GEN ED ENGLISH - STUDY & THINKING SKILLS.

 1. What does the expression “love begets love” mean?


A. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.

B. If you offer love, you will be loved in return.

C. Don’t expect love, though you love others.

D. Love not freely expected from everyone.

 

2. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”. This line means_________________.

 

A. important things are invisible to the heart

B. only the heart can see the beautiful in life

C. the heart is always correct of everything

D. the heart is visible if one is kind

 

3. Which publish a pioneer report on the concept of global competence?

 

A. Council on International Scholars Exchange

B. Council on International Educators

C. Council on International Educationists

D. Council on International Education exchange

 

4. Are all overseas Filipino Workers globally competitive?

 

A. Yes

B. No

C. Yes, partially

D. No, partially

 

5. What are the integral concepts/components of global competence?

 

A. Communication knowledge skills, experiences and cultural awareness

B. Two-way communication, intercultural facility, cross cultural awareness and systems

C. Cultural values, interconnectedness with people, cultural awareness and systems

D. Acceptance of peoples’ values, attitudes, language, culture and environment.

 

6. Which country pioneered in conducting research on global competence?

 

A. United Arab Emirates

B. United States of America

C. United Kingdom

D. United Republic

 

7. The writer’s main purpose of the text is to .

 

A. Underscore the lifespan of an institution

B. Emphasize that an institution is a product of a commo0n vision

C. Lay the foundation of as structure

D. Perpetuate an institution

 

8. That an institution is the product of an evolutionary process means it is the result of .

 

A. Instant change

B. abrupt decision

C. revolutionary process

D. serious study

 

9. What is the reason for the institution to remain and not to be fade?

 

A. For the sake of the donors

B. For the sake of the founders

C. For the sake of the greater good and benefits

D. For the sake of progress

 

 

10. What institution is referred to in the passage/text?

 

A. Industrial

B. Educational

C. Entrepreneurial

D. Political

 

11. Which statement best expresses the effort involved in building an institution?

 

A. It takes a tremendous amount of dedication, patience and energy to build an institution.

 

B. It is created brick by brick, day by day.

C. It is not created not so much for themselves but for the generations who will follow them.

D. It is perceive in terms of the people who infuse it with life and ideals.

 

12. What factor is involved in learning situation when students prefer indirect lighting than bright?

A. Physiological

B. Psychological

C. Emotional

D. Environmental

 

13. When students are observed to be non-conforming and doing the unexpected what factor is involved?

 

A. Psychological

B. Sociological

C. Physiological

D. Emotional

 

14. Some students learn best by seeing, hearing, and doing. When they perform a task well on what they have read, what is their perceptual strength?

 

A. Tactile

B. Visual

C. Auditory

D. Kinesthetic

 

15. What is the main idea of this selection?

 

A. Ancient Egyptian physicians

B. Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt

C. The Nile river in Egyptian medical knowledge

D. Infection in ancient Egypt

 

16. What would happen if the Nile River was blocked?

 

A. Egyptians would have problems washing their clothes.

B. Fermentation and molds became problem.

C. The diet of Egyptian would drastically change.

D. Crops would wither and die.

 

17. Why did Egyptians practiced brain removal?

 

A. To aid in mummification

B. To unblocked “channels” in the body

C. To purge the body of infection

D. To free the dead of the burdens of the human mind

 

18. Which of the following is an evidence that Egyptians were masters of human anatomy even if they did not perform dissection of human bodies?

 

A. They have detailed drawing of the anatomy of the human body.

B. They knew how to remove brains during mummification.

C. Egyptians physicians prescribed laxatives to cleanse the body of infections.

D. They correlated the human body with the behavior of the Nile River.

 

19. Who did the Egyptians plead to when their loved ones had grave illness?

 

A. Best Egyptian physician

B. Prime Minister

C. Moses

D. PharaoH

 

20. What does the expression “love begets love” mean?

 

A. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.

B. If you offer love, you will be loved in return.

C. Don’t expect love, though you love others.

D. Love not freely expected from everyone.

 

21. Our favorite song goes: "No man is an island, no man stands alone. Earth man’s joy is joy to me. Each man’s grief is my own. "What does this song express?

 

A. Solitude

B. Independence

C. Brotherhood

D. Individualize

 

22. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly”. This line means .

 

A. important things are invisible to the heart

B. only the heart can see the beautiful in life

C. the heart is always correct of everything

D. the heart is visible if one is kind

 

23. In SBM, who is empowered to lead the school and the community for improvement?

A. School head

B. Teachers

C. Supervisor

D. Parent leaders

 

24. Which word/phrase does NOT go with school-based management?

 

A. Transparency

B. Partnership

C. Authoritarian leadership

D. Continuous improvement

 

25. What kind of an improvement process is in keeping with SBM?I. Data-driven II. Continuous III. Participatory

 

A. I, II and III

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I and III

 

26. What message does the statement have for teachers?

A. Just look at the flowers when you are tempted to hurry up the development of a child.

 

B. Games will help develop children naturally.

C. Avoid comparing a child with other children.

D. Provide children with developmentally appropriate practices.

 

27. What is/are the best ways to a child’s development according to the statement?

 

I. Meet the child where the child is.

II. Allow the child develop according to his/her pace

III. Compare a child to another to motivate her/him to “hurry up” to catch up with other children’s development

 

A. I and III

B. I, II and III

C. I and II

D. II and II

 

28. Which statement is in support to the given text?

 

A. Each child is unique and vastly different from one another.

B. We can’t make the child learn an abstract concept by pulling them along to complete the right text.

C. It is the early childhood educator who has the responsibility of creating the learning environment that will intrigue stimulate the whole child.

