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SCIENCE
Directions: This Science subtest will gauge your proficiency in basic scientific concepts
you learned in high school. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.
1. Boyle’s law states that “If the temperature remains constant, the volume of a gas
varies inversely as the pressure.” The volume of the gas is 204 mL at 840 mm pressure.
Calculate the volume of the same gas at 765 mm if the temperature is held constant.
A. 112 mL
B. 224 mL
C. 288 mL
D. 336 mL
2. A student holds a hand mirror to observe the back of her head while standing in front
of and looking into a wall mirror. If she is standing 4 feet in front of the wall-mirror and
she holds the hand-mirror 1 foot behind her head, she will see the back of her head how
far behind the wall-mirror?
A. 6 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 4 feet
D. 3 feet
3. The Law of Superposition states that in undisturbed strata of sedimentary rock, the
oldest rock layer is at the bottom, the youngest at the top. If geologists can determine
which way was originally “up” in a stack of layers, they can put those strata in the
correct historical order. Rarely, after a sequence of layers has been deposited and
compressed to form rock, it may be literally overturned by the thrusting of the Earth’s
crust as continental plates collide. In rare cases like this, how can the original sequence
of the rocks be determined?
A. Collect samples in near-by undisrupted areas.
B. They cannot be determined.
C. Carbon-date the fossils that are formed within the sedimentary rock layers
D. They are totally in the reverse order of oldest to youngest

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4. The magnetic needle of a compass always points to the north because
A. the needle touches the north pole.
B. the earth has a magnetic north pole.
C. compasses are used for finding direction.
D. the earth’s magnetic field is strongest at the south pole.
5. The translational speed of the center of mass of a bowling ball that rolls without
slipping along the horizontal section of the ball return is 3.50 m/s. It then moves through
a vertical rise of 0.760 m on the way back to the ball rack. If you neglect frictional losses
and assume that the mass of the ball is distributed uniformly, then what is the
translational speed of the ball at the top of the rise?
A. 1.27 m/s
B. 1.52 m/s
C. 1.52 m/s
D. 4.78 m/s
6. Water is essential in the process of photosynthesis. In plants, water is first absorbed

in the roots and is conducted all the way to the leaves where photosynthesis primarily
occurs. This conduction process occurs through the xylem vessels of plants.
There are two forces that participate in this water conduction: adhesion and cohesion.
Adhesion refers to the attractive forces between the water molecules and the walls of
the xylem vessels, while cohesion refers to the attractive forces among water
molecules. Suppose an air bubble is present in a xylem vessel, the conduction of water
will be unable to proceed. What is the reason behind this phenomenon?
A. The air bubble interrupts the cohesive forces among the water molecules. It cuts the
continuous stream of water, making it unable to continually flow.
B. The air bubble interrupts the adhesive forces between the walls of the xylem vessels
and the water molecules.
C. The air bubble is less dense than water, therefore impeding the continuous flow of
water.
D. The air bubble creates a pocket of space that eventually kills the xylem cells, thus
preventing it from resuming water conduction.
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7. Which one of these is not true?
A. All planets revolve in the same direction.
B. All planets rotate in the same direction.
C. The orbits of the planets are all ellipses.
D. The orbits of the planets are nearly in the same plane.
8. A new vaccine was discovered as a treatment for a certain viral chicken disease.
What should a scientist do in order to test for the effectivity of the vaccine?
A. Administer the vaccine to 50 chickens and expose all of them to the disease.
B. Administer the vaccine to 25 of 50 chickens and expose all 50 chickens to the

disease.
C. Expose 25 of 50 chickens to the disease then vaccinate all 50 chickens.
D. Expose all 50 chickens to the disease then vaccinate 25 of them.
9. As the drops of water that leak from a dripping faucet fall, they
A. get closer together.
B. get farther apart.
C. the pattern of their motion can’t be determined.
D. remain at a relatively fixed distance from one another.
10. An astronaut orbits the earth in a space capsule whose height above the earth is
equal to the earth’s radius. How does the weight of the astronaut in the capsule
compare to her weight on the earth?
A. Her weight is equal to her weight on earth.
B. Her weight is equal to one-fourth her weight on earth.
C. Her weight is equal to one-half of her weight on earth.
D. Her weight is equal to one-third of her weight on earth.

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Read the passage below to answer question numbers 11 to 16.
A group of scientists were studying the growth of bacteria. It is their hope that they will
be able to induce the bacteria to grow and metabolize oil as a food source. They have
taken three samples of Escherichia coli and are growing them on nutrient agar plates.
The scientists used three conditions to test the E. coli bacteria. The first group was
grown at 37°C on plain nutrient agar plates. The second group was grown at 37°C on
plain nutrient agar plates with a 5% oil solution. The third group was grown at 37°C on
plain nutrient agar plates with a 20% oil solution. The results of the experiment are listed
in the graph below.
11. What is the independent variable in the experiment above?
A. The type of bacteria used
B. The nutrient agar.
C. The nutrient agar with oil.
D. The number of days the bacteria grew.
12. What is the dependent variable in the experiment above?
A. The number of days the bacteria grew.
B. The nutrient agar.

