1.

“The writer’s APOCALYPTIC account

suggests the end of the world.” The
capitalized word means
______________.
A. Attractive
B. Careless
C. Prophetic
D. Encouraging
2. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the
case.” The capitalized word means
______________.
A. Important
B. Irrelevant
C. Violent
D. Malicious
3. “She is vision of feminine PULCHRITUDE”.
The
capitalized word means__________
A. Homeliness
B. Loveliness
C. Plain
D. Ugliness
4. The courage of the child who saved his
brother from a raging fire is worth
_________________.
A. Emulating
B. Mentoring
C. Narrating
D. Watching
5. Shirley has not forgotten that she was
betrayed by her best friend and carried such
_________in her deeply offended heart for a
long time.
A. Rancor
B. Doubt
C. Souvenir
D. Offense
6. What is the figure of speech in the
sentence: “The sun was a ball of fire over the
mountain”?
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
7. “...it droppeth as a gentle rain from
heaven” is what figure of speech?
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor
8. What figure of speech is the following: “He
is the black sheep of the family.”
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Alliteration
D. Hyperbole
9. For the synecdoche figurative expression
“It was a black tie affair” what is the
equivalent meaning?
A. Party for men only
B. Formal gathering
C. Senior citizen’s meeting
D. Costume party
10. For the synecdoche figurative expression
“My mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait
to show you her garden.” What is the
equivalent meaning?
A. She grows a vegetable garden
B. She cultivates a garden
C. She takes care of flowering plants
D. She is good at gardening
11. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela
realized his dream of a free and non-racial
South Africa by forgiving his oppressors and
negotiating in good faith for the peaceful
transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela
demonstrated his trait of
________________.
A. Friendliness
B. Determination
C. Forgiving
D. Loyalty
12. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,”
Portia, the judge said: “The quality of mercy is not
strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
upon the place beneath... It is twice blest; it
blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis
mightier than the mightiest... and one is likened to
God when mercy seasons justice.”
The main thought of the excerpt it that:
A. Mercy is only for deserving
B. Mercy is limited in extent
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given.
D. Mercy comes from the rain.
13. Read the paragraph and answer the item that
follows.
“As far back as I can remember, our family had
always been an extended one. Our grandmother
was the mainstay in the family the silent strength
behind our mother who is her daughter.” The
informal guide and honorary household chief in
the extended family is the________
A. Grandmother
B. Mother
C. Father
D. Aunt
14. Select the most appropriate heading for the
paragraph:
Before he has any actual knowledge of war, Stephen
Crane wrote the American Classic ‘The Red Badge of
Courage,’ which made him an overnight success. He
wrote ‘The Open Boat’ as a result of a shipwreck he
experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in
progress there”?
A. A shipwreck
B. The Open Boat
C. Stephen’s educational experience
D. Stephen’s Writings
15. What role of the women is displayed by the
lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse: “She holds no joys
beyond the day’s tomorrow, finds no world
beyond her love’s embrace, looks upon the
form behind the furrow, her mind, motion, time
and space?”
A. Work partner
B. Lady entrepreneur
C. House wife
D. Career woman
16. “To be or not to be” is the beginning of
the soliloquy of _______________.
A. Richard III
B. Julius Ceasar
C. Macbeth
D. Hamlet
17. In the speech process, which is concerned
with amplifying and enriching the voice,
using human amplifiers such as the nose,
windpipe and chest?
A. Resonation
B. Infection
C. Phonation
D. Articulation
18. Which of the following is an artistic
tradition that seeks to revive past glory in
various forms?
A. Antique
B. Modern
C. Contemporary
D. Classical
19. Poem which is usually composed of
fourteen lines which follow specific patterns
of rhyme is called __________.
A. Haiku
B. Sonnet
C. Elegy
D. Free verse
20. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem
consisting
of__________
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with
nature as topic
B. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with
death as topic
C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary
things as topic
21. Of the following organisms, which are
included under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Fungi
B. Magnolidae
C. Prokaryotes
D. Protozoa
22. Which organism is classified under
Kingdom Fungi?
A. Red algae
B. Microsporidia
C. Diatoms
D. Streptococcus
23. Which of the following is an example of a
useful function for bacteria?
