GENERAL EDUCATION 6.

The planets of the solar system have mythical

references. They are based on what genre of mythology.
1. Jacee was confused when she saw the printout of her
speech because it had slashes after some words. What a. Greek Mythology
should she do when seeing a double slash?
b. Roman Mythology
a. Stop the speech
c. European Mythology
b. Wait for the audience’s reaction
d. Norse Mythology
c. Pause for a full second
d. Continue the speech
7. Air, when mixed with sulphur oxide coming from
motor vehicles and industrial plants, falls to earth giving
detrimental effects to living and non-living things. This
2. Which of the following does not contribute to is known as ___.
greenhouse effect?
a. acid rain
a. deforestation
b. greenhouse rain
b. use of detergent
c. fall out
c. forest fires
d. El Niño
d. burning of waste

8. “Nahulog ang bata!” Anong uri ng pangungusap ayon

3. Isang akda ni Padre Modesto de Castro na binubuo ng sa kayarian ang pangungusap na ito?
palitan ng liham ng dalawang magkapatid.
a. payak
a. Indarapatra at Sulayman
b. pasalaysay
b. Dasalan at Tocsohan
c. tambalan
c. Barlaan at Josaphat
d. padamdam
d. Urbana at Feliza

9. What do we call a traditional Japanese

4. Year 2014 has been declared by Pope Francis as year
of the _____. poem with three lines (with 17 syllables)?
a. Laity a. Haiku
b. Hope b. Free verse
c. Faith c. Sonnet
d. Righteousness d. Elegy

5. x -3p, -2x -2p, -5x –p, _____

a. 8x – p
b. 8x 10. Read the following lines from the Shakespearean
play “Hamlet” and decide which of the following
c. 8x + p emotions is most reflected. To be, or not to be, that is the
d. -8x question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the
slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms
against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.
a. Doubt
b. Indecision a. Vladimir Putin
c. Wrath b. Michael Gorbachev
d. Sadness c. Nikita Khrushchev
d. Joseph Stalin
11. “Lumilindol.” Anong uri ito ng pangungusap na
walang tiyak na paksa?
16. The Russian President who wants to annex Crimea is
a. Temporal named _____.
b. Eksistensyal a. Joseph Stalin
c. Penomenal b. Nikita Khrushchev
d. Modal c. Michael Gorbachev
d. Vladimir Putin
12. Sa kasaysayan ng ating panitikan, ang kinikilalang
Gintong Panahon ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas ay ang
panahon ng _____. 17. Social and environmental injustices are
interconnected, as exemplified by which of the following
a. Amerikano activities?
b. Kastila a. Toxic wastes from industrialized countries are
disposed to poorer countries.
c. Hapones
b. Desertification of verdant regions.
d. Kontemporaryo
c. Temperature warming and rise of sea level.
d. Extinction of rare animal species.
13. The major rivers in China are _____.
a. Aegean and Mekong
18. The Kyoto Protocol requires to reduce greenhouse
b. Hwang-Ho and Yangtze effect in the environment. This practice advocates
c. Nile and Indus __________.

d. Tigris and Euphrates a. ecological destruction

b. energy conservation

14. _____ is a major land mass on the northern coast of c. sustainable development
the Black Sea that is almost completely surrounded by d. environmental protection
water. The peninsula is located just south of the
Ukrainian mainland and west of the Russia region of
Kuban. It is surrounded by two seas; the Black Sea and
the smaller Sea of Azov to the east. 19. How many gallons of 30% solution of HCI acid
should be added to 2 gallons of 15% solution of the same
a. Gibraltar acid to make a 20% solution?
b. Cape of Good Hope a. 2
c. Falkland b. 1
d. Crimea c. 1.5
d. 2.5
15. The Russian President who gave Crimea to Ukraine
in 1954 is _____.
Let x = no. of gallons 30% solution
0.30x + 0.15(2) = 0.20 (x + 2) c. The toxicity of water will be lessened.
30x + 15(2) = 20 (x + 2) d. The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) will
decrease.
30x – 20x = 40 – 30
10x = 10
24. Jay is twice as old as John. Ten years ago, he was 4
x=1 times as old as John. Find Jay’s present age.
a. 40
20. A mother wants to have 2 children, both girls. Find b. 20
the probability that both children will be girls.
c. 25
a. 1/4
d. 30
b. 1/3
c. 1/9
x = present age of John
d. 1/2
2x = present age of Jay
2x – 10 = 4 (x – 10)
21. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, through the investigations of Sherlock, 2x – 10 = 4x – 40
make people think and guess about whether their
hypotheses are correct. What is the literary standard 40 – 10 = 4x – 2x
shown here? 30 = 2x (age of Jay)
a. permanence 30/2 = x
b. aesthetic value 15 = x (present age of John)
c. emotional value
d. intellectual value 25. Value of n such that 324n0 is divisible by 3.
a. 4
b. 2
22. At present, scientists report about the formation of c. 1
holes in the ozone layer of the atmosphere. This
dangerous trend is being blamed on which of the d. 3
following wrong practices?
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is
a. The use of ozone itself on the surface of the earth. divisible by 3. In case of 32430, the sum of the digits is
12 which is divisible by 3.
b. The excessive use of aerosols.
c. Removal of the protective cover like the green plants.
26. This refers to the Filipino version of the famous line
d. The use of soil fertilizers on earth. “hakuna matata”.
a. Mañana Habit
23. Intensive agricultural and industrial practices may b. Bahala Na
result to eutrophication. Which of the following is the
possible consequence of this environmental activity? c. Ningas Kugon

a. The water will be less turbid and odor-free. d. Cheerful Personality

b. There will be a significant decrease in the water
harvest by fishermen.
27. This facet of wellness has to do with the ability to
have an open mind and welcoming to new learnings or
ideas.
a. Physical
b. Emotional
c. Intellectual
d. Social

28. These are the main or basic types of learning.

a. Classic and Organizational
b. Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning,
Observational Learning
c. Organic, Operational, Conditioning
d. Experimental, Experiential, Spatial

1. The Philippines’ largest drug store is named after the

Roman gods’ _____.

