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Gen. Ed
Essential Bullets Reviewer
 Stimulus bounded- distracted by outside stimuli easily.
 Horizontal mobility- a teacher in brgy. School transferred in town.
 Vertical mobility- teacher being promoted as supervisor
 Nuclear family- father, mother and their children
 Extended family- parents and other relatives
 Solitary play- children play toys by themselves
 Onlooker play- children watch others play but not involved
 Parallel play- children watch alongside not with each other.
 Associative play- parehas ang kanilang nilalaro
 Baduy- awkward looking
 Transmuted- changed
 Carnal- bold
 Aplomb- composure
 Loquacious- verbose
 Profanity- obscenities
 Rizal was born- Calamba, Laguna
 Penchant- fondness
 Ant colony- ecological niche
 Amoeboid- pseudo filaments
 Alexander Fleming- discoverer of Penicillin
 Capsid- protein shell of virus
 Eureka- discovery
 Metaphor- "the Lord is my shepherd"
 Hyperbole- " he is the black sheep in the family"
 Geoffrey Chaucer- morning star of English lit.
 Shakespeare- "Bard of Avon"
 Nature- heredity, IQ, character traits
 Nurture- environment
 Phylogenetic- development follows orderly sequence
 Ontogenetic- rate of dev. Is unique
 Cephalocaudal- dev. From head to foot
 Proximodistal- central access
 Iconic- by seeing (ex. Pictures)
 Symbolic- by symbols ex. Words and numbers
 Inactive- learning by doing physical action
 Socrates- " know thyself"
 Plato- " wrote the republic"
 Aristotle- "father of modern sciences"
 Albert bandura- social learning theory/ modelling
 Kohlberg- moral dev. Theory
 Pavlov- classical conditioning
 Skinner- operant conditioning
 John Amos Comenius- " orbis pictus"
 NCBTS -national Competency-based teacher standards
 Tanaga- 7777
 Tanka- 57577
 Tree releases carbon dioxide during? - evening
 tatlong tuldok na sunod-sunod- ellipsis
 town criers- umalohokan
 Meaning of TOS- Table of Specifications
 Sage on stage- dispenser of knowledge
 Negative effect of extended family- FAVORITISM.
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 Bicameralism- Jones Law

 Ang___ay ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping IKA at Tambilang-GITLING
 She is a lovely rose" is an example of- metaphor
 Had I studied very well, I ________ rewarded with vacation in the US- would have been
 She is a lovely rose" is an example of- metaphor
 _____ is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism- Probiotics as bifid bacterium
 First labor union in the Philippines- Union Obrera Demokratika
 The only remnant after world war II-Philippine Independent Church

Mga Teorya ng Pinagmulan ng Wika

1. Bow-Wow- kalikasan at hayop

2. Ding-Dong- bagay
3. Pooh-Pooh- masidhing damdamin
4. Yoheho- pwersang pisikal
5. Coo- Coo- nagmula sa iyak ng bata

Filipino Poets’ Works & Pen Names

1. Bienvenido Santos- American culture writings

2. Daniel Defoe- Robinson Cruseon (novel)
3. Edilberto Tiempo- made “Cry Slaughter” that has been translated many times
4. Ernest Hemingway- Ring Lordner
5. Jose Garcia Villa- Comma poet, Doveglion (dove-eagle-lion)
6. Miguel De Cervantes/ Escalande- masterpiece is “Don Quixote”
7. Nick Joaquin- Quijano de Manila, Spanish culture writings
8. Paz Marquez Benitez- author of “Dead Stars”, a modern English short story
9. Samuel Langhorne Clemens- Mark Twain, “Adventure of Tom Slayer”, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (best
novel)
10. Severino Reyes- Lola basyang
11. Amado V. Hernandez- Julio Abrii, Amante Ernani, Herininia de la Riva
12. Lope K. Santos- Doktor Lukas, Anak-bayan, Lakandalita
13. Jose Ma. Panganiban- tinaguriang may memoria fotografika, Jomapa, JMP
14. Jose de Jesus- Huseng Batute
15. Jose dela Cruz- Huseng Sisiw
16. Florantino Collantes- Kuntil Butil
17. Nestor Vicente- Madali Gonzales, NVM Gonzales
18. Valeriano Peña- Ahas na Tulog, Anong, Damulag, Dating Alba, Isang Dukha, Kalampag and Kintin Kulirat
19. Fernando Ma. Guerrero- Fluvio Gil, F. Sionel Jose
20. Virgilio Almario- Rio Alma
21. Mariano Ponce- Tikbalang, Naning, Kalipulako

