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Mga Teorya ng Pinagmulan ng Wika

1. Bow-Wow- kalikasan at hayop

2. Ding-Dong- bagay
3. Pooh-Pooh- masidhing damdamin
4. Yoheho- pwersang pisikal

Filipino Poets

1. Bienvenido Santos- American culture writings

2. Daniel Defoe- Robinson Cruseon (novel)
3. Edilberto Tiempo- made “Cry Slaughter” that has been translated many
times
4. Ernest Hemingway- Ring Lordner
5. Jose Garcia Villa- Comma poet, Doveglion (dove-eagle-lion)
6. Miguel De Cervantes/ Escalande- masterpiece is “Don Quixote”
7. Nick Joaquin- Quijano de Manila, Spanish culture writings
8. Paz Marquez Benitez- author of “Dead Stars”, a modern English short
story
9. Samuel Langhorne Clemens- Mark Twain, “Adventure of Tom Slayer”,
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (best novel)
10. Severino Reyes- Lola basyang
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Pen Names of Filipino Heroes

1. Andres Bonifacio- May pag-asa, Agapito, Bagumbayan

2. Antonio Luna- Taga-ilog
3. Emilio Aguinaldo- Magdalo
4. Emilio Jacinto- Di masilaw, Tingkian
5. Graciano Lopez Jaena- Diego, Laura
6. Jose Maria Panganiban- JoMaPa
7. Jose Rizal- Dimasalang, Laon-laan
8. Juan Luna- Buan
9. Marcelo H. del Pilar- Plaridel, Dolores Manapat, Piping Dilat
10. Mariano Ponce- Tikbalang, Naning, Kalipulako

Philippine Presidents

1. Emilio Aguinaldo- the undisputed general, first president

2. Manuel L. Quezon- father of social justice
3. Jose P. Laurel- ‘puppet’ president
4. Sergio Osmeña Sr.- shortest serving president
5. Manuel Roxas- repaired the Philippines after the WW2
6. Elpidio Quirino- SS commission
7. Ramon Magsaysay- ‘man of the masses’
8. Carlos P. Garcia- ‘Filipino muna’
9. Diosdado Macapagal- transfer the independence, incorruptible president
10. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.- ‘this country shall be great again’
11. Corazon C. Aquino- ina ng Demokrasya
12. Fidel V. Ramos- Pilipinas 2000
13. Joseph E. Estrada- ‘Ama ng masa’, Erap para sa mahirap
14. Gloria M. Arroyo- this country has a strong republic
15. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino- No Wang-wang policy
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16. Rodrigo Roa Duterte- first Mindanaoan President

17. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.- majority President in 1987 constitution
=Crdts to Sir Melvin Buracho’s LET Drills=
 AgQueLaOsRoQuiMagGarMaMarAquiRaEsArAquiDiBong

