MAJOR(ENGLISH)

Final Coaching Part 1

1.Chief of the Norse gods; also known as the All-father
a. Thor
b. Odin
c. Loki
d. Ymir
2. Frost giant from whose body Yggdrasill sprang from.
a. Mimir
b. Asgard
c. Bifrost
d. Ymir
3. Rainbow bridge used by the Valkyries to go to Midgard from Asgard.
a. Bifrost
b. Valhalla
c. Yggdrasill
d. Alfheim
4. Abode of the gods
a. Asgard
b. Niflheim
c. Yggdrasill
d. Alfheim
5. Oldest son of Odin and the God of Thunder; wields the hammer Mjollnir.
a. Baldur
b. Loki
c. Sigurd
d. Thor
6. Messengers of Odin who escort the souls of heroes who die in battle to Valhalla.
a. Norns
b. Valkyries
c. Goths
d. Vikings
7. Final battle between the gods and giants that will bring about the destruction of the world.
a. Volsung
b. Nibelung
c. Hel
d. Ragnarok
8. God of peace and joy; he was killed by Hoth, the blind god, at the urging of Loki. It is said that he
will resurrect after Ragnarok.
a. Baldur
b. Loki
c. Sigurd
d. Thor
9. This plant was missed by Frigg as she scoured the world to extract oaths form all things in nature
not to harm her son Baldur. The god of mischief urged Hoth to throw this at Balder who died from
this.
a. Mistletoe
b. Mandrake
c. Nightshade
d. Nettle
10. Hall where the souls of warriors go after death.
a. Bifrost
b. Valhalla
c. Yggdrasill
d. Alfheim
11. Killed the dragon Fafnir and saved the Valkyrie Brunhild from captivity. He is deceived by
Gudrun, who made him drink a potion to forget Brunhild so that he will marry Gudrun. Brunhild
prompts Gunnar and his brothers to kill him, then threw herself in this hero’s funeral pyre.
a. Baldur
b. Loki
c. Sigurd
d. Thor
12. The giant ash tree that supports the universe.
a. Bifrost
b. Valhalla
c. Yggdrasill
d. Alfheim
13. The serpent that lived at the foot of Yggdrasill; it devours the corpses of evil-doers and gnaws at
the roots of Yggdrasill in his attempts to destroy it.
a, Nidhogg
b. Midgard Serpent
c. Fafnir
d. Ragnarok
14. The serpent that encircles the world of men by devouring its own tail.
a, Nidhogg
b. Midgard Serpent
c. Fafnir
d. Ragnarok
15. Goddess of the dead; lives in Niflheim
a. Frigg
b. Brunhild
c. Hel
d. Mimir
16. Hall of the gods in Asgard
a. Glathsheim
b. Valhalla
c. Heimdall
d. Branstock
17. The last two humans before Ragnarok and the first humans after Ragnarok
a. Lifthrasir and Lif
b. Udhum and Iff
c. Irileth and Balgruff
d. Fenrir and Ursula
18. Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?
A. He already left the house that morning but he forgot his project in TLE.
B. The reference configurations are easy to deploy, manage, and upgrade. 
C. Tea lovers may have a hard time sleeping, for the caffeine in tea stimulates the nervous system.
D. When conducting a lab experiment, make sure that you have the tools, the specimen and the
experiment sheet.
19. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?
A. Lito, the boy who returned the wallet he found, was praised by his teachers.
B. This sentence contains a subject, a verb and a direct object.
C. If you happen to meet her, please tell her the directors are in the conference room. D. I want to
buy that pretty skirt, which is on sale today.
20. Which of the sentences below contains the correct preposition?
A. His controversial statement will result to a lot of criticism.
B. Let’s meet at around three o’clock.
C. Can I ask a favor of you?
D. It’s difficult to cope up the situation.
21. Which sentence states the idea clearly and has no structural error? 
A. Red, Gina and I will be going to the party on Sunday.
B. Me and Mila should start working on our thesis.
C. He hadn’t been him self lately.
D. The book which is on the desk is mine.
22. Supply the missing verb: The student was sad because he was ________ for his late submission
of his school project. A. called off
B. called up
C. called back
D. called down
23.What is the study of language and languages?
A. Phonetics
B. Syntax
C.Linguistics
D. Semantics
24.It is the study of the meaning of languages.
