GENERAL EDUCATION SECONDARY [March 25, 2018]

 

1.    The new teacher narrated with _______ how she still can’t believe that she topped the LET.

a.    Candor                         c. Pulchritude

b.    Aplomb                       d. Rancor

 

2.    If you want to an anchor for a TV show, you must have a command on your language and be really________.

a.    Aplomb                        c. Impertinent

b.    Pulchritude                   d. Loquacious

 

3.    Arthur _______ fifteen kilometers before he realized that he was going north instead south.

a.    Had driven                         c. Was driving

b.    Drove                                 d. Has driven

 

4.    Under the microscope, the unkown virus appeared to be an amorphous mass. All except one of the following words have the same meaning as the word amorphous. Which one?

 

a.    Formless                            c. Amorphous

b.    Blobby                         d. Distinct

 

5.    Statistics _______ misleading.

 

a.    Is                  c. Was

b.    Are                d. Had

 

6.    The morning air smells ________ in the garden than in the living room.

a.    Sweet                         c. Sweetly

b.    Sweeter                        d. More sweet

 

7.    Alfred got his only failing mark from __________ .

 

a.          A boring Physics old instructor  

b.          A boring old Physics      

c.           An old Physics boring instructor

d.          An old boring Physics instructor

 

8.    Which word is the direct object in the sentence:

Aron brought his mom souvenirs from each European city that he has been to.

a.    Aron                      c. Souvenirs

b.    Mom                      d. City

 

9.    AGENDA : CONFERENCE :: ________ .

a.    Map: trip                            c. Executive: employee

b.    Man: woman                 d. Agency: assignment

 

10.  DOCTOR: HOSPITAL :: ________.

a.    Cow: farm                           c. Sports fan: stadium

b.    Criminal: jail                        d. Professor: college

 

11.  Everyone, except ________ is attending the meeting today.

a.    Us                        c. They

b.    We                        d. Them

 

12.  Read the sentence:

Also, distracting a blind person’s guide dog could out the owner in danger, so do not pet it.

 

If you rewrite the sentence beginning with Also, don’t pet a blind person’s guide dog because distracting; the next word (s) should be ________ .

 

a.    It                               c. Them

b.    Her                             d. Him

 

13.  some college graduates make career decisions based on salary and prestige

A                                                                   B

irregardless of their desires and intellectual aptitudes.

a.    A                                c. C

b.    B                                d. D

 

14.  Which symbol is used to open a documents?

a.    Ctrl + O                      c. Ctrl + V

b.    Ctrl + D                       d. Ctrl + S

 

15.  Epistolary literature combines together a story through the characters exchange of.

 

a.    Poems     c. Short stories

b.    Letters   d. Text messages

 

16.  Paulo is terribly on edge. What does ON EDGE mean

a.    Eager                    c. Unprepared

b.    Nervous               d. Shrewd

 

17.  Though the black sheep of the family. Jude later became a good teacher. What does the idiom black sheep mean?

 

a.          Trustworthy person

b.          Active, energetic & driven person

c.           Cherished above all other family members

d.          Disreputable member of the family

 

18.  In which sentence does the speaker want to disagree with the previous speaker who said “Is it true she can’t swim?” The CAPITALIZED words represent the stressed words.

 

a.    No, she can SWIM!        c. NO, SHE CAN SWIM!

b.    No, SHE can swim!            d. NO, she CAN swim!

 

19.  What figure of speech is “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth’s sweet flowing breast?”

 

a.    Hyperbole                            c. Apostrophe

b.    Irony                           d. Personification

 

 

20.  Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government form becoming powerful or abusive?

 

a.    Ombudsman                 c. Impeachment

b.    Laissez                         d. Laissez Faire

 

21.  The lawyers argument is impertinent to the case being discussed because it is:

 

a.          Logical

b.          Clear  

c.           Chargeable 

d.          Irrelevant

 

22.  Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of Philippine society?

