VOCABULARY
1. The reporter’s statement refers to the slummy condition in evacuation sites.
A. dirty B. noisy C. smelly D. temporary
a. dirty
Stalactites are found on the ______ of caves.
a. ceiling
b. cieling
c. ceilling
d. cielling
a. ceiling
FINGER : HAND
A. ball : game C. clock : room
B. wheel : car D. man : woman
B. wheel : car
Please advise immediately if the slot will be given to _______.
A. my B. myself C. me D. mine
c. me
The Philippines is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years. Corn and rice prices are expected to be very high this year.
What does the second sentence do?
A. It restates the idea found in the first.
B. It states an effect.
C. It analyzes the statement made in the first.
D. It gives an example
B. It states an effect.
5. To become integrated into society, one must learn the conventional practices of that community.
What is the antonym of conventional?
A. fashionable
B. traditional
C. popular
D. non-standard
d. non-standard
Maria's _____________ loves to eavedrop.
a. neighbor
b. nieghbor
c. neihgbor
c. neihbor
a. neighbor
12. BESS: HIVES
A. ants : city C. birds : nest
B. humans : barn D. snakes : house
c. birds : nest
Do you mind ______ I open the window?
B. that B. if C. when D. how
b. if
A green car was stopped on the edge of the road. Three people were sitting in the car. About a mile down the road, we passed an angry-looking man while walking back to the parked car. He was carrying a large can in his hand.
What had happened to the car?
A. It needed a car wash.
B. It ran out of gas.
C. Its driver hit someone crossing the road.D. One of its tires had to be replaced.
B. it ran out of gas.
2. Although the journey was long and arduous, the explorers had beautiful memories.
Which word is the synonym of the word arduous?
A. boring B. difficult C. expensive D. horrible
b. difficult
She has always been very ________ worker.
A. consientious
b. consciensious
c. conscientious
d. consceinsious
c. conscientious
WAITER : RESTAURANT
a. nurse : patient
b. tennis : ball
c. politician : liar
d. teacher : school
d. teacher : school
The examination was difficult, _____ everyone passed it.
A. and B. since C. so D. yet
d. yet
The games we used to play when we were young have been sidelined by modern gadgets. Nowadays, we no longer see children and teens playing piko, tumbang preso, luksong baka, patintero and other enjoyable games our parents used to play. The young generation of today is so hooked on gadgets that they even have no time to talk to each other during their free time. This is very unhealthy according to some social scientists.
From the passage, we can conclude that:
A. Modern gadgets should be totally banned to protect our children.
B. Children and teens will not enjoy playing piko, patintero, luksong baka and tumbang preso.
C. Children and teens who use modern gadgets are sickly.
D. The young generation of today prefers modern gadgets over piko, patintero and the likes.
C. Children and teens who use modern gadgets are sickly.
The test direction says that ambiguous answers will not be accepted.
What word is the synonym of the word ambiguous?
A. redundant B. vague C. wrong D. winding
Choose the sentence that has an error in spelling.
a. They posted their wedding announcement.
b. I am taking my neice and nephew to the amusement park.
c. That is one argument that will never be resolved.
d. No mistakes.
b. I am taking my neice and nephew to the amusement park.
Write the word which will continue the series: low, blow; order, border; ring, ______________
a. bing
b. bringe
c. bring
d. binge
c. bring
I believe that cat and __________ paws could be a carrier of rabies virus.
B. it was B. it’s C. its D. it is
c. its
Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history.
This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers
A. work harder than people from other generations.
B. have an interest in making history
C. tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior
D. have a tendency to be self-directed workers
D. have a tendency to be self-directed workers
Baffled by her son's hostile behavior, Jane scheduled an appointment with a family therapist.
a. worried
b. confused
c. explicate
d. construe
b. confused
Choose the one that is spelled correctly.
a. calender
b. pamanent
c. continuous
d. exeptional
e. nusance
c. continuous
Dan runs faster than Faye.
Faye runs faster than May.
Dan runs slower than Stacy.
Which of these is true?
a. May is the slowest.
b. Faye is slower than May.
c. May is faster than Dan.
d. Dan is slower than May.
a. May is the slowest.
Jasper and me went to the park to play soccer with our friends.
Which word in the sentence is grammatically incorrect?
a. went
b. park
c. with
d. me
d. me
Select the most logical arrangement of the sentences.
1. As child grows, the vocal cords become longer.
2. So they produce short air waves.
3. A child has short vocal cords.
4. As they become longer, the voice becomes deeper.
A. 1234
B. 4321
C. 3124
D. 2134
c. 3124