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Analogy
DIRECTION: Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word in capital letters. From among the suggested answers, choose the word or group of words that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in capital letters. Choose your answer by clicking the round button on the left of your answer.
1) FORE is to AFT as BOW is to ____________.

1. paddle

2. deck

3. boat

4. arrow

5. stern
2) TIRADE is to ABUSIVE as EULOGY is to __________.

1. laudatory

2. flowery

3. necrology

4. belittling

5. censure
3) RUMMAGE is to DISORDER as TENDERFOOT is to __________.

1. rookie

2. expert

3. student

4. veteran

5. old-timer
4) BREAKABLE is to FRANCIBLE as GULLIBLE is to

1. credulous

2. deceptive

3. capable

4. lurid

5. marine
5) LIMINARY is to VISIONARY as LIGHT is to

1. imperative

2. moratorium

3. celebrity

4. cohesive

5. alacrity

Verbal Aptitude
DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. Click the round button on the left of the color of your answer. If there is no error in the sentence choose No Error
6) For a society to develop, its attitude towards life must not be a fatalistic one; rather, it must have strong faith in its capacity to improve.

The sentence best supports the statement that _________.

1. the attitude of a society towards life is indicative of its socio-economic development.

2. success in life starts from one's dissatisfaction with the existing state of affairs.

3. a society cannot progress unless it is actively committed to the pursuit of a better life.

4. a person develops a healthy attitude towards life through constant efforts to improved oneself.

5. a person with an optimistic outlook in life is confident of his capacity for advancement.
7) A little ignorance when launching economic development projects may be a fruitful stimulus to ingenious new approaches.

The sentence best supports the statement that __________.

1. new techniques insure success of development plans

2. new approaches bring about change and success

3. ignorance sometimes gives birth to new knowledge

4. from ingenuity comes successful projects

5. lack of knowledge in economic ventures may lead to better and improved results
8) An education really suited to the rural environment can become both acceptable and genuinely functional only when the environment begins to offer real opportunities and to require skills and knowledge on a large scale. As long as opportunities lie only in the urban economy, education will remain in servitude to that small section of society.

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

1. migration to the cities result from the lack of real opportunities in the rural areas

2. the rural environment has opportunities that need to be develop

3. we have a concentration of educational opportunities in the urban areas

4. rural occupational opportunities give meaning to rural education

5. our educational system caters mainly to the needs of the urban sector
9) In a modern economy, the results of long-range planning frequently depend upon the future value of money. The ability then to predict the value of money is a key to economic progress.

The paragraph best supports the statement that _________.

1. the value of money is unpredictable at times

2. the unpredictability of money is an obstacle to a nation’s prosperity

3. economic progress is facilitated by properly controlling budgetary expenses

4. long-range planning is unheard of in traditional economies

5. financial planning is indispensable in modern economy
10) Nagawang mabago ng mga kasalukuyang awitin ang kamalayan ng Pilipino upang kantahin ang sarili niyang mga awit sa tanging wikang nakapagsasatinig sa kanyang kaluluwa.

Isinasaad ng pangungusap na __________.

1. madamdamin at makabuluhan ang mga awiting isinulat sa wikang Pilipino

2. tagumpay ang mga awiting Pilipino na mabago ang kaugalian ng mga tao Pilipino

3. madaling matutuhan ang mga awiting Pilipino dahil ang mga ito ay nasusulat sa katutubong wika

4. natututuhan nang tangkilikin ng mga Pilipino ang kanilang mga sariling awitin

5. nagkakaroon na ng kamalayan ang mga Pilipino tungkol sa lahat ng mga awitin ngayon

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