General Education Set 1 (250 Items) 8.

Democracy refers to the involvement in the

control of government, while an oligarchy
1. The right to life, liberty, property as well as the relegates control of the government to:
pursuit of happiness are basic human rights a. An autocrat
which are embodied in an international b. A select few
document signed by different countries on c. The mother country
December 10, 1984. What is this document? d. Religious group
a) Social Contract
b) Magna Carta 9. The benevolent assimilation proclamation
c) Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 21, 1898, was the first official
d) U.S. Constitution indication of American policy regarding the
2. Which of the following chronological order Philippines. It is expressly indicated the
for the events in history listed below? intension of the United States to say in the
I. Execution of Dr. Jose Rizal Philippines by exercising the right of sovereignty
II. Declaration of the First Philippine over the Filipinos. Who was the President who
Republic issued this “Benevolent Assimilation” policy?
III. EDSA Revolution a. Eisenhower
IV. World War II b. Wilson
a. I, IV, II, III c. McKinley
b. II, I, IV, III d. Roosevelt
c. II, I, III, IV
d. I, II, IV, III 10.What is the social scientist’s explanation of
3. Which primary group is considered the the relationship of a leader to history?
“nursery of human nature”? a. Leaders are a product of their times
a. Play group b. History is a reflection of great leaders
b. Peer group c. Every great movement is the
c. Classmate’s group lengthened shadow of a great man
d. Family group d. Had any great leader been different
4. One of the strengths of the Filipino character that he was, the course of would
is “pakikipagkapwa-tao”. This is manifested in all have been different.
of the following except one: 11.Which of the following forces of social
a. Pakikiramdam change have the greatest impact upon the
b. Malasakit traditional Filipino family in the 20th century?
c. Pakikiramay a. Immigration and Migration
d. Lakas ng loob b. Socialization and Stratification
5. In every society, certain position are assigned c. Specialization and Assimilation
to individuals on the basis of age, sex, martial d. Industrialization and Urbanization
status, and similar other criteria. These
patterns are: 12.Through the process of socialization, the
a. Universally accepted and practice individual is able to:
b. Learned from parents a. Function as contributing member of
c. Taught in schools the group
d. Culturally defined b. Learn to dialogue with peers and
6.Which of the following action must be done to adult
show perseverance if you failed in your project c. Satisfy his personal needs and
the first time you do it? drives
a. Stop doing the project and try a d. Become an adult member of society
much easier one
b. Tell tour teach you will not do it 13. Emilio Jacinto’s literary works were written in
anymore Tagalog and small part in Spanish. The best in
c. Try and try until you produce one all of his works was written on October 8, 1897,
d. Ask somebody to do it for you it was visibly an animation of Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo
7.Which of the following scientific attitude is Adios”. What was
shown by the person who keeps seeking answer the title of this poem?
to things he a. Mi Madre
is interested with? b. Ala Patria
a. Curiosity c. Ala Juventud Filipina
b. Honesty d. Amor Patrio
c. Open mindedness
d. Resourcefulness 14. The committee recommends that she ____
the proposal on time.
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b. Submits 24. I think one or two of the guests _____ here
c. Submitted now.
d. Will submit a. Are
15. If I were you, I _____ not be joining the b. Were
contest. c. Was
a. Will d. Is
b. Were 25. Speaker 1: Where were you last night?
c. Would Speaker 2: Last night? I am Starbucks SM
d. Will be Manila.
16. We ____ adhere to the school’s policy that The speaker who committed an error is:
“no down payment, no enrolment”. a. Speaker 1
a. Strict b. Both speakers
b. Strictness c. Speaker 2
c. Strictly d. None of the above
d. Strictest
17. It’s a necessity, I _____ see my thesis 26. Down the street _____ the poor Sampaguita
adviser. vendors.
a. Could a. Live
b. Shall b. Lives
c. Mayd. c. Lived
d. Need to d. Living
27. Which of the following words has a different
18. If you had saved you money, you _____ sound?
your nephew to school. a. Coal
a. Would send b. Law
b. Send c. Caught
c. Would have send d. Bought
d. Will send 28. Which one of the following consonants is a
19. The school director suggests that the bilabial stop?
suspended student _____ a written explanation. a. P
a. Makes b. M
b. Make c. F
c. Made d. Z
d. Will make 29. Alex is just as good as _____.
a. Hers
20. I want to find out which is better ______ b. She
Superman, X-men and Spider Man. c. Her
a. Between d. Herself
b. From 30. Which of the following underlined sounds is
c. Among voiced?
d. With a. Blush
b. Bugs
21. They _____ to Baguio for five hours when c. Kiss
the hard rain fell. d. Volts
a. Had driven 31. There’s too much red ink in the company’s
b. Have driven financial statement.
c. Have been driving a. Financial loss
d. Had been driving b. Financial gain
c. Financial debt
22. She is fond _____ stamps and stationeries. d. Financial obligation
a. By collecting 32. In doing things, you must always bear in
b. In collecting mind this “Rome was not built in a day.”
c. For collecting a. Accept and bear consequences of
d. Of collecting you own doing
b. Hatred between forgiven two parties
23. The rich _____ the most powerful in the c. Great things require time & effort
society. d. Always on the move.
a. Was 33. Paul is padding on his own canoe because
b. Were he wants to concentrate on his thesis.
c. Is a. To work overtime
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c. To work well in groups b. Liver
d. To work with the help of someone c. Pancreas
else d. Appendix
34. Maria is a responsible sister. She always 43. What is our present form of government that
take care of her siblings. In the sentence, she characterizes our Republic which elects national
refers to Maria, so it is called the: and local officials in government?
a. Antecedent a. Indirect or representative
b. Reference democracy
c. Predicate noun b. Aristocracy
d. Pronoun c. Monarchy
35. _____ the floods that damaged their crops, d. Direct or pure democracy
the farmers are still hopeful of an abundant 44. What is concerned about high and low in
harvest. voice volume and quality?
a. Spite of a. Pitch
b. Despite b. Tone
c. In spite c. Resonance
d. Despite of d. Timbre
36. Sa bantas na gamit sa pangungusap, ano 45. Tukuyin ang salitang naiiba sa kahulugan:
ang ginagamit pagkatapos ng bating panimula kahindik-hindik, malagim, masalimuot,
sa liham pangngalakal at unahan na listahan ng nakakatakot
mga salita? a. Masalimuot
a. Tandang pananong b. Nakakatakot
b. Tuldok c. Kahindik-hindik
c. Kuwit d. Malagim
d. Tutuldok 46. Julie is 14 years old than her niece. Nine
37. The Philippines, which is made up of years from now, she will be twice as old as her
thousands of islands is called _____. niece. How old is Julie’s niece?
a. Archipelago a. Eight
b. Cape b. Seven
c. Peninsula c. Six
d. Gulf d. Five
38. Find the amount and compound interest 47. What are the two digits which when inserted
converted semi-annually in 3 years on in the figure 785, 3 __ __ will make it divisible by
P10,000.00 at 6% eight?
a. P10,990.52 a. 4 and 0
b. P11,940.52 b. 6 and 3
c. P13,500.75 c. 2 and 0
d. P12,600.75 d. 0 and 0
39. What was the central focus of much of 48. If the area of a rectangular floor is given the
Philippine literature during the Hispanic colonial polynomial x² + 3x – 18, what is the length of
period? one of its side?
a. Christian faith a. X + 3
b. Struggle against colonial rule b. X – 3
c. Tribal life c. X + 6
d. Copy of literature from Spain d. X + 2
40. The collection of stories of animals which 49. Which of the following set of fractions is
teach moral lessons is _____. arranged in descending order?
a. The Lion King a. ¾, 2/3, 1/5
b. Aesop’s Fables b. 11/12, 3/5, ¾
c. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights c. 7/10, 3/5, 2/3
d. Grimm’s Fairy Tales d. ½, ¾, 4/5
41. Reduccion is the Spanish policy provided for 50. Which property of real numbers is being
the resettlement of Filipino communities to form illustrated in 5 + (2 + 6) = (5 + 2) + 6
town centers called ______. a. Associative property
a. Gobernadorcillos b. Identity property
b. Cabecceras c. Commutative property
c. Encomiendas d. Distributive property
d. Pueblos
42. The following organs have specific functions 51. Which number is divisible by both 3 and 5?
EXCEPT _______. a. 935
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c. 640 b. 180 infants wear
d. 780 c. 74 infants wear
52. It takes 15 lemon fruits to make four glasses d. None of the above
of lemon juice, how many fruits will it take to 61. A manufacturing company with 250 workers
make 24 glasses of juice? plans to increase its workers by 30%. How many
a. 120 fruits total
b. 100 fruits workers will there be?
c. 90 fruits a. 300 workers
d. 80 fruits b. 500 workers
53. One of the legs of a right triangle is 12 c. 450 workers
inches long and the other leg is 5 inches long. d. 325 workers
How long is the hypotenuse? 62. What is the remainder when 2x + 3x – 8 is
a. 16 in divided by x + 1?
b. 13 in a. 9
c. 10 in b. 7
d. 15 in c. - 7
54. Jailer gets 87, 93, 85 and 86 on four Algebra d. - 9
tests. What grade must he het on her fifth test in 63. What is the probability of getting the sum of
order to get an average of 88? 11 in a single throw of a pair of dice?
a. 89 a. ¼
b. 92 b. ½
c. 56 c. 1/18
d. 87 d. 2/3
55. A clerk saves about P2,120 a month which is 64. What is the 10th number in the sequence 15,
20% of her monthly salary. How much does she 23, 31 . . . .?
receive a. 87
per month? b. 80
a. P 6,450 c. 92
b. P 9,200 d. 100
c. P 8, 480 65. How much is left from a P200.00 bill after
d. P 10, 600 paying for 2 dozen of apples at Y pesos per
56. If a box contains eight green balls and four piece?
yellow balls, what is the probability of getting a a. P200 – (12 – Y)
green ball? b. P200 – (12 – Y)
a. 1/3 c. P200 – 2 (12Y)
b. 1/12 d. P200 – 2 (Y – 12)
c. ½ 66. What is the value of x in the equation 8(x –
d. 2/3 5) – 5(2x – 3) = x + 11?
57. How many numbers of three different digits a. -12
can be formed from the digits 3, 4, 5, 6, 7? b. -22
a. Thirty c. -15
b. Sixty d. 12
c. Twenty 67.The sum of the two numbers is 10. Three
d. One hundred twenty times the smaller exceeds the larger by 2. What
58. The ratio of the sides of an scalene triangle is the smaller number?
is 1:3:6. If the shortest side is 6m, what is the a. One
perimeter of the triangle? b. Three
a. 45 m c. Four
b. 90 m d. Two
c. 36 m 68. How many liters of 70% alcohol solution
d. 60 m must be added to five liters of 35% alcohol
59. Which of the following fractions has the solution to have
greatest numerical value? 50% solution?
a. 8/9 a. 3.00
b. 7/8 b. 2.50
c. 9/10 c. 3.75
d. 5/6 d. 3.25
60. How many infants’ wear can a dressmaker 69. Find the formula for P if A = P + P rt
finish in four days if she can finish an average of a. P = A – P rt
eighteen infants’ wear in 1/3 day? b. P = A/1 + rt
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d. P = A/2rt e. Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa
70. What is the median of set A = (10, 9, 2, 6, 3, pinanggalingan ay di makakarating sa
4, 1, 7, 5, 2) if the smallest and largest number patotoonan.
are removed? 80. The ordering of things according to the
a. 4 importance a person attaches to them is known
b. 4.5 as ______.
c. 5 a. Hierarchy of needs
d. 5.5 b. Values hierarchy
71. Mahigpit na nilulunggati. c. Academic hierarchy
a. Sinisikap d. Religious hierarchy
b. Ginagawa 81. What is the manner in which the body is
c. Nilalayon carried in oral speaking?
d. Pinupuri a. Gesture
b. Poise
72. Nag-aapuhap ng sasabihin. c. Posture
a. Nagsusuri d. Platform presence
b. Naglulubid 82. Of the accepted aims in studying Political
c. Naghahagilap Science, which is NOT regarded as immediately
d. Tumitiyak relevant?
73. Talusaling na ugali a. To understand government and its
a. Masayahin principles
b. Malungkutin b. To uphold the ideals and underlying
c. Mapag-aruga service
d. Mapamintas c. To win elections and hold public office
74. Tumimo sa puso. d. To learn how government relates with
a. Dumugo the people it serves
b. Tumagos 83. Which is TRUE of recessive genes?
c. Sumibat a. Will prevent a dominant gene from
d. Lumikha expressing its phenotype
75. Napahinuhod din siya. b. Should be paired with dominant genes
a. Napaluhod for it to be expressed
b. Napasang-ayon c. Have more superior photypic traits
c. Napabalikwas d. Will only have phenotypic expression if
d. Napalingon present as a homozygous genotype
76. Katangian ng mabuting tagapakinig ay 84.Who first used the name “Filipinos”
_____. considering the native Filipinos in the Philippines
a. Agad magbigay ng konkluyson were simply called
b. Laging nagbigay ng papuri “indios”?
c. Patapusin ang nagsasalita a. Creoles (Mixed Hispanic-Filipino blood)
d. Di mapakali sa upuan b. Natives of pure blood islanders
77. The apocalyptic lecture on the “west valley c. Chinos or Chinese immigrants to the
fault line” warms of serious natural disaster in islands
case of “big earthquake”. The underlined word d. First Filipino clerics Burgos, Gomez and
means _____. Zamora
a. Careless 85. Tukuyin ang salitang naiiba sa kahulugan:
b. Prophetic nag-aalab, nag-iinit, nagpupuyos, nanghingalay
c. Attractive a. Nag-pupuyos
d. Encouraging b. Nanghingalay
78. What is the significance of evaluation of the c. Nag-iinit
audience in speech? d. Nag-aalab
a. Important in choice of subject 86. The EDSA bloodless revolution was
b. For planning a speech supported by a “sea of humanity” united by a
c. Important for a big audience common aspiration.
d. As assessment of speech made a. Simile
79. Anong sawikain ang nagpapahalaga sa b. Metaphor
“utang na loob”. c. Hyperbole
a. Huli man daw at magagaling ay d. Personification
nahahabol 87. Ang “lubhang” sa pariralang “lubhang
b. din. maliksi” ay _______.
c. Habang may buhay may pag-asa. a. Panghalip
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c. Pandiwa karunungan sa pamamagtian ng makabuluhang
d. Pang-abay tunog.
88. The bond in sodium fluoride is which of the a. Pagtatala
following types of chemical bond? b. Pagsasalita
a. Alkali metals c. Pakikinig
b. Halogens d. Pagbabasa
c. Alkaline earth metals 97. His discussion is excellent and ______ to
d. Rare earth metals the case.
89. What is meant by equating the artist as an a. Connected
“improviser”? b. Unrelated
a. He/she projects his experiences of c. Inaccurate
reality d. Similar
b. He/she selects subjects at random 98. What is the logical fallacy in: “You once
c. He/she is comfortable with life and craft sponsored a project of the governor; therefore
d. He/she takes a chance in portraying the you are the
beautiful through art governor’s crony.”
90. Which best exemplifies that culture is a. Illogical conclusion
transmitted orally? b. Appeal to popular opinion
a. Lina sings a song during a karaoke c. Association fallacy
session d. Circular argument
b. Lina adjusted the way she dresses upon 99. What are the nasal cavities part of?
advice by her mother a. Resonators
c. Lina writes a journal on her field trip b. Reverberators
d. Lina delivers an oral class report c. Articulators
91. What did Emilio Jacinto envision for Filipino d. Vibrators
fighters in writing the Kartilla Code of Conduct of 100. A forest suffered from wildfires and
the Katipunan? destroys the existing vegetation. However, the
a. Professional soldiers soil remained viable. Five years later, trees and
b. Guerilla fighters bushes are seen flourishing in the forest once
c. Rag-tag fighters again. This phenomenon is called _______.
d. Civil guards of Filipinos a. Tertiary ecological succession
92. Of epigrams, what is the meaning of “A b. Secondary ecological succession
friend who knows all about you and loves you c. Quartemary ecological succession
just the same?” d. Primary ecological succession
a. Friends are for keeping 101. Organisms that decompose substances
b. Love friends, not enemies into products that can be useful are called
c. A fried in need is a friend indeed _______.
d. True friendship a. Herbivores
93. What type of asexual reproduction occurs b. Saprolites
when a new organism develops form an c. Carnivores
outgrowth as d. Saprophytes
exemplified by corals? 102. What is the amount due on P12,000.00
a. Fission after adding the annual interest of 8% for 3
b. Fertilization years?
c. Sexual reproduction a. P14,880.00
d. Budding b. P16,800.00
94. What measure of central tendency can best c. P15,880.00
describe the style of backpacks commonly used d. P15,800.00
by travelers? 103. The resettlement of Filipino communities to
a. Mean town centers called cabeceras was provided by
b. Range the Spanish policy called ______.
c. Mode a. Encomienda
d. Median b. Reduccion
95. Mother finally found the time to rest after c. Pueblo
______ the whole day. d. Gobernadorcillo
a. Working 104. Noong 1960, itinakda ng kautusan na lahat
b. Having worked ng magsisipagtapos sa kolehiyo ay dapat
c. Had worked makakuha ng ilang yunit ng Filipino?
d. Have worked a. 18
b. 24
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d. 12 114. What mechanism did the government from
105. Julie Gomez work as a saleswoman. She 1971 – 2003 use through mass media to stay for
paid a salary of P3,000.00 a week plus 2% a decade and-a-half power?
commission on sales over P4,000.00. Find her a. Public information
gross pay for a week in which her sales are b. Freedom of the press
P9,500.00 c. Propaganda
a. P3,150.00 d. Liberalization of media
b. P3,210.00 115. The following are homologous organs
c. P3,110.00 EXCEPT _______.
d. P3,250.00 a. Human arm
106. Eutrophication which causes the depletion b. seal’s flippers
of dissolved oxygen in water results into c. Fish tail
________. d. Bat’s wing
a. Decrease in aquatic plants 116. What does the following mean? “Is the
b. Abundant sea harvest world only an illusion, as the Chinese
c. Decrease in dissolved nutrients philosophers say “You cannot visit the same
d. Diminished sea harvest river.”
107. Of the following, which is an indirect tax? a. What is true to you is not true to me
a. Capital gross tax b. It is both an illusion and a dream
b. Wealth tax c. To see is to believe
c. Corporate tax d. Both the world and its change are real
d. Excise tax 117. ______ clothing to be worn during summer.
108. What was the first Sultanate in the a. Lose
Philippines which was founded by Abu Bakar in b. Loose
1450? c. Losing
a. Lanao Sultanate d. Lost
b. Maguindanao Sultanate 118. Which is divisive in interpersonal
c. Buayan Sultanate relationship in Philippine social culture?
d. Sulu Sultanate a. Hiya
109. An example of asexual reproduction is b. Kanya-kanya
_______. c. Utang na loob
a. Fertilization d. Pakikisama
b. Conception 119. Perfumes contain organic compounds
c. Grafting called ______.
d. Pollination a. Alcohol
110. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic b. Ehters
compounds, lipids are ______ organic c. Acids
compounds. d. Esters
a. Biomolecules 120. The carpenter finally found the time to rest
b. Hydrophobic after _____ whole day.
c. Simple a. Have worked
d. Polypeptido b. Will worked
111. What number must be subtracted from both c. Working
numerator and denominator of the fraction 11/23 d. Had work
to give a fraction whose value is 2/5? 121. Ang pagyayabang ay dapat iwasan sa
a. 2 anong uri ng talastasan?
b. 4 a. Kwentuhan
c. 5 b. Liham
d. 3 c. Pagbati
112. Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangkat ng d. Talumpati
salita ang magkasalungat? 122. Mysticism is the outstanding characteristics
a. Naguguluhan – nagugulumihan of which religion?
b. Piging – handaan a. Primitive
c. Kanugnog – kalapit – karatig b. Western
d. Amok – mahinahon c. Colonial
113. The hierarchy of biology taxonomy has how d. Eastern
many levels? 123. The sudden arrival of our “balikbayan”
a. 10 relatives surprised ______ because we were
b. 5 expecting them to arrive next month.
c. 6 a. Them
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c. Him plasma membrane against the cell wall of
d. Me bacteria, fungi, and
124. The Philippine population _____ increased plant cells?
tremendously in the last decade. a. Osmotic pressure
a. Will be b. Plasma pressure
b. Has c. Turgor pressure
c. Have d. Wall pressure
d. Have been 134. Ano ang tawag sa awiting pampatulog nga
125. In vitro fertilization is the union of an ovum bata?
and a sperm inside the ______. a. dung-aw
a. Vase b. Oyayi
b. Microscope slide c. Dalit
c. Test tube d. Kutang-kutang
d. Receptacle 135. Of input devices of the computer, which is
126. What is philosophical skepticism? the device for pointing and selecting
a. Supremacy of reason over faith commands?
b. General disposition to doubt since no a. Joystick
facts can be definitely known. b. Scanner
c. Reliance on science, not religion c. Mouse
d. Belief that only material things can be d. Keyboard
known 136. The authorities _____ warned the public
127. It is _____ fitting and proper that we about the wide-spread of flu virus so people
organize a party on her birthday. could take
a. Altogether precautions.
b. Alltogether a. Should be
c. Together all b. Should have
d. All together c. Have
128. The world largest ecosystem of desert is d. Should
_______. 137. What is the cellular metabolic process that
a. Africa transforms biochemical energy into ATP?
b. Sahara a. Cellular breakdown
c. Libya b. Cellular respiration
d. Saudi c. Cellular reaction
129. What is NOT among the many topics which d. Cellular metabolism
the political scientist needs to directly consider 138. Ang kahulugan ng “running out of food” ay
from a ________.
psychological approach to improve a. Naghahabol ng pagkain
statesmanship? b. Namimili ng pagkain
a. Financial assets c. Malakas kumain
b. Propaganda d. Kinakapos sa pagkain
c. Public opinion 139. Who led the representation of the Filipino
d. Pressure groups people during the negotiation between the
130. Alin ang isang uri ng awit sa pamamangka? United States and Spain for the Treaty of Paris?
a. Kunidman a. Doroteo Lopez
b. Kumintang b. Galiciano Apacible
c. Pangngaluwa c. Mariano Ponce
d. Talindaw d. Felipe Agoncillo
131. Anong uri ng panlapi ang ginagamit sa mga 140. Isang uri ng pagtatanghal na paligsahan ng
sumusunod na salita: limutin, tukuran, suwagin. dalawang makata na patula na pagtatalo ay
a. Kabilaan tinatawag na
b. Hulapi ______.
c. Gitlapi a. Talumpati
d. Unlapi b. Bugtungan
132. What is income saved but not used through c. Sagutan
investment? d. Balagtasan
a. Capital 141. Ang wikang pambansa ay naging moderno
b. Wealth nang idagdag sa abakadang Filipino ang
c. Deposit ______.
d. Hoarding a. c at j
b. f at v
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d. w at z smoker and a gambler. But Mario is his contrast
142. He is known as the father of horror stories. because he does not drink, smoke nor gamble.
a. William Faulkner What does this case proved?
b. Mark Twain a. One’s value system is acquired
c. Harriet Beecher Stowe b. Values are elusive
d. Edgar Allan Poe c. Values are genetically passed
143. The word “reptile” means: d. One’s values system is inherited
a. Creeping 153. Uri ng bantas na ginagamit sa paghihiwalay
b. Water animal ng mga sugnay na sunod-sunod ay ______.
c. Flying animals a. Tutuldok
d. Repulsive animal b. Tuldukuwit
144. What do you mean by the word “Tundra”? c. Kuwit
a. Cold d. Tuldok
b. Barren 154. Among the Social Sciences, which is
c. Full of trees concerned with political processes, power
d. Treeless struggle and governments?
145. Prions that cause diseases are made up of: a. Political Science
a. DNA b. Anthropology
b. RNA c. History of Revolutions
c. Cellulose d. Psychology of Leaders
d. Proteins 155. Mutation occurs when DNA is damaged,
146. Which hormones are not involved in the not repaired and replicated; the result is ______.
control of glucose metabolism? a. Population evolution
a. Insulin b. Genetic disorder
b. Adrenalin c. Ecological succession
c. Glucagon d. Biological rebirth
d. Cortisone 156. Saprophytes are organisms capable of the
147. In man, the stimulation of one neuron by an important process in which a substance is
adjacent neuron is associated with the: broken down into a product that can be useful.
a. Secretion of ATP a. Transformation
b. Secretion of neurohumors b. Decomposition
c. Release of messenger RNA c. Ecological succession
d. Production of electrical discharges d. Biological rebirth
148. Hormones produced by the anterior lobe of 157. Fresh vegetable in thousand island
the pituitary secreted throughout life: dressing ______ my favorite entrée.
a. Prolactin hormones a. Will be
b. Human growth hormones b. Are
c. Adrenocorticotropic hormones c. Were
d. Follicle-stimulating hormones d. Is
149. A blood abnormality that results from 158. Beyond this place of wrath and tears
uncontrolled production of abnormal white blood Looms but the horror of the shade,
cells by the And yet the menace of the years
bone marrow is known as: Finds and shall find me unafraid
a. Anemia
b. Leukemia Every line of the poem consists of eight
c. Emphysema beats represented by eight syllables. This is
d. Thrombosis called _______.
150. Which of the following are the products of a. Rhyme
the light reaction of photosynthesis? b. Rhythm
a. ATP and NADPH c. Figure of speech
b. Sugar and oxygen d. onomatopoeia
c. ATP and oxygen 159. What is Ausubel’s belief on the learning of
d. NADPH and oxygen children?
151. Modern capitalism is the characteristics of a. Learn best when given ample
_______. opportunity for autonomous discovery
a. Imperialism b. Learn best subjects with fewer
b. Socialism association
c. Entrepreneurship c. Learning is hindered by the use of
d. Colonialism concrete learning materials

