1st Mock Exam
1st Mock Exam
Placer, Masbate Reading Comprehension and Language. 60 items are allotted for Science, 50 for
Math, Reading Comprehension has 40 items, while Language has 50 items. You
have 50 minutes to take Science proficiency, 60 for math, 30 minutes to take
Summer Review Academic Program 2024 Reading Comprehension, and another 30 minutes for language. Below is the general
instructions to guide you in taking this exam.
General Instructions:
Mock
1. Write your name in the exam booklet and answer sheet using this format: LAST
NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL.
2. You may write your initial answers in this exam booklet.
3. Kindly check and ask for a replacement if any question items are missing.
4. Shade the letter of your answer on your Zip Grade answer sheet using a pencil #2.
5. Strictly NO ERASURES or SUPERIMPOSITIONS on the Zip Grade answer sheet.
Examination
Erasures or superimpositions will invalidate your answer.
6. If you have any questions, raise your hand and the proctor will assist you. Asking
questions from your seatmates will result in automatic disqualification.
7. Examinees are not allowed to move to the next proficiency section before the allotted
time. You also cannot go back to a previous proficiency section once the time for that
section has ended. If you finish a section early, you may review your answers while
waiting for the next section.
8. Choose the best answer.
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_________________________________________________ Science 60 Items-50 Mins
Name of Student
Directions: For each statement or question, choose the letter of the word or expression
that, of those given, best completes or answers the question. Then on your answer
sheet, blacken the circle corresponding to your final answer.
_____1.A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction. Which of the following is
not a vector?
A. Displacement C. Speed
B. Force D. Acceleration
_____2. Newton (N) is the metric standard unit of force. This is defined to be _______.
A. kg/L C. kg·m/s2
2
B. kg·m D. kg·m/s
_____3. Dante walks 0.5 Km north. Starting from the same point, Richie walks 1.2 Km
This review material is a property of PAYAG. Any unauthorized means of east. What would be the distance separating the two boys?
reproduction of this is extremely prohibited and is punished to applicable laws of the A. 0.7 Km C. 1.1 Km
Republic of the Philippines. B. 0.9 Km D. 1.3 Km
_____5. A rally driver has 5 seconds to stop his car traveling at a speed of 20 m/s. What _____13. Balance the following chemical equations:
is his average acceleration? C6H12O4 + O2 🡪 CO2 + H2O
A. 4 m/s2 C. 1 m/s2 0.25 m/s2 A. C6H12O4 + 15/2O2 🡪 6 CO2 + 7H2O
2
B. 3 m/s D. 0.25 m/s2 B. 2C6H12O4 + 15 O2 🡪 12CO2 + 14H2O
C. 4C6H12O4 + 30 O2 🡪 24CO2 + 26H2O
_____6. What force is needed to make a 2 kg rock accelerate at 0.5 m/s2? D. C6H12O4 + 15 O2 🡪 6 CO2 + 7H2O
A. 1 N C. 3 N
B. 2 N D.4 N _____14. A chemical bond is an attractive force that holds atoms together. What type of
chemical bond which refers to the electrovalent or electrostatic attraction between
_____7.Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE? positive and negative ions?
I. Statics involves the study of the forces acting on a body that is at rest or is moving A. Ionic Bond C. Covalent Bond
in a straight line with constant speed. B. Crystal Lattice D. Polar Covalent Bond
II. Dynamics is the study of forces acting on a body that are in equilibrium.
III. Statics is the branch of mechanics that studies the forces that affect the motion _____15. Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?
of an object. A. burning paper C. ripening of fruit
A. I only C. III only B. rusting of metal D. freezing carbon dioxide
B. II only D. I and II only
_____16. Atoms of the same elements having the same atomic number can have
_____8. What property/characteristic of sound do we perceive as volume? different mass number due to differences in their number of neutrons. These atoms are
A. Wave length C. Amplitude A. neutrons C. isotopes
B. Frequency D. Pitch B. protons D. isomers
_____9. When Ryota looked at himself in the mirror, he looked taller than he expected. _____17. Random movement of particles is least observable in what phase of matter?
Why is this so? A. gas C. solid
A. The mirror was concave. C. The mirror was taller. B. plasma D. liquid
B. The mirror was convex. D. The mirror has nothing to do with it.
_____18. What are electrons found in an incomplete outer shell of an atom called?
_____10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about electromagnetic waves? A. electronegativity C. lone pair
A. They are produced by moving charges. B. electron configuration D. valence electrons
B. They are transverse waves.
C. They require a medium for transmission.
D. They travel with the same speed in the absence of a vacuum. _____19. The formula that indicates the local number of atoms of the elements in a
compound is the
_____11.A gas measures 100 mL at 26 C and 1atm. What will be its volume at 13 C and A. empirical formula C. structural formula
0.5 atm? B. molecular formula D. simplest formula
A. 50 C. 150
B. 100 D. 200 _____20. A mixture shows the following properties: Its particles do not settle down, can
not be filtered, and cannot be seen by the naked eye. The mixture does not show the
_____12.Given the following electron configuration, determine the group number and Tyndall effect. Which of the following best describe this mixture?
period number of the element. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5 A. homogeneous C. colloid
A. Period 4, Group 5 C. Period 3, Group 7 B. solution D. suspension
B. Period 5, Group 4 D. Period 7, Group 3
_____21. Which best describes the composition of the human body? _____29. What is the function of the nervous system?
A. cells → organs →parts → system A. to transport oxygen to the cells
B. organs → tissue→ system B. to carry nerve impulses to the brain
C organs→ tissue→ system C. to control all the organs of the body
D. bones→ muscle→ skin →system D. to produce hormones to clot the blood
_____22. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants manufacture their food. In what _____30. What type of reproduction involves gametes?
form do the products of photosynthesis store? A. fusion C. asexual
A. fruits C. starch B. sexual D. fission
B. starch D. root crops
_____31. The Mohorovicic discontinuity is the layer found between the crust and mantle.
_____23. Plants give off oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis. In contrast, human What happens to the seismic waves in this layer during earthquakes?
beings and animals give off carbon dioxide. What symbiotic relationship occurs between A. The seismic waves accelerate due to a sudden change in pressure.
the two? B. The seismic waves decelerate due to a sudden change in pressure.