29. This is a factor of wellness that has genes inherited a. defender

that contribute to our susceptibility or immunity to b. messenger
diseases.
c. housekeeper
a. Family History/Heredity
d. warrior
b. Health Habits
c. Environment
2. “What we know is outside their walls, there is a
d. Access to Healthcare garden of bones. Every time they turn away a traveler,
the garden grows.”- Jorah (Game of Thrones) What
happens to the travelers?
30. Making their guests feel at home is a Filipino value
and trait called _____. a. They disappear without explanation.

a. Hospitality b. They serve as slaves.

b. Self-sacrifice c. They plant more flowers.

c. Family Ties d. They die.

d. Bayanihan
3. “What is essential to the eye” is an example of a
_____.
a. virtue
b. moral
c. theme
d. speech

4. Who is the author of Les Miserables?

a. Edgar Allan Poe a. solar
b. Lewis Carroll b. geothermal
c. Alexandre Dumas c. wind
d. Victor Hugo d. hydroelectric plant

5. Who among the Filipino writers below focuses on the 10. Anong teorya ng wika ang nagsasabing ang wika ay
beliefs and traditions during the Filipino-Spanish period? nalikha bunga ng masidhing damdamin ng tao?
a. F. Sionil Jose a. Yoheho
b. NVM Gonzales b. Ding-dong
c. Bienvenido Santos c. Pooh-pooh
d. Nick Joaquin d. Bow-wow
6. Soil is considered an ecosystem. Which of the
following supports the statement?
11. Ito ay isang tulang maromansa na kung saan
a. Soil differs in color, odor and water holding nakaharap sa mga pakikipagsapalaran ang mga tauhan at
hango sa tunay na buhay.
capacity.
a. Epiko
b. It is the habitat of microorganisms.
b. Moro-moro
c. It consists of living organisms and abiotic
components. c. Korido
d. It is a mixture of minerals, water and gases. d. Awit

7. Why are green plants considered as autotrophs? 12. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI epiko ng
Mindanao?
a. They depend on other sources of food.
a. Agyu
b. They can absorb water through the roots.
b. Bantugan
c. They can build simple inorganic substances into
complex organic compounds. c. Bidasari
d. They have green pigments that capture light. d. Maragtas

8. The major concern about global warming arises from 13. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang sadyang isinulat upang
increased concentration of __. ibigkas sa harap ng madla?
a. greenhouse gases a. talumpati
b. acid rain b. talambuhay
c. photochemical smog c. anekdota
d. aerosols d. pabula

9. Of the following listed below, which one is considered 14. Siya ay isang Pilipinong manunulat na tanyag sa
the most disadvantageous source of energy since it gives kanyang sagisag-panulat na Dimas-Ilaw.
detrimental effect on the population’s food supply?
a. Jose Corazon de Jesus
b. Jose dela Cruz d. 5/12
c. Emilio Jacinto
d. Antonio Luna 18. A certain number doubled and decreased by 12 is 8.
What is the number?
a. 14
15. One-way fare from Manila to Cebu is ₱3,800. How
many round-trip tickets can be purchased with the b. 8
amount of ₱91,200?
c. 12
a. 8
d. 10
b. 14
Let x be the number
c. 10
2x – 12 = 8
d. 12
2x = 8 + 12
91,200/(3,800x2)
2x = 20
=91,200/7,600
x = 20/2
=12
x = 10

16. A square and an equilateral triangle have equal

perimeter. If the side of the square is 3 units less than the 19. A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape.
side of the triangle, what is the area of the square? One side is 18 meters. How many meters of rope are
needed to enclose the pool?
a. 100 sq units
a. 48 m
b. 81 sq units
b. 54 m
c. 144 sq units
c. 36 m
d. 64 sq units
d. 50 m
Let x = side of the equilateral triangle
An equilateral triangle has all sides equal. Perimeter = 3
x – 3 = side of the square (18m) = 54 m
perimeter square = perimeter of triangle
4 (x – 3) = 3x 20. Originally written in Tagalog, the poem is one of the
only two poems that Rizal wrote in his vernacular. He,
4x – 12 = 3x however, denied the authorship of such.
x = 12 units = side of the equilateral triangle a. To the Filipino Youth
x – 3 = 12 – 3 = 9 units = side of the square b. They Ask Me for Verses
Therefore, area of square = 9^2 = 81 sq. units c. Hymn to Talisay
d. Kundiman
17. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 4
red, 5 white, and 3 blue balls. Find the probability that
the ball is NOT white. 21. The highest mountain in the continent of
a. 7/12 Africa is _____.
b. 3/4 a. Mt. Everest
c. 2/3 b. Mt. Apo
c. Mt. Kilimanjaro c. They Ask Me for Verses
d. Mt. Fuji d. To the Filipino Youth

