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General Education Mastery Reviewer
1. Had I studied very well, I ___________ rewarded with vacation in the U.S.
A. Was C. Will be
B. Would have been D. Would be
Answer key : B
2. When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt _________________.
A. Ourselves C. Himself
B. Myself D. herself
Answer key : B
3. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________ present in the affairs.
A. Were C. Am
B. Was D. is
Answer key : A
4. My sister and I met an acquaintance of ____________ on the shopping mall.
A. Ours C. Mine
B. Us D. Ourselves
Answer key : A
5. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _______________.
A. Him, them C. Her, us
B. Him, we D. Him, me
Answer key : C
6. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please give __________ my warm regards.
A. Himself C. Him
B. Myself D. Me
Answer key : C
7. The student’s request to re-set the test _____________ reasonable.
A. Were C. Are
B. Very D. Is
Answer key : D
8. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now recall with
fondness and awe. She was full-time housewife, wholly dependent on my father’s monthly
salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of charity on
the side was beyond me.”
The mother’s financial resources are________________________.
A. More than enough C. Miserable
B. Abundant D. Limited
Answer key : D
9. “The firgures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized word
means ______________________.
A. Estimated C. Surpassed
B. Changed D. Summed
Answer key : B
10. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the end of the world is near.
A. Proposal C. Prophecy
B. Prophetic D. Prophet
Answer key : C
11. The courage of the child who saved his brother from a raging fire is worth _________________.
A. Emulating C. Narrating
B. Mentoring D. Watching
Answer key : A
12. The expression of “baduy” connotes:
A. Uneducated C. Awkward looking
B. Low profile D. Smart
Answer key : C
13. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound ___________________.
A. Query C. Change
B. Decision D. Problem
Answer key : B
14. “Because of PROFANITY the program was suspended from television.” The capitalized word
means?
A. Obscenity C. Decency
B. History D. Falsehood
Answer key : A
15. A story put together through an exchange of letter is called __________ literature.
A. Fiction C. Episodic
B. Epistolary D. Classic
Answer key : B
16. What figure of speech is: “The Lord is my sheperd”
A. Simile C. Irony
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor
Answer key : D
17. What figure of speech is the following: “He is the black sheep of the family.”
A. Metaphor C. Alliteration
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
Answer key : A
18. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is _____________________.
A. Simile C. Metaphor
B. Irony D. Hyperbole
Answer key : A
19. “She is a lovely rose” is ____________________.
A. Simile C. Irony
B. Hyperbole D. Metapor
Answer key : D
20. “...it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is what figure of speech?
A. Personification C. Hyperbole
B. Simile D. Metaphor
Answer key : B
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21. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia, the judge said: “The quality of mercy
is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It is twice
blesst; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis mighter than the mightiest... and one is
likened to God when mercy seasons justice.”
The main thought of the excerpt it that ___________________
A. Mercy is only for deserving
B. Mercy is limited in extent
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given.
D. Mercy comes from the rain.
Answer key : C
22. Though nothing can bring back
The hour of splendor in the glass,

Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not,
Rather find strength in what remains behind.
This stanza expresses _________________________.
A. Grief C. Loss
B. Hope D. Despair
Answer key : B
23. Cognitive skills are not easily observable because they are ________________.
A. Overt C. Hidden
B. Psychological D. Mental
Answer key : D
24. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare about two ill-starred who come from warring
families.
A. Romeo and Juliet C. Anthony and Cleopatra
B. Hamlet and Ophelia D. Ana and the King
Answer key : A
25. Who is the father of Modern Psychology?
A. Watson C. Thorndike
B. Skinner D. Wundt
Answer key : D
26. Famous sculptor of landmark structures.
A. Jacinto C. Castrillo
B. Manansala D. Cuevas
Answer key : C
27. What is the lowest form of learning?

A. Perceiving C. Conditioning
B. Responding D. Teaching
Answer key : A
28. Which of the following is the study of human behavior?
A. Philosphy C. Psychology
B. Morality D. Ethics
Answer key : C
29. The Filipinos are deeply religious; 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
30. Which of the following statements is true about textbook laid on the table?
A. No force is acting on it.
B. The textbook undergoes acceleration.
C. The sum of the forces acting upon it is zero.
D. The textbook undergoes deceleration.
Answer key : C
31. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral values and good human
relation, are attributed to:
A. Mao Tze Tung C. Mencius
B. Confucious D. Lao-Tzu
Answer key : B
32. Which of the following is an artistic tradition that seeks to revive past glory in various forms?
A. Antique C. Contemporary
B. Modern D. Classical
Answer key : D
33. What is the application of the principles of theories of human behavior in teaching and
learning?
A. Educational theory C. Educational psychology
B. Educational philosophy D. Educational sociology
Answer key : C
34. “I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The
pupils dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular
facade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I earn this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty
pupils in my class. I wanter them to know that clealiness of body was good for their health. I
inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears, noses and hair.”
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 _____________________.
A. A sense of common good. C. “Pakikisama”
B. A sense of national pride. D. The habits of discipline and hard work
Answer key : A
36. Who is the proponent of the arena theater?
A. Carpio C. Montano
B. Tinio D. Avellana
Answer key : C
37. She is known for the love sonnets she wrote.

A. Paz Marquez Benitez C. Gilda Cordero Fernando
B. Edith Trempo D. Ophelia Dimalanta
Answer key : D
38. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns?
A. Rig Veda C. Upanishad
B. Mahabharata D. Ramayana
Answer key : A
39. Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?
A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered.
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.
C. Avoid challenging tasks.
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.
Answer key : C
40. Who is the first mythical geographer who was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of
lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses?
A. Virgil C. Homer
B. Plato D. Cicero
Answer key : C
41. Haiku is traditional Japanese poems consisting of ___________________.
A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic.
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic.
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as topic.

D. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic.
Answer key : C
42. This Filipino writer in English who used Hispanic Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction
works.
A. Edilberto Tiempo C. Sionil Jose
B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia Villa
Answer key : B
43. Who is the famous composer from Angono who is also a national artist?
A. Buenaventura C. San Pedro
B. Cenizal D. Cayabyab
Answer key : C
44. Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where you can see the opinions of
people?
A. Classified Section C. Headline
B. Obituary D. Editorial Section
Answer key : D
45. Which best describes the division of the legislature into the Senate and the House of
Representatives?
A. Bicameralism C. Unicameralism
B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative powers
Answer key : A
46. Who was the last Spanish Governal-General of the Philippines?
A. Ramon Blanco C. Basilio Agustin
B. Diego de los Rios D. Fermin Jaudenes
Answer key : B
47. Which demonstrates interconnectedness between social and environmental injustice?
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries.

