COMPILED PRE – BOARD

GENERAL EDUCATION
PART 1

By: Joel D. Doctora

 Mga Uri ng Pakikinig
1. Eager Beaver:
Siya ang tagapakinig na ngiti nang ngiti o tangu nang
tango habang may nagsasalita sa kanyanga harapan,
ngunit kung naiintindihan niya ang kanyang naririnig ay
isang malaking tanong.

2. Sleeper:
Siya ang tipo ng tagapakinig na nauupo sa isang
tahimikna sulok ng silid. Wlal siyang tunay na intensyong
making.
 Mga Uri ng Pakikinig
3. Tiger: Siya ang tagapakinig na laging handing
magbigay ng reaksyon sa anumang sasabihin ng
tagapagsalita upang sa bawat pagkakamali ay parang
tigre siyang susugod at mananagpang.
4. Bewildered: Siya ang tipong tagapakinig na wari
bang lagi na lang may tanong at pagdudula. Makikita sa
kanyang much ang pagiging aktibo, ngunit ang totoo,
hindi lubos ang kayang pakikinig kundi iisang pagkunwari
lamang sapagkat ang hinihintay lamang niya ay ang
oportunidad na makapagtanong para makapag-paimpres.
 Mga Uri ng Pakikinig
5. Relaxed: Isa siyang problema sa isang nagsasalita.
Paano’y kitang-kita sa kanya ang kawalan ng interest sa
pakikinig. Itinutuon ang kayang atensyon sa ibang bagay
at walang makitang iba pang reaksyon mula sa kanya,
positibo man o negatibo.
6. Busy Bee: Isa siya sa pinakaaayawang tagapakinig sa
anumang pangkat, hindi lamang sa siya nakikinig, abala
rin siya sa ibang Gawain tulad ng pagsusulat,
pakikipagtsismisan sa katabi, pagsusuklay, o anumang
gawaing walang kaugnyan sa pakikinig.
 Mga Uri ng Pakikinig

7. Two-eared Listener: Siya ang pinakaepektibong

pakikinig, nakikinig siya gamit hindi lamang ang kayang
tainga kundi maging ang kanyang utak Lubos ang
partisipasyon niya sa Gawain ng pakikinig. Makikita sa
kanyang mukha ang kawilihan sa pakikinig.
 Answer: A
1. I can’t find______ calculator, may I use_______,
Richard?

A. My, yours C. His, yours

B. My, his D. Yours, mine
 Answer: A
2. Of the following remarks from workers, which deserve
a higher wage owing to effective speech that increases
work efficiency?

A. I have strong hands, willingness and honesty in work

B. I have strong hands and I am a willing worker
C. I like people and listen to respond to their opinions
and needs
D. I have work well and plan my work to accomplish
more
 Answer: B
3. Among the kinds of listening, which
is the type the most students do in the
classroom?
A. For inspiration
B. For information and ideas
C. For “escape”
D. For enjoyment
 Answer: A
4. 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
McKinney defines vocal resonance as "the process by
which the basic product of phonation is enhanced
in timbre and/or intensity by the air-filled cavities
through which it passes on its way to the outside air.“
Throughout the vocal literature, various terms related to
resonation are used, including: amplification,
enrichment, enlargement, improvement, intensification,
and prolongation
Articulation (phonetics), the movement of the tongue,
lips, jaw, and other speech organs to make speech
sounds.
 Answer: C
5. “I have always been financially independent by
continuing to teach even when I got married. At times
though when the cares of life weighed heavily on me. I
would think of my mother and her example of making
the most of what she had. She did her household chores
methodically, tutored us in our lessons and gave modest
contributions to worthy causes.” What adjective best
describes the mother?

A. Suffering C. Dutiful
B. Sacrificing D. Overworked
 Answer: B
6. Because it will adversely affect the
population’s food supplies, the most
DISADVANTAGEOUS source of energy is
________.

A. Wind C. Geo-thermal
B. Sun D.Plants
 Answer: C
7. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela
realized his dream of a tree 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 C. Forgiving
B. Determination D. Loyalty
 Answer: D
8. What is the figure of speech in the sentence:
“The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain”?

A. Personification C. Metaphor
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
 Answer: C
9. Let us campaign for the total ban_______
of harmful insecticides.

