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How she made both ends meet,

Q&A guided us in our studies and did small
acts of charity on the side was beyond
1. Had I studied very well, I me.”
___________ rewarded with vacation in The mother’s financial resources
the U.S. are________________________.
A. Was C. Will be A. More than enough C.
B. Would have been D. Would be Miserable
B. Abundant D. Limited
Answer key : B
Answer key : D
2. When helping in the kitchen, I am 9. “The firgures must be TRANSMUTED
always careful not to hurt in order to understand the grade.” The
_________________. capitalized word means
A. Ourselves C. Himself ______________________.
B. Myself D. herself A. Estimated C. Surpassed
B. Changed D. Summed
Answer key : B
Answer key : B
3. Neither the teacher nor the students
________________ present in the 10. Some preachers suggest the
affairs. _____________ that the end of the
A. Were C. Am world is near.
B. Was D. is A. Proposal C. Prophecy
B. Prophetic D. Prophet
Answer key : A
Answer key : C
4. My sister and I met an acquaintance
of ____________ on the shopping mall. 11. The courage of the child who saved
A. Ours C. Mine his brother from a raging fire is worth
B. Us D. Ourselves _________________.
A. Emulating C. Narrating
Answer key : A B. Mentoring D. Watching

5. We admire ___________ when Answer key : A

Cynthia speaks English fluently with
_______________. 12. The expression of “baduy” connotes:
A. Him, them C. Her, us A. Uneducated C. Awkward
B. Him, we D. Him, me looking
B. Low profile D. Smart
Answer key : C
Answer key : C
6. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you
chance upon Arsenio, please give 13. Several factors must be assessed to
__________ my warm regards. arrive at a sound
A. Himself C. Him ___________________.
B. Myself D. Me A. Query C. Change
B. Decision D. Problem
Answer key : C
Answer key : B
7. The student’s request to re-set the
test _____________ reasonable. 14. “Because of PROFANITY the
A. Were C. Are program was suspended from
B. Very D. Is television.” The capitalized word
means?
Answer key : D A. Obscenity C. Decency
B. History D. Falsehood
8. “My concept of inner peace came
from my mother’s daily activities which I Answer key : A
now recall with fondness and awe. She
was full-time housewife, wholly
dependent on my father’s monthly
15. A story put together through an Answer key : C
exchange of letter is called __________
literature. 22. Though nothing can bring back
A. Fiction C. Episodic The hour of splendor in the glass,
B. Epistolary D. Classic Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not,
Answer key : B Rather find strength in what remains
behind.
16. What figure of speech is: “The Lord This stanza expresses
is my sheperd” _________________________.
A. Simile C. Irony A. Grief C. Loss
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor B. Hope D. Despair

Answer key : D Answer key : B

17. What figure of speech is the 23. Cognitive skills are not easily
following: “He is the black sheep of the observable because they are
family.” ________________.
A. Metaphor C. Alliteration A. Overt C. Hidden
B. Simile D. Hyperbole B. Psychological D. Mental

Answer key : A Answer key : D

18. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are
like the molave” is 24. The celebrated play of William
_____________________. Shakespeare about two ill-starred who
A. Simile C. Metaphor come from warring families.
B. Irony D. Hyperbole A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Hamlet and Ophelia
Answer key : A C. Anthony andCleopatra
D. Ana and the King
19. “She is a lovely rose” is
____________________. Answer key : A
A. Simile C. Irony 25. Who is the father of Modern
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor Psychology?
A. Watson C. Thorndike
Answer key : D B. Skinner D. Wundt

20. “...it droppeth as a gentle rain from Answer key : D

heaven” is what figure of speech?
26. Famous sculptor of landmark
A. Personification C. Hyperbole structures.
B. Simile D. Metaphor A. Jacinto C. Castrillo
B. Manansala D. Cuevas
Answer key : B
Answer key : C
21. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant
of Venice,” Portia, the judge said: “The 27. What is the lowest form of learning?
quality of mercy is not strained; it A. Perceiving C. Conditioning
droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven B. Responding D. Teaching
upon the place beneath... It is twice
blesst; it blesseth him that gives and him Answer key : A
that takes. ‘Tis mighter than the
mightiest... and one is likened to God 28. Which of the following is the study of
when mercy seasons justice.” human behavior?
The main thought of the excerpt it that A. Philosphy C. Psychology
___________________ B. Morality D. Ethics
A. Mercy is only for deserving
B. Mercy is limited in extent Answer key : C
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely
given. 29. The Filipinos are deeply religious;
D. Mercy comes from the rain. however, sometimes this religiousity
instills the NEGATIVE attitude
of_____________________.
A. Social responsibility to participate in
the development of the society.
B. Resignation and ends up into doing
nothing to improve one’s condition.
C. Total surrender to God in times of
helplessness is best.
D. God who is omnipotent and
omniscient will allow what is best.
Answer key : B
The public school teacher gives much
importance to her pupils’
_________________________.
A. Cleanliness C. Absence
B. Study D. Posture
Answer key : A
35. Considering the “tayo-tayo”
mentality of the Filipinos, one goal for
CHANGE that should be worked on is to
develop _____________________.

