Filipino Language Mock Exam PDF

I. ANALOGY (10) 1\. Ship : Captain : : Orchestra : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Conductor b) Composer c\) Pianist d) Singer 2\. Marshal : Prisoner : : Principal : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Teacher b) Doctrine c\) President d) Student 3\. Candle : Illuminate : : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ : Cool a\) Breeze b) Burn c...

I. ANALOGY (10) 1\. Ship : Captain : : Orchestra : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Conductor b) Composer c\) Pianist d) Singer 2\. Marshal : Prisoner : : Principal : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Teacher b) Doctrine c\) President d) Student 3\. Candle : Illuminate : : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ : Cool a\) Breeze b) Burn c\) Wick d) Refrigerator 4\. Fop : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ : : Documentary : Reality a\) Appearance b) Punishment c) Movie d) Fairytale 5\. Scruff : Neck : : Stern : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Lecture b) Boat c\) Dirty d) Warning 6\. Trellis : Garden : : Fireplace : \_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Smoke b) Log c\) House d) Ash 7\. Game : Series : : \_\_\_\_\_\_ : Word a\) Winner b) Syllable c\) Sentence d) Event 8\. \_\_\_\_\_ : Land : : Slice : Cake a\) Earth b) Mud c\) Fly d) Acre 9\. Receipt : \_\_\_\_\_ : : License : Marriage a\) Money b) Purchase c\) Store d) Husband 10\. Battalion : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ : : Dollar : Cent a\) Army b) Rifles c\) Troop d) Battle II\. VOCABULARY 11\. His [stoic a]ttitude earned him the title \"man made of stone.\" B. heavy C. hard D. indifferent B. very hot C. humid D. tepid 13\. Do not worry about running short of rice because we had a [copious] harvest last month. B. innumerable C. depleting D. abundant B. a state of trance C. a state of suppression D. a state of affliction 15\. Her hair was [full a]nd lightly curled. B. filled C. detailed D. thick 16\. The judge [exculpates] the accused for lack of evidence. B. exonerated C. banished D. proved innocent 17\. The politician was criticized for his [preposterous] remarks. B. witty C. absurd D. promising B. effusive C. effulgent D. offensive 19\. Mrs. Santos is very happy because her pupil who used to be very [vociferous] doesn't talk much anymore. B. active C. talkative D. sleepy 20\. I feared their disapproval, especially my father\'s, whose [stern] face was enough to scare me to death. B. strict C. firm D. hard 21\. The quarreling couple decided that it was time they sat down and tackled the bull by its horns.. B. worked on their problems C. talked about their problems D. hid away their problems 22\. As the peso continues to be \_\_\_\_\_, the urban poor find it more difficult to live decent lives. B. unvalued C. non-valued D. disvalued B. rested C. injured D. understaffed 24\. Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word? cannot [fathom] the consequences B. understand C. deny D. see 25\. [Hungkag a]ng bigasan dahil nasira ng bagyo ang mga palay. B. puno C. bulok D. bago 26\. The players were confused when the [kibitzers s]uddenly butted-in during the team's huddle. B. spectators C. onlookers D. crowd 27\. [Maantak a]ng sugat kapag napatakan ng kalamansi. B. maliit C. manhid D. mahapdi B. isnabera C. mahiyain D. pangit B. ayaw nang pagbigyan C. ayaw nang pakinggan D. ayaw nang makasama 30\. Mahirap pakinggan ang sinasabi ng taong [garil.] B. bulol C. matalino D. matatas III\. LANGUAGE 31\. Neither of her Oscar awards, however, \_\_\_\_\_ been polished for a long time. B. is C. has D. have already B. have waited...have read C. waited...read D. will have waited...read 33\. Patungo \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ang mga kandidato. B. doon C. dito D. rin B. Nabitiwan C. Nalaglag D. Nabuhos B. maayos C. masinop D. masubukan 36\. May I please request that each of the two groups take an \_\_\_\_\_\_ position in the issue now. B. alternative C. alternate D. all of the above 37\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ mountains aplenty in the Philippines. B. There are C. There were D. There was 38\. If we \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ harder we would have passed the SASE. B. had studied C. studied D. have studied B. Not only---but C. Both---and D. Either---or B. at -- on -- at C. in -- at -- in D. in -- at -- on B. have waited...have read C. waited...read D. will have waited...read B. because C. when D. as if 43\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ our low annual fee, you will receive a 20% discount if you sign up this week. B. While C. In spite of D. In addition to 44\. The drug pushers tried to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the arresting cops. B. buy off C. buy out D. buy up 45\. A large percentage of the class \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ fascinated by the museum. B. be C. any of the above D. were 46\. We are considered industrious, \_\_\_\_\_\_ foreigners often remark on how hardworking we are. B. yet C. so D. for 47\. Despite the depressing situation \_\_\_\_\_\_ our country, there are still shafts of light to which we can cling for hope. B. on C. at D. in 