A. Can clean up an oil spill by digesting
hydrocarbons.
B. May be used as vectors to introduce
proteins.
C. Can synthesize new forms of heavy
metals.
D. May be pathogenic and cause human
disease.
24. Which protest can cause dysentery?
A. Gorilla beringei
B. Plasmodium vivax
C. Streptococcus
D. Entamoeba histolytica
25. The waste product of photosynthesis is
__________________.
A. Carbon monoxide
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Oxygen
26. What organism would most likely be in an
arctic environment?
A. Crocodile
B. Walrus
C. Turtle
D. Maya Bird
27. Which of the following processes involves
chloroplast?
A. Conversion of light energy to chemical
energy
B. Formulation of reproductive cells
C. Cell division
D. Protein synthesis
28. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce (the
producer), a caterpillar (the primary consumer), a
small passerine bird (the secondary consumer)
and a lion (the tertiary consumer). A gardener
arrives and sprays pesticide, killing all the
caterpillars. What can happen to the ecosystem?
A. The passerine birds will thrive.
B. The passerine birds will convert to herbivores.
C. The lions will eventually die.
D. The lettuce will wilt and die.
29. This demonstrated the feeding
connections between all life forms.
A. Nutrition cycles
B. Biochemical pathways
C. Fossil cycle
D. Food web
30. Predation is a relationship exemplified by
________________.
A. An orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra
tree.
B. A hunter shooting a duck in the forest
and having it for dinner.
C. A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal
tract of a toddler.
D. A clownfish living within a sea anemone.
31. This is true of recessive genes:
A. Will only have phenotypic expression if
present as a homozygous phenotype
B. Should be paired with a dominant gene for it
to be expressed
C. Will prevent a dominant gene from expressing
its phenotype
D. Have more superior phenotypic traits
32. Which of the following is the lowest rank
of coal and is otherwise called brown coal?
A. Bituminous
B. Lignite
C. Anthracite
D. Charcoal
33. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
A. Non-magnetic
B. Ferromagnetic
C. Paramagnetic
D. Diamagnetic
34. Besides solids, liquids, and gas, what is
the fourth form of matter?
A. Gel
B. Colloid
C. Plasma
D. Foam
35. The bond in sodium fluoride is which of
the following types of chemical bond?
A. Halogens
B. Alkali metals
C. Rare earths
D. Alkaline earth metals
36. Which type of reaction does the general
equation (AB + energy A + B) show?
A. Endothermic synthesis
B. Exothermic synthesis
C. Exothermic decomposition
D. Endothermic decomposition
37. Which of the following statements is true
about textbook laid on the table?
A. No force is acting on it.
B. The textbook undergoes acceleration.
C. The sum of the forces acting upon it is
zero.
D. The textbook undergoes deceleration.
38. What is the maximum number of
electrons that can occupy a p orbital?
A. 6
B. 10
C. 18
D. 14
39. Which element has Te as its symbol?
A. Terbium
B. Titanium
C. Tellurium
D. Technetium
40. You won the jackpot prize in lottery. The
prize money cannot be paid in currency but
only in gold. Applying your knowledge in
chemistry, select the largest amount of gold
from the choices below. (au = 197)
A. 297 grams of gold
B. 40.0 kilograms of gold
C. Avogadro’s number of atoms gold
D. 22.4 moles of gold
41. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every
7 cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of
flour, how many cups of milk must he have?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 14
D. 8
42. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km
per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia
car has left and overtakes it. In 5 hours at
what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 30 kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour
C. 20 kilometers per hour
D. 40 kilometers per hour
43. Mr. Lazarte had incurred the following
expenses in his trips to the Mindanao Islands:
P3, 200.00; P2, 500. 00 and P 1, 500. 00.
What percent of this total monthly budget of
P40, 000. 00 did he spent for his trip?
A. 35%
B. 18%
C. 30%
D. 20%
44. What measure of central tendency can
best describe the size of T-shirts commonly
worn by teenagers?
A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Range
D. Median
45. How many prime numbers are there
between 1 and 100?
A. 24
B. 23
C. 22
D. 25
46. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7
A. 35
B. 140
C. 15
D. 70
47. What percent of 75 is 15?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 38%
D. 40%
48. Among the given decimals, which is
equivalent to 9%?
