Cut September 2021 - Gen Ed
Cut September 2021 - Gen Ed
Multiple Choice:
1. The Philippine Legislature has two houses: Senate and House of Representatives. What term best
describes this setup?
A. Bicameralism C. Unicameralism
B. Bipartisanship D. Co-legislative powers
2. Which of the choices ensures that the citizenry will have the right to seek public office, vote for
elective officials, and be active in government?
A. Political rights C. Socio- civil rights
B. Right of suffrage D. Right to due process
3. Social and environmental justice are interconnected. Which concept best showcases this?
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries
B. Temperature warming and rise of sea level
C. Desertification of verdant regions
D. Extinction of rare animal species
4. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
A. Income tax C. Community tax
B. Real estate tax D. Inheritance tax
5. The Philippine government provides for preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate.
What policy stipulates this?
A. Social justice C. Distributive justice
B. Criminal justice D. Bill of rights
9. Whose the view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Benedict C. St. Augustine
B. St. Peter D. St. John
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10. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
A. Philosophy C. Psychology
B. Morality D. Ethics
11. If this principle is applied well, no branch of government will be too powerful or abusive.
A. Impeachment C. Check and balance
B. Ombudsman D. Laissez Faire
13. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this religiosity instils the NEGATIVE attitude
of ________________
A. Social responsibility to participate in the development of society
B. Resignation, which leads to doing nothing to improve one’s condition
C. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best
D. The Lord, who is omnipotent and omniscient, will allow what is best
17. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and good human relation, are
attributed this Chinese writer:
A. Mao Tze Tung C. Mencius
B. Confucius D. Lao- Tzu
18. If Lolita wants to revive past glory, but this time, in a variety of ways, which artistic tradition will she
adhere to?
A. Antique C. Contemporary
B. Modern D. Classical
19. What economic policy in 16th-century Europe prompted Spain to discover new lands?
A. Spice trading C. Mercantilism
B. Capitalism D. Colonialism
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20. Activities connected by a computer system are described as ________________.
A. Virtual C. Network
B. Distance D. Online
22. Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this philosophy?
A. St. Benedict C. St. John
B. St. Peter D. St. Thomas Aquinas
23. If principles and theories of human behavior were to be applied to teaching and learning, the field
will be called ____________.
A. Educational theory C. Educational psychology
B. Educational philosophy D. Educational sociology
24. Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the executive branch of government?
A. Impeachment of the chief justice of the Supreme Court
B. Determining the salary of the President and vice president
C. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional
D. Declaring an act of the president unconstitutional
25. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE that should be worked
on is to develop_______________.
A. A sense of common good C. ”Pakikisama”
B. A sense of national pride D. The habits of discipline and hard work
26. Which of the following BEST describes the goal of agrarian reform:
A. Abolish share tenancy in favour of lease tenancy
B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless
C. Establish once cultivated land
D. Ensure the cultivation of all idle lands
27. 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 CompaniaTabacalera
28. The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
A. Archipelagic fault line C. Wheel of fire
B. Ring of fire D. Volcanic rim
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29. From 1565-1815, the Philippines engaged in the Galleon Trade. With this, it came in contact with
this country.
A. Spain C. China
B. Spice Island D. Mexico
30. Which keyboard combination is used to open a document in Windows operating systems?
A. Ctrl + V C. Ctrl + D
B. Ctrl + S D. Ctrl + O
31. This August 1909 law by the United States Congress established partial free trade in the Philippines.
A. Bell Trade
B. Payne-Aldrich Act
C. Treaty of General Relations
D. Underwood-Simmons Act
35. During the June 12, 1898 Declaration of Independence, a band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino.
What band was this?
A. PangkatKawayanng Pateros C. Malabon Band
B. Kawit Cavite Band D. San Francisco del Malabon
36. This is modern technology’s response to messages previously sent over couriers or post offices.
A. E- shopping C. E- mail
B. E- registry D. Frailocracia
37. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over
the colonial government using this term.
A. Pase region C. Complace
B. Las suerterpartidas D. Fraiocracia
38. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within the
citizenry’s ______________.
