Which is the correct sequence of the sentences

in the text below?

1) The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting
about how best to help different types of learners learn.
2) The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS)
define a new paradigm of teaching where the teacher is viewed
as a knowledge professional who is responsible for facilitating
learning.
3) Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that help
students learn better.
4) Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for
characterizing good teaching are defined in terms of what the
teacher is competent to do.
5) The NCBTS can be used as a self-assessment tool for
professional development.

A. 2,4,3,1,5 C. 1,2,4,5,3
B. 3,4,5,1,2 D. 4,1,3,5,2
Choose the sentence that expresses the thought
clearly and that has no error in
structure/spelling.
A. The farmer did plow, plant, harvest his corn
in record time.
B. The farmer plowed, planted, and harvested
his corn in record time.
C. The farmer has plowed, planted, and
harvested his corn in record time.
D. The farmer plowed, has planted, and has
harvested his corn in record time.
The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Tom
feared getting late so he _____ with a bus and
leaped at the door.

A. catch up

B. was catching

C. caught up

D. has caught
Teacher Mae Ann always tries to help
people, but recently she has been ____
kind and generous.

A. principally

B. usually

C. especially

D. largely
I die just when the dawn breaks to herald
the day.
This is a famous quote from _________.

A. Jose P. Rizal

B. Benigno Aquino

C. Jose Aquino

D. Manuel L. Quezon
Rousseau advised, Have a good bank
account, a good cook, and a good
digestion. What is being referred to?

A. Investment

B. Security

C. Family

D. Duty
Both Ruben and _____ plan to go.

A. I

B. me

C. myself

D. me myself
Your father is paying for your plane ticket,
_____?

A. is he

B. isnt it

C. arent you

D. isnt he
We should work for a total ban _____ of
pesticides that are harmful to man.

A. by the use

B. on using

C. with the use

D. on the use
Susan _____ in bed too long and
missed her classes.

A. laid C. lied
B. lays D. lay
After 10 unfruitful years, Fe finally quit the
job. She _____ along with her boss for a
long time.

A. hasnt been getting

B. didnt get

C. hadnt been getting

D. isnt getting
Today, car manufacturers have begun to
AUTOMATE their assembly lines by using
robots. What does this trend mean?

A. Operate through machines

B. Cars are now automatic

C. Operates through human workers

D. Produce more efficient cars

She described her classmates statement as
too SOPHOMORIC. This means ________.

A. grown up

B. mature

C. wise

D. immature
Is this the spot _____ had the accident?

A. wherein

B. where

C. why

D. which
If I ______ a Senator, I would live in Ayala
village .

A. should be

B. am

C. were

D. was
_______ not making the most of _______
opportunities.

A. Youre - youre

B. You - your

C. Youre - your

D. Youre you
Which word does NOT mean the same as
the other three?

A. furnish

B. defend

C. supply

D. equip
Nothing that happens in this world ever
happens by chance; it is all part of a grand
design. The author speaks of ones _____.

A. destiny

B. luck

C. dream

D. ambition
Its now two hours past his schedule, the
facilitator may not come anymore, but
well still be ready in case he ______.

A. may

B. is coming

C. does

D. will come
The surprised teacher asked, What was all
the HUBHUB about? HUBHUB means ____.

A. hush

B. serenity

C. commotion

D. stillness
Who was the General who said I shall
return after training troops in Australia?

A. Carlos P. Romulo

B. Douglas McArthur

C. J. de la Torre

D. G. Wainright
I should have returned the book last
Tuesday; it is now five days _______.

A. delayed

B. postponed

C. overdue

D. beyond deadline
I saw a nasty _______ between two cars
this morning.

A. happening

B. damage

C. accident

D. danger
Which passage is expressed effectively and
without structural error/s?

A. I would not want to be themselves.

B. I would not want to be himself/herself.

C. I would not want to be he/she.

D. I would not want to be theirselves.

Which passage is expressed effectively and
without structural error/s?
A. Having called the other students and they,
the secretary went home.
B. Having called the other students and
ourselves, the secretary went home.
C. Having called the other students and we,
the secretary went home.
D. Having called the other students and us, the
secretary went home.
Thomas Carlyle said, The man without a
purpose is like a ship without a rudder It
could be interpreted as ___________.