Some Types of Government

1. Communist- classless society, state plans and controls economy

2. Parliamentary- majority of people voted
3. Republican- power comes from people

Missionaries in the Philippines

1. Augustinians- first to come, most intelligent

2. Franciscanians- sends medical aids
3. Dominicans- richest
4. Jesuits-
5. Recoletos- most killed schools

Key Points in Gen. ED

1. Pedro Bukaneg- father of Ilokano Literature

2. Manila Bulletin- oldest existing newspaper in the country
3. Julian Felipe- composer of the Philippine National Hymn
4. Manuel Guerrero- Filipino doctor who discover Tiki-tiki
5. Del Superior Gobierno- first newspaper in the Philippines
6. Anahaw- the National Leaf of the Philippines
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7. Jose Palma- Filipino poet who set words to the National Hymn
8. Apartheid- complete segregation of white from black
9. Augustinian Church- first church in the Philippines
10. Pineapple- newest source of the alcohol in the Philippines
11. Kohautek- comet of the century
12. Sintaks/ Sintaksis/ Palaugnayan- sangay ng barirala na tumatalakay sa
masistemang pagkaka-ayus-ayos nga mga salita sa pagbuo ng mga parirala
at pangungusap.
13. Jose Corazon de Jesus- father of Tagalog poetry
14. Alejandro Abadilla- father of modern Tagalog poetry
15. Noli Me Tangere (Touch me Not)- Rizal’s literary crowning achievement
16. Mahabharata- longest epic in the world
17. Alibata- first Filipino alphabet
18. Kundiman- song about love
19. Ambition- cause of Macbeth’s tragic end
20. Steven Javellana- author of “Without seeing the Dawn”
21. Ares- God of war
22. Stratosphere- layer of the ozone
23. Food web- system of food chain
24. Sahara Desert- largest ecosystem
25. Skin- largest organ
26. Dinoflagellates- cause red tide
27. Philippines- ring of fire
28. Type O- universal donor
29. Scanning- pahapyaw na pagbasa
30. Skimming- pinakamabilis na pagbasa
31. Francisco Lopez- sumulat ng unang balarilang Ilokano
32. Mariano Perfecto- ama ng panitikang Bisaya
33. Santiago Magean- ama ng Moro-moro sa Pangasinan
34. Jorge Fajardo- ama ng panitikang Pampango
35. Pascual Poblete- ama ng pahayagan, unang nagsalin ng Noli sa Tagalog
36. Amado Hernandez- makata ng mga manggagawa
37. Graciano Lopez Jaena- fray botod
38. Liwayway Arceo- “Uhaw ang tigang na lupa”
39. Narciso Reyes- “Lupang tinubuan”
40. Severino Reyes- “Walang sugat”
41. Lope K. Santos- “Banaag at Sikat”
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42. Zoilo Galang- “A child of Sorrow”

43. Aurelio Tolentino- “Kahapon, Ngayun, Bukas”
44. UST- oldest university
45. Monalisa- most famous work of Leonardo da Vinci
46. Cilia- hair-like structure
47. Dyslexia- reading disorder
48. Homer- first mythical geographer
49. Skype- face to face communication
50. Arthropods- dengue
51. 7x2x2x2- 56
52. Benigno Aquino- worth dying for
53. Plasma- hot gas of nuclei
54. Urbana at Feliza- siblings secretly exchanged letters
55. Patinig- 5
56. Walrus- arctic environment
57. Bienvenido Santos- Filipino migrant writer, fil-am
58. J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter
59. Calamba- Rizal’s birth place
60. Meritocracy- people of talent
61. Narciso Claveria- Spanish surnames
62. RA 10533- Enhanced Basic Education
63. RA 7836- Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act
64. RA 9293- Teacher Applicants, Registration, etc.
65. Photosynthesis- process used by plants
66. Analogous organs- bat’s wings
67. Salitang ugat- walang halong panlapi
68. Diwata 1- first Philippine microsatellite
69. Aesop’s Fables- teach moral lesson
70. Carbohydrates- monosaccharides, polysaccharides
71. George Elliot- Silas Marner/Mary Ann Evans
72. Abraham Maslow- Hierarchy of needs
73. A La Juventud Filipina- sinulat n Rizal sa UST
74. Mi Primera Inspiracion- poem wriiten by Rizal for his mother
75. Mi Ultimo Adios- poem written by Rizal before execution
76. Food Web- flow of food
77. Louis Pasteur- developed vaccine for rabies
78. Lao Tzu- Taoism
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79. Impertinent- irrelevant

