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EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH IV

I-A. READING COMPREHENSION:DIRECTIONS: Read the selections carefully, then answer the questions that follow on your answer sheet.

A. (1-9)

Of StudiesWritten by: Sir Francis Bacon

Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, andperhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come bestfrom those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation;to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature and are perfected by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions toomuch at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men condemn studies; simple men admire them; andwise men use them: For they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won byobservation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but toweigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested:That is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, andwith diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but thatwould be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are like common

distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Andtherefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty;the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores.May, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body mayhave appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man’s wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for indemonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again: If his wit be not apt to distinguish or finddifferences, let him study the Schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores: If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to callone thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers’ cases; so every defect of the mind may have a specialreceipt.

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1. Who is the author of the essay entitled, “Of Studies”? A. Frances Bake B. France Boa C. Francis Bacon D. Francisca Bacon

2. Which of the following is NOT true based on the selection? A. Bowling is good for the stone and reins.B. Shooting for the lungs and breast.

C. Gentle walking for the stomach.D. Laughing for the head.

3. What is the meaning of ‘cymini sectores’ ? A. Splitters of hairs B. Splinter hair C. Split hair D. Splitting Hair

4. Which of the following Greek words refers to: ‘studies pass into and influence manners.’? A. Abeunt Studio in Mores C. Abeunt Studia in Moros

B. Abeunt Studio y Mores D. Abeunt Studia in Mores

5.”Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and_____________.” A. Writing an exact woman.B. Reading an exact man.

C. Writing an exact man.D. Reading an exact woman.

6.”Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for_______” A. disability B. ability C. abilities D. disabilities

7. “Crafty men condemn studies; simple men admire them and, _______men use them.” A. smart B. wise C. intelligent D. clever

8. “Read not to contradict and _______, nor to believe and take for granted.” A. Believe B. Discourse C. Disconfute D. Confute

9.“Histories make men wise; _____ the mathematics subtle natural; subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logicand rhetoric able to contend.”

A. Poets witty B. Poem witty C. Essay witty D. Poets



B. (10-14)

The Inaugural AddressBy: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"Mr Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, weobserve today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning - signifyingrenewal, as well as change.

For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century andthree quarters ago.

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty andall forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around theglobe - the belief that the rights of men come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.

We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, tofriend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered bywar, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage - and unwilling to witness or permit the slowundoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today athome and around the world.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchangeplaces with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor

will light our country and all who serve it--and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of

man.Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength

and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds,let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work musttruly be our own.

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10. What was John F. Kennedy`s most famous line in his inaugural address? A. My fellow Americans: “Ask what the country can do for you—ask not what you can do for your country.”

B. My fellow Americans: “To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends.”

C. My fellow Americans: “We pledge the loyalty of faithful friends; to those old allies whose cultural and emotional weshare.”

D. My fellow Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

11. What was the prevailing tone on Kennedy`s inaugural address? A. happiness and enjoyment B. inspirational and powerful C. angry and selfish D. deleterious and serious

12. Who gave the inaugural address on January 20, 1961? A. John Fitzgerald Kennedy B. John Franklin Kennedy C. John Francois Kennedy D. John Fleign Kennedy

13. What impact did Kennedy emphasize in his inaugural speech? A. It represents the passing of the torch to the American Older Citizen.B. It represents the passing of the torch to his family member.C. It represents the passing of the torch to the younger generation.D. It represents the passing of the torch to his friends in America.

14. What was the main point presented in Kennedy`s speech? A. President Kennedy insisted that he was right about his proposed plans for his country.B. President Kennedy encouraged every American citizen to love their country.C. President Kennedy wants everyone to acknowledge him as an excellent leader.D. President Kennedy insisted to bring out the best of their country.

C. (15-21) AFRICA

By: David Diop

Africa, my Africa Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs

Africa of whom my grandmother singsOn the banks of the distant river

I have never known youBut your blood flows in my veins

Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fieldsThe blood of your sweatThe sweat of your work

The work of your slavery Africa, tell me Africa

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Is this you, this back that is bentThis back that breaks

Under the weight of humiliationThis back trembling with red scars

And saying yes to the whip under the midday sunBut a grave voice answers me

Impetuous child that tree, young and strongThat tree over there

Splendidly alone amidst white and faded flowersThat is your Africa springing up anew

Springing up patiently, obstinatelyWhose fruit bit by bit acquires

The bitter taste of liberty.

15. Who is the author of the poem entitled, ‘Africa’? A. David Diop B. David Diope C. David Dope D. David Diopp

16. To whom did the author dedicate his poem? A. He wrote the poem for his ancestors.B. He wrote the poem for his fellowmen, Africans.

C. He wrote the poem for his family.D. He wrote the poem for his dearest country, Africa

17. Who speaks in the poem, ‘Africa’? A. Africans B. The author C. Laborer D. Ancestral

18. What was the prevailing emotion on the poem? A. Happiness B. Madness C. Bitterness D. Sadness

19. What was the purpose of the author in writing this poem? A. To describe their country, Africa.B. To explain how African people live their lives.C. To show the realistic image of what the African people experienced under colonial rule.D. To acknowledge the people of Africa.

