GENED Diagnostic Examination September 2024 PDF

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GENERAL EDUCATION DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION WARNING: COPYRIGHT PROTECTED MATERIAL This content is exclusively for PARC reviewees, and any unauthorized distribution or use is prohibited by copyright law. Violators may be subject to legal action. INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. 1. He published Cabbages and Kings, The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi and known for his pen name O. Henry, whose real name is ______. A. William Shakespeare C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow B. Samuel Longhorne Clemens D. William Sydney Porter 2. Modern taxonomy is to Carolus Linnaeus, as ancient taxonomy is to _______ A. Plato C. Socrates B. Sophocles D. Aristotle 3. "Thirty days have September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty - one. Except February which alone has twenty- eight." This nursery rhyme provides the memory cue on the number of days in each month of the year. This memory aid is called ______ A. Mnemonics C. Acronym B. Riddle D. Proverb 4. If a student has an average of 76% on his first two tests and has an average of 85% on the next 4 tests, what is the final average? A. 82.0 % C. 82. 59% B. 81.3% D. 82.5% 5. Ang wastong kahulugan ng "waste not want ay ______ A. Maghintay C. Magsaya B. Magtipid D. Magtrabaho 6. Dante Alighieri's long poem which contains vivid descriptions of hell, purgatory and paradise was entitled ______ A. Dr. Fautus C. Divine Comedy B. Romeo and Juliet D. Phantom of the Opera 7. The triumvirate of the propaganda movement in Europe was ______ A. Bonifacio, Aguinaldo, Mabini C. Gomez, Burgos, Zamora B. Rizal, Lopez Jaena, M. H. del Pilar D. G del Pilar, M.H. del Pilar, A luna 8. The characters in Rizal novels symbolize the varied reactions towrads the colonizers from ______ A. United States C. Spain B. China D. Japan 9. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing mapagkukunan ng mga literatura at pag - aaral? A. Kabanata I C. Kabanata III B. Kabanata II D. Kabanata IV 1  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 10. Mark's fish tank has lenght, width and height of 10cm, 8cm, and 6cm, respectively. The volume of the acquarium is ______ A. 144 cu. cm. C. 420 cu. cm. B. 480 cu. cm. D. 240 cu. cm. 11. "The Butcher , the Baker and the Candlestick Maker" is a collection of stories for children written by ______ A. Gilda Cordero Fernando C. Paz Marquez Benitez B. Edith Tiempo D. Naty Cane Rogers 12. Isang uri ng pagtatanghal ng paligsahan ng dalawang makata sa patulang pagtatalo ay tinatawag na ______ A. Balagtasan C. Talumpati B. Sagutan D. Bugtungan 13. Rizal studied medicine because he wanted to treat his mother's failing ______ A. Memory C. mobility B. Hearing D. eyesight 14. The Nibelungenlied is ________. A. Latin Myth C. Chinese legend B. Russian folk song D. Medieval German epic 15. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it. A. Metonymy C. Comparison B. Euphemism D. Personification 16. The night before his execution, Rizal's genius was manifested in his poem "Mi Ultimo Adios" which is classified as A. Haiku C. Epic B. Elegy D. Sonnet 17. A living organism thrives best in its ______ A. Geography C. Colony B. Habitat D. Settlement 18. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is taken: I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain-back in rain. I have out walked the farthest city light The poet in the stanza talks of? A. isolation and loneliness C. youthful delight playing in the rain B. joy getting out of the house D. happiness in having been acquainted with the night 19. Find the amount due at the end of 2 1/2 years if P 8,000.00 is invested at 12% simple interest. A. P 10,400.00 C. P 14,800.00 B. P 12,400.00 D. P 13,800.00 20. Through the galleon Trade in 1565 - 1815, the Philippines had extended contacts with ______ A. China C. India B. Spain D. Mexico 2  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 21. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with sperm leading to the development of an embryo. This form of reproduction is called ______ A. Propagation C. fertilization B. Grafting D. abortion 22. Piliin ang panaguri sa susunod na pangungusap: "Sa kabila ng kahirapan, nagsumikap siya na makatapos ng kolehiyo". A. Kahirapan C. sa kabila B. Nagsumikap D. nagsumikap 23. The laws of heredity were the results of the study of ______ A. Alexander Fleming C. Charles Darwin B. Gregor Mendel D. Marie Curie 24. An orchid attached to a coconut tree is an example of ______ A. Osmosis C. comensalism B. Parasitism D. predation 25. All these nations are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) except A. Singapore B. China C. Indonesia D. Myanmar 26. Some animals are capable of learning, like dogs. This is the lowest form of learning called ______ A. Responding C. conditioning B. Tutoring D. perceiving 27. The APOCALYPTIC lecture on the "west valley fault lane" warns of serious natural disaster in case of a "big earthquake." Tha capitalized word means ______ A. Attractive C. encouraging B. Careless D. prophetic 28. All of the following contribute to environmental conservation EXCEPT A. Carburetor exhaust C. Energy conservation B. Waste segregation D. Reforestation 29. Zebra, horse and donkey have similar characteristics because they belong to the same ______ A. Taxonomy C. Rank B. Species D. Genus 30. Ang taong mapagsamantala sa kapwa ay ang tinutukoy ng sawikain na A. salubong na kilay C. lukso ng dugo B. buwaya sa katihan D. bulang - gugo 31. What is the amount due on P 12,000.00 after adding the annual interest of 8% for 3 years? A. P 14, 880.00 C. P 15, 880.00C B. P 16, 800.00 D. P 15,800.00 32. What figure of speech is the following? “Lucy is violet by a mossy stone, half-hidden from the eye… fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.” A. Irony C. simile B. Metaphor D. hyperbole 3  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 33. Which sector of the economy consumes the most energy? A. Residential C. transportation B. electric utilities D. industry 34. During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, there were Europe - educatted Filipinos who belonged to affluent middle - class families called__ A. Obreros C. ilustrados B. Mestizos D. propagandists 35. “Red letter day” is ___. A. figure of speech C. poetry B. idiomatic expression D. exclamation 36. Since Rizal’s novel revealed the hidden meaning which was socio-political, they can be classified as? A. Ode C. allegory B. Sonnet D. elegy 37. Ang mga salitang “saliw”, “maestra”, at “gabay” ay mga ____. A. Patinig C. diptonggo B. Hiatus D. katinig 38. Romeo and Juliet is For Shakespeare, Iliad and Odyssey is to: A. Homer C. Samuel Clemens B. Dante Alighieri D. Edgar Allan Poe 39. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pa sanhi? A. Sapagkat C. Nang B. Kapag D. at 40. What demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms? A. biochemical pathway C. food web B. nutrition cycle D. fossil cycle 41. The body of knowledge including the process by which knowledge is developed is ______. A. Innovation C. technology B. Science D. invention 42. What is the beneficial effect of scientific development on education? A. Access to recreation C. Extended kinship B. Access to knowledge source D. Family solidarity 43. Society determines what scientific and technological projects its resources should be spent on and vice versa, science and technology contribute modern products and processes to society. Such relationship is described as ___. A. Distinction C. Cooptation B. Reversible D. Reciprocal 44. What is half of the earth’s celestial sphere? A. Biosphere C. Stratosphere B. Troposphere D. Hemisphere 45. The major source of energy on earth is the ______. A. Wind C. Ocean B. Forest D. sun 4  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 46. A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing vegetation; however, the soil remained viable. Five years later trees and bushes are seen flourishing in the forest once again. This phenomenon is called ______ A. Primary ecological succession C. Quaternary ecological succession B. Tertiary ecological succession D. Secondary ecological