ENGLISH 1-

STUDY AND THINKING SKILLS

1.1 The use of language

correctly and appropriately

For numbers 1-10, select the letter of the pronoun

which best completes each sentence.
1. Despite her parents’ complaints, she
decided to live by ______ in Manila.

A. her C. oneself

B. herself D. himself
1. Despite her parents’ complaints, she
decided to live by ______ in Manila.

A. her C. oneself

B. herself D. himself
2. If you happen to see Adolfo this
Friday, please give ______ my
warmest regards.

A. her C. it

B. him D. them
2. If you happen to see Adolfo this
Friday, please give ______ my
warmest regards.

A. her C. it

B. him D. them
3. I can never understand ______ when
Rita speaks Spanish with ______.

A. her, me C. her, them

B. him, me D. him, her

3. I can never understand ______ when
Rita speaks Spanish with ______.

A. her, me C. her, them

B. him, me D. him, her

4. Cheaters should be ashamed of
_______________.

A. himself C. themselves

B. him D. them
4. Cheaters should be ashamed of
_______________.

A. himself C. themselves

B. him D. them
5. Nene was worried about the children,
so she told ______ husband not to
accept the job offer.

A. his C. their

B. her D. my
5. Nene was worried about the children,
so she told ______ husband not to
accept the job offer.

A. his C. their

B. her D. my
6. Anna and I met a friend of
______ at Robinson’s yesterday.

A. ours C. ourselves

B. us D. them
6. Anna and I met a friend of
______ at Robinson’s yesterday.

A. ours C. ourselves

B. us D. them
7. I can’t find ______ ballpen. Can I
use ______, Tristan?

A. my, yours C. your, yours

B. mine, your D. yours, mine

7. I can’t find ______ ballpen. Can I
use ______, Tristan?

A. my, yours C. your, yours

B. mine, your D. yours, mine

8. I hurt ______ when I was slicing
the onions.

A. me C. you

B. myself D. my
8. I hurt ______ when I was slicing
the onions.

A. me C. you

B. myself D. my
9. This condominium is too expensive
for _____. You know we can’t pay
such a high monthly rent.

A. us C. them

B. we D. we
9. This condominium is too expensive
for _____. You know we can’t pay
such a high monthly rent.

A. us C. them

B. we D. we
10. Each plan has ______ merit

A. it C. it’s

B. its D. their
10. Each plan has ______ merit

A. it C. it’s

B. its D. their
For numbers 11-15, select the most appropriate word
to complete each sentence.
 
11. Igor’s nipa hut was destroyed
______ by the typhoon Peping.

A. altogether C. altogether

B. all together D. at all

For numbers 11-15, select the most appropriate word
to complete each sentence.
 
11. Igor’s nipa hut was destroyed
______ by the typhoon Peping.

A. altogether C. altogether

B. all together D. at all

12. The battered wife is seeking
_____ separation from her
husband.

A. judiciary C. judicious

B. judicial D. jurisdical
12. The battered wife is seeking
_____ separation from her
husband.

A. judiciary C. judicious

B. judicial D. jurisdical
13. The ______ of the story is not to

count your eggs until they are

hatched.

A. moral C. moralism
B. morale D. morality
 
13. The ______ of the story is not to

count your eggs until they are

hatched.

A. moral C. moralism
B. morale D. morality
 
14. The ancient people made a
______ that the end of the
world is near.

A. prophecy C. prophet

B. prophesy D. prophetic
14. The ancient people made a
______ that the end of the
world is near.

A. prophecy C. prophet

B. prophesy D. prophetic
15. ______ wiring is the cause
of the sudden blackout.

A. Lose C. Losing

B. Lost D. Loose
15. ______ wiring is the cause
of the sudden blackout.

A. Lose C. Losing

B. Lost D. Loose
 For numbers 16-20, select the word which
means the SAME as the underlined word in the
sentence.

16. Your findings are impertinent to the

results of this investigation.

A. malicious C. important
B. violent D.irrelevant
 
 For numbers 16-20, select the word which
means the SAME as the underlined word in the
sentence.

16. Your findings are impertinent to the

results of this investigation.

A. malicious C. important
B. violent D. irrelevant
 
17. Several elements must be transmuted
to see the real implications of this event.

A. surpassed C. changed

B. estimated D. summed
17. Several elements must be transmuted
to see the real implications of this event.

A. surpassed C. changed

B. estimated D. summed
18. You should be ashamed of yourself
for having such carnal desires.

A. spiritual C. worldly
B. bold D. guilty
18. You should be ashamed of yourself
for having such carnal desires.

A. spiritual C. worldly
B. bold D. guilty
19. The president showed great aplomb
while dealing with the reporters.

A. agitation C. composure
B. nervousness D. perturbation
19. The president showed great aplomb
while dealing with the reporters.

A. agitation C. composure
B. nervousness D. perturbation
20. Thank you for your candor,
Mr. Secretary.

A. honesty C. shyness

B. frankness D. courage
20. Thank you for your candor,
Mr. Secretary.

A. honesty C. shyness

B. frankness D. courage
For numbers 21-30, select the most appropriate form of
the verb to complete the sentence. Be guided by the
rules for subject-verb agreement.

21. The price of these sneakers _____

reasonable.

A. is C. seem
B. are D. aren’t
For numbers 21-30, select the most appropriate form of
the verb to complete the sentence. Be guided by the
rules for subject-verb agreement.

21. The price of these sneakers _____

reasonable.

A. is C. seem
B. are D. aren’t
22. Bread and butter ______ our
daily food.

A. is C. were

B. are D. am
 
22. Bread and butter ______ our
daily food.

A. is C. were

B. are D. am
 
23. The famous singer and composer
_______ arrived.

A. have C. will

B. has D. is
23. The famous singer and composer
_______ arrived.

A. have C. will

B. has D. is
24. Collecting stamps ______ one
of his favourite pastimes.

A. are C. has

B. were D. is
24. Collecting stamps ______ one
of his favourite pastimes.

A. are C. has

B. were D. is
25. Neither his father nor his
sisters _______ mahjong.

A. play C. are play

B. plays D. are plays

25. Neither his father nor his
sisters _______ mahjong.

A. play C. are play

B. plays D. are plays

26. Neither parent _______ fond of
playing cards.

A. is C. am

B. are D. were
26. Neither parent _______ fond of
playing cards.

A. is C. am

B. are D. were
27. Some of my friends ______ here.

A. are C. will

B. was D. am
27. Some of my friends ______ here.

A. are C. will

B. was D. am
28. Many a man ______ to be rich and
famous.

A. desire C. is desiring

B. desires D. desiring
28. Many a man ______ to be rich and
famous.

A. desire C. is desiring

B. desires D. desiring
29. The pair of scissors ______ on the
table.

A. was left C. was leaving

B. were left D. is leaving

 
29. The pair of scissors ______ on the
table.

A. was left C. was leaving

B. were left D. is leaving

 
30. Mathematics ______ the most
difficult subject in the board exam.

A. remain C. remaining

B. remains D. has remains

30. Mathematics ______ the most
difficult subject in the board exam.

A. remain C. remaining

B. remains D. has remains

For numbers 31-35, select the best preposition
to complete each sentence.

31. Joan lives _______ Santillan Road.

A. in C. at
B. on D. to
For numbers 31-35, select the best preposition
to complete each sentence.

31. Joan lives _______ Santillan Road.

A. in C. at
B. on D. to
32. Maggie will be ready to leave
______ about thirty minutes.

A. in C. on

B. at D. where
32. Maggie will be ready to leave
______ about thirty minutes.

A. in C. on

B. at D. where
33. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico
never seems to be _______ home.

A. on C. in

B. at D. towards
33. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico
never seems to be _______ home.

A. on C. in

B. at D. towards
34. Jeremy responded to his mother’s
demands _______ throwing a tantrum.

A. With C. from
B. By D. through
 
34. Jeremy responded to his mother’s
demands _______ throwing a tantrum.

A. With C. from
B. By D. through
 
35. I think Carmen spent the entire
afternoon _______ the phone.

A. on C. at
B. in D. with
35. I think Carmen spent the entire
afternoon _______ the phone.

A. on C. at
B. in D. with
36. The nearest post office is on
_____________.

A. Twenty-second street
B. Twenty second Street
C. Twenty Second Street
D. Twenty-second Street
36. The nearest post office is on
_____________.

A. Twenty-second street
B. Twenty second Street
C. Twenty Second Street
D. Twenty-second Street
37. Have you ever been to my ___________.

A. brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s

Garage
B. brother-in-laws repair, Gus’ Garage
C. brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage
D. brother-in-law’s repair, Gus’s Garage
37. Have you ever been to my ___________.

A. brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s

Garage
B. brother-in-laws repair, Gus’ Garage
C. brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage
D. brother-in-law’s repair, Gus’s Garage
38. Please read the chapter
_________________.

A. Filing your Income Tax Returns.

B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.
C.“Filing your Income Tax Returns.”
D. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”
38. Please read the chapter
_________________.

A. Filing your Income Tax Returns.

B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns.
C.“Filing your Income Tax Returns.”
D. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.”
39. New students at the shop should bring
______________________________.

A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers

B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers
 
39. New students at the shop should bring
______________________________.

A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers

B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers
 
 40. Mrs. Navarro said that _______________.
.
A. “The Chemistry II exam will be next
wednesday.”
B. the Chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.
C. the chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.
D. “The chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.”
 40. Mrs. Navarro said that _______________.
.
A. “The Chemistry II exam will be next
wednesday.”
B. the Chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.
C. the chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.
D. “The chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday.”
41. The test was hard for Paul and
___________.

A. me C. myself

B. I D. himself
 
41. The test was hard for Paul and
___________.

A. me C. myself

B. I D. himself
 
42. The flower smells _______________.

A. sweetly C. sweeter

B. sweet D. more sweet

42. The flower smells _______________.

A. sweetly C. sweeter

B. sweet D. more sweet

43. The suggestions of the employees
_________ appropriate.

A. seems C. is

B. seem D. is very
43. The suggestions of the employees
_________ appropriate.

A. seems C. is

B. seem D. is very
44. He is the ______ of the two brothers.

A. most tall C. very tall

B. tallest D. taller
44. He is the ______ of the two brothers.

A. most tall C. very tall

B. tallest D. taller
45. After ______ all day, she finally saw the lake.

A. walking C. having walked

B. had walked D. have walked

45. After ______ all day, she finally saw the lake.

A. walking C. having walked

B. had walked D. have walked

46. We had the _______ news when

he came.

A. latest C. very last

B. last D. last of all

 
46. We had the _______ news when

he came.

A. latest C. very last

B. last D. last of all

 
47. I ______ gone with you.

A. have C. had

B. should have D. am
47. I ______ gone with you.

A. have C. had

B. should have D. am
48. I ______ walked two kilometres
by the time you catch up with me.

A. have C. will have

B. would have D. had

48. I ______ walked two kilometres
by the time you catch up with me.

A. have C. will have

B. would have D. had

49. If I _________ President,
I would live in Malacanang.

A. was C. should be

B. am D. were
49. If I _________ President,
I would live in Malacanang.

A. was C. should be

B. am D. were
50. The means of transportation__________
dramatically since the end of the 20th
century.

A. have changed C. will change

B. has changed D. will have changed

 
50. The means of transportation__________
dramatically since the end of the 20th
century.

A. have changed C. will change

B. has changed D. will have changed

 
51. If I ______ the same problems you had
as a child, I might not have succeeded
in life as well as you have.

A. should C. have
B. had D. would have
51. If I ______ the same problems you had
as a child, I might not have succeeded
in life as well as you have.

