General education

1. After 7 depressing years, Mitch
finally quit the job. She ___ along with
her superior for a long time before she
finally decided to look for a new
position.
a. Didn’t get
b. Isn’t getting
c. Hasn’t been getting
d. Hadn’t been getting

Past perfect progressive tense (had +
been + ing form of the verb) since there
are two past actions where the first past
action was still happening when the
second transpired.

2. Which among the sentences below
followed the correct order of
adjectives?
a. She drives an expensive black Japanese sports car.
b. She drives a black Japanese expensive sports car.
c. She drives a black expensive Japanese sports car.
d. She drives an expensive Japanese black sports car.

Sentence with multiple adjectives:
D – determiner (a, an, the)
O – observation (smooth, expensive)
S – size (short, big)
S –shape (round, triangular)
A- age (young , old)
C – color (blue, red)
O- origin (Asian, Japanese)
M – material (wood, ceramic)
N – noun qualifier (sports car, tool box)

3. The suspect was spared because all he
said were all white lies. The underlined
word phrase means…
a. lies are made in public
b. lies that bare harmless
c. lies are type written
d. lies recited are illogical

White lies:
The color white symbolizes purity,
and if we connect it with lie by all
means white lies are lies without any
intention to hurt people.

4. The voice resounds across the
Universe. What figure of speech?
a. hyperbole
b. simile
c. personification
d. metaphor

a. Hyperbole - exaggeration
b. simile - the use of like, or as.
c. Personification – giving human
attributes
d. Metaphor – direct comparison

5. The train arrived early. The
underlined word is ____.
a. adjective
b. verb
c. adverb
d. noun

6. One thirds of the population
_____ poor.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were

7. A number of whale species _____
now extinct because of illegal hunting
and alarming change in sea water
temperature.
a. are
b. is
c. were
d. was

A number + of phrase – takes a
plural verb
The number + of phrase takes a
singular verb

8. This pertains to the pauses or rest
in speech.
a. pitch
b. juncture
c. stress
d. intonation

Pitch – highness or lowness of sounds
stress- different emphasis on words
Intonation- rising and falling of
sounds

9. Emily was ostracized by her peers primarily
because of her eccentric principles. The
underlined word means….
a. criticized
b. condemned
c. excluded
d. praised

Ostracize/ excluded – being treated in an
unfriendly manner

10. Aside from being renowned writer, Carl
Sunburg is also believed to have the gift of
gab. The underlined word means…
a. ability to speak clearly
b. ability to speak persuasively
c. ability to speak honestly
d. ability to speak accurately

Gift of gab – to speak with confidence and
in turn to convince people

11. Many a man ___ to be rich
and famous.
a. desire
b. desires
c. is desiring
d. desiring

Many a + singular noun takes
a singular verb
Many a + plural noun takes a
plural verb

12. I left the mice some cheese.
What is the function of the
underline noun?
a . Direct object
b. Indirect object
c. Object of the preposition
d. subject

13. Which passage is expressed effectively
and without structural error/s?
a. Having called the other students and they,
the secretary went home
b. Having called the other students and us, the
secretary went home
c. Having called the other students and
ourselves, the secretary went home
d. Having called the other students and we, the
secretary went home

14. If I ______ the same problems you
had as a child, I might not have
succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. should C. have
B. had D. would have

15. The means of transportation__________
dramatically since the end of the 20th
century.
A. have changed
B. will change
C. has changed
D. will have changed

16. The pair of scissors ______ on
the table.
A. was left C. was leaving
B. were left D. is leaving

17. The price of these sneakers
____ reasonable.
A. is
B. seem
C. are
D. aren’t

18. If I could speak English well, I
______ next year studying in the
States.
A. has spend
B. would spend
C. would have spent
D. will spent

19. Choose the sentence that expresses the
thought clearly and has no error in
structure/spelling.
A. The farmer did plow, plant harvest his corn
in second time.
B. The farmer plowed, has planted and has
harvested his corn in second time.
C. The farmer has plowed, planted and
harvested his corn in second time.
D. The farmer plowed, planted, and harvested
his corn in second time.

20. My grandma had some “lucid moments”
before she died. She was ________.
a. Thinking clearly
b. Sad
c. Confused
d. Ambiguous

21-25. Identify the type of mistake in logic
in the following sentences.
21. If you don’t believe in God, you’ll
burn in hell. What mistake in logic is
committed?
a. Slippery slope
b. Non sequitor
c. Red herring
d. Argument ad baculum

Slippery slope- the decision is deemed to
have slipped down the slope, thus the
situation is going out of control
Ex. Legalizing prostitution will lead to more vices
Non sequitor – a conclusion that does not follow
from the premises
Ex. The students study their lessons,
architects design houses; therefore doctors
cure the sick.

