Class Tanglaw Review and Tutorial Center Career-Service Exam PDF

 Class Tanglaw Review and Tutorial Center Career-Service Exam for August 11, 2024 Professional Level Only Intro (Assessment) Test Name: Time Started: Time Ended: Scor...

 Class Tanglaw Review and Tutorial Center Career-Service Exam for August 11, 2024 Professional Level Only Intro (Assessment) Test Name: Time Started: Time Ended: Score: The twenty (20) items that follow are questions pertaining to you. You are to answer the questions by shading the circle that corresponds to your answer per item on the Answer Sheet provided. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. You should also answer the questions as honestly and accurately as you can. The information that will be obtained from these questions shall be held strictly confidential. 1. Sex 1. Male 2. Female 2. Civil Status: 1. Single 2. Widow/Widower 3. Married 4. Separated/Divorced 3. Age bracket where you belong: 1. 18 – 24 years old 4. 39 – 45 years old 2. 25 – 31 years old 5. More than 45 years old 3. 32 – 38 years old 4. Are you a member of any cultural/indigenous community or group? 1. Yes 2. No 5. Year of last attendance in school: 1. Before 1995 4. 2005 – 2008 2. 1995 – 1999 3. After 2008 5. 2000 – 2004 Items 6 to 7 refer to your highest educational attainment. There should only be ONE answer for both items. If your answer can be found in item 6, leave item 7 UNANSWERED. If your answer is item 7, leave item 6 UNANSWERED. 6. 1. With Doctorate units/degree 4. Vocational/Technical course 2. With Master’s units/degree 5. College undergraduate 3. College graduate 7. 1. High school graduate 4. Grade 1- 7 2. 1st – 4th year High School 5. Have not attended any academic program. 3. Elementary graduate 8. What was the highest academic honor/award you have received relative to your answer in item 6 or 7? 1. summa/magna/cum laude 2. Valedictorian/Salutatorian 3. honorable mention 4. other academic awards (choose this option ONLY if the academic awards you received were not mentioned in options 1 to 3) 5. None/Not applicable 9. Present employment: 1. Government 4. Self-employed 2. Non-Government Organization 5. Unemployed 3. Private 10. Type of present job: 1. Managerial/Executive 2. Professional/Technical/Scientific 3. General Clerical, Trade, and crafts (jobs requiring manual dexterity or the application of manual/mechanical/artistic skills) 4. Others 5. Not applicable 11. Length of experience in present job: 1. less than one year 4. More than four years 2. one to two years 5. Not applicable 3. three to four years 12. For what reason are you taking this examination? 1. Entrance to government service3. Promotion 2. Change of appointment status 4. Others 13. Which of the following civil service eligibilities do you possess? 1. Eligibility for first level positions: Career Service Subprofessional, Penology Employee, Police Officer 1, Fire Officer 1, Stenographer, Meat Inspector, MC 11 (TESDA), RA 7160 – Barangay Official, RA 7883 – Barangay Health Worker, PD 1569 – Barangay Nutrition Scholar  2. Eligibility for second level positions: Career Service Professional, Penology Officer, Fire Officer 2, EDP Specialist, PD 907 – Honor Graduate, PD 997 – Scientific and Technological Specialist, RA 1080 – Passed the Board or Bar Examination 3. Eligibilities enumerated in item numbers 1 and 2 4. Others 5. Not applicable Items 14 to 16 are for GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES only. If you are NOT. A government employee, please leave these items UNANSWERED and proceed directly to items 17 to 20. 14. Category of government office where you are employed: 1. National government 2. Local government unit (province/city/municipality/barangay) 3. Government-owned and controlled corporation/Government financial institution 4. Constitutional office 5. State college or university 15. Status of present appointment in government service: 1. Permanent 4. Emergency/Contract of Service/Job Order 2. Temporary 5. Others 3. Casual/Contractual/Coterminous 16. Years of experience in government service: 1. less than 5 years 4. 15 – 19 years 2. 5 – 9 years 5. 20 years or more 3. 10 – 14 years Items 17 to 20, in which of the following occupational services would you consider yourself MOST QUALIFIED in terms of your knowledge, skills and qualifications? Choose ONLY ONE answer from the options listed per item. Leave the item UNANSWERED if you are not qualified in any of the occupational services given. 17. 1. General Administrative Service 2. Financial Service 3. Planning Service 4. Architecture and Engineering Service 5. Transportation, Communication and Utilities Service 18. 1. Trades and Craft and Related Service 2. Human Resource, Social Science and Welfare Service 3. Art and Information Service 4. Medicine and Health Service 5. Education, Library, Museum and Archival Service 19. 1. Agrarian, Agricultural and Environment Resources Service  2. Tourism and Industry Service 3. Mathematics, Physical and Biological Science Service 4. Defense and Security Service 5. Legal and Judicial Service 20. 1. Foreign Relations Service 2. Executive Service 3. Legislative Service 4. Miscellaneous Service (Barbering and Cosmetology, Food Service, Laundry) 5. Other Miscellaneous Service (those not mentioned in items 17 to 20) Verbal Reasoning Directions: In each question, decide which one of the numbered choices would most suitably complete the sentence. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 21. My supervisor was very_____ because he was able to push through the project despite the limited budget. 1. ingenious 2. valiant 3. urbane 4. mendacious 5. doleful 22. The coach grew more and more______ as he saw the rival team get away with another three-point shot with only ten more seconds in the last quarter of the game. 1. vague 2. despondent 3. depraved 4. stupefied 5. personable 23. Since the start of the investigation in their department, the officials were very ________ in their statements. 1. atrocious 2. buoyant 3. circumspect 4. salubrious 5. bored 24. The siblings were _______ over who among them gets the largest pizza slice. 1. butchering 2. crooning 3. guessing 4. bickering 5. clamouring 25. Her family can no longer face another year of _______ so her father decided to seek employment abroad. 1. prosperity 2. melancholy 3. jubilation 4. weariness 5. penury 26. My teacher often tells me that if one is constantly _______ he may gain much _________. 