GENERAL EDUCATION: 500 HOT LET Questions! - Part 1

1. I can’t find _____ calculator; may I use ______, Richard?
A. My, his                         
B. My, yours

2. On your vacation in Palawan, please if you chance upon Arturo, please
give ___ my warm regards.
A. Him
B. Himself

3. My brother and I ran into a friend of ____ in the park.
A. Ours
B. Min

4. The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for _____, besides
we have more urgent family needs.
A. Them
B. Us

5. Neither the principal nor the coordinators _____ were present in the
event
A. Were
B. Was

6. After ___ all day, Father finally found the time to rest.
A. Having worked
B. Working

7. The empty board ______ on the table.
A. Were left
B. Was left

8. Drama _______ to be the most interesting co-curricular activity of the year.
A. Appears
B. Appear

9. The proposed project ______ within the budget of the school.
A. Is appearing
B. Is

10. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come
anymore, but we’ll still be ready in case he _________.
A. Does
B. Will come

11. We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with  ______.
A. Her, us
B. Him, them

12. I watched the _______ news on television.
A. Late
B. Latest

13. Let us campaign for the total ban __________ of harmful insecticides.
A. With use
B. On the use

14. When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt _____.
A. Herself
B. Myself

15. Corrupt government officials should be ashamed of _______.
A. Themselves
B. Ourselves

16. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _________.
A. Me
B. Myself

17. Your boss isn’t working anymore, ______?
A. Is he
B. Isn’t he

18. The student’s request to reset the test _____ reasonable.
A. Are
B. Is

19. A number of endangered species living underwater _____ now extinct
because of illegal hunting and dynamite fishing.
A. Is
B. Are

20. Technology _______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.
A. Has improved
B. Did improved

21. If I ______ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have
succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. Have
B. Had

22. You ______ finished eating before she arrived.
A. Have
B. Will have

23. If I could speak English well, I _______ next year studying in the States.
A. Would have spent
B. Would spend

24. The principal has issued the memorandum before she _______ the
student’s request.
A. Received
B. Will be receiving

25. Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.
A. Would have been
B. Would be

26. The means of transportation ______ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
A. Has changed
B. Have changed

27. The tribulations that I faced were ______ for me to overcome.
A. So much
B. Too much

28. Joan lives _____ Santillan Road.
A. In
B. On

29. Maggie will be ready to leave ____ about thirty minutes.
A. In
B. At

30. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home.
A. In
B. At

31. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ____ throwing a tantrum.
A. With
B. By

32. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ____ the phone.
A. In
B. On

33. The nearest post office is on _______.
A. Twenty Second Street
B. Twenty-second Street

34. Have you ever been to my _________?
A. Brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage
B. Brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage

35. Please read the chapter __________.
A. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”
B. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.”

36. New students at the shop should bring ________.
A. Hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
B. Hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers

37. Mrs. Navarro said that ________.
A. the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
B. “The chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.”

38. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means_______.
A. Only the heart can see the beautiful things in life.
B. The heart is always correct about everything.

39. The man in the mirror looks:
A. Strange
B. Strangely
40. Several factors must be considered in order to make a sound ________.

A. Query
B. Decision

41. Those are probably the _______ blankets in the store.
A. Most fancy
B. Fancies

42. Lolo Jorge is really ____ man.
A. A sweet old
B. An old sweet

43. _______ are activities which a heart patient must forego.
A. Heavy smoking and overeating
B. Smoking heavy and to overeat

44. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to the green hills and plains.
A. One can quickly walk
B. Where one can quickly walk

45. One method of ending discrimination in business and industry is______.
A. To demand quotas to be met by employers
B. To demand that employers must meet quotas

46. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. Select
the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Important
B. Irrelevant

47. Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of
this event. Select the word which means the same as the underlinedword.
A. Summed
B. Changed

48. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires.
Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Worldly
B. Bold

49. The President showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters.
Select the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Nervousness
B. Composure
50. The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth
A. Emulating
B. Watching

51. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be
taken as _______.
A. Apathetic
B. Prophetic

52. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means _________.
A. Reserved
B. Verbose

53. Except for the profanity, I like the story. What is the story about?
A. Obscenities
B. Shamelessness

54. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? He
has been very feeble since his illness?
A. Weak
B. Unwell

55. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? Jose
was contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of his rival to show
greater ability.
A. Scornful
B. Appreciative

56. She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates _________.
A. Dislike
B. Fondness

57. The word “baduy” means
A. Awkward looking
B. Low profile

58. That hard work has it rewards appears to be the _______ of the story
A. Moral
B. Morale

59. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did we take this to mean?
A. Enjoyment
B. Discovery

60. What figure of speech is the following: “He was helpless as a child.”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

61. “…It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is an example of this
figure of speech
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

62. For the synecdoche figurative “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t
wait to show you her garden.” What is the equivalent meaning?
A. She cultivates a garden
B. She is good at gathering

63. What figure of speech is: “O wild west wind!”
A. Apostrophe
B. Hyperbole

64. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The sun was a ball of
fire over the mountain.”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

65. “She is my sunshine” is an example of
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

66. “My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure of speech?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor

67. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is ________
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

68. What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
against the earth’s sweet flowing breasts.”
A. Personification
B. Hyperbole

69. “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

70. News travels as fast as the wind. This statement is a/an:
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

71. What figure of speech is used in the line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

72. “The Lord is my shepherd” uses this figure of speech.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor

73. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole

74. What figure of speech is employed when the author states, “O souls
and spirits of the martyred brave, arise?”
A. Apostrophe
B. Metonymy

75. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.
A. Idiom
B. Metaphor

76. “A man is known by the company he keeps.” This is an example of a _____.
A. Proverb
B. Poem

77. Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take
honor from me and my life is gone.” What is the correct interpretation
for this?
A. His life is determined by his honor
B. He values honor as much as his life

78. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want…” is an expression of one’s___.
A. Blind ignorance
B. Total submission to God

79. The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of ________.
A. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion
B. Misery for those who talk ill of others

80. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where
blossoms kiss and part.”
A. Spring
B. Autumn

81. The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?
A. They negotiated peacefully.
B. After paying ransom they were released.

82. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
A. Excellent
B. Run-of-the-mill

83. Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either
way, they define us. Choose the line below that has the same meaning.
A. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to
B. We must make full commitment to wordly goals

84. The Bible tells us, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything.”
A. Plan well what you say and do.
B. Say and do things anytime.

85. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without
a rudder-a waif…” It could be interpreted as:
A. There should be a strong driving force in one’slife.
B. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life.

86. Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty
follies that they themselves commit. What do the underlinedwords mean?
A. Careless acts
B. Nonsense words

87. What does the expression “love begets love” mean?
A. If you offer love, you will be loved in return.
B. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.

88. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realizes dream of a free and
non-racial South Africa by forgiving his oppressors and negotiating in
good faith for the peaceful transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela
demonstrated his trait of _________.
A. Friendliness
B. Forgiving

89. The Senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were
shaking and he was sweating tremendously. He experienced:
A. Nausea
B. Stage fright

90. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse:
“She holds no joys beyond the day’s tomorrow, finds no world beyond
her love’s embrace, looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind,
motion, time, and space?
A. Work partner
B. House wife

91. “I have always been financially dependent by continuing to teach
even when I got married. At times though when the cares of life
weighed heavily on me, I would think of my mother and her example
of making the most of what she had. She did her household chores
methodically, tutored us in our lessons and gave modest contributions
to worthy causes.” What adjective best describes the mother?
A. Sacrificing B. Dutiful

92. What became prophetically true in France when Edwin Markham saw
the French peasant as “The man with the Hoe”, a plundered slave
under the rule of kings and princesses?
A. French revolution
B. Napoleon’s imperial rule

93. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: Before he has
any actual knowledge of war, Stephen Crane wrote the American
Classic “The Red Badge of Courage”, which made him an overnight
success. He wrote “The Open Boat” as a result of shipwreck he
experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in progress there.”
A. The Open Boat
B. Stephen’s Writings

94. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”, Portia, the judge, said,
“The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as a gentle rain from
heaven upon the place beneath…It’s mightiest…and one is likened to
God when mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the excerpt is that
A. Mercy is limited in extent
B. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given

94. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities
which I now recall with fondness and awe. She was a full-time
housewife wholly dependent on my father’s monthly salary. How she
made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of
charity on the side was beyond me.” Based on the recount, the mother’s
financial resources were:
A. Limited
B. Enough

96. “I am a retired a public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as
a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my
class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular façade was a
heart full of compassion. But how did I learn this moniker? I did not
tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them to know that
cleanliness of body was good for their health. I inspected their teeth,
nails, footwear, handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and hair.” Based
on the recount, the teacher values ______.
A. Cleanliness
B. Study

97. Close relatives in an extended family are provided food and
accommodation and in turn help in the household activities making
the relationship __________.
A. Reciprocal
B. Friendly

98. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of
glory in the flower, we will grieve not; rather find strength in what
remains behind. The passage expresses
A. Hope
B. Despair

99. Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
A. Shakespeare
B. Geoffrey Chaucer

100. “To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy of _________.
A. Macbeth
B. Hamlet

101. Which play by William Shakespeare features to ill-starred lovers who
come from warring families?
A. Rome and Juliet
B. Anthony and Cleopatra

102. The Rubaiyat has the theme:
A. Grasping pleasure while you can
B. Creating your own world and beautify it

103. Who was the foremost French short story writer?
A. Anatole France
B. De Maupassant

104. What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?
A. The Psalms of Praises
B. The Psalms of King David

105. The pen name of Samuel Clemens is _________.
A. Mark Twain
B. George Elliot

106. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s
concept of American culture?
A. Bienvenido Santos
B. Ambeth Ocampo

107. This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and
traditions in his fiction works.
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Jose Garcia Villa

108. What is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional
armed encounter between the Christians and Muslim Filipinos?
A. Moro-moro
B. Comedia de Lara y Espana

109. One famous Japanese poem is known as haiku. It consists of
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic

110. If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______ literature.
A. Epistolary
B. Episodic

111. Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do in the classroom?
A. For information and ideas
B. For enjoyment

112. In the speech progress, which is concerned with amplifying and
enriching the voice, using human amplifiers such as the nose,
windpipe and chest?
A. Resonation
B. Phonation

113. Of the seven continents comprising a continuous land mass
surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the
earth) is ___________.
A. Africa
B. Asia

114. Baghdad is to Iraq and ____________ is to Syria.
A. Jordan
B. Damascus

115. Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”
A. Helen of Troy
B. Princess of the Nile

116. Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?
A. Nile River
B. Yellow River

117. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and
good human relation, are attributed to this Chinese writer:
A. Confucius
B. Lao-Tzu

118. Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium
A. Rig Veda
B. Mahabharata

119. This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was
recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people
encountered by his hero Ulysses.
A. Virgil
B. Homer

120. Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.
A. Mediterranean
B. African

121. The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
A. Wheel of fire
B. Ring of fire

122. Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there
were already aboriginal settlers in the islands. Who were these?
A. Negritos
B. Malayans

123. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
A. Abakada
B. Alibata

124. What is one of the man-made wonder of the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces
B. Manila Bay

125. Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?
A. Mukdum
B. Rajah Baguinda

126. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under
Martial Law through which of the following laws?
A. Proclamation 1081
B. Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S. 1974

127. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the
country. What was its name?
A. Union Obrero Democratica
B. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos

128. This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine
Revolution of 1896?
A. Philippine Independent Church
B. United Church of the Philippines

129. What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of
Intramuros during the Battle of Manila?
A. San Agustin Church
B. Manila Cathedral

130. This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”.
A. Montano
B. Avellana

131. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead
Star, published in the Philippine Herald in 1925.
A. Paz Marquez Benitez
B. Ophelia Dimalanta

132. Which among the following pertains to the passionate Filipino dance
that makes use of a fan or handkerchief to illustrate a couple in
romance?
A. El Bimbo B. Carinosa
133. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic levels?
A. Lea Salonga
B. Liza Macuja

134. Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National
Artist. Who is this person?
A. San Pedro
B. Cayabyab

135. Who is Quijano de Martin in Philippine Literature?
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Jose Garcia Villa

136. Who was the literary figure known as “Huseng Sisiw”?
A. Jose dela Cruz
B. Juan Matapang Cruz

137. The following were among the five ships involved in Ferdinand
Magellan’s voyage, except:
A. Trinidad B. Cartagena

138. What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish regime?
A. Bandala
B. Polo

139. Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines had extended contacts with ____.
A. Mexico
B. Spice Islands

140. What economic policy in 16th century Europe influenced Spain’s
expansion is policy to discover new lands?
A. Mercantilism
B. Colonialism

141. 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol.
Who is referred to?
A. In Lakandula
B. Sikatuna

142. Which of the following was the first to happen?
A. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris
B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated

143. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
A. Augustinians
B. Franciscans

144. The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native
secular clergy in the Secularization Movement of 1861.
A. Father Pedro Pelaez
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay

145. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the____.
A. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly

146. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60
years old are obligated to do forced labor for forty days. How can
exemption be made?
A. Paying the bandala
B. Paying the falla (exemption fee)

147. Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of Filipino
communities to form town centers of cabeceras?
A. Reduccion
B. Bandala

148. The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
A. Basilio Agustin
B. Diego de los Rios

149. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged
a long war against the government because it did not allow proper
burial for his brother?
A. Macario Sakay
B. Francisco Dagohoy

150. Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader
who refused to surrender to the Americans. Instead, he declared
himself President and Commander-in-chief of the supreme
Government of the Tagalog Archipelago. Who was this person?
A. Macario Sakay
B. Artemio Ricarte

151. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ charged for treason by
fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine revolutionary force
to fight Spain.
A. Andres Bonifacio
B. Jose Rizal

152. During the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine Independence, a
band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino. What band was this?
A. Malabon Band
B. San Francisco del Monte Band

153. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination
by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government using this term.

