General Education Booster

English
Competency: Vocabulary
1. William Shakespeare showed composure in front of his critics amidst countless
derision. The underlined word means:
a. agitation b. fear c. aplomb d. Nervousness
Ratio:
Composure Calmness of mind, manner and appearance
Agitation To move with irregular and rapid violent actions
Fear To be afraid or worried
Aplomb Confidence and skill shown in difficult situation
Nervousness Showing feelings of being worried or afraid

2. There are times when we are are forced to do things against our own volitions. The
underlined word means:
a. opinion b. intuition c. will d. Fate
Ratio:
Volition The power to make choices
Opinion A view or judgment
Will Used to express choice or desire
Intuition A quick and ready insight
Fate An inevitable outcome

3. These patients are facing _______ death.

A. eminent C. imminent
B. Eminence D. Imminence
Ratio:
Eminent Successful, well-known and respected
Eminence A condition of being well-known and successful
Imminent Happening very soon
Imminence Quality or state of being imminent

Competency: Philippine Literature

4. He is a Filipino poet who in using punctuation marks extensively in his pieces-most
specially “commas.”
a. Paz Marquez Benitez b. Nick Joaquin
c. Jose Garcia Villa d. Edilberto Tiempo
Ratio:
He is a Filipino short story writer, critic, painter, and poet. He is known as the „Comma
Poet‟ because of his extensive use of punctuation marks in his poetry. He is also known
for his “Poem 10 First a Poem Must Be Magical.”
5. In Kerima Polotan Tuvera‟s short story “The Virgin”, why did Ms. Mijares fail to find a
man to marry?
a. She is choosy in finding a man c. She is busy with work
b. She took care of her sick mother d. She is concentrated in her studies
Ratio:
In the story, the mother of the main character was sick for a very long time, so Ms.
Mijares was obliged to take care of her mother.

Competency: World Literature

6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were
written by American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens. By what name is he better
known as?
A. Mark Twain C. Miguel de Cervantes
B. Ernest Hemingway D. Robinson Crusoe
Ratio: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark
Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn called The Great American Novel and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Ernest Hemingway-Ring Lardner Jr.
Miguel de Cervantes-Miguel de Escalada is one of the greatest novelist of the Spanish
language. His masterpiece Don Quixote is one of the most imp-ortant and most
influential books in the history of novels.
Robinson Crusoe-Daniel Defoe

Come live with me and be my Love,

And we will all the pleasures prove
That hills and valleys, dale and field,
And all the craggy mountains yield.
The passionate Shepherd to His love, by C. Marlow

7. Which of the following is the most accurate classification of the poem?

A. Ballad C. Pastoral
B. Ode D. Dramatic Monologue
Ratio:
Ballad
A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend which often has a repeated
refrain.
Blank verse
A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often unobtrusive. The iambic
pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of speech. Example: Alfred Tennyson's
"Ulysses" .
Dramatic monologue
A type of poem which is spoken to a listener. The speaker addresses a specific topic
while the listener unwittingly reveals details about him/herself.
Elegy
A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual. Example: Gary R. Hess's
"1983" .
Epic
An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure.
Free verse (vers libre)
Poetry written in either rhyme or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern.
Haiku
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five, usually
containing a season word.
Idyll (Idyl)
Poetry that either depicts a peaceful, idealized country scene or a long poem telling a
story about heroes of a bye gone age.
Lyric
A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Many songs are written
using this type of writing.
Narrative
A poem that tells a story.
Ode
A lengthy lyric poem typically of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated
style and formal stanza structure. Example: Sappho's "Ode to a Loved One" .
Pastoral
A poem that depicts rural life in a peaceful, romanticized way.
Sonnet
A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines which usually have one or more conventional
rhyme schemes.
Tanka
A Japanese poem of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the
other seven.
Verse
A single metrical line of poetry.

Competency: Grammar and Correct Usage

8. What is true of the following example? “My goal, to be independently wealthy by the
age of fifty, is looking increasingly unrealistic.”
A. It contains a gerund phrase
B. It contains a participial phrase
C. It contains an absolute phrase
D. It contains an appositive phrase
Ratio: To be independently wealthy by the age of fifty is an appositive phrase.

