2018 L.E.T.

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Questions:

1. She has to _ get your advice.

A. come

B. came

C. comes

D. coming

2. Who is considered as the master of short story writing?

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Jose Rizal

C. Leo Tolstoy

D. Ruyard Kipling

3. The homasites are the

A. teacher from UST

B. teacher from America

C. American Soldiers

D. Followers of St. Thomas

4. Neither Jordan nor his brothers __ leaving the company

A. is

B. was

C. are

D. were

5.In developmental reading, this pertains to the familiarity of the students toward the
sounds of the language.

A. Phonemic Awareness

B. Phonology

C. Syntax

D. Semantics
6. In epic, Iliad and Odyssey, who is the most trusted friend of Achilles?

A. Hector

B. Patroclus

C. Agamemnon

D. Paris

7. In cueing system, this pertains to the structure of grammar.

a. Phonology

b. Semantics

c. Morphology

d. Syntax

8. The Barangay chairman said, I ___won the elections without the money."

A. could

B. should have not

C. shall have not

D. should of

9."How much money did you bring for shopping?" Which of the following answers this
question?

A. None, but I have a credit card

B. All the cash I have was spent at the grocery store yesterday.

C.I have some change in my purse.

D.I have P500.C0 inside the envelope in my desk.

10.The laborers are so happy that ____now reaping the fruit of ____efforts.

A. they're-their

B. there-their

C. they're-there

D. their-their

11. The family that ____together, _____together.

A. prays-stays

B. pray-stay
C. prayed-stayed

D. praying-staying

12.1,000 species of monkeys have been identified.

A. As many

B. Much as

C. As many as

D. As much as

13. Who wrote the novel "A Christmas Carol" which is about a man who hates Christmas?

A. Charles Dickens

B. H.G.Wells

C. Oscar Wilde

D. D.H.Tawrence

14.“You are the sunshine of my life. "What figure speech is used?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

15. Triangle:Three

A. cobra:venom

B. octagon:eight

C. mosquito:malaria

D. ellipse:oval

16. Who is the Roman goddess of wisdom?

A. Athena

B. Hera

C. Minerva

D. Venus

17. Mary Ann Evans is the pen name of_____

B. Jane Seymour

C. Emily Walts

ID. Anne Brad sheet

18. The last two lines of the sonnet is __?

A. Couplet

B. Couply

C. Coupled

D. Heroic Couplet

19. The first library in the world?

A.UST Library

B. Beijing Imperial Library

C. Ashurbannipal Library

D. Alexandria Library

20. What is the biggest hindrance in learning second languages?

A. Structure of language

B. Cross-cultural issues

C. Imagery

D. Grammar

21. The committee members have gone off, leaving everything at sixes and sevens among
themselves.

A. anxious

B. gloomy

C. disorganized

D. unproductive

22. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that

A. personification

B. comparison
C. metonymy

D. Euphenism

23. The total of traditional derived and orally transmitted literature, material culture and
custom within predominantly literate and technological advanced societies is referred to as:

A. Folk song

B. Folk tale

C. Folklore

D. Folk Literature

24. These stories which reflect the people's beliefs are handed down from generation to
generation by word of month:

A. Poetry

B. Prose

C. Novels

D. Folktales

25. Considered as one of the world's greatest short stories and it is Edgar Allan Poe's story of
terror about a hypochondriac living in morbid fear.

A. Annabel Lee

B. The Fall of the House of Usher

C. Macbeth

D. The Raven

26. He was the American President who said" Ask not what America will do fear you, but
what: together we can do for freedom of man."

A. Gerald Ford

B. Franklin Roosevelt

C. Henzy Trunman

D. John F. Kennedy

27. A narrative technique in non-dramatic fiction intended to render the flow of visual,
auditory, physical and associative impressions of the character in a story.

A. Flashback

B. Stream-of-consciousness
C. Dream sequence

D. Narration

28. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia.
This is state commonly known as.

