ADDITIONAL GEN.

ED BLESSINGS

1. Black ship - Idiom

2. Phantom of Delight – Metaphor
3. Tinkle 3x – Onomatopoeia or Alliteration
4. Tatlong tuldok na sunod sunod - Ellipses
5. Naghihiwalay sa mga salita - Kuwit
6. Tuldok kuwit – nag hihiwalay sa mga
7. Pangatnig na nagbubukod – Pang-ukol
8. Largest desert – Antartica(cold) o Sahara (hot)
9. Ang paksa ay ibinigay bago magsimula ang talumpati - Impromptu
10. Term of Marcelo H. Del Pilar to friars – Frailocracia
11. Arena Theater – Severino Montano
12. Sala Theater – Roger Nate Crane or Naty Crane Rogers
13. Shape of a brick – Rectangle
14. Novels in letters – Epistolary
15. Birthplace of Rizal – Calamba, Laguna
16. Author of Doctrina Christiana – Fray Juan de Plasencia
17. Light travels fastest – Air or Vaccum
18. Law of Bicameralism – Jones Law
19. Pagbabagong anyo ng bayan – Reduccion
20. Permutation 9 P9 – 362, 880
21. Absolute mean – 14.35 or 14.5
22. Agreement between Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna – Blood Compact (Sandugo)
23. Oldest religion in Asia – Hinduism
24. Ikinamatay ni Donya Pia – Matinding Hirap sa pagkabinat / Matinding lagnat
25. Love feelings – is more qualitative
26. Panimula, kaligiran ng pag-aaral at konseptwal framework ay nasa Kabanata I
27. Gulf – is a sea partly enclosed by land
28. Zone – is the surface between tropic of cancer and arctic cancer
29. Combine chitins and glycols – is a unique feature of fungi
30. Sergio Osmeña – is the speaker of the Philippines Assembly
31. Aquilino Pimentel – is the father of Local Government Code
32. Erroneous Data – is not related to ethics in research
33. City States – is a single political unit
34. Strong Navy – single political unit that stayed strong (GREEK CIVILIZATION)
35. Salubong ang kilay – Galit
36. Talumpati – ay binibigkas sa harap ng madla
37. Leeches – facilitate anticoagulation
38. Pedro Pelaez – led the native secular clergy
39. Opposite sides are equal – Rectangle
40. Government of England is a Constitutional Monarchy
41. Douglas McArthur – is the Field Marshall of the Philippines Army (I shall return)
42. Veto Power – is the power to set aside a certain grant
43. Philippines lies at the Pacific Ring of Fire
44. Storm in Atlantic region is called Hurricane
45. Microfilament – thin structure in cell
46. Metalloids – display properties of both metals and non-metals
47. Bright green – Boron
48. BRICK RED – Calcium
49. GOLD – Sodium
50. LILAC – Potassium
51. Phylogenetics – Evolutionary sequence of organisms
52. Microbial culture – microorganisms to multiply in a medium
53. CUMMULATIVE WISDOM – indigenous knowledge
54. Conduct a controlled experiment – move beyond conjuncture
55. PLASMA – very hot gas of nucleic and electron
56. 1st Law of Motion – INERTIA
57. 2nd Law of Motion – ACCELERATION
58. 3rd Law of Motion – INTERACTION
59. MILK - colloid
60. SEASON – earth is tilted on its axis
61. SURFACE TENSION – toothpick or needle floats above the water
62. PENINSULA – land partly enclosed by sea
63. MIDNIGHT SUN - sun shines day and night; at north pole (Norway)
64. OVUM/SPERM – fertilization
 65. ASEXUAL – cloning; single parent
66. SEXUAL – two parent; fertilization
67. BUDDING – outgrowth
68. PARTHOGENESIS – unfertilized egg may develop
69. CALCIUM – aids blood clotting; found in dairy products
70. CARBOHYDRATES (sugar) – Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides
71. LIPIDS– found in butter, oil (FAT) (are hydrophobics)
72. PROTIENS - found in nut, fish, and meat
73. Macromolecules – Polysaccharides, Triglycerides, Polypeptides and nucleic acids are
74. PASCAL – measure of pressure, one newton per square meter
