GENERAL EDUCATION - SET 1

1. “We listened to a LOQUACIOUS speaker.”

The capitalized word means___________.

A. Quiet

B. Simple

C. Verbose

D. Lousy

2. Because of PROFANITY the program was suspended from television.” The capitalized word means?

A. Obscenity

B. Decency

C. History

D. Falsehood

3. Clara would ready any book or magazine she could lay her hands on and read from cover to cover in
one sitting. She is such a ________ reader.

A. Tedious

B. Leisurely

C. Serious

D. Voracious

4. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is _____________________.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Irony

D. Hyperbole
5. Haiku is a Japanese poem that consists of:

A. 17 lines

B. 17 syllables

C. 3 syllables

D. 3 paragraphs

6. “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
wanted them to know that cleanliness 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

B. Absence

C. Study

D. Posture

7. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the end of the world is near.

A. Proposal

B. Prophecy

C. Prophetic

D. Prophet

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

A. Query

B. Change

C. Decision

D. Problem

9. “If you want the moon I will get it for you” is an example of ______________
A. Hyperbole

B. Irony

C. Synecdoche

D. Personification

10. This Filipino writer in English who used Hispanic Filipino culture and traditions in his

fiction works.

A. Edilberto Tiempo

B. Sionil Jose

C. Nick Joaquin

D. Jose Garcia Villa

11. In a matriarchal family which family member plays the leading role?

A. Grandmother

B. Oldest sister

C. Mother

D. Aunt

12. Who is known as the “Father of the Local

Government Code”?

A. Joey Lina

B. Jovito Salonga

C. Joseph Estrada

D. Aquilino Pimentel

13. What happens to a good action when it is performed on account of an evil motive?

A. It becomes good

B. It becomes morally good

C. It becomes evil
D. It becomes an amoral act

14. 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

15. What was the power to set aside certain laws by the Kingdom of Spain to the GovernorGeneral of
the Philippines?

A. Veto Power

B. Conditioned Power

C. Condign Power

D. Compensatory Power

16. 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. Licerio Geronimo

C. Macario Sakay

D. Artemio Ricarte

17. 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

18. What does “presumption of innocence” mean in so far as human right is concerned?
A suspect __________.

A. Has the right to remain silent

B. Remains innocent until proven guilty

C. Is considered guilty unless proven otherwise

D. Has the right to a legal counsel

19. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos regime,
which form of government was

implemented?

A. Monarchial

B. Presidential

C. Parliamentary

D. Dictatorial

20. When parents decide to send their children to a private school and pay their tuition fee instead of
sending them to the public school, they don’t get their share in the benefit derived from the taxes they
pay. This is a case of

_____.

A. Social inequity

B. Social injustice

C. Double taxation

D. Double jeopardy

21. Which organism is an example of a

fungus?

A. Algae

B. Euglenoids

C. Yeast

D. Entamoeba
22. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified as _______. * A.
Carbohydrates

B. Phospholipids

C. Acids and bases

D. Macromolecular

23. Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of *

A. Proteins

B. Nucleotides

C. Lipids

D. Carbohydrates

24. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the most disadvantageous source of
energy is ___________________.

A. Wind

B. Geo-thermal

C. Sun

D. Plants

25. 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.

26. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are in
this atom?

A. 28

B. 12

C. 7
D. 14

27. Air like food and water is an essential element in human existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air
called ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.

A. El Niño

B. La Niña

C. Greenhouse rain

D. Acid rain

28. The Kyoto Protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a practice that
advocates _________.

A. Environmental protection

B. Sustainable potential

C. Ecological destruction

D. Forest demolition

29. Which of the following activities help

REDUCE water pollution?

A. Throwing only liquid wastes

B. Cleaning with soap instead of detergents

C. Treating wastewater before its discharged

D. Using organic fertilizers in farms

30. During periods of increased global temperatures, which of the following is most likely to occur?

A. A decrease in earthquake

B. An increase in earthquakes

C. A decrease in atmospheric CO2

D. An increase in atmospheric CO2

31. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed to get or change
information is called ______________.

