English Proficiency Test
A. Directions: Choose the correct tag question to complete the sentences below. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank. _______1. They haven’t changed at all, ____________ _? a. have they b. don’t they
c. could they d. are they
_______2. Sad movies make me cry, ___________ __? a. does it b. don’t don’t they
c. doesn’t it d. are they
_______3. We have been best friends since our elementary days, ____________? a. have we b. aren’t we
c. haven’t we d. are we
________4. The cafeteria is filled with litter and sweaty customers again, ____________? a. is she b. are they
c. aren’t she d. isn’t it
________5. ________5. Wilma, although a choir member, can’t really carry a tune, _____________? a. isn’t it b. does she
c. can she d. can’t she
E. Directions: Choose the words that best complete the following sentences. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.
______6. ______6. “I ________ love you even after death”…. so goes a popular literary piece. a. will
b. shall
______7. ______7. The surgery ______ ease the pain that you’re going through. a. will
b. shall
______8. The next group of mountain climbers _________ climb Mt. Everest in an uncertain weather condition. a. will
c. shall
______9. ______9. The Congressman ________ be the keynote Speaker in tomorrow’s Opening Rites. a. will
c. shall
______10. The hikers _________ be trekking Mt. Makiling the whole day.
a. will
c. shall
C. Identify each underlined part of speech by writing of the following numbers on the line at the left. 1. noun
3. verb
5. adjective
7. conjunction
2. pronoun
4. adverb
6. preposition
8. interjection
______11. Your suggestions proved to be very helpful. ______12. “This is a useless delay”, he protested. ______13. His business often took him to France. ______14. This climate attracts tourists and mosquitoes. ______15. Your story is fantastic but it is believable. ______16. This question was submitted by Pedro. ______17. If properly baked, this is a delicious cake. ______18. John or his sister will stay until Tuesday. ______19. “That is a very unusual costume,” remarked Mother. ______20. My background in music is sadly inadequate. ______21. This might be the beginning of a lovely friendship. ______22. The roads will be slippery if this rain continues. ______23. Alas, the weather during the vacation was miserable. ______24. Someone must have told you about my engagement. ______25. I shall not attempt to restrain him.
D. Directions: Identify each underlined clause b y writing before the sentence one of the following numbers. 1. adjective clause
3. noun clause
2. adverb clause
4. independent clause
______26. The auditorium was nearly filled when we arrived. ______27. I doubt that the chorus had ever sung together before. ______28. He introduced Lydia who is a professor of home economics.
______29. I am afraid that Grandmother is terribly old-fashioned. ______30. I came home with many books that I hope to read someday.
E. Directions: Identify each underlined word or group of words by writing one of the following numbers before the sentence. 1. verb
2. gerund
3. participle
d. infinitive
______31. These mistakes can be corrected quite easily. ______32. The corrected papers should be returned to your instructor. ______33. Protesting that you lost your notebook is a feeble excuse. ______34. Bring your new album with you tonight. ______35. Did you see that dog sit up and beg for food? ______36. Being cheerful is not easy under these circumstances. ______37. No one thought that’s he was telling the truth. ______38. He gave a letter to be opened after his departure. ______39. Before leaving the room, please sign the guest book. ______40. I hope that next summer I shall do nothing but play off.
