CITY COLLEGE OF TAGAYTAY

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Prelim Examination
GENERAL EDUCATION LET REVIEW

Name: _________________________________________________________ Score: ____________________

Program/Year/Section: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Directions: Read each statement carefully then encircle the letter of the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES

1. The Philippine Constitution, recognizing the natural right and duty of parents in rearing the youth
of civic efficiency and developing moral character, mandates that this should be supported by the
____?
A. Community B. Schools C. Church D. Government
2. It is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being trial again on the same charges
following a legitimate acquittal or conviction?
A. Bill of attainder B. Double jeopardy C. Ex-post facto D. Writ of amparo
3. What is the form of government in which the power of authority resides in the king?
A. Democracy B. Parliamentary C. Oligarchy D. Monarchy
4. The fundamental aim of the ASEAN as an organization of Southeast Asian Nation is to
__________.
A. safeguard the peace and prosperity of the region
B. develop the natural resources of the member countries.
C. foster economic social and cultural cooperation
D. provide facilities for professional and technical training
5. The right to life, liberty, property as well as the pursuit of happiness are basic human rights which
are embodied in an international document signed by different countries on December 10, 1948.
What is this document?
A. U.S Constitution
B. Social Contract
C. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D. Magna Carta
6. Filipino citizens have the power to participate in the establishment or administration of
government such as right to vote and be voted upon as an exercise of ____.
A. political rights B. civil rights C. social rights D. economic rights
7. Which explains the reason why there are continuous and increasing human rights violations?
A. The United Nation’s General Assembly approved only resolutions on human rights and
the basic freedoms which are not binding.
B. The solutions used are ineffective.
C. The United Nations as an international body is rather slow in the exercise of its powers.
D. The United Nations uses a single solution on all forms of human rights violations
8. It is a higher level of social order that exist primarily for the maintenance and perpetuation of the
community. What is this?
A. Order B. Power C. Government D. State
9. Which political ideology opposed to capitalism?
A. Liberalism B. Conservatism C. Socialism D. Fascism
10. Which origin of state maintains that states must have been created through force by some great
warriors who imposed their will upon the weak?
A. Divine Theory
B. Necessity or Force Theory
C. Paternalistic Theory
D. Social Contract Theory
11. It is the transfer of territory usually by treaty from one state to another, what is this?
A. Prescription B. Accretion C. Cessation D. Conquest
12. What form of government in which a nation extends its sovereignty over other territories?
A. Communism B. Aristocracy C. Colonialism D. Federation
13. In the philippine government the earliest and smallest service of governance is the __________.
A. Municipality B. Barangay C. Poblacion D. Barrio
14. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim part of the Spratly Islands in the South China
Sea?
A. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
B. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
C. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
D. China, Thailand, Hongkong,Malaysia
15. To govern, is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of
laws?
A. Police department
B. Judiciary department
C. Legislative department
D. Executive department
16. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals.
A. Income Tax B. Real estate Tax C. Community Tax D. Inheritance Tax
17. Which is NOT true in politics?
A. It is the creation, maintenance and amendment of social norms or rules
B. It is an art and science of the government
C. It is how government decision making affects people in that nation
D. It is the realm of public affairs or the state
18.Which part of speech expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the
sentence?
A.Preposition B. Interjection C.Verb D.Conjunction
19. Which of these includes all the words in a clause or sentence except the subject and its
modifiers
A.Complete subject B. Complete predicate C. Simple subject D.Simple predicate
20. What is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it?
A.Predicate B. Appositive C. Predicate Noun D. Complement
21. Which of these does NOT define a sentence?
A. A sentence cannot be just a word; it is always a group of words.
B. A sentence contains both a subject and a predicate.
C. A sentence ends with a question mark, an exclamation point or a period.
D. A sentence expresses a complete thought.
22.. Which is not the rule in a question tag?
A. Positive statement uses a negative tag, or vice-versa
B. Put “can” in case of Imperative sentences
C. Put “will you” in case of Imperative senetences
D. Put “shall we” in case of su ggestions often introducedby “let’s”
23.. “Ang atletang Pilipino ay lubhang masigasig”, ang “lubhang” ay isang _______.
A. pang-abay B. pangngalanC. pandiwa D. pang-uri
24. We watched as the patients _______ the pain treatment.
