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1. The energy source which is abundant in the Philippines but still not fully developed is _____.
a. Volcano
b. Mineral
c. Coal
d. Sunlight
2. Nang dagdagan ng “f” at “v” ang wikang Filipino ito ay nagging _________.
a. Ingles
b. Banyaga
c. Moderno
d. Kastila
3. Which power of the state enables it to impose charge or burden on lands and structures?
a. Value added tax
b. Inheritance tax
c. Income tax
d. Real estate tax
4. What did Emilio Aguinaldo, who declared Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite to choose as the
way to freedom?
a. Non-violence
b. Peaceful campaign
c. Civil disobedience
d. Armed struggle
5. “Hear the sledges with the bells – silver bells! How they TINKLE, TINKLE, TINKLE the icy air of
night.” The capitalized group of words is an example of _____.
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Metaphor
c. Irony
d. Simile
6. I believe tending our ancestral house is the responsibility of my aunt and _____.
a. Mine
b. Her
c. I
d. Me
7. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is ___.
a. Euthanasia
b. Salvaging
c. Capital punishment
d. Suicide
8. Because we were expecting our “Balikbayan” relatives to arrive next month. Their sudden arrival
surprised ______.
a. Them
b. Me
c. Us
d. Him
9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, it is summer and the sun shines at the time both day and
night. What is this called?
 a. Summer light
b. Midnight sun
c. Northern light
d. Twilight sun
10. The fourth industrial revolution enables the invention of artificial intelligence which demonstrated by all
of these EXCEpt
a. Robots
b. Steam engine
c. Thinking machines
d. Automated processes
11. Proponent of play production and presentation for the masses is _______.
a. Cecile Alvarez
b. PuraCasirence
c. Naty Rogers
d. Carmen Nakpil
12. The earliest form of writing in the Philippines is the _____.
a. Abakada
b. Alibata
c. Balitaw
d. Kalantiao
13. Ang “lubhang” sa pariralang “lubhang maliksi” ay _______.
a. Pandiwa
b. Panghalip
c. Pang-abay
d. Pang-uri
14. The lowest common divisor of 36, 90, 12 is ________.
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18
d. 3
15. Which is the brain of the computer?
a. Password
b. RAM
c. CPU
d. Program
16. The demand for energy is predicted to double in year 2040 and therefore increased need to continue
support for _______.
a. Climate change
b. Economic growth
c. Global warming
d. Mass transport
17. Which characterizes psychologically healthy people?
a. Feels superior over others
b. Can’t accept others as they are
c. Concerned with goals beyond themselves
d. Pre-occupied only with their interest
18. Hinduism is the oldest religion founded in the continent of _____.
A. Europe
 B. Africa
C. America
D. Asia
19. The artistic tradition which revives past arts in various forms is referred to as ______
a. Modern
b. Contemporary
c. Classical
d. Anthropological
20. Wika na nalikha at nabuo sa pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang impormal at binigyan ng ibang kahulugan
ay tinatawag na _______.
a. Lokal
b. Kolokyal
c. Pampanitikan
d. Panlalawigan
21. Famous sculptor of landmark structures was ______.
a. Jacinto
b. Castrillo
c. Manansala
d. Cuevas
22. The thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid, movement and changes in cell shape are called
_______.
a. Action filament
b. Vestigial structure
c. Microfilaments
d. Cilia
23. Uri ng bantas na ginagamit sa paghihiwalay ng mgasalita at pariralana sunud-sunod ay ________.
a. Kuwit
b. Tutuldok
c. Gitling
d. Tuldukuwit
24. That honesty is the best policy is the _______ lesson of the story.
a. Moral
b. Moralism
c. Morale
d. Morality
25. The computer unit, cable, keyboard are referred to collectively as ______.
a. Multimedia
b. Hardware
c. Work station
d. Softwware
26. I misplaced ______ pen, may I borrow __________?
a. His, yours
b. Her, hers
c. Her, mine
d. My, yours
27. Tax imposed on every adult citizen of the Philippines is ____.
a. Community tax
b. Real estate tax
 c. Property tax
d. Income tax
28. By playing his violin in public places, Gilopez Kabayao brought classical violin music to the ______.
a. Masses
b. Cinemas
c. Elite
d. Theaters
29. Uri ng pagtatanghal ng dalawang makata o dalawang pangkat na patula ang pagtatalo ay _______.
a. Balagtasan
b. Komedya
c. Debate
d. Sarswela
30. Who was the English naturalist who wrote the book entitled “On the origin of the Species” in which he
discussed his hypothesis that evolution resulted from natural selection?