A. Complace
B. Frailocracia

154. He became the leader of the Magdalo faction.
A. Mariano Alvarez
B. Baldomero Aguinaldo

155. Who was the founder and editor of the newspaper “La Independencia”?
A. Antonio Luna
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena

156. Who was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La
Solidaridad?
A. Marcelo del Pilar
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena

157. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a
partial free trade in the Philippines?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act
B. Underwood-Simmons Act

158. Which law set a full-tree trade policy abolishing the quota limitations
on Philippine exports to the United States?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act
B. Underwood-Simmons Act

159. Which law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 established a bicameral
legislature in the Philippines with the senator (upper house) and
House of Representative (lower house) to be composed of elected Filipinos?
A. Cooper Act
B. Jones Law

160. What contain the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos
independence “as soon as stable government can be established”?
A. Preamble of Jones Law
B. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government

161. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent
Assimilation policy during the American colonial years of the Philippines?
A. William Mckinley
B. Franklin Roosevelt

162. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans
and established the so-called “Tagalog Republic?”
A. Macario Sakay
B. Miguel Malvar

163. In Philippine history, who was known as the “The Great Dissenter?”
A. Manuel Roxas
B. Claro M. Recto

164. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to
speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association with Americans?
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Cayetano Arellano

165. He is considered as the “Father of the Local Government Code”.
A. Jovito Salonga
B. Aquilino Pimentel

166. Who is considered as the father of Iloco Literature?
A. Pedro Bucaneg
B. Pedro Paterno

167. Where did the folk song “Atin Cu Pong Singsing” originate?
A. Ilocanos
B. Pampangos

168. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due
process is _______.
A. Salvaging
B. Euthanasia

169. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes alaw?
A. 90 days
B. 30 days

170. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare
of the less fortunate members of Philippine society?
A. Distributive justice
B. Social justice

171. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public
office is secured within the citizenry’s _____________.
A. Political rights
B. Right of suffrage

172. Which best describes the division of the Legislature in to the Senate
and the House of Representatives?
A. Bipartisanship
B. Bicameralism

173. Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them when needed?
A. Legislative
B. Administrative

174. If this principle is applied well, no branch of government will be too
powerful or abusive.
A. Check and balance
B. Impeachment

175. Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the
executive branch of government?
A. Determining the salary of the president and vice president
B. Declaring an act of the president unconstitutional

176. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?
A. The Philippine Constitution
B. The Bill of Rights

177. Which condition contradicts the social justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
A. Creation of economic opportunities for all
B. Sense of dependency among citizens

178. Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a convict?
A. Pardon
B. Reprieve

179. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?
A. Congress
B. President

180. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner.
What body will assume jurisdiction over the case?
A. COMELEC
B. Electoral Tribunal

181. How is the crime of rape classified?
A. Malicious mischief
B. Heinous

182. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a
government official. What is this constitutional right called?
A. Suffrage
B. Electoral right

183. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and
to summon his accuses to court so that due process may be performed.
This right is embodied in which of the following?
A. Res ipsa loquitor
B. Habeas corpus

184. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the
Philippines is the ____________.
A. Community tax
B. Income tax

185. Which among the following represents the political process involved
in amending or revising the Philippine constitution to adapt to the
present Philippine situation?
A. Constitutional convention
B. Charter change

186. If the social system is based on meritocracy, which is a possible effect?
A. Rule by wealthy and powerful
B. Leadership by the people of talent

187. In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street
demonstration on the streets was “Down with the oligarchs!” What
did they accuse government of as suggested by the underlined word?
Government was:
A. A rule of the few rich
B. Elitist

188. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive
powers in the Marcos regime, which form of government was
implemented?
A. Presidential
B. Parliamentary

189. To which type of political system do we belong?
A. Democracy
B. Colonialism

190. In which form of government does power or authority reside in a few
persons who govern for their own interest?
A. Monarchy
B. Oligarchy

191. Which of the following represents the smallest subunit of government
in the Philippines at present?
A. Barangay
B. Sitio

192. The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive,
legislative and judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best
describes the model of governance in the Philippines?
A. Division of labor
B. Separation of powers

193. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data.” Is _________
A. Right to search for information
B. Right to privacy of information

194. The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is______.
A. Right to due process
B. Right to life, liberty, and security

195. Which concept best showcases social and environmental justice interconnection?
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries
B. Desertification of verdant regions

196. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
A. Income tax
B. Community tax

197. Which of the environmental law requires industries to install antipollution devices and bans the use of incinerators?
A. Clean Air Act
B. Environmental Security Act

198. Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as
a young poet, what was he advocating?
A. The use of both the native tongue and multilingual languages
B. The use of one’s native tongue (mother tongue)

199. In his “La Indolencia del Filipino,” Rizal’s thinking was the rich natural
resources of the Philippines and the favourable climate were not a
blessing after all for the Filipino. Which explains this?
The rich natural resources and the favourable climate of the country___.
A. Made the Filipinos compere against one another
B. Encouraged the “get-by” mentality

200. Which among the following is the main theme of the El Filibusterismo?
A. Curing the social cancer
B. Ideal means of achieving social reform

201. What was the title of Rizal’s work considered to be his crowning glory
as a young poet?
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventad Filipina

202. What is the art and science that deals with the morality of human acts?
A. Ethics
B. Logic

203. In Rizal’s time which among the following was pressing issues in
Philippines society that were presented in Noli Me Tangere?
A. Abuses against Filipino women
B. Abuses of friars

204. Ethical conduct governs social research. Which among the following
are not related to ethics/morality in research?
A. Erroneous data
B. Voluntary participation of respondents

205. Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Augustine
B. St. John

206. Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who
advocated this philosophy?
A. St. John
B. St. Thomas Aquinas

207. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
A. Psychology
B. Ethics

