UPCAT Mock Exam: Reading Comprehension Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin Share This is the 4th and final upcat sample quiz in the english subtest. This quiz focuses on the following areas: Coherence, Unity, Analysis and Inference. As usual, please be reminded that we do not have a timer for the quizzes so you will have to monitor your performance on this area. You can also use the comments section below to let us know if there are any corrections to the quiz or if you think you have a better explanation than the one presented on the quiz. You might also want to read our compilation of UPCAT strategies and tips. Here you will be able to find answers for some of the most common questions regarding the UPCAT from application to the release of results. Please check out our Ultimate Guide to the UPCAT. You might also want to join the discussion and be updated of the news and tips regarding other college entrance exams on ourFanpage. Lastly, please dont forget to share this free resource with your friends. Check out the other posts on the site and you will find lots of information about going to college such as scholarships, background on college courses, etc. READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ Congratulations - you have completed READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ. You scored 0 out of 40. Your performance has been rated as Need more practice! Your answers are highlighted below. Question 1 WRONG From Florian A. Alburo and Danilo A. Abella’s Skilled Labour Migration from Developing Countries: Study on the Philippines International migration of skilled persons has assumed increased importance in recent years reflecting the impact of globalization, revival of growth in the world economy and the explosive growth in the information and communications technology (ICT). A number of developed countries have liberalized their policies for the admission of highly skilled professionals. The problem lies in that this demand is largely met by developing countries, triggering an exodus of their skilled personnel. While some amount of mobility is obviously necessary if developing countries are to integrate into the global economy, a large outflow of skilled persons poses the threat of a ‘brain drain’, which can adversely impact growth and development. The recent UK government (DFID) White Paper on International Development, “Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor” has rightly pointed out the need on the part of developed countries to be more sensitive to the impact on developing countries of the brain drain. It was in this context that the Department for International development, United Kingdom, approached the ILO for carrying out research relevant to the above issues. How is the above selection organized? A the selection is ordered according to time B examples are given and a generalization follows C a problem is explored and exposed D a myth is refuted Question 1 Explanation: Self-explanatory. The whole passage is about the problem brain-drain. Question 2 WRONG From Wolfgang Langewiesche’s A Flier’s World. A puff of wind comes down on the street. An old newspaper stirs in the gutter, jumps up on the sidewalk, spirals up to second-story height and flaps about there for a moment; then with a new burst of energy, it sweeps upward again, and when you last see it, it is soaring high above the rooftops, turning over and over, blinking in the sunlight. The wind has picked up a piece of paper and blown it away. A generation ago, in a philosophical discourse, one might have chosen this as an example of an event completely devoid of any significance, completely chance. But not in the air age. The tiny occurrence demonstrates an important fact concerning the air ocean – one that is only now becoming the practical knowledge of practical airfaring men: there are winds which blow neither east nor west, neither north nor south, but in the third dimension: straight up. The author’s main point was that ______________. A there’s a third dimension to wind movement B it is easy to fly airplanes C about how a philosopher’s discourse is done D a piece of paper is buffeted by the wind Question 2 Explanation: This main idea can be found at the topic sentence, which is the last sentence of the passage. Question 3 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. From what you have read, what could be the motto of the author? A A country must be decisive in matters of war. B A sailor’s life is the best life. C Diffidence is an effective war attitude. D A warlike attitude is a virtue. Question 3 Explanation: From the sixth sentence onwards, the whole passage becomes a recurring admonition to move. Thus this implies that the author is advising decisiveness. Question 4 WRONG From Florian A. Alburo and Danilo A. Abella’s Skilled Labour Migration from Developing Countries: Study on the Philippines International migration of skilled persons has assumed increased importance in recent years reflecting the impact of globalization, revival of growth in the world economy and the explosive growth in the information and communications technology (ICT). A number of developed countries have liberalized their policies for the admission of highly skilled professionals. The problem lies in that this demand is largely met by developing countries, triggering an exodus of their skilled personnel. While some amount of mobility is obviously necessary if developing countries are to integrate into the global economy, a large outflow of skilled persons poses the threat of a ‘brain drain’, which can adversely impact growth and development. The recent UK