Preboard in Gen Ed Set B September 2024
Preboard in Gen Ed Set B September 2024
Preboard in Gen Ed Set B September 2024
GENERAL EDUCATION
SET B
NEW CURRICULUM 2023
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This test booklet contains 150 test questions. Examinees shall manage to use the time wisely.
2. Read INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEES printed on your answer sheet.
3. Shade only one (1) box for each question on your sheets.
4. Two or more boxes shaded will invalidate your answer.
5. AVOID ERASURES.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Detach one (1) answer sheet from the bottom of your Examinee ID/Answer Sheet Set.
2. Write the subject title GENERAL EDUCATION on the box provided.
3. Shade Set Box A on your answer sheet if your test booklet is Set A; Set Box B if your test
booklet is Set B.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. Based on Aristotle’s thought about the self, what self development should educational system aim at?
A. Harmonious development
B. Holistic development
C. Cognitive development
D. Values development
4. It refers to the collection and construction of an individual's thought, feelings and beliefs he/she holds
about himself/herself and the responses to others about him/her?
A. Self-image
B. Self-esteem
C. Self-identity
D. Self-concept
6. Representative contemporary philosophers about self are given below, aside from ___.
A. Marleau Ponty
B. Paul Churchland
C. George Herbert Mead
D. Gilbert Ryle
7. Maurice Marleau-Ponty believed that the self is an inextricable union between mind and body. This
only illustrates what concept?
A. Man view himself as he thinks how others view him.
B. Mind and body of man are intertwined wherein we cannot tell apart where the work of the mind ends
and where the work of the body begins.
C. The physical brain and not mind that gives us our sense of self.
D. Mind at birth is a Tabula rasa and the freedom of a man is to author his own soul.
10. It is the most common root of romantic love, as it is believe that develops over time.
A. Friendship
B. Fatuous love
C. Romantic love
D. Infatuated love
11. Albert and Michelle got married at Las Vegas after 3 days of knowing each other, they meet in a bar
and instantly feel in love with each other. After 10 days, they filed a divorce. Their love was just _____?
A. Consummative love
B. Fatuous love
C. Companionate love
D. Romantic love
13. A boy recognizes that he is a boy and begins to act like one. This description is consistent with the __
gender theory?
A. Fixation
B. Socialization
C. Cognitive-developmental
D. Intensification
14. It is the period in which male achieve its first excretion of sperm?
A. Menarche
B. Andropause
C. Spermarche
D. Spermicide
15. Which civic society aimed to unite the Filipino people before Rizal’s deportation to Dapitan?
a. La Solidaridad
b. La Liga Filipina
c. La Politica del Filipinos
d. La Propaganda
16. Uri ng pagsasaling wika na tumutukoy sa lipunan, siyensya, kalikasan at disiplinang akademiko.
A. Teknikal
B. Pampanitikan
C. Pangkasaysayan
D. Pangkultural
17. Sa akdang isang dipang langit, anong titulo ang ibinigay sa may akda?
A. Makata ng Masa
B. Makata ng Pag-ibig
C. Makata ng Manggagawa
D. Makata ng Buhay
18. Ipinapakita sa dulang ito ang panghahanap ng krus na pinagpakuan kay Hesus.
A. Dupluhan
B. Tibag
C. Karagatan
D. Karilyo
20. Sino ang may akda ng sanaysay na " Liwanag at Dilim" na gumamit din ng mga sagisag na Pingkian at
Dimas-ilaw?
A. Apolinario Mabini
B. Emilio Jacinto
C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
D. Juan Luna
23. Akdang kauna-unahang ginawaran ng unang gatimpala sa Palanca Memorial Award for Literature.
A. Isang Dipang Langit
B. Uhaw ang Tigang na Lupa
C. Kwento ni Mabuti
D. Ako Ang Daigdig
24. Siya ang may akda ng maikling kwentong " Binibining Pathupats" .
A. Aurelio Tolentino
B. Rogelio Sikat
C. Juan Crisostomo Sotto
D. Benjamin Pascual
25. Sino ang kinilalang Ama ng Maikling Kwento sa Pilipino?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Deogracias Rosario
C. Alejandro G. Abadilla
D. N.V.M Gonzales
31. Who is the famous composer from Angono who is also a national artist?
a. Buenaventura
b. Cenizal
c. San Pedro
d. Cayabyab
32. A social science teacher conducts a research on the best practices of teaching AP in Grade 9. What
kind of
research does the teacher conduct?