20. What type of text has been used within this passage from the poem entitled, ‘Africa’?

“Africa, tell me Africa

Is this you, this back that is bent This back that breaks

Under the weight of humiliation.”

A. Narrative B. Descriptive C. Expository D. Argumentative

21. How did the poem, ‘Africa’ portray the life of the Africans? A. Their life was portrayed as luxurious.B. Africans lived an uncomfortable life.C. The African people felt the sentiment of being rich.D. They endures famine and poverty.

I-B. FIGURES OF SPEECHDIRECTIONS: Select from the given choices the ONE that best answers the questions.

22. What figure of speech is described within the line: “Sheila sells seashell by the seashore.”? A. Hyperbole B. Alliteration C. Simile D. Metaphor

23. Which of the following should be the idea of the statement: “The young boy was a skyscraper next to his friend .”? A. The young boy was a building.

B. The young boy was shorter than his friend.

C. The young boy was much taller than his friend.D. The boy had many stories to tell.

24. Which of the following is an example of a simile? A. O, speak again, Bright Angel!B. Tygart, you rat-catcher, will you walk?C. Peace you mumbling fool!

D. How silver-sweet sound covers tongues by night like a softest music to attending ears!

25. What figure of speech is used in this sentence: “My car is a billion years old. I`m surprised it still turns on.”? A. Personification B. Alliteration C. Onomatopoeia D. Hyperbole

26. Which of the following contrasting statements determines the difference between simile and metaphor? A. Metaphor is used to describe non-human objects in the natural world while, simile is used to modify the human

objects in an artificial world.B. Simile consists of only few layers of importance whereas metaphor contains many layers of significance.C. Metaphor doesn`t use an explicit comparative words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’, on the other hand, simile uses

comparative hints.D. Simile handles its limits from 2-3 lines of verses, however, Metaphor maybe extended over many lines of verses.



I-C. AFFIXESDIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer for each item.

27. What prefix must be added to make the appropriate form and meaning of the word, ‘natural’ as not natural ? A. -un B. -re C. -ir D. –dis

28. Make this sentence complete: If someone is mal _________, he or she is said to be poorly fed. A. functioned B. nourished C.fed D. hungered

II-A. LANGUAGE: KINDS OF PHRASES AND CLAUSESDIRECTIONS: Select from the given choices the ONE that best answers the questions.

29. Which of the following refers to a group of words containing a subject and predicate?A. Clause B. Noun C. Phrase D. Pronoun

30. What do you call a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb? A. Noun clause B. Independent clause C. Adverb Clause D. Adjective Clause

31. Which of the following statements is an example of an opposition phrase? A. Michael ate a lot of food as a result; his body got immense.B. While Kim is listening to the music, her groupmates are busy working on their project.

C. Instead of playing computer games, we should read more books to add some knowledge to our minds.D. Jerome uses drugs even though it is not good for his health.

32. Which of the following is defined as a group of related words that does not contain a verb and a subject? A. Clause B. Noun C. Phrase D. Pronoun

33. Which of the following is an example of a sentence having a clause of concession? A. Ana is cleaning, while Ron is watching shows on television.B. Although she can`t read, she still has the ability to write.C. We better clean our house rather than spend our time with senseless activities.D. Some students consider lack of books, whereas the DepEd finds ways to provide books for the students.

II-B. VERBALS

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer for each item.

34. Which of the following statement uses the correct gerundial phrase? A. Borrowing money is usually a mistake. C. My mother cooked cookies for her children.B. I walked happily with my friends. D. The bridge, covered with ice, was narrow.

35. What is the verb form that functions as a noun, an adjective or an adverb in a sentence? A. Prepositional Phrase B. Verbal Phrase C. Appositive Phrase D. Gerundial Phrase

III-A. WRITING: KINDS OF PARAGRAPHFor numbers 36-38, determine what type of paragraph is written for each number..

36. Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word,except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. Theman tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.

A. Descriptive text B. Persuasive Text C. Narrative Text D. Argumentative text

37. Gregory is my beautiful and gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he

slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride, however, does not extend to hisappearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching television and growing fat.

A. Persuasive Type B. Narrative Type C. Descriptive Type D. Argumentative Type

38. The word ‘constructivism’ was introduced by Jean Piaget (1981) and Bruner (1990). They gave stress toknowledge discovery of new meaning/concepts/principles in the learning process. Various strategies have beensuggested to foster knowledge discovery, among these, is making students engaged in gathering unorganized informationfrom which they can induce ideas and principles. Students are also asked to apply discovered knowledge to newsituations, a process for making their knowledge applicable to real life situations.

A. Informative Type B. Persuasive Type C. Narrative Type D. Descriptive Type

39. Which of the following types of paragraph is commonly used in an editorial column?A. Expository type B. Descriptive Type C. Persuasive Type D. Narrative type

40. How can we know if a paragraph is written in persuasive form? A. If the paragraph cited factual details about a particular topic.B. If the paragraph contains contrasting details about the topic.C. If the paragraph showed chronological events with characters and plot.D. If the paragraph indicates encouragement about the subject.



