English Reviewer
English Reviewer
English Reviewer
ANALOGY
democratic : president :: absolute monarchy : ______
a. Spokesperson
b. King
c. Vice-president
d. senator
2. ANALOGY
ecosystem : pond :: _____ : _____
a. chalk : board
b. Philippines : Filipino
c. planet : Earth
d. paper : pencil
3.CONTEXT CLUES
I feared their disapproval, especially my father's, whose stern face was enough to scare me to
death.
a. Strict
b. Firm
c. Hard
d. ugly
a. Understand
b. Deny
c. Explain
d. see
a. Submit
b. No Error.
c. Everyone
d. Their
e. by
6.Which word has the opposite meaning as the bold-faced word?
his ineluctable fate
a. Inescapable
b. Preventable
c. Ablated
d. bound
7.Identify the sentence that DOES NOT contain any error in grammar, usage, mechanics, or
diction.
8.This problem after all can only be ______ through the third-world governments' ______.
a. solved . . . efforts
b. determined . . . leaders
c. halted . . . programs
d. declined . . . actions
e. prosperous . . . consent
9.Identify the sentence that DOES NOT contain any error in grammar, usage, mechanics, or
diction.
a. I cannot turn in my paper due to the fact that I forgot it.
b. I cannot turn in my paper because I forgot it.
c. The matter is that I forgot my paper and I cannot turn it in.
d. The thing of it is that I cannot turn in my paper due to the fact that I forgot it.
e. I cannot turn in my paper being that I forgot it.
15.The judges were amazed by the contestant's ______ and unanimously declared her the winner
of the impromptu speech contest.
a. Elocution
b. Circumlocution
c. Loquaciousness
d. Interlocutor
16.Identify the error in the sentence below.
I really like watching horror movies. Especially the part where ghosts appear.
a. Watching
b. Where
c. Appear
d. No Error
e. Especially
17.Despite the depressing situation ______ our country, there are still shafts of light to which we
can cling for hope.
a. To
b. In
c. At
d. With
e. On
18.Which word has the opposite meaning as the bold-faced word?
his pompous manner
a. Maniacal
b. Humble
c. Egotistical
d. Hilarious
19.The quarreling couple decided that it was time they sat down and tackled the bull by its horns.
a. talked about their problems
b. hid away their problems
c. solved their problems
d. worked on their problems
20.IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
The group was working on a limb as several members left just yesterday.
a. Understaffed
b. Injured
c. Scared
d. rested