A.commensalism C .mutualism C. The seismic waves accelerate due to a sudden change in density.
B. mutualism D. parasitism D. The seismic waves decelerate due to a sudden change in density.
_____32. Minerals occur in different properties of varying combinations of colors,
_____24. The skin is composed of tissues wherein cells are compactly arranged. These shapes, luster, streak, hardness, etc. This set of properties led to the classification of
tissues are called_______. minerals into different mineral groups. Which of the following describes the streak of a
A. Connective C. Epithelial mineral?
B. Plasmic D. None of the above A. It refers to which mineral can scratch a mineral of another type
B. It refers to the quality of light reflected from a mineral's surface.
_____25. Which of the following is not true about vertebrates? C. It refers to the color change of a mineral caused by impurities.
A. They are warm-blooded. D. It refers to the color of a mineral in powdered form.
B. They belong to the phylum chordates.
C. They all have notochords _____33.Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals. Which of the
D. None of the above. following is classified as chemical weathering?.
A. thermal expansion C. hydrolysis
_____26. Which of the following does not happen during mitosis? B. salt wedging D. all of the choices
A. Replication of DNA strands
B. Coiling up of chromatin _____34. Which landform can be formed when two plates collide or diverge?
C. Movement of the chromosomes towards the center A. island arc C. trench
D. None of the above B. mid-ocean ridge D. volcano
_____27. What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn’t? _____35. Which of the following is not an evidence of the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
A. cell wall C. nucleus A. Rocks found farther from the mid-ocean ridge are relatively older than
B. lysosomes D. Golgi apparatus rocks near it.
B. Alternate strips of normal and reverse polarity of the rocks are found
_____28. At what stage in the meiosis do the paired homologous chromosomes line up along the seafloor.
along the equatorial plate? C. Convection currents from the mantle cause the uprising of magma that
A. prophase C. anaphase drives oceanic plates away.
B. metaphase D. telophase D. Rocks on the ocean floor are relatively younger in comparison to rocks
found in the continental crust.
_____36. What is the significance of the time difference between the arrival of the _____42. Spring tides create the greatest tidal range between the high and low tides.
P-wave and S-wave? During which phases of the moon do spring tides usually happen?
A. It can determine the amount of energy released by an earthquake. A. first quarter and new moon C. new moon and full moon
B. It measures the time interval between an earthquake and its B. first quarter and third quarter D. third quarter and full moon
aftershocks.
C. It helps seismologists predict the occurrence of an incoming _____43. When the Moon is in line between the Sun and Earth during perigee, what is
earthquake the full shadow casted by the Moon on Earth?
D. It corresponds to the distance of an area from the focus of the A. antumbra C. penumbra
earthquake. B. ombre D. umbra
_____37. The age of rocks and fossils in Geology can be determined by either relative or _____44. The Sun has three main layers: the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the
absolute dating. Relative dating is used to know which is older by comparing one in corona. Along the corona, a high amount of energy can be released towards outer
relation with other objects. Absolute dating is used to know the actual age of the rocks space. What do you call the abrupt violent explosion originating from the activity of the
and fossils. Which of these methods is not classified under absolute dating? Sun's magnetic fields?
A. Biostratigraphy C. Luminescence Dating A. sun spots C. solar flare
B. Carbon Dating D. Trapped Electron Method B. solar wind D. solar prominence
_____38. India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Bangladesh are the top four countries that are _____45. Most planets rotate from west to east, but some planets move in the opposite
most vulnerable to climate change in 2018 according to HSBC survey. Which is not a direction. Which planets exhibit retrograde rotation?
factor that influences the climate of a particular area? A. Mars and Venus C. Uranus and Mercury
A. latitude C. sea level rise B. Mercury and Mars D. Venus and Uranus
B. prevailing winds D. topography
_____46. One of the main evidences of the Big Bang Theory is the discovery of Cosmic
_____39. Why are greenhouse gases associated with global warming? Microwave Background and the phenomenon called the redshift. Which of the following
A. Ozone depletion is amplified by greenhouse gases allowing the entry best describes the redshift?
of UV rays. A. It is the lengthening of the wavelength as a result of universal
B. Outgoing long wave solar radiation is radiated by greenhouse gases expansion.
earthward. B. It is the gradual increase in the frequency of light waves as they move
C. Greenhouse gases gain heat faster than other gases, which warm the away.
atmosphere. C. It is the color change of stars from blue to red as they age and
D. Short-wave solar radiation is being absorbed and emitted by increase in size.
greenhouse gases. D. It is the transit of stars past the Red Line due to the expansion of the
universe.
_____40. Which is the correct order of progression of a weather disturbance in the
Pacific? _____47. Which star is the hottest star?
A. tropical depression → tropical storm → typhoon → hurricane A. Yellow C. Orange
B. tropical storm → typhoon → tropical depression → hurricane B. Blue D.Red
C. tropical disturbance → tropical depression → tropical storm → typhoon
D. tropical depression → tropical disturbance → tropical storm → typhoon _____48. Why is Venus the twin planet of the Earth?