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 d. Children can be taught concepts in 169. What is a dramatic presentation that
similar ways that adult are taught as originated from the tradition armed encounter
long as the materials is meaningful. between the Christians and Muslim Filipinos?
160. Who was the Filipino National Artist for a. Cenaculo
Literature awarded in 1973? b. Moro-moro
a. Nick Joaquin c. Comedia de Lara y Espana
b. Beinvenido Snatos d. Zarzuela
c. N.V.M. Gonzales
d. Jose Garcia Villa 170. What are the greatest lyric poems in the
161. The grades in Mathematics of the students literature of the world?
in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95 and a. The Power of Music
100. What is the mean absolute deviation of this b. The Psalm of Praises
group? c. Sonnets from the Portuguese
a. 13.2 d. The Psalms of King David
b. 12.4 171. If you forgot _____ textbook, you can use
c. 11.7 ______, Mark.
d. 15.9 a. His, hers
162. Who is “Quijano de Manila” in Philippine b. Our, hers
literature? c. Your, mine
a. F. Sionel Jose d. Your, ours
b. Jose Garcia Vila 172. Which condition contradicts the social
c. Resil Mojares justice mandate in the 1987 constitution?
d. Nick Joaquin a. Creation of economic opportunities for
163. Egyptian literature is identified as ______ all
literature. b. Sense of dependency among citizens
a. European c. Equitable distribution of wealth
b. Mediterranean d. Elimination of cultural inequalities
c. African 173. To make your presentation readable, select
d. Asian images that will ______ the text on the page.
164. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di a. Move
mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati? b. Mix
a. Paksa c. Model
b. Okasyon d. Match
c. Tagapakinig 174. Which of the following when perceived
d. Pagyayabang causes action on a reaction?
165. Which statement is NOT true of human a. Sight
growth and development? b. Scent
a. Development is a product of maturation c. Stimulus
and learning d. Sound
b. The rate of development is the same of 175. The tendency to imitate elders is very
everyone strong among children. Teachers should
c. Individual undergoes similar stages of therefore be very good______.
development a. Role models
d. Development follows a pattern b. Facilitators
166. What refers to a computer program? c. Disciplinarians
a. Desktop d. Artists
b. Software 176. Which need is highlighted by the statement
c. Terminal “children cannot learn with empty stomach”.
d. Hardware a. Love and belongingness
167. The information highway is called ______. b. Esteem
a. ICT c. Physiological
b. Interchange d. Self-actualization
c. Internet 177. The ordering of human needs from highest
d. Information technology to lowest is known as the hierarchy of needs
168. Ethical conduct governs social research. ______.
Which among the following are not related to a. John Dewey
ethics morality in research? b. Abraham Maslow
a. Erroneous date c. Jean Jacques Rousseau
b. Respect for confidentiality d. Edward Thorndike
c. Voluntary participation of respondents
d. No limit to participants
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178. Which of the environmental law requires d. Delayed development
industries to install anti-population devices and 186. Traditional Japanese poem consisting of 3
bans the use lines totaling only 17 syllables and treating of the
of incinerators? world in
a. Clean Air Act its natural setting.
b. Environmental Security Act a. Haikai
c. Greenpeace Act b. Sintishi
d. Anti-Pollutant Act c. Tanka
179. “The writer’s APOCALYPTIC account d. Haiku
suggests the end of the world.” The capitalized 187. Where did the ancient civilization of China
word means exist?
______. a. Bay of Bengal
a. Attractive b. Indus River
b. Encouraging c. Nile River
c. Careless d. Yellow River
d. Prophetic 188. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming
180. What figure of speech is: “A tree whose napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na’y di pa siya
hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s dumarating?”
sweet flowing a. Pagkatakot
breast.” b. Pagkatuwa
a. Irony c. Pagkapoot d. Pagkagalit
b. Personification 189. What was the title of Rizal’s work
c. Hyperbole considered to be his crowning glory as a young
d. Apostrophe poet?
181. Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga a. Mi Ultimo Adios
Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as a young b. A La Juventud Filipinac. A Las Flores
poet, what was he advocating? del Heidelberg
a. The use of bilingual languages d. A Mi Madre
b. The use of multilingual languages 190. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories
c. The use of native tongue and the reflect the Filipino’s concept of American culture.
multilingual languages a. Bienvenido Santos
d. The use of one’s native language b. Ricky Lee
182. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na c. Alejandro Rocess
gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng d. Ambeth Ocampo
ponema sa salita. 191. Here is …. “the face that launched a
a. Asimilasyon thousand ship”.
b. Paglalapi a. Helen of Troy
c. Metatesis b. Mary of Magdala
d. Pagkaltas c. Princess of the Nile
183. Which statement/s about the human person d. Elizabeth Barreth Browing
is CORRECT? 192. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses
I. The human person does not live in mo.” Ang salitang malakas ay isang?
isolation but in community with other a. pang-uri
persons. b. Pandiwa
II. He is inevitably social c. Pangatnig
III. He is meant to relate to others d. Panghalip
a. I, II and III 193. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga
b. I and II bagay at mga pangungusap nais ipahayag ng
c. II and III tao sa kanyang
d. I and III kawa ay
184. What illustrates a particular data series a. Wika
through rectangles? b. Sining
a. Line graph c. Bokabularyo
b. Circle graph d. Tunog
c. Pie graph 194. What figure of speech is the following: “He
d. Bar graph was helpless as a child.”
185. Which of the following is NOT true of a. Irony
mentally retarded children? b. Alteration
a. Grasps things easily c. Synecdoche
b. Limited learning ability d. Simile
c. Short attention span
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195. Isang uri nga pamamatnubay kung saan 205. “Our extended family temporarily
ang mga reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay; accommodated aunts, uncles, or cousins who
lumilikha ng had important matters to settle in the city. There
sariling paraan sa mga gawaing pag-ulat. were always close relatives who needed shelter
a. Kombensyunal and food and willing to help inthe household
b. Masaklaw chores. Close relatives in an extended family are
c. Masining provided food and accommodation and in turn
d. Di-kombensyunal help in the household activities making the
196. The principal had issued the memorandum relationship _______.
before she ______ the student’s request. a. Reciprocal
a. Will receive b. Depending
b. Will be receiving c. Civil
c. Receives d. Friendly
d. Received 206. Uri ng pangatnig na gamit sa pagpili,
197. Simplify: (8x – 24) / (2x – x – 15)a. (x – 4) / pagbubukod at pagtatangi.
(x +4) a. Paninsay
b. 4 / (x – 13) b. Panlinaw
c. 8 / (2x + 5) c. Pamukod
d. 6 / (2x – 5) d. Panapos
198. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang nakapag- 207. Kailan nagsimula ang pagkakaroon ng
iisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang- modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
ugat. a. 1997
a. Morpemang leksikal b. 1974
b. Malayang morpema c. 1988
c. Paglalapi d. 1987
d. Di-malayang morpema 208. “Pahalagahan ang pangaral ______ hindi
199. Anong anyong pagtanong na pangungusap malihis ng landas.” Anong pangatnig ang
ang: “Dumaan kana dito, di ba?” angkop sa
a. Kabilang anyo pahayag na ito?
b. May karugtong a. Sakali
c. Panang-ayon b. Hait
d. Pagtanggi c. Nang
200. Who was the literary figure known as d. Habang
“Huseng Sisiw”? 209. Who was the Spanish governor-general
a. Francisco Baltazar who established the “tobacco monopoly” in
b. Jose de la Cruz 1781?
c. Juan Matapang Cruz a. Basilio Austin
d. Jose Rizal b. Jose Basco
201. That hard work has its rewards appears to c. Rafael Izquierdo
be the _____ of the story.a. Moral d. Francisco Rizzo
b. Moralism 210. “Huwag makisama sa Zoilo dahil buwaya
c. Morality siya.” Ang salitang buwaya ay tumutukoy sa
d. Morale kahulugang
202. Simplify: 3(x – 4y) – (4y – 3x) – (2x –y) ______.
a. 4x – 17y a. Etimolohiya
b. -4x + 17 y b. Pampanitikan
c. 4x – 17y c. Denotasyon
d. -4x – 17y d. Konotasyon
203. What is considered as the earliest form of 211. All right angles are ______.
writing in the Philippines? a. Parallel
a. Alibata b. Equal
b. Balitaw c. Oblique
c. Abakada d. Supplementary
d. Kalantiaw 212. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion,
204. Ayon sa diin sa pangtig ng salitang PITÓ, salaysay sa pamamagitang ng mga sagisag ay
anong nais tukuyin ng kahulugan nito? tinatawag na
a. Pangalan ______a. Pagtuklas
b. Bilang b. Pakikinig
c. Silbato c. Paglalahad
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213. Article XIV of the 1987 Phil. Constitution d. Ask many questions following the
states: They (education institutions) shall presentation of new information
inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love 220. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang
of humanity, respect for human rights, pahayag na: “Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang
appreciation of the role of national heroes in the mailap.”
historical development of the country, teach the a. Pagtawag
rights and duties of citizenship, strengthen b. Palit-saklaw
ethical and spiritual values, develop moral c. Pagmamalabis
character and personal discipline, encourage d. Palit-tawag
critical and creative thinking, broaden scientific 221. What is the art and science that deals with
and technological knowledge, and promote the morality of human acts?
vocational efficiency. What a. Axiology
does the provision imply? b. Ethics
a. Christian and catholic schools are c. Aesthetics
expected to be the lead implementors of d. Logic
Values Education 222. Nakikipag-away sa speaker. Ito ay
b. Values education in schools is the pakikinig na ______.
foundation of a strong republic a. Pasibo
c. The teaching of Values Education in b. Masusi
schools has a legal basis. c. May hugod
d. The teaching of Values Education is d. Kombatib
voluntary on the part of schools. 223. Who is considered as the Father of Iloco
214. After _____ all day, father finally found the Literature?
time to rest. a. Pedro Bucaneg
a. Having worked b. Pedro Paterno
b. Working c. Francisco Balagtas
c. Had worked d. Juan Crisostomo Sotto
d. Have worked 224. Baghad is to Iraq and ______ is to Syria.
215. The empty board _____ on the table. a. Yemen
a. Was leaving b. Jordan
b. Were leaving c. Turkey
c. Were left d. Damascus
d. Was left 225. What was the name of forced labor
216. Isang uri ng tsanel ng komunikasyon na imposed during the Spanish regime?
gamit ang computer at iba’t ibang network. a. Recopilacion
a. Website b. Bandala
b. Router c. Servicio manual
c. Software d. Polo
d. Internet 226. Which program application provide users
217. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was with a mean to organize and present information
responsible for the _______. through the
a. Abolition of the Galleon Trade use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds and
b. Establishment of the Tobacco visual images?
Monopoly a. Word processing
c. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos b. Multimedia
d. Establishment of Galleon Trade c. Spreadsheetd. Publisher
218. Drama _____ to be the most interesting co- 227. The human person is an individual self-
curricular activity of the year. concious being of incalculable value in himself.
a. Appearing What does this
b. Appears imply?
c. Are appearing a. Every human person’s value is dependent
d. Appear on his situation in life.
219. Which of the following classroom practices b. A human person once handicapped, aged
would be likely to increase retention? and defenseless hence less inner value.
a. Organized materials according to shared c. He cannot be a mere interment of the
attributes instead of objects means society and of the state.
b. Structure materials without using topic d. He has value only in retardation to the
sentences community.
c. Present many general questions before 228. Many children _____ for a parent’s
introducing new materials affection.
a. Longing
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 b. Longs 237. Technology _____ dramatically in the
c. Long twenty-first century.
d. Are longing a. Has improved
229. Social network services available b. Did improved
through the computer is _____. c. Is improved
a. i-pad d. Was improved
b. Facebook 238. Ang mga pamilang na isahan, waluhan,
c. Wikipeda animan ay pamilang na ______.
d. Google a. Patakaran
230. The human person is multi-dimensional. b. Palansak
What does this imply? c. Patakda
I. He has a self-distinct from his being a d. Panunuran
person in community 239. Many children ______ left to the care of
II. The person as self grows by himself relatives while the parents work.
III. The person as self grows by a. Are
developing his faculties in contact with b. Is
the world and others in the c. Has been
community d. Will be
IV. The person as self grows by taking 240. She hurt _____ while she was slicing the
active role in improving that communitya. onions.
I, II and IV a. Himself
b. I, II and III b. Myself
c. II, III and IV c. Ourselves
d. I, II, III and IV d. Herself
231. Ang kahulugan ng: “My bank account is in 241. Mr. Tolentino was concerned about the
the red.” safety of motorists and so he issued circular
a. Nanakawan containing ______ safety instructions.
b. Bale-wala a. Himself
c. Nakapag-ipon b. Themselves
d. Malapit na maubos c. His
232. The proposed project ______ within the d. Their
budget of the school. 242. The green revolution refers to food
a. Are appearing production by planting vegetables and fruit trees.
b. Is appearing A natural
c. Is resource that has not been sufficiency
d. Are developed is the world’s bodies of water which
233. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang promise abundant resource of food. Referred to
imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang as blue revolution this food source refers to
damdamin. _______.
a. Jornalistik a. Corals
b. Akademiko b. Fish
c. Malikhaind. Teknikal c. Algae
234. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na ______. d. Seashells
a. Dumihan 243. Some animals perform services to assist
b. Ma-dumi man. Canines serves in war and in peace. Cats
c. Madumi safeguard the home from pets. Pigeons can
d. Dumumi transmit messages. It is possible that these
231. An atom of silicon has a mass number of animals are ______.
28 and an atomic number of 14. How many a. Fed
protons are in this atom? b. Drugged
a. 28 c. Trained
b. 7 d. Kept
c. 12 244. Nelson Mandela sacrificed so much in his
d. 14 life – family, friends, and big chunk of his life for
236. Who has always been called the Morning things he believed in a democratic South Africa,
Star of English literature. with equal rights and a beacon of hope for the
a. Lord Tennyson rest of the world. Nelson Mandela’s dream for
b. Sir Walter Scott South Africa, which was realized, was ______.
c. Shakespeare a. Cooperation
d. Geoffrey Chaucer c. democracy
b. Unity
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 d. supremacy
245. “As far back as I can remember, our family
had always been an extended one. Our
grandmother was the mainstay in the family, the
silent strength behind our mother who is her
daughter.” The informal guide
and honorary household chief in the extended
family is the ______.
a. Grandmother
c. father
b. Mother
d. aunt
246. Shirley has not forgotten that she was
betrayed by her best friend and carried such
______ in her
deeply offended heart for a long time.
a. Rancor
b. Doubt
c. Souvenir
d. Offense
247. Even when her friends betray her, Perla
bears no rancor in her heart because she is not
______.
a. Embarrassed
b. Consoled
c. Bitter
d. Insulted
248. Clara would read any book or magazines
she could lay her hands on and read from cover
to cover in out sitting. She is such a ______
reader.
a. Tedious
b. Serious
c. Leisurely
d. Voracious
249. A lot of water ______ needed to irrigate the
parched land.
a. Is
b. Are being
c. Is being
d. Are
250. You _____ finished eating before we arrive.
a. Have
b. Should
c. Have been
d. Will have

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 forgiving his oppressors and negotiating in good
faith for the peaceful transition to democracy.
Nelson Mandela demonstrated his trait of
A. friendliness C. forgiving
General Education Set 2 (150 Items) B. determination D. loyalty
1. I can't find _________ calculator; may I use 8. What is the figure of speech in the sentence:
_________, Richard? "The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain"?
A. my, yours C. his, yours A. Personification
B. my, his D. yours, mine B. Metaphor
2. Of the following remarks from workers, which C. Simile
deserve a higher wage owing to effective D. Hyperbole
speech that 9. Let us campaign for the total ban
increases work efficiency? ___________ of harmful insecticides.
a. I have strong hands, willingness and A. with the use
honesty in work C. on the use
b. I have strong hands and I am a willing B. on using
worker. D. with using
c. I like people and listen to respond to 10. "The writer's APOCALYPTIC account
their opinions and needs. suggest the end of the world". The capitalized
d. I have work well and plan my work to word means
accomplish more __________.
A. attractive C. prophetic
3. Among the kinds of listening, which is the type B. careless D. encouraging
that most students do in the classroom? 11. "Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the
A. For inspiration case". The capitalized word means _________.
B. For information and ideas A. important C. violent
C. For "escape" B. irrelevant D. malicious
D. For enjoyment
4. In the speech process, which is concerned 12. If I ___________ known you before, we
with amplifying and enriching the voice, using could have arranged a joint project.
human A. have C. could
amplifiers such as the nose, windpipe and B. had D. will
chest? 13. The proposed project _________ within the
A. Resonation budget of the school.
B. Inflection A. are C. are appearing
C. Phonation B. is appearing D. is
D. Articulation 14. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha
5. "I have always been financially independent and _________.
by continuing to teach even when I got married. A. me C. myself
At times B. her D.us
though when the cares of life weighed heavily on 15. You ________ finished eating before we
me, I would think of my mother and her example arrive.
of making the most of what she had. She did her A. should C. have
household chores, methodically, tutored us in B. have been D. will have
our lessons and gave modest contributions to 16. Select the most appropriate heading for the
worthy causes." What adjective best describes paragraph: "Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in
the mother? New Jersey, but his family settled in New York.
A. suffering C. dutiful His father, a Methodist minister died when
B. sacrificing D. overworked Stephen was nine years old. He came to know
6. Because it will adversely affect the New York through its slum and street life,
population's food supplies, the most particularly in Bowery."
DISADVANTAGEOUS source of energy is A. Stephen's family and boyhood
____________. B. Stephen's genealogy
A. wind C. Stephen as an Orphan
C. geothermal D. The New York Slums
B. B. sun 17. Select the most appropriate heading for the
D. plants paragraph: Before he has any actual knowledge
7. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela of war,
realized his dream of a free and non-racial Stephen Crane wrote the American classic "The
South Africa by Red Badge of Courage," which made him an
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overnight success. He wrote "The open Boat" as 26. "To be or not to be" is the beginning of the
a result of a shipwreck he experienced on his soliloquy of __________
way to Cuba to report a war in progress there? A. Richard III C. Macbeth
A. A shipwreck B. Julius Ceasar
B. Stephen's Educational Experience D. Hamlet
C. The Open Boat 27. Kailan nagsimula ang pagkakaroon ng
D. Stephen's Writings modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
18. The _________ lesson of the story is that A.1974 C.1987
honesty is the best policy. B. 1997 D.1988
A. morality C. moralism 28. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena, dali ay
B. morale D. moral nagtataglay ng ________.
19. "Red letter day" is__________ A. asimilasyon
A. idiom C. simile C. pagkaltas
B. hyperbole D. metaphor B. metatesis
20. For the synecdoche figurative expression "It D. tono
was a black tie affair" what is the equivalent 29. Ano ang tumutukoy sa bilang ng pantig sa
meaning? bawat taludtod ng tula?
A. Party for men only A. Diin
C. Senior citizen's meeting C. Sukat
B. Formal gathering B. Tugma
D. Costume party D. Talinghaga
21. For the synecdoche figurative expression 30. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang
"My mother has a green thumb. I can't wait to nakakapagpag-iisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin
show you her garden,” what is the equivalent itong salitang-ugat.
meaning? A. Paglalapi
a. She grows a vegetable garden B. Malayang morpema
b. She cultivates a garden C. Di-malayang morpema
c. She takes care of flowering plants D. Morpemang leksikal
d. She is good at gardening 31. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion,
salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag at
22. What figure of speech is: "O wild west wind!" tinatawag na
A. A. irony _____________.
C. apostrophe A. pagtuklas C. talastasan
B. B. metaphor B. paglalahad D. pakikinig
D. hyperbole 32. Wikang nabuo mula sa pangunahing wika ng
23. What role of the women is displayed by the isang lugar o lalawigan na kadalasang sinasalita
lines in Luis Dato's Spouse: "She holds no joys sa ibang bayan ng naturang lugar.
beyond the day's tomorrow, finds no world A. Etnolek
beyond her love's embrace, looks upon the form B. Ekolek
behind the furrow, her mind, motion, time and C. Sosyalek
space?"' D. Dayalek
A. Work partner 33. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nararapat sa
C. House wife komunikasyon na pasulat?
B. Lady entrepreneur A. Lakas ng boses
D. Career woman B. Maayos na pagpapalugit
24. What became prophetically true in France C. Maliksing mga mata
when Edwin Markham saw the French peasant D. Pagkibit ng balikat
as "The man with the Hoe, a plundered slave 34. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay
under the rule of kings and princes”? at pangyayaring nais ipahayag ng tao sa
A. French revolution kanyang kapwa
B. Advent of mechanized agriculture ay ____________.
C. Cult of Reason in France A. tunog C. bokabularyo
D. Napoleon's imperial rule B. sining D. wika
25. Filipino writer whose stories and poems 35. Ano ang kalabang mortal ng pakikinig?
depict Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and A. Talinghaga C. Okasyon
traditions. B. Ingay D. Oras
A. Edilberto Tiempo 36. Ano ang pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na
C. N.V.M. Gonzales walang kahalong panglapi?
B. Bienvenido Santos A. Ponema C. Gitlapi
D. Nick Joaquin B. Laguhan D. Salitang-ugat

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37. Sa pangungusap na "Malakas and boses C. -6x+3xy
mo, "anong bahagi ng pangungusap ang D. -6x-3xy
salitang 48. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7
"malakas"? cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour,
A. Pandiwa C. Pang-uri how many cups of milk must he have?
B. Pangatnig D. Panghalip A. 10 C.12
38. Ang katumbas na bigkas ng titik Q sa B. 8 D. 14
kasalukuyan ay: __________ 49. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour
A. ku C. kuyu day?
B. kuya D. kyu A. 86,400 C.1,779
39. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan B. 1,690 D. 84,600
matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pag- 50. What number must be subtracted from both
aaral at konseptuwal framework. numerator and denominator of the fraction 11/23
A. Kabanata II to give afraction whose value is 2/5??
C. Kabanata IV A. 4 C. 2
B. Kabanata I B. 3 D.5
D. Kabanata III 51. Among the given decimals, which is
40. Anong paraan ng pagkuha ng balangkas equivalent to 9%?
ang ginagamitan ng sunud-sunod na tatlong A. 9.0 C. 0.09
tuldok para B. 0.009 D. 0.9
ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi sa 52. Simplify: 5-[2-(-4)+11-8]
talata? A. 4 C.-4
A. Sinopsis C. Abstrak B. 9 D.6
B. Elipsis D. Sintesis 53. The sum of three consecutive integers is
41. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa 123. What are the integers?
pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili A. 42, 44, 46 C. 39, 40, 41
A. Probable generalization B. 40, 41, 42 D. 41, 43, 45
B. Subjective generalization 54. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3
C. Analytical generalization months of P6,000.00?
D. Categorial generalization A. P11,500.00
42. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng diin C. P10,500.00
ng sariling panlasa ng bumabasa, Kilala rin ito B. P6,120.00
bilang reader response theory. D. P11,050.00
A. Antropolohiya 55. Subtract 5a-2b from the sum of 7a+5b and
C. Patalambuhay a+b
B. Impresyonista A. 3a+8b C.8a+12b
D. Pansikolohiya B. -3a+14b D. 3a-14b
43. Layunin ng tagapagsalita na may malakas 56. Which are the prime factors of 56?
na "sense of humor" A. 7,4, 2 C. 7, 8
A. manghikayat B. 14,2, 2 D. 7,2, 2,2
C. magpatibay 57. Find the least common multiple of 9a2 -1,
B. manlibang 6a3 - 2a2 , 9a+3
D. magkwento A. 6a3 (3a+1)(3a-1)
44. Proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion, C. 6a3 (3a2+1)(3a-1)
karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang B. 6a(3a+1)(3a-1)
tunog D. 6a2 (3a+1)(3a-1)
A. pakikinig C. pagsasalita 58. If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?
B. pagbabasa D. pagtatala A. 16 C. 8
45. Nakikipag-away ka sa speaker. Ito ay B. 27 D. 12
pakikinig na ____________ 59. Interest at 8% for 3 months on P6.000.00
A. masusi A. P150.00 C. P50.00
C. kombatib B. P120.00 D. P250.00
B. pasibo 60. The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3
D. may lugod and 4 is ___________.
46. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang A. 24 C. 13
akda ay mahirap unawain: B. 14 D.12
A. preview C. masuri 61. Simplify: (8x – 24) / 2x² - x – 15
B. muling-basa D. kaswal A. 8 / (2x + 5)
47. Simplify: x-3y (x-8y) - (-6xy+7x) C. (x-4) / (x +4)
A. -6x+3xy+24y2 B. 4 / (x – 13)
B. 6x-3xy-24y2 D. 5 / (2x -5)
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62. The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 73. The grades in Mathematics, of the students
22,15, 7 is ___________. in section A are as follows: 80,75, 60, 95, 100.
A. 1 C.2 What is the population variance of their group?
B. 3 D. 4 A. 230 C. 264
63. How many prime numbers are there B. 270 D. 206
between 1 and 100? 74. Which among the measures of central
A. 25 C. 23 tendency is not influenced by outliers?
B. 24 D.22 A. Median C. Mean
64. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km. B. Weighted Mean D. Mode
per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia 75. The grades in Mathematics of the students
car has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what in section A are as follows:80, 75,60,95,100.
rate was the Kia car travelling? What is the population standard deviation of
A. 20 kilometers per hour their group?
B. 30 kilometers per hour A. 1.58 C. 16.73
C. 40 kilometers per hour B. 1.48 D. 14.97 (Correct Answer: 14.35)
D. 50 kilometers per hour 76. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a
65. The largest common-factor of two or more row of 5 seats?
numbers is called? A. 95 C.105
A. Greatest common factor B. 100 D.120
B. Prime factor
C. Least common factor 77. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of
D. Prime common factor getting a number divisible by 2?
66. Factor: 2X2 + 7x - 15 A. 1/6 C.1/2
A. (x - 5)(2x + 3) B. 1/4 D.1/3
B. (x + 5) (2x - 3) 78. Which of the following is a product of 13 and
C. (2x + 5) (x - 3) an integer?
D. (2x - 5)(x + 3) A. 1326 C. 1343
67. The island of Luzon is estimated to be B. 1323 D.131
100,000 square kilometers. In exponential form
can be expressed as ________. 79. In an English test, eight students obtained
A. 1x10”6 the following scores: 12, 10,13,11, 15, 20,19,17.
C. 1x10”4 What is the median score?
B. 10”5 A. 15.5 C.16.5
D. 10”6 B. 14 D.17
68. Mr. Lazarte had incurred the following 80. A rectangular block of steel has dimensions
expenses in his trips to the Mindanao islands; of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and
P3.200.00; P2.500.00 and P1,500.00. What weights, 1,000 N.
percent of this total monthly budget P40.000.00 How should this block be placed on a surface to
did he spend for this trip? exert the lease pressure on the surface?
A. 35% C. 30% A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
B. 18% D. 20% B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
69. In a University, the ratio of female professors C. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side
to the male professors is 8:5. If there are 75 D. All sides have equal pressure
male professors, how many are female 81. If a student has an average of 76% on his
professors? first two tests, and has an average of 85% on
A. 180 C. 375/8 the next four
B. 120 D. 225 tests, what is his final average on all six tests?
70. Simplify: (x2 - y 2 ) / (x - y) A. 82.5%
A. -x-y C. -x+y B. .81.3%.
B. x+y D. y-x C. 80.5%
D.82.0%
71. Simplify: 6-[3-(4)+11 +8]. 82. What percent of 75 is 15?
A. 26 C. 20 A. 20% C. 38%
B. -26 D. -12 B. 30% D. 40%

72. Which are the prime factors of 56? 83. The grades in Mathematics of the students
A. 7, 2, 2, 2 C. 7, 4, 2 in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, and
B. 14,2, 2 D. 7, 8 95,100. What is the mean absolute deviation of
this group? (Correct Answer: 12.4)
A. 15.9 C. 14.61
B. 13.2 D.11.7
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84. A ball is drawn at random from a box B. definition D. mental picture
containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls and 5 blue 96. Which of the following processes involves
balls. Find the chloroplast?
probability that it is blue. A. Conversion of light energy to chemical
A. 1/3 C. 4/15 energy
B. 2/5 D. 4/5 B. Formulation of reproductive cells
85. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the C. Cell division
base is 20 meters. What is the area of the D. Protein synthesis
triangle? 97. Besides solid, liquid and gas, what is the
A. 50 square meters fourth form of matter?
C. 24 square meters A. Plasma C. Foam
B. 20 square meters B. Gel D. Colloid
D. 60 square meters 98. Which of the following is a heterotroph?
86. What thin structures are essential for A. Moss
cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes C. Algae
in cell shape? B. Grasshopper
A. Nanofilaments D. Fern
C. Microfilaments 99. Which type of reaction does the general
B. Pseudo filaments equation (AB+energy->A+B) show?
D. Myosin filaments A. Endothermic synthesis
87. What is the classification for B.Exothermic decomposition
polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and C. Exothermic synthesis
nucleic acids? D.Endothermic decomposition
A. Acids and bases 100. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
C. Phospholipids A. Non-magnetic
B. Macromolecules C. Paramagnetic
D. Carbohydrates B. Ferromagnetic
88. Of the following organisms, which are D. Diamagnetic
included under Kingdom Plantae? 101. Humans reproduce when an ovum is
A. Fungi C. Prokaryotes combined with a sperm leading to the
B. Magnolidae D. Protozoa development of an embryo. This form of
89. Which of the following is the lowest rank of reproduction is called__________
coal and is otherwise called brown coal? A. Binary fission
A. Bituminous C. Anthracite C. Budding
B. Lignite D. Charcoal B. Asexual reproduction
90. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic D. Fertilization
compounds, lipids are ________ organic 102. Of the following which is an example of
compounds . physiological adaptation that allows survival
A. hydrophobic among plants or
C. polypeptide animals?
B. simple A. Frog's powerful hind legs to jump away
D. biomolecules from predators
91. Which element has Te as its Symbol? B. Bright colors of insect-pollinated
A. Terbium C. Tellurium flowers
B. Titanium D. Technetium C. Chameleon's ability to change color
92. What is the term for the slowing-down with its environment
response by the frog's circulatory during the cold D. Walking sticks' unique shape and color
season? 103. Which of the following activities help reduce
A. Cold-blooded reaction water pollution?
C. Hibernation a. Use of soap and detergents
B. Temperature response b. Desalination of sea water to potable
D. Estivation water
93. Which of the following is a vitamin? c. Setting up flood control systems
A. Niacin C. Pepsin d. Treating waste water prior to discharge.
B. Mucin D. Trypsin 104. What is the main organ for respiration?
94. Which element has Ca as its symbol?A. A. esophagus C. nose
Cadmium C. Carbon B. lungs D. heart
B. Californium D. Calcium 105. What technology technique is employed
95. A generalized image of an object is during breeding in captivity in order to restore
_________. the populations of endangered and threatened
A. concept C. impression species to safe levels?
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 A. Artificial insemination C. Exposure to radiation
C. Cross pollination B. Embryo transplant
A. Cobalt radiation D. Asexual reproduction
D. Genetic engineering 116. Of the following, which is an example of
106. What is the molecule that allows plants to natural altered state of awareness?
capture energy from sunlight? A. Sedation
A. ATP C. Carbohydrates C. Sleep
B. Oxygen D. Chlorophyll B. Intoxication
107. Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted D. Drug "high"
by an organism classified under which phylum? 117. Object, person, or situation which when
A. chordate perceived causes action or reaction
C. hemichordata A. sound
B.arthropoda C. sight
D. Echinodermata B. stimulus
108. The source of water pollution is when water D. scent
from a river is mixed with the contents of a
septic tank, 118. Which characterizes psychologically
this called ____________. healthy people?
A. water condensation A. concerned with goals beyond
B. water manipulation themselves
C. Point source water pollution B. feels superior over others
D. Non – point source C. can't accept others as they are
109. What is unique feature of fungi? D. pre-occupied only with their interests
A. They contain mitochondria 119. Who was the orator of the Reform
B. They contain genetic material Movement and first editor of La Solidaridad?
C. Some are capable of bioluminescence A. Jose Rizal C. Juan Luna
D. They combined chitins and glucans in B. Marcelo del Pilar D. Graciano Lopez
their cell wall Jaena
110. What diagnostic test allows microorganism 120. Which is the fundamental law of the
to multiply in a medium under controlled Philippines?
laboratory A. The Philippine Constitution
condition in order to determine the cause of an B. The Ten Commandments
infectious disease? C. The Civil and Crime Codes
A. Microbial culture D. The Bill of Rights
B. Urinalysis 121. What law passed on August 1909 by the
c. Chest x-ray U.3 Congress established a partial free foreign
D. Complete blood count trade for the Philippines?
112. The union of an ovum and sperm inside a
test tube is _________. A. Underwood-Simmons Act
A. embryology B. Bell Trade
C. in vivo fertilization C. Payne-Aldrich Act
B. in vitro fertilization D. Treaty of General Relations
D. polination 122. Which state policy provides for preferential
attention to the welfare of the less fortunate
113. What are the small hair-like structure that members of the Philippine society?
serve a sensory function in eukaryotic cells? A. Bill of Rights
A. Cilia B. C. Distributive justice
C. Actin filaments B. Social justice D. Criminal justice
B. Centromere 123. Which condition contradicts the social
D. Plasma membrane justice mandated in the 1987 Constitution?
114. Which of the following process best A. Sense of dependency among citizens
explains the evolution of life forms or gradual B. Creation of economic opportunities for
transformation of all
species? C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
A. New combination of genes D. Equitable distribution of wealth
B. solation 124. What is the term for the unpleasant
c Natural selection sensation or frustration when a traditional-bound
D. Genetic drift Filipino goes to
115. Which technology can lead to the formation the U.S and observes the open display of
of a new genetic trait? love and emotions?
A. Tissue culture A. Culture relativism
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 C. Culture shock A. Governadorcillo
B. Culture cosmopolitanism C. Cabeza de barangay
D. Culture phobia B. Tanientes de justicia
125. One of the pledges of the President of the D. Directorcillo
Philippines is to defend its: 133. During the Hispanic era, native and
A. Constitution Chinese male mestizo 16-60 years old are
B. Land obliged do forced labor for forty day. How can
C. Citizens exemption be made?
D. Islands A. Getting a cedula personal
126. When teachers brand as "pilosopo" B. Give santorum tax to the church
students who ask questions, they communicate C. Paying the bandala
the NEGATIVE sociological principle that D. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
___________. 134. Which Spanish policy provided the
A. asking questions in class is a sign of resettlement of Filipino communities to form
inattentiveness town centers of cabeceras?
B. passive and conformity are worth A. Assimilation
perpetuating C. Reduccion
C. asking questions in class is a sign of B. Esseminda system
ignorance D. Bandala
D. teachers are all knowing and cannot
be questioned 135. How can Dr.Jose Rizal's La Liga
127. Which law set a full free trade policy organization be likened according to present-day
abolishing the quota limitations on Philippine social groups/movements?
exports to the United States? A. National political party like LP, NP,
A. Payne-Aldrich Act Lakas
B. Underwood-Simmons Act B. Shadow government
C. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act C. National socio-civic organization
D. Bell Trade D. Street parliamentarian movement
128. What problem can result owing to bias 136. What was the social relevance of Noli and
among parents and the youth towards manual or Fili to conditions among Filipinos during me late
technical occupations, e.g. masons, mechanics, 19th century period?
plumbers, etc.? A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of
A. Boss mentality Gom-Bur-Za B. Need for violent uprising
C. Blue collar mania against Hispanic
B. White collar mania imperial rule
D. Technocrat mind C. Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial
129. When one controls the supply/production of governments
goods, this implies D. Human civil oppression of native
A. inflationC. monopoly Filipinos
B. economic stability 137. Who was the literary figure known as
D. economic equilibrium "Huseng Sisiw"?
130. Which enacted by the U.S Congress in A. Jose de la Cruz
1916 established a bicameral legislature in the B. Jose Rizal
Philippines with the senator (upper House) and C. Juan Matapang Cruz
House of Representative (Lower house)to be D. Francisco Baltazar
composed of elected Filipinos? 138. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to
A. Philippine Legislative Law C. Cooper children of various economic levels
Act A. Lea Salonga
B. McKinley Law C. Nora Aunor
D. Jones law B. Aiza Seguerra
131. What is considered the earliest form of D. Liza Macuja
writing in the Philippines? 139. Art is product of man's need to express
A. Alibata himself with a high degree of sensitivity towards
C. Abakada his environment. Who is the painter of fisherfolks
B. Kalantiao and farmers of his hometown in Rizal?
D. Balitaw A. Vicente Manansala
132. During the 17-I8th century Hispanic era, B. Carlos V. Francisco
what was the highest post a native‘ or Chinese- C. Anita Magsaysay
mestizo can attain at the municipal level, D. Fernando Amorsolo
equivalent to local bureaucrats namely the 140. What is the best reason for holism in art
mayors today? education?
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 A. Everyone is a potential artist with 149. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text
talents of his/her own Mark-up_________.
B. Art means the beautiful in human A. Line C. Language
creativity B. Letter D. Label
C. Aesthetic development is for total 150. Three-dimensional image reproduced from
growth a pattern of interference is called__________.
D. We can be unique artists in our degree A. Internet C. Audio-visual
of growth B. Hologram D. Network
141. Art is the handmaid of religion. Why do
Jews and Muslims allow signs and symbols and
not human
beings in religious art?
A. People might worship images
themselves
B. Signs and symbols display hidden
mysteries
C. Human figures are difficult art forms.
D. They display more traditional themes
142. Taoism is another Chinese philosophy
about the same period as Confucianism; but
more spiritual
rather than ethical interest as it stressed that
nature contains a divine impulse that directs all
life. Who is the philosopher behind Taoism?
A. Confucius
C. The Buddha
B. Lao-Tzu
D. Sidharta Gautama
143. Due to close family ties, Filipino families
are generally
A. nuclear C. divided
B. extended D. secular
144. 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. Fairfield Bill of 1924
C. Preamble of the Commonwealth
Government
D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to
the U.S
145. What symbol is used to make the text bold?
A. Ctrl + X C. Ctrl.+ B
B. Ctrl + 0 D. Ctrl + V

146.____________means the graphics will be

displayed more than once.
A. texting
C. tiling
B. timing
D. tagging
147. Which is the brain of the computer?
A. RAM
C Program
B. CPU
D. Password

