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FINAL COACHING NOVEMBER 15, 2009 3. Satisfactory

INSTRUCTIONS: USE THE ANSWER SHEET IN 11. Do you have any of the following first level
ANSWERING. YOU MAY USE THE eligibilities: Second Grade, General Clerical, Career
QUESTIONNAIRE AS SCRATCH FOR YOUR Service Sub-Professional Local Government, and
SOLUTIONS. USE PENCIL FOR SHADING. Municipal/ Provincial Clerk?
1. Yes 2. No
Examinee's Descriptive Questionnaire
12. How many times have you taken the Career Civil
1. Sex: Service Professional Examinations, excluding this
1. Male 2. Female examination?
1. Never 4. Thrice
2. Civil Status: 2. Once 5. More than three times
1. Single 3. Widow/Widower 3. Twice
2. Separated 4. Married
13. For what reason are you taking this examination?
3. Highest Educational Attainment: 1. Entrance to Government Service
2. Promotion
1. Second-year college 4. College Graduate 3. Change of Status Appointment
2. Third-year college 5. Post-graduate 4. Others
3. Fourth-year college
Items 14-18: (For government employees only)
4. Year of Last Attendance in School:
1. Before 1975 4. 1985-1989 14. Category of government office where you are
2. 1975-1979 5. 1990 above employed:
3. 1980-1984
1. National government 4. Contractual
5. Location of School Last Attended: 2. Temporary 5. Substitute
1. Metro Manila 4. Mindanao 3. Casual/Emergency
2. Luzon 5. Abroad
3. Visayas 15. Status of present appointment in the government
service:
6. What honors did you receive from college? 1. Permanent 4. Casual/Emergency
1. Summa Cum Laude 4. None 2. Temporary 5. Contractual
2. Magna Cum Laude 5. Not applicable 3. Substitute
3. Cum Laude
16. Years of experience in the government:
7. Present Employment: 1. less than five years 4. 15-19 years
1. Government 3. Private 2. 5-9 years 5. 20 years or more
2. Self-employed 4. Unemployed 3. 10-14 years