A. Life is possible in Venus.
_____41. What phase of the lunar cycle would be observed next if the moon was said to B. Venus has almost the same size as the Earth
be in its "Last Quarter" phase? C. Venus has the same orbit as the Earth to the sun
A. waxing gibbous C. waning gibbous D. Venus has the distance similar to earth from the sun.
B. waning crescent D. waxing crescent
_____49. Which planet is the coldest, smallest, and outermost planet in the solar _____56. What is the volume of an object when after dropping, 17.8 mL water in a
system? graduated cylinder rises to 23.6 mL?
A. Neptune C. Mercury A. 5.8 mL C. 17.8 mL
B. Mars D.Pluto B. 14.2 mL D. 23.6 mL
_____50. What galaxyies can be seen by the naked eye from Earth? _____57. What is the weight of an object due to gravity whose mass is 17.6 g?
I. Andromeda A. 0.176 N C. 17.6 N
II. Milky Way B. 1.76 N D. 176 N
III. Messier 31
A. I only _____58. A monkey weighing 500 newtons climbs a tree 10 meters high. How much
B. II only work does the monkey do?
C. I and Ill only A. 100 joules C. 1000 joules
D. I, II, and III B. 500 joules D. 5000 joules
_____51. For work to be done, what are the factors that must be present? _____59. Which layer of the atmosphere returns radio and TV broadcasts back to earth?
A. force and acceleration C. force and distance A. ionosphere C. mesosphere
B. weight and distance D.weight and force B. exosphere D. stratosphere
_____52. Salt water has a density greater than that of pure water. What does this mean? _____60. What type of clouds will be seen during a stormy day?
A. Salt water is heavier than water A. Cirrus C. Nimbus
B. Salt water is lighter than water B. Cumulus D. Stratus
C. Salt water is as heavy as water
D. Saltwater has more volume than water -End of Science Proficiency-
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For items 53-54, refer to figure below
Math 50 Items–60 Mins
_____9. Rocky had a party. Midway in the party, half of the people left. A fifth of those _____19. One number is 17 less than another. Their sum is 125. What is the smaller
remaining started to sing. There were 16 remaining who did not sing. How many people number?
came to Rocky’s party? A. 54 B. 60 C. 71 D. 108
A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50
_____20. Bruno raises a number of ducks and carabaos in his farm, all of which are
_____10. At first stop on his route, a driver unloaded 5/1 of the packages in his truck. normal. If his animals have a total of 44 feet and a total of 16 heads, how many carabaos
After he unloaded another 9 packages at his next stop, 2/1 of the original number of does Bruno have?
packages in the truck remained. How many packages were in the van before at the first A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
delivery?
A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 20 _____21. How many students are there in a class if two students are not seated when 4
rows of seats are filled and 9 students are not seated when 3 rows of seats are filled?
____11. (0.143 + 0.27 + 0.852 + 0.009) – (0.235 + 0.51 + 0.006) = _________. A. 36 B. 34 C. 30 D. 28
A. 0.423 B. 0.751 C. 0.523 D. 0.851
_____22. The attendance at Enchanted Kingdom on a certain day was 737 persons. If
____12. (87.5 x 0.01) ÷ 1, 000 = ________. there were 289 more adults than children, how many children were there?
A. 8.75 x 10-5 C. 8.75 x 101 A. 513 B. 548 C. 274 D. 250
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B. 8.75 x 10 D. 8.75 x 103
_____23. A train covers the distance d between two cities in h hours arriving 2 hours
____13. Alin sa mga sumusunod na ekspresyon ang perfect square trinomial? late. What speed would permit the train to arrive on schedule?
A. 9x2 – 12x – 4 C. x2 + 10x + 36 A. h - 2 B. d/h - 2 C. d/h - 2 D. dh - 2
2
B. 4x – 20x + 25 D. 4x2 + 10x + 25
_____24.
____14. Kung ang (x + y)2 = 20 at ang xy = 4, ano ang halaga ng x2+ y2?
A. 16 B. 14 C. 12 D. 10
_____25. Find tan θ if sin θ = 2 / 3 and θ is not in the first quadrant _____33. If f(x) = 1/x - 3, what is the domain of f(x)?
A. − √5/3 B. − √5/2 C. − 2/√5 D. − 3/√5 A. The domain of f(x) are all real numbers.
B. The domain of f(x) are all real numbers except 0.
_____26. C. The domain of f(x) are all real numbers except -3.
D. The domain of f(x) are all real numbers except 3.
_____27. _____35. If Jun saves P10.00 on the first week and adds P4.00 each week, how much
will he save on the last week of the fourth month?
A. P58.00 B. P54.00 C. P50.00 D. P40.00
_____36. If Nelly gets 3 in his first quiz and 6 in his second quiz, and doubles his quiz
everytime they have a quiz, what will be his average score after their fifth quiz?
_____28. What is the height of Quezon City Hall if the shadow of the building is 20 A. 18.6 B. 20.4 C. 21.5 D. 22.8
meters and the angle of elevation of the sun is 300?
A. 20√3/3 B. √3/20 C. 2√3/3 D. √3/3 _____37. Which of the following is/are TRUE?
I. Given the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, . . . is an arithmetic sequence
_____29. In the right triangle ABC, what is the value of cos θ? II. In the sequence 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, . . the next term is 70
A. 4 / 5 III. Given the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 the common difference is 3
B. 3 / 4 A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only
C. 5 / 3
D. 3 / 5 _____38. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 6 and the common difference is
–3. What term is –51?
A. 23 B. 22 C. 21 D. 20
_____30. In the same figure above, what is the value of tan θ?
A. 4 / 5 B. 5 / 3 C. 3 / 4 D. 4 / 3 _____39. What is the 25th term of an arithmetic sequence whose 7th and 20th terms are
20 and 59 respectively?
