LET REVIEW (2003)

GENERAL EDUCATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.

She wrote a first-rate. Which word describes the report?

a. Excellent
C. Run of the Mill
b. Medicine
D. Ordinary

2.

She is a vision of feminine pulchritude stand for

a. plain
C. ugliness
b. beauty
D. ordinary

3.

To HERALD major economic and social changes brought about by

technology.
a. End
C. respond to
b. Proclaim
D. encourage

4.

President Quezon said I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos

rather than only run by foreigners. What does this mean?
a. Though full of difficulties, Filipinos are preferred to lead
b. Foreign leaders are better in government
c. Filipinos are incapable of running the government
d. Leadership can be had only from foreigners

5.

Jim and Tom were mischievous children. They _____________ tricks of

their teachers which always got them into a lot of trouble.
a. could have played
C. could play
b. used to play
D. may have played

6.

Nothing that happens in this world ever happens by chance; it is al part

of a grand design. The author speaks of ones ____________________.
a. Dream
C. luck
b. Destiny
D. Ambition

7.

Today, car manufacturers have begun to AUTOMATE their assembly

lines by using robots. This trend means _________________.
a. assemble machines
C. operate through machines
b. produce more efficiency cars
D.. operate human workers

8.

For the Chinese October 10 is a RED-LETTER DAY. This expression is

considered a/an
a. synonym
C. smile
b. idiom
D. metaphor

9.

An automobile teller machine provides a ______________ means of

banking 24 hours a day.
a. Convenient
C. cordial
b. Crooked
D. controversial

10. She described her suitor as a LOQUACIOUS speaker. She means

___________.
a. taciturn
C. reticent
b. reserved
D. verbose

11. I value man for the size of his heart can be interpreted as
________________.
a. Mans kindness is most important
b. The size of the heart determines the length of life
c. Man will perish without a big heart
d. D. mans love is measured size by size of his heart
12. Marys eyes blurred and her shoulder ached. She _________ at the
computer for five straight hours. Finally she took a break.
a. was seated
c. would have seated
b. has seated
d. had been seated
13. After ten unfruitful years, Luz finally quit the job. She __________ along
with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new
position.
a. didnt get
c. hasnt been getting
b. isnt getting
d. hadnt been getting
14. Many years of intensive language study are required for non-native
speakers. Chan__________English for three years, but he will need more
training before he masters it.
a. has studied
c. has been studying
b. will have been studying
d. will be studying
15. She was excused because all she said were white lies. This idiomatic
expression means ______________.
a. lies recited are excusable
c.she recited the lies in public
b. the lies are really harmless
d. the lies are written on white
pages
16. Using contextual clues, complete the following statement. Most flowers
___________ in the spring.
a. waken
c. bloom
b. de
c. wither
17. There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. What
does HIATUS mean?
a. length
c. continuation
b. lapse
d. uninterruption
18. When will Miss Raxon retire? Soon, I think. She ____________ for
along time. She probably retire next year.
a. have been working
c. has been working
b. had been working
d. is working
19. Join the rally, the activist shouted. What was asked of the listeners?
a. sympathy for a cause
c. willingness to listen
b. apathy for a cause
d. avoidance of group action
20. The measure of choosing well is whether or not a man likes what he
_________
a. chose
c. choose
b. has chosen
d. is choosing

21. Business computers have become more and more complex that necessities
complete training in operating them. These are now describes as
SOPHISTICATED electronic system, meaning _________________.
a. uncomplicated
c. worldly
b. fashionable
d. simple
22. Archimedes shouted Eureka! Since then the world took this mean
__________
a. a discovery
c. a mystery
b. an enjoyment
d. a gift
23. Every school opening, students ____________ near the registrars
office
a. Cooperate
c. compliment
b. Concrete
d. congregate
24. Wounded, he walked away still suffering from EXCRUCIATING pain.
What does excruciating mean?
a. mild
c. unbearable
b. slight
d. endurable
25. The home team lambasted the visitors. This could be interpreted that
________.
a. the visitors were welcome
c. the visitors beat the home team
b. the team beat the visitors
d. the team helped the visitors
26. Movie directors use music to __________ the action on the screen
a. Compliment
c. complement
b. Correct
d. contemplate
27. The driver of the speeding bus is CULPABLE. This means
a. Guilty
c. innocent
b. Blameless
d. pliable
28. The Rizal day celebration reminds us about heroes worth
_______________.
a. Emanating
c. studying
b. Appreciating
d. emulating
29. The hawk glided ___________ the mountain.
a. In
c. toward
b. Into
d. on
30. Life, so they say is just a game
And they let it slip away
Dont let lift slip away
Grasp it while you can
We may never pass this way again.
What does the stanza suggest?
a. opportunity comes once grab it
b. there is a second life anyway

