37 TIPS TO PASS THE UPCAT

1. It's UP or PMA ( pahinga muna anak)
-UP or nothing, do or die, now or never

2. Think of the UPCAT as a GAME
-it's a game of time pressure, accuracy and alertness

3. Know the UPCAT
-6:30/12:30, you'll be asked to form your lines.
-exam consists of: 85-100 English (50mins), 60-80 items Science (50 mins), 60 items Math (90 mins), Reading comprehension 50-80 items (30 mins)
-5% are in FILIPINO

4. Focus on the basics
-UPCAT IS THE EASIEST EXAM YOU WILL TAKE. but, out of 70,000 applicants; 10,000 will be accepted.
-80% easy

5. Visit the actual room where you will take the test
-be comfortable with the room :)

6. Rehearse taking the UPCAT
-don't practice, rehearse.
-wake up early, prepare your things, have a proper diet...
-avoid morning & afternoon naps for 1 week

7. Don't study the day before the UPCAT
-RELAAAX :)

8. Prepare test materials
-TEST PERMIT
-ID
-Pencils (Mongol No.2)
-watch
-SNACKS
--wear simple & comfortable clothes (jeans, slacks, light shirt & light jacket)

9. Eat a moderate, high energy meal

10. Don't forget your snacks
-your breakfast will not be enough to get you through the exam
-(apple, water, light sandwich)

11. Arrive at the test venue early
-if you arrive late, you will not be able to take the exam.

12. Increase you IQ :)
-"no IQ, no entry"
-Exercise the brain, enhance memory recall, enhance creativity, improve logical reasoning, improve your guess work

13. Follow instructions

14. Spend time to scan over the entire subtest
-when the examiner says "You may begin" the first thing to do is to STOP
-scan the pages

15. Read the entire question
-tip for long questions, the real question is the last statement.
-knowing the problem is half the solution

16. Cycle through the UPCAT
1st- scan
2nd- read and answer questions that can be solved easily.
3rd- answer moderate items. (the items you know how to solve but will take you a longer time to do so)

17, use scratch paper wisely
-organize
- the scratch paper is your friend, use it well :)

18. BE CONFIDENT

19. Maintain proper posture

20. Do not ask the proctor
- "use your best judgment" if the question is wrong or has no answer

21. Have a watch when you take the exam
-time the test

22. Eliminate wrong answers
-it's not about getting the correct answers, it's about having the most number of correct items.

23. hide the choices when reading the question
-to not be distracted y plausible answer choices.

24. Consider every question as a true of false question

25. take note of 100% words & qualifiers
100% words(absolutely, all, always, best, every, certainly, invariably, never, without exception, only, worst)
100% words are usually false

qualifiers (generally, frequently, many, may, most, might, much, oftne, possibly, probably, seldom)
*they tend to be true,. more often than not is the correct answer

26.Beware of NOTA & AOTA
*all of the above is often the correct answer
-None of the above is usually wrong

27. keep an eye out for grammatical errors
-the only things important are the questions & the answers.

28. Watch out for negative words
- think of the opposite ;P because they can reverse the meaning of the sentence

29. Choose NOT "funny" options

30. Be alert for repeating topics

31. Cross out extremes

32. skim & scan long paragraphs

33. Work backwards
-work from known to unknown

34. look for breaks in the patterns
-the best possible answer is the most detailed

35. get clues from choices

36. ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTION

37. GUESS :)

July 28, 2009

Econ
-budget sheets
-pie graph
-reaction paper :)
-read about the SONA na rin. she might give us a quiz about that

Fil
-"Gapo" Raya IV
-magdala ng pentel pen

Math
- the summative is due on thursday

Physics
-submission of lab report is moved to after the exams :)

English
-quiz on vocab on thursday

PE
-deadline of swimming requirements is on AUG 11 :)
- unit test next meeting

CL
-please read the prev. blog entry for the detailed list of things we need for tomorrow :)
-(lesson plan, quizzes, reflection paper...)

