PART I.

STUDENT’S DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

Directions: The Student’s Descriptive Questionnaire is not a test. It consists of several items on some information you
are to give about yourself. Each item is followed by several possible answers. After each item on you’re Answer Sheet,
blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer to that particular item. Do not leave any item unanswered.

1. What major dialect do you speak at home?

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a. Tagalog d. Ilocano h. Bicol
b. Bisaya ( Cebuano, Ilongo, Waray) e. Pampanggo i. English
c. Muslim (Maguindanao, Tausug, f. Pangasinan j. Spanish
Maranao, etc.) g. Chabacano k. Others

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 2. What is the annual income of your family?
a. Below P 60,000
b. P 60,000 – 99,000
c. P 100,000 – 149,000
d. P 150,000 – 199,000
e. P 200,000 – 249,000 i. P 400, 000 – 449,000
f. P 250,000 – 299,000 j. P 450 – above
g. P 300,000 – 349,000
h. P 350,000 – 399,000

3. What is your birth order in the family?

a. Eldest c. Third e. Only Child
b. Second d. Youngest f. Others

4. What is the highest educational attainment of your mother?

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 a. College Graduate d. High School Undergraduate
b. College Undergraduate e. Elementary School Graduate
c. High School Graduate f. Elementary School Undergraduate

5. What is the highest educational attainment of your father?

g. College Graduate j. High School Undergraduate
h. College Undergraduate k. Elementary School Graduate
i. High School Graduate l. Elementary School Undergraduate
 6. What is the occupation of your father?
m. Manager, chairman, commissioner, director, elected official, judge, cabinet member, armed forces
officer.
n. Professional (chemist, engineer, teacher, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, pilot, architect, accountant, lawyer,
etc.)
o. Law Enforcer (policeman, enlisted man, detective)
p. Performing Artists (actor, dancer, singer, musician )
q. Clerk, typist, cashier, secretary, salesman, salesclerk, bank teller, bookkeeper, news reporter, etc.
r. Mechanic, technician, welder, electrician, tailor, blacksmith, tinsmith, shoemaker, carpenter.
s. Domestic helper, waiter, barber, beautician, masseur
t. Transport worker (seaman, driver, conductor, stevedore, steward)
u. Construction Worker (mason, plumber, laborer, foreman)
v. Vendor, peddler, factory worker, farmer, fisherman, etc.
w. Others not mentioned

7. What is the occupation of your mother?

x. Manager, chairman, commissioner, director, elected official, judge, cabinet member, armed forces
officer.
y. Professional (chemist, engineer, teacher, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, pilot, architect, accountant, lawyer,
etc.)
z. Law Enforcer (policeman, enlisted man, detective)
aa. Performing Artists (actor, dancer, singer, musician )
bb. Clerk, typist, cashier, secretary, salesman, salesclerk, bank teller, bookkeeper, news reporter, etc.
cc. Dressmaker, Seamstress, shoemaker.
dd. Domestic helper, waiter, barber, beautician, masseur
ee. Transport worker (seaman, driver, conductor, stevedore, steward)
ff. Vendor, peddler, factory worker, farmer, fisherman, etc.
gg. Others not mentioned

8. Which of the following courses do you intend to pursue after high school?
hh. Arts and Sciences (Humanities, Math, Computer, Natural Science and Social Sciences)
ii. Teacher Training and Educational Sciences ( Elementary, Secondary, Tertiary and Vocational/Technical)
jj. Engineering and Technology (Aeronautical, Architecture, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Marine, Mechanical,
Computer, Electronics and Communication)
kk. Medicine and Health Related Courses (Medicine, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine,
Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Medical Technology)
ll. Commerce, Business Administration (Finance, Banking, Accounting, Management)
mm. Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries
nn. Law, Criminology, Political Science
oo. Religion, Theology, Philosophy (Priesthood, Church Ministry, Sisterhood, etc.)
pp. Less than 6-month courses ( Cosmetology, Dressmaking, Tailoring, etc.)
qq. Six-month to one-year courses (Typing, Stenography)
rr. Two-or 3-year vocational/technical courses (Automotive, Electronics, Refrigeration-Aircon, Secretarial)

9. What educational facilities do you have at home? (Shade only one item)
ss. Books only
tt. Books, Magazines, and Newspapers.
uu. Radio, TV, Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
vv. Encyclopedia, Radio, TV, Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
ww. Small library including TV, computer, and tape recorder.

10 .What was your general average in third year?

a. 96 – 100 d. 81 – 85
b. 91 – 95 e. 76 – 80
c. 86 – 90 f. 75 and below
STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

PART II. READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: In this section, you will read a passage followed by several questions about it. You are to choose the one best
answer a, b, c, or d to each questions. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your
answer. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the reading passage.

A. DETERGENT
Soap is an inefficient cleanser compared with the synthetic chemical compounds called detergents. The reason
is that detergent molecules have one group of ‘hydrophilic’ atoms that like water, and one ‘hydrophilic’ group that dislike
it. The hydrophobic group attaches itself to dirt and grease. The hydrophilic group reduces the tendency of water to
cohere into drops, allowing a water-detergent mix to penetrate fibers and wash away the hydrophobic group, with the
dirt.
The Belgian chemist A. Reychler noted the effect of detergents in 1913. The first commercially available
detergent was ‘Nekal’, sold in Germany in 1917 to alleviate wartime soap shortages. The Second World War encouraged
further development aimed at cleaning uniforms in adverse conditions – for example, with only salt water.
Ordinary detergents have difficulty in dissolving protein stains such as egg; but the chemical substances called
enzymes breakdown proteins. ‘Biological’ detergents with an enzyme added were introduced in 1967 by Proctor &
Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio.

1. What was the first commercially available detergent?

a. Nekai c. Nikal
b. Nekal d. Nikai

2. Which of the following statements is true?

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 a. Soap works well with all types of dirt.
b. Reychler noted the effects of detergents in 1916.
c. The first detergent was sold in Germany.
d. Soap was numerous during the war.

3. What characteristics set detergents apart from soaps?

a. The presence of hydrophobic and hydrophilic atoms
b. The presence of water
c. The high density of detergent
d. The compactness of detergents

4. Which of the following is not easily dissolved by ordinary detergent?

a. egg stain c. chocolate stain
b. sauce stain d. not mentioned in the selection

5. Procter & Gamble of Cincanatti, Ohio introduced

a. detergents with salt water.
b. detergents with protein compounds.
c. detergents with cleanser.
d. detergents with an enzyme added.

B. In 1953 two biologist working at Cambridge University, the American James Watson and the Englishman
Francis Crick, worked out the detailed structure of DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) the long stretches of chain –like
protein that form the body’s genes. The instructions for human growth are contained in the genes, which control the
function of each cell in the body. The biologists’ work led to the unraveling of the genetic code.
Genetic engineering brings about the alteration of the coded sequence in the genes of a living organism by
adding new instructions of deleting some of those naturally present. By the mid-1970s scientists in America, Britain and
Switzerland were decoding the genetic instructions by which human cells form vital proteins. By 1980 human insulin had
been produced by this method and given to diabetic patients.

6. What is the first medical product of genetic engineering?

a. human penicillin c. human insulin
b. DNA d. diabetes

7. Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA) is a long stretch of

a. chain-like sugar c. chain-like oxygen
b. chain-like carbon d. chain-like protein

8. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The instructions for human growth are contained in the blood.
b. Genes control the function of each cell in the body.
c. Genetic engineers could produce DNA in the laboratory.
d. The unraveling of the DNA structure led to the shrouding of the genetic codes.