Pen Names of Filipino Heroes

1. Andres Bonifacio- May pag-asa, Agapito, Bagumbayan, Magdiwang

2. Antonio Luna- Taga-ilog
3. Emilio Aguinaldo- Magdalo
4. Emilio Jacinto- Di masilaw, Tingkian
5. Graciano Lopez Jaena- Diego, Laura, Bolivar
6. Jose Maria Panganiban- JoMaPa
7. Jose Rizal- Dimasalang, Laong-laan
8. Juan Luna- Buan, Pingkian, Dimas
9. Apolinario Mabini- Bini, Paralitiko, Katabay
10. Marcelo H. del Pilar- Plaridel, Dolores Manapat, Piping Dilat, Siling Labuyo, Cupang, Maytiyaga, Patos

Philippine Presidents

1. Emilio Aguinaldo- the undisputed general, first president

2. Manuel L. Quezon- father of social justice
3. Jose P. Laurel- ‘puppet’ president
4. Sergio Osmeña Sr.- shortest serving president
5. Manuel Roxas- repaired the Philippines after the WW2
6. Elpidio Quirino- SS commission
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7. Ramon Magsaysay- ‘man of the masses’

8. Carlos P. Garcia- ‘Filipino muna’
9. Diosdado Macapagal- transfer the independence, incorruptible president
10. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.- ‘this country shall be great again’
11. Corazon C. Aquino- ina ng Demokrasya
12. Fidel V. Ramos- Pilipinas 2000
13. Joseph E. Estrada- ‘Ama ng masa’, Erap para sa mahirap
14. Gloria M. Arroyo- this country has a strong republic
15. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino- No Wang-wang policy
16. Rodrigo Roa Duterte- first Mindanaoan President
17. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.- majority President in 1987 constitution
=Crdts to Sir Melvin Buracho’s LET Drills=
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Some Types of Government

1. Communist- classless society, state plans and controls economy

2. Parliamentary- majority of people voted
3. Republican- power comes from people

Missionaries in the Philippines

1. Augustinians- first to come, most intelligent

2. Franciscanians- sends medical aids
3. Dominicans- richest
4. Jesuits-
5. Recoletos- most killed schools

Taxonomy of Living Things

 Domains | Eukarya
 Kingdom | Animalia
 Phylum | Chordata
 Subphylum | Vertebrata
 Superclass | Tertrapoda
 Class | Mammalia
 Subclass | Theria
 Infraclass | Eutheria
 Order | Primates
 Suborder | Anthropoidea
 Superfamily | Hominoidae
 Family | Hominidae
 Subfamily | Homininae
 Genus | Homo
 Species | Sapiens

Key Points in Gen. ED

1. Pedro Bukaneg- father of Ilokano Literature

2. Manila Bulletin- oldest existing newspaper in the country
3. Julian Felipe- composer of the Philippine National Hymn
4. Manuel Guerrero- Filipino doctor who discover Tiki-tiki
5. Del Superior Gobierno- first newspaper in the Philippines
6. Anahaw- the National Leaf of the Philippines
7. Jose Palma- Filipino poet who set words to the National Hymn
8. Apartheid- complete segregation of white from black
9. Augustinian Church- first church in the Philippines
10. Pineapple- newest source of the alcohol in the Philippines
11. Kohautek- comet of the century
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12. Sintaks/ Sintaksis/ Palaugnayan- sangay ng barirala na tumatalakay sa masistemang pagkaka-ayus-ayos nga mga
salita sa pagbuo ng mga parirala at pangungusap.
13. Jose Corazon de Jesus- father of Tagalog poetry
14. Alejandro Abadilla- father of modern Tagalog poetry
15. Noli Me Tangere (Touch me Not)- Rizal’s literary crowning achievement
16. Mahabharata- longest epic in the world
17. Alibata- first Filipino alphabet
18. Kundiman- song about love
19. Ambition- cause of Macbeth’s tragic end
20. Steven Javellana- author of “Without seeing the Dawn”
21. Ares- God of war
22. Stratosphere- layer of the ozone
23. Food web- system of food chain
24. Sahara Desert- largest ecosystem
25. Skin- largest organ
26. Dinoflagellates- cause red tide
27. Philippines- ring of fire
28. Type O- universal donor
29. Scanning- pahapyaw na pagbasa
30. Skimming- pinakamabilis na pagbasa
31. Francisco Lopez- sumulat ng unang balarilang Ilokano
32. Mariano Perfecto- ama ng panitikang Bisaya
33. Santiago Magean- ama ng Moro-moro sa Pangasinan
34. Jorge Fajardo- ama ng panitikang Pampango
35. Pascual Poblete- ama ng pahayagan, unang nagsalin ng Noli sa Tagalog
36. Amado Hernandez- makata ng mga manggagawa
37. Graciano Lopez Jaena- fray botod
38. Liwayway Arceo- “Uhaw ang tigang na lupa”
39. Narciso Reyes- “Lupang tinubuan”
40. Severino Reyes- “Walang sugat”
41. Lope K. Santos- “Banaag at Sikat”
42. Zoilo Galang- “A child of Sorrow”
43. Aurelio Tolentino- “Kahapon, Ngayun, Bukas”
44. UST- oldest university
45. Monalisa- most famous work of Leonardo da Vinci
46. Cilia- hair-like structure
47. Dyslexia- reading disorder
48. Homer- first mythical geographer
49. Skype- face to face communication
50. Arthropods- dengue
51. 7x2x2x2- 56
52. Benigno Aquino- worth dying for
53. Plasma- hot gas of nuclei
54. Urbana at Feliza- siblings secretly exchanged letters
55. Patinig- 5
56. Walrus- arctic environment
57. Bienvenido Santos- Filipino migrant writer, fil-am
58. J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter
59. Calamba- Rizal’s birth place
60. Meritocracy- people of talent
61. Narciso Claveria- Spanish surnames
62. RA 10533- Enhanced Basic Education
63. RA 7836- Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act
64. RA 9293- Teacher Applicants, Registration, etc.
65. Photosynthesis- process used by plants
66. Analogous organs- bat’s wings
67. Salitang ugat- walang halong panlapi
68. Diwata 1- first Philippine microsatellite
69. Aesop’s Fables- teach moral lesson
70. Carbohydrates- monosaccharides, polysaccharides
71. George Elliot- Silas Marner/Mary Ann Evans
72. Abraham Maslow- Hierarchy of needs
73. A La Juventud Filipina- sinulat n Rizal sa UST
74. Mi Primera Inspiracion- poem wriiten by Rizal for his mother
75. Mi Ultimo Adios- poem written by Rizal before execution
76. Food Web- flow of food
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77. Louis Pasteur- developed vaccine for rabies

