1. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy sa pahayag.
Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel.
a. Pagtutulad
b. Pagbibigay katauhan
c. Pagmamalabis
d. Pagwawangis
2. Sino ang pinagkalooban ng karangalan
bilang “Unang Tunay na Makata” noong 1708?
a. Jose dela Cruz
b. Felipe de Jesus
c. Francisco Balagtas
d. Jose Corazon de Jesus
3. “Magtatrabaho ako at ikaw ay mag-aaral upang makatapos ka ng pag-aaral.”
Anong
uri ng pangungusap ito?
a. Payak
b. Tambalan
c. Hugnayan
d. Langkapan
4. Mag-aalas-singko na _____ umaga _____ magising siya.
a. ng – ng
b. nang – nang
c. ng – nang
d. nang – kapag
5. Ang butong tinangay ng aso, walang
pagsalang nalawayan ito. Ang kaisipang ito ay tumutukoy sa katotohanan ng
______.
a. Pagnanakaw
b. Pagtatanan
c. Pagpapakasal
d. Pakikipagkaibigan
6. Anong uri ng pagbigkas ang salitang
“dambuhala”?
a. Malumi
b. Mabilis
c. Maragsa
d. Malumay
7. Ang katawagan sa pangngalan, pang-abay,
pang-uri at pandiwa ay?
a. Palabuuan
b. Pangkayarian
c. Pangnilalaman
d. Palaugnayan
8. Ang panukalang inihain niya ay lubhang
malalim at mahirap arukin.
a. Abutin
b. Unawain
c. Sukatin
d. Tanggalin
9. Ang wikang Filipino ay hawig sa mga
wika sa Asya. Alin dito ang pinagmulan ng wikang Filipino?
a. Bahasa
c. Nihonggo
d. Mandarin
d. Malayo-Polinesyo
10. Ano ang katumbas ng “Dekalogo” ni Apolinario Mabini na nagsasaad ng
aral sa Filipino?
a. Mosaic Law
d. Code of Ethics ni Kalantiaw
c. New Society ni Pres. Marcos
d. Code of Citizenship ni Pres. Quezon
11. Siya ay hinirang na taga-sensus ng
bahay-bahay. Ano ang kanyang nalikom?
a. Ang bilang ng tao sa bahay
b. Ang kayamanan ng may-bahay
c. Ang datos tungkol sa mga bata sa bawat bahay
d. Ang datos tungkol sa mga naninirahan sa bawat bahay
12. Kami ang kabataang siyang magiging
pag-asa ng bayan. Paano ginamit ang salitang may salungguhit?
a. Pagtukoy
b. Pagpuri
c. Panghalip
d. Pagmamalaki
13. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay
pangungusap na:
a. May paksa
b. Walang pandiwa
c. May panaguri
d. Walang paksa
14. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG naman
pala ang kanyang BUNTOT. Ang ibig sabihin ng salitang may malaking titik ay:
a. Kuripot
b. Traydor
c. Duwag
d. Mahiyain
15. Sabihin ang gawi ng pananalitang ito:
“Bawal tumawid, may namatay na dito!”
a. Pananakot
b. Pagtukoy
c. Babala
d. Paalala
16. Pinakamahalagang nobelang Pilipino sa maraming
taon na nalimbag noong 1906 at tumalakay nang masinsinan sa paksang puhunan
laban paggawa at sa sosyalismo ang _____.
a. Luha ng Buwaya
b. Banaag at Sikat
c. Ibong Mandaragit
d. Pangginggera
17. Ayon kay Balagtas, “ang laki sa layaw,
karaniwa’y hubad” kaya ang mga bata ay
a. jeproks
b. nag-aartista
c. nakapagtatapos sa pag-aaral
d. hindi sumusunod sa magulang
218. Noong taong 1962, ano ang pagbabago sa paglimbag ng diploma at
sertipiko ng pagtatapos?