9. The doctor recommended eating healthier meals and _______________.

a. to do exercise c. exercise
b. doing exercise d. to exercise

Ratio: Parallelism must be observed in the given statement. Eating healthier meals
would be parallel with doing exercise
Competency: Reading
10. Which of the following is an example of Vygotsky‟s Zone of Proximal Development
(ZPD)?
A. A child knows the short vowel sounds, so he is able to learn the long vowel sounds.
B. A class “reads” the words under a picture as the teacher guides them while
she points and says the word.
C. Children read in groups based on their abilities.
D. A teacher pairs students with other students of unlike ability and has them do their
worksheets together.
Ratio: for Vygotsky, social interaction is important for learning i.e. children learn from
adults and other children.

11. What is the mood of these lines?

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn‟t give in.
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory, too
And a new day will begin

A. enthusiastic C. thrilled
B. motivated D. hopeful
Ratio:
Keywords: mustn‟t give in, new day will begin, new life

12. What reading technique is being utilized when a teacher asks his students to read a
particular passage, and he marks mispronounced words?
a. DRTA b. IRI c. SQ3R d. KWL chart
Ratio:
IRI or Informal Reading Inventory

Competency: Figures of speech

13. What figure of speech is used in this haiku?
O moon, why must you
Inspire my neighbors to chirp
All night in his flute.
-Koyo
A. apostrophe B. allusion C. hyperbole D. euphemism

The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky.
-Zora Neale, Their Eyes Were Watching God
14. The description of the sun in the sentence contains which of the following literary
devices?
 A. Metonymy C.synecdoche
B. irony D. Personification
Ratio:
Apostrophe: direct address to an abstract thing or a person who passed away.
Allusion: unimplied or indirect reference to biblical, literary or historical events or
characters
Euphemism: creating a positive connotation out of something negative
Hyperbole: an exaggeration
Irony: contrast between what was expected and what actually happened
Metonymy: an association wherein the name of something is substituted by something
that represents it
Personification: giving human attributes to inanimate objects
Synecdoche: an association of some important part with the whole it represents

Competency: Academic Writing

15. What type of error is shown in this sentence?
“Faster than a speeding bullet, the citizens of Metropolis saw Superman flying
overhead.”
A. Dangling modifier C. Faulty Parallelism
B. Misplaced Modifier D. Comma Splice
Ratio:
Misplaced modifier-descriptive phrases far away from the words they modify, making
sentences unclear or inaccurate.
Ex. I was told that i had been awarded the scholarship by my professor.
Dangling modifier-descriptive phrases that point to or modify words that are not clearly
stated in our sentences
Ex. Walking to college on a subzero morning, my left ear became frozen.
Faulty Parallelism-words in a series should have parallel structure.
The game-show contestant was told to be cheerful, charming, and with enthusiasm.
Comma splice-when a writer uses a comma without the proper connective.
The crowd cheered loudly when the band emerged from the backstage, Eric stood
quietly.

16. Which of the sentences demonstrates effective parallelism?

A. Popular exercises for men and women include aerobic dancing, weight lifters, and
jogging.
B. I look forward to hearing from you and to have an opportunity to tell you more about
myself.
C. Computerization has helped industry by not allowing labor costs to skyrocket,
increasing the speed of production.
D. Baby food consumption, toy production, and marijuana use are likely to
decline as the Philippine population grows older.

Competency: Identifying Error

Directions: If there is an error, encircle the letter of the underlined part that must be
changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, encircle letter E.
17. The recent establishment of “Crime Busters” officially sanctioned neighborhood
A
block watching groups, has dramatic improved relations between citizens and police.
B C D
No error
E
Ratio: dramatically

18. The effort to create appropriate theatrical effects often result in settings that cannot
A B
be effective without an imaginative lighting crew. No error
C D E
Ratio: often results-The subject „effort‟ is singular so the verb should also be singular.

