READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ Question 1 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 none of the above B Sailing a small boat C Preparation for taking a cruise D Endless sailing Question 2 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 In fact, I have lost so many things it would take one whole shelf of books to recount all of them. 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 I have a confession to make. Question 3 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 must fight B one will suffer C one is helpless D one must concede Question 4 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 Prime the brush and dip it into pre-treated paint. C Apply the first coating evenly on the surface. D Repeat the procedure as many times as you like for the desired thickness and number of coating. Question 5 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 indifferent B philosophic C idyllic D frantic Question 6 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 Regrets are such a heavy burden to lug around. B Move on and do not let any opportunity pass you by anymore. C There are lots of opportunities if you know where to look. D Leave behind might-have-been’s, what if’s and if only’s. Question 7 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 8 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 9 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 B B C C A Question 10 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 Birth is the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception. B Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception who, after such extraction, exhibits any evidence of life. C Stillbirth is the expulsion of a dead fetus which died late in the gestation period. D The birth of myself by my mother was very difficult; Caesarean was necessary. Question 11 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 coming of winter B boredom C the passing of time D the coming of night Question 12 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 a fatal accident resulting to head injury B outflow of skilled labor from developing countries C globalization D inflow of skilled labor to developing countries Question 13 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 ominous and imminent threat of brain drain C the development of industries in the United Kingdom D the growth of information and communication technologies Question 14 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 one should be completely prepared before going to war B no country can win a war C a boat is never totally ready for a cruise D a boat is never ready for a sailing trip Question 15 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 Living in ignorance is not a virtue. B One must always test himself. C When you are no longer thinking, you are dead. D Reflection is the key to a truly meaningful life. Question 16 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 is not alone; he belongs to a family. D A man does not exist by himself and he cannot succeed by himself. Question 17 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 Convenience determines the love a person feels. C A person loves when it is convenient to do so. D Man forgets love when it is not necessary. Question 18 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 A man revolves around his axis. B All men are equal. 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 19 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 Man owns his body and his hands. B A man can own whatever his hands can get. C His body and his hands are man’s property. D A man’s labor determines what he owns. Question 20 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 a problem is explored and exposed B a myth is refuted C examples are given and a generalization follows D the selection is ordered according to time Question 21 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 A generalization is made and examples are given B The passage moves from the least to the most recent event. C Something specific is discussed, its components are given. D Something specific is discussed to exemplify a generalization Question 22 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 I am bereft of my innocence, am devoid of optimism, and am dispossessed of any sliver of hope. B In fact, I have lost so many things it would take one whole shelf of books to recount all of them. C Aside from which, I miss my idealism, my zest for life, and my vitality. D I have a confession to make. Question 23 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 love C life D none of the above Question 24 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 It is very sad to think about what might have been. C The saddest feeling that can be expressed is the longing for lost opportunities. D There are lots of sad things, and one of them is hankering for what hasn’t been. Question 25 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 C B B C A Question 26 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 A B B C C Question 27 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 Being misunderstood is being great. B Being great means standing apart and being lonely. C Few people can understand the sentiments of truly great persons. D Being great means having many enemies. Question 28 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 There are lots of review centers that offer UPCAT review services. B A college entrance exam review is essential if one is determined to get into UP or any other premiere college or university. C Outstanding grades are also a must if one wants to be accepted to a good college. D Getting into the college of your choice wouldn’t be easy. Question 29 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 forbidding B whimsical C pessimistic D advising Question 30 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 C, A, D, B C A, B, C, D D A, D, B, C Question 31 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 Diffidence is an effective war attitude. C A warlike attitude is a virtue. D A sailor’s life is the best life. Question 32 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 A play is going to open tomorrow at La Piazza. 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 The fact that the cast members felt themselves part of a team, contributed much to the success of the play. Question 33 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 Preparing for every contingency in a war and a cruise take a long time. C Think about the view and your motivation to sail will rise. D Drop off your mooring and sail now. Question 34 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 Humans are the Supreme Beings on Earth. B Man is the standard of all things. C Man is a measuring device. D Knowledge is subjective and a man can only know as much as his personality and characteristics allow him to. Question 35 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 Scrape the area to be painted clean of all traces of its old paint. 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 36 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 about how a philosopher’s discourse is done B there’s a third dimension to wind movement C a piece of paper is buffeted by the wind D it is easy to fly airplanes Question 37 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 strong B gale C mild D puff Question 38 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 39 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 C B A C B Question 40 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 the developing countries’ liberal policy to migrants is the main reason for the brain drain C out-migration or emigration must be stopped D globalization is a regrettable phenomenon
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