9. Which of the following is implied in the selection?

a. Genetic engineering could remove genetic defects.
b. Genetic engineering could be done by all scientists.
c. Genetic engineering will always produce imperfections.
d. Genetic engineering is unproductive.

10. What is the best title for the selection?

a. The Uses and Abuses of Genetic Engineering
b. Trends in Genetic Engineering
c. Genetic Codes: It’s Description
d. Genetic Engineering

The arts generally depend on ridiculous fiction, but the theater is the most ridiculous of all. Imagine asking us to
pretend that we are in Bangkok after the fall of Saigon and that Lea Salonga is a Vietnamese bar girl who kills herself
because she believes that suicide is the only solution to her problem. More than that, imagine asking us to believe that
she and all the other characters in the play talk to each other by singing. The theater is a lily that inexplicably arises from
a jungle of weedy falsities. Yet it is precisely from the tension produced by all this absurdity the theater is able to create
such poetry, power, enchantment, and truth.

11. The title that best expresses the main idea of this paragraph is
A. Marvelous Singing Voices
B. The Imaginative Power of Drama
C. The Absurdity of Fiction
D. The production of Musical Plays

12. The author’s attitude towards unreal situations in drama is one of

A. appreciation
B. anger
C. disapproval
D. worry

13. The statement, “The theater is a lily that inexplicably arises from a jungle of weedy falsities” means
A. The theater is the flower among the arts.
B. The theater raises public taste to a higher level.
C. The theater portrays truth by means of unreal events.
D. In the theater, real acting and singing talent is shown.

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14. The word inexplicably means
A. cannot be expected
B. cannot be predicted
C. cannot be explained
D. cannot be anticipated

15. The phrase “jungle of weedy falsities” contains

A. personification
B. a simile
C. a metaphor
D. a hyperbole

16. The word absurdity in the last sentence means

A. fiction
B. falsehood
C. predictability
D. foolishness

17. The last sentence means the same as all the other sentence below EXCEPT
A. The absurdities of theater are precisely the reason for its poetry, power, enhancement, and truth.
B. Theater is able to create beauty and truth by means of the absurd elements that it uses.
C. Theater uses absurd means to create the beautiful, the truthful, and the powerful.
D. Because theater is absurd, it cannot express beauty and truth.

18. The author believes that all these statements are true EXCEPT
A. Theater is based on absurdities.
B. The characters in musical plays converse by singing.
C. Suicide is the only solution to problems.
D. Theater creates poetry, power, enhancement, and truth.

19. The author develops this paragraph by

A. giving an example
B. telling a humorous story
C. describing an event
D. using a comparison
20. In this paragraph, the author does not explain
A. why theater is the most ridiculous of all the arts.
B. how theater is able to create poetry, power, and truth.
C. why the Vietnamese bar girl kills herself.
D. how the characters talk to each other

Pagtukoy sa Pahayag

Panuto : Isulat ang titik na tumutukoy sa isinasaad ng pahayag sa bawat bilang.

21.”Ang buhay na di naiukol sa isang layuning dakila ay parang isang bato sa ilang, sa halip na maging sangkap sa
pagtatayo ng isang gusali.” Ang bato sa ilang ay tumutukoy sa taong __________.
A. dumanas ng hirap B. namuhay nang maayos
C. walang naging pagsubok D. hindi naigng makabuluhan

22. Isinasaad ng pahayag na ang buhay ay gawin nating __________.

A. kapana-panabik B. puno ng pag-asa
C. palaging masigla D. kapaki-pakinabang

23. Buong pagmamalaking naglalakbay ang Bapor Tabo. Halatang ikinubli ang puti nitong pintura sapagkat aninag ang
tunay nitong karumihan. Mabagal ang pagtakbo dahil sa kalumaan at paminsan-minsa’y bumubuga ng maitim na usok.
Ang Bapor Tabo ay simbolo ng ating pamahalaan dahil sa __________.
A. hindi pantay na paggawad ng hustisya
B. maling pamamalakad ng mga namumuno
C. pagtatakip nito sa katiwaliang nagaganap
D. mabagal na pagsulong at pag-unlad ng kabuhayan

24. Ang Bapor Tabo ay may kubyerta na nahahati sa dalawa, ang itaas kung saan naroon ang ilustrisimos at Reverendos
at ang ilalim kung saan naroon ang mga Indios. Ang kubyerta ng Bapor Tabo ay sumisimbolo ng __________.
A. pasilidad ng bapor B. matataas at mababang tao
C. istruktura at disenyo ng bapor D. pagkakahati ng antas ng lipunan

“ Tunay ngang ako ang mga labintatlong taon na ngayon naparito, may sakit at kahabag-habag ang
anyo, upang dulutan ng huling handog ang napakadakilng kaluluwa na humandang magpakamatay
ng anyo. Nang dahil sa ako’y biktima ng pamahalaang masama, naglagalag ako at nagtiyagang
makaipon ng maraming salapi upang maisagawa ang aking layon. Ngayo’y nagbalik ako upang gibain
ang masamang pamahalaang iyan, padaliin ang kanyang pagkabulok, ibulid sa banging kanyang
kinauumangan kahit gumamit sa layunin nito ng maraming luha at dugo. Hinatulan ang kanyang
sarili, tapos na at ayokong mamatay na hindi ko muna siya makitang lasug-lasog sa ilalim ng bangin.

25. Batay sa bahaging binasa, ano ang namamayaning damdamin ng tauhan laban sa pamahalaan o lipunang kanyang
kinabibilangan?
A. pagkaawa B. pagkapoot

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 C. paghihiganti D. panghihinayang

26. May bahagi ng akda na sumasalamin ng pagtingin ng tauhan sa kanyang sarili. Ito ang nagtulak sa kanya upang
bumalik at isakatuparan ang plano. Aling pahayag ang tumutugon dito?
A. Dulutan ng huling handog ang napakadakilang kaluluwa.
B. Naging biktima ako ng isang pamahalaang mapagsamantala.
C. Tunay ngang ako ang mga labintatlong taon na ngayong naparito.
D. Ngayo’y naririto ako upnag gibain ang masamang pamahalaang iyan.

“Nakausap naming ang mga taong nagsisitakas, napatay ang kanilang pamilya, sinunog ang
kanilang bahay. Malapit ang Khmer Rouge. Kapag sila ang namuno, katapusan na ng relihiyon
natin. Kalimutan mo na ang kaligayahan.”

27. Ang akdang “Mabuhay ka Anak ko” ay kasaysayan ng isang digmaang bayan sa Cambodia noong taong 1975. Ito ay
maihahambing sa ganito ring kalagayan na nagaganap parin ngayon sa ating bansa sa bahaging __________.
A. Luzon B. Visayas
C. Mindanao D. Kalakhang Maynila

28. Ang kababasang talata ay tumutukoy sa suliranin tungkol sa __________.

A. kapayapaang panlipunan B. kaligayahang personal
C. kalayaang panrelihiyon D. paninindigang moral

29. Ang digmaang sibil sa ilang bahagi ng bansa ay patunay na hindi lang sa Pilipinas ito nagaganap. Ganito rin ang
kalagayan sa Cambodia. Samakatuwid, ang digmaang sibil ay bahagi ng kasaysayang __________.
A. panrehiyon B. pambansa
C. pandaigdig D. pampamayanan

Disinuebe anyos siya nang una niyang iwan ang kanyang nayon at mapasa ibang
bayan. Nagpunta siya sa Japan, China, Africa at India kung saan niya pinag-aralan ang
Koran. Limang taon siyang nagtrabaho sa barko, naglakbay sa malalayong daungan ng
mga Puti at ng kanilang maiingay at groteskong syudad.
Pero tinawag siyang muli ng kanyang nayon. Kaya’t pagkaraan ng dalawampung
taong paglalayag, isang huling biyahe ang kanyang isinagawa – ang pilgrimeygs sa Mecca
upang tupdin ang kanyang obligasyong panrelihiyon. Saka siya umuwi.

30. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang maituturing na pinakamahalagang nagawa ng tauhang binabanggit sa talata.
A. Nagpunta siya sa Japan, China Africa at India.
B. Naglakbay siya sa malalyong daungan ng mga puti.
C. Disinuebe anyos siya nang una niyang iwan ang kanyang nayon.
D. Nagtungo siya sa Mecca upang tupdin ang kanyang obligasyon.

31. Naglagalag siya at naglakbay sa malalayong bayan. Anong positibong pangyayari ang naidulot nito sa kanyang
buhay?
A. Naging bihasa siyang manlalakbay.
B. Napagtanto niyang masayang mangibang-bayan.
C. Natagpuan niya ang mga tunay na kaibigan.
D. Napamahal sa kanya ang mga pinuntahang bansa.

Pagbuo ng pangungusap
Panuto: Isaayos ang mga salita o lipon ng mga salita upang mabuo ang mga kaisipang isinasaad ng bawat pahayag sa
pangungusap.

32. Taglay ng kalikasan

A. bubuhay sa tao B. sa pagtuklas nito
C. ang kayamanang D. kung sila’y magpupunyagi
A. CADB B. BCDA C.ACDB D. DCBA

33. Nasa kabundukan ang malalaki

A. bahay B. at matitibay na kahoy
C. na siyang ginagawang D. at mga gusali
A. DCAB B. BDCA C. CABD D. BCAD

34. Sa malawak na kabukiran

A. at pinagmumulan ng kabuhayan B. ang maraming uri ng pagkain
C. inaani D. na tumutustos sa ating pangangailangan
A. DCAB B. CBDA C. BDCA D. CDAB

35. May hangganan ang biyayang ipinagkaloob

A. kay’t nararapat lamang B. at gamitin sa wastong paraan
C. na ito’y ingatan D. ng kalikasan
A. ACBD B. DACB C. BACD D. DCAB

Panuto: Piliin ang salitang pinakamalapit ang ibig sabihin sa salitang may salungguhit.

36. mangakalap ng pera

A. mangulekta . maghanap C. manguha D. mag-ipon

37. malaking saligutgot sa plasa

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 A. kaguluhan B. away C. palaruan D. pyestahan

38. napariwara ang buhay

A. napahamak B. nawala C. naapi D. nagapi

39. dayukdok na buwaya

A. malaki B. gutom C. mabilis D. mabagal

40. Matigas ang hasang ng batang iyan.

A. barumbado B. bastos C. malikot D. palaaway

IDENTIFYING ERRORS.
Directions: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written
English. Choose e if there is no error. Blacken the oval that corresponds to your answer on the item number in your
answer sheet.

41. Some of man’s most important invention have been concerned with communication.
a b c d
No error.
e

42. The first loudspeakers were make simply by attaching gramophone horns to
a b c d
telephone earpieces. No error.
e

43. Machine tools shape metal by cutting, grinding, hammering or pressing. Them are
a b c
power driven, often at extremely high speed. No error.
d e
44. A tablet unearthed in Irag and dated by 1000 BC provides the first known map of the
a b c d
world. No error.
e
45. The sophisticated lightweight metal detectors now in use developed from the bulky
a b c
mine detectors produce by the British in the Second World War. No error.
d e

46. Due to the microscope, pioneered by Hans and Zacharias Janseen around 1590, there
a b
could have been no proper understanding of the nature of living things. No error.
C d e

47. The musical keyboard allows a musician to play as many as ten notes at the same
a b c
time in a vast range of combinations. No error.
d e
48. The world’s first hydrogen bomb is detonated on a barge floating on the water at
a b
Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1952. No error.
c d e

49. For more than 1, 000 years the quill pen was man’s principle writing instrument.
a b c d
No error.
e
50. Data is the raw information you get from experiments. No error.
a b c d e

MANIPULATIVE SKILLS

1) Which figure completes the series? 2) Which figure completes the statement?

3) Which figure is the odd one out? 4) Which figure completes the series?

5) Which figure belongs in neither group? 6) Which figure is next in the series?

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7) Which figure completes the grid? 8. Which of these is the odd one out?

A B C D

9. Which of these comes next in sequence? 10. Which of these comes next in sequence?

? ?

14 17 15 12
A B C D A B C D

11. Which symbol in the Answer Figure completes the sequence in the Problem Figure ?

12. Which of the Answer Figures belongs in neither group?

13. Which of the Answer Figures belongs in neither group?

14. Which of the Answer Figures fits the missing space in the Question Figure?

Identify the missing number at the end of the series.

  A B C D E  

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15) 3, 11, 19, 27, ? 33 35 37 39 41  

             

  A B C D E  

16) 3, 6, 11, 18, ? 24 25 26 27 28  

             

  A B C D E  

17) 516, 497, 478, 459, ? 436 440 438 452 442  

Identify the missing number within the series.

  A B C D E  

18) 33, ?, 19, 12, 5 31 26 29 27 24  

             

  A B C D E  

19) 11, 19, ?, 41, 55 31 29 26 39 34  

             

  A B C D E  

20) 98, 94, ?, 70, 38 89 85 86 87 88  

21) Identify the missing number.

  7 4   49 16  

  5 6   25 ?  

             

  A B C D E  

  41 36 35 18 37  

             

22) Identify the missing number

  4 14   11 31  

  35 26   73 ?  

             

  A B C D E  

  51 56 45 55 52  

23) It costs a manufacturer X dollars per component to make the first 1,000 components. All subsequent
components cost X÷3 each. When X = $1.50 How much will it cost to manufacture 4,000 components?

  A B C D E    

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   $3,500 $3,000 $4,000 $3,250 $4,500    

               

24) A train traveling at 60 mph enters a tunnel that is 5 miles long. The train is one mile long. How many minutes
does it take for the whole train to pass through the tunnel?

  A B C D E    

  7 4 10 5 6    

               

25) In the Shelbyville election, the Republican candidate received one and a half times as many votes as the
Democrat candidate. The Democrat candidate received one third more votes than the Independent
candidate. 900 votes were cast for the Independent candidate. How many votes were cast for the Republican
candidate?

  A B C D E    

  900 1,400 1,600 1,000 1,800    

               

26) Anna and John both drive to their new home 400 miles away. Anna drives the family car at an average speed
of 60 mph. John drives the removal truck at an average speed of 50 mph. During the journey, Anna stops for
a total of 1 hour and 20 minutes, John stops for half as long. What is the difference in minutes between their
arrival times?

  A B C D E    

  60 55 40 90 80  

Choose the letter or number that is missing in the series.