1. prying...wisdom 2. meritorious...barb 3. curious…peerage 4. inquisitive...knowledge 5. commanding...loyalty 27. The ______ between the two girls' conduct may not be simply _______ since they studied in the same school and grew up in the same neighborhood. 1. similarity...expected 2. similitude...fortuitous 3. variation...surprising 4. closeness...astounding 5. difference...unpredictable 28. Although many find bears _______ to human company, these towering animals can actually become _______ to people very easily. 1. hostile...frightened 2. cuddlesome...friendly 3. averse...habituated 4. keen...accustomed 5. attached to...acclimatized 29. The famous director and actor often travelled _______ so as to avoid identification. 1. light 2. escorted 3. early 4. incognito 5. alone 30. _______ pa ang kilos ng bago naming utusan. 1. Madali 2. Lantay 3. Sariwa 4. Makitid 5. Asiwa Directions: Choose the word closest in meaning with the word written in italicized and boldfaced form. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 31. The project was left in abeyance for the time being. 1. suspension 2. scrutiny 3. chaos 4. management 5. investigation 32. It is not prudent to approach strangers found in isolated spots. 1. safe 2. wise 3. clever 4. possible 5. easy 33. Because I have lived in the city since I was ten years old, I find myself wanting to escape from the humdrum of urban living. 1. swiftness 2. excitement 3. monotony 4. fatigue 5. expenses 34. The government's reforms did much to ameliorate the people's living standards. 1. aggravate 2. exacerbate 3. define 4. boost 5. nourish 35. The actress was extremely reticent about her personal affairs. 1. gushing 2. conscious 3. possessive 4. voluble 5. guarded 36. There was bedlam in the courtroom after the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. 1. commotion 3. merriment 2. silence 4. dread 5. contempt 37. The farmer's winsome daughter became the wife of the newly elected town mayor. 1. sophisticated 2. engaging 3. clever 4. pleasant 5. skilled 38. The incumbent governor in his province became the target for accusations of vacillating leadership. 1. corrupt 2. weak 3. ambivalent 4. despotic 5. impoverished 39. It is very unpleasant to be with someone who constantly makes flippant remarks. 1. serious 2. irritating 3. lewd 4. disrespectful 5. revolting 40. Ang taong lantutay ay malabong umasenso sa buhay. 1. palaaway 2. sinungaling 3. bobo 4. mahina 5. pabaya Synonyms Directions: Choose the word closest in meaning with the word written in italicized and boldfaced form. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 41. a row of decrepit houses 1. ruined 2. small 3. dirty 4. magnificent 5. prosperous 42. remarkably candid responses 1. smart 2. forthright 3. engrossing 4. incredible 5. unexpected 43. the nucleus of the international banking world 1. management 2. expenses 3. core 4. staff 5. pioneer 44. to mollify local conservationists 1. aggravate 2. enrage 3. enlighten 4. appease 5. support 45. ang dawis ng isang karaniwang manggagawa 1. pawis 2. kayod 3. lakas 4. pagsusumikap 5. dalamhati Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word written in italicized and boldfaced form. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 46. totally oblivious of their surroundings 1. conscious 2. insensitive 3. unmindful 4. exuberant 5. somber 47. incandescent love for life 1. passionate 2. apathetic 3. heedful 4. interesting 5. weakening 48. a precarious ladder 1. inexpensive 2. wobbly 3. secure 4. tall 5. dingy 49. a strong proponent of the liberal trade policies 1. argument 2. consensus 3. pledge 4. critic 5. advocate 50. di-hirati ang bagong sekretarya 1. mataas 2. baguhan 3. natataranta 4. mayumi 5. bihasa Directions: Each of the following sentences contains four underlined parts, one of which may contain an error of some kind. If there is an error in the sentence, shade the oval corresponding to the number of the correct answer in your Answer Sheet. Choose number 5 if there is no error. 51. Eight of every ten Class Tanglaw enrollees passes the Career Service Exam given three times a year to aspiring public servants. No error. 1. of every ten Class Tanglaw 2. passes the 3. given three times 4. to aspiring public 5. No error 52. The scientist at the Malaysian Volcano Observatory relies on number of instruments in studying the volcanoes in Malaysia. No error. 1. at the Malaysian Volcano 2. relies on 3. number of instruments 4. in studying the 5. No error 53. Everyone who wants to pursue a career in theater acting are expected to do well in singing, acting and dancing. No error. 1. who wants 2. acting are 3. expected to 4. well in singing 5. No error 54. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson invited my parents and I to their son’s graduation party at the city mall. No error 1. Johnson invited my 2. and I to 3. their son’s 4. at the city mall 5. No error 55. With the competition coming in two weeks time, once can’t help noticing that all students are practicing hardly to make sure that they win first prize. No error. 1. in two weeks time 2. noticing 3. practicing hardly 4. make sure that 5. No error 56. If one plans to go to the beach this summer, he should bring not only a huge beach towel but sunblock. No error. 1. one plans to go 2. should bring not 3. a huge beach 4. but sunblock 5. No error 57. Of the two dancers, neither Jessica nor Jane was most skilled for each had her own style of dancing. No error. 1. Of the two dancers 2. Jane was 3. most skilled 4. for each had her 5. No error 58. Pregnant women are always advised to drink milk continuously every day to help their babies’ development inside the womb. No error. 1. always advised 2. milk continuously 3. every day to 4. babies’ development 5. No error 59. Concrete nouns are those that are perceived by the use of sight, hear, taste, touch and smell. No error. 1. are those 2. that are perceived 3. the use of 4. hear, taste, 5. No error 60. Mas mainam ang kumain ng tamang pagkain sa lahat ng mga paraang pagpapapayat. Walang mali. 1. Mas mainam 2. kumain ng tamang 3. ng mga 4. paraang pagpapapayat 5. Walang mali Directions: Some or all parts of the following sentences are underlined. The first answer choice, (1), simply repeats the underlined part of the sentence. The order four choices present four alternative ways to phrase the underlined part. Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence, one that is clear and exact. In selecting your choice, be sure that it is standard written English and that it expresses the meaning of the original sentence. On your Answer sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 61. Many family names in Manila that are adapted from Spanish names because of the influence of early settlers from Spain. 1. Many family names in Manila that are adapted from 2. Much of the family names in Manila which are adapted from 3. Many of the names of families in Manila are adapted from 4. The names of many families in Manila which are adopted from 5. Many family names in Manila that are adopted from 62. Any medical test will sometimes fail to detect a condition when it is present and indicate that there is no one when it is not. 1. a condition when it is present and indicate that there is one 2. when a condition is present and indicate that there is one 3. a condition when it is present and indicate that it is present 4. when a condition is present and indicate its presence 5. the presence of a condition when it is there and indicate its presence 63. Numerous zoos abroad have become biological parks where animal roams free and people watch from across a moat. 1. have become biological parks where animal roams free and people watch from across a moat 2. has become biological parks where animals roam free and people watch from across a moat 3. have become biological parks were animals roam free and people watch from across a moat 4. became biological parks where animals roam free and people watched from across a moat 5. have become biological parks where animals roam free and people watch from across a moat 64. Each furniture in this display are on sale for half the price. 1. Each furniture in this display are on sale for half the price. 2. Each furniture in this display is on sale for half the price. 3. Many furnitures in this display are on sale for half the price. 4. Much furniture in this display are on sale for half the price. 5. All furnitures in this display are on sale for half the price. 65. The teacher gave Menard a high mark on his essay because it was better than his classmates. 1. because it was better than his classmates 2. although it was better than his classmates 3. since it was better than those of his classmates 4. because it was better than that of his classmates 5. since it was the best than those of his classmates 66. Everyone in the building except the manger and me were at congregation. 1. Everyone in the building except the manger and me were at 2. Everyone in the building except the manger and me was at 3. Every one in the building except the manger and me were at 4. Everyone in the building except the manger and I am at 5. Every one in the building except the manger and I were at 67. After graduating from the city college, my teacher’s studies were continued at the state university. 1. After graduating from the city college, my teacher’s studies were continued 2. Upon graduation, the studies of my teacher were continued 3. After graduating from the city college, my teacher continued her studies 4. My teacher, whose studies were continued 5. After graduation, my teacher continue her studies 68. I disapprove of you insisting that the book was already returned to the library. 1. I disapprove of you insisting that the book was already 2. I disapprove of your insisting that the book was already 3. I disapprove of your insistence that the book was all ready 4. I am disapproving of you insisting that the book was already 5. I disapprove that your insisting that the book was already 69. The knee is most likely to be damaged than most joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury. 1. The knee is most likely to be damaged than most joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury. 2. Because it cannot twist without injury, the knee is most likely to be damaged than most joints in the body. 3. The knee is more likely to be damaged than most body joints because it cannot twist without injury. 4. The knee is more likely to be damaged than most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury. 5. Knees are most likely damaged than any other joints in the body because without injury, it cannot twist. 70. Groups of tissues, each with its own function, makes up the organs in the human body. 1. Groups of tissues, each with its own function, makes up the organs in the human body. 2. Tissues groups, each with its own function, making up the human body organs. 3. Groups of tissues, each with own function, make up the organs in the human body. 4. Each groups of tissues with its own functions makes up the organs in the human body. 5. Making up the organs in the human body is the groups of tissues, each with its own function. Directions: Read the following groups of sentences carefully and answer the questions that follow. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. A. Phagocytic cells (wandering and stationary) may engulf the foreign material and destroy it. B. But there is another and very complicated aspect of the process. C. This is the production of specific antibody molecules. D. The next line of defense comes into action. E. What happens when foreign materials do enter the body by breaking through the skin or epithelial linings of the digestive, circulatory, or respiratory systems and after the clothing process is complete? F. Antibodies inactivate or destroy the activity of antigens by combining with them and this reaction is a manifestation of the immune response. 71. Which sentence holds the main idea of the paragraph? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. E 5. F 72. What should be the best order of the sentences given? 1. E-A-B-C-F-D 2. E-D-C-F-B-A 3. E-D-A-B-C-F 4. E-D-F-B-C-A 5. E-A-C-F-B-D A. The third wife of Leonardo’s father later bore a son named Bartolommeo, who idolized Leonardo although he was forty-five years younger. B. He studied every detail of his father’s relationship with Caterina then he, himself a notary by family tradition, returned to Vinci and found another peasant wench who seemed familiar to Caterina according to all that he knew. C. Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of Piero, a notary from the town of Vinci, and a peasant girl named Caterina. D. After the death of the legendary Leonardo, Bartolommeo attempted an amazing experiment. E. Strangely, the child actually looked like Leonardo and was brought up with encouragement to follow in the great man’s footsteps. F. Surprisingly, the boy became an accomplished artist and was becoming a talented sculptor when he died, thus ending the experiment. G. He married her and she bore him a son whom they called Piero. 