LET Reviewer For General Education
LET Reviewer For General Education
1. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which
the stanza is taken:
6. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what
particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
7. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will
do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
9. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since
Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
d. have been seen
10. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the
message?
a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
14. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______
around the earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
c. Is revolving
d. Has been revolving
15. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by
1 unstressed syllable is ______.
a. Trochaic stress syllable followed by unstressed syllable
b. Iambic unstress syllable followed by stressed syllable
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
16. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the
perfumes of Arabia. This state is commonly known as
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.”
What did he mean?
Workers are free to leave
Workers are warned of possible lay off
Workers have to double time on their jobs
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”
a. In the absence
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of
_____.
a. Adjectives
b. Verbs
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
22. There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent,
the governor and the principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the
valedictorian?
a. The classmates
b. The principal
c. The governor
d. The parent
23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 - they came
from all over America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
c. The writer was a veteran of the war
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take
responsibility for their actions are real winners in life. This tells of?
a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza:
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool
winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen.
Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Batter and banjos
b. Sob and winding
c. Long and cool
d. To and it
29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?
We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at
sixes and sevens.
a. The things have not been shipped.
b. In a state of confusion
c. In an orderly manner
d. The boxes are still intact
4. Open:Secretive::Forthright: __________
A. Spiteful
B. Mask
C. Outspoken
D. Honest
7. The famous Dr. C. Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood
plasma for emergency use proved so _________ that it became the
_______ for the present blood bank system by the Red Cross.
A. irrelevant, inspiration
B. effective, model
C. complex, blueprint
D. urgent, pattern
10. Vegetarians have a variety of reasons for their beliefs. Some refuse
to eat meat because they believe that the killing of animals is
unnecessary or barbaric. They feel that processes such as butchering are
degrading to the people who practice them and cruel to the animals
slaughtered. Others believe that meat is harmful to the human body and
that a purely vegetable diet is more nutritious. Still others choose
vegetarianism because they believe that raising animals for meat is an
inefficient use of land. They say that farmland could be put to better use
growing crops for human consumption. Which of the following
statements is best supported by the above passage?
A. Some vegetarians choose not to eat meat mainly for health reasons.
B. A purely vegetable diet is more nutritious than a diet that includes
meat.
C. Vegetarians are opposed to any use of animals for the benefit of
humans.
D. Vegetarians favor laws to reduce the consumption of meat.
11. The amount of your retirement benefits from Social Security
depends, in part, on when you retire. The earliest that you can begin to
receive benefits is age 62. The longer you wait to begin receiving
benefits (up to age 70), the higher your benefits will be. If you were born
between 1938 and 1960, you cannot receive “full retirement” benefits
until age 66. If you were born in 1960 or later, your full retirement age
will be 67. If you wait to receive benefits past your full retirement age,
the amount you receive will continue to increase until you reach age 70.
There is no advantage to waiting past age 70 to begin receiving benefits.
You can continue to work while you receive retirement benefits. If you
do, the amount of your benefits will be reduced by one dollar for every
two dollars you earn above a certain limit, until you reach your full
retirement age. Once you reach your full retirement age, this limit no
longer applies. The amount you earn will have no effect on your
benefits. According to this passage, which of the following statements is
true?
A. You cannot receive retirement benefits from Social Security while
you are still working.
B. If you were born in 1950, your full retirement age is 66.
C. If you continue to work past your full retirement age, your benefits
will be reduced by one dollar for every two dollars you earn.
D. There is no advantage to waiting past your full retirement age to
begin receiving benefits.
12. The volunteers from the fire department ________ quickly and
extinguished a fire on North Country Road.
A. will respond
B. responded
C. will have responded
D. have responded
13. In Tuesday’s paper, the owner of the supermarket was recognized for
helping a customer who ________ on the icy sidewalk.
A. falls
B. had fallen
C. would fall
D. has fallen
14. We arranged the flowers and placed ________ in the center of the
table.
