General Education Part 2

1. 40% of 35 is what percent of 140?

a.028%        b. 29%        c. 10%                  d. 14%

 

 

2. “Magtatrabadoako at ikaw ay mag-aaralupangmakataposka ng pag-aaral.” Anonguri ng pangungusapito?

a. Tambalan                    c. Langkapan

b. Payak                          d. Hugnayan

 

3. “The hostages are free. They paid their way!” What do these statements tell us?

a. They escaped after paying

b. They were released after paying

c. They were freed after negotiation

d. They had a peaceful negotiation

 

4. The flower smells __________.

a. Sweetly                       c. Sweet

b. Sweeter                       d. More sweet

 

5. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about heroes worth _________.

a. Appreciating                c. Emanating

b. Emulating                  d. Reading

 

6. Which type of reading is CHORAL READING? 

a. Buddy 

b. Reading aloud to students 

c. Shared 

d. Guided

 

7. “Nadurogangkanyangpusosatindi ng dalamhati.” Anoangipinatalastasdito?

a. Pagpapalit-tawag         c. Pagwawangis

b. Pagmamalabis           d. Personipikasyon

 

8. “Walangligayasalupana di dinilig ng luha.” Ito ay isang _______.

a. Bugtong                      c. Kawikaan

b. Salawikain                 d. Palaisipan

 

9. He was excused because all he said were white lies. This idiomatic expression means _____.

a. Lies are written in white pages

b. Lies that are harmless

c. Lies recited are excusable

d. He recited the lines in public

 

10.  “Kung salangit ay nabubuhay, angsalupa’ynamamatay. Anoangkinakatatakutan, angoras ng kamatayan.” Angsaknong ay nagpapahayag ng damdaming ________.

a. Magingmatatag

b. Magingmatapang

c. Magingmapagpasensya

d. Magingmapagbigay

 

11. Alinangpinakatamangpahayag? _______ niyaanglangit.

a. Tinitingala                 c. Sinulyapan

b. Tinitingan                   d. Tinitigan

 

12. Anongkayarianmayroonangpangungusapna “Angpagbaha ay mapipigilan at masusugpo kung magtatanim tayo ng mgapuno”?

a. Payak                          c. Tambalan

b. Hugnayan                  d. Langkapan

 

13. Anoanguri ng pangungusapnawalangpaksatulad ng WALANG ANUMAN?

a. Eksistensyal

b. Panagot

c. Pormulasyongpanlipunan

d. Patanong

 

14. What is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 12 and 14?

a. 36           

b. 42           

c. 84           

d. 168

 

15. Angtambalnasalitang “matang–manok” ay may ibigsabihing: ______ angmata.

a. Nanlilisik                    c. Nanlalabo

b. Matalas                       d. Nakakatakot

 

16. Which principle of taxation does the Philippine lack if it fails to raise the needed revenue and therefore borrows from other countries to cover its expenses?

a. Productivity               c. Elasticity

b. Equity                         d. Neutrality

 

17. What is meant by the statement: Values are absolute?

a. Changing                     c. Personal

b. Subjective                   d. Unchanging

 

18. Kailanganginagamit and IKA na may gitling?

a. Kung ginagamitnapanlapisaisangsalita

b. Kung mismongbilangangsusunodsaisusulat

c. Kung angikakabit ay isangpanlapi

d. Kung angbilang ay isinusulatnabuo

 

19. An arithmetic book is 2 1/2cm thick. How many copies can be placed in a meter-long shelf?

a. 44           

b. 40           

c. 36            

d. 45

 

20. People who are too _____ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.

a. Credulous                  c. Cynical

b. Wary                           d. Demanding

 

21. Teacher Betty always tries to help people, but recently she has been _______ kind and generous?

a. Principally                             c. Especially

b. Usually                                 d. Largely

 

22. We should work for the total ban ____ of pesticides that are harmful to man.

a. By the use                   c. With the use

b. On using                     d. On the use

 

23. Which of the following organisms are responsible for the return of substances in the bodies of the dead plants and animals to the soil?

a. Decomposers              c. First order consumers

b. Producers                     d. Consumers

 

24. It’s now two hours past his schedule, the facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still be ready in case he _________.

