Vocabulary Part 1 (118 Words with Meaning)
1. Recant - To make a formal retraction or disavowal
of (a statement or belief to which one has previously
committed oneself); make a formal retraction or
disavowal of a previously held statement or belief; to
disavow (something previously written or said)
irrevocably and usually formally; take back something
said; to take back formally an opinion or belief
2. Ameliorate - To make or become better; improve;
relieve or reduce pain
3. Ephemeral - Lasting for a markedly brief time
4. Quandary - A state of uncertainty or perplexity;
delicate situation; state of doubt or puzzlement; a
situation from which extrication is difficult especially
an unpleasant or trying one; state of uncertainty or
perplexity especially as requiring a choice between
equally unfavorable options
5. Luminary - An object, such as a celestial body,
that gives light; person who is an inspiration to others;
person who has achieved eminence in a specific field;
celebrity; a famous person
6. Swarthy - Having a dark complexion or color; of a
complexion tending toward brown or black; darkcomplexioned
7. Trite - Lacking power to evoke interest through
overuse or repetition; hackneyed; without freshness or
appeal because of overuse;silly, commonplace
8. Obfuscate - To render indistinct or dim; darken; to
make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to
perceive or understand
9. Immutable - Not subject or susceptible to change;
incapable of changing or being modified;
unchangeable
10. Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination;
fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of
something
11. Turncoat - A person who betrays or deserts his
cause or religion or political party or friend etc; who
traitorously switches allegiance; person who deserts
one cause or party to join an opposing one
12. Meandering - rambling; winding
13. Redoubtable - Arousing fear or awe; formidable;
worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
14. Paltry - Lacking in importance or worth; wretched
or contemptible; very small and almost worthless;
trifling; petty; very poor; worthless
15. Illustrious - Well known and very distinguished;
eminent; shining brightly; famous, prominent;
outstanding because of dignity, achievements, or
actions
16. Abatement - Diminution in amount, degree, or
intensity; moderation; amount lowered; a reduction;
act of eliminating or annulling; subsiding; decreasing,
lessening
17. Nadir - The lowest point
18. Dogged - Stubbornly persevering; tenacious;
determined, persistent; to track or follow
19. Supplant - To usurp the place of, especially
through intrigue or underhanded tactics; displace and
substitute for (another); take the place or move into
the position of
20. Pusillanimous - Lacking courage; cowardly;
without spirit or bravery
21. Pulverize - To pound, crush, or grind to a powder
or dust; to demolish; destroy
22. Stygian - Gloomy and dark; infernal; hellish
23. Boor - A person with rude, clumsy manners and
little refinement; a peasant; clod; a rude or illmannered person
24. Elicit - To bring or draw out (something latent);
educe; arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic; call
forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example);
draw out
25. Puissant - Having or able to exert great power;
powerful
26. Finesse - Refinement and delicacy of
performance, execution, or artisanship; know-how,
maneuver; manipulate; skill in taking care of difficult or
touchy problems; stratagem in which one appears to
decline an advantage; method of leading up to a
tenace, as in bridge, in order to prevent an opponent
from winning the trick with an intermediate card
27. Restive - Uneasily impatient under restriction,
opposition, criticism, or delay; resisting control;
difficult to control; impatient, nervous; being in a tense
state; impatient especially under restriction or delay
28. Harry - To disturb or distress by or as if by
repeated attacks; harass; to raid, as in war; sack or
pillage; pester, annoy; torment; worry
29. Peerless - Being such as to have no match;
incomparable; having no equal; superior
30. Callow - Lacking adult maturity or experience;
immature
31. Perishables - Something, especially foodstuff,
subject to decay or spoilage; subject to decay or
death; mortal; liable to spoil, rot
32. Conscientious - Guided by or in accordance with
the dictates of conscience; principled; thorough and
assiduous; moral, upright; thorough, careful
33. Pastiche - A mixture of materials, forms, motifs,
and/or styles; often incongruous; dramatic, literary, or
musical piece openly imitating the previous works of
other artists, often with satirical intent; an artistic effort
that imitates or caricatures the work of another artist
34. Daguerreotype - An early photographic process
with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated
metallic plate
35. Puerile - Belonging to childhood; juvenile;
immature; childish; showing a lack of maturity or good
judgment
36. Lofty - Of imposing height; elevated in character;
exalted; arrogant; haughty; affecting grandness;
pompous; exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style;
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
or style
37. Verse - A single metrical line in a poetic
composition; one line of poetry; poem; familiarize by
study or experience
38. Outtake - A section or scene, as of a movie, that
is filmed but not used in the final version; complete
version, as of a recording, that is dropped in favor of
another version; opening for outward discharge; a
vent; scene that is filmed but is not used in the final
editing of the film
39. Hagiography - Biography of saints; worshipful or
idealizing biography
40. Mendacious - Lying; untruthful; false; untrue;
dishonest; given to or marked by deliberate
concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
41. Panegyric - A formal eulogistic composition
intended as a public compliment. Elaborate praise or
laudation; an encomium
42. Myriad - Constituting a very large, indefinite
number; innumerable; composed of numerous diverse
elements or facets
43. Sylvan - Relating to or characteristic of woods or
forest regions; abounding in trees; wooded
44. Stultify - To allege or prove insane and so not
legally responsible; cause to appear foolish; deprive
of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless;
cripple
45. Lugubrious - Mournful, dismal, or gloomy,
especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
46. Sobriety - Gravity in bearing, manner, or
treatment; moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or
drugs; abstaining from excess; the state of being
sober
47. Reticent - Inclined to keep one's thoughts,
feelings, and personal affairs to oneself; restrained or
reserved in style; reluctant; unwilling; secretive, quiet;
reserved; quiet; not saying much, especially about
one's thoughts
48. Prodigal - Rashly or wastefully extravagant;
giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse;
wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
49. Obeisance - A gesture or movement of the body,
such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or
homage; great respect or high public esteem
accorded as a right or as due; salutation, curtsy
50. Tortuous - Full of plot twists
51. Affront - To insult intentionally, especially openly;
insult or involve in entanglement
52. Glut - To fill beyond capacity, especially with food;
satiate
53. Pelf - Wealth or riches, especially when
dishonestly acquired
54. Paucity - Smallness of number; fewness; lack,
scarcity; condition or fact of being deficient
55. Impecunious - Lacking money; penniless
56. Stricture - A restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse
remark or criticism; censure; abnormal narrowing of a
duct or passage; adverse criticism
57. Vivacity - The quality or condition of being
vivacious; liveliness; lively, emphatic, eager quality or
manner; characterized by high spirits and animation
58. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to
trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by
repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance
in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by
stirring up the sediments of
59. Excision - The cutting out of a part; removal of a
foreign body or growth from a part, organ, or tissue;
act of cutting away or taking out; recombination
involving removal of a genetic element
60. Revulsion - A sudden strong change or reaction
in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or
loathing; withdrawing or turning away from something;
counter irritation used to reduce inflammation or
increase the blood supply to the affected area;
disgust, hatred
61. Curb - Anything that holds back; stone or
concrete edging along a street; repress, restrict;
restraining device; check; concrete border or row of
joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge
of a street; chain or strap that passes under a horse's
lower jaw and serves in conjunction with the bit to
restrain the horse; market, originally on a street or
sidewalk, for trading securities that are not listed on a
stock exchange
62. Palatable - Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently
agreeable in flavor to be eaten; acceptable or
agreeable to the mind or sensibilities; delicious,
agreeable; quality of a food that makes it acceptable
or agreeable to one’s personal taste
63. Immanent - Existing or remaining within; inherent;
restricted entirely to the mind; subjective; pervasive
64. Esteem - To regard with respect; prize; favorable
regard; think highly of; have a high opinion of;
recognize the worth, quality, importance, or
magnitude of; feeling of deference, approval, and
liking
65. Fling - To throw with violence; throw (oneself) into
an activity with abandon and energy; usually brief
attempt or effort; period of uncontrolled selfindulgence
66. Flock - A group of animals that live, travel, or feed
together; group of people under the leadership of one
person, especially the members of a church; large
crowd or number; tuft, as of fiber or hair; waste wool
or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses;
