English

1. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain.
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
a. Simile
C. Hyperbole
2. If you want the moon, I will get it for you is an example of;
A.Hyperbole
B. Irony
C. Synecdoche
D. Personification

3. For the synecdoche figurative expression It was a black tie affair,what is the equivalent
meaning?
A. Party for men only
B. Senior citizens meeting
C. Formal gathering
D. Costume party

4. To be or not to be is the beginning of the soliloquy of;

A. Richard III
B. Julius Ceasar
C. Macbeth
D. Hamlet

5. He is considered as the greatest English writer.He is also knows as the bard of Avon
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Sir William Scott
C. William Shakespeare
D. Francis Bacon

6. He is known as the father of horror stories.

A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Harriet Beecher Stowe
C. William Faulkner
D. Mark Twain

7. Which of the following is considered as the longest epic of India?

A. Mahabharata
B. Upanishad
C. Rig Veda
D. Ramayana

8. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions.
A. Edilberto Tiempo
B. Bienvenido Santos
C. N.V.M. Gonzales
D. Nick Joaquin

9. This literally means seeking entrance, the Tagalog version of the Mexican Las Posadas.
A. The Panunuluyan
B. Cenaculo
C. Salubong
D. Moriones

10. Poem which is usually composed of fourteen lines which follow specific patterns of rhyme is
called
A. Haiku
B. Sonnet
C. Elegy
D. Free verse

11. All of the following correctly describes a BALLAD, except:

A. A ballad often rhymes a b c d
B. A ballad uses dialogue
C. A ballad often uses learned language
D. A ballad is a narrative poem

12. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of

A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
B. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as topic

13. Once I passed through the populous city imprinting my brain for future use with its
shows,architecture,customs,traditions. Yet now, of all the cities I remember only a woman I
casually met who detained me for love of me. This passage is an example of-
A. Blank verse
B. Prose
C. Metered poetry
D. Free verse

14. How much money did you bring for shopping? Which of the following answers this questions?
A. I have some change in my purse
B. None, but I have a credit card
C. I have P500.00 inside the envelope in my desk
D. All the cash I have was spent at the grocery store yesterday

15. According to current linguistic theories, which of the following is the best definition of the
meaning of a word?
A. Its general dictionary definition
B. Its object to which it refers
C. Its corresponding idea in the mind
D. Its use in a particular situation

SOCIAL SCIENCE

16. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?

A. Dominicans
B. Franciscan
C. Jesuits
D. Augustinians

17. Who was the first editor of La Solaridad and an orator of the Reform Movement?
A. Juan Luna
B. Graciano Lopez-Jaena
C. Marcelo H. del Pilar
D. Jose Rizal

18. 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 the mayors today?
A. Gobernadorcillo
B. Tenientes de Justicia
C. Cabeza de Barangay
D. Directorcillo

19. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband___________ charged for the treaton by fellow Filipinos who
have formed the Philippine revolutionary force to fight Spain:
A. Jose Rizal
B. Andres Bonifacio
C. Marcelo H. del Pilar
D. Emilio Aguinaldo

20. Which is the correct chronologicalorder for the events in history listed below?
I. Execution of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
II. Declaration of the first Philippine independence
III. The EDSA Revolution
IV. World War II
A. I, IV, II, III
B. II, I, III, IV
C. II, I, IV, III
D. I, II, IV. III

21. The Katipunan in Cavite was divided into two factions- the Magdiwang and the Magdalo while
the Magdiwang in Cavite was led by Mariano Alvarez,who led the Magdalo faction?
A. Ciriaco Bonifacio
B. Baldomero Aguinaldo
C. Daniel tirona
D. Artemio Ricarte

22. Art in product of mans need to express himself with a high degree of sensitivity towards his
environment . Who is the painter of fishertolks and farmers of his hometown in Rizal?
A. Vicente Manansala
B. Fernando Amorsolo
C. Lucio San Pedro
D. Carlos V. Francisco

23. Ang mga sumusunod maliban sa isa ay mga sagisag panaulat ni Marcelo H. del Pilar. Ito ay ang
A. Pupdoh
B. Kinting Kulirat
C. Dolores Manapat
D. Piping Dilat

24. The Philippine President who was known as the man of the masses was
A. Fidel Ramos
B. Ramon Magsaysay
C. Manuel Quezon
D. Mannuel Roxas

25. Which power of the state enables it to impose charge of burden upon persons,property,or
property of rights for the use and support of the government in its discharge of appropriate
functions?
A. Eminent domain
B. Value added tax
C. Expropriation
D. Taxation
26. The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is
A. The righto due process
B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney
D. The right life,liberty,and security

27. Democracy refers to theinvolvement of all the citizens in the control of government, while an
oligarchy relegates control of government to
A. A religious group
B. A selected few
C. An autocrat
D. The mother country

28. Which best describes the division of the legislature into the Senate and the House of
Representatives?
A. Bicameralism
B. Bipatisanship
C. Unicameralism
D. Co-legislative powers

29. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the
biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is:
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Australia
D. Northern America

30. Which of the following is not an ASEAN country?

A. Cambodia
B. Singapore
C. Hongkong
D. Philippines

31. Study the human behavior

A. Ethics
B. Philosophy
C. Morality
D. Psychology

32.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
B. Culture cosmopolanism
C. Culture shock
D. Culture phobia

33. He is considered as the father of modern psychology

A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. Jean Piaget
D. John Watson

34. Which of the following is the most basic needs of a human according to Maslow?
A. Awards
B. Self-confidence
C. Hydration
D. Shelter

35. Taoism is another Chinese Philisophy about the same period as Confucianism, but more
spiritual rather than ethical interest as it stressed that nature contains a divine impulse that
directs all life. Who is the philosopher behind Taoism?
A. Confucius
B. The Buddha
C. Lao-Tzu
D. Sidharta Gautama

GENERAL SCIENCE

36. Who was the father of modern taxonomy and responsible for coining the term Homo sapiens?
A. Chatton
B. H. Copland
C. Aristotle
D. Linnaeus

37. Of the following which are included under Kingdom Plantae?

A. Fungi
B. Magnolidae
C. Prokaryotes
D. Protozoa

38. What is the term for slowing-down response by the frogs circulatory system during the cold
season?
A. Cold-blood reaction
B. Temperature response
C. Hibernation
D. Estivation

39. Bats are able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything because they:
A. Are able to fluoresce in the dark
B. Have supersonic eyesight
C. Emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of objects
D. Can disappear in the dark

40. A human arm, a bats wing and a seals flipper are examples of
A. Analogous organisms
B. Homologous organisms
C. Embryonic organs
D. Vestigial organs

41. Which organism is an example of a fungus?

A. Algae
B. Yeast
C. Euglenoids
D. Entamoeba

42. Which of the following is an example of use