A. Program

B. Statement

C. Password

D. Input

32. It is the process of storing, recovering and disseminating recorded data through the computer

A. Information technology

B. Information utilization

C. Information retrieval

D. Information science

33. This means the graphics will be displayed more than once

A. Texting

B. Tagging

C. Timing

D. Tiling

34. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and

-5 is 10, then what must be the value of x?

A. 15

B. 30

C. 25

D. 20

35. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is________________.

A. 1/2

B. 1/3
C. 1/4

D. 1/8

36. Which of these statements is always TRUE?

A. The sum of 3 consecutive pages of a book isalways odd.

B. The sum of the two square numbers CANNOT be odd.

C. The sum of the page number of the two consecutive pages of a book is even.

D. The sum of 5 consecutive numbers is always divisible by 5.

37. On a certain day, three computer technicians took turns in manning a 24-hour Internet shop. The
number of hours Cesar, Bert and Danny were on duty was in the ratio of 1:2:3, respectively. The shop
owner pays them Php 40 per hour. How much would Danny receive for that day?

A. Php 230

B. Php 160

C. Php 960

D. Php 480

38. How much greater is the sum of the 20 first counting numbers than the sum of the first 10 counting
numbers?

A. 110

B. 100

C. 55

D. 155

39. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour day?

A. 86, 400

B. 1, 779

C. 1, 590

D. 84, 600
40. Which among measures of central tendency is not influenced by outliers?

A. Mode

B. Weighted mean

C. Mean

D. Median

41. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?

A. 1/2

B. 1/3

C. 1/4

D. 1/6

42. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6 days and B
alone in 3 days?

A. 2 1/2 days

B. 3 days

C. 2 days

D. 3 ½ days

43. If July 12, 2003 fell on Tuesday, on what day will July 12, 2005 fall?

A. Thursday

B. Sunday

C. Friday

D. Monday

44. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion at salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay tinatawag
na________________.

A. Pagtuklas

B. Talastasan
C. Paglalahad

D. Pakikinig

45. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! / Doo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo, bidoo.” Alin ang nabuong salita o
tunog sa linya na nabuo ayon sa Teoryang Pooh-pooh?

A. Heto

B. Na

C. Doo bidoo

D. Wahh

46. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pagaaral at konseptuwal
framework.

A. Kabanata II

B. Kabanata IV

C. Kabanata I

D. Kabanata III

47. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik,
o pakikipanayam at isinusulat sa paraang kawili-wili

A. Editorial

B. Lathalain

C. Pangulong Tudling

D. Kumento

48. Si Lolo Jose ay malakas pa kahit alog na ang baba. Ang kahulugan ng may salungguhit ay
___________.

A. Masakit ang baba

B. Matanda na

C. Bata pa

D. Malabo ang mata

49. Alin sa mga sumusunod na malalim na salitang ginamit sa talata ang may kasalungat na pares?

A. Tambuli-trumpeta

B. Maigupo-matalo

C. Mapaniil-mapagkandili

D. Tagapukaw-tagagising

50. Orihinal: Mother cooked adobo for Kuya Manuel. Salin: Si nanay ay nagluto ng adobo para kay Kuya
Manuel. Ito ay pagsasaling?

A. Adaptasyon

B. Idyomatiko

C. Malaya

D. Literal

GENERAL EDUCATION - SET 2

1. I can’t find ________ calculator; may I use _________, Prince?

A. My, yours

B. His, yours

C. My, his

D. Yours, mine

2. Let us campaign for the total ban ____________ of harmful insecticides.

A. With the use

B. On the use

C. On using

D. With using

3. If I _____________ known you before, we could have arranged a joint project.

A. Have

B. Could
C. Had

D. Will

4. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________ present in the affairs.

