ENGLISH ANSWER KEY

A. IDENTIFYING ERRORS (20 ITEMS): Identify and underline the error in the following
sentences. Write the correct word before each number.
1. Many tourists visits Boracay especially during summer. (visit)
2. The unfortunate deserves our sympathy and help. (deserve)
3. The secretary and the treasurer of the firm decides to resign. (decide)
4. Neither the students nor the teacher are aware of the news. (is)
5. The book containing different statistical tests belong to Ben.(belongs)
6. A number of toddlers that Mae handles gets Foot and Mouth Disease. (get)
7. One of the boys are trying to get the shuttlecock from the tree branch. (is)
8. The files that was lost by the trainee were found in the trash bin. (were)
9. Kaye, not her group mates, deserve the recognition for their research paper. (deserves)
10. The council is debating on the merits of the suggestion given by the members. (are)
11. Their were a lot of tourists in Baguio during the Panagbenga Festival. (there)
12. Bella has been reading a book when the teacher arrives. (will have been)
13. Arjay, together with Fritzie and Paula, review in the library. (reviews)
14. It seem like yesterday. (seems)
15. There was few members gathered in auditorium for practice. (were)
16. None of the students is willing to reschedule the exam. (are)
17. A number of children experiences malnutrition. (experience)
18. Economics are one of the subjects that made me cry. (is)
19. Fabian wrote several letters for his grandmother every week. (writes)
20. As good citizens, Filipinos might abide the laws of the land. (should, must)

B. PARAGRAPH ARRANGEMENT (10 ITEMS): Arrange the sentences or phrases to form a

coherent paragraph, and then answer the question that follow.
a. A French monk, Peter Hermit, was one of the most effective preacher of the First Crusade.
b. He lost control of his followers, who crossed into Anatolia before the arrival of the main Crusader
army and were massacred.
c. In 1906, with the knight Walter the Penniless, he led a large band of peasants across Europe to
Constantinople.
d. Peter, who had returned to Constantinople to seek help, joined the main army.
1. What is the logical order of the given sentences?
a. A-b-c-d
 b. A-c-b-d
c. C-b-d-a
d. C-d-b-a
2. What is the last word of the third sentence?
a. Army
b. Constantinople
c. Crusade
d. Massacred
3. What is the first word of the last sentence?
a. A
b. He
c. Peter
d. In
a. Buddhism originated as a sectarian movement in India in the 6th-5th century BC, but it spread
over much in China, Southeast Asia, and Japan.
b. It has developed diverse philosophical traditions in the course of its history.
c. The central teaching of Buddhism is dharma.
d. This term can mean a variety of things, including “the nature of things,” “the law,” and “the true
view of reality.”
4. What is the logical order of the given sentences?
a. A-b-c-d
b. C-a-b-d
c. B-c-d-a
d. D-a-c-b
5. What is the third word of the second sentence?
a. As
b. Can
c. Developed
d. Teaching
6. What is the fifth word of the last sentence?
a. A
b. Buddhism
c. Sectarian
d. Philosophical
 7. What is the first word of the first sentence?
a. It
b. The
c. Buddhism
d. This
a. Or beneficial to the organism
b. Are not limited to those that are adaptive
c. Learning is a change in behavior
d. For better or for worse
e. This means that learned changes in behavior
8. What is the logical order of the following phrases?
a. E-b-a-d-c
b. C-a-b-e-d
c. B-a-e-c-d
d. c-d-e-b-a
9. How many sentences are there in this paragraph?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
10. What is the first word of the third phrase?
a. Or
b. Are
c. For
d. This
e. Learning
11. What is the fourth word of the second phrase?
a. The
b. To
c. Change
d. For
e. Learned

C. VOCABULARY (10 ITEMS)

Synonyms: Choose the synonym of the following words. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Iffy
a. sure
b. undecided
c. rattled
d. reliable
2. Rendezvous
a. appointment
b. disperse
c. agreement
d. pact
3. Picturesque
a. funny
b. unpleasant
c. quaint
d. ugly
4. Aberration
a. convergence
b. exhaustion
c. regularity
d. anomaly
5. Circumvent
a. arrange
b. avoid
c. meet
d. crash
Antonyms: Choose the antonym of the following words. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Efface
a. Annihilate
b. Liquidate
c. Save
d. Wreck
2. Rescind
a. Drop
 b. Interrupt
c. Abort
d. Undertake
3. Veracity
a. Artifice
b. Candor
c. Honor
d. Excellence
4. Exonerate
a. Absolve
b. Condone
c. Atone
d. Criminate
5. Truculent
a. Ugly
b. Temperate
c. Aggressive
d. Vulgar

D. SPELLING (10 ITEMS): Encircle the word with correct spelling.

1. Quintessence, quintesnece, queentessence, queentescence
2. Oblevious, oblivious, oblivuous, oblivouos
3. Acquisense, ackquiscense, acquiescence, ackquiesense
4. Apparently, apparantly, apperently, apperantly
5. Conceited, concieted, consiteid, consitied
6. Ideosycrasy, ideosinckrasy, idiosykrasy, idiosyncrasy
7. Malleable, maleable, maliable, malliable
8. Astemuous, abstemious, absttemious, absttemuous
9. Flobberghast, flabbergast, flabberghast, flobbergast
10. Escharcion, excurseyon, excursion, excurseon

E. SENTENCE COMPLETION (30 ITEMS): Complete the sentences below by encircling the
correct word.
Noun
 1. The panelists discuss the (criteria, criterion) for judging.
2. Anne placed her (stuff, stuffs, staff) inside her bag.
3. The forests in northern part of America house a herd of (moose, mooz, mooses).
4. My favorite subject is (mathematics, Mathematics).
5. I got a high grade in (mathematics, Mathematics) 11.
Pronoun
1. (Whom, Whose) laptop was left in the classroom?
2. Kindly hand me (that, those) books on top of the table.
3. The professor stood before (them, they) with a stern look on his face.
4. (This, These) boxes of canned goods are for the evacuees.
5. (Few, Most) of the work was done by the seniors.
Verb
1. Lea (studied, had been studying, will study, will have been studying) her lesson for one
hour already when she decided to take a break.
2. I shall ask Steffi, when I (saw, have seen, see, will see) her.
3. Prof. San Pascual has (announced, announce) it, (hasn’t, has) she?
4. Naomi and Lester (has been, has been gone, have gone, have been gone) to Taiwan
several times.
Prepositions
1. Don Ernan has a blown (in, out, up) picture at the living room of his house.
2. Most Asians take their shoes (off, of, in) before entering a house.
3. The students will have their defense (in, on, at) May.
4. The ruined car hit (about, along, against) the wall (on, at, in) noon yesterday.
Conjunctions
1. Avie forgot to bring her umbrella; (otherwise, therefore), she was drenched in the rain.
2. The teachers (and, or) the students are waiting for the buses to arrive.
3. President Duterte decided to attend the peace talks (or, if) else the people will oust him as
the leader of this country.
4. Trisha still buys new clothes, (even though, if) she has no savings left.
5. We rushed to see the concert, (but, although) it was over.
Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Each of the officers (are, is) willing to go and visit he victims of Marawi siege.
2. In our country, street policies (do not, does not) matter at all.
3. Thirty five pesos (is, are) the remaining money in my wallet.
 4. Half of the survivors (has, have) no place to stay.
5. Either of the apple or the oranges (is, are) my favorite fruits.

F. READING COMPREHENSION (10 ITEMS): Read the questions carefully. Then, encircle
the letter of the best answer.
The principle of homeostasis is the body’s tendency to maintain constant internal
environment. This equilibrium-preserving tendency is needed for the body to survive and
function, and if it is upset in some manner, steps must be taken to restore it. Psychologists
maintain that any physiological or psychological (1) will motivate behavior designed to restore
equilibrium. The hungry, (2), uncomfortable, or fearful person will be motivated to do something
to reduce the tension. For example, the lowering body temperature in any organism will ring
about internal coordinated changes; restriction of blood flowing through the peripheral vessels,
thus, retarding heat loss, and increasing fat (3). Tensing of muscles and shivering may result as
the body temperature remains low. The activity level of the organism will be observed to
increase such movement to a warmer environment. A cat may curl up itself near a hot stove; a
dog may walk into the sunshine; a person may put on heavier clothing or he may adjust the
conditioner if he feels too cold. Under the homeostatic theory of motivation, there is an innate
need to keep physical balance or a (4) internal environment which is considered the motivating
force of behavior. (Sevilla, Rovira, & Vendivel Jr., 1984)
1.
a. Firmness
b. Imbalance
c. Offset
d. Poise
2.
a. Anxious
b. Apathetic
c. Casual
d. Stolid
3.
a. Metabolic
b. Metabolism
c. Metamorphosis
d. Modification
 4.
a. Constant
b. Established
c. Mercurial
d. Volatile
5. Lowering body temperature will bring about internal coordinated changes in the
following order:
a. Increasing fat metabolism - restriction of blood flowing - retarding heat loss
b. Increasing fat metabolism - retarding heat loss - restriction of blood flowing
c. Restriction of blood flowing - increasing fat metabolism - retarding heat loss
d. Restriction of blood flowing - retarding heat loss - increasing fat metabolism

A Eulogy of Roaches by Bienvenido Lumbera

Blessed are the cockroaches.

In this country they are

the citizens who last.
They need no police
to (10) their peace
because they tolerate
each other's smell or greed.

Friends to dark and filth,

they do not choose their meat.
Although they neither sow
nor reap, a daily feast
is laid for them in rooms
and kitchens of their pick.

The roaches do not spin,

and neither do they weave.
But note the russet coat
the sluggards wear: clothed
at birth, roaches require
no roachy charity.

They settle where they wish

and have no rent to pay.
his opportunities
pile up where garbage grows.
Eviction is a word
quite meaningless to them
who do not have to own
their dingy crack of wall.

Not knowing dearth or taxes,

they increase and multiply.
Survival is assured
even the jobless roach;

Dying is brief and cheap

and thus cannot affright.
A whiff of toxic mist,
an agile heel, a stick
-- the swift descent of pain
is also final death.

Their annals may be short,

but when the simple poor
have starved to simple death,
roaches still circulate
in cupboards of the rich,

the strong, the wise, the dead.

