Question 1: Ano ang tawag sa mga titik batay sa bigkas ng Ingles?

A. Alivata or baybayin
B. Alpabetong Filipino
C. Alpabetong Pilipino
D. Alpabetong Romano

Question 2 :Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence

of God?
A. St. Benedict
B. St. Augustine
C. St. Peter
D. St. John

Question 3 :In a triangle, a segment drawn from a vertex of the triangle to the midpoint
of the opposite side.
A. Perpendicular Bisector
B. Altitude
C. Median
D. Angle Bisector

Question 4 :The copy reader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.
A. Pronouns
B. Adverbs
C. Verbs
D. Adjectives

Question 5 :On your trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please give __________
my warm regards.
A. Me
B. Myself
 C. Himself
D. Him

Question 6 :In a triangle a line segment drawn from a vertex perpendicular to the
opposite side.
A. Median
B. Angle Bisector
C. Altitude
D. Perpendicular Bisector

Question 7 :The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this religiosity instills
the NEGATIVE attitude of_____________________.
A. Social responsibility to participate in the development of the society.
B. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best.
C. God who is omnipotent and omniscient will allow what is best.
D. Resignation and ends up into doing nothing to improve one’s condition.

Question 8 :Isa itong pandiwa na nangangahulugang tanggalan, pigtasan, o bawasan.

A. Alisan
B. Alisin
C. Aalisan
D. Aalisin

Question 9 :What best describes the form of government of England with its parliament,
a prime minister, and a queen (or king)?
A. Ethnocracy
B. Constitutional monarchy
C. Anarchism
D. Demarchy
Question 10 :Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified
as _______.
A. Acids and bases
B. Phopholipids
C. Macromolecular
D. Carbohydrates

Question 11 :What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s

expansionist policy to discover new lands?
A. Mercantilism
B. Colonialism
C. Capitalism
D. Spice-trading

Question 12 :The courage of the child who saved his brother from a raging fire is worth
_________________.
A. Watching
B. Narrating
C. Emulating
D. Mentoring

Question 13 :Di katakataka na ilang pulis ay hinihinalang kasangkot sa pagpalaganap ng

krimen. Ano ang kahulugan ng kasangkot?
A. Kabalikat
B. Kabilang
C. Kasabwat
D. Kasama-sama

Question 14 :A candidate was detained for working against a dominant political party.
Which right can be invoked?
 A. Right to his aspirations
B. Right to vote according to one’s conscience
C. Right to seek redress
D. Right to his political beliefs

Question 15 :“No smoking during the cigarette break.” What kind of figure of speech
was used?
A. Oxymoron
B. synecdoche
C. Irony
D. asyndeton

Question 16 :Haiku is traditional Japanese poems consisting of ___________________.

A. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic.
B. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic.
C. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic.
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic.

Question 17 :What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

A. Walrus
B. Maya Bird
C. Turtle
D. Crocodile

Question 18 :The chronicler of Magellan’s expedition

A. Victoria
B. Homonhon
C. Enrique of Malacca
D. Antonio Pigafetta
Question 19 :Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to the
Americans even after General Malvar’s surrender, and declared himself President and
Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago?
A. Licerio Geronimo
B. Julian Montalan
C. Macario Sakay
D. Artemio Ricarte

Question 20 :Which is equivalent to the ratio 1m is to 100cm?

A. 1m:100m
B. 1m:1m
C. 10mm:1cm
D. 0.1m:1cm

Question 21 :The expression of “baduy” connotes:

A. Uneducated
B. Low profile
C. Awkward looking
D. Smart

Question 22 :Philippine eagles are identified as rare species. Lately, in Davao more
eagles were raised through:
A. Eagles, caught in the wild, are raised in cages
B. Artificial insemination through fertilized eggs
C. Putting up eagle farms under the Bureau of Wildlife
D. Incubating eggs from their nests

Question 23 :The proper disposal of garbage has improved the environment. The best
process of handling waste is through:
A. Recycling non-biodegradable waste
B. Dumping soluble waste
 C. Burning non-biodegradable waste
D. Utilization of organic compounds

Question 24 :Which is true of metalloids?

A. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal.
B. Have properties of both metals and non-metals.
C. Conduct heat better than metals.
D. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.

Question 25 :What are the components of a fungal cell wall?

