1. Rousseauadvised, Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion. What isbeing referred to? A.

Duty B . Family C. Security D. Investment 2. Nothing that happens in this world ever happens by chance; it is all part ofa grand design.r The author speaks of one?s ______. A. luck B. destiny C. dream D. ambition 3. Parents admit that text messaging is an easy means of knowing theirchildren?s whereabouts. However, they are worried about its effect on ________________. A. shortening messages effectively B. ability to guess words correctly C. ability to spell words correctly D. communicating through guessing 4. If I _____ a Senator, I would live in Ayala village. A. should be C. were B . am D. was 5. Which word does NOT mean the same as the other three? A. Defend C. Equip B . Supply D. Furnish 6. Today, car manufacturers have begun to AUTOMATE their assembly lines usingrobots. What does this trend mean? A. Operate through human workers. B. Cars arenow automatic. C. Operate through machines. D. Produce more efficient cars 7. Both Ruben and _____ plan to go.

A. I B . me

C. myself D. me myself

8. I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the dayr. This is a famous quotefrom ______. A. Jose Aquino C. Benigno Aquino B. Jose P. Rizal D. Manuel L. Quezon 9. After 10unfruitful years, Fe finally quit the job. She ____ along with her boss for along time. A. didnt get C.hadnt been getting B. hasn't been getting D. isntgetting 10. We should work for a total ban ______ pesticides that are harmful to man. A. by the use C.on using Note: Correct answer is on the use of B . with the use D.on the use 11. Is this the spot ____ you had the accident? A. where C.why B . which D.wherein 12. She described her classmates statement as to SOPHOMORIC. This means _____. A. grown up C.immature B . mature D. wise 13. Which is the correct sequence of the sentences in the text below? (1) The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting about how best to help different types of learners learn. (2) The National Competency-Based Standards (NCBTS) defines a new paradigm ofteaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who is responsible forfacilitating learning. (3) Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that helps studentslearn better.

(4) Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for characterizinggood teaching are defined in terms of what the teacher is competent to do. (5) The NCBTS can be used as a self-assessment tool for professionaldevelopment A. 4, 1, 3,5, 2 B. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 C. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 D. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 14. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____ ? A. is he C.arent you B. isnt it D.isn't he 15. The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Tom feared getting late so he____ with a bus and leaped at the door. A. was catching C.catch up B. has caught D.caught up 16. Its now two hours past his schedule, the facilitator may not come anymore,but well still be ready in case he _____. A. will come C. does C . is coming D.may 17. TeacherMae Ann always tries to help people, but recently she has been ____ kind andgenerous. A. principally C.especially B . usually D.largely 18. Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has noerror in structure spelling. A. The farmer did plow, plant, harvest his corn in record time. B. The farmer plowed, planted, and harvested his corn in record time. C. The farmer plowed, has planted and has harvested his corn in record time. D. The farmer has plowed: planted and harvested his corn in record time. 19. __________ not making the most of _______ opportunities.

A. You?re - you?re B . You ?re - you

C.You're _ your D.You - your

20. Susan _____ in bed too long and missed her classes. A. lied B . lays C. lay 21. Who said, The Filipino is worth dying for? A. Carlos P. Garcia C.Fidel V. Ramos B. Benigno Aquino D.Jose P. Rizal 22. What virtue is inferred the poem below? Little Things It's the little things we do or say That make or break the beauty of the average passing day' Hearts; like doors; will open with ease To very; very little keys; And don't forget that two of these Are ?I thank you" and ?If you please"' -Anonymous A.Encouragement B . Friendliness C. Kindness D.Confidentiality

D. laid

23. Who isremembered for his famous quotation? My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins. A. Ferdinand Marcos C. ManuelRoxas B. Manuel Quezon D.Carlos P. Garcia 24. Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has nostructural errors. A. The weather service expects temperatures to not increase. B. The weather service expects temperatures not to increase. C. The weather service expects temperatures not to rise D. The weather service expects temperatures to not rise. 25. Which passage isexpressed effectively and without structural errors?