73. What should be the best order of the sentences given? 1. C-A-E-D-B-G-F 2. C-B-G-A-E-D-F 3. C-G-E-A-D-B-F 4. C-A-D-B-G-E-F 5. C-B-G-E-A-D-F 74. What is being mainly talked about in the passage? 1. Leonardo da Vinci 2. Da Vinci’s family tree 3. Bartolommeo’s experiment 4. Bartolommeo 5. Piero and Caterina A. Geographers overlooked his contribution and named the Western continents after another mariner, Amerigo Vespucci, a merchant from Florence who participated in a Portuguese expedition to South America in 1501. B. A fearless explorer, Columbus turned out to be an ineffective administrator and poor geographer. C. In a widely reprinted letter, Vespucci claimed that a new world had been found. D. He ended up in debtor’s prison and to his dying day in 15-6, he never admitted to locating a world unknown to Europeans. E. It was then his name that caught on. 75. What should be the second sentence? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E 76. What should be the second sentence? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E A. Infectious hepatitis is believed to be caused by a virus carried in human waste, usually through a water supply that is contaminated by sewage. B. Despite our national pride in indoor plumbing and walk-in bathrooms, sewage treatment for many communities in the United States is grossly inadequate and waste that has been only partially treated is discharged into waterways. C. There is some disturbing evidence that this virus may be resistant to chlorine especially in the presence of high levels of organic material. D. In many locales, the water is not safe to drink, as evidenced by recent outbreaks of infectious hepatitis in the United States. E. Recently, the news services carried a story announcing that the New Orleans water supply may be dangerous to drink though we have been assured that there is no cause for alarm. 77. What should be the best order of the sentences given? 1. D-A-C-B-E 2. E-B-D-A-C 3. D-A-B-C-E 4. A-C-D-B-E 5. A-C-E-D-B A. So what does a kid do at home until his parents are at work making millions? B. No one can doubt that society is ever becoming more career-oriented with time, for more adults than ever are now devoting their lives to a specific career. C. Despite their heavy workloads, however, many of these people are also maintaining a family at home. D. Television has definitely become an integral part of most students’ lives, and ours have become known as the “video” generation. E. This accounts for the fact that more and more students of all ages have become “latch-key” kids – kids who come home to an empty house and don’t see their parents until late at night. F. Television is usually the answer. 78. What should be the third sentence? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E 79. What should be the last sentence? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E A. Idagdag pa rito ang wastong paggamit ng mga kumpas na mahalaga sa pagbibigay-diin sa mga mahahalagang salita o pangungusap na kailangan sa pagtatalumpati. B. Kung paanong ang awit at sayaw ay nakapagbibigay sa atin ng kasiyahan bilang sining, ang sining sa pagtatalumpati ay matutuklasan sa maayos na paghahanay-hanay ng mga mahahalagang kaisipan na ipaparating sa mga tagapakinig. C. Samakatuwid, ang kasinigan ng pagtatalumpati ay nababatay sa taong magsasagawa nito. D. Ang pagtatalumpati ay isang sining. E. Hindi maikakaila na ang bawat mananalumpati ay may sariling estilo ng pagpapahayag ng kaisipan, ngunit kailangan din ang pagsasanay sa pagbibitiw ng mga salita at wastong paraan ng pagkilos sa tanghalan. 80. Ano ang akmang pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga pangungusap? 1. B-C-E-A-D 2. D-C-B-E-A 3. D-B-C-E-A 4. E-A-C-B-D 5. E-A-D-B-C Directions: read each passage carefully and then answer the questions after it. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. Passage 1 The idea of doing some things automatically is especially significant in reading. As a first-grade reader, you had to concentrate on recognizing letters, words and sentences, as well as trying to construct meaning. After years of practice and over learning, much of the recognition aspect of reading became automatic. You no longer stop laboriously to decode each word or each letter. For example, can you look at the word “child” without processing the meaning? Because automatically think the meaning, you can focus mental resources on understanding the message in which the word appears, rather than on understanding the word itself. College textbooks tend to contain unfamiliar words that are not automatically processed. Attention to the message can be interrupted by the need to attend to an individual unit of thought. Such breaks are to be expected in college reading because of the newness of the material. You can become caught in the dilemma of trying to do two things at once; that is, trying to figure out word meaning as well as trying to understand the message. When this happens, your attention shifts to defining and then back to comprehending. After such a break, you can regain your concentration and little hard is done if the breaks are infrequent. However, frequent lapses in this automatic aspect of reading can under mine your ability to concentrate on the message. 81. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 1. Learning to do things automatically is very important for a child learning to read. 2. A child can only learn automatic reading if he does things automatically. 3. When one reads, he actually understands the message in which the word appears. 4. Much practice and overlearning lead to automatic reading. 5. Automatic reading is very significant for children to learn the message written in texts. 82. All are effects of reading texts that contain many unfamiliar words except ________. 1. broken attention to the message which is a necessity of attending to individual words 2. infrequent interruptions in reading automatically 3. shifting from defining to comprehending 4. inability to fully concentrate on the message in the text 5. difficulty in concentration especially if breaks are frequent 83. According to the passage, how different is a child’s reading process from that of an adult? 