ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

GRADE 10
Directions: Choose the best answer among the options given.

I. SCIENCE

1. Which of the following concepts best explains the theoretical balance of all the large portion of
Earth’s lithosphere?
A. Continental C. Isostasy
B. Rifting D. Seafloor Spreading

2. Which type of plate boundary is also called destructive plate boundary?

A. Convergent B. Divergent
C. Fault C. Transform

3. Aeolian landforms are forms by the chemical and mechanical actions of the wind. Which of the
following does not belong to this classification?
A. Buttes B. Dunes
C. Loess D. Mushroom rock

4. This earthquake type happens when the shifting of the Earth’s plates is driven by the sudden
release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of the Earth.
A. Collapse B. Explosion
C. Tectonic D. Volcanic

5. These tremors are felt in the same region of the main shock. They are formed as the crust adjusts to
the effects of the main shock and can cause collapse of buildings.
A. Foreshock B. Aftershock
C. Shockwave D. All of these

6. An upside down image is called __________.

A. Lateral B. Inverted
C. Erect D. Perpendicular
7. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a plane mirror?
A. Virtual, inverted, and enlarged
B. Real, inverted, and reduced
C. Real, upright, and the same size as object
D. Virtual, upright, and the same size as object

8. Moving electric charges will interact with ________.

A. an electric field B. A magnetic field
C. Both of these D. None of these

9. Magnetism is due to the motion of electrons as they ___________.

A. move around the nucleus
B. spin on their axes
C. Both of these
D. None of these

10. When a magnet is thrust into a coil of wire, the coil tends to _______.
A. attract the magnet as it enters
B. repel the magnet as it enters
C. Both of these
D. Neither of these

11. All of the following are true about RNA except _______.
A. RNA can leave the nucleus
B. RNA contains uracil in the place of thiamine
C. RNA is a single strand
D. RNA and DNA have the same 5-C sugar

12. If the sequence of bases along one side of a DNA molecule is AAGCT, the complementary
sequence of bases on the other side of the DNA molecule is __________.
A. AAGCT B. UUCHA
C. GGTAC D. TTCGA
13. The three nitrogenous bases carried by tRNA is called _______.
A. codon B. code
C. anticodon D. genes

14. Messenger RNA ( mRNA) is formed from DNA. This process is called ________.
A. Duplication C. Replication
B. Transcription D. Translation

15. A technique to determine the age of fossilized organisms.

A. Radioisotope dating C. Ionization process
B. Carbon dating D. Potassium iodide process

16. What type of evidence when there is a similar appendage?

A. Embryology C. Homologous
B. Vestigial D. Genetics

17. Ecosystem is defined as __________.

A. group of components that interact with one another
B. Group of interesting species in one place at one time
C. Community of organisms and populations interacting with one another and with the chemical and
physical factors making up their environment
D. Biologic populations of different plant and animal species living and interacting in an area at a
particular time

18. This term refers to all range of organisms in the environment which can be measured by the
numbers and types of different species, or the genetic variations within and between species.
A. Biosphere C. Biomes
B. Biodiversity D. Ecosystem

19. Which gas law describes the relationship between volume and temperature?
A. Charles’s Law C. Avogadro’s Law
B. Boyle’s Law D. Henry’s Law

20. What causes the density of a balloon to decrease?

A. Temperature of the gas is increased
B. A higher molar mass gas is substituted
C. More gas is added to the balloon
D. None of the above
21. Biomolecules are organic molecules being produced by living organisms. Which group comprised
the four main biomolecules?
A. carbohydrate, protein, nucleic acid, amino acid
B. carbohydrate, protein, lipid, nucleic acid
C. protein, lipid, nucleic acid, triglyceride
D. protein, lipid, carbohydrate, nucleotide