 

a.    Bill of rights                  c. Distributive society

b.    Social justice                     d. Criminal justice

 

23.  The philippine lies in the , an area where many volcanoes are active.

a.    Ring of fire                 c. Archipelago fault line

b.    Wheel of fire                 d. Volcanic rim

 

24.  Which of the following is a segmentec worm that can be used facilitate anticoagulation?

a.    Earthworms                  c. Bloodworms

b.    Maggots                       d. Leeches

 

25.  What figure of speech is used in this line from “The Lord’s Prayer”: “Give us this day our daily bread.”

a.    Synecdoche                       c. Metonymy

b.    Metaphor                            d. Simile

 

26.  What type of poetry is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem (with an excerpt below) where he asks the wind to infuse him with the power to spread his ideas of reform and revolution just as it sweeps away dead autumn leaves.

O Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn being, Thou, form whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are diren, like ghosts from an encounter fleeing …

 

a.    Haiku                           c. Free verse

b.    Ode                            d. Sonnet

 

27 – 28. Based on an excerpt from William Shakespeare’s play, choose the best answer to the following questions.

 

She never told her love,

But let concealment, like a worm i'th’ bud, Feed on her damask cheek. She pinned in thought,

And with a green and yellow metancholy.

She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?

 

27.  The passage describes a woman who is

a.          Experiencing the joy of falling in love

b.          Overwhelmed by regret for the man she has lost

c.           Worried that her change of heart will be discovered

d.          Consumed by the love she holds in secrecy

 

28.  Lines 2 and 5 contain examples of.

a.    Allusion                        c. Simile

b.    Metaphor                      d. Alliteration

 

29.  In Joyce Kilmer’s poem “Trees”, what part of the tree is referred to in the following lines?

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against: the sweet earth’s flowing breast;

a.    Fruits                           c. Stems

b.    Roots                          d. Leaves

 

30.  What is the key idea expressed in the stanza below?

Time is a pair of scissors And life, a boll of brocade

When the lost section is done

The scraps are committed to a bonfire.

 

a. Transilariness of life                        c. Beauty of life

b. Cruelty of time                            d. Destruction of beauty

 

31.  Sa pagpapatupad ng K-12, anong brayti ng wika ang gagamitin sa mga paaralan sa unang hakbang?

 

a.    Idyolek                         c. Sosyolek

b.    Dayalekto                          d. Register

 

32.  “Pen pen de serapen/ de cuchillo de almasen/ haw haw de carabao batuten/ sipit namimilipit, gintong pilak, namumulaklak sa tabi ng dagat.” Pinatutunayan ng linyang ito ang paglaganap ng wika dahil sa    .

 

a.    Pananakop                    c. Pakikipagkalakalan

b.    Heograpiya                 d. Modernisasyon

 

33.  Ito ay isang bahagi ng pamahayagan na batay sa pananaliksik at isinusulat sa paraang kawili-wili.

a.    Pangulong Tudling                             c. Editoryal

b.    Lathalain                                        d. Komento

 

34.  Ang salitang KATA ay tumutukoy sa _______ .

a.    Tagapagsalita  c. Pinag-uusapan

b.    Kinakausap     d. Tagapakinig

 

35.  Salaysay: Pangungusap: Tula: ________ .

a.    Tugma                         c. Taludtod

b.    Saknong                       d. Bilang

 

36.  Ano tawag sa nasa malaking titik sa sumusunod na pangungusap?

a.    Kataga                         c. Sugnay

b.    Salita                           d. Pararila

 

37.  “Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi ‘to bola/ Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako’y nasa langit na.” Ang salitang pampanitikan na ginamit sa linya ng kanta ay nangangahulugang   .

a.    Pakikipagkaibigan                        c. Sinisinta

b.    Napakasaya                             d. Bolero

 