A. should C. have
B. had D. would have
52. If I could speak English well, I ______
next year studying in the States.

A. has spend C. would spend

B. would have spent D. will spent

 
52. If I could speak English well, I ______
next year studying in the States.

A. has spend C. would spend

B. would have spent D. will spent

 
53. We should work for the total ban
__________ of pesticides.

A. with C. on the use

B. on using D. by the use

53. We should work for the total ban
__________ of pesticides.

A. with C. on the use

B. on using D. by the use

54. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us
about heroes worth _________.

A. appreciating C. reading about

B. emulating D. studying
54. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us
about heroes worth _________.

A. appreciating C. reading about

B. emulating D. studying
TEXT A Read the selection below. Select the letter of the best answer to questions # 55-59.

Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt had an excellent reputation,

and rulers of other empires would ask the Egyptian pharaoh to send
them their best physician to treat their love ones. Egyptians had some
knowledge of human anatomy, even though they never dissected the
body. For example, in the classic mummification process, they knew how
to insert a long hooked implement through a nostril, breaking the thin
bone of the brain case and remove the brain. Egyptian physicians also
were aware of the importance of the pulse and of a connection between
pulse and heart. They developed their theory of “channels” that carried
air, water, and blood to the body by observing the River Nile. If the Nile
became blocked, crops became unhealthy. They applied their theory to
the body- if a person was unwell, they would use laxatives to unblock the
“channels.”
 
55. What is the main idea of this selection?

A. Ancient Egyptian physicians

B. Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt
C. The Nile river in Egyptian medical
knowledge
D. Infection in ancient Egypt
55. What is the main idea of this selection?

A. Ancient Egyptian physicians

B. Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt
C. The Nile river in Egyptian medical
knowledge
D. Infection in ancient Egypt
56. What would happen if the Nile river
was blocked?
A. Egyptians would have problems
washing their clothes.
B. Fermentation and molds became a
big problem.
C. The diet of Egyptians would
drastically change.
D. Crops would wither and die.
56. What would happen if the Nile river
was blocked?
A. Egyptians would have problems
washing their clothes.
B. Fermentation and molds became a
big problem.
C. The diet of Egyptians would
drastically change.
D. Crops would wither and die.
57. Why did Egyptians practice brain
removal?

A. To aid in mummification
B. To unblock “channels” in the body
C. To purge the body of infection
D. To free the dead of the burdens of
the human mind
57. Why did Egyptians practice brain
removal?

A. To aid in mummification
B. To unblock “channels” in the body
C. To purge the body of infection
D. To free the dead of the burdens of
the human mind
58. Which of the following is an evidence that Egyptians
were masters of human anatomy even if they did not
perform dissection of human bodies?

A. They have detailed drawings of the anatomy of

the
human body.
B. They knew how to remove brains during
mummification.
C. Egyptian physicians prescribed laxatives to
cleanse the body of infections.
D. They correlated to human body with the behaviour
of the Nile river..
58. Which of the following is an evidence that Egyptians
were masters of human anatomy even if they did not
perform dissection of human bodies?

A. They have detailed drawings of the anatomy of

the
human body.
B. They knew how to remove brains during
mummification.
C. Egyptian physicians prescribed laxatives to
cleanse the body of infections.
D. They correlated to human body with the behaviour
of the Nile river..
59. Who did the Egyptians plead to
when their loved ones had grave
illness?

A. Best Egyptian physicians

B. Prime Minister
C. Moses
D. Pharaoh
 
59. Who did the Egyptians plead to
when their loved ones had grave
illness?

A. Best Egyptian physicians

B. Prime Minister
C. Moses
D. Pharaoh
 
TEXT B Read the selection below. Select the letter of the best answer to questions # 60-64.

Orville and Wilbur Wright built their own wind tunnel to test airfoils
and measure how to lift a flying machine into the sky. They were the first
to discover that a long, narrow wing shape is ideal for flight. They figured
out how to move the vehicle freely, not just across land but up and down
on a cushion of air. They built a moveable part of the tail to control the
pitch of their craft as it nosed up and down. They fashioned a pair of twin
rudders in back to control its tendency to swerve off course. They
devised a pulley system that warped the shape of the wings in mid-flight
to turn the plane and to stop it from rolling side-to-side. They used the
data from their wind-tunnel experiments to design the first effective
airplane propellers. When they discovered that a lightweight gas-powered
engine did not exist, they designed and built their own.
60. What is the main of this text?

A. Wright brothers and the first

airplane
B. How the Wright brothers thought
C. Wright brothers’ knowledge
D. The genius of the Wright brothers
60. What is the main of this text?

A. Wright brothers and the first

airplane
B. How the Wright brothers thought
C. Wright brothers’ knowledge
D. The genius of the Wright brothers
61. What does pitch mean in the context
of this article?

A. Plunge forward
B. Move abruptly
C. Deviation from the horizontal
D. Throw or toss horizontally
61. What does pitch mean in the context
of this article?

A. Plunge forward
B. Move abruptly
C. Deviation from the horizontal
D. Throw or toss horizontally
 62. What are airfoils?

A. The surfaces of an airplane

B. The force of air on an airplane
C. Blades that turn
D. Parts that react against the air
 
 62. What are airfoils?

A. The surfaces of an airplane

B. The force of air on an airplane
C. Blades that turn
D. Parts that react against the air
 
63. A major problem that the article
mentions is an airplane’s tendency
to __________________.

A. be unsteady C. lack power

B. be too heavy D. break apart

 
63. A major problem that the article
mentions is an airplane’s tendency
to __________________.

A. be unsteady C. lack power

B. be too heavy D. break apart

 
64. Which of these terms best describes
the best shape for an airplane?

A. long, curved C. short, narrow

B. long, narrow D. long, circular

 
64. Which of these terms best describes
the best shape for an airplane?

A. long, curved C. short, narrow

B. long, narrow D. long, circular

 
TEXT C
Read the text carefully then choose the correct answer for questions #-65-67.

Many factors play a role in determining a student’s learning style. Among those most
often cited in the research literature on learning style are environmental, emotional,
sociological, physiological, and psychological factors. Environmental factors include
students’ reactions to search stimuli as sound, light, temperature, and room design.
Emotional factors include motivation, persistence, responsibility, and structure. Some
students are motivated intrinsically; they undertake and complete tasks because they see
the value in doing so. Sociological factors include whether or not students are social
learners-preferring to work in pairs or in groups-or whether they are independent
learners-preferring to work alone.
Physiological factors include student’s preferences for food or drink, what time of day
they learn best, and their mobility needs.
Physiological factors include identifying students’ perceptual strengths like learning
modalities such as whether they are visual, auditory, tactile, or kinaesthetic learners.

 
65. What factor is involved in a learning
situation when students prefer indirect
lighting than bright?

A. Physiological C. Psychological

B. Emotional D. Environmental
 
65. What factor is involved in a learning
situation when students prefer indirect
lighting than bright?

A. Physiological C. Psychological

B. Emotional D. Environmental
 
66. When students are observed to be
non-conforming and doing the
unexpected, what factor is involved?

A. Psychological C. Sociological

B. Physiological D. Emotional
66. When students are observed to be
non-conforming and doing the
unexpected, what factor is involved?

A. Psychological C. Sociological

B. Physiological D. Emotional
67. Some students learn best by seeing,
hearing or doing. When they perform
a task well on what they have read,
what is their perceptual strength?

A. Tactile C. Auditory

B. Visual D. Kinesthetic
67. Some students learn best by seeing,
hearing or doing. When they perform
a task well on what they have read,
what is their perceptual strength?

A. Tactile C. Auditory

B. Visual D. Kinesthetic
TEXT D Read the text then answer questions # 68-69.

Measures of learning outcomes have a special significance as

indicators of quality in education, as a basis for setting targets for
improvement, and in monitoring progress towards educational goals. From
the point of view of classroom teachers, systematically-collected information
on student learning can be useful both for classroom decision making and
for wider reporting purposes.
All teachers, especially beginning teachers, are capable of benefiting
from reliable information about what is being expected of, and achieved by
students of a given age. When teachers have access to explicit frame of
reference in the form of achievement targets at particular grade levels, and
receive feedbacks on how their classes are performing in comparison with
students in other schools, they have a powerful basis for structuring and
evaluating individual and classroom learning.
68. What is the importance of measuring learning
outcomes?
A. As factor for planning future programs and
projects
B. As reference for the implementation of
programs and projects
C. As basis for defining the vision, mission,
and objectives set
D. As basis for setting targets for
improvement and monitoring progress of
goal set
68. What is the importance of measuring learning
outcomes?
A. As factor for planning future programs and
projects
B. As reference for the implementation of
programs and projects
C. As basis for defining the vision, mission,
and objectives set
D. As basis for setting targets for
improvement and monitoring progress of
goal set
69. How may a teacher use the information
on learning outcomes?
A. Reporting to the parents and
redesigning instructional plan.
B. Restructuring the classroom and
reporting to the school head.
C. Redesigning the classroom
environment.
D. Making classroom decision and for
reporting to stakeholders.
69. How may a teacher use the information
on learning outcomes?
A. Reporting to the parents and
redesigning instructional plan.
B. Restructuring the classroom and
reporting to the school head.
C. Redesigning the classroom
environment.
D. Making classroom decision and for
reporting to stakeholders.
TEXT E Read the text then answer questions # 70-73.

An international education initiative, known as global competence, was

first noted in 1988 in a report published by the Council on International
Education Exchange.
Higher education institutions were enjoined to send students on
exchange programs to universities abroad where Americans are not the
majority population and where English is not the dominant language.
Educational scholars have proposed definitions for the term global
competence and postulates regarding the required knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and experience necessary to become globally competent. Cross-
cultural awareness and interaction, familiarity with an environment,
intercultural facility, effective two-way communication, interconnectedness
of people and systems, acceptance of people and their different cultural
values and attitudes are integral components of global competence.
70. Which published a pioneer report on
the concept of global competence?

A. Council of International Scholars

Exchange
B. Council of International Educators
C. Council of International
Educationists
D. Council of International Education
Exchange
70. Which published a pioneer report on
the concept of global competence?

A. Council of International Scholars

Exchange
B. Council of International Educators
C. Council of International
Educationists
D. Council of International Education
Exchange
71. Are all Overseas Filipino Workers
globally competent?

A. Yes C. No, partially.

B. No D. Yes, partially.
71. Are all Overseas Filipino Workers
globally competent?

A. Yes C. No, partially.

B. No D. Yes, partially.
72. What are the integral concepts/components
of global competence?

A. Communication knowledge skills,

experiences and cultural awareness.
B. Two-way communication, intercultural facility, cross
cultural awareness, and interconnectedness of
peoples and systems.
C. Cultural values, interconnectedness with
people, cultural awareness and systems.
D. Acceptance of people’s values, attitudes,
language, culture and environment.
72. What are the integral concepts/components
of global competence?

A. Communication knowledge skills,

experiences and cultural awareness.
B. Two-way communication, intercultural facility, cross
cultural awareness, and interconnectedness of
peoples and systems.
C. Cultural values, interconnectedness with
people, cultural awareness and systems.
D. Acceptance of people’s values, attitudes,
language, culture and environment.
73. Which country pioneered in
conducting research on global
competence?