congregate
67. Nugatory - Of little or no importance; trifling.
having no force; invalid
68. Inane - One that lacks sense or substance; stupid
69. Pitfall - An unapparent source of trouble or
danger; a hidden hazard; concealed hole in the
ground that serves as a trap; hazard, trap
70. Euphemism - The act or an example of
substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one
considered harsh, blunt, or offensive; use or an
instance of equivocal language; polite term
71. Unbend - Release from mental strain, tension, or
formality; become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;
make less tight; free from flexure, as of a bow;
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay; straighten
up or out; make straight
72. Plummet - To decline suddenly and steeply; to fall
straight down; plunge; fall hard and fast
73. Marbled - Made of or covered with marble; having
a mix of fat and lean; patterned with veins or streaks
or color resembling marble
74. Exonerate - To free from blame; free from a
responsibility, obligation, or task; excuse, clear of
responsibility or blame
75. Blueprint - A contact print of a drawing or other
image rendered as white lines on a blue background,
especially such a print of an architectural plan or
technical drawing; mechanical drawing produced by
any of various similar photographic processes, such
as one that creates blue or black lines on a white
background; detailed plan of action; model or
prototype
76. Deleterious - Having a harmful effect; injurious
77. Eschew - To avoid; shun; have nothing to do with
78. Peck - Act or an instance of kissing; scold or find
fault with constantly: carp at, fuss at; indeterminately
great amount or number; great deal; timber, decay
resulting from fungus in isolated spots
79. Phlegmatic - Without emotion or interest; having
or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament;
unemotional
80. Sonnet - A 14-line verse form usually having one
of several conventional rhyme schemes
81. Bumptious - Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy;
self-important, conceited; offensively self-assertive
82. Sycophant - A servile self-seeker who attempts to
win favor by flattering influential people; one who
flatters another excessively
83. Rickety - Not physically steady or firm; unsound,
broken-down; shaky; likely to fall apart
84. Charisma - The power or quality of attracting
85. Bore - One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or
tedious; to make a hole in or through, with or as if with
a drill; proceed or advance steadily or laboriously;
high, often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a
flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by
colliding tidal currents; unpleasant, tiresome person;
hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube)
86. Scalawag - A reprobate; a rascal; white
Southerner working for or supporting the federal
government during Reconstruction
87. Subterranean - Situated or operating beneath the
earth's surface; underground; hidden; secret
88. Arboreal - Relating to or resembling a tree; living
in trees; pertaining to trees; of or relating to or formed
by trees; inhabiting or frequenting trees; resembling a
tree in form and branching structure
89. Fluvial - Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or
stream. Produced by the action of a river or stream
90. Rhabdomancy - Divination by means of a wand
or rod, especially for discovering underground water
or ores
91. Deferential - Marked by or exhibiting deference;
marked by courteous submission or respect;
respectful, considerate
92. Stolid - Having or revealing little emotion or
sensibility; impassive; apathetic, stupid; without
emotion or interest
93. Transience - The state or quality of being
transient; temporariness; an impermanence that
suggests the inevitability of ending or dying; the
attribute of being brief or fleeting
94. Itinerant - Traveling from place to place, especially
to perform work or a duty; one who travels from place
to place; roaming
95. Zither - A musical instrument composed of a flat
sound box with about 30 to 40 strings stretched over it
and played horizontally with the fingertips, a plectrum,
or a bow, or set into vibration by the wind, as in the
Aeolian harp 96.Quibble - To evade the truth or
importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions
and objections; find fault or criticize for petty reasons;
cavil; petty distinction or an irrelevant objection;
objection, complaint; beat around the bush; engage in
a quarrel
97. Succinct - Characterized by clear, precise
expression in few words; concise and terse
98. Enervate - To weaken or destroy the strength or
vitality; deprived of strength; debilitated; lessen or
deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of; lack of
nervous energy
99. Puny - Of inferior size, strength, or significance;
weak; small, insignificant
100. Vindictive - Disposed to seek revenge;
revengeful; marked by or resulting from a desire to
hurt; spiteful; hateful, revengeful 101. 101.Barbiturate
- Any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives that act
as central nervous system depressants and are used
as sedatives or hypnotics
102. Obeisance - An act of greeting with friendly
words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; A
formal military gesture of respect; formal token of
appreciation and admiration for a person's high
achievements; approach for the purpose of speech
103. 103.Tenable - Capable of being maintained in
argument; capable of being held against assault;
defensible; reasonable
104. Carouse - To engage in boisterous, drunken
merrymaking; drink excessively; make merry, often
with liquor
105. Flippant - Marked by disrespectful levity or
casualness; pert; talkative; voluble; irreverent; having
a light, pert, trifling disposition
106. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
107. Cardsharp - A professional card player who
makes a living by cheating at card games; expert in
cheating at cards
108. Masonry - Stonework or brickwork; art of
shaping, arranging, and uniting stone, brick, building
blocks, etc., to form walls and other parts of a
building
109. Pernickety - Overparticular about trivial details;
fastidious; snobbish; pretentious; requiring strict
attention to detail; fussy, particular
110. Rococo - A style of art, especially architecture
and decorative art, that originated in France in the
early 18th century and is marked by elaborate
ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage,
and animal forms; very ornate style of speech or
writing; ornate; immoderately elaborate or
complicated
111. Conniving - To cooperate secretly in an illegal
or wrongful action; collude; scheme; plot; feign
ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong,
thus implying tacit encouragement or consent; be
blissfully ignorant; to be tolerant of wrong-doing
112. Tenterhook - A hooked nail for securing cloth on
a tenter; one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth
on a tenter
113. Flagrant - Conspicuously bad, offensive, or
reprehensible; flaunting, blatant; without shame;
extremely obvious or conspicuous
114. Camouflage - To use protective coloring or
garments for concealment; disguise, cover; conceal
by the use of disguise or by protective coloring or
garments that blend in with the surrounding
environment
115. Protract - To draw out or lengthen in time;
prolong; draw to scale by means of a scale and
protractor; plot; extend, draw out
116. Silhouette - A drawing consisting of the outline
of something, especially a human profile, filled in with
a solid color; outline that appears dark against a light
background; outline
117. Labyrinthine - Difficult to understand because of
intricacy; of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a
labyrinth; complicated
118. Servile - The state of one bound in servitude as
the property of a slaveholder or household; bondage;
state of subjugation to an owner or master
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
In each of the following questions, choose the
correctly spelled word.
1. It is my ________ that municipal employees handle
their jobs with great professionalism.
a. beleif
b. bilief
c. belief
d. beleaf
2. The accounting firm was ________ for fraudulent
practices.
a. prosecuted
b. prossecuted
c. prosecutted
d. prosecuited
3. Every ________ has to be handled differently.
a. sittuation
b. situation
c. situachun
d. sitiation
4. It was a ________day for the department’s annual
picnic.
a. superb
b. supperb
c. supurb
d. sepurb
5. To be elected ________, candidates must have a
solid background in law enforcement.
a. sherrif
b. sherriff
c. sherif
d. sheriff
6. To be hired for the job, he needed to have
________ ability.
a. mechinical
b. mechanical
c. mechenical
d. machanical
7. The agents were searching for ________ cargo on
the airplane.
a. elicitt
b. ellicit
c. illicet
d. illicit
8. There will be an immediate ________ into the
cause of the accident.
a. inquiry
b. inquirry
c. enquirry
d. enquery
9. The union workers’ contract could not be
________before the calendar year ended.
a. terminated
b. termenated
c. terrminated
d. termanated
10. A ________ can be obtained at the town hall.
a. lisense
b. lisence
c. lycence
d. license
11. In many states, passing a road test requires
drivers to ________ park.
a. paralel
b. paralell
c. parallal
d. parallel
12. The paramedics attempted to ________ the
victim.
a. stabilize
b. stablize
c. stableize
d. stableise
13. The attorney asked a question that was ________
to the case; the judge overruled it.
a. irelevent
b. irelevant
c. irrelevant
d. irrelevent
14. The mayor highlighted the ________ statistics
during her campaign speech.
a. encouredging
b. encouraging
c. incurraging
d. incouraging
For each of the following questions, choose the
misspelled word. If there are no mistakes, select
choice d.
15. a. radios
b. leaves
c. alumni
d. no mistakes
16. a. anouncement
b. advisement
c. description
d. no mistakes
17. a. omission
b. aisle
c. litrature
d. no mistakes
18. a. informal
b. servent
c. comfortable
d. no mistakes
19. a. vegetable
b. width
c. variation
d. no mistakes
20. a. twentieth
b. fortieth
c. ninetieth
d. no mistakes
21. a. association
b. unecessary
c. illegal
d. no mistakes
22. a. villin
b. volunteer
c. voracious
d. no mistakes
23. a. hindrence
b. equipped
c. possessive
d. no mistakes
24. a. procedure
b. judgment
c. testamony
d. no mistakes
25. a. explicit
b. abduct
c. rotate
d. no mistakes
26. a. through
b. threw
c. thorough
d. no mistakes
27. a. quantaty
b. quality
c. quaint
d. no mistakes
28. a. requirement
b. reverence
c. resistent
d. no mistakes
29. a. incorporate
b. contridict
c. exhale
d. no mistakes
30. a. pertain
b. reversel
c. memorization
d. no mistakes
31. a. marshal
b. martial
c. tyrenny
d. no mistakes
32. a. optimum
b. palpable
c. plunder
d. no mistakes
33. a. ravinous
b. miraculous
c. wondrous
d. no mistakes
34. a. phenomonal
b. emulate
c. misconception
d. no mistakes
35. a. mischief
b. temperture
c. lovable
d. no mistakes
36. a. stadium
b. competitor
c. atheletic
d. no mistakes
For the questions 37–50, choose the correct
homophone.
37. My favorite ________ is peach pie with vanilla ice
cream.
a. desert
b. dessert
37. b. Dessert is an after-dinner treat; a desert
is an arid land.
41. c. By means near; bye is used to express farewell;
buy means to purchase.
42. This is the ________ book George has read.
a. fourth
b. forth
42. a. Fourth refers to the number four; forth
means forward.
43. The acoustics in the auditorium made it easy for
the audience to ________ the melodic sounds
of the soloist.
a. here
b. hear
43. b. Hear means to perceive sound with the
ear; here is a location, place, or position.
