Subject-Verb Agreement exercises

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct verb in these sentences.

1. Sally (run, runs) to the park every day.
2. The dogs (bark, barks) at strangers.
3. Ted and Mary (is, are) going to the movies. 4. The game (was, were)
exciting.
5. They (worry, worries) too much.
6. She (study, studies) every night.
7. Black or white (is, are) your choice.
8. That (was, were) incredible.
9. Those (is, are) pretty shoes.
10. The cat or dog (is, are) in the yard.
B. DIRECTIONS: Write C if the sentence is correct, an X if it is not
correct.
1. ___ They have been waiting a long time.
2. ___ The pen or the pencil are lost.
3. ___ Someone don’t understand.
4. ___ Those has been cheaper in the past.
5. ___ Randy and Juan like sports.
6. ___ These are really special.
7. ___ You rides with me.
8. ___ All of them goes to school.
9. ___ Tony likes Mary.
10. ___ That movie was awesome.
C. Neither /Either
1. Neither of them (know, knows) how to get to Red Deer.
2.It will be hard for them to get there, as neither Kate nor her friends (know,
knows) how to drive.
3. Usually, either my niece or my nephew (pick, picks) me up at the airport.
4. (Does, Do ) either of you speak Russian?
5. Did you know that neither Norway nor Switzerland ( is, are ) in the European
Union?
6. Either Tracy or her sisters (is, are) supposed to prepare dinner, but nothing is
ready.
7. Neither of my daughters (looks, look) old enough to go on that amusement
ride.
8. It’s a shame that neither the pink one nor the white one (come, comes) in size
16.
9. Either he or you (has, have ) cleaned up this room.
10. Either (is, are )fine with me.
D. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's
favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one
left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
E.For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and
verb agree.
1. A) Every one of the shirts has a green collar.
B) Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
2. A) This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.
B) This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.
3. A) Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.
B) Sandals and towels is essential gear for a trip to the beach.
4. A) The president or the vice president are speaking today.
B) The president or the vice president is speaking today.
5. A) Either Cassie or Marie pays the employees this afternoon.
B) Either Cassie or Marie pay the employees this afternoon.
6. A) Six dollars is too much to pay for a gumdrop.
B) Six dollars are too much to pay for a gumdrop.
7. A) The weather in the Western states are cold sometimes..
B) The weather in the Western states is cold sometimes.
8. A) The water polo team have won the state championship for the second
time.
B) The water polo team has won the state championship for the second time.
9. A) That skier is one of those who compete nationally.
B) That skier is one of those who competes nationally.
10. A) There have to be some people left who care about English.
B) There has to be some people left who care about English.
11. A) A number of suggestions was made.
B) A number of suggestions were made.
F. Choose the correct verb.
1._______ anyone ________ a pencil I could borrow?
a. Do / have b. Does/ have
2. No one _____ finished reading the book yet.
a. has b. have
3. Hurry up! Everyone ____ waiting for you to get here.
a. are b. is
4. No, my family ________ live nearby.
a. doesn't b. don't
5. Our swimming club ______ going to compete on Saturday.
a. are b is
6, The police officer _____ talking to the parents of the missing child.
a. is b are
7. The police _______ released any information about the case.
a. hasn't b. haven't
8. Most women _______ getting flowers.
a. love b. loves
9. Some of the people waiting in line ______ getting impatient.
a. are b. is
10. Both of you _______ the rules.
a. know b. knows
11. Several of my teeth ______ cavities.
a. has b. have
12. Most of this software _____ outdated.
a. are b. is
13. Some of the children _______ have cell phones.
a. don't b. doesn't
14. Almost all of the water _____ contaminated.
a. is b. are
G. Look at each sentence and think about subject/verb agreement. Which
is the correct answer?
1. Everyone have done the homework as expected.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
2. Some of the money is missing.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
3. Somebody has forgotten to turn off the TV.
a. Correct
n. Not Correct
4. Each of the cars in the street are new.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
5. The President as well as his brother was a guest.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
6. Neither of the computers are working.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
7. Either wine is fine, thank you.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
8. The pair of gloves isn't mine.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
9. The Stars and Stripes fly over the court building.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
10. Twelve miles is a long distance to run.
a. Correct
b. Not Correct
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ANSWER KEY 5. don't
6. doesn't
9. a
10.a
A. 7. is 11. b
1. runs 8. lives 12. b
2. bark 9. takes 13. a
3. are 10. want 14. a
4. was 11. is
5. worry 12. is G.
6.studies 13. knows 1. b
7. is 14. is 2. a
8. was 15. is
9. are 3. a
16. is
10. is 4. b
17. Are
5. a
18. are
B. 6. b
19. were
1. C 7. a.
20. debates
2. X 8. a.
21. lead
3. X 9. b
22. greets
4. X 10.a
23. are
5. C
6. C E.
7. X 1. A
8. X 2. B
9. C 3. A
10. C 4. B
5. A
C. 6. A
1. knows 7. B
2. know 8. B
3. picks 9. A
4. Does 10. A
5. is 11. B
6. are
7. looks F.
8. comes 1. b
9. have 2. a
10. is 3. b
4. a
D. 5. b
1. are 6. a
2. is 7. b
3. are 8. a
4. is

MOCK EXAM : ANALOGY find out the pair that has the same
(Q.1 – 50)Choose the correct option relationship at the original pair given in
from the given choices. You have to the question.
1) Poverty: Prosperity d) Lion: Stride
a) Love: Sorrow e) None of these
b) Train: Cart
c) Rain: Flood Cricket: Pitch
d) Intelligence: Stupidity a) Ship: Dock
e) None of these b) Boat: Harbour
c) Wrestling: Track
2) Stage: Theatre d) Boxing: Ring
a) Bedroom: House e) None of these
b) Car: Road
c) Patient: Hospital 9) Coffee: Beverages
d) School: Education a) Bread: Butter
e) None of these b) Milk: Tea
c) Burger: Snacks
3) Tree: Sapling d) Grapes: Wine
a) Rock: Mountain e) None of these
b) Horse: Foal
c) Giant: Dwarf 10) Graphite: Lubricant
d) Hut: Mansion a) Movement: Friction
e) None of these b) Iron: Steel
c) Wool: Cloth
4) Monk: Monastery d) Diamond: Abrasive
a) Noble: House e) None of these
b) Lon: Hole
c) Nun: Convent 11) Illiterate: Uneducated
d) Peasant: Village a) Country: State
e) None of these b) City: Village
c) Palace: Hut
5) Laboratory: Germs d) Vision: Sight
a) School: Students e) None of these
b) Playground: Games
c) Library: Books 12) Duralumin: Aircraft
d) Observatory: Planets a) Brass: Alloy
e) None of these b) Stone: Sculptor
c) Iron: Steel
6) Cool: Frigid d) Bronze: Statue
a) Livid: Lurid e) None of these
b) Poll: Placid
c) Tepid: Torrid 13) Ribs: Lungs
d) Lack: Abundant a) Ball: Sphere
e) None of these b) Hand: Fingers
c) Shell: Net
7) Lamb: Frisk d) Coat: Tie
a) Deer: Swoop e) None of these
b) Cat: Steal
c) Bear: Leap 14) Expend: Replenish
a) Exhort: Encourage e) None of these
b) Formant: Rebellion
c) Defect: Rejoin 21) Blister: Skin
d) Encroachment: Occupy a) Sore: Toe
e) None of these b) Sty: Eye
c) Ball: Pitcher
15) Money: Transaction d) Wound: Arm
a) Life: Death e) None of these
b) Water: Drink
c) Ideas: Exchange 22) Horse: Mare
d) Language: Conversation a) Duck: Geese
e) None of these b) Dog: Puppy
c) Donkey: Pony
16) Fare: Absurdity d) Fox: Vixen
a) Disease: Medicine e) None of these
b) Charity: Generosity
c) Tragedy: Comedy 23) Water: Thirst
d) Energy: Electricity a) Ripe: Harvest
e) None of these b) Book: Ignorance
c) Needle: Stitch
17) Visitor: Welcome d) Rain: Drought
a) Beggar: Hungry e) None of these
b) Worship: God
c) Criminal: Prosecute 24) Sale: Purchase
d) Warrior: Conquer a) Give: Receive
e) None of these b) Shop: Market
c) Cash: Credit
18) Garbage: Dustbin d) Profit: Loss
a) Tree: Honey e) None of these
b) Medicine: Capsule
c) Kitchen: House 25) Read: Legible
d) Bangles: Hand a) Hear: Audible
e) None of these b) Qualify: Eligible
c) See: illegible
19) Overlook: Aberration d) Require: Admissible
a) Mitigate: Penitence e) None of these
b) Condone: Offence
c) Error: Omission 26) Locks: Warble
d) Conviction: Criminal a) Crows: Cackle
e) None of these b) Tiger: Yelp
c) Owls: Hoot
20) Mongoose: Snake d) Camel: Bleat
a) Milk: Goat e) None of these
b) Fish: Crane
c) Whale: Crow 27) Parsing: Grammar
d) Water: Sky a) Running: Health
b) Praying: God
c) Para trooping: Air force
d) Cleaning: House
e) None of these
28) Story: Novel
a) Sea: Ocean
b) School: University
c) Book: Dictionary
d) Poetry: Drama
e) None of these
29) Balled: Song
a) Envelope: Letter
b) Prose: Literature
c) Cat: Leopard
d) Ode: Poem
e) None of these
30) Fish: Mermaid
a) Cat: Lion
b) Horse: Centaur
c) Unicorn: Tapestry
d) Pegasus: Fly
e) None of these
31) Loath: Coercion
a) Irate: Antagonism
b) Irritate: Caressing
c) Reluctant: Persuasion
d) Contemplative: Meditative
e) None of these
32) Iodine: Goitre
a) Insulin: Diabetes
b) Mango: Anemia
c) Hormones: Hemophilia
d) Fat: Obesity
e) None of these
33) Water: Tip
a) Student: Marks
b) Worker: Bonus
c) Employee: Wages
d) Clerk: Bribe
e) None of these
34) Executioner: Criminal
a) Florist: Flowers
b) Convict: Murderer
c) Butcher: Animals
d) Worker: Manager
e) None of these
35) Karnataka: Bangalore
a) Mysore: Vrindaban
b) Haryana: Sonepat
c) Gujarat: Anand
d) Orissa: Bhubaneswar
e) None of these
36) Thermometer: Temperature
a) Length: Breadth
b) Millimeter: Scale
c) Cardiograph: Heart rate
d) Solar Energy: Sun
e) None of these
37) Portfolio: Securities
a) Lecture: Consignment
b) Star: Class
c) Trustee: Company
d) Panel: Jurors
e) None of these
38) Biography: Autobiography
a) Memories: History
b) Author: Performer
c) Mobile: Automobile
d) Testimony: Confession
e) None of these
39) Kangaroo: Australia
a) Whale: River
b) Elephant: Russia
c) Penguin: Antarctica
d) India: Peacock
e) None of these
40) Hitler: Germany
a) Shakespeare: England
b) Mussolini: Italy
c) Tulsidas: India
d) Boris Yeltsin: Russia a) Nadir: Zenith
e) None of these b) Zenith: Apex
c) Zenith: Root
41) Sip: Gulp d) Apex: Pinnacle
a) Touch: Push e) None of these
b) Cup: Glass
c) Tent: Hut 48) Wan: Colour
d) Soup: Water a) Enigmatic: Puzzle
e) None of these b) Pallid: Complexion
c) Insipid: Flavour
42) Poultry: Farm d) Copulent: Weight
a) Rice: Granary e) None of these
b) Child: Playground
c) Bee: Hive 49) Hook: Fish
d) Rubber: Estate a) Stadium: Games
e) None of these b) Glove: Ball
c) Symphony: Music
43) Artist: Troupe d) Word: Alphabets
a) Market: Crowd e) None of these
b) Flowers: Garland
c) Singer: Chorus 50) Moon: Satellite
d) Fishes: Pond a) Earth: Planet
e) None of these b) Flowers: Garland
c) Singer: Chorus
44) Pulp: Paper d) Fishes: Pond
a) Rope: Hemp e) None of these
b) Rayon: Cellulose
c) Thread: Needle
d) Yarn: Fabric
e) None of these

