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SECTION 1: ENGLISH PROFICIENCY NAME: _____________________________

Time – 50 minutes SCHOOL: __________________________
100 Questions (1 – 100) SIMULATED EXAM – SET A

For each question, decide which the best answer choice is, and darken the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

SENTENCE COMPLETION 6. The climate’s changing very slowly in the

Philippines, _____?
Directions: Each sentence below has one or two A. hasn’t it C. isn’t it
blanks, each blank indicating that something has B. didn’t it D. doesn’t it
been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered
words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of 7. Many books _____, but one of the best is How to
words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a Win Friends and Influence People by Dale
whole. Carnegie.
A. have written about success
1. When Imelda Marcos was first lady, she collected B. have been written about success
many beautiful antiques and _____ them among C. written about success
the original pieces in Malacañang Palace. D. were successfully written
A. sat C. sit
B. set D. sits 8. The president usually _____ unless his press
secretary approves it.
2. In his inaugural speech, John F. Kennedy _____ A. does a statement
that we should not ask what our country could do B. doesn’t do a statement
for us but what we could do for our country. C. makes a statement
A. said C. talked D. doesn’t make a statement
B. told D. spoke
9. His genuineness was questioned by all who
3. Although blood _____ a residue in urine and stool experienced his _____ smile.
samples, it cannot always be detected without the A. deceptive C. solemn
aid of a microscope. B. superficial D. engaging
A. let C. leave
B. lets D. leaves 10. With _____ attention to detail, the malicious
researcher churned out his reports.
4. Countries may _____ large sums of money from A. relenting C. unrelenting
the World Bank for development projects. B. painless D. appealing
A. borrow C. take
B. lend D. steal 11. Some psychologists interpret dreams as a
repressed desire on the part of a patient who may
5. The medical report stated that children under wish that his or her life _____.
twelve should not _____ strenuous athletic events A. different
which can damage the maturing body. B. were different
A. participate in C. strive for C. was different
B. grow into D. be capable of D. differently

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12. The rattletrap boxcar _____ even the most 19. _____ several nations agree to become equal
experienced of vagrants, who were apprehensive partners in a larger political state, as for example,
about using it for their travel. the four nations joined in the United Kingdom of
A. frightened C. repealed Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
B. incarcerated D. amused A. Sometime C. Sometimes
B. Some D. Somestime
13. The fight was unavoidable because the potential
combatants refused to _____. 20. In Ground Control Approach, the air traffic
A. listen C. compromise controller informs the pilot _____ from the
B. ease D. devise touchdown point.
A. how far is the plane
14. The retiring teacher was _____ for her tireless B. the plane is how far
efforts on behalf of her students. C. is how far the plane
A. commended C. directed D. how far the plane is
B. involved D. paraphrased
21. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember
15. The most exact way known to science _____ the the dead, is usually celebrated on _____ in most
age of artifacts is based on the radioactivity of states.
certain minerals. A. thirtieth May
A. for to determining B. the thirtieth May
B. for determine C. May thirty
C. for determining D. the thirtieth of May
D. to determining
22. The first transistor was basically a small chip
16. The terrain in North Carolina includes both the made of germanium onto one surface of which
Highlands and the Coastal Plain, _____ the two pointed wire contacts ____ side by side.
Piedmont Plateau between them. A. are made C. made
A. as well as C. and too B. were made D. making
B. also D. and so
23. Jennifer was surprised to see such _____ walking
17. When a woman becomes pregnant _____ in life, around carrying _____ at the lavish party for
she encounters additional risks in delivering a diplomats.
healthy baby. A. a pretty svelte young European guest——
A. lately C. latest an ugly angular gray leather bag
B. lateness D. late B. a European pretty young svelte guest——
an angular gray ugly leather bag
18. Many men join fraternities in universities and C. a young European pretty svelte guest——
colleges _____ of group support. a gray leather ugly angular bag
A. so they can be assured D. a svelte young pretty European guest——
B. so that they can be assured a leather ugly angular gray bag
C. they can be assured
D. so can be assured