Red herring – irrelevant topic is
presented in order to divert attention from
the original issue
Ex. I should make the academic requirements stricter for
students. I recommend that you support this, because we are
in budget crisis and we don’t want our salaries be affected.
Argument ad baculum – based on
appeal on fear or threat

22. The belief in God is universal.
After all, everyone believes in God.
a. False analogy
b. Red herring
c. Appeal to common practice
d. Begging the question

False analogy – an unjustified reference drawn on
the basis of similarities between two items
Ex. The anger of the man was justified because it was just
like a volcano which has to erupt after too much pressure.
Begging the question – a statement/claim is
assumed to be true without evidence other than the
statement itself.
Ex. The suspected rapist should be put on death row.

23. If you do not buy this type of pet
food, you are neglecting your dog.
a. Appeal to emotion
b. Argumentum ad populum
c. Ad baculum
d. Composition fallacy

Argumentum ad populum – make use of an
appeal to popular prejudices than to reason
Ex. Use Clean Guard; it is the only soap endorsed by
doctors.
Composition fallacy – when conclusion of an
argument depends on an erroneous
characteristics from parts of something to the
whole

24. “We’ve got to stop them from banning
pornography. Once they start banning
one form of literature, they will never
stop. Next thing you know, they will be
burning all books.
a. Slippery slope
b. Appeal to emotion
c. Non sequitor
d. Red herring

25. Human have consciousness and
human bodies and brains consist of
atoms; therefore, atoms have
consciousness.
a. Non sequitor
b. Composition fallacy
c. Appeal to emotion
d. Red herring

26. “I value a man for the SIZE OF HIS
HEART.” The capitalized words mean
that:
a. man’s love is measured by the size of
his heart
b. the size of heart determines the length
of life
c. man should use his mind over his heart
d. man’s kindness is most important

27. She has a penchant for blue
dresses. This indicates
___________.
a. Dislike
b. Avoidance
c. Fondness
d. Strong aversion

28. There was an ESOTERIC lecture on
holography.
a. Cryptic
b. Straightforward
c. Under stable only by a select group
d. Irrefutable proof

29. ‘Her way of speaking is as
entertaining as a laundry list’ is an
example of
a. Simile
b. Hyperbole
c. Metaphor
d. Onomatopoeia

30. Communion is an essential
element in the establishment of a
culture of peace. Which does NOT go
with the spirit of communion?
a. Living peacefully with nature
b. Transcending national boundaries
c. Overcoming ethnic and cultural
divisions
d. Widening the gap among individuals
and nations

31. Ano ang tawag sa mga titik
batay sa bigkas ng Ingles?
A. Alivata or baybayin
B. Alpabetong Filipino
C. Alphabetong Romano
D. Alpabetong Pilipino

32. Ang sabi ni Romulo sa isa niyang akda,
ang Pilipino ay dugong maharlika. Ano ang
kahulugan nito?
A. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang matatag ang
budhi
B. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang
lahi
C. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili at
mabola
D. Ang Pilipino ay di purong Pilipino

33. Ang Tagalog ang nagging opisyal
na wika ng Pilipinas dahil sa:
A. Saligang batas ng 1986
B. Saligang batas ng 1973
C. Saligang batas ng 1935
D. Saligang batas ng Malolos

34. Di katakataka na ilang pulis a
hinihiling kasangkot sa
pagpalaganap ng krimen. Ano ang
kahulugan ng kasangkot?
A. Kabalikat C. Kasabwat
B. Kabilang D. Kasama-sama

35. Ang salin sa blangko para sa blank
ay halimbawa ng pagtutumbas na
__________.
A. Panghiram sa Espanyol at pagbaybay
sa Filipino
B. Kung ano ang bigkas siyang sulat
C. Paggamit ng leksikong Filipino
D. Panghihiram ng salitang katutubo

36. “Mahal kita, mahal kita hindi ‘to
bola! Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako’y
nasa langit na”. Ang salitang
pampanitikan na ginagamit sa linya ng
kanta ay nangangahulugang
_________.
A. napakasaya C. pakikipagkaibigan
B. sinisinta D. laruan

37. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /
wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo,
bidoo”. Alin ang nabuong salita o
tunog sa linya na nabuo ayon sa
teoryang pooh-pooh?
A. Wahh C. Na
B. Heto D. Doo bidoo

38. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang
pangungusap?
A. Ang mga bataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at
nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan
B. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan
sa lansangan kung maliwanag ang gabi
C. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro kung
maliwanagang buwan at nagtakbuhan sa
lansanngan
D. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan ay
nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at naglalaro

39. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang
iyong ginagawa taun-taon. Higit na
marami ang maralitang
nangailangan ng salapi at duong.
Ang nagsasalita ay –
A. Maramot C. Matipid
B. Praktikal D. kuripot

