A.

Sentence Completion

1. She is well loved by the people for being

A. Slanderous
B. Virtuous
C. Ambiguous
D. Condescending

2. Davidlee is an diver. He always wins the gold medal.

A. Inept
B. Efficient
C. Adroit
D. Aggressive

3. The student going to school

A. Delinquent; abhors
B. Awkward; abhors
C. Industrious; dislikes
D. Obedient; dislikes

4. The reporter was adjudged guilty of for spreading false accusations.

A. Calumny
B. Rebellion
C. Treachery
D. Mutiny

5. Ewan played the violin with , everyone was amazed.

A. Anxiety
B. Inanity
C. Deity
D. Virtuosity

6. Today, Alfred Wegener’s theory is ; however, he died an outsider treated with by the scientific
establishments.
A. Unsupported; approval
B. Dismissed; contempt
C. Accepted; approbation
D. Unchallenged; disdain

7. The revolution I art has not lost its steam; it on as fiercely as ever.
A. Trudges
B. Meanders
C. Rages
D. Ambles
8. Biological clocks are of such adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to
them.
A. Obvious; possess
B. Ambivalent; develop
C. Meager; evolve
D. Significant; eschew

9. The peasants were the least of all people, bound by traditional and by superstitions.
A. Conventional; encumbered
B. Pinioned; limited
C. Free; fettered
D. Entharalled; tied

10. The conclusion of his argument, while , is far from .

A. Germane; relevant
B. Esoteric; obscure
C. Stimulating; interesting
D. Abstruse; incomprehensible

B. Synonyms

11. The virulent drug he had mistakenly taken killed him in an instant.
A. Effective
B. Expensive
C. Sedative
D. Toxic

12. Argentina is one of the world’s leading honey-exporters. It maintains a large apiary.
A. Place where birds are bred.
B. Place where apes are grown
C. Place where bees are raised
D. Place where honey is stored

13. Eugenio Joshua admires his teacher’s deportment during class.

A. Demeanor
B. Speech
C. Banishment
D. Intelligence

14. His recommendation was rejected because it might be inimical to the company.
A. Insubstantial
B. Useful
C. Costly
D. Disadvantageous
15. Marvin Jay’s supervisor asked him to elucidate his proposal during the presentation.
A. Clarify
B. Extend
C. Improve
D. Shorten

C. Antonyms

16. The mother has been doleful every when she lost her son
A. Miserable
B. Cheerful
C. Prayerful
D. Anxious

17. Juan Carlo acquiesced to his friends’ plan of going to Baguio comes February.
A. Agreed
B. Objected
C. Rejioced
D. Abided

18. John Dan’s house is full of a motley collection of furniture, including antiques, woodcrafts and glassware.
A. Diverse
B. Attractive
C. Homogenous
D. Expensive

19. Jeric Angel’s nervousness was palpable despite the confident facade he was showing.
A. Evident
B. Increasing
C. Decreasing
D. Hidden

20. He had learned that everything in life is evanescent.

A. Temporary
B. Permanent
C. Extraordinary
D. Luminous

D. Analogy

21. Articulate::Speech
A. Predictable; event
B. Coordinated; movement
C. Active; thought
D. Erratic; path
22. Inception::Conclusion
A. Departure; arrival
B. Culmination; upshot
C. Approach; return
D. Escapade; punishment

23. Scintillating;dullness
A. Erudite; wisdom
B. Desultory; error
C. Boisterous; calm
D. Exalted; elevation

24. Shard;Pottery
A. Seed; flower
B. Smoke; fire
C. Chair; furniture
D. Mystify; enlightment

25. Prosaic:Mundane
A. Obdurate: foolish
B. Ascetic: austere
C. Loquacious: taciturn
D. Peremptory; spontaneous

26. Attenuate:::Signal
A. Exacerbate; problem
B. Modify; accent
C. Dampen; enthusiasm
D. Elongate; line

27. Salacious::Wholesome
A. Religious; private
B. Expensive; proflitage
C. Conservative; stoic
D. Mendacious; truthful

28. Penury::Money
A. Starvation:sustenance
B. Independence: freedom
C. Infirmity: illness
D. Spontaneity: care

29. Mason::Stone
A. Soldier:weapon
B. Lawyer: law
C. Carpenter: wood
D. Teacher: pupil
30. Repel::Lure
A. Miscarry:succeed
B. Dismount:devolve
C. Abrogate: deny
D. Abridge:shorten

