VOCABULARY

1. NOMINAL – insignificant
2. CIRCUMSPECT – prudent
3. INDIGNANT – angry
4. RECTIFIED - corrected
5. DEADLOCK - standstill
6. PRECIPITATED – triggered
7. EXASPERATED – irritated
8. PROPONENT - defender
9. STREAMLINING – simplifying
10. UNDERSCORED - stressed
11. SPURRED – favored
12. QUELL - pacify
13. MENACE - threat
14. PROPOUNDED - proposed
15. BELEAGUERED - bothered
16. TANTAMOUNT – equivalent
17. ILLUSTRIOUS – distinguished
18. EXTOLLED - praised
19. INDIGENT - poor
20. LEVERAGE – capacity
21. FLAGRANT - glaring
22. COORDINATION - harmony
23. VORACIOUS - greedy
24. DOGMATIC – opinionated
25. ACCOSTED - confronted
26. IMPOVERISHED – indigent
27. REPERCUSSIONS - effects
28. DAUNTLESS – courageous
29. AFFLICTED – burdened
30. AVERSE – reluctant
31. CHURLISH – ill-tempered
32. SIFT – analyse
33. ADDUCE - cite
34. CHICANERY - trickery
35. SAVANT - scholar
36. DURES – compulsions
37. TREPIDATIONS – apprehensive
38. VESTIGES - relics
39. PLACATE – appease
40. ASTOUNDED - amazed
41. INEBRIATED – intoxicated
42. FIDGETED – acted nervously
43. SUFFUSED – infused
 44. CONJECTURE – wild guess
45. IMMOLATE – sacrifice
46. FURTIVE - secret
47. PROPITIOUS – favorable
48. SPECIOUS – misleading
49. DWINDLED – decreased
50. INCORRIGIBLE – violent
51. INCOGNITO – unrecognized
52. VIXEN - quarrelsome
53. PALPABLE - obvious
54. FATHOM – comprehend
55. REPUGNANT – objectionable
56. STUNT - hinder
57. REFUTE – contradict
58. EMBROIL - muddle
59. INURED – accustomed
60. REQUITED - repaid
61. BESTIAL - cruel
62. IMPRUDENT - unwise
63. JEOPARDY - danger
64. JEJUNE - dull
65. LUGUBRIOUS - mournful
66. SIMULATE - imitate
67. VITUPERATED - scolded
68. MMUTABLE - changeable
69. COMMISERATE - sympathetic
70. MILIEU – surrounding
71. IRRETRIEVABLY – impossibly
72. SENTINEL - guard
73. TENACITY – persistence
74. PERNICIOUS - loaded
75. IRASCIBLE - irritable
76. UNSCATHED - unharmed
77. IMPERVIOUS – unaffected
78. SUMPTUOUS - lavish
79. TRENCHANT - empathetic
80. DELETERIOUS – harmful
81. AFFABLE – approachable
82. TUMALIMA - sumunod
83. IPAHIWATIG - ipaliwanag
84. TUMALILIS - umalis
85. NAGSIMPAN – nag-ipon
86. PAGPAPASINAYA - pagbubukas