45) Lok Sabha: Legislature

a) President: Executive
b) Minister: Meeting
c) Judge: Court
d) People: Election
e) None of these

46) Greed: Corruption

a) Insult: Enemy
b) Sleep: Dream ANSWER KEY
c) Goodwill: Friendship 1. D (Explanation- The words in each
d) Knowledge: Book pair are antonyms of each other)
e) None of these 2. A (Explanation- First is a part of
second)
47) Basement: Attic
3. B (Explanation- Second is the young
one of the first)
4. C (Explanation- Second is dwelling
place of first)
5. D (Explanation- First is the place to
study the second)
6. C (Explanation- Frigid is the extreme
of cooling to make things to freeze
likewise, tepid is only lukewarm and
torrid is to dry by heating)
7. B (Explanation- Seconds denote the
manner of walking of the first)
8. D (Explanation- Cricket is playing
on pitch likewise, boxing is done in
ring)
9. C (Explanation- Seconds denotes the
class to which first belongs)
10. D (Explanation- Graphite is used as
a lubricant and diamond as an abrasive)
11. D (Explanation- The word in each
pair is synonyms)
12. D (Explanation- First is an alloy
used to make the second)
13. C (Explanation- First encloses the
second and protects it)
14. C (Explanation- The words in each
pairs are antonyms of each other)
15. D (Explanation- We transact with
money and converse in a language)
16. B (Explanation- The words in each
pairs are synonyms)
17. C (Explanation- A visitor is given a
welcome and a criminal is prosecuted)
18. B (Explanation- Second contains
the first)
19. B (Explanation- First is the act of
neglecting the second)
20. B (Explanation- First is eaten by
the second)
21. B (Explanation- Blister is an
infection of skin. Sty is the affection of
eye)
22. D (Explanation- Second is the
female of the first)
23. D (Explanation- Lack of water is
thirst and lack of rain is drought)
24. A (Explanation- Sale corresponds
to giving and purchase corresponds to
receiving)
25. A (Explanation- Legible means
able to read and audible means able to
heard)
26. C (Explanation- Second is the
sound produced by the first)
27. C (Explanation- First is an essential
part of second)
28. A (Explanation- Second is more
voluminous form of the first)
29. D (Explanation- First is a type of
second)
30. B (Explanation-A mermaid is a fish
imaginary creature, similarly a centaur
is a horse like imaginary creature
31. C (Explanation-Loath and
Reluctant are synonyms and Coercion
and Persuasion are synonyms)
32. A (Explanation- Lack of first
causes the second)
33. B (Explanation- Second is the
additional money given to the first for
good service)
34. C (Explanation- First is responsible
for the death of the seconds)
35. D (Explanation- Second is the
capital of the first)
36. C (Explanation- First is the
instrument to be measured the second)
37. D (Explanation- A portfolio is the
entire group of securities a person
holds for investment, similarly, a panel
is a whole group of jurors)
38. D (Explanation- A biography is a
person’s life story written by someone
else. Whereas autobiography is one’s
story written by oneself. Similarly, a
testimony is a solemn declaration of
one’s wrong doing by someone while a
confession is a one’s claim of oneself
being a wrong doer.
39. C (Explanation- Kangaroo is the
native of Australia likewise, Penguin is
the native of Antarctica)
40. B (Explanation- Hitler was a tyrant
belonging to Germany, likewise
Mussolini was a tyrant belonging to
Italy)
41. A (Explanation- Second is the
higher intensity than the first)
42. D (Explanation- Poultry is reared in
a farm. Similarly, rubber is grown in an
estate)
43. C (Explanation- Second is a
collective group of the first)
44. D (Explanation- First is used to
make the second)
45. A (Explanation- First is the part of
second)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY-MOCK EXAM
SET 1-GRAMMAR AND CORRECT USAGE
46. C (Explanation- First leads to the
second)
47. A (Explanation- Nadir (lowest
point) and Zenith (highest point) can be
compared to basement and attic
respectively)
48. B (Explanation- Wan refers to pale
colour; likewise pallid refers to pale
complexion)
49. B (Explanation- First is used to
help catch the second)
50. A (Explanation- Moon is a satellite,
likewise earth is a planet)
1. On March 15, 2006, the Maywood Recreation Department requested a grant
from the state to rebuild the community center that ______ in the recent fire.
a. destroys
b. will be destroyed
c. had been destroyed
d is being destroyed

2. Matthew Morris and Jessica Glassman hosted a holiday party that The River
Bank Café_____.
a. caters
b. will cater
c. is catering
d. catered

3. Megan is trying to read all three books in the series before summer
____________.
a. ended
b. will have ended
c. will end
d. ends

4.We have _________________more sweets since that wonderful bakery

opened down the block.
a. ate
b. been eating
c. been eat
d. eat

5. While attempting to _____________ his broken bicycle, Leo Donner realized

that he didn’t have the proper tools.
a. be repairing
b. have repaired
c. repair
d. repaired

6. ___________ the police immediately.

a. Call
b. Called
c. Been calling
d. To call

7. The biggest problem with Martha’s garden__________ too many weeds.

a. will have been
b. were
c. will have
d. was

8. Last week, Tracy and Shane were honored at a luncheon for their part in
rescuing a child who ____________________ into an icy pond.
a. falls
b. would fall
c. had fallen
d. has fallen

9. The woman who confronted the owner of the unleashed dog ____________
angry.
a. were
b. was
c. are
d. have been

10. The boy ______________ the bat and ran to first base as fast as he could.
a. swings
b. swinged
c. swung
d. swing

11. There ___________ four excellent restaurants in the center of town.

a. is
b. are
c. was
d. being

12. The noise from the lawn mowers______________ louder as the morning
progresses.
a. gets
b. get
c. have gotten
d. are getting

SET 2 – CORRECT USAGE

Replace the italicized words with the phrase that best completes the sentence. If
the sentence is correct as is, choose a.
13. The words Equal Justice Under Law is carved above the main entrance to
the Supreme Court.
a. is carved
b. carved
c. has been carved
d. are carved
e. been carved

14. In classical economic theory, the relationship between supply and demand
determines the price of a commodity.
a. between supply and demand determines
b. among supply and demand determines
c. among supply and demand determine
d. between supply and demand determine
e. with supply and demand determine

15. A corporation created by the federal government during the Great

Depression, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is responsible for flood
control, must generate electric power, and soil conservation.
a. flood control, must generate electric power, and soil conservation.
b. flood control, generating electric power, and for soil conservation.
c. controlling floods, generating electric power, and soil conservation.
d. flood control, the generation of electric power, and soil conservation.
e. flood control, for the generation of electric power, and conserving the soil.

