2 gen ed 2 prof ed

Gen ED set A

A. The conversion of farmlands to industrial complexes

Dadalaw sa mga paaralan si Dr. Filemon S. Salas, ang tagapamanihala ng mga paaralang lungsod, sa lungsod ng Pasay.

B. The stock option scheme of Hacienda Luisita C. The conversion from agricultural to subdivision

Ang pangungusap ay nagagamit bilang

D. The voluntary offer to sell

A. panuring

It was also discovered that the chemical 3m butylphthalide can lower the blood pressure of rats. This statement is classified as

B. paksa C. tuwirang layon D. pamuno

A. prediction

Of the following, which is imposed a final tax of ten percent (10%)?

B. experiment C. finding

A. PCSO and lotto winnings

D. nonessential fact

B. Books, literary works and musical compositions

Which law of force and motion explains this occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by the powerful downward discharge of exhaust gases?

C. Currency bank deposit D. Royalties The main message of the Moral Recovery Program launched by Leticia Ramos Shahani starts with the __________.

A. Universal Gravitation B. Action and Reaction C. Applied Force

A. world

D. Inertia

B. family

Which are limited only to the sale of real property and stock transaction?

C. self D. nation

A. Business incomes

Lucy's husband has been a drug dependent. She wanted him rehabilitated to be economically productive. Where will she commit her husband?

B. Capital gains C. Employment incomes D. Passive incomes

A. DARN

A carpenter wanted three pieces of wood each 1 1/2 feet long. If he planned to cut them from a 6-foot piece of wood, how much of the piece would be left?

B. Bukang Liwayway Center C. DARE D. NFPI

A. 4 1/2 ft

Which has become a prototype of other schemes that defeated the real and true purpose of the CARL?

B. 1 1/2 ft C. 4 1/2 ft

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ang isang nagkasala.

D. 3 ft

D. Dahil sa pagmamalabis at pagsasamantala, maraming biyaya ang sa kanya'y nawawala.

E. none of these Employees at Shaira's Musicmart get a 20% discount on all purchases. If Theresa buys three tapes at Php7.49 each, how much will she have to pay after her employee discount?

14. Anong uri ng panghalip ang salitang may salungguhit sa pangungusap?

A. Php16.98

May padalang tulong ang pamahalaan para sa kanila.

B. Php19.98 C. Php18.98

A. Pambalana

D. Php17.98

B. Palagyo

E. none of these

C. Paari

How much topsoil is needed to cover a garden 25 feet by 40 feet to a depth of 6 inches?

D. Palayon 15. Which will solve poverty caused by capitalism?

A. 480 ft3 B. 440 ft3 C. 500 ft

A. Fascism

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B. Communism

D. 460 ft3

C. Empirism

E. none of these

D. Socialism

Which one BEST defines personal integrity?

16. What correction should be made to this sentence?

A. The unity between ignorance and reality

Most fire-related death's result from household fires; yet many people do not have fire extinguishers in their homes.

B. The unity of man's deeds, words, thoughts and realities C. The unity of man's social, political and physical aspects

A. Remove the comma after fires B. Change result to results

D. The relationship between virtue and conduct

C. Change have to has D. Replace death's with deaths

13. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinigay ng ANG ALAMAT NI MARIANG MAKILlNG na ikinuwento ni Jose Rizal?

17. Ano ang ipinahihiwatig ng salitang may salungguhit?

A. Pagyamanin at pangalagaan ang ating bayan at lahi pagka’t hiyas at yaman natin ito.

Matayog ang lipad ni Pepe kaya't bata pa siya'y nagsisikap na siya.

B. Pag-ibig ang makapagbabago sa mundong ito. C. Kabanalan ang magpatawad at tulungan

A. May kayabangan si Pepe.

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B. Mataas ang pangarap ni Pepe.

C. Laughs

C. Marunong si Pepe.

D. Buys

D. Ibig ni Pepeng maabot ang langit.

22. The carat is a unit of measure used to weigh precious stones. It equals 3.086 grains. How many grains does a 2.8 carat diamond weigh?

18. Si Dr. Jose Rizal ay sumulat ng aklat ng itinampok sa iba't ibang bansa. Ang pangungusap ay nagagamit bilang __________?

A. 864.08 B. 86.408 C. 8.6408

A. panuring

D. 8640.8

B. pamuno

E. none of these

C. tuwirang layon

23. Which are the next three terms in the progression 1/125, -1/25, 1/5 . . . 7 terms?

D. paksa 19. Which of the following methods can all diabetics control their condition and avoid heart disease and blindness?

A. -2, 6, -26 B. -3, 7, -27

I. Regulating their intake of glucose II. Increasing the levels of insulin in the body by taking insulin injections III. Maintaining a reasonable exercise regimen to keep weight down.

C. -4, 8, -28 D. -1, 5, -25 E. none of these 24. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinibigay ng epikong Muslim na INDARAPATRA AT SULAYMAN?

A. I B. II C. I and II

A. Pagmamahal D. I and III B. Katapangan 20. Find m in the proportion m/12 = 30/24.

C. Katapatan, D. Pagtanaw ng utang-na-loob

A. 30

25. One package is 100 pounds, and the other is 150 pounds. The weight of the second package is how many times that of the first?

B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

A. 1½ times heavier

E. none of these

B. ½as heavy

21. Which word is pronounced with a /z/ at the end?

C. none of these D. 10 pounds heavier

A. Maps

E. 20 pounds heavier

B. Jakes

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26. What correction should be made to this sentence?

C. Applied Force D. Inertia

Recently, educators exammined the effectiveness of computer instruction in schools.

30. What does a stick of unlit dynamite demonstrate?

A. Replace educators with educator's

A. Chemical Energy

B. Change the spelling of exammined to examined

B. Nuclear Energy C. Kinetic Energy

C. Change schools to Schools

D. Potential Energy

D. Replace computer with computer's

31. A nation in which loess would likely be found today is

27. What is the mood of these lines? Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in. When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory, too And a new day will begin.

A. Iceland B. United States C. Japan D. Ecuador 32. Which is the MOST important perceived need and problem of the Filipino family?

A. Afraid B. Sarcastic C. Depressed

A. Unemployment or financial problem

D. Hopeful

B. Proneness to vices C. Over protectiveness of children

28. What correction should be made to this sentence?

D. Double standard on the roles of male and female

First-borns often pattern their behavior after they're parents and other adults.

33. Of the following changes in the socioeconomic, political cultural and physical that have occurred in the Filipino family, which one remains to be TRUE?

A. Replace their with they're B. Change pattern to patterned

A. The loss of the traditional evening prayer and the ritual of blessing (mano)

C. Replace they're to their D. No correction is necessary

B. The unity of the family despite competing demands

29. Why does a pendulum in a grandfather clock once set in motion continue to swing, thereby regulating the clock's movement? This is due to the Law of

C. The continued parental influence over children's language dress and other behavior D. The continued support for parents and siblings

A. Universal Gravitation 34. Which of the following foreign policy actions today is a direct result of early American

B. Action and Reaction

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imperialist policy?

represented the retention limit and the 3 hectares for her only child. Why was her child denied the 3 hectares?

A. Stationing of American troops in West Germany

A. Her son was 15 years old who was actually tiling the farm

B. America's military support of Israel in the Middle East

B. Her son was 17 years old who was managing the farm

C. America's patrolling of waters off the Libyan coast

C. Her son was 13 years old who has been helping till the farm

D. America's establishment of military bases in the Philippines 35. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

D. Her son was 19 years old who was actually tilling or managing the farm 39. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915: What Happened to Tom Merritt?

A person should keep in mind some basic safety rules when you are deciding whether or not to use a fire extinguisher.

At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

A. rules you decide B. rules when you decided C. rules you are deciding D. rules when deciding

36. Which antidote would have a similar effect if vinegar or citrus juice were not available? A. Milk B. Raw egg white

Which of the following techniques is used in the poem?

C. Vegetable oil D. Water

A. Verse

37. How much larger is the supplement of a 57 degree angle than the complementof a 75 qegree angle?

B. Rhyme C. Free verse D. Personification 40. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy nito?

A. 108 degrees B. 18 degrees

Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel.

C. 105 degrees D. none of these E. 123 degrees

A. Pagtutulad

38. Julieta Villaruel was a landowner from Cabiao, Nueva Ecija. Under the CARL, she was claiming 8 hectares, 5 hectares of which

B. Pagbibigay katauhan

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television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n' Roll

C. Pagmamalabis D. Pagwawangis

41. Which refers to FUNNEL EFFECT? A. The belief that every criminal gets caught and is punished. B. The belief that crime is under control in the United States. C. The idea that only a very few suspects arrested for committing a crime are actually punished.

The author uses the phrase ups and downs to refer to Presley's

D. The idea that all crimes are put into the same criminal justice system. 42. To gain the attention of the audience, the trick is __________?

A. gyrations as he performed B. increasing and decreasing finances C. successes and disappointments in his career

A. start low, speak hurriedly B. start high, speak loudly

D. use of drugs,uppers and downers C. start high, speak rapidly D. start low, speak slowly

44. Which one explains why oxygen a gas, is the largest component of the Earth’s crust?

43. Below is a biographical sketch. Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live

A. Oxygen gives Earth's crust its lightness B. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the world C. Oxygen is capable of combining with most of the elements in the Earth's crust. D. Oxygen is needed to sustain all life on Earth. 45. What is meant by LAST DITCH in this sentence? The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last ditch to defend his good name. A. One's last courage B. One's last strategy C. One's last hope D. One's last defense

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46. Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan.

Bakit di dapat tumangkad tulad nibondying? A. Di ito magpakakatiwalaan B. Di totoo ito

Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

C. May kakulangan ito D. Magulo kasi ito 47. Which word in the passage does NOT require a change in pitch to show confidence? I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. A. am B. captain C. master D. fate 48. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915: What Happened to Tom Merritt? At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart. The way in which the poet presents these words in line 12 implies that Tom A. tried to annoy the other man. B. was shot before the finished the statement. C. did not want to hurt the other man. D. begged the man to stop seeing his wife.

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49. Which one should be TRUE if Earth's rotation axis did not tilt?

B. Providing health assistance to relatives living in the same locale C. Sending to college relatives in remote barrios

I. Days and nights would be the same length everywhere on Earth. II. There would be no hours of darkness on points along the equator. III. Earth would have no seasons. IV. Each part of the Earth would have the same daily temperature pattern.

D. Keeping immediate family members out of trouble 53. Which of the following should you expect to be true about the rate of cellular respiration for a group of students who are the same age, height, and weight?

A. II and IV B. III and IV

A. Athletes would tend to have higher rates of cellular respiration than non-athletes.

C. IV and I D. I and III

B. Africans would have a higher rate of cellular respiration than Asians.

50. To pass her English Test, Lucille must get 75% of the items correct. Out of 80 questions, how many must she correctly answer?

C. Boys would have a higher rate of cellular respiration than girls. D. Non-athletes would have higher rates of cellular respiration than athletes. 54. Below is a biographical sketch.

A. 55 B. 60 C. none of these

Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term

D. 65 E. 70

51. The Miranda Family purchased a 250-pound side of beef and had it packaged. They paid Php365.00 for the side of beef. During the packaging, 75 pounds of beef were discarded as waste. What was the cost per pound for the packaged beef? A. Php2.08 per pound B. none of these C. Php2.50 per pound D. Php2.06 per pound E. Php2.30 per pound

52. Which family obligation is especially valued? A. Supplying groceries to relatives in remote barrios

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film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n' Roll

C. the 9th D. the 7th E. none of these 58. Which is the equivalent common fraction of the repeating decimal 3.242424...? A. 107/33

The statement thatsuccess often comes to those with humble beginningswould apply best to which of the following figures?

B. 110/33 C. 109/33 D. 108/33

A. Ramon Magsaysay

E. none of these

B. Gloria M. Arroyo

59. 10 - 3 2/17 = __________

C. Corazon C. Aquino A. 7 2/1 7

D. Joseph E. Estrada

B. 6 2/1 7

55. Which of the following procedures used by a farmer is NOT related directly to preventing erosion?

C. 6 1/17 D. 6 15/17 E. none of these

A. Contour plowing around a hill

60. Which of the following lines is a simile?

B. Planting more seeds than are necessary to yield a bountiful crop.

A. Holding wonder like a cup

C. Planting grass in gullies to act as a filter D. Planting crops in alternate rows (strip farming)

B. Life has loneliness to sell

56. Which word is read on a high note to describe the kind of day?

D. Buy it and never count the cost

C. Eyes that love you, arms that hold

61. Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan.

This is a cold day. A. is

Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung

B. cold C. day D. this 57. In the progression 18, -12, 8 . . . which term is 512/729? A. the 8th B. the 6th

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ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

A. order. Their B. order and their C. order, or their D. order their 63. Aling antas ng tona ang lumilitaw sa bahaging may salungguhit ng pangungusap na nagdududa? Nagpuputol ng puno ang lalaki. A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3 64. What is meant by TWO PINS in this sentence? For two pins I could have hit him on the nose. A. A second course of action B. Without much persuading C. The second chance D. Have a second alternative choice 65. Where would you commit a drug dependent for him to achieve a natural, tensionless, and anxiety-free state?

