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GENERAL EDUCATION
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11. I value man for the size of his heart can be interpreted as
________________.
a. Mans kindness is most important
b. The size of the heart determines the length of life
c. Man will perish without a big heart
d. D. mans love is measured size by size of his heart
12. Marys eyes blurred and her shoulder ached. She _________ at the
computer for five straight hours. Finally she took a break.
a. was seated
c. would have seated
b. has seated
d. had been seated
13. After ten unfruitful years, Luz finally quit the job. She __________ along
with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new
position.
a. didnt get
c. hasnt been getting
b. isnt getting
d. hadnt been getting
14. Many years of intensive language study are required for non-native
speakers. Chan__________English for three years, but he will need more
training before he masters it.
a. has studied
c. has been studying
b. will have been studying
d. will be studying
15. She was excused because all she said were white lies. This idiomatic
expression means ______________.
a. lies recited are excusable
c.she recited the lies in public
b. the lies are really harmless
d. the lies are written on white
pages
16. Using contextual clues, complete the following statement. Most flowers
___________ in the spring.
a. waken
c. bloom
b. de
c. wither
17. There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. What
does HIATUS mean?
a. length
c. continuation
b. lapse
d. uninterruption
18. When will Miss Raxon retire? Soon, I think. She ____________ for
along time. She probably retire next year.
a. have been working
c. has been working
b. had been working
d. is working
19. Join the rally, the activist shouted. What was asked of the listeners?
a. sympathy for a cause
c. willingness to listen
b. apathy for a cause
d. avoidance of group action
20. The measure of choosing well is whether or not a man likes what he
_________
a. chose
c. choose
b. has chosen
d. is choosing
21. Business computers have become more and more complex that necessities
complete training in operating them. These are now describes as
SOPHISTICATED electronic system, meaning _________________.
a. uncomplicated
c. worldly
b. fashionable
d. simple
22. Archimedes shouted Eureka! Since then the world took this mean
__________
a. a discovery
c. a mystery
b. an enjoyment
d. a gift
23. Every school opening, students ____________ near the registrars
office
a. Cooperate
c. compliment
b. Concrete
d. congregate
24. Wounded, he walked away still suffering from EXCRUCIATING pain.
What does excruciating mean?
a. mild
c. unbearable
b. slight
d. endurable
25. The home team lambasted the visitors. This could be interpreted that
________.
a. the visitors were welcome
c. the visitors beat the home team
b. the team beat the visitors
d. the team helped the visitors
26. Movie directors use music to __________ the action on the screen
a. Compliment
c. complement
b. Correct
d. contemplate
27. The driver of the speeding bus is CULPABLE. This means
a. Guilty
c. innocent
b. Blameless
d. pliable
28. The Rizal day celebration reminds us about heroes worth
_______________.
a. Emanating
c. studying
b. Appreciating
d. emulating
29. The hawk glided ___________ the mountain.
a. In
c. toward
b. Into
d. on
30. Life, so they say is just a game
And they let it slip away
Dont let lift slip away
Grasp it while you can
We may never pass this way again.
What does the stanza suggest?
a. opportunity comes once grab it
b. there is a second life anyway
31. The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Dan feared getting late so he
____________ with a bus and leaped at the door.
a. catch up
c. was catching
b. caught up
d. has caught
32. The hostages are free. They paid their way! These statements tells us that
_____________.
a. they had peaceful negotiation
b. they were freed with out ransom
c. they escaped after paying
d. after a ransom they were released
33. Who is remembered for this famous quotation?
My loyalty to my party ends my loyalty to my country begins.
a. Manuel L. Quezon
c. Manuel A. Roxas
b. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Ferdinand E. Marcos
34. an ERRATIC behavior suggest one that is ________________.
a. inconsistent
c. normal
b. stable
d. predicate
35. Steel is not _______________ because it doesnt break easily.
a. brittle
c. brilliant
b. ductile
d. brisk
36. When one says it is ERSATZ coffee, it is probably ______________.
a. real
c. authentic
b. genuine
d. artificial
37. Who said The Filipino is worth dying for?.
a. Benigno Aquino
c. Jose Rizal
b. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Fidel V. Ramos
38. George Bernard Shaw said You see things that are and you ask why. But
I dream things that never were and ask why not. Such lines speak of this
___________.
a. clear thinking
c. curiosity
b. immortality
d. rich imagination
39. Our favorite song goes:
No man is an island
No man stands alone
Each mans joy is joy to me
Each mans grief is my own.