a. May                            c. Does

b. Is coming                    d. Will come

 

25. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” is an expression of one’s _____.

a. Total poverty 

b. Blind ignorance 

c. Love for self    

d. Total submission to God

 

26. The area of the rectangle on the right is            (X2 + X – 12). If its length is X + 4, what is its width?

a. X + 2                           c. X + 1

b. X – 3                          d. X + 6

 

27. Which of these are characterized as organic compounds?

a. They are compounds of any elements

b. They are compounds containing carbon

c. They cannot be broken down to simpler substance

d. They always require electrical means to separate

 

28. Our commitments can develop us or can destroy us, but either way, they will define us. Choose the line below that has the same meaning.

a. Flexible commitment is what we need today

b. We must make full commitment to worldly things

c. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to

d. Our commitments need not be planned way ahead

 

29. Those mischievous children _____ tricks on their teachers which always got them into a lot of trouble.

a. Used to play                         c. Could play

b. May have played                   d. Could have played

 

30. Alinsamgasumusunodnapangungusapangwalangsimuno?

a. Angdumatingnahari

b. Balakniyangumawit

c. Magsumikapkanangumunlad

d. May taopalasasilid

 

31. “Nothing that happens in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design.” The author speaks of one’s ____.

a. Destiny                                          c. Dream

b. Luck                                               d. Ambition

 

32. With the Cold War in mind, which does not belong?

a. Dialogue                              c. Tension

b. Competition                          d. Conflict

 

33. Do all persons possess human dignity?

a. Yes, if they do good

b. No, the beggar does not have it

c. No, only those who believe in GOD

d. Yes, no exception

 

34. Which kind of rock is abundant in the Bicol region?

a. Sedimentary                                    c. Metamorphic

b. Igneous                                         d. Shale

 

35. 35 is what percent of 560?

a. 6.5%                                     c. 62%

b. 16%                                      d. 6.25%

 

36. Which chemical substance/s is/are contained in detergents which cause/s the foam in stream water?

a. Alkyl benzene sulfonate

b. Phosphorus benzene

c. Phosphorus and alkyl

d. Oil and benzene

 

37. Which are the food eaters or consumers in an ecosystem?

a. Autotrophs                            c. Producers

b. Decomposers                        d. Heterotrophs

 

38. What is the counting number that is less than 15 and when divided by 3 has a remainder of 1, but when divided by 4 has a remainder of 2?

a. 5             

b. 12           

c. 8             

d. 10

 

39. Which of the following could be a factor of n (n+1) if n is a positive integer less than 3?

a. 8             

b. 3             

c. 9             

d. 5

 

40. How does the government tax people’s labor?

a. Through inheritance tax

b. Through real estate tax

c. Through an income tax

d. Through value added tax

 

41. 120 is 4/5 of what number?

A. 150

B. 96

C. 30

D. 24

 

42. 45 is 60% of what number?

A. 75

B. 27

C. 15

D. 18

 

43. What is the ratio of 1/5 to 5/15

A. 3:5

B. 1:5

C. 5:15

D. 15:75

 

44. What is the value of y is 2x + 2xy + 3y = 25, and x = 2?

A. 3

B. 25

C. 2

D. 12

 

45. Ten nurses earn a total average monthly salary of P120, 000. The total average income of 6 of them amounts to P80, 000. What is the average total income of each of the remaining workers?

A. P10, 000

B. P40, 000

C. P400

D. P1, 000

 

46. 2 tablespoons is equivalent to 1 liquid ounce while 10 tablespoons is equivalent to ½ cup. How many liquid ounces are there in two cups?

A. 20 ounces

B. 10 ounces

C. 16 ounces

D. 8 ounces

 

47. A taxi charges P50 for the first kilometer and charges P3 for each additional mile. How far could P200 go?

A. 50 kilometers

B. 51 kilometers

C. 66. 67 kilometers

D. 4 kilometers

 

48. 20, 10, 40, 10, 60, 20, 80, 60, 100, 240, 120, ____, ____

A. 1200, 140

B. 480, 140

C. 140, 480

D. 1200, 240

 

49. What is the value of n in the statement 2mn = 50, if m = 1?

A. 25

B. 2

C. 50

D. 1

 

50. One store sold twice more apples in the afternoon that in the morning. The store sold 450 pieces of apples. How many apples are sold in the morning?

