Test I.

Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the bank
provided in your answer sheet.

1. Anton and Joey make the same item. One day Anton made 39 more than three
times what Joey made, and together they made 9. How many items did Joey
produce that day?
a.) 10 b.) 30 c.) 29 d.) 69

2. How many times will the digit 7 appear between 1 to 100?

a.) 9 b.)10 c.)20 d.)19

3. Ana is older than Betty but she is younger than Cathy. If Betty’s age is x, Ana’s age
is Y and Cathy’s is z, then which of the following is true?
a.) x<y<z b.) y<x<z c.) z<x<y d.) x<z<y

4. Who is the shortest?

Oliver is as tall as Otto
Bert is shorter than Ben
Ben is taller than Otto
Oliver is shorter than Bert

a.)Oliver b.) Otto c. Bert d.) No solution

5. When the ¼ of 720 is subtracted from 3/7 of 567, the result is _____.
a.) 63 b.)61 c.)64 d. 72

6. If the sum of one-half a number and two-thirds of the number is 3 more than the
number, the number is _____.
a.) 10 b.) 12 c.)15 d.)18

7. 87 kg of potatoes are distributed in two boxes. One box weighs 11 kg less than the
other one. How many kilograms of potatoes does the lighter box contain? 
a.) 39 b.) 38 c.) 37 d. 40

8. Undigested food is stored in the ______.

a.) Stomach b.) Large intestine c.) Esophagus d.)Small intestine

9. What language is used to name and classify organisms?

a.) Greek b.) Spanish c.) Latin d.) French

10. How many grams of sugar are present in 120 grams of syrup containing 30% by
mass of sugar?
a.) 30 g b.) 40 g c.) 36 g d.) 60 g

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11. What do you see between Mars and Jupiter?
a.) Stars b.) Meteors c.) Comets d.) Asteroid belts

12. Friction increases with ______.

a.) Weight b.) An increased surface area c.) Both a and b d.) Speed

13.   Wendy likes these numbers except one --- Which one?
a.)1431     b.)6581     c.)7243     d.)8656

14. When red is X, green is Y. When green is not Y, blue is Z. But blue is never Z as
long as red is X. Therefore which one of these statements is correct?
a.) While blue is Z, green is Y.
b.) While red is not X, blue is not Z.
c.) While green is not Y, red is not X.  
d.) None of the above

15. "THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE"

Which of the following applies to the above statement?
a.) True b.) False c.) Cannot be resolved d. None of the above

16. Which of the five designs is least like the other four? 

17. How many Polar bear cubs are swimming in the ice-hole?

a.) 9 b.) 6 c.)3 d.)4

18. How many four sided shapes does this diagram have?

a.) 12-15 b.) 16-21 c.)22-30 d.) 30-35

19. Which letter does not belong in this series?

H D R Y L
a.) H b.) L c.) Y d.)R

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20. Which alpha-numeric is the odd one out?
a.) 9D  b.)8F  c.)3E  d.)6C

21. Choose the odd one out.

a.)

b.)

c.)

d.)

22. Which of the following figures is the odd one out?

a.)

b.)

c.)

d.)

23. The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What day is
today?
a.) Sunday b.) Monday c. Friday d.) Saturday

24. Today is Wednesday. What will the fourth day from yesterday be?
a.) Sunday b.) Monday c.) Friday d.) Saturday

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 25. Which lamp is the brightest?
Lamp A is less bright than Lamp B
Lamp B is brighter than Lamp C
Lamp C is as bright as Lamp D
Lamp B is brighter than Lamp D
Lamp D is brighter than Lamp A

a.) Lamp A b.) Lamp B c.) Lamp C d.) Lamp D

26. Drinking and Driving causes many accidents.

a.) People drink too much alcohol.
b.) People should not drive when over the legal limit.
c.) There is a chance of 20 percent to cause an accident by driving in drunk
condition.
d.) Alcohol diminishes driving skills.

27. During the Christmas period toy shops increase their sales.
a.) In winter time children like playing at home.
b.) Half of the Christmas presents are toys.
c.) At Christmas many toys are given as presents.
d.) Toys for adults are becoming more and more popular.

Test II. You are given four options each number (a,b,c,d,). Choose the correct letter
which is similar in meaning to the underlined word in a phrase or a sentence.

28. No single inkling

a.) Witness b.)Proof c.)Plan d.) Hint

29. Sangfroid makes one fall

a.) Aloofness b.) Cowardice c.) Bravery d.) Strength

30. An amazing pulchritude

a.) Humbleness b.) Humility c.) Modesty d.) Beauty

Test III. Choose the one which is the most opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

31. Life is baloney

a.) Nonsense b.)Doubtful c.) Sensible d.) Enjoyable

32. An overwhelming aplomb

a.) Poise b.) Ability c.) Posture d.) Shyness

33. A raucous contractor

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 a.) Quite b.)Noisy c.) Lousy d.) Lenient

Test IV. Choose the letter with misspelled word.

34.
a.) Temperment b.) Library c.) Eligible d.) Quantity

35.
a.) Rheumatism b.) Waste c.) Waist d.) Accomodate

36.
a.) Aisle b.) Psychology c.) Biological d.) Hierloom

37.
a.)Foremost b.) Young c.) Disastrous d.) Occassion

Test V. Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentences.

38. The weather is _______ this year than it was last year.
a.) Worse b.) Worst c.) More worse
d.) More worst

39. Cecille is the _______ of the group.

a.) Friendliest b.) Most friendliest c.) Friendly d.) More friendlier

40. Thiel doesn’t appear _____ anymore.

a.) Angrily b.) More angry c.) Angry
d.) More angrily

Test VI. Choose the underlined words or phrases labeled (A,B,C) which are not
accepted to formal written English, choose letter D if there is no error.

41. Have you sit here very long? No error

A B C D

42. Most all the players felt that the umpire had been very fair. No error
A B C D

43. The sudden outburst in our village yesterday makes me afraid. No error.
A B C D

44. Despite the belief that sharks are dangerous and harmful, they rarely attack

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 A B C
humans. No error
D
Test VII. Each item consists of a pair of words which relate to each other in a certain
way. Below each item are four other pairs labeled A,B,C,D. Choose the pair of words which
relate to each other most nearly the same way as the words in the original pair.

45. Biology:life ________

a.) Psychology: child b.) Math: geometry c.) English: story d.) Botany: plants

46. Equilibrium: balance _____

a.)Atmosphere: space b.) Recapitulate: explain c.) Balance: weight
d.) height: inches

47. Books: Library______

a.) Test tubes: laboratory b.) Birds: nest c.) Man: home
d.) Snakes: Tree

Test VIII. Below is a passage followed by questions based on its content. Answer all
questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated and implied in it.

Food spoilage is an undesirable action of bacteria. It is counteracted by

modern methods by canning, refrigeration, and freezing. I spoiled food is eaten, the
result can be food poisoning. Food poisoning is not an infectious disease, it is not
passed from one organism to another. However, in food poisoning, bacterial toxins
have some of the effects on the host as they do in infectious diseases.

48. Choose the appropriate title for the passage.

a.) Causes of Food Poisoning
b.) Dangers of Food Poisoning
c.) Food Poisoning
d.) Causes of Food Spoilage

49. Which of the following sentences is false?

a.) Food poisoning is not an infectious disease.
b.) Food poisoning is passed from one organism to another.
c.) Food poisoning is the result of eating spoiled food.
d.) All the statements above are false.

50. Food spoilage is caused by

a.) Virus b.) Bacteria c.) Fungi d.) Toxins