READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based
on what is stated or implied in the passage.
1 The guerrilla is like a poet
Keen to the rustle of leaves
The break of twigs
The ripples of the river
The smell of fire
And the ashes of departure.

7 The guerrilla is like a poet

He has merged with the trees
The bushes and the rocks
Ambiguous but precise
Well-versed on the law of motion
And master of myriad images.

13 The guerrilla is like a poet.

Enrhymed with nature
The subtle rhytym of the greenery
The inner silence, the outer innocence
The steel tensile in-grace
That ensnares the enemy.

19 The guerrilla is like a poet.

He moves with the green brown multitude
In bush burning with red flowers
That crown and hearten all
Swarming the terrain as a flood
Marching at last against the stronghold.

25 An endless movement of strength

Behold the protracted theme:
The people’s epic, the people’s war.

 
1. To what/who is the guerilla being compared to?
A. A type of literature that captures the movement and uncontrived enchantment of
nature.
B. A scribe leaned to the beauty of nature with the blood of a rebel coursing through its
veins as the main driving force in writing.
C. An author whose practice is derived from the careful observation of the bewildering
splendor of nature.
D. Cannot be inferred from the passage.
2. What bodily sense cannot be perceived in the poem?
 The sense of sight has not been portrayed clearly hence, sight.
 The sense of taste cannot be discerned from the lines; hence, taste.
 The sense of hearing was unobservable all throughout the passage; hence, hearing.
 All basic bodily senses can be recognized from the text. 
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based
on what is stated or implied in the passage.

Rebellion is the Descendant of Harsh Hands

by Rose Marie Juan Austin

1 Our shoulders are drooping

They are heavily laden
With numerous harsh laws
The rulers had imposed.

5 We are treated with iron fists

Reduced to mere machines
The rulers forgot
That we have hearts
Where we hide

10 The pains we feel inside.

They put us under the silkiness
Of their palms
Yet, their fingers
Act like giant claws

15 That strangle
And get our nods of agreement
On the laws, they love to implement.
The pent-up anger
And toils of suffering

20 Are indeed overflowing

It turned into a fireball
Ready to hit and roll.

3. The phrase "iron fist" is an example of _____ that means ________.

 Metaphor; an approach which deals with people (constituents) with very strict
and cruel policies.
 Idiom; an approach which deals with people (constituents) with very strict and cruel
policies.
 Metaphor; an approach which makes a governing body to be much more above than its
constituents.
 Idiom; an approach which makes a governing body to be much more above than its
constituents.
 
4. What emotion can be felt in the poem?
 indignance
 repugnance
 despondence
 grief
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based
on what is stated or implied in the passage.

The old trope of paths not taken is one examined by Nick Joaquin in his play El Camino Real: One Emilio
Aguinaldo reflects upon his missed chance of taking back Manila from the Spaniards sans the aid of
Americans by marching down El Camino Real, the royal road—now the Coastal Road that connects Manila’s
south to Cavite. There had lain before Aguinaldo the path of true conquest—a path that reclaimed what was
rightfully the Filipinos’, a path that could have been forged by Filipinos alone—and Aguinaldo had not taken
it. Joaquin, through an imagining of Aguinaldo’s inner life, opines on the Philippines that could have been
wrought had one man, leading a host of others, marched down the path of kings.

But we Filipinos have known to take confidently to the streets our devotions and our yearnings, our furies. On
the streets, we gather to be heard, to be seen, by the powers that be. We gather in thoroughfares to welcome
home triumphant athletes and venerated celebrities; we sanctify the celebrity, trailing after roving stages.
When the sitting Pope visits with the country’s Catholic faithful, the roads are lined with often rain-drenched
thousands hopeful for a glimpse of, a wave from, a benediction. We honor the dead, close down arteries of
the city to march after a coffin inching to its final resting place. We topple a dictator, even at the cost of our
lives; we rise up when the state threatens to turn its back on its citizens.

We rouse, we march we rally. The same streets that we cross to go to our schools and offices and malls are
the streets that hold us when we craft paper mâché facsimiles of public figures, unfurl canvas sheets
emblazoned with slogans, and chant battle cries; it is these streets that hold us as we stand vigil. We stand
upon the very streets we lament on the day-to-day—via debates, consciously made or otherwise, pitting
inconvenience against development—when we need the Republic to listen; the volume of people we scorn in
our daily tribulations become brothers- and sisters-in-arms when a goal must be won for the citizenry. The
commonplace, the purely pragmatic—at its most fundamental: A-line, be it straight or weaving, that conveys
us from one point to another—becomes a stage upon which revolutions spark. For on and along roads—first
cleared paths through foliage and terra, and then lined dirt and then gravel, and then asphalt and steel and
concrete—shooting through our archipelago, Filipinos gather—collective movements within all these
centuries creating true cartography of Philippine democracy.

(An excerpt from A History of the Philippine Political Protest from the Official Gazette of the Philippines)

 
5. According to the passage, where do Filipinos usually take their devotions and yearnings?
This is supported by line __, paragraph ___.
 Roads; Line 3, Paragraph 2
 Streets; Line 2, Paragraph 2
 Streets; Line 2, Paragraph 3
 Roads; Line 4, Paragraph 3
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based
on what is stated or implied in the passage
Allowables
by Nikki Giovanni

1 I killed a spider
Not a murderous brown recluse
Nor even a black widow
And if the truth were told this

5 Was only a small

Sort of papery spider
Who should have run
When I picked up the book
But she didn’t

10 And she scared me

And I smashed her
I don’t think
I’m allowed
To kill something

15 Because I am
Frightened
 
6. What line evokes the confessional voice of the story?
 Line 1
 Line 6
 Line 12
 Line 15 and 16

7. On which lines does the author incorporate imagery and personification?

 Line 1-2
 Line 3-4
 Line 5-6
 Line 7-8

8. The author declares on lines 9-11 that the spider is female. What is the purpose?
 To illustrate the spider's prejudicial weakness and vulnerability.
 To allude that humans should not harm others no matter who and what they are.
 B only
 Both A and B
 
9. In what part does the poem shift its tone from violent to fearful?
 After the 5th line
 After the 10th line
 After the 11th line
 After the 5th and 10th line
10. The poem largely incorporates various elements of what literary technique?
 Hyperbole 
 Irony
 Simile
 Metonymy
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

Space, as they say, is big. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979), Douglas Adams elaborates: ‘You
may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to space.’ It’s hard to convey
in everyday terms the enormity of the cosmos when most of us have trouble even visualising the size of the
Earth, much less the galaxy, or the vast expanses of intergalactic space. — Katie Mack, “Big space” (Aeon,
2020)

 
11. Which of the following is not a relationship of the third sentence to the premise of the text?
 The third sentence restates the idea of the premise.
 The third sentence states the effect of the premise.
 The third sentence provides subtle examples to support the premise.
 The third sentence analyzes the premise.
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

Mr. Duterte will be committing political hara-kiri if he instigates a revolutionary government. A

revolutionary government automatically abrogates the Constitution and vests all government power in the
President alone. Congress and the Supreme Court can exist and function only upon the tolerance of the
President, and all their acts and decisions are subject to his approval. — Antonio Carpio, “What a
revolutionary government means” (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2020)

 
12. How are the three sentences related?
 The third sentence summarizes the arguments stated in the first and second sentences.
 The second and third sentences contradict the first sentence.
 The second and third sentences show an effect of the actions described in the first
sentence.
 The second sentence is not related to the third sentence, but it expounds the argument
in the first sentence.
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

Introversion is a basic personality style characterized by a preference for the inner life of the mind over the
outer world of other people. Compared to extroverts, introverts enjoy subdued and solitary experiences.

