Understanding Verbs - Their Forms and Usage
Understanding Verbs - Their Forms and Usage
Examples:
Sentences examples:
Examples:
painting crush
painted crushed
paint crash
to paint crashed
13. He has been exercising but his immune 20. There is a ________ message when you
system was steadily _________. look closely at her painting.
weak hid
weaken hide
weakened hided
weakening hidden
14. I was ______ that the weather would be
sunny and we would be able to enjoy our The vocabulary part of the Civil Service exam is
swimming. tough and difficult for many but you can pass the
test if you know how to choose the best and
hopeless right answers. The techniques in getting the right
hopeful answer is analysing the given sentences – know
hopelike their consistency and parallelism.
hopely
15. I think it’s not a great idea. I totally ______. Watch out for conjunctions especially the
following: They usually give clues because they
misagree connect phrases, clauses and sentences.
unagree 1. If you are ambivalent with the answers,
inagree analyze the given problem.
disagree
16. So many ___________ I found in the library, confusion
now I’m ready to report. innocent
uncertain
information unaware
informations 2. He left the country because of the ominous
infoes experiences he had in the past.
infos
17. My grandpa always feed his flock of unforgettable
_______ early in the morning. threatening
ugly
sheeps remarkable
sheep 3. Teenagers are easily susceptible to peer
ships influence.
ship flexible
inspired vulgar
dependable weird
inclined bizarre
4. My mother is always adamant in eating 11. Every time I see Cathy looking at me, I feel
breakfast before leaving the house. Euphoria in my bones.
resolute gravity
uncertain ecstasy
forgetful erotic
clueless numb
5. Reading words without understanding their 12. I bought this book because when I read the
meaning is futile. blurb at the back, I fell in love with it.
helpless summary
useless teaser
unnecessary blog
avoidable plot
6. She wears gold but people knows how 13. Finding a way out of the labyrinth is the last
ostentatious she can be. challenge of the competition.
pretentious castle
ambitious forest
gorgeous maze
rebellious box
7. He submitted a grotesque artwork that 14. There is still love in our hearts amidst our
nobody in the class could relate to. seemingly mundane existence.
different complicated
weird modern
beautiful worldly
colorful wealthy
8. Their clandestine affair remained unknown for 15. Cassy has a strong penchant in collecting
three years. cars.
forbidden belief
surprise fondness
secret hobby
unacceptable route
9. They say love is like a firework, a fleeting 16. Diskettes and CDs are going obsolete.
moment.
recycled
brief refurbished
unforgettable updated
shinny outdated
remarkable 17. The Queen of the Night dances vivaciously.
10. Cara is repulsive and rebellious. She always
speaks sordid words. lively
awkward
dirty kindly
sweetly embarrass turquoise
18. The court released a dogmatic statement equilibrium
that made people more hopeful. maintenance occurrence
dilemma
naive conscience mayonnaise
unbelievable bizarre
assertive etiquette Mediterranean
unclear assimilate
19. This generation is prone to plethoric use of bourgeoisie grotesque
mobile gadgets. hygienic
cab
Chemistry puppy
Biology stallion
Physics pony
Science 16. Evaporate: vapor: : petrify: _______
8. Census: population: : inventory: __________
liquid
accounting stone
merchandise magnify
cost cold
list 17. Canvas: painter: : marble: ________
9. Oath: promise: : contract: __________
sculptor
license rock
contact statue
agreement form
paper 18. Hammer: anvil: : pestle: _________
10. Glimmer: Flicker: : murmur: _______
ground
whisper grinder
shout mortar
rumor knife
speak 19. Librarian: books: : curator: _______
11. Bouquet: flowers: : flock:
atlas
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21. Bodyguard: protection: : mentor: _______ and exercises for this site reviewer.
advice
counsel
teacher How to pass the reading comprehension in an
leader exam? The following tips, strategies and
22. Novelist: plot: : Architect: _______ exercises are the best reviewer. It will help you
practice in finding the right answers in this type
building of quiz. It really measures how you can
design comprehend and grasp about the topic in a
blueprint passage.
