Comprehensive

General Education
SET A
BY: SIR RJ VALDEZ
1.William Shakespeare showed composure in front of his
audience amidst countless derision. The underlined word
means:

A. Agitation C.
Aplomb
B. Fear D.
Nervousness Answer : C
2. The collection of stories and folk tales in Arabian setting
which has endured the ages and continues to entertain the
young and old alike through various media is entitled.
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
B. All Baba and the Forty Thieves
C. The Prince of Persia
D. The Magic Carpet
Answer : A
3. I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, l was branded as a terror in
school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they
know that behind my unpopular facade was a heart full of compassion. But how
did I am this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them
to know that cleanliness of body was good for their health. I inspected their
teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears, noses and hair.”
The public school teacher gives much importance to her pupils
____________________
A Cleanliness C. Study
B. Absence D. Posture
Answer : A
4. Manuel approached the platform with his speech. His
palms were sweaty and his hands were shaking. He felt the
palpitations of his chest and perspiration began to appear
on his forehead, Manuel is experiencing:
A. Heart attack C.
Nausea
B. Stage fright D.
Epilepsy Answer : B
5. Em's family lives______ Maligaya Street.

A. in C. at
B. on D. to

Answer : B
6. The student's request to re-set:
the test ________________ reasonable.

A. were C. very
B. are D. is
Answer : D
7. _____________ clothings are advised to worm
during summer.

A. Lose C.
Losing
B. Loose D.
Answer : B
8. What is true of the following example? "My goal, to be
independently wealthy by the age of fifty, is looking
increasingly unrealistic.

A. It contains a gerund phrase.

B. It contains an absolute phrase.
C. It contains a participial phrase.
D. It contains an appositive phrase. Answer : D
9. To show phonological awareness skill in _____________,
students say the word and then say the syllable o sound.

A. Blending C.
Modification
B. Segmenting D. Rhyming

Answer : B
10. What reading technique is being utilized when a
teacher asks his students to read a particular passage, and
he marks mispronounced words?

A. DRTA C.IRI
B. SQ3R D. KWL Chart

Answer : C
11. What is one of the man-made wonders of the
Philippines?

A Rice terraces C. Mount

Makiling
B. Manila Bay D. Taal
volcano Answer : A
12. What is the overriding principle that calls to the
impeachment of impeachable officials such as the president
according to the Philippine constitution?

A. hidden wealth C. loss of

public trust
B. nepotism D.
corruption Answer : C
13. Which Philippine president is known as the Father of
Social Justice and the National Language?

A. Manuel Quezon C. Manuel

Roxas
B. Ramon Magsaysay D. Elpidio
Quirino
Answer : A
14. During the 17th-18th century Hispanic era, what was
the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo can attain at
the municipal level, equivalent to a local bureaucrats
namely the mayor today?

A. Gobernadorcillo C. Cabeza de
barangay
B. Tenientes de justicia Answer
D. Directorcillo :A
15. What caused the fury of Filipinos during the ruthless
reign of Gov. Gen. Rafael De lzquierdo?

A. Demolition of Masonic site

B. Execution of Dr Jose Rizal
C. Execution of GomBurZa
D. Uncovering the propaganda movement
Answer : C
16. What religious institution is the only living remnant of
the Philippine Revolution of 1896 today?

A. Philippines Independent Church

B. Roman Catholic Church
C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines
D. United Church of the Philippines
Answer : A
17. The following characteristics were. used by Rizal to
describe Maria Clara, EXCEPT

A. Loveliness C. Modesty
B. Charming D. Piety

Answer : D
18. Famous sculptor of landmark structures.

A. Jacinto C. Manansala
B. Castrillo D. Cueves

Answer : C
19. What problem can result owing to bias among parents
and the youth towards manual or technical occupations,
e.g. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc.?
A. Boss mentality C. White collar mania
B. Blue collar mania D. Technocrat mind

Answer : B
20. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts.

A. NBI C. CCP
B. NCAA D.
NCCA

Answer : D
21. Which of the following is not a type of cell?

A. Bacteria C. Virus
B. Amoeba D. Sperm

Answer : C
22. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic
microorganism?

A. Plasmodium falciparum
B. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria
C. Infiuenza sp.
D. Yersinia pestis
Answer : B
23. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce
greenhouse emission, is a practice that
advocates__________________.

A. Environmental protection C. Sustainable potential

B. Ecological destruction D. Forest Demolition

Answer : A
24. True to trisomy 21
A. An abnormality of chromosomes inheritance in which there are
three copies of chromosome 21
B. Also known as Tumer’s syndrome
C. Present with superior mental intelligence, tall stature and
protruding eyeballs
D. Results when an individual is missing three chromosomes

Answer : A
25. Penicillin was discovered by.

