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NMAT Practice Set Part 1 & Part 2 With Answer Key
NMAT Practice Set Part 1 & Part 2 With Answer Key
Part I of the National Medical Admission Test consists of four subtests. Each
subtest contains multiple-choice items.
For each item, select your answer from the options given. On your answer
sheet, shade the circle marked with the letter of your chosen answer. For
example, if your answer to an item is option C, then completely shade the circle
marked C as shown below. Make sure your mark on the circle is dark. Your
mark is not dark enough if the letter inside the circle can still be read. Avoid
incorrect shading of circles as they may not be recognized as an answer.
Make sure you are marking the answer columns corresponding to the item
number you are on. Mark only one answer for each item. If you want to change
your answer, erase the first answer completely. Incomplete erasures will be
interpreted as another answer thereby producing “multiple answers.” Items with
multiple answers are automatically considered wrong.
Do not write anything on this test booklet. Use the paper provided for your
scratch work.
Follow carefully the specific directions for each subtest or section. When you
finish a subtest, proceed to the next until you have completed the entire test.
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TEST A. VERBAL
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(A) church (C) embassy "Thou canst not stir a flower without
(B) colony (D) consulate troubling of a star," stated the mystical poet
Francis Thompson. He exaggerated the links
19. RECESS : INQUIRY :: REPRIEVE : in the fabric of life, but his was, nonetheless,
a true insight into the fact that there do exist
(A) sentence (C) obligation ecological relationships between living things
(B) trial (D) guilt here on earth and the movements of the
heavenly bodies. Not only are earthly
20. WINE : FERMENTATION :: LIQUOR : organisms affected by light and warmth from
the distant moon and sun, but many animals
(A) brewing (C) distillation have also been shown to possess
(B) frothing (D) pasteurization mechanisms which accurately measure the
sun's position and react to the rhythm of the
tides, the phases of the moon, and the
motion of our planet.
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21. The statement "Thou canst not stir a having less faith in God. Dying young
flower without troubling of a star" seems to assure salvation. The poems are
means that indeed deeply religious; many of them are
prayers. Gitanjali's parents are Sikhs, and
(A) one should not disturb things in she attended a Catholic school, but she
nature always said her religion was love.
(B) there exists a relationship between
living things and the universe Curiously, some of the poems speak of
(C) plants should be treated carefully the poet in the third person, as though
(D) some life-forms are largely Gitanjali was looking at herself objectively.
unaffected by the heavenly bodies She writes "Illness too is/A gift of God/And
Gitanjali accepts it/With grace and in good
22. Based on the selection, which of the stride." Perhaps, the strain had become too
following statements is correct? strong even for the brave young poet.
Gitanjali means "song-offering," and the
(A) Most forms of life have biological whole volume is an offering of songs to God
rhythms which are permanent and about what it means to die so young.
unchanging.
(B) Reactions to the seasonal cycle are 23. The main purpose of the author in
uniform in different communities. writing the selection is to show
(C) Of all the creatures in nature, man
alone is independent of its (A) the similarities between Dickinson's
revolving cycles. and Gitanjali's poems
(D) Many animals can alter their (B) Gitanjali's prowess in writing poems
diurnal or nocturnal patterns in (C) Gitanjali's sentiments towards death
response to changing needs and as expressed in her poems
environment. (D) Gitanjali's fears and frustrations
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Before the days of widespread TV, the 27. As used in the selection, what does
Swiss thinker, Max Picard, offered the notion "conundrum" mean?
that people play the radio to make sure that
they are still there. This proposition neatly (A) Belief
reverses the old conundrum: If a tree falls in (B) Proposition
a forest, does it make a sound if there is no (C) Riddle
one there to hear it? This question presumes (D) Saying
man exists and asks if sound exists without
man's hearing it. The modern form of this
question, à la Picard, would reverse these
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28. What are the effects of solitude and usually remember nothing very valuable
silence on serious thoughts? except, perhaps, religion and national unity,
is equivalent to saying of a not very model
(A) They intensify self-examination. mother that she has given her child nothing
(B) They purify the process of thought. except life. For in the profoundest possible
(C) They heighten loneliness and sense, Spain did give birth to us—as a
isolation. nation, as a historical people.
(D) They develop introspection.
The poetry of Housman, "Oh, why did I
29. Silence is the background for sounds. awake? When shall I sleep again?"
This statement means that sounds – expresses a resentment that underlies
much of our present vengefulness towards
(A) are carefully listened to when there the Spanish. It should also help to explain
is noise the sluggishness of which we have been
(B) are heard more distinctly when accused, and which, along with the equally
there is silence famous "fatalism" of ours, may be no more
(C) are easily produced when there is than our blood's memories of the communal
silence tribe-house, where custom and taboo lay
(D) cannot exist without silence heavy upon life, predetermining all action, all
speech even; within whose rigid circle
30. The author believes that – everything being preordained,
preestablished – men moved as in a trance,
(A) there can never be silence without having to exercise their will, and
(B) man abhors and tends to avoid therefore, without creating history. The
solitude dreaminess thick in our nature, our
(C) noise in itself produces silence incapacity for decisive thought or action may,
(D) questions are better-answered in if analyzed, be found to derive from our
silence failure so far to break loose completely from
primeval carryovers, from those submerged
Selection 4 longings for the tight, fixed web of tribal
obedience.
When we talk today of the need for some
symbol to fuse us into a great people, we The prime work of Christianity for us has
seem to forget that all over the country, there been this awakening of the self, this release
lies this wealth of a "usable past" – of and expansion of the consciousness, a work
symbols that have grown through and undoubtedly still in progress, we being not
through the soil of the land and the marrow yet fully awake nor perfectly conscious;
of its people. But the past can become immature Christians at best; Catholics but
"usable" only if we are willing to enter into its not catholic; enclosed within the Faith as
spirit and to carry there a reasonably within a sect; having still to realize that to
hospitable mind. As long as we regard it with open oneself to this "one of the great,
hatred, contempt, and indignation, it will conjoint, and so to term it – necessary
remain hateful and closed to us. products of the human mind . . . rich in the
world's experience," is to let in "a great tide of
And as long as we remain estranged from that experience and to make, as it were, with
it, we will remain a garish and uncouth and a single step, a great experience of one's own,
upstart people, without graces because and with great consequent, increase to one's
without background. Towards our Spanish sense of color, variety, and relief, in the
past, especially, it is time we become more spectacle of men and things."
friendly; bitterness but inhibits us.