A. With the use C. On the use

B. On using D. With using
 Answer: C
10.“The writer’s APOCALYPTIC account suggest
the end of the world”. The capitalized word
means______.

A. Attractive C. Prophetic
B. Careless D. Encouraging
 Answer: B
11. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT
to the case”. The capitalized word
means______
A. Important C. Violent
B. Irrelevant D. Malicious
 Answer: B
12. If I _______ known you before, we could
have arranged a joint project.

A. Have C. Could
B. Had D. Will
 Answer: D
13. The proposed project________ within
the budget of the school.

A. Are C. Are appearing

B. Is appearing D. Is
 Answer: A
14. I thought the task was heavy for
Samantha and _______.

A. Me C. Myself
B. Her D. Us
 Answer: D
15. You _______ finished eating before
we arrived.

A. Should C. Have
B. Have been D. Will have
 Answer: B
16. Select the most appropriate heading for the
paragraph: “Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in
New Jersey, but his family settled in New York.
His father, a Methodist minister, died when
Stephen was nine years old. He came to know
New York through its slum and street life,
particularly in Bowery.”
A. Stephen’s family and C. Stephen as an Orphan
boyhood D. The New York Slums
B. Stephen’s genealogy
17. Select the most appropriate heading for the
Answer: D
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 C. The Open Boat
B. Stephen’s Education D. Stephen’s Writings
Experience
 Answer: D
18. The _______ lesson of the story is
that honesty is the best policy.
A. Morality C. Moralism
B. Morale D. Moral
 Answer: A
19. “Red letter day” is_________.

A. Idiom C. Simile
B. Hyperbole D. Metaphor
 Answer:
20. For the synecdoche figurative B
expression “It was a black tie affair”
what is the equivalent meaning?
A. Partly for men only
B. Formal gathering
C. Senior citizen’s meeting
D. Costume party
A black tie affair is a social event where
attendees are expected to wear formal attire.

White tie is the most formal occasion possible and is

only considered proper for events after 6pm.

Black tie is less formal (considered semi-formal) dress

for evening events.
Blue-collar workers perform labor jobs and typically
work with their hands. These workers include aircraft
mechanics, plumbers, electricians and structural
workers.
White-collar workers usually perform job duties in an
office setting. Many white-collar workers, such as
accountants, bankers, attorneys and real estate
agents, provide professional services to clients
 Answer: D
21. 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
 Answer: C
22. What figure of speech is: “O wild
west wind!”

A. Irony C. Apostrophe
B. Metaphor D. Hyperbole
 Answer: C
23. 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 C. House wife
B. Lady entrepreneur D. Career woman
 Answer:
24. What became prophetically true in FranceB
when Edwin Markham saw the French peasant as
“The man with the Hoe, “a plundered slave
under the rule of kings and princes? American
schoolteacher,
A. French revolution Charles Edward
Anson Markham
B. Advent of mechanized agriculture
(1852-1940), who
C. Cult of Reason in France used the penname
D. Napoleon’s imperial rule Edwin Markham
 Answer: D
25. Filipino writer whose stories and
poems depict Filipino- Spanish cultural
beliefs and traditions.

A. Edilberto Tiempo C. N.V.M. Gonzales

B. Bienvenido D. Nick Joaquin
Santos
Néstor Vicente Madali González was a
Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist and
poet. Conferred as the National Artist of the
Philippines for Literature in 1997
 Answer: D
26. “To be or not to be” is the beginning
of the soliloquy of _______.

A. Richard III C. Macbeth

B. Julius Ceasar D. Hamlet
"To be, or not to be..." is the opening phrase of
a soliloquy in the "Nunnery Scene" of William
Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the speech, the
despondent Prince Hamlet contemplates death
and suicide while waiting for Ophelia, the love of
his life.
Hamlet is basically contemplating suicide on and off
throughout his soliloquies. In this soliloquy, he
compares death to a little sleep, which he thinks
wouldn't be so bad. The only catch is that we might
have dreams when dead—bad dreams
 Answer: C
27. Kalian nagsimula ang pagkakaroon
ng modernisasyon ng wikang
pambansa?

A. 1974 C. 1987
B. 1997 D. 1988
 Answer: C
28. Ang mga salitang teka, saan, tena,
dali ay nagtataglay ng ________

A. Asimilasyon C. Pagkaltas
B. Metatesis D. Tono
 Answer: C
29. Ano ang tumutukoy sa bilang ng
pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula?