E. Reading Comprehesion

Passage 1

Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by
asking, what is man? What are his needs? How can he best express himself? One would discover that merely
having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned
music is not a reason for doing so. Man needs warmth, society, leisure, comfort and security: he also needs
solitude, creative work and the sense of wonder. If he recognized this he could use the products of science and
industrialism eclectically, applying always the same test: does this make me more human or less human? He
would then learn that the highest happiness does not lie in relaxing, resting, playing poker, drinking and making
love simultaneously.
Adapted from an essay by George Orwell

31. The author implies that the answers to the questions in sentence two would reveal that human beings .
A. Are less human when they seek pleasure
B. Need to evaluate their purpose in life
C. Are being alienated from their tru nature by technology
D. Have needs beyond physical comforts

32. The author would apparently agree that playing poker is .

A. Often an effort to avoid thinking
B. Something that gives true pleasure
C. An example of man’s need for society
D. Something that man must learn to avoid

Passage 2

Examine the recently laid egg of some common animal, such as a salamander or newt. It is a minute spheroid
-an apparently structure less sac, enclosing a fluid, holding granules in suspension. But let a moderate supply of
warmth reach its watery cradle, and the plastic matter undergoes changes so rapid, yet so steady and
purposeful in their succession, that one can only compare them to those operated by a skilled modeler upon a
formless lump of clay. As with an invisible trowel, the mass is divided and subdivided into smaller and smaller
portions. And, then, it is as if a delicate finger traced out the line to be occupied by the spinal column, and
molded the contour of the body; pinching up the head at one end, the tail at the other, and fashioning flank and
limb into due proportions, in so artistic way, that, after watching the process hour by hour, one is almost
involuntarily possessed by the notion, that some more subtle aid to vision than a microscope, would show the
hidden artist, with his plan before him, striving with skillful manipulation to perfect his work.
33. The author makes his main point with the aid of .
A. Logical paradox
B. Complex rationalization
C. Scientific deductions
D. Observations on the connection between art and science

34. In the context of the final sentence the word “subtle” most nearly means .
A. Not obvious
B. Indirect
C. Discriminating
D. Surreptitious

Passage 3

There are not many places that I find it more agreeable to revisit when in an idle mood, than some places to
which I have never been. For my acquintance with those spots is of such long standing, and has ripened into an
intimacy of so affectionate a nature, that I take a particular interesting assuring myself that they are unchanged.
I never was in Robinson Crusoe’s Island, yet I frequently return there. I was never in the robbers’ cave, where
Gil Blas lived, but I often go back there and find the trap-door just as heaven to raise as it used to be. I was
never in Don Quixote’s study, where he read his books of chivalry until he rose and hacked at imaginary giants,
yet you couldn’t move a book in it without my knowledge. So with Damascus, and Liliput, and the Nile, and
Abyssinia, and the North Pole and many hundreds of places- I was never at them, yet it is an affair of my life to
keep them intact, and I am always going back to them.

Passage 4

The books one reads in childhood create in one’s mind a sort of false map of the world, a series of fabulous
countries into which one can retreat at odd moments throughout the rest of life, and which in some cases can
even survive a visit to the real countries which they are supposed to represent. The pampas, the amazon, the
coral islands of the Pacific, Russia, land of birch-tree and samovar, Transylvania with its boyars and vampires,
the China of Guy Boothby, the Paris of du Maurier- one could continue the list for a long time. But one another
imaginary country that I acquired early in life was called America. If I pause on the word “America”, and
deliberately put aside the existing reality, I can call up my childhood vision of it.