40. Piliin ang gawi pagsasalita:
Ayokong sumunod sa mga sinasabi
mo.
A. Babala
B. Pakiusap
C. Pagtanggi
D. Pamungkahi

41. Ikinalulunkot ko ang mga
nangyayari.
A. Pagsagot
B. Panghula
C. Pagtanong
D. Paghingi ng paumanhin

42. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG
naman pala ANG kanyang BUNTOT.
Ang ibig sabihin ng may malaking itik
ay.
A. Mahiyain C. Kuripot
B. Traidor D. Duwag

43. Ang kaugnayan ng pagkakapantay kina
Burgos, Gomez at Zamora sa panitikang
Pilipino ay –
A. Nanatiling masigla ang diwang Pilipino
B. Nakagising saa damdaming makabayan
ng mga Pilipino
C. Natuong lumabag sa batas at lumaban
sa may kapangyarihan ang mga Pilipino.
D. Naimpluwensyahan ang diwa alipin ng
mga Pilipino

44. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang
pinakatamang pangungusap?
A. Ang pabrikang pinagtrabahuhan nila
malapit sa amin ay bago’t malaki.
B. Ang bago’t malaking pabrikang
pinagtrabahuhan nila ay malapit sa amin.
C. Ang pinagtatrabahuhan nilang malapit
sa amin a bago’ malaking pabrika
D. Ang pabrikang malapi sa amin, bago’t
malaki ay pinagtatrabahuhan nila.

45. Alin sa sumusunod ang pinakatamang
pangungusap?
A. Nagpapabata ang pulbos sa kutis na
Clinique
B. Nagpapabata sa kutis ang pulbos ng
Clinique
C. Nagpapabata ng mukha sa kutis ng
pulbos na Clinique
D. Nagpapabata sa kutis ng mukha ang
pulbos na Clinique

46. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita:
Kasiyahan ko nang makitang kayo’y
nagmamahalan.
A. Pangarap
B. Pagkontrol ng kilos
C. Pagkuha ng impormasyon
D. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin

47. __________ mo kay Luisito na
may pasalubong ako para sa kanya.
A. Sabihin C. Pakisabi
B. Sabihan D. Pakisabihan

48. Ang pagdadasal at pananalig ay
__________ sa tao upang mapalapit
siya sa Diyos.
A. nakakatulong
B. nakatutulong
C. Nakakatulungan
D. mag-tulungan

49. Nawawala ang alahas na
__________ mo sa akin.
A. pinatago C. ipinapatago
B. pinagtago D. ipinatago

50. __________ ni Penelope ang
kanyang damit nang hindi niya
sinasadya.
A. Nasira C. Masira
B. Sinira D. Sinisira

51. __________ na ng magaling na
barber ang buhok ni Felix.
A. Gugupitin
B. Maggugupit
C. Gugupitan
D. Hahagupitin

52. Marumi ang baso. Huwag mong
__________ yan!
A. inumin C. uminom
B. inuman D. pag-inuman

53. __________ mo sana kay Roland
kung kailan siya uuwi ng Pilipinas.
A. Ipagtanong C. Tinanong
B. Ipagtatanong D. Itinanong

54. Kailan nga ba __________ si
Mayor dahil sa pangungurakot?
A. kinulong C. ikinulong
B. kinukulong D. ikinukulong

55. __________ namin ang inyong
pagdating dito sa Villa Escudero.
A. Ikinakagalak
B. Ikinagagalak
C. Gagalakin
D. Ikinakapagpagalak

56. Pinag-aaralang mabuti ng bawat
abogado ang __________ ng 1987.
A. batas pambansa
B. saligang-batas
C. batas military
D. saklawang-batas

57. “Kung sa langit ay nabubuhay ang
sa lupa ay namamatay ano’t
kinatatakutan ang oras ng kamatayan.”
Anong damdamin ang ipinapahayag
nito?
A. Maging matapang
B. Maging mapagpasensiya
C. Mapagbigay
D. Matatag sa buhay

58. Ano ang kahulugan ng
pangungusap na ito: Ilista mo na
lamang sa tubig ang aking utang.
A. Kalimutan na ang utang
B. Magbabayad din ng utan
C. Tubig ang listahan
D. Nasa tubig ang utang

59. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang
pangungusap na may paksa?
A. May pasok ba bukas?
B. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw
C. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan
D. Mainit ngayon

60. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon
kahit kahig ng kahig ay wala pa ring
maipon. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Hanap ng hanap
B. Tago ng tago
C. Gastos ng gastoS
D. trabaho ng trabaho

61. An elevator can carry a
maximum load of 605 kg. How many
passengers of weight 50.5 kg each
can the elevator hold?
A. 12 B. 11.9 C. 11 D. 10

