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Directions: This is a test of your ability to solve
problems in science. Each question in this test
is followed by four choices. Choose the
answer and indicate it by darkening the
appropriate circle on your answer sheet.
1. Which of the following is an observation?
A. A substance emits smoke because it is
hot.
B. The chocolate drink tastes bitter.
C. Scientists agree that global warming is
happening.
D. Water is composed of hydrogen and
oxygen atoms.
2. Which of the following methods must be
used to recover the salt from brine solution?
A. Pour the solution through a strainer to
remove the salt from the liquid.
B. Boil the solution until a liquid has
evaporated.
C. Transfer the solution to another
container using a stirring rod.
D. Use a distillation setup to recnt.
3. An example of heterogeneous mixture is:
A. Brine.
B. 70% rubbing alcohol.
C. Pollen dust in air.
D. Instant coffee in hot water.
4. Ramon was assigned to determine whether
the colorless liquid is a substance or a solution.
HE observed that the liquid started to boil at
85°C and continued boiling up to 100°C.
Ramon concluded that
A. The liquid is a substance.
B. The liquid is a solution.
C. The liquid is water.
D. The amount of liquid is not enough.
5. Which of the following is a quantitative
description?
A. In the Math class, there are more girls
than boys.
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B. There are thick books on the table.
C. There are just enough chairs in the
classroom.
D. There are two sets of computer in the
room.
6. To be in equilibrium, an object
A. Must be accelerating
B. Must have no forces acting on it.
C. Must no unbalanced force acting on it.
D. Must have no inertia.
7. An object at rest may have
A. Speed C. Acceleration
B. Velocity D. Energy
8. A rock sample taken from the moon was
analyzed by the scientist of NASA. What
property of the rock will not be the same in
the moon and earth?
A. Mass.
B. Weight
C. Size.
D. Shape.
9. A constant force is needed to keep a car
moving along a horizontal surface at a
uniform velocity. This means that
A. The car has inertia.
B. The car has weight.
C. The friction forces acting on the car are
equal to the force applied.
D. The friction forces on the car are less
than the force applied.
10. A truck starts from rest and moves along a
straight road. Every minute, its speed increases
by 10 meters per minute. This indicates that
the truck travels with
A. Decreasing speed.
B. Constant acceleration.
C. Constant velocity.
D. Increasing acceleration.
11. Saltwater is denser from fresh water. A
person loads up a boat in a freshwater river,
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and sails down the river towards the sea.
When the boat reaches the saltwater
A. It will sink deeper into the water.
B. It will float a little higher in the water.
C. The volume of water displaced by boat
will increase.
D. The volume displaced by the boat will
remain the same.
12. Nikki filled up a 1.0 L jar with sea shells. Next,
she filled it with water up to the brim. When
she measured the amount of water that was
added, she found out that it is 350 mL. What
does 350 mL represent?
A. The actual volume of the sea shells.
B. The volume of air spaces in the jar.
C. The density of the sea shells.
D. The volume of the sea shells minus the
volume of air spaces.
13. It takes a certain amount of time for
starlight to travel from the star to the earth.
When you look at the light from distant stars,
you are actually looking back in time. Which
of the following statements explains the
meaning of this?
A. The star that we see now is the same
star at the time of its birth
B. The star that we see now does not exist
anymore.
C. The star that we observe now is as it
appeared when light was emitted.
D. The star that we observe now shows its
present properties.
14. If a round ball X were rolled across a
smooth floor to collide with a similar ball Y that
was stationary, which of the following is most
likely to happen?
A. Both balls will gain kinetic energy.
B. Ball X will increase its kinetic energy
while ball Y will decrease it.
C. The kinetic energy of both balls will
remain the same.
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D. Ball X’s kinetic energy will decrease
while ball Y’s will increase.
15. Which process results in the release of
latent heat?
A. Melting of ice.
B. Heating of liquid water.
C. Condensation of water vapor.
D. Evaporation of water.
16. What happens when a stone drops to the
ground without friction?
A. Its kinetic energy is conserved.
B. Its gravitational potential energy is
conserved.
C. Its kinetic energy is converted to
