CBRC - Final Coaching Part 2 12.

In William Sharespeare’s “Mechant of Venice,”

1. “The writer’s APOCALYPTIC account suggests the end Portia, the judge said: “The quality of mercy is not
of the world.” The capitalized word means ___. strained: it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
A. Attractive B. Careless upon the place beneath… It is twice blest; it blesseth
C. Prophetic D. Encouraging him that gives him and that takes. ‘Tis mightier than the
mightiest…and one is likened to God when mercy
2. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the case.” The seasons justice.”
capitalized word means. The main thought of the excerpt is that:
A. Important B. Irrelevant A. Mercy is only for deserving
C. Violent D. Malicious B. Mercy is limited in extent
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given
3. “She is vision of feminine PULCHRITUDE.” The D. Mercy comes from the rain
capitalized word means ____.
A. Homeliness B. Loveliness 13. Read the paragraph and answer the item that
C. Plain D. Ugliness follows.
“As far back as I can remember, our family had always
4. The courage of the child who saved his brother from been an extended one. Our grandmother was the
a raging life is worth ___. mainstay in the family the silent strength behind our
A. Emulating B. Mentoring mother who is her daughter.” The informal guide and
C. Narrating D. Watching honorary household chief in the extended family is the
____.
5. Shirley has not forgotten that she was betrayed by A. Grandmother B. Mother
her best friend and carried such ___ in her deeply C. Father D. Aunt
offended heart for a long time.
A. Rancor B. Doubt 14. Select the most appropriate heading for the
C. Souvenir D. Offense paragraph:
Before he has any actual knowledge of war, Stephen
6. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The Crane wrote the American Classic ‘The Red Badge of
sun was a ball of fire over the mountain.” Courage’, which made him an overnight success. He
A. Personification B. Simile wrote ‘The Open Boat’ as a result of a shipwreck he
C. Metaphor D. Hyperbole experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in
progress there”?
7. “… it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is what A. A shipwreck B. The Open Boat
figure of speech? C. Stephen’s educational experience
A. Personification B. Simile D. Stephen’s Writings
C. Hyperbole D. Metaphor
15. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in
8. What figure of speech is the following: “He is the Luis Dato’s Spouse: “She holds no joys beyond the day’s
black sheep of the family.” tomorrow, finds no world beyond her love’s embrace,
A. Metaphor B. Simile looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind,
C. Alliteration D. Hyperbole motion, time and space?”
A. Work partner B. Lady Entrepreneur
9. For the synecdoche figurative expression “It was a C. Housewife D. Career woman
black tie affair” what is the equivalent meaning? 16. “To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy
A. Party for men only B. Formal gathering of ___.
C. Senior citizen’s meeting D. Costume party A. Richard III B. Julius Caesar
C. Macbeth D. Hamlet
10. For the synecdoche figurative expression “My
mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait to show you her 17. In the speech process, which is concerned with
garden.” What is the equivalent meaning? amplifying and enriching the voice, using human
A. She grows a vegetable garden amplifiers such as the nose, windpipe and chest?
B. She cultivates a garden A. Resonation B. Infection
C. She takes care of flowering plants C. Phonation D. Articulation
D. She is good at gardening
18. Which of the following is an artistic tradition that
11. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realized seeks to revive past glory in various forms?
his dream of a free and non-racial South Africa by A. Antique B. Modern
forgiving oppressors and negotiating in good faith for C. Contemporary D. Classical
the peaceful transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela
demonstrated his trait of ___. 19. Poem which is usually composed of fourteen lines
A. Friendliness B. Determination which follow specific patterns of rhyme is called ___.
C. Forgiving D. Loyalty A. Haiku B. Sonnet
C. Elegy D. Free Verse
20. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of B. A hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having it
___. for dinner.
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic. C. A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of a
B. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as toddler.
topic D. A clownfish living within a sea anemone.
C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as 31. This is true of recessive genes:
topic. A. Will only have phenotypic expression if present as a
homozygous phenotype
21. Of the following organisms, which are included B. Should be paired with a dominant gene for it to be
under Kingdom Plantae? expressed
A. Fungi B. Magnolidae C. Will prevent a dominant gene from expressing its
C. Prokaryotes D. Protozoa phenotype
D. Have more superior phenotypic traits
22. Which organism is classified under Kingdom Fungi?
A. Red algae B. Microsporidia 32. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and
C. Diatoms = D. Streptococus is otherwise called brown coal?
A. Bituminous B. Lignite
23. Which of the following is an example of a useful C. Anthracite D. Charcoal
function for bacteria?
A. Can clean up an oil spill by digesting hydrocarbons 33. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
B. May be used as vectors to introduce proteins A. Non-magnetic B. Ferromagnetic
C. Can synthesize new forms of heavy metals C. Paramagnetic D. Diamagnetic
D. May be pathogenic and cause human disease
34. Besides solids, liquids, and gas, what is the fourth
24. Which protest can cause dysentery? form of matter?
A. Gorilla beringei B. Plasmodium vivax A. Gel B. Colloid
C. Streptococus D. Entamoeba histolytica C. Plasma D. Foam

