FTRC General Education B.

January 15, 2018

C. January 20, 2018
1. Ano ang pangalan ng alagang aso ni D. January 31, 2018
Dr. Jose Rizal?
A. Pandak RATIONALIZATION:
B. Bantay On December 19, 2017, President Rodrigo
C. Usman R. Duterte signed into law Package 1 of the
D. Brownie Comprehensive Tax Reform Program
(CTRP) also known as the Tax Reform
RATIONALIZATION: Ang pangalan ng for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)
aso ni Dr. Jose Rizal ay BRAGANZA as Republic Act (RA) No. 10963. The Law
USMAN. Ito ay isang itim na aso na took effect on January 1, 2018.
madalas niyang kasama tuwing siya ay
naglalakad sa tabing-lawa sa Laguna. 6. The ages of the dance workshop
participants are: 7, 8, 5, 9, 12, 13, 13, 17,
2. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 15, 16. What is the median?
4/7.
a. 12
a. 1/8 b. 12.5
b. 1/4 c. 13
c. 1/3 d. 13. 5
d. 1/2
RATIONALIZATION: Arrange the
RATIONALIZATION: numbers in ascending or descending order.
Midpoint Formula: Since the number of participants is EVEN,
(x1 + x2 )/2 get the average of the two middle values.
3/7 + 4/7 = 7/7 or 1 divided by 2 = 1/2 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 13, 15, 16, 17
(Please refer to the picture for the detailed (12 + 13) / 2 = 12.5
formula.)
7. What is the main organ for
3. The man was pulling the horse’s ____. respiration?
A. Rain A. Esophagus
B. Rind B. Lungs
C. Reign C. Nose
D. Rein D. Fallopian Tube

RATIONALIZATION: RATIONALIZATION:
Rein is a leather strap, fastened to each end The main organ of the respiratory system is
of a bit of a bridle, by which a rider or the lungs. Other respiratory organs include
driver controls a horse or other animal by the nose, the trachea, and the breathing
pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. muscles (the diaphragm and the intercostal
muscles).
4. Which of the following causes erosion?
8. Kailangan kong magsikap ____ mabuti
A. water and wind
B. temperature and heat sa pag-aaral para sa aking mga
C. animals and plants magulang.
D. earthquakes A. nang
B. todo
RATIONALIZATION: Soil erosion occurs C. ng
primarily when dirt is left exposed to strong D. higit
winds, hard rains, and flowing water.
RATIONALIZATION:
5. The TRAIN Law was implemented on Ang "nang" ay ginagamit sa pagitan ng
_____. isang pang-uri at pandiwa. Gamit din ang
A. January 1, 2018 "nang" kung nagpapakita ito kung paano
ginawa o gagawin ang kilos ng pandiwa. C. Diego delos Rios
D. Basilio Agustin
9. The greatest number of storm
casualties during the Super Typhoon RATIONALIZATION:
Yolanda was caused by: He governed the Philippines from April 9,
1850 until November 4, 1911. Diego delos
A. strong winds Rios was the last Governor-General of the
B. heavy rainfall Philippines.
C. storm surge
D. low pressure 13. A painter can finish painting 30 desks
RATIONALIZATION: in 6 hours. How many desks can be
A storm surge is a flood of ocean or sea painted from 7 am to 12 nn?
water that accompanies the typhoon. It is
considered as the most devastating feature of A. 24
a typhoon that strikes a coastal area. This B. 25
happened in Tacloban City, Leyte and C. 27
adjacent areas during the height of Super D. 30
Typhoon Yolanda, resulting in the greatest
number of casualties in the history of RATIONALIZATION:
typhoons. Divide 30 desks by 6 hours to find the
number of desks that can be painted per hour
10. During what part of the day is carbon then multiply by the number of hours
dioxide released in plants? there is from 7 am to 12 nn.

