BEED GENERAL EDUCATION A

MAJORSHIP M2019

1. The guests clapped and cheered the performance; they looked _____________.
A. Offended
B. Disappointed
C. Angry
D. Interested

2. Scientists are always ready to reject or change a hypothesis because scientists do not consider their ideas to be
_____________ facts.
A. Tentative
B. Relative
C. Absolute
D. Transitional

3. Being too _________ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
A. vain
B. vein
C. vanity
D. vane

4. He is considered as an ___________ member of the community.

A. immanent
B. imenent
C. immanent
D. eminent

5. Danny looked at the ____________ to look at meanings of words used by the book in its various chapters.
A. Title page
B. Appendices
C. Index
D. Table of contents

6. The volunteers from the fire department _________ quickly and extinguished a fire on North Country Road.
A. will respond
B. responded
C. will have responded
D. have responded

7. The underlined word in the sentence “She called her best friend a green-eyed monster” is the ___________ in
the sentence.
A. Direct object
B. Indirect object
C. Objective complement
D. Subjective complement

8. Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes’ immortal novel, rode forth:

A. To see his king and country
B. In quest of the holy grail
 C. To defend the oppressed and right the wrong
D. To see the world and seek a fortune

9. The Red Badge of Courage, a novel about the American civil war, was written by _____________.
A. Mark Twain
B. Nathaniel Hawthorne
C. Stephen Crane
D. Henry James

10. What embodied the practical philosophy of native Filipinos during the pre-Hispanic days?
A. Folk songs
B. Proverbs
C. Legends
D. Folktales

11. The brain can store admonitory information. What is meant by admonitory?
A. Advanced knowledge
B. Valuable data
C. Warning to avoid danger
D. Past experience

12. Astrology is the form of divination. Divination means:

A. Foretelling future events
B. Sanctification
C. State of bliss
D. Unfortunate events

13. She had illusive dreams of instant wealth. Illusive means:

A. Tending to slip away
B. Moving swiftly
C. Beyond comprehension
D. Based on false ideas

14. This car won’t start. Let’s call Danny because he’s an old hand at repairing cars. An old hand means:
A. A reliable person
B. A trustworthy person
C. An experienced person
D. An industrious person

15. Which of the following pairs contain dichotomy of ideas?

A. Ameliorate-Worsen
B. Bravado - Boldness
C. Maudlin-Sentimental
D. Arid- Dry

16. An equivalent to being a connoisseur of good food is to be a ____________.

A. Gourmand
B. Glutton
C. Germane
D. Gourmet

17. Choose the word similar in meaning to the capitalized: SOIREE with the Bedans
A. Game
 B. Return match
C. Evening party
D. Victory match

18. Which of the following is a statement of fact rather than a mere opinion?
A. The Philippines will make tourist say “Wow” after visiting our islands.
B. Visiting the Philippines is fun.
C. Tourism generates revenues from foreign visitors.
D. Tourism visits will continue to grow in spite of bad years.

19. What does this passage say about life? “Life is but walking shadow, a pun player that struts and frets…and is
heard no more.”
A. Life is just a passing stage
B. Life has its end
C. Life is limited
D. Life is ever changing

20. The victim’s father refused revenge when he said:

A. “An eye for an eye”
B. “Justice is always delayed”
C. “Don’t take the law into your hands”
D. “Give him the other cheek”

21. What figure of speech is “The Lord is my shepherd?”

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Irony
D. Hyperbole

22. Life is a roller coaster with lots of ups and downs.

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Alliteration

23. It is the insertion of an apparently irrelevant object early in a narrative for a purpose only to be revealed later.
A. Defamiliarization
B. Epiphany
C. Cliffhanger
D. Chekhov’s gun

24. What literary device hints at events to occur later in the story?
A. Juxtaposition
B. Flashback
C. Dramatic
D. Foreshadowing

25. The smallest identifiable unit in sound in speaking or reading is the __________.
A. Phoneme
B. Segment
C. Word
D. Syllable
26. To show phonological awareness skill in ___________, the student listens to determine if two words begin or
end with the same sound.
A. Segmenting
B. Counting
C. Rhyming
D. Discriminating

27. What is the best insurance against fear of speaking such as an oral class report?
A. Open the report with a joke
B. Appear to be unafraid
C. Have a glass of water nearby
D. Thorough preparation

28. What is the dramatized version of the Pasyon that became popular in many places, such as Aklan?
A. Duplo
B. Moro-moro
C. Cenakulo
D. Pasyon de Amor

29. 25 girls and 15 boys joined a contest. What percent of the participation were boys?
A. 37.5%
B. 26%
C. 60%
D. 62.5%

