GEN - ED 2023

1. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91 days. If the deposit was made on April 28, on what date
will it mature?

a. July 28

b. July 18

c. June 28

d. July 29

2. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km. per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car has left
and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the Kia car travelling? a. 20 kilometers per hour

b. 30 kilometer per hour

c. 40 kilometers per hour

d. 50 kilometers per hour

3. Which of the following word has an alternate correct spelling as shown in any good dictionary?

a. Ageless

b. Aggravate

c. Apologized

d. Advertisement

4. Who won the Nobel Prize collection “Gitanjali,” which express faith, hope and beauty of the world.

a. Rabindranath Tagore

b. Tatamkulu Afrika

c. Omar Khayyam

d. Mashou Basho

5. On a certain day, three computer technicians took turns in manning a 24hour internet shop. The
number of hours Cesar, Bert and Danny were on duty was in the ratio 1:2:3, respectively. The shop
owner pays them Php 40 per hour. How much would Danny receive for that day?
a. Php 230

b. Php 160

c. Php 480

d. Php 960

6. What are the thin structures essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid, movements and changes in cell
shape?

a. Nanofilaments

b. Pseudofilaments

c. Microfilaments

d. Myosin filaments

7. During the 17th-18th century Hispanic era, what was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo can
attain at the municipal level, equivalent to local bureaucrats namely the mayors today?

a. Directorcillo

b. Tenientes de justicia

c. Governadorcillo

d. cabeza de barangay

8. Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?

a. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered.

b. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.

c. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.

d. Avoid challenging tasks.

9. In the 19th century the new _______________spring, the leaders of the propaganda which sowed the
seeds of the Philippine revolution.

a. Middle class

b. Upper class

c. Lower class
d. First-class

10. Spanish educational degree of 1863 provides_______________.

a. free education

b. primary education

c. tertiary education

d. high school/secondary education

11. ______________ ang katiwaliang ginagawa ng opisyal ng gobyerno na paggamit ng pera ng bayan
para sa pansariling kapakanan.

a. Paglustay

b. Pagnanakaw

c. Panloloko

d. Pang-aabuso

12. If 16 men and 20 women can finish a job in 25 days, how many days can 28 men and 15 woman
finish?

a. 10

b. 20

c. 25

d. 15

13. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?

a. Palsmodium falciparum

b. Influenza sp.

c. Yersinia pestis

d. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria

14. Pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili, pamukod at pagtangi?

b. Panlinaw

c. Paninsay

d. Pamuklod

15. What wave patterns of the EEF are the active in an awake person?

I. Alpha wave

II. Beta wave

III. Delta waveIV. Theta wave

a. I and III

b. II and IV

c. I and II

d. II and III

16. While it is not necessary for every individual organism to reproduce, reproduction is necessary for
the ________ of the species.

a. Development

b. Survival

c. Evolution

d. Extinction

17. An atom of silicon has mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are
there in an atom?

a. 7

b. 28

c. 12

d. 14

18. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are the measures of the three other angles?
a. 145 °, 35°, 145°

b. 85°,135°,140°

c. 35°, 65°, 65°

d. 45°,65°, 170°

19. Ibigay ang salin ng: A stitch in time saves nine.

a. Magtipid

b. Eksaherado

c. Bale-wala

d. Maagap

20. In the pacific area, a storm is called _____________.

a. Hurricane

b. El Nino

c. La Nina

d. Typhoon

21. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified as _______.

a. Macromolecular

b. Phopholipids

c. Acids and bases

d. Carbohydrates

22. Umaawit na puso

a. Palit-tawag

b. Pagmamalabis

c. Pagwawangis

d. Personipikasyon
23. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a certain plain.
Among desert ecosystems, the world’s largest ecosystem is ______________.

a. Tianshan

b. Namib

c. Antarctica

d. Sahara

24. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pagaaral at konseptuwal
framework.

a. Kabanata IV

b. Kabanata I

c. Kabanata III

d. Kabanata II

25. What is the latest addition to our departments added in 2016?

a. DAR

b. DOST

c. DOTC

d. DICT

26. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning?

