d.

was just thought

14. The plane’s departure was delayed because or
mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers
GENERAL EDUCATION finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and
DRILL III irritable because they ___ for a long time
a. are awaiting c. have been waiting
1. Some college students ___________ the conference b. were awaiting d. had been waiting
at Los Baños. 15. Sheila __rather sleep on a mattress than on the floor
a. joins c. has joined a. shall b. could c. would d. must
b. have joined d. will have joined 16. Hers was the pivotal vote
2. Mrs. delos Santos told her son to fix the water a. crucial c. flexible
pump. _________ has not been functioning for a b. reciprocal d. ambiguous
week 17. She is the first woman to crack the inner most
a. It b. She c. He d. They sanctum of male power
3. The policeman is mot angry with the children a. approval c. blessing
_________? b. private place d. public square
a. is he c. isn’t it 18. There seems to be little innovative thinking amount
b. are they d. aren’t they courts
4. We were awaiting________ the outcome of the a. new c. daring
examination b. unusual d. up-to-date
a. of c. for 19. Her sound decisions come not from serependity but
b. about d. no preposition from hard work
5. ___________ he has worked hard, he has yet top a. praise c. good luck
taste success b. opportunity d. nonchalance
a. since c. However 20. Because of his lineage you could anticipate the
b. Although d. Because trangessions to come.
6. I would have profiled more from working a. memory c. ancestry
than________ b. reputation d. printed lines
a. studying 21. All the fasting and Hindu calisthenics couldn’t keep
b. school attendance those inches off.
c. from schooling a. exercises c. mental puzzles
d. from spending a year in school b. variety spots d. ornamental lettering
7. It requires something more than the ability to wite 22. If I were you I’d pay no attention to admonitions
well to ________ a best selling novel from me
a. bring about c. originate a. warning c. confession
b. produce d. device b. requirement d. subtle difference
8. Filipinos are eagerly __________ the forthcoming 23. The floods amplified the earthquake’s devasatation
centennial celebration of the Philippines a. satisfied c. increased
independence b. prolonged d. rounded off
a. looking forward about c. looking forward for 24. News of the disaster stupefied the victim’s relatives
b. looking forward on d. looking forward to a. strengthened c. frustrated
9. The social studies teacher asked her students b. crippled d. stunned
to_____ politics and economics 25. To much cholesterol is associated with heart disease
a. differentiate from c. differentiate about a. fat c. poison
b. differentiate among d. differentiate between b. nutrients d. problems
10. The Philippine Normal University was established Read the selection carefully. Then answer the questions
____________ 1901 that follow.
a. at b. on c. in d. about Astronomers who believe that the universe was once a
11. Ramon is going to be famous someday. He _____ in vast tight mass of hydrogen claim that all substances in
three movies already. the universe were created during the first half hour after
a. ahs been appearing c. has appeared the heated mass of hydrogen exploded, forming our
b. had appeared d. appeared present universe. Scientist have studied that ashes
12. Where’s Gina? She ________ where an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb has been
a. is in her room studying exploded. They have seen what happens when
b. in her room is studying substances are heated to a high temperature in
c. studies in her room laboratories. From these studies they now know how
d. has in her room studied great explosion of the universe could turn hydrogen into
13. Hello? Carol? This is Roland. How are you? Roland? helium, iron, uranium, and all other substances found on
What a coincidence I ______ about you when the earth and in the stars. The explosion theory is supported
phone rang.’ by the fact that substances which the process indicates
a. was just thinking should be common are very common and those it
b. just thought indicates should be scarce are scarce.
c. have just been thinking
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uranium changes into lead. B7 studying how much c. teaching Arabic
uranium has changed into lead, it is possible to calculate d. are of responsibility
how long ago the uranium was created. The time thus 37. Which utterance shows determination?
calculated is about 5,500,000,000 years a. What shame she returned
Since astronomers conclude from the speed of b. This time, I have not made up my mind
movement of the stars that they were exploded from c. This time I won’t stop schooling
some central point about 5,500,000,000 years ago and d. I have good news for you
since uranium was created about that time, it appears 38. We were awaiting __________ the outcome of the
hat the explosion theory of how the universe was made LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS
maybe the correct one. a. for c. about
b. of d. no preposition
26. This is a lesson in_______. 39. You wouldn’t want to be late for the review,
a. geography c. science _______?
b. history d. health a. will you c. wouldn’t you
27. If scientist are correct concerning this process of b. would you d. won’t be
creation, then certain substances should be_______ 40. Which sentence shows clear understanding of the
a. rare c. unusual message?
b. common d. very common a. They had to read it again and again
28. Astronomers believe that all substances in the b. They thought I had explained things clearly
universe were created during which period of time/ c. It took a long time to clarify things and I failed
a. first day c. first 5 hours d. The children explained to him what happened
b. first 15 days d. first half hour but he didn’t get the word
29. Uranium changes into ___________ 41. Alin sa sumusunod na pangkat ng maga letra ang
a. iron b. steel c. lead d. copper maayos ng paalpabeto?
