Read each

question carefully.
Then, choose the
letter of the
correct answer.
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same story,
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totobebe physically
physically helpless
helpless and
and unable
unable toto get
get
help tohelp to prevent
prevent her ownher own murder.
murder.

1. What type of story is her

intense fear and vulnerability?
a. Radio drama c. Fiction
b. Suspense d. Horror
2. How would you have handled situations like
that if you were Mrs. Stevenson?
a. Ignore the conversation heard and act
normally.
b. Call the police and explain the urgency of
your situation.
c. Be brave and face the murderer.
d. Hide and never go out unless you make sure
the murderers are gone.
3. What do you think could have happened if the
police had arrived right after Mrs. Stevenson called?

a. Mrs. Stevenson might be terrified even more seeing

another strange man around her house.
b. Mrs. Stevenson might be saved and be out of trouble.
c. Mrs. Stevenson might be disappointed because she
had already enjoyed such suspenseful experience.
d. Mrs. Stevenson might be brave enough to face her
murderers.
4. Which best describes a one-act play?
a. It is brief, condensed, and single in
effect.
b. It must include terse and concise
dialogues.
c. It has one character, one theme and one
lesson to learn.
d. It has one major character that has
quick development.
5. In Lucille Fletcher’s Sorry Wrong Number, how
does Mrs. Stevenson first learn that a murder has
been planned?
a.She witnesses it through the rear window of her
room.
b. She accidentally opens her friend’s phone.
c.She eavesdrops two of her closest friends while
talking suspiciously.
d. She overhears a conversation of two
unidentified men on the phone.
Somebody in fear and in panic calls on your cell phone
asking for your help.

6. Which response should be done?

a. Ignore the phone call. Anyway, it might just be a prank of
one of your friends.
b. Tell your friend that you can’t help him/her because you
don’t want to be in trouble.
c. Verify the information, ask the caller’s location and her
present situation and decide what immediate help you can
extend.
d. Go immediately to your friend and do everything you can to
____7. What can be inferred from the selection?
a.Garbage has become the major problem of the
poor.
b.The problem on proper garbage disposal has no
solution.
c.People must continue to educate themselves of
the negative effects that garbage might give to
one’s health.
d.The problem on garbage can be solved if the
government will impose penalty for those who
will be caught disposing the garbage improperly.
_____8. What is the selection all about?
a.The worsening problems on improper
disposal of garbage
b.The fine people might pay once caught
violating the rule.
c.The implementation of 4 Rs such as reduce,
reuse, recycle, and recovering
d.The government’s duty on collecting
people’s wastes
 _____9. What realization can be best drawn from the
selection?
a. It is the government’s primary duty to maintain the
cleanliness of our surroundings.
b.Everybody is responsible for taking care of our
environment.
c. It is better to live in exclusive subdivisions where
janitors and garbage collectors do their jobs
responsively.
d.The problem on garbage disposal has been a problem
for so many years and it was never solved so, there’s
no use of stopping it.
_______10. Basing from the selection
listened to, which must be done?
a.We must be in one with the government in
solving the problem by simply disposing our
garbage properly and by encouraging other
people to do the same.
b.Impose a fine for those who will be caught
disposing the garbage improperly.
c.Distribute trash cans to each household so
that they will no longer throw their garbage
anywhere.
11. What message can be conveyed in the material
shown?
a.Technology strengthens family relationship.
b. The more we get addicted to technology, the
more we lose intimacy of human connection.
c.A person’s presence is no longer needed because
everything is possible with technology.
d. Technology gives not only what’s necessary but
also what’s not.
_____12. What is the relevance of this material to you as
young Filipino learners?
a. It reminds us to always bring our gadgets especially during
family gatherings.
b. It reminds us that the advances in communication are
unnecessary.
c. It reminds us that technology is a tool in establishing good
relationships and should not lose human connection.
d. It tells us that it is okay to be addicted to technology
because it is the trend that everybody enjoys.
What can you suggest to gradually lessen the worsening
situation?
a.There’s nothing to be done. It’s the trend that millennial
people love doing.
b.The government must impose penalty for those who will be
using mobile phones abusively.
c.I suggest that the youth shall take responsibility in spreading
awareness to everyone that technology is just a tool to a
better and faster communication. However, it must not
affect our health, behaviour, relationships, and education.
d.People’s addiction to technology can be justified since every
action or activity we perform nowadays is associated or
dependent on it. Thus, I suggest that people should stop
treating it a problem.
Which refers to the stage
representation of an action or a
story?
a.Play c. Monologue
b.Movie d. Stage Direction
15. Which best describes the responsibilities of
stage crew?
a. Performs a role in a play, television or
movie.
b. Builds the set, handles the load-in and
changes the scenery and handles the curtain.
c. Writes the script for the artists.
d. Takes charge of filming and directing
Romeo and Juliet come from two feuding families and
cannot be together, even though they are in love. Would
you risk dishonouring your family and not seeing them again
for the love of your life?
a. Yes. It is my life and nobody understands how I feel
and what makes me really happy but myself alone.
b. No. My family is as important as the love of my life.
Thus, their opinions and feelings must be considered
primarily.
c. Yes. The love of my life is everything to me and I can
be happy even without my family.
d. No. They might not extend their financial help
whenever I will need it.
_____17Which of the dramatic unities is not
observed in most of the one-act play?
a. Time c. Action
b.Place d. Characters
_____18. Which is true about William Shakespeare’s tragic
heroes in most of his plays?
a. The tragic heroes are great men who are unquestionably
noble, but each one has a tragic flaw from where stems the
tragedy.
b. The tragic heroes are men who come from royal families.
However, they undeniably manifest voraciousness of power
and money.
c. Most of the tragic heroes have extraordinary strength and
power to fight supernatural creatures.
d. All the tragic heroes in his plays believe in oracles and
prophecies of certain mythological deities.
_____19Which is common in the plays, Romeo and
Juliet and While the Auto Plays?
a. Both of the main characters died at the end of
the play.
b.Both of the characters come from two feuding
families.
c. Both characters come from elite families.
d.Both of them feel intense attraction during their
first meeting.
20. How does the story of Romeo and Juliet connect
to the lives of teenagers today?
a. It portrays how impulsive teenagers can be when it
comes to decision making.
b.It encourages them more to be engaged in early
relationships.
c. It teaches the teenagers to dishonour their parents
for the sake of the love of their lives.
d.It teaches the teenagers that falling in love so
easily and being bold and outgoing during the affair
are okay.
Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,
Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,
Pestilence-stricken multitudes:

What sensory image is employed in the

poem?
a.Taste c. Sight
b.Touch d. Smell
What literary device is used
in the underlined line?
a.Repetition c. Simile
b.Oxymoron d. Rhyme
 What refers to the speaker’s or narrator’s
attitude towards the subject?
a.Mood c. Tone
b.Literary technique d. Sensory Image

Which refers to the general feeling or

atmosphere that a piece of writing creates
within the reader?
a.Tone c. Literary Technique
b.Sensory image d. Mood
 What listening strategy can be best employed in the selection read?
a.Listening for gist
b.Listening for specific information
c. Listening for detailed understanding
d.Listening for entertainment

What can be inferred from the selection?

a.Power and money give genuine happiness especially for the people who
long to have them.
b.Happiness can be best achieved through contentment and simplicity.
c. Love for material things generally cause troubles.
d.Rich people experience nothing but true happiness.
 Happiness is a state of mind.”
Happiness is a state of mind.”

Which best explains the statement above?

a.Happiness is not felt. It’s only in the mind.
b.Only those who have higher IQs can experience
true happiness.
c.Happiness is an inner feeling of self-contentment
and appreciation.
d.Only those who have money and power can be
happy.
Which best describes a faulty logic?
a.It is the process of drawing conclusion and reasons with
supporting facts and.
b.It is the use of words with connotations that make a false
connection between a person or an idea and the word’s
connotation, whether it be positive or negative.
c.It occurs when a person tries to be wise and responsible in
everything he/she does and says.
d.It happens every time the writers and the speakers
intentionally misuse logic to arrive at the conclusion they
prefer.
He had no idea of the disastrous chain of vents
He had no idea of the disastrous chain of vents to follow.

to follow.

What literary device is employed in the

statement above?
a.Repetition c. oxymoron
b.Foreshadowing d. rhyme
Which sentence uses oxymoron?

a.He possessed cold fire in his eyes.

b.Chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.
c.He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.
d.My brother was boiling mad.
 What piece of work refers to the
summary of a certain play?
a.Drama Review c. Film Review
b.Stage Direction d Play Synopsis
Which kind of play involves humour
and often confusion, disguise and
mistaken identity?
a.Tragedy c. History
b.Comedy d. Romance
Which best explains the central message of the
play, “Driving Miss Daisy?”
a.True love exists in the least expected time.
b.Friendship can still be possible between
people who come from different race and
economic status.
c.Everything is possible to people who have
money and power.
d.Hoke’s family are low-class people who cannot
land decent jobs
He lifted his chin, pulling the knot in his tie a little tighter. You’ve got
this. He winked. Stop, definitely don’t wink at them. He pulled a
stern face. No, you look like you’re interviewing to be someone’s
damn body guard.

What dramatic convention is applied in the

text above?
a.Exterior monologue c. Fourth Wall
b.Narration d. Interior Monologue
 Karen rolls her eyes and raises her brows as her mother starts
reciting her morning litany.

What reaction/strategy is employed by the

character mentioned above?
a.Verbal Strategy c. Non-verbal Strategy
b.Violent Reaction d. Non-violent Reaction
A black cat prowls on my block every night.

What vowel sound do the

highlighted words have?
a.[a] b. [e] c. [æ] d.[∑]
 Which group of words has the [∑] sound?
a.Eve, legal, lethal, cathedral
b.Few, blew, knew, crew
c.Bend, meant, steady, bread
d.Ill, fin, gist, grip
 Jen and I had a really interesting conversation.

Which syllable is stressed?

a.con-VER-sa-tion c. con-ver-SA-tion
b.CON-ver-sa-tion d. con-ver-sa-TION
Rachelle is no longer happy with her work. Thus, she
plans to resign and look for a more challenging job

39. What would you do if you were Rachelle?

a.Send a text message to your boss telling her that you already
resign.
b.Call her and tell her that you will no longer report to the office
since you find a better job.
c.Post it in facebook and tag your boss for her to know that you
will no longer report.
d.Speak to your boss personally and at the same time write a
resignation letter explaining your reasons of resigning.
What is usually defined as a word ending in –ing
that is formed from a verb which functions as a
noun?
a.Participle c. Verbal
b.Gerund d. Infinitive

What verbal is composed of to + verb which is also

used as subject, complement or object of a
sentence?
a.Participle c. Verbal
b.Gerund d. Infinitive