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GENERAL EDUCATION 2021

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On your vacation in Palawan, please if you chance upon Arturo, please give _____ my warm regards.

a)

Him

b)

Himself

2.

The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for _____, besides we have more urgent family needs

a)

Them

b)

Us

3.

Neither the principal nor the coordinator____ present in the event

a)

Were

b)

Was

4.

Let us campaign for the total ban _____ of harmful insecticides.

a)

with use

b)

on the use

5.

Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.

a)

Would have been

b)

Would be

6.

The nearest post office is on_____.

a)

Twenty Second Street

b)

Twenty-second Street

7.

Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event. Transmuted mean

a)

Summed

b)

Changed

8.

You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. CARNAL means

a)

Worldly

b)

Bold

9.

The President showed great APLOMB while dealing with the reporters. Select the word which means the same as the capitalized word

a)

Composure

b)

Nervousness

10.

His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as

a)

Prophetic

b)

Apathetic

11.

Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means

a)

Reserved

b)

Verbose

12.

Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the capitalized word? Jose was CONTEMPTUOUS of the effects of the efforts of his rival to show greater ability.

a)

Scornful

b)

Appreciative

13.

Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor from me and my life is gone.” What is the correct interpretation for this?

a)

His life is determined by his honor

b)

He values honor as much as his life

14.

The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of

a)

Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion

b)

Misery for those who talk ill of others

15.

What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and part.”

a)

Autumn

b)

Spring

16.

She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?

a)

Excellent

b)

Run-of-the-mill

17.

Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif…” It could be interpreted as:

a)

There should be a strong driving force in one’s life.

b)

There should be sufficient energy in one’s life.

18.

Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty FOLLIES that they themselves commit. What do the capitalized words mean?

a)

Careless acts

b)

Nonsense words

19.

In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”, Portia, the judge, said, “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath…It’s mightiest…and one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the excerpt is that

a)

Mercy is limited in extent

b)

Mercy is spontaneous and freely given

20.

I am a retired a 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 façade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I learn 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, handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and hair.” Based from the text, the teacher values

a)

Cleanliness

b)

Discipline

21.

Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

22.

To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy of

a)

Macbeth

b)

Hamlet

23.

Which play by William Shakespeare features to ill-starred lovers who come from warring families?

a)

Rome and Juliet

b)

Anthony and Cleopatra

24.

The Rubaiyat has the theme:

a)

Grasping pleasure while you can

b)

Creating your own world and beautify it

25.

Who was the foremost French short story writer?

a)

Anatole France

b)

De Maupassant

c)

Chaucer

d)

Shakespeare

26.

What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?

a)

The Psalms of Praises

b)

The Psalms of King David

c)

Mahabharata

d)

Rig Veda

27.

The pen name of Samuel Clemens is

a)

Mark Twain

b)

George Elliot

28.

Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s concept of American culture?

a)

Bienvenido Santos

b)

Ambeth Ocampo

c)

Nick Joaquin

d)

Jose Garcia Villa

29.

This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction works.

a)

Nick Joaquin

b)

Jose Garcia Villa

c)

Bienvenido Santos

d)

Ambeth ocampo

30.

The seven continents comprising a continuous land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

31.

Baghdad is to Iraq and ______is to Syria.

a)

Jordan

b)

Damascus

c)

Tehran

d)

Africa

32.

Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”

a)

Helen of Troy

b)

Princess of the Nile

33.

Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

34.

Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and good human relation, are attributed to this Chinese writer:

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao-Tzu

35.

This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896?

a)

Philippine Independent Church

b)

United Church of the Philippines

36.

What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the Battle of Manila?

a)

San Agustin Church

b)

Philippine Independent Church

37.

Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National Artist. Who is this person?

a)

San Pedro

b)

Angono

38.

The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement of 1861.

a)

Father Pedro Pelaez

b)

Father Gregorio Aglipay

39.

Governor-General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the

a)

Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos

b)

Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly

40.

Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town centers of cabeceras?

a)

Reduccion

b)

Bandala

41.

The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines

a)

Claveria

b)

Basilio Agustin

c)

Diego de los Rios

d)

Diego Laura

42.

During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against the government because it did not allow proper burial for his brother?

a)

Macario Sakay

b)

Francisco Dagohoy

43.

Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilation policy during the American colonial years of the Philippines?

a)

William Mckinley

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

44.

If the social system is based on meritocracy, which is a possible effect?

a)

Rule by wealthy and powerful

b)

Leadership by the people of talent

45.

The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best describes the model of governance in the Philippines?

a)

Division of labor

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Independent

d)

Dependent

46.

The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is _________.


Choose all that applies

a)

Right to due process

b)

Right to Security

c)

Right to Life

d)

Right to Liberty

e)

Right to Information

47.

Which of the environmental law requires industries to install anti- pollution devices and bans the use of incinerators?

a)

Clean Air Act

b)

Environmental Security Act

48.

Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?

a)

St. Augustine

b)

St. Thomas Aquinas

49.

Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this philosophy?

a)

St. Thomas Aquinas

b)

St. Augustine

50.

Which idea contradicts the concept of free will?

a)

Evolution theory

b)

Biological determinism