EASY 1. What Figure of Speech is used in the sentence below? Death comes like a thief in the night a.

Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification d. Hyperbole 2. Which of the following is an example of an Imperative sentence? a. The house will be built on a hill. b. How did you find the card? c. The monster is attacking! d. Cheryl, try the other door. 3. The myths explained the origin of the world. What pattern does the sentence use? a. S-IV b. S-TV-DO c. S-TV-IO-DO d. S-LV-SC 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a Japanese play? a. Noh b. Joruri c. Kojiki d. Kabuki 5. It is a rich collection of ancient times which are arranged in frames. a. Panchatantra

b. Ramayana c. Mahabharata d. Sanskrit AVERAGE 1. Which of the following refers to the highest point of a story? a. conflict b. complication c. resolution d. climax 2. Which of the following is the passive form of the sentence A group of children cleans the garden.? a. The garden was being cleaned by a group of children. b. The children are cleaning the garden. c. The garden is cleaned by a group of children. d. The garden is being cleaned by a group of children. 3. Who is the father of Taoism and the author of the book called Tao Te Ching? a. Confucius b. Lao Tzu c. Li Po d. Wang Wei 4. What kind of poem is the example below? We stand alone pierced by a ray of sun and already it is dark.

a. Tanka b. Sonnet c. Manyoshu d. Haiku 5. In African literature, storytellers often tell stories using the call-and-response technique. What does the audience do during the story telling? a. repeat certain lines of the story b. apply the lessons of the story c. give comments of responses d. clap their hand when given a signal DIFFICULT 1. Which of the following sentences is in the past perfect progressive form? a. The man had worked very hard before he became rich. b. He has been waiting since ten oclock. c. They have enjoyed themselves all these years. d. They had already been dancing for two hours. 2. It is the Thai epic written in lyrical verse intended to be sung to the accompaniment of dancing. a. klons pet tons b. Ramakien c. Inao d. Guno and Koyo 3. Who wrote the poem The Sampaguita? a. Aurelio S. Alvero b. Natividad Marquez

c. Maximo D. Ramos d. Milagros Lapid 4. Which of the following sentences contains a participle (verbal)? a. The poem translated in English is sung every morning. b. He prefers studying at night. c. She sang a lullaby to make baby sleep. d. Knowing our roots is very important. 5. What are the most moving and most sublime collection of religious poems that the world has ever seen? a. Vedas b. Book of Odes c. Proverbs d. Psalms CLINCHER 1. What are the three evils according to U Nu? a. death. hatred, and revenge b. disease, greed, and ignorance c. greed, hatred, and ignorance d. greed, envy, and poverty 2. What is the poem written by Aurelio S. Alvero that is about the First Cry of Balintawak? a. 1894 b. 1896 c. 1898 d. 1890