PATRICK M.

DELA CRUZ
 23 y/o
 Currently working at MinSU –
Main Campus
 Currently taking up Master of
Science Major in Chemistry
(UST)
 September 2019-March 2021
 September 2021
ENGLIS
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1. The speaker shows COMPOSURE
in a big audience. The capitalized word
means:
A. Agitation (-)
B. Fear (-)
C. Nervousness (-)
D. Calmness (+)
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
A.Grief (-)
B.Hope (+)
C.Loss (-)
D.Despair (-)
 Abase  Profanity  Euphoria
 Despotic  Apocalyptic  Erudite
 Persiflage  Impertinent  Sine quanon
 Dexterity  Imminent  Soiree
 Amorphous  Loquacious  Connoiseur
 Penchant  Voracious  Chauffer
 Pulchritude  Abandoned  Mesdames
 Transmuted  Conflagration  Renaissance
 Rancor  Aplomb  Acapella
 Carnal  Queue  Alter ego
 Mundane  Docile  amor con amor se paga
 Coveat emptor
 Ad nauseam
 Coup de grace
2. The ___ of the story is that honesty
is the best policy.
A. Moralist A. Moralist - person
B. Moral B. Moral
C. Morale C. Morale – confidence, enthusiasm
D. Moralist D. Moralist - person
3. In the borrowed foreign language,
what does acapella mean?
A. Solo singing
B. With accompaniment
C. Singing Choir
D. Without accompaniment
LACK CORRELATION
 Prodigy:offspring
 Formaly:unconventionally
 Formerly:heretofore
 Ready:at the same time
 Time:in that place
4. From the following, choose two
words that lack correlation
A. sensuous : pertaining to senses
B. species: variety
C. troupe: company of actors
D. time: in that place
5. You ___ finished eating before we
arrive.
A.Should
B.Will have
C.Have
D.Have been
6. If I _____ known you before, I
would have arranged the project with
you.
A.Will
B.Could
C.Have
D.Had
7. The student’s request to re-set the
test _____________ reasonable
A.Were
B.Are
C.Very
D.Is
8. Your father is paying for your plane
ticket, _________?
A.Isn’t it
B.Isn’t he
C.Is he
D.Aren’t you
9. The authorities_______ warned the
public about the wide spread of flu virus so
that they could take responsibilities
A.Should
B.Should be
C.Will have
D.Should have
10. Cortez was concerned about the safety of
the students and so he reported the need of
safety measures to _____________ principal.

