SAN PEDRO TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Crismor Ave., Elvinda Village, San Pedro, Laguna

Preliminary Exam
BUSINESS ENGLISH

Name : ___________________________
Course/Session: ____________________

Date: _________________________
Trainer: Ms. Joy Celestial

I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If

false, change the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. If the
statement is true, write the word TRUE.
___________ 1. In the S-V Agreement rule, if the word pair is present for nouns that
come in pairs, it requires a plural verb.
___________ 2. Amounts and measurements always take a singular verb.
___________ 3. Definite numbers above ten should be in figures.
___________ 4. Hyphenate all written-out fractions.
___________ 5. Mixed fractions are often expressed in figures.
___________ 6. Number suffixes such as th, -nd, -rd and st should not be used
when writing dates if the day comes after the month.
___________ 7. The pronoun you should always be capitalized.
___________ 8. All titles and abbreviations preceding proper nouns should be
capitalized.
___________ 9. When a clause functions a subject, it always requires plural verb.
___________ 10. Dont divide words of only five letters or less.
II. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
21. The comma is used as a _________________ in general.
a. indicator
b. separator
c. stop
d. inquisitor
22. The question mark was called as ______________.
a. interrogation mark
b. question point
c. interrogation point
23. A __________ is composed of a period and a comma.
a. colon
b. semi-colon
c. exclamation point
d. quotation marks
24. _____________ are used to enclose words that are not part of the sentence but are
essential to the reader.
a. parentheses
b. quotation marks
c. period
d. exclamation mark
25. Capitalize all proper nouns and their _______________.
a. counterpart
b. derivatives
c. common nouns d. abbreviation
26. A number is always spelled out if used at the ___________ of the sentence.
a. ending
b. beginning
c. middle
27. A ______________ is used in lieu of a comma.
a. dash
b. hyphen
c. ellipsis
c. apostrophe
28. The en dash is also known as the ______________.
a. hyphen
b. bar
c. period
d. apostrophe
29. The em dash is also known as the _____________.
a. hyphen
b. dash
c. comma
d. apostrophe
30. A ___________ may be used in a sentence in place of coordinating conjunctions.
a. colon
b. semi-colon
c. comma
d. dash
III. MATCHING TYPE. Match the corresponding words in Column A to the symbols in Column B by
writing the correct letter on the space provided.
_____ 31. Ampersand
_____ 32. Asterisk
_____ 33. Caret
_____ 34. Pound Sign
_____35. Section Sign
_____ 36. Pilcrow
_____ 37. Interpunct

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

[]
[&]
[*]
[^]
[~]
[#]
[-]

_____ 38. Tilde

____ 39. Dash
_____40. Hyphen

h.
i.
j.

[]
[]
[]

IV. Capitalization. Underline which words should be capitalized and fill the blanks with the correct
punctuation marks.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

i visited mr. smith the chairman of the board on september 10

president smith gave a speech in which he said resigning is not an option.
may i visit the oval office, president
he loved the book which was called a day in france
the federal bureau of investigations f.b.i. looks into crimes, and the bureau also
protects america.
46.
i am originally from the south but now i live in the north.
47.
my courses this semester include english science and math 100.
48.
the state board collects state and federal taxes
49.
september and october are the prettiest months of autumn
50.
the book, the big red dog is a hit among children they enjoy reading about the dogs
adventures
V. Directions: Check if each sentence follows the S-V Agreement Rule; Put a C if the sentence is
correct, an X if it is not correct.
51.

___ They have been waiting a long time.

52.

___ The pen or the pencil are lost.

53.

___ Someone dont understand.

54.

___ Those has been cheaper in the past.

55.

___ Randy and Juan like sports.

56.

___ These are really special.

57.

___ You rides with me.

58.

___ All of them goes to school.

59.

___ Tony likes Mary.

60.

___ That movie was awesome.

VI. ESSAY
61-65. People have different ways of escaping the stress of modern life. Some read, some
exercise, others work in their gardens. What do you think are the best ways of reducing stress?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.