148. CTRL is a symbol for _________.

A. control key C. backspace
B. entry key D. alter key

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 a. More than enough
b. Abundant
c. Enough
d. Limited
9. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order
to understand the grade.” The capitalized word
means _______.
General Education Set 3 (200 a. Estimated
Items) b. Changed
c. Surpassed
1. Had I student very well, I _____ rewarded d. Summed
with vacation in the U.S. 10. Some preachers suggest the ____ that the
a. Was end of the world is near.
b. Would have been a. Proposal
c. Will be b. Prophetic
d. Would be c. Prophecy
2. When helping in the kitchen, I am always d. Prophet
careful not to hurt _____ 11. The courage of the child who saved his
a. Ourselves brother from a raging for is worth ____.
b. Myself a. Emulating
c. Herself b. Mentoring
d. Himself c. Narrating
3. Neither the teacher nor the students _____ d. Watching
present in the affair. 12. The expression of “baduy” connotes:
a. Were a. Uneducated
b. Are b. Awkward looking
c. Was c. Low profile
d. Is d. Smart
4. My sister and I met an acquaintance of 13. Several factors must be assessed to arrive
______ on the shopping mall. at a sound _____.
a. Ourselves a. Query
b. Us b. Decision
c. Ours c. Change
d. Mine d. Problem
5. We admire _____ when Cynthia speaks 14. “Because of PROFANITY the program was
English fluently with _____. suspended from television.” The capitalized
a. Him, Them word means?
b. Her, Ours a. Obscenity
c. Her, Us b. History
d. Him, We c. Decency
6. We admire _____ when Cynthia speaks d. Falsehood
English fluently with _____. 15. A story put together through an exchange of
a. Him, Them letter is called _____ literature.
b. Her, Ours a. Fiction
c. Her, Us b. Epistolary
d. Him, We c. Episodic
7. The student’s request to re-set the test ____ d. Classic
reasonable. 16. What figure of speech is: “The Lord is my
a. Were shepherd.”
b. Very a. Simileb. Hyperbole
c. Are c. Irony
d. Is d. Metaphor
8. “My concept of inner peace came from my 17. What figure of speech is: “He is the black
mother’s daily activities which I now recall with sheep of the family.”
fondness and awe. She was a full-time a. Metaphor
housewife wholly dependent on my father’s b. Simile
monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, c. Alliteration
guided us in our students and did small acts of d. Hyperbole
charity on the side was beyond me.” based on 18. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the
the recount, the mother’s financial resource molave.” is ______.
were ______. a. Simile
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 b. Irony 27. What is the lowest form of learning?a.
c. Metaphor Perceiving
d. Hyperbole b. Responding
19. “She is a lovely rose.” is _______. c. Conditioning
a. Simile d. Teaching
b. Hyperbole 28. Which of the following is the study of human
c. Irony behavior?
d. Metaphor a. Philosophy
20. “… it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven.” b. Morality
is what figure of speech? c. Psychology
a. Personification d. Ethics
b. Simile 29. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however,
c. Hyperbole sometimes this religiously instills the NEGATIVE
d. Metaphor attitude of _______.
21. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of a. Social responsibility to participate in the
Venice”, Portia the judge said: “The quality of development of the society
mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle b. Resignation and ends up into doing
rain from heaven upon the place beneath… it is nothing to improve one’s condition
twice blesst; it blesseth him that gives him that c. Total surrender to God in times of
takes. ‘Tis mighter than the mightiest… and one helpless is best.
is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” d. God who is omnipotent and omniscient
The main though of the excerpt is that _______. will allow what is best.
a. Mercy is only for deserving 30. Which of the following statements is true
b. Mercy is limited in extent about textbook laid on the table?
c. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given a. No force is acting on it.
d. Mercy comes from the rain. b. The textbook undergoes acceleration.
22. Though nothing can bring back c. The sum of the forces acting upon it is
The hour of splendor in the glass, zero.
Of glory in the flower d. The textbook undergoes deceleration.
We will grieve not, 31. Analects which are short and witty sayings
Rather find strength in what remains behind. that treat of moral values and good human
This stanza expresses _______. relation, are attributed to:
a. Grief a. Mao Tze Tung
b. Hope b. Confucious
c. Loss c. Mencius
d. Despair d. Lao-Tzu
23. Cognitive skills are not easily observable 32. Which of the following is an artistic tradition
because they are _____. that seeks to revive past glory in various forms?
a. Overt a. Antique
b. Psychological b. Modern
c. Hidden c. Contemporary
d. Mental d. Classical
33. What is the application of the principles of
24. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare theories of human behavior in teaching and
about two ill-starred who come from warring learning?
families. a. Educational theory
a. Romeo and Juliet b. Educational philosophy
b. Hamlet and Ophelia c. Educational psychology
c. Anthony and Cleopatra d. Educational sociology
d. Ana and the King 34. “I am a retired public school teacher. As a
25. Who is the father of Modern Psychology? teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The
a. Watson pupils dreaded the day they would enter my
b. Freud class. Little did they know that behind my
c. Thorndike unpopular façade was a heart full of
d. Wundt compassion. But how did I earn moniker? I did
26. Famous sculptor of landmark structures. not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted
a. Jacinto them to know thatcleanliness of body was good
b. Manansala for their health. I inspected their teeth, nails,
c. Castrillo footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears, noses and
d. Cuevas hair.” The public school teacher gives much
importance to her pupils’ _______.
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 a. Cleanliness d. Jose Garcia Villa
b. Study 43. Who is the famous composer from Angono
c. Absence who is also a national artist?
d. posture a. Buenaventura
35. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the b. Cenizal
Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE that should be c. San Pedro
worked on is to develop ______. d. Cayabyab
a. A sense of common good 44. Which among the following is the part of the
b. A sense of national pride newspaper where you can see the opinions of
c. “Pakikisama” people?
d. The habits of discipline and hard work a. Classified Section
36. Who is the proponent of the arena theater? b. Obituary
a. Carpio c. Headline
b. Tinio d. Editorial Section
c. Montano 45. Which best describes the division of the
d. Avellana legislature into the Senate and the House of
37. She is known for the love of sonnets she Representatives?
wrote. a. Bicameralism
a. Paz Marques Benitez b. Bipartisanship
b. Edith Trempo c. Unicameralism
c. Gilda Cordero Fernando d. Co-legislative powers
d. Ophelia Dimalanta 46. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General
38. What is the collection of Indian sacred of the Philippines?
hymns? a. Ramon Blanco
a. Rig Veda b. Diego de los Riosc. Basilio Agustin
b. Mahabhrata d. Fermin Jaudenes
c. Upanishad 47. Which demonstrates interconnectedness
d. Ramayana between social and environmental injustice?
39. Which is NOT a characteristic of people of a. Industrialized countries toxic disposed to
with a strong sense of self-efficacy? poorer countries
a. View challenging problems as tasks to b. Temperature warming and rise of sea
be mastered. level
b. Recover quickly from setbacks and c. Desertification of verdant regions
disappointments. d. Extinction of rare animal species
c. Avoid challenging tasks. 48. Participation in governance, including the
d. Develop deeper interest in the activities right to vote and seek public office is secured
in which they participate. within the citizenry’s _____.
40. Who is the first mythical geographer who a. Political rights
was recognized due to his vivid description of b. Right of suffrage
lands and people encountered by his hero c. Socio-civic rights
Ulysses? d. Right to due process
a. Virgil 50. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing
b. Plato professionals
c. Homer a. Income tax
d. Cicero b. Real estate tax
41. Haiku is a traditional Japanese poems c. Community tax
consisting of _____. d. Inheritance tax
a. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet 51. Which policy of the state proved preferential
with death as topic. attention to the welfare of the less fortunate
b. Lines of poetry in free verse with members of the Philippines society?
ordinary things as topic. a. Social justice
c. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with b. Criminal justice
nature as topic. c. Distributive justice
d. Four lines that rhyme in his fiction as d. Bill of rights
topic. 52. What is the possible consequence of
42. This Filipino writer in English who used meritocracy in a social system?
Hispanic-Filipino culture and traditions in his a. Rule by the wealthy and powerful
fiction works. b. Leadership by people of talent
a. Edilberto Tiempo c. Culture of elitism
b. Nick Joaquin d. Rule by those noble truth
c. Sionil Jose
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53. Which constitutional safeguard prevents on freedom. Nelson Mandela is a world leader who
branch of government from becoming powerful is a model of _____.
or abusive? a. Black supremacy
a. Impeachment b. Armed struggle
b. Ombudsman c. Non-violence
c. Check and balance d. Imprisonment
d. Laissez Faire 62. Which band played the Marcha Nacional
54. What is the predominant characteristic of Filipino of the national anthem on June 12, 1898
eastern religion? during the declaration of Philippine
a. Optimism Independence?
b. Secularism a. Pangkat ng Kawayan ng Pateros
c. Mysticism b. Kawit Cavite Band
d. Pessimism c. Malabon Band
55. What economic policy in 16th d. San Francisco del Monte Band
century in Europe influenced Spain’s 63. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts
expansionist policy to discover new lands? a. NBI
a. Spice-trading b. CCP
b. Capitalism c. NCAA
c. Mercantilism d. NCCA
d. Colonialism 64. The ultimate objective of the comprehensive
56. The right involved in the “writ of habeas Agrarian Reform is:
data” is _______. a. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease
a. The right of information privacy tenancy
b. Right to gather information data b. Distribute all arable lands to the landless
c. The right to search for information c. Establish once cultivated land
d. Right to transmit data d. Ensure the cultivation of an idle island.
57. Whose philosophy advocates the use of 65. Which was the first labor union in the country
reason in understanding the existence of God? founded by Isabelo de los Reyes on July 1901?
a. St. Benedict a. Association of the Philippine Labor
b. St. Peter b. Union Obrera Democratica
c. St. John c. Union Trabejadores de Filipinos
d. St. Thomas Aquinas d. Association de Compania Tabacalera
58. Which is a check on the executive 66. Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the
department by the judiciary in the principle Philippines had extended contacts with _____.
check and balance among branches of the a. Spain
government? b. Spice Island
a. Impeachment of the Chief of Justice of c. China
the Supreme Court d. Mexico
b. Determining the salary of the President 67. How many days are needed after which an
and Vice-President enrolled bill becomes a law?
c. Declaring a legislative measure a. 75 days
unconstitutional b. 90 days
d. Declaring an act of the President c. 60 days
unconstitutional. d. 30 days
59. Which is the fundamental law of the land? 68. What law passed on August 1909 by the
a. Bill of Rights U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in
b. Constitution the Philippines?
c. Civic Criminal a. Bell Trade
d. Ten Commandments b. Payne-Aldrich Act
60. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband _____ c. Treaty on General Relations
charge treason by fellow Filipinos who have d. Underwood-Simmons Act
formed the Philippine Revolutionary force to fight 69. In a matriarchal family which family member
Spain. plays the leading role?
a. Marcelo H. Del Pilar a. Grandmother
b. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Mother
c. Andres Bonifacio c. Oldest sister
d. Jose Rizal d. Aunt
70. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who
61. What did Nelson Mandela mean to South first lead the native secular clergy in the
African and the rest of the world? He gave up Secularizaion Movement in 1861?
armed struggle and chose the peaceful way to a. Father Jacinto Zamora
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 b. Father Gregorio Aglipay d. The right to life, liberty and security
c. Father Pedro Pelaez 80. What is one of the man-made wonders in the
d. Father Jose Burgos Philippines?
71. What was the term given by Marcelo H. Del a. Rice terraces
Pilar to hidden control and domination by b. Mount Makiling
Spanish religious priests over the colonial c. Manila Bay
government? d. Taal Volcano
a. Pase region 81. As a Social Science teacher, which should
b. Las suerte partidas Teacher Nora avoid?
c. Complace a. Abreast with all the other issues
d. Frailocracia b. Appreciative of change
72. While authority should be respected, its c. Facilitator of learning
opinion may be an error. Which of the following d. As a sage on the stage
represents a better/more certain avenua to the 82. Governor general Narciso Claveria was
truth? responsible for the ______.
a. Replication (repeat and check) a. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
b. Selective observation b. Establishment of the Tobacco
c. Overgeneralization Monopoly
d. Fallacious reasoning c. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
73. Who is known as the “Father of the Local d. Establishment of the Galleon Trade
Government Code”? 83. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith
a. Joey Lina in understanding the existence of God?
b. Joseph Estrada a. St. Benedict
c. Jovito Salonga b. St. Peter
d. Aquilino Pimentel c. St. Augustine
74. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad d. St. John
and an orator of the Reform Movement? 84. Who among the following Filipino statesmen
a. Juan Luna was the most vocal to speak against the
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena country’s policy of close association with
c. Jose Rizal Americans?
d. Marcelo H. Del Pilar a. Claro M. Recto
75. The Philippines is the only _____ country in b. Manuel Luis Quezon
the world. c. Cayetano Arrelano
a. Communist d. Jose P. Laurel
b. Buddhist 85. Of the seven continents comprising
c. Christian continues land mass surrounded by big bodies
d. Muslim of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth
76. In social trends, how do you call those who is) _____.
are for the revival of the classics? a. Asia
a. Existentialists b. Australia
b. Rationalists c. Europe
c. Humanists d. Northern America
d. Reformists 86. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as
77. What happens to a good action when it is well as human settlements flourished. Where do
perform on account of an evil motive? historians say civilization had first been born?
a. It becomes good a. China
b. It becomes evil b. Middle east
c. It becomes morally good c. Egypt
d. It becomes an amoral act d. Jordan
78. The tax required to be paid annually by all 87. Which is the largest country in Asia?
adult citizens of the Philippines is the _____. a. China
a. Community tax b. Philippinesc. Japan
b. Income tax d. Thailand
c. Real estate tax 88. What was the power to set aside certain by
d. Inheritance tax the Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-General
79. The fundamental right invoked by filling the of the Philippines?
“writ of amparo” is ______. a. Veto Power
a. The right to due process b. Condign Power
b. The right to self-defense c. Conditioned Power
c. The right to be defended by a public d. Compensatory Power
attorney
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89. What best describes the form of government d. Carbohydrates
of England with its parliament, a prime minister 98. Air like food and water is an essential
and a element in human existence. Carried by the
queen (or king)? wind, polluted air called ______ falls to earth
a. Constitutional Monarchy poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
b. Anarchism a. El Niño
c. Ethnocracy b. Greenhouse rain
d. Demarchy c. La Niña
90. Who was the revolutionary leader who d. Acid rain
refuse to surrender to the Americans even after 99. What are the components of a fungal cell
General wall?
Malvar’s surrender, and declare himself a. Chitin, proteins and sugar
President and Commander-in-Chief of the b. Nucleic acids, proteins, and sugars
Supreme Government of c. Lipids, proteins, and sugars
the Tagalog Archipelago? d. Cellular and proteins
a. Julian Montalan 100. What is the molecule that allows plants to
b. Macario Sakay capture energy from sunlight?
c. Licerio Geronimo a. Carbohydrates
d. Artemio Ricarte b. Chlorophyll
91. Which religious missionaries first arrived in c. ATP
the Philippines? d. Oxygen
a. Dominicans 101. What will happen to a plant cell in a
b. Franciscan hypotonic solution?
c. Jesuits a. The plant cell will have edema
d. Augustinians b. The plant cell will rupturec. No effect
92. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the on the cell
islands, prior to succeeding migrants who d. The plant cell will swell
crossed the seas from the Southern Philippines? 102. An ant colony stores food in the summer,
a. Sumatians defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a
b. Malayans competing ant colony and steals larvae and use
c. Borneans them as new workers. What is the term to best
d. Negritos describe how this species copes with everyday
93. What religious institution is the only living life?
remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 a. Ecological defeat
today? b. Environmental habitation
a. Philippine Independent Church c. Ecological success
b. Roman Catholic Churchc. Unitarian d. Ecological niche
Church of the Philippines 103. What are the thin structures essential for
d. United Church of the Philippines cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes
94. The Philippines lies in the ______, an area in cell shape?
where many volcanoes are active. a. Myosin filaments
a. Archipelagic Fault Line b. Pseudo filaments
b. Pacific Ring of Fire c. Monofilaments
c. Wheel of Fired. Volcanic Rim d. Microfilaments
95. The energy source which is abundant in the 104. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water
Philippines but still not fully developed is the? due to _______.
a. Gas a. Surface tension
b. Sun b. Buoyancy
c. Sea c. Atmospheric pressure
d. Mineral d. Viscocity
96. Which is an example of a non- 105. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a
pathogenicmicroorganism? solution is evident by what color of flame?
a. Palsmodium falcipanum a. Bright green
b. Influenze sp. b. Gold
c. Probiotic such as bifidobacteria c. Brick red
d. Yersinia pestis d. Lilac
97.Monosaccharides,oligosaccharides and 106. What is true of metalloids?
polysaccharides are types of a. Conduct heat better than metals
a. Proteins b. Conduct heat better than non-metals
b. Lipids c. Have properties of both metals and non-
c. Nucleotides metals
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 d. Conduct heat and electricity less a. Crocodile
effective than non-metal b. Turtle
107. What are the hormones responsible for c. Rice bird
plant growth, promoting auxiliary bud growth and d. Walrus
apical dominance? 117. How are the bats able to navigate in the
a. Auxins and gibberellins dark without bumping into anything?a. They emit
b.Cytokinins and gibberellins sound
c. Auxins and abscisate waves whose returning vibrations can
d. Cytokinins and auxins detect the presence of objects
108. Which of the following is the CORRECT b. They are able to fluoresce in the dark
name for the compound MnF3? c. They have supersonic eyesight
a. Manganese Flouride (III) d. They can disappear
b. Manganese (III) Flouride 118. This demonstrated the feeding connections
c. Manganese (I) flouride (III) between all the life forms _____.a. Nutrition
d. Manganese (III) flouride (III) cycles
109. Which of the following is a heterotrophe?a. b. Food web
Algae c. Biochemical pathways
b. Fern d. Fossil cycle
c. Grasshopper 119. One instance of taking away the life of
d. Moss another person without due process is _____.
110. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, a. Euthanasia
polypeptides, and nucleic acids are classified as b. Salvaging
______. c. Capital punishment
a. Carbohydratesb. Acids and bases d. Suicide
c. Phopholipids 120. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a
d. Macromolecules dam was constructed in the area, a group of fish
111. Which of the following is a measure of was separated
pressure, defines as one newton per square and populated a new pond. They then
meter? developed differing characteristics and became
a. Pascal a distinct species. Which of the following
b. Atomic units concepts explain this speciation?
c. Milliliter a. Geographical isolation
d. Poise b. Chronotopic isolation
112. A metric carat is a unit of mass for c. Episodic isolation
measuring gemstones. It is equivalent to d. Behavioral isolation
_______. 121. The protein shell of a virus is called
a. 1, 000 mg ______.
b. 200 mg a. Capsid
c. 2 kg b. Iambda bacteriophage
d. 100 mg c. Virions
113. Kingdom plantea includes which organism? d. Capsomeres
a. Prokaryotes 123. In the pacific area, a storm is called
b. Fungi ______.
c. Magnolidae a. Hurricane
d. Protozoa b. ITCZ
114. Science provides knowledge through c. Typhoon
disciplined observation. Which of the following is d. Cyclone
NOT a 124. When the North Pole is tilted towards the
characteristic of scientific assertion? sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all
a. Logic and validity the time both day and night, what is this called?
b. Empirical support a. Twilight sun
c. Conformity with actual observation b. Northern light
d. Hearsay c. Summer light
115. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and d. Midnight Sun
the replicated can result in genetic orders. 125. The Kyoto protocol, which requires
a. Mutation countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a
b. Pathology practice that advocates ______.
c. Embryology a. Environmental protection
d. Speciation b. Sustainable potential
116. What organism would most likely be in an c. Ecological destructiond. Forest
arctic environment (tundra biome)? demolition
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127. In an English test, eight students obtained 136. In the example of 10 to the 5th
the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, power + 6x, the exponent is ______.
24/. What is the median score? a. Y
a. 14 b. 15
b. 14.5 c. 5
c. 15.5 d. 10
d. 15 137. Simplify: 6 – [3 – (4) + 11 + 8]
128. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7. a. -26
a. 35 b. 20
b. 140 c. 26
c. 15 d. -20
d. 70 138. Simplify: [(3x – 12) / (3x)] divided by (x – 4)
129. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km a. 3x
per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia b. x – 4
car has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. What c. x
rate was the Kia car travelling? d. 1/x
a. 30 kilometers per hour 139. In an English test, eight students obtained
b. 50 kilometers per hour the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19,
c. 20 kilometers per hour 17. what is the median score?
d. 40 kilometers per hour a. 14
130. If is the average or arithmetic mean of x an b. 16.5
-5 is 10, then what must be the value of x? c. 17
a. 15 d. 15.5
b. 25 140. Simplify: (3x – 9) / (2x – 9)
c. 30 a. 3 / (x – 3)
d. 20 b. 3 / (x + 3)
131. Which of the following gives the numerical c. 3 / (x + 1)
value of the population? d. 3 / (x – 1)
a. Range 141. What are the prime factors of 120?
b. Statistics a. 2 x 2 x 2 x 6 x 5
c. Parameter b. 2 x 4 x 3 x 5
d. Variable c. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5
132. The grades in Mathematics of students in d. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, and 142. What is the least common multiple of 12
100. What is and 60?
the population variance of their group? a. 340
a. 230 b. 140
b. 270 c. 120
c. 264 d. 360
d. 224 143. The least common multiple (LCM) of 2, 3,
Correct answer: 206 and 4 is _____.
133. Which among measures of central a. 13
tendency is not influenced by outliers? b. 14
a. Mode c. 24
b. Mean d. 12
c. Weighted mean 144. Simplify (2x – 2y) / (x + y)
d. Median a. y – x
134. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of b. x – y
getting a number described by 2? c. -x - -y
a. ½ d. -x + y
b. 1/3 145. Simplify 3 (x – 4y) – (4y – 3x) – (2x + y)
c. ¼ a. 4x + 17y
d. 1/6 b. -4x + 17y
135. If a student has an average of 76% on his c. 4x – 17y
first two tests and has an average of 85% on the d. -4 – 17y
next four 146. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the
tests, what is the final average on all six tests? _____.
a. 82.0% a. Area
b. 82.5% b. Volume
c. 80.5% c. Legs
d. 81.3% d. Perimeter
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147. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and b. P11,000.00
the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the c. P13,400.00
triangle? d. P15,000.00
a. 50 square meters 156. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is
b. 60 square meters _______.
c. 20 square meters a. ½
d. 24 square meters b. 1/3
148. A rectangular block steel has dimensions of c. ¼
5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weighs d. 1/8
1000 N. 157. The slope of a line described by the
how should this block be placed on the surface equation 3x = (y + 4) 2 is _____
to exert the least pressure on the surface? a. 6
a. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side b. 3
b. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side c. 4
c. All sides exert equal pressure d. 8
d. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side 158. It can be used to show the progress in
149. The measure of an angle is 25 more than academic grades over four quarters.
its supplement. What is the measure of the a. Circle graph
larger angle? b. Line graph
a. 110.5 degrees c. Pie graph
b. 95.5 degrees d. Bar graph
c. 102.5 degrees 159. It illustrates how a portion of the data
d. 77.5 degrees relates with the whole.
150. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a. Line graph
a row of 5 seats? b. Pie graph
a. 95 c. Bar graph
b. 120 d. Area diagram
c. 105 160. Activities connected by a computer system
d. 100 is described as _______.
151. What percent of 75 is 15? a. Virtual
a. 20% b. Distance
b. 30% c. Network
c. 38% d. Online
d. 40% 161. Which symbol is used to open a document?
152. How long will it take A and B together, to a. Ctrl + V
finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6 b. Ctrl + S
days and be alone in 3 days? c. Ctrl + D
a. 2 ½ days d. Ctrl + O
b. 2 days 162. Messages are easily transported anywhere
c. 3 days in the world through the ______.
d. 3 ½ days a. E-shopping
b. E-registry
153. Guzman Company manufactures beds. In c. E-mail
its catalogue, a double bed is priced at d. E-learning
P5,000.00 less a discount to the trade of 20%. 163. ALT is the symbol for ______
What will Rosan Departments Store have to pay a. Back space
for the bed? b. Alter key
a. P4,000.00 c. Enter key
b. P4,500.00 d. Control key
c. P4,000.00 164. Which of the following is not an input
d. P4,980.00 device?
154. A recipe calls for 2 eggs for every cup of a. Keyboard
flour. If a head chef uses 28 cups of flour, how b. Mouse
many eggs will he need? c. Monitor
a. 56 eggs d. Gaming application
b. 14 eggs 165. Piliin ang angkop na pagpapakahulugan.
c. 65 eggs Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga.
d. 55 eggs a. Mahirap unawain
155. What is the total amount after adding b. Mahina ang boses
interest of 8% on P10,000.00 for 3 years? c. Madaldal
a. P12,400.00 d. Maingat
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166. Ito ay pagbasa ng pansamantala o di b. Pagkapoot
palagian. Ginagawa ito kung nais magpalipas ng c. Pagkatakot
oras. d. Pagkagalit
a. Scanning 175. Sistematikong paglalarawan ng mga datos
b. Pre-viewing na estatistika?
c. Kaswal a. Talahanayan
d. Masusi b. Grapo
167. Isang paraan ng pagkuha ng datos na c. Balangkas
ginagamitan ng sunod-sunod na tatlong tuldok d. Mapa
para ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na 176. Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano
sinipi sa talata. inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng
a. Ellipsis pangungusap.
b. Abstrak a. Semantika
c. Synopsis b. Syntax
d. Sintesis c. Pragmatika
168. Uri ng sanaysay na pangkaraniwan ang d. Ortograpiya
paksa, waring nakikipag-usap lamang. 177. Pangungusap na tumutukoy sa
a. Malikhain pangyayaring pangkalikasang pangkapaligiran.
b. Malaya a. Temporal
c. Masining b. Eksistensyal
d. Maanyo c. Penomenal
d. Modal
169. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay 178. Orihinal: Mother cooked adobo for kuya
nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng Manuel. Salin: Si nanay ay nagluto ng adobo
isang lahi/pangkat. para kay kuya Manuel. Ito ay pagsasaling?
a. Dinamiko a. Adaptasyon
b. Likas b. Malaya
c. Arbitrary c. Idyomatiko
d. Masistema d. Literal
170. Ano ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng
panlaping ika at tambilang? 179. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat
a. Gitling taludtod ng tula.
b. Tuldok a. Talinghaga
c. Panaklong b. Kariktan
d. Kuwit c. Tugma
171. Isang uri ng pamahayan na nag-uulat ng d. Sukat
mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, 180. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik
pananaliksik o pakikipanayam at sinusulat sa matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing
paraang kawili-wili ay ______ mapagkukunan ng mga literatura at pag-aaral?
a. Pangulong tudling a. Kabanata V
b. Kumento b. Kabanata IV
c. Lathalain c. Kabanata I
d. Editoryal d. Kabanata II
172. “Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid”. Ang 181. Ang wastong kahulugan ng: “The present
pandiwa ng pangungusap ay nasa aspetong problem is only a storm in a teacup.”
_______. a. May galit
a. Imperpektibo b. Bale wala
b. Kontimplatibo c. Matagumpay
c. Pangnagdaan d. Buong puso
d. Perpektibo 182. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang
173. Katangian ng mahusay na mananaliksik na kahalong panlapi.
marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa a. Gitlapi
ikagaganda ng pananaliksik. b. Ponema
a. Malikhain c. Salitang ugat
b. Bukas ang isipan d. Laguhan
c. Maparaan 183. Nagpapahayag ng lebel ng wika na
d. Marunong tumanggi impormal na nalikha at nabuo sa pagsama-
174. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba.
napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na ay di pa sya a. Kolokyal
dumarating?” b. Lalawiganin
a. Pagkatuwa c. Pampanitikan
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184. Uri ng panghalip na ginagamit na panturo d. Di-kombensyunal
sa mga bagay. 194. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinyon,
a. Palagyo salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisay ay
b. Pamatlig tinatawag na _______.
c. Panaklaw a. Pagtuklas
d. Palayon b. Pakikinig
185. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na c. Paglalahad
gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng d. Talastasan
ponema sa salita. 195. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang
a. Asimilasyon imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang
b. Paglapi damdamin.
c. Pagkaltas a. Jornalistik
d. Metatesis b. Akademiko
186. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di- c. Malikhain
mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati? d. Teknikal
a. Okasyon 196. Piliin ang salitang walang diptonggo.
b. Paksa a. Musika
c. Pagyayabang b. Bahay
d. Tagapakinig c. Kasuy
187. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay d. Sisiw
nagpapakahulugan ng _______. 197. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na
a. Magkahawig _______.a. Dumihan
b. Magkapares b. Ma-dumi
c. Idyoma c. Madumi
d. Magkapares d. Dumumi
188. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses 198. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-
mo.” Ang salitang malakas ay _______. mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
a. Pangatnig a. Paksa
b. Panghalip b. Okasyon
c. Pang-uri c. Tagapakining
d. Pandiwa d. Pagyayabang
189. Anu ang salitang ugat ng 199. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga
PINAGLABANAN? bagay at mga pangungusap nais ipahayag ng
a. Laban tao sa kanyang
b. Ilaban kapwa _______.
c. Labanan a. Wika
d. Paglaban b. Sining
190. Ito ang rutang dinaraanan ng mensahe ng c. Bokabolaryo
tagapagsalita. d. Tunog
a. Participant 200. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena, dali ay
b. Tsanel nagtataglay ng
c. Konteksto a. Asimilasyon
d. Pidbak b. Metatesis
191. Kalabang mortal ng pakikinig. c. Tono
a. Ingay
b. Okasyon
c. Oras
d. Salita
192. Paraan ng pagbuo ng salita na ginagamitan
ng tatlong uri ng panlapi.
a. Kabilaan
b. Laguhan
c. Inunlapian
d. Hinulapian
193. Isang uri ng pagmamatnubay kung saan
ang mga reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay;
lumikha sila ng sariling paraan sa mga gawaing
pag-ulat.
a. Kombensyunal
b. Masaklaw
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given to teachers
7. To govern is to rule and the government rules
by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of
laws?
a. Police department
b. Judiciary departmentc. Legislative
department
General Education Set 4 (250 d. Executive department
8. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos
Items) who were free and independent
a. Timawa
1. What factor was a major cause of both World b. Maharlika
War I and World War II? c. Aliping namamahay
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe d. Aliping saguiguilid
b. The dropping of atomic bombs 9. The Spanish expedition responsible for
c. Nationalism and national borders naming the archipelago Filipinas
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states a. Magellan’s expedition
2. In which organization is the Philippines a b. Loarca expedition
member to fight communist aggression? c. Legaspi expedition
a. APEC d. Villalobos expedition
b. ASA 10. The third and last military governor of the
c. UN Philippines was
d. SEATO a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
3. The theory that population increases by b. Gen. Elwell Otis
geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
increases by arithmetical ratio is attributed to? d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
a. Karl Marx 11. Which Katipunan member commuted from
b. Robert Malthus Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
c. Emile Durkheim ammunitions?
d. Aristotle a. Teresa Magbanua
4. In what instance is the Filipino double- b. Agueda Esteban
standard morality shown? c. Teodora Alonso
a. A couple brings their sick child to the d. Trinidad Tecson
doctor then later to the espiritista 12.Which economic system is based on free
b. Young parents bring up their children in enterprise?
a manner different from how they were a. Globalism
brought up b. Mixed economies
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their c. Capitalism
children to school even if they d. Communism
themselves did not go to school
d. A married man who flirts with someone 13. How is the so-called colonial mentality
else other than his wife seems manifested?
acceptable but a married a. Cultural relativism
woman who flirts with another man is b. Cultural diversity
condemned. c. Xenocentrism
5. Which part of Asia does the Arabian d. Ethnocentrism
peninsula occupy? 14. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade
a. Northwest practices like short-weighing?
b. Southeast a. Total Quality Movement
c. Southwest b. Consumerism
d. Northeast c. Consumer vigilance
6. The important factors which have contributed d. Substandardization
to the weakness in the internalization of 15. If the seven continents were arranged from
desirable values is largest to smallest, in which order does Australia
the? fall?
a. Lack of models among the very people a. 4th
expected to exemplify these values b. 5th
b. Use of approaches which are mainly c. 6th
cognitive rather than effective d. 7th
c. Lack of follow up systems from one
grade level to another
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16. In which continent can we find stormy Cape 24. In which poem did Rizal write about offering
Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships one’s life for one’s country?
and sailors? a. A La Juventud Filipina
a. Africa b. Song of Maria Clara
b. Australia c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
c. South America d. Mi Ultimo Adios
d. Asia 25. As an effect of our geography, in which of
17. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a the following island/s do people travel mostly by
nation in 1947? Religious differences between water?
a. Hindus and Christians a. Luzon
b. Christians and Muslims b. Mindanao
c. Hindus and Buddhists c. Visayas
d. Hindus and Muslims d. Visayas and Mindanao
18. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and 26. As an insular country, to which principle
Mahatma Gandhi? does the Philippines adhere when it comes to
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious territorial boundary?
leaders a. Two hundred nautical miles of the
b. Rejected violence as a way to political country’s coast
power b. b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles
c. Led a successful nationalistic from shore
movement in their respective countries c. Three-mile territorial limit
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to d. Archipelagic doctrine
change existing governments
19. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian 27. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have
Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire. comparatively more excessively moist climate
a. Roman and limited arable lands?
b. Gupta a. Western
c. Greek b. Eastern
d. Maurya c. Eastern and Central
20. With the opposition of the parity rights in d. Central and Western
mind, who does NOT belong to the group? 28. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First
a. Claro M. Recto Policy”? Filipinos
b. Jose Laurel a. Should buy and consume Filipino
c. Manuel Roxas products only
d. Pedro Taruc b. Should not contribute to the brain drain
21. When the Filipino reformists asked for the problem
assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did c. Should be selective in the entry in the
they ask for? For the Philippines to ____. entry of foreign professionals in the
a. Become independent from Spain country
b. Become a province of Spain d. Were to be given first preference in all
c. Be independent from Spain with certain matters related to the economic
conditions development of the country
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes 29. Aside from the Philippines, which countries
22. Who among the Presidents changed the claim part of the Spratly islands in the South
date of our celebration of Independence day China Sea?
from July 4 to a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
June 12? b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
a. Ramon Magsaysay d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
b. Diosdado Macapagal 30. The following are our constitutional rights
c. Carlos Garcia EXCEPT to
d. Ferdinand Marcos a. Free access to legal assistance which
23. In which country did the Philippines shall not be denied due to poverty
participate in the world’s peacekeeping b. Have access to all records of the
operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers government
and police? c. Be presumed innocent until proven guilty
a. Israel d. Form association and labor unions
b. East Timor 31. Art song, Tagalog love song, a passionate
c. Iraq lyrical song with a theme professing true love.
d. Iran a. Balintaw
b. Danza
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 c. Kumintang from the Bible. From what Gospel was Noli Me
d. None of the above Tangere taken?
32. Which of the following styles of performing is a. St. Luke 24:12
used by Schoenberg in his composition “Pierrot b. St. Luke 24:44
Lunnaire”? c. St. John 20:17
a. Inversion d. St. John20:15
b. Sprechstimme 42. Ama ng Linggwistikang Pilipino.
c. Rap a. Dr. Cecilio Lopez
d. Retrograde b. Lope K. Santos
33. What is the attack beat of the Philippine c. Jose Rizal
National Anthem? d. Pascual Poblete
a. Down beat 43. What are the living creature’s system called?
b. Up beat a. Tissue
c. 2 nd beat b. Cell
d. None of the above c. Organ
34. Rizal’s Biñanero teacher in Spanish. d. Organism
a. Juan Fernando Samonte 44. The male hormone testosterone, which
b. Justiniano Aquino Cruz maintains spermatogenesis is synthesized and
c. Jose Antonio Santos released by?
d. Mariano Lopez Sevilla a. Spermatogenic cells
35. Some history books tells us that the 1st b. Sertoli’s cells
Catholic mass in the Philippines which was c. Seminal vesicles
officiated by Fr. Pedro Valderama on March 31, d. Leydig’s cell
1521 was not in Limasawa Island, Southern 45. It is the religion of the Celts.
Leyte but in a. Taoism
a. Masao, Butuan, Agusan del Norte b. Buddhism
b. Cebu c. Druidism
c. Homonhon, Southern Leyte d. Belgaesm
d. Mactan Island, Cebu 46. This is the biggest and largest body ocean
36. The year 1762 was a time in Philippine that surrounds the Pangaea before it splits and
history that the country had three governor- broke up into large bodies of continents.
generals each claiming to be the real head of a. Panthallassa
the colony. Who is not one of them? b. Baltic Sea
a. Cesar Fallet c. Oceanic Crust
b. Dawson Drake d. Polar Ice melts
c. Simon Anda 47. Who prove that light is composed of several
d. Archbishop Antonio Rojo colors?
37. Who among the following was the painter of a. Archimedes
“Una Mestize Mercadera Manila”? b. Galileo
a. Vicente Manansala c. Isaan Newton
b. Juan Luna d. Albert Enstien
c. Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo 48. Pandaka Pygmaea is once known as the
d. Damian Domingo smallest fish in the world. This fish is found in
38. This famous play of Shakespeare deals with what lake?
the racial discrimination against the Jews. a. Lake Baikal
a. The Merchant of Venice b. Lake Taal
b. The Travelling c. Laguna Lake
c. Julius Ceasar d. Lake Buhi
d. Romeo and Juliet 49. Cocos, Naza and Juan de Fuca are
39. The major purpose of taxation is to ______. examples of?
a. Provide State income a. Continents
b. Redistribute the monetary resources b. Plates
c. Lessen the disposable income c. Sead. Oceans
d. Control financial deficit 50. Whooping cough is also known as?
40. The EDSA revolution started with a. Diptheria
a. The holding of snap election b. Tuberculosis
b. The assassination of Ninoy Aquino c. Pertussis
c. The founding of RAM d. Polio
d. The protest of Enrile and Ramos 51. Fifth disease is also known as?
41. According to Rizal himself, he took the term a. Tuberculosis
Noli Me Tangere which means “Touch Me Not” b. Whooping cough
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 c. Erythema Infectiosum 61. A coil of wire is placed in a changing
d. Alzheimer disease magnetic field. If the number of turns in the coil
52. Structure that provides nutrition to is decreased, what will happen to the voltage
spermatozoa induced across the coil?
a. Sertoli cells a. Remain constant
b. Leydig cells b. Be excessive
c. Vas deferens c. Decrease
d. Seminal vesicle d. Increase
53. Which writers’ organization tried to create a 62. In the early days of 1982-1985, the terms
wide reading public for Filipino writers by printing “gay cancer” and “gay plague” were also known
low-cost books? as ____.
a. The Veronicans a. Borderline Personality Disorder
b. Barangay Writers Project b. Acquire Immunodeficiency Syndrome
c. Philippine Book Guild c. Bipolar disorder
d. Philippine Writers League d. Kaposis Sarcoma
54. Anong natural resources and makikita sa 63. The Parthenon is an iconic building in
likod ng bagong 10 pesos ng Pilipinas? Athens that dedicated to whom Greek goddess?
a. Tarsier a. Queen Hera
b. Perlas b. Artemis
c. Kapa-kapa c. Persephone
d. Waling-waling d. Athena
55. Who was the first Filipino mountain climber 64. This statue is known for the most beautiful
to reach the peak of Mount Everest? body of a woman.
a. Edwin Pastor Emata a. The Winged Victory
b. Leonardo Guirere b. Venus de Milo
c. Leo Oracion c. The Little Mermaid of Denmark
d. None of the above. d. The Statue of Liberty
56. This is the Island Born of Fire. 65. This is the highest voice of a male singer.
a. Masbate a. Monotone
b. Camiguin b. Auto tone
c. Sulu c. Tenor
d. Siquijor d. Bass
57. In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, this 66. At what level of organization of organism
symbol refers to a female spirit of the clouds and shows the interaction of molecules within one
waters, or a nymph of the sky. cell?
a. Avadana a. Molecular level
b. Mandala b. Cellular level
c. Apsara c. Tissue level
d. Jataka d. Organ level
58. What rhythmical devise is used in this line 67. Decomposition is a process in which a
from The Small Key “… even the low square substance is broken to make it useful in other
nipa house that stood in unashamed relief processes. The organisms that are capable of
against the gray green haze of grass and decomposing a substance are called.
leaves.” a. Autotrophs
a. Alliteration b. Heterotrophs
b. Assonance c. Saprotrophs
c. Consonance d. Producers
d. Anaphora 68. A person with diabetes has insulin
59. When was the historic man’s first landing on deficiency. Which organ secretes insulin?
the moon’s surface? a. Liver
a. May 16, 1969 b. Kidney
b. July 20, 1969 c. Pancreas
c. August 23, 1969 d. Thyroid
d. September 29, 1969 69. Which of the following pairs of body parts is
60. Which of these animals is a source of considered homologous?
serum? a. Human arms and seal’s flippers
a. Frog b. Appendix and tail bone
b. Snake c. Lungs and gills
c. Turtle d. Ectoderm and endoderm
d. Crocodile 70. What do you call the molecules that contain
the organism’s genetic information?
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 a. Organelles 80. The major concern about global warming
b. Nucleic acid arises from increase concentration of
c. Nucleus a. Greenhouse gases
d. Mitochondria b. Acid rain
71. What hormones in plants are responsible in c. Photochemical smog
promoting auxiliary budding and apical d. Aerosols
dominance? 80. Which of the following does not contribute to
a. Auxins and gibberilins greenhouse effect?
b. Cytokinins and gibberilinies a. Use of detergent
c. Auxins and abscisates b. Forest fires
d. Cytokinins and auxins c. Burning of waste
72. A razor blade can float on the surface of d. Deforestation
water because of 81. Multiply (3 – 2i) (3 + 2i)
a. Surface tension a. 9 – 4i
b. Capillarity b. 13
c. Bouyant force c. 9 – 6i
d. Liquid pressure d. 4i
82. A piece of rope is divided into three part in
73. The smallest particle of an element that the ratio 1:2:3. Find the total length of the rope if
could not be further divided but still retain the the longest
properties of suchelement is called part is 4 units more that the second part.
a. Proton a. 6
b. Electron b. 12
