CSE Reviewer - Grammar and Correct Usage

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer from the choices given.

1) Which sentence uses “famish” correctly?
A. After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favorite foods.
B. I could eat a horse, I am famish now.
C. I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out.
D. I will bring lots of pizza, that’s a famish.

Answer: A

2) Priscila _______ rather not invest her savings in the stock market.
A. must
B. has to
C. could
D. would

Answer: D

3) Did you have any problem ______ our house?
A. search
B. to search
C. searching
D. for searching

Answer: C

4) I hope you don’t mind _____ joining you.
A. to be
B. I had been
C. that I may
D. me

Answer: D

5) Most basketball players are 6 ____ tall or more.
A. foot
B. feet
C. foots
D. feets

Answer: B

6) These children _____ how to improvise more props for the play.
A. knew
B. knows
C. know
D. known

Answer: C

7) The company will upgrade ______ computer systems next week.
A. there
B. their
C. its
D. it’s

Answer: C

8) Clara ___________ three thousand words for her essay.
A. have wrote
B. has wrote
C. have written
D. has written

Answer: D

9) You have too many _______ but few time to prove you’re right.
A. hypothesis
B. hypotheses
C. hyphothesises
D. hypothesess

Answer: B

10) Neither Sarah nor Tina _______ the crime yesterday.
A. witness
B. witnesses
C. witnessed
D. witnessing

Answer: C

11) You do like going to the party alone. _____ you?
A. Does
B. Doesn’t
C. Do
D. Don’t

Answer: D

12) We had our house _______ in yellow.
A. painting
B. painted
C. paint
D. to paint

Answer: B

13) He has been exercising but his immune system was steadily _________.
A. weak
B. weaken
C. weakened
D. weakening

Answer: D

14) I was ______ that the weather would be sunny and we would be able to enjoy our swimming.
A. hopeless
B. hopeful
C. hopelike
D. hopely

Answer: B

15) I think it’s not a great idea. I totally ______.
A. misagree
B. unagree
C. inagree
D. disagree

Answer: D

16) So many ___________ I found in the library, now I’m ready to report.
A. information
B. informations
C. infoes
D. infos

Answer: A

17) My grandpa always feed his flock of _______ early in the morning.
A. sheeps
B. sheep
C. ships
D. ship

Answer: B

18) Happy memories are always remembered, not ________.
A. forget
B. forgets
C. forgot
D. forgotten

Answer: D

19) Flight Z735 ______ yesterday. 350 passengers died in that accident.
A. crush
B. crushed
C. crash
D. crashed

Answer: D

20) There is a ________ message when you look closely at her painting.
A. hid
B. hide
C. hided
D. hidden

Answer: D

21) During the Independence day celebrations, the directive is __________.
A. hang your flags on June 12
B. hanged your flags on June 12
C. hanged the flags during June 12
D. hung your flags on June 12.

Answer: A

22) The measure on choosing well is whether or not man likes what he __________.
A. chose
B. has chosen
C. choose
D. chosed

Answer: B

23) Please __________ the book with the next time you come to my office.
A. bring
B. take
C. carry along
D. bring along

Answer: A

24) It is essential that harmony prevail __________ the departments.
A. between
B. with
C. among
D. with all

Answer: C

25) The union members cannot __________ with the kind of compensation they want.
A. agree on
B. agree to
C. agree with
D. get agree with

Answer: A

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following sentences carefully, then choose which among the several choices in each group is expressed most satisfactorily in terms of grammar and correct usage. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to your answer.

26)
A. Plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view of a homemaker are worthy of their wages.
B. Plumbers are worthy of their wages who work efficiently from the point of view off a homemaker.
C. Plumbers, from the point of view of a homemaker, who work efficiently, are worthy of their wages.
D. From the point of view of a homemaker, plumbers who work efficiently are worthy of their wages.
E. Worthy of their wages are plumbers who work efficiently from the point of view of a homemaker.

Answer: D

27)
A. The time for most people has come to change their attitudes and lifestyles.
B. The time has come when people must change their attitudes and lifestyles.
C. The time when the attitudes and lifestyles of the people has come to change.
D. The people must change their attitudes and lifestyles and the time had come to change.
E. People must change their attitudes and lifestyles, and it is because the time has come to change.

Answer: A

28)
A. Her brother, whom I met in the party, is more richer than you think.
B. Her brother, I met him in the party, is very much richer than you think.
C. Her brother, whom I had met in the party, is richer than you think.
D. Her brother, whom I met in the party, is much richer than you think.
E. I met her brother in the party and he is richer than you think.

Answer: E

29)
A. The fisher folks decided to go to the nearby hut finally drenched with rain.
B. The fisher folks finally decided to go to the nearby hut drenched with rain.
C. Drenched with rain, the fisher folks finally decided to go the nearby hut.
D. Finally drenched with rain, the fisher folks decided to go the nearby hut.
E. Finally deciding to go to the nearby hut, the fisher folks were drenched with rain.

Answer: A

30)
A. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust in their government.
B. The Filipino people have regained their respect and trust for their government.
C. The Filipino people have regained their respect for their government and even their trust in it.
D. The Filipino people have regained their respect for and trust in their government.
E. The Filipino people have regained, for their government their respect and trust in it.

Answer: A

31)
A. The education of his children is most paramount in his plans.
B. The education of his children is more paramount in his plans.
C. The education of his children is paramount in his plans.
D. The most paramount of all his plans is how to educate his children.
E. Paramount in his plans more than any other things is the education of his children.

Answer: C

32)
A. As soon as the tabulation of the figures have been completed, someone should check the accuracy.
B. As soon as tabulated, someone should check on the accuracy of those figures.
C. As soon as the tabulation is finished, someone was to check its accuracy.
D. Once the tabulation was completed, the accuracy of the figures should be checked.
E. Someone had ought to check the accuracy of those figures when they have been tabulated.

Answer: C

33)
A. Sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan ay natutunghayan muli ang makukulay na lumipas ng magigiting na tao.
B. Sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan, ang lumipas na makukulay ng magigiting na tao ay muling natutunghayan.
C. Ang makukulay na lumipas ay natutunghayan muli ng magigiting na tao sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan.
D. Muli ang makukulay na lumipas ng mga taong magigiting ay natutunghayan sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan.
E. Natutunhayan muli ang lumipas ng magigiting na tao na makukulay sa pamamagitan ng kasaysayan.