208. If principles and theories of human behavior were to applied to
teaching and learning, the field will be called
A. Educational philosophy
B. Educational psychology

209. The father of modern psychology
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt

210. Which of the following is considered as the lowest form of learning?
A. Perceiving
B. Responding

211. Which statement on human intelligence is correct?
A. It is verbal ability and abstract reasoning
B. It consists of multiple intelligences

212. Of the following, which is an example of natural altered state of awareness?
A. Sedation
B. Sleep

213. What is Ausubel’s belief on the learning of the children?
A. Learn best when given ample opportunity for autonomous discovery
B. Children can be taught concepts in similar ways that adults
are taught as long as the materials is meaningful

214. A behavioural psychologist would probably say that:
A. The mind is most important when analyzing behavior
B. We act based on rewards and punishments received

215. Which characterizes psychologically healthy people?
A. Concerned with goals and beyond themselves
B. Feels superior over others

216. Which of the following is not true of mentally retarded children?
A. Grasps things easily
B. Short attention span

217. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is not reflective of him/her?
A. View challenging problems are tasked to be mastered
B. Avoid challenging tasks

218. Which statement is not true of human growth and development?
A. Individual undergoes similar stages of development
B. The rate of development is the same in everyone

219. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong among children. Teachers
should therefore be very good ______
A. Role models
B. Disciplinarians

220. Which term refers to the social aspects of sex or to socially defined
roles and expectations that are associated with sex?
A. Social differentiation
B. Gender

221. Which need is highlighted by the statement “Children cannot learn
with empty stomach”?
A. Physiological
B. Esteem

222. Which idea contradicts the concept of free will?
A. Evolution theory
B. Biological determinism

223. Which human need is considered basic?
A. Security
B. Wealth

224. Which among the following represents a detrimental aspect of
Philippine culture and society?
A. Palabra de honor
B. Ningas cogon

225. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced
by man. Which are examples of material culture?
A. Sinulog celebrations
B. Stone walls of Tasadays

226. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation of frustration when a
traditional bound Filipino goes to the U.S. and observes the open
display of love and emotions?
A. Culture shock
B. Culture phobia

227. When teachers brand as “pilosopo” students who ask questions,
they communicate the negative sociological principle that
A. Asking questions in class is a sign of inattentiveness
B. Passive and conformity are worth perpetuating

228. Which of the following best describes the concept of society?
A. The same as culture or nation
B. Organized interaction of people sharing land and culture

229. The primary biological limitation of natural family planning is that it is:
A. Goes against the tenets of the Catholic church
B. Only suitable for females with regular periods

230. What is the bet reason for holism in art education?
A. Everyone is a potential artist with talents of his or her own
B. Art means the beautiful in human creativity

231. 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

232. Due to close family ties, Filipino families are generally
A. Nuclear
B. Extended

233. If the family is matriarchal, who will the leader be?
A. Mother B. Grandmother

234. In what sense is the Filipino likened to a bamboo?
A. He is flexible
B. He is sturdy

235. The Filipino’s indomitable spirit is shown in his _____.
A. Self-reliance
B. Ability to survive

236. On which Filipino trait does Gawad Kalinga build on?
A. Bayanihan spirit
B. Joy and humor

237. Out of used illustration boards, students came up with cute and
functional bags for school children. Which Filipino trait is exhibited?
A. Creativity
B. Adaptability

238. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this
religiosity instills the negative attitude of:
A. Resignation, which leads to doing nothing to improve one’s condition
B. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best

239. Then Philippines is an example of a predominantly _________ country in the world.
A. Christian
B. Muslim

240. Which of the following types of societies came first during societal evolution?
A. Horticultural
B. Industrial

241. In a sociological sense, earning a 1.0 Grade Weighted Average (GWA)
makes you a deviant because:
A. You could only have gotten that CGWA by cheating
B. A GWA of 10 is not the norm

242. What is the underlying theory of the belief that the DepEd and other
stakeholders should exert deliberate efforts to construct a satisfying
culture for education?
A. Cultural Revitalization Theory
B. Anarchistic Theory

243. Of the following remarks from workers, which deserve a higher wage
owing to effective speech what increases work efficiency?
A. I have strong hands, willingness and honesty in work
B. I like people and listen to respond their opinions and needs

244. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth
towards manual or technical occupations, e.g. Masons, mechanics,
plumbers, etc?
A. White collar mania
B. Blue collar mania

245. Which among the following are qualities of an authoritarian parent?
A. High level of control and a low level of warmth
B. High level of both control and warmth

246. An individual who can find minute differences between small objects
possesses which of the following?
A. A high difference threshold
B. A low difference threshold

247. Among the developing Asian nations, which of the following is widely
promoted to be the better solution to poverty and unemployment?
A. Urbanization
B. Industrialization

248. The method of classical conditioning begins with:
A. The unconditioned stimulus and response
B. The conditioned stimulus and response

249. What does “capital” in economics refer to?
A. Investment and loss computed
B. Money/machines invested to transact business

250. What results when the government spends more than what it collects
in the form of taxes?
A. Fiscal overspending
B. Fiscal deficit

251. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government
expenditures. This function can simply be stated as to:
A. Promote development
B. Raise revenues

252. What is the type of cooperative which promoted thrift among
members and creates funds in order to be able to grant loans?
A. Service
B. Credit

253. Which term refers to the measures undertaken by the government
which would remove anything that hinders the entry of foreign
products, services and capital between countries?
A. Liberalization
B. Globalization

254. What do we call the sum of money collected for our use of a road, bridge and highway?
A. Tax
B. Toll

255. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported?
A. Subsidiary
B. Tariff
256. When on controls the supply/production of goods, this implies
A. Inflation
B. Monopoly

257. To stimulate the nation’s economy and increase employment, former
President Diosdado Macapagal:
A. Abolished government repressive controls
B. Standardized the salaries of government employees

258. Which of the following best described the goal of agrarian reform?
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of less tenancy
B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless

259. Which task does an operating system for a computer perform?
A. Data compression
B. Memory management

260. Which one links the computers to base computer making it possible
to share software materials?
A. Internet
B. Local Area Network

261. Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers
over the telephone?
A. Modem
B. Network

262. When is it most important to scan a computer’s drives for viruses?
Immediately after ______.
A. Downloading a text file from a government website
B. Installing software from a disk created by a friend

263. Like the typewriter, the computer has a ______.
A. Screen
B. Keyboard

264. Which refers to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to do
something with a program or file?
A. Command
B. Computer program

265. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person
is allowed to get or change information is called ________:
A. Password
B. Input