8. Type of Present Job: 17. If offered employment in the government service,


1. Professional/ Technical/ Scientific are you available? When?
2. General/ Clerical 1. Yes, immediately 4. Yes, after three years
3. Trades and Crafts 2. Yes, after one year 5. Not available
4. Others 3. Yes, after two years
5. Not applicable
18. If offered employment in the government service,
9. Number of Times Promoted from January 2004 to where do you prefer to work?
December 2008: 1. Metro Manila 4. Mindanao
1. Never 3. Twice 2. Luzon 5. Abroad
2. Once 4. More than Twice 3. Visayas
5. Not applicable
Items 19-20: For what type of work do you consider
10. What was your performance rating for the last yourself best qualified?
period in your office? 19. 1. Accounting
1. Outstanding 4. Unsatisfactory 2. Management and Audit Analysis
2. Very Satisfactory 5. Not applicable 3. Records Management
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4. Research/Report Writing 1. slowly...brusque 4. specifically...civil
5. Budgeting 2. courteously...genteel 5. rapidly...curt
20. 1. Stenography 3. leisurely...verbose
2. Supply Management 30. Maipagmamalaki ang ____ ng aming lungsod.
3. Management and Audit Analysis 1. kaimbutan 3. kaitingan 5. kaimisan
4. Statistical Work 2. kaimpitan 4. kamusmusan
5. Others
Vocabulary Items 31 – 40
EXAMINATION PROPER
31. We cannot help being overwhelmed at the
SENTENCE COMPLETION 21-30 gargantuan task assigned to us by the new district
supervisor.
21. These policies are so _______that we feel we have 1. difficult 3. gruelling 5. gratifying
lost all our privileges. 2. enormous 4. incredible
1. stringent 3. redundant 5. aristocratic
2. ominous 4. momentous 32. Her father can't help being leery of the gang
violence and drug use reported in the city.
22. The advocates of anarchy are ignoring the 1. irritated 3. cautious 5. unmindful
________of such form of government it will bring. 2. frightened 4. heedless
1. renewal 3. chaos 5. compromises
2. advantages 4. restrictions 33. Rather than be ostracized, he just concurred with
the majority.
23. He was pleased by the accolades he received; like 1. agreed 3. joined 5. linked
everyone else, he enjoyed being_______. 2. sparred 4. fought
1. entertained 3. vindicated 5. charitable
2. playful 4. praised 34. The vigilant neighbors finally spotted the elusive
burglar.
24. Cancer cells are normal cells that run riot, growing 1. alert 3. burly 5. dauntless
and multiplying out of_______. 2. brave 4. staunch
1. stint 3. control 5. range
2. danger 4. apathy 35. Upon the arrival of the new management, two
departments in our company were amalgamated.
25. A _______ glance pays _______ attention to details. 1. dissolved 3. separated 5. promoted
1. furtive...meticulous 4. keen...scanty 2. established 4. merged
2. cursory...little 5. fleeting...vigilant
3. cryptic...close 36. For me, nothing is more beautiful to see than the
limpid waters of the Mediterranean.
26. Since we hardly have anything else to use, it is time 1. distinct 3. pleasing 5. crystalline
to_______ our office supplies. 2. opaque 4. picturesque
1. clear 3. unveil 5. organize
2. vend 4. replenish 37. We cannot help admiring the young man who
played basketball with panache and mastery.
27. Once a _______ puppy, Cisco has become lazy 1. care 3. professionalism 5. appeal
and_______ because he only interrupts his sleep only to 2. expertise 4. self-assurance
eat.
1. solid...zestful 4. active...perky 38. The auditorium was festooned with streamers and
2. scrawny...plump 5. flimsy...bony balloons.
3. corpulent...overweight 1. filled 3. overflowing 5. tainted
2. adorned 4. soiled
28. The amateur painter tried to capture the
________beauty of the sunrise over the bay but her skill 39. Lorna was severely admonished by her parents after
with paint on canvas was________ she came home very late.
1. lasting...insufficient 4. ethereal...inadequate 1. lectured 3. beaten 5. ridiculed
2. immaculate...extensive 5. exquisite...vast 2. punished 4. abhorred
3. gothic...paltry
40. Kung ayaw mong mabakbakan huwag kang
29. Our supervisor usually explains things ____ and sumama sa mga kaibigan mong maaksaya.
carefully, as she deplores a ____approach. 1. magkapera 3. magkagastos 5. manakawan
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2. magkautang 4. magingmaluho was afraid that she would be killed if she did.
3 4
No error
5
SYNONYMS 41-45
53. How nice it will be if they could simply go to
41. deranged gunman 1
1. rational 3. insane 5. professional sleep to night and take the much needed rest
2. horrible 4. skilled 2 3
which they deserved. No error
42. qualms about going abroad 4 5
1. doubts 3. benefits 5. flaws
2. questions 4. dangers 54. Either my parents or she usually donate some
1 2 3
43. slovenly appearance canned goods and old clothes to the poor.
1. groomed 3. agreeable 5. salvage 4
2. untidy 4. impeccable No error
5
44. her benign but firm approach
1. loose 3. solid 5. kind 55. The fruit vendors in the market weigh lanzones
2. unfriendly 4. careful 1 2 3
by a kilo. No error
45. magkamukhang mag-impo 4 5
1. mag-ama 3. maglola 5. magkapatid
2. mag-ina 4. magkapitbahay 56. Khalid with his two friends write a weekly column
1 2 3
ANTHONYMS 46-50 for the newsletter. No error
4 5
46. to query about the company policies
1. laud 3. answer 5. caution 57. The doctor suggested that I drink milk and eat
2. seek 4. comply 1 2
vegetables and every day. No error
47. itinerant businessmen 3 4 5
1. calm 3. settled 5. clever
2. defensive 4. unskilled 58. Every morning, before class starts, the high school
1 2
48. a tenuous link between the management and students gather and sing the national anthem while the
employees 3
1. weak 3. obvious 5. serious teachers rise the flag. No error
2. strong 4. nonexistent 4 5

49. the integrity of the school 59. The librarian was very angry because she found out
1. success 3. impediment 5. healthfulness 1 2
2. finality 4. ignobility that neither the books nor her pen were on the table.
3 4
50. awit na mapanglaw No error
1. masaya 3. nakakatawa 5. nakakaantig 5
2. malungkot 4. malalim
60. Mahahalatang marunong magsayaw si Carmela
ERROR IDENTIFICATION 1 2 3
kaysa kay Ben. Walang mali
51. Conai often always gets sick when she stays 4 5
1 2
in a congested and noisy place. No error SENTENCE CORRECTION
3 4 5
61. The reason why he is leaving for Boston is because
52. The witness did not told the truth because she he needs to pursue his MBA degree in Harvard.
1 2
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1. is because he needs to pursue
2. is because he needed to pursue 3. Each of Hemingway's wives was strong and
3. is on account of he needs to pursue interesting women, very different from
4. is that he has a need for to pursue
5. is that he needs to pursue 4. Each of Hemingway's wives is strong and interested
women, very different than
62. We can't assist but one of you at a time so try to be
patient with us and wait outside. 5. Each of Hemingway's wives were strong and
interested women, very different from
1. We can't assist but one of you
2. We can assist but one of you 67. Using a Doppler ultrasound, fetal heartbeats can be
3. We can't assist only one of you detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
4. We can't only assist one of you 1. Using a Doppler ultrasound, fetal heartbeats can be
5. We can assist not one of you detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.

