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UPCAT Reading Comprehension
READING COMPREHENSION
SELECTION 1
1
O that thou wert as my brother,
that sucked the breasts of my mother!
when I should find thee without,
I would kiss thee;
yea, I should not be despised.
2
I would lead thee,
and bring thee into my mother's house,
who would instruct me:
I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
6
Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
as a seal upon thine arm:
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for love is strong as death;
jealousy is cruel as the grave:
the coals thereof are coals of fire,
which hath a most vehement flame.
7
Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can the floods drown it:
if a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
st nd
210 Who is the persona speaking in the passage? 1 stanza, lines 1-2 of 2 stanza.
A. The female beloved The bride, fearing that her fondness for her
B. The sister of the beloved spouse might be construed into too great a
C. God familiarity, wishes that he were her little brother;
D. The male lover A and then she might treat him in the most
affectionate manner, and kiss him even in the
streets without suspicion, and without giving
offense to anyone.
SELECTION 2
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978.027 electronic components 12.0%
211 Which of the following could be another title for this pie
chart? A more specific reference and description.
A. Percent Distribution of Employees in Business
Industries in 2010 It cannot be A & B because the pie chart is not
B. Distribution of Philippine Industries in 2010 about all business industries or all industries in
C. The Composition of Employment in All Business D
the Philippines
Industry Sub-class in the Philippines for the Year
2010 It can not be C because the chart deals with
D. The Composition of Employment in Manufacturing only Manufacturing industry
Industry Establishments in 2010
212 Which among the following statements is true?
A. The industry on semiconductor devices and other
electronic components employed the highest
number of workers with 22,495 employees.
B. Manufacturing establishments of women’s and girls’
and babies’ garments rank third among the Justification is: Wrong statistics: number of
industries employing the most number of workers. workers should be117,363 (12% x total
C. Industries on electric ignition or starting equipment employment)
for internal combustion engines rank last on the C
industries with the most number of workers. C - Men’s and boys’ garments industry ranks
D. The percentage of employment of manufacturing last
industries on women’s, girls’, and babies’ exceed D - Wrong statistics: excess should be at 2.5%
that of industries in men’s and boys’ garments by (4.8% - 2.3%)
2.7%
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213 Where this chart would most likely be found? B is the best answer.
A. Finance magazine This kind of chart will be most likely present in a
B. Newspaper editorial B finance magazine because it deals with different
C. Business section of the newspaper industries/businesses. Newspapers do not
D. On a government website usually include charts.
214 It can be inferred from the chart that:
A. Industries comprising the top slots in terms of A – total employment is 978,027 – 306,122
employment generation accounted for 306,122 which is the equivalent of the total % of the top
workers of the total workforce in all manufacturing slot sub-industries.
establishments.
B. Industries comprising the top slots in terms of B - Wrong statistics: total percentage should be
employment generation accounted for 41.3% of the A 31.3% (100% - percentage of all other
total workforce in all manufacturing establishments. industries: 100% - 68.7% -> all other industries)
C. Total employment increased greatly in 2010 as
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compared with the past five years. C and D are both out of scope
D. The manufacturing industry is a continually
advancing business sector in the country due to the
increase in its workforce annually.
215 Upon seeing the results of this survey, what would
one’s response most likely be? A - not a logical response; the details prove that
A. Refrain from buying semiconductor devices and this sub-industry generates good business
other electronic components.
SELECTION 3
What makes Philippine Art Filipino? To what extent is Philippine art a derivative of Western art? Is there anything “Filipino”
about, for example, the Manila Wyeth School, the so-called magic realists? How about the paintings of Fernando
Amorsolo, Carlos Francisco, and Hernando R. Ocampo, all of whom have been identified in a big way with the native
sensibility?
The questions above are merely a rephrasing of the old problem of national identity in the visual or plastic arts. Admittedly,
the issue is not as hot as it used to be, say, in the 1950s and 1960s. But it is a question that will always haunt art watchers
hereabouts, and which usually surfaces in art forums.
Genre used to be a major consideration in determining the “Filipino-ness” of a work of art at least in painting. The idea was
that the depiction of scenes of everyday life and the surroundings without idealizing them was closest in spirit to the
Filipino soul and native soil. Thus, the pastoral or rural paintings of Amorsolo for a long time were considered to be most
expressive of the ethos of the race and the predominantly agricultural countryside. On the other hand, the Filipino-ness of
Francisco's paintings inheres in his heroic-epic feeling for history and myth.
