is this?</div> <div> A. Apayao </div> <div> B. Benguet</div> <div> C. Mt. Province</div> <div> D. Ifugao </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 30. In which region does the big procession of the life-sized statue of the Black Nazarene, who is carried by barefooted men, take place every 9th of January and every Good Friday?</div> <div> A. Cebu </div> <div> B. NCR</div> <div> C. Bicol</div> <div> D. Bohol</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 31. Cebu is to Sinulog as ________ is to Dinagyang </div> <div> A. Panay </div> <div> B. lloilo</div> <div> C. Laguna</div> <div> D. Bohol </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 32. Where do devotees to Sto. Nino flocks in January for its "Ati-atihan"?</div> <div> A. Aklan </div> <div> B. Tacloban</div> <div> C. Tagbilaran</div> <div> D. Cebu .</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 33. Complete this analogy: Nile River: World ;  _______ : Philippines</div> <div> A. Amburayan River </div> <div> B. Rio Grande of Mindanao</div> <div> C. Cagayan River</div> <div> D. Agusan River</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 34. Which place in .CALABARZON was named "SpeciaI.Science and Nature City" of the</div> <div> Philippines? </div> <div> A. Los Baños</div> <div> B. Tagaytay</div> <div> C. Pagsanjan</div> <div> D. Kawit</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 35. What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?</div> <div> A. Strawberry plantation </div> <div> B. Banana plantation</div> <div> C. Orchidarium </div> <div> D. Pineapple plantation .</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 36. Why is Waling-waling considered the "Queen of Philippines Orchids?"</div> <div> A. It blooms, rarely and when it blooms, it lasts.</div> <div> B. It is the-most colorful orchid.</div> <div> C. It is the most fragrant orchid. </div> <div> D. It is the rarest and most expensive orchid. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 37. Which one serves as the rice granary in northeast Philippines?</div> <div> A. Cagayan Valley </div> <div> B. Nueva Ecija</div> <div> C. Cordiljera Administrative Region</div> <div> D. llocos Region </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 38. Which CORRECTLY describe/s the Philippines?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. The topography, of the Philippines is not monotonous in the sense that it is rugged.</div> <div> II. The coastline is long and rugged</div> <div> III. The word "variety" applies to its flora and fauna. </div> <div> IV. Its climate is warm but some elevated parts of the country are cool.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I, III and IV </div> <div> B. I, II, and IV</div> <div> C. I, II, III and IV</div> <div> D. II, III and IV</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 39. Which region is known for its "abel ules" (woven blankets)</div> <div> A. Central Plain </div> <div> B. Cordillera</div> <div> C. Cagayan</div> <div> D. llocos </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 40. Which characteristics are common to underdeveloped regions of the country?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> I. Lack of infrastructure</div> <div> II. Preserved natural resources</div> <div> III. Lack of access to technologies, markets and credits</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. I, II and III </div> <div> B. I and II</div> <div> C. Il and III</div> <div> D. I and II </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 41. Which province is identified with the treacherous mountain trail which is occasionally damaged by landslides during the rainy season consequently interrupting the delivery of fresh vegetable supply to the lowlands including Manila? </div> <div> A. Mt. Province </div> <div> B. Kalinga </div> <div> C. Benguet </div> <div> D. Ifugao </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 42. Which province is helped developed by the advent of local and international tourists who go surfing in Siargao Island? </div> <div> A. Misamis Oriental </div> <div> B. Agusan del Sur </div> <div> C. Surigao del Sur .</div> <div> D. Surigao del Norte</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 43. Which province in the Cordillera Administrative Region is known for its rich natural resources but its development is somehow hampered by several factors including tribal wars?</div> <div> A. Mt. Province </div> <div> B. Abra</div> <div> C. Kalinga</div> <div> D. Apayao</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 44. What make/s Central Plain the “rice granary" of the country?</div> <div> A. Rio Grande de Pampanga and Agno Grande</div> <div> B. Agno Grande</div> <div> C. Pantabangan Dam</div> <div> D. Rio Grande de Pampanga</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 45. As preserved in Bisayan tradition, which island was bought by ten Malay datus from Borneo who left Borneo with their families, due to discontentment under the tyrannical rule of Sultan Makatunaw? </div> <div> A. Panay </div> <div> B. Masbate</div> <div> C. Cebu </div> <div> D. Bohol</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 46. Which was rejected by the Filipinos under the Spanish rule?</div> <div> A. introduction of democratic ways and liberal ideas</div> <div> B. Free and compulsory instruction through the public school system</div> <div> C. Taxation without representation</div> <div> D. Abolition of the tobacco monopoly </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 47. Corazon Aquino is to Freedom Constitution as Ferdinand Marcos is to______</div> <div> A. Subservience to America </div> <div> B. New society</div> <div> C. Ties with Asian nations</div> <div> D. "Filipinos First" policy</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 48. In whose term was the celebration date of Philippine Independence Day changed from July 4 to June 12?</div> <div> A. Diosdado Macapagal </div> <div> B. Ferdinand Marcos</div> <div> C. Carlos P. Garcia </div> <div> D. Elpidio Quirino </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 49. Complete this analogy: Manuel Roxas : Loyalty to America  ;  Carlos P. Garcia : __________</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. New Society </div> <div> B. "Filipinos First "policy</div> <div> C. Freedom Constitution</div> <div> D. Establishing ties with Asian nations</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 50. Who was the first editor of "La Solidaridad"? </div> <div> A. Graciano Lopez Jaena </div> <div> B. Jose Rizal</div> <div> C. Antonio Luna</div> <div> D. Marcelo H. del Pilar</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></div> </div>

LET Reviewer in SOCIAL STUDIES Part 1

Majorship LET Reviewer LET Reviewer for Social Studies PRACTICE TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES/ARALING PANLIPUNAN 1. What was the First ...

