Part I.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of
your answer on the space provided for.
A. SENTENCE COMPLETION
_____1. She is well loved by the people for being ______________.
a. slanderous
b. virtuous*
c. ambiguous
d. condescending
_____2. Davidlee is an ____________ diver. He always wins the gold medal.
a. inept
b. efficient
c. adroit*
d. aggressive
_____3. The ____ student _____ going to school.
a. delinquent; abhors*
b. awkward; abhors
c. industrious; dislikes
d. obedient; dislikes
_____4. The reporter was adjudged guilty of _____ for spreading false accusations.
a. calumny*
b. rebellion
c. treachery
d. mutiny
_____5. Ewan played the violin with such _____, everyone was amazed.
a. anxiety
b. inanity
c. deity
d. virtuosity*
_____6. Today, Alfred Wegener’s theory is _______; however, he died an outsider treated with ___
by the scientific establishments.
a. unsupported: approval
b. dismissed: contempt
c. accepted: approbation
d. unchallenged: disdain*
_____7. The revolution I art has not lost its steam; it _________ on as fiercely as ever.
a. trudges
b. meanders
c. rages*
d. ambles
_____8. Biological clocks are of such _____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would
expect most organisms to _____them.
a. obvious: possess*
b. ambivalent: develop
c. meager: evolve
d. significant: eschew
_____9. The peasants were the least ______ of all people, bound by tradition and _____ by
superstitions.
a. conventional: encumbered
b. pinioned: limited
c. free: fettered*
d. enthralled: tied
_____10. The conclusion of his argument, while _____, is far from ______.
a. germane: relevant
b. esoteric: obscure
c. stimulating: interesting
d. abstruse: incomprehensible*

B. SYNONYMS
_____11. The virulent drug he had mistakenly taken killed him in an instant.
a. effective
b. expensive
c. sedative
d. toxic*
_____12. Argentina is one of the world’s leading honey-exporters. It maintains a large apiary.
a. Place where birds are bred.
b. Place where apes are grown.
C. Place where bees are raised.*
D. Place where honey is stored.
_____13. Eugenio Joshua admires his teacher’s deportment during class.
a. demeanor*
b. speech
c. banishment
d. intelligence
_____14. His recommendation was rejected because it might be inimical to the company.
a. insubstantial
b. useful
c. costly
d. disadvantageous*
_____15. Marvin Jay’s supervisor asked him to elucidate his proposal during the presentation.
a. clarify*
b. extend
c. improve
d. shorten

C. ANTONYMS
_____16. The mother has been doleful every when she lost her son.
a. miserable
b. cheerful*
c. prayerful
d. anxious
_____17. Juan Carlo acquiesced to his friends’ plan of going to Baguio comes February.
a. agreed
b. objected*
c. rejoiced
d. abided
_____18. John Dan’s house is full of a motley collection of furniture, including antiques, woodcrafts
and glasswares.
a. diverse
b. attractive
c. homogenous*
d. expensive
_____19. Jeric Angel’s nervousness was palpable despite the confident façade he was showing.
a. evident
b. increasing
c. decreasing
d. hidden*
_____20. He had learned that everything in life is evanescent.
a. temporary
b. permanent*
c. extraordinary
d. luminous

D. ANALOGY
_____21. ARTICULATE::SPEECH
a. predictable: event
b. coordinated: movement
c. active: thought
d. erratic: path
_____22. INCEPTION:: CONCLUSION
a. departure: arrival*
b. culmination: upshot
c. approach: return
d. escapade: punishment
_____23. SCINTILLATING: DULLNESS
a. erudite: wisdom
b. desultory: error
c. boisterous: calm*
d. exalted: elevation
_____24. SHARD: POTTERY
a. seed: flower
b. smoke: fire
c. chair: furniture*
d. mystify: enlightenment
_____25. PROSAIC: MUNDANE
a. obdurate: foolish*
b. ascetic: austere
c. loquacious: taciturn
d. peremptory: spontaneous
_____26. ATTENUATE::SIGNAL
a. exacerbate: problem
b. modify: accent
c. dampen: enthusiasm*
d. elongate: line
_____27. SALACIOUS:: WHOLESOME
a. religious: private
b. expensive: profligate
c. conservative: stoic
d. mendacious: truthful*
_____28. PENURY:: MONEY
a. starvation: sustenance
b. independence: freedom*
c. infirmity: illness
d. spontaneity: care
_____29. MASON:: STONE
a. soldier: weapon
b. lawyer: law
c. carpenter: wood*
d. teacher: pupil
_____30. REPEL:: LURE
a. miscarry: succeed*
b. dismount: devolve
c. abrogate: deny
d. abridge: shorten

