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GE 2021 Flashcards

1
Q

My nephew and met a good friend of _____ in front of the boarding date.

A. Us
B.Mine
C. Ourselves
D. Ours

A

D. Ours

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If ever you forgot ______ raincoat, you can always use
______

A. our, hers
B. His, hers
C. Yours, ours
D. your, mine

A

D. your, mine

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3
Q

When hammering a nail through a wood. I am very careful not to wound ______.

A. himself
B. myself
C. herself
D. ourselves

A

B. myself

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Q

The phrase “Red letter day” is considered as a/an _____.

A. idiom
B. metaphor
C. hyperbole
D. simile

A

A. idiom

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5
Q

She was chopping the vegetables when she cut ______.

A. myself
B. ourselves
C. himself
D. herself

A

D. herself

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Q

You _____ finished washing the dishes before they arrive.

A.should
B. will have
C. have been
D. have

A

B. will have

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Q

We adore _____ when Agatha speaks German fluently with _____.

A. Him, them
B. Her, me
C. him, we
D. him, me

A

B. Her, me

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Q

She always watches the ______ news on television.

A.later
B. lately
C. late
D. latest

A

D. latest

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9
Q

I think the subject is heavy for Roberta and _______.

A. me
B. her
C. myself
D. us

A

A. me

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Q

“The comedian is known for his CANDIDNESS.” The CAPITALIZED words mean.

A. tactfulness
B. rudeness
C. attention
D. frankness

A

D. frankness

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  1. 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

A

D. should have

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12
Q

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

A

B. were

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13
Q

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

A

C. hyperbole

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14
Q

The Filipina writer is known for her love sonnets.

A. Ophelia Dimalanta
B. Edith Tiempo
C. Paz Marquez Benitez
D. Glicia Condero-Fernando

A

A. Ophelia Dimalanta

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15
Q

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

A

C. metaphor

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16
Q

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

A. War and peace

17
Q

The suprasegmental pertains to the highness and lowness of sounds.

A.pitch
B.Juncture
C. intonation
D. Stress

A

A. pitch

18
Q

This suprasegmental pertains to the rising and falling of sounds

A. pitch
B. juncture
C. intonation
D. stress

A

C. intonation

19
Q

“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

A. irrelevant

20
Q

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

A

C. metaphor

21
Q

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

A

D. Nick Joaquin

22
Q

The DENR mandated the total ban _____ of dynamite fishing.

A.With use
B. To use
C. of use
D. on the use

A

D. on the use

23
Q

Which of the following sounds is a voiced bilabial stop?

A./B/
B. /Z/
C. /P/
D. /V/

A

A./B/

24
Q

What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Gitanjali”?

A. Song of Devotion
B. Song of Offerings
C. Hindu Poem
D. Hindu Offering

A

B. Song of Offerings

25
Q

This school of thought believes that language is learned through imitation, repetition
and reinforcement.

A. Behaviorism
B. Cognitivist
C. Functionalist
D. Psycholinguistic

A

A. Behaviorism

26
Q

This is Carlos Bulosan’s masterpiece about a father who was accused ofc stealing the
“spirit”/ “smell” of food.

A. My father Goes to Court
B. The Smell Stealer
C. The Innocent Father
D. Will have studied

A

A. My father Goes to Court

27
Q

Three years is required for a specific languagespecialization, Roger _____ for one year
and he still needs to study more.

A. Has studied
B. Studied
C. has been studying
D. will have studied

A

C. has been studying

28
Q

Which made the sentence wrong? “She has taken the exam.”

A. Had
B. Exam
C. Taken
D. No Error

A

A. Had

29
Q

This Shakespearean play deals with a prince whose father wad murdered by his uncle

A. Hamlet
B.Julius Ceasar
C. Merchant of Venice
D. Macbeth

A

A. Hamlet

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