They seek out and enjoy opportunities for reflection and solitude; they think better by themselves. They are
drained by too much social interaction and are the first to leave a party. —Psychology Today, “Introversion”

 
13. WhaT is the relationship between these two paragraphs?
 The first paragraph states the cause of the effects listed in the second paragraph.
 The second paragraph restates and extends the information given in the first
paragraph.
 The second paragraph is an analysis of the information from the first paragraph.
 The second paragraph is a contradiction of the first paragraph.
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

There are only metaphors for becoming. Only the sibuyas un-peeling its layers, calachuci spreading their
petals, paruparo emerging from cocoons, events of blossoming, acts of uncovering, of nakedness. There are
no great metaphors for reversal. Perhaps the process of drying plums day-old tinapa fish in baskets shriveling
into themselves already frightened of exposure of appointment and disappointment. — Angela Gabrielle
Fabunan, “Destination” (Harana Poetry, 2020)

14.What does the fourth sentence do?

 It is a summary of the first sentence.
 It lists causes for the problem outlined in the second sentence.
 It gives examples of the idea described in the third sentence.
 It offers an analysis of the first and second sentences.
15. Based on the passage, which of the following is true?
 The third sentence commences a comparison.
 The second sentence supports the first, and the passage extends the idea of the first
sentence on the fourth.
 The fourth sentence contradicts the first sentence but supports the second sentence.
 The fourth sentence is a newly established and stand-alone idea.
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

Transience
(Campos, Dagohoy, & Ramirez, 2020)

1 Underneath the ceiling of an ineffable cosmos,

I lie next to you, supine along the immeasurable grains of sand.
As the mellifluous sound of crashing waves drowns us away
I can't help but ponder; where have you been, old friend?

2 An enthralling question! - forbid me now to answer

With that brilliant head of yours, need you implore?
For once, I'm here, right in your company,
Underneath the boundless stars, you adore.

3 What a peculiar reunion, I ponder,

All the while an influx of memories washes over me.
The plethora of sceneries transpires an ephemeral epiphany.
Short of breath, I gasp, why’d you let me go?

4 My dear, my dear, you question things not worth a thought.

Our rendezvous that one only knew - certainly not you.
‘Twas merely fate, however, fate flawed and askew,
But for what it’s worth, indeed you were one of the few.

5 I once neared losing my thread to the Parcae,

But alas; there, I met you, and you returned it to me.
I thought you’d take me with you, and oh so close was I to be yours!
Oh, heavens, tell me, am I standing once again on this estuary?

6 My, I’m aghast!

I've done nothing of the sort!
I can never give nor steal something unequivocally yours!

7 The end of your hour is clear.

Now come, it is time to take you away from here
Along this crystalline shore,
You’ll never see once more.

8 Thank you, Mors.

Alas, not even being under your Aegis could liberate me from this.
‘Tis the cruel fate of those who defy the inevitable.

9 With petals falling iridescently in the moonlight,

Life is like a rosebud that blooms beautifully over time.
Underneath stars luminating the sand’s and salt’s boundary
My life’s golden thread shall now be severed in the seas of destiny.

16. What is the passage about?

 It is about two supernatural friends unyielding to their destinies. They went on a
journey throughout the extraterrestrial plane, went toe-to-toe with celestial beings, and
eventually controlled their own fate.
 It is about a person meeting their savior, but eventually yields to death. The
protagonist was saved at a prior experience, then lives their life, and eventually
embraces their destiny to pass on.
 It is about defying the inevitable and pursuing one’s destiny despite being at the grasp
of a higher power. The main character had an epiphany, realizes that life is but a series
of mazes, challenges, and systems, and tries to change the paradigm, eventually failing
and accepting fate as it is.
 It is about two lovers and their fated meeting, growth, journey, and demise. The initial
part of the story was about their experiences, while the last parts are about them
accepting their break up, eventually moving on.

17. What could the third stanza mean?

 The main character realizes that the person that they’re talking to is someone they’ve
met in the previous life and who eventually left them.
 They were lovers who led a happy, meaningful life. They eventually passed on but
reunited once more.
 The main character unlocks a forgotten memory and remembers their experiences with
the one they’re talking to.
 They were enemies who fought a long battle, and eventually, the main character lost
but was given mercy by the antagonist, thus surviving and reuniting once more.
Analyze the graph and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based
on what is stated or implied in the graph

 
18. What can be inferred from the graph?
 As time passes by, the number of accidents per year only increases.
 2006 had the least number of accidents.
 2009 and 2010 were the years that almost had the same number of average accidents
compared to their total number of accidents.
 April of 2006 had the least number of accidents.
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage.

A chance for PhilHealth reforms

(The Philippine Star) - September 2, 2020 - 12:00am

A year and another corruption scandal ago, Ricardo Morales was appointed president and chief executive
officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. The retired Army brigadier general was moved from the
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to PhilHealth amid reports that the state insurer had paid for
kidney treatments of dead patients at the Wellmed Dialysis Center.

The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal charges for corruption and fraud against 21
PhilHealth accreditation officials over the “ghost” dialysis claims. Roy Ferrer lost his post as PhilHealth
president and CEO.

Now Morales himself is out of the post and has been recommended for a criminal indictment by the Senate
committee of the whole, which includes all members of the chamber, in connection with new PhilHealth
anomalies. Resigned and incumbent PhilHealth officials have said a syndicate or “mafia” is behind the
continuing anomalies in the agency.

This is the challenge now facing Dante Gierran, a lawyer and accountant who once headed the NBI, and is
now tasked to undertake the cleansing in PhilHealth that was assigned to Morales. The challenge is daunting.

Morales, who is battling cancer and wished Gierran good health in the top PhilHealth post, has said it would
take about three years and an external management team to clean up the agency. Morales says PhilHealth is
“not configured” for clean and efficient management. He points to hospitals, working in collusion with
PhilHealth insiders, for the rot in the agency.

Gierran is assuming the PhilHealth post amid high expectations that he can carry out the long-overdue
honest-to-goodness housecleaning. The problem is complicated by the disclosure of Rodolfo del Rosario Jr.,
who resigned as PhilHealth senior vice president for the legal sector, that the regional directors of the agency
who have been tagged in the scandal have political backers.
Gierran will have to navigate this minefield as he implements structural reforms that will plug opportunities
for stealing PhilHealth funds while at the same time identifying, prosecuting, and penalizing those behind the
anomalous activities.

In this pandemic, it is a national tragedy that one of the most critical agencies in the COVID response is
mired in a corruption scandal. The agency badly needs to regain public confidence. A new chief should pave
the way for the long-overdue overhaul of PhilHealth.

 
19. What is the article about?
 Shedding light on the mishaps of the president.
 Introducing an opportunity to reform the fallen agency.
 Criticizing the new leader.
 Comparing and contrasting particular leaders and individuals.

20. What conclusion can be drawn from the article?

 Gierran will have to prove himself capable of leading the agency that has fallen
into shambles.
 Gierran has failed not only the agency but the country as well.
 The agency badly needs to regain the nation’s trust, which is Morales’ task.
 Morales was a better and more capable president than Roy Ferrer.
Basahin at sagutan ang mga susunod na katanungan
On Children (sinipi ni Lualhati Bautista sa nobelang Dekada ’70)

1 Ang inyong mga anak ay hindi n'yo anak.

Sila’y mga anak na lalaki’t babae ng buhay
na naghahanap ng sariling saysay.

4 Nagdaan sila sa inyo ngunit hindi iyo

at bagama’t sila ay inyong pinalaki,
wala silang pananagutan sa inyo.