35. The first sentence of Passage 3 contains an element of

A. Paradox
B. Legend
C. Melancholy
D. Self-deprecation

36. By calling America an “imaginary country” the author of passage two implies that .
A. America has been the subject of numerous works for children
B. His current vision of that country is not related to reality
C. America has stimulated his imagination
D. His childhood vision of that country owed nothing to actual conditions
37. Both passages make the point that .
A. Books read early in life can be revisited in the imagination many years later
B. Imaginary travel is better than real journeys
C. Children’s books are largely fiction
D. The effects of childhood impressions are inescapable

38. Both passages list a series of places, but differ in that the author of passage three .
A. Has been more influenced by his list of locations
B. Never expects to visit any of them in real life, whereas the writer of passage two thinks it at least
possible that he might
C. Is less specific in compiling his list
D. Wishes to preserve his locations in his mind forever, whereas the author of passage two wishes to
modify all his visions in the light of reality
E. Idiomatic Expressions

39. We are affected as much as you are by the rising prices of gasoline; we are all “in the same boat”.
A. Suffering the same predicament
B. Hindering the success
C. Emphasizing with everyone on his suffering
D. Acknowledging the suffering

40. The members of the public are demanding for better public infratructure and more public services, but at the
same time they are demanding for lower taxes. It is becoming a “Catch-22 situation”.
A. a challenging situation
B. A dilemma from which it is impossible to escape
C. A problem that involves government efficiency
D. A condition of no great importance

41. That lady should not have become a war correspondent. She is a “square peg in a round hole”.
A. a person who has been given an opportunity to change her profession
B. A person who has no interest in her job.
C. A person who takes part in every event
D. A person who is not suitable to her work or sorroundings

42. “It slipped my mind” that I will have with Davidlee tonight.
a. I determined, in spite of my schedule
b. I forgot as a result of carelessness
c. I wished
d. I planned delicately

43. The idea of expansionism “has not taken root” in the Philippines.
A. Has not become popular
B. Has not been heard
C. Has not established itself
D. Has not been monitored
44. Ewan Gregory does not mind how much resistance he causes; he like “sailing against the wind”.
A. Being popular
B. Interfering
C. Overcoming the opposition
D. Opposing the popular view

45. Although Marvin Jay had only a minor role in the play, he “stole the thunder from” the lead actor.
A. Borrowed the role from
B. Diverted the attention to himself from
C. Succeeded in portraying
D. Transformed the character of

46. I had a “heart to heart talk” with my teacher on my plans to study Linguistics or Microbiology at the
university.
A. Sentimental meeting
B. Superficial talk
C. Serious discussion
D. Successful arrangement

47. Juan Carlo decide “to keep his peace” until he finished examining the situation.
A. Not to talk
B. To be forthright
C. To be relaxed
D. To be reserved

48. The company needs a couple of million pesos for its expansion. It is likely that the Php 100 000. the partner
has offered is “a drop in the ocean”.
A. Useful
B. More than enough
C. A tiny fraction of what is needed
D. Useless until the amount is complete

CLOZE TEST (PART I)

This is the School 49) Plan of the East Central Elementary School, San Fabian District II, Pangasinan II
Division, was 50) and 51) through the concerted efforts of the teaching
52) with the other stakeholders of education headed by the principal. It 53) the vision or
educational goals which 54) to uplift or improve the school performance in terms of the following areas
of development namely the pupils, staff, curriculum and physical facilities development which will 55)
as the 56) for evaluating the performance of the school. It presents the school and community profile
and the expected activities of the school. Through the 57) of this school improvement plan, with the
unwavering 58) of the officers and members of the PTA as well as the SChool Governing Council and
other stakeholders of education, it is 59) that the goals vision and mission of the East Central
Elementary School will be 60) .
49.
A. Improving
B. Improves
C. Improved
D. Improvement

50.
A. Conceptualized
B. Conceptualizes
C. Conceptualizing
D. conceptualize

51.
A. Evolving
B. Evolves
C. Evolved
D. Evolve

52.
A. Staffs
B. Staff
C. Staffed
D. Staffing

53.
A. Present
B. Presenting
C. Presents
D. Presented

54.
A. Aims
B. Aim
C. Aimed
D. Aiming

55.
A. Serves
B. Serving
C. Servicing
D. Served

56.
A. Basis
B. Bases
C. Basing
D. Based
57.
A. Implement
B. Implementing
C. Implementation
D. Implements

58.
A. Support
B. Supporting
C. Supports
D. Supported

59.
A. Expect
B. Expects
C. Expecting
D. Expected

60.
A. Realize
B. Realized
C. Realizing
D. Realizes

CLOZE TEST (PART II)

Madam 61)

I have the honor to request permission 62) you good office to 63) an action research in Science
64) . “Enhancing the Performance of the Grade VI pupils in Science and Health through Counteractive
Lecture “for the grade VI pupils of greater Heights Elementary School for this school year 2014-2015.