25. The waste product of photosynthesis is ___. 35. The bond in sodium fluoride is which of the
A. Carbon monoxide B. Nitrogen following types of chemical bond?
C. Carbon Dioxide D. Oxygen A. Halogens B. Alkali metals
C. Rare earths D. Alkaline earth metals
26. What organisms would most likely be in an arctic
environment? 36. Which type of reaction does the general equation
A. Crocodile B. Walrus (AB + energy A + B) show?
C. Turtle D. Maya Bird A. Endothermic synthesis B. Exothermic synthesis
C. Exothermic decomposition
27. Which of the following processes involves D. Endothermic decomposition
chloroplast?
A. Conversion of light energy to chemical energy 37. Which of the following statements is true about
B. Formulation of reproductive cells textbook laid on the table?
C. Cell division A. No force is acting on it.
D. Protein synthesis B. The textbook undergoes acceleration
C. The sum of the forces acting upon it is zero
28. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce (the D. The textbook undergoes deceleration
producer), a caterpillar (the primary consumer), a small
passerine bird (the secondary consumer) and a lion (the 38. What is the maximum number of electrons that can
tertiary consumer). A gardener arrives and sprays occupy a p orbital?
pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What can happen to A. 6 B. 10
the ecosystem? C. 18 D. 14
A. The passerine birds will thrive.
B. The passerine birds will convert to herbivores. 39. Which element has TE as its symbol?
C. The lions will eventually die. A. Terbium B. Titanium
D. The lettuce will wilt and die. C. Tellurium D. Technitium

29. This demonstrated the feeding connections 40. You won the jackpot prize in lottery. The prize
between all life forms. money cannot be paid in currency but only in gold.
A. Nutrition cycles B. Biochemical pathways Applying your knowledge in chemistry, select the largest
C. Fossil Cycle D. Food web amount of gold from the choices below (au=197)
A. 297 grams of gold B. 40.0 kilograms of gold
30. Predation is a relationship exemplified by ___. C. Avogardro’s number of atoms gold
A. An orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra tree. D. 22.4 moles of gold
41. A recipe calls for 2 cups of mild for every 7 cups of 53. Simplify: 5 – (2 – (-4) + 11 -8)
flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour, how many cups of A. 4 B. 9
mild must he have? C. -4 D. 6
A. 12 B. 10
C. 14 D. 8 54. All right angles are
A. Parallel B. Oblique
42. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km per hour C. Supplementary D. Equal
leaves the house of 2 hours after a Kia car has left and
overtakes it. In 5 hours at what rate was the Kia car 55. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the ___.
travelling? A. Area B. Volume
A. 30 kilometers per hour B. 50 kilometers per hour C. Legs D. Perimeter
C. 20 kilometers per hour D. 40 kilometers per hour
56. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is
43. Mr. Lazarte had incurred the following expenses in 20 meters. What is the are of the triangle?
his trips to the Mindanao islands: P3, 200.00; P 2,500.00 A. 50 square meters B. 60 square meters
and P 1, 500.00. What percent of this total monthly C. 20 square meters D. 24 square meters
budget of P40,000.00 did he spend for his trip?
A. 35% B. 18% 57. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its
C. 30% D. 20% supplement. What is the measure of the larger angle?
A. 110.5 degrees B. 95.5 degrees
44. What measure of central tendency can best describe C. 102. 5 degrees D. 77. 5 degrees
the size of T-shirts commonly worn by teenagers?
A. Mode B. Mean 58. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a
C. Range D. Median number described by 2?
A. ½ B. 1/3
45. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and C. ¼ D. 1/6
100?
A. 24 B. 23 59. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5
C. 22 D. 25 seats?
A. 95 B. 120
46. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7 C. 105 D. 100
A. 35 B. 140
C. 15 D. 70 60. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6
red balls, 4 white balls and 5 blue balls. Find the
47. What percent of 75 is 15% probability that is it blue.
A. 20% B. 30% A. 1/3 B. 2/5
C. 38% D. 40% C. 4/15 D. 4/5