22. In this poem, Rizal compared education to the 27. He coined the term “survival of the fittest.”
goddess of light, wisdom, hope, peace and truth.
a. Karl Marx
a. Intimate alliance between religion and good education
b. Arnold Toynbee
b. Remembrance to My Hometown
c. Herbert Spencer
c. To Education
d. August Comte
d. Our Mother Tongue

28. The mountains that separate the continents of Asia

23. In this poem, Rizal noted the role of religion in and Europe is _____.
attaining good education.
a. Mt. Apo
a. Remembrance to My Hometown
b. Mt. Everest
b. To Education
c. Mt. Kilimanjaro
c. Our Mother Tongue
d. Ural Mountain
d. Intimate alliance between religion and good education

29. Rizal’s loneliness is profoundly expressed in this

24. This is a multilateral agreement regulating poem which has the lines “His lyre had long ago become
international trade. According to its preamble, its so mute and broken; his muse stammers and no longer
purpose was the “substantial reduction of tariffs and smiles at him.” What is the title of this poem?
other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences,
on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis. a. Hymn to Talisay

a. APEC b. They Ask Me for Verses

b. GATT c. To the Filipino Youth

c. ASEAN d. Kundiman

d. NAFTA
30. He was a native of Cataluña and the count of Caspe.
He became governor in 1891, around the time when La
25. Written in 1895, the verses were used against Rizal Liga Filipina (Philippine League) was founded in Manila
during his trial in December 1896. by Rizal in 1892. He introduced many reforms; popular
with native but aroused the wrath of religious orders,
a. Kundiman who are said to have paid $100,000 for his dismissed.
b. To the Filipino Youth His term as governor was from 1891-1893.

c. They Ask Me for Verses a. Governor General Polavieja

d. Hymn to Talisay b. Governor General Despujol

26. This was a prize winning-poem of Rizal when he c. Governor General De Los Rios
was a student in UST. This poem proved that an Indio d. Governor General Claveria
was not only equal but also more superior than the
Spaniards in poetry writing.
a. Kundiman
b. Hymn to Talisay
 b. Pidgin
c. Kolokyal
d. Balbal

3. Anong uri ng pangungusap ang “Magandang araw

po”?
a. Temporal
b. Sambitla
c. Pormulasyong Panlipunan
d. Pamanahon

4. Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangngalan ang HINDI

tahas?
a. pag-asa
b. pagkain
c. gamot
d. lapis

5. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang isang pangngalang

palansak?
a. buwig
b. pag-ibig
c. bahay-kubo
d. Jose

6. The students who made the commotion in the library

are now _____.
1. Ito ay isang uri ng morpema ayon sa kahulugan na
may kahulugan sa ganang sarili. Ito ay nakakatayo ng a. investigating
mag-isa sapagkat may angkin itong ahulugan na hindi na b. investigated
nangangailngan ng iba pang morpema.
c. being investigated
a. Morpemang Pangkayarian
d. investigates
b. Malayang morpema
c. Di-malayang Morpema
7. The statistics _____ that the dropout ratio this year is
d. Morpemang Leksikal high.
a. show
2. Ang salitang “parak” ay nasa anong antas ng wika? b. shows
a. Jargon c. had shown
d. will have shown 13. What stage in chicken pox is considered very
contagious?
a. During the first week.
8. A duckbilled platypus shows the characteristic of a
mammal and not a bird because _________. b. When wounds have disappeared.
a. it eats other animals c. When wounds have swollen.
b. it feeds its young milk d. When wounds are peeling off.
c. it makes a nest and lay eggs
d. it has webbed foot 14. Hemophilia is a common sex-linked disorder that is
X-linked recessive trait. If a man is hemophiliac, this
means that __________.
9. 24 is three-fourths of what number? a. None of his brothers and sisters will be hemophiliac.
a. 16 b. All his brothers and sisters will be hemophiliac.
b. 24 c. He will have children with hemophilia.
c. 32 d. He got the disease from his mother.
d. 30