16. According to traditional Chinese medicine, people with healthy livers are
said to be calm and that they possess unerring judgment.
a. are said to be calm and that they possess
b. are said to be calm and to possess
c. said to be calm and possessing
d. have said to be calm and to possess
e. are said to be calm and possessive of

17. When the phone is ringing, Jacoby had been writing in his journal.
a. is ringing, Jacoby had been writing
b. rings, Jacoby was writing
c. rang, Jacoby was writing
d. had rung, Jacoby was writing
e. rang, Jacoby will be writing

18. To determine the speed of automobiles, radar is often used by the state
police.
a. To determine the speed of automobiles, radar is often used by the state police.
b. To determine the speed of automobiles, it is often necessary for the state
police to use radar.
c. In determining the speed of automobiles, the use of radar by state police is
often employed.
d. To determine the speed of automobiles, the state police often use radar.
e. Radar by state police in determining the speed of automobiles is often used.

19. Everyone signed the petition before submitting to the city council.
a. submitting
b. one submits it
c. you submit it
d. we will submit it
e. we submitted it

20. I have a cross-training exercise program: I swim laps, play tennis, the
weight machines, and bicycle riding.
a. I swim laps, play tennis, the weight machines, and bicycle riding.
b. I swim laps, play tennis, lift weights, and ride a bicycle.
c. I swim laps, play tennis, I lift weights, and bicycle riding is a change.
d. swimming laps, tennis, lifting weights, and the bicycle.
e. swim laps, play tennis, lifting weights, and riding a bicycle.

21. We all arrived at the theater on time, but before we bought our tickets,
Candace says that she’s changed her mind and doesn’t want to see the movie
after all.
a. says that she’s changed her mind and doesn’t
b. said that she had changed her mind and didn’t
c. is saying that she’d changed her mind and doesn’t
d. told us that she is changing her mind and didn’t
e. tells us that she had changed her mind and doesn’t

22. State Senator Partridge wished to insure the people that their tax dollars
would be spent wisely.
a. to insure the people that their tax dollars would be spent wisely.
b. that the people would be insured of tax dollars wisely spent.
c. in assuring the people, that their tax dollars would be wisely spent.
d. to assure the people that he would spend their tax dollars wisely.
e. to assure and promise the people of his intentions to spend their tax dollars
wisely.

23. Because he was given a local anesthetic, Josh was conscience throughout
the operation.
a. Josh was conscience throughout the operation.
b. Josh had a conscience during the operation.
c. the operation was completed with Josh consciousness.
d. the operation was done while Josh held consciousness.
e. Josh remained conscious throughout the operation.

SET 3- IDENTIFYING ERROR

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage. If you find no
mistakes, mark choice d.
24.
a. No, it’s not true.
b. The closed, and the people curtain will applaud.
c. My sister is a nurse practitioner.
d. No mistakes.
25.
a. They talked through the entire movie.
b. The plants in this garden does not require much water.
c. She always brings turkey sandwiches for lunch.
d. No mistakes.
26.
a. Where are Gianna’s art supplies?
b. Darren should of been given a chance to audition.
c. It’s going to take all day.
d. No mistakes.
27.
a. Olivia took her older sister out for lunch.
b. Nicholas is learning to speak German.
c. Franklin drunk three bottles of water after the game.
d. No mistakes.
28.
a. She showed us five different shades of blue paint.
b. The liveliest one of the three puppies are not adopted yet.
c. This is the best birthday party I have ever had.
d. No mistakes.
29.
a. When I go the museum, I wore comfortable shoes.
b. She was approached, but she declined the offer.
c. There are seven floors in this building.
d. No mistakes.
30.
a. David and Mickey danced in the street.
b. Here is the photographs I wanted to show you.
c. My grandfather owns a 1967 Mustang.
d. No mistakes.
31.
a. It has not rained since last April.
b. The jurors walked solemnly into the room.
c. Had we known, we would not have come.
d. No mistakes.
32.
a. The dog’s barking woke us.
b. Ursula has broke one of your plates.
c. The sun rose from behind the mountain.
d. No mistakes.
33.
a. After we sat down to eat dinner, the phone rung.
b. “Keep a positive attitude,” he always says.
c. Sign here.
d. No mistakes.
34.
a. The children’s books are over there.
b. She missed the bus and arrives late.
c. There is hardly enough food for a mouse.
d. No mistakes.
35.
a. The winners were announced yesterday.
b. Liam is the only one of the boys who were chosen.
c. Although Nick was not selected, he was happy for the others.
d. No mistakes.
36.
a. He shook the crumbs from the tablecloth.
b. We will strive to do our best.
c. I see that Fred has wore his old shoes.
d. No mistakes.
37.
a. When I heard the alarm, I jump out of bed.
b. Mr. Fox is the president of his own company.
c. At night, I listened to jazz on the radio.
d. No mistakes.

SET 4 – BEST CONSTRUCTION

Choose the sentence that is the most clearly written and has the best
construction.
38.
a. All the children got out their rugs and took a nap.
b. All the children have gotten out their rugs and took a nap.
c. All the children got out their rugs and have taken a nap.
d. All the children gotten out their rugs and taken a nap.
39..
a. At first I was liking the sound of the wind, but later it got on my nerves.
b. At first I liked the sound of the wind, but later it has gotten on my nerves.
c. At first I like the sound of the wind, but later it got on my nerves.
d. At first I liked the sound of the wind, but later it got on my nerves.
40.
a. I became ill from eating too many fried clams.
b. I became ill from eaten too many fried clams.
c. I ate too many fried clams and becoming ill.
d. I ate too many fried clams and become ill.
41.
a. As the old saying goes, a cat may look at a king.
b. A cat looking at a king, according to the old saying.
c. The old saying being, a cat may look at a king.
d. A cat looking at a king, in the old saying.
42.
a. A longer happier life, caused by one’s owning a pet.
b. Owning a pet, for one to live a longer, happier life.
c. To live a longer, happier life by one’s owning a pet.
d. Owning a pet can help one live a longer, happier life.
43.
a. One of the first modern detectives literature were created by Edgar Allan Poe.
b. One of the first modern detectives in literature was created by Edgar Allan
Poe.
c. Edgar Allan Poe having created one of the first modern detectives in
literature.
d. In literature, one of the first modern detectives, created by Edgar Allan Poe.
44.
a. My brother and I going to see the ball game.
b. My brother and I are going to see the ball game.
c. My brother and I seeing the ball game.
d. My brother and I to the ball game.
45.
a. I don’t like fish as well as my sister does.
b. I don’t like fish as well as my sister.
c. Fish isn’t liked by me as well as my sister.
d. My sister likes it, but I don’t like fish as well.
46.
a. After renting him the room, Alvin discovered Mr. Morris owned a cat.
b. After renting him the room, a cat was discovered to belong to Mr. Morris.
c. A cat belonging to Mr. Morris was discovered by Alvin after renting him a
room.
d. After renting him a room, Mr. Morris was discovered by Alvin to own a cat.
47.
a. We ate the popcorn and watch the movie.
b. While watching the movie, the popcorn was eaten.
c. Popcorn, while watching the movie, was eaten.
d. We ate the popcorn while we watched the movie.