a. Darwin
b. Socrates
c. D.dstevens
d. C.J.L. Miller
31. Read the paragraph and answer the statement that follows.
“I have always been financially independent by continuing to work even when I got married. At times
though when the cares of life weighed heavily on me. I would think of my favorite aunt and her
examples of making most of what she had. She did her household chores methodically, tutored her
children in their lessons and gave modest contribution to worthy courses.”
What adjective BEST describes the aunt?
a. Sacrificing
b. Suffering
c. Overworked
d. Dutiful
32. The ordering of things according to the importance a person attaches to them is known as _______.
a. Religious hierarchy
b. Value hierarchy
c. Hierarchy of needs
d. Academic hierarchy
33. Didactic literature aims to teach ________ lessons.
a. Moral
b. Theoretical
c. Morale
d. Political
34. Every well thought of project proposal has ______value.
a. Its
b. Each
c. Every
d. Their
35. The congressman’s wife is known for her PENCHANT for expensive jewelry. The capitalized word
means _____.
a. Avoidance
b. Dislike
c. Favoritism
 d. Fondness
36. The well-dressed flamenco dancer _______ appeared on stage before the fanfare sounded.
a. Have
b. Had
c. Has
d. Will have
37. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ______.
a. ¼
b. 1/3
c. ½
d. 1/8
38. To irrigate the parched land caused by “el nino”, a lot of water ______ needed.
a. Is being
b. Are being
c. Are
d. Is
39. Cognitive skills are not easily observable because they are _______.
a. Invented
b. Mental
c. Psychological
d. Overt
40. The proposed project of the student organization ______within the school.
a. Had been
b. Are
c. Were
d. Is
41. Wika ang ginagamit sa ugnayan, pakikipag-ugnayan at _______.
a. Pagbabalik-tanaw
b. Pakikipagdigma
c. Pakikipagtalastasan
d. Panghuhula
42. What figure of speech is the following:
“He was helpless as a child.”
a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Irony
d. Synecdoche
43. We could have arranged a joint project, _______ I known you better.
a. Had
b. Have
c. Did
d. Has
44. The openings in leaf surfaces are called _____.
a. Sepals
b. Stem
c. Chlorophyll
d. Stomata
45. Surface tension causes a paper clip to sit on _____.
 a. Water surface
b. Boiling water
c. Rain water
d. Frozen water
46. Leech, an anticoagulation agent, is a segmented ______.
a. Beetle
b. Ant
c. Mosquito
d. Worm
47. Filipina stage actress who won international awards is _____.
a. Lea salonga
b. Liza Macuja
c. Nora aunor
d. Aizaseguerra
48. In the last decade, the Philippine population ____ increased tremendously.
a. Have
b. Had been
c. Has
d. Will be
49. Ang salitang likas ay nagppapahayag na ang ginagamit nawika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at
napagkasunduang gamitin ng isang ___.
a. Lansangan
b. Kampo
c. Sitio
d. Pangkat
50. Mario’s father is an alcoholic, a chain smoker, and a gambler, but Mario is his contrast because he does
not drink, smoke nor gamble. What does this case is proved?
a. One’s value system is acquired
b. One’s value system is inherited
c. Values are elusive
d. Values are genetically passed.
51. Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 91. What are the numbers?
a. 52 and 53
b. 45 and 46
c. 53 and 54
d. 49 and 50
52. A professional teacher should faithfully observe the ______.
a. Constitution of the Professional organization
b. Barangay code
c. Code of ethics
d. Rules of etiquette
53. 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. Avogadro’s number of atoms gold
c. 22.4 moles of gold
d. 40.0 kilograms of gold.