Competency: Paragraph Organization

19. Directions: Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences should
be arranged to result in a well organized paragraph. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
A. Now, we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join hands.
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government‟s response against
cruelty and heartlessness.
D. The law‟s main objective is not retribution but reform and rehabilitation of
offenders and would-be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently siege by violent crime.
a. CEBAD b. EBCDA c. CEDAB d. ACEBD e. CBEDA

Competency: Oral Communication

20. What sound is produced when the letter or sound D is followed by a word that starts
with Y? Did you see it?
A. ch B. j C. sh D. Zh

Social Science
Competency: Philippine Government, New Constitution with Human Rights

1. Which 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. Philippine Legislative Law c. Mckinley Law
b. Cooper Act d. Jones Law

2. Which best describes the division of the legislature into the Senate and the House of
Representatives?
a. Bicameralism c. Unicameralism
 b. Bipartisanship d. Co-legislative powers
Ratio:
Bicameralism-The legislators are divided into two separate assemblies,
chambers or houses.
Bipartisanship-A political situation, especially in the context of a two-party
system, in which opposing political parties find common ground through
compromise, in theory.
Unicameralism-The practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber;
a legislature which consists of one chamber or house.

3. The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is ________________.

A. The right to due process

B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney
D. The right to life, liberty and security

4. An international convention where the Philippines can validate its claim to the
Spratlys and other territories in the West Philippine Sea is known as the __________.
a. United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea
b. Geneva Convention
c. Rio De Janeiro Convention
d. Kyoto Protocol
Ratio:
Geneva Conventions-series of treaties on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of
wars and soldiers who are otherwise rendered hors de combat or incapable of
fighting.
Rio De Janeiro Convention-environment and sustainable development
Kyoto protocol-implemented the objective of the UNFCCC to fight global warming
by reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to a level that
would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

Competency: Philippine History

5. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
a. Dominicans c. Jesuits
b. Franciscan d. Augustinians

6. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of the national anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence?
a. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros c. Malabon Band
b. Kawit Cavite Band d. San Francisco del Monte Band

7. Who was the literary figure known as “Huseng Sisiw”?

 a. Jose Dela Cruz c. Juan Matapang Cruz
b. Francisco Baltazar d. Jose Corazon de Jesus

Ratio:
Pen names of Filipino Propagandist
Jose Rizal- Dimasalang at Laun-Laan
Apolinario Mabini- Paralitiko
Andres Bonifacio- Agapito Bagumbayan
Mariano Ponce- Tikbalang, Naning, at Kalipulako
Antonio Luna- Taga-ilog
Juan Luna- Potacio
Jose Maria Panganiban-JoMaPa
Jose dela Cruz- Huseng sisiw
Pio Valuenzuela-Madlang-awa
Melchora Aquino-Tandang Sora
Emilio Jacinto-Dimas-ilaw
Marcelo H. Del Pilar- Plaridel at Dolores Manapat
Graciano Lopez Jaena- Diego Laura

8. Which order of the presidents correctly applies to Philippine history?

I. Carlos P. Garcia
II. Diosdado Macapagal
III. Manuel Roxas
IV. Ferdinand Marcos
a. III, I, II, IV c. I,II,III,IV
b. IV, II,I,III d. IV, III,II,I
Ratio:
AgQueLaOsRoQuiMagGarMaMarAquiRaEsArAqui

Competency: Basic Economics, Taxation, Land Reform and Cooperative

9. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free
foreign trade in the Philippines?
a. Bell Trade c. Treaty on General Relations
b. Underwood-Simmons Act d. Payne-Aldrich Act
Ratio:
Bell Trade-also known as Philippine Trade Act specifying policy governing trade
between the Philippines and the United States
Treaty on General Relations-recognizing the independence of the Republic of the
Philippines and for the maintenance of close and harmonious relations between
the Philippines and the United States of America
Underwood-Simmons Act-full free foreign trade
Payne-Aldrich Act-partial free foreign trade
10. Which power of the state enables it to impose charge of burden upon persons,
property or property of rights for the use and support of the government in its discharge
of appropriate functions?

A. Eminent domain C. Expropriation

B. Value added tax D. Taxation
Ratio:
Eminent domain/expropriation-take possession of a private property for public
purpose and after payment of just compensation.

11. The complex set of relationships within the agricultural sector and between tenure
structure, production structure, and the structure of supporting services is called
_______________.
a. land reform c. comprehensive agrarian reform law
b. agrarian structure d. Agrarian reform measures
Ratio:
Land reform-involves the changing of laws and regulations or customs regarding
land ownership
CARP-(RA 6657) redistribution of public and private agricultural lands to farmers
and farmworkers who are landless, irrespective of tenurial arrangement
Agrarian reform measures-prepared on the basis of the needs of all sects of
people, the land owners as well as the landless.