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LET Reviewer in ENGLISH (AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE)

<div> <div> <div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for English" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for English</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN ENGLISH</b><br /> <b><i>ENGLISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE</i></b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Read the poem below then answer questions 1–3 </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> My Heart Leaps Up</div> <div> -William Wordsworth</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> My heart leaps up when I behold</div> <div> A rainbow in the sky.</div> <div> So was it when my life began;</div> <div> So is it now I am a man;</div> <div> So be it when I grow old, 5         </div> <div> Or let me die!</div> <div> The Child is father of the Man;</div> <div> And I could wish my days to be</div> <div> Bound each to each by natural piety</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. What does the poem celebrate as shown in line 1-2? </div> <div> A. sadness in death  </div> <div> B. reverence for nature  </div> <div> C. familial bonding</div> <div> D. sense of foreboding</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. What does the persona wish in the last two lines?</div> <div> A. that he continues to be pious </div> <div> B. that he be a child once again </div> <div> C. that he continues to be connected to nature  </div> <div> D. that he fulfills his duties and responsibilities</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. What figure of speech does Wordsworth use in line 7?</div> <div> A. paradox   </div> <div> B. metonymy  </div> <div> C. oxymoron</div> <div> D. allusion</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. What is the tone of the following lines from Shakespeare’s Hamlet?</div> <div> A. amazement  </div> <div> B. mockery  </div> <div> C. veneration</div> <div> D. sadness </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. The following lines from Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess exemplify what poetic strategy?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,</div> <div> Looking as if she were alive. I call</div> <div> That piece a wonder, now: Frà Pandolf's hands</div> <div> Worked busily a day, and there she stands.</div> <div> Will't please you sit and look at her?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Aside  </div> <div> B. Dialogue</div> <div> C. Monologue</div> <div> D. Soliloquy  </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. From what perspective is the following story told?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "I could picture it. I have a rotten habit of picturing the bedroom scenes of my friends. We went out to the Cafe Napolitain to have an aperitif and watch the evening crowd on the Boulevard." from The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. First person   </div> <div> B. Second person  </div> <div> C. Third person omniscient</div> <div> D. Third person limited</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 4. What type of irony does Shakespeare use in Anthony’s speech?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:</div> <div> Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:</div> <div> Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;</div> <div> And Brutus is an honourable man.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. dramatic irony</div> <div> C. causal irony</div> <div> B. irony of situation  </div> <div> D. verbal irony</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 5. What do the following lines from William Blake exhort?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> To see a World in a Grain of Sand</div> <div> And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,</div> <div> Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand</div> <div> And Eternity in an hour.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. to appreciate even the smallest of things</div> <div> B. to be extremely imaginative and creative</div> <div> C. to believe in fantasy like a child</div> <div> D. to be strong and faithful to God</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 6. What poetic device is exemplified in the following lines from Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery”? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Make me, O Lord, thy Spinning Wheel complete,</div> <div> Thy Holy Word my Distaff make for me.</div> <div> Make mine Affections thy Swift Flyers neat</div> <div> And make my Soul thy holy Spool to be.</div> <div> My Conversation make to be thy Reel</div> <div> And reel the yarn thereon spun of thy Wheel.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. irony of statement </div> <div> B. pathetic fallacy</div> <div> C. a literary conceit </div> <div> D. a paradoxical line</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 7. What does the persona in “Huswifery” ask God to do?</div> <div> A. Complete him as a human being</div> <div> B. Bless him with food and clothing</div> <div> C. Mold him into what God wants him to be</div> <div> D. Clothe him with the finest silk from God </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 8. Which two sound devices did Alexander Pope use in the following lines?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows,</div> <div> And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows;</div> <div> but when loud surges lash the sounding shore,</div> <div> The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar:</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Assonance and consonance</div> <div> B. Alliteration and onomatopoeia</div> <div> C. Consonance and cacophony</div> <div> D. Onomatopoeia and assonance</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 9. What figure of speech is exemplified below?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “The wind stood up and gave a shout. He whistled on his two fingers.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Allusion   </div> <div> B. Metaphor</div> <div> C. Onomatopoeia </div> <div> D. Personification</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 10. What type of sonnet is exemplified in the following lines?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When I consider how my light is spent </div> <div> Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, </div> <div> And that one talent which is death to hide </div> <div> Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Elizabethan</div> <div> B. English</div> <div> C. Petrarchan</div> <div> D. Spenserian</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 11. Which statement best summarizes the Holy Sonnet X by John Donne?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well</div> <div> And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?</div> <div> One short sleep past, we wake eternally,</div> <div> And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Death shall cease in the after life.</div> <div> B. Death comes through poppy or charms. </div> <div> C. Death takes so many forms and ways.</div> <div> D. Death should not be proud since it is not mighty.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 12. What does the word “swell’st” in the Holy Sonnet X mean?</div> <div> A. boast   </div> <div> B. shrink</div> <div> C. grow</div> <div> D. swear</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 13. Which statement about love is true based on Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks</div> <div> Within his bending sickle's compass come:</div> <div> Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,</div> <div> But bears it out even to the edge of doom.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Love dissipates when lovers live apart.</div> <div> B. Love adapts to changing circumstances.</div> <div> C. Love never wanes even in old age.</div> <div> D. Love grows even to the edge of doom. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 14. In “To the Virgins to Make Much of Time,” what is the persona’s main message?</div> <div> A. Be wise in marriage to make life more worthwhile.</div> <div> B. Marry now, or you may never have another chance.</div> <div> C. Gather the rosebuds now, before the roses bloom.</div> <div> D. Choose only lovers who, like roses, are of the highest order.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 15. Which word best describes the speaker in “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars”?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, </div> <div> That from the nunnery </div> <div> Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind </div> <div> To war and arms I fly. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. cold-hearted</div> <div> B. sweet-tongued</div> <div> C. honorable</div> <div> D. modest</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 16. To what sensory perception do the following lines from James Joyce’s Araby appeal?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “…we ran…to the dark dripping gardens to the back doors of the dark dripping gardens where odors arose from the ashpits, to the dark odorous stables where a coachman smoothed and combed the horse or shook music from the buckled harness.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. auditory   </div> <div> B. olfactory</div> <div> C. gustatory</div> <div> D. tactile</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 17. What does the lamb in “The Lamb” symbolize?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Little Lamb, who made thee? </div> <div> Dost thou know who made thee? </div> <div> Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, </div> <div> By the stream and o'er the mead;</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Power and arrogance are both destructive.</div> <div> B. Temples and statues are witnesses to history.</div> <div> C. Powerful rulers and great civilizations perish.</div> <div> D. Life is short and time is fleeting.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 18. Which of the following best states the theme of Ozymandias?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: </div> <div> Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" </div> <div> Nothing beside remains. Round the decay </div> <div> Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare </div> <div> The lone and level sands stretch far away. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Power and arrogance are both destructive.</div> <div> B. Temples and statues are witnesses to history.</div> <div> C. Powerful rulers and great civilizations perish.</div> <div> D. Life is short and time is fleeting.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 19. What 17th Century philosophy does Browning assert in the following lines from Rabbi Ben Ezra?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Ay, note that Potter’s wheel,</div> <div> That metaphor! and feel</div> <div> Why time spins fast, why passive lies our clay,—</div> <div> Thou, to whom fools propound,</div> <div> When the wine makes its round,        </div> <div> “Since life fleets, all is change; the Past gone, seize to-day!”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. anagnorisis    </div> <div> B. carpe diem</div> <div> C. peripeteia</div> <div> D. romanticism</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 20. What lesson does the speaker learn in A.E. Housman’s When I Was One-and-Twenty?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 'The heart out of the bosom</div> <div> Was never given in vain;</div> <div> 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty</div> <div> And sold for endless rue.'</div> <div> And I am two-and-twenty,</div> <div> And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. The speaker realizes the value of listening to pieces of advice.</div> <div> B. The speaker learns the foolishness of disobeying his elders.</div> <div> C. The speaker realizes the folly and pain of youthful love.</div> <div> D. The speaker learns the stupidity of wasting his youth.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. How does Shelley regard the west wind in the following ode?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> From Ode to the West Wind</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill</div> <div> (Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)</div> <div> With living hues and odours plain and hill:</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;</div> <div> Destroyer and Preserver; hear, oh, hear!</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. It is responsible for preserving life.</div> <div> B. It can both wipe out and maintain life.</div> <div> C. It is a wild spirit in nature that is very strong.</div> <div> D. It is strong but weak since it is everywhere.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. How does the speaker picture God in the following sermon?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider; or some loathsome insect, over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. incensed   </div> <div> B. abominable</div> <div> C. assertive</div> <div> D. vengeful</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. Paradise Lost is considered among the greatest epics in English.  Which of the following was the basis for this epic poem?</div> <div> A. treachery of Judas Iscariot  </div> <div> B. the passion of Christ   </div> <div> C. fall from God’s grace</div> <div> D. sinning of Adam and Eve </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 4. What does the speaker mean in the following lines?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “Let’s so persevere</div> <div> That when we live no more, we may live ever”</div> <div> From To My Dear and Loving Husband</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Let’s continue writing poetry to immortalize us.</div> <div> B. Let’s have faith in God and He will keep us alive.</div> <div> C. Let’s be true to our love, and we will be joined in eternity.</div> <div> D. Let’s have lots of children to remember us when we die.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 5. Which of the following is NOT an example of Gothic literature?</div> <div> A. Dracula   </div> <div> B. Lord of the Rings</div> <div> C. Frankenstein</div> <div> D. Tell Tale Heart </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 6. According to the speaker in Sanburg’s "Chicago," how would most others describe the city? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Admirable   </div> <div> B. Amusing</div> <div> C. Immoral</div> <div> D. Vibrant</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 7. What does the speaker like about Chicago as shown in the following lines? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Come and show me another city with lifted head singing</div> <div>      so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.</div> <div> Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on</div> <div>      job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the</div> <div>      little soft cities;</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Its vitality</div> <div> B. Its wickedness</div> <div> C. Its indifference</div> <div> D. Its progress</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 8. Who are the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot Paine alluded to in The Crisis?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. The cowards who love their country less    </div> <div> B. The brave men and women in the country  </div> <div> C. The happy optimistic people</div> <div> D. The former heroes of the revolution </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 9. What does that the speaker lament over in the following lines?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". - (Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Roses will always be roses despite their variety.</div> <div> B. Their names keep Romeo and Juliet apart.</div> <div> C. Romeo and Juliet will always love one another.</div> <div> D. Changing names will help Romeo and Juliet.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 10. Which of the following is an example of novel of the soil?</div> <div> A.  The Good Earth   </div> <div> B.  Bread and Wine   </div> <div> C.  Catcher in the Rye</div> <div> D.  Sound and the Fury</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 11. What does the speaker celebrate in “The Soul Selects her own Society”?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The soul selects her own society,</div> <div> Then shuts the door;</div> <div> On her divine majority</div> <div> Obtrude no more.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A.  conformity  </div> <div> B.  community</div> <div> C.  life and freedom</div> <div> D.  self-imposed isolation</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 12. What do the following lines reveal about the world?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts" - (As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII) </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Life is just like going to the theater.  </div> <div> B. People have different roles to play in life.</div> <div> C. Life is but an empty, senseless dream.</div> <div> D. People live and die at different times.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 13. What truth about humans do the following lines from A Noiseless Patient Spider reveal?