Directions: Read each item carefully, then select the correct answer from the choices provided.

CORRECT USAGE 1. The Philippines is the bridge _____________ the East and West. a) of b) between c) for d) from 2. The national language, Filipino, has become common, ____________ English is widely used in education, business and communication. a) but b) even if c) although d) in spite of 3. The Philippine forests are one of the best suppliers of wood in Asia, ___________ its seas' resources have been greatly depleted. a) but b) and c) however d) therefore 4. As Filipinos, it is our duty to safeguardour forests ___________ illegal loggers ang kaingeros. a) by b) for c) to d) from 5. Forest Rangers keep a vigilant watch ___________ our wooded areas. a) over b) on c) in d) for 6. The destruction ______________ our trees and underbrushes, which absorb rainwater, is one of the causes of floods. a) in b) of c) by d) to 7. The loose stones and soil accompanying the waters __________ the mountains cause siltation of rivers. a) in b) from c) of d) at 8. The failure of the young to develop a sense of individuality results _________ a lot of personality maladjustments. a) into b) to c) in d) for

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11. What is the relationship between temperature and humidity? a) the lower the temperature the lower the humidity b) the higher the temperature the higher the humidity c) the higher the temperature the lower the humidity Communicating Effectively Through Literature d) the lower the humidity the more constant the temperature Editorial Preparation
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12. What part of the book is shown below? a) Title Page c) Table of Contents b) Copyright Page d) Index 13. If you want to know to look for a specific topic or subject, in which part of the book will you find it? a) Index c) Table of Contents b) Glossary d) Appendix 14. If you want to know what the purpose of the author of the book is and how the book is organized and written, you can find it in the __________. a) Table of Contents c) Contents of the book b) Preface d) Appendice 15. In making a research paper, you have to gather much information about the topic. When much information is taken from a book, there is no need to write the name of the author. Which is the correct footnote? a) Ibid., pp 92-93 c) Loc. Cit. b) Op. cit d) Copyright 16. When the first source of the information has been cited, the succeeding footnote from the same book is: a) Loc. Cit b) Op. cit c) Ibid d) Copyright 17. The source of information is cited from Noise Pollution: The Unquiet Crisis by Clifford R. Bragdon, published by University of Pennsylvania Press in Philadelphia in 2010, page 10. The correct footnote is: a) Bragdon, Clifford R., Noise Pollution: The Unquiet Crisis (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010) p 10. b) Clifford R. Bragdon, Noise Pollution: The Unquiet Crisis (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010) p 10 c) Clifford R. Bragdon, Noise Pollution: The Unquiet Crisis Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010 p 10 d) Bragdon, Clifford R., Noise Pollution: The Unquiet Crisis Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010 p. 10 Examine the card below, then answer the following questions:
BL 1411 Circulation Poppe, Nikolai Nikolaevitch Buddha, and Buddhism Seattle, University of Washington Press 2009 Good reference for Buddhist principles, check Twelve Deeds of Buddha

18. What kind of bibliography card is shown? a) Subject card b) Title card 19. Who is the author of the book? a) Poppe, Nikolai Nikolaevitch b) Pope Nikolai Nikolaevitch 20. Who published the book? a) University of Washington b) University of Washington Press

c) Author card d) Card for an entire book c) Poppe, Nikolaevitch d) Washington University Press c) Seattle University Press d) Washington University Press

21. What is the general content of the book? a) Buddhism b) Principles of Buddhism c) Buddha and Buddhism d) Principles of Buddhism, Twelve Deeds of Buddha 22. Where in the library is the book to be found? a) Periodical Section b) General Reference Section 23. What is the title of the book? a) Buddhism b) Buddha and its Principles

c) Circulation Section d) Anywhere in the library c) Buddhist Principles d) Buddha and Buddhism