1. There is no difference because both of them experience lapses in reading. 2. A child needs to learn how to read automatically, whereas an adult need not learn anymore. 3. A child tends to understands more the basic units of thought, while an adult can focus more on understanding the message. 4. An adult can automatically understand a college text better than a child can. 5. An adult has less infrequent lapses in understanding. Passage 2 Consider, for example, how a physician’s office influences patterns of social interaction. This setting is carefully crafted by the physician and the medical staff to convey appropriate information to their audience of patients. Physicians enjoy a position of considerable prestige and power in American society. Usually this fact is suggested immediately upon entering the office, as the physician is nowhere to be seen. Instead, within what Goffman describes as “the front region” of the setting, the patient encounters a receptionist. This person functions as a gatekeeper, deciding if and when the patient can meet the physician. The physician’s private office – the “back region” of the setting – contains various props, such as medical books and at least one framed degree that serve as a reminder that the physician, not the patient, has the specialized knowledge necessary to guide their social interaction. Just as important, the physician usually receives the patient while sitting behind a large desk – a symbol of power – while the patient is provided with only a chair. Slightly changing the seating arrangement could considerably lessen the hierarchy in this setting. 84. What is the author’s primary purpose in writing the passage? 1. to describe a physician’s office 2. to show hierarchies in the medical profession 3. to illustrate a certain pattern in social interaction 4. to give reasons why physicians enjoy a position of power and prestige 5. to cite clues as to how one may determine his position in a physician’s office 85. What is not mentioned as a symbol of a physician’s considerable power and prestige in American society? 1. a large desk 2. a gate keeper 3. a framed degree 4. medical books 5. a chair 86. Which among the following sentences would the author most likely agree? 1. Patterns of social interaction may influence the setting in a physician’s office. 2. Having a gatekeeper makes one enjoy a position of power and prestige in society. 3. Medical books and at least one framed degree are an indication that a physician has a specialized knowledge in medication 4.Changing the seating arrangement in a physician’s private office could lessen a physician’s position of power and prestige over his patients 5. A patient can have an idea that his physician has a specialized knowledge in medicine upon his entering the latter’s private office Passage 3 The main tragedy of the Mexican cession is that most Anglo-Americans have not accepted the fact that the United States committed an act of violence against the Mexican people when it took Mexico’s northwestern territory. Violence was not limited to the taking of the land; Mexico’s territory was invaded, her people murdered, her land raped, and her possessions plundered. Memory of this destruction generated distrust and dislike that is still vivid in the minds of many Mexicans, for violence of the United States left deep scars. And for Chicanos - Mexicans remaining within the boundaries of the new United States territories aggression was even more insidious, for the outcome of the Texas and Mexican-American wars made them a conquered people Anglo-Americans were the conquerors, and they evinced all the arrogance of military victors. In material terms, in exchange for 12,000 lives and more than $100,000,000 the United States acquired a colony two and a half times as large as France, containing rich farm lands and natural resources such as gold, silver, zinc, copper, oil, and uranium which would make possible its unprecedented industrial boom. It acquired ports on the Pacific which generated further economic expansion across the ocean. Mexico was left with its shrunken resources to face the continued advances of the expanding capitalist on its border. 87. All of the following were acts of violence on the Mexicans except _______. 1. murder 2. land exploitation 3. invasion of territory 4. distrust and dislike 5. None of the above 88. According to the passage, what was the Anglo-Americans' purpose in conquering the Mexicans? 1. to commit acts of violence on the Mexicans 2. to increase its territory 3. to acquire a colony for its growing industry 4. to generate further economic expansion across the ocean 5. to gain more farmlands and possessions 89. Why is the memory of the Anglo-Americans destruction still vivid in the minds of the Mexicans? 1. The Mexicans became a conquered people. 2. The violence created distrust and dislike towards the Anglo-Americans. 3. The destruction done to the Mexicans showed the arrogance of the Anglo-Americans. 4. The Anglo-Americans' power expanded across the ocean. 5. The Mexican people cannot really forget the violence of the Anglo-Americans. Passage 4 Some plants depend upon fire to maintain high densities. The most famous example is the giant sequoia of California. These magnificent trees are replaced by other conifers, but only in the absence of fire. Conservation attempts to protect the sequoia forests by stopping all forest fires have, in effect, almost doomed these trees to disappear, and attempts to restore fire to a useful place in forest management are currently under way in the National Parks Service of the United States. Large sequoia trees have a thick, fire-resistant bark and so they are not damaged by ground fires that are fatal to many other conifers, such as white fir and sugar pine. Sequoia seedlings also germinate best on bare mineral soil, and ground fires provide a good environment for seedling establishment by removing the litter on the forest floor. Thus organisms as different as blue grouse, moose, and sequoia trees may all depend upon habitat changes brought on by fire in order to keep their numbers high. Good habitats are not necessarily those that are never disturbed. 90. Which sentence holds the main idea of the passage? 1. Some plants in United States are dependent on fires to maintain high densities. 2. Stopping forest fires may doom sequoia trees to disappear. 