A. United Arab Emirate

B. United States of America
C. United Kingdom
D. United Republic
73. Which country pioneered in
conducting research on global
competence?

A. United Arab Emirate

B. United States of America
C. United Kingdom
D. United Republic
TEXT F Read the text then answer questions # 74-79.
The most important source of sediment is earth and rock material carried to the sea by rivers and
streams; the same materials may also have been transported by glaciers and winds. Other sources
are volcanic ash ad lava, shells and skeletons of organisms, chemical precipitates formed in seawater,
and particles from outer space.
Water is a most unusual substance because it exists on the surface of the earth in its three physical states:
ice, water, and water vapour. There are other substances that might exist in a solid and liquid or gaseous state at
temperatures normally found at the earth’s surface, but there are no other substances which occur in all three
states.
Water is odourless, tasteless, and colorless. It is the only substance known to exist in a natural state as a
solid, liquid, or gas on the surface of the earth. It is a universal solvent. Water does not corrode, rust, burn, or
separate into its components easily. It is chemically indestructible. It can corrode almost any metal and erode the
most solid rock. A unique property of water is that it expands and floats on water when frozen or in the solid state.
Water has freezing point of 0°C and boiling point of 100°C. Water has the capacity for absorbing great quantities of
heat with relatively little increase in temperature. When distilled, water is poor conductor of electricity but when salt
is added, it is a good conductor of electricity.
Sunlight is the source of energy for temperature change, evaporation, and current for the water movement
through the atmosphere. Sunlight controls the rate of photosynthesis for all marine plants, which are directly or
indirectly the source of food for all marine animals. Migration, breeding, and other behaviours of marine animals are
affected by light.
Water, as the ocean or sea, is blue because of the molecular scattering of the sunlight. Blue light, being of
short wavelength, is scattered more effectively than light of longer wavelengths. Variations of color maybe because
by particle suspended in the water, water depth, cloud cover, temperature, and other variable factors. Heavy
concentrations of dissolved materials cause a yellowish hue, which algae will cause the water to look green. Heavy
populations of plant and animal materials will cause the water to look brown.
74. Which of the topics best organizes the
information in the text?

A. Properties of water, photosynthesis,

oceans and seas
B. Water as substance, water and plants
C. State of water as vapor, ice, solid
D. Properties of water, its physical states,
effects of the sun on water
74. Which of the topics best organizes the
information in the text?

A. Properties of water, photosynthesis,

oceans and seas
B. Water as substance, water and plants
C. State of water as vapor, ice, solid
D. Properties of water, its physical states,
effects of the sun on water
75. According to the passage, what is
the most unique property of water?

A. Water is poor conductor of electricity.

B. Water is odourless, tasteless, and
colorless.
C. Water exists on the surface of the
earth in three physical states.
D. Water is chemically indestructible.
75. According to the passage, what is
the most unique property of water?

A. Water is poor conductor of electricity.

B. Water is odourless, tasteless, and
colorless.
C. Water exists on the surface of the
earth in three physical states.
D. Water is chemically indestructible.
76. Which of the following best defines
the word distilled as it is used in the
last sentence of the third paragraph?

A. dehydrated soil
B. free of salt content
C. free of electrical energy
D. containing wine
76. Which of the following best defines
the word distilled as it is used in the
last sentence of the third paragraph?

A. dehydrated soil
B. free of salt content
C. free of electrical energy
D. containing wine
77. The writer’s main purpose in this
selection is to _______________.

A. define the properties of water

B. explain the colors of water
C. examine the effects of sun water
D. describe the physical state of liquids
77. The writer’s main purpose in this
selection is to _______________.

A. define the properties of water

B. explain the colors of water
C. examine the effects of sun water
D. describe the physical state of liquids
78. Which of the following statements
summarizes best the text?
A. Water is too unpredictable for most
scientists.
B. Water may be used to serve many
different functions.
C. Water should not be consumed in its
most natural state.
D. Water may be found in most other
liquids in this planet.
78. Which of the following statements
summarizes best the text?
A. Water is too unpredictable for most
scientists.
B. Water may be used to serve many
different functions.
C. Water should not be consumed in its
most natural state.
D. Water may be found in most other
liquids in this planet.
79. What is the unique property of water?

A.It is odorless and colorless.

B.It expands and floats in solid state.
C.It is chemically indestructible.
D.It can absorb great quantities of heat.
79. What is the unique property of water?

A.It is odorless and colorless.

B.It expands and floats in solid state.
C.It is chemically indestructible.
D.It can absorb great quantities of heat.
 In building an institution, not just one individual is involved. An
institution is perceived in terms of the people who infuse it with
life and ideas. In fact, an institution is the product of an
evolutionary process, shaped and transformed in complex and
subtle ways by the collaboration of several minds working under
a common vision.
Those who are very much involved in building and institution,
like true binding fathers, understand too well the pains of birth.
They create a foundation that so much for themselves but for the
generations who will follow them.
It takes a tremendous amount of dedication, patience and
energy to build an institution. It is bigger than any person or
group of individuals. Like an edifice, it created brick by brick, day
after day. Persons come and go. But the institution, for the sake
of the greater good, must remain.
80. The writer’s main purpose in the
text is to _________.
A.underscore the life span of an institution.
B.emphasize that an institution is the
product of a common vision.
C.lay the foundation of a structure
D.perpetuate an institution
80. The writer’s main purpose in the
text is to _________.
A.underscore the life span of an institution.
B.emphasize that an institution is the
product of a common vision.
C.lay the foundation of a structure
D.perpetuate an institution
 81. That an institution is the product of an
evolutionary process means it is the result
of ____________.

A.instant change
B.revolutionary process
C.abrupt decision
D.serious study
 81. That an institution is the product of an
evolutionary process means it is the result
of ____________.

A.instant change
B.revolutionary process
C.abrupt decision
D.serious study
82. What is the reason for the
institution to remain and not fade
out?
A.For the sake of the donors
B.For the sake of the founders
C.For the sake of the greater good
and benefits.
D.For the sake of progress
82. What is the reason for the
institution to remain and not fade
out?
A.For the sake of the donors
B.For the sake of the founders
C.For the sake of the greater good
and benefits.
D.For the sake of progress
83. What institution is referred to in the
passage/text?

A.Industrial
B.Educational
C.Entrepreneurial
D.Political
83. What institution is referred to in the
passage/text?

A.Industrial
B.Educational
C.Entrepreneurial
D.Political
 84. Which statement best expresses
the effort involved in building an
institution?
A.It takes a tremendous amount of dedication,
patience and energy to build institution.
B.It is created brick by brick, day after day.
C.It is not created not so much for themselves but for
the generations who will follow them.
D.It is perceived in terms of the people who infuse it
with life and ideals.
 84. Which statement best expresses
the effort involved in building an
institution?
A.It takes a tremendous amount of dedication,
patience and energy to build institution.
B.It is created brick by brick, day after day.
C.It is not created not so much for themselves but for
the generations who will follow them.
D.It is perceived in terms of the people who infuse it
with life and ideals.
85. “You can’t make children grow faster by pushing
them, just as you can’t make flowers bloom faster by
pulling them,” What message does the statement has
for teachers?

A.Just look at the flowers when you tempted to hurry

up the development of a child.
B.Games will help develop children naturally.
C.Avoid comparing s child with other children.
D.Provide children with developmentally appropriate
practices.
85. “You can’t make children grow faster by pushing
them, just as you can’t make flowers bloom faster by
pulling them,” What message does the statement has
for teachers?

A.Just look at the flowers when you tempted to hurry

up the development of a child.
B.Games will help develop children naturally.
C.Avoid comparing s child with other children.
D.Provide children with developmentally appropriate
practices.
 86. What is/are the best ways to a child’s
development according to the statement?
I. Meet the child where the child is.
II. Allow the child to develop according to his/her pace.
III.Compare a child to another in order to motivate
him/her to “hurry up” to catch up with other children’s
development.

A.I and III C. I and II

B.I, II and III D. II and III

 86. What is/are the best ways to a child’s
development according to the statement?
I. Meet the child where the child is.
II. Allow the child to develop according to his/her pace.
III.Compare a child to another in order to motivate
him/her to “hurry up” to catch up with other children’s
development.

A.I and III C. I and II

B.I, II and III D. II and III

 87. Which statement is in support to
the given text?
A. Each child is unique and vastly different from one another.
B. We can’t make the child learn an abstract concept by pulling
them along to complete the right test.
C. It is the early childhood educator who has the responsibility of
creating the learning environment that will intrigue and stimulate
the whole child.
D. A teacher’s moment-by-moment actions and interactions with
children are the most powerful determinant of learning outcomes
and development.
 87. Which statement is in support to
the given text?
A. Each child is unique and vastly different from one another.
B. We can’t make the child learn an abstract concept by pulling
them along to complete the right test.
C. It is the early childhood educator who has the responsibility of
creating the learning environment that will intrigue and stimulate
the whole child.
D. A teacher’s moment-by-moment actions and interactions with
children are the most powerful determinant of learning outcomes
and development.
88. Which idea is NOT expressed by
the paragraph?
A.Direct and symbolic experiences are important for
life-long learning.
B.Concrete and abstract experiences are necessary
for life-long learning.
C.Do away with concrete experience because it is a
stumbling block to the development of
generalization skill.
D.There is such a thing as learning that lasts for life.
88. Which idea is NOT expressed by
the paragraph?
A.Direct and symbolic experiences are important for
life-long learning.
B.Concrete and abstract experiences are necessary
for life-long learning.
C.Do away with concrete experience because it is a
stumbling block to the development of
generalization skill.
D.There is such a thing as learning that lasts for life.
89. The content of the paragraph is
intended for teachers regarding
_________.
A. the use of educational technology in the
classroom
B. symbols and their meaning
C.developing the skills of drawing a
generalization
D.the importance of lifelong education.
89. The content of the paragraph is
intended for teachers regarding
_________.
A. the use of educational technology in the
classroom
B. symbols and their meaning
C.developing the skills of drawing a
generalization
D.the importance of lifelong education.
90. Striking a balance between the concrete
and the abstract, the direct and the symbolic
follows the principle of ____________.

A. “both-and”
B. “either-or”
C.“neither-nor”
D.“and/or”
90. Striking a balance between the concrete
and the abstract, the direct and the symbolic
follows the principle of ____________.

A. “both-and”
B. “either-or”
C.“neither-nor”
D.“and/or”
 School-based Management (SBM) is in line with the spirit of
decentralization. It aims to: 1) empower the school heads to
lead their teachers, students and members of the community in
a continuous school improvement process leading to higher
learning outcomes and improved health and nutrition status of
the students; 2) bring resources within the control of the
schools to support the delivery of quality educational services in
the spirit of transparency; 3) strengthen school partnerships
with the communities, local government units to encourage
them to invest time, money and other resources in providing a
better school learning environment; and 4) institutionalize
participatory and data-based school improvement process.
91. In SBM, who is empowered to lead the
school and the community for
improvement?

A. School head
B. Supervisor
C. Teachers
D. Parent leaders
91. In SBM, who is empowered to lead the
school and the community for
improvement?

A. School head
B. Supervisor
C. Teachers
D. Parent leaders
92. Which word/phrase does not go
with school-based management?