63. Whomever idea it was to invite the mayor as our 2. Fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week
guest speaker, tell him it worked like a charm. of pregnancy, using a Doppler ultrasound device.

1. Whomever idea it was to invite the mayor 3. Detecting fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of
2. Whose idea it was to invite the mayor pregnancy, a physician can use a Doppler ultrasound
3. Whosoever idea it was to invite the mayor device.
4. Who's idea it was to invite the mayor
5. Whoever idea it was to invite the mayor 4. By the twelfth week of pregnancy, fetal heartbeat
can be detected using a Doppler ultrasound device.
64. It is so dark that I can't hardly see the road.
5. Using a Doppler ultrasound device, a physician can
1. I can't hardly see detect fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
2. I cannot hardly see
3. I can hardly see 68. Hair goes on growing after a person dies because
4. I cannot see hardly the cells of the body go on working until they have
5. I can see hardly exhausted their fuel supply.

65. He is only one of the students who has been elected 1. because the cells of the body go on working until
to the student executive committee. they have exhausted their fuel supply.
1. He is only one of the students who has been elected
to the student executive committee. 2. because the cells of the body go on working until it
has exhausted their fuel supply.
2. He is only one of the students who have been elected
to the student executive committee. 3. because the cell of the body go on working until they
have exhausted their fuel supply.
3. He is only one of the students who has elected to the
student executive committee. 4. because the cells of the body go on working until its
fuel supply is exhausted
4. He is only one of the students who is being elected
to the student executive committee. 5. because the body cells go on working until they have
exhausted its fuel supply.
5. He is only one of the students whom has been elected
to the student executive committee. 69. My brother said sorry and admitted that it was she
who actually left the book on the table last night.
66. Each of Hemingway's wives were strong and
interesting women, very different from the often-pallid 1. My brother said sorry and admitted that it was she
women who populate his novels. 2. My brother said sorry and admitted that it was him
3. My brother said sorry and admit that it was he
1. Each of Hemingway's wives were strong and 4. My brother said sorry and admit that it was him
interesting women, very different from 5. My brother said sorry and admitted that it was he

2. Each of Hemingway's wives are strong and 70. Each of you are going to use your own notes while
interesting women, very different than answering the test that the teacher will give.
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1. Each of you are going to use your own notes III.
2. Each of them are going to use your own notes A. Each week, the 80-year old, sporting his
3. One of them are going to use your own notes trademark Hawaiian shirt, gathers his six
4. Each of you is going to use your own notes children at the company's warehouse-style
5. Everyone wished to use their own notes offices near Manila's waterfront, where they
oversee nearly every aspect of the business,
from property deals to labor negotiations.

PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATION 71-80 B. On Sundays, Sy insists that the family meet


yet again, either at his luxury log cabin in the
I. lush hills outside Manila or the family home
A. For a president, trust is the one asset that, in the posh Forbes Park district of the capital.
once lost, he can't buy back.
C. Henry Sy runs the Philippines' largest retailer,
B. People say they like him because he's but he operates his SM Group almost as if it
tough and straight and principled. were merely a family-owned corner grocery.

C. Neither prospect is very reassuring. D. Though he is one of the Philippines' richest


men, Sy sometimes spends Sunday mornings
D. It now seems likely that either Bush shopping in Manila seaside market for fresh
wasn't telling the truth about his reasons fish for the family's lunch, which he cooks
for going to war or he didn't know the himself.
truth and can't quite admit it.
E. On Saturdays, family members fan out to
E. This may be especially true for George make firsthand inspections of their SM malls,
W. Bush, whose appeal has always been department stores, and supermarkets.
personal as much as political.
73. What is the best order of the sentences given?
71. What should be the best order of the sentences 1. ABCDE 3. ACEBD 5. CEABD
given? 2.AEBDC 4. CAEBD
1. ABCDE 3. ACEBD 5. ABDCE
2.AEBDC 4. ADCBE IV.
A. The person addicted to alcohol can be
II. characterized as like a child who often insists
A. All societies are constantly changing - some that those around him reflect his feelings.
rapidly and some very slowly.
B. The alcoholic often acts in ways that are not
B. It is passing through a period of extensive appropriate to the adult.
transitions that have far reaching social and
cultural consequences. C. When he is depressed, the presence of happy
people irritates him.
C. Modern society is dynamic, constantly
changing, and either progressing or D. If he is elated, he cannot tolerate a dejected
regressing. companion.

