POSTTEST – Gen Ed – ENGLISH

NAME: __________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

1. Five years of intensive language study are required for second language learners. Chun – Li
_________________ English for three years, but she will need more training to be more
proficient.
a. has studied c. has been studying
b. will have been studying d. hadn’t been getting
2. A period or double slashes means:
a. Pause c. Longer pause
b. Slight pause d. Longest pause
3. End of the paragraph or triple slashes means:
a. Pause c. Longer pause
b. Slight pause d. Longest pause
4. In the ___________, we could rely on our government officials.
a. Pass c. Past
b. Fast d. Passed
5. In cueing system, this entails to the formation of words.
a. Phonology c. Morphology
b. Semantics d. Syntax
6. In the cueing system, this is about vocabulary and coming up with the meanings in a context.
a. Phonology c. Morphology
b. Semantics d. Syntax
7. In the cueing system, this pertains to the formation of sounds of the language.
a. Phonology c. Morphology
b. Semantics d. Syntax
8. “She is a star in the heavens above. “What figure of speech is used?
a. Simile c. Personification
b. Metaphor d. Hyperbole

Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just youth in common. Whether in Manila,
Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether rich or poor, urban or rural, delinquent
or not, Asia’s youngsters share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars, fast food outlets, rock
concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or black, leather jackets,
outsize t-shirts and candy-colored sneakers.

In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”. Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are
innocent – singing-along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the
commercial center of Cubao and Makati.
In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the shopping
complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s great cities, avant-garde, rebellious, modernized.
They are exposed to imported television that usher in international values.

In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precocious, world-wise, and materialistic,
governed less by teachers and parents than by the omnipresent television. Peer group influence is great.
Their trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and rude
mannerisms.

In Japan, they look like different race to the old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual
freedom, crime and homosexuality among the youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to the
aged.

9. The passage is about Asia’s

a. lost generation
b. delinquent youth
c. urbanized society
d. new generation of youth
10. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth
a. have senseless pursuits
b. share many common goals
c. have been influenced by western culture
d. have varied dreams and ambitions
11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized
lifestyle?
a. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type.
b. Many of them still believe in traditional values.
c. They share a common character as influenced by the media.
d. The values of the new generation have been modified by modernization.
12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
a. are behind the times
b. have old-fashioned thoughts
c. are promiscuous and stubborn
d. practice new and experimental ideas
13. . What conclusion can be drawn out of the passage?
a. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others.
b. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on the youth.
c. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
d. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become of the
youth today.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
a. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
b. Become complacent and indifferent.
c. Become aggressive and violent.
d. Develop an independent mind.
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
a. Comparing c. Making profile
b. Describing d. Narrating events
16. Do you _____ any bread?
a. got c. has
b. have d. had
17. Last week was _____ than this week.
a. busiest c. more busy
b. busier d. most busy
18. On the street of this position of God’s world I feel neighbor to a rat, so brother of a worm;
Forever chasing rainbows a t muddy margins. “ This line on Quemada’s poem is saying that:
a. Life is fruitful
b. Life is not worth living
c. Life is empty and meaningless
d. Life is full of challenges
19. Robert Frost’s poems are commonly about ______________.
a. Beautiful girls c. God and faith
b. Decision-making and fate d. End of the world
20. F. Scot Fitzgerald’s Story that is about the boy who was born and gets younger every day is titled
___________.
a. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button c. The Innocent Boy
b. The Greatest Gatsby d. Growing Young
21. What is NOT true about the present perfect tense?
a. The action started somewhere in the past and continued up until present
b. It must bear with it the auxiliary verb has/have plus the past participle form of the verb
c. The action is still happening at present or just recently ended
d. The action is happening at present and may still happen in the future.
22. He is considered the father of essay.
a. Michel de Montaigne c. William Shakespeare
b. Francis Bacon d. George Eliot
23. This tense connotes actions that are happening at present time, meaning right now.
a. Present Tense c. Progressive Tense
b. Past Tense d. Present Perfect
24. The virulent drug he had mistakenly taken killed him in an instant.
a. effective c. sedative
b. expensive d. toxic
25. Eugenio Joshua admires his teacher’s deportment during class.
a. demeanour c. intelligence
b. speech d. banishment
26. His recommendation was rejected because it might be inimical to the company.
a. insubstantial c. costly
b. useful d. disadvantageous

27. Neither the politicians nor the president __________ getting back the trust fund.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were
28. He ___________ the floor at the moment.
a. sweep c. was sweeping
b. is sweeping d. were sweeping
29. Wise people can ______ with frustration.
a. cope in c. cope
b. cope up d. coping
30. I really object ________ in rooms where other people have to eat.
a. people smoking c. people to smoke
b. to people smoke d. to people smoking
31. Are you going shopping now? No, but ___________ later.
a. I might go c. I might going
b. I might to go d. I might be go
32. ________ up! Or we’ll be late.
a. You hurry c. Hurry
b. Be hurrying d. Hurry you
33. And now for this evening’s main headline: Philippines _______ another Olympic gold medal!
a. had won c. won
b. wins d. has won
34. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the case”. The capitalized word means:
a. important c. violent
b. irrelevant d. malicious
35. Helen of Troy is the face who launched a thousand ships. What figure of speech is used in the
given sentence?
a. ellipses c. alliteration
b. synecdoche d. irony
36. The Filipino author Zulueta D. Acosta said that the Filipinos are like the Molave. What figure of
speech was used?
a. simile c. metaphor
b. personification d. hyperbole
37. What makes the sentence erroneous: The teachers as well as the guidance counsellor is
accompanying the students on a field trip.
a. teachers c. on
b. is accompanying [Link] error
38. What makes the sentence erroneous: The committee are meeting on Friday to discuss the
details of the charity ball.
a. are meeting c. to discuss
b. on Friday [Link] error
39. What makes the sentence erroneous: Simba and Nala is my favourite characters in the Lion King.
a. and c. in the
b. is [Link] error
40. The student leaders ________ surveys to determine the students’ need since last week.
a. has conducted c. has conducting
b. have conducted d. have been conducting
41. What makes the sentence erroneous: Mumps, which are a dangerous disease, can be prevented
through vaccination.
a. disease c. prevented
b. can be d. are
42. It is estimated that in the present century, there ____ about 954 million illiterate adults.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were
43. In 1960, 58% of illiterates _____ women; the corresponding figure today is more than 60%.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were
44. The warm humid air irritated he.
a. irritated he c. irritation him
b. irritated him d. irritating him
45. The Committee on Ethics ______ every Friday.
a. meets c. has met
b. meet d. have met
46. Keep on reading and you will learn more.
a. keep to read c. keep on read
b. keep on reading d. keeping on reading
47. Even though Mariel studied hard, she got the highest mark.
a. Even though Mariel c. Because Mariel
b. But Mariel d. While Mariel
48. The Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature were given to the different literary pieces
that excel in their respective genres.
a. were given to different literary pieces
b. is given by different literary pieces
c. are given at different literary pieces
d. is given to different literary pieces
49. English Sonnet: _________ , Italian Sonnet: Petrarch
a. Boccacio c. Shakespeare
b. Dante d. Alighieri
50. A Masterpiece that depicts French Revolution written by Victor Hugo.
a. Song of Roland c. Hunchback of Notre Dame
b. Beowulf d. Les Miserables
51. “How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife is written by a Filipino writer became famous with
the theme:
a. Cosmopolitanism c. Ranch life
b. Local Color d. Urbanity
52. Who wrote the novel “ The jungle Book”
a. Victor Hugo c. William March
b. Rudyard Kipling d. K.L Mansfield
53. Mark Twain’s novel Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are set in the ___________ river.
a. Nile c. Amazon
b. Mississippi d. Rio Grande
54. Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere is inspired by the novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
titled
a. Uncle Tom’s Cabin c. Tom Sawyer
b. Les Miserables d. War of the Roses
55. In the ballet presentation “Swan Lake” by Tchaikovsky, Who seduced the prince?
a. Black Swan c. Swan Witch
b. Golden Swan d. Ugly Duckling
56. Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Innermost One” is taken from the collection of devotional songs
titled ________.
a. Gitanjali c. Ramayana
b. Shakuntala d. Mahabharata
57. Family of Consonant sounds where the air is held back for a moment before it is released
abruptly.
a. Fricative c. Affricate
b. Plosive d. Glides
58. Paz Marquez Benitez wrote a story about a love triangle amongst Alfredo, Esperanza, and Julia.
What is the title of this masterpiece?
a. Wedding Dance c. Dead Stars
b. Desire d. Tatsulok