48. Among the given decimals, which is equivalent to 61. Who were the aboriginal settlers in the islands, prior
9%^ to succeeding migrants who crossed the seas from the
A. 9.0 B. 0.009 Southern Philippines?
C. 0.09 D. 0.9 A. Sumatrans B. Malayans
C. Borneans D. Negritos
49. The sum of three consecutive integers are 123.
What are the integers 62. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the
A. 42, 44, 46 B. 40, 41, 42 Philippines?
C. 39, 40, 41 D. 41, 43, 45 A. Dominicans B. Franciscans
C. Jesuits D. Augustinians
50. The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100,000
square kilometers. In exponential form, it can be 63. what is considered as the earliest form of writing in
expressed as: the Philippines?
A. 1 x 106 B. 105 A. Alibata B. Bataw
C. 1 x 104 D. 106 C. Abakada D. Kalantiaw

51. What number must be subtracted from both 64. The province in the Philippines which was called
numerator and denominator of the fraction 11/23 to “Ma-I” by the Chinese in the 14th century is:
give a fraction whose value is 2/5? A. Ilocos B. Mindoro
A. 4 B. 2 C. Cavite D. Palawan
C. 5 D. 3
65. Through the Galleon Trade (1565 -1815), the
52. Simplify (3x -9) / (x2 -9) Philippines had extended contacts with ___
A. 3/(x – 3) B. 3/(x + 3) A. Spain B. Spice Island
C. 3/(x +1) D. 3/(x – 1) C. China D. Mexico
66. Birth place of Jose Rizal C. McKinley Law D. Jones Law
A. Intramuros, Manila B. Calamba, Laguna
C. Malolos, Bulacan D. Kawit, Cavite 76. Which power of the state enables it to impose
charge of burden upon persons, property or property of
67. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad and an rights for the use and support of the government in its
orator of the Reform Movement? discharge of appropriate functions?
A. Juan Luna B. Graciano Lopez Jaena A. Eminent domain B. Expropriation
C. Jose Rizal D. Marcelo H. del Pilar C. Value Added Tax D. Taxation

68. Who was the literary figure knon as “ Huseng Sisiw”
? mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
A. Jose dela Cruz B. Jose Rizal
C. Juan Matapang Cruz D. Francisco Baltazar
69. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of
the national anthem on June 12, 1898 during the
declaration of Philippine Independence?
A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros B. Malabon Band
C. Kawit Cavite Band
D. San Francisco del Monte Band
70. Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of
Filipino communities to from town centers of
cabeceras?
A. Assimilation B. Esseminda System
C. Reduccion D. Bandala
71. How can Dr. Jose Rizal’s La Liga organization be
likened according to present-day social
groups/movements?
A. National party like LP, NP, Lakas
B. National socio-civic organization
C. Shadow government
D. Street parliamentarian movement
77. Which condition contradicts the social justice
A. Creation of economic opportunities for all
B. Sense of dependency among citizens
C. Elimination of cultural inequalities
D. Equitable distribution of wealth
78. Which state policy provides for preferential
attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members
of the Philippine society?
A. Bill of Rights B. Social Justice
C. Distributive Justice D. Criminal Justice
79. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ___.
A. The right to information privacy
B. Right to gather information data
C. The right to search for information
D. Right to transmit data
80. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is
___.
A. The right to information privacy
B. Right to gather information data
C. The right to search for information
D. Right to transmit data