3. Sequoia trees actually grow in number because of fires. 4. The sequoia trees' bark and seedlings benefit from fires. 5. Many conifers replace sequoia trees but only in the absence of fires. 91. What does the sentence "Good habitats are not necessarily those that are never disturbed" mean? 1. Undisturbed habitats may actually be good habitats. 2. Good habitats may be those that are disturbed. 3. Bad habitats are those that are disturbed. 4. Disturbed habitats create bad habitats. 5. Good habitats are those that are always disturbed. Passage 5 For decades, student athletes, usually seventeen-to nineteen-year-old freshmen, have informally agreed to a contract with the universities they attend: athletic performance in exchange for an education. The athletes have kept their part of the bargain; the universities have not. Universities and athletic departments have gained huge gate receipts, television revenues, national visibility, donors to university programs, and more, as a result of the performances of gifted basketball and football players, of whom a disproportionate number of the most gifted and most exploited have been black. While blacks are not the only student athletes exploited, the abuses usually happen to them first and worst. The black athlete who blindly sets out today to fill the shoes of Dr. J., Reggie J., Magic J., Kareem Abdul-J., or O.J. may well end up with "No J." - no job that he is qualified to do in our modern, technologically sophisticated society. 92. What is the author's primary attitude towards education offered to student athletes? 1. disapproval 2. gratuity 3. suspicion 4. regret 5. laudatory 93. According to the passage, why are there a higher number of blacks exploited? 1. Blacks are more gifted than non-blacks. 2. Blacks are in need of more education. 3. Blacks are blinder to what the universities are actually offering. 4. Blacks are hoping to replace many famous black athletes. 5. Black are poor so they have no money to pay for education. 94. What does the word “disproportionate” mean? 1. huge 2. unequal 3. frustrating 4. unlikely 5. unbelievable 95. According to the passage, why are black athletes may well likely have no job? 1. because they are discriminated in society 2. because the universities are not educating them enough 3. because their skills and qualifications may not be enough 4. because society has no place for black athletes 5. because they prefer sports than education Directions: Choose the word that best completes the analogy. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of the correct answer. 96. politician : statesman :: _______ : _______ 1. fisherman: angler 2. novelist: essayist 3. mentor : apprentice 4. brood : family 5. editor : columnist 97. armory : guns :: granary : _______ 1. vegetables 2. corn 3. fruits 4. poultry 5. lentil 98. talkative : _______ :: shy : _______ 1. timid : taciturn 2. male : female 3. loquacious : diffident 4. garrulous : voluble 5. preach : audience 99. master : apprentice :: expert : _______ 1. journeyman 2. teacher 3. layman 4. novice 5. virtuoso 100.enticing: attract :: _______ : _______ 1. elusive : allure 2. welcome: warm 3. withering : shock 4. glittery : engross 5. repugnant : repulse 101. _______：pencil :: ink : _______ 1. graphite : pen 2. boron : feather 3. eraser : bottle 4. yellow : black 5. wood: ballpoint 102. alleviate : ________ :: depreciate : _________ 1. ease : antidote 2. pain : value 3. contract :job 4. deviate : standard 5. officiate : safety 103. _______ : dumb :: _______ : wise 1. brilliant : verifiable 2. mindless : dense 3. mute : sound 4. sagacious : discerning 5. squat : elevated 104. yellow : _______ :: _______ : cyanotic 1. amber: green 2. hemophiliac : red 3. sunny : pink 4. jaundiced : blue 5. wisdom: black 105. landing : flight :: _______ : ________ 1. year: month 2. footnote : research 3. enrollment : school 4. act: play 5. coda: musical composition Directions: Analyze and choose the number corresponding to the correct answer. 106. Mark, Richard, Cyril, and Lani each likes one sport. One plays basketball every day, another plays tennis on weekends, one likes badminton, and one likes volleyball. Lani likes tennis. Mark hates playing basketball. Richard likes volleyball. Which sport does Cyril play? 1. Basketball 2. Tennis 3. Badminton 4. Volleyball 5. Tennis and Badminton 107. Lorena is fairer than Crizelda. Crizelda is fairer than Marian. Therefore, ________. 1. Lorena is fairer than Marian 2. Crizelda is fairer than Lorena 3. Marian is fairer than Crizelda 4. Marian is the fairest among them 5. None of the above 108. All government officials are diligent. Mel is a government official. Therefore, _________. 1. Mel is not a government official 2. Mel is diligent 3. Mel is not diligent 4. Mel may not be diligent 5. None of the above 109. If Ryan loves Beverly then Cecil needs to find a boyfriend. If Cecil finds a boyfriend, het mom will be happy. Therefore, if Ryan loves Beverly, then ______. 1. Cecil's mom will be happy 2. Cecil's mom will not be happy 3. Cecil will be happy 4. Cecil will not be happy 5. None of the above 110. All beggars are poor. Which of the following conclusions is valid from the given statement? 1. If Carlo is a beggar then Carlo is poor. 2. All of those who are poor are beggars. 3. If Jocelyn is poor then she is a beggar. 4. If Beth is not a beggar then she is rich. 5. None of the above 111. Either Vazil will marry Beth or Vazil will work abroad. Vazil did not work abroad. Therefore, __________. 1. Vazil will marry Beth 2. Vazil loves Beth 3. Vazil does not love Beth 4. Vazil will not marry Beth 5. None of the above 112. Ryan's daughter is the cousin of Michelle's daughter. Ryan has no sister. How is Ryan related to Michelle? 1. Ryan is the brother of Michelle. 2. Ryan is the brother-in-law of Michelle. 3. Ryan is the father of Michelle. 4. Ryan and Michelle are close friends. 5. None of the above 113. A: All women like to marry. B: Some women do not marry. If statements A and B are true, which of the following statement, is/are valid? X: Cecil likes to marry. Y: Lani does not like to marry. Z: Karla likes to marry even though she did not marry Carlo 1. X only 2. Y only 3. Z only 4. Xand Y only 5. X and Z only 114. A: No pilots are free from accidents. B: All pilots are human beings. If statements A and B are true, which of the following statements is/are valid? X: Mark, a jet pilot, is not free from accidents. Y: Rendel, an expert pilot, is free from accidents. Z: Some human beings are not free from accidents. 