A. Morning 30/6 = 5 desks per hour

B. Noon 7 am to 12 nn = 5 hours
C. Afternoon 5 desks per hour x 5 hours = 25 desk
D. Evening
14. The celebrated play of William
RATIONALIZATION: Shakespeare about two ill-starred lovers
One characteristics of organisms is the from warring families.
ability to respire and since plants are
organisms, they undergo respiration; that is, a. Romeo and Juliet
plants take in oxygen and give off carbon b. Anthony and Cleopatra
dioxide. However, the release of carbon c. Hamlet and Ophelia
dioxide in plants happens in the evening d. Ana and the King
because they (the plants) need them during
daytime in photosynthesis. RATIONALIZATION:
The Romeo and Juliet, written by William
11. Anong uri ng panlapi ang ginamit sa Shakespeare, develops around the ill-fated
"nagkamabutihan"? love affair between Juliet Capulet and
Romeo Montague, the children of feuding
A. Unlapi families in Verona, Italy.
B. Kabilaan
C. Hulapi 15. Dengue is an infectious disease
D. Laguhan transmitted by a carrier. This carrier is
classified under Phylum Arthropoda and
RATIONALIZATION: Class ______.
Ang panlaping ginamit ay kabilaan sapagkat
ang salitang ugat na "buti" ay a. Arachnida
napapagitnaan ng unlaping "nagka" at b. Chordata
hulaping "han". c. Insecta
d. Monera
12. Who was the last Governor-General RATIONALIZATION:
of the Philippines? Dengue is transmitted by a mosquito known
as aedis aegipte. Mosquito is classified
A. Fermin Juadenes under phylum Arthropoda (joint-legged)
B. Ramon Blanco
and class INSECTA, which is mainly Therefore, the amount due is Php 16,000.
characterized by having three pairs of legs.
19. A mother wants to have 2 children,
16. What is the power of the State to take both girls. Find the probability that both
away property for public use with just children will be girls.
compensation?
a. 1/4
a. Power of Taxation b. 1/2
b. Eminent Domain c. 1
c. Police Power d. 1/3
d. Judicial Review
RATIONALIZATION:
RATIONALIZATION: There are two possible outcomes to having
Eminent domain refers to the power of the children: boy or girl. Thus, the probability
government to TAKE PRIVATE that the child will be a girl is 1/2. To solve
PROPERTY and CONVERT it into for the probability that both will be girls,
PUBLIC USE. That is, the government may multiply both probabilities:
only exercise this power if they provide 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
JUST COMPENSATION to the property
owners. 20. Anong teorya ng wika na nagsasabing
ang wika ay nailikha bunga ng mga tunog
17. Anong uri ng pagbabagong na nalilikha ng mga hayop gaya ng
morpoponemiko ang naganap sa salitang ngihaw para sa pusa, kwak-kwak para sa
pamunas? pato, at moo-moo para sa baka ay:
a. Asimilasyong Parsyal A. Pooh-Pooh
b. Pagkakaltas ng Ponema B. Ding-Dong
c. Asimilasyong Ganap C. Bow-Wow
d. Transposisyon D. Yo-he-ho

RATIONALIZATION: RATIONALIZATION:
Ang salitang pamunas ay nagmula sa Ang Teoryang Bow-Wow ay isang teorya
panlaping pang + salitang-ugat na punas. ukol sa pinagmulan ng wika na
Dahil sa tunog ng ponemang p, ang naniniwalang ang wika ay nagsimula sa
panlaping pang ay nagiging pam. Ang salita tunog na likha ng mga hayop at
ay magiging pampunas na maaari ring kalikasan.
maging pamunas. Ang pagbabago ay
tinatatawag na ASIMILASYONG GANAP 21. “Ang pag-ibig ay hindi bulag.” Anong
sapagkat lubos na nabago ang anyo ng salita uri ng pangngalan ayon sa konsepto ang
nguit nananatili ang taglay na kahulugan. salitang pag-ibig?
18. What is the amount due on Php10,000 A. Basal
after adding an annual interest of 12% B. Tahas
for 5 years? C. Palansak
D. Payak
A. Php 14,000
B. Php 15,500 RATIONALIZATION:
C. Php 13,500 Ang pangngalang basal ay ang mga
D. Php 16,000 pangngalang tumutukoy sa diwa o kaisipan.

