Republic of the Philippines PART 5 – READING COMPREHENSION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9.What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

BUREAU OF SECONDARY EDUCATION The wind stood up and gave a shout.
3RD Flr., Bonifacio Bldg., DepEd Complex A. Hyperbole C. irony
Meralco Avenue, Pasig City B. Personification D. Simile
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10.Marbyleine did not know how to write a book report in English.
ENGLISH Nora offered to guide her in doing the report. So, Marbyleine was able
Part 1- Grammar and Correct Usage to come up with a good project. What might happen next?

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the word or phrase that best A. Nora was very happy.
completes the sentences. In the answer sheets, shade the circle that B. Marbyleine was happy.
corresponds to your correct answer. C. Both of them were happy.
1.Bats spread the seeds of fruits,trees and flowers. D. None of them was happy.
A. Are they? C. Don’t they? Directions: Each sentence below, when put in the correct order, would
B. Aren’t they D. Do they? make a well-organized paragraph. Decide on the correct order of the
2.Does your mother _________ adobo? sentences, and then answer the questions that follow.
A. Cooked C. cooks
B. Cooking D. cook Refer to Box A to answer number 11.
Part 2- Error Analysis Box A
Directions: In questions 1-10 each sentence has four underlined I. The head of most adult insects has two large compound eyes
words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the underlined words and two or three small simple eyes
or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the underlined word or II. Ordinarily, the thorax bears three pairs of legs
phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. III. The body of an adult insect is subdivided into a head, a
Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and thorax of three segments, and a segmented abdomen
shade the circle that corresponds to the letter of your correct answer. IV. One or two pairs of wings may be attached to the thorax
11. What is the correct sequence of the events?
3.The production of different kinds of artificial materials A. III, I, II, IV C. I, III, II, IV
A B. III, II, IV, I D. I, IV, II, III
are essential to the conservation of our Study the outline below and answer questions 12-14.
B C
I. Functions of blood
natural resources.
A. Carrier of food, wastes, hormones, antibodies, and gases
D
B. Regulator of body temperature
4. One of the native orchids were cultured by the Bureau II. Components of blood
A. Liquid part
A B C D 1. plasma
B. Solid parts
of Plants last year. 1. White blood cell
2. Red blood cell
PART 3 – Word Analogy 3. Platelet
Directions: Each questions below consists of a related pair of word 12. What type of outline is presented above?
/phrases followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the letter A. word outline C. Clausal Outline
of the word pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the B. topic outline D. Sentence outline
expressed in the original pair. 13. How are the main headings of the outline presented?
5.JUDGE : GAVEL A. By using capital letters
A. Carpenter: chisel C. teacher : lesson B. By using Roman numerals
B. Doctor : hospital D. plumber : pipe C. By using Arabic numbers
D. By using lower case letters
6.VAGUE : CLEAR 14. Which of the following could be a possible title for the given
A. Dry : produce C. tough : strengthen outline?
B. Disguise: recognize D. modest : boast A. The Functions of Blood
PART 4 – VOCABULARY B. The Components of Blood
Directions: Choose a word that has most nearly the same meaning C. Blood: River of Life
as the italized word. Shade the circle in your answer sheet which D. Blood: Its Functions and Compositions
corresponds to the letter of your correct choice. Study the entries in the card catalog below and answer questions 15
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7.Bashful lady
A. Proud B. shy C. fresh D. lovely HN Reyes, Alfonso D.
713 The Philippine Poor I. (2 monographs)
8.Discrepancy in the amount I 58 Ateneo De Manila University
2007
A. Accuracy C. difference v. 14 c. 2007

B. Boundary D. consistency 15. What type of card catalog is given above?

A. Title Card C. Author Card
B. Subject Card D. Cross Reference Card