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DepEd English Proficiency Test 2019
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2019 DepEd English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers
Part I. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST
Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter
of your answer on the space provided for. A. Sentence Completion
_____1. She is well loved by the people for being ______________. a. slanderous b. virtuous* c. ambiguous d. condescending
_____2. Davidlee is an ____________ diver. He always wins the gold medal. a. inept b. efficient c. adroit* d. aggressive
_____3. The ____ student _____ going to school. a. delinquent; abhors* b. awkward; abhors c. industrious; dislikes d. obedient; dislikes
_____4. The reporter was adjudged guilty of _____ for spreading false accusations. a. calumny* b. rebellion c. treachery d. mutiny
_____5. Ewan played the violin with such _____, everyone was amazed. a. anxiety b. inanity c. deity d. virtuosity*
_____6. Today, Alfred Wegener’s theory is _______; however, he died an outsider treated with ___
by the scientific establishments. a. unsupported: approval b. dismissed: contempt c. accepted: approbation d. unchallenged: disdain*
_____7. The revolution I art has not lost its steam; it _________ on as fiercely as ever. a. trudges b. meanders c. rages* d. ambles
_____8. Biological clocks are of such _____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would
expect most organisms to _____them. a. obvious: possess* b. ambivalent: develop c. meager: evolve d. significant: eschew
_____9. The peasants were the least ______ of all people, bound by tradition and _____ by superstitions. a. conventional: encumbered b. pinioned: limited c. free: fettered* d. enthralled: tied
_____10. The conclusion of his argument, while _____, is far from ______. a. germane: relevant b. esoteric: obscure c. stimulating: interesting
d. abstruse: incomprehensible* B. Synonyms
_____11. The virulent drug he had mistakenly taken killed him in an instant. a. effective b. expensive c. sedative d. toxic*
_____12. Argentina is one of the world’s leading honey-exporters. It maintains a large apiary.
a. Place where birds are bred.
b. Place where apes are grown.
C. Place where bees are raised.*
D. Place where honey is stored.
_____13. Eugenio Joshua admires his teacher’s deportment during class. a. demeanor* b. speech c. banishment d. intelligence
_____14. His recommendation was rejected because it might be inimical to the company. a. insubstantial b. useful c. costly d. disadvantageous*
_____15. Marvin Jay’s supervisor asked him to elucidate his proposal during the presentation. a. clarify* b. extend c. improve d. shorten C. Antonyms
_____16. The mother has been doleful every when she lost her son. a. miserable b. cheerful* c. prayerful d. anxious
_____17. Juan Carlo acquiesced to his friends’ plan of going to Baguio comes February. a. agreed b. objected* c. rejoiced d. abided
_____18. John Dan’s house is ful of a motley col ection of furniture, including antiques, woodcrafts and glasswares. a. diverse b. attractive c. homogenous* d. expensive
_____19. Jeric Angel’s nervousness was palpable despite the confident façade he was showing. a. evident b. increasing c. decreasing d. hidden*
_____20. He had learned that everything in life is evanescent. a. temporary b. permanent* c. extraordinary d. luminous D. Analogy _____21. ARTICULATE::SPEECH a. predictable: event b. coordinated: movement c. active: thought d. erratic: path
_____22. INCEPTION:: CONCLUSION a. departure: arrival* b. culmination: upshot c. approach: return d. escapade: punishment
_____23. SCINTILLATING: DULLNESS a. erudite: wisdom b. desultory: error c. boisterous: calm* d. exalted: elevation _____24. SHARD: POTTERY a. seed: flower b. smoke: fire c. chair: furniture* d. mystify: enlightenment _____25. PROSAIC: MUNDANE a. obdurate: foolish* b. ascetic: austere c. loquacious: taciturn d. peremptory: spontaneous _____26. ATTENUATE::SIGNAL a. exacerbate: problem b. modify: accent c. dampen: enthusiasm* d. elongate: line
_____27. SALACIOUS:: WHOLESOME a. religious: private b. expensive: profligate c. conservative: stoic d. mendacious: truthful* _____28. PENURY:: MONEY a. starvation: sustenance b. independence: freedom* c. infirmity: illness d. spontaneity: care _____29. MASON:: STONE a. soldier: weapon b. lawyer: law c. carpenter: wood* d. teacher: pupil _____30. REPEL:: LURE a. miscarry: succeed* b. dismount: devolve c. abrogate: deny d. abridge: shorten
E. Reading Comprehension Passage 1
Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one
started by asking, what is man? What are his needs? How can he best express himself? One would
discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric
light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so. Man needs warmth, society,
leisure, comfort and security: he also needs solitude, creative work and the sense of wonder. If he
recognized this he could use the products of science and industrialism eclectically, applying always
the same test: does this make me more human or less human? He would then learn that the
highest happiness does not lie in relaxing, resting, playing poker, drinking and making love simultaneously.
