Gen Ed 1

1.
Had I studied very well, I ___________ rewarded with vacation A. Proposal C. Prophecy
in the U.S. B. Prophetic D. Prophet
A. Was C. Will be 11. The courage of the child who saved his brother from a raging fire
B. Would have been D. Would be is worth _________________.
2. When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt A. Emulating C. Narrating
_________________. B. Mentoring D. Watching
A. Ourselves C. Himself 12. The expression of “baduy” connotes:

B. Myself D. herself
A. Uneducated C. Awkward
3. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________ present looking
in the affairs. B. Low profile D. Smart
A. Were C. Am 13. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound

B. Was D. is ___________________.
4. My sister and I met an acquaintance of ____________ on the A. Query C. Change
shopping mall. B. Decision D. Problem
A. Ours C. Mine 14. “Because of PROFANITY the program was suspended from
B. Us D. Ourselves television.” The capitalized word means?
5. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently A. Obscenity C. Decency
with _______________. B. History D. Falsehood
A. Him, them C. Her, us 15. A story put together through an exchange of letter is called
B. Him, we D. Him, me __________ literature.
6. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please A. Fiction C. Episodic
give __________ my warm B. Epistolary D. Classic
regards.
16. What figure of speech is: “The Lord is my sheperd”
A. Himself C. Him
B. Myself D. Me A. Simile C. Irony
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor
7. The student’s request to re-set the test _____________
reasonable. 17. What figure of speech is the following: “He is the black sheep of
the family.”
A. Were C. Are
B. Very D. Is A. Metaphor C. Alliteration
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
8. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily
activities which I now recall with fondness and awe. She was full- 18. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is
time housewife, wholly dependent on my father’s monthly _____________________.
salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies
and did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” A. Simile C. Metaphor
B. Irony D. Hyperbole
The mother’s financial resources
are________________________. 19. “She is a lovely rose” is ____________________.
A. More than enough C. A. Simile C. Irony

Miserable B. Hyperbole D. Metapor
B. Abundant D.
Limited 20. “...it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is what figure of
speech?
9. “The firgures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the
grade.” The capitalized word means ______________________. A. Personification C. Hyperbole
B. Simile D. Metaphor
A. Estimated C. Surpassed
B. Changed D. Summed 21. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia, the judge
said: “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the
10. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the end of the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It is twice
world is near. blesst; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis mighter
than the mightiest... and one is likened to God when mercy D. God who is omnipotent and omniscient will allow what is best.
seasons justice.”
30. Which of the following statements is true about textbook laid on
The main thought of the excerpt it that ___________________ the table?
A. Mercy is only for deserving A. No force is acting on it.

B. Mercy is limited in extent B. The textbook undergoes acceleration.
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given. C. The sum of the forces acting upon it is zero.
D. Mercy comes from the rain. D. The textbook undergoes deceleration.
22. Though nothing can bring back 31. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral
values and good human relation, are attributed to:
The hour of splendor in the glass,
Of glory in the flower, A. Mao Tze Tung C. Mencius
We will grieve not, B. Confucious D. Lao-Tzu
Rather find strength in what remains behind.
32. Which of the following is an artistic tradition that seeks to revive
This stanza expresses _________________________. past glory in various forms?
A. Grief C. Loss A. Antique C.

B. Hope D. Despair Contemporary
B. Modern D. Classical
23. Cognitive skills are not easily observable because they are
________________. 33. What is the application of the principles of theories of human
behavior in teaching and learning?
A. Overt C. Hidden
B. Psychological D. Mental A. Educational theory C. Educational
psychology
24. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare about two ill-starred B. Educational philosophy D. Educational
who come from warring families. sociology
A. Romeo and Juliet C. Anthony 34. “I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded
and Cleopatra as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would
B. Hamlet and Ophelia D. Ana and the enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular
King facade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I earn this
moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanter
25. Who is the father of Modern Psychology? them to know that clealiness of body was good for their health. I
inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes,
A. Watson C. Thorndike ears, noses and hair.”
B. Skinner D. Wundt
The public school teacher gives much importance to her pupils’
26. Famous sculptor of landmark structures. _________________________.
A. Jacinto C. Castrillo A. Cleanliness C. Absence

