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WMSUCET Practice Test Booklet Booklet PREPARED BY: G.i.f WMSUCET Practice Test 1 Section 1 Language Proficiency 1-70 I. Error Id Identif entificati ication: on: Select th thee letter of th thee portio portion n of the sent sentence ence tha thatt contai contains ns an error. If tthere here is no er error, ror, sel select ect D to indicate that the sentence contains no error. Each item may only have up to one error underlined. 1. In the 1990’s, the People’s Republic of China grew economically, territorially, and culturally. No Error. A B C D 2. Latin is practically a dead language, spoken only by students, academics, and the Catholic clergy. No Error. A B C D 3. In November 29, 1890, the Imperial Japanese Diet convened for the first time. No Error A B C D 4. The fina financia nciall expert which which flew in to advic advicee the president president,, came from London. London. No No Error. A B C D 5. In 2010, Harvard University had an acceptance acceptance rate of of 6.9%, and and will have rejected studen students ts with perfec perfectt SAT scores. A B C No Error. D 6. Akih Akihiro iro trie tried d to acquire as many of the va valuable luable and groundbr groundbreakin eaking g knowledg knowledgee as he can from the lecture. lecture. No Error. A B C D 7. Aten Ateneo’s eo’s ran rank k of 307 in the the 2010 QS Universi University ty rankings rankings is far ahead ahead of La Salle, Salle, ranked ranked 451. No Error. Error. A B C D 8. The Cont Continen inental tal Congre Congress ss is drafting drafting a constitutio constitution n for the delegates delegates they they will address in June. June. No Error. A B C D 9. Xabi Alonso’s Alonso’s shot shot was wide off the mark mark and the goalkeepe goalkeeperr Casillias Casillias did not have to make a save. save. No Error. A B C D 10. The proposal made by the British Labour Party was in opposition of privatization of of state holdings. holdings. No Error. A B C D WMSUCET Practice Test 1 II. Sentence Completion: Select the word/words that best completes/ the sentence. 11. 11. Ju Jusst lliike Nati Natio onal nal B Boo ooks ksto tore re,, B Bar arn nes & Nob Noble le sell sellss 12. 12. The Royal oyal Albe lbert Hall Hall _ __ ___ Sou Soutth K Ken ensi sing ngto ton n, _____ and writing tools.tools. London, was opened by Queen Victoria Victoria in 1871. a. Stationary a. On b. c. Stationery Stationarry b. c. In Over d. Stationairy d. Along 13 13.. Al Alex exei ei ha had d ___ _____ ___ _ ove overr tthe he va vast st Si Sibe beri rian an expa expans nsee 14 14.. As one one con conti tinu nues es to pl play ay bask basket etba ball ll,, _ ___ ___ _ wi will re real aliz izee more than once. that handling the ball becomes second nature. a. Drove a. He b. Drived b. They c. Driven c. I d. Been Driving d. One 15. 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Ne Neit ithe herr M Mik ikha hail il Go Gorb rbac ache hevv ___ ____ _ Bor Boris is Ye Yelt ltsi sin n country __ _____ ggiiven workers mo more leverage. emerged fr from the collapse of of tth he S So oviet U Un nion wiwith his reputation intact. a. Has b. Have a. Or c. Had b. N or d. Will have c. And d. But WMSUCET Practice Test 1 III. III. Vo Voca cabu bula lary ry A. Synonyms: Select the word/s that best capt capture ure the meaning of the italicized italicized word. 21. As a result of inbreeding, some members of the 22. The rapid staccato of raindrops on the roof kept Russian Imperial household suffered from everyone from sleeping early. hemophilia.. hemophilia a. Shar Sharp, p, ra rapi pid d ssou ound ndss a. Bloodthirstiness b. Heavy banging b. Infertility c. Incessant tapping c. Uncontrollable Bleeding d. Flowing d. Me Ment ntal al Diso Disord rder erss 23. The candidate candidate committed committed a serious faux pas wh wheen he he 24. 24. Georg eorgee O Orw rwel elll b bri rill llia ian ntl tly y por portr tray ayeed a so soci cial aliist described the laborers as “ignorant.” dystopia in his book 1984. a. Sin a. Fable b. Misstep b. Anti-utopia cd.. IOnfsfeunltse c.. U d Mtyotphia 25. Fabio never never liked the the ancient ancient necropolis a att the 26. The Pope appointed a new apostolic nuncio to outskirts of town. France. a. A large and old cemetery a. Bishop b. A city on a hill b. Cardinal c. An elevated villa c. Envoy d. A dark city d. Prelate 27 27.. In medi mediev eval al Engl Englan and, d, papi papist sts, s, or Ca Cath thol olic ics, s, could could be 28 28.. In th thee U U.K.K.. tthe he na name me of th thee S Sco cott ttis ish h