Answer: A

34)
A. One has to be either 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption.
B. One has either to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption.
C. One either has to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption.
D. Either one has to be 65 or blind to claim an extra personal exemption.
E. To claim an extra personal exemption, one either has to be 65 or blind.

Answer: A

35)
A. I will never, unless he apologizes first, work with him again.
B. I will never, unless he apologized first, work with him again.
C. I will never work with him again, unless he asks for an apology.
D. I will never work with him again, unless he apologizes first.
E. Unless he asks for an apology, I will never work with him again.

Answer: D

36)
A. I had already formed the habits of getting up early and arriving in the office on time.
B. Getting up early and to arrive in the office on time are habits that I have already formed.
C. Getting up early and arriving in the office on time are habits that I have already formed.
D. To get up early and to arrive in the office on time are habits that I have already formed.
E. To get up early and arriving in the office on time are habits already formed by me.

Answer: A

37)
A. The trip to Tagaytay was educational and everybody enjoyed it very much.
B. Being educational, everybody enjoyed the trip to Tagaytay very much.
C. Everybody found the trip to Tagaytay educational and it was enjoyed very much.
D. This kind of a trip to Tagaytay was educational and everybody enjoyed it very much.
E. A most enjoyable time was had by everybody in their trip to Tagaytay which was educational.

Answer: A

38)
A. The board has received the president’s report, who went over the situation in great detail.
B. Having gone over the situation in great detail, the president submitted a complete report to the board.
C. The president had hardly completed his study of the situation than he made a full report to the board.
D. The complete report, which the president gave it to the board, was the result of a thorough study of the situation.
E. After the president had studied the situation as thorough as possible, he made a complete report to the board.

Answer: B

39)
A. Basing on the figures available, the committee felt that the decision to close shop was feasible.
B. Basing on the figures available, the decision to close shop seems feasible.
C. Based on the figures available, the committee felt that the decision to close shop was feasible.
D. Based on the figures available, the decision to close shop seems feasible.
E. Based on the figures available, closing the shop was thought to be feasible.

Answer: D

40)
A. The ebb and flow of organizational life is such that nothing remains static.
B. The ebb and flow of organization of life are such that nothing remains static.
C. The ebb and low of life in an organization are such that nothing remained static.
D. Nothing remains static in the ebb and flow of life in an organization
E. Speaking of the ebb and flow of organizational life, it is such that nothing remains static.

Answer: A

41)
A. Magiging makahulugan sa mga bata ang mga pang araw-araw na balita kung makikita nila ang pinangyarihan nito.
B. Ang pinangyarihan ng mga balita na pang-araw-araw sa mga bata kung makikita nila ay magiging makahulugan.
C. Sa mga bata ay makahulugan ang mga pang-araw-araw na balita kung makikita nila ang pinangyarihan nito.
D. Ang mga balitang pang-araw-araaw sa mga bata ay magiging makahulugan kung ang pinangyarihan nito ay makikita nila.
E. Ang mga balitang pang-araw-araw sa mga bata at ang pinangyarihan nito ay magiging makahulugan kunga makikita nila.

Answer: A

42)
A. Walang pasubali na ang isang taong may kakayahan sa maayos na pangangatwiran ay uunlad sa kanyang propesyon.
B. Walang pasubali ay uunlad sa kanyang propesyon na ang isang taong may kakayahan sa maayos na pangangatwiran.
C. Ang isang taong may kakayahan sa maayos na pangangatwiran ay uunlad sa kanyang propesyon, walang pasubali.
D. Uunlad sa kanyang propesyon ay walang pasubali ang isang taong may kakayahan sa maayos na pangangatwiran.
E. May kakayahan sa maayos na pangangatwiran, walang pasubali na ang isang tao ay uunlad sa kanyang propesyon.

Answer: A

43)
A. Masaya, sapagkat lahat ay payak at walang pagkukunwari ang buhay bata.
B. Masaya ang buhay bata sapagkat lahat ay payak at walang pagkukunwari.
C. Ang buhay bata ay masaya sapagkat payak at walang pagkukunwari ang lahat.
D. Ang buhay bata sapagkat payak at walang pagkukunwari lahat ay masaya.
E. Sapagkat walang pagkukunwari at payak lahat, ang buhay bata ay masaya.

Answer: B

44)
A. We must learn more about military tactics and in so doing we can cope with any situation.
B. We must learn more about military tactics to cope with any situation.
C. So as to cope with any situation, more about military tactics should be learned by us.
D. More about military tactics must be learned, so as to cope with any situation.
E. To be ready to cope with any situation, so we must learn more about military tactics.

Answer: B

45)
A. I thought that she is reporting for work today.
B. I thought that she was reporting for work today.
C. I thought that she reported for work today.
D. I thought that she reports for work today.
E. I thought that she had reported for work today.

Answer: D

CSE Reviewer - Vocabulary Part 2

 

DIRECTIONS: Choose from among the suggested answers the word that means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters. 

1) Ang PAGAL na guro ay sandaling tumigil bago muling nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita.
A. pagod
B. galit
C. pihikan
D. mabagal
E. mahinahon

Answer: A

2) A special group in the police force is believe to be engage in FURTIVE activities.
A. illegal
B. suspicious
C. unusual
D. worthy
E. secret

Answer: E

3) The Defense presented its case to the jury in a TRENCHANT manner.
A. legalistic
B. dignified
C. vague
D. emphatic
E. cautious

Answer: E

4) Ang mga magbubukid ay NABIHASA sa paggamit ng kalabaw bilang katulong nila
sa pagsasaka.
A. nagsawa
B. nagtiwala
C. nasanay
D. natuto
E. nahirapan

Answer: C

5) Pilo’s insensitivity has created ANIMOSITY to the worker’s demands.
A. distrust
B. hostility
C. fear
D. distance
E. dependence

Answer: B

6) The baffled owner ACQUIESCED to the worker’s demands.
A. opposed
B. reacted
C. agreed
D. resisted
E. listened