It is true that the Angono painter also did genre subjects, as in his paintings of festivals and other town or poblacion
happenings. But he was most at home doing subjects dealing with the history of the race, as well as its prehistory redolent
with the musk of myth and legend.
Because of the abstract language or imagery used, it is not as easy pinpointing the reason why some critics have
described Ocampo as “the most Filipino” painter ever. We have to shift from content to style here, to Ocampo's unique
painterly approach which is the most original hereabouts in spite of its surrealistic and cubistic beginnings and
underpinnings. We know for a fact that Ocampo was no espouser of “nationalistic” causes insofar as art was concerned.
As the lately departed painter from Maypajo used to tell us, whatever you are painting or sculpting, if you are a good artist,
your work will automatically be Filipino.
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Indeed Amorsolo, Francisco, and Ocampo were very Filipino in their art because they felt strongly about what they were
doing and painted well and memorably. In other words, insofar as the critics and historians are concerned, the three were
painters first and bearers of messages second, or painters and message-bearers in equal measure.
A great deal of the confusion in cultural identity stems from the fact that Philippine art belongs to the western tradition in its
use of paint and canvas and other materials, as well as in such influences as impressionism, expressionism, surrealism,
cubism, pop, minimalism, and so on. The fact is that all the modern art movements in the ASEAN region were inspired by
Western models. Indonesia's pioneering contemporary painters, Sudjojono and Affandi (the equivalents of our Edades and
Ocampo), used easel and canvas and are no less Indonesian thereby. Malaysia's Mohidin and Thailand's Srisouta are
also west-oriented, but they have not lost their Asian and national identities because of it.
How about our expatriates? Can the Spoliarium, executed by Juan Luna while in Europe, be considered a Filipino
painting? Is Macario Vitalis less, or no longer, Filipino, living and painting in a village by the Breton Sea for the last 40 to 50
years? Hasn't Bencab become more “Filipino” living and painting in London? Is Tabuena in San Miguel de Allende now to
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be considered a Mexican painter? Choose your wild.
What is Philippine about Philippine Art
by Leo Benesa, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
216 The author wrote the passage in order to___. th th
A. explain the Western origins of Philippine art and 6 and 7 paragraphs
defend it accordingly A -The passage is a question of purpose and
B. compare and contrast Philippine art vis-à-vis Asian the answer should therefore reflect the passage
art and the nationality embedded in the works of as a whole. References to Western art are
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SELECTION 4
The Filipinos were found to be a literate people by the Spanish colonizers when they reached the islands in 1521. They found the
natives with systems of writing, with language of their own in many dialects, and with education and law to wit. Father Chirino
wrote that the "islanders are much given to reading and writing and there is hardly a man, much less a woman, who does not
read and write in letters proper to the island of Manila, very different from those of China, Japan and India" (1969, p. 280). The
early Filipinos wrote on bamboos, barks of trees, leaves of plants which are perishable materials, hence no extant specimens
exist today. The Spaniards brought the Roman alphabet which eventually superseded the old Tagalog syllabary.
The pre-Spanish Filipino had a syllabary derived from the south Indian development of the Brahmi scripts used in the Asoka
Inscriptions about 300 years before Christ. According to J.R. Francisco, there are at least six theories in the introduction of the
Tagalog syllabary (the sixth theory is the author’s). The first theory is credited to Isaac Taylor which states that the system of
writing, particularly Tagalog was introduced from the coast of Bengal sometime before the 8th century A.D. The second theory
was advanced by Fletcher Gardner who said that the Philippine scripts came from India during Asoka’s reign. He said that Hindu
missionaries visited the islands and established Manila as the center of Vedic learning. David Diringer advanced the theory that
the Indonesian script had its origin in India and that this constituted the earliest type of Philippine syllabic writing which was
brought to the Philippines by the intervention of Buginese scripts from the 5th century A.D. Of interest is the theory of
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Constantino Lendayno who noted that the Philippine script was the invention of the Filipino people without any foreign influences.
