LET MARCH 2023

GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

1. Thank you for your candor, Mr. 13. What figure of speech is present in
Secretary. this line of the poem “The Brook”?
A. honesty C. shyness “The second time it was a tiny snake”.
B. bitterness D. courage A. Personification C. Simile
2. Clara would ready any book or B. Metaphor D. Apostrophe
magazine she could lay her hands on 14. Read the paragraph and answer the
and read from cover to cover in one item that follows.
sitting. She is such a _______ reader. “I am a retired public-school teacher.
A. Tedious C. Leisurely As a teacher, I was branded as a
B. Serious D. Voracious terror in school. The pupils dreaded
3. The ________ lesson of the story is the day they would enter my class.
that honesty is the best policy. Little did they know that behind my
A. Morality C. Moralism unpopular facade was a heart full of
B. Morale D. Moral compassion. But how did I earn this
4. The expression of “baduy” connotes: moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils
A. Uneducated C. Awkward in my class. I wanted them to know
looking that cleanliness of body was good for
B. Low profile D. Smart their health. I inspected their teeth,
5. The words “inappropriate, illegal, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes,
irresponsible, unaware” have prefixes ears, noses, and hair”.
which are classified as _______. The public-school teacher gives much
A. positive C. negative importance to her
B. common D. neutral pupils’_________________.
6. I can’t find ________ calculator; may A. Cleanliness C. Absence
I use ________, Richard? B. Study D. Posture
A. My, yours C. His, yours 15. A story put together through an
B. My, his D. Yours, mine exchange of letter is called
7. When I met Pilar yesterday, it was the __________ literature.
first time I _________ her since A. Fiction C. Episodic
Christmas. B. Epistolary D. Classic
A. have seen C. have been seen 16. Who is the first mythical geographer
B. saw D. had seen who was recognized due to his vivid
8. If you want to be recognized, have a descriptions of lands and people
finger in the pie. encountered by his hero Ulysses?
A. Dip finger in the pie A. Virgil C. Homer
B. Take a share of the pie B. Plato D. Cicero
C. Join a group 17. This Filipino writer in English who
D. Take an active part in something used Hispanic Filipino culture and
9. Had I studied very well, I ________ traditions in his fiction works.
rewarded with vacation in the U.S. A. Edilberto Tiempo C. Sionil Jose
A. Was C. Will be B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia
B. Would have been D. Would Villa
be 18. Which among the following is the part
10. Neither the teacher nor the students of the newspaper where you can see
_____ present in the affairs. the opinions of people?
A. am C. was A. Classified Section C. Headline
B. is D. were B. Obituary D. Editorial
11. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you Section
chance upon Arsenio, please give 19. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series
_______ my warm regards. of 280 stanzas, has this general
A. Himself C. Him theme. Which one?
B. Myself D. Me A. Always look forward to a new day
12. What figure of speech is: “O wild west B. Grasp pleasure while you can
wind!” C. Never give in to death easily.
A. Irony C. Apostrophe D. Create your own world and
B. Metaphor D. Hyperbole beautify it.
 LET MARCH 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

20. In Psalm 23 otherwise known as A. Educational theory

“Psalm of David”. What is the closest B. Educational philosophy
meaning to the line: “He maketh me C. Educational psychology
to lie down in green pastures; he D. Educational sociology
leadeth me beside the still waters.” 27. What was the term given by Marcelo
A. He will be given riches and mercy. H. Del Pilar to hidden control and
B. He will be known throughout the domination by Spanish religious
land. priests over the colonial government?
C. He will always obey his master for A. Pase region
his glory. B. Las suerte partidas
D. He will be provided peace and C. Complace
prosperity. D. Frailocracia
21. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality 28. During the Hispanic era, native and
of the Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE Chinese male mestizos 16-60 years
that should be worked on is to old are obligated to do forced labor for
develop _________________. forty days. How can exemption be
A. A sense of common good. made?
B. A sense of national pride. A. Getting a cedula personal
C. “Pakikisama” B. Give sanctorum tax to the church
D. The habits of discipline and hard C. Paying the bandala
work D. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
22. Which is NOT a characteristic of 29. One of the pledges of the President of
people with a strong sense of self- the Philippines is to defend its:
efficacy? A. Constitution
A. View challenging problems as B. Land
tasks to be mastered. C. Citizens
B. Recover quickly from setbacks D. Islands
and disappointments. 30. What contained the concrete promise
C. Avoid challenging tasks. of the Americans to Filipinos
D. Develop deeper interest in the independence “as soon as stable
activities in which they participate government can be established”?
23. The Filipinos are deeply religious; A. Preamble of the Jones Law
however, sometimes this religiosity B. Fairfield Bill of 1924
instills the NEGATIVE attitude of C. Preamble of the Commonwealth
__________________. Government
A. Social responsibility to participate D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission
in the development of the society. to the U.S.
B. Resignation and ends up into 31. Participation in governance, including
doing to improve one’s condition. the right to vote and seek public office
C. Total surrender to God in times of is secured within the citizenry’s
helplessness is best. ___________.
D. God who is omnipotent and A. Political rights
omniscient will allow what is best. B. Right of suffrage
24. Who is the famous composer from C. Socio-civic rights
Angono who is also a national artist? D. Right to due process
A. Buenaventura 32. The right invoked in the “writ of
B. Cenizal habeas data” is
C. San Pedro _____________________.
D. D. Cayabyab A. The right to information privacy.
25. What is the lowest form of learning? B. Right to gather information data.
A. Perceiving C. The right to search for information.
B. Responding D. Right to transmit data.
C. Conditioning 33. The economic policy that good action
D. D. Teaching is one that helps the greatest number
26. What is the application of the of peoples called:
principles of theories of human A. Mercantilism
behavior in teaching and learning? B. Colonialism
 LET MARCH 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

