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COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM REVIEW

SIMULATED EXAM

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Time Limit: 35 minutes

NOTE: DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Booklet #: ____________
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LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

DIRECTIONS: On the basis of current standard formal usage, the sentences

below may or may not contain errors in spelling, grammar,
usage, punctuation and mechanics and/or idiom. Shade the
oblong corresponding to the letter of the underlined part which
contains the error. If the sentence is correct, select choice E.

1. He step out from behind the lab table and made his way toward the
A B C D
basement stairs. No Error
E

2. The doughy mixture plopped softly, tumbling and swirled as Kermit

A B C
worked. No Error
D E

3. The little creature had turned into a huge, viceous beast after eating
A B C D
Monster Blood. No Error
E

4. The crickets sent up a relentless curtain of noise. No Error

A B C D E

5. “I should pull her down to the basement and show her the disgusting

stuffs,” he thought, angrily tossing the clothes he had worn yesterday on

A B C D
the floor. No Error
E

6. If one wants to be happy and free, they should work hard for it. No Error
A B C D E

7. Reaching lengths of twelve inches, banana slugs are the much larger of all
A B C
the slug species that inhabit North America. No Error
D E

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8. When she arrived home, she saw that the childrens’ toys were scattered in
A B C D
her mini-office. No Error
E

9. Most of the milk has gone bad and cannot be drunk anymore. No Error
A B C D E

10. Seventy-five percent of what we perceive as taste, especially the

A B
perception of flavor, is attributable to one's sense of smell. No Error
C D E

11. You should always be keen of the little details in your project proposal.
A B C D
No Error
E

12. Either the mother nor her children want him to come back. No Error
A B C D E

13. A newly formed organization of students with pets have met with the
A B
head of the school to ask permission if they can bring their pets to school.
C D
No Error
E

14. In the eighteenth century, careers in business and law were prestigious,
A
but it did not require practitioners to hold college degrees. No Error
B C D E

15. Ana’s collections, unlike Ruth, are shiny and colorful. No Error
A B C D E

16. The organization was awarded a merit certificate for their invaluable
A B
support in promotion of blood services by sponsoring mass blood
C D
donations. No Error
E

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17. Diana Damrau sang beautifully during her performance of The Magic Flute.
A B C D
No Error
E

18. As you continuously move forward in your walk with God, challenge
A B C
yourself to apply S.O.A.P. as you read the Bible every day. No Error
D E

19. His eyes bulged and his voice rose high than the teacher’s whistle. No Error
A B C D E

20. He turned and stride quickly from the kitchen and up to his room. No Error
A B C D E

DIRECTIONS: In the following items, a related pair of words or phrases and

another word or phrase is followed by five words or phrases.
Choose the item that best expresses a relationship similar to the
original pair. On your Answer Sheet, shade the circle
corresponding to your choice of the best answer.

21. Tokyo : Japan :: Lima : __________

A. Peru C. Philippines E. Nepal
B. Zimbabwe D. China

22. Neptune : Poseidon :: Venus : __________

A. Aphrodite C. Gaea E. Hades
B. Athena D. Persephone

23. Father of History : Herodotus :: Father of Chemistry : __________

A. Jonathan Clayden D. Irving Shain
B. Antoine Lavoisier E. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Varrinder Aggarwal

24. Goats : Tribe :: Gorillas : __________

A. band C. pack E. bloat
B. colt D. herd

25. books : bibliophile :: movies : __________

A. audiophile C. movie buff E. moviephile
B. filmophile D. cinephilia

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DIRECTIONS: In the following items, a related pair of words or phrases and
another word or phrase is followed by five pairs of words or
phrases. Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship
similar to the original pair. On your Answer Sheet, shade the
circle corresponding to your choice of the best answer.

