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1. The apocalyptic lecture on the “west valley fault line” warns of serious natural disaster in case of a “big earthquake.” The
underlined word means:
A. Careless
B. Prophetic
C. Attractive
D. Encouraging
2. The candidate from the Philippines showed admirable composure in front of the huge Miss Universe audience; her
___________ impressed the judges
A. Nervousness
B. Excitement
C. Aplomb
D. Agitation
5. Neither the teacher nor the students ________ present in the affairs.
A. Am
B. Was
C. Is
D. Were
10. The authorities ________ warned the public about the wide-spread flu virus so people could take precautions.
A. Should be
B. Should have
C. Have
D. Should
11. Mother finally found the time to rest after ______ the whole day.
A. Working
B. Having worked
C. Had worked
D. Have worked
14. It is _________ fitting and proper that we organize a party on her birthday
A. Altogether
B. Al-together
C. Together all
D. All together
16. Mario’s father is an alcoholic, a chain smoker, and a gambler. But Mario is his contrast because he does not drink, smoke nor
gamble. What does this case proved?
A. One’s value system is acquired
B. Values are elusive
C. Values are genetically passed
D. One’s value system is inherited
17. What figure of speech is the following? The EDSA bloodless revolution was supported by a “sea of humanity” united by a
common aspiration.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
20. Of epigrams, what is the meaning of “A friend is one who knows all about you and loves you just the same?”
A. Friends are for keeping
B. Love friends, not enemies
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed
D. True friendship
21. What does the following mean? “Is the world only an illusion, as the Chinese philosophers say, “You cannot visit the same
(flowing) river.”
A. What is true to you is not true to me
B. It is both an illusion and a dream
C. To see is to believe
D. Both the world and its change are real
22. What is the logical fallacy in: “You once sponsored a project of the governor, therefore you are the governor’s crony?”
A. Illogical conclusion
B. Appeal to popular opinion
C. Association fallacy
D. Circular argument
25. What is the manner in which the body is carried in oral speaking?
A. Gesture
B. Poise
C. Posture
D. Platform presence
26. What is concerned about high and low in voice volume and quality?
A. Pitch
B. Tone
C. Resonance
D. Timbre
28. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: “Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in New Jersey, but his family settled in
New York. His father, a Methodist minister, died when Stephen was nine years old. He came to know New York through its slum
and street life, particularly in Bowery.”
A. Stephen’s family and boyhood
B. Stephen as an Orphan
C. Stephen’s genealogy
D. The New York Slums
34. What is the greatest lyric poem in the literature of the world?
A. The Power of Music
B. The Psalms of Praises
C. Sonnets from the Portuguese
D. The Psalms of King David
35. Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
A. Lord Tennyson
B. Sir Walter Scott
C. Shakespeare
D. Geoffrey Chaucer
36. Who is the first man to replace myth with natural laws and causes observing that all living things are elements of nature?
A. Thales of Mellitus
B. Aristotle
C. Plato
D. Socrates
37. What was the central focus of much of Philippine literature during the Hispanic colonial period?
A. Christian faith
B. Struggle against colonial rule
C. Tribal life
D. Copy of literature from Spain
38. The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lessons is:
A. The Lion King
B. Aesop’s Fables
C. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
D. Grimm’s Fairy Tales
39. Of input devices of the computer, which is the device for pointing and selecting commands?
A. Joystick
B. Scanner
C. Mouse
D. Keyboard
40. This means the graphics will be displayed more than once
A. Texting
B. Tagging
C. Timing
D. Tiling
44. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the _________.
A. E-shopping
B. E-mail
C. E-registry
D. E-learning
49. Which of the following is an organism that feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?
A. Yeast
B. Vulture
C. Algae
D. Parakeet
50. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homo sapiens?
A. Chatton
B. H. Copland
C. Aristotle
D. Linnaeus
53. Organisms that decompose substances intro products that can be useful are called
A. Herbivores
B. Saprolites
C. Carnivores
D. Saprophytes
59. Which of the following is a segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation?
A. Bloodworms
B. Earthworms
C. Maggots
D. Leeches
61. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic compounds, lipids are ______________ organic compounds
A. Biomolecules
B. Hydrophobic
C. Simple
D. Polypeptide
63. What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
A. Diffusion
B. Photosynthesis
C. Phytochemical conversion
D. Cytolysis
64. Which of the following convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
A. Whales
B. Water
C. Plants
D. Fungi
67. What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxiliary bud growth and apical dominance?
A. Auxins and Gibberelins
B. Cytokinins and Gibberelins
C. Auxins and Abscisate
D. Cytokinins and auxins
68. An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging enemies, invades a competing ant colony and steals larvae
and use them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how species copes with everyday life?