38.  Ang mga salitang HILAW at HANAY ay nagtataglay ng ponemang segmental na .

a.    Ponema                        c. Morpema

b.    Diptonggo                   d. Klaster

 

39.  Ang uri ng panlaping matatagpuan sa unahan, gitna at hulihan ng isang salita.

a.    Paglalapi                       c. Kabilaan

b.    Laguhan                      d. Langkapan

 

40.  Ang salitang utol ay mauuri bilang isang       .

a.    Balbal                           c. Dayalekto

b.    Kolokyal                      d. Lalawiganin

 

41.  Ang epikong isinalin ni Padre Jose Castano sa tulang kastila at inilathala sa Espanya 1895 ay nahihinggil sa kauna-unahang tao sa Kabikulan.

a.    Ibalon                               c. Darangan

b.    Hudhud at Alim                    d. Maragtas

 

Matulog ka na bunso

Ang ina mo’y nasa malayo,

May putik may balaho

Hindi ko masundo

 

42.  Ito ay isang halimbawa ng:

 

a.    Diona      c. Soliranin

b.    Oyayi      d. Kumintang

 

Hila mo’y tabak…

Ang bulaklak, nanginig! Sa paglapit mo.

(“Tutubi” ni Gonzaga K. Flores)

 

43.  Ang tula ay isang ______

.

a.    Tanaga                  c. Epiko

b.    Haiku                    d. Oyayi

 

44.  Halaw sa tulang Filipino na isinulat ni Jose Corazon de Jesus noong 1929 at nilapatan ng musika ni Constancio de Guzman.

 

a. Bayan ko                       c. Magkaiisa

b. Pilipinas kong mahal   d. Ako ay Pilipino

 

45.  Anong taon ipinatupad ang anim na yunit ng Filipino rekwayrment katumbas ng dalwang sabjek para sa mga digring ci-HUSOCOM sa kolehiyo?

 

a. 1973                 c. 1997

b. 1987                d. 2007

 

46.  Ang mimelikong larong isinasagawa kapag may lamay upang aliwin ang mga namtayan sa pamamagitan ng pagtula.

a.    Duplo                   c. Huwego de Prenda

b.    Karagatan                     d. Dung-aw

 

47.  Ang tulang pananambitan ng mga Ilokano na nagsasalaysay ng paghihinagpis ng naulila at paghingi ng kapatawaran sa mga nagawang kasalanan o pagkakamaling nagawa noong nabubuhay pa ang yumao.

a.    Dung-aw                     c. Dallot

b.    Balitaw                  d. Bayok

 

48.  Ayon sa kautusang Tagapagpaganap Blg. 134 na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Manule L. Quezon noong Disyembre 30, 1937, ang pambansang wika ng Pilipinas ay batay sa anong wika?

a.    Ilokano                  c. Waray

b.    Tagalog                d. Hiligaynon

 

49.  Nakaliwangwang: lupa:  : ______

a.    Isda: tubig                                c. Inaanod: basura

b.    Ibon: himpapawid                       d. Oras: ginagamit

 

50.  Siya ang kinikilalang “Ama ng mga Manggagawa”.

a.    Virgilio Almario                           c. Rogelio Sical

b.    Amado V. Hernandez         d. Wilfredo Pa Virtusio

 

51.  Ang ang naitalang mahabang akdang panrelihiyon na naglalaman ng mga aral na sakaysa mga tao sa mgagawaing banal sa pamamagitan ng mga gawa ng mga pangunahing tauhan sa nobela.

 

a.    Urbana at Felisa                   c. Doctrina Christiana

b.    Banlaan at Josephat                     d. Nuestra Sencia del Rosario

 

52.  Alin sa mga sumusunod ang MALI ang pagkakatumbas

a.          Jose Rizal: Laong Laan

b.          Marcelo del Pilar: Dolores Manapat

c.           Andres Bonifacio: Agapito Bagumbayan

d.          Jose Corazon de Jesus: Huseng Sisiw

 

53.  Anong uri ng tayutay ang ginagamit sa mga sumusunod na pangungusap:

 

NABASA MO NA BA SI SHAKESPEARE? PANULAT ANG BIBIG NG ISIPAN.

