1. He established the tobacco monopoly during the Spanish era.

a. Jose Basco
b. Rafael Izquierdo
c. Basilio Agustin
d. Francisco Rizzo
2. Technology ______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.
a. Was improved
b. Has improved
c. Is improved
d. Did improve
3. A bread and butter sandwich ________ my favorite morning snack.
a. Is
b. Has been
c. Are
d. Have been
4. This is a segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation.
a. Leeches
b. Maggots
c. Earthworms
d. Bloodworms
5. The ______ of the story is that friendship is sacred.
a. Morale
b. Message
c. Moral
d. lesson
6. What are the prime factors of 273?
a. 3x3x7x7
b. 2x3x13
c. 3x7x13
d. 3x3x6x9
7. This is the surface of the earth between the Tropic Cancer and Arctic Circle.
a. Plane
b. Circle
c. Zone
d. Cone
8. Political idealists advocate ideals in politics such as justice, and fairness. Political realist have a
more realist viewpoint of politics, aptly stated by Might is right. Who among the following is
more of a political realist rather than political idealist?
a. Julius Caesar
b. Mohatma Ghandi
c. Martin Luther King
d. Benigno Jr. Aquino
9. Even when her friends betray her, Becky bears no rancor in her heart because she is not _____.
a. Insulted
b. Embarrassed
c. Consoled
d. Bitter
10. If I _____ known you before, we could have become partners for a project.
a. Will
b. Could
c. Had
d. Have
11. These are the thin structures of cytokinesis amoeboid movement changes in the cell shape.
a. Pseudofilaments
b. Myosinfilamints
c. Microfilamints
d. Nanofilamints
12. All important factors must be considered to arrive at a sound ________.
a. Query
b. Change
c. Problem
d. Decision
13. The cause of power outage was a ______connection.
a. Lose
b. Loose
c. Lost
d. Losing
14. Virtual face-to-face communication is made possible by this software.
a. Google
b. Skype
c. Twitter
d. Facebook
15. My head is bloody, but unbowed
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Hyperbole
16. The shakesperean classic saw the predicament of two lovers from warring families.
a. Hamlet and Ophelia
b. Anthony and Cleopatra
c. Ana and the King
d. Romeo and Juliet
17. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a _______.
a. Shambers
b. Rectangle
c. Square
d. Parallelogram
18. The proposed equipment ______within the budget of the school.
a. Are
b. Is
c. Is appearing
d. Are appearing
19. The Philippine Legislature has two houses: senate and House of Representatives. What term
best describes this setup?
a. Bicameralism
b. Bipartisanship
c. Unicameralism
d. Co-legislative power
20. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
a. Income Tax
b. Real estate tax
c. Community Tax
d. Inheritance Tax
21. This field with the study of how human beings behave.
a. Philosophy
b. Morality
c. Psychology
d. Ethics
22. Which of the following is considered the lowest form of learning?
a. Perceiving
b. Responding
c. Conditioning
d. Teaching
23. Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this philosophy?
a. St. Benedict
b. St. Peter
c. St. John
d. St. Thomas Aquinas
24. If the principles and theories of human behavior were to be applied to teaching and learning.
The field will be called ______.
a. Educational Theory
b. Educational Philosophy
c. Educational Psychology
d. Educational Sociology
25. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labor union in the country. What was its
name?
a. Association of the Philippine Labor
b. Union Obrera Democratica
c. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
d. Association De Compania Tabacalera
26. The Philippine lies in the _____, an area where volcanoes are active.
a. Archipelagic fault line
b. Ring of fire
c. Wheel of fire
d. Volcanic Rim
27. During the June 12, 1898 Declaration of Independence, a band played the Marcha Nacional
Filipino What band was this?
a. Pangkatkawayang ng Pateros
b. Kawit Cavite Band
c. Malabon Band
 d. San Francisco de Malabon
28. This is modern technologys response to message previously sent over couriers or post offices
a. E-shopping
b. E-Registry
c. E-Mail
d. Frailocracia
29. Among the not-easily-observable skills are cognitive abilities. This is because they are _______.
a. Overt
b. Psychological
c. Hidden
d. Mental
30. Among all the religious missionaries, who arrived first?
a. Dominicans
b. Franciscans
c. Jesuits
d. Augustinians
31. What is the LCM of 5,2, and 7?
a. 35
b. 140
c. 15
d. 70
32. My concept of inner peace came from my mothers daily activities which I now recall with
fondness and awe. She was a full-time housewife wholly dependent on my fathers monthly
salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of charity on
the side was beyond me. Based on the recount, the mothers financial resource were ______
a. More than enough
b. Abundant
c. Enough
d. Limited
33. I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, I 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 faade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I learn this moniker? I did not
tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them to know that cleanliness of body was good of
their health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and
hair.
Based on the recount, the teacher values __________
a. Cleanliness
b. Study
c. Absence
d. Posture
34. The students request to reset the test ______ reasonable.
a. Will
b. Very
c. Are
d. is
35. This person served as the brains behind the arena theater
a. Carpio
b. Tinio
 c. Montano
d. Avellana
36. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkaka sunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang ipabatid na may
bahaging hindi sinipi mula sa talata?
a. Ellipsis
b. Abstrak
c. Synopsis
d. Sisntesis
37. Ito ang humahadlang sa maayos na pakikinig.
a. Ingay
b. Okasyon
c. Oras
d. Salita
38. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha.
a. Talinghaga
b. Kariktan
c. Tugma
d. Sukat
39. Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o pangkapaligiran.
a. Temporal
b. Eksistensyal
c. Penomenal
d. Modal
40. What do you think will mostly happen when a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
a. There will be no effect on the plant cell
b. The plant cell will swell
c. The plant cell will shrivel
d. The cell wall of the plant cell will thicken
41. A toothpick can float on the surface of the water because of
a. Surface tension
b. Viscosity
c. Buoyant force
d. Liquid pressure
42. Which of the following organisms is considered heterotophic?
a. Algae
b. Moss
c. Grasshopper
d. Fern
43. Below are different sources of energy. Which do you think is the most DISADVANTAGEOUS
because of its possible threat to human sources of food?
a. Geo-Thermal
b. Sun
c. Wind
d. Fauna
44. The prodigal son, who is the black sheep of the family, has returned home. What figure of
speech was used in the given statement?
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
 c. Irony
d. Oxymoron
45. Anong dulog pampanitikan ang kilala rin sa tawag bilang reader-response theory?
a. Antropolohiya
b. Impresyonista
c. Patalambuhay
d. Pansikolohiya
46. Ano ang tinataglay ng mga sumusunod na salita: tanaw, aliw, kamay, reyna?
a. Diptonggo
b. Pares minimal
c. Klaster
d. Ponema
47. What do you call the molecule that contains the genetic information of the organism?
a. Nucleic Acid
b. Nucleolus
c. Ribosomes
d. Organelles
48. Which power of the state enables it to impose charge of burden upon persons, property or
property rights for the use and support of the government expenditures for social services and a
way of revenue collection?
a. Eminent domain
b. Expropriation
c. Value added tax
d. Taxation
49. What was the first term given by Marcelo H. Del Pilar to the notorious invisible influence and
domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government.
a. Lassuertpartidas
b. Pase Region
c. Frailocracia
d. Complace
50. The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is _____
a. The right to self defense
b. The right to due process
c. The right to life, liberty and security
d. The right to be defended by a public attorney
51. What does a professional code of conduct prescribe?
a. Civic conduct for all
b. Professional traditions and mores
c. Moral and ethical standards
d. Stricter implementation of laws

