ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Word Structure, Punctuation & Capitalization

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General Instruction:
 Strictly NO ERASURES
 Use your answer sheet ½ length wise.
 NO CHEATING

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. These are words that ave the same or nearly the same meaning.
a. Antonyms c. Phonemes
b. Homonyms d. Synonyms
2. This punctuation mark is use to set off foreign names or terms and to enclose direct word of
speakers.
a. Apostrophe c. Exclamation
b. Colon d. Quotation
3. This punctuation mark is use in omission of letter/s to make it shorter by leaving its sounds.
a. Apostrophe c. Exclamation
b. Hypen d. Comma
4. These are the meaning element attached at the end of the root word.
a. Affixes c. Prefixes
b. Endfixes d. Suffixes
5. What do you call the underlined word?
Beethoven had lots of achievements before he died.
a. Context clues c. State of being
b. Root word d. Suffixes
6. The old woman is as locquacious as a parrot.
a. Sensitive c. Tactful
b. Strict d. Talkative
7. I am not a yes-man, but a strong critic.
a. Blind follower c. Keeper
b. Honorable d. Rule abiding
8. Jose would rather jiggle to show he is listening than to remain a statue-like object.
a. Dance c. Steady
b. Freeze d. Wobble
9. The janitor threw in the waste can every riff-raff he got from the baseball game.
a. Raffle c. Stones
tickets d. Trash
b. Rough
draft
10. Eager to be seen by all, the player positioned himself in a conspicious place.
 a. Hidden c. Spacious
b. Noticable d. Stage

II. ODD MAN OUT. Cross out the word that does not belong to the group.
11. Monster villain saviour opponent
12. Burr bear beer bare
13. Feign fine fain fane
14. Flue flaw flew flu
15. Luminous bright gloom bloom
16. Restore Irregular unexciting inability
17. Embrace abandon exclude deny
18. Skillful attendant return flexible
19. Classy elegant rugged majestic
20. Multitask positivity creative diligence

III. CHECK YOUR SCHEMA. Put a check mark ( ∕ ) if the word has affixes, either suffixes or prefixes
and ( X ) if there is none.
21. Collaborate
22. intellectual
23. disease
24. direction
25. alternate

IV. TRY THIS! Apply the rules on Capitalization and punctuations in the following paragraphs. There are
five sentences in each paragraph.

Bart parsons is an educator and historian he has been a professor of history at the university of illinois
since 1950 where he also served as acting dean of the graduate college in the academic year 1960
professor parsons received his b d degree from yale in 1964 and his ph d from yale in 1948 he served
on the faculty at priceton university from 1946 to 1950 colorado dr parsons was a fellow of the national
endowment for the humanities and chairman of the fund for the advancement in education.