a. Action Research
b. Applied Research
c. Basic Research
d. Field Research
34. What is the name of the very first library in the world?
a. Beijing Imperial Library
b. Ashurbannipal Library
c. UST Library
d. Alexandria Library
37. He was the Philippine President who changed Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Carlos P. Garcia
38. The book that was written by Antonio Pigafetta during Magellan’s expedition.
a. Circumnavigation Around The World
b. Voyager Around The World
c. The First Voyage Around The World
d. Top Of The World
39. Who shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment?
a. House of Blue Ribbon Committee
b. House of Representatives
c. House of the Senate
d. Speaker of the House
41. Areas in both the tundra and subarctic zones have frozen layers of soil called ______
a. Steppes
b. Permafrost
c. Ice caps
d. Grasslands
42. Sa anong taon at petsa ginanap ang pagbomba sa Pearl Harbor sa Hawaii?
a. September 7, 1941
b. June 8, 1942
c. December 7, 1941
d. November 3, 1943
43. The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases
by arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
a. Karl Marx
b. Robert Malthus
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Aristotle
45. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
ammunitions?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso
d. Trinidad Tecson
47. Spanish missionaries played a major role not only in propagating the Christian faith but also in the
political,
social, economic and cultural aspects of the Filipinos. This referred to as ______.
a. Frailocracy
b. Pharisaical
c. Secularization
d. Friars
48. He is known for his mathematics of they eye, theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception of
space, color vision research, and on the sensation of tone, perception of sound, and empiricism in the
physiology of perception.
a. Franz Joseph Gall
b. Rene Descartes
c. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
d. Charles Darwin
49. Which Gladiator carries a dagger and shield and also wears a leather belt and leg band?
a. Andabatus
b. Thracian
c. Myrmillo
d. Secutor
52. The Biak-na-Bato Constitution was said to be a carbon copy of the constitution of ____.
a. United states
b. Mexico
c. Cuban
d. France
53. The first American public school teachers who came to the Philippines on board the SS Thomas were
called ___.
a. Thomasites
b. Educators
c. Sholars
d. Pensionados
54. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Forces that occupied the Philippines?
a. Gen. Shintaro Oda
b. Gen Tomuyuki Yamashita
c. Gen. Masaharu Homma
d. Gen Suzuki Kawasaki
55. The island of Corrigidor was chosen by Gen. MacArthur as the last bastion of defense against the
Japanese invasion. In what province can the island of Corrigidor be found?
a. Cavite
b. Bataan
c. Zambales
d. Rizal
56. The “death march” which started from Bataan to San Fernando, Pampanga ended in the town of
____.
a. Capas
b. Capsul
c. Paniqui
d. Concepcion
57. Who was the President of the Japanese Puppet Republic or the Second Philippine Republic?
a. Jose P. Laurel
b. Benigno Aquino Sr.
c. Jose Vargas
d. Manuel Roxas
58. What was the term given to the Japanese Military police in the Philippines during the Japanese
Occupation?
a. Shogun
b. Samurai
c. Kempetai
d. Ninja
59. Who succeeded Manuel Quezon as President of the Commonwealth Government after his death in
1944?
a. Manuel Roxas
b. Sergio Osmena Sr.
c. Benigno Aquino Sr.
d. Jose P. Laurel
60. What name was given to the pro-Japanese Filipinos who served as spies for Japanese troops against
the Filipino Guerillas?
a. Huks
b. Kempetai
c. Makapili
d. Maka-hapon
62. What was the trade agreement between the Philippines and the United States signed in 1946 that
provided for the continuation of the free trade relations between the two countries until 1954?
a. Bell Trade Act
b. Tydings-McDuffie Law
c. Spooner Trade Act
d. Underwood-Simmons Act
63. Who was the Philippine president who approved the “Parity Rights” and the Bell Trade Act?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Sergio Osmena Sr.
c. Manuel Quezon
d. Manuel Roxas
64. Who was the President of the Philippines who was known as the “Father of Philippine
Industrialization”?
a. Manuel Roxas
b. Elpidio Quirino
c. Ramon Magsaysay
d. Sergio Osmena
65. How many Filipino leaders served as presidents of the third republic?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Eight
d. nine
66. Who was the Philippine President known for his program of Filipino First Policy?
a. Elpidio Quirino
b. Ramon Magsaysay
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Carlos Garcia
67. After the death of President Garcia, who replaced him as President of the 1971 Constitutional
Convention?
a. Benigno Aquino Jr.