Alin salita ang paulit-ulit na binabanggit ni Onofre Pagsanghan?

A. NFPI B. DARN

A. Nabansot

C. DARE

B. Bayan

D. Bukang Liwayway Center 66. Which is the main goal of drug abuse education?

C. Kabataan D. Kung 62. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

A. Arrest B. Prevention

Recently psychologists have been researching birth order, their research suggests that personality and intelligence are based partly on where a child ranks in the family.

C. Control D. Rehabilitation

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67. During a recent shopping spree, Tomas and Nena bought some new accessories for their apartment. Nena chose a crocheted throw pillow at Php24.95, and Tomas purchased a rural landscape painting for Php135.00. How much did they actually spend if they paid 7% sales tax on their purchases?

A. tapped B. had taped C. tape D. had tapped 71. Alin ang kahulugan ng KAHIRAMANG SUKLAY?

A. Php171.15 B. Php139.25

A. Kakilala

C. none of these

B. Kaibigan

D. Php159.95

C. Karibal

E. Php148.75

D. Kalahi

68. The stanza below is taken from "Barter" by Sara Teasdale.

72. Ano ang pinakaangkop na kahulugan nito? Nagsasaya tayo ngayon sapagkat ang iyong namatay na kapatid ay muling nabuhay; ang nawawala ay muling nakita.

Life has loneliness to sell, Music like a curve of gold, Scent of pine trees in the rain, Eyes that love you, arms that hold, And for your spirit's still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night. To what does Teasdale compare music?

A. Ang pagbabalik ay dapat ipaghanda nang malaki. B. Ang pagbabago ng kapatid ay dapat pahalagahan.

A. The scent of pine trees

C. Dapat silang magsaya sa muli nilang pagsasama-sama

B. A curve of gold

D. Ang pagsasama nila ay dahil sa muling pagbabalik ng kapatid.

C. Eyes that love D. The rain

73. Two days after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt made the following statements:

69. An elderly woman suffered a stroke, a restriction of blood flow to the brain. If the stroke caused to the right side of her body to become temporarily paralyzed, she most likely experienced a decreased blood flow to

In the past few years and most violently in the past few days, we have learned a terrible lesson. We must begin the great task that is before us by abandoning once and for all the illusion that we can never again isolate ourselves from the rest of humanity.

A. the left side of her body. B. the front of her brain.

In the statement, Roosevelt is expressing the ideas of __________.

C. the left side of her brain. D. the right side of her brain. 70. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

A. an internationalist B. an anti-imperialist

Many viewers taped shows to watch later.

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C. an imperialist

D. A peace Corps volunteer who helps dig wells in Central Africa

D. an isolationist

78. The following are legitimate children, EXCEPT

74. Which pitch is used for the word STRANGE? What a strange story!

A. those born by artificial insemination. A. 3

B. those legitimated.

B. 2

C. those born during a valid marriage of parents.

C. 4

D. those born out of a valid marriage of the parents.

D. 1 75. What is the function of DIFFUSION in the human body?

79. Which of the following internal forces interrupt the external forces of erosion?

A. Regulates blood flow

I. Forces that cause volcanoes II. Forces that cause ocean trenchers III. Forces that create mountains

B. Plays an insignificant role in the body's functioning C. Allows an even distribution of substances throughout all cells of the body

A. I, II and III B. I and III

D. Comes into play in times of extreme illness

C. II and III D. I and II

Utang sa kanyang sipag at sikap sa paggawa ang kanilang maalwang pamumuhay.

80. How many whole numbers can divide 30 exactly?

A. Pangngalan B. Pangngalang-diwa

A. Eight

C. Pawatas

B. Six

D. Pang-ukol

C. Five D. Four

77. Which of the following represent, ethnocentric behavior?

E. none of these 81. The undeclared war in Korea most closely resembled the situation of

A. A tourist who lectures his foreign hosts on the "uncivilized" nature of their marriage customs

A. The Spanish-American War

B. A student who tutors an immigrant in English

B. The Vietnam War C. World War I

C. A Hispanic community group demands that public aid forms be published in English and Spanish

D. World War II 82. Which one is the human right to life?

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85. In an experiment, a vacuum is created when all air is removed from a tube. A coin and bits of confetti are released in the vacuum at the same time. They fall at the same rate and reach the bottom at the same time. The experiment proves that

A. Peace B. Live in national and international order C. Own property D. Fair trial 83. You buy a new refrigerator for Php12,800.00 and make a down payment of Php2,500.00. If you finance the remainder at 8% annually for three years, how much will you actually pay for the refrigerator?

I. in a vacuum, the rate of acceleration is the same for all objects regardless of weight. II. outside a vacuum, air resistance is what makes different objects fall at different rates. III. gravity has no effect at all on objects that fall in a vacuum.

A. Php12,190.00 B. Php10,300.00

A. I and II

C. none of these

B. I and III

D. Php12,772.00

C. I, II and III

E. Php15,272.00

D. II and III

84. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov.

86. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud.

The hosts also benefit from running such a business because they can stay at home, make money, and meeting a variety of people. A. get to meet

Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on.

B. to meet C. and meet D. and be meeting 87. Scientist also find that other stalky vegetables such as carrots also help lower blood pressure. This statements is BEST classified as

The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns.

A. experiment B. nonessential fact C. finding

The imagery in the first stanza appeals to the reader's sense of

D. prediction 88. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

A. sight B. touch

There is smoke detectors in many homes to warn residents of a fire, but fire extinguishers can actually help people fight fires.

C. smell D. hearing

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A. Sanhi A. They're is

B. Tagaganap

B. Their is

C. Kagamitan

C. Their are

D. Ganapan

D. There are

93. In how many ways can you arrange three mathematics books (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry) in order on a shelf?

89. Which is the BEST evidence that helium gas is lighter than air? A. Helium has the lowest boiling point of all elements.

A. 6 B. 8

B. Helium atoms do not combine with other air atoms.

C. 12 D. 24

C. Helium-filled balloons rise in air.

E. none of these

D. By volume, helium makes up only 0.0005% of air.

94. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang mensahe ng epiko ng IIokano na BIAG NI LAM-ANG?

90. What correction should be made to this sentence?

A. Pinatutunayan ng epiko ang yaman ng Ilokano sa lahat ng bagay.

Buying a fire extinguisher knowing how to use it, and placing it in a location familiar to all family members can help protect families against fire.

B. Kailangan paniniwalaan ang ukol sa bisa ng mga anting-anting dahil sa mga pangyayaring nagpapatunay dito. C. Dito nagpapatunay na walang kamatayan.

A. Insert a comma after extinguisher B. Change the spelling of families to familys

D. Masasalat ang mga katutubong ugali at mga tradisyong dapat pagyamanin at panatilihin upang pakinabangan ng kabataan.

C. Change placing to place D. Insert a comma after help

95. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?

91. Which is NOT personal integrity? A. Time

A. 5 ft

B. Place

B. 5 ft

C. Order

C. 20 ft

D. Harmony

D. 7 ft

92. Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?

E. none of these 96. Carter's part in relinquishing U.S. control of the Canal Zone to Panama is described as a victory for __________.

Naglaro ng basketball sa Rizal Stadium ang koponan ng aming pamantasan.

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A. conservatism

B. the Monroe Doctrine

B. anti-imperialism

C. the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)

C. isolationism

D. the Declaration of Independence

D. imperialism

101. As a representative of the Urban Poor Commission of the Association of Religious Superiors (ARS), which action will you most likely take to resolve the long-term roots of structural inequalities-proliferation of child labor and child prostitution?

97. If a baseball player hits 10 home runs in the first 45 games, at the same rate how many home runs can he expect to hit during the 162game season? A. 38 B. 42

A. Raise views of human rights abuse.

C. 36

B. Organize regular programs for information and discussion of human rights.

D. 40

C. Conduct skills training.

E. none of these

D. Raise questions over the government's commitment to rebuild human rights

98. In an experiment, a drop of blue ink is placed on the surface of a glass of water. In a few minutes, the drop of ink is dispersed throughout the water, turning it light blue. The result of the experiment proves that

102. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza: Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.

A. molecules of ink and molecules of water are in constant motion. B. heat causes the ink to disperse.

Which words illustrate alliteration?

C. a new compound is formed by the combination of ink and water.

A. Batter and banjos

D. ink molecules have less density than water molecule.

B. Long and cool C. Sob and winding

99. Which area of the brain controls feeling on the left side of a person's face?

D. To and it 103. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

A. The left occipital lobe B. The left parietal lobe

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight

C. The right parietal lobe D. The right occipital lobe 100. The Soviet Union's attempt to establish a missile base in Cuba is interpreted as a direct violation of A. the Truman DoCtrine

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struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. In the speech, Kennedy paints a picture of the United States as a nation that is

nagsasalaysay? Magbabasa ng mga gawain ang guro. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4 106. One of the most outstanding accomplishments of the cooperative movement is the encouragement of thrift. Which maxim of God puts this into practice? A. God helps those who help themselves B. Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds,/gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! C. He is near to those who call to Him, who call to Him with sincerity D. Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them! 107. How many gallons of water will fill a fish tank that is 18 inches by 12 inches by 48 inches? (There are 231 cubic inches per gallon). Round your answer to the nearest gallon.

A. longing to return to the past B. on the brink of world war C. struggling to survive

A. 45 gallons

D. the leading defender of freedom

B. 40 gallons C. none ofthese D. 47 gallons E. 38 gallons

104. Which are the next three terms in the progression 1, 4, 16 . . . 8 terms?

108. Which location should have most nearly twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness during December? A town that is located

A. 64, 256, 1024 B. 67, 259, 1027 C. 66, 258, 1026 D. 65, 257, 1025

A. halfway between the Equator and the South Pole.

E. none of these

B. close to the Equator.

105. Aling antas ng tono ang lumilitaw sa bahaging may salungguhit ng pangungusap na

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number?

C. close to the North Pole. D. close to the South Pole.

A. 8999 B. 8000

109. The principle under which a thermostat operates is the same when

C. 9998 D. 8888

A. a gas expands to fill the container in which it is held.

E. none of these 114. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

B. a pendulum swings when it is set into motion. C. a chemical reaction occurs when two substances combine.

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. One of the purposes of the speech is to motivate listeners to

D. the level of mercury rises or falls in a glass tube. 110. Why does a bullet when discharged into the air eventually fall to the ground? This is due to the Law of A. Universal Gravitation B. Applied Force C. Inertia D. Action and Reaction 111. How many ways can a committee of 4 people be selected from a group of 7 people? A. 35 B. 70 C. 140 D. 210 E. none of these 112. A tightly coiled spring demonstrates? A. Steam energy B. Kinetic energy C. Potential energy D. Chemical energy 113. What is the difference between the largest 4-digit number and the smallest 4-digit

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117. Why did the register of deeds charge Lucio Cruz registration fee the instrument relative to his loan?

A. serve their country B. enlist in the armed forces C. prepare themselves for battle

A. His loan was Php30,000.00

D. preserve the right to bear arms

B. His loan was Php60,000.00

115. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915:

C. His loan was Php50,000.00 D. His loan was Php40,000.00

What Happened to Tom Merritt?

118. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov.

At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud. Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on. The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns.

Who is the speaker of this poem? A. Tom Merritt B. Merritt's wife

The poet's use of words such as whine, voice, teeth, chatter and munch is to suggest that the power-mowers are

C. God D. The sheriff 116. What do the following lines CONVEY?

A. very powerful Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone. In the lamp light the withered leaves Collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan

B. alive C. like cows D. green

A. Confusion B. Optimism C. Loneliness D. Eagerness

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GEN. ED SET A ANSWER KEY

25.a

50.a

1.a

26.b

51.a

2.b

27.d

52.d

3.c

28.c

53.c

4.c

29.d

54.a

5.b

30.d

55.b

6.b

31.a

56.b

7.c

32.a

57.a

8.b

33.b

58.a

9.a

34.d

59.d

10.d

35.d

60.a

11.c

36.a

61.a

12.b

37.a

62.b

13.d

38.d

63.a

14.a

39.c

64.c

15.d

40.d

65.d

16.d

41.a

66.b

17.b

42.b

67.c

18.a

43.c

68.b

19.d

44.c

69.c

20.b

45.d

70.b

21.d

46.c

71.c

22.d

47.a

72.b

23.a

48.a

73.a

24.d

49.d

74.a

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75.c

91.b

107.a

76.a

92.a

108.b

77.a

93.a

109.a

78.d

94.d

110.a

79.b

95.d

111.a

80.a

96.b

112.c

81.b

97.c

113.a

82.d

98.a

114.a

83.e

99.c

115.b

84.d

100.c

116.c

85.c

101.c

117.c

86.c

102.a

118.a

87.c

103.d

119.