gravitational potential energy.
D. There is no charge in its total energy.
17. Before it can be used, solar energy must
be converted to other from form of energy
because it is
A. Spread out over a wide area.
B. Not available at night.
C. Receive mostly in the form of light.
D. Too hot to handle.
18. Joseph was not feeling well. When his
mother took his body temperature, it
measured 98°. He did not have a fever. What
temperature scale were they using?
A. Mercury
B. Celsius
C. Fahrenheit
D. Kelvin
19. Which of the following is an endothermic
reaction?
A. Cold water turns to steam.
B. Iodine gas sublimates.
C. Water vapor liquefies.
D. CO2 gas becomes dry ice.
20. One of the cause of fish kill in a lake is
acidic deposition. Which of the following
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substances could be added to neutralize the
lake without harming the fish?
A. Vinegar.
B. Table salt.
C. Limestone.
D. Acetone.
21. The frequency of electromagnetic
radiation is the number of waves that pass a
point in a specific amount of time. If blue light
has longer wavelength than violet light, and
red light has longer wavelength that blue light,
which of the three has the highest frequency?
A. Blue light
B. Red light
C. Violet light
D. They have the same frequency.
22. Relative humidity id the percentage of
moisture the air holds relative to the amount it
could hold at a particular temperature. If, at a
certain temperature, 1.0 kg of air can hold as
much as 12 g of water vapor but is actually
holding 9 g only, the relative humidity of air at
that temperature would be (9/12) x 100 or 75%.
If 1.0 kg of air can hold 15 g of water vapor
but actually holds only
10 g, what is the relative humidity?
A. 75%
B. 67%
C. 50%
D. 25%
23. In which of the following conditions is the
net force zero?
A. A body moves at constant speed
around a circle.
B. A body moving along a straight line
slows down.
C. A body moves at constant speed
along a straight line.
D. A freely falling body.
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24. Photosynthesis is one of the most important
chemical reactions performed by nature. Its
chemical reactants are
A. Glucose and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Carbon dioxide and water
D. Glucose and sunlight
25. All of the following exhibit chemical
changes except
A. Milk left uncovered curdles
B. Water droplets form on the cold glass
C. Green mango turns yellow
D. The silver earrings tarnish
26. A powdered material is mixed with water.
Particles of yellow solid float on the surface
while gray solid particles sink to the bottom.
The yellow particles are skimmed of and the
liquid is poured off to get the gray particles.
The property that explains why the two solids
separated is
A. Density
B. Solubility
C. Decantation
D. Filtration
27. With the very large amount of air pressing
on us, our body is not flattened or crushed.
This is so because
A. We are surrounded by very light air.
B. Our body is supported by strong bines
and muscles.
C. Our body fluids oppose the air pressure.
D. Air pressure id distributed all over the
body.
28. A bag of Iron and a bag of chicken
feathers were weighted separately. Both were
found to have the same weight. This indicates
the bags have the same
A. Mass
B. Volume
C. Density
D. Size
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29. Which of the following statements
describes an intensive property of matter?
A. The height tree is 1.8 m.
B. 24 karat of gold is very malleable.
C. The boy weighs 43.8 kg.
D. One cup of milk measures 300 mL.
30. in a controlled experiment, a comparison
of tests is possible because two sets of test are
A. Identical, but carried out under totally
different conditions.
B. Identical, except on one set of factors
or one condition.
C. Identical, but carried out at different
times.
D. Identical, except in their outcome.
31. Which of the following statements make
an observation reliable?
A. It must be a first observation.
B. It is made through the use of an
instrument.
C. It reflects the experience of the
observer.
D. It is an experience that can be
repeated.
34. A student wants to find out whether a
certain liquid is acidic. Which of the following
procedures
would tell him whether or not it is so?
A. Determine it boiling point
B. Taste to find if it is sour or not
C. Use the litmus paper test
D. Add salt and water
35. Which of the following would happen
when an acid is slowly poured to a basic
solution?
A. Bubbles would form
B. The pH of the basic solution would
increase
C. The pH of the acid solution would
increase
D. The color of the mixture would change
36. Air is a mixture of different gases, the most
abundant of which is