A. 150

B. 300

C. 200

D. 350

 

51. Joey gathered twice more marbles than Vic and Tito gathered 2 more marbles than Vic. They gathered 26 marbles. How many marbles did Vic gather?

A. 6

B. 12

C. 8

D. 14

 

52. A child has read 2/3 of a book. The read part of the book has 100 pages more than the unread. How many pages is the book?

A. 300

B. 200

C. 500

D. 150

 

53. A number is divided by 5. The result was subtracted by 154 and the difference is 6. What is the number?

A. 800

B. 160

C. 200

D. 400

 

54. A container contains 23bottles and each bottle contains 20 marbles. How many marbles are there in 10 bottles?

A. 460

B. 400

C. 100

D. 200

 

55. It takes John 25 minutes to walk to the car park and 45 to drive to work. At what time should he get out of the house in order to get to work at 9:00 a.m.?

A. 7:50 am

B. 8:00 am

C. 8:10 am

D. 8:20 am

 

56. Kim can walk 4 kilometers in one hour. How long does it take Kim to walk 18 kilometers?

A. 4 ½ hours

B. 4 hours

C. 5 hours

D. 8 hours

 

57. A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production. 4500 sets were produced in its second year and 500 more sets were produced in its third year than in its second year. How many TV sets were produced in three years?

A. 11,800

B. 12, 800

C. 10, 800

D. 13, 800

 

58. Tom and Bob have a total of 49 toys. If Bob has 5 more toys than Tom, how many toys does Tom has?

A. 22

B. 27

C. 23

D. 26

 

59. John can eat a quarter of a pizza in one minute. How long does it take John to eat one pizza and a half?

A. 6 minutes

B. 12 minutes

C. 9 minutes

D. 3 minutes

 

60. What is 150% of 298?

A. 447

B. 44.7

C. 4.47

D. 4470

 

61. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken:

I have been one acquainted with the night.

I have walked out in rain-back in rain.

I have out walked the farthest city light

 

The poet in the stanza talks of?

 

a. isolation and loneliness

b. joy getting out of the house

c. youthful delight playing in the rain

d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night

 

62. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers

expected boys to need computers for future careers.

a. expected

b. expecting

c. will expect

d. will have expected

 

63. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their _____.

a. medals – valor

b. gun salute – bravery

c. appointments – dedication

d. money – sacrifice

 

64. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project initiated by

a. Arsenio Lacson

b. German Moreno

c. Antonio Villegas

d. Ramon Bagatsing

 

65. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?

a. /b/

b. /z/

c. /g/

d. /p/

 

66. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?

a. The Prince and the Pauper

b. The Little Prince

c. The Right One

d. The Pearl

 

67. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”

a. Gerald Ford

b. Franklin Roosevelt

c. Henry Truman

d. John F. Kennedy

 

68. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.

a. testifies

b. will testify

c. testifies for

d. testifies for the

 

69. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since Christmas.

a. saw

b. had seen

c. have seen

d. have been seen

 

70. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?

a. Surrender in arms

b. Keep on with the fight

c. Disregard the peace negotiation

d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early

 

71. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following EXCEPT

a. Loveliness

b. Comeliness

c. Homeliness

d. Physical beauty

 

 

72. The Nibelungenlied is a

a. Latin Myth

b. Chinese legend

c. Russian folk song

d. Medieval German epic

 

73. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.

a. Metonymy

b. Comparison

c. Euphemism

d. Personification

 

74. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______ around the earth, we see the same side

a. Revolve

b. Revolves

c. Is revolving

d. Has been revolving

 

75. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed syllable is ______.

a. Trochaic

b. Iambic

c. Dactylic

d. Anapaestic

 

76. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This state is commonly known as

a. Guilt

b. Triumph

c. Indecision

d. Aggression

 

77. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.

a. Mahabharata

b. Gitanjali

c. The Ramayana

d. Bhagavad Gita

 

78. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.

a. Stay

b. Stayed

c. Staying

d. Stays

 

79. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did he mean?

