BLESSINGS: GENERAL EDUCATION

You may take this exam for 2 hours.

Instructions: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Work as fast as you can cover
as many items as possible within the given time limit. Best of Luck ..

1. Which is the BEST synonym for the word ADVOCATE?

a. Determine

b. Predict

c. Pronounce

d. Support ✓

2. A distinctive type of literary composition such as epic, tragedy, comedy and novel.

a. Genre ✓

b. Literature

c. Prose

d. Form

3. Which term proves there is a gap of knowledge about the research topic?

a. Research Local

b. Blank Spot ✓

c. Research Instrument

d. Blind Spot

4. Which of the illustrative verbs in stating objectives does NOT belong to the group?

a. Define

b. Realize ✓
c. Explain

d. Cite

5. Eight pumps can fill a tank in 25 minutes. How long will 5 pumps of the same kind can fill a tank?

a. 50

b. 30

c. 80

d.40 ✓

6. A car of Mr. Reyes consumes 9 liters of gasoline to cover 84 km. How far can it go on 12 liters of
gasoline?

a. 112 ✓

b. 118

c. 110

d. 120

7. A square lot has an area of 121 square meters. What is the length of each side of the lot?

a. 13

b. 8

c. 11✓

d. 9

8. Ang tawag sa mga Pilipinong pumupunta sa ibang bansa upang magsimula ng HIMAGSIKAN laban sa
mga dayuhan?

a. Pilibustero✓

b. Kristiano
c. Terorista

d. Dayuhan

9. “Habang maiksi ang kumot. Matutong mamaluktot.” Ano ang nais sabihin nito?

a. Matutong bumili ng bagong kumot

b. Matutong maglustay at gumastos ng gumastos

c. Magtiyaga muna,matutong magtipid at mag-ipon✓

d. Matutong mamaluktot habang natutulog

10. "Malalim ang bulsa" ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay _____.

a. mapera

b. walang pera

c. kuripot✓

d. mapagbigay

11. This is considered to be the first manual data processing device developed in China in the 12th
century A.D.

a. Hieroglyphics

b. Papyrus

c. Printing Press

d. Abacus✓

12. A methodology widely used for developing new training programs.

a. Microsoft

b. World Wide Web

c. Instructional Systems Design✓

d. Computer Technology

13. Can a person be imprisoned for debt?

a. Yes, if he stubbornly refuses to pay.

b. Yes, if he has no property with which to pay his debt.

c. No, if he can't pay the interest of his debt.

d. No. ✓

14. The first poem of Dr. Jose Rizal.

a. To My Fellow Children✓

b. My Last Farewell

c. A la juventud filipina

d. A Poem That Has No Title

15. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively more excessively moist climate and limited
arable lands?

a. Western

b. Eastern✓

c. Eastern and Central

d. Central and Western

16. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the
biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ______________?

a. Asia ✓

b. Australia

c. Europe
d. Northern America

17. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the group?

a. Claro M. Recto

b. Jose Laurel

c. Manuel Roxas✓

d. Pedro Taruc

18. Iyon lamang nakakaranas ng mga lihim na kalungkutan ang maaring makakilala ng lihim na
kaligayahan. Ang mga Pahayag na ito ay nagsasaad ng _____.

a. paghihikahos sa buhay

b. kapangitan ng buhay

c. kalungkutan ng buhay

d. kagandahan ng buhay✓

19. Kilala siya sa tawag na “Piping Dilat”

a. Jose Rizal

b. Marcelo Del Pilar✓

c. Juan Luna

d. Andres Bonifacio

20. Alin sa sumusunod ang hindi tuluyang anyo ng panitikan?

a. Korido✓

b. Alamat

c. Kuwentong bayan

d.Maikling kuwento
21. The study of contemporary human societies.

a. Psychology

b. Cosmology

c. Cosmetology

d. Cultural anthropology✓

22. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a. Zambales

B. Tarlac

C. Nueva Vizcaya✓

D. Nueva Ecija

23. Which of the following quotations is the best example of aphorism?

a. "Out of the frying pan and into the fir."

b. "I fear thee, ancient mariner."

c. "That is no country for old men."