a. Pinahihintutan ang pribadong paaralan na maglimbag sa wikang Ingles
b. Nilimbag sa Tagalog ang diploma sa di-Tagalog na bayan
c. Nilimbag sa Filipino ang diploma ngunit
may Ingles
d. Nalimbag sa Filipino ang diploma
19. Ang gintong panahon ng mga manunulat
noong panahon ng Amerikano ay batid sa uring
a. Sanaysay
b. Nobela
c. Panulaan
d. Maikling kwento
20. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang may wastong
gamit ng tinig ng pandiwa?
a. Ang hinog na papaya na kinuha sa puno ni Marie.
b. Kinuha ni Marie ang hinog na
papaya sa puno.
c. Kinuha sa puno ang hinog na papaya ni Marie.
d. Papayang hinog ang kinuha sa puno ni Marie.
21. Two buses leave the same station at
8:00 pm. One bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other travels east
at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses at 10 pm?
a. 140 km
b. 100 km
c. 70 km
d. 50 km
22. Calculate the mean absolute deviation
of the following numbers: 60, 80, 100, 75 and 95
a. 12.4
b. 14.2
c. 16.1
d. 18.9
23. Which of the following is the
factorization of the binomial x 2 - 4 2 ?
a. (x + 4)(x + 2)
b. (x – 4) 2
c. x(x + 2x + 2)
d. (x – 4)(x + 4)
24. Which of the following has the
greatest value:
a. 3 + 3 2 + (3 + 3) 2
b. 3 3
c. [(3 + 3) 2 ]2
d. (3 + 3 + 3) 2
25. The average of 5 different counting
numbers is 20. What is the highest possible value that one of the numbers can
have?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 30
d. 90
26. Three brothers inherited a cash amount
of P62,000 and they divided it among themselves in the ratio of 5:4:1. How much
more is the largest share than the smallest share?
a. P75,000
b. P30,000
c. P24,800
27. What is the missing terms in the
series 5, 20, 80, ___,1280, ___, 20, 480?
a. 50;210
b. 40;160
c. 35;135
d. 320;5120
28. At what rate per annum should P2400 be
invested so that it will earn an interest of P800 in 8 years?
a. 6 ½ %
b. 5 ½ %
c. 4.17 %
d. 6 %
29. The area of a rectangle is (x 2 + 2x -
8). If its length is x + 4, what is its width?
a. x + 2
b. x - 2
c. x + 1
d. x + 6
30. What is the value of 12⅙ - 3 ⅜ - 5 ⅔ +
20 ¾?
a. 21 1/8
b. 22
c. 23 7/8
d. 21
31. The vertex angle of an isosceles
triangle is 20°. What is the measure of one of the base angles?
a. 150°
b. 60°
c. 75°
d. 80°
32. Ana and Beth do a job together in
three hours. Working alone, Ana does the job in 5 hours. How long will it take
Beth to do the job alone?
a. 3 and 1/3 hours
b. 2 and 1/3 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 7 and 1/2 hours
33. How much greater is the sum of the
first 50 counting numbers greater than the sum of the first 100 counting
numbers?
a. 110
b. 3,775
c. 3,155
d. 1200
34. Which of the following has the largest
value?
a. 8 5
b. 3 9
c. 6 5
d. 9 4
35. A water tank contains 18 liters when
it is 20% full. How many liters does it contain when 50% full?
a. 60
b. 30
c. 58
d. 45
36. The edges of a rectangular solid have
these measures: 1.5 feet by 1½ feet by 3 inches. What is its volume in cubic
inches?
a. 324
b. 225
c. 972
d. 27
37. In a certain school, the ratio of boys
to girls is 5 is to 7. If there are 180 boys and girls in the school, how many
boys are there?
a. 105
b. 90
c. 45
d. 75
38. Ruben’s grades in 6 subjects are 88,
90, 97, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least grade that he should aim for in the
7th subject if he has to have an average of 88?
a. 92
b. 74
c. 88
d. 85
39. On a certain day, three computer
technicians took turns in manning a 24-hour internet shop. The number of hours
Cesar, Bert, and Danny were on duty was in the ratio 3:4:5, respectively. The
shop owner pays them P50 per hour. How much would Danny receive for that day?
