English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers – Part 1

BYONLINE E LEARNONFEBRUARY 13, 2018

Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?
That elementary student is quite brilliant.
In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
Are there any questions?
On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this
event.
The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
Can I have the key of Room 103?
The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
She forgot her TIN number.
Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
I will bring you to the airport.
I will sue you to court.
The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
Weaving is her past time.
Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
I agree with your brilliant idea.
I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON
BOTH SIDES.
The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.

ANSWERS:
Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?
That elementary student is quite brilliant.
In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
Are there any questions?
On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this
event.
The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
Can I have the key of Room 103?
The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
She forgot her TIN number.
Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
I will bring you to the airport.
I will sue you to court.
The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
Weaving is her past time.
Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
I agree with your brilliant idea.
I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING
ON BOTH SIDES.
The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1
BYONLINE E LEARNONFEBRUARY 16, 2018
Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C,
and D. Identify the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1 – Answers with Corrections.
1.
a. Marc Chaggall, a painter,
b. was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism
c. an art on how can be characterized by incongruous imagery
d. produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations.
2.
a. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported
b. that more than 22 species of wild felines have declining
c. different non-government agencies have given their support
d. to the program that would protect the species.
3.
a. The threat of deculturation
b. now hangs over many small ethnic minority
c. that are scattered
d. in the depths of many forests.
4.
a. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste
b. can be carried highly communicable diseases
c. because of their injurious effects
d. to human life.
5.
a. Language was brought into the spotlight
b. as a crucial factor
c. for Nigeria’s social, economic, and the political future
d. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems.
6.
a. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program
b. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of indifference
individuals
c. who reduced the anti-erosion fences
d. just to benefit their pasture land businesses
7.
a. Because of new coffee growers
b. flooding the global market,
c. the official price of a pound of coffee in the United States
d. crashed into $6 in 1977 to 42 cents in 2001
8.
a. The navy contributes
b. to the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources
c. by scuttle out cylindrical blocks
d. to serve as artificial reefs.
9.
a. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam
b. wrote The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After, in 1993,
c. a book on how it elucidates
d. the information and evolution of galaxies.
10.
a. Susana earned money for her vacation
b. by working in an antique store all summer
c. but the amount was inefficient
d. for all that she needed
11.
a. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991
b. was one of the many misfortunes
c. to wreak havoc
d. in Central Luzon.
12.
a. After participating the fertility rites,
b. the childless woman,
c. who was blessed with a healthy baby
d. experienced a blissful and contented life.
13.
a. Media produce
b. a sociology phenomenon
c. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion
d. about the present culture.
14.
a. Concentrating on the physical intricacies
b. of different pose of the body
c. forced one to filter out
d. physiological anxieties.
15.
a. Any nation
b. that aspires to elevate morality
c. will have difficulty
d. stamp out prostitution

English Proficiency Test (EPT)

Reviewer – Writing Part 2
BYONLINE E LEARNONFEBRUARY 16, 2018
Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C,
and D. Identify the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
16.
a. He (is) has been living in this country
b. ever since he came
c. but he makes no
d. attempt to speak our language.
17.
a. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,
b. but they leniently tolerate the situation
c. even if they (are) hinder
d. the motives of others.
18.
a. Human beings
b. have this natural inclination
c. for fending off (lonely) loneliness, exile, and death
d. by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle.
19.
a. Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,
b. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive (film) films
c. Made in Italy
d. To help put Rome back to the filmmakers’ maps.
20.
a. Oil prices have (shaping) shaped the world economy for many years
b. but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries
c. have supposedly made oil
d. increasingly less vital to economic growth.
21.
a. The movie we have seen
b. is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle
c. that (it) took us inside the head
d. of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man.
22.
 a. The most popular (alumnae) alumni
b. of a barangay high school
c. is now serving a president
d. of a well-known state university in manila.
23.
a. As of January 2003,
b. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word
c. but its ranking of male life expectancy
d. fell (into) from first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.
24.
a. Any government
b. should implement certain policies
c. which would cater (to) the economic, political, moral,
d. and the social needs of the nation.
25.
a. The indication
b. of social (distinct) distinctiveness
c. or the credibility of a piece of information
d. can lead to interesting state of perplexity.

English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers – Part 1

BYONLINE E LEARNONFEBRUARY 13, 2018

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them
with the correct answer/answers.

1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?

2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this
event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON
BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.

ANSWERS:

1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?

2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this
event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING
ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.