NAT Reviewer in English
1. A child’s development involves the participation of both parents and teachers;
_____, parents
are expected to monitor the progress of their child after school. A. however
B. therefore
C. although
D. because
2. Not only do they need to help their children with their homework
they also need to
guide them in having the right values. A. but 3.
B. and
C. so
D. while
, on their part, children are expected to cooperate with their parents and teachers. A. Although
B. Thus
C. However
D. Furthermore
4. Which of the following bibliography entries is correctly written? A. Robertson, G. Carl. Theme Writers Series. New York :: McGraw Hill, Inc. 1979 B.
Carl G. Robertson. New York:: McGraw Hill, Inc, Thomas and Writer Series. 1979
C. Robertson, Carl G. 1979. Themes and Writer SERIES. New York: Mc.Graw Hill, Inc. D. Carl G. Robertson. 1979. Themes and Writers Series, New York: McGraw, Inc.
Lifestyle Health and Family: Desiree S. Ching . The Philippine Star: E1 – E3 July 15, 2008
5. What is the title of the article in the entry card above? A. The Philippine Star
C. Desiree S. Ching
B. Health and Family
D. Lifestyle
6. What is the subject heading of the periodicals? A. Health
B. Family
C. Lifestyle
D. Philippine
C. 2007
D. 2008
7. What is the year of issue of the periodical? A. 2005
B. 2006
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Philippine Storms Storms Helen Hits Luzon: Aries Flores – Phil Star. 1 – 2 July 15, 2008 8. What is the title of the news item? A. Storm Helen
C. Philippine Storms
B. Philippine Star
D. Storm Helen Hits Luzon
9. What is the complete publication date of the news item? A. 2008
B. July 15
C. July 15, 2008
D. July 1-2, 2008
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Romeo Gonzales is a 2 year student, enrolled at Ramon Magsaysay High School. His father, Orlando Gonzales is a government employee while his mother Maria Lepanto Gonzales, is a bank employee. He lives at 364 Paco St. Sta. Cruz, Manila. He belongs to the Sampaguita section and his adviser is Mrs. Josephine Angeles. He is asked to fill out the following form: Name :
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LAST NAME FIRST NAME MI Address: , , , HOUSE # STREET TOWN CITY FATHER : MOTHER: 10. What information should he fill up on the Last Name? NAME OF SCHOOL : A. Angeles Gonzales C. Lepanto YEARB.LEVEL : ADVISER: 11. What should he fill up on the blank marked MI? A. L
B. G
C. R
D. Magsaysay
D. A
COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT GROUP OF FUNGI Division 1
2.
3.
ZYGOMYCOTA
ASCONYCOTA
BASICIOMYCOTA
Common Name Terrestial molds
Reproductive structure Sexual zygospores
sac fungi
spores in sac like ascus
club fungi
basidiospores in clubshaped basidias 2
Economic & Health Impt. Rice, wine, cortisone drugs Beer/wine/spirit making, baking, citric acid, soy sauce, vinegar, Penicillin, cheese
Representation Rhizopus stolofor Rhizopus Sacibaromycys ( yeast) Aspergillus,Penicillium
Mushroom
4.
DEUTEKOMYCOTA
imperfect fungi
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12. Which fungi have no known reproductive phase? A. Ascomycota
B. Zygomycota
C. Basidiomycota
D. Deuteromycota
13. By what name is Basidiomycota commonly known? A. sac fungi
B. club fungi
C. imperfect fungi
D. terrestrial molds
14. Based on the table, what conclusion can you derive? A. Some fungi are toxic to our health B. There are fungi with no common name C. Fungi come in different shapes and sizes D. Most fungi produce products which are beneficial to man
t n e m l o r n E
350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
15. In which year was the third highest enrolment recorded? A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1996 1997 16. What was the trend in enrolment from 1995 to 1998? A. constant B. fluctuating C. increasing D. decreasing 17. Which statement is TRUE? A. Enrolment in 1994 was lower than that of 1996 B. Enrolment of 1996 was lower than that of 1994 C. Enrolment of 1996 was higher than that of 1994 D. Enrolment in 1995 was higher than that of 1994
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D.
18. Based on the graph, what type of TV show is most popular among the viewers. A. News B. Sports C. Comedy D. Tele Serye 19. What type of TV shows are equal in popularity among television viewers? A.
News and T.V. Movies
C. Tele Serye and News
B.
Cartoons and Comedy
D. Sports and Reality Shows
20. What conclusion can be derived from the graph? A. Comedy is the least popular among all TV shows B. Tele Serye are the most popular among the TV shows. C. There are more viewers who watch sports then reality Shows D. There is a variety of movies people watch.