III-B. NEWS WRITINGDIRECTIONS: Select from the given choices the ONE that best answers the questions.

41. Which of the following is the purpose of writing news? A. To make someone be popular because of his writing styles.B. To express someone`s emotion, and sympathy to others.C. To provide feedbacks and as an open-path for the readers.D. To help the society be aware of global and economic issues.

42. What do you call those people who are writing in a newspaper? A. Editors B. Publishers C. Broadcasters D. Directors

43. Which of the following sentences depicts the main effect in a society where newspapers are disbanded? A. There will be closed doors for people`s reaction and suggestions.B. People could not be updated and be informed about global issues.C. People will live like insensitive creature, blind and deaf in the truth.D. There will be no places for neither bad, nor good news.

III-C. EDITORIAL WRITINGFor numbers 44-50, read the editorial article below, then answer the question that follows.

The Cybercrime Law or R.A 10175 is a good law but some parts of it are legally, and from common-sensedefective. For who would be against a law that outlaws hackers, high-tech cybercrimes and Net porno sites for pedophilesand their related freaks?

But somewhere in their passion against cybercrimes, some people in over 200 congressmen and 23 senatorsoverlooked something that now threatens the very democratic principle of the right to free expression of views. It is agross oversight because we are used to be such a free country in expressing ideas—in the news media, in our blogs, inour conversations in restaurants and barbershops.

We are a very talkative, originated people—a possible backlash of many years when our lips were zipped and our tongues involuntarily tied by years of Martial Law.So free is our internet use, that the Philippines was ranked by Freedom House as No.6 most free Internet user in the

world—in a survey that included 47 countries. RP was the only free Internet user in Asia—bested world-wide only byEstonia, USA, Germany, Australia and Hungary, in that order.

That means our government did the last to curtail what goes in and out of our Internet adventures. And,why nowthis—from a free and freed Philippines? This apparent new curtailment of speech riles us since we know the importanceof social network as the People Power source that toppled dictators in the Middle East and Africa recently. A 14-minutetrailer in the Youtube of the Anti-Mohammed film named Innocence of Muslims is the cause of the rabid anti-Americandemonstrations world-wide by the offended religious Muslims.

Our beef with the Cybercrime Law is that it puts a criminal liability on the opinion maker on the net (libel) exposeshim to a maximum of 12 years imprisonment without prejudice to being convicted on the basis of the other Revised PenalCode, and his guilt is determined by the elements of the Department of Justice. The fact is civil libertarians, for years,fought to decriminalize libel into just a civil liability—so why this? And when has an ordinary media man more protected(with just a maximum 4 years in jail) than an ordinary citizen expressing his opinion on the net?

It is harking back to the dark age of fascism and Martial Law, argues constitutional professor, Fr. Joaquin Bernas.The palace says it was Congress—the law making body— who made the law; the Executive is just implementing it.Besides there is still the absence of an IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations).

The government can`t even track the law tech cybercriminal-hackers called Anonymous Philippines who hackedthe websites of atleast five government agencies including the Central Bank (in protest over the new law)—so how willthey be able to capture Cinderella? By calling for help from a frog-turned-charming prince?

Besides, unlike in media—where sometimes an offended party may not always see his views aired or seen, in theNet—everyone has the right and access to correct the misimpressions and may even win the battle of opinion in the Net.Isn`t this true democracy in action?

The reasons above make us conclude that the new Cybercrime Law needs some revision from the Halls of Congress and the Supreme Court must heed the TRO petition of seven complainants made up of lawyers, academicians,bloggers, journalists, legislators, and businessman—until the law is sculpted to perfection.

We, agree, of course that even freedom of speech is not absolute. It has limits. But until such limits are clearlydefined in the law itself, government should make haste slowly in implementing this controversial Cybercrime Law.

44. What was the editorial all about? A. Divorce Bill B. Cybercrime Law C. Reproductive Health Bill D. K+12 System

45. Which of the following is the rank of the Philippines as the most free internet user in the world according to theproclamation of the Freedom House?

A. Rank no.4 B. Rank no.5 C. Rank no.6 D. Rank no.7

46. What democratic principle is threatened by some people over 200 congressmen and 23 senators in thePhilippines?

A. Right to free expression of views B. Right to have education C. Right to have name D. Right to vote

47. What was the stand of the columnist regarding the topic he discussed?



A. Agree B. Disagree C. Confuse D. None of the above

48. What was the 14-minute trailer in the Youtube of the Anti-Mohammed film which is the cause of the rabidAnti-American demonstrations world-wide?

A. Innocence of Muslims B. Innocence of the Catholics C. Innocence of the Mormons D. Innocence of the Christians

49. According to the article: “It is harking back to the dark age of fascism and martial law.” What does the underlinedword mean?

A. Democratic government B. Dictatorial government C. Monarchical government D. Aristocratic government

50. Which of the following countries is NOT included on the most free internet user in the world as being stated on theeditorial article?

A. Philippines B. Australia C. Hungary D. Vietnam



“It is natural for the wise to do the right thing, And for fools to do the wrong thing.”

(Ecclesiastes 10:2)GODBLESS!

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