Answer: C

7) The recommendation of the wage council is REPUGNANT to the employers.
A. acceptable
B. objectionable
C. beneficial
D. degrading
E. embarrassing

Answer: B

8) Sanctuaries for wildlife have DWINDLED alarmingly in the last decade.
A. disappeared
B. changed
C. decreased
D. multiplied
E. deteriorated

Answer: C

9) Recklessness always entails JEOPARDY.
A. danger
B. crisis
C. apprehension
D. control
E. aggression

Answer: A

10) Business, like life, is much too extensive and LEQUESCENT to be wholly contained by any checklist, formula or theory.
A. structured
B. changeable
C. complicated
D. shapeless
E. confusing

Answer: C

11) My mother is always ADAMANT in eating breakfast before leaving the house.
A. resolute
B. uncertain
C. forgetful
D. clueless

Answer: A

12) Reading words without understanding their meaning is FUTILE.
A. helpless
B. useless
C. unnecessary
D. avoidable

Answer: B

13) She wears gold but people knows how OSTENTATIOUS she can be.
A. pretentious
B. ambitious
C. gorgeous
D. rebellious

Answer: A

14) He submitted a GROTESQUE artwork that nobody in the class could relate to.
A. different
B. weird
C. beautiful
D. colorful

Answer: B

15) Their CLANDESTINE affair remained unknown for three years.
A. forbidden
B. surprise
C. secret
D. unacceptable

Answer: C

16) Diskettes and CDs are going OBSOLETE.
A. recycled
B. refurbished
C. updated
D. outdated

Answer: D

17) The Queen of the Night dances VIVACIOUSLY.
A. lively
B. awkward
C. kindly
D. sweetly

Answer: A

18. The court released a DOGMATIC statement that made people more hopeful.
A. naive
B. unbelievable
C. assertive
D. unclear

Answer: C

19 There is no PANACEA that will solve our financial difficulty.
A. cure-all
B. paradox
C. answer
D. criteria

Answer: A

20. This generation is prone to PLETHORIC use of mobile gadgets.
A. essential
B. crucial
C. important
D. excessive

Answer: D

21) Lorenzo Ruiz refused to RENOUNCE his faith even though he knew he would suffer martyrdom.
A. permeate
B. abandon
C. announce
D. reconcile

Answer: B

22) Ermita and Malate are known for its BOHEMIAN lifestyle and tourist attractions.
A. stylish
B. conventional
C. unconventional
D. complacent

Answer: C

23) The Regency club is perfect for the business traveler in search of privacy, convenience and the EMINENT level of personalized service.
A. topmost
B. welcome
C. distinguished
D. classy

Answer: C

24) We must face the enemy without TREPIDATION if we are to win the battle.
A. reservation
B. fear
C. depravity
D. logistics

Answer: B

25) The lawyer was accused of trying to MULCT his client of his legacy.
A. swindle
B. avenge
C. appease
D. suggest

Answer: A

 

CSE Reviewer - Paragraph Organization

Instruction: Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
 
1. If you are ambivalent with the answers, analyze the given problem.
 
A. confusion
B. innocent
C. uncertain
D. unaware
 
Answer: C. uncertain
 
2. He left the country because of the ominous experiences he had in the past.
 
A. unforgettable
B. threatening
C. ugly
D. remarkable
 
Answer: B. threatening
 
3. Teenagers are easily susceptible to peer influence.
 
A. flexible
B. inspired
C. dependable
D. inclined
 
Answer: D. inclined
 
4. My mother is always adamant in eating breakfast before leaving the house.
 
A. resolute
B. uncertain
C. forgetful
D. clueless
 
Answer: A. resolute
 
5. Reading words without understanding their meaning is futile.
 
A. helpless
B. useless
C. unnecessary
D. avoidable
 
Answer: B. useless
 
6. She wears gold but people know how ostentatious she can be.
 
A. pretentious
B. ambitious
C. gorgeous
D. rebellious
 
Answer: A. pretentious
 
7. He submitted a grotesque artwork that nobody in the class could relate to.
 
A. different
B. weird
C. beautiful
D. colorful
 
Answer: B. weird
 
8. Their clandestine affair remained unknown for three years.
 
A. forbidden
B. surprise
C. secret
D. unacceptable
 
Answer: C. secret
 
9. They say love is like a firework, a fleeting moment.
 
A. brief
B. unforgettable
C. shinny
D. remarkable
 
Answer: A. brief
 
10. Cara is repulsive and rebellious. She always speaks sordid words.
 
A. dirty
B. vulgar
C. weird
D. bizarre
 
Answer: B. vulgar
 
11. Every time I see Cathy looking at me, I feel Euphoria in my bones.
 
A. gravity
B. ecstasy
C. erotic
D. numb
 
Answer: B. ecstasy
 
12. I bought this book because when I read the blurb at the back, I fell in love with it.
 
A. summary
B. teaser
C. blog
D. plot
 
Answer: B. teaser
 
13. Finding a way out of the labyrinth is the last challenge of the competition.
 
A. castle
B. forest
C. maze
D. box
 
Answer: C. maze
 
14. There is still love in our hearts amidst our seemingly mundane existence.
 
A. complicated
B. modern
C. worldly
D. wealthy
 
Answer: C. worldly
 
15. Cassy has a strong penchant in collecting cars.
 
A. belief
B. fondness
C. hobby
D. route
 
Answer: B. fondness
 
16. Diskettes and CDs are going obsolete.
 
A. recycled
B. refurbished
C. updated
D. outdated
 
Answer: D. outdated
 
17. The Queen of the Night dances vivaciously.
 
A. lively
B. awkward
C. kindly
D. sweetly
 
Answer: A. lively
 
18. The court released a dogmatic statement that made people more hopeful.
 
A. naive
B. unbelievable
C. assertive
D. unclear
 
Answer: C. assertive
 
19. This generation is prone to plethoric use of mobile gadgets.
 
A. essential
B. crucial
C. important
D. excessive
 
Answer: D. excessive
 
20. I am usually haphazard in composing my poetry but they turn out so well anyway.
 
A. disorganized
B. blank
C. puzzled
D. strategic
 
Answer: A. disorganized

CSE Reviewer - Synonyms and Antonyms, English Verbal Ability

1. Which sentence uses “famish” correctly?    
    
A. After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favourite foods.    
B. I could eat a horse, I am famish now.    
C. I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out.    
D. I will bring lots of pizza, that’s a famish.    
    