B. Temperature warming and rise of sea level.
C. Desertification of verdant regions.
D. Extinction of rare animal species.
Answer key : A
48. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured
within the citizenry’s ________________.
A. Political rights C. Socio-civic rights
B. Right of suffrage D. Right to due process
Answer key : A
49. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured
within the citizenry’s ___________________.
A. Right to due process C. political rights
B. Socio-civic rights D. right of suffrage
Answer key : C
50. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals
A. Income tax C. Community tax
B. Reas estate tax D. Inheritance tax
Answer key : A
51. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate
members of the Philippines society?
A. Social justice C. Distributive justice
B. Criminal justice D. Bill of rights
Answer key : A
52. What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social system?
A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful.
B. Leadership by people of talent.
C. Culture of elitism.
D. Rule by those with noble birth.
Answer key : B
53. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from becoming
powerful or abusive?
A. Impeachment C. Check and Balance
B. Ombudsman D. Laissez Faire
Answer key : C
54. What is the predominant characteristic of eastern religion?
A. Optimism C. Mysticism
B. Secularism D. Pessimism
Answer key : A
55. What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to
discover new lands?
A. Spice-trading C. Mercantilism
B. Capitalism D. Colonialism
Answer key : C
56. The righ invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ________________________.
A. The right to information privacy.
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information.
D. Right to transmit data.
Answer key : A
57. Whose philosphy advocate the use of reason in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Benedict C. St. John
B. St. Peter D. St. Thomas Aquinas
Answer key : D
58. Which is a check on the executive department by the judiciary in the principle check and
balance among branches of the government?
A. Impeachment of the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court.
B. Determining the salary of the Presiden and Vice-President.
C. Declaring a legislative measure unconsitutional.
D. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
Answer key : D
59. Which is the fundamental law of the land?
A. Bill of Rights C. Civil Criminal Code
B. Constitution D. Ten Commandments
Answer key : B
60. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ________ charge for treason by fellow Filipinos who have
formed the Philippine Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar C. Andres Bonifacio
B. Emilio Aguinaldo D. Jose Rizal
Answer key : C
61. What did Nelson Mandela mean to South African and the rest of thw world? He gave up
armed struggle and chose the peaceful way to freedom.
Nelson Mandela is a world leader who is a model of _________________.
A. Black supremacy C. Non-violence
B. Armed struggle D. Imprisonment
Answer key : C
62. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of the national anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence?
A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros C. Malabon Band
B. Kawit Cavite Band D. San Franciscodel Monte Band
Answer key : C
63. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts
A. NBI C. NCAA
B. CCP D. NCCA
Answer key : D
64. The ultimate objective of the comprehensive Agrarian Reform is:
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy.
B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless.
C. Establish once cultivated land.
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle lands.
Answer key : B
65. Which was the first labour union in the country founded by Isabelop de los Reyes on July
1901?
A. Association of the Philippine Labor
B. Union Obrera Democratica
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
D. Association de Compania Tabacalera
Answer key : B
66. Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the Philippines had extended contacts with ________.
A. Spain C. China
B. Spice Island D. Mexico
Answer key : D
67. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law?
A. 75 days C. 60 days
B. 90 days D. 30 days
Answer key : D
68. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in the
Philippines?
A. Bell Trace C. Treaty on General Relations
B. Payne-Aldrich Act D. Underwood-Simmons Act
Answer key : B
69. In a martriarchal family which family member plays the leading role?
A. Grandmother C. Oldest sister
B. Mother D. Aunt
Answer key : B
70. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the
Secularization Movement in 1861?
A. Father Jacinto Zamora C. Father Pedro Pelaez
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay D. Father Jose Burgos
Answer key : C
71. What was the term given by Marcelo H. De Pilar to hidden control and domination by
Spanish religious priests over the colonial government?
A. Pase region C. Complace
B. Las suerte partidas D. Frailocracia
Answer key : D
72. While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error. Which of the following
represents a better/more certain avenua to the truth?
A. Replication (repeat and check) C. Overgeneralization
B. Selective observation D. Fallacious reasoning

Answer key : A
73. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?
A. Joey Lina C. Jovito Salonga
B. Joseph Estrada D. Aquilino Pimental
Answer key : D
74. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform Movement?
A. Juan Luna C. Jose Rizal
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Answer key : B
75. The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the world.
A. Communist C. Christian
B. Buddhist D. Muslim
Answer key : C
76. In social trends, how do you call those who are for the revival of the classics?
A. Existentialists C. Humanist
B. Rationalists D. Reformists
Answer key : C
77. What happens to a good action when it is perform on account of an evil motive?
A. It becomes good C. It becomes morally good
B. It becomes evil D. It becomes an amoral act
Answer key : B
78. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the
______________.
A. Community tax C. real estate tax
B. Income tax D. Inheritance tax
Answer key : A
79. The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is ________________.
A. The right to due process
B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney
D. The right to life, liberty and security
Answer key : D
80. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces C. Manila Bay
B. Mount Makiling D. Taal Volcano
Answer key : A
81. As a Social Science teacher which should Teacher Nora avoid?
A. Abreast with all the other issues C. Facilitator of learning
B. Appreciative of change D. As a sage on the stage
Answer key : D
82. Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the ________________.
A. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
C. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
D. Establishment of the Galleon Trade
Answer key : C
83. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Benedict C. St. Augustine

B. St. Peter D. St. John
Answer key :C
84. 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 C. Cayetano Arellano
B. Manuel Luis Quezon D. Jose P. Laurel
Answer key : A
85. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water,
the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ______________?
A. Asia C. Europe
B. Australia D. Northern America
Answer key : A
86. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where
do historians say civilization had first been born?
A. China C. Egypt
B. Middle East D. Jordan
Answer key : B
87. Which is the largest country in Asia?
A. China C. Japan
B. Philippines D. Thailand
Answer key : A
88. What was the power to set aside certain by the Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-General of
the Philippines?
A. Veto power C. Conditioned Power
B. Condign Power D. Compensatory power
Answer key : A
89. What best describes the form of government of England with its parliament, a prime
minister, and a queen (or king)?
A. Constitutional monarchy C. Ethnocracy
B. Anarchism D. Demarchy
Answer key : A
90. 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. Julian Montalan C. Licerio Geronimo
B. Macario Sakay D. Artemio Ricarte
Answer key : B
91. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
A. Dominicans C. Jesults
B. Franciscan D. Augustinians
Answer key : D
92. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands, prior to succeeding migrants who crossed
the seas from the Southern Philippines?
A. Sumatians C. Borneans
B. Malayans D. Negritos
Answer key : D
93. What religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896
today?
A. Philippines Independent Church
B. Roman Catholic Church
C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines
D. United Church of the Philippines
Answer key : A
94. The Philippines lies in the ____________, an area where many volcanoes are active.
A. Archipelagic fault line C. Wheel of fire
B. Ring 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 C. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria
B. Influenza sp. D. Yersinia pestis
Answer key : C
97. Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of
A. Proteins C. Nucleotides
B. Lipids D. Carbohydrates
Answer key : D
98. Air like food and water is an essentail element in human existence. Carried by the wind,
polluted air called ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
A. El Niño C. La Niña
B. Greenhouse rain D. Acid rain
Answer key : D
99. What are the components of a fungal cell wall?
A. Chitin, proteins and sugar C. lipids, proteins and sugars
B. Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars D. Cellular and proteins
Answer key : A
100. What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. Carbohydrates C. ATP
B. Chlorophyll D. Oxygen
Answer key : B
101. What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?
A. The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.
B. The plant cell will shrivel.
C. No effect on the plant cell.
D. The plant cell will swell.
Answer key : D
102. 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 C. Ecological success
B. Environmental habitation D. Ecological niche
Answer key : D
103. What are the thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in
cell shape?
A. Myosin filaments C. Monofilaments
B. Pseudo filaments D. Microfilaments
Answer key : B
104. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________.
A. Surface tension C. Atmospheric pressure
B. Buoyancy D. Viscosity
Answer key : A
105. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame?
A. Bright green C. Brick red
B. Gold D. Lilac
Answer key : A
106. Which is true of metalloids?
A. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal.
B. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.
C. Conduct heat better than metals.
D. Have properties of both metals an non-metals.
Answer key : D
107. What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxillary bud growth and
apical dominance?
A. Auxins and Gibberellins C. Auxins and abscisate
B. Cytokinins and Gibberellins D. Cytokinins and auxins
Answer key : D
108. Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3?
A. Manganese flouride (III) C. Manganese (III) flouride
B. Manganese (I) flouride (III) D. Manganese (III) flouride (III)
Answer key : C
109. Which of the following is a heterotrophe?
A. Algae C. Grasshopper
B. Fern D. Moss
Answer key : C
110. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified as _______.
A. Carbohydrates C. Phopholipids
B. Acids and bases D. Macromolecular