c. life will be gone in a second

d. we will all pass away

31. The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Dan feared getting late so he
____________ with a bus and leaped at the door.
a. catch up
c. was catching
b. caught up
d. has caught

32. The hostages are free. They paid their way! These statements tells us that
_____________.
a. they had peaceful negotiation
b. they were freed with out ransom
c. they escaped after paying
d. after a ransom they were released
33. Who is remembered for this famous quotation?
My loyalty to my party ends my loyalty to my country begins.
a. Manuel L. Quezon
c. Manuel A. Roxas
b. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Ferdinand E. Marcos
34. an ERRATIC behavior suggest one that is ________________.
a. inconsistent
c. normal
b. stable
d. predicate
35. Steel is not _______________ because it doesnt break easily.
a. brittle
c. brilliant
b. ductile
d. brisk
36. When one says it is ERSATZ coffee, it is probably ______________.
a. real
c. authentic
b. genuine
d. artificial
37. Who said The Filipino is worth dying for?.
a. Benigno Aquino
c. Jose Rizal
b. Carlos P. Garcia
d. Fidel V. Ramos
38. George Bernard Shaw said You see things that are and you ask why. But
I dream things that never were and ask why not. Such lines speak of this
___________.
a. clear thinking
c. curiosity
b. immortality
d. rich imagination
39. Our favorite song goes:
No man is an island
No man stands alone
Each mans joy is joy to me
Each mans grief is my own.
This song expresses _________________.
a. individualization
c. independence
b. solitude
d. brotherhood
40. The surprised teacher asked, What was all the HUBHUB about?
HUBHUB means
a. stillness
c. commotion
b. hush
d. serenity
41. News travels as fast as the wind. This line is a/an
a. Simile
c. personification
b. Metaphor
d. antith

50. Read the selection

There are some potential advantages in being closer to the sun.
Given
enough fertilizers and water, year-round sunshine can create an
extraordinary
agricultural potential, allowing as much as three crops a year. But water
shortage
restricts the areas where this is possible. As the oil runs out and solar
power
becomes more economical, the third world will have greater supplies of
renewable energy.
Choose the main idea
a. The potential advantages of ample sunshine are increased
agricultural output and solar energy.
b. Fertilizers and irrigation can increase the productivity
c. Oil runs out and solar power becomes economical
d. The developed world has less energy potential
51. Ang pagtuturo ng Filipino bilang pangalawang wika ay higit na magiging
mabisa kung gagamit nito.
a. Modelo
c. pagkukwento
b. tanong-sagot
d. pagsasaulo
52. Sino ang kaunaunahang nagsalin sa Tagalog ng Mi Ultimo Adios ni Jose
Rizal?
a. Jose Gatmaitan
c. Andres Bonifacio
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena
d. Jose Palma
53. Siya and unang bumuo ng titik ng ating pambansang awit noong panahon
ng himagsikan
a. Andres Bonifacio
c. Marcelo H. del Pilar
b. Graciano Lopez Jaena
d. Jose Palma
54. Ano ang awiting bayan ng mga taga-Pampanga?
a. Pamalinawen
c. Dandansoy
b. Ati Cu Pung Singsing
d. Leron leron sinta
55. Ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng pinatuwag. Anong ibig sabihin
nito?
a. mahirap pakisamahan ang sinungaling
b. ang pagsasabi ng totoo ay mabuting tao
c. ang matapat ay madaling pakisamahan
d. ang pagkakaibigan ay sigun sa pagsasalita.
56. Kailan ginagamit ang ika- na may gitling?
a. kung ang ikakabit ay panlapi
b. kung ginagamit na panlapi sa isang salita
c. kung mismong bilang ang susunod sa isusulat
d. kung ang bilang ay isinusulat na buo
57. Huwag pagbuhatan ng kamayang batang .
a. Pagtrabahuin
c. itali ang mga kamay
b. pagbuhatan ng mabigat
d. tinitingaan niya ang langit

