ENGLISH (1)

1) He is considered as the greatest English writer. He is also known as the “bard of Avon.”

a. Geoffrey Chaucer

b. Sir Walter Scott

c. William Shakespeare

d. Francis Bacon

2) Of the following quotations, which is the best example of an aphorism?

a. “There is no country for old men.”

b. “I fear thee, ancient mariner.”

c. “Fools rush in where angels fear to thread.”

d. “Out of the frying pan and into the fire.”

3) He is known as the father of horror stories.

a. Edgar Allan Poe

b. Mark Twain

c. William Faulkner

d. Harriet Beecher Stowe

4) Severe financial crisis would cause reduction in teaching positions, increase in class sizes, decrease in
the number of special programs, reduction of supplies, etc. In such a situation, those who will be most
affected in schools are?

a. School Administrators

b. Students

c. Parents

d. Teachers

5) Taking an examination is like baking an apple pie. The first step is to gather the ingredients, mix them,
prepare the crust, place it on a pie pan, and then bake in an oven at 350 degrees. This suffers from?

a. an omitted conclusion

b. alliteration
c. a hasty generalization

d. a faulty comparison

6) In Macbeth, we see a man whose downfall was caused by:

a. a supernatural intervention

b. a naturally blood-thirsty disposition

c. an unfair plot against life

d. an overwhelming ambition for power

7) “How much money did you bring for shopping?” Which of the following answers this question?

a. “I have some change in my purse.”

b. “None, but I have a credit card.”

c. “I have P500.00 inside the envelope in my desk.”

d. “All the cash I have was spent at the grocery store yesterday.”

8) Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes’ immoral novel, rode forth –

a. in quest of the holy grail

b. to see the world and seek fortune

c. to defend the oppressed and right the wrong

d. to see his king and country

9) The ash from Mt. Pinatubo has been found to have gold content of only 20 parts per billion which is
far below commercial levels. As such, officials have warned against hopes of a new “gold rush”.

a. There is new hope for boosting the economy of the Philippines

b. The gold content of the ash from Mt. Pinatubo does not have commercial value.

c. There is a possibility of existing gold mines beneath Mt. Pinatubo.

d. There is a need to explore what else lies beneath Mt. Pinatubo.

10) Adults acquire new words and experience primarily through:

a. casual explanation from peers

b. formal instruction in school

c. exposure to their use

d. use of thesaurus

11) A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the reading levels of the
students. In this situation, the students experience frustrations and they fall short of the expected and
desired output. A student who finds himself/herself in such a mismatch will likely do which of the
following?

a. Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written.

b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read.

c. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read.

d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection or story read.

12) Gothic architecture is known for its –

a. decorated ceilings.

b. pointed arches.

c. height.

d. round domes.

13) All of the following correctly describes the BALLAD, EXCEPT:

a. a ballad often rhymes with a b c d.

b. a ballad uses dialogue.

c. a ballad often uses learned languages.

d. a ballad is a narrative poem.

14) An electric industrial company has developed a computer program that can use photographs of
faces to predict how an unborn child will look like.

a. A computer analyzes facial characteristics from a photograph.

b. A computer can predict the looks of future children as well as of their parents.

c. A computer can choose the right mate and predict the ageing process.

d. A computer can predict the number of children of newlyweds.

15) Van Gogh, the artist, felt that GOD should not be judged on this earth which he felt represents one
of his sketches that turned out badly. Which of the following maybe inferred from this passage?

a. Van Gogh felt that more evil that good exists on earth.

b. Van Gogh felt that this earth was created but not completed by GOD.

c. Van Gogh felt that GOD created more than one universe.

d. Van Gogh believed that more than one earth exists.

16) “Values education is integrated in the curriculum of all levels.” Which of the following supports this
statement.

a. New teachers will be hired.

b. Additional classrooms will be needed.

c. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all levels.

d. There is need for training of teachers to teach.

17) According to the current linguistics theories, which of the following is the best definition of the
meaning of a word?

a. Its dictionary definition.

b. Its object to which it refers.

c. Its corresponding idea in the mind.

d. Its use in a particular situation.

18) “Once I passed through a populous city, imprinting my brain for future use with its shows,
architecture, customs, traditions. Yet now, of all that city I remembered only a woman I casually met
who detained me for love of me.” This passage is an example of –

a. blank verse

b. prose

c. metered poetry

d. free verse

19) In writing his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin stated that he was unable to arrive at perfection.
“Yet, I was, by the endeavor, a happier and better man I otherwise should have been if I had not
attempted it.” Which of the following best describes Franklin’s attempt to achieve perfection?
a. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

b. Time is money.

c. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

d. Ambition in its own reward.

20) In the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes was wrongfully imprisoned in?

a. the Conciergerie

b. the Bastille

c. the Devil’s Island

d. the Castle of Chillon

21) Teachers have the responsibility for the development of children’s competencies in basic concepts
and principles of free speech. Therefore, if we want children to develop their own voices in a free
society, teachers must support participatory democratic experiences in the daily classroom activities
through –

a. consideration for cultural and gender differences.

b. concept and principles of free speech.

c. indoctrination on the principles of society.

d. developing children’s citizenship competence.

22) The Nibelungenlied is a –

a. Latin myth.

b. medieval German epic.

c. Chinese legend.

d. Russian folk song.

23) This is Tom, whom I am sure, will be glad to help you –

a. No change

b. Tom whom I am sure

c. Tom who I am sure

d. Tom, who I am sure

24) Ronnie has scarcely no equal as a pitcher –

a. No change

b. has scarcely an equal

c. has scarcely with equal

d. has scarcely equal

25) Having studied eight weeks, he now feels sufficiently prepared for the examination.

a. Since he’s been spending the last eight weeks in study

b. Due to eight weeks of study

c. No change

d. For eight weeks, he studies so

26) The belief of ancient scientist was that the maggots are generated from decaying bodies and filth
and are not formed by reproduction.

a. The ancient scientists believe

b. No change

c. The ancient scientists belief were

d. The ancient beliefs of scientist was

27) The amount of water in living cells vary, but it is usually 65 percent and in some organisms maybe as
high as 95 percent or more of the total substance.

a. The amount of water varies in living cells

b. No change

c. The amount of water vary in living cells

d. The amount of water in living cells varies

28) The respiratory membrane, through which exchange of gases occurs, are the things of the lungs.

a. through which exchanges of gas occurs

b. after gases are exchanged

c. No change
d. through which gas is exchanged

29) Delegates to the political convention found difficulty to choose a candidate from among the few
nominated.

a. it difficult in making the choice of

b. No change

c. it difficult to choose

d. making a choice difficult in selecting

30) Lepidopterology is WHERE YOU STUDY moths and butterflies.

a. Moths and butterflies are studied by Lepidopterology.

b. The study of moths and butterflies is Lepidopterology.

c. Lepidopterology is the study of moths and butterflies.

d. Lepidopterology studies moths and butterflies.

