General Education Drills Practice Test

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• Which statement best describes the Bill of Rights?
• Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
• Which statement about figurative language is true?
• Perihelion is the point in a body's orbit closest to the Sun. It is the closest to which object?
• The Law of Demand states that, all else equal, as price falls, quantity demanded ___.
• Who served as the first editor of La Solidaridad and is credited with Fray Botod?
• Who is popularly known as Ina ng Katipunan?
• In a pie chart where A represents 25%, B 35%, and C 40%, the total value is 200. What is the value for B?
• Industrialization typically involves a shift away from agriculture toward what?
• JK Rowling is the author of which famous series?
• Which formula gives the sum of interior angles of an n-sided polygon?
• What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?
• It is only with the heart that one can see rightly: what is essential is invisible to the eye. In which work does this line appear?
• Which of the following is the author of Sonnets from the Portuguese?
• In literature, what best defines the theme?
• Which sentence shows a parallel structure error?
• What is the slope of the line through (2,3) and (5,11)?
• Which author wrote Ulysses?
• If a circle has a radius of four units, what is its diameter?
• Who is described as the most cultured among the propagandists?
• Which statement about pH and acidity is true?
• Who wrote The Road Not Taken?
• Which work is Geoffrey Chaucer's great work, known for a frame narrative?
• Which organizational pattern shows cause and effect in a sequence like drought -> crop failure -> higher prices?
• What is the primary purpose of a diary entry written by a Civil War soldier describing daily life?
• Solve for x in the equation 3x - 7 = 2x + 5.
• The closest approach to the Sun is called which term?
• In science, what is the basic unit of life?
• In the sentence 'The list of items is on the desk', which correction would fix the issue if the sentence had used 'are' instead of 'is'?
• What country is listed as the largest in South Asia?
• In El Filibusterismo, who is Ibarra described as?
• Pilosopo Tasyo is a character in Noli Me Tangere personified by whom in reality?
• Who sewed the Philippine flag?
• What is the main idea of a paragraph about renewable energy's impact on emissions?
• Who wrote Mrs. Dalloway?
• What is the difference between the main idea and the supporting details?
• What is a control variable?
• Cosine of 90 degrees?
• Who was the Supremo of the Katipunan?
• Which character is described as the law student who desires reform and is an activist in El Filibusterismo?
• If f(x) = 2x + 3, what is f(4)?
• In the context of writing, what best describes the tone of a satirical piece?
• Who is recognized as the Mother of the Katipunan?
• If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, which pair of angles are equal?
• Which question type best assesses a reader's ability to identify the central idea of a passage?
• Apogee is the farthest point in the orbit of the Moon or a satellite from the Earth.
• Which event sparked the start of World War I in 1914?
• O. Henry is the author of which short story about Johnsy?
• In map literacy, what does a legend explain on a map?
• What country is listed as the largest in West Asia?
• Who is credited with sewing the flag?
• Which of the following best describes "bias" in information literacy?
• What best distinguishes a hypothesis from a theory?
• The farthest point in the Moon's orbit from Earth is called which term?
• Which chart type best represents proportions of categories?
• What fraction represents 0.5 in simplest form?
• What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
• Which equation represents the Pythagorean theorem for a right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c?
• Which country is described as the largest country in the world?
• Identify the period used by historians to describe the era of roughly 1450 to 1750 when European powers explored and colonized Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
• Which statement best distinguishes weather from climate?
• Which sentence demonstrates parallel structure in a list?
• Which is the smallest country in the world?
• Which statement correctly describes osmosis?
• Which term describes long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in a region?
• If the ratio of red to blue is 3:5 and red equals 30, blue equals what?
• Which author wrote The Canterbury Tales?
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese.
• Solve the system: x + y = 5; x - y = 1. What is the value of x?
• The closest point to the Sun in an orbit is called which term?
• Which of the following is a logical fallacy?
• In an experiment, which statement describes the experimental group?
• Solve for y: 2y - 3 = 4y + 9.
• Which word describes the middle value in a sorted list?
• The term 'industrialization' refers to which change?