cit city y Edi Edinb nbur urgh gh,, obtruncated if caught. in the vernacular vernacular,, is actually pronounced “E-din- burrah.” a. Deported b. Beheaded a. Native Language or Dialect Dialect c. Tortured b. Local Slang d. Im Imprisoned c. Peculiar manner d. Surr Surrou ound ndin ingg ar area ea 29. The nomadic nomadic Mongols Mongols lived lived in yurts si since the days of 30. The Apotheosis of Washington is a unique work of Genghis Khan. art that can be found in the U.S. Capitol. a. Tents a. Glorification b. Houses b. Deification c. Caravans c. In Inauguration d. Wagons d. Archetype WMSUCET Practice Test 1 B. Antonyms: Select the word tha thatt is th thee opposite o off the m meaning eaning of the the highlig highlighted hted word. Choos Choosee the best answer avai available. lable. 31. The defen defendan dantt was acquitted b by y the court in 32. Van Gogh certainly wasn’t a proponent of yesterday’s yesterday’s hearing. hearing. achromatic painting. a. Arrested a. Colorful b. Absolved b. Abstract c. Convicted c. Matte d. Released d. Multifaceted 33. After After hi hiss coronation coronation,, Louis XIV was warmly 34. Coach Mike, ever the optimist, went into the game applauded by the Parisians on the streets. with such confidence. a. Acidulation a. Un Underdog b. Decimation b. Pessimist c. Ab Abdication c. An A ntagonist d. Denunciation d. N Naaysayer 35. It was thought as late as the the 1960’s that a proletarian 36. The sha shaft ft that kept kept the roof roof up stayed rigid, even as takeover was inevitable. the wind and rain gained strength. a. Bourgeoisie a. Fl Flaccid b. Anarchist b. Pliable c. Elitist c. Broken d. Government d. Bent 37. Back in her time, time, Margaret Margaret Thatcher Thatcher was an eminent 38. 38. The redoubtable Netherlands football squad, stacked world leader, leader, althoug althoughh she was vvery ery un unpopula popularr with with world-class players, was humbled in the recent the U.K.’s leftist north. European Championships. a. Infamous a. Feeble b. Obscure b. Doubtable c. Un Unimportant c. Formidable d. Articulate d. Perturbing 39. The governmen governmentt proved to be profligate iin n its 40. Germany abrogated its agreements with the Allied spending, cco onstruct ucting u un nnecessary theatres and powe werrs, cco ontinuin uing with the An Anschluß and tth he convention centers. annexation of Czechoslovakia. a. Wise a. Ratified b. Careful b. Liquidated c. Frugal c. Permitted d. Creative d. C Co ountermanded WMSUCET Practice Test 1 IV. Imp Improv roving ing ssent entence ences: s: Sel Select ect th thee item item tha thatt will will cha change nge the the underli underlined ned po porti rtion on and m make ake tthe he se senten ntence ce gra gramm mmati atical cally ly correct and more effective. Select choice A if no improvement is necessary. Choose the best answer. 41 41.. Havi Having ng mo mode dera rate ted d inf infla lati tion on,, eco econo nomi micc g gro rowt wthh and and th thee 42 42.. Righ Rightt of of th thee b bat at,, tthe he cr crit itic icss tol told d the the pain painte terr tha thatt h his is work work rapid creation of jobs is the objective of the incoming was horrendous. administration. a. Righ Rightt o off the the ba bat, t, the the cri criti tics cs a. Having moderated in inflation, economic growth and th the b. Right off the bat, the ccrritics rapid creation of jobs is c. Right with the bat, the critics had b. Having moderated inflati inflation, on, economic growth and jobs d. Right on the bat, critics have have created is already c. Havi Having ng modera moderated ted iinfla nflation, tion, economic economic growt growth haand nd ra rapid pid creation of jobs are d. Having Having moderate moderated d inf inflati lation, on, economi economicc growth growth a and nd rap rapid id job creation is 43. Dan Brown is the author which had been the major cause 44. Erick was was made to choos choosee between sta staying ying at hom homee for the of numerous conspiracy theories regarding the Church, the game or his girlfriend’s debut in the theatre. Masons and the Illuminati. a. Stayin Staying g at hom homee for th thee gam gamee or his g girl irlfri friend’ end’ss deb debut ut a. Da Dan n Bro Brown wn is th thee aut autho horr whi which ch had had b bee een n tthe he ma majo jorr cau cause se b. Stay Stayin ing g at at h hom omee for for th thee gam gamee and and atte attend ndin ingg his his girl girlfr frie iend nd’s ’s b. Dan Brown has been causing debut c. Dan Brown is the author who caused c. Staying at home for the game or attending his girlfriend’s d. Dan Brown has been the author who had caused debut d. Stayi Staying ng ffor or th thee game game aand nd at attendin tendingg to his girlf girlfriend riend 45. 