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23. Molecule: atoms: : tissue: _______ Tips in getting the right answers for Reading and
Comprehension Exam
organ Stay calm and don’t panic. As you open the
cells booklet, you’ll definitely see long passages and
body paragraphs. Do not stress yourself into thinking
neutrons “wow should I really have to read all of this?”
24. Call: telephone: : type: ________ because you really should darling 🙂 Unless you
don’t want to pass the test and just waste your
cellphone chance.
ipad
keyboard
piano
25. Eavesdrop: conversation: : trespass: Read with your eyes not with your mouth. Avoid
_________ lips movement and whispering because reading
with your lips is time consuming besides it will
property distract everyone. Reading with your eyes is
house also reading with your mind, it will help you
land understand what you are reading better.
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Do not read word for word. Instead, read group
Reading and Comprehension of words or sections at a time for they will help
you get the main topic of the paragraph. It will
Reading Comprehension Test, Exercise and also help you save time and finish the test on
Strategies time.
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Do not read the answers first before the The best title for the above article is:
questions and the paragraph, it will only confuse
you. Famous Beach in the Philippines
The Beach of Boracay
Boracay, a Blessed Island
Read fast and understand what you’re reading Why People Go to Boracay
to get the main idea of the whole passage. 2. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370’s
Questions are always related about the main disappearance is still under investigation. Many
idea. What is the main idea? It is simply the countries joined in the search for what really
main topic and the center of what is being talked happened and where the aircraft is now. The
about in the article. flight lost contact with air traffic controllers about
an hour after its take off. The weather was fine
Concentrate on the parts of the paragraph when the aircraft was flying so it adds more
where the possible answer can be found. theories about other possible reasons of the
aircraft’s fate. The oil slick spotted off Vietnam’s
coast turned out to be fuel oil used in cargo
ships so it has nothing to do with the aircraft.
Take note of the following: Interpol also says the disappearance of the jet
plane has nothing to do with terrorist attack.
Main idea – is simply what the story is mainly More questions are adding to this quest and no
about specific answer is given and proven yet.
Climax – is the peak point or highlight of the
story The above selection supports the idea:
Plot – is the pattern of events of the story
Conflict – is the tension and struggle part of the That Flight MH370 is somewhere under the sea
story That Flight MH370’s disappearance is still a
Setting – is where and when the story takes mystery
place That Flight MH370 must have crashed after loss
Best or alternative title – is usually being asked contact
too so you must choose the best one that talks That Flight MH370 is in Bermuda Triangle
about the main idea 3. Flappy Bird, a mobile game created in
Focus on reading and everything will be taken 2013 by Dong Nguyen from Vietnam became a
into your mind like a movie playing inside your hit at the start of 2014. At the end of January
head. 2014, it was the most downloaded game in the
1. Boracay, the most famous beach in the iOS App Store. The game is extremely addictive
Philippines, is also known as a blessed island. I and difficult so users strive harder to score
have never met anyone who has not been higher. Due to its intense popularity, the creator
enthralled and fascinated when they visited decided to remove it from the App Store.
Boracay. The first time you set foot on its Because of its millions of downloads, Nguyen
powder-like sand, you’ll surely feel lucky to be in claimed he was making $50,000 per day from it.
a paradise island. The moment you see its The demand of Flappy Bird made some gadgets
crystal pristine water, you’ll be so thankful you’re owners to sell their devices with Flappy Bird
alive. Many locals and foreigners go there again installed for twice or thrice their original price.
and again not only because of the breathtaking
view but also because to celebrate life and its What is the best title for the above article?
blessings.
Most Downloaded Game
The Demand of Flappy Bird Game
Flappy Bird App
The Rise of Game Apps So it’s up to us — all of us — to build the
4. According to NASA, effects that Internet we want. Together, we can build a
scientists had predicted in the past would result space that is greater and a more important part
from global climate change are now occurring of the world than anything we have today, but is
like loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise also safe and secure. I’m committed to seeing
and longer, more intense heat waves. Even our this happen, and you can count on Facebook to
Earth’s average temperature has increased do our part.”
about 1 degree in Fahrenheit in the 20th
century. Many experts and scientists believe that Why is Internet Privacy very important to all of
global temperature will continue to rise from 2.5 us?
to degrees Fahrenheit over the next century.