30. Scientist infer the age of the universe from_______ a. L M N NG O c. L M N O P
a. speed of the stars b. L M N Ñ NG d. L M N NG Ñ
b. the number of galaxies 42. Alin pangungusap ang nagsasabi na siya ang
c. ashes of atom bombs pumatay at hindi ang nasasakdal/
d. the age of astronomers a. Hindi, ako ang pumatay
31. Jose Rizal at the foot of Mt. Makiling said, “I saw b. Hindi ako, and pumatay
nothing. I heard nothing.” This tells of Rizal’s state c. Hindi ako and pumatay
then that ___________ d. Hindi ako ang, pumatay
a. he was waiting for Maria Makiling 43. Anong salita ang naiiba ng bigkas sa balita?
b. he knew suffering, injustice, greed a. tama b. nilaga c. bihira d. bahagya
c. he inherited to call Filipinos to revolt 44. Kung gagawa ka ng liham pangangalakal, alin ang
d. he definitely was coming to an end wastong pagsulat ng bating panimula?
32. Which of these words is synonyms with accord? a. Mahal na Ginoo: c. Mahal Na Ginoo:
a. settlement c. autonomy b. Mahal na Ginoo; d. Mahal na Ginoo,
b. constitution d. breakthrough 45. Alin sa mga sumusunod and wasto at maayos na
33. But the MNLF is holding out for autonomy for 123 pagpapahayag ng pangungusap?
province, which was promised in 1976 Tripoli a. Pinapirma ang kasulatan sa akin ng abogado.
agreement. Government negotiators counter that, b. Pinapirma sa akin ang kasulatan ng abogado .
under the constitution, these provinces must first c. Pinapirmahan sa akin ng abogado and kasulatan.
[pwas the MNLF organized? d. Pinapirmahan sa akin ang kasulatan ng abogado.
a. 1976 b. 1993 c. 1989 d. 1972 46. Maruming-marumi si Lito nang umuwi siya ng
34. How do you address an invitation to a wedding bahay. ALing pangungusap ang maliwanag na
wherein the husband is a lawyer and the wife is a naglalarawan ng kaniyang anyo?
doctor of medicine? Which is the right form? a. Pumasok si LIto sa loob ng bahay na napakarumi.
a. Atty. and Mrs. Delfin Tuazon b. Pumasok sa loob ng bahay na napakarumi si LIto
b. Atty. and Dr. Delfin Tuazon c. Pumasok si Lito na naparumi sa loob ng bahay
c. Atty. Tuazon and Dr. Tuazon d. Pumasok si Lito sa loob na napakarumi ng loob
d. Atty. Delfin Tuazon and Dra. Tuazon ng bahay.
35. Which situation shows that the student was the 47. Ang salitang angkop na naglalarawan sa pangarap ng
best/ tao ay
a. Father reminded his son to watch all games and a. malaki c. maapad
be the best b. matayog d. matangkad
b. Look for the rank and act as one 48. Kung pagsasama-samahin sa isang pangungusap,
c. Father said, “My son you’re number one.” ang wastong pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga sangkap
d. Father said son was good na si Pina dadalaw sa Linggo sa kaibigan ay
36. What was NOT agreed upon in Jakarta? 1 2 3 4
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49. Kailangan ng nana yang suka. inutusan niya ang anak b. mga taong mapagkunwari
na si Clara. Clara ________ ka nga ng suka. c. mga taong mapamili
a. bumili c. magbili d. mga taong mapagmata
b. bumibili d. mabibili 60. Alin sa mga sumusunod and salitang likas?
Ang ano mang kapasiyahan ay magiging mabisa lamang, a. paralitiko c. pagkadisabled
kung ito’s matutupad, maisasagawa at magiging kapaki- b. pagkaselosos d. kapansanan
pakinabang, di lamang sa sarili, kundi higit sa lahat, para 61. Ang bigkas ay ayon sa sagisag ng lakas. Ano ang ibig
sa kabutihan at kapakanan ng iyong kapwa at ng sabihin ng B?
sambayanan. Ang diwa at kaluluwa ng kapakipakinabang a. mahina c. buong
na pagbabago ay mapananatili ang bias, kung bawat b. malakas d. katamtaman
bahagi at kabuuan nito ay magiging sangkap ng pang- 62. Alin ang kasalungat sa kahulugan ng mga salitang
araw-araw na takbo ng buhay ng isang tao, o hindi man alangan
ng isang bansa a. tugma c. di-ayos
50. Ang maaarin pamagat ng talata ay b. di-angkop d. di-bagay
a. Ang Diwa at Kaluluwa ng Kapakipakinabang na 63. Tingnan mo ngayon si Henry, parang batang
Pagbabago _______sa mga pamangkin
b. Ang kahalagahan ng pagpapasiya a. nagsipagtakbuhan c. nagtatakbuhan
c. Pagpapasiya sa Buhay ng Tao b. nakikipagtakbuhan d. nakipatakbuhan
d. Ano ang Pagpapasiya 64. Alin ang sagisag sa sabayang pagbigkas na ang ibig
51. Ang nais paratingin ng may-akda sa babasa ng talata sabihin ay normal na bilis?
ay a. N b. Mbig c. Mbil d. Pbilis
a. nakakatulong ang pagpasiya sa buhay ng tao 65. Di nangyari ang kanyang pakana. Nalaman din ang
b. mahalaga ang pagpapasiya sa buhay ng tao kanyang pakay na___?