75. PENICILLIN - Alexander Fleming
76. EUREKA – discovery by study
77. SERENDIPITY – accidental discovery; coincidence
78. CILIA – Hair - like structure
79. VILLI – Finger - like structure
80. EPIGLOTTIS – Flap – like structure
81. FLAGELLA – Whip – like structure
82. PROKARYOTIC – is located in nucleoid
83. ISOTONIC – nothing will happen to the cell
84. HYPOTONIC – cell will swell or burst
85. HYPERTONIC – cell will shrink or shrivel
86. BINARY – an asexual and sexual organism
87. STAMEN – men
88. PISTIL – female
89. Evolutionary sequence – phylogenethics
90. Mirage – asphalt zeal
91. CARBON DIOXIDE and WATER – Released by plants at night
92. ADENOSEN TRI – PHOSPHATE – ATP
93. POWER HOUSE – MITOCHONDRIA
94. AUTOTROPHS - plants
95. SAPHROTOPHS – decomposers
96. PLNATAE – magnolidae
97. Oxygen – plant respiration (plants take in at night)
98. Sugar manufacturer of a rice plant
99. Xylem – root to stem
100. Phloem – stem to roots
101. FLORIGEN - pag namumulaklak
102. ARTHROPODA – dengue(lamok na nangangagat sa UMAGA); malaria (lamok na
nangangaggat sa gabi)
103. CLEAN UP OIL SPILL - Useful function of a bacteria
104. COMMENSALISM/AMMENSALISM – organism and host were neither is benefited nor
harmed
105. Cystic fibrosis – over secretion
106. Larynx – voice box
107. ALVEOLI - basic unit of lungs
108. CONCEPT - generalized image of an object
109. SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP – give and take relationship of the organisms
110. Jerking action – must be avoided when conserving energy
111. MEOISIS
112. The Philippines is much hotter than Canada because the Philippines Receives sun rays
closer to vertical position
113. I enjoy painting but I would not like doing it all my life
114. Task oriented software that lets the user create, edit, format, store, and print the graphics in
one document: Word Processing
115. Income Tax –tax that directly affects the Filipino workers
116. Jones prefers fries and sundaes – shows that culture is learned in a foreign context
117. Jones says Po and Ho to elders – shows that cultured is learned in a Filipino context
118. Bagoong smells because MOLECULES from bagoong SPREAD IN THE AIR
119. Leaves with green color look green in the sunlight because they REFLECT GREEN LIGHT
120. Illustrations / maps are called graphics
121. UNICELLULAR organisms is BACTERIA
122. Crops / foods – AGRICULTURE
123. Two word lack correlation: Prodigy – Offspring
124. Panggasinan - ASIN CAPITAL of the Philippines
125. Dr Jose Rizal’s execution was the greatest blunder committed by Spanish authorities because
it made him a MARTYR of freedom
126. Basal o di – kongkreto – Katalinuhan
127. Home / Computers used at write letters, filed records and picture, assignment, send social
messages, play games, etc
128. What elements of the economy need to be balanced so that government can pay foreign and
domestic debts? GNP(Gross National Product)
129. The father of the family was not DESPOTIC - not ruthless / authoritarian
130. Folkdance from Mexico except POLKA
131. Because native surnames proved to be confusing and CRUDE to Spanish
132. Everything seems to be ALL RIGHT
133. In the 19th century the new MIDDLE-CLASS spring. The LEADERS OF THE PROPAGANDA
which sowed seeds to the Philippines
134. Survival – reproduction is necessary
135. Religion – Spanish contribution
136. Dumaguete - City of Gentle people
137. Corona – first impeached
138. Smallest particle – Atom
139. Pandiwa salitang pang kilos
140. Pang abay - tumutukoy sa pandiwa at pang abay
141. 1974 –
142. 1988 - modernisasyon
143. Spanish educational degree of 1863 provides primary education
144. Volume – softness or loudness of sounds