A. Am

B. Was

C. Is

D. Were

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

A. Ourselves

B. Himself

C. Myself

D. Herself

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

A. Him, them

B. Her, us

C. Him, we

D. Him, me

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

_____________ reasonable.

A. Were

B. Are

C. Very

D. Is

8. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions.
A. Edilberto Tiempo

B. N.V.M. Gonzales

C. Bienvenido Santos

D. Nick Joaquin

9. He is known as the father of English literature. *

A. William Shakespeare

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. Homer

D. Dante

10. What figure of speech is: “O wild west

wind!”

A. Irony

B. Apostrophe

C. Metaphor

D. Hyperbole

11. 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

B. Complace

C. Las suerte partidas

D. Frailocracia

12. During the 17th-18th century Hispanic era, what was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo
can attain at the municipal level, equivalent to local bureaucrats namely the mayors today?

A. Governadorcillo

B. Cabeza de barangay
C. Tanientes de justicia

D. Directorcillo

13. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60 years old are obligated to do forced
labor for forty days. How can exemption be made?

A. Getting a cedula personal

B. Give santorum tax to the church

C. Paying the bandala

D. Paying the falla (exemption fee)

14. Who was the last Spanish GovernorGeneral of the Philippines?

A. Ramon Blanco

B. Basilio Agustin

C. Diego de los Rios

D. Fermin Jaudenes

15. The Philippine president who was known as the “Man of the Masses” was

A. Fidel Ramos

B. Manuel Quezon

C. Ramon Magsaysay

D. Manuel Roxas

16. One of the pledges of the President of the Philippines is to defend its:

A. Constitution

B. Citizens

C. Land

D. Islands
17. What contained the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos independence “as soon as stable
government can be established”?

A. Preamble of the Jones Law

B. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government

C. Fairfield Bill of 1924

D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the U.S.

18. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a full free trade in

the Philippines?

A. Bell Trade

B. Treaty on General Relations

C. Payne-Aldrich Act

D. Underwood-Simmons Act

19. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within the
citizenry’s ________________.

A. Political rights

B. Socio-civic rights

C. Right of suffrage

D. Right to due process

20. The right 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.

21. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is NOT
characteristic of scientific assertion?

A. Logic and validity

B. Conformity with actual observation

C. Empirical support

D. Hearsay

22. Which of the following is an organism that feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?

A. Vulture

B. Algae

C. Parakeet

D. Yeast

23. Kingdom Plantae includes which

organisms?

A. Prokaryotes

B. Magnolidae

C. Fungi

D. Protozoa

24. Which of the following is a heterotroph?

A. Algae

B. Grasshopper

C. Fern

D. Moss

25. What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

A. Crocodile

B. Turtle

C. Walrus

D. Maya Bird
26. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all life forms.

A. Nutrition cycles

B. Fossil cycle

C. Biochemical pathways

D. Food web

27. 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

28. An ant colony stores food in the summer defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a competing
ant colony and steals larvae and uses them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how this
species copes with everyday life?

A. Ecological defeat

B. Ecological success

C. Environmental habitation

D. Ecological niche

29. 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

B. Tianshan

C. Sonoran

D. Antarctica

30. What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. Oxygen

B. ATP

C. Carbohydrates

D. Chlorophyll

31. Activities connected by a computer system are described as ____________________.

A. Virtual

B. Network

C. Distance

D. Online

32. Which symbol is used to open a document?

A. Ctrl + V

B. Ctrl + D

C. Ctrl + S

D. Ctrl + O

33. Clara Ramos work as a sales clerk. She is paid a salary of P3, 000.00 a week plus 2% commission on
sales over P4,000.00 Find her gross pay for a week in which her sales are P9,500.00.

A. P3,500.00

B. P3,110.00

C. P3,250.00

D. P3,210.00

34. What is the total amount after adding interest of 8% on P10, 000.00 for 3 years?

A. P12,400.00

B. P13, 400. 00

C. P11, 000. 00

D. P15, 000. 00
35. The readings on a water meter in April and May are 417.8kl and 430.4kl. If there is a basic charge of
23 pesos and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how much is the billing for water consumption between the
two months?