45. Fred Frederi erick ck tthe he Grea Greatt of Pr Prus ussi sia a ex exhi hibi bite ted d wi wisd sdom om a and nd b bei eing ng 46. 46. Th Thee un unif ific icat atio ion n of tthe he E Eng ngli lish sh a and nd S Sco cott ttis ish h mo mona narch rchie iess wa wass idealistic, traits appropriate for the ideal monarch that the the cause of much friction in the new British state. Enlightenment thinkers portrayed him as. a. Mo Mona narc rchi hies es w was as tthe he ccau ause se a. Exhibit bited w wiisdom a an nd b bei ein ng iid dea eallistic, ttra raiits a ap ppropriate b. Monarchi chies we were th the ca cause b. Exhibited wisdom and iidealism dealism c. Monarchies caused c. Exh Exhibi bite ted d wisdom sdom and ideal dealiist stic ic tra raiits th thaat ar aree espec speciially lly d. Mona onarc rch hy we were re a divi divisi siv ve ca caus usee proper d. Exhibited Exhibited wisd wisdom om a and nd iideali dealism, sm, trait traitss ap appropri propriateate 47. 47. Th Thee ttens ensio ions ns bet betwe ween en Ja Japa pan naand nd Chin China aw were ere so high high as to 48 48.. By the the a age ge of 21, 21, mos mostt chi child ldren ren in the the w wor orld ld of toda today ywwou ould ld both countries have prepared their militaries militaries for a have gone on to live by themselves. potential attack. a. Mo Most st cchi hildr ldren en iin n th thee wo worl rld d of ttod oday ay a. China were so high as to both countries b. Most children in the modern world b. China was so high tthat hat both countries c. Most children now c. China were so high that both countries d. Most children, as of the present, d. China China were so so high that bboth, oth, be beginni ginning ng toda today y wit with h missile missile barriers 49 49.. The The P Phi hili lipp ppin inee eeco cono nomy my gr grew ew by 7.8% 7.8%,, w whi hich ch is high higher er 50 50.. The The Ate Atene neo o is is one one of the the o old ldes estt ins insti titu tuti tion onss in in A Asi sia, a, dati dating ng than China, which grew by 7.5%. back to the 1800’s, when thethe Jesuits returned from its exile. a. Which Which is h high igher er th than an Ch China ina,, which which drew drew by 7.5% 7.5% b. Which is higher thathan n 7.5%. a. To the 1800’s, when the Jesuits Jesuits returned from its exile. c. Which is higher than China’s growth of 7.5%. b. In the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned it from exile. d. Which iiss h hiigher th than th the Ch Chinese ra rate of of growth. c. In th the 18 1800’s, wh when th the J Jeesuits ha have rereturned fr from th their extensive exile. d. To th thee 180 1800’s, 0’s, w when hen th thee Jesu Jesuits its rreturned eturned from their exile exile.. WMSUCET Practice Test 1 V. Improving Paragraphs: Paragraphs: Read the given paragraph a and nd answer the questions that follow follow.. Choose the most effective and grammatically correct answer. This is the first draft of an essay written by a journalist. It has multiple errors in usage and grammar. 1 The Japanese have built a reputation for the most eccentric things. 2 Its difficult to find find a place to begin with, with, as this eccen eccentricity tricity is present in most most facets of Japanese life. 3 For example, to show h how ow this eccentricity eccentricity affects everything, we we can start with the humble toilet. 4 Japanese Japanese toil toilets ets are naturally naturally weird. weird. 5 First off, is the famous Was Washlet, hlet, which is one one of the most advanced advanced toilets in the world. 6 These toilets have heated seats, warm water water massages, warm air dryers, automatic deodorizers and a digital thermostat. 7 Also, one more Japanese Japanese oddity in the toilet toilet world is the Otohime Otohime or “Sound Princ Princess.” ess.” 8 These devices are available in women’s cubicles, cubicles, mainly because Japanese women feel ashamed when other other people hear the sounds they make when they are in the toilet. 9 The Otohime, when activated, creates the sound of flushing water, therefore drowning out the sounds the users make. 51. How can the first sentence be improved? 52. Which part of sentence 2 is erroneous? a. It cannot be improved a. No part is erroneous b. Replace the word “eccentric” with the word “weird” b. “Its” c. Insert the word “creating” after “for” c. “a place to begin with” d. Replace tth he p ph hrase ““T The Ja Japanese” wwiith tth he ph phrase ““T The d. “this ec eccentricity iiss pr present” Japanese people” 53. 