Workers are free to leave

Workers are warned of possible lay off

Workers have to double time on their jobs

Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym

 

80. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”

a. In the absence

b. In the process

c. In the event

d. In the case

 

81. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.

a. Adjectives

b. Verbs

c. Pronouns

d. Adverbs

 

82. There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the governor and the principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?

a. The classmates

b. The principal

c. The governor

d. The parent

 

83. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 - they came from all over America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.

a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans

b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War

c. The writer was a veteran of the war

d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot

 

84. A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the reading levels of the students. In this situation, the students experience frustration and they fall short of the expected or desired output. A student who finds himself/ herself in such a mismatch will likely do which of the following?

a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read

b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read

c. 1Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written

d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection or story read

 

85. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take responsibility for their actions are real winners in life. This tells of?

a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing

b. a winner can also be a quitter

c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery

d. excuses are needed to justify any failure

 

86. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks

a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple

b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies

c. The ceremonies were very impressive

d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest

 

87. What correction should be made to this sentence?

One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than other children so first-borns tend to be more intellectual.

a. Change is to are

b. Insert a comma after children

c. Change parents' to parent's

d. Change theories to theory's

 

88. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza:

Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.

 

Which words illustrate alliteration?

a. Batter and banjos

b. Sob and winding

c. Long and cool

d. To and it

 

89. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?

We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens.

a. The things have not been shipped.

b. In a state of confusion

c. In an orderly manner

d. The boxes are still intact

 

90. 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. Afraid

b. Sarcastic

c. Depressed

d. Hopeful

 

91. Sinabi ni Carlos P. Romulo sa isa niyang akda, “Ang Pilipino ay may dugong maharlika.” Ano ang kahulugan nito?

a. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang lahi

b. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang mabuti ang budhi.

c. Ang Pilipino ay galing sa mayamang lahi

d. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili

 

92. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang pangungusap?

a. Ang mga kabataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan.

b. Ang kabataan ay naglalaro kung maliwanag ang buwan at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan.

c. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan kung maliwanag ang gabi.

d. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan ay nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at naglalaro.

 

93. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita: Kasiyahan ko nang makitang kayo’y nagmamahalan.

a. Pangarap

b. Pagkontrol ng kilos

c. Pagkuha ng impormasyon

d. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin

 

94. Ang kaugnayan ng pagkakapatay kina Burgos, Gomez at Zamora sa panitikang Pilipino ay

a. Nanatiling masigla ang diwang Pilipino

b. Nakagising sa damdaming makabayan ng mga Pilipino

c. Natutong lumabag sa batas at lumaban sa may kapangyarihan ang mga Pilipino

d. Naimpluwensyahan ang diwang alipin ng mga Pilipino

 

95. Laging UMUUKILKIL sa isipan ng ama ang nasirang pangako ng anak.

a. Sumasagi

b. Gumugulo

c. Bumubuhay

d. Sumasapi

 

96. Ang Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas ng Pilipinas ay gulong-gulo kapag may giyera sa ibang bansa. Ano ang unang ginagampanan ng ambassador ng bansa?

a. Bilangin ang mga nasugatan at nasawi

b. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Pilipino sa bayang iyon.

c. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad pauwi.

d. Bayaang magsipag-uwian sa sariling sikap ang bawat isa

 

97. Ano ang pokus ng pandiwa sa pahayag na “Bumili ng bagong sasakyan si Angelo”?

a. Pokus sa direksyon

b. Pokus sa kagamitan

c. Pokus sa sanhi

d. Pokus sa actor

 

98. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang inyong ginagawa taon-taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang nangangailangan ng salapi at dunong. Ang nagsasalita ay

a. Kuripot

b. Matipid

c. Maramot

d. Praktikal

 

99. Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?

Naglaro ng basketball sa Rizal Stadium ang koponan ng aming pamantasan.

a. Sanhi

b. Tagaganap

c. Kagamitan

d. Ganapan

 

100, Sa aling salita magkakaroon ng saglit na paghinto kung pinagpipilitang si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan?

 

Hindi si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan.

a. Rose

b. Hindi

c. Nakabasag

d. Pinggan


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