There are no guarantees in life, but is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100% of your attention, energy and time to a thing, you will get back exactly that. Spending your time and attention focused on what you cannot do and do not have assures that more of the same will come. When you concentrate on lack, weakness, fault and blame, it is sure to become a reality. Nobody has everything , but everybody has something. Use what you have right now! Use it wisely, freely, with love. Wherever you are, use your time, energy and talents to do the best you can right now. Give no thought to what is missing. Spend no time it was better. Make sure you give all that you have, your talents and assets, to make sure you will get all that you need. 21. What value is emphasized in the selection? A. Asking for help from others. B. Giving thought to what is missing. C. Giving and doing the best one can. D. Spending one’s time thinking about what one cannot do.
22.What is likely to happen when you start to give? A. You miss what you give.
C. You spend more time with others. 4
B. You get back what you give.
D. You make others dependent on you.
23. According to the author, why do we have to give to others? A. Nobody has everything
C. There are no guarantee in life.
B. Everybody has something.
D. More of the same will come to us.
24. What common belief is expressed in the selection? A. One can’t give what one doesn’t have.
C. One learns from experience.
B. One should follow in others footsteps.
D. One reaps what one sows.
25. What could be the author’s purpose in writing selection? A. To discourage others from giving. B. To show how easy it is to give. C. To show the good things that come from giving. D. To emphasized that in order to get one has to give. 26. What is the best paraphrase for the passage below? “Give no thought to what is missing” A. Don’t worry too much.
C. Don’t give more than what you have.
B. Recover what you lost.
D. Don’t focus on the negative.
One day a carabao cart was passing through a muddy road. At first it was travelling smoothly though very slowly. Suddenly the wheels sank deep in the mud. The carabao tried hard to pull the cart. Though the carabao pulled it with its greatest strength the cart couldn’t go any further. The good-for-nothing driver just looked on and fell down on his knees. He prayed to the God of strength. He prayed for strength in his arms to pull out the wheels. After sometime there came along a sturdy farmer riding on the back of his carabao and passing the same road. He whispered. “God only helps those who help themselves.”
27. It can be inferred in the story that the driver. A. raised his arms while praying.
C. did not exert effort to help the carabao.
B. helped the carabao pull the cart.
D. prayed hard in order to help the carabao.
28. The wheels of the cart sank because the road was A. rough
B. muddy
C. soft
D. wet
29.What does the idiom “ good-for-nothing” mean? A. lazy
B. strong
C. weak
D. wealthy
30.What is the best paraphrase for this line? “The good -f or nothing driver just looked on and fell down on his knees”. 5
The driver had to look at his weak knees. A. The driver could not do anything so he fell down B. The driver did not exert any effort to help the carabao. C. The driver was so weak that he fell down on his k nees. 31. What conclusion can you draw from the selection? A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Crime does not pay. C. It is only those who help themselves that God helps. D. There is always hope for tomorrow.
32. Which among the following statements is an opinion? A. The farmer was so helpful. B. The carabao exerted much effort. C. The driver just prayed. D. The driver should have worked hard.
One of the root causes of air pollution in Asia is the region’s rapidly growing population. Air pollution, along with other environmental hazards, will get better only when the urgent need for environment is instilled in the consciousness of every individual and is manifested in our everyday actions. Until every citizen realizes that air pollution is their direct responsibility, children will continue to suffer, and clear air acts and other anti-pollution laws will merely be another flash in the pan. We have the power in our own hands! If one person can make a difference, imagine what 33. What is the main cause of air pollution in Asia based on the above text. the largest continent in the world can do when it works together. A. Citizens C. Population B. Children
D. Environment
34. What is the meaning of idiomatic expression “ flash in the pan” A. A rule to break B. A sudden change C. A difficult problem to solve D. A brilliant idea that does not push through 35. What would likely happen if air pollution is not controlled? A. Children will be the most affected of all. B. Children will learn the wrong values. C. Children will be careless with the environment. D. Children will neglect the environment. 36. What value is given emphasis in the selection?
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as used in the selection?
A. Love of culture
C. Brotherly love
B. Love of nature
D. Familiar unity
37. What conclusion may be drawn from the selection? A. Asia is the largest continent in the world. B. Overpopulation is a serious problem n the world today. C. Children should be educated on the hazards of air pollution. D. Every citizen should take responsibility in preventing air Pollution 38. What could be the author’s purpose in writing the solution? A. To call attention to a social concern.
C. To explain phenomenon
B. To criticize negligent people
D. To entertain readers.
If you have diabetes you know insulin injections are no fun. But two new breakthrough offer painless alteration. The Us Food and Drug Administration is currently considering approval of , an inhaled insulin. Patients breathe in the powdered medicine, using an inhaler. The powder turns into a liquid in the lungs, where it’s absorbed and filtered into the bloodstream. A mouth spray, Oral-lyn, is already being used in Ecuador but likely won’t be widely available from about 3 years. Patients spray the drugs into the mouth, suing a device that looks like an asthma inhaler. Besides being easier to sue, the major benefits of these products is the speed at which insulin starts working. This is key because diabetic’s blood sugar shoots up after eating and insulin is needed to bring it down. Neither will replacetoshots, many people to set a baseline level throughout the 39. What will likely happens userswhich of alternative curesneed for diabetes? day, says Robert Rizza of the American Diabetes Association. But they may lower the number of A. They will become immune to the treatment C. They will experience less pain. shots required. Source: Readers’ Digest B. There will be no significant difference. D. They will cure eventually. 40. To which of the following senses does the following line appeal must? ”Patients breath in the Powdered medicine” A. Sight
B. Touch
41. What is the meaning of the following line?
C. Taste
D. Hearing
“The diabetic’s blood sugar shoots up.”