WORD ANALOGY
1. 5 Bow is to STERN
2. 3 Larceny is to STEAL
3. 1 Island is to ARCHIPELAGO
4. 4 Body is to PHYSIOLOGY
5. 5 Tanning is to LEATHER
6. 3 Indemnity is to INJURY
7. 3 Caliper is to DIAMETER
8. 1 Contemporary is to PERIOD
9. 2 Cabbage is to HEAD
10. 5 Inconsonant is to COMMON
11. 5 Captivate is to FASCINATE
12. 3 Fuse is to SOCKET
13. 3 Ballet is to CHOREOGRAPHER
14. 2 Printing Press is to DUPLICATION
15. 5 Ichthyologist is to FISHES
16. 4 Smoke is to CHIMNEY
17. 2 Deceleration is to SPEED
18. 5 Inquisition is to INVESTIGATION
19. 2 Yawn is to LONELINESS
20. 4 Ardent is to SKILLFUL
21. 1 Spur is to URGE
22. 5 Money is to SQUANDER
23. 2 Bulk is to SHRINKAGE
24. 3 Genre is to CLASSIFICATION
25. 3 Untoward is to UNFAVORABLE
26. 5 Bodacious is to NOTEWORTHY
27. 2 Entrepreneur is to CAPITALISM
28. 4 Irreparable is to RESTORED
29. 2 Defunct is to DEAD
30. 2 Enigma is to RIDDLE
31. 3
32. 4 Urgent is to PRESSING
33. 1
34. 3 Affinity is to MARRIAGE
35. 1
36. 1 Condolence is to LONELINESS
37. 3 Star is to GALAXY
38. 2 SCABBARD is to Sword as Holster is to PISTOL
39. 1 OBJECT is to oppose as Halt is to STOP
40. 3 FISH is to School as CONSTELLATION is to star
41. 1 DUTY is to Obligation as to Prerogative is to RIGHT
42. 55 CAMERA is to Tripod as Statue is to PEDESTAL
43. 5 RAG is to weaver as CANDLE is to Chandelier
44. 2 CERTAIN is to Definite as Unclear is to VAGUE
 45. 2 AGILE is to quick as to Gracious is to COURTEOUS
46. 3 WALK is to Limp as Breathe is to ASTHMA
47. 5 FEARSOME is to Ominous as Harmonious is to COMPATIBLE
48. 4 SCALE is to Justice as Wreath is to VICTORY
49. 5 CIRCLE is to Sphere as Square is to CUBE
50. 5 FRIENDLY is to Hostile as to Arrogant is to MODEST
51. 3 POLITICS is to GRAFT
52. 2 CAR is to GARAGE
53. 1 Future is HOPE as Yesterday is to PAST
54. 1 PRINCIPAL is to DOCTOR
55. 1 TITLE is to NOVEL

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The Constitution protects the lives of its unborn citizens. This means that, The unborn is given
equal rights as any born in the country
2. Under the 1987 Constitution, the State is mandated to assign the highest budgetary priority to
EDUCATION.
3. PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES exercise general supervision over all local governments
4. RELIGIOUS sectors is NOT representing in the House of Representatives through the party-list
system
5. Due process of law means that the accused Presumed innocent und proven guilty

6. The Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution does not allow involuntary servitude EXCEPT
Punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
7. Elective or appointive public officials or employees cannot accept any present, compensation,
office, or title of any kind from any foreign government without the consent of CONGRESS
8. SENATE body has the sole power to hear and decide all cases of impeachment.
9. can be considered as an accessory penalty of an impeachment case Administrative proceedings