58. Alin ang pinakatamang pahayag?

a. tinitigan niya ang langit
b. tiningala niya ang langit

c. sinulyapan niya ang langit

d. tinitingaan niya ang langit

59. Ano ang mensahe ng sumusunod na pahayag?

Bunsod ng globalisassyon at knotaktwalisasyon at ang . . . . . . . . . . ng
mga
pang-gobyernong ari-arian
a. paubos na ari-arian ng bansa
b. pamamayang lakipatlista
c. walang permamente sa trabaho
d. kailangang maging kompetinsya sa paggawa
60. Anong pagpapahalaga ang binibigyang diin ng saknong?
Datapwat muling sisikat ang araw
Pilit maliligtas ang lugaming baya.
a. positibong panananaw
c. katapangan
b. matibay na pananalig
d. pagkamakabayan
61. Ito ay isang tulang pasalaysay na kinapapalooban ng pakikipagsalaran,
pamumuhayat kabayanihan ng isang tauhang may pambihirang katangian
at kasamang kababalaghan.
a. Bugtong
c. epiko
b. Alamat
d. awit
62. Noong panahon ng hapon ang Fipino ay lumaban sa gitna ng kahirapan.
Ang pinakamahirap na dinanas ng kawal ay ang mahabang lakbay na
pinamagatang
a. Fall of Corregidor
c. Landing in Leyte
b. Fall of Bataan
d. Death March
63. Ano ang sinasabi ng tagapanganu sa isang pagpupulong upang maghudyat
na wakes na ito?
a. salamat sa inyong pagdalo sa pulong na ito
b. Tapos na, maari na kayong umuwi
c. Maari na kayong umalis, tapos na tayo
d. Dito nagtatapos an gating pagpupulong, salamat
64. Alin ang pinaka-angkop sa salin sa Ingles ng Pakihinaan naman ninyo
ang inyong tinig?
a. Please soften your voices.
b. Tone down your voices, please
c. Please tone down your voices
d. Soften your voices, please
65. Akoy isang ahas na sa kasukalan gumagapang. Itoy isang
a. Metafr
c. personifikasyon
b. Sumile
d. sinekdote
66. Ano ginamit ni Mayor Lim na babala sa mamamayan tungkol sa
durugista?
a. isinara ang pinto kapag gabi
b. ipinakulong sa sariling bahay
c. ipinintura ang larawan ng durugista
d. pininturahan and pinto ng bahay ng durugista

67. Nagpantig ang tainga ng lalaki sa kanyang narinig. Anong ibig sabihin
ng nagpantig ang tainga?
a. maging alerto
c. namula ang tainga
b. mabingi
d. biglang nagalit
68. Anong tawag sa awit ng pag-ibig?
a. Kundiman
c. ihiman
b. Uyayi
d. tagumpay
69. Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay ang magiging hakbang sa pag-unlad. Ito ay
isang _________.
a. Pagtutulad
c. pagpapalit tawag
b. Personifikasyon
d. pagwawangis
70. Kailan ang lingo ng Wika ipinagdiriwang?
a. Hunyo 1-31
c. Agosto 13-19
b. Agosto 1-31
d. Marso 13-19
71. Kung kilala ang Cebu sa kanyang Sinulog, kilala naman ang Kalibo sa
kanyang
a. Dalampasigan
c. ati-atihan
b. Dinagyang
d. kadarawan
72. Matatagpuan mo pa siya doon. Siya ay isang kapit-tuko. Ito ay isang
a. Pawangis
c. melonomiya
b. Personifikasyon
d. patulad
73. Sanay umulan na upang matubigan ang bukirin. Magandang anghel ka
sana, sagot ng kausap. Ang ibig sabihin ay
a. magkalat ng tubig
c. magsimba ka para umulan
b. maging totoo ang iyong sinasabi d. Maging manghuhula ka
74. Ako ay isang ibon na nakakaigayang pakinggan. Ito ay
a. Pawanais
c. sinekdote
b. pagpapalit-tawag
d. patulad
75. Ang tambal sa salitang matang manok ay may ibig sabihing
a. Panlalabo
c. nanlilisik
b. Matalas
d. nakakatakot
76. Siya ang Pangulo ng Komonwelt na nagnais na magkaroon ng wikang
pambansa ang Pilipinas
a. Laurel
c. Marcos
b. Ramos
d. Quezon
77. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng paalala? Ang lumakd ng mabilis, kung matinik
ay malalim.
a. Mag-isip nangmabuti bago gumawa ng anuman
b. Maaaksidente ang mga mabilis lumakad
c. Mag-isip ng malalim kung naglalakad
d. Huwag lumakad nang mabilis
78. Alin ang angkang pinagmulan ng mga wika sa Pilipinas?
a. Indones Polinesyo
c. Indones
b. Malay
d. Malayo Polinesyo