government (DFID) White Paper on International Development, “Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor” has rightly pointed out the need on the part of developed countries to be more sensitive to the impact on developing countries of the brain drain. It was in this context that the Department for International development, United Kingdom, approached the ILO for carrying out research relevant to the above issues. What is one cause to the rise in the incidence of international migration, according to the selection? A the encouragement of developed and developing countries B the development of industries in the United Kingdom C the ominous and imminent threat of brain drain D the growth of information and communication technologies Question 4 Explanation: Look at the first sentence for the answer. Question 5 WRONG Identifying an Irrelevant Sentence: Read each group of sentences then identify which one should not be included in the group. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. A The fact that the cast members felt themselves part of a team, contributed much to the success of the play. B The feeling of belonging always makes a person care more for the thing to which he or she belongs. C The members of the cast gave their best to the play because of the loyalty such feeling of belonging gives. D A play is going to open tomorrow at La Piazza. Question 5 Explanation: The rest of the sentences had a recurring theme: feeling of belonging. this however, is quite far removed from this themes and talks about the opening of a play. Question 6 WRONG Identifying an Irrelevant Sentence: Read each group of sentences then identify which one should not be included in the group. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. A Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception who, after such extraction, exhibits any evidence of life. B Stillbirth is the expulsion of a dead fetus which died late in the gestation period. C Birth is the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception. D The birth of myself by my mother was very difficult; Caesarean was necessary. Question 6 Explanation: The rest of the sentences are an academic discussion of birth. this however, is a personal comment Question 7 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Man’s property is his body and the product of his hands. –John Locke A A man’s labor determines what he owns. B Man owns his body and his hands. C His body and his hands are man’s property. D A man can own whatever his hands can get. Question 7 Explanation: Of course man owns his body. The product of his hands can only refer to the result of his labors. Man’s property then is determined by his labors. Question 8 WRONG Organization of Ideas: The following subsection consists of paragraphs, the parts of which are presented in scrambled order. Read each group of sentences and decide what should be the best order in which to arrange them so that they form a well-organized paragraph. After you have decided the best order, answer the questions that follow. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. A. I let my eyes roam inside the room where I was in. B. I took the mirror, and screamed. C. As I opened my eyes, I saw my sister gawking at me. D. They collided with those of a nurse holding a mirror and wearing a grave expression on her face. Which of the following is the proper order of the above sentences? A D, C, B, A B A, B, C, D C C, A, D, B D A, D, B, C Question 8 Explanation: C is the first sentence. A is next because of eyes, repeated from the first sentence. The use of they and those rounds the transition to sentence d. They and those both refer to eyes which have been roaming inside the room. Sentence d comes after. The word mirror reinforces the connection to sentence d. Question 9 WRONG Identifying an Irrelevant Sentence: Read each group of sentences then identify which one should not be included in the group. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. A Outstanding grades are also a must if one wants to be accepted to a good college. B Getting into the college of your choice wouldn’t be easy. C There are lots of review centers that offer UPCAT review services. D A college entrance exam review is essential if one is determined to get into UP or any other premiere college or university. Question 9 Explanation: The rest of the sentences discuss what are necessary if one is to pass a college entrance exam. this is irrelevant to the topic as it discusses review centers that offer UPCAT review services. Question 10 WRONG From Wolfgang Langewiesche’s A Flier’s World. A puff of wind comes down on the street. An old newspaper stirs in the gutter, jumps up on the sidewalk, spirals up to second-story height and flaps about there for a moment; then with a new burst of energy, it sweeps upward again, and when you last see it, it is soaring high above the rooftops, turning over and over, blinking in the sunlight. The wind has picked up a piece of paper and blown it away. A generation ago, in a philosophical discourse, one might have chosen this as an example of an event completely devoid of any significance, completely chance. But not in the air age. The tiny occurrence demonstrates an important fact concerning the air ocean – one that is only now becoming the practical knowledge of practical airfaring men: there are winds which blow neither east nor west, neither north nor south, but in the third dimension: straight up. Which of the following statements describes the organization of the passage? A Something specific is discussed to exemplify a generalization B A generalization is