32. Which diagram would best represent a

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Argon

37. The following set up is used to separate the

mixture of molecules of an element and components of a mixture. What do you call
molecules of a compound? material Y?
33. Potassium is a metallic element that melts A. Filtrate
at 64°C and boils at 774°C. What is the B. Distillate
physical state of the metal at 70°C? C. Residue
A. Solid C. Gas
D. Solute
B. Liquid D. Cannot be
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38. A molecule of glucose is represented by C. Refrigerators are used to preserve food.

the formula C6H12O6. How many elements are D. Refrigerators inhibit the production of
present in this substance? enzymes.
A. 3
B. 6 43. If all types of microorganisms were
C. 12 removed from a body of freshwater, which of
D. 24 the following would most likely to occur?
A. Fishes and plants would grow
39. Study the chemical equation shown below: abundantly.
2H2O electricity 2H2 + O2 B. Water becomes safe for drinking and
Which of the following statements about the bathing.
equation is not correct? C. Water-borne diseases would be
A. Water is the reactant in this chemical minimized.
reaction. D. Organic wastes in the water would not
B. Hydrogen and oxygen are the
be decomposed.
products.
C. This shows a composition reaction. 44. Which of the following organs/structures is
D. Electricity is applied in the reaction. not considered an endocrine gland?
A. Thyroid
40. To eliminate pathogenic organisms, milk is
B. Gall bladder
heated at 60°C, and then cooled rapidly. This C. Testis
process has saved a lot of lives, and is known D. Islets of Langerhans
as
A. Fermentation 45. in the female human, testosterone is
B. Preservation secreted by the
C. Inoculation A. Ovaries
D. Pasteurization B. Adrenals
C. Uterus
41. Study the diagram: D. Pancreas
If the mice population were removed from the
field, then the predator population would 46. The human body normally responds to the
most likely _______, and the plant population high concentration of sugar in the blood by
would most likely to ________. secreting
A. Increase, increase A. Insulin
B. Decrease, decrease B. Glucagon
C. Decrease, increase C. Estrogen
D. Bile
D. Increase, decrease