145. Pitch – highness or lowness of sounds
146. All the necessary MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT were delivered this morning
147. Socratic method is QUESTION AND ANSWER
148. Iron is ferromagnetic
149. Christianity – is the Spanish greatest legacy
150. Gamot – Payak
151. Residence Certificate – cedula during Spanish occupation
152. Budabil – is a play NOT from the Spanish Era
153. The Philippines National Anthem is composed by Juan Felipe
154. Spanish – Philippines National Anthem similarity
155. The real activity of science is the interpretation of observations and data
156. PAGSULONG - Pag-sugod
157. Kasingkahulugan: Pag-unlad : Pag-angat
158. Kasalungat: Pagbagsak:Pag angat
159. Acta de Tejeros – rejected Aguinaldo as president
160. Segmenting - student say the word and they say the syllable or sound
161. Hindi tugma ang: Bulaklak – Napagmasdan
162. Francisco Dagohoy – is the leader of the longest revolt
163. Vibrio Cholera is comma – shapped bacteria
164. Folklore – is the philosophy of our folks during the pre-Hispanic days
165. Because the production of fossil fuels, petroleum and coal will run out I the near future, is
called non – renewable resources
166. Two words lack correlation: formally – conventionally
167. Check and Balance – is the principle behind the power given the legislature to impeach the
president for the loss of public trust
168. Blending student say the sounds individually then say them fast while the teacher combines
blocks and letters.
169. Gestures – movements or signal;sign
170. Habit – pattern or routine of a person
171. Two words lack correlation: Formerly – Here to fore
172. Paglustay – ang katiwaliang ginagawa ng opisyal ng gobyerno na paggamit ng pera ng bayan
para sa pansariling kapakanan
173. Sodium chloride in water is an example of solid – liquid solution
174. Nakatiwangwang – lupa – inaano? – basura

VOCABULARIES
1. ABASE – demoted
2. CANDOR – honesty; frankness
3. CARNAL – worldly
4. FIRST RATE – Excellent
5. IMPERTINENT – irrelevant
6. QUEUE – line
7. TRANSIDENTAL – supernatural
8. VOLITION – will
9. TOTAL BAN – on the use
10. RANCOR – bitterness
 11. VERBATIM – word by word
12. APLOMB – composure; calmness; poise
13. PENCHANT – fondness; liking
14. PROFANITY – obscenity; vulgarity
15. CULPABLE – guilty; at fault
16. LUCID MOMENTS – clear thinking
17. PHANTOM OF DELIGHT – lovely; exquisite
18. TRANSMUTED – changed; converted
19. DESPOTIC – cruel
20. AMORPHOUS – shapeless; nebulous; formless
21. MORPH – transform
22. DEXTERITY – manual skills
23. MUNDANE – ordinary; boring
24. VORACIOUS – avid; enthusiastic
25. RECIPROCAL – in return
26. MORAL – lesson; ethical
27. PROPHECY – prediction
28. WATERLOO – weakness; flaw
29. PERSIFLAGE – praise glowingly
30. QUE SERA SERA – cheerful fatalism
31. TEDIUM – innue

GEN.ED. TOP NOTES

1. Which is the correct sequence of the sentences in the text below?
a. The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting about how best to help
different types of learners learn.
b. The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) define a new paradigm
of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who is
responsible for facilitating learning.
c. Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that help students learn better.
d. Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good
teaching are defined in terms of what the teacher is competent to do.
e. The NCBTS can be used as a self-assessment tool for professional development.
Ans. B, D, C, A, E
2. Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has no error in
structure/spelling.
