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9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____
1. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night her since Christmas.
from which the stanza is taken: a. saw
I have been one acquainted with the night. b. had seen
I have walked out in rain-back in rain. c. have seen
I have out walked the farthest city light d. have been seen
The poet in the stanza talks of?
a. isolation and loneliness
b. joy getting out of the house 10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort.
c. youthful delight playing in the rain What was the message?
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
2. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some
teachers might have given boys more computer time
because parents and teachers expected boys to need 11. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands
computers for future careers. for the following EXCEPT
a. expected a. Loveliness
b. expecting b. Comeliness
c. will expect c. Homeliness
d. will have expected d. Physical beauty
3. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president 12. The Nibelungenlied is a
who honoured them with ____ for their _____. a. Latin Myth
a. medals – valor b. Chinese legend
b. gun salute – bravery c. Russian folk song
c. appointments – dedication d. Medieval German epic
d. money – sacrifice
14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time
5. Which among the sounds below is voiceless? as it ______ around the earth, we see the same side
a. /b/ a. Revolve
b. /z/ b. Revolves
c. /g/ c. Is revolving
d. /p/ d. Has been revolving
6. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted 15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable
from what particular novel? followed by 1 unstressed syllable is ______.
a. The Prince and the Pauper a. Trochaic
b. The Little Prince b. Iambic
c. The Right One c. Dactylic
d. The Pearl d. Anapaestic
7. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what 16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their
America will do for you, but what together we can do for hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is commonly
the freedom of man.” known as
a. Gerald Ford a. Guilt
b. Franklin Roosevelt b. Triumph
c. Henry Truman c. Indecision
d. John F. Kennedy d. Aggression
8. History is the witness that ______ passing of time. 17. It is a collection of religious poetry written by
a. testifies Rabindranath Tagore.
b. will testify a. Mahabharata
c. testifies for b. Gitanjali
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c. The Ramayana a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
d. Bhagavad Gita b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.
a. Stay
b. Stayed 26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed
c. Staying pleasure in these remarks
d. Stays a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
c. The ceremonies were very impressive
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
workforce.” What did he mean?
Workers are free to leave
Workers are warned of possible lay off 27. What correction should be made to this sentence?
Workers have to double time on their jobs One of the theories is that the first child receives more of
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym the parents' attention than other children so first-borns
tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock b. Insert a comma after children
the door.” c. Change parents' to parent's
a. In the absence d. Change theories to theory's
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case 28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its
first stanza:
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.
it full of _____. Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Adjectives a. Batter and banjos
b. Verbs b. Sob and winding
c. Pronouns c. Long and cool
d. Adverbs d. To and it
22. There were three guests on the stage. They were made 29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this
up of a parent, the governor and the principal. Who should sentence?
be acknowledged first by the valedictorian? We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid
a. The classmates everything, is still at sixes and sevens.
b. The principal a. The things have not been shipped.
c. The governor b. In a state of confusion
d. The parent c. In an orderly manner
d. The boxes are still intact
25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those
who take responsibility for their actions are real winners 2. Which of the following best sentence?
in life. This tells of?
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a. The young people in the streets playing and running in 10, In which words will briefly stop if Rose would have
the streets. broke the dishes?
b. The young people are playing at moonlight and running No Rose broke the dishes.
in the streets. a. Rose
c. The children are playing and running in the streets at b. not
night clear. c. broke
d. The youth will moonlight on the street were running and d. Dishes
playing.
18. The bill filed was very deep and hard sound.
9. In the event of any verb sentence? a. catch
Played basketball in Rizal Stadium, the team of our b. understand
university. c. measure
a. cause d. Remove
b. orderly
c. equipment
d. Fullness 19. The Filipino language is similar to language in Asia.