a. Light appears brighter in the sky.

b. Light travels faster than sound.

c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s

d. Sound is released later actually

27.____________ is the philosophy of our folks during the Pre-hispanic days

a. Folk tale

b. Folklore
c. Ordeal

d. Proverbs

28. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili.

a. Subjective generalization

b. Analytical generalization

c. Probable generalization

d. categorical generalization

29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence? We moved into the house last week, but
I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens.

a. The things have not been shipped.

b. In an orderly manner

c. The boxes are still intact

d. In a state of confusion

30. Who discovered penicillin?

a. Fleming

b. Mendel

c. Curie

d. Darwin

31. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na may paksa?

a. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw.

b. Magandang umaga.

c. Walang tubig kahapon.

d. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan.

32. Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?

a. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production

c. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations

d. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans

33. Which is true of ZERO?

a. Is a counting number

b. Is a positive even integer

c. A multiple of every integer

d. A divisor of all numbers

34. Anong pahayag ang pinakamataas sa pagpapahalaga ng Pilipina bilang Hiyas ng Lipunan?

a. mahinhin sa kilos at gawa

b. mabuting kasambahay

c. kayumanggi ang balat

d. marikit at mahalagang kalahi

35. Largest kind of crowd

a. demonstrators

b. mobs

c. cooperatives

d. spectators

36. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita.

a. Asimilasyon

b. Metatesis

c. Pagkaltas

d. Paglapi

37. What property of matter is involved in the sign, “Fasten Your Seatbelt”?
a. Inertia

b. Impenetrability

c. Interaction

d. Acceleration

38. What contained the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos independence “as soon as stable
government can be established”?

a. Fairfield Bill of 1924

b. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government

c. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the U.S.

d. Preamble of the Jones Law

39. In Kerima Polotan Tuvera’s short story “The Virgin”, why did Ms. Mijares fail to find a man to marry?

a. She is choosy in finding a man

b. She took care of her sick mother

c. She is busy with work

d. She is concentrated in her studies

40. Ang bantas na palugit ay ginagamit sa _____________.

a. Pagbigkas na pahayag

b. Pagsulat na pahayag

c. Pagsama ng pagsulat at pagbigkas na pahayag

d. Komunikasyong di-pasalita

41. Which among the following is the only method of contraception that has 100% success rate?

a. Daily oral contraceptive pills

b. Abstinence

c. Injectable contraceptives

d. Withdrawal method
42. Mahaba ang pahayag ni Socrates kaya kailangan iyong mahalaga na lamang ang dapat na mabasa
kaya gumamit siya ng .

a. abstrak

b. sintesis

c. ellipsis

d. direktang sipi

43. What is meant by Rizal to the Philippine and to the world? Rizal chose peaceful movements to fight
Spain. Rizal is a model of _____?

a. Armed struggle

b. Subservience

c. Nonviolence

d. Rebellion

44. Pakpak, gamugamo, dibdib at paruparo ay mga halimbawa ng salitang

a. Maylapi

b. Inuulit

c. Payak

d. Tambalan

45. Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where you can see the opinions of people?
a. Editorial Section

b. Obituary

c. Headline

d. Classified Section

46. Which is true about lithosphere?

a. crust and the core

b. crust and water on it

d. crust and upper mantle

47. Aling salita ang may klaster?

a. Basket

b. Palma

c. Pluma

d. Basta

48. What is meant by the adage “what you reap, is what you sow?”

a. Endurance and sacrifices

b. Right Decision

c. Clean Christian Living

d. Respect to tradition

49. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____?

a. isn’t it

b. aren’t you

c. isn’t he

d. is he

50. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those another right triangle are 12 and 16. How
much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smaller triangle?