a. P 230
b. P500
c. P160
d. P480
40. An online shop sells a certain
calculator for P950 and charges P150 for shipping within Manila, regardless of
the number of calculators ordered. Which of the following equations shows the
total cost (y) of an order as a function of the number of calculators ordered
(x)?
a. y = (950 + 150)x
b. y = 150x +950
c. x = 950y + 150
d. y = 950x + 150
41. One side of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle
measures x cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
a. X √3 cm
b. X cm
c. (X √3)/2 cm
d. X √2 cm
42. The legs of one right triangle are 9
and 12, while those of another right triangle are 12 and 16. How much longer is
the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smaller
triangle?
a. 84
b. 7
c. 12
d. 14
43. Determine the midpoint of the line
segment joining the points (7, -3) and (-1, 6).
a. (2, 3/2)
b. (2, -3/2)
c. (3, 3/2)
d. (1, 5/2)
44. Which of these has the longest
perimeter?
a. A square 21 cm on a side
b. A rectangle 19 cm long and 24 cm wide
c. An equilateral triangle whose side is
28 cm
d. A right triangle whose two legs are 24 and 32 cm
45. How many square inches are in 2 square
yard?
a. 900
b. 144
c. 1296
d. 2,592
46. In a playground for Kindergarten kids,
18 children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there are 43 wheels in all,
how many tricycles are there?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 7
d. 11
47. Nelia takes ¾ hour to dress and get
ready for school. It takes 4/5 hour to reach the school. If her class starts
promptly at 8:00 am; what is the latest time she can jump out of bed in order
not to be late for school?
a. 6:42 am
b. 6:27 am
c. 6:57 am
d. 7:02 am
48. Which common fraction is equivalent to
0.215?
a. 43/200
b. 27/125
c. 21/50
d. 108/375
49. Which of the following statements best
describes a hypothetical element with an electron configuration of 1s 2 2s 2 2p
6 3s 2 3p 5 ?
a. The hypothetical element has an atomic
number of 11.
b. The hypothetical element is a member of
Group V, otherwise called the Nitrogen Group.
c. The hypothetical element is in the fifth position in the p-block,
along the third period of the periodic table.
d. The hypothetical element is located at
the third position of the p-block, along the fifth period of the periodic
table.
50. Despite the observed diversity among
organisms, they are all made from the same set of biomolecules composed of
monomeric units except:
a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Nucleic Acids
d. Lipids and Fats
51. What will be formed when radium isotope,
with 88 protons and 138 neutrons undergoes alpha decay?
a. Radon Atom (Rn 222 ) with 86 Protons
b. Francium Atom (Fr 222 ) with 87 Protons
c. Actinium Atom (Ac 222 ) with 89 Protons
d. Thorium Atom (Th 232 ) with 90 Protons
52. Which of the following examples best
illustrates application of Boyle’s Law?
a. A tire becomes harder as more air is
pumped into it.
b. A sealed aerosol can explodes when
thrown into a fire.
c. A balloon expands and bursts when
exposed to direct sunlight.
d. A scuba divers stops at certain depths as he ascends to the ocean’s
surface.
53. Three liquids A, B, C were studied in
a laboratory. Liquid A was found to float over B and C. It was also found that
liquid A flows fastest among the three. What can be said about liquid A?
a. Densest and most viscous
b. Densest and least viscous
c. Least dense and most viscous
d. Least dense and least viscous
54. Which of the following statements
represents a physical change?
a. An antacid tablet forms bubbles when
dissolved in water.
b. A flashlight beam slowly gets dimmer
and finally dies out over time.
c. The lawn grows thicker every day
because fertilizers were added into the soil.
d. Frozen mango juice melted when left standing at room temperature for
30 minutes.
