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A. My, his
B. My, yours
A. Him
B. Himself
A. Ours
B. Min
4. The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for _____, besides
A. Them
B. Us
5. Neither the principal nor the coordinators _____ were present in the
event
A. Were
B. Was
6. After ___ all day, Father finally found the time to rest.
A. Having worked
B. Working
A. Were left
B. Was left
A. Appears
B. Appear
A. Is appearing
B. Is
10. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come
A. Does
B. Will come
11. We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with ______.
A. Her, us
B. Him, them
12. I watched the _______ news on television.
A. Late
B. Latest
13. Let us campaign for the total ban __________ of harmful insecticides.
A. With use
B. On the use
14. When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt _____.
A. Herself
B. Myself
A. Themselves
B. Ourselves
16. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _________.
A. Me
B. Myself
A. Is he
B. Isn’t he
18. The student’s request to reset the test _____ reasonable.
A. Are
B. Is
A. Is
B. Are
A. Has improved
B. Did improved
21. If I ______ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have
A. Have
B. Had
A. Have
B. Will have
23. If I could speak English well, I _______ next year studying in the States.
B. Would spend
24. The principal has issued the memorandum before she _______ the
student’s request.
A. Received
B. Will be receiving
25. Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.
B. Would be
26. The means of transportation ______ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
A. Has changed
B. Have changed
A. So much
B. Too much
A. In
B. On
A. In
B. At
30. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home.
A. In
B. At
A. With
B. By
32. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ____ the phone.
A. In
B. On
B. Twenty-second Street
38. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means_______.
A. Strange
B. Strangely
A. Query
B. Decision
A. Most fancy
B. Fancies
B. An old sweet
44. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to the green hills and plains.
46. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. Select
A. Important
B. Irrelevant
this event. Select the word which means the same as the underlinedword.
A. Summed
B. Changed
48. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires.
Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Worldly
B. Bold
49. The President showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters.
Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Nervousness
B. Composure
50. The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth
A. Emulating
B. Watching
51. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be
taken as _______.
A. Apathetic
B. Prophetic
52. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means _________.
A. Reserved
B. Verbose
53. Except for the profanity, I like the story. What is the story about?
A. Obscenities
B. Shamelessness
54. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? He
A. Weak
B. Unwell
greater ability.
A. Scornful
B. Appreciative
56. She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates _________.
A. Dislike
B. Fondness
A. Awkward looking
B. Low profile
58. That hard work has it rewards appears to be the _______ of the story
A. Moral
B. Morale
B. Discovery
60. What figure of speech is the following: “He was helpless as a child.”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
figure of speech
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
62. For the synecdoche figurative “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t
A. Apostrophe
B. Hyperbole
64. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The sun was a ball of
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
65. “She is my sunshine” is an example of
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
66. “My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure of speech?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
67. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is ________
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
68. What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
A. Personification
B. Hyperbole
69. “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
71. What figure of speech is used in the line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
73. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
74. What figure of speech is employed when the author states, “O souls
A. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy
75. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.
A. Idiom
B. Metaphor
A. Proverb
B. Poem
77. Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take
for this?
A. Blind ignorance
79. The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of ________.
80. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where
A. Spring
B. Autumn
81. The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?
82. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
A. Excellent
B. Run-of-the-mill
83. Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either
way, they define us. Choose the line below that has the same meaning.
84. The Bible tells us, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything.”
85. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without
86. Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty
A. Careless acts
B. Nonsense words
A. Friendliness
B. Forgiving
89. The Senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were
A. Nausea
B. Stage fright
90. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse:
“She holds no joys beyond the day’s tomorrow, finds no world beyond
her love’s embrace, looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind,
A. Work partner
B. House wife
even when I got married. At times though when the cares of life
of making the most of what she had. She did her household chores
A. Sacrificing B. Dutiful
92. What became prophetically true in France when Edwin Markham saw
the French peasant as “The man with the Hoe”, a plundered slave
A. French revolution
93. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: Before he has
B. Stephen’s Writings
God when mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the excerpt is that
94. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities
which I now recall with fondness and awe. She was a full-time
made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of
charity on the side was beyond me.” Based on the recount, the mother’s
A. Limited
B. Enough
a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my
class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular façade was a
heart full of compassion. But how did I learn this moniker? I did not
cleanliness of body was good for their health. I inspected their teeth,
A. Cleanliness
B. Study
A. Reciprocal
B. Friendly
98. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of
glory in the flower, we will grieve not; rather find strength in what
A. Hope
B. Despair
99. Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
A. Shakespeare
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
A. Macbeth
B. Hamlet
A. Anatole France
B. De Maupassant
104. What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?
A. Mark Twain
B. George Elliot
106. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s
A. Bienvenido Santos
B. Ambeth Ocampo
A. Nick Joaquin
A. Moro-moro
110. If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______ literature.
A. Epistolary
B. Episodic
111. Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do in the classroom?
B. For enjoyment
A. Resonation
B. Phonation
earth) is ___________.
A. Africa
B. Asia
B. Damascus
A. Helen of Troy
A. Nile River
B. Yellow River
117. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and
A. Confucius
B. Lao-Tzu
A. Rig Veda
B. Mahabharata
119. This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was
A. Virgil
B. Homer
120. Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.
A. Mediterranean
B. African
121. The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
A. Wheel of fire
B. Ring of fire
122. Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there
A. Negritos
B. Malayans
A. Abakada
B. Alibata
A. Rice terraces
B. Manila Bay
A. Mukdum
B. Rajah Baguinda
126. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under
A. Proclamation 1081
127. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the
128. This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine
Revolution of 1896?
129. What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of
B. Manila Cathedral
130. This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”.
A. Montano
B. Avellana
131. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead
B. Ophelia Dimalanta
132. Which among the following pertains to the passionate Filipino dance
romance?
A. El Bimbo B. Carinosa
133. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic levels?
A. Lea Salonga
B. Liza Macuja
A. San Pedro
B. Cayabyab
A. Nick Joaquin
A. Trinidad B. Cartagena
138. What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish regime?
A. Bandala
B. Polo
139. Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines had extended contacts with ____.
A. Mexico
B. Spice Islands
A. Mercantilism
B. Colonialism
141. 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol.
A. In Lakandula
B. Sikatuna
A. Augustinians
B. Franciscans
144. The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native
146. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60
years old are obligated to do forced labor for forty days. How can
exemption be made?
A. Reduccion
B. Bandala
148. The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
A. Basilio Agustin
149. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged
a long war against the government because it did not allow proper
A. Macario Sakay
B. Francisco Dagohoy
150. Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader
A. Macario Sakay
B. Artemio Ricarte
151. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ charged for treason by
to fight Spain.
A. Andres Bonifacio
B. Jose Rizal
A. Malabon Band
153. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination
by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government using this term.
A. Complace
B. Frailocracia
A. Mariano Alvarez
B. Baldomero Aguinaldo
155. Who was the founder and editor of the newspaper “La Independencia”?
A. Antonio Luna
156. Who was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La
Solidaridad?
157. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a
B. Underwood-Simmons Act
158. Which law set a full-tree trade policy abolishing the quota limitations
A. Payne-Aldrich Act
B. Underwood-Simmons Act
159. Which law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 established a bicameral
A. Cooper Act
B. Jones Law
161. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent
A. William Mckinley
B. Franklin Roosevelt
162. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans
and established the so-called “Tagalog Republic?”
A. Macario Sakay
B. Miguel Malvar
163. In Philippine history, who was known as the “The Great Dissenter?”
A. Manuel Roxas
B. Claro M. Recto
164. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to
speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association with Americans?
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Cayetano Arellano
A. Jovito Salonga
B. Aquilino Pimentel
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. Pedro Paterno
167. Where did the folk song “Atin Cu Pong Singsing” originate?
A. Ilocanos
B. Pampangos
168. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due
process is _______.
A. Salvaging
B. Euthanasia
169. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes alaw?
A. 90 days
B. 30 days
170. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare
A. Distributive justice
B. Social justice
171. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public
A. Political rights
B. Right of suffrage
172. Which best describes the division of the Legislature in to the Senate
A. Bipartisanship
B. Bicameralism
173. Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them when needed?
