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Each sentence below has blanks each blank indicating that word has been a
mined. Beneath the sentence are five numbered sets of words.
Direction: Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence
as a whole.
1. We should teach our children creative and critical thinking so that they can
______ with life in the 21st century.
a. cope
b. cope on
c. cope up
d. cope for
ans: a
a. their
b. there
c. his
d. your
ans: c
a. way in how
b. way on how
c. way how
d. way
ans: d
a. farther longer
b. further more
c. farther
d. further
ans: d
5. She went ______ away from her family than she had gone before.
a. farther
b. farther more
c. further
d. further more
ans: a
a. Before
b. Because
c. Since
d. Cause
ans: b
a. not interested
b. disinterested
c. uninterested
d. misinterested
ans: b
a. uninterested
b. not interested
c. disinterested
d. malinterested
ans: c
a. misinterested
b. uninterested
c. disinterested
d. malinterested
ans: c
10. Did she _____ take the Civil Service Exams this year?
a. took
b. takes
c. take
d. taked
ans: c
11. Except for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party
ans: d
12. The reason I came late to office today is because the car broke down.
ans: d
13. When the war is over, no nation will either be isolated in war or peace.
ans: d
14. The supermarket owner hadn’t hardly any of those kind of canned goods
ans: d
15. Irregardless of the outcome of the competition, our schools will remain
staunchly allies
ans: d
e. Because of usefulness
ans: b
17. Neither the earthquake or the subsequent fire was able to destroy the
spirit of the populace.
ans: d
18. Of the two candidates for this government position, Jose Marie is the
most qualified because of his experience in the field.
ans: d
19. He has not violated the law, but also he has escaped punishment.
a. Not only violated the law, but also he has escaped punishment
c. Violated not only the law, but he has escaped punishment also
ans: d
20.She seldom ever wants to try and face the true facts.
Ans: e