79. Huwag kang magpumilit na pumunta sa amin dahil basa and papel mo sa
mga magulang ko. Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?
a. alanganin ang record
c. masama ang record
b. mabuwag ang record
d. di tiyak ang kasalanan
80. Ito ay isang uri ng awiting-bayan na ginagawa ng mga katutubo na may
kasamang sayaw sag awing kabisayaan.
a. Oyayi
c. tikam
b. Balitaw
d. ihiman
81. What is the value of N in the equation = 18 1/8 + 26
a. 44 3/8
c. 43
b. 44
d. 44
82. A mile is about 1,609 km. How many meters longer is a time then a
kilometer?
a. 600m
c. 609m
b. 1000m
d. 1609m
83. What number when squared will give 1141?
a. 30.5
c. 128
b. 138
d. 38
84. How much is 20% of 60% of 200?
a. 120
c. 24
b. 48
d. 40
85. Arnold plays basketball for a university team. He attempted 24 free throws
and made 75% of these. How many free throws did he make?
a. 30
c. 20
b. 32
d. 18
86. What is the difference between 3 and 5?
a. 44
c. 18
b. 118
d. 115
87. How many material is needed for 12 pillow cases if each case uses 1 m
of cloth?
a. 12m
c. 14m
b. 18m
d. 15m
88. One hectare is equivalent to 10,000 sq.m. How many hectares is
750 m wide ad 800 m long?
a. 120 ha
c. 60 ha
b. 56 ha
d. 40 ha
89. What is the value of x in this equation?
5 + x
x
20
=1
a. 5
b. 2

c. 10
d. 20

90. One barangay wants to cement 2 lanes of roads each 7 meters wide by 200
meters long. What is the total area to be connected?
a. 14,000 sq.m.
c. 9,000 sq.m
b. 2,800 sq.m.
d. 1,500 sq.m.

91. Find (1 2/5) (1 )

7/16
a. 4
b. 1/5

c.
d. 4/5

92. An adventurer started on a round-the world tour on September 8, 1999 and

finished on October 12, 2000. How many days did he spend to make the
whole trip (including rest periods)?
a. 398
c. 401
b. 399
d. 400
93. How many 75-gram packs of sugar can be made from a 30 kilogram sack?
a. 40
b. 2,500

c. 400
d. 250

94. A rectangular sheet of paper is folded in half. Then it is folded again in

half, and again in half. If the folding in half is done 5 times, and edges are
creased each time, how many small rectangles will you see when you
unfold the original sheet of paper?
a. 32
c. 10
b. 16
d. 64
95. Pastor irrigated 2 hectares of his rice field one weekend. This is only 1/5 of
the whole area. What is the total area of Pastors land?
a. 10 ha
c. 20 ha
b. 11 ha
d. 24 ha
96. What is the ratio in the lowest terms of two hours to 30 minutes?
a. 2:4
c. 2:15
b. 4:1
d. 2:30
97. How many cubic meters of concrete will be required to construct a road 10
km long, 5 meters wide, and 0.2 meters thick?
a. 90,000 cu.m.
c. 100,000 cu.m.
b. 90,900 cu.m.
d. 10,000 cu.m.
98. The letters ABCD Have numerical values of 1234.and so on, what is
the sum of the letters in DAVID?
a. 40
c. 39
b. 37
d. 41
99. What two numbers have sum of 35 and a product of 306?
a. 18.2 and 17.3
c. 16.5 and 8.5
b. 16 and 19
d. 17 and 18
100.
What is the total cost of a refrigerator if it entails a down payment of
P 1400 and 15 monthly installments of P960?
a. P 14,400
c. P 15,800
b. P 13,400
d. P 14,800
101.