E. READING COMPREHENSION
Passage 1
Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one
started by asking, what is man? What are his needs? How can he best express himself? One wo uld
discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in
electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so. Man needs warmth,
society, leisure, comfort and security: he also needs solitude, creative work and the sense of wonder.
If he recognized this he could use the products of science and industrialism eclectically, applying
always the same test: does this make me more human or less human? He would then learn that the
highest happiness does not lie in relaxing, resting, playing poker, drinking and making love
simultaneously.
Adapted from an essay by George Orwell
_____31. The author implies that the answers to the questions in sentence two would reveal that
human beings ________.
a. are less human when they seek pleasure*
b. need to evaluate their purpose in life
c. are being alienated from their true nature by technology
d. have needs beyond physical comforts
_____32. The author would apparently agree that playing poker is _____.
a. often an effort to avoid thinking
b. something that gives true pleasure
c. an example of man’s need for society *
d. something that man must learn to avoid
Passage 2
Examine the recently laid egg of some common animal, such as a salamander or newt. It is a minute
spheroid – an apparently structure less sac, enclosing a fluid, holding granules in suspension. But let
a moderate supply of warmth reach its watery cradle, and the plastic matter undergoes changes so
rapid, yet so steady and purposeful in their succession, that one can only compare them to those
operated by a skilled modeler upon a formless lump of clay. As with an invisible trowel, the mass is
divided and subdivided into smaller and smaller portions. And, then, it is as if a delicate finger
traced out the line to be occupied by the spinal column, and molded the contour of the body;
pinching up the head at one end, the tail at the other, and fashioning flank an d limb into due
proportions, in so artistic a way, that, after watching the process hour by hour, one is almost
involuntarily possessed by the notion, that some more subtle aid to vision than a microscope, would
show the hidden artist, with his plan before him, striving with skillful manipulation to perfect his
work.
Adapted from an essay by T H Huxley
_____33. The author makes his main point with the aid of _______.
a. logical paradox
b. complex rationalization*
c. scientific deductions
d. observations on the connection between art and science
_____34. In the context of the final sentence the word “subtle” most nearly means _____.
a. not obvious
b. indirect
c. discriminating
d. surreptitious *
Passage 3
There are not many places that I find it more agreeable to revisit when in an idle mood, than some
places to which I have never been. For, my acquaintance with those spots is of such long standing,
and has ripened into an intimacy of so affectionate a nature, that I take a particular interesting
assuring myself that they are unchanged. I never was in Robinson Crusoe’s Island, yet I frequently
return there. I was never in the robbers’ cave, where Gil Blas lived, but I often go back there and
find the trap-door just as heaven to raise as it used to be. I was never in Don Quixote’s study, where
he read his books of chivalry until he rose and hacked at imaginary giants, yet you couldn’t move a
book in it without my knowledge. So with Damascus, and Lilliput, and the Nile, and Abyssinia, and
the North Pole and many hundreds of places — I was never at them, yet it is an affair of my life to
keep them intact, and I am always going back to them.
Passage 4
The books one reads in childhood create in one’s mind a sort of false map of the world, a series of
fabulous countries into which one can retreat at odd moments throughout the rest of life, and which
in some cases can even survive a visit to the real countries which they are supposed to represent. The
pampas, the Amazon, the coral islands of the Pacific, Russia, land of birch-tree and samovar,
Transylvania with its boyars and vampires, the China of Guy Boothby, the Paris of du Maurier —one
could continue the list for a long time. But one other imaginary country that I acquired early in life
was called America. If I pause on the word “America”, and deliberately put aside the existing reality,
I can call up my childhood vision of it.
Adapted from: The Uncommercial Traveller, C Dickens (1860)
_____35. The first sentence of Passage 3 contains an element of
a. paradox
b. legend
c. melancholy
d. self-deprecation*
_____36. By calling America an “imaginary country” the author of passage two implies that ___.
a. America has been the subject of numerous works for children
b. his current vision of that country is not related to reality
c. America has stimulated his imagination
d. his childhood vision of that country owed nothing to actual conditions*
_____37. Both passages make the point that _____.
a. books read early in life can be revisited in the imagination many years later *
b. imaginary travel is better than real journeys
c. children’s books are largely fiction
d. the effects of childhood impressions are inescapable
_____38. Both passages list a series of places, but differ in that the author of passage three ___.
a. has been more influenced by his list of locations
b. never expects to visit any of them in real life, whereas the writer of passage two thinks it at least
possible that he might
c. is less specific in compiling his list*
d. wishes to preserve his locations in his mind forever, whereas the author of passage two wishes to
modify all his visions in the light of reality.

F. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
_____39. We are affected as much as you are by the rising prices of gasoline; we are all “in the same
boat”.
a. Suffering the same predicament*
b. Hindering the success
c. Empathizing with everyone on his suffering
d. Acknowledging the suffering
_____40. The members of the public are demanding for better public infrastructure and more public
services, but at the same time they are demanding for lower taxes. It is becoming a “Catch-22
situation”.
a. A challenging situation
b. A dilemma from which it is impossible to escape*
c. A problem that involves government efficiency
d. A condition of no great importance
_____41. That lady should not have become a war correspondent. She is a “square peg in a round
hole”.
a. A person who has been given an opportunity to change her profession.
b. A person who has no interest in her job.
c. A person who takes part in every event.
d. A person who is not suitable to her work or surroundings*
_____42. “It slipped my mind” that I will have with Davidlee tonight.
a. I determined, in spite of my schedule.
b. I forgot as a result of carelessness*
c. I wished.
d. I planned delicately.
_____43. The idea of expansionism “has not taken root” in the Philippines.
a. Has not become popular
b. Has not been heard
c. has not established itself*
d. has not been monitored
_____44. Ewan Gregory does not mind how much resistance he causes; he like “sailing against the
wind”.
a. Being popular
b. Interfering
c. overcoming the opposition
d. opposing the popular view*
_____45. Although Marvin Jay had only a minor role in the play, he “stole the thunder from” the
lead actor.
a. Borrowed the role from
b. Diverted the attention to himself from*
c. succeeded in portraying
d. transformed the character of
_____46. I had a “heart to heart talk” with my teacher on my plans to study Linguistics or
Microbiology at the university.
a. Sentimental meeting
b. Superficial talk
c. serious discussion*
d. successful arrangement
_____47. Juan Carlo decide “to keep his peace” until he finished examining the situation.
a. Not to talk*
b. To be forthright
c. to be relaxed
d. to be reserved
_____48. The company needs a couple of million pesos for its expansion. It is likely that the Php
100 000.00 the partner has offered is “a drop in the ocean”.
a. Useful
b. More than enough
c. a tiny fraction of what is needed*
d. useless until the amount is complete