605/50.5 = 11.9
Therefore 11 passengers

62. A room is 30 ft. long, 25 ft. wide
and 14 ft. high. If 42 balloons are
inside the room, how many cubic
feet of space does this allow for
each balloon?
A. 25 B. 9 C. 250 D. 690

30 x 25 x 14 = 10500
10500/42 = 250

63. How much liquid containing 6%
boric acid should to be mixed with 2
quarts of a liquid that is 15% boric
acid in order to obtain a solution
that is 12% boric acid?
A. 1 quart C. 3 quarts
B. 2 quarts D. 5 quarts

0.06(x) + .15 (2) = .12 (x + 2)
0.06x + .3 = .12x + .24
0.06X - .12x = .24 - .3
-0.06x = - 0.06
X = 1

64. A defective ruler was found to
be 11.5 in long. Using this ruler,
Samuel was found to be 4 ft tall.
What is Samuel’s actual height?
A. 4 ft 2 in C. 3 ft 11.5 in
B. 4 ft 4 in D. 3 ft 10 in

1 ft = 12 inches
4ft = 48 inches
Ruler = 11. 5 inches, so less 0.5 in.
0.5 (4) = 2 inches
Therefore 3 ft and 12 inches is the
actual height of Samuel.

65. If an apple weighs about 170
grams, about how many apples are
in a 3.5 kilogram bag of apples?
A. 20 B. 22 C. 21 D. 23

3.5kg = 3500 grams
1:170 = x: 3500
170x = 3500
X = 20.5
20 apples

66. A new supercomputer measures
462 lbs in weight. How much does it
weigh in grams?
A. 210 g C. 21,000 g
B. 2,100 g D. 210,000 g

66. A new supercomputer measures
462 lbs in weight. How much does it
weigh in grams?
462 lbs x 1kg/ 2.2 lbs x 1000 g/1kg
210,000 grams

67. A slow moving snail travelled
4,800 mm. How far did it travel in
kilometers?
A. 0.0048 km C. 0.48 km
B. 4.8 km D. 0.048 km

4800mm x 1m/1000mmx 1km/1000m
0.0048 km
Move 6 decimal places to the left

68. The measure of an angle is 25
more than its supplement. What is
the measure f the larger angle?
A. 102.5 degrees C. 77.5 degrees
B. 90 degrees D. 110 degrees

The measure of an angle is 25 more
than its supplement. What is the
measure 0f the larger angle?
X = 180 – x + 25
2x = 205
X = 102.5

69. If the measure of an angle is
twice the measure of its
complement. What is the measure
of the angle?
A. 30 degrees C. 60 degrees

If the measure of an angle is twice the
measure of its complement. What is
the measure of the angle?
X = 2 (90 – x)
X = 180 – 2x
X+ 2x = 180
3x = 180
X = 60

70. Which among the following statements
is ALWAYS TRUE?
A. The supplement of an angle is acute.
B. The complement of an angle is obtuse.
C. The complement of any acute angle is
acute.
D. Two supplementary angles are
congruent.

71. Which of the following is ALWAYS FALSE?
A. Two adjacent right angles are
supplementary
B. Complement of congruent angles are
congruent
C. Two intersecting lines form two pairs of
vertical angles
D. Angles that form a linear pair are
complementary

Angles that form a linear pair are
supplementary.
Supplementary angles are
angles whose sum is 180.

72. What is the measure of an angle if
the measure of its supplement is 39
degrees more than twice the measure
of its complement?
A. 29 degrees C. 39 degrees

c. 39
180 – x = 2(90 – x) + 39
180 – x = 180 – 2x + 39
-x + 2x = 180 – 180 + 39
X = 39

73. Which of the following
statement is TRUE?
A. A rectangle is a square
B. A parallelogram is a trapezoid
C. A rhombus is a rectangle
D. A square is a rhombus

74. Factor completely the
expression: a2x – 5b2y – 5a2y + b2x.
A. (a2 + b2) (x – 5y)
B. (a2 – b2) (x + 4y + 3)
C. (a + b) (a – b)(x – 5y)
D. (a2 + b2) (x2 – 5y2)

a. (a2 + b2) (x – 5y)
a2x – 5b2y – 5a2y + b2x
(a2x – 5a2 y ) + (b2x – 5b2y)
a2(X – 5Y) + b2 (X – 5Y)
(a2 + b2)(x – 5y)

75. Which among the following is
NOT a perfect square trinomial?
A. x2 + 8x + 16
B. 9x2 + 12x + 4
C. 49x2 + 70x + 36
D. x2 + 6x + 9