A . 84

b. 12

c. 7

d. 14
51. The readings on a water meter in April and May are 417.8kl and 430.4kl. If there is a basic charge of
23 pesos and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how much is the billing for water consumption between the
two months? a. P2543

b. P2520

c. P272

d. P275

52. On what country gives the highest salary for teachers.

a. Philippines

b. Singapore

c. China

d. Thailand

53. Janus can know the differences among different flavor of noodle, even though this are only subtle.

a. Sensory threshold

b. Minimal threshold

c. Difference threshold

d. Absolute threshold

54. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation or frustration when a traditional-bound Filipino goes
to the U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions?

a. Culture relativism

b. Culture phobia

c. Culture shock

d. Culture cosmopolitanism

55. What is the latest addition to our departments added in 2016?

a. DOST

b. DICT

c. DOTC
d. DAR

56. __________ piraso ang dala niyang pasalubong.

a. Labinwalong

b. Labingwalong

c. Labimwalong

d. Labing-walong

57. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders.

a. Embryology

b. Mutation

c. Speciation

d. Pathology

58. What reading technique is being utilized when a teacher asks his students to read a particular
passage, and he marks mispronounced words?

a. IRI

b. DRTA

c. SQ3R

d. KWL chart

59. Who delivers the Gettysburg address to give tribute to the union soldiers of civil war?

a. George Washington

b. John Paigne

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. Abraham Lincoln

60. Ang nalaglag-nahulog ay nasa aspetong:

a. Magkasingtunog
b. Magkapares

c. Magkahawig

d. Magkasalungat

61. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 pm. One bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the
other travels east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses at 10 pm?

a. 50 km

b. 100 km

c. 140 km

d. 70 km

62. What is true of the following example? “My goal, to be independently wealthy by the age of fifty, is
looking increasingly unrealistic.”

a. It contains an absolute phrase

b. It contains a gerund phrase

c. It contains an appositive phrase

d. It contains a participial phrase

63. I am a retired public school-teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The pupils
dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular facade was a
heart full of compassion. But how did I earn this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I
wanted them to know that cleanliness of body was good for their health. I inspected their teeth, nails,
footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears, noses and hair.” The public school-teacher gives much
importance to her pupils.

a. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.

b. Cleanliness

c. Avoid challenging tasks.

d. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.

64. In the articulatory speech, which does most working in the sounds like t, d, s, z, n, la, and th

a. Soft-palate
b. Lips

c. Teeth

d. Tongue

65. The term "frailocracia" which refers to the hidden control and domination of the religious leaders on
the colonial government was given by

a. Graciano Lopez Jaena

b. Marcelo Del Pilar

c. Jose Rizal

d. Apolinario Mabini

66. Who was the first man to circumnavigate the world?

a. Enrique of Malacca

b. Sebastian Elcano

c. Ferdinand Magellan

d. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

67. What caused the fury of Filipinos during the ruthless reign of Gov. Gen. Rafael De Izquierdo?

a. Execution of Dr Jose Rizal

b. Execution of GomBurZa

c. Demolition of Masonic sites

d. Uncovering the propaganda movement

68. ______________ rejected Aguinaldo as president.

a. Acta de Katipunan

b. Acta de Malolos

c. Acta de Tejeros

d. Acta de Propaganda
69. Kung sa pakikinig ang mga layuning malibang ay mauuri bilang apresyatib, mauuri naman sa pagbasa
bilang ___________.

a. scanning

b. mapanuri

c. intensibo

d. ekstensibo

70. If July 12,2003 fell on Tuesday, on what day will July 12, 2005 fall?

a. Sunday

b. Monday

c. Friday

d. Thursday

71. What is the amount due on P10, 000.00 after adding the annual interest of 12% for 5 years?

a. P13, 500.00

b. P14, 000.00

c. P 16, 000.00

d. P15, 500.00

72. There is an outbreak of dengue of which authorities ______ warned us.

a. Should

b. Should be

c. Should have

d. Shall be

73. If a-2, b-1 and c-3. What is the value of 1+2b-c?

a. 5

b. 7

c. 11
d. 0

74. What is the overriding principle that calls to the impeachment of impeachable officials such as the
president according to the Philippine constitution?

a. hidden wealth

b. corruption

c. nepotism

d. lost of public trust

75. Simplify (8x – 24) / (2x2 – x – 15)

a. 8 / (2x + 5)

b. (x – 4) / (x + 4)

c. 4 / (x – 13)

d. 5 / (2x – 5)

