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SECTION 4: ENGLISH PROFICIENCY NAME: _____________________________

Time –- 25 minutes SCHOOL: __________________________
45 Questions (136 – 180) SIMULATED EXAM – SET B

Direction. For each question, choose the best answer and darken the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

Directions: Select the answer choice that best replaces 139. Nothing would satisfy him but that I bow to his
the underlined word or words to make the sentence wishes.
grammatically correct. The first answer choice is A. but that Commented [W14]: **E 9-3
exactly the same as the underlined part. B. although that
C. when that
136. The Peace Corps, instituted by President D. that
Kennedy, appealed to the generosity, idealism, E. but
and their sense of adventure of the American
people. 140. By noon, the child will have lain in his bed for ten
A. instituted, their sense hours without stirring.
B. which was instituted, their sense A. will have lain Commented [W15]: *E 3-1

C. that was instituted, their sense B. will have lied

D. instituted, sense C. will have laid Commented [W11]: **E 7-2
E. that was instituted, its sense D. will of lain
E. will be laying
137. If she knew that the reception was a formal
affair, she would not have worn jeans. 141. If you have been prompt, we might have arrived
A. knew , was in time for the first act.
B. have known , was A. If you have been prompt
C. had known , was B. If you were to have been prompt Commented [W12]: ***E 3-2
D. has known, was C. If you would’ve been prompt
E. had known, is D. If you had been prompt Commented [W16]: **E 3-3
E. If you’d been prompt
138. No one present, not even the contestants
themselves, were more anxious about the 142. She never has and she never will do any work.
outcome of the game. A. She never has and she never will do any
A. present, not even the contestants work.
themselves, were B. She never has and she never will do no
B. present, even the contestants themselves, work.
was C. She never has, and she never will do any Commented [W13]: ***E 6-2
C. present, not even the contestants work.
themselves, was D. Never has she and never will she do any
D. presents, even the contestant themselves, work.
was E. She never has done and she never will do
E. present, not even the contestant any work. Commented [W17]: *** E 1-2

