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