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24. At the antique shop, _____ wouldn’t stop 30. _____ of the United States from New Hampshire in
bargaining for _____ that has seen better days and the north to Virginia in the south, a vast urban
badly needs restoration. region has been defined as a megalopolis, that is,
A. a Chinese middle-aged plump frugal a cluster of cities.
merchant——the Filipino mahogany A. On the northeastern seaboard
round expensive ottoman B. It is in the northeastern seaboard
B. a middle-aged frugal Chinese plump C. That the northeastern seaboard
merchant——the round expensive D. At the northeastern seaboard
mahogany Filipino ottoman
C. a plump middle-aged frugal Chinese
merchant——the mahogany round Friday, July 13, will be a National Day of
expensive Filipino ottoman Remembrance in honor of Rodolfo Quizon Sr., better
D. a frugal plump middle-aged Chinese known as Dolphy. President Benigno Aquino III signed
merchant——the expensive round Filipino Proclamation No. 433 on Thursday evening “in
mahogany ottoman ___(31)___ of how the nation deeply feels about the
passing of Dolphy.” Aquino said in the proclamation
25. Groups of tissues, each with its own function,
"that every ___(32)___ that Dolphy marked in a career
_____ in the human body.
that spanned decades, raised the standards of the
A. it makes up the organs
entertainment industry, and strengthened our cultural
B. they make up the organs
identity, giving ___(33)___ aspirants an example to
C. make up the organs
look up to." The President also praised Dolphy as
D. makes up the organs
___(34)___, saying the comedian helped people out of
a "deep-rooted recognition of the promise within his
26. Each of the radioisotopes produced artificially
fellowmen and a ___(35)___ generous heart."
_____ its own distinct structure.
A. have C. having
B. has D. have had
31. A. discussion C. denouncement
B. recognition D. empowerment
27. No one is admitted to the test site without _____
identification.
32. A. heartache C. milestone
A. a C. one’s
B. destruction D. obstacle
B. his D. their

33. A. few C. innumerable

28. It is generally true that the lower the stock market
B. unrecognizable D. indistinguishable
falls, _____.
A. higher the price of gold rises
34. A. egotist C. naturalist
B. the price of gold rises high
B. benevolent D. philanthropist
C. the higher the price of gold rises
D. rises high the price of gold
35. A. genuinely C. doubtfully
B. indescribably D. fallaciously
29. Although it is difficult _____, a frog is more likely
to be smooth and wet, and a toad rough and dry.
36. Most stores in the Philippines close _____ nine
A. distinguishing among a frog and a toad
o’clock on weekdays.
B. distinguish a frog and a toad
A. at C. on
C. between a frog and a toad to distinguish
B. in D. until
D. to distinguish between a frog and a toad

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37. _____ a mayor, many city governments employ a 44. The _____ behavior of the small children _____
city manager their teacher.
A. Beside C. And A. unruly—distended
B. Besides D. Also B. polite—rattled
C. unchanged—surprised
38. The spring in her step greatly _____ her D. offensive—disappointed
appearance and made her look _____.
A. riveted—professional 45. It is the recommendation of many psychologists
B. effected—lively _____ to associate words and remember names.
C. affected—sprightly A. that a learner should use mental images
D. favored—ambulatory B. a learner to use mental images
C. mental images are used
39. I hadn’t seen him in decades; in spite of his age D. that a learner use mental images
he was still _____ and _____.
A. failing—old
B. dashing—athletic Fly over Manila come ___(46)___ and you’ll be
C. caring—hopeless greeted by millions of twinkling lights from the
D. sullen—serene window of a plane. Miles upon miles of city and
suburb are lit up with the yellow glow of fluorescent
40. Water is _____ that it generally contains dissolved bulbs; street lamps along major ___(47)___, hundreds
materials in greater or lesser amounts. of glass buildings in the heart of the business district
A. such an excellent solvent glowing from within, and ___(48)___ after-hours
B. such excellent a solvent establishments selling their wares by neon signs and
C. such excellent solvent flashing bulbs. Yet only a few hundred kilometers
D. a such excellent solvent away, an eight year old boy in the small town of Pola
studies his Panitikan aided with nothing but a
41. Some observers believe that an emphasis on _____ kerosene lamp. It’s 7pm, and his day is over. In the
has damaged the traditional spirit of societal world, 1.5 billion people live in complete darkness
unity and harmony. come nightfall. In the Philippines alone, 3 million
A. individualism C. exercise households have absolutely no access to the
B. tranquility D. syllogisms ___(49)___ that supply light and electricity within their
homes. Three companies are trying to make a dent in
42. The council of ministers _____ the spread of _____ this ___(50)___ by bringing not just light, but
violence. empowerment where it is needed most.
A. lamented—sensible
B. denounced—senile
C. deplored—needless 46. A. morning C. nightfall
D. dismissed—senseless B. afternoon D. noontime

43. Although he was known as a _____ old miser, his 47. A. valleys C. sea sides
_____ gifts to charity were always anonymous B. mountains D. thoroughfares
A. grasping—tasteless
B. spendthrift—gracious 48. A. tawdry C. abstruse
C. gregarious—selfish B. dilapidated D. blinding
D. penurious—generous

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49. A. power grids C. power lines 55. It is extremely important for an engineer to know
B. power ups D. power puffs A B C
to use a computer. No error
50. A. equality C. similarity D
B. disparity D. idiosyncrasy
56. Historically there has been only two major
A B
factions in the Republican Party—the liberals and
SENTENCE CORRECTION
C
the conservatives. No error
Directions: Each sentence contains either single error
D
or no error. Parts of each sentence are underlined and
lettered. Decide which underlined part contains the
57. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the
error and mark its letter on your answer sheet. No
A
sentence contains more than one error.
Civil War soldiers who had laid on the battlefields
B
51. The information officer at the bank told his
and whom he had seen while serving as an army
A
C
customers that there was several different kinds
nurse. No error
B
D
of checking accounts available. No Error
C D 58. The duties of the secretary are to take the
A
52. Neither of the two candidates who had applied for minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling
A B
admission to the Industrial Engineering the members before meetings. No error
B C D
Department were eligible for scholarships.
59. The value of the Philippine peso declines as the
C
A B
No error
rate of inflation raises. No error
D
C D