A. Legislative
B. Administrative
powerful or abusive.
B. Impeachment
175. Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the
177. Which condition contradicts the social justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
178. Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a convict?
A. Pardon
B. Reprieve
179. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?
A. Congress
B. President
180. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner.
A. COMELEC
B. Electoral Tribunal
A. Malicious mischief
B. Heinous
182. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a
A. Suffrage
B. Electoral right
183. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and
B. Habeas corpus
184. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the
Philippines is the ____________.
A. Community tax
B. Income tax
185. Which among the following represents the political process involved
A. Constitutional convention
B. Charter change
187. In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street
Government was:
B. Elitist
implemented?
A. Presidential
B. Parliamentary
A. Democracy
B. Colonialism
A. Monarchy
B. Oligarchy
A. Barangay
B. Sitio
A. Division of labor
B. Separation of powers
195. Which concept best showcases social and environmental justice interconnection?
196. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
A. Income tax
B. Community tax
197. Which of the environmental law requires industries to install antipollution devices and bans the use
of incinerators?
198. Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as
199. In his “La Indolencia del Filipino,” Rizal’s thinking was the rich natural
200. Which among the following is the main theme of the El Filibusterismo?
201. What was the title of Rizal’s work considered to be his crowning glory
as a young poet?
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventad Filipina
202. What is the art and science that deals with the morality of human acts?
A. Ethics
B. Logic
203. In Rizal’s time which among the following was pressing issues in
B. Abuses of friars
204. Ethical conduct governs social research. Which among the following
A. Erroneous data
B. Voluntary participation of respondents
205. Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Augustine
B. St. John
A. St. John
207. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
A. Psychology
B. Ethics
A. Educational philosophy
B. Educational psychology
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
B. Responding
A. Sedation
B. Sleep
217. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is not reflective of him/her?
219. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong among children. Teachers
A. Role models
B. Disciplinarians
220. Which term refers to the social aspects of sex or to socially defined
A. Social differentiation
B. Gender
A. Physiological
B. Esteem
222. Which idea contradicts the concept of free will?
A. Evolution theory
B. Biological determinism
A. Security
B. Wealth
A. Palabra de honor
B. Ningas cogon
225. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced
A. Sinulog celebrations
226. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation of frustration when a
traditional bound Filipino goes to the U.S. and observes the open
A. Culture shock
B. Culture phobia
227. When teachers brand as “pilosopo” students who ask questions,
229. The primary biological limitation of natural family planning is that it is:
231. Art is the handmaid of religion. Why do Jews and Muslims allow
A. Nuclear
B. Extended
233. If the family is matriarchal, who will the leader be?
A. Mother B. Grandmother
A. He is flexible
B. He is sturdy
A. Self-reliance
B. Ability to survive
A. Bayanihan spirit
237. Out of used illustration boards, students came up with cute and
A. Creativity
B. Adaptability
A. Christian
B. Muslim
240. Which of the following types of societies came first during societal evolution?
A. Horticultural
B. Industrial
242. What is the underlying theory of the belief that the DepEd and other
B. Anarchistic Theory
243. Of the following remarks from workers, which deserve a higher wage
plumbers, etc?
246. An individual who can find minute differences between small objects
247. Among the developing Asian nations, which of the following is widely
A. Urbanization
B. Industrialization
250. What results when the government spends more than what it collects
A. Fiscal overspending
B. Fiscal deficit
A. Promote development
B. Raise revenues
A. Service
B. Credit
A. Liberalization
B. Globalization
254. What do we call the sum of money collected for our use of a road, bridge and highway?
A. Tax
B. Toll
255. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported?
A. Subsidiary
B. Tariff
A. Inflation
B. Monopoly
258. Which of the following best described the goal of agrarian reform?
A. Data compression
B. Memory management
260. Which one links the computers to base computer making it possible
A. Modem
B. Network
A. Screen
B. Keyboard
264. Which refers to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to do
A. Command
B. Computer program
265. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person
A. Password
B. Input
A. Publisher
B. Word processing
A. Publisher
B. Multimedia
A. Ctrl + B
B. Ctrl + V
A. Tiling
B. Tagging
operating systems?