7 Marahil ibinigay n'yo ang inyong pag-ibig

ngunit ‘di ang inyong isip sapagkat
sila ay may sariling kaisipan.

10 Maaring masilid n'yo ang kanilang katawan

ngunit ‘di ang kanilang kaluluwa,
ngunit ‘di ang kanilang kinabukasan.

Gibran, K. (1983). On Children. (L. Bautista, Trans.). (Original work published 1923). Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/dkd70/posts/ang-inyong-mga-anak-ay-hindi-nyo-anak-silay-mga-anak-na-lalakit-
babaeng-buhay-n/453598092002270/

21. Alin sa mga sumusunod na pahayag ang sasang-ayunan ng may akda?

o Ang pagkatao ng isang anak ay hiwalay sa pagkatao ng kanyang magulang.
o Nararapat lamang na magpakita ng pagkawalang-bahala ang isang magulang sa
kaniyang anak.
o Sa kabila ng pagpapanganak at pagpapalaki ng mga magulang, kailanma’y
hindi nila magiging pagmamay-ari ang kanilang anak.
 o Ang mga magulang ay may kakanyahang maghandog ng pagmamahal,
kaisipan, at kaluluwa para sa anak nila.

Abrera, M. (2019, September 16). Kape. [Cartoon] Inquirer. Retrieved

from https://www.facebook.com/inquirercomics/posts/3438693372808240

22. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang dapat nakalagay sa patlang ng unang pigura?
o “Hindi ako nagchecheck ng attendance para sa klase ko.”
o “Bukas na lang pala tayo magsimula ng lesson.”
o “Hindi ako nakapagkape today.”
o “Automatic uno na kayong lahat sa subject ko.”
Castro-Talampas, Z. (2019, October 17). Calamansi Fish Fillet Recipe - Paano Lutuin At Mga
Sangkap. Retrieved from https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/calamansi-fish-fillet-recipe-paano-
lutuin-at-mga-sangkap-a150-20191017

23. Kung ang magluluto ay mayroong 1.2 kilong cream dory fish fillet, ilang bawang, wansoy,
mantikilya, at katas ng calamansi ang kailangan niyang ihanda?
o anim na pirasong bawang at maging sa kutsarang wansoy rin, tatlong kutsarang
mantikilya, at tatlong kapat na basong katas ng calamansi
o anim na pirasong bawang at maging sa kutsarang wansoy rin, tatlong
kutsaritang mantikilya, at tatlong-kapat na tasang katas ng calamansi
o anim na pirasong bawang at maging sa kutsarang wansoy rin, tatlong kutsarang
mantikilya, at tatlong-kapat na tasang katas ng calamansi
o anim na pirasong bawang at maging sa kutsarang wansoy din, tatlong kutsarang
mantika, at tatlong-kapat na tasang katas ng calamansi
Almuena, L. (2018, March 19). Basta Jeepney Driver nasa Deynjer. [Cartoon] UGATLahi
Artist Collective. Retrieved
from https://www.facebook.com/UGATLAHI/photos/a.380369307555/10156199625612556

24. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang mensaheng maaaring makuha mula sa editorial cartoon?
o Nararapat lamang na hindi mamasada ang mga lumang jeep sapagkat sagabal
ang mga ito sa pagbabago o modernisasyon
o Kagutuman ang abot ng mga tsuper, na sila ring pinaka-apektado sa
modernisasyon ng mga jeepney
o Mahirap ang buhay ng mga nagmamaneho ng jeep dahil lapitin sila ng mga tow
truck
o Dapat bahaginan muna ng makakain ang pamilya ng mga tsuper bago kuhanin
ang mga jeep sa kanila
Basahin at unawain.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill declaring September 11 a non-working holiday in Ilocos
Norte to honor the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos who was born on that day.

On Wednesday, September 2, a total of 197 legislators voted yes to House Bill (HB) No. 7137 setting every
September 11 as “President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Day” in Ilocos Norte, the bailiwick of the late
strongman and his family. Only 9 legislators voted no to bill, while one abstained from the vote. The bill was
primarily authored by 3 Ilocano lawmakers, including Marcos’ nephew, Ilocos Norte 2nd District
Representative Angelo Marcos Barba. Barba is the son of Marcos’ youngest sibling Fortuna Marcos Barba,
who died in 2018.

Marcos was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, on September 11, 1917. His 21-year presidency was marred by
corruption, killings, torture, disappearances, and media oppression. September is also the month when he
declared Martial Law, considered the darkest years of post-colonial Philippines.

Amnesty International also estimated that about 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 tortured, and 3,240
killed during Martial Law. The Marcoses also plundered the country's coffers, with various estimates pegging
the amount between $5 billion to $10 billion. The family patriarch was ousted during the 1986 EDSA People
Power Revolution. Years later, his clan successfully returned to politics, holding key posts in the so-called
Solid North and still enjoying the support of Marcos loyalists nationwide.

No version of HB 7137 has been filed in the Senate. If a Senate version is filed and approved on third and
final reading, the bill would be transmitted to Malacañang for the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte, who
counts the Marcoses as his allies.

It was under Duterte’s term when the Supreme Court allowed the burial of Marcos at the Libingan ng mga
Bayani, which Martial Law victims tried but failed to stop Marcos. The hero's burial for Marcos was among
Duterte's campaign promises.
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, one of the 8 lawmakers who voted against the bill, slammed
the measure and said the birth anniversary of the dictator who made thousands suffer should not be
celebrated.
"The birthday of one who has arrogated and abused power, defiled human rights, and betrayed the people's
trust must not be celebrated by a legislated holiday," Lagman said.

Cepeda, M. (2020, September 02). House OKs bill declaring Marcos holiday in Ilocos Norte. Retrieved from
https://rappler.com/nation/house-approves-bill-declaring-ferdinand-marcos-holiday-ilocos-norte

25. Ang mga sumusunod ay ang paglalarawan kay Marcos maliban sa

o Nandambong ang pamilya niya mula sa kaban ng bayan ng tinatayang $5
billion to $10 billion
o Siya ang nagdeklara ng Martial Law noong buwan ng Setyembre, na siyang
naghudyat sa pinakamadilim na panahon ng post-colonial na Pilipinas
o Tumigil na ang pamumuno ng kanyang pamilya matapos siyang patalsikin
bilang pangulo noong 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution
o Ang dalawampu’t isang taong kanyang pagkapangulo ay napuno ng katiwalian,
pagpatay, pagkawala, at pagpapahirap sa midya
Bangkang Papel
Sa maliit na tahanan, sa bayan ng San Pascual, naroon ang pamilyang Isidro. Payak lamang ang kanilang
pamumuhay at inaasa ang kanilang pangunahing kabuhayan sa pangingisda. Ilang araw na rin ang lumipas
mula nang umalis ang ama ni Castro upang mamalaot.

"Anak, halika pumasok ka na rito" bilin ni Ester kay Castro. Malalakas ang tunog ng buhos ng ulan sa
kanilang bubungan at hindi niya iyon masyado narinig. Sa halip, siya ay sumigaw. "Inay! Sandali lamang,
pupunta lamang ako sa aking mga kaibigan" at kumaripas siya ng takbo.

Ilang sandali rin ay bumaha, bagkus tumila na rin ang ulan. Ngayon, nagkakatuwaan ang mga bata sa
pagtatampisaw. Napagpasyahan nilang magkakaibigan na magpalutang ng bangkang papel. Nayaring
tinatangoy ng tubig, sinasalpok at inilulubog, yaring nawawasak. "Oh sige paunahan ah" kanilang banggit.
Nahuhuli si Castro sapagkat hirap siyang magpalutang ng bangkang papel. Nakailang ulit, ngunit hindi parin
niya mapalutang. Hanggang sa lumakas na naman ang ulan at napagpasiyahang umuwi.