c. mabisa ang pagpapasiya lalo na kung tama a. panlinlang c. panlilinlang
d. ang talagang kahulugan ng pagpapasiya b. panglilinglang d. panglinlangan
52. Paano mapapanatili ang mabisa ng kapaki- 66. Tinawagan mo sa telepono ang iyong kaklase. Ama
pakinabang na pagbabago dahil sa pagpapasiya? niya ang nakasagot. Anong sasabihin mo?
a. Napapkinabangan ng bawat tao a. Kay Marlon nga
b. Kung nakatutuong sa sambayanan b. Nariyan ho ba si Marlon
c. Kung isang bahagi ay nakakatulong sa pang-araw- c. Pakibigay nga p okay Marlon
araw na pamumuhay d. Pwede po bang makausap si Marlon
d. Kapag lahat ng bahagi at kabuuan nito ay 67. “Waring iba ang gayak ng simbahan para sa nalalapit
nagiging sangkap ng pang-araw-araw na takbo ng na pista_______ ngayon kaysa noong isang taon,
buhay ng isang tao “sambit ni lorie. ANong pang-uri ang pinaka angkop
53. Pano ipinapahayag o isinulat ng may akda ang gamitin sa patlang
talata? a. mas maganda
a. Pasalaysay c. Paglalarawan b. magandang maganda
b. Makatotohanan d. Pagbabalik-gunita c. pinkamaganda
54. Ano ang katumbas ng salitang kaluluwa sa talatang d. maganda-ganda
ito? 68. Alin pahayag ang nagsasaad ng pagtutol ni ruben sa
a. kahulugan c. damdamin sinsabi ng kaniyang kausap nap era ang mahalaga sa
b. dahilan d. diwa kaniya at hindi ang kaniyang bayan?
55. Sino ang kalihim ng edukasyon na nagbibigay sigla a. Hindi mahalaga para sa akin ang bayan ko
sa: “Bayan muna bago sarili.” b. hindi mahalaga para sa akin, ang bayan ko
a. O.D. Corpuz c. Isidro Carino c. hindi mahalaga, para sa akin ang bayan ko
b. Jaime Laya d. Armand Fabella d. hindi, mahalaga para sa akin ang bayan ko
56. Piliin ang tamang salita “Kung maituturing mo akong 69. Aling salita ang angkop na naglalarawan ng
tunay na kamag-anak ay ikararangal ko.” pangarap ng tao?
a. maaasahan c. mapagsasabihan a. Malawak c. Malaki
b. mapapaunlakan d. maibibilang b. Matayog d. Malapad
57. Anong uri ng talata it? “Ang bandila ay di lamang 70. Suriin ang iyong kandidatong iboboo. Huwag
isang pirasong damit. It ay sagisag ng bayan” magpadala sa bulaklak ng kaniyang matamis na dila.
a. Paglalarawan c. Paglalahad Sinong kandidato ang hindi dapat iboto?
b. Pagsasalaysay d. Pangangatuwiran a. Mabola c. Mapagbiro
58. Huwag kang mangimbulo sa mabuting kapalaran ng b. Mayabang d. Mapanukso
iba 71. Which is the smallest prime number?
a. maghinanakit c. magdamdam a. 0 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
b. mainggit d. manigbugho 72. What is the smallest integer that can be divided by
59. Noong panahon ng hapon, maraming lobo na the number 6 and 14
nakadamit tupa ang naglipana sa iba’t ibang dako ng a. 2 b. 42 c. 3 d. 84
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74. Of the following which is the greatest? again?
a. ¾ b. 6/9 c. 5/7 d. 7/10 a. 22 b. 24 c. 25 d. 26
75. In a newspaper drive campaign, each of the 40 92. Divide 313.65 by 2.05. What is the quotient?
students of Ms. del Pilar brought 1 3/8 kg. How a. 153 b. 1.53 c. 15.3 d. .153
many kg. of newspapers are there in all? 93. A family monthly income is P 25,000. The family
a. 41 3/8 b. 65 c. 55 d. 440 spends 30% for food, 20% for rent, 10% for clothing
76. Corazon bought 2 4/5 m of cloth. She used 2/3 and 16% for miscellaneous. How much is saved in
meters for the blouse and 1 ½ m for the skirt. How percentage?
many meters of cloth was left? a. P6000 or 24% c. P 7000 or 24%
a. 1 1/5 b. 2/5 c. ¾ d. 19/30 b. P 6500 or 24% d. P 7500 or 24%
77. What is the quotient when .345 is divided by 5? 94. A cement mixer calls for 60 kilos of cement 3 boxes
a. .0069 b. .69 c. .069 d. 6.9 of sand and 1 galloon of water. What is the ratio of
78. Express .555 into a fraction of simplest form cement to sand?
a. ½ b. 55/100 c. 5/9 d. 555/1000 a. 10:3 b. 15:1 c. 20:1 d. 30:3
79. A dealer bought an article for P200 and sold if for 95. A ribbon 72 meters long is cut into two pieces. If the
P250. Determine his profit in percent ratio of the lengths of the pieces is 4:5, how long is
a. P50% b. P25%c. P50% d. P20% the shorter piece?