c. Molecule c. 24
d. Atom d. 30
74. Which of the following substances listed 83. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to
below is considered a colloid? x + 2y – 6 = 0 and passed through the origin.
a. Water a. –x + 2y = 0
b. Alcohol b. 2x + y = 0
c. Soda c. -2x – y = 0
d. Milk d. 2x – y = 0
75. What term is given to the surface of the 84. One card is taken from a deck of card. What
Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the is the probability of getting a face card?
Equator? a. 1/3
a. Great Circle b. 7/12
b. Meridian c. 3/13
c. Zone d. 2/3
d. Solstice 85. What is the dimension of a rectangle whose
76. Brine is formed when sodium chloride is perimeter is 54m if the length is 3m less than
dissolved in water. This is an example of a twice its width?
a. Gas-gas solution a. 8 m by 17 m
b. Gas-liquid solution b. 11 m by 6 m
c. Solid-liquid solution c. 17 m by 10 m
d. Liquid-gas solution d. 12 m by 15 m
77. Where does visible light fall on the 86. A fair die is rolled. Find the probability that
electromagnetic spectrum? the number 1 will appear?
a. Between infrared and ultraviolet a. 1/6
radiations b. 1
b. Between FM and AM radio waves c. 50%
c. Between microwaves and infrared d. 2/3
radiations 87. A solution contains 36% sulfur. What
d. Between gamma rays and x-rays fraction, in lowest term, is the solution?
78. What is the main function of the Geiger a. 36/100
counter? b. 3/10
a. To identify the epicenter of the c. 0.36
earthquake d. 9/25
b. To detect radiation
c. To determine the presence or crude oil
in the Earth’s crust 88. If 2/3 of the workers in a factory go on
d. To measure the heat of a given body vacation in May and ½ of the remainder take
their vacations in June, what fraction of the
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workers takes their vacations at other times of 98. On an average, how many liters of blood a
the year? human body have?
a. 1/3 a. 2-3 liters
b. 1/6c. 0 b. 4-5 liters
d. ¼ c. 5-6 liters
89. If coconuts are twice as expensive as d. 6-7 liters
bananas, and bananas are one-third as 99. Original name of Scarborough
expensive as mangoes, what is the ratio of one a. Bajo de Skarburo
mango to one coconut? b. Bajar Scarborough
a. 3/2 c. Bajar Salinoc
b. 2/3 d. Bajo de Masinloc
c. 1:6 100. What problem can result owing to bias
d. 6:1 among parents and the youth towards manual or
90. A piece of wire 30 meters long is divided into technical occupations, e.g. masons, mechanic,
3 parts in the ratio 1:2:3. Find the difference plumber, etc.?
between the shortest part and the longest part. a. Boss mentality
a. 15m b. Blue collar mania
b. 10m c. White collar mania
c. 5m d. Technocraft mind
d. 8m 101. Jose Rizal’s novel which revealed the
91. Find the simple interest at 6% for 6 months abuses of the Spanish government in the
on P8,000. Philippines and the sufferings of the Filipinos.
a. P180 a. Noli Me Tangere
b. P240 b. Mi Ultimo Adios
c. P200 c. La Solidaridad
d. P175 d. La Independencia
92. A recipe calls for 4 eggs for every 8 cups of 102. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena, dali ay
flour. If a cook uses 30 cups of flour, how many nagtataglay ng _______.
eggs are needed? a. Pagkaltas
a. 12 b. Tono
b. 8 c. Metatesis
c. 10 d. Asimilasyon
d. 15 103. Tumutukoy ito sa taas-baba ng bigkas ng
93. The largest common factor of 2 or more pantig ng isang salita upang maging mabisa ang
number is called ______. pakikipag usap.
a. Prime Factor a. Diin
b. Greatest Common Factor b. Antala
c. Prime Common Factor c. Tono
d. Least Common Multiple d. Segmental
94. A triangle with no sides equal. 104. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili,
a. Equilateral pagbubukod at pagtatangi ay ______.
b. Isosceles a. Pamukod
c. Scalene b. Panapos
d. Right c. Paninsay
95. What is associated with the slow processing d. Panlinaw
of public documents? 105. Ang wikang nabuo mula sa pangunahing
a. Wire taping wika ng isang lugar o lalawigan na kadalasang
b. Green tape sinasalita sa ibang bayan ng naturang lalawigan
c. Red tape ay tinatawag na ______.
d. White tape a. Ekolek
96. Newest continent found and is considered as b. Dayalek
a “lost continent” c. Etnolek
a. Sealandia d. Sosyalek
b. Rodonia 106. Ang pariralang naglaglag-nahulog ay
c. Rodinia napapakahulugan ng ______.
d. Zealandia a. Magkahawig
97. Origin of the modern man b. Magkasalungat
a. Tabon c. Magkapares
b. Sapiens d. Idyoma
c. Erectus 107. Ano ang kahulugan ng “Neneng is the
apple of Daddy’s eyes”?
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 a. Paborito ni Daddy ang mansanas d. 25
b. Mahal ni Daddy si Neneng 116. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7
c. Si Neneng ay tulad ng mansanas cups of flour. A chef will uses 28 cups of flour,
d. Tawag-pansin ang mansanas how many cups of milk must he have?
108. Uri ng pagsasaling-wika na tumutukoy sa a. 12
mga disiplinang akademikong agham, kalikasan b. 10
at lipunan ay tinatawag na _____. c. 14
a. Pangkasaysayan d. 8
b. Pangkultura 117. If Karl has an average of 76% on his first
c. Teknikal two tests and has an average of 85% on the
d. Pampanitikian next four tests, what is his final average on all
six tests?
109. Isang disenyo ng pananaliksik na a. 82.5%
nagsisiyasat sa pamamagitan ng palatanungan b. 80.5%
o pakikipagpanayam. c. 81.3%
a. Sarbey d. 82.0%
b. Case study 118. In point of population, which nation is the
c. Feasibility study largest state with a population placed at about
d. Etnograpiya e. 1.2 billion people?
110. Ang wastong kahulugan ng: “The present a. Indonesia
problem is only a storm in a teacup.” b. China
a. Bale-wala c. India
b. Buong puso d. United States
c. May galit 119. What percent of 75 is 15?
d. Matagumpay a. 30%
111. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik b. 49%
matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing c. 20%
mapagkukunan ng mga literature at pag-aral? d. 38%
a. Kabanata I 120. The side opposite the right of a right angle
b. Kabanata IV is the _____ and each of the other low side is
c. Kabanata II ______.
d. Kabanata V a. Hypotenuse, leg
112. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng b. Opposite, adjacent
mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, c. Leg, hypotenuse
pananaliksik o pakikipanayam at isinulat na d. Adjacent, opposite
paraang kawili-wili. 121. If two legs of one right triangle are equal
a. Editorial respectively to two legs of another, the right
b. Pangulong tudling triangles are ______.
c. Lathalain a. Congruent
d. Kumento b. Complementary
113. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang c. Supplementary
imahinasyon ng manunulat; pukawin ang d. Adjacent
damdamin. 122. Which among the measures of central
a. Malikhain tendency is not influenced by outliers?
b. Journalist a. Mean
c. Teknikal b. Weighted mean
d. Akademiko c. Median
d. Mode
114. Regala Company manufactures beds; in its 123. What measures of central tendency can
catalogue, a double bed is priced at P5,000 or best describe the size of T-shirts commonly
less a discount of 20%. What will Riza have to worn by teenagers?
pay for the bed she ordered? a. Mode
a. P4,150.00 b. Mean
b. P4,100.00 c. Range
c. P4,200.00 d. Median
d. P4,000.00
115. How many numbers are there between 1 124. Which organism is an example of a
and 100? fungus?
a. 24 a. Algae
b. 23 b. Yeast
c. 22 c. Euglenoids
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 d. Entamoeba c. Nucleolus
125. Which of the following is an example of a d. Cytosal
useful function for bacteria? 133. What is the process used by plants to
a. Can clean up an oil spill by digesting convert the energy from sunlight into chemical
hydrocarbons energy?
b. May be used as vectors to introduce a. Photosynthesis
proteins b. Diffusion
c. Can synthesize new forms of heavy c. Phytochemical conversion
metals d. Cytolysis
d. May be pathogenic and cause 134. Who was the Father of Modern Taxonomy
human disease and responsible for coining the term Homo
126. Which protist can cause dysentery? sapiens for human?
a. Gorilla beringei a. Chatton
b. Plasmodium vivax b. Aristotle
c. Streptococcus c. H. Copland
d. Entamoeba histolyica d. Linnaeus
127. Which organism is classified under 135. What is the maximum number of electrons
Kingdom Fungi? that can occupy a p orbital?
a. Red algae a. 6
b. Microsporidia b. 10
c. Diatoms c. 18
d. Streptocuccus d. 14
128. The waste product of photosynthesis is 136. A population of rabbits lives in stable
______. habitat, with no changes in the environment for a
a. Carbon monoxide long time. How will genetic drift possibly affect
b. Nitrogen his population?
c. Carbon dioxide a. It may decrease genetic variation
d. Oxygen b. It may promote the dominance of the
rabbits with superior traits
c. It will decrease the population of the
129. Human reproduce when an ovum is rabbits
combined with a sperm leading to the d. It will stimulate the appearance of new
development of an embryo. This form of traits
reproduction is called ______. 137. The bond sodium fluoride is which of the
a. Asexual reproduction following types of chemical bond?
b. Fertilization a. Halogens
c. Budding b. Alkali metals
d. Binary fission c. Rare earths
130. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce d. Alkaline earth metals
(the producer), a caterpillar (the primary 138. The Brundtland Commission defines it as:
consumer), a small passerine bird (the “development that meets the needs of the
secondary consumer) and a lion (the tertiary present without compromising the ability of
consumer). A gardener arrives and sprays future generations to meet their own needs.”
pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What can a. Ecological development
happen to the ecosystem? b. Environmental development
a. The passerine birds will thrive c. Sustainable development
b. The lions will eventually die d. Uncompromising development
c. The passerine birds will convert to 139. Alcohol is a class of organic compound
herbivores characterized by ______.
d. The lettuce will wilt and die a. A halogen attached to an alkyl group
131. An important endocrine gland that is b. A carbonyl group bonded to two carbon
shaped like a bow-tie and located in the neck is atoms
called ______. c. A hydroxyl bonded to an alkyl group
a. Pituitary gland d. A carbonyl attached to an either linkage
b. Parathyroid gland 140. The right to search for information is
c. Adrenal gland invoked through the _______.
d. Thyroid gland a. Writ of habeas corpus
132. The molecules that contain an organism’s b. Writ of certiorari
genetic make-up are called ______. c. Writ of habeas data
a. Genetic membrane d. Writ of amparo
b. Nucleic acid
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141. The biggest of the seven continents of the c. Malolos, Bulacan
world is _______. d. Kawit, Cavite
a. Asia 150. What does a professional code of conduct
b. Australia prescribe?
c. Africa a. Civic conduct for all
d. Europe b. Professional traditions and mores
142. Which law set a full trade policy abolishing c. Moral and ethical standards
the quota limitations on the Philippines extort to d. Stricter implementation of laws
the United States? 151. Due to close family ties, Filipino families
a. Payne-Aldrich Act are generally _______.
b. Underwood-Simmons Act a. Secular
c. Bell Trade b. Nuclear
d. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act c. Extended
143. Which power of the state enables it to d. Divided
impose charge of burden upon persons, 152. The Philippine President who was known
property or property rights for the use and as “the man of the masses” was
support of the government expenditures for a. Fidel Ramos
social services and a way of revenue collection? b. Ramon Magsaysay
a. Eminent Domain c. Manuel Quezon
b. Expropriation d. Manuel Roxas
c. Value Added Tax 153. A recently awarded national artist for
d. Taxation sculpture was ______.
144. What kind of cooperative system sells a. Baco
farmers’ agricultural produce? b. Abueva
a. Service cooperative c. Alcantara
b. Producers cooperative d. Luna
c. Marketing cooperative 154. The stage actress who brought fame to her
d. Multi-purpose cooperative country through her international awards for thier
145. The economic policy that good action is sate performances was ______.
one that helps the greatest number of people is a. Isay Alvarez
called _______. b. Geneva Cruz
a. Mercantilism c. Lea Salonga
b. Colonialism d. Sharon Cuneta
c. Capitalism 155. Which characterizes psychologically
d. Utilitarianism healthy people?
a. Pre-occupied only with their interest
b. Concerned with goals beyond
146. Which contradicts the Filipino family value themselves
of sacrifice? c. Feels superior over others
a. Willingness to forgive d. Can’t accept others as they are
b. Delayed satisfaction of desires 156. The sum total of a person’s efforts to cope
c. Inability to forgive with stressful situations in life is called ______.
d. Tolerance of pain and mistakes a. Reaction
147. The smallest unit of society is the _______. b. Anger
a. Church c. Defense mechanism
b. Family d. Emotion
c. Purok 157. It is the process of sorting, recovering and
d. Government disseminating recorded data through the
148. Is it correct to say that “Bahala na” is a computer.
Filipino negative trait? a. Information technology
a. Yes, it is tantamount to leaving one’s b. Information utilization
fate to another c. Information retrieval
b. It depends on the situation of the person d. Information science
saying it 158. _______ means the graphics will be
c. It depends on the intention of one’s displayed more than once.
action a. Texting
d. No, “bahala na” is an altitude of daring b. Tagging
combined with genuine concern c. Timing
149. Birth place of Jose Rizal d. Tiling
a. Intramuros, Manila
b. Calamba, Laguna
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159. Face-to-face communication is made c. They contain mitochondria
possible via the computer through ______.a. d. They contain genetic material
Twitter 169. Who was elected Speaker of the Philippine
b. E-mail Assembly in 1907?
c. Skype a. Manuel Roxas
d. Google b. Claro M. Recto
159. Messages are easily transported anywhere c. Manuel Quezon
in the world through the _______. d. Sergio Osmena Sr.
a. e-shopping 170. Typical of Greek civilization (800 – 600
b. e-learning B.C.E.) without which a single political unit was
c. e-register able to stay strong.
d. e-mail a. Towns and Cities
160. The acronym of HTML means Hyper Text b. Strong Army
Mark-up ______. c. Strong Navy
a. Line d. City States
b. Letter 171. Anong uri ng panaguri ang ginagamit sa
c. Language pangungusap na: “Siya ay huwarang mag-
d. Label aaral.”
161. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a. Pangalan
a pattern of interference is called ______. b. Pandiwa
a. Internet c. Panghalip
b. Hologram d. Pang-uri
c. Audio-visual
d. Network 172. Ang kahulugan ng salubong ang kilay ay
162. The information clerk stays ______ the ______.
phone most of the time. a. Galit
a. By b. Ganti
b. Over c. Ganado
c. In d. Gala
d. At 173. Pinaalahan ako na magsikap ______
163. Which of the following is a product of 13 mabuti sa pag-aaral.
and an integer? a. Tunay
a. 1326 b. Ng
b. 1314c. 1323 c. Nang
d. 131 d. Higit
164. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay naunawaan 174. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng diin
ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang pangkat. ng sariling panlasang bumabasa. Kilala rin ito
a. Likas bilang reader response theory.
b. Arbitraryo a. Impresyonista
c. Masistema b. Pansikolohiya
d. Dinamiko c. Antropolohiya
165. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan d. Patalambuhay
matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligirang pag-aaral 175. Identify the range of f(x) = (x + 5) / (x² - 1)
at konsetuwal a. Negative numbers
framework. b. Integers
a. Kabanata IV c. Real numbers greater than or equal to
b. Kabanata II 1
c. Kabanata III d. Fallacious reasoning
d. Kabanata I 176. Mr. Lazarus had incurred the following
167. A sea is a great body of salty water smaller expenses in his trips to Cebu islands:
than an ocean, more or less landlocked. Which P3,200.00, P2,500.00 and P1,500.00. What
is a large part of the ocean or sea partly percent of this total monthly budget of
enclosed by land? P40,000.00 did he spend for this trip?
a. Strait a. 35 percent
b. Lake b. 18 percent
c. Canal c. 20 percent
d. Gulf d. 30 percent
168. What is the unique future of fungi? 177. Why does toothpaste help control tooth
a. They have combined chitins and glucans decay?
in their cell wall. a. It cools the mouth and prevent germs
b. Some are capable of bioluminescence from multiplying
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 b. It removes bad odor that remains after c. 1 / x
eating d. x – 4
c. It neutralizes acidic food particles that
remain in the
d. mouth
e. It surrounds the teeth with protective 188. Who was appointed Field Marshal of the
substances Philippine Army responsible for the defense of
178. Is the symbol for _______. the country prior to the Japanese invasion?
a. Control keys a. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo
b. Backspace b. Gen. William Howard Taft
c. Enter keys c. Gen. Douglas McArthur
d. Alter keys d. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
179. The barangay is seeking _____ injury to 189. Political idealists advocate ideals in politics
the settle of the issue. such as justice, fairness. Political realist have a
a. Judicial more realist viewpoints of politics, aptly stated
b. Judiciaryc. Juridical by “Might is right.” who among the following is
d. Judicious more a political realist rather than political
180. Miguel always gets what he wants ______ idealist?
explaining very well the reason for this request. a. Julius Caesar
a. By b. Mahatma Ghandi
b. At c. Martin Luther King
c. On d. Benigno Aquiono Jr.
d. It 190. In the Atlantic region, a storm is called
181. Factorize: 2x² + 7x - 15 _______.
a. (x – 5) (2x + 3) a. Typhoon
b. (2x + 5) ( x – 3) b. Storm
c. (x + 5) (2x -3) c. Cyclone
d. (2x – 5) (x + 3) d. Hurricane
182. Who was the second editor of “La 191. Various expeditions by Spanish adventures
Solidaridad” with the penname Dolores were completed by the 17th century resulting in
Manapat? the Hispanic conquest of Latin America. Who
a. Mariano Ponce was the Spanish commander who lead an
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena expedition against the Incas Empire setting up
c. Marcelo H. del Pilar settlements as far as Buenos Aires in 1536?
d. Jose Rizal a. Hemon Cortez
183. The family members were _____ in the b. Basco Dagama
beach party. c. Inez dela Cruz J.R. Pole
a. Together d. Pizzaro
b. Altogether 192. Who is the first man to replace myth with
c. All together natural laws and uses observing that all living
d. Together all things are elements of nature?
184. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa a. Aristotle
pamamagitang ng personal na panlasa o pagpili. b. Pythagora
a. Categorical generalization c. Cladius Ptolemy
b. Analytical generalization d. Thales of Melitus
c. Subjective generalization 193. Though nothing can bring back
d. Probable generalization The hour of splendor in the grass
185. Identify the domain of f(x) = (x + 5) / (x² - 1) Of glory in the flower
a. Negative numbers We will grieve not
b. Positive real numbers Rather find strength in what remains behind
c. All real numbers except 1 and -1 The stanza is an example of ______.
d. All real numbers a. Rhyme
186. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are c. Sonnet
equal, the figure is a ______. b. Haiku
a. Shambers d. Free verse
b. Square 194. A good way to make you web pages
c. Rectangle attractive is by applying:
d. Parallelogram a. Shades
187. Simplify: [(3x – 12)] divided by (x – 4) b. Graph
a. x c. Color
b. 3x d. Figure
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195. Graph of constant function a. Personification
a. Line down to the left b. Metaphor
b. Vertical line c. Apostrophe
c. Line up to the right d. Oxymoron
d. Horizontal line 205. Which of the following organism below
196. Which of the following is the most reliable does not belong to the group?
tool for determining the student’s ability to write? a. Dimo flagellates
a. Rubric b. Amoeba
b. Evaluation instrument c. Paramecium
c. Achievement test d. Yeast
d. Portfolio 206. What is the origin of the word paper?
197. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This a. Paperus
statement is lifted from what particular novel? b. Papyrus
a. The Prince and the Pauper c. Papirus
b. The Little Prince d. Pafyrus
c. The Right One 207. English Sonnet : Shapespeare ; Italian
d. The Pearl Sonnet : _______
198. Sa anong antas ng pagbasa natuto ang a. Boccaccio
isang tao ng magbasa ng “between the lines”. b. Dante
Ito ay antas na: c. Petrarch
a. Paktuwal d. Alighieri
b. Interpretative 208. It is the collection of religious poetry written
c. Literal by Rabindranath Tagore
d. Transaktib a. Gitanjali
199. Alin sa mga panlapi ang nagsasaad ng b. Mahabhrata
palaging kilos o paggawa? c. Bhagavad Gita
a. Pa-an d. The Ramayana
b. Pala 209. “The sun was a ball of fire over the
c. Mang mountain.” is an example of what figure of
d. Taga speech?
200. For one to be a great gardener, he/she a. Personification
must have a GREEN THUMB. Which figure of b. Simile
speech was used in this statement? c. Metaphor
a. Metonymy d. Hyperbole
b. Alliteration 210. “It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven.”
c. Synecdoche a. Personification
d. Assonance b. Simile
201. Do not worry about a thing, I am sure c. Hyperbole
everything will be _______. d. Metaphor
a. Alright 211. For synecdoche figurative expression, “It
b. Allrightc. All right was a black tie affair.”
d. Al right a. Party for Men Only
202. What is the antonym of the capitalized word b. Formal Gathering
in the sentence, “She usually doesn’t ABASE c. Senior Citizen’s Meeting
herself d. Costume Party
whenever she does something worthy of praise.” 212. A collection of 10,000 leaves with 4,500
a. Humble poem in several forms.
b. Decreased a. Noh Drama
c. Demoted b. Haiku
d. Exalted c. Man’yoshu
203. The president of the class seems to be d. Kana
TIRELESS in her job. What does the capitalized 213. What is the most important element of
word mean? poetry?
a. Indefatigable a. Meter
b. Congenial b. Rhyme
c. Versatile c. Figurative Language
d. Frail d. Rhythm
204. In the poem “Ode to the West Wind”, Percy 214. What fallacy is committed when one uses a
Shelly directly addressed the west wind. What threat in his argument?
figure of speech was used predominantly in the a. Ad Hominem
poem? b. Ad Mesericordiam
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 c. Ad Baculum 223. In Noli Me Tangere, Maria Clara
d. Ad Populum exemplified the following Filipino traits of a
215. The term thespian was taken from Thespis, Filipino woman except:
a 6th B. C. poet who was said to have been the a. Modesty
founder of Greek drama and the first actor. b. Emancipation
Thespian means _____. c. Devotion
a. Orator d. Purity
b. Actor 224. Which of the following sets of words has no
c. Speaker correlation with each other?
d. Teacher a. Variety : Species
216. Which among the following sets of words b. Sensuous : Senses
has no connection with each other? c. Troupe : Company
a. Deed : Act d. Their : In that place
b. Artificial : Fact 225. When a student deletes, adds, and
c. Corps : Familiar substitutes syllables and sounds, he/she is
d. Credible : Integrity exemplifying which skill?
217. Which among the following sets of words is a. Segmenting
not correlated with each other?a. Rise : b. Counting
Ascension c. Blending
b. Peaceful : Undistributed d. Manipulating
c. Prodigy : Offspring 226. Which of the following sets of words has no
d. Recipe : Formula correlation with each other?a. Congenial :
218. What is the opposite of the phrase “praise Cheerful
glowingly”? b. Garments : Clothes
a. Euphoria c. Coarse : Harsh
b. Euthanasia d. Cite : Position
c. Persiflage 227. Why __________ at us?
d. Mercy a. Are those men staring
219. Which among the following is not a reason b. Those men are staring
behind the lack of preservation of pre-Hispanic c. Are those staring men
written d. Those are staring men
forms of literature? 228. To develop fluency, this type of reading is
a. The Spaniards destroyed pieces of done when a model reads a passage then the
literature because they have pagan students
themes. shortly follow after.
b. Our ancestors did not use sturdy a. Repeated reading
materials. b. Echo reading
c. Most of the literary pieces are done in c. Choral reading
oral tradition. d. Chunk reading
d. The Philippines has no writing system 229. The speaker has an IRRESPRESSIBLE
during those times. sense of humor. The capitalized word means
220. The potter transformed an AMORPHOUS _____.
slab of clay into a beautiful jar. What is the a. Undoubted
meaning of the capitalized word? b. Magnificent
a. Fragile c. Unstoppable
b. Shapeless d. Funny
c. Expensive 230. In the sounds D, T, S, Z, L, N, and TH,
d. Weightless which articulator is the most active?
221. Which of the following sets of words has no a. Lips
correlation with each other? b. Teeth
a. Clever : Ingenious c. Tongue
b. Formerly : Fore d. Hard Palate
c. Double : Twofold 231. What is the real activity of Science that
d. Elegy : Oration takes place in the minds of scientists?
222. The phrase “increasing wealth” can be a. Interpretation of data and observations
associated with the word _____. b. Setting up of materials before
a. Ubiquity performing experiment
b. Affluence c. Formulation of hypothesis
c. Omnipotent d. Application after drawing conclusion
d. Perilous 232. The Sky is Blue, the Sunset is Red-Orange,
and the clouds are white due to _____ of light.
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 a. Refraction c. Hypothesis
b. Scattering d. Hemodialyzer
c. Diffraction 242. What do you call an organism that feed on
d. Dispersion another organism for survival?
a. Parasite
233. These are the thin structures for cytokinesis b. Commensal
amoeboid movement and charges in the cell c. Prey
shape. d. Host
a. Nanofilaments 243. The branch of biology that deals with the
b. Microfilaments study of animal behavior is called?
c. Myonsinfilaments a. Psychology
d. Pseudofilaments b. Taxonomy
234. What will happen to a plant cell in a c. Ecology
hypotonic solution? d. Ethology
a. The plant cell will developed a 244. What term is given to a single living thing
thickened cell wall. which is interacting in a given environment?
b. The plant cell will shrivel. a. Cell
c. No effect on the plant cell. b. Organism
d. The plant cell will swell. c. Population
235. What will happen to a plant cell in a d. Community
hypertonic solution? 245. Prokaryotic cells are different from
a. The plant cell will developed a eukaryotic cells because prokaryotes have
thickened cell wall. _____.
b. The plant cell will shrivel. a. Small ribosomes used for protein
c. No effect on the plant cell. synthesis
d. The plant cell will swell. b. Nucleic acids found inside a nucleus
236. Art is product of man’s need to express c. Mitochondria that participates in
himself with a high degree of sensitivity towards cellular respiration
his environment. Who is the painter of fisherfolks d. Genome that is located in the nucleoid
and farmers of his hometown in Rizal? 246. “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait
a. Vicente manansala to show you her garden!” What is the meaning of
b. Carlos V. Francisco the figurative language used in the sentence?
c. Anita Magsaysay a. Her mother is a vegetarian
d. Fernando Amorsolo b. Her mother owns a garden
237. The human body temperature is _____. c. Her mother cultivates a garden
a. 37 F d. Her mother is good at gardening
b. 98.4 F 247. Which of the following speech processes
c. 104 F deals with the amplification and enrichment of
d. 445 F the voice with the use of amplifiers like the
238. Segmented worm that can be used for chest, windpipe and nose?
anticoagulation. a. Phonation
a. Earthworms b. Inflection
b. Leeches c. Articulation
c. Tape worm d. Resonation
d. None of the above 248. In peace education, which is NOT
239. Which kind of relationship is manifested by included?
algae and fungi in lichen? a. Conflict resolution
a. Commensalism b. Negotiation
b. Competition c. Mediation
c. Predation d. Competition
d. Symbiosis 249. When fifteen students fall in line according
240. Same structure but different function is to age, the eight student has the _______ age.
known as ______. a. Mean
a. Vestigial b. Median
b. Analogous c. Mode
c. Natural selection d. Average
d. Homologous 250. A two-loved endocrine gland which is
241. Of the following terms, the one that does located in the neck and regulates metabolism is
not belong to the group is the _____. known as ______.
a. Computer a. Pituitary gland
b. Centrifuge b. Thyroid gland
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 c. Parathyroid gland c. Mysticism
d. Adrenal gland d. Pessimism
9. Taoism is another Chinese philosophy about
the same period of Confucianism; but more
spiritual rather than ethical interested as it
stressed that nature contains a divine impulse
that directs all life. Who is the philosopher
behind Taoism?
a. Confucius
b. Lao-tzu
c. The Buddha
General Education Set 5 Social d. Sidharta Gautama
Science (120 Items) 10. Which is the government charge or burden
in land and structure?
1. Which Spanish policy provided the a. Real estate tax
resettlement of communities to form town b. Inheritance tax
centers of cabeceras? c. Community tax
a. Assimilation d. Value added tax
b. Reduccion 11. An important challenge facing the
c. Essimenda System Constitutional Convention was how to balance
d. Bandala the
2. Also known as the “Dark Continent” a. Needs of Eastern and Western States
a. Asia b. Interests of large and small states
b. Africa c. Demands of farmers
c. Oceania d. Right of women
d. North America 12. During WWII, which never became a
3. The President known to have been figured in member of the Allied Powers?
a controversy over the “Golden Arinola” a. Soviet Union
a. Ferdinand Marcos b. France
b. Elpidio Quirino c. Britain
c. Diosdado Macapagal d. China
d. Ramon Magsaysay 13. Pilipinong rebulosyunaryong pinuno na
4. Every June, Manila has its festival of nakipagsabwatan sa mga puwersang Britanyo
outstanding Filipino films. This was a project upang patalsikin ang pamamahalang Kastila.
initiated by a. Diego Llorico
a. Arsemio Lacson b. Dante Silay
b. German Moreno c. Diego Silang
c. Antonio Villegas d. Miguel Silang
d. Ramon Bagatsing 14. The Sahara Desert is located
5. Known as the man with many talents. a. In Northern Africa
a. Epifanio Delos Santos b. In Southern Africa
b. Jose Rizal c. In Eastern Africa
c. Juan Luna d. In Western Africa
d. Fernando Amorsolo 15. Which date is the oldest?
6. The picture of our national hero Dr. Jose P. a. 1301 AD
Rizal has appeared in Philippine money since b. 12000 BCE
_____. c. 1044 CE
a. 1903 d. 120 BC
b. 1912 16. Which Chaldean King formed an alliance
c. 1907 with the Scythians and Medes to form the
d. 1902 Second Babylonian Empire?
7. The following characteristics were used by a. Nabopolasar
Rizal to describe Maria Clara except? b. Ashurbanipal
a. Modesty c. Shalmaneser
b. Loveliness d. Nebuchadnezzar
c. Charming 17. Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere is
d. Piety inspired by the novel written by Harriet Beecher
8. What is the predominant characteristic of Stowe entitled _____.
eastern religion? a. War and Peace
a. Optimism b. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
b. Secularism c. Tom Sawyer
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 d. Les Miserables a. Acta de Propaganda
b. Acta de Malolos
c. Acta de Tejeros
18. Pen name of Severino Reyes d. Acta de Katipunan
a. Buan 27. The first poem written by Jose Rizal
b. Quijano de Manila a. To the Women of Malolos
c. Lola Basyang b. To the Filipino Youthc. Mi Ultimo Adios
d. Tandang Sora d. La Solidaridad
19. Right of the government to use private 28. Sino ang kinikilalalng “Ama ng Sarswelang
property of land for road establishment and Tagalog at Ama ng Dulaang Tagalog”?
improvements. a. Severino Reyes
a. Expropriation right b. Aurelio Tolentino
b. Right of way c. N.V.M. Gonzalez
c. Taxation d. Alejandro Abadilla
d. Eminent Domain 29. Which Spanish Governor General had the
20. Which is NOT a characteristic of people of program on Tobacco Monopoly in 1782?
with a strong sense of self-efficacy? a. Jose Basco
a. View challenging problems as tasks to b. Narciso Claveria
be mastered. c. Gaspar dela Torre
b. Recover quickly from setbacks and d. Eulogio Despujol
disappointments. 30. Who among the leaders of the Katipunan
c. Avoid challenging tasks. used the penname Agapito Bagumbayan?
d. Develop deeper interest in the activities a. Julian Felipe
in which they participate. b. Andres Bonifacio
21. Which band played the Marcha Nacional c. Pio Valenzuela
Filipino of the national anthem on June 12, 1898 d. Emilio Jacinto
during the declaration of Philippine 31. Siya ay kilala sa tawag na “Taga-ilog”
Independence? a. Jose Abad Santos
a. Pangkat ng Kawayan ng Pateros b. Antonio Luna
b. Kawit Cavite Band c. Lope K. Santos
c. Malabon Band d. Jose Abadilla
d. San Francisco del Monte Band 32. Which kind of cooperative promotes thrift
and savings among its members and create
funds in order to
22. Who advocated the process of Filipinization grant loans for productivity?
in the Philippines during the American colonial a. Credit Cooperative
period? b. Consumer Cooperative
a. William Howard Taft c. Producers Cooperative
b. Francis Burton Harrison d. Service Cooperative
c. Frank Murphy 33. This hurricane cause a huge devastation in
d. Dwight Davis New Orleans in the United States of America.
23. What is the term for a Spanishborn Spaniard Which
or mainland Spaniard who resided in the New hurricane was this?
World or the Spanish colonies like the a. Sandy
Philippine? b. Irene
a. Peninsulares c. Katrina
b. Sangley d. Rita
c. Mestizo y Sangley 34. What is the oldest religion in Asia?
d. Insulares a. Christianity
24. Ano ang pangalan ng aso ni Rizal? b. Hinduism
a. Burgos c. Islamism
b. Pedro d. Buddhism
c. Usman 35. This is the surface of the Earth between the
d. Cesar Tropic Cancer and Arctic Circle.
25. Kailan nagsimula nag pagkakaroon ng a. Plane
modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa? b. Circle
a. 1974 c. Zone
b. 1987 d. Cone
c. 1997 36. Tinaguriang “Ama ng Pahayagan Tagalog”
d. 1988 a. Pascual Poblete
26. _______ rejected Aguinaldo as president. b. Mariano Ponce
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 c. Garciano Lopez Jaena b. Nueva España
d. Severino Reyes c. Castilla y Leon
37. The meaning of Philippine National Anthem d. Verriena Mejicana
which was composed by Julian Felipe was 47. Who is the proponent of “Sala Theather”?
similar to ______’s national anthem. a. Daisy Avellana
a. Cuba b. Severino Montano
b. Spain c. Naty Rogers C.
c. Mexico d. Nick Joaqiun
d. Britain 48. Who is the famous composer from Angono
38. SONA stands for who is also a national artist?
a. State of the Nation Address a. Buenaventura
b. State of the National Assembly b. Cenizal
c. Speech of Noynoy Aquino c. San Pedro
d. Status of the Nation Address d. Cayabyab
39. Who is the proponent of the arena theater? 49. A social science teacher conducts a
a. Carpio research on the best practices of teaching AP in
b. Tinio Grade 9. What
c. Montano kind of research does the teacher conduct?
d. Avellana a. Action Research
40. Who was given the honor as “First True b. Applied Research
Poet” in 1708? c. Basic Research
a. Jose dela Cruz d. Field Research
b. Felipe de Jesus 50. Ang orihinal na manuskirto ng Noli Me
c. Francisco Balagtas Tangere ay ipinagkaloob kay ______.
d. Jose Corazon de Jesus a. Ferdinand Blumentrit
41. The Old Testament was originally written in b. Andres Bonifacio
what language? c. Emilio Jacinto
a. Hebrew d. Maximo Viola
b. Arabic 51. He was the longest serving Spanish
c. Korean governor-general.
d. Latin a. Basilio Agustin
42. Which civic society aimed to unite the b. Camilo de Polavieja
Filipino people before Rizal’s deportation to c. Rafael Maria de Aguilar
Dapitan? d. Rafael de Izquerdo
a. La Solidaridad 52. What is the name of the very first library in
b. La Liga Filipina the world?
c. La Politica del Filipinos a. Beijing Imperial Library
d. La Propaganda b. Ashurbannipal Library
43. Social Studies is a component of which c. UST Library
subject in high school? d. Alexandria Library
a. English 53. He is a Filipino general who has a nickname
b. Science of “Vibora”
c. Filipino a. Andres Bonifacio
d. MAKABAYAN b. Artemio Ricarte
44. Who was considered as the architect of c. Macario Sakay
Egyptian pyramids? d. Miguel Malvar
a. Thutmose II 54. While credit cards can boost consumer
b. Kaleb buying, what is the danger to consumers?
c. Imhotep a. Materialistic attitude to buying
d. Karnak b. Dept with high interest payments
45. The social science share many commodities c. Proliferation of plastic money
like the d. Surge in estafa cases
a. Faces on understanding and explaining 55. The oldest form of Egyptian writing.
human behavior a. Alphabet
b. Systematic collection and application b. Cursive
data c. Hieroglyphics
c. Use of scientific method d. Stone carving
d. All of the above 56. He was the Philippine President who
46. The former name of Mexico during the changed Philippine Independence Day from July
Spanish Conquest. 4 to June 12?
a. Hispana Mejicana a. Ramon Magsaysay
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 b. Diosdado Macapagal 66. The theory that population increases by
c. Manuel Roxas geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence
d. Carlos P. Garcia increases by
57. The book that was written by Antonio arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
Pigafetta during Magellan’s expedition. a. Karl Marx
a. Circumnavigation Around The World b. Robert Malthus
b. Voyager Around The World c. Emile Durkheim
c. The First Voyage Around The World d. Aristotle
d. Top Of The World 67. Which part of Asia does the Arabian
58. Who shall have the exclusive power to peninsula occupy?
initiate all cases of impeachment? a. Northwest
a. House of Blue Ribbon Committee b. Southeast
b. House of Representatives c. Southwest
c. House of the Senate d. Northeast
d. Speaker of the House59. Which city is 68. Which Katipunan member commuted from
the capital of the Assyrian Empire? Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
a. Assur ammunitions?
b. Agad a. Teresa Magbanua
c. Babylon b. Agueda Esteban
d. Nineveh c. Teodora Alonso
60. Areas in both the tundra and subarctic zones d. Trinidad Tecson
have frozen layers of soil called ______ 69. How is the so-called colonial mentality
a. Steppes manifested?
b. Permafrost a. Cultural relativism
c. Ice caps b. Cultural diversity
d. Grasslands c. Xenocentrism
61. Sa anong taon at petsa ginanap ang d. Ethnocentrism
pagbomba sa Pearl Harbor sa Hawaii? 70. Spanish missionaries played a major role not
a. September 7, 1941 only in propagating the Christian faith but also in
b. June 8, 1942 the
c. December 7, 1941 political, social, economic and cultural aspects of
d. November 3, 1943 the Filipinos. This referred to as ______.
62. Saan kabilang ang imperyo ng Japan sa a. Frailocracy
panahon ng una at ikalawang Digmaang b. Pharisaical
Pandaigdigan c. Secularization
a. Axis Power d. Friars
b. Allied Forces 71. He is known for his mathematics of they eye,
63. Voting is a privilege in a democracy. Those theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception
who are deprived their votes are normally _____ of space,
a. Franchised color vision research, and on the sensation of
b. Exiled tone, perception of sound, and empiricism in the
c. Disenfranchised physiology of perception.
d. Execute a. Franz Joseph Gall
64. How do countries register dislike or b. Rene Descartes
disagreement of another country’s discussion c. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von
through diplomatic Helmholtz
means? d. Charles Darwin
a. File a diplomatic protest 72. Which Gladiator carries a dagger and shield
b. Recall all its nations and also wears a leather belt and leg band?
c. Declare war immediately a. Andabatus
d. Retaliate by arresting national of the b. Thracian
country c. Myrmillo
65. To be a moral person is to _____ d. Secutor
a. Know and act upon the “ought to be” 73. The world’s first nation state was created in
and the “ought to do” _____
b. Be integrated in speech, feelings, a. Egypt
thinking and action b. India
c. Be able to follow the dictates of one’s c. England
experience d. New York
d. Be acceptable by society 74. The framers designed a system of checks
and balances to
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a. Share power between states 83. The heart of the Persian Empire under Cyrus
b. Make it difficult to amend the Constitution the Great was located in the present-day country
c. Make the Constitution the supreme law of of ______
the land a. Saudi Arabia
d. Keep any one branch of government from b. Turkey
becoming too powerful c. Greece
75. What is the longest river in the d. Iran
United States? e. Pakistan
a. Missouri River 84. Which religion believes that through
b. Nile River meditation humans can develop peace and
c. Mississippi River solve their problems?
d. Colorado River a. Christianity
76. The duties of American citizens include b. Islam
obeying laws, paying taxes, defending the c. Buddhism
nation, serving in the d. Judaim
court and 85. Which battle/attack signified the beginning of
a. Attending church the American Civil War?
b. Attending school a. Battle of Lexington and Concord
c. Volunteering b. Attack on Fort Henry
d. Voting c. Attack at Fort Sumter
77. In the Preamble, what phrase means d. Attack at Fort Summer
“maintaining peace and order” in our country? 86. Which religion has the 4 Noble Truths?
a. Establish justice a. Hinduism
b. Secure the blessings b. Islam
c. Insure domestic tranquility c. Christianity
d. We the people d. Buddhism
78. What is the largest desert in the world? 87. The Native Americans called these crops the
a. Sahara “Three Sisters”
b. Arabian a. watermelons, strawberries and peanuts
c. Kalahari b. Tomatoes, avocados and potatoes
d. Gobi c. Peas, collards and pumpkins
79. In what year did America officially declare d. Corn, squash and beans
war against Spain? 88. Who was the leader of the Nazi’s during
a. 1893 World War II?
b. 1895 a. Tony Blair
c. 1898 b. Stalin
d. 1901 c. Adolf Hitler
80. Which of the following supports the claim d. King George
that benefits of the Columbian Exchange did not 89. _____ is directing water from the source to
outweigh the an area where there is no water.
drawbacks? a. Flooding
a. Without Columbus’s discovery there’d be no b. Trapping
United States c. Irrigating
b. Native Americans were introduced to horses 90. Supporters of the New Constitution were
c. Native Americans were exposed to many known as ______
European diseases like small pox a. Republicans
d. Food became cheaper for many Europeans b. Patriots
81. The French term for middle class is _____ c. Anti-federalists
a. Politique d. Federalists
b. Bourgeoisie 91. How was Harold Godwinson rumoured to
c. Estate have been killed at the Battle of Hastings?
d. Bureaucracy a. Head chopped off
82. Why was James Madison is known as the b. Arrow in the eye
“Father of the Constitution”? c. Sword in the heart
a) He took so many notes d. Fell off his horse
b) His influence was so great during the 92. What river did Mexico say was the southern
convention boundary of Texas?
c) He was the smartest delegate a. Rio Grande River
d) He did so much research b. Brazos River
c. Red River
d. Nueces River
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93. Volunteerism involves giving _____ to other a. Oxygen
without receiving payment. b. Nitrogen
a. Money c. Carbon
b. Orders d. Hydrogen
c. Responsibilities 104. Is believed to be the most important
d. Time and services metallic element in industry.
94. The branch of government that carries out a. Iron
law is _____ b. Sulfur
a. Executive c. Sodium
b. Electoral College d. Magnesium
c. Judicial 105. He computed the height of the great
d. Legislative pyramid in Egypt.
95. What is the term for the dominance and a. Aryabhata
power asserted by one nation over less powerful b. Ptolemy
nations? c. Eratosthenes
a. Socialism d. Thales
b. Imperialism 106. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform and
c. Domesticism cooperatives are meant to?
d. Racism a. Eradicate poverty in the country
96. What is the name of the political part most b. To make all citizens equal
often associated with Nelson Mandela? c. To improve on the country’s literary rate
a. National Party d. Bridge the gap between the rich and
b. African National Congress poor
c. South African Worker’s Party 107. The Philippine archipelago is located
d. Socialist Party of South Africa between _____ and _____.
97. Battle of Mactan a. Japan – Korea
a. April 17, 1941 b. Vietnam – Thailand
b. April 27, 1521 c. Taiwan – Borneo
c. May 27, 1521 d. South Korea – Japan
d. May 17, 1941 108. He was considered as the first teacher in
98. Leader of revolt in Tarlac ancient China?
a. Francisco Dagohoy a. Lao Tzu
b. Francisco Makabulos b. Mo – Tzu
c. Raja Sulayman c. Shintoism
d. Raja Humabon d. Confucius
99. First woman fighter in Panay 109. The Father of Computer Science.
a. Trinidad Tecson a. Adam Lovelace
b. Teresa Magbanua b. Alan Turingc. Albert Einstein
c. Marina Dizon d. Georg Cantor
d. Agueda Esteban 110. Ano ang pangalan ng micro-satelite na
100. Ina ng Balintawak ginawa ng Pilipinas?
a. Melchora Aquino a. Diwata 1
b. Gabriela Silang b. Bulalakaw Uno
c. Gregoria de Jesus c. Hiwaga 1
d. Teresa Magbanua d. Pilipinas 1
101. Ecosystem is the relationship between the 111. Born in Sta. Cruz, Manila on August 2,
physical and biological environment in a certain 1799. he was the parish priest of Bacoor, Cavity
plain. Among desert ecosystems, the world’s at the time he was involved in the Cavite Mutiny
largest ecosystem is ______ of 1872.
a. Sahara a. Andres Urdanete
b. Tianshan b. Vicente Garcia
c. Sonoran c. Jacinto Zamora
d. Antartica d. Mariano Gomez
102. If Bukidnon and Lanao are/is plateau. 112. Ang may-akda ng kauna-unahang aklat na
Zamboanga is more of a/an? nilimbag sa Pilipinas, ang “Doctrina Christiana”.
a. Island a. Fr. Domingo de Nieva
b. Valley b. Fr. Pedro Pelaez
c. Archipelago c. Fr. Martin de Goiti
d. Peninsula d. Fr. Juan de Polavieja
103. An element which is widely used in industry
as a purifier.
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113. Where did Apolinario dela Cruz or
Hermano Pule establish the Confradia de San
Jose (Confraternity of St. Joseph)?
a. Manila
b. Pasay
c. Tayabas
d. Sta. Misa
114. Which of the following are the problems of
Commonwealth?
I. National Security
II. Social Stability
III. Economic Problem
IV. Language Problem
a. I, II, and III
b. I and III
c. II, III, IV
d. I, II, III, IV
115. When did President Quezon proclaimed
“Tagalog” as the National Language?
a. December 30, 1937
b. December 31, 1937
c. December 30, 1938
d. December 31, 1938
116. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. was
assassinated on _______.
a. August 21, 1983
b. August 22, 1984
c. August 22, 1983
d. August 21, 1984
117. President Ferdinand Marcos declared
Martial Law on _________.
a. September 23, 1972
b. September 24, 1972
c. September 25, 1972
d. September 26, 1972
118. What is being celebrated every 22nd of
April?
a. Mother Language Day
b. International Day of Tolerance
c. Earth’s Day
d. None of the Above
119. What is the Ancient Greeks form of writing?
a. Cunieform
b. Hieroglyphics
c. Gothic
d. Bousterophedon
120. What is the latest addition to our
departments added in 2016?
a. DOST
b. DICT
c. DAR
d. DOTCScience (75 Items)