6. The cockroaches are symbolism for:
a. Activists
b. Corrupt politicians
 c. Government
d. Normal citizens
7. The opposite of the word sluggard in the 17th line is...
a. Dawdler
b. Hard worker
c. Lazy
d. Loafer
8. The author of the poem is being ______ in his poem.
a. Indifferent
b. Sarcastic
c. Sympathetic
d. Whimsical
9. The synonym of the word eulogy is:
a. Calumny
b. Criticism
c. Compliment
d. Condemnation
10.
a. Conceal
b. Enscones
c. Promulgate
d. Release
 FILIPINO ANSWER KEY

A. Talasalitaan
Pillin ang titik ng salita na pinakamalapit sa kahulugan ng salitang nakasalangguhit
1 Isa sa mga daluyong na kinakaharap ni Aling Nancy ay ang pagkawala ng kanyang aso sa kanilang
barrio.
A. paborito C. ayaw
B. problema D. dahilan
2 Sinulot ni Bea ang asawa ng kapitbahay niya.
A. Inagaw C. Pinagsamantalahan
B. Binastos D. Inakit
3 Si Nadine ay may busilak na puso.
A. mapula C. malinis
B. madugo D. maramdamin
4 Mapaniil na tao si Bryan kaya walang siyang kaibigan
A. Mapang-api C. Magaling
B. Mapagbigay D. Malamya
5 Magaling kumanta si Shaira kaso siya’y kimi.
A. magalang C. mahiyain
B. mapag-angkin D. masama
6 Malamyos ka lang naman kapag may kailangan ka sa akin eh.
A. Matalino C. Masigasig
B. Masipag D. Malambing
7 Ang pangarap ni Bella ay tarukin ang katotohanan tungkol sa lumubog na Sewol Ferry
A. alamin C. indahin
B. isipin D. hanapin
8 Pinagsabihan kami ni Inay dahil hindi siya natuwa sa aming mga kaaliswaswasan.
A. kalokohan C. katalinuhan
B. ginagawa D. kagandahan
9 Pinagtitinginan si Paula ng kanyang mga kaklase dahil sa kakatwa niyang buhok
A. malinis C. nakakatawa
B. kakaiba D. magulo
10 Walang kaabug-abog na umalis ang tatay ko, dala-dala ang kanyang baon sa trabaho.
A. mabilis C. agad-agad
B. tumatakbo D. patakbo
B. Pagkumpleto ng Pangugusap
Piliin ang titik ng pinakawastong salita/mga salita para sa pangungusap
1 Tahimik na ______________ ang mga estudyante ngayon sa silid-aklatan
A. mananaliksik C. nananaliksik
B. magsasaliksik D. sasaliksik
2 Tuwing nagbabakasyon, hindi nakakatulog si Bill dahil siya ay _______________.
A. namamahay C. binabahay
B. kapitbahay D. bahay-bahayan
3 Gaya________ nakasanayan, namimitas kaming magpipinsan ng manga tuwing tag-init sa aming
bakuran.
A. ng C. na
B. nang D. na ang
4 __________ ang mapagmataas na kapitan sa ginawa niyang masama
A. Hahamak C. Paghamak
B. Hamak D. Napahamak
5 Matagal nang ___________ ni Ate Tessy ang balitang tatakbo siya sa susunod na eleksyon
A. paglantad C. nilantad
B. ilalantad D. naglantad
6 Tumakbo si Arlene paalis ______ nalaman niyang sinugod sa ospital si Mark.
A. pag C. nang
B. sa D. ng
7 ______________ siyang parang sira ang isip
A. Humalakhak C. Halakhak
B. Humahalakhak D. Hahalakhak
8 Kasama ____ namin siya kahapon nang manood kami ng sine.
A. din C. ring
B. rin D. daw
9 Gusto _____ mamasyal sa tabing-dagat mamayang hapon kasama ka.
A. kung C. ko
B. kong D. rin
10 __________ siya sa kalagayan ng kanyang ama na nasa ospital.
A. Nag-aalala C. Nag aalala
B. Nagaalala D. Nagalala

C. Pagtukoy ng mali
Piliin ang titik ng bahagi ng pangungusap na may mali sa balarila

1 Babagalan ko ang aking takbo kaya nakahabol ang aso sa akin. Walang mali
A B C D
2 May mali sa pangungusap na ito. Walang mali
A B C D
3 Kung hindi mo ‘yan paghirapan, wala kang karapatang magalit sa makukuha mong grado. Walang mali
A B C D
 4 Naguunahan ang mga bata na makahuli ng tipaklong sa halamanan. Walang mali
A B C D
5 Hindi bumibili doon si Manong Toto dahil laging mahaba ang pila. Walang mali
A B C D
6 Mahilig sa mga kwentong-bayan si Lea, kaya napakalawak ng kanyang imahinasyon. Walang mali
A B C D
7 Natatakpan ng kadiliman ang iba’t-ibang makukulay na larawan. Walang mali
A B C D
8 Napagalaman na nakipagsabwatan si Mariel sa kanyang tauhan upang maitago ang kasalanang kanyang
A B C
ginawa. Walang mali
D
9 Magpahinga ka na at pahiran mo ang pawis na nasa iyong batok. Walang mali
A B C D
10 Sa kanyang ikalawang termino bilang alkalde, nagpatayo si Mayor Jun nang isa pang gusali sa kanilang
A B C
lungsod. Walang mali
D

D. Pag-aayos ng talata/ salita (10)

Ayusin ang talata/ mga salita nang kronolohikal at naayon sa lohika at sagutin ang mga tanong
na ibibigay.

1-3 a. Kapag ang isang tao ay nakagat ng lamok na ito, kakikitaan siya ng mga sintomas tulad
ng pagsusuka at biglaang pagkakaroon ng mataas na lagnat.

b. Ang dengue ay isa sa mga sakit na kadalasang nararanasan sa mga tropical at sub-
tropikal na bansa.

c. Mahalagang malaman ang mga sintomas ng dengue upang mabigyang lunas ang taong
mayroon nito.

d. Ang lamok na Aedis egypti ang nagdadala ng sakit na ito.

1 Ano ang tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga pangungusap?

A. (d,a,b,c) C. (b,d,a,c)
B. (b,a,d,c) D. (d,b,c,a)

2 Ano ang pangatlong pangungusap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d
 3 Ano ang unang pangungusuap?
A. a C. c
B. b D. d

4-6 a. Isang laruang panlibangan ang sipa.

b. Maliban dito, ang iba pang larong Pilipino ay patintero at luksong-tinik.

c. Nilalaro ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsipa ng isang bolang rattan gamit ng paa, tuhod, ulo, o
braso.

d. Ito ay isang larong Pilipino—ang pambansang laro ng Pilipinas.

4 Ano ang tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga pangungusap?

A. (a,c,d,b) A. (b,d,c,a)
B. (a,b,c,d) B. (a,c,b,d)

5 Ano ang huling pangungusap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

6 Ano ang ikalawang pangungusuap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

7-8 a. Kada taon, maraming bagyo ang bumabayo sa mga isla ng Pilipinas

b. Dahil alam natin na malaki ang pinsalang naidudulot nito, dapat lagi tayong handa

c. Nagdadala ang mga ito ng malalakas na hangin at maraming ulan

d. Ito ay nagigin sanhi ng pagbaha at pagkasira ng maraming bagay

7 Ano ang ikalawang pangungusuap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

8 Ano ang unang pangungusuap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

9-10 a. Ang basketball ang pinakasikat na laro sa Pilipinas.

b. Sikat din ang mga paligsahan sa laro na ito, tulad ng PBA at UAAP, na pinapalabas sa telebisyon.

c. Subalit, dahil hindi ganoong matangkad ang mga Pilipino, nahihirapan ang Pilipinas sa
pandaigdigang mga kompetisyon.
 d. Nilalaro ito ng halos lahat ng mga bata at matanda, mahirap man o mayaman.