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Jose Diokno
d. Jovito Salonga
71. What federation of Southeast Asian countries did the Philippine become a founding member in
1967?
a. ASEAN
b. SEATO
c. Bandung Conference
d. AFTA
72. Who was the Philippine President responsible for the establishment of MAPHILINDO, the forerunner
of ASEAN?
a. Diosdado Macapagal
b. Ferdinand Marcos
c. Carlos Garcia
d. Ramon Magsaysay
73. Where was the earliest known and scientifically established abode of man in the Philippines located?
a. Tabon Cave in Palawan
b. Callao Cave in Cagayan
c. Manunggul Cave in Palawan
d. Homonhon in Leyte
74. To what family of languages, does Tagalog and other languages in the Asia Pacific region belong?
a. Australoid
b. Malay
c. Negritoes
d. Austronesian
75. The pre-Hispanic priests or priestess were called babaylan in the Visayas but in the Tagalog regions
they
were called _____.
a. Diwata
b. Arbularyo
c. Katalonans
d. Umalohokan
77. Who was the commander of the ship Victoria that led the 17 other remaining Spaniards under
Magellan’s expedition to complete the first circumnavigation of the world?
a. Antonio Pigafetta
b. Sebastian del Cano
c. Andres de Urdaneta
d. Pedro Chirino
78. Where is the island of Moluccas, the Spice island located today?
a. India
b. Malaysia
c. Indonesia
d. Papua New Guinea
79. What was the countervailing economic philosophy or ideology in Europe in the 16th century that
guided and influenced Spain in implementing an expansionist policy.
a. Capitalism
b. Mercantilism
c. Socialism
d. Liberalism
80. Which war in Europe led to the British occupation of Manila from 1762 to 1764?
a. Bourbon War
b. Seven Years War
c. War of Roses
d. Crusades
81. The opening of Suez Canal reduced considerably the travel distance between the Philippines and
Europe. When was the opening of the Suez Canal?
a. 1869
b. 1871
c. 1879
d. 1881
82. The Supreme Court during the Spanish period was the _____.
a. Residencia
b. Casa Tribunal
c. Ayuntamiento
d. Royal Audencia
83. What was the term given to the friars who do not belong to any religious order during the Spanish
Regime?
a. Regular
b. Secular
c. Cur Parroco
d. Missionaries
84. Most of the goods carried or loaded from Manila by the galleon came from ____.
a. China
b. Philippines
c. India
d. Southeast Asia
85. How many galleon ships usually arrived in the Philippines within one year?
a. One
b. Two
c. Five
d. Ten
86. Who was the Spanish governor-general in the Philippines when the Gomburza execution took place?
a. Valeriano Weyler
b. Rafael Izquirdo
c. Fermin Jaudanes
d. Camilo Polavieja
87. Who wrote the book entitled “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas”?
a. Pedro Chirino
b. Antonio de Morga
c. Gregorio Sanciangco
d. Antonio Pigafetta
88. What was the first printed book in the Philippines which was introduced by Dominicans?
a. Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Española y Tagala
b. La Esperanza
c. Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
d. Filipinas Dentro De Cien Años
91. What was the first college in the Philippines founded by the Jesuits in 1589?
a. Collegio of San Juan de Letran
b. College of San Jose
c. College of San Ignacio
d. College of San Ildefonso
92. What was the first college for girls in the Philippines which was established in 1589?
a. Collegio de Santa Potenciana
b. Collegio de santa Isabel
c. Collegio de la Concordia
d. Collegio de Sta. Rita
93. The Spanish Mestizo priest who was the first organized leader of the Filipino secular clergy in the
Secularization Movement and editor of its newspaper “El Eco Filipino”
a. Father Pedro Pelaez
b. Father Domingo Salazar
c. Father Jose Burgos
d. Father Jacinto Zamora
94. What was the term given to the primary objective of the propaganda movement for the Philippines
to become a province of Spain?