80. In a Mathematics of 50 items, Jose got 80% of the a. 30 b. 32 c. 40 d. 42
items correctly. How many items did he get wrong 96. Arnel spent half of his money in SM and half of the
a. 10 b. 30 c. 20 d. 40 remaining at Rustan Store. If he had P 250.00 left,
81. A book with a selling price of P24 is being sold at how much did he heave at the start/
20% discount. What is the original price of the a. P 500.00 c. P 1,500.00
book? b. P 1,000.00 d. P 2, 500.00
a. P 19.20 b. P 28.00 c. P 4.80 d. P 30.00 97. A group of 100 students was made up of 60 girls.
82. A boy buys 7 pcs. off biscuits at P 1.85 each and gave Exactly 75 students were majoring in Math and 25
a P 20 bill to the cashier. How much change did he were in History. What fractional part were not
get? majoring history?
a. P12.95 b. P7.05 c. P8.05 d. P1.05 a. ¾ b. 3/5 c. 4/10 d. 6/10
83. A picture 8 cm. long and 6 cm wide is enlarged so 98. A mitsubishi car dealer sells 40 cars, some of which
that it became 24 cm. wide. How long is the are L300 vans, others are sedans and still others are
enlarged picture? L200 wagons. Which of these could be the ratio of
a. 18 cm b. 32 cm c. 10 cm d. 20 cm the L300 vans to the sedan and L200 wagons?
84. In a group of students 40% are male. If there are 240 a. 3:2;1 b. 3:2:3 c. 2:1:1 d. 3:1:1
female, how many students are there in all? 99. If the area of a triangle is 1 and is width is ¾, what is
a. 600 b. 144 c. 400 d. 96 the length?
85. The ration of the sides of a triangle is 3:4:5. Of the a. ¼ b. 22/3 c. 4/3 d. ¾
perimeter is 36 cm. Find the length of the longest 100. What is the width of a rectangle lot that has a
side perimeter of 410 ft. and a length of 140-feet
a. 60 cm b. 12 cm c. 15 cm d. 9 cm a. 65ft b. 64 ft c. 63 ft d. 66ft
86. The ratio of cows and carabaos is 2:5. If there are 70 101. A circular table is 6m in diameter and it has a
cows and carabaos in the field, how many cows are circular side around it of 1 m wide. What is the area
there? of the side in square meters
a. 175 b. 20 c. 26 d. 70 a. 8 square meters c. 7 square meters
87. If 3 secretaries can type 12 pages in 5 minutes, how b. 4 square meters d. 5 square meters
long will it take for 6 secretaries to type 32 pages at 102. Find the least number divisible by each natural
the same rate? number less than or equal to 12
a. 3/8 min b. 12 min c. 8/3 min d. 5 min a. 27,720 b. 27, 730 c. 27, 703 d. 27, 702
88. What is the remainder when 5 1/3 is subtracted 103. When two missing digits in a given number are
from 12 1/6? replaced, the number is divisible by 99. What is the
a. 6 1/6 b. 6 4/6 c. 6 3/6 d. 6 5/6 number?
89. Gabriela paid p450 for a handbag that was sold to a. 85021 b. 85031 c. 85041 d. 85051
her at a 25% discount. what is the original price of 104. A water bed is 180 cm wide, 210 cm long and 20
the handbag? cm thick. What is its mass in kilograms when it is full
a. P 600.00 c. P 700.00 of water
b. P 337.50 d. P 122.50 a. 7516 kg b. 756 kg c. 7560 kg d. 7.56 kg
90. If 4 boys can paint a cabinet in 4 hours, how many 105. Given the equation 3x=15. If you divided both
hours would it take for 8 boys working at the same side of the equation by 3, what equation results?
rate to finish it a. 5-3=2 b. 3x=5 c. x=15 d. x=5
a. 8 hrs b. 4 hrs c. 5 1/3 hrs d. 2 hrs 106. By how much does 1/3 of 4/5 exceeds ¼ of 2/9?