44. Our choice to stay in the comfortable, cozy
________ house was a good decision.
a. guessed
b. guest
44. b. A guest is one who is a recipient of
hospitality. Guessed is to predict without significant
information.
45. Have dinner with us at the restaurant; we’ll meet
you ________.
a. they’re
b. their
c. there
45. c. There refers to a place; their is a
possessive pronoun; they’re is a contraction for they
are.
46. May I have a ________ of cheese?
a. piece
b. peace
46. a. A piece is a portion; peace means calm
or quiet.
38. While nuclear energy is efficient, storing nuclear
________ is always a problem.
a. waste
b. waist
47. All children have the ________ to an education.
a. write
b. rite
c. right
38. a. Waste means material that is rejected
during a process; the waist is the middle of the body.
47. c. A right is a privilege; to write is to put
words on paper; a rite is a ceremonial ritual.
39. The price for the carpet was ________.
a. fair
b. fare
48. It is a good idea to exercise on a ________
bicycle during inclement weather.
a. stationery
b. stationary
39. a. Fair means equitable; a fare is a
transportation fee.
40. This is the ________ of the new art museum.
a. sight
b. cite
c. site
40. c. Site refers to a place; cite means to
refer to; sight is the ability to see.
41. Come ________ the park later this evening to see
the sunset.
a. buy
b. bye
c. by
48. b. Stationary means standing still;
stationery is writing paper.
49. At the beach, we went digging for clams and
________.
a. mussels
b. muscles
49. a. Mussels are marine animals; muscles
are body tissues.
50. We ________ the exit and had to turn around.
a. past
b. passed
50. b. Passed is the past tense of pass; past
means a time gone by.
Recent Laws During Duterte Administration:
1. Proclamation No. 124 – January as “National Bible
Month”
2. Executive Order No. 25-renamed Benham Rise to
Philippine Rise.
3. Executive Order No. 26- ordered a nationwide
smoking BAN. Implemented in July 23
4. Republic Act No. 10913 - Anti-Distracted Driving
Act
5. Republic Act No. 10666, or the "Children on
Motorcycle Safety Act of 2015",
6. Republic Act No. 10931 Free tuition in state
universities
7. R.A. 10932 No Enhanced Anti-Hospital Deposit
Law
8. R,A 10928 Extending Passport Validity to 10 years
9. 10929 Establishing FREE INTERNET ACCESS in
public places
10. 10930 Extending Driver’s License Validity for Five
Years
11. Ra 8049 Anti Hazing Law
12. Republic Act No. 10969 or the Free Irrigation
Service Act
13. RA 10742- SK REFORM
14. RA 10963 Tax Reform for Acceleration and
Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Law
Important Events:
1. Japanese Encephalitis - a mosquito-borne illness
endemic to the Philippines
2. Avian Influenza Outbreak- declared in Pampanga
3. Philippines ranked 6th in the 29th sea games.
(Malaysia: host country)
-24golds,33 silvers,64 bronze won by the Philippines
in the 29thseagames
4. 6.4 bilyon shipment of drugs from china, nakalusot
Sa Customs under Sec. Nicanor Faeldon
5. 2019- Philippines will host SEA Games
6. November 10–12 – The Philippines hosted the 31st
ASEAN Summit Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles,
Pampanga.[32]
7. November 13–14 – The hosted the Twelfth East
Asia Summit at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles,
Pampanga.[87]
8. December 19 — President Rodrigo Duterte signed
the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act
(TRAIN) Act January 1, 2018 took effect- Tax Reform
for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN)
is a legislation which made reforms on taxation in the
Philippines.
9. Isnilon Hapilon of Abu Sayyaf and Omar Maute of
Maute Group, leaders of ISIL-linked militants fighting
the government in the Battle of Marawi were
reportedly killed on October 16
10. October 23 – the Battle of Marawi was declared
officially over by the military
MARTIAL LAW- MAY 23- DEC. 31
11. January 22 – The Mayon Volcano’s alert status
was raised to Alert Level 4 due to intensified volcanic
activities.
12. The Office of the President has ordered a 90-day
preventive suspension order against Overall Deputy
Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang for alleged
grave misconduct and grave dishonesty for the
unauthorized disclosures of the alleged bank
transactions of President Rodrigo Duterte and his
family.
13. February 28 – President Rodrigo Duterte signed
the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14. May 23, 2017 – Martial Law was declared on the
islands of Mindanao –
15. Dec 31. 2017 –expiration of validity of the martial
law
16. July 2, 2017- Pacquiao’s Fight against Jeff Horn
17. July 24, 2017 – 2nd SONA of Duterte
18. August 8, 2017 - Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) Celebrates 50th Golden
Anniversary Celebration in PICC.
19. Sept 21- Proclamation No. 319 Duterte declared
“National Day of Protest”
September- National Peace Consciousness Month
20. January 31: A total lunar eclipse coinciding with a
super moon and blue moon phenomenon was
witnessed by many astronomers and skywatchers
throughout the country.[8
21. DengVaxia scandal vs aquino and butch abad
22. 29th of March 1969.- 49th anniversary of New
People’s Army. (NPA)
23. Sept 21, 2017- National Day of Protest
24. . February 12: -The Philippine Government has
signed the administrative order to completely ban the
deployment of all workers to Kuwait.
25. . March 1 – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed
Republic Act No. 10973, that restored the power of
select officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP)
to issue subpoenas on cases under investigation.
26. March 14 – President Rodrigo Duterte has
announced that the Philippines is withdrawing from
the International Criminal Court (ICC)
IMPORTANT NAMES:
1. MARIA LOURDES SERENO – On March 8,
through Votes of 38-2, the House Committee on
Justice has found probable cause in the impeachment
complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes
Sereno.
2. HORACIO "ATIO" CASTILLO III – Killed by Aegis
Juris fraternity over the fatal hazing of University of
Santo Tomas (UST) law freshman student in
September last year.
3. BONGBONG” MARCOS, JR. AGAINST VICE
PRESIDENT LENI ROBREDO. The Supreme Court
(SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
(PET) has for the election protest of former Senator
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr (counting started
on Apr. 2 for Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros
Oriental)
4. KERWIN ESPINOSA, PETER LIM- The
Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lords
due to lack of evidence
5. MAUTE GROUP – rebel group who seized Marawi
City, they are not ISIS, but only ISIS-affiliated
6. OMAR MAUTE leader of maute inspired by Isis in
Marawi City
7. REYNALDO PAROJINOG SR. – Mayor who was
killed in the drug ops in Ozamiz City.
8. NOVA PAROJINOG- her daughter
9. KIAN LOYD DELOS SANTOS - A 17-year-old who
was killed in drug ops in Caloocan.
10. MAUREEN WROBLEWITZ- grand winner of
Asia's Next Top Model
11. TAGUIWALO,YASAY (DFA) ,LOPEZ (DENR)
,MARIANO(DA), cabinet secretaries rejected by C.A,
13. Mike Taguba- Customs Broker who testified
before the Senate about the shabu which smuggled
14. Jinggoy Estrada, -posted a P1.3M due to cases of
graft at plunder
1. Flexible means most nearly
(A) breakable
(B) flammable
(C) pliable
(D) weak
2. Option means most nearly
(A) use
(B) choice
(C) value
(D) blame
3. To verify means most nearly to
(A) examine
(B) explain
(C) confirm
(D) guarantee
4. Indolent means most nearly
(A) moderate
(B) hopeless
(C) selfish
(D)lazy
5. Respiration means most nearly
(A) recovery
(B) breathing
(C) pulsation
(D) sweating
6. PLUMBER is related to WRENCH as PAINTER is
related to
(A) brush A brush is a tool of the painter’s trade, as a
wrench is a tool of the plumber’s trade.
(B) pipe
(C) shop
(D) hammer
7. LETTER is related to MESSAGE as PACKAGE is
related to
(A) sender
(B) merchandise A package transports merchandise
just as a letter transmits a message.
(C) insurance
(D) business
8. FOOD is related to HUNGER as SLEEP is related
to
(A) night
(B) dream
(C) weariness Sleep alleviates weariness just as
food alleviates hunger.
(D) rest
9. KEY is related to TYPEWRITER as DIAL is related
to
(A) sun
(B) number
(C) circle
(D)telephone The dial is an input device of a
telephone, just as a key is an input device of a
typewriter.
In questions 10 and 11 and all similar questions,
decide which sentence is best with respect to
grammar and usage suitable for a formal letter or
report.
10. (A) I think that they will promote whoever has
the best record.
(B) The firm would have liked to have promoted all
employees with good records.
(C) Such of them that have the best records have
excellent prospects of promotion.
(D) I feel sure they will give the promotion to
whomever has the best record.
11. (A) The receptionist must answer courteously the
questions of all them callers.
(B) The receptionist must answer courteously the
questions what are asked by the callers.
(C) There would have been no trouble if the
receptionist had have always answered courteously.
(D) The receptionist should answer courteously
the questions of all callers.
In questions 12–16 and all similar questions, find the
correct spelling of the word. If no suggested spelling is
correct, select choice (D).
