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B D B C D B A B A C D E A B D A D B C C B B A A B

LANGUAGE Answer Key

1. D
Explanation: It is spelled as aggressive.
2. C
Explanation: It is spelled as millennium.
3. C
Explanation: “Herd” is a transitive verb which means keep or move together, to assemble or put in a
herd (of animals), or to place oneself in a group. “Separated” is an antonym while “ran” and “walked”
are unrelated to the word (and connotes a different action and/ or meaning to the word).
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
4. B
Explanation: “Disconsolate” is an adjective which means cheerless, dejected, or downcast. “Festive”
and “gay” are antonyms, while “ignorance” has no relation to the word.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
5. A
Explanation: “Audacity” is a noun which means bold or arrogant disregard of normal constraints (social
norms). “Politeness” and “timidity” are antonyms, while “sassy” has no relation to the word - it’s more
of lively and cheeky.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
6. C
Explanation: In this context, “formidable” means causing dread, fear, or apprehension. “Impressive” is
antonymous to the word. “Neutral” and “progressive” are unrelated to the word.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
7. A
Explanation: Flogging is the present participle of the root word “flog.” “To flog” means to beat with a
rod or to whip. The other three choices are not synonymous to the word, but also showcases the
possible verb/ action consequences of people coming out to their parents.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
8. C
Paliwanag: Ang ibig sabihin ng “marilag” ay maganda, marikit, kaakit-akit o kahali-halina, at iba pa.
Iba na ang “nuance” sa kahulugan ng iba pang mga salita. Para sa marami pang depenisyon,
magtungo sa mga sanggunian.
Mga Sanggunian: https://www.tagalog-dictionary.com/search?word=marilag
https://tagalog.pinoydictionary.com/word/marilag/ https://www.tagaloglang.com/marilag/
9. A
Paliwanag: Ang salin ng “haraya” sa Ingles ay vision, illusion, o imagination. Ang iba pang mga
kahulugan ay anumang inilalarawan sa isip o binubuo sa isip. Ito rin ay kakayahang bumuo o mag-isip
ng mga bagay na hindi totoo, hindi pa nangyayari, at mga karanasan. Para sa katanungang ito,
“pananaw” na ang may pinakamalapit na sagot. Iba na ang kahulugan ng natitirang mga pamimiliang
salita.
Mga Sanggunian: UP diksiyonaryong Filipino / Virgilio S. Almario, punong editor. -- binagong edisyon.
–
Quezon City: UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, c2009.
https://tagalog.pinoydictionary.com/word/haraya/ https://www.tagaloglang.com/haraya/
10. B
Paliwanag: Ang ibig sabihin ng “alpas” ay to become free, loose, untied, free. Mas espisipiko naman
ang kahulugan nito sa UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino, “kumawala o umalis sa pagkakahawak, pagkakatali,
o pagkakakulong.” Gayunpaman, “makalalalaya” na ang salitang may pinakamalapit na kahulugan.
Ang ibang mga pamimilian ay walang kinalaman sa salita.
Mga Sanggunian: UP diksiyonaryong Filipino / Virgilio S. Almario, punong editor. -- binagong edisyon. -
- Quezon City: UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, c2009.
https://www.tagalog-dictionary.com/search?word=alpas
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-meaning-of/filipino-word-
e19bc60d69812be62a74e189c97a51eff4f0c4d6.html
https://tagalog.pinoydictionary.com/word/alpas/
11. B
Explanation: “Aquiver” is an adjective word which means marked by trembling or quivering.
“Controlled” is an antonym of the word. “Crying” may be a result/ manifestation of trembling.
“Carelessness” denotes a different nuance from being in an aquiver state.
Sources: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.scoutmag.ph/news/remembering-kian-loyd-delos-santos-a-year-later-philipj-20180817
12. D
Explanation: To be liberated means to be free from something. “Detached” and “emancipated” are
synonyms of the word, while “critical” is a word we can associate with being liberated (critical
thinking). “Detained” is the antonym of the word.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
13. B
Paliwanag: Ang ibig sabihin ng “nakintal” ay inukit o initim sa isip. Ang kasalungat nito ay “nawala”
habang ang “natuwa” at “naliwanagan” ay may kahulugang iba na sa salita.
Sanggunian: UP diksiyonaryong Filipino / Virgilio S. Almario, punong editor. -- binagong edisyon. --
Quezon City: UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, c2009.
14. D
Paliwanag: Ang ibig sabihin ng “silahis” ay sinag o kulumpon ng ulap na nilalabasan ng sinag, kaya
ang kasalungat nito ay “dilim.”
Sanggunian: UP diksiyonaryong Filipino / Virgilio S. Almario, punong editor. -- binagong edisyon. --
Quezon City: UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, c2009.
15. D
Paliwanag: Ang ibig sabihin ng “himuntok” ay pugay o pagpupugay, at pagkilala o pagtataas sa
puwesto. “Pagsawalang-bahala” na ang pinakamalapit nitong kasalungat.
Side note: ang himuntok ay hindi himutok. Ang himutok ay hinaing, daing, tampo, o pagdaramdam.
Sanggunian: UP diksiyonaryong Filipino / Virgilio S. Almario, punong editor. -- binagong edisyon. --
Quezon City: UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman, c2009.
16. B
Explanation: “Coarse” means rough while “course,” in the context of this sentence, means direction.
“Corpse” is an archaic spelling variation for corpse.
Source: CATalinuhan Reviewer
17. C
Explanation: “Advice” is a noun which means recommendations about what to do while “advise” is a
verb which means to recommend something. Also, “advice” must be in singular form because it is
followed by the word “any” (which implies singularity) and “advise” must be in plural form because its
object is in plural form (friends).
Source: CATalinuhan Reviewer
18. A
Explanation: “They’re” is the contraction of “they are.” “They” serves as the subject of the sentence.
“Their” is a possessive pronoun which refers to the subject. “There” is a demonstrative pronoun which
is used to point something out in a sentence.
Sources: https://research.ewu.edu/c.php?g=425370&p=3010654
19. C
Explanation: Allusion is a figure of speech where one references something without mentioning it
explicitly. On the other hand, illusion is a false idea or belief.
20. A
Explanation: To concede is to accept defeat. To supersede is to take the place of someone or
something previously in authority. Choice A makes the most sense in the above sentence.
21. B
Explanation: Ang ibig sabihin “kantahan” ay ang pagkanta para sa isang tao. Samantala, ang ibig
sabihin ng “kantahin” ay ang pagkanta ng isang partikular na awitin.
Source: Mga depinisyon ng salita mula sa https://tagalog.pinoydictionary.com/
22. D
Explanation: Ginagamit ang “n” kung ang susundan ay d, l, r, s, t. Ginagamit naman ang “m” kung b
at p. Ang lahat ng natitira pang titik ay ginagamit ang “ng”. Ito ay tinaguriang pagbabagong
morpoponemiko.
Source: Mga alituntunin mula sa WIKApedia, 2015 ed.
23. C
Explanation: Walang salitang ugat na “paru” kaya kapag ito’y inulit, hindi na kailangan pang lagyan ng
gitling. Gayundin, “nang” ang dapat ang tamang sagot dahil ito’y ginagamit bilang isang pang-angkop
sa pangungusap (kung saan lumipad ang pandiwa at mabagal ang pang-uri).
Source: Mga alituntunin mula sa WIKApedia, 2015 ed.
24. C
Explanation: The words “clause” and “claws” rhyme. Among the choices, only “drone” rhymes with
prone.
25. A
Explanation: The word “largest” is the superlative form of “large,” and the word “bulky” is a synonym
for “large.” The word “littlest” is the superlative form of “little,” and the word “short” is a synonym for
“little.”
Source: Synonyms provided by Merriam-Webster’s website
26. B
Explanation: The word “eggplant” is another term for “aubergine” and vice-versa. The word “corn” is
another term for “maize” and vice-versa.
Source: Dictionary definitions from Merriam=Webster’s website
27. D
Explanation: “When a participle functions as an adjective, care must be taken to make sure the reader
can easily identify the noun or pronoun the participle modifies.”
Source: Guidelines and question inspiration from Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of English
Grammar by Eugene Ehrlich, 3rd ed
28. B
Explanation: Only B is unambiguous about its message. A and D is not clear on who or what is
available. C, on the other hand, is not clear on what antecedent does “their” refer.
Source: Guidelines and question inspiration from https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/proref.htm
29. C
Explanation: Both C and D have modifiers, in the form of infinitives, that are clearly identified with
words they modify. But only C uses quantifiers correctly.