78. Lao Tzu- Taoism
79. Impertinent- irrelevant
80. Teodora Alonso- ina ni Rizal
81. 70-74- para-teachers
82. Firing squad- execution of Rizal
83. Haiku- Japanese poem consists of 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines containing 5, 7, 5 syllables respectively, talks
about nature
84. Augustinians- first missionaries
85. Consummatum est- last words of Rizal
86. 3x2x2x2x2- 48
87. Saliksik- salitang ugat
88. Community tax- paid annually by all adult citizen
89. Uzman- aso ni Rizal
90. Herbivores- eat plants only
91. Aliguyon- hero of Ifugao epic Hudhud
92. Bantugan- the hero of Maranaw epic Darangan
93. Book burning- the event marked the 1st literary demonstration in Phil.
94. Balagtas- Filipino poet snobbed by Huseng Sisiw
95. Ladino- a person who could read and write in Spanish and Tagalog
96. Poet of love- Jose Corazon de Jesus
97. 17- letters of Alibata
98. Ninay- 1st Filipino social novel by Pedro Paterno
99. Genoveva Edroza Matute- 1st Palanca Awardee for Short Story in Filipino
100. Kwento ni Mabuti – written by Genoveva E.M. which won Palanca Awards for short story
101. Dionisio Salazar- 1st Palanca Awardee for one-act-Play in Filipino
102. Social Aspect- focus of MAKAMISA
103. Ambrosio Bautista- author of Declaration of Phil. Independence
104. Leona Florentiono- 1st Poetess of the Phil.
105. Angel Magahum- called Literary Colussus of the Visayas
106. Tomas Pinpin- Prince of Filipino printers
107. Severino Reyes- Father of Fil. Drama
108. Pedro Serrano Laktaw- Filipino tutor of Spanish king
109. Elizabeth 1- golden age of England, the virgin queen
110. Pericles- golden age in Greece
111. Theogony- origin of Gods in mythology
112. Theomachy- battle among the Gods of supremacy between good and evil in mythologies
113. Titanomachy- war between the Titans and Olympian gods
114. Theophany- visible appearance of a God to man
115. Amphion- son of Zeus and Antiope who built a wall around Thebes by charming the stones into place with a lyre
116. Ahasuerus- the Wandering Jew in Eugene Sue’s novel
117. Li Po- greatest Chinese poet before revolution
118. Tolstoy- great Russian short story writer (God sees the truth but waits)
119. Tagore- greatest Indian writer
120. Goethe- wrote the Tragedy of Faust
121. Eugene O’ Neill- dramatist known as the Most Modern of Moderns
122. Kabuki- the drama of Japanese bourgeoisie
123. Kalidasa- India’s Shakespeare
124. Eris- Greek goddess of discord
125. Athena- Zeus’ favorite daughter, goddess of cities, civilization, and wisdom
126. Lope de Vega- established the National Theater in Spain
127. Argos- the dog that guards the entrance to Hades
128. Song of Hiawatha- epic of US
129. Sartre- writer of Le Stanger
130. Emily Dickinson- a poet that had an eccentric use of punctuations, making use of dashes liberally for emphasis
131. Highway 54- the old name of EDSA during WWII
132. Trisomy 21- also known as down syndrome
133. Kumintang- Filipino would sing this song in preparation for war battle
134. En ventre sa mere- the right of the unborn child is the same as the right of individual
135. Heroic Couplet- last two lines of the Sonnet
136. PNU- established by the Americans for aspiring educators in 1901
137. Animal cells- do not produce cell walls
138. Bousterophedon- Ancient Greeks form of writing
139. Nitrogen- most abundant gas in the atmosphere
140. Chivalric education- social discipline, educational system which emphasized social etiquette
141. Verbatim- word for word
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142. Tomas Pinpin- kauna- unahang manlilimbag na Pilipino

