TABLE OF CONTENTS Mathematics Word Problems and Operations 4 - 12 Data Sufficiency .. - 16 English Alphabetizing .....cccccesereesseseetesteeees 17 - 24 Synonyms . 22 - 26 Antonyms . 27 - 31 Single-Word Analogy . 32 - 35 Double-Word Analogy .....::ccccccerieeeeeees 36 - 40 Identifying Errors - 41 - 48 Paragraph Development 49 - 51 Correct Usage .... . 52 - 56 Reading Comprehension ........::0ceeeeees 57 - 69 Filipino Kasing-Kahulugan - 72 Kasalungat .. - 76 Mga Kawikaan - 80 Wastong Gamit - 84 Pagkilala sa Mali - 88 Pag-unawa sa Binasa . - 96 Pagtatalata wee - 99 Philippine Constitution ............:cceeee 100 - 104 Inductive Reasoning .... - 108 Abstract Reasoning - 116 Answer Keys,Solutions and Explanations .. 119 - 155Mathematics DIRECTIONS: This is a test of your ability to think out solutions to quantitative problems in Mathematics. Analyze and solve each problem carefully. Determine the correct answer from the four choices a, b, c, d. After you have decided on the best answer, shade the oval above the letter that corresponds to your answer. 1. Find the sum: 299 + 943 +398+101. 0000 abcd a) 1531 b) 1 641 c) 1741 d) 122 222 2. 1+24+3 4445464748494 10=55, then 0000 IDF1D+19 4144154164174 18419 420-2 * a) 65 b) 155 c) 125 d) 550 B.1f 14 2434+4454+64+7+84+9+ 10=55, then 0000 101 + 102+ 103 + 104 + 105 + 106+ 107+ 108+ 109 + 110=2 2 © ¢ cia a) 1055 b) 1065 c) 1075 4) 5500 4. Evaluate: { 16- (24-8) +22 x 8 - 8}. 0000 abcd a) 40 b) 48 c) 64 d) 168 5. If 23+28+37+x +53 = 168 and 0000 23428440 +y +50 = 120, Find the valueof x- y? abed a) 36 b) 48 c) 56 d) 64 6. Find the product: 800 = 125. 0000 abcd a) 925 b) 1000 c) 10000 —_d) 100000 7. Find the quotient: 8000 = 125. 0000 abcd a) 48 b) 64 c) 80 d) 88 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 1 MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 8. What is the remainder when 192 888 is divided by 8? a) 0 b)4 c)8 d)24111 9. Rounding 299 943 to the nearest thousands the result is a) 299 940 c) 299 900 b) 299 000 d) 300000 10. 398.101 is read as a) three hundred ninety eight, one hundred one. b) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one. c) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one hundredths. d) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one thousandths. 11. Anumber is divisible by 8 if its last three digits is divisible by 8. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 8? a) 9 208 b) 6 236 ce) 88 254 d) 8 886 12. Which of the following statements is true? a) Ifa number is divisible by 5, then it is divisible by 10. b) Ifa number is divisible by 10, then itis divisible by 5. c) Ifa number is divisible by 3, then it is divisible by 6. d) Ifa number is divisible by 4, then it is divisible by 8 13. Simplify: + (128 — 84) +(128 - 84) - + (2s - 84) a)0 b) 20 ©) 44 d) 64 : ~ 1 4 45 14. Simplify: 33% of 48 +12 % of 96-44% of 27 a) 12 b) 16 ©) 24 d) 48 00 ab 20 0 d 0 cO 20 ao » eO cO oO aOQ sO cO °c aO 2»O sO ae) 20 2O cO cD 2OQ 2O sO 70D aO w MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 231 15. Reduce “001 to its lowest terms. 00 09 ee by) =— mee mn >I 3 3 16, Which of the following is true? 0000 a) -16>8 c) 54-8 28-54 abed 8 9 1 er M7 aT 3 5 17. Find the value of x: * [20% + <¢s] 0000 abcd a) 27 b) 36 ©) 45 d) 52 18. What is 25% of 228? 0000 a) 52 b) 57 ©) 54 ajgiz abed 19. 228 is 25% of what number? 0000 abcd a) 52 b) 57 c) 34 d) 912 20. 168 is what percent of 672? 0000 abcd a) 25% b) 50% c) 400% d) 80% 21, Evaluate: 123 x 0.1 + 123% 0.01 +123*0.001. QOQ00 abcd a) 13.653 b) 135.53 c) 1356.3 d) 13 563 \ 22. Find 3—- of 16. 0000 4 abed a) 7 b) 16 ©) 39 d) 52 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 3 MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 1 1 1 23. Evaluate: Sa Mcrae 0000 abcd 3 3 5 7 a) 1— —— s) 1 ee 26 Drs ory Ors 24, Find the value of x in the equation 3x +7 = 28. 0000 . abcd a) {7} b) {7} c) {47} d) {4} 25, Which of the following has the greatest value? 0000 8 1 abed » (o)(s") ® (ee) 16 168 » (ele) ® (ee) 26. Which of the following cannor yield an odd integer QQQQ when divided by 10? abed a) The sum of two odd integers. b) The product of a prime number and an odd integer. c) The product of two odd integers. d) The sum of three consecutive integers. 27. If 8x + 12 = 24, what is the value of 24x + 367 0000 abcd a)4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 72 28. Ifa positive integer m is divisible by both 3 and 8,thenm QQQQO must also be divisible by abcd a) 10 b) 18 c) 24 d) 60 4 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 29. If positive integers m and » are not both odd, which of the OOOO following is always true ? abed a)m+nis even c) m—n cannot be odd b) mnis even d)m+n-—1 is odd 30. Find the average temperature change for the 12-day 0000 period. Temperature change in degree celsius: 2.6, 3.8, 2° © 7.0, 4.5, 4.6, 7.9, 5.0, 8.1, 4.4, 5.3, 6.4, 5.2. a) 4.8 b) 4.9 c) 5.2 d) 5.4 31. Find the set of all odd numbers x satisfying the conditions 00 0 9 a c Sx -4<0 and 3x -720. a) {x|x=if o) {rj xen f » {1} ot} 32. State the property illustrated. 0000 If (6) +4 = 48 + 4 and 48 + 4 = 52 abed then 8(6) +4 =52 a) distributive property of multiplication over addition b) commutative property of addition c) associative property d) transitive property of equality 33. If 8 less than the product of a number and —3 is greater 00 0 9 than 7, which of the following could be that number? a)-6 b)—5 c) 5 d)6 34. The difference between 8 times a number and 17 is 0000 231. Find the number. a) 31 b) 37 c) 48 d) 1984 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 5 MSA Math Tutoring CenterMSA Math Tutoring Center Mathematics i 35. Four times the perimeter of a parking lot is 16 less than 0000 2.000 meters. What is the perimeter of the lot? abcd I a) 496 m b) 504 m c) 992m d)1008m [Link] amount of last month's telephone bill, decreased OOOO i by the product of 3 and P 30.00 equals P 1319.50. abed Find the amount of the bill. i a) P1 229.50 c) P 1310.50 b) Pl 289.50 d) P 1 409.50 i 37. Eighteen less than seven times the number of sandwiches 00 0 0 is 269. How many sandwiches are there? abed i a) 32 b) 41 c) 44 d) 45 38. A house and lot are sold for P 14 M. The house costs 1.5 00 0 9 i times as much as the lot. How much does the lot costs? abe a) PS.6M b) P8.4M c)P 10.5M_ d) P 21M i 39. The sale price of a television set is P 7 200. The 00 09 discount rate is 40%. Find its regular price. ee a) P4320 c) P 6 800 b) P12 000 d) P 10 000 40. The lengths of the sides of a triangle can be represented 0 9 Qo 9 i by three consecutive integers. The perimeter of the * triangle is 96 cm. Find the length of the longest side of the triangle. i a) 28 b) 32 c) 33 4)36 . 0000 i 41. The length of a rectangle is 8 meters more than twice ab c d its width. The perimeter is 112 meters. Find its area. i a) 16m b)24m c) 28 m? d) 640 m? 6 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium EditionMathematics 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. | Paula is twice as old as Queenie. Seven years ago the OOOO sum of their ages was 16. How old is Queenicnow? 2b ¢4 a) 8 b) 10 c) 16 4) 20 For what value of x will x be the average of OOOO 2, 4x, 6, 8, 10? abed a) 4 b) 12 ©) 26 4) 39 How many integers between 197 and 303 are divisible OO 00 by 4 or 10? abcd a) 25 b) 26 c)31 d) 37 A patient must take his medication every 7 hours 0000 starting at 7:00 A.M., Sunday. On what day will the 26 ¢ 4 patient first receive his medication at 8 A.M.? a) Sunday c) Thursday b) Wednesday d) Tuesday Of the 300 grocery shoppers surveyed, 96 did not have 00 0 9 a c a regular day of the week on which they shop. What percentage of the shoppers did not have a regular day of shopping? a) 32% b) 48% c) 64% a, 96% A water container has 100 ml of water in it and is 20% full. 00 00 How many ml of water can this container hold ifit is full? abed a) 200 ml b) 400 ml c) 500 ml d) 800 ml 48. How many containers cach occupies an area of 2 0000 square meters can be stored in a 952- square meter warehouse? a) 358 b) 448 c) 530 d) 630 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 7 MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics rs © w wn Nu w o . A starting salary of a secretary at ABC Computer 50. The cost of a square meter commercial lot in a certain . Last month a store manager decided to decrease the . When the original price of an item is increased by a 2eO sO 20 a0 Specialists is P15,000 a month. Next year the starting salary will be raised to P18, 000. What is the rate of increase in the starting salary? a) 3% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30% rO sO oO 20 municipality five years ago was P 12 500. There was a 420% increase in the price in the last five years. What is the price per square meter of that lot today? a) P17 500 c) P19 000 b) P52 500 d) P65 000 pO sO 2D 20 prices of all items by 10%. This month he increased the prices by 10%. What would be the price for a pair of pants that had cost P750 before prices were decreased last month? a) P 742.50 c) P 675.00 b) P 750.00 d) P 825.00 2O sO ro} a2O certain rate, the increased price is P3 100. When the original price is decreased by the same rate, the decreased price is P 1 900. What is the original price of this item? a) P1200 b) P 200 c)P 2500 d) P2800 . How much must one has to invest in corporate bonds paying 0 9 0 9 c 9.6% in order to earn an income of P 12,000 per annum? @ a) P 11520 c) P 125 000 b) P 23 040 d) P 250 000 oo MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Center54. Mathematics How much must be cut from the edge of a piece of glass 000 9 abe 1 16—- em wide, in order for it to fit into an opening 14 7m wide? 3 7 3 5 a) 2 em b) I> em c) I> em d) 2-Fem 1 55. Arace car traveled for 2 y hours with an average speed of 0 Qo 0 9 abe 5 132 “km per hour. Find the total distance it covered. 