22. Which of the following elements is not present in carbohydrates?

A. carbon C. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen D. Oxygen

23. Disaccharides are double sugars. Which one is not disaccharide?

A. galactose C. maltose
B. sucrose D. lactose

24. A nucleotide structure always has three components: a five carbon sugar molecule, a molecule of
a nitrogen-containing base, and a molecule of
A. Sulfate C. Phosphate
B. Carbonate D. Nitrate

25. Which of the following amino acids is considered as essential amino acid?
A. glycine C. glutamine
B. Histidine D. Alanine

26. For healthy vision and bone growth, one needs to consumed a vitamin known as
A. thiamine C. niacin
B. retinol D. tocopherol

27. Which of the following is a good definition of homeostasis?

A.. Homeostasis means that our body monitors the value of several
parameters and prevents them from ever changing.
B. Homeostasis means that our body doesn't regulate the value of
different body parameters.
C. Homeostasis means that our body monitors the value of several
parameters and restores them to their correct value after any
alteration.
D. Homeostasis means that we stand still all the time.

28. Which of the following is an example of positive feedback to indirectly

maintain homeostasis?
A. the chemical reactions involved in blood clotting
B. your blood vessels dilate and you begin to sweat in response to elevated
body temperature
C. your blood vessels constrict and you begin to shiver in response to low
body temperature
D. your coach compliments you on your performance in practice

29. When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your
pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell
membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels.
A. Positive Feedback
B. Negative Feedback
C. Metabolism Feedback
D. Stimulating Feedback

30. Fluorescent minerals on display in museums are illuminated with ____________.

A. infrared light C. often either or both
B. ultraviolet light D. none of these

II. SOCIAL STUDIES

1. Who was the Enlightenment thinker is known for the concept of separation of powers?
a. Montesquieu
b. Voltaire
c. Thomas Hobbes
d. Adam Smith
2. Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is this is this quotation demonstrating in
regard to the French Revolution?
a. Natural law
b. Nationalism
c. Free trade
d. Socialism
3. It is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world’s economies,
cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services,
technology, and flows of investment, people, and information.
a. Migration
b. Contemporary issues
c. Globalization
d. None of these
4. Ambivalent sexism predicts:
a. Positive stereotypes on non-traditional women and negative stereotypes about traditional
women.
b. Positive stereotypes of traditional women and negative stereotypes about non-traditional
women.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A or B
 5. It is a belief in social, economic, and political equality of the sexes.
a. Discrimination
b. Multiculturalism
c. Feminism
d. All of the above
6. Every Philippine President has _____ years of service in the government.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
7. What significant event happened during 1986 that lead to the overthrew of the power of the
dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
a. Philippine Revolution
b. Propaganda Movement
c. Katipunan Assembly
d. EDSA People Power Revolution 1
8. What right is violated if the person was tried and sentenced twice for the same crime?
a. Right against double jeopardy
b. Right against self-incrimination
c. Right to be heard
d. All of the above
9. These are rights that may never be revoked by the government.
a. Natural rights
b. Constitutional rights
c. Statutory rights
d. None of these
10. Every person is entitled for equal rights.
a. True
b. False
III. MATHEMATICS

1. The sum of the roots in the quadratic equation x(x+2)=-3x+5 is __________.

a. 5
b. – 5
c. 1
d.- 1
2. Which of the following could be the value of x in the inequality 5> x >−10?
a. -12
b. 6
c. 0
d. 13
3. Simplify: √ 400
a. 20
b. 200
c. 2 √ 100
d. 10 √ 4
4. The roots of the quadratic equation are -5 and -2/3. What is the equation?
a. 3x^2+10x+17=0
b. 3x^2-10x+17=0
c. 3x^2-17x+10=0
d. 3x^2+17x+10=0
5. Which of the following ordered pairs described a function?
a. (1, 2), (3, 4), (3, 6), (7, 8)
b. (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (5, 8)
c. (1, 2), (2, 2), (4, 2), (8, 2)
d. (-1, -1), (0, 0), (1, 1), (1, 2)
6. When do you say that two radicals are alike?
a. when their indices are the same
b. when their radicands are the same
c. when their integral exponents are the same
d. when their indices and radicands are the same