VOCABULARY From the list following each statement, choose the word or expression that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word. 24. Is the remuneration satisfactory? a) equipment c) payment for services b) group insurance d) depreciate 25. ...we stand undaunted before a devastating fire against the scorching fire of the most reckless foe... a) drying b) heating c) burning d) spreading 26. I hold a chattel mortgage. a) real estate c) inheritance b) common stock d) personal property 27. These by-products are valuable. a) secondary articles c) allotments b) stocks and bonds d) credentials 28. Teddy is a member of a syndicate. a) combination to support to transact business b) association of corporation that carry out big financial projects to gain control c) an organized body of administrators d) the Board of Directors of an enterprise 29. Everyone acknowledged Rafael Palma as the disinterested patriot who placed the welfare of his country above self. a) not interested b) unbiased c) dislike d) partial 30. He served in a subsiding capacity. a) superior b) judicial c) professional d) less active 31. Lunas brush is expressive of the placid and picturesque Paoay Lake, which denotes humility and teaches man to treat his equal with human consideration. a) calm b) pleasant c) silent d) disturbed 32. World peace will not by itself be born. It must be rooted, nurtured, guarded, and preserved in the soul of man. a) developed b) nourished c) governed d) cared for 33. The call of fabulous treasures in Sulu beckoned many adventures. a) surprising c) curious b) hard to believe d) legendary PARAGRAPH WRITING AND COMPREHENSION
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
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Ancient astronomers used astrolabes to help them in the basic task of measuring the visible world. Two of the most important scientific instruments the microscope and the telescope have extended the visible world by thousands of times. 3. Man has devised a wide assortment of scientific instruments in the course of his investigations of the universe. 4. Still others enabled the scientists to explore such impalpables, as the atmosphere and such invisible forces as electricity.

The paragraph above has numbered sentences. Rearrange the numbered sentences in an orderly sequence based on relationship you feel most suited for them. 34. a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 2, 1, 4, 3 c) 3, 2, 1, 4 d) 4, 3, 1, 2 35. What orderly sequences is used in the paragraph? a) general to particular c) cause and effect b) particular to general d) chronological sequence 36. What is the man idea expressed in the paragraph? a) Man has devised a variety of scientific instruments to aid him investigate the universe. b) Scientists use microscopes and telescopes to explore the invisible forces. c) The ancient astronomers used astrolabes in measuring the visible world. d) Man has invented scientific instruments. Study the paragraphs given below then answer the questions that follow:
FUEL SOURCES Fuel derived from living organisms like micro-algae or crops is termed biofuel or biodiesel. Crops like soybeans, corn, coconut, palms, peanuts, grape seed and jathropa are also currently tapped as alternative sources of transport fuel. Fuel from crops, however, has limitations. Scientists found that the quality of fuel crops is not suitable as jet fuel. So the idea just wont fly. Policy makers also fear that crops for oil production require vast areas of land and could affect the world food supply.

37. What is bio-fuel or biodiesel? a) fuel from living crops c) fuel from living organisms b) fuel from non-living crops d) fuel from plants 38. Which crop is not being tapped as alternative source of transport fuel? a) grape seed b) peanut c) jathropa d) rice 39. According to scientists which of these limitations is not a hindrance? a) Biodiesel is nontoxic and biodegradable. b) Quality of fuel is not suitable as jet fuel. c) Crops for oil production requires vast area of land. d) Production of crops for oil may affect world food supply. 40. What is the central idea in the paragraph? a) Fossil fuel may replace transport fuel. b) Fossil fuel as replacement for transport fuel is expensive. c) Microorganisms cannot replace transport fuel. d) Microorganisms can be mass produced to replace transport fuel. 41. Which of the statements express an opinion? a) Crops like soybeans, peanut, corn, and coconut are currently tapped as alternative for transport fuel. b) Fuel from crops has limitations. c) Fuel derived from living organisms like micro-algae is called biofuel. d) Policy makers fear that crops for oil production requires vast area of land and may affect world food supply. Read carefully the paragraph below then answer the questions that follow:
COMBATTING MALARIA A malaria vaccine tested by US and African researches in Mali produced a robust immune response in young children, a report released Thursday showed. The vaccine, based on a single strain of the falciparum malaria parasite the most common and deadliest form of the parasite found in Africa was tested on 100 children between the ages of 1 and 6 in a rural part of the West African country of Mali. The children were given 3 progressively stronger doses of the vaccine. All of the 3 doses of the malaria vaccine were well tolerated by the children and produces ...very strong antibody responses that were sustained for at least a year... said the report. ...the findings imply that we may have achieved our goal of using a vaccine to reproduce the natural protective immunity that normally takes years of intensive exposure to malaria to develop... said 42. For Christopher Plowe, Professor and Chief of the Malaria Section at the Center for Vaccine Development at what life-threatening disease has the vaccine been tested effective? the University of Maryland.