SET 5- GRAMMAR AND CORRECT USAGE

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
48. That fine circus elephant now belongs to my sister and ________.
a. I
b. me
c. mine
d. myself

49. The person ________ made these delicious candied figs has my vote.
a. that
b. whom
c. who
d. whose

50. If you don’t stop playing ________ video games, you will miss the bus.
a. that
b. those
c. them
d. this

51. George and Michael left ________ backpacks at school.

a. his
b. their
c. there
d. its

52. If you steal ________ artichoke from Petra’s garden, you’ll be sorry.
a. them
b. those
c. that
d. these

53. We arranged the flowers and placed ________in the center of the table.
a. it
b. this
c. them
d. that
54. ________ met more than ten years ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party.
a. Her and I
b. Her and me
c. She and me
d. She and I

55. My parents approved of ________ taking guitar lessons.

a. my
b. me
c. I
d. mine

SET 6- IDENTIFYING ERROR

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage. If you find no
mistakes, mark choice d.
56.
a. Of the four of us, I am the tallest.
b. Wilson’s brother is a chemical engineer.
c. That fine circus elephant now belongs to my sister and I.
d. No mistakes.
57.
a. Help is on the way.
b. The firemen used a ladder to reach the kitten.
c. Don’t slip on the icy sidewalk.
d. No mistakes.
58.
a. His family has lived in this town for thirty-five years.
b. You’re the only one who can remember that song.
c. That’s the quickest way to get to Sylvia’s house.
d. No mistakes.
59.
a. “Meet me at six o’clock,” she said.
b. Tired of running, she slowed her pace to a fast walk.
c. Gabriel and me will attend the geography bee.
d. No mistakes.
60.
a. Sheila’s sister wanted to accompany us to the party.
b. Who’s scarf is this?
c. “Be sure to wear something comfortable,” she said.
d. No mistakes.

61.
a. The main problem Jim had was too many
parking tickets.
b. As the bears ran toward us, it was growling.
c. Try using less butter next time.
d. No mistakes.
62.
a. Kamala was the most intelligent person in the group.
b. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.
c. Nick Carraway is a character in The Great Gatsby.
d. No mistakes.
63.
a. They weren’t the only ones who didn’t like the movie.
b. “Please come back another time,” Aunt Julie begged.
c. “Threes a crowd,” he always says.
d. No mistakes.
64.
a.The first house on the street is there’s.
b. I love the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
c. My grandparents live in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
d. No mistakes.
65.
a.Either Cassie nor I heard the door open.
b. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
c. Draw up a plan before you make your decision.
d. No mistakes.
66.
a.It’s not my fault that you and him got caught.
b. “Do you brush twice a day?” Dr. Evans asked.
c. What’s the weather report?
d. No mistakes.
67.
a.Couldn’t you arrive fashionably late?
b. You’re assumption is correct.
c. I know that Bowser will be well treated.
d. No mistakes.
68.
a.We invited Mayor Chen to speak at our school.
b. The alarm sounded, and the firefighters jumped into the truck.
c. The committee members should work as hard as one can.
d. No mistakes.

69.
a. He wore two different shoes to class.
b. Rhonda’s sister bought a new Pontiac.
c. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes.
d. No mistakes.
70.
a. She and I have been friends for more than ten years.
b. Is that one of the O’Farrell children?
c. They took too much time to answer.
d. No mistakes.

SET 7-CORRECT USAGE

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective or adverb.
71. In many popular movies today, the heroes are________ armed than the
villains.
a. more heavily
b. more heavy
c. heavier
d. more heavier

72. The cake I made last week tasted ________ than the one I made today.
a. best
b. more better
c. better
d. more good

73. After winning the yo-yo contest, Lydia skipped ________ down the street.
a. happy
b. happiest
c. more happily
d. happily

74. Of the three brothers, Andre is the ________.

a. taller
b. tallest
c. more tall
d. most tallest

75. Riding the Tornado at the amusement park was ________ than I thought it
would be.
a. more terrifying
b. more terrifyingly
c. terrifying
d. most terrifying
76. This year our company sold ________ magazine subscriptions than ever
before.
a. less
b. lesser
c. few
d. fewer

SET 8
Replace the italicized words with the word or phrase that is grammatically
correct. If the sentence is correct as is, choose answer a.
77. The book had a frighteningly and unhappy ending.
a. a frighteningly and unhappy ending.
b. a frighteningly and unhappily ending.
c. an ending that was frightening and unhappily.
d. a frightening and unhappy ending.
e. an ending that was frightening and it was also an unhappy one.

78. Since her graduation from business school last spring, Adela has become
known as the more important member of her graduating class.
a. as the more important
b. as the most important
c. as the most importantly
d. as the more importantly
e. like the most important

79. Surprisingly, my younger sister dresses more conservatively than I do.

a. more conservatively than I do.
b. more conservative than I do.
c. more conservative than me.
d. more conservatively than me.
e. the most conservative in opposition to me.

80. There wasn’t nothing that could have been easier.

a. There wasn’t nothing that could have been easier.
b. There was nothing that could have been more easier.
c. Nothing could have been more easier.
d. Nothing couldn’t have been more easy.
e. Nothing could have been easier.

81. I was clearly the happiest person in the crowd.

a. I was clearly the happiest person in the crowd.
b. It was clear that I was the happier person in the crowd.
c. Of all the people in the crowd, I was clearly the happier.
d. In the crowd, clearly, I was the happier person.
e. Of all the people in the crowd, clearly, I being the happiest.

82. Our team scored less baskets today than we did last Tuesday.
a. less baskets today than we did
b. today less baskets than were scored
c. fewer baskets today then on
d. fewer baskets today than we did
e. a lesser number of baskets today then we did

83. Strip mining, the cheaper method of mining, is controversial because it

jeopardizes the environment.
a. cheaper
b. more cheap
c. most cheapest
d. cheapest
e. more cheaply

SET 9 - IDENTIFYING ERROR

Find the sentence that has a mistake in grammar or usage. If you find no
mistakes, mark choice d.
84.
a. The steam rose up from the hot pavement.
b. She put the kitten down carefully beside its mom.
c. Neither of us is going to the party.
d. No mistakes.
85.
a. The lost dog wandered sad through the streets.
b. Frustrated, Boris threw his pencil across the room.
c. We’ll stop at their house first.
d. No mistakes.
86.
a. I don’t want to participate no longer.
b. If you’re not sure, look in the dictionary.
c. “I will try to do better,” Lauren promised.
d. No mistakes.
87.
a. Have you ever read the book Little House on the Prairie?
b. She urged me not to go.
c. Stop, look, and listen
d. No mistakes.
88.
a. Anne will head out first, and Nick will follow her.
b. Maya Angelou, a famous poet, has recently directed a movie.
c. The clerk asked for my address and phone number.
d. No mistakes.
89.
a. We sold less cookies this year than we did last year.
b. That parrot doesn’t talk.
c. Don’t spend too much money.
d. No mistakes.
90.
a. She spread the frosting too thickly.
b. “What is your answer?” she asked.
c. We waited while he stopped to make a phone call.
d. No mistakes.
91.
a. Between the three of us, we should find the answer.
b. Alberto laughed loudly when he saw us.
c. They’re looking for another apartment.
d. No mistakes.
92.
a. The Adirondacks are mountains in New York.
b. President Carter gave the Panama Canal back to Panama.
c. That river is terribly polluted.
d. No mistakes.
93.
a. Trading Spaces is probably the most daring show on television.
b. Which color do you like better, the teal or the flamigo pink?
c. Mango-peach berry juice is the most awfulest drink.
d. No mistakes.

SET 10- CORRECT USAGE

Fill in the blank with the word that creates the most logical sentence. (Hint: Use
a dictionary to determine which words best complete the sentence’s meaning.)
94. ___________ he waited for the doctor to call him in, Sam sat in the waiting
room and read the newspaper.
a. So that
b. While
c. Even if
d. Besides when

95. Ruby loves blueberry pie _________ it is made with freshly picked
blueberries.
a. whether
b. because
c. when
d. as if

96. Mitchell loves listening to jazz and rhythm and blues. Greg, ____________,
will only listen to country.
a. however
b. then
c. too
d. therefore

97. __________ our low annual fee, you will receive a 20% discount if you sign
up this week.
a. Because
b. While
c. In spite of
d. In addition to

98. The ticket said the show would start at 8:00, but the curtains didn’t go up
_________ 8:30.
a. less than
b. until
c. about
d. since

99. My neighbor is deathly afraid of dogs;___________, I never let my Golden

Retriever, Sandy, outside without a leash.
a. moreover
b. yet
c. mainly
d. consequently