A. I wouldnot w ant to be themselves. B. I would not w ant to be theirselves. C. I would not w ant to be himself/herself D. I would not want to be he/she. 26. Which of the theories of learning, language and literacy views children ashaving the ability to organize and integrate information in schemata? A. Reader Response C.Sociolinguistic B. Interactive D.Constructivist 27. I should have returned this book last Tuesday; it is now five days___________. A. Delayed C.postponed B. Beyond deadline D.overdue 28. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural errors? A. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in English was much lower than the previous year. B. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in English was much lower than it has been in previous year. C. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in English ofhigh school students was much lower than it had been in previous years. D. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in English was lowest than the previous years. 29. Of the different principles of effective teaching of reading, which isIMPROPERLY stated? A. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in English was much lower than the previous years. B. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in English was much lower than it has been in previous years. C. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in English ofhigh school students was much lower than it had been in previous years. D. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high schoolstudents in

English was lowest than the previous years. 30. There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. HIATUS means ______________. A. Length C.continuation B. Lapse D.interruption. 31. Which passage is expressed affectively and without structural errors? A. Having called the other students and they, the secretary went home. B. Having called the other students and we, the secretary went home. C. Having called the other students and us: the secretary went home. D. Having called the other students and ourselves, the secretary went home. 32. Whichsentence clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural errors? A. The interest at a loan company is higher than at a bank. B. The interest at a loan company is higher than a bank. C. The interest of a loan company is higher than a bank. D. The interest of a loan company is higher than in a bank. 33. Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has nostructural errors. A. The examinees need two sharpened pencils, calculator and ball pen. B. The examinees need double pencils simply calculator and ball pen. C. The examinees need pencils: a calculator and a ball pen. D. The examinees need two pencils, a simple calculator, and a ball pen. 34. Thomas Carley said, The man without a purpose is like a ship without arudder. It could be interpreted as ______________. A. Ones life doesnt need to be controlled. B. There should be sufficient energy in ones life C. There is a strong driving force in one's life D. Direction can never come into ones life 35. I saw a nasty __________ between two cars this morning. A. Damage C.accident

B. Happening D . danger 36. Who was the General who said dI shall returnr after training troops inAustralia? A. J. de la Torre C.Douglas MacAthur B . Carlos P. Garcia D. G . Wai nright 37. dhe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want is an expression of ones__________. A. Total poverty C.love for self B. Blind ignorance D.total submission to God 38. The surprised teacher asked, What wasall the HUBHUB about HUBHUB means _______ A. Hush C.commotion B . Stillness D. serenity 39. I was speaking to Ana on the phone when suddenly we were _______. A. Disconnected C. cutoff B . Hung up D.broken down 40. Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. The meaning of this aphorism indPoor Richards Almanac is ____________ A. Nurse your hurt feelings B. Let the bygones be bygones C. Forget what other people have done to hurt you D. It is not easy to forgive and forget. 41. The greatest hero of Greece wasHercules' He was a personage of quite another order from the great hero ofAthens; Theseus' He was what all Greece; except At hens; most admired' TheAthenians were different from the other Greeks and their heroes' The Atheniansvalued thought and ideas highly as no part of the country ever did' In Theseus;their ideal embodied what the rest of Greece most valued' His qualities werewhat the Greeks generally admired' The Athenians chose Theseus as their greates hero because __________ A. He was the savior of Greece B. Of his intelligence and strength C. He embodied all the qualities the Greeks honored and admired

D. He was braver than Hercules 42. Sometimes I am very much tempted to believe that one reason why so manypeople don't do anything for their ?less fortunate" brother is ____ holdyour breath _____ television' (And while you are at it; you might as well holdyour disbelief for a while; too') we have lived with television for so longthat; without our knowing it; it has changed our way of looking at life' Itused to be that people watched TV and pretended it was real life' Now it seemsall this has changed' Many people actually look at life as if it were television' - Johnny C' Go (Because There's A TV Set in the Living Room ) The author is blaming TV sets for people nowadays _________ A. Watch TV programs almost the entire day B. Look at reality as if it were a TV program C. Watched TV programs and hold their disbelief in life D. Pretend that TV programs are realities 43. Which of the following BEST restates the meaning of The child is thefather of the man.? A. Children are naturally wiser than adults B. If there would be no children, there would be no fathers C. The experiences and lessons of childhood influence one's adult life D. Fathers are dependent on the sight of their children. 44. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. When restated means: A. You have to value everything in this world B. In buying: what is easy to get is easy to consume C. You have to pay something before you really value it D. The buying power of the peso is weak so you have to buy wisely. 45. Manunulat ang tatay ko kaya sa personal mong kagustuhan makasunod sakanyang mga yapak, magsulat ka. Ano ang kahulugan ng pag-susulat? A. Maklikha ng mga salita, pangungusap, at talata B. Kakayahan ng tao na malinaw na makapagtala o makapag-imprenta C. Pagpili ng paksa at pagsasaliksik D. Proseso na nagsisimula sa idea o karanasan.

46. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon, kahitdkahig ka ng kahigr ay wala pa ring maipon. Ano ang ibig sabihin nito? A. Bawasan ang bili. B . Hanap ng hanap C. Gastos ng gastos D. Hindi bumili. 47. Matagal ng lumagay sa tahimik si Melyr. Ang ibig sabihin ay: A.Lumisan na. B. Nanahimik na. C.Nag- asawa na D.Namatay na. 48. Huwag limutin ang vernacular. Tutuhing iasimila ito sa pambansang wika saikauunlad ng kultura at lahi. Ang ibig sabihin ng iasimila ay _____________________. A. Papayabungin B. Papakinabangan C. Pagyamanin D. Papaunlarin 49. I. Ang kahoy ay nilalagare sa katamtamang laki, at saka pinuputol samaraming pirasong hugis rekatanggulo. II. Ang pagkikinis ay nangangailangan ng isang bihasa, sapagka?t totongmapanganib at sa sandaling sumala na ang matalim na kasangkapan sa bakya, angmagiging bunga ay matinding hiwa sa hita ng tagakinis. III. Ang mga kahoy na ginagamit sa paggawa ng bakya?y nanggagaling sa Quezon, Zambales, at Bataan. Ang wastong pagkakasunod- sunod ng mgapangungusap ay makikita sa _______. A. II, III, at I B.III: I: at II C. I, II , at I II D. III, II, at I 50. Alin ang salawikain sa mga sumusunod: A. Di maliparang uwak.

B. May puno walang bunga, may dahon walangsanga. C. Nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko. D. Nasa Diyos ang awa: nasa tao ang gawa. 51. d Ang mga mata mo ay tulad nga mga bituin sa kalangitan.r Ano ang ginagamitna pagpapahayag dito? A. Personipikasyon B . Pang- uyam C. Pagwawangis D. Pagtutulad 52. Alin nag nagbibigay ng opinion tungkol sa isang napapanahong isyu sa pamamagitan ng larawan? A. Ilustrasyong karikatyur B. Larawan sa unang pahina C. Kartong pang-editorial D. Larawan sa huling pahina 53. Alin sa mga ito ang nagpapahayag sa paraang organisado at artistiko magingtuluyan o sa berso na nagmula sa imahinasyon? A. Panitikan B. Panuluan C. Sanaysay D. Epiko 54. Sino ang nangungusap sa quotation? d Ang pag-ibig ay hindi pag-ibig kapagnagbabago kung nakakakita ng pagbabagor A. Jose Rizal B. Genoveva Matute C. William Shakespeare D. Robert Frost 55. Mag-aalas singko na ______ umaga________________ magising siya. A. ng-at B. nang-nang

C. ng-nang D. nang-kapag 56. Ang salitang apartment ay binubuo ng dalawang klaster. Tukuyin ito. A. rt at tm B. tm at nt C. rt at nt D. pr at tm 57. Saan hinango ang mga kwentong tinatawag na parabola? A. Mga pinagmulan B. Kwentong bayan C. Bibliya D. Kasabihan 58. Ano ang nagpamali sa pahayag na ito? May ibat ibang paraan upang mapaunlad ang husay sapagbabasa. A B C D A. B B. A C. D D.C 59. Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nasa malaking titik? Malungkot ANG MGA nagtapos na wala pang trabaho. A. Pangatnig B. Pararila C. Pananda D. Pang-ukol 60. Ponema ang tawag sa makabuluhang tunog ng wika. Ilan ang ponema ngFilipino? A. 28 B. 20 C. 21 D.31 61. Ang butong tinangay ng aso walang pagsalang nalawayang ito. Ang kaisipangito ay tumutukoy sa katotohanan ng _______________. A. Pagtatanan