 

a.    Pagmamalabis               c. Senekdoke

b.    Metonimya                  d. Balintunay

 

54.  Which are the next three terms in the progression 1/125, 1/25, 1/5…..?

 

a. 0,5, 25                      c. 5, 25, 125

b. 1, 5, 25                   d. 10, 50, 250

 

55.  What is the least common multiple of 24 and 80?

 

a. 360                   c. 240

b. 80                     d. 480

 

56.  Which number has more than 4 factors?

 

a. 99                    c. 95

b. 93                     d. 97

 

57.  If a = 9 x 23 and b = 9 x 124, what is b – a?

a. 809                   c. 906

b. 805                   d. 909

 

58.  What is the largest prime number less than 100?

a. 91                     c. 95

b. 93                     d. 97

 

59.  The product of 2 whole numbers is 36, and their ratio is 1:4. Which of these is the larger number?

a.    2                   c. 9

b. 3                      d. 12

 

60.  If the ration of the number of carabaos, pigs and cows in a farm is 5:1:2 and there are 48 animals in all, how many of them are pigs?

a.    2                   c. 6

b.    4                   d. 8

 

61. A water tank contains 8 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters does it contain when it is 75% full?

a. 15                     c. 58

b. 30                    d. 60

 

62.  The number of boys attending a high school is twice the number of girls. If 1/6 of the girls and 1 the boys play soccer, what fraction of the students plays soccer?

 

a. 1/3                   c. 2/9

b. 1/24                  d. 5/24

 

63.  What is 3/4 of 2/3 of 12?

a.    2                   c. 4

b.    3                   d. 6

 

64.  John wants to have an interest income of ₱3,000 a year. How much must have he invest for one year at 8½?

a. ₱240                 c. ₱37,500

b. ₱3,750               d. ₱53,700

 

65.  How many 75-grams packs of sugar can be made from a 30-kilogram sack?

a. 25                     c. 400

b. 40                     d.2500

 

66.  Carol’s average score on the her first 3 tests is 90. If her average on her last 2 tests is 80, what is the average score for all 5 tests?

 

a. 85              c. 87

b. 86             d. 88

 

67.  If 5 = a2, then 5/a = ?

a.    ax-1                     c. ax-1

b.    ax/5               d. a5/3

 

 

 

68.  If Pedro’s scores in the three exams are 97, 94, and89. What score should he get on the fourth exam to get an average of 95

a. 100                  c. 98

b. 99                     d. 97

 

69.  If 8x + 8y + 64, what is the average of x and y?

a. 2                       c. 8

b. 4                      d. 16

 

70. Simplify: 3(2x – 5) – (6 – x).

a.  4x + 9                            c. 7x – 9

b.  5x – 21                   d. 7x – 21

 

71.  Which of the following is equal to    3x2 y ?__

                                                       2y5  6x6

a.    4x4y4                  

 

b. 1 ____                           

x4y4 x4y4

 

c. 1___

4x4y4

 

d. 1

 

 

72.  Factorize 2x2 – 5x – 3.

 

a. (2x – 1)(x + 3)                c. (2x – 3)(x + 1)

b. (2x + 1)(x – 3)                     d. (2x + 3)(x – 1)

 

73.  Ed and Lori went shopping. Ed spends ₱30 more than Lori in the first store and Lori spends ₱12 than Ed in the second store. Which of the following must be true about Lori’s total spending in the two stores compared to Ed’s?