266. In writing a letter, which productivity tool is used?
A. Publisher
B. Word processing

267. Which application program provides users with a means to organize
and present information through the use of text, numbers, graphs,
sounds and visual images?
A. Publisher
B. Multimedia

268. What symbol is used to make the text bold?
A. Ctrl + B
B. Ctrl + V

269. ______means the graphics will be displayed more than once.
A. Tiling
B. Tagging

270. Which keyboard information is used to open a document in Windows
operating systems?
A. Ctrl + D
B. Ctrl + O

271. Which is the brain of the computer?
A. RAM
B. CPU

272. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-Up
A. Language
B. Label

273. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called
A. Hologram
B. Network

274. Activities connected by a computer system are described as
A. Network
B. Online

275. Which among these types of graphs best illustrates the progress in
academic grades over four quarters?
A. Line graph
B. Bar graph

276. What illustrates a particular data series through rectangles?
A. Line graphs
B. Bar graph

277. A social network services available through the computer is ______.
A. I-pad
B. Facebook

278. Which program application provides users with a means to organize
and present information through the use of text, numbers, graphs,
sounds, and visual images?
A. Multimedia
B. Spreadsheet

279. What refers to a computer program?
A. Software
B. Terminal

280. The information highway is called ________.
A. Internet
B. Information technology

281. In the phrase, “six times a number increased by seven raised to the
fifth power, the exponent is ______.
A. 5
B. 7

282. The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100, 000 square kilometers. In
exponential from, it can be expressed as ________.
A. 1 x 106
B. 105

283. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 25
B. 24

284. What are the prime factors of 120?
A. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5
B. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5

285. What are the prime factors of 56?
A. 7, 4, 2
B. 7, 2, 2, 2

286. The least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 is _______.
A. 12
B. 24

287. What is the LCM of 5, 2, and 7?
A. 35
B. 70

288. What are the least common multiple of 12 and 60?
A. 120
B. 360

289. The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called?
A. Greatest common factor
B. Prime factor

290. The greatest common factor of 22, 15, 7 is
A. 1
B. 2

291. Among the given decimals, which is equivalent to 9%
A. 0.09
B. 0.9

292. What percent if 75 is 15?
A. 20%
B. 30%

293. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3 months of P 6, 000?
A. P 6, 120
B. P 10, 500

294. Iah left her house at 2 PM travelling at a constant speed. At 4 PM, her
brother Prince drove at 70 kph to catch up to her. If Mia was overtaken
at 9 PM, at what speed was she travelling?
A. 40 kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour

295. The probability of getting a 2 after rolling a fair die is
A. 1/6
B. ½

296. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3

297. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white
balls, and 5 blue balls. Find the probability that is it is blue.
A. 1/3
B. 2/5

298. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 120
B. 100

299. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will
use 28 cups of flour, how many cups of milk must he have?
A. 8
B. 14

300. In a university, the ratio of female professors to the male professors
is 8:5. If there are 288 female professors, how many are male
professors?
A. 180
B. 120

301. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour day?
A. 86, 400
B. 84, 600

302. What number must be subtracted from both numerator and
denominator of the fraction 11/23 to give a fraction whose values is 2/ 5?
A. 4
B. 3

303. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
A. 40,41,42
B. 39,40,41

304. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?
A. 1326
B. 1323

305. Simplify 6 – (3 – (4) + 11 + 8)
A. 20
B. -20

306. Simplify 5 – (2 – (-4)+ 11 – 8)
A. 4
B. -4

307. Simplify: x – 2y (x – 8y) – (-6xy + 7x)
A. -6x + 3xy + 24y2
B. 6x – 3xy – 24y2

308. Simplify: (8x – 24) / (2x2 – x – 15)
A. 8 / (2x + 5)
B. 4 / (x – 13)

309. Subtract 5a-2b from the sum of 7a+5b and a+b
A. 3a + 14b
B. -3a + 14b

310. If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?
A. 16
B. 8

311. The mean of an x and negative five is ten. What is the value of x?
A. 25
B. 20

312. Janus took 6 tests in Art. She got an average of 76% on quizzes 1 and 2
while she got an average of 85% on quizzes 3 to 6. What is her average
score for the six tests?
A. 82%
B. 82.5%

313. The following are Mathematics test scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 19,
14. What is the median score?
A. 14 B. 15

314. The scores of five students in an English exam are as follows: 80, 75,
60, 95, and 100. What is the average score?
A. 82
B. 83

315. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12,
10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17. What is the median score?
A. 15.5
B. 14

316. The following measures are affected by outliers, except
A. Median
B. Mean

317. Given the test scores 10, 12, 14, 10, 12, 11, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10, 12, 12, 11,
10, the distribution is
A. Bimodal
B. Unimodal

318. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the ______.
A. Perimeter
B. Area

319. All right angles are
A. Equal
B. Supplementary

320. The altitudes of the base of a triangle are 24 meters, and 5 meters
respectively. What is its area?
A. 60 square meters
B. 50 square meters

321. Kalian nagsimula ang pagkakaraoon ng modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
A. 1987
B. 1974

322. Ang katumbas ng igkas ng titik Q sa kasalukuyan ay
A. Kuyu
B. Kyu

323. Hanapin mo ako sa _____ ng mga sasakyan.
A. Abangan
B. Pag-abangan

324. Gagawin mo lang yan _____ mo ako mahal.
A. Kung di
B. Kungdi

325. ______ ka na sa ilog. Nanginginig ka na.
A. Humango
B. Umahon

326. Kinakailangang _______ ang damit sa Huwebes.
A. Magyari
B. Mayari

327. Limang oras na pero hindi ko pa rin _____ ang nawawalang aklat.
A. Makita
B. Mahanap

328. Pahalagahan ang pangaral ______________ hindi malihis ng lands.
Anong pangatnig ang angkop sa pahayag na ito?
A. Nang
B. Habang

329. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _____________.
A. Madumi
B. Dumumi

330. Anong salita ang nagsisilbing salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN?
A. Laban
B. Labanan

331. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na may paksa?
A. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan.
B. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw.