A. Cellular and proteins
B. Chitin, proteins and sugar
C. lipids, proteins and sugars
D. Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars

Question 26 :A provincial governor was convicted for using prisoners to build his
summer resort. What should the prisoner demands?
A. The right to refuse the job
B. The right to live in standard rooms
C. The right to suffrage
D. The right to just compensation

Question 27 :An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging
enemies and invades a competing ant colony and steals larvae and use them as new
workers. What is the term to best describe how this species copes with everyday life?
A. Ecological defeat
B. Ecological niche
C. Ecological success
D. Environmental habitation
Question 28 :A vehicle consumes one liter of gasoline to travel 10 kilometers. After a
tune-up, it travels 15% farther on one liter. To the nearest tenth, how many liters of
gasoline will it take for the vehicle to travel 230 kilometers?
A. 23
B. 20
C. 11.5
D. 34.5

Question 29 :Ito and pagsasalin ng talino, gawa o kilos, at iba pang katangian ng tao sa
mga karaniwang bagay.
A. Pagtutulad
B. Pagpapalit tawag
C. Pagbibigay-katauhan
D. Pagwawangis

Question 30 :Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?

A. Avoid challenging tasks.
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments.
C. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered.
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.

Question 31 :Which of the following job has the stress on the first syllable?
A. Photographer
B. Psychiatrist
C. Biologist
D. Secretary

Question 32 :What property is applied in the following; if a = b, b=c then a =c?

A. Reflexive Property
B. Symmetric Property
 C. Transitive Property
D. Equation Property

Question 33 :The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ________________________.

A. The right to search for information.
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to information privacy.
D. Right to transmit data.

Question 34 :A second degree function

A. Linear Function
B. Logarithmic Functions
C. Exponential Functions
D. Quadratic Functions

Question 35 :In the Philippine government, the earliest and smallest service of
governance is the:
A. Municipality
B. Barangay
C. Barrio
D. Sitio

Question 36 :Why is 1/5 called a unit fraction?

A. The unit is less than one
B. It is between 0 and 1, the basic unit
C. The number 5 is the denominator
D. Unit fractions have 1 as the numerator

Question 37 :The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the Asia.

 A. Communist
B. Buddhist
C. Christian
D. Muslim

Question 38 :Modern science has used technology to help determine illness. A child
bumped and fell his head hitting a concrete pavement. Which medical approach will
determine the status of the cranial accident?
A. Submit the child to chest X-ray
B. Open up and so surgical operation
C. Submit the child to cranial scanning
D. Submit the child to cranial X-ray

Question 39 :The flagship of Magellan

A. La Trinidad
B. Concolasion
C. Trinidad
D. Victoria

Question 40 :A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________.

A. Viscosity
B. Atmospheric pressure
C. Surface tension
D. Buoyancy

Question 41 :A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape. One side is 11 meters.

How many meters are needed to enclose the pool?
A. 15 meters
B. 22 meters
C. 44 meters
D. 33 meters
Question 42 :Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defines as one newton per
square meter?
A. Atomic Units
B. Poise
C. Milliliter
D. Pascal

Question 43 :History is the witness that ______ passing of time.

A. testifies
B. testifies for the
C. testifies for
D. will testify

Question 44 :Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the

following is NOT characteristic of scientific assertion?
A. Hearsay
B. Conformity with actual observation
C. Logic and validity
D. Empirical support

Question 45 :When was the New Testament canonized?

A. 3rd
B. 4th
C. 5th
D. 10th

Question 46 :Air like food and water is an essential element in human existence. Carried
by the wind, polluted air called ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying
vegetation.
 A. El Niño
B. Acid rain
C. La Niña
D. Greenhouse rain

Question 47 :A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these

remarks
A. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
B. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
C. The ceremonies were very impressive
D. The couple felt uneasy with the priest

Question 48 :Which of the following is a disease caused by fungi?

A. Colds
B. Amoebiasis
C. Athletes Foot
D. Measles

Question 49 :The Philippine General Hospital, doctors reported on the abandoned

patients. This means:
A. The patients do not have permanent address
B. The patients are left by doctors
C. The patients cannot afford to pay their bill
D. The patients are left behind by relatives

Question 50 :Who is the author of the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
A. William Golding
B. Herman Hesse
C. Robert Louis Stevenson
D. D.H. Lawrence
Answers:
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. D
27. B
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. D
32. C
33. C
34. D
35. B
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. C
40. C
41. D
42. D
43. B
44. A
45. B
46. B
47. C
48. C
49. D
50. C