Adapted from an essay by George Orwell
_____31. The author implies that the answers to the questions in sentence two would reveal that human beings ________.
a. are less human when they seek pleasure*
b. need to evaluate their purpose in life
c. are being alienated from their true nature by technology
d. have needs beyond physical comforts
_____32. The author would apparently agree that playing poker is _____.
a. often an effort to avoid thinking
b. something that gives true pleasure
c. an example of man’s need for society *
d. something that man must learn to avoid Passage 2
Examine the recently laid egg of some common animal, such as a salamander or newt. It is a
minute spheroid – an apparently structure less sac, enclosing a fluid, holding granules in
suspension. But let a moderate supply of warmth reach its watery cradle, and the plastic matter
undergoes changes so rapid, yet so steady and purposeful in their succession, that one can only
compare them to those operated by a skilled modeler upon a formless lump of clay. As with an
invisible trowel, the mass is divided and subdivided into smaller and smaller portions. And, then, it is
as if a delicate finger traced out the line to be occupied by the spinal column, and molded the
contour of the body; pinching up the head at one end, the tail at the other, and fashioning flank and
limb into due proportions, in so artistic a way, that, after watching the process hour by hour, one is
almost involuntarily possessed by the notion, that some more subtle aid to vision than a
microscope, would show the hidden artist, with his plan before him, striving with skillful manipulation to perfect his work.
Adapted from an essay by T H Huxley
_____33. The author makes his main point with the aid of _______. a. logical paradox b. complex rationalization* c. scientific deductions
d. observations on the connection between art and science
_____34. In the context of the final sentence the word “subtle” most nearly means _____. a. not obvious b. indirect c. discriminating d. surreptitious * Passage 3
There are not many places that I find it more agreeable to revisit when in an idle mood, than some
places to which I have never been. For, my acquaintance with those spots is of such long standing,
and has ripened into an intimacy of so affectionate a nature, that I take a particular interesting
assuring myself that they are unchanged. I never was in Robinson Crusoe’s Island, yet I frequently
return there. I was never in the robbers’ cave, where Gil Blas lived, but I often go back there and
find the trap-door just as heaven to raise as it used to be. I was never in Don Quixote’s study, where
he read his books of chivalry until he rose and hacked at imaginary giants, yet you couldn’t move a
book in it without my knowledge. So with Damascus, and Lilliput, and the Nile, and Abyssinia, and
the North Pole and many hundreds of places — I was never at them, yet it is an affair of my life to
keep them intact, and I am always going back to them. Passage 4
The books one reads in childhood create in one’s mind a sort of false map of the world, a series of
fabulous countries into which one can retreat at odd moments throughout the rest of life, and which
in some cases can even survive a visit to the real countries which they are supposed to represent.
The pampas, the Amazon, the coral islands of the Pacific, Russia, land of birch-tree and samovar,
Transylvania with its boyars and vampires, the China of Guy Boothby, the Paris of du Maurier—one
could continue the list for a long time. But one other imaginary country that I acquired early in life
was cal ed America. If I pause on the word “America”, and deliberately put aside the existing reality,
I can call up my childhood vision of it.
Adapted from: The Uncommercial Traveller, C Dickens (1860)
_____35. The first sentence of Passage 3 contains an element of a. paradox b. legend c. melancholy d. self-deprecation*
_____36. By cal ing America an “imaginary country” the author of passage two implies that ___.
a. America has been the subject of numerous works for children
b. his current vision of that country is not related to reality
c. America has stimulated his imagination
d. his childhood vision of that country owed nothing to actual conditions*
_____37. Both passages make the point that _____.
a. books read early in life can be revisited in the imagination many years later *
b. imaginary travel is better than real journeys
c. children’s books are largely fiction
d. the effects of childhood impressions are inescapable
_____38. Both passages list a series of places, but differ in that the author of passage three ___.
a. has been more influenced by his list of locations
b. never expects to visit any of them in real life, whereas the writer of passage two thinks it at least possible that he might
c. is less specific in compiling his list*
d. wishes to preserve his locations in his mind forever, whereas the author of passage two wishes
to modify all his visions in the light of reality.