5 5 264 — 330 — a) 16 km c) 16 km b) 312k ¢ 154 » eye k™ J so" 1 56. If the weight of a 241-kg freight car increases cea 0000 times when fully loaded, what will be its weight witha. abcd full load? 3 5 750 — 720 — a) 3 Ks °) 3 KB 3 1 b) 824— kg d) 753—kg 8 8 57. How many liters will remain in a 1000-liter storage tank OOOO if 8.2% of the liquid has evaporated due to excessive # bed heat? a) 918 b) 991.8 c) 999.18 d) 998 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 9 MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 58. Dante recently sold some stocks for which he originally 0000 bought for P358. If it has increased in value by 116%, @b ¢ d how much did he receive for the stock? a) P 678.28 b)P772 c)P 773.28 d)P778 59. Mr. Manny Vargas, a real estate broker solda building QQQOQO for P 175M. How much did he receive if his commission ab c d is 5.5% of the sale price of the property? a) P 9.5M c) P 9.625 M b) P 9.7M d) P 180.5M 60. If 560 out of 700 examinees passed in the recent Career QQQQO Service exam for Sub-Professional level, what percentof abcd the examinees passed? a) 65% b) 72% c) 80% d) 140% 61. Mr. Cruz borrows P 750 000 from Asian Bank andis QQ 00 charged P 90 000 interest. What rate of interest did abc Asian Bank charge for the loan? a) 8% b) 9% c) 10% d) 12% 62. A store sells shirts for P1 078 each or 3 for P2997. OOOO How much would one save by buying 3 shirts at a time bed instead of 3 shirts, one at a time? a) P 237 b) P 921 c) Pl 237 d) P1921 63. A computer can be rented for P1 745 a week or P347.50 OOOO aday. You need the computer only for 6 days. Atwhich @ b ¢ d rate ( daily or weekly), would it be cheaper to rent and by how much cheaper? a) weekly; P 340 c) daily; P340 b) daily: P240 d) weekly; P240 10 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterMathematics 64. A 1.25 - kg box of Brand A detergent sells for P 87.50. A 1.5-kg box of Brand B detergent sells for P 103.20. What is the difference in the price per kg? a) P 1.20 b) P 1.50 c) P 1.80 d) P 2.00 65. A 30-cm long plastic pipe costs P 249. At this rate, what is the price of the pipe per meter? a) P 830 b) P 840 c) P 747 d) P 749 66. A homeowner can rent a chain saw from a rental agency at P 2 700 a day. The brand new of the same saw can be bought for P 18 900. For how many days could the homeowner rent the saw before renting would cost more than buying? a) 5 b) 6 c)7 4)8 67. Paula uses ten 100-watt bulbs in her house. She uses these bulbs at an average of 5 hours each day. How many KWII do these bulbs use each day? a) 5 b) 10 c) 50 d) 5 000 68. An electric range uses 12,200 watts per hour and is run an average of 60 hours a year. How many kilowatt-hour is this? a) 73.2 b) 732 c) 7320 d) 7.32 69. A video cassette movie, puchased for P440 was marked up 25% on the selling price. Later, as retail prices fell, this movie was marked down 20% on the current sale price. Find its new sale price a) P 352 b) P440 c) P 500 d) P 550 0000 abed 0000 abcd 0000 abcd sO 2O sO sO oO ae) a0 a0 rO co oO ad MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Center 11Mathematics 70, MSA Products, Inc., bought these office supplies last. O week: 1 320 pens @ P 0.125; 1 480 packs paper clips“ @ P0.625; 1240 boxes of tape @ P 0.875; 1 720 boxes of cards @ P0.80. A 5% sales tax is added. What was the company's total bill? sO co) a2 a) P 173.25 c) P 971.25 b) P3551 d) P 3728.55 71. The question " How many flowers are needed to border a rectangular garden? ", involves 2rO sO ce 20 a) weight b) perimeter —c) volume d) area 72. How many meters of fencing are needed to enclose O 000 an 84-meter by 48-meter rectangular garden? antl a) 132m b) 244m c) 264m d) 4.032 m? 73. How many 1-cm-square stickers are needed to cover 00 0 9 a a photo box 4 cm long, 3. cm wide and 5 cm high? © a) 47 b) 60 c) 88 d) 94 74. One side of a triangle is 3 cm longer than the shortest side, and the other side is 4 cm longer than the shortest side. How long is the shortest side if the perimeter 1s 67 cm? 2O cO 2D aO a) 20cm b) 23 cm c) 24cm d) 27cm 75. a The length of a rectangle is 2 cm less than twice its width. 0 9 0 9 What is its width in cm, if its perimeter is 50 cm? La a) 8 b)9 c) 16 d) 25 12 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterData Sufficiency Directions: Each of this data sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the questions. Shade the oval above a_ if statement(1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. b if statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. ¢ if BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. d ifeach statemenf ALONE is sufficient. e ifstatements(1) and (2) TOGETHER are not sufficient. . By what percent was the price per kilo of chicken 00000 increased? abcde (1) The price per kilo of chicken was increased by P20. (2) The price per kilo of chicken after the increase was P120. 2. Areal estate broker received a commision of 8% of OOQ000 the selling price of a certain property, what was the 4 bede selling price of the property? (1) The selling price minus the real estate agent's commission was P 9 200 000. (2) Theselling price was 250% of the original purchase price of P 4000 000. 3. Chin-Chin and Queenie May were among those who 00000 sold raffle tickets to raise money for the club. If Chin. 26 ¢ de Chin and Queenie May sold a total of 168 tickets, how many tickets did Chin-Chin sell? (1) Queenie May sold 60% as many raffle tickets as Chin-Chin. (2) Queenie May sold 8% of all the raffle tickets sold. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 13 MSA Math Tutoring CenterData Sufficiency 4. What is the ratio of m: s:a? 00000 abcde (1) a=2,and ms = 64. (2) % = 2 and 5. Ifx and y are integers, is x divisible by17? 00000 abcde (1) The product xy is divisible by 17. (2) y is not divisible by 17. 6. On Saturday morning the printing machine of Gerpress 00000 Printing ran continously at uniform rate to fill a @ bede production order. At what time did it completely fill the order that morning? (1) The supervisor began the plan for production 8:08 a.m. (2) The machine had filled 50% of the order at 5 9:48 a.m. and 6 of the order by 10:18 a.m. 00000 7. How many books does Gerard have? abcde (1) If Gerard had 18 fewer books, he would have only half as many as he actually has. (2) Gerard has three times as many fiction as non-fiction books. 00000 8. What number is 24% of x? ee 1 (1) 16 is 8% of x. azn is 1600. 4. What was the the total amount raised for the Payatas 00000 abcde Tragedy? (1) Of the amount donated, 48% came from private corporations. (2) Of the amount donated, P 15M came from personal donations. 10. Miriam's total score in the three bowling games was 530. 00000 What were her scores? abcde (1) Miriam's highest score was 198. (2) The sum of Miriam's two highest scores was 368. 14 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterData Sufficiency 11. Is the value of x closer to 48 than to 78? 00000 abcde (1), 78-2 > ~48 (2) n>60 12. In last Saturday's Midnight Sale at Sta. Lucia Malla 00000 certain shop sold 75% of the shirts in its inventory. abcde Each shirt was sold for P358. What was the total revenue from the sale of these shirts on that day? (1) When the shop opened last Saturday, there were 448 shirts in its inventory. (2) All but 112 of the shop's inventory were sold last Saturday. 13. How many more boys than girls are there in the room? 00000 abcde (1) There is a total of 56 girls and boys in the room. (2) The number of boys in the room equals the square of the number of girls in the room. 14. In what year was Gerard born? 00000 1 abcde (1) Gerard's friend Mary Angela, who is y Years younger than him, was born in 1979. (2) In 1998 Gerard turned 20 years old. 15. A box contains 48 balls, of which 30 are red and 18 OO O00 are blue. If 16 of the balls are removed, how many #6 ¢ de of the balls left in the box are blue? (1) Of the balls removed, the ratio of the number of red ‘ones to the number of blue ones is 5: 3. (2) Of the first 8 marbles removed, 5 are red. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 15 MSA Math Tutoring Center16. 17. 18. 20. 16 Data Sufficiency How long did it take Mrs. Alferez to drive non-stop 00000 ona trip from her home to Ayala Alabang? abcde (1) If Mrs. Alferez's average speed for the trip had been 1.5 times as fast, the trip would have taken 2 hours. (2) Mrs. Alferez's average speed for the trip was 80 km per hour. If Myrna had a dentist's appointment on a certain day, 00000 was the appointment on a Friday? abcde (1) Exacly 64 hours before the appointment, it was Wednesday. (2) The appointment is between 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. What was the average number of kilometers per liter 00 of gasoline a car can consume during a certain trip? # > 2D a2 oD (1) The total cost of the gasoline used by the car or the 640-km trip was P 1 152. (2) The cost for the gasoline used by the car for the trip was P18.00 per liter. . What is the ratio of a to b? 00000 abcde (1) ais 8 more than twice b. (2) The ratio of a to 4b is 3: 7. At MSA Tutorial and Review Center, 400 students 00000 are enrolled for the Review Program or Academic abc de Advancement Program or both. If 100 of these students are not enrolled in the Review Program, how many of them are enrolled in both MSA Review Progam and MSA Academic Advancement Program ? (1) Of the 400 students, 160 are not enrolled in the Academic Advancement Program . (2) A total of 240 of the students are enrolled in the Academic Advancement Program. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Clerical Operations Alphabetizing 1. A. Commission on The Filipino Language 0000 B. Commission on Human Rights Luachra C. Commission on Higher Education D. Commission on Population a, ABCD c. BCDA b. CBDA d. ACBD A. Cooperative Development Authority B. Cottage Industry Development Enterprise C. Cottage Industry Technology Center D. Council for the Welfare of Children eO cO oD sO a. ABCD c. BCAD b. ACBD d. CBAD 3. A. Food and Nutrition Research Institute B. Fiber Industry Development Authority C. Foreign Service Institute D. Family Planning Organization of the Philippines rO cO oO 2O a. ABCD c. DBCA b. BACD d. DBAC 4. A. Insurance Commission B. Industrial Technology Development Institute C. Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies D. Instructional Materials Corporation 2O cO oO 20 a. BDCA c. BCDA b. BACD d. BADC MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 17 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Alphabetizing i 5. _ A. Presidential Commission on Good Government 9 9 ° 9 B. Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty i C. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor D. Presidential Commission on Human Rights i a, CBAD c. CABD b. CBAD d. CADB i 6. A. AA Industrial Chemical Supply 00 9° 9 B. AB Capital and Investment Corporation i C. A Soriano Aviation Incorporated D. A-1 Driving Company Incorporated i a. DCAB c. ABCD b. DCBA d. CABD i 7. A, Ayala Plans Inc. 0000 abed B. Ayala Health Care Inc. | C. Ayala Land Inc. D. Ayala Life Assurance Inc. i a. BCDA c. DCBA i b. ABCD d. BACD 8. A. Filspi It 0000 ilspin Incorporated sbed i B. Filway Marketing Inc. C. Filsov Shipping Company i D. Fina Products Inc. a. ACDB c. BCAD a b. CABD d. BACD 18 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterAlphabetizing English 9. vpawp> oe 9O D> oP pop > . John Shannon Montessori - John Paul Hospital . John Robert Powers . John Nelson and Associates . DACB c. DCBA . DBCA d. DABC . Sports Zone Restaurant . Sports Resources Inc. . Sports Values Inc. . Sports House and General Merchandise . ABCD c. CBDA . BCDA d. DBCA . Abad, Josephine Abad, Jason . Abad, Joseph Abad, Jane a. DBCA c. BDCA s cDOmW> . DBAC d. BCDA . St. Stephen's School . St. Stephen's University . St. Scholastica's Academy . St. Scholastica's College a. ABCD ec, CDAB b. CDBA d. DCAB 0000 abcd 2rO sO co aOQ sO sO cO LO ro sO cO al MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Alphabetizing . Santos, Anita 0000 abcd A. B. Santos, Ana C. Santos, Antonio D. Santos, Anthony . CDBA c. BADC b. DCBA d. BACD . Philippine Daily Inquirer sO sO 20 22 Philippine Star Philippine Herald Philippine Tribune pO Rp > . ABCD c. ADCB b. ACBD d. ACDB S Luna, Antonio eO sO oO a2 Luna, Juan Luna, Olive pow > Luna, Oliver . ABCD c. ACBD ABDC d. ADCB oe . Felimon, Jason sO sO 2D 20 A B. Felipe, Julian C. Felimon, Jamie D. Felipe, Julia . CADB c. CABD . ACBD d. ACDB > s mRmEInmeE He Se SF Fe SF SF SF SS SS a 20 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterAlphabetizing English 17. A. UP Institute for Small Scale Industries 0000 B. UP Institute for Science and Math Education DGC C. UP Institute of Biology D. UP Institute of Chemistry a. ABCD c. CDAB b. BACD d. CDBA 18. A. Bureau of Post 0000 B. Bureau of Internal Revenue abed C. Bureau of Mines D. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources a. DBCA c. DCBA b. DABC d. DBAC 19. A. Rancho, Elian 0000 abcd B. Rallon, Michel C. Ramirez, Sean D. Rancho, Elaine a. BCAD c. BCDA b. BDAC d. BACD 20. A. Quesada, Arianne 9900 B. Quisumbing, Armie C. Quintin, Adela D. Quezon, Aurora a, ABCD ce. ACBD b. ADCB d. ABDC MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 21 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Synonyms a DIRECTIONS: Shade the oval above the letter that corresponds to the word closest in meaning to the bold and italicized word in the sentence. Example: 1. The unperturbed baby slept soundly. 0e@00 a. disturbed c. tired aybychd b. undisturbed 4. exhausted 1. We should never be apathetic towards other people for 0000 we have a social responsibility to fulfill. abed a. indifferent c. generous b. concerned d. worried 2. A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous issues 0000 that affect his constituents. abed a. aware c. confused b. uninformed d. idealistic 3, Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks 0 Q 0 9 a c against other péople. a. praising c. damaging p. confusing d. discouraging 4, Flowers are ephemeral, they bloom yet wither in a week or 0000 so later. abed a. shrivel c. beautiful b. long lasting d. short lived . 5. A fastidious person will never find true happiness. 0 Q 0 9 a. simple c. greedy ape b. choosy d. contented 6. The Ortigas Center is filled with gargantuan buildings, some 0000 having up to 50 floors. abed a. crowded c. first class b. old and weak d. gigantic 22 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterSynonyms English 7. Nobody liked haughty Monty who kept bragging abouthis OOOO riches. abed a. arrogant c. respectable b. foolish d. dependable 8. The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to 0000 his ignominious act of accepting bribes abed a. honorable c, unwanted b. disrespectable d. remarkable 9. The impudent child was scolded for answering back to 0000 older people. abed a. respectful c. clever b. honorable d. rude 10. Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and 0000 lower plants. eubaCaG. a. invisible c. microscopic b. interesting d. large 11. Never trust an insidious person because you'll never know OO 00 what goes on in his mind. abcd a, honest c. loyal b. treacherous d. trustworthy 12. Jessica is an irascible girl who frequently has tantrums. 0 0 0 9 a. impatient c. hot-tempered aoe b. cheerful d. jolly 13. Surgeons should be meticulous especially when performing 0000 operations. abed a. careful c. strict b. careless d. lenient 14. Christ teaches us to be concerned about putting up riches in 0000 heaven and not to be obsessed with mundane things. abed a, temporary c. insignificant b. worldly d. important MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 23 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Synonyms 15. Rochelle has difficulty seeing things from afar because she O 000 is myopic. abcd a. cross-eyed c. farsighted b. eagle-eyed d. nearsighted 16. Regina, being a child of three, is oblivious to the world around her. 0 Q 0 Q a, careful c. aware an b. carefree d. unmindful 17. Man can never be omniscient like God. . , 0000 a. all-knowing c. immortal Sb d b. logical d. miraculous 18. The piquant mouse was able to find its way out of the 0000 maze ina short while. abed a. dumb c. small b. clever d. unusual 19. It is now plausible to say that someday, interplanetary travel 0000 will no longer be impossible. abed a. reasonable c. illogical b. unusual d. extraordinary 20. A prudent person is not easily deceived. 0000 a. loyal c. wise abed b. careless d. foolish 21, “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common aphorism. OOOO a. slogan c. proverb abcd b. battlecry d. motto 22. Charmaine's deportment is highly commendable. 0 Q 0 9 © a. belief c. intelligence @ b. behavior d. competence 23. For enmity and hate are contrary to friendship and concord. 0 ° Q 9 a. agreement c. confusion b. mutual hatred d. division 24 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterSynonyms English 24. The Filipino’s fortitude is the reason why he seldom OOOO complains, abed a. endurance c. discontent b. peace-loving d. satisfaction 25. Poverty should never be viewed as an impediment towards 0000 attaining good education. abcd a. reason c. link b. way d. obstruction 26. The students were upbraided for misbehaving during the OOOO assembly. abed a. praised c. scolded b. honored d. stopped 27. Urbane people are appalled by rude behavior. ° 9 0 9 a, well-mannered c. modem b, ill-mannered d. rich 28. Clowns are never vapid but the sick usually are. 0 o o 9 a. lively and energetic c. clumsy b. lacking spirit and liveliness d. funny 29. The client was asked to verify the veracity of the statement 00 0 9 of accounts issued. a. accuracy ce. redundancy b. discrepancy d. mistake 0 30. Dentists believe that babies should be weaned from feeding o 9 Q d bottles as soon as possible to prevent malformation of the infants’ erupting teeth. a. get used to c. free from dependence b, develop hatred for d. make more dependent 31. Some people believe that Balete Drive is haunted because a 00 0 9 wraith of a woman appears there. a. shadow c. reflection b. statue d. ghost MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 25 MSA Math Tutoring Center- Em alm lo mom ee me ee ee English Synonyms 32, She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling frely OOOO behind her back. abcd a. pretty c. prim and proper b. neat d. untidy 33. The room is fopsy-turvy, as ifa hurricane just passed through. 0 Q 0 0 a. disorderly c. orderly abe b. destroyed d. clean 34, Sherlock Holmes is a femous sleuth. 0 0 0 0 a, adventurer c. detective oe b. scientist d. criminal 35, Mindy rummaged through the chest of old clothes for 9900 something usable to donate. a. searched through c. passed through b. wandered through d. scattered 36. Only a ruffian could do such a heinous act of killing a help- 0 9 Q 9 less child. a, an insane person c. alovable person b. a brutal person d. a confused person 37. To augment the policemen’s income, the government 00 o 9 allowed them to take part-time jobs. a. increase c. limit b. contribute d, remove 38. A person’s reputation is very important so be very careful 0 9 0 9 not to calumniate anybody. a. embarrass c, tease b. abuse d. slander 39. The footprints were effaced when the floor was mopped. o Q 0 o a. printed c. deformed b. erased d. developed 40. The plane overshot the runway and landed on a ditch. 0000 a. passed through c. went beyond abed b. passed by d. did not reach 26 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Centerme eee eee ee eee eel Ce English Antonyms DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word opposite in meaning to the italicized word or phrase in the sentence. Example: 1. The ascetic man donated all his money to charity, 00 00 a. selfless c. self-motivated abc b. selfish d. charitable . Czarmaine accompanied her sister to the drugstore. a. followed c. left behind 0000 b. let go on one’s own d. stopped 2 2. Beside the boulevard are gigantic buildings. 0000 a. alley c. avenue abcd b. street d. road 3. He often got into trouble because he was brusque a. blunt c. refined 00 0 9 b. rude d. curt 4. The reporter’s candid remarks caught the mayoralty 0000 candidate off-guard. abcd a. secret c. well-thought b. frank d. reserved 5. The mean boys derided the sickly boy. 0000 a. made fun of c. praised abcd b. ridiculed d. abandoned 6. Charm was ecstatic when she won first prize in the short 0000 story writing contest. abcd a. melancholic c. worried b. overjoyed d. energetic 7. Migraine headaches are excruciating. 0000 a. extremely painful c. painless abcd b. mild pain 4. healing MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 27 MSA Math Tutoring Centergf English Antonyms 8. The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores. 0 9 00 [Link] c. average aieiers b. easy d_ answerable 9. The garrulous gitls were distanced from each other. 0 9 0 0 a. mute c. behaved b. talkative d. quiet 10. The heathens used to practice cannibalism. 0 0 0 9 a c a. uncivilized people c. old people b. barbaric people d. cultured people 11. Keep on believing that physical disability is not a hindrance 0000 to success. abed a. block c. opportunity b. stepping stone d. difficulty 12. Never operate a machine once you are inebriated. 0 Q 0 9 a. sober c. sleepy ave b. drunk d. active 13. The people inveighed against the sharp increase in oil prices. 0 0 0 0 a c a. admitted c. accepted b. amended d. deliberated 14. Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a jinx. 0 ° 0 9 a. bad luck c. expensive ape [Link] d. good luck 15, The players were confused when the kibitzers suddenly (0) 9 0 9 butted-in during the team’s huddle. ohne a. advisers c. onlookers b. spectators d. crowd 16. The lanky lad stood out among the average-sized students. 