d. "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." ✓

24. “Father of modern periodic table of elements”

a. Socrates

b. GaLiLei

c. AristotLe

d. MendeLev✓
25. According to the 1987 Constitution, when should religion be taught to children in public elementary
and high schools?

a. After the regular class hours

b. During Saturdays

c. Within the regular class hour✓

d. During Fridays

26. The language problem was defined in the studies and surveys conducted as early as 1929. The
proposal to solve the problem is the use of the _____ for instruction from Grades 1 to 3.

a. vernacular✓

b. mother language

c. second language

d. first language

27. Whose values are most evident in children before they go to school?

a. Peer value system

b. Teacher-classmate value system

c. Mother-father value system✓

d. The maid or yaya value

28. The term of office for the President under the 1987 Constitution.

a. 3 years

b. 3 years with re-election

c. 6 years✓

d. 6 years with re-election

29. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where do
historians say civilization had first been born?

a. China

b. Middle East✓

c. Egypt

d. Jordan

30. If one side of a square is doubled in length and adjacent side is decreased by two centimeters, the
area of the resulting rectangle is 96 square centimeters larger than that of the original square. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.

a. 6 x 16

b. 10 x 24✓

c. 17 x 24

d. 24 x 24

31. What is the production of two usable forms of energy at the same time from the same process?

a. Energy efficiency

b. Cogeneration✓

c. Conservation

d. Sustainable energy

32. A projectile always travels in a _____.

a. parabolic path✓

b. linear path

c. circular path

d. linear and parabolic paths

33. The words "inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and unaware" have prefixes which are classified as
_____.

a. neutral

b. common

c. positive

d. negative✓

34. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home.

a. at✓

b. in

c. towards

d. on

35. Which among the following statements is ALWAYS TRUE?

a. The supplement of an angle is acute.

b. Two supplementary angles are congruent.

c. The complement of an angle is obtuse.

d. The complement of any acute angle is acute. ✓

36. Evaluate the following expression: 5 + 3 (42 + 7) - 7 (2 + 32 x 8)0

a. 0

b. 7

c. 152✓

d. -444

37. What number is 65 more than 40?

a. 100

b. 105✓

c. 130

d.140

38. What country culture usually shows courtesy by living their footware on the stairs?

a. Italian

b. Japanese ✓

c. American

d. Chinese

39. Who made the geocentric model of the solar system?

a. Fred Hoyle

b. Georges Lemaitre

c. Ptolemy ✓

d. Geoffrey Burbidge

40. Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to the Americans even after General
Malvar’s surrender, and declared himself President and Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme
Government of the Tagalog Archipelago?

a. Julian Montalan

b. Macario Sakay✓

c. Licerio Geronimo

d. Artemio Ricarte

41. Mary and Samantha have 72 pieces of candy altogether. If they split them in half, how many would
each girl have?

a. 30
b. 25

c. 37

d. 36✓

42. This law promotes responsible family and proper use of reproductive methods to eliminate
over-population growth.

a. RH Bill

b. Reproductive Law

c. Family Planning

d. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law✓

43. The Philippines are located in ___________.

a. Southeastern Asia✓

b. Southwestern Asia

c. Southeastern Europe

d. Southwestern Europe

44. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?

a. Palsmodium falciparum

b. Influenza sp.

c. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria✓

d. Yersinia pestis

45. Ito ay isang agham na tumatalakay sa produksyon at distribusyon ng yaman ng bansa.

a. Pisika

b. Biyolohiya
c. Ekonomiks✓

d. Pamamahala

46. Alin ang wastong salita ng bata?

a. Nanay, darating ako diyan

b. Ako, nanay, darating ako diyan

c. Darating nanay ako.

d. Nanay, akoy darating diyan? ✓

47. What is the best description of a point?

a. straight path that has no thickness and extends forever

b. names a location, has no size✓

c. flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever

d. none of these

48. Justin mows lawns for extra money. If he mows 5 lawns in one hour and has 30 lawns to mow, how
long will it take him to mow all of them?

a. 6 hours✓

b. 5 hours

c. 4 hours

d. 3 hours

49. Which of the given fraction is equal to 12/84?

a. 7/42

b. 1/8

c. 6/42
d. 1/7✓

50. Which of the following is the best technique to loosen two tumblers that are stuck one inside the
other?

a. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with hot water

b. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with cold water

c. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with hot water

d. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling the inside tumbler with cold water✓