D. Social institutions, norms of behavior, and E. Like a child too he sometimes has feelings of
many other phases of the social order are omnipotence, alternating with feelings of self-
undergoing change. contempt.

E. Old foundations and established structures 74. What should be the best order of the sentences
have become unsettled. given?
1. BDCEA 3. BCDAE 5. BCDEA
72. What should be the best order of the statements 2. BADGE 4. BADEC
given?
1. ABCDE 3. ACEBD 5. ABDCE V.
2.ACBED 4. ADCBE A. Indeed substitute milks are derived from
cows' milk, intended only for calves.

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B. Many large companies that produce milk 2. C 4. E
substitutes operate large sales campaigns
in Third World countries arguing that 77. What should be the best order of the sentences
substitute milk is almost the same as given?
mother's milk. 1. DCEAFB 3. BCEFAD 5. DACEFB
2. BDACEF 4. ACEFDB
C. Nursing mothers provide many benefits to
their newborn.

D. Although milk substitutes are useful in


cases where mothers cannot produce their VII.
own milk, "natural" milk provides a A. There is no complete inventory of positions or
balanced diet and is ideal for human people in federal service at this level.
babies.
B. Under the department and agency heads, there
E. The colostrums produced during the first are 8,600 political, career, military, and
few days following birth is rich in foreign service executives - the top managers
antibodies and confers on the newborn and professionals - who exert major influence
infant's immunity to many diseases. on the manner in which the rest are directed
and utilized.
75. What should be the best order of the sentences
given? C. The lack may be explained by separate
1. BDACE 3. ECDAB 5. CEDBA agency statutes and personnel systems,
2. CEDAB 4. BDCEA diffusion among so many special services,
and absence of any central point with
VI. jurisdiction over all upper-level personnel of
A. In ancient Rome, when a young couple the government.
went out together to see a procession or
other show, they would of course pay D. The main burden of assuring that the
great respect to Venus, when her image resources of the federal government are well
appeared on the screen. managed falls on relatively few of the five
million men and women whom it employs.
B. In a polytheist society, you could tell a
good deal about a person's frame of mind E. Below their level there are other thousands
by the goals he favored, so that to tell a with assignments of some managerial
girl you were trying to woo that you significance, but we believe that the line of
thought Venus overrated was hardly the demarcation selected is the best available for
way to win her heart. our purposes in this attainment.

C. If it is true that everybody loves a lover, 78. What should be the best order of the sentences
then Venus will be the most popular deity given?
of all. l.DBEAC 3. ACBED 5. DEACB
2. BACED 4. DACBE
D. A polytheist always has favorites among
the gods, determined by his own VIII.
temperament, age, and condition, as well A. The apparent color of an object depends
as his own interest, temporary or primarily upon four factors: its ability to
permanent. reflect various colors of light, the nature of
the light by which it is seen, the color of its
E. But from lovers she will elicit special surroundings, and the characteristics and state
devotion. of adaptation of the eye.

F. Instead of saying, "Isn't love wonderful?" B.


In all fields of application of light and
they would say, "Great art thou, O lighting, they predicate their choice of
Venus." equipment, lamps, wall finishes, colors of
light and backgrounds, and other factors
76. What should be the fifth sentence? affecting the luminous and environmental
1. A 3. D 5. F pattern to be secured, in great part from data
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supplied originally by a photometric
laboratory. 81. The most suitable title for the paragraph is______.
1. Success on the Job
C. Although the lighting designer may not be 2. Supervisors on the Job
called upon to do the detailed work of making 3. A Job Well Done
measurements or plotting data in the form of 4. The Dependable Worker
photometric curves and analyzing them, an 5. Avoiding Unfair Shortcuts and Complaints
understanding of the terms used and their
derivation form valuable background 82. Which of the following statements is not necessarily
knowledge. true?
1. An employee is considered valuable if he is less
D. The illuminating engineer and designer supervised.
employ photometric data constantly in their 2. Leadership and direction will come from
work. supervisors.
3. Dependability is the most desired trait in employees.
E. Photometry is the science of measuring light. 4. Dependable workers will do their j obs well without
complaints.
F. The perception of color is a complex visual 5. Even without being watched, workers must be
sensation intimately related to light. willing to do a full day's work.

79. What should be the best order of the sentences Passage 2


given? Mediation is a means of maintaining peace between
l.EADCBF 3. FAEDBC 5. EDBCFA employers and employees. The agreement or settlement
2. DBECAF 4. FBCADE reached is made only by and among the members of
each of these groups. The community or law
IX. enforcement agencies are not a party to settlement
A. Nagsimula ka sa lumang kabihasnan. other but are merely interested parties.