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31. The selection suggests that our lives can The practice of Tantra does not mean the
have more meaning if we end of rational thought. It means the
integration of thought based on symbols into
(A) become more religious larger spectrums of awareness.
(B) profess colonial influence
(C) accept our past with openness The development of Buddhism in India
(D) study our pre-Spanish customs shows that a profound and penetrating
intellectual quest into the ultimate nature of
32. The writer obviously thinks well of reality can culminate in, or at least, set the
stage for, a quantum leap beyond rationality.
(A) our pre-Spanish culture In fact, on an individual level, this is one of
(B) our Spanish heritage the roads to enlightenment. Tibetan
(C) the piety of the Filipino Buddhism calls it the Path without Form or
(D) the Filipino character the Practice of the Mind. The Path without
Form is prescribed for the people of
33. Our defects as a people are mostly intellectual temperament. The science of
due to physics is following a similar path.
Buddhist philosophy reached its ultimate Max Planck, the father of quantum
development in the second century A.D. No mechanics, wrote "Science . . . means
one has been able to improve much on it unresting endeavor and continually
since then. The distinction between progressing development toward an aim
Buddhist philosophy and Tantra is well which the poetic intuition may apprehend,
defined. Buddhist philosophy can be but which the intellect can never fully grasp."
intellectualized, Tantra cannot. Buddhist
philosophy is a function of the rational mind, We are approaching "the end of science."
Tantra transcends rationality. "The end of science" does not mean the end of
"unresting endeavor and continually
The most profound thinkers of the Indian progressing development" of more and more
civilization discovered that words and comprehensive and useful physical theories.
concepts can take them only so far. Beyond "The end of science" means the coming of
that point came the actual doing of a Western civilization, in its own time and in its
practice, the experience of which was own way, into the higher dimensions of
ineffable. This did not prevent them from human experience.
progressively refining the practice into an
extremely effective and sophisticated set of
techniques, but it did prevent them from
being able to describe the experience which
the techniques produce.
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(A) man is never content with his (A) the experience of truth is subject to
technological gains reason
(B) nature is blind (B) practice is equal to theory
(C) scientists are too intelligent to stop (C) insights gained cannot be put down
searching in words
(D) man will always seek the truth (D) symbolic thought becomes part of
about himself and nature greater realms of awareness
35. As used in the selection, the term 39. In the second paragraph, the word
"ineffable" means "transcends" most closely means
36. The author suggests that a true scientific 40. Which of the following statements show
pursuit would involve that physics is following a path similar to
Tibetan Buddhism?
(A) a personal confrontation with a
supreme force (A) Recent trends in the science require
(B) an intellectual openness a jump beyond existing theories.
(C) a denial of the validity of present (B) Physicists are actually philosophers.
formulas (C) Physics is Tibetan in origin.
(D) the wholehearted support of the (D) Physical hypotheses coincide with
entire scientific community Buddhist doctrine.
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DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, the series of figures at the left shows a
continuously changing pattern. Discover this pattern of change. From the five figures at the
right, choose the one which should come next in the series.
Example:
In the example, the three diagrams at the left show a line increasing progressively in such a
way as to approach a closed figure. If another line is added, the resulting form would look
exactly like figure C at the right. Thus, the correct answer is C.
There are other principles involved in the items aside from that illustrated in the example.
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DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of five figures, four of which are similar in
some respect. Choose the figure that is different from the other four.
Example:
In the example, the correct answer is figure C, because the arrows are all pointing downward,
whereas the arrows in each of the other figures are all pointing upward.
There are other principles involved in the items aside from that illustrated in the example.
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24. WU PR MK FH
Section 3. Number and Letter Series
(A) DB (D) AC
DIRECTIONS: In the following items, (B) BD (E) DA
discover the principle involved in the (C) CA
series. Select from the five choices the
number or letter that should come next in 25. 31 17 34 22 44 34 68
the series.
(A) 58 (D) 272
Examples: (B) 136 (E) 60
(C) 544
1. 2 4 6 8 10
26. A E H J N
(A) 1 (D) 14
(B) 12 (E) 13 (A) P (D) Q
(C) 16 (B) R (E) S
(C) O
2. A C E G I
27. BYE GYJ LYO QYT
(A) J (D) H
(B) L (E) M (A) VYZ (D) VVW
(C) K (B) VYY (E) VYX
(C) WYY
In example 1, the correct answer is B,
because 2 is added to a number to obtain 28. 10 11 16 18 23 26
the next number. In example 2, the
correct answer is C, because the given (A) 27 (D) 29
succession of letters has intervals of two. (B) 32 (E) 31
(C) 30
There are other principles involved in the
items aside from those illustrated in the 29. C M E Q G U I
examples.
(A) K (D) W
(B) M (E) X
21. 13 9 15 7 17 5 (C) Y
(A) L (D) M
(B) N (E) O
(C) P
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32. 26 16 21 12 18 10 17 37. CD VU HI QP MN
36. 8 12 15 21 24 32
(A) 35 (D) 40
(B) 42 (E) 36
(C) 39
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TEST C. QUANTITATIVE
7. (x + y )3 + (x – y )3 =
Section 1. Fundamental Operations
9.