A. Ecological niche
B. Ecological habitation
C. Ecological defeat
D. Ecological success
69. Eutrophication which causes the depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results into
A. Decrease in aquatic plants
B. Abundant sea harvest
C. Decrease in dissolved nutrients
D. Diminished sea harvest
70. A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing vegetation. However, the soil remained viable. Five years later, trees
and bushes are seen flourishing in the forest once again. This phenomenon is called _________.
A. Tertiary ecological succession
B. Secondary ecological succession
C. Quaternary ecological succession
D. Primary ecological succession
71. Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?
A. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production
B. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations
C. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans
D. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rain forests
72. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the most disadvantageous source of energy is ___________.
A. Wind
B. Geo-thermal
C. Sun
D. Plants
74. What type of asexual reproduction occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowth as exemplified by corals?
A. Fission
B. Fertilization
C. Sexual reproduction
D. Budding
76. What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi, and plant cells?
A. Osmotic pressure
B. Plasma pressure
C. Turgor pressure
D. Wall pressure
77. What is the cellular metabolic process that transmits biochemical energy into ATP?
A. Cellular breakdown
B. Cellular respiration
C. Cellular reaction
D. Cellular metabolism
79. Mutation occurs when DNA is damaged, not repaired and replicated, the result is
A. Population evolution
B. Genetic disorder
C. Ecological succession
D. Biological rebirth
80. In vitro fertilization is the union of an ovum and a sperm inside the
A. Vase
B. Microscopic slide
C. Test tube
D. Receptacle
85. After two pregnancies some of these mothers loose of teeth or so. What could be the cause?
A. Lack of iron & other minerals in diet during pregnancies.
B. Diet during pregnancy lacks sulphur
C. Too much sweets in the diet
D. Poor brushing habits
86. The bond in sodium fluoride is which of the following types of chemical bond?
A. Alkali metals
B. Halogens
C. Alkaline earth metals
D. Rare earths
87. Element X has an electron configuration of 1S2 2S2 2P2. Based on information, element X belongs to a/an_______ family.
A. Alkali metal
B. Coinage
C. Halogen
D. Inert gas
88. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be paid in currency but only in gold. Applying your knowledge
in chemistry, select the largest amount of gold from the choices below. (Au = 197)
A. 22.4 moles of gold
B. 40.0 kilograms of gold
C. 297 grams of gold
D. Avogadro’s number of atoms gold
89. Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defined as one newton per square meter?
A. Milliliter
B. Atomic units
C. Poise
D. Pascal
93. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
A. ½ sheet of pad paper
B. ¼ sheet of pad paper
C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
D. 1/3 sheet of pad paper
94. Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3?
A. Manganese fluoride (III)
B. Manganese (III) fluoride
C. Manganese (I) fluoride (III)
D. Manganese (III) fluoride (III)
95. Which of the following statements best explain why copper is the metal most widely used in electrical wiring?
A. It is the best conductor of electricity
B. It is cheaper than aluminum
C. It is a better conductor than aluminum and cheaper than silver
D. It has high resistance to electricity
96. When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your free hand away from your body in order to ____________.
A. Be ready to grab something in case you fall
B. Change the weight of your body and load
C. Change the mass of your body
D. Change the center of gravity of your body and load
99. A group of students tried to find out how volume would affect the mass and density of a piece of metal. The data are shown on
the table below:
Based on the trials made, which among the following conclusions can be formulated?
I. Density of a material is constant
II. Mass is inversely proportional to volume
III. Volume is directly proportional to mass
IV. Density is dependent on mass and volume
A. III and IV
B. I and III
C. I and II
D. I and IV
100.Which process occurs when dry ice, CO2 (s) is changed into CO2 (g)?
A. Evaporation
B. Sublimation
C. Condensation
D. Decomposition