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143. Sharon, who has studied the problem
considerable, does not believe that the tax
reform proposal will affect any fundamental
changes.
A. who has studied the problem considerable
B. who has studied the problem thoroughly
C. who has studied the problem a lot
D. who has had the problem under
considerable study
E. whose studied the problem considerable
144. According to a survey done by Education
majors, today’s college students are likely to
involve themselves in political issues only if
they would be expecting to financially gain.
A. only if they would be expecting to
financially gain
B. if they would expect only to gain financially
C. only if their expectations can be gained
financially
D. if financial gain could be expected by them
E. only if they can expect to gain financially
145. In the past few months, there has been
considerable debate over if increased taxes
should be a first or last resort in balancing
government budget.
A. over if increased taxes should be a first or
last resort
B. over whether increased taxes should be a
first or last resort
C. about increasing taxes being first or last
resort
D. about if increased taxes is a first or last
resort
E. concerning tax increases and their being
first or last resort
146. The jaguar, now extinct, is the largest cat in
Africa, hunts alone, and an efficient swimmer.
A. hunts alone, and an efficient swimmer
B. they hunt alone and they swim efficiently
C. a lone hunter, and an efficient swimmer
D. hunts alone, and swims efficiently
E. they hunt alone, and they swim efficiently
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147. Public safety advocates, being concerned about
the increase in the number of vehicular
accidents and the average person’s attention
span being decreased gradually, feel that the
introduction of the “netcar,” a vehicle built with
access to the Internet, is a terrible mistake. Commented [W18]: **E 5-2
A. being concerned about the increase in the
number of vehicular accidents and the
average person’s attention span being
decreased gradually
B. concerning themselves about rising
vehicular accidents and decreasing
attention spans among average people
C. because they are concerned about the
rising of the number of vehicular accidents,
also the decreasing of the attention span of
the average person
D. concerned about the increase in the
number of vehicular accidents and the
gradual decrease of the average person’s
attention span Commented [MLC12]: The underlined portion must describe
the advocates, who are concerned. The construction also needs to be
E. given that they had been concerned about parallel (concerned about the increase and the decrease). A contains
the increase in the number of vehicular being, so it’s out right away. B is wrong because vehicular accidents
aren’t rising; the number of vehicular accidents is rising. The use of
accidents and the gradual diminishment of they and also is awkward and unnecessary in C. Apart from the
the average person’s attention span as well wordiness of E and the unnecessary use of had been, the use of as
well is awkward and redundant.
*** E 7-2
148. Although a growth in retail sales have raised Commented [MLC9]: To financially gain is a split infinitive, so
expectations that there is a recovery finally eliminate A. The 1st part of the sentence is in the present tense, so
the rest should be as well. You can eliminate B because would
under way, many economists say that without a expect doesn’t agree. C and D are passively constructed, and only is
large amount of spending the recovery might misplaced in D as well. E is in the active tense, there’s no split
infinitive, and only is in the right place. ***E 5-3
not last.
A. have raised expectations that there is a Commented [MLC10]: E is unnecessarily verbose and
confusing. C and D refer to plural taxes in singular form. A
recovery finally contains the redundant if . B seems to be the best choice. ** E 9-2
B. raised expectations for there being a
recovery finally
C. had raised expectations for a recovery
finally being
D. has raised expectations that a recovery is
finally Commented [MLC13]: ** E 4-2
E. raised expectations for a recovery finally
Commented [MLC11]: ** E 7-2
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149. As its sales of computer products have 152. Everyone in that university (a)is required (b)to
exceeded those of measuring apparatuses, the attend physical education classes (c)at least
business has become increasingly willing to three times a week because (d)you benefit from
compete for the mass market sales they would an active life.
in the past have surrendered to rivals. A. is required
A. they would in the past have surrendered to B. to attend
rivals C. at least
B. they would have surrendered previously to D. you benefit from Commented [MLC17]: ** E 2-2
their rivals E. No error
C. that in the past would have been
surrendered previously to rivals 153. (a)Between you and I, the smell (b)coming from
D. it previously would have surrendered to that room (c)is (d)repugnant, and the
rivals in the past housekeeper should be fired.
E. it would in the past have surrendered to A. Between you and I Commented [MLC18]: ** E 2-2
rivals B. coming from Commented [MLC14]: *** E 2-2
C. is
150. Carnivorous mammals can endure what would D. repugnant, and
otherwise be dangerous levels of body heat E. No error
because they have a heat-exchange network
which prevented the brain from getting too hot. 154. The region has a climate (a)so severe that
A. which prevented plants (b)growing there rarely (c)had been more
B. that prevents than ten inches (d)high. Commented [MLC15]: * 9-2
C. which has prevented A. so severe that
D. that has been preventing B. growing there
E. having prevented C. had been Commented [MLC19]: * E 3-1
D. high
E. No error
Directions: Each sentence contains either a single
error or no error. Parts of each sentence are 155. None of the attempts to state the causes of
underlined and lettered. Decide which underlined part crime (a)explains why most of the people
contains the error and mark its letter on your answer (b)exposed to the alleged causes do not
sheet. No sentence contains more than one error. commit crimes and, (c)conversely, why so many
of those not exposed (d)have.
151. The director (a)has warned advertisers to A. explains
(b)restrict the use of the word “natural” to B. exposed
(c)foods that do not contain color or flavor C. conversely
enhancers, chemical preservatives, (d)or D. have Commented [MLC20]: do *** E 3-1
nothing that has been synthesized. E. No error
A. has warned
B. restrict
C. foods
D. or nothing that has been Commented [MLC16]: *** E 6-2
E. No error