15. What term is used to describe an organism which

10. The Department of Education _____ K-12 before the depends its subsistence on others?
Commission on Higher Education _____ preparing for a. prey
2016.
b. host
a. had implemented; began
c. medium
b. has begun; implemented
d. parasite
c. had begun; implemented
d. implemented; had begun
16. Which of the following is not considered as useful
function of bacteria?
11. The Philippine government, with all of its officials, a. They act as decomposers of dead organisms.
_____ one of the largest institutions in Asia.
b. They can synthesize enzymes to make vitamins.
a. was
c. They clean up oil spill by digesting hydrocarbons.
b. is
d. They cause diseases like cholera.
c. are
d. were
17. Five persons can finish painting a wall within 5
hours. If only 3 people are available, how many hours do
12. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez _____ the position since they have to work to finish the same job?
2016. a. 7 1/2
a. has been b. 8
b. has been holding c. 9
c. will have been holding d. 8 1/3
d. had been holding 5 persons = 5 hours
3 persons = increased hours c. 5%
5: x = 3: 5 d. 10%
25 = 3x 0.18 x 36000 = 6480
x = 25/3 __% of 12960 is 6480
x = 8.33 or 8 1/3 12960x = 6480
6480/12960 = 0.5 or 50%
18. A car racer covers 259 km in 2 hours. How far can
he go in 2 3/4 hours?
21. The author of “Flora de Filipinas” circa 1837, the
a. 250 1/2 km botanical illustrations of plant specimens that grew into
the Philippines herbarium is _____.
b. 340 km
a. Gov. Narciso Claveria
c. 343 3/4 km
b. Fr. Manuel Blanco
d. 356 1/8 km
c. Padre Emmanuel Gonzales
259 km: 2 ℎrs = �: 2.75 ℎrs
d. Gov. Polavieja
712.25/2 = 356.125 or 356 1/8
19. A rectangular figure is 6 inches wide and 1 foot long.
If the width is to be decreased by 2 inches, but the area 22. Which order of government correctly sequences
remains the same, by how much should the length be what happened during the American regime?
increased?
a. Civil, Commonwealth, Military
a. 6 inches
b. Military, Commonwealth, Civil
b. 8 inches
c. Military, Civil, Commonwealth
c. 4 inches
d. Civil, Military, Commonwealth
d. 10 inches
a=lxw
23. The Philippines was ruled by Spain through the
12 x 6 = 72 (area) _____ until 1814.
72 = (12 + x) (6 – 2) a. Viceroy of Mexico
72 = (12 + x) 4 b. Guam
72 = 48 + 4x c. Puerto Rico
72 - 48 = 4x d. Cuba
24 = 4x
24/4= x 24. The Act/Law that led to the granting of ten-year
transition period is called _____.
x=6
a. Hare-Hawes Cutting Bill
72 = 18 x 4
b. Tydings-Mc-Duffie Law
c. Parity Rights
20. 18% of ₱36,000 is what percent of ₱12,960?
d. Independence Law
a. 25%
b. 50%
25. What values are being promoted by the Philippine a. Social Justice
Government when it launched the “Juan Time” project
in 2011? b. Joy

a. Punctuality c. Happiness

b. Close family ties d. Confrontation

c. Austerity
d. Palabra de Honor

26. This is the location of the island known as the “Isla

de los Pintados” by the Spaniards.
a. Luzon
b. Visayas
c. Isla Verde
d. Mindanao

27. What was our government under the 1935

Constitution?
a. Military
b. Commonwealth
c. Revolutionary
d. Monarchy

28. One of the new seven wonders of nature that can be

found in Palawan is _____.
a. Puerto Princesa River
b. Palawan Underground River
c. El Nido
d. Puerto Princesa Underground River

29. Republic Act 9994 is also known as the __.

a. Prison Modernization Law - RA 10575
b. Anti-child Abuse Law - RA 7610
c. K – 12 Act - RA 10533
d. Expanded Senior Citizens Act

30. What is the very foundation of genuine peace and

reconciliation?
 Pangngalang Tahas o Konkreto (concrete)
Pangngalang Basal o Di-Konkreto (abstract)
Pangngalang Palansak (collective)

5. Anong antas ng wika ang salitang DYAHI?

a. Jargon
1. Philippine, American, and Italian are examples of b. Pidgin
_____.
c. Kolokyal
a. verb
d. Balbal
b. noun
c. adjective
6. Peter borrowed ₱15,000 from the bank at
d. adverb
the rate of 12% per year. How much did he
owe the bank after 18 months?
2. Ang salitang “bana” ay halimbawa ng anong antas ng
wika? a. ₱18,700

a. Sosyolek b. ₱17,700

b. Pabalbal c. ₱16,000

c. Lalawiganin d. ₱17,000

d. Idyolek I = PRT
A = P + (PRT)

3. During the Spanish period, this refers to the privilege A = 15,000 + (15,000x0.12x1.5)
of the provincial Governor to engage in trade. A = 15,000 + 2700
a. Alcadias A = 17,700
b. Alcalde Mayor
c. Indulto de comercio 7. Of the following organisms listed below, which one
d. Corregimientos will likely survive in the tundra biome?
a. rice bird

4. Ang “pangarap” ay isang pangngalang __. b. walrus

a. basal c. frog

b. tahas d. turtle

c. pantangi
d. palansak 8. The average of four numbers is 38. If three
of the four numbers are 48, 36 and 24, what is

Pangngalang Pantangi o Tiyak (proper) the 4th number?

Pangngalang Pambalana o Di-Tiyak (common) a. 41

b. 44 70% of ____ is 210
c. 40 0.7x = 210
d. 42 x = 210/0.7
Ave = sum/n x = 300
38 = (48 + 36 + 24 + x)/4
minus, plus, plus 11. The fourth-year high school students were told not to
visit the Enchanted Kingdom before graduation, but they
38 – 48 = -10 _____ on what they wanted. Which verb tense will best
38 – 36 = 2 fit if the writer wants to create the effect of emphasis?