30. Which of the following statements is A. A sense of common good.

true about textbook laid on the table? B. A sense of national pride.
A. No force is acting on it. C. “Pakikisama”
B. The textbook undergoes acceleration. D. The habits of discipline and hard
C. The sum of the forces acting upon it work
is zero.
D. The textbook undergoes Answer key : A
deceleration.
36. Who is the proponent of the arena
Answer key : C theater?
A. Carpio C. Montano
31. Analects which are short and witty B. Tinio D. Avellana
sayings that treat of moral values and
good human relation, are attributed to: Answer key : C
A. Mao Tze Tung C. Mencius
B. Confucious D. Lao-Tzu 37. She is known for the love sonnets
she wrote.
Answer key : B A. Paz Marquez Benitez
B. Edith Trempo
32. Which of the following is an artistic C. Gilda Cordero Fernando
tradition that seeks to revive past glory D. Ophelia Dimalanta
in various forms?
A. Antique C. Contemporary Answer key : D
B. Modern D. Classical
38. What is a collection of Indian sacred
Answer key : D hymns?
33. What is the application of the A. Rig Veda C. Upanishad
principles of theories of human behavior B. Mahabharata D. Ramayana
in teaching and learning?
A. Educational theory Answer key : A
B. Educational philosophy
C. Educational psychology
D. Educational sociology
39. Which is NOT characteristic of
Answer key : C people with a strong sense of self-
efficacy?
34. “I am a retired public school teacher. A. View challenging problems as tasks
As a teacher, I was branded as a terror to be mastered.
in school. The pupils dreaded the day B. Recover quickly from setbacks and
they would enter my class. Little did they disappointements.
know that behind my unpopular facade C. Avoid challenging tasks.
was a heart full of compassion. But how D. Develop deeper interest in the
did I earn this moniker? I did not tolerate activities in which they participate.
dirty pupils in my class. I wanter them to
know that clealiness of body was good Answer key : C
for their health. I inspected their teeth,
nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes, 40. Who is the first mythical geographer
ears, noses and hair.” who was recognized due to his vivid
descriptions of lands and people A. Bicameralism C. Unicameralism
encountered by his hero Ulysses? B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative
A. Virgil C. Homer powers
B. Plato D. Cicero
Answer key : A
Answer key : C
46. Who was the last Spanish Governal-
41. Haiku is traditional Japanese poems General of the Philippines?
consisting of ___________________. A. Ramon Blanco C. Basilio Agustin
A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet B. Diego de los Rios D. Fermin
with death as topic. Jaudenes
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with Answer key : B
ordinary things as topic.
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with 47. Which demonstrates
nature as topic. interconnectedness between social and
D. Four lines that rhyme with love as environmental injustice?
topic. A. Industrialized countries’ toxic
disposed to poorer countries.
Answer key : C B. Temperature warming and rise of sea
level.
42. This Filipino writer in English who C. Desertification of verdant regions.
used Hispanic Filipino culture and D. Extinction of rare animal species.
traditions in his fiction works.
A. Edilberto Tiempo C. Sionil Jose Answer key : A
B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia
Villa 48. Participation in governance,
including the right to vote and seek
Answer key : B public office is secured within the
citizenry’s ________________.
43. Who is the famous composer from A. Political rights C. Socio-civic rights
Angono who is also a national artist? B. Right of suffrage D. Right to due
A. Buenaventura C. San Pedro process
B. Cenizal D. Cayabyab
Answer key : A
Answer key : C
49. Participation in governance,
44. Which among the following is the including the right to vote and seek
part of the newspaper where you can public office is secured within the
see the opinions of people? citizenry’s ___________________.
A. Classified Section C. Headline
B. Obituary D. Editorial A. Right to due process
Section B. Socio-civic rights
C. political rights
Answer key : D D. right of suffrage

Answer key : C

50. Tax imposed on all employed and

practicing professionals
A. Income tax
B. Reas estate tax
C. Community tax
D. Inheritance tax

