Let us campaign for the total ban of
harmful insecticides.
A. With the use
B. On using
C. on the use
D. with using
1. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the
case.” The capitalized word means .
A. Important
B. Irrelevant
C. Violent
D. malicious
2. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela
realized his dream of a free and non-racial
South Africa by forgiving his oppressors and
negotiating in good faith for the peaceful
transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela
demonstrated his trait of .
A. Friendliness
B. Determination
C. forgiving
D. loyalty
3. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of
Venice,” Portia, the judge said: “The quality of
mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle
rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It is
twice blest; it blesseth him that gives and him
that takes. ‘Tis mightier than the mightiest... and
one is likened to God when mercy seasons
justice.” The main thought of the excerpt it that
A. Mercy is only for deserving
B. Mercy is limited in extent
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given.
4. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad ?
A. Juan Luna
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Jose Rizal
D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
5. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce
(the producer), a caterpillar (the primary
consumer), a small passerine bird (the
secondary consumer) and a lion (the tertiary
consumer). A gardener arrives and sprays
pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What can
happen to the ecosystem?
A. The passerine birds will thrive.
B. The lions will eventually die.
C. the passerine birds will convert to herbivores.
D. the lettuce will wilt and die.
6. Among models of reading strategies, what did
student Jk adopt when she reads back and forth,
attending to both what is in her mind and what’s
on the page?
, 7. If threat of punishment is necessary on
erring students, how should this best be done?
A. Make the threat and reinforce with warning
B. Make the threat with immediate punishment
C. Warn and threat at the same time
D. First a warning before the threat
8. When USA decided to drop the atomic bomb
to Nagasaki in order to stop the land invasion of
Japan, what degree of moral certitude can
describe this decision of USA?
a. Doubtful
b. Perflexed
c. Certain
d. Callous
9. Isang dulog pampatikan na kung saan ang
pagpapakahulugan sa isang tekstong binasa ay
nakapokus sa sariling panlasa ng mambabasa
at kilala rin sa katawagan na reader-
response theory. a. Impresyonista
b. Patalambuhay
c. antropolohiya
d. pansikolohiya
10. I can’t find calculator; may I use
, Prince?
A. My, yours
B. His, yours
C. My, his
D. Yours, mine
11. Neither the teacher nor the students
present in the affairs.
A. Am
B. Was
C. Is
D. Were
12. We admire when Cynthia
speaks English fluently with .
A. Him, them
B. Her, us
C. Him, we
D. Him, me
13. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in
order to understand the grade.” The
capitalized word means:
A. Estimated
B. Surpassed
C. Changed
D. Summed
14. Some preachers suggest the
that the end of the world is near.
A. Proposal
B. Prophecy
C. Prophetic
D. Prophet
15. Filipino writer whose stories and
poems depict Filipino-Spanish cultural