A. Diin C. Sukat
B. Tugma D. Talinghaga
 Answer: D
30. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang nakapag-iisa
at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang –ugat.

A. Paglalapi C. Di-malayang
B. Malayang morpema morpema
D. Morpemang leksikal
 Answer: C
31. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinion,
salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag at
tinatawag na ____.

A. Pagtuklas C. Talastasan
B. Paglalahad D. Pakikinig
 Answer: D
32. Wikang nabuo mula sa pangunahing wika ng
isang lugar o lalawigan na kadalasang sinasalita
sa ibang bayann ng naturang lugar.

A. Etnolek C. Sosyalek
B. Ekolek D. Dayalek
 Answer: B
33. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang
nararapat sa komunikasyon na pasulat?

A. Lakas ng boses C. Maliksing mga mata

B. Maaayaos na D. Pagkibit ng balikat
pagpapalugit
 Answer: D
34. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay
at pangyayaring nais ipahayag ng tao sa
kanyang kapwa ay ________.

A. Tunog C. Bokabularyo
B. Sining D. Wika
 Answer: B
35. Ano ang kalabang mortal ng
pakikinig?

A. Talinghaga C. Okasyon
B. Ingay D. Oras
 Answer: D
36. Ano ang pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na
walang kahalong panglapi?

A. Ponema C. Gitlapi
B. Laguhan D. Salitang ugat
 Answer: C
37. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses
mo,” anong bahagi ng pangungusap ang
salitang “malakas”?

A. Pandiwa C. Pang-uri
B. Pangatnig D. Panghalip
 Answer: D
38. Ang katumbas na bigkas ng titik Q sa
kasalukkuyan ay:_________.

A. Ku C. Kuyu
B. Kuya D. Kyu
 Answer: B
39. Nahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan
matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pag-
aaral at konseptuwal framework.

A. Kabanata II C. Kabanata IV
B. Kabanata I D. Kabanata III
 Answer: B
40. Anong paraan ng pag kuha ng Balangkas ang
ginagamitan ng sunuod-sunod na tatlong tuldok
para ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi
sa talata?

A. Synopsis C. Abstrak
B. Ellipsis D. Sintesis
 Answer: B
41. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa
pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili

A. Probable generalization
B. Subjective generalization
C. Analytical generalization
D. Categorial generalization
 Answer: B
42. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng diin ng
sariling panlasa ng bumabasa. Kilala rin ito
bilang reader-response theory.

A. Antreopolohiya C. Patalambuhay
B. Impresyonista D. Pansikolohiya
 Answer: B
43. Layunin ng tagapagsalita na may malakas na
“sense of humor”

A. Manghikayat C. Magpatibay
B. Manlibang D. Magkwento
 Answer: C
44. Proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion,
karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang
tunog

A. Pakikinig C. Pagsasalita
B. Pagbabasa D. Pagtatala
 Answer: C
45. Nakikipag-away ka sa speaker. Ito ay
pakikinig na_______

A. Masusi C. Kombatib
B. Pasitibo D. May lugod
 Answer: B
46. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung
ang akda ay mahirap unawain:

A. Pre-view C. Masusi
B. Muling-basa D. Kaswal
 Answer: A
47. Simplify: x-3y (x-8y) – (-6xy+7x)

2
A.  6 x  3 xy  24 y C.  6 x  3 xy
2
B. 6 x  3 xy  24 y D.  6 x  3 xy
 Answer: B
48. 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 he have?

A. 10 C. 12
B. 8 D. 14
 Answer: A
49. How many seconds are there in
a 24-hour day?

A.86,400 C.1,779
B.1,690 D.84,600
 Answer: B
50. 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 C. 2
B. 3 D. 5
 Answer: C
51. Among the given decimals, which is
equivalent to 9%?

A. 9.0 C. 0.09
B. 0.009 D. 0.9
 Answer: C
52. Simplify: 5-[2-(-4)+11-8

A. 4 C. -4
B. 9 D. 6
 Answer: B
53. The sum of three consecutive integers is
123. What are the integers?

A. 42,44,46 C. 39,40,41
B. 40,41,42 D. 41,43,45
 Answer: B
54. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3
months of ₱6,000.00?

