#20.
A. Every time a person speaks or writes, he is selling himself as a person.
B. However, the message losses its effectiveness if it is poorly stated.
C. Life is a continuous process of selling.
D. It may be that the idea behind his words is sound , even novel.
E. For some reasons, the world is critical of a person whose grammar is not up to standard.
A
CBDEA
B
CEDAB
C
CAEDB
D
CDBAD
Answer: CAEDB
#21.
A. And since this ideology must be a common undertaking for all, public leaders should be ever responsive and keenly attuned to the needs and sentiments of the people.
B. After all, the test of leadership and, hence, for a successful ideology, lies in the capacity of both leaders and people alike to jointly and vigorously participate in a common effort for the food of all people.
C. The immense problems of our colonial legacy and the political strife of our past cannot be rectified in a few years.
D. For these are rooted in oppressive structures that can only be diminished and passed on by dynamic and dedicated leadership and a committed citizenry.
E. Clearly, in the context of these realities, a unifying and purposive ideology an agenda for the immediate present.
A
CABDE
B
CBEAD
C
CDEAB
D
CEDBA
Answer: CDEAB
#22.
A. The Philippines, as a developing nation, is not exempted from the influence of this worldwide movement.
B. Community development is a worldwide movement in both the developed and developing nations.
C. But the real challenge and the most important of all is to be able to change the attitude of the people to want for a better life through their own effort.
D. With about 75% of its population living in the rural areas, a national program of community development becomes imperative.
E. Poverty, ignorance and low production levels, which continue to plague the rural areas, are the challenges to the community development program.
A
BADEC
B
DEABC
C
BCDEA
D
CDEBA
Answer: BADEC
#23.
A. Because of pollution, the ecosystem is disturbed; in some areas even thrown out of balance.
B. One of the things that come to mind when we talk about the environment is pollution.
C. With these poisons on the land, air, and water, food is getting scarcer.
D. It is easy now to imagine that without clean food an air, human kind will surely perish.
E. Many living creatures die because of this abrupt change.
A
BCDEA
B
BAECD
C
BDECA
D
BAEDC
Answer: BAECD
#24.
A. This information may be a warning; hence, it contributes to our survival.
B. The information may also contribute to our convenience or well being.
C. The fundamental purpose of communication is to transmit information.
D. The lightning flash or a shout referring to a genuine fire is a good example of a warning indicating danger.
E. When we ask a friend to help us search for a lost wallet we are in effect employing communication as a convenience.
A
DEABC
B
CEBDA
C
CADBE
D
CBEAD
Answer: CEBDA
#25.
A. However, humans have tendency to go against impositions pr prohibitions of any kind and therefore are likely to go into excess.
B. In short, the care of the hearth calls for moderation in everything one says and does.
C. Any person who wants to live life to the fullest and enjoy it should take care of one's heart.
D. Caring for the heart means watching one's diet and bodily motions, as well as keeping cool and on the state of equilibrium at all times.
E. This is why there is an increasing incidence of hearth disease in the country and in other parts of the world.
A
CDABE
B
DEACB
C
CDBAE
D
CEADB
Answer: CDBAE
#26.
A. These skills will enable one to communicate with other people.
B. If one is to cope with all the forces that shape one's life in this modern age, this God-given gift must be developed.
C. Ultimately, one will be at ease in this world where communication plays a vital role.
D. A person's unique resources is the mind.
E. This can be done by learning how to read and write.
A
BEADC
B
DEABC
C
DBEAC
D
DEBCA
Answer: DBEAC
#27.
A. While an occasional about anxiety and tension may be unpleasant, it is quite normal and need not be a cause for concern.
B. If an emotional disturbance becomes very distressing, it should be dealt with as an illness requiring professional treatment.
C. The time to be watchful is when emotional upsets come frequently, shake us severely and fail to wear off after a while.
D. They are self-protected reactions when we are confronted by threats to our safety, well-being, happiness, or self esteem.
E. Anxiety and tensions are essential for a living, and everybody experiences them.
A
BDCEA
B
BEADC
C
EDACB
D
EBCAD
Answer: EDACB
#28.
A. Nobody can develop him more than he is willing to developed himself.
B. His work, in connection with delivering the service to the public, must encourage that growth.
C. Man is potent tool in an organization because he can think for himself.
D. Otherwise, that man is wasted man in terms of human potential.
E. Development in this sense is growth which always stems from within.
A
ABCDE
B
ACBED
C
CDEAB
D
CAEBD
Answer: CAEBD
#29.
A. Today, the community worker non only strives to relay development plan but also undertakes all efforts to make the community participate in the acceptance and implementation of these plans.
B. The traditional concept of the grassroots, the worker is that of being the liaison between the agency and the community, and between the government and the people.
C. Thus, as a communicator to the community, the worker's effectiveness can only be determined by the extent to which one is able to harness popular participation towards a program of action.
D. The present emphasis on popular participation towards program of action.
E. As such, the worker is only expected to act as the mouthpiece to the agency and the implementor of change in the community.