A. Right to due process C. Political rights
B. Socio-civic rights D. Right of suffrage
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39. This person is regarded as the Father of Modern Psychology.
A. Watson C. Thorndike
B. Skinner D. Protozoa
40. Among the not-easily-observable skills are cognitive abilities. This is because they are ___________.
A. Overt C. Hidden
B. Psychological D. Mental
41. When classics are revived, how are they called in social trends?
A. Existentialists C. Humanist
B. Rationalists D. Reformists
42. This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was recognized due to his vivid
descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses.
A. Virgil C. Homer
B. Plato D. Cicero
43. Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader who refused to surrender
to the Americans. Instead, he declared himself President and Commander- in- chief of the supreme
Government of the Tagalog Archipelago. Who was this person?
A. Julian Montalan C. Licerio Geronimo
B. MacarioSakay D. ArtemioRicarte
45. Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there were already aboriginal
settlers in the islands. Who were these?
A. Sumatians C. Borneans
B. Malayans D. Negritos
46. Angono, Rizal boasts of a famous composer who became a National Artist. Who is this person?
A. Buenaventura C. San Pedro
B. Cenizal D. Cayabyab
47. This Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native secular clergy in the Secularization
Movement of 1861.
A. Father Jacinto Zamora C. Father Pedro Pelaez
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay D. Father Jose Burgos
48. This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896?
A. Philippines Independent Church C. Unitarian Church of the Philippines
B. Roman Catholic Church D. United Church of the Philippines
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49. In the equation 6x= 3(y+4), the slope of the line is __________.
A. -3 C. 3
B. -2 D. 2
50. Which among these types of graphs best illustrates the progress in academic grades over four
quarters?
A. Circle graph C. Pie graph
B. Line graph D. Bar graph
51. The altitude and the base of a triangle are 24 meters and 5 meters respectively. What is its area?
A. 60 square meters C. 50 square meters
B. 65 square meters D. 55 square meters
52. The following are Mathematics test scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 19, and 14. What is the median
score?
A. 14 C. 15.5
B. 14.5 D. 15
54. Mia left her house at 2 PM travelling at a constant speed. At 4 PM, her brother Pete drove at 70 kph
to catch up to her. If Mia was overtaken at 9 PM, at what speed was she travelling?
A. 30 kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour
C. 20 kilometers per hour
D. 40 kilometers per hour
55. The mean of x and negative five is ten. What is the value of x?
A. 15 C. 30
B. 25 D. 20
56. The scores of five students in an English exam are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, and 100. What is the
average score?
A. 80 C. 82
B. 81 D. 83
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59. Nina took 6 tests in Art. She got an average of 76% on quizzes 1 and 2 while she got an average of
85% on quizzes 3 to six. What is her average score for the six tests?
A. 82.0% C. 80.5%
B. 82.5% D. 81.3%
60. In the phrase, “six times a number increased by seven raised to the fifth power, the exponent is ___.
A. x C. 6
B. 5 D. 7
63. Given the test scores 10, 12, 14, 10, 12, 11, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10, 12, 12, 11, 10, the distribution is
_____________.
A. unimodal C. multimodal
B. trimodal D. bimodal
64. Had I studied very well, I _____________ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.
A. Was C. Will be
B. Would have been D. Would be
65. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is an example of this figure of
speech_______________.
A. Simile C. Metaphor
B. Irony D. Hyperbole
66. When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt ___________________.
A. Ourselves C. Himself
B. Myself D. Herself
68. The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth ___________.
A. emulating
B. mentoring
C. narrating
D. watching
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69. Neither the principal nor the coordinators ___________ present in the event.
A. were C. am
B. was D. is
70. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now recall with fondness
and awe. She was a full-time housewife wholly dependent on my father’s 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 mother’s financial resources were ________________.
A. more than enough C. enough
B. abundant D. limited
71. “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
facade 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 for their
health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and hair.”