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C. The nutrient agar with the oil.
D. The amount of growth of the bacteria
13. Which bacterial culture had the greatest rate of growth throughout the 8 day period?
A. Only the culture grown on nutrient agar had significant growth.
B. The nutrient agar plate and the 5% oil plate had growth.
C. The nutrient agar plate and the 20% oil plate had growth.
D. The 5% oil and 20% oil plates had growth.
14. What is the best explanation for why the E.coli grew on the 5% oil plate but not the
20% oil plate?
A. The bacteria are used to an environment with 5% oil and not 20% oil.
B. The bacteria were able to mutate to tolerate a slightly oily environment of 5% oil,
providing it had other nutrients available and the 20% had far too much oil.
C. The 5% plate had conditions that are similar to the natural environment they are
accustomed to.
D. The 5% plate allowed more oxygen to interface with the bacteria because less oil
was present.
15. Why did the nutrient agar bacteria plateau and then drop in numbers as they
approached Day 8?
A. The bacteria died because they had reached their mature age.
B. The bacteria ran out of nutrients and had reached the carrying capacity of the plate.
C. The bacteria always die after Day 6 in culture.
D. There is no definitive reason why the bacteria died off after Day 6.
16. An excellent way to demonstrate that the scientists have induced E.coli to survive
and metabolize oil would be to:
A. Repeat the experiment several times with 5% oil on a nutrient agar plate.
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B. Induce the bacteria on the 5% oil plate to grow on nutrient agar.
C. Take the bacteria from the 5% oil plate and test them on a new 20% oil plate.
D. new bacteria with the same experiment to see if that is the only bacteria that can
accomplish this.
17. Why does semen have alkaline bases as part of its composition?
A. To maintain a neutral environment for the sperm to “swim” in.
B. To protect the sperm from the acidic environment in the vagina.
C. To speed up the transport of the sperm to the fallopian tube.
D. To destroy any rival sperm cells inside the vagina.
18. A forensic anthropologist would most likely use which bone to determine the height
of a corpse?
A. phalanges
B. femur
C. occipital
D. patella
19. Professor Geller wanted to demonstrate the role of osmosis in plant cells. He placed
the cells in a solution that is hypertonic to the cells. The solution contains red
microscopic dye particles. Which of the following could be a possible result of Professor
Geller’s demonstration?
A. Plant cells decrease in size (flaccid), and the solution will have a lighter color.
B. Plant cells increase in size (turgid), and the solution will remain the same color.
C. Plant cells maintain their size, and the solution will become darker.
D. Plant cells will burst, causing the solution to reduce its color
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20. Air cools at the dry adiabatic rate of 10°C for each kilometer it rises. If a parcel of dry
air initially at 0°C expands adiabatically while flowing upward alongside a mountain,
what is its temperature when it has risen 8 km?
A. – 80°C
B. – 40°C
C. 40°C
D. 80°C
SCIENCE ANSWER key
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. B
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19. A
20. A
LANGUAGE
Questions 1 – 6: Determine which of the following synonyms on the given
choices best corresponds to how the underlined word/s were used on each
sentence.
1. Terrie kept fumbling the materials, gathering a few and shuffling them as if they were
cards.
A. playing with
B. juggling
C. groping for
D. moving clumsily
2. Two police officers sprawled over a couch in Johanna’s living room, as if they were in
their own homes.
A. creep awkwardly
B. lay down
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C. jumped into
D. sit with arms and legs spread out
3. The interviewer, dark, young and serious, turned his attention to us with
a cramped sort of face.
A. paralyzed
B. cheerful
C. bothered
D. expressionless
4. The dog ambled to the door, which was slightly ajar, and slowly squeezed out into the
passage.
A. crept
B. ran
C. walked
D. jumped
5. Harold lumbered at him and clouted him across the head.
A. cover with a clout
B. hit forcefully
C. stroke gently
D. kissed
6. I thought they were likely to bundle him into a car but the policeman simply led him
back to the road and pointed him towards the town center.
A. wrap
B. hustle
C. a lot of things
D. grouped together
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Questions 7 – 12: Choose the correct sequence of sentences that will make the
paragraph more organized and logical.
7.
(1) Dapat din makita ninuman ang ganda ng buhay para masilayan ang ganda ng
daigdig at saka sabihin kung karapat-dapat ba ito sa ating pag-ibig at pagpapakasakit.
(2) Sa taong punong-puno ng hinanakit at pagdurusa, masasabing hindi maganda ang daigdig
para sa kanya.
(3) Laging pakaisiping may mga nilikha na itinalaga na handang mabuhay at marunong
mabuhay nang di lamang dahil sa kanilang sarili.
(4) Subalit hindi dapat doon matatapos ang lahat.
(5) Dapat bigyang puwang at pagkakataon ang pag-asa para makita ang kahiwagaan
ng buhay.
A. 2-4-5-1-3
B. 2-5-1-3-4
C. 2-3-1-4-5
D. 2-4-5-3-1
8.
(1) Magaan din ang pag-angat at pagbagsak ng mga paa nito.
(2) Mula sa kinatatayuan ni Aling Rosa sa tabi ng bintana ay nakita niyang papasok na
sa tarangkahan si Amelita.
(3) Hindi naikubli ng nag-aagaw na dilim at liwanag ang hapung-hapong anyo ni Amelita
at ang hapis na mukhang pinalamlam ng pagod.
(4) Ngunit hindi rin nakubli sa paningin ng matanda na wari ay walang naramdamang
pagod o hirap ang anak.
(5) Tila may kasiyahang walang kahulilip ang imbay ng kanang braso, at ang kaliwa ay
may kipkip na aklat at makapal na kwaderno.
A. 2-3-4-1-5
B. 2-4-1-3-5
C. 2-3-1-4-5
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D. 2-5-3-4-1
9.
(1) An example of job sharing would be for one person to work mornings, and the other
to work afternoons.
(2) The people sharing the job might be two friends, a husband, and wife, or two
employees who did not know each other before sharing a job.
(3) If the job were complex, the two sharers would have to spend some overlap time
discussing the job.
(4) Job sharing is a modified work schedule in which two people share the same job,
both usually working half-time.
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 4-2-1-3
C. 4-1-2-3
D. 1-4-2-3
10.
(1) To alleviate the struggle of keeping children from attending school, the government,
together with the parents, must work hand-in-hand to achieve sustained learning.
(2) Next, the government will have to devise schemes, apart from the cash transfer, to
assist parents in keeping children in school, possibly with the assistance of the private
sector and multilateral institutions.
(3) Adult literacy programs can also be promoted to inculcate the value of continuing
education among parents with limited formal schooling.
(4) Parents will also have to set aside their own funds for their children’s kindergarten
expenses, in addition to saving up for expenditures in higher grades.
(5) Micro-lending schemes for education and entrepreneurship can be developed.

