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Mock Exam For Civil Service
Mock Exam For Civil Service
Mock Exam For Civil Service
MOCK EXAM : ANALOGY find out the pair that has the same
(Q.1 – 50)Choose the correct option relationship at the original pair given in
from the given choices. You have to the question.
1) Poverty: Prosperity d) Lion: Stride
a) Love: Sorrow e) None of these
b) Train: Cart
c) Rain: Flood Cricket: Pitch
d) Intelligence: Stupidity a) Ship: Dock
e) None of these b) Boat: Harbour
c) Wrestling: Track
2) Stage: Theatre d) Boxing: Ring
a) Bedroom: House e) None of these
b) Car: Road
c) Patient: Hospital 9) Coffee: Beverages
d) School: Education a) Bread: Butter
e) None of these b) Milk: Tea
c) Burger: Snacks
3) Tree: Sapling d) Grapes: Wine
a) Rock: Mountain e) None of these
b) Horse: Foal
c) Giant: Dwarf 10) Graphite: Lubricant
d) Hut: Mansion a) Movement: Friction
e) None of these b) Iron: Steel
c) Wool: Cloth
4) Monk: Monastery d) Diamond: Abrasive
a) Noble: House e) None of these
b) Lon: Hole
c) Nun: Convent 11) Illiterate: Uneducated
d) Peasant: Village a) Country: State
e) None of these b) City: Village
c) Palace: Hut
5) Laboratory: Germs d) Vision: Sight
a) School: Students e) None of these
b) Playground: Games
c) Library: Books 12) Duralumin: Aircraft
d) Observatory: Planets a) Brass: Alloy
e) None of these b) Stone: Sculptor
c) Iron: Steel
6) Cool: Frigid d) Bronze: Statue
a) Livid: Lurid e) None of these
b) Poll: Placid
c) Tepid: Torrid 13) Ribs: Lungs
d) Lack: Abundant a) Ball: Sphere
e) None of these b) Hand: Fingers
c) Shell: Net
7) Lamb: Frisk d) Coat: Tie
a) Deer: Swoop e) None of these
b) Cat: Steal
c) Bear: Leap 14) Expend: Replenish
a) Exhort: Encourage e) None of these
b) Formant: Rebellion
c) Defect: Rejoin 21) Blister: Skin
d) Encroachment: Occupy a) Sore: Toe
e) None of these b) Sty: Eye
c) Ball: Pitcher
15) Money: Transaction d) Wound: Arm
a) Life: Death e) None of these
b) Water: Drink
c) Ideas: Exchange 22) Horse: Mare
d) Language: Conversation a) Duck: Geese
e) None of these b) Dog: Puppy
c) Donkey: Pony
16) Fare: Absurdity d) Fox: Vixen
a) Disease: Medicine e) None of these
b) Charity: Generosity
c) Tragedy: Comedy 23) Water: Thirst
d) Energy: Electricity a) Ripe: Harvest
e) None of these b) Book: Ignorance
c) Needle: Stitch
17) Visitor: Welcome d) Rain: Drought
a) Beggar: Hungry e) None of these
b) Worship: God
c) Criminal: Prosecute 24) Sale: Purchase
d) Warrior: Conquer a) Give: Receive
e) None of these b) Shop: Market
c) Cash: Credit
18) Garbage: Dustbin d) Profit: Loss
a) Tree: Honey e) None of these
b) Medicine: Capsule
c) Kitchen: House 25) Read: Legible
d) Bangles: Hand a) Hear: Audible
e) None of these b) Qualify: Eligible
c) See: illegible
19) Overlook: Aberration d) Require: Admissible
a) Mitigate: Penitence e) None of these
b) Condone: Offence
c) Error: Omission 26) Locks: Warble
d) Conviction: Criminal a) Crows: Cackle
e) None of these b) Tiger: Yelp
c) Owls: Hoot
20) Mongoose: Snake d) Camel: Bleat
a) Milk: Goat e) None of these
b) Fish: Crane
c) Whale: Crow 27) Parsing: Grammar
d) Water: Sky a) Running: Health
b) Praying: God 34) Executioner: Criminal
c) Para trooping: Air force a) Florist: Flowers
d) Cleaning: House b) Convict: Murderer
e) None of these c) Butcher: Animals
d) Worker: Manager
28) Story: Novel e) None of these
a) Sea: Ocean
b) School: University 35) Karnataka: Bangalore
c) Book: Dictionary a) Mysore: Vrindaban
d) Poetry: Drama b) Haryana: Sonepat
e) None of these c) Gujarat: Anand
d) Orissa: Bhubaneswar
29) Balled: Song e) None of these
a) Envelope: Letter
b) Prose: Literature 36) Thermometer: Temperature
c) Cat: Leopard a) Length: Breadth
d) Ode: Poem b) Millimeter: Scale
e) None of these c) Cardiograph: Heart rate
d) Solar Energy: Sun
30) Fish: Mermaid e) None of these
a) Cat: Lion
b) Horse: Centaur 37) Portfolio: Securities