55. Which of the following best explains
why farmers burn rice straw and hull during seasons of harvest?
a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce
compounds that act as repellant for pests which may damage plantation.
b. The smoke produced by burning rice
hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit bearing of trees.
c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so
that more spaces will be available for planting next set of crops.
d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that
could neutralize acidic soil so that more crops will grow
56. Acid rain occurs when _________.
a. carbon dioxide combines with water in
the atmosphere.
b. phosphorus-rich water in lakes
evaporates to form phosphoric acid.
c. sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the
atmosphere.
d. excess hydrogen is released into the
atmosphere to produce acids.
57. Why is it difficult to integrate
nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere?
a. Nitrogen is very abundant in the
atmosphere
b. Living organisms quickly absorb
nitrogen gas
c. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
d. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
58. Which of the following sentences about
greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?
a. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere
which are returned to the earth’s surface.
b. Greenhouse effect is important in
maintaining the temperature of the earth.
c. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of
light from the sun.
d. Greenhouse effect increases the overall
surface temperature of the earth.
59. When a gardener propagates a plant by
taking cuttings, he plants his cutting in a well-watered soil in a plant pot.
What is the most likely reason why he may then cover the plant and pot with a
lightly perforated polythene bag?
a. To reduce the water demand of the cutting.
b. To decrease the rate of gaseous
exchange by the plant.
c. To reduce the chance of attack by
pests.
d. To protect the plant from cold weather.
60. It is a common observation that mushrooms
thrive few days after lightning strikes. Which among the following
biogeochemical cycles is involved in this process?
a. Nitrogen cycle
b. Carbon-Oxygen cycle
c. Phosphorus cycle
d. Sulfur cycle
61. Which of the following factors
contribute to an increase in human population?
I. Immigration
II. Emigration
III. Natality
IV. Mortality
a. III and IV
b. II and III
c. I only
d. I and III
62. Shown below is a simple food web in a
grassy community. The arrow symbol means eaten by. What would happen if all
snakes are killed?
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
a. Grass population would increase.
b. Grasshopper population would increase.
c. Bird and frog populations would increase.
d. Grasshopper and bird populations would
increase.
63. Which of the following shows
mechanical weathering of rocks?
a. formation of caverns
b. acids dissolves rocks
c. freezing water between rock particles
d. iron in rocks combine with oxygen
64. PAGASA announces the approach of the
seasonal winds. The familiar names used are Amihan and Habagat, internationally
known as ________ and ________ respectively.
a. Northeast and southwest
b. Trade wind and easterlies
c. Southwest and northeast
d. Westerlies and easterlies
65. Fog is a cloud with its base at or
very near the ground. The formation of fog generally occurs after the ground
has lost heat by:
a. Evaporation
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
66. Why do we see the sun rise in the
east?
a. The earth revolves eastward.
b. The earth rotates from west to east.
c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
d. On the globe, we are located in the
east.
67. If a voltage of 100 volts produces a
current of 5 amperes in an electrical device, what is the resistance?
a. 95 Ohms
b. 20 Ohms
c. 105 Ohms
d. 500 Ohms
68. Which of the following best
differentiates an earthquake's intensity from its magnitude?
a. Intensity describes 'the depth from
which the earthquake originated’ while magnitude refers to ‘the energy of the
earthquake’.
b. Intensity cannot be measured while
magnitude can be measured using a seismograph.
c. Intensity refers to the strength of the
quake while magnitude refers to the degree of destruction it caused at the
epicentre.
d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an earthquake cause at the
surface while magnitude is the strength of the quake.
69. Comparing the speed of sound in
liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound is usually lowest in ____ and
highest in ____.
a. solids, gases
b. gases, liquids
c. liquids, solids
d. gases, solids
70. Which has a greater density, a lake
full of water or a cupful of water?
a. The cup full of water
b. The lake full of water
c. Not enough information
d. They have the same density
71. A stainless steel spoon feels colder
than a plastic spoon because stainless steel
a. absorbs less heat from the hand than
plastic does
b. is really colder than plastic
c. has a lower temperature than plastic
d. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic does
72. Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly
open the door of a refrigerator?
a. It will loosen the hinges of the
refrigerator's door
b. Leads to wastage in electrical energy.
c. Repeated opening introduces bacteria in
to the refrigerator.
d. The warm air outside lowers the
temperature inside thus making the refrigeration less-efficient.