12. What kind of cooperative system sells farmer‟s agricultural product?

a. Service cooperative c. Producers cooperative
b. Marketing cooperative d. Multi-purpose cooperative
Ratio:
Credit cooperative-generates thrift among members and creates funds in order to
grant loans
Consumer‟s cooperatives-procures and distributes commodities to members and
non-members
Producer‟s cooperative-undertakes joint production (agricultural/industrial)
Service cooperative-engages in medical and dental care, hospitalization,
transportation, insurance, housing, labor, electric light and power, communication
or other services.
Marketing cooperative-owned and operated by a group of farmers who produce
similar products. Farmers join a marketing cooperative to gain more control in
marketing their products so they can increase the price they receive for their
products, reduce the cost of marketing their produce and of obtaining agricultural
inputs such as seed and fertilizer, and to make the market for their goods more
secure.

Competency: Society and Culture and Family Planning

13. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation or frustration when a traditional-bound
Filipino goes to the U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions?
a. Culture relativism c. Culture shock
b. Culture cosmopolitanism d. Culture phobia

14. If you keep seeing your ways of doing things as the right way and everybody else‟s
as the wrong way, you tend to have the attitude called ________________.
a. cultural relativism c. ethnocentrism
b. ethical relativism d. Xenophobia
Ratio: The attitude that your culture is the most superior
Cultural relativism-there is no single universal standard to be used to judge any culture

Competency: Rizal and other Heroes

15. This poem was written by Rizal when he was 15 years old. His memories of
Calamba demonstrated his innate love of nature that ultimately developed into a greater
love of nation.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown c. To Education
b. Our Mother Tongue d. They Ask me for Verses
Ratio: Rizal‟s writings
 To Education-literary achievement during Ateneo days. He compared education
to an eternal lighthouse
 Our Mother Tongue- mwriiten when he was eight years old. He realized the
ultimate importance of having a native tongue
 They Ask me for Verses-Rizal‟s loneliness is profoundly expressed in this poem
which has the lines “His lyre had long ago become so mute and broken; his muse
stammers and no longer smiles at him”
 Hymn to Talisay-verses were used against him during the trial. Talisay, was
where Rizal with his money from lottery bought a house, built a school and set a
farm plantation
 Kundiman-written in vernacular. He denied authorship of such
 To My Fellow Children (Sa Aking Mga Kabata)-He wrote this poem as appeal to
his countrymen to love their national language. Rizal said: “Ang hindi magmahal
sa sariling wika, ay higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda, kaya ang marapat
pagyamaning kusa na tulad sa isang tunay na nagpala.”
 To The Filipino Youth ( A La Juventud Filipina)-A La Juventud Filipina” is a
literary masterpiece that expresses Rizal‟s immortal message of love of country,
energy and faith particularly in the youth, the “Hope of the Fatherland.” (“Ang
Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan.”)
 Letter to the Young Women of Malolos-Famous literary work where Rizal voiced
out the conviction that women should think for themselves, should be educated,
and shoul be more active in public office.
 The Intricate Alliance between Religion and Good Education-Rizal showed the
importance of religion in education. Education without God is not true education.
 My Last Farewell-This masterpiece was written by Rizal in Fort Santiago
probably a day or two before his execution on December 30, 1896 in
Bagumbayan. The poem is full of the author‟s love of country when he uttered
this, “It is sweet to die for you so that you may live. It is sweet to die and sleep
under your sky.”
  The Council of Gods-The winning of this allegorical drama in a literary contest
was controversial and exceptional because the winning author was an Indio. The
prize was a gold ring on which the bust of Cervantes was engraved.
 Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo-Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
differ on the ideas and aspirations implied to the reader. Noli Me Tangere is a
romantic novel, it is a work of the heart, a book of feeling; it has freshness, color,
humor, lightness and wit. The diagnosis that came out was that Juli was an
attempt to expose the real conditions during Rizal‟s time. El Filibusterismo is a
political novel; it is a work of the head, a book of thoughts; containing bitterness,
hatred, pain violence and sorrow. And the Fili was a study of the prescription of
the diagnosis (prognosis). From this point of view, Rizal analyzed the
prescription, which was the resolution.

16. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad and an orator of the Reform Movement?
a. Juan Luna c. Graciano Lopez Jaena
b.Jose Rizal d. Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Competency: Philosophy
17. Taoism is another Chinese Philosophy about the same period as Confucianism, but
more spiritual rather than ethical interest as it stressed that nature contains a divine
impulse that directs all life. Who is the philosopher behind Taoism?
a. Confucius c. The Buddha
b. Lao-Tzu d. Sidharta Gautama

18. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
a. St. Benedict c. St. Augustine
b. St. Peter d. St. John

Competency: Art Appreciations/Humanities

19. Art is product of man‟s need to express himself with a high degree of sensitivity
towards his environment. Who is the painter of fisherfolks and farmers of his hometown
in Rizal?
a. Vicente Manansala c. Lucio San Pedro
b. Fernando Amorsolo d. Carlos V. Francisco

Competency: Psychology
20. Every right has a built-in duty. Which of the following illustrates this correctly?
A. My right to privacy requires my neighbor to respect it.
B. I have the right to sell you may cellphone but it is your duty to pay for it.
C. I have the right to drive my car but I must see to it that I obey traffic rules.
D. I have the right to vote and it is the duty of the COMELEC to allow me to vote.

Science
Competency: Biological Science (General Biology)
1. Of the following organisms, which are included under Kingdom Plantae?
 a. Fungi c.Magnolidae
b. prokaryotes d. protozoa

2. Animals which live on land but return to the water to breed

a. Reptiles c. Amphibians
b. Mammals d. Crustaceans

3. Substances which cause chemical changes in foods are called?

a. Vitamins c. Enzymes
b. Red cells d. Hormones

4. Plants need carbon dioxide, water, light and chlorophyll in order to make starch by
photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide enters plants through holes in the leaves called:
a. Stomata c. Cuticles
b. Air spaces d. Chloroplasts

5. Some genetic disorders are caused by the damage to DNA, which cannot be
repaired. This shows ___________.
a. mutation c. embryology
b. pathology d. speciation

6. The appendix, though a part of the large intestine, has no digestive function. It is
therefore called_______________.
a. a heterogeneous organ c. an addendum organ
b. a vestigial structure d. An analogous structure

7. Some vines can climb posts easily because they respond positively to touch. Such
response is termed __________.
a. Geotropism c. Photoperiodism
b. Phototropism d. Thigmotropism

8. Which of the following relationship between cell structures and their respective
functions is not correct?
a. Chromosome: genetic control information
b. Chloroplast: cellular respiration
c. Ribosomes: protein synthesis
d. Cell wall: support, protection

9. If your science teacher showed you a pea plant that resulted from a genetic
experiment. What could you tell with greatest accuracy?
a. Which recessive genes the plant has
b. Which generation the plant is from
c. The plant’s phenotype
 d. The plant‟s genotype

10. Which of the following sets the condition under survival occurs?
a. Random change c. Sexual attractiveness
b. The environment d. The strength of the individual

Competency: Physical Science (Earth Science)

11. On which of the following variables does the color of a star depend?
A. composition
B. temperature
C. period of rotation
D. distance from the earth
Input: trivia on stars

12. A student was given an unidentified white rock. He tried to scratch it using his
fingernail and was able to produce a white powdery substance. The rock must be:
A. gypsum C. marble
B. quartz D. calcite

Input:
Mohs Scale-one of the most useful diagnostic properties is hardness, a measure
of the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or scratching.

13. At which position of the Sun, Earth and Moon can one see a solar eclipse?
A. Sun --- Earth --- Moon
B. Earth --- Sun --- Moon
C. Sun --- Moon --- Earth
D. Earth --- Sun
I
Moon

14. In which rock layers are remains of aquatic organisms commonly found?
A. igneous C. metamorphic
B. intrusive D. sedimentary
Input: Types of rocks
15. If you are told that the earth‟s diameters is 12,756 km at the equator and 12,714 km
at the poles, what conclusions can you make?
A. Earth‟s circumference at the equator is 40,075.5 km.
B. Earth is not perfectly round but slightly flattened at the poles.
C. Earth and Venus are almost of the same size.
D. The density of earth is greater than that of Jupiter.

