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remove

Reviewer – Reading Comprehension 4. Successful people are different from those who are not
Practice Part 1 because they

a. Work hard at having faith in their abilities.

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b. Persevere to achieve greatness.
Directions: In this test you will read several passages.
Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the
c. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
correct answer
d. Disregard the opinions of others.
Passage A
5. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch
1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack his wagon to a star” mean?
confidence in themselves. If you think of yourself as
being unworthy of great achievement, you will never a. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
achieve greatness. If, on the other hand, you know
yourself and understand what your abilities are, and if b. A person should emulate his ideal person.
then you are determined to accomplish and gain
confidence in yourself. c. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to
associate with persons who have really achieved d. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams come
greatness. It is impossible, however, for most people to true.
come frequently into the actual presence of the great.
The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of 6. What literary technique was used by the writer in
your time in reading about great achievers. Biography is presenting his ideas?
a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself a. Narration c. Comparing ideas
of a sense of inferiority and determined to do the best
that you possibly can. One of the great philosophers b. Detailed analysis d. Giving suggestions
expressed the idea in a single sentence when he said that
each individual should hitch his wagon to a star. 7. According to the author, what is one of the surest
ways to achieve self-confidence?
QUESTIONS:
a. Read lots of informative books
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
b. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
a. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
c. Be-friend people who are self-sufficient
b. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
d. Develop a strong and independent personality
c. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in life
8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be
d. Self-confidence is the key factor in achieving success drawn?
in life
a. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success
2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on
how to develop confidence in oneself? b. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to
propel one to succeed
a. Paragraph 1 b. Paragraph 2
c. Reading the biographies of great people is essential
c. Paragraph 1 and 3 d. Paragraph 2 and 3 for one to become successful

3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to d. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost
the word “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the one’s chances of succeed
selection?
 c. They share a common character as influenced by the
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d. The values of the new generation have been modified
Comprehension Practice Part 2 by modernization.

Answers 12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-
garde, it means that they
Directions: In this test you will read several passages.
Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the a. are behind the times c. are promiscuous and
correct answer. stubborn

Passage B b. have old-fashioned thoughts d. practice new

and experimental ideas
1. Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just youth
13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the passage?
in common. Whether in Manila, Hongkong, Kuala
Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether rich or
a. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others.
poor, urban or rural, delinquent or not, Asia’s youngsters
share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars,
b. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on
fast food outlets, rock concert and rallies. They are
the youth.
dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or black,
leather jackets, outsize t-shirts and candy-colored
c. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the
sneakers.
character of the youth today.
2. In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”. Their
pursuits, though seemingly inane are innocent – singing-
d. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing
along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers
to do with what was become of the youth today.
and sodas or cruising the commercial center of Cubao
and Makati.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western
3. In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping
television they will likely
Center, in Singapore, in the shopping complexes of
Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s great cities,
a. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
avant-garde, rebellious, modernized. They are exposed
to imported television that usher in international values.
b. Become complacent and indifferent.
4. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as
precocious, world-wise, and materialistic, governed less
c. Become aggressive and violent.
by teachers and parents than by the omnipresent
television. Peer group influence is great. Their d. Develop an independent mind.
trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and
attention-getting appearance, and rude mannerisms.
15. What literary technique was used by the author in
5. In Japan, they look like different race to the old writing the selection?
generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual freedom,
crime and homosexuality among the youth. There’s less a. Comparing b. Describing
respect given to parents and to the aged.
c. Making profile d. Narrating events
QUESTIONS:

9. The passage is about Asia’s

a. lost generation c. urbanized society English Proficiency Test (EPT)

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10. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth

a. have senseless pursuits c. have been influenced by

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western culture
Directions: In this test you will read several passages.
b. share many common goals d. have varied dreams Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the
and ambitions correct answer.

