BONUS QUESTIONS FROM DR.

CARL BALITA

1. Let us campaign for the total ban ____________ of harmful insecticides. A. With the use B. On using C.
on the use D. with using

2. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the case.” The capitalized word means ______________. A.
Important B. Irrelevant C. Violent D. malicious

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad ? :) A. Juan Luna B. Graciano Lopez Jaena C. Jose Rizal D.
Marcelo H. Del Pilar

6. 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 lions will eventually die. C. the passerine birds will convert to herbivores. D. the lettuce
will wilt and die.

7. Among models of reading strategies, what did student Jk adopt when she reads back and forth,
attending to both what is in her mind and what’s on the page? A. Bottoms-up B. Interactive C. Down-top
D. Top-down

8. If threat of punishment is necessary on erring students, how should this best be done? A.Make the
threat and reinforce with warning C. Warn and threat at the same time B.Make the threat with
immediate punishment D. First a warning before the threat

9. When USA decided to drop the atomic bomb to Nagasaki in order to stop the land invasion of Japan,
what degree of moral certitude can describe this decision of USA? a. Doubtfulc. Certain b. Perflexedd.
Callous

10. Isang dulog pampatikan na kung saan ang pagpapakahulugan sa isang tekstong binasa ay nakapokus
sa sariling panlasa ng mambabasa at kilala rin sa katawagan na reader-response theory. a.
Impresyonistac. antropolohiya b. Patalambuhayd. pansikolohiya

11. I can’t find ________ calculator; may I use _________, Prince?

B. His, yours

C. My, his

D. Yours, mine

12. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________ present in the affairs.

A. Am

B. Was

C. Is

D. Were

13. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _______________.

A. Him, them

B. Her, us

C. Him, we

D. Him, me

14. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized word means:

A. Estimated

B. Surpassed

C. Changed

D. Summed

15. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the end of the world is near.

A. Proposal

B. Prophecy

C. Prophetic

D. Prophet

16. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions.
A. Edilberto Tiempo

B. N.V.M. Gonzales

C. Bienvenido Santos

D. Nick Joaquin

17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals

A. Income tax

B. Community tax

C. Real estate tax

D. Inheritance tax

18. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?

A. Joey Lina

B. Jovito Salonga

C. Joseph Estrada

D. Aquilino Pimentel

19. An ant colony stores food in the summer defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a competing
ant colony and steals larvae and uses them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how this
species copes with everyday life?

A. Ecological defeat

B. Ecological success

C. Environmental habitation

D. Ecological niche

20. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?

A. ½

B. 1/3

C. ¼

D. 1/6
21. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6 days and B
alone in 3 days?

A. 2 1/2 days

B. 3 days

C. 2 days

D. 3 ½ days

22. Maternity leaves are extended to women. What legal provision extends this?

A. Article XIV Education

B. Article XIII Sec 14 women

C. Article XIII Role and Rights of People's Organization

D. Article XII Bill of Rights

23. Which is the largest country in Asia?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Philippines

D. Thailand

24. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?

A. Rice terraces

B. Mount Makiling

C. Manila Bay

D. Taal Volcano

25. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the Secularization
Movement in 1861?

A. Father Jacinto Zamora

B. Father Pedro Pelaez

C. Father Gregorio Aglipay

26. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral values and good human relation, are
attributed to:

A. Mao Tze Tung

B. Mencius

C. Confucius

D. Lao-Tzu

27. Which of the following was the first to happen?

A. Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence.

B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated.

C. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris.

D. Aguinaldo was captured.

28. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-up _____________.

A. Line

B. Language

C. Letter

D. Label

29. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ________________.

A. 1/2

B. 1/3

C. ¼

D. 1/8

30. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9)

A. 3 / (x – 3)

B. 3 / (x + 1)

C. 3 / (x + 3)
D. 3 / (x – 1)

31. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos regime,
which form of government was implemented?

A. Monarchial

B. Presidential

C. Parliamentary

D. Dictatorial

32. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which one?

A. Always look forward to a new day.

B. Grasp pleasure while you can.

C. Never give in to death easily.

D. Create your own world and beautify it.

33. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all life forms.

A. Nutrition cycles

B. Fossil cycle

C. Biochemical pathways

D. Food web

34. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________.

A. Surface tension

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Buoyancy

D. Viscosity

35. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame?

A. Bright green

B. Brick red

C. Gold
D. Lilac

36. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?

A. Ramon Blanco

B. Basilio Agustin

C. Diego de los Rios

D. Fermin Jaudenes

37. of the pledges of the President of the Philippines is to defend its:

A. Constitution

B. Citizens

C. Land

D. Islands

38. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______.

A. 13

B. 24

C. 14

D. 12

39. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?

A. ½ sheet of pad paper

B. ¼ sheet of pad paper

C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper

D. 1/3 sheet of pad paper

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

A. 60

B. 40

C. 45
D. 50

41. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then what must be the value of x?

A. 25

B. 15

C. 30

D. 20

42. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, and 14.
What is the median score?

A. 14

B. 15. 5

C. 14. 5

D. 15