48\. The mobile phone allowed Stan to call a tow truck when his car broke down, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with his family to tell them he would be late. B. and the checking in C. so he could check in D. and to check in 49\. In the dedication of his book, Carter finally told his mother that he loved her, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. B. that was a mutuality in feeling C. a feeling that is being mutual D. which is a feeling very mutual 50\. Quan was disappointed to learn that the assistanteditor's job actually involved answering phone calls and e-mail as well as to edit B. actually editing C. and to have to edit D. as well as editing IV\. IDENTIFYING ERRORS 51\. No one [dares] to defy Ms. Clearwater; [between] all of the members [of the faculty,] A B C she is the [strictest.] [No error] D E B. B C. C D. D E. E 52\. The store manager [telephoned] the warehouse manager [after] [he failed] [to deliver] A B C D the products on the correct day. B. B C. C D. D E. No error 53\. During the debate, Jack [attended closely] to the Green Party candidate's A economic plan, [which Jack t]hought was [better structured than the other] B C D [candidates]. B. B C. C D. D E. No error 54\. Edward Villella [stages] ballets [that reflect] the [influence of] [an earlier] A B C D choreographer, George Balanchline. B. B C. C D. D E. No error 55\. Many people claim [to have seen] UFOs, [but] not one [have] proved that [such] A B C D [objects] exist. B. B C. C D. D E. No error 56\. Last year, the company [announces] Take Your Daughter to Work Day in an effort A [to build] the morale [of employees] in the head of office [during the recession.] B C D B. B C. C D. D E. No error 57\. Initially intended as a [commentary on] [recently] passed legislation, the editorial A B [provoked] new [interest] of the process of creating ballot initiatives. C D B. B C. C D. D E. No error 58\. Seniors [which need] help with college applications [can find] [immediate] [assistance] A B C D [from] the Guidance Department. B. B C. C D. D E. No error [traditional] medical approach [shortens] the healing [for a number] of surgical C D procedures B. B C. C D. D E. No error 60\. The complex formulas and problems [of Algebra II] [caused] me [more] sleepless nights and test anxiety than [Algebra I.] B. B C. C D. D E. No error V. SEQUENCING OF STORY 61. \(1) This mere mechanism of reading becomes altogether automatic at an early period of life. \(2) You will often find yourself reading words or characters automatically, while your mind is concerned with a totally different subject. \(3) This can be performed irrespective of attention. \(4) In as much, neither can I call it reading when it is just to extract the narrative portion of a text from the rest simply for one's personal amusement. \(5) To read the characters or the letters of the text does not mean reading in the true sense of the word. B. 3-5-1-2-4 C. 2-1-3-4-5 D. 5-3-2-1-4 62. \(1) In the Philippines, the population boom has derailed efforts to make the benefits of economic growth trickle down to the grassroots. Thousands of new people are born on our planet every day. \(2) With the population galloping toward the 100-million mark, the Philippines will be among one of several developing nations leading global population growth in the coming years, according to the United Nations. \(3) With limited resources and economic growth failing to keep pace with the population boom, this means more people getting an ever-shrinking share of the pie. (4) This has been a problem in previous administrations and remains a problem of the Aquino government, despite sustained economic growth since 2010. (5) This is true both in the Philippines and around the planet, whose resources cannot meet the demands especially of the poorest segments of the 7.2 billion population. B. 4-2-3-1-5 C. 2-3-5-1-4 D. 5-3-2-1-4 63. \(1) Ipinakikita ng panitikang eksistensyal ang kamulatan sa kamalian at kahangalan ng uniberso. \(2) Madalas na paksa nito ang mga bagay at galaw na etikal na titiyak sa kahulugan ng buong buhay ng isang indibidwal. \(3) Ang eksistensyalismo ay naniniwalang ang tao mismo ang gumagawa at humuhubog ng kanyang kapalaran. \(4) Di nito tinatanggap na ang herediti at kapaligiran ang tumitiyak sa motibasyon at ang pag-uugali ng tao. \(5) Ang kanyang kahihinatnan ay ayon sa kanyang pagpili ng aksyon o ng pamamaraan ng pamumuhay. B. 3-5-4-1-2 C. 3-5-1-2-4 D. 3-2-1-4-5 64. \(1) Most of this material which we call ash, stays behind after the fire burns out. (2) When we burn fuel such as wood, oil or coal, the fuel combines with oxygen in the air to form gasses that escape into the atmosphere. \(3) Some of it, however, is carried aloft by the hot gasses of the fire and adds to the volume of smoke produced. \(4) In addition, most of the fuels contain a small amount of various substances that do not burn. \(5) But most of the burning we do is far from perfect, so tiny particles of unburned fuel escape up the chimney in the form of smoke. B. 2-3-5-1-4 C. 2-3-5-4-1 D. 2-5-4-1-3 65. \(1) Today, volcanologists can locate and predict eruptions, saving lives and preventing the destruction of other cities and cultures. \(2) By strengthening the brittle bones with acrylic