LET General Education Reviewer

General Education LET Questions - March 19, 2023 - Set A

Spanish Regime

  • Europe-educated Filipinos from affluent middle-class families were called Ilustrados.

Energy Transfer

  • Energy transfer illustrated by the storage current in a power bank is potential energy.

World Heritage

  • Places on Earth with outstanding universal value to humanity are designated as World Heritage sites.

Andres Bonifacio and Freedom

  • Andres Bonifacio chose armed struggle as the way to freedom.

Desert Ecosystem

  • Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environment.

  • The world’s largest desert ecosystem is Sahara.

Poem to the Filipino Youth

  • 'A La Juventud Filipina' expresses faith in the Filipino youth as the hope of the fatherland.

Spanish Policy of Reduccion

  • 'Reduccion' is the Spanish policy of resettling Filipino communities to form town centers, known as Cabecera.

Malthusian Economic Theory

  • The population increases geometrically, but food supply does not increase as much is the Malthusian economic theory.

Energy Consumption

  • The industry sector of the economy consumes the most energy.

Non-Sustainable Energy Source

  • Coal is NOT a sustainable energy source.

Filipino Words

  • The words “saliw”, “maestra”, at “gabay” are all examples of katinig.

Disadvantageous Energy Source

  • Because it will adversely affect the population’s food supplies, plant is the most DISADVANTAGEOUS source of energy.

Scientific Development on Medicine

  • The beneficial effect of scientific development on medicine is control of diseases.

Tagalog Grammar

  • Pag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng pangungusap ay syntax.

Plants and Energy Conversion

  • Plants convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy.

National Unity

  • “Isang bandila”, isang wika, isang bayan” ay sawikain na nanghihikayat ng pagkakaisa.

Regional Dialects

  • Sa Batangas ay “mabanas”, sa Bulacan ay “maalinsangan”, sa Rizal ay “banginit” ay mga halimbawa ng lalawiganin.

Idiomatic Expression

  • “Sa aming nayon kilala si Cirilo na bukas-palad”, na ang kahulugan ay: Si Cirilo ay mapagkawang-gawa.

Influence on Scientists

  • Scientist’s value and beliefs are influenced by the customs and traditions of society.

Importance of Language

  • Ang pinakamahalagang gamit ng wika ay ang pagkaka-isa ng mga mamamayan sa pamamagitan ng ugnayan.

Punctuation

  • Bantas na ginagamit sa paghihiwalay ng sunod-sunod na sugnay ay Tuldok-kuwit.

Conjunctions

  • “Nakagayak na mamasyal sa amin ang kanilang pamilya, subalit hindi inaasahang dumating ang COVID pandemic”. Ang pangatnig sa pangungusap ay subalit.

Linguistics

  • Ang mga salitang “kunin”, “bilhin”, at “sundin” ay pawing mayroong kaltas.

Ancient Writing

  • Ancient Egyptians used Hieroglyphics as Ancient Filipinos use Alibata.

Newspaper Section

  • Mababasa ang mga kuro kuro ng patnugot ng pahayagan tungkol sa mga isyu sa Pangulong Tudling.

Potential Energy

  • A child is at the top of the slide, a ripe guava falls, a yoyo is released are examples of potential gravitational energy.

Ecological Relationship

  • An orchid attached to a tree bird nest into a branch is an example of commensalism.

Celestial Sphere

  • Half of the celestial sphere is called hemisphere.

Biomes

  • Sahara is to desert as Arctic is to tundra.

Biology Taxonomy

  • The highest level in the biology taxonomy is domain.

Surface Tension

  • A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to surface tension.

Analogy

  • Potential energy is to battery, as an electric fan is to kinetic.

Plant Respiration

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is produced by plants in the evening.

Heat Transfer

  • Steam rising, rain falling from clouds, hot weather warming bodies of water are examples of the process called convection.

Algebra

  • Given A = 3x + 2y + 6xy, if x = -1 and y = 1, then

    A = 3(-1) + 2(1) + 6(-1)(1) = -3 + 2 - 6 = -7,

    but this option isn't available. The question may have contained error. However, following the choices provided, if x = 2 and y = -1, then

    A = 3(2) + 2(-1) + 6(2)(-1) = 6 - 2 - 12 = -8,

    none of the options are correct.

Algebraic Simplification

  • Perform the operation and reduce to simplest form: 3x – (2y – 4x) + 6y

    3x - 2y + 4x + 6y = 7x + 4y

Ratio and Proportion

  • A recipe for custard required 4 eggs for every 8 cups of flour, if there are 32 cups of flour. How many eggs are needed?