9 Ano ang pangatlong pangungusuap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

10 Ano ang huling pangungusap?

A. a C. c
B. b D. d

E. Filipino Reading Comprehension

Bata, Bata Paano Ka Ginawa?
Ni Lualhati Bautista
Unang Kabanata

At sa wakas, tumugtog ang graduation march at nagmartsa papasok ang mga batang
magsisipagtapos.
“Ladies and gentlemen, here comes kindergarten class, section one, handled by Mrs. Erlinda
Macasaya! Please give them a big hand!”
Palakpakan.
Itinaas ni Lea ang nakahanda nang kamera, isinentro sa anak na nasa kalagitnaan ng linya. Saglit
na huminto sa pagmamartsa si Maya, itinaas ang baba, nameywang, at ngumiti nang maluwang. Klik!
Itinulak ito ng kasunod. Hinarap ni Maya’t tinampal ang kamay ng kaklase. Pinandilatan sila ni Mrs.
Macasaya.
“Coming next is kindergarten class, section two, led by their adviser, Miss Elvira Sagun. Ladies
and gentlemen, please give them a big hand!”
Martsa papasok ang section two. Oo nga’t tinuruan sila ng titser ng mga chest out, stomach in,
pero sa oras na ito’y wala na sa mood ang mga bata. May dumadarag na, may nagkakalkal na ng ulo. Aba
nga naman, alas siyete ang usapang mag-uumpisa ang programa’y alas-otso pasado na ngayon. Mataas
na’t mainit ang araw. At sa school ground lang, sa open air, idinaos ang graduation.
Pati mga manonood ay ngayon lang napipirmi. Kanina’y nagkisaw-kisaw na ang mga tao,
reklamuhan kabi-kabila, paypayan, singhalan.
Higit kasi pang matindi sa lahat ang pagkayamot ng mga magpipitong taon. Pinapawis nga naman
sila sa suot nalang toga. Hindi na yata nakatiis ang isa, sa kalagitnaan ng pila’y hinablot ang toga niya at
ginawang pamaypay.
 “Sst! Balik ‘yan, balik!” gigl na singhal ni Miss Sagun sa bata. Bubulong-bulong na isinalpak ng
bata sa ulo niya ang toga.
Humingi rin ng palakpak ang tagapagsalita para sa dumarating na section three. Inihatid din ng
adviser ang mga ito sa kanilang takdang upuan. Isang batang mukhang pilyo ang huminto sa tapat ng
titser at nagsabi:
“Tser, may I go out!”
Napahindig ang titser. “Mamaya!”
“Iihi ako!”
“Mamaya sabi!”
Nagbanta ang bata. “Ba’la kayo!”
“Ssh!”
Bahala nga naman kayo. Pagdating sa upuan (nakatayo pa ang lahat habang hindi pa kumpletong
nakakapasok ang mga ga-graduate) inilabas ng pilyong bata ang ano niya at sinabayan ng ihi. Lingunan
ang mga batang babaing natilamsikan. Gimbal sa “pagkadungis” ng kanilang mga “dangal!”
“Ma’am, si Roderick, ditto umiihi!”
Tawanan ang mga tao. Natukso si Lea, itinaas ang kamera at isinentro sa batang umiihi.
Klik!
Inanawns ng tagapagsalita ang pagsisimula ng programa sa pamamagitan ng Pambansang Awit,.
Dumisente ang mga tao. Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan…
Pagkatapos nito, opening speech ng principal. Na sinabayan ng mabilis na pagkilos ng maraming
ina. Puntahan sila sa kanya-kanyang anak para hubaran ang mga ito ng toga, na magbibilad ng suot nilang
bikini suit. Ito ang mga batang kasali sa pilian ng Miss Kinder, kasali sa fashion show na gaganapin sa
stage.
Si Ding ang taya sa pag-aalis ng damit ni Maya. Iyon ang usapan nina Lea at Ding; si Ding
katulong ni Flor na pamangkin ni Lea, ang nga nag-aasikaso kay Maya dahil si Lea ang kukuha ng mga
retrato ng anak.
Teka, hindi pala ‘yong bikini ang kailangan. Iyon muna pa lang gown. Sinuutan ni Flor ng gown
si Maya. Sinusuklayan. Kinakabitan ng dekorasyon sa buhok.
Sa paligid, hindi lang gown at suklay at suklat ang dala ng maraming ina sa kanilang anak kundi
pati make-up at liptstick. Pinupulbuhan nila nang makapal ang mga anak nila, nilagyan ng eye liner,
pinapahiran ng pampula sa pisngi. May sinabi si Ding kay Flor at batay sa pagsulyap nito sa paligid,
nahulaan ni Lea na itinatanong nito kung si Maya ba ay hindi nila pipintahan din.
Hindi. Mahigpit ang order ni Lea na h’wag lalagyan si Maya kahit lipstick. Para kay Lea,
maruming tingnan ang isang batang naka make-up at lipstick. Imbis na makaganda’y sinisira nito ang
kalinisan ng isang batang mukha. Nilalagyan ng anyo ng kamunduhan at karanasan.
 Inihanda na ng mga hurado ang papel at lapis nila. Mag-uumpisa na silang bigyan ng kaukulang
marka ang personalidad ng mga batang kandidato.
Maya-maya’y umaakyat sa stage ang mga bata; idinidisplay ang gown nila, lumalakad nang
nakapameywang, nagpa-pause, nagpo-pose, habang sinasabi ng tagapagsalita ang mga pangalang nila na
sinasagot naman ng palakpakan ng mga tao. Panay ang klik ng mga kamera, na sinisingitan pa ng
kislapan ng mga flush bulbs... Sa kainitan ng araw, hindi ka gagamit ng flash bulb.
“Arlina de los Santos!”
Isang bata sa gown na kulay ginto at nagkikislapang palamuti ang nagpapalahaw dahil ayaw
umakyat sa stage. Hatak-hatak ito ng ina, pinipilit, pinaplano pa man din. Nagtatawanan na ang marami,
nanghihinayang ang ilan.
“Gagang bata ‘yan, ang ganda-ganda pa ng suot!”
“Ay, mahal ‘yan, mare! Mahigit isang libo ang ginasta ni Corazon dahil diyan!” ’Yong Corazon
siguro ang ina.
Nag-concentrate si Lea sa pagkuha ng retrato ni Maya. Sa Parisukat na camera lens, aaminin
niyang maganda nga ang anak niya. Manang-mana sa ina, sinabi siya sa sarili. Pero hindi iyon ang
kahanga-hanga dito kundi ang tiwala sa sarili, na masasalamin sa mga hakbang nito, sa pa-cute nito.
Puwedeing mag-artista paglaki, sabi nga ng iba. Puwedeng mag-leader.
Kung mananatili siyang ligtas sa mundo ng isang musmos, naisip ni Lea. Kung hindi siya
wawasakin ng mga kawalang-katiyakan.
Nanay, nagkakalkal ng ulo si Ojie sa tabi ni Lea. Kanina pa nga naman siya tinatawag ni Ojie.
Sumilip uli sa lens ng kamera si Lea. “Ano?” tanong niya.
“Gusto ko ng soft drinks.”
“Don ka humingi ng pera sa tatay Ding mo. Wala akong dala dito.”
“Malayo siya, e!”
“Lapitan mo.”
“Hindi ako makadaan!”
“Di mamaya ka na mag-soft drinks, pag makakadaan ka na!”
Dumadarag na lumayo si Ojie, at nakadaan papunta kay Ding.
Tatay Ding. Ba’t may Tatay Ding pa, tanong ng isang kapitbahay kay Lea no’ng bagong lipat pa
lang sila sa lugar na ito. Ba’t hindi basta tatay na lang?
To differentiate, sagot niya. Dahil meron siyang Tatay Raffy.
Nag-anawns ang tagapagsalita ng kasunod na bahagi ng programa. Sayaw mula sa isang grupo ng
mga mag-aaral. Ehersisyong sayaw.
Bumanat ng kanta si Florante, Abakada…egahalia… manangaopa…rasatauwaya! Umentra sa
stage ang grupo at sinayawan ang kanta ni Florante.
 Naghuhubaran na naman ng gown ang mga batang kasali sa contest. Ngayon, ang iniwan nila sa
katawan ay ang saplot na bikini. Kinambatan ni Lea ang tatanga-tangang pamangkin. Mabilis namang
tinulungan ito ni Ding sa pag-iintindi kay Maya.
Iyong ibang ina, nireretoke ang make-up ng anak nila. Lumapit si Flor kay Lea at ibinulong:
“Tita Lea, si Maya lang ang walang make-up. Lalagyan ko siya maski lipstick.”
“Wala akong lipstick.”
“Manghihiram ako.”
“Tumigil ka.”
Isa pang palabas at balik sa stage ang mga kandidato sa pagka-Miss Kinder. Dumarami ang mga
batang nagmamarakulyo. Ang isa’y nagpo-posing nga pero halatang napipilitan na lang. Halatang malapit
nang umiyak. Ginulo naman ng isa pa ang buhok niya bago nag-fashion show… isang maliwanag na
paninirya sa ina’t titser.
Iyan ang hirap sa usapang ito. Ano ba naman ang kamuwangan ng mga pipituhing taon sa mga
beauty contest? Laro lang ang tingin nila sa lahat ng bagay at komo laro gagawin lang nila pag gusto nila.
Pag nasa mood sila.
Karaniwan na ina lang ang may gustong mapalaban ang anak nila, masabing kabilang ito sa
magaganda, maging ang pinakamaganda kung maaari. Baya’n mo nang masabak siya sa rehearsal
pagkatapos ng klase. Baya’n mong maibilad siya sa init, mapagod siya, lagnatin siya, sipunin siya. Gusto
ng nanay ng tropeo, gusto ng nanay ng karangalan.