1. X only 2. Y only 3. Z only 4. Xand Y only 5. X and Z only 115. If the fifth day of the month falls on a Thursday, what day of the week will precede the ninth day of the month? 1. Sunday 2. Tuesday 3. Thursday 4. Monday 5. Wednesday Numerical Reasoning Directions: Analyze and solve each problem carefully then shade the number corresponding to the correct answer. 116. ABC Corporation reported at the beginning of 2005 that it had a balance of P 3 566.2 million. For the given year, its net income was P 456.7 million. The company paid a total of P 234.6 million for dividends. What was the balance of ABC Corporation at the end of 2005? 1. 3 788 300 000 2. 3 788300 3. 3 78 830 4. 37 883 5. 3788.30 117. What comes next? -729, 243, -81, 27, -9, 3 ,____ 1.-1 2. 2 3. -3 4. 4 5. -5 118. Last year, 154 employees of Tanglaw Manufacturing Firm retired. The firm hired 248 new employees. If there were 845 employees in the factory at the end of that year, how many were there at the beginning? 1. 443 2. 645 3. 751 4. 1 239 5. 1 247 119. Marian wrote a check worth P 6 547 yesterday. However, this showed an overdraft of P 1 350 on her account the next day. How much did she have in her account before she wrote the check? 1. 4 197 2. 5 193 3. 5 197 4. 7 890 5. 7 897 120. The sum of two numbers is 8. The difference between eighteen and twice the first number is two less than four times the second. What is the larger number? 1. 2 2. 3 3. 5 4. 6 5. 11 121. The retail price of a compact disc player is P11 900. This price is P4 800 more than the cost of the compact disc player. What is the cost of 5 compact players? 1. 7 100 2. 16 700 3. 21 300 4. 35 500 5. 83 500 122. What comes next? 1024, 512, 256, 128, 64, ____. 1. 2 2. 4 3. 8 4. 16 5. 32 123. Tanglaw employs a total of 600 teaching assistants and research assistants. There are three times as many teaching assistants as research assistants. How many research assistants are employed by Tanglaw? 1. 150 2. 300 3. 450 4. 600 5. 750 124. What comes next? 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, ____. 1. 1 2. 10 3. 100 4. 1 000 5. 10 000 125. A board 18 feet long is cut into two pieces. Two feet less than the product of five and the length of the shorter piece is equal to the difference between three times the length of the longer piece and eight. What is the length of the shorter piece? 1. 6 2. 8 3. 9 4. 10 5. 12 126. At the office, one-half of the amount of money in the petty cash drawer was used in the morning, and one-third of the remaining money was used in the afternoon. This left P250 in the petty cash drawer at the end of the day. How much money was in the petty cash drawer at the start of the day? 1. 250 2. 500 3. 750 4. 1 000 5. 2 000 127. What comes next? 1/3, 5/6, 4/3, 11/6, 7/3, 17/6, _____. 1. 10/3 2. 19/6 3. 11/3 4. 23/6 5. 13/3 128. A dog is chasing a rabbit that has a head start of 150 feet. The dog jumps 9 feet every time the rabbit jumps 7 feet. In how many jumps will the dog catch up with the rabbit? 1. 10 2. 35 3. 60 4. 75 5. 90 129. What comes next? 1, 4, 2, 8, 3, 12, 4, 16, 5, 20, 6, ____. 1. 7 2. 8 3. 24 4. 28 5. 32 130. A university consists of three colleges: business, engineering, and fine arts. There are 2 900 students in the business college, 1 500 students in the engineering college, and 1 100 students in the fine ats college. What percent of the total number of students in the university are in the fine arts college? 1. 10% 2. 20% 3. 25% 4. 50% 5. 80% 131. An antique telephone is 85 years old, and an antique typewriter is 160 years old. How many years ago was the typewriter twice the age of the telephone? 1. 5 2. 10 3. 15 4. 20 5. 25 132. A dairy owner mixes five gallons of cream that is 30% butterfat with eight gallons of milk that is 4% butterfat. What is the concentration of butterfat in the resulting mixture? 1. 14% 2. 28% 3. 37% 4. 54% 5. 66% 133. What comes next? 1/6, 1/12, 1/20, 1/30, 1/42, 1/56, ____. 1. 1/60 2. 1/72 3. 1/90 4. 1/110 5. 1/132 134. Two pipes were installed in a water tank. One pipe serves as an inlet pipe while another, a multi- purpose pipe, serves as either an inlet pipe while another, a multi-purpose pipe, serves as either an inlet pipe or a drain pipe. When both pipes are used to fill up the tank, they can fill 7/9 of the tank in 4 hours. In filling the tank, the operator sometimes pushes the wrong button and the multi- purpose pipe functions as a drain pipe. In such cases, only 1/6 of the tank can be filled up in 6 hours. How long will it make the inlet pipe to fill the tank alone? 1. 6 2. 7 3. 8 4. 9 5. 10 135. Aling Sabina can weave 100 baskets in 12 days while Aling Malou can weave the same number of baskets in 15 days. How long will it take the two of them to weave 300 baskets together? 1. 10 2. 15 3. 20 4. 25 5. 30 136. If 5% of a number is 30, what is 15% of the number? 1. 90 2. 180 3. 270 4. 600 5. 750 137. Manang Betchay can weave 516 yards of cloth every 12 hours. How many yards will she weave in 16 hours? 1. 344 2. 400 3. 540 4. 688 5. 750 138. Frances entered into the Tanglaw walkathon to raise money for charity. She earns P200 for participation and P65 for each kilometer she walks. If Frances was able to raise P525, how far did she walk? 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 139. What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ____. 1. 30 2. 33 3. 36 4. 39 5. 42 140. A 46,200-gallon solution of cleaning fluid is 12% alcohol and 6% ammonia. If the rest is water, how many gallons of water does it contain? 1. 8,316 2. 9,254 3. 6,312 4. 37,884 5. 40,000 141. The value of Vazil’s antique car increased by 30% from 1996 to 2000 and then decreased by 20% from 2000 to 2004. The car’s value in 2004 was what percent of its value in 1996? 1. 4% 2. 100% 3. 104% 4. 110% 5. 120% 142. What comes next? 1, 5, 25, 125, 625, _____. 1. 1,225 2. 3,125 3. 5,225 4. 8,525 5. 15,625 143. If Ryan solves word problems at a rate of 10 problems every 20 minutes, how many minutes will it take him to finish 60 problems? 1. 30 2. 60 3. 120 4. 240 5. 480 144. Working together, Michelle, Frances and Jen require 12/13 hours to complete a certain task. If Michelle alone can complete the task in 3 hours and Frances alone can complete the task in 2 hours, how many hours would it take Jen to complete the task working alone? 