B. Manansala D. Cuevas B. Study D. Posture
27. What is the lowest form of learning? 35. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the Filipinos, one goal
for CHANGE that should be worked on is to develop
A. Perceiving C. _____________________.
Conditioning
B. Responding D. Teaching A. A sense of common good. C.
“Pakikisama”
28. Which of the following is the study of human behavior? B. A sense of national pride. D. The habits of
discipline and hard work
A. Philosphy C. Psychology
B. Morality D. Ethics 36. Who is the proponent of the arena theater?
29. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this A. Carpio C. Montano
religiousity instills the NEGATIVE attitude B. Tinio D. Avellana
of_____________________.
37. She is known for the love sonnets she wrote.
A. Social responsibility to participate in the development of the
society. A. Paz Marquez Benitez C. Gilda
B. Resignation and ends up into doing nothing to improve one’s Cordero Fernando
condition. B. Edith Trempo D. Ophelia
C. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best. Dimalanta
C. Culture of elitism.
38. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns? D. Rule by those with noble birth.
A. Rig Veda C. Upanishad 3. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of
B. Mahabharata D. Ramayana government from becoming powerful or abusive?
39. Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self- A. Impeachment C. Check and
efficacy? Balance
B. Ombudsman D. Laissez
A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered. Faire
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.
C. Avoid challenging tasks. 4. What is the predominant characteristic of eastern religion?
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they
participate. A. Optimism C. Mysticism
B. Secularism D. Pessimism
40. Who is the first mythical geographer who was recognized due to
his vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his 5. What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced
hero Ulysses? Spain’s expansionist policy to discover new lands?
A. Virgil C. Homer A. Spice-trading C. Mercantilis

B. Plato D. Cicero m
B. Capitalism D.
41. Haiku is traditional Japanese poems consisting of Colonialism
___________________.
6. The righ invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is
A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic. ________________________.
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic.
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as topic. A. The right to information privacy.
D. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic. B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information.
42. This Filipino writer in English who used Hispanic Filipino culture D. Right to transmit data.
and traditions in his fiction works.
7. Whose philosphy advocate the use of reason in understanding
A. Edilberto Tiempo C. Sionil Jose the existence of God?
B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia
Villa A. St. Benedict C. St. John
B. St. Peter D. St. Thomas
43. Who is the famous composer from Angono who is also a national Aquinas
artist?
8. Which is a check on the executive department by the judiciary in
A. Buenaventura C. San Pedro the principle check and balance among branches of the
B. Cenizal D. Cayabyab government?
44. Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where A. Impeachment of the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court.
you can see the opinions of people? B. Determining the salary of the Presiden and Vice-President.
C. Declaring a legislative measure unconsitutional.
A. Classified Section C. Headline D. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
B. Obituary D. Editorial
Section 9. Which is the fundamental law of the land?
A. Bill of Rights C. Civil

1. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the Criminal Code
welfare of the less fortunate members of the Philippines B. Constitution D. Ten
society? Commandments
A. Social justice C. Distributive 10. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ________ charge for treason
justice by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine
B. Criminal justice D. Bill of Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
rights
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
C. Andres Bonifacio
2. What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social B. Emilio Aguinaldo D. Jose
system? Rizal
A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful.

B. Leadership by people of talent.
11. What did Nelson Mandela mean to South African and the rest of B. Mother D. Aunt
thw world? He gave up armed struggle and chose the peaceful
way to freedom. 20. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native
secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in 1861?
Nelson Mandela is a world leader who is a model of
_________________. A. Father Jacinto Zamora C. Father
Pedro Pelaez
A. Black supremacy C. Non- B. Father Gregorio Aglipay D. Father Jose
violence Burgos
B. Armed struggle D.
Imprisonment 21. What was the term given by Marcelo H. De Pilar to hidden
control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the
12. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of the national colonial government?
anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence? A. Pase region C. Complace
B. Las suerte partidas D. Frailocracia
A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros C. Malabon
Band 22. While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error.
B. Kawit Cavite Band D. San Which of the following represents a better/more certain avenua
Franciscodel Monte Band to the truth?
13. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts A. Replication (repeat and check) C.