88.d

104.a

120.

89.c

105.a

90.a

106.a

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GEN ED SET B

A. Chemical Energy

GEN ED SET B

B. Nuclear Energy

Alin ang kahulugan ng AGAW-BUHAY?

C. Kinetic Energy D. Potential Energy

A. Masiglang-masigla Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan.

B. Malapit nang mamatay C. Pagpapatuloy ng buhay D. Mahirap na buhay

Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay

Robert Frost wrote the poemAcquainted with the Nightfrom which the stanza is taken: I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain-back in rain. I have out walked the farthest city light The poet in the stanza talks of A. isolation and loneliness. B. happiness in having been acquainted with the night. C. joy getting out of the house. D. youthful delight playing in the rain. The following are defects present at the time of marriage which is voidable and annullable EXCEPT A. impotence B. deceit C. fraud D. threat What does a stick of unlit dynamite demonstrate?

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tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

B. Tamang pagpapalaki sa anak ang dapat. C. Suyuin ang anak at ibigay lahat ng hilig. D. Paligayahin ang tahanan.

The carat is a unit of measure used to weigh precious stones. It equals 3.086 grains. How many grains does a 2.8 carat diamond weigh? A. 864.08 B. 86.408 C. 8.6408 D. 8640.8

Alin sa mga sumusunod ang mensahe ng talumpati?

E. none of these

A. Ang mataas na paniniwala at taimtim na pananalig ay kailangang taglayin upang ang hangarin sa buhay ay ating kamtin.

Alin ang kahulugan ng KAHIRAMANG SUKLAY?

B. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki at pagbabagong makabuluhan.

A. Kakilala B. Kaibigan

C. Ang gawa ang siyang sukat ng kadakilaan.

C. Karibal D. Kalahi

D. Ang kabataan ay siyang pag-asa ng bayan. Ano ang kahulugan ng taludtod na ito?

Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?

Ang anak man ay alagaan sa marubdob na pagsuyo sikapin ma sa sarili'y huwag siyang maging luko talipandas sa paglaki na sa sama marahuyo sa lahi mo't sa Bayan may isang tinik sa balaho.

Naglaro ng basketball sa Rizal Stadium ang koponan ng aming pamantasan. A. Sanhi B. Tagaganap

A. Mahalin ang anak ng walang hangganan.

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C. Kagamitan

A. 30

D. Ganapan

B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

Julieta Villaruel was a landowner from Cabiao, Nueva Ecija. Under the CARL, she was claiming 8 hectares, 5 hectares of which represented the retention limit and the 3 hectares for her only child. Why was her child denied the 3 hectares?

E. none of these 13. One of the most outstanding accomplishments of the cooperative movement is the encouragement of thrift. Which maxim of God puts this into practice?

A. Her son was 15 years old who was actually tiling the farm

A. God helps those who help themselves

B. Her son was 17 years old who was managing the farm

B. Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds,/gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them!

C. Her son was 13 years old who has been helping till the farm

C. He is near to those who call to Him, who call to Him with sincerity

D. Her son was 19 years old who was actually tilling or managing the farm

D. Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them! 14. Which one is the human right to life? A. Peace B. Live in national and international order 11. Sa Espiritu ni Bathala ang nangangalaga ng kanilang kalusugan ang ipinahihiwatig na katangian ay __________.

C. Own property D. Fair trial 15. Which antidote would have a similar effect if vinegar or citrus juice were not available?

A. malinis B. mabisa C. maliksi

A. Milk

D. makapangyariha

B. Raw egg white C. Vegetable oil

12.Find m in the proportion m/12 = 30/24.

D. Water

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16. Thousands of street children in large Brazilian cities were murdered by paramilitary death squads which included police officers. What could be the reason why these operations were not suppressed by the government?

Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n' Roll

A. Totalitarian governments do not give protection to their people. B. The business people even funded these operations to clean up their streets and neighborhoods. C. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was only lip service. D. To how they treat their people was nobody else's business. 17. What is the difference between the largest 4-digit number and the smallest 4-digit number? A. 8999 B. 8000 C. 9998 D. 8888 E. none of these 18. Si Mariano Ponce ay propagandistang may sagisag sa panulat na A. Tamaraw B. Tikbalang

The main idea of the sketch is that

C. Kapre D. Kalapate

A. singers are more successful if they appear in films

19. Below is a biographical sketch.

B. there has always been obscenity on

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television

C. Kako

C. opportunity and luck are often as important as hard work

D. Wika ko 23. Why does a pendulum in a grandfather clock once set in motion continue to swing, thereby regulating the clock's movement? This is due to the Law of

D. celebrities are usually more famous after their death 20. What do the following lines CONVEY? Midnight, not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone. In the lamp light the withered leaves Collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan

A. Universal Gravitation B. Action and Reaction C. Applied Force D. Inertia 24. Which of the following BEST demonstrates the greenhouse principle?

A. Confusion B. Optimism

A. A heated aquarium

C. Loneliness

B. A car with rolled-up windows

D. Eagerness

C. A microwave oven

21. Anong uri ng panghalip ang salitang may salungguhit sa pangungusap?

D. A solar battery -powered calculator 25. Which one explains why oxygen a gas, is the largest component of the Earth’s crust?

May padalang tulong ang pamahalaan para sa kanila.

A. Oxygen gives Earth's crust its lightness

A. Pambalana

B. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the world

B. Palagyo C. Paari

C. Oxygen is capable of combining with most of the elements in the Earth's crust.

D. Palayon

D. Oxygen is needed to sustain all life on Earth.

22. Alin ang di-karaniwang anyo ng pandiwang WINIKA KO?

26. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

A. Ikako B. Wikako

Many viewers taped shows to watch later.

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country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. The tone of the speech can BEST be characterized as

A. tapped B. had taped C. tape D. had tapped 27. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

A. the use of the personal pronouns we and us to build rapport with listeners

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your

B. catchy turns of phrase in which subjects and objects are inverted C. a standard, predictable rhythm and the use of rhyme D. the repetition of key words 28. Sa alin salita magkakaroon ng saglit na paghinto kung pinapilitang si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan? Hindi si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan. A. Rose B. Hindi C. Nakabasag D. Pinggan 29. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915: What Happened to Tom Merritt? At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field.

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And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

32. Which are the next three terms in the progression 1, 4, 16 . . . 8 terms? A. 64, 256, 1024 B. 67, 259, 1027 C. 66, 258, 1026 D. 65, 257, 1025

The way in which the poet presents these words in line 12 implies that Tom

E. none of these 33. Which is NOT personal integrity?

A. tried to annoy the other man. B. was shot before the finished the statement.

A. Time B. Place

C. did not want to hurt the other man.

C. Order

D. begged the man to stop seeing his wife.

D. Harmony

30. Carter's part in relinquishing U.S. control of the Canal Zone to Panama is described as a victory for __________.

34. One package is 100 pounds, and the other is 150 pounds. The weight of the second package is how many times that of the first?

A. conservatism A. 1½ times heavier

B. anti-imperialism

B. ½as heavy

C. isolationism

C. none of these

D. imperialism

D. 10 pounds heavier

31. How many whole numbers can divide 30 exactly?

E. 20 pounds heavier 35. If a baseball player hits 10 home runs in the first 45 games, at the same rate how many home runs can he expect to hit during the 162game season?

A. Eight B. Six C. Five D. Four

A. 38

E. none of these

B. 42 C. 36

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D. 40

C. Change parents' to parent's

E. none of these

D. Change theories to theory's

36. Of the following changes in the socioeconomic, political cultural and physical that have occurred in the Filipino family, which one remains to be TRUE?

39. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov. On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud.

A. The loss of the traditional evening prayer and the ritual of blessing (mano) B. The unity of the family despite competing demands

Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on.

C. The continued parental influence over children's language dress and other behavior D. The continued support for parents and siblings

The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns.

37. What day follows the day before yesterday if 2 days from now will be Sunday? A. Tuesday B. none of these

How long does the action of the poem take place?

C. Saturday D. Wednesday

A. A week

E. Thursday

B. Twenty-four horns

38. What correction should be made to this sentence?

C. An afternoon D. A morning

One of their theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than other children so first-borns tend to be more intellectual.

40. A meter was cut at the 35-cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the larger piece?

A. Change is to are

A. 7:13

B. Insert a comma after children

B. 65:35

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My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. In the speech, Kennedy paints a picture of the United States as a nation that is

C. 35:100 D. 65:100 E. none of these 41. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

A. longing to return to the past B. on the brink of world war

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

C. struggling to survive D. the leading defender of freedom 42. Which of the following will occur if a cold bottle of soda is left open on a kitchen counter? A. The pressure that the soda exerts on the bottle will increase. B. The temperature of the soda will decrease. C. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas will decrease. D. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas will remain the same. 43. In how many ways can you arrange three mathematics books (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry) in order on a shelf? A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 24 E. none of these 44. What are the next four numbers in this sequence 8, 5, 4, 9,17, ___, ___, ___, ___?

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A. 4, 3, 2, 1

C. The dumping of mercury in the sea causing blindness, brain damage, or death

B. 5, 4, 3, 2

D. The presence of certain bacteria in the digestive tract causing methemoglobinemia

C. 6, 3, 2, 0 D. 3, 2, 1, 0

48. Aling antas ng tono ang lumilitaw sa bahaging may salungguhit ng pangungusap na nagsasalaysay?

E. none of these 45. A politician wants to get his message to 2/3 of the population of 48,000 in Bulacan. However, his advertising campaign reaches only 3/4 of the number he intended. How many people does he actually reach?

Magbabasa ng mga gawain ang guro. A. 1 B. 3

A. 16,000

C. 2

B. 10,000

D. 4

C. 24,000

49. A tightly coiled spring demonstrates?

D. 36,000 E. none of these

A. Steam energy

46. Aling antas ng tona ang lumilitaw sa bahaging may salungguhit ng pangungusap na nagdududa?

B. Kinetic energy C. Potential energy D. Chemical energy

Nagpuputol ng puno ang lalaki.

50. Ano ang pinakaangkop na kahulugan nito?

A. 1

Nagsasaya tayo ngayon sapagkat ang iyong namatay na kapatid ay muling nabuhay; ang nawawala ay muling nakita.

B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

A. Ang pagbabalik ay dapat ipaghanda nang malaki.

47. Which is NOT among the hazardous effects of water pollution to health?

B. Ang pagbabago ng kapatid ay dapat pahalagahan.

A. The epidemic threat of hepatitis and dysentery

C. Dapat silang magsaya sa muli nilang pagsasama-sama

B. The increase incidence of liver cancer

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D. Ang pagsasama nila ay dahil sa muling pagbabalik ng kapatid.

A. The Allied bases in Saudi Arabia

51. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov.

C. The movement of Allied Troops with

B. The ground was in the desert Iraq D. The air campaign in the Baghdad area

On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud.

53. Which of the following words DOES NOT contain the voiceless Th? A. Mouth

Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on.

B. Breath C. Teeth D. Health 54. Which of the following is the BEST example of self-preservation?

The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns.

A. mouse runs when it sees a cat. B. A dog barks when it sees its owner. C. A young man decides to quit smoking

The imagery in the first stanza appeals to the reader's sense of

D. A salmon swims back to the place of its birth to lay eggs.

A. sight

55. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza:

B. touch C. smell

Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.

D. hearing 52. Which part of the Allied action has been detailed in this passage?

Which words illustrate alliteration?

After Saddam Hussein violated international agreements by sending Iraq troops to Kuwait and missiles into other neighboring countries, the Allies responded with military action.

A. Batter and banjos B. Long and cool

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C. Sob and winding

B. Sarcastic

D. To and it

C. Depressed D. Hopeful

56. Which of the following lines is a simile?

60. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

A. Holding wonder like a cup B. Life has loneliness to sell

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

C. Eyes that love you, arms that hold D. Buy it and never count the cost 57. What is the MOST likely reason for a desert plant to have a few or no leaves? A. To increase photosynthesis B. To decrease photosynthesis C. To increase transpiration D. To decrease transpiration 58. Which are limited only to the sale of real property and stock transaction? A. Business incomes B. Capital gains C. Employment incomes D. Passive incomes 59. What is the mood of these lines? Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in. When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory, too And a new day will begin. A. Afraid

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My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. The speech is characterized by all of the following stylistic devices EXCEPT

B. him C. them D. it 64. What indoor relative humidity range would probably be comfortable when the outside temperature and humidity levels are extremely low?

A. sad B. uplifting C. light-hearted

A. 90 to 100%

D. sarcastic

B. 50 to 70%

61. How many ways can a committee of 4 people be selected from a group of 7 people?

C. 20 to 30% D. 30 to 40%

A. 35

65. What do you predict will happen when you bring two bar magnets closer together?

B. 70 C. 140

A. They will repel each other.

D. 210

B. They will create an alternating current

E. none of these

C. Nothing will happen

62. Which word contains the voiced Th?

D. They will attract each other. A. Thank

66. Kaninong tula hango ang sumusunod?

B. These

Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda.