paint, scientists have been able to examine the skeletons and draw conclusions about the diet and habits of the residents. \(3) Finally, the excavations at both Pompeii and Herculaneum have yielded many examples of classical art, such as jewelry made of bronze, which is an alloy of copper and tin. \(4) In addition to making these investigations, archaeologists have been able to study the skeletons of victims by using distilled water to wash away the volcanic ash (5) The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its tragic consequences have provided everyone with a wealth of data about the effects that volcanoes can have on the surrounding area. B. 4-2-3-5-1 C. 2-4-3-5-1 D. 4-2-3-1-5 VI\. READING COMPREHENSION Questions 66- 68: Read the paragraph and then answer the questions that follow it. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "The Challenge" | | | | It started when she was in elementary school. Sonia knew that she | | wanted to be a champion synchronized swimmer. Today's competition | | would determine whether she would earn the opportunity to go to the | | national contest. She performed the required technical routines | | flawlessly and led the other swimmers going into the free | | competition, the portion of the program that counted most. This | | series of choreographed moves performed to music required a couple of | | qualities. For one particularly difficult element, Sonia had to | | remain upside down in the water for over half a minute. She could | | tell by the audience's thunderous applause when she emerged from the | | pool that the performance had gone well. Seconds later the judges | | confirmed it; Sonia was on her way to the national contest. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 66\. This series of choreographed moves performed to music required a [couple of qualities?] Good writers describe the subject using details. How can the underlined words be better written to include exact details? B. specific physical qualities C. special moves D. great strength and control 67\. Which sentence would not belong in this paragraph? B. The routine had gone smoothly, and Sonia had done even better than she had anticipated. C. The cool water always felt wonderful to Sonia; she loved the smell of chlorine. D. Her dream, since childhood, was finally coming true. 68\. Which of these would be the best topic sentence for this paragraph? A. A synchronized swimming team will be sent to the Olympics. B. Sonia got a new swimsuit and cap for the competition. C. Only a few extremely talented athletes win competitions. D. For almost as long as she could remember, Sonia had wanted to go to the Olympics. For questions 69 -- 75: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Filipinos were found to be a literate people by the Spanish | | colonizers when they reached the islands in 1521. They found the | | natives with systems of writing, with language of their own in many | | dialects, and with education and law to wit. Father Chirino wrote | | that the \"islanders are much given to reading and writing and there | | is hardly a man, much less a woman, who does not read and write in | | letters proper to the island of Manila, very different from those of | | China, Japan and India\" (1969, p. 280). The early Filipinos wrote on | | bamboos, barks of trees, leaves of plants which are perishable | | materials, hence no extant specimens exist today. The Spaniards | | brought the Roman alphabet which eventually superseded the old | | Tagalog syllabary. | | | | The pre-Spanish Filipino had a syllabary derived from the south | | Indian development of the Brahmi scripts used in the Asoka | | Inscriptions about 300 years before Christ. According to J.R. | | Francisco, there are at least six theories in the introduction of | | theTagalog syllabary (the sixth theory is the author's). The first | | theory is credited to Isaac Taylor which states that the system of | | writing, particularly Tagalog, was introduced from the coast of | | Bengal sometime before the 8th century A.D. The second theory was | | advanced by Fletcher Gardner who said that the Philippine scripts | | came from India during Asoka's reign. He said that Hindu missionaries | | visited the islands and established Manila as the center of Vedic | | learning. David Diringer advanced the theory that the Indonesian | | script had its origin in India and that this constituted the earliest | | type of Philippine syllabic writing which was brought to the | | Philippines by the intervention of Buginese scripts from the 5th | | century A.D. Of interest is the theory of Constantino Lendayno who | | noted that the Philippine script was the invention of the Filipino | | people without any foreign influences. The fourth theory is called | | the Dravidian theory by V. A. Makarenko states that Tagalog, both | | language and script originated from Tamil, an Indian language. This | | was further enhanced by H. Otley Beyer who said that these scripts | | reached the Philippines from the Asian continent about 200 B.C. The | | sixth theory, expounded by J. R. Francisco himself, states that the | | Sumatran scripts are similar to the Philippine scripts, particularly | | the Palawan Tagbanua and the Mindoro Mangyan and