The fourth theory is called the Dravidian theory by V. A. Makarenko which states that Tagalog, both language and script
originated from Tamil, an Indian language. This was further enhanced by H. Otley Beyer who said that these scripts reached the
Philippines from the Asian continent about 200 B.C. The sixth theory, expounded by J. R. Francisco himself, states that the
Sumatran scripts are similar to the Philippine scripts, particularly the Palawan Tagbanua and the Mindoro Mangyan and
considering the movement of culture from one region to another or in reverse, this was quite possible.
The ancient Filipino syllabary was non-pictographic, and resembled closely the scripts of Buginese, Java, Batak, etc. There were
sixteen scripts used by regional groups, i.e., Tagalog, Bisayan, Pampangan, etc. The scripts show certain similarities in their
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A. descriptive ancient Filipino syllabary.
B. expository
It isn’t A. descriptive because the purpose of a
C. informative
descriptive paragraph is to make a reader see,
D. argumentative
hear, feel, and taste through vivid and carefully
selected words – most of the time adjectives.
C
It also cannot be B. expository because an
expository paragraph explains a subject, gives
SELECTION 5
229 Which dialogue among the choices would best suit the
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comic strip?
A. Efren: Adam, are you free tonight?
Adam: Well, probably.
Efren: Probably? Why probably?
Adam: Well, finals are on the way and I don’t think I
have prepared well enough.
Efren: But you have been missing out on all our
gigs this week!
SELECTION 6
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Discipline for the Young from Cebu Daily News (9 August 2011)
230 What emotion is conveyed by the editorial cartoon? Ambiguity and confusion as to whom the child is
A. Fear to cling to: the abusive parent or the law
B. Cynicism If seen in the context of the child alone (mother
C. Grief –to-child), the editorial cartoon may indeed
D. Ambiguity convey the child’s fear of the mother. However,
D emphasized in the cartoon as well is the
intervention of the government/ law.
Understanding the editorial thus should be seen
in light of this and should involve a greater
scope, especially in emphasizing the role of the
government in the situation underscored.
231 What issue or situation is being depicted through
the editorial cartoon?
A. Children’s rights
B. Corporal punishment B Notice the belt held by the mother.
C. Child trafficking
D. Delinquency in children
232 What may be inferred about the government through the
situation depicted in this editorial cartoon?
A. The government apathetically creates laws which
exploit children instead of protecting them.
B. The government is deaf to the implorations of The issue here is corporal punishment to which
children’s rights advocates to write laws protecting children are subjected to because of abusive
children. parents. The editorial projects that the abused
C
C. The government has the power to intervene child is clinging on to the government as if
between parents’ disciplinary methods and asking for protection.
children’s rights. All the others are not implied
D. The government is on its way to crafting laws which
respond to the implorations of children’s rights
advocates.
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And if thou wilt, forget.
I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain:
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
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D. By chance
SELECTION 8
The Queen City of the South is fast becoming an ideal wedding destination.
If before, Manila was the only place being considered by foreign travelers visiting the Philippines, Cebu now comes to their
mind, especially when looking for the country’s most important wedding—and honeymoon—destination.
“For those who look for diverse locations, Cebu is the destination of choice,” Department of Tourism (DOT) Cebu/Region
campaign, featuring unique getaways and exhilarating thrills to capture more Asian couples. The global market size for
weddings and honeymoons is estimated at being between 3 million and 6 million trips per annum. Growth of this niche
segment in the next five years is expected to grow further.
However, there are certain elements of the wedding-and-honeymoon market that will experience particular growth.
“Second marriages and those marrying later in life [the 35-to-45 age group] will generate demand for weddings-and-
honeymoon tourism,” Cuevas revealed. “The number of remarriages is increasing, and is set to continue. Hence, the
number of second honeymoons will also increase.”
To cater to this trend, Jarque said the country’s facilities and venues, as well as event planners and organizers, are all
ready to welcome those who will celebrate their momentous occasion in the Philippines. “We aim to further tap this niche
market through offering more programs and packages through our partners,” he added.
Say ‘I do’ in Cebu by R.L. Abad
238 This selection can most likely be found in: A – is an attractive option but B is a better
A. the local news section of a newspaper option
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B. a tourism magazine C – does not contain any piece on tourism
B
C. the entertainment section of a newspaper unless it has something to do with an
D. a government website entertainment event and not this lengthily
D – too broad; which sites?