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> And you, O my Soul, where you stand,</div> <div> Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space, </div> <div> Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,--seeking </div> <div>     the spheres, to connect them;</div> <div> Till the bridge you will need, be form'd--till the ductile anchor hold;</div> <div> Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. People need food and shelter</div> <div> B. People search for their meaning</div> <div> C. People need friends and families</div> <div> D. People endlessly seek to create</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 14. Which of the following is the resounding theme of contemporary stories like Hemingway’s A Clean and Well Lighted Place and Anderson’s Hands?</div> <div> A. alienation from the society  </div> <div> B. melancholia in solitude</div> <div> C. respect for the old</div> <div> D. contentment in life</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 15. Who is alluded to as the Captain in the following lines from Whitman’s poem?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done,</div> <div> The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Abraham Lincoln   </div> <div> B. George Washington</div> <div> C. John F. Kennedy</div> <div> D. Thomas Jefferson</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 16. In the passage, which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude toward the very rich? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. He finds their pessimism alarming and unwarranted.</div> <div> B. He finds them so different from the rest of society </div> <div> C. He believes that the rich know more than others do.</div> <div> D. He thinks that he understands their way of life.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 17. What is the tone of the speaker in the previous passage?</div> <div> A. Optimistic   </div> <div> B. Laconic</div> <div> C. Pessimistic</div> <div> D. Sarcastic</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 18. What do the novels of Bronte, Eliot, Gaskell and Dickens reveal about fiction produced during the Victorian period in English Literature?</div> <div> A. They closely represent the real social life of the times.</div> <div> B. The novels were long and full of psychological musings.</div> <div> C. They concentrate on the effect of industrialization on cities. </div> <div> D. They were largely produced by upper middle-class women.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 19. What do the last two lines from Freneau’s The Wild Honeysuckle reveal about life?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> From morning suns and evening dews </div> <div> At first thy little being came; </div> <div> If nothing once, you nothing lose, </div> <div> For when you die you are the same; </div> <div> The space between is but an hour, </div> <div> The frail duration of flower.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. Life is just an hour.     </div> <div> B. Life is frail.</div> <div> C. Life is short.</div> <div> D. It is like a flower.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 20. What do the following lines from Wordsworth’s Psalm of Life reveal about heroes and heroism?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Lives of great men all remind us</div> <div>   We can make our lives sublime,</div> <div> And, departing, leave behind us</div> <div>   Footprints on the sands of time;</div> <div>           </div> <div> A. Anybody can be a hero. </div> <div> B. Heroes are often forgotten. </div> <div> C. Heroes are easy to find</div> <div> B. It is easy to do heroic acts.</div> </div> <div> <br /> <br /> Click the download button below to download this practice set <i>with answers</i> in PDF format.<br /> <a href="http://adf.ly/1Bi5eR" target="_blank"><img alt="English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_PFABbawQHQ/VA0kf6_YvjI/AAAAAAAAAZI/9qzE0TiS5Qs/s1600/dl.png" /></a></div>

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<div> <div> <div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for English" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for English</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN ENGLISH</b><br /> <b><i>AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE</i></b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. According to this religion human beings are bound to the wheel of life which is a continual cycle of birth, death, and suffering.</div> <div> A. Hinduism</div> <div> B. Buddhism</div> <div> C. Shintoism</div> <div> D. Taoism</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. __________ is a collection of sacred hymns in archaic Sanskrit which exalt the deities who personify various natural and cosmic phenomena.</div> <div> A. Dhammapada</div> <div> B. Upanishads</div> <div> C. Bhagavad Gita</div> <div> D. Rigveda</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. This is a story of a learned Brahman named Vishnusarman who used animal fables to instruct the three dull-witted sons of a king.</div> <div> A. Panchatantra</div> <div> B. The Little Clay Cart</div> <div> C. Gitanjali</div> <div> D. On Learning to be an Indian</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 4. __________ dominates every scene in a Sanskrit drama and allows the audience to take part in the play and be one with the characters.</div> <div> A. artha</div> <div> B. rasa</div> <div> C. kama</div> <div> D. moksha</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 5. What is the rhythmical development of this excerpt from the Rigveda, ‘The Hymn of Man?’</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When they divided Purusa, how many portions did them make?</div> <div> What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs and feet?</div> <div> The Brahman was his mouth, of both arms was Rajanya made.</div> <div> His thighs became Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. free verse</div> <div> B. quatrain</div> <div> C. couplet</div> <div> D. octave</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Read the poem below by Ping Hsin then answer questions 6 –7 </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Time is a Pair of Scissors</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Time is a pair of scissors</div> <div>      And life, a bolt of brocade</div> <div> Section by section the brocade is cut;</div> <div> When the last section is done</div> <div>      The scraps are committed to a bonfire.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Time is an iron whip,</div> <div>      And life, a tree full of blossoms.</div> <div> One by one the flowers are lashed off;</div> <div> When the last on is gone,</div> <div>      The fallen petals are trampled into the dirt and sand.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 6. What figure of speech is used in the title?</div> <div> A. simile</div> <div> B. metaphor</div> <div> C. personification</div> <div> D. hyperbole</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 7. What is the central idea of the poem?</div> <div> A. cruelty of time</div> <div> B. impermanence of life</div> <div> C. destruction of beauty</div> <div> D. beauty of nature</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 8. All of these are Chinese genres in poetry except __________.</div> <div> A. li sao</div> <div> B. chueh-chu</div> <div> C. shih</div> <div> D. renga</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 9. Which is not characteristic of Chinese theater?</div> <div> A. follows the unities of time, place, and action</div> <div> B. conveys an ethical lesson in the guise of art in order to impress a moral truth</div> <div> C. a total theater with singing, recitation of verses, acrobats, and dancing</div> <div> D. there are two types of speeches – the dialogue and the monologue</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 10. China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose ideas have influence all civilization of East Asia.</div> <div> A. Confucious</div> <div> B. Lao-tzu</div> <div> C. Li Po</div> <div> D. Tu Fu</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 11. A farce normally performed between the Nō tragedies</div> <div> A. kabuki</div> <div> B. kyogen</div> <div> C. Jorori</div> <div> D. bunrako</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 12. Yukio Mishima’s four-part epic including Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, The Temple of Dawn, and The Decay of the Angel is known as __________.</div> <div> A. The House of Sleeping Beauties</div> <div> B. The Sea of Fertility</div> <div> C. Snow Country</div> <div> D. The Wild Geese</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 13. He is one of the most widely translated of all Japanese writers, and a number of his stories have been made into films such as Rashomon</div> <div> A. Yasunari Kawabata</div> <div> B. Junichiro Tanizaki</div> <div> C. Oe Kenzaburo</div> <div> D. Ryunosuke Akutagawa</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 14. What is the atmosphere created by the image of nature when linked with the image of the woman?