72. What was the social relevance of Noli and Fili to 81. This means the graphics will be displayed more than
conditions among Filipinos during the late 19th century once
period? A. Texting B. Timing
A. Unfulfilled secularization movement of Gomburza C. Tagging D. Tiling
B. Need for violent uprising against Hispanic imperial
rule 82. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the
C. Rule of friars over Hispanic colonial governments world through the ___
D. Human civil oppression of native Filipinos A. E-shopping B. E-registry
C. E-mail D. E-learning
73. The stage actress who brought fame to her country
through her international awards for her performance 83. CTR is a symbol for ___.
was: A. Control Key B. Entry Key
A. Isay Alvarez B. Geneva Cruz C. Backspace D. Alter key
C. Lea Salonga D. Sharon Cuneta
84. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-Up ___.
A. Line B. Letter
74. Art is product of man’s need to express himself with C. Language D. Label
a high degree of sensitivity towards his environment.
Who is the painter of fisherfolks and farmers of his 85. Kailan nagsimula ang pagkakataon ng
hometowin in Rizan? modernisasayon ng wikang pambansa?
A. Vicente Manansala B. Carlos V. Francisco A. 1974 B. 1997
C. Anita Magsaysay D. Fernando Amorsolo C. 1987 D. 1988

75. Which enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 86. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga
established a bicameral legislature in the Philippines pangungusap na nais ipahayag ng tao sa kanyang kapwa
with the senator (upper house) and Hose of ay ___.
Representative (lower house) to be composed of A. Wika B. Sining
elected Filipinos? C. Bokabolaryo D. Tunog
A. Philippine Legislative Law B. Cooper Act
87. Ano ang bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng 99. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat
panlaping ika at tambilang? at napagkasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
A. Gitling B. Tuldok A. Dinamiko B. Likas
C. Panaklong D. Kuwit C. Arbitrary D. Masistema

88. Pinakapayak na anyo ng salita na walang kahalong

panlapi
A. Gitlapi B. Salitang-ugat
C. Ponema D. Laguhan

89. Tumutkoy ito sa bilang ng pantig sa bawat taludtod

ng tula.
A. Talinghaga B. Diin
C. Tugma D. Sukat

90. Ang mga salitang tana, aliw, kamay, rena ay mga

halimbawa ng ___.
A. Diptongo B. Pares minimal
C. Klaster D. Ponema

91. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili,

pagbubukod at pagtatangi ay ___.
A. Pamukod B. Pares minimal
C. Paninsay D. Panlinaw

92. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo,” ang

salitang malakay ay isang ____.
A. Pangu-uri B. Pangatnig
C. Panghalip D. Pandiwa

93. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang

mga lugar at babasahing mapgkukunan ng mga
literature at pag-aaral.
A. Kabanata I B. Kabanata IV
C. Kabanata II D. Kabanata V

94. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang akda ay

mahirap unawain.
A. Preview B. Muling basa
C. Masusi D. Kaswal

95. Ito ay pagbasa ng pansamantala o di palagian.

Ginagawa ito kung nais magpalipas ng oras.
A. Scanning B. Pre-viewing
C. Kaswal D. Masusi

96. Anong paraan ng pagkuha ng Balangkas ang

ginagamitan ng sunud-sunod na tatlong tuldok para
ipakita na may mga bahaging hindi na sinipi sa talata?
A. Synopsis B. Ellipsis
C. Abstrak D. Sintesis

97. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na,

“Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang mailap.”
A. Pagtawag B. Pagmamalabis
C. Palit-saklaw D. Palit-tawag

98. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa

pagtatalumpati?
A. Paksa B. Okasyon
C. Tagapakinig D. Pagyayabang