76. Factor completely the expression:
27a3 – 54a2b + 36ab2 – 8b3.
A. (3a – 3b)3
B. (4a – 3b)3
C. (a – 3b)3
D. (3a – 2b)3

27a3 – 54a2b + 36ab2 – 8b3
Difference of two cubes:
Cube root the first term 27a3
Cube root the last term 8b3
(3a – 2b) 3

77. What is the greatest common
monomial factor of the expression: -
13abc – 39bc + 26ab?
A. 3b C. 13abc
B. -13b D. 26b

78. A triangle has a perimeter of 50.
If 2 of its sides are equal and the
third side is 5 more than the equal
sides, what is the length of the third
side?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

79. A rectangle is 4 times as long as it
is wide. If the length is increase by 4
inches and the width is decrease by 1
inch, the area will be 60 squares
inches. What were the dimensions of
the original rectangle?
A. 2 x 32 B. 4 x 16
C. 3 x 14 D. 5 x 12

80. Find the equation of the line
with a slope of 4 and passing
through the point (-5, 3).
A. x – 4y = -23 B. 4x – 4y = 23
B. 4x – y = -23 D. x – y = -4

M = 4 ; (-5, 3)
Y –y1 = m(x – x1)
Y – 3 = 4(x + 5)
Y -3 = 4x + 20
-4x + y – 3 – 20 = 0
-4x + y – 23 = 0
4x – y + 23
4x – y = -23

81. The head of the comet is
described as a “dirty iceberg”.
Which of these is NOT a
component of the “dirty
iceberg”?
a. Frozen water
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Ammonia
d. Nitrogen

82. To what direction is the
comet’s tail pointing?
a. Towards the sun
b. Away from the sun
c. Towards the moon
d. Away from the moon

A comet is a heavenly body that
has a glowing head and a long
bright tail. The head of the comet
is consist of tiny particles of rock
frozen into mass of ice (frozen
water, ammonia, carbon dioxide,
and methane). Its tail is made up of
dust particles and always points
away from the sun.

83. Which of these earth
motions bring about tides?
a. Revolution
b. Rotation
c. Orbit
d. Gravitational pull

84. Which of these has the
strongest tide – making effect?
a. Sun
b. Earth
c. Moon
d. Sun and earth

85. This makes very high high
tides and very low low tides.
a. Neap tide
b. Spring tide
c. Red tide
d. Supreme tide

The moon is the chief maker of tides.
The sun can strengthen or weaken the moon’s
gravitational pull on earth.
At new moon and full moon, the sun and moon
are along the same line. This makes very high
high tides and very low low tides which is
called SPRING TIDES.
At quarter phases of the moon, the sun is
opposite the moon (90degrees). This makes high
tides that are not very high which is called
NEAP TIDES.

86. How do asteroids revolve
around the sun?
a. Clockwise
b. Counter clockwise
c. Left to right
d. Right to left

87. Asteroids that travel in
space is called…
a. Meteors
b. Meteoroids
c. Meteorite
d. asterorite

Asteroids are minor planets found between
Mars and Jupiter (asteroid belt). Like planets,
asteroids revolve around the sun
counterclockwise.
Meteoroids – asteroids that travel in space
Meteors – meteoroids that fall into the
atmosphere of the earth.
Meteorite – a meteor that falls on the surface of
the earth
Asteroids meteoroids meteors meteorites

88. Which of these describes
sunspots?
a. A disturbance
b. A magnetic activity
c. Both a and b
d. A fusion of nuclear energy

Sunspots are seen as dark
spots on the surface of the sun
(photosphere). They are
believed to be the disturbances
in the lower atmosphere of the
sun. Most sunspots are found
within 30 degrees of the sun’s
equator.

89. Which of these is the bright
and visible part of the sun?
a. Chromosphere
b. Photosphere
c. Corona
d. sunspot

90. . Which of these appears as
a thin layer of red light around
the sun during an eclipse?
a. Chromosphere
b. Corona
c. Photosphere
d. prominence

Parts of the Sun:
1. PHOTOSPHERE- the bright and visible surface
where sunspots and prominence appear. Sunspots
are dark spots while prominences are huge arch
of gases.
2. CHROMOSPHERE – a thick layer of boiling and
spinning gases. It appears as a thin layer of red
light during eclipse.
3. CORONA – composed of extremely thin dust and
gases, and has a temperature of 2 million degree
celcius and is much hotter than the surface. During a
total eclipse, it becomes visible to earth.

91. . Which of these could draw
bodies in the universe into one
single mass?
a. Inertia
b. Motion
c. Gravitation
d. acceleration

92. Which prevents the bodies
in the universe to be drawn
together into one single mass?
a. Motion
b. Gravitation
c. Acceleration
d. inertia

Motion is the process of the change in
position. It prevents gravitation from
drawing everything together into one
single mass.
Gravitation is the natural force of
attraction between massive bodies.
Inertia is the tendency of the body to
remain at rest or in motion unless
acted by an external force.