A. Galieo Galilei C. Alexander

Fleming
B. Gregor Mendel D. Charles
Darwin
Answer : C
26. The very hot gas of nuclei and electrons is called

A. Magma C.
Bioluminescence
B. Mitochondria D. Plasma

Answer : D
27. What property of matter is involved in the sign,
"Fasten Your Seatbelt"?

A. Impenetrability C. Acceleration
B. Inertia D.
Interaction
Answer : B
28. Rocks formed by alteration of pre-existing rocks
by pressure, temperature or chemistry are.

A. Igneous C. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary D. Intrusive

Answer : C
29. A sea is a great body of salty water smaller than
ocean, more or less landlocked. Which is a large part
of the ocean or sea party enclosed by land?

A. Lake C. Canal
B. Gulf D. Strait
Answer : B
30. Which of the following resources is
unsustainable?

A. Water C. Sun
B. Wind D. Coal

Answer :D
31. A metric carat is a unit of mass 1or measuring
gemstones. It is equivalent to

A 1, 000mg. C. 200 mg
B. 2 kg D. 100 mg

Answer : C
32. If July 12,2003 fall on Saturday, or what day will
July 12, 2005 fall?

A. Thursday C. Sunday
B. Tuesday D. Monday

Answer : B
33. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91
days. If the deposit was made on April. 28, on what
date will it mature?

A. June 28 C. July 18
B. July 28 D. July 29
Answer : D
34. Total amount to pay for 8% interest in 3 months
of Php6000.

A. 10500 C. 6120
B. 11500 D. 6480

Answer : D
35. In how many days can they finish a job that
Pedro alone can do in 3 days and Mario alone can do
in 6 days

A. 3 days C. 2 days
B. 4 days D. 5 days
Answer : C
36. On a certain day, three computer technicians took tums
in manning a 24hour internet shop. The number of hours
Cesar, Bert and Danny were on duty was in the ratio 1:2:3,
respectively. The shop owner pays them Php40 per hour.
How much would Danny receive for that day?
A. Php 230 C. Php 960
B. Php 160 D. Php 480
Answer : D
37. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 pm. One
bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other
travels east at 40 kph, How many kilometers apart
are the buses at 10 pm?
A. 140 km C.
70 km
B.100 km Answer D. :B
38. The edges of a cubical frame are made of plastic
straws. How much longer is the total length of the
plastic edges of a cube whose edge is 10 cm
compared to a cube whose edge is 8cm?
A. 32cm C. 8cm
B. 24cm D. 16cm
Answer : C
39. How much greater is the sum of the first 10
prime numbers than the sum of the first 10 counting
numbers?

A. 30 C. 74
B. 55 D. 129
Answer : C
40. Which of the following is equivalent to one
character?

A Kilobyte C. Megabyte
B. Byte D.
Gigabyte
Answer : B
41. Saan tumatalakay ang akdang "Ang
Sampaguitang Walang Bango"?
A. Pagtalaksil sa asawa
B. Mapanlinlang sa kapwa
C. Nalantang sampaguita
D. Kawalang malay ng mga kababaihan
Answer : A
42. Ito ay isang dulang nagsasalaysay ng buhay at
kamatayan ng ating Mahal na poong Hesukristo at
masasabing parang PASYONG itinatanghal sa
entablado.
A. Moro-moro C. Senakulo
B. Karagatan D. Duplo
Answer : C
43. Kung ang awit ng pag-ibigan ay kundiman,
ano naman ang sa Bisaya?

A. Balitaw C.
Talindaw
B. Kumintang D. Diona
Answer : A
44. Ibigay ang salin ng: A stitch in time saves
nine.

A. Maagap C. Bale-wała
B. Eksaherado D. Magtipid
Answer : A
45. Ayon sa teoryang ito, ang salita ay
nagsimula sa tunog ng kalikasan:

A. Bow-wow C. Tarara-boom-de-
ay
B. Pooh-pooh D. Teoryang
Answer : A
46. Alin ang pinakamababang antas ng wika na
impormal na nalikha at nabuo sa pagsama-sama ng
mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba?

A. Kolokyal C. Lalawiganin
B. Balbal D. Pampanitikan
Answer : B
47. ___________piraso ang dala niyang
pasalubong.
A. Labingwalong C. Labinwalong
B. Labimwalong D. Labing-walong

Answer : A
48. Tukuyin ang saitang naiba sa kahulugan: kinain,
nilapa, sinibasib, inumin.

A. Nilapa C. Sinibasib
B. Kinain D. Inumin

Answer : D
49. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na
may paksa?

A. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan.