26. Horse : Mare :: ____________________

A. duck : geese C. goat : kid E. fox : vixen
B. dog : puppy D. donkey : pony

27. Cinderella : Princess :: ____________________

A. Ravena : villain D. Princess : Prince
B. Charming : King E. Magic : Fantasy
C. Anastasia : Step Sister

28. Purine : Adenine :: ____________________

A. Cytosine : Guanine D. Pyrimidine : Thiamine
B. Thymine : Pyrimidine E. Cytosine : Pyrimidine
C. Pyrimidine : Thymine

29. Hydrogen : Water :: ____________________

A. Oxygen : Carbon Dioxide D. Granite : Land
B. Nitrogen : Air E. Lead : Pencil
C. Helium : Balloon

30. hexadecagon : hectogon :: ____________________

A. 16 : 100 C. 4 : 5 E. 30 : 50
B. 15 : 10 D. 7 : 9

DIRECTIONS: Each of the sentences below contains an underlined word or

phrase. From the five suggested meanings, select the one that
best fits the context of the underlined word in the sentence.
Shade the corresponding circle on the Answer Sheet.

31. Please consult your office manual to learn the proper operation of our
copying machine.
A. labor C. typewriter E. notebook
B. handbook D. handle

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32. He was an imperious person that is why most people in this office disliked
him.
A. noticeable C. mischievous E. annoying
B. dangerous D. dictatorial

33. Martha felt that she was at her nadir when her mother told her what
happened to their dog.
A. peak C. lowest point E. high
B. good feeling D. weakness

34. The order was rescinded within the week.

A. revised C. misinterpreted E. validate
B. cancelled D. confirmed

35. The sky was red so he immediately thought that it was a portent of a
coming storm.
A. an emblem C. an omen E. a stop
B. a window D. an occurrence

36. If you have a question, please raise your hand to summon the test proctor.
A. ticket C. give E. text
B. fine D. call

37. Lauren used her nefarious scheme to hack into her dad’s computer and
steal account information.
A. elaborate C. awesome E. intricate
B. careless D. wicked

38. We dared not bring charges against our employer for fear of reprisal.
A. retaliation C. denial E. happening
B. advantage D. occurrence

39. When the suave young doctor got down from the car, all the women turned
to stare at him.
A. upsetting C. civilized E. handsome
B. uncivilized D. charming

40. The increased use of dictation machines has severely diminished the need
for office stenographer.
A. enlarged C. minus E. reduced
B. cut out D. expanded

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DIRECTIONS: Each of the sentences below contains an underlined word or
phrase. From the five suggested meanings, select the one that is
the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase
in the sentence. Shade the corresponding circle on the Answer
Sheet.

41. Martha did not want to obfuscate the lesson but she had to rush through
her explanation because the clock was ticking.
A. make something clear D. make something too obvious
B. make something confusing E. make something fast
C. make something unclear

42. I did not recognize her anymore, she looked so sick and disheveled.
A. disarray C. tidied E. youthful
B. befouled D. defiled

43. Leneth acted as the auxiliary chancellor of their organization.

A. supplementary C. assisting E. main
B. back up D. ancillary

44. She has to recant what she posted on Facebook or I will tell all her secrets
to everybody.
A. delete C. assert E. continue
B. take back D. mend

45. My father had a stroke 3 years ago and since then, he has been unable to
elucidate his thoughts verbally.
A. clarify C. clear up E. extend
B. confuse D. expound

46. That man’s tempestuousness angered so many of his neighbors.

A. violence C. calm E. changeability
B. fury D. intensity

47. I used to be so upfront with the people around me, until my best friend told
me to shut up.
A. guarded C. forthright E. sincere
B. frank D. candid

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48. I did not believe it at first, but when he absconded to China, it seemed like
he was guilty so I think he really did it.
A. escape C. run quickly E. decamp
B. appear D. flee

49. The principal of the school is an atheist so he will most likely to excoriate
praying before the class starts.
A. condemn C. not like E. endorse
B. decry D. criticize

50. His voice was so plangent that it echoes inside the room.
A. thin C. resonant E. resounding
B. loud D. sonorous

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence,
best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Shade the
corresponding circle on the Answer Sheet.