A. P2520

B. P2543

C. P272

D. P275

36. How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with 150 cu cm of the liquid can be made from 5 family
size bottles of cola each containing 1.5 liters?

A. 60

B. 40

C. 45

D. 50

37. The greatest common factor (GCF) of 22, 15, and 7 is _______________.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

38. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7

A. 35

B. 15

C. 140

D. 70

39. What is the least common multiple of 12

and 60?
A. 340

B. 120

C. 140

D. 360

40. 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 surface? *

A. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side.

B. All sides have equal pressure.

C. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side.

D. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side.

41. The edges of a cubical framer are made of plastic straws. How much longer is the total length of the
plastic edges of a cube whose edge is 10 cm compared to a cube whose

edge is 8 cm?

A. 32 cm

B. 24 cm

C. 8 cm

D. 16 cm

42. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo,” ang salitang malakas ay isang ________.

A. Pangatnig

B. Pang-uri

C. Panghalip

D. Pandiwa

43. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na. “Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang mailap.”

A. Pagtawag

B. Pagmamalabis
C. Palit-saklaw

D. Palit-tawag

44. Kapapasok pa lang nya sa silid. Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa aspetong _____________.

A. Imperpektibo

B. Pangnagdaan

C. Kontemplatibo

D. Perpektibo

45. Paraan ng pagbuo ng salita na ginagamitan ng tatlong uri ng panlapi.

A. Kabilaan

B. Inunlapian

C. Laguhan

D. Hinulapian

46. Ano ang salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN?

A. Laban

B. Labanan

C. Ilaban

D. Paglaban

47. Ano ang salitang ugat ng PATIRAHIN?

A. Tira na

B. Tira

C. Tirahin

D. Patira

48. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili.

A. Probable generalization
B. Analytical generalization

C. Subjective generalization

D. Categorical generalization

49. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng diin sa sariling panlasa ng bumabasa. Kilala rin ito bilang
reader-response theory.

A. Antropolohiya

B. Patalambuhay

C. Impresyonista

D. Pansikolohiya

50. Ito ang rutang dinaraanan ng mensahe ng

tagapagsalita

A. Konteksto

B. Participant

C. Tsanel

D. Pidbak

GENERAL EDUCATION - SET 3

1. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you chance upon Arsenio, please give __________ my warm regards.

A. Himself

B. Him

C. Myself

D. Me

2. Is this spot _______ you had the accident?

A. Why

B. Wherein

C. Where
D. Which

3. Wise people can _______ with frustrations.

A. Cope up

B. Cope in

C. Cope on

D. Cope

4. 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

B. Loss

C. Hope

D. Despair

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

A. Paz Marquez Benitez

B. Gilda Cordero Fernando

C. Edith Tiempo

D. Ophelia Dimalanta

6. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare about two ill-starred lovers who come from warring
families.

A. Romeo and Juliet

C. Hamlet and Ophelia

B. Anthony and Cleopatra

D. Ana and the King

7. He wrote Annabel Lee.

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. Harriet Beecher Stowe

D. Samuel Clemens

8. 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

B. Homer

C. Plato

D. Cicero

9. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns?

A. Rig Veda

B. Upanishad

C. Mahabharata

D. Ramayana

10. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which one?

A. Always look forward to a new day.

B. Grasp pleasure while you can.

C. Never give in to death easily.

D. Create your own world and beautify it.

11. 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 President and Vice-President.

C. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional.

D. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.

12. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?

A. Bill of Rights

B. Civil Criminal Code

C. Constitution

D. Ten Commandments

13. When one controls the supply/production of goods, this implies

A. Inflation

B. Monopoly

C. Economic stability

D. Economic equilibrium

14. What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy

to discover new lands?

A. Spice-trading

B. Mercantilism

C. Capitalism

D. Colonialism

15. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or technical
occupations, eg. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc?

A. Boss mentality

B. White collar mania

C. Blue collar mania

D. Technocrat mind

16. 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.