A. Triumph

B. Guilt

C. Aggression

D. Indecision

29. The bakeshop controlled its ____ the percentage of yeast rice is big.

A. Doughnut to make sure

B. Through to make

C. Though to make sure

D. Dough to make sure

30. “The life of clouds is parting and a meeting A tear and a smile". The author says

A. Life is combination of tears and laughter

B. Life is not all sunshine

C. Life is an ocean of love

D. Life is difficult

31. Reports of the death sentence were awaited by the parents. But the President decides
the postponement for a month or in legal terms this means

A. Reprieve

B. Pardon

C Execution

D. Commutation

32. Our heroes like Rizal and Bonifacio are worth __''

A. Emulating

B. Enthralling

C. Enervating

D. Emanating
33. My uncle flew in from Los Angeles. How about you? How did you come here?

A. yes, to meet uncle, too

B. By taxi

C Yes, he did

D. Yesterday yes

34. The patient after the surgery hung in the balance for 72 hours.

A. The patient could not balance himself

B. The patient recovered fast

C. The patient's life was undertrained

D. The patient was unsure of his recovery

35. Which utterances show dejection?

A. I can't believe it...

B. It's too had that...

C. I'm sorry to hear that...

D.I didn't have a chance...

36. What figure of speech is used in the following passage? "The truth occurred to me that
Mother Nature fulfils her duty more faithfully than man does his own.”

A. Personification

B. Simile

C. Allegory

D. Metaphor

37. Before sleeping time, children are discouraged to watch ____shows that cause
nightmares

A. Special

B. Spectral

C. Spectacular

D. Spiteful

38. Most natural calamities happen in July and August. Students are dismissed early _

A. To avoid missing the bus

C. To avoid traffic jams

D. To avoid the flash floods

39. The hostage victims were heard asking the rescuers to hold on the fort. What was the
message?

A. Disregard the peace negotiation

B. Rescue then past and early

C. Surrender in arms

D. Keep on with the fight

40. The report from congress registered rejection on the proposed bill. This means _

A. Some changed parties

B. Some proved their lack of cooperation

C. Some favored the leadership

D. The majority failed to get the group support

41. Which of the following lines is a simile?

A. "Holding wonder like a cup”

B. "Life has loneliness to sell"

C. "Eyes that love you, arms that hold"

D. "Buy it, and never count the cost"

42. At the Philippine General Hospital, doctors reported on the abandoned patients. This
means:

A. The patients do not have permanent address

B. The patients cannot afford to pay their bill

C. The patients are left by doctors

D. The patients are left behind by relatives

43. As head of the family the father is the principal breadwinner. What does it mean?

A. This earning determines the economic condition of the family

B. It is duty to give economic support to his children

C. He is responsible to support the wife and children

44. A father refused revenge when he uttered:

A. "That's murder."

B. "Justice is always delayed."

C. "An eye for an eye"

D. "Don't take the law into your hands."

45. Your father isn't working anymore.

A. is he

B. has he

C. isn't he

D. hasn't he

46. When a leader is succeeded by another leader, the former is referred to as the __
president.

A. deposed

B. dethroned

C. replaced

D. elected

47. Loss of qualified teachers going abroad is one type of

A. migration

B. brain drain

C. employment

D. unemployment

48. Workers in the service sector should trained to act as __ as possible.

A. Courteously

B. Coverly

C. Curtly

D. Rudely

49.Why is the Filipino trait of "pakikisama" said to be ambivalent?

A. It makes people show their concern for others

C. It encourages a person to do wrong

D. It helps person develop good values

50. In Psalm 23 otherwise known as "Psalm of David" what is the closest meaning to the
line: "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still water."

A. He will always obey his master for his glory

B. He will be provided peace and prosperity

C. He will be given riches and mercy

D. He will he known throughout the land.

51. He ran for the bus and

A. had jump

B. jump

C. jumps

D. jumped

52. The test was hard for Paul and.

A.me

B.I

C. myself

D. himself

53. The flower smells.

A. sweetly

B. sweet

C. sweeter

D. more sweet

45. The suggestions of the employees ____ appropriate.

A. seems

B. seem

C.is

B. seem
D.is very

55. He is the ___ of the two brothers.

A. most tall

B. tallest

C. very tall

B. tallest

D. taller

56. After _____ all day, she finally saw the lake.

A. walking

B. had walked

C. having walked

D. have walked

57. Be sure to fill ______ the forms correctly.

A. over

B. on

C. with

D. in

58. We had the ____ news when he came.

A. latest

B. last

C. very last

D. last of all

59.I _____ gone with you.

A. have

B. should have

C. had

D. am

60. I ____ walked two kilometers by the time you catch up with me.
A. have

B. would have

C. will have

D. had

61.If I ____ President, I would live in Malacanang.

A. was

B. am

C. should be

D. were

62.The means of transportation ____ dramatically since the end of the 20 century.