Answer:    A. After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favourite foods.
    
2. Priscila _______ rather not invest her savings in the stock market.    
    
A. must    
B. has to    
C. could    
D. would    
    
Answer:     D. would
    
3. Did you have any problem ______ our house?    
    
A. search    
B. to search    
C. searching    
D. for searching    
    
Answer:    C. searching
    
4. I hope you don’t mind _____ joining you.    
    
A. to be    
B. I had been    
C. that I may    
D. my    
    
Answer:    D. my
    
5. Most basketball players are 6 ____ tall or more.    
    
A. foot    
B. feet    
C. foots    
D. feets    
    
Answer:    B. feet
    
6. These children _____ how to improvise more props for the play.    
    
A. knew    
B. knows    
C. know    
D. known    
    
Answer:    C. know
    
7. The company will upgrade ______ computer systems next week.    
    
A. there    
B. their    
C. its    
D. it’s    
    
Answer:    C. its
    
8. Clara ___________ three thousand words for her essay.    
    
A. have wrote    
B. has wrote    
C. have written    
D. has written    
    
Answer:    D. has written
    
9. You have too many _______ but few time to prove you’re right.    
    
A. hypothesis    
B. hypotheses    
C. hyphothesises    
D. hypothesess    
    
Answer:    B. hypotheses
    
10. Neither Sarah nor Tina _______ the crime yesterday.    
    
A. witness    
B. witnesses    
C. witnessed    
D. witnessing    
    
Answer:    C. witnessed
    
11. You do like going to the party alone. _____ you?    
    
A. Does    
B. Doesn’t    
C. Do    
D. Don’t    
    
Answer:    D. Don’t
    
12. We had our house _______ in yellow.    
    
A. painting    
B. painted    
C. paint    
D. to paint    
    
Answer:    B. painted
    
13. He has been exercising but his immune system was steadily _________.    
    
A. weak    
B. weaken    
C. weakened    
D. weakening    
    
Answer:    D. weakening
    
14. I was ______ that the weather would be sunny and we would be able to enjoy our swimming.    
    
A. hopeless    
B. hopeful    
C. hopelike    
D. hopely    
    
Answer:    B. hopeful
    
15. I think it’s not a great idea. I totally ______.    
    
A. misagree    
B. unagree    
C. inagree    
D. disagree    
    
Answer:    D. disagree
    
16. So many ___________ I found in the library, now I’m ready to report.    
    
A. information    
B. informations    
C. infoes    
D. infos    
    
Answer:    A. information
    
17. My grandpa always feed his flock of _______ early in the morning.    
    
A. sheeps    
B. sheep    
C. ships    
D. ship    
    
Answer:    B. sheep
    
18. Happy memories are always remembered, not ________.    
    
A. forget    
B. forgets    
C. forgot    
D. forgotten    
    
Answer:    D. forgotten
    
19. Flight Z735 ______ yesterday. 350 passengers died in that accident.    
    
A. crush    
B. crushed    
C. crash    
D. crashed    
    
Answer:    D. crashed
    
20. There is a ________ message when you look closely at her painting.    
    
A. hid    
B. hide    
C. hided    
D. hidden    
    
Answer:    D. hidden

CSE Reviewer - Paragraph Organization

Instruction: Choose the best order and sequence of the following sentences to form a well-organized paragraph.

1.
A. One effective way is to diversify his funds to different investments like real estate, stocks and money instruments like bonds and trust funds.
B. It is always best to expand money to different investment wheels.
C. A wise investor must not put all his eggs in one basket.
D. He should always consider the risks involved in investing his money.

A. CBAD                
B. CBDA                 
C. CDAB                 
D. CDBA

Answer: C. CDAB

2.
A. It is very vital to have social media presence however personal blogs serve as web domains.
B. Most people including celebrities and businessmen have blogs nowadays.
C. Therefore, building them will help anyone in promoting himself or his business.
D. Apparently blogs are like our offices only they are in the internet.

A. BDAC                  
B. BADC                 
C. BACD                 
D. BDCA

Answer: B. BADC

3.
A. The basic steps in building a website are easy to remember and registering a domain name is the usual priority.
B. Designing a layout will come after that.
C. Finally, adding more content and social media presence are required to keep your site active.
D. Then you need a hosting provider to host your site’s content in the World Wide Web.

A. ABCD                 
B. ADBC                 
C. ACBD                 
D. ADCB

Answer: B. ADBC

4.
A. Speaking in English every day is also proven effective.
B. Another way is watching English movies and TV shows particularly with English subtitles.
C. Reading articles in books, newspapers, and magazines is just among the helpful ways.
D. There are many ways to improve and develop English proficiency.

A. DCBA                 
B. DACB                
C. DABC                  
D. DCAB

Answer: A. DCBA

5.
A. Others don’t realize yet what to pursue because they have many dreams.
B. Finding the right course in college is one of the most challenging decisions anyone can make.
C. Some people want to pursue their dreams ever since they were just little.
D. Indeed destiny is a matter of choice.

A. BDAC                 
B. BCDA               
C. BADC                  
D. BCAD

Answer: D. BCAD

6.
A. While passport, airline tickets and valid IDs are required, proof of financial capacity may be required for visa application.
B. Many Filipinos rejoiced hearing that good news.
C. The Bureau of Immigration announced recently that proof of financial capacity is not a primary requirement at the airport.
D. Positive points go to the bureau for this.

A. CBAD                 
B. CADB                 
C. CABD                 
D. CBDA

Answer: D. CBDA

7.
A. This will be one of your tickets to land a job in the government.
B. That is why many people apply to take the Career Service examination.
C. If you passed the exam, you will get a certificate of eligibility.
D. Career Service Eligibility is a major requirement to apply for a job position in the government.

A. DCBA                 
B. DBAC                  
C. DBCA                
D. DCAB

Answer: C. DBCA

8.
A. Your passport will arrive in 7 days if you choose the rush processing.
B. Getting a passport is faster nowadays.
C. Now, it only takes about 10 working days.
D. Compared before, it would take about a month for the regular processing.