91. Al and Mel both work at night. Al has every 6 th night a. 4/5 b. 1/3 c. 19/90 d. 29/90
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following: 3/5+5/8+2/3? b. harmful drugs d. improper nutrition
a. 8 b. 16 c. 120 d. 24 122. The Periodic Table was arranged in the order of
108. What should go into the blank in 4,16, ___, 258, a. density c. reactivity
1024? b. atomic number d. atomic volume
a. 32 b. 64 c. 84 d. 108 123. How many one open a tightly closed bottle of
109. Which of the following statements is correct sandwich spread?
proportion? a. Using a rough material
a. 9:12=3:5 c. 6:11=3:21 b. Heating the cover of the jar
b. 4:7=2:14 d. 7:10=14:20 c. inserting a knife at the end of the bottle cover
110. If there are 80 small squares in one large square d. Loosening the cap by knocking the edge of the
and 50 small squares are shaded, what percent of cover with a spoon
the large squares is shaded? 124. Which of the following may be considered an
a. 50% b. 55% c. 62 ½ % d. 70% advantage of a solid waste energy recovery pant/
111. The ratio of sales of T-shirts in sizes small, a. In decreases air pollution
medium and large were 5:3:2. If the store was b. It produces high grade fuel
planning to stock 220 shirts, how many should it c. It facilitates the cheap production of energy
purchase for each size? d. It reduces the volume of material to be landfilled
a. 120 small, 60 medium, 40 large 125. The decline in the quantity of fish caught on the
b. 110 small, 66 medium, 44 large waters is greatly attributed to
c. 100 small, 70 medium, 50 large a. overfishing
d. 100 small, 60 medium, 60 large b. nutrient overload from fertilizers
112. Miss Concepcion averages 38.4 km per 3 liters of c. soil erosion along tributaries
gasoline. How many kilometers can she expect to d. toxic chemicals from industrial dumping
drive on12.5 liters? 126. many pesticides of commercial importance can
a. 90 km b. 120 km c. 150 km d. 160 km be totally controlled by
113. Myrna saved P 1,100 in 4 months. At the same a. using biological control
rate, how much would she save in 2 years? b. increasing the cost of pesticides
a. P 6,000.00 c. P 6,500.00 c. encouraging the use of predators
b. P 6,600.00 d. P 6,200.00 d. completely banning the sale of pesticides
114. What is the length of a rectangular lot that has 127. What is importance of controlling pollution?
an area of 3420 ft. and width of 36ft? a. The government will provide more tax write-off
a. 75ft b. 86ft c. 90ft d. 95ft b. We can avoid future damage to biological
115. How many 6 by 6 inch marble tiles will be resources
needed to cover a bathroom floor 10 by 8 ft? c. The risks to animal life can be totally eradicated
a. 315 b. 318 c. 320 d. 325 d. The immediate toxicity to people in the local
116. Which of the following is the catalytic converter areas can be avoided
on cars in the control technology? 128. Why is it necessary to plow the land before
a. carbon monoxide c. nitrogen dioxide planting?
b. carbon dioxide d. sulfur oxide a. to aerate the soil
117. The basic problem in the use of the synthetic b. to control the weeds
organic chemical approach to pest control is c. to create furrows for the seeds
a. increasing expense d. to bring the subsoil to the surface
b. resurgence of pests 129. Which of the following contains the majority of
c. development of resistance by pests the nutrients in a tropical rain forest?
d. harmful effects on humans and non-target a. soil c. plants
organisms b. animals d. decaying humus
118. Which of the following can be converted into 130. The wastes released by sewage can cause
electricity with the use of the photovolataic cells a. oxidation c. dentrification
and power towers? b. decomposition d. cultural subdivisions
a. water c. sunlight 131. when we say that chemical reactions in the cell
b. animal manure d. vegetative decays waste energy we mean that
119. Biomass conversion is illustrated by the use of a. energy is being destroyed
wood burning b. Pieces of chemicals are being broken
a. fuels c. stoves c. Chemical energy is being converted to heat
b. products d. materials energy which is lost
120. The pollutants that can cause uncontrolled d. Cells use only the chemicals they need and get
growth of green plants in lakes are rid of all excess chemicals
a. gasoline c. pesticles 132. When an atom loses an electron is becomes
b. acid rain d. phosphates a. neutral c. negatively changed
121. Which of the following causes skin problems in b. stable d. positively changed
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father is colorblind and the mother is a carrier, what energy and stored in the form of food
is the probability of normal homozygous? b. Light energy combines with carbon dioxide and
a. 0 probability c. 25% probability form food
b. 50% probability d. 75% probability c. Light energy is converted to chemical energy and
134. Red tides are caused by the increase in the stored as food
number of planktons in the ocean. This increase in d. Light energy combines with nitrogen of the air
the number is a manifestation of and stored as food
a. increased amount of dissolved substance in 144. The insecticide sprayer operates according to
water Bernoulli’s principle which briefly states that
b. greater water current a. Volume is directly proportional to temperature
c. increase in the amplitude of waves b. Volume is inversely proportional to temperature
d. Increase in the number of fish c. Pressure is directly proportional to volume
135. A couple had heterozygous genes for tallness. d. Pressure is inversely proportional to velocity
What will be the genotypic ratio of their F1? 145. According to the laws of floatation, when will
a. 2 homozygous tall, 2 heterozygous short an object immersed in a liquid sink/
b. 1 homozygous tall, 2 heterozygous tall, 1 short a. when the weight of the object is lesser than the
c. 4 heterozygous tall weight of the liquid it displaces
d. 4 heterozygous short b. When the weight of the object and the liquid is
136. Which of the following is a major source of displaces are the same
erosion? c. When the weight of the object is greater than
a. clearcut forest c. construction sites the weight of the displaced liquid