A. 9. 0
B. 0. 009
C. 0. 09
D. 0. 9
49. The sum of three consecutive integers is
123. What are the integers?
A. 42, 44, 46
B. 40, 41, 42
C. 39, 40, 41
D. 41, 43, 45
50. The island of Luzon is estimated to be
100, 000 square kilometers. In exponential
form, it can be expressed as:
A. 1 x 106
B. 105
C. 1 x 104
D. 106
51. What number must be subtracted from
both numerator and denominator of the
fraction 11/23 to give a fraction whose value
is 2/5?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D. 3
52. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9)
A. 3 / (x – 3)
B. 3 / (x + 3)
C. 3 / (x + 1)
D. 3 / (x – 1)
53. Simplify: 5 – (2 – (-4) + 11 – 8
A. 4
B. 9
C. -4
D. 6
54. All right angles are
A. Parallel
B. Oblique
C. Supplementary
D. Equal
55. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the
__________.
A. Area
B. Volume
C. Legs
D. Perimeter
56. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and
the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the
triangle?
A. 50 square meters
B. 60 square meters
C. 20 square meters
D. 24 square meters
57. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its
supplement. What is the measure of the larger
angle?
A. 110. 5 degrees
B. 95. 5 degrees
C. 102. 5 degrees
D. 77. 5 degrees
58. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of
getting a number described by 2?
A. ½
B. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/6
59. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a
row of 5 seats?
A. 95
B. 120
C. 105
D. 100
60. A ball is drawn at random from a box
containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls and 5
blue balls. Find the probability that is it blue.
A. 1/3
B. 2/5
C. 4/15
D. 4/5
61. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the
islands, prior to succeeding migrants who
crossed the seas from the Southern
Philippines?
A. Sumatrans
B. Malayans
C. Borneans
D. Negritos
62. Which religious missionaries first arrived
in the
Philippines?
A. Dominicans
B. Franciscan
C. Jesuits
D. Augustinians
63. What is considered as the earliest form of
writing in the Philippines?
A. Alibata
B. Bataw
C. Abakada
D. Kalantiaw
64. The province in the Philippines which was
called “Ma-I” by the Chinese in the 14th
century is:
A. Ilocos
B. Mindoro
C. Cavite
D. Palawan
65. Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815),
the Philippines had extended contacts with
________.
A. Spain
B. Spice Island
C. China
D. Mexico
66. Birth place of Jose Rizal
A. Intramuros, Manila
B. Calamba, Laguna
C. Malolos, Bulacan
D. Kawit, Cavite
67. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad
and an orator of the Reform Movement?
A. Juan Luna
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Jose Rizal
D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
68. Who was the literary figure known as
“Huseng Sisiw”?
A. Jose Dela Cruz
B. Jose Rizal
C. Juan Matapang Cruz
D. Francisco Baltazar
69. Which band played the Marcha Nacional
Filipino of the national anthem on June 12,
1898 during the declaration of Philippine
Independence?
A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros
B. Malabon Band
C. Kawit Cavite Band
D. San Francisco del Monte Band
70. Which Spanish policy provided the
resettlement of Filipino communities to form
town centers of cabeceras?
A. Assimilation
B. Esseminda system
C. Reduccion
D. Bandala
71. How can Dr. Jose Rizal’s La Liga
organization be likened according to present-
day social groups/movements?
A. National political party like LP, NP, Lakas
B. National socio-civic organization
C. Shadow government
D. Street parliamentarian movement
72. What was the social relevance of Noli and Fili
to conditions among Filipinos during the late 19th
century period?
A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of
Gomburza.
B. Need for violent uprising against Hispanic
imperial rule.
C. Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial
governments.
D. Human civil oppression of native Filipinos.
73. The stage actress who brought fame to
her country through her international awards
for her stage performance was:
A. Isay Alvarez
B. Geneva Cruz
C. Lea Salonga
D. Sharon Cuneta
74. Art is product of man’s need to express
himself with a high degree of sensitivity
towards his environment. Who is the painter
of fisherfolks and farmers of his hometown in
Rizal?