239 The following are synonyms of the word attaché as used
in the selection EXCEPT:
A. agent Refers to a different meaning of attaché,
B. haversack B
There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour
in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had
brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the
raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by
the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.
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The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a
sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly
happy. She and I had dispensed from joining the group; saying, “She regretted to be under the necessity of keeping
me at a distance; but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was
endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition, a more attractive and sprightly
manner—something lighter, franker, more natural, as it were—she really must exclude me from privileges intended
only for contented, happy, little children.”
“Jane, I don’t like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in
that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.”
A breakfast-room adjoined the drawing-room, I slipped in there. It contained a bookcase: I soon possessed myself of
a volume, taking care that it should be one stored with pictures. I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet,
I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double
retirement.
Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass, protecting, but not
separating me from the drear November day. At intervals, while turning over the leaves of my book, I studied the
aspect of that winter afternoon. Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet lawn and storm-
beat shrub, with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast.
st
246 Which of the following inferences is supported by the 1 sentence of the third paragraph; in novel,
second and third paragraphs? she was indeed an orphan under the care of
A. Jane was under the care of a family not her own. the Reeds.
B. Jane was scolded by their mother and was therefore B - The reference to her inferiorities in the
nd
secluded from the company of her siblings. 2 paragraph, and the mentioning of the
C. Bessie was speaking ill of Jane. surname of the other children emphasizes
D. Mrs. Reed simply wanted Jane to be a happy child. her not being part of the family.
A C - Chidings may mean scoldings or
naggings, but to infer that it means that
Bessie actually spoke ill of Jane is inferring
too far.
rd
D - The last sentence of the 3 paragraph
was spoken with the ill intention of
excluding Jane.
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247 The word dinner as used in the second sentence of the nd st st
first paragraph means: 2 sentence of the 1 paragraph, 1
rd
A. The heavy meal taken in the evening sentence of the 3 paragraph – the
B. A complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant D reference to the “afternoon” walks provides
C. A public banquet in honor of someone the context; dictionary definition as well, as
D. The main meal of the day taken at midday related to the situation.
SELECTION 10
Nang malaman ni Mordecai ang lahat ng nangyari, pinunit niya ang kanyang kasuotan. Nagsuot siya ng damit
panluksa, naglagay ng abo sa ulo, at naglibot sa buong lunsod, at malakas na tumatangis. Naupo siya sa labas ng
pintuan ng palasyo sapagkat hindi pinapayagang pumasok doon ang sinumang nakasuot ng damit panluksa. Ang mga
Judio naman sa bawat lalawigang naabot ng utos ng hari ay nanangis nang buong kapaitan, nag-ayuno at nagluksa.
Karamihan sa kanila'y nagsuot ng damit panluksa at naglagay ng abo sa ulo.
Lubos na nabahala si Reyna Ester nang malaman niya ang pangyayari mula sa kanyang mga katulong na babae at
mga eunuko. Kaya pinadalhan niya ng bihisan si Mordecai, ngunit ayaw nitong tanggapin iyon. Dahil dito, ipinatawag
niya si Hatac, isa sa mga eunuko ng hari at itinalagang katulong niya. Pinapunta niya ito kay Mordecai at ipinatanong
kung bakit siya nagkakaganoon. Pinuntahan nga ni Hatac si Mordecai sa labas ng palasyo. Sinabi naman nito sa
kanya ang buong pangyayari, pati ang halagang ibibigay ni Haman sa kabang-yaman ng hari mapatay lamang ang
mga Judio. Binigyan pa siya ni Mordecai ng isang kopya ng sulat ng hari para ipakita kay Ester. Ipinakiusap din niyang
ipaliwanag kay Ester ang buong pangyayari upang ipagbigay-alam iyon sa hari.
Pagkatapos ng kanilang pag-uusap, nagbalik si Hatac kay Ester at isinaysay ang lahat ng sinabi ni Mordecai.
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Si Hatac ay pinabalik ni Ester kay Mordecai at ganito ang ipinasabi: "Alam na alam ng lahat na walang itinatangi ang
batas ng kaharian. Sinumang lumapit sa hari, maging lalaki o babae, nang hindi ipinapatawag ay papatayin maliban
kung ipatong sa kanya ang gintong setro. Tatlumpung araw na akong hindi ipinapatawag ng hari."
