GENERAL EDUCATION 7.

He was the American President who said, “Ask not

what America will do for you, but what together we can
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Education GENED: English Part 1. We encourage a. Gerald Ford
readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the b. Franklin Roosevelt
article for discussion. c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
1. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Answer: D
Night from which the stanza is taken:
8. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
I have been one acquainted with the night. a. testifies
I have walked out in rain-back in rain. b. will testify
I have out walked the farthest city light c. testifies for
The poet in the stanza talks of? d. testifies for the
a. isolation and loneliness Answer: D
b. joy getting out of the house
9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I
c. youthful delight playing in the rain
_____ her since Christmas.
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night a. saw
Answer: A b. had seen
c. have seen
2. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined d. have been seen
portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that Answer: D
some teachers might have given boys more computer
10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort.
time because parents and teachers expected boys to need
What was the message?
computers for future careers. a. Surrender in arms
a. expected b. Keep on with the fight
b. expecting c. Disregard the peace negotiation
c. will expect d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
d. will have expected Answer: B
Answer: D
11. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This
stands for the following EXCEPT
3. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president a. Loveliness
who honoured them with ____ for their _____. b. Comeliness
a. medals – valor c. Homeliness
b. gun salute – bravery d. Physical beauty
c. appointments – dedication Answer: C
d. money – sacrifice
12. The Nibelungenlied is a
Answer: A a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
4. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding c. Russian folk song
Filipino films. This was a project initiated by d. Medieval German epic
a. Arsenio Lacson Answer: D
b. German Moreno
13. An association wherein the name of something is
c. Antonio Villegas
substituted by something that represents it.
d. Ramon Bagatsing a. Metonymy
Answer: C b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
5. Which among the sounds below is voiceless? d. Personification
a. /b/ Answer: A
b. /z/
14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time
c. /g/
as it ______ around the earth, we see the same side
d. /p/ a. Revolve
Answer: D b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
6. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is d. Has been revolving
lifted from what particular novel? Answer: B
a. The Prince and the Pauper
15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed
b. The Little Prince syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable is ______.
c. The Right One a. Trochaic
d. The Pearl b. Iambic
Answer: B c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
Answer: A 24. A readability mismatch happens when the reading
levels of books exceed the reading levels of the students.
16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their In this situation, the students experience frustration and
hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is they fall short of the expected or desired output. A
commonly known as student who finds himself/ herself in such a mismatch
a. Guilt will likely do which of the following?
b. Triumph a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story
c. Indecision read
d. Aggression b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the
Answer: A selection or story read
c. Present an argument that the selection or story read
17. It is a collection of religious poetry written by was not properly written
Rabindranath Tagore. d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional
a. Mahabharata reaction to the selection or story read
b. Gitanjali Answer: C
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita 25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those
Answer: B who take responsibility for their actions are real winners
in life. This tells of?
18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week. a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
a. Stay b. a winner can also be a quitter
b. Stayed c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
c. Staying d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
d. Stays Answer: C
Answer: A
26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce showed pleasure in these remarks
our workforce.” What did he mean? a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
Workers are free to leave b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
Workers are warned of possible lay off c. The ceremonies were very impressive
Workers have to double time on their jobs d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym Answer: C
Answer: B
27. What correction should be made to this sentence?
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just One of the theories is that the first child receives more of
lock the door.” the parents' attention than other children so first-borns
a. In the absence tend to be more intellectual.
b. In the process a. Change is to are
c. In the event b. Insert a comma after children
d. In the case c. Change parents' to parent's
Answer: C d. Change theories to theory's
Answer: B
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He
found it full of _____. 28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for
a. Adjectives its first stanza:
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the
d. Adverbs long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.
Answer: C Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Batter and banjos
22. There were three guests on the stage. They were b. Sob and winding
made up of a parent, the governor and the principal. c. Long and cool
Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian? d. To and it
a. The classmates Answer: A
b. The principal
c. The governor 29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this
d. The parent sentence?
Answer: C
We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid
23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 everything, is still at sixes and sevens.
- they came from all over America - 200,000 heroes a. The things have not been shipped.
strong, with their families. b. In a state of confusion
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans c. In an orderly manner
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War d. The boxes are still intact
c. The writer was a veteran of the war Answer: B
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
Answer: A
30. What is the mood of these lines? 6. The average of 5 different counting numbers is 20.
What is the highest possible value that one of the
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise numbers can have?
I must think of a new life
a. 20
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes b. 40
tonight will be a memory, too c. 30
And a new day will begin. d. 90
a. Afraid Answer: D
b. Sarcastic
c. Depressed 7. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of P62,000
d. Hopeful
and they divided it among themselves in the ratio of
Answer: D
5:4:1. How much more is the largest share than the
smallest share?
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reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for c. P24,800
discussion. Answer: C

1. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 pm. One bus 8. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80,
travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other travels ___,1280, ___, 20, 480?
east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are a. 50;210
the buses at 10 pm? b. 40;160
a. 140 km c. 35;135
b. 100 km d. 320;5120
c. 70 km Answer: D
d. 50 km
Answer: B 9. At what rate per annum should P2400 be invested so
that it will earn an interest of P800 in 8 years?
2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation of the a. 6 ½ %
following numbers: 60, 80, 100, 75 and 95 b. 5 ½ %
a. 12.4 c. 4.17 %
b. 14.2 d. 6 %
c. 16.1 Answer: C
d. 18.9
Answer: A 10. The area of a rectangle is (x2 + 2x - 8). If its length is
x + 4, what is its width?
3. Which of the following is the factorization of the a. x + 2
binomial x2 - 42? b. x - 2
a. (x + 4)(x + 2) c. x + 1
b. (x – 4)2 d. x + 6
c. x(x + 2x + 2) Answer: B
d. (x – 4)(x + 4)
Answer: D 11. What is the value of 12⅙ - 3 ⅜ - 5 ⅔ + 20 ¾?
a. 21 1/8
4. What value of x will satisfy the equation: 0.4(5x - b. 22
1470) = x? c. 23 7/8
a. 490 d. 21
b. 2,130 Answer: C
c. 1470
Answer: D 12. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 20°. What
is the measure of one of the base angles?
5. Which of the following has the greatest value: a. 150°
a. 3 + 32 + (3 + 3)2 b. 60°
b. 33 c. 75°
c. [(3 + 3)2]2 d. 80°
d. (3 + 3 + 3)2 Answer: D
Answer: C
13. Ana and Beth do a job together in three hours.
Working alone, Ana does the job in 5 hours. How long
will it take Beth to do the job alone? turns in manning a 24-hour internet shop. The number of
a. 3 and 1/3 hours hours Cesar, Bert, and Danny were on duty was in the
b. 2 and 1/3 hours ratio 3:4:5, respectively. The shop owner pays them P50
c. 3 hours per hour. How much would Danny receive for that day?
d. 7 and 1/2 hours a. P 230
Answer: D b. P500
c. P160
14. How much greater is the sum of the first 50 counting d. P480
numbers greater than the sum of the first 100 counting Answer: B
numbers?
a. 110 21. A retailer buys candies for P90.25. The pack has 35
b. 3,775 pieces of candies. If she sells each candy for P2.25, how
c. 3,155 much profit does she make?
d. 1200 a. P11.50
Answer: N b. P56.25
c. P37.50
15. Which of the following has the largest value? d. P18.75
a. 85
b. 39 22. An online shop sells a certain calculator for P950
c. 65 and charges P150 for shipping within Manila, regardless
d. 94 of the number of calculators ordered. Which of the
Answer: A following equations shows the total cost (y) of an order
as a function of the number of calculators ordered (x)?
16. A water tank contains 18 liters when it is 20% full. a. y = (950 + 150)x
How many liters does it contain when 50% full? b. y = 150x +950
a. 60 c. x = 950y + 150
b. 30 d. y = 950x + 150
c. 58 Answer: D
d. 45
Answer: D 23. One side of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle measures x cm.
What is the length of its hypotenuse?
17. The edges of a rectangular solid have these a. X √3 cm
measures: 1.5 feet by 1½ feet by 3 inches. What is its b. X cm
volume in cubic inches? c. (X √3)/2 cm
