GENERAL EDUCATION

Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. Loquacious means:

• A. reserved
• B. verbose
• C. reticent
• D. spiritless

Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the following?

• A. meristems in the root tip
• B. pistils in the flower
• C. root hairs in the epidermis
• D. xylem in the stem

Which of the following is the ultimate purpose of Human Right Education?

• A. to identify threats of human rights
• B. to generate awareness of one’s basic rights
• C. to check on abuses in the exercise of human rights
• D. to understand and change conditions which give rise to human right violation

What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

• A. Abakada
• B. Roman alphabet
• C. Alibata
• D. Balitaw

Rennie Boy believes that everything that happens in this world has a cause or a reason. What scientific attitude is seen in his actions?

• A. curiosity
• B. firm set of beliefs
• C. honesty
• D. critical-mindedness

Which statement is true?

• A. 5–√ is a rational number.
• B. b. 0 is a positive number
• C. 3–√ is a real number.
• D. 4–√ is an irrational number

Why do mothers usually soak meat in pineapple juice before cooking it?

• A. It makes meat tender.
• B. It removes the bad odor.
• C. It improves the taste of meat.
• D. It preserves the natural taste of meat.

Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the telephone?

• A. network
• B. modem
• C. internet
• D. hypermedia

Which of the following BEST demonstrates the greenhouse principle?

• A. a heated aquarium
• B. a car with rolled-up windows
• C. a microwave oven
• D. a solar battery -powered calculator

Most asteroids are found between the two planets:

• A. Venus and Earth
• B. Earth and Mars
• C. Mars and Jupiter
• D. Jupiter and Saturn