31) He was NEITHER QUALIFIED to lead this country NOR WAS HE SERIOUS.

a. Neither was he qualified nor was he serious to lead this country.

b. He was neither qualified nor serious to lead this country.

c. Neither qualified nor serious was he to lead this country.

d. He was qualified but not serious to lead this country.

32) SHE ENJOYS PLAYS, CULTURAL EXHIBITS, AND TO WALK EVERY MORNING.

a. She goes to plays, cultural exhibits, and walking every morning.

b. She enjoys plays, cultural exhibits and morning walks.

c. She enjoys going to plays, exhibitions, and to walk every morning.

d. She goes to plays, watching exhibits, and walking every morning.

33) Patricia is taller than ANY GIRL in her class.

a. Patricia is the taller girl in the class.

b. Patricia is taller than other girls in the class.

c. Patricia is the taller than other girls in the class.

d. Patricia is taller than any other girl in her class.

34) The hunter stalked the wild boar slowly, cautiously, AND IN A SILENT MANNER.

a. and in silence.

b. and also used silence.

c. and silently.

d. and by acting silently.

35) How much HAS FUEL COSTS RAISED during the past year?

a. has fuel costs rose

b. has fuel costs risen

c. have fuel costs risen

d. have fuel cost raised

36) About a thousand people GATHERED, THEY WERE THERE PROTESTING the construction of a nuclear
power plant.

a. gathered, protesting against

b. gathered for the purpose of protesting

c. gathered to protest

d. gathered-they were protesting

37) There was a QUEUE at the lunch counter.

a. New service strategy

b. Slow service

c. Line of people awaiting for their turn

d. Fast service rendered

38) That was the most CHAOTIC era of the Hundred Years War.

a. Helpless

b. Unfortunate

c. Disgusting
d. Disorderly

39) Astrology is the form of DIVINATION.

a. State of bliss.

b. Sanctification.

c. Unfortunate events.

d. Foretelling future events.

40) There was an ESOTERIC lecture on holography.

a. Something ancient

b. Out of context

c. Irrefutable proof

d. Understandable only by a select group.

41) The brain can store ADMONITORY information.

a. Past experience

b. Advanced knowledge

c. Valuable data

d. Warning to avoid danger

42) Those tribes are INTREPID pioneers of the islands.

a. Hardworking

b. Self-reliant

c. Very brave

d. Unfriendly

43) TRANSCENDENTAL meditation is practiced in Yoga.

a. Momentary

b. Interpretative

c. Heavenly
d. Supernatural

44) They were showed with extraordinary AMENITIES of the luxurious hotel.

a. Hostilities

b. Conforms

c. Pardons

d. Jokes

45) Form all the report of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service
Administration, we DEDUCED that we were in for bad weather.

a. Led away

b. Subtracted

c. Undermined

d. Reached a conclusion

46) There was a CONFLAGRATION in the forest of Palawan.

a. General assembly

b. Fierce encounter

c. Large destructive fire

d. Massive free planting

47) The EQUINOX usually occurs on or close to March 21 and September 23.

a. Time when days are longer than nights.

b. Time when day and night are equal length all over the earth.

c. Time when heavy rainfall

d. Time when days are shorter than the nights.

48) The usually DOCILE cows become unruly during a storm.

a. Lovable

b. Helpless

c. Easy to manage
d. Innocent

49) The next millennium is another PHASE in history.

a. A shadow of the past

b. A confusion of mind

c. A trouble to anticipate

d. A stage or changing state of development

50) She had ILLUSIVE dreams of instant wealth.

a. Tending to slip away

b. Beyond comprehension

c. Moving swiftly

d. Based on false ideas

ANSWERS:

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. D

5. A

6. D

7. B

8. C

9. B

10. C

11. A

12. B

13. A
14. A

15. B

16. C

17. D

18. D

19. C

20. C

21. B

22. B

23. A

24. A

25. A

26. B

27. A

28. A

29. A

30. C

31. B

32. B

33. D

34. C

35. C

36. C

37. C

38. D
39. D

40. D

41. D

42. C

43. D

44. B

45. D

46. C

47. B

48. C

49. D

50. D

LET Reviewer 2017

November 17, 2016 · 

ENGLISH (2)

1) Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel "Vanity Fair" by Thackeray, ________ to forget about
her first love, but she knows that doing so takes a lifetime.

a. has been trying

b. has tried

c. had tried

d. had been trying

2) What can be the most appropriate follow-up sentence to the given statement: "I have been searching
for love."

a. So it is now time to quit.

b. And I can't imagine doing anything else.

c. And I want this to end right now.

d. And I learned to love myself too.

3) Fyodor Dostoyevsky ________ his last novel, Brother Karamazov, when he died.

a. has written

b. had been writing

c. had written

d. has been writing

4) Which among the sentences below follows the correct order of objectives?

a. She drives an expensive black Japanese sports car.

b. She drives a black Japanese expensive sports car.

c. She drives a black expensive Japanese sports car.

d. She drives an expensive Japanese black sports car.

5) Only 35% of the total number of students ________ able to pass the comprehensive exam last year.

a. are

b. was

c. is

d. were

6) Neither F. Scott Fitzgerald nor his contemporaries ________ their real names in their writing career.

a. use
b. uses

c. using

d. has used

7) The man in the mirror looks ________.

a. strange

b. strangely

c. stranger

d. has strange

8) A number of endangered species living underwater ________ now extinct because of illegal hunting
and dynamite fishing.

a. are

b. is

c. were

d. was

9) The tribulations that I faced were ________ for me to overcome.

a. so much

b. too much

c. very much

d. too many

10) In Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac", it was said that : "early to bed, ________ makes a
man healthy."

a. early rising

b. rising early

c. early to rise

d. waking up early

11) Which among these words has the voiceless /th/ sound?
a. this

b. gather

c. think

d. there

12) What pitch level must be used in emphasizing the main idea in a sentence?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

13) Which among the words below has the/sh/ sound?

a. sober

b. leisure

c. shallow

d. salient

14) Your boss isn't working anymore, ________?

a. is he

b. isn't he

c. has he

d. hasn't he

15) This pertains to the pauses or rests in speech.

a. Pitch

b. Juncture

c. Stress

d. Intonation

16) I will not leave you come hell or high water. Based on the given sentence, we can surmise that:
a. The speaker will not leave the person no matter what.

b. The speaker warns the person of a forthcoming disaster.

c. The speaker wants the person to give up.

d. The speaker wants the person to continue fighting.