72. On your vacation in Palawan, if you chance upon Arturo, please give ______ my warm regards.
A. Himself C. Him
B. Myself D. Me
73. The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” What does transmuted mean?
A. Estimated C. Surpassed
B. Changed D. Summed
74. If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called _________ literature.
A. Fiction C. Episodic
B. Epistolary D. Classic
76. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is NOT reflective of him/her?
A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments
C. Avoid challenging tasks
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate
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78. The pronouncement “He is the Black sheep of the family” is an example of this figure of speech.
A. Metaphor C. Alliteration
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
79. We admire ______ when Hannah speaks Mandarin fluently with __________.
A. Him, them C. Her, us
B. Him, we D. Him, me
80. “Because of PROFANITY, the program was suspended from television.” The capitalized words best
relates to this word.
A. Obscenity C. Decency
B. History D. Metaphor
82. While authority should be respected, its opinion may be erroneous. Which of the following represents
a better/ more certain avenue to the truth?
A. Replication (repeat and check)
B. Selective observation
C. Overgeneralization
D. Fallacious reasoning
A. Grief C. Loss
B. Hope D. Despair
85. One famous Japanese poem is known as the haiku. It consists of _____________.
A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as topic
D. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
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86. This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction works.
A. EdilbertoTiempo C. F. Sionil Jose
B. Nick Joaquin D. Jose Garcia Villa
87. “... It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is an example of this figure of speech.
A. Personification C. Hyperbole
B. Simile D. metaphor
90. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia, the judge, said: “The quality of mercy is not
strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It mightiest... and
one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.”
91. Which play by William Shakespeare features two ill-starred lovers who come from warring families?
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Hamlet and Ophelia
C. Anthony and Cleopatra
D. Ana and king
92. This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater.”
A. Carpio C. Montano
B. Tinio D. Avellana
93. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead Star, published in the Philippine
Herald in 1925.
A. Paz Marquez Benitez C. Gilda Cordero Fernando
B. Edith Trempo D. Ophelia Dimalanta
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95. Ito ang dinadaanan upang maipa-abot ng tagapag salita ang kanyang mensahe.
A. Participant C. Konteksto
B. Tsanel D. Fidbak
96. Kung ang pangungusap ay, “Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga,” paano mailalarawan ang
dalaga?
A. Mahirap unawain C. Madaldal
B. Mahina ang boses D. Maingat
97. Kung ikaw ay nagnanais lamang magpalipas ng oras, anong klaseng pagbasa ang nababagay sa
iyo?
A. Scanning C. Kaswal
B. Pre- viewing D. Masusi
98. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkaka sunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang ipabatid na may bahaging
hindi sinipi mula sa talata?
A. Ellipsis C. Synopsis
B. Abstrak D. Sisntesis
99. Ang sanaysay na ito ay nagtataglay ng pang karaniwang paksa at waring nakikipag-usap lamang.
A. Malikhain C. Masining
B. Malaya D. Maanyo
100. Ang katangiang ito ng wika ay nangangahulugang ang wika ay naunawaan ng lahat at napag
kasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
A. dinamiko C. arbitraryo
B. likas D. masistema
101. Ang mga panlaping “ika” ay sinusundan ng isang bantas. Ano ito?
A. Gitling C. Panaklong
B. Tuldok D. Kuwit
102. Ito ay nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag- aaral, pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam.
Ngunit, ang paraan ng pagsusulat ay kawili-wili. Ano ito?
A. pangulo ng tudling C. lathalain
B. kumento D. editoryal
103. “Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid.” Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa aspetong ________.
A. Imperpektibo C. Pangnagdaan
B. Kontimplatibo D. Perpektibo
104. Paano mailalarawang isang akademikong marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa ikagaganda
ng pananaliksik?
A. Malikhain C. Maparaan
B. Bukas ang isipan D. Marunong tumanggi
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105. Ito ay isang sistematikong paglalarawan ng mga datos na estatistika.
A. Talahanayan C. Balangkas
B. Grap D. Mapa
106. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga kaugnay na literatura at pag-aaral?