B. Ngunit mayroon kang utak na nakahihigit sa 83. Mediation results when________.


pinakamalaki mang hayop. 1. a strike is declared
2. a strike is settled
C. Noong mga panahong ang tangi mo lamang 3. a strike is won
masasabing sarili ay ang isang tapi na yari sa 4. both sides talk over their problems
balat ng kahoy at ang isang palakol na bato. 5. both sides fail to maintain peace

D. Nakatuklas ka ng mga makina at kapaki- Passage 3


pakinabang na kagamitan. Each group in society develops a vocabulary, a group
of words to describe the tools and operations involved
E. Hindi nagtagal, natuklasan mo ang paggamit ng in its trade or profession. These words are part of the
apoy; napaamo mo ang mga mababangis na daily lives of the group. Just listen to the waitress in
hayop at nakapagpatayo ka ng sariling tahanan. the diner speak to the short-order cook or the shoe
salesman talk to the manager. The words all sound
80. Ano ang tamang pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga familiar, but they just do not make sense to anyone
pangungusap? who is not in the trade. This jargon, as it is called, is
l.ABCED 3. ACBED 5. ABCDE different from slang which is used by many groups in
2.ADBCE 4. ACBDE society. Jargon is usually limited to only one group of
workers.
READING COMPREHENSION
84. Slang is different from jargon because________.
Passage 1 1. only workers use it
One of the main traits desired in workers is 2. it is used by many groups
dependability. The less supervision the employee 3. it is filled with trade terms
needs, the more he or she is worth to the firm. 4. salesmen use it
Employees should be willing to do a full day's work 5. it is unacceptable in polite society
even though they are not being watched. Supervisors
will supply the necessary leadership and direction. 85. When two workers describe to each other an
Dependable employees will do their job well without operation in their work, they use_________.
complaining or trying to find unfair shortcuts. 1. slang 4. short-order
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2. vocabulary 5. familiar sense his art collection?
3. jargon
1. The author thinks Uncle Mark is parsimonious.
Passage 4 2. The author thinks that Uncle Mark is demanding.
Wages refer to the total earnings of a per son for doing 3. The author thinks that Uncle Mark is demented.
a certain kind of service in a given period of time. 4. The author is amused by Uncle Mark's art collection.
They are paid on an hourly basis or by the product of 5. The author is anxious about Uncle Mark's art
apiece rate; hence, the pay rate may be based on time, collection.
output, or even a combination of these two.
Passage 6
86. The given paragraph states_________. The old expression, "You can lead a horse to the
1. that wages may vary water, but you can't make him drink," is true.
2. that services are wage-oriented However, if you make the horse thirsty, you won't have
3. the types of wages to make him drink. This is true of children. If teachers
4. that combining wages is better make their classes interesting and stimulating,
5. how a person earns a wage children will automatically come to class, do their
homework, and study.
Passage 5
There is no explanation for personal taste. My Uncle 91. Which of the following best summarizes the central
Mark collected expensive China figurines and idea of this passage?
beautiful antique Tiffany lamps. He also insisted that 1. Dynamic teaching
two brilliantly colored Picasso prints hang in a 2. Teacher-student contingency
prominent place in his dining room. He always said he 3. Didactic concepts
knew what he liked, and he did not need to explain his 4. Helping students become better individuals
collection to anyone. I always marveled that Uncle 5. Reinforcement of instructional materials
Mark would consistently pinch hundreds in the
grocery store, but spend thousands to add his 92. Which of the following is the best assumption of
collection, without blinking an eye. this passage?
1. Classroom teachers should engage in subject-
87. Which of the following best characterizes Uncle centered activities in the class.
Mark's art collection as. a whole? 2. Classes that are thought-provoking or make the
1. empirical and unique students think yield better results.
2. exorbitant and fragile 3. Some classroom teachers inhibit the learning
3. sundry and personal capability of their students.
4. eclectic and despicable 4. Passive teaching inspires most students to do
5. antique and economical their best in their respective schools.
5. Better understanding among students occurs
88. The author demonstrates Uncle Mark as______. when classes are held in air-conditioned
1. a man who has a predilection for diverse art classrooms.
collection
2. a man who has a penchant for imported goods ANALOGY
3. a man who loves spending much in the grocery
stores 96. synonym : meaning :: homophone : _______