made and examples are given C Something specific is discussed, its components are given. D The passage moves from the least to the most recent event. Question 10 Explanation: The first paragraph is a specific illustration of the passage. The illustration came first before the generalization. Question 11 WRONG by Kahlil Gibran Love and Lovelife “When love beckons you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep And when his wings enfold you yield to him Though the sword be hidden among his opinions may wound you.” Whose ways are hard and steep? A your beloved B life C none of the above D love Question 11 Explanation: In the second life, his replaces and refers to love found in the first line. Question 12 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “Love increases directly with convenience, indirectly with inconvenience.” A Love is measurable. B A person loves when it is convenient to do so. C Convenience determines the love a person feels. D Man forgets love when it is not necessary. Question 12 Explanation: If love increases with convenience and decreases with inconvenience, then the factor that determines the love a person feels is convenience. Question 13 WRONG Organization of Ideas: The following subsection consists of paragraphs, the parts of which are presented in scrambled order. Read each group of sentences and decide what should be the best order in which to arrange them so that they form a well-organized paragraph. After you have decided the best order, answer the questions that follow. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Which should be last? A Apply the first coating evenly on the surface. B Repeat the procedure as many times as you like for the desired thickness and number of coating. C Prime the brush and dip it into pre-treated paint. D Scrape the area to be painted clean of all traces of its old paint. Question 13 Explanation: This is the sentence that naturally follows the third sentence. The recurrence of the word coating rounds it off nicely. Question 14 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. To what is fighting a war compared by the author? A Sailing a small boat B Endless sailing C none of the above D Preparation for taking a cruise Question 14 Explanation: The actual comparison is between Preparation for fighting a war and preparation for taking a cruise in a small boat. Therefore, remove preparation for and we see that fighting a war is compared to taking a cruise or sailing a small boat Question 15 WRONG Organization of Ideas: The following subsection consists of paragraphs, the parts of which are presented in scrambled order. Read each group of sentences and decide what should be the best order in which to arrange them so that they form a well-organized paragraph. After you have decided the best order, answer the questions that follow. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Which of the above sentences should be first? A I have a confession to make. B I am bereft of my innocence, am devoid of optimism, and am dispossessed of any sliver of hope. C Aside from which, I miss my idealism, my zest for life, and my vitality. D In fact, I have lost so many things it would take one whole shelf of books to recount all of them. Question 15 Explanation: This statement is obviously the opening sentence. It is supported by the rest of the sentences which outline the confession. Question 16 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Man is the measure of all things.” – Protagoras A Man is the standard of all things. B Knowledge is subjective and a man can only know as much as his personality and characteristics allow him to. C Man is a measuring device. D Humans are the Supreme Beings on Earth. Question 16 Explanation: We mean here that man’s personality affects and influences what he knows and learns. Question 17 WRONG Identifying an Irrelevant Sentence: Read each group of sentences then identify which one should not be included in the group. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. A My father’s dream has come true and he was really happy. B The audience clapped when I came up the stage. C It was my graduation day at the University of the Philippines. D Grinning from ear-to-ear, my father grasped my hand and hugged me. Question 17 Explanation: This group of sentences may take two directions: the father’s happiness over the speaker’s graduation, or what exactly happened at the graduation rites. Since the first direction is supported by 3 choices, while the latter direction is supported only by two choices, we take the first direction. We throw over this sentence and declare it irrelevant to the direction we have taken. Question 18 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying NCR has the largest population of children. A A B B C C Question 18 Explanation: As there’s no data for the population of children, there’s really no basis for saying whether this statement is true or not. Question 19 WRONG Identifying an Irrelevant Sentence: Read each group of sentences then identify which one should not be included in the group. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. A Leave behind might-have-been’s, what if’s and if only’s. B There are lots of opportunities if you know where to look. C Regrets are such a heavy burden to lug around. D Move on and do not let any opportunity pass you by anymore. Question 19 Explanation: This sentence is about opportunities. The rest of the sentences are about regrets. Question 20 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “A man is the center of his own universe, and there are as many universes as there are men.” A All men are equal. B A man revolves around his axis. C Every man dreams of being an astronaut and exploring the universe. D Every man thinks of himself first, watches out for himself first, and loves himself first of all. Question 20 Explanation: A man is the center of his own universe means that man is self-centered and self-focused. There are as many universes as there are men means that all people think of himself first before thinking of others. Question 21 WRONG Organization of Ideas: The following subsection consists of paragraphs, the parts of which are presented in scrambled order. Read each group of sentences and decide what should be the best order in which to arrange them so that they form a well-organized paragraph. After you have decided the best order, answer the questions that follow. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Which should be the secondsentence? A Scrape the area to be painted clean of all traces of its old paint. B Apply the first coating evenly on the surface. C Prime the brush and dip it into pre-treated paint. D Repeat the procedure as many times as you like for the desired thickness and number of coating. Question 21 Explanation: After cleaning the area to be painted and before applying the first coating of paint, one should prime the brush and dip it into pre-treated paint. Question 22 WRONG Organization of Ideas: The following subsection consists of paragraphs, the parts of which are presented in scrambled order. Read each group of sentences and decide what should be the best order in which to arrange them so that they form a well-organized paragraph. After you have decided the best order, answer the questions that follow. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. Which of the following sentences should be third? A Aside from which, I miss my idealism, my zest for life, and my vitality. B I have a confession to make. C I am bereft of my innocence, am devoid of optimism, and am dispossessed of any sliver of hope. D In fact, I have lost so many things it would take one whole shelf of books to recount all of them. Question 22 Explanation: The presence of Aside from which makes this sentence the natural successor to the second sentence. It adds to the confession made. Question 23 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been!” –John Greenleaf Whittier A Lost opportunities are lost forever and will never come again. B The saddest feeling that can be expressed is the longing for lost opportunities. C It is very sad to think about what might have been. D There are lots of sad things, and one of them is hankering for what hasn’t been. Question 23 Explanation: The tongue and pen stand for saying aloud and writing down, respectively, both of which are ways of expressing feelings. The feeling in It might have been is regret and longing for what did not come about. The figurative expression is therefore saying, the saddest feeling that can be expresses is the longing for lost opportunities. Question 24 WRONG by Kahlil Gibran Love and Lovelife “When love beckons you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep And when his wings enfold you yield to him Though the sword be hidden among his opinions may wound you.” The author is convinced that in the face of love _______________. A one will suffer B one must fight C one must concede D one is helpless Question 24 Explanation: The poem tells the reader to follow and yield. This means that the reader may choose to follow or yield or concede. One is therefore not helpless. Letter c won’t do as well. Yielding and following intimate surrender, not a fight. The fact that the reader will suffer might be true, but that is not at all the point of the author. Question 25 WRONG From Wolfgang Langewiesche’s A Flier’s World. A puff of wind comes down on the street. An old newspaper stirs in the gutter, jumps up on the sidewalk, spirals up to second-story height and flaps about there for a moment; then with a new burst of energy, it sweeps upward again, and when you last see it, it is soaring high above the rooftops, turning over and over, blinking in the sunlight. The wind has picked up a piece of paper and blown it away. A generation ago, in a philosophical discourse, one might have chosen this as an example of an event completely devoid of any significance, completely chance. But not in the air age. The tiny occurrence demonstrates an important fact concerning the air ocean – one that is only now becoming the practical knowledge of practical airfaring men: there are winds which blow neither east nor west, neither north nor south, but in the third dimension: straight up. The newspaper was lifted by a particularly _____________ wind. A puff B strong C mild D gale Question 25 Explanation: From the passage, the old newspaper soared above the rooftops. Only a particularly strong gust of wind could have lifted it as high as that. Question 26 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. Based on the context of the passage, what does “lengthening nights” symbolize or refer to? A the passing of time B the coming of winter C the coming of night D boredom Question 26 Explanation: We know that as summer ends and winter approaches, the nights lengthen and the days shorten. The lengthening nights therefore symbolize a transition in seasons, and thus, the passing of time. Question 27 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. What is the general tone of the author? A whimsical B forbidding C advising D pessimistic Question 28 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying CAR has the greatest number of male population. A A B C C B Question 28 Explanation: There’s no population data differentiated for gender so the reader has no basis for saying if this statement is true or not. Question 29 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “To be great is to be misunderstood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson A Few people can understand the sentiments of truly great persons. B Being great means having many enemies. C Being great means standing apart and being lonely. D Being misunderstood is being great. Question 29 Explanation: The misunderstanding does not come because of the greatness. Nor does being misunderstood the mark of being great. What the statement wants to say is that few people can understand the sentiments of great persons. Most people misunderstand the great person. Question 30 WRONG From Florian A. Alburo and Danilo A. Abella’s Skilled Labour Migration from Developing Countries: Study on the Philippines International migration of skilled persons has assumed increased importance in recent years reflecting the impact of globalization, revival of growth in the world economy and the explosive growth in the information and communications technology (ICT). A number of developed countries have liberalized their policies for the admission of highly skilled professionals. The problem lies in that this demand is largely met by developing countries, triggering an exodus of their skilled personnel. While some amount of mobility is obviously necessary if developing countries are to integrate into the global economy, a large outflow of skilled persons poses the threat of a ‘brain drain’, which can adversely impact growth and development. The recent UK government (DFID) White Paper on International Development, “Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor” has rightly pointed out the need on the part of developed countries to be more sensitive to the impact on developing countries of the brain drain. It was in this context that the Department for International development, United Kingdom, approached the ILO for carrying out research relevant to the above issues. From the passage, it can be inferred that ________________. A skilled people tend to move where they are paid more for their expertise B globalization is a regrettable phenomenon C the developing countries’ liberal policy to migrants is the main reason for the brain drain D out-migration or emigration must be stopped Question 30 Explanation: Inference, remember, is resolving something using the details provided in the passage. The fact that people are moving in large numbers to developed countries is not actually a response to liberalized policies in these countries. The liberalized policies only took away the stopper that inhibited the movement of people from developing to developed countries. People, of course, would like to move to the developed countries because of the higher wages. Question 31 WRONG From Wolfgang Langewiesche’s A Flier’s World. A puff of wind comes down on the street. An old newspaper stirs in the gutter, jumps up on the sidewalk, spirals up to second-story height and flaps about there for a moment; then with a new burst of energy, it sweeps upward again, and when you last see it, it is soaring high above the rooftops, turning over and over, blinking in the sunlight. The wind has picked up a piece of paper and blown it away. A generation ago, in a philosophical discourse, one might have chosen this as an example of an event completely devoid of any significance, completely chance. But not in the air age. The tiny occurrence demonstrates an important fact concerning the air ocean – one that is only now becoming the practical knowledge of practical airfaring men: there are winds which blow neither east nor west, neither north nor south, but in the third dimension: straight up. The scene in the first paragraph could be best described as ______________. A idyllic B indifferent C frantic D philosophic Question 31 Explanation: Idyllic is the answer since the whole passage describes a restful, peaceful, and countrified scene. Question 32 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying There’s a greater difference between the population of Southern Tagalog and National Capital Region, than between the population of National Capital Region and Central Luzon. A A B C C B Question 32 Explanation: The difference between the population of Southern Tagalog and the population of National Capital Region is 1,861,000. The difference between the population of Central Luzon and National Capital region is 1,891,615. Obviously, the latter is greater. This makes the statement false. Question 33 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “Mankind has become so much one family that we cannot insure our own prosperity except by insuring that of everyone else.” – Sigmund Freud A A man must have concern for all of mankind because men are interdependent. B All men are interdependent and one man’s achievement is a triumph for all mankind. C A man does not exist by himself and he cannot succeed by himself. D A man is not alone; he belongs to a family. Question 33 Explanation: By we cannot insure our own prosperity except by insuring that of everyone else, the figurative expression is saying that in order to personally succeed, he must help other people succeed, too. This is another way of saying that a person must have concern for other people. The line Mankind has become so much one family simply means that men are interdependent. Question 34 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. What is the main point of the passage? A Postponing a war because one isn’t wholly prepared is tantamount to not going