80. Teodora Alonso- ina ni Rizal
81. 70-74- para-teachers
82. Firing squad- execution of Rizal
83. Haiku- Japanese poem consists of 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines
containing 5, 7, 5 syllables respectively, talks about nature
84. Augustinians- first missionaries
85. Consummatum est- last words of Rizal
86. 3x2x2x2x2- 48
87. Saliksik- salitang ugat
88. Community tax- paid annually by all adult citizen
89. Uzman- aso ni Rizal
90. Herbivores- eat plants only
91. Aliguyon- hero of Ifugao epic Hudhud
92. Bantugan- the hero of Maranaw epic Darangan
93. Book burning- the event marked the 1st literary demonstration in Phil.
94. Balagtas- Filipino poet snobbed by Huseng Sisiw
95. Ladino- a person who could read and write in Spanish and Tagalog
96. Poet of love- Jose Corazon de Jesus
97. 17- letters of Alibata
98. Ninay- 1st Filipino social novel by Pedro Paterno
99. Genoveva Edroza Matute- 1st Palanca Awardee for Play
100. Kwento ni Mabuti – written by Genoveva E.M. which won Palanca
Awards for short story
101. Dionisio Salazar- 1st Palanca Awardee for Play
102. Social Aspect- focus of MAKAMISA
103. Ambrosio Bautista- author of Declaration of Phil. Independence
104. Leona Florentiono- 1st Poetess of the Phil.
105. Angel Magahum- called Literary Colussus of the Visayas
106. Tomas Pinpin- Prince of Filipino printers
107. Severino Reyes- Father of Fil. Drama
108. Pedro Serrano Laktaw- Filipino tutor of Spanish king
109. Elizabeth 1- golden age of England, the virgin queen
110. Pericles- golden age in Greece
111. Theogony- origin of Gods in mythology
112. Theomachy- battle among the Gods of supremacy between good and
evil in mythologies
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113. Titanomachy- war between the Titans and Olympian gods

114. Theophany- visible appearance of a God to man
115. Amphion- son of Zeus and Antiope who built a wall around Thebes
by charming the stones into place with a lyre
116. Ahasuerus- the Wandering Jew in Eugene Sue’s novel
117. Li Po- greatest Chinese poet before revolution
118. Tolstoy- great Russian short story writer (God sees the truth but
waits)
119. Tagore- greatest Indian writer
120. Goethe- wrote the Tragedy of Faust
121. Eugene O’ Neill- dramatist known as the Most Modern of Moderns
122. Kabuki- the drama of Japanese bourgeoisie
123. Kalidasa- India’s Shakespeare
124. Eris- Greek goddess of discord
125. Athena- Zeus’ favorite daughter, goddess of cities, civilization, and
wisdom
126. Lope de Vega- established the National Theater in Spain
127. Argos- the dog that guards the entrance to Hades
128. Song of Hiawatha- epic of US
129. Sartre- writer of Le Stanger
130. Emily Dickinson- a poet that had an eccentric use of punctuations,
making use of dashes liberally for emphasis
131. Highway 54- the old name of EDSA during WWII
132. Trisomy 21- also known as down syndrome
133. Kumintang- Filipino would sing this song in preparation for war
battle
134. En ventre sa mere- the right of the unborn child is the same as the
right of individual
135. Heroic Couplet- last two lines of the Sonnet
136. PNU- established by the Americans for aspiring educators in 1901
137. Animal cells- do not produce cell walls
138. Bousterophedon- Ancient Greeks form of writing
139. Nitrogen- most abundant gas in the atmosphere
140. Chivalric education- social discipline, educational system which
emphasized social etiquette
141. Verbatim- word for word
142. Tomas Pinpin- kauna- unahang manlilimbag na Pilipino
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143. Oxygen- a by-product of Photosynthesis