 

a.          Lori spent 2/5 of what Ed spent        

b.          Lori spent ₱18 less than Ed

c.           Lori spent ₱21 less than Ed

d.          Lori spent ₱42 less than Ed

 

74.  Carmela drives 20 miles from her home to the store at a speed of 30 miles per hour. If she drives return trip home at a speed of 40 miles per hour, what is the total amount of time she spent drives?

a.    35 minutes     c. 1 hour and 10 minutes

b.    50 minutes     d. 1 hour and 30 minutes

 

75.  Rosa, usind a super mower, can mow a lawn in 20 minutes. Her brother, Fidel, using a hand mower, can mow the same lawn in 30 minutes. If they work together, how long will it take them to complete the job?

a.    12 minutes   c. 25 minutes

b.    21 minutes     d. 52 minutes

 

76.  The sum of two numbers is 52 while their difference is 14. Find the smaller number.

 

a.  15 37 37 – 15 = 22                       c. 19  33 33 – 19 = 14

 

b. 17 35  35 – 17 = 18                       d. 21  31 31 – 21 = 10

 

77.  The area of a rectangle is 64. If its length is 16, what is its perimeter?

a. 48                     c. 20

b. 40                    d. 8

 

78. A tringle has a perimeter of 50. If 2 of its sides are equal and the third side is 5 more than equal sides, what is the length of the third side?

 

a. 15                    c. 25

b. 20                     d. 10

 

79.  Which two angles are complementary?

a.          22 degrees and 78 degrees  

b.          56 degrees and 24 degrees

c.           67 degrees and 23 degrees

d.          140 degrees and 40 degrees

 

80.  What is the slope of the line whose equation is 5y = 3x + 10? a. 2                            c. 5/3

b. 3                      d. 3/5

 

81.  What is the probability of getting a total of 11 when a pair of dice is lossed?

a. 1/6                   c. 4/18

b. 1/18                d. 7/18

 

82.  Two lottery tickets are drawn from 20 for first and second prizes. Find the number of what two tickets can be drawn.

a. 380                  c. 60

b. 270                   d. 90

 

83.  How many ways can people be assigned to 1 triple and 2 double rooms?

a. 120                   c. 210

b. 270                   d. 630

 

84.  The year Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines.

 

a. 1521                c. 1543

b. 1525                 d. 1565

 

85.  The Japanese successful invasion was climaxed by the surrender of the joint Filipino- American forces on May 6, 1942. Where did this happen?

 

a.    Corregidor           c. Manila

b.    Bataan                  d. Capas

 

86.  In 1565, Legazpi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol. Who is referred to?

 

a.    Sikatuna                            c. Rajah Tupas

b.    Raja Sulayman               d. Lakandula

 

87.  On june 12, 1898, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippine Independence from Spain. Which band played “Lupang Hinirang”?

 

a.          Kawit, Cavite Marching Band                  

b.          Malabon Marching Band

c.           Manila Marching Band

d.          Magdalo Marching Band

 

88.  Who was the American President who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilatio policy during the American colonial years of the Philippines?

 

a.    William Mckinley c. Theodore Roosevelt

b.    Woodrow Wilson    d. Franklin Roosevelt

 

89.  For more than three centuries of Spanish rule, the church played a major role in the political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the Filipinos. This is also known as:

 

a. Mercantilism    c. Utilitarianism

b. Frailocracy  d. Pharisaical

 

90.  Which principle states that no man in this country is above the law and those laws must be obeyed by all and applied to everyone without fear or favor?

 

a.    Social Justice                c. Rule of law

b.    Rule of the majority              d. Separation of Church and State

 

91.  With the Batasang Pambansa in mind, which form of government was implemented during the Marcos regime?

a.    Monarchical     c. Democracy

b.    Presidential     d. Parliamentary

 

92.  The government wants a piece of private land for a government project. The owner resisted the government. How may the government own the land?