27. c c d ____ e f g g h

a. d b. f c. e d. c

28. 1 3 7 13 _____ 31 43

a. 17 b. 21 c. 23 d. 27

29. a z b ______ c x

a. y b. d c. z d. e

30. 1 2 0 3 -1 4 _____ 5

a. -2 b. -3 c. -4 d. -5

MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
1) The fisherman of a coastal town planned to catch about 150, 000 kilograms of fish in 1993. Their actual catch was
164, 097 kilograms. How much more did they actually catch?
A. 15, 907 kg B. 15, 097 kg C. 14, 097 kg D. 14, 970 kg

2) If a leaking faucet wastes about 1 drop of water in one second, it will waste approximately 3, 182.2 L in one year.
If there are 25 leaking faucets, how many m of water will be wasted in three months?
A. 318.22 B. 79.56 C. 19.89 D. 31.82
3) If Euclid mows of the lawn before lunch and of the lawn in the afternoon, how much will he have left to mow?
A. B. C. D.
4) Jose runs his bike at 2 km in an hour. How long will it take him to go to a distance of 7 km?
A. 2 hours B. hour C. 3 hours D. hour

5) Each armchair needs a m wide space. How many armchairs can fit in a row if the row is 10 m long?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 10 D. 12
6) Five businessmen agreed to form a corporation. One of them contributed of the capital, while another put of the
capital. If the other three were to give equal shares, what fraction of the capital would they contribute to the
partnership?
A. B. C. D.
7) If the ratio of a to b is and b is 56, then a is equal to _______.
A. 49 B. 16 C. 32 D. 59

8) Separate 360 into 2 parts such that one is 125% of the other.
A. 120 : 240 B. 150 : 210 C. 160 : 200 D. 170 : 190

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9) In a grade school canteen, a big jug of juice can serve 24 children or 15 teachers. In one recess time, 132 school
children were served and 30 teachers were served, how many jugs would remain unconsumed if 10 jugs were
brought into the canteen?
A. B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
10 ) In a right triangle, the ratio of the legs is 3 : 4. If the area of a triangle is 726 m, what is the length of the
hypotenuse?
A. 25 B. 30 C. 50 D. 55

11 ) The price of coffee dropped from P 18.40 a kilo to P 13.80 a kilo. What was the percent decrease?
A. 20% B. 23% C. 25% D. 27%

12 ) If the length of the rectangle is increased by 30% and the width of the rectangle is decreased by 10%, then the
area is increased by _______.
A. 17% B. 20% C. 34% D. 40%

13 ) Maria worked on her research project on a weekend. On Saturday morning, she did her project for 2 and a half
hours and in the afternoon, for 75 minutes. On Sunday, it took her 4 hours to do the remaining part of the project.
How long did it take her to finish the project?
A. 7 hours and 55 minutes C. 7 hours and 35 minutes
B. 7 hours and 45 minutes D. 7 hours and 25 minutes
14 ) Find the product: ( – 2 ) ( – 5 ) ( – 3 ) .
A. 30 B. 10 C. – 10 D. – 30

15 ) Simplify ( – 7 ) + 5 ( 14 – 6 ) – ( – 3 ) .
A. 20 B. 48 C. 80 D. 98
16 ) What must be added to x – 3x + 5 to make 2x + 9x – 11?
A. 3x + 6x – 6 B. x + 6x – 6 C. x + 12x – 16 D. – x – 12x + 16

17 ) By how much does 4x + 8x – 13 exceed x – 5x – 7x + 4x – 17?

A. 3x + 20x – 4x + 4 C. 3x – 4x + 4x – 30
B. – 3x – 20x + 4x – 4 D. 3x – 4x – 4x + 4

18 ) What is the product of x + 2 and 3x – 2x + 4?

A. 3x + 4x – 8x + 8 B. 3x + 4x + 8
C. 3x – 4x – 8 D. 3x + 4x – 8

19 ) If – 3x + 1 + 2x < – 1 , what is x – 2 ?
A. x – 2 > 1 B. x – 2 < 1 C. x – 2 > 0 D. x – 2 < 0

20 ) If the sum of two numbers is 60 and their difference is 8 , what is the larger number ?
A. 38 B. 36 C. 34 D. 32

21 ) The slope of the line whose equation is 3x – 2y + 10 = 0 is _______.

A. 2 B. C. 5 D.

22 ) The x – intercept of the line 5x – 4y – 20 = 0 is _______.

A. – 5 B. – 4 C. 4 D. 20

23 ) Find the equation of the line passing through points ( 2 , – 1 ) and ( 3 , 5 ).

A. 6x – y – 13 = 0 B. 6x + y – 11 = 0 C. x – 6y – 8 = 0 D. 4x – y – 7 = 0

24 ) In the equations x + y = 2 and 2x + 3y = 7 , the values of x and y are _______.

A. x = – 1 , y = 3 B. x = 1 , y = – 3 C. x = 1 , y = 3 D. x = – 1 , y = – 3

25 ) The values of x in the equation x – 3x – 40 = 0 are _______.

A. – 5 or – 8 B. – 5 or 8 C. 5 or – 8 D. 5 or 8

26 ) Solve 2x – 2x – 1 = 0.
A. B. C. – or D. no real roots
27 ) Which rational expression is equivalent to .
A. B. C. D.

28 ) What is the product of , and is _______.

A. B. C. D.
29 ) What is the simplified form of divided by .
A. 4a – 4b B. 2a – 2b C. 2a + 2b D. a – b

30 ) If y varies inversely as x , and y = when x = 9 , find y when x = – 3 .

A. – B. – C. – D. –

31 ) Find the value of x in the equation 4 + = 6 .

A. 3 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

32 ) Find the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 8 and common difference is 3.
A. 35 B. 32 C. 29 D. 26

33 ) What are the fifth term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 5
and third term is 19?
A. 29 , 4 B. 30 , 6 C. 33 , 7 D. 35 , 7

34 ) What kind of angle is BCE?

A. acute B. right C. obtuse D. straight

35 ) In circle E, which is the inscribed angle?

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 A. BEA B. PEA C. DPB D. DEP

36 ) What is the major arc in O ?

A. PQ B. RSQ C. QPR D. PRQ
37 ) In the figure, what is the name given to UT?
A. secant B. chord C. tangent D. diameter

38 ) Find the coordinates of the midpoint M of AB if A has coordinates ( – 4 , – 2 ) and B has coordinates ( 8 , 4 ).
A. ( – 2 , 1 ) B. ( 2 , 1 ) C. ( 1 , 2 ) D. ( – 1 , – 2 )

39 ) What is the equation of the circle with center at ( 3 , – 4 ) and radius of 5 cm?
A. ( x – 3 ) + ( y + 4 ) = 5 C. ( x + 3 ) + ( y – 4 ) = 5
B. ( x + 3 ) + ( y + 4 ) = 5 D. ( x – 3 ) + ( y – 4 ) = 5

40 ) Which of the following sets of ordered pairs represent a function?

A. m = { ( 1 , 3 ) , ( 1 , 4 ) , ( – 1 , 3 ) , ( – 2 , 4 ) }
B. k = { ( – 1 , 3 ) , ( 2 , 3 ) , ( – 1 , 4 ) , ( – 3 , 1 ) }
C. a = { ( 1 , 2 ) , ( 1 , 3 ) , ( 3 , 4 ) , ( 4 , 5 ) }
D. s = { ( 1 , 2 ) , ( 2 , 3) , ( 3 , 4 ) , ( 4 , 5 ) }

41 ) Which of the following cannot be an element of the domain of the function f ( x ) = ?

A. – 1 B. 0 C. D. 1

42 ) If f ( x ) = 4x – 3 and g ( x ) = 5x + 4 , then ( f + g ) ( x ) is equal to _______.