A
BCDEA
B
AEDCB
C
BEDAC
D
ABDCE
Answer: BCDEA
#30.
A. It also provides a means of getting the affected parties together in a calm, problem solving atmosphere.
B. Employees have found that a formal grievance procedure has several useful effects.
C. Moreover, they are assured that they may rise a complaint without jeopardizing their status in the office.
D. It gives them a chance to voice their complaints and thereby warns management of problem areas.
E. In this kind of atmosphere, meaningful dialogue is made possible and grievants are made aware that they do not have to create a confrontation in order to be heard.
A
BEADC
B
BCDEA
C
BDAEC
D
BCADE
Answer: BDAEC
#31.
A. The environmental consequences of industrialization have not been considered in most industrial projects implemented.
B. They have only been so considered in recent years because of the alarming rate of pollution noted in many developed countries.
C. Little attention, if not none at all, has been given to the possible effect of industrialization outside of the monetary profit they could bring.
D. In the Philippines, this problem is receiving the attention it rightfully deserves as a integral part of the industrialization policies and processes.
E. The Philippine government's concern now is to reconcile productivity with the improvement and protection of the environment.
A
ACBDE
B
ABDEC
C
CDBAE
D
CABED
Answer: ABDEC
#32.
A. But the world of books lives on.
B. The world of books is the most remarkable creation if human kind.
C. And after an era of darkness, new races build others.
D. Nothing else that human builds ever lasts.
E. Monuments fall, nations perish, and civilizations grow old and die out.
A
EABCD
B
EACBD
C
CEBAD
D
BDECA
Answer: BDECA
#33.
A. Filipino values that are naturally good should be preserved and values that are corrupt should be rejected.
B. But the fact that there exists in the Philippines today a plurality of attitudes and customs, this does not mean that Filipinos should accept all of them with out questions.
C. Our society is rigidly ruled by many beliefs and traditions which largely determined our cultural pattern and behavior.
D. In doing so, they preserve and treasure the sense that makes them Filipinos-the sense of value.
E. This is widely known Filipino custom.
A
CEBAD
B
CADEB
C
ACEBD
D
AECBD
Answer: CEBAD
#34.
A. The first procedure is that the bill passes through three readings on separate days.
B. Otherwise, the bill will go back to the House from where it originated, and it will be deliberated upon again.
C. If the President approves the bill, then it shall be deemed law.
D. A bill, before becoming a law, undergoes several procedures.
E. On the third reading, the votes of the lawmakers shall be recorded and if the bill is approved, it goes to the President for approval or veto.
F. It should be noted, however, that the President must communicate his veto with in 30 days from receipt of the bill, otherwise, the bill is considered to have been approved by him.
A
DAECBF
B
ABCDEF
C
CBDAEF
D
BCDEAF
Answer: DAECBF
#35.
A. Hence, it can be said that the President really has a lot of duties and responsibilities.
B. He has control over the department secretaries and can overrule;e their decisions.
C. Furthermore, the President exercises veto power over bills passed by the Congress.
D. Lastly, he is the Chief Executive, executing the laws and rules of the country.
E. The President in a presidential system is the Head of State and the Head of Government.
A
EBCAD
B
CDABE
C
ABCDE
D
EBCDA
Answer: EBCDA
#36.
A. Not only that, paying taxes also means the government will no longer need to acquire loans to fill the budget deficit.
B. Every citizen should lend a hand in pursuing economic progress.
C. One way to do it is to pay one's taxes correctly.
D. Paying correct taxes results in increased revenues that the government uses for infrastructure and other projects.
E. So be good citizen and pay your taxes correctly.
A
CBDAE
B
BCDAE
C
DBCAE
D
BDCEA
Answer: BCDAE
#37.
A. This condition has been brought about by many factors which include industrial plants belching out smoke, emissions from vehicles, and improperly burned fule in private residences.
B. And if conditions warrant, all traffic may be halted, the burning of trash may be forbidden and in extreme cases, factories may be shut down.
C. Air pollution is becoming a serious problem throughout the world.
D. Warning is also given to the public when pollution becomes a real menace to health.
E. To counteract such factors, state health departments now measure the amount of pollution in the air as well as the kind of pollutants.
A
CAEDB
B
CAEBD
C
CBADE
D
CABDE
Answer: CAEDB
#38.
A. The only way to have a true friend is to one yourself.
B. Likewise, sacrifices need to be made to maintain and strengthen friendships, but few humans pursuits make sacrifice a pleasure.
C. This is not easy to do because a friend must have the qualities of the best physician, the best nurse, and the best parent.
D. However, making scarifies is one way by which one can reach spiritual nobility.
E. As one humanitarian said, "An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us obove ourselves".
A
ACBDE
B
EDBCA
C
AEDBC
D
EABCD
Answer: ACBDE
#39.
A. This is so because what people construct nature can destroy.
B. Half of the destinies of nations depend upon people.
C. On the other hand, what nature destroys people can reconstruct.
D. The other half depends upon the disposition of nature.
E. In the final analysis, however, the fate of human civilization is dictated by the directions that natural phenomena take.