A. ₱ 11,500.00 C. ₱ 10,500.00
B. ₱ 6,120.00 D. ₱ 11,050.00
 Answer: 3a + 8b
55. Subtract 5a-2b from the sum of 7a+5b and
a+b:

A. 3a+14b C. 8a+12b
B. -3a+14b D. 3a-14b
 Answer: D
56. Which are the prime factors of 56?

A. 7,4,2 C. 7,8
B. 14,2,2 D. 7,2,2,2
 Answer: D
57. Find the least common multiple of
9a²-1, 6a³ -2a², 9a+3
A. 6a³(3a+1)(3a-1)
B. 6a(3a+1)(3a-1)
C. 6 a³ (3a²+1)(3a-1)
D. 6a² (3a+1)(3a-1)
 Answer: C
58. If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?

A. 16
B. 27
C. 8
D. 12
 Answer: B
59. Interest at 8% for 3 months on
₱6,000.00

A. ₱150.00
B. ₱120.00
C. ₱50.00
D. ₱250.00
 Answer: D
60. The Least Common Multiple (LCM)
of 2, 3 and 4 is _____.

A. 24 C. 13
B. 14 D. 12
 Answer: A
61. Simplify: (8x-24) / (2x²-x-15)

A. 8/ (2x+5) C. (x-4) / (x+4)

B. 4/ (x-13) D. 5 / (2x-5)
 Answer: A
62. The Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
of 22,15,7 is_______.

A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
 Answer: A
63. How many prime numbers are there
between 1 and 100?

A. 25 C. 23
B. 24 D. 22
 Answer: D
64. 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. 20 kilometers per hour C. 40 kilometers per

hour
B. 30 kilometers per hour D. 50 kilometers per
hour
 Answer: A
65. The largest common factor of two or
more numbers is called?

A. Greatest common factor

B. Prime factor
C. Least common factor
D. Prime common factor
 Answer: B
66. Factorize: 2x²+7x-15

A. (x-5)(2x+3) C. (2x+5)(x-3)
B. (x+5)(2x-3) D. (2x-5)(x+3)
 Answer: B
67. The island of Luzon is estimated to be
100,000 square kilometers. In exponential form,
it can be expressed as ________.

A. 1x10⁶ C. 1x10⁴
B. 10⁵ D. 10⁶
 Answer: B
68. Mr. Lazarte had incurred the following expenses in
his trips to the Mindanao islands: ₱3,200.00:₽2,500.00
and ₱1,500.00. What percent of this total monthly
budget of ₽40,000.00 did he spend for this trip?

A. 35% C. 30%
B. 18% D. 20%
 Answer: B
69. In a University, the ratio of female professors
to the male professors is 8:5. If there are 75 male
professors, how many are female professors?

A. 180 C. 375/8
B. 120 D. 225
 Answer: A
70. Simplify: (x²-y²) / (x-y)

A. –x - y C. – x + y
B. x – y D. y - x
 Answer: -12
71. Simplify: 6-[3-(4)+11+8]

A. 26 C. 20
B. -26 D. 20
 Answer: A
72. Which are the prime factors of
56?

A. 7,2,2,2 C. 7,4,2
B. 14,2,2 D. 7,8
 Answer:206
73. The grades in Mathematics of the students in
section A are as follows: 80,75,60,95,100. What
is the population variance of their group?