A.Transparency
B.Partnership
C.Authoritarian leadership
D.Continuous improvement
92. Which word/phrase does not go
with school-based management?

A.Transparency
B.Partnership
C.Authoritarian leadership
D.Continuous improvement
 93. What kind of an improvement
process is in keeping with SBM?
I. Data-driven
II. Continuous
III.Participatory

A. I, II and III C. I and II

B. II and III D. I and III
 93. What kind of an improvement
process is in keeping with SBM?
I. Data-driven
II. Continuous
III.Participatory

A. I, II and III C. I and II

B. II and III D. I and III
94. “It is only with the heart that once can see it rightly.”
This line means___________.

A.important things are invisible to the heart.

B. only the heart can see the beautiful things in life.
C.the heart is always correct about everything.
D.the heart is visible if one is kind.
94. “It is only with the heart that once can see it rightly.”
This line means___________.

A.important things are invisible to the heart.

B. only the heart can see the beautiful things in life.
C.the heart is always correct about everything.
D.the heart is visible if one is kind.
95. Our favorite songs goes:
No man is an island, no man stands alone,
Each man’s joy is joy to me
Each man’s grief is my own.

What does this song express?

A.Solitude
B.Independence
C.Brotherhood
D.Individualization
95. Our favorite songs goes:
No man is an island, no man stands alone,
Each man’s joy is joy to me
Each man’s grief is my own.

What does this song express?

A.Solitude
B.Independence
C.Brotherhood
D.Individualization
 96. What does this expression “love
begets love” mean?

A. Love is offered not waiting for love in return

B. If you offer love, you will be loved in return
C. Don’t expect love, though you love others
D. Love is not freely expected from everyone.
 96. What does this expression “love
begets love” mean?

A. Love is offered not waiting for love in return

B. If you offer love, you will be loved in return
C. Don’t expect love, though you love others
D. Love is not freely expected from everyone.
• For numbers 97-100, read the selection below. For
each numbered blank, select the word or group of words
that best completes the sentence. Select your answer from
the options provided.
• Fingerprinting (1) a significant role in investigative work
ever since the late nineteenth century, when Sir Francis
Galton, a British anthropologist, determined that (2)
identical fingerprints. Building on the research of Galton,
Juan Vucetich of Argentina and Sir Edward R. Henry of
Great Britain (3) fingerprint classification systems during the
1890s. Fingerprints are one of the (4) identification because
of person’s fingerprints are unlikely to change during (5)
lifetime.
97. The best verb for (1) is?

A. Has played
B. Played
C. Plays
D. Had played
97. The best verb for (1) is?

A. Has played
B. Played
C. Plays
D. Had played
98-A. The best phrase for (2) is?

A.No two people never have

B.Two people don’t have
C.No two people don’t have
D.No two people have
98-A. The best phrase for (2) is?

A.No two people never have

B.Two people don’t have
C.No two people don’t have
D.No two people have
98-B. The best phrase for (3) is?

A. Introduced his
B. Introduced their
C. Have introduced their
D. Have introduced their
98-B. The best phrase for (3) is?

A. Introduced his
B. Introduced their
C. Have introduced their
D. Have introduced their
99. The best phrase for (4) is?

A. More useful types

B. Less useful types
C.Most useful types
D.Useful types
99. The best phrase for (4) is?

A. More useful types

B. Less useful types
C.Most useful types
D.Useful types
100. The best pronoun for (5) is?

A. His or her
B. His
C.There
D.Their
100. The best pronoun for (5) is?

A. His or her
B. His
C.There
D.Their
 For numbers 101-107, read the
complaint letter below. Pay close attention
to the numbered items. Choose the answer
that shows the correct capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling of the numbered
parts.
2665 Pateros Street
Sta. Cruz, Manila 1007
 
(6) January 15 2011
Mail-Order Sales Manager
Direct Electronics, Inc.
214-C Roxas Boulevard
Malate, Manila 1004
 
Dear Sales Manager,
The modem that I ordered from your company arrived today in (8) __________. The package was
(9)_______, ________ not to have been sealed properly. In addition, I have not received the
computer game that I also ordered. Please send me a new (10) _________ broken modem is
enclosed.

Thank you!
Sincerely yours,
Benny Villar
101. The proper form for 96) is
_____________.

A. January 15, 2011

B. January, 15 2011
C. January 15th 2011
D. 15 January, 2011
101. The proper form for 96) is
_____________.

A. January 15, 2011

B. January, 15 2011
C. January 15th 2011
D. 15 January, 2011
102. The proper form for (7) is
______________.

A.Dear sales manager,

B.Dear sales manager:
C.Dear Sales Manager:
D.My dear Sales Manager:
102. The proper form for (7) is
______________.

A.Dear sales manager,

B.Dear sales manager:
C.Dear Sales Manager:
D.My dear Sales Manager:
103. The proper form for (8) is
______________.

A.pieces
B.piece’s
C.piece.
D.pcs.
103. The proper form for (8) is
______________.

A.pieces
B.piece’s
C.piece.
D.pcs.
104. The proper form for (9) is
______________.

A. open and appeared

B. appeared open
C. appeared
D. open-appeared
104. The proper form for (9) is
______________.

A. open and appeared

B. appeared open
C. appeared
D. open-appeared
105. The proper form for [10] is _________.

A. modem, the
B. modem; The
C. modem; the
D. modem. The
105. The proper form for [10] is _________.

A. modem, the
B. modem; The
C. modem; the
D. modem. The
 For numbers 106-110, select the most appropriate
form of the adjective each sentence.
106. Those are probably the _______
blankets in the store.
A. least fancy
B. fanciest
C. most fanciest
D. most fancy
 For numbers 106-110, select the most appropriate
form of the adjective each sentence.
106. Those are probably the _______
blankets in the store.
A. least fancy
B. fanciest
C. most fanciest
D. most fancy
107. Lolo Jorge is really ______ man.

A. an old sweet
B. a sweet, old
C. a sweet old
D. a sweety oldy
107. Lolo Jorge is really ______ man.

A. an old sweet
B. a sweet, old
C. a sweet old
D. a sweety oldy
108. The Mustang used to be _____
sportscar.

A. a fine German
B. a German, fine
C. a fine, German
D. fine German
108. The Mustang used to be _____
sportscar.

A. a fine German
B. a German, fine
C. a fine, German
D. fine German
109. Everyone was home for the holidays.
What could make for______
Christmas than that?

A. a merry
B. the merriest
C. a merrier
D. a merriest
109. Everyone was home for the holidays.
What could make for______
Christmas than that?

A. a merry
B. the merriest
C. a merrier
D. a merriest
110. Magdalena and Marilyn grew up in
_____ house in Tacloban City.

A. a comfortable, little
B. a little, comfortable
C. a comfortable little
D. comfortable a little
110. Magdalena and Marilyn grew up in
_____ house in Tacloban City.

A. a comfortable, little
B. a little, comfortable
C. a comfortable little
D. comfortable a little
 For # 111-115. select the choice which corresponds
to the proper usage of adverbs.

111. In which sentence is the word well

used correctly?
A. The airplane trip was not well.
B. The time they had in Florida was well.
C. Aecee and Ekee are a well team.
D. Julia and Elenita work well together.
 
 For # 111-115. select the choice which corresponds
to the proper usage of adverbs.

111. In which sentence is the word well

used correctly?
A. The airplane trip was not well.
B. The time they had in Florida was well.
C. Aecee and Ekee are a well team.
D. Julia and Elenita work well together.
 
112. In which sentence is the word good
used correctly?

A. Melissa ran good to the car.

B. Melissa planned good for her wedding.
C. The chocolate cake tasted good.
D. Melissa danced good with the groom.
112. In which sentence is the word good
used correctly?

A. Melissa ran good to the car.

B. Melissa planned good for her wedding.
C. The chocolate cake tasted good.
D. Melissa danced good with the groom.
113. In which sentence does the adverb tell
how the action is done?

A. Christine wrapped the present carefully.

B. Then Christine came home to wrap the present.
C. Christine went to the store yesterday
D. Christine ate ice cream after she was done.
113. In which sentence does the adverb tell
how the action is done?

A. Christine wrapped the present carefully.

B. Then Christine came home to wrap the present.
C. Christine went to the store yesterday
D. Christine ate ice cream after she was done.
114. Today we practiced _____ than we did

last Friday.

A. hardest
B. harder
C. more hard
D. most hard
114. Today we practiced _____ than we did

last Friday.

A. hardest
B. harder
C. more hard
D. most hard
115. The kittens play with each other
happily. Which word in the sentence is
an adverb?

A. kittens C. play

B. each D. happily
115. The kittens play with each other
happily. Which word in the sentence is
an adverb?

A. kittens C. play

B. each D. happily
For # 116-125, select the sentence that clearly and
effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

116. A. Teaching is my career first.

B. Teaching is my first choice as a
career.
C. Teaching is my ambition.
D. Teaching is my ambition as a
career.
 
For # 116-125, select the sentence that clearly and
effectively states the idea and has no structural error.

116. A. Teaching is my career first.

B. Teaching is my first choice as a
career.
C. Teaching is my ambition.
D. Teaching is my ambition as a
career.
 
117. A. I lacked the ways and means for my room and
board so I depended on my parents for money
and support in college.
B. I depended on my parents for financial
support in college.
C. I lacked the ways and means to support
myself in college so my parents provided me
financial support.
D. I depended on the means for board and
lodging on my parents for financial support.
117. A. I lacked the ways and means for my room and
board so I depended on my parents for money
and support in college.
B. I depended on my parents for financial
support in college.
C. I lacked the ways and means to support
myself in college so my parents provided me
financial support.
D. I depended on the means for board and
lodging on my parents for financial support.
118. A. I visited the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio
during my vacation.
B. I had the occasion to visit the Teacher’s
Camp when I was vacationing in Baguio.
C. In my vacation , I visited the Teacher’s
Camp in Baguio.
D. I had the occasion to visit the Teacher’s
Camp while I was on vacation in Baguio.
118. A. I visited the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio
during my vacation.
B. I had the occasion to visit the Teacher’s
Camp when I was vacationing in Baguio.
C. In my vacation , I visited the Teacher’s
Camp in Baguio.
D. I had the occasion to visit the Teacher’s
Camp while I was on vacation in Baguio.
119. A. The job fair is filled with talented
highly motivated and well educated
young people.
B. The job fair is flooded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
C. The job fair is crowded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
D. The job fair entertains only talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
119. A. The job fair is filled with talented
highly motivated and well educated
young people.
B. The job fair is flooded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
C. The job fair is crowded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
D. The job fair entertains only talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
 
120. A. The examinees need pencils, a
calculator and a ball pen.
B. The examinees need double pencils
simply a calculator and ball pen.
C. The examinees need two pencils a
simple calculators, and a ball pen.
D. The examinees need two sharpened
pencils, calculator and ball pen.
 