Overgeneralization
A. NBI C. NCAA B. Selective observation D. Fallacious
B. CCP D. NCCA reasoning
14. The ultimate objective of the comprehensive Agrarian Reform is: 23. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy. A. Joey Lina C. Jovito

B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless. Salonga
C. Establish once cultivated land. B. Joseph Estrada D. Aquilino
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle lands. Pimental
15. Which was the first labour union in the country founded by 24. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the
Isabelop de los Reyes on July 1901? Reform Movement?
A. Association of the Philippine Labor A. Juan Luna C. Jose Rizal

B. Union Obrera Democratica B. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Marcelo H.
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos Del Pilar
D. Association de Compania Tabacalera
25. The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the world.
16. Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the Philippines had
extended contacts with ________. A. Communist C. Christian
B. Buddhist D. Muslim
A. Spain C. China
B. Spice Island D. Mexico 26. In social trends, how do you call those who are for the revival of
the classics?
17. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes
a law? A. Existentialists C. Humanist
B. Rationalists D. Reformists
A. 75 days C. 60 days
B. 90 days D. 30 days 27. What happens to a good action when it is perform on account of
an evil motive?
18. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress
established a partial free trade in the Philippines? A. It becomes good C. It becomes
morally good
A. Bell Trace C. Treaty on General B. It becomes evil D. It becomes
Relations an amoral act
B. Payne-Aldrich Act D. Underwood-
Simmons Act 28. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the
Philippines is the ______________.
19. In a martriarchal family which family member plays the leading
role? A. Community tax C. real estate
tax
A. Grandmother C. Oldest B. Income tax D.
sister Inheritance tax
38. What was the power to set aside certain by the Kingdom of Spain
29. The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is to the Governor-General of the Philippines?
________________.
A. Veto power C.
A. The right to due process Conditioned Power
B. The right to self-defense B. Condign Power D.
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney Compensatory power
D. The right to life, liberty and security
39. What best describes the form of government of England with its
30. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines? parliament, a prime minister, and a queen (or king)?
A. Rice terraces C. Manila Bay A. Constitutional monarchy C. Ethnocracy

B. Mount Makiling D. Taal B. Anarchism D. Demarchy
Volcano
40. Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to
31. As a Social Science teacher which should Teacher Nora avoid? the Americans even after General Malvar’s surrender, and
declared himself President and Commander-in-Chief of the
A. Abreast with all the other issues C. Facilitator of Supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago?
learning
B. Appreciative of change D. As a sage on A. Julian Montalan C. Licerio
the stage Geronimo
B. Macario Sakay D. Artemio
32. Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the Ricarte
________________.
41. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
A. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly A. Dominicans C. Jesults
C. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos B. Franciscan D. Augustinia
D. Establishment of the Galleon Trade ns
33. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding 42. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands, prior to
the existence of God? succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from the Southern
Philippines?
A. St. Benedict C. St.
Augustine A. Sumatians C. Borneans
B. St. Peter D. St. John B. Malayans D. Negritos
34. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal 43. What religious institution is the only living remnant of the
to speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association Philippine Revolution of 1896 today?
with Americans?
A. Philippines Independent Church
A. Claro M. Recto C. Cayetano B. Roman Catholic Church
Arellano C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines
B. Manuel Luis Quezon D. Jose P.
Laurel
D. United Church of the Philippines
35. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass
surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of 43. Which best describes the division of the legislature into the
the earth) is ______________? Senate and the House of Representatives?
A. Asia C. Europe A. Bicameralism C.