144. Water- universal solvent
145. Gametes (in human)- contain 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
146. Emilio Jacinto- utak ng Himagsikan
147. Apolonario Mabini- utak ng rebolusyon
148. Kinkee- the gas lamp used to lighten the streets in intramuros way
back in history
149. Miranda rule- right of a person under arrest
150. Epistemology- examines the nature and origin of human knowledge
151. Empiricism- holds that the sensory experience is the source of
knowledge
152. Metaphysics- it seeks to find out what is ultimately real
153. 1956- Lupang Hinirang was sung for the first time
154. Thailand- formerly called “Siam”
155. Henry Otley Beyer- proposed the idea that the first Filipinos came
through waves of migration from South to North
156. Klaster- kambal-katinig
157. Trinidad Tecson- ina ng Biak-na-Bato at ina ng Krus na Pula (Red
Cross)
158. Manila- was named “Distinguished and ever loyal city” by Legaspi
159. Mariano Trias- first vice president of the Republic of the Philippines
160. Monotheist religion- Christianity, Islam, Judaism
161. Sultanate of Sulu- first sultanate
162. Franchise- given the right to vote
163. Ural mountain- separated Europe and Asia
164. 5 ships of Magellan- Trinidad, Conception, Victoria, San Antonio,
Santiago
165. Mongoloids- known as the yellow race
166. Henly- “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul”
poem of Invictus
167. Epic- a long narrative poem dealing with persons of heroic proportion
and actions of great significance
168. Edgar Allan Poe- consider the father of the modern American short
story
169. Anthology- collection of literary pieces
170. Sonnet- 14 iambic pentameter lines
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171. Folktales- stories that reflect people’s beliefs and are handed from
generation to generation
172. Fables- use animals as characters
173. Elegy- poem lamenting the dead
174. Soliloquy- speech by a person who reveals his thoughts
175. Manuel Arguilla- author of “How my Brother Leon brought home a
Wife”
176. Black sheep of the family- metaphor
177. Writ of amparo- right to life, liberty and security
178. Writ of habeas corpus- demand presence of the accused
179. 1990- Mt. Pinatubo erupted
180. Perfect cone- Mt. Mayon

Sample of actual questions in March &

September LET exam

1. The following are techniques in painting, EXCEPT_______.

a. Acrylic
b. Color painting
c. Oil
d. Molding
2. The following are techniques in sculpture, EXCEPT_______.
a. Casting
b. Brushing
c. Modelling
d. Carving
3. The indigenous people of Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales are the______.
a. Aetas
b. Mangyans
c. Igorots
d. Dinagats
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4. During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, there were Europe- educated
Filipinos who belonged to affluent middle class families called______.
a. Obreros
b. Propagandists
c. Mestizos
d. Ilustrados
5. Since most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant or
consume both the transfer of matter and energy intertwine into the______.
a. Food consumer
b. Food web
c. Food producer
d. Food chain
6. The Philippines belong to the type of biome called_______.
a. Deciduous forest
b. Taiga
c. Tropical rainforest
d. grassland
7. I can’t find_______ calculator, may I use________, Prince?
a. My, yours
b. His, yours
c. My, his
d. Yours, mine
8. Neither the teacher nor the students_______ present in the affairs.
a. Am
b. Was
c. Is
d. were
9. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something
that represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
10.People who are too_______ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous
individuals.
a. Wary c. Cynical
b. Credulous d. Demanding
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11. Rennie Boy believes that everything that happens in this world has a cause
or reason. What scientific attitude is seen in his actions?
a. Curiosity
b. Firm set of belief
c. Honesty
d. Critical- mindedness
12. Biosphere describes the earth realm where life occurs. What describes the
entire solid earth realm and is composed of mineral matter?
a. Biosphere
b. Lithosphere
c. Exfoliation
d. Mesosphere
13. Which of the following is NOT an indication of chemical change due to
application of heat?
a. Change in taste
b. Change in size
c. Change in odor
d. Change in color
14. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of
sound is usually slowest in______ and fastest in_______.
a. Solid & gases
b. Gases & solid
c. Liquids & solids
d. Gases & liquid
15. A heterogeneous is a ________.
a. mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout the mixture.
b. mixture is a material made up of two or more different Chemical
substance/substances which are not chemically combined.
c. mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout the
mixture
d. None of these
16. When the intense heat is received on the earth’s surface and there is no
rainfall at all, what would be its effect to the environment?
a. Plants would wither
b. There should be scarcity of water
c. Soil would harden and crack
d. All of the above
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17. Ano ang karaniwang iisahing pantig lamang at walang katuturang

maibibigay kung nag-iisa?
a. Parirala
b. Salita
c. Kataga
d. Sugnay
18. Which is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. hydrogen
19. An autocratic ruler who serves his people well is sometimes called a ______
dictator.
a. Belligerent
b. Beneficial
c. Benevolent
d. Blatant
20. Who did the canvassing of votes for President and Vice President in the
2004 election?
a. Senate and congress
b. Supreme court and congress
c. Comelec and chief justice
d. Joint committee of congress
21. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is ___________.
a. The right to transmit data
b. The right to information privacy
c. The right to search for information
d. Right to gather information data
22. Quantitative data are numerical, white the qualitative are none- numeral and
more difficult to quantify for a social research study. Identify what may be
more qualitative than quantitative.
a. Divorce
b. Single mother
c. Love feelings
d. Annulments
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23. What are the prime factors of 273?