51. The nearest post office is on _____.

a. Twenty Second Street

b. Twenty second Street

c. Twenty-second Street✓

d. Twenty-second street

52. The term of office of the President and Vice-president of the Philippines shall be up to how many
years?

a. 3 years

b. 6 years✓

c. 5 years

d. 4 years

53. Find the correct spelling from below options.

a. Puerille

b. Puerile✓

c. Puerrile
d. Purrile

54. “Huwag ka ng mahuhuli sa lakad, “ ayon kay Shiela. “Oo naman, “ sagot ng kapatid. Ano ang
kahulugan ng sagot?

a. Sasama siya talaga

b. Sasama siya ngunit depende sa gising

c. Di nakatitiyak siya’y makakasama

d. Tiyak siyang sasama✓

55. How many meters in 5 kilometers?

a. 3000

b. 7000

c. 5000✓

d. 8000

56. The executive power shall be vested in the ____.

a. The Congress

b. House of Representatives

c. President of the Philippines✓

d. The Supreme Court

57. Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1919. What was the title of the
poem that he was most known for?

a. "The Victim"

b. "Pearl"

c. "The Stranger"
d. "Olympian Spring"✓

58. The Vice-Governor said, "I _____ won the election without the backing of a religious sect.

a. could had

b. should have not✓

c. shall have not

c. should

59. How far is the sun away from the earth?

a. 149.6 million km✓

b. 22.3 million km

c. 126.9 million km

d. 304.2 million km

60. Which one cannot be found in Bicol Region?

a. Sorsogon

b. Camarines Norte

c. Romblon✓

d. Camarines Sur

61. The Philippines counts more than 7, 114 islands. Why are some islands not fully identified?

a. Some are not inhabited

b. Some submerged after a volcanic eruption

c. Some have not been surveyed

d. Some are only seen during low tides✓

62. Families in the troubled Mindanao areas were _____.

a. Scared so they left their homes, ✓

b. Satisfied with the peace efforts,

c. Unmindful of the events so they stayed home,

d. Happy gunshots filled the air,

63. A girl scout qualified to join an encampment in England. What advantages would she profit from the
experience?

a. Understanding of other girls in the world✓

b. See the world

c. Present Filipino values at the camp

d. Feel the sisterhood among other girls

64. What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?

a. The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.

b. The plant cell will shrivel.

c. No effect on the plant cell.

d. The plant cell will swell. ✓

65. Igor's nipa hut was destroyed _____ by typhoon Peping.

a. altogether

b. at all

c. altogether ✓

d. all together
66. Neither of them _____ expert on the subject.

a. is

b. are

c. is an✓

d. is

67. The weather bureau gave this warning during thunderstorm. Which comes first?

a. Lightning flashes first✓

b. Lightning and thunder are simultaneous

c. Thunder sounds spread fast

d. Thunder follows all lightning

68. Rabies comes from dog and other bites. How could this be prevented?

a. Have the dog vaccinated with anti-rabies✓

b. Tie the dogs at all times

c. Keep the dogs in cage

d. Kill the dog that bites

69. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.

a. Personification

b. Metonymy✓

c. Euphemism

d. Comparison

70. Roset can finish a project in 10 hours while Sheena can do the same project in 8 hours. How long will
it take them to finish the project together?
a. 4.00 hours

b. 3.44 hours

c. 4.44 hours✓

d. 18 hours

71. A projectile always travels in a _____.

a. parabolic path✓

b. circular path

c. linear path

d. linear and parabolic paths

72. World body with 143 member-countries that set governing rules in economic relations and trade.

a. World Trade Organization✓

b. United Nations

c. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

d. U.N. Conference on Trade and Development

73. It is the environmental milestone that requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and ban the
use of incinerators.

a. The Greenpeace Act

b. The Environmental Care Act

c. The Clean Air Act✓

d. The Anti-Pollution Law

74. The Father of Philippine Democracy and Philippine Army Special Forces.

a. Jose Rizal
b. Guillermo E. Tolentino

c. Crisanto Evangelista

d. Fidel V. Ramos✓

75. "And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind."