52. Which is true of Metalloids?

a. Have properties of both metals and non metals
b. Conduct electricity better than metals
c. Conduct heat better metals
d. Conduct heat and electricity less effective than non-metals
53. When a plant cell placed in a hypertonic solution.
a. The plant cell will expand
 b. The plant cell will rupture
c. The plant cell will shrink
d. There will be no effect on the plant cell
54. How will genetic drift affect the population of rabbits that are living in a stable habitat with no
changes in the environment?
a. It will increase the population of the rabbits
b. It will decrease the genetic variation of the rabbits
c. It will develop the dominance and superior traits of the rabbits
d. It will enhance the appearance of new traits of the rabbits
55. All of the following are autorophs, except ________
a. Fern
b. Grasshopper
c. Herb
d. Grass
56. Sinong Pilipinong manunulat ang tinaguriang Huseng Sisiw
a. Jose Dela Cruz
b. Jose Corazon De Jesus
c. Jose Garcia Villa
d. Francisco Baltazar
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. D
24. C
25. B
26. B
27. D
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. D
32. D
33. A
34. D
35. C
36. A
37. A
38. D
39. C
40. B
41. A
42. C
43. A
44. A
45. B
46. A
47. A
48. D
49. C
50. C
51. C
52. A
53. C
54. C
55. B
56. A