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Direction: Write the letter of your answer in the space provided. Strictly NO ERASURES! Write clearly. Any illegible
answers will not be considered correct. Do not talk or communicate in any way with other examinees.

I. Reading Comprehension. Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your answer on the space
provide.
For # 1-3

Cheating never pays. A friend of mine, whom we shall call John, thought that it did. He once said to me, “Why should I study when it is so easy
to get the desired result without work? The only sin in cheating is being caught” And so, John was dishonest all through his four years at high
school. But when he took the College Board examinations, he could not cheat because the proctors were efficient. He failed and was bitterly
disappointed because he wanted very badly to enter the prestigious school. Now believe as I do, that cheating never pays. - Harry Shaw, Writing
and Rewriting

_____1. The main idea of the selection is __________________________________.

A. Cheating never pays C. The only sin in cheating is being caught
B. Cheating pays D. We can cheat as long as we want
_____2. What does this statement mean? “Why should I study when it is so easy to get the desired results without work?”
A. Always depends on cheating during test
B. Feeling of insecurity
C. Over confidence
D. We can cheat as long as we want
_____3. The lesson that we can get from this selection is ___________.
A. Depend on your classmates
B. It is always good to cheat
C. Just be honest, never mind studying hard
D. Study hard and be honest
For # 4-6

Stamp collecting is a rewarding hobby. It gives an opportunity to make friends with other friends with other stamp collectors, not only from the
Philippines, but also from abroad. It makes me familiar with the different countries from which the stamps come. Indeed, stamps are rich vehicles
for broadening one’s horizons.

______4. Which is the central idea of the selection?

A. It broadens one’s horizon
B. It helps one familiarize with other countries
C. Stamp collecting gives an opportunity to make friends
D. Stamp collecting is a rewarding hobby
______5. Why is stamp collecting a rewarding hobby?
A. Because it allows us to use some of our free time
B. Because it gives opportunity to make friends with other stamp collectors
C. Because it makes one familiar with the different countries from which the stamps come.
D. Because stamps are rich vehicles for broadening one’s horizons
______6. What should be the best title for this reading selection?
A. A rewarding hobby
B. Rich vehicles for broadening one’s horizon
C. Stamp collecting
D. Stamp collecting, a rewarding hobby
______7. It is the understanding the essence of a word, an idea, or concept, or an expression.
A. Connotation B. Definition C. Denotation D.
Extended definition
______8. It is the primary, explicit, or literal definition of a word based on a dictionary.
A. Connotation B. Definition C. Denotation D.
Extended definition
______9. It is not necessarily included in the dictionary; rather, it is how people understand a word based on their own personal
or consensual experiences, and not based on a dictionary.
A. Connotation B. Definition C. Denotation D.
Extended definition
_____10. It is a technique that you can use to define a word or concept by explaining what it is not.
A. Collocation B. Comparison C. Function D.
Negation

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_____11. It means that there are words or expressions that are usually almost immediately associated with the concept you are
trying to define.
A. Collocation B. Comparison C. Contrast D.
Etymology
_____12. It is associating the word or expression you are trying to define with something else not necessarily synonymous with
it.
A. Collocation B. Comparison C. Contrast D.
Etymology

_____13. Which of the following technique in definition that understand what a word or concept means is to know its purpose?
A. Etymology B. Function C. Negation D.
Synonyms
_____14. Books are considered to be credible and reputable resource materials to consult when you are trying to find the
definition of a word. Some of these are dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, and manuals. What technique in definition is
referring to?
A. Etymology B. Examples c. Negation d.
Synonyms
_____15. Ancient sundial is a classy pocket watch, a Rolex or swatch wrist, an antique grandfather’s clock, or mighty Big Ben of
London, a clock, first and foremost, is a mechanical device or technology whose primary purpose is to measure time. What
technique in definition is referring to?
A. Etymolog B. Function D. Synonym
y C. Negation s
_____16. It entails dealing with the similarities or likeness of at least two subjects.
A. Comparis B. Contrast C. Differenc D. The
on e same
For # 17 -19 Identify the figurative language used in the following sentences.
_____17. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A. Metaphor B. Oxymoro C. Personifi D. Simile
n cation
_____18. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A. Metaphor B. Oxymoro C. Personifi D. Simile
n cation
_____19. The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative
language is used in this
sentence?
A. Metaphor B. Oxymoro C. Personifi D. Simile
n cation
_____20. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to __________
A. Direction B. Hiking C. Needle D. Speed
_____21. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to ____________
A. Bear B. Dream C. Sleep D. Winter
_____22. Window is to pane as book is to _________________
A. Cover B. Glass C. Novel D. Page
_____23. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to _________________
A. Gloomy B. Helpful C. Mean D. Petty
_____24. What is the definition of a cause?
A. the effect of what happened in a given C. the result of what happened in a given
situation D. what happened in a given situation
B. the reason something happened in a given
situation
_____25. What is the definition of an effect?
A. The order of events in a given situation C. The result of what happened in a given
B. The reason something happened in a given situation
situation D. What happened in a given situation
For # 26-29 Read the cause and choose the effect.
_____26. A child stretched a balloon, put it to his lips, and pursed his lips around the balloon’s neck.
A. the balloon deflated C. the child blew up the balloon
B. the balloon popped D. the child took a deep breath
_____27. She was in a hurry riding her bike, so she carried her viola across the handle bars. She failed to see the rock on the
street in front of her.
A. the girl fell off of her bike B. the girl got off her bike to take a break