17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals

A. Income tax

B. Community tax

C. Real estate tax

D. Inheritance tax

18. 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.

19. Whose philosophy advocated the use of reason in understanding the existence of God?

A. St. Benedict

B. St. John

C. St. Peter

D. St. Thomas Aquinas

20. Which was the first labor union in the country founded by Isabelo delos Reyes on July 1901?

A. Association of the Philippine Labor

B. Union Obrera Democratica

C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos

D. Association de Compania Tabacalera

21. Leaves are green in the sunlight because ____________.

A. They absorb the green light

B. Their tints bounce off

C. They absorb the blue and yellow object and yellow light

D. They reflect green light

22. The asexual reproduction which occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowth is called
________________.

A. Fission

B. Budding

C. Fertilization

D. Grafting

23. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homo

sapiens for human?

A. Chatton

B. H. Copland

C. Aristotle

D. Linnaeus

24. The molecules that contain an organism’s genetic make-up is called _______________.

A. Genetic membrane

B. Nucleolus

C. Nucleic acid

D. Cytosol

25. What are the small hair-like structures that serve a sensory function in eukaryotic cells?

A. Cilia

B. Actin filaments

C. Centromere
D. Plasma membrane

26. What are the thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in cell
shape? * A. Myosin filaments

B. Monofilaments

C. Pseudo filaments

D. Microfilaments

27. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders.

A. Mutation

B. Embryology

C. Pathology

D. Speciation

28. What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi and
plant cells?

A. Osmotic pressure

B. Turgor pressure

C. Wall pressure

D. Plasma pressure

29. The protein shell of a virus is called____________.

A. Capsid

B. Virions

C. Lambda bacteriophage

D. Capsomere

30. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic

microorganism?
A. Plasmodium falciparum

B. Probiotics such as Bifidobacterium

C. Influenza sp.

D. Yersinia pestis

31. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the _____________. *\

A. E-shopping

B. E-mail

C. E-registry

D. E-learning

32. Which of the following is not an input device?

A. Keyboard

B. Monitor

C. Mouse

D. Gaming Application

33. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______.

A. 13

B. 24

C. 14

D. 12

34. What are the prime factors of 120?

A. 2x2x2x6x5

B. 2x3x4x5

C. 2x4x3x5

D. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x5

35. Simplify: 6 – [3 – (-4) + 11 + 8] *

A. -26

B. 26
C. 20

D. -20

36. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by (x – 4)

A. 3x

B. x

C. x–4

D. 1/x

37. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9)

A. 3 / (x – 3)

B. 3 / (x + 1)

C. 3 / (x + 3)

D. 3 / (x – 1)

38. In the example of 10 to the 5th power + 6x the exponent is ____________________.

A. y

B. 6

C. 5

D. 10

39. 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 %

B. 80.5 %

C. 82. 5 %

D. 81. 3 %

40. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four quarters.
A. Circle graph

B. Pie graph

C. Line graph

D. Bar graph

41. Supplementary angles have a total sum of

A. 180 degrees

B. 90 degrees

C. 360 degrees

D. 100 degrees

42. 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

B. 20 square meters

C. 60 square meters

D. 24 square meters

43. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay nagpapakahulugan ng

A. Magkahawig

B. Magkapares

C. Magkasalungat

D. Idyoma

44. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik,
o pakikipanayam at isinusulat sa

paraang kawili-wili

A. Editorial

C. Pangulong Tudling

B. Lathalain

D. Kumento
45. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat; pukawin ang damdamin

A. Malikhain

B. Teknikal

C. Jornalistik

D. Akademiko

46. 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

B. Masining

C. Masaklaw

D. Di-kombensyunal

47. Ang proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion at karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang

tunog ay tinatawag na

____________

A. Pagtatala

B. Pagsasalita

C. Pakikinig

D. Pagbabasa

48. Ang wastong kahulugan ng : The present problem is only a storm in a teacup.

A. Bale-wala

B. May galit

C. Buong puso

D. Matagumpay

49. Pillin and angkop na pagpapakahulugan: Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga.
A. Mahirap unawain

B. Madaldal

C. Mahina and boses

D. Maingat

50. “You can count on me”. Ang pinakamalapit

na salin nito ay ________.