12. (A) collapsible
(B) collapseable
(C) collapseble
(D) None of the above
13. (A) ambigeuous
(B) ambigeous
(C) ambiguous
(D) None of the above
14. (A) predesessor
(B) predecesar
(C) predecesser
(D) None of the above
15. (A) sanctioned
(B) sancktioned
(C) sanctionned
(D) None of the above
16. “Some fire-resistant buildings, although wholly
constructed of materials that will not burn, may be
completely gutted by the spread of fire through their
contents by way of hallways and other openings. They
may even suffer serious structural damage by the
collapse of metal beams and columns.”
The quotation best supports the statement that some
fire-resistant buildings
(A) can be damaged seriously by fire.
(B) have specially constructed halls and doors.
(C) afford less protection to their contents than
would ordinary buildings.
(D) will burn readily.
17. Civilization started to move ahead more rapidly
when people freed themselves of the shackles that
restricted their search for the truth.
The paragraph best supports the statement that the
progress of civilization
(A) came as a result of people’s dislike for obstacles.
(B) did not begin until restrictions on learning were
removed.
(C) has been aided by people’s efforts to find the
truth.
(D)is based on continually increasing efforts.
18. Vigilant means most nearly
(A) sensible
(B) watchful
(C) suspicious
(D) restless
19. Incidental means most nearly
(A) independent
(B) needless
(C) infrequent
(D) accompanying
20. Conciliatory means most nearly
(A) pacific
(B) contentious
(C) obligatory
(D) offensive
21. Altercation means most nearly
(A) defeat
(B) concurrence
(C) controversy
(D) vexation
22. Irresolute means most nearly
(A) wavering
(B) insubordinate
(C) impudent
(D) unobservant
23. DARKNESS is related to SUNLIGHT as
STILLNESS is related to
(A) quiet
(B) moonlight
(C) sound
(D) dark
34. Telegrams should be clear, concise, and brief.
Omit all unnecessary words. The parts of speech
most often used in telegrams are nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs. If possible, do without
pronouns, articles, and copulative verbs. Use simple
sentences, rather than complex or compound ones.
24. DESIGNED is related to INTENTION as
ACCIDENTAL is related to
(A) purpose
(B) caution
(C) damage
(D) chance
The paragraph best supports the statement that in
writing telegrams one should always use
(A) common and simple words.
(B) only nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
(C) incomplete sentences.
(D) only the words essential to the meaning.
25. ERROR is related to PRACTICE as SOUND is
related to
(A) deafness
(B) noise
(C) muffler
(D) horn
35. To counteract means most nearly to
(A) undermine
(B) censure
(C) preserve
(D) neutralize
26. RESEARCH is related to FINDINGS as
TRAINING is related to
(A) skill
(B) tests
(C) supervision
(D)teaching
27. (A) If properly addressed, the letter will reach my
mother and I.
(B) The letter had been addressed to myself and my
mother.
(C) I believe the letter was addressed to either my
mother or I.
(D) My mother’s name, as well as mine, was on the
letter.
28. (A) The supervisors reprimanded the typists,
whom she believed had made careless errors.
(B) The typists would have corrected the errors had
they of known that the supervisor would see the
report.
(C) The errors in the typed reports were so
numerous that they could hardly be overlooked.
(D) Many errors were found in the reports which they
typed and could not disregard them.
29. (A) minieture
(B) minneature
(C) mineature
(D) None of the above
30. (A) extemporaneous
(B) extempuraneus
(C) extemperaneous
(D) None of the above
31. (A) problemmatical
(B) problematical
(C) problematicle
(D) None of the above
32. (A) descendant
(B) decendant
(C) desendant
(D) None of the above
33. The likelihood of America’s exhausting its natural
resources seems to be growing less. All kinds of
waste are being reworked and new uses are
constantly being found for almost everything. We are
getting more use out of our goods and are making
many new byproducts out of what was formerly
thrown away.
The paragraph best supports the statement that we
seem to be in less danger of exhausting our
resources because
(A) economy is found to lie in the use of substitutes.
(B) more service is obtained from a given amount
of material.
(C) we are allowing time for nature to restore them.
(D) supply and demand are better controlled.
36. Deferred means most nearly
(A) reversed
(B) delayed
(C) considered
(D)forbidden
37. Feasible means most nearly
(A) capable
(B) justifiable
(C) practicable
(D) beneficial
38. To encounter means most nearly to
(A) meet
(B) recall
(C) overcome
(D) retreat
39. Innate means most nearly
(A) eternal
(B) well-developed
(C) native
(D) prospective
40. STUDENT is related to TEACHER as DISCIPLE
is related to
(A) follower
(B) master
(C) principal
(D) pupil
41. LECTURE is related to AUDITORIUM as
EXPERIMENT is related to
(A) scientist
(B) chemistry
(C) laboratory
(D) discovery
42. BODY is related to FOOD as ENGINE is related to
(A) wheels
(B) fuel
(C) motion
(D) smoke
43. SCHOOL is related to EDUCATION as THEATER
is related to
(A) management
(B) stage
(C) recreation
(D) preparation
44. (A) Most all these statements have been
supported by persons who are reliable and can be
depended upon.
(B) The persons which have guaranteed these
statements are reliable.
(C) Reliable persons guarantee the facts with regards
to the truth of these statements.
(D) These statements can be depended on, for
their truth has been guaranteed by reliable
persons.
The correct answer is (D). Choice (A) might
state either “most” or “all” but not both; choice (B)
should read “persons who”; choice (C) should read
“with regard to….”
54. Precedent means most nearly
(A) example
(B) theory
(C) law
(D) conformity
45. (A) The success of the book pleased both the
publishers and the authors.
(B) Both the publisher and they was pleased with the
success of the book.
(C) Neither they or their publisher was disappointed
with their success of the book.
(D) Their publisher was as pleased as them with the
success of the book.
55. Versatile means most nearly
(A) broad-minded
(B) well-known
(C) up-to-date
(D) many-sided
The correct answer is (A). Choice (B) is
incorrect because it requires the plural verb “were”;
choice (C) requires the correlative construction
“neither…nor”; choice (D) requires the nominative
“they.”
46. (A) extercate
(B) extracate
(C) extricate
(D) None of the above
47. (A) hereditory
(B) hereditary
(C) hereditairy
(D) None of the above
48. (A) auspiceous
(B) auspiseous
(C) auspicious
(D) None of the above
49. (A) sequance
(B) sequence
(C) sequense
(D) None of the above
50. The prevention of accidents makes it necessary
not only that safety devices be used to guard exposed
machinery but also that mechanics be instructed in
safety rules that they must follow for their own
protection, and that the lighting in the plant be
adequate.
The paragraph best supports the statement that
industrial accidents
(A) may be due to lack of knowledge.
(B) are always avoidable.
(C) usually result from inadequate machinery.
(D) cannot be entirely overcome.
51. The English language is peculiarly rich in
synonyms, and there is scarcely a language spoken
that has not some representative in English speech.
The spirit of the Anglo-Saxon race has subjugated
these various elements to one idiom, making not a
patchwork, but a composite language.
The paragraph best supports the statement that the
English language
(A) has few idiomatic expressions.
(B) is difficult to translate.
(C) is used universally.
(D) has absorbed words from other languages
52. To acquiesce means most nearly to
(A) assent
(B) acquire
(C) complete
(D) participate
53. Unanimity means most nearly
(A) emphasis
(B) namelessness
(C) harmony
(D)impartiality
56. Authentic means most nearly
(A) detailed
(B) reliable
(C) valuable
(D) practical
57. BIOGRAPHY is related to FACT as
NOVEL is related to
(A) fiction
(B) literature
(C) narration
(D) book
58. COPY is related to CARBON PAPER as
MOTION PICTURE is related to
(A) theater
(B) film
(C) duplicate
(D)television
59. EFFICIENCY is related to REWARD as
CARELESSNESS is related to
(A) improvement
(B) disobedience
(C) reprimand
(D) repetition
60. ABUNDANT is related to CHEAP as SCARCE is
related to
(A) ample
(B) costly
(C) inexpensive
(D) unobtainable
61. (A) Brown’s & Company employees have recently
received increases in salary.
(B) Brown & Company recently increased the
salaries of all its employees.
(C) Recently Brown & Company has increased their
employees’ salaries.
(D) Brown & Company have recently increased the
salaries of all its employees.
62. (A) In reviewing the typists’ work reports, the
job analyst found records of unusual typing
speeds.
(B) It says in the job analyst’s report that some
employees type with great speed.
(C) The job analyst found that, in reviewing the typists’
work reports, that some unusual typing speeds had
been made.
(D) In the reports of typists’ speeds, the job analyst
found some records that are kind of unusual.
63. (A) oblitorate
(B) oblitterat
(C) obbliterate
(D) None of the above
64. (A) diagnoesis
(B) diagnossis
(C) diagnosis
(D) None of the above
65. (A) contenance
(B) countenance
(C) countinance
(D) None of the above
66. (A) conceivably
(B) concieveably
(C) conceiveably
(D) None of the above
(C) navy
(D) ships
67. Through advertising, manufacturers exercise a
high degree of control over consumers’ desires.
However, the manufacturer assumes enormous risks
in attempting to predict what consumers will want and
in producing goods in quantity and distributing them in
advance of final selection by the consumers.
77. CALENDAR is related to DATE as MAP is related
to
(A) drive
(B) trip
(C) location
(D) vacation
The paragraph best supports the statement that
manufacturers
(A) can eliminate the risk of overproduction by
advertising.