a. 2x3x13
b. 3x3x6x9
c. 3x7x13
d. 3x3x7x7
24. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?
a. 1326
b. 1323
c. 1324
d. 131
25. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes law?
a. 90 days
b. 30 days
c. 75 days
d. 60 days
26. What figure of speech is “O wild west wind?”
a. Metaphor
b. Hyperbole
c. Irony
d. Apostrophe
27. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at sound_______.
a. Change
b. Decision
c. Problem
d. Query
28. The cause of power interruption was a ________ connection.
a. Loose
b. Lost
c. Lose
d. Losing
29. Nagpapahayag na ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng
isang pangkat.
a. Likas
b. Masitema
c. Arbitrary
d. Dinamiko
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30. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng

pag-aaral, at konseptuwal framework.
a. Kabanata IV
b. Kabanata III
c. Kabanata II
d. Kabanata I
31. The following forms of traditional and modern technology which is a most
ancient way of communication?
a. Morse code
b. Radio
c. Letter
d. E-mail
32. Pinakamahabang label ng wika na impormal na nilikha at nabuo sa
pagsasama- sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba.
a. Pampanitikan
b. Lalawigan
c. Balbal
d. Kolokyal
33. The protein shell of virus is called _______.
a. Nucleoius
b. Nucleic acid
c. Nucleus
d. Capsid
34. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological
environments in a certain plain. Among of the ecosystem, the world’s largest
is ________.
a. Kalahan
b. Gobi
c. Chihuahua
d. Sahara
35. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from
becoming powerful or abusive?
a. Laissez
b. Impeachment
c. Laissez faire
d. Ombudsman
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36. Who is the general who said “I shall return”, after training troops in
Australia?
a. Carlos P. Romulo
b. Douglas McArthur
c. Arthur McArthur
d. J. de la Torre
37. “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote
from _______.
a. Jose P. Rizal
b. Benigno S. Aquino
c. Jose Aquino
d. Manuel L. Quezon
38. The first Philippine President from the Ilocos Region was ______.
a. Rodrigo Duterte
b. Elpidio Quirino
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Manuel Roxas
39. “Reduccion” is the Spanish policy which provided the resettlement of
Filipino communities to form town center or ______.
a. Cabeceras
b. Cedulas
c. Haciendas
d. Encomiendas
40. The collection of stories of animals which teach moral lessons is______.
a. Aesop’s fables
b. The lion king
c. Grimm’s fairy tales
d. One thousand and one Arabian nights
41. “Princess Diana’s sudden unexpected death was like a candle in the wind”,
is an example of ________.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Irony
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42. A living organism thrives best in its ______.

a. Geography
b. Habitat
c. Colony
d. Settlement
43. Simplify: (2x-3y)+(y-4z)-(z-3x)
a. -5x-2y-5z
b. 5x-2y-5z
c. -5x-2y+5z
d. 5x+2y+5z
44. The two consecutive even integers, the sum of which is 34 are _______.
a. 17 and 19
b. 20 and 21
c. 16 and 18
d. 20 and 22
45. Films are the most advanced art because they not only involve visual and
audio projections but also _______.
a. Music
b. Scenery
c. Light
d. Movement
46. Steam rising, rain falling from clouds, hot weather, bodies of water are
examples of the process of _______.
a. Conservation
b. Radiation
c. Convection
d. Conduction
47. A person’s right to protection against unlawful disappearance is done
through______.
a. Bill of rights
b. Writ of habeas corpus
c. Writ of habeas data
d. Writ of amparo
48. Lungs- main organ for respiration
49. Andres Bonifacio- supremo ng Katipunan
50. Hiatus- lapse
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