PLM Language Proficiency PDF

# LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ## For Items 1-10: Directions: Select the letter of the portion of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, select D to indicate that the sentence contains no error. Each item may only have up to one error underlined. 1. While Anna was baking cookies, Art...

# LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ## For Items 1-10: Directions: Select the letter of the portion of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, select D to indicate that the sentence contains no error. Each item may only have up to one error underlined. 1. While Anna was baking cookies, Arthur **maked** some refreshments. No Error - C 2. Between the three of us, I think I am the fastest learner. No Error. - A 3. In **November 29, 1890**, the Imperial Japanese Diet convened for the first time. No Error. - A 4. The financial expert **which** flew in to advise the president, came from London. No Error. - B 5. In 2010, Harvard University had an acceptance rate of 6.9%, and **will have rejected** students with perfect SAT scores. No Error. - C 6. Akihiro tried to acquire as many of the valuable and groundbreaking knowledge as he **can** from the lecture. No Error. - C 7. These days, kids under 12 years of age prefer cellular phones **more than** toys. No Error. - C 8. The Continental Congress is drafting a constitution for the delegates **they** will address in June. No Error. - C 9. Xabi Alonso's shot was wide off the mark and the goalkeeper **Casi** did not have to make a save. No Error - B 10. No Error - D ## For Items 11-15: Directions: Read the sentence/question/passage first before selecting the letter that corresponds to your answer. 11. _A thousand pesos _**are**_ not enough compensation and you _**know**_ it_. - D 12. _Lolita is going to Switzerland _**at**_ eight o'clock a.m. _**on**_ May next year. Particularly, she would be leaving _**at**_ New Year's Day. - D 13. The student badly needs her teacher's _**advise**_. - A 14. _Neither-nor_ are you deserting me _**_you are also taking our supplies.** - A 15. _Amicable_ means the same as _**friendly**_. - A ## For Items 16-20: Directions: Choose the correct sequence of sentences that will make the paragraph more organized and logical. 16. (1) Most of this material which we call ash, stays behind after the fire burns out. (2) When we burn fuel such as wood, oil or coal, the fuel combines with oxygen in the air to form gases that escape into the atmosphere. (3) Some of it, however, is carried aloft by the hot gases from the fire and adds to the volume of smoke produced. (4) In addition, most of the fuels contain a small amount of various substances that do not burn. (5) But most of the burning we do is far from perfect, so tiny particles of unburned fuel escape up the chimney in the form of smoke. - D (2-5-4-1-3) 17. (1) This mere mechanism of reading becomes altogether automatic at an early period of life. (2) You will often find yourself reading words or characters automatically, while your mind is concerned with a totally different subject. (3) This can be performed irrespective of attention. (4) In as much, neither can I call it reading when it is just to extract the narrative portion of a text from the rest simply for one's personal amusement. (5) To read the characters or the letters of the text does not mean reading in the true sense of the word. - A (5-2-1-3-4) 18. (1) For sure, a better future lies ahead. (2) The economy has been growing fast, and jobs are widely available. (3) People here and abroad are upbeat about the Philippines. (4) Additionally, the government is building a lot of new and useful infrastructure. - A (2-4-3-1) 19. (1) Ang basketball ang pinakasikat na laro sa Pilipinas. (2) Sikat din ang mga paligsahan sa laro na ito, tulad ng PBA at UAAP, na