A. Ctrl + D
B. Ctrl + O
271. Which is the brain of the computer?
A. RAM
B. CPU
A. Language
B. Label
A. Hologram
B. Network
A. Network
B. Online
275. Which among these types of graphs best illustrates the progress in
A. Line graph
B. Bar graph
A. Line graphs
B. Bar graph
277. A social network services available through the computer is ______.
A. I-pad
B. Facebook
A. Multimedia
B. Spreadsheet
A. Software
B. Terminal
A. Internet
B. Information technology
281. In the phrase, “six times a number increased by seven raised to the
A. 5
B. 7
B. 105
283. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 25
B. 24
A. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5
B. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
A. 7, 4, 2
B. 7, 2, 2, 2
A. 12
B. 24
A. 35
B. 70
A. 120
B. 360
B. Prime factor
A. 1
B. 2
A. 0.09
B. 0.9
A. 20%
B. 30%
A. P 6, 120
B. P 10, 500
294. Iah left her house at 2 PM travelling at a constant speed. At 4 PM, her
A. 1/6
B. ½
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
297. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white
A. 1/3
B. 2/5
A. 120
B. 100
299. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will
A. 8
B. 14
300. In a university, the ratio of female professors to the male professors
is 8:5. If there are 288 female professors, how many are male
professors?
A. 180
B. 120
A. 86, 400
B. 84, 600
A. 4
B. 3
303. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
A. 40,41,42
B. 39,40,41
A. 1326
B. 1323
A. 20
B. -20
A. 4
B. -4
B. 6x – 3xy – 24y2
A. 8 / (2x + 5)
B. 4 / (x – 13)
A. 3a + 14b
B. -3a + 14b
A. 16
B. 8
311. The mean of an x and negative five is ten. What is the value of x?
A. 25
B. 20
312. Janus took 6 tests in Art. She got an average of 76% on quizzes 1 and 2
A. 82%
B. 82.5%
313. The following are Mathematics test scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 19,
A. 14 B. 15
314. The scores of five students in an English exam are as follows: 80, 75,
A. 82
B. 83
315. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12,
10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17. What is the median score?
A. 15.5
B. 14
A. Median
B. Mean
317. Given the test scores 10, 12, 14, 10, 12, 11, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10, 12, 12, 11,
A. Bimodal
B. Unimodal
A. Perimeter
B. Area
A. Equal
B. Supplementary
320. The altitudes of the base of a triangle are 24 meters, and 5 meters
A. 60 square meters
B. 50 square meters
A. 1987
B. 1974
A. Kuyu
B. Kyu
323. Hanapin mo ako sa _____ ng mga sasakyan.
A. Abangan
B. Pag-abangan
A. Kung di
B. Kungdi
A. Humango
B. Umahon
A. Magyari
B. Mayari
327. Limang oras na pero hindi ko pa rin _____ ang nawawalang aklat.
A. Makita
B. Mahanap
A. Nang
B. Habang
329. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _____________.
A. Madumi
B. Dumumi
A. Laban
B. Labanan
332. Huwag makisama kay Zoilo dahil buwaya siya. Ang salitang buwaya ay
tumutukoy sa kahulugang
A. Denotasyon
B. Konotasyon
A. Pamukod
B. Paninsay
A. Gitling
B. Panaklong
335. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkakasunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang
A. Ellipsis
B. Sintesis
A. Asimilasyon
B. Metatesis
A. Jornalistik
B. Malikhain
A. Lakas ng boses
B. Maayos na pagpapalugit
A. Talinghaga
B. Ingay
A. Subjective generalization
B. Analytical generalization
A. Antropolohiya
B. Impresyonista
A. Pakikinig
B. Pagsasalita
A. Pasibo
B. Kombatib
A. Muling basa
B. Masusis
345. Kung ang pangungusap ay, “Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga”,
A. Mahirap unawain
B. Maingat
A. Kombensyunal
B. Di-kombensyunal
347. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming Ito ang dinadaanan upang maipaabot
A. Tsanel
B. Fidbak
A. Abstrak
B. Paradigm
A. Scanning
B. Kaswal
A. Bale-wala
B. Malapit na maubos
351. Ano ang damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na’y ‘di pa siay
dumarating?”