100. The wedding quilt was designed as a sentimental way to make use of fabric
taken ______________ blankets and bedding that belonged to older couples in
her family.
a. from
b. with
c. in
d. at
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ANSWER KEY
SET 1
1. c. The sentence requires a verb in the past tense.
2. d. The sentence requires a verb in the past tense.
3. d. The appropriate tense for this verb is the present tense.
4. b. The verbal form been eating fits with the verb have.
5. c. The infinitive form of the verb repair, goes with to in the sentence.
6. a. This is a command; the subject of the sentence is understood (You call).
7. d. The verb was agrees with its subject, problem, and is in the past tense.
8. c. Since the action takes place in the past, the only correct choice is the past perfect had fallen.
9. b. This is the only choice that is in agreement with the singular subject woman.
10. c. The correct verb form is the past tense swung.
11. b. The verb are agrees with the plural noun restaurants.
12. a. The singular verb gets agrees with the singular noun noise.
SET 2
13. d. A plural subject takes a plural verb; since the subject words is plural, the verb to be carved must
also be plural.
14. a. Correct as is. There are two possible errors in this sentence: One is subject/verb agreement and
the other is the use of the words between and among. Between is used to compare two things; among
is used to compare more than two things. Since the subject relationship is singular, the verb to
determine must also be singular. Only choice a makes the comparison between two things and uses
the singular verb determines.
15. d. The three underlined elements make a coordinated series; to clearly express their relationship to
each other, they need to abide by one consistent grammatical construction. In choice a, the verb must
generate breaks the parallelism. In choice b, the word for breaks the parallelism. In choice c, the series
changes construction, adopting a different type of parallel construction; however, the third element,
soil conservation, does not use a present participle verb before it. It breaks the parallelism. In choice e,
none of the three elements are parallel.
16. b. The two underlined elements make a coordinated pair; they need to abide by one grammatical
construction. Only in choice bare both verbs in their infinitive form.
17. c. In choice c, the tense of to ring and to write agree; there is no shift in tense.
18. d. Choice d is best because it is written in the active voice.
19. e. Choice a is ambiguous: Is everyone submitting to the council? Choices b, c, and d make an
illogical shift in verb tense.
20. b. The second clause of this sentence requires a parallel construction. Choice b is the only one in
which all four elements use the same grammatical construction, a verb in the present tense followed
by a noun.
21. b. This is the best answer because there are no shifts in verb tense. For the sentence to be logical,
all the verbs should remain in the past tense.
22. d. To ensure means to make certain; to assure means to cause a feeling of certainty. The Senator
wants his constituents to feel secure; he is not actually securing the money by putting it in a vault.
Choice e is redundant; the verbs to assure and to promise mean the same thing.
23. e. Conscience is a moral awareness; conscious is a physical awareness. Josh was awake and
physically aware of his environment. Choices a and b use the wrong word to describe Josh’s
condition. In choice d, it seems the operation was given a local anesthetic, not Josh.
SET 3
24. b. The correct verb form is applauded.
25. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be plural because the subject, plants, is
plural.
26. b. The verb is used incorrectly. The correct usage is should have been.
27. c. The verb in this sentence has been incorrectly formed; it should be drank, not drunk.
28. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be singular because the subject, the
liveliest one, is singular.
29. a. The sentence makes an illogical shift in tense from the present to the past tense.
30. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The plural verb should be plural because the subjects,
photographs, is plural
31. d. There are no errors.
32. b. The correct verb form is has broken.
33. a. The correct verb form is rang.
34. b. The sentence makes an illogical shift in tense—from the past to the present tense.
35. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be singular because the subject, one (not
boys), is singular.
36. c. The correct verb form is has worn.
37. a. This sentence makes an illogical shift in tense—from the past to the present tense.
SET 4
38. a. The verbs got and took agree in tense.
39. d. The verbs liked and got agree in tense.
40. a. Became and eating are the correct forms of the verbs.
41. a. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
42. d. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
43. b. This is a complete sentence; c and dare fragments; in choice a the verb does not agree in
number with its subject, one.
44. b. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
45. a. The comparison between the speaker’s and his or her sister’s taste for fish is clearest in this
sentence. In choice b, the speaker likes/her sister better than fish. Choice c does his not make sense.
Choice d has an ambiguous pronoun: It probably refers to fish, but who can tell?
46. a. In choice b, the cat seems to be renting the room. In choice c, it’s unclear whether he refers to
the cat or to Mr. Morris; choice d implies that Mr. Morris rented himself a room.
47.d. In this sentence, the verb tense between the independent clause and the subordinating clause
agree. In choice a, the lack of agreement in tense makes the sentence unclear as to time; choice b
doesn’t make it clear who ate the popcorn; choice c implies that the popcorn watched the movie.
SET 5
48. b. The correct form of the pronoun is me (objective case).
49. c. The correct pronoun is who, because it refers to a person, and it is the subject form of who (not
the object form, whom), because who is doing something, making candied figs.
50. b. The pronoun agrees in number with the noun to which it refers.
51. b. The antecedent, George and Michael, is plural, so the plural pronoun their is the correct choice.
52. c. The pronoun that agrees in number with the noun to which it refers, artichoke.
53. c. The pronoun them agrees with the plural noun flowers.
54. d. She and I is the subject of the sentence, so the subjective case is needed.
55. a. The possessive case is used before the word taking, because it functions like a noun in this
sentence.
SET 6
56. c. The word I should be replaced with the word me, because the pronoun is the object, not the
subject.
57. d. There are no errors.
58. d. There are no errors.
59. c. The correct pronoun is I, not me.
60. b. The contraction who’s is incorrect. The correct usage is the possessive whose.
61. b. This sentence contains a shift in number. Bears is a plural noun, so the clause should read: they
were growling.
62. d. There are no errors.
63. c. The contraction Three’s, which means Three is, is the correct usage.
64. a. The correct usage is the possessive theirs, not there’s.
65. a. Either is incorrect. Use either with or and neither with nor.
66. a. The pronoun him is incorrect. He should be used because you and he are the subjects of the
dependent clause.
67. b. The contraction You’re should be replaced with the possessive Your.
68. c. This sentence makes a shift in person. It should read: The committee members should work as
hard as they can.
69. d. There are no errors.
70. d. There are no errors.
SET 7
71. a. The missing phrase modifies the verb are armed and creates a comparison between two types of
people, heroes and villains. Therefore, you need a comparative form of the adverb heavily.
72. c. The comparison is between two things, a cake made last week and a cake made this week;
choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b, more better, is redundant. Choice c, better, is the best
choice to make the comparison.
73. d. The missing phrase modifies the verb; therefore the sentence requires an adverb. Choices a and
b are adjectives and can be ruled out. Choice c makes an unnecessary comparison.
74. b. The comparison is being made among three brothers; therefore, this sentence requires a
superlative. Choices a and c only compare two things, and choice d is redundant.
75. a. The missing phrase modifies a noun and makes a comparison between two things, what he
thought and what it was; therefore the sentence requires a comparative adjective. Choice bis an
adverb. Choice c does not make a comparison, and choice d is a superlative, a comparison of three or
more things. Choice a, more terrifying, is the best choice.
76. d. Use fewer with nouns that can be counted.
SET 8
77. d. Adjectives modify nouns and adverbs modify verbs. In choice d, the adjectives frightening and
unhappy correctly modify the noun ending. In choices a and b, the adverb frighteningly incorrectly
attempts to modify a noun. In choice c, the adverb— unhappily—incorrectly attempts to modify a
noun. Choice e is unnecessarily wordy.
78. b. The sentence makes a comparison between Adela and all other members of the graduating
class; therefore, the superlative form most should be used. Choices a and d are wrong because they
use the comparative more. Choice c is wrong because the word importantly is an adverb and cannot
modify the noun member. Choice e is wrong because it uses the word like incorrectly.
79. a. The word than is a conjunction used to indicate a comparison, and used as a conjunction, it is
followed by the pronoun I. The word conservatively is an adverb modifying the verb dresses. Choice
a is the only one that correctly makes the comparison and uses the adverb correctly.
80. e. This is the correct choice because the sentence does not contain a double negative. The other
choices either use two negative words within a single sentence or use an incorrect comparative form
of easy.
81. a. The sentence compares an individual and an entire crowd of individuals; therefore, it requires a
superlative. Only choice a coherently uses the superlative happiest to make the comparison among all
the many people in the crowd.
82. d. When a comparison is made, the word fewer is used with nouns that can be counted; the word
less is used with quantities that cannot be counted.
83. d. This sentence makes a comparison between strip mining and all other types of mining;
therefore, it requires a superlative. Choices a and b compare only two things while choice e
inappropriately uses an adverb. Choice c uses a double superlative and is redundant.
SET 9
84. d. There are no errors.
85. a. The adjective sad should be replaced with the adverb sadly, which correctly modifies the verb
wandered.
86. a. This sentence contains a double negative.
87. d. There are no errors.
88. d. There are no errors.
89. a. This sentence has a usage error: fewer cookies, not less cookies.
90. d. There are no errors.
91. a. Between is only used to refer to two things. Among is the correct word to use in this sentence.
92. d. There are no errors.
93. c. Most awfulest is a double superlative, and therefore redundant.
SET 10
94. b. While suggests that two things are happening simultaneously; it is the only logical choice.
Choice a implies that Sam could control when the doctor called him in. Choices c and d are unclear.