A. them
B. it
C. this
D. that
15. The person ________ made this delicious cheesecake has my vote.
A. that
B. who
C. which
D. whose
16. Being too _______ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
A. Vane
B. Vein blood vessels
C. Vain too much proud of yourself
D. vanity
17. Because they did not accept his basic _______ they were ______ by
his argument.
A. assumption, convinced
B. bias, impressed
C. supposition, justified
D. motivation, confused
18. The failed July 27, 2003 mutiny was believed by many as a plan by
the Magdalo group as an attempt to stage a takeover of government. It
was viewed as a desperate attempt by the mutineers who were supported
by influential and politically motivated men who financed the mutiny,
according to the Feliciano Commission. The action was found to be
unconstitutional as it violates both the Articles of War and the Revised
Penal Code. Such act can lead to either Court Martial or Civilian
proceedings or even both. The best title for the above article is:
A. Failed Mutiny
B. Illegal Soldiers Uprising
C. Coup d’etat
D. Articles of War and Punishment
19. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences
should be arranged to result in a well- organized paragraph.
A. Now we shall do everything we can to enforce this law.
B. In the struggle against crime, government and people should join
hands
C. Republic Act 7659, the death penalty law is government’s response in
law against cruelty and heartlessness.
D. The law’s main objective is not retribution but reform and
rehabilitation of offenders and would be offenders.
E. All countries in the world are presently siege by violent crime.
A. CEBAD
B. EBCDA
C. CEDAB
D. ACEBD
20. Determine which may be the best order in which the sentences
should be arranged to result in a well- organized paragraph.
A. Tagaytay is the destination for us who love nature.
B. It provides an ideal picnic ground for outdoor lovers.
C. Unfortunately, the place ends up abused by outdoor lovers who litter
the place.
D. It is a place which can be easily reached by a two-hour drive from
Makati City.
A. CDAB
B. ADBC
C. CBDA
D. CABD
LET Reviewer for General Education: Filipino Part 1
15. Ang butong tinangay ng aso, walang pagsalang nalawayan ito. Ang
kaisipang ito ay tumutukoy sa katotohanan ng ______.
a. Pagnanakaw
b. Pagtatanan
c. Pagpapakasal
d. Pakikipagkaibigan
19. Ang wikang Filipino ay hawig sa mga wika sa Asya. Alin dito ang
pinagmulan ng wikang Filipino?
a. Bahasa
c. Nihonggo
d. Mandarin
d. Malayo-Polinesyo
20. Ano ang katumbas ng “Dekalogo” ni Apolinario Mabini na
nagsasaad ng aral sa Filipino?
a. Mosaic Law
d. Code of Ethics ni Kalantiaw
c. New Society ni Pres. Marcos
d. Code of Citizenship ni Pres. Quezon
27. Ayon kay Balagtas, “ang laki sa layaw, karaniwa’y hubad” kaya ang
mga bata ay
a. jeproks
b. nag-aartista
c. nakapagtatapos sa pag-aaral
d. hindi sumusunod sa magulang
15. May pera sa basura. Huwag mong pagtakhan iyan. Isa-isahin mo ang
laman ng iyong basurahan. Tiyak na may papel na walang sulat sa likod
at maaari mo pa itong sulatan. Kung minsan, may mga papel at notebook
na may sulat pero pwede mo namang ipagbili. May mga bukas na lata na
maaari mo rin namang tamnan o kaya’y pwedeng balutin ng wrapping
paper upang paglagyan ng lapis, bolpen, krayola, aspile o kaya’y pako.
Ang pinagbalatan ng sibuyas, patatas at saging, sanga ng kangkong, tira-
tirang pagkain ay maaaring maging pagkain ng baboy at maaari rin itong
maging pataba sa lupa. Tunay na may pera sa basura kung magtitiyaga
lamang at magiging malikhan upang ang patapong mga bagay ay
maging kapaki-pakinabang. Anong uri ng texto ang seleksyong binasa?