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Blossoms on the pear;</div> <div> And a woman in the moonlight</div> <div> Reads a letter there … (Buson)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A. romance</div> <div> B. boredom</div> <div> C. weariness</div> <div> D. excitement</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Read the excerpt below from Chinua Achebe’s The Voter then answer questions 15 –16.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> We have a Minister from our village, one of our own sons. He said to a group</div> <div> of elders in the house of Ogbuefi Exenwa, a man of high traditional title, </div> <div> “What honour can a village have? Do you ever stop to ask yourself why we</div> <div>      5   should be single our of this honour? I will tell: it is because we are favoured by </div> <div> the leaders of PAP. Whether we cast our paper for Marcus or not PAP will</div> <div> continue to rule. Think of the pipe-borne water they have promised us …</div> <div> Besides Roof and his assistant, there were five elders in the room. An old </div> <div> hurricane with a cracked sooty glass chimney gave out yellowish light in their</div> <div>      10  midst. The elders sat on very low stools. On the floor, directly in front of them,</div> <div> lay two shilling pieces. Outside the moon kept a straight face. “We believe</div> <div> every word you say to be true,” said Ezenwa. “We shall every one of us drop </div> <div> his paper for Marcus. Who would leave an ozo feast and go to a poor ritual </div> <div> mean? Tell Marcus he has our papers, and our wives papers, too. But what we</div> <div>      15  do say is that two shillings is shameful.” He brought the lamp close and tilted</div> <div> it at the moment before him as if to make sure he had not mistaken its value. </div> <div> “Yes, two shillings, it is shameful. If Marcus were a poor man which our </div> <div> ancestors forbid I should be the first to give him my paper free, as I did before.</div> <div> But today Marcus is a great man. We did not ask him for money yesterday; we</div> <div>      20  have climbed the iroko tree today and would be foolish not to take down all thefirewood we need.” </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 15. The ‘iroko’ tree mentioned in line 20 symbolizes __________.</div> <div> A. responsibilities</div> <div> B. privileges</div> <div> C. opportunities</div> <div> D. resources</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 16. What ills in society are being condemned in this satirical story?</div> <div> A. unqualified yet popular candidates </div> <div> B. opportunities during election campaign</div> <div> C. politician’s unkept promises</div> <div> D. vote-buying during elections</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 17. __________ is the movement organized by African writers who wished to reunite black people to their own history, traditions, and languages, to the culture which truly expresses their soul.</div> <div> A. Tigritude</div> <div> B. Apartheid</div> <div> C. Negritude</div> <div> D. Orature</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 18. The study of Asian literature cannot be dissociated from all of these except one.</div> <div> A. history</div> <div> B. religion</div> <div> C. philosophy</div> <div> D. politics</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 19. The world’s first known novel, The Tale of Genji was written by __________.</div> <div> A. Lady Murasaki</div> <div> B. Wu Chengan</div> <div> C. Sei Shōnagon</div> <div> D. Valmiki</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 20. The religion of this country is based on the perception of life as a process of continual change in which opposing forces, such as heaven and earth or light and dark, balance one another.</div> <div> A. India</div> <div> B. China</div> <div> C. Japan</div> <div> D. Africa</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /> Click the download button below to download this practice set <i>with answers</i> in PDF format.<br /> <a href="http://adf.ly/1Bi5NE" target="_blank"><img alt="English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_PFABbawQHQ/VA0kf6_YvjI/AAAAAAAAAZI/9qzE0TiS5Qs/s1600/dl.png" /></a></div>

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<div> <div> <div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for English" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for English</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN ENGLISH</b><br /> <b><i>PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH</i></b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 1. What rhythmical device is used in this line from Latorena’s The Small Key? “…even the low square nipa house that stood in unashamed relief against the gray green haze of grass and leaves.”</div> <div> A. alliteration</div> <div> B. assonance</div> <div> C. consonance</div> <div> D. anaphora</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 2. What sense image is used in this line from Latorena’s The Small Key? “There were dark, newly plowed furrows where in due time timorous seedlings would rise to sturdy stalks and golden grain, to a rippling yellow sea in the wind and sun during harvest time.”</div> <div> A. tactile</div> <div> B. olfactory</div> <div> C. visual</div> <div> D. auditory</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 3. “Soledad nodded. Her eyes followed her husband down the road, noting the fine set of his head and shoulders, the ease of his stride. A strange ache rose in her throat.” Which emotion best describes Soledad’s feelings in this excerpt from Latorena’s The Small Key?</div> <div> A. fervent desire </div> <div> B. discomfort from sore throat</div> <div> C. instinctive suspicion</div> <div> D. twinge of sadness</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 4. What figure of speech is used in this last paragraph from Latorena’s The Small Key? “How quiet and peaceful the day was! A cow that had strayed by looked over her shoulder with a round vague inquiry and went on chewing her cud, blissfully unaware of such things as a gnawing fear in the heart of a woman and a still smoldering resentment in a man’s.”</div> <div> A. irony</div> <div> B. simile</div> <div> C. personification</div> <div> D. metaphor</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 5. Alfredo Salazar undergoes epiphany at the end of Marquez-Benitez’ story. What does epiphany mean?</div> <div> A. regret</div> <div> B. insight</div> <div> C. freedom</div> <div> D. confusion</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 6. What do ‘dead stars’ symbolize in Marquez-Benitez’ story?</div> <div> A. the let-down feeling over the truth of a disillusionment</div> <div> B. the dilemma between responsibility and freedom</div> <div> C. the discovery of how life’s values change with time</div> <div> D. the doubts and uncertainty that stand in a relationship.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 7. “Things that are beautiful have a way of hurting. I destroy when I feel hurt.” What does Fabian’s thoughts reveal about his character?</div> <div> A. bitter</div> <div> B. goal-oriented</div> <div> C. persistent </div> <div> D. vindictive</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 8. “They dressed him in purple and linen, in myth and mystery, put him astride a black stallion, at the wheel of a blue automobile.” How do the townspeople regard Mr. Reteche in Rotor’s Zita?</div> <div> A. They find him difficult and confusing. </div> <div> B. They were at awe with his presence. </div> <div> C. They mocked him.</div> <div> D. They respected and admired him.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 9. “She did not have the courage to break into the wedding feast.” What did the ‘wedding feast’ stand for in the relationship of Awiyao and Lumnay in Daguio’s “Wedding Dance”?</div> <div> A. village tradition </div> <div> B. love for each other </div> <div> C. desire to have a child</div> <div> D. patriarchal society</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 10. “And far away in the middle of the fields a cow lowed softly in answer.” What sense image is used in this excerpt from Arguilla’s How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife?</div> <div> A. visual </div> <div> B. olfactory </div> <div> C. tactile </div> <div> D. auditory</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 11. “A little green snake slithered languidly into the tall grass a few yards from the kamansi tree.” What does the snake symbolize in Love in the Cornhusks?</div> <div> A. betrayal </div> <div> B. temptation </div> <div> C. distrust </div> <div> D. lust </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 12. “She was deep in the road before she became conscious of her shoes. In horror, she saw that they were coated with thick, black clay. Gingerly she pulled off one shoe after the other with the hand still clutching the letter.” What does the underlined word in this excerpt from Love in the Cornhusks mean?