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 145. What comes next? 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ____. 1. 12 2. 13 3. 15 4. 17 5. 20 General Information Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully. On your Answer Sheet, shade the oval corresponding to your answer. 146. Articles 3 to 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set forth all of the following except ________. 1. the right of association and of assembly 2. freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment 3. the right to standard of living adequate for health 4. the right to marry and to found a family 5. the right of equal access to public service 147. The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees is otherwise known as 1. RA 6173 2. RA 6113 3. RA 6718 4. RA 6178 5. RA 6713 148. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a constitution? 1. a writing in which the fundamental powers of the government are established 2. an agreement showing the absolute rule of action and decision for all government departments and officers 3. a characterization of the people of a country 4. the supreme written law of the land 5. a grant and a limitation of government authority 149. The local level of the government includes all of the following except _____. 1. Regional 2. Municipal 3. Judicial 4. Provincial 5. None of the above 150. The right to life and love is an example of ___________. 1. Statutory Rights 2. Natural Rights 3. Constitutional Rights 4. Civil Rights 5. None of the above 151. A public official submitted an incomplete and inaccurate report to his immediate supervisor. This is because he does not like the way his supervisor bosses him around. What norm of conduct of public officials and employees did he violate? 1. Professionalism 2. Justness and Sincerity 3. Commitment to democracy 4. Nationalism and Patriotism 5. Political Neutrality 152. All of the following are examples of heterotrophs except _______ 1. vultures 2. blue grass 3. humans 4. bacteria 5. giraffes 153. An establishment was searched without a search warrant issued. What kind of right was violated by this act? 1. Social and Political Rights 2. Statutory Rights 3. Bill of Rights 4. Civil Rights 5. Political Rights 154. All of the following are characteristics of a state except _________. 1. independent from external control 2. possessing an organized government 3. a group of people permanently occupying a definite portion of territory 4. possessing a government wherein the inhabitants render habitual obedience 5. None of the above 155. When is the Human Rights Day celebrated? 1. December 10 2. April 14 3. September 28 4. December 18 5. May 1 156. The transfer of title or disposal of interest in property in favor of a person or persons other than his spouse and relatives is defined as_______ 1. Investment 2. Divestment 3. Loan 4. Conflict of Interest 5. Gift 157. Funds were given by the government for road improvement in a certain province. It was, however, revealed that certain public officials misappropriated the funds. What norm of conduct of public officials and employees was violated by this act? 1. Commitment to democracy 2. Justness and Sincerity 3. Commitment to public interest 4. Professionalism 5. Political Neutrality 158. All of the following are considered a part of the family of any public official or employee except_ 1. the six-year-old son 2. the seventeen-year-old unmarried son 3. the sixteen-year-old married daughter 4. the spouse 5. None of the above 159. Which of the following is composed of the principal officers through whom the President executes the law? 1. the Regional officials 2. the Cabinet 3. the House of Representatives 4. the army 5. the Senate 160. A public official was put in-charge of a monetary fund for the underprivileged. He, however, had an emergency and had to use a part of the fund to pay for such. What norm of conduct of public officials and employees did he violate? 1. Commitment to public interest 2. Justness and Sincerity 3. Commitment to democracy 4. Political Neutrality 5. Professionalism 161. Mang Domeng went to the Department of Agrarian Reform to inquire about how he may acquire land. He, however, was not able to get past security since an employee of the department informed the guards that Mang Domeng looked like a crazed street beggar. What norm of conduct did the employee violate? 1. Nationalism and patriotism 2. Justness and Sincerity 3. Commitment to democracy 4. Simple Living 5. Political Neutrality 162. The components of the state territory are all of the following except the _______. 1. terrestrial domain 2. aerial domain 3. fluvial domain 4. maritime domain 5. None of the above 163. Which of the following statements is not true? 1. The military authority is supreme in a state of emergency. 2. The State has the power to wage war in defense against outside attack. 3. Labor is affirmed by the state as a primary social economic force 4. the separation of Church and State shall be inviolable 5. None of the above 164. After payment of compensation, the government acquired an old residence in Cavite to be turned into a historical tourist spot. What power of the state was exercised in this act? 1. police power 2. Power of expropriation 3. Legislative power 4. Taxation 5. None of the above 165. Who is the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns and qualifications of the respective members of the Congress? 1. the Speaker of the House 2. the Electoral Tribunal 3. the Senate President 4. the Supreme Court 5. the President 166. What is the right that determines actual controversies arising between adverse litigants duly instituted in courts of power jurisdiction? 1. Legislative power 2. Judicial power 3. Executive power 4. Eminent domain 5. Police power 167. Who among the following is tasked to exercise general supervision over local governments? 1. the President 2. the Senate President 3. the City Mayor 4. Chief Justice 5. the Governors 168. The Congress is made up of not more than _______ persons. 1. 274 2. 276 3. 270 4. 200 5. 220 169. Who among the following shall have the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war? 1. the President 2. the Congress 3. the Supreme Court 4. the Military 5. the Filipino people 170. What is a legislative act that inflicts punishment without trial? 1. privilege from arrest 2. bill of attainder 3. ex post facto law 4. writ of habeas corpus 5. reclusion perpetua