17) Which does not belong in the group?

a. Assumption

b. Summary

c. Synthesis

d. Generalization

18) Complete the statement: "Blessed are ________ poor for ________ shall be welcomed in heaven."

a. the-you

b. the-they

c. you-they

d. they-they

19) Your brother isn't supporting you, ________?

a. was he

b. isn't he

c. wasn't he

d. is he

20) A person with a negative outlook in life cannot ________ with depression.

a. cope up

b. cope on

c. cope in

d. cope

21) Which sounds like "fine"?

a. crane

b. brine

c. pristine

d. quarantine

22) The senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were shaking and he was sweating
trmendously. He experienced:

a. Heart attack

b. Nausea

c. Stage fright

d. Headache

23) "He was like a snake in the night." What figure of speech is present?

a. Personification

b. Simile

c. Metaphor

d. Apostrophe

24) The Rubaiyat has the theme:

a. Always looking forward to a new day.

b. Never giving in to death easily.

c. Grasping pleasure while you can.

d. Creating your own world and beautify it.

25) What is "true learning" as exemplified in this quotation: "Only one who bursts with eagerness do I
instruct. Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten."

a. Learning makes human beings a follower of instruction.

b. Learning involves patience and tenacity.

c. Learning has the ability to make a man.

d. Learning is coupled with commitment and passion.

26) In Kerima Polotan Tuvera's short story "The Virgin", why did Ms. Mijares fail to find a man to marry?

a. She is choose in finding a man.

b. She took care of her sick mother.

c. She is busy with work.

d. She is concentrating in her studies.

27) In Paz Latorena's short story "The Small Key", what is inside the chest when the second wife Soledad
opened it using the small key?

a. Old clothes and other things owned by the first wife

b. Skeletons

c. Land documents

d. Weapons used in war by Pedro during the Second World War

28) In Nick Joaquin's short story "May Day Eve", what is the technique used by the author in developing
the plot?

a. Telescoping

b. Foreshadowing

c. Flash Back

d. Stream of Consciousness

29) In Loreto Paras Sulit's short story "The Bolo", what is being treasured by the main character?

a. The Bolo that was given to her by her husband.

b. Their wedding ring

c. Their house and lot

d. The sword that her husband bought from Barcelona.

30) If you drink poison, you ________.

a. die

b. will die

c. died
d. would die

31) If the president listened to the wails of his people, he ________ the killings in Mindanao.

a. stops

b. would stop

c. would have stopped

d. will stop

32) If I had taken my chance on love, I ________ happier.

a. am

b. would be

c. will be

d. would have been

33) If the murder weapon is not found inside the bag of Aksionov, he ________ imprisonment.

a. will not suffer

b. suffers

c. would have not suffered

d. would suffer

34) The poem " A Poison Tree" was written by?

a. Robert Frost

b. William Blake

c. Emily Dickinson

d. Oscar Wilde

35) What reading technique is being utilized when a teacher asks his student to read a particular
passage, and he marks mispronounced words?

a. DRTA

b. IRI

c. SQ3R
d. KWL Chart

36) The Philippines is considered as an ________ nation.

a. EFL

b. English Speaking

c. ESL

d. Foreign Sounding

37) In the School Paper, who is in-charge of the entire publication?

a. Editor-in-Chief

b. Features Editor

c. Managing Editor

d. News Editor

38) English has been the Lingua Franca of the world since America gained international power. Lingua
Franca means:

a. Language of France

b. Language of the Rich

c. Language of the World

d. Language of the Powerful

39) What is the subject of the sentence "Walk away"?

a. The implied "you"

b. The implied "I"

c. None

d. All the listeners

40) The spectators never fail to admire the great Greek tragedy writer Sophocles whenever ________
narrates his dramas.

a. she

b. him
c. he

d. her

41) If you chance upon the principal on your way out of the campus, please send ________ my best
wishes.

a. him

b. them

c. us

d. it

42) My father and I met a friend of ________ in the shopping center.

a. ourselves

b. ours

c. them

d. us

43) Whenever I do things in the kitchen, I make sure not to hurt ________.

a. herself

b. ourselves

c. myself

d. themselves

44) Some scientists and Bible scholars agree with the ________ that the Earth is coming to an end.

a. prophet

b. prophetic

c. prophecy

d. prophesy

45) Fish and fries ________ my cousin's favorite fast food meal.

a. is

b. has
c. are

d. have

46) The members of the congregation are ________ inside the conference room already.

a. altogether

b. together

c. all together

d. together all

47) It is ________ fitting that we organize a literary seminar to pay homage to a great Filipino writer.

a. altogether

b. together

c. all together

d. together all

48) Neither Ralph Waldo Emerson nor his friends ________ present in the meeting last night.

a. were

b. is

c. was

d. are

49) Neither his followeres nor Walt Whitman ________ convinced that the ideas of Emerson are out of
this world.

a. are

b. were

c. was

d. has

50) The audience exhibited enthusiasm for the play, they seem ________.

a. offended

b. disgusted
c. interested

d. mad

ANSWERS:

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. D

6. A

7. A

8. A

9. B

10. C

11. C

12. C - Pitch 1: To end a sentence ; Pitch 2: To start a sentence ; Pitch 3: To emphasize or to stress ; Pitch
4: To signify extreme emotions

13. B

14. A

15. B

16. A

17. A

18. B

19. D

20. D - "cope with" means "to adapt", while "cope up with" means "to try to follow one's lead."

21. B

22. C
23. B

24. C

25. D

26. B

27. A

28. A - Telescoping is when the author narrates an event and then fast forwards to the next.

29. A

30. A

31. C

32. D

33. A

34. B

35. B

36. C - ESL or English as a Second Language

37. A

38. C

39. A

40. C

41. A

42. B

43. C

44. C

45. A

46. C

47. A
48. A

49. C

50. C

ENGLISH (3)