(B) distribute goods directly to the consumers.
(C) must depend upon the final consumers for the
success of their undertakings.
(D) can predict with great accuracy the success of any
product they put on the market.
78. (A) Since the report lacked the needed
information, it was of no use to them.
(B) This report was useless to them because there
were no needed information in it.
(C) Since the report did not contain the needed
information, it was not real useful to them.
(D) Being that the report lacked the needed
information, they could not use it.
68. In the relations of humans to nature, the procuring
of food and shelter is fundamental. With the migration
of humans to various climates, ever new adjustments
to the food supply and to the climate became
necessary.
The paragraph best supports the statement that the
means by which the humans supply their material
needs are
(A) accidental.
(B) varied.
(C) limited.
(D)inadequate.
69. Strident means most nearly
(A) swaggering
(B) domineering
(C) angry
(D) harsh
70. To confine means most nearly to
(A) hide
(B) restrict
(C) eliminate
(D) punish
71. To accentuate means most nearly to
(A) modify
(B) hasten
(C) sustain
(D)intensify
72. Banal means most nearly
(A) commonplace
(B) forceful
(C) tranquil
(D)indifferent
73. Incorrigible means most nearly
(A) intolerable
(B) retarded
(C) irreformable
(D) brazen
74. POLICE OFFICER is related to ORDER as
DOCTOR is related to
(A) physician
(B) hospital
(C) sickness
(D) health
75. ARTIST is related to EASEL as WEAVER is
related to
(A) loom
(B) cloth
(C) threads
(D) spinner
76. CROWD is related to PERSONS as FLEET is
related to
(A) expedition
(B) officers
79. (A) The company had hardly declared the
dividend till the notices were prepared for mailing.
(B) They had no sooner declared the dividend when
they sent the notices to the stockholders.
(C) No sooner had the dividend been declared
than the notices were prepared for mailing.
(D) Scarcely had the dividend been declared than the
notices were sent out.
80. (A) compitition
(B) competition
(C) competetion
(D) None of the above
81. (A) occassion
(B) occasion
(C) ocassion
(D) None of the above
82. (A) knowlege
(B) knolledge
(C) knowledge
(D) None of the above
83. (A) deliborate
(B) deliberate
(C) delibrate
(D) None of the above
84. What constitutes skill in any line of work is not
always easy to determine. Economy of time must be
carefully distinguished from economy of energy, as
the quickest method may require the greatest
expenditure of muscular effort and may not be
essential or at all desirable.
The paragraph best supports the statement that
(A) the most efficiently executed task is not
always the one done in the shortest time.
(B) energy and time cannot both be conserved in
performing a single task.
(C) a task is well done when it is performed in the
shortest time.
(D) skill in performing a task should not be acquired at
the expense of time.
85. It is difficult to distinguish between bookkeeping
and accounting. In attempts to do so, bookkeeping is
called the art, and accounting the science, of
recording business transactions. Bookkeeping gives
the history of the business in a systematic matter; and
accounting classifies, analyzes, and interprets the
facts thus recorded.
The paragraph best supports the statement that
(A) accounting is less systematic than bookkeeping.
(B) accounting and bookkeeping are closely
related.
(C) bookkeeping and accounting cannot be
distinguished from one another.
(D) bookkeeping has been superseded by accounting.
GRAMMAR AND CORRECT USAGE
DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this section contain
an error in grammar or correct usage. On your Answer sheet,
shade completely the bubbles that corresponds to that section
of the sentence that contains the error. If there is no error in
the sentence, shade completely box number 5.
36. (1) Between (2) the three of us, (3) I think I am (4) the
slowest runner. (5) NO ERROR
37. (1) There are (2) scarcely no (3) more birds (4) in this city.
(5) NO ERROR
38. (1) This (2) fruit (3) contains (4) fewer sugar. (5) NO
ERROR
39. (1) I have never (2) seen nothing (3) as beautiful (4) as this
city. (5) NO ERROR
40. (1) Place the (2) mirror on (3) the wall to give you an (4)
allusion of bigger room. (5) NO ERROR
41. (1) We were lucky (2) we didn’t (3) have typhoon (4) this
month. (5) NO ERROR
42. (1) My favorite (2) vegetable (3) are (4) peas. (5) NO
ERROR
43. (1) Either James or John (2) are going (3) to lead the choir
in the (4) recital tomorrow. (5) NO ERROR
44. (1) The additional supplies (2) that we need (3) to bring
are: (4) band aids, cottons, alcohol, and gauze. (5) NO
ERROR
45. (1) All the students (2) has finished (3) their (4) report. (5)
NO ERROR
46. (1) He (2) was (3) a (4) honorable man. (5) NO ERROR
47. (1) The recently (2) heavy flooding (3) effected the (4)
crops of farmers. (1) NO ERROR
48. (1) Emmanuel (2) could of passed (3) the examinations (4)
if he had studied hard enough. (5) NO ERROR
49. (1) I believe (2) that were going (3) to have a (4)
prosperous new year. (5) NO ERROR
50. (1) Paul Erdos (2) was a mathematician (3) who writes a
lot of research papers (4) in collaboration with other
mathematicians. (5) NO ERROR
DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following sentences
carefully, then choose which among the several choices in
each group is expressed most satisfactorily in terms of
grammar and correct usage. On your sheet, shade completely
the bubble that corresponds to your answer.
51.
1. His mother, whom I met in the PTA meeting is much
beautiful than you.
2. I met his mother in the PTA meeting and she is more
beautiful than you.
3. His mother, which I met in the PTA meeting is most
beautiful than you.
4. His mother, who was I met in the PTA meeting is beautiful
than you
5. His mother, who was meet in the PTA meeting is more
beautiful than you.
52.
1. Even though some people think that he is intelligent, most
people comment in his or her personality.
2. Most people comments in his personality even though some
people think that he is intelligent.
3. Even though some people think that he is intelligent, most
people comment in their personality.
4. Even though some people think that he is intelligent, most
people comment on his personality
5. Despite of some people who think that he is intelligent,
most people comment on his or her personality.
53.
1. Magulo na ang paligid, kaya ginagawa na ng mga
nakakatandang pinuno ang lahat upang ang sitwasyon ay
maging maayos.
2. Upang maging maayos ang sitwasyon, ang mga
matatandang pinuno ay ginagawa ang lahat, kahit na magulo
ang paligid.
3. Ang mga nakakatatandang pinuno ay ginagawa ang lahat,
kahit na magulo ang paligid upang maayos ang sitwasyon.
4. Ginagawa na ng mga makakatandang pinuno ang lahat
upang maging maayos ang sitwasyon kahit na magulo ang
paligid.
5. Kahit na napakagulo ng paligid, ang mga nakatatandang
pinuno ay ginagawa ang lahat upang maging maayos ang
sitwasyon.
54.
1. When the President and Vice President suggest their plans
for EDSA Traffic Management plan, his plan is more
effective.
2. Regarding in the plan for EDSA Traffic Management, the
former is more effective
3. For EDSA Traffic Management plans, the former is more
effective
4. When the President and Vice President suggest their plans
for EDSA Traffic Management, the former has the more
effective plan.
5. When the President and Vice President suggest their plans
regarding EDSA, the President has the more effective plans
than the Vice President.
55.
1. Neither emotions nor actions of the people was make me
touch.
2. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are making me
touch.
3. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is make me
touch.
4. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are make me
touch
5. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is making me
touch.
MATH
DIRECTION: Answer the following questions by observation
or computation. You may use the margins of the page for your
computations. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the
bubble that corresponds
to your answer.
21. 27, 499 round to the nearest hundred is ?
a. 27, 400
b. 27, 500
c. 27, 000
d. 28, 000
22. Twenty-four weeks is how many days?
a. 140
b. 168
c. 176
d. 196
23. Five hundred ninety-five days is how many weeks?
a. 119
b. 95
c. 85
d. 75
24. Eighteen bus loads of 56 students each went to join the
Independence Day Celebration. One hundred seventy-four did
not go. How many students are there in all?
a. 160
b. 1282
c. 180
d. 1182
25. Richard bowled 3 games and got scores of 139, 153, and
128. What was his average score for the three games?
a. 130
b. 140
c. 150
d. 160
26. What time will it be 3 and 1/2 hours after 7:15 PM?
a. 3:45 AM
b. 10:45 AM
c. 3:45 PM
d. 10:45 PM
27. What time was it 3 and 1/2 hours before 7:15 AM?
a. 3:45 AM
b. 10:45 AM
c. 3:45 PM
d. 10:45 PM
28. The fraction 52 / 91 expressed in lowest term is ?
a. 4/7
b. 2/3
c. 3/7
d. 7/13
29. Car A averages 8 km per liter of fuel. Car B averages 12
km per liter of fuel. If the price of fuel is $10 per liter. How
much less would a 600 – km. trip cost for Car A than for Car
B?
a. $ 250
b. $ 500
c. $ 600
d. $ 750
30. 40 is what part of 64?
a. 7/8
b. 3/8
c. 5/8
d. 1 and 3/5
31. Change 13 3/7 to an improper fraction.
a. 91/7
b. 39/7
c. 273/7
d. 94/7
32. What is the average speed in kph of a car travelling 160
kilometers in 5 hours?
a. 32
b. 40
c. 80
d. 90
33. 3/4 + 1/6 + 1/8 = ?
a. 5/8
b. 1 and 1/24
c. 1/16
d. 3/8
34. 15 1/3 – 8 3/4 = ?
a. 6 and 7/12
b. 7 and 2/3
c. 8 and 2/7
d. 7 and 2/7
35. 8 inches is what part of a foot?
a. 2/3
b. 7/12
c. 4/5
d. 5/6
SENTENCE
COMPLETION
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word or phrase that is the best
completion for each sentence. On your Answer Sheet, shade
completely the box that corresponds to your answer.