a. Metaphor

b. Simile✓

c. Hyperbole

d. Irony

76. Anong babala sa Maynila na dapat sundin ng lahat?

a. Huwag umiihi sa pader

b. Huwag umihi sa pader✓

c. Huwag mag-iihi sa pader

d. Huwag mag-iihi sa pader

77. Tapos na ang klase kapag tumunog na ang _____.

a. agunyas

b. kampana✓

c. batingting

d. kampanilya

78. Stagflation occurs when the economy experiences _____.

a. falling prices and falling output

b. falling prices and rising output

c. rising prices and falling output✓

d. rising prices and rising output

79. The sum of three consecutive integers is 96. What are the integers?

a. 31, 32, 33✓

b. 33, 34, 35

c. 32, 33, 34

d. 30, 32, 34

80. If 25% of 50% of 80 is 10, then 1/4 of 5/10 of 80 is _____.

a. 15

b. 40

c. 10✓

d. 20

81. Add: 48.63 + 96.28 + 436.45 + .2385 = ?

a. 581.5985✓

b. 581.5986

c. 581.5990

d. 581.60

82. In the Philippine history, who was known as "The Great Dissenter"?

a. Eulogio Rodrigues

b. Claro M. Recto✓

c. Camilo Osias
d. Manuel Roxas

83 Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3?

a. Manganese flouride (III)

b. Manganese (I) flouride (III)

c. Manganese (III) flouride ✓

d. Manganese (III) flouride (III)

84. What is the smallest positive number which, when it is divided by 3, 4 or 5, will leave a remainder of
2?

a. 22

b. 222

c. 62✓

d. 182

85. _____ is to insects as toxicology is to _____

a. phraseology : behavior

b. etymology : toxicity

c. ichthyology : dinosaurs

d. entomology : poisons✓

86. What is the measure of an interior angle of a dodecagon?

a. 120 degrees

b. 140 derees

c. 150 degrees✓

d. 130 degrees
87. The statue was erected in _____ to war heroes.

a. irreverence

b. homage✓

c. defence

d. protection

88. The suggestions of the employees _____ appropriate.

a. seem✓

b. is very

c. is

d. seems

89. He is known as the “poor boy from Lubao”, in the province of Pampanga.

a. Ramon Magsaysay

b. Manny Pacquiao

c. Diosdado Macapagal✓

d. Benigno Aquino

90. What utterance shows determination?

a. I have good news for you

b. What a shame, she came back

c. This time, I have not made my mind

d. This time I won't stop schooling✓

91. Which among the following is an example of a transfer payment?

a. Government purchases

b. Profit

c. Unemployment benefits✓

d. Rent

92. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of an icosagon?

a. 3140

b. 3100

c. 3240✓

d. 2850

93. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so-called
"Tagalog Republic"?

a. Gregorio del Pilar

b. Manuel Tinio

c. Miguel Malvar

d. Macario Sakay✓

94. “Pinaniwala niya ang mga tao na siya ang kanilang tagapagligtas mula sa delubyo.” Anong uri ng
tayutay ito?

a. Oksimoron

b. Aliterasyon

c. Personipikasyon

d. Alusyon✓

95. Is land grabbing an act of deprivation of property without due process?

a. No, if the land grabber is landless.

b. Yes✓

c. Yes, if the land grabber is rich.

d. No

96. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon _____ the phone.

a. at

b. in

c. on✓

d. with

97. “The rush of this stream, its bamboo shaft, its humid air, is a whisper of nature.” This is an example of
_?

a. Onomatopoeia✓

b. Alliteration

c. Apostrophe

d. Exclamation

98. It is the distance traveled by the body per unit time and tells how fast or slow the body moves.

a. velocity

b. acceleration

c. speed✓

d. thrust

99. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

a. Abakada
b. Roman alphabet

c. Alibata✓

d. Balitaw

100. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against the
government because it did not allow proper burial for his brother?

a. Macario Sacay

b. Andres Bonifacio

c. Diego Silang

d. Francisco Dagahoy✓

101. The Philippines is dominantly a Christian country in the Orient, yet according to survey it is the top 5
as the most corrupt nation in Asia. What does this point to in Philippine Society?