A. Vicente Manansala
B. Carlos V. Francisco
C. Anita Magsaysay
D. Fernando Amorsolo
75. Which enacted by the U.S. Congress in
1916 established a bicameral legislature in
the Philippines with the senator (upper
house) and House of Representative (lower
house) to be composed of elected Filipinos?
A. Philippine Legislative Law
B. Cooper Act
C. Mckinley Law
D. Jones Law
76. Which power of the state enables it to
impose charge of burden upon persons,
property or property of rights for the use and
support of the government in its discharge of
appropriate functions?
A. Eminent domain
B. Expropriation
C. Value Added Tax
D. Taxation
77. Which condition contradicts the social
justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
A. Creation of economic opportunities for all
B. Sense of dependency among citizens
C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
D. Equitable distribution of wealth
78. Which state policy provides for
preferential attention to the welfare of the
less fortunate members of the Philippine
Society?
A. Bill of Rights
B. Social Justice
C. Distributive Justice
D. Criminal Justice
79. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas
data” is ________________________.
A. The right to information privacy.
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information.
D. Right to transmit data.
80. It is the process of storing, recovering and
disseminating recorded data through the
computer
A. Information technology
B. Information utilization
C. Information retrieval
D. Information science
81. This means the graphics will be displayed
more than once
A. Texting
B. Timing
C. Tagging
D. Tiling
82. Messages are easily transported
anywhere in the world through the
_____________.
A. E-shopping
B. E-registry
C. E-mail
D. E-learning
83. CTR is a symbol for ________________.
A. Control key
B. Entry key
C. Backspace
D. Alter key
84. The acronym HTML mean Hyper Text Mark-up
_____________.
A. Line
B. Letter
C. Language
D. Label
85. Kailan nagsimula ang pagkakataon ng
modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
A. 1974
B. 1997
C. 1987
D. 1988
86. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at
mga pangungusap nais ipahayag ng tao sa kanyang
kapwa ay ___________.
A. Wika
B. Sining
C. Bokabolaryo
D. Tunog
87. Ano ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng
panlaping ika at tambilang?
A. Gitling
B. Tuldok
C. Panaklong
D. Kuwit
88. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang
kahalong panlapi.
A. Gitlapi
B. Salitang-ugat
C. Ponema
D. Laguhan
89. Tumutukoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat
taludtod ng tula.
A. Talinghaga
B. Diin
C. Tugma
D. Sukat
90. Ang mga salitang tanaw,aliw kamay, rena ay
mga halimbawa ng __________
A. Diptongo
B. Pares minimal
C. Klaster
D. Ponema
91. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili,
pagbubukod at pagtatangi ay __________
A. Pamukod
B. Pares minimal
C. Paninsay
D. Panlinaw
92. Sa pangungusap na “ Malakas ang boses mo,”
ang salitang malakas ay isang ________
A. Pang-uri
B. Pangatnig
C. Panghalip
D. Pandiwa
93. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan
ang mga lugar at babasahing mapagkukunan ng
mga literature at pag-aaral.
A. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata IV
C. Kabanata II
D. Kabanta V
94. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang
akda ay mahirap unawain.
A. Preview
B. Muling basa
C. Masusi
D. Kaswal
95. Ito ay pagbasa ng pansamatala o di palagian.
Ginagawa ito kung nais magpalipas ng oras.
A. Scanning
B. Pre-viewing
C. Kaswal
D. Masusi
96. Anong paraan ng pagkuha ng Balangkas ang
ginagamitan ng sunud-sunod na tatlong tuldok
para ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi
sa talata?
A. Synopsis
B. Ellipsis
C. Abstrak
D. Sintesis
97. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahayag
na. “Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang mailap.”
A. Pagtawag
B. Pagmamalabis
C. Palit-saklaw
D. Palit-tawag
98. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang
salik sa pagtatalumpati?
A. Paksa
B. Okasyon
C. Tagapakinig
D. Pagyayabang
99. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng
lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
A. Dinamiko
B. Likas
C. Arbitrary
D. Masistema
100. He is known as the “Man of the Masses.”
A. Rodrigo Duterte
B. Corazon Aquino
C. Ramon Magsaysay
D. Manny Pacquaio