a. Autonomia
b. Reformation
c. Assimilation
d. Independencia
95. The orator of the reform movement, who wrote “Fray Botod” and served as first editor of La
Solidaridad was______.
a. Graciano Lopez Jaena
b. Marcelo H. del Pilar
c. Mariano Ponce
d. Antonio Luna
97. Who was the second editor of the La Solidaridad and used the penname Dolores Manapat?
a. Marcelo H. del Pilar
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena
c. Jose Rizal
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar
98. Who among the members of propaganda movement used the penname Taga-ilog?
a. Antonio Luna
b. Jose Ma. Basa
c. Jose Rizal
d. Marcelo H. del Pilar
100. Who was the first woman to become a mason and was initiated as member of the lodge “Walana”
on July 18, 1893?
a. Josefa Rizal
b. Gregora de Jesus
c. Rosario Villaruel
d. Marina Dizon
101. What characteristics of living things is shown by mimosa pudica (makahiya) when its leaflets fold
upward
when touched?
a. Adaptation
b. Development
c. Growth
d. Irritability
102. Hair, skin and finger nails are part of what organ system?
a. Endocrine system
b. Lymphatic system
c. Immune system
d. Integumentary system
104. Studies show that there are parts of the body that have lost their usefulness and which may later
disappear. What are these organs called?
a. Residual
b. Extinct
c. Fossilized
d. Vestigial
111. What do you call the organisms who only eats plants and algae?
a. Predator
b. Carnivore
c. Herbivore
d. Omnivore
112. What is the basis for clarifying plants based on phylogenetic considerations?
a. Natural composition
b. Physical composition
c. Structural similarities
d. Evolutionary sequences
113. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and atomic number of 14. How many protons are in
this atom?
a. 14
b. 12
c. 28
d. 7
114. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading to development of an embryo.
This
form of reproduction is called ___.
a. Asexual reproduction
b. Fertilization
c. Budding
d. Binary fission
116. A paper clip (toothpick) can sit on the surface of water due to?
a. Atmospheric pressure
b. Surface tension
c. Viscosity
d. Bouyancy
117. The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis are cause by the interaction between charge particles and
Earth’s magnetic field. What layers of Earth’s atmosphere contains these particles?
a. Exosphere
b. Ozonosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
118. The scientist who formulated a heliocentric model of solar system was ______.
a. Descartes
b. Copernicus
c. Ptolemy
d. Galileo Galilei
123. Of the state of matter, which has the weakest intermolecular force of attraction?
a. Plasma
b. Liquid
c. Solid
d. Gas
125. Which among the following gases traps the highest amount of heat a given point in time?
a. C02 – Carbon Dioxide
b. CH4 – Methane
c. H2O (gas) – Water Vapor
126. The chemical process involved in the formation of salt is called ______
a. Combination
b. Dehydration
c. Neutralization
d. Synthesis
131. The polysaccharide temporarily stored in the liver of animals as instant source of energy is _____
a. Cellulose
b. Chitin
c. Glycogen
d. Starch
132. _____ are proteins that help speed up chemical processes in the body.
a. Antibodies
b. Receptors
c. Enzymes
d. Hormones
140. “To be or Not to be” is the beginning of the brooding soliloquy of the character of one of the play of
William
Shakespeare. Who is that character?
a. Anthony
b. Hamlet
c. Macbeth
d. Romeo
142. This poet is recognized as the greatest pastoral poet of all times.
a. Robert Frost
b. William Faulkner
c. Elizabeth Frost
d. Wallace Stevens
143. He is considered as the greatest English writer. He is also known as the “Bard Of Avon”.
a. Francis Bacon
b. William Shakespeare
c. Sir Walter Scott
d. Geoffrey Chaucer
147. Who is considered the MOST outstanding among Filipino playwrights in English?
a. Leon Ma. Guerrero
b. Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
c. Severino Montano
d. Carlos P. Romulo
149. Teaching the connections between sounds and spelling is called _____
a. Phonetics
b. Phonics
c. Phonology
d. Morphology
150. These sounds are produced with the obstruction of airflow. The airflow is either blocked
momentarily or
restricted so much that noise is produced as air flows past the constriction.
a. Phonemes
b. Morphemes
c. Consonants
d. Vowels