A. Informativ
B. Argumentativ
C. Prosijural
D. Narativ
1. 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
b. 100 km
c. 70 km
d. 50 km
2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation of the following numbers: 60,
80, 100, 75 and 95
a. 12.4
b. 14.2
c. 16.1
d. 18.9
8. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, ___,1280, ___, 20,
480?
a. 50;210
b. 40;160
c. 35;135
d. 320;5120
9. At what rate per annum should P2400 be invested so that it will earn
an interest of P800 in 8 years?
a. 6 ½ %
b. 5 ½ %
c. 4.17 %
d. 6 %
12. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 20°. What is the measure
of one of the base angles?
a. 150°
b. 60°
c. 75°
d. 80°
13. Ana and Beth do a job together in three hours. Working alone, Ana
does the job in 5 hours. How long will it take Beth to do the job alone?
a. 3 and 1/3 hours
b. 2 and 1/3 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 7 and 1/2 hours
14. How much greater is the sum of the first 50 counting numbers
greater than the sum of the first 100 counting numbers?
a. 110
b. 3,775
c. 3,155
d. 1200
16. A water tank contains 18 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters
does it contain when 50% full?
a. 60
b. 30
c. 58
d. 45
17. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures: 1.5 feet by 1½
feet by 3 inches. What is its volume in cubic inches?
a. 324
b. 225
c. 972
d. 27
19. Ruben’s grades in 6 subjects are 88, 90, 97, 90, 91 and 86? What is
the least grade that he should aim for in the 7th subject if he has to have
an average of 88?
a. 92
b. 74
c. 88
d. 85
21. A retailer buys candies for P90.25. The pack has 35 pieces of
candies. If she sells each candy for P2.25, how much profit does she
make?
a. P11.50
b. P56.25
c. P37.50
d. P18.75
22. An online shop sells a certain calculator for P950 and charges P150
for shipping within Manila, regardless of the number of calculators
ordered. Which of the following equations shows the total cost (y) of an
order as a function of the number of calculators ordered (x)?
a. y = (950 + 150)x
b. y = 150x +950
c. x = 950y + 150
d. y = 950x + 150
23. One side of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle measures x cm. What is the
length of its hypotenuse?
a. X √3 cm
b. X cm
c. (X √3)/2 cm
d. X √2 cm
24. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those of 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
b. 7
c. 12
d. 14
25. Determine the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (7, -3)
and (-1, 6).
a. (2, 3/2)
b. (2, -3/2)
c. (3, 3/2)
d. (1, 5/2)
29. Nelia takes ¾ hour to dress and get ready for school. It takes 4/5
hour to reach the school. If her class starts promptly at 8:00 am; what is
the latest time she can jump out of bed in order not to be late for school?
a. 6:42 am
b. 6:27 am
c. 6:57 am
d. 7:02 am
5. Ten nurses earn a total average monthly salary of P120, 000. The total
average income of 6 of them amounts to P80, 000. What is the average
total income of each of the remaining workers?
A. P10, 000
B. P40, 000
C. P400
D. P1, 000
8. 20, 10, 40, 10, 60, 20, 80, 60, 100, 240, 120, ____, ____
A. 1200, 140
B. 480, 140
C. 140, 480
D. 1200, 240
10. One store sold twice more apples in the afternoon that in the
morning. The store sold 450 pieces of apples. How many apples are sold
in the morning?
A. 150
B. 300
C. 200
D. 350
11. Joey gathered twice more marbles than Vic and Tito gathered 2 more
marbles than Vic. They gathered 26 marbles. How many marbles did
Vic gather?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 8
D. 14
12. A child has read 2/3 of a book. The read part of the book has 100
pages more than the unread. How many pages is the book?
A. 300
B. 200
C. 500
D. 150
13. A number is divided by 5. The result was subtracted by 154 and the
difference is 6. What is the number?
A. 800
B. 160
C. 200
D. 400
15. It takes John 25 minutes to walk to the car park and 45 to drive to
work. At what time should he get out of the house in order to get to work
at 9:00 a.m.?
A. 7:50 am
B. 8:00 am
C. 8:10 am
D. 8:20 am
16. Kim can walk 4 kilometers in one hour. How long does it take Kim
to walk 18 kilometers?