332. Huwag makisama kay Zoilo dahil buwaya siya. Ang salitang buwaya ay
tumutukoy sa kahulugang
A. Denotasyon
B. Konotasyon

333. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili, pagbubukod at pagtatangi.
A. Pamukod
B. Paninsay

334. Bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at tambilang
A. Gitling
B. Panaklong

335. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkakasunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang
ipabatid na may bahaging hindi sinipi mula sa talata?
A. Ellipsis
B. Sintesis

336. Uri ng pagbabagong morpoponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapapalit
ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita.
A. Asimilasyon
B. Metatesis

337. Uri ng pagsusulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat upang
pukawin ang damdamin.
A. Jornalistik
B. Malikhain

338. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nararapat sa komunikasyon na pasulat?
A. Lakas ng boses
B. Maayos na pagpapalugit

339. Ano ang kalabang mortal ng pakiking?
A. Talinghaga
B. Ingay

340. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na
panlasa o pagpili.
A. Subjective generalization
B. Analytical generalization

341. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay diing sariling panlasag bumabasa.
Kilala rin ito bilang reader-response theory.
A. Antropolohiya
B. Impresyonista

342. Proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion, karunungan sa
pamamagitan ng makabuluhang tunog.
A. Pakikinig
B. Pagsasalita

343. Nakikipagaway ka sa speaker. Ito ay pakikinig na
A. Pasibo
B. Kombatib

344. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang akda ay mahirap unawain.
A. Muling basa
B. Masusis

345. Kung ang pangungusap ay, “Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga”,
paano mailalarawan ang dalaga?
A. Mahirap unawain
B. Maingat

346. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang reporter ay lumilihis sa
pamatnubay; lumilikha ito ng sariling paraan sa mga gawaing pagulat.
A. Kombensyunal
B. Di-kombensyunal

347. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming Ito ang dinadaanan upang maipaabot
ng tagapagsalita ang kanyang mensahe
A. Tsanel
B. Fidbak

348. Ang pag-aaral ay nakatuon sa motibasyon ng mga mag-aaral sa
paggamit ng kompyuter sa paggawa ng mga sulatin. Natuklasan sa
pag-aaral na ito na ang ganitong pahayag ay ilalagay sa _______.
A. Abstrak
B. Paradigm

349. Kung ikaw ay nagnanais lamang magpalipas ng oras, anong klaseng
pagbasa ang nababagay sa iyo?
A. Scanning
B. Kaswal

350. Ang kahulugan ng: My bank account is in the read.
A. Bale-wala
B. Malapit na maubos

351. Ano ang damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na’y ‘di pa siay
dumarating?”
A. Pagkatakot
B. Pagkagalit

352. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon kahit kahig ka nang kahig ay wala pa
ring maipon. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Trabaho ng trabaho
B. Hanap nang hanap

353. Ang pahayagan ay hindi dapat maglathala ng anumang uri ng
pagbibintang na makasisira sa reputasyon nang di muna nagbibigay
ng pagkakataon sa nasasakdal na marinig ang kanyang panig. Ito ay_____.
A. Patas na pamamahayag
B. Makatarungang pakikitungo

354. “You can count on me,” Ang pinakamalapit na salin nito ay _________.
A. Maaasahan mo ako
B. Bilangin mo ako

355. “Malalim ang bulsa,” ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay____.
A. Walang pera
B. Kuripot

356. Siya ay may kutsarang pilak ng ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang___.
A. Masalita
B. Mayaman

357. “Panahon na upang magdilat ng mata at makisangkot sa mga usapin.”
Ito’y nagpapahiwatig na _________.
A. Magising sa katotohanan
B. Idilat ang mga mata

358. “Ang lumalakad ng mabilis, kung matinik ay malalim.” Ano ang ibig
sabihin ng paalaalang ito?
A. Ang naglalakad nang mabilis ay hindi nakakapag-isip.
B. Ang nagmamadali ay madalas magkamali.

359. Mahusay “maglubid ng buhangin” ang taong gipit. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Magsinungaling
B. Magpaikot-ikot

360. “Mahal kita, mahal kita hindi ‘to bola/ Ngumit ka man lang sana ako’t
nasa langit na.” Ang salitang pampanitikan na ginamit sa linya ng kanta
ay nangangahulugang ________.
A. Sinisinta
B. Napakasaya

361. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na ito? “Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay
ang magiging hakbang sa pag-unlad.”
A. Pagtutulad
B. Pagwawangis

362. Alin dito ang pinakawastong salin sa pangungusap na: “I am sure he
didn’t say that.”
A. Natitiyak kong hindi niya sinabi iyon.
B. Ako ay tiayk na hindi niya sinabi iyon.

363. Ang salin sa blangko para sa blank ay halimbawa ng pagtutumbas na___.
A. Panghiram sa Espanyol at pagbaybay sa Filipino
B. Paggamit ng leksikong Filipino

364. “Pinutol mo/ dagkung kahoy/ dahil ditto/ gumulong ang mga bato/
ania na, ania na, ania na…” Ang linya ng awit ay nagpapatunay ng _____.
A. Diglossic na kkalagayan ng wika
B. Paggamit ng lalawigang antas

365. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo.”
Alin ang nabuong salita o tunog sa linya nabuo ayon sa teoryang poohpooh?
A. Wahh
B. Doo bidoo

366. “Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang bagay na libangan lamang
kundi isang katuwang at karamay sa mga kahirapan nitong kabuhayan.”
(E. Jacinto) Ang tungkulin ng wika sa linya ay ______.
A. Panregulatori
B. Pang-instrumental

367. Pen pen de sarapen/ de cuchillo de almasen/ haw haw de carabao
batuten. Pinatutunayan ng linya ang paglaganap ng wika dahil sa____.
A. Pananakop
B. Heograpiya

368. Pinag-aaralang mabuti ng bawa’t abogado ang _____ ng 1987.
A. Saligang batas
B. Batas pambansa

369. Ang paniniwala sa Diyos ay susi upang matamo natin ang _______.
A. Kaligtasan
B. Salvasyon

370. Tapos na ang klase kapag tumunog na ang _______.
A. Batingting
B. Kampana

371. Upang hindi madala ng agos ang barko, ibinaba ng mga mandaragat
ang ________.
A. Timpulan B. Angkora

372. Ang aklat ni Dr. Tinsley Harrison ang ______ sa pag-aral ng medisina.
A. Sandigan
B. Pundasyon

373. Winasak ng _______ Katrina ang maraming bahay sa New Orleans.
A. Bagyong
B. Buhawi

374. Ang pagbibigay ng diploma ay nasa huling bahagi ng ________.
A. Programa
B. Palatuntunan

375. Ang sanaysay na ito ay nagtataglay ng pangkaraniwang paksa at waring
nakikipagusap lamang.
A. Malaya
B. Maanyo

376. Ang katangiang ito ng wika ay nangangahulugang ang wika ay
nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
A. Dinamiko
B. Arbitraryo

377. Ito ay naguulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral,
pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam. Ngunit, ang paraan ng pagsulat ay
kawili-wili. Ano ito?
A. Lathalain
B. Editorial

378. “Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid.” Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay
nasa aspetong
A. Pangnagdaan
B. Perpektibo

