ENGLISH TEST Day 2
ENGLISH TEST Day 2
ENGLISH TEST Day 2
MSU - District
14th INSAN SASE SERVICE REVIEW CLASS
MSU Main Campus, Marawi City, Philippines
DECEMBER 20, 2020
ENGLISH DAY 2
I. IDENTIYING ERRORS: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are
NOT acceptable in formal written English. Choose e if there is no error.
II. ANALOGY: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word that correctly completes each analogy.
III. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION: Choose the best idiomatic expression to substitute for the italicized
word or phrase in each sentence bellow.
1. Everyone is discussing about the hot potato after the incident happened.
a. the unidentified suspect c. the disputed issue
b. the solved problem d. the solution
2. No one ever mentions him because he’s regarded as the black sheep of the family.
a. the one with a sense of humor c. the one with a bad reputation
b. the one who is always late d. the one who never washes
3. I shouldn’t go outside without a raincoat because it’s raining cats and dogs.
a. it’s just started to rain c. it’s going to rain
b. it’s raining heavily d. it’s raining a little.
4. You shouldn’t sign there I think he’s about to make a monkey out of you.
a. to make a fool of you c. to make you lose money
b. to make you feel stupid d. to make you lose interest
5. When the business folded, he took the lion’s share of the assets.
a. the easiest part c. the biggest part
b. the smallest part d. the only part
6. Without my glasses I can’t see where I’m going in fact I’m as blind as a bat.
a. very short sighted c. very far sighted
b. very long sighted d. very clear sighted
7. I get very irritated sometimes because they’re always up with the lark.
a. up very easily c. up very often
b. up very early d. up very noisily
8. I would advise you to do that as well and in that way you’ll kill two birds with one stone.
a. get things done twice c. get something done two times
b. get two things done at the same time d. get two things done twice
9. He took the challenge at the drop of a hat and became happy.
a. angrily c. undoubtedly
b. without any hesitation and instantly d. fearlessly
10. He didn’t want to sit on the fence the moment he saw his teacher.
a. sit on the table c. participate
b. read and write d. make a decision
ANSWER KEY
I. IDENTIFYING ERROR
1. a. don’t --- doesn’t
2. c. measle --- measles
3. e. no error
4. d. don’t --- didn’t
5. c. advices --- pieces of advice
6. c. cutted --- cut
7. e. no error
8. e. no error
9. c. more louder --- more loud; or louder
10. b. scissor --- scissors
II. ANALOGY
1. c. England or English
2. c. Russia
3. b. parrot
4. b. ampersand
5. d. egg
6. d. egg
7. b. bar
8. c. building
9. d. shoelace
10. d. somniloquy