D. A teacher’s moment-by-moment actions and interactions by children are the most powerful determinant of learning outcomes and development.

 

29. What I the importance of measuring learning outcomes?

 

A. As factor for planning future programs and projects

B. As the reference for the implementation of programs and projects

C. As the basis of defining the vision, mission, and objectives set

D. As basis for setting targets for improvement and monitoring progress of goals set

 

30. How may a teacher use the information on learning outcomes?

A. Reporting to the parents and redesigning instructional plan

B. Restructuring the classroom environment

C. Redesigning the classroom environment

D. Making classroom decision and for reporting to stakeholders

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31. Which idea is NOT expressed by the paragraph?

 

A. Direct and symbolic experiences are important for lifelong learning.

B. Concrete and abstract experiences are necessary for lifelong experiences

C. Do away with concrete experience because it is a stumbling block to the development of generalization skill.

D. There is such a thing in learning that lasts for life.

 

32. The content of the paragraph is intended for teachers regarding .

A. the use of educational technology in the classroom.

B. symbols and their meanings

C. developing a skills of drawing a generalization

D. the importance of lifelong education

 

33. Striking the balance between the concrete and the abstract, the direct and the symbolic follows the principle of .

 

A. “both-and”

B. “neither-nor”

C. “either-or”

D. “and-or”

 

34. Which of the topics best organizes the information in the text?

A. Properties of seawater, photosynthesis oceans and seas

B. Water as substance water and plants

C. State of water as a vapor, ice, solid

D. Properties of water, its physical states, effects of the sun in water

 

35. According to the passage, what is the most unique property of water?

 

A. Water is a poor conductor of electricity.

B. Water is odorless, tasteless, and colorless.

C. Water exists on the surface of the Earth in three physical states.

D. Water is chemically indestructible.

 

36. Which of the following beast defines the word distilled as it used in the last sentence of the third paragraph?

 

A. Dehydrated soil

B. Free of salt content

C. Free of electrical energy

D. Containing wine

 

 

37. The writer’s main purpose of this selection is to .

 

A. Define the properties of water

B. Explain the colors of water

C. Examine the effects of the sun on water

D. Describe the physical states of liquids

 

38. Which of the following statements summarizes best the text?

A. Water is too unpredictable for most scientists.

 

B. Water may be used to serve many different functions.

C. Water should not be consumed in its most natural state.

D. Water may be found in most other liquids in this planet.

 

39. What is the unique property of soil?

A. It is odorless and colorless.

B. It expands in solid state.

C. It is chemically indestructible.

D. It can absorb great quantities of heat.

 

 

40. What is the main idea of the text? *

 

A. Wright brothers and the first airplane

B. How the Wright brothers thought

C. Wright brothers’ knowledge

D. The genius of the Wright brothers

 

41. What does pitch mean in the context of this rate?

 

A. plunge forward

B. move abruptly

C. deviation from the horizontal

D. throw or toss horizontally

 

42. What are airfoils?

 

A. the surfaces of an airplane

B. blades that turn

C. the force of air on an airplane

D. parts that react against the air

 

43. A major problem that the article mentions is an airplane’s tendency to .

A. be unsteady

B. lack power

C. be too heavy

D. break part

 

44. Which of this terms best describes the best shape for an airplane? *

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A. Long, curved

B. Long, narrow

C. Short, narrow

D. Long, circular

 

45. Researchers suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don’t have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us – the sun, the moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are! Judging from this passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ______________________.

 

a. How changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures

b. The superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses

c. Life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea

 

d. The differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea

 

46. (Refer to no. 45 selection) we discover that the sea creatures in the story _______________.

 

a. Live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom

b. Hear the sounds of the ocean

c. Do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it

 

d. Have no sense of hearing as well as sight do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it

 

47. (Refer to no. 45 selection) In the passage a child in darkness is likened to _______________.

a. A deaf child unaffected by the environment

b. A sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability

c. A perfect sleeper, for there is no sound around to hear

d. Someone who lives where there are no reason

 

48. Read the passage below: Life, so they say is just a game and they let it slip away doesn’t let life slip away Grasp it while you can we may never pass this way again. The passage implicates that:

 

a. Grab the opportunity if it comes

b. There is still a second life

c. In the second, life will be gone

d. We will all die

 

49. “Life is but a walking shadow, a pun player that struts and frets… And is heard no more.” In this line, life is portrayed as:

 

a. Passing

b. Goes by stages

c. Eternal

d. Has its end

 

50. Any criminal justice system is an apparatus that society uses to enforce the standards of conduct necessary to protect individuals and the community. It operates by apprehending, prosecuting, convicting, sentencing these members of the community who violate the basic rules of group existence. The action taken against law breakers is designed to serve three purposes beyond the immediately punitive one. It removes dangerous people from the community; it deters others from criminal behavior and it gives society an opportunity to attempt to transform lawbreakers into law -abiding citizens. We understand from the passage that the basic aim of criminal justice is ___________________.

a. Educate lawbreakers

b. To define socially accepted behavior

c. To renew, as necessary, the traditions and customs of society

d. The protection of society and its individuals


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