Civil Service Reviewer – English

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.

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

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

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

Nobody likes haughty Monty who kept bragging about his riches.

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

The unperturbed baby slept soundly.

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

A fastidious person will never find true happiness

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

The ascetic man donated all his money to charity.

Migraine headaches are excruciating.

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

He often got into trouble because he was brusque.

The garrulous girls were distanced from each other.

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

Czarmaine accompanied her sister to the drugstore.

The mean boys derided the sickly boy.

Beside the boulevard are gigantic buildings.

The heathens used to practice cannibalism.

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

Tigris-Euphrates : Mesopotamia :: Nile River :

Barangay : Captain :: Provincial Government :

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

Tagbanua : Palawan :: Kankanay :

Mahabharata : India :: Gilgamesh :

BIR : Taxes :: DPWH :

Presidential : President :: Parliamentary :

Confucius : China :: Mahatma Gandhi :

Pyramid : Egypt :: Taj Mahal :

USA : Washington D.C. :: Philippines :

star : galaxy :: pebble :

marriageable : nubile : :

blend : mix : :

numismatist : money : :

accentuate : stress : :

abattoir : slaughterhouse : :

panda : China : :

dog : kennel : :

key : lock : :

goat : kid : :

book : leaves : :

anxious : uneasy : :

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?

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?

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?

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?

The children _________ the ill effects of war.

Czarmaine _________ remarkable poems even at her young age.

________ stepping on my toes

His ________ to Mount Apo was carefully documented.

Exposure to air pollution will _________ your asthma.

Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.

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

Drunk driving was the reason for __________ accident.

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

May I _________ your Titanic compact disk?

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