Answer key : D
111. Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defines as one newton per square meter?
A. Pascal C. Milliliter
B. Atomic Units D. Poise
Answer key : A
112. A metric carat ia a unit of mass for measuring gemstones. It is equivalent to ________.
A. 1, 000 mg C. 2 kg
B. 200 mg D. 100 mg
113. Kingdom plante includes which organisms?
A. Prokaryotes C. Magnoliidae
B. Fungi D. Protozoa
Answer key : C
114. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is
NOT characteristic of scientific assertion?
A. Logic and validity C. Conformity with actual observation
B. Empirical support D. Hearsay
Answer key : D
115. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders.
A. Mutation C. Embryology
B. Pathology D. Speciation
Answer key : A
116. What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?
A. Crocodile C. Turtle
B. Walrus D. Maya Bird
Answer key : B
117. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
A. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of objects
B. They are able to fluoresce in the dark
C. They have supersonic eyesight
D. They can disappear
Answer key : A
118. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all life forms.
A. Nutrition cycles C. Fossil cycl
B. Biochemical pathways D. Food web
Answer key : D
119. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is ____________.
A. Euthanasia C. capital punishment
B. Salvaging D. suicide
Answer key : B
120. 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 then developed differing characteristics and
became a distinct species. Which of the following concepts explain this speciation?
A. Geographical isolation C. Episodic isolation
B. Chronotropic isolation D. Behavioral isolation
Answer key : A
121. The protein shell of a virus is called____________.
A. Capsid C. Virions
B. lambda bacteriophage D. Capsomeres
Answer key : A
122. Air, flood and water are essential elements in human existence. Carried by the wind,
polluted air called ________________falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
A. La Nina C. Greenhouse rain
B. El Nino D. Acid rain
Answer key : D
123. In the pacific area, a storm is called _____________.
A. Hurricane C. Typhoon
B. El Nino D. La Nina
Answer key : C
124. 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. Twilight sun C. Summer light
B. Northern Light D. Midnight Sun
Answer key : D
125. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a practice
that advocates _________.
A. Environmental protection C. Ecological destruction
B. Sustainable potential D. Forest Demolition
Answer key : A
126. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a
certain plain. Among desert ecosystems, the world’s largest ecosystem is ______________.
A. Sahara C. Tian shan
B. Sonoran D. Namib
Answer key : A
127. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 14.
What is the median score?
A. 14 C. 15. 5
B. 14. 5 D. 15
Answer key : B
128. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7
A. 35 C. 15
B. 140 D. 70
Answer key : D
129. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car
has left and overtakes it. In 5 hours at what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 30 kilometers per hour C. 20 kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour D. 40 kilometers per hour
Answer key : D
130. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then what must be the value of x?
A. 15 C. 30
B. 25 D. 20
Answer key : B
131. Which of the following gives the numerical value of the population?
A. Range C. Parameter
B. Statistics D. Variable
Answer key : C
132. The grades in Mathematics of students in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100.
What is the population variance of their group?
A. 230 C. 264
B. 270 D. 224 – NO ANSWER : 206
Answer key : D
133. Which among measures of central tendency is not influenced by outliers?
A. Mode C. Weighted mean

B. Mean D. Median
Answer key : A
134. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number described by 2?
A. ½ C. ¼
B. 1/3 D. 1/6
Answer key : D
135. If a student has an average of 76 % on his first two tests and has an average of 85 % on the
next four tests, what is the final average on all six tests?
A. 82. 0 % C. 80. 5 %
B. 82. 5 % D. 81. 3 %
Answer key : A
136. In the example of 10 to the 5th power + 6x the exponent is ____________________.
A. y C. 6
B. 5 D. 10
Answer key : B
137. Simplify: 6 – [3 – (-4) + 11 + 8]
A. -26 C. 26
B. 20 D. -20
Answer key : D
138. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by (x – 4)
A. 3x C. x
B. X – 4 D. 1/x
Answer key : D
139. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17.
What is the median score?
A. 14 C. 17
B. 16.5 D. 15.5
Answer key : A
140. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9)
A. 3 / (x – 3) C. 3 / (x + 1)
B. 3 / (x + 3) D. 3 / (x – 1)
Answer key : B
141. What are the prime factors of 120?
A. 2 x 2 x 2 x 6 x 5 C. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5
B. 2 x 4 x 3 x 5 D. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
Answer key : D
142. What is the least common multiple of 12 and 60?
A. 340 C. 120
B. 140 D. 360
Answer key : C
143. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______.
A. 13 C. 24
B. 14 D. 12
Answer key : D
144. Simplify (x2 – Y 2 ) / ( x + y)
A. y – x C. –x - -y
B. X – y D. –x + y
Answer key : B
145. Simplify 3(x – 4y) – (4y – 3x) – (2x + y)
A. 4x + 17y C. 4x – 17y
B. -4x + 17y D. -4 – 17y
Answer key : C
146. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the __________.
A. Area C. legs
B. Volume D. perimeter
Answer key : D
147. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the
triangle?
A. 50 square meters C. 20 square meters
B. 60 square meters D. 24 square meters
Answer key : A
148. A rectangular block of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and
weights 1000 N. How should this block be placed on a surface to exert the least pressure on the
sruface?
A. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side. C. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side.
B. All sides have equal pressure. D. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side.
Answer key : B
149. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its supplement. What is the measure of the larger
angle?
A. 110. 5 degrees C. 102. 5 degrees
B. 95. 5 degrees D. 77. 5 degrees
Answer key : C
150. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 95 C. 105
B. 120 D. 100
Answer key : B
151. What percent of 75 is 15?
A. 20% C.38%
B. 30% D. 40%
Answer key : A
152. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6
days and be alone in 3 days?
A. 2 1 2 days C. 3 days
B. 2 days D. 3 ½ days
Answer key : B
153. Guzman Company manufactures beds. In its catalogue, a double bed is priced at P5,000.00
less a discount to the trade of 20%. What will Rosan Departments Store have to pay for the bed?
A. P4,000.00 C. P4, 000. 00
B. P4,500. 00 D. P4,980. 00
Answer key : A
154. A receipt calls for 2 eggs for every cup of flour. If a head chef uses 28 cups of flour, how
many eggs will he need?
A. 56 eggs C. 65 eggs
B. 14 eggs D.55 eggs
Answer key : A
155. What is the total amount after adding interest of 8% on P10,000.00 for 3 years?
A. P12,400.00 C. P13,400. 00
B. P11, 000. 00 D. P15, 000. 00
Answer key : A
156. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ________________.
A. ½ C. ¼
B. 1/3 D. 1/8
Answer key : A
157. The slope of a line described by the equation 3x = (y + 4) 2 is ____________.
A. 6 C. 4
B. 3 IF / 2 NOT x2 (3/2) D. 8
Answer key : B
158. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four quarters.
A. Circle graph C. Pie graph
B. Line graph D. Bar graph
Answer key : B
159. It illustrates how a portion of the data relates with the whole.
A. Line graph C. Bar Graph
B. Pie graph D. Area diagram
Answer key : B
160. Activities connected by a computer system is described as _____________.
A. Virtual C. Network
B. Distance D. Online
Answer key : C
161. Which symbol is used to open a document?
A. Ctrl + V C. Ctrl + D
B. Ctrl + S D. Ctrl + O
Answer key : D
162. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the _____________.
A. E-shopping C. E-mail
B. E-registry D. E-learning
Answer key : C
163. ALT is the symbol for ________________
A. Back space C. Enter key
B. Alter key D. Control key
Answer key : B
164. Which of the following is not an input device?
A. Keyboard C. Monitor
B. Mouse D. Gaming Application
Answer key : D
165. Pillin and angkop pagpapakahulugan: Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga.
A. Mahirap unawain C. Madaldal
B. Mahina and boses D. Maingat
Answer key : D
166. Ito ay pagbasa ng pansamatala of di palagian. Ginagawa ito kung nais magpalipas ng oras.
A. Scanning C. Kaswal
B. Pre-viewing D. Masusi
Answer key : C
167. Isang paraan ng pagkuha ng datos na ginagamitan ng sunod-sunod na tatlong tuldok para
ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi sa talata.
A. Ellipsis C. Synopsis
B. Abstrak D. Sintesis
Answer key : A
168. Uri ng sanaysay na pangkaraniwan ang paksa, waring nakikipag-usap lamang.
A. Malikhain C. Masining
B. Malaya D. Maanyo
Answer key : B
169. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang

lahi/pangkat.
A. Dinamiko C. Arbitrary
B. Likas D. Masistema
Answer key : C
170. Ano ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at tambilang?
A. Gitling C. Panaklong
B. Tuldok D. Kuwit
Answer key : A
171. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral,
pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam at sinusulat sa paraang kawili-wili ay ________.
A. Pangulong tudling C. Lathalain
B. Kumento D. Editoryal
Answer key : C
172. Kapapasok pa lang nya sa silid. Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa aspetong
_____________.
A. Imperpektibo C. Pangnagdaan
B. Kontimplatibo D. Perpektibo
Answer key : C
173. Katangian ng mahusay na mananaliksik na marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa

ikagaganda ng pananaliksik.
A. Malikhain C. Maparaan
B. Bukas ang isipan D. Marunong tumanggi
Answer key : B
174. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na ay di pa sya dumarating?”
A. Pagkatuwa C. Pagkatakot
B. Pagkapoot D. Pagkagalit
Answer key : C
175. Sistematikong paglalarawan ng mga datos na estatistika.
A. Talahanayan C. Balangkas
B. Grap D. Mapa
Answer key : B
176. Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng pangungusap.
A. Semantika C. Pragmatika
B. Syntax D. Ortograpiya
Answer key : B
177. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o pangkapaligiran.
A. Temporal C. Penomenal
B. Eksistensyal D. Modal
Answer key : C
178. Orihinal: Mother cooked adobo for kuya Manuel. Salin: Si nanay ay nagluto ng adobo para
kay kuya Manuel. Ito ay pagsasaling?
A. Adaptasyon C. Idyomatiko
B. Malaya D. Literal
Answer key : D
179. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula.
A. Talinghaga C. Tugma
B. Kariktan D. Sukat
Answer key : D
180. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing

mapagkukunan ng mga literatura at pag-aaral?
A. Kabanata V C. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata IV D. Kabanata II
Answer key : D
181. Ang wastong kahulugan ng: The present problem is only a storm in a teacup.
A. May galit C. Matagumpay
B. Bale-wala D. Buong puso
Answer key : B
182. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang kahalong panlapi.
A. Gitlapi C. Salitang ugat
B. Ponema D. Laguhan
Answer key : C
183. Nagpapahayag lebel ng wika na impormal na nalikha at nabuo sa pagsasama-sama ng

mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba.
A. Kolokyal C. Pampanitikan
B. Lalawigan D. Balbal
Answer key : D
184. Uri ng panghalip na ginagamit na panturo sa mga bagay.
A. Palagyo C. Pamaklaw
B. Pamatlig D. Palayon
Answer key : B
185. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng ponema

sa salita.
A. Asimilasyon C. Pagkaltas
B. Paglapi D. Metatesis
Answer key : D
186. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
A. Okasyon C. Pagyayabang
B. Paksa D. Tagapakinig
Answer key : C
187. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay nagpapakahulugan ng _________________.
A. Magakahawig C. Magkapares
B. Idyoma D. Magkasalungat
Answer key : A
188. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo,” ang salitang malakas ay isang ________.
A. Pangatnig C. Pang-uri
B. Panghalip D. pandiwa
Answer key : C
189. Anu ang salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN?
A. Laban C. Labanan
B. Ilaban D. Paglaban
Answer key : A
190. Ito ang rutang dinaraanan ng mensahe ng tagapagsalita.
A. Participant C. konteksto
B. Tsanel D. Pdbak
Answer key : B
191. Kalabang mortal ng pakikinig.
A. Ingay C. Oras
B. Okasyon D. Salita
Answer key : A
192. Paraan ng pagbuo ng salita na ginagamitan ng tatlong uri ng panlapi.
A. Kabilaan C. Inunlapian
B. Laguhan D. Hinulapian
Answer key : B
193. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang mga reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay;
lumilikha sila ng sariling paraan sa mga gawaing pag-ulat.
A. Kombensyunal C. Masining
B. Masaklaw D. Di-kombensyunal
Answer key : D
194. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion, salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay
tinatawag na _____.
A. Pagtuklas C. paglalahad
B. Pakikinig D. talastasan
Answer key : D
195. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang
damdamin.
A. Jornalistik C. malikhain
B. Akademiko D. teknika
Answer key : C
196. Piliin and salitang walang diptonggo.
A. Musika C. kasuy
B. Bahay D. Sisiw
Answer key : A
197. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _______.
A. Dumihan C. madumi
B. Ma-dumi D. dumumi
Answer key : C
198. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
A. Paksa C. Tagapakinig
B. Okasyon D. Pagyayabang
Answer key : D
199. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga pangungusap nais ipahayag ng tao sa
kanyang kapwa ay ___________.
A. Wika C. bokabolaryo
B. Sining D. tunog
Answer key : A
200. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena, dali ay nagtataglay ng
A. Asimilasyon C. Tono
B. Metatesis D. Pagkaltas
Answer key : D
1. Which is the BEST synonym for the word ADVOCATE?
a. Determine
b. Predict
c. Pronounce
d. Support ✓
2. A distinctive type of literary composition such as epic, tragedy, comedy and novel.
a. Genre ✓
b. Literature
c. Prose
d. Form
3. Which term proves there is a gap of knowledge about the research topic?
a. Research Local
b. Blank Spot ✓
c. Research Instrument
d. Blind Spot
4. Which of the illustrative verbs in stating objectives does NOT belong to the group?
a. Define
b. Realize ✓
c. Explain
d. Cite
5. Eight pumps can fill a tank in 25 minutes. How long will 5 pumps of the same kind can fill a
tank?
a. 50
b. 30
c. 80
d.40 ✓
6. A car of Mr. Reyes consumes 9 liters of gasoline to cover 84 km. How far can it go on 12
liters of gasoline?
a. 112 ✓
b. 118
c. 110
d. 120
7. A square lot has an area of 121 square meters. What is the length of each side of the lot?
a. 13
b. 8
c. 11✓
d. 9
8. Ang tawag sa mga Pilipinong pumupunta sa ibang bansa upang magsimula ng HIMAGSIKAN
laban sa mga dayuhan?
a. Pilibustero✓
b. Kristiano
c. Terorista
d. Dayuhan
9. “Habang maiksi ang kumot. Matutong mamaluktot.” Ano ang nais sabihin nito?
a. Matutong bumili ng bagong kumot
b. Matutong maglustay at gumastos ng gumastos
c. Magtiyaga muna,matutong magtipid at mag-ipon✓
d. Matutong mamaluktot habang natutulog
10. "Malalim ang bulsa" ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay _____.
a. mapera
b. walang pera
c. kuripot✓
d. mapagbigay
11. This is considered to be the first manual data processing device developed in China in the
12th century A.D.
a. Hieroglyphics
b. Papyrus
c. Printing Press
d. Abacus✓
12. A methodology widely used for developing new training programs.
a. Microsoft
b. World Wide Web
c. Instructional Systems Design✓
d. Computer Technology
13. Can a person be imprisoned for debt?
a. Yes, if he stubbornly refuses to pay.
b. Yes, if he has no property with which to pay his debt.
c. No, if he can't pay the interest of his debt.
d. No. ✓
14. The first poem of Dr. Jose Rizal.
a. To My Fellow Children✓
b. My Last Farewell
c. A la juventud filipina
d. A Poem That Has No Title

15. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively more excessively moist climate and
limited arable lands?
a. Western
b. Eastern✓
c. Eastern and Central
d. Central and Western
16. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water,
the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ______________?
a. Asia ✓
b. Australia
c. Europe
d. Northern America
17. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas✓
d. Pedro Taruc
18. Iyon lamang nakakaranas ng mga lihim na kalungkutan ang maaring makakilala ng lihim na
kaligayahan. Ang mga Pahayag na ito ay nagsasaad ng _____.
a. paghihikahos sa buhay
b. kapangitan ng buhay
c. kalungkutan ng buhay
d. kagandahan ng buhay✓
19. Kilala siya sa tawag na “Piping Dilat”
a. Jose Rizal
b. Marcelo Del Pilar✓
c. Juan Luna
d. Andres Bonifacio
20. Alin sa sumusunod ang hindi tuluyang anyo ng panitikan?
a. Korido✓
b. Alamat
c. Kuwentong bayan
d.Maikling kuwento
21. The study of contemporary human societies.
a. Psychology
b. Cosmology
c. Cosmetology
d. Cultural anthropology✓
22. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Zambales
B. Tarlac
C. Nueva Vizcaya✓
D. Nueva Ecija
23. Which of the following quotations is the best example of aphorism?

a. "Out of the frying pan and into the fir."
b. "I fear thee, ancient mariner."
c. "That is no country for old men."
d. "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." ✓
24. “Father of modern periodic table of elements”
a. Socrates
b. GaLiLei
c. AristotLe
d. MendeLev✓
25. According to the 1987 Constitution, when should religion be taught to children in public
elementary and high schools?
a. After the regular class hours
b. During Saturdays
c. Within the regular class hour✓
d. During Fridays
26. The language problem was defined in the studies and surveys conducted as early as 1929.
The proposal to solve the problem is the use of the _____ for instruction from Grades 1 to 3.
a. vernacular✓
b. mother language
c. second language
d. first language
27. Whose values are most evident in children before they go to school?
a. Peer value system
b. Teacher-classmate value system
c. Mother-father value system✓
d. The maid or yaya value
28. The term of office for the President under the 1987 Constitution.
a. 3 years
b. 3 years with re-election
c. 6 years✓
d. 6 years with re-election
29. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where
do historians say civilization had first been born?
a. China
b. Middle East✓
c. Egypt
d. Jordan
30. If one side of a square is doubled in length and adjacent side is decreased by two
centimeters, the area of the resulting rectangle is 96 square centimeters larger than that of the
original square. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
a. 6 x 16
b. 10 x 24✓
c. 17 x 24
d. 24 x 24
31. What is the production of two usable forms of energy at the same time from the same
process?
a. Energy efficiency
b. Cogeneration✓
c. Conservation
d. Sustainable energy
32. A projectile always travels in a _____.
a. parabolic path✓
b. linear path
c. circular path
d. linear and parabolic paths
33. The words "inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and unaware" have prefixes which are
classified as _____.
a. neutral
b. common
c. positive
d. negative✓
34. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home.
a. at✓
b. in
c. towards
d. on
35. Which among the following statements is ALWAYS TRUE?
a. The supplement of an angle is acute.

b. Two supplementary angles are congruent.
c. The complement of an angle is obtuse.
d. The complement of any acute angle is acute. ✓
36. Evaluate the following expression: 5 + 3 (42 + 7) - 7 (2 + 32 x 8)0
a. 0
b. 7
c. 152✓
d. -444
37. What number is 65 more than 40?
a. 100
b. 105✓
c. 130
d.140
38. What country culture usually shows courtesy by living their footware on the stairs?
a. Italian
b. Japanese ✓
c. American
d. Chinese
39. Who made the geocentric model of the solar system?
a. Fred Hoyle
b. Georges Lemaitre
c. Ptolemy ✓
d. Geoffrey Burbidge
40. 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. Julian Montalan
b. Macario Sakay✓
c. Licerio Geronimo
d. Artemio Ricarte
41. Mary and Samantha have 72 pieces of candy altogether. If they split them in half, how many
would each girl have?
a. 30
b. 25
c. 37
d. 36✓
42. This law promotes responsible family and proper use of reproductive methods to eliminate
over-population growth.
a. RH Bill
b. Reproductive Law
c. Family Planning
d. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law✓
43. The Philippines are located in ___________.
a. Southeastern Asia✓
b. Southwestern Asia
c. Southeastern Europe
d. Southwestern Europe
44. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?
a. Palsmodium falciparum
b. Influenza sp.
c. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria✓
d. Yersinia pestis
45. Ito ay isang agham na tumatalakay sa produksyon at distribusyon ng yaman ng bansa.
a. Pisika
b. Biyolohiya
c. Ekonomiks✓
d. Pamamahala
46. Alin ang wastong salita ng bata?
a. Nanay, darating ako diyan
b. Ako, nanay, darating ako diyan
c. Darating nanay ako.
d. Nanay, akoy darating diyan? ✓
47. What is the best description of a point?
a. straight path that has no thickness and extends forever
b. names a location, has no size✓
c. flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever

d. none of these
48. Justin mows lawns for extra money. If he mows 5 lawns in one hour and has 30 lawns to
mow, how long will it take him to mow all of them?
a. 6 hours✓
b. 5 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 3 hours
49. Which of the given fraction is equal to 12/84?
a. 7/42
b. 1/8
c. 6/42
d. 1/7✓
50. Which of the following is the best technique to loosen two tumblers that are stuck one
inside the other?
a. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with hot water
b. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with cold water
c. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with hot water
d. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with cold water✓
51. The nearest post office is on _____.
a. Twenty Second Street
b. Twenty second Street
c. Twenty-second Street✓
d. Twenty-second street
52. The term of office of the President and Vice-president of the Philippines shall be up to how
many years?
a. 3 years
b. 6 years✓
c. 5 years
d. 4 years
53. Find the correct spelling from below options.
a. Puerille
b. Puerile✓
c. Puerrile
d. Purrile
54. “Huwag ka ng mahuhuli sa lakad, “ ayon kay Shiela. “Oo naman, “ sagot ng kapatid. Ano ang
kahulugan ng sagot?
a. Sasama siya talaga
b. Sasama siya ngunit depende sa gising
c. Di nakatitiyak siya’y makakasama
d. Tiyak siyang sasama✓
55. How many meters in 5 kilometers?
a. 3000
b. 7000
c. 5000✓
d. 8000
56. The executive power shall be vested in the ____.
a. The Congress
b. House of Representatives
c. President of the Philippines✓
d. The Supreme Court
57. Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1919. What was the
title of the poem that he was most known for?
a. "The Victim"
b. "Pearl"
c. "The Stranger"
d. "Olympian Spring"✓
58. The Vice-Governor said, "I _____ won the election without the backing of a religious sect.
a. could had
b. should have not✓
c. shall have not
c. should
59. How far is the sun away from the earth?
a. 149.6 million km✓
b. 22.3 million km
c. 126.9 million km
d. 304.2 million km
60. Which one cannot be found in Bicol Region?
a. Sorsogon
b. Camarines Norte
c. Romblon✓
d. Camarines Sur
61. The Philippines counts more than 7, 114 islands. Why are some islands not fully identified?
a. Some are not inhabited
b. Some submerged after a volcanic eruption
c. Some have not been surveyed
d. Some are only seen during low tides✓
62. Families in the troubled Mindanao areas were _____.
a. Scared so they left their homes, ✓
b. Satisfied with the peace efforts,
c. Unmindful of the events so they stayed home,
d. Happy gunshots filled the air,
63. A girl scout qualified to join an encampment in England. What advantages would she profit
from the experience?
a. Understanding of other girls in the world✓
b. See the world
c. Present Filipino values at the camp
d. Feel the sisterhood among other girls