( 25-1 ) + ( 25-2 ) =
1. 96 ÷ 8 ÷ 4 = ( 6250 )( 25-2 )
(A) 2 (C) 4 1
(B) 3 (D) 12 (A) 26 (C)
5
1 3
(A) 75 (C) 185 (A) (C)
n +1 8
(B) 85 (D) 715 3
4. 2(x – y ) + 3 + (x + 3y ) – 2(x + 1) = 1 1
(B) n+2
(D)
3 3
(A) x – y + 1 (C) y + 1
(B) x + y + 1 (D) x + 1
9 11. 2 – 2(3 – x ) + x =
6
5. 1 + + 2 =
x x (A) –4 + 2x (C) 3x – 4
(A) (x + 3 )2 (C) (x 2
+ 9) x 2 (B) 3 + 2x (D) –4 – x
x2 + 9 (x + 3)2
(B) (D)
x2 x2
6. (4 3 )(5 3 ) =
(A) 20 3 (C) 60
(B) 27 (D) 180
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12. What is the perimeter of a regular 18. If the 100th number in the list is x, what
hexagon if the length of one side is equal is the 103rd number in the list?
to x?
(A) x + 3 (C) 3x
(A) 5x (C) 7x (B) x + 8 (D) 8x
(B) 6x (D) 8x
13. One box measures 7 meters by 15 meters 19. The sum of two numbers is 19. If 5 times
by 8 meters. Another box measures the smaller number is 3 less than twice
8 meters by 9 meters by 10 meters. By the larger number, what are the
how many cubic meters is the volume of numbers?
one box greater than the other?
(A) 12 and 7 (C) 14 and 5
(B) 13 and 6 (D) 15 and 4
(A) 37 m 3 (C) 120 m 3
(B) 57 m 3 (D) 840 m 3 20. If out of the top 1,000 corporations in the
Philippines, 45% were established before
14. A patient needs to take a certain tablet January 1, 1980 and 25% were
for 7 days. If he has to take one tablet established before January 1, 1970, how
every 3 hours, how many tablets does he many of these corporations were
need? established between January 1, 1970 and
January 1, 1980?
(A) 21 (C) 49
(B) 28 (D) 56 (A) 180 (C) 300
(B) 200 (D) 380
15. The jeepney fare for the first 4 kilometers
is p9.50 and for each additional
kilometer, 25¢ is added. How much is
the fare for a 17-kilometer distance?
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(A) (18 – π) in
2 2
(C) (18 – 2π) in not over p200,000 excess over p100,000
(B) (13 – π) in
2
(D) (13 – 2π) in
2 Over p200,000 but p8,750 + 11% of
not over p400,000 excess over p200,000
5 2
(B) (D)
12 3
2
23. Each month, John spends of his
5
1 1
income for food, for clothing, for
10 4
1
housing, for utilities, and deposits
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the remainder in his savings account.
If he saves p4,500 a month, how much is
his monthly income?
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DIRECTIONS: In this section, some sets of data are given. Each set is followed by questions
regarding the data. Select the correct answer from the options given.
25. Approximately what percent of the 27. If the ratio of the students in Biology,
Science majors are Chemistry majors? Zoology, and Botany is 4 : 3 : 1, how
many are Zoology majors?
(A) 10% (C) 18%
(B) 16% (D) 20% (A) 80 (C) 210
(B) 187 (D) 280
26. Which area(s) has(have) 10% less
students than Mathematics? 28. The number of Mathematics and
Geology/Meteorology/Oceanography
(A) Physics majors combined is equal to what part
(B) Chemistry of the Biology/Zoology/Botany majors?
(C) Geology/Meteorology/Oceanography
(D) Physics and Geology/Meteorology/ 1 1
Oceanography combined (A) (C)
4 2
1 2
(B) (D)
3 3
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29. From 1981 to 1984, approximately how 32. How many percent of the registered
many percent of the total registered Germans in 1981 is 50% of the same
aliens were Chinese? group in 1983?
30. In 1982, the number of registered aliens 33. The difference in the total number of
decreased. Which nationality registered registered aliens in 1982 and that in
the lowest decrease? 1985 was approximately
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The table below shows the participation of youth in the formal school system based on a survey.
35. If the four age groups were arranged 37. Based on the given data, which of the
according to decreasing rate of following conclusions can be made?
participation in their respective school
levels, the order would be (A) The rate of participation in the
formal school system is generally
(A) I, II, III, IV lower than the rate of
(B) II, III, IV, I nonparticipation.
(C) I, IV, III, II (B) The major cause for
(D) II, IV, III, I nonparticipation in formal
schooling at the postsecondary
36. What proportion of the total youth level is poverty.
population comprises those who are (C) The rate of participation in each
NOT attending school? age group is lower than the rate of
nonparticipation.
(A) 82.03% (D) There is a low rate of attendance in
(B) 74.28% the 0 – 6 age group because most
(C) 57.38% of these children are not yet of
(D) 42.62% school age.
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38. If there are 200 employees in the firm, 40. Ten percent of the Production people are
how many are in the Production females. If there are 400 employees in
Department? the firm, how many females are in the
Production Department?
(A) 47 (C) 105
(B) 95 (D) 421 (A) 19 (C) 150
(B) 40 (D) 171
39. How many employees are there in the
General Services Department if there
are 200 employees in the Marketing and
Management Departments?
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DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section is made up of a simple figure at the left and five
complicated drawings at the right. Select the complicated drawing that contains the simple
figure. The hidden figure may appear in a different position, but it must have the same shape
and size as the simple figure.
Example:
In the example, the correct answer is D, because it contains the simple figure at the left.
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DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of a figure followed by five options. Select
from the options the mirror image of the given figure.
Example:
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doses after meals
29. Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic vitamin, 31. Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
is necessary for production of anxiety in psychophysiological
prothrombin in the liver. reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol.
Psychiat., 81:227-232.
(A) Vitamin K, the antihemorhagic
vitamin, is necessary for production (A) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
of prothrombin in the liver. anxiety in psychophysiological
reaction. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol.
(B) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic Psychiat., 81:227-232.
vitamin, is necessary for production
of prothrombon in the liver. (B) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
anxiety in physiopsychological
(C) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol.
vitamin, is necessary for Psychiat., 81:227-232.
production of prothrombin on the
liver. (C) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
anxiety in psychophysiological
(D) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic reactions. A.W.A. Arch. Neurol.
vitamin, is necessary for production Psychiat., 81:227-232.
of prothrombin in the liver.