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 8. What will happen to a plant cell in a
hypertonic solution?
a. The plant cell will have edema
b. The plant cell will rupture
c. No effect on the cell
d. The plant cell will shrink
9. Which of the following is not considered as
useful function of bacteria?
a) They act as decomposers of dead organism
b) They can synthesize enzymes to make
vitamins
c) They can clean up spill by digesting
hydrocarbons
d) They can be pathogenic
GEN ED SET 6 10. The product of a reaction between alcohol
and organic acid is.
1. Chemical substances found in the living a. Ether
system that catalyze chemical reactions are b. Ester
called ______? c. Ketone
a. Electrolytes d. Aldyhyde
b. Neutralizes 11. Who discovered penicillin?
c. Buffers a. Fleming
d. Enzymes b. Mendel
2. Which of the following pairs of body parts is c. Curie
considered homologous? d. Darwin
a. Human arms and Seal’s flippers 12. What diagnostic test allows microorganisms
b. Appendix and tail bone to multiply in a medium under controlled
c. Lungs and gills laboratory
d. Ectoderm and endoderm condition in order to determine the cause of an
3. Why are our lips “redder” than our palm? intentions disease?
a. There is increased blood flow in the a. Microbial culture
lips. b. Chest x-ray
b. Lips are heavily keratinized. c. Complete blood count
c. Lips epidermis is thinner d. Urinalysis
d. Many blood vessels are located around 13. Which of the following is not fuel source?
the lips a. Battery
4. Non-renewable resource that have not yet b. Crude oil
developed in the Philippines. c. Coal
a. Coal d. Wood
b. Sea 14. Pteridology is a sub-branch of ______.
c. Wind a. Botany
d. Water b. Paleontology
5. Element X has an electron configuration of c. Genetics
1s² 2s² 2p². Based on the information given, d. Zoology
element X belongs to a/an ______ family. 15. _____ is to insects as toxicology is to _____.
a. Alkali metal a. Entomology : Toxicity
b. Halogen b. Ichthylogy : Poison
c. Inert gas c. Etymology : Toxicity
d. Conage d. Entomology : Poison
6. Which of the following item could best called 16. A junior high student on a field trip dips a tiny
biodegradable? collecting bottle into the sunny water of a pond,
a. Phosphate detergents and returns a sample to the science lab. Upon
b. Polystyrene cups examining a drop of the water under
c. Polyvinylchloride pipes microscope, she will most
d. Cellulose likely see:
e. Aluminum a. Rapidly moving, green-colored euglena
7. Iron is what type of magnetic material? b. Giant kelp and parasitic amoebas
a. Ferromagnetic c. Slime molds inflecting aquatic bacteria
b. Diamagnetic d. Brownish colored euglena without
c. Paramagnetic chloroplasts
d. Non-magnetic
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17. Which of the following is not a DNA c. Growth
nucleotide? d. Irritability
a. Cytosine 27. Hair, skin and finger nails are part of what
b. Guanine organ system?
c. Adenine a. Endocrine system
d. Uracil b. Lymphatic system
18. Compactness of a matter c. Immune system
a. Mass d. Integumentary system
b. Volume 28. He is the inventor/discoverer of vulcanizing
c. Density the rubber
d. None of these a. Charles Goodyear
19. How many twenty thousands are there in b. Charles Darwin
one million? c. John Dalton
a. 500 d. Rudolph Diesel
b. 50 29. Studies show that there are parts of the body
c. 100 that have lost their usefulness and which may
d. 1000 later
20. Which has the highest density? disappear. What are these organs called?
a. Cola a. Residual
b. Distilled water b. Extinct
c. Salt water c. Fossilized
d. Cooking oil d. Vestigial
21. Which of the following light colors have the 30. Which of the following is involved in the
highest energy? success of Gregor Mendel’s experiment?
a. Red a. Inclusion of Math
b. Yellow b. Laboratory Procedure
c. Green c. Logical Analysis
d. Blue d. Set-up Experiment
e. Violet 31. What is the resistance of 100 watts, 110
22. Who among the following scientists volts incandescent lamp?
formulated the “Germ Theory of Disease”? a. 121 ohms
a. Adolf Eduard Myer b. 115 ohms
b. Louise Pasteur c. 125 ohms
c. Edward Jenner d. 12.1 ohms
d. Robert Koch 32. Which antidote would have a similar effect if
23. Which complex is not involved in the vinegar or citrus juice were not available?
establishment of conditions for ATP synthesis a. Milk
a. Photosystem I b. Vegetable Oil
b. ATP Synthase c. Raw Egg White
c. Photosysment II d. Water
d. Cytochrome Complex 33. All are characteristics of mammals, except:
24. Considered as one of the world’s greatest a. Endothermic
short stories, and it sis Edgar Allan Poe’s story b. Egg-laying
of terror about a hypochondriac living in morbid c. Feathered
fear. 34. This is a segmented worm that can be used
a. Annabel Lee to facilitate anticoagulation.
b. The Fall of the House of Usher a. Leeches
c. Macbeth b. Maggots
d. The Raven c. Earthworms
25. He invented his twenty-power telescope and d. Bloodworms
discovered that the moon was “imperfect”. 35. A deformity involving one foot or both.
a. Aristotle a. Cerebral Palys
b. Da Vinci b. Spermarch
c. Galileo c. Club foot
d. Einstein d. Menarche
26. What characteristics of living things is shown 36. Insulin is secreted by the ____.
by mimosa pudica (makahiya) when its leaflets a. Pancreas
fold b. Liver
upward when touched? c. Intestine
a. Adaptation d. Kidney
b. Development
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37. The “red tide” phenomenon causes what c. Budding
particular marine organism to be poisonous for d. Binary fission
human 47. Hair and fingernails are made up of what
consumption? substance?
a. Arthropods a. Sorotonin
b. Algae b. Melanin
c. Earthworm c. Keratin
d. Mollusks d. Melatonin
38. What is the main organ for respiration? 48. A paper clip (toothpick) can sit on the
a. Brain surface of water due to?
b. Liver a. Atmospheric pressure
c. Lungs b. Surface tension
d. Skin c. Viscosity
39. Is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen d. Bouyancy
a. Iron 49. The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis
b. Calcium carbonate are cause by the interaction between charge
c. Nitric acidd. Ammonia particles and
40. Which of the following is a colloid? Earth’s magnetic field. What layers of Earth’s
a. Water atmosphere contains these particles?
b. Soda a. Exosphere
c. Milk b. Ozonosphere
d. Gasoline c. Mesosphere
41. Gas produced by plants at night. d. Thermosphere
a. Nitrogen 50. The scientist who formulated a heliocentric
b. ATP model of solar system was ______.
c. Oxygen a. Descartes
d. Carbon dioxide b. Copernicus
42. What do you call the organisms who only c. Ptolemy
eats plants and algae? d. Galileo Galilei
a. Predator 51. A stretch rubber band has?
b. Carnivore a. Kinetic Energy
c. Herbivore b. Elastic Potential Energy
d. Omnivore c. Electromagnetic Energy
43. A mango tree was planted beside a d. Nuclear Energy
sampaguita plant in a garden. It demonstrate 52. Humans have _____ pairs of chromosomes.
what kind of a. 20
relationship? b. 24
a. Predation c. 23
b. Commensalism d. 22
c. Competition 53. Which has the higher specific heat capacity,
d. Mutualism water or sand?
44. What is the basis for clarifying plants based a. Neither
on phylogenetic considerations? b. Sand
a. Natural composition c. Both
b. Physical composition d. Water
c. Structural similarities 54. Which of these does not belong to the other
d. Evolutionary sequences three terms?
45. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 a. Colloid
and atomic number of 14. How many protons b. Element
are in this c. Suspension
atom? d. Solution
a. 14 55. Which of the following is heterogeneous?
b. 12 a. Rain water
c. 28 b. Sea water
d. 7 c. Clean air
46. Humans reproduce when an ovum is d. Kerosene
combined with a sperm leading to development 56. Of the state of matter, which has the
of an embryo. weakest intermolecular force of attraction?
This form of reproduction is called _____. a. Plasma
a. Asexual reproduction b. Liquid
b. Fertilization c. Solid
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57. To be safe in the unlikely case of lightning d. Enzymes
strike, it is best to be inside a building framed 68. Which of the following common sugars is
with ______ considered the sweetest?
a. Steel a. Glucose
b. Cement b. Fructose
c. Iron c. Sucrose
d. Wood d. Maltose
58. Where does protein synthesis takes place? 69. The polysaccharide temporarily stored in the
a. Lysosomes liver of animals as instant source of energy is
b. Ribosome _____
c. Endoplasmic Reticulum a. Cellulose
d. Golgi Bodies b. Chitin
59. Egg-laying mammals are called _____ c. Glycogen
a. Vivaparous d. Starch
b. Oviparous 70. _____ is a complex carbohydrate
60. The powerhouse of the cell commercially used in paper-making and
a. Ribosome biologically helps reduce the risk of colon
b. Mitochondria cancer.
c. Chitin a. Cellulose
d. Lipids b. Chitin
61. Which among the following gases traps the c. Glycogen
highest amount of heat a given point in time? d. Starch
a. C02 – Carbon Dioxide 71. _____ are proteins that help speed up
b. CH4 – Methane chemical processes in the body.
c. H2O (gas) – Water Vapor a. Antibodies
62. The following are examples of six-carbon b. Receptors
sugars, EXCEPT _____ c. Enzymes
a. Dextrose d. Hormones
b. Ribose 72. Which of the following nitrogenous bases is
c. Fructose NOT a component of DNA?
d. Galactose a. Adenine
63. Chemical substances found in the living b. Guanine
system that help regulate acid-base balance are c. Thymine
called _____. d. Uracil
a. Electrolytes 73. What is the most abundant inorganic
b. Neutralizers compounds?
c. Buffers a. Oxygen
d. Enzymes b. Hydrogen
64. The chemical process involved in the c. Water
formation of salt is called ______ d. Nitrogen
a. Combination 74. Refers to a disorder which muscular control
b. Dehydration and coordination are impaired due to brain
c. Neutralization damage.
d. Synthesis a. ADHD
65. Which monosaccharide is a component of b. Cerebral Palsy
ripened mangoes? c. Dyslexia
a. Glucose d. Dysphasia
b. Fructose 75. The approximate distance of the Earth from
c. Galactose the Sun.
d. Sucrose a. 146.9 million cm
66. Which type of lipids is a biological b. 149.6 million km
component of the cell membrane? c. 149.6 million cm
a. Fats d. 146.9 million km
b. Waxes
c. Phospholipids
d. steroids
67. The basic unit of protein molecules are the
_____
a. Amino acids
b. Nucleic acids
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 8. We listened to a LOQUACIOUS speaker. The
BOLD word means?
a. Simple
b. Quiet
c. Lousy
d. Verbose
9. “To be or Not to be” is the beginning of the
brooding soliloquy of the character of one of the
play of William Shakespeare. Who is that
character?
a. Anthony
b. Hamlet
c. Macbeth
d. Romeo
10. He is recognized as the Father of American
SET 7English (95 Items) Literature.
a. Rabindranath Tagore
1. It is a collection of religious poetry written by b. Geoffrey Chaucer
Rabindranath Tagore c. Washington Irving
a. Mahabharata d. Charles Dickens
b. Gitanjali 11. This poet is recognized as the greatest
c. The Ramayana pastoral poet of all times.
d. Bhagavad Gita a. Robert Frost
2. The greatest metaphysical poet and best b. William Faulkner
remembered for his use of metaphysical c. Elizabeth Frost
conceits in the Holy d. Wallace Stevens
Sonnets. 12. He is considered as the greatest English
a. George Herbet writer. He is also known as the “Bard Of Avon”.
b. John Donne a. Francis Bacon
c. Andrew Marvell b. William Shakespeare
d. John Milton c. Sir Walter Scott
3. Samuel Clemens is popularly known as d. Geoffrey Chaucer
_____. 13. Message for the dead.
a. The Barrettes a. Elegy
b. Ulysses b. Sonnet
c. Abe Lincoln c. Eulogy
d. Mark Twain d. Ballad
4. You are the sunshine of my life. 14. He is the Father of Inductive Reasoning and
a. Metaphor Father of English essay.
b. Hyperbole a. John Bunyan
c. Irony b. Geoffrey Chaucer
d. Metonymy c. John Milton
5. The author of a modest Proposal and d. Francis Bacon
Gulliver’s travel. 15. The president deliver his speech with
a. Jonathan Swift candor.
b. Ben Jonson a. Energy
c. Christopher Marlowe b. Beliefs
d. Edmund Spenser c. Frankness
6. Father of English essay d. Jokes
a. Francis Bacon 16. It is the longest epic ever written.
b. William James a. Mahabharata
c. Edgar Allan Poe b. Lam-ang
d. Alexander Dumas c. Siegfried
7. Even when her friends betray her, Becky d. Lament
bears no rancor in her heart because she is not 17. Mark Twain’s novels Tom Sawyer and
______. Huckleberry Finn are set in the ______ river.
a. Insulted a. Nile
b. Embarrassed b. Mississippi
c. Consoled c. Amazon
d. Bitter d. Rio Grande
18. These two words lack correlation:
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 a. Forcible : Violent c. Consonants
b. Formally : Conventionally d. Vowels
c. Fictitious : False 28. Consonants are described in terms of
d. Indict : To write physical dimensions such as the following,
19. Why ______ at us? EXPECT:
a. Are those ladies laughing a. Systematic Variations in Production
b. Those are ladies laughing b. Place of Articulation
c. Are laughing those ladies c. Manner of Articulation
d. Those ladies are laughing d. Voicing
20. Who is considered the MOST outstanding 29. A type of literature which narrates heroic
among Filipino playwrights in English? deeds and supernatural happenings with local
a. Leon Ma. Guerrero color and which
b. Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero people sing or chant
c. Severino Montano a. Epic
d. Carlos P. Romulo b. Poetry
21. These are sounds produced with little c. Verse
obstruction in the vocal tract and are generally d. Riddles
voiced. They are described in terms of tongue 30. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles
height, frontness, lip rounding and tenseness. every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and part.”
a. Consonant a. Spring
b. Phonemes b. Winter
c. Morphemes c. Autumn
d. Vowels d. Summer
22. The “Dead Stars” symbolizes ______. 31. “Helen of Troy is the face who launched a
a. The love of Esperanza for Alfredo thousand ship.”
b. The love of Alfredo for Julia What figure of speech is used in the given
c. The love of Julie for Alfredo sentence?
d. The love of Alfredo for Esperanza a. Tautology
23. The wounded soldiers were visited by the b. Synecdoche
president who honored c. Personification
them with ____ for their _____. d. Anaphora
a. medals – valor 32. “A man is known by the company he keeps.”
b. money – sacrifice This is an example of a ______.
c. gun salute – bravery a. Report
d. appointments - dedication b. Proverb
24. Boiled camote with butter _____ my favorite c. Poem
snack. d. Rule
a. Are 33. Wise people can _____ with frustrations.
b. Is a. Cope in
c. Will be b. Cope up
d. Shall be c. Cope
25. Teaching the connections between sounds d. Cope on
and spelling is called _____ 34. Except for profanity, I liked the story. What is
a. Phonetics the story about?
b. Phonics a. Shamelessness
c. Phonology b. Kind words
d. Morphology c. Wordiness
26. Which intonation pattern is applicable to the d. Obscenities
statement below? 35. Which of the following words are
I’m looking for a blue book not a red book. missplelled?
a. Rising – Falling Intonation or 2-3-1 1. Transgression
b. Rising Intonation or 2-3-3 2. Transcent
c. Non-final Intonation or 2-3-2-3-1 3. Inmunity
d. Falling Intonation or 1-2-1 4. Percieve
27. These sounds are produced with the a. 2 & 3
obstruction of airflow. The airflow is either b. 2, 3 & 4
blocked momentarily or restricted so much that c. 1, 3 & 4
noise is produced as air flows past the d. 1, 2 & 3
constriction. 36. In his despair, Judas ______ himself.
a. Phonemes a. Hang
b. Morphemes b. Hung
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d. Hanged 47. A poem made by Edgar Allan Poe who’s
37. A speech by a person who reveals his story is all about a maiden who lived in a
thoughts. kingdom by the sea.
a. Sonnet a. The City in the Sea
b. Metaphor b. For Annie
c. Soliloquy c. Annabel Lee
d. Simile d. To the River
38. These stories, which reflect the people’s 48. “May-Day Eve” is one of the literary
belief, are handed down from one generation to masterpieces of ______.
another by word of mouth. a. Emmanuel Arguilla
a. Novels b. Carlos P. Romulo
b. Folktales c. Nick Joaquin
c. Prose d. Edgar Allan Poe
d. Poetry 49. The author “Annabel Lee” which is about the
39. The figure of speech, which uses death of a beautiful woman.
exaggerated statement for aesthetic reason. a. Robert Frost
a. Alliteration b. Homerc. Edgar Allan Poe
b. Onomatopoeia d. Herman Hesse
c. Hyperbole 50. “Two heads are better than one” means that
d. Metaphor it’s better for two people to think of a solution
40. A collection of literary pieces. than just one person. This is a classic example
a. Prose of this figure of speech.
b. Biography a. Simile
c. Anthology b. Metaphor
d. Diary c. Synecdoche
41. If he ____ the class president, he would d. Metonymy
have won the leadership award. 51. The planets of the solar system have
a. Was mythological references. They are based on
b. Is what genre of
c. Were mythology.
d. Are a. Greek Mythology
42. A verse with 14 iambic pentameter lines b. Roman Mythology
a. Ballad c. Norse Mythology
b. Verse d. European Mythology
c. Sonnet 52. A new show _____ on ABS-CBN two days
d. Epic ago.
43. Pen name of Mary Ann Evans a. Launched
a. George Elliot b. Was launched
b. Robert Browning c. Will be launched
c. Mark Twain d. Is launching
d. Edgar Allan Poe 53. In the courtroom, the judge said that the
44. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written by which findings have no bearing because they are
ancient civilization? _____.
a. Akkadian a. Inaccurate
b. Sumerian b. Inadmissible
c. Egyptian c. Confusing
d. Indian d. Inedible
45. Greatest American writer of horror and 54. The newly elected president demonstrated
detective stories. great APLOMB in dealing with the nasty and foul
a. Albert Camus questions thrown by the reporters. The
b. Edgar Allan Poe capitalized word means:
c. Justin O’Brien a. Nervousness
d. James Joyce b. Hesitation
46. Jacee was confused when she printout her c. Composure
speech because it had slashes after some d. Anger
words. What should she do when seeing a 55. “The goddess Aphrodite is the phantom of
double slash? delight.” the sentence is an example of
a. Stop at the speech a. Metaphor
b. Wait for the audience reaction b. Simile
c. Continue the speech c. Irony
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56. In the poem Invictus, the line “My head is b. Moral Rights
bloody, but unbowed.” is an example of c. Bill Of Rights
a. Metaphor d. Social And Economic Rights
b. Oxymoron 66. If I _____ rich, I would travel abroad every
c. Irony year.
d. Hyperbole a. Were
57. “Red Letter day” is a/an _______. b. Am
a. Idiom c. Should be
b. Hyperbole d. Was
c. Simile 67. The book Historia Plantrum is written by?
d. Metaphor a. Aristotle
58. It is raining cats and dogs. Sophia, may I b. Lamarck and Treviranus
borrow _____ umbrella? I left _____ inside the c. Theophrastus
car. d. Hippocrates
a. Your, mine 68. Select the sentence that clearly and
b. Yours, my effectively states the idea and has no structural
c. You’re, mine errors.
d. Your, my a. The weather service expects temperatures
59. The _____ of the story is that honesty is the to not rise.
best policy. b. The weather service expects temperatures
a. Moralist to no to increase.
b. Moral c. The weather service expects temperature
c. Morality not to rise.
d. Morale d. The weather service expects temperature
60. Based on the reports of the inspector, the not to increase.
edifice collapsed because of ______ joints. 69. “Quo Vadis” is a historical novel by Henryk
a. Loose Sienkieuricz which means?
b. Losing a. What are you doing?
c. Lose b. Why are you doing this?
d. Lost c. How is life?
61. Behaviorism or cognitivism _____ is a d. Where are you going?
philosophy of education that teachers can adopt. 70. Technology _____ dramatically in the
a. Is twenty-first century.
b. Are a. Was improved
c. Was b. Has improved
d. WerE c. Is improved
62. In an English class, one complete statement d. Did improve
is dictated as the students are asked to identity 71. The sentence “My head is bloody, but
which of the two was meant by the speaker: unbowed.” is an example of a/an _______.
I. He said I stink. a. Metaphor
II. He said “iced ink” b. Simile
What particular property of suprasegmental is c. Alliteration
depicted in the examples? d. Hyperbole
a. Intonation 72. The cause of power outage was a _____
b. Stress connection.
c. Juncture a. Lose
d. Pitch b. Loose
63. Who is the Greek tragic writer who wrote c. Lost
Medea? d. Losing
a. Aristotle 73. If I _____ known you before, we could have
b. Sophocles become partners for a project.
c. Euripides a. Will
d. Aeschylus b. Could
64. The army’s retreat was IGNOMINOUS. What c. Had
does this mean? d. Have
a. Reputable 74. The _____ of the story is that friendship is
b. Honorablec. Shameful sacred.
d. Mysterious a. Morale
65. The heart of the 1987 Constitution centers b. Message
on: c. Moral
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 d. Lesson 85. Which of the following is a work of Samuel
75. A bread and butter sandwich _____ my Langhorne Clemens?
favorite morning snack. a. Animal Farm
a. Is b. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
b. Has been c. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
c. Are d. The Scarlet Letter
d. Have been 86. Who wrote the oratorical piece entitled “The
76. I watched the _______ news on TV. Gettysburg Address”
a. Late a. George Washington
b. Lately b. Victor Hugo
c. Later c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Latest d. Carl Sandburg
77. Which poem by William Ernest Henley 87. The Father of English Tragedy
answers the question; “Do humans control be a. Geoffrey Chaucer
their own lives?” b. William Shakespeare
a. Remember c. C. Marlowe
b. Invictus d. Robert Frost
c. Precious Stones 88. He was known as the Father of American
d. The Alderking short story and American literary criticism.
78. What do you mean by Acapella? a. Poe
a. Duet b. Hawthorne
b. With accompaniment c. Frost
c. Solo singing d. Browning
d. Without accompaniment 89. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
79. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the single step.” An inspirational quote from?
case.” The capitalized word means ______. a. Confucius
a. Important b. Aristotle
b. Irrelevant c. Mencius
c. Violent d. Lao Tzu
d. Malicious 90. Consonants are described in terms of
80. “Let us campaign for the total ban ______ of physical dimensions such as the following,
harmful insecticides.” EXCEPT:
a. With the use a. Systematic Variations in Production
b. On using b. Place of Articulation
c. On the use c. Manner of Articulation
d. With using d. Voicing
81. She is known for her PENCHANT for 91. In a class, the teacher made the students
jewelry. The bold word means? produce the sound /n/ first before introducing the
a. Aversion words, nice, need and neck which have the
b. Dislikes beginning sound /n/. The scenario depicts what
c. Avoidance concept of linguistics?
d. Fondness a. Phonetics
82. After several years of being single, she b. Phonics
become an APE LEADER c. Phonology
a. Lonely d. Morphology
b. Old maid 92. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often I
c. Martyr wanted to gather your children together, just as
d. Mysterious a hen gathers her
83. Who was the foremost French short story brood under her wings.”
writer a. Allusion
a. Anatole France b. Simile
b. De Maupassant c. Apostrophe
c. Balzac d. Metaphor
d. George Eliot 93. Which of the following speech articulators
84. Who is the American writer behavior behind does most of the work in sounds like d, t, s, z, i
the naturalistic novel “Red Badge of Courage” and th?
a. Mark Twain a. Lips
b. Charles Dickens b. Tongue
c. Stephen Crane c. Teeth
d. George Orwell d. Soft palate

