General Education Practice Test Review

This flashcard set covers key concepts from the September 2026 LET General Education summative test, including Mathematics, Science, Philippine History, Literature, and Language.

Science

The body of knowledge including the process by which knowledge is developed.

Simple Interest Formula (Amount Due)

Calculation to find the total amount due at the end of a period; for example, a principal of $P 8,000.00$ at $12\%$ interest for $2\,1/2$ years equals $P 10,400.00$.

Equanimity

A state of mental calmness and composure, even in difficult situations.

NCCA

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts.

John Wallis

Mathematician who first discussed conics as curves of second degree and devised a system for teaching the deaf-mute.

Archipelago

A geographic term for a group of islands, used to describe the Philippines.

Reader-Response Theory

A literary theory, known in Filipino as 'diwang pampanitikan na nagbibigay ng diin sa sariling panlasa ng bumabasa', which emphasizes the reader's interpretation.

Least Common Multiple (LCM)

The smallest positive integer that is divisible by all numbers in a set; for example, the LCM of $12, 10, \text{ and } 9$ is $180$.

Online Learning

A form of distance education made possible through the use of computers.

Atomic Number of Silicon

The number of protons in an atom of silicon, which is $14$.

Diosdado Macapagal

The Philippine President who changed the date of Philippine independence from July 4 to June 12.

Thermodynamics

The branch of Physics that deals with the transfer of energy from one place to another.

Esters

Organic compounds often found in perfumes.

Secondary Ecological Succession

A phenomenon where life flourishes again in a forest after a wildfire destroys existing vegetation but the soil remains viable.

Empirical Study

Considered the most reliable source of scientific knowledge.

Bicameral

A descriptive term for a legislature that has two chambers, such as the Philippine Legislature.

Community Tax

A type of tax imposed on every citizen of the Philippines.

Allegory

A literary piece or genre that expresses truth through symbolic people and events.

R.A. 7836

The specific law that professionalized teaching in the Philippines.

Balagtasan

A Filipino poetic debate or contest involving two poets.

In Vitro Fertilization

The union of an ovum and sperm occurring inside a test tube.

Local Government Code

The law that grants more autonomy to towns, cities, and provinces in the Philippines.

People Power Revolution

The 1986 non-violent revolution in the Philippines that ended dictatorial rule.

Simile

A figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things, such as 'fair as a star'.

Hemisphere

A term for half of the celestial sphere.

Divine Comedy

A long poem by Dante Alighieri containing vivid descriptions of hell, purgatory, and paradise.

One Thousand and One Nights

A collection of stories and folk tales set in an Arabian environment that has endured through the ages.

Food Web

A model that demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.

Balbal

The lowest level of language, commonly known as slang, including terms like 'syota' and 'sikyo'.

Conditioning

The lowest form of learning observed in animals, such as dogs.

Red Letter Day

An idiomatic expression referring to a significant or memorable day.

Blood Compact

The peace agreement forged in Bohol between Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Sikatuna.

Ilustrados

Europe-educated Filipinos from affluent middle-class families during the Spanish regime.

Apocalyptic

A term describing a warning of serious natural disaster or end-of-world scenarios.

Apolinario Mabini

Known as the 'Brains of the Revolution', he was the paralytic intellectual who produced the framework for the first Philippine Constitution.

Mnemonics

Memory aids or cues used to help remember information, such as nursery rhymes for the days of the month.

Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech where words imitate the actual sounds they describe, such as 'bang' or 'ticktock'.

Stomata

The microscopic openings found on leaf surfaces.

Commensalism

A biological relationship where one organism benefits while the other is unaffected, such as an orchid on a coconut tree.

Capsid

The protein shell that encloses the genetic material of a virus.

Sustainable Development

As defined by the Brundtland Commission, development that meets present needs without compromising future generations.

Writ of Amparo

A legal remedy used to demand the presence of the accused or protect fundamental rights.

Biodiversity

The concept that every species from various sources plays an important role in an ecosystem.

Humanists

Social thinkers or trends favoring the revival of classical studies.

Sisa

The character in Jose Rizal's novel who serves as the symbol of the abused Filipino mother.

Carrier (Genetics)

In autosomal recessive disorders like cystic fibrosis, an individual who possesses only one defective gene.

Andres Bonifacio

The leader of the Katipuneros who initiated the 'Cry of Balintawak'.

Wilhelm Wundt

The figure recognized as the Father of modern psychology.