a. 324 d. X √2 cm
b. 225 Answer: D
c. 972
d. 27 24. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while
Answer: C those of another right triangle are 12 and 16. How much
longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the
18. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 5 is to perimeter of the smaller triangle?
7. If there are 180 boys and girls in the school, how a. 84
many boys are there? b. 7
a. 105 c. 12
b. 90 d. 14
c. 45 Answer: C
d. 75
Answer: D 25. Determine the midpoint of the line segment joining
the points (7, -3) and (-1, 6).
19. Ruben’s grades in 6 subjects are 88, 90, 97, 90, 91 a. (2, 3/2)
and 86? What is the least grade that he should aim for in b. (2, -3/2)
the 7th subject if he has to have an average of 88? c. (3, 3/2)
a. 92 d. (1, 5/2)
b. 74 Answer: C
c. 88
d. 85 26. Which of these has the longest perimeter?
Answer: B a. A square 21 cm on a side
b. A rectangle 19 cm long and 24 cm wide
20. On a certain day, three computer technicians took c. An equilateral triangle whose side is 28 cm
d. A right triangle whose two legs are 24 and 32 cm
Answer: D 3. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita: Kasiyahan ko nang
makitang kayo’y nagmamahalan.
a. Pangarap
27. How many square inches are in 2 square yard?
b. Pagkontrol ng kilos
a. 900 c. Pagkuha ng impormasyon
b. 144 d. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin
c. 1296 Answer: D
d. 2,592
Answer: D 4. Ang kaugnayan ng pagkakapatay kina Burgos, Gomez
at Zamora sa panitikang Pilipino ay
a. Nanatiling masigla ang diwang Pilipino
28. In a playground for Kindergarten kids, 18 children
b. Nakagising sa damdaming makabayan ng mga
are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there are 43 wheels in Pilipino
all, how many tricycles are there? c. Natutong lumabag sa batas at lumaban sa may
a. 8 kapangyarihan ang mga Pilipino
b. 9 d. Naimpluwensyahan ang diwang alipin ng mga
c. 7 Pilipino
d. 11 Answer: B
Answer: C 5. Laging UMUUKILKIL sa isipan ng ama ang nasirang
pangako ng anak.
29. Nelia takes ¾ hour to dress and get ready for school. a. Sumasagi
It takes 4/5 hour to reach the school. If her class starts b. Gumugulo
promptly at 8:00 am; what is the latest time she can c. Bumubuhay
jump out of bed in order not to be late for school? d. Sumasapi
a. 6:42 am Answer: B
b. 6:27 am 6. Ang Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas ng Pilipinas
c. 6:57 am ay gulong-gulo kapag may giyera sa ibang bansa. Ano
d. 7:02 am ang unang ginagampanan ng ambassador ng bansa?
Answer: B a. Bilangin ang mga nasugatan at nasawi
b. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Pilipino sa bayang
30. Which common fraction is equivalent to 0.215? iyon.
c. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad pauwi.
a. 43/200
d. Bayaang magsipag-uwian sa sariling sikap ang bawat
b. 27/125 isa
c. 21/50 Answer: B
d. 108/375
Answer: A 7. Ano ang pokus ng pandiwa sa pahayag na “Bumili ng
bagong sasakyan si Angelo”?
a. Pokus sa direksyon
b. Pokus sa kagamitan
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reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for Answer: D
discussion.