a. Prevalence of ethnocentrism

b. Lack of cultural integration✓

c. Prevalence of xenocentrism

d. Presence of cultural differences

102. A society cannot exist without a government. Which word is synonymous with government?

a. Check-and-balance

b. Domination

c. Restraint

d. Authority✓

103. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced by man. Which are examples
of material culture?

a. Ceremonies of Ivatans
b. Stone walls of Tasadays✓

c. Moriones festival

d. Sinulog celebrations

104. Under the 1987 Constitution, which among its' basic principles embody the sociological aspects of
life?

a. Separation of State and Church

b. Recognition of Family as a basic social institution✓

c. Empowerment of People Power

d. Empowerment of Suffrage

105. What is the main goal of drug abuse education?

a. arrest

b. control

c. prevention✓

d. rehabilitation

106. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner. What body will assume
jurisdiction over the case?

a. Electoral Tribunal✓

b. COMELEC

c. Supreme Court

d. Regional Trial Court

107. Which of the following would refer to the "Funnel Effect"?

a. very few criminals are actually punished

b. every criminal would be caught and be punished✓

c. criminal justice is fully implemented in the Philippines

d. all crimes are under the same criminal justice

108. It is the corporate mind of the pupils and teachers organized around principles of knowledge in
which all minds are thinking as one.

a. educative mind

b. social mind✓

c. philosophical mind

d. intelligence

109. Refers to the passing of culture to the next generation.

a. arts

b. language

c. religion

d. education✓

110. What does "capital" in economics refer to?

a. Profit and labor spent for the business

b. Outcome of a business transaction

c. Investment and loss computed

d. Money/machines invested to transact business✓

111. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilation policy during the
American colonial years of the Philippines?

a. William Mckinley✓
b. Theodore Roosevelt

c. Franklin Roosevelt

d. Woodrow Wilson

112. How is the crime of rape classified?

a. Homicide

b. Heinous✓

c. Malicious Mischief

d. Slander

113. Upon which is based the claim that there is no single universal standard to be used to judge any
culture-based?

a. Ethnical relativism

b. Cultural relativism✓

c. Culture shock

d. Cultural diversity

114. Which of the following state is the right to human dignity?

a. honor and reputation✓

b. political independence

c. property ownership

d. fair trial

115. Under which group do the Sunday churchgoers in a Cathedral fall?

a. Primary group

b. Tertiary group
c. Elementary group

d. Secondary group✓

116. Which among the following best describes a recession?

a. A fall in real GNP over two consecutive time periods✓

b. No change in real GNP from one period to the next

c. Norminal GNP declines from one period to the next

d. An increase in real GNP from one period to the next

117. Which is an unlawful act of scaping from payment of taxes?

a. Exemption

b. Avoidance

c. Evasion✓

d. Shifting

118. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. A square is a rhombus. ✓

b. A rhombus is a rectangle.

c. A parallelogram is a trapezoid.

d. A rectangle is a square.

119. What is 44 percent of 80?

a. 25.5

b. 40.5

c. 35.2✓
d. 30.2

120. How many years are there in a centennial?

a. 50

b. 100✓

c. 10

d. 20

121. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1980 degrees? How many sides does it have?

a. 12

b. 13✓

c. 14

d. 11

122. When +3 is added to -5, the answer is ____

a. -15

b. +2

c. -8

d. -2✓

123. Siya ay may “kutsarang pilak” nang ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang _____

a. masalita

b. mayaman✓

c. mahirap

d. tahimik
124. Birds have shapes that influenced the building of aircrafts. What feature is most present in
airplanes?

a. The presence of hollow oblong body

b. The presence of head

b. The presence of a tail

d. The presence of wings✓

125. What element has six protons, neutrons and electrons?

a. Carbon✓

b. Calcium

c. Copper

d. Curium

125. 2 is what percent of 5?

a. 25%

b. 35%

c. 40%✓

d. 38%

126. What is the average of the first 100 positive integers?

a. 50

b. 50.5✓

c. 51

d. 49.5

127. A man receives 96 for 6 days. At the same rate how much will he receive on 10 days?
a. 120

b. 140

c. 160✓

d. 180

128. The world of nations is suffering from recession and so nations are experiencing the following
EXCEPT _____.

a. there is a drop in total spending

b. production is slowing down

c. people are losing their jobs

d. businesses are raking bigger profits✓

129. Which of the following sentences is a Metaphor?

a. The light flows into the bowl of the midnight sky, violet, amber and rose. ✓

b. Gunpowder was discovers in the process of looking for the elixir for immortality

c. They ran like greased lightning.