54. “The face that launched a thousand ship.” Refers to _____.
a. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b. Mary of Magdala
c. Princess of the Nile
d. Helen of Troy
55. Which power of the state enables it to impose charge or burden upon persons, property of property rights
for the use and support of the government in its discharge of appropriate functions?
a. Value added tax
b. Taxation
c. Expropriation
d. Eminent domain
56. The Philippines is prone to earthquake because it lies in a place where there are many ______.
A. Volcanoes
B. Beaches
C. Forests
D. Islands
57. Fresh vegetables in Caesar salad dressing ______ my favorite entrée.
a. Will be
b. Were
c. Is
d. Are
58. Wika ang ginamit sa ugnayan, pakikipag-unawaan at _____________.
a. Pagbabalik-tanaw
b. Pakikipagdigma
c. Pakikipagtalastasan
d. Panghuhula
59. What figure of speech is the following
“He was helpless as a child”
a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Irony
d. Synecdoche
60. Lets us campaign for the total ban ___________ in public place
a. At smoking
b. By smoking
c. In smoking
d. On smoking
61. Application of and theories of human in teaching and learning is called _______.
a. Educational philosophy
b. Educational sociology
c. Education theory
d. Educational psychology
62. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?
a. The bill of rights
b. The civil and criminal codes
c. The ten commandments
d. The Philippine constitution
63. The proponent of “sala theater” is ____________.
 a. Daisy avellana
b. Severino montano
c. Nick Joaquin
d. Naty rogers crame
64. The case should be discussed thoroughly before making the appropriate________.
a. Situation
b. Decision
c. Problem
d. Question

65. The Filipino writer in English who used Hispanic Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction work is
___________.
a. Jose Garcia Villa
b. Nick Qoaquin
c. Ediberto Tiempo
d. F. Sionil Jose
66. The right to invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is the right to __________.
a. Interpret information
b. Access to information
c. Transmit information
d. Information privacy
67. The chairman called a meeting to finalize the plan and tie ______ end.
a. Lost
b. Lose
c. Loosen
d. Loosened
68. Convinced the danger of global warming, the Philippines is now focusing on _______.
a. Oil drilling
b. Landscaping
c. Reforestation
d. Kaingin system
69. For score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continents a new nation… “is the
beginning of the famous Gettysburg Adress by_____________.
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. John Kennedy
d. Abraham Lincoln
70. Real state tax is imposed by the state on________.
a. Value added
b. Land and structures
c. Inheritance
d. Individual income
71. Artistic traditions which seek to revive past glory in various form refer to________.
a. Contemporary
b. Modern
c. Classical
d. Antique
72. After an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude in 1990, the _________ erupted.
 a. Mayon volcano
b. Taal volcano
c. Mt. Pinatubo
d. Mt. apo
73. The molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight is called _________.
a. Chlorophyll
b. Sepal
c. Stem
d. Leaf
74. “ To be or not to be “ is the beginning of the brooding soliloquy of a character in one of Shakespeare’s
plays. This character was __________.
a. Hamlet
b. Macbeth
c. Anthony
d. Romeo
75. Kolokyal ang pinkamababang lebel ng wika na nilikha at nabuo sa pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang
pinaikli o pinahaba at itinuturing na __________.
a. Pampanitikan
b. Impormal
c. Teknikal
d. Pormal
76. Queen Elizabeth of England is more popularly known as the
a. Virgin queen
b. Iron butterfly
c. People’s queen
d. Democracy icon
77. Mollusk become poisonous during the seawater phenomenom called ____________.
a. Red tide
b. Acid rain
c. El nino
d. La nina
78. The pen name of MaryAnn Evans is _________.
a. Edgar Allan Poe
b. George Elliot
c. Robert Browning
d. Mark Twain
79. The painter of famous for depicting rural life and settings is ____________.
a. Amorsolo
b. Napkil
c. Blanco
80. A recipe for 2 eggs for every 7 cups of flour. A head chef will use 28 cups of flour, how many eggs must
he have?
a. 12
b. 10
c. 14
d. 8
81. Which of the following is an organism that feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?
a. Yeast
 b. Algae
c. Vulture
d. Parakeet

82. The lowest form of learning observed especially among animals is called________.
a. Conditioning
b. Reinforcement
c. Maturation
d. Motivation
83. The patient’s request for a change in medical appointment________.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Very
d. Were
84. A sea is a great body salty water smaller than an ocean, more or less landlock . which is a large part of
the ocean or sea partly enclosed by land?