A.Our
B.Her
C.His
D.Their
 MODIFIERS
Misplaced Modifier – the modifier is far from the
word it modifies.
Example:
1. When fried, I like okra.
2. A large painting attracts the visitors eye on the
west wall.
1. I like okra, when fried.
2. A large painting on the west wall attracts the visitors
eye.
 MODIFIERS
Dangling Modifier – the modifier does not modify
any word.
Example:
1. Playing football all afternoon, my homework
remained unfinished.
1. Playing football all afternoon, I left my homework
unfinished.
 MODIFIERS
Faulty Parallelism – structure of a sentence is not
grammatically parallel.
Example:
1. I enjoy reading, writing and to calculate.
2. I like swimming better than to dive.
1. I enjoy reading, writing and calculating.
2. I like swimming better than diving.
11. Which type of error is shown in
this sentence “let us be warry not to
fall from friend of prey.”
A.Misplaced modifier
B.Dangle
C.Mixed modifier
D.Faulty parallelism
12. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem
consisting of ___________.
A.Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as a topic
B.Four lines that rhyme with love as a topic
C.Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
D.Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as topic
13. He wrote the famous letter “To The
Women of Malolos.”
A.Emilio Jacinto
B.Jose Rizal
C.Mariano Ponce
D.Marcelo Del Pilar
Emilio Jacinto – Utak ng Katipunan
Jose Rizal – Dimasalang, Laong Laan,
Sinulat: To the Woman of Malolos, Sa Aking
mga Kababata
Mariano Ponce – Tikbalang, Kalipulako,
Naning
Marcelo Del Pilar – Plaridel, Pupdoh, Piping
Dilat, Dolores Manapat
13. He wrote the famous letter “To The
Women of Malolos.”
A.Emilio Jacinto
B.Jose Rizal
C.Mariano Ponce
D.Marcelo Del Pilar
14. What reading resource contains
more information about the theories on
the origin of the solar system?
A.Atlas A.Atlas - a book of maps or charts.
B.Yearbook - book of photos and words published
B.Yearbook annually.
C.Almanac C.Almanac
D.Dictionary - a book or electronic resource that
D.Dictionary lists the words of a language.
15. Who won the Nobel Prize
collection “Gitanjali,” which express
faith, hope and beauty of the world?
A.Mashuo Basho A.Mashuo Basho - supreme Japanese
haiku poet.
B.Rabindranath Tagore B.Rabindranath Tagore
C.Tatamkulu Afrika C.Tatamkulu Afrika - South African
D.Omar Khayyam poet and writer.
D.Omay Khayyam – The Rubaiyat
16. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined
series of 280 stanzas, has this general
theme. Which one?
A.Always 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
17. Pen name of Mary Anne Evans
A.George Elliot
B.Robert Browning – “The Pied Piper of
A.George Elliot Hamelin”
B.Robert Browning C.Samuel Langhorne Clemens – Mark
Twain
C.Mark Twain (p.n) D.Edgar Allan Poe - Edgar A. Perry
D.Edgar Allan Poe Famous work: “To Helen” , “The
Raven”, “Annabel Lee”, “The Cask of
Amontillado” and “The Fall of the
House of Usher”.
18. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in
Luis Dato’s spouse: “She holds no joys beyond the day’s
tomorrow, finds no world beyond her love’s embrace,
looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind, motion,
time and space?”
A.Work partner
B.Housewife
C.Lady entrepreneur
D.Career woman
19. What does the expression “love
begets love” mean?
A.Love is offered, not waiting for love in return
B.If you offer love, you will be loved in return
C.Don’t expect love, though you love others
D.Love is not freely expected from everyone
20. The figure of speech which uses
exaggerated statement for aesthetic
reason.
A.Onomatopoeia
B.Oxymoron
C.Apostrophe
D.Hyperbole
SOC SCI
21. First mass in the Philippines
occurred in _____.
A.Bohol
B.Limasawa
C.Mactan
D.Boracay
22. Who was the first man to
circumnavigate the world?
A. Ferdinand Magellan – first to plan, Blood
A.Ferdinand Magellan Compact w/ Raja Kulambo
B.Ruy Lopez de Villalobos B. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos – Las Islas
Filipinas
C.Enrique of Mallaca C. Enrique of Mallaca – personal translator
D.Sebastian Elcano and slave of Magellan. Antonio Pigafetta-
chronicler/recorder of expedition
D. Sebastian Elcano
23. In the 19th century the new
______________ spring, the leaders of the
propaganda which sowed the seeds of the
Philippine revolution.
A.Upper class
B.Lower class
C.Middle class
D.First class
24. On Dec. 2, 1899, who was the youngest
general who give his life while heroically
holding back American troops in the battle of
Tirad Pass in Ilocos Sur?
A.Gregorio del Pilar
B.Marcelo del Pilar
C.Emilio Aguinaldo
D.Carlos Romulo
25. The third and last military
governor of the Philippines was
A.Gen. Wesley Merritt
B.Gen. Arthur MacArthur
C.Gen. Elwell Otis
D.Gen. Douglas MacArthur
 FAMOUS AMERICAN GOVERNOR GENERAL
 Wesley Merritt – First Military Governor
 William Howard Taft – First Governor General –
public education
 Frank Murphy – Last Governor General
 Frank Harrison – Philippine Citizenship
 Dwight Davis – Sports Minded Gov. General
 Gen. Arthur MacArthur – third and last military
governor
 SPANISH GOVERNOR GENERAL
 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi – First Spanish Gov. General
 Diego Delos Rios – Last Spanish Governor General
 Jose Basco/Blanco – Tobacco Monopoly
 Narciso Claveria – Spanish surname
 Carlos Maria Dela Torre – Best Gov Gen
 Rafael Isquierdo – execution of Gomburza
 Eulogio Despujol – pinatapon sa Dapitan (Rizal)
 Camilo Polavieja – execution of Rizal
25. The third and last military
governor of the Philippines was
A.Gen. Wesley Merritt
B.Gen. Arthur MacArthur
C.Gen. Elwell Otis
D.Gen. Douglas MacArthur
26. Who is known as the founder of
local government code of the
Philippines?
A.Joey Lina
B.Jovito Salonga
C.Aquilino Pimentel
D.Joseph Estrada
27. 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
28. What cooperative serves loans to
members?
A.Credit
B.Transport
C.Marketing
D.Service
29. The right to life, liberty and pursuit
to happiness is a fundamental
________.
A.Human characteristics
B.Intellectual rights
C.Self-preservation
D.Human right
30. Which power of state enables it to
impose charges or burdens on lands
and structures?
A.Income tax A. Income tax - impose on income generated by
businesses and individuals.
B.Real state tax B. Real state tax - a tax that is based on the value of
buildings or land
C.Value added tax C. Value added tax - goods and services tax
D. Inheritance tax - levy on assets inherited from a
D.Inheritance tax deceased person
31. What was the power to set aside certain
by the Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-
General of the Philippines?
A.Veto power
B.Conditioned power
C.Condign power
D.Compensatory power
32. Of the seven continents comprising
continues land mass surrounded by big bodies
of water, the biggest (30.1) percent of the earth)
is: 1. Asia
2. Africa
A.Asia 3. North America
B.Australia 4. South America
C.Europe 5. Antarctica
6. Europe
D.Northern America 7. Australia
33. Due to run out of natural resources,
Asian countries including Philippines
now ________?
A.Controls transportation facilities
B.Controls population
C.Explore more natural resources
D.Use alternative resources
34. Wearing barong tagalog and baro’t
saya is ___________.
A.Folk ways
B.Filipino mores
C.Norms
D.Taboos
35. ____________ is the philosophy of
our folks during the Pre-hispanic days.