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C. the rock did not get in the girl’s way D. the viola did not fall off the bike
_____28. We had tremendous snowstorm during the night. Winds gusted to 45mph. The roads are blocked, even at the bus
stop.
A. we decided to make a snowman C. we went to the store to get some snacks
B. we stayed inside and made hot chocolate D. we were not able to go to school
_____29. I ran as fast as I could, passing all the other runners in the race. I wasn’t even tired, either
A. I stopped at the store for snack, since I was C. I came in last place in the race
ahead of everyone else D. I won the race
B. I decided to run the last lap of the race again
_____30. It is an active and reactive process that used question assumptions, demand proof, judge information, seek definition
and evaluate claims.
A. Critical reading C. Reading
B. Proof reading D. Story reading
_____31. It is similar to keeping a diary, except you are writing your feelings and ideas in reaction to your reading assignment.
A. Autobiography C. Reading journal
B. Biography D. Slam book
_____32. It simply means making notes on your copy of the reading. This includes highlighting or underlining important
passages and writing notes, comments, questions, and reactions on the margins.
A. Annotating the text C. Questioning the text
B. Outlining the text D. Summarizing the text
_____33. What technique in critical reading that is similar to outlining in which you need only to get the gist?
A. Annotating the text C. Questioning the text
B. Outlining the text D. Summarizing the text
READING: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. For # 34-39

One night, Raul came home late. He didn’t want to be noticed. So he sneaked through the kitchen window. He tip-toed across the living room to
the stairs. Then, he scurried up the stairs to his bedroom. When he opened the door, he saw his father sitting on his bed waiting for him.

_____34. What is the paragraph about?

A. Raul’s coming home late one night.
B. Raul’s sneaking through the kitchen window
C. Raul’s scurrying up the stairs to his bedroom
D. Raul’s opened the door; he saw his father sitting on his bed.
_____35. What would be a good title for the paragraph?
A. Raul’s father C. The hardships of Raul
B. Raul’s Ineffective technique D. Raul’s father was a loving father
_____36. What word best describes Raul?
A. Brave
B. honest
C. Tricky
D. understa
nding

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_____37. Which of these sentences is not true?

A. Raul did not want his father to notice his C. Raul’s coming home late one night
coming home late D. Raul’s father was a loving father
B. Raul was angry with his father
The speaker felt magnificent. The flying creature hovered over the speaker. The flying creature deposited small around thing on a leaf of bush
nearby. The speaker wished it could get the small round thing and play with it. The small round thing turned into a crawling creature. The
crawling creature ate every green living thing it passed. The creeping creature spanned something around itself. The speaker saw the creature
freeing itself from its own brown prison cell. The speaker felt frightened.

_____38. What is the main idea of the selection?

A. Some flying creatures undergo several stages development
B. The crawling creature ate every living thing
C. The flying creature can crawl and creep
D. The speaker felt magnificent
_____39. What is the author’s purpose in presenting the paragraph?
A. to convince C. to entertain
B. to describe a process of development D. to inform
_____40. What quality of human nature is revealed in the statement below?
“Kunta’s firth although he is already weak and blooded”.
A. Braver B. Humility C. Loyalty D. Violence
_____41. What character of the speaker can be inferred from the statement below?
“You can be kind to him after I am gone for the love you bear his master”.
A. Brotherh B. Equality C. Faithfuln D. Kindness
ood ess
For # 42 to 50. Identify the following assertions below if it is:
A. convention B. fact C. opinion D. preference
_____42. Social media is defined as the Internet and mobile-based tools and devices that facilitate the integration of technology,
telecommunications,
and social interaction.
_____43. Facebook is a cooler social media platform than Twitter.
_____44. Teachers should use social media in their lessons to get more students interested
_____45. Another name for social media is “Web 2.0” because both terms emphasize the social aspects of the Internet as
avenues for communication,
collaboration, and creative expression.
_____46. Many teenagers’ present obsession with taking selfies shows they are the most narcissistic generation.
_____47. Parents ought to enforce stricter guidelines in social media to safeguard their children’s privacy.
_____48. Children are learning how to operate mobile devices at increasingly younger ages; many of them have an idea of how
to use a touch screen
gtablet before they are two.
_____49. Social networks are the most distracting websites on the Internet.
_____50. In 2012, there were 1.4 billion users of social media worldwide.

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