Because it is not safe to trust anyone with our
Which of the following conclusions best online accounts.
summarizes the selection above? Because nobody really owns the internet. It is a
free space.
Climate change will continue to get worse until Because it protects and secures not only our
humanity takes serious actions to stop it. online accounts but also our online activities.
Global climate change is happening on earth Because the government’s protection is not
now. enough.
The effects of climate change are getting 6. Search Engine Optimization a.k.a.
extremely dangerous. SEO is vital for a website to stay successful for a
Global climate change and its effects are long time. The world of internet continues to
occurring and are likely to increase over time. evolve so website owners must stay in the game
5. Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder and by making updates while practicing effective
CEO of Facebook spoke with President Barack SEO. Great content and correct SEO are the
Obama to discuss about internet privacy blood of a website because without them, a site
impositions by the U.S. government. Zuckerberg could die.
said, “The Internet works because most people
and companies do the same. We work together The paragraph is mainly about what?
to create this secure environment and make our
shared space even better for the world. The importance of Search Engine Optimization
The life of a successful website
This is why I’ve been so confused and frustrated The secrets of making a website successful
by the repeated reports of the behavior of the How to apply Search Engine Optimization
U.S. government. When our engineers work 7. There are around 2 million Filipinos
tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re without jobs today. That includes graduates and
protecting you against criminals, not our own undergraduates. According to survey, there will
government. be another half-million to graduate this year
without possible job placements. Unemployed
The U.S. government should be the champion people complain about job shortage. Many go to
for the Internet, not a threat. It needs to be much the cities to apply to some companies but end
more transparent about what it’s doing, or up going home with nothing. Unemployment rate
people will believe the worst. increases each year even though there are
I’ve called President Obama to express my many job fairs.
frustration over the damage the government is
creating for all of our future. Unfortunately, it The paragraph states that…
seems like it will take a very long time for true
full reform. Unemployment in the Philippines is common
Unemployment rate in the Philippines is 10. Investing has been a hot topic for
seriously increasing quite a while. Many people especially
Unemployment in the Philippines must be solved employees and entrepreneurs don’t rely on time
Unemployment solutions for Filipinos deposits and regular savings account to save
8. “In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest and earn interests. The most common
Washington State, a small town named Forks investments in the Philippines are through real
exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It estates, mutual funds and trust funds. Although
rains on this inconsequential town more than few people also join trading in the stock market,
any other place in the United States of America. more and more Filipinos are not reluctant to
It was from this town and its gloomy, invest their money and diversify them to different
omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with money making wheels.
me when I was only a few months old. It was in
this town that I’d been compelled to spend a What does the article try to convey?
month every summer until I was fourteen. That
was the year I finally put my foot down; these Filipinos are now willing to open different
past three summers, my dad, Charlie, investments.
vacationed with me in California for two weeks Filipinos are wise in saving their money.
instead. Filipinos rely mainly on savings and deposit
accounts.
It was to Forks that I now exiled myself – an Filipinos invest in real estates, mutual funds and
action that I took with great horror. I detested trust funds.
Forks. Paragraph Organization
Every paragraph, story or an article has a
I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the pattern and your goal is to organize the whole
blistering heat. I loved the vigorous, sprawling pattern to present the main thought
city.” chronologically. If it’s hard for you, make an
-Stephenie Meyer, “The Twilight Saga” outline of each topic in the sentences.
Provide the specific setting of the story Watch out for signal words which indicates time
or events.