42. Fruits and vegetables last longer when
placed in the refrigerator. What explains this
fact?
A. Low temperature slows down chemical
reactions.
B. Low temperature speeds up chemical
reactions.
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47. The hypothalamus in the brain plays a very
important role for homeostasis. This means that
A. It is associated with spatial perception
and musical ability of humans
B. It plays an important role in
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C. It regulates body temperature and 53. The following are heterotrophs except
responses, and controls emotions A. Tigers
D. It distribute oxygen throughout the B. Frogs
body C. Cyanobacteria
D. Man
48. In this type of cell, the lower concentration
outside the cell can cause water to diffuse 54. Greenhouse gases absorb and re-emit
into the cell causing it to swell. It is called infrared radiation making the earth warmer
A. Hypertonic than it otherwise would be. These natural
B. Hypotonic greenhouse gases are
C. Isotonic A. Carbon dioxide, water vapor and
D. Ipertonic methane
B. Carbon dioxide and
49. Studies show that people who live close to chlorofluorocarbon
major airports are most likely to complain C. Water vapor, methane, and nitrogen
about D. Carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen
A. Urban heat islands
B. Air pollution 55. Enhanced greenhouse effect is caused by
C. Sound pollution the increased concentration of greenhouse
D. Ipertonic gases in the atmosphere, mostly due to
manmade processes. It also known as
50. Which of the following best illustrates the A. Climate change
principle of division of labor among members
B. Global warming
of a population?
C. Solar radiation
A. A school of fish D. Sea level rise
B. A filed of sugar cane
C. A hive of bees 56. As many countries become more
D. A flock of birds industrialized, the concentration of green-
house gases in the atmosphere has been
51. _____________________allows water to rise in steadily increasing. This may cause
a cylindrical tube with a very small diameter. It A. Sea level rise
helps plants to survive by distributing water B. Ice caps to melt
from the roots to its stems and leaves. C. Weather patterns to change
A. Polarity D. All of the above
B. Adhesion
C. Absorption 57. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless
D. Capillarity gas that is very toxic to humans and other
animals, even at very low concentrations. It is
52. Organisms that are capable of producing chemically different from carbon dioxide,
their own food are called which our body can tolerate at very low
A. Autotrophs concentrations. The formulas of carbon
B. Heterotrophs monoxide and carbon dioxide are
C. Consumers A. C and CO
D. Herbivores B. CMO and CDO
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D. CO2 and COO
58. Although ozone is a toxic substance, it is
important because it absorbs UV-b radiation
and protects us from too much UV exposure.
The highest concentration of ozone in the
atmosphere is found in the
A. Lithosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Deepest sea
D. Ionosphere
59. High-level radioactive wastes are difficult
to dispose of because
A. They take up too much space
B. They have long half-lives
C. They have short half-lives
D. They disintegrates easily
60. In the post-world era, nuclear energy is
primarily used
A. In nuclear bombs
B. As a source of electricity
C. As a major water source
D. In creating dams and mines
61. Fishkill happen in bodies of water polluted
by garbage. Decaying garbage can
A. Decrease the amount of carbon
dioxide in water
B. Consume the nutrients needed by the
fish.
C. As a major water source
D. In creating dams and mines
62. Four samples of polluted water were
obtained from different sources. The pH of the
samples are as follows:
Sample pH
1 5.5
2 2
3 7.5
4 12.0
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Arrange the samples in the order of
decreasing acidity.
A. 4,3,2,1
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 2,1,3,4
D. 4,3,1,2
63. In which situation does the concept of
chemical bonding to be negligible?
A. Food dye spreads out in water
B. Scissors are used to cut paper.
C. Detergents remove grease from cloth
D. The flavor of vanilla is easily detected
64. One of the more successful international
agreements which the Philippines is a
signatory to is the Montreal Protocol. It was
created in 1987 and sought to protect the
ozone layer from depletion.
The protocol controlled and banned the
production of
A. Greenhouse gases
B. Persistent organic pesticides
C. Radioactive materials
D. Chlorofluorocarbons
65. Which of the following energy resources
do not depend ultimately on solar energy?
A. Nuclear energy
B. Coal
C. Natural gas
D. Hydroelectric power
66. Why do some solar devices have
blackened surfaces?
A. To absorb more heat
B. To control convection
C. To eliminate excess energy
D. To conduct more heat
67. Electrical energy is used to power the
lamp. Id the lamp is 90% efficient; the amount
of light energy produced is __________ the
amount of electrical energy used.
A. More than
B. Less than
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C. Equal to
D. More or less equal to
68. Selina wears a dress that looks green in
white light. Which of the following is true?
A. The green part of the light is reflected
while all the other colors are absorbed.
B. Only the green part of the light is
absorbed.
C. The dress gives off only its green light.
D. The dress absorbs most of the white
light and turns most of it into green light.
69. It will be impossible for two astronauts to
communicate in space by shouting at each
other. What is the reason for this?
A. The temperature is too high in space.
B. Air pressure is too high in space.
C. There is no air so sound cannot travel.
D. The spaceship moves at high speed.
70. In an experiment, students compared how
fast droplets and water disappeared from the
galss cover by counting the number of
minutes it took the droplets to evaporate
completely. These were the results:
Rubbing Acetone Water
Alcohol
7 minutes 2 minutes >40 MINUTES
The results indicate that:
A. Acetone is the lowest to evaporate
B. Rubbing alcohol evaporates faster
than acetone
C. Water evaporates faster than rubbing
alcohol
D. Acetone evaporates the fastest and
water is the slowest.
71. Which of the following graphs best
illustrates the changes in temperature against
time as liquid water is heated until it turns into
vapor?
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72. At room temperature, the particles in
_________________ move the fastest.
A. Vanilla ice cream
B. Cooking oil
C. Perfume
D. Ceramic plate
73. Given two balloons of the same make and
size, one contained 22.4 L of argon (Ar), the
other contained the same amount of oxygen
(O2). At room temperature the balloons were
untied. Which gas effused (passed through
the hole) faster?
(Atomic Mass of Element: Ar = 18 amu O=16
amu)
A. Ar
B. O2
C. Both gases effused at the same time.
D. The gases were not released.
74. Which of the following statements explains
why aerosol cans must not be disposed of in
fire?
A. The heat will cause the gas particles to
compress until they become very close
and turn the gas into liquid.
B. The heat will cause the gas particles to
expand greatly, hit the wall of the
container at very high speed, and
cause the can to explode.
C. The fire will melt the can and cause the
gas to leak.
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D. The heat will increase the kinetic A. Biodiversity conservation.

energy of the gaseous particles and B. Complex food web.
cause them to bump into each other. C. Frequent use of the herbicides.
D. Sustainable use of resources.
75. When a steel bar is heated,
A. It gains mass 81. Light exhibits both particle and wave
B. It gains more particles properties. Light as a particle, consists of units
C. Its particles’ kinetic energy increases. of energy called
D. Its particles increase in size. A. Electrons
B. Ions
76. Which of the following properties cannot C. Protons
be used to describe metals?
D. Photons
A. Ductile
B. Malleable 82. When light strikes an object, it may be
C. High meaning point absorbed, reflected or transmitted. In white
D. Poor thermal conductor objects,
A. Light is transmitted
For question 77-78 use the following data: B. Light is absorbed
Four solutions A, B, C and D have the following C. Light is reflected
pH values, respectively: D. Light is bent