A. there should be sufficient energy in ones life.

B. direction can never come into ones life.

C. ones life doesnt need to be controlled.

D. there is a strong driving force in ones life.

Who said, The Filipino is worth dying for?

A. Benigno Aquino

B. Carlos P. Garcia

C. Fidel V. Ramos

D. Jose P. Rizal
Who is remembered for his famous quotation?
My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty
to my country begins.

A. Carlos P. Garcia

B. Ferdinand Marcos

C. Manuel L. Quezon

D. Manuel Roxas
Which sentence clearly and effectively
states the idea and has no structural
error/s?
A. The interest at a loan company is higher
than at bank.
B. The interest at a loan company is higher
than a bank.
C. The interest of a loan company is higher
than a bank.
D. The interest of a loan company is higher
than in a bank.
Select the sentence that clearly and
effectively states the idea and has no
structural error/s.
A. The examinees need pencils, a calculator,
and a ball pen.
B. The examinees need double pencils simply
a calculator, and ball pen.
C. The examinees need two pencils, a simple
calculator, and a ball pen.
D. The examinees need two sharpened
pencils, a calculator, and ball pen.
There was HIATUS of two years before I
went back to college. HIATUS means ____.

A. lapse

B. uninterruption

C. length

D. continuation
I was speaking to Ana on the phone when
suddenly we were __________.

A. disconnected

B. cut off

C. hung up

D. broken down
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
is an expression of ones _________.

A. total poverty

B. blind ignorance

C. love for self

D. total submission to God

Which passage is expressed effectively and
without structural error/s?
A. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of
high school students in English was much lower than it has been in
previous years.

B. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of

high school students in English was much lower than the previous
years.

C. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of

high school students in English was much lower than it had been in
previous years.

D. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of

high school students in English was lowest than the previous years.
Ang mga mata mo ay tulad ng mga bituin
sa kalangitan.
Ano ang ginagamit na pagpapahayag dito?

A. Pagtutulad

B. Personipikasyon

C. Pagwawangis

D. Pang-uyam
Huwag limutin ang vernacular. Tutuhing
iasimila ito sa pambansang wika sa
ikauunlad ng kultura at lahi. Ang ibig sabihin
ng iasimila ay ________.

A. papaunlarin

B. papakinabangan

C. pagyamanin

D. papayabungin
Alin ang nagbibigay ng opinion tungkol sa
isang napapanahong isyu sa pamamagitan
ng larawan?

A. Kartong pang-editoryal

B. Ilustrasyong karikatyur

C. Larawan sa unang pahina

D. Larawan sa huling pahina

Alin ang salawikain sa mga sumusunod:

A. May puno walang bunga, may dahon walang sanga.

B. Di maliparang uwak.

C. Nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko.

D. Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.

Matagal nang lumagay sa tahimik si Mely.
Ang ibig sabihin ay:

A. Nanahimik na.

B. Nag-asawa na.

C. Lumisan na.

D. Namatay na.
Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon, kahit kahig
ka ng kahig ay wala pa ring maipon. Ano
ang ibig sabihin nito?

A. Hindi bumili

B. Hanap ng hanap

C. Bawasan ang bili

D. Gastos ng gastos
Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nasa malaking
titik?
Malungkot ANG MGA nagtapos na wala pang
trabaho.

