General Education Board Exam

1. There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. HIATUS means ______.

• A. Lapse
• B. Uninterruption
• C. Length
• D. Continuation

2. I was speaking to Raquel oA. Disconnectedn the phone on when suddenly where ______.

• A. Disconnected
• B. Cut off
• C. Hung up
• D. Broken down

3. The surprised asked, "What was all the HUBHUB about?" HUBHUB means ______.

• A. Hush
• B. Serinity
• C. Commotion
• D. Stillness

4. Who is the general who said "I shall return" after training troops in Australia?

• A. Carlos P. Romulo
• B. Douglas McArthur
• C. J. de la Torre
• D. Arthur McArthur

5. Thomas Carlyle said, "The man without a purpose is like a ship without ruder..." It could be interpreted as _____.

• A. There is a strong driving force in one’s life
• B. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life
• C. Direction can never come into one’s life
• D. One’s life doesn’t need to be controlled

6. Who said, "The Filipino is worth dying for?"

• A. Benigno Aquino
• B. Carlos P. Garcia
• C. Fidel V. Ramos
• D. Jose P. Rizal
• Option 5

7. Who is remembered for his famous qoutation? "My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins."

• A. Carlos P. Garcia
• B. Ferdinand Marcus
• C. Manuel Quezon
• D. Manuel Roxas

8. Both Nenita and _____ plan to go.

• A. I
• B. Me
• C. Myself
• D. Me myself

9. Your brother is paying for your plane ticket, _____?

• A. Is he
• B. Isn't it
• C. Aren't you
• D. Isn't he

10. We should work for a total ban ____ of pesticides that are harmful to man.

• A. By the use
• B. On using
• C. With the use
• D. On the use