1. Sinabi ni Carlos P. Romulo sa isa niyang akda, “Ang 8. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang inyong ginagawa taon-
Pilipino ay may dugong maharlika.” Ano ang kahulugan taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang nangangailangan
nito? ng salapi at dunong. Ang nagsasalita ay
a. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang lahi a. Kuripot
b. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang mabuti ang budhi. b. Matipid
c. Ang Pilipino ay galing sa mayamang lahi c. Maramot
d. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili d. Praktikal
Answer: A Answer: D

2. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang 9. Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?
pangungusap? Naglaro ng basketball sa Rizal Stadium ang koponan ng
a. Ang mga kabataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at aming pamantasan.
nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan.
a. Sanhi
b. Ang kabataan ay naglalaro kung maliwanag ang
b. Tagaganap
buwan at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan.
c. Kagamitan
c. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa
d. Ganapan
lansangan kung maliwanag ang gabi.
Answer: D
d. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan ay
nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at naglalaro.
Answer: C
10, Sa aling salita magkakaroon ng saglit na paghinto 18. Ang panukalang inihain niya ay lubhang malalim at
kung pinagpipilitang si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan? mahirap arukin.
Hindi si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan. a. Abutin
b. Unawain
a. Rose c. Sukatin
b. Hindi d. Tanggalin
c. Nakabasag Answer: B
d. Pinggan
Answer: B 19. Ang wikang Filipino ay hawig sa mga wika sa Asya.
Alin dito ang pinagmulan ng wikang Filipino?
11. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy sa pahayag. a. Bahasa
Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel. c. Nihonggo
a. Pagtutulad d. Mandarin
b. Pagbibigay katauhan d. Malayo-Polinesyo
c. Pagmamalabis Answer: D
d. Pagwawangis
Answer: C 20. Ano ang katumbas ng “Dekalogo” ni Apolinario
Mabini na nagsasaad ng aral sa Filipino?
12. Sino ang pinagkalooban ng karangalan bilang a. Mosaic Law
“Unang Tunay na Makata” noong 1708? d. Code of Ethics ni Kalantiaw
a. Jose dela Cruz c. New Society ni Pres. Marcos
b. Felipe de Jesus d. Code of Citizenship ni Pres. Quezon
c. Francisco Balagtas Answer: A
d. Jose Corazon de Jesus
Answer: B 21. Siya ay hinirang na taga-sensus ng bahay-bahay.
Ano ang kanyang nalikom?
13. “Magtatrabaho ako at ikaw ay mag-aaral upang a. Ang bilang ng tao sa bahay
makatapos ka ng pag-aaral.” Anong uri ng pangungusap b. Ang kayamanan ng may-bahay
ito? c. Ang datos tungkol sa mga bata sa bawat bahay
a. Payak d. Ang datos tungkol sa mga naninirahan sa bawat bahay
b. Tambalan Answer: D
c. Hugnayan
d. Langkapan 22. Kami ang kabataang siyang magiging pag-asa ng
Answer: D bayan. Paano ginamit ang salitang may salungguhit?
a. Pagtukoy
14. Mag-aalas-singko na _____ umaga _____ magising b. Pagpuri
siya. c. Panghalip
a. ng – ng d. Pagmamalaki
b. nang – nang Answer: A
c. ng – nang
d. nang – kapag 23. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay pangungusap na:
Answer: C a. May paksa
b. Walang pandiwa