A. BCAD                
B. BDCA                   
C. BADC                 
D. BACD

Answer: B. BDCA

9.
A. Facebook has been the number one social network in the web and the world for quite long now.
B. Mobile instant messaging apps are also dominating social presence in the internet.
C. After many acquisitions, Facebook bought Instagram, one of the fastest growing photo sharing networks.
D. Because of that, Facebook acquired WhatsApp, a leading instant chat platform like Kakaotalk.

A. ACBD                
B. ABCD                    
C. ADCB                 
D. ADBC

Answer: A. ACBD

10.
A. They will help you to purchase through zero-interest installment schemes.
B. Thus, you must be wise and pay in full if you want to avoid never-ending debts.
C. Credit cards are helpful if you know how and when to use them wisely.
D. However, they will produce interests from interests if you didn’t pay the whole amount at the due date.

A. CDBA               
B. CABD                    
C. CDAB                  
D. CADB

Answer: D. CADB

CSE Reviewer - Clerical Operations, Clerical Reasoning

1. Which department of an office is responsible for hiring new personnel?

A. Office of the President
B. Accounting Department
C. Logistic and Supply
D. Human Resource Department

Answer: D. Human Resource Department

2. Which computer program should you go if you want to email a company?

A. Word
B. Excel
C. Outlook
D. Powerpoint

Answer: C. Outlook

3. This is a telephonic transmission of scanned documents of texts and images to a telephone number connected to a printer.

A. Photocopying Machine
B. Fax Machine
C. Typewriter
D. Inkjet Printer

Answer: B. Fax Machine

4. The chief financial officer is responsible for the financial matters and financial management of a corporation, she is also known as the _______.

A. Auditor
B. Treasurer
C. Chief Executive Officer
D. Manager

Answer: B. Treasurer

5. Which department of a company is responsible for cash register operations and payment processing?

A. Cashier
B. Billing
C. Accounting
D. Budget

Answer: A. Cashier

6. What is the correct filing arrangement for the following names?

1. Angeles, Mario P.
2. Angeles, Maricel P.
3. Angeles, Marissa P.
4. Angeles, Maria P.

A. 4,2,1,3
B. 4,1,2,3
C. 4,3,2,1
D. 4,1,3,2

Answer: A. 4,2,1,3

7. All of the following items are found in the Official Receipt form except _____.

A. Name and address of the buyer
B. Signature of the recipient
C. Quantity of the items paid
D. Credit Card Number of the customer

Answer: D. Credit Card Number of the customer

8. The method of indexing and filing where names are in alphabetized order.

A. Numeric
B. Metric
C. Geographic
D. Alphabetic

Answer: D. Alphabetic

9. Which is the best way to address a correspondence for the President of the Philippines?

A. His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
B. His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
C. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
D. President BBM

Answer: B. His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

10. How do you address the Queen of England when you talk about her?

A. Her Highness the Queen
B. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Elizabeth II her Highness
D. Queen Elizabeth II her Majesty

Answer: B. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

11. Your boss asked you to send her a soft copy of your latest résumé. An example of a soft copy is:

A. A print out copy usually in a paper
B. Original copy written in a paper
C. A copy saved in a computer and sent through email
D. A copy from a Xerox machine

Answer: C. A copy saved in a computer and sent through email

12. When a company asked you to submit your latest CV, what does CV stand for?

A. Curriculum Vitum
B. Curriculum Virtue
C. Curriculum Vitae
D. Curriculum Vital

Answer: C. Curriculum Vitae

13. It is the section of Accounting Department in a company that records goods and services that it receives and the payments it owes.

A. Budget
B. Payroll
C. Accounts Payable and Receivable
D. Inventory

Answer: C. Accounts Payable and Receivable

14. Which of the following is not a function of Accounting Department in a big corporation?

A. Prepare Interim Financial Statements
B. Inventory Management
C. Bank Reconciliation
D. Internal and External Auditing

Answer: D. Internal and External Auditing

15. He is the highest ranking executive manager in a corporation and he is the top person in command in an organization.

A. Chief Financial Executive
B. Chief Executive Officer
C. Executive Admin. Officer
D. Chief Executive Assistant

Answer: B. Chief Executive Officer

16. Which of the following is not a responsibility of a clerical worker?

A. Marketing and promotion for customers
B. Filing and updating purchase orders
C. Updating and billing buyer’s account
D. Answering business emails

Answer: A. Marketing and promotion for customers

17. Arrange the proper filing of the following in alphabetical order:

A. Lieutenant Colonel Mark David
B. Atty. Elen Rodriguez
C. Captain Max Aquino
D. Dr. Juan Castro

A. CDAB
B. CDBA
C. BDCA
D. BCDA

Answer: D. BCDA

18. Arrange the proper filing of the following in alphabetical order:

A. Sec. Dinky Soliman
B. Sec. Richard Gordon
C. Sec. Voltaire Gazmin
D. Sec. Armin Luistro

A. DABC
B. DACB
C. CBDA
D. CBAD

Answer: A. DABC

19. How much is the present Value-Added-Tax in the Philippines?

A. 12% of gross profit
B. 12% of cost of goods sold
C. 12% of gross sales
D. 12% of net income

Answer: C. 12% of gross sales

20. This department of the company is responsible for preparing and updating customers’ accounts:

A. Purchasing section
B. Cashier section
C. Billing Section
D. Releasing section

Answer: C. Billing Section

21. This is a type of document issued by a seller to a buyer relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities and prices sold to the buyer.

A. Check voucher
B. Purchase order
C. Delivery receipt
D. Sales invoice

Answer: D. Sales invoice

22. Which of the following is not a usual document used in a sales company?

A. Form 137
B. Delivery receipt
C. Sales invoice
D. Purchase order

Answer: A. Form 137

23. One of the responsibilities of a clerical job is answering and tending phone calls. Which is the best way to answer a phone call in a company?

A. Say “Hello,” and wait for the caller to speak.
B. Run and get a pen and notebook then pick up the phone.
C. Answer the phone politely and give your department or company name.
D. Wait for fellow employees to answer the phone.

Answer: C. Answer the phone politely and give your department or company name.