F. Idiomatic Expressions
_____39. We are affected as much as you are by the rising prices of gasoline; we are al “in the same boat”.
a. Suffering the same predicament* b. Hindering the success
c. Empathizing with everyone on his suffering
d. Acknowledging the suffering
_____40. The members of the public are demanding for better public infrastructure and more public
services, but at the same time they are demanding for lower taxes. It is becoming a “Catch-22 situation”. a. A challenging situation
b. A dilemma from which it is impossible to escape*
c. A problem that involves government efficiency
d. A condition of no great importance
_____41. That lady should not have become a war correspondent. She is a “square peg in a round hole”.
a. A person who has been given an opportunity to change her profession.
b. A person who has no interest in her job.
c. A person who takes part in every event.
d. A person who is not suitable to her work or surroundings*
_____42. “It slipped my mind” that I wil have with Davidlee tonight.
a. I determined, in spite of my schedule.
b. I forgot as a result of carelessness* c. I wished. d. I planned delicately.
_____43. The idea of expansionism “has not taken root” in the Philippines. a. Has not become popular b. Has not been heard
c. has not established itself* d. has not been monitored
_____44. Ewan Gregory does not mind how much resistance he causes; he like “sailing against the wind”. a. Being popular b. Interfering c. overcoming the opposition d. opposing the popular view*
_____45. Although Marvin Jay had only a minor role in the play, he “stole the thunder from” the lead actor. a. Borrowed the role from
b. Diverted the attention to himself from* c. succeeded in portraying
d. transformed the character of
_____46. I had a “heart to heart talk” with my teacher on my plans to study Linguistics or
Microbiology at the university. a. Sentimental meeting b. Superficial talk c. serious discussion* d. successful arrangement
_____47. Juan Carlo decide “to keep his peace” until he finished examining the situation. a. Not to talk* b. To be forthright c. to be relaxed d. to be reserved
_____48. The company needs a couple of million pesos for its expansion. It is likely that the Php
100 000.00 the partner has offered is “a drop in the ocean”. a. Useful b. More than enough
c. a tiny fraction of what is needed*
d. useless until the amount is complete A. Cloze Test (Part 1) Introduction:
This is the School 49) _________ Plan of the East Central Elementary School, San Fabian District
II, Pangasinan II Division, was 50)________________ and 51)_______________ through the
concerted efforts of the teaching 52)___________ with the other stakeholders of education headed
by the principal. It 53)_______________ the vision or educational goals which 54)________ to uplift
or improve the school performance in terms of the following areas of development namely the pupil,
staff, curriculum and physical facilities development which will 55)__________ as the
56)_________ for evaluating the performance of the school. It presents the school and community
profile and the expected activities of the school.
Through the 57)_________ of this School Improvement Plan, with the unwavering 58)___________
of the officers and members of the PTA as well as the School Governing Council and other
stakeholders of education, it is 59)________________ that the goals vision and mission of the East
Central Elementary School will be 60)___________. 49. a. improving b. improves c. improved d. improvement* 50. a. conceptualized* b. conceptualizes c. conceptualizing d. conceptualize 51. a. evolving b. evolves c. evolved* d. evolve 52. a. staffs b. staff* c. staffed d. staffing 53. a. present b. presenting c. presents* d. presented 54. a. aims* b. aim c. aimed d. aiming 55. a. serves b. serving c. servicing d. served* 56. a. basis b. bases* c. basing d. based 57. a. implement b. implementing c. implementation* d. implements 58. a. support* b. supporting c. supports d. supported 59. a. expect b. expects c. expecting d. expected* 60. a. realize b. realized* c. realizing d. realizes H. Cloze Test (Part 2) Madam 61) _____
I have the honor to request permission 62)_______ you good office to 63)__________ an action
research in Science 64)_______, “Enhancing the Performance of the Grade VI Pupils in Science
and Health through Counteractive Lecture “for the Grade VI pupils of Greater Heights Elementary
School for this school year 2014 – 2015.
