[DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION REVIEW] October 20, 2012

Department of Science and Technology CALABARZON

In Collaboration with the
UPLB Department of Science and Technology Scholars’ Society
University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031
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LINGUISTIC ABILITY
Direction: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the best answer on the answer sheet provided. DO NOT WRITE
ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
9. An unctuous attitude is ______________________.
Grammar a. insincere
1. Shhhhhh! Be quiet, Nora (sleep) _____________. b. rebellious
a. sleeps c. straightforward
b. is sleeping 10. A repast in a(n) __________________________.
c. have slept a. instant replay
2. I am sorry I can’t hear what you (say) b. meal
__________________ because everybody (talk) c. close relationship
____________ so loudly. 11. A pedagogue has _________________________.
a. said, talked a. patients
b. have said, talked b. enemies
c. are saying, is talking c. students
3. Every Tuesday, Martha (bake) ____________ her favorite 12. To incarcerate someone is to
pastry inside their kitchen. _________________________.
a. bakes a. imprison them
b. is baking b. convict them
c. will bake c. accuse them
4. The delicious chocolate (be) ___________ made by a 13. To forgo something is to _________________________.
famous chocolatier from France. a. do it too much
a. is b. become bored with it
b. are c. do without it
c. will be 14. A languid movement is ______________________.
5. Usually, I (work) ___________ as a nutritionist dietitian at a. slow-moving
ALB Hospital, but this summer I (study) _____________ b. speedy
Chinese at a language school in China. That is why I am in c. awkward
China.
a. am working, am studying 15. After many vicissitudes of fortune, he at last sunk into
b. work, am studying abject poverty and hopeless misery.
c. am working, study a. hardships
Synonyms b. fluctuations
6. To be choleric is to be _________________. c. trials
a. overweight Identifying Errors
b. pleasant 16. Why are you walking so slow? Are you tired? No Error
c. bad-tempered A B C D
17. The students prepared for their exams at home, they
7. To have aplomb is to have _____________________. A B
a. excessive pride spent extra hours with their tutors, they did the necessary
b. insecurity research in the library, and asked questions in their
c. confidence classrooms. No Error
C D
8. A fecund tree is ___________________. 18. The police caught the thief at the corner of Cascade and
a. bearing lots of fruits A B C
b. bending in the wind Plum Street. No Error
c. changing colors for fall D
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19. She was not in the back yard, because was she upstairs.
A B C 30. Which is the appropriate response to this sentence: “I was
No Error really blown away by that film. Were you?”
D a. Yes, I hated it.
20. I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I knew, I b. Yes, I loved it.
A B c. No, I thought it was great.
would have made you a cake. No Error d. Yes, I thought you were great.
C D
21. If you walk to the end of the block, you will find a small Direction: Choose the part of speech of the highlighted word in the
A B following sentences.
store in the corner. No Error 31. The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat
C D on her face.
22. The storm rose so quickly that the road crews could not do a. Verb c. Pronoun
A B b. Noun d. Adjective
nothing about clearing the roads. No Error 32. Ann’s shabby diary tumbled out her bag when the bus
C D suddenly stopped.
23. My office is on the second floor. It’s at the left as you a. Verb c. Adjective
A B b. Pronoun d. Preposition
come out of the elevator. No Error 33. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local
C D gang had started on his porch.
24. The explorers discovered that the place did not have none a. Adverb c. Noun
A B C b. Verb d. Preposition
of the minerals they wanted. No Error
D 34. Although she gave hundreds of spaghetti away, the
25. Most of the committee is not coming. No Error enormous mound left over did not fit in their refrigerator.
A B C D a. Pronoun c. Conjunction
b. Preposition d. Interjection
26. Which is the appropriate response to this sentence: “I
can’t come to work. I have a terrible cold.” 35. Yikes! I’m late for class.
a. I’m happy to hear that. a. Adverb c. Conjunction
b. I’m sorry you’re feeling bad. b. Noun d. Interjection
c. When are you coming to work? 36. This elevator will hold up to 20 people.
d. Did you drink your medicine? a. often holds
b. can hold
27. Which is the appropriate response to this sentence: c. is willing to hold
“Thank you very much for all your help.” 37. Bill loves to read when he has time. He’ll sit for hours
a. No problem. without looking up.
b. What a shame. a. He can sit
c. Your welcome. b. He often sits
d. Thank me next time. c. He’s willing to sit
38. We would spend summers in the country when I was
28. Which is the appropriate response to this sentence: “My young.
husband left me for another woman.” a. We used to
a. I’m sorry to hear that. b. We could
b. Congratulations. c. We were willing to
c. It’s for the best. 39. I have never seen your husband. What’s he
d. It’s his loss. __________________?
a. in c. along
29. Which is the appropriate response to this sentence: “Could b. like d. into
you possibly do me a favor?” 40. My mother is abroad, so my dad is taking care
a. Sure. What is it? ___________ us at the moment.
b. I don’t have a favorite. a. to c. of
c. It’s not possibly. b. as d. along
d. Just make sure it’s not that hard.