    \frac{4 \text{ eggs}}{8 \text{ cups}} = \frac{x \text{ eggs}}{32 \text{ cups}}

    x = \frac{4 \times 32}{8} = 16 \text{ eggs}

Filipino Grammar

  • Ang mga salitang "kagandahan", "magkaibigan, at "nagunahan" ay mga halimbawa ng salitang may panlaping kabilaan.

Idiomatic Expression

  • “An easy task”, in idiomatic expression piece of cake.

Jose Rizal’s Mother

  • Jose Rizal’s mother preferred to be imprisoned and walked a miles away as punishment for a trumped up charged of Spanish official rather than apologized by accepting the charge. Such action shows the she was a woman of conviction.

Ilustrados

  • All these were ilustrados except Andres Bonifacio.

Arts Agency

  • The agency tasked to nurture the arts in the Philippines is NCCA.

South China Sea

  • The following countries claim part of the South China Sea EXCEPT Mexico.

Polyglot

  • Jose Rizal is considered a Polyglot because of his ability to speak a lot of languages. What does the word Polyglot mean? linguist.

Noli Me Tangere

  • The book written in Spanish, Noli Me Tangere, which can be literally translated into English as Touch Me Not.

Monarch of England

  • Monarch of England whose strict adherence to morality influenced the struggle of good over evil in literary pieces was Queen Victoria.

Rizal

  • Regarded as polymath, Rizal’s genius was manifested in Both science and arts.

Pen Name

  • Marcelo H. Del Pilar is to Pupdoh and Plaridel, as Jose Rizal is to Dimasalang.

Elias

  • “I shall die without seeing the dawn break upon my homeland. You, who shall see it, salute it! Do not forget those who have fallen during the night.” Who said this line? Elias

Independence Day

  • The fate of the Independence in the Philippines was change from July 4 to June 12 by Macapagal.

Rizal’s Novel

  • The famous character in Rizal’s novel who became the symbol of the abused Filipino mother is Sisa.

Filipina

  • The epitome of traditional Filipina who is meek, submissive, obedient was Maria Clara.

El Filibusterismo

  • Simon, as one of the characters in El Filibusterismo returned as a rich jeweller under the name of Crisostomo Ibarra.

Volcano Eruption

  • After an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 in 1990, the Mount Pinatubo erupted.

Labor Union

  • What was the first labor union founded by Isabelo de Los Reyes in 1901? Union Obrera Democratica.

Jose Rizal’s poem

  • It is the winning poem of Jose Rizal in UST. A La Juventud Filipina.

Grammar

  • The child who just lost his front tooth could not bite the fruit apple.

  • If you misplaced your pen, I will be glad to lend you yours.

Pseudonym

  • The pseudonym of William Sydney Porter is O’Henry.

Arabian Nights

  • “Alibaba and the Forty Thieves”, “Aladdin”, “The Story of Sinbad” are some stories in the collection of the stories called One Thousand and One Arabian Nights.

Politics

  • Political idealist advocate ideals in politics such as justice and fairness. Political realist have more realistic viewpoint of politics aptly stated by “Might is Right” who among the following is more political realist than political idealist? Ferdinand Marcos.

Revolution

  • What happened during 1986 that ended dictatorial rule and came to be internationally as model of non-violence was known as People power revolution.

Law

  • The right to demand the physical presence of the accused in the court is Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Nickname

  • What was Jose Rizal’s nickname that his brother and system used to call him? Pepe.

Meritocracy

  • What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social system? Culture of elitism.

Glory of Jose Rizal

  • It is considered as the crowning glory of Jose Rizal as a young poet. A La Juventud Filipina.

LCM

  • What is the LCM of 8, 6 and 3? 24

Systems Energy

  • The measure of systems energy that is unavoidable for doing useful work is Entropy.

Learning

  • Like animals, they are also capable of learning, so the lowest form of learning is called Responding.

Fastest Sound

  • Sound travel fastest in Solid.

American Writers

  • The following are American writers EXCEPT Christopher Marlowe.

Geometry

  • A regular solid that has equal length, width and height is Cube.

Mi Ultimo Adios

  • “Mi Ultimo Adios” is a 14-section valedictory Sonnet composed the blink of an eye before Jose Rizal was killed.

Law

  • The law that raised teaching to the same level as other professions is RA 7836.