24. An example of a hard copy document is:

A. PDF file letter
B. Company email message
C. A business letter saved in USB
D. Business letter in a paper

Answer: D. Business letter in a paper

25. What does a CC means in an email message?

A. Copy sent
B. Copy furnished
C. Copy cat
D. Client copy

Answer: B. Copy furnished

CSE Reviewer - Philippine Constitution, Gen Info, Current Events

1. What are the 3 main branches of the Government of the Philippines?

A. Senate, Supreme Court, Congress
B. Presidential, Unicameral- Parliamentary, Bicameral-Parliamentary
C. Legislative, Executive, Judicial
D. The Legislature, The Senate, The Supreme Court

Answer: C. Legislative, Executive, Judicial

2. The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and how many Associates Justices?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15

Answer: C. 14

3. The Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines this 2022 is _________.

A. Air Force Commanding General Connor Anthony Canlas
B. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
C. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo
D. AFP Chief Lieutenant Gen. Andres Centino

Answer: B. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

4. The executive power shall be vested in the _________.

A. President of the Philippines
B. House of Representatives
C. The Supreme Court
D. The Congress

Answer: A. President of the Philippines

5. The legislative power shall be vested in the _________ which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

A. Congress of the Philippines
B. House of Ombudsman
C. The Supreme Court
D. Bureau of Internal Revenue

Answer: A. Congress of the Philippines

6. The Senate shall be composed of how many senators elected at large by voters of the Philippines?

A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24

Answer: D. 24

7. How long shall the term of office of the senators be commenced?

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. 6 years

Answer: D. 6 years

8. The term of office of the President and Vice-president of the Philippines shall be up to how many years?

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. 6 years

Answer: D. 6 years

9. The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of _______.

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. 6 years

Answer: A. 3 years

10. The following shall be exempted from taxation except:

A. Lands and buildings
B. Churches and convents
C. Charitable institutions
D. Non-profit cemeteries

Answer: A. Lands and buildings

11. The Congress, by a vote of ____ of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have the sole power to declare a state of war.

A. Two-thirds
B. One-half
C. Three quarters
D. Minority

Answer: A. Two-thirds

12. It states that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.”

A. Article VI
B. Bill of Rights
C. Republic Act
D. Court Order

Answer: B. Bill of Rights

13. All of the following is TRUE except:

A. No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself
B. No person shall be imprisoned for non-payment of debt or poll tax.
C. No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall not be enacted.
D. No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.

Answer: C. No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall not be enacted.

14. The following are citizens of the Philippines except:

A. Those fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
B. Those who are born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority
C. Those who are naturalized citizens of the Philippines in accordance with law.
D. All of the above are true.

Answer: D. All of the above are true.

15. It is the right and obligation by all citizens, who are at least 18 years of age, and qualified by law, to vote in the election of national and local officials of the government without literacy,, property, or other substantive requirement.

A. Suffrage
B. Election
C. Voting power
D. Civil Right

Answer: A. Suffrage

16. The three inherent powers of the state are the following except one:

A. Police Power
B. Power of Eminent Domain
C. Power of Taxation
D. Power to Impeach

Answer: D. Power to Impeach

17. It is the power of the State to promote public welfare by restraining the use of both liberty and property of all people.

A. Police Power
B. Power of Eminent Domain
C. Power if Taxation
D. Power to Impeach

Answer: A. Police Power

18. It is the power of the State to take properties for the purpose of public use upon payment of just compensation.

A. Police Power
B. Power of Eminent Domain
C. Power if Taxation
D. Power to Impeach

Answer: B. power of Eminent Domain

19. It is the power of the State to impose charge or burden to persons and properties, and property rights for the purpose of raising revenues to protect the people and extend public projects and services.

A. Police Power
B. Power of Eminent Domain
C. Power if Taxation
D. Power to Impeach

Answer: C. power of Taxation

20. The following are members of the Constitutional Commission except:

A. Commission on Civil Rights
B. Commission on Elections
C. Civil Service Commission
D. Commission on Audit

Answer: A. Commission on Civil Rights

21. It states that public office is public trust and that public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice and lead modest lives.

A. Public Trust
B. Constitutional Rights
C. Accountability
D. Responsibility

Answer: C. Accountability

22. Who shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment?

A. House of Blue Ribbon Committee
B. House of Representatives
C. House of the Senate
D. Speaker of the House

Answer: B. House of Representatives

23. R.A. 6713 is an act to uphold the time-honored principle of public office being a public trust, granting incentives and rewards for exemplary service, enumerating prohibited acts and providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes.

A. Preamble
B. Code of Ethics
C. Code of Government Officials
D. Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

Answer: D. Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

24. The following are duties and responsibilities of Public officials and Employees except:

A. Act promptly on letters, inquiries, calls or any other form of communications sent by the public.
B. Submit performance reports of the agency or office regularly
C. Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.
D. Process documents and papers expeditiously.

Answer: C. Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.

25. It is a written instrument containing the proposition and required number of signatories and shall be in a form determined by and submitted to the Commission on Elections.

A. Bill
B. Law
C. Proposition
D. Petition

Answer: D. Petition

26. It is the electoral process by which an initiative on the Constitution is either approved or rejected by the people.

A. Referendum
B. Plebiscite
C. Petition
D. Initiative

Answer: B. Plebiscite

27. It is the power of the electorate to approve or reject a legislation through an election called for the purpose.

A. Referendum
B. Plebiscite
C. Petition
D. Initiative

Answer: A. Referendum

28. This law promotes responsible family planning and proper use of reproductive methods to eliminate over-population growth.

A. RH Bill
B. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law
C. Reproductive Law
D. Family Planning

Answer: B. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law

29. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations that concerns international public health.

A. Department of Health
B. World Health Organization
C. International Health Organization
D. All of the above

Answer: B. World Health Organization

30. APEC is a summit that promotes free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region countries. APEC stands for:

A. Asia Pacific Economic Corporation
B. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
C. Asia Pacific Economic Council
D. Asia Pacific Economic Countries

Answer: B. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

31. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims to accelerate economic growth, stability, social progress and cultural development in the spirit of equality and partnership to strengthen prosperous and peaceful community along Southeast Asian Nations. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

A. Hong Kong
B. Philippines
C. Singapore
D. Thailand

Answer: A. Hong Kong

32. It is a law in the Philippines that aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and harmful internet behavior in the Philippines. It aims to prevent and punish cybercrime in the country.