16. What property of matter is involved in the sign, “Fasten Your Seatbelt”?
a. Impenetrability c. Acceleration
b. Inertia d. Interaction
Input: Laws of Motion

17. Where does visible light fall on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a. between infrared and ultraviolet radiations
b. between FM and AM radio waves
c. between microwaves and infrared radiations
d. between gamma rays and x-rays
Input: Ronald McDonald Is Very Ugly eXcept Gary

18. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be accomodated in n=4?
a. 2 c. 16
b. 8 d. 32
2
Input: N=2n

19. Uranium 238 has an atomic number of 92. It can be inferred that this atom has
_____________.
a. 92 protons, 146 electrons, and 92 neutrons
b. 146 protons, 92 electrons, and 92 neutrons
c. 92 protons, 92 electrons, and 146 neutrons
d. 146 protons, 146 electrons, and 238 neutrons
Input: Computation

20. In March of 2005, students were surprised to hear that their afternoon activities
might be cancelled due to flooding of the field. However, just an hour of their scheduled
activity, the rain stopped and possibly continues with the program. This constantly
changing condition from hour to hour and even day to day is characteristics of a
condition called:
A. typhoon
B. climate
C. weather
D. depression

Mathematics
Competency: Fundamentals of Math
1. The thousandths digit of the number 1,234.5678, is __________.
A.1 B.7 C.8 D.5
Ratio: 7 is the thousandths digit, 1 is the thousand digit.

2.Julius has 15,000 in the bank.After a year,he expects it to earn 750.What is the rate of
interest?
A.2% B.4% C.5% D.6%
Ratio: r=i/pt=750/15,000(1)=0.5=5%
3.The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 91,39 and 78 is
A.24 B.13 C.91 D.39
Ratio: 91=13(7) 39=13(3) 78=13(6)

4.After recieving a 30% discount,Jay paid 210 for an item.What is the regular price of
the item?
A.300 B.350 C.380 D.400
Ratio: 210/70%=210/0.7=300

5.The value of k for which 7456k8 is divisible by 4.

A.5 B.4 C.3 D.1
Ratio: 745648 is divisible by 4 because the last digits 48 is divisible by 4

6.How many digit 7 appear between 1 to 100

A.9 B.20 C.19 D.11
Ratio: Count the numbers from 1 to 100,there are 20 numbers with 7

7.If April 18, 2014 fell on Friday,in what day will April 18,2016 fall?
A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Thursday D.Sunday
Ratio: April 18,2014 Friday, April 18,2015=Saturday April 18,2016=Monday because
2016 is a leap year

Competency: Plane Geometry

8.What is the height of the flagpole which cast a shadow 45 ft. when the angle of
elevation of the sun was 45%
A.30ft. B.45ft. C.60ft. D.75ft.
Ratio: tan45 degrees h/45 h=45ft.

9.The edges of the rectangular solid have measures of 1.5ft x 0.5ft x 3 inches.What is
the volume in cubic inches
A.324 B.225 C.272 D.27
Ratio:
1.5ft=18 inches, 0.5ft=6 inches
Volume=18x6x3=324cubic inches

10.What type of regular polygon is one whose interior angle measures 108 degrees?
A.Pentagon B.Heptagon C.Octagon D.Hexagon
Ratio:
Each interior angle=(n-2)180/n
108n=180n-360
72n=360 n=5 sides =PENTAGON
Competency: Elementary Algebra
11.If x is an odd integer and y is an even integer,which of the following is an even
integer?
A.2x-y-1 B.x2+y C.x2+3y+1 D.4x-1
2 2
Ratio: let x=1(odd) y=0(even) x +3y+1=(1) +3(0)+1=2(even)

12.The degree of the term -4x2y,is

A.4th B.1st C.2nd D.3rd
Ratio: The sum of the exponents of x and y is 3.