A. 9x + 7 B. x + 1 C. 1 – 9x D. 9x + 1

43 ) If f ( x ) = 3x + 5 and g ( x ) = x – 2 , then ( f o g ) ( x ) is equal to _______.

A. 3x + 3 B. 3x – 10 C. 3x – 1 D. 3x – 3

44 ) Find the equation of the line passing through the point ( – 1 , – 2 ) and parallel to the line 2x – 3y – 6 = 0.
A. 2x – y = 0 B. 2x + 3y + 8 = 0 C. 2x – 3y + 4 = 0 D. 2x – 3y – 4 = 0

45 ) In the quadratic equation y = x – 8x + 3 , the minimum point is _______.

A. ( 13 , 4 ) B. ( – 13 , 4 ) C. ( 4 , – 13 ) D. ( – 4 , 13 )

46 ) Find the product of the roots of x – 3 = 2x + 5x.

A. 5 B. 3 C. – 4 D. –
47 ) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are and 3.
A. 2x – 7x + 3 = 0 B. 2x + 7x – 3 = 0
C. 2x – 7x – 3 = 0 D. 2x + 7x + 3 = 0

48 ) Which of the following equations describes a polynomial function?

A. f ( x ) = B. f ( x ) = 2x + 5 C. f ( x ) = D. f ( x ) = 5x

49 ) What is the remainder when P ( x ) = x – x – 5x – 5 is divided by x – 3 ?

A. – 2 B. 0 C. 2 D. 26

50 ) What are the zeros of the function P ( x ) = x – 3x – x + 3 ?

A. 1 , 1, 3 B. – 3 , – 1 , – 1 C. – 3 , – 1 , 1 D. – 1 , 1 , 3

CLERICAL ABILITY
Directions: Answer as many questions as you can in 15 minutes. Find the two identical codes on each line and circle the
corresponding letters on the right.

Word Relationship Questions. Choose the correct word to complete the phrase.

1) medicine is to illness as law is to -------

  A B C D

  anarchy discipline treason etiquette

2) square is to cube as circle is to -------

  A B C D

  round ball pi sphere

3) king is to throne as judge is to -------

  A B C D

  lawyer bench court trial

4) nib is to pen as lens is to -------

  A B C D

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  seeing glass focus telescope

5) settlement is to injury as pension is to -------

  A B C D

  pensioner maturity retirement age

Spelling Questions. Choose correct spelling from the given choices.

6) A B C D

  missile misile missille misille

7) A B C D

  undoubtedley undoubtedlly undoutedly undoubtedly

8) A B C D

  severly severeley severely severley

9) A B C D

  permisible permissible permissable permisable

10) A B C D

  occasionially occasionally occationally occasionaly

SCIENTIFIC ABILITY

1. How many significant figures are there in 120.4000?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

2. How many occupied 2p orbitals does an element with four electrons have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

For questions 3-4, refer to the periodic group shown below, with letter choices substituted for the respective elements.

3. Which element is least active chemically? Halogen Group

a. A b. C c. D d. E
A
4. Which element has the largest ionic radius? B
a. A b. C c. D d. E C
D
5. How do you call an atom that does not react with another atom? E
a. in inert b. is an ion c. is an isotope d. is a halogen

6. The pH of ammonia is approximately 12. How is it classified?

a. neutral c. a base
b. an acid d. a substance with a concentration of 12 hydrogen ions

7. What part of the cell that is necessary in transportation and storage of energy?
a. ribosomes b. mitochondria c. vacuoles d. cytoplasm

8. Which planet in our solar system has the longest year?

a. Saturn b. Pluto c. Jupiter d. Mercury

9. Which planet in our solar system has the most number of moons?
a. Saturn b. Pluto c. Jupiter d. Mercury

10. A graph is plotted showing the velocity of a train as a function of time. What does the graph mean
if it shows a horizontal line?
a. the train is not moving c. the velocity is increasing
b. the acceleration is zero d. the acceleration is increasing

11. What conclusion can be made if a woman who is not color-blind marries a color-blind man and
some of their daughters are color-blind?
a. color-blindness is not a sex-linked trait c. the woman was homozygous for the trait
b. the woman was heterozygous for the trait d. color-blindness is a sex-influenced trait

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12. Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a. the sun b. paper c. uranium d. coal

13. Which of the following quantities is fully specified even if the direction is not given?
a. velocity b. mass c. weight d. torque

14. How does the acceleration of the moon positioned?

a. toward the sun c. away from the sun
b. toward the earth d. away from the earth

15. How do you called the force of gravity acting on an object?

a. mass b. weight c. inertia d. density

16. Which of the following statement is true?

a. Photosynthesis occurs in all living things.
b. the pH of ammonia is roughly 12. Thus, it is an acid.
c. Covalent bonds share electrons.
d. When a substance gains an electron, it becomes a cation.

17. What is the velocity of a 4-kg rock that has fallen from a 20-meter cliff when it reaches the
ground? (g=9.8 m/s2)
a. 80 m/s b. 60 m/s c. 40 m/s d. 20 m/s

18. What is an example of a physical change?

a. burning grass c. dissolving salt in water
b. the rusting of iron d. the fermentation of sugar to alcohol

19. Which of the following cannot be decomposed by ordinary chemical means?

a. air b. nickel c. sugar d. water

20. Which of the following is an advantage of using coal, instead of hydroelectric power, to generate
electricity?
a. It is very cheap. c. It doesn’t cause pollution.
b. It will not run out d. It generates much energy

21. Where does the most active metallic elements are found?
a. upper left corner of the periodic table c. lower left corner of the periodic table
b. upper right corner of the periodic table d. lower right corner of the periodic table

22. What do you call a substance that can be further simplified?

a. an element or a mixture c. an element or an atom
b. a mixture or a compound d. an element or a compound

23. What changes may occur when water is changing from a liquid to a solid at its freezing point?
a. heat is absorbed c. its particles lose energy
b. its temperature increases d. its particles become less ordered

24. What are the compositions of tissues?

a. different organ systems c. groups of cells performing similar functions
b. group related organs d. dissimilar cells in a particular location of the body

25. What will happen when a chlorophyll molecule absorbs light?

a. green light is not absorbed c. all wavelengths are equally absorbed
b. green light is maximally absorbed d. None of the above

26. What is the correct electronic configuration of an element whose atomic number is 6?
a. 1s22s23p2 b. 1s22s23d2 c. 1s22s22p2 d. 1s22s23s2

27. What is the value of -400F in terms of degree Celsius?

a. -80C b. -400C c. O0C d. 400C

28. What energy generated when water rushes over a waterfall?

a. kinetic energy b. potential energy c. chemical energy d. electrical energy

29. Jenny wanted to test how effective liquid fertilizers are. Which could be the best question or
problem for Jenny to investigate?
a. Which liquid fertilizer is the cheapest?
b. Which liquid fertilizer is the most concentrated?
c. Which liquid fertilizer could produce more flowers?
d. Which liquid fertilizer is mostly used by flower growers?

30. Eligio investigated the effect of the time of application of herbicide on the harvest of soybeans. He hypothesized that
applying the herbicides in the morning would be more effective than at noontime. The results are shown below.
Time Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
(g) (g) (g)
8:00 70.8 71.4 73
12:00 77.4 79.0 77

Do the results support Eligio’s hypothesis?

a. Yes, because there were more harvest in the morning than at noon time.
b. Yes, because there were more harvest at noon time than in the morning.
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 c. No, because there were more harvest at noon time than in the morning.
d. No, because there were more harvest in the morning than at noon time.