0000 a. fierce-looking c. short and stout abed b. gigantic d. tall and thin 28 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterAntonyms English 17. The sickly dog was given a /ethal dose of morphine tablets. 0 0 0 9 a. fatal c. deadly aa b. safe d. nasty 18. Heinous criminals are truly loathsome. 0 Q 0 9 a. repugnant c. adorable b. foul d. nasty 19. We listened attentively to the mellifluous sound produced 0 Q 0 9 by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. a. harsh c. melodious b. resonant d. mellow 20. The free medical and dental checkup conducted by the AFP 0000 Group is just a proof of their munificence. ahead a. commitment c. extravagance b. generosity d. stinginess 21. Justice calls for penalizing nefarious acts. 0 9 0 9 a. honorable c. infamous b. detestable d. vile 22. The MSA Reviewer Books are noteworthy materials. 9 Q Q Q a. remarkable c. trivial b. substantial d. significant 23. You will never get sufficient nourishment if you are 0 o 0 9 obdurate in refusing to eat vegetables. aoe a. stubbom c. firm b. obedient d. willful 24, Don’t be so obtrusive but instead, mind your own business. o Q 9° 9 a. reserved c. nosey b. snoopy d. interfering 25. ladmire people who are modest despite their opulence. 0000 a. great wealth c. affluence Sua b. poverty d. lavishness MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 29 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Antonyms 26. Do you always try to be a paragon of virtue? 0000 abcd a. model c. yardstick b. example d. anomaly 27. Tragic stories had so much pathos that itleft me feeling down. 0 9 0 9 a. anguish c, intrigue b. woe d. humor 28. Chin is such a precocious girl who can already read at age three. 0000 a. slow leamer c. inquisitive abed b. bright d. advanced 29. She had the quixotic idea that she was a reincarnation ofa British princess. 0000 abcd a. wild c. realistic b. fantastic d. dreamy 30. The ramshackle building collapsed easily a. new c. outdated 00 0 9 b. old d. shabby 31. An A-rating represents the ultimate honor a film will ene 0000 ever have. bed a. greatest c. least b. pinnacle d. supreme 32. CJ de Silva’s painting abilities are uncanny. panne ” 0000 a, remarkable c. astonishing abed b, ordinary d, unbelievable 33. Lea Salonga’s performance was utterly delightful. 0000 bed a, somewhat c, thoroughly ape b. entirely d. absolutely 30 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterAntonyms. English [Link] strong current of the floodwaters caused the wooden 0000 bridge to vacillate. abbicna a. collapse c. vibrate b. sway d. be firm 35. The vindictive politician spread rumors about his opponent. QQ00O abed a. revengeful ¢. spiteful b. forgiving d. malicious 36. If words were swords, then her vitriolic remarks could 0000 really kill, abcd a. scathing c. Satirical b. sarcastic d. kind 37. Many students vouch for the effectiveness of the MSA. 0000 Review classes. abed a. guarantee c. affirm 'b. endorse d. refute 38. That yonder youth is more studious than the nearer one. 0000 abcd a. lonesome c. closer b. farther d. thither 39. MSA tutors are all zealous tutors who nourish eager minds. 0000 a. vigorous c. indifferent ab) cid b. earmest d. enthusiastic 40. Don’t let trivial things upset you. 0000 a. important c. ordinary mena b. trifling d, inconsequential MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 31 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Single-Word Analogy DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word that correctly completes each analogy. Example: 1. Star: galaxy :: peeble = 00@0 a. stone c. beach abed b. rock d. sand |. Moby Dick: Herman Melville :: The Old Man and the Sea: ©. 00 abc a. Charles Dickens c, Charles Perrault b. Emest Hemingway d. Robert Frost 2. Confucius : China : : Mahatma Gandhi : 00 0 9 a. India c. Africa b. Japan d. Philippines 3. BIR: Taxes : : DPWH : 0000 abcd a. Public Roads c. Traffic b. Houses d. Churches 4. Barangay : Captain ; : Provincial Government : 0 9 0 9 c a. Congressmen c. Senator a b. Mayor d. Governor 5. USA: Washington D.C. :: Philippines : 0 0 00 a. Quezon City c. Manila aoa b. San Juan d. Cebu 6. Presidential : President : : Parliamentary : 0 Q 0 9 a. Prime Minister c. House Speaker ape b. King d. Cardinal 7. Tagbanua : Palawan : : Kankanay : 0000 a. Ilocos c. Benguet aybyicha b. Cavite d. Cebu 32 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterSingle-Word Analogy English 8. Pyramid : Egypt: : Taj Majal : 0000 a. China c. India abed b. Japan d. Malaysia 9. Tigris-Euphrates : Mesopotamia : : Nile River : 0000 a. Egypt c. Italy abed b. Greece d. Spain 10. Mahabharata : India : : Gilgamesh : 0000 a. Assyria c. Chaldea abed b. Sumeria d. Babylon 11. Maly : Latin : : Greece : 0000 a. Grecian c. Greek alpaca b. French d. Greece 12. Sistine Madonna : Raphael : : Last Supper 0000 a. Michaelangelo c. Rembrandt abed b. Leonardo da Vinci d. Van Gogh 13. Stalagmite : Floor : : Stalactite : 0000 a. Wall ¢. Mouth abed b. Ceiling d. Window 14. Catholic : Priest :: Moslem : 0000 a. Rajah c. Koran abed b. Hajji d. Imam 15. Gionnani Boccacio : Decameron: : Niccolo Machiavelli: 0000 a. The Little Prince c. The Prince aeacEd b. Utopia d. Wealth of Nations 16. Samuel Morse : Telegraph : : Alexander Graham Bell : 0000 a, telescope c. teleportation abed b. telephone 4. door bell 17. Parachute : Andre Jacques Garnerin : : Television : 0 0 0 9 a. John Logie Baird c. John Vincent Crowe 9? © b. William Sony d. Howard Aiken 18. Earth is the center : Ptolemy : : Sun is the center : 00 0 9 a. Albert Einstein c. Galileo b. Aristotle d. Copernicus MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 33 MSA Math Tutoring CenterI English Single-Word Analogy 19. Pythagorean Theorem : Pythagoras : : Cubic Equation : 0000 a, Alfred Nobel c. Tartaglia abed i b. Isaac Newton d. Rene Descartes 20. Henry Cavendish : Hydrogen : : Henry Priestly : 0000 a. carbonic acid c, radium abed I b. oxygen d. potassium 21. Allied Powers : Russia : : Central Powers : 0000 a. France c. Italy abed b. Britain d. Austria 22. entourage : attendants : : cortege = 0000 i a. procession for a saint c, funeral procession abed b. procession in court d. floral procession 23. islet: small island :; rivulet : 0000 i a. small river c. small review abed b. small land d, small rebel 24. conspicuous : obvious : : hideous : 0000 i a. hidden c. expert in hiding abed b. ugly d. very bad i 25. nose : nasal : : abdomen : 0000 a, abnormal c. abominate abed b. abdominal d. adenoma i 26. agnostic : doubts God’s existence : : atheist: 0000 a. denies God’s existence . affirms God's existence > ¢ 4 b. denies God as creator d. affirms God as creator i 27. infanticide : killing of infants : : genocide : 0 Q 0 9 a c a. killing of genies c. killing of a race or social group b. killing of geniuses d. killing of Geno i 28. latrine : toilet : : lavatory : 0000 a. basin c. sink abed i b. tub d. bathroom 29, masticate ; chew : : eradicate : 0000 a. collect c. complete ae i b. count d. throw 34 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition i MSA Math Tutoring CenterSingle-Word Analogy 30. sadism : delight in cruelty to others : : masochism 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. MSA Civil Service Reviewer a. delight in building houses c. delight in being abused English 0000 abcd b. delight in hurting masons d. delight in going to Masses mazurka : Polish: : fandango : a. Russian c, German b. Spanish d. Polish nearsighted : myopia : : farsighted : a. hyperopia [Link]-vision b. squint d. blink dyslexia : reading : : aphasia : eye movement memory waiter’s help a, muscle coordination c. b. speech a. maitre d’ : head ofa restaurant : : busboy : a. bus conductor c. b. bus cleaner d. figurine : small figure : ; heroine : a. small hero c. b. female hero d Xerox : photocopier : : Adidas : a. athlete’s shoes ¢, b. dress shoes d Sayonara : Goodbye : : Bonjour : a. Good luck c b. Good day. d superfluous : excessive : : supersede : a. watch over c. b. full of seeds a Nativity : Christmas : : Senakulo : a. Advent c, b. Lent d. theme : main idea : : moral : a. a value © b. a desire d. MSA Math Tutoring Center head waiter small drug . female drug . formal wear . handsome . Good night |. Good evening great seed . take the place of . Pentecost Passover . a piece of advice a standard The New Millennium Edition : cO 0 c 2O sO 2D ad 20 pO sO ae ao eO 2O 2O ro 2O sO cO sO sO sO co} 2D oD °O cD a0 ad ao 20 20 sO sO cO 20 2O cO co a 35English i Double-Word Analogy DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the pair of words that is related in the same way as the given pair of words. Example: 1. accentuate : stress : » 0080 abcd a. accost : : leave b. adore : : hate i 1. blend: mix: : 0000 . abed a. blare : whisper c. blink: blind | b. bleach : whiten d. bloom: flower 2. abattoir : slaughterhouse : : 00 0 9 abe i a. quay : wharf c. snail : slow b. quack : duck d. clown: fun : “: 0000 i 3. marriageable : nubile : : Aaa a. single : group c. puzzle : answer b. music : mobile d. decipherable : comprehensible i 4. numismatist : money :: 0000 a. aesthetics : beauty c. linguist : language abed i b. fetish : obsession d. scientist : sense 5. anxious : uneasy : : 0000 i a. egocentric : self-centered —_c. feeble : strong abed b. wary : placid d. scomful ; admirable i 6. goat: kid:: 0000 a, bear: cub c. dog : Dalmatian Sod b. chicken : hen d. tiger : tigress Bre tey stock: 0909 abc a. litter : trash c. table : desk i b. pestle : pound d. sword : scabbard 36 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Center iDouble-Word Analogy English 8. dog: kennel : : 0000 a. whale : pond c. pig: sty zoe b. socks : feet d. eagle : barn 9. book: leaves: : 0000 a. house : kitchen c. fan : electricity abed b. chimney : roof d. chair: sitting 10. panda : China: : 00 0 0 abe a. grizzly : Africa c, Pooh: Disneyland b. polar bear ; America d. koala : Australia 11. jubilant : morose : : 0 Q 0 9 a. humble : modest c. simple : lavish aaa b. joyous : happy d. pompous : pretentious 12. tiny : microscopic : 0000 a. uproar : laughter c. argument: meetng 2 b Od b. large : mammoth d. storm : weather 13. to smile : to guffaw : : 0000 abcd a. to walk : to stroll c, to munch : to eat b. to frown : to weep d. to lift : to carry 14, hand : arm : : 0000 a, foot: leg c. waist : belt abed b. hips ; sway d. shoulder : neck 15. pre: post: 0000 abed a. anti : pro c. able : can b. semi: equi d. demi: half 16. auditorium ; audience : 0000 abcd a. hall : pictures c. coliseum : spectators b. movie house : cinema d. commuters : transportation 17. Edgar Allan Poe : Annabel Lee : : 0 Q 0 9 a. Robert Frost : Medea c. Chaucer : Antigone © b. Pygmalion : Galatea d. Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliet MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 37 MSA Math Tutoring Centeri English Double-Word Analogy 18. advise : counsel : : 0000 abcd i a. lead : direct c. peace : piece b. loss : lost d. want: quality 19. perspire : sweat: : 0000 I - . abed a. clouds : rain c. fan: wind b. cry: tears d. sad: lonely i 20. extricate : set free :: 0000 a. journey : far c. implicate : involve abed i b. liquidate : liquefy d. migrate : stay i 21. maggot: fly: : 0000 a. caterpillar : leaves c. butterfly : moth abed i b. bees : wasp d. tadpole : frog 22. he shim: : 0000 abcd i a, me: 1 c. you: yours b. they : them d. her : she i 23. lie: torecline :: 0000 abcd a. lay : put down c, nab : release i b. macabre : beauty d. quench : to thirst 24. igloo : Eskimo : : 0000 abcd i a. cavemen : cave c. destitute : shanty b. palace : kings d. bees : beehive i 25, dictionary : word meanings: : 0000 abcd a. almanac : synonyms c. atlas : maps i b. encyclopedia: word origin d. thesaurus : dinosaurs 38 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterDouble-Word Analogy English [Link] : rehearsed : : 0000 abcd a. live : taped c. nefarious : wicked b. momentous : important d, salubrious : healthful 27. tavern : bar: : 0000 a abcd a. inn: hotel c. condominium ; office b. apartment : loft d, attic : chimney [Link] : duke : : 0000 a. count : countess c. gentleman : lady abcd b. ewe : ram d. wizard : witch 29. dwindle : decrease : : 0000 abcd a. defer : act promptly c. forge: stop b. deny : grant d. multiply : increase 30. prowess : cowardice : : 0000 abcd a. adept: skilled c. garrulous : talkative b. adroit : uncoordinated d. hubris : pride 31. charisma : charismata :: 0000 abcd a. deer : deers c. basis : bases b. bacterium: bacteriums —_—_d. eighty : eighty’s 32. quintuplet : five : : 0000 abcd a. triplet : three c. doublet : two b. quartuplet : four d. sexton : six 33. attention : attn: : oO 0 0 a. approximate : appro. c. building: bldng abed b. bal : balance d. manager : mgr MSA Ci ervice Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 39 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish 34. arachnophobia : fear of spiders : : Double-Word Analogy 0000 abcd a. hydrophobia : fear of wet objects b. claustrophobia : fear of clauses c. photophobia : fear of light d. xenophobia : fear of sin 35. unscrew : tighten: : a, remove : restore b. relinquish : give up 36. verbose : speechless : : a. voracious : greedy b. vicious : kind 37. COD: cash on delivery : : a, DST: daylight saving time b. PO: public office 38. adjacent : near : : a. congruent : dissimilar b. converge : separate 39. firmament: sky :: a. clouds : air b. moon : planer 40. languid : strong :: a. feeble : b. innocuous : harmless active 40 ao ao ao 2 MSA Civil Service Reviewer a a . sensitize : make sensitive 0 sO 2D ad |. stupefy : make insensible 0000 abcd . wanton : lewd . waspish : irritable 0000 abcd . NA: not appointed RSVP : please approve 0000 abed deliberate : intentional . delude : guide 0000 abcd . star: gas |. soil : ground 00 09 abe . opportune : timely . truculent : restless The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Identifying Errors DIRECTIONS: — Choose the underlined word or phrases labelled a, b, ¢, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English. Choose e if there is no error. Shade the oval that corresponds to your answer on the item number in your answer sheet. 1. Noone were happy about the Mindanao crisis. 2D sO oD 2 oO a b c d No error. e 2. The House of Representatives decision to decrease 00000 A b abcde the budget for the Department of Education was c met with protests. No error. d e 3. The Cabinet regularly meet once a week. No error. OO000 a b c d e abcde 4, Both the Senators and the Congressmen Jegislates 00000 A b A d abcde laws. No error e 5. The Philippine government have three branchesof OOO000 z b a abcde powers: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. d No error. e 6. The Supreme Court upholds the highest principles and O 9 0 0 0 A b abcde standards of morality as embodied in the Constitution. c d No error, e MSA Civil Service Reviewer — The New Millennium Edition 41 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Identifying Errors 7. Some historians contests the origin of the Filipino flag. 00000 a b c d abcde No error. e 8. Some believe that the flag we use now is not the same 00000 a b c abcde as the one made by Marcella Agoncillo. No error. d e 9. Either Prof. Teodoro Agoncillo or Dr. Gregorio F. Zaide O00 0 00 a abcde affirm the history of our flag. No error. b c OU e 10. The news are written immediately to meet the previous 00000 en 5 a abcde deadline. No error. € li. Attempts ig made to locate and restore the last 00000 a b c d abcde original Filipino flag. No error. e 12, Both Chelle and Charm enjoys reading. No error. 00000 a b c d e abcde 13, Reading books widens one’s horizons. No error, 00000 a b c d e abcde 14, Ifeverybody know how to read, then books will OOO000 a b a abcde never cease to be useful. No error. d e 15. Noone dares to question how invaluable books are. 00000 a d © abcde No error. e 42 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterIdentifying Errors English 16. Great literary works enriches the vocabulary of their 00000 a b 5 q abcde readers. No error. e 17, Have either of the books been returned? No error. 00000 a b eo d 5 abcde 18. One hundred fifty pesos are the average selling OO0000 5 b abcde price of one textbook. No error. c d e 19. One of the machines in the printing press weren’t 00000 A b 5 abcde functioning properly. No error. d e 20. Either the teachers or the librarian take care of the OOO000 a b A d abcde books. No error. e 21. A number of books is regularly donated to public OO0000 a cae d abcde schools. No error. e 22. The number of readers continually rise each year. 00000 a b 5 d abcde No error. e 23. For I, Reader's Digest is informative as well as 00000 A b Glue. abcde entertaining. No error. d e MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 43 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Identifying Errors 24. The Manila Bulletin has been published the Panorama OOO000 a b abcde magazine for over a hundred years. No error. c d e 25, All children has inherent rights that must be protected. 00000 a b 5 d abcde No error. e 26. The editor-in-chief, together with the writers, confers O0000 a b c abcde about the contents of their newspaper. No error. d e 27. Gorio and Tecla, in addition to Captain Barbel, wasa OOOO00 a p abcde popular comic books during the ‘70s. No error. c d e 28. Pol Medina has drew the very famous Pugad Baboy 00000 a b a abcde characters. No error. d e 29. Pugad Baboy first appear in the Philippine Daily 00000 a b ¢ abcde Inquirer during the late *80s. No error. 4 e 30. Neither Pol Medina nor his friends thinks he will become 00 000 a b a abcde successful. No error. d e 31. Some believes that Mr. Medina’s works satirize the Q00000 a b a abcde socio-economic condition of the people in our country. d No error. € 44 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Center32. The youth delegates have been sang the a b c National Anthem. No error. d € 33. That house and lot in the comer are government-owned. a b c d No error. e 34. The number of socialized housing units sponsored by the a b c government increases-each year. No error. d © 35. A quarter of the government tax collections goes to a b c d infrastructure projects. No error. e 36. The beneficiaries of the study grant given by the a b government will be them. No error. c d e 37. Studies suggests that exposure to too much violence on a b television makes one equally violent. No error. English 00000 abcde 00000 abcde 00000 abcde 00000 abcde rO sO oO ao cO »O sO 2D 22 2eO c d e 38. The possible effects of television viewing necdstobe OOOO0OO0 a b ¢ abcde explored further. No error. d e 39. Every weekdays, Chel and Charm goes to school 0 0 0 0 0 a bd c abcde together, No error. d © MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 45 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Identifying Errors 40. The Scent of Apples, a story about a Filipino who 00000 a abcde immigrated to the United States, are written by b c od Bienvenido Santos. No error. e 41. Nick Joaquin, one of the exceptional Filipino writers, 00000 a abcde is also known for Quijano de Manila. No error. b ce d e 42. Some people believes that one could see his future O0000 a b re abcde mate by looking into a mirror on May day eve. No error. d e 43. Jose Garcia Villa was a recipient of numerous awards, 00 000 a b c abcde between them, the “National Artist Award for Literature”. d No error. e 44, The Far Eastern University (FEU) also gave hea OOO0O0 a b abcde Doctor of Literature honoris causa in 1959, aside from c asking him to be a visiting professor. No error. d e 45, Between the numerous prose writers, I think Nick Joaquin 00 000 _ b 5 abcde is the best. No error. d e 46. Those are work of famous authors. No error. 0000 0 abe d e abcde 46 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish 47. The professor asked her a question about they. 00000 a b 5 a abcde | No error. | e 48. Literature seem elusive to people who profess 00000 a b c abcde indifference to it. No error. d e 49. It appeals both to the readers intellect and passion. 00000 Pa 5 d abcde No error. e 50. Robert Frost, an American poet, defines literature as 00000 5 b 5 abcde “performance in words”, No error. d c 51. Either of the authors have received citations for their OO000 a bd c d abcde remarkable works. No error. e 52. Just like Edgar Allan Poe, it is believed that Nick 0 a sO 2D 2O 2° a b Joaquin starts getting ideas after he has drank alcoholic c d beverages. No error. e 53. Computers are widely use nowadays even in preschools. 000 00 Ai b . d abcde No error. e MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 47 MSA Math Tutoring Center FrEnglish Identifying Errors i 54. The number of Computer Science students steadily 00000 abcde a b c i increases. No error. d e i 55. AMA, in addition to STI, train students to be 00000 abcde a b roficient in computer use. No error. | te i 56. Knowledge should always be put to good use. 000 0 0 a b c d Rca. No error. j € 57. One of the viruses has infect my brother’s brand OOOO0O0 i abcde a b c new laptop computer. No error. i d e 58. Internet access allow us to communicate with other 00000 abcde i a b c people anywhere in the world. No error. i d e 59. All of the pens are spent yesterday. No error. 