A) Only physical objects B) The means sanctioned by the Rules of ascertaining truth respecting a matter of fact in a judicial proceeding C) Only testimony given by a witness D) Any information a party wants to present
A) Only when it is documentary B) Whenever a party offers it C) When it is relevant to the issue and not excluded by the Constitution, law, or Rules D) When it is popular and persuasive
A) Only documentary evidence is relevant B) Only expert evidence is relevant C) Evidence must relate to the fact in issue D) All evidence is relevant
A) Always admissible B) Not allowed unless it reasonably tends to establish probability or improbability of the fact in issue C) Conclusive D) Always required
A) A pleading B) A witness's opinion C) A judicial admission D) A physical object relevant to the fact in issue
A) Writings, recordings, photographs, or materials containing letters, words, sounds, numbers, figures, symbols, or equivalents offered to prove contents B) Only public records C) Only handwritten documents D) Only contracts
A) The identity of counsel B) The credibility of a judge C) The contents of a document D) The character of a witness
A) The party simply prefers a photocopy B) The document is inconvenient to carry C) The witness forgot the original D) The original has been lost or destroyed without bad faith by the offeror
A) Character evidence B) Judicial notice C) Automatic dismissal D) Secondary evidence as allowed by the Rules
A) Numerous accounts or documents that cannot be examined without great loss of time B) One short letter C) A witness statement D) A single photograph
A) An exception to the Original Document Rule B) The character rule C) The privilege rule D) The opinion rule
A) Every allegation in a complaint B) Any rumor C) Matters specifically made mandatory by the Rules D) Any fact requested by counsel
A) The political Constitution and history of the Philippines B) A disputed witness statement C) A newspaper editorial D) A party's private opinion
A) Always disputed B) Merely alleged C) Public knowledge, capable of unquestionable demonstration, or ought to be known to judges because of their judicial functions D) Secret
A) Dismiss the case B) Automatically grant it C) Require a jury vote D) Hear the parties on the propriety of taking judicial notice
A) Is never binding B) Requires expert proof C) Is admissible only in another case D) Does not require proof
A) The lawyer changed his mind B) It was inconvenient C) Palpable mistake or that the imputed admission was not actually made D) The opposing party objected
A) Cross-examine every witness B) Present evidence on facts in issue necessary to establish a claim or defense by the amount required by law C) Prove every collateral matter D) Produce the greatest number of exhibits
A) Is merely a suggestion B) Applies only to witnesses C) May always be rebutted D) Cannot be contradicted by evidence when the rule applies
A) A person is presumed innocent of crime B) A person takes ordinary care C) A tenant is not permitted to deny the landlord's title at the commencement of the landlord-tenant relation D) Official duty is presumed regularly performed
A) A person is innocent of crime or wrong B) A final judgment C) A tenant cannot deny the landlord's title at commencement D) A judicial admission
A) Is equivalent to a final judgment B) Can never be challenged C) Can be contradicted and overcome by other evidence D) Requires no legal basis
A) Conclusive B) Disputable C) Not recognized D) Irrebuttable only in civil cases
A) Disputable B) Never recognized C) A privilege D) Conclusive
A) Conclusive B) A privilege C) Disputable D) Never recognized
A) Conclusive B) A judicial admission C) An opinion D) Disputable
A) Proof beyond reasonable doubt B) Preponderance of evidence C) Mere suspicion D) Absolute certainty
A) By substantial evidence B) By mere allegation C) Beyond reasonable doubt D) By a preponderance of evidence
A) Superior weight of evidence on the issues involved B) Length of trial C) Number of witnesses only D) Personal preference of counsel
A) Witnesses' manner of testifying and their opportunity to know the facts B) Only the number of witnesses C) Only the age of the judge D) Only documentary evidence
A) The only factor B) Irrelevant in all cases C) Always decisive D) Not necessarily controlling in determining preponderance
A) Absolute mathematical certainty B) The level of proof required for conviction in a criminal case, but not absolute or mathematical certainty C) Proof by rumor D) Only suspicion
A) Cross-examination B) Re-cross-examination C) Direct examination D) Re-direct examination
A) Cross-examination B) Re-cross-examination C) Re-direct examination D) Judgment