a) leukemia b) malaria c) cancer d) lymphoma 43. In what country was the vaccine tested? a) US b) Hawaii c) Mali d) Maryland 44. The age range of the 100 children was a) between 1 and 6 years old c) between 0 and 6 years old b) between 1 and 5 years old d) between 1 and 3 years old 45. How many doses of the vaccine were the children given? a) 2 stronger doses c) 1 stronger dose b) 4 stronger doses d) 3 stronger doses 46. What do the findings imply? a) It may have achieved the goal of using a vaccine to reproduce the normal protective immunity against malaria. b) It may have achieved the goal of using a vaccine to reproduce the natural protective immunity against malaria. c) It has achieved the goal of producing a vaccine as a permanent cure for malaria. d) It will have achieved the goal of using a vaccine to produce immunity against malaria. Read the paragraph below then answer the questions that follow:
OUR SEA TURTLES A sea turtle was found by divers of the Philippine Coast Guard in the waters of South Harbor in Manila yesterday morning (March 19, 2010). The government launched the Pawikan Conservation Project (PCP) whose task is to secure protection to all Philippine sea turtles. Scientists refer to sea turtles as the only remnants of the dinosaur age. Unless sincere efforts are undertaken, sea turtles might follow the dinosaurs into extinction.

47. Where did the Philippine Coast Guard divers find the sea turtle? a) Manila Bay b) North Harbor c) South Harbor d) 48. What is the task of the Pawikan Conservation Project? a) To secure protection for all Philippine sea turtles b) To guard Philippine turtles c) To safeguard the failure of the sea turtles d) To protect turtles from extinction 49. How do scientists call sea turtle? a) descendants of dinosaurs b) the only living remnants of the dinosaur age c) found only in Palawan d) Philippine sea turtles 50. As citizens what must we do? a) Unless we undertake steps to protect our seas, our sea resources will be depleted. b) Unless we undertake serious effort to protect our environment, our forests and gone soon. c) Let us join hands in protecting our environment. d) Unless we undertake concerted efforts to protect sea turtles, we may no longer future. 51. What is the news reporters purpose in reporting the event? a) to inform b) to entertain c) to persuade d)

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Read carefully each passage. Choose the most appropriate paraphrase:

52. We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. a) The true measure of success is appreciation. b) Success is not measured by accumulation of material wealth but by appreciation of the things that we have. c) When we accumulate wealth we become successful, then we are appreciated. d) We appreciate accumulation of wealth in order to be a candidate. 53. Wed like to vote for the best man, but hes never a candidate. a) Lets vote for the best man, even if he is not a candidate. b) The best man is likely to win. c) We wish to vote for the best man. d) Unfortunately, the best man we wish to vote for is not a candidate. 54. Life can be worthwhile. You can find those things if you wish to find them. If you want to find decency and gentleness, honesty, gallantry, courage, and happiness, you can have them all the days of your life. Its all up to you. Life is what you make it. a) You can have the things you hope to achieve. b) Its up to you to live a worthwhile life. c) How you can achieve what you want from life depends entirely on you. d) Make hay while the sun shines. 55. It is not how much you know but whom you know. a) It is not how much you have learned but how an influential person can help you get the job. b) You may not be qualified for the job but if you know someone in the company you can get the job. c) You need influential persons to help you get the job. d) You need to be qualified for the job. 56. Home, Home, Sweet, Sweet Home! Theres no place like home! a) A home is the best place to stay. b) However humble your home is, there is no better place than the home. c) There is no better place than the house where you are born. d) There are sweeter places where one can stay. 57. If life has to have a meaning, it has to be spent for others. a) Our meaning in life lies on how much we have contributed to the happiness, welfare and well-being of others. b) We live for others. c) Man is made to live with others. d) We live in the service of our fellowmen. 58. Be silent always when you doubt your senses. a) Always keep quiet so as not to disturb your senses. b) Always be quiet when you are not sure of what to say. c) Keep quiet. d) Hold your tongue.