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94. The Scottish folklorist and writer of fairy tributo. But in 1884, the Spanish Government
tales. abolished the tribute and instituted another form
a. Andrew Lang of taxation. What was this new tax called?
b. Cosmo Gordon Lang a. Sanctorum
c. John Dunmore Lang b. Cedula Personal
d. Fritz Lang c. Diezmos Prediales
95. He is best known as the author of the epic d. Donativo
Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit 8. Which economic Policy implemented by the
Ramanaya Spanish government required each province to
based on Rama’s life. meet the
a. Abu Bakhar quota of commodities assigned to it?
b. Valmiki a. Galleon trade
c. Tulsidas b. Tobacco Monopoly
d. VyasaPhilippine History (210 Items) c. Encomienda
d. Bandala
9. When was the Katipunan founded?
a. July 7, 1892
b. July 7, 1896
c. July 6, 1892
d. July 6, 1896
10. Hudhud is an epic of which ethnolinguistic
GEN ED SET 8 group?
a. Ifugao
1. Who was the revolutionary leader known as b. Ilocano
the Brain of Katipunan? c. Bicolano
a. Emilio Jacinto d. Maranao
b. Apolinario Mabini 11. The Tagalog lullaby is called _____.
c. Andres Bonifacio a. Uyayi
d. Emilio Aguinaldo b. Ihiman
2. What do you call the power granted by the c. Kutang-kutang
King of Spain to the Governor General of the d. Chua-ay
Philippines to set aside a certain law? 12. Who was the companion of Ruy Lopez de
a. Veto Villalobos who gave the Samar-Leyte region the
b. Cumplase name Felipinas in honor of King Philip II of
c. Visita Spain?
d. Patronato real A. Bernardo de la Torre
3. Who was the Spanish governor-general who B. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
establish the tobacco monopoly? C. Antonio Pigafetta
a. Basilio Agustin D. Andres de Urdaneta
b. Rafael Izquerdo 13. Who was the leader of the longest revolt
c. Jose Basco against the Spanish colonization in the
d. Francisco Rizzo Philippines which lasted from 1744-1829?
4. How long did the tobacco monopoly a. Francisco Dagohoy
implemented in 1781 lasted? b. Francisco Maniago
a. 100 years c. Apolinario dela Cruz
b. 81 years d. Andres Malong
c. 95 years 14. What was the first sultanate in the
d. 120 years Philippines which was founded by Abu Bakr in
5. What was the newspaper of the Katipunan? 1450 AD?
a. Diariong Tagalog a. Sulu Sultanate
b. Muling Pagsilang b. Maguindanao Sultanate
c. La Independencia c. Lanao Sultanate
d. Kalayaan d. Buayan Sultanate
6. When was Manila formally opened to 15. The Muslim/Moslems in the Philippines were
international trade? called by Spaniards _____.
a. 1834 a. Moros
b. 1855 b. Criollos
c. 1840 c. Lumads
d. 1872 d. Indios
7. From 1571 to 1884, Filipinos aged 19-60
years old were required to pay taxes called
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16. What city was established by Miguel Lopez a. Del Superior Gobierno
de Legazpi as the first permanent settlement of b. Diario de Manila
the Spaniards in the Philippines? c. Diariong Tagalog
a. Cebu d. Doctrina Cristiana
b. Tacloban 26. What was the first daily newspaper in the
c. Manila Philippines?
d. Ilo-ilo a. La Esperenza
17. What city in the Philippines was named by b. Diario de Manila
the Spaniards as “San Miguel” and was later c. El Catolico
renamed “Santisimo Nombre de Jesus”? d. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
a. Manila 27. Aside from Marcelo H. del Pilar, who was the
b. Cebu other publisher of the Diariong Tagalog, the first
c. Bacolod bilingual newspaper in the Philippines that first
d. Ilo-ilo appeared in June 1882?
18. Jose Rizal was ordered by Governor a. Mariano Ponce
General Eulogio Despujol deported to Dapitan in b. Jose Ma. Basa
1892. In what province in Mindanao can Dapitan c. Basilio Teodoro
be found today? d. Jose Ma. Panganiban
a. Zamboanga del Norte 28. How was forced labor during the Spanish
b. Zamboanga del Sur Regime called?
c. Davao del Sur A. Bandala
d. Davao del Norte B. Polo
19. Who was the first president of La Liga C. Servicio Manual
Filipina? D. Recopilacion
a. Ambrosio Salvador 29. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was
b. Deodato Arellano responsible for the ____.
c. Marcelo H. Del Pilar a. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
d. Jose Rizal b. Establishment of the bandala system
20. Where was Jose Rizal buried after his c. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
execution at Bagumbayan Field (now Luneta) on d. Establishment of Tobacco System
December 30, 1896? 30. What was the name of the first labor union in
a. Manila North Cemetery the country founded by Isabelo delos Reyes on
b. Calamba Laguna July 1901.
c. Fort Santiago a. Association of Philippine Labor
d. Paco Cemetery b. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
21. What was the only living remnant of the c. Asociacion de Compania Tabacalera
Philippine Revolution of 1896? d. Union Obrera Democratica
a. Philippine Independent Church 31. Who wrote the seditious play “Kahapon,
b. Union Obrera Ngayon at Bukas?
c. Kartilla a. Juan Abad
d. Protestant Church b. Severino delos Reyes
22. Who was the founder and editor of the c. Aurelio Tolentino
newspaper “La Independencia”? d. Juan Matapang Cruz
a. Antonio Luna 32. What was the law passed by the Philippine
b. Apolinario Mabini Commission in 1907 which prohibited the public
c. Graciano Lopez Jaena display of
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar all flags, banners, symbols and other
23. Who wrote the “El Verdadero Decalogo” paraphernalia used by the Filipino resistance
(The True Decalogue)? movement against the United States?
a. Apolinario Mabini a. Sedition Law
b. Emilio Jacinto b. Flag Law
c. Emilio Aguinaldo c. Press Censorship Law
d. Andres Bonifacio d. Law on Suppression Nationalism
24. Who wrote the Code of Conduct of the 33. Aside from Secretary of Justice, what was
Katipunan memebers called “Kartilla”? the other cabinet position occupied by Filipino
a. Emilio Jacinto until 1916?
b. Andres Bonifacio a. Secretary of Agriculture
c. Pio Valenzuela b. Secretary of Trade and Commerce
d. Apolinario Mabini c. Secretary of Finance
25. What was the first newspaper in the d. Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Philippines that printed only fifteen issues?
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34. Which among the positions in the cabinet legislature in the Philippines wherein both the
was the last one given to the Filipinos only in members of the Senate (Upper House) and the
1935 by the House of Representatives (Lower House) will be
Americans? composed of elected Filipinos?
a. Secretary of Finance a. Reorganization of the Philippine
b. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Legislature Act
c. Secretary of National Defense b. Cooper Act
d. Secretary of Public Instruction c. Jones Law
35. What was the law passed by the US d. McKinley Law
Congress on May 24, 1934 that set the date of 42. Under which American Governor General’s
Philippine term was the policy of Filipinization
independence from the Americans on July 4, implemented?
1946 after 10 year preparatory or transition a. Francis Burton Harrison
period under a b. Frank Murphy
commonwealth government? c. Henry Ide
a. Tydings-Mcduffie Law d. Leonard Wood
b. Hare-Hawes-Cutting-Law 43. Who was elected as Speaker of the
c. Jones Law Philippine Assembly in 1907?
d. Cooper Act a. Manuel Quezon
36. What law was enacted by the US Congress b. Sergio Osmena Sr
on August 1909 that established a partial free c. Manuel Roxas
trade in the Philippines? d. Claro M. Recto
a. Bell Trade Act 44. Who was the first Senate President of the
b. Underwood-Simons Act Philippines elected by members of the Senate in
c. Payne-Aldrich Act 1916?
d. Treaty of General Relations a. Sergio Osmena
37. In 1913, another law was passed by the US b. Manuel Roxas
Congress which abolished the quota limitations c. Manuel Quezon
on Philippine exports to the United States. This d. Claro M. Recto
law set the establishment of a full free trade 45. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General
policy in the Philippines until1934. What was this of the Philippines?
law? a. Fermin Jaudenes
a. Bell Trade Act b. Diego de los Rios
b. Payne Aldrich Act c. Basilio Agustin
c. Underwood-Simons Act d. Ramon Blanco
d. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act 46. Who was the first American Military
38. Gregoria de Jesus was the wife of _____. Governor of the Philippines?
a. Andres Bonifacio a. Elwell Otis
b. Marcelo H. del Pilar b. Arthur McArthur
c. Emilio Jacinto c. Wesley Meritt
d. Jose Rizal d. William Taft
39. What law provided for the establishment of a 47. Who was the first American Civil Governor of
lower house of Congress called National the Philippines?
Assembly and the election of its members in a. William Howard Taft
1907? b. Henry Ide
a. Jones Law c. Frank Murphy
b. Philippine Bill of 1902/Cooper Act d. Leonard Wood
c. Tydings-Mcduffie Law 48. Who was the President of the 1934
d. Commonwealth Act of 1937 Constitutional Convention who led the drafting of
40. This institution whose members were the 1935
appointed by the US President served as the constitution?
Upper house or Senate of the Philippines until it a. Eulogio Rodriguez
was abolished due to enactment of the Jones b. Sergio Osmena
Law in 1916. What was the name of the c. Claro M. Recto
institution? d. Juan Sumulong
a. Philippine Commission 49. Who among the members of propaganda
b. Philippine Senate Movement used the penname Dimasalang and
c. Philippine Congress Laong Laan?
d. Philippine Assembly a. Marcelo H. del Pilar
41. Which law enacted by US Congress in 1916 b. Jose Rizal
provided for the establishment of a bicameral c. Graciano Lopez Jaena
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 d. Antonio Luna 58. What was the name given to the Chinese
50. What was the event that took place on Aug. community in Manila during Spanish Period?
23, 1896 which was also known as the formal or a. Chinatown
official beginning of the Philippine Revolution b. Parian
against Spain? c. Binondo
a. Battle of San Juan del Monte d. Ongpin
b. Battle of Pinaglabanan 59. The Filipino or Native elites during Spanish
c. Cry of Pugadlawin period were referred to ___.
d. Cry of Balintawak a. Principalia
51. Which among the policies implemented by b. Creoles
the Spaniards provided for the resettlement of c. Insulares
Filipino communities by combining different d. Indios
barangays to a town center called cabecera. 60. The revolt of a religious confraternity
a. Assimilation “Confradia de San Jose” headed by Apolinario
b. Reduccion dela Cruz in 1841 took place in what province?
c. Encomienda System a. Laguna
d. Bandala b. Tayabas
52. What was the first act or law passed by the c. Bulacan
National Assembly under the commonwealth d. Tarlac
Government? 61. What was the highest position in the
a. National Defense Act government that a Filipino could occupy during
b. Gabaldon Act the Spanish
c. Anti-Dummy Law colonial period?
d. The National Language Act a. Corregidor
53. Who was appointed by the Commonwealth b. Cabeza de Barangay
Government as “Field Marshal of the Philippine c. Alcalde Mayor
Army” and was largely responsible for the d. Gobernadorcillo
country’s defense system that was easily 62. The Philippine National Anthem’s original
crushed by the Japanese invaders title was “Marcha Filipina Magdalo” which was
during World War II? later changed to “Marcha Nacional Filipina” by
a. Gen. Douglas MacArthur its composer Julian Felipe. What was the band
b. Gen. Willian Howard Taft that first played the National Anthem on June
c. Gen. Wesley Merritt 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite?
d. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo a. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros
54. Which nation temporarily occupied b. Kawit Band
Philippines particularly Manila from 1762-1764? c. San Francisco de Malabon Band
a. Germany d. Philippine Constabulary Band
b. France 63. In the 19th century, the name of the town
c. Great Britain proper called “cabecera” was changed. How is
d. United states this called today?
55. Who was the first bishop of the Catholic a. Poblacion
Church who arrived in the Philippines in 1581? b. Plaza
a. Fray Domingo de Salazar c. Centro
b. Fray Andres de Urdaneta d. Visita
c. Fray Martin de Rada 64. Who was known as the “Brain of
d. Fray Diego de Herrera Revolution”?
56. Which among the different religious orders a. Emilio Jacinto
arrived first in the Philippines? b. Andres Bonifacio
a. Recollects c. Emilio Aguinaldo
b. Dominicans d. Apolinario Mabini
c. Jesuits 65. Who was the President of women chapter of
d. Augustinians the Katipunan?
57. According to Prof. Teodoro Agoncillo, which a. Gregoria de Jesus
among the following events gave birth to b. Josefa Rizal
Philippine c. Melchora Aquino
nationalism? d. Marina Dizon
a. Execution of Rizal 66. Who led the Sakdal Revolt on May 2-3, 1935
b. Execution of Gomburza to oppose the plebiscite for the ratification of the
c. Execution of Bonifacio 1935 constitution which paved the way for the
d. Victory of Lapulapu in Mactan establishment of the commonwealth
government?
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 a. Benigno Ramos a. Cavite
b. Crisanto Evangelista b. Bataan
c. Isabelo de los Reyes c. Zambales
d. Dominador Gomez d. Rizal
67. When was the commonwealth government 75. The “death march” which started from
inaugurated? Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga ended in
a. November 15, 1935 the town of ____.
b. November 30, 1935 a. Capas
c. December 15, 1935 b. Tarlac
d. December 30, 1935 c. Paniqui
68. Who was regarded as the “Father of Malolos d. Concepcion
Constitution”? 76. Who was the President of the Japanese
a. Julian Felipe Puppet Republic or the Second Philippine
b. Felipe Calderon Republic?
c. Apolinario Mabini a. Jose P. Laurel
d. Pedro Paterno b. Benigno Aquino Sr.
69. The Biak-na-Bato Constitution was said to c. Jose Vargas
be a carbon copy of the constitution of ____. d. Manuel Roxas
a. United states 77. What was the policy or program
b. Mexico implemented by Japan that aims to get the
c. Cuba support and cooperation of
d. France the Asians against the western imperial powers.
70. The first American public school teachers This policy pursues the slogan “Asia for the
who came to the Philippines on board the SS Asians” but in reality it means “Asia for the
Thomas were Asians under the leadership of Japan?
called ___. A. Japan Incorporated
a. Thomasites B. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
b. Educators C. Asian Free Trade Cooperation Sphere
c. Sholars D. Anti-Imperialist League in Asia
d. Pensionados 78. What was the only political party allowed to
71. On July 26, 1941, the Philippine regular and exist during the Japanese occupation of the
reserve forces were incorporated into the United Philippines?
states Army under the command of Douglas a) Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong
MCArthur. What was the name given to the Pilipinas (KALIBAPI)
combined Filipino and b) MAKAPILI
American forces? c) Nacionalista Party
a. Civilian Armed Force Geographical Unit d) Liberal Party
(CAFGU) 79. What was the term given to the Japanese
b. United States-Philippines Combioned Military police in the Philippines during the
Forces (USPCF) Japanese Occupation?
c. Civilian Home Defense Force (CHDF) a. Shogun
d. United States Armed Forces in the Far East b. Samurai
(USAFFE) c. Kempetai
72. Who was the commander-in-chief of the d. Ninja
Japanese Imperial Forces that occupied the 80. Who succeeded Manuel Quezon as
Philippines? President of the Commonwealth Government
a. Gen. Shintaro Oda after his death in 1944?
b. Gen Tomuyuki Yamashita a. Manuel Roxas
c. Gen. Masaharu Homma b. Sergio Osmena Sr.
d. Gen Suzuki Kawasaki c. Benigno Aquino Sr.
73. Who succeeded Gen. MacArthur as d. Jose P. Laurel
commander of the USAFFE when he left the 81. What name was given to the pro-Japanese
Philippines for Australia on March 11, 1942? Filipinos who served as spies for Japanese
a. Gen. Felix Greene troops against
b. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright the Filipino Guerillas?
c. Gen. Walter Cushing a. Huks
d. Gen. Parker Calbert b. Kempetai
74. The island of Corrigidor was chosen by Gen. c. Makapili
MacArthur as the last bastion of defense against d. Maka-hapon
the Japanese invasion. In what province can the 82. Which among the guerilla units during the
island of Corrigidor be found? Japanese occupation could be considered as
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the “most successful guerilla unit” because of its the US Congress passed a law in 1946 granting
pre-war mass base in Central Luzon headed by a package of financial aid that consisted of $800
Luis Taruc? million to pay private individuals who suffered
a. Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon property losses during the war and another $620
(HUKBALAHAP) million for the Philippine Government’s use to
b. USAFFE rehabilitate the country. What was this law?
c. Maharlika Guerilla Unit a. Tydings Rehabilitation Act
d. Makapili b. Bell Rehabilitation Act
83. Who was the editor of the Guerilla c. Cooper Rehabilitation Act
newspaper “The Liberator” that circulated in d. MacArthur’s rehabilitation Act
Cavite, Manila, Rizal 90. The package of economic and financial aid
and Bulacan in 1914? under the Tydings Rehabilitation Act for the
a. Teodoro Locsin Sr. Philippines was attached with a condition that
b. Leon Ty the exact amount will only be given if the
c. Luis Taruc Philippine Government accepts the Bell Trade
d. Ferdinand Marcos Act. If the Philippine Government rejects the Bell
84. What was the most famous guerilla Trade Act, the American Government will only
newspaper during the Japanese occupation in give not to exceed a certain amount of money.
the island of Panay? How much was this amount?
a. Free Panay a. $ 500
b. Panay Daily Bulletin b. $ 1000
c. Kalibo War Bulletin c. $ 1 million
d. The commentator d. $ 100 milion
85. When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 91. Who was the Philippine president who
Hawaii? approved the “Parity Rights” and the Bell Trade
a. December 25, 1942 Act?
b. December 7, 1942 a. Ramon Magsaysay
c. December 25, 1941 b. Sergio Osmena Sr.
d. December 7, 1941 c. Manuel Quezon
86. The only contact of the Filipinos with the d. Manuel Roxas
outside world during the Japanese occupation 92. Who was the President of the Philippines
was through this radio station. What was this who was known as the “Father of Philippine
radio station? Industrialization”?
a. Radio Veritas a. Manuel Roxas
b. Radio San Francisco b. Elpidio Quirino
c. Radio Australia c. Ramon Magsaysay
d. Radio Bandido d. Sergio Osmena
87. What was the trade agreement between the 93. How many Filipino leaders served as
Philippines and the United States signed in 1946 presidents of the third republic?
that provided for the continuation of the free a. Six
trade relations between the two countries until b. Seven
1954? c. Eight
a. Bell Trade Act d. nine
b. Tydings-McDuffie Law 94. Who was the Philippine President who was
c. Spooner Trade Act responsible for changing the date of
d. Underwood-Simmons Act independence from July 4 to June 12?
88. One of the provisions of the Bell Trade Act a. Carlos P. Garcia
was the granting of special privilege to the b. Diosdado Macapagal
Americans in the Philippines to have equal rights c. Manuel Roxas
with Filipinos to exploit natural resources and d. Ramon Magsaysay
own companies like public utilities that 95. Who was the first and only president of the
Constitution exclusively grants ,majority control Philippines reelected in his position after the
of ownership to Filipino Citizens. How was this second world war?
special privilege or equal rights with Filipinos a. Diosdado Macapagal
Given to Americans called? b. Ferdinand Marcos
a. Parity Rights c. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Extra-Territorial Rights d. Manuel Roxas
c. Special Treatment Clause 96. Who was the Philippine President known for
d. Equal Opportunity Rights his program of Filipino First Policy?
89. Because of the massive destruction suffered a. Elpidio Quirino
by the Philippines during the Second World War, b. Ramon Magsaysay
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 c. Ferdinand Marcos 105. In what province can the tamaraw be
d. Carlos Garcia found?
97. Who was the Philippine President was a. Bohol
criticized as the most pro-American? b. Palawan
a. Diosdado Macapagal c. Mindoro
b. Manuel Roxas d. Cagayan
c. Ramon Magsaysay 106. Where in the Philippines can the
d. Corazon Aquino mousedeer be found?
98. Who was the president of the Philippine a. Bohol
known as “poor boy of Lubao”? b. Mindoro
a. Manuel Roxas c. Davao
b. Diosdado Macapagal d. Palawan
c. Elpidio Quirino 107. The first millennium sunrise in the
d. Carlos Garcia Philippines took place in?
99. Where in the Philippines can one find the a. Mt. Diwalwal
animal called “tarsier”? b. Mt. Apo
a. Bohol c. Mt. Pulag
b. Mindoro d. Mt. Kitanglad
c. Palawand. Cebu 108. Who was known as the father of Local
100. Given the exact date when Marcos officially Government Code?
announced the declaration of Martial Law? a. Joey Lina
a. September 23, 1972 b. Jovito Salonga
b. September 21, 1972 c. Aquilino Pimentel
c. September 24, 1972 d. Joseph Estrada
d. September 30, 1972 109. The form of government during Martial Law
101. What was the proclamation or decree of according to President Marcos was _____.
President Marcos that provided for the a. A dictatorship
declaration of martial b. Democracy from the center
law in the Philippines in 1972? c. A republic
a. Proclamation 1081 d. Constitutional Authoritarianism
b. b. PD 27 110. Who was the senate president in 1991 who
c. PD 1080 led the majority of senators to reject a new treaty
d. Proclamation 1020 extending the presence of the US military bases
102. The commemoration of the declaration of in the Philippines?
martial law was based on the date that was a. Ernesto Maceda
written on the Marcos declaration declaring b. Jovito Salonga
martial law in the Philippines and not on the date c. Neptali Gonzales
Marcos officially announced in public the placing d. Blas Ople
of the Philippines under martial law. What was 111. The snap election in the Philippines took
the exact date written on the place on ______.
proclamation? a. February 7, 1986
a. September 21, 1972 b. February 14, 1986
b. September 22, 1972 c. February 21, 1986
c. September 23, 1972 d. February 25, 1986
d. August 21, 1972 112. What federation of Southeast Asian
103. Who was the first president of the 1971 countries did the Philippine become a founding
constitutional convention that drafted the 1973 member in 1967?
constitution a. ASEAN
popularly known as the “Marcos Constitution”? b. SEATO
a. Carlos Garcia c. Bandung Conference
b. Diosdado Macapagal d. AFTA
c. Benigno Aquino Jr. 113. Who was the Philippine President
d. Imelda Marcos responsible for the establishment of
104. After the death of President Garcia, who MAPHILINDO, the forerunner of ASEAN?
replaced him as President of the 1971 a. Diosdado Macapagal
Constitutional Convention? b. Ferdinand Marcos
a. Benigno Aquino Jr. c. Carlos Garcia
b. Diosdado Macapagal d. Ramon Magsaysay
c. Jose Diokno 114. Where was the earliest known and
d. Jovito Salonga scientifically established abode of man in the
Philippines located?
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 a. Tabon Cave in Palawan 123. Which war in Europe led to the British
b. Callao Cave in Cagayan occupation of Manila from 1762 to 1764?
c. Manunggul Cave in Palawan a. Bourbon War
d. Homonhon in Leyte b. Seven Years War
115. To what family of languages, does Tagalog c. War of Roses
and other languages in the Asia Pacific region d. Crusades
belong? 124. The opening of Suez Canal reduced
a. Australoid considerably the travel distance between the
b. Malay Philippines and Europe. When was the opening
c. Negritoes of the Suez Canal?
d. Austronesian a. 1869
116. The pre-Hispanic priests or priestess were b. 1871
called babaylan in the Visayas but in the c. 1879
Tagalog regions they were called _____. d. 1881
a. Diwata 125. What was the lawmaking body or
b. Arbularyo legislature during the Spanish occupation of the
c. Katalonans Philippines?
d. Umalohokan a. Casa Tribunal
117. The pre-colonial mourning of the dead chief b. Recopilacion
was called _____. c. Royal Audencia/Real Audencia
a. Morotal d. Consejo de Indias
b. Laraw 126. Who was the sole representative of the
c. Maglahi Spanish Crown in the Philippines during the
d. Balata Spanish colonial
118. What was the nationality of Ferdinand Period?
Magellan? a. governor-general
a. Portuguese b. Viceroy of Mexico
b. Spaniard c. Archbishop of Manila
c. Italian d. Alcalde Mayor
d. Dutch 127. The Supreme Court during the Spanish
119. Who was the commander of the ship period was the _____.
Victoria that led the 17 other remaining a. Residencia
Spaniards under b. Casa Tribunal
Magellan’s expedition to complete the first c. Ayuntamiento
circumnavigation of the world? d. Royal Audencia
a. Antonio Pigafetta 128. During the Spanish colonial period, which
b. Sebastian del Cano institution conducted the investigation of the
c. Andres de Urdaneta outgoing officials particularly the governor
d. Pedro Chirino general for the purpose of punishing corrupt and
120. Where is the island of Moluccas, the Spice dishonest officials?
island located today? a. Residencia
a. India b. Audencia
b. Malaysia c. Visita
c. Indonesia d. Recopilacion
d. Papua New Guinea 129. What was the privilege of an alcalde mayor
121. Who was the leader of Manila when the to engage in trade while in office during the
Spaniards headed by Martin de Goiti arrived in Spanish regime called?
1570? a. Cumplace
a. Rajah Sikatuna b. Indulto de Comercio
b. Rajah Lakandula c. Pase Regio
c. Rajah Sulayman d. Las Siete Partidas
d. Rajah Tupas 130. What was the term given by Marcelo H. del
122. What was the countervailing economic Pilar to the form of government during the
philosophy or ideology in Europe in the 16th Spanish colonial period wherein the government
century that guided and influenced Spain in was controlled and dominated by the friars?
implementing an expansionist policy. a. Theocracy
a. Capitalism b. Divine monarchy
b. Mercantilism c. Frailocracia
c. Socialism d. Absolute monarchy
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131. What was the primary duty of the 140. Intramuros was an example of what type of
gobernadorcillo during the Spanish colonial western architecture introduced by Spaniards in
period? the Philippines.
a. Recruit workers for the polo a. Antillean
b. Collect taxes b. Real
c. Implement orders of the governor- c. Walled Architecture
general d. Cottas
d. Maintain peace and order 141. What was the first printed book in the
132. How were the workers serving under the Philippines which was introduced by
forced labor during Spanish regime called? Dominicans?
a. Polista a) Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Española
b. Reservas y Tagala
c. Trabajadores b) La Esperanza
d. Indios Bravos c) Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
133. The payment for exemption to render the d) Filipinas Dentro De Cien Años
forced labor during the Spanish Regime was 142. Who was the literary artist known as
called? “Huseng Sisiw”?
a. Boleta a. Jose dela Cruz
b. Falla b. Apolinario dela Cruz
c. Situado c. Francisco Baltazar
d. Indulto d. Juan Matapang Cruz
134. What was the term given to the friars who 143. What is the literary form of Francisco
do not belong to any religious order during the Baltazar’s “Florante at Laura”?
Spanish a. Awit
Regime? b. Korido
a. Regular c. Comedia
b. Secular d. Moro-moro
c. Cur Parroco 144. What was the first college in the Philippines
d. Missionaries founded by the Jesuits in 1589?
135. Most of the goods carried or loaded from a. Collegio of San Juan de Letran
Manila by the galleon came from ____. b. College of San Jose
a. China c. College of San Ignacio
b. Philippines d. College of San Ildefonso
c. India 145. What was the first college for girls in the
d. Southeast Asia Philippines which was established in 1589?
136. How many galleon ships usually arrived in a. Collegio de Santa Potenciana
the Philippines within one year? b. Collegio de santa Isabel
a. One c. Collegio de la Concordia
b. Two d. Collegio de Sta. Rita
c. Five 146. The Spanish Mestizo priest who was the
d. Ten first organized leader of the Filipino secular
137. Who was the governor-general who clergy in the
founded the “Economico de los Amigos del Pais” Secularization Movement and editor of its
and the “Real Compania de Filipinas”? newspaper “El Eco Filipino”
a. Rafael Izquirdo a. Father Pedro Pelaez
b. Valeriano Weyler b. Father Domingo Salazar
c. Jose Basco c. Father Jose Burgos
d. Carlos Maria dela Torre d. Father Jacinto Zamora
138. Who was the Spanish governor-general in 147. What was the term given to the primary
the Philippines when the Gomburza execution objective of the propaganda movement for the
took place? Philippines to become a province of Spain?
a. Valeriano Weyler a. Autonomia
b. Rafael Izquirdo b. Reformation
c. Fermin Jaudanes c. Assimilation
d. Camilo Polavieja d. Independencia
139. Who wrote the book entitled “Sucesos de 148. The orator of the reform movement, who
las Islas Filipinas”? wrote “Fray Botod” and served as first editor of
a. Pedro Chirino La Solidaridad was______.
b. Antonio de Morga a. Graciano Lopez Jaena
c. Gregorio Sanciangco b. Marcelo H. del Pilar
d. Antonio Pigafetta c. Mariano Ponce
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 d. Antonio Luna d. Emilio Aguinaldo
149. What was the newspaper of the 158. When was the “Battle of Manila Bay”?
Propaganda Movement? a. May 1, 1898
a. El Eco Filipino Varios b. August 13, 1898
b. La Solidaridad c. February 4, 1899
c. Discursos y Articulos d. February 6, 1899
d. La Independencia 159. Who was the representative of the Filipino
150. Who was the second editor of the La people in the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris?
Solidaridad and used the penname Dolores a. Felipe Agoncillo
Manapat? b. Doroteo Lopez
a. Marcelo H. del Pilar c. Mariano Ponce
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena d. Galicano Apacible
c. Jose Rizal 160. Who was the last Filipino general who
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar surrendered to the Americans on April 16, 1902?
151. Who among the members of propaganda a. Miguel Malvar
movement used the penname Taga-ilog? b. Ramon Diokno
a. Antonio Luna c. Artemio Ricarte
b. Jose Ma. Basa d. Julian Montalban
c. Jose Rizal 161. Where was Aguinaldo captured by the
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar Americans on March 23, 1901?
152. Who among the propagandist used the a. Palanan, Isabela
penname Kalipulako? b. Echague, Isabelac. Tumauini, Isabela
a. Mariano Ponce d. San Mariano, Isabela
b. Juan Luna 162. Who was the Filipino revolutionary leader
c. Faustino Lichauco who led the Filipino troops in the “Battle of San
d. Felipe Agoncillo153. Who was the first woman Mateo” on December 18, 1899 which resulted in
to become a mason and was initiated as the killing of an American general named Henry
member of the lodge “Walana” on Lawton?
July 18, 1893? a. General Licerio Geronimo
a. Josefa Rizal b. General Vicente Lukban
b. Gregora de Jesus c. General Miguel Malvar
c. Rosario Villaruel d. General Antonio Luna
d. Marina Dizon 163. What treaty signed between the US
154. What was the highest rank among Government and the Sultan of Sulo on August
members of the katipunan who used password 20, 1899 provided
“Rizal”? that “Muslim and the Americans could co-exist
a. Kawal peacefully?
b. Anak ng Bayan a. Bates Treaty
c. Bayani b. Forbes Treaty
d. Supremo c. Taft Treaty
155. A false address was given as the place d. Raja Muda-Taft Treaty
where the Katipunan newspaper “Kalayaan” was 164. Who led the American troops in the capture
printed to avoid detection by the Spaniards. of Aguinaldo on March 23, 1901?
Where was this place? a. Henry Lawton
a. Yokohama, Japan b. Frederick Funston
b. Hongkong c. Arthur Macarthur
c. Madrid, Spain d. Felix Greene
d. London, Great Britain 165. Who was the Filipino revolutionary leader
156. Who was the revolutionary leader who who refused to surrender to the Americans after
started the revolution in Nueva Ecija and led the General Malvar’s surrender, founded the
attack against the Spanish forces in the town of Supreme Government of the Tagalog
San Isidro on September 3, 1896? Archipelago and declared himself as
a. Mariano Llanera its President and Commander-in-Chief?
b. Mamerto Natividad a. Makario Sakay
c. Feleciano Jhocson b. Julian Montalan
d. Antonio Luna c. Licerio Geronimo
157. Who among the revolutionary leaders used d. Artemio Ricarte
the penname Agapito Bagumbayan? 166. What was the title of the editorial of the
a. Andres Bonifacio newspaper “El Renacimiento” published in
b. Emilio Jacinto October 30, 1908 criticizing the secretary of the
c. Pio Valenzuela interior Dean C. Worcester who in turn filed a
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libel suit against the owner and editor of the 174. What was the most urgent problem
newspaper which ended in its closure? confronted by the officials of the Commonwealth
a. Independence Now! Government when they took over the reins of
b. Philippines for the Filipinos government from the Americans in 1935?
c. Birds of Prey (Aves de Rapiña) A. Fear of Japanese aggression
d. The Corrupt Politician B. Dependency of the economy from the US
167. Who was the owner of the nationalist C. Control of the Chinese of the Economy
newspaper “El Renacimiento” and its tagalog D. Cultural bankruptcy of the Filipinos
counterpart “MulingPagsilang”? 175. What law was passed by the Philippine
a. Martin Ocampo Assembly during the commonwealth period
b. Rafael Palma aimed at presenting the foreigners particularly
c. Maximo Kalaw the Chinese from controlling the economy?
d. Fidel Reyes a. Anti-dummy law
168. During the American occupation the b. Filipino First Policy
Philippine Assembly sent a representative of the c. New Omnibus Investment Act of 1935
Filipino people in the US Congress. What was d. Philippine Trade Law
the position called? 176. What program or policy was instituted by
a. High Commissioner President Manuel Quezon under the
b. Resident Commisioner commonwealth
c. Ambassador Government which was sometimes called
d. Representative Quezonian Socialism because its particular
169. During the commonwealth Government objective was to give
what was the representative of the US President justice to the common tao?
in the Philippines called? a. Rice share Tenancy
a. Civil Governor b. Friar Land Act
b. Resident Commissioner c. Quezon Para sa Mahirap Program
c. High Commissioner d. Social Justice Program
d. Ambassador 177. What was the primary export of the
170. If Frank Murphy was the first US High Philippines to the United States from 1902-
Commissioner, who served the last and later 1918?
became the first US ambassador to the a. Abaca
Philippines in 1946? b. Sugar
a. Douglas MacArthur c. Tobacco
b. Paul V. McNutt d. Coconut oi
c. Henry Ide 178. Who founded the peasant organization
d. Edward Lansdale “Sociedad Ti Mannalon” in Pangasinan and led
171. What was the present position of the the “Tayug
Secretary of Education called during the Uprasing” in 1931?
American occupation? a. Pablo Bulan
a. Secretary of Public Instruction b. Pedro Kabola
b. Secretary of Public Education c. Pedro Calosa
c. Secretary of Normal Education d. Dionisio Magbuelas
d. Secretary of Schools 179. Who founded the guerilla newspaper “The
172. Which law passed during the American Saber” in Bicol?
occupation provided limits in the ownership of a. Salipada Pendatum
lands on individuals for 16 hectares and 1024 b. Juan Frivaldo
hectares for corporation? c. Roque Ablan
a. Cooper Act or the Philippine Bill of 1902 d. Wenceslao Q. Vinzons
b. Friar Land Act 180. Who headed the the people’s court that
c. Homestead Act was tasked to prosecute Filipino collaborators
d. Land Registration Act during the Japanese occupation of the
173. Besides the administration of the currency, Philippines?
what was the only other aspect on the reins of a. Manuel Roxas
government which was not placed completely in b. Lorenzo Tañada, Sr
the hands of the Filipinos but still under the c. Sergio Osmeña
control of the Americans during the d. Benigno Aquino Sr
Commonwealth Government? 181. What special government agency was
a. Finance established by Pres. Corazon Aquino in 1986
b. National Defense that was tasked to recover ill-gotten wealth
c. Foreign Relation acquired by the Marcos family, their relatives
d. Trade and commerce and cronies during their 20 years
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of authoritarian rule in the Philippines? b. Harrison Commision
a. Presidential Commission on Good c. Schurman Commission
Government (PCGG) d. Wood Commission
b. Presidential Commission for the Ill- 190. What was the age requirement for the
Gotten Wealth Recovery qualification of voters during the American
c. Presidential Commission on occupation?
Government Assets Recovery a. At least 21 years old
d. Task Force Recovery b. At least 18 years old
182. Who was the first vice-president to be c. At least 23 years old
elected President of the Philippines after the d. At least 25 years old
Marcos regime? 191. In what year were women give the right to
a. Joseph Estrada vote in the Philippines?
b. Salvador Laurel a. 1937
c. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo b. 1935
d. Arturo Tolentino c. 1907
183. When was Andres Bonifacio executed by d. 1916
the Magdalo soldiers headed by Lt. Lazaro 192. Which government body established by
Makapagal at Mt. Tala in Cavite? Governor General Francis Burton Harrison was
a. May 10, 1897 tasked to
b. May 15, 1897 advise the governor-general on matters of public
c. May 30, 1897 importance?
d. June 6, 1897 a. Presidential Advisory Group
184. Who was the Filipino general assassinated b. Board of Control
by the Kawit Company at Cabanatuan, Nueva c. Council of State
Ecija in 1899? d. Chief of staff
a. Artemio Ricarte 193. In what place in Metro Manila did the battle
b. Makario Sakay of San Juan del Monte took place on august 30,
c. Antonio Luna 1896?
d. Gregorio del Pilar A. Mandaluyong
185. When was the First Philippine Republic B. San Juan
popularly known as the Malolos Republic C. Quezon City
inaugurated? D. Manila
a. January 23, 1899 194. In what province were the evidences of
b. January 24, 1899 artifacts and tools used by man belonging to the
c. January 25, 1899 “homo erectus philipinensis” discovered?
d. January 30, 1899 a. Cagayan
186. Who was the first appointed President of b. Palawan
the Cabinet and Secretary of Foreign Affairs c. Agusan
under the Malolos Republic? d. Batanes
a. Apolinario Mabini 195. Which city was first named by the
b. Cayetano Arellano Spaniards as Nueva Caceres
c. Pedro Paterno a. Naga
d. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera b. Cebu
187. How many members were c. Vigan
elected/appointed to the Malolos Congress? d. Manila
a. 136 196. Where is the “Moriones” festival
b. 142 celebrated?
c. 120 a. Marinduque
d. 80 b. Cebu
188. Who was elected president of the Malolos c. Davao
Congress on September 15, 1898? d. Aklan
a. Pedro Paterno 197. After the arrest and deportation of jose
b. Felipe Calderon Rizal on July 6, 1892 to dapitan, the members of
c. Benito Legarda the La Liga Filipina were divided into two
d. Gregorio Araneta factions. The radical group headed by Andres
189. What was the popular name of the “First Bonifacio formed the Katipunan while the
Philippine Commission” sent by the American reformist faction founded another organization.
Government to the Philippines that offered an What was the name of this organization?
“autonomy proposal” to the Filipino a. La Solidaridad
revolutionaries in May 1899? b. Asociacion de Paz
a. Taft Commision c. Cuerpo de Compromisarios
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 d. Asociacion de Autonomia d. Laoag
198. Who wrote Dasalan at Tocsohan, 206. Who was the “Lakambini ng Katipunan”?
Kadakilaan ng Dios, Amain Namin and La a. Gregoria de Jesus
Soberania Moniacal? b. Marina Dizon
a. Jose Rizal c. Marcela Agoncillo
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena d. Teresa Magbanua
c. Marcelo H. del Pilar 207. Who was the President of the Magdiwang
d. Antonio Luna faction of the Katipunan in Cavite?
199. Who was the general of the revolution who a. Mariano Alvarez
did not recognize the Pact of Biak na Bato in b. Emilio Aguinaldo
1987 and instead established the Central c. Santiago Alvarez
Executive Committee in Central Luzon? d. Baldomero Aguinaldo
a. Francisco Makabulos 208. The formal colonization of the Philippines
b. Macario Sakay took place after the Americans established a
c. Feliciano Jhonson military government. When was the American
d. Artemio Ricarte Military Government in the Philippines
200. What branch of the Armed Forces of the established?
Philippines was the first established by the a. August 13, 1898
Americans on July 18, 1901 to fight the Filipino b. August 14, 1898
revolutionaries whom the Americans called c. August 15, 1898
insurrectos, bandidos and ladrones? d. August 21, 1898
a. The Army 209. Who founded the Maguindanao Sultanate?
b. Philippine National Police (PNP) a. Sharif Kabungsuan
c. Philippine Constabulary (PC) b. Makhdum
d. Scout Rangers c. Abu Bakr
201. What kind of Government was first d. Nur Misuari
established by Emilio Aguinaldo in the 210. What province in the Philippines was often
Philippines after his arrival referred to as Ma-i by the Chinese in the 14
from Hongkong on May 19, 1898? th century?
a. Military Government a. Mindoro
b. Revolutionary Government b. b. Palawan
c. Republic c. Manila
d. Dictatorial Government d. Sulu
202. Who was the Filipino general of the
revolution who was known as the “Hero of Tirad
Pass?
a. Gregorio del Pilar
b. Antonio Luna
c. Vicente Lukban
d. Miguel Malvar
203. The greatest general during the Philippine-
American War. He could have suppressed the
Americans if he was not executed.
 ANTONIO LUNA