A. Pananda

B. Parirala

C. Pang-ukol

D. Pangatnig
Kung anong bukambibig siyang laman ng
dibdib. Ito ay isang uri ng _________.

A. tula

B. tugmaan

C. bugtong

D. salawikain
Ano ang kahulugan ng tagbising panahon?

A. tag-ulan

B. tag-init

C. tag-lamig

D. tag-tuyot
Ang salitang apartment ay binubuo ng
dalawang klaster. Tukuyin ito.

A. rt at tm

B. pr at tm

C. tm at nt

D. rt at nt
Ang butong tinangay ng aso walang
pagsalang nalawayan nito. Ang kaisipang
ito ay tumutukoy sa katotohanan ng:

A. pagnanakaw

B. pakikipagkaibigan

C. pagpapakain

D. pagtatanan
Alin sa mga ito ang nagpapahayag sa
paraang organisado at artistiko maging
tuluyan o sa berso na nagmula sa
imahinasyon?

A. panulaan

B. epiko

C. sanaysay

D. panitikan
Kung ang awit ng pag-iibigan ay kundiman,
ano naman sa Bisaya?

A. dioma

B. sambotani

C. kumintang

D. talindaw
Mag-aalas singko na _____ umaga _____
magising siya.

A. ng-nang

B. nang-kapag

C. nang-nang

D. ng-at
Sino ang nangungusap sa quotation?
Ang pag-ibig ay hindi pag-ibig kapag
nagbabago kung nakakakita ng
pagbabago.
A. Genoveva Matute

B. William Shakespeare

C. Robert Frost

D. Jose Rizal
Ponema ang tawag sa makabuluhang tunog
ng wika. Ilan ang ponema ng Filipino?

A. 28

B. 31

C. 20

D. 21
Saan hinango ang mga kwentong tinatawag
na parabula?

A. Mga pinagmulan

B. Kasabihan

C. Bibliya

D. Kwentong bayan
Alin dito ang ginagamit sa pagtuturo ng
panitikan lalo na sa pagkasunod-sunod ng
mga pangyayari sa kwento?

A. Story grammar

B. Decoding

C. Character web

D. Story frame
Alin dito ang gamit sa pagtuturo na replika na
yari sa isang tunay o sintetik na material?

A. dayorama

B. ispesimen

C. papet

D. mock-up
Ano ang kahulugan ng idyomang ginamit sa
pangungusap na Marami sa mga magsasaka ang
INALAT dahil sa patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan?

A. Nawalan ng pag-asa

B. nanibago

C. nagalit

D. minalas
Mapangarapin ang maliliit! Ang ibig sabihin ng
pahayag na ito ay ang mga taong mahihirap ay
__________.

A. Nais umangat sa buhay kaya nakikipagsapalaran

B. May pangarap na guminhawa

C. Nananaginip ng gising

D. Gustong lumipad sa alapaap

Aling pamaraan ang ginagamit ng guro na
nagsisimula sa mga halimbawa patungo sa
paglalahat?

A. Pabalak

B. Pasaklaw

C. Patuklas

D. Pabuod
In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is
3 to 7. If there are 150 boys and girls in the
school, how many boys are there?

A. 105

B. 90

C. 45

D. 75
One angle of a parallelogram is 35. What are
the measures of the other three angles?

A. 45, 65, 170

B. 85, 135, 140

C. 145, 35, 145

D. 35, 65, 65
The edges of a rectangular solid have these
measures: 1.5 ft x ft x 3 inches. What is its
volume in cubic inches?

A. 324

B. 225

C. 272

D. 27
A water tank contains 8 liters when it is 20%
full. How many liters does it contain when it
is 75% full?

A. 60

B. 30

C. 58

D. 15
Which of the following has the largest value?

A. 75

B. 39

C. 64

D. 93
How many degrees are between the hands of
a clock at 3:40?

A. 140

B. 130

C. 125

D. 150
Which of these three fractions has the
largest value?

4 12
A. C.
15 24

3 5
B. D.
4 9
If x = 3 and y = 2, then 2x + 3y = ______.