 

a.          Right of eminent domain     

b.          Right of government ownership

c.           Right of habeas corpus

d.          Right of sovereign over the governed

 

93.  Our present govrnment is a democracy. Where does power reside?

a.    In the 1987 Constitution        c. In the Filipino People

b.    In Congress                         d. in Local Government Units

 

94.  Who is the humble automobile mechanic-turned-president who became known as the“Man of the Masses”.

a.    Magsaysay    c. Macapagal

b.    Quirino           d. Osmena

 

95.  Which of the following relieves a person from unlawful disappearance or restrain?

 

a.    Writ of Habeas Corpus                     c. Writ of Kalikasan

b.    Writ of Amparo                                  d. Writ of Habeas Data

 

96.  In which order did the following events take place in the Philippine history?

 

I.           The passage of the Jones Law or the Philippine Autonomy Act

II.         Advocacy of the Tydings-McDuffie Bill by Pres. Quezon and the Philippine Senate

III.      Establishment of the Philippine Commonwealth

IV.       The establishment of Public School System in the Philippines

V.           

a.    I, II, III, IV     c. I, III, II, IV

b.    II, III, IV, I     d. IV I, II, III

 

97.  He is the husband of Gregoria de Jesus.

 

a.    Emilio Jacinto         c. Andres Bonifacio

b.    Mariano Gomez      d. Gregorio del Pilar

 

98.  Who among the following sided with the Filipinos in fighting for the secularization movement?

 

a.    Pedro Palaez        c. Jose Burgos

b.    Mariano Gomez      d. Jacinto Zamora

 

99.  He is known as an outstanding first Filipino diplomat who reprented the Philippine to the negotiations that led to the Treat of Paris in 1898.

a.    Manuel Quezon                                  c. Andres Bonifacio

b.    Don Pedro Perz de Tagle               d. Felipe Agoncillo

 

100. At 16, Rizal experienced his first romance. He fell in love with which girl?

a.    Segunda Katigbak                    c. Leonor Rivera

b.    Gertrude Beckett                  d. Leonor Gonzalez

 

101. Which of the following graphs is useful in displaying data or information that changes continuously over time?

a.    Bar chart        c. Line Graph

b.    Pie chart         d. Histogram

 

102. What results when the government spends more than what it solicits in the form of taxes?

 

a.    Fiscal overspending               c. Unfunded mandates

b.    Excessive allotment               d. Fiscal deficit

 

103. A tax whose burden, expressed as a percentage of income, increases as income increases is called:

a.    A progressive tax        c. A regressive tax

b.    A proportional tax          d. None of the above

 

104. When one company controls the supply of software’s, what term applies?

a.    Inflation                       c. Laissez Faire

b.    Monopoly                    d. Law of supply

 

105. The Filipino who refused to surrender against the American forces and proclaimed himself the president of the Republika ng Katagalugan Government.

 

a.    Macario Sakay            c. Isabelo delos Reyes

b.    Gregorio Aglipay            d. Felipe Agoncillo

 

106. It is the study of human behavior.

 

a.    Psychology   c. Sociology

b.    Economics      d. Anthropology

 

107. It is the smallest unit of society.

a.    Home      c. Family

b.    School     d. Barangay

 

108. Which of the following paintings earned Juan Luna a gold medal at the Exposition Nacional de Bellas Artes?

 

a.    Spoliarium                  c. Christian de Aqueronte

b.    La Barca de Aqueronte   d. La Muerte de Cleopatra

 

109. Who is the Father of Zarsule in the Philippines?

 

a.    Severino Reyes    c. Lucio San Pedro

b.    Ryan Cayabyab       d. Alejandro Cuvero

 

110. Who was the famous Austrian opera composer during the Classical Period known as “Child Prodigy”?

 

a.    Mozart   c. Verdi

b.    Haydos    d. Beethoven

 

111. Two of his best-known works are Pieta and David.

a.    Michelangelo               c. Donatello

b.    Raphael                        d. Da Vinci

 

112. Who among the following is given the distinction as the National Artist for Sculpture?

 

a.    Jose Alcantara        c. Juan Luna

b.    Napoleon Abueva d. Jose Blanco

 