Hoping for your 65)

approval.

66)
EWAN ETHAN LEE C. RIVERA
Teacher
 1st 67)
68)

Respectfully forwarded
69) The Schools Division Superintendent, Pangasinan Division II, Binalonan, Pangasinan,
recommending approval of this basic communication.

70)
DAVID LEE D. ROMERO JR.
Public Schools District Supervisor

61
A. ;
B. :
C. ,
D. .

62.
A. to
B. for
C. your
D. from

63.
A. Conduct
B. Conducts
C. Conducted
D. Conducting

64.
A. Entitle
B. Entitles
C. Entitled
D. Entitling

65.
A. Kind
B. Kinder
C. Kindest
D. Modest

66.
A. yours,
B. sincerely yours,
C. Truly yours
D. Very truly yours,
67.
A. Indorsment
B. Endorsment
C. Indorsement
D. Endorsement

68.
A. With date
B. No date
C.
D.

69.
A. to
B. from
C. with
D. for

70.
A. Truly yours,
B. Very truly yours,
C. Sincerely yours,
D. No complementary close

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them with the
correct answer/answers.

1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?

2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. Ìn here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to amore experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfumedid you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice te over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at thee closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assasinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foriegn words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handling them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. Hoiw many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus thhen never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of climate change. Firstly…
41. Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.
51. I will meet you at the library by and by.
52. He was riding in a bus when they met a tragic accident.
53. My father died yesterday. He is 55.
54. I came from Buguias, Benguet. Every summer, I help my parents work in the farm.
55. I graduated at Sipsipnget National High School in 2010.
56. The scissor that I bought at SM Baguio is quite expensive.
57. Many information have been divulged by the secret agent.
58. His line of business is selling computer gadgets and equipments.
59. He was hospitalized due to electrocution.
60. After the traumatic incident, I think she is alright.
61. She is an impregnable woman.
62. She already casted her vote yesterday.
63. Based from the survey, NAIA is one of the five dirtiest airports in the world.
64. She was taken cared of by her foster parents.
65. My parents work in the garden.
66. I was been the President of the Arts Guild when I was in high school.
67. Calcium is not only good for the bone but for the heart.
68. He revenged the killing of his father.
69. I was advised to cover my PIN when withdrawing money in an ATM machine.
70. She is taking up Nursing for her second course.
71. Hand me your USB so I can save those files.
72. Anyways, that has been the final report to the group.
73. I went to the library to get as many information as I could.
74. The teacher forgot to give the direction in the test.
75. When you go to Manila, better ask for directions so you won’t get lost.
76. Despite of the oil price increase, the drivers remained hopeful for a better 2012.
77. I could not illicit response from her.
78. He is in jail for smuggling elicit drugs into the country.
79. At this juncture, we would like to introduce the Board of Judges.
80. Burn the chicken and cook “pinikpikan”.
81. The BSU gymnasium was filled up with people.
82. I will see you on February for the Penagbenga craze.
83. What I need is a money to pay for my bills.
84. My father and mother are supportive to my studies.
85. The host for the BSU Charter Celebration is he.
86. Her obese father is high blood.
87. It is ethical to say, Thank you in a request letter.
88. I left note on my sister’s pocket.
89. Our mother has shown an unconditional love to us.
90. The fugitive was apprehended in March 3 of 2010.
91. Her father is a military so people respect him.
92. His father, who is a police, was killed in a gun battle.
93. The garbages on the street have not been picked up.
94. Throw your garbage properly.
95. She was unaware of the morning glory in her eyes.
96. The English term for dogmeat is azucena.
97. The English term for sayote is chayote.
98. The symbol (/) used to separate alternative is slash.
99. The technical term for the symbol and is and.
100. The pound key sign # is called number.
Direction: Read the sentence carefully. Each sentence is divided into 4 parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify
the part that must be changed to make the the sentence correct.

1.
A. Mark Chaggall, a painter,
B. Was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism
C. An art (on how) that can be characterized by incongruous imagery
D. Produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations.