38 – 24 = 14 a. Simple past – insisted

-10 + 2 + 14 = 6 b. past perfect – had instead

38 + 6 = 44 c. past progressive – were insisting

38 = (48 + 36 + 24 + x)/4 d. emphatic past – did insist

4(38) = 108 + x
152 - 108 = x 12. Coordinators regularly _____ teachers to determine
their competence.
44
a. are observing
b. have observed
9. A father decided that his 30-hectare land be divided
among his 3 children using 1:2:3 partition, the oldest c. observe
getting the biggest share. How much did the second d. observes
child increase?
a. 10 ha
13. Hangarin nitong makapagbigay ng wasto at
b. 8 ha epektibong pakikipag-ugnayan gamit ang mga sagisag
c. 15 ha pangwika?

d. 5 ha a. talastasan

total number/total ratio b. bokabularyo

30/6 = 5 c. talasanggunian

2nd child: 5 x 2 = 10 d. linggwistika

10. After receiving 30% discount, Jay paid ₱210.00 for 14. The world _____ the United Nations Day
an item. What is the regular price of the item? every October.
a. ₱380 a. celebrate
b. ₱400 b. celebrates
c. ₱350 c. celebrated
d. ₱300 d. will celebrate
Discount = 30%
₱210 = 70%
15. Nasa anong antas ng wika kabilang ang mga salitang a. Speciation
tulad ng NASAN at PA’NO?
b. Embryology
a. Pabalbal
c. Pathology
b. Kolokyal
d. Mutation
c. Panretorika
d. Pampanitikan
20. Which is true about dominant genes?
a. They prevent the expression of other genes in the
16. What term is given to the state of inactivity of an same locus.
organism such as a frog when passing winter or cold
season? b. They should be paired with recessive genes.

a. Cold-blooded Response c. They cannot be expressed if heterozygous.

b. Dormancy d. They are aggressive and express the more beneficial

traits.
c. Hibernation
d. Aestivation
21. In economics, _____ is a rise of general level of
prices of goods and services in an economy over a
period of time.
17. A salesman gets 15% commission for the first
₱20,000 and 10% for the amount over ₱20,000 of his a. Depression
total sales. How much does he get for a total sale of
₱50,600? b. Mercantilism

a. ₱5,060 c. Inflation

b. ₱7,060 d. Free trade

c. ₱6,060 22. Violation of human rights is a violation of the _____

of persons.
d. ₱8,060
a. freedom
A = (0.10 x 30,600) + (0.15 x 20,000)
b. dignity
A = 3,060 + 3,000
c. intelligence
A = 6,060
d. emotions

18. Organisms, like ants, behave under specific

conditions such as storing food during summer, 23. The most devastating typhoon in 2009, with a
defending themselves by stinging enemies or even damage of $1.09 billion and 747 fatalities was known as
invading other ant colonies. The term used to describe _____.
the behavior of the organism is called __________. a. Reming
a. ecological defeat b. Milenyo
b. ecological habitat c. Habagat
c. ecological succession d. Ondoy
d. ecological niche 24. It is characterized by shared experiences and mutual
19. Some genetic disorders are caused by the damage to responsibilities.
DNA which cannot be repaired. This shows a. Acculturation
__________.
b. Enculturation
c. Gemeinschaft c. Freedom
d. Gesellschaft d. Presidential

25. The fulfillment of the collective needs to the human 30. Those provinces that were pacified and were already
species, including global society is to pursue _____. recognizing Spanish rule were called _____.
a. common good a. Indulto de comercio
b. political will b. Corregimientos
c. justice c. Alcadias
d. public interest d. Alcalde Mayor

26. The longest revolt in Philippine History is called the

_____.
a. Diego Silang Revolt
b. Dagohoy Revolt
c. Gabriela Silang Revolt
d. Palaris Revolt

27. The Board of Trustees will be convening _____ ten

minutes.
a. beyond
b. in
c. at
d. on

28. This is the determination of the government to relate

to what is perceived as beneficial to public interest and
acts to implement its decision on such in order to
achieve a better future for its citizens.
a. Political will
b. Justice 1. Exchange rate system was all based on the value of
gold, but it was replaced by a currency which is
c. Common good determined by their cost relative to other currencies.
d. Public interest a. Dollar
b. Fiat
29. What form of government did we have when c. Silver
President Aguinaldo proclaimed the Philippine
Independence on June 12, 1898? d. Peso

a. Dictatorial
b. Revolutionary
2. Established in 1960 by Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Saudi b. People’s Republic of China and United States of
Arabia, and Venezuela to regulate the production and America
sale of oil.
c. South Korea and Soviet Union
a. Gas associations
d. Germany and Soviet Union
b. OPEC
c. IMF
7. In whose presidency was the famous MIRACLE
d. UN RICE produced?
a. Fidel Ramos
3. Most widely known defense grouping formed during b. Sergio Osmeña
the Cold War when several Western European countries
plus the United States agreed to protect Europe against c. Ferdinand Marcos
the threat of the Soviet Union. d. Joseph Estrada
a. NAM
b. ASEAN 8. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ilocos Norte is
c. NATO _____.

d. GATT a. Bangui windmills

b. Paoay Church

4. Created by presidents of Egypt, Ghana, India, c. Pagudpud

Indonesia, and Yugoslavia in 1961 to pursue world d. Currimao Rock Formations
peace and international cooperation, human rights,
national sovereignty, racial and national equality, non-
intervention, and peaceful conflict resolution.
9. Which order of presidents correctly applies
a. NAM
to Philippine history?
b. GATT
I. Carlos P. Garcia
c. NATO
II. Diosdado Macapagal
d. IMF
III. Manuel Roxas
IV. Ferdinand Marcos
5. Created because of these ideas: Emphasized the need
a. IV, III, II, I
to form common international principle (Kant),
enshrined principles of cooperation and respect among b. I, II, III, IV
nation-states (Mazzini), democracy and self-
determination (Wilson). c. IV, II, I, III