113. The following are National Artists for Theater, except:

 

a.    Rolando Tinio                       c. Severino Montano

b.    Ramon Valera                    d. Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero

 

114. In what part of the female reproductive anatomy does a fetus develop?

a.    The vagina             c. The ovary

b.    The cervix              d. The uterus

 

 

 

115. Which hypothesis would you test by the scientific technique of experimentation?

 

a.          Mitosis is the universal means of cell reproduction

b.          The cell is the structural unit in living things

c.          The rate of photosynthesis is independent of temperature

d.          All proteins are composed of amino acids

 

116. What does the Pascal (pa) measure?

a.    Velocity                 c. Mass

b.    Pressure               d. Temperature

 

117. A form of matter that can be further simplified may either be     .

a.          An element or a compound

b.          An element or a mixture   

c.           A mixture or an atom

d.          A mixture or a compound

 

118. When the moon is between the sun and the earth, the moon blocks the light from the sun, therefore casting a shadow on the earth. This phenomenon is called     .

 

a.    Lunar eclipse   c. Halley’s comet

b.    Solar eclipse d. Umbra

 

119. Materials made of   are good conductors of heat and electricity.

a.    Glass      c. Cloth

b.    Plastic     d. Metal

 

120. All acids contain the element  .

a.    Neon       c. Nitrogen

b.    Oxygen   d. Hydrogen

 

121. In which layer of the atmosphere can you find the Ozone layer?

a.    Troposphere   c. Mesosphere

b.    Stratosphere d. Exosphere

 

122. Which is a unit for mass?

a.    Kilogram              c. Mole

b.    Ampere          d. Liter

 

123. A body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will remain in uniform motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an external force. This is stated by

       .

a.    Law of Acceleration        c. Law of Amalgamation

b.    Law of Interaction         d. Law of Inertia

 

 

124. Meteorology can predict which of the following natual phenomena?

a.    Volcanic eruptions                       c. Solar flares

b.    Typhoons                                 d. Earthquakes

 

125. Which type of rock, formed from molten or partly mlten magma, will most likely be found around Mt. Pinatubo and Mayon Volcano?

a.    Metamorphic          c. Organic

b.    Sedimentary          d. Igneous

 

126. These statements about planets are true, EXCEPT:

 

a.          The denser a planet is, the closer it is to the sun.

b.          Planets closer to the sun have shorter years.

c.           The farther a planet is from the sun, the cooler it is.

d.          The anger the planet, the stronger is its gravitational pull on the sun.

 

127. Which of the following is an application of the thermodynamic property of change in volume of matter in response to a change in temperature?

 

a.          Putting steel utensils in a pot cooking food

b.          Inflating of a rubber balloon

c.           Placing small gaps in concrete or steel in railrod tracks and bridges

d.          Handling hot kitchenware with thick cloth

 

128. What will happen to blue litmus paper when soaked in soda drinks? It will.

 

a.          Remain blue because soda is a base

b.          Remain blue because soda is an acid

c.           Turn red because soda is a base

d.          Turn red because soda is an acid

 

129. Which of the following organelles is not present in all cells?

 

a.    Cell membrane                     c. Membrane-bound nucleus

b.    Mitochondrion                   d. Ribosome

 

130. Which statement best describes veins?

 

a.          They have samller diameters than arteries

b.          They have thick walls

c.           They carry oxygenated blood

d.          They carry blood towards the heart

 

131. A man with type A blood marries a woman wuth type B blood. Which of the following is IMPOSSIBLE?

a.    They have a type A child        c. They have a type O child

b.    They have a type AB child      d. None of the above

 

132. Which phase change is correctly defined?

 

a.          Condensation is the change from gast to liquid

b.          Melting involves a change from liquid to gas

c.           Evaporation is a change from solid to gas without passing the liquid state

d.          Sublimation is a change from solid to liquid

 