considering the | | movement of culture from one region to another or in reverse, this | | was quite possible. | | | | The ancient Filipino syllabary was non-pictographic, and closely | | resembled the scripts of Buginese, Java, Batak, etc. There were | | sixteen scripts used by regional groups, i.e., Tagalog, Bisayan, | | Pampangan, etc. The scripts show certain similarities in their origin | | and tradition. The Tagalog character was probably the most important | | script of the period. It consisted of seventeen letters--14 | | consonants and 3 vowels. These vowels acquire a modified | | pronunciation when the vowel mark is placed either above or below the | | consonant. | | | | The direction of writing was sometimes from top to bottom or right to | | left or left to right then top to bottom horizontally. This is a | | problem in reading the ancient Philippine script as no one knows | | which direction the writers wrote. Authorities differ in their | | opinion on the direction of writing. | | | | *Books and Bookmaking in the Philippines* by R. M. Vallejo, National | | Commission for the Culture and the Arts | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 69\. What is the purpose of the author for writing the passage? A. To describe the way of life which Filipinos had before the coming of the Spaniards to the country B. To narrate and recount the development of writing in the Tagalog syllabary C. To explain the different theories which surround the introduction of the Tagalog syllabary in the country D. To inform the readers of the existing organized system of writing in the Philippines even before colonizers had arrived 70\. Which statement from the passage encapsulates its main idea? A. "The Spaniards found the natives with systems of writing, with language of their own in many dialects, and with education and law to wit." B. "The Spaniards brought the Roman alphabet which eventually superseded the old Tagalog syllabary." C. "The pre-Spanish Filipino had a syllabary derived from the South Indian development of the Brahmi scripts used in the Asoka Inscriptions about 300 years before Christ." D. "Father Chirino wrote that the \"islanders are much given to reading and writing and there is hardly a man, much less a woman, who does not read and write in letters proper to the island of Manila, very different from those of China, Japan, and India.\" B. The ancient Filipino syllabary closely resembled the scripts of Buginese, Java, and Batac languages, which were largely pictographic. C. Authorities are not able to arrive at an agreement as to the direction of writing that the Tagalog script had. D. Francisco, in writing about Philippine writing, also developed his own theory on the introduction of Tagalog syllabary. 72\. The structure of the passage is: B. expository C. informative D. argumentative B. inexistent C. living D. extensive 74\. According to the author, which among these is not a theory on the development of the Tagalog syllabary? A. Hindu missionaries visited the Philippine islands and established Manila as the center of Buginese learning. B. About 200 B.C., Tamil, an Indian language, reached the Philippines from the Asian continent and influenced Tagalog language, and script. C. The script of the Tagalog syllabary was solely a Filipino invention. D. It was before the 8th century AD that the Tagalog system of writing was introduced from the coast of Bengal. 75\. What is the tone of the author in the passage? B. Serious C. Melancholic D. Evocative For questions 76 -- 80: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial | | exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail | | around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of | | Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political | | intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed | | from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future | | Emperor Charles V of Spain. | | | | One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so | | fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the | | Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian now known as | | the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98 days | | on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of | | Magellan's men died of starvation and disease. | | | | Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the | | Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and 17 | | sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to | | complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for | | all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 76\. The 16th century was an age of great \_\_\_\_\_\_ exploration. B. land C. mental D. common man 77\. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ B. discussion C. negotiation D. problem 78\. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ direction. B. crosswise C. easterly D. north and west 79\. One of Magellan's ships explored the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of South America for a passage across the continent. B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands 80\. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern \_\_\_\_\_\_. B. peninsula C. border D. inland