(D) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
(E) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic anxiety in psychophysiological
vitamin is necessary for production reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol.
of prothrombin in the liver. Psychiat., 81:227-232.
30. Yucuanseh Drug, Inc. (E) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of
284 Dasmariñas Street anxiety in psychophysiological
P.O. Box 1761 reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neuro.
Manila, Philippines Psychiat., 81:227-232.
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33. Books on China Rare & O/P. Also 35. Skye, 13 miles off the northwest coast of
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue from Scotland, is the largest and most
Oxus Books, 121 Astonville St., London famous of the Hebrides.
SW 18.
(A) Skye, 13 miles off the northeast
(A) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also coast of Scotland, is the largest and
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogoe most famous of the Hebrides.
from Oxus Books, 121 Astonville
St., London SW 18. (B) Skye, 13 miles off the northwest
coast of Scotland is the largest and
(B) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also most famous of the Hebrides.
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue
from Oxus Books, 121 Astonvilla (C) Skye, 13 miles of the northwest
St., London SW 18. coast of Scotland, is the largest and
most famous of the Hebrides.
(C) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue (D) Skye, 13 miles off the northwest
from Onus Books, 121 Astonville coast of Scotland, is the largest and
St., London SW 18. most famous of the Hebriles.
(D) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also (E) Skye, 13 miles off the northwest
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue coast of Scotland, is the largest and
from Oxus Book, 121 Astonville most famous of the Hebrides.
St., London SW 18.
36. Phosphorous acid, H3PO3, can be
(E) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also prepared by the action of water upon
Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue P4O6, PCl3, PBr3, or PI3.
from Oxus Books, 121 Astonville
St., London SW 18. (A) Phosphorous acid, H3PO3, can be
prepared by the action of water
34. Isolation and antimicrobial therapy are upon P4O6, P3Cl, PBr3, or PI3.
essential to abort epidemic infantile
diarrhea. (B) Phosphorous acid, H3PO3, can be
prepared by the action of water
(A) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy upon P6O4, PCl3, PBr3, or PI3.
are essential to abort epidemic
infantile diarhea. (C) Phosphorous acid, HPO3, can be
prepared by the action of water
(B) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy upon P4O6, PCl3, PBr3, or PI3.
are essential to abort epidemic
infantile diarrhea. (D) Phosphorous acid, H3PO3, can be
prepared by the action of water
(C) Isolation and antimicorbial therapy upon P4O6, PCl3, PBr3, or PI3.
are essential to abort epidemic
infantile diarrhea. (E) Phosphouros acid, H3PO3, can be
prepared by the action of water
(D) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy upon P4O6, PCl3, PBr3, or PI3.
are esential to abort epidemic
infantile diarrhea.
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37. The end product of glycolysis is pyruvic 39. Beijing Medical College: Xue Huan Lu,
acid, an important source of energy in Northern Suburb, Beijing, China
all aerobic cells.
(A) Beijing Medical College: Sue Huan
(A) The end product of glycolyses is Lu, Northern Suburb, Beijing,
pyruvic acid, an important source China
of energy in all aerobic cells.
(B) Beijing Medical College: Xue Huan
(B) The end product of glycolysis is Lee, Northern Suburb, Beijing,
pyruvic acid, an important source China
of energy in all airobic cells.
(C) Biejing Medical College: Xue Huan
(C) The end product of glycolysis is Lu, Northern Suburb, Beijing,
pryuvic acid, an important source China
of energy in all aerobic cells.
(D) Beijing Medical College: Xue Huan
(D) The end product of glycolysis is Lu, Northern Suburd, Beijing,
pyruvic acid, an important source China
of energy in all aerobic cells.
(E) Beijing Medical College: Xue Huan
(E) The end products of glycolysis is Lu, Northern Suburb, Beijing,
pyruvic acid, an important source China
of energy in all aerobic cells.
40. Depigmentation is a feature of old burn,
38. Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store scars, leprosy, and vitiligo.
Cubao Branch No. 3
2369 Aurora Blvd., Q.C. (A) Depigmentation is a feature of old
burn, scars, leprosy and vitiligo.
(A) Ku Chai Tong Chinese Drug Store
Cubao Branch No. 3 (B) Depigmentation is a feature of old
2369 Aurora Blvd., Q.C. burns, scars, leprosy, and vitiligo.
(B) Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store (C) Dipegmentation is a feature of old
Cubao Branch No. 3 burn, scars, leprosy, and vitiligo.
2396 Aurora Blvd., Q.C.
(D) Depigmentation is a feature of old
(C) Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store burn, scars, leprosy, and vitiligo.
Cubao Branch No. 3
2369 Aurora Blvd, Q.C. (E) Depigmentation is a feature of old
burn, scars, leprosy, and witiligo.
(D) Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store
Cubao Branch No. 8
2369 Aurora Blvd., Q.C.
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS
Part II of the National Medical Admission Test consists of four subtests. Each
subtest contains multiple-choice items.
For each item, select your answer from the options given. On your answer
sheet, shade the circle marked with the letter of your chosen answer. For
example, if your answer to an item is option C, then completely shade the circle
marked C as shown below. Make sure your mark on the circle is dark. Your
mark is not dark enough if the letter inside the circle can still be read. Avoid
incorrect shading of circles as they may not be recognized as an answer.
Make sure you are marking the answer columns corresponding to the item
number you are on. Mark only one answer for each item. If you want to change
your answer, erase the first answer completely. Incomplete erasures will be
interpreted as another answer thereby producing “multiple answers.” Items with
multiple answers are automatically considered wrong.
Do not write anything on this test booklet. Use the paper provided for your
scratch work.
When you finish a subtest, proceed to the next until you have completed the
entire test.
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TEST A. BIOLOGY
(A) tRNA
(B) nRNA
(C) mRNA
(D) nucleic acid
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11. Which activity does NOT require cellular 16. What is the correct sequence of the
energy? different stages in blood clotting?