C. Think D. Thing

A. Jose Rizal

63. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

B. Emilio Jacinta C. Apolinario Mabini

However, if a fire extinguisher is handy, a quickthinking person often can use them to put out a small fire.

D. Graciano Lopez Jaena 67. Which word is read on a high note to describe the kind of day?

A. they This is a cold day.

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B. expected A. is

C. will have expected

B. cold

D. expecting

C. day

71. Below is a biographical sketch.

D. this Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n'

68. The Jones family has had four children, all girls. The fifth child born is a boy. This change is the result of A. conception classes taken by the parents. B. the timing of the fertility cycles. C. the father's contribution of a "Y" chromosome. D. the "law of averages" finally catching up. 69. Which one is the right to human dignity? A. Choose the goals and means of development B. Share in scientific and technological advances of the world C. Right to information D. Sovereignty over our natural resources 70. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers expected, boys to need computers for future careers. A. will expect

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Roll

74. Mary Rose, an 18-year-old was sexually abused by 3 teenagers from well-to-do families from Makati. Despite pressures, she came out into the open to get justice. Which need did Mary Rose satisfy?

The last sentence reveals that the author's attitude toward Presley is one of A. indifference

A. Need for family unity

B. admiration

B. Need for civic responsibility

C. disbelief

C. Need for universal solidarity

D. disgust

D. Need for personal integrity

72. What is the sum of all the two digit numbers which are divisible by 5?

75. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915:

A. 945

What Happened to Tom Merritt?

B. 950 At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

C. 960 D. 1050 73. In an experiment, a vacuum is created when all air is removed from a tube. A coin and bits of confetti are released in the vacuum at the same time. They fall at the same rate and reach the bottom at the same time. The experiment proves that I. in a vacuum, the rate of acceleration is the same for all objects regardless of weight. II. outside a vacuum, air resistance is what makes different objects fall at different rates. III. gravity has no effect at all on objects that fall in a vacuum.

Which of the following techniques is used in the poem? A. Verse

A. I and II

B. Rhyme

B. I and III

C. Free verse

C. I, II and III

D. Personification

D. II and III

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76. To pass her English Test, Lucille must get 75% of the items correct. Out of 80 questions, how many must she correctly answer?

A. rules you decide B. rules when you decided

A. 55

C. rules you are deciding

B. 60

D. rules when deciding

C. none of these

80. Which is the MOST important perceived need and problem of the Filipino family?

D. 65 E. 70

A. Unemployment or financial problem

77. 4 1/5 + 3 2/7 = __________

B. Proneness to vices C. Over protectiveness of children

A. 7 3/12

D. Double standard on the roles of male and female

B. 7 3/35 C. 7 17/35

81. Which one BEST defines personal integrity?

D. 7 1/35 E. none of these

A. The unity between ignorance and reality

78. The principle under which a thermostat operates is the same when

B. The unity of man's deeds, words, thoughts and realities

A. a gas expands to fill the container in which it is held.

C. The unity of man's social, political and physical aspects

B. a pendulum swings when it is set into motion.

D. The relationship between virtue and conduct

C. a chemical reaction occurs when two substances combine.

82. Which is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 5 inches and 12 inches?

D. the level of mercury rises or falls in a glass tube.

A. 17in.

79. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

B. 13 in.

A person should keep in mind some basic safety rules when you are deciding whether or not to use a fire extinguisher.

D. 20 in.

C. 11in.

E. none of these

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83. Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan.

magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang

Bakit di dapat tumangkad tulad nibondying? A. Di ito magpakakatiwalaan B. Di totoo ito C. May kakulangan ito D. Magulo kasi ito 84. Lucy's husband has been a drug dependent. She wanted him rehabilitated to be economically productive. Where will she commit her husband? A. DARN B. Bukang Liwayway Center C. DARE D. NFPI 85. Two days after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt made the following statements: In the past few years and most violently in the past few days, we have learned a terrible lesson. We must begin the great task that is before us by abandoning once and for all the illusion that we can never again isolate ourselves from the rest of humanity. In the statement, Roosevelt is expressing the ideas of __________.

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at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

A. an internationalist B. an anti-imperialist C. an imperialist D. an isolationist 86. Which is the sum of the infinite progression 3/2, 1, 2/3, 4/9 . . . ? A. 6½ B. 5½ C. 4½ D. 7½ E. none of these 87. How much larger is the supplement of a 57 degree angle than the complementof a 75 qegree angle? A. 108 degrees B. 18 degrees C. 105 degrees D. none of these E. 123 degrees 88. Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan. Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso

Sa alin makikita ang tunay na NASYONALlSMO?

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examined

A. Diwa

C. Change schools to Schools

B. Gawa

D. Replace computer with computer's

C. Sulat

92. Si Dr. Jose Rizal ay sumulat ng aklat ng itinampok sa iba't ibang bansa.

D. Salita 89. Alin sa mga salita ang kasingkahulugan ng salitang may salungguhit?

Ang pangungusap ay nagagamit bilang __________?

Ang ama ni Anita ay kilalang bulanggugo sa kanilang lalawigan.

A. panuring B. pamuno

A. Laging ibinubulong

C. tuwirang layon

B. Laging handang gumasta

D. paksa

C. Laging handang makipag-away

93. A nation in which loess would likely be found today is

D. Laging handang makipagtalo 90. What values are being given priority by juries in criminal cases?

A. Iceland B. United States

A. The rights of the criminal over the strict interpretation of the law

C. Japan

B. The safety of the community over symphathy for the criminal

D. Ecuador 94. Which method of reproduction provides for the most variety of offspring?

C. The needs of the criminals over the advice of the judge D. The punishment of the criminal over the safety of the community

A. Cloning

91. What correction should be made to this sentence?

C. Asexual reproduction

B. Sexual reproduction

D. Cellular reproduction Recently, educators exammined the effectiveness of computer instruction in schools.

95. Ano ang ipinahihiwatig ng salitang may salungguhit?

A. Replace educators with educator's

Matayog ang lipad ni Pepe kaya't bata pa siya'y nagsisikap na siya.

B. Change the spelling of exammined to

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country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. One of the purposes of the speech is to motivate listeners to

A. May kayabangan si Pepe. B. Mataas ang pangarap ni Pepe. C. Marunong si Pepe. D. Ibig ni Pepeng maabot ang langit. 96. Below is an excerpt from John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address."

A. serve their country B. enlist in the armed forces

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country as founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans into answered the call to service surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though, arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, a, struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join me in this historic effort? In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility; I welcome it I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your

C. prepare themselves for battle D. preserve the right to bear arms 97. Which is the BEST evidence that helium gas is lighter than air? A. Helium has the lowest boiling point of all elements. B. Helium atoms do not combine with other air atoms. C. Helium-filled balloons rise in air. D. By volume, helium makes up only 0.0005% of air. 98. Spouses Jose S. Luz and Celerina Luz filed a petition to adopt Gregorio Luz Ona, their nephew. The spouses are childless and they reared Gregorio from his birth in 1971 until 1975 and they continued to support him. Gregorio had to be left in the Philippines when the spouses went to the United States where Jose is employed. The MSSD recommended the adoption to the court on the premise that petitioners are in a better position to provide for the minor child than the natural parents who are impoverished. What could be the possible decision of the court on the petition?

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paid Php365.00 for the side of beef. During the packaging, 75 pounds of beef were discarded as waste. What was the cost per pound for the packaged beef?

A. The court denied the petition because the spouses are already aliens B. The petition for adoption was granted because the court finds that it is to the best interest of the child.

A. Php2.08 per pound B. none of these

C. The petition for adoption was denied because the spouses are non-residents of the Philippines.

C. Php2.50 per pound D. Php2.06 per pound

D. The court denied the petition on the premise that the trial custody requiredby PD 603 cannot be effected for spouses are nonresidents

E. Php2.30 per pound 102. Which has become a prototype of other schemes that defeated the real and true purpose of the CARL?

99. As a representative of the Urban Poor Commission of the Association of Religious Superiors (ARS), which action will you most likely take to resolve the long-term roots of structural inequalities-proliferation of child labor and child prostitution?

A. The conversion of farmlands to industrial complexes B. The stock option scheme of Hacienda Luisita C. The conversion from agricultural to subdivision

A. Raise views of human rights abuse. B. Organize regular programs for information and discussion of human rights.

D. The voluntary offer to sell 103. A carpenter wanted three pieces of wood each 1 1/2 feet long. If he planned to cut them from a 6-foot piece of wood, how much of the piece would be left?

C. Conduct skills training. D. Raise questions over the government's commitment to rebuild human rights 100. The main message of the Moral Recovery Program launched by Leticia Ramos Shahani starts with the __________.

A. 4 1/2 ft B. 1 1/2 ft

A. world

C. 4 1/2 ft

B. family

D. 3 ft

C. self

E. none of these

D. nation

104. Which pitch is used for the word STRANGE?

101. The Miranda Family purchased a 250pound side of beef and had it packaged. They

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What a strange story!

The hosts also benefit from running such a business because they can stay at home, make money, and meeting a variety of people.

A. 3 B. 2

A. get to meet

C. 4

B. to meet

D. 1

C. and meet

105. Which of the following methods can all diabetics control their condition and avoid heart disease and blindness?

D. and be meeting 108. New peonies, perennial plants that produce showy flowers can be propagated from the parent plant by dividing corns that grow underground. This reproductive form resembles a

I. Regulating their intake of glucose II. Increasing the levels of insulin in the body by taking insulin injections III. Maintaining a reasonable exercise regimen to keep weight down.

A. bulb B. runner

A. I

C. seed

B. II

D. bud

C. I and II

109. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang mensahe ng epiko ng IIokano na BIAG NI LAM-ANG?

D. I and III 106. How many gallons of water will fill a fish tank that is 18 inches by 12 inches by 48 inches? (There are 231 cubic inches per gallon). Round your answer to the nearest gallon.

A. Pinatutunayan ng epiko ang yaman ng Ilokano sa lahat ng bagay. B. Kailangan paniniwalaan ang ukol sa bisa ng mga anting-anting dahil sa mga pangyayaring nagpapatunay dito.

A. 45 gallons B. 40 gallons

C. Dito nagpapatunay na walang kamatayan.

C. none ofthese D. 47 gallons

D. Masasalat ang mga katutubong ugali at mga tradisyong dapat pagyamanin at panatilihin upang pakinabangan ng kabataan.

E. 38 gallons 107. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

110. The Soviet Union's attempt to establish a missile base in Cuba is interpreted as a direct violation of

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B. Providing health assistance to relatives living in the same locale

A. the Truman DoCtrine B. the Monroe Doctrine

C. Sending to college relatives in remote barrios

C. the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)

D. Keeping immediate family members out of trouble

D. the Declaration of Independence

114. Which word in the passage does NOT require a change in pitch to show confidence?

111. What correction should be made to this sentence?

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

Most fire-related death's result from household fires; yet many people do not have fire extinguishers in their homes.

A. am A. Remove the comma after fires

B. captain

B. Change result to results

C. master

C. Change have to has

D. fate

D. Replace death's with deaths

115. Mang Tacio has been unemployed for quite sometime due to his negative attitudes toward work. Which program of the Department of Social welfare and Services will help him?

112. Employees at Shaira's Musicmart get a 20% discount on all purchases. If Theresa buys three tapes at Php7.49 each, how much will she have to pay after her employee discount?

A. Income in Kind Program

A. Php16.98

B. Anti-Medicancy program

B. Php19.98

C. HRD Program

C. Php18.98

D. Social Insurance Program

D. Php17.98

116. Scientist also find that other stalky vegetables such as carrots also help lower blood pressure. This statements is BEST classified as

E. none of these 113. Which family obligation is especially valued?

A. experiment A. Supplying groceries to relatives in remote barrios

B. nonessential fact

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warn residents of a fire, but fire extinguishers can actually help people fight fires.

C. finding D. prediction 117. Alin uri ng parirala ang may salungguhit sa pangungusap?

A. They're is

Utang sa kanyang sipag at sikap sa paggawa ang kanilang maalwang pamumuhay.

C. Their are

B. Their is

D. There are 121. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinigay ng ANG ALAMAT NI MARIANG MAKILlNG na ikinuwento ni Jose Rizal?

