1. It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture.
A. National Commission for Culture and the Arts
B. National Cultural Commission for the Arts
C. National Commission for Cultural Arts
D. National Cultural Commission for Arts
2. These are the priests who pursued the secularization movement which is the inclusion of Filipino priests in the church during Spanish times.
A. Gomez, Burgos, Zamora
B. Del Pilar, Rizal, Jaena
C. Aglipay, Cardinal Sin, Ledesma
D. Plasencia, Blancas, Paterno
3. Ms. Cruz is a Grade 12 GAS Teacher at San Martin National High School. Her student, Zephanie, is an honor student but plans not to pursue college due to poverty. With this, she adjusted her grade so that she can be qualified for scholarship grants in college. What moral principle did Ms. Cruz violate?
A. Between two evils do the lesser evil
B. Principle of double effect
C. The end does not justify the means
D. Always do what is right
4. Manny Pacquiao did not win the election. If you were in his position, what actions would you take?
A. Concede with the results
B. Protest the results to the COMELEC
C. Request for re-election due to tampered voting
D. Pay the commissioner with big money to manipulate the results
5. Arrange the chronological order of major levels of linguistics
I. Syntax
II. Semantics
III. Morphology
IV. Phonology
V. Orthography
A. IV-V-III-II-I
B. IV-V-I-III-I
C. III-IV-I-III-II
D. I-III-IV-II-V
6. More than the physical aspect of a person, but to a large extent the individual’s dignity make up one’s ________.
A. personhood
B. popularity
C. status
D. reputation
7. The place where an organism lives.
A. Habitat
B. Geography
C. Settlement
D. Colony
8. What relationship is illustrated between the man and cow, bee and the pollen in the flower, monkey and the flea?
A. Mutualism
B. Parasitism
C. Commensalism
D. Reciprocity
9. Chordata corresponds to Phylum just as Animalia corresponds to ____________.
A. Class
B. Kingdom
C. Species
D. Genus
10. Antonio de Morga, in his book, “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas,” observed that the ancient Filipinos had a military and naval force equipped with artillery and other weapons such as the Kris and Kampilan, intricately decorated with iron and steel. This indicates that before the arrival of the Spaniards, the early Filipinos had their own __________.
A. Houses
B. Culture
C. Crops
D. History
11. Rizal wrote this poem on April 24, 1886 while he was in Germany studying ophthalmology.
A. To the Filipino Youth
B. To the Flowers of Heidelberg
C. My Last Farewell
D. The Philippines a Century Hence
12. A famous quotation from Rizal was “I wish to show those who deny us patriotism that we know how to die for our country.” A modern-day martyr similarly said: “The Philippines is worth dying for,” who was ________.
A. Ninoy Aquino
B. Joaquin Roces
C. Jose Abad Santos
D. Mariano Tañada
13. It is where Rizal spent his education and was involved in various extracurricular activities including religious societies, literary academies, art, sports and carved sculptures of religious figures.
A. Ateneo
B. Letran
C. Calamba
D. Madrid
14. Arrange the chronological order of events of Philippine history.
I. EDSA Revolution
II. Manila as an open city during Japanese occupation
III. Philippines sold to the USA through Treaty of Paris
IV. Declaration of Martial Law
A. I-II-III-IV
B. IV-II-I-III
C. III-II-IV-I
D. III-II-I-IV
15. Cinemas use this artistic approach and narrative style that aims to represent life, characters, settings, and events as closely as possible to their real-world counterparts.
A. Formalism
B. Optical
C. Illusion
D. Realism
16. Anong antas na wika ang ginagamit sa pagsagawa ng mga transaksyon sa ahensyang gobyerno?
A. Pormal
B. Kolokyal
C. Balbal
D. Teknikal
17. There-their, green-grin are these sets of words that are classified as ________.
A. Antonyms
B. Synonyms
C. Homonyms
D. Heteronyms
18. A circle inside a square having an 8 cm side. What is the area of the square?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 92
19. Nagtago si Juan, nakalabas ang ulo. Mananalo ka sa larong ito na tinatawag na _________.
A. Balagtas
B. Bugtungan
C. Idyoma
D. Salawikain
20. What is the name of the first sovereign wealth fund established in the Philippine economy?
A. World Bank
B. Philippine National Bank
C. International Monetary Funds
D. Maharlika Investment Funds
21. Due to the invention of the steam engine, it brings a global threat to our environment.
A. Global warming
B. Climate change
C. Political agenda
D. Acid rain
22. What phenomenon involves the division of opinions or groups into two extreme, opposing factions?
A. Ambivalence
B. Bipolarization
C. Ambidexterity
D. Bifurcation
23. Who is the historian known for his extensive research and writings about the life and works of Jose Rizal?
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Ambeth Ocampo
C. Teodoro Agoncillo
D. Gregorio Zaide
24. An epic tale is a literary work about a hero, amazing adventures or an otherwise intense or amazing story. In the Philippines, we have epics from various regions. Which of these epics came from Maranao people?
A. Darangen
B. Biag ni Lam-ang
C. Handiong
D. Hudhud
25. The fisherman uses worm as ____ for fish.
A. bait
B. bite
C. bet
D. bit
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1. A | 16. A |
2. A | 17. C |
3. C | 18. C |
4. A | 19. B |
5. A | 20. D |
6. A | 21. |
7. A | 22. |
8. A | 23. |
9. B | 24. |
10. B | 25. |
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