95. c. The sentence requires a condition—Ruby likes blueberry pie on one condition: freshly picked
blueberries. Choice b can be ruled out because blueberry pie is not always made with freshly picked
blueberries. Choices a and d result in unclear sentences.
96. a. However indicates an impending contradiction; it is the best choice because the two clauses
compare musical tastes. In this case, the comparison contrasts Mitchell’s preference to Greg’s.
97. d. If you rearrange the sentence, it would read: If you sign up this week, you will receive a low
annual fee and a 20%
discount. In addition means and; it is the best choice. Choices a, b, and c result in an awkward
construction.
98. b. The two clauses make a reference to time— more specifically, to two different times. Choice b
is the only logical response.
99. d. The golden retriever is never outside without a leash because the neighbor is afraid of dogs; one
is the effect of the other. Consequently means following as an effect or as a result. This is the best
choice.
100. a. This sentence speculates that quilts were made from fabrics taken from somewhere. Only from
completes this idea
I.HOMOPHONES- magkatunog pero magkaiba ang spelling at kahulugan
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct spelling for the
missing word. The words in each set of choices are homophones—words
that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
751. My favorite ________ is peach pie with vanilla ice cream.
a. desert
b. dessert
752. Do you think I should run for a seat on the city ________?
a. counsel
b. council
753. The amount for the carpet was a ________price.
a. fair
b. fare
754. This is the ________ of the new art museum.
a. sight
b. cite
c. site
755. Come ________ the park later this evening
to see the sunset.
a. buy
b. bye
c. by
756. This is the ________ book George has read.
a. fourth
b. forth
757. When the driver slammed on the ________, his car slid into the ditch.
a. breaks
b. brakes
758. A very experienced guide ________ the group on a hike into the
wilderness.
a. lead
b. led
759. Have dinner with us at the restaurant; we’ll meet you ________.
a. they’re
b. their
c. there
760. May I have a ________ of cheese?
a. piece
b. peace
761. All children have the ________ to an education.
a. write
b. rite
c. right
762. It is a good idea to exercise on a ________bicycle during inclement
weather.
a. stationery
b. stationary
763. At the beach, we went digging for clams and________.
a. mussels
b. muscles
764. We ________ the exit and had to turn around.
a. past
b. passed
765. The French Revolution was known as the“________ of Terror.”
a. Rain
b. Reign
c. Rein
766. I don’t understand today’s math ________.
a. lesson
b. lessen
767. While nuclear energy is efficient, storing nuclear ________ is always a
problem.
a. waste
b. waist
768. The acoustics in the auditorium made it easy for the audience to
________ the melodic sounds of the soloist.
a. here
b. hear
769. This problem is ________ complex.
a. two
b. to
c. too
770. My grandmother is an ________ historian.
a. imminent
b. immanent
c. eminent
771. She had to buy a ________ of shoes to match her dress.
a. pair
b. pear
c. pare
772. The ________ of the school asked all faculty members to attend a
meeting.
a. principal
b. principle
773. The ________ of the perfume was intoxicating.
a. sent
b. cent
c. scent
774. The room was completely ________ of furniture.
a. bear
b. bare
775. ________ only four o’clock in the afternoon.
a. It’s
b. Its
776. Creativity is ________ best asset.
a. you’re
b. your
777. The ________ in the mountains was peaceful and still.
a. air
b. heir
778. Take the ________ to the second floor.
a. stares
b. stairs
779. She boarded a ________ to San Francisco last night.
a. plane
b. plain
For the following questions, choose the sentence in which the italicized
word is spelled incorrectly. All of the choices are homophones—words that
sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. If there
are no mistakes, choose answer d.
780.
a. I will take a course in economics next semester.
b. Follow the river’s coarse.
c. Sandpaper is always coarse.
d. No mistakes.
781.
a. Do you want to meet at nine or ten? The latter is better for me.
b. Let’s go shopping later this week.
c. Later, he told us of his plans to build a new house.
d. No mistakes.
782.
a. We will bored the plane at 4:00.
b. The board members will all attend.
c. He used his drill and bored a hole in the wall.
d. No mistakes.
783.
a. Terrence is old enough to pour his own glass of milk now.
b. There are some very poor people living in that part of the United States.
c. Josie pours over the catalogs she receives in the mail.
d. No mistakes.
784.
a. He had a reputation for being very vane and self-centered.
b. We studied the veins in the leaves.
c. Mr. Hanson put a weather vane on his roof.
d. No mistakes.
785.
a. The sun shone brightly.
b. The house was shown by the real estate agent.
c. Why wasn’t I shown how to operate this machine?
d. No mistakes.
786.
a. They will raze this old building and build a skyscraper in its place.
b. Raise your hand if you know the answer.
c. Many farmers raise chickens.
d. No mistakes.
787.
a. The first graders were learning how to write capital letters.
b. We don’t have enough capitol to buy a new building.
c. What is the capital of North Dakota?
d. No mistakes.
788.
a.The great majority of the class will attend the pep rally.
b. Be sure to clean the grate in the fireplace.
c. That music greats on my nerves.
d. No mistakes.
789.
a. I prefer to eat plain, home-cooked meals.
b. Some people say it is a boring landscape, but I like the planes of the
Midwest.
c. We need to use a plane to make the top of the door level.
d. No mistakes.
790.
a. There are holes in your socks.
b. I found a whole set of dishes at a garage sale.
c. He ate the hole pie.
d. No mistakes.
791.
a. What is the morale of the story?
b. Have you no moral standards?
c. Employee morale was low.
d. No mistakes.
PART II. Plurals, IE/EI Rule, and Prefixes and Suffixes
For each of the following questions, choose the correct plural form.
792. a. pianos b. pianoes
793. a. skys b. skies
794. a. mouses b. mice
795. a. bunches b. bunchs
796. a. strawberrys b. strawberries
797. a. shelfs b. shelves
798. a. boxs b. boxes
799. a. deer b. deers
800. a. stimuluses b. stimuli
801. a. son-in-laws b. sons-in-law
802. a. attorneys b. attornies
803. a. industries b. industrys
804. a. handsful b. handfuls
805. a. tomatoes b. tomatos
806. a. crises b. crisises
807. a. turkies b. turkeys
808. a. species b. specieses
809. a. valley b. vallies
For each of the following questions, choose the correct spelling for the
words that contain ei or ie.
810. a. recieve b.receive
811. a. piece b. peice
812. a. reign b. riegn
813. a. neither b. niether
814. a. weight b. wieght
815.a. decieve b. deceive
816. a. yeild b. yield
817. a. caffeine b.caffiene
818. a. friendly b. freindly
819. a. greif b. grief
820. a. efficeint b.efficient
821. a. concieted b.conceited
822. a. achieve b.acheive
823. a. foreign b. foriegn
824. a. vareity b. variety
825. a. pateint b. patient
826. a. queitly b. quietly
827. a. chief b. cheif
828. a. sleigh b. sliegh
829. a. leisure b . liesure
830. a. seize b . sieze
831. a. beleive b.believe
For each of the following questions, choose the correct spelling for the
words that have prefixes or suffixes.
832. a. ilegal b.illegal
833. a. mispelled b. misspelled
834. a. unnecessary b. unecessary
835. a. ilegible b. illegible
836. a. overrated b.overated
837. a. driving b. driveing
838. a. suddenness b. suddeness
839. a. disatisfy b.dissatisfy
840. a. finaly b. finally
841. a. truely b. truly
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ANSWER KEY - I. Homophones
751. b. Dessert is an after-dinner treat; a
desert is an arid land.
752. b. A council is a governing body; to
counsel is to give advice.
753. a. Fair means equitable; a fare is a
transportation fee.
754. c. Site refers to a place; cite means to
refer to; sight is the ability to see.
755. c. By means near; bye is used to
express farewell; buy means to purchase.
756. a. Fourth refers to the number four;
forth means forward.
757. b. Brakes are used for stopping
vehicles; breaks means to destroy.
758. b. Led is the past tense of the verb
lead; the noun lead means the foremost
position or initiative.
759. c. There refers to a place; their is a
possessive pronoun; they’re is a
contraction for they are.
760. a. A piece is a portion; peace means
quiet.
761. c. A right is a privilege; to write is to
put words on paper; a rite is a ceremonial
ritual.
762. b. Stationary means standing still;
stationery is writing paper.
763. a. Mussels are marine animals;
muscles are body tissues.
764. b. Passed is the past tense of pass;
past means a time gone by.
765. b. Reign means royal authority; rein
means a strap as on a horse’s bridle; rain
means precipitation.
766. a. Lesson is something to be learned;
lessen means to reduce.
767. a. Waste means material that is
rejected during a process; the waist is the
middle of the body.
768. b. Hear means to perceive sound with
the ear; here is a location, place, or
position.
769. c. Too means more than is needed or
also; two is a number; to is a preposition
that refers to direction.
770. c. Eminent refers to a prominent
person; imminent means something is
about to happen; immanent means existing
in the mind.
771. a. A pair is a set of two things; a pear
is a fruit; and to pare is to peel.
772. a. A principal is the head of a school;
a principle is a belief or rule of conduct.
773. c. A scent is a smell; sent is the past
tense of send; and cent is a coin.
774. b. Bare means devoid of; a bear is an
animal.
775. a. It’s is the contraction for it is; its is
a possessive pronoun.
776. b. Your is a possessive pronoun;
you’re is a contraction for you are.
777. a.The air is the atmosphere
enveloping the earth; an heir is a person
who inherits the estate of another.
778. b.The stairs are a flight of steps;
stares are very intent gazes.
779. a. A plane is a winged vehicle; plain
means open or clear.
780. b. Course means path or class at
school; coarse means rough.
781. d.There are no mistakes. 796. b.strawberries
782. a.The verb board means to get on an 797. b. shelves
air- plane; the noun board is a plank of 798. b. boxes
wood or a group of advisors; the adjective
bored means uninterested; the verb to bore 799. a. deer
means to make a hole in or through. 800. b. stimuli
783. c.The verb to pore means to read 801. b.sons-in-law
attentively; the noun pore means a small
opening; the 802. a. attorneys
verb to pour means to dispense from a 803. a. industries
container. 804. b. handfuls
784. a. If someone is vain, he or she is 805. a. tomatoes
excessively prideful; a weather vane is a
moveable device that rotates to show the 806. a. crises
direction of the wind; a vein is a narrow 807. b. turkeys
channel, like a blood vein or the vein in a
808. a. species
leaf.
809. a. valleys
785. d. There are no mistakes.
810. b. receive
786. d. There are no mistakes.
811. a. piece
787. b. Capital means monetary assets; it
also means the seat of government; or it 812. a. reign
can refer to the letters of the alphabet; 813. a. neither
capitol is a government building.
814. a. weight
788. c. To grate means to cause irritation;
great means notably large or numerous. 815. b. deceive
789. b. A plain is an expansive area of flat, 816. b. yield
treeless country; plain also means 817. a. caffeine
characterized
818. a. friendly
by simplicity; a plane is a tool used to
smooth wood. 819. b. grief

