Civil Service - Verbal Aptitude | Paolo Macalino's Test Server

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1) 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.

2) Freedom and human rights without food are like freeing a prisoner and then not giving the prisoner the key to get out of the cell. The 450 million people who today live in the shadow of hunger and death from malnutrition can never be free men and women, however en trenched their freedom may be. These freedoms are only prospects held out and not realized.

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

1. at times people have to work as one nation to address the problem of malnutrition

2. most of the poor countries in the world today still depend on “super” rich countries for support.

3. the satisfaction of one’s basic needs is a prerequisite to the enjoyment of freedom

4. a country which cannot feed its people with its own resources could never be free

5. a country could not be free unless it could prove to the world that it could stand on its own feet

3) The Einstein revolution has produced a paradox; while vastly extending humankind’s reach, it has also exposed the essentially finite nature of the human scale.

The sentence best supports the statement that Einstein's discovery _________.

1. proclaims only the glory of the universe

2. devalues humanity and science

3. involves a real but not obvious contradiction

4. reveals a contradiction between God and his people

5. reveals people's limitations

4) 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

5) If legislation is to change social attitudes and values, it must come with adequate enforcement and machinery, which should include efforts to educate people on these laws. Otherwise, legal provision not only remain dead letters, but actually promote lack of respect for the law.

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

1. people should respect laws because laws protect them

2. the effectiveness of laws lies in adequate education of the people about them and their proper enforcement.

3. laws lose their effectiveness if people do not respect them

4. ignorance of the law does not excuse anyone

5. laws could change the social attitudes and values of people if properly enforced

6) Two person look out through the same bars; one sees mud and the other, the stars.

The sentence best supports the statement that __________.

1. some people are more blind than others

2. people see things differently depending on their own perspective

3. people have varied ways of looking at different things

4. people have different tastes and interests

5. people tend to influence one another’s views of things

7) 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

8) No matter how strong and dedicated leaders may be, they must find root and strength among No matter how strong and dedicated leaders may be, they must find root and strength among dedicate themselves and risk their lives, but ultimately national survival lies in the people.

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

1. dedication and the right sense of direction enable a leader to guide the people

2. good leadership is essential to effective public administration

3. it is the leader who determines the fate of a nation

4. the people of a nation shape their own destiny with the guidance of a leader

5. the strength of the people comes from a dynamic and forceful leader

9) Ang pagbaba ng halaga ng piso lumikha ng krisis sa maraming industriya ng bansa. Kasunod nito ang pagtitipid at problema sa kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho. Lumikha rin ito ng pagtataas ng presyo ng mga bilihin na labis nakaapekto sa kita ng mga manggagawa.

Ayon sa talata __________.

1. ang kasalukuyang krisis ay bunga ng mga mahal na bilihin at kawalan ng mapasukang trabaho.

2. ang krisis ay nakaapekto sa hangarin ng maraming industriya na makapagbigay ng karagdagang sahod sa kanilang mga manggagawa

3. dumarami ang mga walang hanapbuhay at tumataas ang halaga ng mga bilihin dahil sa krisis

4. maraming industriya ang nalulugi dahil sa krisis kaya itinataas din nila ang presyo ng kanilang mga produkto

5. dahil sa krisis, maraming industriya ang napilitang magsara

10) The gregariousness of people is mostly due to a fear of remaining alone. It feels safer to be with a group, talk like a group, act like a group. The ramparts of group solidarity give the members security.

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________.

1. people who belong to a group react to situations in the same manner

2. some people are more gregarious than others

3. people who are gregarious are afraid to be alone

4. people find safety in numbers

5. gregarious people have many fears

11) Most researchers 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 _________.

1. highly developed countries offer the best guide for the development of needy countries

2. most researchers done in needy countries are missing their objectives

3. most researchers have universal application

4. needy countries need researchers to help them reach the status of the western world

5. needy countries spend so much time for conducting researchers

12) 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

13) Sixty years ago I know everything ; now I know nothing ; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

The sentence best supports the statement that __________.

1. the older we get, the more we forget what we have learned

2. the older we get, the more knowledgeable we become

3. the more we learn, the more we realize that there’s more we need to know

4. we learn more as we grow old

5. ignorance is a lifelong experience

14) 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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