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Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer on the statements provided.

1. A tense expressing an action that is currently going on or habitually performed.

a. Present tense c. Future tense
b. Past tense d. Perfect tense
2. This tense is formed by using modal verbs will or shall.
a. Present tense c. Future tense
b. Past tense d. Perfect tense
3. A tense expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed.
a. Present tense c. Future tense
b. Past tense d. Perfect tense
4. He wrote the poem Florante at Laura.
a. Francis Baltazar c. Jaena Lopez
b. Francisco Balagtas d. Cynthia Magastar
5. This adjective is used to identify the relative position of a noun in time or
space.
a. Indefinite c. Limited
b. Demonstrative d. Possessive
6. An adjective that gives general information and does not indicate anything specific.
a. Indefinite c. Limited
b. Demonstrative d. Possessive
7. It is the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 that was written by Edwin wolf.
a. Magsawi c. Rizal
b. Doctrina Christiana d. La Solidaridad
8. Which of the following is correct about awit and corrido?
a. Awit and corrido refer to the same type of narrative poetry.
b. Awit and corrido read mainly for the quality of its thoughts and for its beauty.
 c. Awit and corrido are legendary and religious poems.
d. Awit and corrido tell us much about imaginative devices.
9. Author of the story Ninay.
a. Pedro Paterno c. Amador Daguio
b. Bernardo Carpio d. Manuel Arguilla
10. Author of the story Midsummer.
a. Pedro Paterno c. Amador Daguio
b. Bernardo Carpio d. Manuel Arguilla
11. A charateristics of nonverbal communication that conveys the tone of voice,
inflection or rising or pausing while speaking.
a. Paralanguage c. Posture
b. Gestures d. Clothing
12. The following choices are the rules that we should observe in capitalization
EXCEPT.
a. Capitalize all proper names
b. Capitalize the first word of a sentence
c. Capitalize the last word of salutation
d. Capitalize the first and last word of the titles of publications
13. This kind of puctuations is used in compound words or in words with prefixes.
a. Exclamation mark c. Parentheses
b. Dash d. Hyphen
14. This kind of puctuations is usedafter the interjection or explanation.
a. Exclamation mark c. Parentheses
b. Dash d. Hyphen
15. This kind of puctuations is used among languages, among historical periods.
a. Dash c. Semicolon
b. Colon d. Apostrophe
16. It is the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken for exciting pleasure.
a. Ballad c. Poetry
b. Sonnet d. Lyric
17. It is a lyric poem with fourteen lines and follows a rhyme scheme.
a. Haiku c. Elegy
b. Tanka d. Sonnet
18. Author of the story Under the Mango Tree.
a. Hugh Aaron c. Pedro Paterno
b. Manuel Arguilla d. Antonia Bisquerra
19. It is a type of sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a
coordinator.
a. Simple sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Minor Sentence
20. It is a type of sentence that joined by one or more dependent clauses.
a. Simple sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Minor Sentence
21. This type of sentence contains a single clause.
a. Simple sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Minor Sentence
22. Author of the story Wedding Dance.
a. Pedro Paterno c. Amador Daguio
b. Bernardo Carpio d. Manuel Arguilla
23. Legend: Maria Makiling, Epic: ________________
a. Tuwaang c. Magsawi
b. Lumawig on earth d. Princess Urduja
24. These are words with the same meaning.
a. Synonyms c. Affixes
b. Antonyms d. Root words
25. These are words with the opposite meanings.
a. Synonyms c. Affixes
b. Antonyms d. Root words
26. This adverb tell us when an action happened, how long or how often.
a. Adverb of time c. Adverb of place
 b. Adverb of manner d. Adverb of frequency
27. This adverb tells us how often something happens. This is placed before and after
the Be verb.
a. Adverb of time c. Adverb of place
b. Adverb of manner d. Adverb of frequency
28. It indicates simple quality withoit comparison or relation to increase.
a. Positive Degree c. Superlative degree
b. Comparative degree d. Negative degree
29. It indicates that the person or thing being modified has the quality to a degree greater
than being compared to in given context.
a. Positive Degree c. Superlative degree
b. Comparative degree d. Negative degree
30. An entertaining story with animals as characters.
a. Legend c. Epic
b. Fable d. Short story
31. A form of verb that denotes the time of an action or condition.
a. Tense c. Mood
b. Preposition d. Verbal
32. A form of verb that shows action or condition which is continuing in the present or
continued in the past, or will continue in the future.
a. Base form c. Progressive
b. Present d. Past
33. This tense is formed by using modal verbs will or shall.
a. Present tense c. Future tense
b. Past tense d. Perfect tense
34. This types of adjectives is used to identify the relative position of a noun in time or
space.
a. Limiting adjectives c. Possessive adjectives
b. Numerical adjectives d. Demonstrative adjectives
35. It is known as helping verbs. Used to assist the verb.
a. Auxilliary verbs c. Do verbs
 b. Be verbs d. Have verbs
36. It is often called the -ed form of the verb.
a. Present participle c. Future Participle
b. Past participle d. Progressive Participle
37. It ends with -ing and can be used with the auxilliary verb.
a. Present participle c. Future Participle
b. Past participle d. Progressive Participle
38. It is an indirect comparison between two unlike objects with a common feature or
similarity.
a. Simile c. Personification
b. Metaphor d. Hyperbole
39. Author of the story Ibong Adarna.
a. Hugh Aaron c. Jose Rizal
b. Pedro Paterno d. Jose Dela Cruz
40. Author of the story Daragang Magayon.
a. Jose Rizal c. Abdon Balde
b. Antonia Bisquerra d. Manuel Arguilla
41. Ibalong: Bikol epic, Tuwaang: _______________
a. Iloco epic c. la union epic
b. Bagobo epic d. Santa Cruz Epic
42. It is achieved when the readers, through the different senses, perceives the meaning.
a. Symbol c. Main idea
b. Mood d. Image
43. It is an affix that occurs at the beginning of certain words.
a. Idiom c. Prefix
b. Cliche d. Suffix
44. It is an expression used by particular group or region of people.
a. Idiom c. Prefix
b. Cliche d. Suffix
45. It is an affix that occurs at the end of certain words.
 a. Idiom c. Prefix
b. Cliche d. Suffix
46. It is a dependent structure connected to a wrong word in the sentence.
a. Dangling Modifier c. Ambigious
b. Misplaced Modifier d. Parallelism
47. The following choices are the common characteristics of proverbs EXCEPT.
a. They use grammatical and rhetorical devices.
b. They often used metaphorically and memorable statements.
c. Proverbs are not so different from short questions.
d. Proverbs do not include alliteration and rhyme.
48. Epic: Biag ni Lam-ang, Folktales: _____________
a. Handiong c. Bantugan
b. Lumawig on earth d. Ibalon
49. A __________ is a word or phrase used to express a meaning or other than literal
meaning.
a. Freedom of expression c. Figures of speech
b. Parts of speech d. Adjectives
50. It is a kind of sentence that expresses a command or request and ends with a period.
a. Declarative c. Exclamatory
b. Interrogative d. Imperative
ANSWER KEY

1. A 8. D
2. C 9. A
3. C 10.D
4. B 11.A
5. B 12.C
6. A 13.D
7. B 14.A
15.B 33.D
16.C 34.D
17.D 35.A
18.B 36.B
19.B 37.A
20.C 38.B
21.A 39.C
22.C 40.C
23.A 41.D
24.A 42.D
25.B 43.C
26.A 44.B
27.D 45.D
28.A 46.B
29.C 47.D
30.B 48.B
31.A 49.C
32.C 50.D