_____31. Which of the following expressions is not a function? A. 51 B. 55 C. 74 D. 77
A. y = 2x + 1
B. y = 5x - 3/7 _____40. Fifty-one electric poles are placed along a straight highway such that the
C. y = √x distance between the first and the last pole is 2 250 meters and the distance between
D. y = 9 – x any two consecutive poles are equal. How many meters apart are any two successive
poles?
_____32. A. 50 meters B. 45 meters C. 45 meters D. 30 meters
_____41. In the geometric progression 4, 12, 36, 108, . . . the common ratio is:
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 1/3
_____42. In a geometric progression 1, 2, 4, 8, . . . how many terms are added if the sum Reading Comprehension 40 Items–30 Mins
is 127?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 Filipino
Panuto: Basahin mabuti ang bawat pangungusap at talata. Piliin ang wastong sagot.
_____43. If an amoeba can produce 4 amoebas every six hours, how many amoebas
will there be after one day if the reproduction started with one amoeba?
_____1. Ang kasabihang "Huwag salinan ang butas na bao" ay nangangahulugang
A. 81 B. 83 C. 85 D. 87
A. huwag magtiwala sa taong walang sikreto
B. ilihim mo na lang ang iyong sikreto
For numbers 44 – 47, refer to the following data.
C. huwag mong ihayag ang yong lihim
D. huwag magtiwala sa mga babae
A sample of 30 companies belonging to a certain industry reported the following
number of employees.
_____2. "Nilayon ni Rizal na ipakita sa Noli Me Tangere hindi lamang ang kalupitan ng
mga namamahalang Kastila kundi ang kapintasan din ng mga Pilipino. Hinangad ng
nobelista na paharapin sa salamin ang kanyang mga kababayan upang makita ang
sariling kapintasan" Ang talata ay nagsasaad ng:
A. Kalupitan ng mga Kastila sa mga Pilipino
B. Maling pag-uugali ng mga Pilipino
C. Layunin ni Rizal na gisingin ang mga Pilipino, ipakita at baguhin ang kanilang
mga pagkakamali
D. Hangarin ni Rizal na magkaroon ng himagsikan
_____44. What does the population mean if the sum is 1224?
A. 48.3 B. 46.4 C. 40.8 D. 40.6
_____3. Ang hangarin ni Rizal na "paharapin sa salamin" ang kanyang mga kababayan
ay nangangahulugang
_____45. What is the median?
A. ipamukha sa mga Kastila ang kanilang pangingikil.
A. 40 B. 41 C. 42 D. 43
B. ipamukha sa mga Pilipino ang kanilang kapintasan.
C. ipamukha sa mga mamamayang Pilipino ang kanilang pagkamakabayan.
_____46. What is/are the mode/s of the set of data?
D. ipamukha sa mga Pilipino na kinakailangan na silang makidigma.
A. 50 B. 45 and 35 C. 50 and 45 D. 45
_____4. Ang kasabihang "Daig ng maagap ang masipag" ay nangangahulugang
_____47. What is the range of a given set of data?
A. mas mabuting maging maagap kaysa maging masipag
A. 55 B. 50 C. 45 D. 40
B. parehong mahalaga ang pagiging maagap at masipag ngunit ang higit na
kailangan ang pagiging maagap sa lahat ng bagay
_____48. The percentiles are the scores-points that divide a distribution into 100 equal
C. mas mahalaga ang kasipagan kaysa kaagapan
parts. What do you call a distribution that divides into 10 equal parts?
D. walang kabuluhan ang pagiging masipag at maagap
A. Quartile B. Decile C. inter quartile D. tenths
_____5. Ang paniniwala ng mga Amerikano na "Katamaran ang susi ng tagumpay" ay
_____49. If two dice are tossed together, in how many ways can they fall?
nangangahulugang?
A. 36 B. 24 C. 12 D. 6
A. Mali ang kasabihang ito
B. Hindi dapat kumilos at gumawa upang magtagumpay
_____50. What is the value of 3! (3 factorial)?
C. Dahilan sa katamarang kumilos, nag-imbento silang mga robots at makinarya
A. 1 B. 3 C. 6 D. cannot determine
upang siyang kumilos para sa kanila at ito ang naging simula ng kanilang
tagumpay
-End of Math Proficiency-
D. Hindi na dapat magtrabaho ang tao at maghintay na lamang ng suwerte
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_____6. "Ang mga katutubo sa Pilipinas ay tinawag na Indio ng mga Kastila, lakip ang Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangungusap ang hindi isinasaad sa talata?
paghamak at pagmamaliit, ngunit tinawag ni Rizal ng pariralang "Los Indios Bravos" -- A. Ipinagkait ng mga Kastila na matutunan natin ang kanilang wika
ang matatapang na Indio--- upang bigyan ng kahulugan ang mapanghamak na ngalang B. Hindi ipinagkait ng mga Amerikano na matutunan ng mga Pilipino ang wikang
ikinabit sa ating mga ninuno." Ingles
C. Madaling natuto ang mga Pilipino ng Wikang Ingles
Ang talata ay nagsasaad na: D. Naging madali para sa kanila ang makipag-ugnayan sa mga Kastila.
A. Pumayag si Rizal na tawaging Indio ang mga Pilipino
B. Ang paggamit niya ng salitang Indio na tumutukoy sa mga Pilipino ay 11) "Ang Komonwelt ay namamaybay na tungo sa pag-unlad nang pumutok ang
nagpapakitang kanyang pagpayag sa pang-aalipusta ng mga Kastila. Pangalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Binomba ng Hapon ang Pearl Harbor sa Hawaii
C. Ginamit niya ang pariralang "Los Indios Bravos" upang ibangon ang pagkatao ng noong Disyembre 7, 1941. Kinabukasan, idineklara ng Estados Unidos ang giyera laban
mga Pilipino mula sa matinding kaapihang dinaranas ng mga ito. sa Hapon. Nasangkot ang Pilipinas."