59. People in every country are divided into the haves and the have nots.
a) People everywhere are divided into two social groups the rich and the poor. b) People in every country are either rich or richer, or poor or poorer. c) People are either influential or not influential. d) People all over the world are either good or bad. 60. Love is indeed powerful. It enables one to see real beauty untouched by the worlds ugliness. a) Love is a powerful weapon against ugliness. b) Love enables us to see the natural beauty of the world. c) Love is a many splendored thing.

d) Live conquers all. Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow:
TREES Trees are very essential in our lives. The newspaper you read and the books you study were once trees. The meat you eat comes from cattle that probably fed on the fringe of forest. Your home, your furniture, your clothes are all from trees. In addition, forests provide a wonderful place where we can hold picnics and have a good time. Let us plant trees.

61. The topic sentence in the paragraph is: a) Trees are important to man. b) We should protect our forests. c) Trees are essential in our lives. d) Man should not cut down trees indiscriminantly. 62. Which statement is not true? a) The newspaper we read and the books we study come from trees. b) The clothes we wear are made from nylon. c) Lumber comes from trees that were cut down. d) One way of conserving our forests is by tree farming. What sensory image does each of the following appeal to: 63. Feel the blade of the grass, smooth and more delicate. a) taste b) touch c) smell d) 64. Watch the clouds as they float lazily across the summer sky. a) taste b) touch c) smell d) 65. Strong rhythms came beating in rich harmonies, coming out of the pasture that all day sopping mud-tonk-tonk-a tonk. a) hearing b) touch c) smell d) Read the poem below, then answer the questions that follow:
APRIL The tall bamboo trees Are surrounded by barbed wire fences In the kaingin young fields Mellow with gold Flowers blossom forth Faint splinters of sliver. Into the white and blue Garden of playful petunias Appear at the eventide Like childrens thoughts in churchyard Before confession.

sight sight long had been sight

66. What do the first two lines suggest? c) The unsociable life of some Filipinos a) The social life of the snobbish rich d) The life of prisoners in jail b) The lonely life of the rich 67. To what sensory image do the lines in the poem appeal? a) Smell b) Touch c) Sight d) Hearing Examine the following paragraph, then answer the questions that follow:

FIRST LESSON Lie back, daughter, let your head be tipped back in the cup of my hand, gently, and I will hold you. Spread your arms wide, lie out on the stream and look high at the gulls. A dead mans float is face down. You will dive and swim and soon enough where the tidewater ebbs to the sea. Daughter, believe me, when you tire on the long trash to your island, lie up, and survive. As you float now, where I held you and let you go, remember when fear cramps your heart what I told you, like gently and wide to the light-year stars, lie back, and the sea will hold you.

68. Who is speaking in the paragraph? a) the author b) a parent c) the sea d) the daughter 69. What advice does the speaker give to the daughter? a) stop and rest c) lie up, survive b) float d) close eyes, relax 70. When is she afraid? a) when crying c) dont panic b) when lying gently d) when swimming face down 71. The paragraph talks about the sea on two levels: literal and figurative. Which line is figurative? a) lie out on the stream c) lie back, and the sea will hold you b) tidewater ebbs to the sea d) the sea surrounds your island 72. Lines 11-12 mean floating; it is also a) lying back c) thrashing your arms b) diving d) swimming face down 73. What does the title refer to? a) First lesson in meeting difficulties in life c) First lesson in solving problems b) First lesson in facing life d) First lesson in swimming FIGURES OF SPEECH Identify the figures of speech in the following lines. 74. Into the white and blue Gardens of playful petunias a) metaphor b) simile c) personification 75. There is no sesame to learning. a) personification b) allusion c) hyperbole 76. That is as thrilling as a lesson in tennis to a ninety-one-year-old man. a) metaphor b) simile c) irony 77. I came, I saw, I conquered. a) climax b) apostrophe c) allusion 78. And beauty came like the setting sun. a) personification b) simile c) metaphor

