Your path to success starts here

Access every test, track your progress and unlock premium practice resources

  • Test yourself with over 700+ practice questions
  • Find your knowledge gaps
  • Personalized Practice
  • Build your confidence

Category: English

13048

Clerical Operations

 

DIRECTIONS: Arrange each group of items in alphabetical order.

1 / 8

A. Insurance Commission
B. Industrial Technology Development Institute
C. Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies
D. Instructional Materials Corporation

2 / 8

A. Presidential Commission on Good Government
B. Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty
C. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
D. Presidential Commission on Human Rights

3 / 8

A. Cooperative Development Authority
B. Cottage Industry Development Enterprise
C. Cottage Industry Technology Center
D. Council for the Welfare of Children

4 / 8

A. Ayala Plans Inc.
B. Ayala Health Care Inc.
C. Ayala Land Inc.
D. Ayala Life Assurance Inc.

5 / 8

A. Commission on the Filipino Language
B. Commission on Human Rights
C. Commission on Higher Education
D. Commission on Population

6 / 8

A. AA Industrial Chemical Supply
B. AB Capital and Investment Corporation
C. A Soriano Aviation Incorporated
D. A-1 Driving Company Incorporated

7 / 8

A. Filspin Incorporated
B. Filway Marketing Inc.
C. Filsov Shipping Company
D. Fina Products Inc.

8 / 8

A. Food and Nutrition Research Institute
B. Fiber Industry Development Authority
C. Foreign Service Institute
D. Family Planning Organization of the Philippines

Your score is

0%

17777

Synonyms

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that corresponds to the word closest in meaning to the bold and italicized word in the sentence.

1 / 11

The unperturbed baby slept soundly.

2 / 11

The impudent child was scolded for answering back to older people.

3 / 11

Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.

4 / 11

The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his ignominious act of accepting bribes.

5 / 11

A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous issues that affect his constituents.

6 / 11

Flowers are ephemeral; they bloom yet wither in a week or so later.

7 / 11

Nobody likes haughty Monty who kept bragging about his riches.

8 / 11

The Ortigas Center is filled with gargantuan buildings, some having up to 50 floors

9 / 11

A fastidious person will never find true happiness

10 / 11

We should never be apathetic towards other people for we have a social responsibility to fulfill.

11 / 11

Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks against other people.

Your score is

The average score is 71%

0%

12553

Antonyms

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word opposite in meaning to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence

1 / 11

Migraine headaches are excruciating.

2 / 11

Beside the boulevard are gigantic buildings.

3 / 11

The heathens used to practice cannibalism.

4 / 11

The reporter's candid remarks caught the mayoralty candidate off-guard.

5 / 11

He often got into trouble because he was brusque.

6 / 11

The mean boys derided the sickly boy.

7 / 11

The garrulous girls were distanced from each other.

8 / 11

Czarmaine accompanied her sister to the drugstore.

9 / 11

Charm was ecstatic when she won first prize in the short story writing contest.

10 / 11

The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores.

11 / 11

The ascetic man donated all his money to charity.

Your score is

The average score is 57%

0%

12888

Single-Word Analogy

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word that correctly completes the analogy.

1 / 11

star : galaxy :: pebble :

2 / 11

Pyramid : Egypt :: Taj Mahal :

3 / 11

Presidential : President :: Parliamentary :

4 / 11

Moby Dick : Herman Melville :: The Old Man and the Sea :

5 / 11

BIR : Taxes :: DPWH :

6 / 11

USA : Washington D.C. :: Philippines :

7 / 11

Tigris-Euphrates : Mesopotamia :: Nile River :

8 / 11

Confucius : China :: Mahatma Gandhi :

9 / 11

Mahabharata : India :: Gilgamesh :

10 / 11

Barangay : Captain :: Provincial Government :

11 / 11

Tagbanua : Palawan :: Kankanay :

Your score is

The average score is 69%

0%

10024

Double-Word Analogy

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the pair of words that is related in the same way as the given pair of words.

1 / 11

anxious : uneasy : :

2 / 11

goat : kid : :

3 / 11

blend : mix : :

4 / 11

key : lock : :

5 / 11

book : leaves : :

6 / 11

marriageable : nubile : :

7 / 11

panda : China : :

8 / 11

dog : kennel : :

9 / 11

accentuate : stress : :

10 / 11

abattoir : slaughterhouse : :

11 / 11

numismatist : money : :

Your score is

The average score is 51%

0%

12397

Identifying Errors

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the underlined word or phrases labelled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English. Choose e if there is no error.

1 / 5

The Philippine   government   have   three   branches   of   powers: the executive, the legislative and the judicial.

2 / 5

No one  were happy  about  the Mindanao  crisis.

3 / 5

The   Cabinet   regularly   meet   once a week.

4 / 5

Both   the   Senators   and the   Congressmen   legislates   laws.

5 / 5

The    House of Representatives    decision   to decrease  the budget    for.    the Department of Education was met with protests. No error.

Your score is

The average score is 41%

0%

6646

Paragraph Development

 

DIRECTIONS: Each sentence below, when put in the correct order, would make a well-organized paragraph. Decide what should be the correct order of the sentences, then answer the questions that follow.

1 / 4

A. The first procedure is that the bill passes through three readings on separate days.
B. Otherwise, the bill will go back to the House from where it originated, and it will be deliberated upon again.
C. If the President approves the bill, then it shall be deemed a law.
D. A bill, before becoming a law, undergoes several procedures.
E. On the third reading, the votes of the lawmakers shall be recorded and if the bill is approved, it goes to the President for approval or veto.

What should be the first sentence?

2 / 4

A. Learning to listen is one way of keeping friends.
B. Although listening can really be very tiring on the listener, it may, on the other hand, be comforting to the speaker.
C. So learn how to listen, and gain more friends.
D. We also show that we care about what goes on in their lives.
E. By listening, we show our friends that they are important to us.

What should be the third sentence?

3 / 4

A. Learning to listen is one way of keeping friends.
B. Although listening can really be very tiring on the listener, it may, on the other hand, be comforting to the speaker.
C. So learn how to listen, and gain more friends.
D. We also show that we care about what goes on in their lives.
E. By listening, we show our friends that they are important to us.

What should be the fourth sentence?

4 / 4

A. The first procedure is that the bill passes through three readings on separate days.
B. Otherwise, the bill will go back to the House from where it originated, and it will be deliberated upon again.
C. If the President approves the bill, then it shall be deemed a law.
D. A bill, before becoming a law, undergoes several procedures.
E. On the third reading, the votes of the lawmakers shall be recorded and if the bill is approved, it goes to the President for approval or veto.

What should be the fourth sentence?

Your score is

The average score is 39%

0%

10284

Correct Usage

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word or phrase that will correctly complete each sentence.

1 / 11

Czarmaine _________ remarkable poems even at her young age.

2 / 11

Due to bad weather, the airline company decided __________ postpone the flight.

3 / 11

The teachers distributed different _________ outlines for the students to follow.

4 / 11

May I _________ your Titanic compact disk?

5 / 11

The children _________ the ill effects of war.

6 / 11

Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.

7 / 11

Exposure to air pollution will _________ your asthma.

8 / 11

__________ the three girls, the eldest is the most diligent.

9 / 11

Drunk driving was the reason for __________ accident.

10 / 11

________ stepping on my toes

11 / 11

His ________ to Mount Apo was carefully documented.

Your score is

The average score is 80%

0%

Leave a Comment