76. Because the production of fossil fuels, petroleum and coal will run out in the near future, it is called
_________.

a. non-renewable resources

b. Natural resources

c. Bio-resources

d. Renewable resources

77. You are the sunshine of my life.

a. hyperbole

b. Simile

c. metaphor

d. irony

78. Which philosophy comprises the official statement of Chinese values during han dynasty.

a. Confucian

b. Laotician

c. Hanonine Philosophy
d. Laotist

79. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang nakapag-iisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang-ugat.

a. Paglalapi

b. Malayang ponema

c. di – malayang ponema

d. morpemang leksikal

80. Which is true of metalloids?

a. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal.

b. Conduct heat better than metals.

c. Have properties of both metals and non-metals.

d. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.

81. Which of the following is a heterotroph?

a. Algae

b. Moss

c. Fern

d. Grasshopper

82. Alin ang pinakamababang antas ng wika na impormal na nilikha at nabuo sa pagsama-sama ng mga
salitang pinaikli o pinahaba?

a. Balbal

b. Pampanitikan

c. Lalawiganin

d. Kolokyal

83. From the following, choose two words that lack correlation

a. Sensuous: pertaining to senses

b. Troupe: company of actors

d. Time: in that place

84. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all the time
both day and night, what is this called?

a. Midnight Sun

b. Summer-light

c. Northern Light

d. Twilight sun

85. Ruben’s f=grade in 6 subjects are 88, 89, 84, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least grade that he should
aim for in the 7th subject if he has to have an average of 88?

a. 90

b. 91

c. 92

d. 93

86. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or technical
occupations, eg. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc?

a. Technocrat mind

b. White collar mania

c. Boss mentality

d. blue collar mania

87. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of ___________.

a. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic

b. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as topic

c. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic

d. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic

a. 11500

b. 6120

c. 6480

d. 10500

89. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, ___,1280, ___, 20, 480?

a. 35;135

b. 40;160

c. 320;5120

d. 50;210

90. What happens when there is weather inversion?

a. The warm air is above and cool air is trapped below

b. Warm air rises

c. The cool air is above and warm air is trapped below

d. getting cooler at higher temperature

91. is the speaker of the Philippine Assembly.

a. Elpidio Quirino

b. Emilio Aguinaldo

c. Manuel Quezon

d. Sergio Osmeṅa

92. To show phonological awareness skill in , students say the word and then say the syllable or sound.
a. Combining

b. Segmenting

c. Rhyming

d. Blending
93. Ito ay isang dulang nagsasalaysay ng buhay at kamatayan ng ating Mahal na poong Hesukristo at
masasabing parang PASYONG itinatanghal sa entablado.

a. Moro-moro

b. Karagatan

c. Senakulo

d. Duplo

94. How will you classify the peculiarity of speech that is more acceptable in ordinary conversation, but
not in formal speech such as “ What a close shave”?

a. Slang

b. Jargon

c. Colloquialism

d. Trite expression

95. Right to life, liberty and genuine happiness is fundamental to:

a. political rights

b. constitutional rights

c. civil rights

d. historical rights

96. The school cafeteria raised the price of a plate of rice from P8 to P10. If the same rate of increase
was applied to a regular order of viand which used to cost P20, how much does an order of viand cost?
a. P 22

b. P 24

c. P 26

d. P 25

97. Saan tumatalakay ang akdang Ang Sampaguitang Walang Bango?

a. Mapanlinlang sa kapwa

b. Nalantang sampaguita
c. Kawalang malay ng mga kababaihan

d. Pagtataksil sa asawa

98. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four quarters.

a. Line graph

b. Circle graph

c. Pie graph

d. Bar graph

99. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was

a. Gen. Elwell Otis

b. Gen. Wesley Merritt

c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur

d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur

100. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make
ammunitions?

a. Trinidad Tecson

b. Teodora Alonso

c. Agueda Esteban

d. Teresa Magbanua