d) hyperbole d) apostrophe d) hyperbole d) personification d) allusion

Check the phrase that fits the sentence. 79. The librarian said the book was out. The librarian said: a) He needed the book. c) The book wasnt in the library. b) He couldnt find the book. d) Somebody had borrowed the book. 80. I am studying Spanish. The action is: a) to be done c) has already been done b) being done d) will be done soon 81. I saw Mr. Moreno, our new teacher, walking with Mr. Basco, the Principal. The following are same person: a) Mr. Moreno and the Principal c) Mr. Moreno and our new teacher b) Mr. Basco and our new teacher d) Mr. Moreno and Mr. Baco 82. We are still friends. The friendship is: a) up to the present time only c) no longer true b) continuing d) lasting

83. We are not good friends anymore. We are: a) friends up to the present b) friends in the past

c) no longer friends d) maybe friends

84. Tom does not eat between meals, and neither does Ben. a) Both Tom and Ben do not eat between meals. b) Tom does not eat between meals but Tom does. c) Only Tom does not eat between meals. d) Only Ben does not eat between meals. 85. Susan hopes to travel far and I do, too. a) Susan hopes to travel far but I do not. b) Susan and I hope to travel far. c) Susan nor I hope to travel far. d) Either Susan or I hope to travel far.

The following sentences are incorrect. Choose the correct sentence structure. 86. Running with my net, the yellow butterfly managed to evade me. a) Running with my net, I failed to catch the yellow butterfly. b) The yellow butterfly managed not to evade me while I was running with my net. c) While I was running with my net, I managed to evade the yellow butterfly. d) The yellow butterfly runs with my net. 87. The bagpiper stopped performing and took a few deeps on occasion. a) The bagpiper stopped performing and on occasions took a few deep breaths. b) On occasion, the bagpiper stopped performing and took a few deep breaths. c) The bagpiper stopped performing on occasions and took a few deep breaths. d) The bagpiper stopped performing and took on occasions a few deep breaths. 88. Truthfulness enriches not only your own character but also others. a) Truthfulness enriches only you but also the character and others. b) Truthfulness enriches only your own character but others, too. c) Truthfulness enriches both your character but others. d) Truthfulness not only enriches your own character but also of others. 89. Dawn could only bring herself to write fiction when she felt inspired. a) Dawn only could bring to write fiction when she felt inspired. b) Dawn could bring herself to write fiction when she inspires others. c) Dawn could write fiction only when she felt inspired. d) Only Dawn can bring herself to write fiction when she felt inspired. 90. The children watched the farm animals seated on the porch. a) The farm animals seated on the porch were watched by the children. b) The children seated on the porch watched the farm animals. c) The farm animals seated on the children were being watched by the porch. d) The children watched the farm animals as they sat on the porch. 91. To whom did you send the table to? a) Whom did you send the table to? b) To whom did you send the table? c) To whom did you sent the table to? d) Whom did the table to send?

92. The boy passes our group riding on a horse. a) Riding on a horse, our group was passed by the boy. b) Riding on a horse, the boy passes our group. c) Our group was passed by a boy riding on a horse.

d) Riding on a boy, the horse was passing our group. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then choose the structures testing point for each question on the next number. 93. An increase in population without an increase in economic level __________ result in a lower standard of living. a) tending to b) tends c) tends to d) will tend 94. Testing point: a) prepositional phrase b) comparison

c) agreement of subject and verb

d) participle d) Seeing

95. __________ through a telescope, the planets take on a new appearance. a) Seen b) To see c) Sees 96. Testing point: a) conjunction b) participle 97. __________ is human; to forgive is divine. a) Erring b) Having erred 98. Testing point: a) infinitive, gerund b) parallel construction 99. ___________ in a corner, the book gathered dust. a) Being forgotten b) Having forgotten 100. Testing point: a) participial phrase b) gerund phrase c) prepositional phrase d) participle

c) verb d) agreement of subject and verb c) Errs c) comparison d) word order c) Was forgotten d) Forgotten d) To err