At harvest, corn shells at P8.00 per kilogram. If the total harvest of

corn is worth P10,000 how many kilograms is the corn harvest?
a. 1250
c. 1050
b. 2000
d. 2250

102.

What is the sum of the first 20 positive numbers?

a. 400
c. 210
b. 420
d. 105

103.

The length and width of a rectangle are 3x-2 and 2x+1, respectively.
What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
a. 6x2- x 2
c. 10x - 2
2
b. 6x - x + 2
d. 5x 2

104.

A girl received her report card with the following grades 93, 88, 80, 83
. . . . . . . . average grade?

105.

What is the area of the biggest rectangle that can be enclosed by 20m
of fencing material?
a. 100 sq.m.
c. 80 sq.m.
b. 25 sq.m.
d. 16 sq.m.

106.

Mr. Cruz earns P 1250 per week in salary and 5% commission on all
sales. How much must he sell to earn P2000 per week?
a. P 75,000
c. P 40,000
b. P 25,000
d. P 15,000

107.

An empty book carton weights 1.3 kilos. A book weights 1.5 kilos.
Which expression gives the weight of the carton when it is filled with y
books?
a. 1.3y + 1.5
c. 1.3 + 1.5y
b. 1.5y 1.3
d. 1.3y +1.5y

108.

What is the measure of the angle formed by the hands of a clock at

4:30?
a. 48
c. 75
b. 60
d. 45

109.

A merchant bought shoes at P100 a pair. She tagged them at 10%

more. Then she advertised a new cost which is 10% less than the tagged
price. Did she lose or did she gain?
a. she did not lose nor gain
b. she gained by one peso per pair
c. she lost by one peso per pair
d. she lost by 2% of the cost price of each pair

110.

On the number line, which number is 23 units to the left of +17?

a. -6
c. 40
b. +6
d. -40
111. If January 1, 2008 is Wednesday, on what day does Christmas day of
the same year fall?
a. Thursday
c. Wednesday
b. Friday
d. Saturday
112. How many ribbons each 12 cm long can be obtained from a roll of
ribbons 255 cm long?
a. 35
c. 20
b. 15
d. 50
113.

Which of these numbers is NOT divisible by 15?

a. 431640
c. 461305
b. 321690
d. 63046
114. A farmer owned 306 hectares of land. He planted 1/3 of the area to
coconuts, the rest was planted to mango and other fruit trees. How many
hectares were used for mango and other fruit trees?
a. 202
c. 102
b. 302
d. 204
115.

116.

117.

What is the average of and ?

a. 2/8
b. 3/8

c. 3/4
d. 1/3

What is the sum of 9 and 4?

a. 2
b. 4

c. 3
d. 5

In the proportion a = b, b is called the

b c
a. cross product
b. geometric mean

118.

c. common ratio
d. arithmetic mean

One fifth of the square root of a number is 4. What is the number?

a. 400
c. 200
b. 20
d. 40

119.

The eight prize of P40,000 was secretly by 16 winners. How much

will each share?
a. P2,500
c. P2,700
b. P3,000
d. P2,800

120.

For what side of a square are the perimeter and the area numerically
equal?
a. 2
c. 4
b. 8
d. 12

121.

The condition of the atmosphere that exists for a short period of time is
called _________________.
a. Weather
c. climate
b. air temperature
d. troposphere

122.

A manager of a textile company suggested that liquid wastes can be

disposed through a hole in the ground. Is this environmentally safe?
a. yes, anyway it will not reach the ground water.
b. yes, it will easily dry after some time.
c. no, it will seep to the ground.
d. no, it will recycled later on.

123.

124.

What instrument must you use to measure the volume of liquids?

a. beam balance
c. beaker
b. meter
d. graduated cylinder
A huge rock a top of a hill is about to roll down. At this instance what
kind of energy does it?
a. Mechanical
c. instantaneous

b. Potential

d. kinetic

125.