56. I have been lonely since you___ me anymore. (don’t visit /
didn’t visit / visit)
57. Because you _______a friend, I will not ask for an
apology. (are / was / will have been)
SYNONYM
DIRECTIONS: Choose from among the suggested answers
the word that means most nearly the same as the word in
capital letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the
box that corresponds to your answer.
66. People tend to be CAPRICIOUS in their behavior
depending on the things or happening that they
see and experience.
1. Variable 2. Impulsive 3. Moody 4. Volatile 5. Unpredictable
58. Mary began to cry, so he ____ ashamed. (has been / felt /
had not felt)
59. Dad is going back to work now that his health_______
good. (was / will be / is)
60. He just gave up as there________ little he could do. (was /
will be / was being)
61. We will visit you in order that we_______ you face-toface. (see / have seen / saw)
62. Since you lost your job, you ___borrow money from us.
(must have / have to /could have)
63. She trusted you because you________ a loyal friend. (will
be / hadn’t been / were)
64. My stomach aches, so I______ to the doctor. (was going /
will go / had gone)
65. Now that the war ______over, we can get on with our
lives. (has been / was / is)
Key Answers:
56. don’t visit
57. are
58. felt
59. is
60. was
61. See
62 . have to
63. were
64. will go
65. is
67. We create a public official that has integrity and
GUILELESS
1. Truthful 2. Hardworking 3. Transparent 4. Honest 5.
Intelligent
68. Every day I sad because I have a jealous with other people,
especially in other men I have no handsome face, no beautiful
body, no money and NONENTITY, then, I ask myself, why
God existed me?
1. Infamous 2. Unfamous 3. Not Famous 4. No home 5. No
Property
69. Many people are SYBARITE they spent their money in
nothing, in end, they are nothing.
1. Contented 2. Thrifty 3. Luxurious 4. Self-Indulgent 5. Not
Conscious
70. Ano kaya ang buhay sa ilalim ng PANUNUPIL ng isang
heneral ng Canaan at ng mga hukbo nito?
1. Pananakop 2. Pananakit 3. Pagpatay 4. Pamumuno 5.
Paniniil
Key Answers to Synonym Questions in 2017 Civil Service
Exam:
66. 1
67. 2
68. 3
69. 4
70. 1
READING COMPREHENSION
DIRECTIONS: Read each passage and questions carefully.
Then choose the best answer among the choices offered. On
your Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble that
corresponds to your answer.
Passage 1 – Opera
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in
which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as
much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is
through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor’s
dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser
role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary
elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting.
However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather
than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical
ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full
symphonic orchestra.
71. It is pointed out in the reading that opera —-.
1. Has developed under the influence of musical theater
2. Is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
3. Is not a high-budget production
4. Is often performed in Europe
5. Is the most complex of all the performing arts
72. We can understand from the reading that —-.
1. People are captivated more by opera than musical theater
2. Drama in opera is more important than the music
3. Orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
4. Musical theater relies above all on music
5. There is argument over whether the music is important or
the words in opera
73. It is stated in the reading that —-.
1. Acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical
theater
2. Many people find musical theater more captivating than
opera
3. Music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera
4. An opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
5. Opera doesn’t have any properties in common with musical
theater
Passage 2 – Dolphins
Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea
and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been
common since Roman times. The more we learn about
dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more
complex than people previously imagined. They look after
other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and
protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some
scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it
is much more probable that they communicate with each other
without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more
intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in
favor of man’s superiority over them that we can kill them
more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On
the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable
creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.
74. It is clear from the passage that dolphins —-.
1. don’t want to be with us as much as we want to be with
them
2. are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
3. have a reputation for being friendly to humans
4. are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
5. are capable of learning a language and communicating with
humans
75. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can
kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us —-.
1. means that they are better adapted to their environment than
we are
2. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of
communication
3. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at
sea
4. does not mean that we are superior to them
5. proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what
we previously thought
76. One can infer from the reading that —-.
1. dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
2. communication is the most fascinating aspect of the
dolphins
3. dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such
as the ability to think
4. it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
5. dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of
humans
Passage 3 – Unsinkable Ship
Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the
sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic
surely should have never have happened. It was well designed
and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of
lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal
voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a
cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those
on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance
to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble
overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia
before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The
final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an
unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank
and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life,
while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.
77. One can understand from the reading that —-.
1. the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats
could not be lowered
2. design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the
sinking of the Estonia ferry
3. 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing
water
4. naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable
5. most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in
their cabins
78. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the
accident —-.
1. helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had
affected them all
2. were mostly young men but women, children and the
elderly stood little chance
3. helped save hundreds of lives
4. are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder
5. told the investigators nothing about the accident
79. According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, —-.
1. there were only 139 passengers on board
2. few of the passengers were asleep
3. there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on
board
4. faster reaction by the crew could have increased the
Estonia’s chances of survival
5. all the passengers had already moved out into the open
decks
Passage 4 – Erosion in America
Erosion of America’s farmland by wind and water has been a
problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands
under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more
than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion.
After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has
accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy
crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the
pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum
scarcity as the nation’s most critical natural resource problem.
WORD ANALOGY
DIRECTIONS: Determine the relationship of the first word to
the second word in capital letters. From among the suggested
answers, choose the word or group of words that best
expresses a similar relationship to the third word in capital
letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble
that corresponds to your answer.
83. DEATH is to EUTHANASIA as LOVE is to .
1. Emotion 2. Devotion 3. Date 4. Proposal 5. Worship
84. ELONGATED is to TREE as is to PLANT
1. Sunlight 2. Stem 3. Green 4. Dried 5. Soil
80. As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in
America —-.
1. causes humans to place new demands on the land
2. is worse than it was in the nineteenth century
3. happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed
4. is the most critical problem that the nation faces
5. is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production
81. The author points out in the passage that erosion in
America —-.
85. GIANT is to PLANET as is to SPACECRAFT
1. Gas 2. Rocket 3. Astronomer 4. Station 5. Experiment
86. COMPUTATION is to PROBLEM as is to ANGER.
1. Counseling 2. Peace 3. War 4. Hot 5. Control
87. VOTE is to as CONVIVIALITY is to VALUES
1. has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put
the prairies and grasslands under theplow
2. has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their
settlements
3. occurs only in areas with no vegetation
4. can become a more serious problem in the future
5. was on the decline before 1930’s
1. Ballot 2. Right 3. Election 4. Choose 5. Politics
88. PENGUINS is to ORINOTHOLOGIST as is to
ELASMOBRANCHOLOGY
1. Rubber 2. Tires 3. Fish 4. Sharks 5. Turtles
82. It is pointed out in the reading that in America —-.
89. DAGAT ay ISDA tulad ng ay PALAY
1. petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution
problems
2. heavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands
and to prevent a disaster
3. soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming
lands
4. water is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion
5. there are many ways to reduce erosion
Key Answers to Reading Comprehension Questions in 2017
Civil Service Exam:
71. B
72. C
73. C
74. C
75. D
76. E
77. E
78. B
79. C
80. B
81. D
82. C
1. Bukid 2. Kamalig 3. Sako 4. Irigasyon 5. Magsasaka
90. TICKET is to TRAIN as KEY is to .
1. Answer 2. Unlock 3. Door 4. Room 5. Type
DIRECTIONS: For each sentence, complete the analogy by
choosing a pair of words from the suggested answers. On your
Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble that corresponds
to your answers.
91. NEW YORK: NEW YORK CITY as :
1. Kuwait: Kuwait City 2. Singapore: Singapore City 3. Sulu:
Jolo 4. Cebu: Cebu City 5. Panama: Panama City
92. DOWNY: FLUFFY as :
1. Cloudy: Rainy 2. Imbecile: Stupid 3. Soap: Clean 4. Linen:
Clothes 5. Nail: Drive
93. BILL: as : SMILE
1. Receipt: Teeth 2. Money: Lopsided 3. Law: Pleasure 4.
Gates: Pizza 5. Bird: Teacher
94. DYIP: PAMASAHE tulad ng :
1. Bayad: Ilaw 2. Sugalan: Pusta 3. Tindahan: Paninda
4.Kulungan: Suspek 5. Markahan: Mag-aaral
95. STORY: EVENTS as :
LOGIC REASONING
1. General: Soldiers 2. Dish: Ingredients 3. Law: Articles 4.
Human: Body 5. Life: Problems
DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of a
statement or a passage followed by several assumptions.
Determine the best assumption/s that can be logically made
from the given statement or passage. On your Answer Sheet,
shade completely the bubble that corresponds to your answer.