Dear asawa ko na nasa Saudi: padalhan mo agad ako ng isang milyong dolyar pambili ng gown
ng anak mo na isusuot sa beauty contest. Aba, baka hindi mo nalalaman, kandidato ang anak mo sa
pagka-Miss Kinder!
Naturalmente, kailangang pinakamaganda ang suot niya sa okasyong iyon. H’wag mong
sabihing maitim siya, hindi na mapapansin ang kulay niya pag napansin ang suot niya. At susuutan ko
siya ng gold, sasabugan ko ng sequence para kumislap. Pag nagmarakulyo siya, hahatakin ko siya.
Babanatan ko. Ku, makikita ng batang yan pagdating namin sa bahay!
Naisip ni Lea na kung anong banat kaya ang aabutin ng bata sa suot na gold pag-uwi nila ng
bahay. T’yak na maraming kurot at amba ng suntok at mura. Sayang ang gown, e. Biro mo, isang milyon
ang halaga, hindi nai-display?
Iniisip din ni Lea kung hindi kaya si Maya lang ang napaiba sa pagkakataong ito. Si Maya mismo
ang pinagdesisyon niya kung gusto niyang sumali.
“S’yempre naman!” tiyakang sagot sa kanya ni Maya.
“Magpapagod ka sa kare-rehearsal. Siyempre araw-araw me praktis, kayo.”
“S’yempre!”
“Baka mamaya, iiyak ka?”
 “Baka ikaw ang iiyak, Nanay?”
“Bakit ako?”
“Bibili mo ‘kong toga saka gown saka bikini. Maraming perang kailangan do’n!”
May mga pumuna sa kanya sa pagkumporme niya na sumali si Maya sa nasabing beauty contest.
Lalo na’t nasa sirkulo siya ng mga taong may matibay na paniniwala na ang mga pagandahan ay isa pa
ring uri ng pagsasamantala sa mga babae.
Pero gano’n din naman ang damdamin niya. Ang totoo’y nagalit na siya nang makita niya ang
ipinapagod ni Maya sa rehearsals. Hanggang sa huling praktis kahapon, hanggang sa mag-umpisa na ang
programa kanina, ay gusto na niyang i-withdraw sa contest ang anak... gusto na niyang iuwi! May lagnat
na ito kahapon. 38.2. Nag-aalala siya na tumaas pa iyon.
Kaso’y disidido talaga si Maya na maging parte ng programang ito. Hindi ito papayag na mag-
pull out. Ano man ang dinaramdam ni Maya ay ginagawa pa rin nito ang kanyang the best.
Sport siya, sabi ni Lea sa sarili. Manang-mana sa nanay. At kakambal ng nararamdaman niyang
pag-aalala’y nakadarama din siya ng pagkakamali.
“Ngayon naman po, ang mga bata natin ay magpapakita ng kanilang talino sa pamamagitan ng
pag-awit, tula, at sayaw!”
Unang bata, ala-Celeste Legaspi sa mga angat ng balikat, liyad ng katawan at lukot ng mukha:
“Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe!...”
Pangalawang bata, nagpakuha pa man din ng gitara’t upuan: “Nang isilang ka sa mundong ito,
laking tuwa ng magulang mo!...”
“Talo’ng anak mo ro’n,” biro niya kay Ding na tumabi sa kanya. “Marunong siyang maggitara.”
Seryoso’t may kaba si Ding sa panonood. Naisip ni Lea kung napakahalaga ba kay Ding ng
paligsahang ito. Kung matter of life and death ba sa kanya ang na Manalo ang anak.
Huminga nang malalim si Lea… Wala kang magagawa, sabi niya sa sarili. Simpleng tao lang si
Ding… sing-simple ng karaniwang ama’t ina.
“Oh Captain, my captain!” banat ng ikatlong bata.
Nagpayanig din ang ikaapat na bata sa pamamagitan ng pagbabali-bali ng katawan nito sa saliw
na tugtuging rock.
“Talo na nga yata ang anak mo,” bulong ni Ding kay Lea. Na-insecure na nga si Ding.
Hindi yata huminga si Ding nang pumagitna si Maya at magbandila ng tula niya.:
“Ang tiyan ng nanay, malaki’t mabilog.
Ano ‘yon? Tanong ni Ojie sa nanay.
Bola? Bola ng basketball?
Hindi, iba.
 Puwedeng paglaruan?
Hindi at may laman.
Ano’ng laman, ha ‘Nay?
Sorpresa, sorpresa!
Ang sorpresa nang lumabas, ako pala!
Pa’nong ang bola ay naging si Maya?
Biglang tawa si Nanay:
Paglaki mo na, Ojie, saka mo malalaman!”
Hindi siguro akalain ni Ding, pero pinakamasigabo ang palakpakan ng tao kay Maya. May
kasama pang malakas na tawanan.
Pero hindi pumalakpak ang prinsipal. Hindi natawa. Kundi napahindig:
“Que barbaridad!”
Natawa uli ang tao sa reaksyon ng prinsipal.
Nalagay sa alanganin si Ding. Hindi malaman kung matatawa o mapapahiya.
Ngayon lang narinig ni Ding ang tula ni Maya. Pag tinatanong kasi nito ang anak kung ano’ng
gagawin sa stage, ang laging sagot ni Maya: “Malalaman mo.”
Nalaman nga niya ngayon.
“Sinong nagturo sa anak mo no’n?” usig ni Ding kay Lea.
Nakangiti si Lea. “Sino pa!” at nagmamalaki pa!
Tumalim ang tingin ni Ding kay Lea. “Talagang wala kang turong mabuti!”
Babaan na naman ang mga bata para isuot uli ang kanilang toga. Mag-aabutan muna ng diploma
habang nagde-deliberate ang mga hurado.
Isa-isang tinawag ang mga ga-graduate. Sa huli na raw ibibigay ang medalya ng karangalan.
Hanggang sa oras na ito, walang nakakaalam kung sinu-sino ang mag-uuwi ng medalya.
Nakabitin sa suspense ang mga magulang.
“Una muna po, pagkaraang pagtibayin natin ang pag-graduate ng bata, hihingin natin ang pasiya
ng mga hurado sa ating paligsahan bago natin i-proklama ang mga honor students natin.”
At least may sapat na isip naman sila na ilagay sa huli ang pagsasabi ng honor students. At least
alam nila na ang pinaka-importante sa umagang ito’y hindi kung sino ang pinakamaganda kundi sino ang
pinakamarunong.
Panhikan na naman sa stage ang mga kandidato suot ang kanilang gown. Tulad sa lahat ng beauty
contest, nagpilian muna ng Miss Photogenic, Miss Talent, at kung anu-ano pang Miss. Naubos na ang
tropeo sa pagka-Miss. Kung anu-ano ay wala pang nakukuha si Maya.
 “Wala pang nakukuha si Maya,” ninenerbiyos na bulong ni Ding.
“May makukuha ‘yan,” pampalakas-loob ni Lea. “’Yong pinakamalaki,” iyong pinakamalaking
trophy ang nakalaan sa Miss Kinder.
Third Princess!
Second Princess!
Wala pa ring hawak si Maya at na-insecure na rin pati si Lea. Minumura na niya nang pabulong
ang mga hurado. Ipinagngingitngit na niya ang tila pagpapakaseryoso ng mga ito sa pamamahagi ng
trophy.
Kung siya ang hurado, titiyakin niya na bawat bata’y may iuuwing tropeo. Na wala sa kanilang
uuwi nang bigo.
At nahihiya. Dahil sa ga’nong edad, ang pagkabigo’y laging may kakabit na pagkapahiya.
“Tinatawagan po sa entablado ang Miss Kinder ng nakaraang taon para siyang magputong ng
korona sa ating Miss Kinder, ’83. Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Kinder ’82 Dolores Villafuerte! Let’s give
her a big hand, please!
Sabog ang palakpakan. Taas-noo, aral na aral ang lakad, tulad ng isang Miss sa pandaigdig na
pagandahan, naka-gown ng kulay rosas na tinataya ni Lea na nagkakahalaga na rin ng libo, kuntodo naka-
guwantes at parang isinubsob sa make-up, dala ang makislap na korona ng karangalan, ang nakaraang
Miss Kinder.
Diyos ko, usal ni Lea sa sarili. Diyos ko, ano’ng ginagawa nila sa mga bata?
“And now, Miss Kinder ’83, ladies and gentlemen... because of her simplicity, her freshness,
poise and total personality...” pause. Birada ng tugtog. Mga nakabiting hininga. “Maria Natalia Gascon!”
Napalundag si Ding. At sa kabila ng damdamin niya, napalundag din si Lea. Pati puso yata niya’y
tumalon at nawala sa lugar. Pero siyempre di dapat makalimutan ang kamera lalo na sa pagkakataong ito.
Klik! Lumalabo ang lens sa mga mata niya. Ano ‘to, umiiyak ba siya? Klik! Habang nasa tabi niya’y hindi
rin makontrol ni Ding ang buhos ng kaligayahan.
Klik! Anak ko ‘yon! Hahahaha! Mga kaibigan, si Maya ko ‘yon! Klik! Narinig n’yo ba? Anak ko
‘yon!
Klik! Klik!
Anak ko sa labas. ‘Yong batang konti ko nang tinunaw no’ng araw. Kundi ko lang naisip na lahat
ng bata’y kailangang bigyan ng pagkakataong maging tao.
Klik! Maya, naririnig mo ba, anak? Si Raffy ang naging katumbas mo! Alam mo ba kung sino si
Raffy? Iyon ang pinakamalaking pag-ibig ko!
Klik! Klik!
“Ding, ‘yong film! Sagad na ‘to, Ding ‘yong film!”
“Eto, eto!”
“Diyos ko, matagal pa ba bago malagay ‘yan! Mae-expose ‘tong nauna!”
 “Misis, isi ka lang. Eto’ng kamera ko, me film pa!”
Inagaw niya halos ang kamera sa kamay ng lalaking nagmamagandang-loob. Klik! Naloko na,
fixed focus. Malabo ang kuha! Tarantadong mama ito, mumurahin ang kamera!
Umiiyak siya... pati leeg niya, basang basa na sa luha!
Diyos ko, e alam mo namang hindi ako mahilig sa mga beauty contest e bakit nagkakaganito ako?

Idineklara rin si Maya bilang honor student, pangatlo sa mga nakakuha ng karangalan. Dito
sana dapat mapaiyak sa tuwa si Lea. Pero by that time e wala na siyang luha... kung paanong wala ring
film ang kamera ng lalaking nagmagandang-loob sa kanya, at binayaran na lang niya ang commercial
photographer na gumagala sa school ground para kunan ang mga dagdag na retrato ang kanyang anak.

1 Alin sa mga ito ang hindi naglalarawan kay Lea?

A. tapat C. marangya
B. payak D. matapang

2 Bakit napahiyaw at malakas na nagpalakpakan ang mga tao pagkatapos ng tula ni Maya?
A. Kakaiba at kawili-wili ang tula niya. C. May nakita silang kakaibang kasama ni Maya sa
B. Mali ang itinanghal niya. entablado.
D. Alam nilang si Lea ang nagturo kay Maya.

3 Muntik nang alisin ni Lea si Maya sa paligsahan. Bakit?

A. Biglang nagsabi si Maya na ayaw na C. Pinagbawalan siya ng ibang mga nanay.
niyang sumubok sa paligsahan. D. Nakita niyang pagod na pagod na ang bata sa
B. Pinagbawalan siya ni Ding. rehearsal.

4 “Isang batang mukhang pilyo ang huminto sa tapat ng titser at nagsabi: ‘Tser, may I go out!’”
Ano ang kasingkahulugan ng salitang “pilyo” sa pangungusap na ito?
A. masama C. masaya
B. makulit D. matalino

5 Bakit ayaw lagyan ni Lea si Maya ng make-up?

A. Tatanggalin lang ito ni Maya. C. Ayaw ni Maya ng make-up.
B. Gusto niyang magmukhang simple si D. Mamahalin ang make-up kaya hindi na bumili si
Maya. Lea.

6 Anong uri ng ina si Lea?

A. Masama, sapagkat pinilit niya si Maya na C. Mabait, sapagkat hinayaan niyang si Maya ang
sumali sa beauty contest. magdesisyon na sumali sa beauty contest.
B. Magara, sapagkat binilhan niya si Maya D. Wala sa mga nabanggit
ng pinakamaganda at mamahaling gown.

7 Anong uri ng panitikan ang akda sa itaas?

A. Sanaysay C. Epiko
B. Tula D. Wala sa mga nabanggit
 Ako Si Magiting
Ni Consolacion P. Conde

Ang tao sa kanyang kabataan pa lamang ay dapat nang kakitaan at karinggan ng kanyang
paninindigan bilang isang mamamayan. Matuto siyang magbulay-bulay ng mga bagay-bagay sa kanyang
paligid lalo’t nahihinggil sa kalayaan, katahimikan at kaunlaran ng bayan. Ang kapansanan ay di sagwil
upang makapaglingkod sa inang-bayan.