1) The representative of the president had issued a public apology before the victims ________ the case.

a. file

b. filed

c. filing

d. have filed

2) According to the report done by the fire department, the explosion was caused by ________
connection.

a. lost

b. lose

c. loose

d. losing

3) You ________ finished writing your novel before the winter comes.

a. had

b. will be

c. will have

d. was

4) Charlotte Bronte ________ finishing her novel when death arrives.

a. will have

b. will have to be

c. will have been

d. will be having to

5) Technology in the field of medicine ________ tremendously since the beginning of the 21st century.
a. does improve

b. has improved

c. have improved

d. had improved

6) Some of our relatives ________ to visit our great-grandmother in the States.

a. has decided

b. had decided

c. have decided

d. will have decided

7) I have written my report last Monday. What makes this sentence wrong?

a. have

b. last Monday

c. written

d. my

8) In one of his poems, the Filipino author Zulueta da Acosta said that the Filipinos are like the Molave.
What figure of speech was used?

a. Simile

b. Personification

c. Metaphor

d. Hyperbole

9) Helen of Troy is the face who launched a thousand ships. What figure of speech is used in the given
sentence?

a. Ellipsis

b. Synecdoche

c. Alliteration

d. Irony
10) The rustling trees during winter inspired Robert Frost in writing most of his inspirational poems.
What figure of speech is used in the given phrase?

a. Metonymy

b. Apostrophe

c. Asyndeton

d. Onomatopoeia

11) What figure of speech is used in the given lines that follow:

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming, dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."

a. Euphemism

b. Alliteration

c. Personification

d. Oxymoron

12) The lines given in item no. 11 are from what canonical and widely read poem?

a. Annabel Lee

b. The Cask of Amontillado

c. The Raven

d. The Mask of the Red Death

13) The ode "Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" is authored by ________.

a. William Shakespeare

b. Robert Frost

c. William Wordsworth

d. Willa Carter

14) The Greek goddess Aphrodite is an exemplification of feminine PULCHRITUDE in the antiquity. The
capitalized word means ________.

a. homeliness
b. loveliness

c. plain

d. ugliness

15) Emily Dickinson is known for her CANDOR aboit some issues on poetic freedom. The word CANDOR
means ________.

a. appeal

b. frankness

c. opinions

d. tact

16) Which of the statements below best describes EPISTOLARY LITERATURE?

a. A story that is created through exchanges of letters.

b. A story that is based on history.

c. A story that is created based on the epistles.

d. A story that exhibits the adventures of the crusades against the Jihads.

17) Most experts agree that climate change is an APOCALYPTIC event that must be feared by the
inhabitants of this planet. Apocalyptic means ________.

a. encouraging

b. climacteric

c. attractive

d. careless

18) Agamemnon, the leader of the Acheans has FONDNESS for women. The capitalizedword has the
synonym:

a. aversion

b. penchant

c. defiance

d. dislike
19) Edgar Allan Poe feels LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER upon arriving in a foreign land. The capitalized
phrase means:

a. One who is outside his usual environment.

b. A fish that was taken out of the sea.

c. One who feels that he/she is not needed.

d. One who feels that he-she is not well appreciated.

20) He is a Filipino poet who used punctuation marks extensively in his pieces - most especially
"commas".

a. Paz Marquez Benitez

b. Nick Joaquin

c. Jose Garcia Villa

d. Edilberto Tiempo

21) Charles Dickens wrote the following, EXCEPT:

a. Pickwick Papers

b. A Christmas Carol

c. David Copperfield

d. The Communist Manifesto

22) Your findings are IMPERTINENT to the results of this investigation. The capitalized word means:

a. malicious

b. violent

c. important

d. irrelevant

23) Several elements must be TRANSMUTED to see the real implications of this event. The capitalized
word means:

a. surpassed

b. estimated

c. changed
d. summed

24) You should be ashamed of yourself for having such CARNAL desires. The capitalized word means:

a. spiritual

b. bold

c. worldly

d. guilty

25) The price of these sneakers ________ reasonable.

a. is

b. are

c. seem

d. aren't

26) Bread and butter ________ our daily food.

a. is

b. are

c. were

d. am

27) The famous singer and composer ________ arrived.

a. have

b. has

c. will

d. is

28) Collecting stamps ________ one of his favorite pastimes.

a. are

b. were

c. has
d. is

29) Neither his father nor his sisters ________ mahjong.

a. play

b. plays

c. are play

d. are plays

30) Neither parent ________ fond of playing cards.

a. is

b. are

c. am

d. were

31) Soome of my friends ________ here.

a. are

b. was

c. will

d. am

32) The pair of scissors ________ on the table.

a. was left

b. were left

c. was leaving

d. is leaving

33) Mathematics ________ the most difficult subject in the board exam.

a. remain

b. remains

c. remaining
d. has remains

34) Juan lives ________ Santillan road.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. to

35) Catherine will be ready to leave ________ about thirty minutes.

a. in

b. at

c. on

d. where

36) Since he met his new girlfriend, Miko never seems to be ________ home.

a. on

b. at

c. in

d. towards

37) Jeremy responded to his mother's demands ________ throwing a tantrum.

a. with

b. by

c. from

d. through

38) I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ________ the phone.

a. on

b. in

c. at
d. with

39) The nearest post office is on ________.

a. Twenty-second street

b. Twenty second Street

c. Twenty Second Street

d. Twenty-second Street

40) Please read the chapter ________.

a. Filing your Income Tax Returns.

b. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.

c. "Filing your Income Tax Returns."

d. "Filing Your Income Tax Returns."