succession 47. The greatest common factor of 138 and 414 is ______. A. 122 C. 113 B. 134 D. 138 48. A food chain is illustrated by the following link line ___. A. bacteria – grass – goat – human C. grass – goat – human - bacteria B. human – bacteria – goat – grass D. goat – human – bacteria - grass 49. The acronym ICT stands for ___. A. Inter-Continental Technology C. Information Concepts Technology B. Inter-Change Technology D. Information and Communication Technology 50. The world’s largest ecosystem of dessert is ___. A. Libya C. Saudi B. Sahara D. Africa 51. Polio which caused his eventual paralysis was more than compensated for by his brilliant mind which produced the framework of the first Philippine Constitution. The title “Brains of the Revolution” was earned by ___. A. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Apolinario Mabini B. Gregorio del Pilar D. Antonio Luna 52. Isang disenyo ng pananaliksik na nagsisiyasat sa pamamagitan ng palatanungan o pakikipanayam ay ___. A. Sarbey C. eksperimento B. Paghahambing D. etnograpiya 53. Sa Noli Me Tangere, ang katauhan ni Simoun ay si _____. A. Elias C. Crisostomo Ibarra B. Isagani D. Basilio 54. Revolutionary technological inventions arranged from the oldest to the newest is _______ A. steam engine, electricity, computer, artificial intelligence B. artificial intelligence, computer, simple machines, computer, steam engine C. simple machines, steam engine, computer, artificial intelligence D. computer, steam engine, simple machine, artificial intelligence 55. Conduction, convection, and radiation are ways of transferring or transforming energy through the use of? A. Heat C. waves B. force D. electricity 56. Kingdom: plantae, primate: ___. A. Order C. Kingdom B. Class D. family 57. The energy source which is NOT sustainable is ___. A. Water C. wind B. Sun D. coal 5  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 58. There are eight levels in the hierarchy of ___. A. biology taxonomy C. plant order B. Sea anemones D. animal kingdom 59. Sa aming nayon, kilala si Cirilo na bukas – palad,” na ang kahulugan ay si Cirilo ay ________. A. Mapaghinala C. mapag - upasala B. Mapaghiganti D. Mapagkawang – gawa 60. Ortograpiya ay pag-aaral ng mga tuntuning sinusunod sa _____. A. Pagpapaliwanag C. pagsusulat B. Pagbigkas D. pagbaybay 61. What does the Brundtland Commission define as: “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”? A. environmental development B. sustainable development C. uncompromising development D. ecological development 62. The organization of words to give pleasure, to elevate the human experience and to judge the underlying values are the basic objectives of _____. A. Literature C. painting B. Music D. theater 63. A popular belief that children are the parent's investment for the future hampers the national efforts for ______. A. enlightened occupation C. professional development B. responsible parenthood D. unified family 64. He was a lawyer and a member of the Philippine House of Representatives during the Commonwealth period and the first president from Ilocos region. A. Ferdinand Marcos Sr. C. Rodrigo Duterte B. Sergio Osmeña D. Elpidio Quirino 65. Simplify 3x- (2y- 4x) + 6y A. -7x – 4 C. 7X - 4y B. -7X + 4 D. 7X + 4y 66. To describe an easy task, the idiomatic expression to use is _____. A. piece of cake C. spill the beans B. bite the bullet D. break a leg 67. The disappearance of some species and the appearance of new species in an ecosystem illustrates ecological ______. A. Selection C. separation B. isolation D. evolution 68. All these were "ilustrados" EXCEPT ______. A. Graciano Lopez Jaena C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar B. Jose Rizal D. Andres Bonifacio 69. The foundation rock of society which develops values and becomes the cornerstone of peaceful living is the ______. A. Home C. family B. City D. town 6  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 70. Simplify: (2x - 3y) - (8x + 6y +4) A. -6x - 9y – 4 C. 6x - 9y - 4 B. -6x - 9y + 4 D. 6x + 9y + 4 71. All these are theater art forms EXCEPT A. Ballet C. cartoons B. Opera D. kabuki 72. What results from contradictory