Answer key : A

51. Which policy of the state provides

SOCIAL SCIENCE preferential attention to the welfare of
the less fortunate members of the
45. Which best describes the division of Philippines society?
the legislature into the Senate and the A. Social justice
House of Representatives? B. Criminal justice
C. Distributive justice principle check and balance among
D. Bill of rights branches of the government?
A. Impeachment of the Chief of Justice
Answer key : A of the Supreme Court.
B. Determining the salary of the
52. What is the possible consequence of Presiden and Vice-President.
meritocracy in a social system? C. Declaring a legislative measure
A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful. unconsitutional.
B. Leadership by people of talent. D. Declaring an act of the President
C. Culture of elitism. unconstitutional.
D. Rule by those with noble birth.
Answer key : D
Answer key : B
59. Which is the fundamental law of the
53. Which constitutional safeguard land?
prevents one branch of government A. Bill of Rights C. Civil Criminal Code
from becoming powerful or abusive? B. Constitution D. Ten
A. Impeachment Commandments
B. Ombudsman
C. Check and Balance Answer key : B
D. Laissez Faire
60. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband
Answer key : C ________ charge for treason by fellow
Filipinos who have formed the Philippine
54. What is the predominant Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
characteristic of eastern religion? A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
A. Optimism C. Mysticism B. Emilio Aguinaldo
B. Secularism D. Pessimism C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Jose Rizal
Answer key : A
Answer key : C
55. What economic policy in 16th
century in Europe influenced Spain’s 61. What did Nelson Mandela mean to
expansionist policy to discover new South African and the rest of thw world?
lands? He gave up armed struggle and chose
A. Spice-trading C. Mercantilism the peaceful way to freedom.
B. Capitalism D. Colonialism Nelson Mandela is a world leader who is
a model of _________________.
Answer key : C A. Black supremacy
B. Armed struggle
56. The righ invoked in the “writ of C. Non-violence
habeas data” is D. Imprisonment
________________________.
A. The right to information privacy. Answer key : C
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information. 62. Which band played the Marcha
D. Right to transmit data. Nacional Filipino of the national anthem
on June 12,
Answer key : A 1898 during the declaration of Philippine
Independence?
57. Whose philosphy advocate the use A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros
of reason in understanding the B. Kawit Cavite Band
existence of God? C. Malabon Band
A. St. Benedict C. St. John D. San Franciscodel Monte Band
B. St. Peter D. St. Thomas
Aquinas Answer key : C

Answer key : D 63. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine

Arts
58. Which is a check on the executive A. NBI C. NCAA
department by the judiciary in the B. CCP D. NCCA
Answer key : D C. Father Pedro Pelaez
D. Father Jose Burgos
64. The ultimate objective of the
comprehensive Agrarian Reform is: Answer key : C
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of
lease tenancy. 71. What was the term given by Marcelo
B. Distribute all arable lands to the H. De Pilar to hidden control and
landless. domination by Spanish religious priests
C. Establish once cultivated land. over the colonial government?
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle A. Pase region C. Complace
lands. B. Las suerte partidas D. Frailocracia