A. 12

B. 10

C. 14

D. 5
Which of these has a value different from the
other three?

A. 15% C. .15

3 12
B. D.
20 75
The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is
30. What is the measure of one of the base
angles?

A. 150

B. 60

C. 75

D. 70
 1 3 2 3
What is the value of 12 2 7 19 ?
6 8 3 4

1 7
A. 21 C. 21
8 8

B. 22 D. 21
Which of these math sentences is NOT
CORRECT?

1 1 7 1 1 5
A. C.
3 4 12 2 3 6

1 2 3 1 1 14
B. D.
7 3 21 6 8 48
Joseph is 10 years older than his sister. If
Joseph was 25 years of age in 1983, in what
year could he have been born?

A. 1948

B. 1963

C. 1958

D. 1953
Joseph is 10 years older than his sister. If
Joseph was 25 years of age in 1983, in what
year could he have been born?

A. 1948

B. 1963

C. 1958

D. 1953
What number is next in this sequence?
11120, 11260, 11420, 11600

A. 11820

B. 11760

C. 11720

D. 11800
If the counting numbers 1 to 30 are written
down, how many times does the digit 2
appear?

A. 11

B. 14

C. 12

D. 13
259:37 as ______.

A. 84:12

B. 25:4

C. 5:1

D. 63:441
What value of x will make this proportion
correct? 13:x = 3.25:8.00

A. 2

B. 3.5

C. 32

D. 20
How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with
150 cu.cm. of liquid can be made from 5 family
size bottles of cola each containing 1.5 liters?

A. 45

B. 50

C. 60

D. 40
What is the greatest common factor of the
numbers 48, 12, and 32?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 3

D. 6
A car depreciates by 10% of its brand new price
each year and by 15% in each succeeding year. By
2009, what would be the market price for a car
bought brand new for P600,000 in 2004?

A. P390,000

B. P480,000

C. P210,000

D. P420,000
By how much is 35% of P220 greater than
55% of P140?

A. P10.00

B. P0.00

C. P20.00

D. P16.00
In the playground for kindergarten kids, 18
children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there are
43 wheels in all, how many tricycles are there?

A. 7

B. 8

C. 9

D. 11
The edges of a cubical frame are made from plastic
straws. How much longer is the total length of the
plastic edges of a cube whose edges is 10cm
compared to a cube whose edge is 8cm?

A. 24 cm

B. 32 cm

C. 16 cm

D. 8 cm
In a Mathematics test, 35 students passed
and 30% failed. How many students took the
test?

A. 60

B. 50

C. 40

D. 30
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. 14

C. 7

D. 12
Each bag contains 50 kg. What would be the
increase in the price if the cost of one bag of
rice goes from P950.00 to P1,200.00?

A. P250.00

B. P7.50

C. 3.75

D. P5.00
At what rate of interest should P2,400 be
invested so that it will earn P880 in 8
months?

A. 6 %

B. 5 %

C. 5%

D. 6%
In the following number, which digit is in the
thousandths place? 5672.13498

A. 6

B. 4

C. 3

D. 9
A child can be admitted to Grade 1 if he/she is at
least 5 years and 10 months old by June of the
school year. Which of these dates of birth will
DISQUALIFY a child from being admitted to Grade
1 on June 15, 2009?
A. June 10, 2003

B. Jan. 10, 2003

C. April 30, 2003

D. May 5, 2003
How much greater is the sum of the first 20
counting numbers greater than the sum of
the first 10 counting numbers?

A. 110

B. 55

C. 155

D. 100
Which of these numbers CANNOT possibly
be a square number?

A. 10217356

B. 35366809

C. 26275876

D. 2916488
Which number is wrong in this sequence?
What should the number be for the
sequence to be CORRECT? 5, 15, 16, 48, 144,
147, 148, 444
A. 48; it should be 18

B. 147; it should be 145

C. 144; it should be 132

D. 144, it should be 49
If July 12, 2003 fell on a Tuesday, on what day
will July 12, 2005 fall?

A. Monday

B. Thursday

C. Sunday

D. Friday
How many vertices does a rectangular solid
have?

A. 8

B. 6

C. 4

D. 12
Which statement is FALSE?
A. Solid particles have the strongest attractive
forces in between.
B. Solids and liquids have more molecules per
unit volume, hence their densities are higher.