a. Gulf
b. Lake
c. Strait
d. Canal
85. Alin sa mga sumusunod and di mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
a. Okasyon
b. Tagapakinig
c. Paksa
d. Pagyayabang
86. Wika na nabuo sa pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang binigyan ng ibang kahulugan na ginagamit sa
impormal na talastasan ay ___________.
a. Abakada
b. Panitikan
c. Dayalek
d. Kolokyal
87. Read the paragraph and answer the statement that follows.
“ Our extended family temporary accommodate aunts, uncles or cousins who had important matters to
settle in the city. There were always close relatives who needed shelter and food and willing to help in
the household chores”.
Close relatives in an extended family are provided food and accommodation and in turn help in the
household activities, making the relationship _________.
a. Civil
b. Reciprocal
c. Dependency
d. Friendly
88. Prior to succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from across the southern Philippines, the negritos
were the first settlers of the island and considered as.
a. Aborigines
b. Natives
c. Natural
d. Locals
89. Plants are the food source of _____________.
 a. Minerals
b. Herbivores
c. Carnivores
d. Vultures
90. Read the paragraph and answer the statement that follows.
“His concept of inner peace came from his mother’s daily activities. She was a full- time housewife
wholly dependent on the father’s monthly salary. How she made ends meet guided her children in their
studies, and did small acts of charity on the side was admirable. “
The mother’s financial resources are _________.
a. Limited
b. Abundant
c. More than enough
d. Miserable
91. The galleon trade 1565-1815 is characterized by extended trade relation between the Philippine and
_________________.
a. Mexico
b. China
c. Spain
d. England
92. Her account of the incident is related to the case and therefore_____________.
a. Unconnected
b. Extrinsic
c. Extraneous
d. Relevant
93. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
a. Jesuits
b. Franciscans
c. Augustinians
d. Dominicans
94. Which figure of speech is the passage from INVICTUS “my head bloody but unbowed?
a. Irony
b. Simile
c. Hyperbole
d. Metaphor
95. During the Dynasty, Cunfucian philosophy was the official statement of the values of the people
of______________.
a. Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. India
96. What did Andres Bonifacio, model of bravery and tenacity, choose as the way to freedom?
a. Armed struggle
b. Demonstration
c. Propaganda
d. Supremacy
97. Uri ng sanaysay na di-pangkaraniwan ang paksa at tinatalakay nang ayon sa istilo ng manunulat ay
______________.
a. Kundi man
 b. Hindi lang
c. At
d. Kapag
98. An organism that is capable of undergoing metamorphosis is classified under which phylum?
a. Anthropoda
b. Mollusk
c. Nematode
d. Annelida
99. Uri ng sanaysay na di pangkaraniwan ang paksa at tinatalakay nang ayon sa istilo ng manunulat ay ?
a. Masining
b. Malikhain
c. Malaya
d. Maanyo
100. Ang lahat ng ito ay diptonggo MALIBAN sa ___________.
a. Agiw
b. Sabaw
c. Taynga
d. Tunog
101. The jones law was enacted by the U.S Congress in 1916 which established a legisture in the
Philippines which is_____.
a. Bilateral
b. Unicameral
c. Parliamentary
d. Bicameral
102. Graciano Lopez Jaena was the orator of the Reform Movement and editor of_.
a. El Filibusterismo
b. La Solidaridad
c. La Independencia
d. La frailocracia
103. What figure of speech is the following? Mercy is gentle rain that drops from heaven?
a. Metaphor
b. Hyperbole
c. Simile
d. Onomatopoeia
104. Which is NOT a characteristics of people with strong sense of self efficacy?
a. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered
b. Avoid challenging tasks
c. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments
d. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participated
105. What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi,
and plant cells?
