Reading Comprehension Updated

READING COMPREHENSION A.
The youth are still the easy go lucky type

Passage A B. Many of them still believe in traditional values
(NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH) C. They share a common character as influenced by the media
Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just in common. Whether in Manila, D. The values of new generation have been modified by generation
Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Tokyo whether rich or poor or urban or rural
4. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
delinquent or not Asian’s youngesters share many things. They go to schools, sing along
bars, fast food outlets rock concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of A. are behind the times
screaming color or black, leather jackets, outsize t-shirts and candy-colored sneakers.
B. have old fashioned thoughts
In Manila, they are particularly called “bagets”, Their pursuit though seemingly
inane are innocent singing along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers and C. are promiscuous and stubborn
soda or cruise the commercial center Cubao and Makati. D. practice new and experimental ideas
In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center in Singapore in the 5. What conclusion can be drawn out of passage?
shopping complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s great cities, avant garde,
rebellious moderinized. They are exposed to imported television that usher in international A. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others
values. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precious world-wise and
B. Print and broadcast media have a greet influence on the youth
materialistic, governance less by teachers and parents than by omnipresent television. Peer
group is a great influence because of their trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre C. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
and attention getting appearance and rude mannerisms. In Japan, they look like different
race to old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual freedom, crime and D. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become od the
homosexuality among the youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to the aged youth today.
people. 6. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
1. The passage is about Asia’s A. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
A. lost generation C. urbanized society B. Become complacent and indifferent
B. delinquent youth D. New generation of youth C. Become aggressive and violent
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth D. Develop an independent mind
A. have serenades of pursuit C. have been influenced by western culture 7. What literary technique used by the author in writing selection?
B. share many common goals D. have worked dreams and ambitions A. Comparing
3. What is worth observing good about the youth beneath the modern image and B. Describing
westernized lifestyle? C. Making profile
D. Narrating events
1|“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”(Joshua 1:9)
Passage B. C. Three grains are already suffering from climate change
(PASTA CRISIS) D. Drought will intensify in the coming years
A world without pasta seems inconceivable. Macaroni and cheese loving children 4. Another way of expressing the idea in the sentence “it is the grain most vulnerable to high
across the US would howl in protest; Italy might suffer a heart attack; social unrest could temperatures” is it is the grain ______________.
explode in China where noodles are the main staple. But if humans want to keep eating
A. Likely to flourish when it gets warm
pasta, we will have to take much aggressive action against global warming. Pasta is made
from wheat, and a large growing body of scientific studies and real world observations B. Inclined to wither if it gets very hot
suggest what wheat will be hit especially hard as temperatures rise and storms and drought
intensify in the years ahead. Three grains- wheat, corn and rice account for most of the food C. Strongly at risk in temperate areas
that humans consume. All these are already suffering from climate change, but wheat D. Most affected under intense heat
stands to fare the worst in the years ahead, for it is the grain most vulnerable to high
temperatures. That spells trouble not only for pasta but also for bread, the most basic food 5. The idea in the passage is develop using
of all. International agricultural research centers and the private sector have woken up to
A. Description
the fact that higher temperatures are almost inevitable and they have very little in their
genetic toolbox to deal with B. Illustration
1. The meaning of inconceivable in the first sentence of the passage must be________ C. Exposition
A. Not imaginable D. Narration
B. Cannot happen
C. No possibility
D. Cannot Happen
2. The passage emphasizes an alarming future scenario because ________________.
A. Macaroni and cheese loving children across the US would protest
B. China, where noodles are the main staple, could have social unrest
C. Humans will take more aggressive action against global warming
D. Three significant grains, especially wheat may be lost to humans
3. This passage entitled Pasta Crisis points out with urgency that _________________.
A. Higher temperatures are almost inevitable
B. More aggressive action against global warming is needed
PASSAGE C. A. Active involvement
B. Hyperactivity
(SOCIAL CHANGES)
C. Justice
In the light of social changes, we come to the question: what qualities should D. Courage
distinguish the educated Filipino today? I venture to suggest that the educated Filipino
should first be distinguished by the power to do. The oriental excels in reflective thinking he
is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things, men and affairs. The Filipino
of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. We are coming more
likely to the conviction that no Filipino has the right to be considered educated unless he is
prepared to take an active and useful part in the work, life, and progress of our country as
well as in the progress of the world.
1. What is the best paraphrase of the last paragraph in the passage? Select one
A. A truly educated Filipino participates actively in the work and progress of
the country and the world as a whole.
B. To be considered educated, one has to be globally competitive and willing
to take risks.
C. Participation in the work and progress of our country is sought by every