c) Unicorn: Tapestry a) Lecture: Consignment
d) Pegasus: Fly b) Star: Class
e) None of these c) Trustee: Company
31) Loath: Coercion d) Panel: Jurors
a) Irate: Antagonism e) None of these
b) Irritate: Caressing
c) Reluctant: Persuasion 38) Biography: Autobiography
d) Contemplative: Meditative a) Memories: History
e) None of these b) Author: Performer
c) Mobile: Automobile
32) Iodine: Goitre d) Testimony: Confession
a) Insulin: Diabetes e) None of these
b) Mango: Anemia
c) Hormones: Hemophilia 39) Kangaroo: Australia
d) Fat: Obesity a) Whale: River
e) None of these b) Elephant: Russia
c) Penguin: Antarctica
33) Water: Tip d) India: Peacock
a) Student: Marks e) None of these
b) Worker: Bonus
c) Employee: Wages 40) Hitler: Germany
d) Clerk: Bribe a) Shakespeare: England
e) None of these b) Mussolini: Italy
c) Tulsidas: India
d) Boris Yeltsin: Russia a) Nadir: Zenith
e) None of these b) Zenith: Apex
c) Zenith: Root
41) Sip: Gulp d) Apex: Pinnacle
a) Touch: Push e) None of these
b) Cup: Glass
c) Tent: Hut 48) Wan: Colour
d) Soup: Water a) Enigmatic: Puzzle
e) None of these b) Pallid: Complexion
c) Insipid: Flavour
42) Poultry: Farm d) Copulent: Weight
a) Rice: Granary e) None of these
b) Child: Playground
c) Bee: Hive 49) Hook: Fish
d) Rubber: Estate a) Stadium: Games
e) None of these b) Glove: Ball
c) Symphony: Music
43) Artist: Troupe d) Word: Alphabets
a) Market: Crowd e) None of these
b) Flowers: Garland
c) Singer: Chorus 50) Moon: Satellite
d) Fishes: Pond a) Earth: Planet
e) None of these b) Flowers: Garland
c) Singer: Chorus
44) Pulp: Paper d) Fishes: Pond
a) Rope: Hemp e) None of these
b) Rayon: Cellulose
c) Thread: Needle
d) Yarn: Fabric
e) None of these
2. Matthew Morris and Jessica Glassman hosted a holiday party that The River
Bank Café_____.
a. caters
b. will cater
c. is catering
d. catered
3. Megan is trying to read all three books in the series before summer
____________.
a. ended
b. will have ended
c. will end
d. ends
8. Last week, Tracy and Shane were honored at a luncheon for their part in
rescuing a child who ____________________ into an icy pond.
a. falls
b. would fall
c. had fallen
d. has fallen
9. The woman who confronted the owner of the unleashed dog ____________
angry.
a. were
b. was
c. are
d. have been
10. The boy ______________ the bat and ran to first base as fast as he could.
a. swings
b. swinged
c. swung
d. swing
12. The noise from the lawn mowers______________ louder as the morning
progresses.
a. gets
b. get
c. have gotten
d. are getting
14. In classical economic theory, the relationship between supply and demand
determines the price of a commodity.
a. between supply and demand determines
b. among supply and demand determines
c. among supply and demand determine
d. between supply and demand determine
e. with supply and demand determine
16. According to traditional Chinese medicine, people with healthy livers are
said to be calm and that they possess unerring judgment.
a. are said to be calm and that they possess
b. are said to be calm and to possess
c. said to be calm and possessing
d. have said to be calm and to possess
e. are said to be calm and possessive of
17. When the phone is ringing, Jacoby had been writing in his journal.
a. is ringing, Jacoby had been writing
b. rings, Jacoby was writing
c. rang, Jacoby was writing
d. had rung, Jacoby was writing
e. rang, Jacoby will be writing
18. To determine the speed of automobiles, radar is often used by the state
police.
a. To determine the speed of automobiles, radar is often used by the state police.
b. To determine the speed of automobiles, it is often necessary for the state
police to use radar.
c. In determining the speed of automobiles, the use of radar by state police is
often employed.
d. To determine the speed of automobiles, the state police often use radar.
e. Radar by state police in determining the speed of automobiles is often used.
