Civil Service Exams (Cs Grammar) – Page 5

#80. Hot water means ___________
A If you get into hot water, you get a bad day
B If you get into hot water, you get into trouble.
C If you get into hot water, you get a burn skin.
D If you get into hot water, you get a lucky day.
Answer: If you get into hot water, you get into trouble.
#81. Keep abreast means __________.
A If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about things.
B If you keep abreast of things, you stay uninformed about developments.
C If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about developments.
D If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about life
Answer: If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed about developments.
#82. Keep it under your hat means ___________
A If you keep something under your hat, you keep it smelly.
B If you keep something under your hat, you keep
C If you keep something under your hat, you keep
D If you keep something under your hat, you keep it unclean.
Answer: If you keep something under your hat, you keep
#83. Spot on means ________.
A If something is spot on, it is exactly wrong.
B If something is spot on, it is exactly extrovert.
C If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
D If something is spot on, it is exactly introvert.
Answer: If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
#84. A. Some of the customs we acquire as members of society have curios effect on us.
B. That is why, many of us are no conscious of the customs that guide our behavior.
C. In time, the explicit rules for customary behavior fade our awareness.
D. At first, we find them difficult to learn and understand.
E. But with practice we learn to conform and eventually we come to feel that these customs are right and natural.
A AEDBC
B CADEB
C ADECB
D CABDE
Answer: ADECB
#85. The ________ union president differs from the past union president on employee reform issues.
A artificial
B accomplished
C talkative
D incumbent
Answer: incumbent
#86. 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: After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favorite foods.
#87. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault, embezzlement, and forging. No error.
A assault
B were accused
C no error
D forging
Answer: forging
#88. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
Pepe would be happy if his parents can send him to college.
A would
B can
C him
D No error
Answer: No error
#89. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
Mother bought a new dress for me yesterday.
A bought
B for me
C yesterday
D No error
Answer: No error
#90. If you want me to express my opinion, I think that Report A is equally as good as Report B.
A express my opinion
B I think
C equally as good as
D No error
Answer: equally as good as
#91. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
If the manager would have planned more carefully, bankruptcy might have been avoided.
A would have
B more carefully
C might have
D no error
Answer: would have
#92. In our barangay, our neighbors organized a disaster brigade.
A our
B neighbors
C organized
D no error
Answer: no error
#93. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
Offer the nomination to whoever commands the respect of the people.
A Offer
B whoever
C of
D no error
Answer: no error
#94. As the dawn approached, the farmers starting for the rice fields.
A no error
B for
C approached
D starting
Answer: starting
#95. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
It was hard to believe that conscientious pupils could misspell so many words in their quizzes.
A hard
B conscientious
C misspell
D No error
Answer: No error
#96. It was him who was responsible for making all the arrangements for the successful completion of his studies.
A It was him
B was
C for the
D No error
Answer: It was him
#97. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
In our community, our neighbors we help each other.
A we
B our
C each other
D No error
Answer: we
#98. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
Neither you nor I needs the typewriter now.
A Neither
B nor
C needs
D No error
Answer: needs
#99. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
Each of the students who all come from the community was briefed on how to lead their friends in civic projects.
A Each
B was
C their
D No error
Answer: their