12, 9, 7, 3 83. The pigment in plants, algae and some

bacteria that captures sunlight and allows
77. Which of these solutions is acidic? them to undergo photosynthesis is chlorophyll.
A. 12 Leaves are colored green because
B. 9 A. Chlorophyll does not absorb green light
C. 7 but reflects it.
D. 3 B. Chlorophyll Is transparent to green light
C. Chlorophyll produces glucose that is
78. Which of the solutions can be mixed to
the food of plants
form a neutral solution?
D. Chlorophyll absorbs green light and
A. A and B
bends it
B. B and D
C. C and D 84. White light that is passed through a prism is
D. A and C bent and is separated into different bands of
color of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and
79. The Philippine eagle is an endangered
violet. The color with the longest wavelength is
species. Which of the following factors limit
A. Yellow.
the growth of its population?
B. Green.
A. Frequent typhoons
C. Violet.
B. Cross breeding
D. Red.
C. Migration
D. Deforestation 85. The concentration of carbon dioxide and
oxygen in the atmosphere are kept relatively
80. All of the following contribute to
constant because of two natural processes
maintaining ecological balance EXCEPT
known as photosynthesis and
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A. Circulation
B. Aerobic respiration
C. Homeostasis
D. Capillary action
86. In ecological relationships, one species
affects other species in different ways. In the
earthworm –chick-hawk relationship, the chick
is _____________ to the earthworm while to the
hawk, it is the ______________.
A. Prey, predator
B. Producer, consumer
C. Predator, prey
D. Autotroph, heterotroph
87. In a rice field, the population of rats usually
drops after harvest time. In this case, the
limiting factor to population growth is
A. Predators
B. Food supply
C. Sunlight
D. Water
88. Decreasing forest cover results in many
environmental problems, foremost of these is
A. Conversion to agricultural land.
B. Squatting in forest land.
C. Less income for wildlife hunters.
D. Greater erosion and flash floods.
89. “Carbon drinks” are important because
they absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and
help prevent the earth’s temperature from
rising. Which of the following is a major carbon
sink?
A. A limestone mine in Quezon province
B. The Amazon forests in Brazil
C. Maria Cristina Falls’ hydroelectric
power plant
D. A coal mine in China
90. There are more than 110 chemical
elements known to man. The most abundant
elements that are found in the human body
are
A. Copper, calcium and carbon
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B. Sodium, potassium and oxygen
C. Hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen
D. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
91. In the modern periodic table, the
chemical elements are arranged in the order
of increasing atomic number. The element
with the lowest atomic number is
A. Sodium
B. Carbon
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen
92. Isotopes are atoms of the same element
that have different atomic masses. The
chemical formulas for two isotopes of oxygen
are 0-16 and 0-18. These tell us that
A. 0-16 and 0-18 are different elements
B. 0-16 has two more neutrons than 0-18
C. 0-16 and 0-18 have the same number
of protons and neutrons
D. 0-16 and 0-18 have the same number
of protons but different number of
neutrons.
93. Table sugar has the chemical formula C12
H 22 O 11. To which food group does it belong?
A. Proteins
B. Carbohydrates
C. Fats and lipids
D. Vitamins and minerals
94. For many years now, the world uses the SI
units of measurement. What is the SI unit for
pressure?
A. Pascal
B. Millimeter Hg
C. Torr
D. Atmosphere
95. In which of the following is the use of
significant figures applicable?
A. The total number of cars using the
North Luzon Expressway in a day?
B. Your weight in kilograms.
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C. The number of days in the month of D. Cannot be determined due to

February during a leap year. insufficient information.
D. The number of sheets in a Grade 6 pad
paper. 100. How do the kinetic energies of X,Y and Z
compare?
96. The complete combustion of methane,
A. X<Y<Z
CH4 , yields two compounds. These are
A. Carbon and oxygen B. X>Y>Z
B. Carbon dioxide and water C. X=Y=Z
C. Carbon and hydrogen D. Cannot be determined due to the
D. Carbon dioxide and oxygen insufficient information.

97. Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3 , is

commonly known as the very useful baking
soda. Whenit is added to vinegar, bubbles are
produced. What are these bubbles made up
of?
A. Oxygen
B. Water
C. Carbonate
D. Carbon dioxide

98. Water has properties that make it a unique

substance. Unlike other liquids, the density of
water decreases when it freezes. This property
A. Allows ice to float instead of sink in
frozen lakes.
B. Compresses frozen water in plastic
bottles.
C. Makes water a good liquid for drinking.
D. Gives off oxygen to aquatic organisms.

For number 99 and 100, consider the following

information about three solids X,Y, and Z:

At room temperature, the mass of X is ½ that

of Y, and the mass of Z is twice that of X. They
have the same volume.

99. How do the densities of Y and Z compare?

A. Y=Z
B. Y>Z
C. Y<Z

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Verbal Ability is the cognitive ability to use and Directions: Each item below is a sentence,
understand language. It usually involves part of which has been omitted
grammar, verbal analogies and following or underlined. Choose the word
detailed written instructions. It can also or phrase which will correctly
include spelling, sentence completion and complete the sentence or
comprehension. define the underlined word or
phrase.
1. The money was divided _______ his five 6. The decision of the president was unilateral;
children. it enraged the other branches of the
A. to government.
B. between A. unwise
C. within B. harmful
D. among C. questionable
D. recover
2. The singer performed well, _______ the
audience was unruly. 7. After five years in New York, Leo was filled
A. but with _______ and longed for the familiar
B. hence places in the Philippines.
C. only A. anxiety
D. yet B. lethargy
C. nostalgia
3. The government reported that it is still
D. chagrin
facing a deficit.
A. surplus 8. The use of fabrics made from rayon, nylon
B. shortage and other _______ fibers has produced many
C. problem changes in the fashion industry.
D. conundrum A. artificial
B. manufactured
4. The explanation the student gave
C. synthetic
regarding extra-terrestrial life was plausible. D. new
A. probable
B. possible 9. South Korea’s _______ program succeeded
C. justifiable because the Koreans were willing to
D. reasonable cooperate with the President’s attempts to
cut government spending.
5. After the SEA Games, the euphoria of A. military
victory can be seen in the faces of the
B. agrarian
athletes. C. frugal
A. success D. austerity
B. great joy
C. encouragement 10. Unless a valid evidence is presented, a
D. celebration person must not be judged _______.
A. guilty D. dangerous
B. immediately
C. innocent

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Directions: Choose the option that will best 17. _______ of the clerks was instructed to do
complete each sentence. his own work.
A. all
11. The hydrogen bomb is _______ powerful B. several
_______ it can destroy an entire city. C. some
A. too – and D. each
B. too – that
C. too – so 18. We expect everyone to carry bout
D. so – and _______ duty.
A. his
12. Neither the leftists nor the rightists _______ B. our
the government to be stable.
C. there
A. is wanting D. their
B. wanted
C. want 19. It looks _______ it might rain.
D. has wanted A. like
B. as
13. You will try your best to pass the National C. while
Competitive Examination, _______?
D. that
A. aren’t you?
B. isn’t you? 20. Neither of the men _______ satisfactory
C. wont you? work.
D. wouldn’t you? A. done
B. have done
14. A lot of people _______ to the Ninoy
C. haven’t done
Aquino park every Sunday.
D. has done
A. will come
B. comes
C. are coming
D. come