93. Which of these break down
rocks?
a. Erosion
b. Weathering
c. Gravity
d. water

Types of weathering:
1. Disintegration – a physical
weathering. It is a mechanical
process that breaks big mass of
rocks into smaller pieces.
2. Decomposition, a chemical
weathering, is the process that
forms new substance from
minerals in rocks

94. When rocks are already exist have
changed into new kinds of rocks
because of pressure and temperature
changes, the rocks now become….
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
d. lava

Igneous rocks – considered as the parent
rocks, formed by cooling and hardening of hot
rocks (magma) from within the mantle of the
earth (e.g. ganite and basalt)
Sedimentary rocks – secondary rocks,
formed by the hardening layers of the earth
sediments (e.g. sandstone, limestone)
Metamorphic – to transform/change into new
kinds of rock because of pressures (e.g.
marble and slate)

95. According to Moh’s scale of
mineral hardness, which among
the following is the hardest?
a. Apatite
b. Topaz
c. Quartz
d. corundum

MOH’S SCALE OF MINERAL HARDNESS (increasing
order):
1. TALC – talcum powder
2. GYPSUM – Plaster of Paris
3. CALCITE – Limestone and shells
4. FLOURITE – fluorine
5. APATITE
6. ORTHOCLASE – feldspar
7. QUARTZ –
8. TOPAZ
9. CORUNDUM – sapphire and ruby
10. DIAMOND – used in jewelry and cutting tools.

96. Which heating element is
found inside the flashlight
bulb?
a. Alloy
b. Nichrome
c. Tungsten
d. filament

97. Which process occurs when dry
ice, CO2 (solid) is changed into CO2
(gas)?
A. Decomposition
B. Evaporation
C. Condensation
D. Sublimation

98. Which of the following is
the product of combining iron
with water and oxygen?
a. Galvanized iron
b. Rust
c. Steel
d. alloy

99. Which of the following highlight the
significance of the process of mitosis?
a. daughter cells have more chromosomes
than the parent cell
b. daughter cells have chromosomes twice
the number as that of the parent cell
c. daughter cells have the same number of
chromosomes as that of the parent cell
d. daughter cells have half the number of
chromosomes as that of the parent cell

100. What vitamin is necessary
for blood clotting?
a. Vitamin B12
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin D

a. Vitamin B12 – formation of red
blood cells (red meat, milk, egg.
Cheese)
b. Vitamin C- building strong bones,
fight against infection (citrus fruits)
c. Vitamin K- for normal blood clotting
(green leafy vegetables, liver)
d. Vitamin D – for building strong
bones and teeth (dairy products,
fish, liver oil)

101. What is formed when coral
colonies grow close to the
shore?
a. Fringing reef
b. Barrier reef
c. Coral atoll
d. Coral rocks

102. In what phylum do
earthworms belong?
a. Nematodes
b. Porifera
c. Cnidaria
d. annelids

Classification of Invertebrates:
1. Porifera – pore-bearing animals (sponges)
2. Cnidaria – hollow-intestine animals (hydras)
3. Platyhelminthes – flattened and elongated (flatworms,
tapeworms)
4. Annelids – elongated, segmented (earthworms, leeches)
5. Mollusks – soft-bodied animals living in a shell (snails,
clams, squids)
6. Nematodes – elongated, unsegmented (roundworms)
7. Anthropods – segmented with hardened skeleton (insects,
crabs, spiders, centepedes)
8. Echinoderms – spiny – skinned animals (starfish, sea
urchins

103. They live part of their lives
while they are young in water.
When they mature, they live on
land to survive.
a. Reptile
b. Mammals
c. Amphibian
d. bird

104. Which of these animals
demonstrate cryptic
coloration?
a. Native ducks
b. Bumble bee
c. Grasshoppper
d. tamaraw

105. Where does the filtration
of blood in the kidney take
place?
a. Bowman’s capsule
b. Glomerulus
c. Tubule
d. Renal artery

106. Where does the reabsorption
of most water and other materials
needed for life take place?
a. Bowman’s capsule
b. Glomerulus
c. Tubule
d. Renal artery

107. What is our main organ for
excretion?
a. Bladder
b. Skin
c. Lung
d. kidney

Kidney is the main organ for
excretion. It is composed of about a
million of tiny units called
nephrons. A nephron is made up
of a cuplike structure called
Bowman’s capsule which
surrounds mass of capillaries called
glomerulus and narrows into a long
coiled tubule.

108. Mario met an accident and was bleeding
profusely. He needed a blood type AB
transfusion. There was confusion on what to do
because no blood type AB was available.
Somehow he survived because they were able
to give him blood. Which of the following best
explains this?
a. Type A was mixed with type B blood.
b. Type B was mixed with type A blood.
c. Type AB can receive type A blood.
d. Type AB can be given any blood type.

109. What happens to your
diaphragm when you exhale?
a. Relaxes
b. Relaxes and contracts
c. Contracts
d. Absorbs air

110. Which of the following
greenhouse gases has the
greatest heat trapping ability per
molecule?
a. Nitrous oxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Chlorofluorocarbon
d. methane

111. In plant cells, chloroplasts are active in the
chemical processes required to make food.
Animal cells have no chloroplasts. Based on this,
we can conclude that _______
a. plant cells are more complex than animal cells
b. animals must obtain food from outside sources
c. animal cells are more complex than plant cells
d. animal cells prey upon cells as a food source

112. When a spring is released, its
potential energy is converted to
_________ energy.
A. Magnetic C. Electrical
B. Light D. Kinetic

113. A car is travelling in a circle with a
constant speed. Which statement is TRUE?
A. The car has constant velocity but
changing acceleration.
B. The car has changing velocity but
constant acceleration.
C. The car has changing velocity and
changing acceleration.
D. The car has constant velocity and
constant acceleration.

114. A rock is dropped out of the window
of a moving car. At the same time a ball is
dropped from rest from the same height.
Neglecting air resistance, which will reach
the ground first?
A. Rock will hit the ground first
B. Ball will hit the ground first
C. Both will hit at the same time
D. Neither will hit the ground

115. Which of the following physical
charges involve adding heat to a
substance?
a. Boiling and condensing
b. Condensing and freezing
c. Evaporating and condensing
d. Melting and boiling

116. If you lower the frequency of a
wave in a string you will _______.
A. shorten its period
B. lower its speed
C. increase its wavelength
D. lower its amplitude

117. Which is the method that uses
organisms to clean up toxic waste?
A. Bioremediation
B. Carrying capacity
C. Deforestation
D. Monoculture

118. The process of restoring mined
land to its original contours and
vegetation is called…
A. bioremediation
B. recycling
C. Reclamation
D. Reforestation

119. What do rays of light demonstrate
when they strike a polished piece of
metal, appearing to bounce off its
surface?
a. Refraction
b. Polarization
c. Reflection
d. Interference

Reflection refers to the bouncing back of a
wave when it hits a barrier.
Refraction is the bending of waves as they
enter another medium at an angle. This is
associated with a change in the direction and
sped of the wave.
Diffraction is the bending of waves around
small openings and around edges of barriers.
Interference is the overlapping of waves. It is
the combined effects of two or more waves
coming together

120. When light falls on soap
bubbles, the band of seven colors
seen is due to __________.
A. Diffraction C. Reflection
B. Scattering D. Interference

121. It is an inherent power of the
state to impose and collect
revenues to defray the necessary
expenses of the government
a. Police Power
b. Power of eminent domain
c. Taxation
d. None of the above

122. It is concerned with issues
and problems concerning the
overall economy of a nation or the
world economy
a. Microeconomics
b. Macroeconomics
c. Economics
d. Political Economy

123. The distribution of economic
resources among existing
alternatives.
a. Production
b. allocation
b. Consumption
c. conservation

124. A kind of freedom wherein an
individual is free to seek any
opportunity of employment for
living.
a. political freedom
b. academic freedom
c. cultural freedom
d. economic freedom

125. A radical change in the
methods of production from
hand tools to state-of-the-art
machinery.
a. Industrial Revolution
b. feudalism
c. agricultural development
d. cultural development

126. A type of behavior usually
negative or hostile feeling or
attitude toward a group or toward
a person who belongs to a
particular group because s/he is
presumed to have negative
qualities ascribed to the group.
a. Discrimination c. Stereotypes
b. Prejudice d. Harassment

127. A type of behavior that
occurs when there is an action
(based on the prejudice) which
denies a person or group
equality of treatment.
a. Discrimination c. Stereotypes

127. A type of behavior that
occurs when there is an action
(based on the prejudice) which
denies a person or group
equality of treatment.
a. Discrimination c.
Stereotypes

128. When a person fails to adjust
to the fast changing world, he is
likely to suffer from
a. culture shock
b. culture change
c. severe headache
d. extreme loneliness

129. What do you call an oversimplified
generalization about a particular group, which
is usually negative or unfavorable, without
sufficient basis? Example of these includes:
Women are perceived as weak, homosexuals
are dangerous and sexual predators and
ethnic groups are mean and lazy.
a. Prejudice
b. Discrimination
c. Stereotypes
d. Phobia

130. When one considers the
culture of another group as
superior to his own, this
connotes:
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Assimilation
c. Acculturation
d. Xenocentrism

131. In what part of the world can
you find the longest and largest
coral reef which is also known s
the “Great Barrier Reef”?
A. Africa
B. North America
C. Australia
D. South America

132. The Philippines is a democratic
and _____________ state.
Sovereignty resides in the people
and all the government authority
emanates from them.
a. Presidential b. Bicameral
c. Republican d. Constitutional

133. The term of office for the
President under the 1987
Constitution.
a. 3 years
b. 3 years with re-election
c. 6 years
d. 6 years with re-election

134. It is the environmental milestone
that requires industries to install anti-
pollution devices and ban the use of
incinerators.
a. The Greenpeace Act
b. The Clean Air Act
c. The Environmental Care Act
d. The Anti-Pollution Act

135. The secret society Jose Rizal
established designed to promote
civic and patriotic education among
the Filipinos.
a. La Liga Filipina
b. Propaganda
c. Companiero System
d. La Juventud

136. This law imposed the equal
rights between the Americans and
Filipinos during the American
occupation of the Philippines.
a. Jones Law
b. Parity Law
c. Tydings Mc Duffie Law
d. Hare-Hawes Cutting Law

The Jones Law of 1916, also known as the Philippine Autonomy Act, changed
the legislative arrangement. The Philippine Commission was abolished and
replaced by the elected Senate of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly was
also reorganized and renamed the House of Representatives. The new
Philippine Legislature was inaugurated on October 16, 1916.
The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act was the first US law passed for the
decolonization of the Philippines. It was the result of the OsRox Mission led
by Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas.

137. The late president Ferdinand Marcos
place the Philippines under Martial Law
through which of the following laws?
A. Article 6 Section 14 of the 1973
Constitution
B. R.A 274
C. Proclamation 1081
D. KautusangTagapagpaganapBlg. 25
S.1974

138. What building was the only one
left intact after the destruction of
Intramuros during the Battle of
Manila?
A. Manila Post Office
B. San Agustin Church
C. Manila Cathedral
D. Quiapo Church

139. What was the first book
published in the Philippines?
A. Del Superior Goveirno
B. Doctrina Christiana
C. PasiongMahal
D. BarlaameJosaphat

140. The world of nation is suffering
from recession and so nations are
experiencing the following
EXCEPT____________.
A. people are losing their jobs
B. businesses are raking bigger profits
C. there is a drop total spending
D. Production is slowing down

141. Tomatoes are off season and so
price for tomatoes is up. Which law/
principle in Economics explain it?
A. Substitution effect
B. Law of cause and effect
C. Principle of marginal utility
D. Law of supply and demand

142. Which explains GNP?
A. The total value in pesos of goods and
services produced during the year
B. The total value in pesos of goods
produced during the year
C. The total value in pesos of the services
produced during the year
D. The total value in pesos of goods and
services produced for 2 quarters

143. When parents decide to send their
children to private school and pay their tuition
fee instead of sending them to the public
school, they don’t get their share in the
benefit derived from the taxes they pay. This is
a case of __________.
A. social injustice
B. double jeopardy
C. double taxation
D. social inequity

144. Which one CORRECTLY applies to
Philippine foreign trade?
A. Philippine expenditure exports and earning
from imports fluctuate.
B. The Philippines spends less on imports than
it earns from exports.
C. The Philippine expenditure on imports is
balanced with its earnings from exports.
D. The Philippines spends more on imports
than it earns from exports.

145. What is true of progressive system of
taxation?
A. The rate of tax increases as the income tax
base or income bracket increases.
B. The tax is equal regardless of class and place
C. The rate of tax decreases as the income tax
base increases.
D. The rate of tax increases as the income tax
base decreases.

146. I rent out for P 10,000 per
month my only building and lot to
the Jesus is Lord Group uses it
exclusively for religious purposes. I
am exempt from payments of
________.
A.property tax B. professional tax
C. income tax D. community tax

146. I rent out for P 10,000 per month
my only building and lot to the Jesus is
Lord Group uses it exclusively for
religious purposes. I am exempt from
payments of ________.
A.property tax B. professional tax
C. income tax D. community tax

147. You are member of a cooperative
which operates taxis tricycles and
buses. Of which type of a cooperative
are you a member?
A. Service cooperative
B. Multipurpose cooperative
C. Marketing cooperative
D. Producers cooperative

148. Which is an unlawful act of
escaping from payment of taxes?
A. Evasion C. Avoidance
B. Exemption D. Shifting

149. Which is required of cooperative
members for the operation of their
cooperative?
A. Share capital
B. Interest on share capital
C. Net surplus
D. Patronage refund

150. The primary purpose of taxation is to
_____.
A. raise revenue for the support of
government
B. reduce inequalities in wealth and
incomes
C. fortify the government against invaders
D. make the country a leading
industrialized country in the world
.

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