I. DIRECTIONS: Readthe passage below, then answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter ofthe best answer.

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Optimism, A Key To Success

THE more optimistic you are, the more creative you can be.With optimistic attitude, one can generate new ideas and create possibilitiesto move forward faster than at normal times. In fact, a determined effort tocultivate optimism can improve the quality of life, ensure happiness andsuccess. A person without optimism either becomes a routine thinker and in theend no thinker at all.

One magic word in our vocabulary is “How”. Asking ‘how’forces us to be both positive and future-oriented with a clear vision. Askinghow is like stepping on the accelerator of our mind and releasing the brakes.More we use the word how, more we can turn our vision of realities. Most of usdon’t think of a long future; it is always tomorrow or day-after.

Once we think how we can make our future ideal, we becomemore optimistic and positive about our present. More energy and enthusiasm isgenerated in thinking. We become more motivated and committed. Ourcommunication channel opens up giving more clarity and effectiveness.

Remember that ultimately what we are is a result of ourthinking and actions that follow. For example, if we devote 10 minutes a daytowards thinking something new, it amounts to 70 minutes a week, 280 minutes amonth and 3360 minutes a year, i.e. 56 hours a year which is nothingconsidering an average span of 60 years — a recipe for success is to take adream, mix it with motivation and action, add long hours of practice anddiscipline, and ultimately reap a bumper harvest of never ending success.

John Paul Getty, at one time world’s richest man (now it isBill Gates) gave 2 secrets of success. 1) Identify the worst thing that canpossibly go wrong and then make sure that it does not happen. 2) Get up in themorning and say that something wonderful will happen by lunch time and if itdoes not happen make it happen.

To make things happen, there should be an urge ofcompetition and the mantra is “I can do it.” We have to decide exactly what wewant to do and then act as if it were impossible to fail.

– T.G.L. Iyer

What is the selection about?

Why did the writer want one to be optimistic?

According to the text, which is NOT a result of being optimistic?

Which do you think will happen when one is NOT optimistic?

DIRECTIONS:  Read the questions that follow. Then, choose the letter of the best answer. Jim is browsing the internet for his project.

Why is it necessary for him to look for biases and

    prejudices in the articles that he reads?

Which is not the reason why you need to identify biases and prejudices in the materials that you read?

What would most probably not happen if rich patients are accommodated first in hospitals?

Which of the following can be considered a technique in improving listening skills?

Read the passage below.

When I went swimming at the beach this morning, I saw a jellyfish. A jellyfish is one of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean. However, jellyfish are really scary. They are gelatinous, which means they are made of jelly-like material. It probably feels slimy if you touch it.

There are many different types, including those that sting and kinds that do not sting. Jellyfish sting to catch their prey by paralyzing them. Jellyfish are important because they feed a lot of other creatures in the ocean. Still, I would rather meet a shark than a jellyfish in the ocean.

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

Which of the following statement is a fact?

What is the best way to prove that the facts in the passage are true?

Which of the following questions will NOT determine if a piece of information expresses currency or timeliness?

Read and analyze the givenstatements/situations then answer the question that follow.

A restaurant or retail store is not serving someone because of their skin color or race. The statement suggests ________.

It is referred to as a process where you prefer one thing over another thing, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Marie is worried about her weight and body size. She notices that many of her friends have started eating low-carb and protein shakes. Marie decides that this must be the healthy way to eat so, she joins them.  Marie and her friends’ health condition shows________.