120. A. The examinees need pencils, a
calculator and a ball pen.
B. The examinees need double pencils
simply a calculator and ball pen.
C. The examinees need two pencils a
simple calculators, and a ball pen.
D. The examinees need two sharpened
pencils, calculator and ball pen.
121. A. The weather service expects
temperatures not to rise.
B. The weather service expects
temperatures to not rise.
C. The weather service expects
temperature not to increase.
D. The weather service expects
temperature to not increase.
121. A. The weather service expects
temperatures not to rise.
B. The weather service expects
temperatures to not rise.
C. The weather service expects
temperature not to increase.
D. The weather service expects
temperature to not increase.
122. The teacher instructed the pupils,

A. “Open your books to page 8.”

B. “Open your books on page 8”.
C. “Open your books in page 8.”
D. ‘Open your books page 8”.
122. The teacher instructed the pupils,

A. “Open your books to page 8.”

B. “Open your books on page 8”.
C. “Open your books in page 8.”
D. ‘Open your books page 8”.
123. A. I learned the distance of the sun from
the earth was 90 million miles.
B. I learned that the sun was 90 million
miles from the earth.
C. I learned that the sun is 90 million
miles from the earth.
D. I learned that the earth and the sun
are 90 million miles apart.
123. A. I learned the distance of the sun from
the earth was 90 million miles.
B. I learned that the sun was 90 million
miles from the earth.
C. I learned that the sun is 90 million
miles from the earth.
D. I learned that the earth and the sun
are 90 million miles apart.
124. A. The interest at a loan company is
higher than a bank.
B. The interest of a loan company is
higher than with a bank.
C. The interest of a loan company is
higher than in a bank.
D. The interest at a loan company is
higher than at a bank.
124. A. The interest at a loan company is
higher than a bank.
B. The interest of a loan company is
higher than with a bank.
C. The interest of a loan company is
higher than in a bank.
D. The interest at a loan company is
higher than at a bank.
125. A. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage
Score (MPS) in English of high school students was
much lower than it had been in previous years.

B. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was much lower than the previous years.

C. The teachers explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was much lower than it has been in previous years.

D. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was lowest than the previous years.
 
125. A. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage
Score (MPS) in English of high school students was
much lower than it had been in previous years.

B. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was much lower than the previous years.

C. The teachers explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was much lower than it has been in previous years.

D. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage

Score (MPS) of high school students in English
was lowest than the previous years.
 
For #126-135, Which passage is expressed effectively
and has no structural error?

126. A. Kind words can be short and easy to Speak, but

their echoes are truly endless.
B. Kind words can be easily said, but their
meanings are real endless.
C. Kind words are easily spoken but their echoes
are reverberate.
D. Kind words are brief and easy but their
meanings are really endless
For #126-135, Which passage is expressed effectively
and has no structural error?

126. A. Kind words can be short and easy to Speak, but

their echoes are truly endless.
B. Kind words can be easily said, but their
meanings are real endless.
C. Kind words are easily spoken but their echoes
are reverberate.
D. Kind words are brief and easy but their
meanings are really endless
127. A .You make a living by what you get, but
you make a life by what you give.
B. You make a living by working, but you
make a life by what you do.
C. You make a living by earning, but you
make a life by doing the best.
D. You make a living by getting your wage,
but you make a life by giving.
127. A .You make a living by what you get, but
you make a life by what you give.
B. You make a living by working, but you
make a life by what you do.
C. You make a living by earning, but you
make a life by doing the best.
D. You make a living by getting your wage,
but you make a life by giving.
128. A. The only way to make sense out of
change is to plunge with it, move
with it, and join the dance.
B. The only way to cope with change is to
get involved and join the dance.
C. The only way to understand change is
to participate actively in the dance
movement.
D. The only way to dance with change is
to understand and move with it dancing.
128. A. The only way to make sense out of
change is to plunge with it, move
with it, and join the dance.
B. The only way to cope with change is to
get involved and join the dance.
C. The only way to understand change is
to participate actively in the dance
movement.
D. The only way to dance with change is
to understand and move with it dancing.
129. A. Good teachers possess a capacity for
connectedness; not in method but in their hearts – a place
where intellect, emotion, spirit, and will converge in the
human self.
B. Good teachers possess a capacity for
cooperation; not in the method but in their hearts
where they knowledge, spirit and emotion converge.
C. Good teacher are capable to promote
interrelationship among learners, parents, school
heads, and community.
D. Good teachers have a capacity to develop
interpersonal relationship among the factors in the
learning environment.
129. A. Good teachers possess a capacity for
connectedness; not in method but in their hearts – a place
where intellect, emotion, spirit, and will converge in the
human self.
B. Good teachers possess a capacity for
cooperation; not in the method but in their hearts
where they knowledge, spirit and emotion converge.
C. Good teacher are capable to promote
interrelationship among learners, parents, school
heads, and community.
D. Good teachers have a capacity to develop
interpersonal relationship among the factors in the
learning environment.
130. A. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great natural
operatic talents of 20th century. He boasted a bright, Ringing
tone with high notes that could sound with effortless clarity,
and there was a sensual beauty to his singing that penetrated
the heart.
B. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great opera singers
of the 20th century. He had a bright, ringing voice with
high notes and there was beauty in his songs appealing to the
heart
C. Luciano Pavarotti was talented as a great operatic
singer. He had a clear effortless voice and sang with high
notes appealing to the heart.
D. Luciano Pavarotti was a natural operatic singer and
talent. He had a singing voice with high notes which
appealed to the heart.
130. A. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great natural
operatic talents of 20th century. He boasted a bright, Ringing
tone with high notes that could sound with effortless clarity,
and there was a sensual beauty to his singing that penetrated
the heart.
B. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great opera singers
of the 20th century. He had a bright, ringing voice with
high notes and there was beauty in his songs appealing to the
heart
C. Luciano Pavarotti was talented as a great operatic
singer. He had a clear effortless voice and sang with high
notes appealing to the heart.
D. Luciano Pavarotti was a natural operatic singer and
talent. He had a singing voice with high notes which
appealed to the heart.
131. A. The students could not understand the
pronoun reference handout, which
annoyed them.
B. The students, because they could not
understand the handout on pronoun
reference, were annoyed.
C. The students were annoyed because
they could not understand the pronoun
reference handout.
D. The students got annoyed because the
pronounce reference handout could not
be understood.
131. A. The students could not understand the
pronoun reference handout, which
annoyed them.
B. The students, because they could not
understand the handout on pronoun
reference, were annoyed.
C. The students were annoyed because
they could not understand the pronoun
reference handout.
D. The students got annoyed because the
pronounce reference handout could not
be understood.
132. A .The fans thought the best player
to be him.
B. The fans thought the best player
to be himself.
C. The fans thought the best player
to be he.
D. The fans thought the best player
to be his.
132. A .The fans thought the best player
to be him.
B. The fans thought the best player
to be himself.
C. The fans thought the best player
to be he.
D. The fans thought the best player
to be his.
133. A. I would not want to be he/she.
B. I would not want to be
himself/herself.
C. I would not want to be themselves.
D. I would not want to theirselves.
133. A. I would not want to be he/she.
B. I would not want to be
himself/herself.
C. I would not want to be themselves.
D. I would not want to theirselves.
134. A. Having called the other students
and ourselves, the secretary went
home.
B. Having called the other students
and we, the secretary.
C. Having called the other students
and they, the secretary went home.
D. Having called the other students
and us, the secretary went home.
134. A. Having called the other students
and ourselves, the secretary went
home.
B. Having called the other students
and we, the secretary.
C. Having called the other students
and they, the secretary went home.
D. Having called the other students
and us, the secretary went home.
135. A. A strange car kept blinking the
lights at us as he followed closely.
B. A strange car followed closely, and
he kept blinking his lights at us.
C. A strange car followed us closely,
and its driver kept blinking his
lights at us.
D. A strange car, blinking the lights at
us, followed closely
135. A. A strange car kept blinking the
lights at us as he followed closely.
B. A strange car followed closely, and
he kept blinking his lights at us.
C. A strange car followed us closely,
and its driver kept blinking his
lights at us.
D. A strange car, blinking the lights at
us, followed closely
For # 136 – 141, select the letter
corresponding to the correct answer.
136._________ are activities which a heart patient
must forego.

A. Heavy smoking and overeating

B. Smoking heavily and to overeat
C. To smoke heavily and overeating
D. Smoking heavy and to overeat
For # 136 – 141, select the letter
corresponding to the correct answer.
136._________ are activities which a heart patient
must forego.

A. Heavy smoking and overeating

B. Smoking heavily and to overeat
C. To smoke heavily and overeating
D. Smoking heavy and to overeat
137. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to
the green hills and plains.

A. one can quickly walk

B. where one can quickly walk
C. where one can quickly walk,
D. one can, quickly
137. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to
the green hills and plains.

A. one can quickly walk

B. where one can quickly walk
C. where one can quickly walk,
D. one can, quickly
138. One method of ending discrimination
in
business and industry is ______.
A. to demand that employers must meet quotas.
B. to demand quotas to be met by employers.
C. that employers be demanded to meet quotas.
D. that demanding employees to meet quotas.
138. One method of ending discrimination
in
business and industry is ______.
A. to demand that employers must meet quotas.
B. to demand quotas to be met by employers.
C. that employers be demanded to meet quotas.
D. that demanding employees to meet quotas.
139.Which word/phrase is nearest in
meaning to the italicized word? He
has
been very feeble since his illness?

A. Unwell C. Foolish

B. Thin D. Weak
139.Which word/phrase is nearest in
meaning to the italicized word? He
has
been very feeble since his illness?

A. Unwell C. Foolish

B. Thin D. Weak
140.Which word/phrase is nearest in
meaning to the italicized word? Jose was
contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of
his rival to show greater ability.

A. Appreciative C. Scornful

B. Angry D. Deep in thought

140.Which word/phrase is nearest in
meaning to the italicized word? Jose was
contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of
his rival to show greater ability.

A. Appreciative C. Scornful

B. Angry D. Deep in thought

141.Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to
the italicized word? Considering that
nothing had been organized, confusion
seemed inevitable.

A. Unnatural B. Evident
C. Unlikely D. Certain
141.Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to
the italicized word? Considering that
nothing had been organized, confusion
seemed inevitable.

A. Unnatural B. Evident
C. Unlikely D. Certain
 For # 142 – 145, select the correct word/phrase.

142. It’s now two hours past his schedule;

the facilitator may not come anymore,
but we’ll still be ready in case he ___.

A. does C. may

B. will come D. is coming

 For # 142 – 145, select the correct word/phrase.

142. It’s now two hours past his schedule;

the facilitator may not come anymore,
but we’ll still be ready in case he ___.

A. does C. may

B. will come D. is coming

 143.Your sister is paying for your
tuition fee, _______?

A. aren’t you C. is she

B. isn’t it D. isn’t she
 143.Your sister is paying for your
tuition fee, _______?

A. aren’t you C. is she

B. isn’t it D. isn’t she
144.These towels are _______ to use to
dry the dishes.

A. very wet C. too wet

B. so wet D. very dry
144.These towels are _______ to use to
dry the dishes.

A. very wet C. too wet

B. so wet D. very dry
 145. ______ not making the most of
______ opportunities.

A. You’re – your C. You – your

B. You’re – you’re D. You’re
 145. ______ not making the most of
______ opportunities.

A. You’re – your C. You – your

B. You’re – you’re D. You’re
146. His ______ reasons for resigning
were his _______ of right and
wrong.
A. principal – principle
B. principle principal
C. principles -principle
D. principals – principles
146. His ______ reasons for resigning
were his _______ of right and
wrong.
A. principal – principle
B. principle principal
C. principles -principle
D. principals – principles
 147. The book tells us about the
disease and how it _____ the
patient and what ______ it has on
the patient’s family

A. affects – affect C. affects – effects

B. effects – affect D. effect – effects
 147. The book tells us about the
disease and how it _____ the
patient and what ______ it has on
the patient’s family

A. affects – affect C. affects – effects

B. effects – affect D. effect – effects
For #148 – 157, choose the that expresses the
thought clearly and that has o error in structure/spelling.