7. The discriminant of a quadratic equation is negative. This means that the equation has __________.
a. one real solution
b. two real solutions
c. two non – real solutions
d. one non – real solution
8. Which of the following functions is a quadratic?
a. f ( x )=x +5
b. f ( x )=−10
c. f ( x )=x 2−3 x 2−1
2
d. f ( x )= 2
x
9. Simplify: √3 20 x 4 y 5
a. 2 √3 5 x 2 y
b. 2 √3 5 x 2 y
c. xy √3 20 xy
d. xy √3 20 x y 2
10. What is the product of the roots in the quadratic equation 7x-10=2x^2?
a. 10
b. 5
c. -7/2
d. 7/2
11. Which of these quantities are inversely related?
a. air pressure and altitude
b. side of a cube and its surface area
c. diameter of a circle and its circumference
d. the number of tickets sold and the gross sales

12. Simplify: (3¿¿−2)−3 ¿

a. 243

b. 1/243

c. 729

d. 1/729

13. What is the discriminant of the quadratic equation x(x-3)=-2x^2-1?

a. – 123
b. 123
c. 141
d. – 141
14. Which of the following equations is a combined variation?
a. y=kxz
k
b. y=
x
c. y=k x2
kx
d. y=
z
15. Evaluate: (−3¿¿ 2)(24 )(50 )¿.
a. -144
b. -72
c. 144
d. 720
16. The sum of the roots in a quadratic equation is – 3. If the constant a is equal to 2, find the value of
constant b.
a. – 6
b. 6
c. – 1
d. 5
17. The solution set of the inequality 0< x <6 is __________.
a. ¿
b. [0, 6]
c. (1, 5)
d. [1, 5]

18. Evaluate: [(3−5)(33 )]−1.

a. -27
b. -9

c. 1/9

d. 9

19. What is the quadratic equation if its roots are 1/2 and 7/5?
a. 〖10x〗^2+19x+7=0
b. 〖10x〗^2+19x-7=0
c. 〖10x〗^2-19x+7=0
d. 〖10x〗^2-19x-7=0
20. Which of the following lines can be used to test if the given graph is a function or not?
a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Curve
d. Slant

21. Which shows 1 as a power of 10?

a. 100

b. 101

c. 102

d. 103

22. Which of the following is used to derive the formula in finding the sum and product of the roots
in a quadratic equation?
a. completing the square
b. discriminant
c. quadratic formula
d. factoring
23. What is the value of constant b in the function f ( x )=(x−3)2−10?
a. 9
b. -9
c. 6
d. -6

24. How is 4 −3 is related to 4 3?

a. 4 3is the opposite of 4 −3 .

b. 4 3is the additive inverse of 4 −3 .

c. 4 3is the reciprocal of 4 −3 .

d. 4 3is the negative of 4 −3 .

25. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real solutions?

a. x^2+2x+1=0
b. 0=x-2x^2
c. 〖2x〗^2+3x+1=0
d. 0-1=x+x^2
26. The value of constant c in the function f ( x )=(x−5)2+ 10 is __________.
a. 25
b. -25
c. -35
d. 35

27. Simplify: (−32)3/ 5.

a. -8

b. -2

c. -½

d. 2

28. The product of the roots in a quadratic equation is 2. If the constant c is equal to 10, find the value
of constant a.
a. 12
b. -12
c. – 5
d. 5

29. Simplify: (3¿¿ 1/2)(121/ 2) ¿.

a. 4

b. 6

c. 8

d. 9

30. A quadratic equation has one real solution. This means that __________.
a. the discriminant of the equation is negative
b. the equation is a perfect square trinomial
c. the discriminant of the equation is zero
d. both b and c

IV. ENGLISH