d. Laugh a drink from the deep blue cup of sky ✓

130. A distinctive type of literary composition such as epic, tragedy, comedy and novel.

a. genre✓

b. literature

c. prose

d. form

131. A square lot has an area of 121 square meters. What is the length of each side of the lot?

a. 13
b. 8

c. 11✓

d. 9

132. "LASER" is derived from the phrase?

a. Light Application by Simulated Emission of Radiation

b. Light Amplification by Simulated Ejection of Radiation

c. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation✓

d. Light Application by Simulated Emission of Radiation

133. What number is the solution for 24 more than 90?

a. 145

b. 66

c. 90

d. 114 ✓

134. Which of the following statements is TRUE about parasites and their relationships with their host?

a. Neither the parasite nor host is really harmed in their symbiotic relationships.

b. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed.

c. The parasites enjoy the benefits of a relationship in which the host is harmed or killed. ✓

d. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed.

135. Which of the following is not an input device?

a. Keyboard

b. Mouse
c. Monitor

d. Gaming Application✓

136. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?

a. St. John

b. St. Augustine✓

c. St. Benedict

d. St. Peter

137. If a=3, b=4, and c=6, find the value of square root of b square?

a. 2

b. 8

c. 16

d. 4✓

138. The palay harvested is 2 and ½ kg. Convert this into grams.

a. 2000 grams

b. 3000 grams

c. 2500 grams✓

d. 3500 grams

139. He wrote the famous letter "To The Women of Malolos."

a. Emilio Jacinto

b. Gregorio del Pilar

c. Andres Bonifacio
d. Jose Rizal✓

140. Many a man _____ to be rich and famous.

a. desire

b. is desiring

c. desires✓

d. desiring

141. Which statement does NOT describe the “Homo Habilis?”

a. Stone tools were discovered alongside their remains.

b. They have more technical knowledge compared to the Australopithecus.

c. Their body structure suggests that they walked upright.

d. There were signs that they knew how to manipulate fire. ✓

142. A certain number doubled and increased by 10 is 14. What is the number?

a. 2✓

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

143. What is the greatest common factor of 4, 6, 8?

a. 2✓

b.3

c. 4

d. 6
144. Bile is secreted by the ___.

a. lungs

b. liver✓

c. gallbladder

d. stomach

145. What number is the solution for 24 more than 90?

a. 90

b. 112

c. 130

d. 114✓

146. What is the missing number in 4/6 x 2/3 =?

a. 3/8

b. 4/9✓

c. 2/6

d. 3/7

147. What is the word for 150 year anniversary?

a. Sesquicentennial✓

b. Quasquicentennial

c. Centennial

d. Septuagennial
148. One half of what number is 15?

a. 16

b. 12

c. 30✓

d. 34

149. To which type of rock does granite belong?

a. Metamorphic

b. Deposits

c. Igneous✓

d. Sedimentary

150. The proper disposal of garbage has improved the environment. The best process of handling waste
is through

a. Recycling biodegradable waste✓

b. Emerging waste water soluble waste

c. Utilization of organic compounds

d. Burning non-biodegradable waste

151. What is the power of the State to take private property for public use upon payment of a just
compensation?

a. right of confiscation

b. right of sequestration

c. right of eminent domain✓

d. right of limiting resources

152. At San Antonio's Town Plaza, the number of trees planted by a group of students increased from
1,350 in 2012 to 2,175 in 2013. What was the rate of increase in the number of trees planted?

a. 82%

b. 61%✓

c. 55%

d. 75%

153. Mel is 67 years old. His son Jay is 29 years old. In how many years will Jay be exactly half his father's
age?

a. 10

b. 8

c. 9✓

d. 6

154. Add: 48.63 + 96.28 + 436.45 + .2385 = ?

a. 581.60✓

b. 581.5990

c. 581.59

d. 581.5985

155. Find the correctly spelt word.

a. Asspersion

b. Voluptuous✓

c. Voguei

d. Equestrain
156. Find the correctly spelt word.