2.
A. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported
B. That more than 22 species of wild felines have (declining) declined.
C. Different non-government agencies have given their support
D. To the program that would protect the species.

3.
A. The threat of deculturation
B. Now hangs over many small ethnic (minority) minorities.
C. That are scattered
D. In the depths of many forests.

4.
A. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste
B. Can (be carried) carry highly communicable diseases
C. Because of their injurious effects
D. To human life

5.
A. Language was brought into the spotlight
B. As a crucial factor
C. (for) in Nigeria’s social, economic, and the political future
D. Because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems.

6.
A. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program.
B. Haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of (indifference) indifferent
individuals
C. Who reduced the anti-erosion fences
D. Just to benefit their pasture land businesses

7.
A. Because of new coffee growers
B. Flooding the global market
C. The official price of a pound of coffee in the United States
D. Crashed (into) from 6 dollar in 1997 to 42 cents in 2001
8.
A. The navy contributes
B. To the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources
C. By (scuttle) scuttling out cylindrical blocks
D. To serve as artificial reefs.

9.
A. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam
B. Wrote the birth of the universe: The Big Bang and after , in 1993.
C. A book (on how it) that elucidates
D. The information and evolution of galaxies.

10.
A. Susana earned money for her vacation
B. By working in an antique store all summer
C. But the amount was (inefficient) insufficient
D. For all that she needed

11.
A. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991
B. Was one of the many misfortunes
C. To wreak havoc
D. In central luzon

12.
A. After participating (the) in fertility rites,
B. The childless woman
C. Who was blessed with a healthy baby
D. Experienced a blissful and contented life.

13.
A. Media produce
B. A (sociology) sociological phenomenon
C. Such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion
D. About the present culture

14.
A. Concentrating on the physical intricacies
B. Of different (pose) parts of the body
C. (forced) forces one to filter out
D. Physiological anxieties.

15.
A. Nay nation
B. That aspires to elevate morality
C. Will have difficulty
D. (stamp) stamping out prostitution
16.
A. He (is) has been living in this country
B. Ever since he came
C. But he makes no
D. Attempt to speak our language.

17.
A. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,
B. But they leniently tolerate the situation
C. Even if they (are) hinder
D. The motives of others

18.
A. Human beings
B. Have this natural inclination
C. For fending off (lonely) loneliness, exile, and death
D. By dressing up the passing moment as a miracle.

19.
A. Costing more than 40 million and grossing 20 million in the first two weeks
B. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive (film) films
C. Made in Italy
D. To help put Rome back to the filmakers’ maps.

20.
A. Oil prices have (shaping) shaped the world economy for many years
B. But the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries
C. Have supposedly made oil
D. Increasingly less vital to economic growth

21.
A. The movie we have seen
B. Is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle
C. That (it) took inside the head
D. Of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man.

22.
A. The most popular (alumnae) alumni
B. Of a barangay high school
C. Is now serving a president
D. Of a well-known state university in manila.

23.
A. As of January 2003
B. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word
C. But its ranking of male life expectancy
D. Fell (into) from first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.
24.
A. Any government
B. Should implement certain policies
C. Which would cater (to) the economic, political, moral
D. And the social needs of the nation.

25.
A. The indication
B. Of social (distinct) distinctiveness
C. Or the credibility of a piece of information
D. Can lead to interesting state of perplexity.

Reading Comprehension

Direction: In this test you will read several passages. Answer all the questions that follow by encircling the
correct answer.

Passage A

1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of yourself as
being unworthy of great achievement, you will never achieve greatness. If, on the other hand, you know yourself
and understand what your abilities are, and if then you are determined to accomplish and gain confidence in
yourself.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to associate with persons who have really achieved
greatness. It is imposible, however, for most people to come frequently into the actual presence of the great.
The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of your time in reading about great achiebers. Biography is
a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself of a sense of inferiority and determined to do the
best that you possibly can. One of the great philosophers expressed the idea in a sigle sentence when he said
that each individual should hitch his wagon to a star.