143. Oxygen- a by-product of Photosynthesis
144. Water- universal solvent
145. Gametes (in human)- contain 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
146. Emilio Jacinto- utak ng Himagsikan
147. Apolonario Mabini- utak ng rebolusyon
148. Kinkee- the gas lamp used to lighten the streets in intramuros way back in history
149. Miranda rule- right of a person under arrest
150. Epistemology- examines the nature and origin of human knowledge
151. Empiricism- holds that the sensory experience is the source of knowledge
152. Metaphysics- it seeks to find out what is ultimately real
153. 1956- Lupang Hinirang was sung for the first time
154. Thailand- formerly called “Siam”
155. Henry Otley Beyer- proposed the idea that the first Filipinos came through waves of migration from South to
North
156. Klaster- kambal-katinig
157. Trinidad Tecson- ina ng Biak-na-Bato at ina ng Krus na Pula (Red Cross)
158. Manila- was named “Distinguished and ever loyal city” by Legaspi
159. Mariano Trias- first vice president of the Republic of the Philippines
160. Monotheist religion- Christianity, Islam, Judaism
161. Sultanate of Sulu- first sultanate
162. Franchise- given the right to vote
163. Ural mountain- separated Europe and Asia
164. 5 ships of Magellan- Trinidad, Conception, Victoria, San Antonio, Santiago
165. Mongoloids- known as the yellow race
166. Henly- “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” poem of Invictus
167. Epic- a long narrative poem dealing with persons of heroic proportion and actions of great significance
168. Edgar Allan Poe- consider the father of the modern American short story
169. Anthology- collection of literary pieces
170. Sonnet- 14 iambic pentameter lines
171. Folktales- stories that reflect people’s beliefs and are handed from generation to generation
172. Fables- use animals as characters
173. Elegy- poem lamenting the dead
174. Soliloquy- speech by a person who reveals his thoughts
175. Manuel Arguilla- author of “How my Brother Leon brought home a Wife”
176. Black sheep of the family- metaphor
177. Writ of amparo- right to life, liberty and security
178. Writ of habeas corpus- demand presence of the accused
179. 1990- Mt. Pinatubo erupted
180. Perfect cone- Mt. Mayon

Sample of actual questions in March & September 2023

LET
1. The following are techniques in painting, EXCEPT_______.
A. Acrylic
B. Color painting
C. Oil
D. Molding

2. The following are techniques in sculpture, EXCEPT_______.

A. Casting
B. Brushing
C. Modelling
D. Carving

3. The indigenous people of Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales are the______.

A. Aetas
B. Mangyans
C. Igorots
D. Dinagats
4. During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, there were Europe- educated Filipinos who belonged to affluent middle
class families called______.
A. Obreros
B. Propagandists
C. Mestizos
D. Ilustrados
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5. Since most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant or consume both the transfer of matter and
energy intertwine into the______.
A. Food consumer
B. Food web
C. Food producer
D. Food chain

6. The Philippines belong to the type of biome called_______.

A. Deciduous forest
B. Taiga
C. Tropical rainforest
D. Grassland

7. I can’t find_______ calculator, may I use________, Prince?

A. My, yours
B. His, yours
C. My, his
D. Yours, mine

8. Neither the teacher nor the students_______ present in the affairs.

A. Am
B. Was
C. Is
D. Were

9. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
A. Metonymy
B. Comparison
C. Euphemism
D. Personification

10. People who are too_______ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.
A. Wary
B. Credulous
C. Cynical
D. Demanding

11. Rennie Boy believes that everything that happens in this world has a cause or reason. What scientific attitude is seen
in his actions?
A. Curiosity
B. Firm set of belief
C. Honesty
D. Critical- mindedness

12. Biosphere describes the earth realm where life occurs. What describes the entire solid earth realm and is composed of
mineral matter?
A. Biosphere
B. Lithosphere
C. Exfoliation
D. Mesosphere

13. Which of the following is NOT an indication of chemical change due to application of heat?
A. Change in taste
B. Change in size
C. Change in odor
D. Change in color

14. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound is usually slowest in______ and fastest
in_______.
A. Solid & gases
B. Gases & solid
C. Liquids & solids
D. Gases & liquid

15. A heterogeneous is a _______.

A. mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout the mixture.
B. mixture is a material made up of two or more different Chemical substance/substances which are not chemically
combined.
C. mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout the mixture
D. None of these
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16. When the intense heat is received on the earth’s surface and there is no rainfall at all, what would be its effect to the
environment?
A. Plants would wither
B. There should be scarcity of water
C. Soil would harden and crack
D. All of the above

17. Ano ang karaniwang iisahing pantig lamang at walang katuturang maibibigay kung nag-iisa?
A. Parirala
B. Salita
C. Kataga
D. Sugnay

18. Which is released by plants during photosynthesis?

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

19. An autocratic ruler who serves his people well is sometimes called a ______ dictator.
A. Belligerent
B. Beneficial
C. Benevolent
D. Blatant

20. Who did the canvassing of votes for President and Vice President in the 2004 election?
A. Senate and congress
B. Supreme court and congress
C. Comelec and chief justice
D. Joint committee of congress

21. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ___________.