64. What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?
a. The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.
b. The plant cell will shrivel.
c. No effect on the plant cell.
d. The plant cell will swell. ✓
65. Igor's nipa hut was destroyed _____ by typhoon Peping.
a. altogether
b. at all
c. altogether ✓
d. all together
66. Neither of them _____ expert on the subject.
a. is
b. are
c. is an✓
d. is
67. The weather bureau gave this warning during thunderstorm. Which comes first?
a. Lightning flashes first✓
b. Lightning and thunder are simultaneous
c. Thunder sounds spread fast
d. Thunder follows all lightning
68. Rabies comes from dog and other bites. How could this be prevented?
a. Have the dog vaccinated with anti-rabies✓
b. Tie the dogs at all times
c. Keep the dogs in cage
d. Kill the dog that bites
69. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents
it.
a. Personification
b. Metonymy✓
c. Euphemism
d. Comparison
70. Roset can finish a project in 10 hours while Sheena can do the same project in 8 hours. How
long will it take them to finish the project together?
a. 4.00 hours
b. 3.44 hours
c. 4.44 hours✓
d. 18 hours
71. A projectile always travels in a _____.
a. parabolic path✓
b. circular path
c. linear path
d. linear and parabolic paths
72. World body with 143 member-countries that set governing rules in economic relations and
trade.
a. World Trade Organization✓
b. United Nations
c. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
d. U.N. Conference on Trade and Development
73. It is the environmental milestone that requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and
ban the use of incinerators.
a. The Greenpeace Act
b. The Environmental Care Act
c. The Clean Air Act✓
d. The Anti-Pollution Law
74. The Father of Philippine Democracy and Philippine Army Special Forces.
a. Jose Rizal
b. Guillermo E. Tolentino
c. Crisanto Evangelista
d. Fidel V. Ramos✓
75. "And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind."
a. Metaphor
b. Simile✓
c. Hyperbole
d. Irony
76. Anong babala sa Maynila na dapat sundin ng lahat?
a. Huwag umiihi sa pader

b. Huwag umihi sa pader✓
c. Huwag mag-iihi sa pader
d. Huwag mag-iihi sa pader
77. Tapos na ang klase kapag tumunog na ang _____.
a. agunyas
b. kampana✓
c. batingting
d. kampanilya
78. Stagflation occurs when the economy experiences _____.
a. falling prices and falling output
b. falling prices and rising output
c. rising prices and falling output✓
d. rising prices and rising output
79. The sum of three consecutive integers is 96. What are the integers?
a. 31, 32, 33✓
b. 33, 34, 35
c. 32, 33, 34
d. 30, 32, 34
80. If 25% of 50% of 80 is 10, then 1/4 of 5/10 of 80 is _____.
a. 15
b. 40
c. 10✓
d. 20
81. Add: 48.63 + 96.28 + 436.45 + .2385 = ?
a. 581.5985✓
b. 581.5986
c. 581.5990
d. 581.60
82. In the Philippine history, who was known as "The Great Dissenter"?
a. Eulogio Rodrigues
b. Claro M. Recto✓
c. Camilo Osias
d. Manuel Roxas
83 Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3?
a. Manganese flouride (III)
b. Manganese (I) flouride (III)
c. Manganese (III) flouride ✓
d. Manganese (III) flouride (III)
84. What is the smallest positive number which, when it is divided by 3, 4 or 5, will leave a
remainder of 2?
a. 22
b. 222
c. 62✓
d. 182
85. _____ is to insects as toxicology is to _____
a. phraseology : behavior
b. etymology : toxicity
c. ichthyology : dinosaurs
d. entomology : poisons✓
86. What is the measure of an interior angle of a dodecagon?
a. 120 degrees
b. 140 derees
c. 150 degrees✓
d. 130 degrees
87. The statue was erected in _____ to war heroes.
a. irreverence
b. homage✓
c. defence
d. protection
88. The suggestions of the employees _____ appropriate.
a. seem✓
b. is very
c. is
d. seems
89. He is known as the “poor boy from Lubao”, in the province of Pampanga.
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Manny Pacquiao
c. Diosdado Macapagal✓
d. Benigno Aquino
90. What utterance shows determination?
a. I have good news for you
b. What a shame, she came back
c. This time, I have not made my mind
d. This time I won't stop schooling✓
91. Which among the following is an example of a transfer payment?
a. Government purchases
b. Profit
c. Unemployment benefits✓
d. Rent
92. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of an icosagon?
a. 3140
b. 3100
c. 3240✓
d. 2850
93. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so
-called "Tagalog Republic"?
a. Gregorio del Pilar
b. Manuel Tinio
c. Miguel Malvar
d. Macario Sakay✓
94. “Pinaniwala niya ang mga tao na siya ang kanilang tagapagligtas mula sa delubyo.” Anong
uri ng tayutay ito?
a. Oksimoron
b. Aliterasyon
c. Personipikasyon
d. Alusyon✓
95. Is land grabbing an act of deprivation of property without due process?
a. No, if the land grabber is landless.
b. Yes✓
c. Yes, if the land grabber is rich.
d. No
96. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon _____ the phone.
a. at
b. in
c. on✓
d. with
97. “The rush of this stream, its bamboo shaft, its humid air, is a whisper of nature.” This is an
example of _?
a. Onomatopoeia✓
b. Alliteration
c. Apostrophe
d. Exclamation
98. It is the distance traveled by the body per unit time and tells how fast or slow the body
moves.
a. velocity
b. acceleration
c. speed✓
d. thrust
99. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
a. Abakada
b. Roman alphabet
c. Alibata✓
d. Balitaw
100. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against
the government because it did not allow proper burial for his brother?
a. Macario Sacay
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Diego Silang
d. Francisco Dagahoy✓
101. The Philippines is dominantly a Christian country in the Orient, yet according to survey it is
the top 5 as the most corrupt nation in Asia. What does this point to in Philippine Society?
a. Prevalence of ethnocentrism
b. Lack of cultural integration✓
c. Prevalence of xenocentrism
d. Presence of cultural differences
102. A society cannot exist without a government. Which word is synonymous with government?
a. Check-and-balance
b. Domination
c. Restraint
d. Authority✓
103. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced by man. Which are
examples of material culture?
a. Ceremonies of Ivatans
b. Stone walls of Tasadays✓
c. Moriones festival
d. Sinulog celebrations
104. Under the 1987 Constitution, which among its' basic principles embody the sociological
aspects of life?
a. Separation of State and Church
b. Recognition of Family as a basic social institution✓
c. Empowerment of People Power
d. Empowerment of Suffrage
105. What is the main goal of drug abuse education?

a. arrest
b. control
c. prevention✓
d. rehabilitation
106. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner. What body will assume
jurisdiction over the case?
a. Electoral Tribunal✓
b. COMELEC
c. Supreme Court
d. Regional Trial Court
107. Which of the following would refer to the "Funnel Effect"?
a. very few criminals are actually punished
b. every criminal would be caught and be punished✓
c. criminal justice is fully implemented in the Philippines
d. all crimes are under the same criminal justice
108. It is the corporate mind of the pupils and teachers organized around principles of
knowledge in which all minds are thinking as one.
a. educative mind
b. social mind✓
c. philosophical mind
d. intelligence
109. Refers to the passing of culture to the next generation.