Questions:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
A. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
B. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
C. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in life
D. Self-confidence is the jey factor in achieving success in life

2. Which paragraph/s give/s specific suggestions on how to develop confidence in oneself?

A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 1 and 3
D. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What words is synonymous or closest in meaning to the word “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the
selection?
A. Drive
B. Fasten
C. Detach
D. Remove

4. Successful people are different from those who are not because they
A. Work hard at having faith in their abilities
B. Persevere to achieve greatness
C. Hesitate to take risk by themselves
D. Disregard the opinions of others
5. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his wagon to a star” mean?
A. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
B. A person should emulate his ideal person
C. A person should aim as high as he could reach
D. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams come true.

6. What literary technique was used by the writer in presenting his ideas?
A. Narration
B. Detailed analysis
C. Comparing ideas
D. Giving suggestion

7. According to the author, what is one of the surest ways to achieve self-confidence?
A. Read lots of informative books
B. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
C. Be-friend people who are self-sufficient
D. Develop a strong and independent personality

8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?

A. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success
B. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to propel one to succeed
C. Reading the biographies of great people is essential for one to become successful
D. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost one’s chances of succeeding

Passage B
1. Asia’s new generation of kids has more than just youth in common. Whether in Manila, Hongkong, Kuala
Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether rich or poor, urban or rural, delinquent or not, Asia’s youngsters
share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars, fast food outlets, rock concert and rallies. They are
dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or black, leather jackets, outsize t-shirts and candy-colored
sneakers.
2. In MAnila, they are particularly called “bagets”. Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are innocent-
singing-along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the commercial center of
Cubao and Makati.
3. In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the shopping complexes of
Orchard Road. They are kids of Asia’s great cities, avant-garde, rebellious, modernized. They are exposed to
imported television that usher in international values.
4. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precocious, world-wise, and materialistic, governed less by
teachers and parents than by the omnipresent television. Peer group influence is great. Their trademarks are
smoking, foul language, bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and rude mannerisms.
5. In Japan, they look like different race to the old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual freedom, crime
and homosexuality among the youth. There’s less respect given to parents and to the aged.

Questions:

9. The passage is about Asiaá

A. Lost generation
B. Delinquent yout
C. Urbanized society
D. New generation of youth

10. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth

A. Have senseless pursuits
B. Share many common goals
C. Have been influenced by western culture
D. Have varied dreams and ambitions

11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
A. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type.
B. Many of them still believe lin traditional values.
C. They share a common character as influenced by the media.
D. The values of the new generation have been modified by modernization.

12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means they
A. Are behind the times
B. Have old-fashioned thoughts
C. Are promiscuous and stubborn
D. Practice new and experimented ideas

13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the passage?

A. Peers are just companions, they don’t influence others
B. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on the youth
C. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
D. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become of the youth today.

14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
A. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
B. Become complacent and indifferent
C. Become aggressive and violent
D. Develop an independent mind
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
A. Comparing
B. Describing
C. Making profile
D. Narrating events

Passage C

1. In the year 1799, an officer of the French Army was stationed in a small fortress on the Rosetta River,
amouth of the Nile, near Alexander, Egypt. He was interested in the ruins of the ancient Egyptian civilization,
and had seen the sphinx and the pyramids, those mysterious structures that were erected by men of another
era.
2. One day, as a trench was being dug, he found a piece of black slate on which letters had been carved.
Hehad studied Greek in school,Egyptian characters he had seen on the ruins, the other in completely unfamiliar
characters.
3. The officer realized the importance of such a find, and relinquished it to scholars who had been puzzling over
Egyptian inscriptions.
4. In 1802, french professor by the name of Champollion began studying the stone in an attempt to decipher the
two unknown sets of characters using the Greeks letters as a key. He worked with the stone for over twenty
years, and in 1823, announced that he had discovered the meaning of the fourteen signs, and in doing so, had
unlocked the secret of ancient egyptian writing.
5. Some 5000 years after an unknown person had made those three inscriptions, the rosetta stone became a
key, unlocking the written records of Egypt and sharing the history of that civilations with the rest of the world.

Questions:

16. What is the main idea of the selection?

A. French scholars worked hard in studying ancient history.
B. Ancient Egyptians wrote and preserved their history in stones.
C. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to a better understanding of the history of Egypt.
D. A French Army officer studied the Rosetta Stone and the inscription carved into it.