A. Pagkatakot
B. Pagkagalit
352. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon kahit kahig ka nang kahig ay wala pa
A. Trabaho ng trabaho
A. Patas na pamamahayag
B. Makatarungang pakikitungo
354. “You can count on me,” Ang pinakamalapit na salin nito ay _________.
A. Maaasahan mo ako
B. Bilangin mo ako
355. “Malalim ang bulsa,” ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay____.
A. Walang pera
B. Kuripot
356. Siya ay may kutsarang pilak ng ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang___.
A. Masalita
B. Mayaman
A. Magising sa katotohanan
358. “Ang lumalakad ng mabilis, kung matinik ay malalim.” Ano ang ibig
359. Mahusay “maglubid ng buhangin” ang taong gipit. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Magsinungaling
B. Magpaikot-ikot
360. “Mahal kita, mahal kita hindi ‘to bola/ Ngumit ka man lang sana ako’t
ay nangangahulugang ________.
A. Sinisinta
B. Napakasaya
361. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na ito? “Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay
A. Pagtutulad
B. Pagwawangis
364. “Pinutol mo/ dagkung kahoy/ dahil ditto/ gumulong ang mga bato/
ania na, ania na, ania na…” Ang linya ng awit ay nagpapatunay ng _____.
365. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo.”
Alin ang nabuong salita o tunog sa linya nabuo ayon sa teoryang poohpooh?
A. Wahh
B. Doo bidoo
366. “Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang bagay na libangan lamang
kundi isang katuwang at karamay sa mga kahirapan nitong kabuhayan.”
A. Panregulatori
B. Pang-instrumental
A. Pananakop
B. Heograpiya
A. Saligang batas
B. Batas pambansa
369. Ang paniniwala sa Diyos ay susi upang matamo natin ang _______.
A. Kaligtasan
B. Salvasyon
A. Batingting
B. Kampana
371. Upang hindi madala ng agos ang barko, ibinaba ng mga mandaragat
ang ________.
A. Timpulan B. Angkora
372. Ang aklat ni Dr. Tinsley Harrison ang ______ sa pag-aral ng medisina.
A. Sandigan
B. Pundasyon
A. Bagyong
B. Buhawi
A. Programa
B. Palatuntunan
nakikipagusap lamang.
A. Malaya
B. Maanyo
A. Dinamiko
B. Arbitraryo
A. Lathalain
B. Editorial
nasa aspetong
A. Pangnagdaan
B. Perpektibo
A. Malikhain
B. Katuwa-tuwa ka
381. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
A. Panguri
B. Pandiwa
A. Talastasan
B. Paglalahad
383. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahag na: “Kapalaran, huwag ka
sanang mailap.”
A. Pagtawag
B. Palit-tawag
384. Ang bahaging ito ng lingwistika ang siyang nag-aaral ng mga tuntunin
A. Syntax
B. Pragmatika
385. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha
A. Tugma
B. Sukat
o pangkapaligiran
A. Eksistensyal
B. Phenomenal
literature at pag-aaral?
A. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata II
388. Ang wastong kahulugan ng “The present problem is only a storm in a
teacup” ay
A. May galit
B. Bale-wala
isang
A. Pang-uri
B. Panghalip
A. Pagyayabang
B. Okasyon
A. Wika
B. Tunog
A. Malayang morpema
B. Di-malayang morpema
393. Anong anyo ng patanong na pangungusap ang: Dumaan ka na dito, di ba?
A. May karugtong
B. Kabalikang anyo
A. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata II
A. Hearsay
B. Empirical support
A. Stimulus
B. Sound
397. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?
A. Embryo
B. Cell
A. Organ B. Tissue
400. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
A. Chromosomes
B. Centromeres
401. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight.
known as:
A. Autotrophy
B. Homotrophy
A. Carnivore
B. Saprophytes
403. Which among the following cell organelles does not participate in
cellular division?