Nang matanggap ni Mordecai ang sagot ni Ester, ganito naman ang ipinasabi niya: "Huwag mong aakalaing dahil
nakatira ka sa palasyo ay ikaw lamang ang makakaligtas sa lahat ng mga Judio. Kapag ipinagwalang-bahala mo ang
pangyayaring ito, tiyak na may magliligtas din sa mga Judio, ngunit malilipol ka at ang iyong angkan. Anong malay
mo? Baka nga napunta ka riyan para maging kasangkapan sa ganitong pagkakataon!"
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B. Naglalarawan C the story of what Mordecai did.
C. Nagsasalaysay
D. Nangangatwiran
257 Ano ang kasalungat ng salitang malilipol sa ikalimang
talata?
A. Matutupok
B. Maisasalba B Kahulugan sa diksiyunaryo
C. Masisira
260 Ano ang mensaheng ipinapahiwatig ng pangalawang Ang pangatlong linya sa unang saknong ay
saknong? ipinahiwatig ang pagkamatay ng tauhan na
A. May bangkang dumating sa pampang noong umaga siyang nagresulta sa kaganapan sa
B. Nasaksihan ng mga taga-ilog ang mga kaganapan ikalawang saknong.
C. May bangkay na inanod sa pampang
A - no line nor implication in the entire
D. Ang mga taga-ilog ang nagpamalita ng krimen
poem that shows a boat arrived in the
morning.
C
B - the ‘taga-ilog’ did not witness the crime
that was committed. It was already the
dead body that they witnessed as implied in
the third and fourth stanzas.
D - there is no line in the entire poem that
states or implies that they spread news of
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the crime. They were just simply witnesses.
261 Sino ang tinutukoy na sila sa ikahuling saknong? Sila na nakakita sa sinapit ng bangkay ang
A. Mga taong nakita ang bangkay siyang mga nahabag.
B. Mga saksi sa krimen
It cannot be B, C, or D because no one
C. Mga may sala sa krimen
A witnessed how the crime happened or who
D. Mga tagapamalita sa kaganapan
killed the person washed off shore. The
‘sila’ just saw the dead body as stated in
Pinoy Graduates: Whither Thou Goeth? by R.A. Virola, Philippine Statistics Authority (March 2008)
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tumutuloy sa kolehiyo.
265 Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangungusap ang totoo ayon
sa impormasyong nakasaad sa tsart?
A. Ang pinakamalaking porsyento ng pagtaas ng mga
estudyanteng nag-eenrol sa TVET ay noong taong
2002.
B. Ang pinakamalaking porsyento ng pagbaba ng mga
estudyanteng nag-eenrol sa pampubliko at A Pansinin ang datos
SELECTION 13
Sa pagtantya ng Pambansang Lupon sa Ugnayang Pang-Estadistika (National Statistical Coordination Board, NSCB),
ang patuloy na pagtaas ng kabayaran sa mga OFW ay nagreresulta ng mas mataas na kabuuang kitang pambansa
(Gross National Income, GNI). Ang GNI ay kumakatawan sa kabuuang produktong lokal (Gross Domestic Product,
GDP) at ng netong pangunahing kita mula sa labas ng bansa (Net Primary Income from Abroad, NPI) na binubuo ng
kabayaran sa mga OFW liban pa sa kita ng mga ari-arian (property income) at gastos sa mga ari-arian (property
expense) na itinatala bilang bahagi ng kita ng ekonomiya mula sa labas ng bansa. Ang perang natatanggap ng mga
OFW sa anyo ng sweldo at sahod kasama na ang iba pang kabayarang natatanggap ng OFW (tulad ng bayad sa
obertaym, bonus, alawans sa pananamit, atbp) ay tinutuos bilang “kabayaran (compensation)” ng mga OFW. Para sa
taong 2011, ang halaga nito sa kasalukuyang presyo/halaga (nominal value) ay 3.35 bilyong piso o katumbas ng 26.0
porsyento ng GNI.
Habang ipinakikita ng estadistika na ang kontribusyon ng OFW (sa pamamagitan ng kabayarang natatanggap nila at
mga ipinadadala nilang pera) ay nakakapagpalago sa ekonomiya ng bansa, mahalaga ring suriin kung ang mga ito’y
nagdudulot ng mas matiwasay na kabuhayan ng pamilya ng mga OFW.