A. Pangngalan B. Pangngalang-diwa C. Pawatas

A. Pagyamanin at pangalagaan ang ating bayan at lahi pagka’t hiyas at yaman natin ito.

D. Pang-ukol 118. In which kingdom should MOLD be classified?

B. Pag-ibig ang makapagbabago sa mundong ito. C. Kabanalan ang magpatawad at tulungan ang isang nagkasala.

A. Protista B. Plantae

D. Dahil sa pagmamalabis at pagsasamantala, maraming biyaya ang sa kanya'y nawawala.

C. Fungi D. Animalia

122. Which one should be TRUE if Earth's rotation axis did not tilt?

119. What is meant by TWO PINS in this sentence?

I. Days and nights would be the same length everywhere on Earth. II. There would be no hours of darkness on points along the equator. III. Earth would have no seasons. IV. Each part of the Earth would have the same daily temperature pattern.

For two pins I could have hit him on the nose. A. A second course of action B. Without much persuading C. The second chance D. Have a second alternative choice

A. II and IV 120. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

B. III and IV

There is smoke detectors in many homes to

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C. IV and I

D. America's establishment of military bases in the Philippines

D. I and III

126. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy nito?

123. The San Pascual Credit Cooperative of Quezon City wishes to appy for a loan of five million pesos from one of the financial institution, EXCEPT

Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel. A. Pagtutulad

A. Development Bank of the Philippines

B. Pagbibigay katauhan

B. Central Bank of the Philippines

C. Pagmamalabis

C. Philippine National Bank

D. Pagwawangis

D. Land Bank of the Philippines

127. Mr. Garcia owns a 10½ hectare tract of land. He plans to subdivide this tract into ¼ hectare lots. He must first set aside 1/16 of the total land for roads. How many lots will this tract yield?

124. What is meant by SOFT OPTION in these sentences? Rebecca realized that if she stayed in her present job it would mean competing with an envious rival. Leaving the company would probably be a soft option.

A. 30 B. 35

A. An action that is difficult to take

C. 42

B. An action that is not agreeable

D. 45

C. An action that is easier.

E. none of these

D. An action that is weakly funded

128. The following are legitimate children, EXCEPT

125. Which of the following foreign policy actions today is a direct result of early American imperialist policy?

A. those born by artificial insemination. B. those legitimated.

A. Stationing of American troops in West Germany

C. those born during a valid marriage of parents.

B. America's military support of Israel in the Middle East

D. those born out of a valid marriage of the parents.

C. America's patrolling of waters off the Libyan coast

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129. The stanza below is taken from "Barter" by Sara Teasdale.

C. Imperpektibo D. Perpektibo

Life has loneliness to sell, Music like a curve of gold, Scent of pine trees in the rain, Eyes that love you, arms that hold, And for your spirit's still delight, Holy thoughts that star the night. To what does Teasdale compare music?

132. 10 - 3 2/17 = __________ A. 7 2/1 7 B. 6 2/1 7 C. 6 1/17 D. 6 15/17

A. The scent of pine trees

E. none of these

B. A curve of gold 133. Below is a biographical sketch. C. Eyes that love Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term

D. The rain 130. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence? The studies revealing that, for various reasons, girls spent less time working with computers' than boys. A. Revealing studies B. Studies revealed C. Studies' revelations D. Studies will reveal 131. Sabihin ang aspekto ng pandiwa sa pangungusap na ito. Mag-aral sa bahay ng mga araling ukol sa halaman. A. Pawatas B. Kontemplatibo

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film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n' Roll

C. It accumulated reserves and undivided net savings Php9,000,000.00 D. It accumulated reserves and undivided net savings of Php11,000.00 136. If a farmer would want assistance like pricing, guarantee for all agricultural produce or cooperative management training, where would he go?

The statement thatsuccess often comes to those with humble beginningswould apply best to which of the following figures?

A. Support Services of the Department of Agrarian Reform B. Special Agrarian Court under the Regional Trial court

A. Ramon Magsaysay B. Gloria M. Arroyo

C. DAR Adjudication Board

C. Corazon C. Aquino

D. Land Bank

D. Joseph E. Estrada

137. Which of the following represent, ethnocentric behavior?

134. At which time during the year does the ozone level present a particular health threat in urban areas for people with respiratory problems?

A. A tourist who lectures his foreign hosts on the "uncivilized" nature of their marriage customs

A. Spring

B. A student who tutors an immigrant in English

B. Fall

C. A Hispanic community group demands that public aid forms be published in English and Spanish

C. Summer D. Winter

D. A peace Corps volunteer who helps dig wells in Central Africa

135. Why was San Andres Cooperative Association of Paco, Manila not exempted from taxation?

138. Which word is pronounced with a /z/ at the end?

A. It accumulated reserves and undivided net savings of Php8,000,000.00

A. Maps

B. It accumulated reserves and undivided net savings of Php10,000.00

B. Jakes

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C. Laughs

C. Planting grass in gullies to act as a filter

D. Buys

D. Planting crops in alternate rows (strip farming)

139. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915:

141. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

What Happened to Tom Merritt? At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight. But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

However, their VCR kept them from missing their favorite primetime shows. A. keepes B. keeps C. had kept D. keeped 142. Below is a biographical sketch. Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954. He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live

The poet introduces the poem with lines 1-3 to show us that Tom Merritt A. had suspected that his wife was seeing another man B. was sure that his wife was ill C. was a very suspicious person D. was sure that his wife still loved him 140. Which of the following procedures used by a farmer is NOT related directly to preventing erosion? A. Contour plowing around a hill B. Planting more seeds than are necessary to yield a bountiful crop.

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television performance, Presley was photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene. Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had established a career that would span twentyfive years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n' Roll

144. An elderly woman suffered a stroke, a restriction of blood flow to the brain. If the stroke caused to the right side of her body to become temporarily paralyzed, she most likely experienced a decreased blood flow to A. the left side of her body. B. the front of her brain. C. the left side of her brain. D. the right side of her brain. 145. What is the function of DIFFUSION in the human body?

The author uses the phrase ups and downs to refer to Presley's

A. Regulates blood flow B. Plays an insignificant role in the body's functioning

A. gyrations as he performed B. increasing and decreasing finances

C. Allows an even distribution of substances throughout all cells of the body

C. successes and disappointments in his career

D. Comes into play in times of extreme illness

D. use of drugs,uppers and downers

146. Each of the following objects is designed to employ the buoyancy principle EXCEPT a

143. In an experiment, a drop of blue ink is placed on the surface of a glass of water. In a few minutes, the drop of ink is dispersed throughout the water, turning it light blue. The result of the experiment proves that

A. life preserver B. kite C. submarine

A. molecules of ink and molecules of water are in constant motion.

D. canoe

B. heat causes the ink to disperse.

147. It was also discovered that the chemical 3m butylphthalide can lower the blood pressure of rats. This statement is classified as

C. a new compound is formed by the combination of ink and water. D. ink molecules have less density than water molecule.

A. prediction B. experiment

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C. finding A. Pagkainip

D. nonessential fact

B. Paraya

148. Lines 11 and 12 are taken from the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may."

C. Pag-asa D. Pagbibigay

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it's always ourselves we find in the sea

151. The undeclared war in Korea most closely resembled the situation of

Which of the following ideas is the author expressing?

A. The Spanish-American War A. The sea is a source of life and death.

B. The Vietnam War

B. The sea represents all of our moods.

C. World War I

C. The sea is the best place for a person to reflect about life.

D. World War II

D. The sea and its surroundings can give people a fresh view on life.

152. Alin ang di-karaniwang anyo ng pandiwang HINTAY KA?

149. Which refers to FUNNEL EFFECT?

A. Tay

A. The belief that every criminal gets caught and is punished.

B. Tayka

B. The belief that crime is under control in the United States.

C. Intay D. Teka

C. The idea that only a very few suspects arrested for committing a crime are actually punished.

153. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915:

D. The idea that all crimes are put into the same criminal justice system.

What Happened to Tom Merritt? At first I suspected something She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field. And I meant to kill him on sight.

150. Alin ang naayong pamagat sa tanagang sinulat ni Jose Villa Panganiban? Ano man sa daigdig, Maaring magamit, Ano mang masaisip; Di sukat maiipit.

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But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

C. II and III D. I and II 156. Of the following, which is imposed a final tax of ten percent (10%)?

Who is the speaker of this poem?

A. PCSO and lotto winnings B. Books, literary works and musical compositions

A. Tom Merritt B. Merritt's wife

C. Currency bank deposit

C. God

D. Royalties

D. The sheriff

157. What is meant by the expression TO GET BLOOD OUT OF A STONE in these sentences?

154. A car dealer is offering a rebate of Php7,500.00 on any new-car purchase. If the purchase price of a car is Php200,000.00 more than it was last year, what is the rate of discount offered by the rebate?

Geraldo has owed me fifty thousand pesos for over a year now. I’ve asked him for it on several occasions, but it’s like trying to get blood out of a stone.

A. 10%

A. Something is impossible.

B. not enough information is given

B. Someone refuses to cooperate.

C. 7.5%

C. Someone is willing to give what is asked.

D. 13.3% E. 14.2%

D. Someone wants revenge.

155. Which of the following internal forces interrupt the external forces of erosion?

158. Four mangoes cost P29.00. At that price what will 2½ dozen mangoes cost?

I. Forces that cause volcanoes II. Forces that cause ocean trenchers III. Forces that create mountains

A. Php217.50 B. Php188.50 C. Php348.50

A. I, II and III

D. Php870.00

B. I and III

E. none of these

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159. Which kingdom should STREPTOCOCCUS be classified?

A. Php12,190.00 B. Php10,300.00

A. Protista

C. none of these

B. Plantae

D. Php12,772.00

C. Fungi

E. Php15,272.00

D. Monera

163. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinibigay ng epikong Muslim na INDARAPATRA AT SULAYMAN?

160. Which of the following should you expect to be true about the rate of cellular respiration for a group of students who are the same age, height, and weight?

A. Pagmamahal B. Katapangan

A. Athletes would tend to have higher rates of cellular respiration than non-athletes.

C. Katapatan,

B. Africans would have a higher rate of cellular respiration than Asians.

D. Pagtanaw ng utang-na-loob 164. Which of the following facts support the Big Bang theory's explanation of the creation of the universe?

C. Boys would have a higher rate of cellular respiration than girls. D. Non-athletes would have higher rates of cellular respiration than athletes.

A. The universe does not expand nor contract.

161. Without the process of meiosis, we can infer that offspring from sexual reproduction would

B. The universe seldoms expand. C. The universe will have background radiation.

A. have a high degree of genetic variety.

D. The universe has no beginning nor end.

B. have twice the assigned number of chromosomes.

165. Which are the next three terms in the progression 1/125, -1/25, 1/5 . . . 7 terms?

C. be identical. D. have a number of mutations.

A. -2, 6, -26

162. You buy a new refrigerator for Php12,800.00 and make a down payment of Php2,500.00. If you finance the remainder at 8% annually for three years, how much will you actually pay for the refrigerator?

B. -3, 7, -27 C. -4, 8, -28

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D. -1, 5, -25

B. Roots

E. none of these

C. Carpets D. Monsters

166. What correction should be made to this sentence?

168. How much topsoil is needed to cover a garden 25 feet by 40 feet to a depth of 6 inches?

First-borns often pattern their behavior after they're parents and other adults.

A. 480 ft3

A. Replace their with they're

B. 440 ft3

B. Change pattern to patterned

C. 500 ft3

C. Replace they're to their

D. 460 ft3

D. No correction is necessary

E. none of these

167. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov.

169. Which word contains the /ae/ sound?

On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud.

A. Carriage B. Cabin C. Caste D. Can

Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on.

170. Which will solve poverty caused by capitalism? A. Fascism B. Communism

The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns. To what does the phraseyour bladesin line 8 refer?

C. Empirism D. Socialism 171. Which one is the human right to dignity? A. Political independence B. Honor and reputation

A. Lawnmowers

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C. Form associations

C. Change tourism to Tourism

D. Social and economic reforms

D. Change State to state

172. What correction should be made to this sentence?

175. Which theory was asserted by the PanGerman belief in the superiority of the Aryan race and that the strength of the German culture came from a strong, healthy and rustic lineage?

Buying a fire extinguisher knowing how to use it, and placing it in a location familiar to all family members can help protect families against fire.

A. DependencyTheory B. Culture of Poverty Theory

A. Insert a comma after extinguisher

C. Social Darwinist Theory

B. Change the spelling of families to familys

D. Theory of Capitalism

C. Change placing to place

176. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?

D. Insert a comma after help 173. Which verb in the sentence is pronounced with the ending as /d/?

A. 5 ft B. 5 ft

They laughed and joked as they walked and played.

C. 20 ft D. 7 ft

A. Joked

E. none of these

B. Laughed

177. Where would you commit a drug dependent for him to achieve a natural, tensionless, and anxiety-free state?

C. Walked D. Played 174. What correction should be made to this sentence?

A. NFPI B. DARN

Most State tourism departments and some travel agencies have bed and breakfast listings.