790. c. Whole means complete or all of 820. b. efficient

one thing; a hole is an opening. 821. b. conceited
791. a. Morale refers to a condition or 822. a. achieve
state of confidence, cheerfulness,
823. a. foreign
enthusiasm or willingness to perform
tasks; moral means good in character or a 824. b. variety
lesson from a story. 825. b. patient
II. Plurals, IE/EI Rule, and Prefixes and 826. b. quietly
Suffixes
827. a. chief
792. a. pianos
828. a. sleigh
793. b. skies
829. a. leisure
794. b. mice
830. a. seize
795. a. bunches
831. b. believe 837. a. driving
832. b. illegal 838. a. suddenness
833. b. misspelled 839. b. dissatisfy
834. a. unnecessary 840. b. finally
835. b. illegible 841. b. truly
836. a. overrated
PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the correct prepositions
about – at – by - for – from – in – of – on – to - with

1. She learned Russian ____________ the age of 45.

2. The book was written ____________ Mark Twain.
3. I’ll show you the picture ____________ the palace.
4. We can only get to the camp ____________ foot.
5. He reminds me ____________ his old history teacher.
6. What are you talking ____________ ?
7. ____________ the end of next year we will have made over P 100,000.
8. She always gets up early ____________ the morning and goes to bed late
____________ night.
9. I went to work ____________ Tuesday but I didn’t go ____________
Friday.
10.You’ll have to wait. He’ll be with you ____________ a minute.
11.Philip waited ____________ her at the movie theatre.
12.He started learning English ____________ 2005.
13.You have to pay ____________ the tickets on the day you order them.
14.We are very proud ____________ this company.
15.It’s very kind ____________ you to help us.
16.The old man suffered ____________ a heart attack.
17.Please write ____________ pencil.
18.It’s ____________ time you told him the truth.
19.The manager didn’t take part ____________ the discussion.
20.He‘s very good ____________ telling jokes.
21.I’ll see you ____________ the conference
22.We sat down ____________ the grass and ate our lunch.
23.My parents got married ____________ the 1970s.
24.There’s a good restaurant ____________ the end of the street.
25.We usually have turkey ____________ Thanksgiving.
26.I would like to travel ____________ Italy next summer.
27.I took a plane ____________ Munich to Rome.
28.I’d like to speak ____________ the manager please.
29.I don’t usually feel tired ____________ the morning.
30.My mother is abroad so my dad is taking care ____________ us
____________ the moment.
31.Sonja gets ____________ the seven o’clock bus in the morning.
32.She always looks ____________ herself in the mirror.
33.I met Donna ____________ a party ____________ Friday night.
34.My friend always borrows money ____________ me.
35.Daria’s books are lying ____________ the floor.
36.He arrived at the school building just ____________ time.
37.The audience threw tomatoes ____________ him.
38.Passengers are not allowed to use cell phones ____________ airplanes.
39.He is responsible ____________ what he does.
40.I’m sorry ____________ the job you didn’t get.
41.I’m very bad ____________ mathematics.
42.We had to climb slowly ____________ the hill.
43.He is always ____________ time.
44.How many people are ____________ your team?
45.A university is where you study ____________ a degree.
46.Her next birthday will be ____________ a Sunday.
47.The new factory is expected to go online ____________ May.
48.Many of us eat ____________ fork and spoon.
49.We have been searching ____________ a web designer for a few weeks
now.
50.The TV is ____________ the corner of the room.
MOCK EXAM #2-NUMERICAL REASONING (50 items)
1. (2x1÷2), (4÷1x2), (6x1÷2), _______
a. 8 b.16 c. 4 d. 32

2. (15-8+3), 8, (4÷2x3), _______

a. 4 b.3 c. 8 d. 2

3. Simplify 33 1/3% of 48 + 12 1/2% of 96 - 44 4/9% of 27

a. 12 b.16 c.24 d.48

4. 12 is 125% of what number?

a. 9.6 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10

5. What percent of 16 is 40?

a. 2.5% b. 2500% c. 1/4 d. 250%

6. 1 1/4 subtracted from its reciprocal is ?

a. -9/20 b. 0.45 c. 2.25 d. 9/20

7. What is the ratio of 1/4 to 3/5?

a. 1:3 b 3:20 c. 5:12 d. 3:4

8. What is the difference between √150 and √54

a. 3√6 b. 16√6 c. 2√6 d 6√2

9. A race car travelled for 2½ hours with an average speed of 132 5/8 km per
hour. Find the total distance covered.
a. 264 5/16 km b. 331 9/16 km
c. 330 5/16 km d. 135 1/8 km

10. 99^0 - (-2)^2 + (-3^2) - (-4)^2 = ?

a. - 28 b. -10 c. -9 d. 30

11. (100)^0 + (-4^2) - 2^2 =?

a. 19 b. -19 c. 13 d. 21

12. One fourth percent of a number is 25. What is the number?

a. 100 b. 1000 c. 10,000 d. 100,000

13. A mini grocery store has a sale of PhP6435, PhP6927, PhP6855, PhP7230
and PhP6562 for 5 consecutive months. How Much sale must he have in the
sixth month so that he gets an average sale of PhP6500?
a. PhP4991 b. PhP5991 c. PhP6001 d. Php6991
14. The mean median and mode of 9 numbers are equal. The numbers are 12,
22, 10, 15, 14, 11, 19, 17. What is the 9th number?
a. 14 b. 12 c. 15 d. 18

15. The mean, median and mode of 5 numbers are equal. The numbers are 29,
18, 24, 25. What is the 5th number?
a. 24 b. 28. c. 29 d. 25

16. 90 increased by what percent of itself gives 180?

a.50% b. 90% c. 150% d. 100%

17. If 500 of 25% of graduating class are girls, how many are graduating?
a. 2000 b. 3000 c. 500 d. 10,000

18. In a group of 8000 applicants for a civil service examination, 1600 failed to
take the first part of the est. What percent of the total applicants took the first
part of the test?
a. 20% b. 30% c. 40% d. 80%

19. If twice the value of certain number is increase by 8 the result is 40. What is
the number?
a. 8 b. 16 c. 24. d. 32

20. Cassy’s father was 38 years old of age when she was born while her mother
was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is
the difference between the ages of her parents?
a. 2 years b. 4 years c. 6 years d. 8 years

21. Number series: 100%, 2, 15/5, 4, ___?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d.5

22.Number series: 1/6. 1/3, ½, 2/3, ___?

a. 2/6 b. 2/7 c. 3/5 d. 5/6

23. Number Series: 250%, 50%, 100%, 20%, 40% ___?

a.8% b. 10% c.5% d. 15%

24.Number Series: 0.1, 30%, ½, 0.7, 90%, ___?

a. 1 1/10 b. 100% c. 7/9 d. 1.4

25.Number Series; 5,6, 9, 15, ___40

a. 21 b. 27 c.25 d. 33
26. Number Series; 5, 16, 49, 104, _____?
a. 170 b. 148 c.115 d. 181