B. Australia D. Northern Unicameralism
America B. Bipartisanship D. Co-
legislative powers
36. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human
settlements flourished. Where do historians say civilization had 45. Who was the last Spanish Governal-General of the Philippines?
first been born?
A. Ramon Blanco C. Basilio
A. China C. Egypt Agustin
B. Middle East D. Jordan B. Diego de los Rios D. Fermin
Jaudenes
37. Which is the largest country in Asia?
46. Which demonstrates interconnectedness between social and
A. China C. Japan environmental injustice?
B. Philippines D. Thailand
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries.
B. Temperature warming and rise of sea level. B. Gold D. Lilac
C. Desertification of verdant regions.
D. Extinction of rare animal species. 6. Which is true of metalloids?
47. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek A. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal.
public office is secured within the citizenry’s ________________. B. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.
C. Conduct heat better than metals.
A. Political rights C. Socio- D. Have properties of both metals an non-metals.
civic rights
B. Right of suffrage D. Right to 7. What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting
due process auxillary bud growth and apical dominance?
A. Auxins and Gibberellins C. Auxins and

48. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek abscisate
public office is secured within the citizenry’s B. Cytokinins and Gibberellins D. Cytokinins
___________________. and auxins
A. Right to due process C. political 8. Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound
rights MnF3?
B. Socio-civic rights D. right of
suffrage A. Manganese flouride (III) C. Manganese (III)
flouride
49. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals B. Manganese (I) flouride (III) D. Manganese (III)
flouride (III)
A. Income tax C. Community
tax 9. Which of the following is a heterotrophe?
B. Reas estate tax D. Inheritance
tax A. Algae C. Grasshopp
______________________________________________________ er
B. Fern D. Moss
What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?
10. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are
A. The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall. classified as _______.
B. The plant cell will shrivel.
C. No effect on the plant cell. A. Carbohydrates C.
D. The plant cell will swell. Phopholipids
B. Acids and bases D.
2. An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by Macromolecular
stinging enemies and invades a competing ant colony and steals
larvae and use them as new workers. What is the term to best 11. Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defines as one
describe how this species copes with everyday life? newton per square meter?
A. Ecological defeat C. Ecological A. Pascal C. Milliliter

success B. Atomic Units D. Poise
B. Environmental habitation D. Ecological
niche 12. A metric carat ia a unit of mass for measuring gemstones. It is
equivalent to ________.
3. What are the thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid
movement and changes in cell shape? A. 1, 000 mg C. 2 kg
B. 200 mg D. 100 mg
A. Myosin filaments C.
Monofilaments 13. Kingdom plante includes which organisms?
B. Pseudo filaments D.
Microfilaments A. Prokaryotes C. Magnoliida
e
4. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to B. Fungi D. Protozoa
_________________.
14. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation.
A. Surface tension C. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of scientific
Atmospheric pressure assertion?
B. Buoyancy D. Viscosity
A. Logic and validity C. Conformity with actual
5. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by observation
what color of flame? B. Empirical support D. Hearsay
A. Bright green C. Brick red

15. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can
result in genetic disorders. A. Twilight sun C. Summer
light
A. Mutation C. B. Northern Light D. Midnight
Embryology Sun
B. Pathology D. Speciation
25. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce
16. What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment? greenhouse emission, is a practice that advocates _________.
A. Crocodile C. Turtle A. Environmental protection C. Ecological

B. Walrus D. Maya Bird destruction
B. Sustainable potential D. Forest
17. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into Demolition
anything?
26. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological
A. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect environments in a certain plain. Among desert ecosystems, the
the presence of objects world’s largest ecosystem is ______________.
B. They are able to fluoresce in the dark
C. They have supersonic eyesight A. Sahara C. Tian shan
D. They can disappear B. Sonoran D. Namib
18. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all life 27. The Philippines lies in the ____________, an area where many
forms. volcanoes are active.
A. Nutrition cycles C. Fossil cycl A. Archipelagic fault line C. Wheel of