19. Everyone signed the petition before submitting to the city council.
a. submitting
b. one submits it
c. you submit it
d. we will submit it
e. we submitted it
20. I have a cross-training exercise program: I swim laps, play tennis, the
weight machines, and bicycle riding.
a. I swim laps, play tennis, the weight machines, and bicycle riding.
b. I swim laps, play tennis, lift weights, and ride a bicycle.
c. I swim laps, play tennis, I lift weights, and bicycle riding is a change.
d. swimming laps, tennis, lifting weights, and the bicycle.
e. swim laps, play tennis, lifting weights, and riding a bicycle.
21. We all arrived at the theater on time, but before we bought our tickets,
Candace says that she’s changed her mind and doesn’t want to see the movie
after all.
a. says that she’s changed her mind and doesn’t
b. said that she had changed her mind and didn’t
c. is saying that she’d changed her mind and doesn’t
d. told us that she is changing her mind and didn’t
e. tells us that she had changed her mind and doesn’t
22. State Senator Partridge wished to insure the people that their tax dollars
would be spent wisely.
a. to insure the people that their tax dollars would be spent wisely.
b. that the people would be insured of tax dollars wisely spent.
c. in assuring the people, that their tax dollars would be wisely spent.
d. to assure the people that he would spend their tax dollars wisely.
e. to assure and promise the people of his intentions to spend their tax dollars
wisely.
23. Because he was given a local anesthetic, Josh was conscience throughout
the operation.
a. Josh was conscience throughout the operation.
b. Josh had a conscience during the operation.
c. the operation was completed with Josh consciousness.
d. the operation was done while Josh held consciousness.
e. Josh remained conscious throughout the operation.
49. The person ________ made these delicious candied figs has my vote.
a. that
b. whom
c. who
d. whose
50. If you don’t stop playing ________ video games, you will miss the bus.
a. that
b. those
c. them
d. this
52. If you steal ________ artichoke from Petra’s garden, you’ll be sorry.
a. them
b. those
c. that
d. these
53. We arranged the flowers and placed ________in the center of the table.
a. it
b. this
c. them
d. that
54. ________ met more than ten years ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party.
a. Her and I
b. Her and me
c. She and me
d. She and I
61.
a. The main problem Jim had was too many
parking tickets.
b. As the bears ran toward us, it was growling.
c. Try using less butter next time.
d. No mistakes.
62.
a. Kamala was the most intelligent person in the group.
b. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.
c. Nick Carraway is a character in The Great Gatsby.
d. No mistakes.
63.
a. They weren’t the only ones who didn’t like the movie.
b. “Please come back another time,” Aunt Julie begged.
c. “Threes a crowd,” he always says.
d. No mistakes.
64.
a.The first house on the street is there’s.
b. I love the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
c. My grandparents live in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
d. No mistakes.
65.
a.Either Cassie nor I heard the door open.
b. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
c. Draw up a plan before you make your decision.
d. No mistakes.
66.
a.It’s not my fault that you and him got caught.
b. “Do you brush twice a day?” Dr. Evans asked.
c. What’s the weather report?
d. No mistakes.
67.
a.Couldn’t you arrive fashionably late?
b. You’re assumption is correct.
c. I know that Bowser will be well treated.
d. No mistakes.
68.
a.We invited Mayor Chen to speak at our school.
b. The alarm sounded, and the firefighters jumped into the truck.
c. The committee members should work as hard as one can.
d. No mistakes.
69.
a. He wore two different shoes to class.
b. Rhonda’s sister bought a new Pontiac.
c. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes.
d. No mistakes.
70.
a. She and I have been friends for more than ten years.
b. Is that one of the O’Farrell children?
c. They took too much time to answer.
d. No mistakes.
72. The cake I made last week tasted ________ than the one I made today.
a. best
b. more better
c. better
d. more good
73. After winning the yo-yo contest, Lydia skipped ________ down the street.
a. happy
b. happiest
c. more happily
d. happily
75. Riding the Tornado at the amusement park was ________ than I thought it
would be.
a. more terrifying
b. more terrifyingly
c. terrifying
d. most terrifying
76. This year our company sold ________ magazine subscriptions than ever
before.
a. less
b. lesser
c. few
d. fewer
SET 8
Replace the italicized words with the word or phrase that is grammatically
correct. If the sentence is correct as is, choose answer a.