Ans. The Farmer has plowed, planted, and harvested his corn in record time.
3. The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Tom feared getting late so he _____ with a bus and
leaped at the door.
Ans. Caught up
4. Teacher Mae Ann always tries to help people, but recently she has been ____ kind and
generous.
Ans. Especially
5. “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote from _________.
Ans. Jose P. Rizal
6. Rousseau advised, “Have a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.” What is
being referred to?
Ans. Security
7. Both Ruben and ________ plan to go.
Ans. I
8. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____?
Ans. Isn’t he
9. We should work for a total ban _____ of pesticides that are harmful to man.
Ans. On the use
10. Susan _____ in bed too long and missed her classes.
Ans. Lay
11. After 10 unfruitful years, Fe finally quit the job. She _____ along with her boss for a long time.
Ans. Hasn’t been getting
12. Today, car manufacturers have begun to AUTOMATE their assembly lines by using robots.
What does this trend mean?
Ans. Operate through machines
13. SOPHOMORIC – immature
14. Is this the spot _____ had the accident?
Ans. Which
15. If I ______ a Senator, I would live in Ayala village.
Ans. Were
16. _______ not making the most of _______ opportunities.
 Ans. You’re – your
17. Which word does NOT mean the same as the other three?
Ans. Defend
18. “Nothing that happens in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design.” The
author speaks of one’s _____.
Ans. Destiny
19. It’s now two hours past his schedule, the facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still be
ready in case he ______.
Ans. Does
20. HUBHUB – commotion
21. I should have returned the book last Tuesday; it is now five days _______.
Ans. Overdue
22. I saw a nasty _______ between two cars this morning.
Ans. Accident
23. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s?
Ans. I would not want to be himself/herself.
24. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s?
Ans. Having called the other students and us, the secretary went home.
25. Thomas Carlyle said, “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder…” It could be
interpreted as ___________.
Ans. Direction can never come into one’s life.
26. Which sentence clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error/s?
Ans. The interest of a loan company is higher than in a bank
27. Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural error/s.
Ans. The examinees need two sharpened pencils, a calculator, and a ball
pen.
28. HIATUS – Lapse or pause
29. I was speaking to Ana on the phone when suddenly we were __________.
Ans. Cut off
30. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” is an expression of one’s _________.
Ans. Total submission to God
31. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s?
Ans. The teacher explained that the MPS of high school students in English was
much lower that it has been in previous years.
32. “Ang mga mata mo ay tulad ng mga bituin sa kalangitan.”Ano ang ginagamit na pagpapahayag
dito?
Ans. Pagtutulad
33. IASIMILA ang pambansang wika- PAPAYABUNGIN o iassimilate
34. Napanahong isyu sa pamamagitan ng larawan – KARTONG PANG EDITORYAL
35. SALAWIKAIN- Nasa Ang Diyos Ang Awa, Nasa Tao Ang Gawa
35. Matagal nang lumagay sa tahimik si Mely- NAG-ASAWA NA.
36. Kahig ka ng kahig ay wala pa ring maipon – HANAP NG HANAP
37. “ANG” at “MGA” – ay isang PANANDA
38. “Kung anong bukambibig siyang laman ng dibdib.” - TUGMAAN
39. Tagbising Panahon - TAG-TUYOT
40. apaRTmeNT – rt at nt
41. Ang butong tinangay ng aso walang pagsalang nalawayan nito. Ang kaisipang ito ay tumutukoy
sa katotohanan ng – PAGTATANAN
42. Nagpapahayag sa paraang organisado at artistiko maging tuluyan o sa berso na nagmula sa
imahinasyon. – PANITIKAN
43. Kundiman – BALITAW (Bisaya)
44. Mag-aalas singko na _____ umaga _____ magising siya.
Ans. Ng- Nang
45. “Ang pag-ibig ay hindi pag-ibig kapag nagbabago kung nakakakita ng pagbabago.”