• Who is credited with writing Fray Botod?
• The unit of force is typically abbreviated as what?
• What is the capital of France?
• Which term describes a system with a single legislative chamber?
• The author of Moby-Dick is which of the following?
• On the pH scale, which statement is correct?
• Parliamentarism is a system where the executive is drawn from the legislature. Which option best describes this?
• Selflessness and sacrifice is the theme of which story?
• What country is listed as the largest in East Asia?
• Invictus was written by which author (1875)?
• The Age of Exploration is best described as a period when European powers primarily engaged in what?
• Identify the sentence that is a metaphor.
• The Great Gatsby author?
• In economics, what term describes the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year?
• Who authored Dasalan at Tuksuhan?
• Simplify the expression: 3(2x - 4) + 5.
• On a map, what does the legend explain?
• Robinson Crusoe was written by which author?
• Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
• Parliamentarism describes what arrangement?
• The farthest point from the Sun in an orbit is called which term?
• Whose writings should Tagalogs be familiar with?
• Which statement about the Magna Carta is most accurate?
• Which author wrote The Canterbury Tales?
• Who is known as Lakambini ng Katipunan?
• What is 25 percent of eighty?
• The Road Not Taken is a poem by which author?
• What figure of speech is used in the line 'The thunder slapped the sky'?
• Solve for x: 4x - 8 = 0.
• Who is listed as the person associated with the Triumvirate of the Propaganda Movement according to the source?
• Convert 0.75 to a fraction in simplest form.
• What is the probability of rolling an even number on a fair six-sided die?
• Which statement defines democracy?
• Which figure is commonly described as Visayan Joan of Arc?
• What best describes the role of enzymes?
• Which word best matches the meaning of 'ambivalent'?
• The primary function of carbohydrates in the diet is to provide which type of energy?
• If the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4 and there are 21 boys, how many girls are there?
• Which of the following represents the balanced photosynthesis equation?
• Which characteristic is commonly associated with democracy?
• Which country is listed as the largest in South Asia in the material?
• In a right triangle with legs 3 and 4, the hypotenuse is
• Which statement about speed is correct?
• Definition of an antecedent in grammar?
• Which country is listed as the largest in West Asia in the material?
• Choose the closest synonym for 'infer' in the context of reading.
• Which organelle is primarily responsible for energy production in the cell?
• Which term describes the overarching message that a literary work conveys beyond plot and characters?
• Robinson Crusoe author?
• Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
• In a symmetric histogram centered at 75, which measure of center is most appropriate?
• What is the unit of force?
• Plasma is the hottest state of matter.
• Solve for x: 5x + 3 = 23.
• Two roads diverged in a wood is a line from which poet?
• What is f(1) given f(x) = 2x + 3?
• John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in how many plays by Shakespeare?
• Which sentence correction is correct for 'Neither the students nor the teacher have finished their assignment'?
• Solve for x: 2x + 5 = 17.
• Who wrote The Lord of the Rings?
• On a linear graph with a positive slope, what happens to y if x increases?
• In an experiment, which describes the control group?
• In literature, what is a theme?
• Which word most clearly signals a contrast between ideas?
• What is the author's purpose in a passage advocating subsidies for renewable energy?
• Which field studies the concept of checks and balances?
• The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is how many degrees?
• Which author is associated with the work Mrs. Dalloway?
• Who is the author of Moby-Dick?
• Which country name is used in the material as the answer to a question about Central Asia?
• Which character is the law student who wants reform?
• Which statement is true about The Lord of the Rings?
• In the system x + y = 5 and x - y = 1, what are the values of x and y?
• A circle has a radius of 5 units. What is the diameter?
• Who was the second editor of La Solidaridad?
• Which statement about the Bill of Rights is correct?
• Which of the following is a work by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
• Which novel opens with the line "Call me Ishmael"?
• Which statement best illustrates a falsifiable hypothesis?
• Who is the author of The Little Prince?
• In which context is the phrase 'To whom it may concern' used?
• Invictus is a poem written by which author?
• A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed in mph?
