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1. Scientists to explore
ways of preventing further
damage to the environment.
A. continue —C. continuing
B. continued D. continuous
2. Plastic bags in garbage dumps take
a long time to decompose.
__, when they do, they
Become dangerous substances.
A. Strangely C. Sadly
B. Surprisingly D. Happily
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The girls talk about
during the reunion.
A. himself C. herself
B. theirselves D. themselves
4. In today's groceries and
department stores, you always
place what you inan
eco-friendly bag.
A. buys C. selling
B. buy D. sold
5. Our ancestors used to do
the same thing, when they
used their bayongs or straw bags.
A. lovingly —C. truly
B. carefully D. wisely
6. Marlon dressed elegantly
for the party.
A. itself C. himself
B. herself D. themself
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7. Which of the following is a
simple sentence?
A. Aregular bath keeps the
ody from dirt and odor.
B. | If one gets enough sleep, he
‘overcomes fatigue.
C. Come to school early so
you can catch up with all the
lessons.
D. Physical education
programs are developed in
schools; hence children
develop good habits. ~
A. Items 8-11
The princess was playing with
her golden ball. She accidentally
dropped the ball and it rolled into the
pond. The golden ball was a gift from
her deceased mother. She treasured
it so much that she tried to get it back
but to no avail. She cried in utmost
despair. Then a frog appeared and
asked her why she was crying. The
frog asked what the princess would
give if it finds the golden ball.
“Anything,"Said the princess.
“Id like to sleep on your bed
and eat on your plate,” said the frog.
The princess agfeed to the condition.
In a minute the frog appeared with the
ball. The princess took it and ran to
the palace. She left the frog behind.
“Princess, let me in,” the frog croaked.
But the princess slammed the door
before the frog could hop in. The king
told the princess to keep her promise.
After eating, the princess went to her
room where the frog followed her. “Lift
me up on your bed, please.”
The princess was so surprised
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handsome prince. “Thank you for
breaking the spell.”
The princess asked forgiveness
| for her rudeness. The prince said he
might have done the same, given the
Situation. Later, they fell in love with
each other.
8. Why did the princess cry in
despair?
A. She had no playmate.
B. She lost the golden ball.
C. Her father went to a far
place
D. The frog played a joke on
her.
9. What will be the final result of the
action of the two characters?
C. confusion
D. happiness
A. regret
B. despair
10. What is the mood of the story?
A. Joyful
B. Playful
Arrange the sentences as they
happened in the story. _
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C. Critical
D. Serious
The princess felt sorry for
her bad actions toward the
frog,
The princess lost a ball.
The frog turned into a
handsome prince and both
fell in love with one another.
4. :A frog appeared and helped
the princess find the ball.
11. What is the correct order of the
story?
A. 1-3-4-2 C. 2-4-1-3
B. 4-1-3-2 D. 34-2-1
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B, Items 12-15
My father is fond of taking us for
long drives out into the countryside
beaches and resorts and even to old
churches on weekends. | recall
| packing sandwiches and fruits and
drinks in the native basket and ice
coolers.’ Those little trips are a great
pleasure to us, especially to my
mother who likes to stop along the way
to buy fruits from roadside vendors.
It was from these family trips
that | learned to recognize memorable
images and sceneries in vanishing
landscapes. My love for travel has
cl ‘then on grown Hee the year
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42. According ‘to the author, to
travel is to
A. enjoy C. gettired
B. learn D. feel lonely
13. What was the key result of the
author's trips in her youth?
A. She developed a love for
travel.
She saw the vast lands and
blue seas.
She appreciated her parents.
for the bonding moments.
She learned to say “thank
you" to her father for the
‘opportunity.
B.
Cc.
D.
14, What is the general mood in
the selection?
A. Boredom C. Worry
B. Curiosity D. AmazementENGLISH
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19.
Which happened first in the story?
A. [recall packing sandwiches
fruits and drinks.
B. My love for travel has from
then grown through the
years.
C. Itwas these family trips
that taught me to recognize
memorable images.
D. My father is fond of taking
us for long drives in the
countryside.
Every afternoon, after going home
from school, Ben to
climb trees.
A. ike Cc
B. likes D.
liked
is liking
The new secretary encodes
than the former one.
more efficient
more efficiently
most efficiently
least efficient
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The first group of applicants had
the errors in the
elimination round for varsity
volleyball.
A. less c.
B. lesser D.
little
least
On display in a balikbayan
souvenir shop were __
bags.
three pretty yellow
pretty yellow three
yellow pretty three
yellow three pretty
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24,
25,
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After completing the project, the
club plans to bring the toys
the barangay hall and
give them to the children in the
community.
A. at Cc. to
B. for D. in
heard knocking on
the front door of our house...
A. somebody C. nobody
B. everybody D. anybody
Cases of dengue were aired
_____ onthe evening news
than in the noontime broadcast.