A. Phonetics
B. Syntax
C. Linguistics
D. Semantics
25.Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language. What do we call to this sounds?
A. Morphemes
B. Phonemes
C. Syntax
D. Lexicology
26.What is the study of language as it pertains to social classes, ethnic groups and genders? 
A. Psycholinguistics
B. Comparative linguistics
C. Sociolinguistics
D. Linguistics
27. It is the study of language from a cognitive and developmental law.
A. Psycholinguistics
B. Sociolinguistics
C. Comparative linguistics
D. Linguistics
28.This are sound made with air passing through the nose. examples include m, n, and ng sound of
sing.
A. Nasal
B. Uvula
C. Velum
D.Bilabial
29.The sounds made by holding the lips together and then releasing the sound, such as p and b.
A. Liquid
B. Nasal
C. Bilabial
D. Bilabial nasal
30. We can also use the upper teeth with the lower lip, for _________ sounds. This is how we make
an f sound.
A. Uvular
B. Labiodental
C. Velar
D. Nasal
31.We also have two names for the parts of the tongue used with these various parts of the mouth:
The front edge is called the _______, sounds like t, th, and s are made with this.
A. Corona
B. Dorsum
C. Labiodental
D. Dental
32.And the back edge is called the _________. Sounds k, g, and ng are made with this.
A. Corona
B. Dorsum
C. Labiodental
D. Dental
33. The New Critics were:
A Feminist critics
B.Formalist critics
C.Marxist critics
D. Psychological Critics
34. What approach to literary criticism requires the critic to know about the author's life and times?
A. All of these
B. Mimetic
C. Historical
D. Formalist
35. Formalist critics believe that the value of a work cannot be determined by the author's intention.
What term do they use when speaking of this belief?
A. The objective is correlative
B. The pathetic fallacy
C. The intentional fallacy
D. The affective fallacy
36. Who originated the term "objective correlative," which is often used in formalist criticism?
A. T.S. Eliot
B. Matthew Arnold
C. C.S. Lewis
D. Virginia Woolf
37. In a Freudian approach to literature, concave images are usually seen as:
A. Male symbols
B. Evidence of an Oedipus complex
C. Phallic symbols
D. Female symbols
38. He was an influential force in archetypal criticism.
A. Tate
B. Freud
C. Jung
D. Richards
39. Seven is an archetype associated with:
A. Evil
B. Death
C. Birth
D. Perfection
40. This feminist critic proposed that all female characters in literature are in at least one of the
following stages of development: the feminine, feminist, or female stage.
A. Elaine Showalter
B. Mary Wolstencraft
C. Virginia Woolf
D. Ellen Mores
41. A critic argues that in John Milton's "Samson Agonistes," the shearing of Samson's locks is
symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using?
A. Psychological approach
B. Historical approach
C. Mimetic approach
D. Formalist approach
42. One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that
purpose?
A. Captain Ahab
B. Billy Budd
C. Hamlet
D. Ophelia
43. One of the disadvantages of this school of criticism is that it tends to make readings too
subjective.
A. Historical Criticism
B. These are all equally subjective
C. Formalist Criticism
D. Reader Response Criticism---
44. This literary critic coined the term "fancy."
A.Matthew Arnold
B. Carl Jung
C. Virginia Woolf
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
45. Michael Foucault was the major practitioner of this school of criticism.
A. Deconstructionism
B. Formalist Criticism
C. Mimetic Criticism
D. Structuralism
46. This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can assert
several, contradictory interpretations of one text.
A. Structuralism
B. Deconstructionism
C. Formalist Criticism
D. Mimetic Criticism
47. A critic examining John Milton's "Paradise Lost" focuses on the physical description of the
Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve,
Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view
from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any
biography of Milton. He is most likely a ____ critic.
A. Formalist
B. Mimetic
C.Reader Response
D. Feminist
48. This literary critic warned: "We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter
is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater
part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of
the fact that there are still people in the world so 'backward' or so 'eccentric' as to continue to
believe."
A. C.S. Lewis
B. T.S. Eliot---
C. G.K. Chesterton
D. Matthew Arnold
49. A critic of Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserv'd" wishes to know why the play's conspirators,
despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic
light. She examines the author's life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities
between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a _________ critic.
