LET360 owl LET360

GenEd English — LET Practice Questions

GenEd English questions are shorter and broader than English Major items — vocabulary, basic grammar, reading comprehension, and idiomatic expressions. The format favours quick recall over deep analysis.

15 reviewed questions on GenEd English — and over 300 across General Education overall — are available with a free LET360 account. Sign up free →

Sample questions with answers and explanations

Sample 1

An essay discusses the similarities and differences between traditional face-to-face learning and modern distance education. Which organizational pattern is most appropriate for this text?

Answer: C

Comparison-and-contrast organization shows how two things are alike and how they differ. The essay sets face-to-face learning and distance education side by side, examining each across the same dimensions: setting, interaction style, technology use. Both have teachers and students (similarities), but they differ in physical presence, real-time interaction, and infrastructure needs. When the writer's main move is laying two things alongside each other and pointing out matches and mismatches, that's compare-and-contrast.

Why the other choices are wrong
  • A. Chronological order arranges events by time; this essay isn't a timeline.
  • B. Cause-and-effect explains why something happens — different goal from comparison.
  • D. Problem-and-solution presents an issue and proposes a fix — also different from comparing two things.

Sample 2

Which of these sentences is an opinion?

Answer: C

A fact is a statement that can be verified by checking evidence (records, observations, measurements). An opinion expresses a value, judgment, or belief that can't be settled the same way. The word 'should' is a giveaway for opinion: 'should' expresses what someone thinks ought to happen — a value judgment. 'The government SHOULD prioritize the environment' is an opinion because reasonable people might prioritize industry, education, or healthcare instead. Statements of historical fact, geography, or law can be checked; statements of what should be done can't.

Why the other choices are wrong
  • A. The 1987 Constitution exists — verifiable in legal records. Fact.
  • B. Corazon Aquino's election as first female president is a historical fact in records.
  • D. The Philippines having three island groups (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) is a geographical fact.

Sample 3

When a reader looks for 'loaded words' or 'emotional appeals' intended to make a product seem better than it is without providing evidence, they are identifying which propaganda technique?

Answer: C

Glittering Generalities use vague but emotionally appealing words to make something sound wonderful without giving any concrete information. Words like 'natural,' 'pure,' 'wholesome,' 'authentic,' 'freedom,' 'progress' — they sound good but don't tell you anything specific. An ad saying 'made with natural goodness' doesn't tell you what's actually in the product. The technique works through emotional association, not evidence. When you see emotionally loaded words without specifics backing them up, you're probably seeing glittering generalities.

Why the other choices are wrong
  • A. Bandwagon presses you to join because everyone else is — peer pressure framing.
  • B. Testimonial uses a famous person's endorsement — appeal through identification.
  • D. Plain folks makes the speaker seem ordinary and relatable — different appeal.
Want all 15 questions on GenEd English plus timed practice tests?
Sign up free with Google →

Related topics