C. Molecules of solids and liquids are more

closely packed than those in gases.

D. The gas phase has the least kinetic energy.

Which has the higher specific heat capacity:
water or sand?

A. Neither sand
nor water
B. Sand

C. Both

D. Water
The direct transformation of a solid into the
gas phase without passing through the liquid
phase is called:

A. Sublimation

B. Compression

C. Evaporation

D. Freeze drying
Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly open
the door of a refrigerator?

A. It will loosen the hinges of the refrigerators door.

B. It leads to wastage in electrical energy.

C. Repeated opening introduces bacteria into the
refrigerator.

D. The warm air outside lowers the

temperature inside, thus, making the
refrigerator less efficient.
What may occur when there is a severe
damage to some parts of the brain due to
lack of blood supply?

A. Stroke

B. Rheumatic heart

C. Heart attack

D. Thrombosis
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
When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you
tend to hold your free hand away from your body
in order to ________.

A. Be ready to grab something in case you fall

B. Change the weight of your body and load

C. Change the mass of your body

D. Change the center of gravity of your body and load

You inherited tallness from your father. Physical
traits are transmitted from parents to offsprings
through __________.

A. alleles

B. genes

C. gametes

D. chromosomes
Which is a destructive fishing method wherein
fishes are driven out of a coral reef by pounding
the corals with a heavy weight?

A. Muro-ami

B. Cyanide fishing

C. Reef fishing

D. Corals entrapping
The prevailing wind systems experienced in
the Philippines are __________.

A. Northwest and southwest monsoon

B. East and west monsoon

C. Northeast and Southwest monsoon

D. North and South monsoon

Jane placed some mothballs inside her cabinet.
After a week, they were all gone. What happened
to the mothballs?

A. They were dissolved by water in air.

B. They melted.

C. They sublimed.

D. They condensed.
Of the state of matter, which has the weakest
intermolecular force of attraction?

A. Plasma

B. Liquid

C. Solid

D. Gas
To be safe in the unlikely case of lightning
strike, it is best to be inside a building framed
with ______.

A. steel

B. cement

C. iron

D. wood
Which of these does NOT belong to the other
three terms?
Solution Colloid Suspension Element

A. Element

B. Colloid

C. Suspension

D. Solution
Which of these statements is FALSE?

A. Water is heavier than oil.

B. Kerosene is lighter than water.

C. Fire caused by kerosene can be put out if

water is poured on the fire.

D. Rain or distilled water (a pure liquid) boils at

constant temperature.
How can we prevent developing
osteoporosis?

A. Adequate intake of vitamins A and D

B. Adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D

C. Estrogen replacement therapy

D. Less exercise to decrease bone density

 Which statements correctly differentiate boiling
from evaporation?
I. Boiling happens at a definite temperature while
evaporation can occur at any temperature.
II. Boiling happens when the vapor pressure exerted
by the liquid becomes equal to the atmospheric
pressure, while evaporation occurs when high
energy molecules at the liquid surface continuously
escape to the space above the liquid.
III. Boiling is always associated with temperature while
evaporation is related only to pressure.

A. I and III B. I only C. II only D. I and II

Which of the following is
heterogeneous?

A. Rain water

B. Clean air

C. Sea water

D. Kerosene
Ozone depletion happens due to the
release of CFCs from ________.

A. annual respiration

B. industrial combustion

C. deforestation

D. styrofoam and Freon

Which of the following has the longest
wavelength?