A. Cybersquatting
B. Cybercrime Act
C. Cybercrime Prevention Act
D. Cyber Identity Theft Act

Answer: C. Cybercrime Prevention Act

33. __________waste breaks down into natural components and can be recycled into the life cycle naturally.

A. Bio-chemical
B. Recyclable
C. Biodegradable
D. Non-biodegradable

Answer: C. Biodegradable

34. The following are examples of non-biodegradable waste except:

A. Plastics
B. Metals
C. Styrofoam
D. Papers

Answer: D. Papers

35. It is a project of DOST for more accurate, integrated and responsive disaster prevention and mitigation system especially in high-risk calamity areas of the Philippines.

A. PAGASA
B. I am Ready
C. DOST-Advanced Disaster Program
D. Project NOAH

Answer: D. Project NOAH

36. PAGASA is the official government agency for weather forecasting, flood control, astronomical observations, and time service. PAGASA stands for _______?

A. Philippine Atmospheric Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration
B. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
C. Philippine Atmospheric Geological and Astronomical Services Association
D. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Association

Answer: B. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

37. PHIVOLCS is a branch of DOST to moderate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena in the Philippines. What is PHIVOLCS?

A. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
B. Philippine Institute of Volcanic and Seismic Services
C. Philippine Institute of Volcanic and Seismology Services
D. Philippine Institute of Volcano and Seismic System

Answer: A. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

38. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

A. Geothermal energy
B. Solar energy
C. Wind energy
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above.

39. It is a process by which thermal radiation from the earth’s surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases and is re-radiated in all directions.

A. Global Warming
B. Greenhouse Effect
C. Ozone Layer
D. Solar Radiation

Answer: B. Greenhouse Effect

40. USB is an industry standard that connects computers and electronic devices like keyboards, digicams, portable media devices, disk drivers, smartphones, and network adapters to any computer. USB stands for?

A. Unit Serial Box
B. Unit Serial Bolt
C. Universal Serial Bin
D. Universal Serial Bus

Answer: D. Universal Serial Bus

CSE Reviewer - Analogy and Logic Test

1.  Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : _____

a. Illusion
b. Image
c. Hideout
d. Reflection

Answer: A

2. SECLUSION : HERMIT ::

a. wealth: embezzler
b. ambition : philanthropist
c. domination : athlete
d. turpitude : introvert
e. injustice : lawyer

Answer: A

3. philanthropist : munificence ::

a. aristocrat : gratitude
b. skeptic : disbelief
c. symptom : treatment
d. anomaly : plausibility
e. cynic : melancholy

Answer: B

4. Vague : Nebulous : :

a. spectacular : legitimate
b. mundane : commonplace
c. magical : impressive
d. steep : shallow

Answer: B

5. Diaphanous : Opaque
 
a. dishevelled : messy
b. disconsolate : happy
c. disrespectful : injurious
d. disallow : reject
e. distraught : calm

Answer: E

6. FRAME : PICTURE

a. display : museum
b. shelf : refrigerator
c. mechanic : electrician
d. nail : hammer
e. fence : backyard

Answer: E

7. SEARCH : FIND

a. sleep : wake
b. explore : discover
c. draw : paint
d. think : relate
e. walk : run

Answer: B

8. PHARMACY : DRUGS

a. mall : store
b. doctor : medicine
c. bakery : bread
d. supermarket : discount store
e. toys : games

Answer: C

9. LAYER : TIER

a. section : segment
b. dais : speaker
c. curtain : stage
d. chapter : verse
e. cotton : bale

Answer: A

10. METROPOLITAN : URBAN

a. bucolic : rural
b. sleepy : nocturnal
c. agricultural : cow
d. autumn : harvest
e. agrarian : generous

Answer: A

11. TEACHER : SCHOOL

a. actor : role
b. mechanic : engine
c. jockey : horse
d. judge : courthouse
e. author : book

Answer: D

12. CAR : GASOLINE

a. truck : trailer
b. car : garage
c. bicycle : feet
d. boat : ocean
e. deck : house

Answer: C

13. RUN: JOG

a. trot : race
b. swim : dive
c. dance : ballet
d. juggle : bounce
e. rain : drizzle

Answer: E

14. RADIO : TELEVISION

a. electricity : lightning
b. up : down
c. ear : eye
d. nose : face
e. old : new

Answer: C

15. TAILOR : SUIT

a. scheme : agent
b. edit : manuscript
c. revise : writer
d. mention : opinion
e. implode : building

Answer: B

16.) The history book has more pages from the poetry book, but fewer pages than the math book.  
The math book has more pages than the science book but fewer pages than the English book.  
The poetry book has the fewest pages.
If the first two statements are true, the third is  
 
 a.) true
 b.) false
 c.) uncertain

 Answer: C

17.) Subscribing to Cable T.V. is a luxury. All luxuries are needles expenditures. Having a cellular phone is not
a luxury. Dining in a Five-Star hotel is a needless expenditure
CONCLUSION:

 a.) Having a cellular phone is not a needless expenditure
 b.) Subscribing to Cable TV is a needless expenditure
 c.) Subscribing to cable TV is not a needless expenditure
 d.) Dining in a Five-Star hotel is not a luxury
 e.) Dining in a Five-Star hotel is a luxury

 Answer: B

18.) A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children.

 a.) All workers in the factory have five children each.
 b.) Everybody in the factory has children.
 c.) Some of the factory workers have more than five children.
 d.) Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.

 Answer: D

19.) Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to
them.

a.) TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
b.) TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
c.) People should not watch TV.
d.) TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.

Answer: D

20.) The government is soon going to introduce a bill which would permit the instituting of private universities
under very strict directions.

a.) We have some private universities in our country even now.
b.) The demand for more universities is being stepped up.
c.) Such directions can also be issued without informing the Parliament.
d.) The government gives directions to establish anything in private sector.
e.) Unless and until the directions are given, the private universities can charge exorbitant fees.

Answer: B

21.) All the tulips in Zoe’s garden are white.
All the pansies in Zoe’s garden are yellow.
All the flowers in Zoe’s garden are either white or yellow.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

 a. true.
 b. false.
 c. uncertain.

