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