C. DARE D. Bukang Liwayway Center

A. Insert a comma after agencies B. Change have to has

178. Which is the equivalent common fraction of the repeating decimal 3.242424...?

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A. 107/33

B. Action and Reaction

B. 110/33

C. Applied Force

C. 109/33

D. Inertia

D. 108/33

182. Tides, caused by the moon's gravity, create a frictional force that is gradually slowing down Earth's rotation speed. One million years from now, scientist may discover that compared to today, Earth's

E. none of these 179. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence? We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens.

A. day is shorter B. year is longer

A. The things have not been shipped.

C. day is longer

B. In a state of confusion

D. year is shorter

C. In an orderly manner

183. Which area of the brain controls feeling on the left side of a person's face?

D. The boxes are still intact 180. What is suggested in the opening line?

A. The left occipital lobe

June 13, 1986 - they came from all over America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.

B. The left parietal lobe C. The right parietal lobe D. The right occipital lobe

A. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans B. The writer was a veteran of the war

184. Which location should have most nearly twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness during December? A town that is located

C. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War D. The writer is a flag-waving patriot 181. Which law of force and motion explains this occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by the powerful downward discharge of exhaust gases?

A. halfway between the Equator and the South Pole. B. close to the Equator. C. close to the North Pole.

A. Universal Gravitation

D. close to the South Pole.

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185. During a recent shopping spree, Tomas and Nena bought some new accessories for their apartment. Nena chose a crocheted throw pillow at Php24.95, and Tomas purchased a rural landscape painting for Php135.00. How much did they actually spend if they paid 7% sales tax on their purchases?

paglaki, ngunit ang ating paglaki ay kailangang paglaki, at pag-unlad ng ating buong katauhan, hindi lamang ng ating sukat at timbang. Kung ga-poste man ang ating taas at ga-pison man ang ating bigat ngunit kung ang pag-iisip naman nati'y ga-kulisap lamang kay pangit na kabansutan. Kung tumangkad man tayong tangkad-kawayan at bumilog man tayong bilogtapayan, ngunit kung tayo nama'y tulad nibondyingay di mapagkatiwalaan-anong laking kakulangan. Kung magkakatawan tayong katawangTarzanat mapatalas ang ating isipang sintalas ng kay Rizal, ngunit kung ang ating kalooban nama'y itim na duwende ng kasamaan-anong kapinsalaan para sa kinabukasan. Kinabukasan, kabataan, tayo raw ang pag-asa ng Inang Bayan. Tayo raw ang maghahatid sa kanya sa langit ng kasaganaan at karangalan o hihils sa kanya sa putik ng kahirapan at kahihiyan. Ang panahon ng pagkilos ay ngayon, hindi bukas, hindi sa isang taon. Araw-araw ay tumutuwid tayong palangit or bumabaluktod tayong paputik. Tamang-tama ang sabi ng ating mga ninunong kung ano raw ang kinamihasnan ay siyang pagkakatandaan. Huwag nating akalaing makapagpapabaya tayo ng ating pagaaral ngayon at sa araw ng bukas ay bigla tayong magiging mga dalubhasang magpapaunlad sa bayan. Huwag nating akalaing makapaglulublob tayo ngayon sa kalaswaaan at kahalayan at sa mahiwagang araw ng bukas sigla tayong magiging ulirang mga magulang. Kabataan, tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan, ang tunay na nasyonalismo, ay wala sa tamis ng pangarap wala rin sa pagpag ng dila. Ang tunay na pagibig ay nasa pawis ng gawa.

A. Php171.15 B. Php139.25 C. none of these D. Php159.95 E. Php148.75 186. Dadalaw sa mga paaralan si Dr. Filemon S. Salas, ang tagapamanihala ng mga paaralang lungsod, sa lungsod ng Pasay. Ang pangungusap ay nagagamit bilang A. panuring B. paksa C. tuwirang layon D. pamuno 187. Ang sumusunod ay isang talumpati na may pamagat na SA KABATAAN na sinulat ni Onofre Pagsanghan. Isa sa mga salitang napag-aralan natin sa wikang Pilipino ay ang salitang NABANSOT. Kapang ang isang bagay daw ay dapat pang lumaki ngunit ito'y tumigil na sa paglaki, ang bagay na ito raw ay NABANSOT. Marami raw uri ng pagkabansot ngunit ay pinakamalungkot na uri raw ay ang pagkabansot ng isipan, ng puso at ng diwa. Ang panahon ng kabataan ay panahon ng

Alin salita ang paulit-ulit na binabanggit ni Onofre Pagsanghan?

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A. Nabansot

C. Pang-ukol

B. Bayan

D. Pawatas

C. Kabataan

191. If P75.00 is shared among three children in the ratio of 3:7:15. The size of the smaller share is

D. Kung 188. In the progression 18, -12, 8 . . . which term is 512/729?

A. Php9.00 B. Php15.00

A. the 8th

C. Php25.00

B. the 6th

D. Php35.00

C. the 9th

E. none of these

D. the 7th

192. To gain the attention of the audience, the trick is __________?

E. none of these 189. Why does a bullet when discharged into the air eventually fall to the ground? This is due to the Law of

A. start low, speak hurriedly B. start high, speak loudly

A. Universal Gravitation

C. start high, speak rapidly

B. Applied Force

D. start low, speak slowly

C. Inertia

193. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

D. Action and Reaction

Recently psychologists have been researching birth order, their research suggests that personality and intelligence are based partly on where a child ranks in the family.

190. Kilalanin ang uri ng pariralang may salungguhit.

A. order. Their Ang pangangalaga sa mga likas na yaman ay tungkulin nating lahat.

B. order and their C. order, or their

A. Pangngalan

D. order their

B. Pangngalang-diwa

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C. Control 194. Anong aral ang ibinibigay ng sumusunod na salawikain?

D. Rehabilitation 197. Why did the register of deeds charge Lucio Cruz registration fee the instrument relative to his loan?

Ang taong napapailalim, ay naipapaibabaw rin. A. Maaring ngayon ay hirap pagdating ng bukas ay may ginhawa rin

A. His loan was Php30,000.00 B. His loan was Php60,000.00

B. Tiyak ang pag-unlad kapag nauna ang hirap

C. His loan was Php50,000.00 C. Kung ano ang ibig natin ay mangyayari

D. His loan was Php40,000.00

D. Magtiis kung dumarating ang hirap

198. The poem below is entitledSuburban Prophecywhich is written by Howard Nemerov.

195. Carolina Diaz filed a petition for habeas corpus against Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Alde to recover custody of Lina Diaz Tan aliasGracia Alde,the natural daughter of Carolina Diaz, who was a hostess. What could be the possible action of the court on the petition filed by Carolina Diaz?

On Saturday, the power-mowers' whine Begins the morning. Over this neighbourhood Rises the keening, petulant voice, begin Green oily teeth to chatter and munch the cud. Monsters, crawling the carpets of the world, Still send from underground against your blades The roots of things battalions green and curled And tender, that will match your blades with blades Till the revolted throats shall strangle on.

A. Her petition would be granted because she now works as a clerk in a prestigious office. B. Her petition would be denied because she was a former hostess. C. Her petition would be denied because when Gracia was given to the Aldes it was tantamount to abandonment of the child, resulting to termination of parental authority.

The tickle of their dead, till straws shall break Crankshafts like camels, and the sun go down On dinosaurs in swamps. A night attack Follows and by the time the Sabbath dawns All armored beasts are eaten by their lawns.

D. Her petition would be granted because she is the natural mother.

The poet's use of words such as whine, voice, teeth, chatter and munch is to suggest that the power-mowers are

196. Which is the main goal of drug abuse education? A. Arrest

A. very powerful

B. Prevention

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B. alive C. like cows D. green 199. Which explains the reason why there are continuous and increasing human rights violations? A. The United Nation's General Assembly approved only resolutions on human rights and the basic freedoms which are not binding. B. The solutions used are ineffective. C. The United Nations as an international body is rather slow in the exercise of its powers. D. The United Nations uses a single solution on all forms of human rights violations. 200. What is meant by LAST DITCH in this sentence? The aged bishop was prepared to fight to the last ditch to defend his good name. A. One's last courage B. One's last strategy C. One's last hope D. One's last defense

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GEN ED SET B ANSWER KEY 1.b

27.d

53.d

79.d

2.a

28.a

54.c

80.a

3.a

29.a

55.a

81.b

4.d

30.b

56.a

82.b

5.b

31.a

57.d

83.c

6.b

32.a

58.b

84.c

7.d

33.b

59.d

85.a

8.c

34.a

60.b

86.a

9.a

35.c

61.a

87.a

10.d

36.b

62.b

88.b

11.d

37.a

63.d

89.c

12.b

38.b

64.a

90.b

13.a

39.b

65.d

91.b

14.d

40.c

66.a

92.a

15.a

41.d

67.b

93.a

16.a

42.c

68.d

94.b

17.a

43.a

69.a

95.b

18.c

44.a

70.a

96.a

19.c

45.c

71.b

97.c

20.c

46.a

72.a

98.b

21.a

47.b

73.c

99.c

22.c

48.a

74.d

100.c

23.d

49.c

75.c

101.a

24.b

50.b

76.a

102.b

25.c

51.d

77.c

103.a

26.b

52.d

78.a

104.a

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105.d

131.a

157.a

183.c

106.a

132.d

158.a

184.b

107.c

133.a

159.c

185.a

108.c

134.c

160.c

186.a

109.d

135.c

161.a

187.a

110.c

136.b

162.e

188.a

111.d

137.a

163.d

189.a

112.d

138.d

164.c

190.a

113.d

139.a

165.a

191.a

114.a

140.b

166.c

192.b

115.a

141.b

167.a

193.b

116.c

142.c

168.c

194.a

117.a

143.a

169.c

195.d

118.b

144.c

170.d

196.b

119.c

145.c

171.b

197.c

120.d

146.b

172.a

198.a

121.d

147.b

173.d

199.a

122.d

148.d

174.d

200.d

123.b

149.c

175.c

124.c

150.c

176.d

125.d

151.b

177.d

126.d

152.b

178.a

127.e

153.b

179.b

128.d

154.b

180.a

129.b

155.b

181.c

130.b

156.b

182.a

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Prof.Ed. SET A Prof.Ed.

B. It teaches dependence on others for selfcontrol.

Researches conducted show that teacher's expectations of students become. Do not require initial formal language teaching for children selffulfilling prophecies. What is this phenomenon called?

C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group students. D. Strategies aresimple enough to be used consistently.

A. Halo effect B. Pygmalion effect C. Ripple effect

Read the following then answer the question:

D. Hawthorne effect TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?

Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?

BOBBY: WE COULD GO TOTHE MOON AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS THERE WE DON'T HAVE.

A. Define the instructional objective. B. Decide on the length of the test.

BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF WE FIND ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS.

C. Select the type of test items to use. D. Build a table of specification. Are percentile ranks the same as percentage correct?

RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE METEORITES IF WE CAN FIND ANY.

A. It cannot be determined unless scores are given.

TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS BUT WHAT IF THOSE, EXCURSIONS TO THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, OR TO FIND METEORITES WERE TOO COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO FIND SOME NEW ONES?

B. It cannot be determined unless the number of examinees is given. C. No D. Yes

Question: Which questioning strategy/ies does/do the exchange of thoughts above illustrate?

Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?

A. Funneling A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior once it occurs.

B. Sowing and reaping

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C. Nose-dive

A. Works on his/her own.

D. Extending and lifting

B. Keeps interest to himself/herself. C. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs.

How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?

D. Spends time meditating. A. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.

Which assumption underlies the teacher's use of performance objectives?

B. By making them realize the importance of good grades.

A. Not every form of learning is observable.

C. By reminding them your students your authority over them again and again.

B. Performance objectives assure the learrier of learning.

D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.

C. Learning is defined as a change in the learner's observable performance.

After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher W asks her students to rate a given paragraph along the elements of a good paragraph. The students' task is in level of __________

D. The success of learner is based on teacher performance. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. selfdoubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely related with the works of __________.

A. application B. analysis

A. Erikson

C. evaluation

B. Piaget

D. synthesis

C. Freud D. Jung If teacher wants to test students' ability to organize ideas, which type of test should she formulate?

Which types of play is most characteristic of a four to six-year old child?

A. Multiple-choice type A. Solitary and onlooker plays

B. Short answer

B. Associative and coooperative plays

C. Essay

C. Associative and onlooker plays

D. Technical problem

D. Cooperative and solitary plays Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is strong in interpersonal intelligence?

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A teacher's summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

Physics 41

9 31

English 80

16 109

A. it links the parts of the lesson B. lt brings together the information that has been discussed

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform best in relation to the group's performance?

C. it makes provisions for full participation of students. A. Physics and Math D. it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson.

B. English

Which is/are the sources of man's intellectual drives, according to Freud?

C. Physics D. Math

A. Id B. Superego C. Id and ego D. Ego The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in underachieving student would be to __________. A. have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students B. encourage students to talk about study habits from their own experiences C. have them view film strips about various study approaches D. give out a list of effective study approaches

16. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the question.

