General Education

1. A paperclip can sit on the surface of water due to _____________.

a. Buoyancy c. Atmospheric Pressure
b. Surface Tension d. Viscosity
2. The painter famous for depicting rural life and settings is ___________.
a. Consunji c. Nakpil
b. Blanco d. Amorsolo

3. Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the ____________.

a. Establishment of the Galleon Trade.
b. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
c. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
d. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos.

4. Ang salitang ugat sa SINUKUAN ay ______________.

a. sukuan c. sikuan
b. sinuko d. suko

5. Ang nagpapalitan ng idea, opinion, salaysaysapamamagitanngmgasagisag ay

tinatawagna ___________.
a. paglalahad c. pagtuklas
b. talastasan d. pakikinig

6. Anongdisenyongpagsasaliksikangginagamitanngmalapitangpag-
aaralnglunanatmgataonggumagalawsapaksangsinasaliksik.

a. etnograpiya c. panayam
b. eksperimento d. case study

7. Find the length of each side of a trapezoid with lower base of 4 meters and upper
base of 2 meters and height of 3 meters.
a. 15 meters c. 18 meters
b. 8 meters d. 12 meters

8. What law set the date of Philippine Independence on July 4,1946 after a 10-year
transition period under a Commonwealth government?

a. Hare-Hawe-Cutting Law c. Tidings McDuffie Law

b. Cooper Act d. Jones Law
9. What did Andres Bonifacio, model of bravery and tenacity, choose as the way to
freedom.
a. supremacy c. armed struggle
b. propaganda d. demonstration

10. What are the openings in leaf surfaces called?

a. chlorophyll c. stomata
b. vacuoles d. stem
11. My sister and I met an acquaintance of _________on the shopping mall.
a. ours c. ourselves
b. mine d. us

12. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands, prior to succeeding migrants
whocross the seas across the Southern Philippines?
a. Malayans c. Borneans
b. Negritos d. Sumatians

13. What will happen to the plant cell in a hypotonic solution?

a. The plant cell will shrivel.
b. The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.
c. The plant cell will swell.
d. No effect on the plant cell.

14. The fundamental human right is the___________.

a. Right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
b. Right against unlawful arrest
c. Right of suffrage and to be elected to public office.
d. Right to be defended by a public defender.

15. This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.
a. biochemical pathway c. food web
b. nutrition cycle d. fossil cycle
16. Angpariralangnalaglag-nahulog ay nagpapakahuluganng______________.
a. idyoma c. magkasalungat
b. magkapares d. magkahawig

17. What are organic compounds that are used in perfumes and for artificial flavors?
a. esters
b. alcohol
c. acids
d. ethers

18. If you forgot ________textbook you can use ________, Mark.

a. his, her c. yours, ours
b. our, hers d. your, mine

19. The side opposite the right angle of a right triangle is the_________ and each of
the opposite side is the ________.
a. opposite, adjacent c. hypotenuse, leg
b. adjacent, opposite d. leg, hypotenuse

20. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is the right to ________.
a. Search for the information c. Transmit information
b. Interpret information d. Information privacy
21. Whose philosopy advocates the use of reason in understanding the existence of
God?
a. St. Peter
b. St. John
c. St. Benedict
d. St. Thomas Aquinas
22. “Red letter day” is __________
a. simile c. hyperbole
b. metaphor d. idiom
23. Disturbed ecosystem can recover naturally through __________.
a. biological rebirth c. ecological revolution
b. ecological succession d. Population evolution
24. She was slicing the onions when she hurt_________.
a. myself c. herself
b. ourselves d. himself
25. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How
many protons are in this atom?
a. 28 c. 14
b. 7 d. 12

26. Who was the Spanish governor- general who established the “ tobacco
monopoly” in 1781?
a. Bassilo Agustin c. Jose Blanco
b. Francisco Rizzo d. Rafael Izquierdo

27. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas corpus” is __________.

a. Right to due process
b. Right to search for information
c. Right to bank secrecy
d. Right to demand presence of the accused
28. Uri ngpanghalipnaginagamitnapanturosamgabagay ay _________.
a. palayon c. pamaklaw
b. palagyo d. pamatlig

29. What is the main organ for respiration?

a. nose
b. esophagus
c. lungs
d. heart

30. We admire _________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with_______.

a. him, them c. him, me
b. her,us d. him, we

31. What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into
chemical energy?
a. photochemical conversion c. diffusion
b. photosynthesis d. cytolysis.
32. I watched the _______ news on television.
a. Lately c. Latest
b. Later d. Late
33. What are the thin structure essentials for cytokinesis, amoeboid, movement and
changes in cell shape?
a. Nanofilaments
b. Microfilaments
c. Myosin filaments
d. Pseudofilaments
34. Pangatnignaginagamitsapaglilinaw o dagdagnapaliwanag ay__________.
a. Humig-kumulang c. Namumukod
b. Bukod-tangi d. Samakatuwid.
35. Internet is the term used to refer to the ___________.
a. Facebook c. Cell phone
b. Desktop computer d. Information highway

36. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and __________.
a. Us c. Myself
b. Her d. Me
37. The slope of a line described by the equation 3x=(y+4)/2 is__________.
a. 8 c. 3
b. 4 d. 6

38. After Philippine independence was declared from the United State on July 4,1946
was proclaimed the first President of the third Philippine Republic?
a. Manuel Roxas c. Jose Laurel
b. Emilio Aguinaldo d. Manuel Quezon

39. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the Filipino, one goal for CHANGE that
should be worked on is develop ___________.
a. A sence of national pride
b. A sence of common good
c. The habits of discipline and hard work.
d. “pakikisama”

40. Orihinal: Mommy cooked adobo for Kuya Manny.

Salin: Si Nanay ay naglutongabodo para kayKuya Manny.
Ito ay pagsasaling_________.
a. Idyomatiko c. Literal
b. Adapsyon d. Malaya

41. “The President I known for his CANDIDNESS.” The CAPITALIZED word
means_________.
a. Energy c. Attention
b. Pretense d. Frankness

42. Which best describes the division of the Legislature into the Senate and the
House of Representative?
a. Co-legislative powers c. Unicameralism
b. Bipartisanship d. Bicameralism

43. Kalian nagsimulaangpagkakaroonngmodernisasyonngwikangpambansa?

a. 1988 c. 1987
b. 1997 d. 1974
44. Piliin ang simuno sa sumusunod napangungusap.
“ Sakabilangkahirapan, nagsikap siya na makatapos ng kolehiyo.”
a. Kolehiyo
b. Siya
c. Nagsikap
d. Kahirapan
45. The major concern about global warming arises from increased concentrations of
_________.
a. Sulfur oxides
b. Greenhouse gases
c. Photochemical smog
d. Nitrogen oxides
46. Artistic tradition which seeks to revive past glory in various forms.
a. Contemporary c. Classical
b. Antique d. Modern
47. The proponent of the experimental theater in the Philippines was________.
a. Severino Montano c. Rolando Tinio
b. Nick Lizaso d. NicanorAgudo
48. What diagnostic test allows microorganisms to multiply in a medium under
controlled laboratory condition in order to determine the cause of an infectious
disease?
a. Chest x-ray c. Urinalysis
b. Complete blood count d. Microbial culture
49. What figure of speech is the following? “If you ask for the moon, I’ll get it for you.”
a. Metaphor c. Simile
b. Hyperbole d. Onomatopoeia
50. The energy source which is abundant in the Philippines but still not fully
developed is the ____________.
a. Mineral c. Gas
b. Sun d. Sea
51. Prokaryotes come in 4 basis morphologies: spherical, rod-shaped, spiral-shaped
and comma-shaped. The bacterial etiology of cholera (vibrio cholera) is _______.
a. Comma-shaped c. Rod-shaped
b. Spherical d. Spiral
52. The protein shell of a virus is called_______.
a. Nucleus c. Nucleic acid
b. Nucleolus d. Capsid
53. The energy source which is NOT sustainable is ________.
a. Wind c. Sun
b. Coal d. Water
54. What is TRUE about dominant genes?
a. Should be paired with a recessive gene in order to be expressed
b. Are aggressive and expresses the more beneficial traits
c. Will not be expressed if heterozygous
d. It prevents the expression of another gene in the same locus

55. When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt________.

a. Himself
b. Herself
c. Myself
d. Ourselves
56. Sa pangungusapna“ Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
_________.
a. Pandiwa c. Pangatnig
b. Panghalip d. Panaguri
57. Social network service available through the computer is ________.
a. I-pad c. Wikipedia
b. Facebook d. Google
58. Which is Not a characteristic of people with strong sense of self -efficacy?
a. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered
b. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments
c. Avoid challenging tasks
d. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participated.

59. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term
Homosapiens for human?
a. H. Copland c. Aristotle
b. Chatton d. Linnaeus
60. Factorize: 2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 15
a. (2x+5) (x-3) c. (x-5) (2x+3)
b. (x+5) (2x-3) d. (2x-5) (x+30
61. Which of the following is colloid?
a. Water c. Milk
b. Soda d. Gasoline
62. The “red tide” phenomenon causes what particular marine organism to be poison
human consumption?
a. Arthropods c. Mollusks
b. Algae d. Earthworm
63. The laws of heredity were results of the study of __________.
a. Fleming c. Curie
b. Mendel d. Darwin
64. What figure of speech is the following? “The beauty contestants were the center
of attention.”
a. Personifications c. Metaphor
b. Simile d. Hyperbole
65. Who studied the extensively the human side of enterprise?
a. Watson
b. Maslow
c. Pavlov
d. Thorndike