In the sentence "The museum unveiled a colossal sculpture that dominated the plaza," what does "colossal" most nearly mean?

The candidate’s conspicuous silence during the debate made the audience uneasy. What does conspicuous most nearly mean?

The patient described the pain as                         after the accident.

If I were fluent in Japanese, I                   abroad next year in Tokyo.

Choose the best meaning of ersatz.

In the curing system, this isabout vocabulary and comingup with meanings in a _______

Maria Clara, a CLINGING VINE, was eventually rejected byher love.

A number of boys _______absent from my class for two days now.

Either the twins or their friend ___ coming to the party.

What is the closest antonym of the word MOURN?

Which is the appropriate homonym for blew in the following sentence? Then wind blew the rain clouds away, leaving a clear _______ sky.

Some modern movies have characters reflecting the original mythological characters. Which technique is used by these movies?

Which is a free morpheme in the word EXAMINATION?

All the options below EXCEPT ONE are some of the contributions of applied linguistics to language teaching. Which one IS NOT?

Which situation BEST assures that the good findings of linguistics will reach the end users?

What attitude needs to be maintained by language teachers about the findings of linguistics?

Edgar Allan Poe Wrote “The Raven” from which the line is taken:

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Which of the following figures of speech is used by the poet to establish a mood?

Which of the following is NOT recommended in using predictable books?

"FameIs a Fickle Food" and "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" arepoems of Emily Dickinson. Which figure of speech do they share in common?*

Whichstylistic device is used in William Shakespeare’s: "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances."

In the Road Not Taken, Robert Frost used the line "and my little horse must think it queer…” Which of the following figures of speech is used by the poet?

Refer to the following line: When the last but leaves, moths stream toward lights like litter in wind. Which figure of speech is it?

This will determine the difference between “night rate” and “nitrate,” and “its wings” and “it swings.”*

Which teaching activities would be most appropriate if the objective of teaching speaking is the improvement of fluency?

I. Delivering speeches, group discussions, negotiations and debates, interviews and meetings, etc-smoothness

II. Working on specific vowels, troublesome consonants, exercises on sounds not present in the L1, etc accuracy

III. Working on reductions (want to wanna), word stress, intonation patterns, etc)

Reading for the second language learner involves transferring of skills from the first language to the second. Which of the following is INCORRECT in teaching reading to second language learners?

Which generalization in the area of phonology can be drawn from the following linguistic data: table, attack, can, paper, space, accordion?

This teaching strategy is used to check students' language learning progress to engage them actively and organize information clearly.*

Ms. Cruz wants to measure the language abilities of her students using the direct testing. Which of the following is NOT recommended?

What is the prepositional phrase of this sentence? The students of this school are diligent.*

In the phrase structure rules, a prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, followed by a___________.

What part of speech when used in a sentence can express a complete thought with just one word?*

Which of the following is a verb phrase?

The word gospel is derived from the Greek word that means

Needless repetition in literature can sometimes be called redundancy. Which of the following similarly encapsulates the concept of needless repetition in stylistics?*

This is an opposition or contrast of ideas expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of each other.

Sharyne is concerned with linguistics and the way it is used in language teaching and learning. She engages in various activities that involve the solving of some language-related problems and concerns. Which branch of linguistics is Sharyne engaging in?

Who coined the term “communicative competence” in linguistics?

Which branch of linguistics studies the word-building process of language?

This is a branch of linguistics that investigates the origins of the words, their birth, and development.

The driver of the speeding bus is CULPABLE. This means ____________.

In teaching grammar, which linguistic approach is concerned with how language is used by native speakers rather than prescribing rules?