Nakadungaw na lamang sa bintana si Castro at ang kaniyang mas maliit na kapatid na si Miling. Minamasdan
ang mga punong nagsasayawan dulot ng malakas na hangin. Malapit na gumabi, Gulilat si Castro at hinanap
sa paningin ang ina sapagkat kumidlat nang malakas.

Nagsunod-sunod ang tila malalaking bato sa bubong nila. Patuloy ang ulan, napabalikwas at ang tinig niya ay
pinatalagos na karimlan at nagtanong sa kanyang ina kung umuwi na ba ang tatay. Umiling na lamang ang ina
na animo ay nag-aalala rin. Lumalim ang gabi at nakatulog si Castro at Miling, samantalang naghihintay parin
ang ina sa paguwi ng kanilang itay. Ang kinabukasan ay mas mailawas, ngunit kakaiba.

Dumating si Aling Berta, ang kaibigan ng kanilang ina, kinausap ito. Isang kamay ang dumantay sa balikat ni
Ester. Ang mga mata'y tila nangungusap, at tumulo ang mga nagbabadyang luha.

"Inay, anong nangyari?" nagising sa ulirat ang ina nang tinanong iyon ni Castro. Tila walang narinig si Ester
sa tinanong ng kanyang anak. Kanyang patuloy na hinaplos ang mga buhok nito, kaagad din niyang binihisan.
"Inay saan po tayo pupunta?" tanong ni Miling. Nagulumihanan silang umalis.

Nang sila'y pumunta sa baranggay, kaniyang ipinagtapat kay Castro ang nangyari dahil siya ang mas
nakatatanda sa kanilang magkapatid. Kasama ang kanilang ama sa labinlimang namatay sa paglubog ng
bangkang sinasakyan ng kanyang ama. Ang gabing yaon na may dagundong. Iyon ang huling sandaling
naranasan ni Castro ang maging bata. Napuno ng pangamba sa hinaharap, sapagkat naaalala niya ang
nakababatang sarili na hindi makapagpalutang ng bangkang papel.
-k.c 2020

26. Ano ang sinisimbulo ng bangkang papel na hindi mapalutang ni Castro?

o Pamahiin na lulubog ang bangkang sinasakyan ng kaniyang ama
o Hudyat ng paglubog ng kaniyang pangarap
o Mali ang kaniyang pagtupi ng bangkang papel
o Hindi niya naprotektahan ang bangkang papel

27. Ano ang kahulugan ng napabalikwas na ginamit sa talata?

o Nagulat
o Lumipad
o Nagmamadaling kumilos
o Umiyak

28. Ang kahulugan ng gulilat ay ______

o Nagmamadali
o Nag-panic
o Nagulat
o Nangangamba
Piliin ang titik ang tamang sagot
Ako ang daigdig ni Alejandro G. Abadilla

ako
ang daigdig

ako
ang tula

ako
ang daigdig
ang tula

ako
ang daigdig
ng tula
ang tula
ng daigdig

ako
ang walang maliw na ako
ang walang kamatayang ako
ang tula ng daigdig

II
ako
ang daigdig ng tula

ako
ang tula ng daigdig
ako
ang malayang ako
matapat sa sarili
sa aking daigdig
ng tula

ako
ang tula
sa daigdig

ako
ang daigdig
ng tula

ako

III
ako
ang damdaming
malaya

ako
ang larawang
buhay

ako
ang buhay
na walang hanggan

ako
ang damdamin
ang larawan
ang buhay

damdamin
larawan
buhay
tula
ako

IV
ako
ang daigdig
sa tula

ako
ang daigdig
ng tula

ako
ang daigdig

ako
ang tula
daigdig
tula ako
29. Ano ang pinakahuhulugan ng binasang tula?
o Alagaan ang ating daigdig
o Pagiging malaya
o Paglalarawan sa ngayon
o Wala sa nabanggit 
30. Si Alejandro Abadilla ay tinaguriang
o Ama ng panitikan
o Ama ng balagtasan
o Ama ng balarila ng wikang Filipino
o Ama ng modernismo
 

Ka Bel ni Bienvenido Lumbrera

Ang lider ay isang sangkap lamang ng tagumpay,
Ang masa ang siyang tunay na mapagpasiya.
Maraming beses na nating sinabi sa kanila,
Subalit makunat talaga ang kanilang utak,
Ayaw nang talaban ng ating katotohanan.
Iligpit ang lider at tuluyang mawawasak
Ang rebolusyong binabalak, iyan lamang
Ang kaya nilang paniwalaan.

Ulianin ang katarungang atas ng Malakanyang,

Dinaklot ng batas na walang kinamuwangan
Ang lider ng Anakpawis, di-umano’y imbitasyong lang,
Proklamasyon 1017 ang mahigpit na dahilan.
Nang maikandado ang seldang kulungan,
Inakala nilang nalumpo na ang himagsikan,
Kaliweteng party-list di na makagagalaw.

Subalit ang mga manggagawa, lahat ng anakpawis

Na walang pangalan sa mga pabrika at lansangan,
Ang mga pagtutol na isinisigaw, ang pagkakabigkis
Lalong tumitibay—Palayain si Crispin Beltran!
Ang masa, ang masa, pag nabuksan ang isipan,
Uugit ng landas tungo sa kalayaan.
Diwa ni Ka Bel di kayang ihiwalay ng rehas na bakal
Sa sambayang kanyang pinaglingkuran,
Naging sinag ng araw na tumimo sa kamalayan,
At ngayo’y liwanag na nagpupumiglas
Sa dilim at dagim na isinasabog ng Malakanyang.
Loob nati’y tibayan, likumin ang kaliwanagan,
Bukang-liwayway ng ating paglaya’y
Hinding-hindi na mapipigilan!

31. Anong panahon naganap ang tula sa itaas?

o Rehimeng Marcos
o Rehimeng Estrada
o Rehimeng Arroyo
 o Rehimeng Duterte

32. Bakit hindi kinikilalang pangulo ng mamamayan ang sagot sa bilang (31)?
o Dahil sa pagtaas ng mga bilihin dahil sa korapsyon
o Dahil sa kabi-kabilang hindi makatarungang pagpatay
o Dahil sa hindi maayos na pamamalakad ng pamahalaan
o Dahil sa kaliwa't kanang krisis sa pulitika at ekonomiya na napako sa mga
manggagawa

Biyaheng Bakal ni Juan Bautista

Habang naglalakad nang nakayuko hawak ang selpon, nagmamadali pero tatanga-tanga, hindi ko sinasadyang
natadiyakan ang mga paninda ng isang ale sa gilid ng bangketa. “Ano ka ba? Selpon ka nang selpon hindi ka
tumitingin sa nilalakaran mo!” Sigaw sa ‘kin ng medyo may edad nang ale. “Pasensya na ho,” sabi ko, “may
nasira ho ba? Babayaran ko na lang ho. Pasensya na.” Patuloy ko habang tinutulungan siyang damputin isa-
isa ang mga nagkalat niyang paninda.

Andaming sinasabi sa ‘kin ng ale habang inaayos namin ang mga paninda niya. “Alam mo ba ang halaga ng
mga kamatis at talong na ‘yan, ha?” Tanong niya sa ‘kin. Ang sagot ko nama’y ‘oho. Babayaran ko ho.’