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156. Scientists (a)have recently found what could be 160. The performers (a)came up with a number of
the biggest and oldest living organism on Earth, ideas to enhance the play, including cutting
a gigantic fungus that is an interwoven some unnecessary (b)exposition from the
(b)filigree of mushrooms and root like tentacles opening scene and inserting another music
spawned (c)by a single fertilized spore some piece, (c)but the director refused to (d)consider
10,000 years ago and (d)extending for more it.
than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest. A. came up with
A. have recently found B. exposition from
B. filigree C. but
C. by D. consider it Commented [MLC25]: *** E 2-2
D. extending E. No error
E. No error Commented [MLC21]: ** E 3-1

157. (a)Careful by nature, Matthew had revised his

Directions: Each of the sentences has an underlined
estimates (b)for heating and air-conditioning
word or phrase. Choose the one word or phrase that
(c)at least three times before he (d)had felt
best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it
ready to present his proposal to the project
is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
manager.
A. Careful by nature
161. Martin would have made a great student council
B. for heating and air-conditioning
president if he weren’t such a complete
C. at least three times
pleasure seeker, party animal, and absolutely
D. had felt ready Commented [MLC22]: ** E 3-1
hedonistic in his endeavors.
E. No error
A. conservative
158. (a)After having been greeted at the front porch B. consecrated
by an elderly lady (b)who he took to be a maid, C. committed
the reporter (c)realized with chagrin that the D. indulgent Commented [MLC26]: ** E 1-1A

“servant” was actually the person he (d)was E. impulsive

supposed to have an important meeting with.
A. After having been 162. Carlo may have had good intentions, but his
B. who usually caustic tone offended almost the whole Commented [MLC23]: ** E 2-2
C. realized with crowd.
D. was supposed A. cause and effect
E. No error B. reoccurring
C. biting Commented [MLC27]: ** E 1-1A
159. The museum is showcasing an exhibit of
D. unclear
(a)more than eighty contemporary Filipino
E. egoistic
political cartoons (b)that either were
(c)censored by newspaper editors or created a
163. The director was magnanimous enough to
relatively strong public response because of
praise the work of an actor he detested.
(d)its approach to delicate or controversial Commented [MLC28]: ** E 1-1A
A. generous
issues.
B. ill-fated
A. more than
C. pretentious
B. that
D. suspicious
C. censored by
E. inspired
D. its Commented [MLC24]: ** E 2-2
E. No error

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164. Most children are highly conformist and will 169. The cacophony of horns heard while gridlocked
ostracize a classmate whose appearance or at the traffic jam was as discordant as an
manners are different. untamed orchestral performance.
A. criticize A. synchronized sounds
B. emulate B. harmonic sounds
C. deride C. sequencing sound
D. exclude D. syncopated sounds Commented [MLC29]: * E 1-1A
E. befriend E. unpleasant sounds Commented [MLC34]: ** E 1-1A

165. At work, the obsequious assistant 170. Bill Gates has the prowess to recognize
complimented her manager so much that she business opportunities, and it is clearly this
quickly moved up the corporate ladder. perspicacity that allows him the opportunity to
A. competent also be known for his philanthropy.
B. submissive A. acumen Commented [MLC30]: ** E 1-1A
C. auspicious B. composure Commented [MLC35]: *** E1-1A
D. lovely C. craftiness
E. exceptional D. misanthropy
E. creativity
166. The esoteric rites of the fraternity were kept
secret by the members and were never
disclosed to outsiders.
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167. His digressive insights really weakened the
Make 2 sets with 5 questions per set.
overall speech; he should not have so readily
strayed from his subject. Questions 171 – 174 refer to the following passage.
A. repugnant Commented [MLC31]: * E 1-1A
B. enigmatic 1When purchasing consumer goods, we rarely
C. redundant think beyond what we want and what they cost.
D. incoherent 2However, there are two significant questions we Commented [MLC32]: ** E 1-1A
E. rebellious should be asking: Where did they come from? Where
are they going?3Unlike before, when our consumer
168. Her lachrymose behavior was understandable goods were manufactured locally, we usually don’t
given the loss of her mother; indeed, most of know the history of the things we buy. 4And then
us were rather sorrowful. when we dispose it, or its packaging, we forget it.
A. subtle 5The manufacturers of some materials, like
B. reprehensible paper and wood, use unsustainable methods that
C. tearful drastically destroy forests. 6This provides a source of Commented [MLC33]: ** E 1-1A
D. focused living for local workers, but then soon they must
E. quiet move on because they have caused the environment
to become uninhabitable.