Filipino
D. The country’s progress and advancement depend primarily on educated
Filipino
2. As used in the selection, what does word “conviction” mean?
A. Verdict
B. Strong belief
C. Allegiance
D. Intellectual guess
3. What trait is found in most Orientals but needs to be deepened in Filipino?
A. Reflective thinker
B. Patience
C. Good in managing
D. Action oriented
4. What is meant by this line? “The oriental is a Philosopher”
A. They have a tendency to become philosophers
B. Oriental people have the blood of great philosophers
C. They think like Great Solomon
D. Oriental people are contemplative
5. What value is implied in the same passage above ?
PASSAGE D. C. Kindness
D. Home
(POVERTY)
4. This selection is simple about _______
Studies have consistently pointed to at least three major immediate factors that A. Providing homes for the poor
push children to stay or live on the streets. These are the poverty of family, family B. Helping street children get an education
relationship (physical or sexual abuse) and peer influence. Poverty and peer influence when C. Factors why children live in the streets
compounded with problems and stresses in the family life such as family break-up, child D. How to lessen pressure on the family
abuses and neglect, domestic violence by step parents, underemployed parents, etc. 5. Based on the last, we can conclude that street children are
altogether create under pressure on the child to leave home and find solace, protection, and Helpless person
support from the peers on the street, eventually becoming susceptible to their influence and
lifestyle.
In Metro Manila, population growth, urbanize, and migration have increased
through the years. Children are often forced try circumstances to help their family eke out of
living or tend for themselves on the streets. Most of them are children of poor parents who
migrated from rural areas in the hope of finding better job opportunities in the city, but
whose lack of education rendered them ill-equipped to struggle for survival in the urban
jungle and are thus curtained to a life of object poverty.
For the street children, life on the street is constant struggle to overcome the
various negative comments that threaten to overtake them and destroy their hoes for
survival. They work under the heat of the sun or in the dark of the night ---of “occupation”
each --- a legitimate--- way of survive.
1. To “eke of living” means _________
A. To earn income
B. To live with other
C. To stay in the street
D. To work in the street
2. Based on the selection, what values seem to be missing in the families of street
children?
A. Loyalty
B. Honesty
C. Kindness
D. Solidarity
3. What is the most important factor that will equip rural people to survive in the city?
A. Money
B. Education
PASSAGE E. 6. The statement, “the theater is a lily that inexplicably arises from a jungle of weedy
falsities” means
(DRAMA)
A. The theater is the flower among the arts
The arts generally depend on ridiculous region but the theater is most ridiculous of B. The theater raises public taste to a higher level
all imagine asking us to pretend that we are in Bangkok after the fall of Saigon and that tea C. The theater portrays truth by means of unreal events
is a Vietnamese bar girl who kills herself because she believes that suicide is the only D. In the theater, real acting and singing talent is shown
solution to her problem. More than that engaged asking us to believe that all the others 7. The word inexplicably means
character in the play talk to each other by singing. The theater is a lily inexplicably assist A. Cannot be expected
from a single weedy falsity. Yet, it is precisely from the tension produced by all this B. Cannot be predicted
absurdity that theater is able to create poetry, power, enhancement and truth. C. Cannot be explained
D. Cannot be anticipated
1. What is the best title of the selection? 8. The phrase “jungle of weedy falsities” contains
A. Marvelous singing voices A. Personification
B. The imaginative power of drama B. A simile
C. The absurdity of fiction C. A metaphor
D. The production of musical plays D. A hyperbole
2. Based from the excerpt, the author believes that all the statements are true.
EXCEPT?
A. Theater is based on absurdities
B. The character in musical plays converse by singing
C. Theater teaches us that suicide is the only solution to the problem
D. Theater creates poetry, power enhancement and truth
3. The word “absurdity” in the last sentence means?
A. Fiction
B. Falsehood
C. Predictability
D. Foolishness
4. Which of the following can be conducted about theater from the selection?
A. It has different themes
B. It is the most ridiculous of all the arts
C. It is able to create poetry, power and truth
D. It is a fictional representation of life
5. The author’s attitude towards unreal situations in drama is one of
A. Appreciation
B. Anger
C. Disapproval
D. Worry
PASSAGE F
FAITH & MUSIC
The Filipino is sustained by his faith and his music. This was the observation made many
years ago by a noted Jesuit.
This I saw, felt and believed when I took a summer vacation in my father’s hometown.
For example, Tata kandong would work like a horse the whole day as he shuttles endlessly
between his vegetable farm and his modest piggery. In the evenings he would play his
banduria and tell lots of stories between his pieces. Then he would sound solemn and pious
in saying, “God will send us rain for our rice field soon”.
My father’s youngest sister, Tita Cora, was a fine example of wife and mother would put her
young to sleep with her sweet lullabies. Going back to her work as a seamstress, she would
hum lovely kundiman. On one occasion, she paused and with a glint on her eyes, she
hoped her two children would be successful professionals.
My cousin, Josuel, just graduated from high school. He had to walk five kilometers every
day to school as there were no available means of transportation. Some evenings we would
share praise songs, “I hope”. He wistfully said once, “I can be a lawyer, so I can help the
victims of exploitation in our town.”
Tata kandong, Tita Cora and Josuel typify the strong and resolute Filipinos. While life is
difficult, hope springs eternal from their hearts, by the power of their faith and music.
1. We can infer from the selection that people can overcome life’s difficulties thru
Love of God and Music
2. As used in the selection, the word “glint” means
Sparkle
3. The theme of this selection is that the Filipino
Overcome difficulties by his faith and music
4. The phrase “hope springs eternal” most likely mean