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Ipinakikita sa pananaliksik na ginawa ni Aubrey D. Tabuga, isang Research Associate ng Surian sa mga Pag-aaral
Pangkaunlaran ng Pilipinas (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, PIDS) na pinamagatang “How do Filipino
Families use the OFW Remittances,” na ang perang pinadadala ng OFW sa kanilang pamilya ay nagagastos sa
matinong paggamit tulad ng gastos sa edukasyon, pangangailangang medikal, at pangangailangan sa bahay liban pa
sa ibang mga batayang gastusin. Ang resulta ng pananaliksik na ito ay tulad din sa resulta ng iba pang pananaliksik
tungkol sa OFW. Di maitatatwa na nakinabang nang husto si Ginoong Henry Sy at ang iba pang negosyanteng tsinoy
sa pagtaas ng Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HFCE).
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270 Ang mga sumusunod na pangungusap ay naglalahad ng
mga totoong pahayag mula sa sanaysay MALIBAN sa:
A. pangangailangan sa bahay Hindi nakasaad sa ikatlong talata
B. pangangailangang pangkalamidad B
C. gastos sa edukasyon
D. pangangailangang medikal
271 Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakamalapit na kahulugan
ng kahimat sa pangalawang linya ng huling talata?
SELECTION 14
Ngayong tumugon kayo sa uhaw naming sigaw ng ikagagaling ng bayan; ngayong nagpakita kayo ng mabuting
halimbawa sa kapwa dalagang nagnanasang paris ninyong mamulat ang mata at mahango sa pagkalugami, sumisigla
ang aming pag-asa, inaaglahi ang sakuna, sa pagka at kayo'y katulong na namin, panatag ang loob sapagtagumpay.
Ang babaeng tagalog ay ‘di na payuko at luhod, buhay na ang pag-asa sa panahong sasapit; wala na ang inang
katulong sa pagbulag sa anak na palalakhin sa alipusta at pag-ayop. ‘Di na unang karunungan ang patungong ulo sa
balang maling utos, dakilang kabaitan ang ngisi sa pagmura, masayang pang-aliw ang mababang luha. Napagkilala
din ninyo na ang utos ng Dios ay iba sa utos ng Pari, na ang kabanalan ay hindi ang matagal na luhod, mahabang
dasal, malalaking kwentas, libaguing kalmin, kundi ang mabuting asal, malinis na loob, at matuwid na isip. Napagkilala
din ninyo na ‘di kabaitan ang pagkamasunurin sa ano mang pita at hiling ng nagdidios-diosan, kundi ang pagsunod sa
katampata't matuwid, sapagka't ang bulag na pagsunod ay siyang pinagmumulan ng likong pag-uutos, at sa bagay na
ito'y pawang nagkakasala. ‘Di masasabi ng puno o pari na sila lamang ang mananagot ng maling utos; binigyan ng
Dios ang bawat isa ng sariling isip at sariling loob, upang ding mapagkilala ang liko at tapat; paraparang inianak ng
walang tanikala, kundi malaya, at sa loob at kaluluwa'y walang makasusupil, bakit kaya ipaaalipin mo sa iba ang
marangal at malayang pagiisip? Duwag at mali ang akala na ang bulag na pagsunod ay kabanalan, at kapalaluan ang
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mag isip-isip at magnilay-nilay. Ang kamangmanga'y, kamangmangan at di kabaita't puri. ‘Di hiling ng Dios, punong
katarungan, na ang taong larawan niya'y paulol at pabulag; ang hiyas ngisip, na ipinalamuti sa atin, paningningin at
gamitin. Halimbawa baga ang isang amang nagbigay sa bawat isang anak ng kani-kanyang tanglaw sa paglakad sa
dilim. Paningasin nila ang liwanag ng ilaw, alagaang kusa at huwag patayin, dala ng pag-asa sa ilaw ng iba, kundi
magtulong-tulong magsanggunian, sa paghanap ng daan. Ulol na ‘di hamak at masisisi ang madapa sa pagsunod sa
ilaw ng iba, at masasabi ng ama: "Bakit kita binigyan ng sarili mong ilaw?" Ngunit ‘di lubhang masisisi ang madapa sa
sariling tanglaw, sapagka't marahil ang ilaw ay madilim, o kaya ay totoong masama ang daan.