27. Number Series: 225, 336, 447, ___, 669, 7710

a. 114 b. 991 c. 558 d. 338

28. Number Series: 563, 647, 479, 815, _____

a. 672 b. 386 c. 279 d. 143

29. Number Series: 3,12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ____

a. 183 b. 192 c. 162 d. 147

30. Number Series: 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8 ____

a. 0.82 b. 0.9 c.0.95 d. 1

31. ½ ÷ 1/4 = ___

a. less than 1 b. more than 1 c. equal to 1 d. undefined

32. If Kardo is feeding his buddy ½ cup of dog food but uses 1/10 of a cup, how
many scoop will he need to feed his dog?
a. 1/12 th scoop b. 1/20 th scoop c. 5 scoops d. 3 scoops

33. If 1 x 10 =9; 2 x 10 = 18; 3 x 10 – 27, then what is 8 x 10 = _____?

a. 36 b. 72 c.78 d. 52

34. 83:25 :: 92:____?

a. 44 b.49 c. 40 d. 63

35. 72:18:: 56: ___?

a. 24 b. 22 c. 20 d. 16

36. 2:12:: 8: ___?

a. 18 b.128 c.396 d. 576

37. 12:72:: 8: ___?

a. 0 b.32 c.36 d.38

38. PEMDAS: 10÷2x5-(12÷3x4) +1 = ____?

a. 10 b. 1 c.-1 d.23

39.Sum of all odd numbers between 60 to 120.

a. 3775 b. 3050 c. 4000 d. 2700
40. John walks everyday from his house to the Police station. After walking at a
rate of 2 meters/second for 3 minutes, he looks at his watch and realizes that he
has to run 4 meters/second for 1 minute so he won’t be late. What is the
distance from his house to the police station?
a.10m b. 600m c. 105m d. 400m

41. Radicals: √0.000025

a. 0.5 b. 0.05 c. 0.005 d. 0.00005

42.Number series: 1/12, 1/6, ¼. 1/3,_____?

a. 1 b. 1/3 c. 5/12 d. ½

43. A chemist has 400 mL of a solution of 20% alcohol on hand and he wants to
mix it with enough pure alcohol to turn it into a 30% alcohol solution. How
much pure alcohol will this require?
a. 30 b. 40 c. 57 d. 60

44. What is the percentage decrease from 80 to 60%?

a. 33.33% b. 25% c. 20% d. 75%

45.What is the percentage increase from 60 to 80?

a. 33.33% b. 25% c. 20% d. 75%

46. A businessman sells 60% English books and still has 28 English books.
Originally, he had___?
a. 47 b. 39 c. 60 d. 70

47.Twelve and one half percent of 200 is what number?

a. 112 b. 12 c. 50 d. 25

48. The price of the book is first decreases by 25% and then increased by 20%,
then the net change in the price will be______.
a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%

49. In a mixture of 60 L, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. If this ratio is to be
1:2, then the quantity of water to be further added is;
a. 20L B. 30L c. 40L d. 60L

50. Participant in a certain conference from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao are in

the ration of 4:3:2, If there are 120 participants from Luzon, how many
participants are there in all
a. 270 b. 150 c. 240 d. 420
I. Find the base
1. 5 is 5% of what number?
2. 12 is 1% of what number?
3. 2 is 4% of what number?
4. 1 is 5% of what number?
5. 14 is 7% of what number?
6. 4 is 5% of what number?
7. 6.3 is 7% of what number?
8. 18 is 15% of what number?
9. 16 is 200% of what number?
10. 12 is 150% of what number?
11. 1344 is 240% of what number?
12. 117 is 78% of what number?

Ii. Find the rate.

1. What percent of 200 is 50?
2. What percent of 50 is 40?
3. What percent of 10 is 6?
4. 200 is what percent of 200?
5. What percent of 800 is 200?
6. What percentage of 100 is 3?
7. 75 is what percent of 50?
8. 8 is what percent of 160?
9. What percent of 10 is 15?
10. What percent of 9 is 4.5?
11. 12.5 is what percent of 50?
12. What percent of 65 is 13?
13. 1 is what percent of 8?
14. 10 is what percent of 1000?
15. what percent of 20 is 2?

III. percentage problems at sari-sari na..

1. What is 30 % of 80?
2. In a class of 50 students, 40 % are girls. Find the number of girls and number
of boys in the class?
3. Ron scored 344 marks out of 400 marks and his elder brother Ben scored 582
marks out of 600 marks. Who scored percentage is better?
4. In final exam of class IX there are 50 students 10 % students failed. How
many students passed to class X?
5. Victor gets 92 % marks in examinations. If these are 460 marks, find the
maximum marks.
6.In an exam Ashley secured 332 marks. If she secured 83 % makes, find the
maximum marks.
7. An alloy contains 26 % of copper. What quantity of alloy is required to get
260 g of copper?
8. There are 50 students in a class. If 14% are absent on a particular day, find
the number of students present in the class.
9. In a basket of apples, 12% of them are rotten and 66 are in good condition.
Find the total number of apples in the basket.
10. In an examination, 300 students appeared. Out of these students; 28 % got
first division, 54 % got second division and the remaining just passed.
Assuming that no student failed; find the number of students who just passed.
ANSWER KEY
I. FIND THE BASE 8. 18 is 15% of what = 4*20
1. number? = 80% 
5/100×n = 5 18 = 15% × n
n/20 = 5 18 = 15n/100 3. What percent of 10 is
n = 100  18 = 3n/20 6?
3n = 360 6/10*100
2. 12 is 1% of what n = 120  = 3/5*100
number? = 3*20
12 = 1% ×n 9. 16 is 200% of what = 60% 
12 = n/100 number?
n = 1200  16 = 200%× n 4. 200 is what percent of
16 = 2n 200?
3. 2 is 4% of what n = 8  200/200*100
number? = 1*100
2 = 4% × n 10. 12 is 150% of what = 100% 
2 = 4n/100 number?
2 = 2n/50 12 = 150%×n 5. What percent of 800 is
2n = 100 12 = 150n/100 200?
n = 50  12 = 3n/2 200/800*100
3n = 24 = 1/4*100
4. 1 is 5% of what n = 8  = 25% 
number?
1 = 5% × n 11. 1344 is 240% of what 6. What percentage of
1 = 5n/100 number? 100 is 3?
5n = 100 1344 = 240%×n 3/100*100
n = 20  1344 = 240n/100 = 0.03*100
1344 = 12n/5 = 3% 
5. 14 is 7% of what n = 5*112
number? n = 560  7. 75 is what percent of
14 = 7℅ × n 50?
14 = 7n/100 12. 117 is 78% of what 75/50*100
7n = 1400 number? = 3/2*100
n = 200  117 = 78%×n = 3*50
117 = 78n/100 = 150% 
6. 4 is 5% of what 117 = 39n/50
number? n = 3*50 8. 8 is what percent of
4 = 5% × n n = 150  160?
4 = 5n/100 8/160*100
5n = 400 II. FIND THE RATE. = 1/20*100
n = 80  1. What percent of 200 is = 5% 
50?
7. 6.3 is 7% of what 50/200*100 9. What percent of 10 is
number? = 1/4*100 15?
6.3 = 7% × n = 25 %  15/10*100
6.3 = 7n/100 = 3/2*100
7n = 630 2. What percent of 50 is = 3*50
n = 90  40? = 150% 
40/50*100
= 4/5*100
10. What percent of 9 is Boys = (100%-40%) × 50 9.
4.5? = 30  66/(100%-12%)
4.5/9*100 = 66/(88%)
= 1/2*100 3. = 66/(88/100)
= 50%  Ron = 66*100/88
= 344/400*100 = 3/4*100
11. 12.5 is what percent = 344*1/4 = 3*25
of 50? = 344/4 = 75 
12.5/50*100 = 86%
= 1/4*100 Ben 10.
= 25%  = 582/600*100 300-(300(54%+28%))
= 582*1/6 = 300-(300*82%)
12. What percent of 65 is = 582/6 = 300-(300*41/50)
13? = 97 %   Ben is = 300-(6*41)
13/65*100 the greatest = 300-246
= 1/5*100 = 54   passed
= 20%  4. students
50*10% = 5 students
13. 1 is what percent of failed
8? 50-5 = 45 students
1/8*100 passed 
= 0.125*100
= 12.5%  5.
460/(92%)
14. 10 is what percent of = 460/(92/100)
1000? = 460*25/23
10/1000*100 = 20*25
= 1/100*100 = 500 
= 0.01*100
= 1%  6.
332/(83%)
15. what percent of 20 is = 332/(83/100)
2? = 332*100/83
2/20*100 = 4*100
= 2*5 = 400 
= 10% 
7.
III. PERCENTAGE 260/(26%)
PROBLEMS AT SARI- = 260/(13/50)
SARI NA.. = 260*50/13
1. = 20*50
30% × 80 = 1000 
= 3/10*80
= 3*8 8.
= 24  50-(50*14%)
50-7
2. 43   present
Girls = 40% × 50 = 20  students