WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILIPPINES

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
(COHERENCE)

Name: ___________________
Rating:___________
Year/Section: _____________
I.
II. Expand the following statements by inserting the appropriate adverb in the parentheses
accordingly.
1. Everyone went after the meeting. (outside)
2. They are waiting in the corridor. (now)
3. We watched a television program at Myrnas house. (in the evening)
4. They took the casualties to the hospital. (immediately)
5. My brothers will be in college. (next year)
III. Rewrite these sentences using the format less + adjective+ than or more + adjective+than.
1. Working in the sea is (dangerous) working in an office.
2. Urban life is (quiet) rural life.
3. Locally made products are (costly) imported ones.
4. Trade is now (brisk) it used to be because of globalization.
5. Wildlife here is (plentiful) in Africa.
IV. Rewrite each of the following questions as a declarative sentence.
1. Is Fritz leaving today?
2. Was Margery accused of cheating?
3. Did Ernie eat the last doughnut?
4. Did the chicken cross the road?
5. Can Betty play the saxophone?

6. Can you understand why I'm upset?

7. Is there a doctor in the house?
8. Are the geese returning early this year?
9. Do your parents try to cheer you up when you're sad?
10. Did Darlene choose the most expensive items on the menu?
V. Number the sentences in an appropriate order to dorm a well-structured paragraph. Write the
letter in the space provided.
1. _______a. This spot, which lies in New York Harbor, was the first American soil seen or
touched by many immigrants.
________b. Between its opening in 1892 and its closing in 1954, about two-thirds of all
immigrants were detained there before taking up their new lives in the United States.
_________c. Ellis Island has reopened for business, but now the customers are tourist.
_________d. Though other places also served as ports of entry for foreigners, none has the
symbolic power of Ellis Island.
2. ________a. The set, sounds, and actors in the movie captured the essence of horror films.
_________b. The sounds, too, were appropriate; especially terrifying was the hard, hollow
sound of footsteps echoing throughout the film.
_________c, The set was ideal: looming shadows of large and unlighted houses, deserted
streets, tress dipping their branches over the sidewalks, and mist hugging the ground.
_________d. But the best feature of the movie was its actors, all of them, tall, pale, and
extremely thin.
3. ________a. When it was being constructed in the early 1970s, its windows began cracking
and falling to the ground.
_________b. They were replaced with plywood until the problem could be found and solved.
_________c. The Hancock Tower in Boston is a thin, mirror-glass slab that rises almost eight
hundred feet.
________d. Eventually, the cracking was blamed on the windows rigid, double paned glass.
________e. Single-pane windows were installed, and the plywood building crystallized into a
shining jewel.
4. _______a. Sunday is my favorite day because I spend the day watching football with my Dad.
________b. On Sunday, unlike the other days of the week when the works, my Dad spends the
whole day with me watching football on T.V.

________c. We even eat lunch together while watching.

________d. dad and I got so excited, we yell and cheer together.
________e. On Sundays, I get to combine watching my favorite sport and spending time with
my favorite person- what a great day.
5 ________a. And if Im really late, I ever miss the school bus.
_________b. if I forgot to set my alarm I get up late and rush through everything.
_________c. As a result, I often have gulp my breakfast.
_________d. Its always much better if I remember to set the alarm so I have more time to get
ready.
__________e. I also might rush out and forget my books.