A) Re-direct examination B) Judgment C) Re-cross-examination D) Another direct examination automatically
A) Re-direct examination B) Cross-examination C) Re-direct examination D) Re-cross-examination
A) The judge only B) The court reporter C) The party presenting the witness D) The opposing party
A) The stenographer B) The opposing party C) The party presenting the witness D) The clerk
A) In secret B) Only through written statements C) Without recording D) In open court and under oath or affirmation
A) Given by counsel B) Given anonymously C) Given only by affidavit D) Given orally
A) All cross-examination B) Relevant questions C) Irrelevant, improper, or insulting questions and harsh or insulting demeanor D) All questions about the case
A) Three days B) The interests of justice require C) The judge's personal preference D) One hour
A) Establish a claim against the witness B) Identify a document C) Subject the witness to a penalty for an offense, unless otherwise provided by law D) Establish a fact in issue
A) Every embarrassing matter B) The fact of a previous final conviction for an offense C) Any irrelevant rumor D) Any confidential communication
A) Suggest the answer desired by the examiner B) Concern only documents C) Require expert testimony D) Are asked only by the judge
A) Allowed without exception B) Not allowed, subject to recognized exceptions C) The only proper form D) Required
A) Required for every question B) Allowed only in civil cases C) Allowed D) Never allowed
A) Only judicial notice B) No questions C) Leading questions, subject to the Rules D) Only an affidavit
A) Automatically admitting the writing as evidence B) Giving an expert opinion C) Taking judicial notice D) Using a writing or other aid to revive a witness's recollection
A) Inspect the writing under the applicable rule B) Never see it C) Destroy it D) Treat it as a judicial admission
A) Counsel's instructions B) Personal knowledge of the facts, subject to recognized exceptions C) Public opinion D) Speculation
A) All eyewitness testimony B) Out-of-court statements offered to prove the truth of the matters asserted, subject to exceptions C) All documentary evidence D) All admissions
A) Always hearsay B) Always inadmissible C) A judicial admission D) Not hearsay for that limited purpose
A) Admissible against that party under the Rules B) Admissible only if made in court C) Valid only when notarized D) Always excluded as hearsay
A) Recognized exceptions under the Rules B) Always excluded as hearsay C) Valid only when notarized D) Always excluded as hearsay
A) Only one exception B) No application in criminal cases C) Recognized exceptions under the Rules D) No exceptions
A) An expert opinion B) A conclusive presumption C) A judicial admission D) An exception to the hearsay rule subject to its requirements
A) A judge's personal opinion B) Any unrelated gossip C) The cause or circumstances of the declarant's impending death, subject to the Rule's requirements D) Only matters after judgment
A) Public documents only B) Judicial notice only C) Character evidence only D) Statements or acts closely connected with a startling occurrence under applicable requirements
A) Private opinions B) Anonymous posts C) Any document found in an office D) Records made in the regular course of business under the requirements of the Rules
A) The applicable rules governing public documents and official records B) Its length C) Its attractive appearance D) Its age alone
A) Establish judicial notice B) Prove a witness's age C) Vary, alter, or contradict the terms of a written agreement, subject to the Rule's requirements and exceptions D) Replace all object evidence
A) Merely a suggestion B) Irrelevant C) Containing the agreement of the parties, subject to recognized exceptions D) Automatically void
A) Signed by any two private perso B) Falling within the categories recognized by the Rules, including certain acts of public officers in official capacity C) Stored on a personal phone D) Printed in a newspaper
A) A government seal in every case B) No authentication in every case C) Proof only by a judge's statement D) Authentication as required by the Rules
A) Only handwritten notes B) Digital records and other electronic data recognized by applicable rules C) Only physical photographs D) Only paper contracts
A) Recordings and photographs, among other forms B) Only notarized contracts C) Only government records D) Only printed books
A) That the evidence is automatically truthful B) That the evidence is conclusive C) That the evidence is what its proponent claims it to be D) That no objection is possible
A) Sole Evidence Rule B) First Statement Rule C) Original Document Rule D) Primary Witness Rule