emotional or psychological attitudes? A. Ambivalence C. ambidexterity B. Bipolarization D. bifurcation 73. Ang lahat ng ito ay mga wikang Filipino maliban sa ______. A. Hiligaynon C. cebuano B. Baybayin D. chavacano 74. The abbreviations sin, tan, sec for sine, tangent and secant are to Albert Gerard, as using common logarithms in measuring the intensity of earthquakes is to _____. A. Alexander Bell C. Johann Kepler B. George Dantzig D. Charles Richter 75. The "bang" of the door drowned the "tic - tock" of the clock, the words in quotation marks are examples of ______ A. Simile C. Metaphor B. Onomatopoeia D. Apostrophe 76. The date of Philippine independence was changed from July 4 to June 12 by ______. A. Benigno Aquino C. Emilio Aguinaldo B. Diosdado Macapagal D. Manuel Quezon 77. The law that professionalizes teaching is ______ A. R.A. 7632 C. R.A. 7722 B. R.A. 7836 D. R.A. 10533 78. The right to demand the presence of the accused is the right invoked in A. writ of habeas corpus B. writ of amparo C. writ of habeas data D. writ of mandamus 79. What are the openings in leaf surfaces called? A. Stomata C. chlorophyll B. Stem D. vacuoles 80. The Elizabethan Period in English literature produced enduring literary pieces the most famous of which were written by _____ A. Shakespeare C. Longfellow B. Tolstoy D. Tagore 81. The Philippines lies in a place where there are many volcanoes which make it prone to ______ A. Typhoon B. Flooding C. Drought D. Earthquakes 7  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 82. The "Cry of Balintawak" signaled the start of the open rebellion of the Filipino "Katipuneros" under the leadership of _______________. A. Gregorio del Pilar C. Antonio Luna B. Andres Bonifacio D. Emilio Aguinaldo 83. Who is the writer of the book entitled “The Clash of Civilization”? A. Max Weber C. Peter Bayer B. Samuel Huntington D. Lori Beaman 84. Find the least common multiple of 12, 10, 9 A. 280 C. 180 B. 160 D. 360 85. What figure of speech is the following? "He is the black sheep of the family" A. Metaphor C. simile B. Irony D. hyperbole 86. Ang wika ay ginagamit sa lahat ng ito MALIBAN sa ______ A. Salisihan C. pakikipagtalastasan B. pagpapalitan – kuro D. ugnayan 87. The branch of Physics that deals with the transfer of energy from one place to another is ____ A. Electromagnetic B. Electrodynamics C. thermodynamics D. electromagnetic thermostatic 88. The Philippine Legislature has two chambers and is described as ______ A. Bicameral C. multilateral B. Unicameral D. bilateral 89. Uri ng sanaysay na pangkaraniwan ang paksa at waring nakikipag - usap lamang ay _______ A. Maanyo C. malaya B. Masining D. malikhain 90. Find the least common multiple of 5, 2, 7. A. 35 C. 140 B. 15 D. 70 91. The agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts is _____ A. CCP C. NCCA B. NBI D. NCAA 92. The Philippines, which is made up of thousands of islands, is called A. Gulf C. archipelago B. Cape D. peninsula 93. What is the main organ for respiration? A. Nose C. lungs B. Esophagus D. heart 94. What is that economic situation where the company controls the supply of a unique kind of product? A. Inflation C. Equilibrium B. Monopoly D. Economic Stability 8  Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers GENERAL EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 2024 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 95. Sound travel fastest in ______ A. Gas C. solid B. Liquid D. vacuum 96. The major concern about global warming arises from increased concentrations of _____. A. nitrogen oxides C. sulfur oxides B. greenhouse gases D. photochemical smog 97. A regular solid where length, width and height are equal is called ______. A. Circle C. sphere B. cube D. cone 98. The science of human behavior is ________. A. Psychology C. philosophy B. Sociology D. anthropology 99. The pair of integers which are relatively prime is ________. A. 18, 4 C. 6, 45 B. 24, 18 D. 4, 7 100. Overseas Filipino workers boost Philippine economy, while sacrificing to be separated to their families, indeed, they are ______. A. Labor heroes B. Export Workers C. Unsung Heroes D. Economic Angels 9