</div> <div> A. disgustedly </div> <div> B. carefully </div> <div> C. hurriedly </div> <div> D. determined </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 13. What historical time is Nick Joaquin’s May Day Eve set?</div> <div> A. Japanese occupation </div> <div> B. American time </div> <div> C. Spanish regime</div> <div> D. Martial law era</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 14. What symbol is used to link the events of the three generations in May Day Eve?</div> <div> A. guardia sereno </div> <div> B. candle </div> <div> C. mirror </div> <div> D. midnight</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 15. How long is the span of the story May Day Eve?</div> <div> A. one month </div> <div> B. almost 50 years </div> <div> C. overnight </div> <div> D. 3 years </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 16. What does Magnificence refer to in Alfon’s story?</div> <div> A. the girls’ innocence </div> <div> B. Vicente’s kindness and generosity</div> <div> C. the father’s protectiveness</div> <div> D. the mother’s comforting presence</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 17. “There was nothing to fear, for the man was always so gentle, so kind.” What literary device is employed in this line from Magnificence?</div> <div> A. foreshadowing<br /> B. en medias res<br /> C. symbolism<br /> D. flashback<br /> <br /></div> <div> 18. What is Cordero-Fernando’s view on the educational system in The Visitation of the Gods?</div> <div> A. She hates the rotten side of the system.</div> <div> B. She questions the role of educators.<br /> C. She is proud of the administrators.<br /> D. She upholds quality education.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 19. What character of Miss Noel is revealed in this statement? “Sir, during the five years that I’ve taught I’ve done my best to live to my ideals. Yet, I please nobody. It’s the same old narrow conformism and favor-curriying.”</div> <div> A. militant </div> <div> B. stubborn </div> <div> C. idealistic </div> <div> D. pessimistic</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 20. “It was not quite five, and the bread was not yet ready.” What does the bread symbolize in N.V.M. Gonzales’ Bread of Salt? </div> <div> A. The boy’s unreciprocated love for Aida.</div> <div> B. The embarrassment of the boy in the presence of Aida.</div> <div> C. The boy’s dream of becoming a famous violinist.</div> <div> D. The differences in the social status between Aida and the boy.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 21. “I felt all ardor for her gone from me entirely.” What epiphany does the character experience in N.V.M. Gonzales’ Bread of Salt?</div> <div> A. The boy did not like Aida’s aristocratic upbringing.</div> <div> B. His love for Aida was but an infatuation.</div> <div> C. He has found another girl to love.</div> <div> D. Aida did not like him. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 22. Which is an olfactory image?</div> <div> A. The sun had sunk and down from the wooded sides of the Katayagan hills shadows were stealing into the fields.</div> <div> B. He swallowed and brought up to his mouth more cud and the sound of his insides was like a drum.</div> <div> C. The thick unpleasant smell of dangla bushes and cooling sun-heated earth mingled with the clean, sharp scent of arrais roots exposed to the night air and of the hay inside the cart.</div> <div> D. The wind whistled against my cheeks and the rattling of the wheels on the pebbly road echoed in my ears. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 23. Which story shows the conflict of person vs. self?</div> <div> A. The Visitation of the Gods </div> <div> B. The Virgin </div> <div> C. May Day Eve</div> <div> D. Magnificence</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 24. Which of the following stories is in medias res?</div> <div> A. Love in the Cornhusks </div> <div> B. Wedding Dance </div> <div> C. Dead Stars</div> <div> D. The Small Key</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 25. Which story uses the first person narrator point of view?</div> <div> A. Bread of Salt</div> <div> B. How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife</div> <div> C. The Visitation of the Gods</div> <div> D. Harvest</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 26. Which story is a satire?</div> <div> A. The Virgin </div> <div> B. Wedding Dance</div> <div> C. The Visitation of the Gods</div> <div> D. Harvest</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 27. In which story does the main character experience epiphany?</div> <div> A. Visitation of the Gods </div> <div> B. How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife</div> <div> C. Bread of Salt </div> <div> D. The Small Key</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 28. Which among these objects is a phallic symbol in literature?</div> <div> A. key</div> <div> B. cornhusks</div> <div> C. Waig</div> <div> D. pencil</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 29. Which story has a circular plot?</div> <div> A. Dead Stars </div> <div> B. May Day Eve </div> <div> C. Magnificence </div> <div> D. Harvest </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 30. Which is not characteristic of a story of local color?</div> <div> A. mores and traditions of a particular locality</div> <div> B. description of the local setting</div> <div> C. bias and prejudice of characters</div> <div> D. politeness and address markers</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 31. The figure of speech implied in this line from Alfon’s Forever Witches: “MARING: Bastos! I know what you really wanted to say. Pusa ka din!!”</div> <div> A. metaphor </div> <div> B. pun </div> <div> C. personification </div> <div> D. hyperbole</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 32. What does Gonzalo mean by “a little longer” in this excerpt from Guerrero’s Three Rats?</div> <div> Adrian: (Laughing): I expect to live a little longer, Gonzalo.</div> <div> Gonzalo: A little longer is right. (Adrian’s face slowly begins to get red. He feels a giddiness in his head – he presses his temples.) </div> <div> A. He wants Adrian to apologize for his affair with Nita. </div> <div> B. The cyanide in Adrian’s coffee is taking effect.</div> <div> C. Adrian is getting drunk and incoherent.</div> <div> D. His wife’s infidelity makes him suffer in silence.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 33. “Gonzalo: I attach myself to nothing and to nobody.” What character trait does Gonzalo reveal in this excerpt from Guerrero’s Three Rats?</div> <div> A. shyness </div> <div> B. indifference </div> <div> C. pride </div> <div> D. boldness</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 34. Montano’s Sabina opens with this scene</div> <div> A. novena prayers for the dead </div> <div> B. burial of Sabina’s mother, Maria </div> <div> C. confrontation between Sabina & Mr. George</div> <div> D. Sabina lighting the lamp</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 35. “A bamboo flute is heard far away. Once more we hear the turtle crying.” What sense imagery is used in this description of the scene?</div> <div> A. visual </div> <div> B. auditory </div> <div> C. tactile </div> <div> D. olfactory</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 36. What is the tone of the father’s statement in this line from Florentino’s The Dancers? “ FATHER: (mimicking her). She’s still a baby! I’m telling you, she’s old enough to have a Baby!</div> <div> A. bitter </div> <div> B. sarcastic </div> <div> C. thrilled </div> <div> D. hopeful</div> <div> </div> <div> 37. Which comic technique is used in Agana’s NewYorker in Tondo?</div> <div> A. mistaken identity </div> <div> B. physical blunder </div> <div> C. reversal of fortune</div> <div> D. ridiculous situation</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 38. This play is a satire</div> <div> A. Forever Witches </div> <div> B. The Dancers </div> <div> C. The Husband of Mrs. Cruz</div> <div> D. Sabina</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 39. Which of the following plays is a farce?</div> <div> A. Forever Witches </div> <div> B. The Dancers </div> <div> C. The Husband of Mrs. Cruz </div> <div> D. Sabina</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 40. This play is naturalistic in orientation</div> <div> A. Sabina </div> <div> B. Forever Witches </div> <div> C. The Dancers</div> <div> D. Three Rats</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 41. The rhyme scheme in Villa’s Sonnet 1</div> <div> A. quatrain </div> <div> B. couplet </div> <div> C. octave </div> <div> D. sestet</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 42. What characteristic of poetry is referred to by the line “It must be slender as a bell” in Villa’s Sonnet 1?