Mock Exam: General Education Part 1

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer.

English
1. The father, not the children _____ going to a tour.
A. was
B. are
C. were
D. is

2. The interest and the principal of her savings account _____ computed every month.
A. was been
B. were been
C. were
D. is

3. There _____ reasons for her decision to change her mind.

A. were
B. had been
C. has been
D. was

4. He _____ her teacher very much because of his manners.

A. did impressed
B. impresses
C. Impress
D. had impressed

5. Not only the Chemistry Room but also the Physics Room _____ big.
A. was
B. is
C. are
D. were

6. There was pandemonium in the auditorium before the program ended.

A. presentation
B. content
C. uproar
D. speech

7. She was acclaimed the best stage thespian.

A. presentor
B. performer
C. director
D. actress

8. The judge in the criminal case must be circumspect in evaluating the merits of the case.
A. prudent
B. aware
C. familiar
D. well-rounded

9. Promises from the politicians usually are paradoxical.

A. unfulfilled
B. disorganized
C. granted
D. answered
10. Mr. Reyes is a very hard working employee, he does not engage in any extraneous
activities.
A. socialized
B. irrelevant
C. Time-consuming
D. funny

11. He is more concerned with MUNDANE matters like the movement of stock market. The
capitalized word means:
A. Simple
B. Financial
C. Worldly
D. Investments

12. The DEPRAVITY of the criminal’s behavior shocked us all. The capitalized word means:
A. Harshness
B. Gravity
C. Deprivations
D. Viciousness

13. INDULGENT parents spoil their children by giving in to their every demands and whims.
A. Loving
B. Beneficial
C. Generous
D. Yielding

14. Open: Secretive Forthright: __________

A. Spiteful
B. Mask
C. Outspoken
D. Honest

15. Negligent: Requirement Remiss :__________

A. Task
B. Duty
C. Injury
D. Problem

16. It is _________ to try to destroy pest completely with pesticides, for as each new chemical
pesticide is introduced, the pests gradually become _________ to it.
A. useless, drawn
B. futile, resistant
C. worthwhile, immune
D. pointless, vulnerable

17. The famous Dr. C. Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for emergency
use proved so _________ that it became the _______ for the present blood bank system by the
Red Cross.
A. irrelevant, inspiration
B. effective, model
C. complex, blueprint
D. urgent, pattern

18. An A-rating represents the ULTIMATE honor a film will ever have. Which of the following is
the opposite of the capitalized word?
A. Greatest
B. Pinnacle
C. Least
D. Supreme
19. The VINDICTIVE politician spread rumors about his opponent. Which of the following is an
antonym of the capitalized word?
A. Revengeful
B. Forgiving
C. Spiteful
D. Malicious

20. Vegetarians have a variety of reasons for their beliefs. Some refuse to eat meat because
they believe that the killing of animals is unnecessary or barbaric. They feel that processes such
as butchering are degrading to the people who practice them and cruel to the animals
slaughtered. Others believe that meat is harmful to the human body and that a purely vegetable
diet is more nutritious. Still others choose vegetarianism because they believe that raising
animals for meat is an inefficient use of land. They say that farmland could be put to better use
growing crops for human consumption. Which of the following statements is best supported by
the above passage?
A. Some vegetarians choose not to eat meat mainly for health reasons.
B. A purely vegetable diet is more nutritious than a diet that includes meat.
C. Vegetarians are opposed to any use of animals for the benefit of humans.
D. Vegetarians favor laws to reduce the consumption of meat.

21. The amount of your retirement benefits from Social Security depends, in part, on when you
retire. The earliest that you can begin to receive benefits is age 62. The longer you wait to begin
receiving benefits (up to age 70), the higher your benefits will be. If you were born between
1938 and 1960, you cannot receive “full retirement” benefits until age 66. If you were born in
1960 or later, your full retirement age will be 67. If you wait to receive benefits past your full
retirement age, the amount you receive will continue to increase until you reach age 70. There
is no advantage to waiting past age 70 to begin receiving benefits. You can continue to work
while you receive retirement benefits. If you do, the amount of your benefits will be reduced by
one dollar for every two dollars you earn above a certain limit, until you reach your full
retirement age. Once you reach your full retirement age, this limit no longer applies. The amount
you earn will have no effect on your benefits. Which of the following statements is true?
A. You cannot receive retirement benefits from Social Security while you are still working.
B. If you were born in 1950, your full retirement age is 66.
C. If you continue to work past your full retirement age, your benefits will be reduced by one
dollar for every two dollars you earn.
D. There is no advantage to waiting past your full retirement age to begin receiving benefits.