Identify the space vehicle that exploded in the air some 10 minutes
before landing at Kennedy Space Center
a. Mariner 1
c. Apollo 11
b. Columbia
d. Discovery

126.

Simple goiter is caused by a deficiency in the secretion of which

hormone?
a. pituitaries
c. adrenalin
b. thyroxin
d. estrogen

127.

Which is the first law of thermodynamics?

a. energy can be destroyed by other powerful forms
b. energy is dynamic in nature
c. energy is destroyed when different forms combine
d. energy cannot be created nor destroyed

128.

Boyles law state that at constant temperature volume of a gas is

____________.
a. inversely proportional to temperature
b. directly proportional to pressure
c. directly proportional to volume
d. inversely proportional to pressure

129.

When ice cubes form vapor without passing through the liquid state,
what process takes place?
a. transpiration
c. condensation
b. sublimation
d. evaporation

130.

Boiling water was poured until filled a pitcher and a cup. Which of the
following observation were recorded?
a. water in both containers is of the same temperature
b. water in the cup has a lower temperature
c. water in the pitcher has a higher temperature
d. water in both containers released potential energy
131. Trace the conversion of energy that occurs when dry cells are used in a
flashlight.
a. chemical energy to heat energy
b. chemical energy to light energy
c. kinetic energy to potential energy
d. light energy to heat energy
132.

Which of the following procedures is better associated with technology

than with science?
a. constructing concepts and laws
b. discovering forms of matter
c. designing a workable force
d. observing natural phenomena
133. What term used for one who depends entirely on others for
subsistence?
a. subordinate
c. medium
b. parasite
d. host

134.

Electrical energy is used to power a light bulb. How does the amount
of electrical energy produced?
a. depends on size of light bulb
c. more
b. same
d. less
135. Any change in the base coding of a DNA molecule after the trait
associated with the gene, hence the organism may appear with a trait that
is totally different from those of the parents. What is this change called?
a. gene mutation
c. trait linkage
b. gene meiosis
d. sex-linked inheritance
136.

Which of the following is the primary reason why scientists repeat the
measurement they take during experiments?
a. to estimate on experimental error
b. to change the experimental conditions
c. to list the data in a tabulation
d. to find out if the equipment is working

137.

Which of the following practices can lesser the soil erosion?

a. plowing at short distances in-between
b. constructing terraces
c. continuous farming
d. building canals

138.

In order to be able to escape the earths gravitational pull, an object

must be traveling at a speed of _________________.
a. 100,000 km/hr
c. 10,000 km/hr
b. 400,000 km/hr
d. 40,000 km/hr
139. Using a genetic engineering technique, researchers were able to
produce a rare problem which may be a possible cure for cancer. Which is
it?
a. thymine
c. interferon
b. adenine
d. mutagen
140. A weather disturbance accompanied by a 50-km/hr wind is classified
as a _________.
a. tropical storm
c. typhoon
b. storm
d. tornado
141.

What is the scientist who is likewise recognized as an International

Statesman?
a. Benjamin Franklin
c. Alexander Hamilton
b. Thomas Jefferson
d. George Washington

142.

What nuclear process occurs in the explosion of an atomic bomb?

a. Disintegration
c. fission
b. Integration
d. fusion

143.

What is the cell wall of the plant cells made of?

a. plastids
c. cellulose
b. cytoplasm
d. lipids

144.

Which type of change results in the formation of a new substance?

a. potential
c. chemical
b. gradational
d. physical

145.

In which process does a chemical change take place?

a.
b.
c.
d.

freezing water into ice cubes

boiling water into steam
condensing clouds into rain
manufacturing starch in leaves

146.

Which modified stem is used for the storage of food?

a. stem runner
c. potato
b. tomato
d. grass stem

147.

Which one shows that we form part of the carbon cycle.

a. during oxidation burning objects release oxygen
b. we take in carbon dioxide and oxygen
c. during respiration we take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
d. we take in oxygen and release it during respiration

148.

Which of the following is used by medical workers in obtaining

information about internal body parts?
a. Ultrasound
c. laser
b. Infrasound
d. scan

149.

Where do we trace the El Nio phenomena?

a. rising ocean levels
c. annual changes in season
b. very severe earthquakes
d. depletion of the ozone layer

150.