Hoping for your 65)________ approval. 66)________________ EWAN ETHAN LEE C. RIVERA Teacher 1st 67)___________ 68)_______________________
Respectfully forwarded 69)__________ the Schools Division Superintendent, Pangasinan Division
II, Binalonan, Pangasinan, recommending approval of this basic communication.
70)_____________________________ DAVIDLEE DV. ROMERO JR.
Public Schools District Supervisor 61. a. ; b. : c. , d. . 62. a. to b. for c. your d. from* 63. a. conduct* b. conducts c. conducted d. conducting 64. a. entitle b. entitles c. entitled* d. entitling 65. a. kind* b. kinder c. kindest d. modest 66. a. yours, b. sincerely yours, c. Truly yours d. Very truly yours,* 67. a. indorsment b. endorsment c. indorsement* d. endorsement 68. a. With date* b. No date c. —– d. —– 69. a.to* b. from c. with d. for 70. a. Truly yours, b. Very truly yours, c. Sincerely yours, d. No complementary Close* Good luck Teachers!
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers – Part 1
B Y O N L I N E E L E A R N O N F E B R U A R Y 1 3 , 2 0 1 8
Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them with the correct answer/answers. 1.
1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?
2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point. 4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport. 21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand. 27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel. ANSWERS:
1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?
2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer with Answers – Part 2
B Y O N L I N E E L E A R N O N F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 8
Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them with the correct answer/answers.