</div> <div> A. rhyme & rhythm </div> <div> B. figurative language </div> <div> C. form & structure </div> <div> D. imagery<br /> <br /></div> <div> 43. What emotion is expressed in these lines from Manalang-Gloria’s Poems? “The madcap inspirations, bent/On flinging stars about,/Contrive to break away before/I know that they are out”</div> <div> A. confusion </div> <div> B. excitement </div> <div> C. awe </div> <div> D. fear</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 44. What figure of speech is used in this line from Alvero’s poem? “Could Gods refuse/Such tempting wine?”</div> <div> A. apostrophe </div> <div> B. rhetorical question </div> <div> C. allusion </div> <div> D. metaphor</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 45. This line is an example of personification</div> <div> A. And hold secret a bird’s flowering</div> <div> B. Seeking a truer heaven in/The loved deep</div> <div> C. And so while thoughts went to and fro</div> <div> D. to teach the trees all that I could</div> </div> <div> <br /> <br /> Click the download button below to download this practice set <i>with answers</i> in PDF format.<br /> <a href="http://adf.ly/1Bi60C" target="_blank"><img alt="English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_PFABbawQHQ/VA0kf6_YvjI/AAAAAAAAAZI/9qzE0TiS5Qs/s1600/dl.png" /></a></div>

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<div class="bluebox"> Majorship LET Reviewer</div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LET Reviewer for English" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYjvIJQWQCo/VQwiz8O58CI/AAAAAAAABKY/5jP0nuuYM3M/s1600/mcqs-english.jpg" title="LET Reviewer for English" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LET Reviewer for English</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>PRACTICE TEST IN ENGLISH</b><br /> <div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 101. Below is a sentence from DON QUIXOTE: </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In a village of La Mancha a name of which I have no desire to recall, there lived not so long ago one of those gentlemen who always have a lance in the rock, an ancient buckles, a skinny nag and a greyhound….</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Which question should you ask if you reading it at a LITERAL LEVEL?</div> <div> a. Is there a figurative language used? </div> <div> b. Which word will lown? </div> <div> c. What are the figurative language and sound techniques used? </div> <div> d. Which technique creates humor? </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 102-103. Read the poem, 25th HIGH SCHOOL REUNION by Linda Pastan and answer the questions that follows. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> We come to hear the endings </div> <div> of all the stories </div> <div> in our anthology </div> <div> of false starts: </div> <div> how the girl who seemed </div> <div> as hard as hails </div> <div> was the girl who seemed</div> <div>  as hard nails </div> <div> was hammered into shape, </div> <div> how the athletes ran </div> <div> Out of races; </div> <div> How skulls rise </div> <div> To the surface </div> <div> Like rocks in the bed </div> <div> Of a drying stream. </div> <div> Look! We have all </div> <div> Turned into </div> <div> Ourselves.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 102. After reading the poem at the THIRD LEVEL, which question should be asked? </div> <div> a. What were their transformations after 25 years?</div> <div> b. Who is speaking in the poem? </div> <div> c. What happened during the reunion? </div> <div> d. What is meant by the comparison under the skin/ our skull rise /to the surface/ like rocks in the bed/ of a drying stream”?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 103. Which question should be asked when the poem is read at the FIRST LEVEL? </div> <div> a. Who attended the 25th high school reunion? </div> <div> b. What language is used in the poem? </div> <div> c. Why were their faces as sharp and pointed as the rocks? </div> <div> d. To what are the once-young students compared?<br /> <br /></div> <div> </div> <div> 104. Which is the lowest of comprehension?</div> <div> a. critical comprehension </div> <div> b. critical evaluation </div> <div> c. literal comprehension </div> <div> d. integration </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 105. Which is the highest level of comprehension? </div> <div> a. Literal comprehension </div> <div> b. Critical evaluation </div> <div> c. Critical comprehension </div> <div> d. Integration </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 106. To read the sentences below at the LITERAL LEVEL:<br /> <br /></div> <div> I could be forgiven a few siddity aris. In fact, a pretension to worldiness was expected of me, and I was too happy to disappoint. </div> <div> I should say<br /> <br /></div> <div> a. When the women returned home she pretended to be religious </div> <div> b. And, why does she need to pretend? </div> <div> c. I have to get a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word siddity</div> <div> d. I cannot understand why she has to use unfamiliar words. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 107. The Maranao stories about Pilandok are examples of ____. </div> <div> a. Fantastic stories </div> <div> b. Creation myths </div> <div> c. Folk tales </div> <div> d. Folk epics</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 108. Which of the following epic is about the exploits of early Muslim warriors who fought in defense of Islam.</div> <div> a. Indarapatra and Sulayman </div> <div> b. Bantugan </div> <div> c. Parang Sabu </div> <div> d. Darangan </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 109. Which book in the New Testament includes a vision of the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus? </div> <div> a. Epistle of Hebrews </div> <div> b. Revelations </div> <div> c. Epistle of James </div> <div> d. Colossians </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 110. Which of the following terms describes the subject matter, style, tone and attitude of the literature of ancient Greek and Rome? </div> <div> a. Romanticism </div> <div> b. Realism </div> <div> c. Classicism </div> <div> d. Naturalism </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 111. The Greek alphabet is adapted from the consonantal writing developed by the </div> <div> a. Phoenicians </div> <div> b. Assyrians </div> <div> c. Babylonians </div> <div> d. Hebrews</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 112. Which of the following is Carlos Bulosan’s celebrated autobiography?</div> <div> a. Falling Leaves </div> <div> b. The laughter of My Father </div> <div> c. America is in the Heart </div> <div> d. Footnote to Youth </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 113. The type of novel which became popular, in the 18th century is ____. </div> <div> a. Religious </div> <div> b. Picaresque</div> <div> c. Epistolary </div> <div> d. Gothic </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 114. Who died at the end of Iliad? </div> <div> a. Achilles </div> <div> b. Agamemnon </div> <div> c. Menelaus </div> <div> d. Ballad </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 115. Which of the following is NOT a lyric poem? </div> <div> a. Ode </div> <div> b. Sonnet </div> <div> c. Elegy </div> <div> d. Ballad </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 116. The most authentic record of Confucian teaching form which the Tao or Way was learned the correct principles of governing both self and state is ____. </div> <div> a. Tu Fu </div> <div> b. Analects </div> <div> c. Shih Ching </div> <div> d. Tao-te Ching </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 117. What literacy movement in American literature examines life as it is? </div> <div> a. Romanticism </div> <div> b. Realism </div> <div> c. Puritanism </div> <div> d. Naturalism </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 118. “The Tale of Genji” was written by ____. </div> <div> a. Akutagawa Ryunosuki </div> <div> b. Lady Murasoki Shokibu </div> <div> c. Kawabata Syaonari </div> <div> d. Lady Murasaka </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 119. Madame Bovary is considered as the best example of French ______. </div> <div> a. Realism </div> <div> b. Naturalism </div> <div> c. Existentialism </div> <div> d. Symbolism </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 120. What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Gitanjail” </div> <div> a. Patriotic Hymns </div> <div> b. Devotional Songs </div> <div> c. Song of Offerings </div> <div> d. Songs Caesar</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 121. Who of the following Romans was never emperor?