13.Jack can finish a certain work in 5 days.Jill can finish the same work in 7
days.Working together,in how many days can they finish the job?
A.2 11/12 B.3 C.4 11/12 D.12
Ratio: 5(7)/5+7=35/12= 2 11/12 days

14.The sum of 2 numbers is 10.Three times,the smaller exceeds the larger by 2.Find
the smaller number.
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
Ratio: let x=larger number 10-x=smaller number
3(10-x)-x=2 30-3x-x=2 28=4x x=7 10-x=3(smaller number)

Competency: Statistics and Probability

15.If the probability that it will rain today is 5/8, what is the probability that it will not?
a. 1/8 b. 3/8 c. ¼ d. 100%
Ratio: 8/8-5/8=3/8

16.The number of hours spent for review in Algebra,Chemistry and English is in the
ratio of 4:3:1.How many hours does each students spend for Chemistry in a 24 hour
review package?
A.3 B.6 C.9 D.12
Ratio: 4+3+1=8 3/8 (24)=9

17. Solve for the value of x to make the proportion x:8=4:16 true.
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
Ratio: 16x=32 x=2

18. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 3 red balls,4 white balls and 5 blue
balls.What is the probability that it is not blue?
A.1/4 B.1/2 C.7/12 D.1
Ratio: P(not blue)=3+4/12=7/12
19. In how many ways can a photographer arrange 6 people in a row to pose for a
photograph?
A.30 B.600 C.120 D.720
Ratio: 6P6=permutation of 6 taken all at a time=6!=720

20. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its supplement. What is the measure of
the larger angle?
a. 110. 5 degrees b. 102. 5 degrees
c. 77. 5 degrees d. 95. 5 degrees

Filipino

1.Sinong Pilipinong manunulat ang tinaguriang “Ama ng Zarsuelang Tagalog”

A.Aurelio Tolentino B.N.V.M Gonzales C.Alejandro Abadilla D.Sevirino Reyes
Ratio: Si Severino Reyes ang nagtatag ng unang samahan ng sa dula,ang “Gran
Compania de Zarzuela Tagala”. Ang kanyang zarsuelang “Walang sugat”ay ang
itinuturing na kanyang obra maestra.

2. Ang gintong panahon ng panitikan ng Pilipinas ay ang panahon ng____________

A.Amerikano B.Hapones C.Kastila D.Kontemporaryo
Ratio: Pinagbawal ng pamahalaang Hapon ang mga Pilipino sa pagsulat ng anumang
akda sa ingles,kaya umusbong ang mga akdang naisulat sa Filipino

3. Isang tanyag na Pilipinong manunulat na may sagisag-panulat na “Kalipulako”

A.Jose Dela Cruz B.Antonio Luna C.Mariano Ponce D.Sevirino Reyes
Ratio: Tatlo ang kilalang sagisag-panulat ni Mariano Ponce;Kalipulako,Tikbalang at
Nanding

4. Ang titik na “ng” sa Alpabetong Filipino ay nagmula sa alpabetong___________

A.Ingles B.Abecedario C.Romano D.Abakada
Ratio: Si Lopez K.Santos ang nagbalangkas ng Abakada.Sa Abakada nanggaling ang
titik na “ng”

5. Aling salita ang may klaster?

A.palma B.basta C.pluma D.basket
Ratio: Upang magkaroon ng klaster ang isang salita,hindi lang dapat magkasunod ang
dalawa o higit pa na katinig,kung hindi,dapat din na nasa iisang pantig ang nasabing
magkasunod na katinig

6. Aling salita ang may diptonggo?

A.buwis B.bayan C.buhay D.iwas
Ratio: Upang magkaroon ng diptonggo ang isang salita,hindi lang dapat magkasunod
ang isang patinig at malapatinig na w,o,y,kung hindi,dapat din na ang dalawa ay nasa
iisang patinig.

Sabihin mo na ang totoo

Totoo at walang bahid ng kasinungalingan
Kasinungalingan ay „di ko tatanggapin
Tatanggapin lamang kung ano ang totoo at nararapat sa akin

7. Ang nasa itaas ay halimbawa ng tayutay na anong uri?

A.Anapora B.Epipora C.Anadiplosis D.Konsonans
Ratio: Ang Anadiplosis ay isang uri ng tayutay na kung saan inuulit ang huli
At unang bahagi isang taludtod o pahayag

Sa kanya pa rin babalik sigaw ng damdamin,

Sa kanya pa rin sasaya bulong ng puso ko,
Sa kanya lamang at wala ng iba.

8. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pinapakita sa itaas?

A.Anapora B.Epipora C.Anadiplosis D.Konsonans
Ratio: Ang Anapora ay ang pag uulit sa unang bahagi ng taludtod o pahayag

9. “Ang aking pag ibig ay tanging sayo lamang “.Ibigay ang ayos ng pangungusap na
ito.
A.payak B.tambalan C.karaniwan D.di-karaniwan
Ratio: Di–karaniwan ang ayos ng isang pangungusap kung nauna ang simuno kaysa sa
panaguri.