B. Walang tubig kahapon.
C. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw.
D. Magandang umaga Answer : A
50. Katangian ng mahusay na mananaliksik na
marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa
ikagaganda ng pananaliksik.

A. Malikhain C. Bukas ang

isipan
B. Maparaan Answer
D. Marunong :C
51. ROSE is my favorite flower.

A. Proper noun C. Abstract

noun
B. Concrete noun D.
Collective noun
Answer : B
52. A poem with death as a subject:

A. Sonnet C. Pastoral
B. Ode D. Elegy

Answer : D
53. A story put together through an exchange of
letter is called__________ literature.
A. Fiction C.
Epistolary
B. Episodic D. Classic
Answer : C
54. Which of the following is not a literary
text?

A. Drama C. Short story

B. Audio D. Essay
Answer : B
55. This literally means seeking entrance the
Tagalog version of the Mexican Las Posadas.
A The Panunuluyan C. Salubong
B. Cenaculo D.
Morlones
Answer : B
56. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories
reflect the Filipino's concepts of American culture.

A. Alejandro Roces C. Ambeth

Ocampo
B. Ricky Lee D.
Bienvenido Santos Answer : D
57. Of epigrams, what is the meaning of "A friend is one
who knows all about you and loves you just the same?”
A. Friends are for keeping
B. Love friends, not enemies
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed
D. True friendship
Answer : D
58. Nothing that happens in this world ever happens
by chance; It is all part of a grand design." This
statement expresses about a person's
A. Ambition C. Dreams
B. Destiny D. Luck

Answer : B
59. What is meant by the adage, what you reap, is
what you sow?
A. Respect to tradition
B. Endurance and sacrifices
C. Right decision
D. Clean Christian living
Answer : C
60. What is the figure of speech in the sentence:
"My love is like a red red rose.

A. Metaphor C.
Onomatopoeia
B. Simile D.
Answer : B
61. If the probability that it will rain today is
5/8, what is the probability that it will not?

A. 1/8 C. 1/4
B. 3/8 D. 100%
Answer : B
62. Solve for the value of x to make the
proportion x: 8 = 4:16 true.

A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D.4
Answer : B
63. In how many ways can a photographer
arrange 6 people in a row to pose for a
photograph?

A. 30 C. 120
B. 600 D. 720
Answer : D
64. In an examination, 24% of the students failed in
math and 33% In Science. If 9% of the students
failed in both subjects, find the percent of students
who passed in both subjects.
A. 43% C. 48%
B. 52% D. 81%
Answer : B
65. In plane Geometry, we have learned that are 3 or
more points which lie on a straight line:

A. Coplanar point C. Collinear

point
B. Coplanar line D. Collinear
lines Answer : C
66. The opposite of a right angle in a right triangle
is______, and its two sides are____.

A. Opposite, adjacent C. Hypotenuse, leg

B. Adjacent, opposite D. Leg,
hypotenuse
Answer : C
67. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its
supplement. What is the measure of the larger angle?

A. 110.5 degrees C. 102. 5 degrees

B. 95.5 degrees D. 77.5
degrees
Answer : C
68. The legs of one right triangle and 9 and 12, while
those another right triangle are 12 and 16, How much
longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the
perimeter of the smaller triangle?
A. 84 C. 7
B.12 D. 14
Answer : B
69. The following table summarizes the score of Section A in the recent
periodic test in Chemistry. What is the median score interval?

SCORE FREQUENCY
94-97 2
90-93 4
86-89 6
82-85 13
78-81 3
74-77 3
70-73 6

A. 82-85 C. 86-
89 Answer : A
70. Who was the revolutionary leader who refused to
surrender to the Americans even after General Malvar's
surrender, and declared himself President and Commander-
in-Chief of the Supreme Government of the Tagalog
Archipelago?
A. Licerio Geronimo C. Macario Sakay
B. Julian Montalan D. Artemio Ricarte
Answer : C
70. GracianoLopez-Jaena is the known orator of
the propagandist movement and editor of:
A. La Independencia C.
Kalayaan
B. La Solidaridad
D. Kartilya Answer : B
72. It is the power of the State to command and enforce
obedience to its will from people within its “jurisdiction
and to have freedom from foreign control:
A. Government C. Police power
B. Sovereignty D. Eminent
Domain
Answer : B
73. The rights of the citizens which the law will enforce at the
instance of private individuals for the purpose of securing the
enjoyment of their oceans of happiness. Among them are the rights
against involuntary servitude, etc.
A. Constitutional Rights C. Civil
Rights
B. Social and Economic Rights D. Political Rights
Answer : C
74. The right invoked in the law 'writ of habeas data'
is the right to:
A. Interpret information
B. Information privacy
C. Access to information
D. Transmit information
Answer : B
75. Which enacted by the US. Congress in 1916
established a bicameral legislature in the Philippines with
the senator (upper house) and House of Representative
(lower house) to be composed of elected Filipinos?
A. Philippine Legislative Law C. Jones Law
B. Mckinley Law D.
Cooper Act
Answer : C
76. What law set the date of the Philippine
Independence from America on July 4, 1946 after a
ten year transition period under a Commonwealth
Government?
A. Hare-Hawes Cutting C. Jones
Law
B. Tydings McDuffie Law Answer
D. Cooper: B
77. Which best describes the division of the
legislature into the Senate and the House of
Representatives?