10. police officer who detains a suspect longer than what is required by law is liable for Illegal
Detention
11. VICE PRESIDENT may be appointed as member of the Cabinet without needing confirmation
from the Commission on Appointments
12. power of the president to disapprove a bill passed by Congress due to allegations that said bill
was a hasty and ill- considered legislation is known as power Veto
13. the following government officials may be removed from office by impeachment EXCEPT one
Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan
14. JURISDICTION refers to the power and authority of a court to hear, try, and decide a case.
15. RIGHTS AGAINST SELF-INCRIMATION Our Constitution provides that no person shall be
compelled to be a witness against oneself.
16. BE FREE FROM UNWARRANTED PUBLICITY right to privacy of a person is defined as one's right
17. THE LAW IS Concerned IN SEEING That EVRY DEFENDANT HAS Adequate TO PRESENT HIS/HER
CASE Every defendant in a criminal case has a right to counsel chiefly because
18. At least 10 years must a presidential candidate reside in the Philippines before running for public
office
19. CONSTITUTE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT All of the following are manifestations of the
sovereignty of the people, EXCEPT the right to
20. DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN Only natural-born citizens of the Philippines are qualified for the
following positions, EXCEPT ONE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN
21. CLOSED DOOR CABINET SESSION Records or documents pertaining to any one of the following
falls within the concept of established privilege and are NOT made available to any requesting
public EXCEPT CLOSED DOOR CABINET SESSION
22. NOT a right of a person under investigation for allegedly committing an offense? TO HAVE A
COMPETENT AND INDEPENDENT COUNSEL PREFERABLY TO PERSON’S OWN CHOICE
23. A TREATY Pact between or among two or more states intended to create a binding of rights and
obligations upon the parties is known As
24. Cultural Rights – are those that ensure the well-being of the individual and foster the
preservation, enrichment, and dynamic evolution of national culture based on the principle of
unity and diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression
25. NOT MORE THAN 3 YEARS For expeditious proceeding of documents, except otherwise provided
by law or regulation, how many initials or signatures must any written decision contain.
26. 5 YEARS At least how many years after the Constitution has been ratified may the people
propose amendments through initiative
27. 65 YEARS general compulsory retirement of civil servants
28. 70 YEARS retirement age of Justice
29. JUDGE responsible for determining the existence of probable cause for the issuance of a warrant
of arrest or search warrant
30. TO EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW Right that guarantees similar treatment to all persons
similarly situated and precludes arbitrary or unjust secure and safeguard such right is called right
31. RIGHT TO COUNSEL Police officer who had just arrested a suspected thief placed a placard on
the thief’s chest which reads: “Don’t imitate me, I Am a thief.” Which of the following rights of
the accted is violated?
32. All of the following are subject to disciplinary authority of the Ombudsman Except MANAGERS
OF GOV’T CORPO
33. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Government agencies exercises original and exclusive jurisdiction
over all contests election returns and the qualifications of the President and Vice-President
34. In which of the following situations is the principle of due process of law violated? THE GOV’T I
CREASES BUS FARE UPON RECEIVING THE PETITION PRICE HIKE
 35. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE has the sole power to initiate or commence all cases of
impeachment
36. DECENTRALISATION Process of transferring the basic powers from national to local governments
to allow maximum participation of the Citizens in governmental and community activities
37. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on
recognizance as may be provided by law, EXCEPT those charged with offenses punishable by
reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt
38. Intention of the law in presuming the innocence of an accused in a criminal prosecution is to
PREVENT THE CONVICTION OF THE INNOCENT PERSON
39. constitution provides that the Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, this
means that the Philippines will not ENGAGE IN AGGRESSIVE WAR
40. INITIATIVE An effective and speedy remedy on the part of the people to remove an elective
official who is not performing his/her functions to their satisfaction is through INITIATIVE.
41. BARANGAY Level of election are losing candidates eligible for appointment or re-employment to
any office in the Government
42. DUE PROCESS OF LAW “A law which hears before it condemns, which proceeds upon inquiry,
and renders judgment only after trial” best describes the essence of DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
43. SEXUAL HARASSMENT President, the Vice-President, the Members of the Supreme Court, the
Members of the Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman may only be removed from
office through impeachment. Which of the following is NOT a ground for Impeachment? SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
44. PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN All of the following officials may be removed from
office through impeachment EXCEPT the PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN
45. MILITARY POWER. Power that can be delegated by the President
46. EXPEDIENCY Court has resisted the clamor to issue a temporary injunction for the sake of
EXPEDIENCY.
47. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOV’T. Agency of the government that can declare that
the city is a highly urbanized city
48. PROHIBITION Government is established for the furtherance and guarantees of certain
inalienable human rights? PROHIBITION