41) New students at the shop should bring ________.

a. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers

b. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers

c. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers

d. hammers wrenches, and screwsrivers

42) The test was hard for Paul and ________.

a. me

b. I

c. myself

d. himself

43) The suggestions of the employees ________ appropriate.

a. seems

b. seem

c. is
d. is very

44) He is the ________ of the two brothers.

a. most tall

b. tallest

c. very tall

d. taller

45) After ________ all day, she finally saw the lake.

a. walking

b. had walked

c. having walked

d. have walked

46) I ________ gone with you.

a. have

b. should have

c. had

d. am

47) I ________ walked two kilometers by the time you catch up with me.

a. have

b. would have

c. will have

d. had

48) If I ________ President, I would live in Malacanang.

a. was

b. am

c. should be
d. were

49) The means of transportation ________ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.

a. have changed

b. has changed

c. will change

d. will have changed

50) If I ________ the same problems 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

ANSWERS:

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. D

11. B

12. C

13. C
14. B

15. B

16. A

17. B

18. B

19. A

20. C

21. D

22. D

23. C

24. C

25. A

26. A

27. B

28. D

29. A

30. A

31. A

32. A

33. B

34. B

35. A

36. B

37. B

38. A
39. D

40. D

41. B

42. A

43. B

44. D

45. C

46. B

47. C

48. D

49. B

50. B

LET Reviewer 2017

November 19, 2016 · 

ENGLISH (4)

1) 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
2) We should work for the total ban ________ of pesticides.

a. with

b. on using

c. on the use

d. by the use

3) The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about heroes worth ________.

a. appreciating

b. emulating

c. reading about

d. studying

4) What does the expression "love begets love" mean?

a. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.

b. If you offer love, you will be loved in return.

c. Don't expect love, though you love others.

d. Love is not freely expected from everyone.

5) Striking a balance between the concrete and the abstract, the direct and the symbolic follows the
principle of ________.

a. "both-and"

b. "either-or"

c. "neither-nor"

d. "and/or"

6) Some students learn best by seeing, hearing, or doing. When they perform well on what they read,
what is their perceptual strength?

a. Tactile

b. Visual

c. Auditory
d. Kinesthetic

7) Those are probably the ________ blankets in the store.

a. least fancy

b. fanciest

c. most fanciest

d. most fancy

8) Lolo George is really ________ man.

a. an old sweet

b. a sweet, old

c. a sweet old

d. a sweetly old

9) The Mustang used to be ________ sportscar.

a. a fine German

b. a German, fine

c. a fine, German

d. fine German

10) Magdalena and Monica grew up in ________ house in Tacloban City.

a. a comfortable, little

b. a little, comfortable

c. a comfortable little

d. comfortable little

11) Today we practiced ________ than we did last Friday.

a. hardest

b. harder

c. more hard
d. most hard

12) The kittens play with each other happily. Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

a. kittens

b. each

c. play

d. happily

13) The teacher instructed the pupils:

a. "Open your books to page 8."

b. "Open your books on page 8."

c. "Open your books in page 8."

d. "Open your books from page 8."

14) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

a. Teaching is my career first.

b. Teaching is my first choice as a career.

c. Teaching is my ambition.

d. Teaching is my ambition as a career.

15) Which passage is expressed effectively and has no structural error?

a. You make a living by what you get, but you make a life bby what you give.

b. You make a living by working, but you make a life by what you do.

c. You make a living by earning, but you make a life by doing the best.

d. You make a living by getting your wage, but you make a life by giving.

16) It's now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come anymore, but we'll still be ready in
case he ________.

a. does

b. will come

c. may
d. is coming

17) Your sister is paying for your tuition fee, ________?

a. aren't you

b. isn't it

c. is she

d. isn't she

18) ________ not making the most of ________ opportunities.

a. You're - your

b. You're - you're

c. Your - your

d. You're - You

19) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

a. While taking a shower, the doorbell rang.

b. While I was taking a shower, the doorbell rang.

c. While taking a shower, someone rang the doorbell.

d. While I was showering, the doorbell rang.

20) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

a. One of the examinees were not registered.

b. One of the examinees was not registered.

c. One of the examinees were not in the registry list.

d. One of the examinees have not been in the registry list.

21) Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

a. The criteria was finalized for judging the candidate.

b. The criteria for judging the candidate has been finalized.

c. The criteria has been finalized for judgiing the candidate.

d. The criteria for judging the candidates have been finalized.

22) Sarah ________ in bed so long that she missed her classes.

a. lays

b. lay

c. lied

d. laid

23) Everyone is wondering ________ her successor will be.

a. whom

b. whose

c. who

d. who'll

24) Both Randy and ________ plan to go.

a. my

b. me

c. myself

d. I

25) The daughter sings sweetly as the mother ________.

a. is

b. can

c. does

d. do

26) She ________ the laundry every other day.

a. is doing

b. does

c. will do
d. is going to do

27) Wise people can _________ with frustrations.

a. cope in

b. cope up

c. cope

d. cope on

28) They visited ________ children where ________ are pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees.

a. their-there

b. there-their

c. their-they're

d. there-they're

29) In his despair, Judas ________ himself.

a. hang

b. hung

c. hunged

d. hanged

30) The words "accentric, anesthesia atypical" begin with the prefix "a" which means ________.

a. not or without

b. with

c. feeling

d. common

31) The words "inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and unaware" have prefixes which are classified as
________.

a. neutral

b. positive

c. negative
d. common

32) A good writer supports his generalizations with ________ examples.

a. unfamiliar

b. convenient

c. abstract

d. concrete

33) She will retire soon because she ________ working hard for so long.

a. has been

b. had been

c. have been

d. was

34) "He is the black sheep in the family." Which figure of speech is implied?

a. Personification

b. Simile

c. Metaphor

d. Hyperbole

35) The slow traffic ________ me.

a. aggravates

b. irritates

c. worsens

d. maddens

36) "He was as helpless as a child." Classify this statement.

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

c. Irony
d. Hyperbole

37) The statement, "She is a rose" is an example of a _________.

a. Idiom

b. Metaphor

c. Simile

d. Hyperbole

38) People who are too ________ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.

a. demanding

b. credulous

c. cynical

d. wary

39) "News travels as fast as the wind." This statement is a/an:

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

c. Idiom

d. Hyperbole

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

a. Ordinary

b. Excellent

c. Mediocre

d. Run-of-the-mill

41) "Except for the profanity, I liked the story." What is the story about?

a. Shamelessness

b. Kind words

c. Worldliness
d. Obscenities

42) She was a "Phantom of Delight" connotes that the woman is ________.

a. real

b. lovely

c. an illusion

d. virtuo

43) Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" What dis we take this to mean?

a. Wonderful

b. Enjoyment

c. Mystery

d. Discovery

44) The line from the Koran, "Woe to every backbiter, defamer" talks of ________.

a. Anguish for those who defend unrighteousness.

b. Misery for those who talk ill of others.

c. Punishment for those who give unsolicited advice.

d. Sorrow for those who oppose the opinion of their fellow.

