1. Hindi komalaman kung bakitangbasura ay kanyang ________.
a. Itinapon c. Tinapon
b. Itapon d. Natapon
Ans: a
2. Saang dimension nabibilangangpaggamit ng globo?
a. Kagamitangpansilid
b. Kagamitangbiswal
c. Kagamitangawdyo
d. Kagamitang lingual
Ans: b
3. Which word does NOT mean the same as the other three?
a. Furnish c. Supply
b. Defend d. Equip
Ans: b
4. Business computers have become more complex that necessitate complete training in operating them. They are now described as SOPHISTICATED electronic system, meaning ____.
a. Simple c. Fashionable
b. Cosmopolitan d. Uncomplicated
Ans: b
5. What is the missing term in the series?
2, 5 11, 23, 47, ____.
a. 115 b. 95 c. 105 d. 125
Ans: b
6. Which explains why work is done when blowing a balloon?
a. The force of gravity on the balloon increases
b. The balloon moves outwards as the blowing force is exerted on it
c. The balloon has potential energy which is changed to kinetic energy
d. The balloon is filled with air which has weight and occupies space
Ans: b
7. If she ____ President, she would live in Malacañang.
a. Was c. Am
b. Were d. Should be
Ans: a
8. Find the GCF of 18 and 36.
a. 2 b. 6 c. 48 d. 9
Ans: d
9. Which one is the right to human dignity?
a. Freedom from all forms of racial discrimination
b. Rest and leisure
c. Privacy in the family, the home and in correspondence
d. Reparation and retribution for exploitation
Ans: a
10. Ants and honeybees exhibit a “caste system” in which each member has a specific duty to perform. This is referred to as ______.
a. Adaptive system
b. Morphology system
c. Polymorphism
d. Metamorphism
Ans: c
11. Today, car manufacturers have begun to AUTOMATE their assembly lines by using robots. What does this trend mean?
a. Cars are now automatic
b. Operate through machines
c. Operates through human workers
d. Produce more efficient cars
Ans: b
12. “Inaawitankoangmgaalonsadalampasigan.” Ito ay halimbawa ng ________.
a. Personipikasyon c. Paglilipat–wika
b. Pagwawangis d. Patutulad
Ans: a
13. Alinsamgasumusunodangopisyalnawikamulapanahon ng Republikahanggangkasalukuyan?
a. Tagalog c. Ingles
b. Kastila d. Ingles at Filipino
Ans: d
14. Basahin at sagutin.
Matulogkanabunso
Anginamo ay malayo
Hindi namanmasundo
May putik at may balaho
Ito ay halimbawa ng awitsa _______
a. Pamamangka
b. Pakikidigma
c. Pampatulog ng bata
d. Pag-ibig
Ans: c
15. How much bigger is 93 than 29?
a. 217 b. 73 c. 45 d. 431
Ans: a
16. What is the average of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3?
a. 13 c. 13
36 29
b. 13 d. 13
32 24
Ans: a
17. Which hormone promotes the development of secondary male sexual characteristics?
a. Progresterone c. Estrogen
b. Testosterone d. Gonads
Ans: b
18. If an object has kinetic energy, then it also must have an/a ________.
a. Impulse c. Momentum
b. Acceleration d. Force
Ans: b
19. Two pots of the same size are filled with boiling water. One pot is colored white and the other is black. In which pot will the water cool faster?
a. In the black pot
b. In the white pot
c. Both pots will cool at the same rate
d. Neither pots
Ans: a
20. With old age, the bone mass decreases especially in the vertebral column which causes it to collapse. What is this syndrome called?
a. Osteocytes c. Osteocyclosis
b. Osteoporosis d. Osteoblasts
Ans: b
21. Physical traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through ________.
a. Genes c. Gametes
b. Chromosomes d. Alleles
Ans: a
22. Which pigments of flowers and fruits are responsible for their change in color upon reaching maturity?
a. Chloroplasts c. Carotenoids
b. Fucoxanthin d. Phycocyanins
Ans: c
23. At present, a patient fights cancer either through surgery or by subjecting him/her to a drug treatment called _______.