ENGLISH

Friends, YOUR 1x1 for the seat plan. Thanks. :)

There might be a quiz next week about the vocabs. (I'll post the list para you guys can study)

Please tell everyone to post as many of their travel fair photos as possible
on their Facebook accounts.

*I am posting my Ateneo College Entrance Essay. I was accepted into
management honors, so I assume it had what the school was looking for. It's
three pages long. If you think it will help you in your own essays, go ahead
and read it. :-) Just don't copy any of my lines. :-D

-Sir.

GUYS, I NEED YOUR "CUTEST" 1x1 PICTURE FOR ENGLISH.
BRING IT SA TUESDAY. THANK YOU.
:)

-Nadine

For Those Who Did Not Attend the Outreach

Hello 4-3! Sabi ni Ms. Caliboso, for those who did not attend the outreach, you will have community service someday. So that means, you do not have to do the reflection, just pass to me you lesson plans (if you have) on Wednesday. Thank you so much!:)

-Janica

4-3 PICTURES

Na-upload ko na pictures natin for the past two activities :-j Sorry kung ngayon lang. Sorry sa nangyari sa video :(( :|

Buhayin niyo Multiply ko, please =)) :|

PEACE SIGN - http://aleeehzah.multiply.com/photos/album/370
OLYMPIAN - http://aleeehzah.multiply.com/photos/album/369

♥ Alyza

Things Needed on Wednesday

Hello 4-3! So ito na yung mga kailangan on Wednesday.

1. Outreach Reflection paper ( short bond paper, computerized and be creative)
2. Lesson plans and quizzes
3. Outreach documentation (kami na nila charm and zaffy dito)
4. Human Peace Sign video (kami na rin dito)
5. Para-liturgy (lilia, pareport naman yung problem sa computer)
6 Quiz about PEACE

That's all! Yung mga 'di nag-outreach, i'll ask miss if you have a special project. So, yun lang! Thank you! I love you 4-3!:))

-Janica

GUYS IMPORTANT

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T FORGET!
1.) to wear your pe uniform
2.) kung ayaw niyo mag pe or wala na kayong pe, wear uniform basta bring your jogging pants/pants.
3.) bring your umbrella ;)
4.) your assigned shirt :)
loser ang walang assigned shirt, 'kay :>


TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING FOR A COPY OF 37 TIPS, PLEASE PAY ME P50 TOMORROW. thank you

let there be peace on earth! :D

OMG GUYSSS, LOOK :">

July 21, 2009

CONGRATS CLASSMATES :D \:D/ awesome travel fair! :D :">

Econ
- long test tomorrow :)
- bring 2 bond papers and coloring materials
- don't forget to finish your budget forms

Math
- be ready for the observation thingy
- answer the hw. (for those who didn't pass the sheet to mikee :P)

Filipino
- Q tomorrow on pagsasaling wika
- bring english- tagalog dictionary tomorrow

CL
- shirts. please guys sundin niyo yung instructions ni mikee kanina. bring your assigned color :)
- umbrellas. you may bring any color you desire :P

Prayers

Hello 4-3! Dahil love ko kayo, ito na yung copy ng mga prayers:

Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our, Lord
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit an born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again.
He ascended in to heaven, and seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and live everlasting. Amen


Angelus (basta Hail Mary after every L and R)
L: The angel of the Lord, declared unto Mary
R: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit
L: Behold the handmaid of the Lord
R: Be it done unto me according to thy word
L: And the word was made flesh
R: And dwelt among us
L: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
L: Let us pray
All: Pour forth, we bessech you O Lord, Your grace into our hearts, that, we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Your Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His passion and Cross, be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
Glory be

Hail Holy Queen
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To you do we cry, poor banished
childre of Eve, to you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most graciou advocate,
thine eyes of mercy towards us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of your womb Jesus;
O clement, O loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.