A. 230 C. 264
B. 270 D. 224
 Answer: D
74. Which among the measures of central
tendency is not influenced by outliers?
A. Median
B. Weighted mean
C. Mean
D. Mode
 Answer:14.35
75. The grades in mathematics of the students in
section A are As follows: 80,75,60,95,100. What is
the population standard deviation of their group?
A. 1.58
B. 1.48
C. 16.73
D. 14.97
 Answer: D
76. In how many ways can 5 girls be
seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 95
B. 100
C. 105
D. 120
 Answer: A
77. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of
getting a number described by 2?
A. 1/6
B. ¼
C. ½
D. 1/3
 Answer: A
78. Which of the following is a product of 13
and an integer?
A. 1326
B. 1323
C. 1343
D. 131
 Answer: B
79. In an English test, eight students obtained the
following scores: 12, 10,13,11,15,20,19,17. What is
the median score?
A. 15.5
B. 14
C. 16.5
D. 17
 Answer: B
80. A rectangular block of steel has dimensions of 5
meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weights, 1,000 N.
how should this block be placed on a surface to exert the
lease pressure on the surface?
A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
C. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side
D. All sides have equal pressure
 Answer: D
81. If a student has an average of 76% on his first
two tests, and has an average of 85% on the next
four tests, what is his final average on all six
tests?
A. 82.5%
B. 80.5%
C. 81.3%
D. 82.0%
 Answer: A
82. What percent of 75 is 15?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 38%
D. 40%
 Answer: 12.4
83. The grades in mathematics of the students in
section A are as follows: 80,75,60,95,100. What is
the mean absolute deviation of this group?
A. 15.9
B. 13.2
C. 14.61
D. 11.7
 Answer: A
84. A ball is drawn at random from a box
containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls and 5 blue
balls. Find the probability that it is blue.
A. 1/3
B. 2/5
C. 4/15
D. 4/5
 Answer: A
85. 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. 20 square meters
C. 24 square meters
D. 60 square meters
 Answer: C
86. What thin structures are essential for
cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in
cell shape?
A. Monofilaments
B. Pseudo filaments
C. Microfilaments
D. Myosin filaments
 Answer: D
87. What is the classification for
polysaccharides, polypeptides and nucleic
acids?
A. Acids and bases
B. Macromolecules
C. Phospholipids
D. Carbohydrates
 Answer: B
88. Of the following organisms, which are
included under kingdom Plantae?
A. Fungi
B. Magnolidae
C. Prokaryotes
D. Protozoa
 Answer: B
89. Which of the following is the lowest
rank of coal and is otherwise called
brown coal?

A. Bituminous C. Anthracite
B. Lignite D. Charcoal
Anthracite is the last of the classifications, and this terminology is
used when the coal has reached ultimate maturation.
Anthracite coal is very hard and shiny.
 Answer: A
90. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic
compounds, lipids are ____ organic
compounds.

A. Hydrophobic C. Polypeptide
B. Simple D. Biomolecules
 Answer: C
91. Which element has Te as its
symbol?

A. Terbium C. Tellurium
B. Titanium D. Technetium
 Answer: C
92. What is the term for the slowing-down
response by the frog’s circulatory during the
cold season?