Ans. GENOVEVA MATUTE
46. PONEMA (makabuluhang tunog ng wika) NG Filipino- Ans. 21
47. Parabula – BIBLIYA
48. Sunod-sunod na pangyayari sa kuwento – STORY FRAME
49. Replika na yari sa tunay o sintetik na material- DAYORAMA
50. Inalat – MINALAS
51. Mapangarapin ang maliliit - NAIS UMANGAT SA BUHAY KAYA NAKIKIPAGSAPALARAN
52. PAGLALAHAT – PABOUD
53. Solid into the gas phase without passing through the liquid phase – SUBLIMATION
54. NOT advisable to repeatedly open the door of a refrigerator?
Ans. The Warm Air Outside Lowers The Temperature Inside, Thus, Making The
Refrigerator Less Efficient.
55. STROKE – Severe damage to some parts of the brain due to lack of blood supply.
56. CONVEX – Mirror used in cars to give driver a wider area and smaller image of the traffic.
57. Carry a heavy load with arm, hold your free hand away from your body.
Ans. Change The Center Of Gravity Of Your Body And Load
58. GENES – Inherited tallness from Father.
59. Mothballs in a cabinet after a week - THEY SUBLIMED
60. GAS – Weakest intermolecular force of attraction.
61. WOOD – Unlikely case of Lightning strike, building framed best.
62. Which of these does NOT belong to the other three terms? Solution Colloid Suspension-
ELEMENT
63. FALSE Statement - FIRE CAUSED BY KEROSENE CAN BE PUT OUT IF WATER IS
POURED ON THE FIRE.
64. Prevent developing osteoporosis - ADEQUATE INTAKE OF CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D
65. Which statements correctly differentiate boiling from evaporation?
I. Boiling happens at a definite temperature while evaporation can occur at any
temperature.
II. Boiling happens when the vapor pressure exerted by the liquid becomes equal to the
atmospheric pressure, while evaporation occurs when high energy molecules at the
liquid surface continuously escape to the space above the liquid.
66. Heterogeneous - KEROSENE
67. OZONE DEPLETION happens due to the release of CFC’s from- STYROFOAM & FREON
68. Longest wavelength - RED
69. Speed of sound waves as it travels from a less dense medium to a denser medium? - THE
SPEED INCREASES/FASTER
70. Sound: Decibel: Length: Meter
71. Medium would sound waves travel the fastest? – SOLIDS
72. Top ten leading causes of morbidity/illness in the Philippines are communicable, best advice to
give – COVER THE MOUTH WHEN SNEEZING
73. Food items is best for iron-deficient students – LIVER
74. Effects of deforestation, EXCEPT: GLOBAL WARMING
75. Machine serves as Artificial Kidney - HEMODIALIZER
76. Hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning – LIGHT TRAVELS FASTER THAN SOUND
77. Living Organisms and Non-Living Organisms in the environment – ECOSYSTEM
78. Meteorology branch of Natural Science which cannot informed of forthcoming – EARTHQUAKE
79. Best Indicator of Quality Education as invoked in the constitution? – ON COHORT SURVIVAL
RATE
80. NOT a Violation of Human Rights – FREEDOM of people
81. Peaceful Community – has HARMONY
82. Olympics Games/ Global Activity Promote - WORLD PEACE
83. UNESCO – promotes programs for UN – EDUCATION, SCIENCE & CULTURE
84. Negative value of close family ties – THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROLONGED DEPENDENCE
85. “No pain, no gain; no cross, no crown.” – BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR EVERY
DREAM YOU WANT TO REALIZE
86. Children learn how to open a coconut in a coconut farm – IMMERSION / ABSORPTION
87. Accurately reflects a strong “School Culture”? - HAS DEFINITE ORGANIZATIONAL CORE
VALUES
89. Filipino leaves Families to work abroad due to – POVERTY
90. Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia has been designated by UNESCO – WORLD HERITAGE
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