379. Paano mailalarawan ang isang akademing marunong tumanggap ng
kritisismo para sa ikagaganda ng pananaliksik?
A. Malikhain
B. Bukas ang isipan

380. Ang wastong salin ng “You are the apple of my eye.”
A. Ikaw ay mahalaga sa akin
B. Katuwa-tuwa ka

381. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
A. Panguri
B. Pandiwa

382. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinyon, salaysay, sa pamamagitan
ng mga sagisag ay tinatawag na ______.
A. Talastasan
B. Paglalahad

383. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahag na: “Kapalaran, huwag ka
sanang mailap.”
A. Pagtawag
B. Palit-tawag

384. Ang bahaging ito ng lingwistika ang siyang nag-aaral ng mga tuntunin
kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng pangungusap
A. Syntax
B. Pragmatika

385. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha
A. Tugma
B. Sukat

386. Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan
o pangkapaligiran
A. Eksistensyal
B. Phenomenal

387. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga kaugnay na
literature at pag-aaral?
A. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata II

388. Ang wastong kahulugan ng “The present problem is only a storm in a
teacup” ay
A. May galit
B. Bale-wala

389. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay
isang
A. Pang-uri
B. Panghalip

390. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
A. Pagyayabang
B. Okasyon

391. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga pangungusap na
nais ipahayag ng tao sa kanyang kapwa ay
A. Wika
B. Tunog

392. Tumutukoy ito sa mga salitang nakapagiisa at may kahulugan. Kilala
rin itong salitang-ugat.
A. Malayang morpema
B. Di-malayang morpema

393. Anong anyo ng patanong na pangungusap ang: Dumaan ka na dito, di ba?
A. May karugtong
B. Kabalikang anyo

394. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at
babasahing mapagkukunan ng mga literature at pag-aaral.
A. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata II

395. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which
of the following is not characteristic of scientific assertion?
A. Hearsay
B. Empirical support

396. Which of the following when perceived causes action on a reaction?
A. Stimulus
B. Sound

397. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?
A. Embryo
B. Cell

398. Which of the following statements about living things is false?
A. All living things have a nervous system
B. All living things are capable of reproduction

399. Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work
together to perform a function?
A. Organ B. Tissue
400. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
A. Chromosomes
B. Centromeres

401. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight.
The ability to produce one’s own food source is a metabolic process
known as:
A. Autotrophy
B. Homotrophy

402. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem
what roles do they play?
A. Carnivore
B. Saprophytes

403. Which among the following cell organelles does not participate in
cellular division?
A. Cytoplasm
B. Ribosomes

404. Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
A. Wolves working together to hunt in a pack
B. Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyard

405. Which of the following is not an example of a naturally occurring sugar?
A. Glucose
B. Mitose

406. Sugar compounds such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and
polysaccharides are also classified
A. Carbohydrates
B. Proteins

407. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides, and nucleic acids are
classified as
A. Acids and bases
B. Macromolecular

408. Which of the following are the components of fungal cell wall?
A. Cellulose, lipids, and nucleic acids
B. Chitin, proteins, and sugar

409. What organisms would most likely be in an artic environment?
A. Walrus
B. Turtle

410. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
A. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect
the presence of objects
B. They have supersonic eyes

411. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the
area, a group of fish was separated and populated a new pond. They
then developed differing characteristics and became a distinct species.
Which of the following concepts explains this speciation?
A. Geographical isolation
B. Behavioral isolation

412. This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.
A. Nutrition cycle
B. Food web

413. Plants capture energy from the sunlight by means of molecule known as
A. Adenosine triphosphate
B. Chlorophyll

414. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the
most disadvantageous source of energy is _______.
A. Geo-thermal
B. Plants

415. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in
genetic disorders. This demonstrates ________.
A. Mutation
B. Pathology

416. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and
industrial plants falls to earth giving effects to living things. This
polluted air is known as
A. Acid rain
B. Greenhouse rain

417. Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence.
Carried by wind air called _____ falls to earth poisoning fish and
destroying vegetation.
A. Acid rain
B. Greenhouse rain

418. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be
paid in currency byt only in gold. Applying your knowledge in
chemistry, select the largest amount of gold from the choices below.
(Au = 197).
A. 40.0 kilograms of gold
B. 22.4 moles of gold

419. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse
emission, is a practice that advocates _______.
A. Environmental protection
B. Ecological destruction

420. Which is true of metalloids?
A. Have properties of both metals and non-metals
B. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metals

421. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of
14. How many protons are in this atom?
A. 28
B. 14

422. Element X has an electron configuration of 1S2 2S2
2P2. Based on information, element X belongs to a/an ______ family.
A. Coinage
B. Halogen

423. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to
A. Surface tension
B. Buoyancy

424. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when
the sun shines all the time both day and night, what is this called?
A. Midnight sun
B. Northern light

425. What type of clouds produce thunderstorms
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Stratus

426. What is a pyroclastic flow?
A. Poisonous gas of a volcano
B. A mixture of volcanic gas, ash and other tephra

427. Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption are called:
A. Lava
B. Tephra

428. Which among the following properties is a measure of how easily a
mineral can be scratched?
A. Luster
B. Hardness

429. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs
hardness scale?
A. 10
B. 20

430. What part of the Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
A. Lithosphere
B. Core

431. What is the partially molten layer of the Earth called?
A. Asthenosphere
B. Lithosphere

432. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is the name of the
largest of these earthquakes
A. Mainshock
B. Tertiary shock

433. What is the location on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the
place where an earthquake originates?
A. Epicenter
B. Fault

434. Fats do not dissolve in water because fats _____.
A. Are nonpolar and water is polar
B. Are polar and water is nonpolar

435. Breaking up solid speeds dissolving in a liquid by _______.
A. Raising the temperature
B. Increasing surface area

436. The amount of substance having 6.02x1023 of any kind of chemical
unit is called a(n):
A. Mass number
B. Mole

437. According to the modern periodic law, the chemical properties of the
elements are periodic functions of their _____.
A. Atomic mass
B. Atomic number

438. A horizontal row of elements on the Periodic Table is known as a(n):
A. Period or series
B. Group or family

439. If no more solute can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature,
then that solution is called:
A. Saturated
B. Saturable

440. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other lizards use to stick to
walls and ceilings?
A. Static ionic attractions
B. Van der Waals forces

441. Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make
them brilliant red?
A. Copper
B. Strontium

442. Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by remelting it and
heating it. If the gold became whiter, it contained:
A. Lead
B. Silver

443. Which of the following is an example of a fungus?
A. Yeast
B. Euglenoids

444. Which among the following elements can be drawn into thin wires
and hammered into thin sheets?
A. Cu
B. Ag

445. A molecule or an ion is classified as a Lewis base if it has which of the
following properties?
A. Accepts a proton from water
B. Donates a proton to water

446. Which among the following has the most polar bond?
A. N2 B. HF

447. Which of the following best describes the amount of energy required
to remove an electron from a gaseous atom?
A. Ionization energy
B. Activation energy

448. What does a pH below 7 indicate?
A. Acidity
B. Alkalinity

449. Which among the following gases is green in color?
A. Krypton
B. Chlorine

450. The manager of textile factory considers it too expensive to treat
liquid wastes so he suggested digging a hole near the factory where
the wastes can be stored. Is this environmentally safe?
A. No, the liquid wastes will mix to the groundwater.
B. No, the liquid can be recycled.