77. The book had a frighteningly and unhappy ending.
a. a frighteningly and unhappy ending.
b. a frighteningly and unhappily ending.
c. an ending that was frightening and unhappily.
d. a frightening and unhappy ending.
e. an ending that was frightening and it was also an unhappy one.
78. Since her graduation from business school last spring, Adela has become
known as the more important member of her graduating class.
a. as the more important
b. as the most important
c. as the most importantly
d. as the more importantly
e. like the most important
82. Our team scored less baskets today than we did last Tuesday.
a. less baskets today than we did
b. today less baskets than were scored
c. fewer baskets today then on
d. fewer baskets today than we did
e. a lesser number of baskets today then we did
95. Ruby loves blueberry pie _________ it is made with freshly picked
blueberries.
a. whether
b. because
c. when
d. as if
96. Mitchell loves listening to jazz and rhythm and blues. Greg, ____________,
will only listen to country.
a. however
b. then
c. too
d. therefore
97. __________ our low annual fee, you will receive a 20% discount if you sign
up this week.
a. Because
b. While
c. In spite of
d. In addition to
98. The ticket said the show would start at 8:00, but the curtains didn’t go up
_________ 8:30.
a. less than
b. until
c. about
d. since
100. The wedding quilt was designed as a sentimental way to make use of fabric
taken ______________ blankets and bedding that belonged to older couples in
her family.
a. from
b. with
c. in
d. at
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ANSWER KEY
SET 1
1. c. The sentence requires a verb in the past tense.
2. d. The sentence requires a verb in the past tense.
3. d. The appropriate tense for this verb is the present tense.
4. b. The verbal form been eating fits with the verb have.
5. c. The infinitive form of the verb repair, goes with to in the sentence.
6. a. This is a command; the subject of the sentence is understood (You call).
7. d. The verb was agrees with its subject, problem, and is in the past tense.
8. c. Since the action takes place in the past, the only correct choice is the past perfect had fallen.
9. b. This is the only choice that is in agreement with the singular subject woman.
10. c. The correct verb form is the past tense swung.
11. b. The verb are agrees with the plural noun restaurants.
12. a. The singular verb gets agrees with the singular noun noise.
SET 2
13. d. A plural subject takes a plural verb; since the subject words is plural, the verb to be carved must
also be plural.
14. a. Correct as is. There are two possible errors in this sentence: One is subject/verb agreement and
the other is the use of the words between and among. Between is used to compare two things; among
is used to compare more than two things. Since the subject relationship is singular, the verb to
determine must also be singular. Only choice a makes the comparison between two things and uses
the singular verb determines.
15. d. The three underlined elements make a coordinated series; to clearly express their relationship to
each other, they need to abide by one consistent grammatical construction. In choice a, the verb must
generate breaks the parallelism. In choice b, the word for breaks the parallelism. In choice c, the series
changes construction, adopting a different type of parallel construction; however, the third element,
soil conservation, does not use a present participle verb before it. It breaks the parallelism. In choice e,
none of the three elements are parallel.
16. b. The two underlined elements make a coordinated pair; they need to abide by one grammatical
construction. Only in choice bare both verbs in their infinitive form.
17. c. In choice c, the tense of to ring and to write agree; there is no shift in tense.
18. d. Choice d is best because it is written in the active voice.
19. e. Choice a is ambiguous: Is everyone submitting to the council? Choices b, c, and d make an
illogical shift in verb tense.
20. b. The second clause of this sentence requires a parallel construction. Choice b is the only one in
which all four elements use the same grammatical construction, a verb in the present tense followed
by a noun.
21. b. This is the best answer because there are no shifts in verb tense. For the sentence to be logical,
all the verbs should remain in the past tense.
22. d. To ensure means to make certain; to assure means to cause a feeling of certainty. The Senator
wants his constituents to feel secure; he is not actually securing the money by putting it in a vault.
Choice e is redundant; the verbs to assure and to promise mean the same thing.
23. e. Conscience is a moral awareness; conscious is a physical awareness. Josh was awake and
physically aware of his environment. Choices a and b use the wrong word to describe Josh’s
condition. In choice d, it seems the operation was given a local anesthetic, not Josh.
SET 3
24. b. The correct verb form is applauded.
25. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be plural because the subject, plants, is
plural.
26. b. The verb is used incorrectly. The correct usage is should have been.
27. c. The verb in this sentence has been incorrectly formed; it should be drank, not drunk.
28. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be singular because the subject, the
liveliest one, is singular.
29. a. The sentence makes an illogical shift in tense from the present to the past tense.
30. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The plural verb should be plural because the subjects,
photographs, is plural
31. d. There are no errors.
32. b. The correct verb form is has broken.
33. a. The correct verb form is rang.
34. b. The sentence makes an illogical shift in tense—from the past to the present tense.
35. b. There is no subject-verb agreement. The verb should be singular because the subject, one (not
boys), is singular.
36. c. The correct verb form is has worn.
37. a. This sentence makes an illogical shift in tense—from the past to the present tense.
SET 4
38. a. The verbs got and took agree in tense.
39. d. The verbs liked and got agree in tense.
40. a. Became and eating are the correct forms of the verbs.
41. a. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
42. d. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
43. b. This is a complete sentence; c and dare fragments; in choice a the verb does not agree in
number with its subject, one.
44. b. This is a complete sentence; the others are fragments.
45. a. The comparison between the speaker’s and his or her sister’s taste for fish is clearest in this
sentence. In choice b, the speaker likes/her sister better than fish. Choice c does his not make sense.
Choice d has an ambiguous pronoun: It probably refers to fish, but who can tell?
46. a. In choice b, the cat seems to be renting the room. In choice c, it’s unclear whether he refers to
the cat or to Mr. Morris; choice d implies that Mr. Morris rented himself a room.
47.d. In this sentence, the verb tense between the independent clause and the subordinating clause
agree. In choice a, the lack of agreement in tense makes the sentence unclear as to time; choice b
doesn’t make it clear who ate the popcorn; choice c implies that the popcorn watched the movie.
SET 5
48. b. The correct form of the pronoun is me (objective case).
49. c. The correct pronoun is who, because it refers to a person, and it is the subject form of who (not
the object form, whom), because who is doing something, making candied figs.
50. b. The pronoun agrees in number with the noun to which it refers.
51. b. The antecedent, George and Michael, is plural, so the plural pronoun their is the correct choice.
52. c. The pronoun that agrees in number with the noun to which it refers, artichoke.
53. c. The pronoun them agrees with the plural noun flowers.
54. d. She and I is the subject of the sentence, so the subjective case is needed.
55. a. The possessive case is used before the word taking, because it functions like a noun in this
sentence.
SET 6
56. c. The word I should be replaced with the word me, because the pronoun is the object, not the
subject.
57. d. There are no errors.
58. d. There are no errors.
59. c. The correct pronoun is I, not me.
60. b. The contraction who’s is incorrect. The correct usage is the possessive whose.
61. b. This sentence contains a shift in number. Bears is a plural noun, so the clause should read: they
were growling.
62. d. There are no errors.
63. c. The contraction Three’s, which means Three is, is the correct usage.
64. a. The correct usage is the possessive theirs, not there’s.
65. a. Either is incorrect. Use either with or and neither with nor.
66. a. The pronoun him is incorrect. He should be used because you and he are the subjects of the
dependent clause.
67. b. The contraction You’re should be replaced with the possessive Your.
68. c. This sentence makes a shift in person. It should read: The committee members should work as
hard as they can.
69. d. There are no errors.
70. d. There are no errors.
SET 7
71. a. The missing phrase modifies the verb are armed and creates a comparison between two types of
people, heroes and villains. Therefore, you need a comparative form of the adverb heavily.
72. c. The comparison is between two things, a cake made last week and a cake made this week;
choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b, more better, is redundant. Choice c, better, is the best
choice to make the comparison.
73. d. The missing phrase modifies the verb; therefore the sentence requires an adverb. Choices a and
b are adjectives and can be ruled out. Choice c makes an unnecessary comparison.
74. b. The comparison is being made among three brothers; therefore, this sentence requires a
superlative. Choices a and c only compare two things, and choice d is redundant.
75. a. The missing phrase modifies a noun and makes a comparison between two things, what he
thought and what it was; therefore the sentence requires a comparative adjective. Choice bis an
adverb. Choice c does not make a comparison, and choice d is a superlative, a comparison of three or
more things. Choice a, more terrifying, is the best choice.
76. d. Use fewer with nouns that can be counted.