D. Walang nagawa si Rizal kundi ang tanggapin na lamang ang mapait na
karanasan ng mga Pilipino sa kamay ng mga Kastila. Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangungusap ang hindi nasasaad sa talata?
A. Pinigilng Pangalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig ang pag-unlad ng Komonwelt
_____7. Ang sawikaing "Ang lubid ay nalalagot kung saang dako marupok" ay B. Nagdeklarang giyera ang Estados Unidos laban sa mga Hapon
nangangahulugang? C. Nasangkot ang Pilipinas dahilan sa mga Hapon
A. ang taong sensitibo ay laging nasasaktan D. Ang mga Hapon ang nagpasabog ng Pearl Harbor
B. ang iyong kahinaan ang magdadala sa iyo sa kapahamakan
C. ang taong marupok ay nagpapadala sa mga sabi-sabi _____12. "Ang palasyo ng Malacanang ay galing sa "may lakan diyan" na ang ibig
D. hindi dapat magtiwala sa taong marupok sabihi'y?
A. may multo diyan
_____8. "Kung sa iyong pagdating ay may pakitang giliw, pakaingatan mo't kaaway B. may naninirahang lider o mataas na tao diyan
mong lihim" Ito'y nangangahulugang? C. may magandang dilag diyan
A. mag-ingat sa taong nakangiti sa iyong harap ngunit naninira sa iyong likod D. mayroong matalinong tao diyan
B. mag-ingat sa iyong kaaway
C. iwasan ang mga taong laging nakangiti sa iyo _____13. "Inaakalang ang bansa ay magging sentro ng Asya para sa mga
D. Umiwas sa mga taong maninirang puri mangangalakal matapos idaos nito ang "United Nation's Conference on Trade and
Development". Gayon din ang naging konsepto nang ipatayo ang "Folk Arts Theater" at
_____9. Isang linya sa "Florante at Laura" ni Balagtas ang nagsasaad ng ganito: "Manila Film Center". Pagkatapos pagdausan ng Miss Universe at pista ng mga
"O pagsintang labis ng kapangyarihan pelikulang pandaigdig, inaakalang dadagsa ang mga turista sa Pilipinas at tataas ang
Sampung mag-aama'y iyo 'y nasasaklaw kita ng turismo. Ngunit ang pangarap ay hindi natupad sa labis na pagkalugi ng
Pag-ikaw ay pumasok sa puso ninuman pamahalaan. Pagkatapos gamitin minsan, hindi naman nakapagsilbi ang mga ito ayon
Hahamaking lahat masunod ka lamang" sa adhikain. Sa kabilang dako, napabayaang pag-ukulan ng pansin ang ibang sektor ng
lipunan tulad ng iskwater at suweldo ng mga kawani ng pamahalaan.
Ito ay nagsasaad na:
A. ang pag-ibig ay tunay na makapangyarihan Alin sa mga sumusunod na pangungusap ang hindi nasasaad sa talata?
B. ang pag-ibig ay pahamak lamang A. Naging sentro ng Asya ang bansang Pilipinas.
C. ang pag-ibig ay posibleng maranasan ng lahat B. Idinaos sa Pilipinas ang United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development.
D. karapat-dapat ipaglaban ang pag-ibig C. Hindi nagtagumpay ang konsepto ng Folk Arts Theater at Manila Film Center.
D. Nalugi ang ekonomiya ng bansa.
_____10. "Kung ipinagkait sa atin ng mga Kastila na matutuhan natin ang kanilang wika,
ang mga Amerikano ay hindi. Ginamit ang Ingles bilang wikang panturo sa lahat ng
paaralan. Ang mga Pilipino ay madaling natuto ng wikang Ingles kung kaya't naging
madali para sa kanila ang pakikipag-usap at pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga dayuhan"
_____14. Ang talata sa itaas ay nagsasad na
A. Ang mga manggagawa at kawani ng pamahalaan ay lubos na napag-ukulan ng _____19. Ang sawikaing "naghahangad ng kagitna, san salop ang nawala" ay
pansin. nangangahulugang
B. Nabigyang solusyon ang problema sa mga iskwater. A. Sa sobrang taas ng pangarap, lalong bumagsak
C. Naging kilala ang bansang Pilipinas sa buong mundo dahilan sa Miss Universe B. Angpagnanakaw ay isang masamang gawain at kailanma' y hindi magdudulot ng
na ginanap dito. kabutihan
D. Hindi nakapagsilbi ayon sa adhikain ang mga naitayong gusali tulad ng Folk Arts C. Huwag masyadong umasa upang hindi masaktan
Theater at Manila Film Center. D. Masamang gawain ang nagpapaasa sa wala
_____15. "Para sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon, Kultura at Palakasan, ang unang _____20. "Disyembre 31,1965. Sinundo ni Ninoy Aquino ang bagong halal na Presidente
biktimang dapat alingain ay ang guro. Sa matagal na panahon, napabayaan ang ng Pilipinas, si Ferdinand E. Marcos mula sa kanyang bahay sa San Juan Rizal. Sinundo
kanyang kapakanan dahilsa mababang panggastos na inilaan sa edukasyon ng nila ang natalong pangulo,Diosdado Macapagal mula sa Malacanang. Inihatid nina
nakaraang pangasiwaan. Nasadlak sa kalagayang nagwasak ng dignidad sa sarili." Aquino at Macapagal ang bagong Pangulo, F.E. Marcos sa Luneta para sa kanyang
Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindi nasasaad sa talata? inagurasyon. Ito ang pinakahuling maayos na pagsasalin ng kapangyarihan maliban sa
A. Hindi kailanman nangyaring napabayaan ang pagkalinga sa mga guro. pagsasalin ng pagkapangulo ni Cory Aquino kay Presidente Ramos.