00000 abcde i a b c d e 60. Each computer come with either a compact disk player 00000 abcde i a b c ora DVD player. No error. d e i 48 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Paragraph Development DIRECTIONS: Each sentence below, when put in the correct order, would make a well-organized paragraph. Decide what should be the correct order of the sentences, then answer the questions that follow. i: I.A. The first procedure is that the bill passes through three readings on separate days. B. Otherwise, the bill will go back to the House from where it originated, and it will be deliberated upon again. C. Ifthe President approves the bill, then it shall be deemed a law. D. Abill, before becoming a law, undergoes several procedures. E. On the third reading, the votes of the lawmakers shall be recorded and if the bill is approved, it goes to the President for approval or veto. . What should be the first sentence? 00000 1 a A eC e E ater i ’ B aD 2. What should be the fourth sentence? 00000 aA eC er BD OCG ’ B dD If the following sentence is added as sentence F: It should be noted, however, that the President must communicate his veto within thirty days from receipt of the bill, otherwise, the bill is considered to have been approved by him. 3. What would the new order of the sentences be? 00 0 9 0 a. BCD-EAF 4. A-B-CD-E-F b. D-B-A-F-C-E €. CBD-A-EF c, D-A-E-C-B-F MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 49 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Paragraph Development ILA. Learning to listen is one way of keeping friends. B. Although listening can really be very tiring on the listener, it may, on the other hand, be comforting to the speaker. C. So learn how to listen, and gain more friends. D. We also show that we care about what goes on in their lives. E. By listening, we show our friends that they are important to us. 4. What should be the third sentence? 00000 a A c C eE Se b.B dD 5. What should be the fourth sentence? 00000 a A « C e E Sele b. B dD [Link], it can be said that the President really has a lot of duties and B. responsibilities. He has control over department secretaries and can overrule their decisions. . Furthermore, the President exercises veto power over bills passed by the Congress. . Lastly, he is the Chief Executive, executing the laws and tules of the country. . The President in a presidential system is the Head of State and the Head of Government. 6. What should be the second sentence? 00000 abcde aA ce C e E b. B aD 50 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterParagraph Development a IV.A. Not only that, paying taxes also means the government will English What should be the last sentence? 00000 abcde aA °C eE ’B dD no longer need to acquire loans to fill the budget deficit. Every citizen should lend a hand in pursuing economic progress. One way to do it is to pay one's taxes correctly. uses for infrastructure and other projects. . Paying correct taxes results in increased revenues that the government E. So bea good citizen and pay your taxes correctly. 8. What should be the second sentence? 00000 abcde a A « C eE b. B d. D 9. What should be the fourth sentence? 000 9 0 b e aA eC eE ape b.B dD 10. What is the appropriate title for the above paragraph? 00 000 - abcde a. Economic Progress b. A Citizen's Duty c. Taxing the Economy d. Taxes and Economic Progress e. Lend a Hand for Progress MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 51 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Correct Usage DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word or phrase that will correctly complete each sentence. Example: 1. stepping on my toes. 00 00 a abcd a. Your c. Yours b. You're d. You'd 1. Czarmaine remarkable poems even at her young age. 0000 a. rites c. writes abed b. rights d. write 2. Being too will undoubtedly make other men OOOO hate you. abed a. vane c, vein b. vain d. vanity 3. Due to bad weather, the airline company decided 0 9 0 9 postpone the flight. abe a. two ©. too b. to d. then 4. Drunk driving was the reason for accident. OOOO a. their c. there sear b. they're d. there are 5. May I your Titanic compact disk? 0 9 0 9 a. borrow c. loan aoe b. lend d. credit 6. the three girls, the eldest is the most diligent. 0000 a. Between c. In BoC b. Among 4. By 7. Exposure to air pollution will your asthma 0 Q 0 9 a. cure c. aggravate eae b. deteriorate d. annoy 52 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterCorrect Usage English 8. His to Mount Apo was carefully documented. 0000 a. assent c. descent abed \ b. ascent. d. decrease | 9. The children the ill effects of war. 0000 a. have borne c. has borne abed i b. have bom d. had bor 10. The teachers distributed different _—_ outlines for the 0000 { students to follow. orcas \ a. coarse c. course b. corps d. corpse ‘ i 11. Carl juggles oranges, you? 0000 a. why c. should abcd i b. may d. can i ‘ 12. The refugees decided to ___ their homes because OO 0 0 of the war. abcd ' i a, desert c. deserve t b. dessert d. reserve 13. My sister to Zamboanga seven years ago. 0000 t i a. migrated c. immigrated abed b. migrating d. immigrating i 14. Weused ___ sauce for the spaghetti last Sunday. O000 [ a. less c. anumber of abed i b. few d. pieces of | i 15. If we work together, we could finish this ina OOOO i short time. abed i a. piece c. please t b. peace d. peas \ 16. When the Apartheid Policy was still in effect, the Blacks were OO 0 0 | i by the Whites. SueacaG \ a. praised c. persecuted b. hailed d. prosecuted A MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 53 | MSA Math Tutoring Center IEnglish Correct Usage 17. When we the flag, we should all stand up. 0000 a. rice c. risen abed b. rise d. raise 18. The DPWH crew worked the night to repair the OO 00 damaged bridge. abed a. threw c. trough b. through d, true 19, the leader of your group? 0000 a. Who's c. Which abed b. Whose d. Whom’s 20. The village elder told many interesting 0000 a. tale c. tails abed b. tail d. tales 21. Marty Evelyn to dinner. 0000 a. asked - out c. called - out abed b. asked - after d. called - up 22. The celebrant the candles after we sang. 0000 a. blew off c. blew out abed b. blew up d. blew over 23. The secretary due to stress. 0000 a. broke even c. broke in aocES b. broke out d. broke down 24. The Edsa People’s Revolution the Mareos 0000 regime. abed a. brought in c. brought forth b. brought on d. brought down 25. The unexpected of vehicles along Marcos High- 0000 way caused heavy traffic. abed a. buildup c. buildin b. build on d. build over 54 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterCorrect Usage English 26. After cleaning the entire house, I felt 0000 a, burned in c. burned up BUC b. bumed out d. bumed over 27. The drug pushers tried to _ the arresting cops. OOOO a. buy in c. buy out abbichd b. buy off d. buy up 28. The Cabinet meeting was on account of the OOO 0 President’s ill health, ear a. called in c. called out b. called up d. called off 29. The tele-novela viewers cried helplessly when they got 0 0 00 by the tragedy that befell the main character. © a. carried out c. carried over b. carried away d. carried on 30. We should on our expenditures and spend only 0000 on our needs. rat a. cut short ¢. cut back b. cut up d. cut out 31. People of all races should try to with each other. O Q 0 9 a, get around c. getat cna b. get along d. get over 32. We should grow wiser as time : 0000 a. goes along c. goes down abed b. goes by d. goes through 33. The partying teens were told to the noise. 0000 a. hold down c. hold on ae rckd b. hold forth d. hold with MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 55 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Correct Usage 34, A gust of strong wind ___—_ the old wooden swing. 00 0 9 a c a. knocked around c. knocked down b. knocked back d, knocked out 35. A number of factory workers were due to 00 0 9 a c retrenchment. a. laid aside c. laid off b. laid away d. laid out 36. We should never ___ people with disabilities forthey O 9 0 9 a Cc also have the right to live. a. look down on c. look out to b. look forward to d. look up to 37. Stop your younger brother so he will stop crying. 0 o 0 9 a c a. picking at c. picking out b. picking on d. picking up 38. Always your best effort in everything you do. O 9 0 9 a c a. put across cc. put forth b. put down d. put out 39. Did you help in the table? 0 9 0 9 a c a. setting apart c. setting down b. setting back d. setting up 40. She the details of the program. 00 0 9 a. wrote in c. wrote over a © b. wrote off d. wrote up 56 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension DIRECTIONS: Read each selection then answer the questions after each. Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer based on the given selection/s. Example: Virtue, then, is the mean between two vices - the vice arising from excess and the one proceeding from defect. Virtue finds and chooses that which is the mean in both emotion and action, - From: The Golden Mean by Aristotle 1, What is the golden mean identified by Aristotle? ® ° 0 9 a c a. Virtue b. Vices c, Emotion d. Action A. 2. What is the author’s stand on war? “All animals wage perpetual war; every species is born to devour another. Not one, not even sheep or doves, that does not swallow a prodigious number of invisible creatures. Males make war for the females, like Menelaus and Paris. Air, earth, water are fields of carnage. God having given reason to men, this reason might teach them not to emulate the brutes, particularly when nature has provided them neither with arms to kill their fellows nor with a desire for their blood.” “Can there be anything more horrible in all nature?" - Voltaire . Which of the following is the reason given why there is war? a. Desire for what others have. b. To exact revenge for a wrongdoing. c. To fight over women. d. To prove that one’s race is better than the other. 2O sO oO 20 2O sO oO ao a. It is horrible. b. It is important. c. Itis a means to control population. d. It is a natural product of man’s reason. MSA Civil Service Reviewer — The New Millennium Edition 57 M. SA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension 3. What is the best title for the selection? 0 9 0 9 a c a. War c. The Need for War b. The Products of War d. The Elements of War 4, What does the statement “All animals wage perpetual war...” (QQ Q mean? abcd a. All war never ences. b. There is always some kind of war occurring someplace. c. Only animals ané not man engage in war. d. All animals make war all the time. B. Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!- For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Excerpt from: A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 5, What is the poet’s view on life? 0000 abcd a. Life is empty. c. Life is an empty dream. b. Life is lonely. d. Life is not an empty dream. 6. What is the antecedent of the pronoun ifs in the line “And the 9° ° 0 Q grave is not its goal; ” ? a. dream c. real b. life d. eamest 58 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension English 7. According to the author, what should be our goal in life? 0000 a. To enjoy each moment. abcd b. To act and continually improve our life day by day. c. To beat sorrow. d. To die happily. (oS Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. 8. What figure of speech did the author use in the first stanza? a. simile ¢. metaphor b. hyperbole d. irony rO sO oO ao 9. The author is a South African Negro during the Apartheid Policy when most blacks were treated as inferior. To what could he be alluding to in the last two lines of the poem? a. white people c. snow b. slaves d. ice sO sO oO a2 10. What effect docs the poem have upon other Negroes? a. It made them more sad. b. It made them feel downtrodden. c. It increased their anger towards Whites. d. It increased their determination. ro cO co a2 11, Which statement is not a correct inference based on the poem? a. Blacks and Whites enjoy equal rights. b. Blacks are treated inferior over Whites. c. Blacks also have dreams of a better life. d. Whites enjoy more rights over Blacks. 2O sO °O 20 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 59 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension Dz. . According to the author, what is the best defense against . Why is it easier to be critical than correct? “Only two things in life are certain, Benjamin Franklin once remarked: death and taxes. But there is one other unpleasant uncertainty: criticism. No one escapes it entirely. And often our careers, our emotional stability, our happiness depend on how we react to it..."" “As Disraeli once remarked, ‘It is much easier to be critical than correct’. so there will always be plenty of critics in the world, some well intentioned, others cruel. You can defend yourself against the unkind ones by learning to control your emotional reactions, by adopting a calm and rational attitude and by honestly trying to help your critics to rid themselves of their anger. But in the last analysis, Your best defense is your own day-to-day conduct. It is keeping your moral standards high. It is having a clear conscience. It is living a life without any necessity whatever for deception or for concealment.” -Norman Vincent Peale . Why should we all learn how to cope with criticism? 000 9 ¢ a. Because reacting to criticisms only warms one’s heart. * b b. Because reacting to criticism sometimes leads to further trouble. c. Because reacting to criticism makes one fulfilled. d. Because criticism are always correct. ao co 2D 20 criticism? a. aperson’s ability to counter-criticize b. one’s ability to act with deaf ears c. one’s day to day conduct d. one’s anger 2 co cO 2O a. Because it is easier to find a flaw in someone else. b. Because it is easier to control another person’s opinion. c. Because some people are able to control their opinion. d. Because some people find it easier to praise other people. . What is the best title for the above selection? a. Criticisms, Its Uses and Abuses b. How to Cope with Criticisms c. The Ups and Downs of Criticisms d. Best Criticisms sO sO oO 20 60 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension English E. Hair goes on growing afier a person dies because the cells of the body go on working until they have exhausted their fuel supply. | The hair follicle is composed of two layers-an outer layer of cells \ forming the outer root sheath and an inner layer of horny, fibrous oblong cells. The hair grows upwards from the bottom of the follicle by multiplication of the soft cells, which becomes elongated and pigmented to form the fiber-like substance of the hair shaft. The soft cells at the base of the follicle need the nourishment brought to them and all the other cells of the body by the bloodstream. From: Book of Questions and Answers Octopus Press 16. A person’s fingernails, just like the hair, keeps on growing O00 even after a person’s death. What could account for this @ b ¢ occurrence? ao a. The dead person’s body keeps on producing new cells to continue the growth of the fingernails and hair. b. The dead person’s body preserves all the cells so hair and nail growth continue. c. The energy supply of the cells of the hair and the nails have not yet been fully exhausted so growth still continues. d. Hair and nails just never stop growing. 17. What would happen to the soft cells at the base of the follicle O Q 00 ifno nourishment comes in? “fu a. They would stop multiplying. b. They would produce white hair. c. They would go on dividing, d. They would harden. 18, What could possibly explain the occurrence of white hair? O 9 0 9 a c a. The soft cells produces white pigment which gives the hair its white color. b. The soft cells die which gives the hair its white color. c. The absence of pigments from the follicle accounts for white hair. d. The absence of follicle due to old age causes white hair. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 61 MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension 19, Which of the following statements is NOT true? 0000 F. abcd a. Hair follicle is composed of two layers. b. Hair grows from the tip of the follicle. c. Hair follicle is composed of soft cells. d. The soft cells need the nourishment brought in through the bloodstream. The concepts of Epicureanism are largely known to us through Lucretius, rather than Epicurus. The latter, born an Athenian citizen in Samos in 341, founded his school in his garden, a symbol of retirement from the world, in 306 and died in 270 B.C. For the Epicurean, the universe was chaotic and anarchic, composed of atoms and the void. All knowledge was acquired by sense perception; observation was therefore essential to understanding. There were an infinite number of worlds, formed by the chance combination of atoms in infinite space. The gods, unconcerned about human affairs, lived in the void between the different worlds. They were not to be regarded superstitiously or feared, only to be envied. Man himself was made up of body and soul. Death was not to be feared. There was no such thing as immortality; after death, atoms of the soul were scattered. The aim of life therefore was pleasure, the pursuit of which brought about happiness, the final end. The injunction to follow nature meant, seek pleasure. Everything was desirable insofar as it led to pleasure, but above all, the aim was absence of pain and the achievement of peace of mind. This would be obtained personally by self-control, the mastery and limitation of desires as far as possible to those that were strictly necessary. Also, it implied limitation of social relationships - “live unknown’ refusal to he involved in family or political affairs, skepticism toward religion, which the Epicureans considered largely superstition. From: The Great Political Theories, Vol.| by Michael Curtis 20. Who was bom an Athenian citizen in Samos in 341 B.C.? 0 0 0 9 a c 62 a. Plato c. Lucretius b. Aristotle 4. Epicurus MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension English 21. What do the Epicureans think about the universe? 0000 a. It was disorderly with an absence of rule. abed b. It was orderly and without a ruler. c. It was atomic and filled with objects and humans. d. The universe was full of life moving in an orderly manner. 22. What was the Epicureans’ ultimate goal? 0000 a. The pursuit of being godlike. abed b. To bring order out of the chaos. c. The pursuit of happiness. d. To bring chaos into the world. 23. Epicureanism had a different view about religion, What OO O00 was it? abed a. Religion controls man. b. Religion brings man closer to God. c. Religion is merely a superstition. d. Religion is man’s way of knowing God. 24. Which of the following is not a belief of the Epicureans? o 0 0 9 a. There should be no limit to man’s desires. b. Man should exercise restraint and self-control. c. Man should live unknown. d. Limit desires to those which are strictly necessary. G. What is the happy life? Self-sufficiency and abiding tranquility. This is the gift of greatness of soul, the gift of constancy which perseveres in a course judged right. How can these attitudes be attained? By surveying truth in its entirety, by safeguarding in every action order, measure, decorum, a will that is without malice and benign, focused undeviatingly upon reason, once amiable and admirable, The wise man’s soul should have the quality of a god's. What can a man desire if he possesses everything that is honorable? If the dishonorable can contribute to the optimum state, then the happy life will be comprised of elements other than honorable, And what could be meaner or stupider than to weave the good of the rational soul out of irrational strands? -Seneca MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 63 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension 25. What constitutes a happy life? 0000 a. attainment of everything that one desires abed b. being at peace with everyone c. self-sufficiency and tranquility d. none of the above 26. How can one attain a happy life, according to Seneca? 0 Q 0 9 abc a. by being hypocritical b. by getting what one wants no matter what the cost c. bothaandb d. none of the above 27. What is an indication that a man’s soul is already like that ofa 0000 god’s? abcd a. He is at peace with others. b. He desires everything. c, He attains everything he desires without limitation. d. He discerns truth, focuses upon reason, has a will that is without malice. 28. Which of the following statements is NOT true based on the OO 00 selection? abed a. Self-sufficiency does not bring happiness. b. Greatness of soul is attainable. c. Man should aim to have a soul like that of a god’s. d. Man should not desire that which is dishonorable. H. Love in the Open Hand by Edna St, Vincent Millay Not in a silver casket cool with pearls, Or rich with red corundum or with blue, Locked, and the key withheld, as other girls Have given their loves, I give my love to you: Not in a lover's knot, not in a ring Worked in such fashion, and the legend plain- Semper Fidelis, where a secret spring Kennels a drop of mischief in the brain: 64 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension English i i Love in the open hand, nothing but that, | Ungemmed, unhidden, wishing not to hurt, | As one should bring you cowslips in a hat i ‘Swung from the hand, or apples in her skirt, I bring you, calling out as children do: “Look what I have!