Which of the following materials can transmit sound test?

a. Gas
c. water
b. Metal
d. air

151.

What is the best way to conserve soil in a hill?

a. plow the hill regularly
c. construct fences
b. build terraces
d. irrigate

152.

Which instrument can measure the intensity of earthquake?

a. Anemometer
c. barograph
b. Seismograph
d. psychrometer

153.

Why are rainbows formed?

a. Raindrops are composed of 7 colors
b. Sunlight absorbed by raindrops
c. Raindrops act as prisms
d. Sunlight act as prism

154.

Which part of the cell determines the physical characteristics that could
be inherited by an offspring?
a. mitochondria
c. chromosome
b. gene
d. centrosome
155. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at very high
altitudes?
a. there is less oxygen in upper atmosphere
b. there is no air in high altitudes
c. oxygen fails to join the atmosphere
d. oxygen unites with nitrogen in the atmosphere
156. The application of scientific concepts and principles is called
a. Ecology
c. technology
b. Physiology
d. biology

157.

158.

Why do we feel cool after perspiring?

a. the perspiration was condensed
b. air entered the pored of the skin
c. the perspiration has evaporated
d. the perspiration has evaporated
Cheese is an example of a physical change in matter
a. paper torn to pieces
c. milk turned sour
b. acid rain formed
d. milk became cheese

159.

How many protons, neutrons and electrons have Uranium 238?

a. 146 electrons, 92 protons, 146 neutrons
b. 146 protons, 92 electrons, 92 neutrons
c. 92 protons, 92 neutrons, 146 electrons
d. 92 protons, 146 neutrons, 92 electrons

160.

Choose the 6-carbon simple sugar

a. Sucrose
b. Maltose

c. lactose
d. glucose

161.

Which among the following refers to the science which deals with the
rightness or wrongness of human acts?
a. Morality
c. Philosophy
b. Values
d. Theology

162.

Which of the following elements of economics are available for

immediate use of households?
a. consumption goods
c. prime commodities
b. production foods
d. capital goods

163.

Farmers complain about their crops getting rotten easily during rainy
season. What government project answers this situation?
a. Ask middle man to intervene
b. Conducting seminars with farmers
c. Constructing farm to market roads
d. Putting up cooperatives

164.

It is form of government in which the identifying feature is the

separation opposed. What is it?
a. monarchial
c. parliamentary
b. aristocracy
d. presidential

165.

This is a form of taxation that is collected based only on income?

a. local
c. indirect
b. direct
d. sacrifice

166.

What is the primary reason for the suspension of execution by lethal

injection in year 2000?
a. Impeachment trial of Presidential Estrada
b. Year 2000 was International Year for Peace and Jubilee
c. Congress has repealed death penalty law
d. Due to advocacy of the Catholics.

167.

What is the most important element in the state?

a. sovereignty
c. people

b. government

d. territory

168.

Tattooing of the body was common among men and women of

precolonial times. In the Visayas they are called
a. plista
c. umalohokan
b. abi
d. plintados
169. What is the retention limit to be awarded to each child of a landowner
according to CARP?
a. 10,000 sq.m.
c. 4 hectares
b. 3 hectares
d. 500,000 sq.m.
170.

Rizal was acknowledged and recognized as our national hero by one of

the following commissions
a. Ateneo
c. Schorman
b. Dewy
d. Taft

171.

How is the practice of pamamanhikan in the rural areas classified?

a. Value
c. Mores
b. Law
d. Folkways

172.

The child takes in and incorporates the moral standards of the parents.
Which of the following processes best describes the situation?
a. Imitation
c. Introjections
b. Inculcation
d. Identification
173. The form of the government established by Aguinaldo was changed
from dictatorial to ___________________.
a. revolutionary
c. republic
b. socialist
d. democratic
174. Which among the four pillars of education for the 21st century is
crucial in the light of conflicts between Israel and Palestine?
a. Learning to be
c. Learning to do
b. Learning to live together
d. Learning to know
175. According to the Universal Declaration of Human rights, what are the
three fundamental human rights?
a. Life, dignity and self development
b. Life, liberty and security
c. Life, dignity and security
d. Life, liberty and self-development
176. Which among the following is the main vision of the DECS when it
formulated the Values Education Program?
a. a productive society
b. a society with global perspective
c. a just and humane society
d. a highly industrialized society
177.