B. Mabuting maging isang guro sapagkat malaki ang suweldo.
C. Napabayaan ang pag-uukol ng panahon ng pamahalaan sa kapakanan ng mga Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nasasaad sa talata?
guro. A. May lihim na inggit si Ninoy Aquino kay Marcos.
D. Tunay na binibigyang diin ng pamahalaan ang pagtulong sa kapakanan ng mga B. Dinaya ni Marcos si Macapagal sa eleksyon kaya siya nanalo.
guro. C. Maganda pa ang samahan ni Marcos at Ninoy noong mga panahong iyon.
D. Mayroong lihim na galit si Marcos kay Ninoy noon pa mang una.
_____16. Sa nabasa mong talata sa itaas, alin sa mga sumusunod ang maipalalagay
nating tama? English
A. Huwag mag-ambisyong maging guro sapagkat maliit ang suweldo Directions: The following passages will test your skill in noting details, analysis,
B. Nararapat na magpatupad ang pamahalaan ng mga programa na naglalayon ng interpretation, and vocabulary. Read the passages carefully then answer the questions
kabutihan para sa mga guro. that follow.
C. Walang karapatan ang mga gurong ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan sapagkat
sila y guro lamang. Passage 1
D. Ang pamahalaan lamang ang makapag-dedesisyon kung ano ang nararapat sa Savvy Manifestation
kanila.
Triumph is the faculty to surpass
_____17. Ang sawikaing "Anak na di paluhain, ina ang patatangisin" ay Triumph is acquiring and presuming your aptitude to compromise
nangangahulugang Triumph is having what it yields and thumping it into the sand
A. Pagsisisihan ng anak ang kanyang pagiging laki sa layaw. Triumph is expiating a generous heart to those less fortunate than you are
B. Pagsisisihan ng isang ina balang araw ang sobrang pagpapalayaw sa anak. As even frustration can become a factor to a successful quest
C. Kailangang paiyakin ang anak upang hindi umiyak ang ina.
D. Suliranin ng ina ang hindi masunuring anak. Any person can become victorious in a quiet forest
For a person who works in his potential resists negativity
_____18. Ang sawikaing "lumalakad ang kalabasa, naiiwan ang bunga" ay The inexorable endeavor and unceasing diligence
nangangahulugang Is an art of success- equating accountability
A. Mabilis lumaki ang mga bata That defy odds brought by the changing times
B. Tumatanda ang isang tao sa edad ngunit isip bata pa rin
C. Mabilis ang takbo ng panahon
D. Saan man naroon ang magulang, doon din sumusiksik ang anak
How an individual manages eminence _____24. The passage informs the reader about _______.
Begins on perception avoiding conflict A. Disadvantage of a public university education
By the immense contingency, a person will be vested B. Factors Affecting Employment
For nothing is inconceivable in this world C. Top Universities Career Advantage
As superiority over chaos is the concrete measure of success D. Differences between Public University and Private University
_____21. The main idea of the passage is that triumph is _______. _____25. How did the author develop the entire thought of the passage?
A. Providing the reader a realization of his potential A. exposition
B. Utilizing a person's potential and assisting his vulnerability B. abutment
C. Enlightening ways to become successful C. enticement
D. Proposing an argument about victory D. comparison and contrast
_____22. The dominant figure of speech used in the passage is __________. _____26. The account that best summarizes the passage is
A. personification A. A person should force himself to be admitted to the top universities
B. synecdoche B. Better career opportunities await top universities graduate
C. metaphor C. Public Universities can never surpass top schools
D. apostrophe D. Higher salary are being endowed if you studied in a private institution
Passage 2 Calculus is the medium used by inventors, doctors, and engineers. The endeavors of
Attending one of the top universities can assist your future success, for you can develop these professionals constitute huge effects on our regular routine — computers,
influential connections that open great opportunities after graduation. Your professor in automobiles, and even the a country's stocks.
college as well as people who graduated from the same university can endorse you for
some job opportunities. In addition, workshops and trainings at top universities allow you In business, statisticians use calculus to assist them in expanding business plans to
to meet masters and specialists, which could direct you to internship and lifetime further the reliability of the current policies in an organization. The progress of a company
employment position. can be further tracked using the rate of changes of the variables involved.
Having a stable university education equates to the future success of a person. The Even physicians have solidified the contributions of calculus in analyzing the growth of
experiences and pressure faced in the top universities most likely improve an individual's infectious bacteria in order to apply the proper medication to a patient. Through this field,
potential in dealing scenarios at work and even in public places. new discoveries about the cure of certain illnesses were discovered and studied.
Elite universities have a great impact in terms of earnings and post graduate studies. The significance of calculus in everyday life can never be denied. Though many may
Graduates of the top universities earn 40% more on average than a graduate of other view the subject as nothing more than something that lowers the grades on their
universities. With these advantages, it can be proven that those who finished their transcripts, the importance of this to most professionals who create impacts on the
degree at the top universities are more likely to become the CEO. economics, business, and engineering is undeniably remarkable.
_____27. Which of the following is(are) true based on the information in the article?
Being a first-time mother maybe difficult, but the rewards and fulfillment it bring can never
I. Analysis in Calculus can show the difference of data from time to time. be measured. The precious little angel who is growing rapidly is a God's gift that will truly
II. Calculus can be applied in observing the progress of the business. test the ability of the couple in handling a delicate situation.
