Saint Mutien College

A Member of the Saint Anthony School System PROFICIENCY TEST

Pampanga, Philippines

Name: ______________________________________________ Grade Level: __________________

I. Answer the following as instructed.

A. ENGLISH

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Find the error/errors in each sentence and rewrite them with the correct answer/answers.

1. Aren’t you going to use heavy make-up today?

2. That elementary student is quite brilliant.
3. In here, the point is you don’t have a point.
4. Are there any questions?
5. On behalf of the organization, we would like to express our gratitude to all who took part in this event.
6. The birthday celebrant surprised his guests with his remarkable speech.
7. The debator trained hard for the competition but he lost to a more experienced foe.
8. She is now a matured person as evidenced by how she handles life’s pressure.
9. The books might arrive next next week as promised by the teacher.
10. The jewelries that her mother bought are all fake.
11. Can I have the key of Room 103?
12. The boy was sidesweeped by a speeding car.
13. What kind of perfume did you use this morning?
14. She forgot her TIN number.
15. Form a queue and claim your identification card one by one.
16. To settle the matter, let us go to votation.
17. I prefer a glass of ice tea over milk.
18. After having passed the rigid training, he is now a full-pledged pilot.
19. The doctor’s advices came at an opportune time.
20. I will bring you to the airport.
21. I will sue you to court.
22. The concert will be held at the closed gymnasium.
23. The can goods that she gave me have expired for a long time.
24. Attached herewith are pertinent documents for your perusal.
25. The scavenger was assassinated by an unidentified assailant.
26. There are hundreds of terminologies that I don’t understand.
27. Weaving is her past time.
28. Even before the wedding, he already congratulated the groom and the bride.
29. Some vocabularies have evolved from foreign words.
30. She has to cope up with her lessons to get a high grade in Math.
31. The trainor failed to meet the expectations of the participants.
32. I am clueless why I am allergic to chalks.
33. I was asked to xerox the documents before handing them to the principal.
34. With regards to that defective item, the management is willing to replace it.
35. How many questionnaires did you float to the respondents?
36. I agree with your brilliant idea.
37. I agree to you when you said that nobody is perfect.
38. His plans are in conformity with his brother’s.
39. Upon reaching the gas station, the man got out of the bus then never came back.
40. The speaker emphasized three major causes of Climate Change. Firstly,…
41.  Though he speaks fluent English, he was actually raised in the barrio.
42. I extended my condolence to the bereaved family.
43. We would like to thank those who in a way or another contributed to this event.
44. Is there something wrong with the word Acknowledgement?
45. Let us abide with the rules and regulations of the school.
 46. I want to follow the footsteps of my sister.
47. The traffic policeman apprehended the driver who didn’t notice the sign, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES.
48. The next part of the program is the induction of newly elected officers.
49. He is the Chair of the Board of Judges.
50. We just celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary at the Manila Hotel.

B. MATHEMATICS

1.  a. 36 × 3-14 = 

A. 320      B. 314      C. 3-8      D. 38      

2. a. 200000000000 in scientific notation is 

A. 2 × 10-11      B. 2 × 311      C. 2 × 1012      D. 2 × 1011      

b. 4 × 10-6 in standard notation is

A. 0.004      B. 0.000042      C. 0.000004      D. 0.00004      

3.  a. Which property is illustrated below?

x × ( 2 + 5) = x × 2 + x × 5 

A. commutative property of addition      B. Distributive property      C. Distributive property of multiplication      D. Multiplicative

inverse      

b. (122 + x)× 1 = 122 + x is an example of

A. Identity property      B. Distribtive property of multiplication     C. Identity property of addition      D. Identity property of

multiplication      

4. If x = 2 and y = 5, the value of x2y + 4x = 

A. 28      B. -5      C. 20      D. 62      

5. Throw a coin twice.

a. Show all different outcomes

b. What is the probability of getting heads twice? ____________

6. .  David buys a computer that cost 288 dollars. The manager decided to deduct one-fourth ( 1/4 ) of the sales price

Which expression is an approximation of what David pays after the deduction?

A. 300 × 0.25      B. 300 × 0.025      C. 300 - 300 × 0.25      D. 300 + 300 × 0.25      

7. Simplify ( 25 × 410 × 65) / ( 23 × 410 × 66) 

A. 4/8      B. 1/3      C. 1      D. 2/3      

8. Put the following equation in slope-intercept form. Then identify the slope and they-intercept

5 + y = 4x
Slope-intercept form _________________

Slope _______________

y-intercept _______________

9. x% of 120 is 36. What is x? ______________ 

10. A box has the following dimensions

length = 6 cm, width = 8 cm, and height = 3 cm

The volume and surface area are :

C. SCIENCE

1. A scientist studied a species of fish. She found that when a certain nutrient was added to the diet of the fish just after hatching, the
fish gained an average of 3 kilograms in the first year. What additional information is needed to determine whether the nutrient is
affecting the growth of the fish?

A. how much adult fish gained on average when the same nutrient was added to their diet
B. how much newly hatched fish in this species gain in the first year without the nutrient in their diet
C. how much of the nutrient is available for the fish species in their natural surroundings
D. how much other species of fish gain in the first year when the nutrient is added to their diet

2. Use this data chart to answer the question.

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4. A scientist discovers that a certain substance will be useful in treating nerve damage. What is the best way she can communicate her
results to the scientific community?