133. Which of the following pairs demonstrates symbiosis?

 

a.    Man and lice                  c. Chick and corn plant

b.    Monkey and banana        d. Butterfly and bean flower

 

134. The zigzag road to Baguio represents which kind of simple machine?

 

a.    Lever                           c. Wedge

b.    Wheel and axle                     d. Inclined plane

 

135. Why is a dam built wider at the bottom than at the top?

 

a.  To withstand the greater pressure at the bottom

b.  To balance the ressure at the top

c.   It holds up the dam better than at the center

d.  It anchors the dam better

 

136. Two pots of the same size are filled with boiling water. One pot is colored white and the other is black. In which pot will water cool faster?

 

a.    Will cool at the same rate      c. In black pot

b.    In white pot                         d. In both pots

 

137. Which is/are (an) advantage/s of the coming of genetically-modified organisms (GMO)?

I.           Improved resistance of plants to diseases, pests and herbicides

II.         Increased maturation time of fruits

III.      Enhanced taste and quality

 

a.    II and III               c. I and II

b.    I and III                d. I only

 

138. Nuclear power relies on atom of the following chemical reactions?

a.    Nuclear fusion               c. Chemiosmosis

b.    Binary fission                d. Nuclear fission

 

139. You inherited tallness from your father. Physical traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through .

a.    Gametes                       c. Alleles

b.    Chromosomes               d. Genes

 

140. If no more solute can be disolved in a solvent at a given temperature, then that solution is called     .

 

a.    Saturated            c. Saturable

b.    Unstable                d. Dispersed

 

141. A horizontal row of elements on the Periodic Table is known as a(n)       .

a.    Group or family             c. Size

b.    Atomic number                    d. Period or series

 

142. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on which phenomenon?

a.          Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does.

b.          There are concentrations of heta in some places of earth’s crust.

c.           Heat energy from the sun penetrates deep into the earth.

d.          Human activity is the largest source of heat energy on earth.

 

143. A virus has a protective shell that encloses its nucleic acid which is called .

 

a.    Capsid                         c. Plasmid

b.    Nuclear membrane         d. Nucleoid

 

144. Which desktop icon can be used to assess the files and programs in the computer?

a.    My Briefcase                 c. My Computer

b.    My Documents               d. Taskbar

 

145. Which of the following is not a computer hardware?

a.    Graphic card                              c. Modem

b.    Random Access Memory               d. Command

 

146. Which statement/s on ICT is/are TRUE?

 

I.     The use of ICT has negative effects

II.    The use of ICT has a lot benefits

III.  The use of ICT is effective only in industrialized countries

 

a.    I and II  c. III only

b.    II only     d. I and III

 

147. Which of the following shows file size from largest to smallest?

 

a.  Gigabyte, Megabyte, Kilobyte, Byte

b.  Megabyte, Gigabyte, Kilobyte, Byte

c.   Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte

d.  Kilobyte, Megabyte, Byte, Gigabyte

 

148. In line with the green use of ICT, which should be done when device breaks down?

I.     Refurbish it

II.    Break it apart and use its components and parts

III.  Use parts as spares

 

a.    I only                    c. I and II

b.    II only            d. I, II and III

 

149. What does digital divide refer to?

 

I.           The gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those very emited or no access at all

II.         The imbalance both in physical access to technology and the resources and skills needed for effective participation

III.      The gap in the ages of ICT users

 

a.    I and II         c. II only

b.    III only           d. I, II, and III

 

150. Tehnology, computers, and the Internet have been used for many classroom and educational purpose. Which of the following is NOT a reason for computer use?

 

a.          Strengthen teacher resources by offering a wider array of instructional tools for the classroom

b.          Enable more drill and practice on specific skills

c.           Promote higher order thinking through simulations and collaborative action research

d.          Reduce violence by refocusing students on indibvidual computer tasks and assignments


BACK