MCQ in English – Grammar and Correct Usage Part 1 | Civil Service Exam (CSE)

MCQ in English - Grammar and Correct Usage Part 1 | Civil Service Exam (CSE)

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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in English – Grammar and Correct Usage as one of the reviewer for the Civil Service Exam (CSE) for both Professional and Sub-Professional levels. The English subtest questions on alphabetizing and paragraph development aside from the questions on vocabulary, analogy, correct usage, and reading comprehension. In Preparation for the Civil Service Exam (CSE) make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources.

Overview of the Civil Service Exam (CSE)

CSE is utilized at every level of government—local or national. The objective of the exam is to establish a Register of Eligible (RoE) which will make successful examinees civil service eligible.

Professional Level

The professional level of the civil service exam has 170 multiple-choice questions that need to be completed within 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Here are the topics that may be included in the CSE Professional Level:

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar and correct word usage
  • Organization of ideas
  • Analysis/Synthesis
  • Reading comprehension
  • Word Analogy
  • Data interpretation
  • Logic and abstract reasoning
  • Numerical reasoning
  • General information on the Philippine Constitution, code of conduct, peace and human rights issues, and environmental management

Sub-Professional Level

The sub-professional level of the civil service exam has 165 multiple-choice items that need to be completed within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Familiarize yourself with the following topics:

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar and correct word usage
  • Organization of ideas
  • Analysis/Synthesis
  • Clerical Ability
  • Spelling
  • Numeral reasoning
  • General information on the Philippine Constitution, code of conduct, peace and human rights issues, and environmental management

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part 1 of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Directions: Find the word that corresponds to the word or phrase that will correctly complete each sentence.

1. Czarmaine _____ remarkable poems even at her young age.

A. rites

B. rights

C. writes

D. write

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

2. Being too _____ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.

A. vane

B. vain

C. vein

D. vanity

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

3. Due to bad weather, the airline company decided _____ postpone the flight.

A. two

B. to

C. too

D. then

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

4. Drunk driving was the reason for _____ accident.

A. their

B. they’re

C. there

D. there are

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

5. May I _____ your Titanic compact disk?

A. borrow

B. lend

C. loan

D. credit

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

6. _____ the three girls, the eldest is the most diligent.

A. Between

B. Among

C. In

D. By

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

7. Exposure to air pollution will _____ your asthma.

A. cure

B. deteriorate

C. aggravate

D. annoy

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

8. His ____ to Mount Apo was carefully documented.

A. assent

B. ascent

C. descent

D. decrease

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

9. The children _____ the ill effects of war.

A. have borne

B. have born

C. has borne

D. had born

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

10. The teachers distributed different _____ outlines for the students to follow.

A. coarse

B. corps

C. course

D. corpse

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

11. Carl juggles oranges, ______ you?

A. why

B. may

C. should

D. can

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

12. The refugees decided to _____ their homes because of the war.

A. desert

B. dessert

C. deserve

D. reserve

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

13. My sister _____ to Zamboanga seven years ago.

A. migrated

B. migrating

C. immigrated

D. immigrating

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

14. We used _____ sauce for the spaghetti last Sunday.

A. less

B. few

C. a number of

D. pieces of

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

15. If we work together, we could finish this _____ in a short time.

A. piece

B. peace

C. please

D. peas

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

16. When the Apartheid Policy was still in effect, The Blacks were _____ by the Whites.

A. praised

B. hailed

C. persecuted

D. prosecuted

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

17. When we ____ the flag. we should all stand up.

A. rice

B. rise

C. risen

D. raise

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

18. The DPWH crew worked _____ the night to repair the damaged bridge.

A. threw

B. through

C. trough

D. true

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

19. _____ the leader of your group?

A. Who’s

B. Whose

C. Which

D. Whom’s

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

20. The village elder told many interesting _____.

A. tale

B. tail

C. tails

D. tales

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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