Gen Ed - English (2017) Flashcards
“A patriot is indefatigable in promoting political truth.” The statement means ____.
A hero practices practical truth
“As far back as I can remember, our family had always been an extended one. Our grandmother was the mainstay in the family the silent strength behind our mother who is her daughter.” The informal guide and honorary household chief in the extended family is the ___.
Grandmother
“Because of PROFANITY the program was suspended from television.” The capitalized word means __.
Obscenity
“Faster than a speeding bullet, the citizens of Metropolis saw Superman flying overhead” has a ___. [grammatical error]
Misplaced modifier
“Holding wonder like a cup” is an example of ___. [figure of speech]
Simile
“How much money did you bring for shopping?” Could be answered by the statement:
None, but I have a credit card.
“If you want the moon, I will get it for you.” is an example of ___.
Hyperbole
“In the story, who is short?” Is a question that falls under the ________ Comprehension Level.
Literal Comprehension Level
“My head is bloody but unbowed” is ____. [figure of speech]
Hyperbole
“Nothing happens in this world by chance; it is all of a grand design.” The author speak of ____.
One’s destiny
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret” is a good advice for those who are ____.
Ill-tempered and impulsive
“Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in New Jersey but his family settled in New York. His father, a Methodist minister, died when Stephen was nine years old. He came to know New York through its slum and street life, particularly in Bowery.”
The most appropriate heading of the paragraph is ___.
Stephen’s family and boyhood
“The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized word means ____.
Changed
“The rustling trees during winter” inspired Robert Frost in writing most of his inspirational poem is an example of ___. [figure of speech]
Onomatopoeia
“The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain” is a _____. [figure of speech]
Metaphor
“To be or not to be”, the beginning of the soliloquy of _____ expresses a feeling of _____.
Hamlet; indecision
What is not true about ballad?
A ballad often rhymes abcd
A good writer supports his generalizations with ______ examples.
Concrete
A lengthy poem about a heroic figure usually with superpowers is called ____.
Epic
A number of endangered species living underwater _____ now extinct because of illegal hunting and dynamite fishing.
ARE
Sentence beginning with “A NUMBER” always takes a PLURAL verb.
A poem which is usually composed of fourteen lines which follow specific patterns of rhyme is called ___.
Sonnet
A story put together through an exchange of letters like Urbana and Felix is called ______.
Epistolary literature
Who wrote the oratorical piece “The Gettysburg Address”?
Abraham Lincoln
According to the current linguistic theories, the best definition of the meaning of a word is _____.
Its use in a particular situation
According to the report done by the fire department, the explosion was caused by a _____ (loose, lose) connection.
Loose
Adults acquire new words and experience primarily through ___.
Exposure to their use
Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaeans has a FONDNESS for women which is synonymous to ____.
Penchant
Algie’s family lives (on, in) Ipil Street.
ON
- ON is used to indicate days, complete dates, and names of street, avenues, and boulevard
A symbolic fictional account conveying meaning/s beyond the literal
Allegory
The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words in lines of poetry and even in prose.
Alliteration
Among the following, which sounds like “fine”: Crane Brine Pristine Quarantine
Brine
An audience should be regarded as people ______.
People who have views different from you
An early tragedy about two teenage star-crossed lovers which end with their suicides, uniting rival household of a long-running family feud is ___.
Romeo and Juliet
Arnold would read any book or magazine he could lay his hands on and read from cover to cover in one sitting, therefore, he is such a ______ reader.
Voracious
Which does not belong to the group: Summary Assumption Synthesis Generalization
Assumption
All of them means “wrapping up” a particular text.
At the Philippine General Hospital, doctors reported on the ABANDONED patients which mean _______.
Patients are left behind by relatives
What is NOT a characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?
Avoiding challenging tasks
Banks provide _____ service to customers 24 hours a day via ATMs.
Convenient
Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel “Vanity Fair” by Thackeray ________ [try] to forget about her first love, but she knows that doing so takes a lifetime.
HAS BEEN TRYING
Tense: Present perfect progressive tense
Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s concepts of American culture.