b. terraced farm areas d. treeless subdivisions d. When the buoyant force is greater than the
137. Runaway population growth in a country is weight of the object
basically caused by 146. The elevator is good example of Newton’s
a. low sex ratio c. high sex ratio second law of motion. Tension on the support wire
b. early marriages d. low level of education is maximum when the elevator
138. Cold virus is usually picked up from a. goes up c. goes down
a. cold aid b. is at rest d. has no load
b. dirty surroundings 147. Different volumes of quantities X and Y were
c. frequent change of weather measure to find out how they were related to each
d. direct contact with people infected with colds other. These values were plotted as shown in the
139. The death of the Boac River in Marindoque is graph. Which of the following statements would
caused by best described the graph? Y
a. improper disposal of mine tailings a. Y is equal to X
b. unusually high temperature in the province b. Y is directly proportional to X
c. negligence on the part of government authorities c. Y is inversely proportional to X
d. carelessness in waste disposal among the people d. Y is multiplied by X is constant X
in the community 148. If blood fresh from wound takes along time to
140. Why do mothers usually soak meat in pineapple clot this may be due to
juice before cooking it? a. deficiency in prothrombin c. lack of erythrocytes
a. it makes meat tender b. deficiency in thrombin d. lack of leukocytes
b. It removes the bad odor 149. A drop of red ink was mixed with a glassful of
c. It improves the taste of meat water. After sometime the water became evenly
d. It preserves the natural taste of meat reddish. Which statement explain this observation?
141. The source of the tremendous energy of the sun a. Ink particles are lighter and tend to rise
which guarantees solar energy on earth for millions b. the water molecules absorbed the red color
of years is a thermonuclear process wherein light c. Molecules tend to stick together
hydrogen atoms unite to form helium atoms d. Molecules are in constant motion
a. atomic fusion c. atomic radiation 150. Warming of the atmosphere is due to the
b. atomic fission d. critical mass reaction Greenhouse effect. What is the detrimental effect of
142. In a pond community, the smaller fish, which this natural phenomenon on the atmosphere?
feeds on submerged plants is later eaten by bigger a. The CO2 level on the atmosphere is increased
fish. Then the fish may be eaten by man. What b. The global temperature is decreased
interspecies relationship of eating and being eaten is tremendously
referred to? c. There is widespread destruction of the green
a. Energy pattern c. food chain color in plants
b. Scavenging d. food pyramid d. The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is
143. A green plant exposed to sunlight, is considered greatly affected
as the number one energy converter in nature. 151. The natural interaction between the biotic and
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b. a habitat d. an ecosystem development stresses the importance of the
152. Excessive release of detergents in natura conservation of natural resources?
streams pose danger since this can cause a. Enable communities to care for their own
eutrophication. How can such a condition occur? environment
a. Due to tripolyphosphate ions b. Respect and Care for the community of Life
b. Presence of chlorinated hydrocarbons c. Keep within the Earth’s carrying capacity
c. Due to chlorinated hydrocarbons d. Consume the Earth’s vitality and diversity
d. Due to chloride ions 162. The standard and norms used by a person to
153. Eating burnt hamburger pieces is dangerous due decide and act on what is right are called a
to the liberation of mutagenic agent such as a. values b. criteria c. beliefs d. attitudes
a. Formaldehyde c. Alcohol 163. The overarching value that characterizes the
b. Acetaldehyde d. Benzon (a) pyrene teaching of values as described in the DECS Values
154. Why does a gumamela flower appear red/ Education Framework is?
a. The petals absorb the red portion of the spectum a. nationalism c. Social Justice
b. The petals reflect the red portion of the spectum b. Human dignity d. Personal Discipline
c. The red portion is of long wave length 164. The human person does not become moral in
d. Multiple reflection makes red prominent isolation. How does one acquire his moral values?
155. If the radioactive emissions are arranged in the a. by initiating the moral behavior of adults
order of increasing penetrating power, with the b. By reading books on moral development
least penetrating radiation first, the order is c. By listening to people with high morality
a. Alpha, beta, gamma c. Gamma, alpha, beta d. By interacting with various environmental forces
b. Beta, gamma, alpha d. Beta, alpha, gamma 165. Which practice should be avoided if we are to
156. Learning about the problems and issues which develop worthwhile values among the learners?
cut across national boundaries and about the a. Be a good model of the value to be taught
interconnectedness of systems is referred to as b. Encourage openness and sincerity among
a. Peace Education learners
b. Environmental Education c. Pass judgments on the write and wrong
c. Global Education behaviors of learners
d. Multi-Cultural Education d. Allow learners to express their thoughts, feelings
157. Which of the following is the ultimate purpose and emotions
of Human Right Education? 166. The type of cooperative which promotes thrift
a. identify threats of human rights among members and create funds in order to grant
b. generate awareness of one’s basic rights loans for productive and provident purposes is
c. check on abuses in the exercise of human rights called
d. understand and change conditions which give a. Credit cooperative
rise to human rights violation b. Producers Cooperative
158. Which of the following best describes Gender c. Service Cooperative
Studies? d. Consumers Cooperative
a. It focuses on the equality of men and women in 167. Which of the following describes marketing
all aspects of life cooperatives?