RA6713: CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

1. PRIVATE CONTRACTORS RA. 6713 or “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials
and Employees’ covers all of the following. EXCEPT PRIVATE CONTRACTORS.
2. TRANSPARENCY NOT one of the terms of conduct for government employees.
3. USING PUBLIC FUNDS STATIONARY NOT exemplify commitment to public service.
4. TECHNICAL positions allows appointments of relatives by consanguinity or affinity by the
appointing authority?
5. EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS ON CURRENT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Government officials and
employees are prohibited from engaging in partisan political activities EXCEPT in EXPRESSING
THEIR VIEWS ON CURRENT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
6. 1 YEAR From the time of separation from the government service, public officials are prohibited
from accepting employment in any private enterprise previously regulated by their office for a
period of 1 YEAR.
7. DIVESTMENT transfer of tide or disposal of interest in property by voluntarily, completely, and
actually depriving oneself of his/her right or title to it in favor of a person or persons pother than
his/her spouse and immediate relatives.
8. THESE DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OFFICAL FUNCTION OF THE EMPLOYEE. Entrepreneurial
activities of government employees may be allowed subject to all of the following conditions
EXCEPT one Which is the exception? THESE DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OFFICAL FUNCTION OF
THE EMPLOYEE.
9. PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY Obligation of government officials and employees to be at all times
answerable for their misconduct to the people from whom the government derives its power is
known as PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
10. EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OFFICEWithin the prescribed period of time public officials and
employees are required to file their statement of assets and liabilities and financial disclosure in
the following instances, EXCEPT
11. COMPENSATION Free voluntary service refers to services rendered by civil servants without
COMPENSATION.
12. SIMPLE LIVING Public officials and employees and their families shall lead modest lives
appropriate to their positions and income.
13. THE PERFORMANCE TARGET Every government agency is required to develop, update regularly,
and make available fo the transacting public THE PERFORMANCE TARGET.
14. POLITICAL NEUTRALITY shall provide service to everyone without unfair discrimination and
regardless of party affiliation or preference. SHALL PROVIDE FOR ANYONE WITHOUT UNFAIR
DISCRIMINATION AND REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION AND PREFERENCE.
15. exemplifies commitment to public interest? OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL ALWAYS
UPHOLDS PUBLIC INTEREST OVER PERSONAL INTEREST
16. NOT a primary function of the Civil Service Commission? REVIEW COLLEGE CURRICULUM TO
MAKE THEM RELEVANT TO SPECIFIC POSITIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
17. Public officials or employees are required to identify and disclose under oath their relatives in
the government who are within FOURTH Civil degree of relationship.
18. OFFICE OF THE GOV’T CORPORATE COUNSEL Heads of government-owned or controlled
corporations (GOCC) are required to submit their Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net
Worth to the
19. THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES Chairpersons and Commissioners and Constitutional Commissions
file their statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net worth with THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES.
20. ALL OF THE ABOVE Qualifications to evaluate the most outstanding government employee? ALL
OF THE ABOVE.
21. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN agency is mandated to determine the causes of inefficiency, red
tape, mismanagement, fraud, and corruption in the government
22. Professionals are best defined as PERFORMING AND DESCRIBING ONE’S DUTIES WITH THE
HIGHEST DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE, INTELLIGENCE AND SKILLS
23. TRANSPARENCY NOT one of the norms of conduct for government employees? TRANSPARENCY
24. Conflict of interest occurs when a public official or employee IS AN OFFICER OF A BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT THE INTEREST OF WHICH AFFECT THE FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF HIS
OFFICIAL DUTY.
PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCEPTS AND VALUES

1. The Commission on Human Rights has all the following powers and functions EXCEPT to
PROSECUTE HUMAN RIGHTS OFFENDERS
2. All kidnap-for-ransom acts or other terroristic activities primarily show total disregard for ETHNIC
IDENTITY
3. On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights with the purpose of RELEASING ALL PRISONERS OF WAR (POW) STILL HELD IN DIFFERENT
CONCENTRATION CAMPS AROUND THE WORLD.
4. The school expelled Jericho, a student, because of his refusal to attend the flag ceremony. The
school authorities rejected his argument that singing the national anthem is against his religious
belief. Are the school authorities correct?” NO. BEC. THEY VIOLATE THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION
OF THE STUDENT.
5. ACTIONS Considering that values are internalized ideas and feelings commonly shared by the
members of a society or an organization that bind the members together to live or establish an
orderly life, they are BEST expressed through one’s ACTIONS
6. EXCEPT one, are functions or services that volunteers in the government can perform. Which is
the exception? RECOMMENDATION
7. Values development programs include all of the following, EXCEPT one. RELIGIOUS
INSTRUCTIONS AND SPIRITUAL CONCERN
8. Primary objective for the nationwide implementation of the Values Integration for Government
Renewal (VIGOR) Program is to ENRICH FILIPINO WORK AND MORAL VALUE
9. PEACE People year and hope for they can settle down on their respective homes without fear,
and therefore focus on improving their quality of life
10. Jaywalking, throwing garbage anywhere, vandalism, not waiting in line and tardiness are
manifestations of LACK OF DISCIPLINE
11. In being economical, one must décide where the best place to begin really in some families
engage in petty economic that requires effort disproportionate to the MONEY SAVED