Which source language Filipino?
a. Indonesian
c. Japanese
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20. What is the equivalent of the "Decalogue" by Apolinario 29. The golden age of the writer during the American
Mabini indicating lesson in Filipino? craftsmen working
a. Mosaic Law a. thesis
d. Code of Ethics of Kalantiaw b. novel
c. New Society Pres. Mark c. poetry
d. Code of Citizenship Pres. Quezon d. Short stories
21. He was appointed to the census from house to house. 30. Which of the following is the proper use of passive
What he proceeds? verbs?
a. The number of people at home a. The ripe papaya tree taken by Marie.
b. The richness of the house b. Marie took the ripe papaya tree.
c. Data on children in each home c. Took over the ripe papaya Marie.
d. The data about the inhabitants of each house d. Ripe papaya took over Marie.
22. We the youth will be the hope of the people. How did
the underlined word? Mathematics
a. reference
b. praise 1. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 pm. One bus
c. pronoun travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other travels
d. Pride east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses
at 10 pm?
a. 140 km
23. There is no water yesterday. This statement: b. 100 km
a. the subject c. 70 km
b. there is no verb d. 50 km
c. May predicate
d. No subject
2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation of the following
numbers: 60, 80, 100, 75 and 95
24. Are you proud of him, he turned his PART BUNTOT. a. 12.4
The meaning of the word is capitalized: b. 14.2
a. miserly c. 16.1
b. Traitor d. 18.9
c. cowardly
d. Retiring
3. Which of the following is the factorization of the
binomial x2 - 42?
25. Let the habits of words: "No cross, has died here!" a. (x + 4)(x + 2)
a. threat b. (x – 4)2
b. reference c. x(x + 2x + 2)
c. warning d. (x – 4)(x + 4)
d. Note
7. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of P62,000 and 16. A water tank contains 18 liters when it is 20% full.
they divided it among themselves in the ratio of 5:4:1. How How many liters does it contain when 50% full?
much more is the largest share than the smallest share? a. 60
a. P75,000 b. 30
b. P30,000 c. 58
c. P24,800 d. 45
8. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, 17. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures:
___,1280, ___, 20, 480? 1.5 feet by 1½ feet by 3 inches. What is its volume in cubic
a. 50;210 inches?
b. 40;160 a. 324
c. 35;135 b. 225
d. 320;5120 c. 972
d. 27
30. Which common fraction is equivalent to 0.215? 7. Which of the following best explains why farmers burn
a. 43/200 rice straw and hull during seasons of harvest?
b. 27/125 a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that
c. 21/50 act as repellant for pests which may damage plantation.
d. 108/375 b. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws
stimulate growth and fruit bearing of trees.
c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces
will be available for planting next set of crops.
Science d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in
compounds that could neutralize acidic soil so that more
1. Which of the following statements best describes a crops will grow
hypothetical element with an electron configuration of
1s22s22p63s23p5? 8. Acid rain occurs when _________.
a. The hypothetical element has an atomic number of 11. a. carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere.
b. The hypothetical element is a member of Group V, b. phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form
otherwise called the Nitrogen Group. phosphoric acid.
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c. sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with d. iron in rocks combine with oxygen
water in the atmosphere.
d. excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to
produce acids. 16. PAGASA announces the approach of the seasonal
winds. The familiar names used are Amihan and Habagat,
internationally known as ________ and ________ respectively.
9. Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the a. Northeast and southwest
atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere? b. Trade wind and easterlies
a. Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere c. Southwest and northeast
b. Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas d. Westerlies and easterlies
c. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
d. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
17. Fog is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground.
The formation of fog generally occurs after the ground has
10. Which of the following sentences about greenhouse lost heat by:
effect is INCORRECT? a. Evaporation
a. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are b. Convection
returned to the earth’s surface. c. Conduction
b. Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the d. Radiation
temperature of the earth.
c. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green
region of light from the sun. 18. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?
d. Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface a. The earth revolves eastward.
temperature of the earth. b. The earth rotates from west to east.
c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
d. On the globe, we are located in the east.
11. When a gardener propagates a plant by taking cuttings,
he plants his cutting in a well-watered soil in a plant pot.
