Republic of the Philippines

NORTHERN SAMAR COLLEGES, INC.

Catarman, Northern Samar
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
PRELIM EXAMINATION
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Name: ___________________________________Date: ______________________________________
Grade/Section: _________________________
I. ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. (subject-verb agreement)
Note: Read the instructions first before answering.

1. I am working on this job since Monday.

a. Were to have worked b. being worked c. was working d. have been working
2. The moment they saw me they were delight.
a. are delighted b. was delighted c. were delighted d. no error
3. They are not beware of all the facts.
a. are not to be aware b. are not beware c. are not aware of d. no error
4. if I shall pass this examination, my mother will be very happy.
a. would pass b. shall passed c. pass d. no error
5. The NSC students was ask why he had not attended the prayer.
a. That’s why he has not b. that’s why had he not c. that’s why he had not d. no error
6. Annie and her brothers ______ at school.
a. are b. will be c. is d. would be
7. Either my mother or my father ______ coming to the meeting.
a. are b. is c. may be d. probably
8. The dog or the cats ______ outside.
a. are b. is c. will go d. are going
9. Either my shoes or your coat _______always on the floor.
a. are b. will c. is d. has
10. George and Tamara________ want to see the movie.
a. don’t b. doesn’t c. has d. did
11. Benito_____ the answer.
a. knows b. knew c. know d. new
12. One of my sisters ________going on a trip to France.
a. is b. are c. is on d. have been
13. The man with all the birds__________ on my street.
a. lives b is living c. live d. had lived
14. The movie, including all the previous, __________ about two hours to watch.
a. takes b. took c. take d. has taken
15. The players, as well as the captain, ____________ to win.
a. wants b. is wanting c. want d. are wanting
16. Either answer ____________ acceptable.
a. will be b. is c. can be d. are
17. All of those books __________ fiction.
a. are b. is c. has d. have
18. Nobody _________ the trouble I have seen.
a. knows b. know c. is knowing d. known
19. __________ the news on at five or six?
a. is b. will c. are d. did
20. Mathematics ____________ John’s favorite subject, while civics _________ Andreas favorite subject.
a. has-is b. is-are c. is-is d. are-are
21. Eight dollars ___________ the price of a movie these days.
a. is b. are c. have been d. will be
22. ___________ the tweezers in this drawer?
a. is b. are c. does d. did

23. Your pair of pants __________ at the cleaner’s.

a. are b. is c. has been d. will be

24. There _____________ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ___________ only one left.
a. was b. were c. are d. will be
25. The committee ____________ these questions carefully.
a. debates b. debate c. carry d. did
26. The committee members _____________ very different lives in private.
a. leads b. lead c. led d.
b. The prime minister, together with his wife, __________ the press cordially.
a. greet b. greets c. grates d.grits
27. All the CDs, even the scratched one, ____________ in this case.
a. would be b. are c. is d. had been
28. Sarah work on a ____________ committee.
a. advisory b. advisoree c. advisory d. advisee
29. The train was late for fifty minutes.
a. by b. around c. from d. no error
30. Your pair of pants __________ at the cleaner’s.
a. are b. is c. has been d. will be
II. IDENTIFICATION: Write your answers on the spaces provided.
_________________ 31. The process of using symbols, and letters to communicate thoughts and ideas.
_________________ 32. It is a factor of writing that imparts the details to the readers.
_________________ 33. It is a factor of writing that answers the writers’ question. “Why am I writing this in the
first place?”
_________________ 34. Writing as a sibling.
_________________35. It is a factor of writing that refers to those individuals who reads the text.
_________________36. It refers to the writer’s precision to make a legitimate piece of writing.
_________________37. This should be considered in writing, since it means a writer should make it impersonal.
_________________38. What is the text about?
_________________39. Who am I as a writer?
_________________40. It reflects your dignified stance in writing.
_________________41. Complete name of your subject teacher.
_________________42. Complete address of your school
_________________43. Complete meaning of your abbreviated strand.
III. DIRECTION: SUBSTITUTE THE SINGLE-WORD VERB FOR THE TWO-WORD VERB IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND WRITE THE NEW CONSTRUCTED SENTENCES ON THE
SPACES PROVIDED.
OBSERVE CORRECT GRAMMAR!

44. The dolrate went up and down.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________
45. The group 4 carried out a research on the frequency of using SMS.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________
46. The panel of judges turned- down the proposal.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________

47. The parents could not put-away money for their children.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________
48. Instructors come up with a solution about the situation faced during blended learning.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________

49. The NSC gets rid of the tuition hike.

Answer:
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50. The decaying matter gives off a foul odor.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
51. Philippine prices have gone up.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________

52. Mothers has cut down spending on rice.

Answer:
______________________________________________________________________________________
53. The former president Fidel V. Ramos set-up the Philippine Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Answer:
______________________________________________________________________________________
54. Workers did not put up with the company’s expectations.
Answer:
______________________________________________________________________________________
55. Scientist looked into the problem.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
56. Major oil players put off oil price hike.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
57. The dollar went up and down.
Answer: ________________________________________________________________________________
58. Parents could not put away money for their children education.
Answer: ________________________________________________________________________________
59. Its difficult to make out what she’s saying.
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________________
IV. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TO OBSERVE A MORE FORMAL, OBJECTIVE TONE.
60. Writing can’t be done if you don’t burn the midnight oil.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
58. Some security guards spent 24/7 job.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
61. Adventure may mean doing something superb.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
62. Watching that romcom gave the audience the feels.
Answer:_______________________________________________________________________________
63. The class of ICT and H.E. are cooking-up something big.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
64. You need to conduct the experiment.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
65. Certain measures must be discovered to solve problems.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
66. I believe its important for teenagers to get at least 8-10 hours of sleep at night.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
 67. The investigators were very shocked to see the outcome of the test.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
V. UNDERLINE THE WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS CONSIDERED AS COLLOQUIAL AND WRITE ITS FORMAL
TERM ON THE SPACES PROVIDED.

68. Scientists say that a lot of health ingredients come from southeast Asia.
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
69. It’s a bit improper to assume that the plan does not work.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
70. Simone got together with Althea in conducting an experiment on effectively enhancing muscle build up.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
71. With the growing number of health-conscious articles, a lot of young professionals are becoming serious
about maintaining a healthy life style.

Answer: _____________________________________________________________________________

72. Teachers say a lot of many incoming freshman students are interested in sports activities.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________
73-77. IMPROVE THE TEXT BELOW BY REWRITING IT INTO A MORE OBJECTIVE, IMPERSONAL VERSION.
73.) I believe that the incidence of drug overdose has indeed become prevalent nowadays. When
people are faced with difficult problems. 74.) I think that they can no longer bear the problem and
that is why they get into drugs. 75.) That’s why if you are a psychologist, 76.) you should treat your
patients in a way that helps them to understand their problems and ways to deal with them. 77.)
Yeah, I know it can be very difficult but hey, that’s what you specialized in right?

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VI. ENUMERATIONS: SOME OF THE ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND INSIDE THE BOX BELOW.
(use an extra yellow pad paper for your answers in enumeration and don’t forget to write your name.)
78-83. GIVE 6 EXAMPLES OF CONTRACTED MODAL FORMS.

84-88. GIVE 5 EXAMPLES OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS.

89-92. GIVE THE FOUR IMPORTANT FEATURES OF LANGUAGE.

93-96. GIVE THE FACTORS OF WRITING.

97-100.. give the four ways to achieved formality in writing

can’t audience avoiding colloquial/trite/idiomatic

expressions
butterfly in my stomach objectivity choosing expanded term
don’t formality purpose
role audience bark at the wrong tree
caution
choosing expanded modal form
choosing one verb
PREPARED BY:

MAR JHON GALDONES CORONG, LPT

SUBJECT TEACHER

NOTED BY:

SOCORRO V. DELA ROSA, ED D.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

APPROVED BY:

LEAH MOORE-MANGADA
SCHOOL PRESIDENT