10. Ang Cebuano,Ilokano at Hiligaynon ay halimbawa ng anong barayti ng wika?

A.sosyolek B.dyolek C.dayalekto D.jargon
Ratio: Ang dayalekto ay isang barayti ng wika na tumutukoy sa isang wika na sinasalita
sa isang pook,rehiyon o lugar.
11. Ito ay isang epiko tungkol sa kasaysayan ng pag iibigan ng mga bathala mula sa
Iloilo, Antique at Aklan.
A.Hinilawod B.Biag-ni-Lam-ang C.Bidasari D.Maragtas
Ratio: Ang Hinilawod ang tinuturing na pinakamahaba at pinakamatandang epiko ng
Panay.

12. Siya ay kilala bilang “dakilang manunulat” ng kilusang propaganda

A.Graciano Lopez Jaena B.Jose Rizal C.Marcelo H. Del Pilar D.Gregorio Del Pilar
Ratio: Ang “Triumvirate” ng kilusang propaganda ay sina Graciano Lopez Jaena,Jose
Rizal at Marcelo H. Del Pilar at ang tinaguriang “dakilang manunulat”ay si Jose Rizal

13. Anong teorya ng wika ang nagsasabing ang wika ay nilikha bunga ng masidhing
damdamin ng tao?
A.Bow-wow B.Pooh-pooh C.Ding-dong D.Yoheho
Ratio: Ang teoryang Pooh-pooh ay ang teorya ng wika na nagsasabing ang wika ay
nilikha bunga ng masidhing damdamin ng tao gaya ng
sakit,tuwa,sarap,kalungkutan,takot,pagkabigla at iba pa.

14. Isang kwento hinggil sa pinagmulan ng sansinukuban at kalipunan ng ibat ibang

paniniwala sa mga diyos at diyosa ay __________.
A.pabula B.parabula C.mitolohiya D.anekdota
Ratio: Ang pabula ay tungkol sa kwento na ang nagsisiganap ay mga hayop,parabula
ay mula sa Bibliya, at ang anekdota ay mga pangyayari na hango sa tunay na
buhay,karanasan at kapupulutan ng aral.

15. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI tulang pasalaysay?

A.Moro-moro B.Epiko C.Awit D.Korido
Ratio: Ang Moro-moro ay isang tulang padula na nagpapakita ng hidwaan ng mga
Kristiyano at Di-Kristiyano.

16. Alin sa mga tula sa ibaba isang isang tulang liriko?

A.Panunuluyan B.Duplo C.Pastoral D.Balagtasan
Ratio: Ang Pastoral ay isang tulang liriko na naglalayong ilarawan o ipahayag ang tunay
na buhay sa kabundukan.

17. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI epiko ng Bisaya?

A.Lagda B.Maragtas C.Bidasari D.Hinilawod
Ratio: Ang Bidasari ay epiko ng mga Muslim

18. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang isang epiko ng mga Ifugao?

A.Ibalon at Aslon B.Hudhud C.Biag ni Lam-ang D.Haray
Ratio: Ang Hudhud ay isang epiko ng mga Ifugao na tungkol sa mga buhay at
pakikipagsapalaran ng mga dakilang bayani ng Ifugao na ang tanging bida ay si
Aliguyon.

19. Isang awiting bayan na ginamit sa pagpapatulog ng bata ay ang __________.

a. diona b. oyayi c. soliranin d. Umbay
Ratio: Diona-panliligaw/pagpapakasal
Soliranin-pamamangka
Kundiman-awit ng pag-ibig
Umbay-paglilibing

20. Handa ng lumisan ang taong “amoy lupa” nang malaman niyang nasa maayos na
kalagayan na ang mga anak nito. Ang pariralang “amoy lupa” ay nagsasaad ng anong
antas ng wika?
a. kolokyal b. pambansa c. balbal d. Pampanitikan
Ratio: Ang amoy lupa ay isang idyoma na ang ibig sabihin ay matanda na at malapit ng
mamatay. Ang isang idyoma ay nasa antas pampanitikan.