A. “Maasahan mo siya”

C. “Bilangan mo kami

B. “Maasahan mo ako”

D. “Ibilang mo ako”\

GENERAL EDUCATION - SET 4

1. Even when her friends betray her. Iah bears no rancor in her heart because she is not_________.

A. Embarrassed

B. Bitter

C. Consoled

D. Insulted

2. The _____________ lesson of the story is that honesty is the best policy. *

A. Morality

B. Moralism

C. Morale

D. Moral

3. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized word means:

A. Estimated

B. Surpassed

C. Changed
D. Summed

4. What figure of speech is present in this line of the poem “The Brook”: “The second time it

was a tiny snake.”

A. Personification

B. Simile

C. Metaphor

D. Apostrophe

5. “He is the black sheep of the family.” This is an example of:

A. Metaphor

B. Simile

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

6. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: “Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in New
Jersey, but his family settled in New York. His father, a Methodist minister, died when Stephen was nine
years old. He came to know New York through its slum and street life, particularly in Bowery.”

A. Stephen’s family and boyhood

B. Stephen as an Orphan

C. Stephen’s genealogy

D. The New York Slums

7. What emotion or feeling is expressed in the following line? To be or not to be, that is the question
Whether this nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune, or to take arms
against a Sea of

Troubles, and by opposing end them? *

A. Sadness

B. Joy

C. Anger

D. Indecision
8. Manolo approached the platform with his speech. His palms were sweaty and his hands were shaking.
He felt the palpitations of his chest and perspiration began to appear at his forehead. Manolo is
experiencing ___________.

A. Heart attack

B. Stage fright

C. Nausea

D. Epilepsy

9. “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

B. Miserable

C. Abundant

D. Limited

10. Nelson Mandela sacrificed so much in his life-family, friends and a big chunk of his life for thing he
believed in democratic south Africa, with equal rights and beacon of hope for the rest of the world.
Nelson Mandela’s dream for South Africa, which was realized was______________.

A. Cooperation

B. Democracy

C. Unity

D. Supremacy

11. Which does one display when he thinks that what is foreign is best and that what is local inferior?

A. Relativism

B. Ethnocentrism

C. Favoritism

D. Xenocentrism
12. Which of the following was the first to happen?

A. Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence.

B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated.

C. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris.

D. Aguinaldo was captured.

13. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral values and good human relation, are
attributed to:

A. Mao Tze Tung

B. Mencius

C. Confucius

D. Lao-Tzu

14. Maternity leaves are extended to women. What legal provision extends this?

A. Article XIV Education

B. Article XIII Sec 14 women

C. Article XIII Role and Rights of People’s Organization

D. Article XII Bill of Rights

15. You have to take extra care when you critique the work of a Filipino. Your negative comment may be
mistaken to be an attack against his/her person. Upon which Filipino trait is this advice based?

A. “Bayanihan” spirit

B. “Sakop” mentality

C. Extreme personalism

D. Adaptability

16. Rizal focused on La Liga Filipina to ________.

(I.) unite the whole country

(II.) fightviolence and injustice

(III.) revolt against Spaniards

 A. I and III

B. I and II

C. II and III

D II only

17. Which is the largest country in Asia? *

A. China

B. Japan

C. Philippines

D. Thailand

18. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?

A. Rice terraces

B. Mount Makiling

C. Manila Bay

D. Taal Volcano

19. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the

Secularization Movement in 1861?

A. Father Jacinto Zamora

B. Father Pedro Pelaez

C. Father Gregorio Aglipay

D. Father Jose Burgos

20. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is

____________.

A. Euthanasia

B. Capital punishment

C. Salvaging

D. Suicide
21. Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?

A. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production

B. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations

C. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans

D. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rainforests\

22. What is the most significant cost of dwindling biodiversity?

A. Large plant consumption

B. Destruction of habitat

C. Global warming

D. Depletion of ozone layer

23. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________.