15. Ang butong tinangay ng aso, walang pagsalang c. May panaguri
nalawayan ito. Ang kaisipang ito ay tumutukoy sa d. Walang paksa
katotohanan ng ______. Answer: D
a. Pagnanakaw
b. Pagtatanan 24. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG naman pala ang
c. Pagpapakasal kanyang BUNTOT. Ang ibig sabihin ng salitang may
d. Pakikipagkaibigan malaking titik ay:
Answer: B a. Kuripot
b. Traydor
16. Anong uri ng pagbigkas ang salitang “dambuhala”? c. Duwag
a. Malumi d. Mahiyain
b. Mabilis Answer: C
c. Maragsa
d. Malumay 25. Sabihin ang gawi ng pananalitang ito: “Bawal
Answer: A tumawid, may namatay na dito!”
a. Pananakot
17. Ang katawagan sa pangngalan, pang-abay, pang-uri b. Pagtukoy
at pandiwa ay? c. Babala
a. Palabuuan d. Paalala
b. Pangkayarian Answer: C
c. Pangnilalaman
d. Palaugnayan 26. Pinakamahalagang nobelang Pilipino sa maraming
Answer: C taon na nalimbag noong 1906 at tumalakay nang
masinsinan sa paksang puhunan laban paggawa at sa
sosyalismo ang _____.
a. Luha ng Buwaya 3. What will be formed when radium isotope, with 88
b. Banaag at Sikat protons and 138 neutrons undergoes alpha decay?
c. Ibong Mandaragit a. Radon Atom (Rn222) with 86 Protons
d. Pangginggera b. Francium Atom (Fr222) with 87 Protons
Answer: B c. Actinium Atom (Ac222) with 89 Protons
d. Thorium Atom (Th232) with 90 Protons
27. Ayon kay Balagtas, “ang laki sa layaw, karaniwa’y Answer: A
hubad” kaya ang mga bata ay
a. jeproks 4. Which of the following examples best illustrates
b. nag-aartista application of Boyle’s Law?
c. nakapagtatapos sa pag-aaral a. A tire becomes harder as more air is pumped into it.
d. hindi sumusunod sa magulang b. A sealed aerosol can explodes when thrown into a
Answer: D fire.
c. A balloon expands and bursts when exposed to direct
28. Noong taong 1962, ano ang pagbabago sa paglimbag sunlight.
ng diploma at sertipiko ng pagtatapos? d. A scuba divers stops at certain depths as he ascends to
a. Pinahihintutan ang pribadong paaralan na maglimbag the ocean’s surface.
sa wikang Ingles Answer: D
b. Nilimbag sa Tagalog ang diploma sa di-Tagalog na
bayan 5. Three liquids A, B, C were studied in a laboratory.
c. Nilimbag sa Filipino ang diploma ngunit may Ingles Liquid A was found to float over B and C. It was also
d. Nalimbag sa Filipino ang diploma found that liquid A flows fastest among the three. What
Answer: D can be said about liquid A?
a. Densest and most viscous
29. Ang gintong panahon ng mga manunulat noong b. Densest and least viscous
panahon ng Amerikano ay batid sa uring c. Least dense and most viscous
a. Sanaysay d. Least dense and least viscous
b. Nobela Answer: D
c. Panulaan
d. Maikling kwento 6. Which of the following statements represents a
Answer: D physical change?
a. An antacid tablet forms bubbles when dissolved in
30. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang may wastong gamit ng water.
tinig ng pandiwa? b. A flashlight beam slowly gets dimmer and finally dies
a. Ang hinog na papaya na kinuha sa puno ni Marie. out over time.
b. Kinuha ni Marie ang hinog na papaya sa puno. c. The lawn grows thicker every day because fertilizers
c. Kinuha sa puno ang hinog na papaya ni Marie. were added into the soil.
d. Papayang hinog ang kinuha sa puno ni Marie. d. Frozen mango juice melted when left standing at room
Answer: B temperature for 30 minutes.
Answer: D