A) Primary Witness Rule B) First Statement Rule C) Original Document Rule D) Sole Evidence Rule
A) Every opinion is admissible B) Only lawyers may give opinions C) Opinion is always conclusive D) Opinion of a witness is generally not admissible except as allowed by the Rules
A) Is related to a party B) Is merely interested in the case C) Is shown to possess the required qualification D) Is a party
A) The identity of a person about whom the witness has adequate knowledge B) The guilt of an accused as a legal conclusion C) Any scientific issue without basis D) The proper legal judgment
A) The witness is related to the writer B) The witness has sufficient familiarity with it C) The witness has never seen it D) The witness is a lawyer
A) The witness must always be an expert B) The witness is sufficiently acquainted with the person C) The witness is a stranger D) The witness merely heard a rumor
A) Judicial reasoning B) Emotion, behavior, condition, or appearance C) Future election results D) Legal guilt as a matter of law
A) Required in every criminal case B) Not admissible to prove action in conformity with character on a particular occasion, subject to exceptions C) Conclusive D) Always admissible
A) Is unrelated to the offense B) Is merely interesting C) Is always favorable to the accused D) Tends in reasonable degree to establish probability or improbability of the offense charged
A) Based only on rumors B) Pertinent to the moral trait involved in the offense charged C) Offered only after conviction D) Completely unrelated to the charge
A) On rebuttal, subject to the Rules B) The accused refuses to testify C) Automatically in every case D) Before any evidence is presented
A) Pertinent to the issue of character involved in the case B) It is unrelated to any issue C) The witness requests it D) It is merely embarrassing
A) The witness enters the courtroom B) The judge asks for it C) The witness's character has been impeached D) The witness is cross-examined
A) Prove every allegation automatically B) Replace direct examination C) Attack the witness's credibility D) Establish jurisdiction
A) A party's preference B) Methods recognized by the Rules, such as evidence affecting credibility C) Any unrelated rumor D) Personal insults by counsel
A) Automatically bound by every opinion B) Required to accept every answer C) Subject to the Rules on impeachment and recognized exceptions D) Always barred from questioning the witness
A) Always prohibited in every circumstance B) Required for all witnesses C) Limited by the Rules and subject to recognized exceptions D) Always allowed
A) Is legally capable of testifying under the applicable rules B) Has the most documents C) Is represented by counsel D) Is the oldest person in court
A) Speculation B) Counsel's instructions C) Personal knowledge of the facts, unless an exception applies D) Public opinion
A) May give any opinion B) Must be believed automatically C) Becomes an expert D) Cannot testify to the event as if personally perceived, absent an applicable exception
A) The cost of evidence B) The number of pages in a document C) The tendency of evidence to make a fact more or less probable D) The age of the witness
A) It is documentary B) It is offered by the plaintiff C) The Constitution, law, or Rules exclude it D) It is persuasive
A) Counsel becomes tired B) The hearing reaches noon C) The evidence is already so full that more witnesses cannot reasonably be expected to be additionally persuasive, exercised with caution D) One witness has testified
A) Newspaper articles only B) Affidavits or depositions, subject to the court's direction C) Oral arguments only D) Anonymous messages only
A) Replace all trials B) Create a judicial admission C) Preserve testimony concerning a matter that may be cognizable in court when preservation is sought under the Rule D) Eliminate witnesses
A) Filed without identifying expected adverse parties B) Always oral C) Anonymous D) Verified
A) The judge's personal opinion B) Only the petitioner's nickname C) Only the requested damages D) The subject matter of the expected action and the petitioner's interest therein
A) Their favorite activities B) Their political views C) Their unrelated employment history D) Their addresses so far as known
A) The substance of the testimony expected from each B) Their opinions about the judge C) Only their ages D) Their social media accounts
A) December 31, 2020 B) January 1, 2019 C) June 1, 2022 D) May 1, 2020
A) A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC B) Executive Order No. 19 C) A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC D) Republic Act No. 1000 |