Subject Mean SD Ronnels's Score Math

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10 43

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PROF ED SET A

27.

1.b

28.

2.d

29.

3.c

30.

4.a 5.d 6.a 7.b 8.b 9.c 10.c 11.a 12.c 13.b 14.c 15.b 16.a 17. 18 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Gender-biased

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Secure

You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should you look for?

I and II

Prescribe by top educational teachers

Required for renewal of professional license

A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such obligation?

Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.

Use interactive teaching strategies.

I, II and III

Dependent on the availability of funds

To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of the following measures must be implemented?

d. I and III

Use the latest educational technology. Observe continuing professional education

A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.

As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes. Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?

Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan

The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippines school.

The implementation of what is learned in a training must be monitored. I only

c. II only

The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum

II and III

I and III d. II only

The practice of mainstreaming

As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?

The turnover of day care centers for DSWD to DepEd for supervision.

Support effort of the community to improve their status in life.

I and III

c. II and III

I and II

d. II and IV

Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by the community politics.

For more efficient and effective management of school as agents of change, one proposal is for the DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under one lead school head. Which factor has the strongest influence on this proposal?

Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community. Play an active part in the activities of the community. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the responsibility of the teacher? Safe

Psychological

c. Geographical

Historical

d. Social

What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?

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The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys and for girls.

believed to counteract such incidents and so is being introduced in schools?

The stress on the superiority of formal education over that of alternative learning system.

Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching

Practice of inclusive education

The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others

The concentration on formal education system

Focus on academic achievement and productivity

The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which management practice?

I and III

c. I and II

II and III

d. I, II and III

Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises.

Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. which one does this prove about schools?

Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office.

The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.

Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning

Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum.

Allowing schools to do what they think is best

Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom.

Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which measure/s have schools taken to offset the effects of large class?

Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going to school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?

The deployment of more teachers The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio

It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.

The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions I, II and III I and II

c. III only

Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.

d. II only

No. today women can take on the jobs of men.

The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to students’

No, there is gender equality in education. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to P18,000 an months?

unpreparedness fro schooling ambivalence

No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress

high degree of independence

Yes, R.A 7836

high degree of independence on authority

No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA

The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to rethink the curriculum. Which is

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Yes, the Phil. Constitution

Learning to be

As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encourage to set higher standards of equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?

Learning to live together Learning to do

Granting of Special Permit

Which pillar of learning is aimed at the wholistic development of man and his complete fulfillment?

Academic freedom

Learning to be

Continuing Professional Education

Learning to know

Voluntary accreditation

Learning to live together

Despite of opposition from some school official, DepEd has continuously enforced the “no collection of fees” policy during enrolment period in public schools. In this policy in accordance with EFA goals?

Learning to do Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in school. “Learning to do”

No, it violates the mandate of equality education

“Learning to know”

Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities

“Learning to live together”

Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education

“Learning to be”

No. it does not support parent of adult education

A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed you found out that you committed an error in this grade computation. Your decision is not accept the erroneous computation before the student and so leave the failing grade as is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this morally right?

“Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher F. subscribe to? Existentialism c. Essentialism Perennialism

d. Progressivism

No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students in flimsy.

Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people makes it easier to our pupils. teach Respect

No, the end does not justify the means Yes, the end justifies the means

c. like

Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility

d. motivate

The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line with which pillar of learning?

Which violate(s) the principle of respect?

Learning to know

To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not to enroll in Teacher A’s class.

Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is wrong.

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Teacher C secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by student A who is vying for honors.

To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays her fee but does not attend class at all. Does this constitute professional growth?

II and III

c. I and II

Not immediately but yes after promotion

I, II and III

d. I and III

It depends on the school she is enrolled in

Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?

No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth

Communication of objectives of the course to students Awareness of alternative instruction strategies

If a teacher asks more higher-order questions, he has to ask more questions.

Selection of appropriate methods of instruction

fact

c. convergent

I and III

close

d. concept

c. III only

I, II and III

Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher

d. II and III

With a death threat over his head, Teacher D is directed to pass an undeserving student. Which will a utilitarianist do?

reinforces positive behavior responds to misbehavior promptly

Pass the student, why suffer the threat?

is consistent in her classroom management practice

Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next.

count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student

Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.

Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, which activity is farthest from the real thing?

Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in other to pass. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be involved in any investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does Teacher A fail to apply?

Watching demo

c. Video disc

Attending exhibit

d. Viewing images

The end does not justify the means

The students of Teacher Y scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at related topics at the touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which device/s des teacher Y’s class have?

The end justifies the means

Teaching machines

Always do what is right

CD

Between two evils, do the lesser evil

Video disc Videotaped lesson

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Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage off-task behavior?

Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work

Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing work

Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively Knowing where instructional materials are kept

Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate

Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the classroom

Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence

Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to browse documents connected by hypertext links?

Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task

URL

To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must at the same time be .

Browser

confident

c. analytical

World Wide Web

businesslike

d. buddy-buddy

Which characteristics must be primary considered as a choice of instructional aids?

Welcome page

Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic calculations on numerical data?

Stimulate and maintain students interests

Database

Suited to the lesson objectives

Spreadsheet Program

Updated and relevant to Filipino setting

Microsoft Word

New and skillfully made

Microsoft Powerpoint

You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by telling them the importance of good grades giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance

Which of the following questions must be considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?

making them feel you know what you are taking about

In the material new?

reminding your students your authority over them again and again

Does the material simulate individualism?

I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these would be MOST appropriate?

Is the material expensive? Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager. What is one sign of “with-it-ness”?

Regalia

c. Stimulation

Audio recording d. Mock up

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What must a teacher do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?

Which learning activity is MOST appropriate if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?

Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities

Fieldtrip

c. Role play

Exhibit

d. Game

Have the materials ready at the start of the activity

Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which of these student needs is she trying to address? The need to .

Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time Wait for students who lag behind The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management is a task that a teacher should undertake

shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class feel significant and be part of a group

as soon as the students have adjusted to their schedules

get everything and be part of a group be creative

on the very first day of school

Instead of teacher giving this comment a student response. “You’re on the wrong track!”, what should be teacher do?

every day at the start of the session every homeroom day

Change the question to an easier one

Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. what does this imply?

Redirect the question by calling another student to recite

She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation

Probe to redirect the response into a more productive area

She manages pupils personalities She reacts severely to a misbehaving student She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow

Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the question again

When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits additional information, which of these should be use?

If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?

Directing Probing

c. Structuring

The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts

d. Cross examining

Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?

Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree with the aims of the curriculum

Novelty

c. Attractiveness

Consensus building in not necessary

Cost

d. Appropriateness

III only

c. I, II

I, II, III

d. I, III

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I want my student to develop the ability to look at a problem from various perspectives. Which approach will be MOST fit?

II only

c. I only

I and II

d. I and III

School curriculum reflects the world’s economic and political integration and industrialization. What does this point in curriculum development?

Behaviorist approach Computer-based Education

The trend towards the classical approach to curriculum development

Modular approach Cognitive approach

The trend toward the globalization and localization

One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she challenged to do?

The trend toward participatory curriculum development

To come up with 9 different ways of approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple intelligence

The shift in the paradigm of curriculum development from a process-oriented to a product-oriented one

To develop all student’s skill in all nine intelligences

You choose cooperative learning as a teaching approach. What thought is impressed on your students?

To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual difference in children I, II and III

c. II only

Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face to-face interaction

II, III

d. III only

Student’s success depends on the success of the group

If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?

Student’s individuality evaluate how effectively their group worked.

Copying notes III. Lecturing Reasoning

IV. Demonstration

III, IV

c. I, II, III, IV

I, III, IV

The accountability for learning is on the group not on the individual What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboard, as though it is the only education technology available?

d. II, III, IV

You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you? You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community

Isolated use

c. Variety

Flexibility

d. Uniformity

Which statement applies a CORRECTLY to Edgar Dale’s ”Cone of Experience”

Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs

The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes.

Your address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific learning or social needs

The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes.

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The closer you are from the base, the more indirect the learning experience becomes

“From the data presented in the table, from generalizations that are supported by the data”.

The closer you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes

Under what type of question does this item fall?

“When more senses are stimulated, teaching and learning become more effective.” What is an application of this principle?

Convergent

c. Application

Evaluative

d. Divergent

I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method will be MOST appropriate?

Appeal to student’s sense of imagination Use multisensory aids Make your students touch the instructional material Use audiovisual aids because the eyes and the eras are the most important senses in learning.

Discovery

c. Direct instruction

Indirect instruction

d. Problem solving

Teacher A teaches English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks sentences, dialogues, dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery shopping. Based on this information, which of the following is a valid conclusion?

Which is a classroom application of the theory of “operant conditioning”? Help student see the connectedness of facts, concepts, and principles Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits relaxation

The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having les talk

Reinforce a good behavior to increase the likelihood that the learner will repeat the response

The teacher emphasizing reading and writing skills

Make students learn by operating manipulatives

The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning Teacher A an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to

Read the following teacher-student situation TEACHER: Why is the process called photosynthesis?

introduce a new lesson

STUDENT: I don’t know

reflect on how he presented the previous lessons

Which questioning technique should be the teacher use?

provide his pupils with a sense of continuity

Clarification

c. Prompting

determine who among his pupils are studying

Multiple response

d. Concept review

I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I use?

Here is the test item.

Reading-writing activity

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Thematic introduction

Selectively involves pupils

Unit method

Teacher S teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same 0.25. They use this relationship to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following concept/s is/are being taught?

Problem-centered learning To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Biag Elementary School decided that the election of class officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualifications set for candidates, limited period for campaign and rules for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?

Numeration skills Place value of decimals

Symposium

c. Pole playing

Numeration skills of decimals and relationships between fractions and decimals

Simulation

d. Philips 66

Relationship between fraction and decimals

Which are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?

What is the best way to develop math concept? Solving problems using multiple approaches

Interpret editorial

Solving problems by looking for correct answer

Read and interpret three different movie reviews

Learning math as applied to situations, such as being a tool of science

Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers II and III I and III

solving problems by applying learned formulas

c. I and II d. I, II and III

After the reading of a selection in the class, which of these activities can enhance students creativity.

Here is a test item “The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend or refute this position”.

Reader’s theater

Under what type of question does this test item fall?

Silent reading

Low-level

c. Analysis

II only

Evaluative

d. Convergent

Teacher C, a Reading teacher, advised he class to “read between the lines”. What does she want her pupils to do?

Reading aloud

I and II

When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?

c. I only d. III only

Break down barriers

Make an educated guess

Increase creativity

Determine what is meant by what is stated

Generate many ideas

Apply the information read

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After reading an essay. Teacher B wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of these activities will be most appropriate?

Describe the characters in the story To nurture students’ creativity, which activity should a teacher AVOID?

Drawing conclusions

Ask “hat if…” questions

Making inferences

Ask divergent thinking questions

Getting the main idea

Emphasize the need to give right answers

Listing facts separately from opinion

Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas Teacher R wants to develop his student’s creativity. Which type of questions will be MOST appropriate?

Read the following then answer the question A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing the father and seriously injury his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Looking at the boy, the doctor says (telling the truth),”I cannot operate on him. He is my son. How can this be?

Synthesis questions Fact questions “What if….” questions Analysis questions In my attempt to develop creative thinking skills, I want to test fluency of ideas. Which activity for my students will be MOST appropriate?

ASWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother. The above brain twister helps develop critical reading skills. Which activity was used?

Solve this math problem

Comparing

List animals covered with hair in 1 minute

Classifying

Solve this puzzle

Inferring meaning

Compare pictures 1 and 2. Where are the differences?

Looking for cause and effect

You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn did?”,”What still puzzle me?”, “What did I enjoy, hate accomplish in the class today”?,”How did I learn from the lesson?”.Which of the following are you asking them to do?

Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or more challenging tasks as reading. What does this imply for children’s reading performance? Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to gain mastery over basic skills.

Work on an assignment Make journal entry

Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they get fed up with too much reading.

Work on a drill Apply what they learned

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Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read

The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment.

Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivated to read

III only

c. II only

I and II

d. I and II

The value that students put on reading is critical to their success. In what way/s can teachers inculcate his value for reading?

If a student is encourage to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the highest needs to satisfy according to Maslow is

Sharing the excitement of read-aloud Showing their passion for reading Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of reading II and III I and II

psychological need

c. belongingness

self-actualization

d. safety needs

In a Social studies class. Teacher I presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks student what they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s technique based?

c. I, II and III d. II only

Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner’s theory. How would you teach?

Bandura

c. Kohberg

Piaget

d. Bruner

Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on his own. On which principle is Teacher F’s conviction based?

Be interactive in approach Begin with the abstract Begin with the concrete do direct instruction A person who has painful experiences at the dentist’s office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office building. Which theory can explain this?

Environmentalism

c. Cognitivism

Behaviorism

d. Constructivism

Bandura’s social learning theory, states that children often imitate those who

Generalization

have substantial influence over their lives

Operant Conditioning

belong their peer group

Attribution theory

belong to other races

Classical conditioning

are successful and seem admired

Which is/are the basic assumption/s of behaviorists?