148. A. The farmer did plow, plant harvest his corn in

second time.
B. The farmer plowed, has planted and has harvested
his corn in second time.
C. The farmer has plowed, planted and harvested his
corn in second time.
D. The farmer plowed,planted, and harvested his corn
in second time.
For #148 – 157, choose the that expresses the
thought clearly and that has o error in structure/spelling.

148. A. The farmer did plow, plant harvest his corn in

second time.
B. The farmer plowed, has planted and has harvested
his corn in second time.
C. The farmer has plowed, planted and harvested his
corn in second time.
D. The farmer plowed,planted, and harvested his corn
in second time.
149. A. Because repairs were being made
on potholes for a kilometer, traffic was
stalled for a kilometer.
B. Traffic was stalled for a kilometre.
Because repairs were being made on
potholes.
C. Traffic was stalled for a kilometre
because repairs were being made on
potholes.
D. Because repairs were being made on
potholes for a kilometre, traffic was stalled.
149. A. Because repairs were being made
on potholes for a kilometer, traffic was
stalled for a kilometer.
B. Traffic was stalled for a kilometre.
Because repairs were being made on
potholes.
C. Traffic was stalled for a kilometre
because repairs were being made on
potholes.
D. Because repairs were being made on
potholes for a kilometre, traffic was stalled.
150. A. While taking a shower,
the doorbell rang.
B. While I was taking a shower, the
doorbell rang.
C. While taking a shower, someone
rang the doorbell.
D. While I was showering, the
doorbell rang.
150. A. While taking a shower,
the doorbell rang.
B. While I was taking a shower, the
doorbell rang.
C. While taking a shower, someone
rang the doorbell.
D. While I was showering, the
doorbell rang.
151. A. Everyone agreed that she had either
the voice or/nor the skill to be a
speaker.
B. Everyone agreed that she had either
the voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
C. Everyone agreed that she had neither
the voice or the skill to be a speaker.
D. Everyone agreed that she had neither
the voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
151. A. Everyone agreed that she had either
the voice or/nor the skill to be a
speaker.
B. Everyone agreed that she had either
the voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
C. Everyone agreed that she had neither
the voice or the skill to be a speaker.
D. Everyone agreed that she had neither
the voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
152. A. It is a privelege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
B. It is a priviledge to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
C. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
D. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
152. A. It is a privelege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
B. It is a priviledge to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
C. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
D. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
153. A. One of the examinees were not
registered.
B. One of the examinees was not
registered.
C. One of the examinees were not in
the registry list.
D. One of the examinees have not
been in the registry list.
153. A. One of the examinees were not
registered.
B. One of the examinees was not
registered.
C. One of the examinees were not in
the registry list.
D. One of the examinees have not
been in the registry list.
154. A. You are a professional teacher,
isn’t it?
B. You are a professional teacher
aren’t you?
C. You are a professional teacher,
ain’t you?
D. You are a professional teacher,
weren’t you?
154. A. You are a professional teacher,
isn’t it?
B. You are a professional teacher
aren’t you?
C. You are a professional teacher,
ain’t you?
D. You are a professional teacher,
weren’t you?
155. A. The criteria was finalized for
judging the candidate.
B. The criteria for judging the
candidate has been finalized.
C. The criteria has been finalized for
judging the candidate.
D. The criteria for judging the
candidates have been finalized.
155. A. The criteria was finalized for
judging the candidate.
B. The criteria for judging the
candidate has been finalized.
C. The criteria has been finalized for
judging the candidate.
D. The criteria for judging the
candidates have been finalized.
156. A. Many gases are invisible and they
have no odor and taste.
B. Many gases are invisible,
odourless, and have no taste.
C. Many gases are invisible,
odourless, and they have no taste.
D. Many gases are invisible,
odorless, and tasteless.
156. A. Many gases are invisible and they
have no odor and taste.
B. Many gases are invisible,
odourless, and have no taste.
C. Many gases are invisible,
odourless, and they have no taste.
D. Many gases are invisible,
odorless, and tasteless.
157. A. The teacher education institution, as well as the
Department of Education, collaborates in teacher
education and training.
B. The teacher education institutions, as well as the
Department of Education and training.
C. The teacher education institutions, as well as the
Department of Education, coordinates in teacher education
and training.
D. The teacher education institution as well as the
Department of Education, coordinates in teacher education
and training.
157. A. The teacher education institution, as well as the
Department of Education, collaborates in teacher
education and training.
B. The teacher education institutions, as well as the
Department of Education and training.
C. The teacher education institutions, as well as the
Department of Education, coordinates in teacher education
and training.
D. The teacher education institution as well as the
Department of Education, coordinates in teacher education
and training.
 Choose the correct option.

158. He is an ______ member of

the community.

A. immanent C. eminent
B. imminent D. eminent
 Choose the correct option.

158. He is an ______ member of

the community.

A. immanent C. eminent
B. imminent D. eminent
159. Which is the correct sequence of the sentence in the
text below?

(1) It cannot guarantee financial security.

(2) These are then moments I teach for.
(3) Teaching may not be a lucrative position.
(4) Sometimes it means disappointments, heartaches and
pains.
(5) But touching the hearts of people and opening the minds
of children can give you joy and contentment which
money could not buy.
 
A. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 C. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
159. Which is the correct sequence of the sentence in the
text below?

(1) It cannot guarantee financial security.

(2) These are then moments I teach for.
(3) Teaching may not be a lucrative position.
(4) Sometimes it means disappointments, heartaches and
pains.
(5) But touching the hearts of people and opening the minds
of children can give you joy and contentment which
money could not buy.
 
A. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 C. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
 160. Which is the correct sequence of the
sentence in the text below?
The image of a good teacher is one who constantly reflecting about
how best to help different types of learners learn. (2) The National
Competency- Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) defines a new paradigm
of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who
is responsible for facilitating learning. (3) Good teaching is defined in terms
of those practices that help students learn better. (4) Competency-based
means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good teaching are
defined in terms of what the teacher is competent to do. (5) The NCBTS
can be used as a self-assessment tool for professional development.

A. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 C. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 D. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
 160. Which is the correct sequence of the
sentence in the text below?
The image of a good teacher is one who constantly reflecting about
how best to help different types of learners learn. (2) The National
Competency- Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) defines a new paradigm
of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who
is responsible for facilitating learning. (3) Good teaching is defined in terms
of those practices that help students learn better. (4) Competency-based
means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good teaching are
defined in terms of what the teacher is competent to do. (5) The NCBTS
can be used as a self-assessment tool for professional development.

A. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 C. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 D. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
161. Choose the correct answer.

A. The number of tourists to Boracay

increases every year.
B. The number of tourists to Boracay
increase every year.
C. The number of tourists to Boracay
have increased every year.
D. The number of tourists to Boracay
are increasing every year.
161. Choose the correct answer.

A. The number of tourists to Boracay

increases every year.
B. The number of tourists to Boracay
increase every year.
C. The number of tourists to Boracay
have increased every year.
D. The number of tourists to Boracay
are increasing every year.
162. Susan ______ in bed so long
that she missed her classes.

A. lays C. lied

B. lay D. laid
162. Susan ______ in bed so long
that she missed her classes.

A. lays C. lied

B. lay D. laid
163. Everyone is wondering _____ her
successor will be.

A. whom C. who

B. whose D. who’ll
163. Everyone is wondering _____ her
successor will be.

A. whom C. who

B. whose D. who’ll
164. Both Randy and ______ plan
to go.

A. my C. myself

B. me D. I
164. Both Randy and ______ plan
to go.

A. my C. myself

B. me D. I
165. Choose the correct answer.

A. Albert himself told me it was true.

B. Albert, himself, told me it was true.

C. Albert told me it was true himself.

D. Albert told me himself it was true.

165. Choose the correct answer.

A. Albert himself told me it was true.

B. Albert, himself, told me it was true.

C. Albert told me it was true himself.

D. Albert told me himself it was true.

166. The spider isn’t an insect, ______?

A. does it C. is it

B. isn’t it D. ‘no
 
166. The spider isn’t an insect, ______?

A. does it C. is it

B. isn’t it D. ‘no
 
167. The daughter sings sweetly as
the mother ______________.

A. is C. does

B. can D. do
167. The daughter sings sweetly as
the mother ______________.

A. is C. does

B. can D. do
168. She ______ the laundry every
other day.

A. is doing C. will do

B. does D. is going to do
168. She ______ the laundry every
other day.

A. is doing C. will do

B. does D. is going to do
169. Wise people can ______ with
frustrations.

A. cope in C. cope

B. cope up D. cope on
 
169. Wise people can ______ with
frustrations.

A. cope in C. cope

B. cope up D. cope on
 
170. Which sounds like “when”?

A. pin C. while

B. whine D. pet
170. Which sounds like “when”?

A. pin C. while

B. whine D. pet
171. They visited ______ children
where ______ are pursuing post-
baccalaureate degrees.

A.their-there C. their-they’re

B. there-their D. there-they’re
171. They visited ______ children
where ______ are pursuing post-
baccalaureate degrees.

A.their-there C. their-they’re

B. there-their D. there-they’re
172. “Blessed are ______ sorrowing
for ______ shall be comforted.”

A.you-they C. they-they

B. the-they D. the-you
172. “Blessed are ______ sorrowing
for ______ shall be comforted.”

A.you-they C. they-they

B. the-they D. the-you
173. In his despair, Judas _______ himself.

A. hang C. hunged
B. hung D. hanged
 
173. In his despair, Judas _______ himself.

A. hang C. hunged
B. hung D. hanged
 
174.“______, ______ have to make do
with what we have if we have to
accomplish something.”

A. We’ll - well C. We’ll - well

B. Well - we’ll D. Will – will
 
174.“______, ______ have to make do
with what we have if we have to
accomplish something.”

A. We’ll - well C. We’ll - well

B. Well - we’ll D. Will – will
 
175. The words “accentric, anesthesia,
atypical” begin with the prefix “a” which
means _______.

A. not or withoutC. feeling

B. with D. common
175. The words “accentric, anesthesia,
atypical” begin with the prefix “a” which
means _______.

A. not or withoutC. feeling

B. with D. common
176. The words “inappropriate, illegal,
irresponsible and unaware” have
prefixes which are classified as
_____.

A. neutral C. negative

B. positive D. common
 
176. The words “inappropriate, illegal,
irresponsible and unaware” have
prefixes which are classified as
_____.

A. neutral C. negative

B. positive D. common
 
177. A good writer supports his
generalizations with ______
examples.

A. unfamiliar C. abstract

B. convenient D. concrete
177. A good writer supports his
generalizations with ______
examples.

A. unfamiliar C. abstract

B. convenient D. concrete
178. Students ______ near the
registrar’s office to ask for their
schedule.

A. crowd C. stay idling

B. congregate D. disperse
178. Students ______ near the
registrar’s office to ask for their
schedule.

A. crowd C. stay idling

B. congregate D. disperse
179. She will retire soon because she
______ working hard so long.

A. has been C. have been

B. had been D. was

179. She will retire soon because she
______ working hard so long.

A. has been C. have been

B. had been D. was

180. “He is the black sheep in the
family.” Which figure of speech is
used?