Nangingiti kayo, sapagkat narito ako sa inyong harapan. Nagbubuka ako ng bibig at pilit kong
pinalalaki ang aking maliit na tinig!

Tunay, ako’y musmos pa lamang kung inyong pagmamasdan. Subalit ang aking puso ay
singhugis at sinlaki na rin ng inyong puso. Ang aking dibdib ay sintibay na rin ng inyong dibdib. Pahat
man ang aking diwa ay nakauulinig ang aking pandinig at nakakikita ang aking mga mata. Nadarama ko
ang agay-ay ng hangin, ang init ng araw, ang pintig ng buhay. Nalalasahan ko ang linamnam ng ligaya at
tamis ng tuwa. Nananamnam ko ang pait ng apdo at saklap ng dalamhati. Nahuhulo ko na rin ang ganda
ng kabutihan at kapangitan ng kasamaan.

Kahapon ay nasaksihan ko kung papaanong inakay ng isang batang lalaki ang isang matandang
ina. Sa kapalaran ng mataong lansangan ay tumawid sila; at ang matanda ay nailayo sa panganib at
kamatayan. Aniko sa sarili, gayundin ang dapat kong gawin!

Ngunit kanina sa tindahan ng Intsik sa panulukan ay nanghilakbot ako sa aking nakita. May
binatilyong kagaya ko, datapwa’t may hawak na bote ng alak at sa mga bulang kanilang nilalagok ay unti-
unti silang nangawala sa kanilang mga sari-sarili. Maya-maya pa’y naghalibasan sa isa’t isa. Ang ilan ay
nangalugmok at nangahandusay. Ang iba nama’y sugatang nagsipanakbuhan. O! Kasuklam-suklam na
panoorin… Naibulong ko na lamang: A, hindi ko sila dapat pamarisan!

Katutunghay ko pa lamang sa pahayagang ngayon na aking dala. Isang panawagan sa kabataan

ang magpatala upang ihanda ang kanilang sarili sa pagsasanggalang sa kalagayan ng bayan. Kaya naman
ako… akong nabibilang sa kabataan ay naririto ngayon at dumudulog sa inyo. Opo, ako... akong si
Magiting ay naririto upang ilaan ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa Lupang Tinubuan!

Bakit kayo nangingiti? Bakit nga? Bakit ninyo ako pinagmamasdan mula paa hanggang ulo?
Mula ulo hanggang paa? Bakit? A! dahil ba sa ako’y isang pilay? At putol ang isang paa? Iyan ba ang
dahilan kung bakit nag-aatubili kayong ako ay tanggapin? Iyan ba ang sanhi kung bakit minamaliit ninyo
ang aking alok na paglilingkod?
 Mga ginoo, nagkakamali kayo! Ako’y naririto upang magpatala—upang lumaban; hindi upang
tumakbo!

8 Anong uri ng panitikan ang akda sa itaas?

A. Awit C. Talumpati
B. Tula D. Balita

9 Ano ang nais ipahayag ng akda?

A. Anuman ang itsura natin, pare-pareho C. Ang kabataan ay dapat matutong magdilidili ng
tayong mga tao. mga bagay-bagay sa kanyang paligid.
B. Kung pagtulong sa bayan ang minimithi, D. Lahat ng nabanggit
hindi balakid ang kapansanan.

10 Anong uri ng pananaw ang inilalahad ng akda?

A. Klasisismo C. Formalismo
B. Imahismo D. Humanismo
 MATH ANSWER KEY

ALGEBRA

1. If x​5/4​ = 32, then x equals _____.

A) 16

B) 24

C) 40

D) 64

2. The range of the function f(x) = │2x -1│ is _____.

A) y ≥ ½

B) y ≥ -1/2

C) y ≥ 0

D) y ≤ 0

3. Given f(x) = x​2​ + 3 and g(x) = 3x + 2. Find f(2) + g(3) = _____.

A) 7

B) 11

C) 17

D) 18

4. If the graph y = ax​2​ passes through (1,3), then a = _____?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4
5. The radius of the circle defined by the equation (x-1)​2​ + y​2​ = 25 is _____.

A) 5

B) 25

C) 26

D) 6

6. If M = { (1,2), (3,4), (x,6), (7,8) } is to be a function, then x cannot be equal to _____.

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

7. (3 – 2i) (4 + 2i) is equal to _____.

A) 7

B) 8 – 2i

C) 16 – 2i

D) 8 + 2i

8. 4x​2​ – 16x + y​2​ + 8y = -28 is an equation of _____.

A) an ellipse

B) a parabola

C) a circle

D) a hyperbola

9. The simplest form of x - [ x – x(2x -3) ] is _____.

A) 3x – 2x​2
 B) 2x​2​ – 3x

C) 4x​2​ – 2x​3

D) 2x​3​ – 4x​2

10. If (27/8)​x​ = 9/4, then x = _____.

A) 4/9

B) 9/4

C) 2/3

D) 3/2

11. By how much is 4k greater than 4h?

A) 4h – 4k

B) 4k – 4h

C) k – h

D) h – k

12. The line y = 3x + b passes through the point (2,4). Find b.

A) 2

B) 10

C) -2

D) -10

13. In the quadratic equation y = x​2​ – 8x + 3, the minimum point is _____.

A) (13,4)

B) (-13, 4)

C) (4, -13)
 D) (-4, 13)

14. If log​y​32 = 5, then y = _____.

A) 2

B) 5

C) 32

D) 3

15. The simplest form of ​ln​ (e​x​/e​x-1​) is _____.

A) 2x – 1

B) x – 1

C) 1

D) e​2x - 1

16. A boy’s age is now three-sevenths of what he will be four years from now. How old is he
now?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 7

D) 9

17. A motorist set out from A at a certain rate and would have reached B in 5 hours if he had
continued at this rate. However, when he had gone three-fourths of the way he had motor
trouble which delayed him for an hour and a half. During the remainder of the journey, he
increased his speed by 10 km an hour and reached B one hour and 15 minutes behind
schedule. Find the distance from A to B.

A) 150 km

B) 200 km
 C) 250 km

D) 220 km

3
18. The value of ∑ (3i − 1) is _____.
i=1

A) 2

B) 5

C) 8

D) 15

19. The equation of the line that passes through the points (1,4) and (2,3) is _____.

A) y = x – 5

B) x + y = 5

C) x + y + 5 = 0

D) y = x + 5

20. The parabola defined by the equation 3y2 + 4x = 0 opens _____.

A) upward

B) downward

C) to the left

D) to the right
ARITHMETIC AND STATISTICS:

1. The ratio of two numbers is 6:7. If the larger number is 42, what is the smaller one?

A) 18

B) 7

C) 36

D) 42

2. The mean of 7 numbers is 63. What is the sum of the numbers?

A) 9

B) 44.1

C) 0.9

D) 441

3. [x​5​/y​3​] [x​2​y​3​/yx​4​] =

A) x​3​/y

B) x​7​/y​2

C) x​3​y​2

D) y​3​/x​2

4. Find the range of the set of numbers: 7, 3, 9, 8, 1, 17

A) 10

B) 7

C) 16

D) 17

5. Two coins are tossed. How many possible outcomes are there?
 A) 2

B) 4

C) 8

D) 16

6. If the average of x + 7 and x – 11 is -2, then x equals?

A) -11

B) -5

C) 0

D) 5

7. Which of the following is NOT the product of two prime numbers?

A) 105

B) 38

C) 77

D) 21

8. In how many ways can 4 persons be seated in a round table?

A) 4

B) 6

C) 24

D) 30

9. What is the remainder of 12​5​/3?

A) 4

B) 0
 C) 2

D) 1

10. If -1 < x < 0, which of the following has the greatest value?

A) x

B) x​3

C) -1x/x

D) 1 + x

11. If twice the value of a certain number is increased by 8, the result is 30. What is the
number?

A) 7

B) 9

C) 11

D) 15

12. A basket of 20 apples, three of which are rotten. If an apple is selected, what is the
probability that it is good?

A) 17/20

B) 3/20

C) 17/23

D) 3/23

13. A chemical compound becomes 1.375 degrees hotter when one gram of calcium is added
to it. How much calcium must you add to raise the temperature of the compound by
75.625 degrees?

A) 40.0
 B) 53.625

C) 55.0

D) 56.375

For numbers 14, 15, and 16

In a survey of 100 students, the following data were obtained as to the number of student
enrolled in Math (M), Science (S), and History (C).

Subjects No. of students enrolled

Math only 7

Science only 9

History only 14

Math and Science only 8

Math and History only 3

Science and History only 26

All subjects 14

14. How many are not taking any of the subjects

A) 19

B) 14

C) 26

D) 31

15. How many are enrolled in Math?

A) 22
 B) 18

C) 7

D) 32

16. How many are enrolled in any three of the subjects?

A) 14

B) 85

C) 81

D) 90

17. Rap has twice as many stamps as Jacob. After he gave Jacob 6 stamps, he still has 8 more
stamps than Jacob. How many stamps did Rap have originally?

A) 20

B) 32

C) 36

D) 40

18. From five married couples, 4 people are selected at random. Find the probability of
selecting one woman and 3 men.

A) 5​P.​5​P​3 /​ ​10​P​4

B) 10! / 5! 5!

C) 5​C​1 .5​C​3​ / ​10​C​4

D) 10C​4​ / 10!

19. If David can do ​m ​math problems in three minutes, how many can she do in ​n h​ ours?

A) 1200/mn

B) 20m/n
 C) mn/3

D) 20 mn

20. If garden soil costs ​r c​ entavos per kilogram, how many kilograms may be bought for
P500?

A) 50000/r

B) 50/r

C) 500/r

D) r/500
GEOMETRY

1. If the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:12:13, then the triangle is

A) acute

B) isosceles

C) obtuse

D) right

2. What is the measure of angle B in the following figure if angle A measures 135°?

A) 45°

B) 40°

C) 50°

D) 60°

3. In a parallelogram ABCD, angle A is three times angle B. What is the measure of angle
B?

A) 30

B) 45

C) 50

D) 60

4. The surface area of a cube is 96 square centimeters. How many cubic centimeters are
there in the volume of the cube?
 A) 6

B) 16

C) 32

D) 64

5. π radians is equal to how many degrees?

