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ENGLISH SUBJECTS IN GENERAL.
 GENERAL ENGLISH TOPICS
LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS
BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS SOCIOLINGUISTICS
PARTS OF SPEECH GRAMMAR RULES
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH
SYNTAX, PRASES AND CLAUSES
PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
 GENERAL ENGLISH TOPICS
AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
WORLD LITERATURE ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE
LITERARY ANALYSIS LITERARY PERIODS
AMERICA LITERATURE LITERARY GENRE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
MYTHOLOGY
AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE
 GENERAL ENGLISH TOPICS
NOTABLE ENGLISH PEOPLE
ENGLISH HISTORY AND IMPORTANT DATES
DEFINITION OF WORDS
 EASY ROUND
10 SECONDS FOR EACH QUESTIONS
 1. He is the first essayist in English literature

a. Francis Bacon
b. Geoffrey Chaucer
c. Michel de Montaigne
d. Alexander Pope
In 1597, a collection of Francis Bacon’s work appeared as the
first essay collection written in English. Ben Jonson first
used the word essayist in 1609, according to the Oxford
English Dictionary.

A. FRANCIS BACON
b. Geoffrey Chaucer
c. John Dryden
d. Alexander Pope
2. The study of how words are organized into phrases, clauses
and sentences.

a. Morphology
b. Discourse
c. Syntax
d. Structure
Syntax in English is the arrangement of words and phrases in
a specific order. If you change the position of even one word, it’s
possible to change the meaning of the entire sentence.

a. Morphology
b. Discourse
C. SYNTAX
d. Structure
 3. is a word-part added at the beginning of a word. When it
is added to a word, it changes the meaning of the word. It
creates a new word.

a. Homonyms
b. Prefix
c. Discourse
d. Clause
3. Prefix is a word-part added at the beginning of a word. When it is
added to a word, it changes the meaning of the word. It creates a
new word.

a. Homonyms
B. PREFIX
c. Discourse
d. Clause
4. He is the father of English literature
a. John Milton
b. Geoffrey Chaucer
c. Alexander Pope
d. Robert Louis Stevenson
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October 1400) is known as the
'Father of English literature'. Chaucer is widely considered the
greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, and was the first poet
to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

a. John Milton
B. GEOFFREY CHAUCER
c. Alexander Pope
d. Robert Louis Stevenson
5. What is the synonym of the word intrepid in the sentence? The
explorer was known for his intrepid nature, always seeking out new
and challenging adventures.

a. Fearless
b. Timid
c. Adventurous
d. Dedicated
5. What is the synonym of the word intrepid in the sentence? The
explorer was known for his intrepid nature, always seeking out new
and challenging adventures.

A. FEARLESS
b. Timid
c. Adventurous
d. Dedicated
 5. What is the synonym of the word
venerable in the sentence? The ancient artifact was so venerable
that it commanded the utmost respect from historians

a. Pliable
b. irrelevant
c. revered
d. fragile
 5. What is the synonym of the word
venerable in the sentence? The ancient artifact was so venerable
that it commanded the utmost respect from historians

a. Pliable
b. irrelevant
C. REVERED- FEEL DEEP RESPECT OR ADMIRATION FOR
(SOMETHING).
d. fragile
6. In this literary period, poets wrote about nature, imagination, and
individuality in England.

a. The Romantic Period (1790-1830 CE)

b. Restoration Period (1660-1700)
c. The Victorian Period and the 19th Century (1832-1901 CE)
d. The Age of Johnson (1750-1790)
Romantic poets wrote about nature, imagination, and individuality
in England. Some Romantics include Coleridge, Blake, Keats, and
Shelley in Britain and Johann von Goethe in Germany. Jane Austen also
wrote at this time, though she is typically not categorized with the male
Romantic poets.

a. The Romantic Period (1790-1830 CE)

b. Restoration Period (1660-1700)
c. The Victorian Period and the 19th Century (1832-1901 CE)
d. The Age of Johnson (1750-1790)
7. it is characterized by the following: the Pre-Raphaelites, the
Aestheticism movement (end of the Victorian Era), and. the Naturalism
movement and rise of free verse poetry in America

a. Caroline Age (1625-1649)

b. Restoration Period (1660-1700)
c. The Victorian Period and the 19th Century (1832-1901 CE)
d. The Age of Johnson (1750-1790)
7. it is characterized by the following: the Pre-Raphaelites, the
Aestheticism movement (end of the Victorian Era), and. the Naturalism
movement and rise of free verse poetry in America

a. Caroline Age (1625-1649)

b. Restoration Period (1660-1700)
c. The Victorian Period and the 19th Century (1832-1901 CE)
d. The Age of Johnson (1750-1790)
8. Which poet wrote "The Waste Land"

A. William Butler Yeats

B. T.S. Eliot
C. Robert Frost
D. Ezra Pound
The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the
most important English-language poems of the 20th century and a
central work of modernist poetry.