7. Which of the following best explains why farmers

burn rice straw and hull during seasons of harvest?
General Education: Science 30 items a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that
act as repellant for pests which may damage plantation.
1. Which of the following statements best describes a b. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws
hypothetical element with an electron configuration of stimulate growth and fruit bearing of trees.
1s22s22p63s23p5? c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces
a. The hypothetical element has an atomic number of 11 will be available for planting next set of crops.
b. The hypothetical element is a member of Group V, d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in
otherwise called the Nitrogen Group. compounds that could neutralize acidic soil so that more
c. The hypothetical element is in the fifth position in the crops will grow
p-block, along the third period of the periodic table. Answer: D
d. The hypothetical element is located at the third
position of the p-block, along the fifth period of the 8. Acid rain occurs when _________.
periodic table. a. carbon dioxide combines with water in the
Answer: C atmosphere.
b. phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form
2. Despite the observed diversity among organisms, they phosphoric acid.
are all made from the same set of biomolecules c. sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with
composed of monomeric units except: water in the atmosphere.
a. Proteins d. excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to
b. Carbohydrates produce acids.
c. Nucleic Acids Answer: C
d. Lipids and Fats
Answer: D 9. Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the
atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere?
a. Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere
b. Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas 16. PAGASA announces the approach of the seasonal
c. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas winds. The familiar names used are Amihan and
d. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric Habagat, internationally known as ________ and
nitrogen ________ respectively.
Answer: D a. Northeast and southwest
b. Trade wind and easterlies
10. Which of the following sentences about greenhouse c. Southwest and northeast
effect is INCORRECT? d. Westerlies and easterlies
a. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which Answer: A
are returned to the earth’s surface.
b. Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the 17. Fog is a cloud with its base at or very near the
temperature of the earth. ground. The formation of fog generally occurs after the
c. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green ground has lost heat by:
region of light from the sun. a. Evaporation
d. Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface b. Convection
temperature of the earth. c. Conduction
Answer: C d. Radiation
Answer: D
11. When a gardener propagates a plant by taking
cuttings, he plants his cutting in a well-watered soil in a 18. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?
plant pot. What is the most likely reason why he may a. The earth revolves eastward.
then cover the plant and pot with a lightly perforated b. The earth rotates from west to east.
polythene bag? c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
a. To reduce the water demand of the cutting. d. On the globe, we are located in the east.
b. To decrease the rate of gaseous exchange by the plant. Answer: B
c. To reduce the chance of attack by pests.
d. To protect the plant from cold weather. 19. If a voltage of 100 volts produces a current of 5
Answer: A amperes in an electrical device, what is the resistance?
a. 95 Ohms
12. It is a common observation that mushrooms thrive b. 20 Ohms
few days after lightning strikes. Which among the c. 105 Ohms
following biogeochemical cycles is involved in this d. 500 Ohms
process? Answer: B
a. Nitrogen cycle
b. Carbon-Oxygen cycle 20. Which of the following best differentiates an
c. Phosphorus cycle earthquake's intensity from its magnitude?
d. Sulfur cycle a. Intensity describes 'the depth from which the
Answer: A earthquake originated’ while magnitude refers to ‘the
energy of the earthquake’.
13. Which of the following factors contribute to an b. Intensity cannot be measured while magnitude can be
increase in human population? measured using a seismograph.
I. Immigration II. Emigration c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake while
III. Natality IV. Mortality magnitude refers to the degree of destruction it caused at
a. III and IV the epicenter.
b. II and III d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an
c. I only earthquake cause at the surface while magnitude is the
d. I and III strength of the quake.
Answer: D Answer: D

14. Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy 21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and
community. The arrow symbol means eaten by. What solids, the speed of sound is usually lowest in ____ and
would happen if all snakes are killed? highest in ____.
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake a. solids, gases
Bird>Snake b. gases, liquids
a. Grass population would increase. c. liquids, solids
b. Grasshopper population would increase. d. gases, solids
c. Bird and frog populations would increase. Answer: D
d. Grasshopper and bird populations would increase.
Answer: C 22. Which has a greater density, a lake full of water or a
cupful of water?
15. Which of the following shows mechanical a. The cup full of water
weathering of rocks? b. The lake full of water
a. formation of caverns c. Not enough information
b. acids dissolves rocks d. They have the same density
c. freezing water between rock particles Answer: D
d. iron in rocks combine with oxygen
Answer: C 23. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic
spoon because stainless steel
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24. Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly open the door 1. What factor was a major cause of both World War I
of a refrigerator? and World War II?
a. It will loosen the hinges of the refrigerator's door a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. Leads to wastage in electrical energy. b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Repeated opening introduces bacteria in to the c. Nationalism and national borders
refrigerator. d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
d. The warm air outside lowers the temperature inside Answer: D
thus making the refrigeration less-efficient.
Answer: B 2. In which organization is the Philippines a member to
fight communist aggression?
25. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a. APEC
a wider area and smaller image of the traffic behind b. ASA
him/her? c. UN
a. Double concave d. SEATO
b. Convex Answer: D
c. Plane
d. Concave 3. The theory that population increases by geometrical
Answer: B ratio while the means of subsistence increases by
arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
26. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing a. Karl Marx
lightning? b. Robert Malthus
a. Light appears brighter in the sky. c. Emile Durkheim
b. Light travels faster than sound. d. Aristotle
c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s Answer: B
d. Sound is released later actually
Answer: B 4. In what instance is the Filipino double-standard
morality shown?
27. Water has a higher specific heat than iron. What does a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor then later
this mean? to the espiritista
a. Water is hotter than iron b. Young parents bring up their children in a manner
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron different from how they were brought up
c. Water is more dense than iron c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their children to
d. Water heats more slowly than iron school even if they themselves did not go to school
Answer: D d. A married man who flirts with someone else other
than his wife seems acceptable but a married woman
28. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has who flirts with another man is condemned.
normal vision and no history of the disease, it is most Answer: D
probable that all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers 5. Which part of Asia does the Arabian peninsula
b. daughters will be colorblind occupy?
c. sons will be carriers a. Northwest
d. sons will be colorblind b. Southeast
Answer: A c. Southwest
d. Northeast
29. Albino corn seedlings may grow several inches tall. Answer: C
However, they will eventually die, primarily because
a. direct sunlight will destroy their cells 6. The important factors which have contributed to the
b. they lack adequate root system weakness in the internalization of desirable values is
c. they cannot produce their own food the?
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide a. Lack of models among the very people expected to
Answer: C exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive rather
30. Mimosa pudica, locally known as Makahiya is called than effective
as such because its leaflets tend to close when touched. c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to
This organismal response to a given stimuli is called: another
a. Hydrotropism d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given to
b.Thigmotropism teachers
c. Geotropism Answer: A
d. Phototropism
Answer: B
7. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Answer: D
Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
a. Police department 16. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn
b. Judiciary department which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors?
c. Legislative department a. Africa
d. Executive department b. Australia
Answer: D c. South America
d. Asia
8. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were Answer: C
free and independent
a. Timawa 17. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in
b. Maharlika 1947? Religious differences between
c. Aliping namamahay a. Hindus and Christians
d. Aliping saguiguilid b. Christians and Muslims
Answer: A c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims
9. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the Answer: D
archipelago Filipinas
a. Magellan’s expedition 18. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma
b. Loarca expedition Gandhi?
c. Legaspi expedition a. Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
d. Villalobos expedition b. Rejected violence as a way to political power
Answer: D c. Led a successful nationalistic movement in their
respective countries
10. The third and last military governor of the d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing
Philippines was governments
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt Answer: B