30. A blue neon light blinks every 4 seconds. A red one blinks every 5 seconds while a green one blinks every 6
seconds. How many times will they blink together in half an hour?
A. 1
B. 10
C. 5
D. 30

31. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 2:3. If there are 40 students in the class, how
many boys are there?
A. 8
B. 18
C. 16
D. 24

32. Among areas of study, ______________ is the scientific study of the body’s defense against disease and foreign
substances.
A. Ethnology
B. Immunology
C. Cytology
D. Physiology

33. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading to the development of an embryo. This
form of reproduction is called _____________.
A. Asexual reproduction
B. Fertilization
C. Binary fission
 D. Budding

34. All the populations of different organisms in the same place is known as ___________.
A. Ecosystem
B. Niche
C. Habitat
D. Community

35. Foods, plants and other animal wastes should be segregated in waste disposal because:
A. These are biodegradable
B. These are non-biodegradable
C. These care disease-carrier
D. These are unsanitary

36. Living and feeding on leaves by the caterpillar is an example of:

A. Competitive
B. Mutualistic
C. Parasitic
D. Predatory

37. Which of the following is not used in the manufacture of food by green plants?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Sun
C. Water and soil nutrients
D. Oxygen

38. During respiration, green plants take in?

A. Water
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon dioxide and water

39. A root may perform all the following functions, except:

A. Photosynthesis
B. Anchorage
C. Food storage
D. Water absorption

40. The growth of roots towards water is an example of?

A. Chemotropism
B. Hydrotropism
C. Phototropism
D. Geotropism

41. It protects and supports the plant cells and allows entry of water and other substances into the cell.
A. Cell Wall
B. Cell Membrane
C. Nuclear Membrane
D. Ribosomes

42. It separate chromosome pairs during mitosis:

A. Vacuole
B. Lysosome
 C. Centrioles
D. Mitochondria

43. Some bacteria are classified as saprophytes because they are organisms which:
A. Contain vascular bundles
B. Feed on other living things
C. Feed on dead organic matter
D. Manufacture food for photosynthesis

44. Which organism could be classified as producer in a community?

A. Plant
B. Animal
C. Carnivore
D. Herbivore

45. Which of the following parts of the circulatory system carries digested fats away from the small intestines?
A. Pulmonary artery
B. Arterial capillaries
C. Pancreatic duct
D. Lacteals

46. What protein found in plasma is responsible for blood clotting?

A. Hemoglobin
B. Insulin
C. Elastin
D. Globulin

47. It is the ‘antenae’ of a neuron that receives information from other neuron:
A. Axon
B. Myelin sheath
C. Dendrites
D. Nerves

48. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no history of the disease, it is most probable
that all of their ___________.
A. Daughters will be carriers         
B. Daughters will be colorblind
C. Sons will be carriers
D. Sons will be colorblind

49. In Basic Chemistry, what is the substance that cannot be broken down by chemical processes into simpler
substances?
A. Atom
B. Compound
C. Element
D. Electron

50. Which property does NOT identify a chemical system?

A. Boiling point
B. Taste
C. Melting point
D. Shape
51. What do you call a mixture that scatters light passing through it?
A. Solution
B. Colloid
C. Suspension
D. All of them

52. It is the tendency of a less dense substance to float on a more dense liquid.
A. Buoyancy
B. Luster
C. Surface Tension
D. Viscosity

53. Which of the following forms of energy travels in waves?

A. Chemical energy
B. Electrical energy
C. Sound energy
D. Mechanical energy

54. All of the following involve the use of steam to generate electricity except:
A. Hydroelectric Power Plants
B. Geothermal Power Plants
C. Nuclear Power Plants
D. Coal-fired Plants

55. If the radioactive emissions are arranged in the order of increasing penetrating power, with the least
penetrating radiation first, the order is
A. Gamma, Beta, Alpha
B. Alpha, Beta, Gamma
C. Alpha, Gamma, Beta
D. Beta, Alpha, Gamma

56. People on Earth experience day and night regularly every 24 hours. Why is this so?
A. Because the earth rotates on its own axis
B. Because the earth revolves on its own axis
C. Because the earth tilts on its own axis
D. Because the earth revolves around the sun

57. It is used to be defined as "a study of mind and soul."

A. Philosophy
B. Physiology
C. Psychology
D. Anthropology

58. For August Compte, which is the “queen of the sciences” among existing science during his days in the 19 th
century?
A. Sociology
B. Social Physics
C. Anthropology
D. History

59. Among Social Sciences, which is concerned with human activities related to the production, consumption and
distribution of goods, services and wealth within societies?
 A. Commerce
B. Business
C. Economics
D. Entrepreneurship