This song expresses _________________.
a. individualization
c. independence
b. solitude
d. brotherhood
40. The surprised teacher asked, What was all the HUBHUB about?
HUBHUB means
a. stillness
c. commotion
b. hush
d. serenity
41. News travels as fast as the wind. This line is a/an
a. Simile
c. personification
b. Metaphor
d. antith
67. Nagpantig ang tainga ng lalaki sa kanyang narinig. Anong ibig sabihin
ng nagpantig ang tainga?
a. maging alerto
c. namula ang tainga
b. mabingi
d. biglang nagalit
68. Anong tawag sa awit ng pag-ibig?
a. Kundiman
c. ihiman
b. Uyayi
d. tagumpay
69. Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay ang magiging hakbang sa pag-unlad. Ito ay
isang _________.
a. Pagtutulad
c. pagpapalit tawag
b. Personifikasyon
d. pagwawangis
70. Kailan ang lingo ng Wika ipinagdiriwang?
a. Hunyo 1-31
c. Agosto 13-19
b. Agosto 1-31
d. Marso 13-19
71. Kung kilala ang Cebu sa kanyang Sinulog, kilala naman ang Kalibo sa
kanyang
a. Dalampasigan
c. ati-atihan
b. Dinagyang
d. kadarawan
72. Matatagpuan mo pa siya doon. Siya ay isang kapit-tuko. Ito ay isang
a. Pawangis
c. melonomiya
b. Personifikasyon
d. patulad
73. Sanay umulan na upang matubigan ang bukirin. Magandang anghel ka
sana, sagot ng kausap. Ang ibig sabihin ay
a. magkalat ng tubig
c. magsimba ka para umulan
b. maging totoo ang iyong sinasabi d. Maging manghuhula ka
74. Ako ay isang ibon na nakakaigayang pakinggan. Ito ay
a. Pawanais
c. sinekdote
b. pagpapalit-tawag
d. patulad
75. Ang tambal sa salitang matang manok ay may ibig sabihing
a. Panlalabo
c. nanlilisik
b. Matalas
d. nakakatakot
76. Siya ang Pangulo ng Komonwelt na nagnais na magkaroon ng wikang
pambansa ang Pilipinas
a. Laurel
c. Marcos
b. Ramos
d. Quezon
77. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng paalala? Ang lumakd ng mabilis, kung matinik
ay malalim.
a. Mag-isip nangmabuti bago gumawa ng anuman
b. Maaaksidente ang mga mabilis lumakad
c. Mag-isip ng malalim kung naglalakad
d. Huwag lumakad nang mabilis
78. Alin ang angkang pinagmulan ng mga wika sa Pilipinas?
a. Indones Polinesyo
c. Indones
b. Malay
d. Malayo Polinesyo
79. Huwag kang magpumilit na pumunta sa amin dahil basa and papel mo sa
mga magulang ko. Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?
a. alanganin ang record
c. masama ang record
b. mabuwag ang record
d. di tiyak ang kasalanan
80. Ito ay isang uri ng awiting-bayan na ginagawa ng mga katutubo na may
kasamang sayaw sag awing kabisayaan.
a. Oyayi
c. tikam
b. Balitaw
d. ihiman
81. What is the value of N in the equation = 18 1/8 + 26
a. 44 3/8
c. 43
b. 44
d. 44
82. A mile is about 1,609 km. How many meters longer is a time then a
kilometer?
a. 600m
c. 609m
b. 1000m
d. 1609m
83. What number when squared will give 1141?
a. 30.5
c. 128
b. 138
d. 38
84. How much is 20% of 60% of 200?
a. 120
c. 24
b. 48
d. 40
85. Arnold plays basketball for a university team. He attempted 24 free throws
and made 75% of these. How many free throws did he make?
a. 30
c. 20
b. 32
d. 18
86. What is the difference between 3 and 5?
a. 44
c. 18
b. 118
d. 115
87. How many material is needed for 12 pillow cases if each case uses 1 m
of cloth?
a. 12m
c. 14m
b. 18m
d. 15m
88. One hectare is equivalent to 10,000 sq.m. How many hectares is
750 m wide ad 800 m long?
a. 120 ha
c. 60 ha
b. 56 ha
d. 40 ha
89. What is the value of x in this equation?
5 + x
x
20
=1
a. 5
b. 2
c. 10
d. 20
90. One barangay wants to cement 2 lanes of roads each 7 meters wide by 200
meters long. What is the total area to be connected?
a. 14,000 sq.m.
c. 9,000 sq.m
b. 2,800 sq.m.
d. 1,500 sq.m.
c.
d. 4/5
c. 400
d. 250
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103.
The length and width of a rectangle are 3x-2 and 2x+1, respectively.
What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
a. 6x2- x 2
c. 10x - 2
2
b. 6x - x + 2
d. 5x 2
104.
A girl received her report card with the following grades 93, 88, 80, 83
. . . . . . . . average grade?
105.
What is the area of the biggest rectangle that can be enclosed by 20m
of fencing material?
a. 100 sq.m.
c. 80 sq.m.
b. 25 sq.m.
d. 16 sq.m.
106.
Mr. Cruz earns P 1250 per week in salary and 5% commission on all
sales. How much must he sell to earn P2000 per week?
a. P 75,000
c. P 40,000
b. P 25,000
d. P 15,000
107.
An empty book carton weights 1.3 kilos. A book weights 1.5 kilos.