b. It stresses the superiority of men over women in a. They distribute products of members to both
particular societies members and non-members
c. It examines the critical role of women as equal b. They coordinate with other cooperatives in
partners with men in development marketing the products of members
d. It promotes the significant contribution of c. They undertake joint production of goods,
women to national and global development whether agricultural or industrial
159. Which of the following aspects of Citizenship d. They engage in the supply of production inputs
Education is based upon the recognition that the to members and market their products
foundation of any legitimate political power 168. The members of the federation of cooperatives
originates in the will of individuals? are
a. Democracy c. Development a. primaries
b. Human Rights d. Lasting peace b. secondaries
160. Teachers should provide students with c. natural persons
appropriate activities that will develop their ability d. primary/secondary cooperatives
to think critically. Which of the following of global 169. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform La of 1998
education should be employed to realize this goal? stipulates that the retention limits of landowners is
a. Process Mindedness a. 5 hectares c. 8 hectares
b. Perspective Consciousness b. 10 hectares d. 7 hectares
c. System Consciousness 170. How many hectares should be awarded to each
d. Involvement Consciousness child of the landowner?
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171. The comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of a. International Year of the Family
1998 is also known as b. International year of Tolerance
a. Republic Act No. 6662 c. International Year of culture and Peace
b. Republic Act No. 6673 d. International Year of Indigenous People
c. Republic Act No. 6657 181. To educate for tolerance and international
d. Republic Act No. 6654 understanding citizenship education which is the
172. An item or value upon which the tax is to be concern of Social Studies instruction should apply
imposed is called? following criteria of approach. The following are
a. Tax c. Income desirable and relevant except:
b. Revenue d. Tax Base a. Pluralism c. Ethnic loyalty
173. If a taxpayer is married he or she can claim a tax b. Mutilevel perspective d. Cultural relevance
exemption of? 182. To celebrate the 1996 ILO/UNESCO
a. P 32, 000.00 c. P 10,000.00 recommendations concerning the Status of
b. P 12,000.00 d. P 15,000.00 Teachers, the international community designated
174. What does the principle of equity provide? World Teachers Day every
a. Taxpayers should be taxed according to their a. September 18 c. October 24
professions and status in life b. October 5 d. December 7
b. Taxpayers regardless of income should pay the 183. Which of the following global trends will have
same amount of tax the greatest impact/effect on Social Studies
c. Taxpayers that are similarly situated in life should Instruction in the future
be taxed similarly a. Advancement in new communication and
d. Taxpayers who do not have permanent jobs information technology
should pay less tax b. Rethinking of the concept of citizenship
175. Taxable income is derived from c. Globalization of the economy
a. net income less additional exemption d. Democratization trends in many countries
b. Gross compensation income less withholding tax 184. To be relevant and effective , schools in the 21 st
c. Gross compensation income less total century need to cope with new challenges and
exemptions opportunities of a complex and rapidly changing
d. Gross compensation income less personal world. Which of the following characteristics is
exemptions urgently needed/
176. It has been observed that the world of the a. Global in perspective
student is limited, centered around family, school b. Human value centered
and friendship. Which recent education trusts in the c. Interdisciplinary in approach
Social Studies will give the student broader life d. all of the above
experience to cope with challenges of the 21 st 185. The following are generally accepted principles
century? in ecology that need to be considered in
a. Global education environmental education EXCEPT
b. Multicultural education a. infiniteness of resources
c. Human right education b. interdependence
d. Environment education c. biological diversity
177. In peace education, various forms of conflicts d. ecological stewardship
and violence are studies. The indirect violence 186. In the Post Cold War Period, alliances and
brought about by oppression, discrimination, grouping countries such as EAGA, APEC EC and
poverty and injustice is called__________ NAFTA underscore the importance of_______
a. Ecological violence c. Physical violence a. Ideological concerns c. Military concerns
b. Structural violence d. Cultural violence b. Economic concerns d. Social concerns
178. In the study of international politics, the word 187. Which of the following documents embodies the
hegemony is usually encountered. It means general principles of human rights which set forth
________ the minimum standard of living for all people pf the
a. weak leadership c. Interdependence world?
b. Dominant influence d. peaceful co-existence a. International Covenant on Civil, Political Rights
179. The following EXCEPT one are experience that b. International Covenant on socio-Economic,
help students build a global orientation Cultural rights
a. Teach about the United Nations and its c. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
specialized agencies d. United Nations Declaration on Rights to
b. Explore some of the reasons for the differences Development
in ways of living 188. Which among the types of cooperatives has the
c. Conduct training with schools from other primary function of engaging in the supply of
countries production of inputs to members and at the same
d. Promote the development of stereotypes and time help each member market their product?