III. Calculus is used by professionals to see the efficacy of new programs.
IV. Calculus is never a part of our everyday life. _____31. The statement that best summarizes the passage is
A. I, II, III A. A baby could interact better if mother strengthen her emotional connection
B. I&lonly B. A mother could further her connection with the baby through regular bonding
C. III&IV C. A baby can communicate through emotional and body movement
D. IV only D. Positive response to the baby's need will allow her to grow in different aspects
_____28. The writer would most likely agree with the following assumptions except _____32. How did the author illustrate the entire idea of the passage?
A. Calculus is carried out to assist the economist regarding the rate of change. A. giving examples
B. Calculus will be needed to study the cash flow in an engineering firm. B. definition
C. A teacher will need calculus to evaluate student's performance. C. juxtaposition
D. The applications of calculus surpass that of Statistics. D. citing exemplar of advice
_____29. The main purpose of the passage is ________. _____33. Which of the words below defines the word bond in line 10 of the passage?
A. To inform the readers about the significance of calculus in different fields A. socialize
B. To illustrate the efficacy of calculus in business B. chat
C. To persuade students to learn calculus C. play
D. To narrate an experience of a student in studying calculus D. argue
_____30. Which of the following is not an application of calculus? _____34. The main purpose of this article is _________.
A. Analyzing the effect of new programs in the organization's progress A. To give tips about the ways of caring for a newborn
B. Describing the stages appropriate to the given situation B. To persuade the readers about the value of a mother's bonding in the baby's
C. Evaluating the events succeeding a certain changes well-being
D. Interpreting the rate of changes in an institution C. To inform about the expectations to first time parents
D. To discuss the effectiveness of emotional connection of parents and babies
Passage 4
A newborn baby is delicate and small. As a first-time mother, there are a lot of things that Passage 5
you need to consider in dealing with the precious angel in the family. One of the most Allowing children to see the value of education will help on every aspect and motivate
gratifying stages happens when you make an intimate connection with her. For babies, them about the essence of learning. According to the World Health Organization,
the connections can lead to better emotional development and social interactions. education plays a key role in attaining a higher standard of living and level of
employment.
To further your relationship with the baby, you first need to fall in love with her. Begin with
caressing your baby and talking to her about this new event in your life. Stay updated Education proved its significance to public, bureaucratic, and community life for leading
about her feelings by patting her to relax and keeping her insecurities away. To prevent society to its developed state today. Education establishes our outlook in life. It helps us
the baby's tantrums, you also need to have everything prepared and well-planned. form assumptions and have points of view about issues concerning human life.
Education also prepares us to see the value of things among other things. In education, it
In order to rest for a while, have your baby bond with her dad. This will also allow the dad is not just lectures or practice exercises that we understand, but also the lessons in life.
to build a relationship with the baby. It will also push the baby to be used to another People also gain wisdom and maturity as they started to learn and reach a certain level
person besides you. Thus, the comfort that you give will make the baby interact with and of education.
enjoy the world around her.
The most compelling resource for a country or an institution is an educated person. Regular face washing with the proper soap or cleanser is necessary to maintain skin
Professionals are pushing society to evolve. A country will not be considered an integrity however, over-washing may result in desiccation or over-dryness of the skin.
influential country unless it has a strong human resources.
Proceeding washing is applying moisturizer as it helps in replenishing the moisture lost
An educated person is more likely to create improved principled behavior and values from washing. In addition, a person should also use sun protection with enough Sun
than a less educated person. Also, he will be more equipped in dealing with difficult life Protection Factor (SPF) . For example, a person wearing SPF 30 can stay under the sun
situations and probably surpass life endeavors. 30 times longer than can a person not wearing SPF.
Only education will allow a person to see the world in a brighter vision. Without quality A more advanced routine is injection of Botox. This can relax muscle thereby reducing
education, a community can't be improved. A person should get good education in order the appearance of skin bulges and deep wrinkles.
to fully access his potential. It is solely an educated person who is acquainted of his
personal and social accountability. _____39. What is the author's attitude toward skincare?
A. deceitful and hypocritical
_____35. The correct title for this passage is B. informative and expository
A. The Perks of Being Educated C. subjective and indifferent
B. Responsibilities behind being educated D. detached and logical
C. The Essential Aspect of Learning
D. A and B _____40. The primary purpose of the passage is _______.
A. describe the ubiquity of skincare products
_____36. The word outlook as used in the passage means B. support an individual conscious to skin health
A. essential Dimensions of education C. illustrate the need for proper ways of skin care
B. responsibilities intended for educated people D. inform about some ways of skin care
C. perspective about significance of education
D. measure of an individual's success -End of Reading Comprehension Proficiency-
_____________________________________________________
_____37. Which of the following statements is false?
A. It is through education that makes a superior person. Language 50 Items–30 Mins
B. Learning strengthens the country's progress.
C. Education organized a limited potential for a country's success. Identifying Error
D. Nation's success is collaborated with quality education. Directions: Read each sentence very carefully. Select the letter of the underlined word
or group of words which is erroneously written. If there is no error in the sentence,
______38. Which of the following is true based on the information in the article? choose letter E.
A. Country's progress should be further assisted by expanded education.
B. There are many practical ways on how a country can be progressive. 1. To ensure that his bloodline will carry on, concubines were chosen and
methodologies. A B
C. Quality human resources can be achieved with alternative learning housed inside the closed city. No Error.
D. Improved education system pushes a nation to another milestone. C D E
4. Without deliberate effort from the parents, a child's reading skills, _____10. The patient whimpered that the receptionist he conversed with had been most
A B _______.
including letter and sound recognition, does not fully develop. A. inept
C. D. B. indiscriminate
No Error. C. disabled
E. D. incompetent
5. Colored televisions were already invented before public execution via Spelling Power
A. B. Directions: From the choices (a, b, c, d) given to you, choose the correctly spelled word
guillotine as a punishment for crimes was lifted in France. No Error. or the most appropriate forms of the words. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
C. D. E. space provided.
Vocabulary _____10. All the necessary _______ was delivered this morning.