96. RECORD: DATA as :
1. Shot: Gun 2. Magnify: Lens 3. Chronicle: Journey 4. Store:
Foods 5. Serve: People
101. In order to maintain the good service of government
officials, Civil Service Commission has created the system of
Incentives and Rewards.
97. PRACTICE: PRESENTATION as :
1. Profession: Preposition 2. Peñafrancia: Penelope 3. Review:
Test 4.Rehearse: Recitation 5. Preparation: Party
98. INDULGENT: GENEROUS as :
1. Honesty: Real 2. Storm: Rain 3. Fellowship: Camaraderie 4.
Suicide: Depression 5. Abstemious: Thrifty
ASSUMPTIONS:
I. All government officials are not doing well in their
performance
II. There are only one who will take the rewards/s.
III. Discipline Systems are made so that every government
officials will do their best in their service
IV. Incentive and rewards are big help to improve the
performance of each government officials
1. I, II,III,and IV 2. I and III 3. I and IV 4. III and IV 5. II only
99. BUS: PASSENGERS as :
1. Forest: Trees 2. Light: Clear 3. Movie: Series 4. People:
Nation 5. Fireworks: Phosphorus
100. PANINGIN: SALAMIN tulad ng :
1. Paglilingkod: Tao 2. Noche Buena: Pasko 3. Lakas:
Pagkain 4. Pagsasadula: Pagsasanay 5. Problema: Solusyon
Key Answers to Word Analogy Questions in 2017 Civil
Service Exam:
83. 2
84. 3
85. 2
86. 1
87. 2
88. 4
89. 1
90. 3
91. 4
92. 2
93. 2
94. 2
95. 3
96. 4
97. 2
98. 5
99. 1
100. 3
102. You may take this software for 30 days for trials or
reviews.
ASSUMPTIONS:
I. This particular software is ensuring its good an modest
function for 30 days
II. There are limited function in this software for 30 days
III. Users must buy this software if they are satisfied
IV. Users must buy this software for longer usage
V. Generally trials are good for knowing the software.
1. IV only 2. I and V 3. I, II, III and IV 4. III and IV only 5. II
and V only
103. It is advisable that if Marikina River, goes in 15 m high
water level, people in the nearby areas must evacuate if it is
continue to rise.
ASSUMPTIONS:
I. Marikina River can cause floods in nearby places if it is
continue to rise.
II. Government has no concrete preparation in the times of
floods.
III. 15 meters high on Marikina river is a signal of evacuation
immediately
IV. Pollution is a factor of Rise of Marikina River
V. People may or may not evacuate immediately even if
Marikina River goes in 15 m water level.
1. I and V only 2. II and III only 3. I and III only 4. All of
them 5. III only
104. Paalala sa mga pasahero ng bus na ito: ingatan po ninyo
ang inyong mga tiket, kung nawala man ninyo ang inyong
tiket, ay ikukunsiderang hindi pa kayo bayad!!!
PALAGAY:
I. Di masyadong tinitignan ng kundoktor ng bus kung sino ang
mga bayad na o hindi pa
II. Ang tiket ay mahalaga bilang katunayan na kayo’y bayad
na
III. Lahat ng tao sa bus ay burara pagdating sa tiket
IV. Kailangang higpitan ng bus ang polisiya sa pagbabayad ng
pamasahe upang wala ni isa man sa mga pasahero ang
makalusot sa pagbabayad ng pamasahe
1. III lamang 2. II at IV lamang 3. IV lamang 4. III at IV
lamang 5. II lamang
105. Heavy traffic situations in EDSA can be reduced if the
government has to do action to decrease the number of Private
Cars in the Philippines.
ASSUMPTIONS:
I. Private cars are the causes of heavy traffic in EDSA
II. Population increase was the one of the causes of heavy
traffic in EDSA
III. EDSA is always heavy traffic
IV. Government has not considered private cars as one of the
causes of heavy traffic in EDSA.
1. V only 2. I, III and IV only 3. I and IV only 4. I only 5. IV
only
DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of
statements followed by several possible conclusions. Assume
that all statements are true, then determine the best
conclusion/s that can be logically made from the given
statements. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the
bubble that corresponds to your answer.
106. All men are women, some men are not faithful.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some men are women
II. Some not faithful are women
III. All men are not faithful
1. II only 2. II and III only 3. I and II only 4. All of them 5.
None of these
107. All happy are politicians, some not happy are people.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. All politician are happy
II. Some politician are not happy
III. All people are not happy
1. I only 2. III only 3. II only 4. I and III only 5. None of these
108. Some people are misfortunes, all luck are people
CONCLUSIONS:
I. All luck are misfortunes
II. Some luck are misfortunes
III. All misfortunes are people
IV. Some misfortunes are luck
111. All boys are construction worker, all construction
workers are muscular.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some Construction Workers are muscular
II. Some boys are muscular
III. All muscular are construction workers
1. I and III only 2. II only 3. All of them 4. None of These 5. II
and III only
112. Some bays are having good sunset, all good sunset are
relaxing. Manila Bay is relaxing.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some bays are sunset
II. Some relaxing are bays
III. Manila Bay is having a good sunset
IV. Some bay are relaxing
1. IV only 2. III only 3. I and III only 4. II and IV only 5. III
and IV only
113. Ang lahat ng pagtuturo ay nakakapagod. May matutunan
kapag may pagtuturo. Si Mae ay pagod.
KONGKLUSYON:
I. Si Mae ay isang guro
II. Nakakapagod ang lahat ng pagtuturo
III. Di lahat ng natutunan ay nakakapagod.
IV. Si Mae ay napapagod sa lahat ng pagtuturo.
1. III lamang 2. I at III lamang 3. I, II, at III lamang 4. III at IV
lamang 5. IV lamang
114. No life is planet, some planet is discovered, Kepler is a
discovery a while ago.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some discovered are planet
II. Some planet are life
III. No discovered are life
IV. Some discovered are not life.
V. Kepler is a planet
VI. Kepler is discovered but not life.
1. I only 2. II, III and V only 3. IV and VI only 4. III only 5.
All of them
1. None of these 2. III only 3. I and IV only 4. I and III 5. II
and IV only
115. All Traffic Lights are green, No green is car. There is a
traffic light in P. Tuazon Cor. EDSA.
109. No man is an island, no lonely is man.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Traffic Light in P. Tuazon is green.
II. Some car is Traffic Light
III. No Traffic Light is car
IV. No car is Traffic Light
V. No green is traffic lights.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. No island are man
II. No island is lonely
III. All man is not lonely
1. I and III only 2. II only 3. None of These 4. III only 5. All
of them
110. All money is nothing, no nothing is everything.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some money is nothing
II. Some everything is nothing.
III. No money is everything.
1. II only 2. I only 3. III only 4. None of the above 5. All of
them
1. I, III and VI only 2. III and V only 3. I and V only 4. III and
IV only 5. III, IV and V only
Key Answers to Logic Reasoning Questions in 2017 Civil
Service Exam:
101. 4
108 3
102. 2
109 3
103. 1
110 2
104. 2
111 4
105. 5
112 1
106. 1
113 3
107. 5
114 4
115 1
NUMERICAL REASONING
1. 6/27 2. 2/9 3. 9/18 4. 1/9
DIRECTIONS: On your Answer Sheet, shade completely the
bubble that corresponds to your answer.
131. Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours. If she keeps going at
the same rate, how long will it take her to go the remaining
285 miles of her trip?
116. 2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, ___?
a. 5 hours b. 3 hours c. 7 hours d. 4 hours
1. 6 2. 3 3. 4 4. 2
117. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ___?
1. 72 2. 75 3. 81 4. 90
132. A flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles took 5 hours and
covered 3,060 miles. What was the plane’s average speed?
a. 545 mph b. 615 mph c. 515 mph d. 612 mph
118. 13, -21, 34, -55, 89, ___ ?
133. Larry purchased 3 pairs of pants for $24 each and 5 shirts
for $18 each. How much did Larry spend?
1. -95 2. 104 3. -123 4. -144
a. $42 b. $72 c. $162 d. $186
119. AZ, CX, EV, GT, ___ ?
1. IR KP 2. IR KQ 3. IS KQ 4. IS KP
120. A5, D25, G125, J625, M3125, ___ ?
134. How many square centimeters are in one square meter?
a. 100 sq cm b. 10,000 sq cm c. 144 sq cm d. 100,000 sq cm
135. Raul’s bedroom is 4 yards long. How many inches long is
the bedroom?
1. P15525 2. P15625 3. O15525 4. O15625
a. 144 inches b. 48 inches c. 400 inches d. 4,000 inches
121. What is -25 + 16?
1. 9 2. -9 3. -41 4. 41
122. What is 107 – (-17) ?
1. -90 2. 90 3. 124 4. -124
123. (-9) (-22) = ?
1. 198 2. -198 3. 31 4. -31
124. (21) (-4) + (8) (-2) = ?
1. -100 2. 100 3. -23 4. 23
125. (-560) ÷ 7 = ?
1. -80 2. 80 3. -553 4. 553
126. 6/8 + 2 ½ + 4/12 is also the same as?
1. ½ + 2.5 + ¼ 2. ½ + 5/2 + 1/6 3. ¾ + 2.5 + 1/6 4. ¾ + 5/2 +
1/3
127. What is the Least Common Denominator of 1/8, ¾, and
1/16?