51. I will meet you at the library by and by.
52. He was riding in a bus when they met a tragic accident.
53. My father died yesterday. He is 55.
54. I came from Buguias, Benguet. Every summer, I help my parents work in the farm.
55. I graduated at Sipsipnget National High School in 2010.
56. The scissor that I bought at SM Baguio is quite expensive.
57. Many informations have been divulged by the secret agent.
58. His line of business is selling computer gadgets and equipments.
59. He was hospitalized due to electrocution.
60. After the traumatic incident, I think she is alright.
61. She is an impregnable woman.
62. She already casted her vote yesterday.
63. Based from the survey, NAIA is one of the five dirtiest airports in the world.
64. She was taken cared of by her foster parents.
65. My parents work in the garden.
66. I was been the President of the Arts Guild when I was in high school.
67. Calcium is not only good for the bones but for the heart.
68. He revenged the killing of his father.
69. I was advised to cover my PIN when withdrawing money in an ATM machine.
70. She is taking up Nursing for her second course.
71. Hand me your USB so I can save those files.
72. Anyways, that has been the final report to the group.
73. I went to the library to get as many information as I could.
74. The teacher forgot to give the direction in the test.
75. When you go to Manila, better ask for directions so you won’t get lost.
76. Despite of the oil price increase, the drivers remained hopeful for a better 2012.
77. I could not illicit response from her.
78. He is in jail for smuggling elicit drugs into the country.
79. At this juncture, we would like to introduce the Board of Judges.
80. Burn the chicken and cook “pinikpikan”.
81. The BSU gymnasium was filled up with people.
82. I will see you on February for the Panagbenga craze.
83. What I need is a money to pay for my bills.
84. My father and mother are supportive to my studies.
85. The host for the BSU Charter Celebration is he.
86. Her obese father is high blood.
87. It is ethical to say, Thank you in a request letter.
88. I left a note on my sister’s pocket.
89. Our mother has shown an unconditional love to us.
90. The fugitive was apprehended in March 3 of 2010.
91. Her father is a military so people respect him.
92. His father, who is a police, was killed in a gun battle.
93. The garbages on the street have not been picked up.
94. Throw your garbage properly.
95. She was unaware of the morning glory in her eyes.
96. The English term for dogmeat is azucena.
97. The English term for sayote is chayote.
98. The symbol (/) used to separate alternatives is slash.
99. The technical term for the symbol & is and.
100. The pound key sign # is called number. ANSWERS:
51. I will meet you at the library by and by.
52. He was riding in a bus when they met a tragic accident.
53. My father died yesterday. He is 55.
54. I came from Buguias, Benguet. Every summer, I help my parents work in the farm.
55. I graduated at Sipsipnget National High School in 2010.
56. The scissor that I bought at SM Baguio is quite expensive.
57. Many informations have been divulged by the secret agent.
58. His line of business is selling computer gadgets and equipments.
59. He was hospitalized due to electrocution.
60. After the traumatic incident, I think she is alright.
61. She is an impregnable woman.
62. She already casted her vote yesterday.
63. Based from the survey, NAIA is one of the five dirtiest airports in the world.
64. She was taken cared of by her foster parents.
65. My parents work in the garden.
66. I was been the President of the Arts Guild when I was in high school.
67. Calcium is not only good for the bones but for the heart.
68. He revenged the killing of his father.
69. I was advised to cover my PIN when withdrawing money in an ATM machine.
70. She is taking up Nursing for her second course.
71. Hand me your USB so I can save those files.
72. Anyways, that has been the final report to the group.
73. I went to the library to get as many information as I could.
74. The teacher forgot to give the direction in the test.
75. When you go to Manila, better ask for directions so you won’t get lost.
76. Despite of the oil price increase, the drivers remained hopeful for a better 2012.
77. I could not illicit response from her.
78. He is in jail for smuggling elicit drugs into the country.
79. At this juncture, we would like to introduce the Board of Judges.
80. Burn the chicken and cook “pinikpikan”.
81. The BSU gymnasium was filled up with people.
82. I will see you on February for the Panagbenga craze.
83. What I need is a money to pay for my bills.
84. My father and mother are supportive to my studies.
85. The host for the BSU Charter Celebration is he.
86. Her obese father is high blood.
87. It is ethical to say, Thank you in a request letter.
88. I left a note on my sister’s pocket.
89. Our mother has shown an unconditional love to us.
90. The fugitive was apprehended in March 3 of 2010.
91. Her father is a military so people respect him.
92. His father, who is a police, was killed in a gun battle.
93. The garbages on the street have not been picked up.
94. Throw your garbage properly.
95. She was unaware of the morning glory in her eyes.
96. The English term for dogmeat is azucena.
97. The English term for sayote is chayote.
98. The symbol (/) used to separate alternatives is slash.
99. The technical term for the symbol & is and.
100. The pound key sign # is called number.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – STRUCTURE
B Y O N L I N E E L E A R N O N F E B R U A R Y 1 5 , 2 0 1 8 Part 1 – STRUCTURE
Directions: This test measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English.
Items 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence, you will see four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the
word or phrase that best completes the sentence, then shade the letter corresponding to your answer in the Answer Sheet.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – STRUCTURE with Answers 1.
1. The enterprising daughter who ____________ a vast fortune from her super rich and powerful father is going to Europe to venture into other business deals.
a. Inherit b. inherited c. is inheriting d. was inherited
2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left ______________ atoms of hydrogen are fused in the furnace of the sun.
a. while b. unless c. when d. until
3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking _____________, eas there ahead of all the rest.
a. his best b. at his best c. in his best d. for his best
4. People _________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) damage were not necessarily those who had smoked the longest but those who began smoking at a young age.
a. of worst b. of worse c. within the worse d. within in the worst
5. The primordial purpose _________ schooling is ultimately to learn how to learn. a. in b. for c. of d. at
6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what kind of plants the _________________.
a. will be b. would be c. can be d. could be
7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in violence ___________ a part of the United States, particularly San Francisco, California.
a. striked b. stroke c. strikes d. struck
8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming infrastructures and expanding transportation and communication facilities
conspicuously manifest the _________ of the city.
a. speedily growing economy b. speedy economic growing
c. speedy growing economic d. growing economic speed
9. The latest addition to the year – round regional cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and sound museum which
_________ the country’s past and its present.
a. exhibit b. exhibits c. exhibited d. is exhibiting
10. Oral rehydration ________________ attempted to replace lost body fluids in the early stages of fever.
a. is b. would be c. was d. has been
11. It _______ be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence to society.
a. would b. could c. must d. might
12. Of all the sports that _________________ strong bodies, swimming is the best.
a. develops b. developed c. develop d. is developing
13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been _____________ in our society.
a. a hotly-contested issues c. the hot contested issue
b. a hotly-contesting issue d. the hot contesting issue
14. A website is limited _____________ you to other websites where you can access for more information and discoveries.
a. until it is linking b. because it links c. since it linked d. while it link
15. The happy children, ________, paraded in the busy streets in celebration of their school foundation.
a. majestic costumes c. majestically costumes
b. majestic costumed d. majestically costumed
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1
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Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the part that must be
changed to make the sentence correct.