Bienvenido Santos
Children who have been watching a lot of television would likely suffer from ____.
Short attention span
Central focus of much of Philippine literature during the Hispanic colonial period.
Christian faith
Artistic tradition that seeks to revive past glory in various forms.
Classical
Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE that should be worked on is _____.
To develop a sense of common good.
Who is the foremost French short story writer?
Guy de Maupassant
The dream realized by Nelson Mandela
Democracy
Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes’ immortal novel rode forth to ______.
Defend the oppressed and right the wrong.
Drama (appears, appear) to be the most interesting co-curricular activity of the year.
APPEARS
During seminars or lecture forums, you should clarify what you didn’t understand by _____.
Waiting for the open forum to politely ask questions
Known as the Father of Horror/Detective Stories. Among his famous works are Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Cask of Amontillado.
Edgar Allan Poe
The part of the newspaper where you can see the opinions of people.
Editorial section
Application of the principles of theories of human behavior in teaching and learning.
Educational psychology
Defined as Mediterranean Literature
Egyptian Literature
Emily Dickinson is known for her CANDOR about some issues on poetic freedom meaning she exhibits ____.
Frankness
Used to give certain emphasis like do, does, did.
Emphatic verbs
Equating the artist as an “improviser” means he/she ______.
Selects subjects at random
Even when her friends betray her, Perla bears no RANCOR in her heart because she is not ____.
Bitter
Fish and fries _______ my cousin’s favorite fast food meal.
ARE
Fish and fries are taken as a single entity.
A poem with irregular or no rhyme scheme and no meter at all.
Free verse
Sounds produced when the air stream is compressed and passes through a small opening creating fiction
Fricatives
Food or Dostoyevsky __________ (write) his last novel, “Brother Karamazov” when he died.
HAD BEEN WRITING
The sentence given is in the past perfect progressive because the first past action is still happening when the second past action transpired.
Gabriel ______ (sleep) soundly in his air-conditioned room last night.
SLEPT
Morning Star/ Father of English Literature
Geoffrey Chaucer
Foremost French short story writer who wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.
Guy de Maupassant
Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem consisting of ____ lines totaling ____ 17 syllables with ____ as topic.
3 lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
He is the black sheep of the family. [figure of speech]
Metaphor
He was excused because all he said were white lies. The idiomatic expression means _____.
Lines recited are excusable
He was like a snake in the night is a _____. [figure of speech]
SIMILE
“Like”
His discussion is excellent and ________ to the case.
CONNECTED
First mythical geographer who was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses.
Homer
How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” The mother’s financial resources are ____.
Limited
I can’t find my calculator; may I use ______, Michael?
yours
I die when the dawn breaks to herald the day is a line from Mi Ultimo Adios by _____.
Jose Rizal
I thought the task was heavy for Reneboy and (us, me)
Me
I value a man for the size of his heart could be interpreted as _____.
Man’s kindness is most important.
I will not leave you “to come hell or high water” meaning ______.
The speaker will not leave the person no matter what.
Ian has not forgotten that she was betrayed by her best friend and carried such ______ in her deeply offended heart for a long time.
RANCOR
If I had taken my chance on love, I _________ happier.
Would have been
If the murder weapon is not found inside the bag of Aksionov, he _________ (suffer) imprisonment.
Will not suffer
This case is first conditional because it speculates situations that are possible to happen at present time or in the future.
If the president listened to the walls of his people, he _______ (stop) the killings in Mindanao.
Would have stopped
This case is third conditional because it speculates situation that happened or did not happen in the past.
If you chance upon the principal on your way out of the campus, please send _____ my best wishes.
Him
If you drink poison, you ____. (Die)
Die
This case is zero conditional because it describes situations that are always true or factual.
If you forgot _____ textbook, you can use _____, Karl.
Your; mine
If you want to be recognized, “have a finger in the pie” meaning _____.
You have to make an active part in something.
What’s the logical fallacy: “You once sponsored a project of the governor, therefore you are the governor’s crony.”
Illogical conclusion
In a Station of the Metro is a classic example of ______ as the poet, Ezra Pound describes a moment in the Underground Metro Station in Paris.
Imagism