There is always hope
5. The Filipino value most exemplified selection in his

Love of Family
PASSAGE G 5. We can conclude from the selection that the cat is an animal which can _____
CAT A. Do a lot tricks
a cat is a precision instrument – a perfectly engineered hunting machine, designed for B. Be domesticated
stealth, capture and self – defense. It has padded feet that make no sound and musclesof C. Be very dangerous
enormous power and bulk for its size. Its bones are attached to energy efficient angles that D. Survive on its own
create a system of springs and levers perfect for bounding, leaping and climbing. It claws
are sharper than those of any other mammal and can be withdrawn under sheath – like
pads where they escape injury and wear. No teeth are better suited for hunting than those
of the cat – great canines for tearing and scissor – like premolars for shearing off bits of
flesh, small enough to swallow. In the cat’s eye, the colored fibers of the iris respond
immediately to light, changes to permit exactness of vision in all light conditions. In the
darkness of night, the iris contracts to widen the pupil shuts down to a thin vertical slit.
Except in white cats with blue eyes, a cat’s hearing is extremely acute. Each ear has twenty
– seven muscles that allow the cat to rotate the ear in all directions, to collect sound. The
cat’s reaction to sudden movement or noise is so swift that it can usually escape
threatening danger – and the little quarry passes unharmed!
1. The word “quarry” as used in the last paragraph means _______.

A. Hunted
B. Target
C. Hunter
D. Victim
2. Cats have acute hearing except the white cat with blue eyes which do not ____.
A. Hear well
B. Hurt well
C. See well
D. Eat well
3. The sentence “the cat is precision instrument” is a _______
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Irony
4. The selection is mainly about ________.
A. How the cat differ from a dog
B. How the cat is like a mammal
C. The cat as a hunting machine
D. The cat as a house pet
PASSAGE H DRUG ADDICTION
PALAWAN (No passage)
(No Questions)  Drug addiction
 Nicotine, Cocaine and caffeine
Unique to Palawan is its mega-diversity. For a long time, Palawan’s bountiful resources,  The addict feels as if he is not aware of his own self and such
abundant wildlife and extraordinary natural beauty are known only to the many ethnic  The drug spawns a wide range of disorders like fear, anxiety and a sense of
communities that thrive in these islands and a few other daring settlers who wanted to live insecurity in the human mind.
in unpolluted surroundings. The island- province first attracted foreign attention in the
1970’s when it became a United Nations Vietnamese Refugee Center. CAMERA
At this time, a disturbance in Kenya also saw the transport of endangered animals from its (No passage)
savannas to the plains of Calauit islands. As the story goes, “a tuna line disabled a dive
boat’s propeller in the middle of the night forcing it to drop anchor in an inlet. The following  Camera Resembles Life
morning, the divers woke up to an amazing scenery of skyscraping dark, cliffs, thick green  Simile
forest, white sand beach, sparkling water and, rising above it, a series of magnificently
 Human eye
sculpted jade islands.”
 Capture the Good times
 Focus on what’s important
 It became a united Nation Vietnamese Refugee Center
 Palawan and its extraordinary natural beauty
 Variety ILLIAD & ODYSSEY
 El Nido was discovered by a diver (No passage)
 Homer
 Trojan war
 Classis stories
 Mythical Gods
 Illustrating the despair and useless suffer
PASSAGE I
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
(passage only no Q & A)
I ask them to take a poem

And hold it up to the light
Like a color slide
Or press an ear against its hive.
I say drop a mouse into a poem
And watch him probe his way out,
Or walk inside the poem’s room
And feel the walls for a light switch.
I want them to water-ski
Across the surface of a poem
Waving at the author’s name on the shore.
But all they want to do
Is tie the poem to a chair with rope.
And torture a confession out of it.
They begin beating it with a hose
To find out what it really means.

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READING COMPREHENSION A.

The youth are still the easy go lucky type

4. The phrase “hope springs eternal” most likely mean

5. The Filipino value most exemplified selection in his

1. The word “quarry” as used in the last paragraph means _______.

I ask them to take a poem

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