LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

I. IDENTIYING ERRORS: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which

are NOT acceptable in formal written English. Choose e if there is no error.
1. If anyone calls while we are in the conference room, tell them I will return the call after the meeting. NE
A B C D E
2. The news are written immediately to meet the previous deadline. NE
A B C D E
3. There was a number of people who attended the protest against the Governor. NE
A B C D E
4. Everyone is responsible for thier unque vision of the world. NE
A B C D E
5. One of the students doesn’t understand the question rised. NE
A B C D E
6. My sister and me respect your decision. NE
A B C D E
7. Any Fourth Year student is free to join the parade next week. NE
A B C D E
8. She has never worned her school uniform before. NE
A B C D E
9. This is the engineer which did the feasibility study. NE
A B C D E
10. People can’t hardly forget what the politicians did for them during the pandemic. NE
A B C D E
II. VOCABULARY: Choose the ANTONYMS of the underlined words.
1. Laudable performance.
a. Praiseworthy b. Commendable c. Full d. Lousy
2. Jeers of the class.
a. Mocking laughter b. Encouragement c. Ridicule d. Disdain
3. Arduous efforts of the candidates.
a. Leisured b. Laborious c. Strenuous d. Hard
4. Quavering voice from the audio visual room.
a. Booming b. Whispering c. Shaking d. Trembling
5. Veracity of the statement of accounts issued.
a. Deception b. Truthfulness c. Accuracy d. Redundancy
6. Apathetic towards other people.
a. Concerned b. Listless c. Indifferent d. Impassive
7. Entice his friend into mischief.
a. Repel b. Attract c. Lure d. Tempt
8. Indefatigable in his constant efforts.
a. Tiresome b. Inexhaustible c. Unflagging d. Abundant
9. Unkempt with her wavy coarse hair.
a. Disorderly b. Untidy c. Organized d. Unmindful
10. Sporadic outbursts of shooting.
a. Occasional b. Continuous c. Isolated d. Irregular
 III. Logical Organization (Ordering Sentence Parts)
1. Each student/ should see/ who has not submitted/ his instructor/ his report/ tomorrow.
1 2 3 4 5 6
a. 123456 b. 135246 c. 124356 d. 435216
2. Intelligent/ we/ skillful, trusted/ are looking for/ and.
1 2 3 4 5
a. 12345 b. 24153 c. 24351 d. 34251
3. Aleah/ her term paper/ will/ have finished/ next week/ by Tuesday?
1 2 3 4 5 6
a. 123456 b. 314265 c. 341265 d. 314652
4. turned over/ the boys/ a wallet/ to the principal/ In the canteen/ which they found.
1 2 3 4 5 6
a. 123456 b. 365124 c. 213654 d. 214365
5. tomorrow/ either/ will meet/ today/ you/ or/ we.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
a. 1234567 b. 5673421 c. 7352461 d. 5372461

IV. VOCABULARY Choose the SYNONYMS of the underlined words.

1. People enjoy wearing grotesque costumes on Halloween.
a. Hideous c. radiant
b. Attractive d. superb
2. The pensive youth stared at the painting for a long time and then sighed.
a. reflective c. irrational
c. thoughtless d. frivolous
3. The wounded soldier refused to yield to his enemies.
a. Surrender c. ruin
b. Defeat d. wreck
4. My family enjoys the company of vivacious people.
a. Lethargic c. sleep
b. Gay d. inactive
5. Their foes’ dubious plans led to their demise.
a. Positive c. ambiguous
b. Definite d. sure
6. A prudent person can be hardly deceived.
a. Loyal c. foolish
b. Careless d. wise
7. She was reprimanded by her parents for having failing grades.
a. Applauded c. praised
b. Criticized d. loved
8. The corpulent woman resolved to reduce
a. Skinny c. Bony
b, fat. D. gaunt
9. The student has difficulty seeing things from a far because he is myopic.
a. Eagle-eyed c. nearsighted
b. Cross-eyed d. farsighted
10. To augment their income, they take part-time jobs at night.
a. Abridge c. compress
b. Increase d. decrease
LANGUAGE DAY 7 ANSWER KEYs
Ans.
I. iii.
1. C 1. B
2. B 2. C
3. A 3. B
4. B 4. C.
5. D 5. C.
6. B
7. E
8. B IV.
9. C 1. A.
10. A 2. A.
3. a.
II. 4b
1. d. 5. C.
2. b. 6.d.
3. a. 7. B.
4. a. 8. B.
5. a. 9. C.
6. a. 10. B.
7. a.
8. a.
9. c.
10. b.