59. Which work of Leo Tolstoy is about the Napoleonic invasion in Russia?
a. War and Peace c. God Sees the truth but Waits
b. Annakarenina d. Father and Sons
60. Who is considered as the father of detective stories?
a. William Shakespare c. Robert Frost
b. Edgar Allan Poe d. Shoguna
61. In Carlos Bulosan’s “ My father Goes to Court” What is the accusation of the rich father?
a. Stealing the kitchen utensils
b. Stealing the gold bars found under the bed of the rich family
c. Stealing the Aroma of the food.
d. Cheating on his wife
62. The captain of the Pep-squad are working feverishly to boost the team’s morale.
a. pep-squad
b. are
c. to boost
d. no error
63. The volunteers from the fire department _________ quickly and extinguished a fire on North
Country road.
a. will respond c. will have responded
b. responded d. have responded
64. We arranged the flowers and placed ______ in the center of the table.
a. them c. this
b. it d. that
65. The person ____ made this delicious cheesecake has my vote.
a. that c. whose
b. which d. who
66. In Tuesday’s paper, the owner of the supermarket was recognized for helping a customer who
____ on the icy sidewalk.
a. falls c. would fall
b. had fallen d. has fallen
67. Being too _____ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
a. vane c. vanity
b. vein d. vain
68. Because they did not accept his basic _______ they were __________ by his argument.
a. assumption, convinced c. supposition, justified
b. bias, impressed d. motivation, confused
69. There were three guests on the stage. There were made up of a parent, the governor and the
principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
a. the Governor c. the Principal
b. the Classmates d. the Parent
70. Because the moon rotates on its own axis at the same time as it _______ around the earth, we
see the same side.
a. revolve c. is revolving
b. revolves d. has been revolving
71. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
a. metonymy c. euphemism
b. comparison d. personification
72. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since Christmas.
a. saw c. have seen
b. had seen d. have been seen
73. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
a. will testify c. testifies
b. testifies for d. testifies for the
74. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their
______.
a. medals, valor c. appointments, dedication
b. gun salute, bravery d. money, sacrifice
75. “Only the heart can see rightly”. This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper c. The Pearl
b. The Right One d. The Little Prince
76. Either the bears or the lion ____ escaped from the zoo.
a. are c. has
b. have d. were
77. The list of items ______ on the desk.
a. is b. are
78. My aunt or my uncle ____ arriving by train today.
a. is b. are
79. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl _____ on that shelf.
a. go b. goes
80. Either Kiana or Casey ____ helping today with stage decorations.
a. is b. are
81. A car and a bike ____ my means of transportation.
a. is b. are
82. Breaking and entering ____ against the law.
a. is b. are
83. Neither the serving bowl nor the plates ___ on that shelf.
a. go b. goes
84. Fifty percent of the pies ____ disappeared.
a. is c. has
b. are d. have
85. The politician, along with the newsmen, ____ expected shortly.
a. is b. are
86. There ____ four hurdles to jump.
a. is b. are
87. Excitement, as well as nervousness, ____ the cause of her shaking.
a. is b. are
88. The arrival of new fall fashions ___ excited all the back-to-school shoppers.
a. have ` c. has
b. was d. were
89. Boston’s school committee ________about what to cut from the school budget.
a. disagree b. disagrees
90. Peanut butter combined with bread and jelly ___ a tasty snack.
a. is b. are
91. Oil, as well as gasses, _____ a popular heating choice.
a. is b. are
92. Interviews ___ one way to collect data and ____ researchers to gain an in-depth understanding
of participants.
a. is, allows c. is, allow
b. are, allows d. are, allow
93. An assumption ____something that is generally accepted as true and ___ an important
consideration when conducting a doctoral study.
a. is, are c. are, is
b. is, is d. are, are
94. The student or the committee members _____ every day.
a. write b. writes
95. No one ___ available to meet with me yesterday.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were
96. The information obtained from the business owners ______relevant to include in the study.
a. is c. was
b. are d. were
97. Bricks : Road :: Glass : ______
a. wine c. drink
b. bottle d. water
98. Lead : Guide :: Drawing : ______
a. Sketch c. Illustration
b. Strokes d. Imagination
99. Orange : Fruit :: Hydrogen : ______
a. Element c. Periodic Table
b. Gas d. Chemical
100. Pantry : Store :: Scullery : ______
a. Cook c. Utensils
b. Kitchen d. Wash