14. Which of the following are present in 18. The function of manufacturing is
both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? common in which of the following
groups of organelles?
(A) Lipid-protein cell walls
(B) Cytoplasmic and nuclear regions (A) Microtubules, mitochondria, and
(C) Distinct nuclear envelopes Golgi apparatus
(D) Circular chromosomes of DNA (B) Chloroplasts, lysosomes, and
endoplasmic reticula
15. Which of the following correctly (C) Golgi apparatus, cell membrane,
describes the Na+ and K+ ions across and chloroplasts
the cell membrane? (D) Ribosomes and chloroplasts
(A) The concentration of Na+ ions 19. Fatty acids are broken down initially by
outside the cell is high and the a process known as
concentration of K+ ions outside (A) glycolysis
the cell is low. (B) transamination
(B) The concentration of Na+ ions (C) beta-oxidation
outside the cell is low and the (D) pentose phosphate pathway
concentration of K+ ions inside the
cell is low.
(C) Inside the cell, the concentrations
of Na+ and K+ ions are both high.
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20. Which of the following cellular 25. The growth reaction of plants to gravity
structures is related to protein is called
synthesis?
(A) thigmotropism
(A) Lysosome (B) thermotropism
(B) Nucleolus (C) heliotropism
(C) Mitochondrion (D) geotropism
(D) Golgi apparatus
26. The function of mucus secreted by the
21. The carbon dioxide produced by living lining of the alimentary canal is to
organisms comes from the
(A) help digest fats into fatty acids and
(A) inhaled oxygen which reacted with glycerol
carbon in their bodies (B) help increase the amount of juices
(B) foodstuffs ingested by the secreted by the digestive glands
organisms (C) protect the lining from being acted
(C) water which reacted with carbon in upon by the digestive juices
their bodies (D) prevent bacteria from reaching the
(D) glucose in their bodies blood vessels
22. In pulmonary circulation in mammals, 27. Which of the following is the organism
the veins carry Archips rosana most closely related to?
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In items 29 and 30, refer to the following 33. Transcapillary flow in tissue spaces
setups: occurs when the
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36. All of the following are features of plants 39. Our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen. In
adapted to dry, desert conditions spite of this abundance, nitrogen is a
EXCEPT limiting factor in plant growth. This is
primarily due to the fact that
(A) reduced leaf surface area
(B) extensive root system (A) plants cannot absorb nitrogen
(C) large number of stomata on the leaf directly
surface (B) nitrogen is present only in the
(D) pores sunken into the leaf surface atmosphere above the soil
(C) nitrogen does not dissolve in water
37. In which two periods of the human life (D) soil organisms compete with plants
cycle do the greatest physical changes for nitrogen
take place?
40. The various communities existing at
(A) Early childhood and adolescence different points in time from the pioneer
(B) Late childhood and old age community to the climax community is
(C) Before birth and adolescence known as
(D) Early childhood and adulthood
(A) succession (C) microsere
(B) seral stages (D) biomes
38. The curve shown above represents data 42. If all green plants on earth suddenly
obtained from a group of animals died, which gas would most likely
receiving a single daily dose of a drug P. decline in quantity?
A portion of this group was given the
dose at day 1 and the response was (A) Oxygen (C) Water vapor
noted. The same number of animals (B) Nitrogen (D) Carbon dioxide
was given the dose at day 2, and so on,
up to day 10. Based on the curve, it 43. Which biome has the highest annual
can be deduced that the single dose of P rainfall?
used was
(A) Tundra (C) Desert
(A) completely eliminated from the (B) Taiga (D) Rainforest
body in less than 24 hours
(B) just enough to elicit the highest 44. Which of the following is the ocean
possible response zone that is exposed during low tide
(C) more than enough to elicit the and covered during high tide?
highest possible response
(D) less than enough to elicit the (A) Abyssal (C) Neritic
highest possible response (B) Littoral (D) Pelagic
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45. In any season, competition for light is 47. The members of a given species are
most intense among the plants of a rarely, if ever, uniformly distributed
throughout their range. Instead, they
(A) tropical rainforest are collected into smaller groups called
(B) tropical deciduous forest populations. Which of the following
(C) coniferous forest best explains this phenomenon?
(D) woodland
(A) Members of a species cannot
46. Which of the following graphs accurately tolerate overcrowding.
illustrates the change in the biomass of (B) The physical factors in the
anaerobic organisms in an aquatic environment upon which they
system that changes from oligotrophic depend are themselves not
to eutrophic? uniformly distributed.
(C) The environment can support more
organisms if they are grouped into
populations.
(D) Organisms interfere with their
(A) habitats.
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TEST B. PHYSICS
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14. A 1,200-watt heater is used for raising 18. The amount of heat required to raise the
the temperature of 1 liter of water to temperature of 10 grams of water at
boiling point. How long will it take for 10°C to 50°C is
the water to boil if the initial
temperature of water is 20°C? (A) 100 cal (C) 500 cal
(1 cal = 4.19 joules) (B) 400 cal (D) 600 cal
–4
(A) 4.60 х 10 kWh
–4
(B) 3.90 х 10 kWh
–5
(C) 4.00 х 10 kWh
–5
(D) 2.62 х 10 kWh
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21. A metal cube is heated over a Bunsen 25. A capacitor acquires 0.002 coulomb
flame and then dropped into an when 50 volts is applied.
insulated beaker containing water. The Its capacitance is
masses of the water, the beaker, and
the cube, the initial and final (A) 0.4 microfarad
temperatures of the water, and the (B) 4.0 microfarads
specific heat capacities of the water and (C) 40.0 microfarads
the beaker are known. Without further (D) 400.0 microfarads
measurements, which of the following
can be calculated? 26. The power rating of an electric motor
which draws a current of 5 amperes
(A) The density of the cube from a 240-volt line is
(B) The specific heat capacity of the
cube (A) 12.0 kW (C) 48.0 W
(C) The thermal conductivity of the (B) 1.2 kW (D) 4.8 W
cube
(D) The specific latent heat of the cube 27. Electroplating results in a better quality
product by applying a relatively
22. In hydroelectric plants, electric energy is
generated by (A) strong current for a shorter time
(B) strong current for a longer time
(A) making the water evaporate (C) moderate current for a shorter time
(B) distilling the water (D) moderate current for a longer time
(C) changing the water chemically
(D) making use of the power of a 28. Which of the following is true when the
waterfall magnetic flux through a coil at 50 turns
is reduced from 0.5 weber to 0 weber in
23. A label of an electric stove reads 0.2 second?
"1,200 watts, 110 volts." How much
current will the appliance draw when it (A) The induced emf in the coil is
is used? 120 volts.