51. Levina unknowingly __________ the thief by holding open the elevator doors
and ensuring his escape.
A. coerced C. abetted E. solicited
B. proclaimed D. sanctioned

52. Shakespeare, a(n) __________ writer, entertained audiences by writing many

tragic and comic plays.
A. numeric C. dutiful E. generic
B. obstinate D. prolific

53. I had the __________ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger

on my flight home from Brussels.
A. satisfactory C. galling E. acute
B. commendable D. acceptable

54. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and __________ his
right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
A. reprimand C. abdicate E. extol
B. upbraid D. winnow

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55. If you will not do your work of your own __________, I have no choice but to
penalize you if it is not done on time.
A. predilection C. excursion E. infusion
B. coercion D. volition

56. The investors __________ considerable capital when the tsunami devastated
the province.
A. lose C. lost E. loosen
B. loss D. loose

57. The snatcher surprised me from behind, grabbed my hand and __________
with my handbag.
A. made do C. made away E. made way
B. made off D. made out

58. Mother told us to __________ our little brother’s tantrums since he is a gifted
child.
A. put on C. put across E. put away
B. put off D. put up with

59. Many election losers suspect that some winners __________ their way to
victory.
A. cheat D. has cheated
B. will cheat E. have been cheating
C. have cheated

60. I __________ the assigned task ahead of schedule.

A. done C. was done E. will be done
B. am done D. have done

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DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence carefully but quickly and determine
whether the underlined portion is correct or whether it
needs to be revised. If the sentence needs no revision, choose
option E.
In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard
written English. Pay attention to grammar, choice of words,
sentence construction, and punctuation. Choose among the
options which revision results in a sentence that is clear and
precise.

61. A conjunction is used to connect words and sentences together.

A. words or sentences together.
B. words and sentences.
C. words or sentences.
D. words to sentences.
E. No change

62. Antony, coming alongside Cleopatra's ship, climbed aboard without seeing
or being seen by her.
A. climbed aboard without seeing Cleopatra or being seen by her.
B. climbs aboard without Cleopatra seeing him.
C. boarded without being seen by her.
D. boarded without seeing Cleopatra.
E. No change

63. Bombast is when high sounding words for effect, not suitability, are used.
A. is the use of high-sounding words for effect rather than for suitability.
B. is where high-sounding words are used for effect not suitability.
C. is the using of high-sounding words for effect only.
D. is when you use high-sounding words for effect rather than for
suitability.
E. No change

64. I would like to thank whoever it was that wrote that piece of music: it has
given me so much pleasure.
A. I would like to thank whomever it was that has written that piece of
music:
B. I would like to thank whomever it might be that wrote that piece of
music:

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C. Whoever it was that wrote that piece of music, I would like to thank
because
D. I would like to thank whoever it was that wrote that piece of music,
E. No change

65. Your taking a loan to buy a car annoyed Father.

A. Your taking a loan to buy a car aggravated Father.
B. You taking a loan to buy a car irritated Father.
C. You taking a loan to buy a car annoyed Father.
D. Father was annoyed by you taking a loan to buy a car.
E. No change

66. In the initial stages of learning a new language, we learn more through
listening and attempting to copy speech patterns and not through reading
grammar books.
A. and attempting to copy speech patterns than through reading
grammar books.
B. and attempts to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar
books.
C. and attempts at copying speech patterns than through reading
grammar books.
D. and attempts at copying speech patterns and not grammar books.
E. No change

67. Between you and I, I doubt that he will come.

A. and I, I doubt that he would come.
B. and me, I doubt that he will come.
C. and me, I doubt that he would come.
D. and me, I doubt whether he will be coming.
E. No change

68. Work that is not finished is not work at all, it is merely a botch, a failure.
A. all, it is a botch merely, and a failure.
B. all; it is merely a botch, a failure.
C. all; the work merely is a botch and a failure.
D. all; the work being merely a botch, a failure.
E. No change

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69. Pollution and degradation of the environment is, according to the
commission's report, a matter of universal concern.
A. is, according to the report by the commission, a matter of universal
concern.
B. is, according to the report of the commission, matters of universal
concern.
C. are, according to the commission's report, universally a matter of
concern.
D. are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal
concern.
E. No change

70. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as
for their being practical work clothes.
A. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement
but for their being practical work clothes.
B. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement
but for being practical work clothes
C. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for
them being practical work clothes.
D. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement but as for
them being practical work clothe.
E. No change

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