A) 45°

B) 90°

C) 180°

D) 270°

6. What is the area of the triangle below?

A) 22 cm​2

B) 33 cm​2

C) 44 cm​2

D) 50 cm​2
7. What is the measure of the solid line angle depicted by the following figure?

A) 270 degrees

B) 180 degrees

C) 225 degrees

D) 90 degrees

8. The measure of a complement of an angle is 5 times the measure of the angle. What is the
measure of the angle?

A) 15º

B) 45º

C) 60º

D) 75º

9. How many triangles are determined by 4 coplanar points, no three of which are collinear?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5
 D) 6

10. How long is each side of a regular hexagon with perimeter 108 inches?

A) 12 inches

B) 18 inches

C) 24 inches

D) 36 inches

11. A decagon has how many diagonals?

A) 10

B) 15

C) 25

D) 35

12. The sum of the measures of the angles of a convex polygon is 1800. Find the number of
sides.

A) 8

B) 10

C) 12

D) 14

13. If the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 10, what is the length of one leg?

A) 3√2

B) 5√2

C) 5

D) 7√2
14. If in ΔABC, AB = 8, BC = 10, AC = 12, and P, Q, and R are the midpoints of the sides,
what is the perimeter of ΔPQR?

A) 10

B) 12

C) 15

D) 16

15. Find the equation of the line through (0,0) and perpendicular to x =5.

A) y = 5

B) y = 5x

C) y = 0

D) y = x + 5

16. If the point (x,2) is equidistant from (3,2) and (7,2), then x = _____?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 4

D) 5

17. If all points, 5 units from (1,2) are joined, the result will be _____.

A) a rectangle with an area of 25 square units

B) a circle of diameter 5

C) a ​circle of radius 5

D) a square with an area of 100 sq. units

18. The center of the circle x​2​ + y​2​ – 6x – 2y + 6 = 0 is:

 A) (1,3)

B) (3,1)

C) (-1,3)

D) (-1,-3)

19. The vertices of triangle PQR are (-5,0) (0,5) (5,0). Triangle PQR is _____.

A) equilateral

B) right

C) obtuse

D) acute

20. The equation x​2​ + y​2​ + 2x + 1 = 0 represents

A) a point

B) a circle

C) a parabola

D) an ellipse
TRIGONOMETRY
1. In the right triangle shown below, the length of AB is 8 units, ∠A measures 60°, sin 60° ≈ 0.866, cos 60° ≈
0.5, and tan 60° ≈ 1.73. Approximately how many units long is BC , to the nearest hundredth of a unit?
B

60°

A C

A. 4.00
B. 4.61
C. 4.80
D. 6.93
E. 9.23
12 5 1
2. If sin α = 13, and cos α = 13 , then tan α = ? 3. If 0° < x° < 90° and sin x = , then cos x = ?
2
5 1
A. A. 2
12
7 √𝟑
B. B.
13 𝟐
𝟏𝟐
C. C. 2
𝟓
17 √3
D. D.
13 3
60 2√3
E. 13
E. 3

4. From a hot air balloon, the angle between a radio antenna straight below and the base of the library downtown is
57°, as shown below. If the distance between the radio antenna and the library is 1.3 miles, how many miles high
is the balloon?
balloon

57°

antenna library

1.3 miles
 1.3
A. 𝑠𝑖𝑛57°

1.3
B.
𝑐𝑜𝑠57°

𝟏.𝟑
C. 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟓𝟕°

D. 1.3sin57°

E. 1.3tan57°

5. What is the smallest positive value for x where y = sin2x reaches its maximum?

𝛑
A. 𝟒

B. π

3π
C. 2

D. 2π

5π
E.
2
6. One of the graphs below is that of y = A sin θ for θ between 0 and 6.28 radians, where A is
a constant. Which one? (Answer: A)

7. In the right triangle below, the length of AB is 13 units and the length of CB is 12 units. What is
the tangent of ∠A ?
A

13

C 12 B

𝟏𝟐
A. 𝟓
13
B. 12
12
C. 13
5
D. 12
5
E. 13
For items 8-10, refer to the following 11. An inquisitive math student is
5 𝜋 standing 25 feet from the base of the
equation: sin α = 13 and 2
< α < π.
Pearl of the Orient Tower at Manila City.
8. The cos α is If the angle of elevation from her
𝟏𝟐 horizontal line of sight is 87.4° how tall
A. − 𝟏𝟑
is the hotel?
12
B. 13 A. 550.54 ft
13
C. − 12 B. 551.54 ft

13 C. 552.54 ft
D.
12
D. 553.54 ft
5
E. 12
E. 555.54 ft
9. The tan α is
12. A 25 foot tall flagpole casts a 42 foot
5
A. − 13 shadow. What is the angle that the sun
hits the flagpole?
12
B. 5
A. 57.2°
12
C. −
5 B. 58.2°
𝟓
D. − 𝟏𝟐 C. 59.2°

5 D. 60.2°
E. 12
E. 61.2°
10. The tan α is
13. Elise is standing on top of a 50 foot
5
A. − 13
building and sees her friend, Molly. If
12 Molly is 30 feet away from the base of
B. 5
the building, what is the angle of
𝟏𝟐 depression from Elise to Molly?
C. − 𝟓

5 A. 57.2°
D. − 12
B. 58.2°
5
E. 12
C. 59.2°
 D. 60.2° A. cos θ

E. 61.2° B. sin θ

14. A ladder placed against a wall such C. tan θ

that it reaches the top of the wall of
D. sec θ
height 6 m and the ladder is inclined at
an angle of 60 degree. Find how far the E. cot θ
ladder is from the foot of the wall. 1 − tan2 θ
17. 1+ tan2 θ
= __________.
A. 12 m
A. cos2 θ
B. 3.464 m
C. 6.928 m B. sin2 θ
D. 5.196 m
C. tan2 θ
E. 10.392 m
15. An airplane is observed to be D. sec2 θ
approaching the Ninoy Aquino
E. cot2 θ
International Airport. It is at a distance of
cos θ sin θ
12 km from the point of observation and 18. sec θ
+ csc θ
= __________.
makes an angle of elevation of 50 degree.
A. cos θ
Find the height above the ground.
B. sin θ
A. 7.713 km
B. 14.301 km C. tan θ
C. 9.193 m
D. sec θ
D. 15.665 km
E. 18.669 km E. 1
1− cos2 θ
16. sin θ
is also equivalent to ___________.