A. She can call other scientists who also work in nerve research.
B. She can write a letter to hospitals that treat patients with nerve damage.
C. She can put her conclusions on a Web site that focuses on the nervous system.
D. She can publish her results in a scientific journal that covers issues relating to nerves.

5. Recognize that science uses processes that involve a logical and empirical, but flexible, approach to problem solving Leslie’s
science teacher told her she must take a flexible approach to solving problems. What did Leslie’s teacher most likely mean?

A. Leslie should not follow the experimental instructions exactly.

B. Leslie should only write down lab results that seem to be correct.
C. Leslie should accept all scientific theories even if they have been proven wrong.
D. Leslie should be willing to consider many possible causes for her observations.

6. A scientist plans to investigate the nervous system of sea slugs. What should the scientist do first?
A. Develop a theory about sea slugs that can be tested.
B. Go to the ocean to observe the behavior of sea slugs. C
C. Obtain several sea slugs and conduct experiments with them. D
D. Review the research other scientists have done on sea slugs.

7. Researchers recently discovered a gene in humans that previously was unknown to science. Which statement best explains why the
gene probably was not discovered much sooner?
A. The gene only recently evolved in humans.
B. The technology used to study genes is still being developed.
C. Scientists were not interested in genes until a few years ago.
D. Scientists were sure they had already discovered every possible gene.

8. A scientist studied the number of eggs a species of bird lays each year. He found that the most common number of eggs laid in a
year is three. Which statistical measurement did the scientist find?
A. the mean number of eggs laid in a year
B. the median number of eggs laid in a year
C. the mode of the number of eggs laid in a year
D. the range of the number of eggs laid in a year

9. Joanne’s science teacher cautioned the class to be skeptical when learning about new scientific discoveries. Why is it important to
be skeptical about new discoveries in science?
A. because many scientific discoveries are not based on facts
B. because most scientific discoveries have no scientific value
C. because most scientists make errors when formulating scientific discoveries
D. because all scientific discoveries must be examined critically before they can be accepted

10. Louis Pasteur discovered that the bacteria in a substance can be killed by heating the substance for a short period of time. Which of
these practices benefited most from Pasteur’s discovery?
A. storing foods for longer periods of time
B. building ovens and other heating devices
C. creating medicines that cure infections
D. transporting living organisms without injuring them

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12. In which situation would osmosis most likely occur in cells?
A. across a permeable membrane that separates solutions of the same concentration B.across a permeable membrane that separates
solutions of different concentrations
C. across a nonpermeable membrane that separates solutions of the same concentration
D. across a nonpermeable membrane that separates solutions of different concentrations

13. Which statement best describes the process of respiration?

A. Oxygen and sugar are used in the process that provides energy to cells; water and carbon dioxide are its waste products.
B. Water and sugar are used to in the process that provides energy to cells; oxygen and carbon dioxide are its waste products.
C. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are used in the process that provides energy to cells; sugar and water are its waste products.
D. Carbon dioxide and sugar are used in the process that provides energy to cells; water and oxygen are its waste products.

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D. SOCIAL STUDIES

Question 1:
What Spanish navigator first used the name Las Islas Filipinas (The Philippine Islands)?

Roy Lopez de Villalobos 

King Philip II 
Sebastian del Cano 
Ferdinand Magellan

Question 2:
What did Spanish invaders call Pygmies, the aborigines of the Philippines?
Negritos 
Malayans 
Sakai 
Malays

Question 3:
What did ancient Filipinos call the supreme being in which they believed?

Anito 
Allah 
Bathala 
Diwata

Question 4:
During Spanish times Philippine foreign trade with Spain was carried out through this country.

China 
Mexico 
Korea 
Japan

Question 5:
Which of these was the head of the Philippine government during the Spanish period?

alcalde mayor 
governor-general 
alcaldia 
gobernadorcillo

Question 6:
Who was known as "Prince of Filipino Printers"?

Jose Rizal 
Francisco Baltazar 
Tomas Pinpin 
Pedro Paterno

Question 7:
What is the typical Visayan love song called?

harana 
balitaw 
oyayi 
kumintang

Question 8:
What is the typical Tagalog love song called?

kundiman 
balitaw 
harana 
oyayi

Question 9:
Who introduced duck breeding in the Philippines?

the Spanish 
the Indonesians 
the Chinese 
the Japanese
Question 10:
Which of these groups in the Philippines had the most elaborate tattoos in ancient times?

Bicolanos 
Tagalogs 
Visayans 
Ilocanos

E. FILIPINO

Sagutin ang mga sumusunod.

1. Ipaliwanag ang pagkakaiba ng mga sumusunod.

A. Pangngalan
B. Panghalip
C. Pang-uri
D. Pandiwa

2. Ibigay ang kahulugan ng mga sumusunod.

A. Pangungusap
B. Parirala
C. Sugnay
D. Komunikasyon
E. Wika

3. Bigyan ng kahulugan ang mga sumusunod.

A. Epiko
B. Pabula
C. Alamat
D. Salawikain