IV only

c. I and II

The mind of newborn child is a blank state.

I and IV

d. II and IV

all behaviors are determined by environmental events

According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?

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High school years

Make teaching-leaning interactive

College years

Avoid giving assignments

Preschool years

Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner

Elementary school years

Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs.

Which of the following does NOT describe the development of children aged 11 to 13?

Sex difference in IQ become more evident

Soc exhibit fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is illustrated?

They show abstract thinking and judgment

extinction

c. acquisition

Teacher H begins a lesson on tumbling, demonstrating front and back somersaults in slow motion and physically guiding his students through the correct movements. As his students become more skillful, he stands back from the man and gives verbal feedback about how to improve. With Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did Teacher H do?

generalization

d. discrimination

They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability

Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmates at the height of anger? Ego

c. Id and Ego interact

Id

d. Superego

Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when he and her family went to Enchanted Kingdom. The mere sight of a roller coaster gets her excited. Which theory explains Bernadette’s behavior?

Apprenticeship Guided participation Peer interaction

Operant conditioning

Scaffolding

Social learning theory

What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for effective instruction?

Attribution theory

Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate in the classroom

Pavlovian conditioning According to Frued, with which should one be concerned if he/she has to develop in the students a correct sense of right and wrong?

Teach beginning with the concrete Sequence instruction

Super-ego II. Ego

Reward good behavior

I and II

William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior in inspired by what satisfies a person’s want at any given time. What then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?

II

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III. Id

c. I d. III

When small children call animals “dog”, what process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive development theory? reversion

c. accommodation

assimilation

d. conservation

Let children be children Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age Research says: “People tend to attribute their successes to internal causes and their failures to external causes.”Based on this finding, what should be taught to students for them to be genuinely motivated to succeed?

Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience a number of areas of the brain are simultaneously activated. Which of the following is/are implication/s of this research finding?

Tell them the research finding when applied will make them genuinely motivated

Make use of field trips, guest speakers Do multicultural units of study

Convince them that genuine motivation is the only factor that matters for a person to succeed

Stick to the “left brain and right brain” approach

Make them realize that failure is a part of life

I and III

Make them realize that both success and failure are more a function of internal causes.

I only

c. I and II d. II only

Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied into its ability to learn”.

Which characterize/s a learning environment that promotes fairness among learners of various cultures, family background and gender?

Establish the discipline of being judgmental in attitude

Inclusive

Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy

Exclusive

Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points in class recitation

I only

Gender-sensitive

III only

Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feeling and ideas freely

c. I and III d. II and III

Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?

Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?

Define the instructional objective Set up a table of specialization Select the types of test items to use

Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order thinking skills (HOTS)

Decide on the length of the test

Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive development

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There are variety of possible correct answer to this item

The computed r fro scores in Math and Science in 0.92. What does this mean?

the language used in the question is not precise

Math score is positive related to Science score

The blank is near the beginning of a sentence

The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score

I and III II and IV

Math score is not in any way related to Science score

I and IV

Science score is slightly related to math score

I and II

Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher Y wants to measure student’s ability to organize thoughts and ideas?

What follows is a multiple choice type of test.

Short answer type of test

Some test items a. b. c. d.

Extended response essay Modified alternative response Limited response essay

.

are too difficult are objective are poorly constructed have multiple defensible answers

With assessment of affective learning in mind, which does NOT belong to the group? Cloze test

c. Reflective writing

Moral dilemma d. Diary entry I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which has the highest diagnostic value? multiple choice test

c. Essay test

What makes the multiple choice type of test poor?

Performance test

d. Completion test

The options are not grammatically connected to the stem

is an example of a leafy

The stem fails to present a problem

vegetable.

There are grammatical clues The options are not parallel

Why is this test item poor?

If a teacher wants to measure her students’ ability to discriminate, which of these is an appropriate type of test item as implied by the direction?

The test item does not pose a problem to the examinee

“Outline the Chapter on The Cell”.

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“Summarize the lesson yesterday”. “Group the following items according to shape”.

What is WRONG with this item?

“State a set of principle that can explain the following events”.

Item is overly specific Content is trivial

A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a discrimination index of 0.44. What should the teacher do?

Test item is option-based There is a cue to the right answer

Reject the item Retain the item

Student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 84, 83, 85. The score 86 is the.

Make it a bonus item

mode

Make it a bonus item and reject it

average

Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”.

Which text form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test based on the table below?

Contrived

c. Traditional

Authentic

d. Indirect

d. mean

Test Form

Validity Index

Reliability Index

A

.47

.68

B

.87

.57

C

.20

.86

D

.40

.41

E

.63

.07

A only

c. A and D

B only

d. B and E

A mathematicians test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants for the Math Quiz Bee. Which statistical measure should be used to identify the top 15?

Who is best admired for outstanding contribution to world peace? a. Kissinger b. Clinton

c. median

c. Kennedy d. Mother Teresa

Mean percentage score Quartile Deviation Percentile Rank

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40 out of 50 words correctly while the rest scored 45 and above. This means that Teacher D

Percentage Score Nellie’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the following groups does she belong?

attained her lesson objective did not attain her lesson objective because of the pupils’ lack of attention

Below average Average

failed to attain her lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned

Needs Improvement Above average

attained her lesson objective because of her effective spelling drill

Use the inbox below to answer the question that follows:

If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what should you do?

Percentage Grades for Final Examination

Find out

?

why your items were easy why most of the scores are high 40

70

80

90

why most of the scores are low

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Which of the following statement is TRUE about the plot of grades above?

why some pupils scored high

The median is a score of 80 and the range is 60.

Principal A is talking about “grading on the curve” in a faculty meeting. What does this expression refer to?

The median is a score of 70 and the range is 60.

A student mark compares his achievement to his effort.

The median is a score of 80 and the range is 20. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 20.

A student’s grade or mark depends on how his achievement compares with the achievement of other students in a class.

Which can be said of Arielle who obtained a score of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar objective test? She performed better than 25% of her classmates

A student’s grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement

She answered 75 items in the test correctly

A student mark tells how closely he is achieving to his potential.

Her rating is 75 She answered 75% of the test items correctly

Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their own behavior to other people?

The criterion of success in Teacher D’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the words correctly”. Ana and 24 others in the class spelled only

Thematic tests

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Sentence-completion tests

Projective techniques

Stylistic test

Rating scales

Locus-of-control tests

Marking on a normative basis means that

Which of the one weakness of self-supporting personality checklists?

the normal distribution curve should be followed some should fall

Many personality measures have built-in lie scales

some get high marks

They lack stability

the grading is based on a present criteria

They may not get true information because individuals can hide or disguise feelings

Which process enhances the comparability of grades?

They have poor internal consistency

Using a table specifications

Which of these can measure awareness of values?

Determining the level of difficulty of the tests Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)

Sociogram

Constructing departmentalized examinations for each subject area.

Moral dilemmas

SITUATIONAL Situation 1- In a faculty meeting, the principle told his teacher: “We need to improve our school performance in the National Achievement Test. What should we do? The teacher gave varied answers as follows: 1. Let’s give incentives and rewards to students who get a rating of 85% 2. Let’s teach them to accept complete responsibility for their performance 3. Let’s make the school environment conducive for learning 4. Let’s make use of the experimental methods of teaching

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Which response/s come/s from a behaviorist? #2 and #4

c. #3 and #4

#1 and #2

d. #1 and #3

On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored? Existentialism c. Progressivism Essentialism

d. Bahaviorism

If you learned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree? #2

b. #3

c. #4

d. #1

Situation 2- One principle in the utilization of technology of the classroom is appropriateness of material or activity.

Teacher C wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities will be most effective? Pretest-teaching-posttest

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Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned concepts-posttest Review-pretest-teaching-posttest Teaching-posttest Teacher A likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following materials available is most fit? Model

c. Replica

Mock-up

d. Realia

Teacher B likes to concretize the abstract concepts of an atom. She came up with a concrete presentation of the atom by using wire and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher B’s visual aids? Chart

c. Model

Replica

d. Realia

Situation 3- After reading and paraphrasing Robert frost’s “Stopping by the Wood on a snowy Evening”. Mr. Sales asked the class to share any insight derived from the poem.

The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with a n insight stems from the ability to analyze the parts of a whole evaluate the worthiness of a thing relate and organize things and ideas comprehend the subject that is being studied To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of

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realism

c. conditioning

behaviorism

d. constructivism

On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Marquez’s act of asking the class to share their insight based? Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up Learners are meant to interact with one another Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information Situation 4- Principal E wants her teachers to apply constructivism in teaching

On which assumption/s is the principal’s action anchored? Students learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught. Students are construct and reconstruct meaning based on experiences Students derive meaning from the meaning that the teacher gives II only

c. I, II, and III

I and II

d. I only

Which materials will her teachers LEAST prefers? Controversial issues Open-ended topics Unquestionable laws Problem or cases Which concept/s of the learner will Principal E NOT accept? “Empty vesse!” “Tabula rasa”

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Candle to be lighted III only

c. II only

I only

d. I and II

Situation 5- Study the matching type of test then answer the 3 questions that follow: Column A

Column B

1. equilateral triangle 2. right triangle 3. octagon

A. With 3 equal sides B. With 5 equal sides C. Has 90- degree angle

4. pentagon 5. heptagon 6. poly

D. Means many E. with 7 sides F. with 8 sides

How can you make the items homogeneous? Increase the number of items in Column B

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All items should be on polygons Remove the word triangle in items #1 and #2 in column A The word “gon” must be included in column B What is the main defect of this matching test? the matching type is an imperfect type the items are NOT homogeneous the items quite easy an obvious pattern is followed in the answering Which should be done to improve the matching type of test? Capitalize the items in Column A Items in Column A and B should be exchanged Drop #6 item in Column A The item in Column A should be increased

Situation 6- Below the template for Scoring Rubric.

5-Demonstrate complete understanding of the problem. All requirements of task are included in response 4-Demonstrate considerable understanding of the problem. All requirements of task are included 3- Demonstrate partial understanding of the problem. Most requirements of task are included

Which of these is/are essential in constructing a scoring rubric?

2- Demonstrate little understanding of the problem. Many requirements of task are missing

Description of criteria to serve as standard 1- Demonstrate no understanding of the problem 0-No response/task not attempted

Clear descriptions of performance at each level

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Levels of achievement (mastery) Rating scheme I, II, III c. I, II, III, IV I, II

d. I only

Which statement is TRUE of the rubric? It is developmental It is analytical It is both holistic and developmental The table shows that the test item analyzed .

It is holistic Which is TRUE of the scoring rubric?

has a positive discrimination index

It describes criteria of levels of achievement

has a negative discrimination index

It has a rating scheme

is extremely easy

It limit itself to 4 levels of achievement

is extremely difficult

I and II I and III

Based on the table, which is the most effective distracter?

II and III

Option D

I, II and III

Option A Option C

Situation 7- Study the table on item analysis for non-attractiveness and non-plausibility of Option B distracters based on the results of a try-out test in Science. The letter marked with a asterisk is the Based on the table, which group got more correct answer. correct answer?

Upper group Item No. 1

A

B

C

D

E

It cannot be determined Lower group

Upper 27%

10

4

1

1

0

Lower 27%

6

5

2

2

0

Data are not sufficient to give an answer When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply means to follow through.

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Answer Key for prof ed

26 C

76

C

126 C

1

C

51

D

101 D

27 C

77

B

127 B

2

B

52

B

102 D

28 C

78

C

128 D

3

C

53

B

103 C

29 D

79

B

129 D

4

D

54

D

104 C

30 B

80

D

130 B

5

D

55

D

105 A

31 D

81

D

131 D

6

D

56

C

106 A

32 A

82

C

132 B

7

C

57

C

107 B

33 D

83

A

133 B

8

C

58

D

108 A

34 B

84

D

134 D

9

C

59

B

109 B

35 B

85

C

135 B

10 A

60

C

110 D

36 C

86

B

136 A

11 D

61

A

111 B

37 D

87

C

137 D

12 D

62

B

112 C

38 A

88

D

138 B

13 B

63

A

113 B

39 B

89

C

139 B

14 D

64

D

114 B

40 C

90

D

140 C

15 D

65

C

115 D

41 D

91

C

141 A

16 C

66

B

116 D

42 B

92

B

142 B

17 C

67

B

117 A

43 C

93

C

143 B

18 C

68

D

118 C

44 A

94

D

144 C

19 A

69

C

119 D

45 B

95

D

145 C

20 A

70

D

120 A

46 D

96

B

146 C

21 A

71

D

121 B

47 C

97

A

147 A

22 A

72

C

122 C

48 B

98

C

148 D

23 B

73

C

123 B

49 B

99

D

149 D

24 B

74

B

124 B

50 B

100 C

150 C

25 B

75

C

125 D

89

90