A. The right to transmit data
B. The right to information privacy
C. The right to search for information
D. Right to gather information data

22. Quantitative data are numerical, white the qualitative are none- numeral and more difficult to quantify for a social
research study. Identify what may be more qualitative than quantitative.
A. Divorce
B. Single mother
C. Love feelings
D. Annulments

23. What are the prime factors of 273?

A. 2x3x13
B. 3x3x6x9
C. 3x7x13
D. 3x3x7x7

24. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?

A. 1326
B. 1323
C. 1324
D. 131

25. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes law?
A. 90 days
B. 30 days
C. 75 days
D. 60 days

26. What figure of speech is “O wild west wind?”

A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Irony
D. Apostrophe

27. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at sound_______.

A. Change
B. Decision
C. Problem
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D. Query

28. The cause of power interruption was a ________ connection.

A. Loose
B. Lost
C. Lose
D. Losing

29. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang pangkat.

A. Likas
B. Masitema
C. Arbitrary
D. Dinamiko

30. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pag-aaral, at konseptuwal framework.
A. Kabanata IV
B. Kabanata III
C. Kabanata II
D. Kabanata I

31. The following forms of traditional and modern technology which is a most ancient way of communication?
A. Morse code
B. Radio
C. Letter
D. E-mail

32. Pinakamahabang label ng wika na impormal na nilikha at nabuo sa pagsasama- sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o
pinahaba.
A. Pampanitikan
B. Lalawigan
C. Balbal
D. Kolokyal

33. The protein shell of virus is called _______.

A. Nucleoius
B. Nucleic acid
C. Nucleus
D. Capsid

34. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a certain plain. Among of the
ecosystem, the world’s largest is ________.
A. Kalahan
B. Gobi
C. Chihuahua
D. Sahara

35. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from becoming powerful or abusive?
A. Laissez
B. Impeachment
C. Laissez faire
D. Ombudsman

36. Who is the general who said “I shall return”, after training troops in Australia?
A. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Douglas McArthur
C. Arthur McArthur
D. J. de la Torre

37. “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote from _______.
A. Jose P. Rizal
B. Benigno S. Aquino
C. Jose Aquino
D. Manuel L. Quezon

38. The first Philippine President from the Ilocos Region was ______.
A. Rodrigo Duterte
B. Elpidio Quirino
C. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Manuel Roxas

39. “Reduccion” is the Spanish policy which provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town center or
______.
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A. Cabeceras
B. Cedulas
C. Haciendas
D. Encomiendas

40. The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lessons is______.
A. Aesop’s fables
B. The lion king
C. Grimm’s fairy tales
D. One thousand and one Arabian nights

41. “Princess Diana’s sudden unexpected death was like a candle in the wind”, is an example of ________.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony

42. A living organism thrives best in its ______.

A. Geography
B. Habitat
C. Colony
D. Settlement

43. Simplify: (2x-3y)+(y-4z)-(z-3x)

A. -5x-2y-5z
B. 5x-2y-5z
C. -5x-2y+5z
D. 5x+2y+5z

44. The two consecutive even integers, the sum of which is 34 are _______.
A. 17 and 19
B. 20 and 21
C. 16 and 18
D. 20 and 22

45. Films are the most advanced art because they not only involve visual and audio projections but also ______.
A. Music
B. Scenery
C. Light
D. Movement

46. Steam rising, rain falling from clouds, hot weather, bodies of water are examples of the process of _______.
A. Conservation
B. Radiation
C. Convection
D. Conduction

47. A person’s right to protection against unlawful disappearance is done through______.

Bill of rights
A. Writ of habeas corpus
B. Writ of habeas data
C. Writ of amparo

48. Which is an example of a human act?

A. Breathing
B. Self-care
C. Shouting
D. Blinking of the eyes

49. Which generation was born roughly between the mid- 1940s and mid- 1960s, which is the time following the World
War II?
A. Generation X
B. Millennials
C. Baby Boomers
D. Greatest generation

50. What is the name of the first sovereign wealth fund introduced to the Philippine economy?
A. Maharlika Investment Funds
B. Philippine National Bank
C. International Monetary Funds
D. World Bank
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Answer Keys:
1. D 18. B 35. D
2. B 19. C 36. B
3. A 20. A 37. A
4. D 21. C 38. B
5. D 22. C 39. A
6. C 23. C 40. A
7. A 24. A 41. A
8. D 25. B 42. B
9. A 26. D 43. B
10. B 27. B 44. C
11. B 28. A 45. D
12. B 29. C 46. C
13. B 30. D 47. A
14. B 31. C 48. B
15. C 32. B 49. C
16. D 33. D 50. A
17. C 34. D

