This online practice test measures your ability to apply the rules of the English language, specifically on grammar and syntax, vocabulary, reading comprehension and paragraph organization. Choose the correct answer from the given choices. The correct answer will be marked green, otherwise red. Good luck!
We should work for a total ban ____ of pesticides that are harmful to man.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Which of the following is a work of SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS?
I was speaking to Raquel on the phone when suddenly we were _____.
I should have returned this book last Tuesday, it is now five days ____.
He's a good doctor but instead of working in a big hospital, he opts to practice his profession in remote areas.
The battered wife is seeking ______________ separation from her husband.
A dance instructor is holding an aerobics class every morning in front of the town market where there is a big open space. There are many participants and he charges them 10 pesos per session. In contrast, a Zumba class in the nearby dance studio has only 10 participants because the enrollment fee is expensive. Only the rich can afford to enroll in the Zumba class.
What can we deduce from the situation?
What can we deduce from the situation?
"Run from anything that gives you the evil thought.... but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right."
It is about defeating _______________.
It is about defeating _______________.
Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has no error in structure/spelling.
In Feng Shui, clutter is a big no-no. Clutter is consists of old toys, clothes, old magazines and everything old which are no longer used. It hinders the free circulation of the fresh energy inside the house, preventing it to enter every room. It makes the energy inside the house stale and inactive, making the residents of the house sickly and less aggressive. To avoid more unlucky situations in the homes, clutter should be cleared once it starts to pile up. This is good Feng Shui.
What conclusion can we make?
What conclusion can we make?
There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. HIATUS means _______.
The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Manny feared getting late so he _____ with a bus and leaped at the door.
___________ wiring is the cause of the sudden blackout.
In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
This paragraph best supports the statement that
It is hard to earn a dollar these days.
“I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote from ____.
A Chinese proverb says, "the virtue with the shortest memory is gratitude." This tells of persons who are:
"He is known as a political butterfly", the congressman remarked. This means the fellow is a _______.
Research suggests that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are!
In the passage a child in darkness is likened to:
In the passage a child in darkness is likened to:
"Never the twain shall meet....." means the lines are:
What figure of speech is employed when the author states, " O souls and spirits of the martyred brave. arise?"
The Nibelungelied is a ____.
The beautiful facade of the building elicited admiration from the guests.
What season is it, with the line, "He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossom kiss and part."
The nearest post office is on _____________________.
What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?
"We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens."
"We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens."
Which sentence clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural errors?
The measure of choosing well is whether or not man likes what he ________.
Which of the following works by DANIEL DEFOE features a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, encountering Native Americans, captives, and mutineers before being rescued?
Teacher Michelle always tries to help people, but recently she has been _________ kind and generous.
The wounded soldiers were visited by the President who honored them with ______ for their ______.
Both Nenita and _____ plan to go.
A. Following his defeat, he abdicated with the apparent intention of going into exile in America.
B. At Rocherfort, however he found the harbor blockaded and he decided to surrender himself to Royal Navy.
C. He was escorted aboard HMS Bellerophon. It was a new experience for him to see the inside of a ship of the Royal Navy, the instrument of France’s defeat at Trafalgar a few years earlier.
D. If you or I had been in Napoleon's shoes after his shattering defeat at Waterloo, we might well have lapsed into a state of inward-looking depression if not despair. Not so Napoleon.
B. At Rocherfort, however he found the harbor blockaded and he decided to surrender himself to Royal Navy.
C. He was escorted aboard HMS Bellerophon. It was a new experience for him to see the inside of a ship of the Royal Navy, the instrument of France’s defeat at Trafalgar a few years earlier.
D. If you or I had been in Napoleon's shoes after his shattering defeat at Waterloo, we might well have lapsed into a state of inward-looking depression if not despair. Not so Napoleon.
The games we used to play when we were young have been sidelined by modern gadgets. Nowadays, we no longer see children and teens playing piko, tumbang preso, luksong baka, patintero and other enjoyable games our parents used to play. The young generation of today is so hooked on gadgets that they even have no time to talk to each other during their free time. This is very unhealthy according to some social scientists.
From the passage, we can conclude that:
From the passage, we can conclude that:
That is the face that caused a thousand ship and men to raise their arms and fight. Who was referred to by the poet?
A breath of fresh air and a change of milieu is what you need to regain your health.
The ancient people made a ___________ that the end of the world is near.
A. Now we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join hands.
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government's response in law against cruelty and heartlessness.
D. The law's main objective is not retribution but reform and rehabilitation of offenders and would-be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently sieged by violent crime.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join hands.
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government's response in law against cruelty and heartlessness.
D. The law's main objective is not retribution but reform and rehabilitation of offenders and would-be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently sieged by violent crime.
The advent of cellphone is perhaps the best contribution of modern technology to our communication system. Back then, it would take a week or longer before we can communicate with our loved ones if we are working in other countries. It was through letters that we could communicate with them, and letters really took time to reach their destinations. Today, if we want to talk to our loved ones, even of we are living in another country, we can do so very easily with the use of cellphones. In a matter of minute, we are connected with them.
What does the passage say?
What does the passage say?
TAILOR is related to NEEDLE as MECHANIC is related to ____________.
A. The questions isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me, remarked celebrated author Ayn Rand.
B. Born into an affluent family, she opened her soul to music and literature, in that order. But her times were different.
C. For women, talent was confined to what you turned to when the ‘real’ things were over with.
D. She was accomplished in her own right.
B. Born into an affluent family, she opened her soul to music and literature, in that order. But her times were different.
C. For women, talent was confined to what you turned to when the ‘real’ things were over with.
D. She was accomplished in her own right.
BREAD is related to BUTTER as POTATOES is related to ____________.
It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries.
This story is mainly about:
This story is mainly about:
Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes' immortal novel, rode forth -
Which among the following is the correct sequence of the sentences below?
1. The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting about how best to help different types of learners how to learn.
2. The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) define a new paradigm of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who is responsible for facilitating learning.
3. Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that help students learn better.
4. Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good.
5. The NCBTS can be used as a self assessment tool for professional development.
1. The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting about how best to help different types of learners how to learn.
2. The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) define a new paradigm of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who is responsible for facilitating learning.
3. Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that help students learn better.
4. Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good.
5. The NCBTS can be used as a self assessment tool for professional development.
After 10 unfruitful years, Nancy finally quit the job. She ____ along with her boss for a long time.
The __________ of the story is not to count your eggs until they are hatched.
Parents admit that text messaging is an easy way of knowing their children’s whereabouts. However, they are worried about its effect on _______.
Which is NOT synonym for ‘gathering’?