22. The volunteers from the fire department ________ quickly and extinguished a fire on North
Country Road.
A. will respond
B. responded
C. will have responded
D. have responded

23. In Tuesday’s paper, the owner of the supermarket was recognized for helping a customer
who ________ on the icy sidewalk.
A. falls
B. had fallen
C. would fall
D. has fallen

24. We arranged the flowers and placed ________ in the center of the table.
A. them
B. it
C. this
D. that

25. The person ________ made this delicious cheesecake has my vote.
A. that
B. who
C. which
D. whose
26. Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
A. vane
B. vein
C. vain
D. vanity

27. Because they did not accept his basic _______ they were ______ by his argument.
A. assumption, convinced
B. bias, impressed
C. supposition, justified
D. motivation, confused

28. The failed July 27, 2003 mutiny was believed by many as a plan by the Magdalo group as
an attempt to stage a takeover of government. It was viewed as a desperate attempt by the
mutineers who were supported by influential and politically motivated men who financed the
mutiny, according to the Feliciano Commission. The action was found to be unconstitutional as
it violates both the Articles of War and the Revised Penal Code. Such act can lead to either
Court Martial or Civilian proceedings or even both. The best title for the above article is:
A. Failed Mutiny
B. Illegal Soldiers Uprising
C. Coup d’etat
D. Articles of War and Punishment

29. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences should be arranged to result
in a well- organized paragraph.
A. Now we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join hands
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government’s response in law against cruelty
and heartlessness.
D. The law’s main objective is not retribution but reform and rehabilitation of offenders and
would be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently siege by violent crime.

A. CEBAD
B. EBCDA
C. CEDAB
D. ACEBD

30. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences should be arranged to result
in a well- organized paragraph.
A. Tagaytay is the destination for us who love nature.
B. It provides an ideal picnic ground for outdoor lovers.
C. Unfortunately, the place ends up abused by outdoor lovers who litter the place.
D. It is a place which can be easily reached by a two-hour drive from Makati City.

A. CDAB
B. ADBC
C. CBDA
D. CABD

Filipino
31. Hindi totoo ang katapangan na ipinapakita ni Vincent sa harap ni Lalie sapagkat BAHAG
ANG BUNTOT niya sa harap ng paghihirap.
A. Matapang
B. Matiyaga
C. Duwag
D. Malakas ang loob
32. NAG-ALSA BALUTAN si Claudia dahil sa malimit umanong pananakit ni Reymar.
A. Lumayas
B. Nagtampo
C. Nagtago
D. Nagmaktol

33. Ang ________________ ng mga Nars ay dininig ng komite kahapon.

A. Pakiusapan
B. Pakikipag-usap
C. Ipakiusap
D. Pakiusap

34. Lumapit si Prink kay Eadji at sinabing, “ __________ mo si Landon ng pagkain sa kusina.”
A. Utusan
B. Kunin
C. Kunan
D. Hanapan

35. Nakatulog si Jana sa kanilang opisina dahil sa HIMINGTING ng kapaligiran. Ano ang
kahulugan ng salita na nasa malalaking letra?
A. Kaingayan
B. Kapayapaan
C. Lakas ng hangin
D. Katahimikan

36. Ang sentro ng pagdiriwang ng SENTENARYO ay sa Kawit, Cavite. Ang kasing-kahulugan

ng salitang nasa malalaking letra ay:
A. Ika-50 taon
B. Panghabang panahon
C. Ikasandaang taon
D. Ika- 25 taon

37. “Ang sinuman ay makabubuo ng matibay na lubid kung pagsasama-samahin ang sinulid.”
Ang ibig sabihin nito ay?
A. Ang lakas ng tao ay nasa pagkakaisa nila.
B. Kailangan magkaisa tayong lahat.
C. Magkakaiba ang mga tao kaya hirap magkaisa.
D. Nagkakaisa ang mga tao.