Phoenix Order or sequence:
Rainy day
Forks, Washington First, second, third, first and foremost,
Twilight afterwards, then, next, at last, until, finally, lastly
9. “It’s twenty-five after six and the sky Comparison: Similarities and differences:
still has some shades of purple and orange…oh
well just like me, I am standing here, in this
secretive rooftop, overjoyed…yet there are still
some fragments of fear and haze… I wonder if But, however, on the other hand, than, likewise,
the sky is glad and excited about the night or if it nonetheless, nevertheless, similarly, oppose to,
is crying over the bright day that passed.” apparently
– Fehl Dungo – “Higher than the Rooftop” Cause and effect:
What is the mood of the story? Because, hence, thus, therefore, consequently,
subsequently
Happiness Paragraph Organization Techniques:
Sorrow Find the topic sentence. It usually contains the
Confusion main idea or the main topic
Grief
Next find the supporting sentences that support 4.
that topic sentence. A. Speaking in English every day is also proven
Find the concluding sentence or the closing effective.
sentence. It usually the final thought or B. Another way is watching English movies and
conclusion and marks the end of the article, TV shows particularly with English subtitles.
paragraph or story. C. Reading articles in books, newspapers, and
Instruction: Choose the best order and magazines is just among the helpful ways.
sequence of the following sentences to form a D. There are many ways to improve and develop
well-organized paragraph. English proficiency.
1.
A. One effective way is to diversify his funds to DCBA 2. DACB 3. DABC
different investments like real estate, stocks and 4. DCAB
money instruments like bonds and trust funds. 5.
B. It is always best to expand money to different A. Others don’t realize yet what to pursue
investment wheels. because they have many dreams.
C. A wise investor must not put all his eggs in B. Finding the right course in college is one of
one basket. the most challenging decisions anyone can
D. He should always consider the risks involved make.
in investing his money. C. Some people want to pursue their dreams
ever since they were just little.
CBAD 2. CBDA 3. CDAB D. Indeed destiny is a matter of choice.
4. CDBA
2. BDAC 2. BCDA 3. BADC
A. It is very vital to have social media presence 4. BCAD
however personal blogs serve as web domains. 6.
B. Most people including celebrities and A. While passport, airline tickets and valid IDs
businessmen have blogs nowadays. are required, proof of financial capacity may be
C. Therefore, building them will help anyone in required for visa application.
promoting himself or his business. B. Many Filipinos rejoiced hearing that good
D. Apparently blogs are like our offices only they news.
are in the internet. 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.
BDAC 2. BADC 3. BACD
4. BDCA CBAD 2. CADB 3. CABD
3. 4. CBDA
A. The basic steps in building a website are 7.
easy to remember and registering a domain A. This will be one of your tickets to land a job in
name is the usual priority. the government.
B. Designing a layout will come after that. B. That is why many people apply to take the
C. Finally, adding more content and social Career Service examination.
media presence are required to keep your site C. If you passed the exam, you will get a
active. certificate of eligibility.
D. Then you need a hosting provider to host D. Career Service Eligibility is a major
your site’s content in the World Wide Web. requirement to apply for a job position in the
government.
ABCD 2. ADBC 3. ACBD
4. ADCB
DCBA 2. DBAC 3. DBCA Examples:
4. DCAB 5.98 + 6 + ¾ = ______
8.
A. Your passport will arrive in 7 days if you 1.25 + 1.5 + 7.875 ______
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 25 – 8.35 – 1.3 + _______
month for the regular processing.
addition subtraction decimals
BCAD 2. BDCA 3. BADC
4. BACD For Multiplication, don’t take it too hard because
9. it is very simply too. Just multiply the numbers
A. Facebook has been the number one social and count the decimal places to the right of the
network in the web and the world for quite long given numbers then move in that decimal
now. (count) from the right answer to the left.
B. Mobile instant messaging apps are also
dominating social presence in the internet. Example: 3.05 x 1.4 =?
C. After many acquisitions, Facebook bought multiplication decimals
Instagram, one of the fastest growing photo For Division, you have to divide the classic way
sharing networks. by making the divisor a whole number. You
D. Because of that, Facebook acquired need to move the decimal place to the right to
WhatsApp, a leading instant chat platform like make it a whole number then do the same way
Kakaotalk. with the dividend. Add zeros to the dividend if
necessary. See example below.
ACBD 2. ABCD 3. ADCB
4. ADBC Example: 0.35 ÷ 1.4 (0.35 is the dividend and
10. 1.4 is the divisor here)
A. They will help you to purchase through zero- division decimals
interest installment schemes.