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur 19. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
Answer: C a. Roman
b. Gupta
11. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to c. Greek
Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions? d. Maurya
a. Teresa Magbanua Answer: D
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso 20. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who
d. Trinidad Tecson does NOT belong to the group?
Answer: B a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
12.Which economic system is based on free enterprise? c. Manuel Roxas
a. Globalism d. Pedro Taruc
b. Mixed economies Answer: C
c. Capitalism
d. Communism 21. When the Filipino reformists asked for the
Answer: C assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they
ask for? For the Philippines to ____
13. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested? a. Become independent from Spain
a. Cultural relativism b. Become a province of Spain
b. Cultural diversity c. Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
c. Xenocentrism d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
d. Ethnocentrism Answer: B
Answer: C
22. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our
14. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
like short-weighing? a. Ramon Magsaysay
a. Total Quality Movement b. Diosdado Macapagal
b. Consumerism c. Carlos Garcia
c. Consumer vigilance d. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Substandardization Answer: B
Answer: C
23. In which country did the Philippines participate in
15. If the seven continents were arranged from largest to the world’s peacekeeping operations by sending doctors,
smallest, in which order does Australia fall? nurses, soldiers and police?
a. 4th a. Israel
b. 5th b. East Timor
c. 6th c. Iraq
8. 7th d. Iran
Answer: C 1. Which of the following is not a benefit of technology
in education?
24. In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s a. Improves critical-thinking abilities.
life for one’s country?
b. Unlimited access to games and other internet sites.
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Song of Maria Clara c. Allows cooperative learning.
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata d. Increases self-expression.
d. Mi Ultimo Adios Answer: B
Answer: D
2. Which situation shows that technology can be used to
25. As an effect of our geography, in which of the
motivate students to learn?
following island/s do people travel mostly by water?
a. Luzon a. Teacher Eric employs educational games related to the
b. Mindanao lesson they are taking.
c. Visayas b. Miss Cleo designs lessons which use cooperative
d. Visayas and Mindanao learning with technology integration.
Answer: C c. Mr. Jimmy utilizes computer assisted instruction
programs so that students will learn at their own pace.
26. As an insular country, to which principle does the
d. Teacher Sarah assigns projects to her class where self-
Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial
boundary? expression and creativity is acknowledged.
a. Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast Answer: A
b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore
c. Three-mile territorial limit 3. He is considered as the “Father of Modern Media in
d. Archipelagic doctrine Education”.
Answer: D
a. Jean Piaget
27. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively b. Robert Gagne
more excessively moist climate and limited arable lands? c. B.F. Skinner
a. Western d. Edgar Dale
b. Eastern Answer: D
c. Eastern and Central
d. Central and Western 4. It is a term to denote a whole range of technologies
Answer: B
associated with processing information and with sending
28. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First and receiving messages.
Policy”? Filipinos a. Educational Technology
a. Should buy and consume Filipino products only b. Information and Communication Technology
b. Should not contribute to the brain drain problem c. Media Technology
c. Should be selective in the entry in the entry of foreign d. Instructional Systems Design
professionals in the country
Answer: B
d. Were to be given first preference in all matters related
to the economic development of the country
Answer: D 5. A methodology widely used for developing
new training programs.
29. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim a. Microsoft
part of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea? b. World Wide Web
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
c. Instructional Systems Design
b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia d. Computer Technology
d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia Answer: C
Answer: B
6. This is considered to be the first manual data
30. The following are our constitutional rights EXCEPT processing device developed in China in the 12th
to century A.D.
a. Free access to legal assistance which shall not be
denied due to poverty a. Hieroglyphics
b. Have access to all records of the government b. Papyrus
c. Be presumed innocent until proven guilty c. Printing Press
d. Form association and labor unions d. Abacus
Answer: B Answer: D

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7. He is considered to be the “Father of Computing”
because of his contributions to the basic design of
computer.
a. John Napier
b. William Oughtred
c. Blaise Pascal
d. Charles Babbage
Answer: D

8. Which is the standard input device that accepts letters,

numbers and commands from the user?
a. Trackpad
b. Lightpen
c. Mouse
d. Keyboard
Answer: D

9. Mr. Rico carefully studies the materials he acquired

from the internet. He always examines if the author is
qualified to present the material. This practice is?
a. necessary to ensure that the materials are reliable.
b. unethical because he does not trust the author.
c. unnecessary because all resources from the internet
are dependable.
d. just a waste of time.
Answer: A

10. When a teacher asks the consistency of a material

taken from the internet with other available materials,
he/she is concerned with its?
a. relevance
b. accuracy
c. coverage
d. currency
Answer: B