The Philippine politics is describes as dirty. Which actuation of

candidates illustrates this?
a. observing proper decorum
b. not advocating cleanliness of community
c. employing black propaganda.
d. Preparing false data about self

178.

Who was the chairman of the First Philippines Commission?

a. Schurman
c. Taft
b. Hayes
d. Wright

179.

What are the fundamental objectives of the Katipunan?

a. economic, civic, moral
b. political, civil and moral
c. political, economic and civic
d. social, political, civic
180. In 1565 Legaspi conducted a blood compact with the chief of Bohol
named
a. Rajah Tupas
c. Rajah sulayman
b. Lakandula
d. Sikatura
181.

When a person works towards an ideal goal or commitment which are

worth living for, such a person is said to have ________________.
a. values
c. determination
b. ideas
d. convictions
182. Which of the following best describes globalization
a. industrialization of both developed and developing nations
b. movement of goods and money for one country to another
c. sharing of nations information with one another
d. movement of money, goods, information and people across nations
183.

Identify the non-government program that extends assistance to

children who are needing hospitalization and treatment.
a. social welfare and assistance
b. father Angelas home
c. bantay-bata project
d. welfareville
184. Philippines economy indices are closely related to the rise and fall of
one of the following:
a. U.S. dollar
c. Japanese yen
b. UK pound
d. German mark
185.

Which animal is classified as a herbivore?

a. carabao
c. frog
b. dog
d. tiger
186. What does presumption of innocence mean in so far as human rights
is concerned?
a. a suspect remains innocent until proven guilty
b. a suspect has the right to remain silent
c. a suspect has the right to a legal counsel
d. a suspect is considered guilty unless proven otherwise
187.

Which of the following events in the last century has the most farreaching political implication for the 21st century?
a. effects of globalization in trade
b. the effects of innovation in Asian and the Pacific
c. nuclear proliferation in Asia and the Pacific
d. cloning of animals and human being
188. Which of the following legislation/measure address physical violence
against women?
a. Sexual Harassment Law
b. Representation of Women in the Social Security System
c. Establishing Day Care Center in every barangay
d. Declaring March 8 as National Womens Day

189.

Families of OFWs meet a lot of conflicts. How should the government

address this?
a. Provide more opportunities for skill development
b. Provides scholarships for the children
c. Encourage families to save for the future
d. Provide soft loans to start business

190.

Which of the following concepts is relevant to environment education?

a. Infiniteness of resources utilization
b. Balance of nature and interdependence
c. Advent of inorganic fertilizers
d. Rapid urbanization and dependence

191.

The impeachment proceedings conducted and viewed nationwide

achieved among others ________________.
a. a realization of too much time for a decision
b. the development of hatred for the redundant prosecutor
c. an understanding of democratic processes in the government
d. the development of hatred for the person to be impeached

192.

Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?

a. Congress
c. President
b. Supreme Court
d. Senate

193.

What do we call the sale of government-owned and controlled

institution to the private sector?
a. Globalization
c. Liberalization
b. Deregulation
d. Privatization

194.

What kind of clearance is required before a cement plant can open and
operate?
a. BIR
c. Waste Management
b. DENR
d. Government

195.

What is the potential factor blamed for every low foreign investment?
a. high traits
c. poor economic policies
b. deteriorating peace and order
d. poor technology

196.

He was known for his Philippine 2000 which was meant to make the
Philippines an economically developed country. Who is he?
a. Joseph Estrada
c. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Fidel Ramos
d. Manuel Roxas

197.

Identify the president known for his Filipino First Policy

a. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Carlos P. Garcia
b. Manuel Roxas
d. Ramon Magsaysay

198.

The United Nations has declared the year 2002 as an International year
for
a. Celebration of Cultural heritage c. Indigenous People
b. Culture of Peace
d. Volunteerism

199.

Watching T.V. is controlled by parents. Children below 18 are

discouraged from viewing which types if film?
a. Battlegrounds
c. vices

b. Historic ruins
200.

d. violence and sex

Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations?

a. Federico Mayor
c. Kurt Waldhein
b. Kolf Annan
d. Boutrous Gali