Sorry, tinatamad na kong magtype, kaya kayo na lang bahala sa Mysteries of the Rosary! Please study, ok? Thank you!

-Janica

Special Quiz for C.L.

Hello 4-3! So here is the list of prayers that you need to know for the make-up quiz in C.L. anytime this week:

Apostle's Creed
Angelus
Hail Holy Queen
Mysteries of the Rosary

Since over 20 yung Mysteries, yung passing score is 15. If you get a score below 15, you have to take this special quiz pero Mysteries of the Rosary lang aaralin niyo. Sa basic prayers naman, yung passing score is 30. If you got below 30, you need to take the special quiz for basic prayers. Pag parehong di passing, you have to take both.

Please study, ok? And don't forget that the deadline for the Outreach reaction paper is on July 29, Wednesday. Sa short bond ilalagay and BE CREATIVE! And human peace sign na sa July 22, so start bringing your umbrellas tomorrow para makapractice tayo ng lunch time. Thank you!

-Janica

July 20, 2009

RESEARCH
THESIS CHAPTER 1. TOMORROW

MATH
-ON A SIZE 4, pg 46, # 11 & 15, A&B
-the long hw she gave:-j

ECON
-budget :)

PE
-the drills :P

ENGLISH

GUYS THIS IS REALLY IT!:))
DON'T FORGET ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO BRING (costumes, lights, food, music, ipods, the things ate kaye asked you to bring, etc...).
FOR ALL INCLUDED IN THE TOUR SKIT, WE'LL PRACTICE TOMORROW, RECESS TIME


WE CAN DO THIS! \:D/ heads up, people! :) let's make Hermes proud :D


♥C

Reminders for tommorrow

Hi guys reminders for tom:

ENGLISH
-last day na tom yung vocabs, please pass this to nadine before english time
-due on wed yung major paper, do it now para hindi ka mastress
-tommorrow na yung olympian travel fair natin:
-I'll teach the welcoming song tom
*TOURGUIDES--memorize your lines and dont forget to bring your costumes
*RESEARCH--ang food, huwag kakalimutan, ang table cloth din, huwag kakalimutan
**ALYZA--dont forget your speakers and ipod with gadget slip
**TRICIA--ikaw lead singer for the welcoming song
**DANI--don't forget the sign na iidikit sa washroom door
**JANICA--may aabot muna sayong mail tsaka ka magsasalita? parang ganun.
**DANG--sasayaw ka ng mj, pero papasok ka ng washroom kasi underworld yun
**YAMANE,CHARM,LILIA and ZAFFY--don't forget to bring black shirt tom
**CORINA--ang rationale baka maiwan sa bahay
**MIA,GEL and STELLA--dont forget to bring your costume tom

*PRACTICE RECESS TIME KAHIT FOR 10-15MINS LANG*

CL
-sa wed na iprepresent yung peace chenes per class. dont forget to bring an umbrella, kahit hindi niyo maalala kung anong naka assign sainyo, dala pa rin kayo. We'lll fix it tom, 1st half of lunch.
**PHOEBE--kuwa ka na tom ng gadget slip for wed
**JANICA--dont forget the powerpoint

di ko rin maalala color assignment ng lahat eh. sorry:(
that's all for today. sorry guys. and thank you very much sa lahat!:)

-delfin

ENGLISH WORD BANKKK

Guys,

Your vocabs. I need them by tomorrow. I'm sorry kung ngayon ko lang sinabi.
But I honestly didn't know about it ren. So, yon.

It's easy lang naman eh.
Just get the definition, pronunciation, part of speech and sample sentence of your word. Sa 1/4 lang. :)
By class number yan, ok? Just skip yung kay Tasha's.