A. Cytoplasm
B. Ribosomes
A. Glucose
B. Mitose
A. Carbohydrates
B. Proteins
classified as
B. Macromolecular
408. Which of the following are the components of fungal cell wall?
A. Walrus
B. Turtle
410. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
411. 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 pond. They
A. Geographical isolation
B. Behavioral isolation
412. This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.
A. Nutrition cycle
B. Food web
413. Plants capture energy from the sunlight by means of molecule known as
A. Adenosine triphosphate
B. Chlorophyll
414. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the
A. Geo-thermal
B. Plants
415. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in
A. Mutation
B. Pathology
416. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and
A. Acid rain
B. Greenhouse rain
417. Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence.
Carried by wind air called _____ falls to earth poisoning fish and
destroying vegetation.
A. Acid rain
B. Greenhouse rain
418. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be
chemistry, select the largest amount of gold from the choices below.
(Au = 197).
A. Environmental protection
B. Ecological destruction
A. 28
B. 14
A. Coinage
B. Halogen
A. Surface tension
B. Buoyancy
424. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when
the sun shines all the time both day and night, what is this called?
A. Midnight sun
B. Northern light
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Stratus
427. Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption are called:
A. Lava
B. Tephra
A. Luster
B. Hardness
429. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs
hardness scale?
A. 10
B. 20
430. What part of the Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
A. Lithosphere
B. Core
A. Asthenosphere
B. Lithosphere
432. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is the name of the
A. Mainshock
B. Tertiary shock
433. What is the location on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the
A. Epicenter
B. Fault
A. Mass number
B. Mole
437. According to the modern periodic law, the chemical properties of the
A. Atomic mass
B. Atomic number
A. Period or series
B. Group or family
A. Saturated
B. Saturable
440. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other lizards use to stick to
441. Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make
them brilliant red?
A. Copper
B. Strontium
442. Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by remelting it and
A. Lead
B. Silver
A. Yeast
B. Euglenoids
444. Which among the following elements can be drawn into thin wires
A. Cu
B. Ag
following properties?
446. Which among the following has the most polar bond?
A. N2 B. HF
447. Which of the following best describes the amount of energy required
A. Ionization energy
B. Activation energy
A. Acidity
B. Alkalinity
A. Krypton
B. Chlorine
451. Why are nights cooler when the sky is clear than when it is overcast?
452. Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface and yet some people still do
not have enough water to drink. Why?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
453. Children born with a deficiency of thyroxin ______ if deficiency is not checked.
B. After meals
457. John experienced a lack of growth hormone (GH) as a child. Now that
458. Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth when an individual chews
a piece of bread?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
461. Which of the following statements is true about parasites and their
1. Accuracy
2. Critical mindedness
3. Objectivity
4. Truthfulness
A. 1 and 4
B. 1 and 3
463. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and the eukaryotes?
A. The eukaryote has a nucleus, but the prokaryote does not have.
B. The prokaryote has a nucleus, but the eukaryote does not have
465. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an
467. Why is the Philippines much hotter than Canada? The Philippines:
which phenomenon?
B. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does
469. Which of these effects generally occurs as a result of warm air mass
470. Why do fisherfolks catch more fish during the new moon than during
A. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which
B. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer
471. Bagoong smells because ________.
A. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and get spoiled further
472. Every morning when the sun shines through the glass jalousies of
Maria’s window, she sees a rainbow on her wall. Which could explain this?
B. There are water droplets on the glass that act like a prism
474. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?
475. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it?
476. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the
air?
478. Of the following organisms, which are included under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Magnolidae
B. Prokaryotes
479. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and is otherwise
A. Lignite B. Anthracite
A. Tellurium B. Technetium
481. What is the term form slowing-down response by the frog’s circulatory
A. Hibernation
B. Estivation
A. Niacin
B. Pepsin
B. Calcium
B. Cell division
485. Aside from solid, liquid, and gas what is the fourth form of matter?
A. Plasma
B. Colloid
A. Grasshopper
B. Algae
487. Which type of reaction does the general equation (AB + energy A + B) show?
A. Endothermic synthesis
B. Endothermic decomposition
A. Ferromagnetic
B. Paramagnetic
A. Lungs
B. Nose
A. Arthropoda
B. Echinodermata
494. The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed
A. Water condensation
B. Hypertrophication
495. The union of an ovum and sperm inside a test tube is
A. In vitro fertilization
B. Pollination
496. What are the small hair-like structures that serve as a sensory function
in eukaryotic cells?