4. a man who has an appalling taste for art 1. sound 3. fake 5. confusion
collection 2. idea 4. summary
5. a man who is reluctant to spend much on art
collection 97. apogee : perigee :: paramount:________
1. optimum 3. minute 5. prime
89. As cited in the passage, which of the following best 2. climax 4. retreating
describes Uncle Mark? 98. oil: well::________ : ________
1. magnanimous 1. latex : rubber 4. tobacco : cigarette
2. boastful about his art collection 2. silver : ore 5. marble : dune
3. autonomous of other's opinions 3. gravel : sand
4. millionaire
5. indifferent to other's opinions 99. certify : attest:: ________:________
1. emancipate : liberate 4. malign : eulogize
90. What best portrays the author's attitude toward 2. loosen : secure 5. dote : loathe
Uncle Mark and 3. slack : taut
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100. gripping : pliers ::_______:_______ 109. Rocky is an artist. This conclusion can be logically
1. drawing : picture 4. pulling : cork deduced from which of the following statements?
2. spreading : mallet 5. elevating : jack 1. If one is an artist, then he draws meaningful
3. molding: trowel pictures. Rocky draws meaningful pictures.
2. At all concerts, everyone who is not an artist is
101. farmer : agronomist::_______:_______ seated in one of the back rows. Rocky is seated
1. teacher : tutee 4. lawyer : barrister in the front row.
2. matriarch : tot 5. physician: patient 3. Some artists belong to AAP. Rocky belongs to
3. judge: jury AAP.
4. If Rocky was not asked to join the Seniors' Club,
102. skin : mammal::_______:_______ then he is not an artist. Rocky was asked to join
1. pistil: insects 4. squamata : snakes the said club.
2. plumage : birds 5. fish : scale 5. None of the above
3. mandible: amphibians
103. bear : cub ::_______:_______ 110. All democrats are politicians. Some lawyers are
1. fawn : deer 4. tadpole : frog democrats. Therefore,______.
2. kangaroo : joey 5. sheep : ewe 1. some lawyers are politicians
3. roe : fish 2. all democrats are lawyers
3. all politicians are democrats
104. blue : violet::_______:----------- 4. all lawyers are politicians
1. red : green 4. pink : white 5. None of the above
2. black : white 5. blue : brown
3. yellow: orange 111. All lovers are believers. Some non-givers are
lovers. Therefore,______.
105. living room : parlor ::_______:_______ 1. all believers are lovers
1. kitchen : lavatory 4. conservatory : garden 2. all lovers are non-givers
2. theatre : theater 5. apartment: flat 3. all givers are believers
3. patio : sofa 4. some non-givers are believers
5. None of the above
LOGICAL REASONING
112. Naima is shorter than Nur but not so short as
106. Based on the conversation between Hannah and Faisal. Rizza is taller than Nur, while Jumel is shorter
Joseph, which of the following choices can be inferred? than Faisal. Who is the shortest among the five people
mentioned?
Hannah: / have just heard that Janry failed the bar 1. Jumel 3. Nur 5. Faisal
exams. 2. Naima 4. Rizza
Joseph:: Impossible, Janry was very witty.
113. No elephant can fly. Dumbo is an elephant.
1. Joseph thinks that Hannah is telling a lie. Therefore,______.
2. Hannah knows that Janry failed the bar exam. 1. Dumbo is not an elephant
3. Joseph assumes that no witty individual can fail the 2. Dumbo can fly
exam. 3. Dumbo cannot fly
4. Hannah thinks that Janry has failed the bar exam. 4. no fly is an elephant
5. Joseph thinks that Hannah got the wrong 5. None of the above
information.
114. Either Carps will go to the mall or he'll play
107. At BSU Elementary School, Peach holds a position basketball. Carps did not go to the mall. Therefore, ___.
senior to Rene, and Cathy holds a junior post to Rene. 1. Carps went to the mall
Who holds the junior-most position? 2. Carps played basketball
1. Peach 3. Cathy 5. No one 3. Carps did not play basketball
2. Rene 4. BSU 4. Carps played something else
5. Carps went somewhere else
108. It is either one of ours or one of yours. It is not one
of ours. Therefore,______. 115. A foreigner read the writing SERA MERA CARA
1. it is one of ours 4. it is not one of ours DARA on one of the famous establishments in the city.
2. it is one of yours 5. None of the above He learned from a restaurant that CARA SERA means
3. it is not one of yours hot water. He also learned from a Linguistics class that
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SERA DARA means water fountain. He learned from
the market that MERA DARA means drinking fountain. 125. A suit is sold for P6,800 while marked at P8,000.
What is the rate of discount?
Which of the following gives the meaning of MERA? 1. 12% 2. 15% 3. 17% 4. 20% 5. 24%

1. hot 3. water 5. sera 126. What is the average of the first 15 positive
2. drinking 4. fountain integers?

1. 7 2. 7.5 3. 8 4. 8.5 5. 9
NUMERICAL REASONING
127. Find the average of all numbers from 1 to 100 that
116. Add: 6+ 73+43.072 +16.8 end in 2.

