CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY at APARRI

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Criminology Department

Questions in English for Criminology Qualifying Test

1. Sentence ____ uses the verb “play” in agreement with its subject.
a. Almost everybody in my class play an instrument.
b. My classmates from my P.E. class plays an instrument.
c. Almost everybody in my class plays an instrument.
d. My classmates in P.E. is play an instrument.

2. Complete the sentence by choosing from the options given.

The large amount of water the dam releases now ____ alarming.
a. are
b. were
c. is
d. was

3. Identify whether there is an error in the sentence below.

Mayon Volcano is one of the more famous tourist spot in the Philippines. No error
A B C D

4. ____ is not a sentence.

a. The old decrepit house burned hazardously for three hours.

b. Encouraged by their chief, patrolmen became more vigilant.
c. Applicants, to seek employment, must secure police clearances.
d. Bullets fired from a rifle that hit a wooden wall which it passed through.

5. The sentence : Elephants eat grass bask in waters and live long. lacks a
punctuation. How should the sentence be corrected?
a. An apostrophe should be placed after the s in the word “Elephants”.
b. “Grass” and “bask” should be separated by a comma between them
c. A question mark should be used in the end instead of period.
d. Place a semi-colon after the word “eat” and before the word “grass”.

6. Which of the choices is the best subject for the sentence given below?
____ is my brother’s favorite.
a. Plants
b. Physics
c. Motorcycles
d. Magazines
7. From the given choices, supply the verb that is appropriate for the sentence:
The accused looked ____ at the judge.
a. happy
b. below
c. handsome
d. angrily

8. Consider the sentence, “We who were left behind met those who went ahead at
the opposite of the river”. Which of the statements below are true about the
sentence?
a. Behind is used a preposition.
b. Opposite the river is a prepositional phrase.
c. Those is an object of preposition
d. Opposite is used an adverb

9. Which of the sentences given below has correct S-V Agreement.

a. George and Carrie are students who plays the flute.
b. George and Carrie are student who plays the flute.
c. George and Carrie is students who play the flute.
d. George and Carrie are students who play the flute.

10. From the sentences given below, ____ is a misplaced modifier.

With handcuffs clasped on his wrists, the judge, looking straight at the
A B
accused who threatened the witness, sternly ordered him to take his seat.
C D

11. ____ is a simple sentence.

a. Introduce yourself and describe the last job you had.
b. A guest left a luggage that has a suspicious appearance.
c. That the Filipino boxer dominated the match is obvious.
d. We visited a monastery; they went to an orphanage.

12. Is there an error in the sentence below?

Nearly everyone wants a good job, buy the things they want and enjoy life.
A B C
No error
D
13. Which of the sentences properly apply the S-V Agreement rule concerning the use
of or/nor?
a. Either the manager or his agents are available at the office now.
b. Neither Pedro nor his friend Juan have his own car.
c. You may use a candle or a flashlight that have enough light to brighten the
room.
d. They nor we is allowed to enter the hospital.

14. Complete the sentence below.

____ know how to drive.
a. My brother or my uncle
b. His old assistant
c. Both of his companions
d. Neither I nor he

15. Which of the following uses the verb is correctly.

a. Either plan is acceptable to us.
b. Jim or my cousins is planning to visit.
c. You and I is friends.
d. Our subjects is sometimes difficult.

16. All the following sentences are properly constructed except ____.
a. There are visitors waiting for you outside.
b. Crocodiles and lions are different though both are carnivores.
c. Current oil supply sometimes don’t meet the demand.
d. Either the President or her secretaries are aware of the insurgency.

17. Complete the sentence: He walks quickly ____.

a. complicated
b. nice
c. always
d. unnoticeable

18. Which of the following sentences is constructed in compliance to S-V Agreement

rules?
a. A candidate’s ethics is important to his leadership.
b. The candidate’s platform are interesting to the listeners.
c. The candidates’ promises doesn’t sound convincing.
d. Our candidates’ standings in the surveys is impressive.
19.The sentence, “The boxes over there contain relief goods.”, is ____.
a. correct because these is a demonstrative pronoun intended for boxes.
b. wrong because these pertains to contain which is plural in form.
c. wrong because these is inappropriate for referring to the boxes which are
distant objects
d. correct because these is appropriate for the antecedent it pertains to which is
relief goods.

20. You are in a classroom and you picked up someone else’s cellphone which was
apparently lost. To call the owner’s attention, you should say, ____.
a. Which own this cellphone?
b. What cellphone is this owned?
c. Who is this owner’s cellphone?
d. Whose cellphone is this?

21. Complete the sentence: The old abandoned hose was demolished ____
because some of its lumber will be preserved.
a. daily
b. carefully
c. joyful
d. wide

22. Complete the sentence: ____ are entering through the western entrance.
a. Others
b. Somebody
c. Everyone
d. Much

23. Supply the missing word: A place is ____ if no one lives there.
a. congested
b. popular
c. deserted
d. accessible

24. Which statement is FALSE about the sentence, “He works daily for the
foundation with eagerness and joy.”
a. With is a preposition of place.
b. The sentence has a preposition of place.
c. Foundation is an object of preposition.
d. Daily is not a preposition.