1. 4 2. 8 3. 16 4. 2
128. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36 and 54?
1. 6 2. 12 3. 18 4. 9
129. What is the sum of ½ + 8/4 + 6/12 ?
1. 15/12 2. 3/12 3. 3 4. 3 1/12
130. 3/9 x 2/3 = ?
Key Answers to Numerical Reasoning Questions in 2017
CSE:
116. (2) next number in the sequence is 3. Notice that the
numbers in the pattern were divided by 3 to get the next
number. Therefore, you divide 2187 by 3 you’ll get 729, then
the next and so on.
117. (3) 81 – you can get this by squaring the numbers
(1×1=1), (2×2=4), (3×3=9) and so on…
118. (4) -144 – subtract the 3rd and 1st to get the 2nd number,
do the same to the next 3 sets
119. (1) IR KP – Use the equivalent ascending and descending
letters in the alphabet
120. (2) P15625 – the pattern is the next 2 letters from the
alphabet and the number multiplied by 5 to get the next one…
121. (2) -9 –positive + negative numbers is to subtract them
and follow the sign of the bigger number
122. (3) 124 – positive – negative numbers is to change the
sign of the subtrahend and follow the rules in addition
123. (1) 198 – multiplying numbers with similar signs =
positive
124. (1) -100 – already explained
125. (1) -80 – dividing numbers with different signs =
negative
126. (4) ¾ + 5/2 + 1/3 – simplify the fractions given and
convert the mixed number into improper fraction
127. (3) LCD is 16 – the denominators are: 8, 4 and 16
128. (3) GCF is 18 since 36 and 64 are divisible by 18, 9, 6, 3
129. (3) the answer is 3 because ½ + 2 + ½ = 3
130. (2) the answer is 6/27 simplified into 2/9
131. a. Find the rate at which Susan is traveling by dividing
her distance by time; 114 ÷ 2 = 57 mph. To find out how long
it will take her to travel 285 miles, divide her distance by her
rate; 285 ÷ 57 = 5 hours.
132. d. Divide the miles by the time to find the rate; 3,060 ÷ 5
= 612 mph.
133. c. He spent $72 on pants (3 × $24 = $72) and $90 on
shirts (5 × $18 = $90). Altogether he spent
$162 ($72 + $90 = $162). If you chose a, you calculated the
cost of ONE pair of pants plus ONE shirt instead of THREE
pants and FIVE shirts.
134. b. There are 100 cm in a meter. A square meter is 100 cm
by 100 cm. The area of this is 10,000 sq cm (100 × 100 =
10,000).
135. a. There are 36 inches in a yard; 4 × 36 = 144 inches.
There are 144 inches in 4 yards.
VOCABULARY
149. Come out of your shell means _____________.
DIRECTIONS: For each sentence, complete the analogy. On
your Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble that
corresponds to your answers.
a. hive b. bee c. spread d. reservoir
a. If someone comes in of their shell, they never stop being
shy and withdrawn and become more unfriendly and sociable.
b. If someone comes out of their shell, they stop being shy and
withdrawn and become more friendly and sociable.
c. If someone comes out of their shell, they never stop being
shy and withdrawn and become more friendly and sociable.
d. If someone comes in of their shell, they stop being shy and
withdrawn and become more un friendly and unsociable.
137. quixotic : pragmatic ::murky : ______
150. Derring-do means _________.
a. rapid b. cloudy c. clear d. friendly
138. miserly : cheap ::homogeneous : ______
a. If a person shows derring-do, they show unwillingness.
b. If a person shows derring-do, they show shyness.
c. If a person shows derring-do, they show great courage.
d. If a person shows derring-do, they show pettiness.
a. extravagant b. unkind c. alike d. friendly
151. Hot water means ___________.
139. skew : gloomy ::slant : ______
a. If you get into hot water, you get into trouble.
b. If you get into hot water, you get a lucky day.
c. If you get into hot water, you get a bad day.
d. If you get into hot water, you get a burn skin.
136. quarry : marble ::______ : honey
a. glee b. foible c. Desperate d. gloaming
140. eider : ______ :: cedar : tree
a. snow b. plant c. duck d. pine
141. gerrymander : divide ::filibuster : ______
a. bend b. punish c. delay d. rush
152. Keep abreast means __________.
a. If you keep abreast of things, you stay uninformed about
developments.
b. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about
developments.
c. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about
things.
d. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about life
142. ______ : trail :: grain : grail
153. Keep it under your hat means ___________.
a. train b. path c. wheat d. holy
143. particular : fussy ::______ : subservient
a. meek b. above c. cranky d. uptight
144. ______ : horse ::board : train
a. If you keep something under your hat, you keep it unclean.
b. If you keep something under your hat, you keep it fresh.
c. If you keep something under your hat, you keep it smelly.
d. If you keep something under your hat, you keep it secret.
154. Spot on means ________.
145. smear : libel :: heed : ______
a. If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
b. If something is spot on, it is exactly extrovert.
c. If something is spot on, it is exactly wrong.
d. If something is spot on, it is exactly introvert.
a. represent b. doubt c. consider d. need
155. Take a punch means ________.
146. nymph : ______ ::seraphim : angel
a. If somebody takes a punch, something good happens to
them.
b. If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to them.
c. If somebody takes a blow, something lucky happens to
them.
d. If somebody takes a blow, someone will punch him/her.
a. stable b. shoe c. ride d. mount
a. maiden b. sinner c. candle d. priest
147. poetry : rhyme ::philosophy : ______
a. imagery b. music c. bi-law d. theory
Directions: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the
capitalized word.
DIRECTIONS: In every Item, Identify the English Idioms and
Idiomatic Expressions. On your Answer Sheet, shade
completely the bubble that corresponds to your answers.
156. ASSIMILATE:
(A) strive (B) adapt (C) synchronize (D) estrange (E) officiate
148. A pretty penny means _____________.
157. GRATUITOUS:
a. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.
b. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very inexpensive.
c. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very precious.
d. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very unimportant.
(A) voluntary (B) arduous (C) solicitous (D) righteous (E)
befitting
158. CURB:
(A) bridle (B) encourage (C) reproach (D) ameliorate (E)
perjure
159. DOCUMENT:
(A) copy (B) implement (C) gainsay (D) blanch (E) rant
160. FLUID:
(A) radiant (B) smooth (C) solid (D) balky (E) craggy
161. HYPOCRITICAL:
(A) forthright (B) judicious (C) circumspect (D) puritanical
(E) unorthodox
162. VOLUMINOUS:
(A) obscure (B) cantankerous (C) unsubstantial (D) tenacious
(E) opprobrious
163. FANATICISM:
(A) delusion (B) fascism (C) remorse (D) cynicism (E)
indifference
164. INTERMINABLE:
(A) finite (B) jejune (C) tranquil (D) incessant (E) imprudent
165. ORNATE:
(A) Spartan (B) blemished (C) sturdy (D) counterfeit (E)
temporary
166. MUTABILITY:
(A) simplicity (B) apprehension (C) frailty (D) maverick (E)
tenacity
167. VIRULENT:
(A) benign (B) intrepid (C) malignant (D) hyperbolic (E)
tentative
168. ABSTEMIOUS:
(A) timely (B) immoderate (C) bellicose ( D) servile (E)
irreligious
169. VERBOSE:
(A) subliminal (B) myopic (C) pithy (D) dauntless (E)
ubiquitous
170. VISCID:
(A) subtle (B) faint (C) slick (D) vicious (E) difficult
Key Answers to Vocabulary Questions in 2017 Civil Service
Exam:
136. a. A quarry yields marble, and a hive yields honey.
137. c. Quixotic is an antonym for pragmatic, and murky is an
antonym for clear.
138. c. Miserly is another word for cheap, and homogeneous is
another word for alike.
139. c. To skew is a synonym of to slant, and to be gloomy is a
synonym for desperate.
140. c. An eider is a type of duck, and a cedar is a type of tree.
141. c. To gerrymander is a political term meaning to divide
land, and to filibuster is to delay legislature.
142. a. Train becomes trail when the “n” is replaced by an “l,”
and grain becomes grail when the “n” is replaced by an “l.”
143. a. Particular is a synonym for fussy, and meek is a
synonym for subservient.
144. d. To mount means to get on a horse, and to board means
to get on a train.
145. c. To smear is a synonym of to libel, and to heed is a
synonym of to consider.
146. a. A nymph is a maiden, and a seraphim is an angel.
147. d. Poetry is often comprised of rhyme; philosophy is
often built on theory.
148. a.If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.
149. b. If someone comes out of their shell, they stop being
shy and withdrawn and become more friendly and sociable.
150. c. If a person shows derring-do, they show great courage.
151. a.If you get into hot water, you get into trouble.
152. b.If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about
developments.
153. d. If you keep something under your hat, you keep it
secret.
154. a. If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
155. If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to
them.
156. (D) estrange
157. (E) befitting
158. (B) encourage
159. (C) gainsay
160. (D) balky
161. (A) forthright
162. (C) unsubstantial
163. (E) indifference
164. (A) finite
165. (A) Spartan
166. (E) tenacity
167. A) benign
168. (B) immoderate
169. (C) pithy
170. (C) slick