General Education Essential Notes

1. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino concept of American culture?
 Bienvenido Santos

2. This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic- Filipino culture and traditions in his works______.
 Nick Joaquin

3. A story is made out of exchange of letters.

 Epistolary

4. One famous Japanese poem, it is consisting of 3 lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
 Haiku

5. It is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional armed encounter between the Christians and Muslim
Filipinos.
 Moro - Moro

6. Speech progress which was concerned with amplifying and enriching the voice using human amplifiers such as the
nose, windpipe, and chest.
 Resonation

7. He was called "Morning star of English Literature.

 Geoffrey Chaucer

8. "To be or not to be" is the beginning of the soliloquy of________.

 Hamlet

9. The Rubaiyat has a theme of:

 Grasping pleasure while you can

10. He was the foremost French short story writer.

 Guy de Maupassant

11. The pen name of Samuel Clemens is.

 Mark Twain

12. She was the reason of Trojan War, " the face that launched a thousand ship".
 Helen of Troy

13. Where did the ancient civilization of China exist.

 Yellow River

14. Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium.

 Rig Veda

15. The longest epic of India.

 Mahabharata

16. A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

 Homer

17. Egyptian literature is identified as_________.

 Mediterranean
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18. The Philippines lies in the ___________, an area where volcanoes are active.
 Ring of fire

19. Migrant crossed the seas from the southern Philippines there were already aboriginal settlers in the islands.
 Negritos

20. Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?

 Mukdum

21. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial law through what laws.
 Proclamation 1081

22. This person served as the brains behind the "arena theater".
 Severino Montano

23. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story “ Dead star”.
 Paz Marquez Benitez

24. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic levels.
 Liza Macuja

25. Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National Artist. Who is this person.
 Luis San Pedro

26. Known as Quijano de Manila in the Philippine literature.

 Nick Joaquin

27. known as " huseng sisiw"

 Jose dela Cruz

28. The following were among the 5 ships involved in Ferdinand Magellan's voyage, except:
 Cartagena

29. What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish regime.
 Polo

30. Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines half extended contacts with___________.
 Mexico

31. What economic policy in 16th century Europe influenced Spain's expansion is policy to discover new lands.
 Mercantilism

32. 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol. Who is referred to.
 Sikatuna

33. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines.

 Augustinians

34. The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement of
1861.
 Pedro Pelaez

35. Governor- General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the____________. Surname.
 Spanish surnames

36. Which Spanish Policy provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town centers of cabeceras.
 Reduccion

37. The last Spanish Governor- General of the Philippines.

 Diego Delos Rios

38. He became the leader of the Magdalo faction.

 Baldomero Aguinaldo

51. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken:
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light.
 isolation - loneliness

40. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____ for their _____.
 Medals – valor
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41. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial
government using this term.
 Frailoracia

42. He was the founder and editor of the newspaper " La Independencia.
 Antonio Luna

43. He was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La Solidaridad.
 Graciano Lopez Jaena

44. Which law set a full- trade policy abolishing the quota limitations on Philippine exports to the United States.
 Underwood-Simmons Act
45. He was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilation policy during the American colonial
years of the Philippines.
 William Mckinley

46. He was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so - called " Tagalog
Republic".
 Macario Sakay

47. In the Philippine history, who was known as the " The great Dissenter".
 Claro M. Recto

48. He is the father of the Local Government Code.

 Aquilino Pimentel

49. He is considered the father of Iloko literature.

 Pedro Bucaneg

50. Where did the folk song " Ati Cu Pong Singsing" originate.
 Pampangos

51. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is_________.
 Salvaging

52. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law.
 30 days

53. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of Philippine
society.
 Social justice

54. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines.

 Constitution

55. Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them when needed.
 Legislative

56. Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a convict.
 Reprieve

57. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war.
 Congress

58. How is the crime of rape classified?

 Heinous

59. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon such a government official. What is this constitutional
right called_________?
 Suffrage

60. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the_______.
 Community tax

61. The art and science that deals with the morality of human acts.
 Ethics

62. Ethical conduct governs social research. Which among the following are not related to ethics / morality in research?
 Erroneous data

63. Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
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 St. Augustine

64. Reason must be in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this philosophy?
 St. Thomas Aquinas

65. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
 Psychology

66. The father of modern Psychology

 Wundt

67. If principles and theories of human behavior were to applied to teaching and learning, the field will be
called_________.
 Educational Psychology

