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Practice Test Paper 1
Practice Test Paper 1
A. Adjectives
B. Verbs
C. Pronouns
D. Adverbs
Rationalization: The answer is letter C “pronoun” because it considered as a “function” word – meaning it
is dependent on the “content words present in the sentence. In English content words are the following:
prepositions, conjunctions, articles and pronouns.
2. “ On the street of this position of God’s world I feel neighbor to a rat, so brother of a worm; Forever
chasing rainbows a t muddy margins. “ This line on Quemada’s poem is saying that:
A. Life is fruitful
B. Life is not worth living
C. Life is empty and meaningless
D. Life is full of challenges
Rationalization: One can easily infer that the answer is letter D primarily because one can visualize that
the persona is facing difficulties in life.
3. “ The whale has no famous author and whaling no famous chronicles.” Based on this line from the
novel, Moby dick is treated as:
Rationalization: The Phrases “ no famous author” and “ no famous chronicles” would indicate that the
answer is letter B.
4. Venus is an exemplication of feminine pulchritude. Pulchritude means:
A. Plain
B. Beauty
C. Ugliness
D. Homeliness
Rationalization: Using context clues, one can easily infer that the answer is B “beauty” because “Venus” is
the roman goddess of beauty.
A. was seated
B. has seated
C. would have seated
D. had been seated
Rationalization: B – The second sentence is in the present perfect tense, and so the auxillary verb must be
“ has” plus the “ past participle” from of the verb.
6. After 7 depressing years, mitch finally quit the job. She ____________________ along with her superior for
a
long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
A. didn’t
B. isn’t getting
C. hasn’t been getting
D. hadn’t getting
Rationalization: The sentence with missing parts is in the perfect progressive tense since that there are
two past actions where still happening when the second transpired. Therefore, the auxiliary verb must be
“ had” plus “been” and the -ing form of the verb. The answer is letter D.
7. Five years of intensive language study are required for second language learners. Chun – Li
_________________ English for three years, but she will need more training to be more proficient.
A. has studied
B. will have been studying
C. has been studying
D. hadn’t been getting
Rationalization: The second sentence is in the present perfect progressive tense because the action
started somewhere in the past, still happening at present and will continue to happen in the future. The
auxiliary verb must be “has” plus “been” and the -ing form of the verb. The answer is letter C.
8. The laborers are so happy that ________ now reaping the fruit ____ efforts.
A. they’re – their
B. they’re – there
C. there – their
D. their – their
Rationalization: Tough choice would be between B and C. the answer is C “me” because “I” must only be
used if you are the subject of the sentence of if you are the doer of the action, while “me” is used is you are
the object of the sentence or if you are the receiver of the action.
A. Sweet
B. Sweetly
C. Sweeter
D. More sweet
Rationalization: “ smells “ is a verb of senses – meaning it could be either function as an action or linking
verb. It is functioning as an action verb if the subject is capable of movement and if there is direct object.
It functions as a linking verb if the subject is not capable of movement. Since that “candy” cannot move,
the verb “smells” functions as a linking verb. The sentence pattern therefore is S-LV-PA (Subject, Linking
16. Which among these words has the [id] end sound?
A. Praised
B. Mailed
C. Judged
D. Needed
Rationalization: A sound is voiced if there are vibrations on the vocal cords, and Voiceless is there is none.
12. D, 13. B, 14. B, 15.D, 16. D
17. Audiolingualism is a new language teaching approach that mainly focuses on _________
A. Syntax
B. Structure
C. Reading
D. Pronounciation
Rationalization: The answer is D “pronunciation” because in Grammar Teaching Approaches,
Audiolingualism focuses on pronunciation.
18. Rubric as a measuring instrument that is best use in assessing _______________
A. Sentence structure
B. Oral recitation
C. Multiple choice test
D. Dictation test
Rationalization: Rubrics are often times used when objectivity might be questionable. Often times rubrics
are used to steer away from personal biases of the assessor. Multiple choice test, sentence structure, and
dictation tests would have exact answers, while it is very difficult to assess oral examination – and so, the
answer is letter B.
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19. Manuel Arguilla is one of the most important Filipino writers of all time. He wrote the Juan Tamad
series and the short story “ How my brother Leon brought Home a wife.” He is famous in injecting themes
with ________ in his story.
A. Urbanity
B. Cosmopolitanism
C. Local Color
D. Ranch life
Rationalization: C is the answer. Manuel Arguilla’s fiction depicts rural life in the Philippines.
20. Who wrote the novel “ The jungle Book”
A. Victor Hugo
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. William March
D. K.L Mansfield
Rationalization: Rudyard Kipling wrote “ The Jungle Book”. His writings are mostly fables and set in the
forest in India.
21. This Victor Hugo’s Masterpiece that talks about the French revolution.
A. Les Miserables
B. Hunchback of Notre Dame
C. Annakarenina
D. Fathers and Sons
Rationalization: Hugo did not write Annakarenina and Fathers and Sons. Hugo wrote Hunchbak of Notre
Dame and les Miserables, the former is about Quasimodo and Esmeralda, while the latter is about Jeanne
Val Jeanne Cossette which is set during the French Revolution.
22. A comma indicates:
A. Pause
B. Slight pause
C. Longer pause
D. No pause
Rationalization: There are three types of juncture, a comma or “single slash” means slight pause; a period
or “double slashes” means longer pause; end of the paragraph or “triple slashes” means longest pause.
The answer is B.
23. Which word has the C pronounced as /k/?
A. Century
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B. Cold
C. City
D. Censure
Ans: B
24. Which word is accented on the first syllable?
A. Fifteen
B. Outspeak
C. Understand
D. Heaven
Ans: D
25. Which word has the C pronounced as /s/?
A. Censure
B. Connote
C. Comma
D. Collaborate
Ans: A
26. Loreto Paras Sulit’s Short story that revolves around the theme that beauty can be very dangerous
titled ___________
A. The Harvest
B. The Beautiful Stranger
C. Desire
D. Beautiful Liar
Rationalization: The answer is letter A “ The Harvest”. Fidel and Vidal are brothers who both got
attracted to Miss Francia, and this attraction to Miss Francia led to heartaches of both brothers.
Ans: A