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7Other manufacturers use slave labor, prison 172. In context, which of the following is the best
labor, and child labor to create cheap products like revision of sentence 4 (as shown below)?
clothing, medicines, or electronic equipment. 8Some

believe that companies should be allowed to And then when we dispose it, or its packaging,
maximize the cheapest possible labor to make a good we forget it.
profit, but not if it means being inhumane to workers.
9Many consumer goods contain hazardous A. And then when we dispose it, or its
components that end up polluting rivers and packaging, we forget it.
groundwater. 10In order to gain short-term profit, B. We also rarely give attention to where these
companies tend to sacrifice the whole ecosystems for items, or their packaging, will go when we
generations to come. dispose them. Commented [MLC38]: *** E 9-2
11We cannot afford to be nonchalant of where C. Nonetheless, we never think about where
our products come from or where they are going to. these items or their packaging will end up
12As cogs in the machine of consumerism, we are as when we throw them away.
accountable as the companies themselves for the D. Throwing them away is simply forgetting
pollution and exploitations that these products may about them afterwards.
cause. E. Consequently, when we dispose them,
they’re out of our minds.

171. Which of the following is the best version of the
underlined portion of sentence 3 (as shown
below)?
Unlike before, when our consumer goods were
manufactured locally, we usually don’t know
the history of the things we buy.
173. In context, which of the following is the best
revision of sentence 6 (as shown below)?
This provides a source of living for local
workers, but then soon they must move on
because they have caused the environment to
become uninhabitable.

A. we usually don’t A. This provides a source of living for local

B. today we rarely workers, but then soon they must move on Commented [MLC37]: ** E 5-3
C. it’s not likely today that we because they have caused
D. it’s not as likely to B. Despite causing the environment
E. we don’t barely uninhabitable, this method provides source
of living for local workers.
C. Although being a source of living for local
workers, it forces them to move on by
causing
D. Since the workers have caused the
environment uninhabitable, they have to
move on even if this serves as their source
of income.
E. Although this method provides income for
local workers, this also soon forces workers
to move on by causing Commented [MLC39]: *** E 5-3