53. Af Afte terr w whi hich ch se sent nten ence ce is it most most ap appr prop opri riat atee tto o beg begin in a n new ew 54 54.. Wh Whic ich h sen sente tenc ncee ssho houl uld d be be rrem emov oved ed?? paragraph? a. 2 a. 1 b. 4 b. 6 c. 9 c. 9 d. 6 d. 2 55. How can sentence 7 be improved? 56. What is wrong with sentence 9? a. It cannot be improved a. It refers to the gadget as “Otohime.” b. Replace the phrase “Also, one more” more” with “Another” b. The use of the verb “drowning’ is inappropriate. inappropriate. c. Remove the word “Otohime” c. The word “creates” does not follow Subject-Verb d. Attach sentence 8 to sentence 7. Agreement rules. d. Ther Theree is is no no err error or.. WMSUCET Practice Test 1 VI. Paragraph Arrangement: Arrange Arrange the sentence sentencess in a coherent and logical logical manner, in the form of a paragraph. Select the best answer from among the choices. a. Before h him, im, people people thought thought of themsel themselves ves as bei beings ngs that that were special special,, set apart from from all creation creation.. b. quite With this a stirisback mind, in the his notion day. of being no no different from the heathen heathen chimpanzees in tthe he rainforests of Africa Africa caused c. In time, time, Darwin has proved proved that he was correct, correct, and and his theory is now genera generally lly accepted accepted stude students, nts, te teache achers rs and academics everywhere. d. Charle Charless Darwin Darwin was the the man who formulate formulatedd the theory theory of evolutio evolution. n. 57. What should be the first sentence? 58. What should be the last sentence? a. (a) a. (a) b. (b) b. (b) c. (c) c. (c) d. (d) d. (d) 59. What should be the third sentence? 60. What could be the title of this short essay? a. (a) a. The Life and Works of Charles Darwin b. (b) b. Survival of the Fittes Fittestt c. (c) c. Evolution’s Eventual Acceptance d. (d) d. The Socio-Political Ramifications of Darwinism STOP! -END OF SECTION- --Do not turn to any other section-- WMSUCET Practice Test 1 Section 2 General Information 61-85 25 items; 10 minutes 61 61.. The The firs firstt n nat atio ion n tto o llau aunc nch h a sa sate tell llit itee and and a man man to spac spacee 62. 62. Ta Taiw iwan an’s ’s offi offici cial al name name is ____ ______ __.. was ______. a. Repub epubli licc of of C Chi hina na a. The United States of America b. Chinese Taipei b. The United Kingdom c. Republic of Taiwan c. Japan d. Kuomintang d. The Union Union of of Soviet Soviet Social Socialist ist Repu Republi blics cs 63. Who was the author of Catcher in the Rye? 64. What was the most downloaded song on iTunes in the year 2012? a. Henry Th Thoreau b. Matthew Emerson a. “Starships” – Nicky Minaj c. J.D. Salinger b. “Call me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen d. William Faulkner c. “Payphone” – Maroon 5 d. “What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction 65 65.. Sena Senato torr Mir Miria iam m De Defe fens nsor or-S -San anti tiag ago onnar arro rowl wly y llos ostt a 66 66.. Who Who was was the the J Jap apan anes esee emp emper eror or that that pr pres esid ided ed over over presidential election against which candidate? Japan’s transition towards modernization? a. Jo Joseph Estrada a. Hirohito b. Gloria Arroyo b. Mutsuhito c. Co Corazon Aquino c. Ji J immu d. Fidel Ramos d. A Am materasu 67. When was the Ateneo founded? 68. When a human is infected with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), _____ may occur. a. 1901 b. 1764 a. HIV/AIDS c. 1829 b. Sore Eyes d. 1859 c. Warts d. Smallpox 69. Which celebrity is the father father of Kim Kardashian’s 70. The South and North Korea are separated separated at which child? parallel? a. Jay-Z a. 39th parallel b. Kanye West b. 43rd parallel c. Kris Humphries c. 38th parallel d. Kris Jenner d. 29th parallel WMSUCET Practice Test 1 71. Which Which writer writer wrot wrotee Historie de ma vie an and dbbeecame 72. The O Otttoman Em Empire ha had it its be beginnings w wh here? famous in history for his womanizing? a. Anatolia a. Henry XIII b. Syria b. Giacomo Casanova c. Persia c. Maximilien de Robespierre d. Constantinople d. Amer Amerig igo o Vesp Vespuc ucci ci 73. Which Which is the the 12th llo ongest river in the world? 74. During the Seven Years’ War, which country occupied Manila and most of Luzon? a. Yangtze b. Amazon a. The Netherlands c. Mississippi b. Spain d. Mekong c. France d. Gre