53. Upon reading Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain,

60. Even though a member has drank too much the
A
A
one begins to understand the value of your
night before, the counselors will try to convince
B C
B
common sense. No error
her to sober up and stop drinking again. No error
D
C D

54. It was her who represented her country in the 61. The neutron bomb provides the capable of a
A A
United Nations and later became ambassador to limited nuclear war in which buildings would be
B C B
the United States. No error preserved, but people would be destroyed. No error
D C D

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62. In England, as early as the twelfth century, young 69. Two of the players from the PBA has been chosen
A B A B
boys enjoyed playing football. No error to participate in the All Star game. No error
C D C D

63. The differential attractions between the sun and 70. Whoever inspected this mobile phone should have
A A
the moon have a direct effect of the rising and put their identification number on the box.
B C B C
falling of the tides. No error No error
D D

64. Before TV, the common man seldom never had

71. Because of the movement of a glacier, the form of
A
A B
the opportunity to see and hear his leaders
the Great Lakes was very slow. No error
B
C D
express their views. No error
C D
72. The touch screen device costs twice as much as
A B
65. The World Almanac is interesting, informative,
last years model. No error
A
C D
and it is easy to read. No error
B C D
73. Although we are concerned with the problem of
66. During the Philippine Revolution, Melchora A
A energy sources, we must not fail recognizing the
Aquino, who operates a store gave medical B
B need for environmental protection. No error
attention to the revolutionaries. No error C D
C D
74. Even though Miss Philippines did not win the
67. For the first time in the history of the country A
A crown, she was still more prettier than the other
the person which was recommended by the B C
B girls in the pageant. No error
president to replace a retiring judge on the D
C .
Supreme Court is a woman. No error 75. The bell signaling the end of the first period rang
D A
loud, interrupting the professor’s closing
68. In order for one to achieve the desired results in
B C
A
comments. No error
this experiment, it is necessary that he works as
D
B
fastly as possible. No error
C D

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76. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the 82. The rest of the stockholders will receive their
A A
disease are likely to develop symptoms of it. reports in the mail along with a copy of today’s
B C B C
No error proceedings. No error
D D

83. Please send me information with regards to

77. The Chinese were the first and large ethnic group
A
A
insurance policies available from your company.
to work on the construction of the trans-
B C
B C
No error
continental railroad system. No error
D
D

84. Dairying is concerned not only with the

78. Excavations near the Euphrates River have
A
A
production of milk, but with the manufacture of
revealed the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient
B
B
milk products such as butter and cheese. No error
community that had been laying under later
C D
C
reconstructions of the city of Babylon. No error 85. Even a professional psychologist may have
D A
difficulty talking calm and logically about his own
79. Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be B C
A B problems. No error
used to heat homes, cook food, and even run D
C
automobiles. No error 86. The more the relative humidity rises, the worst
D A B
the heat affects us. No error
80. Insulin it is used to treat diabetes and is secured C D
A B
chiefly from the pancreas of cattle and hogs. 87. As every other nation, the United States used to
C A B
No error define its unit of currency, the dollar, in terms of
D C
the gold standard. No error
81. The examination will test your ability to D
A
88. The registrar has required that each student and
understand spoken English, to read non-technical
A
B
teacher sign their name on the grade sheet before
language, and writing correctly. No error
B C
C D
submitting it. No error
D

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89. The president, with his wife and daughters, are 95. Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich the soil
A A B
returning from a brief vacation at Sun Valley in and increasing yield. No error
B C D
order to attend a press conference this afternoon.
C 96. It is said that Einstein felt very badly about the
No error A B
D application of his theories to the creation of
C
90. Those of us who eat a lot of fatty food should weapons of war. No error
A D
have their cholesterol level checked regularly.
B C 97. Vaslov Nijinsky achieved world recognition as
No error A B
D both a dancer as well as a choreographer. No error
C D
91. A City University professor reported that he
A 98. Although the Philippine Red Cross accepts blood
discovers a vaccine which has been 80 percent A
B from most donors, the nurses will not leave you
effective in reducing the instances of tooth B
C give blood if you have just a cold. No error
decay among small children. No error C D
D
99. Factoring is the process of finding two or more
92. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of
A B
A
expressions whose product is equal as a given
October because on that day in 1492, Christopher
C
B
expression. No error
Columbus first landed in the Americas. No error
D
C D
100. A prism is used to refract white light so as it
93. When they have been frightened, as, for example,
A B
A
spreads out in a continuous spectrum of colors.
by an electrical storm, dairy cows may refuse
C
B
No error
giving milk. No error
D
C D

94. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere had not

A
filtered out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life, as
B
we know it, would not have evolved on earth.
C
No error
D

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