 Answer:  C

22.)  Tom puts on his socks before he puts on his shoes.
He puts on his shirt before he puts on his jacket.
Tom puts on his shoes before he puts on his shirt.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

 a. true.
 b. false.
 c. uncertain.

 Answer: C

23.) Three pencils cost the same as two erasers.
Four erasers cost the same as one ruler.
Pencils are more expensive than rulers.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

 a. true.
 b. false.
 c. uncertain.

 Answer: B

24.) A jar of jelly beans contains more red beans than green.
There are more yellow beans than red.
The jar contains fewer yellow jelly beans than green ones.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.

Answer: B

25.) A toothpick is useful.
Useful things are valuable.
A toothpick is valuable.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.

Answer: A

 

 

 

CSE Reviewer - Correct Spelling

1. She had to buy a ________ of shoes to match her dress.
a. pair b. pear c. pare d. peer

Answer: A

2. The ________ of the school asked all faculty members to attend a meeting.
a. principal b. principle c. precept

Answer: A

3. The ________ of the perfume was intoxicating.
a. accent b. sent c. cent d. scent

Answer: D

4. The room was completely ________ of furniture.
a. beer b. bear c. bare

Answer: C

5. ________ only four o’clock in the afternoon.
a. It’s b. Its c. He’s

Answer: A

6. Creativity is ________ best asset.
a. you’re b. your

Answer: B

7. The ________ in the mountains was peaceful and still.
a. air b. heir c. ear d. ere

Answer: A

8. Take the ________ to the second floor.
a. steers b. stares c. stairs

Answer: C

9. She boarded a ________ to San Francisco last night.
a. plane b. plain

Answer: A

10. He had a reputation for being very ___and self-centered.
a. vain b. vane c. vein

Answer: A

 

 

 

CSE Reviewer - Idiomatic Expression

 1. A pretty penny means _____________.
a. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.
b. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very inexpensive.
c. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very precious.
d. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very unimportant.

Answer: A

2. Come out of your shell means _____________.
a. If someone comes in of their shell, they never stop being shy and withdrawn and  
become more unfriendly and sociable.
b. If someone comes out of their shell, they stop being shy and withdrawn and  
become more friendly and sociable.
c. If someone comes out of their shell, they never stop being shy and withdrawn  
and become more friendly and sociable.
d. If someone comes in of their shell, they stop being shy and withdrawn  
and become more un friendly and unsociable.

Answer: B

3. Derring-do means _________.
a. If a person shows derring-do, they show unwillingness.
b. If a person shows derring-do, they show shyness.
c. If a person shows derring-do, they show great courage.
d. If a person shows derring-do, they show pettiness.

Answer: C

4. Hot water means ___________.
a. If you get into hot water, you get into trouble.
b. If you get into hot water, you get a lucky day.
c. If you get into hot water, you get a bad day.
d. If you get into hot water, you get a burn skin.

Answer: A

5. Keep abreast means __________.
a. If you keep abreast of things, you stay uninformed about developments.
b. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about developments.
c. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about things.
d. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about life

Answer: B

6. There are times when you must decide and "take the bull by the horns."
a. make the right decision
c. make a bold decision
b. make the wrong decision
d. make a final decision

Answer: C

7. He "leads a dog's life" really because his freedom is always curtailed.
a. never knows what to do
c. never goes out
b. sometimes does something wrong
d. never does what he wants

Answer: D

8. No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the "black sheep of the family."
a. the one with a sense of humour
c. the one who is always late
b. the one with a bad reputation
d. the one who never washes

Answer: B

9. 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 raining very heavily
b. it's going to rain
d. it's raining a little

Answer: C

10. 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 feel stupid
b. to make you lose money
d. to make you lose interest

Answer: A

 

 

 

CSE Reviewer - Vocabulary

 1.) Sila ay nagdadamayan sa hirap at ginhawa. Sila ay totoong “naghihiramang suklay”
 a.) mag asawa b.) magkapatid c.) magkaibigan d.) magka anak

Answer: C

2.) There is no PANACEA that will solve our financial difficulty.
a.) cure-all b.) answer c.) paradox d.) criteria

Answer: A

3.) DEBACLE
a.) introduction b.) conflict c.) disaster d.) assault

Answer: C

4.) LAGASAW  
 a.) tunog ng pag-yak b.) tunog ng hangin c.) tunog ng alon d.) tunog ng busina

Answer: C

5.) KABAL  
 a.) sepal b.) kaban c.) unawa d.) agimat

Answer: D

6.) HAGINIT
 a.) hagikhik b.) hambalang c.) handusay d.) harurot

Answer: D

7.) DALAHIKAN
 a.) daungan b.) istambayan c.) palaruan d.) dagat

Answer: A

8.) FORBEARANCE
a.) attitude b.) stubbornness c.) generosity d.) patience

Answer: D

9.) ALLEGIANCE
a.) loyalty b.) solemnity c.) intelligence d.) sincerity

Answer: A

10.) GRUNGY
a.) fashionable b.) brittle c.) dirty d.) warm

Answer: C

11.) PROSCRIBE
a.) record b.) promote c.) forbid d.) interpret

Answer: C

12.) HULAS
 a.) litaw b.) lusaw c.) hilaw d.) durog

Answer: B

13.) DALAHIRA
 a.) matulungin b.) tsismosa c.) pustura d.) madalasin

Answer: B

14.) BARAL  
 a.) metal b.) trangka c.) santo d.) sulat

Answer: B

15.) DULANG  
 a.) mahabang hapag b.) uri ng isda c.) malungkot na drama d.) makasaysayang tula

Answer: A

16.) GULA-GULANIT
 a.) lukot-lukot b.) punit-punit c.) iba-ibang kulay d.) buhol-buhol

Answer: B

17.) LAGAK  
 a.) tuyot b.) tungga c.) pigtal d.) deposito

Answer: D

18.) DALAHIKAN
a.) daungan b.) istambayan c.) palaruan d.) dagat

Answer: A

19. CANTANKEROUS
 a.) ill-advised b.) offensive c.) greasy d.) quarrelsome

Answer: D

20. PERAMBULATE
 a.) move back and forth b.) walk c.) disbelieve d.) investigate
 
Answer: B