A. accurate
B. more accurately
C. most accurately
D. less accurately
The typhoon to hit the
country in the last five years
was that in September last year.
A. worse
B. worst
C. most worst
D. more worse
The bank manager for the
remodeled offices ordered
____ __ carpets.
A. five new red
B. red new five
C. five red new
D. new five red
We buy grapes at the
supermarket kilogram.
A. at c. by
B. for D.allSH
B. Items 26
Out from the market, a dog was
tunning fast. In his mouth was a bone.
On his way home, however, he had to
walk a small wooden bridge across a
brook, But as he was crossing, he
saw his own shadow in the water
below. He thought, “| must have that
bone too.” He barked at his own
shadow. And the bone in his mouth
fell into the water - gone forever.
26. What is the mood of the story?
A. Regretful C. Sad
B. Triumphant D. Peaceful
27. Why did the dog lose the bone in
his mouth?
A. The dog threw the bone
away.
B. Someone took the bone
from him.
C. The bone is heavy so he
_ left it near the bridge.
D. He barked at his own
shadow in the water.
28. Which among the following
statements is an opinion?
A. The dog crossed a small
wooden bridge across a
brook.
B. | think the dog was
mistaken in its decision.
C. Inthe dog's mouth was a
bone.
D. The dog barked at its own
shadow.
29. What is the main idea of the
selection?
A. Grab every opportunity
there is.
B. To aspire for something is
not bad.
C. Never desire more than
what you need.
D. Think of your own welfare
most of the time.
30. Where did the dog see what he
thought was another bone?
A. in the water
B. in the forest
C. in the bridge
D._ in the market
D. Items 31 - 35
Wells are used to draw =|
groundwater from beneath the surface |
| of the earth. They are usually drilled
into water-bearing underground zones |
called aquifers. Most often, a pump is |
used to draw water from the well while
a screen is placed at the bottom to
| filter the soil from the water that is
being pumped out.
Aside from flowing streams and
open springs, many small rural
‘communities in the Philippines which
have no water pipe connections use
shallow water wells with hand pumps
called bubun to get drinking water. If
the streams and springs are far away,
people end up washing their clothes
around these wells, sometimes
contaminating their main source of
water supply.ENGLISH
34. What is the article about ?
A. How water is found in
the Philippines
The uses of wells in the
Philippines
Where water is found in
the Philippines
What wells are called in the
Philippines
B.
C.
D.
32. What are aquifers?
A. Wells that have filters and
screens
Pipes where running water
is found
The drills under the surface
of the earth
Underground areas where
there is water
B.
Cc.
D
33. In what mood is the article
written?
A. Informative
B. Speculative
C. Imaginative
D. Demonstrative
34, Some small rural communities
draw water from
A.
B.
C.
local pails called bubun.
lakes, rivers, and streams
flowing streams and hot
springs.
shallow wells with hand
pumps.
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35, What conclusion can be drawn
from the passage?
‘A. There is not enough water
in the Philippines.
Wells are useful only to
countries like the
Philippines.
Wells are useful to
communities with water
needs.
Small communities need
more water than big
communities.
B.
Cc.
E. Items 36-40 a
The primary function of blood is
to maintain a constant environment for
other living tissues of the body. Blood
transports food, gases, and wastes to
and from the cells of the body.
Food digested in the stomach and
small intestine, passes into the blood
stream through the living cells of the
small intestines.
Blood then carries these
nutrients to all body cells. Oxygen
enters the body through the air sacs ¢
the lungs. Blood cells then transport
the oxygen to cells throughout the
blood. Blood also helps remove the
waste products released by cells. It
carries. gaseous wastes (such as
carbon dioxide) to the lungs tobe
exhaled. It carries liquid waste to the
kidneys to be expelled with the urineENGLISH
36, The main idea of the selection is
that blood
A. maintains the temperature
of the human body
B. does important functions in
the human body
C. transports oxygen to the
cells of the body
D. carries nutrients to all parts
of the body
37. Blood carries waste to the kidneys
to be expelled from the body
with the E
A. skin C. urine
B. cells D. stomach
38. Which of the following
statements is an opinion?
A. Blood cells transport oxygen
to cells.
B. Blood carries nutrients to all
body cells.
C. Oxygen enters the body
through the air sacs of the
lungs.
D. Maybe food is digested in
the stomach and small
intestine.
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39. Which of the following
sentences supports the
conclusion?
A. Blood transports food,
gases and wastes to and
from the cells of the human
body.
B. Oxygen enters the body
through the air sacs of the
lungs.
C. Blood carries solid waste
from the body.
D. Food is digested in the
stomach.
40. What conclusion can be drawn
from the selection?
A. Without blood, the body will
become pale.
B. Blood sustains the life
functions of the human
body.
C. Blood cells carry oxygen to
all parts of the body.
D. Blood cells travel to all parts
of the body
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