Directions: Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Write the letter of the A. equipment
correct answer on the space provided. B. equipments
C. equipment
_____6. If the enterprise has a genial atmosphere, then employees' ______ will subside. D. equipments
A. turnover
B. reversal _____11. How can we avoid ______ mistakes in English?
C. takeover A. embarrassing
D. system B. embarrasing
C. embarassing
_____7. It is necessary for the retail industry to elevate its loan _______ and clinch that D. embarasing
clients are paying on time.
A. liability _____12. _______ is a French word that means "driver".
B. term A. Chauffeur
C. limit B. Chaufeur
D. jurisdiction C. Chaufer
D. Chauffer
_____8. If you do not redress the money allotted for the out-school of youth, the DepEd
will have to cogitate statutory ______. _____13. My father is a ________.
A. discipline A. lieutenant
B. action B. liutenant
C. demonstration C. liuetenant
D. prosecution D. leutenant
_____14. My grandmother's house needs ________. _____23. A large percentage of the class _______ fascinated by the museum.
A. maintainance A. be C. were
B. maintanance B. was D. any of the above
C. maintinance
D. maintenance _____24. According to Machiavelli, it is not imperative that a ruler _________ good, he
just has to appear so.
______15. Everything seems to be ________. A. be C. was
A. alright B. is D. were
B. allright
C. all right _____25. She ______________ finished the project before tomorrow.
D. all write A. will have C. should have
B. would have D. none of the above
Directions: From the choices (a, b, c, d) given to you, choose the letter with the
misspelled word. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. Talahulugan
Panuto: Piliin ang salitang pinakamalapit ang ibig sabihin sa salitang may
16. lying, maintainance, forcible, murmur salungguhit.
a. b. c. d.
_____1. mariing aab sa puno.
17. liutenant, omitted, foremost, guard A. bunot C. balat
a. b. c. d. B. ukit D. putol
b.
18. mispelled, pastime, laboratory, disease _____2. walang katapusang abarisya
a. b. c. d.
A. kasakiman C. kamatayan
B. kalungkutan D. paghihirap
19. rheumatism, waste, waist , accomodate
a. b. c. d.
_____3. abayan sa eskwelahan
20. exhilarate, equipment, honor, embarass A. upuan C. ihatid
a. b. c. d. B. guro D. sunduin
_____21. May I please request that each of the two groups take an ___________ _____5. pagbabanlaw ng pinggan
position in the issue now. A. paghuhugas C. pagpupunas
A. alternate C. alternative B. paglilinis D. pag-aayos
B. alternating D. all of the above
_____6. nakakasawang pagwawaksi
_____22. Macaroni and cheese __________ my favorite dishes. A. pagtitiis C. paunawa
A. are C. is B.babala D. pag-aalsa
B. be D. all of the above
_____7. walang kaabug-abog na umalis
A. mabilis C. agad-agad _____17. __________na naman ba tayo?
B.tumatakbo D. patakbo A. Magdradramahan C. Mag-dadramahan
B. Mag-dradramahan D. Dadramahan
_____8. taimtim na pag-aayuno
A. pagpipigil C. pag-iisip _____18. Nagtawanan kami __________pumasok si Mutya.
B.pagdarasal D. paghihirap A. ng C. nung
B. nang D. nang
Wastong Gamit
Panuto: Punan ng tamang sagot ang patlang sa bawat pangungusap. Pagkilala sa Mali
Panuto: Basahing mabuti ang pangungusap. Hanapin ang salitang di wasto sa mga
_____9.Si Elizabeth ay________ ng regalo tuwing pasko. salitang nasasalungguhitan na may titik A hanggang C (A, B, C). Kung walang mali,
A. nagpadala C. magpapadala piliin ang titik D.
B. nagpapadala D. nagdala
_____19. Naglinis siya ng bahay at maglalaba pang mga damit. Walang mali.
_____10.________ ang koro sa makalawa. A B C D
A. Umawit C. Aawit
_____20. Nagsasalu-salo sa pagkain ang tatlong magkapatid. Walang mali.
B. Umaawit D. Aawitin
A B C D
_____11. ________ si Nelson ng gatas kamakalawa. _____21. Imungkahi ng gobyerong ilikas ang mga mamamayan upang hindi masalanta
A. Magrarasyon C. Nagrasyon ng
B. Nagrarasyon D. Inirasyon A B C
bagyo. Walang mali.
_____12. ________ na natin ang palabas. D
A. Simula C. Magsimula
B. Pagsimulan D. Simulan _____22. Naaalala ka din naman ni Rodolfo kahit papaano. Walang mali.
_____13. Halika na________ sa tabi ko. A B C D
A. dito C. rine
B. rito D. dine _____23. Hihintayin ka ni Ate Grace doon sa gulod bukas ng hapon. Walang mali.
A B C D
_____15. Nasaan ang bolpen__________? _____25. Mita ka ng isang ligaya sa mundo, wala nang katulad ang araw ng pasko.
A. rito C. rito A B C
B. dito D. dine Walang mali
D
_____16. __________ka ba talaga o hindi?
A. Mag-tatrabaho C. Magtrabaho -End of Language Proficiency-
B. Mag-tratrabaho D. Trabaho