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 1 – Answers with Corrections. 1. a. Marc Chaggall, a painter,
b. was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism
c. an art on how can be characterized by incongruous imagery
d. produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations. 2.
a. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported
b. that more than 22 species of wild felines have declining
c. different non-government agencies have given their support
d. to the program that would protect the species. 3.
a. The threat of deculturation
b. now hangs over many small ethnic minority c. that are scattered
d. in the depths of many forests. 4.
a. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste
b. can be carried highly communicable diseases
c. because of their injurious effects d. to human life. 5.
a. Language was brought into the spotlight b. as a crucial factor
c. for Nigeria’s social, economic, and the political future
d. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems. 6.
a. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program
b. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of indifference individuals
c. who reduced the anti-erosion fences
d. just to benefit their pasture land businesses 7.
a. Because of new coffee growers
b. flooding the global market,
c. the official price of a pound of coffee in the United States
d. crashed into $6 in 1977 to 42 cents in 2001 8. a. The navy contributes
b. to the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources
c. by scuttle out cylindrical blocks
d. to serve as artificial reefs. 9.
a. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam
b. wrote The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After, in 1993,
c. a book on how it elucidates
d. the information and evolution of galaxies. 10.
a. Susana earned money for her vacation
b. by working in an antique store all summer
c. but the amount was inefficient d. for all that she needed 11.
a. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991
b. was one of the many misfortunes c. to wreak havoc d. in Central Luzon. 12.
a. After participating the fertility rites, b. the childless woman,
c. who was blessed with a healthy baby
d. experienced a blissful and contented life. 13. a. Media produce b. a sociology phenomenon
c. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion d. about the present culture. 14.
a. Concentrating on the physical intricacies
b. of different pose of the body c. forced one to filter out d. physiological anxieties. 15. a. Any nation
b. that aspires to elevate morality c. will have difficulty d. stamp out prostitution
English Proficiency Test (EPT) Reviewer – Writing Part 2
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Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the part that must be
changed to make the sentence correct.
a. He is living in this country b. ever since he came c. but he makes no
d. attempt to speak our language. 17.
a. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,
b. but they leniently tolerate the situation c. even if they are hinder d. the motives of others. 18. a. Human beings
b. have this natural inclination
c. for fending off lonely, exile, and death
d. by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle. 19.
a. Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,
b. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive film c. Made in Italy
d. To help put Rome back to the filmmakers’ maps. 20.
a. Oil prices have shaping the world economy for many years
b. but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries c. have supposedly made oil
d. increasingly less vital to economic growth. 21. a. The movie we have seen
b. is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle
c. that it took us inside the head
d. of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man. 22. a. The most popular alumnae b. of a barangay high school c. is now serving a president
d. of a well-known state university in manila. 23. a. As of January 2003,
b. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word
c. but its ranking of male life expectancy
d. fell into first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995. 24. a. Any government
b. should implement certain policies
c. which would cater to the economic, political, moral,
d. and the social needs of the nation. 25. a. The indication b. of social distinct
c. or the credibility of a piece of information
d. can lead to interesting state of perplexity.
Reading Comprehension Practice – Part 1
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Directions: In this test you will read several passages. Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the correct answer. Click for Answers: Passage A
1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of yourself as being unworthy of great achievement,
you will never achieve greatness. If, on the other hand, you know yourself and understand what your abilities are, and if then you are
determined to accomplish and gain confidence in yourself.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to associate with persons who have really achieved greatness. It is impossible, however, for
most people to come frequently into the actual presence of the great. The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of your time in
reading about great achievers. Biography is a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself of a sense of inferiority and determined to do the best that you possibly can. One of the
great philosophers expressed the idea in a single sentence when he said that each individual should hitch his wagon to a star. QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
b. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
c. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in life
d. Self-confidence is the key factor in achieving success in life
2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on how to develop confidence in oneself?
a. Paragraph 1 b. Paragraph 2 c. Paragraph 1 and 3 d. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the word “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the selection?
a. drive b. fasten c. detach d. remove
4. Successful people are different from those who are not because they
a. Work hard at having faith in their abilities.
b. Persevere to achieve greatness.
c. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
d. Disregard the opinions of others.
5. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his wagon to a star” mean?
a. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
b. A person should emulate his ideal person.
c. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
d. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams come true.
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in presenting his ideas?
a. Narration c. Comparing ideas
b. Detailed analysis d. Giving suggestions
7. According to the author, what is one of the surest ways to achieve self-confidence?
a. Read lots of informative books
b. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
c. Be-friend people who are self-sufficient
d. Develop a strong and independent personality
8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?
a. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success
b. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to propel one to succeed
c. Reading the biographies of great people is essential for one to become successful
d. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost one’s chances of succeeding
Reading Comprehension Practice – Part 2
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Directions: In this test you will read several passages. Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the correct answer. Answers Passage B
1. Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just youth in common. Whether in Manila, Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo,
whether rich or poor, urban or rural, delinquent or not, Asia’s youngsters share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars, fast food
outlets, rock concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or black, leather jackets, outsize t-shirts and candy- colored sneakers.
2. In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”. Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are innocent – singing-along with the gang at the malls,
sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the commercial center of Cubao and Makati.
3. In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the shopping complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s
great cities, avant-garde, rebellious, modernized. They are exposed to imported television that usher in international values.
4. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precocious, world-wise, and materialistic, governed less by teachers and parents than by the
omnipresent television. Peer group influence is great. Their trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and rude mannerisms.
5. In Japan, they look like different race to the old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual freedom, crime and homosexuality among the
youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to the aged. QUESTIONS:
9. The passage is about Asia’s
a. lost generation c. urbanized society
b. delinquent youth d. new generation of youth
10. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth
a. have senseless pursuits c. have been influenced by western culture
b. share many common goals d. have varied dreams and ambitions
11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
a. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type.
b. Many of them still believe in traditional values.
c. They share a common character as influenced by the media.
d. The values of the new generation have been modified by modernization.
12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
a. are behind the times c. are promiscuous and stubborn
b. have old-fashioned thoughts d. practice new and experimental ideas
13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the passage?
a. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others.
b. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on the youth.
c. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
d. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become of the youth today.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
a. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
b. Become complacent and indifferent.
c. Become aggressive and violent.
d. Develop an independent mind.
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
a. Comparing b. Describing c. Making profile d. Narrating events
Reading Comprehension Practice – Part 3
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Directions: In this test you will read several passages. Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the correct answer. Answers Passage C 1.
1. In the year 1799, an officer of the French Army was stationed in a small fortress on the Rosetta River, a mouth of the Nile, near Alexander, Egypt.
He was interested in the ruins of the ancient Egyptian civilization, and had seen the sphinx and the pyramids, those mysterious structures that
were erected by men of another era.
2. One day, as a trench was being dug, he found a piece of black slate on which letters had been carved. He had studied Greek in school, and knew
this was an inscription written in that language. There were two more lines carved into the stone: one on the Egyptian characters he had seen on
the ruins , the other in completely unfamiliar characters.
3. The officer realized the importance of such a find, and relinquished it to scholars who had been puzzling over Egyptian inscriptions.
4. In 1802, a french professor by the name of Champollion began studying the stone in an attempt to decipher the two unknown sets of characters
using the Greek letters as a key. He worked with the stone for over twenty years, and in 1823, announced that he had discovered the meaning of
the fourteen signs, and in doing so, had unlocked the secret of ancient Egyptian writing.
5. Some 5000 years after an unknown person had made those three inscriptions, the Rosetta Stone became a key, unlocking the written records of
Egypt and sharing the history of that civilization with the rest of the world. QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. French scholars worked hard in studying ancient history.
b. Ancient Egyptians wrote and preserved their history in stones.
c. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to a better understanding of the history of Egypt.
d. A French Army officer studied the Rosetta Stone and the inscriptions carved into it.
