NAPOLCOM Exams (Napolcom Verbal) – Page 12

#225. The games we used to play when we were young have been sidelined by modern gadgets. Nowadays, we no longer see children and teens playing piko, tumbang preso, luksong baka, patintero and other enjoyable games our parents used to play. The young generation of today is so hooked on gadgets that they even have no time to talk to each other during their free time. This is very unhealthy according to some social scientists.

From the passage, we can conclude that:

A Modern gadgets should be totally banned to protect our children.
B Children and teens will not enjoy playing piko, patintero, luksong baka and tumbang preso.
C Children and teens who use modern gadgets are sickly.
D The young generation of today prefers modern gadgets over piko, patintero and the likes.
Answer: The young generation of today prefers modern gadgets over piko, patintero and the likes.
#226. A dance instructor is holding an aerobics class every morning in front of the town market where there is a big open space. There are many participants and he charges them 10 pesos per session. In contrast, a Zumba class in the nearby dance studio has only 10 participants because the enrollment fee is expensive. Only the rich can afford to enroll in the Zumba class.

What can we deduce from the situation?

A The aerobics class is more enjoyable than the Zumba class.
B The participants of the aerobics class are all poor.
C The aerobics class is more popular than the Zumba class.
D More people enroll in the aerobics class because the enrollment fee is affordable.
Answer: More people enroll in the aerobics class because the enrollment fee is affordable.
#227. The advent of cellphone is perhaps the best contribution of modern technology to our communication system. Back then, it would take a week or longer before we can communicate with our loved ones if we are working in other countries. It was through letters that we could communicate with them, and letters really took time to reach their destinations. Today, if we want to talk to our loved ones, even of we are living in another country, we can do so very easily with the use of cellphones. In a matter of minute, we are connected with them.

What does the passage say?

A Letters are useless in our modern time.
B Communication using cellphones is fast and easy.
C Back then, communication with our loved ones was impossible because there was no cellphones.
D Cellphone can reach people in faraway places but letters cannot
Answer: Communication using cellphones is fast and easy.
#228. The movie Close to You, a romantic comedy, was graded A by the Films Rating Board. It opened simultaneously in fifty theaters in Metro Manila on a Wednesday. The following day, it was reported that not even one of the fifty theaters where it was shown played to an SRO audience. The producers of the movie were shaking their heads, asking one another how they could recoup their investments.

What could be said about the movie?

A Romantic comedy is not popular with moviegoers.
B Most grade A movies did not enjoy commercial success.
C The theaters in Metro Manila are big.
D The movie was a dismal flop.
Answer: The movie was a dismal flop.
#229. Ang mga taong ipinanganak sa Taon ng Dragon ay sinasabing may kakambal na swerte, karaniwang dominante at matataas ang ambisyon. Mas gusto nilang mamuhay ayon sa sarili nilang mga batas at kung sila at hahayaang mag-isa, mas nagiging matagumpay sila sa buhay. Sila ay mga pursigido at hindi natatakot sa mga hamon at laging handang makipagsapalaran, kaya hindi kataka-taka na malapit sa kanila ang tagumpay. Sila ay matulungin sa mga nangangailangan ngunit hindi sila hihingi ng tulong sa iba kung sila naman ang nangangailangan.

Hanapin ang mali sa mga sumusunod na paglalarawan sa taong ipinanganak sa Taon ng Dragon.

A hindi natatakot sa mga hamon
B gustong mamuhay ayon sa sarili nilang batas
C malakas ang kanilang karisma
D laging handang makipagsapalaran
Answer: malakas ang kanilang karisma
#230. In 1970 about sixty small and medium-sized factories in the United States adopted a four-day workweek. According to the plan, workers work forty hours but instead of the usual five-day week, they now work only four days. Workers are enthusiastic about the three-day weekly vacation. According to management, productivity has increased about 18% since the inception of the new plan. Absenteeism has dropped by 69% and lateness is almost non-existent.

The passage suggests that a four-day workweek may result in

A increased productivity, enthusiasm, and attendance.
B significant changes in the 1970s.
C 40 hour workweeks for factory workers.
D 69% lateness or absenteeism among workers.
Answer: increased productivity, enthusiasm, and attendance.
#231. Most researches in needy countries are based on the thinking and approach of the highly developed Western world, and seldom have they been directed toward meeting the countries' own development needs.

The sentence best supports the statement that _________.

A most researches have universal application.
B most researches done in needy countries are missing their objectives
C needy countries need researchers to help them reach the status of the western world.
D highly developed countries offer the best guide for the development of needy countries
Answer: most researches done in needy countries are missing their objectives
#232. Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew.

Which of the following does NOT go into the calculation of dead weight tonnage?

A weight of the ship
B weight of ballast water
C weight of crew
D weight of passengers
Answer: weight of the ship
#233. In Feng Shui, clutter is a big no-no. Clutter is consists of old toys, clothes, old magazines and everything old which are no longer used. It hinders the free circulation of the fresh energy inside the house, preventing it to enter every room. It makes the energy inside the house stale and inactive, making the residents of the house sickly and less aggressive. To avoid more unlucky situations in the homes, clutter should be cleared once it starts to pile up. This is good Feng Shui.

What conclusion can we make?

A Old books and old magazines should be arranged in one place.
B Old toys should be recycled.
C Clutter is inauspicious in the homes.
D Clutter should be stored in one room of the house for good Feng Shui.
Answer: Clutter is inauspicious in the homes.
#234. A rule change was enacted before the 1974 National Football League (NFL) season to add one sudden death overtime period (15 minutes) to all preseason and regular season games. If no team scored in this period, the game would result in a tie. This rule was enacted to decrease the number of tie games. The first ever regular season overtime, a September 22 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos, ended in a 35-35 draw. It was not until November 10, when the New York Jets defeated the New York Giants, 26-20, that an overtime game would produce a winner.

Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate:

A The number of ties appear to have stayed the same after this rule change.
B The number of ties appear to have increased after this rule change.
C There's not enough information to determine if this rule change impacted the number of ties.
D The number of ties appear to have been reduced after this rule change.
Answer: There's not enough information to determine if this rule change impacted the number of ties.
#235. We had swam across the lake before the sun rose.
A across
B swam
C before
D no error
Answer: swam
#236. Choose the underlined word or phrase which is not acceptable in formal written English. Select No error if the sentence is grammatically correct
The increasing mechanization of life have led us farther away from daily contact with nature and the craft of farm.
A have led us
B increasing
C the craft of farm
D No error
Answer: have led us
#255. PERAMBULATE
A walk
B disbelieve
C investigate
D move back and forth
Answer: walk
#256. Sila ay nagdadamayan sa hirap at ginhawa. Sila ay totoong “naghihiramang suklay”
A magka anak
B mag asawa
C magkapatid
D magkaibigan
Answer: magkaibigan
#257. There is no PANACEA that will solve our financial difficulty
A criteria
B paradox
C answer
D cure-all
Answer: cure-all
#258. DEBACLE
A introduction
B disaster
C conflict
D assault
Answer: disaster
#259. LAGASAW
A tunog ng pag-yak
B tunog ng hangin
C tunog ng busina
D tunog ng alon
Answer: tunog ng alon
#260. KABAL
A kaban
B unawa
C sepal
D agimat
Answer: agimat
#261. HAGINIT
A harurot
B handusay
C hambalang
D hagikhik
Answer: harurot
#262. DALAHIKAN
A dagat
B palaruan
C istambayan
D daungan
Answer: daungan