1.

The apocalyptic lecture on the “west valley fault line” warns of serious natural disaster in case of a
“big earthquake.” The underlined word means:
A. Careless B. Prophetc C.Attractve D.Encouraging
2. The candidate from the Philippines showed admirable composure in front of the huge Miss Universe
audience; her _________ impressed the judges
A.Nervousness B.Excitement C.Aplomb D.Agitaton
3. She is known for her penchant for jewelry. Penchant means:
A.Fondness B.Aversion C.Avoidance D.Dislike
4.___ I known you before, I would have loved you.
A.Had B.Have C.Has D.Did
5.Neither the teacher nor the students ______ present in the affairs.
A.Am B.Was C.Is D.Were
6.Vanessa’s family lives ___ Ipil Street.
A.At B.To C.On D.In
7.Bread-and-butter sandwich __ my favorite snack.
A.Are B.Is C.Has been D.Have been
8.Let us campaign for the total ban __________ of harmful insecticides.
A.With the use B. On the use C. On using D. With using
9.Rita is the ___ of the twins.
A.Smartest B.Very smart C.Smarter D.Smart
10.The authorites ______ warned the public about the wide-spread flu virus so people could take
precautons.
A.Should be B.Should have C.Have D.Should
11.Mother finally found the time to rest after ____ the whole day.
A.Working B. Having worked C.Had worked D.Have worked
12.The morning air smells ____ in the garden
A.Sweetly B.Sweeter C.More sweet D.Sweet
13._________ clothings are advised to be worn during summer
A.Lose B.Loose C.Losing D.Lost
14.It is _______ fitting and proper that we organize a party on her birthday
A. Altogether B .Al-together C. Together all D. All together
15.His discussion is excellent and __ to the case.
A. Connected B. Unrelated C. Inaccurate D. Similar
16. Mario’s father is an alcoholic, a chain smoker, and a gambler. But Mario is his contrast because he
does not drink, smoke nor gamble. What does this case proved?
A. One’s value system is acquired
B. Values are elusive
C. Values are genetically passed
D. One’s value system is inherited
17.What figure of speech is the following? The EDSA bloodless revolution was supported by a “sea of
humanity” united by a common aspiration.
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Personification
18.“My head is bloody but unbowed,” is ______.
A.Simile B.Metaphor C.Hyperbole D.Personificaton
19.“The Lord is my shepherd” is:
A.Simile B.Irony C.Metaphor D.Hyperbole
20.Of epigrams, what is the meaning of “A friend is one who knows all about you and loves you just the
same?”
A. Friends are for keeping
B. Love friends, not enemies
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed
D. True friendship
21.What does the following mean? “Is the world only an illusion, as the Chinese philosophers say, “You
cannot visit the same (towing) river.”
A.What is true to you is not true to me
B.It is both an illusion and a dream
C.To see is to believe
D.Both the world and its change are real
22.What is the logical fallacy in: “You once sponsored a project of the governor, therefore you are the
governor’s crony?”
A. Illogical conclusion B. Appeal to popular opinion C. Association fallacy D. Circular argument
23.How should an audience be regarded?
A. People who think as individuals and as a group
B. Group of people who need to be convinced
C. Group of people who have views different from you
D. Hostel group of listeners
24. What is the significance of evaluation of the audience in speech?
A. Important in choice of subject
B. For planning a speech
C. Important for a big audience
D. As assessment of speech made
25.What is the manner in which the body is carried in oral speaking?
A. Gesture B. Poise C. Posture D. Platform presence
26.What is concerned about high and low in voice volume and quality?
A. Pitch B. Tone C. Resonance D. Timbre
27.What is meant by equating the artist as an “improviser?”
A. He/she projects his experience of reality
B. He/she selects subjects at random
C. He/she is comfortable with life and craft
D. He/she takes a chance in portraying
28.Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: “Stephen Crane was born in 1971 in New
Jersey, but his family setled inNew York. His father, a Methodist minister, died when Stephen was nine
years old. He came to know New York through its slum and street life, particularly in Bowery.”
A.Stephen’s family and boyhood
29.This stanza expresses ______.
A. Grief B. Loss C. Hope D. Despair
30.Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as topic
31.All of the following correctly describes a BALLAD, except:
A.A ballad often rhymes a b c d
B.A ballad uses dialogue
C.A ballad often uses learned language
D.A ballad is a narrative poem
32.Egyptan literature is identified as _____ literature.
A. European B. Mediterranean C. African D. Asian
33.Who was the foremost French short story writer?
A. Balzac B. George Eliot C. Anatole France D. De Maupassant
34.What is the greatest lyric poem in the literature of the world?
A. The Power of Music
B. The Psalms of Praises
C. Sonnets from the Portuguese
D. The Psalms of King David
35.Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
A. Lord Tennyson B. Sir Walter Scot C. Shakespeare D. Geoffrey Chaucer
36.Who is the first man to replace myth with natural laws and causes observing that all living things are
elements of nature?
A. Thales of Mellitus B. Aristotle C. Plato D. Socrates
37.What was the central focus of much of Philippine literature during the Hispanic colonial period?
A. Christian faith B. Struggle against colonial rule C. Tribal life D. Copy of literature from Spain
38.The collection of stories of animals which each moral lessons is:
A. The Lion King
B. Aesop’s Fables
C. One Thousand and One Arabian Nighs
D. Grimm’s Fairy Tales
39. Of input devices of the computer, which is the device for pointing and selecting commands?
A. Joystick B .Scanner C. Mouse D. Keyboard
40.This means the graphics will be displayed more than once
A.Textng B.Tagging C.Timing D.Tiling
41.The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-up _______.
A.Line B.Language C.Letter D.Label
42.In writing a letter, which productvity tool is used?
A.Page maker B.Spreadsheet C.Word processing D.Publisher
43.Like the typewriter, the computer has a _____.
A. Screen B. Keyboard C. Cursor D. Disk drive
44.Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the _______.
A. E-shopping B. E-mail C. E-registry D .E-learning
45.Actvites connected by a computer system are described as _________.
A. Virtual B. Network C. Distance D. Online
46.A Social Networking Service available through the computer is _________.
A.I-pad B. Facebook C. Wikipedia D. Google
47.Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is NOT
characteristic of scient assertion?
A. Logic and validity
B. Conformity with actual observation
C. Empirical support
D. Hearsay
48.What will happen to a plant cell placed in a hypertonic solution?
A. The plant cell will rapture
B. The plant cell will have edema
C. No effect on the plant cell
D. The plant cell will shrink
49.Which of the following is an organism that feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?
A. Yeast B. Vulture C. Algae D. Parakeet
50.Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homo sapiens?
A. Chatton B.H. Copland C. Aristotle D. Linnaeus
51.The hierarchy of biology taxonomy has how many levels?
A.10 B.5 C.6 D.8
52.Kingdom Plantae includes which organisms?
A. Protozoa B. Fungi C. Magnolidae D. Prokaryotes
53.Organisms that decompose substances intro products that can be useful are called
A. Herbivores B. Saprolites C. Carnivores D. Saprophytes
54.Which of the following is a heterotroph?
A. Moss B. Grasshopper C. Algae D. Fern