SET 8
77. d. Adjectives modify nouns and adverbs modify verbs. In choice d, the adjectives frightening and
unhappy correctly modify the noun ending. In choices a and b, the adverb frighteningly incorrectly
attempts to modify a noun. In choice c, the adverb— unhappily—incorrectly attempts to modify a
noun. Choice e is unnecessarily wordy.
78. b. The sentence makes a comparison between Adela and all other members of the graduating
class; therefore, the superlative form most should be used. Choices a and d are wrong because they
use the comparative more. Choice c is wrong because the word importantly is an adverb and cannot
modify the noun member. Choice e is wrong because it uses the word like incorrectly.
79. a. The word than is a conjunction used to indicate a comparison, and used as a conjunction, it is
followed by the pronoun I. The word conservatively is an adverb modifying the verb dresses. Choice
a is the only one that correctly makes the comparison and uses the adverb correctly.
80. e. This is the correct choice because the sentence does not contain a double negative. The other
choices either use two negative words within a single sentence or use an incorrect comparative form
of easy.
81. a. The sentence compares an individual and an entire crowd of individuals; therefore, it requires a
superlative. Only choice a coherently uses the superlative happiest to make the comparison among all
the many people in the crowd.
82. d. When a comparison is made, the word fewer is used with nouns that can be counted; the word
less is used with quantities that cannot be counted.
83. d. This sentence makes a comparison between strip mining and all other types of mining;
therefore, it requires a superlative. Choices a and b compare only two things while choice e
inappropriately uses an adverb. Choice c uses a double superlative and is redundant.
SET 9
84. d. There are no errors.
85. a. The adjective sad should be replaced with the adverb sadly, which correctly modifies the verb
wandered.
86. a. This sentence contains a double negative.
87. d. There are no errors.
88. d. There are no errors.
89. a. This sentence has a usage error: fewer cookies, not less cookies.
90. d. There are no errors.
91. a. Between is only used to refer to two things. Among is the correct word to use in this sentence.
92. d. There are no errors.
93. c. Most awfulest is a double superlative, and therefore redundant.
SET 10
94. b. While suggests that two things are happening simultaneously; it is the only logical choice.
Choice a implies that Sam could control when the doctor called him in. Choices c and d are unclear.
95. c. The sentence requires a condition—Ruby likes blueberry pie on one condition: freshly picked
blueberries. Choice b can be ruled out because blueberry pie is not always made with freshly picked
blueberries. Choices a and d result in unclear sentences.
96. a. However indicates an impending contradiction; it is the best choice because the two clauses
compare musical tastes. In this case, the comparison contrasts Mitchell’s preference to Greg’s.
97. d. If you rearrange the sentence, it would read: If you sign up this week, you will receive a low
annual fee and a 20%
discount. In addition means and; it is the best choice. Choices a, b, and c result in an awkward
construction.
98. b. The two clauses make a reference to time— more specifically, to two different times. Choice b
is the only logical response.
99. d. The golden retriever is never outside without a leash because the neighbor is afraid of dogs; one
is the effect of the other. Consequently means following as an effect or as a result. This is the best
choice.
100. a. This sentence speculates that quilts were made from fabrics taken from somewhere. Only from
completes this idea
I.HOMOPHONES- magkatunog pero magkaiba ang spelling at kahulugan
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct spelling for the
missing word. The words in each set of choices are homophones—words
that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
751. My favorite ________ is peach pie with vanilla ice cream.
a. desert
b. dessert
752. Do you think I should run for a seat on the city ________?
a. counsel
b. council
753. The amount for the carpet was a ________price.
a. fair
b. fare
754. This is the ________ of the new art museum.
a. sight
b. cite
c. site
755. Come ________ the park later this evening
to see the sunset.
a. buy
b. bye
c. by
756. This is the ________ book George has read.
a. fourth
b. forth
757. When the driver slammed on the ________, his car slid into the ditch.
a. breaks
b. brakes
758. A very experienced guide ________ the group on a hike into the
wilderness.
a. lead
b. led
759. Have dinner with us at the restaurant; we’ll meet you ________.
a. they’re
b. their
c. there
760. May I have a ________ of cheese?
a. piece
b. peace
761. All children have the ________ to an education.
a. write
b. rite
c. right
762. It is a good idea to exercise on a ________bicycle during inclement
weather.
a. stationery
b. stationary
763. At the beach, we went digging for clams and________.
a. mussels
b. muscles
764. We ________ the exit and had to turn around.
a. past
b. passed
765. The French Revolution was known as the“________ of Terror.”
a. Rain
b. Reign
c. Rein
766. I don’t understand today’s math ________.
a. lesson
b. lessen
767. While nuclear energy is efficient, storing nuclear ________ is always a
problem.