(B) The induced emf in the coil is
(A) (1,200) (110) amp 125 volts.
(C) The emf is 220 volts.
(B) ( 1,200 ) (110 ) amp (D) The emf is 225 volts.
1,200
(C) amp
110
1,200
(D) amp
110
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24. The ammeter in the circuit above should (A) Ω (C) 3 Ω
5
read (B) 2 Ω (D) 5 Ω
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30. What happens when a dielectric 34. Which of the following factors is
material is placed in an electric field? responsible for transmitting waves?
(A) 2 (C) 8
(B) 7 (D) Infinite
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39. When waves are refracted, which 44. An electron is traveling at 1% the speed
property changes? of light. What is its kinetic energy in
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joules? (Speed of light = 3 х 10 m/s)
(A) Frequency
(B) Period –18
(A) 4.000 х 10 J
(C) Speed –18
(D) Amplitude (B) 4.098 х 10 J
10
(C) 4.098 х 10 J
40. A certain solar cooker is made of a big 18
(D) 4.000 х 10 J
concave mirror. To get the greatest
amount of reflected sunlight, where
45. Which of the following is an implication
should the food be placed?
of the formula E = mc2?
(A) At the focus of the mirror
(A) Energy can be created from nothing.
(B) At the center of curvature of the
(B) Matter can be created from nothing.
mirror
(C) Relatively large amounts of matter
(C) Between the focus and the center of
can be changed into relatively small
curvature of the mirror
amounts of energy.
(D) Above the center of curvature of the
(D) Relatively large amounts of energy
mirror
can be obtained from relatively
small amounts of matter.
41. An alpha particle is the same as
2 3
(A) H (C) He
1 2
3 4
(B) H (D) He
1 2
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140 94
48. Which of the following statements is 235
92 U + 01n → 54 Xe + 38 Sr + (?)01n + energy
NOT true of protons and electrons?
50. In a U235 fission, represented by the
(A) Protons and electrons have equal equation above, Xe140 and Sr94 nuclei
masses. are produced and energy is released.
(B) All protons have the same charge. How many n is(are) given off in
(C) Protons and electrons have charges the process?
equal in magnitude although
opposite in sign. (A) 1 (C) 3
(D) The positive charge in an atomic (B) 2 (D) 4
nucleus is due to the protons it
contains.
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(A) Values
(B) Norms
(C) Mores
(D) Folkways
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7. Any human action which is considered 12. Which instance supports the notion that
sufficiently out of the ordinary so as to culture is learned?
be regarded as unique or
unprecedented is a(an) (A) A vegetarian had to eat pork
because there was nothing else
(A) deviant act to eat.
(B) diffusion (B) A Visayan girl became fluent in
(C) innovation Tagalog after a few years stay
(D) invention in Manila.
(C) A modern Chinese woman no
8. The authority fostering belief in the longer followed the practice of
competence of the individuals binding her feet because of its
discharging statutory obligation is impracticality.
(D) A child whose parents were very
(A) charismatic authority strict grew up to be shy and
(B) traditional authority withdrawn.
(C) legal authority
(D) functional authority 13. Which of the following can be said of
both comic books and da Vinci's art?
9. Changes in culture are said to be
endogenous when they (A) They both illustrate some facets of
man's culture.
(A) come from within the culture (B) They show the contrast "cultured
(B) come from outside of one's culture vs. uncultured."
(C) do not affect the culture (C) They emphasize the absence
(D) drastically destabilize culture of culture.
(D) They are concerned with each
10. Which of the following is considered the one's quality.
most valid criticism of Marxist's model
of society? 14. When faced with a tragic situation,
women are allowed to express their grief
(A) Polarization of society into two freely while men are expected to be
conflicting groups quiet and stoic. This illustrates a
(B) Emphasis on class dictatorship
(C) Overemphasis on the importance of (A) norm
economic class to explain (B) value
historical trends (C) mores
(D) The forces that reduce the (D) folkway
polarization of classes
15. Ethnic minorities, adolescent gangs,
11. All of the following are examples of a religious groups, and exclusive clubs for
sanction EXCEPT the elite are examples of groups usually
present in complex societies. They
(A) slapping the palms of a bad boy exhibit their own peculiar or unique
(B) sentencing a murderer to death behavior which is tolerated by the
(C) confessing a crime to authorities greater society as long as they do not
(D) getting a failing mark for cheating endanger societal values. These groups
in exams fall under a category called
(A) institution
(B) kinship
(C) subculture
(D) community
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16. According to Pepinsky, which of the 20. Which of the following conditions is true
following is the most effective form of under the fascist system?
social control among Chinese
communists? (A) Labor unions are independent and
are not under state influence.
(A) Group manipulation of guilt (B) Private ownership of business by
and shame individuals is permitted.
(B) Surveillance system (C) Business is owned by the
(C) Party directives government but leased to
(D) Written laws private individuals.
(D) The government owns and runs
17. Which of the following is NOT a all businesses.
characteristic of bureaucracy?
21. Since the process of social interaction
(A) Specialization conditions an individual to accept his
(B) Chain of command social class, then its effect on social
(C) Informality and autonomy classes is
(D) Merit appointment and job tenure
(A) modifying
18. The primary function of religion in (B) preserving
human societies is to (C) replacing
(D) reordering
(A) establish an orderly relationship
between man and his surroundings 22. The caste system generally differs from
(B) help people understand the the class system because the former is
existence of both good and evil
(C) allay man's fears and anxieties over (A) more complex
unexplainable phenomena (B) less rigid
(D) provide a way for man to be able to (C) more rigid
communicate with God (D) less ranked
19. Which of the following is NOT true of the 23. Archaeologists have found evidence to
relationship among members of large show the widespread use of local pottery
secondary groups? wares throughout the Philippines during
the later part of the New Stone Age.