a. Schedule✓

b. Schdule

c. Schedeule

d. Schedulle

157. How does forest protect our source of water?

a. they use water for food production

b. they let water flow to the lowlands

c. they prevent flash floods and landslides

d. they serve as water holders✓

158. A father was misunderstood by his teenage boy because:

a. The father could not tolerate a live-in arrangement of his son.

b. The father abhorred and mistook modernization as being fresh

c. The father imposed on his values on courting and marriage

d. The father did not understand the teenage values on dating✓

159. There are four rooms for rent in a corner building. Each room is 114 sq m in area. How much will
Ms. Cruz pay for the 4 rooms for one year if the cost per square meter is P350?

a. P 1,925,200

b. P 1,915.20

c. P 19,915,200

d. P 1,915,200✓
160. Anatole France in Thais is quoted often for these lines-“Fish, which are put upon dry land, die, in the
same way, monks wholeave their cells and mix with the world deviate from their holy purpose.” This
means _____________.

a. One should stay only in his habitat✓

b. Living another life means death

c. Monks living out of the monastery violate their holiness

d. Monks should never live out of the monastery

161. Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE source of energy?

a. Natural Gas✓

b. Geothermal Power

c. Wind Power

d. Solar Power

162. Opening of cement plants requires getting a DENR clearance. Which of these clearances are
required?

a. Air Pollution Clearance

b. Waste Disposal

c. BIR

d. Environmental Clearance (ECC) ✓

163. A refrigerator van brought fish from Davao. The total fish brought in was 1, 250 kg. There were 48
kg left after dealers brought their share. How many kg were sold?

a. 1202 kg ✓

b. 1102 kg

c. 1302 kg

d. 1203 kg
164. A poem written on the death of someone love and lost.

a. ode

b. epic

c. sonnet

d. elegy✓

165. Army men who are rescued from insurgent kidnap undergo medical check-up. Why is this done?

a. To protect the prisoner from further harassment

b. To avoid relapses from illness while in hiding

c. To determine the physical and mental state of the army men✓

d. To determine the loyalty of this army men

166. Teachers allow students to explain their answers in dialects. This is an approach on ________.

a. Multilingual level

b. Bilingual level

c. Dialectic level✓

d. Monolingual level

167. In Italy, each flock has 40 heads. There are a total of 2,240 heads. How many flocks will the farm
have?

a. 54

b. 50

c. 56✓

d. 57
168. Brenda has saved 300 coins, consisting of 25 centavo and 10 centavo coins. If the total value of her
savings is 45 pesos, how many 10 centavo coins did she save?

a. 300

b. 200✓

c. 100

d. 400

169. Miss Santiago's class has 20 boys 15 girls in her English class. What percent of the students are girls?

a. 44%

b. 43%✓

c. 28%

d. 50%

170. Children are fond of pets. One time a pet dog growled and bit a child. How will the owner handle
the situation?

a. Allow the dog to be observed for 10-18 days before giving anti-rabies injection✓

b. Use the dog’s brain to treat the wound

c. Kill the dog

d. Tie the dog and feed it regularly

171. Give the substitute: NUMISMATIST

a. One who collect dresses

b. One who collect tickets

c. One who collect coins✓

d. One who collect autographs

172. Local peace negotiations should be the primary concern of what office?

a. Local municipal and provincial executives✓

b. Church hierarchy

c. Philippine National Police

d. Philippine marine SWAT force

173. What is the atomic number of Potassium?

a. 20

b. 15

c. 19✓

d. 17

174. If 35% of the graduating class failed in NSAT and 260 passed. How many failed?

a. 105

b. 140 ✓

c. 130

d. 91

175. “Ang di marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay di makararating sa paroroonan. “Itoy

a. Babala sa maikli ang pag-iisip

b. Babala sa mga mayaman

c. Babala sa nakalimot ng kanyang tunay na buhay✓

d. Babala sa bagong mayaman

176. How many years are there in a decade?

a. 10 years ✓

b. 50 years

c. 20 years

d. 5 years

177. A traveler was helped by other passengers for his extra weight of 112kg. There were travelers who
gave their allotment of 25kg. How many more extra weight will be pay?

