Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
English
DIRECTIONS: This subset 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.
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 __________, ease 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 the worst
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
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
B. A hotly-contesting issue
C. the hot contested 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
B. majestic costumed
C. majestically costumes
D. majestically costumed
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
DIRECTIONS: in items 16 – 40, each sentence is divided into four parts mark A, B, C, and D. identify the
one part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Then encircle the letter corresponding to your
answer .
16.
17.
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
18.
20.
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
21.
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
22.
23.
24.
25.
27.
28.
A. Media produce
B. a sociology phenomenon
C. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion
D. about the present culture.
29.
30.
A. Any nation
B. that aspires to elevate morality
C. will have difficulty
D. stamp out prostitution
31.
32.
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.
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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.
READING COMPREHENSION
DIRECTIONS: In this subtest you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions
about it. For items 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C, and D, to each question. Then blacken
the circle that corresponds to the letter of your choice in the Answer Sheet. Answer all questions following a
passage on the basis of what is started or implied in that passage.
Selection A (Items 1 – 8)
1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of yourself
as being unworthy of great achievement, you will never achieve greatness. If, on the other hand, you
know yourself and understand what your abilities are, and if then you are determined to accomplish
everything of which you are capable, you will then realize all your possibilities and gain confidence in
yourself.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to associate with persons who have really achieved
greatness. It is impossible, however, for most people to come frequently into the actual presence of the
great. The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of your time in reading about great
achievers. Biography is a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself of a sense of inferiority and determine to do
the best that you possibly can. One of the great philosophers expressed the idea in a single sentence
when he said that each individual should hitch his wagon to a star.
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 1 to 3
D. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the sword “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the
selection?
A. Drive
B. fasten
C. detach
D. remove
4. Successful people are different from those who are not because they
5. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his wagon to a start” mean?
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in presenting his ideas?
A. Narration
B. Detailed analysis
C. Comparing ideas
D. Giving suggestions
A. lost generation
B. delinquent youth
C. urbanized society
D. new generation of youth
11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
A. Comparing
B. Describing
C. Making a profile
D. Narrating events
A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. France
D. Alexandra
18. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians based on the selection?
A. dedicated
B. resourceful
C. wise
D. gifted
19. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were not found?
20. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph mean?
21. What literary technique was used by the writer in developing the selection?
A. Detailed analysis
B. Comparison and contrast of ideas
C. Narrative chronological order of events
D. Repetition of important points for emphasis
24. The phrase “mushrooming of factories” are used in the fourth paragraph of the selection refers to factories
which are
A. built
B. destroyed
C. maintained
D. abandoned
25. In what part of the selection can you read of the ways we can prevent pollution?
A. First paragraph
B. Fourth paragraph
C. Fifth paragraph
D. Last paragraph
26. Who is referred to in the phrase “a messy animal” in the second paragraph of the selection?
29. Which of the following statements show a cause and effect relationship?
31. What is meant by the phrase “stepping stone” as used in the second paragraph?
A. A good-luck charm
B. An accessory to one’s attire
C. a bridge to get to the other side
D. an initial step towards one’s goal
32. According to the author, what career do most beauty contestants aspire for?
A. Modeling
B. advertising
C. broadcasting
D. television hosting
33. What is the primary reason why young women all over the world are eager to join beauty contests?
34. One contestant in a beauty pageant deliberately did not wear the proper attire in order to
A. Narrating
B. describing
C. enumerating details
D. giving examples
36. What does the author mean when he said “ it was felt that the competitions were exploitative and
demeaning to women”?
A. Feminists felt that beauty contests are a waste of precious time to women.
B. Feminists felt that beauty contests were dishonorable and disrespectful to women.
C. The author felt that beauty competitions are a source of pride to women.
D. The author felt that beauty competitions are meaningless and irrelevant.
39. In what sway was the new student different from the other students?
40. Which paragraph mentions how the new student prepared for his encounter with his atheist professor?
A. Paragraph 3
B. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 7
D. Paragraph 8
A. faultless
B. astonishing
C. changeable
D. inconsistent
A. OFW’s in the Middle East and those in Europe, America, and Asia are not satisfied with their work.
B. OFW’s in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East are generally more satisfied than OFW’s in Europe, America,
and Asia.
C. OFW’s in the Middle East countries and those in America, Europe, and Asia are generally well satisfied
with their work.
D. OFW’s in Europe, America, and Asia are generally more satisfied than those who work in Saudi Arabia and
the Middle East countries.
48. Which paragraph mentions the countries wherein most overseas Filipino workers are employed?
A. Fourth Paragraph
B. Third Paragraph
C. Fifth paragraph
D. Last Paragraph
50. What might happen if most Filipinos continue to prefer working abroad than in their own country?
A. The economy will suffer from the loss of its most skilled workers.
B. The economy will remain as it is in spite of workers going abroad.
C. The country will become rich because of foreign workers’ earnings.
D. The country will become highly industrialized.
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