- and these are all for you." i 29. What stanza states the main idea of the poem? 0000 a. stanza | c. stanza 3 abed | b. stanza 2 d. main idea is implied i 30. What figure of speech was used in the third stanza? 0000 | a. simile c. personification abcd i b. metaphor d. hyperbole 31. What does the author refer to in the last line “Look what! OOO Q have!- and these are all for you.”? abed i a. her gifts c. her apples | b. her love 4. her skirt | 32. According to the author, how should one manifest his love for 0000 I someone? abed a. with reservations c, with fancy trappings \ b. little by little d. without reservation or restrictions q 33. What is the gender of the persona in the poem? 0000 ' a. common c, neuter abed b. masculine d. feminine i I One day, the guru and his young disciples were seated on the | bank of the river, talking and praying together. An uprooted tree came floating down the river and caught in the bank just in front of them. Caught in the branches of the tree was a scorpion which must have been trapped on the tree when it was uprooted by the floodwater upstream. The guru knew that, inevitably, the scorpion would fall from the tree and be drowned in the river. So he reached his hand out to take the scorpion from the tree and to put it safely on land. But as he reached out to rescue the scorpion, it stung his hand, and the guru had to take his hand away in pain. After a moment, the guru reached out to rescue the scorpion again, and the scorpion stung him again. The guru kept trying to save the scorpion and the scorpion kept stinging him until his hand was red and swollen in pain. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 65 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension Finally, one of the young disciples could control himself no longer and he burst out: “Master, why do you keep trying to rescue that foolish scorpion that doesn't even wan to be saved?” The guru looked very patiently at the impetuous young disciple and said: “Should I be untrue to my nature which is to be compassionate just because this scorpion is being true to its nature to sting?” -Henri Nouwen w & . Why did the guru attempt to remove the scorpion from the 0 9 00 branches? aubcad a. Because he did not want the scorpion to die. b. Because he hates scorpions. c. Because he wants to throw the scorpion into the waters. d. Because the scorpion might sting someone else. . What does the statement, “Should I be untrue to my nature 00 which is to be compassionate just because this scorpion is * being true to its nature to sting?” mean? w a = 0 d a. One should always be compassionate even if it is not properly reciprocated. b. One should stop giving if it hurts. c. One should be compassionate only to those who know how to appreciate. d. One should always count one’s blessings. 36. What is the best title for the selection? 0 9 ° 9 a. The Scorpion c. True Compassion b. The Guru d. The Sting J. Although many quarts of blood pass through the heart each day, the heart cannot utilize the blood within itself, but rather is sustained by branches of arteries originating externally. These coronary arteries can become blocked by the deposition of fatty material (including cholesterol), connective tissue fibers, and calcium deposited in the vessel walls. If the blockage is severe, numerous heart muscle cells become oxygen starved and the heart stops. In less severe cases, only part of the heart muscle dies as a result of the blockage. The dead muscle is replaced by scar tissue and the heart continues to function, though less efficiently. Diet, stress, a a MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring CenterReading Comprehension English 37. What statement is NOT true based on the selection? 0 9 00 a 38. Coronary arteries can become blocked by smoking, and alcohol all contribute to the problem of heart attacks. Interestingly, although fats in the diet are ofien blamed for heart attacks, about 70% of the heart's energy requirement normally is derived from oxidation of fatty acids, From: Biology by Norstog and Meyerriecks a. Scar tissue replaces dead heart muscles. ae b. The heart is sustained by branches of arteries originating externally. c. Oxygen is essential for the heart muscles to function properly. d. The heart utilizes the blood within itself. 000 9 abe a. food deposits. b. blood deposits. c. too much oxygen in the blood. d. deposits of fatty materials, connective tissue fibers and calcium. 39, What causes heart stoppage? 0000 a. absence of carbon in the heart muscles abcd b. presence of cholesterol in the heart muscles c. absence of oxygen in the heart muscles d. presence of oxygen in the heart muscles 40. Fats in the diet a. are always useless. b. normally provides the heart’s energy requirement. c. always causes heart blockage. d. normally gets wasted. sO sO oO 20 K. Cancer is a disease in which cells somehow become activated into uncontrolled multiplication and thus produce an overgrowth, or tumor, composed of malformed, malignant cells. Cancerous tumors can occur in almost any tissue of the body, although some are more often affected than others. Three general kinds of cancer, named after the tissues most often affected, are recognized: carcinomas (from karkinoma, the Greek word for cancer), which commonly involve epithelial tissue (epidermis and lining membranes); sarcomas (Greek sarkoma, “flesh”), which affect mainly connective tissues, including bone; and leukemias, which start in the bone marrow and lymphatic tissues and spread in the blood and lymph. From: Biotogy by Norstog and Meyerriecks MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 67 MSA Math Tutoring CenterEnglish Reading Comprehension 41,How does cancer occur? 0000 42. 43. 44. 45. a. Cells reproduce what is normally enough. abed b. The cells replace the dead cells in the body. c, The cells uncontrollably multiply producing malignant cells. d. The cells naturally reproduce malformed, malignant cells. Itis believed that cancer 0000 a. can occur in any tissue of the body. abed b. affects certain tissues of the body more than it does to other tissues. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b What do you call the type of cancer which affects connective 00 0 0 tissues? alblchd a. carcinoma c. leukemia b. sarcoma d. all of the above Cancer found in the skin would most likely be classified as 0000 a. carcinoma c. leukemia abcd b. sarcoma d, dermacoma What is the basis for the classification of cancers? 0000 a, the cancer’s size and weight b. the cancer’s location and the tissue affected c. the cancer’s length of existence d. the cancer’s extent of growth When the tissues of the body are wounded, several events occur that resist the loss of blood from the cut vessels and begin the healing processes. At the wound site, blood platelets swell and burst, releasing chemicals that cause the arteries to constrict and thus slow the loss of blood. ‘fhe platelets also initiate a process that results in activation of prothrombin activator, an enzyme that converts a blood-protein constituent called prothrombin to thrombin. In the presence of calcium ions, thrombin catalyzes the conversion of another blood-protein component, fibrinogen, into fibrin threads. The fibrin threads form a fine meshwork in the blood and together with trapped cells and other blood particles make a clot and block further the escape of blood from the wound. In the hereditary disease 68 MSA Ci Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Centernm Emm mn ee Ee lm ee ee Reading Comprehension English hemophilia, there is a deficiency in the factors that activate the formation of prothrombin activator; the hemophiliac lacks the ability to form clots at the point of wounding and may bleed to death from an apparently minor cut or abrasion. From: Biology by Norsiog and Meyerriecks 46. What is the best title for the paragraph? 0000 a. Blood and Its Uses abed b. The Evolution of Blood c. The Importance of Blood Clots d. How a Blood Clot is Formed 0000 47. What part of the blood plays an essential role in clot abcd formation? a. blood proteins c. platelets b. fibrin d. red blood cells 0000 48. What could happen to a hemophiliac should he get wounded? ab c d a. bleed to death b. blood clots will form immediately c. he will have unlimited supply of blood d. his blood will become infected 0000 49. What is the first step in the formation of a blood clot? abcd a. Blood from cut vessel begins to flow 'b. Blood platelets swell and burst, releasing chemicals c. Prothrombin is activated d. Formation of fibrin threads 50. How are fibrin threads formed? 000 a. Fibrinogen is converted into fibrin threads by the platelets* Eick b. Thrombin and calcium ions catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin threads. c. Fibrin threads occur naturally in the blood. d. Fibrin threads are the result of the combination of the blood and its platelets. MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition 69 MSA Math Tutoring CenterKasing-Kahulugan PANUTO: Piliinang salitang kasing-kahulugan ng salitang nakapahilig. Halimbawa: 1. Isang bantog na grupo ng mananayaw ang 8900 Bayanihan Dancers. a. tanyag _b. di-kilala c. bago d. batikan 1. Nauulinigan ang pag-uusap ng grupo dahil sa lakasng OOOO tinig nila. abcd a. nahihimigan c¢. nakikita b. napakikinggan d. nararamdaman 2. Karapatan ng bawat batang Pilipino ang magkaroon ng 0000 pamilyang mag-aaruga sa kanya. abcd a. mag-aalaga c. gagabay b. magsasaway [Link] 3. Nagugulumihan si Rochelle kung anong kurso ang kanyang OO 0 0 kukunin sa kolehiyo. abed a. nagtataka c. nagpapasalamat b. natutuwa [Link] 4. Tigib nang pasahero ang dyip nang ito ay umalis. 0000 a. punung-puno c. kakaunti abed b. kulang-kulang d. marami-rami 5. Hindi na nakapagpigil ang kaawa-awang katulong kaya 0000 ibinulalas ang sama ng loob sa mapag-aping amo. abcd a. isinabi c, isinigaw b. inilahad d. ibinulgar 6. Iminungkahi ang pagbabawal magtapon ng basura sa OO 0 0 di-wastong lugar. abcd a. ipinatupad c. isiniwalat b. inilahad d. kinalat 70 MSA Civil Service Reviewer The New Millennium Edition MSA Math Tutoring Center