1. acrimony
2. amalgamate
3. ameliorate
4. arcane
5. askance
6. bastion
7. bedlam
8. blithe
9. bristle
10. caustic
11. cornucopia
12. crucible
13. cull
14. derision
15. diffident
16. dilatory
17. dissenter
18. dissonance
19. efficaious
20. fortuitous
21. hackneyed
22. inexorable
23. insouciance
24. mollify
25. mummery
26. nuisance
27. pandemonium
28. penultimate
29. periphery
30. persnickety
31. plethora
32. prevaricator
33. pulchritude
34. quagmire
35. reticent
36. reverberate
37. saccharine
38. seraphic
39. sobriety
40. soporific
41. stentorian
42. turgid

Thanks. I NEED IT BY TOMORROW, OK. Sorry. :)

ENGLISH REMINDERS

1. Major essay is due on WEDNESDAY, July 22.

2. Olympian Travel Fair will be on TUESDAY, July 21.

* Bring all materials and other stuff for the preparation of OTF tomorrow, Monday.
* Research Committee (c/o Jean): Don't bring food tomorrow yet.

3. Vocabulary (word bank) due on MONDAY, July 20.

* Contact Nadine for vocabs list.

IMPORTANT

dear four three,

please do not forget the things you need to bring for tomorrow's travel fair.

this includes:

-costume

-make up daw :D

-and other personal stuff (like Michael Jackson, etc) you know what i mean ;)

PLEASE ALSO ADD: (as in badly needed to. sige na please)

-christmas lights (dun sa mga nagpromise na magdadala, PLEASE, and yung iba pa na pwedeng magdala, padala na rin) --ANY COLOR

-black trash bags

-BIG flashlight (tell me kung meron kayo)

-extension (yung parang dinala ni mikee, pero kailangan ko pa ng dalawa or isa pa) PLEASE BRIIIING.

-tables ? please ask mikee kung kailangan pa.

DEAR 4-3, PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU CAN BRING THE THINGS MENTIONED ABOVE. PLEASE ALSO TELL THE OTHERS ABOUT IT. THANKS. PLEASE COOPERATE. :)) LOVE YOU GUYS ;))

July 16, 2009

Hello people ;)

don't forget the stuff for the fair tomorrow :)




Math
1. answer pg 46 A. #1-5
2. define composition of functions

CL
Journal entry
reflection about our outreach

July 15, 2009

Filipino
-quiz about Miliminas


Math
-the "try this" thingy of miss :D


Research
*

ATTENTION: ALL PRETTY LADIES

FOUR THREE.
drop in your name and your committee for the OLYMPIAN TRAVEL HERE NOOOOW!
thanks.
-kaye
(please tell everybody)
:))

July 14, 2009

Math
size 4
1. List down ways to denote function
2. Find the value of f(x) = 4x-3 when x =2


Physics...
by class yung p6
*everyone should bring polaroid shades

for the whole class:
penlight (2)
nylon stockings
laser points (10)
then the shades

Spiritual things to do

Hello 4-3! Please don't forget to bring canned goods tomorrow for the mass on July 16. Tapos, don't forget to pay me 20 pesos each for our outreach and yung mga wala pang consent, pass it tomorrow, ok? Thank so you!:)

-Janica

July 13, 2009

HR OFFICERS
-don't forget to bring the following for tomorrow:
1. black marker
2. pens
3. pencil
4. coloring materials
5. glue
6. scissors
7. AM/PM snacks
8. bandana

MATH
size 4
1. Answer page 34, # 23 &24
2. Answer page 36, #47 c,d

ENGLISH
1. Echoes
-Judgment of Paris
-Trojan Horse

2. Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Chapter on Trojan War


10 PESOS FOR THE CR.
20 PESOS FOR THE OUTREACH THINGY.

Economics Project

Guys, nakalagay sa Academic Guide na July 17 pa deadline nung pie chart and reflection paper. Since, wala namang nabanggit si Ms. Bronilla na tomorrow ipapass, let's just follow the one sa academic guide. Thank you!

-Ate Kaye

BECAUSE!

:((((((( LET US START A REVOLUTION :((



no face paint nor make up. no backdrop nor major props. A class which does not follow will be subject to deductions.