1. 123.752 3. 138.872 5. 526.52 1. 46 2. 47 3. 48 4. 50 5. 52


2. 132.872 4. 139.52

117. Subtract: 3,701 -370


128. Look at this series: 3, -12, 48, -192, 768,... What
1. 3,071 3. 3,330 5. 3,421 number should come next?
2. 3,325 4. 3,331
1. -372 3.-3,072 5. -12,289
118. Multiply: 284 x 25 2. 3,072 4.-12,288

1. 4,260 3. 7,100 5. 9,975 129. Susan has an average of 86 in her three


2. 7,075 4. 7,125 examinations. What grade must she receive on her next
test if she wants to raise her average to 88?
119. What comes next? 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 ____
1. 90 2. 92 3. 94 4. 96 5. 100
1. 9 2. 11 3. 21 4. 22 5. 30
130. If prices are reduced by 25%, and sales are
120. 24 is ¾ of what number? increased by 20%, what is the net effect on gross
receipts?
1. 16 2. 32 3. 40 4. 48 5. 64
1. They increase by 5%. 4. They increase by 10%.
121. If a car can travel 25 miles on two gallons of 2. They decrease by 5%. 5. They decrease by 10%.
gasoline, how many gallons will be needed for a trip of 3. They remain the same.
150 miles?
131. A man travels a distance of 20 miles at 60 miles
1. 3 2. 6 3. 7 4. 10 5. 12 per hour and then returns over the same route at 40 miles
per hour. What is his average rate for the round trip in
122. If the ratio of men to women is 3 : 5 and the class miles per hour?
contains 24 people, how many additional men would
have to enroll to make the ratio of men to women 1:1? 1. 45 2. 46 3. 47 4. 48 5. 50

1. 3 2. 6 3. 9 4. 12 5. 15 132. Three times the first of three consecutive odd


integers is 3 more than twice the third. Find the third
123. What comes next? 1/6, 1/3, ½, 2/3, ____, ____ integer.

1. 5/6, 1 3. ¾. 4/5 5. ¾, 5/6 1. 7 2. 9 3. 11 4. 13 5. 15


2. 5/6, 7/6 4. ¾, 11/12
133. Three years ago, Marivic's age was half of Karen's
124. Greg traveled from his home to work at an average age. If the sum of their ages today is 21, how old is
rate of 25km/hr. By traveling 50 km/hr, he took 30 Marivic now?
minutes less to return home. How far in kilometers is his
work from home? 1. 4 2. 5 3. 8 4. 10 5. 13

1. 25 km 3. 75 km 5. 125 km 134. 3 10 20 33 49 68 ____ ____


2. 50km 4. 100km
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1. 22,24 3. 90, 115 5. 100,205
2. 22, 25 4. 90, 125 1. 6,36 3. 6, 116 5. 6,216
2. 6, 100 4. 6, 200
135. To make fruit punch for 8 students, ½ liters , of
concentrate is mixed with 3 ½ liters of water. How GENERAL INFORMATION
many liters of concentrate are needed to make fruit
punch of this strength for 28 students? 146. Which of the following principles is not declared
in the constitution?
1. 1 ¾ 2. 1 5/9 3. 1 7/9 4. 4/9 5. 5/7 1. The Philippine Constitution is a democratic
and republican state. Sovereignty resides in
136. Musa can build a wall in 6 days. Mark had worked the people and all government authority
on the wall for three days alone before Musa joined him. emanating from it.
Together, they have completed the wall in three more 2. The State has the power to wage war in
days. How long will it take Mark to build the wall defense against outside attack.
alone? 3. Civilian authority is sometimes supreme over
the military.
1. 10 days 3. 14 days 5. 18 days 4. The separation of the church and state shall
2. 12 days 4. 16 days be inviolable.
137. When +3 is added to -5, the sum is________. 5. The Philippines is a nuclear free country.

1. -15 2. -8 3.-2 4. +2 5. +8 147. Which of the following is defined as a declaration