A. bare B. born C. bear D. bore
25. Bread-and-butter sandwich _____ my favorite snack .
A. has been B. Have been C. Is D. Are
26. “She buys new clothes every week”, what type of verb is used in the sentence?
A. Transitive verb B. Intransitive verb C. Dynamic verb D. Static verb
27. “Hot water is good for reviver of cut flowers.” What part of speech used in an underlined word.
A. noun B. verb C. Adjective D. Adverb
28. What type of mnemonic is creating sentences from the first letter of every word that needs to be
remembered?
A. Chaining B. Acronyms C. Acrostics D. Chunking
29. “One is a gun.Two is a shoe. Three is a bee. Four is a door. Five is a hive.” This is example of
_______.
A. Rhymes B. Keywords C. Peg words D. Chaining
30. The ancient people made a ______ that the end of the world is near.
A. Prophecy B. Prophesy C. prophet D. prophetic
31. Thousands of street children in large Brazilian cities were murdered by paramilitary death
Squads which included police officers. What could be the reason why these operations were
not suppressed by the government?
A. Totalitarian governments do not give protection to their people.
B. The business people even funded these operations to clean up their streets and
neighborhoods.
C. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was only lip service.
D. To how they treat their people was nobody else's business.
32. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?
Many viewers taped shows to watch later.
A. tapped
B. had taped
C. tape
D. had tapped
33. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. The synonym of the underlined
word is ____.
A. malicious B. violent C. important D. irrelevant
34. Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event.
The synonym of the underlined word is ____.
A. surpassed B. estimated C. changed D. summed
35. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires.
The synonym of the underlined word is ____.
A. Spiritual B. Bodily C. worldly D. guilty
36. The president showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters.
The antonym of the underlined word is ____.
A. agitation B. nervousness C. doubt D. perturbation
37. Thank you for your candor, Mr. Secretary. The antonym of the underlined word is ____.
A. honesty B. deception C. shyness D. courage
38. Which is NOT true about cell?
A. It is the basic unit of life
B. It is also the basic building blocks of all living things
C. It has basic living functions, some of which are to manufacture proteins and other materials to
help build the cell, to produce energy and to aid in reproduction.
D. It refers to the internal and external structures of the body and their physical relationships.
39. What type of basic cell structure which contains the hereditary material of the cell, the DNA and
sends signals to the cells to grow, mature, divide and die?
A. Cell Membrane B. Nucleus C. Cell Wall D. Cytoplasm
40. The body's homeostasis is preserved, and blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature
are all controlled by it. Which endocrine system organ is described?
A. Hypothalamus B. Pituitary gland C. Pineal Gland D. Thymus
41. What type of basic life process is the sum of all chemical process that occur in the body which
includes the breaking down and building up of complex chemical substances into simpler one ?
A. Responsiveness B. Metabolism C.Movement D. Reproduction
42. What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Chlorophyll
C. ATP
D. Oxygen
43. What are the components of a fungal cell wall?
A. Chitin, proteins and sugar
B. lipids, proteins and sugars
C. Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars
D. Cellular and proteins
44. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is NOT
characteristic of scientific assertion?
A. Logic and validity
B. Empirical support
C. Conformity with actual observation
D. Hearsay
45. What environmental consequence of air pollution is being discussed here is the gradual thinning of the
ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, which is brought on by the discharge of chemical compounds
containing gaseous chlorine or bromine from industry and other human activities?
A. Eutrophication
B. Ozone Depletion
C. Global Warming
D. Greenhouse Effect
46. Kapulungan na kung saan itinagubilin ni Pangulong Manuel Quezon ang paglikha ng Surian ng Wikang
Pambansa na gagawa ng mga pag-aaral sa mga katutubong wika sa Pilipinas.
A. Asamblea Kogresyunal
B. Aseble Nasyonal
C. Asemblea Internasyunal
D. Asemblea Lokal
47. Taon, buwan at petsang ito itinadhana at pinasimualng gamitin ang Diksyunaryong Tagalog-Ingles at
Bararilang Pilipino.
A. Hunyo 10, 1945 B. Hunyo 10, 1941 C. Hunyo 10, 1940 D. Hunyo 10, 1942
48. Tungkulin nito ang paggawa ng paghahambing at pag-aaral ng talasalitaan ng mga pangunahing
dayalekto.
A. Surian ng Wikang Pambansa
B. Komunikasyon sa Wikang Filipino
C. Linangan ng Wikang Pambansa
D. Wikang Pambansa
49. Sino ang Pangulo ang nagpatibay sa paglipat ng petsa at buwan ng lingo ng wika?
A. Manuel Quezon B. Ramon Magsaysay C. Fidel V. Ramos D. Gloria Arroyo
50. Sino ang Kalihim na naglada ng kautusan na nagsasaad na ang Pambansang Wika ay tatawaging
Pilipino.
A. Jose Bagobo B. Maria dela Gwardia C. Jose Cruz D. Jose Romero

Prepared by: Noted by:

MS. BERNADETTE M. CUADRA, LPT ,MAED MR. MICHAEL E. ALBA, LPT

Instructor Department Head, School of Education

Approved by:

MS. RIZZA C. GATPANDAN, LPT, MMEM

Dean, School of Education