RATIONALIZATION: 22. I don’t want to go; ______ I don’t like

Interest = principal amount × rate x time watching Basketball.
Interest = Php 10,000 × 12% x 5 = Php
6,000 A. be side
Amount due = interest + principal amount B. beside
Amount due = Php 6,000 + Php 10,000 = C. besides
Php 16,000 D. becide
RATIONALIZATION: 26. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng “pagputi ng
“Beside” informs us where something is uwak”?
located while “besides” is used in a
sentence when we add something to the A. imposibleng mangyari
first clause. Besides implies "in addition", B. mahirap abutin
"in addition to", "moreover", or "as C. masamang pangitain
well". Since the statement is adding D. pagdating ng panahon
something to the first clause then the correct
term to use is besides. RATIONALIZATION:
Ang ibig sabihin ng “pagputi ng uwak” ay
23. “Ang mga rosas na ito ay para sa bagay na hindi kailanman mangyayari o
aking iniirog.” Ang katagang para sa ay imposibleng mangyari.
isang ____________.
27. Anong uri ng tayutay ang ginamit sa
A. pantukoy pahayag na “Nakangiti ang buwan sa
B. pandiwa akin ngayong gabi.”
C. pang-ukol
D. pangawing A. pagtutulad
B. pagsasatao
RATIONALIZATION: C. pagwawangis
Ang pang-ukol ay tumutukoy sa mga D. pag-uyam
katagang nag-uugnay sa pangngalan,
panghalip, pandiwa, o pang-abay upang RATIONALIZATION:
matukoy kung para kanino o para saan Ang pagsasatao ay tinatawag ding
ang kilos, gawa, ari, balak, o layon. pagbibigay katauhan o personification.
Itinuring na tila isang tao ang buwan na
24. The Philippine Assembly was animo’y ngumingiti ito.
inaugurated on October 16, 1907. Who
was its first elected Speaker? 28. This writ aims to prevent more
extrajudicial executions and enforced
A. Manuel L. Quezon disappearances in the country by
B. Sergio Osmeña ensuring the affected persons'
C. Vicente Singson constitutional rights to life, liberty, and
D. Jose P. Laurel security.
RATIONALIZATION: A. Writ of Habeas Corpus
Sergio Osmeña was the first elected B. Writ of Amparo
Speaker, while Manuel Quezon served as C. Writ of Habeas Data
the Majority Floor Leader. D. Writ of Certiorari

25. He is the “Father of Computers” RATIONALIZATION:

because of his contribution to the basic Writ of Amparo is designed to protect
design of computers. those other fundamental human rights
enshrined in the Constitution but not
A. William Oughtred covered by the writ of habeas corpus
B. Charles Babbage
C. Blaise Pascal 29. King Philip II of Spain appointed
D. John Napier Governor-General _______ to lead an
expedition to the islands of the
RATIONALIZATION: Philippines. In 1565, he came to Cebu and
Charles Babbage is considered to be the
founded the first permanent Spanish
“Father of Computers” because of his
colony.
contribution to the basic design of the
computer. Some of his inventions are the A. Ferdinand Magellan
Analytical Engine and Difference Engine. B. Ruy López de Villalobos
C. Miguel López de Legazpi
D. Antonio Pigafetta
RATIONALIZATION:
Miguel López de Legazpi was ordered by
King Philip II of Spain to lead an
expedition to the Philippines; he arrived at
Cebu in 1565 and founded the first
permanent Spanish colony.

30. The mayor, with his manager and

supporters, ______ our barangay thrice a
month.
A. visit
B. visits
C. are visited
D. have visited

RATIONALIZATION:
The verb here should be in singular form
because the only subject here is the mayor.
Hence, the answer is VISITS.

31. An odd number is greater than 6 × 5

and less than 6 × 7. What is the number if
the sum of its digits is 8?
A. 31
B. 35
C. 40
D. 39

RATIONALIZATION:
6 × 5 = 30 and 6 × 7 = 42
31 is greater than 30 and lesser than 42, but
3+1≠8.
40 is greater than 30 and lesser than 42, but
4+0≠8.
39 is greater than 30 and lesser than 42, but
3+9≠8.
35 is greater than 30 and lesser than 42, and
3+5=8.
Therefore, the odd number is 35.

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