A. William Butler Yeats

B. T.S. Eliot
C. Robert Frost
D. Ezra Pound
9. It is a group of related words in which the main word is a noun and
which functions like a noun in a sentence or clause.

a. nominal phrases
b. adjective phrases
c. adverb phrases
d. preposition phrases
A noun phrase – or NP or nominal – is a phrase that usually has a
noun or pronoun as its head, and has the same grammatical functions
as a noun. Noun phrases are very common cross-linguistically, and they
may be the most frequently occurring phrase type.

A. NOMINAL PHRASES
b. adjective phrases
c. adverb phrases
d. preposition phrases
10. Are said or written to make a point rather than to solicit an answer
from the audience. These are also sentences that have the structure of
questions and end in a question mark.
a. Questions by tone of voice
b. Alternative questions
c. Tag questions
d. Rhetorical questions
A rhetorical question is an inquiry that ends in a question mark but is
asked for effect rather than to elicit an answer. It’s often used in
persuasive writing but is also common in everyday conversation.

a. Questions by tone of voice

b. Alternative questions
c. Tag questions
d. Rhetorical questions
AVERAGE ROUND
15 SECONDS FOR EACH QUESTIONS
 1. Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence?

a. She opened the window to let in some fresh air and heard the birds singing.
b. He runs every morning and lifts weights in the evening.
c. When the rain stopped, she went outside to walk in the garden.
d. Although it was late, he decided to go out for a walk, and he took his dog
with him.
Correct Answer
B. Although it was late, he decided to go out for a walk, and he took his
dog with him.

Explanation
This is a compound-complex sentence. It includes two independent
clauses ("he decided to go out for a walk" and "he took his dog with him")
connected by "and", and one dependent clause ("Although it was late"),
which sets the context for the actions.
2. On Thursday, I threw snowballs at three funny boys.

a. Complex
b. Compound
c. Simple
d. Compound-complex
Correct Answer
D. Simple

Explanation
The given sentence "On Thursday, I threw snowballs at three funny boys."
is a simple sentence.
A simple sentence consists of one independent clause, and in this case, it
has one subject ("I") and one predicate ("threw snowballs at three funny
boys").
3. Birds fly, and they migrate towards the south.

a. Compound
b. Complex
c. Compound-complex
d. Simple
Correct Answer
B. Compound
Explanation
The sentence structure is compound.

In this sentence, there are two independent clauses:

1. "Birds fly."
2. "They migrate towards the south."

These two independent clauses are joined by the coordinating

conjunction "and."
4. The ____ is used to introduce a list.

a. semicolon
b. period
c. colon
d. comma
A colon is used to give emphasis, present dialogue, introduce lists or
text, and clarify composition titles.

a. semicolon
b. period
C. COLON
d. comma
5. is a sub-discipline of Linguistics which focuses on the study of
meaning.
a. pragmatics
b. semantics
c. morphology
d. syntax
Semantics is a sub-discipline of Linguistics which focuses on the study of
meaning. Semantics tries to understand what meaning is as an
element of language and how it is constructed by language as well as
interpreted, obscured and negotiated by speakers and listeners of
language.
a. pragmatics
B. SEMANTICS
c. morphology
d. syntax
DIFFICULT ROUND
20 SECONDS FOR EACH QUESTIONS
What is the name given to the smallest unit of speech?
Correct Answer
A. Phoneme

Explanation
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language. It is the basic
building block of speech sounds that can change the meaning of a
word when substituted. Phonemes are not the same as letters or
sounds, as a single phoneme can be represented by multiple letters or
sounds in different languages or dialects. Therefore, phoneme is the
correct answer as it accurately describes the smallest unit of speech.
The speech organ responsible for changing an oral
sound into a nasal sound?
Correct Answer
A. Soft palate or velum

Explanation
The soft palate or velum is responsible for changing an oral sound into a nasal
sound. When the soft palate is raised, it closes off the nasal cavity, directing
the airflow through the oral cavity, producing oral sounds. However, when the
soft palate is lowered, it opens the nasal cavity, allowing air to pass through,
resulting in nasal sounds. The soft palate acts as a valve, controlling the
airflow and determining whether a sound is oral or nasal.
The phonetic transcription for this sentence:
"There’s no dinner, he said seriously."
The phonetic transcription for this sentence:
"There’s no dinner, he said seriously."

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