a. United Nations 1946 d. III, I, II IV

b. Wesphalia 1648 Aguinaldo

c. Bretton Woods 1944 Quezon

d. GATT 1947 Laurel

Osmeña

6. After the World War II, which emerged as new Roxas

powers? Quirino
a. United States of America and Soviet Union (USSR) Magsaysay
Garcia 13. The earliest mode of economic life in human history
according to Karl Marx is called _____.
Macapagal
a. agricultural
Marcos Sr.
b. primitive communism
Aquino, C.
c. enlightened self-interest
Ramos
d. reciprocity
Estrada
Arroyo
14. It refers to any liability to pay money arising out of a
Aquino III contract, express or implied.
Duterte a. Debtors
Marcos Jr. b. Debt
c. Tax
10. An international convention where the Philippines d. Poll tax
can validate its claim to the Spratlys and other territories
in the West Philippine Sea is known as the _____.
a. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 15. This court shall have jurisdiction over civil and
(UNCLOS) criminal cases involving graft and corrupt practices and
such offenses committed by public officers and
b. Kyoto Protocol employees in relation to their offices as may be
c. Rio De Janiero Convention determined by law.

d. Geneva Convention a. Court of Appeals

b. Regional Trial Courts

11. One of the types of positive economics that collects c. Sandiganbayan

and presents data that can describe life phenomena is d. Supreme Court
_____.
a. growth
16. It means that when a person is charged with an
b. descriptive economics offense and the case is terminated either by acquittal or
c. stability conviction or in any other manner without the express
consent of the accused, the latter cannot again be
d. economic theory charged with the same or identical offense.
a. Writ of Habeas Corpus
12. The employees of a review center want to associate, b. Writ of Amparo
pool their savings, and use the fund as soon as possible
to grant loans to members and capitalized and operate c. Right against illegal detention
the canteen of the said review center. What type of d. Right against double jeopardy
cooperative will they organize and register?
a. Service cooperative
17. The state of entire subjection of one person to the
b. Producers cooperative will of another is called _____.
c. Consumer cooperative a. Peonage
d. Credit cooperative b. Slavery
c. Suppressed
d. Depressed 22. It prohibits hazing and other forms of initiation rites
in fraternities, sororities, and other organizations.
a. Republic Act 8049
18. Legislation granting special privileges to senior
citizens helps neutralize prejudice and dissemination b. Republic Act 1425 – Rizal Law
towards special category based on:
c. Republic Act 9262 - Anti-violence against women &
a. Ethnicity children act
b. Gender d. Republic Act 7796 - TESDA
c. Race
d. Age 23. This poem was written by Rizal when he was 15
years old. His memories of Calamba demonstrated his
innate love of nature that ultimately developed into a
greater love of nation.

19. The complex set of relationships within the a. Intimate alliance between religion and good education
agricultural sector and between tenure structure, b. To Education
production structure and the structure of supporting
services is called _____. c. Our Mother Tongue
a. Agrarian reform measures d. Remembrance to My Hometown
b. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law
c. Agrarian structure 24. This Republic Act created the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
d. Land reform
a. Republic Act 9994
b. Republic Act 1425
20. The families of victims of extrajudicial killings and
enforced disappearances can involve the writ when the c. Republic Act 9292
right to life, liberty, or security of a person is violated or
threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission d. Republic Act 7796
of a public official or employee or of a private individual
or entry.
25. An Act Strengthening Teacher Education in the
a. Right against illegal detention Philippines by establishing Centers of Excellence and
b. Writ of Amparo creating a teacher Education Council.

c. Right against double jeopardy a. RA 7784

d. Writ of Habeas Corpus b. RA 9262

c. RA 1425

21. Rizal was eight years old when he wrote this poem. d. RA 8094
He realized the ultimate importance of having a native
tongue.
26. He became governor, with new capital at Iloilo, 1898
a. Intimate alliance between religion and good education until Treaty of the Pearls was signed, December 10,
b. To Education 1898, handling sovereignty over the Philippines to the
United States for $20 million. His term as governor was
c. Our Mother Tongue from August 13, 1898 – December 10, 1898, and Manila
on January 1, 1899.
d. Remembrance to my Hometown
a. Diego De Los Rios
b. Miguel Lopez De Legazpi
c. Basilio Agustin d. epiko
d. Narciso Claveria
27. This is the legal process whereby the registered
voters of a local government unit may directly propose,
enact, or amend any law or ordinance at polls called for
the purpose independently of the regularly constituted 1. The Harry Potter series, as well as the renditions of
local legislative body. Destiny classics, have brought together families (parents
a. Order and children), friends and other people from different
walks of life in order to enjoy the stories unfold. What
b. Recall literary standard is shown here?
c. Referendum a. style
d. People’s Initiative b. emotional value
c. permanence
28. The Republic Act that requires the compulsory d. universality
teaching of Rizal Course and the lives of other Filipino
patriots is _____.
a. Republic Act 7610 2. This lists the sources used in the study.

b. Republic Act 9292 a. biography

c. Republic Act 9994 b. appendices

d. Republic Act 1425 c. index

d. bibliography

29. These are the only officials removable by

impeachment. 3. The Greek, Roman and Norse stories have been very
a. The President, Vice-President, members of the famous despite the passing of time. What is the term for
Supreme Court, members of the Constitutional stories about gods and goddesses?
Commissions, and the Congressmen/women a. legend
b. The President, Vice-President, members of the b. myth
Supreme Court, members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Commander-in-Chief of the c. fantasy
Armed Forces
d. short story
c. The President, Vice-President, members of the
Supreme Court, members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Ombudsman 4. How do you call the relationship of Zeus and Jupiter?
d. The President, Vice-President, members of the a. siblings
Supreme Court, members of the Constitutional
Commissions, and the Senators b. friends
c. enemies

