TEST BEGINS HERE
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.
1) Ang PAGAL na guro ay sandaling
tumigil bago muling nagpatuloy sa
pagsasalita.
1. pagod
2. galit
3. pihikan
4. mabagal
5. mahinahon
2) A special group in the police force is
believe to be engage in FURTIVE
activities.
1. illegal
2. suspicious
3. unusual
4. worthy
5. secret
3) The Defense presented its case to the
jury in a TRENCHANT manner.
1. legalistic
2. dignified
3. vague
4. emphatic
5. cautious
4) Ang mga magbubukid ay NABIHASA
sa paggamit ng kalabaw bilang katulong
nila
sa pagsasaka.
1. nagsawa
2. nagtiwala
3. nasanay
4. natuto
5. nahirapan
5) Pilo’s insensitivity has created
ANIMOSITY to the worker’s demands.
1. distrust
2. hostility
3. fear
4. distance
5. dependence
6) The baffled owner ACQUIESCED to
the worker’s demands.
1. opposed
2. reacted
3. agreed
4. resisted
5. listened
7) The recommendation of the wage
council is REPUGNANT to the
employers.
1. acceptable
2. objectionable
3. beneficial
4. degrading
5. embarrassing
8) Sanctuaries for wildlife have
DWINDLED alarmingly in the last
decade.
1. disappeared
2. changed
3. decreased
4. multiplied
5. deteriorated
9) Recklessness always entails
JEOPARDY.
1. danger
2. crisis
3. apprehension
4. control
5. aggression
10) Business, like life, is much too
extensive and LEQUESCENT to be
wholly contained by any checklist,
formula or theory.
1. structured
2. changeable
3. complicated
4. shapeless
5. confusing
11) My mother is always ADAMANT in
eating breakfast before leaving the
house.
1. resolute
2. uncertain
3. forgetful
4. clueless
12) Reading words without
understanding their meaning is
FUTILE.
1. helpless
2. useless
3. unnecessary
4. avoidable
13) She wears gold but people knows
how OSTENTATIOUS she can be.
1. pretentious
2. ambitious
3. gorgeous
4. rebellious
14) He submitted a GROTESQUE
artwork that nobody in the class could
relate to.
1. different
2. weird
3. beautiful
4. colorful
15) Their CLANDESTINE affair
remained unknown for three years.
1. forbidden
2. surprise
3. secret
4. unacceptable
16) Diskettes and CDs are going
OBSOLETE.
1. recycled
2. refurbished
3. updated
4. outdated
17) The Queen of the Night dances
VIVACIOUSLY.
1. lively
2. awkward
3. kindly
4. sweetly
18. The court released a DOGMATIC
statement that made people more
hopeful.
1. naive
2. unbelievable
3. assertive
4. unclear
19 There is no PANACEA that will solve
our financial difficulty.
1. cure-all
2. paradox
3. answer
4. criteria
20. This generation is prone to
PLETHORIC use of mobile gadgets.
1. essential
2. crucial
3. important
4. excessive
21) Lorenzo Ruiz refused to
RENOUNCE his faith even though he
knew he would suffer martyrdom.
1. permeate
2. abandon
3. announce
4. reconcile
22) Ermita and Malate are known for its
BOHEMIAN lifestyle and tourist
attractions.
1. stylish
2. conventional
3. unconventional
4. complacent
23) The Regency club is perfect for the
business traveler in search of privacy,
convenience and the EMINENT level of
personalized service.
1. topmost
2. welcome
3. distinguished
4. classy
24) We must face the enemy without
TREPIDATION if we are to win the
battle.
1. reservation
2. fear
3. depravity
4. logistics
25) The lawyer was accused of trying to
MULCT his client of his legacy.
1. swindle
2. avenge
3. appease
4. suggest
Directions: In each of the following
sentences is a blank space indicating
that a word or group of words has been
omitted. From among the suggested
answers choose the word or groups of
words that best conveys the concept or
meaning of the sentence as a whole. On
your Answer Sheet, shade completely
the box that corresponds to your
answer.
21) Realizing that we were determined
to go, our experienced friends
__________ that there might be more
difficulties along the way than we
expect.
1. dismissed
2. intimated
3. insisted
4. projected
5. concluded
22) Ang patuloy na pag-angkat ng mga
produktong banyaga, na siya naming
tinatangkilik ng mga mamamayan, ang
dahilan ng __________ ng mga
industriyang local.
1. paghinto
2. pagbabago
3. pagtitipid
4. pagkawala
5. pagkalugi
23) A strong government is needed to
promote __________, not
dependency, and to encourage free
enterprise.
1. self-alienation
2. self-evaluation
3. self reliance
4. self-awareness
5. self-determination
24) Mass media develop in us level of
consciousness that keeps us
__________, current events.
1. interested in
2. adjusting to
3. excited over
4. fearful of
5. abreast of
25) Failure is the most tiring experience
a person can ever have; there is nothing
more __________ than not
succeeding being blocked, not moving
ahead.
1. invigorating
2. discouraging
3. exhilarating
4. enervating
5. depressing
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* TEST BEGINS HERE *
DIRECTIONS: Choose the number
where the word is misspelled.