55.What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

A. Turle B. Maya bird C. Crocodile D. Walrus
56.Predaton is a relationship exemplified by
A.A hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having it for dinner
B.A clownfish living within a sea anemone
C.A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of a toddler
D. An orchid attached to the drunk of a Narra tree
57.A mango tree is planted beside a sampaguita plant in a garden. They demonstrate the following
relationship:
A. Commensalism B. Mutualism C. Competition D. Predation
58.The following are homologous organs except:
A. Human arm B. Seal’s flipper C. Fish tail D. Bat’s wing
59.Which of the following is a segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation?
A. Bloodworms B. Earthworms C. Maggots D. Leeches
60.Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of ___.
A. Lipids B. Proteins C. Nucleotides D. Carbohydrates
61.If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic compounds, lipids are ____________ organic compounds
A. Biomolecules B. Hydrophobic C. Simple D. Polypeptde
62.Which process produces oxygen was waste product?
A. Photosynthesis B. Cytolysis C. Diffusion D. Photochemical conversion

63.What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
A. Diffusion B. Photosynthesis C. Phytochemical conversion D. Cytolysis
64.Which of the following convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
A. Whales B. Water C. Plants D. Fungi
65.Carbon dioxide is produced by plants in the
A. Evening B. Afternoon C. Noon D. Morning
66.The waste product of photosynthesis is:
A. Nitrogen B. Hydrogen C. Carbon dioxide D. Oxygen
67.What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxiliary bud growth and apical
dominance?
A. Auxins and Gibberelins
B. Cytokinins and Gibberelins
C. Auxins and Abscisate
D. Cytokinins and auxins
68.An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging enemies, invades a competing ant
colony and steals larvae and use them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how species
copes with everyday life?
A. Ecological niche B. Ecological habitation C. Ecological defeat D. Ecological success
69.Eutrophication which causes the depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results into
A. Decrease in aquatic plants
B. Abundant sea harvest
C. Decrease in dissolved nutrients
D. Diminished sea harvest
70.A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing vegetation. However, the soil remained
viable. Five years later, trees and bushes are seen flourishing in the forest once again. This phenomenon
is called _______.
A. Tertiary ecological succession
B. Secondary ecological succession
C. Quaternary ecological succession
D. Primary ecological succession
71.Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?
A. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production
B. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations
C. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans
D. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rain forests
72.Because it will adversely affect the population’s food supplies, the most disadvantageous source of
energy is _________.
A. Wind B. Geo-thermal C. Sun D. Plants
73.An example of asexual reproduction is
A. Fertilization B. Conception C. Grafting D. Pollination
74.What type of asexual reproduction occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowh as
exemplied by corals?
A. Fission B. Fertilization C. Sexual reproduction D. Budding
A. Osmotic pressure B. Plasma pressure C. Turgor pressure D. Wall pressure
75.The world’s largest ecosystem of deserts is:
A. Africa B. Sahara C. Libya D. Saudi
76.What is the pressure exerting on the plasma membrane against the cell wall of bacteria, fungi, and
plant cells?
A. Osmotic pressure B. Plasma pressure C. Turgor pressure D. Wall pressure