B. Biochemical pathways D. Food web fire
B. Ring of fire D. volcanic
19. One instance of taking away the life of another person without rim
due process is ____________.
28. The energy source which is abundant in the Philippines but still
A. Euthanasia C. capital not fully developed is the?
punishment
B. Salvaging D. suicide A. Gas C. Sea
B. Sun D. Mineral
20. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in
the area a group of fish was separated and populated a new 29. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?
pond. They then developed differing characteristics and became
a distinct species. Which of the following concepts explain this A. Palsmodium falciparum C. Probiotics such as
speciation? bifidobacteria
B. Influenza sp. D. Yersinia pestis
A. Geographical isolation C. Episodic
isolation 30. Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types
B. Chronotropic isolation D. Behavioral of
isolation
A. Proteins C.
21. The protein shell of a virus is called____________. Nucleotides
B. Lipids
A. Capsid C. Virions D. Carbohydrates
B. lambda bacteriophage D. Capsomeres
31. Air like food and water is an essentail element in human
22. Air, flood and water are essential elements in human existence. existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air called ______ falls to
Carried by the wind, polluted air called ________________falls earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
A. El Niño C. La Niña
A. La Nina C. B. Greenhouse rain D. Acid rain
Greenhouse rain
B. El Nino D. Acid rain 32. What are the components of a fungal cell wall?
23. In the pacific area, a storm is called _____________. A. Chitin, proteins and sugar C. lipids,
proteins and sugars
A. Hurricane C. Typhoon B. Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars D. Cellular and
B. El Nino D. La Nina proteins
24. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and 33. What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from
when the sun shines all the time both day and night, what is this sunlight?
called?
A. Carbohydrates C. ATP 9. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km per hour leaves the
B. Chlorophyll D. Oxygen house 2 hours after a Kia car has left and overtakes it. In 5 hours
What percent of 75 is 15? at what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 20% C.38% A. 30 kilometers per hour C. 20

B. 30% D. 40% kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour D. 40
2. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can kilometers per hour
be done by A alone in 6 days and be alone in 3 days?
10. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then what
A. 2 1 2 days C. 3 days must be the value of x?
B. 2 days D. 3 ½ days
A. 15 C. 30
3. Guzman Company manufactures beds. In its catalogue, a double B. 25 D. 20
bed is priced at P5,000.00 less a discount to the trade of 20%.
What will Rosan Departments Store have to pay for the bed? 11. Which of the following gives the numerical value of the
population?
A. P4,000.00 C. P4, 000. 00
B. P4,500. 00 D. P4,980. 00 A. Range C. Parameter
B. Statistics D. Variable
4. A receipt calls for 2 eggs for every cup of flour. If a head chef
uses 28 cups of flour, how many eggs will he need? 12. The grades in Mathematics of students in section A are as
follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100. What is the population variance of
A. 56 eggs C. 65 eggs their group?
B. 14 eggs D.55 eggs
A. 230 C. 264
5. What is the total amount after adding interest of 8% on B. 270 D. 224 – NO ANSWER :
P10,000.00 for 3 years? 206
A. P12,400.00 C. P13,400. 13. Which among measures of central tendency is not influenced by

00 outliers?
B. P11, 000. 00 D. P15, 000.
00 A. Mode C. Weighted
The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ________________. mean
B. Mean D. Median
A. ½ C. ¼
B. 1/3 D. 1/8 14. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number
C. described by 2?
7. The slope of a line described by the equation 3x = (y + 4) 2 is
___________________. A. ½ C. ¼
B. 1/3 D. 1/6
A. 6 C. 4
B. 3 IF / 2 NOT x2 (3/2) D. 8 15. If a student has an average of 76 % on his first two tests and has
an average of 85 % on the next four tests, what is the final
8. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four average on all six tests?
quarters.
A. 82. 0 % C. 80. 5 %
A. Circle graph C. Pie graph B. 82. 5 % D. 81. 3 %
B. Line graph D. Bar graph
16. In the example of 10 to the 5 th power + 6x the exponent is
9. It illustrates how a portion of the data relates with the whole. ____________________.
A. Line graph C. Bar Graph A. y C. 6

B. Pie graph D. Area B. 5 D. 10
diagram
7. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 10, 17. Simplify: 6 – [3 – (-4) + 11 + 8]
15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 14. What is the median score?
A. -26 C. 26
A. 14 C. 15. 5 B. 20 D. -20
B. 14. 5 D. 15
18. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by (x – 4)
8. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7
A. 3x C. x
A. 35 C. 15 B. X – 4 D. 1/x
B. 140 D. 70
19. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores:
12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17. What is the median score? 20. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 14 C. 17 A. 95 C. 105

B. 16.5 D. 15.5 B. 120 D. 100
20. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9) __________________________________________________________________