15. Their _______ regarding my performance

were inspiring.
A. compliment
B. compliments
C. complement
D. complements

16. It was _______ who answered the

telephone call.
A. her
B. her’s
C. it
D. she

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QUANTITATIVE ABILITY is basically the ability to graph and table reading, percentage,
interpret the meaning in numbers and analysis, categorization and quantitative
mathematics. This includes purely numeric analysis.
calculations, problems of arithmetic reasoning,
Directions: Choose the best answer in each of 6. What is the LCM of 12, 24, and 32?
the following multiple choice items. A. 32
B. 48
1. 324 – 132 ÷ 6 + 14 × 5 =
C. 64
A. 102 D. 96
B. 230
C. 372 7. The GCD of 12, 24, and 32 is:
D. 416 A. 3
B. 4
2. Which of the following expressions has the C. 6
largest value? D. 8
A. 34
B. 43 8. If N + 64 = N(5) + N(4), then twice the value
C. 25 of N is:
D. 1100 A. 6
2
B. 8
3. The improper form of the mixed fraction 8 3 C. 16
is: D. 24
19
A. 3 9. Three fourths of 12 is half of what number?
26
B. A. 9
3
C.
19
B. 18
2
26 C. 24
D.
2 D. 36
4. A stick 9 fr. long is cut into 3 equal pieces.
Each smaller piece is then split into 4 equal 10. Which of the following fractions is
2
pieces. The measure of each smaller piece is: equivalent to 3 ?
A. 3 inches 3
A.
B. 3 ft 2
4
C. 0.75 inches B. 9
12
D. 9 inches C. 15
10
3 6 D.
5. The expression (25 ÷ 15) is equal to which of 15

the following expressions? 11. The sum of the prime numbers between 5
1
A. 5 and 20 is:
B.
3 A. 53
10
6 B. 40
C. 125 C. 67
18
D. 375 D. 72

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12. The area of a square is 25 sq. cm.. Its 18. What is the number of degrees in the
perimeter is : hands of the clock at 3:00 p.m.?
A. 5 cm A. 45°
B. 10 cm B. 60°
C. 15 cm C. 90°
D. 20 cm D. 180°

13. Find the product: 3

5 8 𝟐
× 2 23 𝟑 19. A family saves ₱12.50 for every ₱100.00
6
13 income and spends the rest. If the family’s
A. 5 29
income is ₱ 14,000.00, what amount is saved?
40
B. 6 A. ₱ 1, 250.00
138
C. 9 B. ₱ 1, 400.00
D. 3 C. ₱ 1, 750.00
D. ₱ 2, 800.00
14. 20% of 30 is what part of 180?
A.
1
20. Which of the following sums is equal to 1?
2 8 2 5
B.
1 A. 18
+9+9
6 8 1 2
C.
1 B. 18
+9+3
10 1 2 5
D.
1 C. + +
3 9 9
30 1 1 5
D. 3
+9+9
15. In the circle graph, 45% is represented by:
A. 24 21. A man earned ₱ 530.00 in 10 days.
B. 48 Working four more days he earned another
C. 108 ₱226.00, how much on the average did he
D. 120 earn?
A. ₱ 53.00 / day
16. Almer’s grades on his 4 quizzes are 79, 82, B. ₱ 54.00 / day
85, and 78. His average grade for his quizzes is: C. ₱ 55.00 / day
A. 80
D. ₱ 56.00 / day
B. 81
C. 82 3
22. What is the difference when 2 5 is
D. 83 subtracted from 12?
2
17. For any integer N, which of the following A. 10
5
must be an even integer? B. 11
2
5
A. 2N + 2 2
C. 95
B. 2N + 1
1
C. 2N – 1 D. 10 4
D. 2N + 3

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23. The perimeter of a rectangle is 30 cm. If its 29. An airplane travels m miles at the rate of h
length is 6 cm, what is its width in cm? miles per hour. How many hours does the trip
A. 5 take?
B. 7 A. h/m
C. 9 B. h+m
D. 10 C. m/h
D. –m+h
24. If 2A = 6B, 9B = 12C, then how many C’s
are there for every A? 30. A nurse gives her patient one tablet every
A. 4 45 minutes. How many tablets does she need
B. 5 for her nine-hour tour of duty, if she gives the
C. 6 patient a tablet at the beginning and end of
D. 7 her tour?
A. 10
25. If a dozen eggs is worth ₱30.00 and the
B. 11
price of 3 eggs is equivalent to the price of an C. 12
apple, how much does it cost to buy a dozen D. 13
apples?
A. ₱90.00
B. ₱87.00
C. ₱85.50
D. ₱85.00

26. 3026 divided by 26 is equal to:

A. 104 remainder 0.22
B. 110 remainder 0.20
C. 115 remainder 10
D. 120 remainder 6

27. Mr. Santos bought a computer unit with a

selling price of ₱22,000.00 and a screen at ₱
8,000.00. If he was given a 10% discount on
the computer unit and a 5% discount on the
screen, how much was his total descount?
A. ₱ 800.00
B. ₱ 2, 600.00
C. ₱ 3, 000.00
D. ₱ 6, 800.00
8 12
28. 10
− 25 = (? )
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
4
D. 15

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