1)
1. Acknowledgement
2. Committee
3. Illicit
4. Grizzly
5. No error
2)
1. Strenght
2. Receipt
3. Parallel
4. Commission
5. No error
3)
1. Receive
2. Fourteen
3. Miniature
4. Commission
5. No error
4)
1. Disintegrate
2. Immigrate
3. Supercede
4. Illegal
5. No error
5)
1. Noticeable
2. Separate
3. Environment
4. Oppurtunity
5. Noe error
6)
1. Embarrass
2. Accomodate
3. Humorous
4. Rhythm
5. No error
7)
1. Judgement
2. Licence
3. Innoculate
4. All misspelled
5. No error
8)
1. Inaugurate
2. Unpredecented
3. Indiscriminate
4. Unwarranted
5. No error
9)
1. Indifferent
2. Homogeneous
3. Maintenance
4. Eloquence
5. No error
10)
1. Occasionally
2. Obtrusive
3. Misscommunication
4. All Misspelled
5. No error
11)
1. Conspicuous
2. Concupiscense
3. Dissipate
4. Dormant
5. No error
12)
1. Dessiminate
2. Document
3. Eccentric
4. Execute
5. No error
13)
1. Fascimile
2. Lackadaisical
3. Irreverence
4. Retrieve
5. No error
14)
1. Gullible
2. Comtroller
3. Musketry
4. Preamble
5. No error
15)
1. Malecious
2. Spontaneity
3. Unimpeachable
4. Commiserate
5. No error
16)
1. Combustion
2. Infiltrate
3. Morose
4. Naivete
5. No error
17)
1. Paramore
2. Terrestial
3. Sorrugate
4. All misspelled
5. No error
18)
1. Oppulence
2. Pessimism
3. Solemnity
4. All misspelled
5. No error
19)
1. Transgresion
2. Transcent
3. Inpunity
4. All misspelled
5. No error
20)
1. Plesbicite
2. Irreperable
3. Homogenous
4. All misspelled
5. No error
21)
1. Regatta
2. Warranty
3. Rendevouz
4. Arrears
5. No error
22)
1. Corraborate
2. Despicable
3. Ascendancy
4. Ammunition
5. No error
23)
1. Halcyon
2. Forsight
3. Fortuitous
4. Loquacious
5. No error
24)
1. Synoptic
2. Surreptitios
3. Loathe
4. Temperate
5. No error
25)
1. Santimonius
2. Presumption
3. Pulchritude
4. Audacious
5. No error
DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct
answer from the choice given.
Note: answers are in italics form.
1) If you don’t spill the beans now, you
might gonna regret it.
1. spread rumors
2. let out a secret
3. plant some seeds
4. none of the above
2) One proven way to beat an enemy is
find his Achilles heel.
1. secret strategy
2. amulet
3. strong point
4. weak spot
3) His new Ferrari costs an arm and a
leg so he is now looking for another job.
1. very expensive
2. got fired
3. met an accident
4. was stolen
4) He married a woman who was born
with a silver spoon in her mouth.
1. born very beautiful
2. born very poor
3. born into a very rich family
4. born very talkative
5) She has different investments because
she doesn’t want to put all eggs in one
basket.
1. doesn’t want to put all resources in
one possibility
2. doesn’t want to cook everything at
once
3. doesn’t want to go bankrupt
4. none of the above
6) Hey, man, you are absolutely barking
up the wrong tree here because I’m
innocent.
1. choosing the wrong dog
2. giving up a fight
3. accusing the wrong person
4. setting up an event in a tree
7) Whenever his crush passes by the
hallway, he’s having butterflies on his
stomach.
1. he feels sick
2. he feels nervous
3. he feels like flying
4. he feels so handsome
8) Even though they had a nasty fight,
they decided to bury the hatchet and
move on.
1. kill the enemy
2. remember the past
3. bury the dead
4. forget the past quarrel
9) My father always reminds us, “don’t
count your chickens before the eggs
have hatched.”
1. Don’t eat your eggs before they are
cooked.
2. Don’t make plans for something that
might not happen.
3. Don’t deal with your problems before
they are solved.
4. All of the above.
10) Iphones became so popular not only
to teens, even my grandparents jumped
on the bandwagon and bought some.
1. ride on the gadget and sell Apple
2. jump for technology and sell iphones
3. joined the new trend and bought
iphones
4. bought Android and Apple
11) "She is a vision of feminine
pulchritude." stands for
1. aggressiveness
2. homebuddy
3. simplicity
4. beauty and poise
12) "I value a man for the size of his
heart." can be interpreted as
1. size of heart determines the length of
life
2. man's kindness is most important
3. man's love is measured by the size of
his heart
4. man should use his mind over his
heart
13) Veronica was excused because all she
said were white lies.
1. the lie were really harmless
2. the lies recited were excusable
3. the lies were written to be read by all
4. telling a lie is deplorable
14) President Quezon said "I prefer a
government ran like hell by Filipinos
rather than one by foreigners," This
means that
1. though difficult, Filipinos are
preferred to lead
2. foreign leaders are better in governing
3. Filipinos are incapable of
administering their own affairs
4. Filipinos can never lead their own
government
15) George Shaw said, "You see things
that are and you ask why. But I dream
things that never were and ask why not."
Such lines speaks of
1. clever thinking
2. immortality
3. curiosity
4. rich imagination
16) Mrs. Gonzales is as good as her last
triumph.
1. cannot be good all throughout
2. cannot be bad
3. as nice as ever
4. sustainably superb
17) After all has been said, the issue was
a tempest in a teapot.
1. temperature dropped
2. heated argument followed
3. simmered down
4. boiled down to nothing
18) Fast accomplishment can lull the
official to complacency.
1. remain inactively satisfied
2. sleepy
3. tired
4. bored
19) Miguel does not need a new car, but
he traded his old one to keep up with the
Joneses.
1. to imitate others in extravagance
2. to be envious
3. to be responsible
4. to please others.
20) She wishes to meet somebody who is
off the beaten track.
1. unbelievable
2. generous
3. at the lowest level
4. unconventional
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