</div> <div> a. Catullus </div> <div> b. Claudius </div> <div> c. Caligula </div> <div> d. Juluis Caesar </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 122. Which is NOT a work of Leo Tolstoy? </div> <div> a. Father and Sons </div> <div> b. The Death of Ivan Illyach </div> <div> c. War and Peace – Tolstoy </div> <div> d. Anna Karenina</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 123. Which of the following cities was NOT a center of government, religion and culture in the third millennium B.C.? </div> <div> a. Babylon </div> <div> b. Baghdad </div> <div> c. Nineveh </div> <div> d. Thebes </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 124. Who among these writers is famous for using local color in his stories? </div> <div> a. Manuel Arguilla </div> <div> b. Carlos Bulosan </div> <div> c. F. Sionel Jose </div> <div> d. Juan C. Laya </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 125. What narrative poem tells of the heroic exploits of great heroes? </div> <div> a. Romance </div> <div> b. Ballad </div> <div> c. Epic </div> <div> d. Lyric </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 126. If Divine Comedy is characterized by absolute faith in a single truth, what best characterizes Boccaccio’s Decameron? </div> <div> a. An equally devout reference for this truth </div> <div> b. A complete negation of Christian doctrine </div> <div> c. Characteristics of the merchant class </div> <div> d. A sexual libertinism that seeks to revive the great pleasures of Ancient Rome </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 127. Read the poem below and answer the following question.<br /> <br /></div> <div> Time is a pair scissors</div> <div> And life , a bolt of brocade </div> <div> When the lost section is done </div> <div> The scraps are committed to a bonfire</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The key idea expressed in the stanza above is the __.</div> <div> a. Transitoriness of life </div> <div> b. Cruelty of time </div> <div> c. Beauty of life </div> <div> d. Destruction of beauty </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 128. Which of the following literacy genre was used to express social protest during the early days of American regime? </div> <div> a. Zarsuela </div> <div> b. Comedia </div> <div> c. Cenaculo </div> <div> d. Duplo </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 129. In Homer’s epic, who kept Odysseus on her Island for seven years? </div> <div> a. Athena </div> <div> b. Calypso </div> <div> c. Helen </div> <div> d. Penelope </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 130. Who wrote “Mga Ibong Mandaragat”?</div> <div> a. Amado V. Hernandez </div> <div> b. Lualhati Bautista </div> <div> c. Virgilio Almario </div> <div> d. Edgardo Reyes </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 131. A distinct of poetry during the age of modernism is ______. </div> <div> a. Measure </div> <div> b. Blank verse </div> <div> c. Free verse </div> <div> d. Rhyme </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 132. Her way of speaking is as entertaining as a laundry list “is an example of _____. </div> <div> a. Simile </div> <div> b. Metaphor </div> <div> c. Hyperbole </div> <div> d. Onomatopoeia </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 133. Which short narrative poem is intended to be sung? </div> <div> a. Ballad </div> <div> b. Lyric </div> <div> c. Epic </div> <div> d. Romance </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 134. What is the usual ending of a Comedia? </div> <div> a. Death of the prince </div> <div> b. Victory of Muslims </div> <div> c. Death of the queen </div> <div> d. Victory of Christians </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 135. The period of American Renaissance gave birth to ____.</div> <div> a. Romanticism </div> <div> b. Naturalism </div> <div> c. Transcendentalism </div> <div> d. Realism </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 136. Read the poem below and answer the following question.<br /> <br /> “Yes, thou shalt die, </div> <div> And lie </div> <div> Dump in the tomb; </div> <div> Nor of thy name </div> <div> Shall these be any fame”<br /> <br /></div> <div> <i>To An Uncultured Lesbian Woman</i></div> <div> - Sappho<br /> <br /></div> <div> </div> <div> What does the person tell the lesbian woman about her death? </div> <div> a. She will not be famous in death </div> <div> b. She will find peace </div> <div> c. She will be placed in a tomb </div> <div> d. She will be forgotten </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 137. The Ifugao hero who was immortalized in the epic Hudhud is _____. </div> <div> a. Lumawig </div> <div> b. Duluyan </div> <div> c. Banna</div> <div> d. Aligayon </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 138. Who among the following is known as the Indian Shakespeare? </div> <div> a. Kalidasa</div> <div> b. Khagyam </div> <div> c. Tagore </div> <div> d. Sadi </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 139. What conventions or earlier literary and artistic cycle style do both realism and naturalism oppose? </div> <div> a. Classicism </div> <div> b. Romanticism </div> <div> c. Symbolism </div> <div> d. Neoclassicism<br /> <br /></div> <div> 140. What work of Geoffrey Chaucer is regarded as the first collection of short stories in English literature written in poetic form? </div> <div> a. Canterburry Tales </div> <div> b. Decaeron </div> <div> c. Iliad </div> <div> d. Beowulf </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 141. The Homeric poems greatly influenced the development of Greek civilization. Which of the following best supports this statement? </div> <div> a. The Greek became great warriors </div> <div> b. The great epic characters became models of conduct for later generations of the Greeks </div> <div> c. The Olympian gods were worshipped </div> <div> d. The Greek became good architects</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 142. What is the function of the Filipino folk narratives? </div> <div> a. To ward off evil spirits </div> <div> b. To explain natural phenomena </div> <div> c. To teach proper behavior </div> <div> d. To honor the gods</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 143. Which of the following best describes the differences between figures that Dante encounters in the three canticles of the Divine Comedy? </div> <div> a. In Inferno, they become more corporeal as Dante descends in the lower circles</div> <div> b. In Purgatorio, they have corporeal shape but not corporeal </div> <div> c. In Paradiso, they have neither boodles nor images but simply lights, and In Purgatorio they have corporeal shape but not corporeal substance and Inferno, they become more corporeal as Dante descends into the lower circles</div> <div> d. In Paradiso, they have neither bodies nor images but not corporeal substance </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 144. Which two groups are at war in the Iliad? </div> <div> a. Trojans and Macedonians </div> <div> b. Trojans and Achaens </div> <div> c. Trojans and Minoans </div> <div> d. Trojans and Phaeacians<br /> <br /></div> <div> </div> <div> 145. Read the poem below and answer the following question.<br /> <br /></div> <div> AFRICA </div> <div> </div> <div> Africa, my Africa </div> <div> Africa or proud warriors </div> <div> In ancestral savanna </div> <div> Africa of whom my grandmother sings </div> <div> - David Diop</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> These lines above describe as Africa that is ___. </div> <div> a. Free and beautiful </div> <div> b. Mysterious and unexplored </div> <div> c. War town and undeveloped </div> <div> d. Primitive and uncivilized </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 146. The poetry of Ezia Pound is best described _____. </div> <div> a. Philosophical </div> <div> b. Imagist </div> <div> c. Metaphysical </div> <div> d. Romantic </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 147. To punish himself for murdering his father and having sexual relations with his mother, what did Oedipus do? </div> <div> a. He castrated himself </div> <div> b. He killed himself </div> <div> c. He ordered his sons to murder him </div> <div> d. He gouged his eyes </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 148. What can be inferred from Iseneses “answer”?</div> <div> a. She respects Creon </div> <div> b. She fears Creon </div> <div> c. She understands Creon </div> <div> d. She likes Creon</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 149. Who is NOT a romantic poet? </div> <div> a. William Blake </div> <div> b. John Milton </div> <div> c. Robert </div> <div> d. John Keats </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 150. The playwright who used the “alienation effect” in his plays to educate the audience and not merely to play upon their emotion is ____. </div> <div> a. Herick Ibsen </div> <div> b. August Strendberg </div> <div> c. Bertolt Brecht </div> <div> d. 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