 Source: Guidelines and question inspiration from Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of English
Grammar by Eugene Ehrlich, 3rd ed and https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-
rules/adjectives/much-vs-many/
30. D
Explanation: Parallelism makes sentences more effective than if the phrases were not parallel. In
making parallel sentences, however, proofreaders must not change the original meaning of the phrase
as much as possible.
Source: Guidelines from English Grammar for Dummies by Geraldine Woods, 3rd ed
31. B
Explanation: The word “quite” is an intensifier that does not significantly intensify the meaning,
making it unnecessary. Meanwhile, using a word other than “cutting-edge” will reduce the efficacy of
the sentence’s meaning.
Source: Guidelines and question inspiration from Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of English
Grammar by Eugene Ehrlich, 3rd ed
32. A
Explanation: As much as possible, use active voice in sentences. “Passive voice sentences often use
more words, can be vague, and can lead to a tangle of prepositional phrases.” Also, pronouns must
have antecedents before they are used, making the other choices inappropriate in this context.
Source:
https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/style/ccs_activevoice/
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/proref.htm
33. B
Explanation: “With every ______ and many a ________, use a singular verb.”
Source: https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/sub-verb.htm
34. A
Explanation: For if- statements, the verb to be used is always plural, regardless of the singularity and
plurality of the subject. Also, “could have not” is correct because adverbs and verbs are
interchangeable and the order (which comes first) need not matter as long as the words are physically
close to one another.
Source: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp
35. C
Explanation: The adjective “smart” modifies the verb “study.” Hence, it must become an adverb -
“smartly.” The order (which comes first) need not matter as long as the words are physically close to
one another.
36. D
Explanation: “Your is the possessive form of you,” which is inappropriate in the context of the
sentence.
Source: https://writingexplained.org/your-vs-youre-difference
37. E
Explanation: A is appropriate due to its linking verb, B is a possessive pronoun, C is a past action, and
D is a recurring past action.
38. A
Explanation: The word “rice” is an uncountable noun and they are used with singular verbs. The
phrase “there are” is used on plural nouns, making it wrong in this context.
Source:
https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is-there-are/
39. B
Explanation: Surprisingly, “had had” is correct in this context. “Affect” should instead be “effect”.
40. D
Explanation: Parallelism!
41. A
Explanation: "So" must always be accompanied with a "that"-phrase. Otherwise, use "very".
Source: Diliman Access English Reviewer 2014
42. D
Explanation: “Josh and I” should instead be “Josh and me” because this is the predicate following the
verb “took”. This error becomes much easier to spot if Joe was removed (that is, “he took me
shopping” sounds way better than “he took I shopping”).
43. B
Explanation: Kapag katinig ang sinundan, “r” ang gagamitin. Kapag patinig, “d”.
44. C
Explanation: Ang “magagarbong” ay nagpapahiwatig na ng plurality dahil sa pag-uulit ng pantig.
Masyado nang paulit-ulit kung lalagyan pa ng “mga”.
45. C
Explanation: Kung sa pormal na gamit ng salita, “maghintay” ang angkop na salita. Pero para naman
sa di-pormal na gamit nito, kung ang susundan ng unlapi ay patinig, dapat ito ay may gitling (“mag-
intay” imbis na “magintay”).
46. B
Explanation: Kapag masasagot ng isang pang-abay ang sinusundan ng “ng/nang”, ang angkop na
gamitin ay “nang” (halimbawa, tumakbo nang mabilis, tumalon nang mataas). Kung naman
pangngalan ang masasagot sa sinusundan ng “ng/nang”, ang angkop na gamitin ay “ng” (kumain ng
gulay, hampasin ng kamay).
47. B
Explanation: Hindi pormal ang “sayo”. Ang wastong pagkakasulat nito ay “sa iyo” o kaya ay “sa ‘yo”.
48. A
Explanation: Ang “sila” ay panghalip panao na hindi sinusundan ng pangngalan. Ang "sina" ay
pantukoy na maramihan, gaya ng "ang mga", at sinusundan ng pangngalan.
49. A
Explanation: Magkahiwalay talaga dapat ang “na lang”.
50. B
Explanation: Sa mga salitang hiram na may pangunahing kambal-katinig o klaster, karaniwang
tinatanggal ang ikalawang katinig sa unang bahagi ng reduplikasyon.
Source: CAT Reviewer

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