-GUIDELINES FOR THE TRAVEL FAIR.

:-j

RESEARCH

-page 17 on your books :)

-size 2 by thesis group: (due thursday)

*objective:

1. What should we know first before we can answer the main research problem?

2. What do we want to do with the results of our study?

-learn about objectives

-index card (5x8) due on wednesday. if you don't know the bloody-stressful format, see me ;)

HOMEROOM

-P10 for the CR =))

-on july 14 tuesday, LEADERSHIP TRAINING

*wear PE uniform and bring the following : (ewan ko. please ask MIKEE) =))

-some of you were given statement of account :)

PHYSICS

-by IP GROUP (due july 20, monday) - TOPIC PROPOSAL

-please submit your signed scinece laboratory safety contract

ENGLISH

-MAJOR PAPER (Due July 20)

800-1200 words (go to "tools," select "word count")

TNR 12

1.5 spacing

default margins

1 inch first line indentation

justified

APA citation

spelling-checked

black ink

pledge (see p.18 of the academic guide)

Guide question: It has been said that a myth is an imaginative representation of an aspect of the human condition. Myths allow us to understand human nature – and ourselves – better. How does the myth you have chosen do this? How does it help us see ourselves as we really are?

Beware. I have plagiarismdetect. com at my disposal. Original works only! :-P
-Sir RIVERA

-OLYMPIAN TRAVEL FAIR

ECONOMICS

-for those who were absent:

*get your Student Digest magazine from me

*answer on a size 1, page 5 and 9.

-everyone else, please study the whole magazine for a QUIZ =((

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

please also check the blog www.quicksilver.blogspot.com for more homework! :) thank you.

Lesson Plan and Parent's Consent on Monday!:)

Hello 4-3! Do not forget to submit your parent's consent and lesson plan on monday,ok?

For the lesson plan:
Topic: Basic Prayers
Audience: Grade 2 students
Time Frame: 1 hour

Format: (yung naka bold and color orange)
I. Opening Prayer
-be creative
-ask you students to lead

II. Motivation
- think of activity that will awaken their spirit and will truly listen to you. (5-10 minutes)

III. Lesson Proper
-discuss the significance, the purpose and the good effect prayer in our lives
-for your sacred scripture: Isaiah 29:13
" God made it clear that prayer by moving the lips alone is not enough. It must be accompanied by the spirit of service, justice and concern for the welfare of others."
- explain the reading with them and challenge them also to pray sincerely.
-explain also the two kinds of prayer: Formula Prayer and Spontaneous Prayer

Formula Prayer
-it is rooted in the Sacred Scriptures and Tradition of the Church ( In tagalog: Ito ay naka-ugat sa ating Biblia at Tradisyon ng simbahan)
-it contains the basic doctrines of our faith (Ito ay naglalaman ng mga katotohanan ng ating pananampalataya)

Spontaneous Prayer:
-we used our own words
-it comes from our heart

5 ways of praying
1. Formal Prayers/ Formula Prayers
2. Talking to God/ spontaneous prayers
3. sacred Scripture- God Speaks to us through the Bible
4. The Rosary- it keeps us close to God and to our Lady, and keeps us rooted in the central truths of our Christian Faith.
5. Silence-listen to our hearts so we can listen to God

Now, teach them how to pray; the proper position, the proper disposition and gestures.
Reminder: Do not just let them memorize the prayers, let them understand it. Tell stories in the bible beacuse these prayers are rooted in the Scriptures:
- the Sign of the Cross
- The Lord's Prayer
-Hail Mary
- Glory Be
- The Apostle's Creed
-The Angelus
- Morning Offering
- Prayer to the Holy Spirit
- Prayer to the Guardian Angel

IV. Evaluation
- you may give quiz or ask him/her if they learn something.
- Give them Assighnment: Research on their favorit saint. ( ang labo nito :)))

V. Closing Prayer
-you may ask the students to lead the prayer.

So yung sa gift, kailangan daw pare-pareho. Miss suggested na food na lang daw or "mirienda". Ok lang ba 'yan na lang, tapos ako na lang bibili and magbabayad na lang kayo? Let's talk about it on Monday, ok?:))
Yey!