a. arts
b. language
c. religion
d. education✓
110. What does "capital" in economics refer to?
a. Profit and labor spent for the business
b. Outcome of a business transaction
c. Investment and loss computed
d. Money/machines invested to transact business✓
111. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilation policy
during the American colonial years of the Philippines?
a. William Mckinley✓
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Franklin Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilson
112. How is the crime of rape classified?
a. Homicide
b. Heinous✓
c. Malicious Mischief
d. Slander
113. Upon which is based the claim that there is no single universal standard to be used to
judge any culture-based?
a. Ethnical relativism
b. Cultural relativism✓
c. Culture shock
d. Cultural diversity
114. Which of the following state is the right to human dignity?
a. honor and reputation✓
b. political independence
c. property ownership
d. fair trial
115. Under which group do the Sunday churchgoers in a Cathedral fall?
a. Primary group
b. Tertiary group
c. Elementary group
d. Secondary group✓
116. Which among the following best describes a recession?
a. A fall in real GNP over two consecutive time periods✓
b. No change in real GNP from one period to the next
c. Norminal GNP declines from one period to the next
d. An increase in real GNP from one period to the next
117. Which is an unlawful act of scaping from payment of taxes?
a. Exemption
b. Avoidance
c. Evasion✓
d. Shifting
118. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. A square is a rhombus. ✓
b. A rhombus is a rectangle.
c. A parallelogram is a trapezoid.
d. A rectangle is a square.
119. What is 44 percent of 80?
a. 25.5
b. 40.5
c. 35.2✓
d. 30.2
120. How many years are there in a centennial?
a. 50
b. 100✓
c. 10
d. 20
121. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1980 degrees? How many sides
does it have?
a. 12
b. 13✓
c. 14
d. 11
122. When +3 is added to -5, the answer is ____
a. -15
b. +2
c. -8
d. -2✓
123. Siya ay may “kutsarang pilak” nang ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang _____
a. masalita
b. mayaman✓
c. mahirap
d. tahimik
124. Birds have shapes that influenced the building of aircrafts. What feature is most present in
airplanes?
a. The presence of hollow oblong body
b. The presence of head
b. The presence of a tail
d. The presence of wings✓
125. What element has six protons, neutrons and electrons?
a. Carbon✓
b. Calcium
c. Copper
d. Curium
125. 2 is what percent of 5?
a. 25%
b. 35%
c. 40%✓
d. 38%
126. What is the average of the first 100 positive integers?
a. 50
b. 50.5✓
c. 51
d. 49.5
127. A man receives 96 for 6 days. At the same rate how much will he receive on 10 days?
a. 120
b. 140
c. 160✓
d. 180
128. The world of nations is suffering from recession and so nations are experiencing the
following EXCEPT _____.
a. there is a drop in total spending
b. production is slowing down
c. people are losing their jobs
d. businesses are raking bigger profits✓

129. Which of the following sentences is a Metaphor?
a. The light flows into the bowl of the midnight sky, violet, amber and rose. ✓
b. Gunpowder was discovers in the process of looking for the elixir for immortality
c. They ran like greased lightning.
d. Laugh a drink from the deep blue cup of sky ✓
130. A distinctive type of literary composition such as epic, tragedy, comedy and novel.
a. genre✓
b. literature
c. prose
d. form
131. A square lot has an area of 121 square meters. What is the length of each side of the lot?
a. 13
b. 8
c. 11✓
d. 9
132. "LASER" is derived from the phrase?
a. Light Application by Simulated Emission of Radiation
b. Light Amplification by Simulated Ejection of Radiation
c. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation✓
d. Light Application by Simulated Emission of Radiation
133. What number is the solution for 24 more than 90?

a. 145
b. 66
c. 90
d. 114 ✓
134. Which of the following statements is TRUE about parasites and their relationships with
their host?
a. Neither the parasite nor host is really harmed in their symbiotic relationships.
b. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed.
c. The parasites enjoy the benefits of a relationship in which the host is harmed or killed. ✓
d. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed.
135. Which of the following is not an input device?
a. Keyboard
b. Mouse
c. Monitor
d. Gaming Application✓
136. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
a. St. John
b. St. Augustine✓
c. St. Benedict
d. St. Peter
137. If a=3, b=4, and c=6, find the value of square root of b square?
a. 2
b. 8
c. 16
d. 4✓
138. The palay harvested is 2 and ½ kg. Convert this into grams.
a. 2000 grams
b. 3000 grams
c. 2500 grams✓
d. 3500 grams
139. He wrote the famous letter "To The Women of Malolos."
a. Emilio Jacinto
b. Gregorio del Pilar
c. Andres Bonifacio
d. Jose Rizal✓
140. Many a man _____ to be rich and famous.
a. desire
b. is desiring
c. desires✓
d. desiring
141. Which statement does NOT describe the “Homo Habilis?”
a. Stone tools were discovered alongside their remains.
b. They have more technical knowledge compared to the Australopithecus.

c. Their body structure suggests that they walked upright.
d. There were signs that they knew how to manipulate fire. ✓
142. A certain number doubled and increased by 10 is 14. What is the number?
a. 2✓
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
143. What is the greatest common factor of 4, 6, 8?
a. 2✓
b.3
c. 4
d. 6
144. Bile is secreted by the ___.
a. lungs
b. liver✓
c. gallbladder
d. stomach
145. What number is the solution for 24 more than 90?
a. 90
b. 112
c. 130
d. 114✓
146. What is the missing number in 4/6 x 2/3 =?
a. 3/8
b. 4/9✓
c. 2/6
d. 3/7
147. What is the word for 150 year anniversary?
a. Sesquicentennial✓
b. Quasquicentennial
c. Centennial
d. Septuagennial
148. One half of what number is 15?
a. 16
b. 12
c. 30✓
d. 34
149. To which type of rock does granite belong?
a. Metamorphic
b. Deposits
c. Igneous✓
d. Sedimentary
150. The proper disposal of garbage has improved the environment. The best process of
handling waste is through
a. Recycling biodegradable waste✓
b. Emerging waste water soluble waste
c. Utilization of organic compounds
d. Burning non-biodegradable waste
151. What is the power of the State to take private property for public use upon payment of a
just compensation?
a. right of confiscation
b. right of sequestration
c. right of eminent domain✓
d. right of limiting resources
152. At San Antonio's Town Plaza, the number of trees planted by a group of students increased
from 1,350 in 2012 to 2,175 in 2013. What was the rate of increase in the number of trees
planted?
a. 82%
b. 61%✓
c. 55%
d. 75%
153. Mel is 67 years old. His son Jay is 29 years old. In how many years will Jay be exactly half
his father's age?
a. 10
b. 8
c. 9✓
d. 6
154. Add: 48.63 + 96.28 + 436.45 + .2385 = ?
a. 581.60✓
b. 581.5990
c. 581.59
d. 581.5985
155. Find the correctly spelt word.
a. Asspersion
b. Voluptuous✓
c. Voguei
d. Equestrain
156. Find the correctly spelt word.
a. Schedule✓
b. Schdule
c. Schedeule
d. Schedulle
157. How does forest protect our source of water?
a. they use water for food production
b. they let water flow to the lowlands
c. they prevent flash floods and landslides

d. they serve as water holders✓
158. A father was misunderstood by his teenage boy because:
a. The father could not tolerate a live-in arrangement of his son.
b. The father abhorred and mistook modernization as being fresh
c. The father imposed on his values on courting and marriage
d. The father did not understand the teenage values on dating✓
159. There are four rooms for rent in a corner building. Each room is 114 sq m in area. How
much will Ms. Cruz pay for the 4 rooms for one year if the cost per square meter is P350?
a. P 1,925,200
b. P 1,915.20
c. P 19,915,200
d. P 1,915,200✓
160. Anatole France in Thais is quoted often for these lines-“Fish, which are put upon dry land,
die, in the same way, monks wholeave their cells and mix with the world deviate from their holy
purpose.” This means _____________.
a. One should stay only in his habitat✓
b. Living another life means death
c. Monks living out of the monastery violate their holiness
d. Monks should never live out of the monastery
161. Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE source of energy?
a. Natural Gas✓
b. Geothermal Power
c. Wind Power
d. Solar Power
162. Opening of cement plants requires getting a DENR clearance. Which of these clearances
are required?
a. Air Pollution Clearance
b. Waste Disposal
c. BIR
d. Environmental Clearance (ECC) ✓
163. A refrigerator van brought fish from Davao. The total fish brought in was 1, 250 kg. There
were 48 kg left after dealers brought their share. How many kg were sold?
a. 1202 kg ✓
b. 1102 kg
c. 1302 kg
d. 1203 kg
164. A poem written on the death of someone love and lost.
a. ode
b. epic
c. sonnet
d. elegy✓
165. Army men who are rescued from insurgent kidnap undergo medical check-up. Why is this
done?
a. To protect the prisoner from further harassment
b. To avoid relapses from illness while in hiding
c. To determine the physical and mental state of the army men✓