30. Isang mahabang tulang pasalysay tungkol sa d. counterparts

kabayanihan ng pangunahing tauhan na may
pambihirang katangian.
5. “Data from the participants revealed that 92% wanted
a. dalit to go to school.”
b. parabula a. conclusion
c. pabula
b. result happen to the organisms involved in the food chain if the
worm is killed by pesticide?
c. method-data analysis
a. The corn will decrease.
d. literature review
b. The hawk will die.
c. The bird will thrive.
6. Which environmental law requires industries to install
anti-pollution devices and bans the use of incinerators? d. The worm will still reproduce.
a. Greenpeace Act
b. Anti-pollution Act 11. Anong bantas ang siyang inilalagay sa pagitan ng
unlaping “ika” at “tambilang”?
c. Environmental Security Act
a. panaklong
d. Philippine Clean Air Act
b. kuwit
c. gitling
7. The “red tide” phenomenon causes what particular
marine organism to be poisonous for human d. tuldok
consumption?
a. arthropods
12. Ito ay isang sangay ng linggwistika na sumasaklaw
b. mollusks sa pag-aaral ng kayarian o istruktura ng salita.
c. earthworms a. Morpolohiya
d. algae b. Sintaks
c. Ortograpiya
8. The main aim of Brundtland Commission is the d. Semantika
development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of the future generation to
meet their own needs. This development is classified as 13. Ayon kay Gleason, ang wika ay pinagkakasunduan
______. ng isang lahi at kaya naman ay nauunawaan ng lahat ng
a. sustainable development kasapi ng lahi.

b. environmental development a. arbitraryo

c. ecological development b. dinamiko

d. uncompromising development c. masistema

d. likas

9. One environmental activity that may reduce water

pollution is the __________. 14. Ibigay ang panlapi na ginamit sa mga sumusunod na
a. Desalination of sea water to make it potable. salita: kaligayahan, pagmamahalan, at pagkatiwalaan.

b. Use of detergents to clean the water. a. tambalan

c. Treatment of wastewater before discharging. b. hulapi

d. Construction of flood control in low-lying areas. c. kabilaan

d. laguhan

10. A simple food chain consists of the following: The

cob worm that feeds on the corn is eaten by the small
bird and this bird is then eaten by the hawk. What will
15. Sa ponemang segmental, ano ang tinataglay ng mga d. 2 11/12
salitang galaw, baliw, lamay at kahoy?
12t = 35
a. Pares Minimal
t =35/12 or 2 11/12
b. Klaster
c. Diptonggo
19. A pair of dice is rolled. Find the probability that the
d. Ponema sum “9” appears.
a. 2/9
16. The probability that the wife will survive in 10 years b. 1/9
is 3/5 and that of her husband is 2/3. Find the probability
that either one of them will survive. c. 4/5

a. 1 d. 1/3

b. 2/5 # favorable outcomes/ # of all

c. 1/2 possible outcomes

d. 7/15 die = denominator is 6

P = P (wife survives) x P (husband won’t) + pair of dice = 36

P (wife won’t) x P (husband survives) deck of cards = 52

P = (3/5) (1/3) + (2/5) (2/3) = 3/15 + 4/15 = 7/15 P = [(3,6), (4,5), (5,4), (6,3)
4/36 or 1/9

17. Simplify 5+[-2(-1+3)]2

a. 30 20. Thirty students had an average of 75,

b. 12 while 20 students had an average of 90. What

c. 64 is the average of the entire group?

d. 21 a. 81

5+[-2(-1+3)]2 b. 82

GEMDAS c. 82.5

5+[-2(-1+3)]2 d. 81.5

5+[-2(2)]2 Average = sum/n à Sum = n(average)

5+[-4]2 Average = [30(75) + 20(90)]/30 + 20

5+[16] = 2250 + 1800/50

21 = 4050/50
= 81

18. Jack can finish a certain job in 5 days. Jill can finish
the same job in 7 days. Working together, in how many 21. Ruining each other’s reputations and pulling each
days they finish the job? other down is a Filipino trait called _____.
a. 12 a. Respect for Elders
b. 4 1/3 b. Crab Mentality
c. 3 c. Kanya-kanya Attitudes
d. Cheerful Personality d. acculturation

22. In the acronym S-M-A-R-T in setting goals for 27. The “yellow race” is also known as:
success, what does S stands for?
a. Mongoloids
a. Self
b. Caucasians
b. Smart
c. Negroids
c. Special
d. Malays
d. Specific

28. Which constitute a quorum in each House

23. Goals should be something you desire and want.
Achieving goals should have a sense of purpose. This of Congress?
statement says that goals are _____. a. Three-fourths of the members of each House
a. Written-down b. One-third of the members of each House
b. Focus c. Two-thirds of the members of each House
c. Motivating d. A majority of each House
d. S-M-A-R-T

29. The British Prime Minister who supported the

24. In the acronym S-M-A-R-T in setting goals for European Union’s measures against Russia on the issue
success, what does R stands for? of Crimea is _____.

a. Real-life a. Margaret Thatcher

b. Reasonable b. Winston Churchill

c. Realistic c. David Cameron

d. Relevant d. Tony Blair

30. The principle of check and balances is intended to
maintain balance among executive, legislative and
25. Desiring to look more foreign than local and judicial departments of the government. Which one is a
favoring foreign products than Filipino products is a trait check on the executive department by the judiciary?
called _____.
a. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
a. Pride
b. Declaring a legislative measure is unconstitutional.
b. Colonial Mentality
c. Impeaching the president.
c. Crab Mentality
d. Determining the salaries of the President and Vice
d. Hospitality President.