a. Irradiation c. Viral treatment
b. Immune therapy d. Chemotherapy
Ans: d
24. As the earth revolves, due to the tilting of its axis what natural phenomena occur?
a. Global warming c. Weather
b. Day and night d. Seasons
Ans: d
25. Which of the iron containing compounds gives the red corpuscles its color?
a. Albumin c. Hemoglobin
b. Serum globulin d. Fibrinogen
Ans: c
26. Which type of cooperative promotes thrift among members and generates funds in order to lend to its members?
a. Service cooperative
b. Credit cooperative
c. Producers cooperative
d. Consumers cooperative
Ans: b
27. How does the government tax people’s labor?
a. Through inheritance tax
b. Through real estate tax
c. Through an income tax
d. Through value added tax
Ans: c
28. Because of the onset and proliferation of AIDS case, which social problem gained renewed attention and concern?
a. Child labor c. Prostitution
b. Drug addiction d. Pornography
Ans: c
29. Our opposition to divorce could be an influence of the ______.
a. Educational system of the Spaniards
b. Protestant religion introduced by the Americans
c. Roman Catholic religion introduced by the Spaniards
d. American constitution
Ans: c
30. Which statement on Alcoholics Anonymous is correct?
a. It is a group of alcoholic fathers and mothers who has made it its mission to help alcoholic fathers and mothers
b. It helps alcoholics to avoid alcohol use and rebuild their lives
c. It is a group of businessmen bent on stopping the manufacture of alcoholic drinks
d. It is an association of alcoholics who remain unknown to each other
Ans: b
31. Which is the primary factor that drives most Filipino men and women to leave their families and work abroad?
a. Poverty
b. Illiteracy
c. Insurgency
d. Dissatisfaction with Philippine society
Ans: a
32. Each bag of rice contains 50 kg. What would be the increase in the price if the cost of one bag of rice goes from P950.00 to P1,200.00?
a. P250.00 c. P3.75
b. P7.50 d. P5.00
Ans: a
33. What happens to the speed of sound waves as it travels from a less medium to a denser medium?
a. The speed increases
b. The speed stays the same
c. Total internal reflection happens
d. The speed decreases
Ans: a
34. _____ not making the most of ____ opportunities.
a. You’re – you’re c. You’re – your
b. You – your d. You’re – you
Ans: c
35. Between January 2008 and August 2008, the price of gasoline rose from 28.40 to 52.90 per liter. What is the percent of increase over the 8-month period?
a. 97.5% c. 24.5%
b. 86.27% d. 46.81%
Ans: a
36. Sound : Decibel :: ________ : ________.
a. Area : Square
b. Capacity : Hectare
c. Length : Meter
d. Volume : Cube
Ans: c
37. In which of the following medium would sound waves travel the fastest?
a. Vibrating objects c. Gases
b. Liquids d. Solids
Ans: d
38. Which of these characterize/s metals?
I. Good electrical conductors
II. They are malleable and ductile
III. They form basic oxides
a. I, II and III
b. I only
c. I and III only
d. II and III only
Ans: a
39. We always hear doctors warming us to limit salt intake. What is the effect of salt on cells?
a. Salt makes cells swell
b. Salt dehydrates the cell
c. Salt clogs the cell
d. Salt punctures the cell
Ans: b
40. In the playground for kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there are 43 wheels in all, how many tricycles are there?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 11
Ans: a
41. The edges of a cubical frame are made from plastic straws. How much longer is the total length of the plastic edges of a 10 cm compared to a cube whose edge is 8 cm?
a. 24 cm c. 16 cm
b. 32 cm d. 8 cm
Ans: a
42. In a Mathematics test, 35 students passed and 30% failed. How many students took the test?
a. 60 b. 50 c. 40 d. 30
Ans: b
43. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those of another right triangle are 12 and 16. How much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smaller triangle?
a. 84 b. 14 c. 7 d. 12
Ans: d
44. In the capitalist system, monopoly and control of prices are done through cartels while in the cooperative system _______.
a. There is no monopoly by a powerful group because efforts are geared toward the upliftment of the life of the members
b. Monopoly and control of prices are done by the Chairman of the Board
c. Control of prices is done by the Board of Directors and Management staff
d. Monopoly is done through the members with the highest capital build up
Ans: a
45. What holds true to a cooperative?
a. Membership is open only to a selected few
b. Each member is entitled to only one vote, regardless of his position
c. Distribute of patronage refund is equal for all
d. A member who has more shares has more votes
Ans: b
46. Which is the supreme body in a cooperative?
a. The elected officers
b. The assembly
c. The Board of Directors
d. The management staff
Ans: b
47. At what rate of interest should P2,400 be invested so that it will earn P880 in 8 months?
a. 6½% b. 5½% c. 5% d. 6%
Ans: c
48. She described her classmate’s statement as too SOPHOMORIC. This means ____.
a. Grown up c. Wise
b. Mature d. Immature
Ans: d
49. Which of the following light has the longest wavelength?
a. Red c. Yellow
b. Blue d. Green
Ans: a
50. Some factories use water to cool their equipment, warming the water in the process. If the warm water is dumped into a river, lake or ocean, how might it affect the ecology of the body of water?
I. The added heat may result to the decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by the aquatic organisms
II. The added heat will accelerate the chemical-biological process that may alter the reproductive processes of the aquatic plants and animals
III. The increase in the temperature will increase the amount of dissolved carbon dioxide causing the acidity of water to exceed harmful levels for aquatic plants and animals
a. I and III c. II only
b. I and II d. I only
Ans: b