11. What is worth observing and good about the youth Passage C
beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
1. In the year 1799, an officer of the French Army was
a. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type. stationed in a small fortress on the Rosetta River, a
mouth of the Nile, near Alexander, Egypt. He was
b. Many of them still believe in traditional values. interested in the ruins of the ancient Egyptian
civilization, and had seen the sphinx and the pyramids,
 those mysterious structures that were erected by men of
another era.
2. One day, as a trench was being dug, he found a piece of
black slate on which letters had been carved. He had
studied Greek in school, and knew this was an
inscription written in that language. There were two
more lines carved into the stone: one on the Egyptian
characters he had seen on the ruins , the other in
completely unfamiliar characters.
3. The officer realized the importance of such a find, and
relinquished it to scholars who had been puzzling over
Egyptian inscriptions.
4. In 1802, a french professor by the name of Champollion
began studying the stone in an attempt to decipher the
two unknown sets of characters using the Greek letters
as a key. He worked with the stone for over twenty
years, and in 1823, announced that he had discovered the
meaning of the fourteen signs, and in doing so, had
unlocked the secret of ancient Egyptian writing.
5. Some 5000 years after an unknown person had made
those three inscriptions, the Rosetta Stone became a key,
unlocking the written records of Egypt and sharing the
history of that civilization with the rest of the world.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. French scholars worked hard in studying ancient
history.
b. Ancient Egyptians wrote and preserved their history
in stones.
c. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to a better
understanding of the history of Egypt.
d. A French Army officer studied the Rosetta Stone and
the inscriptions carved into it.
2. In which country was the Rosetta Stone found?
a. Egypt b. Greece
c. France d. Alexandra
1. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians based
on the selection?
a. dedicated b. resourceful
c. wise d. gifted
1. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were not
found?
a. Egyptian civilization would have flourished.
b. Ancient Egypt would have not reached the peak of its
glory.
c. Ancient Egyptians would have not known of their
cultural heritage.
d. Egyptian civilization would have not been fully
understood by the modern world.
1. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph
mean?
a. The owner of the Rosetta Stone tried to sell it to
scholars.
b. The Egyptians scholars were puzzled by the
inscriptions found in the Rosetta Stone.
c. The founder of the Rosetta Stone knew of its value
and turned it over to the proper authorities.
d. The officer did not think the Rosetta Stone had much
value and therefore gave it away.
1. What literary technique was used by the writer in
developing the passage?
a. Detailed analysis c. Narrative chronological
order of events
b. Comparison and contrast of ideas d. Repetition of
important points for emphasis
22. What conclusion may be drawn from the passage?
a. Egypt has a rich civilization dating back to the earliest
times.
b. Egypt has a mysterious culture which remained
unknown.
c. Egypt was an ancient country with no significant
history.
d. Egypt’s civilization benefited only those in ancient
times.
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PRACTICE PART 4
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Directions: In this test you will read several
passages. Answer all the questions that follow by
encircling the correct answer.
Passage D
1. The complacent Filipino majority may not have
been awakened yet to the reality of a ravaged
environment; nonetheless, the evidence must be
overemphasized. Automotive vehicles for one,
reportedly contribute 94.6 million tons of waste
released into the air each year, a commuter can only
imagine how polluted the air that gets into his
respiratory system is.
2. Pollution experts are inclined to single out man as
the culprit of his own destruction. Man, rightly
 referred to as a “messy animal,” has helped being c. Fifth paragraph d. Last paragraph
about untold environmental decay.
3. Imperiled by the pollution of air, water and land are 26. Who is referred to in the phrase “a messy
not only human lives. The marine species as well as animal” in the second paragraph of the passage?
the flora and fauna are just adversely affected. Mass
suicides of fishes and whales have been witnessed a. Fishes and whales b. Flora and fauna
along Australian and American shorelines.
4. The mushrooming of factories and plants along c. Scientist d. Man
river banks have been largely responsible for the
pollution of the different bodies of water, 27. What is implied in the last paragraph of the
indiscriminate disposal of industrial waste makes passage?
festering sinks of the rivers. Too much dumping of
industrial waste renders to water stagnant. Many of a. Man failed to realize the seriousness of the
the rivers that used to flow along industrial banks pollution problem.
can use some dredging. And yet what good will
b. Pollution, if unchecked, can bring about the
dredging of a river do if in no time at all it will
destruction of man.
serve again as dumping basin? The initiative has to
come from the factory owners.
c. Man does not deserve to be the master of His
5. A great number of scientists like or think that new
creation.
technology can be called upon to check the
impending pollution disaster, others are of the
d. There is no need to be alarmed of the pollution
opinion that fewer births and less gadgetry may yet
problem.
provide the answer to the devastating dilemma. It
cannot be denied, however, that man’s wasteful 28. What would be the likely outcome if we
ways call for some measure of discipline. continue polluting our environment?
6. Man’s brutality toward his environment will only
lead to his unmarking. It is ironical, indeed, that he a. Man will be destroyed by an environment he had
who was created to have dominion over every living polluted.
creature on earth should one day be overpowered by
an environment he has helped to pollute. The b. Less births and less gadgetry will save the world
catastrophe can hopefully still be averted. from catastrophe .