Ang sabi ni aleng tindera. Hindi raw yung presyo ang itinatanong niya. Kundi ang ‘halaga’, at ikinuwento
niya sa ‘kin ang lahat kung papaano niyang itinanim at kung gaano katagal ang kanyang hinintay bago niya
pitasin ang mga ‘yon para maitinda at mapakinabangan. At nang iabot ko ang aking pera bilang bayad danyos
sa kapalpakan ko, hindi niya ‘yon tinanggap at sinabing mag-iingat na lang daw ako sa susunod at baka ‘pag
sa iba ko raw ‘yon nagawa ay baka magulpi pa ‘ko. Muli akong humingi ng pasensya bago nagpatuloy sa
paglalakad bilang mahuhuli na ‘ko sa trabaho.

Subalit hindi pa ‘ko nakakalayo, narinig ko ang komosiyon sa bangketa. Hinahakot ng mga lalakeng sakay ng
trak ang paninda ng mga pobreng tindero’t tindera. Walang patawad. Lahat ng maaari nilang damputin at
kamigin ay talaga namang parang wala nang bukas. Ambibilis pang magsikilos, akala mo’y mga bulateng
inasinan na nag-uunahan sa pagsalok ng tubig para ibuhos sa nanghahapdi nilang mga katawan.

Nakita ko ‘yung ale na na-hassle ko na umiiyak. Wala na ‘yung mga paninda niya. Sa isip-isip ko, ganun
naman talaga, lahat ng pinaghihirapan naming mga pobre, nawawala sa isang palatak lang. At base na rin sa
aral na nakuha ko sa kalye nung araw na ‘yon, sa presyo naman lagi nagkakatalo; hindi na kailangang alamin
pa kung ano ang halaga.

 
33. Anong uri ng panitikan ang iyong nabasa?
o Maikling kwento
o Parabula
o Dagli
o Tula

34. Bakit Biyaheng Bakal ang pamagat ng paksa?

o Nagmamadali ang bida sa kanyang trabaho
o May cleaning operation sa kalyeng nabanggit
o Malapit sa riles ng tren ang pook ng kaganapan
o Junkshop ang pangunahing ikinabubuhay
 
35. Saan matatagpuan ang aral ng kwento?
o Unang talata
o Ikalawang talata
o Ika-apat na talata
o ikalimang talata
Parabula ng Sampung Dalaga retrieved from https://pinoycollection.com/parabula/
Ang pagpasok sa kaharian ng Diyos ay maitutulad sa talinghagang ito.

Mayroong sampung dalaga na lumabas upang sumalubong sa lalaking ikakasal. Lahat sila ay may dalang
ilawan. Lima sa mga dalaga ay matatalino samantalang ang lima ay hangal.

Bagama’t may dala-dalang ilawan ang limang dalagang hangal, wala naman silang baon na langis na reserba.
Kabaligtaran naman ng limang dalagang matatalino dahil bukod sa kanilang ilawan na dala ay mayroon pa
silang baong langis.

Naantala ang pagdating ng lalaking ikakasal kaya naman ang mga dalaga ay inantok at nakatulog sa
paghihintay.

Nang maghatinggabi na ay may sumigaw at sinabing, “Narito na ang lalaking ikakasal! Lumabas na kayo
upang salubungin siya!”

Mabilis na bumangon ang sampung dalaga at agad na inayos ang kani-kanilang ilawan.

Napansin ng mga dalagang hangal na aandap-andap na kanilang ilawan kaya naman sila’y humingi ng langis
sa mga dalagang matatalino.

Ngunit pinayuhan ng mga matatalino na pumunta na lamang ang mga hangal sa tindahan upang bumili ng
langis dahil baka hindi magkasya sa kanilang lahat ang dala nilang langis.

Kaya naman agad na lumakad ang limang babaeng hangal upang bumili ng langis.

Di nagtagal ay dumating ang lalaking ikakasal at ang nasumpungan niyang limang dalaga ay kasama niyang
pumasok sa kasalan saka isinara ang pinto.

Pagkaraan ay dumating ang limang dalagang hangal at nakiusap ng, “Panginoon, panginoon, papasukin po
ninyo kami!”

Ngunit tumugon ang lalaking ikakasal at sinabing, “Sino ba kayo? Hindi ko kayo kilala.”

Pagkatapos nito’y sinabi ni Jesus, “Kaya magbantay kayo, sapagkat hindi ninyo alam ang araw ni ang oras.”

 
36. Ano ang aral sa pangungusap?
 Dapat hindi ikasal dahil sakit lamang ito sa ulo.
 Walang nakaaalam ng araw o ng oras sa pagbabalik ng Panginoon kaya naman
dapat nating ugaliing maging handa ng lahat ng pagkakataon.
 Magbigay sa nangangailangan at maging mapagbigay sa lahat ng pagkakataon.
 Wala sa nabanggit

"Rehas" orihinal na liriko ni Gary Granada

Rehas ang bawat bukangliwayway
Mula sa pagdilat hanggang paghimlay
Ika'y sa galaw ng madla sasabay
Landas man ay rehas ng paglalakbay

Rehas ang awit, pader ang tula

Selda ang tila magarang dula
Pagkahabahaba ng tanikala
Bihag, kailan ka makakawala?

Yaman ay rehas ng paghahanda

Rehas ang oras sa iyong pagtanda
Ganda't tagumpay walang mapapala
Rehas ang buhay kung siya ay wala

Minsang nakatali ang asong hangal

Ikut ng ikot hanggang masakal
Huwag kang mangiti at huwag kang matuwa
Gapos ka rin ng sariling gawa

Rehas ang buhay, rehas ang buhay

Rehas ang buhay kung siya ay wala

37. Ano ang pinakahuhulugan ng nabasa?

 Binibigyang kahulugan nito ang buhay ng isang preso at sa kanyang paniniwala
 Binibigyang salaysay nito ang tanikalang nakagapos pa rin sa mga mamamayan
 Napakalupit ng buhay sa kulungan
 Wala sa nabanggit

38. Si Gary Granada ay

 Isang pastor
 Isang musikero, manunula, mang-aawit na gumagawa ng mga likha na may politikal na
aspeto
 Isang broadcaster, radio talent, board member ng ibang organisasyon at nagtuturo sa
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
 Parehong B at C

"Philippines 2000" liriko ni Gary Granada

Gutom ay huwag intindihin, sakit ay huwag indahin
Manalig ka sa gobyerno
Brown out, demolition, basura at inflation
Tiyaga at konti pang sakripisyo
Magtiis sa sahod, ilang taon na lang
Eto na ang nichood, isang igkas na lang
Welcome to the future: Philippines 2000

Kailangang makautang, kailangan ng kuryente

Kailangan ng emergency powers
Outward-looking na agribusiness
World-class quality toys, handicrafts at cutflowers
Yes to land conversion, yes to strike ban
Yes to crop conversion, dollar earning yan
Welcome to the furure: Philippines 2000

Pagod na pagod na ang bayan

Hingal na hingal na ang bayan
Palaklakin ng lipovitan

Sundin natin ang utos ng dayo

Itaas na ang presyo ng krudo't langis
Kung ayaw ng tao, bawasan ang serbisyo
At dagdagan pa ang buwis
Industrialization ang pupuntahan
Militarization ang tanging daan
Welcome to the future: Philippines 2000

Hilunghilo na ang bayan

Litunglito na ang bayan
Kamusta kaya ang kilusan

Businesspeople, overseas workers

Media at entertainers, ngo at Simbahan
Peace talks, coop, nata de condom
Levy, lotto, remittance, basta pagkakitaan
Salubungin natin ang kaunlaran
Kahit buhay natin ang kabayaran
Welcome to the future: Philippines 2000