38. MALIIT ANG SISIDLAN ni Dian kaya iniiwasan siyang tuksuhin ng mga kasama. Ano ang
ibig sabihin nito?
A. Walang pasensya
B. Walang pagtitimpi
C. Walang galang
D. Walang lakas ng loob

39. Siya’y isang bulag ngunit kaya niyang gumuhit ng larawan. Siya’y isang
___________________
A. Imbentor
B. Manunulat
C. Dalubhasa
D. Pintor

40. Anong hukuman ang siyang _____________ ng mga kaso ng korupsyon.

A. Court of Appeals-manglilitis
B. Sandigan Bayan-naglilitis
C. Korte Suprema-maglilitis
D. Ombudsman-tagapaglitis
41. _________________ mo naman sa kanila na magdala ng mapagsasaluhan.
A. Usap-usapan
B. Usapin
C. Ipakiusap
D. Pakiusap

42. “Gamitin ninyo sa pakikipagkaibigan ang kayamanan ng sanlibutang ito. Maubos man ito ay
may tatanggap naman sa inyo sa tahanang walang hanggan.” (Luk 16:9)
Ano ang kahulugan ng sanlibutan?
A. Mga israelita lamang
B. Apostoles
C. Dukha
D. Katauhan

43. Ano ang pangungusap na dapat mauna?

I. Ngunit ang pagtatalo ay hindi dapat nauuwi sa pagkakagalit.
II. Natural lamang ang pagkakaroon ng magkakaibang pala-palagay ang mga tao.
III. Sa mga mag-asawa man ay hindi maiiwasan ang pagkakaiba ng opinyon.
IV. Kahit sa magkakapatid, karaniwan na ang hindi pagkakasundo.
V. Upang maiwasan ito, nararapat lamang na maging bukas ang ating isipan sa paniniwala ng
iba.
A. I.
B. II
C. III
D. IV

44. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindi nabibilang na kasingkahulugan ng salitang pala-palagay?
A. Opinyon.
B. Kuru-kuro
C. Paniniwala
D. Akala

45. May pera sa basura. Huwag mong pagtakhan iyan. Isa-isahin mo ang laman ng iyong
basurahan. Tiyak na may papel na walang sulat sa likod at maaari mo pa itong sulatan. Kung
minsan, may mga papel at notebook na may sulat pero pwede mo namang ipagbili. May mga
bukas na lata na maaari mo rin namang tamnan o kaya’y pwedeng balutin ng wrapping paper
upang paglagyan ng lapis, bolpen, krayola, aspile o kaya’y pako. Ang pinagbalatan ng sibuyas,
patatas at saging, sanga ng kangkong, tira-tirang pagkain ay maaaring maging pagkain ng
baboy at maaari rin itong maging pataba sa lupa. Tunay na may pera sa basura kung
magtitiyaga lamang at magiging malikhan upang ang patapong mga bagay ay maging kapaki-
pakinabang. Anong uri ng texto ang seleksyong binasa?
A. Informativ
B. Argumentativ
C. Prosijural
D. Narativ

46. ____________ magtrabaho sina Fred at Jose.

A. Magkasinbilis
B. Magkasingbilis
C. Napabilis
D. Magkasimbilis

47. Samahan mo si Lola sa palengke _____ hindi maligaw.

A. kung saan
B. noong
C. ng
D. nang
48. Upang lalong maging ______________ ang patakaran ng Pangulo na mabago ang
pamamalakad sa bansa, ipinasya niyang magkaroon ng pagbabagong tatag sa lahat ng sangay
ng pamahalaan.
A. marangal
B. mabisa
C. tanyag
D. malinaw

49. Nakalulungkot isipin na ang karamihan sa mga kabataan ngayon ay ______________ sa

masamang bisyo.
A. nababalisa
B. nalalayo
C. nabubuyo
D. nababalot

50. ________ ng mga pulis ang kadena sa kanyang mga kamay.

A. Nalagyan
B. Nilagyan
C. Inilagay
D. Naglagay

Mathematics
51. 120 is 4/5 of what number?
A. 150
B. 96
C. 30
D. 24

52. 45 is 60% of what number?

