177.

Acetylsalicylic acid ( penicillin) is known to

retard the blood clotting process. This can have
both positive and negative effects. One positive
application of this knowledge is the use of aspirin
to ___________
A. Stop bleeding
B. Reduce the possibility of stroke
C. Relieve pain
D. Act as stimulant
E. None of these

The following are defects present at the time of

marriage which is voidable and annullable
EXCEPT --.
A. deceit
B. fraud ( somebody who deceives for
financial gain)
C. impotence
D. threat
148.The undeclared war in Korea most closely
resembled the situation of ---?
A. The Spanish-American War
B. The Vietnam War *
C. World War I
D. World War II

162.Which are limited only to the sale of real

property and stock transaction?
A. Business incomes
B. Capital gains *(profit after selling assets)
C. Employment incomes
D. Passive incomes
173. The way in which the poet presents these
words in line 12 implies that Tom --
A. tried to annoy the other man.
B. did not want to hurt the other man.
C. begged the man to stop seeing his wife. *
D. was shot before he finished the statement.
164.Why did the register of deeds charge Lucio
Cruz registration fee for the instrument relative
to his loan? (insufficient data)
A. His loan was P30,000.00
B. His loan was P60,000.00
C. His loan was P50,000.00*
D. His loan was P40,000.00

178. When the gardener propagates a plant by

taking cuttings, he plants his cuttings in a
well watered soil in a plant pot. What is the
most likely reason why he may then cover
the plant and pot with lightly perforated
polythene bag?

• A. To reduce the water demand of the

cutting
• B. To decrease the rate of gaseous
exchange by the plant
• C. To reduce the chance of attack by pest
• D. To protect the plant from the cold
weather
 179. What correction should be made to the sentence below?
There are several types of fire extinguishers on the
market , and each are suitable for particular types of
fire.

A. Change the spelling of particular to

particuler
B. Replace there are with there is
C. Replace and with or
D. Replace each are with each is

What is meant by “last ditch” in this

sentence?
The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last ditch to defend his good name.
A. One’s last hope
B. One’s last courage
C. One’s last strategy*
D. One’s last defense

Which word in the passage does not require

a change in pitch to show confidence?
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

A. Am*
B. Captain
C. Fate
D. Master
Which word is read on a high note to
describe the kind of day?
This is a cold day.

A. Cold*
B. Day
C. Is
D. This
 Which verb in the sentence is pronounced
with the ending as /d/?
They laughed and joked as they walked and played.

A. Joked
B. Laughed
C. Played*
D. Walked
What is meant by the expression “to get
blood out of a stone” in these sentences?
Geraldo has owed me fifty thousand pesos for over a year now. I’ve asked him
for it on several occasions, but it’s like trying to get blood out of a stone.

A. Something is impossible.*
B. Someone wants revenge.
C. Someone refuses to cooperate
D. Someone is willing to give what is asked.
What is meant by “two pins” in this
sentence?
For two pins I could have hit him on the nose.

A. The second chance

B. Without much persuading*
C. A second course of action
D. Have a second alternative choice

What is meant by “at sixes and sevens” in

this sentence?
We moved into the house last week, but I’m afraid everything is still at sixes and
sevens.

A. In a state of confusion*
B. In an orderly manner
C. The boxes are still intact
D. The things have not been shipped

What is meant by “soft option” in these

sentences?
Rebecca realized that if she stayed in her present job, it would mean competing
with an envious rival. Leaving the company would probably be a soft option.
 A. An action that is easier to take*
B. An action that is not agreeable
C. An action that is weakly funded
An action that is difficult to take

1.What correction should be made to this

sentence?

A. Change schools to Schools

B. Replace educators with educator’s
C. Replace computer with computer’s
Change the spelling of exammined to examined