Section 2: Structure and Written Expression

SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
A. STRUCTURE
Direction: these question are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence

you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the
one word or phrase that the best completes the correspondents to the letter of
the answer you have chosen.
1. ……. range in color from pale yellow to bright orange.
a. Canaries which c. That canaries
b. Canaries d. Canaries that are

2. After the funeral, the resident of the apartment building………
a. sent faithful, the residents of the apartment building
b. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully
c. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week
d. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers
3. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for…..
a. another pants c. the other ones
b. other pants d. another pair
4. The committee has met and………
a. they have reached a decision
b. it has formulated themselves same opinions
c. its decision was reached at
d. it has reached a decision
5. …….. of precious gems is determined by their hardness, color and brilliance.
a. the valuable c. it is valuable
b. it is the value d. the value
6. ……….. a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern
hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere.
a. However c. Although
b. Because of d. That
7. The Caldecott Medal, ……. for the best children’s picture book, is awarded
each January.
a. a prize c. is a prize which
b. which prize d. is a prize
8. The horn of the rhinoceros consist of a cone of tight bundles of Keratin
……..from the epidermis.
a. grow c. growing
b. grows d. they grow
9. Having been served lunch, ………
a. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
b. the committee members discussed the problem.
c. it was discussed by the committee members the problem.
d. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
10. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class;…….
a. he should study last night
b. he should have studied last night
c. he must have studied last night
d. he must had studied last night
11. most species of heliotropes are weeds, …….. of them are cultivated.
a. some c. for some species
b. but some d. some species
12. thunder occurs as …… through air, causing the heated air to expand and
collide with layers of cooler air.
a. an electrical charge
b. passes an electrical charge
c. the passing of an electrical charge
d. an electrical charge passes
13. Researchers have long debated …… Saturn’s moon Titan contain
hydrocarbon oceans and lakes.
a. over it c. whether
b. whether it d. whether over
14. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey clouds …… forebode rain.
a. what c. what they
b. which d. which they
15. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because…..
a. he must to teach a class
b. he will be teaching a class
c. of he will teach a class
d. he will have teaching a class
B. WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Directions: In these question, each sentence has four underline words or

phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C),
and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in
order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the
answer you have chosen.
16. Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty
A B C D
seconds.
17. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
A B C D
18. Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle
A B C
in river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
D
19. The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times
A B C
that of the atria.
D
20. The type of Jazz known as “swing” was introduced by Duke Ellington when
A B C
he wrote and records “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
D
21. The bones of Mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high
A B C
degree of differentiation.
D
22. The neocortex has evolved more recently then other layers of the brain.
A B C D
23. The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a
A B C D
tobacco product.
24. Much fates are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three
A B
molecules of fatty acids.
C D
25. The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Mobile, but they were moved
A B C D
to Richmond.
26. A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or stone or some another irritant
A B C
accidentally enters into the shell of a pearl oyster.
D
27. The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano
A B C D
oboe.
28. In the Milky Way Galaxy, the most recent observed Supernova appeared in
A B C D
1604.
29. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living in this
A B C
relatively small planet.
D
30. Because of the mobility of American today, it is difficult for they to put down
A B C
real roots.
D
31. For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served to president of
A B
Washington College, which was later called Washington and Lee.
C D
32. The number of wild horses on Assateague is increasing lately, resulting in
A B C
overgrazed marsh and dune grasses.
D
33. Hypnoses was successfully used during World War II to treat battle fatigue.
A B C D
34. The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast of damaging appendage and
A B C
regenerate a new appendage to nearly normal size.
D
35. Human develop normally twenty primary, or deciduous, teeth and thirty- two
A B C
permanent ones.
D
36. The curricula of American public schools are set in individual states; they do
A B
not determine by the federal government.
C D
37. The fact that the sophisticated technology has become part of revolution in
A B
travel delivery system has not made travel schedules less hectic.
C D
38. Balanchine’s plotless ballets, such Jewels and The Four Temperaments,
A B C
present dance purely as a celebration of the movement of the human body.
D
39. In a solar battery, a photosensitive semiconducting substance such as silicon
A B C
crystal is the source of the electrician.
D
40. In early days, hydrochloric acid was done by heating a mixture of sodium
A B C
chloride with iron sulfate.

D

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SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Direction: these question are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence

1. ……. range in color from pale yellow to bright orange.

a. Canaries which c. That canaries

b. Canaries d. Canaries that are

Directions: In these question, each sentence has four underline words or

chloride with iron sulfate.

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