A. Cilia
B. Actin filaments
A. Pseudofilaments
B. Microfilaments
498. Which of the following process best explains the evolution of life
A. Natural selection
B. Genetic drift
499. Which technology can lead to the formation of a new genetic trait?
A. Embryo transplant
B. Exposure to radiation
Answer Keys:
1A
2A
3A
4B
5A
6A
7B
8A
9B
10 A
11 A
12 B
13 B
14 A
15 A
16 A
17 A
18 B
19 B
20 A
21 B
22 B
23 B
24 A
25 A
26 A
27 B
28 B
29 A
30 B
31 B
32 B
33 B
34 A
35 A
36 A
37 A
38 A
39 A
40 B
41 B
42 A
43 A
44 A
45 B
46 B
47 B
48 A
49 B
50 A
51 B
52 B
53 A
54 A
55 A
56 B
57 A
58 A
59 B
60 A
61 A
62 B
63 A
64 B
65 B
66 A
67 A
68 A
69 A
70 A
71 A
72 B
73 A
74 A
75 A
76 A
77 B
78 B
79 B
80 B
81 B
82 A
83 A
84 A
85 A
86 A
87 A
88 B
89 B
90 B
91 B
91 B
92 B
93 B
94 A
95 B
96 A
97 A
98 A
98 A
99 B
100 B
101 A
102 A
103 B
104 B
105 A
106 A
107 A
108 A
109 A
110 A
111 A
112 A
113 B
114 B
115 A
116 B
117 A
118 A
119 B
120 A
121 B
121 B
122 A
123 B
124 A
125 A
126 A
127 A
128 A
128 A
129 A
130 A
131 A
132 B
132 B
133 B
134 A
135 A
136 A
137 B
138 B
139 A
140 A
141 B
142 A
144 B
145 A
146 B
147 A
148 B
149 B
150 A
151 A
152 A
153 B
154 B
155 A
156 B
157 A
158 B
159 B
160 A
161 A
162 A
163 B
164 A
165 B
166 A
167 B
168 A
169 B
170 B
171 A
172 B
173 A
174 A
175 B
176 A
177 B
178 B
179 A
180 B
181 B
182 A
183 B
184 A
185 B
186 B
187 A
188 A
189 A
190 B
191 A
192 B
193 B
194 B
195 A
196 A
197 A
198 B
199 B
200 B
201 B
202 B
203 A
204 A
205 B
206 B
207 A
208 B
209 A
210 A
220 A 260 B
221 B 261 A
222 B 262 B
223 A 263 B
224 B 264 A
225 B 265 A
226 A 266 B
227 B 267 B
228 B 268 A
229 B 269 A
230 A 270 B
231 A 271 B
232 B 272 A
233 A 273 A
234 A 274 A
235 B 275 A
236 A 276 B
237 A 277 B
238 A 278 A
239 A 279 A
240 A 280 A
241 B 281 A
242 A 282 B
243 B 283A
244 B 284 B
245 A 285 B
246 B 286 A
247 B 287 B
248 A 288 A
249 B 289 A
250 B 290 A
300 A
301 A
302 B
303 A
304 A
305 B
306 A
307 A
308 A
309 A
310 B
311 A
312 A
313 B
314 A
315 B
316 A
317 A
318 A
319 A
320 A
321 A
321 A
322 B
323 A
324 A
325 B
326 B
327 A
328 A
329 A
330 A
331 A
332 B
333 A
334 A
335 A
336 B
337 B
338 B
339 B
340 A
341 B
342 B
343 B
344 A
345 B
346 B
346 B
346 B
347 A
348 A
349 B
350 B