A. 4 ½ hours
B. 4 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 8 hours
17. A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production. 4500
sets were produced in its second year and 500 more sets were produced
in its third year than in its second year. How many TV sets were
produced in three years?
A. 11,800
B. 12, 800
C. 10, 800
D. 13, 800
18. Tom and Bob have a total of 49 toys. If Bob has 5 more toys than
Tom, how many toys does Tom has?
A. 22
B. 27
C. 23
D. 26
19. John can eat a quarter of a pizza in one minute. How long does it
take John to eat one pizza and a half?
A. 6 minutes
B. 12 minutes
C. 9 minutes
D. 3 minutes
2. Despite the observed diversity among organisms, they are all made
from the same set of biomolecules composed of monomeric units
except:
a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Nucleic Acids
d. Lipids and Fats
3. What will be formed when radium isotope, with 88 protons and 138
neutrons undergoes alpha decay?
a. Radon Atom (Rn222) with 86 Protons
b. Francium Atom (Fr222) with 87 Protons
c. Actinium Atom (Ac222) with 89 Protons
d. Thorium Atom (Th232) with 90 Protons
7. Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and
hull during seasons of harvest?
a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant
for pests which may damage plantation.
b. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate
growth and fruit bearing of trees.
c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available
for planting next set of crops.
d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could
neutralize acidic soil so that more crops will grow
17. Fog is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground. The formation
of fog generally occurs after the ground has lost heat by:
a. Evaporation
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
18. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?
a. The earth revolves eastward.
b. The earth rotates from west to east.
c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
d. On the globe, we are located in the east.
21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed
of sound is usually lowest in ____ and highest in ____.
a. solids, gases
b. gases, liquids
c. liquids, solids
d. gases, solids
22. Which has a greater density, a lake full of water or a cupful of water?
a. The cup full of water
b. The lake full of water
c. Not enough information
d. They have the same density
23. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic spoon because
stainless steel
a. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic does
b. is really colder than plastic
c. has a lower temperature than plastic
d. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic does
25. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a wider area
and smaller image of the traffic behind him/her?
a. Double concave
b. Convex
c. Plane
d. Concave
27. Water has a higher specific heat than iron. What does this mean?
a. Water is hotter than iron
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron
c. Water is more dense than iron
d. Water heats more slowly than iron
28. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no
history of the disease, it is most probable that all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers
b. daughters will be colorblind
c. sons will be carriers
d. sons will be colorblind
29. Albino corn seedlings may grow several inches tall. However, they
will eventually die, primarily because
a. direct sunlight will destroy their cells
b. they lack adequate root system
c. they cannot produce their own food
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
1. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War
II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
8. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and
independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
d. Aliping saguiguilid
10. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
16. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn which is known as
the graveyard of ships and sailors?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Asia
20. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who does NOT
belong to the group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Pedro Taruc
21. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the
Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the Philippines to ____
a. Become independent from Spain
b. Become a province of Spain
c. Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
22. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our celebration of
Independence day from July 4 to June 12?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Carlos Garcia
d. Ferdinand Marcos
23. In which country did the Philippines participate in the world’s
peacekeeping operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers and police?
a. Israel
b. East Timor
c. Iraq
d. Iran
24. In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s
country?
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Song of Maria Clara
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
d. Mi Ultimo Adios was considered also as the best poem of Rizal
29. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim part of the Spratly
islands in the South China Sea?
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
8. Which is the standard input device that accepts letters, numbers and
commands from the user?
a. Trackpad
b. Lightpen
c. Mouse
d. Keyboard
9. Mr. Rico carefully studies the materials he acquired from the internet.
He always examines if the author is qualified to present the material.
This practice is?
a. necessary to ensure that the materials are reliable.
b. unethical because he does not trust the author.
c. unnecessary because all resources from the internet are dependable.
d. just a waste of time.
10. When a teacher asks the consistency of a material taken from the
internet with other available materials, he/she is concerned with its?
a. relevance
b. accuracy
c. coverage
d. currency