What is the most likely reason why he may then cover the 19. If a voltage of 100 volts produces a current of 5
plant and pot with a lightly perforated polythene bag? amperes in an electrical device, what is the resistance?
a. To reduce the water demand of the cutting. a. 95 Ohms
b. To decrease the rate of gaseous exchange by the plant. b. 20 Ohms
c. To reduce the chance of attack by pests. c. 105 Ohms
d. To protect the plant from cold weather. d. 500 Ohms
12. It is a common observation that mushrooms thrive few 20. Which of the following best differentiates an
days after lightning strikes. Which among the following earthquake's intensity from its magnitude?
biogeochemical cycles is involved in this process? a. Intensity describes 'the depth from which the
a. Nitrogen cycle earthquake originated’ while magnitude refers to ‘the
b. Carbon-Oxygen cycle energy of the earthquake’.
c. Phosphorus cycle b. Intensity cannot be measured while magnitude can be
d. Sulfur cycle measured using a seismograph.
c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake while
magnitude refers to the degree of destruction it caused at
13. Which of the following factors contribute to an increase the epicenter.
in human population? d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an
I. Immigration II. Emigration earthquake cause at the surface while magnitude is the
III. Natality IV. Mortality strength of the quake.
a. III and IV
b. II and III
c. I only 21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and
d. I and III solids, the speed of sound is usually lowest in ____ and
highest in ____.
a. solids, gases
14. Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy b. gases, liquids
community. The arrow symbol means eaten by. What c. liquids, solids
would happen if all snakes are killed? d. gases, solids
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
a. Grass population would increase. 22. Which has a greater density, a lake full of water or a
b. Grasshopper population would increase. cupful of water?
c. Bird and frog populations would increase. a. The cup full of water
d. Grasshopper and bird populations would increase. b. The lake full of water
c. Not enough information
d. They have the same density
15. Which of the following shows mechanical weathering
of rocks?
a. formation of caverns 23. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic spoon
b. acids dissolves rocks because stainless steel
c. freezing water between rock particles a. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic does
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b. is really colder than plastic 1. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and
c. has a lower temperature than plastic World War II?
d. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
does b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
24. Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly open the door of
a refrigerator?
a. It will loosen the hinges of the refrigerator's door 2. In which organization is the Philippines a member to
b. Leads to wastage in electrical energy. fight communist aggression?
c. Repeated opening introduces bacteria in to the a. APEC
refrigerator. b. ASA
d. The warm air outside lowers the temperature inside c. UN
thus making the refrigeration less-efficient. d. SEATO
25. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a 3. The theory that population increases by geometrical
wider area and smaller image of the traffic behind ratio while the means of subsistence increases by
him/her? arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
a. Double concave a. Karl Marx
b. Convex b. Robert Malthus
c. Plane c. Emile Durkheim
d. Concave d. Aristotle
26. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing 4. In what instance is the Filipino double-standard
lightning? morality shown?
a. Light appears brighter in the sky. a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor then later
b. Light travels faster than sound. to the espiritista
c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s b. Young parents bring up their children in a manner
d. Sound is released later actually different from how they were brought up
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their children to
school even if they themselves did not go to school
27. Water has a higher specific heat than iron. What does d. A married man who flirts with someone else other than
this mean? his wife seems acceptable but a married woman who flirts
a. Water is hotter than iron with another man is condemned.
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron
c. Water is more dense than iron
d. Water heats more slowly than iron 5. Which part of Asia does the Arabian Peninsula occupy?
a. Northwest
b. Southeast
28. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal c. Southwest
vision and no history of the disease, it is most probable d. Northeast
that all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers
b. daughters will be colorblind 6. The important factors which have contributed to the
c. sons will be carriers weakness in the internalization of desirable values is the?
d. sons will be colorblind a. Lack of models among the very people expected to
exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive rather
29. Albino corn seedlings may grow several inches tall. than effective
However, they will eventually die, primarily because c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to
a. direct sunlight will destroy their cells another
b. they lack adequate root system d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given to teachers
c. they cannot produce their own food
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
7. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws.
Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
30. Mimosa pudica, locally known as Makahiya is called as a. Police department
such because its leaflets tend to close when touched. This b. Judiciary department
organismal response to a given stimuli is called: c. Legislative department
a. Hydrotropism d. Executive department
b.Thigmotropism
c. Geotropism 8. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were
d. Phototropism free and independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
Social Science d. Aliping saguiguilid
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9. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the 19. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as
archipelago Filipinas Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
a. Magellan’s expedition a. Roman
b. Loarca expedition b. Gupta
c. Legaspi expedition c. Greek
d. Villalobos expedition d. Maurya
10. The third and last military governor of the Philippines 20. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who
was does NOT belong to the group?
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt a. Claro M. Recto
b. Gen. Elwell Otis b. Jose Laurel
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur c. Manuel Roxas
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur d. Pedro Taruc
11. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to 21. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation
Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions? of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the
a. Teresa Magbanua Philippines to ____
b. Agueda Esteban a. Become independent from Spain
c. Teodora Alonso b. Become a province of Spain
d. Trinidad Tecson c. Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
12.Which economic system is based on free enterprise?
a. Globalism
b. Mixed economies 22. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our
c. Capitalism celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
d. Communism a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
13. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested? c. Carlos Garcia
a. Cultural relativism d. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Cultural diversity
c. Xenocentrism 23. In which country did the Philippines participate in the
d. Ethnocentrism world’s peacekeeping operations by sending doctors,
nurses, soldiers and police?
14. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like a. Israel
short-weighing? b. East Timor
a. Total Quality Movement c. Iraq
b. Consumerism d. Iran
c. Consumer vigilance
d. Substandardization
24. In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life
15. If the seven continents were arranged from largest to for one’s country?
smallest, in which order does Australia fall? a. A La Juventud Filipina
a. 4th b. Song of Maria Clara
b. 5th c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
c. 6th d. Mi Ultimo Adios
8. 7th
25. As an effect of our geography, in which of the following
16. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn island/s do people travel mostly by water?
which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors? a. Luzon
a. Africa b. Mindanao
b. Australia c. Visayas
c. South America d. Visayas and Mindanao
d. Asia
26. As an insular country, to which principle does the
Philippines adhere when it comes to territorial boundary?
17. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in a. Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast
1947? Religious differences between b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore
a. Hindus and Christians c. Three-mile territorial limit
b. Christians and Muslims d. Archipelagic doctrine
c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims 27. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively
more excessively moist climate and limited arable lands?
18. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi? a. Western
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders b. Eastern
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power c. Eastern and Central
c. Led a successful nationalistic movement in their d. Central and Western
respective countries
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing 28. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First Policy”?
governments Filipinos
a. Should buy and consume Filipino products only
b. Should not contribute to the brain drain problem
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29. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim part 7. He is considered to be the “Father of Computing”
of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea? because of his contributions to the basic design of
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia computer.
b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia a. John Napier
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia b. William Oughtred
d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia c. Blaise Pascal
d. Charles Babbage
30. The following are our constitutional rights EXCEPT to
a. Free access to legal assistance which shall not be denied
due to poverty 8. Which is the standard input device that accepts letters,
b. Have access to all records of the government numbers and commands from the user?
c. Be presumed innocent until proven guilty a. Trackpad
d. Form association and labor unions b. Lightpen
c. Mouse
d. Keyboard
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Part 1
9. Mr. Rico carefully studies the materials he acquired from
1. Which of the following is not a benefit of technology in the internet. He always examines if the author is qualified
education? to present the material. This practice is?
a. Improves critical-thinking abilities. a. necessary to ensure that the materials are reliable.
b. Unlimited access to games and other internet sites. b. unethical because he does not trust the author.
c. Allows cooperative learning. c. unnecessary because all resources from the internet are
d. Increases self-expression. dependable.
d. just a waste of time.