Which expression gives the weight of the carton when it is filled with y
books?
a. 1.3y + 1.5
c. 1.3 + 1.5y
b. 1.5y 1.3
d. 1.3y +1.5y
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110.
a. 431640
c. 461305
b. 321690
d. 63046
114. A farmer owned 306 hectares of land. He planted 1/3 of the area to
coconuts, the rest was planted to mango and other fruit trees. How many
hectares were used for mango and other fruit trees?
a. 202
c. 102
b. 302
d. 204
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117.
c. 3/4
d. 1/3
c. 3
d. 5
118.
c. common ratio
d. arithmetic mean
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120.
For what side of a square are the perimeter and the area numerically
equal?
a. 2
c. 4
b. 8
d. 12
121.
The condition of the atmosphere that exists for a short period of time is
called _________________.
a. Weather
c. climate
b. air temperature
d. troposphere
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b. Potential
d. kinetic
125.
Identify the space vehicle that exploded in the air some 10 minutes
before landing at Kennedy Space Center
a. Mariner 1
c. Apollo 11
b. Columbia
d. Discovery
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129.
When ice cubes form vapor without passing through the liquid state,
what process takes place?
a. transpiration
c. condensation
b. sublimation
d. evaporation
130.
Boiling water was poured until filled a pitcher and a cup. Which of the
following observation were recorded?
a. water in both containers is of the same temperature
b. water in the cup has a lower temperature
c. water in the pitcher has a higher temperature
d. water in both containers released potential energy
131. Trace the conversion of energy that occurs when dry cells are used in a
flashlight.
a. chemical energy to heat energy
b. chemical energy to light energy
c. kinetic energy to potential energy
d. light energy to heat energy
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134.
Electrical energy is used to power a light bulb. How does the amount
of electrical energy produced?
a. depends on size of light bulb
c. more
b. same
d. less
135. Any change in the base coding of a DNA molecule after the trait
associated with the gene, hence the organism may appear with a trait that
is totally different from those of the parents. What is this change called?
a. gene mutation
c. trait linkage
b. gene meiosis
d. sex-linked inheritance
136.
Which of the following is the primary reason why scientists repeat the
measurement they take during experiments?
a. to estimate on experimental error
b. to change the experimental conditions
c. to list the data in a tabulation
d. to find out if the equipment is working
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b.
c.
d.
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154.
Which part of the cell determines the physical characteristics that could
be inherited by an offspring?
a. mitochondria
c. chromosome
b. gene
d. centrosome
155. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at very high
altitudes?
a. there is less oxygen in upper atmosphere
b. there is no air in high altitudes
c. oxygen fails to join the atmosphere
d. oxygen unites with nitrogen in the atmosphere
156. The application of scientific concepts and principles is called
a. Ecology
c. technology
b. Physiology
d. biology
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159.
160.
c. lactose
d. glucose
161.
Which among the following refers to the science which deals with the
rightness or wrongness of human acts?
a. Morality
c. Philosophy
b. Values
d. Theology
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163.
Farmers complain about their crops getting rotten easily during rainy
season. What government project answers this situation?
a. Ask middle man to intervene
b. Conducting seminars with farmers
c. Constructing farm to market roads
d. Putting up cooperatives
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b. government
d. territory
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172.
The child takes in and incorporates the moral standards of the parents.
Which of the following processes best describes the situation?
a. Imitation
c. Introjections
b. Inculcation
d. Identification
173. The form of the government established by Aguinaldo was changed
from dictatorial to ___________________.
a. revolutionary
c. republic
b. socialist
d. democratic
174. Which among the four pillars of education for the 21st century is
crucial in the light of conflicts between Israel and Palestine?
a. Learning to be
c. Learning to do
b. Learning to live together
d. Learning to know
175. According to the Universal Declaration of Human rights, what are the
three fundamental human rights?
a. Life, dignity and self development
b. Life, liberty and security
c. Life, dignity and security
d. Life, liberty and self-development
176. Which among the following is the main vision of the DECS when it
formulated the Values Education Program?
a. a productive society
b. a society with global perspective
c. a just and humane society
d. a highly industrialized society
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Which of the following events in the last century has the most farreaching political implication for the 21st century?
a. effects of globalization in trade
b. the effects of innovation in Asian and the Pacific
c. nuclear proliferation in Asia and the Pacific
d. cloning of animals and human being
188. Which of the following legislation/measure address physical violence
against women?
a. Sexual Harassment Law
b. Representation of Women in the Social Security System
c. Establishing Day Care Center in every barangay
d. Declaring March 8 as National Womens Day
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What kind of clearance is required before a cement plant can open and
operate?
a. BIR
c. Waste Management
b. DENR
d. Government
195.
What is the potential factor blamed for every low foreign investment?
a. high traits
c. poor economic policies
b. deteriorating peace and order
d. poor technology
196.
He was known for his Philippine 2000 which was meant to make the
Philippines an economically developed country. Who is he?
a. Joseph Estrada
c. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Fidel Ramos
d. Manuel Roxas
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198.
The United Nations has declared the year 2002 as an International year
for
a. Celebration of Cultural heritage c. Indigenous People
b. Culture of Peace
d. Volunteerism
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b. Historic ruins
200.