A.Folk tale A. Folk tale - a story passed on by word of mouth, or a legend or myth
shared among people of a culture.
B.Folklore B. Folklore
C. Proverbs - a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or
C.Proverbs tells you something about life
D. Ordeal - a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by

D.Ordeal submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under

supernatural control ordeal by fire ordeal by water.
36. What is the crowning glory of
Rizal as a young poet?
A.A La Juventud Filipina
B.Sa Aking mga Kababata
C.Mi Ultimo Aldios
D.Noli Me Tangere
37. Who proposed the experimental
theatre in the Philippines?
A.Lizaco Severino Montano – Arena
B.Nicanor Agudo theatre
C.Severino Montano Rolando Tinio –
D.Rolando Tinio Experimental theatre
Naty Crame Rogers – Sala
Theatre
38. “No two individuals are the same,”
is exemplified by the principle of”

A.Response differentiation
B.Stimulus-response
C.Conditioning
D.Individual differences
39. What do you call the board that
forms the foundation of your
computer?
A.Motherboard
B.RAM
C.ROM
D.Main memory
40. The application of specific
concepts and principles
A.Biology
B.Ecology
C.Technology
D.Science
41. While it is not necessary for every
individual organism to reproduce, reproduction
is necessary for the ________ of the species

A.Extinction
B.Development
C.Survival
D.Evolution
42. One instance of taking away the
life of another person without due
process is.
Euthanasia – mercy killing
A.Euthanasia Suicide – taking owns’ once life
Salvaging
B.Suicide Capital punishment – death
C.Salvaging penalty (w/due process)
D.Capital punishment
SCIENC
E
43. Which of the following is TRUE of
dominant genes?
A.An aggressive and expressive the more beneficial trait
B.Should be paired with recessive gene to be expressed.
C.Will not be heterozygous
D.It will prevent the recessive of the same locus.
44. In a double stranded DNA, which
of the following are complementary to
each other?
Complementary
A.Members of the base pair base pair
B.Thymine and cytosine A-T (U)
G-C
C.Ribose and organic base Chargaff’s Rule –
D.Adenine and guanine Edwin Chargaff
45. Which is an example of non-
pathogenic microorganisms?
A.Probiotics Probiotics - live bacteria and yeasts that are good
for you
B.Staphylococcus Staphylococcus - leading cause of skin and soft
tissue infections
C.Escherichia coli Escherichia coli - some strains can cause diarrhea
Plasmodium - causative organisms of malaria
D.Plasmodium
46. Who is known as the father of Modern
Taxonomy and is responsible for coining
Homo sapiens in humans?
A.H. Coplan
Carl Linnae – Carolous
B.Chalton
Linnaeus
C.Aristotle
Aristotle – Father of Biology
D.Linnaeus
47. A mango tree planted beside the sampaguita
plant in a garden. It demonstrate the following
relationship:
A.Predation A. Predation - one organism kills and consumes another
B. Commensalism - relationship between two organisms in
B.Commensalism C. which one benefits from the other without causing harm to it
Competition - relationship between organisms that has a
C.Competition negative effect on both of them
D. Mutualism - type of symbiotic relationship where all species

D.Mutualism involved benefit from their interactions

48. What will happen to a plant cell in
a hypertonic solution?
A.The plant cell will have edema Hypertonic solution –
B.The plant cell will rupture cell will shrink
C.No effect on the cell Isotonic solution –
D.The plant cell will shrink nothing happens
Hypotonic solution –
cell will swell
49. Substances which cause chemical
changes in foods are called?