A. 75
B. 27
C. 15
D. 18

53. What is the ratio of 1/5 to 5/15

A. 3:5
B. 1:5
C. 5:15
D. 15:75

54. What is the value of y is 2x + 2xy + 3y = 25, and x = 2?

A. 3
B. 25
C. 2
D. 12

55. Ten nurses earn a total average monthly salary of P120, 000. The total average income of 6
of them amounts to P80, 000. What is the average total income of each of the remaining
workers?
A. P10, 000
B. P40, 000
C. P400
D. P1, 000

56. 2 tablespoons is equivalent to 1 liquid ounce while 10 tablespoons is equivalent to ½ cup.

How many liquid ounces are there in two cups?
A. 20 ounces
B. 10 ounces
C. 16 ounces
D. 8 ounces
57. A taxi charges P50 for the first kilometer and charges P3 for each additional mile. How far
could P200 go?
A. 50 kilometers
B. 51 kilometers
C. 66. 67 kilometers
D. 4 kilometers

58. What are the missing numbers?

20, 10, 40, 10, 60, 20, 80, 60, 100, 240, 120, ____, ____
A. 1200, 140
B. 480, 140
C. 140, 480
D. 1200, 240

59. What is the value of n in the statement 2mn = 50, if m = 1?

A. 25
B. 2
C. 50
D. 1

60. One store sold twice more apples in the afternoon that in the morning. The store sold 450
pieces of apples. How many apples are sold in the morning?
A. 150
B. 300
C. 200
D. 350

61. Joey gathered twice more marbles than Vic and Tito gathered 2 more marbles than Vic.
They gathered 26 marbles. How many marbles did Vic gather?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 8
D. 14

62. A child has read 2/3 of a book. The read part of the book has 100 pages more than the
unread. How many pages is the book?
A. 300
B. 200
C. 500
D. 150

63. A number is divided by 5. The result was subtracted by 154 and the difference is 6. What is
the number?
A. 800
B. 160
C. 200
D. 400

64. A container contains 23bottles and each bottle contains 20 marbles. How many marbles are
there in 10 bottles?
A. 460
B. 400
C. 100
D. 200

65. It takes John 25 minutes to walk to the car park and 45 to drive to work. At what time should
he get out of the house in order to get to work at 9:00 a.m.?
A. 7:50 am
B. 8:00 am
C. 8:10 am
D. 8:20 am
66. Kim can walk 4 kilometers in one hour. How long does it take Kim to walk 18 kilometers?
A. 4 ½ hours
B. 4 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 8 hours

67. A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production. 4500 sets were produced in
its second year and 500 more sets were produced in its third year than in its second year. How
many TV sets were produced in three years?
A. 11,800
B. 12, 800
C. 10, 800
D. 13, 800

68. Tom and Bob have a total of 49 toys. If Bob has 5 more toys than Tom, how many toys does
Tom has?
A. 22
B. 27
C. 23
D. 26

69. John can eat a quarter of a pizza in one minute. How long does it take John to eat one pizza
and a half?
A. 6 minutes
B. 12 minutes
C. 9 minutes
D. 3 minutes

70. What is 150% of 298?

A. 447
B. 44.7
C. 4.47
D. 4470

71. Perform the indicated operation 12 – 4 x 4 + 5 – 6/2

A. -21
B. -11
C. -3
D. 12

72. Which form among the given fractions is the greatest?

A. 1/2
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 3/2

73. Simplify 1/2 + 2/3 – 3/4

A. 5/12
B. 12/5
C. 28/24
D. 7/6

74. Which of the given values is nearest or equal to the mixed number, 4 3/4?
A. 11/4
B. 3/1
C. 19/4
D. 13/4
75. What is the least common multiple of 4 and 6?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

76. What is the greatest common divisor of 24 and 40?

A. 3
B. 2
C. 5
D. 4

77. What is the quotient of 720 and the product of 12 and 3?

A. 60
B. 20
C. 240
D. 48

78. What are the missing numbers?

3, 6, 10, __, 24, 48, __, 104, 108
A. 21, 50
B. 20, 52
C. 18, 52
D. 14, 54

79. What is the reciprocal of the reciprocal of 5?

A. 1/5
B. -1/5
C. 5
D. -5

80. What is the absolute value of x = 2 – 5

A. -3
B. -7
C. 3
D. 7