C. Capitalism
D. Utilitarianism

34. The ultimate objective of the

comprehensive Agrarian Reform is: 41. An ant colony stores food in the
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of summer defends itself by stinging
lease tenancy. enemies and invades a competing ant
B. Distribute all arable lands to the colony and steals larvae and uses
landless. them as new workers. What is the
C. Establish once cultivated land. term to best describe how this
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle species copes with everyday life?
lands. A. Ecological defeat
35. What problem can result owing to B. Environmental habitation
bias among parents and the youth C. Ecological success
towards manual or technical D. Ecological niche
occupations, e.g., Masons, 42. What technology technique is
mechanics, plumbers, etc? employed during breeding in captivity
A. Boss mentality in order to restore the populations of
B. White collar mania endangered and threatened species
C. Blue collar mania to safe levels?
D. Technocrat mind A. Artificial insemination
36. In social trends, how do you call those B. Cobalt radiation
who are for the revival of the classics? C. Cross pollination
A. Existentialists D. Genetic engineering
B. Rationalists 43. Who was the father of modern
C. Humanist taxonomy and responsible for coining
D. Reformists the term Homo sapiens for human?
37. Which demonstrates A. Chatton C. Aristotle
interconnectedness between social B. Copland D. Linnaeus
and environmental injustice? 44. The molecules that contain an
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic organisms’ genetic make-up is called
waste disposed to poorer _____________.
countries. A. Genetic membrane
B. Temperature warming and rise of B. Nucleic acid
sea level. C. Nucleolus
C. Desertification of verdant regions. D. Cytosol
D. Extinction of rare animal species. 45. The protein shell of a virus is called
38. Tax imposed on all employed and _____________.
practicing professionals. A. Capsid
A. Income tax B. Lambda bacteriophage
B. Real estate C. Virions
C. Community tax D. Capsomeres
D. Inheritance tax 46. Because it will adversely affect the
39. Which constitutional safeguard populations’ food supplies, the most
prevents one branch of government disadvantageous source of energy is
from becoming powerful or abusive? ____.
A. Impeachment A. Wind C. geo-thermal
B. Ombudsman B. Sun D. plants
C. Check and Balance 47. The energy source which is abundant
D. Laissez Faire in the Philippines but still not fully
40. Whose philosophy advocate the use developed is the?
of reason in understanding the A. Gas C. Sea
existence of God? B. Sun D. Mineral
A. St. Benedict C. St. John 48. Air like food and water is an essential
B. St. Peter D. St. Thomas Aquinas element in human existence. Carried
by the wind, polluted air called
 LET MARCH 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