68. Which of the following is considered as the lowest form of learning?

 Perceiving

69. Of the following, which is an example of natural altered state of awareness?

 Sleep

70. Which statement on human intelligence is correct?

 It is consisting of multiple intelligence

71. What do we call the sum of money collected for our use of a road, bridge, and highways?
 Toll

72. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported?
 Tariff

73. When on controls the supply/ production of goods, this implies

 Monopoly

74. The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100,000 square kilometers. In exponential form, it can be expressed
as_________.
 20^5

75. How many prime numbers are there between 1 to 100.

 25

76. What are the prime factors of 120?

 2x2x2x3x5

77. The largest common multiple of two or more numbers is called______.

 GCF

78. The greatest common factor of 22, 15,7 is________.

 1

79. What percent if 75 is 15?

 20%

80. Total amount after adding 8%interest for 3 months of 6,000?

 6, 120

81. The probability of getting a 2 after rolling a fair die is__________.

 1/6

82. A ball is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2.

 1/2

83. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats.

 120

84. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour, how many cups of milk
must be have?
 8

85. How many seconds are there in a 24- hour day?

 86, 400

86. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
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 40,41 42

87. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?

 1326

88. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili. pag bubukod at pagtatangi

 Pamukod

89. Bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at tambilang

 Gitling

90. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkakasunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang ipabatid na may bahaging hindi sinipi mula sa
talata?
 Ellipsis

91. Uri ng pagbabagong morpoponeniko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita.

 Metatesis

92. Uri ng pagsusulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang damdamin.
 Malikhain

93. Dulog pampanitikan nq nagbibigay diing sariling panlasag bumabasa. kilala rin ito bilang reader- response theory.
 Impresyonista

94. Ibigay ang angkop nq damdaming ito ang dinadaanan upang maipaabot ng tagapagsalita ang kanyang mensahe.
 Tsanel

95. Kung ikaw ay nagnanais lamang ng magpalipas ng oras, anong klaseng pagbasa ang nqbabagay sa iyo?
 Kaswal

96. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is not characteristic of scientific
assertion?
 Hearsay

97. Which of the following when perceived causes action on a reaction?

 Stimulus

98. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?
 cell

99. Which of the following statements about living things is false?

 All living things have a nervous system

100. Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work together to perform a function?
 tissue

101. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
 Chromosomes

102. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight. The ability to produce one's own food source is a
metabolic process known as:
 Autotrophs

103. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms, in an ecosystem what roles do they play?
 Saprophytes

104. Which among the following cell organelles does not participate in cellular division?
 Ribosomes

105. Which of the following is not an example of naturally occurring sugar?

 Mitoses

106. Sugar compounds such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are also classified.
 Carbohydrates
107. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. This demonstrates
_________.
 Mutation

108. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and industrial plants fall to earth giving effects to
living things. This polluted air is known as.
 Greenhouse effect
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109. Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence. Carried by wind air called_______. Falls to earth
poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
 Acid rain

110. You won the jackpot prize in lottery. The prize money cannot be paid in currency by only in gold. Applying your
knowledge in chemistry. Select the largest amount of gold from choices below.
 40.00 kilograms of gold

111. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a practice that
advocates____________.
 Environmental protection

112. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are in this atom?
 14

113. Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption is called:
 Lava

114. Which among the following properties is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?
 Luster

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

 Jose Basco

116. Technology ______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.

 Has improved

117. A bread - and butter sandwich ________ my favorite morning snack.

 is

118. This is a segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation.

 Leeches

119. The ______ of the story is that friendship is sacred.

 Moral

120. What are the prime factors of 273?

 3x7x13

121. This is the surface of the earth between the Tropic Cancer and Arctic Circle.
 Zone

122. Political idealists advocate ideals in politics such as justice, and fairness. Political realist has 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?
 Julius Caesar

123. Even when her friends betray her, Becky bears no rancor in her heart because she is not _____.
 Bitter
124. If I _____ known you before, we could have become partners for a project.
 had

125. These are the thin structures of cytokinesis amoeboid movement changes in the cell shape.
 Microfilaments

126. All important factors must be considered to arrive at a sound ________.

 Decision

127. The cause of power outage was a ______connection.

 loose

128. Virtual face-to-face communication is made possible by this software.

 skype

129. "My head is bloody, but unbowed"

 hyperbole

130. The Shakespearean classic saw the predicament of two lovers from warring families.
 Romeo and Juliet

131. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a _______.
 Parallelogram
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132. The proposed equipment ______within the budget of the school.

 is

133. The Philippine Legislature has two houses: senate and House of Representatives. What term best describes this
setup?
 Bicameralism

134. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
 Income tax

135. Which of the following is considered the lowest form of learning?

 Perceiving/ Teaching

136. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labor union in the country. What was its name?
 Association of the Philippine Labor Union Obrera Democratica

137. During the June 12, 1898 Declaration of Independence, a band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino. What band was
this?
 Malabon Band

138. This is modern technology's response to message previously sent over couriers or post offices
 E-mail

139. Among the not-easily-observable skills are cognitive abilities. This is because they are _______.
 Mental

140. What is the LCM of 5,2, and 7?

 70

141. 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 resource
were ______
 Limited