19. In order for the two triangles shown to be similar, what is one possible value for x?
A. 8 in.

B. 10 in.

C. 16 in.
D. 20 in.
E. 24 in.
20. Which trigonometric function can equal or be greater than 1.000?

A. Sine

B. Cosine

C. Tangent

D. Secant

E. None of the above

PRECALCULUS & CALCULUS 5. Factor −x2 + x + 1 into an irreducible

polynomial.
Give equations for the following lines in slope- 1+ √5 1− √5
intercept form. A. ( x - )( x - )
2 2
1. The line which passes through the point (1, 2) 𝟏+ √𝟓 𝟏− √𝟓
B. -( x - 𝟐 )( x - 𝟐 )
having slope 4.
C. (x + 1)(x - 1)
A. y = 4x - 2
D. -(x + 1)(x - 1)
B. y = 4x + 2
C. y = 2x - 4
6. Factor x4 − 2x2 + 1 into an irreducible
D. y = 2x + 4
polynomial.
A. (x - 1)(x + 1)
2. The line which passes through the points (−1,
B. (x + 1)2(x + 1)2
1) and (2, −1).
1 2 C. (x - 1)2(x + 1)2
A. y = − 𝑥 + D. (x - 1)2(x - 1)2
3 3
2 1
B. y = 3
𝑥−3
𝟐 𝟏 7. Solve for x: 3√x = x - 4.
C. y = −𝟑𝒙 + 𝟑 A. x = ± 2
1 2
D. y = 𝑥− 3 B. x = 1, 4
3
C. x = -1, -16
Give equations for the following lines in point- D. x = 1, 16
slope form.
1 8. Solve for x: √𝑥 + 2 − √𝑥 − 2 = √4𝑥 − 2.
3. The line parallel to y = 3 𝑥 + 2 , with y- 𝟓
A. x = ≥ 𝟐
intercept (0, −1). 𝟐
1 5
A. y - 1 = 2 (x + 0) B. x = − 2 ≥ 2
𝟏 2
B. y - (-1) = (x - 0) C. x = 5 ≥ 2
𝟐 2
1 D. x = − 5 ≥ 2
C. y - 1 = 2
(x - 0)
1
D. y - (-1) = 2
(x + 0) 3
9. Solve for x: x = 4 √𝑥 .
A. x = ± 8
4. The line perpendicular to y = −3x + 1 which B. x = ± 6
passes through the origin.
1 C. x = ± 4
A. y + 0 = (x - 0) D. x = ± 2
3
1
B. y - 0 = − 3 (x - 0)
1
C. y + 0 = (x + 0) 𝑥−1 2𝑥+1
3 10. Solve for x: 𝑥−2
+ 𝑥+2 = 0.
𝟏
D. y - 0 = 𝟑
(x - 0) 𝟏± √𝟏𝟑
A. x = 𝟑
 B. x =
1± √17 16. Write as an expression containing a single
3 logarithm: 2 ln(3x - 4) - 5 ln(2x - 7).
1± √16 (2𝑥−4)2
C. x = 3 A. ln ( (3𝑥−7)5 )
D. No solution (𝟑𝒙−𝟒)𝟐
B. ln ( (𝟐𝒙−𝟕)𝟓 )
11. Find the equation of the following shape: A (2𝑥+4)2
C. ln ( (3𝑥+7)5 )
circle of radius 2, centered at (1, 2). (3𝑥+4)2
A. (x - 1)2 + (y - 2)2 = 4 D. ln ( (2𝑥+7)5 )
B. (x - 1)2 - (y - 2)2 = 4 17. Solve for x: (x - 1)2 < 9.
C. (x + 1)2 - (y + 2)2 = 4 A. (-2,-4)
D. (x + 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 4 B. (2,4)
C. (-2,4)
12. Find the equation of the following shape: A D. (2,-4)
circle centered at the origin, and tangent to the
line y = −2x + 2.
5 18. Solve for x: √𝑥 + 1 ≥ 2.
A. x2 + y2 = A. [5, ∞)
4
B. x2 + y2 = − 4
5 B. [5, ∞]
𝟒 C. (5, ∞)
C. x2 + y2 = D. (5, ∞]
𝟓
4
D. x2 + y2 = − 5
19. Find the exact value for the following
𝑥2(𝑥3)4 operation: tan θ when θ is in the third quadrant
13. Simplify the following expression: . 4
and sin θ = − 5.
𝑥4
A. x9 3
B. x10 A. 4
3
C. x11 B. −
4
D. x12 𝟒
C. 𝟑
4
14. (√3)1/2 ⋅ (√12)1/2. D. − 3
A. -√3
B. √3 20. Find the exact value for the following
C. -√6 π
operation: sin 12
D. √6
√6+√2
A. 4
15. Simplify the following expression: ln(ln(e))
+ log2(8). √𝟔−√𝟐
A. 0 B. 𝟒
B. 1 C. 0
C. 2 √2
D. 2
D. 3
BIOLOGY
1. There are some similarities and differences between
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following
characteristics is found in prokaryotic cells but not in
eukaryotic cells?
a. linear and with presence of packaging proteins called
histones
b. larger and more complex ribosomes
c. cellular processes are confined into smaller areas for
more efficient communication
d. absence of membrane-bound organelles in the
cytoplasm
2. What is the approximate fraction of the human
genome that codes proteins?
a. 22%-
b. 1%
c. 5%
d. 12%
3. How does a virus incorporate into a cell?
a. Corrupts the host cell’s ribosomes
b. Release its genetic material into the host cell
c. Removes lipids and proteins from the host cell’s
membrane
d. All of the above
4. A high degree of sexual dimorphism among primates
usually indicates competition between
a. Males in order to obtain food resources
b. Females in order to obtain mates
c. Females in order to obtain food resources
d. Males in order to obtain mates
5. Phospholipids are able to form the cell membrane
through their
a. Hydrophilic properties
b. Hydropobhic properties
c. Triglycerides.
d. A and B
6. Which of the following is true about organs in the
excretory system?
a. Reduce osmolarity of body fluids
b. Expels nitrogenous waste
c. Serves as the balance to endorphin system
d. Produces hypertonic urine when there is excess
water in the body
7. The following are functions of the parasympathetic
nervous system, except:
a. Lowering blood pressure
b. Increasing mucuous production
c. Dilating pupils
d. Increasing digestive activities
8. A large group of red poppies exchanges genetic
material with white poppies. Over time, white poppies
become rarer and rarer while red poppies thrive. What is
this genetic variation called?
a. Segregation distortion
b. Selection
c. Mutation
d. Genetic drift
9. Which of the following is the correct order of the
layers of the heart, from outer to inner layer;
a. visceral pericardium; parietal pericardium;
myocardium; endocardium
b. visceral pericardium; parietal
pericardium;endocardium; myocardium
c. parietal pericardium;endocardium;visceral
pericardium; myocardium
d. parietal pericardium;endocardium; myocardium;
visceral pericardium
10. Facilitated diffusion is a form of cell transport that
a. is mediated by channel and carrier proteins
b. occurs against a concentration gradient.
c. allows any movement in and out of the cell.
d. directly involves high energy molecules like ATP.
11. The lymphatic system
a. responsible for the addition of interstitial fluid into
lymph fluid
b. plays a prominent role in immune function and
fatty acid absorption
c. contains phagocytic cells.
d. involves erythrocytin immune response
12. In humans, ___ marks the beginning of fetal
development. In plants, the embryonic period lasts
________.
a. 15th week, as the roots are formed
b. 12th week, until germination
c. 15th week, until the seed is formed
d. 11 week, until the roots are formed
13. A species has 6 homologous chromosome pairs in
somatic, non-gamete cells. How many chromosomes are
present in the gamete cells? How many homologous
pairs?
a. 6 chromosomes, 6 homologous pairs
b. 6 chromosomes, no homologous pairs
c. 12 chromosomes, 3 homologous pairs
d. 8 chromosomes, 2 homologous pairs
14. During meiosis, a diploid organism with 8 total 20. ATP is produced through several different methods.
chromosomes undergoes two consecutive rounds of The following are the true methods, except for;
cytokinesis. After cytokinesis II, how many a. Photophosphorylation
chromosomes are in each cell? b. aerobic respiration
a. 4 c. Fermentation
b. 8 d. Hydrolysis
c. 2
d. 1 21. Many animals have either internal or external
skeletons that provide support and structure. Which
15. Which of these statements is true? of the following parts of plant cells play a
a. Pulmonary circulation relates to the flow of blood similar role?
between the heart and lungs a. cell membranes
b. The aorta is one of the major veins that delivers blood b. cell walls
to the heart c. chloroplasts
c. All vertebrates have a four-chambered heart d. cytoplasm
d. All of the above
22. The process of breaking down large molecules into
16. Which properties of water is most directly related to smaller molecules to pass through cell membranes is
its ability to rise in the capillary spaces of plants? called
a. Neutral PH a. Hydrolysis
b. High Density b. Dehydration synthesis
c. Low compressibility c. Dimerization
d. High Surface tension d. Fixation

17. During mitosis, a defect in the mitotic spindles will 23. Plants synthesis protein from
most directly cause a problem with a. starch
a. Condensation of DNA into chromosomes b. sugar
b. Reforming of nuclear envelope c. amino acids
c. Expansion of cellular membrane d.fatty acids
d. Pulling of chromatids to opposite ends of the
cell
18. Arteriosclerosis is the term for the hardening and 24. Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and
stiffening of arteries and arterioles. It results from an convert them into
impairment of the circulatory system to supply crucial A. free nitrogen
nutrients to different parts of the body since arteries B. urea
must C. ammonia
a. remain elastic to accommodate blood D. proteins
pressure
b. adapt to the fluid strain generated by every heart 25. Out of 900 reported species of living gymnosperms,
muscle conifers are represented by about 500 species, About
c. increase resistance to blood flow, and reduce the 2,50,000 species of angiosperms (flowering plants) have
diameter and elasticity of the blood vessel also been reported in the world. The vast and dominant
d. A and C woodlands in Europe, Asia, North America and
mountains such as Himalayas are wooded with
A. all gymnosperms, except conifers
19. One dog is homozygous for the allele that creates B. only angiosperms
black fur. Another dog is homozygous for the allele that C. only conifers
creates yellow fur. They have a litter of little pups. All of D. angiosperms and all gymnosperms except conifers
the pups are dark yellow. What type of dominance is
this? 26. Organism lacking chlorophyll but able to carry out
A. Complete Dominance photosynthesis
B. Codominance a. protozoa
C. Incomplete Dominance b. Viruses
D. None of the above c. Bacteria
d. phaeophyt
27. Fertilization results in the formation of the
a. zygote
b. endosperm
c. embryo
d. fetus

28. How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal

column
a. 18
b. 40
c. 10
d. 26

29. Which does not belong to the group?

a. tangerine
b. lemon
c. orange
d. mango

30. Yeast are classified as

a. fungi
b. shell fungi
c. sac fungi
d. molds

31. It is a pigment which enables plants top manufacture

their own food
a. Cytoplasm
b. Chlorophyll
c. Flowers
d. leaves

32. A process of food manufacturing in plants

a. Transpiration
b. Photosynthesis
c. pollination
d. respiration

33. Commonly known as fruit sugar

a. fructose
b. sucrose
c. glucose
d. sucrose

34. It is a disaccharide sugar that is found most notably

in milk and is formed from galactose and glucose
a. Lactose
b. fructose
c. sucrose
d. glucose
CHEMISTRY a. A covalent bond is formed.
b. An ionic bond is formed.
1. Which of the following describes a chemical c. The compound is unstable.
change? d. The compound becomes negatively
a. Sheep are sheared and the wool is turned charged.
to yarn.
b. Milk left out of the fridge for hours 11. An element has 11 protons, 11 electrons and 19
turns sour. neutrons. Find its mass number.
c. Silkworms eat leaves and produces silk. a. 11 b. 19 c. 30 d. 41
d. Weeds are plucked to make room for the
plants to grow. 12. Balance the following equation:
__ CaCl2 + __ Na3PO4 → __ Ca3(PO4)2 + __ NaCl
2. Which of the following represents a compound? 3 CaCl2 + 2 Na3PO4 → 1 Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 NaCl
a. H b. CO c. Ca d. Fe
13. Write the formula for iodine trichloride.
3. What is the symbol for Phosphorus? ICl3____
a. Ph b. Pr c. P d. Ps
14. Rank the following elements by increasing
4. What is the density of a salt solution if 50.0 mL atomic radius: Carbon, Aluminum, Oxygen and
of the solution has a mass of 67.0g? Potassium
p = 1.34 g/cm3 O, C, Al, K
15. When litmus paper is dipped in a solution it
5. When 3.00g of carbon is burned in 8.00 g of turns blue. This indicates that the solution
oxygen, 11.0 g of carbon dioxide is formed. is________.
What law does this illustrate? Law of Definite a. Basic c. Organic
Proportion b. Acidic d. Dirty
16.How many moles of CO2 does 88 grams of Carbon
6. What is the product of an acid and a base that Dioxide contain?
neutralizes each other? a. 2
b. 3
a. Salt c. Soap
c. 4
b. Vinegar d. Water d. 5
17. Which of the following will NOT increase the speed
7. Which of the following is not an organic of a reaction?
compound? a. A Catalyst
a. Cellulose b. Heat
b. Protein c. Carbonates in water
d. Increasing surface area
c. Starch
d. Nylon 18. Which factors are involved in Gay-Lussac’s Law?
a. Pressure and Temperature
8. If 50 g of reactants are used up in a reaction, b. Pressure and Volume
what will be the mass of the products? c. Temperature and Volume
a. 50 b. 25 c. 75 d. 100 d. Volume and Moles

9. The atomic number of Sodium (Na) is 11. How 19. Which of the following is a constituent of acid rain?
a. Sulfuric Acid
many electrons does Na+2 have?
b. Carbon Tetrachloride
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11 c. Carbon Dioxide
d. Benzoic Acid
10. What happens when electrons are transferred
from one atom to another to form compounds?
20. What is the symbol for ozone?
a. O2
b. O3
c. O4
d. O5