For Item No. 31

Ten (10) bean seedlings in one setup were grown in dark condition while 10 bean seedlings in the other setup were
exposed to sunlight. In both set-ups, all conditions were kept the same. The seedlings grown in the dark condition
became pale with long slender stems and soon died. The seedlings exposed to sunlight were green and healthy.

31. Which of the following hypothesis were tested for the investigation?
a. Sunlight is necessary for the photosynthesis.
b. The green pigment of the leaves disappear in the dark.
c. Sunlight is necessary for proper mineral absorption by plants.
d. Plants grown in the dark cannot perform the process of respiration. Load used Length of Spring
(newtons) (cm)
For item 32, refer to the data below. 0 0
2 2.2
4 4.4
5 5.5
9 9.9
32. The chart shoes a spring balance with a load attached to the hook. What is the length of the spring when the load is 6
newtons?
A. 6.1 cm B. 6.3 cm C. 6.5 cm D. 6.6 cm

For Item 33
The table below shows the result of the experiment on pressure against volume of air in syringe.

Volume of Air in Syringe Total Pressure exerted on air

(ml) (N/cm2)
10.00 10.12
8.0 12.50
5.0 15.75

33. The general statement which can be drawn from the experiment is that at constant temperature, the volume of the
fixed mass of gas _____.
a. inversely proportional to its pressure. c. is constant or the same with its pressure
b. is directly proportional to its pressure. d. is not related to its pressure.

For Item 34
Four culture dishes, A,B,C and D contain a certain kind of disease-causing bacteria in which a chemical/s is/are
added to each dish.

Dish Kind of Chemicals Added

A X and y
B Y and Z
C X and Z
D Y

After three days, the bacteria in dishes A,B and D were found dead.

34. Which statement can be made from the experiment?

a. Chemicals X,Y, and Z are effective anti-bacterial agents.
b. The bacteria in D changed to another form (mutated).
c. The bacteria in A,B and D are resistant to the chemicals.
d. Chemical Y killed the disease-causing bacteria.

35. Painting metals helps prevent rusting because paint ______.

a. reflects light c. makes the metal colorful

b. does not absorb water d. does not expose the metal to air

For Items 36 -38

Material Density (g/cm3)

Water 1.00
X 2.7
Y 7.87
W 0.24
Z 0.92

36. Based on the table, which one of these statements is TRUE?

a. Materials denser than water sinks. c. Materials less dense than water sinks.
b. Materials denser than water floats. d. Materials less dense than water either sink or float.

37. Which of the materials in the chart above will sink in water?
a. W and Z b. X and Z c. X and Y d. W and X

38. Why does the pencil appear broken at the boundary between air and water as viewed from the side of the glass of
water?

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 a. Because light travels slowest in air than in glass and in water.
b. Because light travels fastest in air than in glass and in water.
c. Because the speed of light in air, glass and water is the same.
d. Because the speed of light in air does not change when it passes through the glass.

39. Jose covered a jar containing water with a dry plastic sheet. An hour later, he saw droplets of water on the underside
of the plastic sheet. Which of the following statements best explains his observations?
a. The plastic changed the water in the jar into water droplets.
b. Some of the water in the jar moved up along the sides of the jar to the plastic.
c. Water from the air outside the jar became water droplets as it touched the plastic.
d. Some of the water in the jar changed into vapor and became water droplets as it touched the plastic.

40. Initially, the temperature of water in a beaker was 80 0C. Ten minutes later the temperature was 60 0C. If the temperature
decreases at the same rate, what is the rate of cooling in degrees per minute?
a. 20 b. 10 c. 2 d. 1

VERBAL ABILITY
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word or phrase that means almost the same as the underlined word.

1. A good host can handle an embarrassing situation with great aplomb.

a. panic b. composure c. distress d. confusion

2. The honest cop received approbation for returning the bag filled with money which he found.
a. criticism b. reward c. publicity d. praise

3. Rumors are at best 10% true and 90% balderdash.

a. cartain b. dependable c. nonsense d. fact

4. Hardened criminals rarely feel any compunction for their acts.

a. remorse b. justice c. joy d. difference

5. It is hard to work with people who are contumacious and who like to get things their own way.
a. humble b. odd c. obedient d. stubborn

6. I won’t stand for any of those defamatory remarks.

a. uplifting b. encouraging c. slanderous d. deceiving
7. Selfishness is a detestable quality in anyone.
a. loathsome b. desirable c. questionable d. lamentable

8. If you go on with your callous and pompous attitude, I will be forced to dissociate myself from you.
a. dislocate b. attract c. demand d. separate

9. Major decision are made in the higher echelons.

a. floors b. buildings c. ranks d. roofs

10. The orphanage is an eleemosynary institution.

a. ostentatious b. altruistic c. abominable d. ideal

11. Constant interruptions exasperated the speaker.

a. annoyed b. delighted c. confused d. bored

12. Insulting the manager is a terrible faux pas.

a. accusation b. blunder c. discretion d. crime

13. Her forthright remark caught everyone off-guard.

a. loud b. upcoming c. confusion d. straightforward

14. Soldiers guard the frontier against invasion and illegal entry.
a. capital b. building c. border d. palace

15. The policeman gesticulated for the driver to stop.

a. ducked b. signalled c. crawled d. wept

16. I dream of having halcyon days when war, strife and famine are but things of the past.
a. dependable b. numerous c. happy d. flash

17. The firecracker is the harbinger of the New Year.

a. signal b. icon c. soldier d. flash

18. Her hardwork and dedication has imparted upon me the love for work.
a. emulated b. instilled c. imposed d. made an error

19. Some television shows are jejune; they are boring and predictable.
a. intellectually unsatisfying b. intellectually challenging
c. intellectually pleasing d. intellectually hard

20. Wild grasses are luxuriant all-year-round.

a. scarce b. numerous c. minimal d. big

21. The existence of UFO’s mystifies most of us.

a. enriches b. concerns c. fascinates d. bewilders

22. Don’t ask for any monetary contribution or donation from him as he is a niggard.

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 a. benevolent b. altruistic c. stingy d. generous

23. Galileo was threatened to be ostracized if he did not retract his theory of a sun-centered universe.
a. exclude from society b. exclude from family
c. exclude from profession d. house-arrest

24. If you were parsimonious enough, then you wouldn’t have asked for financial help.
a. spendthrift b. thrifty c. lavish d. religious

25. Hepatitis is a pernicious disease.

a. serious b. common c. bickered d. decided

26. The children quibbled over who should use the computer first.
a. agreed b. assigned c. bickered d. decided

27. Teachers recapitulate their lessons before dismissing the class.

a. remember b. restrain c. reiterate d. retest

28. The exterminator promised complete riddance of roaches and pests.

a. assistance b. count c. nurture d. removal

29. One can not easily discourage her as she has a saguine outlook on life.
a. optimistic b. pessimistic c. unrealistic d. dreamy
30. That muscular man used to be a scrawny lad.
a. hyperactive b. skinny c. stubborn d. strong

ANALOGY
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the word that correctly completes each analogy.

31. Frederick Banting : Insulin ::

a. Roger Bacon : Terramycin b. Archimedes : Analgesic
c. John Baird : Strepsil d. Alexander Fleming : Penicillin

32. Alexander Bell : Telephone ::

a. Ladislao Biro : ballpoint pen b. Benz, Karl : car
c. Richard Arkwright : paper d. Emile Berliner : stamp

33. Xerography : Chester Carlson ::

a. Louis Braille : Braille System b. Melvin Bissel : carpet sweeper
c. Carothers Wallace : nylon d. Power loom : Edmund Cartwright

34. Cockerel, Christopher : Hovercraft ::

a. Chappe : Morse Code b. Cayley, George : glider
c. gun : Samuel Colt d. aqualung : Costeau

35. Vacuum flask : James Deward ::

a. Rudolf Dieasel : diesel b. tire : John Dunlop
c. Ford : car d. Eastman : Kodak camera

36. Monera : bacteria ::

a. Prostita : amoeba b. Spirogyra : algae
c. mushroom : Fungi d. Yeast : filamentous

37. earthworms : Annelids ::

a. Coelenterates : jellyfish b. Anthropods : spider
c. shark : Chordates d. starfish : Molluscs

38. Vit. A : Retinol ::

a. Vit. B1 : Thiamine b. Riboflavin : Vit. B2
c. Vit. K : Iron d. Ascorbic Acid : Vit. C

39. Ingestion : taking in food ::

a. absorption : secretion b. hibernation : adaptation
c. conversion : digestion d. egestion : fibers

40. Metals : malleable ::

a. flexible : plastics b. hard : glass
c. ceramics : brittle d. long stands : fibers

41. Weight : Newtons

a. Barometer : Pressure b. Mass : Kilograms
c. Velocity : Speed d. Centigrade : Temperature

42. thermal energy : heated object ::

a. electrical energy : electron flow b. oxygen reaction : chemical energy
c. nuclear energy : cell d. waves : wave energy

43. stars : galaxy ::

a. rock : pebble b. sea : fish
c. cloud : dust d. galaxies : universe

44. Mercury : Venus ::

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 a. Earth : Jupiter b. Jupiter : Mars
c. Neptune : Pluto d. Uranus : Saturn
45. Moon : satellite ::
a. Sun : star b. rock : Comet
c. Meteor : planet d. galaxy : Hydra

Pagkilala ng mali.

46. Naglinis siya ng bahay at maglalaba pa ng mga damit.

1 2 3 4
47. Nagsasalu-salo sa pagkain ang tatlong magkapatid.
1 2 3 4
48. Tuwang-tuwa ang mga mamamayan ng Bicol sapagkat bigay ng bigay ng tulong ang
1 2 3 4
mga tao sa kanila.
49. Mayroon daw kukuha ng litratong higit na mas maganda kaysa iba.
1 2 3 4

50. Aking susubukan ang lakas niya sa pamamagitan ng matinding palo sa leeg.
1 2 3 4
Analohiya

51. kalabaw : damo : kabayo : __________

A. karitela B. darak C. tahop D. kariton

52. ilog: pampang : dagat : _________

A. isda B. dalampasigan C. lamang-kati D. buhanginan

53. isda: apahap : bulaklak : __________

A. dalaga B. talulot C. sampaguita D. tangkay

54. usa: palaso : __________

A. isda:lambat B. ibon:bitag C. tamaraw:sibat D. patibong:baboyramo

55. dungo: mahiyain : __________

A. tahimik: daldal B. mapitagan:magalang C. mahinahon:magagalitin D. tamad:masipag

Non Verbal Ability

Direction: This is a test to check if you have the aptitude for motivating, advising, guiding, counseling, or helping others
solve personal problems. Read each question carefully, then work quickly and accurately.
1. Mrs. Golez sees a few young children playing on a construction site with unattended construction equipment. She
should ____________
a. not get involved since, probably, one of their parents works on that construction site.
b. make a citizen’s arrest, call the police, press charges and make it a point that these children are taught a lesson,
c. tell the children to leave since it is not their property and it is dangerous place to play.
d. pay no attention to the children since it is not her concern.
2. Which best describes school children who are overprotective at home?

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 a. They are slower in muscular development.. c. They are most aggressive.
b. They lack independence. d. They are best worker.

3. Why it is important for a leader of a teenage club make an effort to involve each members in its weekly discussion?
a. because teenagers tend to compete with each other
b. because teenagers need to contradict each other’s words
c. because teenagers need to have authority
d. because teenagers need to belong to the group
4. Which of the following is the most likely to cause emotional disturbances in children?
a. four siblings sharing bedroom
b. a family that has higher income than that of the relatives, neighbor, or friends
c. a family that has a lower income than that of the relatives ,neighbor, or friends
d. a strained and disrupted family relationship
5. For the rehabilitation of an innate in a federal penitentiary to be successful, the inmate must_____.
a. have interests and aptitudes that do not differ greatly from the psychologist who will facilitate the
rehabilitation
b. be willing to actively participate in the rehabilitation
c. come from a home that is highly moralistic
d. be very intelligent and be free from neurotic tendencies
6. Mr. Roces is a well –respected, accomplished, and conscientious executive director of a city agency that is often
called upon by the other departments for advice on other agency administration. One of his constant
recommendation is that agencies provide the inexperience worker with definite limits and controls as well as
necessary freedoms because controls________.
a. will given explanation on agency policy
b. will hinder the inexperienced worker from going up the ladder of success too fast
c. will give the inexperienced worker detailed guidelines which will facilitate feelings to security and eventually
from a base for the future decision making
d. will help the inexperienced worker be realistic in seeing what life is all about

7. Adolescence is a period of rapid physical growth and change. Approximately how many adolescents are concerned
with their physical development ?
a. one out of the three B. one out o seven c. one out of ten d. one out of twenty

8. Imagine that you are a counseling psychologist who wants to help one of your clients to overcome feeling of
inferiority. You should________.
a. refer you client to the latest research studies on inferiority because reading the studies will help the client to
understand the dynamics of the problem
b. point out to your client past or present minor or major successes to develop feelings of
confidence
c. inform your client that all the people have some feelings of inferiority
d. inform your client never to accept defeat but to try to his best to solve all his problems no matter how great
the odds

9. Pretend that you are a hospital social worker who frequently needs to interview a patient. The information you receive
at an interview must be recorded on the patient’s cumulative record form________.
a. using your own private coding system so that other hospital personnel will not read this information
b. about a week later to give enough time to think over what was said and to weed out irrelevant details
c. the same day as the interview
d. at the time the patient tells it

10. Why are a considerable number of adolescents prone to use swear words and slang expressions?
a. because they have the tendency to defy their parents
b. because they desire to attain peer approval
c. because they need to assert independence
d. because they need to defy authority

11. Dr. Lopez is a counseling psychologist who is adept at understanding and interpreting what a client says and does,
but he believes, too, that he should not immediately share his interpretations with the client. Why do you think he
intentionally delays his response?
a. The client will not understand the interpretations.
b. The client does not want to hear these interpretations because they only tend to add to his problems.
c. The client is not in the right frame of mind to accept or use the interpretations properly.
d. The client should be given time to draw some conclusions and make some interpretations without
detailed directions from Dr. Lopez.

12. Why is it important for high school students to be treated as responsible people?
a. because it would be difficult to predict how they will act when they grow older
b. because their parents will be enraged since they do not want their children to be spoiled and
irresponsible
c. because they will be a disappointment and become unsuccessful in the future
d. because they will act as responsible people
13. Imagine that you are a probation officer who has a counseling group of juvenile offenders and you want to foster an
attitude of cooperation within the group. Which of the following is least likely you will do?
a. Set a proper example by cooperating with them or with your co-workers whenever the opportunity
arises.
b. Provide opportunities wherein they will help younger children with a special project.
c. Encourage the youngsters to help you plan the counseling sessions.
d. Make a list of all the reasons why cooperation is a necessity in order to get along in this world.

