MCQ in English – Grammar and Correct Usage Part 2 | Civil Service Exam (CSE)

(Last Updated On: July 14, 2022)

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 2 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

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 2 of the Series

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

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.

21. Marty _____ Evelyn ______ to dinner.

A. asked-out

B. asked-after

C. called-out

D. called-up

22. The celebrant ______ the candles after we sang.

A. blew off

B. blew up

C. blew out

D. blew over

23. The secretary ______ due to stress.

A. broke even

B. broke out

C. broke in

D. broke down

24. The Edsa People’s Revolution ______ the Marcos regime.

A. brought in

B. brought out

C. brought forth

D. brought down

25. The unexpected ______ of vehicles along Marcos Highway caused heavy traffic.

A. build-up

B. build on

C. build in

D. build over

26. After cleaning the entire house, I felt _____.

A. burned in

B. burned out

C. burned up

D. burned over

27. The drug pushers tried to _____ the arresting cops.

A. buy-in

B. buy off

C. buy out

D. buy up

28. The Cabinet meeting was _____ on account of the President’s ill health.

A. called in

B. called up

C. called out

D. called off

29. The telenovela viewers cried helplessly when they got ______ by the tragedy that befell the main character.

A. carried out

B. carried away

C. carried over

D. carried on

30. We should ______ on our expenditures and spend only on our needs.

A. cut short

B. cut up

C. cut back

D. cut out

31. People of all races should try to ______ with each other.

A. get round

B. get along

C. get at

D. get over

32. We should grow wiser as time ______.

A. goes along

B. goes by

C. goes down

D. goes through

33. The partying teens were told to _____ the noise.

A. hold down

B. hold forth

C. hold on

D. hold with

34. A gust of strong wind ______ the old wooden swing.

A. knocked around

B. knocked back

C. knocked down

D. knocked out

35. A number of factory workers were ______ due to retrenchment.

A. laid aside

B. laid away

C. laid of

D. laid out

36. We should never ______ people with disabilities for they also have the right to live.

A. look down on

B. look forward to

C. look out to

D. look up to

37. Stop _____ your younger brother so he will stop crying.

A. picking at

B. picking on

C. picking out

D. picking up

38. Always _______ your best effort in everything you do.

A. put across

B. put down

C. put forth

D. put out

39. Did you help in ______ the able?

A. setting apart

B. setting back

C. setting down

D. setting up

40. She _____ the details of the program.

A. wrote in

B. wrote off

C. wrote over

D. wrote up