77.What is he cellular metabolic process that transmits biochemical energy into ATP?
A. Cellular breakdown B. Cellular respiration C. Cellular reaction
D. Cellular metabolism
78.This is true of recessive genes:
A. Will prevent a dominant gene from expressing its phenotype
B. Should be paired with a dominant gene for it to be expressed
C. Have more superior photopic traits
D. Will only have phenotypic expression if present as a homozygous genotype
79.Mutaton occurs when DNA is damaged, not repaired and replicated, the result is
A. Population evolution B. Genetic disorder C. Ecological succession D. Biological rebirth
80.In vitro fertilization is the union of an ovum and a sperm inside he
A. Vase B. Microscopic slide C. Test tube D. Receptacle
81.What are the nasal cavites part of?
A.Resonators B.Reverberators C.Artculators D.Vibrators

82.Insulin is secreted by the:

A.Pancreas B.Liver C.Intestne D.Kidney
83.The following organs have specific functons except:
A.Intestne B.Liver C.Pancreas D.Appendix
84.Which element has Ca as its symbol?
A.Calcium B.Cadmium C.Carbon D.Californium
85.Afer two pregnancies some of these mothers loose of teeth or so. What could be the cause?
A. Lack of iron & other minerals in die during pregnancies.
B. Die during pregnancy lacks Sulphur
C. Too much sweets in the diet
D. Poor brushing
86.The bond in sodium fluoride is which of the following types of chemical bond?
A. Alkali metals B. Halogens C. Alkaline earth metals D. Rare earths
87.Element X has an electron configuration of 1S2 2S2 2P2. Based on information, element X belongs to
a/an_______ family.
A. Alkali metal B. Coinage C. Halogen D. Inert gas
88.You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be paid in currency but only in gold.
Applying your knowledge in chemistry, select the largest amount of gold from the choices below. (Au =
197)
A. 22.4 moles of gold
B. 40.0 kilograms of gold
C. 297 grams of gold
D. Avogadro’s number of aoms gold
89.Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defined as one newton per square meter?
A. Milliliter B. Atomic units C. Poise D. Pascal
90.Perfumes contain organic compounds called:
A. Alcohol B. Ethers C. Acids D. Esters
91.Milk is classified as:
A. Colloid B. Metalloid C. Acid D. Soda
92.Which of the following travels fastest in air?
A. Thunder B. Moonbeam C. Current D. Light

93.Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
A.½ sheet of pad paper
B. ¼ sheet of pad paper
C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
D.1/3 sheet of pad paper
94.Which of he following is he CORRECT name for he compound MnF3?
A.Manganese uoride (III)
B.Manganese (III) fluoride
C.Manganese (I) uoride (III)
D.Manganese (III) uoride (III)
95.Which of the following statements best explain why copper is the metal most widely used in
electrical wiring?
A.It is the best conductor of electricity
B.It is cheaper than aluminum
C.It is a better conductor than aluminum and cheaper than silver
D.It has high resistance to electricity
96.When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your free hand away from your body in
order to __________.
A.Be ready to grab something in case you fall
B.Change the weight of your body and load
C.Change the mass of your body
D.Change the center of gravity of your body and load
97.Which explains why work is done when blowing a balloon?
A. The balloon moves outward as the blowing force is exerted on it.
B. The force of gravity on the balloon increases.
C .The balloon has potential energy which is changed to kinetic energy.
D. The balloon is filled with air which has weight and occupies space.
98.Apparently, the loss of weight of objects immersed in a fluid is due to
A. Archimedes principle
B. Specific gravity
C. Newton’s theory
D. Buoyant force
99.A group of students tried to find out how volume would affect the mass and density of a piece of
metal. The data are shown on the table below:

Trial Volume in cc Mass (g) Density

1 10 15 1.5
2 40 60 1.5
3 5 7.5 1.5
4 160 240 1.5
Based on the trials made, which among the following conclusions can be formulated?
I.Density of a material is constant
II.Mass is inversely proportonal to volume
III.Volume is directly proportional to mass
IV.Density is dependent on mass and volume

A.III and IV B.I and III C.I and II D.I and IV

100. which process occurs when dry ice , CO2 (s) is change into CO2 (s) is change into CO2 (g)
A. Evaporation B. Sublimation C. Condensation D. Decomposition