45) What is the allegorical meaning of "The Divine Comedy"?

a. Good people go to heaven while evil people go to hell.

b. Man's soul must undergo a long journey towards God.

c. God sees the truth but waits before helping a man.

d. Heaven, hell and purgatory do not exist.

46) Herodotus, a Greek historian wrote: "All Egypt is the gift of Nile." He means:

a. geographically, the Nile gives abundance to Egypt

b. the Nile is the capital of Egypt geographically

c. the Nile gives abundant water to Egypt

d. Egypt and Nile are one and the same

47) What figure of speech is used in line "I wondered lonely as a cloud."

a. Alliteration

b. Personification

c. Simile

d. Metaphor

48) The following are written by Aristotle, EXCEPT:

a. The Republic

b. Ethics

c. Politics

d. Poetics

49) Anna Karenina is a novel by ________.

a. Mark Twain

b. Leo Tolstoy

c. Walt Whitman

d. T.S. Eliot

50) Which among the following is William Shakepeare's notable work?

a. Macbeth

b. Don Quixote

c. Jane Eyre

d. Gulliver's Travel

ANSWERS:

1. C

2. C

3. B
4. B

5. A

6. B

7. B

8. C

9. A

10. C

11. B

12. D

13. A

14. B

15. A

16. A

17. D

18. A

19. C

20. B

21. D

22. B

23. C

24. D

25. C

26. B

27. C

28. C
29. D

30. A

31. C

32. D

33. A

34. C

35. B

36. A

37. B

38. B

39. A

40. B

41. D

42. B

43. D

44. B

45. B

46. A

47. C

48. A

49. B

50. A
LET Reviewer 2017

November 19, 2016 · 

ENGLISH (5)

1) Filial piety is a basic tenet of this school of thought.

a. Taoism

b. Confucianism

c. Hinduism

d. Buddhism

2) This is the plot development of the Ramayana.

a. Circular

b. Linear

c. En medias res

d. Pyramid

3) The indigenous literature of this country features the light entertainment of oral story telling.

a. India

b. Japan

c. China

d. Africa

4) The pseudonym of Samuel Clemens.

a. The Barrettes

b. Ulysses

c. Mark Twain

d. Abe Lincoln
5) Vocabulary knowledge is manifested when students:

a. relate key words to concepts conveyed in the context of the text

b. personalize the meaning of key words in the text

c. think of the absolute meaning of words even when there is no context

d. decode automatically the printed symbol

6) Comprehension occurs when readers:

a. answer questions after reading

b. do a one-to-one sound symbol matching in reading

c. translate the printed symbols into familiar meanings

d. integrate information across texts

7) A strategy that allows students to tell back what they have read is called?

a. introspection

b. think-aloud

c. retelling

d. free-writing

8) Reading house as home in a sentence, “God bless our home” the student clearly made ______.

a. a reversal

b. an error

c. a substitution

d. a mispronunciation

9) The word with an inflectional morpheme is _______.

a. clarify

b. clarifying

c. clarity

d. clarification
10) In teaching pronunciation, showing the contrast between /i/ and /I/ is best accomplished by using

a. analogous pairs

b. dyadic pairs

c. minimal pairs

d. complementary pairs

11) How long is the span of the story May Day Eve?

a. one month

b. almost 50 years

c. overnight

d. 3 years

12) According to this religion human beings are bound to the wheel of life which is a continual cycle of
birth, death, and suffering.

a. Hinduism

b. Buddhism

c. Shintoism

d. Taoism

13) TELECAST is what kind of word?

a. Blend

b. Acronym

c. Borrowed

d. Clipped

14) What Filipino trait can be inferred in the speech of Raul S. Manglapus? “I have done this against the
advice of a friend. He felt that since I would speak on the Filipino movies, I should instead begin by
making you cry.”

a. Palakasan and pataasan culture

b. Utang na loob

c. Hiya
d. Kanya-kanya syndrome

15) ________ is Geoffrey Chaucer’s collection of stories about the English society in the 1300’s.

a. The Divine Comedy

b. The Song of Roland

c. The New Life

d. The Canterbury Tales

16) What pom of William Ernest Henley is about human beings having total control of their lives?

a. Invictus

b. Remember

c. Precious Stones

d. The Alderking

17) Who is considered the Indian counterpart of Shakespeare?

a. Kalidasa

b. Khagyam

c. Tagore

d. Aligaynon

18) How long will the respondents _______ the questionnaires?

a. answered

b. answer

c. will answer

d. answers

19) Bamboo in the Wind is a novel written by:

a. Azucena Grajo Urranza

b. Lilia Pablo Amansec

c. Elsa Martinez Coscolluela

d. Gilda Cordero Fernando

20) The writer who was charged and convicted of pornography for her short story.

a. Angela Manalang Gloria

b. Paz Latorena

c. Loreto Paras Sulit

d. Estrella Alfon

21) Which statement conveys an incorrect idea?

a. Writing is a natural communicative activity.

b. People have to be taught how to write.

c. Writing, like speech is displaced in time.

d. Writing is planned and takes time.

22) Brainstorming is an activity that can be done in the ________ stage of writing.

a. prewriting

b. post writing

c. during writing

d. after writing

23) What is listening?

a. Listening is a passive process.

b. Listening is an active process.

c. Listening is a simple process.

d. Listening is a one way process.

24) Examples of voiced consonants are ________.

a. /d/, /p/, /k/, /s/

b. /v/, /z/, /d/, /k/

c. /d/, /g/, /v/, /z/

d. /p/, /t/, /g/, /z/

25) One spends ________ of his/her waking hours on listening.

a. 60%

b. 30%

c. 10%

d. 20%

26) Promises from politicians usually are PARADOXICAL.

a. unfulfilled

b. disorganized

c. granted

d. answered

27) There was no magical PANACEA for the company’s troubles.

a. bonus

b. cure-all

c. monopoly

d. deception

28) The CONCIERGE in the hotel is very polite.

a. head waiter

b. doorkeeper

c. wine specialist

d. busboy

29) The NASCENT markets in Taguig City is mushroom development.

a. beginning to form

b. beginning to leave

c. in economic degree
d. simultaneous selling

30) _______ is Carlos Bulosan’s most famous autobiography.

a. Falling Leaves

c. America is in the Heart

b. The Laughter of My Father

d. Footnote to Youth

31) ______ died at the end of Iliad.

a. Achilles

b. Menelaus

c. Agamemnon

d. Hector

32) This Filipino writer is known for using local color in his works.

a. Manuel Arguilla

b. F. Sionil Jose

c. Carlos Bulosan

d. Juan C. Laya

33) This narrative poem is about the adventures of great heroes.

a. Romance

b. Ballad

c. Epic

d. Lyric

34) This is the smallest unit of sound.

a. Allophone

b. Allomorph

c. Morpheme
d. Phoneme

35) In the Philippines, English language teachng is aimed at:

a. Producing learners who can use English in proper context.

b. Producing learners who have mastery of English pronunciation and grammar.

c. Producing learners who can confidently speak in English.

d. Producing learners who can communicate accurately, fluently, and appropriately.