A. have changed

B. has changed

C. will change

D. will have changed

63. If I __ the same problems with you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.

A. should

B. had

C. have

D. would have

64.If I could speak English well, I ___ next year studying in the States.

A. has spend

B. would have spent

C. would spend

D. will spent

65.I live in house ___ of the road.

A.in the side

B. beside

C.at the side

66.The boy likes to slide __ the banister.

A. beside

B. by

C. along

D. down

67.It is cooler ____ part of the garden.

A.in the shaded

B.in the shady

C. render the shade

D. on the shady

68.I can't sleep __ I am surrounded with books.

A. if

B. unless

C. when

D. except

69.The hawk glided __ the mountain.

A.in

B. into

C. toward

D. by

70. We should work for the total ban __ of pesticides.

A. with

B. on using

C. on the use

D. by the use

71.The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about the heroes worth.

A. appreciating
B. emulating

C. reading about

D. studying

72.Mary's eyes blurred because she ___ at the computer for five straight.

A. was

B. had been sitting

C. have been sitting

D. would have been

73. A good writer supports his generalizations with __ examples.

A. unfamiliar

B. convenient

C. abstract

D. concrete

74. Students near the registrar's office to ask for their schedule.

A. crowd

B. congregate

C. stay idling

D. disperse

75.She will retire soon because she __ working hard for so long.

A. has been

B. had been

C. have been

D. was

76."He is the black sheep in the family".Which figure of speech is used?

A. Synonym

B. Simile

C. Metaphor

D. Hyperbole
77.The hostages are free.They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?

A. They scaped after paying.

B. After paying they were released.

C. They negotiated peacefully.

D. They were freed without ransom.

78.October 10 is a "red letter day" for the Chinese. Classify this expression.

A. Idiom

B. Simile

C. Metaphor

D. Synonyms

79. Space age ___ on October 21,1957 when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union.

A. commenced

B. cited

C. ended

D. flourished

80. When he completed the assignment, he __ it was well done.

A. realize

B. had realized

C. was realizing

D. realized

81. The slow traffic __ me.

A. aggravates

B. irritates

C. worsens

D. maddens

82.He was as helpless as a child. Classify this statement.

A. Simile

B. Idioms
C. Synonym

D. Metaphor

83.The statement,"She is a rose" is an example of a ___

A. idiom

B. metaphor

C. simile

D. hyperbole

84. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it __ around the earth, we see
the same side always.

A. revolve

B. is revolving

C. has been revolving

D. revolves

85.Children who have been exposed too much to TV suffer from unusually short ___

A. learning

B. understanding

C. concentration

D. attention span

86.People who are too ___ are liable to be decived by unscrupulous individuals.

A. demanding

B. credulous

C. idiom

D. synonym

87.News travels as fast as wind.This statement is a/an _____.

A. simile

B. metaphor

C. idiom

D. synonym

88. She wrote a "first-rate"report.What does it say about the report?

B. Excellent

C. Mediocre

D. Run-of-the-mill

89."A manis known by the company he keeps." This is an example of a_____.

A. report

B. rule

C. poem

D. proverb

90.His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as_______.

A. apathetic

B. lethargic

C. prophetic

D. spiritless

91.Our guest of honor was loquacious speaker.This means _____.

A. reserved

B. verbose

C. reticent

D. spiritless

92.Except for the profanity, I liked story. What is the story about?

A. Shamelessness

B. Kinds words

C. Worldliness

D. Obscenities

93.She has a penchant for redaccessories. This indicates ____.

A. strong aversion

B. dislike

C. fondness
D. avoidance

94. Stop shilly-shallying and make up your mind. This serves as warning not to ____.

A. go ahead

B. hesitate

C. decide

D. continue

95.My grandma had some lucid moments before she died. This means _____.

A. confused

B. ambigous

C. clear thinking

D. sad

96. The speech was full of gobbledygook. What does this mean?

a. Jargon

B. Sense

C. Ideas

D. Facts

97."She is a vision of feminine pulchritude. "This stands for _____.

A. homeliness

B. loveliness

C. plain

D. simple

98. The statue was erected in ____ to war heroes.

A. protection

B. defense

C. irreverence

D. homage

99. Sge was a"Phantom of Delight"connotes that the woman is ______.

A. real
B. lovely

C.an illusion

D. virtou

100. The line, "Under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody but unbowed" depicts
the person's ______.

A. determination

B. courage

C. confidence

D. optimism

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