Salubungin natin ang kaunlaran

Kahit buhay natin ang kabayaran
Welcome to the future: Philippines 2000

39. Tungkol saan ang nabasang kanta

 Natural Wonders
 Mga problema ng Pilipinas
 A at B
 Wala sa nabanggit

40. [BONUS] describe mo ano feeling mo today na nagtetest ka HAHAHAH *

TENSE!!!
LANGUANGE PROFIENCY

1.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

 Metonymy
 Alliteration
 Idiom
 Rhyme
 None of the above

2. The sun’s harsh rays tore through my clothes as if biting my prickled skin.
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Hyperbole
 Personification
 None of the above

3. Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.
 Apostrophe
 Irony
 Syndecdoche
 Anaphore
 None of the above

4. She was the Marie Antoinette of our class.

 Simile
 Metaphor
 Allusion
 Personification
 None of the above

5. There is no peace without war in this depraved world.

 Antithesis
 Oxymoron
 Irony
 Paradox
 None of the above

ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Choose the letter of the best answer

6. The client called the supplier after he failed to deliver the parcel on time.
 He failed
  to deliver
 on time
 No error

7. Isabelle, to her horror, learned this all together unpleasant lesson herself.
 herself
 learned
 all together
 No error

8. “The borgeoisie is defined as the middle class, typically used with reference to feelings of
materialism when describing the middle class.”
 with reference to
 is
 borgeoisie
 No error

9. The instruction that he was given was to “turn right by the crossroads”
 was
 turn
 by
 No error

10. “Originally a protested on conventional painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement had a great
influence on the art of its time.”
 protested on
 of
 exerted
 No error

11. If Selene had realized it earlier, she might have found a way to reverse the situation before
it escalated.
 had realized
 to reverse
 escalated
 No error
12. Everybody who intends to attend the party need to dress according to the theme.
 everybody
 to attend
 need
 No error

13. Neither Blair nor Courtney were there when the incident occurred
 nor
  were
 occurred
 No error
14. Cassidy would not have gotten herself involved in all the drama if Henry did not goad her.
 involved
 in
 did not goad
 No error

15. All participants strive for the same results: you try to make everyone else look bad.
 results:
 you
 to make
 No error

SPELLING
Choose the letter of the best answer

16. It is also known as “leaf cabbage”.

 kale
 kail
 cale
 cail

17. ...is the personality trait of being diligent or careful.

 consciensious
 conscientiouse
 conscientious
 consiencious

18. A person who helps organizations or groups work together, somewhat of a “bridge”, in a
manner of speaking.
 liason
 liasion
 liaison
 liaision

19. This is another word for “tough”.

 ardeous
 ardous
 arduous
 arderous

20. It is another word for “salacious”.

  titilating
 titalating
 tittilating
 titillating

ANALOGY

21. knowledge : ignorance :: love : _______

 hatred
 enmity
 indifference
 aversion

22. Muslim : mosque :: Jew : ______

 temple
 parish
 sanctuary
 synagogue

23. museum : curator :: prison : ______

 culprit
 warden
 inmate
 jailor

24. epiphany : insight :: catharsis : ______

 repose
 tension
 tribulation
 ecstasy

25. hungry : gluttonous :: thrifty : ______

 vice
 avarice
 self-control
 virtuous

BEST SENTENCE IDENTIFICATION

26. Choose the best sentence.

 Because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom, you can’t separate it.
 No one can be peaceful and free, so, that is why you cannot separate peace from
freedom.
 You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has
his freedom.
  Being at peace and having freedom cannot be separated because no one can be at peace
unless he had his freedom
 
 
27. Choose the best sentence
 We must learn to live together as brothers or perishing together as fools.
 We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
 We must learn to live together as brothers; or perish together as fools.
 We must learn living together as brothers or to perish together as fools.

28 Choose the best sentence

 For being free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but living in a way that is
respecting and is enhancing the freedom of others.
 To live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others, for to be free is not
merely to cast off one’s chains.
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains; but to live in a way that is
respecting and is enhancing the freedom of others.
 For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects
and enhances the freedom of others.

29. Choose the best sentence

 The best sentence in the world is composed of you and me with no periods—just
semicolons.
 The best sentence in the world is composed of you and I with no periods; just
semicolons.
 The best sentence in the world is composed of you and I with no periods just
semicolons.
 The best sentence in the world is composed of you and me with no periods - just
semicolons.

30. Choose the best sentence

 Recently having ended a three-year relationship, she consoled Jonathan the best that
his mother could.
 Him recently having ended a three-year relationship his mother consoled Jonathan the
best that she could.
 Recently having ended a three-year relationship, his mother consoled Jonathan the best
that she could.
 Recently having ended a three-year relationship, Jonathan was consoled by his
mother the best that she could.

PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATION
31. What is the third sentence of the essay?
 (A)
 (D)
 (B)
 (C)
 None of the above

32. What is the last sentence of the essay?

 (D)
 (A)
 (B)
 (C)
 None of the above

33. What is the second sentence of the essay?

 (D)
 (G)
 (A)
 (E)
 None of the above

34. What is the ordinal order of the letter (F) in the essay?
 2
 7
 6
 1
 None of the above

35. Which logical arrangement of the sentences will create the most coherent essay?
 C-D-A-B-G-E-F
  G-F-E-D-C-B-A
 B-D-C-F-G-A-E
 None of the above

VOCABULARY
For number 36-40: Choose the option that opposes the meaning of the word in between the
asterisks.
For number 41-45: Choose the option that is synonymous with the trait or condition that is
given.
 
36. It ***bemuses*** the intelligentsia when Rodney depletes the resources on military
aggression rather than on health and education.
 Engross
 Garble
 Beguile
 Eludicate
 None of the above

37. Reading articles and current news on Rappler, the New York Times, CNN, and Aeon
improve your ***acquisition*** of social reality
 Forfeit
 Accession
 Obtainment
 Reap
 None of the above

38. Last night, the President threw his ***tirades*** at the New People's Army (NPA).
 Farewell
 Diatribe
 Felicity
 Jeremiad
 None of the above

39. Hear the cries, hear the injustice; see the lies, and ***ferocities*** during the Marcos
regime.
 Death
 Rancor
 Affinity
 Abhorrence
 None of the above

40. "It would probably be a utopia," a student replied to his imperialistic teacher, "if we all
***inveighed*** against your idea that the hope of the global poor is elitism."
  Contend
 Enroot
 Battle
 Dislodge
 None of the above

41. “When nobody else bothers to speak up, she stands up and leads.” It can be inferred that
she possesses...
 Pragmatism
 Candor
 Benevolence
 Viability

42. “Rav Nigel loves to include many anecdotes and various statistics in his essays to support
his point.” Rav is...
 Coarse
 Ardent
 Eclectic
 Competent
 None of the above

43. Which of the following words would best describe a man in his 60's?
 Geriatric
 Juvenile
 Nonage
 Puerile
 None of the above

44. “With humility, Atticus surrendered to the sound arguments of his opponents and
acknowledged his team's defeat.” Atticus showed the act of...
 Camaraderie
 Contumacy
 Concealment
 Concession
 None of the above

45. To walk delicately means to:

 Mince
 Falter
 Plod
 Scuff
 None of the above
IDIOMS

46. When someone does his chemistry assignment by the skin of his teeth,
 he is barely making it
 he is almost done
 he is about to undergo a referral
 he is clueless where to begin
 None of the above

47. If you say something is a pie in the sky,

 you think it has many alternatives
 you think it is impossible
 you think it is realistic
 you think it is reversible
 None of the above

48. When someone wears his heart on his sleeve,

 he keeps his feelings a secret
 he tries to change the course of his thoughts
 he becomes vulnerably honest
 he pretends to look stoic
 None of the above