A. CLOZE TEST (PART 1)

Introduction:
This is the School 49) _________ Plan of the East Central Elementary School, San Fabian District II,
Pangasinan II Division, was 50)________________ and 51)_______________ through the concerted
efforts of the teaching 52)___________ with the other stakeholders of education headed by the
principal. It 53)_______________ the vision or educational goals which 54)________ to uplift or
improve the school performance in terms of the following areas of development namely the pupil,
staff, curriculum and physical facilities development which will 55)__________ as the
56)_________ for evaluating the performance of the school. It presents the school and community
profile and the expected activities of the school.
Through the 57)_________ of this School Improvement Plan, with the unwavering 58)___________
of the officers and members of the PTA as well as the School Governing Council and other
stakeholders of education, it is 59)________________ that the goals vision and mission of the East
Central Elementary School will be 60)___________.
49.
a. improving
b. improves
c. improved
d. improvement*
50.
a. conceptualized*
b. conceptualizes
c. conceptualizing
d. conceptualize
51.
a. evolving
b. evolves
c. evolved*
d. evolve
52.
a. staffs
b. staff*
c. staffed
d. staffing
53.
a. present
b. presenting
c. presents*
d. presented
54.
a. aims*
b. aim
c. aimed
d. aiming
55.
a. serves
b. serving
c. servicing
d. served*
56.
a. basis
b. bases*
c. basing
d. based
57.
a. implement
b. implementing
c. implementation*
d. implements
58.
a. support*
b. supporting
c. supports
d. supported
59.
a. expect
b. expects
c. expecting
d. expected*
60.
a. realize
b. realized*
c. realizing
d. realizes

H. CLOZE TEST (PART 2)

Madam 61) _____
I have the honor to request permission 62)_______ you good office to 63)__________ an action
research in Science 64)_______, “Enhancing the Performance of the Grade VI Pupils in Science and
Health through Counteractive Lecture “for the Grade VI pupils of Greater Heights E lementary
School for this school year 2014 – 2015.
Hoping for your 65)________ approval.
66)________________
EWAN ETHAN LEE C. RIVERA
Teacher
1st 67)___________
68)_______________________
Respectfully forwarded 69)__________ the Schools Division Superintendent, Pangasinan Division
II, Binalonan, Pangasinan, recommending approval of this basic communication.
 70)_____________________________
DAVIDLEE DV. ROMERO JR.
Public Schools District Supervisor
61.
a. ;
b. :
c. ,
d. .
62.
a. to
b. for
c. your
d. from*
63.
a. conduct*
b. conducts
c. conducted
d. conducting
64.
a. entitle
b. entitles
c. entitled*
d. entitling
65.
a. kind*
b. kinder
c. kindest
d. modest
66.
a. yours,
b. sincerely yours,
c. Truly yours
d. Very truly yours,*
67.
a. indorsment
b. endorsment
c. indorsement*
d. endorsement
68.
a. With date*
b. No date
c. —–
d. —–
69.
a.to*
b. from
c. with
d. for
70.
a. Truly yours,
b. Very truly yours,
c. Sincerely yours,
d. No complementary Close*

English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers – Part 1

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them with the
correct answer/answers.

1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?

2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.

ANSWERS:
1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?
2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.

Part 1 – STRUCTURE
Directions: This test measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written
English.

Items 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence, you will see four words or phrases marked A, B,
C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence, then shade the letter corresponding to
your answer in the Answer Sheet.

English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – STRUCTURE with Answers

1. The enterprising daughter who ____________ a vast fortune from her super rich and powerful father is going
to Europe to venture into other business deals.

a. Inherit b. inherited c. is inheriting d. was inherited

2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left ______________ atoms of hydrogen are fused in the
furnace of the sun.

a. while b. unless c. when d. until

3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking _____________, eas there ahead of all the rest.

a. his best b. at his best c. in his best d. for his best

4. People _________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) damage were not necessarily those who had smoked the
longest but those who began smoking at a young age.

a. of worst b. of worse c. within the worse d. within in the worst

5. The primordial purpose _________ schooling is ultimately to learn how to learn.

a. in b. for c. of d. at

6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what kind of plants the _________________.

a. will be b. would be c. can be d. could be

7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in violence ___________ a part of the United States,
particularly San Francisco, California.

a. striked b. stroke c. strikes d. struck

8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming infrastructures and expanding transportation and

communication facilities conspicuously manifest the _________ of the city.
 a. speedily growing economy b. speedy economic growing

c. speedy growing economic d. growing economic speed

9. The latest addition to the year – round regional cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and
sound museum which _________ the country’s past and its present.

a. exhibit b. exhibits c. exhibited d. is exhibiting

10. Oral rehydration ________________ attempted to replace lost body fluids in the early stages of fever.

a. is b. would be c. was d. has been

11. It _______ be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to
society.

a. would b. could c. must d. might

12. Of all the sports that _________________ strong bodies, swimming is the best.

a. develops b. developed c. develop d. is developing

13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been _____________ in our society.