142. "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 façade 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 __________
 Cleanliness

143. The student's request to reset the test ______ reasonable.

 is

144. Ito ang humahadlang sa maayos na pakikinig.

 Ingay

145. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha.
 Sukat

146. What do you think will mostly happen when a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
 It will swell

147. A toothpick can float on the surface of the water because of

 surface tension

148. Which of the following organisms is considered heterotrophic?

 grasshopper

149. "The prodigal son, who is the black sheep of the family, has returned home." What figure of speech was used in the
given statement?
 Metaphor

150. Below are different sources of energy. Which do you think is the most DISADVANTAGEOUS because of its
possible threat to human sources of food?
 Geo-thermal

151. Ano ang tinataglay ng mga sumusunod na salita: tanaw, aliw, kamay, reyna?
 Diptonggo
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152. What do you call the molecule that contains the genetic information of the organism?
 Nucleic Acid

153. 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?
 Taxation

154. The fundamental right invoked by filing the "writ of amparo" is _____
 Right to life, liberty and security

155. What does a professional code of conduct prescribe?

 Moral and ethical standards

156. The invited resource speaker has a lot on his mind. He is such a LOQUACIOUS speaker. The capitalized word
means.
 Verbose

157. "Two heads are better than one" means that it's better for two people to think of a solution that just one person. This
is a classic example of this figure of speech.
 Synecdoche

158. The planets of the solar system have mythological references. They are based on what genre of mythology.
 Roman Mythology

159. A new show____ on ABS-CBN two days ago.

 Has launched

160. In the courtroom, the judge said that the findings have no bearing because there are_____.
 Inadmissible

161. The newly elected president demonstrated great APLOMB in dealing with the nasty and foul questions thrown by
reporters. The capitalized word means:
 composure

162. "The goddess Aphrodite is the phantom of delight''. The sentence is an example of
 Metaphor

163. "Crispin! Basilio! My children!" Is an example of_______.

 Apostrophe

164. This element of the short story is the combination of all events, which are caused to move because of the conflict.
 Plot

165. A sonnet is a poet that has fourteen lines and a total of ____ syllables.
 140

166. Of the four, this is the shortest literary work.

 anecdote

167. When small children call all animals "dogs", what process is illustrated, based on Piaget's cognitive development
theory?
 Assimilation

168. When a teacher teaches the idea that it is wrong to think that Filipino lifestyle, products and ideas are inferior to
those of other nationalities, he fights against ______.
 Xenocentrism

169. The sum of traditionally derived and orally transmitted literature, material, culture and custom within predominantly
and technologically advance societies is referred to as:
 Folklore

170. What is the first skill a student must have before he/she can read?
 Phonemic awareness

171. The man looks _______at the food on the table.

 strangely

172. If he _______ eating excessively, he would be that fat.

 were

173. Which among the sound below is voiceless?

 /p/
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174. The official stand of the newspaper on a particular issue is found in the:
 editorial page

175. Imperative almost nearly means_______.

 Having to do with vital requirement

176. The line "Under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody but un-bowed" depicts the person's:
 determination

177. Which is the BEST way to write the underline portion of this sentence?
"The studies revealing that, for various reasons, girls spent less time working with computers than boys"
 studies revealed

178. It's now 2 hours past his schedule, the facilitator may not come anymore, but we'll still be ready in case he ______.
 does

179. It may seem frivolous to you, but it's important to me. What does frivolous means?
 worthless

180. The new student was VEXATIOUS.

 Annoying

181. He turned up a new leaf after long years of imprisonment.

 Made a turning point

182. Many a child ___ left to the care of relatives while the parents work.
 is

183. A lot of water _____ needed to irrigate the parched land.

 is

184. "If you want the moon, I will get it for you" is an example of_________.
 Hyperbole

185. People who are too _______ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.
 credulous

186. Susan _________ in bed too long and missed her classes.
 lay

187. Which province was known as "Provincia de Comintan" during the Spanish period?
 Batangas

188. Which Spanish Governor-General ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to Dapitan, Zamboanga de Norte?
 Despujol

189. Which is known as the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

 Alibata

190. Which of the following designed the Rizal Monument?

 Richard Kipling

191. Who was the last Filipino General to surrender to Americans during the Filipino-American War?
 Miguel Malvar

192. Art is product of man's need to express himself to a high degree of sensitivity toward his environment. Who is the
painter of fisher folks and farmers of his hometown?
 Carlos V. Francisco

193. What contained the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos Independence "as soon as stable government can
be established?"
 Preamble of Jones law

194. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called _________.

 Hologram

195. Memories or brutality during the Japanese regime was associated with a group called _____.
 Kenpeitai

196. Which among the following is considered as an intrinsic property of matter?

 Flammability
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197. Which among the following virus caused disease is characterized by abdominal pain, increase of red blood cell,
decreased in platelet count and subsequent hemorrhage when left untreated?
 Dengue