A. Kabanata V C. Kabanata I
B. Kabanata IV D. Kabanata II
108. Ito ay tumutukoy sa pinaka payak na anyo ng salita na walang kahalong panlapi.
A. Gitlapi C. Salitang-ugat
B. Ponema D. Laguhan
109. Kung ang mga salita ay nabuo base sa pagsasama-sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba,
anong level ng impormal na wika ito?
A. Kolokyal C. Pampanitikan
B. Lalawigan D. Balbal
110. Kung nais mong tukuyin ang isang bagay, anong panghalip ang gagamitin mo?
A. Palagyo C. Pamaklaw
B. Pamatlig D. Palayon
112. Kung tatlong uri ng panlapi ang ginamit para sa pag buo ng salita, ito ang nangyari.
A. Kabilaan C. Inunlapian
B. Laguhan D. Hinulapian
117. Ang bahaging ito ng lingwistika ang siyang nag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga
salita sa loob ng pangungusap.
A. Semantika C. Pragmatika
B. Syntax D. Ortograpiya
118. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha.
A. Talinghaga C. Tugma
B. Kariktan D. Sukat
121. Sugar compounds such as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides are also classified
A. carbohydrates C. proteins
B. lipids D. nucleotides
122. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and industrial plants falls to earth
giving detrimental effects to living things. This polluted air is known as
A. acid rain
B. greenhouse rain
C. el niño
D. la niña
123. Which of the following are the components of fungal cell wall?
A. nucleotides, proteins and sugar
B. lipids, proteins and sugar
C. cellulose, lipids and nucleic acids
D. chitin, proteins and sugar
124. Plants capture energy from the sunlight by means of molecule known as
A. oxygen
B. adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
C. chlorophyll
D. nitrates
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125. Which of the following is true when a block of wood lays at rest on top of the table?
A. There are no forces acting on the block
B. The sum of the forces acting on the block is zero
C. The block is in uniform motion
D. The block is accelerated
127. 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
128. Organisms, like ants, behave under specific environmental conditions, such as storing food during
summer, defending themselves by stinging enemies or even invading other ant colonies. The term
used to describe this behavior of the organism is called
A. ecological habitat C. ecological succession
B. ecological habitat D. ecological niche
129. The thin structure used by the amoeba for cytokinesis movement and in changing its shape is called
A. myosin filaments C. pseudo filaments
B. mono filaments D. micro filaments
130. Of the energy sources listed below, which one is considered as the most abundant but still not fully
developed?
A. Oil C. Water waves
B. Sun D. Minerals
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134. What color of flame in the flame test indicates the presence of boron in a solution?
A. Bright green C. Brick red
B. Yellow gold D. Sky blue
136. The Philippines, together with other countries along the borders of pacific ocean, lies along the plate
where earthquakes and volcanic activities are more frequent. This plate is known as
A. West Valley Fault C. Archipelagic Fault Line
B. Pacific Ring of Fire D. Pacific Volcanic Rim
137. What hormones in plants are responsible for promoting auxillary budding and apical dominance?
A. Auxins and Gibberellins C. Auxins and Abscisates
B. Cytokinins and Gibberellins D. Cytokinins and Auxins
141. Pressure is defined as force exerted at a given unit area. Its unit is newton per square meter and is
equivalent to
A. pascal C. watt
B. joule D. ampere
142. The mass of gemstones is usually measured in terms of metric carat. This measure of mass is
equivalent to
A. 2000 mg C. 200 mg
B. 1000 mg D. 100 mg
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144. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ get charged for treason by fellow Filipinos who formed
the Philippine revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar C. Andres Bonifacio
B. Emilio Aguinaldo D. Jose Rizal
145. This is the fundamental law of the land upon which all other laws and decrees are based.
A. Bill of rights C. Civil Criminal Code
B. Constitution D. Ten commandments
146. Nelson Mandela gave up armed struggle and chose the peaceful way to freedom. He inspired South
Africans and the world. Looking back, which best describes his philosophy?
A. Black supremacy C. Non - violence
B. Armed struggle D. Imprisonment
148. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is NOT reflective of him/her?
A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments
C. Avoid challenging tasks
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate
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