QUESTIONS: c. Technology can help check the problem on

23. What does the selection generally urge man to
realize?
a. The threat of environmental pollution to each
country
b. The necessity of taking immediate steps to solve
the pollution problem
environmental pollution.
d. Man’s wasteful ways will contribute more to the
pollution of the environment.
29. Which of the following statements show a cause
and effect relationship?
a. Man’s wasteful ways are a perennial problem.

c. The scope of the problem of environmental b. Man’s brutality toward his destruction.
pollution
c. The marine species and the flora and fauna are
d. The steps to take in checking the impending adversely affected.
pollution disaster
d. Mass suicide of fishes and whales have been seen
24. The phrase “mushrooming of factories” are used along coastlines.
in the fourth paragraph of the selection refers to
factories which are

a. built b. destroyed
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c. maintained d. abandoned
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25. In what part of the passage can you read of the
ways we can prevent pollution? STRUCTURE
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 Directions: This test measures your ability to recognize _________ of the city.
language that is appropriate for standard written English.
a. speedily growing economy
Items 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each
sentence, you will see four words or phrases marked A, b. speedy economic growing
B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that best
completes the sentence, then shade the letter c. speedy growing economic
corresponding to your answer in the Answer Sheet.
d. growing economic speed
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STRUCTURE with Answers 9. The latest addition to the year – round regional
cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and
sound museum which _________ the country’s past and
its present.
1. The enterprising daughter who ____________ a vast
fortune from her super rich and powerful father is going a. exhibit b. exhibits
to Europe to venture into other business deals.
c. exhibited d. is exhibiting
a. Inherit b. inherited
10. Oral rehydration ________________ attempted to
c. is inheriting d. was inherited replace lost body fluids in the early stages of fever.

2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left a. is b. would be

______________ atoms of hydrogen are fused in the
furnace of the sun. c. was d. has been

a. while b. unless 11. It _______ be gleaned from the article that mass
media have both positive and negative influence to
c. when d. until society.

3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking a. would b. could

_____________, eas there ahead of all the rest.
c. must d. might
a. his best b. at his best
12. Of all the sports that _________________ strong
c. in his best d. for his best bodies, swimming is the best.

4. People _________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) a. develops b. developed

damage were not necessarily those who had smoked the
longest but those who began smoking at a young age. c. develop d. is developing

a. of worst b. of worse 13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been
_____________ in our society.
c. within the worse d. within in the worst
a. a hotly-contested issues c. the hot contested issue
5. The primordial purpose _________ schooling is
ultimately to learn how to learn. b. a hotly-contesting issue d. the hot contesting issue

a. in b. for c. of d. at 14. A website is limited _____________ you to other

websites where you can access for more information and
6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what discoveries.
kind of plants the _________________.
a. until it is linking b. because it links
a. will be b. would be
c. since it linked d. while it link
c. can be d. could be
15. The happy children, ________, paraded in the busy
7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in streets in celebration of their school foundation.
violence ___________ a part of the United States,
particularly San Francisco, California. a. majestic costumes c. majestically costumes

a. striked b. stroke b. majestic costumed d. majestically costumed

c. strikes d. struck

8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming

infrastructures and expanding transportation and
communication facilities conspicuously manifest the
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Part 1 – STRUCTURE

1. The enterprising daughter who inherited a vast fortune

from her super rich and powerful father is going to
Europe to venture into other business deals.

2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash

left when atoms of hydrogen are fused in the furnace of
the sun.

3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking at his

best, as there ahead of all the rest.

4. People of worst Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

damage were not necessarily those who had smoked the
longest but those who began smoking at a young age.

5. The primordial purpose of schooling is ultimately to

learn how to learn.

6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what

kind of plants the would be.

7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in

violence stroke a part of the United States, particularly
San Francisco, California.

8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming

infrastructures and expanding transportation and
communication facilities conspicuously manifest
the speedily growing economy of the city.

9. The latest addition to the year – round regional

cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and
sound museum which exhibits the country’s past and its
present.

10. Oral rehydration is attempted to replace lost body

fluids in the early stages of fever.

11. It could be gleaned from the article that mass media

have both positive and negative influence to society.

12. Of all the sports that develop strong bodies,

swimming is the best.

13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has

been a hotly-contested issues in our society.

14. A website is limited because it links you to other

websites where you can access for more information and
discoveries.

15. The happy children, majestically costumed, paraded

in the busy streets in celebration of their school
foundation.