a. 35 kg

b. 37 kg ✓

c. 48 kg

d. 38 kg

178. What comes out of this conversation? “Really?” “Yes, she wanted to find out all about your house.
She even asked how old your servants were.” And Jeanne burst out laughing. “I’m distrustful Isn’t it. Very
natural to feel uneasy about what one cannot understand.”

a. Someone was scrutinizing Jeanne✓

b. Jeanne was wary about the questions raised

c. There is an inquiry going on

d. People can be snoopy at times

179. Give the Antonym: SARTORIAL

a. Sincere

b. Inelegant

c. Cheerful

d. Homespun✓
180. Monica obtained the following results from her mathematics exams: 80, 82, 83, 91. What score
must she get on the next exam so that her average score is 85?

a. 89✓

b. 92

c. 85

d. 93

181. 7 is 5% of what number?

a. 140✓

b. 145

c. 120

d. 125

182. For the fruit punch, 3050 mL of fruit juice is needed. How much fruit juice is needed in dekaliters?

a. 5.03 daL

b. 0.053 daL

c. 3.05 daL

d. 0.305 daL✓

183. What is the Antonym of the word EXODUS?

a. migration

b. arrival✓

c. offgoing

d. retreat

184. Antonym of: Subservient

a. aggressive
b. straightforward

c. dignified✓

d. supercilious

185. Antonym of RECONDITE is _?

a. occult

b. pedantic

c. hermetic

d. manifest✓

186. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: taking notes; writing essays; study
techniques and examinations; improving your reading, etc?

a. Skill syllabus✓

b. Skills and strategies

c. Discourse/skills syllabus

d. Functional/task-based syllabus

187. Higit na naipapamalas ng mga mag-aaral ang kanilang kakayahang komunikatibo sa pamamagitan
ng paglalapat ng wika sa mga sitwasyong pang-araw araw na buhay. Samakatwid, ito ay nasa yugto ng
_____.

a. aktwal na pagsasalita✓

b. paglalahat

c. paglalahad

d. pagsasanay

188. The result when there is lack of cohesion among gas molecules.

a. molecules are compressed into smaller volumes

b. gas molecules are confined and kept together

c. opposing forces come into play

d. molecules move freely in all directions✓

189. "I will take the road less travelled by and be condemned if necessary" said one politician. His
decision shows _____.

a. regrets come before decision

b. regrets come after decisions

c. decisions are made despite differences from the majority✓

d. decisions are made on the crossroads

190. The _____ of the story is not to count your eggs until they are hatched.

a. morale

b. moralism

c. morality

d. moral✓

191. People who are too _____ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.

a. demanding

b. cynical

c. credulous✓

d. wary

192. The Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War.

a. Frige

b. Zeus
c. Athena✓

d. Odysseus

193. I rent out for P 10,000 per, month my only building and lot to the Jesus is Lord Group which uses it
exclusively for religious purposes. I am exempt from payment of _____.

a. professional tax

b. property tax✓

c. income tax

d. community tax

194. The secret society Jose Rizal established designed to promote civic and patriotic education among
the Filipinos.

a. Companerismo✓

b. Propaganda

c. La Liga Filipina

d. La Juventud

195. In which form of government are all citizens treated as equals on certain dimensions such as
religion, politics, economics, social status and culture?

a. Totalitarianism

b. Democracy

c. Socialism

d. Egalitarianism✓

196. A policy that controls taxes and government expenditures

a. monetary policy

b. trade policy
c. fiscal policy✓

d. investment policy

197. Who said eureka?

a. Archimedes✓

b. René Descartes

c. Francis Bacon

d. Dr. Stephen R. Covey

198. A bill becomes a law even if not signed by the President after _____ days.

a. 40

b. 20

c. 60

d. 30✓

199. Gross Domestic Product is the sum of the market value of the _____.

a. intermediate goods

b. final goods and services✓

c. interior goods and services

d. manufactured goods

200. Carter’s part in relinquishing U.S. control of the Canal Zone to Panama is described as a victory for
___.

a. conservatism

b. anti-imperialism✓

c. isolationism

d. imperialism