A.Vitamins
B.Enzymes
C.Red cells
D.Hormones
50. Who discovered penicillin?
A.Darwin A.Darwin – Origin of Species
B.Curie B. Marie Curie - discovery of radium
C.Fleming and polonium
D.Mendel C.Fleming – serendipity (penicillin)
D.Mendel – Father of Genetics
51. An atom of silicon has mass number of
28 and an atomic number of 14. How many
protons are there in an atom.
A.28 Mass number = protons + neutrons
B.12 Protons = electrons = atomic number
C.14 Neutron = mass number - protons
D.7
52. Besides solids, liquids, and gas,
what is the fourth form of matter?
A.Gel
B.Colloid
C.Plasma
D.Foam
53. Light travels fastest in
__________.
A.Gas
B.Vacuum
C.Solid
D.Liquid
54. Perfume contains organic
compounds called
A.Ethers
B.Esters
C.Acids
D.Alcohol
55. What property of matter is
involved in the sign, “Fasten Your
Seatbelt”? First Law of Motion – Law of
A.Impenetrability Inertia
Second Law of Motion – Law of
B.Inertia
Acceleration
C.Acceleration Third Law of Motion – Law of
D.Interaction Interaction
56. Which of the following resources
is unsustainable?
A.Water
B.Wind
C.Sun
D.Coal
57. Which is true about lithosphere?
A.Crust and upper mantle
B.Continents and crust
C.Crust and water on it
D.Crust and the core
58. What happens when there is
weather inversion?
A.Warm air rises
B.The warm air is above and cool air is trapped below
C.The cool air is above and warm air is trapped below
D.Getting cooler at higher temperature
59. 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 -  Sun is not directly
A.Twilight sun visible because it is below the
B.Northern light horizon.
B.Northern light – aurora borealis
C.Southern light C.Southern light – aurora australis
D.Midnight sun D.Midnight sun
60. 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
MATH
61. The first 5 numbers in a sequence
are 2, 3, 5, 8 and 12. What is the 7th
number in the sequence?
A.15
B.19
C.23
D.25
62. 15 is 20% of what number?
A.75
B.80
C.70
D.50
63. 7 is 5 percent of what number?
A.120
B.145
C.150
D.140
64. At 25% discount, Ms. Santos paid
P150.75 for a bag. What was the
original price of the bag?
A.P37.69
B.P150.75
C.P210.00
D.P603.00
65. Which of the following has the
greatest value?
A.9/4
B.7/9
C.6/10
D.8/12
66. What number is 35 more than 70?

A.185
B.195
C.105
D.165
67. If there are 18 strawberries and 45 apples in
a fruit basket, what is the ratio of the number of
strawberries to the number of apples?

A.2:5
B.4:7
C.2:3
D.3:7
68. Jeffrey is 5 years older than Shan. Three
years ago, he was twice as old as Shan.
How old is Shan now?
A.6
B.8
C.13
D.15
69. What number can replace x in the
proportion 1: x = x : 64?
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.8
70. A 3 1⁄2 meter rope is cut into four
pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Find the
length of the longest piece
A.70 cm
B.140 cm
C.100 cm
D.35 cm
71. If Charmaine can run 3 km in an
hour, how far can she run in 45 mins?

A.1.75 km
B.2.15 km
C.2.25 km
D.2.5 km
72. What would be the value of 2.08 is
multiplied by 10 to the fifth power?

A.208,000
B.20.80
C.20,800
D.2,080
73. How many hectares are there in a
field measuring 980m wide and
1,300m long?
A.120 ha
B.127.4 ha
C.100 ha
D.128 ha
74. In how many ways can 5
basketball players be chosen from a
group of 9 players?
A.126
B.212
C.15,120
D.362,880
75. If a letter is chosen at random from the
English alphabet, find the probability that the
letter to be chosen will be after the letter G:
A.5/26
B.19/26
C.7/26
D.10/26
76. Find the length of each side of
trapezoid with upper base of 4 and
lower base is 2 with height of 3.
A.18
B.15
C.12
D.8
77. The first angle of a quadrilateral is 50, the
second is twice as the first, and the third is the
same as the second, what is the measure of the
4th angle.
A.50
B.100
C.110
D.180
78. The grades in Mathematics of the students
in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100.
What is the population variance of their group?

