General Education in the New Curriculum – English Test 3
Purposive Communication in English
Teacher challenged her students to boldly go where no man has gone before.
A. Teacher challenged her students to go boldly where no man has gone before.
B. Teacher challenge her students to boldly go where no man has gone before.
C. Teacher challenged her students to boldly go where no man went before.
D. Teacher challenges her students to boldly go where no man has gone before.
A. Teacher challenged her students to go boldly where no man has gone before.
Do not split infinitive. The correct phrase is “to go boldly” and not “to boldly go”
Irregardless of what you think about school and community partnership, school and community partnership has been proven to contribute to improved school performance.
A. Irregardless
B. school and community partnership has been proven
C. to contribute to improved school performance
D. about school and community partnership
A. Irregardless
There is no such word as “irregardless”. Use “regardless”.
A. Yes.
B No, it should be “When worst comes to worse…”
C. No, it should be “When worst comes to worst…”
D. No, it should be when “the bad becomes worst.”
B. No, it should be “When worst comes to worse…”
Worse comes to worse – Worse comes to worst. The worse becoming more worse is what the word “worst“ means.
A. Don’t loose a heart. The Covid 19 pandemic will pass.
B. Don’t lose your heart. The Covid 19 pandemic will pass.
C. Don’t lose heart. The Covid 19 pandemic will pass.
D. Don’t lose hearts. The Covid 19 pandemic will pass.
C. Don’t lose heart. The Covid 19pandemic wilI pass.
“Loose“ is an adjective. “Lose” is a verb. Use lose in the sentence.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. No, it should be “I can hardly believe…”
D. No, it should be, I will hardly believe…”
C. No, it should be “I can hardly believe…”
Avoid double negative – “Can’t hardly” is a manifestation of a double negative.
The correct or proper form is either, “I can’t believe…” or, “I can hardly believe…”
Purposive Communication in English
Is the sentence CORRECT?
A. Yes.
B. No. “send” should be “sent”
C. Yes, if “I” comes before Arielle.
D. No. “I” should be “me”.
D. No. “I” should be “me”.
It should be “me” because “me” is an object of the preposition “to”. The pronoun to be used must be in the objective case like “me”. “I” is in the nominative case.
A. go back to square one
B. go bananas
C. be as hard as nails
D. bare her heart (or soul) to someone
D. bare her heart (or soul) to someone
Bare your heart (or soul) to someone means to reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings.
What I like about the principal is that he _____. It makes things so much easier for everyone.
A. bears the brunt –
B. Is bent out of shape
C. Is close to home
D. calls a spade a spade
D. calls a spade a spade
Calls a spade a spade means speak openly and truthfully about something, especially difficult matters.
One _____ strongly suggests that schools do not just teach the basic skills but also develop in children self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills which are vital for success and happiness in school, work, and life.
A. school of thought
B. school of hard knocks –
C. close to home
D. back to square one
A. school of thought
School of thought – a particular way of thinking, living, or acting. It can refer to a set of beliefs or actions.
A. school of hard knocks
B. school of thought
C. close to home
D. back to square one
A. school of hard knocks
School of hard knocks – a way of learning valuable lessons in life through practical experience and not through the books.
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