Hango sa Sa Mga Kababayang Dalaga sa Malolos
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For AHEAD teacher’s use only.
279 Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakaangkop na pag-
uusap ayon sa komik strip?
A. 1 – Nasasabik ka na bang mapanood yung concert
bukas?
2 – Aba siyempre! Paborito ko kayang singer yun!
3 – Dalawa nga pong VIP tickets para bukas.
4 – Naubos na yung natitirang apat kanina.
5 – Ubos na? Eh sa Upper at Lower Box po, meron
pa ba?
6 – Huli na kayong bumili. Nagkaubusan na lahat
kanina eh.
7 – Sa susunod agahan niyong bumili.
8 – Bakit ngayon pa tayo naubusan? Hindi ‘to Pansinin ang Stn 19 na nagpapahiwatig na
C
maaari! istasyon ng tren ang setting ng pag-uusap
9 – Baka meron pa naman kahit sa Gen Ad lang,
hindi mo ba tinanong?
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polusyon sa hangin at kalsada.
2 – Buti naman at sumang-ayon ka.
Makakapagpahinga pa rin naman tayo dahil hindi na
siksikan nang ganitong oras sa tren.
3 – Magandang gabi. Dalawang tiket nga po
hanggang Alabang.
4 – Ay naku. Kakaalis lang ng huling treng
bumibiyahe, mga apat na minutong nakalipas.
SELECTION 16
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280 Anong damdamin ang nais ihayag ng larawang
editoryal?
A. Pagkagalit sa pagkilos Makikita sa pagtatanong ni Rizal
B. Pagkatakot sa otoridad C
SELECTION 17
20
Karununga'y umaalingawngaw sa mataong lansangan,
tinig niya'y nangingibabaw sa lugar ng pamilihan.
21
Ito'y lumalampas sa mataas na mga muog,
ang ugong niya'y naririnig sa pintuan nitong lunsod:
22
"Taong mangmang, walang hustong kaalaman,
hanggang kailan ka tatagal sa aba mong kalagayan?
Hanggang kailan ka mananatili sa iyong kamangmangan?
Kailan mo pa iisiping maghanap ng kaalaman?
23
Ang payo ko ay pakinggan n'yo at dinggin ang aking pangaral;
sasainyo ang diwa ko at ang aking kaalaman.
24
Patuloy nga itong mga panawagan ko sa inyo,
ngunit hindi ninyo pansin pati mga saway ko.
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25
Winalang-bahala n'yo ang aking mga payo,
ayaw ninyong bigyang pansin, paalala ko sa inyo.
26
Dahil dito, kayo'y aking tatawanan,
kapag kayo'y napahamak, nasadlak sa kaguluhan.
27
Kapag kayo ay hinampas ng bagyo nitong buhay,
dinatnan ng kahirapan, ipu-ipo ang larawan,
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A. isasakdal B. papatayin – to kill
A
B. papatayin C. parurusahan – to be punished
C. parurusahan D. sasaktan – to be harmed
D. sasaktan
SELECTION 18
Ang makasaysayang Escolta, ang pinaka-class na shopping destination ng downtown Manila noong 1900s, ay binubuhay
muli sa dati nitong luwalhati sa pamamagitan ng “Hola, Escolta”, na inaasahang magpapaningas ng pag-alaala ng mga
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A. Mahimok ang mga mambabasa na pumunta sa
Maynila upang bisitahin ang Escolta
B. Mailarawan kung ano ang Escolta noon at ang Nakaalinsunod sa kung anong uri ng
kasalukuyang mga ginagawa rito B
sanaysay ito
C. Maisalaysay ang mga kaganapang nagpakilala sa
Escolta at kung ano ito noong 1900s
D. Mailahad ang kahalagahan ng pagbubuhay-muli na
ginagawa sa Escolta
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C. naiipon
D. napupuno
292 Ano ang kasalungat ng salitang mangilag sa ika-anim na
saknong?
A. Lumantad Ang iba’y kung hindi kasingkahulugan ay
B. Mag-ingat A
mga salitang konektado sa depinisyon nito
C. Umiwas