a. a hotly-contested issues c. the hot contested issue

b. a hotly-contesting issue d. the hot contesting issue

14. A website is limited _____________ you to other websites where you can access for more information
and discoveries.

a. until it is linking b. because it links c. since it linked d. while it link

15. The happy children, ________, paraded in the busy streets in celebration of their school foundation.

a. majestic costumes c. majestically costumes

b. majestic costumed d. majestically costumed

Answers
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – STRUCTURE

Answers Part 1

Part 1 – STRUCTURE

1. The enterprising daughter who inherited a vast fortune from her super rich and powerful father is going to
Europe to venture into other business deals.

2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left when atoms of hydrogen are fused in the furnace of the
sun.

3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking at his best, as there ahead of all the rest.

4. People of worst Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) damage were not necessarily those who had smoked the
longest but those who began smoking at a young age.

5. The primordial purpose of schooling is ultimately to learn how to learn.

6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what kind of plants the would be.

7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in violence stroke a part of the United States,
particularly San Francisco, California.

8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming infrastructures and expanding transportation and

communication facilities conspicuously manifest the speedily growing economy of the city.

9. The latest addition to the year – round regional cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and
sound museum which exhibits the country’s past and its present.
10. Oral rehydration is attempted to replace lost body fluids in the early stages of fever.

11. It could be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.

12. Of all the sports that develop strong bodies, swimming is the best.

13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been a hotly-contested issues in our society.

14. A website is limited because it links you to other websites where you can access for more information and
discoveries.

15. The happy children, majestically costumed, paraded in the busy streets in celebration of their school
foundation.

English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D.
Identify the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.

English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1 – Answers with Corrections.
1.

a. Marc Chaggall, a painter,

b. was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism

c. an art on how can be characterized by incongruous imagery

d. produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations.

2.

a. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported

b. that more than 22 species of wild felines have declining

c. different non-government agencies have given their support

d. to the program that would protect the species.

3.

a. The threat of deculturation

b. now hangs over many small ethnic minority

c. that are scattered

d. in the depths of many forests.

4.

a. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste

b. can be carried highly communicable diseases

c. because of their injurious effects

d. to human life.

5.

a. Language was brought into the spotlight

b. as a crucial factor

c. for Nigeria’s social, economic, and the political future

d. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems.

6.
a. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program

b. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of indifference individuals

c. who reduced the anti-erosion fences

d. just to benefit their pasture land businesses

7.

a. Because of new coffee growers

b. flooding the global market,

c. the official price of a pound of coffee in the United States

d. crashed into $6 in 1977 to 42 cents in 2001

8.

a. The navy contributes

b. to the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources

c. by scuttle out cylindrical blocks

d. to serve as artificial reefs.

9.

a. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam

b. wrote The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After, in 1993,

c. a book on how it elucidates

d. the information and evolution of galaxies.

10.

a. Susana earned money for her vacation

b. by working in an antique store all summer

c. but the amount was inefficient

d. for all that she needed

11.

a. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991

b. was one of the many misfortunes

c. to wreak havoc

d. in Central Luzon.

12.

a. After participating the fertility rites,

b. the childless woman,

c. who was blessed with a healthy baby

d. experienced a blissful and contented life.

13.

a. Media produce
b. a sociology phenomenon

c. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion

d. about the present culture.

14.

a. Concentrating on the physical intricacies

b. of different pose of the body

c. forced one to filter out

d. physiological anxieties.

15.

a. Any nation

b. that aspires to elevate morality

c. will have difficulty

d. stamp out prostitution

Answers
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1

with ANSWERS

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D.
Identify the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.

1.

a. Marc Chaggall, a painter,

b. was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism

c. an art (on how) that can be characterized by incongruous imagery

d. produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations.

2.

a. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported

b. that more than 22 species of wild felines have (declining) declined.

c. different non-government agencies have given their support

d. to the program that would protect the species.

3.

a. The threat of deculturation

b. now hangs over many small ethnic (minority) minorities.

c. that are scattered

d. in the depths of many forests.