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174. Which of the following sentences, if inserted movie knowing exactly how to get his story back on
before sentence 9 to begin the fourth track.
paragraph, would provide the most logical 12However, many students nowadays do not
transition? have time for that. 13They feel so much pressure to
A. The affordable prices of such items hardly get everything done—their homework, their
seem worth it. extracurricular commitments, their sports, their social
B. This clearly exemplifies manufacturers’ lives – that they think that taking “time out” to unwind
focus on increasing their profits regardless their brains is just a luxurious waste of time. 14This is
of their methods’ effect to the environment. too bad because very often relaxation is more
C. Some consumers are becoming aware of valuable to a student than just more hard work.
the processes that go through in a product
and this influences their buying behaviors.
D. We should consider not only the 175. Which of the following is the best version of the
manufacture of consumer goods, but also underlined part of sentence 2 (as shown
their disposal. below)? Commented [MLC40]: *** E 9-3
E. Many manufacturers, however, are still not
responsible with their practices. This is the experience that a person has when,
after they have thought of a problem long and
hard, they suddenly arrive at a brilliant solution
Questions 175 – 180 refer to the following passage. or idea in a flash when they are no longer
thinking about it.
1Most great inventors and artists are well-aware of
the so-called “eureka phenomenon.” 2This is the A. that a person has when, after they have
experience that a person has when, after they have thought of a problem long and hard, they
thought of a problem long and hard, they suddenly suddenly arrive at a brilliant solution or
arrive at a brilliant solution or idea in a flash when idea in a flash
they are no longer thinking about it. 3The name of B. that people have when, after having
the phenomenon comes from the legend of thought long and hard about a problem,
Archimedes. 4He had been thinking about a difficult they suddenly arrive at a solution Commented [MLC41]: ** E 2-2
problem that had come from the king, King Hieron II. C. that a person had when, after they have
5The problem was how to determine whether the had thought of a long and hard problem,
king’s crown was pure gold without ruining it. 6As he they arrived at a brilliant solution or idea in
was bathing, the solution to the problem suddenly a flash
came to Archimedes and he ran naked through the D. that a person had when, after he has
streets of Syracuse shouting “Eureka!” meaning “I thought long and hard of a problem, he
have found it!” suddenly arrives at a brilliant solution or
7Students should have experienced this also. idea in a flash
8You have probably had the experience of thinking E. that people have when, thinking long and
about a topic for your term paper or a math problem hard about a problem, they suddenly come
for so long that it’s like one’s brain gets frozen. up a solution or idea in a flash
9When this happens, it is best to take a break from a
problem rather than sit on it for so long. 10Isaac

Asimov, one of the most prolific writers of all time,

used to go to the movies every time he got writer’s
block. 11He shared that he always came out of the

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176. Which of the following is the best way to 178. Which of the following is the best version of the
combine sentences 3, 4, and 5? underlined part of sentence 8 (as shown
A. The name of the phenomenon comes from below)?
the legend of Archimedes, who had been
thinking for days about how to determine
You have probably had the experience of
whether the king’s crown was pure gold
thinking about a topic for your term paper or a
without ruining it.
math problem for so long that it’s like one’s Commented [MLC42]: *** E 3-2
brain gets frozen.
B. The name of the phenomenon came from
A. it’s like one’s brain gets frozen
Archimedes who had been thinking of
B. one’s brain seems to freeze
determining, without ruining the king’s
C. our brains get frozen
crown, whether it was pure gold.
D. your brain seems to freeze Commented [MLC44]: ** E 9-2
C. Archimedes had been thinking how to
E. one’s brain freezes
determine whether the king’s crown was
pure gold without ruining it, and thus, he
179. Where is the best place to insert the following
arrived at a “eureka” phenomenon.
sentence?
D. “Eureka” phenomenon came from
Archimedes – he who had been thinking Perhaps if students could work such little trips
about a problem, how to determine if the
into their hectic study schedules, they would
king’s crown was pure gold without ruining
have similar “eureka” experiences.
it.
A. After sentence 7
E. The name of the phenomenon came from a
B. After sentence 8
problem in determining if the king’s crown
C. After sentence 9
was pure gold without ruining it.
D. After sentence 10
E. After sentence 11 (as the last sentence of
177. Which of the following versions of sentence 7
the second paragraph) Commented [MLC45]: *** E 11-2
most clearly and logically introduces the second
paragraph?
180. In context, which of the following versions of
A. Students should understand this also.
the underlined part of sentence 12 (as shown
B. Understanding this phenomenon may help
below) is most effective at making it clearer and
students to improve their studies. Commented [MLC43]: *** E 9-2
more specific?
C. The origin of “eureka” phenomenon is
something students learn in school. However, many students nowadays do not have
D. Understanding the history requires an in- time for that. Commented [MLC46]:
depth understanding of its context.
E. Given this, the episode is something that all
A. nowadays do not have even an hour to
students should know.
spare for such activities
B. nowadays do not have time for such trips Commented [MLC47]: *** E 6-1
C. nowadays, do not have as much time as the
people in Archimedes’ time
D. in the modern world lack time for the
activities mentioned above
E. are so busy with their gadgets that they do
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