1. Pillin and angkop pagpapakahulugan: Bilang at sukat kung
A. 3 / (x – 3) C. 3 / (x + 1) mangusap ang dalaga.
B. 3 / (x + 3) D. 3 / (x – 1)
What are the prime factors of 120? A. Mahirap unawain C.
Madaldal
A. 2 x 2 x 2 x 6 x 5 C. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 B. Mahina and boses
B. 2 x 4 x 3 x 5 D. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 D. Maingat
x5
2. Ito ay pagbasa ng pansamatala of di palagian. Ginagawa ito kung
22. What is the least common multiple of 12 and 60? nais magpalipas ng oras.
A. 340 C. 120 A. Scanning C. Kaswal

B. 140 D. 360 B. Pre-viewing D. Masusi
23. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______. 3. Isang paraan ng pagkuha ng datos na ginagamitan ng sunod-sunod
na tatlong tuldok para ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na
A. 13 C. 24 sinipi sa talata.
B. 14 D. 12
A. Ellipsis C. Synopsis
24. Simplify (x2 – Y 2 ) / ( x + y) B. Abstrak D. Sintesis
A. y – x C. –x - -y 4. Uri ng sanaysay na pangkaraniwan ang paksa, waring nakikipag-

B. X – y D. –x + y usap lamang.
25. Simplify 3(x – 4y) – (4y – 3x) – (2x + y) A. Malikhain C. Masining

B. Malaya D. Maanyo
A. 4x + 17y C. 4x – 17y
B. -4x + 17y D. -4 – 17y 5. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at
napagkasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
26. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the __________.
A. Dinamiko C. Arbitrary
A. Area C. legs B. Likas D. Masistema
B. Volume D. perimeter
6. Ano ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at
27. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. tambilang?
What is the area of the triangle?
A. Gitling C. Panaklong
A. 50 square meters C. 20 square B. Tuldok D. Kuwit
meters
B. 60 square meters D. 24 square 7. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na
meters pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam at
sinusulat sa paraang kawili-wili ay ________________.
28. A rectangular block of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10
meters x 15 meters and weights 1000 N. How should this block A. Pangulong tudling C. Lathalain
be placed on a surface to exert the least pressure on the B. Kumento D. Editoryal
sruface?
8. Kapapasok pa lang nya sa silid. Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay
A. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side. C. On the 5 nasa aspetong _____________.
meters by 15 meters side.
B. All sides have equal pressure. D. On the 10 A. Imperpektibo
meters by 15 meters side. C. Pangnagdaan
B. Kontimplatibo D. Perpektibo
29. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its supplement. What is
the measure of the larger angle? 9. Katangian ng mahusay na mananaliksik na marunong tumanggap
ng kritisismo para sa ikagaganda ng pananaliksik.
A. 110. 5 degrees C. 102. 5
degrees A. Malikhain C. Maparaan
B. 95. 5 degrees D. 77. 5 B. Bukas ang isipan D. Marunong
degrees tumanggi
B. Pamatlig D. Palayon
10. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na
ay di pa sya dumarating?” 21. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit
ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita.
A. Pagkatuwa C. Pagkatakot
B. Pagkapoot D. Pagkagalit A. Asimilasyon C. Pagkaltas
B. Paglapi D. Metatesis
11. Sistematikong paglalarawan ng mga datos na estatistika.
23. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa
A. Talahanayan C. Balangkas pagtatalumpati?
B. Grap D. Mapa
A. Okasyon
12. Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa C. Pagyayabang
loob ng pangungusap. B. Paksa D.
Tagapakinig
A. Semantika C. Pragmatika
B. Syntax D. 24. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay nagpapakahulugan ng
Ortograpiya _________________.
13. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o A. Magakahawig C.

pangkapaligiran. Magkapares
B. Idyoma D.
A. Temporal C. Penomenal Magkasalungat
B. Eksistensyal D. Modal 25. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo,” ang salitang
malakas ay isang ________.
14. Orihinal: Mother cooked adobo for kuya Manuel. Salin: Si nanay
ay nagluto ng adobo para kay kuya Manuel. Ito ay pagsasaling? A. Pangatnig C. Pang-uri
B. Panghalip D. pandiwa
A. Adaptasyon C. Idyomatiko 26. Anu ang salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN?
B. Malaya D. Literal
A. Laban C. Labanan
15. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula. B. Ilaban D. Paglaban
A. Talinghaga C. Tugma 27. Ito ang rutang dinaraanan ng mensahe ng tagapagsalita.