49. If you cut corners when doing something,

 you cut to the chase
 you do it cheaply at the expense of high standards
 you refine existing potential solutions for future use
 you fix problematic blindspots
 None of the above

50. When you are in a brown study,

 you produce poorly-written paperwork
 you are lost in your own reverie
 you sleep the whole day
 you organize brown parchments
 None of the above

FILIPINO
TALASALITAAN
 
51. Malalim at may malawak na bunganga ang tiklis na nabili ko sa bukid. Ang kahulugan ng
tiklis ay _____
 Mangkok
 Basket
  Kalaykay
 Plato

52. Ayaw ng guro sa mga tampalasan na estudyante. Ang tampalasan ay _____.

 Tamad
 Walang modo
 Makukulit
 Iyakin
 
53. "Silakbo ng kalooban" Ang siklabo ay ____.
 Mabuti
 Matinding pahayag ng damdamin
 Bukas
 Masidhing pagkagalit

54. Sapagkat hindi nakatapos ng pag-aaral, walang makuhang maayos na trabaho si Nena at
ngayon ay 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘱.
 Nakakahiya
 Nagbebenta ng uling
 Nakikitira
 Naghihirap
 

55. Maraming 𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸 ang iyong inuupuan.

 Sapot
 Langgam
 Mikrobyo
 Pintura

56. Natagpuan siyang walang malay sa 𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 kahapon.

 Dalampasigan
 Hardin
 Klinika
 Banyo

57. Bato-Balani
 Granite
 Saphire
 Dyamante
 Wala sa nabanggit

58. Labis ang kagalakang nadarama ni Dafhnie nang siya'y makasakay sa batlag na mamahalin.
Ang salitang batlag ay kasingkahuluhan ng salitang:
 Yate
  Motor
 Kotse
 Bisekleta

59. Si Santiago ay nanlunos batid ng pagkawala ng kanyang alagang pato. Ang salitang
nanlunos ay kasingkahulugan ng salitang:
 Nagalit
 Nayamot
 Nasiyahan
 Nalungkot
 
60. Dali-dali ang kanyang pagsasalapsap sa bawang at sibuyas dahil umiinit na ang mantika sa
kawali. Ang salitang pagsasalapsap ay kasingkahulugan ng salitang:
 Pagkagat
 Pagbabalat
 Paglinamnam
 Pagkamot

TAYUTAY
PILIIN ANG PINAKA-ANGKOP NA SAGOT.

61. Isang Rizal ang nagbuwis ng buhay alang-alang sa inang bayan.

 Pagmamalabis
 Pagpapalit-saklaw 
 Pagtaway
 Litotes

62. Hinehele ng hangin, pinapakalma ng ulan.

 Metapora
 Personipikasyon
 Pagmamalabis
 Pagtaway

63. "O tukso! Layuan mo ako!"

 Personipikasyon
 Pagpapalit-saklaw
 Pagtaway
 Metapora

64. Hindi ko sinasabing mabagal ka magsulat pero bakit hindi ka pa rin tapos?
 Pagpapalit-saklaw
 Pagtaway
  Litotes
 Metapora

65. Ang ulap ay kawangis ng tao

 Metapora
 Simile
 Personipikasyon
 Pagtaway

SALAWIKAIN
TUKUYIN ANG KAHULUGAN NG PANGUNGUSAP.

66. Bawat isa sa atin ay arkitekto ng kapalaran.

 Pagtanda natin ay arkitekto tayo
 Tayo ang gumagawa ng ating kapalaran
 Magiging arkitekto ang anak sa hinaharap
 Maarte ang kapalaran

67. Ang kita sa bula, sa bula rin mawawala

 Hanap-buhay ang paglalaba
 Nagtitinda ng sabon
 Lulubog-Lilitaw
 Wala sa nabanggit
 
68. Kapag ang dagat ay tahimik, asahan mo at malalim
o Matalinong tao
o Nakakatakot na nilalang
o Mabait ngunit nasa loob ang kulo
o Ang taong kalmado, maaaring nagtatago ng matinding emosyon
 
69. Walang palayok na kasukat na tungtong
 Tao ay makahahanap ng kabiyak
 Mataas ang pinag-aralan
 Patas ang lipunan
 Magalaw at laging nakakabasag

70. Naghangad ng kagitna, isang salop ang nawala

o Ang pagiging ganid ay palaging nawawalan
o Mag-aral nang mabuti
o Mag-ingat kapag gumagawa ng importanteng desisyon
o Magtipid para may madudukot

IDYOMA
71. Gabi-gabing hinihiling ni Gabbie na sana'y magdilang anghel ang kanyang kaibigan sa
sinabi nitong siya'y makapapasa sa UPCAT. Ang salitang magdilang anghel ay
nangangahulugang:
 Magkatotoo sana
 Magkamali
 Magdarasal
 Magalit

72. Saya at kaba ang nararamdam ni Jimin sa nalalapit na pulot-gata nilang dalawa ni
Jeongyeon.
 Pag-alis para sa date
 Pagsasayaw
 Pagtatalik ng bagong kasal
 Pagtatanan

73. Sa tumbang preso, laging saling-pusa si Aeiouqrst sa kadahilanang siya'y hikain. Ang
salitang saling-pusa ay nangangahulugang:
 Hindi kasali o hindi kabilang
 Taya
 Iyakin
 Umiiyak

74. Si Lapido ay namataang nag-aagaw buhay sa tapat ng kanilang paaralan, kaya naman ay
mabilis na rumisponde ang ibang mag-aaral at guro. Ang idiyomang nag-aagaw buhay ay
nangangahulugang:
 Naghihingalo
 Napapagod
 Naglalakad
 Nagmumuni-muni
 Wala sa nabanggit

75. 'Di maiwasan ng mga kapit-bahay ni Dafhnie na siya'y pagtsismisan dahil ito'y may ipot sa
ulo.Ang idiyomang may ipot sa ulo ay nangangahulugang:
 May tae sa ulo
 May kabit
 Pinagtaksilan ng asawa
 Nagdadalamhati
 Wala sa nabanggit

76. Si Qrstuvw ay magdamag na natulog, kaya naman hindi niya maiwasang humapdi ang
kaniyang bituka. Ang idiyomang humapdi ang bituka ay nangangahulugang
 Magutom
 Malungkot
  Sumaya
 Mabigo
 Wala sa nabanggit

77. "Sige na baby ko, iyo nang isulat sa tubig ang aking pangalan." pagmamakaawa ni Rodolfo
sa kasintahan niyang si Enriquita. Ang isulat sa tubig ay nangangahulugang:
 Tandaan
 Lisanin
 Kalimutan
 Sukuan
 Wala sa nabanggit

78. “Ba’t mo kasi pinatulan? Ang gaan talaga ng kamay mo pagdating sa away.” Ano ang
pinapakita ng gaan ng kamay ?
 Nagmamahalan
 Nagsuntukan
 Ninakawan
 Iniwan
 Wala sa nabanggit
 
79. “Kayang bilhin ni Mary ang buong subdivision na ito. Palibhasa’y makapal ang kanyang
bulsa." Anong mayroon kung makapal ang iyong bulsa?
 Mayaman
 Matapobre
 Marupok
 Mabusisi
 Wala sa nabanggit

80. “Makati ang paa ni Chania kasi palagi ko siyang nakikita kada buwan sa iba’t ibang
pasyalan dito sa Cebu.” Anong mayroon sa taong makati ang paa?
 Introvert
 Extrovert
 Magala
 Natutulog
 Wala sa nabanggit

MALI SA PANGUNGUSAP
TUKUYIN ANG MALI SA PANGUNGUSAP.