26. The function by which school help children to

participate effectively in larger society is called:
a. enculturation
b. education
c. socialization
 c. Innovation mindset
d. All of the above

4. It is a type of motivation when you do something

because you enjoy it, you find it interesting, or because
of other personal reasons. It is referred to as __.
a. Intrinsic Value
b. Intrinsic Motivation
c. Extrinsic Motivation
d. Feedback

5. It is the belief of a person that his or her actions are

effective or make difference.
a. Self-Confidence
b. Self-Efficacy
c. Self-Respect
d. Self-Esteem
6. He considered art as an aid to philosophy in revealing
truth.
a. Aristotle
1. His philosophy introduced Dualism. "I think, therefore
I exist." b. Plato

a. Plato c. Tolstoy

b. Rene Descartes d. Kant

c. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
7. In what city did the Renaissance begin?

2. He was the first philosopher who engaged in a. Paris France

systematic questioning about the self. b. London England
a. Plato c. Berlin Germany
b. Socrates d. Florence Italy
c. Descartes
d. David Hume 8. What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a. Afterdeath
3. A mindset that leads to a desire to learn and therefore b. Rebirth
a tendency to embrace challenges, persist in the face of
setbacks, see the effort as the path to mastery, learn from c. The Light
criticism.
d. The study of Greece and Rome
a. Fixed mindset
b. Growth mindset
9. "It is better to be feared than loved", is best attributed
to what philosopher?
14. In this art, the artist could use solid materials for
a. Michaelangelo making their piece like stones, woods, metals, plaster,
marble and clay.
b. Durer
a. Sculpture
c. Machiavelli
b. Abstract
d. Brunelleschi
c. Impressionism
d. Detail
10. Who is most responsible for the Reformation?
a. King Henry VIII
15. When using this method, the objects placed low on
b. Michaelangelo the picture plane seems to be closer to the viewer than
c. Martin Luther objects placed near eye level.

d. Pope Leo a. Size

b. Placement
c. Point of view
d. 2-D

11. This is manifested by creating an image with a range

of value by shading and making forms to make the art 16. This can be defined as the arrangement of light and
livelier. shadow
a. Illusion of form a. Chiaroscuro
b. Realism b. Highlights
c. Size c. Positive Space
d. Point of view d. Forms

12. This refers to the emptiness or area between, around, 17. This is the technique that artists apply to their work
above, below, or within objects. to create a desirable image by accurately placing
a. Impressionism highlights and shadows.

b. Soul a. 2-D

c. Symmetry b. Point of view

d. Space c. Illusion of form

d. Placement

13. This makes an object with brighter color seem closer

to you, and objects with dull, light colors seem to be 18. This refers to the angle at which you view an object.
further away.
a. Point of view
a. Size
b. Overlapping
b. Overlapping
c. Placement
c. Color
d. 3-D
d. Shadowing
 24. Economic crisis compels countries together. An
example of this is
19. An art that have different strokes of unmixed colors
and effect of light that reflected the world we lived. a. When Thailand's economy collapsed, ASEAN
countries agreed to establish an emergency fund to
a. Zoological anticipate the crisis
b. Impressionism b. When foreign currency speculators demanded the
c. Realism Asian government a payback of its loan.

d. Abstract c. IMF reversed the crisis

d. When Vietnam invaded Cambodia

20. This is the type of art that is the same on one side as 25. The phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of
the other, a mirroring of portions of an image. newer, wealthier residents is called

a. Asymmetry a. Banlieue

b. Space b. Gentrification

c. Soul c. Splinter

d. Symmetry d. Cyberbalkanization

21. How do organizations cope with the challenges of 26. The sociologist who popularized the term Global
globalization? City.

a. By forming regional organizations a. Saskia Sassen

b. By forming political network b. Herbert Schiller

c. By forming social relations c. Peter Berger

d. By forming eco-net d. Max Weber

22. Which of the following countries take advantage of 27. Which of the following plays a critical role in the
its strategic location as a response to economic and global economic supply chain?
political globalization? a. Shanghai
a. China b. Seoul
b. Singapore c. Tokyo
c. Japan d. Okinawa
d. USA

28. The ancient trade route, linking China with the West,
23. OPEC consists of the following countries except that carried goods and ideas between the two great
civilizations of Rome and China.
a. Iran and Iraq
a. Galleon
b. Kuwait
b. Kennon Road
c. Saudi Arabia
c. Silk Road
d. Yugoslavia
d. Suez Canal
29. This is the global leader of last resort to prevent
individual countries from spiraling into credit crises.
a. IMF
b. GATT
c. World Bank
d. WTO

30. Inaugurated in 1944 to prevent catastrophes of the

early decades of the century from reoccurring and
affecting international ties.
a. Neoliberalism
b. Bretton Woods
c. Washington Consensus
d. WTO