__________ fails to earth poising fish B. 200 mg D. 100 mg

and destroying vegetation. 57. Science provides knowledge through
A. El Niño C. La Niña disciplined observation. Which of the
B. Greenhouse rain D. Acid rain following is NOT characteristic of
scientific assertion?
A. Logic and validity
49. What will happen to a pant cell in a B. Empirical support
hypotonic solution C. Conformity with actual
A. The plant cell will develop a observation
thickened cell wall. D. Hearsay
B. The plant cell will shrivel. 58. A species of fish lived in a lake. When
C. No effect on the plant cell. a dam was constructed in the area a
D. The plant cell will swell. group of fish was separated and
50. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, populated a new pond. They then
polypeptides, and nucleic acids are developed differing characteristics
classified as _________. and became a distinct species. Which
A. Carbohydrates C. Phospholipids of the following concepts explain this
B. Acid and bases D. Macromolecular specification?
51. A toothpick can sit on the surface of A. Geographical isolation
water due to ____________. B. Chronotropic isolation
A. Surface tension C. Episodic isolation
B. Buoyancy D. Behavioral isolation
C. Atmospheric pressure 59. During periods of increased global
D. Viscosity temperatures, which of the following
52. Which is true of metalloids? is most likely occur?
A. Conduct heat and electricity less A. A decrease in earthquake
effectively than non-metal. B. An increase in earthquakes
B. Conduct heat and electricity better C. A decrease in atmospheric CO2
than metals. D. An increase in atmospheric CO2
C. Conduct heat better than metals. 60. Clara Ramos works as sales clerk.
D. Have properties of both metals She is paid a salary of P3,000.00 a
and non-metals. week plus 2% commission on sales
53. Which of the following is the over P4,000.00. Find her gross pay
CORRECT name for the compound for a week in which her sales are
MnF3? P9,500.00
A. Manganese fluoride (III) A. P3,500.00 C. P3,110.00
B. Manganese (I) fluoride (III) B. P3,250.00 D. P3,210.00
C. Manganese (III) fluoride 61. Regala Company manufactures
D. Manganese (III) fluoride (III) beds; in its catalogue, a double bed is
54. Which of the following statements is at P5,000.00 less a discount of 20%.
true about textbook laid on the table? What will Rizza have to pay for the
A. No force is acting on it. bed she ordered?
B. The textbook undergoes A. P4,150.00 C. P4,200.00
acceleration. B. P4,100.00 D. P4,000.00
C. The sum of the forces acting upon 62. The greatest common factor (GCF) of
it is zero. 22, 15, 7 is _____.
D. The textbook undergoes A. 1 C. 2
deceleration. B. 3 D. 4
55. Which of the following is a measure of 63. Factorize: 2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 2 − 15
pressure, defines as one newton per A. (x – 5) (2x + 3) C. (2x + 5) (x – 3)
square meter? B. (x + 5) (2x – 3) D. (2x – 5) (x + 3)
A. Pascal C. Milliliter 64. Simplify (8𝑥 − 24) / (2𝑥 2 − x − 15)
B. Atomic Units D. Poise A. (x – 4) / (x + 4) C. 8 / (2x + 5)
56. A metric carat is a unit of mass for B. 4 / (x – 13) D. 5 / (2x – 5)
measuring gemstones. It is equivalent 65. How many seconds are there in 24-
to _______. hour day?
A. 1,000 mg C. 2 kg A. 86,400 C. 1,779
 LET MARCH 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