pinapalabas sa telebisyon. (3) Subalit, dahil hindi gaanong matangkad ang mga Pilipino, nahihirapan ang Pilipinas sa pandaigdigang mga kompetisyon. (4) Nilalaro ito ng halos lahat ng mga bata at matanda, mahirap man o mayaman. - D (1-4-2-3) 20. (1) Ipinakikita ng panitikang eksistensyal ang kamulatan sa kamalian at kahangalan ng uniberso. (2) Madalas na paksa nito ang mga bagay at galaw na etikal na titiyak sa kahulugan ng buong buhay ng isang indibidwal. (3) Ang eksistensyalismo ay naniniwalang ang tao mismo ang gumagawa at humuhubog ng kanyang kapalaran. (4) Di nito tinatanggap na ang herediti at kapaligiran ang tumitiyak sa motibasyon at ang pag-uugali ng tao. (5) Ang kanyang kahihinatnan ay ayon sa kanyang pagpili ng aksyon o ng pamamaraan ng pamumuhay. -A (3-1-2-5-4) ## For Items 21-25: Directions:. Select the word or pair of words that appropriately completes the following relationship. 21. _ode_ : poetry; _**fable**_ : prose - C 22. _each_ : somebody ;_**which**_ : whom - D 23. _peel_ : peel ; _**fair**_ : fare - B 24. _protein_ : meat ; _**starch**_ : potatoes - D 25. _rabies_ : dogs ; _**malaria**_ : mosquitoes - A ## For Items 26-30: Directions:. You will be given incomplete sentences with missing words. Select the word/s that most appropriately completes the sentence and shade the corresponding circle. 26. Despite his flu, Leo is feeling ____ today. - B (best) 27. Between you and ____, Ivan has really started to become annoying to converse with - A (me) 28. Vincent van Gogh was known not just for his works of art, ____ his famous ear. - D (but also for) 29. ____ siya sa kanto gabi-gabi. - C (Naninigarilyo) 30. Sa Laguna ____ naman pala siya pupunta bukas. - A (rin) ## For Items 31-40: Directions: Choose the word closest to the meaning to the underlined word in the sentence. 31. The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his __ignominious__ act of accepting bribes. - B (disrespectable) 32. The plane __overshot__ the runway and landed on a ditch. - C (went beyond) 33. Harry placed his hand __gingerly__ on the fragile sphere. - A (Carefully) 34. Communism is considered as the __antithesis__ of capitalism. - B (Opposite) 35. The __hallowed__ church has seen a decrease in visitors this year. - D (Holy) 36. After his __coronation__, Louis XIV was warmly applauded by the Parisians on the streets. - D (Denunciation) 37.Back in her time, Margaret Thatcher was an __eminent__ world leader, although she was very unpopular with the U.K.'s leftist north. - A (Infamous) 38. The defendant was __acquitted__ by the court in yesterday's hearing. - C (Convicted) 39. The shaft that kept the roof up stayed __rigid__, even as the wind and rain gained strength. - A (Flaccid) 40. The __redoubtable__ Netherlands football squad, stacked with world-class players, was humbled in the recent European Championships. - C (Formidable) ## For Items 41-45: Directions: Choose the best answer for the following sentences 41. Napukaw ang kanilang atensyon ng magandang tanawin. - A (Nakuha) 42. Magiging maaliwalas ang panahon bukas. - C (Maganda) 43. Matapos ang ilang oras na pagtayo, naghahanap na sila ngayon ng salumpuwit. - D (Upuan) 44. Hirap na hirap si Lisa sa kanyang asignaturang Sipnayan. - C (Mathematics) 45. Nasaksihan lamang niya ang krimen ngunit siya ang itinuturing na berdugo. - B (Mamatay-tao) ## Answer Key | Item Number | Answer | |---|---| | 1 | C | | 2 | A | | 3 | A | | 4 | B | | 5 | B | | 6 | A | | 7 | C | | 8 | C | | 9 | A | | 10 | D | | 11 | D | | 12 | D | | 13 | A | | 14 | A | | 15 | A | | 16 | D | | 17 | A | | 18 | A | | 19 | D | | 20 | A | | 21 | C | | 22 | D | | 23 | B | | 24 | D | | 25 | A | | 26 | B | | 27 | A | | 28 | D | | 29 | C | | 30 | A | | 31 | B | | 32 | C | | 33 | A | | 34 | B | | 35 | D | | 36 | D | | 37 | A | | 38 | C | | 39 | A | | 40 | C | | 41 | A | | 42 | C | | 43 | D | | 44 | C | | 45 | B |