EXCLUSIVE FOR CBRC REVIEWEES ONLY! A. Am B. Was C. Is D.

Were

1. Let us campaign for the total ban ____________ of 13. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English
harmful insecticides. A. With the use B. On using fluently with _______________.
C. on the use D. with using A. Him, them B. Her, us C. Him, we D. Him, me

2. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the case.” The 14. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to
capitalized word means ______________. understand the grade.” The capitalized word means:
A. Important B. Irrelevant C. Violent D. malicious A. Estimated B. Surpassed C. Changed D. Summed

3. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realized his 15. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the
dream of a free and non-racial South Africa by forgiving his end of the world is near.
oppressors and negotiating in good faith for the peaceful A. Proposal B. Prophecy C. Prophetic D. Prophet
transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela demonstrated his
trait of ________________. 16. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino-
A. Friendliness B. Determination C.forgiving D.loyalty Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions.
A. EdilbertoTiempo C. Bienvenido Santos
4. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia, the B. N.V.M. Gonzales D. Nick Joaquin
judge said: “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth
as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It is 17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing
twice blest; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis professionals
mightier than the mightiest... and one is likened to God when A. Income tax C. Real estate tax
mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the excerpt it B. Community tax D. Inheritance tax
that ___________________
A. Mercy is only for deserving B. Mercy is limited in extent 18. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given. Code”?
A. Joey Lina C. Joseph Estrada
5. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad ? :) B. JovitoSalonga D. Aquilino Pimentel
A. Juan Luna B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Jose Rizal D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar 19. An ant colony stores food in the summer defends itself
by stinging enemies and invades a competing ant colony and
6. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce (the producer), steals larvae and uses them as new workers. What is the
a caterpillar (the primary consumer), a small passerine bird term to best describe how this species copes with everyday
(the secondary consumer) and a lion (the tertiary consumer). life?
A gardener arrives and sprays pesticide, killing all the A. Ecological defeat C. Environmental habitation
caterpillars. What can happen to the ecosystem? B. Ecological success D. Ecological niche
A. The passerine birds will thrive.
B. The lions will eventually die. 20. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a
C. the passerine birds will convert to herbivores. number divisible by 2?
D. the lettuce will wilt and die. A. ½ B. 1/3 C. ¼ D. 1/6

7. Among models of reading strategies, what did student Jk 21. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job
adopt when she reads back and forth, attending to both what which can be done by A alone in 6 days and B alone in 3
is in her mind and what’s on the page? days?
A. Bottoms-up B. Interactive C. Down-top D. Top-down A. 2 1/2 days B. 3 days C. 2 days D. 3 ½ days

8. If threat of punishment is necessary on erring students, 22. Maternity leaves are extended to women. What legal
how should this best be done? provision extends this?
A .Make the threat and reinforce with warning A. Article XIV Education
C. Warn and threat at the same time B. Article XIII Sec 14 women
B .Make the threat with immediate punishment C. Article XIII Role and Rights of People's Organization
D. First a warning before the threat D. Article XII Bill of Rights

9. When USA decided to drop the atomic bomb to Nagasaki 23. Which is the largest country in Asia?
in order to stop the land invasion of Japan, what degree of A. China B. Japan C. Philippines D. Thailand
moral certitude can describe this decision of USA?
a. Doubtful c. Certain b. Perflexed d. Callous 24. What is one of the man-made wonders of the
Philippines?
10. Isang dulog pampatikan na kung saan ang A. Rice terraces B. Mount Makiling
pagpapakahulugan sa isang tekstong binasa ay nakapokus C. Manila Bay D. Taal Volcano
sa sariling panlasa ng mambabasa at kilala rin sa katawagan
na reader-response theory. a.Impresyonista 25. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the
c. antropolohiya b. Patalambuhay d. pansikolohiya native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in
1861?
11. I can’t find ________ calculator; may I use _________, A. Father Jacinto Zamora
Prince? B. Father Pedro Pelaez
A. My, yours B. His, yours C. My, his D. Yours, mine C. Father Gregorio Aglipay
D. Father Jose Burgos
12. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________
present in the affairs.
26. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of 41. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then
moral values and good human relation, are attributed to: what must be the value of x?
A. Mao Tze Tung B. Mencius C. Confucius D. Lao-Tzu A. 25 B. 15 C. 30 D. 20

27. Which of the following was the first to happen? 42. In an English test, eight students obtained the following
A. Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence. scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, and 14. What is the
B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated. median score?
C.The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of A. 14 B. 15. 5 C. 14. 5 D. 15
Paris.
D. Aguinaldo was captured.
ANSWER KEY
28. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-up
_____________. 1. C
A. Line B. Language C. Letter D. Label 2. B
3. C
29. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is 4. C
________________. 5. B
A. ½ B. 1/3 C. ¼ D. 1/8 6. B
7. B
30. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9) 8. D
A. 3 / (x – 3) B. 3 / (x + 1) C. 3 / (x + 3) D. 3 / (x – 1) 9. C
10. A
31. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and 11. A
executive powers in the Marcos regime, which form of 12. D
government was implemented? 13. B
A. Monarchial B. Presidential C. Parliamentary D. Dictatorial 14. C
15. B
32. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, 16. D
has this general theme. Which one? 17. A
A. Always look forward to a new day. 18. D
B. Grasp pleasure while you can. 19. D
C. Never give in to death easily. 20. A
D. Create your own world and beautify it. 21. C
22. B
33. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all 23. A
life forms. 24. A
A. Nutrition cycles C. Biochemical pathways 25. B
B. Fossil cycle D. Food web 26. C
27. A
34. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to 28. B
_________________. 29. A
A. Surface tension C. Buoyancy 30. C
B. Atmospheric pressure D. Viscosity 31. C
32. B
35. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is 33. D
evident by what color of flame? 34. A
A. Bright green B. Brick red C. Gold D. Lilac 35. A
36. C
36. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General of the 37. A
Philippines? 38. D
A. Ramon Blanco C. Diego de los Rios 39. C
B. Basilio Agustin D. Fermin Jaudenes 40. D
41. A
37. of the pledges of the President of the Philippines is to 42. C
defend its:
A. Constitution B. Citizens C. Land D. Islands

38. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is

______.
A. 13 B. 24 C. 14 D. 12
39. Which of the following has the smallest mass when
measured in an equal arm balance?
A. ½ sheet of pad paper C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
B. ¼ sheet of pad paper D. 1/3 sheet of pad paper

40. How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with 150 cu

cm of the liquid can be made from 5 family size bottles of
cola each containing 1.5 liters?
A. 60 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50