14 From which of the following would a college professor gain the single most important resource for learning and
growth?
a. media such as television news programs b. professional literature and journals
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 c. other faculty members d. the students

15. Which of the following is the most accurate generalization about human ability?
a. It is inborn. c. It is constant.
b. It is influenced by the environment. d. It is always changing.

16. From what class are pressures for success usually the strongest?
a. from the upper-income class c. from the lower-income class
b. from the middle-income class d. All of the above

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17. Pretend that you are a social worker in the Department of Welfare and you learn that one of your clients has been
hospitalized. What should you do first?
a. Give your client a visit at the hospital to assess the extent of the injuries.
b. Telephone the relatives of the client and tell them that you are sorry.
c. Telephone the hospital and find out how long the client will stay there.
d. Request that a Welfare Department physician immediately assess the condition of the client at the
hospital.

18. Which of the following personality traits should be considered most important for one who wants to pursue a
“people-helping career”?
 a. enthusiasm and eagerness c. good-naturedness and hospitality
b. persuasion and determination d. sociability and cheerfulness

19. Which of the following is most true about criminals?

a. They have beady eyes. c. They look like other people
b. They have a good sense of humor d. They have a very high IQ.

20. Which is true about a person’s socialization process?

a. It ends in adolescence. c. It is a major concern of the school.
b. It reverses itself after puberty. d. It continues throughout a lifetime.
Entrepreneurship Test
Direction: This is a test to check if you have the aptitude for business, that is, to coordinate, manage , negotiate,
organize, persuade, sell and supervise. You are also checked if you can make good business decisions. Read each
question carefully, then work quickly and accurately.
1. All of the following statements are used to describe the word “Entrepreneurship” except which one?
a. Entrepreneurship is used to describe strategic thinking and risk-taking behavior that result in the creation of
new opportunities for individuals and organizations.
b. Entrepreneurship is dynamic, risk-taking, creative, growth-oriented behavior.
c. Entrepreneurship is the ability to make decisions without having to go through layers for corporate
hierarchy- just being a master of your own destiny.
d. Entrepreneurship is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the use of resources to
accomplish performance goals.

2. Richard found it necessary to reprimand Mariz, one of his employees. When would be the best time for Richard to
reprimand the said employee?
a. Richard should reprimand Mariz in writing using the company’s letterhead.
b. Richard should reprimand Mariz in private.
c. Richard should reprimand Mariz during their coffee break.
d. Richard should reprimand Mariz first, then apologize.

3. Entrepreneurs tend to share certain attitudes and personal characteristics. When entrepreneurs believe that they
are in control of their own destiny, are self-directing, and like autonomy, they are known to possess which of the
following characteristics?
a. internal locus of control b. flexibility c. high energy level d. self-reliance

4. What characteristic of an entrepreneur is exhibited when he is comfortable with uncertainty and is willing to take
risks?
a. internal locus control c. flexibility
b. high tolerance of ambiguity d. need for achievement

5. Which of the following statements is not false?

a. Money is the key to entrepreneurial success.
b. You have to be young to be an entrepreneur.
c. One has to have a degree in business to be an entrepreneur.
d. Entrepreneurs are flexible since they are willing to admit problems and errors and to change a course of
action when plans aren’t working.

6. Which of the following is/are reasons why people pursue entrepreneurship?

a. They want to be the boss and have control of their future.
b. They are working for a family-owned business.
c. They are laid off from work.
d. All of the above.

7. New start-ups should be guided by a good business plan that describes what the intended nature of the business
is, how it will operate, and how finances will be obtained. A business plan includes a financial projection. Which
of the following gives a brief description of a financial projection?
a. It is the amount of funds needed to run the business, the amount available, and the amount requested from
new sources
b. It is a cash flow prediction from one year to five years, break even points, and phased investment capital.
c. It includes size of market, competitor’s strengths and weaknesses, and five-year sales goals.
d. It includes manufacturing and service methods, sullies and suppliers, and control procedures.

8. All of the following are characteristics of a good secretary except________.

a. having good organizational skills c. respect for confidentiality
b. reliance on his/her memory d. ability to summarize discussions effectively
9. Mrs. Hernandez, a supervisor, has informed Richard that she would make an on-the-spot- check on the project on which
Richard and his subordinates are working on. Which of the following is appropriate for Richard to do?
a. Richard should influence his subordinates to work faster than usual.
b. Richard should briefly mention it to his subordinates
c. Richard should go to Mrs. Hernandez and ask her why he is being picked on.
d. Richard should not forget about it.

10. There are two major ways the entrepreneur can obtain outside financing for a new venture. One of these is through debt
financing. Which of the following best describes debt financing?
a. It involves exchanging ownership shares for outside investment monies.
b. It makes large investments in new ventures in return for an equity stakes in the business.
c. It involves borrowing money that must be repaid over time with interest.
d. It involves a wealthy individual willing to invest in return for equity in a new venture.

11. All of the following can be considered as fixed monthly charges except________.
a. interest b. Taxes c. Rent d. Repair and maintenance

12. Which should not be done by Jay while he is offering a more expensive test preparation book to a prospective client?
a. Explain the reason for the additional cost of the book.
b. Degrade the less expensive test preparation book to convince the client to buy the more expensive one.
c. Mention that the more expensive test preparation book is used by an elite group who scored relatively higher than
those who did not.
d. Cite that the most expensive book has added features which are not available in the other test preparation books
that the store offers.

13. Marian, a manager, understands that competencies required to fulfill the tasks of a job vary with the level of the job.
Which of the following should Marian’s standards be greater that those expected of her subordinates?
a. Technical skills b. Speed c. Punctuality d. Ability to instruct others

14. Beth is faced with the task of selecting one of her employees for a supervisory position. Which of the following should
she place the greatest significance in selecting the appropriate candidate?
a. Potential for leadership and knowledge of work
b. Sincerity and loyalty to the company
c. Intellectual capacity and formal education
d. Capability to perform the work that will be supervised

15. These are being considered for a management position. Which of the following would make her cautious in taking the
position?
 a. For professional advancement c. The position which is newly created
b. The resignation of the former manager d. The job she really wanted
16. Estel is a beginning inexperienced accountant. Which of the following would she be initially performing?
a. preparing comparative financial statements c. interpreting financial reports
b. checking petty-cash vouchers d. preparing the company’s budgeting plan
17. Kit, a supervisor, said”Thank you” to Fe, a subordinate, for the accuracy of her report. In this case, “Thank you”
is________.
a. considered a negative reinforcement
b. considered a positive reinforcement
c. unnecessary
d. None of the above
18. All of the following contain information about a person’s qualification and aptitude for a job except________.
a. completed employment applications
b. Gannt Charts
c. Resumes
d. Standardized tests
19. The break-even point in a break-even chart indicates the________.
a. point where total costs equal total revenues
b. point where the firm is making a profit
c. point where variable costs equal total costs
d. All of the above
20. Famous people are used by advertisers to promote products. Which of the following characteristics of famous
persons should be possessed in order to be effective in persuading the public to purchase the product?
a. credibility
b. position of power or prestige
c. attractiveness
d. All of the above
GOD BLESS, GOOD LUCK !

TAGUM CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Mangga, Visayan Village, Tagum City

NATIONAL CAREER ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

Prepared by:

4TH YEAR FACULTY

August 25, 2008