B. Pagpapakain C. Pakikipagkaibigan D. Pagnanakaw 62. Ano ang kahulugan ng tagbising panahon? A. Tag-lamig B . Tag-ulan C. Tag-tuyot D. Tag-init 63. Kung ang awit ng pag-iibigan ay kundiman, ano naman sa Bisaya? A. Ku mintang B . Sambotani C. Dioma D. Talindaw 64. d Kung anong bukambibig siyang laman ng dibdibr. Ito ay isang uri ng___________. A. Tugmaan B . Tu la C. Bugtong D. Salawikain 65. Alin dito ang ginagamit sa pagtuturo na replika na yari sa isang tunay osintetik na material? A. Papel B. Mock-up C. Dayorama D. Ispesimen 66. Aling pamamaraan ang ginagamit ng guro na nagsisimula sa mga halimbawapatungo sa paglalahat? A. Pasaklaw B . Pabuod C. Pabalak

D. Patuklas 67. Mapangarapin ang malilit! Ang ibigsabihin ng pahayag na ito ay ang mga taong mahihirap ay A. Nais umangat sa buhay kaya nakikipagsapalaran B. Gustong lumipad sa alapaap C. May pangarap guminhawa D. Nananaginip ng gising 68. Ano ang kahulugan ng idyomang ginamit sa pangungusap na: Marami sa mgamagsasaka ang INALAT dahil sapatuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan. A. Minalas B . Nagalit C. Nawalan ng pag-asa D. Nanibago 69. Kapani-paniwala ang isang tauhan kungito ay may katulad na nakikitang nabubuhay sa mundo. Wika nga?y totoo itongtao, nagtataglay ng positibo at negatibong katangian. May kapurihan at maykapintasan. May kalakasan at may kahinaan at may kasamaan. May kawastuan at maykamalian. May katinuan at may kabaliwan. May kalabisan at may kakulangan. Maykabanalan at may kasalanan. May katimpian at may kabiglaanan. Lahat ngkatangian salu-salungat, may bahid siya. Hindi siya taong nabubuhay sa daigdig ng kataka-taka na pinakaubod ng lahat,gaya ng madalas mapanood sa pelikulang Pilipino, na kapag bida, sa kanya lahatng positibo at kapag kontrabida, sa kanya naman lahat ng negatibo. Hindikinai-empatya-han ang tauhang ganito, kinaa-antipatiko-han, oo! Ang naangkop na pamagat ng talatang ito ay: A. Ang Katangian ng Tao B. Ang Katauhan C. Ang Tao sa Mundo D. Ang Tauhan 70. Pilin ang isa kung saan matagpuan ang salita o parirala na nagpapamali sapangungusap. Ibabad mo ng isang oras iyan bago lutuin.

A A. D

B B.A

D C.B D. C

71. Alin dito ang ginagamit sa pagtuturo ng panitikan lalo na sapagkasunod-sunod ng mga pangyayari sa kwento? A. Decoding B. Story frame C. Story grammar D. Character wed 72. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are the measure s of the threeother angles? A.85, 135, 140 B. 145: 35: 145O C. 35, 65, 65 D. 45, 65, 170 73. The edge of a rectangle solid have these measures: 1.5 feet x feet by 3 inches. What is its volume in cubicinches? A. 225 B . 272 C. 324 D. 27 74. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 7. If there are 150boys and girls in the school, how many boys are there? A. 75 B . 90 C. 1 05 D. 45 75. A water tank contains 86 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters doesit contain when it is 75% full? A. 58 B . 15 C. 30 D. 60 76. If x= 3 and y= 2, then 2x + 3y = ___________. A. 14 B . 10 C. 12 77. Which of the following has the largest value? A. 39 B . 93 C. 7 5 78. Which of these three fractions has the largest value?