451. Why are nights cooler when the sky is clear than when it is overcast?
A. Cooler air holds less vapour
B. There is no cloud cover to prevent heat from escaping

452. Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface and yet some people still do
not have enough water to drink. Why?
1. Most of world’s water is salty
2. Most of our bodies of water are polluted by chemicals
3. Most freshwater are frozen in ice caps
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3

453. Children born with a deficiency of thyroxin ______ if deficiency is not checked.
A. Become mentally retarded
B. Have weak bones

454. The correct way of eating fruits is when eaten ______.
A. With an empty stomach
B. After meals

455. An eclipse of the sun throws the shadow of the _____.
A. Moon on the earth
B. Moon on the sun

456. The following are effects of global warming, except:
A. Changes in the aiming of seasonal patterns in ecosystem
B. Expansion of tropical diseases

457. John experienced a lack of growth hormone (GH) as a child. Now that
John is an adult, it is likely that he:
A. Has normal adult body proportions, but an extremely short stature
B. Is of normal height, but has child-like body proportions

458. Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth when an individual chews
a piece of bread?
A. Mechanical digestion only
B. Both mechanical and chemical digestion

459. One immediate cause of a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis is a
reduction in the availability of which of the following substance?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide

460. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to
which of the following?
A. Xylem in the stem
B. Root hairs in the epidermis

461. Which of the following statements is true about parasites and their
relationships with their hosts?
A. The parasite enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which
the host is harmed or killed
B. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the
parasite is harmed or killed

462. In computing data, a student computes up to the second decimal place.
As a researcher or scientist, what trait(s) do(es) the student possess?
1. Accuracy
2. Critical mindedness
3. Objectivity
4. Truthfulness
A. 1 and 4
B. 1 and 3

463. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and the eukaryotes?
A. The eukaryote has a nucleus, but the prokaryote does not have.
B. The prokaryote has a nucleus, but the eukaryote does not have

464. Which of the following is a proper example of natural selection?
A. A community of lady bugs begins having offspring with darker
shells, in order to hide from their predators

B. Seagulls begin to eat so many fish so that only those with
dark blue scale color survive

465. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an
equal arm balance?
A. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
B. ½ sheet of pad paper

466. During periods of increased global temperatures, which of the
following is most likely to occur?
A. A decrease in atmospheric CO2
B. An increase in atmospheric CO2

467. Why is the Philippines much hotter than Canada? The Philippines:
A. Has days with more hours of light
B. Receives sun rays closer to vertical position
468. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on
which phenomenon?

A. There are more concentrations of heat in some places of earth’s crust
B. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does

469. Which of these effects generally occurs as a result of warm air mass
and a cooler air mass converging at earth’s surface?
A. Winds lie down
B. Stormy weather patterns develop

470. Why do fisherfolks catch more fish during the new moon than during
the full moon?
A. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which
fisherman makes use of during the new moon
B. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer

471. Bagoong smells because ________.
A. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and get spoiled further
B. Molecules from bagoong spread in air

472. Every morning when the sun shines through the glass jalousies of
Maria’s window, she sees a rainbow on her wall. Which could explain this?
A. The glass jalousies break up the beam of sunlight into the
colors of the rainbow
B. There are water droplets on the glass that act like a prism

473. Which of the following is true about light and seeing?
A. Light rays coming from an object meets lightcoming from a
light source, and then enters the eyes
B. Light hits an object, bounces and then enters the eyes

474. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?
A. They absorb the green light
B. They reflect green light

475. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it?
A. The stone takes the place occupied by water
B. The stone has more mass than the water
476. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the
air?
A. There are less air particles
B. There are more air particles

477. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
A. Treating wastewater before it is discharged
B. Cleaning of soap instead of detergents
478. Of the following organisms, which are included under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Magnolidae
B. Prokaryotes

479. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and is otherwise
called brown coal?
A. Lignite B. Anthracite
480. Which element has Te as its symbol?
A. Tellurium B. Technetium

481. What is the term form slowing-down response by the frog’s circulatory
system during cold season?
A. Hibernation
B. Estivation

482. Which of the following is a vitamin?
A. Niacin
B. Pepsin

483. Which element has Ca as its symbol?
A. Carbon
B. Calcium

484. Which of the following process involves chloroplast?
A. Conversion of light energy to chemical energy
B. Cell division

485. Aside from solid, liquid, and gas what is the fourth form of matter?
A. Plasma
B. Colloid

486. Which of the following is a heterotroph?
A. Grasshopper
B. Algae

487. Which type of reaction does the general equation (AB + energy A + B) show?
A. Endothermic synthesis
B. Endothermic decomposition

488. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
A. Ferromagnetic
B. Paramagnetic

489. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading
to the development of an embryo. This form of reproduction is called
A. Budding B. Fertilization

490. Of the following which is an example of physiological adaptation that
allows survival among plants or animals?
A. Frog’s powerful hind to jump away from predators
B. Walking stick’s unique shape and color

491. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
A. Use of soap and detergents
B. Treating waste water prior to discharge

492. What is the main organ for respiration?
A. Lungs
B. Nose

493. Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified
under which phylum?
A. Arthropoda
B. Echinodermata

494. The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed
with the contents of a septic tank, this is called
A. Water condensation
B. Hypertrophication

495. The union of an ovum and sperm inside a test tube is
A. In vitro fertilization
B. Pollination

496. What are the small hair-like structures that serve as a sensory function
in eukaryotic cells?
A. Cilia
B. Actin filaments

497. What thin structures are essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid
movement, and changes in cell shape?
A. Pseudofilaments
B. Microfilaments

498. Which of the following process best explains the evolution of life
forms or gradual transformation of species?
A. Natural selection
B. Genetic drift

499. Which technology can lead to the formation of a new genetic trait?
A. Embryo transplant
B. Exposure to radiation

500. A rectangular book of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x
15 meters and weights, 1, 000 N. How should this block be placed on a
surface to exert the least pressure on the surface?
A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side


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