d. To determine the loyalty of this army men
166. Teachers allow students to explain their answers in dialects. This is an approach on
________.
a. Multilingual level
b. Bilingual level
c. Dialectic level✓
d. Monolingual level
167. In Italy, each flock has 40 heads. There are a total of 2,240 heads. How many flocks will the
farm have?
a. 54
b. 50
c. 56✓
d. 57
168. Brenda has saved 300 coins, consisting of 25 centavo and 10 centavo coins. If the total
value of her savings is 45 pesos, how many 10 centavo coins did she save?
a. 300
b. 200✓
c. 100
d. 400
169. Miss Santiago's class has 20 boys 15 girls in her English class. What percent of the
students are girls?
a. 44%
b. 43%✓
c. 28%
d. 50%
170. Children are fond of pets. One time a pet dog growled and bit a child. How will the owner
handle the situation?
a. Allow the dog to be observed for 10-18 days before giving anti-rabies injection✓
b. Use the dog’s brain to treat the wound
c. Kill the dog
d. Tie the dog and feed it regularly
171. Give the substitute: NUMISMATIST
a. One who collect dresses
b. One who collect tickets
c. One who collect coins✓
d. One who collect autographs
172. Local peace negotiations should be the primary concern of what office?
a. Local municipal and provincial executives✓
b. Church hierarchy
c. Philippine National Police
d. Philippine marine SWAT force
173. What is the atomic number of Potassium?
a. 20
b. 15
c. 19✓
d. 17
174. If 35% of the graduating class failed in NSAT and 260 passed. How many failed?
a. 105
b. 140 ✓
c. 130
d. 91
175. “Ang di marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay di makararating sa paroroonan. “Itoy
a. Babala sa maikli ang pag-iisip
b. Babala sa mga mayaman
c. Babala sa nakalimot ng kanyang tunay na buhay✓
d. Babala sa bagong mayaman
176. How many years are there in a decade?
a. 10 years ✓
b. 50 years
c. 20 years
d. 5 years
177. A traveler was helped by other passengers for his extra weight of 112kg. There were
travelers who gave their allotment of 25kg. How many more extra weight will be pay?
a. 35 kg
b. 37 kg ✓
c. 48 kg
d. 38 kg
178. What comes out of this conversation? “Really?” “Yes, she wanted to find out all about your
house. She even asked how old your servants were.” And Jeanne burst out laughing. “I’m
distrustful Isn’t it. Very natural to feel uneasy about what one cannot understand.”
a. Someone was scrutinizing Jeanne✓
b. Jeanne was wary about the questions raised
c. There is an inquiry going on
d. People can be snoopy at times
179. Give the Antonym: SARTORIAL
a. Sincere
b. Inelegant
c. Cheerful
d. Homespun✓
180. Monica obtained the following results from her mathematics exams: 80, 82, 83, 91. What
score must she get on the next exam so that her average score is 85?
a. 89✓
b. 92
c. 85
d. 93
181. 7 is 5% of what number?
a. 140✓
b. 145
c. 120
d. 125
182. For the fruit punch, 3050 mL of fruit juice is needed. How much fruit juice is needed in
dekaliters?
a. 5.03 daL
b. 0.053 daL
c. 3.05 daL
d. 0.305 daL✓
183. What is the Antonym of the word EXODUS?
a. migration
b. arrival✓
c. offgoing
d. retreat
184. Antonym of: Subservient
a. aggressive
b. straightforward
c. dignified✓
d. supercilious
185. Antonym of RECONDITE is _?
a. occult
b. pedantic
c. hermetic
d. manifest✓
186. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: taking notes; writing
essays; study techniques and examinations; improving your reading, etc?
a. Skill syllabus✓
b. Skills and strategies
c. Discourse/skills syllabus
d. Functional/task-based syllabus
187. Higit na naipapamalas ng mga mag-aaral ang kanilang kakayahang komunikatibo sa

pamamagitan ng paglalapat ng wika sa mga sitwasyong pang-araw araw na buhay. Samakatwid,
ito ay nasa yugto ng _____.
a. aktwal na pagsasalita✓
b. paglalahat
c. paglalahad
d. pagsasanay
188. The result when there is lack of cohesion among gas molecules.
a. molecules are compressed into smaller volumes
b. gas molecules are confined and kept together
c. opposing forces come into play
d. molecules move freely in all directions✓
189. "I will take the road less travelled by and be condemned if necessary" said one politician.
His decision shows _____.
a. regrets come before decision
b. regrets come after decisions
c. decisions are made despite differences from the majority✓
d. decisions are made on the crossroads
190. The _____ of the story is not to count your eggs until they are hatched.
a. morale
b. moralism
c. morality
d. moral✓
191. People who are too _____ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.
a. demanding
b. cynical
c. credulous✓
d. wary
192. The Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War.
a. Frige
b. Zeus
c. Athena✓
d. Odysseus
193. I rent out for P 10,000 per, month my only building and lot to the Jesus is Lord Group which
uses it exclusively for religious purposes. I am exempt from payment of _____.
a. professional tax
b. property tax✓
c. income tax
d. community tax
194. The secret society Jose Rizal established designed to promote civic and patriotic
education among the Filipinos.
a. Companerismo✓
b. Propaganda
c. La Liga Filipina
d. La Juventud
195. In which form of government are all citizens treated as equals on certain dimensions such
as religion, politics, economics, social status and culture?
a. Totalitarianism
b. Democracy
c. Socialism
d. Egalitarianism✓
196. A policy that controls taxes and government expenditures
a. monetary policy
b. trade policy
c. fiscal policy✓
d. investment policy
197. Who said eureka?
a. Archimedes✓
b. René Descartes
c. Francis Bacon
d. Dr. Stephen R. Covey
198. A bill becomes a law even if not signed by the President after _____ days.
a. 40
b. 20
c. 60
d. 30✓
199. Gross Domestic Product is the sum of the market value of the _____.
a. intermediate goods
b. final goods and services✓
c. interior goods and services
d. manufactured goods
200. Carter’s part in relinquishing U.S. control of the Canal Zone to Panama is described as a
victory for ___.
a. conservatism
b. anti-imperialism✓
c. isolationism
d. imperialism

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B. Would have been D. Would be

2. When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt _________________.

4. My sister and I met an acquaintance of ____________ on the shopping mall.

5. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _______________.

A. Him, them C. Her, us

7. The student’s request to re-set the test _____________ reasonable.

The mother’s financial resources are________________________.

A. More than enough C. Miserable

A. Uneducated C. Awkward looking

B. Low profile D. Smart

13. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound ___________________.

16. What figure of speech is: “The Lord is my sheperd”

19. “She is a lovely rose” is ____________________.

The main thought of the excerpt it that ___________________

A. Mercy is only for deserving

B. Mercy is limited in extent

C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given.

D. Mercy comes from the rain.

22. Though nothing can bring back

The hour of splendor in the glass,

We will grieve not,

Rather find strength in what remains behind.

This stanza expresses _________________________.

A. Romeo and Juliet C. Anthony and Cleopatra

B. Hamlet and Ophelia D. Ana and the King

25. Who is the father of Modern Psychology?

26. Famous sculptor of landmark structures.

27. What is the lowest form of learning?

28. Which of the following is the study of human behavior?

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.

A. No force is acting on it.

B. The textbook undergoes acceleration.

C. The sum of the forces acting upon it is zero.

D. The textbook undergoes deceleration.

A. Mao Tze Tung C. Mencius

A. Educational theory C. Educational psychology

B. Educational philosophy D. Educational sociology

A. A sense of common good. C. “Pakikisama”

B. A sense of national pride. D. The habits of discipline and hard work

36. Who is the proponent of the arena theater?

37. She is known for the love sonnets she wrote.

B. Edith Trempo D. Ophelia Dimalanta

38. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns?

A. Rig Veda C. Upanishad

39. Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?

A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered.

B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.

C. Avoid challenging tasks.

D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.

41. Haiku is traditional Japanese poems consisting of ___________________.

A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic.

B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic.

C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as topic.

A. Edilberto Tiempo C. Sionil Jose

B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia Villa

A. Buenaventura C. San Pedro

A. Classified Section C. Headline

B. Obituary D. Editorial Section

B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative powers

46. Who was the last Spanish Governal-General of the Philippines?

5. We admire _ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _____.