a. waste
b. waist
768. The acoustics in the auditorium made it easy for the audience to
________ the melodic sounds of the soloist.
a. here
b. hear
769. This problem is ________ complex.
a. two
b. to
c. too
770. My grandmother is an ________ historian.
a. imminent
b. immanent
c. eminent
771. She had to buy a ________ of shoes to match her dress.
a. pair
b. pear
c. pare
772. The ________ of the school asked all faculty members to attend a
meeting.
a. principal
b. principle
773. The ________ of the perfume was intoxicating.
a. sent
b. cent
c. scent
774. The room was completely ________ of furniture.
a. bear
b. bare
775. ________ only four o’clock in the afternoon.
a. It’s
b. Its
776. Creativity is ________ best asset.
a. you’re
b. your
777. The ________ in the mountains was peaceful and still.
a. air
b. heir
778. Take the ________ to the second floor.
a. stares
b. stairs
779. She boarded a ________ to San Francisco last night.
a. plane
b. plain
For the following questions, choose the sentence in which the italicized
word is spelled incorrectly. All of the choices are homophones—words that
sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. If there
are no mistakes, choose answer d.
780.
a. I will take a course in economics next semester.
b. Follow the river’s coarse.
c. Sandpaper is always coarse.
d. No mistakes.
781.
a. Do you want to meet at nine or ten? The latter is better for me.
b. Let’s go shopping later this week.
c. Later, he told us of his plans to build a new house.
d. No mistakes.
782.
a. We will bored the plane at 4:00.
b. The board members will all attend.
c. He used his drill and bored a hole in the wall.
d. No mistakes.
783.
a. Terrence is old enough to pour his own glass of milk now.
b. There are some very poor people living in that part of the United States.
c. Josie pours over the catalogs she receives in the mail.
d. No mistakes.
784.
a. He had a reputation for being very vane and self-centered.
b. We studied the veins in the leaves.
c. Mr. Hanson put a weather vane on his roof.
d. No mistakes.
785.
a. The sun shone brightly.
b. The house was shown by the real estate agent.
c. Why wasn’t I shown how to operate this machine?
d. No mistakes.
786.
a. They will raze this old building and build a skyscraper in its place.
b. Raise your hand if you know the answer.
c. Many farmers raise chickens.
d. No mistakes.
787.
a. The first graders were learning how to write capital letters.
b. We don’t have enough capitol to buy a new building.
c. What is the capital of North Dakota?
d. No mistakes.
788.
a.The great majority of the class will attend the pep rally.
b. Be sure to clean the grate in the fireplace.
c. That music greats on my nerves.
d. No mistakes.
789.
a. I prefer to eat plain, home-cooked meals.
b. Some people say it is a boring landscape, but I like the planes of the
Midwest.
c. We need to use a plane to make the top of the door level.
d. No mistakes.
790.
a. There are holes in your socks.
b. I found a whole set of dishes at a garage sale.
c. He ate the hole pie.
d. No mistakes.
791.
a. What is the morale of the story?
b. Have you no moral standards?
c. Employee morale was low.
d. No mistakes.
PART II. Plurals, IE/EI Rule, and Prefixes and Suffixes
For each of the following questions, choose the correct plural form.
792. a. pianos b. pianoes
793. a. skys b. skies
794. a. mouses b. mice
795. a. bunches b. bunchs
796. a. strawberrys b. strawberries
797. a. shelfs b. shelves
798. a. boxs b. boxes
799. a. deer b. deers
800. a. stimuluses b. stimuli
801. a. son-in-laws b. sons-in-law
802. a. attorneys b. attornies
803. a. industries b. industrys
804. a. handsful b. handfuls
805. a. tomatoes b. tomatos
806. a. crises b. crisises
807. a. turkies b. turkeys
808. a. species b. specieses
809. a. valley b. vallies
For each of the following questions, choose the correct spelling for the
words that contain ei or ie.
810. a. recieve b.receive
811. a. piece b. peice
812. a. reign b. riegn
813. a. neither b. niether
814. a. weight b. wieght
815.a. decieve b. deceive
816. a. yeild b. yield
817. a. caffeine b.caffiene
818. a. friendly b. freindly
819. a. greif b. grief
820. a. efficeint b.efficient
821. a. concieted b.conceited
822. a. achieve b.acheive
823. a. foreign b. foriegn
824. a. vareity b. variety
825. a. pateint b. patient
826. a. queitly b. quietly
827. a. chief b. cheif
828. a. sleigh b. sliegh
829. a. leisure b . liesure
830. a. seize b . sieze
831. a. beleive b.believe
For each of the following questions, choose the correct spelling for the
words that have prefixes or suffixes.
832. a. ilegal b.illegal
833. a. mispelled b. misspelled
834. a. unnecessary b. unecessary
835. a. ilegible b. illegible
836. a. overrated b.overated
837. a. driving b. driveing
838. a. suddenness b. suddeness
839. a. disatisfy b.dissatisfy
840. a. finaly b. finally
841. a. truely b. truly
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ANSWER KEY - I. Homophones 766. a. Lesson is something to be learned;
lessen means to reduce.
751. b. Dessert is an after-dinner treat; a
desert is an arid land. 767. a. Waste means material that is
rejected during a process; the waist is the
752. b. A council is a governing body; to
middle of the body.
counsel is to give advice.
768. b. Hear means to perceive sound with
753. a. Fair means equitable; a fare is a
the ear; here is a location, place, or
transportation fee.
position.
754. c. Site refers to a place; cite means to
769. c. Too means more than is needed or
refer to; sight is the ability to see.
also; two is a number; to is a preposition
755. c. By means near; bye is used to that refers to direction.
express farewell; buy means to purchase.
770. c. Eminent refers to a prominent
756. a. Fourth refers to the number four; person; imminent means something is
forth means forward. about to happen; immanent means existing
757. b. Brakes are used for stopping in the mind.
vehicles; breaks means to destroy. 771. a. A pair is a set of two things; a pear
758. b. Led is the past tense of the verb is a fruit; and to pare is to peel.
lead; the noun lead means the foremost 772. a. A principal is the head of a school;
position or initiative. a principle is a belief or rule of conduct.
759. c. There refers to a place; their is a 773. c. A scent is a smell; sent is the past
possessive pronoun; they’re is a tense of send; and cent is a coin.
contraction for they are.
774. b. Bare means devoid of; a bear is an
760. a. A piece is a portion; peace means animal.
quiet.
775. a. It’s is the contraction for it is; its is
761. c. A right is a privilege; to write is to a possessive pronoun.
put words on paper; a rite is a ceremonial
776. b. Your is a possessive pronoun;
ritual.
you’re is a contraction for you are.
762. b. Stationary means standing still;
777. a.The air is the atmosphere
stationery is writing paper.
enveloping the earth; an heir is a person
763. a. Mussels are marine animals; who inherits the estate of another.
muscles are body tissues.
778. b.The stairs are a flight of steps;
764. b. Passed is the past tense of pass; stares are very intent gazes.
past means a time gone by.
779. a. A plane is a winged vehicle; plain
765. b. Reign means royal authority; rein means open or clear.
means a strap as on a horse’s bridle; rain
780. b. Course means path or class at
means precipitation.
school; coarse means rough.
781. d.There are no mistakes. 796. b.strawberries
782. a.The verb board means to get on an 797. b. shelves
air- plane; the noun board is a plank of 798. b. boxes
wood or a group of advisors; the adjective
bored means uninterested; the verb to bore 799. a. deer
means to make a hole in or through. 800. b. stimuli
783. c.The verb to pore means to read 801. b.sons-in-law
attentively; the noun pore means a small
opening; the 802. a. attorneys
verb to pour means to dispense from a 803. a. industries
container. 804. b. handfuls
784. a. If someone is vain, he or she is 805. a. tomatoes
excessively prideful; a weather vane is a
moveable device that rotates to show the 806. a. crises
direction of the wind; a vein is a narrow 807. b. turkeys
channel, like a blood vein or the vein in a
808. a. species
leaf.
809. a. valleys
785. d. There are no mistakes.
810. b. receive
786. d. There are no mistakes.
811. a. piece
787. b. Capital means monetary assets; it
also means the seat of government; or it 812. a. reign
can refer to the letters of the alphabet; 813. a. neither
capitol is a government building.
814. a. weight
788. c. To grate means to cause irritation;
great means notably large or numerous. 815. b. deceive
789. b. A plain is an expansive area of flat, 816. b. yield
treeless country; plain also means 817. a. caffeine
characterized
818. a. friendly
by simplicity; a plane is a tool used to
smooth wood. 819. b. grief
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