A. Surface tension

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Buoyancy

D. Viscosity

24. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame? *

A. Bright green

B. Brick red

C. Gold

D. Lilac

25. 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 and non-metals.

26. Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defines as one newton per square

meter?

A. Pascal

B. Milliliter

C. Atomic Units

D. Poise

27. A metric carat ia a unit of mass for measuring gemstones. It is equivalent to

________. *

A. 1, 000 mg

B. 2 kg

C. 200 mg

D. 100 mg

28. 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

B. Summer Light

C. Northern Light

D. Midnight Sun

29. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance? * A. ½ sheet
of pad paper

B. ¼ sheet of pad paper

C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper

D. 1/3 sheet of pad paper

30. Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3? *

A. Manganese fluoride (III)

B. Manganese (III) fluoride

C. Manganese (I) fluoride (III)

D. Manganese (III) fluoride (III)

31. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text

Mark-up _____________.

A. Line

B. Language

C. Letter

D. Label

32. In writing a letter, which productivity tool is used?

A. Page maker

B. Spreadsheet

C. Word processing

D. Publisher

33. Like the typewriter, the computer has ________.

A. Screen

B. Keyboard

C. Cursor

D. Disk drive

34. Simplify (8x – 24) / (2x2 – x – 15)

A. (x – 4) / (x + 4)

B. 8 / (2x + 5)
C. 4 / (x – 13)

D. 5 / (2x – 5)

35. Factorize: 2x2+ 7x – 15 *

A. (x – 5) (2x + 3)

B. (2x + 5) (x – 3)

C. (x + 5) (2x – 3)

D. (2x – 5) (x + 3)

36. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91 days. If the deposit was made on April 28, on

what date will it mature? *

A. June 28

B. July 28

C. July 27

D. July 29

37. How many square inches are in 1 square yard?

A. 900

B. 1296

C. 144

D. 648

38. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those another right triangle are 12 and 16. How
much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smallertriangle?

A. 84

B. 12

C. 7

D. 14

39. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are the measures of the three other angles?
A. 145 °, 35°, 145°

B. 85°,135°,140°

C. 45°,65°, 170°

D. 35°, 65°, 65°

40. 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. 60 square meters

B. 20 square meters

D. 24 square meters

41. 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? 1 point

A. 82.0 %

B. 80.5 %

C. 82. 5 %

D. 81. 3 %

42. Ruben’s f=grade in 6 subjects are 88, 89, 84, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least grade that he should
aim for in the 7th subject if he has to have an average of 88?

A. 91

B. 93

C. 90

D. 92

43. A map is drawn to scale such that 1.5 cm on the map corresponds to 75km in actual distance. How
many cm on the map would represent the distance between the two towns which are 270 km apart?

A. 2.7 cm

B. 1.8 cm
C. 3.6 cm

D. 5.4 cm

44. Ang katumbas na bigkas ng titik Q sa kasalukuyan ay ____________. *

A. Ku

B. Kuyu

C. Kuya

D. Kyu

45. Piliin and salitang walang diptonggo.

A. Musika

B. Kasuy

C. Bahay

D. Sisiw

46. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o pangkapaligiran.

A. Temporal

B. Penomenal

C. Eksistensyal

D. Modal

47. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula. * A. Talinghaga

B. Tugma

C. Kariktan

D. Sukat

48. Uri ng panghalip na ginagamit na panturo

sa mga bagay.

A. Palagyo

B. Pamaklaw
C. Pamatlig

D. Palayon

49. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng ponema sa salit

A. Asimilasyon

B. Pagkaltas

C. Paglapi

D. Metatesis

50. Tumutukoy ito sa mga salitang nakapagiisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang-ugat.

A. Paglalapi

B. Di – malayang ponema

C. Malayang ponema

D. Morpemang leksikal