Long Practice Exam 1: Gen. Ed. (50 Items)

My personal computer used to completely render a 10-minute video after seven minutes and a half. After upgrading, it can complete the same task after five minutes. By what percent did my upgrade my rendering time?

A basketball player attempted 315 three point shots in a season. He made 126 of those shots. What percent of the total number of shots did he make?

Jason received a 10% discount voucher from the owner of a shoe store. He wants to buy a pair of shoes priced at 8,999 pesos. How much is the price of the pair of shoes now if he applies the voucher on the original price?

Alfonso ordered 3,000 pieces of eggs for his bakery. He was told that a percentage of the total may be broken when the eggs arrive. Out of all the eggs, 74 were broken when the order arrived. What percentage of the total was broken during the order’s transportation?

Stanley enrolled to his class early because of the early bird discount in his university. He paid 7,000 pesos while the original tuition is 12,000 pesos. What percent of the original did Stanley save?

Miguel’s orchestra has fifteen members. Three of them are not available due to travel restrictions. What percent of the orchestra members are available?

Allison bought a backpack on sale for 500 pesos. The original price was 650. How much was the discount in percent?

We can no longer sell 60 out of the 150 baskets of mangoes because they are rotten. What percent of the baskets can’t we sell?

Carl scored 32 points in the basketball game. His team scored a total of 110 points. What percent of the team’s score did Carl make?

Michael scored fifty four out of eighty total points in a math competition. What percent is his score out of the total number of points?

When Miguel López de Legazpi first came to the Philippines, where did he establish the first European settlement in the East Indies?

In the absence of Ferdinand Magellan, he led the Spanish fleet from the Philippines back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Who documented many of the events of Ferdinand Magellan’s  journey in search of the Spice Islands?

He is the first Spanish Governor of the Philippines.

Who ordered the construction of the walled city of Intramuros?

In his 1543 voyage to the Philippines, he gave the islands of Leyte and Samar the names Las Islas Filipinas.

The result of this battle delayed the Spanish colonization of the Philippine Islands.

He is one of the first local leaders to befriend the Spanish and convert to Christianity.

What was the name that Ferdinand Magellan gave the islands when he claimed it for Spain?

In what island did the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan land when they first arrived in the Philippines?

The DNA is located in what part of the cell?

What is the long, whip-like structure present in some cells that aids cellular locomotion?

What part of the plant cell collects light energy and converts it to chemical energy?

What is the rigid outer part in plant cells that provides structural strength and protection against mechanical and osmotic pressure?

What organelle in eukaryotic cells produces the majority of the chemical energy needed to maintain the activities within the cell?

What structure controls entry and exit of materials to and from the cell?

What organelles use the mRNA that come from the nucleus and organize the amino acid to build proteins from inside the cell?

What are the protein cable-like structures inside the cell that reinforce the structure of the cell?

What outer structure of the cell is made up of a lipid bilayer?

The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell is enclosed by the nuclear membrane. This membrane is not present in prokaryotic cells. Instead, its nuclear material is located in one general area. What is this area called?

I need a ride to town and back.

What part of speech is the word “a”?

The wine company will give away free wine on Christmas Eve.

What part of speech is the word “free”?

I will try not to drink soda for the entire month.

What part of speech is the word “entire”?

I will gather all the receipts in the office to start the investigation.

Which word in this sentence functions as a verb?

He vigorously scrubbed the bottom of the pot to remove the soot.

Which word in this sentence functions as a pronoun?

We routinely recycle all the plastic and glass waste in our household.

Which word in this sentence functions as a preposition?

Our new teacher is strict but fair.

Which word in this sentence functions as the conjunction?

Our dog is getting old but she still loves to go for a walk.

Which word in this sentence functions as a noun?

I feel sad for the child who accidentally received a pair of socks for Christmas.

Which word in this sentence functions as a adverb?

Seven out of the fifteen students caught were suspended.

What part of speech is the word “caught”?

Inubos ng aso ang binigay kong pagkain.

Anong uri ng salita ang “aso”?

Tumahol ang aso sa mga dumadaang sasakyan.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Nakulong ang ama niya dahil sa pagnanakaw.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Tumakbo si Carlos sa pagka-mayor pero natalo siya.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Hinabol ng guwardiya ang makukulit na mga batang bumasag ng salamin ng kotse.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Nakalimutan ko na ang mga pinag-aralan ko kagabi.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Nag-iipon ako para makabili ng kompyuter at calculator para sa darating na pasokan.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Ubos na ang makulay na cake pagdating namin.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Kailangan ko ng paraan para mabilis makapagbawas ng timbang.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?

Ang hirap naman ng exam na ito.

Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nakasalungguhit na salita?