(A) Primary relations tend to persist in This would imply that prehistoric
the form of intimate cliques. Filipinos must have
(B) There is emphasis on the efficiency
by which people accomplish (A) already discarded their use of
their jobs. stone tools
(C) It is unlikely that every member is (B) developed new ways of
aware of every other member. preparing food
(D) The goal is to provide for the (C) discovered clay deposits
personal needs of the members. throughout the country
(D) had enough food and water
receptacles for their needs
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24. Which of the following is true of 27. If one could influence the bending of a
stereotypes? metal rod by merely thinking about it,
this would be an example of
(A) They usually give an accurate
account of the personal behavior of (A) clairvoyance
members of a group. (B) psychokinesis
(B) Knowledge of stereotypes leads to (C) precognition
more effective responses. (D) telepathy
(C) They are always based on
empirical research. 28. When a person under stress slips back
(D) Many people interact initially with to an earlier psychosexual level, the
the stereotype rather than with the mechanism involved is
true person.
(A) fixation
25. Which of the following descriptions (B) identification
refer(s) to discovery? (C) repression
(D) regression
(A) Combining known elements to
produce something new 29. A child was presented a very detailed
(B) Spread of cultural elements from picture for a short time. When the
one individual or group to another picture was removed, the child was able
(C) Initial awareness of existing but to describe the picture to the least
unobserved elements of nature detail. This illustrates the phenomenon
(D) All of these called
(A) illusion
(B) hallucination
(C) auditory imagery
(D) eidetic imagery
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32. The minimum intensity that a stimulus 37. In which areas do man's impulses most
must achieve before it can be perceived frequently conflict with the moral
is known as standards of society?
36. Which parent is most likely to produce a 40. A child is conditioned to fear a furry
competent and self-reliant child? black cat. Soon, she becomes fearful of
any black object. This response is an
(A) A loving, permissive parent who example of
makes no demands on the child
(B) A loving parent who is firm and (A) negative transfer
consistent (B) spontaneous recovery
(C) A parent who provides a lot of (C) operant conditioning
educational toys but does not mind (D) stimulus generalization
if the house is disorganized
(D) A parent who lays down the house
rules and trusts that the child will
follow them
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41. According to the behaviorists, phobias 45. The view that psychopathology is the
are learned through result of inadequate resolution of
certain development stages rather than
(A) desensitization learned ways of behaving separates
(B) modeling
(C) classical conditioning (A) gestalt therapy from reality therapy
(D) operant conditioning (B) psychoanalysis from behavior
therapy
42. Which factor may prevent diffusion of (C) client-centered therapy from
responsibility from occurring? psychoanalysis
(D) rational-emotive therapy from
(A) An ambiguous situation behavior therapy
(B) The presence of many people
(C) The presence of someone who
initiates helping
(D) The occurrence of an emergency in Phase
Group
a public place I II III
Test for
43. Which of the following are problems in A Task 1 Task 2
Task 1
experimental research in psychology?
Test for
B Task 1 Task 2
Task 2
I. Demand characteristics
Test for
II. The Hawthorne effect C Task 1 –
Task 1
III. The halo effect
Test for
IV. Random assignment D – Task 2
Task 2
(A) I and IV only
46. In an experiment, subjects were
(B) II and III only
randomly assigned to four groups and
(C) I, II, and III only
were asked to memorize a set or two
(D) I, II, III, and IV
sets of unrelated verbal materials. Then
each group was tested for retention of
44. Which of the following best illustrates
the task(s). The table above shows the
heuristic availability?
participation of each group. Which of
the following will most probably
(A) To determine whether someone is
be observed?
an accountant, I compare his traits
to the average accountant.
(A) Retention of Task 1 will be higher
(B) To determine whether someone is
for Group A than for Group C.
trustworthy, I try to recall
(B) Retention of Task 2 will be higher
instances of such behavior.
for Group B than for Group D.
(C) To determine my impression of
(C) Retention of Task 1 will be lower for
someone, I combine the available
Group A than for Group C.
bits of information to find
(D) Retention of Task 2 will be equal
an average.
for both groups B and D.
(D) To determine whether someone is
trustworthy, I engage in decoding.
47. All of the following will increase the
ability of a stimulus to capture attention
EXCEPT
(A) contrast
(B) habituation
(C) intensity
(D) repetition
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48. Learning may be more difficult for deaf 50. When Rita fights with her older brother,
children because she starts off rationally but ends up in
tears, stamping her foot, or throwing
(A) the hearing area in the brain is objects in all directions. The defense
connected to the comprehension mechanism displayed in this situation is
area
(B) they cannot imitate information (A) suppression
immediately (B) repression
(C) they learn a private language which (C) regression
affects real language (D) projection
(D) they have to learn with a reduced
level of feedback
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TEST D. CHEMISTRY
1. A substance that increases the rate of a 6. A volume of 1.1 liters of O2 was collected
chemical reaction without being used inside a balloon at 295 K and 13.6 psi.
up in the process is called The next day, the surrounding
conditions were observed to be 32°C
(A) electrolyte (C) oxidant and 0.98 atm. What is the volume of
(B) catalyst (D) indicator the gas inside the balloon?
(1 atm = 14.7 psi)
2. If X is an element belonging to group
IIIA of the Periodic Table, the formula of (A) 0.107 liter (C) 10.7 liters
its oxide would be (B) 1.070 liters (D) 107.0 liters
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10. A 100-mL solution contains 4 grams of 15. Oxides of nonmetals with water form
NaOH. If 50 mL of water is added to acids while oxides of metals with water
this solution, which of the following will form bases. Which of the following will
remain unchanged? be acidic in water?