21. Of the first 101 elements, which is the most

unstable?
a. Francium
b. Plutonium
c. Arsenic
d. Uranium

22. Which of the following is a constituent of acid rain?

a. Sulfuric Acid
b. Carbon Tetrachloride
c. Carbon Dioxide
d. Benzoic Acid
23. Which of the following sources of energy is the
cleanest?
a. Coal
b. Natural Gas
c. Crude Oil
d. Wind
24. Salt is an example of a/an _________ compound.
a. Covalent
b. Di-element
c. Ionic
d. Transition

25. The electron configuration of O is ____.

a. 1s22s22p43s23p6
b. [He]2s22p4
c. 2s22p 4
d. [Ne]
GENERAL SCIENCE
1. Which animal mostly lives on land but returns to the waters to breed?
a. Reptiles
b. Crustaceans
c. Amphibians
d. Mollusk
2. What is the discharge rate of the river supposing that it has a flow speed of 6 meters per second and a cross
section that is 25 square meters?
a. 250 m3/s
b. 300 m3/s
c. 150 m3/s
d. 200 m3/s
3. In sponges, which of the following systems in present?
a. Nervous system
b. Circulatory system
c. Digestive system
d. Reproductive System
4. For the skeletal system which of the following is NOT part of its functions?
a. Provides support and framework for the body
b. Endocrine regulation
c. Circulation of blood
d. Protection of vital organs
5. Genes are known to carry the hereditary information from one offspring into another. Which of the following
is the organic compound found in genes that is specifically designed for this task?
a. Lipids
b. Nucleic acid
c. Enzymes
d. Proteins
6. A fog is a cloud that has its base very near or at the ground. This generally occurs after the ground has lost its
heat by
a. Transpiration
b. Convection
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation
7. Which of the following equations is the representation of the overall reaction of the process of
Photosynthesis?
a. 6CO2+12H2O →sunlight→ C6H12O6+6O2O
b. 6O2+12H2O →sunlight→ C6H12O6+6O2O
c. 6O2+12H2O→ C6H12O6+6O2O
d. 6CO2+12H2O→ C6H12O6+6O2O
8. Which of the following is the correct order of the phases of mitosis?
a. prophase - anaphase - metaphase - telophase
b. telophase - prophase - anaphase - metaphase
c. anaphase - metaphase - prophase - telophase
d. prophase - metaphase - anaphase - telophase
9. What happens when an electron of an atom moves to a higher energy level?
a. Energy is released
b. Energy is absorbed
c. Energy remains constant
d. Energy is depleted
10. Which of the following represents the pH values that is the greatest concentration of H+ ions?
a. 7
b. 5
 c. 4
d. 2
11. When chewing food in the mouth, what phase of human digestion is this action part of?
a. Oral
b. Gastric
c. Intestinal
d. Cephalic

12. They are commonly known to typically attach on corals, rocks, or seashells. What are they called?
a. Ctenophora
b. Cnidaria
c. Mollusks
d. Porifera
13. In Mn from KMnO4, what is its oxidation?
a. +5
b. -3
c. +7
d. -4
14. Which of the following is the bond that explains a water’s high boiling point?
a. London forces
b. Hydrogen bond
c. Dipole-dipole
d. None of the above
15. This layer is the hottest region and is also known to be responsible for radio communication
a. Stratosphere
b. Memosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Troposphere
16. The colors red, blue and purple is under the responsibility of this pigment in plants
a. Anthocyanin
b. Cytosine
c. Carotene
d. Chlorophyll
17. As the level rises in the food pyramid, what happens to the energy?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Constant
d. Disappears
18. How much silver (in grams) is produced if there is a consumption of 1.7g of silver?
a. 2.75 g
b. 2.35 g
c. 1.08 g
d. 1.75 g
19. Which amongst the following reactant is the limiting reactant?
a. Al
b. AlCl3
c. Hg
d. HgCl2
20. 600 mL of nitrogen, in a constant pressure and temperature, will have the same number of moles as the 600
mL of hydrogen. This is according to which of the following laws?
a. Avogadro’s Law
b. Graham’s Law
c. Gay-Lussac’s Law
 d. Newton’s Law
21. Excluding the sun, what is the brightest star in the sky?
a. Sirius
b. Venus
c. Betelgeuse
d. The Big Dipper
22. When you go to a higher altitude, what happens to the boiling point of water?
a. It increases
b. It stays the same
c. It decreases
d. It fluctuates
23. Which of the following is a colloid?
a. Diamond
b. Fog
c. Salt Water
d. Isopropyl Alcohol
24. Which of the following depletes the ozone layer?
a. Carbon Dioxide
b. Methane
c. Chlorofluorocarbons
d. Carbon Monoxide
25. The founder of the science of genetics is _____.
a. Dmitri Mendeleev
b. Sergey Koryolev
c. Gregor Mendel
d. Hans Aufbau
26. How many chromosomes does a sperm cell have?
a. 46
b. 42
c. 24
d. 23
27. Who discovered radioactivity from Uranium salts?
a. Henri Becquerel
b. Marie Curie
c. Albert Einstein
d. Joseph Proust
28. Which of the following characterizes water?
a. Water releases only heat quickly.
b. Water releases and gains heat quickly.
c. Water releases and gains heat slowly.
d. Water gains only heat slowly.
29. What blood type can be donated to a person of any blood type?
a. A
b. AB
c. B
d. O
30. What is 500 degrees Celsius in Kelvin?
a. 773 K
b. 227 K
c. 772 K
d. 1197 K
PHYSICS meter stick. If the stick remains at rest in a
1. A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and horizontal position, what is m2?
direction. Which of the following is not a a. 4 kg
vector? b. 5 kg
a. Displacement c. 6 kg
b. Force d. 8 kg
c. Speed 8. What is the study under dynamics which deals
d. Acceleration with the space-time relationship in bodies that
2. While anchored at sea, a captain notices the are in motion?
wave peaks are separated by 16 m and occur at a a. Mechanics
rate of 1 wave every 2 seconds. What is the b. Static
velocity of these waves? c. Kinematics
a. 4 m/s d. Kinetics
b. 8 m/s 9. What is the centripetal force acting on a 100 kg
c. 16 m/s car negotiating a circular curve of radius 60
d. 32 m/s meters at a speed of 30 m/s?
3. Newton (N) is the metric standard unit of force. a. 15 KN
This is defined to be _______. b. 25 KN
a. kg/L c. 30 KN
b. kg· m2 d. 45 KN
c. kg·m/s2 10. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite
d. kg·m/s reaction.” If a baseball player hits a ball with a
4. Juan walks 0.5 km north. Starting from the same bat – and the “action” is said to be the impact of
point, Pedro walks 1.2 km east. What would be the bat against the ball – what is its “opposite
the distance separating the two boys? reaction?”
a. 0.7 km a. The grip of the player’s hand on the bat.
b. 0.9 km b. The air resistance on the ball.
c. 1.1 km c. The force of the ball against the bat.
d. 1.3 km d. Muscular effort in the player’s arm.
5. A jeepney driver has 5 seconds to stop his car 11. A professional golfer drives a golf ball 230
which traveling at a speed of 20 m/s. What is his meters down the fairway. When the club head
average acceleration? strikes the golf ball,
a. 4 m/s2 a. The impact force on the golf ball is
b. 3 m/s2 greatest
c. 1 m/s2 b. The impact force on the club head is
d. 0.25 m/s2 greatest
6. What force is needed to make a 2 kg rock c. The impact force is the same for both
accelerate at 0.5 m/s2 ? d. The impact force has no effect
a. 1 N 12. An object, originally at rest, begins spinning
b. 2 N under uniform angular acceleration. In 10 s, in
c. 3 N completes an angular displacement of 60 rad.
d. 4 N What is the numerical value of the angular
7. A uniform meter stick of mass 1 kg is hanging acceleration?
from a thread attached at the stick’s midpoint. a. 0.3 rad/s2
One block of mass m1 = 3 kg hangs from the left b. 0.6 rad/s2
end of the stick, and another block, of unknown c. 1.2 rad/s2
mass m2, hangs below the 80 cm mark on the d. 2.4 rad/s2
 13. In the figure, what is the torque about the pendulum’s suspension point produced by the weight of the bob, given
that the length of the pendulum , L, is 80 cm and m = 0.50 kg?
60°

a. 0.49 N·m
b. 0.98 N·m
c. 1.7 N·m
d. 2.0 N·m
14. A child is swinging on a swing set. As the child a. II only
reaches the lowest point in her swing b. I and II only
a. The tension in the rope is equal to her c. I and III only
weight d. II and III only
b. The tension in the rope supplies a 16. A light ray is moving parallel to the principal
centrifugal force axis of a concave mirror, which it strikes. How
c. Her kinetic energy is at maximum will the light ray be reflected?
d. Her tangential acceleration equals a. Back upon itself
gravity b. Through the focal point
15. Which if the following is/are characteristics of c. Through the radius of the curvature
simple harmonic motion? d. Through a point equal to “f
17. If 360 g of water at 95°C is mixed with 275 g of
I. The acceleration is constant. water at 10°C, what is the resulting temperature
II. The restoring force is proportional to the of the water?
displacement. a. 37°C
III. The frequency is independent of the b. 49°C
amplitude. c. 58°C
d. 70°C

Questions 18–20 refer to the waves shown below. Each wave is moving in the direction shown by the arrow. Select the
graph that answers the questions below.

18. Which set of pulses will soon show constructive interference? D

19. Which set of pulses has already been through interference? A
20. Which set of pulses will soon show destructive interference? E

A. B. C. D. E.
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1. D. It has 4 triangles and 1 diamond. 15. D

2. C. The only one with two even numbers 16. A
3. A. The only shape with odd number of 17. A
sides. 18. D
4. B. MPLE is placed at the extreme right. 19. A
The rest was placed in between. 20. C
5. D. The feet were facing opposite 21. B
directions. 22. C
6. C. The only one where the shapes 23. B
overlap. The line is only a distraction 24. B
thinking that bisection is the key. 25. A
7. D. The only figure with the least 26. D
symmetry. Not touching. 27. B
8. A 28. A
9. A 29. C
10. C 30. C
11. A. The only figure which formed a 31. D
shape 32. B
12. A. The only figure which did not form a 33. C
letter 34. D
13. C 35. A
14. D