to war at all. B Drop off your mooring and sail now. C Preparing for every contingency in a war and a cruise take a long time. D Think about the view and your motivation to sail will rise. Question 34 Explanation: The first sentence is the clue to this question. Question 35 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying The population of the Philippines has increased through time. A B B A C C Question 35 Explanation: As this is data for the year 2000 only, we cannot say whether the population of the Philippines has increased through time. Question 36 WRONG by E.B. White Preparation for fighting a war is like preparation for taking a cruise in a small sailing boat— there is no end to it. It is possible to get so absorbed in the details of preparation as to lose sight of the trip. Anyone who has ever had the experience will know what I mean. If you were to wait until both of you and the boat were really ready to put to sea the summer would pass and the autumn would find you still at your home mooring. No boat is ever entirely ready to put to sea, no country is ever fully prepared to go to war; always there remain things which should be attended to, contingencies which should be provided for. But there comes a moment when you have to forget about preparations and think about the stars and the sea and the lengthening nights. You know that if you don’t go now you will never go. So you drop off your mooring and shape your course to the wind. From then on things begin to move; you may not be ready for every particular, but you are under way and the ship is alive. And something vital in the ship imparts sudden life and resourcefulness to her crew. The author believes that ____________________. A a boat is never ready for a sailing trip B no country can win a war C one should be completely prepared before going to war D a boat is never totally ready for a cruise Question 36 Explanation: The fifth sentence of the passage is the answer to the question. Question 37 WRONG Figurative Expressions: Choose the statement which means most nearly the same as the given figurative in each item. Then on your answer sheet, blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” --Socrates A Reflection is the key to a truly meaningful life. B Living in ignorance is not a virtue. C When you are no longer thinking, you are dead. D One must always test himself. Question 37 Explanation: The examination is used in lieu of what was actually meant, reflection. When a life is not worth living, it must lack meaning. Thus, if the unexamined life is not worth living, Socrates is cautioning us that Reflection is the key to a truly meaningful life. Question 38 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying Region VIII and I have extreme populations A A B C C B Question 38 Explanation: This statement is false. If we arrange the regions according to population size, we’ll find out that Regions VIII and I actually have median, and not extreme, population. Question 39 WRONG From the National Statistics Office, Population by Region: Census 2000 REGION TOTAL POPULATION Philippines 76,504,077 NCR - National Capital Region 9,932,560 CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region 1,365,412 Reg. I - Ilocos Region 4,200,478 Reg. II - Cagayan Valley 2,813,159 Reg. III - Central Luzon 8,030,945 Reg. IV - Southern Tagalog 11,793,655 Reg. V - Bicol 4,686,669 Reg. VI - Western Visayas 6,211,038 Reg. VII - Central Visayas 5,706,953 Reg. VIII - Eastern Visayas 3,610,355 Reg. IX - Western Mindanao 3,091,208 Reg. X - Central Mindanao 2,747,585 Reg. XI - Southern Mindanao 5,189,335 Reg. XII - Northern Mindanao 2,598,210 Reg. XIII - CARAGA 2,095,367 ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 2,412,159 Choose A = if the statement given is TRUE B = if the statement given is FALSE C = if there’ s no basis for saying Region IV has the largest population. A C B A C B Question 39 Explanation: Region IV indeed has the largest population among all the regions. Question 40 WRONG From Florian A. Alburo and Danilo A. Abella’s Skilled Labour Migration from Developing Countries: Study on the Philippines International migration of skilled persons has assumed increased importance in recent years reflecting the impact of globalization, revival of growth in the world economy and the explosive growth in the information and communications technology (ICT). A number of developed countries have liberalized their policies for the admission of highly skilled professionals. The problem lies in that this demand is largely met by developing countries, triggering an exodus of their skilled personnel. While some amount of mobility is obviously necessary if developing countries are to integrate into the global economy, a large outflow of skilled persons poses the threat of a ‘brain drain’, which can adversely impact growth and development. The recent UK government (DFID) White Paper on International Development, “Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor” has rightly pointed out the need on the part of developed countries to be more sensitive to the impact on developing countries of the brain drain. It was in this context that the Department for International development, United Kingdom, approached the ILO for carrying out research relevant to the above issues. From the passage, what may be meant by “brain drain”? A globalization B inflow of skilled labor to developing countries C outflow of skilled labor from developing countries D a fatal accident resulting to head injury Question 40 Explanation: Look at the fourth sentence for the answer.
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