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

1. Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure sustainable fish supply? PROTECTING COASTAL
ECOSYSTEM
2. INCINERATION way of disposing of medical and hospital wastes.
3. TURN WASTE INTO RESOURCE main purpose of segregation
4. POLUTION OF AIR MOST damaging effect that a cement industry can do on the environment
5. EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES Most important aspect with regard to population as a factor
in environmental quality is the
6. LOGGING Most destructive cause of forest degradation?
7. MOTOR VEHICLES dominant source of air pollution in the Metropolitan area.
8. REUSE IT MOST environment-friendly treatment for a used glass bottle.
9. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IS MITIGATED An environment impact assessment ensures that
10. ULTRA VIOLET RAYS Ozone layer is vital in the preservation of life on earth because it protects us
from the harmful effects of
11. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE can BEST protect the forests in the long run
12. THEY SERVE AS THE HABITAT FOR A WILDLIFE best describes the importance of forests?
13. Putting some dams along rivers can negatively affect marine fishes because SOME MARINE
FISHES SPEND PART OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE UPSTREAM
14. Planting variety of crops on a piece of land is more advisable than planting only one kind of crap
because VULNERABILITY TO PLANT PESTS IS LESS
15. Watersheds are important in the nation’ survival because THEY SUSTAIN WATER SUPPLY
16. BIOGAS Renewable source of energy
17. Sorting garbage is necessary to ENABLE RECYCLING OR REUSE
18. Monoculture cropping or planting a single crop in a large area is not advisable because it
LOWERS THE WATER TABLE
19. Coral reefs are of great importance because they SERVE AS HAVEN FOR YOUNG GROWING FISH
AND SMALL AQUATIC ANIMAL
20. DESTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE HABITAT Biggest threat to biodiversity, which is the variety and
variability among living things, is the
21. AREA IS CULTIVATED FOR CASH CROPS Area that has been logged will have greater erosion
problems if the
22. A rainforest is a FOREST IN A TROPIC
23. Fishery resources in marine and coastal waters may be considered as “open access resources”
because of the DIFFICULTY IN MARKING SEA BOUNDARIES
24. The lasting environmental impact of a large-scale mining operation comes from MINE TAILINGS
25. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are popular as propellants and insulting agents because they are
REACTIVE
26. Throwing paper into the river is objectionable because IT IS UNPLEASANT TO SEE PAPER
FLOATING IN THE RIVER
27. DYNAMITE FISHING Major cause of coral reef destruction
28. BEST describe the relationship between global warming and ozone depletion EXCESSIVE BUILD
UP OF CARBON DIOXIDE CAUSES BOTH GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION
29. This heavy metal is emitted by gasoline-fueled vehicles and is a potentially poisonous substance
that is particularly ha to children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), inhalation
of this substance can severely affect a Behavior and decrease intelligent quotient among children
with high levels of concentration in the blood and bone marrow. This metal is LEAD
30. Most dangerous effect of deforestation is SOIL EROSION
31. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Pollution management program implemented by the
DENR includes disclosure of industries poll the environment
32. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RESOURCES IN THE FOREST Farmers migrate to the uplands
primarily because of