A. Bicameralism C. unicameralism
B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative powers
Answer : A
78. Who was the literary figure known as "Huseng Sisiw''?

A Jose Dela Cruz C. Juan Matapang Cruz

B. Franclsco Baltazar D. Jose Corazon de Jeisus

Answer : A
79. Non-debatable evidence left by Rizal of his faith in
God despite his, being estranged from his religion.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. Refraction Paper from Estranged Beliefs
C. Noli Me Tangere
D. El Filibusterismo
Answer : A
80. By playing his violin in public places;
Gilopez Kabayao brought classical violin music
to the
A. Elite C.
Cinemas
B. Theaters Answer :D
D. Masses
81. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation or
frustration when a traditional-bound Filipino goes to the
U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions?
A. Culture relativism C.
Culture shock
B. Culture cosmopolitanism D. Culture phobia
Answer : C
82. What kind of Filipino trait is exemplified by
"Bahala Na?

A. Primitive C.
Positive
B. Negative D.
Answer : D
 83. About Freud's personality aspects, the idea is
about instinct and doing things unconsciously.

A. Ego C. Superego
B. Id D. Alter ego

Answer : B
84. Which of the following is the most basic
needs of a human according to Maslow?
A. Awards C.
Hydration
B. Self-confidence D. Shelter
Answer : D
85. Who studied extensively the human side
of enterprise?

A. Watson C. Pavlov
B. Maslow D. Thorndkike
Answer : B
86. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined
with sperm leading to the development of an embryo.
This form of reproduction is called:
A. Asexual reproduction C. Budding
B. Binary fission D.
Fertilization
Answer : D
87. What is the cellular metabolic process that
transmits biochemical energy into ATP?

A. Cellular breakdown C. Cellular reaction

B. Cellular respiration D. Cellular metabolism

Answer : B
88. The waste product of photosynthesis is:

A. Nitrogen C.
Carbon Dioxide
B. Hydrogen D.
Oxygen
Answer : D
89. Polysaccherides, triglycerides, polypeptides, and
nucleic acids are classified as

A. Acids and bases C.

Mixtures
B. Macromolecules D.
Compounds Answer : B
90. What is the basis for classification based on
phylogenetic?
A. General characteristics
B. Body forms and structure
C. Natural composition
D. Evolutionary sequence of organisms
Answer : D
91. The phrase "survival of the fittest' was first
used by_____________.
A. Darwin C. Mendel
B. Spencer D. de Lamarcke

Answer : D
92. The appendix, though a part of the large Intestine, has no
digestive function, It is therefore
called______________________.

A. A heterogeneous organ C. A vestigial structure

B. An addendum organ D. An analogous structure
Answer : C
93. A human arm, a bat's wing and a seal's
flipper are examples of
A. Analogous organisms
B. Homologous organisms
C. Embryonic organs
D. Vestigial organs Answer : B
94. The red tide" phenomenon causes what
particular marine organism to be poisonous for
human consumption?
A. Algae C.
Arthropods
B. Earthworms D.Answer
Mollusks : D
95. According to scientific method, what needs to be done
to move beyond conjecture or simple hypothesis in a
person's understanding of his or her physical surroundings?
A. Find a resource person with answers
B. Make an educated guess
C. Conduct a controlled experiment
D. Search the internet
Answer : C
96. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and
an atomic number of 114. How many protons are in
the atom?
A 14 C. 12
B. 7 D. 28
Answer : A
97. Which element has Ca as its symbol?
A. Carbon C.
Calcium
B. Californium D.
Cadmium Answer : C
98. The bond in Sodium fluoride is which of the
following types of chemical bond?

A. Alkali metals C. Alkaline earth metals

B. Halogens D. Rare earths
Answer : B
99. Sound travels fastest in which of the
following medium?

A. Air C.
Vacuum
B Solid D. Water
Answer : B
100. Clouds are classified according to:

A. Size and shape C. Altitude and

size
B. Shape and altitude D. Color and aptitude

Answer : B