Directions: Each sentence has four words or phrases underlined.

The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify
the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, give
the correct version beside your choice.
01. Lightsticks are a lot of fun to play with, but the chemicals used in them are not
A
B
ready available to the average person and may pose health risks outside of their tubes.
C
D
02. Choosing the proper sunscreens requires knowledge of two basic piece of
A
B
information: types of UV light protection and degrees of sun protection.
C
D

03. The different in length of rail, in summer and winter, over the distance between
A
B
C
London and Edinburgh, is about mile.
D

04. Everything made of every materials is made of some of the elements.

A
B
C
D

05. The bulb is placed in a steam and the mercury rises in the tube, because
A
B
C
it expands on heating.
D
06. All substance have three forms: solid, liquid, and gas; when a solid changes to
A
B
C
liquid, it is said to melt.
D

07. A good illustration of Archimedes principle of the displace of water by solid

A
B
bodies is the immersion in water of a cube of lead and a cube of wood equal size.
C
D
08. The formation of rain depends on the condensation and the combination of tiny
A
B
droplets of water vapour in the cloudy.
C
D
09. However, on reaching the earth, the rays warm the air, the ground, and all
A
B
other objects their touch.
C
D

10. The number of protons equal to that of electrons in each atom,

A
B
and therefore in the entire atom has no charge.
C
D
11. On the other hand, the second crystalline form of carbon, graphite, is a soft black
A
B
substance with atoms hexagonal arranged in parallel sheets.
C
D
12. Democritus theory that matter could be divided into smaller and smaller particles
A
B
until a point was reached beyond which no further subdivision was possible.
C
D

13. Many plants and animals contain nitrogen compounds in which the nitrogen
A
B
has been converted to their free state by process called nitrogen fixation.
C
D

14. We have extended the hours of work and play but the level of thermal comfort,
A
B
C
independent of geography and climate.
D
15. The way that a wind instrument makes a noise is by blowing air through a pipe
A
B
so that the air inside the instrument has to vibrate in an amount of different ways.
C
D

16. Combing your hair makes it to crakle, and stroking a cat in the dark will produce
A
B
C
showers of sparks.
D
17. We divide the space between the two marks into 100 division, which are all the same
A
B
C
size, for a Centigrade thermometer.
D
18. The sun is the place where nearly all energy comes from, and without the suns heat
A
B
C
and light, there could be no live on earth.
D

19. We have also become aware of the cost in pollution and others negative side effects
A
B
that can result from the conversation of excessive amount of energy.
C
D
20. The force of attraction between the positive atoms in the nucleus and the negative
A
B
electrons that whirling around keeps the electrons in their paths.
C
D