4.

a. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste

b. can (be carried) carry highly communicable diseases

c. because of their injurious effects

d. to human life.

5.

a. Language was brought into the spotlight

b. as a crucial factor

c. (for) in Nigeria’s social, economic, and the political future

d. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems.

6.

a. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program

b. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of

(indifference) indifferent individuals

c. who reduced the anti-erosion fences

d. just to benefit their pasture land businesses

7.

a. Because of new coffee growers

b. flooding the global market,

c. the official price of a pound of coffee in the United States

d. crashed (into) from $6 in 1977 to 42 cents in 2001

8.

a. The navy contributes

b. to the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources

c. by (scuttle) scuttling out cylindrical blocks

d. to serve as artificial reefs.

9.

a. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam

b. wrote The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After, in 1993,

c. a book (on how it) that elucidates

d. the information and evolution of galaxies.

10.

a. Susana earned money for her vacation

b. by working in an antique store all summer

c. but the amount was (inefficient) insufficient

d. for all that she needed

11.

a. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991

b. was one of the many misfortunes

c. to wreak havoc
d. in Central Luzon.

12.

a. After participating (the) in fertility rites,

b. the childless woman,

c. who was blessed with a healthy baby

d. experienced a blissful and contented life.

13.

a. Media produce

b. a (sociology) sociological phenomenon

c. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion

d. about the present culture.

14.

a. Concentrating on the physical intricacies

b. of different (pose) parts of the body

c. (forced) forces one to filter out

d. physiological anxieties.

15.

a. Any nation

b. that aspires to elevate morality

c. will have difficulty

d. (stamp) stamping out prostitution

16.

a. He is living in this country

b. ever since he came

c. but he makes no

d. attempt to speak our language.

17.

a. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,

b. but they leniently tolerate the situation

c. even if they are hinder

d. the motives of others.

18.

a. Human beings

b. have this natural inclination

c. for fending off lonely, exile, and death

d. by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle.

19.

a. Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,

b. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive film

c. Made in Italy

d. To help put Rome back to the filmmakers’ maps.

20.

a. Oil prices have shaping the world economy for many years

b. but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries

c. have supposedly made oil

d. increasingly less vital to economic growth.

21.

a. The movie we have seen

b. is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle

c. that it took us inside the head

d. of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man.

22.

a. The most popular alumnae

b. of a barangay high school

c. is now serving a president

d. of a well-known state university in manila.

23.

a. As of January 2003,

b. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word

c. but its ranking of male life expectancy

d. fell into first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.

24.

a. Any government

b. should implement certain policies

c. which would cater to the economic, political, moral,

d. and the social needs of the nation.

25.

a. The indication

b. of social distinct

c. or the credibility of a piece of information

d. can lead to interesting state of perplexity.

 English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 2

Answers with Corrections

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D.
Identify the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.

16.

a. He (is) has been living in this country

b. ever since he came

c. but he makes no

d. attempt to speak our language.

17.

a. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,

b. but they leniently tolerate the situation

c. even if they (are) hinder

d. the motives of others.

18.

a. Human beings

b. have this natural inclination

c. for fending off (lonely) loneliness, exile, and death

d. by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle.

19.

a. Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,

b. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive (film) films

c. Made in Italy

d. To help put Rome back to the filmmakers’ maps.

20.

a. Oil prices have (shaping) shaped the world economy for many years

b. but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries

c. have supposedly made oil

d. increasingly less vital to economic growth.

21.

a. The movie we have seen

b. is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle

c. that (it) took us inside the head

d. of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man.

22.

a. The most popular (alumnae) alumni

b. of a barangay high school

c. is now serving a president

d. of a well-known state university in manila.

23.

a. As of January 2003,

b. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word

c. but its ranking of male life expectancy

d. fell (into) from first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.

24.

a. Any government

b. should implement certain policies

c. which would cater (to) the economic, political, moral,

d. and the social needs of the nation.

25.

a. The indication

b. of social (distinct) distinctiveness

c. or the credibility of a piece of information

d. can lead to interesting state of perplexity.