1. In which country was the Rosetta Stone found?
a. Egypt b. Greece c. France d. Alexandra
1. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians based on the selection?
a. dedicated b. resourceful c. wise d. gifted
1. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were not found?
a. Egyptian civilization would have flourished.
b. Ancient Egypt would have not reached the peak of its glory.
c. Ancient Egyptians would have not known of their cultural heritage.
d. Egyptian civilization would have not been fully understood by the modern world.
1. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph mean?
a. The owner of the Rosetta Stone tried to sell it to scholars.
b. The Egyptians scholars were puzzled by the inscriptions found in the Rosetta Stone.
c. The founder of the Rosetta Stone knew of its value and turned it over to the proper authorities.
d. The officer did not think the Rosetta Stone had much value and therefore gave it away.
1. What literary technique was used by the writer in developing the passage?
a. Detailed analysis c. Narrative chronological order of events
b. Comparison and contrast of ideas
d. Repetition of important points for emphasis
22. What conclusion may be drawn from the passage?
a. Egypt has a rich civilization dating back to the earliest times.
b. Egypt has a mysterious culture which remained unknown.
c. Egypt was an ancient country with no significant history.
d. Egypt’s civilization benefited only those in ancient times.
Reading Comprehension Practice – Part 4
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Directions: In this test you will read several passages. Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the correct answer. Answers Passage D 1.
1. The complacent Filipino majority may not have been awakened yet to the reality of a ravaged environment; nonetheless, the evidence must be
overemphasized. Automotive vehicles for one, reportedly contribute 94.6 million tons of waste released into the air each year, a commuter can
only imagine how polluted the air that gets into his respiratory system is.
2. Pollution experts are inclined to single out man as the culprit of his own destruction. Man, rightly referred to as a “messy animal,” has helped
being about untold environmental decay.
3. Imperiled by the pollution of air, water and land are not only human lives. The marine species as well as the flora and fauna are just adversely
affected. Mass suicides of fishes and whales have been witnessed along Australian and American shorelines.
4. The mushrooming of factories and plants along river banks have been largely responsible for the pollution of the different bodies of water,
indiscriminate disposal of industrial waste makes festering sinks of the rivers. Too much dumping of industrial waste renders to water stagnant.
Many of the rivers that used to flow along industrial banks can use some dredging. And yet what good will dredging of a river do if in no time at
all it will serve again as dumping basin? The initiative has to come from the factory owners.
5. A great number of scientists like or think that new technology can be called upon to check the impending pollution disaster, others are of the
opinion that fewer births and less gadgetry may yet provide the answer to the devastating dilemma. It cannot be denied, however, that man’s
wasteful ways call for some measure of discipline.
6. Man’s brutality toward his environment will only lead to his unmarking. It is ironical, indeed, that he who was created to have dominion over
every living creature on earth should one day be overpowered by an environment he has helped to pollute. The catastrophe can hopefully still be averted. QUESTIONS:
23. What does the selection generally urge man to realize?
a. The threat of environmental pollution to each country
b. The necessity of taking immediate steps to solve the pollution problem
c. The scope of the problem of environmental pollution
d. The steps to take in checking the impending pollution disaster
24. The phrase “mushrooming of factories” are used in the fourth paragraph of the selection refers to factories which are
a. built b. destroyed c. maintained d. abandoned
25. In what part of the passage can you read of the ways we can prevent pollution?
a. First paragraph b. Fourth paragraph c. Fifth paragraph d. Last paragraph
26. Who is referred to in the phrase “a messy animal” in the second paragraph of the passage?
a. Fishes and whales b. Flora and fauna c. Scientist d. Man
27. What is implied in the last paragraph of the passage?
a. Man failed to realize the seriousness of the pollution problem.
b. Pollution, if unchecked, can bring about the destruction of man.
c. Man does not deserve to be the master of His creation.
d. There is no need to be alarmed of the pollution problem.
28. What would be the likely outcome if we continue polluting our environment?
a. Man will be destroyed by an environment he had polluted.
b. Less births and less gadgetry will save the world from catastrophe .
c. Technology can help check the problem on environmental pollution.
d. Man’s wasteful ways will contribute more to the pollution of the environment.
29. Which of the following statements show a cause and effect relationship?
a. Man’s wasteful ways are a perennial problem.
b. Man’s brutality toward his destruction.
c. The marine species and the flora and fauna are adversely affected.
d. Mass suicide of fishes and whales have been seen along coastlines.