Answer key : B Answer key : D

65. Which was the first labour union in 72. While authority should be respected,
the country founded by Isabelop de los its opinion may be an error. Which of the
Reyes on July 1901? following represents a better/more
A. Association of the Philippine Labor certain avenua to the truth?
B. Union Obrera Democratica A. Replication (repeat and check)
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos B. Selective observation
D. Association de Compania Tabacalera C. Overgeneralization
D. Fallacious reasoning
Answer key : B
66. Through the Galleon Trade (1565- Answer key : A
1815), the Philippines had extended
contacts with ________.
A. Spain
B. Spice Island
C. China 73. Who is known as the “Father of the
D. Mexico Local Government Code”?
A. Joey Lina
Answer key : D B. Joseph Estrada
C. Jovito Salonga
67. How many days are needed after D. Aquilino Pimental
which an enrolled bill becomes a law?
A. 75 days C. 60 days Answer key : D
B. 90 days D. 30 days
74. Who was the first editor of La
Answer key : B Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform
Movement?
68. What law passed on August 1909 by A. Juan Luna
the U.S. Congress established a partial B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
free trade in the Philippines? C. Jose Rizal
A. Bell Trace C. Treaty on General D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Relations
B. Payne-Aldrich Act D. Underwood- Answer key : B
Simmons Act
75. The Philippines is the
Answer key : B only___________ country in the world.
A. Communist C. Christian
69. In a martriarchal family which family B. Buddhist D. Muslim
member plays the leading role?
A. Grandmother C. Oldest sister Answer key : C
B. Mother D. Aunt
76. In social trends, how do you call
Answer key : B those who are for the revival of the
classics?
70. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest A. Existentialists C. Humanist
who first led the native secular clergy in B. Rationalists D. Reformists
the Secularization Movement in 1861?
A. Father Jacinto Zamora Answer key : C
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay
77. What happens to a good action
when it is perform on account of an evil Answer key :C
motive?
A. It becomes good 84. Who among the following Filipino
B. It becomes evil statesmen was the most vocal to speak
C. It becomes morally good against the country’s foreign policy of
D. It becomes an amoral act close association with Americans?
A. Claro M. Recto
Answer key : B B. Manuel Luis Quezon
C. Cayetano Arellano
78. The tax required to be paid annually D. Jose P. Laurel
by all adult citizens of the Philippines is
the__________ Answer key : A
A. Community tax
B. Income tax 85. Of the seven continents comprising
C. real estate tax continues land mass surrounded by big
D. Inheritance tax bodies of water, the biggest (30.1
percent of the earth) is
Answer key : A ______________?
A. Asia C. Europe
79. The fundamental right invoked by B. Australia D. Northern
filling the “writ of amparo” is America
________________.
A. The right to due process Answer key : A
B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public 86. Civilization is where large ideas and
attorney tools, as well as human settlements
D. The right to life, liberty and security flourished. Where do historians say
civilization had first been born?
Answer key : D A. China C. Egypt
B. Middle East D. Jordan
80. What is one of the man-made
wonders of the Philippines? Answer key : B
A. Rice terraces C. Manila Bay
B. Mount Makiling D. Taal Volcano 87. Which is the largest country in Asia?
A. China C. Japan
Answer key : A B. Philippines D. Thailand
81. As a Social Science teacher which
should Teacher Nora avoid? Answer key : A
A. Abreast with all the other issues
B. Appreciative of change 88. What was the power to set aside
C. Facilitator of learning certain by the Kingdom of Spain to the
D. As a sage on the stage Governor-General of the Philippines?
A. Veto power
Answer key : D B. Condign Power
C. Conditioned Power
82. Governor General Narciso Claveria D. Compensatory power
was responsible for the
________________. Answer key : A
A. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
B. Establishment of the Tobacco 89. What best describes the form of
Monopoly government of England with its
C. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos parliament, a prime minister, and a
D. Establishment of the Galleon Trade queen (or king)?
A. Constitutional monarchy
Answer key : C B. Anarchism
C. Ethnocracy
83. Whose philosophy gives prominence D. Demarchy
to faith in understanding the existence of
God? Answer key : A
A. St. Benedict C. St. Augustine
B. St. Peter D. St. John
90. Who was the revolutionary leader C. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria
who refused to surrender to the D. Yersinia pestis
Americans even after General Malvar’s
surrender, and declared himself Answer key : C
President and Commander-in-Chief of
the Supreme Government of the 97. Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides
Tagalog Archipelago? and polysaccharides are types of
A. Julian Montalan A. Proteins C. Nucleotides
B. Macario Sakay B. Lipids D. Carbohydrates
C. Licerio Geronimo
D. Artemio Ricarte Answer key : D

Answer key : B 98. Air like food and water is an

essentail element in human existence.
91. Which religious missionaries first Carried by the wind, polluted air called
arrived in the Philippines? ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and
A. Dominicans C. Jesults destroying vegetation.
B. Franciscan D. Augustinians A. El Niño C. La Niña
B. Greenhouse rain D. Acid rain
Answer key : D
Answer key : D
92. Who were the aboriginal settlers in
the islands, prior to succeeding migrants 99. What are the components of a
who crossed the seas from the Southern fungal cell wall?
Philippines? A. Chitin, proteins and sugar
A. Sumatians C. Borneans B. Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars
B. Malayans D. Negritos C. lipids, proteins and sugars
D. Cellular and proteins
Answer key : D
Answer key : A
93. What religious institution is the only
living remnant of the Philippine 100. What is the molecule that allows
Revolution of 1896 today? plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. Philippines Independent Church A. Carbohydrates
B. Roman Catholic Church B. Chlorophyll
C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines C. ATP
D. United Church of the Philippines D. Oxygen

Answer key : A Answer key : B

SCIENCE

94. The Philippines lies in the

____________, an area where many
volcanoes are active.
A. Archipelagic fault line
B. Ring of fire
C. Wheel of fire
D. volcanic rim

Answer key : B

95. The energy source which is

abundant in the Philippines but still not
fully developed is the?
A. Gas C. Sea
B. Sun D. Mineral
Answer key : A
96. Which is an example of a non-
pathogenic microorganism?
A. Palsmodium falciparum
B. Influenza sp.