a. Turgor pressure
b. Wall pressure
c. Plasma pressure
d. Osmotic pressure
106. Sa pagsulat, sa pagbasa, sa paliwanagan ginagamit ang __________.
a. Pagbigkas
b. Wika
 c. Abaka
d. Sining
107. Noong 1988 sinimulan ang pagpapayaman ng wikang pambansa na tinawag na________.
a. Modernisasyon
b. Sistema
c. Ortograpiya
d. Pagbabalik-aral
108. Read the paragraph and answer the statement that follows “ The brain begins developing in the
womb and achieves dramatic levels of growth during the first few years of life. During this time positive
__________ contribute to building a strong brain structure”.
a. Imaginations
b. Pictures
c. Stories
d. Experiences
109. The students request to re-set the date and venue of the test ______ reasonable.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Will be
d. Were
110. Known for its shape of “perfect cone” is the ______________.
a. Mayon volcano
b. Mount makiling
c. Taal volcano
d. Mt. Pinatubo
111. “My love is like a red, red rose” is ________.
a. Personification
b. Hyperbole
c. Simile
d. Metaphor
112. The technician could not ____________ the tangled wire.
a. Loose
b. Lose
c. Lost
d. Loosen
113. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas corpus” is ____________
a. Right to due process
b. Right to demand presence of the accused
c. Right to bank sorcery
d. Right to search information
114. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
a. They have supersonic eyesight that penetrates objects.
b. The can disappear undetected by approaching objects
c. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence object
d. They are able to fluoresce in the dark illuminating the presence of object
115. The vermiform appendix is part of the large intestine but has no digestive thus, it is
____________.
a. Heterogeneous organ
b. Vestigial structure
 c. Embryonic structure
d. Analogous organ
116. Gitling ay bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping “ika” at ________.
a. Panghalip
b. Tambilang
c. Pangngalan
d. Pananalita
117. A type of fungus is used in making alcoholic drinks and in helping the dough rise for baking is
____________.
a. Mushroom
b. Yeast
c. Amoeba
d. Algae
118. The science of human behavior refers to _______________.
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Philosophy
d. Anthropology
119. If a die is rolled what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?
a. 1/3
b. ¼
c. 1/6
d. ½
120. The feeding connection between all life forms is called____________.
a. Kidney
b. Food web
c. Nutrition cycle
d. Diaphragm

121. The guests clapped and cheered the performance; they looked______
a. Angry
b. Offended
c. Enthusiastic
d. Disappointed
122. Poem that treats the subject of “death” is called____________.
a. Elegy
b. Sonnet
c. Ode
d. Epic
123. What is the amount due on P12, 000,00 after adding the annual interest of 85%?
a. P12,960.00
b. P11,040.00
c. P12,180.00
d. P13,200.00
124. A key player on the EDSA People power revolution and father of the local Government code
is_______________.
a. Benigno Aquino
 b. Fidel V. Ramos
c. Aquillino Pimentel, Sr.
d. Jovito Salonga
125. The right for impormation is in____________.
a. Writ of habeas data
b. Bill of attainder
c. Writ of amparo
d. Writ of habeas corpus
126. Which organism is an example of fungus?
a. Algae
b. Yeast
c. Euglenoids
d. Entamoeba
127. The right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness is fundamental _______.
a. Human characteristics
b. Intellectual right
c. Self-preservation right
d. Human right
128. One out of four commercial establishments had installed CCTV cameras. If 10,000 business
establishments in a city have installed CCTV Cameras, how many do NOT have CCTV cameras?
a. 20,000
b. 40,000
c. 8,000
d. 7500
129. He is a real gentleman; when offended he is not bitter and bears no in his heart.
a. Rancor
b. Charity
c. Doubt
d. Cordiality
130. Social network service available through the computer is__________.
a. Wikipedia
b. Facebook
c. I-pad
d. Google
131. The following table summarizes the scores of Section A in the recent periodic test in chemistry.
What is the median score interval?
SCORE FREQUENCY
94-97 2
90-93 4
86-89 6
82-85 13
78-81 3
74-77 3
70-73 6

a. 78-81
b. 86-89
c. 90-93
 d. 82-85
132. Ang pangungusap na: “Naku, nasusunog ang bahay!” ay pangungusap na___.
a. Padamdam
b. Pandiwa
c. Patanong
d. Pautos