A. synonym C. metaphor

B. simile D. hyperbole
 
180. “He is the black sheep in the
family.” Which figure of speech is
used?

A. synonym C. metaphor

B. simile D. hyperbole
 
181. The hostages are free. They paid their
way. What does this statement tell us?
A. They escaped after paying.
B. After paying ransom they were released.
C. They negotiated peacefully.
D. They were freed without ransom.
181. The hostages are free. They paid their
way. What does this statement tell us?
A. They escaped after paying.
B. After paying ransom they were released.
C. They negotiated peacefully.
D. They were freed without ransom.
182. October 10 is a “red letter day” for
the Chinese. Classify the quoted
expression.

A. idiom C. metaphor

B. simile D. synonyms
 
182. October 10 is a “red letter day” for
the Chinese. Classify the quoted
expression.

A. idiom C. metaphor

B. simile D. synonyms
 
183. Space age _________ on October 21,

1957 when Sputnik was launched by

the Soviet Union.

A. commenced C. ended
B. cited D. flourished
183. Space age _________ on October 21,

1957 when Sputnik was launched by

the Soviet Union.

A. commenced C. ended
B. cited D. flourished
184.The slow traffic _________ me.

A. aggravates C. worsens

B. irritates D. maddens
184.The slow traffic _________ me.

A. aggravates C. worsens

B. irritates D. maddens
185. He was as helpless as a child.
Classify this statement.

A. Simile C. Synonym
B. Idioms D. Metaphor
185. He was as helpless as a child.
Classify this statement.

A. Simile C. Synonym
B. Idioms D. Metaphor
186. The statement, “She is a rose” is an
example of a __________.

A. Idiom C. Simile
B. Metaphor D. Hyperbole
186. The statement, “She is a rose” is an
example of a __________.

A. Idiom C. Simile
B. Metaphor D. Hyperbole
187. Because the moon rotates on its axis
at the same time as it ______ around
the earth, we see the side always.

A. revolve C. has been revolving

B. is revolving D. revolves
187. Because the moon rotates on its axis
at the same time as it ______ around
the earth, we see the side always.

A. revolve C. has been revolving

B. is revolving D. revolves
188. Children who have been exposed too
much to TV suffer from unusually
short_____________.

A. learning C. concentration

B. understanding D. attention span

188. Children who have been exposed too
much to TV suffer from unusually
short_____________.

A. learning C. concentration

B. understanding D. attention span

189. People who are too _______are liable
to be deceived by unscrupulous
individuals

A. demanding C. cynical
B. credulous D. wary
189. People who are too _______are liable
to be deceived by unscrupulous
individuals

A. demanding C. cynical
B. credulous D. wary
190. News travels as fast as the wind, This
statement is a/an___________.

A. Simile C. Idiom

B. Metaphor D. Synonym
190. News travels as fast as the wind, This
statement is a/an___________.

A. Simile C. Idiom

B. Metaphor D. Synonym
191. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What
does it say about the report?

A. Ordinary C. Mediocre

B. Excellent D. Run-of-the-mill
191. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What
does it say about the report?

A. Ordinary C. Mediocre

B. Excellent D. Run-of-the-mill
192. “A man is known by the company he
keeps.” This is an example of a
__________.

A. report C. poem

B. rule D. proverb
192. “A man is known by the company he
keeps.” This is an example of a
__________.

A. report C. poem

B. rule D. proverb
193. His apocalyptic views seemed to
doom the human race. This is to be taken
as______.

A. apathetic C. prophetic

B. lethargic D. spiritless
193. His apocalyptic views seemed to
doom the human race. This is to be taken
as______.

A. apathetic C. prophetic

B. lethargic D. spiritless
194. Our guest of honor was loquacious
speaker. This means________.

A. reserved C. reticent

B. verbose D. spiritless
194. Our guest of honor was loquacious
speaker. This means________.

A. reserved C. reticent

B. verbose D. spiritless
195. Except for the profanity, I liked the
story. What is the story about?

A. Shamelessness C. Worldliness

B. Kinds words D. Obscenities

195. Except for the profanity, I liked the
story. What is the story about?

A. Shamelessness C. Worldliness

B. Kinds words D. Obscenities

196. She has a penchant for red accessories.
This indicates ________.

A. strong aversion C. fondness

B. dislike D. avoidance
196. She has a penchant for red accessories.
This indicates ________.

A. strong aversion C. fondness

B. dislike D. avoidance
197. Stop shilly- shallying and make up
your mind. This serves as a warning
not to_______.

A. go ahead C. decide

B. hesitate D. continue
197. Stop shilly- shallying and make up
your mind. This serves as a warning
not to_______.

A. go ahead C. decide

B. hesitate D. continue
198. “I prefer a government run like hell by
Filipinos rather than one run by
foreigners.” Who said this famous
statement?

A. Manuel L. Quezon
B. Jose Rizal
C. Apolinario Mabini
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
198. “I prefer a government run like hell by
Filipinos rather than one run by
foreigners.” Who said this famous
statement?

A. Manuel L. Quezon
B. Jose Rizal
C. Apolinario Mabini
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
199. Who said, “The Filipino is worth dying for.”?

A. Benigno Aquino Jr.

B. Jose Rizal
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Carlos P. Garcia
199. Who said, “The Filipino is worth dyingfor.”?

A. Benigno Aquino Jr.

B. Jose Rizal
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Carlos P. Garcia
200. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.”
This stands for_________-

A. homeliness C. plain

B. loveliness D. simple
200. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.”
This stands for_________-

A. homeliness C. plain

B. loveliness D. simple
201. The statue was erected in _________
to war heroes.

A. protection C. irreverence

B. defense D. homage
201. The statue was erected in _________
to war heroes.

A. protection C. irreverence

B. defense D. homage
202. She was a “Phantom of Delight”
connotes that the woman is___________.

A. real C. an illusion

B. lovely D. virtuos
202. She was a “Phantom of Delight”
connotes that the woman is___________.

A. real C. an illusion

B. lovely D. virtuos
203. The line, “Under the bludgeoning of
chance, My head is bloody but unbowed”
depicts the person’s _________.

A. determination C. confidence

B. courage D. optimism
203. The line, “Under the bludgeoning of
chance, My head is bloody but unbowed”
depicts the person’s _________.

A. determination C. confidence

B. courage D. optimism
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter that corresponds to the best answer to questions #204-208
(Excerpt from Like the Molave)

Not you alone, Rizal. O souls

And spirits of the martyred brave, arise!
Arise and scour the land! Shed once again
Your willing blood! Infuse the vibrant red
Into our thin anemic veins; until
We pick up your Promethean tools and, strong,
Out of the depthness matrix of your faith
In us, and on the silent cliffs of freedom
We carve for all time your marmoreal dream!
Until our people,seeing, are become
Like the molave, firm, resilient, staunch,
204. Which of the following best describes
the form of literature employed in the
excerpt?

A. Poem C. Sonnet

B. Essay D. Cinquain
204. Which of the following best describes
the form of literature employed in the
excerpt?

A. Poem C. Sonnet

B. Essay D. Cinquain
205.What literary device is employed in
the underlined portion of the excerpt?

A. Chekhov’s gun
B. Aphorism
C. Poetic justice
D. Poetic license
205.What literary device is employed in
the underlined portion of the excerpt?

A. Chekhov’s gun
B. Aphorism
C. Poetic justice
D. Poetic license
206. Which of the following describes the
figure of speech utilized in the last line of
the excerpt?

A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile
206. Which of the following describes the
figure of speech utilized in the last line of
the excerpt?

A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile
207. What figure of speech is employed
when the author states, “O souls and
spirits of the martyred brave, arise?”

A. Metaphor
B. Apostrophe
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Metonymy
207. What figure of speech is employed
when the author states, “O souls and
spirits of the martyred brave, arise?”

A. Metaphor
B. Apostrophe
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Metonymy
208. Which of the following best describes the true
meaning that the author wants to convey in this
literary piece?

A. Filipinos should learn from the lessons of Jose Rizal.

B. Filipinos should pray to God in times of trial and
tribulations.
C. Filipinos have forgotten the true meaning of bravery
D. Filipinos should stop illegal logging and plant more
molave trees.
208. Which of the following best describes the true
meaning that the author wants to convey in this
literary piece?

A. Filipinos should learn from the lessons of Jose Rizal.

B. Filipinos should pray to God in times of trial and
tribulations.
C. Filipinos have forgotten the true meaning of bravery
D. Filipinos should stop illegal logging and plant more
molave trees.
 Tree
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is priest
Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair; 
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.  
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
 
-Joyce Kilmer
209. What is the predominant figure of
speech employed by the author
of
this poem?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
209. What is the predominant figure of
speech employed by the author
of
this poem?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
210. Which literary device id exemplified by this
poem?

A. Defamiliarization
B. Dramatic visualization
C. Stream of consciousness
D. Parody
210. Which literary device id exemplified by this
poem?

A. Defamiliarization
B. Dramatic visualization
C. Stream of consciousness
D. Parody
211. What part of a tree does the underlined
portion of the poem pertain to?

A. Roots
B. Stems
C Leaves
D. Fruits
 212. What is the subliminal message of
the
author of this poem?
A. Trees are the best creations among all of God’s
creation.
B. Trees ae the most religious and most prayerful
among God’s creation.
C. Man should highly regard the dedication and
devotion of trees.
D. Man cannot create things as wonderful as those
made by God.
 213. What can you infer as the probable reason
why the author wrote this poem?

A. To celebrate the common beauty of God’s

natural creation
B. To dissuade illegal loggers from cutting down more and
more trees
C. To remind man of his status as custodian of God’s
creation
D. To inscribe in the minds of man the importance of trees
214. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!”
What
did we take this to mean?
A. Wonderful
B. Enjoyment
C. Mystery
D. Discovery
 
214. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!”
What
did we take this to mean?
A. Wonderful
B. Enjoyment
C. Mystery
D. Discovery
 
215. Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life,
both grow as one, take honor from me and my life
is gone. “What is the correct interpretation for this?

A. His life is determined by his honor.

B. He values honor as much as his life.
C. He prefers honor instead of life.
D. He values life before honor.
Excerpt from I am Looking for a Pilipino
Is it so hard to believe that we can remain Filipinos and still march
on ward, ever onward to our national destiny? And our mind so
narrow, is our intelligence so limited that we cannot realize this truth?
Can we not see that we can adopt the foreign ways and yet retain the
enduring, the admirable qualities that can make the Filipino great?
Have we been so westernized that we find the Filipino way alien to
our mode of living?
The Filipino way is our legacy. It is found in the determination and
fortitude, the determination that made it possible for our brothers in
the mountains to build the breath-taking rice terraces. It is found in
our courage, in the courage that sustained us at Mactan,at Trad
Pass, in Bataan. It is found in our simplicity and modesty, in the
beauty of Angelus at twilight, and in the sincerity of our devotion to
our God and our country
 These qualities are still in us – in our minds and in our hearts.
We can still dig them out if we would only forget about our
obsessions with brown Americanism. We can still dig them out if
would only dig hard enough.
I am looking for a Filipino I cannot find him among those who
shout self-righteously about nationalism and nationalization. I
cannot see him among those who preach about Filipinism but
whose preaching are empty and meaningless.
Will my search be long and vain? It will be I am afraid unless we
wake in time. It will never end unless we realize the sacredness of
our heritage, unless we see the richness and the beauty, the glory
and the wonder, the promise and the fulfillment of the Filipino
vision.

