The second time it was a tiny snake

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Snakes on a Plane: not quite the same size as the reptile found on a Qantas plane.

Hitching a ride: a snake on the wing of a Qantas plane in January. Photo: Robert Weber

Someone get Samuel L. Jackson on the phone.

A snake on a plane has delayed hundreds of Qantas passengers, who were forced to spend the night in a hotel when the reptile was discovered on-board the aircraft at Sydney International Airport on Sunday night.

The tiny snake, which measured just 20 centimetres long and was the width of a ball-point pen, was found wriggling near the door of QF21 on Sunday night. It was a little less threatening than the snakes in Jackson's 2006 fictional Hollywood blockbuster Snakes on a Plane, in which a nest of vipers causes death and destruction on a jet.

A Qantas spokeswoman said a cabin crew member discovered the critter before the 370 passengers boarded the plane, which was bound for Tokyo.

The passengers were accommodated in hotels on Sunday night while quarantine inspectors caught and examined the snake. They are yet to determine what type it is.

The Qantas spokeswoman said the plane had been on the ground in Sydney all day on Sunday after an earlier flight from Singapore. The re-scheduled flight took off at 7.15am on Monday.

It's the second "snakes on a plane" moment for Qantas this year.

In January, a three-metre python hitched a ride on an early morning flight from Cairns to Papua New Guinea.

It was believed to have crawled up inside the landing bay, before the wind caught the last 30 centimetres of its tail and pulled it straight out.

That snake did not survive the ordeal.

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General Education Reviewer Part 12: 50 Questions with Answers

1. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, _____?

a. isn’t it c. aren’t you

2. This grade on your essay is low. Did your teacher suggest ___________ another?

a. you will make c. to write

3. Wise people can ________ with frustration.

4. Is this the spot _______ you had the accident?

5. It’s now three hours past her schedule; the president will not come anymore, but we’ll still be ready in case she ___________.

6. The words “inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and unaware” have prefixes which are classified as:

7. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the group?

a. Hypothesis c. Conclusion

8. Which does not belong to the group?

9. “Blessed are ________ sorrowful for _______ shall be comforted.”

a. the - you c. you - they

b. the - they d. they – they

10. When I met Diana yesterday, it was the first time I ___________ her since Christmas.

a. have seen c. have been seen

11. If you want to be recognized, have a finger in the pie.

b. Take an active part in something

c. Take a share of the pie

12. “Nothing happens in this world by chance; it is all part of a grand design.” The author speaks of one’s ____________.

13. These towels are ______ for us to dry the dishes.

14. Which sounds like “when”?

15. Conrado approached the platform with his speech. His palms were sweaty and his hands were shaking. He felt the palpitations of his chest and perspiration began to appear at his forehead. Conrado is experiencing?

a. heart attack c. stage fright

16. Do not go gentle into good night,

Old age should burn and rage as close a day;

Raged, against the dying of the light.

The person in the lines above could be characterized as:

a. pessimistic c. courageous

17. What figure of speech is present in this line of the poem “The Brook”?

“This second time, he was like a tiny snake.”

a. Personification c. Simile

b. Metaphor d. Apostrophe

18. The “Rubaiyat”, a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which one?

a. Always look forward to a new day

b. Never give in to death easily

c. Grasp pleasure while you can

d. Create your own world and beautify it

19. In Psalm 23 otherwise known as “Psalm of David”, what is the closest meaning to the line?

“He maketh me to lie down in green pasture; he leadeth me beside the still waters.”

a. He will be given riches and mercy

b. He will be provided peace and prosperity

c. He will be known throughout the land

d. He will always obey his master for his glory

“Only one who bursts with eagerness do I instruct. Only one who bubbles with excitement do I enlighten”. The lines give one the idea that true learning:

a. comes with commitment and passion

b. makes man a disciple of instruction

c. involves patience and a dash of lethargy

d. is capable of making man

21. Alinangmalisapangungusapnaito? “Ilangtaon ring namahingasapag-awitangsikatnasi Whitney Houston.”

a. angsikat c. sapag-awit

22. Alinangpinakatamangpahayag?

a. Sinulyapanniyaanglangit

b. Tiningalaniyaanglangit

c. Tinitiganniyaanglangit

d. Tinitingnanniyaanglangit

23. “You can count on me”. Angpinakamalapitnasalinnito ay:

24. Si Lolo Juanito ay malakas pa kahitalognaang baba. Angkahulugan ng may salungguhit ay:

25. “Katulad ng wikaangisanghalaman. Sa matabanglupakusanglalagoito kung may sapatnatubig at liwanag.” AngpahayagnaitoniTeongociang ay umaayonsa:

26. Alinsamgasumusunodangsalitangpambansa?

b. Kamusta d. Nagdadalantao

27. Anongayonangtuntuninnasusundinsapagtutumbassa Filipino ng “rice terraces.”

a. Kung anoangbigkassiyangsulat

b. Gamitinangkatutubongkatumbas

c. TumbasansaEspanyol at baybayinsa Filipino

28. Angpagkautal ay matatawagna ________ nasagabalsapagsasalita.

a. saykolohikal c. pisikal

b. pisyolohikal d. semantiko

29. Sa taong 2008, nakatitiyak ____ sambayanang Filipino namapaunladangekonomiya ng bansa.

30. Kung ____ bawatisasaatin ay matututongmagsikap at magpahalagasaatingmgaginagawa, angatingsarili ay patuloynauunlad.

31. Kailanlamang ay nakitako _____ Amorsolonanakikipag-usapsaatingmgapunong-bayan.

32. Kung darating _____ Sue at Kelly ay pakisabingnaunanaako.

33. AngPilipinas ay ____ mahigitnapitonglibongpulo.

34. Sinabi ng KalihimsaEdukasyonna ____ makukuhangbenepisyoangmgagurosataongito.

35. Huwag limutin ang vernacular. Tutuhing iasimila ito sa pambansang wika sa ikauunlad ng kultura at lahi. Ang ibig sabihin ng iasimila ay _________.

a. Papaunlarin c. Pagyamanin

b. Papakinabangan d. Papayabungin

36. If July 12, 2003 fell on Tuesday, on what day will July 12, 2005 fall?

37. A map is drawn to scale such that 1.5cm on the map corresponds to 75cm in actual distance. How many centimeters on the map would represent that distance between two towns which are 270cm apart?

38. How much greater is the sum of the first 20 counting numbers than the sum of the first 10 counting numbers?

a. 110 b. 55 c. 100 d. 155

39. Which of these statements is always TRUE?

a. The sum of 3 consecutive pages of a book is always odd

b. The sum of 5 consecutive numbers is always divisible by 5

c. The sum of two square numbers cannot be odd

d. The sum of the page number of two consecutive pages of a book is even

40. A father and son working together can finish painting a room in 6 hours. Working alone, a father takes 9 hours to do the painting. How many painting hours will it take the son, working alone, to finish painting the room?

41. Which common fraction is equivalent to 0.216?

42. From a 75m bolt/roll of clothing material, 28 school uniforms are made. Each uniform uses 2m. How many meters of material are left?

43. Nene takes 3/4 hour to dress and get ready for school. It takes 4/5 hour to reach school. If her class start promptly at 8:15 A.M.; what is the latest time she can jump out of bed in order not to be late for school?

a. 6:42 A.M. c. 6:45 A.M.

b. 6:50 A.M. d. 7:22 A.M.

44. In a playground for Kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there 43 wheels in all, how many tricycle are there?

45. Simplify 5√75 - 4√12.

46. A child can be admitted to Grade I if he/she is at least 5 years and 10 months old by June of the school year. Which of these birthdates will disqualify a child from being admitted to Grade I on June 15, 2009?

a. June 10, 2003 c. May 5, 2003

b. January 10, 2003 d. April 30, 2003

47. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91 days. If the deposit was made on April 28, on what date will it mature?

48. The readings on the water meter in April and May are 417.8kl and 430.4kl, respectively. If there is a basic charge of 23 pesos and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how much is the billing for water consumption between the two months?

49. Determine the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (5,-3) and (-1,6).

50. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those of another right triangle are 12 and 16. How much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smaller triangle?

Ans: c

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