A. Blood sugar stays the same
C. Blood sugar increases
B. Blood sugar decreases
D. Blood sugar fluctuates
42. What value is implied in the selection? A. Taking the right medicine
C. Getting enough exercise
B. Taking care of one’s health
D. Eating the right foods.
43. Which of the following statements expresses an opinion? A. Insulin injections are not fun B. A diabetic’s sugar shoots up after eating. C. Insulin is needed to bring down blood sugar. D. It seems that the new cure for diabetes is effective. 7
44. What is the author’s purpose in writing the selection? A. To discuss two new ways for treating diabetes. C. To analyze how diabetes is acquired. B. To explain how diabetes can be inherited.
D. To report a cure for diabetes.
Don’t be misled into thinking that it’s better to take vitamin pills than to eat vegetables. Orange juice has more in it than just vitamin C. And foods just don’t have a biochemical importance; they can create a kind energy force in your body For example, it may be that it’s not one nutrient that helps prevent cancer to reduce heart disease, but rather the combination of several ingredients that does the trick. And that’s the kind of nutritional power you find only in the way nature make our food. In fact, we believe that theWhat studyfigurative of how food can heal is the frontier inphrase? medical research. 45. language is used innext the following “… the nutritional power you find in the way nature makes our food” A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Irony
46. What does the last sentence in the paragraph mean? A. Medical research will show that food heals. B. Medical research will not able to prove that food heals. C. It is difficult for medical research to prove that food
heals.
D. The next discovery in medical research will be how food heals. 47. Which of the senses may trigger sensation of the previous passage? A. Touch
B. Taste
C. Hearing
D. Sight
48. What does the underlined phrase mean? “The combination of several ingredients does the trick” A. accomplishes the goal
C. breaks the rules
B. develops strength
D. create magic
49. What conclusion may be drawn from the selection? A. Vegetables are food for the body. B. Foods don’t have biochemical C. Orange juice has more Vitamin C than vegetables. D. Eating food is better for one’s health than taking vitamins. 50. According to the selection, what could be the next breakthrough in medical research? A. A cure for cancer patients
C. How to reduce heart disease
B. The healing power of food
D. Biochemical importance of food
Out of pain can come a beautiful jewel like the pearl. A grain of sand that enters the oyster irritates it and cause it pain. The oyster reacts by releasing liquid to ease the pain. The liquid accumulates and covers it. This marks the beginning of a pear. Constant pain because of the irritation of the foreign material cause the liquid to accumulate around the foreign body. The liquid then hardens and forms a pearl. So the pearl is a consequence of the oyster’s resistance to the pain of a foreign object. The story of the pearl is reflected all around us. Where there is no suffering and no struggle, there is no prize. The prize of the pains of the oyster is a beautiful pearl. 8
51. It can be concluded in the selection that the pearl is A. a perfect gift for a loved one.
C. A product of the pains of the oyster.
B. A jewel for those born in June
D. The national jewel of the Philippines.
52. It can be inferred in the selection that pearls are formed A. gradually
B. temporarily
C. easily
D. quickly
53. What does the oyster release when irritated and which it becomes the pearl? A. salt
B. solid
C. sand
D. liquid
54. What would likely happen given the preceding ideas? A. Most people would buy pearls.
C. Pearls would become more expensive.
B. Pearls will become popular.
D. Some people may engage in pearl cultures.
55. What is the authors purpose in writing the selection? A. To instruct
B. To enlighten
C. To entertain
D. To persuade
About seventy percent of the Philippine population live in the rural areas. By a numerical coincidence, about 75 percent of the causes of death among our rural folks are communicable and preventable diseases. From these two figures, one can see the enormity of the loss in productivity from avoidable deaths. This is a heart-breaking situation. In terms of pesos, this is even greater when we include the expenses incurred for medical care during illness. There is also the factor of mental anguish, the sense of insecurity, and the disturbed tempo of living. 56. What values does the selection want to emphasize? A. peace and hope
C. health and productivity
B. thrift and economy
D. safety and security
57. As used in the selection what does “
mean?
A. Amusing
C. enlightening
B. frightening
D. saddening
58. What sensory image is expressed in this line?
A. Feeling
B. Hearing
C. Smell
D. Sight
59. What will health practitioner likely do given this information? A. Apply for jobs aboard
C. Improve rural health services
B. Focus services in urban areas
D. Make a list of communicable diseases
60. What conclusion can be made based on the selection? A. Poor health affects productivity.
C. Many people live in the rural areas.
B. There is loss in productivity.
D. Communicable diseases can be prevented.
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