A.230
B.260
C.270
D.224
79. Factorize: 2x^2+ 7x – 15
A.(x-5)(2x+3)
B.(2x+5)(x-3)
C.(x+5)(2x-3)
D.(2x-5)(x+3)
80. Simplify (8x – 24) / (2x^2 – x – 15)
A.(x-4)/(x+4)
B.8/(2x+5)
C.4/(x-13)
D.5/(2x-5)
FILIPIN
O
81. Pangarap daw ni Jia na maging
_______________ ng Pilipinas.
A.Pang-ulo
B.Panggulo
C.Pangulo
D.Pa-ngulo
82. Gagawin mo lang yan _________
mo ako mahal
A.Kun di
B.Kungdi
C.Kundi
D.Kung di
83. Kinakailangang _______________
ang damit sa Lunes.

A.May-ari
B.Mayari
C.Yari
D.mangyari
84. Mahusay umawit si Jose,
_____________ ay lagi siyang
nagsasanay umawit
A.Datapwat
B.Bagamat
C.Palibhasa
D.Ngunit
85. Makararating ka agad sa iyong
patutunguhan kung maglalakad ka
_____________.
A.Nang mabilis
B.Ng mabilis
C.Nang maagap
D.Ng unti-unti
86. Aklat na binabasa upang makakuha ng
tiyak na impormasyon tulad ng
diskyunaryo, ensayklopedya at iba pa.
A.Batayang aklat
B.Sangguniang aklat
C.Larawang aklat
D.Modyul
87. Aklat na nagtataglay ng mga pinakahuling
impormasyon tungkol sa mga punto ng kawilihan
tulad ng kaganapan sa ibang bansa, panlakasan,
relihiyon, pulitika.
A.Diksyunaryo
B.Pahayagan
C.Atlas
D.Almanac
88. Uri ng sanaysay na di pangkaraniwan
ang paksa na tinatalakay nang ayon sa
sariling istilo ng manunulat ay _____?
A.Malikhain
B.Masining
C.Maanyo
D.Malaya
89. Alin sa mga sumusunod na
pangngalan ang inuulit?
A.Sarisari
B.Gamugamo
C.Lapulapu
D.Sabi-sabi
90. ____ piraso ang dala niyang
pasalubong.
A.Labingwalong
B.Labimwalong
C.Labinwalong
D.Labing-walong
91. Ang nalaglag-nahulog ay nasa
aspetong:
A.Magkahawig
B.Magkapares
C.Magkasalungat
D.Magkasingtunog
92. Aling salita ang may klaster?
A.Palma Klaster – o kambal-katinig ang tawag sa
B.Pluma dalawang pinagsamang katinig na bumubuo
C.Basta ng isang tunog
D.Basket
93. Alin sa mga sumusunod na salita
ang maykaltas o nawawalang
ponema/tunog?
A.Dalhin
B.Hagkan
C.Teka
D.Tena
94. Alin sa mga sumusunod na salita
ang magbabago ang kahuluhan kapag
inalis ang gitling?
A.May-ari
B.Pag-ibig
C.Pag-asa
D.Tag-ulan
95. Kung ang encoder ay sa decoder,
ang manunulat ay sa _____________.
A.Mambabasa
B.Tagahatid
C.Papel
D.Panulat
96. Ang pagkautal ay matatawag na
__________ na sagabal sa pagsasalita

A.Pisikal
B.Saykolohikal
C.Pisyolohikal
D.Semantic
97. 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
98. Kung sa pakikinig ang mga layuning
malibang ay mauuri bilang apresyatib,
mauuri naman sa pagbasa bilang ________

A.Mapanuri
B.Scanning
C.Intensibo
D.Ekstensibo
99. Isang istratehiya na ginagamit sa pananaliksik
upang mailarawan ang isang phenomenon ng
kanyang natural na kapaligiran kung saan nagaganap
ang ______
A.Follow up study
B.Case study
C.Field study
D.Trend study
100. Ang lumikha ng awit na “Ang
Bayan Ko”
A.Constancio De Guzman
B.Severino Reyes
C.Manuel Conde
D.Jose Rizal