17. In which country wasthe Rosetta Stone found?

A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. France
D. Alexandra

18. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians based on the selection?
A. Dedicated
B. Resourceful
C. Wise
D. Gifted
19. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were not found?
A. Egyptian civilization would have flourished
B. Ancient Egypt would have not reached the peak of its glory
C. Ancient Egyptians would have not known of their cultural heritage.
D. Egyptian civilization would have not been fully understood by the modern world.

20. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A. The owner of the Rosetta Stone tried to sell it to scholars.
B. The Egyptians scholars were puzzled by the inscriptions found in the Rosetta Stone.
C. The founder of the Rosetta Stone knew of its value and turned it over to the proper authorities.
D. The officer did not think the Rosetta Stone had much value and therfore gave it away.

21. What literary technique was used by the writer in developing the passage?
A. Detailed analysis
B. Comparison and contrast of ideas
C. Narrative chronological order of events
D. Repetition of important points for emphasis

22. What conclusion may be drawn from the passage?

A. Egypt has a rich civilization dating back to the earliest times.
B. Egypt has a mysterious culture which remained unknown
C. Egypt was an ancient country with no significant history
D. Egypt’s civilization benefied only those in ancient times.

Passage D

1. The complacement Filipino majority may not have been awakened yet to the reality of ravaged environment;
nonetheless, the evidence must be overemphasized. Automative vehicles for one, reportedly contribute 94.6
million tons of waste released into the air each year, a commuter can only imagine how polluted the air that gets
into his respiratory system is.

2. Pollution experts are inclined to single out man as the culprit of his own destruction. Man, rightly referred to
as a “messy animal”, has helped being about untold environmental decay.

3. Imperiled by the pollution of air, water and land are not only human lives. The marine species as well as the
flora and fauna are just adversely affected. Mass suicides of fishes and whales have been witnessed along
Australian and American shorelines.

4. The mushrooming of factories and plant along ricer banks have been largely responsible for the pollution of
the different bodies of water, indiscriminate disposal of industrial waste makes festering sinks of the rivers. Too
much dumping of industrial waste renders to water stagnant. Many of the rivers that used to flow along industrial
banks can use some dredging. And yet what good will dredging of a river do if in no time at all it will serve again
as dumping basin? The initiative has to come fro the factory owners.
5. A great number of scientists like or think that new technology can be called upon to check the impending
pollution disaster, others are of the opinion that fewer births and less gadgetry may yet provide the answer to
the devastating dilemma. It cannot be denied, however, that man’s wasteful ways call for some measure of
discipline.

6. Man’s brutality toward his environment will only lead to his unmarking. It is ironical, indeed, that he who was
created to have dominion over every living creature on earth should one day be overpowered by an
environment he has helped to pollute. The catastrophe can hopefully still averted.

Questions:

23. What does the selection generally urge man to realize?

A. The threat of environmental pollution to each country
B. The necessity of taking immediate steps to solve the pollution problem
C. The scope of the problem of environmental pollution
D. The steps to take in checking the impending pollution disaster

24. The phrase “mushrooming of factories” are used in the fourth paragraph of the selection refers to factories
which are
A. Built
B. Detroyed
C. Maintained
D. Abandoned

25. In what part of the passage can you read of the ways we can prevent pollution?
A. First paragraph
B. Fourth paragraph
C. Fifth paragraph
D. Last paragraph

26. Who is referred to in the phrase “a messy animal”in the second paragraph of the passage?
A. Fishes and whales
B. Flora and fauna
C. Scientist
D. Man

27. What is implied in the last paragraph of the passage?

A. Man failed to realize the seriousness of the pollution ;problem
B. Pollution, if unchecked, can bring about the destruction of man.
C. Man does not deserve to be the master of his creation.
D. There is no need to be alarmed of the pollution problem.
28. What would be the likely outcome if we continue polluting our environment?
A. Man will be detroyed by an environment ha had polluted.
B. Less births and less gadgetry will save the world fro catstrophe
C. Technology can help check the problem on environmental pollution
D. Man’s wasteful ways will contribute more to the pollution of the environment.

29. Which of the following statements show a cause and effect relationship?
A. Man’s wasteful ways are a perennial problem.
B. Man’s brutality toward his destruction
C. The marine species and the flora and fauna are adversely affected
D. Mass suicide of fishes and whales have been seen along coastlines.