81. Labis na hindi mapakali si Cheska nung nalaman niyang iba't-ibang babae ang kasama ng
kanyang nobyo habang siya'y nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa.
 Labis na
 Iba't-ibang
  Kasama ng kanyang nobyo
 Nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa
 Walang mali

82. "Alam mo ba na buntis na daw 'yang anak ni aling Nena?" umagang tsismis ni Aling Meri.
 Alam mo ba na
 daw
 aling Nena
 umagang tsismis
 Wala sa nabanggit

83. "Ayos lang 'yan, makakahanap ka rin ng taong mas mamahalin ka." madamdaming
pagpapayo ni Jhazmine kay Monique matapos siyang lokohin ng kanyang tatlong taong
kasintahan.
 Makakahanap
 Madamdaming pagpapayo
 Siyang
 Tatlong taong kasintahan
 Walang mali
 
84. Ayon sa doktor, ang ikinaospital ni Ode ay isang malalang sobrang sakit sa puso. Walang
mali.
 Ayon sa
 Ikinaospital
 Ode
 Malalang sobrang sakit
 Walang Mali

85. Hindi lamang pagtuklas ng karunungan ang itinuturo ni Jeff Kent sa mga mag-aaral, kundi
gayon din ang kagandahang asal. Walang mali.
 ng
 mag-aaral
 kundi
 gayon din
 Walang mali

Tukuyin ang pagkasunod-sunod ng pangungusap

Mga pangungusap:
A. Nataga ni Tata Selo ang Kabesa
B. Pero tinungkod nang tinungkod ng Kabesa si Tata Selo
C. Pinapaalis ng Kabesa si Tata Selo sa kanyang lupain
D. Ngunit tumanggi at pinagpilitan ni Tata Selo na kaya pa niyang magsaka
86. Ano ang tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ng pangungusap?
 ACDB
 ADBC
 CDBA
 CBDA

87. Ano ang huling salita sa pangatlong pangungusap?

 Selo
 magsaka
 Kabesa
 lupain

Tukuyin ang pagkasunod-sunod ng pangungusap

Mga pangungusap:
1. Doon niya nakilala ang si Charlie—anak ng mag-asawa
2. Humingi ng tulong si Leonor kay Armando ngunit dahil bilang isang anak din ng
magsasaka, ay wala itong nagawa.
3. Halos sabay lumaki sina Leonor at Armando at dahil doon ay labis nilang nakilala ang
isa’t isa at naging napakalapit na magkaibigan.
4. Sa paningin ni Leonor ay “prince charming” si Charlie kung kaya’t ganoon na lang ang
gulat, poot at hinanakit ni Leonor at ng kanyang pamilya nang pagsamantalahan siya ng
binata
5. Dahil sa pangangailangan, napilitang mamasukan si Leonor bilang katulong sa mansion
nina Don Pedro at Donta Purita
 
88. Ano ang tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ng pangungusap?
 3-4-2-1-5
 3-2-4-5-2
 3-5-1-4-2
 3-1-2-4-5

89. Ano ang mga huling salita ng pangalawa at pang-apat na pangungusap?

 mag-asawa; nagawa
 Donta Purita; binata
 magkaibigan; nagawa
 gulat; binata

Tukuyin ang pagkasunod-sunod ng pangungusap

1. ginawa ang
2. ng
3. Katipunan
4. sa Tejeros
5. magsalungat na pangkat
6. upang pagkasunduin ang
7. Pulong
90. Ano ang tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ng pangungusap?
 1-3-6-2-5-4-7
 1-2-7-4-6-5-3
 7-4-1-2-6-5-3
 1-7-4-6-5-2-3

91. Ang CoViD-19 ay nagmula sa Wuhan, China noong 2019 at kumalat sa buong mundo.
Bukas ang NAIA para sa mga dayuhang galing sa bansang China. Bawal pumunta ang mga
taga-Wuhan sa Pilipinas. Ano ang ugnayan ng mga pangungusap sa isa’t isa?
 Ang una ay walang ugnayan sa pangalawa at pangatlong pangungusap.
 Ang una ay ang problema; ang pangalawa ay ang solusyon habang ang pangatlo ay
walang ugnayan sa una at pangalawang pangungusap
 Ang una ay ang problema; ang pangalawa ay kontra sa una habang ang pangatlo
ay pansuporta sa pangalawa
 Ang una ay ang problema; ang pangalawa ay ang solusyon sa una habang pangatlo ay
pansuporta sa una.
 
92. Tuwing umuulan, mahina man o malakas, bumabaha na agad sa lugar nila Nicole. Ang mga
tao sa lugar nila ay hindi nagtatapon sa basurahan. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindi
mahihinuha sa pahayag mula sa itaas?
 Ang una ay ang problema habang ang pangalawa ay ang dahilan
 Ang una ay ang bunga habang ang pangalawa ay ang sanhi
 Ang una ay ang problema habang ang pangalawa ay pansuporta sa una
 Ang una ay ang sanhi habang ang pangalawa ay ang bunga

93. Pinapalayas ng gobyerno ang mga Lumad sa kanilang lugar at kinukuha nila ang mga
lupang naiwan ng mga Lumad. Sinabi ng gobyerno sa mga Lumad na gawing sakahan muna
ang mga lupa nila. Karamihan ng mga lupang naiwan ng mga katutubo ay ginagawang
komersiyalisado ng gobyerno. Ano ang ugnayan ng mga pangungusap sa isa’t isa?
 Ang pangatlo ay ang sanhi habang ang una ay ang bunga; ang pangalawa ay kontra sa
pangatlo
 Ang pangalawa ay pansuporta sa una habang ang pangatlo ay kontra sa una
 Ang una ay sanhi habang ang pangalawa ay ang bunga; ang pangatlo ay ang
halimbawa ng pangatlo
 Ang pangalawa at pangatlong pangungusap ay ang bunga ng unang pangungusap.

Hanapin ang mali sa pangungusap

94. "Hoy Susan, hindi mo ba nakita ang pinaka-latest na balita? Ano ba 'yan! Napag-iiwanan
ka na naman!" bulyaw ni Berginia kay Susan.
 Hoy Susan,
 nakita
  pinaka-latest
 Napag-iiwanan ka na naman!
 walang mali

95. "Hindi ko talaga labis maisip na hanggang ngayon ay ikaw pa rin ang itinitibok ng aking
puso." madamdaming pagsasalita ni Teodoro.
 labis maisip
 ikaw pa rin
 itinitibok ng aking puso
 madamdaming
 walang mali

96. Lunes na naman at makikita mo sa mga mata ni gusion ang kanyang pagiging pagod.
 Lunes
 na naman
 mata ni gusion
 pagiging pagod
 walang mali

97. Kaming limang magkapatid ay laging nag-aaway tuwing nanonood ng telebisyon.

 Kaming
 laging
 magkapatid
 tuwing nanonood
 walang mali
 
98. Datapwat ika’y matiyaga sa buhay, kung minsan ay nadarapa pa rin.
 Datapwat
 nadarapa
 ika'y
 pa rin
 walang mali

FALLACIES
TUKUYIN KUNG ALING FALLACY ANG GINAMIT SA BAWAT PANGUNGUSAP
 
99. Edi ikaw na ang maging president, ikaw na kasi ang mas matalino.
 Strawman Fallacy
 Ad Hominem
 Paglalahat
 Non-sequitur
 Wala sa nabanggit
100. Sabi ni Duque na umaayos na ang kalagayan ng COVID-19 sa bansa natin kaya ito ay
totoo.
 Apela sa awa
 Apela sa Maykapal
 Ad Popolum
 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
 Wala sa nabanggit