D. 5

D . 64

A. 3/4

B . 4/1 5

C . 1 2/24

D . 5/9

79. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 30 deg. What is the measure ofone of the base angles? A. 70 B . 75 C. 150 D. 60 80. Which of these has a value different from the other three? A. 15 B. 12/75 C. 3/20 D. 15% 81. How many degrees are between the hands of a clock at 3:40 ? A. 125 B. 140 C. 130 D. 150 82. What is the value of 12 1l6 -2 3l8- 7 2/3 + 19 T? A. 22 C.1 8 B. 21 7/8 D.21 83. If 8-i x + 2 = 4, what is the value of x? A .14 C.18 B.2 D. 6 84. Which decimal isequal to 3l100 + 2l10 + 5l1000? A. .235 C. 325 B . . 0523 D.. 532 85. Which of these math sentences is NOT CORRECT? A.1/7 + 2/3 = 3/21 C.1/6 + 1/8= 14/48 B. 1/2 + 1l3 = 5/6 D. 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12 86. What number is the next in this sequence? 11120, 11260, 11420, 11600 A. 11 760 C.11 820 B . 11 720 D.11 800

87. Joseph is 10 years older than his sister. If Joseph was 25 years of age in1983, in what year could he had been born? A. 1963 C.1948 B. 1953 D.1958 88. How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with 150 cu.cm. of the liquidcan be made from 5 family size bottles of Cola each containing 1.5 liters? A. 60 C.50 Note: 1 mL = 1 cu. Cm. B . 45 D.40 89. 259:37 as _______. A. 5:1 B. 84:12

C.25 :4 D.63:441

90. Which common fraction is equivalent to .216? A. 53l250 C.27/125 B . 108/375 D.21/50 91. What value of x will make this proportion correct? 13:x = 3.25:8.00 A. 20 C.2 B. 3.5 D.32 92. If the counting numbers 1 to 30 are written down how many times does thedigit 2 appear? A. 13 C.12 B . 11 D.14 93. In the playground for kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding tricyclesor bicycles. If there are 43 wheels in all, how many tricycles are there? A. 7 C.9 B.8 D.11 94. What is the greatest common factor of the numbers 48, 12 and 32? A. 6 C.3 B. 2 D.4

95. Between January 2008 and August 2008, the price of gasoline rose from 28.40to 52. 90 per liter. What is the percent of increase over the8-month period? A. 97. 5% C.46 . 81.81 % B. 86.27% D.24.5% 96. Ana and Beth do a job together in two hours. Working alone, Ana does thejob in 5 hours. How long will it take Beth to do the job alone? A. 3 hours C.3 1/3 hours B . 2 hours D.2 1/3 hours 97. By how much is 35% of P 220 greater than 55% of P 140? A. P 1 6 . 00 C.P 480 , 000 B. P 20.00 D.P 0.00 98. A car depreciates by 10% of it?s brandnew price each year and by 15% in each succeeding year. By 2009, what would bethe market price for a car bought brand new for P 6 depreciates by 10% of itsbrand new price each year and by 15% in each succeeding year. By 2009, whatwould be the market price for a car bought brand new for P 600,000 in 2004? A. P 420, 000 C.P 480 , 000 B. P 390,000 D.P 210:000 Answer: 281: 883.375 99. The area of the rectangle on the right is (x 2 + x - 12). If it?s length isx + 4, what is it?s width? A. X-3 C.x + 1 B.X+6 D.x + 2 100. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those of another righttriangle are 12 and 16. How much longer is the perimeter of the larger than theperimeter of the smaller triangle? A. 12 C.84 B.7 D.14 101. The edges of a cubical frame are made from plastic straws. How much longeris the total length of the plastic edges of a cube whose edges is 10 cmcompared to a cube whose edge is 8 cm? A. 16 cm C.24 cm B . 32 cm D.8 cm

102. In a Mathematics test, 35 students passed and 30 % failed. How manystudents took the test? A. 60 C.30 B. 40 D.50 103. Each bag of rice contains 50 kg. what would be the increase in price ifthe cost of one bag of rice goes from P 950.00 to P 1,200.00? A.P 250.00 C.P 3.75 B . P 7. 50 D.P 5. 00 104. How much greater is the sum of the first 20 counting numbers greater than the sum of the first 10counting numbers? A.55 C. 100 B.155 D. 110 105. A child can be admitted to Grade 1 if he/she is at least 5 years and 10 months old by June of theschool year. Which of these dates of birth will be DISQUALIFY a child from being admitted toGrade 1 on June 15, 2009? A.June 10,2003 C. April 30,2003 B.Jan. 10,2003 D. May 5, 2003 106. Which of these numbers CANNOT possibly be a square number? Should be CAN A. 10217356 B. 2916488 C. 35366809 D. 262758