B. Thus, you must be wise and pay in full if you Fractions:
want to avoid never-ending debts. Some of the questions in Math and Quantitative
C. Credit cards are helpful if you know how and Numerical Reasoning tests involve with fractions
when to use them wisely. because they are also related to decimals,
D. However, they will produce interests from percent, mixed numbers and algebraic
interests if you didn’t pay the whole amount at expressions. Again, if you master solving
the due date. fractions, it will be a great edge for you.
Another way is to find a number to multiply by 1. 2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, ____?
the denominator to make it 10, 100 or 1000…
6
Example: 3
convert fraction to decimals 4
source: Mathisfun.com 2
2. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ___ ?
Positive and Negative Numbers:
Addition and Subtraction 72
75
Positive + Positive = Positive 81
Negative + Negative = Negative 90
Positive + Negative = Subtract the two and use 3. 13 -21 34 -55 89 ___?
the sign of the bigger number
Positive – Negative = Change the sign of the -95
Subtrahend and follow the rules of Addition 104
Negative – Negative = Change the sign of the -123
Subtrahend and follow the rules of Addition -144
Multiplication and Division: 4. AZ CX EV GT ____?
4 3:4
8 5:4
16 1:3
2 2:5
13. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36 21. 2.12 is multiplied by 10 to the sixth power is?
and 54?
212.000
2,120,000 28. Cathy scored 85, 87, 90, 95, and 100 in her
212,000 Math exams. What will be her average grade in
21,200 Math from this period?
22. 25 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power is?
91.40
2,500,000 91.50
250,000 92
25,000 93.50
.000025 29. Letty left home and drove at the rate of 50
23. Find the value of x in the equation: 5x + 25 miles per hour for 2 hours. She stopped for
=10 lunch then drove for another 4 hours at 65 mph
to reach Los Angeles. How many miles did Letty
5 drive to reach LA?
3
-3 115 miles
-5 360 miles
24. If x=8, find the value of y in the equation: 4x 310 miles
– 2y = 28. 100 miles
30. Michelle went to SM for the 3-day sale. She
-4 bought a new pair of shoes and paid only
-2 P2,450 discounted for 20% off. What was the
4 original price of the shoes?
2
25. Find the value of x if y= 8 in the equation: 2x P3,062.50
+ 4y = 50 P3,260.50
P3,620.50
9 P3,026.50
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10 Clerical Operations
4 1. Which department of an office is responsible
Problem Solving / Word Problems: for hiring new personnel?
Office of the President
26. Kit is twice as old as his friend Sam. Sam is Accounting Department
5 years older than Cara. In 5 years, Kit will be Logistic and Supply
three times as old as Cara. How old is Sam? Human Resource Department
2. Which computer program should you go if you
2 years old want to email a company?
3 years old Word
4 years old Excel
5 years old Outlook
27. James’s dad is 5 times older than James Powerpoint
and James is twice as old as his sister Sara. In 3. This is a telephonic transmission of scanned
two years, the sum of their ages will be 58. How documents of texts and images to a telephone
old is James now? number connected to a printer.
12 3 years
13 4 years
14 5 years
15 6 years
3. The Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces 9. The members of the House of
of the Philippines this 2018 is _________. Representatives shall be elected for a term of
_______.
3 years
Air Force Commanding General Jeffrey Delgado 4 years
Rodrigo Duterte 5 years
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno 6 years
AFP Chief Lieutenant Gen. Emmanuel Bautista 10. The following shall be exempted from
4. The executive power shall be vested in the taxation except:
_________.
Lands and buildings
President of the Philippines Churches and convents
House of Representatives Charitable institutions
The Supreme Court Non-profit cemeteries
The Congress 11. The Congress, by a vote of ____ of both
5. The legislative power shall be vested in the Houses in joint session assembled, voting
_________ which shall consist of a Senate and separately, shall have the sole power to declare
a House of Representatives. a state of war.
Geothermal energy
Solar energy
Wind energy
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.
Global Warming
Greenhouse Effect
Ozone Layer
Solar Radiation
40. USB is an industry standard that connects
computers and electronic devices like
keyboards, digicams, portable media devices,