-Prof. Felix Bautista

216. This narrative about the bravery of the
Filipinos in the battles of the past. Which
among of the following is a site of a historic
battle NOT mentioned in this poem?
A. Cebu C. Cordillera

B. Bataan D. Isabela
217. According to the author, which value
have the Filipino people at present los…

A. Utang na loob
B. Nationalism
C. Honesty
D. Hospitality
 218. What trait among Filipinos of the present is
exemplified by the underlined portion of the excerpt?

A. Ignorance
B. Sacrilege
C. Hypocrisy
D. Moral absolutism
219. What is the predominant figure of the
speech utilized by the author of this line
piece?

A. Poetic justice
B. Rhetorical question
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Hyperbole
220. Which of the following literary
endeavors is this piece most
suited?

A. Dramatic monologue
B. Declamation
C. Extemporaneous speech
D. Debate
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter that corresponds to the best answer questions
# 221 – 225.

In our veins, pulses blood with races of Chinese and Spanish and American, but it
does not stop, being a Filipino, because of these.
Our culture, is tinged with foreign influences, but it has become rich thereby.
This mingling, in fact could speed us on the road, to national greatness. Look at
America, it is a great country, and yet it is melting pot of Italian, and German, British,
and French, or Irish and Swedish.
Filipinism, after all, is in the heart.
If the heart beats faster, because the Philippines is making progress, If it fills, with
compassion because its people are suffering, then it belongs to a true Filipino, And if it
throbs, with pride in our past, if it pulses with awareness of the present, if it beats with a
faith in the future, then we could ask, for nothing more, all other things are unimportant.
I have an American first name.
And I have a Chinese last name.
And I am proud, very proud, because underneath these names beats a Filipino heart.
221. Which among the following could be a
possible name of a person speaking in
this piece?

A. Pedro Sandoval
B. Chona Shih
C. China Anderson
D. Pamela Go
222. Which country is regarded as great
country in this literary piece?

A. Philippines
B. America
C. Germany
D. France
 
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter that corresponds to the best answer to
questions # 223- 237.
Excerpt from the Cask of Amontillado

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when
he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You who so well know the nature
of my soul, will not suppose, however, that gave utterance to a threat. At
length I would be avenged, this was a point definitely, settled – but the very
definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must
not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when
retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredresssed when the
avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him while has done the wrong.
It must be understood that neither by word or deed had I given Fortunato
cause to doubt my good will. I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his
face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his
immolation.
 He had a weak point – this Fortunato – although in other
regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. He
prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Few, Italians
have the true virtuoso spirit. For the most part of their
enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and the opportunity, to
practice imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires.
In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was
a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. In this
respect I did not refer him materially, --I was skillful in the
Italian vintage myself, and bought largely whenever I could.

-Edgar Allan Poe

223. Which among the following countries does
NOT have a significant contribution to the
Filipino bloodline?

A. Chinese
B. Spanish
C. America
D. Japanese
224. For which of the following
literary endeavors is this piece
most suited?

A. Oration
B. Dramatic monologue
C. Stage play
D. Speech choir
 
 225. Which among the following is
most suitable as a title for this
literary piece?

A. Where The Filipino Heart Should Be

B. What True Filipinism Means
C. The Multicultural Heritage Of Filipinos
D. The Anatomy of a Filipino
 
226. “Run from anything that gives
you the evil thought…. but stay close
to anything that makes you want to
do right.”
A. wrong decisions
B. righteousness
C. temptation
D. faith
 
 227. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a
purpose is like a ship without a rudder waif…” It
could be interpreted as ________________

A. there should be a sufficient energy in one’s life.

B. one’s life doesn’t need to be controlled.
C. direction can never come into one’s life.
D. there should be a strong driving force in one’s life.
 228. The Bible tell us, “There is a right time
and a right way to do everything.”

A. Plan well what you say and do.

B. You can determine your own time.
C. Your time is yours and nobody else.
D. Say and do things anytime.
 229. Our commitments can develop us or the can
destroy us, but either way, they will define us.
Choose the line below that has the same meaning.

A. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to.

B. Our commitments need not deep land way ahead.
C. We must make full commitment to worldly goals.
D. Half – hearted commitment is what we need today.
230. What season is it, with the line, “He
ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms
kiss and part.”

A. Spring
B. Winter
C. Autumn
D. Summer
 231. The line from the koran, “Woe to every
backbiter,” Talks of______________.

A. Anguish for those who defend on righteousness

B. Misery for those who talk ill of others
C. Punishment for those who say good things
D. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion
 
 232. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not
want….” Is an expression of
one’s__________.

A. love for self

B. poverty
C. blind ignorance
D. total Submission to God
233. Which of the following statement best
describes the theme of his literary piece?
 

A. Good will never triumph over evil.

B. The ends must justify the means.
C. Getting even only counts if you get away with it.
D. Revenge drives human being to great lengths.
234. From which viewpoint is this
short
story is conveyed?
A. From the murderer’s
B. From the victim’s
C. From a third party
D. From an unknown narrator’s
235. What did the narrator use to bait
Fortunato into his plan for retribution?

A. Expensive European jewelry

B. Rare Italian vintage drugs
C. Millions of British and Australian money
D. A pipe of a rare old wine
 236. What did the author mean with, “A wrong is unredressed
when retribution of takes its redresser. It is equally unredressed
when the avenger fails to make how self felt as such to him who
has done the wrong?”

A. Might makes right. The end must justify the means.

B. If you rectify something, you should not get in trouble
for doing so.
C. We should learn to forgive and forget and not be
concerned about the revenge.
D. Performing acts of revenge can justify the wrongful act.
237. What is the figures of speech used in
this selection?

A. Metonymy
B. Irony
C. Oxymoron
D. Synecdoche
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter that corresponds to the
best answers to questions # 238-242.

Excerpt from The Divine Comedy

 
And lo! almost where the ascent began
A panther light and swift exceedingly,
Which with a spotted skin was covered o’er!
 
And never moved she from before my face,
Nay, rather did impede so much my way,
That many times I to return had turned.
 The time was the beginning of the morning,
And up the sun was mounting with those stars
That with him were; what the time the Love Divine
 
At first in motion set those beauteous things;
So were to me occasion of good hope,
The variegated skin of that wild beast,
 
The hour of time, and the delicious season;
But not so much, that did not give me fear
A lion’s aspect which appeared to me.
 
- Dante Alighieri
238. Who do you think is the main
character of this literary piece?

A. Dante
B. Virgil
C. panter
D. she-wolf
238. Who do you think is the main
character of this literary piece?

A. Dante
B. Virgil
C. panter
D. she-wolf
239. Which of the following wild beast
blocked the main character’s
ascent to the top of the hill?

A. Leopard
B. Panther
C. Lion
D. She-wolf
239. Which of the following wild beast
blocked the main character’s
ascent to the top of the hill?

A. Leopard
B. Panther
C. Lion
D. She-wolf
240. Where in the world did the events of
this excerpt probably take place?

A. Heaven
B. Purgatory
C. Hell
D. Earth
240. Where in the world did the events of
this excerpt probably take place?

A. Heaven
B. Purgatory
C. Hell
D. Earth
241. What is the main character’s
predicament in this selection?

A. Wild beasts are going to eat

him.
B. He cannot find his loved ones.
C. He is running out of time.
D. He does not know where to go.
242. What is the allegorical meaning of “The
Divine Comedy”?

A. Good people go to heaven while evil people

go to hell.
B. Man’s soul must undergo a long journey
towards God.
C. God sees the truth but waits before helping
man.
D. Heaven, hell and purgatory do not exist.
Read the excerpt below then answer questions # 243-248.

The Brook
First time I passed by the brook, it filled my eye.
The second time, it was a tiny snake.
The next few times, I only heard a cry.
Behind me and I was afraid for my own snake.
G. Bruce Bunao
243. The first line tells us that the brook
_________.

A. has gotten into the speaker’s eyes

B. has delighted the speaker
C. has much water
D. has less water
243. The first line tells us that the brook
_________.

A. has gotten into the speaker’s eyes

B. has delighted the speaker
C. has much water
D. has less water
244. The second line tells us that the
brook _______.

A. has a tiny snake

B. is dangerous
C. has much water
D. has almost no
water
244. The second line tells us that the
brook _______.

A. has a tiny snake

B. is dangerous
C. has much water
D. has almost no
water
245. The third line tells us that the brook
_________.

A. has no more water

B. glides on
C. has less water
D. cries in pain
245. The third line tells us that the brook
_________.

A. has no more water

B. glides on
C. has less water
D. cries in pain
246. What figure of speech is present in
the second line?

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe
246. What figure of speech is present in
the second line?

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe
247. What figure of speech is present in
the third line?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe
247. What figure of speech is present in
the third line?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe
248. Which among these ideas may best fit
in “The Brook”?

A. Love the Brook

B. Take Care of Our Water
Forms
C. Conserve Your Money
D. Kill the Snake in the
248. Which among these ideas may best fit
in “The Brook”?

A. Love the Brook

B. Take Care of Our Water
Forms
C. Conserve Your Money
D. Kill the Snake in the
249. In Psalms 23 otherwise known as Psalms of
David, which meaning is closest to the line,
“He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me besides still waters”.

A. He will be provided peace and prosperity.

B. He will be given riches and mercy.
C. He will be known throughout the land.
D. He will always obey his master for His
glory.
249. In Psalms 23 otherwise known as Psalms of
David, which meaning is closest to the line,
“He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me besides still waters”.

A. He will be provided peace and prosperity.

B. He will be given riches and mercy.
C. He will be known throughout the land.
D. He will always obey his master for His
glory.
250. The line from the Koran. “Woe to every
backbiter, defamer” talks ________.

A. anguish for those who defend

unrighteousness
B. misery for all who talk ill of others
C. punishment for those who give unsolicited
advice
D. sorrow for those who oppose the opinion of
their fellow
250. The line from the Koran. “Woe to every
backbiter, defamer” talks ________.

A. anguish for those who defend

unrighteousness
B. misery for all who talk ill of others
C. punishment for those who give unsolicited
advice
D. sorrow for those who oppose the opinion of
their fellow
251. Herodotus, a Greek historian wrote: “All
Egypt is the gift of Nile.” He talks _______.

A. geographically, the Nile gives abundance to

Egypt
B. the Nile is the capital of Egypt geographically
C. the Nile gives abundant water to Egypt
D. Egypt and Nile are one and the same.
251. Herodotus, a Greek historian wrote: “All
Egypt is the gift of Nile.” He talks _______.

A. geographically, the Nile gives abundance to

Egypt
B. the Nile is the capital of Egypt geographically
C. the Nile gives abundant water to Egypt
D. Egypt and Nile are one and the same.
252. Shakespeare once said: But love is
blind and lovers cannot see; the
pretty
that they themselves commit. What
do the underlined words mean?

A. Beautiful thoughts
B. Amazing facts
C. Careless acts
D. Nonsense words
252. Shakespeare once said: But love is
blind and lovers cannot see; the
pretty
that they themselves commit. What
do the underlined words mean?

A. Beautiful thoughts
B. Amazing facts
C. Careless acts
D. Nonsense words
253. What figures of speech is used in the
line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”?

A. Alliteration
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Metaphor
253. What figures of speech is used in the
line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”?

A. Alliteration
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Metaphor