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Yellow

D. Green
Which of these characterizes organic
compounds?

A. They are compounds of any element.

B. They cannot be broken down to simpler
substances.
C. They always require electrical means to
separate.

D. They are compounds containing carbon.

What happens to the speed of sound waves
as it travels from a less dense medium to a
denser medium?

A. The speed increases.

B. The speed stays the same.

C. Total internal reflection happens.

D. The speed decreases.

Sound:Decibel::__________:__________

A. Area:Square

B. Capacity:Hectare

C. Length:Meter

D. Volume:Cube
In which of the following medium would
sound waves travel the fastest?

A. Vibrating objects

B. Liquids

C. Gases

D. Solids
We always hear doctors warning us to limit
salt intake. What is the effect of salt on cells?

A. Salt dehydrates the cell.

B. Salt makes cells swell.

C. Salt clogs the cell.

D. Salt punctures the cell.

Eight out of the top ten leading causes of
morbidity in the Philippines are communicable. To
prevent them from happening to your students,
the best advice to give them is to _____________.

A. Avoid dangerous activities

B. Clean the classroom often

C. Cover the mouth when sneezing

D. Wash hands frequently

Iron-deficiency contributes to the poor scholastic
performance of students. Which of the following
food items is best for iron-deficient students?

A. Pechay

B. Fish

C. Sardines

D. Liver
All of the following are effects of
deforestation, EXCEPT:

A. Landslides

B. Global warming

C. Flash floods

D. Destruction of the ozone layer

Patients suffering from malfunction of the
kidney are now assisted by a machine that
serves as artificial kidney called __________.

A. Homeostatic machine

B. Pacemaker

C. Hemoscope

D. hemodializer
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.

The interaction between living organisms and
nonliving organisms in the environment is
called a/an __________.

A. species

B. community

C. population

D. ecosystem
Meteorology is a very important branch of
natural science, without which we cannot be
informed of forthcoming __________.

A. earthquake

B. typhoon

C. meteor

D. comet
What is the best indicator of quality
education as invoked in the Constitution?
Generation of reliable measurements
__________.
A. on cohort survival rate

B. on drop-out rate

C. of educational outcomes

D. on participation rate
Violation of human rights is a violation of the
__________ of persons.

A. dignity

B. intelligence

C. emotions

D. freedom
What term best describes a peaceful
community?

A. Harmony

B. Tolerance

C. Spirituality

D. Ethics
The logo of the Olympic Games represents the
interconnectedness of the countries in the world.
While the Games highlight the strength of the
nations in sports, what does the global activity
promote?

A. World peace

B. World tourism

C. World industry

D. World history
The UNESCO is an international organization
promoting which programs of the United
Nations?

A. Education, Science, Culture

B. Unity, Organization, Education

C. Competence, Science, Nature

D. National, Unity, Science

Which is a negative consequence of our
value of close family ties?

A. The development of prolonged

dependence

B. Permanence of marriage

C. Double-standard mentality

D. Stability of the family

No pain, no gain; no cross, no crown. What
do these short statements point to?

A. Why suffer when there are a lot of pain

relievers available.
B. Be willing to pay the price for every dream
you want to realize.

C. Life is a heavy burden to carry.

D. Others make our life miserable many times.

Children learn how to open a coconut and
other common chores in a coconut farm. In
this instance, culture is transmitted by
__________.

A. immersion

B. enculturation

C. assimilation

D. acculturation
Which of the following statements accurately
reflects a strong school culture?

A. Has informal rules of behavior

B. Has a network of communications

C. Has high standards of performance

D. Has definite organizational core values

Which has been said to be the strongest
factor that drives most Filipino men and
women to leave their families and work
abroad?

A. Poverty

B. Illiteracy

C. Insurgency

D. Consumeristic mentality
The cultural heritage of Southeast Asia has
been designated by UNESCO as __________.

A. World Heritage Sites

B. World International Center

C. World Cultural Heritage

D. World Tourist Spots