• Which statement is true about the top-selling novels ranking?
• What is a synonym?
• If a fair six-sided die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling an even number?
• What is the function of a thesis statement in an essay?
• What is the term for an opposing viewpoint that a writer acknowledges and refutes with evidence?
• In Animal Farm, Boxer is what type of animal?
• What is the capital of Japan?
• What is f(0) given f(x) = 2x + 3?
• Which statement best defines checks and balances?
• Perigee is the nearest point in the orbit of the Moon or a satellite to the Earth.
• From 10 to 70 over 6 intervals, what is the total increase?
• Which process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
• What is a thesis statement?
• Unicameralism refers to how many chambers?
• In chemistry, what is the atomic number?
• What is the slope of the linear function f(x) = 2x + 3?
• Which term describes the most frequently occurring value in a data set?
• Who is described as Isagani's beloved who marries Juanito Pelaez?
• What is f(3) given f(x) = 2x + 3?
• Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?
• Which country is the largest by area?
• The sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is how many degrees?
• Which name is listed as part of the Propaganda Movement's leaders trio?
• A watershed is another name for which geographic feature?
• Cosine of 0 degrees?
• Solid describes the state of matter in which atoms are most tightly packed.
• Which statement about osmosis is true?
• In grammar, which part of speech expresses a strong emotion or exclamation?
• If a temperature is given in Celsius and you need Fahrenheit, what should you do?
• Which play features romance and conflict in Verona, attributed to a writer of the Elizabethan era?
• Which branch of government is primarily responsible for proposing legislation?
• Which author is known for horror and detective fiction?
• Which figure is commonly described as the Visayan Joan of Arc?
• In writing, what function do transition words serve?
• Which formula gives the number of diagonals in an n-sided polygon?
• In data interpretation, a graph shows a steady increase from 10 to 70 over 6 intervals. What is the average rate of increase per interval?
• Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
• What is f(-2) given f(x) = 2x + 3?
• The nearest point in the Moon's orbit to Earth is called which term?
• Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
• In the balanced photosynthesis equation, what role does light energy play?
• Identify the compound sentence.
• Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting laws?
• Which sentence shows correct parallel structure in a list?
• What is the primary purpose of the Constitution's system of checks and balances?
• Which novel is listed as the second best-selling, with around 200 million copies sold?
• What is the area of a circle with radius 7?
• Which novel is considered the best-selling of all time with about 500 million copies sold?
• Which is the correct simplification of (2x^2 - 4x)/(2x)?
• In The Last Leaf, Johnsy is best described as:
• Which statement best describes the relationship between a hypothesis and a theory?
• If a map scale is 1 inch = 50 miles, how many miles are represented by 3.5 inches?
• How many diagonals does a hexagon have?
• Which of the following is a logical fallacy?
• Which name is part of the trio along with Jaena and Del Pilar?
• Which description best defines a thesis statement?
• What is the purpose of the Elastic Clause?
• For a seven-sided polygon, what is the sum of interior angles?
• Choose the correct form to complete the sentence: The list of items ___ on the desk.
• Which country is the smallest by area in Asia?
• In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what is the name of the horse?
• Aphelion is the farthest point in a planet's orbit from the Sun. It is farthest from which celestial body?
• In statistics, what does the median represent in a data set?
• What term describes a straight line that intersects a circle at two points?
• Which statement best describes checks and balances?
• Which author wrote his last novel with crayons?
• What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
• If a circle has radius 14, its area is what value?
• Which novel is the third best-selling, with about 150 million copies sold?
• Which statement best defines a counterargument in an essay?
• What is the term for an area drained by a river and its tributaries?
• What is the sum of interior angles of a pentagon?
• Who was the first wife of Andres Bonifacio?
• Which statement best captures the primary role of a topic sentence?
• In American civics, what is the Bill of Rights?
• Ratio problem: red to blue is 3:5; if red = 24, blue equals what?
• What country is listed as the largest in Central Asia?
• Solve 2x^2 = 32. What are the solutions?
• Which branch is primarily responsible for making laws and uses the Elastic Clause?