204. Who among the Philippine Presidents

sponsored the establishment of an anti-
communist organization composed of different
countries known as Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization (SEATO) in Manila on
September 1954?
a. Manuel Roxas
b. Elpidio Quirino
c. Ramon Magsaysay
d. Carlos P. Garcia
205. In what city did Gen. Tomuyuki Yamashita
surrendered to the Americans during the last
days of the Second World War?
a. Zamboanga
b. Ilo-ilo
c. Baguio
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 from Ateneo couldn’t be understood. Jose tried
to do the following EXCEPT
a. Speak it with Latin and Spanish words
b. Aid it with much gesticulation
c. Aid it with frequent sketching on paper
d. Speak it with German and Greek
6. Where did Rizal hear mass at the sunrise of
his embarkation date to Madrid, Spain?
a. Sto. Domingo Church
b. San Agustin Church
c. Manila Cathedral
d. San Francisco Church
7. On June 2, 1882, Rizal arrived at the city of
_____ (Red Sea terminal of the Suez Canal),
whose beautiful moonlight of this picturesque
city reminded him of his family and Calamba.
a. Colombo
b. Singapore
c. Aden
d. Suez
8. Rizal landed this place to see the interesting
spots of ______, the Mediterranean terminal of
Suez Canal, where he heard the multi-racial
residents speaking a babel of tongues – Arabic,
French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Egyptian, etc.
Rizal (64 Items) a. Point de Galle
b. Port Said
c. Colombo
1. On his last night in Manila, Rizal rode about
d. Aden
the city and its suburbs. He was accompanied
9. In his two-day sojourn in the English colony of
by _____.
Singapore, what did Rizal particularly admire?
a. Uncle Antonio Rivera
a) Their languages and culture they spoke
b. Paciano
b) Their customs and traditions that were
c. Soledad
somewhat alike to the Filipinos
d. Both Uncle Antonio Rivera and
c) The confidence which natives of Singapore
Paciano
seemed to have in their government
2. When did Rizal left for Spain to complete his
d) Their discipline and strict compliance of
university studies and improved his knowledge
imposed laws
of arts & sciences and his God-given talents?
10. The editor of Diariong Tagalog who
a. May 3, 1880
congratulated Rizal for the article and requested
b. May 3, 1881
him for some articles
c. May 3, 1882
a. Marcelo H. del Pilar
d. May 3, 1883
b. Juan Luna
3. Rizal’s departure for Spain was kept secret to
c. Francisco Calvo
avoid detection by the colonial officers and
d. Antonio Luna
friars, but the following below knew that Jose
11. The article that Rizal wrote in Diariong
was leaving EXPECT
Tagalog urging his compatriots to love their
a. His parents
fatherland just like
b. His sisters
his prize-winning A La Juventud Filipina
c. Uncle Antonio Rivera
a. Los Viajes
d. Paciano
b. Felicitacion
4. In Singapore, Rizal boarded this French
c. Amor Patrio
steamer named ______, which was sailing to
d. Revista de Madrid
Europe.
12. The article that Rizal wrote in Madrid on
a. Belvic
November 29, 1882 which was returned to him
b. Salvadora
because the
c. Hayfong
Diariong Tagalog ceased publication.
d. Djemnah
a. Los Viajes
5. In the steamer bound to Europe, Jose tried to
b. Felicitaction
speak French with some passengers but to his
c. Amor Patrio
surprise the bookish French which he learned
d. Revista de Madrid
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13. Rizal visited _____ (in Marseilles) where d. Juan de Salcedo
Dantes (hero of the Count of Monte Cristo) was 20. A liberal-minded Spaniard and Civil
imprisoned. Governor of Manila (during General Carlos Ma.
a. Tower of Babel de la Torre’s administration) whom Rizal used to
b. Chateau d’ If visit the home of every Saturday evening
c. Hanging Garden of Babylon because the hero was far away and lonely in
d. Point de Galle Madrid. He and other Filipino students played
14. Naples: Italy; Marseilles: France; Port-Bou: parlor games with his 2 daughters.
______ a. Guillermo Puatu
a. Spain b. Francisco Calvo Muñzoz
b. Germany c. Ramon Blanco
c. Japan d. Don Pablo Ortega y Rey
d. Singapore 21. On August 22, 1883, Rizal wrote a lovely
15. Filipinos in Barcelona, some of whom were poem entitled A La Senorita C.O. y R. who was
Rizal’s school mate in Ateneo gave him party at he dedicating
their favorte café in _____ the poem to?
a. Hotel de Paz a. Leonor Rivera
b. Plaza de Cataluna b. Pilar
c. Las Ramblas c. Consuelo
d. Port-Bou d. Concepcion
16. While sojourning in Barcelona, Rizal 22. Shortly after Rizal’s arrival in Madrid, he
received a sad news about the _____ that was joined the Society of Spaniards and Filipinos, in
ravaging Manila and provinces causing Calamba which the members of the society requested him
folks to have afternoon novenas to San Roque so he wrote a poem entitled Me Piden Versos
and nocturnal processions and prayers to stop (They Asked Me for Verses). What’s the name
dreadful epidemic, which Spanish authorities of the organization?
were impotent to check. What was the disease? a. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
a. Dengue b. El Consuejo de los Dioses
b. Malaria c. Liceo Artistico-Literario
c. Typhoid fever d. Marian Congregation
d. Cholera 23. Rizal as lover of books was able to build up
17. On November 3, 1882, Rizal enrolled in a fair-sized private library. His collection of
Universidad Central de Madrid (Central books, to name a few, were The Bible, Hebrew
University of Madrid) in two courses aside from Grammar, Lives of Presidents of the United
his studies in painting and sculpture in Academy States from Washington to Johnson, History of
of San Carlos, lessons in French, German and the French Revolution, Ancient Poetry, the
English under a private instructor, and practice Byzantine Empire, the Characters of la Bruyere,
in fencing and shooting in the Hall of Arms of the Renaissance, Uncle Tom’s Cabby Harriet
Sanz y Carbonell. What was the 2 courses that Beecher Stowe, Works of Alexander Dumas,
he matriculated in Universidad Central de and so on. Who is the owner of the second-hand
Madrid? book store where Rizal purchased books from?
a. Philosophy and Letters & Medicine a. Señor Roses
b. Philosophy and Latin & Medicine b. Francisco Calvo Muñoz
c. Philosophy and Latin & Diploma in c. Juan de Salcedo
Surveying d. Jose M. Cecicilio
d. Ophthalmology and Philosophy 24. In 1883, Rizal joined the Masonic Lodge
Acacia and his Masonic name is Dimasalang.
18. Rizal invested his three pesetas (peseta is His reasons why
the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002) he became a Mason: (1) the abusive bad friars
on _____ in the Philippines and he needed the help of the
a. Lottery ticket Masons as
b. Wine shield to use in his fight against evil forces of
c. Food tyranny. On November 15, 1890, he became a
d. Books Master Mason
19. The historic waterway Suez Canal, which in ______
was traversed by Rizal for 5 days, was a. La Liga Filipina
constructed by the famous Frenchman named b. Lodge Solidaridad
_______ c. Circulo Hispano-Filipino
a. Ferdinand Magellan d. Propaganda Movement
b. Ferdinand de Lesseps
c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
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25. At the National Exposition of Fine Arts in a. Ferdinand Magellan
Madrid in 1884, joined by many painters in b. Lapu-lapu
Europe in that art c. Dagohoy
competition, Luna won first prize (gold medal) d. Egyptian priest
for his ______ 33. In another Luna’s great painting “The Blood
a. Christian Virgins Exposed to the Compact”, Rizal posed as _____ while Dr.
Populace Trinidad Pardo de Tavera posed as Legaspi
b. Spolarium a. Spanish priest
c. Felicitacion b. Lapu-lapu
d. Uncle Tom’s Cabin c. Dagohoy
26. Rizal graduated a degree of Licentiate in d. Sikatuna
Medicine in June 1884 at Universidad Central de e. Egyptian Priest
Madrid as well as a degree of Licentiate in 34. In Heidelberg, Rizal worked in the clinic of
Philosophy and Letters in such school with _____, famous Polish ophthalmologist.
rating of _____ a. Felix Pardo de Tavera
a. Aprobado (passing grade) b. Dr. Javier Galezowsky
b. Bueno (good) c. Dr. Louis de Weckert
c. Notable (very good) d. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
d. Sobrasaliente (excellent) 35. The Austrian professor, Director of Ateneo of
27. After Rizal completed his studies in Madrid, Leitmeritz, whom Rizal had long and frequent
Rizal went to Paris and Germany in order to correspondence as their beautiful friendship
specialize in _____ lasted all their lives.
a. Optometry a. Dr. Javier Galezowsky
b. Philosophy and Letters b. Dr. Louis de Weckert
c. Ophthalmology c. Jose Alejandrino
d. Philosophy and Latin d. Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt
28. After completing his studies at Universidad 36. Rizal sent two books entitled “Arithmetica”
Central de Madrid, on his way to Paris for further written in Spanish and Tagalog by University of
study in Ophthalmology, he stopped at Santo Tomas Press in 1868. The author was
Barcelona to visit his friend named ______, a _____, a native of Santa Cruz, Laguna.
medical student and a member of a rich family of a. Felix Pardo de Tavera
San Miguel, Bulacan. b. Rufino Baltazar Hernandez
a. Don Miguel Morayta c. Jose Alejandrino
b. Señor Eusebio Corominas d. Marcelo H. del Pilar
c. Paz Pardo de Tavera 37. Rizal stayed in Leipzig from August 14, 1886
d. Maximo Viola – October 29, 1886, he translated Schiller’s
29. During his week-stay in Paris, Rizal _____ from German to Tagalog so that Filipinos
befriended _____ the editor of La Publicidad. might know the story of Swiss independence.
a. Don Miguel Morayta a. Fairy Tales
b. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera b. Travels in the Philippines
c. Paz Pardo de Tavera c. William Tell
d. Señor Eusebio Corominas d. The Count of Monte Cristo
30. Owner of La Publicidad and statesman 38. In Berlin, Rizal was enchanted because of
whom Rizal made a crayon sketch when Rizal the scientific atmosphere and the absence of
went to Paris visiting Maximo Viola. racial prejudice. And he came in contact with the
a. Don Miguel Morayta German scientist-traveler named ______. Who
b. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera was the author of travelers in the Philippines
c. Dr. Louis de Weckert which Rizal read and admired for such author
d. Señor Eusebio Corominas foretell the downfall of the Spanish rule and
31. In October 1885, Rizal living in Paris, where the coming of Americans to the Philippine shore.
he sojourned for about 4 mounts, worked as an a. Dr. Feodor Jagor
assistant to _____ leading French b. b. Alexander Dumas
ophthalmologist. c. Hans Andersen
a. Felix Pardo de Tavera d. Beecher Stowe
b. Dr. javier Galezowsky 39. Rizal lived in Berlin not just as mere student
c. Dr. Louis de Weckert or a curious tourist, but for the following reasons
d. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera EXCEPT
32. Rizal discussed with Luna, the great master i. To gain further knowledge of ophthalmology
of brush, by posing as model in several painting. and sciences & languages
In Luna’s canvas “The Death of Cleopatra”
posing as a/an _____.
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nation and associate with the German much admired”.
scientists and scholars a. Alexander Dumas
iii. To finish his novel El Filibusterismo b. Eugene Sue
a. I only c. Beecher Stowe
b. II only d. Norfenfals
c. III only 46. After the publication of Noli Me Tangere,
d. I and II Rizal was warned not to return home by the
40. The winter of 1886 was his darkest winter in following people EXCEPT
Berlin for the following reasons EXCEPT: i. Silvestre Ubaldo
i. He ate only one meal a day consisted of bread ii. Josephine Bracken
and water or some cheap vegetable iii. Paciano and Jose M. Cecilio
ii. The diamond ring from Saturnina got lost a. I only
iii. He had no money arrived from Calamba and b. II only
could not pay his landlord c. III only
a. I only d. I and II
b. II only 47. Rizal, deciding to return home, left Rome by
c. III only train for Marseilles, a French port. And on July 3,
d. I and II 1887 he boarded what steamer?
41. How much did Rizal owed to Maximo Viola a. Tabo
so that the novel Noli Me Tangere could be b. Djemmah
printed? c. Hayfong
a. P100.00 d. Salvadora
b. P150.00 48. In Saigon, on July 30, 1887, he transferred
c. P200.00 to another steamer, which was Manila-bound.
d. P300.00 What was that steamer he was riding?
42. In Rizal’s Europe tour, he (together with a. Tabo
Viola) visited such because of the following b. Djemmah
reasons: c. Hayfong
i. To further study ophthalmology and d. Salvadora
sciences & languages 49. In his hometown (Calamba), patients form
ii. Rizal was interested in botany to study Manila and provinces flocked to such town,
numerous varieties of extraordinary beauty which Rizal
and size came to be called _____ because he came from
iii. To visit Dr. Adolph B. Meyer Germany, bust attending his lucrative medical
a. I only practice.
b. II only a. Doctor Laon
c. III only b. Doctor Dimasalang
d. II and III c. Doctor Uliman
43. In Leitmeritz, when Rizal and Viola was d. Doctor Soliman
visiting Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, who 50. While the storm over the Noli was raging in
was amazed by Rizal’s fluency in German fury, Rizal was not molested in Calamba
language that Rizal was asked how long did he because of this
study German. Then Rizal Governor-General that assigned a bodyguard for
answered eleven months. Rizal. Who was that governor-general?
a. Alcalde Mayor a. Terrero
b. Governor General b. Blanco
c. Gobernadorcillo c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
d. Burgomaster d. Juan Salcedo
44. In Prague, as part of Europe tour, Viola and 51. The lieutenant who defended Rizal in the
Rizal visited the famous cave where the Catholic court whom the latter chose because the
saint was imprisoned. Who was that saint? former’s name was
a. San Antonio Padua familiar to him, for the former was the brother of
b. Saint Francisco de Assissi Rizal’s bodyguard in 1887.
c. Saint Pascual Bailon a. Juan Salcedo
d. San Juan Nepomuceno b. Blanco
45. One of the greatest novelists in Europe c. Pio Valenzuela
(Austrian novelist) whom Rizal and Viola visited d. Luis Taviel de Andrade
in Vienna and armed with letter of 52. The lottery prize that Rizal won.
recommendation from Blumentritt, years later he a. P10,000
b. P20,000
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d. P40,000 d. 7:03 Am
53. In his aspiration to reconcile Rizal with the 61. Ano ang pangalan ng kabayo ni Jose Rizal?
church, Fr. Pastells sent one or the following: a. Usmna
I. Father Obach b. Utlig
II. Father Jose Villaclara c. Josep
III. Father Paula de Sancher d. Alipato
a. I only 62. Being a rationalist in life, what was the
b. II only reported request of Dr. Jose Rizal to his
c. I and II executioners in Bagumbayan?
d. All of the above a. Not to miss their target
54. When Rizal was exiled in Dapitan, the b. Not to shoot him at the back
different perspectives of Rizal’s “many- c. Shoot to kill
splendored genius” were d. Not to shoot him on the head
enhance such as the following EXCEPT 63. Jose P. Rizal was born at _______.
a. Rizal as Educator a. Biñan, Laguna
b. Rizal as a Traveler b. Calamba, Lagunac. Dapitan
c. Rizal as a Farmer d. Kawit, Cavite
d. Rizal as Inventor and Scientist 64. What was the title of Rizal’s work considered
55. What is Jose Rizal’s height? to be his crowning glory as a young poet?
a. 4’ 9” a. A Las Flores del Heidelberg
b. 4’ 10” b. Mi Ultimo Adios
c. 4’ 11” c. A Mi Madre
d. 5’ 0” d. A La Juventud Filipina
56. When was Rizal arrested and deported to
Dapitan (without benefit of trial)
a. June 21, 1892
b. June 26, 1892 1. The gifted physician-novelist of the
c. July 3, 1892 Propaganda
d. July 7, 1892
57. Rizal was accused of this/these 2. The number of languages which Rizal could
crime/crimes. speak.
i. Rebellion 3. First written novel of Rizal
ii. Sedition
iii. Illegal association 4. Place where the novel Noli Me Tangere was
a. I only published
b. I and II
c. I and III 5. City where the novel El Filibusterismo was
d. All of the above published
58. On July 31, 1896, Rizal’s four year exile in 6. The Spanish priest who denounced Dr. Jose
Dapitan came to an end. At midnight of that date Rizal’s novels as enemies of the Catholic
he left, together with Josephine, Narcisa, religion.
Angelica (Narcisa’s daughter), his three
nephews and 6 of his loyal pupils, on the 7. A supporter of the Propaganda movement
steamer named _______. and Rizal’s best friend.
a. España
b. Castilla 8. The first poem written by Rizal
c. Isla de Luzon 9. The best poem ever written by Dr. Jose
d. Isla de Panay Rizal.
59. One of the priest who visited Rizal before the
latter was executed whom Rizal made an image 10. The most cultured of the reformist.
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during the latter’s
11. Known as “Dimasalang” and “Laon Laan”
Ateneo days
a. Fr. Antonio Rosell 12. The book written by Rizal in defence of
b. Fr. Luis Viza alleged laziness of the Filipinos
c. Fr. Federico Faura
d. Fr. Jose Vilaclara 13. Pen name used by Rizal is his writings in La
60. The exact time Rizal died when he was shot Solidaridad
at Bagumbayan field by firing squad.
14. Spanish govern who signed the death
a. 6:00 AM
sentence of Dr. Jose Rizal
b. 6:15 AM
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by Andres Bonifacio in Tagalog Clara in his novel Noli Me Tangere.
16. Date of found of the fortnightly newspaper 40. Jose Rizal died at the age of _____
“La Solidaridad”
41. The mother of Jose Rizal was imprisoned for
17. Date of last issue of La Solidaridad how many years due to allegedly poisoning
her cousin-in
18. The first Spanish friar to attack “Noli” and “El
Fili” 42. law?
19. Place where Dr. Jose Rizal conceived the 43. The godfather of Jose Rizal
idea of establishing La Liga Filipina, a civic
association 44. The ninth child of Francisco and Teodora
who was an epileptic and died a spinster.
20. composed of Filipinos
45. Jose Rizal’s first teacher
21. Helped Dr. Jose Rizal in preparing the
constitution of La Liga Filipina 46. The title “El Filibusterismo” means