and enumeration of the individual rights and privileges
138. The average of two numbers is M. If one number which the Constitution is designed to protect against
is N, the other number is_______. violation by the government or by an individual or
1. 2N 3. 2M-2 5. M-N groups of individuals?
2. 2M 4. 2M-N 1. Power of the State 4. Human Rights
2. Suffrage 5. None of the above
139. Glasses are packed exactly — dozen to a carton, 3. Bill of Rights
and extras are left for the next packing. If a batch of 103
glasses is ready to be packed, and if there are enough 148. Which of the following is not an element of the
cartons, how many glasses will be left for the next state?
packing? 1. people 4. territory
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 5 5. 7 2. government 5. None of the above
3. administration
140. 2 6 15 31 56 92 _____
1. 141 2. 164 3. 200 4. 205 5. 340 149. What is the basic autonomous social institution?
1. barangay 4. tribe
141. What comes next? 13 4 26 5 14 6 25 7 ____ 2. family 5. None of the above
3. cultural community
1. 12 2. 15 3. 16 4. 24 5. 26
150. All of the following are grounds for the suspension
142. Find 60% of 70. of the writ of habeas corpus except_________.
1. invasion 4. rebellion
1. 2.8 2. 4.2 3. 28 4. 42 5. 280 2. natural calamity 5. None of the above
3. when public safety requires it
143. If a merchant makes a profit of 20% based on the
selling price of an article, what percent does he make on 151. Legislative power is vested upon the_________.
the cost? 1. Constitutional Commission 4. Congress
2. Civil Service Commission 5. People
1. 20 2. 25 3. 40 4. 60 5. 80 3. President

144. In a certain class, the ratio of men to women is 152. The majority of the vote of congress is_________.
4 : 6. If the class has 40 students, how many of them are 1. three-fourths 4. unanimous
women? 2. fifty one percent 5. None of the above
3. two-thirds
1. 12 2. 16 3. 20 4. 24 5. 28
153. Judicial power is vested upon the_________.
145. 1 1 2 8 3 27 4 64 5 125 ____ ____ 1. Chief Justice 4. Congress
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2. President 5. Senate 2. Professionalism
3. Supreme Court 3. Responsiveness to the Public
4. Commitment to Public Interest
154. How many associate justices are there in the 5. None of the above
Supreme Court?
1. 8 3. 10 5. 15 162. What arises when a public official or employee is a
2. 9 4. 14 member of a board, an officer, or a substantial
stockholder of a private corporation?
155. The following government officials may be 1. Investment 4. Financial interest
removed from office through impeachment except the _. 2. Bribery 5. Material interest
1. President 4. Senators 3. Conflict of Interest
2. Vice-President 5. Chief Justice
3. Members of the Supreme Court 163. Which of the following is not a condition wherein
a vice-president may replace a president of the country
156. An example of a civil and political right is the right and therefore serve the unexpired term?
to_______. 1. removal from office 4. death
1. life and liberty 4. social security 2. permanent disability 5. None of the above
2. work 5. None of the above 3. resignation from office
3. education

157. Who shall regularly monitor meteorological 164. The present anti-graft court is known as the ____.
factors affecting environmental conditions including the 1. Tanod-bayan 4. Ombudsman
ozone depletion and greenhouse gases? 2. Sandigan-bayan 5. None of the above
1. Department of Environment and Natural 3. BarangayHall
Resources
2. Department of Science and Technology 165. Which of the following natural resources shall be
3. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and alienated by the State?
Astronomical Service Administration 1. fisheries 4. wildlife
4. Local government units 2. forests 5. petroleum
5. None of the above 3. agricultural lands

158. Who provides the fund to support the Air Quality 166. Which of the following statements is false
Management? 1. The President may not enter into agreements
1. National Treasury with foreign-owned corporations involving either
2. Department of Environment and Natural technical or financial assistance for large-scale
Resources exploration.
3. Department of Science and Technology 2. The Congress may allow small-scale utilization
4. Local government units of natural resources by Filipino citizens.
5. Department of Agriculture 3. The exploration, and utilization of natural
resources shall be under the full control and
159. All of the following are substances which may be supervision of the State.
broken down by the decomposing action of living 4. Private enterprises shall be encouraged to
organisms like bacteria except________. broaden the base of their ownership.
1. potato peelings 4. onionskin 5. None of the above
2. a microchip 5. an apple core
3. wood carvings 167. Which of the following is exempted from filing
their statements of assets and liabilities?
160. Which of the following is not considered a relative 1. regional employees
of a public official? 2. naval captains
1. abalcte 4. All of the above 3. colonels
2. a kumpare 5. None of the above 4. those who serve in an honorary capacity
3. abilas 5. None of the above

161. The staff under the Land Transportation Office 168. Vultures eat large dead organisms. What type of
tried to save on electricity by turning off the air heterotrophs are they?
conditioning by 4:00 p.m. What norm of conduct did the 1. herbivores 4. decomposers
staff display? 2. omnivores 5. parasites
1. Justness and Sincerity 3. scavengers
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169. When rainfall attains a ph less than 5.6, it
becomes_________.
1. torrential 4. tropical
2. acidic 5. neutral
3. basic

170. Which of the following is not considered a duty of


a public official or employee?
1. process documents and papers expeditiously
2. make documents accessible to the public
3. act immediately on the public's personal
transactions
4. act promptly on letters and requests
5. None of the above

Oh God, Increase my
knowledge!

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