A. Cold-blooded reaction C.
Hibernation
B. Temperature response D.
Estimation
 Answer: A
93. Which of the following is a vitamin?
A. Niacin
B. Mucin
C. Pepsin
D. Trypsin
 Answer: D
94. Which element has Ca as its
symbol?
A. Cadium
B. Californium
C. Carbon
D. Calcium
 Answer: B
95. A generalized image of an object
is_________.
A. Concept
B. Definition
C. Impression
D. Mental picture
 Answer: A
96. 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
 Answer: A
97. Besides solid, liquid and gas, what is
the fourth form of matter?
A. Plasma
B. Gel
C. Foam
D. Colloid
 Answer: B
98. Which of the following is a
heterotrophy?
A. Moss
B. Grasshopper
C. Algae
D. Fern
 Answer: D
99. Which type of reaction does the
general equation (AB+energy A+B)
shows?
A. Endothermic synthesis
B. Exothermic decomposition
C. Exothermic synthesis
D. Endothermic decomposition
 Answer: B
100. Iron is what type of magnetic
material?
A. Non-magnetic
B. Ferromagnetic
C. Paramagnetic
D. Diamagnetic
 Answer: D
101. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined
with a sperm leading to the development of an
embryo. This form of reproduction is called________.
A. Binary fission
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Budding
D. Fertilization
 Answer: C
102. Of the following which is an example of
physiological adaptation that allows survival among
plants or animals?
A. Frog’s powerful hind legs to jump away from
predators
B. Bright colors of insect-pollinated flowers
C. Chameleon’s ability to change color with its
environment
D. Walking sticks’ unique shape and color
 Answer: D
103. Which of the following activities help
reduce water pollution?
A. Use of soap and detergents
B. Desalination of sea water to potable water
C. Setting up flood control systems
D. Treating waste water prior to discharge
 Answer: B
104. What is the main organ for
respiration?
A. Esophagus
B. Lungs
C. Nose
D. Heart
 Answer: D
105. What technology technique is employed during
breeding in captivity in order to restore the
populations of endangered and threatened species
to safe levels?
A. Artificial insemination
B.Cobalt radiation
C.Cross pollination
D.Genetic engineering
 Answer: D
106. What is the molecule that allows
plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. ATP
B. Oxygen
C. Carbohydrates
D. Chlorophyll
 Answer: B
107. Dengue is an infectious disease
transmitted by an organism classified under
which phylum?
A. Chordata
B. Arthropoda
C. Hemichordala
D. Echinodermata
 Answer: D
108. One source of water pollution is when water
from a river is mixed with the contents of a septic
tank, this called_______.
A. Water condensation
B. Hydraulic theory
C. Water manipulation
D. Hypertrophication
 Answer: D
109. What is unique feature of fungi?
A. They contain mitochondria
B. They contain genetic material
C. Some are capable of bioluminescence
D. They combined chitins and glucans in
their cell wall
 Answer: A
110. What diagnostic test allows microorganisms to
multiply in a medium under controlled laboratory
condition in order to determine the cause of an
infectious disease?
A. Microbial culture
B. Chest x-ray
C. Urinalysis
D. Complete blood count
 Answer: C
111. What organism would most likely
be in an arctic environment?
A. Maya bird
B. Turtle
C. Walrus
D. Crocodile
 Answer: B
112. The union of an ovum and sperm
inside a test tube is _______
A. Embryology
B. In vitro fertilization
C. In vivo fertilization
D. Prolination
 Answer: A
113. What are the small hair-like structure
that serve a sensory function in eukaryotic
cells?
A. Cilia
B. Centromere
C. Actin filaments
D. Plasma membrane
 Answer: B
114. Which of the following process best
explains the evolution of life forms or
gradually transformation of species?
A. New combination of genes
B.Natural selection
C.Isolation
D.Genetic drift
 Answer: A
115. Which technology can lead to the
formation of a new genetic trait?
A. Tissue culture
B. Embryo transplant
C. Exposure to radiation
D. Asexual reproduction
 Answer: D
116. Of the following, which is an
example of natural altered state of
awareness?
A. Sedation
B. Intoxication
C. Sleep
D. Drug “high”
 Answer: B
117. Object, person, or situation which
when perceived causes action or reaction
A. Sound
B. Stimulus
C. Sight
D. Scent
 Answer: A
118. Which characterizes psychologically
healthy people?
A. Concerned with goals beyond themselves
B. Feels superior over others
C. Can’t accept others as they are
D. Pre-occupied only with their interests
 Answer: D
119. Who was the orator of the Reform
Movement and first editor of La
Solidaridad?
A. Jose Rizal
B. Marcelo del Pilar
C. Juan luna
D. Graciano Lopez Jaena
 Answer: A
120. Which is the fundamental law of the
Philippines?
A. The Philippine Constitution
B. The Ten Commandments
C. The Civil and Crime Codes
D. The Bill of Rights
 Answer: C
121. What law passed on August 1909 by the
U.S Congress established a partial free foreign
trade for the Philippines?
A. Underwood-Simmons Act
B. Bell trade
C. Payne-Aldrich act
D. Treaty of General Relations
 Answer: B
122. 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
 Answer: D
123. Which condition contradicts the social
justice mandated in the 1987 Constitution?
A. Sense of dependency among citizens
B. Creation of economic opportunities for all
C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
D. Equitable distribution of wealth
 Answer: C
124. What is the term for the unpleasant
sensation or frustration when a traditional-bound
Filipino, goes to the US and observes the open
display of love and emotions?
A. Culture relativism
B. Culture cosmopolitanism
C. Culture shock
D. Culture phobia
 Answer: A
125. One of the pledges of the President
of the Philippines is to defend its:
A. Constitution
B. Land
C. Citizens
D. Islands
 Answer: B
126. When teachers brand as “pilosopo” students
who ask questions they communicate the NEGATIVE
sociological principle that ________
A. Asking questions in class is a sign of
inattentiveness
B. Passive and conformity are worth perpetuating
C. Asking questions in class is a sign of ignorance
D. Teachers are all knowing and cannot be
questioned
 Answer: B
127. Which law set a full free trade policy
abolishing the quota limitations on Philippine
exports to the United States?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act
B. Underwood-Simmons Act
C. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act
D. Bell trade
 Answer: C
128. What problem can result owing to blast
among parents and the youth towards manual or
technical occupations, e.g. masons, mechanics,
plumbers, etc.?
A. Boss mentality
B. White collar mania
C. Blue collar mania
D. Technocrat mind
 Answer: C
129. When one controls the
supply/production of goods, this implies
A. Inflation
B. Economic stability
C. Monopoly
D. Economic equilibrium
 Answer: D
130. 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. McKinley Law
C. Cooper Act
D. Jones law
 Answer: A
131. What is considered the earliest form
of writing in the Philippines?
A. Alibata
B. Kalantiao
C. Abakada
D. Balitaw
 Answer: A
132. During the 17-18th century Hispanic era, what
was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo
can attain at the municipal level, equivalent to local
bureaucrats namely the mayors today?.
A. Governadorcillo
B. Tanientes de justicia
C. Cabeza de barangay
D. Directorcillo
 Answer: D
133. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese
male mestizo 16-60 years old are obliged to do
forced labor for forty day. How can exemption be
made?
A. Getting a cedula personal
B. Give santorum tax to the church
C. Paying the bandala
D. Paying the falla
 Answer: C
134. Which Spanish policy provided the
resettlement of Filipino communities to form
town centers of cabeceras?
A. Assimilation
B. Esseminda system
C. Reduccion
D. Bandala
 Answer: C
135. 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. Shadow government
C. National socio-civic organization
D. Street parliamentarian movement
 Answer: C
136. What was the social relevance of Noli and Fili to
conditions among Filipinos during the late 19 th
century period?
A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of Gom-Bur-
Za
B.Need for violent unprising against Hispanic
imperial rule
C.Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial governments
D.Human civil oppression of native Filipinos
 Answer: A
137. Who was the literary figure known as
“Huseng Sisiw”?
A. Jose de la Cruz
B. Jose Rizal
C. Juan Matapang Cruz
D. Francisco Baltazar
 Answer: D
138. Famous ballerina who brought ballet
to children of various economic levels
A. Lea Salonga
B. Aiza Seguerra
C. Nora Aunor
D. Liza Macuja
 Answer: C
139. Art is product of man’s need to express
himself with a high degree of sensitivity towards
his environment. Who is the painter of fisher folks
and farmers of his hometown in Rizal?
A. Vicente Manansala
B. Carlos V. Francisco
C. Anita Magsaysay
D. Fernando Amorsolo
 Answer: C
140. What is the best reason for holism in art
education?