36) “Cross her mind” means:

a. Occured to her

b. After a careful analysis

c. Her intuition told her so

d. Somebody must have told her

37) This is the lowest level of comprehension:

a. Critical comprehension

b. Critical evaluation

c. Literal comprehension

d. Integration

38) “To get cold feet” means:

a. delirious

b. hesitant

c. cautious

d. neglectful

39) How to read the refrain of a poem properly?

a. Put force on the refrain.

b. Use normal tone

c. Sing the refrain portion

d. Read in a softer voice than the verse

40) Solve the riddle below:

The man who made it did not want it.

The man who bought it did not want to use it.

The man who used it did not know it.

a. Poison

b. Gun

c. Coffin

d. Bomb

41) Who wrote TO LUCASTA?

a. Robert Herrick

b. Richard Lovelace

c. Thomas Carew

d. John Sucking

42) A platoon leader ordered his troop to proceed. Which reply shows full compliance?

a. Sir, yes Sir!

b. Sir, we are about to go.

c. Sir, Sir? Yes, Sir!

d. Sir, we are on leave.

43) Which of the following terms refers to the reasons, grounds, or justification that explain the
principles behind decisions made in educational processes?

a. schemata

b. rationale

c. objectives

d. framework

44) Which one of these selection is a frame story?

a. Panchatantra

b. The Tale of Genji

c. Record of a Journey to the West

d. The Rain Came

45) A speech made by a person who reveals his thoughts.

a. sonnet

b. metaphor

c. soliloquy

d. simile

46) He is Edmond Rostand’s famous character who is poet and a soldier noted for his peculiar noise.

a. Roxanne

b. Don Quixote

c. Ichabod

d. Cyrano de Bergerac

47) Unless we find a witness to CORROBORATE your evidence, it will not stand courts.

a. collaborate

b. negate

c. interpret

d. confirm

48) The deal was held in ABEYANCE until her arrival from a sales conference.

a. obedience

b. absence

c. suspended

d. compromise

49) The committee members have gone off, leaving everything at SIXES AND SEVENS among themselves.
a. harmony

b. unfazed

c. agreement

d. disagreement

50) Select the error in the sentence:

Take note of the immediate affect this drug has on the behavior of the hamster in the cage.

a. Take note

b. affect

c. this

d. No error

ANSWERS:

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. D

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. C

11. B

12. B

13. A

14. B
15. D

16. A

17. A

18. B

19. A

20. D

21. C

22. A

23. B

24. C

25. A

26. A

27. B

28. B

29. A

30. C

31. A

32. A

33. C

34. D

35. D

36. A

37. C

38. B

39. A
40. C

41. B

42. A

43. B

44. A

45. C

46. D

47. D

48. C

49. D

50. B

LET Reviewer 2017

November 21, 2016 · 

ENGLISH (6)

1) An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.

a. Metonymy

b. Comparison

c. Euphemism

d. Personification

2) When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I ______ her since Christmas.
a. saw

b. had seen

c. have seen

d. have been seen

3) “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?

a. The Prince and the Pauper

b. The Little Prince

c. The Right One

d. The Pearl

4) History is the witness that ______ passing of time.

a. testifies

b. will testify

c. testifies for

d. testifies for the

5) He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together
we can do for the freedom of man.”

a. Gerald Ford

b. Franklin Roosevelt

c. Henry Truman

d. John F. Kennedy

6) The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?

a. Surrender in arms

b. Keep on with the fight

c. Disregard the peace negotiation

d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early

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

a. Guilt

b. Triumph

c. Indecision

d. Aggression

8) It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.

a. Mahabharata

b. Gitanjali

c. The Ramayana

d. Bhagavad Gita

9) The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”

a. In the absence

b. In the process

c. In the event

d. In the case

10) There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the governor and the
principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?

a. The classmates

b. The principal

c. The governor

d. The parent

11) What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take responsibility for their actions are real
winners in life. This tells of?

a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing

b. a winner can also be a quitter

c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery

d. excuses are needed to justify any failure

12) What correction should be made to this sentence?

One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than other children so
first-borns tend to be more intellectual.

a. Change is to are

b. Insert a comma after children

c. Change parents' to parent's

d. Change theories to theory's

13) What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?

"We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens."

a. The things have not been shipped.

b. In a state of confusion

c. In an orderly manner

d. The boxes are still intact

14) What is the mood of these lines?

"Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I mustn't give in.

When the dawn comes

tonight will be a memory, too

And a new day will begin."

a. Afraid

b. Sarcastic

c. Depressed

d. Hopeful

15) "He is known as a political butterfly", the congressman remarked. This means the fellow is a:
a. Displayed follower

b. Political opportunist

c. Party loyalist

d. Disgraced leader

16) The student leader was suspended because:

a. He felt responsible for his deeds

b. He violated school regulation

c. He was motivated to rebel

d. He listened to the elders

17) What should you do if the situation says, “what you spent years building may be destroyed
overnight.”

a. Help people anyway

b. Build some anyway

c. Do away with things done

d. Do good anyway

18) Inaugural programs are well attended because it is ________ held.

a. frequently

b. often times

c. seldom

d. rarely

19) A new copier machine was choses because:

a. its repair was free for six months

b. its guarantee was six months

c. its brand was recommended by the agent

d. its feature were ordinary

20) Did you get the instructions? What is the appropriate answer?
a. Well and good

b. That’s OK

c. Certainly, we did

d. Sorry, we didn’t

21) After an airplane crash, passengers who choose a flight would say:

a. “A front seat would be safest.”

b. “I want a reservation on the back seat.”

c. “A middle aisle seat would allow easy escape.”

d. “A seat closest to the cockpit be given to me.”

