PRE-TEST IN HONING WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

a. We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
b. We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
c. We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.
2. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
a. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.
b. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.
c. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.
Encircle the option that corresponds to the error in the following sentences:
3. We knew that Charley had hid the cookies in his bedroom, so we stole his key and
a b c d
searched in all the dresser drawers.
4. Margaret breaked the cookie and gave half to the young man stuck in the elevator
a b c
with her; they told stories to pass the time as mechanics worked on the hydraulics.
d
5. Which of these items is NOT an example of a quantifier?
a. these b. any c. a lot of d. a few
6. Which does not belong to the group?
a. gradual b. magnet c. rusty d. wooden
7. Which of these sentences uses stealing in a different way?
a. Stealing is punishable by law.
b. He admitted stealing the money.
c. His grievous offense, stealing, caused his expulsion from school.
d. He was stealing some eggs when the store owner arrived.
8. Which of the following sentences is different?
a. To err is human; to forgive is divine.
b. I refuse to believe his story.
c. I went with him to Manila.
d. She wishes to come with us.
9. Which of these sentences is erroneous?
a. She has been gone since yesterday.
b. There is a wasp in the room.
c. The rabbit burrowed over the ground.
d. We relaxed in the shade beneath the branches.
10. Which of these sentences is erroneous?
a. The comb is besides the brush.
b. Beside planning the trip, she is also getting the tickets.
c. She stayed inside of the house.
d. all of the given
11. Which of the following sentences uses a noun that functions as subjective
complement?
a. Godzilla ordered a large pepperoni pizza.
b. George offered Godzilla a ten-dollar loan to buy a second pizza.
c. While eating pizza, George dripped tomato sauce onto his shirt.
d. In Godzilla’s opinion, George is a slob.
12. Fill in the blank with the appropriate noun form of the word written before the
sentence.
(revise) The work of the group needs a major _______________.
13. Which of these provisions is true on article use?
a. A single, countable noun must have an article if there is no other number,
determiner or possessive.
b. If the noun is plural, an article may not be necessary.
c. If the noun is singular and countable, and this is the first time you have
mentioned it, then you will usually need the definite article.
d. all of the given
14. Which of the following sentences makes use of a subordinating conjunction
effectively?
a. Although there are many reasons why young people start to smoke.
b. Whereas some argue that children should be forced to do some exercises.
c. Because nobody submitted the required documents before the deadline.
d. Even if they come, the group is ready to present.
15. Which set has the perfect word spelling?
a. heifer, remittance, aching, botch
b. bazaar, noticeble, merriment, somnambulism
c. acquintance, inspite of, sovereign, accommodation
d. infamous, absentism, mayonaise, fiend