A. Tory B. Historical C. Feminist D. Psychological
50. This poet might be described as a moral or philosophical critic for arguing that works must have
"high seriousness."
A. . Eliot B. Matthew Arnold C. Elizabeth Browning D. Virginia Woolf
Final Coaching Part 2
1. Mrs. Cruz makes a systematic outline of what she is going to do in her new lesson in English. In making the
outline, she listed the steps she will undertake together with those of her students during the whole period. This
refers to____
A. Teaching style B. Teaching strategy
C. Method of teaching D. Technique of teaching
2. The ff. are remedial teaching strategies except: ____
A. Individual Education Program B. Peer Support Program
C. Reward Scheme D. Test and Drill
3. Which strategy allows the students to integrate their academic activities and to their own knowledge and
experience
A. Language Experience Approach B. First language Support
C. Cultural Studies D. Social interaction and sociocultural theories
4. One strategy in learning a second language requires asking questions for verification or for clarification.
Which strategy is referred to?
A. Affective B. Cognitive C. Metacognitive D. Social
5. Examples, activities, songs, poems,stories and illustrations are based on local history and reality. This
strategy particularly refers to:
A. Localization B. Contextualization C. Cultural adaptability D. Authenticity
6. Which method of achieving cohesion in a discourse is used in the line. Would you like a soda? "Yes, I'd like
one"
A. Elliptical cohesion B. Referential cohesion C. Lexical cohesion D. Substitutive cohesion
7. Ms. Reyes gave her class a group assignment. The class must come up with possible solutions to the parking
problem in their school during the drop off and pick up hours. Each group is expected to come up with a
proposal. What kind of speaking task is she using?
A. Imitative B. Responsive C. Intensive D. Interactive
8. The reading and teaching of literature must yield not only for enjoyment but also____
A. Knowledge B. Pleasure C. Understanding D. Information
9. The ff. are concerns of the teaching reading except:
A. Vocabulary development B. Output development
C. Comprehension development D. Application
10. Which is improperly stated among these different principles for effective teaching and reading. Effective
teacher:
A. Use of instructional approaches on how children learn
B. Use the four cueing system to support students
C. Select appropriate reading materials
D. Go out of the structured classrooms to create community of readers
11. A new language teaching approach that mainly focuses on pronunciation 
A. Bilingualism B. Visualism C. Audiolingualism D. Phonological-Culturalism
12. Which model views literature as a source of facts or information and the teacher is a transmitter if
knowledge and information to the students
A. Personal growth model B. Cultural model C. Philosophical  D. Language Model
13. Which theory of language learning advanced by Stephen Krashen that a student can learn a second
language if the language components are not too complex nor too easy?
A. Comprehensible input B. Critical Period hypothesis
C. Linguistic output D. Language acquisition
14. According to Littlewood , the process of habit information includes the following
A. Children imitate the sound and patterns which they hear around them
B. Children repeat the sounds and patterns so that these become habits
C. None of the above
D. A and B
15. The subconscious process that results from informal, natural communication between people where
language is a means, not a focus nor an end at itself
A. Linguistics input B. Acquisition C. Language complexities D. Cognitive input
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Instruction: identify the proponent of Classical Literary Theory based on its characteristics
16. Literature is an imitation of life
A. Plato B. Horace C. Longinus D. Aristotle
17. Function of literature is to entertain or to teach
A. Plato B. Horace C. Longinus D. Aristotle
18. Style may be low, middle, high or sublime
A. Plato  B. Horace C. Longinus D. Aristotle
19. Puragation of negative emotions of fear and pity
A. Plato  B. Horace C. Longinus D. Aristotle
20. Advocates that the child should be acquainted with the letters of the alphabet a*†t the very start
A. Bloomfield B. John Locke C. Fries D. Chomsky
21. Linguistic theory of Ferdinand de Saussure which recognizes language as a system of structure
A. Structuralist literary theory B. Neurological approach
C. Psychoanalysis D. Formative theory
22. The study of the physical properties of sound
A. Acoustic phonetics B. Auditory phonetics
C. Articulatory phonetics D. None of the above
23. The study of the way listeners perceive sounds
A. Acoustic phonetics B. Auditory phonetics
C. Articulatory phonetics D. None of the above
24. The study of how vocal tracts produce the sounds
A. Acoustic approach B. Articulatory approach
C. Auditory approach D. None of the above