22) Form a sentence from these words.

I. The senator

II. As a legislator

III. Although he raised his voice

IV. Accepted several amendments

a. II, I, IV, III

b. I, II, III, IV

c. IV, III, II, I

d. II, I, III, IV

23) The committee discussed the issue and everyone at the end seemed ________ to the findings.

a. ignorant and civil

b. negative get open

c. reluctant to accept

d. amendable to consider

24) On is stressed in given situations. Choose the situation called for:

a. her visitors are on the way

b. be on time please

c. he came on holiday

d. it happened on a Tuesday

25) Which of this group of capitalized words does not belong to the group in terms of sound?

a. THAT picture is impressionistic

b. This THESIS is original

c. THOSE are her new projects

d. THESE books are of recent editors

26) Home is the soldier. Home and free! This tell us:

a. The soldier died heroically

b. The soldier is at peace in death

c. The soldier is well armed home

d. The soldier is decorated upon arrival

27) Which placard tells of a wide choice during the grand sale?

a. “Pairs Varied Plenty”

b. “No Duplicates Available”

c. “Single items Limited”

d. “Choose Your Wild”

28) Long fellow mentioned life as light as shadow. What figure of speech is it used?

a. Personification

b. Argumentation

c. Simile

d. Metaphor

29) “Never the Twain shall meet…” Means the lines are:

a. straight
b. parallel

c. perpendicular

d. circular

30) This was as beautiful as a picture. She sough an answer to this. "I want to be loved birth body and
soul." Here she meant that love.

a. can be carnal and platonic

b. must be sexy to be adored

c. is both mind and body

d. is a process of mental exercise

31) She bought her daughter a new dress, which was fashionable. It was:

a. a copy from, Italian catalogue

b. a remodeled dress

c. an imitation from the original

d. an original creation of a couturier

32) "I have one life to give and I give it all to my country.” This pictures a:

a. a soldier at war

b. worker in a cement factory

c. a policeman on the street

d. a doctor in the operating room

33) Class interactions is brought about by:

a. teacher listens, students listen

b. question and answer method

c. teacher talk at all times

d. teacher student exchange questions and answer

34) A Chinese proverb says, "The virtue with the shortest memory is gratitude." This tells of persons who
are:
a. greetful

b. grateful

c. careful

d. hospitable

35) That is the face that caused a thousand ship and men to raise their arms and fight. Who was referred
to by the poet?

a. Helen of Troy

b. Helen Keller

c. Mary Magdalene

d. Cleopatra of the Nile

36) A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks:

a. All guests congratulated the organizers and couple.

b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies

c. The ceremonies were very impressive

d. I felt uneasy with the priest

37) What is meant by LAST DITCH in this sentence? The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last
ditch to defend his good name.

a. One's last courage

b. One's last strategy

c. One's last hope

d. One's last defense

38) ________ the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.

a. Whoever

b. Whoever

c. Whomever

d. Whosoever
39) She is the one of those girls ________ always complaining.

a. who are

b. who is

c. whom are

d. whom is

40) We buy only cherry plums since we like ______ best.

a. those kind

b. these kind

c. that

d. that kinds

41) Making friends is more rewarding than to be ________.

a. to be antisocial

b. us being anti-social

c. being antisocial

d. to be anti-social

42) The man spoke ________, belying his bizarre and menacing appearance.

a. polite and sensible

b. politely and sensibly

c. polite and sensitively

d. politely and in a sensible way

43) They invited my whole family to the cookout – my father, my mother, ________.

a. my sister and I

b. my sister and me

c. I and my sister

d. me and my sister
44) As they drifted silently downstream, ________.

a. they hardly used the paddles

b. the paddles were hardly used.

c. the paddles were used hard.

d. they use the paddles hardly at all

45) Her brother ________ and never will be dependable.

a. never has been

b. never had

c. hardly never has

d. not ever had

46) The new building ________ by the end of December this year.

a. would have been completed

b. will have been completed

c. will have had been completed

d. would be completed

47) “I am the unfortunate grain of wheat that fell on stony ground at sowing time”. What figure of
speech is exemplified in this line?

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

c. Antithesis

d. Personification

48) Most people in the mountains still follow the ________ ways of farming, that is why their harvest is
not abundant.

a. primitive

b. mechanical

c. traditional
d. non-scientific

49) The measure of choosing well is whether or not man likes what he ________.

a. chose

b. has chosen

c. choose

d. is choosing

50) Professional marketing consultants know their products thoroughly and ________.

a. study market trends

b. they analyzed market trends

c. analyze market trends

d. realize better market trends

ANSWERS:

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. C

11. C

12. B

13. B
14. D

15. B

16. B

17. D

18. C

19. B

20. C

21. D

22. A

23. A

24. B

25. B

26. B

27. A

28. C

29. B

30. A

31. D

32. A

33. D

34. B

35. A

36. C

37. D

38. C
39. B

40. C

41. C

42. B

43. B

44. A

45. A

46. B

47. B

48. A

49. B

50. C

LET Reviewer 2017

November 30, 2016 · 

FIGURE OF SPEECH
1) SYNECDOCHE - an association of some important part with the whole it represents.
Example: The face who launched a thousand ships.
2) SIMILE - an indirect association.
Example: She is like a flower.
3) PERSONIFICATION - giving human attributes to an inanimate object (animal, idea,
etc.)
Example: The sun is looking down on me.
4) OXYMORON - a self-contrasting statement.
Example: Loud silence
5) METONYMY - an association wherein the name of something is substituted by
something that represents it.
Example: Toothpaste is sometimes called Colgate.
6) METAPHOR - a direct comparison.
Example: You are the sunshine of my life.
7) IRONY - the contrast between what was expected and what actually happened.
Example: No smoking sign during a cigarette break.
8) HYPERBOLE - an exaggeration.
Example: Cry me a river.
9) EUPHEMISM - creating a positive connotation out of something negative.
Example: Comfort women (prostitute)
10) ELLIPSIS - omission of words in a sentence.
Example: She walked away and so the world turns....
11) ASYNDETON - not putting any connectors (conjunctions or prepositions).
Example: No retreat, no surrender
12) APOSTROPHE - a direct address to an abstract things or a person who passed away.
Example: Love, please come and take me!