73. What kind of mirror is used in cars to
give the driver a wider area and smaller image of the traffic behind him/her?
a. Double concave
b. Convex
c. Plane
d. Concave
74. Why do we hear thunder some seconds
after seeing lightning?
a. Light appears brighter in the sky.
b. Light travels faster than sound.
c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s
d. Sound is released later actually
75. Water has a higher specific heat than
iron. What does this mean?
a. Water is hotter than iron
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron
c. Water is more dense than iron
d. Water heats more slowly than iron
76. If a colorblind man marries a woman
who has normal vision and no history of the disease, it is most probable that
all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers
b. daughters will be colorblind
c. sons will be carriers
d. sons will be colorblind
77. Albino corn seedlings may grow several
inches tall. However, they will eventually die, primarily because
a. direct sunlight will destroy their
cells
b. they lack adequate root system
c. they cannot produce their own food
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
78. Mimosa pudica, locally known as
Makahiya is called as such because its leaflets tend to close when touched.
This organismal response to a given stimuli is called:
a. Hydrotropism
b.Thigmotropism
c. Geotropism
d. Phototropism
79. What factor was a major cause of both
World War I and World War II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
80. In which organization is the
Philippines a member to fight communist aggression?
a. APEC
b. ASA
c. UN
d. SEATO
81. The theory that population increases
by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases by arithmetical
ratio is attributed to?
a. Karl Marx
b. Robert Malthus
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Aristotle
82. In what instance is the Filipino
double-standard morality shown?
a. A couple brings their sick child to the
doctor then later to the espiritista
b. Young parents bring up their children
in a manner different from how they were brought up
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send
their children to school even if they themselves did not go to school
d. A married man who flirts with someone else other than his wife seems
acceptable but a married woman who flirts with another man is condemned.
83. Which part of Asia does the Arabian
peninsula occupy?
a. Northwest
b. Southeast
c. Southwest
d. Northeast
84. The important factors which have
contributed to the weakness in the internalization of desirable values is the?
a.
Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly
cognitive rather than effective
c. Lack of follow up systems from one
grade level to another
d. Minimum recognition and appreciation
given to teachers
85. To govern is to rule and the
government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
a. Police department
b. Judiciary department
c. Legislative department
d. Executive department
86. The term that refers to the class of
Filipinos who were free and independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
d. Aliping saguiguilid
87. The Spanish expedition responsible for
naming the archipelago Filipinas
a. Magellan’s expedition
b. Loarca expedition
c. Legaspi expedition
d. Villalobos expedition
88. The third and last military governor
of the Philippines was
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
89. Which Katipunan member commuted from
Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso
d. Trinidad Tecson
90.Which economic system is based on free
enterprise?
a. Globalism
b. Mixed economies
c. Capitalism
d. Communism
91. How is the so-called colonial mentality
manifested?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Cultural diversity
c. Xenocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism
92. Which is a safeguard against unfair
trade practices like short-weighing?
a. Total Quality Movement
b. Consumerism
c. Consumer vigilance
d. Sub-standardization
93. If the seven continents were arranged
from largest to smallest, in which order does Australia fall?
a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 7th
94. In which continent can we find stormy
Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Asia
95. Which led to the creation of Pakistan
as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between
a. Hindus and Christians
b. Christians and Muslims
c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims
96. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and
Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious
leaders
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power
c. Led a successful nationalistic movement
in their respective countries
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change
existing governments
97. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian
Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire.
a. Roman
b. Gupta
c. Greek
d. Maurya
98. With the opposition of the parity
rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Pedro Taruc
99. When the Filipino reformists asked for
the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the
Philippines to ____
a. Become independent from Spain
b. Become a province of Spain
c. Be independent from Spain with certain
conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
100. Who among the Presidents changed the
date of our celebration of Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Carlos Garcia
d. Ferdinand Marcos