GE 2021 Flashcards
My nephew and met a good friend of _____ in front of the boarding date.
A. Us
B.Mine
C. Ourselves
D. Ours
D. Ours
If ever you forgot ______ raincoat, you can always use
______
A. our, hers
B. His, hers
C. Yours, ours
D. your, mine
D. your, mine
When hammering a nail through a wood. I am very careful not to wound ______.
A. himself
B. myself
C. herself
D. ourselves
B. myself
The phrase “Red letter day” is considered as a/an _____.
A. idiom
B. metaphor
C. hyperbole
D. simile
A. idiom
She was chopping the vegetables when she cut ______.
A. myself
B. ourselves
C. himself
D. herself
D. herself
You _____ finished washing the dishes before they arrive.
A.should
B. will have
C. have been
D. have
B. will have
We adore _____ when Agatha speaks German fluently with _____.
A. Him, them
B. Her, me
C. him, we
D. him, me
B. Her, me
She always watches the ______ news on television.
A.later
B. lately
C. late
D. latest
D. latest
I think the subject is heavy for Roberta and _______.
A. me
B. her
C. myself
D. us
A. me
“The comedian is known for his CANDIDNESS.” The CAPITALIZED words mean.
A. tactfulness
B. rudeness
C. attention
D. frankness
D. frankness
- There is a nation-wide spread of malaria and I _____ believe health authorities warned us.
A. Should be
B. should
C. shall be
D. should have
D. should have
I could have participated in the research project, if I ____ in the Philippine at that time.
A.Will be
B. were
C. are
D. was
B. were
What figure of speech is exemplified by the statement below? “If you ask for the stars,
I’ll get them for you”
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. hyperbole
D. onomatopoeia
C. hyperbole
The Filipina writer is known for her love sonnets.
A. Ophelia Dimalanta
B. Edith Tiempo
C. Paz Marquez Benitez
D. Glicia Condero-Fernando
A. Ophelia Dimalanta
What figure of speech is being exemplified by the statement below? “The foreign
delegates were the center of attention”
A.personification
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. hyperbole
C. metaphor
Which of the following books of Leo Tolstoy is considered as the “greatest novel” ever written?
A. War and peace
B. Death of Ivan Turgenev
C. Ana Karenina
D. Crime and Punishment
A. War and peace
The suprasegmental pertains to the highness and lowness of sounds.
A.pitch
B.Juncture
C. intonation
D. Stress
A. pitch
This suprasegmental pertains to the rising and falling of sounds
A. pitch
B. juncture
C. intonation
D. stress
C. intonation
“The statements of the witnesses are IMPERTINENT to the case on trial.” The
CAPITALIZED word means.
A. irrelevant
B. malicious
C. violent
D. important
A. irrelevant
What figure of speech is being exemplified in the statement below? “She is the apple of
my eyes”
A. simile
B. alliteration
C. metaphor
D. hyperbole
C. metaphor
The Filipino writer in English who focuses on Hispanic Filipino culture and traditions in
most of his works.
A. Edilberto Tempo
B. Jose Garcia
C. F. Sionil Jose
D. Nick Joaquin
D. Nick Joaquin
The DENR mandated the total ban _____ of dynamite fishing.
A.With use
B. To use
C. of use
D. on the use
D. on the use
Which of the following sounds is a voiced bilabial stop?
A./B/
B. /Z/
C. /P/
D. /V/
A./B/
What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Gitanjali”?
A. Song of Devotion
B. Song of Offerings
C. Hindu Poem
D. Hindu Offering
B. Song of Offerings