F. Directions: Identify the figure of speech expressed in each sentence. Write the letter on the blank. ______41. The boss barked out his orders. a. Personification
c. Synecdoche
b. Metonymy
d. Metaphor
_____42. Allan is as sturdy as a tree. a. Hyperbole
c. Metaphor
b. Simile
d. Personification
_____43. I must congratulate tour being too rude in front of my visitors. a. Irony
c. Metaphor
b. Hyperbole
d. Simile
_____44.” Mother nature fulfills her duty more faithfully that man does his own.” a. Hyperbole
c. Personification
b. Metaphor
c. Onomatopoeia
______45. He was tall and exceedingly tall, with narrow shoulders and hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves. a. Apostrophe
c. Hyperbole
b. Assonance
d. Alliteration
G. Directions: decide which of the verbs within the parenthesis the correct one is. Write on the blank. ______46. Either of these two items (is, are) a good bargain. ______47. Only one of my close friends (dance, dances) well. ______48. Be sure that there are (is, are) no erasures on the paper. ______49. The suggestions you gave in your research work ( is, are ) frightening. ______50. Neither of the answers (is, are) correct. ______51. Neither my brother nor I (has, have) traveled very much. ______52. There (is, are) no likelihood of any further delays. ______53. One of the most interesting parts of my hometown (is, are) the recent housing developments on the outskirts of the city. ______54. The end of my miseries and misfortunes (is, are) in sight. ______55. The professor is one of those people who (do, does) not believe in the use of loud speakers. ______56. My brother’s suggestions on how to take notes in my sociology class (has, have) helped tremendously. ______57. The recreational facilities of my hometown (is, are) is one of its outstanding features. ______58. To our surprise, there (was, were) a carload of classmates waiting for us. ______59. The fact that you did not write down the assignments (don’t, doesn’t) mean that you will be excused from the test. ______60. From these stocks and bonds and annual income of nearly four thousand pesos (is, are) obtained. H. Directions: In the space at the left write the co rrect form within the parenthesis.
__________61. It was not ( they, them) who objected to the proposal. __________62. I wonder (who, whom) she was sending it to. __________63. Who deserves the honor more than (her, she)?
_________64. Some friends of (hers, her’s) took her to New York. _________ 65. (Whom, Who) do you suppose will take Andy’s place? _________66. (Whom, Who) do you suppose he was referring to? _________67. Father brought Pedro and (me, I) to the game. _________68. Give the tickets (whoever, whomever) calls for them. _________69. Just between you and I (I, me) it sounds terrible. _________70. I am pretty sure that the winner will be (she, her).
I. Directions: Underline every poorly used word or wrong and write its correct equivalent in the space at the left of the space.
______________71. Do you really enjoy reading these kind of books? ______________72. He must have suspicioned that we had not read the lesson. ______________73. They proceeded irregardless of the obvious danger. ______________74. Shall we invite the gent to our party? ______________75. No, Marie, we have already sent him an invite. ______________76. Don’t he know that there are other ways to travel? ______________77. He is so small that he can’t hardly walk. ______________78. My new professor talks awful fast when he lectures. ______________79. Is you answer different than mine? ______________80. Miss Reyes, can I borrow your textbook? ______________81. Who’s advice are you willing to accept? ______________82. Pay her complements after you have led he r to the altar. ______________83. The plane flew over the dessert and landed in Las Vegas. ______________84. Piece was declared after for hours. ______________85. We were eating desert in the dining room when he called. ______________86. I wonder whose advise she is planning to take. ______________87. The chapel was quiet as the two met at the alter. ______________88. There is a gold statute of a pioneer on top of the dome. ______________89. Everybody must remain quite in his presents. ______________90. W have won the war, but we ma y loose the peace.
J. Directions: Underline the misspelled word and write it correctly in the paper space at the left.
_______________91. The mischievous young women satisfied their curiosity by exploring the dilapidated old house near the cemetary. _______________92. I do not appreciate the amature’s attemps to analyze me psychologically. _______________93. The representative from our district distributed a really outrageos quantity of tree seeds this year. _______________94. The environment in the new dormitory is very desirable; the benifits of living there should be apparent. _______________95. Because the preceeding speech h ad been incredibly long and dull, I limited my remarks to ninety minutes. ______________96. Incidentally, you embarrassed me and made me feel rediculous when you criticized the service in the restaurant. ______________97. Accompaning the calendar was pamphlet which contained a description of several cathedrals in Great Britain. ______________99. Reference to the dictionary showed me that my pronounciation of certain familiar words had been faulty. ______________100. The superentendent told us that the voting for secretary and for sergeantat-arms had been practically unanimous.