60. The Basi Revolt (1907) in Ilocos was caused by Spanish prohibition of the basi which was a popular Ilocano
_______________.
A. Tobacco
B. Dance
C. Wine
D. Song

61. Who was known as the “Tagalog Joan of Arc” because of her exploits during the revolution?
A. Gregoria de Jesus
B. Agueda Kahabagan
C. Trinidad Tecson
D. Teresa Magbanua

62. The primary source of the objectives of education in the Philippines at present is the _________.
A. Tydings-McDuffie Act
B. Report of the Monroe Commission
C. The Swanson Report
D. Philippine Constitution

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

A. Property ownership
B. Fair trial
C. Honor and reputation
D. Political independence

64. Which principle states that no man in this country is above the law and that laws must be obeyed by all and
applied to everyone – rich or poor, lowly or powerful – without fear or favor?
A. Rule of law
B. Social Justice
C. Freedom of Expression
D. Majority Rule

65. Our present government is a democracy. Where does the power reside?
A. In the 1987 constitution
B. In Congress
C. In the Filipino people
D. In local government units

66. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the enforcement of laws?
A. Police department
B. Judiciary department
C. Legislative department
D. Executive department

67. On July 26, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the landmark BOL that replaced Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao with new a Bangsamoro region. What does BOL stand for?
A. Bangsamoro Organic Legislation
 B. Bangsamoro Organic Law
C. Bangsamoro Ordinary Law
D. Bangsamoro Ordinary Legislation

68. A type of tax that imposes a higher percentage of taxation on those with higher incomes
A. Regressive Tax
B. Income Tax
C. Progressive Tax
D. Proportional Tax

69. How did Rizal describe his novel, El Filibusterismo in terms of treatment, style and content?
A. El Fili is a romantic novel; it is a work of the heart, a book of feeling; it has freshness, color, humor, lightness
and wit.
B. El Fili is a political novel; it is a work of the head, a book of the thoughts; containing bitterness, hatred, pain,
violence and sorrow.
C. El Fili is a novel about Filipino ethics, a book of Filipino habits and customs; it has humor, wit, bitterness and
pain.
D. None of the above

70. it is the form of government in which all citizens treated as equals on certain dimensions such as religion,
politics, economics, social status and culture?
A. Egalitarianism
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. Totalitarianism

71. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this religiosity instills the negative attitude of:
A. God who is omnipotent and omniscient will allow what is best.
B. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best.
C. Social responsibility to participate in the development of the society.
D. Resignation and ends up into doing nothing to improve one’s condition.

72. Who among the following is given the distinction as the National Artist for Sculpture?
A. Juan Luna
B. Napoleon Abueva
C. Jose Blanco
D. Jose Alcantara

73. Punuin ng tamang sagot: Si Elisa ay _____________ ng regalo tuwing pasko na walang pagkukulang.
A. Nagpadala
B. Magpapadala
C. Nagpapadala
D. Nagdala

74. Isang uri ng pagtatanghal ng paligsahan ng dalawang makata na patula ang pagtatatalo ay tinatawag na
_________________.
A. Sagutan
B. Bugtungan
C. Talumpatian
D. Balagtasan

75. Punuin ng tamang sagot: Kumalat _________ ang balita sa kabilang bayan tungkol sa kasal ninyo ni Ronald.
A. ring
 B. ding
C. din
D. rin

76. Saan hinango ang mga kwentong tinatawag na parabola?

A. Mga pinagmulan
B. Kasabihan
C. Bibliya
D. Kwentong bayan

77. Alin sa mga akda sa ibaba ang halimbawa ng pabula.

A. Ang Pagong at ang Matsing
B. Ang Pinagmulan ng Mangga
C. Si Malakas at Makisig
D. Ang Bunga ng Malunggay

78. Ang karangalan ng pagiging “Unang tunay na makata” ayon sa mananaliksik ay ibinigay sa kanya at nalathala
noong 1708 ang kanyang tulang ipinalalagay na may katangian ng tunay na tula. Sino ito?
A. Felipe de Jesus
B. Jose Corazon de Jesus
C. Francisco Balagtas
D. Jose dela Cruz

79. Nakatiwangwang: lupa :: ________ : ________

A. Isda: tubig
B. Inaanod: basura
C. Ibon: himpapawid
D. Oras: ginagamit

80. Sa antas ng wika, ano ang ginamit sa pangungusap na “Darating din ang utol ko buhat sa Tokyo?”
A. Lalawigan
B. Pormal
C. Balbal
D. Kolokyal