A. Everyone is a potential artist with talents of

his/her own
B. Art means the beautiful in human creativity
C. Aesthetic development is for total growth
D. We can be unique artists in our degree of
growth
 Answer: B
141. Art is the handmaid of religion. Why do Jews
and Muslims allow signs and symbols and not
human beings in religious art?
A. People might worship images themselves
B. Signs and symbols display hidden mysteries
C. Human figures are difficult art forms
D. They display more traditional themes
 Answer: B
142. Taoism is another Chinese philosophy about the
same period as Confucianism, but more spiritual rather
than ethical interest as it stressed that nature contains a
divine impulse that directs all life. Who is the philosopher
behind Taoism?

A. Confucius C. The Buddha

B. Lao-Tzu D. Sidharta Gautama
 Answer: B
143. Due to close family ties, Filipino
families are generally_______.

A. Nuclear C. Divided
B. Extended D. Secular
 Answer: A
144. What contained the concrete promise of the
Americans to Filipinos independence “as soon as
stable government can be established”?

A. Preamble of the Jones Law

B. Fairfield Bill of 19245
C. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government
D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the U.S
 Answer: C
145. What symbol is used to make the
text bold?

A. Ctrl+X C. Ctrl+B
B. Ctrl+O D. Ctrl+V
 Answer: D
146. ________ means the graphics will be
displayed more than once.

A. Texting C. Tilling
B. Timing D. Tagging
 Answer: B
147. Which is the brain of the
computer?

A. RAM C. Program
B. CPU D. Password
 Answer: A
148. CTRL is a symbol for ________.

A. Control key C. Backspace

B. Entry key D. Alter key
 Answer: C
149. The acronym HTML mean Hyper Text
Mark-up ______.

A. Line C. Language
B. Letter D. Label
 Answer: B
150. Three-dimensional image reproduced
from a pattern of interference is called
_____.

A. Internet C. Audio-visual
B. Hologram D. Network