B. 1,590 D. 84,600 between the two towns which are 270

66. It can be used to show the progress in km apart?
academic grades over four quarters. A. 2.7 cm C. 1.8 cm
A. Circle graph C. Pie graph B. 3.6 cm D. 5.4 cm
B. Line graph D. Bar graph 77. How much greater is the sum of the
67. If the average or arithmetic mean of x 20 first counting numbers than the
and -5 is 10, then what must be the sum of the first 10 counting numbers?
value of x? A. 110 C. 100
A. 15 C. 30 B. 55 D. 155
B. 25 D. 20 78. Which of this statement is always
68. Which of the following gives the TRUE?
numerical value of the population? A. The sum of 3 consecutive pages
A. Range C. Parameter of a book is always odd.
B. Statistics D. Variable B. The sum of the two square
69. If a die rolled, what is the probability numbers CANNOT be odd.
of getting a number divided by 2? C. The sum of the page number of
A. ½ C. 1/4 the two consecutive pages of a
B. 1/3 D. 1/6 book is even.
70. In the example of 10 to the 5th power D. The sum of 5 consecutive
+ 6x the exponent is _______. numbers is always divisible by 5.
A. y C. 6 79. The readings on a water meter in April
B. 5 D. 10 and May are 417.8 kl and 430.4 kl, if
71. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by there is a basic charge of 23 pesos
(x – 4) and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how
A. 3x C. x much is the billing for water
B. X – 4 D. 1/x consumption between the two
72. What are the prime factors of 120? months?
A. 2 x 2 x 2 x 6 x 5 C. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 A. P2520 C. P2543
B. 2 x 4 x 3 x 5 D. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 B. P272 D. 275
73. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters, 80. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na
and the base is 20 meters. What is the gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng
area of the triangle? posisyon ng ponema sa salita.
A. 50 square meters A. Asimilasyon C. Pagkaltas
B. 60 square meters B. Paglapi D. Metatesis
C. 20 square meters 81. Ang mga salitang teka, san, tena, dali
D. 24 square meters ay nagtataglay ng
74. A rectangular block of steel has A. Asimilasyon C. Tono
dimensions of 5 meters x 15 meters B. Metatesis D. Pagkaltas
and weights 1000 N. How should this 82. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang
block be placed on a surface to exert nakapag-iisa at may kahulugan.
the least pressure on the surface? Kilala rin itong salitang-ugat.
A. On the 5 meters by 10 meters A. Paglalapi
side. B. Di-malayang ponema
B. All sides have equal pressure. C. Malayang ponema
C. On the 5 meters by 15 meters D. Morpemang leksikal
side. 83. Ano ang kahulugan ng “Neneng is the
D. On the 10 meters by 15 meters apple of Daddy’s eye?”
side. A. Paborito ni daddy ang mansanas.
75. What is the total amount after adding B. Si Neneng ay tulad ng mansanas.
interests of 8% on P10,000.00 for 3 C. Mahal ni daddy si neneng.
years? D. Tawag-pansin ang mansanas.
A. P12,400.00 C. P13,400.00 84. Ang wastong kahulugan ng: The
B. P11,000.00 D. P15,000.00 present problem is only a storm in a
76. A map is drawn to scale such that 1.5 teacup.
cm on the map corresponds to 75km A. Bale-wala C. May galit
in actual distance. How many cm on B. Buong puso D. Matagumpay
the map would represent the distance
 LET MARCH 2023
GENERAL EDUCATION (A)

85. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang 96. Mahaba ang pahayag ni Socrates
pahayag na. “Kapalaran, huwag ka kaya kailangan iyong mahalaga na
sanang mailap.” lamang ang dapat na mabasa kaya
A. Pagtawag C. Pagmamalabis gumamit siya ng ___________.
B. Palit-saklaw D. Palit-tawag A. sintesis C. abstrak
86. Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid. Ang B. direktang sipi D. ellipsis
pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa 97. “You can count on me”. Ang
aspetong ___________. pinakamalapit na salin nito ay
A. Imperpektibo C. Pangnagdaan _____________.
B. Kontemplatibo D. Perpektibo A. “maaasahan mo siya”
87. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming B. “bilangin mo kami”
napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na ay di pa C. “maaasahan mo ako”
siya dumarating?” D. “ibilang mo ako”
A. Pagkatuwa C. Pagkatakot 98. Si Lolo Jose ay malakas pa kahit alog
B. Pagkapoot D. Pagkagalit na ang baba. Ang kahulugan ng may
88. Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung salungguhit ay __________.
paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob A. Masakit ang baba
ng pangungusap. B. Bata pa
A. Semantika C. Pragmatika C. Matanda na
B. Syntax D. Ortograpiya D. Malabo ang mata
89. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa 99. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng
pangyayaring pangkalikasan o diin ng sariling panlasa ng bumabasa.
pangkapaligiran. Kilala rin ito bilang reader-response
A. Temporal C. Penomenal theory.
B. Eksistensyal D. Modal A. Antropolohiya
90. Orihinal: Mother cooked adobo for B. Impresyonista
Kuya Manuel. Salin: Si nanay ay C. Patalambuhay
nagluto ng adobo para kay Kuya D. Pansikolohiya
Manuel. Ito ay pagsasaling? 100. Ano ang salitang ugat ng
A. Adaptasyon C. Idyomatiko PATIRAHIN?
B. Malaya D. Literal A. Tira na C. Tira
91. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa B. Tirahin D. Patira
bawat taludtod ng tula.
A. Talinghaga C. Tugma
B. Kariktan D. Sukat
92. Uri ng panghalip na ginagamit na
panturo sa mga bagay.
A. Palagyo C. Pamaklaw
B. Pamatlig D. Palayon
93. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang
boses mo,” ang salitang malakas ay
isang _________.
A. Pangatnig C. Pang-uri
B. Panghalip D. Pandiwa
94. Paraan ng pagbuo ng salita na
ginagamitan ng tatlong uri ng panlapi.
A. Kabilaan C. Inunlapian
B. Laguhan D. Hinulapian
95. 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. Masaklaw
C. Masining
D. Di-kombensyunal