-Janica :))

july 9, 2009

Research
-check the previous blogs for hw







P10! FOR THE CR

July 8, 2009

Research
-quiz tomorrow.


Math & Physics
-sa mga di pa nakakasagot ng hw :-"


English
-bring last year's book tomorrow :)

EX 20, using the semi colon with independent clause

decide whre the semi colon is needed in each of the following sentences. write the word that goes before the semi colon, write the semi colon & write the word that goes after it



1. knowledge about space has not come easily since 1959 about 259 astronauts have flown in space.

2. For the first mercury program, seven test pilots were chosen the group consisted of Air force officers.

3. In 1962, 9 more pilots were selected fourteen were chosen in 1963

4. These pilots flew on 2-person Gemini missions& Apollo flights to the moon this was the last time only Air Force officers were chosen as pilots.

5. The year 1965 marked the beginning of scientist astronauts a group of 6 men & 5 civillians was chosen.

6. All had received master's or doctor's degrees, and only 2 were jet pilots consequently, the rest received one year of military fight training.

7. In 1978, NASA changed the organization of the astronauts twenty mission specialists and 25 new pilots astronauts were chosen.

8. This group included the first 6 women astronauts from the United states indeed, Russia had already sent a woman into space in 1963

9. Many of the astronauts selected since the late4 1970's have held advances degrees this education was useful for mission specialists.

10. in 1983, Ally K. Ride, the first American woman to travel in space, orbited Earth on the space shuttle Challenger in 1990 NASA selected the first woman to become a pilot astronaut, a pilot who commands or controls a spacecraft.

EX 9 Commas in between adjectives

write the following phrases and add any necessary commas. if no commas are needed, write correct.

1. rented selling space
2. attractive colorful packaging
3. busy powerful market
4. many new marketplaces
5. cooperative grocery merchants

EX 7 Using commas in compound sentences

write each sentence, adding the necessary commas. if no comma is needed, write correct


1. The food industry includes the production and distribution of food as well as the people involved in this most important business

2. About 3 million americans work in farming and other related fields to produce basic foods for the food market.

3. Livestock farmers raise animals for beef yet not all our meat comes from this type of farming

4. Private fishermen and large commercial fleets gather huge quantities of fish and shellfish

5. Food is shipped to processing plants and it is then prepared and packaged for the market.

6. Fruits and vegetables are washed and sorted before they are sent to the market.

7. Much food is put through a process irradiation so that most of the bacteria on food is killed by radiation

8. Neither light nor moisture is good for food preservation so most food products are packaged immediately after they are processed.

9. Shipping companies transport the food from producers to consumersin refrigerated trucks for fresh food spoils quickly.

10. the finished food product can be sold in a variety of locations but in the united states the most common place is a supermarket or grocery store.

July 7, 2009

English
-Prentice Hall (on a size 1) CHAPTER 29
--answer,
---exercises 7, 9, 20
---read necessary sections (key points)
---when do you use a:
A. comma
B. colon
C. semi-colon

Pe
- interview CAT cadets :)

Math
- check your notebooks :)) i don't know how to put sq. root here eh. sorry :|

July 6, 2009

Research
-quiz next meeting
-read chapet 1
answer worksheet 2, pg 17.

P6
-submit ip topic proposals on monday

English
-read chapter 29. (punctuations)
-bring english book last year

Math
-pass review sheet tomorrow

Econ
-bring 1st part of newspaper next meeting.

Homework

ECON
-quiz about the previous topic
-size 2, illustrate & discuss Maslow's Hierarchy of needs

CL
-read fail your way to success.
-answer 1 &2
#3, enumerate ways on how you overcome failures in life.




GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW :)