ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Jose Abad Santos Campus

Taft Avenue, Pasay City

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

2nd Semester School Year 2022 - 2023

SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION IN STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH
NAME: ___________________________________________________ SCORE: _______

Test I: SYNONMYS: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in
the sentence. (2pts. each)
1. “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common aphorism.
a. slogan c. proverb
b. battle cry d. motto
2. Charmaine’s deportment is highly commendable.
a. belief c. intelligence
b. behavior d. competence
3. For enmity and hate are contrary to friendship and concord.
a. agreement b. confusion
b. mutual hatred d. division
4. The Filipino’s fortitude is the reason why he seldom complains.
a. endurance c. discontent
c. peace-loving d. satisfaction
5. Poverty should never be viewed as an impediment towards attaining good education.
a. reason c. link
b. way d. obstruction
6. The students were upbraided for misbehaving during the assembly.
a. praised c. scolded
b. honored d. stopped
7. Urbane people are appalled by rude behavior.
a. well-mannered c. modern
b. ill-mannered d. rich
8. Clowns are never vapid but the sick usually are.
a. lively and energetic c. clumsy
b. lacking spirit d. funny
9. The client was asked to verify the veracity of the statements of account issued.
a. accuracy c. redundancy
b. discrepancy d. mistake
10. Some people believe that Balete Drive is haunted because of a wraith of a woman appears there.
a. shadow c. reflection
b. statue d. ghost
Test II: Each sentence below when put in order would make a meaningful paragraph. Decide what should be the
correct order of the sentences then answer the question that follow. Encircle the letter of your answer. (3 pts.)
I. A. Learning to listen is one way of keeping friends.
B. Although listening can be really tiring on the listener, it may, on the other hand, be comforting to the
 speaker.

C. So, learn how to listen and gain more friends.

D. We also show that we care about what goes on in their lives.
E. By listening, we show our friends that they are important to us.
1. What should be the third sentence?
a. A c. C e. E
b. B d. D
2. What should be the fourth sentence?
a. A c. C e. E
b. B d. D
II. A. Not only that, paying taxes also means the government will no longer need to acquire loans to
fill the budget deficit.
B. Every citizen should lend a hand in pursuing economic progress.
C. One way to do it is to pay one’s taxes correctly.
D. Paying correct taxes result in increased revenues that the government uses for infrastructures and
other projects.
E. So be a good citizen and pay taxes correctly.
3. What should be the second sentence?
a. A c. C e. E
b. B d. D
4. What should be the fourth sentence?
a. A c. C e. E
b. B d. D
5. What is the appropriate title for the abovementioned paragraph?
a. Economic Progress
b. A Citizen’s Duty
c. Taxing the Economy
d. Taxes and Economic Progress
e. Lend a Hand for Progress
Test III. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the word that correctly completes the analogy. (5pts. each)
1. entourage : attendants :: cortege : ____________
a. procession of saint c. funeral procession
b. procession in court d. floral procession
2. islet : small island :: rivulet : _____________
a. small river c. small review
b. small land d. small rebel
3. conspicuous: obvious :: hideous : ___________
a. hidden c. expert in hiding
b. ugly d. very bad
4. nose : nasal :: abdomen : _______________
a. abnormal c. abominate
b. abdominal d. adenoma
5. agnostic : doubts God existence :: atheist : ______________
a. denies God’s existence c. affirms God’s existence
b. denies God as creator d. affirms God as creator