(A) 0.4000 N (C) 0.1827 N 16. Five samples containing elements A and
(B) 0.2678 N (D) 0.1274 N B are analyzed. Four of the samples are
pure compounds, the other is a mixture.
Results of the analysis are given in the
table shown above. Which two samples
Mass Volume are of the same compound?
Substance
(g) (mL)
K 10 20 (A) T and V (C) W and R
L 20 10 (B) T and W (D) T and S
M 5 1
N 20 5 17. Fifty-four grams of a certain metal at
98°C was placed in 80 mL of water at
13. Based on the table shown above, which 297 K. Assuming no heat is lost to the
substance will float in water? surroundings, what is the temperature
of the water and the metal? (Specific
(A) K (C) M heat of the metal = 0.085 cal/g • C° )
(B) L (D) N
(A) 280°C (C) 28°C
14. An element has three naturally (B) 35°C (D) 25°C
occurring isotopes of masses 23.9924,
24.9938, and 25.9898. These have 18. What is the molecular weight of an
abundances of 78.6%, 10.1%, and unknown gas if 200 mL of this gas
11.3%, respectively. What is the diffuses through an apparatus in
average atomic mass of this element? 180 seconds while 250 mL of NO2 under
the same conditions diffuses through
(A) 28.6 (C) 24.3 the same apparatus in 170 seconds?
(B) 25.2 (D) 22.4
(A) 8.97 g/mole
(B) 60.88 g/mole
(C) 80.52 g/mole
(D) 805.20 g/mole
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19. Gas A and Gas B contain the same 23. The combination of equivalent amounts
number of molecules and are at the of acids and bases is called
same temperature. The external
pressure on Gas A is twice that of (A) precipitation
Gas B. When compared to Gas B, the (B) neutralization
volume of Gas A is (C) hydrolysis
(D) ionization
(A) twice that of Gas B
(B) one-half that of Gas B 24. In a neutralization reaction, the number
(C) four times that of Gas B of milliequivalents of the acid and the
(D) same as that of Gas B base must be equal at the end point.
If 20 mL of 0.15 N NaOH is used with
20. In every chemical reaction of 0.2 N HCl, how many mL of the HCl
Substance A, the sum of the weights of will be needed?
the products formed is greater than the
initial weight of A which undergoes a (A) 10 mL (C) 20 mL
reaction. Substance X, in turn, (B) 15 mL (D) 25 mL
undergoes a chemical reaction in which
the combined weight of the products is 25. If every mole of methane produces
exactly equal to the initial weight of X 192 kilocalories of heat, how many
which reacted. What kind of substances kilocalories of heat will be produced by
are A and X? 160 grams of methane?
(Atomic weights: H = 1, C = 12)
(A) A is a mixture and X is a pure
compound. (A) 1,920 kcal (C) 192 kcal
(B) A is a pure compound while X is a (B) 840 kcal (D) 84 kcal
mixture.
(C) Both A and X are mixtures. 26. Which of the following is the effect of
(D) Both A and X are pure compounds. adding a nonvolatile solute to a solvent?
21. Compounds are made up of (A) Higher boiling and freezing points
(B) Lower boiling and freezing points
(A) atoms of the same element (C) Lower boiling point and higher
(B) atoms of at least two different freezing point
elements (D) Higher boiling point and lower
(C) molecules of the same element freezing point
(D) molecules of at least two different
elements 27. How many grams of water must be
added to 200 mL of NaOH solution in
22. Which of the following is the electron order to have a solution with a specific
+1
configuration of Cl ? gravity of 1.157, 13.55%? (Specific
(Atomic number of Cl = 17) gravity of NaOH = 1.32, 28.83%)
(A) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 (A) 492.85 g (C) 285.48 g
(B) 1s2 2s2 2p5 3s2 3p6 (B) 294.95 g (D) 258.45 g
(C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
(D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
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29. A certain endothermic reaction occurs 33. Based on the data shown above, which
with a decrease in entropy. Therefore, substance is most likely an organic
the reaction is compound?
(A) spontaneous at high temperatures (A) K (C) M
only (B) L (D) N
(B) spontaneous at low temperatures
only 34. An analysis of a compound shows that
(C) spontaneous at all temperatures it contains 78.2% B and 21.8% H and
(D) nonspontaneous at all has a molecular weight of 27.6. What is
temperatures the molecular formula of the
compound?
30. Under which condition will the change (Atomic weights: H = 1, B = 10.8)
in internal energy of a system be equal
to the change in enthalpy of the system? (A) BH3 (C) B3H9
(B) B2H6 (D) B2H5
(A) The system evolves heat at constant
pressure.
(B) The system absorbs heat while
expanding to a vacuum. 2C2H2(g) + 5O2(g) 4CO2(g) + 2H2(g)
(C) The system absorbs heat at
constant temperature and 35. In the reaction shown above, 3 moles of
pressure. C2H2 is reacted with 8 moles of O2.
(D) The system evolves heat while its Which of the following is the limiting
volume decreases against an reagent in the reaction?
opposing pressure of 1 atm.
(A) C2H2 (C) O2
31. A carcinogenic air pollutant from (B) CO2 (D) H2O
automotive sources and cigarette
smoke is 36. A component of curing salts which is
used to preserve meat, acts as a color
(A) aflatoxin (C) urethane fixative, and has mutagenic effect is
(B) ammonia (D) benzopyrene
(A) NaCl (C) KCl
32. How many grams of NaOH is dissolved (B) NaCO3 (D) NaNO2
in 200 mL of a 1 M solution? (Atomic
weights: Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
(A) 1 g (C) 40 g
(B) 8 g (D) 200 g
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43. Which of the following technical grade 46. Which of the following is an acid?
laboratory solvents are most likely to
contain an appreciable amount of water (A) C2H5OH (C) CH3CH2COOH
due to hydrogen bonding? (B) CH3OCH3 (D) CH3COCH3
(A) II and III only 48. Which of the following compounds has a
(B) I, II, and IV only bond formed by overlap of sp-sp
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