B. Kariktan D. Sukat
A. Participant C. konteksto
16. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at B. Tsanel D. Pdbak
babasahing mapagkukunan ng mga literatura at pag-aaral?
28. Kalabang mortal ng pakikinig.
A. Kabanata V C. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata IV D. Kabanata II A. Ingay C. Oras
B. Okasyon D. Salita
17. Ang wastong kahulugan ng: The present problem is only a storm
in a teacup. 29. Paraan ng pagbuo ng salita na ginagamitan ng tatlong uri ng
panlapi.
A. May galit C.
Matagumpay A. Kabilaan C. Inunlapian
B. Bale-wala D. Buong B. Laguhan D. Hinulapian
puso
30. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang mga reporter ay
18. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang kahalong panlapi. lumilihis sa pamatnubay; lumilikha sila ng sariling paraan sa mga
gawaing pag-ulat.
A. Gitlapi C. Salitang
ugat A. Kombensyunal C. Masining
B. Ponema D. Laguhan B. Masaklaw D. Di-
kombensyunal
19. Nagpapahayag lebel ng wika na impormal na nalikha at nabuo sa
pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba. 31. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion, salaysay sa
pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay tinatawag na _____.
A. Kolokyal C.
Pampanitikan A. Pagtuklas C. paglalahad
B. Lalawigan D. Balbal B. Pakikinig D. talastasan
20. Uri ng panghalip na ginagamit na panturo sa mga bagay. 32. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat
upang pukawin ang damdamin.
A. Palagyo C. Pamaklaw
A. Jornalistik C. malikhain  With malice toward none; with charity for all; with
B. Akademiko D. teknika firmness in the right. - Abraham Lincoln
33. Piliin and salitang walang diptonggo.  We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end... we
shall never surrender. - Winston Churchill
A. Musika C. kasuy
B. Bahay D. Sisiw Assonance
34. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _______. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds (not just letters) in
words that are close together. The sounds don't have to be at the
A. Dumihan C. madumi beginning of the word.
B. Ma-dumi D. dumumi
Examples include:
35. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa  A - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels
pagtatalumpati? named Lenore. (Poe)
A. Paksa C.  E - Therefore, all seasons shall be sweet to thee.

Tagapakinig (Coleridge)
B. Okasyon D. Pagyayaba
ng  I - From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those
who favor fire. (Frost)
36. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga pangungusap
nais ipahayag ng tao sa kanyang kapwa ay ___________.  O - Oh hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
(Wordsworth)
A. Wika C.
 U - Uncertain rustling of each purple curtain (Poe)
bokabolaryo
B. Sining D. tunog
Euphemism
37. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena, dali ay nagtataglay ng Euphemism is a mild, indirect, or vague term that often
substitutes a harsh, blunt, or offensive term.
A. Asimilasyon C. Tono
Examples include:
B. Metatesis D. Pagkaltas  'A little thin on top' instead of 'going bald.'
Alliteration  'Fell of the back of a truck' instead of 'stolen.'

Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds of  'Letting you go' instead of 'firing you.'
neighboring words.
 'Passed away' instead of 'died.'
Examples include:
 'Economical with the truth' instead of 'liar.'
 She sells seashells.
 Walter wondered where Winnie was. Hyperbole

Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
 Blue baby bonnets bobbed through the bayou.
Examples include:
 Nick needed new notebooks.
 I've told you to stop a thousand times.
 Fred fried frogs' legs on Friday.
 That must have cost a billion dollars.
Anaphora
 I could do this forever.
Anaphora is a technique where several phrases or verses begin
with the same word or words.  She's older than dirt.
Examples include:  Everybody knows that.
 I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar

Irony
 Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John Irony occurs when there's a marked contrast between what is said
II, William Shakespeare and what is meant, or between appearance and reality.
 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it Examples include:
was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. - A
Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens  "How nice!" she said, when I told her I had to work all
weekend. (Verbal irony)
 A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking  The fog crept in.
tickets. (Situational irony)
 The wind howled.
 The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its
first voyage. (Situational irony) Simile
 Naming a tiny Chihuahua Brutus. (Verbal irony) A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the
words "like" or "as."
 When the audience knows the killer is hiding in a closet
in a scary movie, but the actors do not. (Dramatic irony) Examples include:
 As slippery as an eel
Metaphor
A metaphor makes a comparison between two unlike things or  Like peas in a pod
ideas.
 As blind as a bat
Examples include:
 Eats like a pig
 Heart of stone
 As wise as an owl
 Time is money
Synecdoche
 The world is a stage
Synecdoche occurs when a part is represented by the whole or,
 She's a night owl conversely, the whole is represented by the part.
 He's an ogre Examples include:
 Wheels - a car
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the term for a word that sounds like what it is  The police - one policeman
describing.
 Plastic - credit cards
Examples include:
 Coke - any cola drink
 Whoosh
 Hired hands - workers
 Splat
Understatement
 Buzz
An understatement occurs when something is said to make
 Click something appear less important or less serious.
 Oink Examples include:
 It's just a scratch - referring to a large dent.

Oxymoron
An oxymoron is two contradictory terms used together.  It's a litttle dry and sandy - referring to the driest
desert in the world.
Examples include:
 The weather is cooler today - referring to sub-zero
 Peace force temperatures.
 Kosher ham  It was interesting - referring to a bad or difficult

experience.
 Jumbo shrimp
 It stings a bit - referring to a serious wound or injury.
 Sweet sorrow
 Free market
Personification
Personification gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas.
Examples include:
 The flowers nodded.
 The snowflakes danced.
 The thunder grumbled.

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A. Ourselves C. Himself 12. The expression of “baduy” connotes:

A. Were C. Am 13. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound

A. More than enough C. A. Simile C. Irony

A. Mercy is only for deserving A. No force is acting on it.

A. Grief C. Loss A. Antique C.

A. Jacinto C. Castrillo A. Cleanliness C. Absence

A. Virgil C. Homer A. Spice-trading C. Mercantilis

A. Bill of Rights C. Civil

A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful.

13. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts A. Replication (repeat and check) C.

A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy. A. Joey Lina C. Jovito

A. Association of the Philippine Labor A. Juan Luna C. Jose Rizal

A. Rice terraces C. Manila Bay A. Constitutional monarchy C. Ethnocracy

A. Asia C. Europe A. Bicameralism C.

A. Auxins and Gibberellins C. Auxins and

A. Ecological defeat C. Ecological A. Pascal C. Milliliter

A. Bright green C. Brick red

A. Crocodile C. Turtle A. Environmental protection C. Ecological

A. Nutrition cycles C. Fossil cycl A. Archipelagic fault line C. Wheel of

A. 20% C.38% A. 30 kilometers per hour C. 20

A. P12,400.00 C. P13,400. 13. Which among measures of central tendency is not influenced by

A. Line graph C. Bar Graph A. y C. 6

A. 14 C. 17 A. 95 C. 105

20. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9) __________________________________________________________________

A. 340 C. 120 A. Scanning C. Kaswal

A. y – x C. –x - -y 4. Uri ng sanaysay na pangkaraniwan ang paksa, waring nakikipag-

25. Simplify 3(x – 4y) – (4y – 3x) – (2x + y) A. Malikhain C. Masining

13. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o A. Magakahawig C.

A. Talinghaga C. Tugma 27. Ito ang rutang dinaraanan ng mensahe ng tagapagsalita.

A. Paksa C.  E - Therefore, all seasons shall be sweet to thee.

B. Metatesis D. Pagkaltas  'A little thin on top' instead of 'going bald.'

Alliteration  'Fell of the back of a truck' instead of 'stolen.'

 Walter wondered where Winnie was. Hyperbole

Examples include:  Everybody knows that.

 I came, I saw, I conquered. - Julius Caesar

 He's an ogre Examples include:

 Oink Examples include:

 It's just a scratch - referring to a large dent.

 Kosher ham  It was interesting - referring to a bad or difficult

 The flowers nodded.

 The snowflakes danced.

 The thunder grumbled.

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