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c. Service Cooperative d. Poverty
d. Producers Cooperative 196. Heinous crimes are punishable by death, which
189. Which of the following best describes death penalty is the cheapest?
multicultural education? a. death by guillotine
a. Education of Multicultural Societies b. death in gas chamber
b. Education for all regardless of one’s race, c. death by lethal injection
ethnicity or cultural origin d. death by electric chair
c. Education for the poor 197. Several big land holdings have been divided and
d. Education of Human rights distributed to farmers. Titles likewise were released
190. Which of the following mechanisms best to farmer recipients. What land areas are included?
describes the present Agrarian Reform Program? a. The land reform act does not include
a. Change of tenurial arrangements of tenanted government owned agricultural lands
lands b. Farmers who received land transfer get as much
b. Conversion of non-agricultural lands to as 10 hectares
agricultural lands c. All ands are covered by the Land Reform Act
c. Distribution of lands to landless farmers d. Only farms exceeding 7 hectares after giving each
d. Land redistribution with corresponding support heir are subject to land reform
services and institutional rearrangements 198. Charity begins at home. What illustrates this
191. The minimum level in which the family or value?
household is able to sustain its basic/essential needs a. Millionaires send checks anonymously
is termed as: b. Patrons check out donations by the size of the
a. Poverty level c. relative poverty advertisement
b. absolute poverty d. culture of poverty c. Grandparents stay with the Home for the Aged.
192. The primary agency or institution tasked to They are nuisance to modern families
promote the growth and development of d. An ambassador in Jeddah shelters battered
cooperatives as instrument of Social justice is: Filipino OCW’s and avoid social gatherings to be
a. Land Bank able to save food for these refugees
b. Department of Agrarian Reform 199. You cannot share what you do not have, Who
c. cooperative Union of the Philippines portrayed it best?
d. cooperative Development Authority a. Heaven is built on stilts. One can buy all
193. The primary objective of the government in happiness
pursuing a Comprehensive Agrarian Reform b. The Man scorned on the Cross not redeem the
Program is to: world without suffering
a. Expand present family sized farms into corporate c. Patience on the rice store cue was tested by a
farm as part of the industrialization program of grumbling lady
the government d. Words without deeds can never go far
b. Establish owner-cultivatorship economic sized 200. When is the development of one’s value done?
farms as basis of Philippine Agriculture a. values are easily caught from models
c. Increase size of commercial farms to encourage b. Parents are first models of the child’s value
owner cultivators to shift to corporate farming formation
and establish it as basis of Philippine agriculture c. The home environment gives a child the concept
d. Limit coverage of the agrarian program to of right and wrong
tenanted lands owned by private individuals and d. Values development starts from home values.
not by corporations
194. One of the objectives of Philippine Education as
provided in the 1987 Constitutions is to promote
respect for human rights. To gave flesh to this
constitutional mandate, President Aquino issued an
order requiring human rights to be integrated in the “When a task is once begun, never leave it
school curricula. Which of the following specifies the
till it’s done, be the labor great or small, do
said directives?
it well or not at all.”
a. DECS Order No. 61
b. Executive Order No. 27
c. Presidential Decree No. 603
d. Administrative Order No. 2
195. The prevalence of urban and rural squatters is
accounted to some factors. What caused squatter
proliferation?
Some college students ___________ the conference at
a. Adventurous life
Los Baños.
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5. b 71. b 137. c
6. b 72. a 138. d
7. a 73. d 139. a
8. d 74. a 140. c
9. d 75. b 141. a
10. c 76. d 142. c
11. b 77. c 143. b
12. a 78. d 144. d
13. a 79. b 145. c
14. c 80. a 146. c
15. c 81. d 147. b
16. a 82. b 148. d
17. b 83. b 149. d
18. a 84. c 150. a
19. c 85. c 151. d
20. c 86. b 152. a
21. a 87. b 153. a
22. a 88. d 154. b
23. c 89. a 155. c
24. d 90. d 156. c
25. a 91. b 157. b
26. c 92. d 158. d
27. d 93. a 159. a
28. d 94. c 160. b
29. c 95. b 161. a
30. a 96. b 162. a
31. b 97. a 163. b
32. a 98. a 164. d
33. d 99. c 165. c
34. a 100. a 166. a
35. c 101. d 167. c
36. a 102. a 168. d
37. c 103. c 169. a
38. d 104. b 170. a
39. a 105. d 171. c
40. b 106. c 172. d
41. b 107. c 173. a
42. c 108. b 174. c
43. d 109. d 175. a
44. d 110. c 176. a
45. d 111. b 177. d
46. a 112. d 178. b
47. b 113. b 179. d
48. d 114. d 180. c
49. a 115. c 181. c
50. b 116. c 182. b
51. b 117. d 183. a
52. d 118. c 184. d
53. c 119. a 185. a
54. a 120. d 186. b
55. c 121. b 187. d
56. d 122. b 188. b
57. a 123. b 189. b
58. b 124. d 190. d
59. b 125. d 191. a
60. d 126. c 192. d
61. c 127. b 193. b
62. a 128. a 194. b
63. b 129. c 195. d
64. a 130. c 196. d
65. c 131. c 197. d
66. d 132. d 198. d
67. a 133. b 199. b
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