22. Date when Rizal was exiled to Dapitan 47. The main character of Noli Me Tangere is

23. Dr. Jose Rizal dedicated his famous poem 48. The main character of El Filibusterismo is
“A La Juventud Filipina” (To The Filipino 49. The novel, Noli Me Tangere is about
Youth) to
50. The novel El Filibusterism is about
24. To whom did Dr. Jose Rizal send his letter
with this line: “I am innocent of the crime of 51. The novel, Noli Me Tanger is dedicated to
rebellion. I am
52. Noli Me Tangere was inspired by
25. going to die with a tranquil conscience.”
53. Simoun is a wealthy jeweler who came back
26. The priest who baptized Rizal to the Philippines after how many years?
27. Philippine president who made Devember 54. Crisostomo Ibarra was a student abroad
30 as the Day of National Mourning in who had his homecoming after how many
Rizal’s honor years?
28. The Rizal family has this many siblings 55. Pilosopo Tasyo is a character in Noli Me
Tangere personified by whom in reality.
29. In 1868, Don Kiko brought Rizal to this
pilgrimage 56. The heaven-sent financer of Noli Me
Tangere
30. Left an impression to Rizal about sacrifice
on one’s life 57. The novel, El Filibusterismo came off the
press with the financial assistance of
31. Rizal started his formal schooling in
58. The girlfriend of Isagani who dumped him or
32. Our national hero was born on ______31. another man, believing that she has no
The complete name of our national hero. ` future if she
33. The law which provides that “courses on the 59. marries him
life, works and writings of Jose Rizal,
particularly his 60. The famous Rizal monument in Luneta was
not a work of a Filipino but a Swiss sculptor.
34. novels Noli Me Tangere and El Who was that
Filibusterismo, shall be included in the
curricula of all schools, colleges and 61. sculptor?
35. universities, public or private. 62. Rizal discovered 3 species:
36. Jose Rizal was fondly called ____ by his 63. At what age could Jose Rizal read and
family and friends. write?5
37. What was Filibustero mean? 64. The surname Mercado when translated to
English means?
38. In what school did Jose Rizal finish his
medical course? 65. Rizal’s dog name is
66. Name of Dr. Jose Rizal’s son
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B. Cytokinins and gibberellins
C. Auxins and absciscate
D. Cytokinins and auxins
4. Which of the following organism is included
under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Fungi
B. Magnilidae
C. Prokaryotes
D. Protozoa
5. Production of fossil fuels, petroleum and coal
will run out in the near future, it is called _____.
A. Renewable resources
B. Natural resources
C. Non-renewable resources
D. Bio-resources
6. Why are the nights cooler when the sky is
clear than when it is overcast?
a) A. Cooler air holds less vapor
b) B. There is no cloud cover to prevent
heat from escaping
c) C. There is less humidity
d) D. Wind is stronger when it is overcast
7. When does temperature inversion occur?
A. Cool air is trapped under warm air
B. Warm air is trapped under cool air
C. Winds blow fast and slow alternately
D. Cool air rises above warm air
8. Which is true about the lithosphere?
A. Crust and upper mantle
B. Crust and water on it
C. Continents and crust
D. Crust and the core
9. A paper clip can sit on the surface of water
due to?
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Surface tension
C. Viscosity
D. Bouyancy
10. Organic compounds used in perfumes and
food colorings
A. Alcohol
Set 9 General Education (March 2019 B. Ethers
Science 60 Items) C. Acids
D. Esters
11. Which is an alkaloid?
1. Two block pots of the same size are filled with
A. Nicotine
boiling water. One pot is colored white and the
B. Aspirin
other is black. In which pot will water cool
C. Eucalyptus
faster?
D. Menthol
A. In the black pot
12. A rectangular block steel has dimensions of
B. In the white pot
5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weighs
C. In both pots
1000 N. how should this block be placed on the
D. Will cool at the same time
surface to exert the least pressure on the
2. Also known as a “living world”
surface?
A. Population
A. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
B. Bio community
B. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side
C. Biosphere
C. All sides exert equal pressure
D. Ecosystem
D. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
3. What are the hormones responsible for plant
13. The protein shell of virus is called ________.
growth for promoting auxiliary bud growth and
A. Nucleolus
apical dominance?
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C. Nucleus and atomic number of 14. How many protons
D. Capsid are in this
14. An ant colony stores food in the summer, atom?
defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a A. 14
competing ant colony and steals larvae and B. 12
uses them as new workers. What is the term to C. 28
best describe this species D. 7
to cope with everyday life? 22. Insulin is secreted by the ____.
A. Ecological defeat A. Pancreas
B. Environment habitation B. Liver
C. Ecological success C. Intestine
D. Ecological niche D. Kidney
15. Humans reproduce when an ovum is 23. What organism would most likely in an arctic
combined with a sperm leading to development environment?
of an embryo. This form of reproduction is called A. Turtle
_____. B. Maya bird
A. Asexual reproduction C. Crocodile
B. Fertilization D. Walrus
C. Budding 24. The “red tide” phenomenon causes what
D. Binary fission particular marine organism to be poisonous for
16. Predation is a relationship exemplified by human consumption?
_____. A. Arthropods
A. An orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra B. Algae
tree C. Earthworm
B. A hunter shooting a duck in the forest and D. Mollusks
having it for dinner 25. What is true of metalloids?
C. A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal A. Conduct heat better than metals
tract of a toddler B. Conduct heat better than non-metals
D. A clownfish living within the sea anemone C. Have properties of both metals and
17. Who was the father of modern taxonomy non-metals
and responsible for coining the term Homo D. Conduct heat and electricity less
sapiens for humans? effective than non-metal
A. Chatton 26. Which of the following is a colloid?
B. Aristotle A. Water
C. H. Copeland B. Soda
D. Linnaeus C. Milk
18. A population of rabbits live in a stable habitat D. Gasoline
with no changes in the environment for a long 27. The law of heredity were the results of the
time. How will genetic drift possibly alter this study of ______.
population? A. Fleming
A. It may decrease genetic variation B. Mendel
B. It will promote the dominance of the rabbits C. Curie
with superior traits D. Darwin
C. It will decrease the population of the rabbits 28. What is the basis for clarifying plants based
D. It will stimulate the appearance of new traits on phylogenetic considerations?
19. The feeding connections between all the life A. Natural composition
forms are referred to as _____. B. Physical composition
A. Nutrition cycles C. Structural similarities
B. Food web D. Evolutionary sequences
C. Biochemical pathways 29. Who discovered penicillin?
D. Fossil cycle A. Fleming
20. What diagnostic test allows microorganisms B. Mendel
to multiply in a medium under controlled C. Curie
laboratory condition in order to determine the D. Darwin
cause of an intentions disease? 30. What are the two waste products of Citric
A. Microbial culture Acid Cycle?
B. Chest x-ray A. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide
C. Complete blood count B. Carbon dioxide and water
D. Urinalysis C. Hydrogen and nitrogen
D. Hydrogen and water
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possible genetic variations can a single seed 41. What is the normal body temperature?
have? A. 37 °C
A. XY, xy B. 47 °C
B. xY, XY, Xy, XY C. 30 °C
C. Xy D. 27 °C
D. Xy 42. What is the reason why a passenger tends
32. Light travels fastest in _____. to move forward when the car suddenly stops?
A. Air A. Law of interaction
B. Plastic B. Law of acceleration
C. Glass C. Law of inertia
D. Water D. Law of motion
33. What is the main organ for respiration? 43. Bats are able to navigate in the dark without
A. Brain bumping into anything because they ______.
B. Liver A. Are able to fluoresce in the dark
C. Lungs B. Have supersonic eyesight
D. Skin C. Omit sound waves
34. In 4 basic morphologies, what is the shape D. Can disappear in the dark
of vibrio-cholera? 44. The spreading of colors by a prism is called?
A. Rod-shaped A. Scattering
B. Spiral shaped B. Interference
C. Comma-shaped C. Dispersion
D. Spherical shaped D. Reflection
35. There is a need of well-defined and agreed 45. When you got sun burns, this is due to
upon that is used as a standard of all ______.
measurements. A. Conduction
A. Yard B. Radiation
B. Unit C. Convection
C. Meter D. Contact
D. Quantity 46. When a rocket releases powerful exhaust
36. In which rock layer are remains of aquatic gas to have a lift, the law behind is _____.
organisms commonly found? A. Law of interaction
A. Igneous B. Law of acceleration
B. Intrusive C. Law of inertia
C. Metamorphic D. Law of motion
D. Sedimentary 47. This is a sound that has a frequency below
37. Substances which cause chemical changes 20 Hz.
in food are called? A. Ultrasonic sound
A. Vitamins B. Infrasonic sound
B. Red cells C. Low soundD. Pitch
C. Enzymes 48. It is the capacity to do work.
D. Hormones A. Force
38. Which of the following pairs demonstrates B. Energy
symbiosis? C. Distance
A. Bee and flower D. Speed
B. Monkey and banana 49. It is referred to as the energy in motion.
C. Chick and corn plant A. Heat energy
D. Termites and wood B. Kinetic energy
39. Animals which live on land but return to the C. Potential energy
water breed. D. Mechanical energy
A. Reptiles 50. What heat transfer occurs when heat is
B. Mammals transferred by liquid?
C. Amphibians A. Contact
D. Crustaceans B. Conduction
40. The constantly changing condition form hour C. Radiation
to hour and even day to day is characteristic of a D. Convection
condition 51. What weather instrument measures
called? temperature?
A. Typhoon A. Radiosonde
B. Weather B. Rawind
C. Climate C. Psychrometer
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52. It is a term used to describe the change from
solid to gas without passing to liquid state?
A. Condensation
B. Precipitation
C. Evaporation
D. Sublimation
53. Energy at rest is called ______.
A. Electrical energy
B. Potential energy
C. Mechanical energy
D. Kinetic energy
54. What is the lifespan of an eyelash?
A. One week
B. One month
C. One day
D. Three months
55. Heat will always flow from ______.
A. Cold to hot body and vice versa
B. Cold to hot body
C. Hot to cold body and vice versa
D. Hot to cold body until equilibrium
56. Which of the following forms of energy is
emitted as waster energy into the environment?
A. Chemical energy
B. Light energy
C. Heat energy
D. Potential energy
57. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The
price money cannot be paid in currency but only
in gold. Applying your knowledge is chemistry,
select the largest amount of gold between the
given choices below. (Au = 197).
A. 297 g of gold
B. 40 Kg of gold
C. Avogadro’s number of atoms gold
D. 22.4 moles of gold
58. Light travels fast in ______.
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Air
D. Vacuum
59. The so-called mirage is cause by ______.
A. Zinc container
B. Carbon rod
C. Asphalt seal
D. Electrolyte
60. Hemophilia is a common sex-linked disorder
that is X-linked recessive trait. If a man is
hemophiliac, this means that _____.
a. He got the disease from his mother
b. He will have children with hemophilia
c. All his brothers and sisters will be
hemophiliac
d. None of his brothers and sisters will be
hemophiliacAdditional Science Questions
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 4. Which of the following is an example of
diffusion?
A. Spreading of radioactive particles
around the world
B. Spreading of fragrance in a room
C. Spreading of diseases in a city
D. All of the above
5. Which is known as "blood sugar”?
A. Sucrose
B. Lactose
C. Fructose
D. Glucose
6. Which life characteristic illustrates
perpetuation of species?
A. Reproduction
B. Irritability
C. Growth
D. Motion
7. Which among the following vitamins is soluble
in water?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B1
C. Vitamin B12
D. Vitamin C
8. Which tenet is NOT included in the Cell
Theory?
A. All living things are made up of cells.
B. Cells are the basic unit of life.
C. All cells have DNA.
D. Cells come from pre-existing cells.
9. Which combined functions of the following is
most involved when a boy swims?
A. Muscles, bones and hair
B. Blood and muscles
C. Bones, nerves and muscles
D. Nerves and reproductive organs
10. Bones: Osteocytes; Brain:_________
A. Nephrons
B. Neurons
C. Sarcomere
D. Impulse
11. In the DNA molecule, Guanine lies opposite
SET 10 GEN ED to ______.
A. Uracil
1. Which distinguishes a plant cell from an B. Cytosine
animal cell? C. Adenine
A. Cell wall D. Thymine
B. Cell membrane 12. Complete the reaction: Water + CO2 ->
C. Nucleus Sugar + ______.
D. Mitochondria A. Ethanol
2. How many meters are there in 5 kilometers? B. Oxygen
A. 50 meters C. Carbon dioxide
B. 500 meters D. ATP
C. 5,000 meters 13. When a cell is immersed in a hypertonic salt
D. 50,000 meters solution, water will _________.
3. Which of the following describes the cell A. move out of the cell
membrane? B. move into the cell
A. Permeable C. not move anywhere
B. Impermeable D. move into the nucleus
C. Semi-permeable 14. Who invented the first improvised incubator
D. Rigid for premature newborns?
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B. Fe del Mundo C. Virchow
C. Leon Maria Guerrero D. Hooke
D. Juan Salcedo 25. If your body cell with 46 chromosomes will
15. Which carbohydrate is the primary undergo mitosis, what would be the number of
component of insects’ exoskeleton? chromosomes for
A. Cellulose each daughter cells?
B. Starch A. 2
C. Chitin B. 23
D. Glycogen C. 46
16. Which statement is FALSE? D. 92
a) The more specialized the cell, the less 26. Which is the filtering unit of a kidney?
frequently it divides. A. Nephron
b) Cell division is slow in embryos but goes B. Urethra
faster with age. C. Sarcomere
c) Mitosis forms 2 identical cells. D. Loop of Henle
d) Cell division is important in growth. 27. What relationship exists when flowers are
17. When you have a defective gallbladder, you pollinated by bees?
should lessen the intake of _______. A. Mutualism
A. meat B. Commensalism
B. fatty food C. Parasitism
C. starchy food D. Competition
D. sugar 28. What is the green pigment in plant that
18. Which best describes the “table sugar”? harvests energy from the sun?
A. A monosaccharide A. chloroplast
B. A combination of two glucose B. chlorophyll
C. A disaccharide C. green leafy vegetable
D. Also known as maltose D. green flower
19. Which is a unicellular organism? 29. Which is NOT an example of a protein?
A. A Bacterium A. Antibodies
B. A Mammal B. Venom
C. The Brown Algae C. Glucose
D. A Gymnosperm D. Antigen
20. Which is an example of a saturated fat? 30. Who observed cork cells using a microscope
A. Olive oil and coined the word “cell”?
B. Lubricant oil A. Leeuwenhoek
C. Fish oil B. Hooke
D. Lard C. Brown
21. What organism would most likely be in arctic D. Darwin
environment? 31. Which kind of reproduction is widespread
A. Frog among animals?
B. Turtle A. Fertilization
C. Rice bird B. Budding
D. Walrus C. Pollination
22. A relationship in which one organism is D. Binary Fission
helped and another organism is neither helped 32. Which cell transport does NOT require
nor hurt is called energy?
________. A. Passive Transport
A. mutualism B. Active Transport
B. parasitism C. Phagocytosis
C. commensalism D. Exocytosis
D. herbivory 33. What are the raw materials for
23. Which are the producers in aquatic photosynthesis?
ecosystems? A. Carbon dioxide and water
A. planktons B. Oxygen and carbohydrates
B. corals C. Sunlight and oxygen
C. sea worms D. Oxygen and food
D. small fishes 34. Where do light-dependent reactions occur?
24. Who said that living cells come from pre- A. Stroma
existing cells? B. Thylakoid membranes
A. Schleiden C. Matrix
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35. In a cardiac arrest, traces of lactic acids are structures?
found in the heart tissues. This proves that a A. Hands of man: Hands of Frog
cardiac arrest is a(n) ___________. B. Wings of birds: Wings of fly
A. aerobic process C. Legs of apes: Legs of monkeys
B. anaerobic process D. Flippers of whales: Flippers of dolphins
C. Calvin cycle process 46. At what stage in the Evolution by Natural
D. light-dependent process Selection is when organisms compete for limited
36. What kind of energy is stored in an ATP resources?
molecule? A. Struggle for existence
A. light energy B. Variation
B. chemical energy C. Overpopulation
C. nuclear energy D. Fitness
D. kinetic energy 47. Which is the universal genetic code for all
37. What is a True-breeding Plant? organisms?
A. Plants that are in the pea family. A. RNA
B. Plants that can self-fertilize. B. ATP
C. Plants that have opposite traits. C. DNA
D. Plants that have different colors. D. Proteins
38. Which is the universal blood donor? 48. Which hominid species are labeled as
A. Blood type A “upright man”?
B. Blood type B A. Homo sapiens
C. Blood type AB B. Homo erectus
D. Blood type O C. Neanderthals
39. Which type of cell is produced through D. Homo habilis
meiosis? 49. Which taxon includes the others?
A. Cheek cell A. genera
B. Skin cell B. order
C. The ovule C. class
D. A neuron D. family
40. How many chromosomes are present in a 50. Predation is a relationship exemplified by
skin cell? a) an orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra
A. 44 tree
B. 45 b) a hunter shooting a duck in the forest and
C. 46 having it for dinner
D. 47 c) a tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract
41. If a cell having 30 chromosomes undergo of a toddler
mitosis, how many chromosomes will each d) a clownfish living within a sea anemone
daughter cell 51. Where can we find cardiac muscles?
have at the end of the process? A. heart
A. 15 B. eye
B. 10 C. stomach
C. 30 D. bladder
D. 60 52. In many cells, the organelle that controls the
42. Who is the Father of Genetics? cell’s activities is the ________.
A. Mendel A. cell membrane
B. Darwin B. DNA
C. Einstein C. nucleus
D. Aristotle D. cytoplasm
43. Who is the Father of Evolutionary Biology? 53. Which of these is NOT caused by a virus?
A. Mendel A. chicken pox
B. Darwin B. tuberculosis
C. Aristotle C. the common cold
D. Crick D. influenza
44. What separates the two daughter cells in 54. Which refers to the degree of closeness of
plants during cytokinesis? measurements to the true value?
A. Cell plate A. accuracy
B. Cleavage furrow B. precision
C. DNA C. Uncertainty
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55. Which taxonomic sequence indicates 69. Which of the following is a “cold-blooded”
general to specific? organism?
A. genus – species – order – class – A. Arctic fox
family B. snake
B. species – genus – family – order – C. penguin
family D. polar bear
C. kingdom – phylum – family – class – 70. Which of the following is a detritivore?
order A. mushroom
D. class – order – family –genus – B. earthworm
species C. decomposing bacteria
56. Which model shows total energy available D. vulture
per trophic level? 71. Which of the following refers to an object,
A. energy pyramid person, or situation which when perceived
B. food chain causes an action
C. pyramid of numbers or a reaction?
D. pyramid of biomass A. sound
57. The asexual reproduction which occurs B. Sight
when a new organism develops from an C. stimulus
outgrowth is called ______. D. scent
A. fission 72. Why does a rose flower appear red?
B. budding a. The petals absorb the red portion of the
C. fertilization light spectrum.
D. grafting b. The petals reflect the red portion of the
58. When lighted, the energy of the alcohol in a light spectrum.
lamp is _____. c. The red portion is of long wave length.
A. transformed from heat to chemical d. Multiple reflection makes red prominent.
energy 73. The first step in the scientific method is
B. lost while heating is done ______.
C. transformed from chemical to heat A. testing a hypothesis
energy B. making observations
D. destroyed C. forming a hypothesis
59. Which of the following is the by-product of D. analyzing data
photosynthesis? 74. Which is the application of scientific
A. Oxygen concepts and principles?
B. Nitrogen A. Ecology
C. Carbon dioxide B. Technology
D. Carbohydrates C. Physiology
60. What happens during Metaphase? D. Biology
a. Sister chromatids separate from each other. 75. Sakura’s blood type can mix well with other
b. The nuclear membrane starts to disappear. blood types she receives in transfusion. Which
c. Chromosomes align in the center. might be Sakura’s blood type?
d. Two new nuclei are formed. A. Type O
61. Which of the following is NOT a C. Type AB
characteristic of life? B. Type B
A. reproduction through gametes D. Type A
B. moving from place to place 76. One who attempts a new way of doing things
C. responding to stimuli or applies a new solution to a problem is said to
D. maintaining a relatively constant possess _____.
internal condition A. curiosity
62. Which is true about dominant genes? B. open-mindedness
a) They prevent the expression of other genes C. responsibility
when paired. D. creativity
b) They should be paired with recessive genes. 77. In which kingdom should molds be
c) They cannot be expressed if heterozygous. classified?
d) They are aggressive and express the more A. Protista
beneficial traits. B. Fungi
68. Which of the following is a heterotroph? C. Monera
A. Moss D. Animalia
B. Algae 78. Which organisms are responsible for the
C. Grasshopper return of substances in the bodies of the dead
D. Fern plants and
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to the soil? C. Phylum Arthropoda
A. Producers D. Phylum Molluska
B. First-order consumers 89. Which organism is described as having two
C. Decomposers scaly legs and a pair of wings?
D. Consumers A. A bird
79. Which is an example of a prokaryote? B. A reptile
A. Entamoeba histolytica C. A mammal
B. Mushroom D. A fish
C. yeast 90. Which is an example of a mammal that lays
D. coli eggs?
80. The following are generally accepted A. Kangaroo
principles in ecology that need to be considered B. Sea Eagle
in environmental C. Duck
education EXCEPT D. Platypus
A. infiniteness of resources 91. Which type of tissue connects and binds
B. interdependence tissues and organs?
C. biological diversity A. Adipose
D. ecological stewardship B. Connective
81. Bagoong smells because ____________. C. Muscular
a) air and volatile particles from bagoong D. Nervous
mix and get spoiled further 92. Which is NOT an organ for excretion?
b) that is the natural scent of bagoong A. Liver
c) molecules from bagoong spread in air B. Lungs
d) it uses spoiled fish as ingredients C. Kidneys
82. What intermolecular forces do geckos and D. Anus
other lizards use to stick to walls and ceilings? 93. Where does reabsorption happen?
a) Van der Waals forcesB. Static ionic A. Glomerulus
attractions B. Ureter
b) Hydrogen bonding C. Urinary Bladder
c) Covalent bonding D. Loop of Henle
83. How is oxygen released into the Earth’s 94. Which refers to the space in between
atmosphere? neurons?
A. Burning of forests A. Ssynapse
B. Photosynthesis in plants B. Stigma
C. Burning of fossil fuels C. Axon
D. Volcanic eruptions D. Dendrite
84. Which vitamin is lacking in a person who 95. Which part of the brain controls life-
suffers osteoporosis and rickets (osteomalacia)? sustaining activities?
A. Vitamin B1 A. Medulla Oblongata
B. Vitamin A B. Cerebellum
C. Vitamin C C. Cerebrum
D. Vitamin D D. Spinal Cord
85. A Moneran which lacks peptidoglycan in its 96. Which process moves bolus down into the
cell wall is a(n) ______. stomach?
A. fungus A. Peristalsis
B. archaeabacterium B. Egestion
C. algae C. Grinding
D. animal D. Chyme
86. Moss: Non-vascular plant; Fern: ________. 97. Which part of the small intestine is the most
A. Angiosperm active?
B. Gymnosperm A. Jejunum
C. Seedless vascular plant B. Ileum
D. Green Algae C. Duodenum
87. Which is a characteristic of an invertebrate? D. Colon
A. Lacks cell membrane 98. How many bones does an adult human
B. Lacks vertebral column being have?
C. Lacks legs A. 206
D. Lacks wings B. 216
88. Where do sea anemones and corals belong? C. 226
A. Phylum Cnidaria D. 246
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muscles are called _______.
A. antagonistic pair
B. abs
C. biceps muscles
D. dynamic duo
100. What kind of cells produce the melanin?
A. Melanocytes
B. Keratinocytes
C. Sebaceous glands
D. White heads cells

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