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(6) First, providing free kindergarten is laudable but is an additional strain on the limited
national appropriation for education.
A. 2-1-4-3-5-6
B. 1-6-2-4-3-5
C. 5-6-4-3-2-1
D. 1-6-4-2-5-3
11.
(1) The interior space has been modeled to echo the Thai characteristics of warmth and
hospitality, especially more evident nowadays in quaint resorts and provincial
guesthouses.
(2) There are several decorations and framed images that reflect the culture of local hill
tribes.
(3) Starbucks on Langsuan is the first ever community store in Asia and outside of the
United States.
(4) It is difficult to miss this Starbucks from the outside. Amid imposing office buildings
and business hotels lies this almost humble looking structure designed in the traditional
style of a Thai home.
(5) It is easy to notice its unmistakably Thai roof and gable which might give one the first
impression that it was an antique Thai house (if not for that signature Starbucks logo
prominently placed on the facade).
A. 4-5-1-2-3
B. 3-4-5-1-2
C. 3-5-1-2-4
D. 4-3-5-2-1
12.
(1) Ang ilan sa mga ito ay sina Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar at Graciano Lopez-Jaena.
(2) Mababanggit dito si Francisco Baltazar na higit na kilala sa pangalang Francisco Balagtas, si
Jose Dela Cruz o Huseng Sisiw na nakilala sa larangan ng panitikan.
(3) Noong ika-19 na dantaon, ang Kilusang Propaganda ay nakilala.

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(4) Kakaunti lamang sa mga Pilipino ang namumukadkad ang galing sa sining sa panahon ng
mga Espanyol.
(5) Ang kilusang ito ay namayagpag sa larangan ng literatura at pamamahayag.
A. 4-5-2-3-1
B. 4-2-3-5-1
C. 4-1-3-2-5
D. 4-2-1-3-5
13. It is bizarre how often public figures who loudly espouse traditional family values are later
caught in some scandal concerning their own private lives.
A. remember
B. reject
C. recognize
D. argue for
14. Marc is far too sensible to have done a fatuous thing like that.
A. dangerous
B. risky
C. inate
D. foolish
15. Our workplace wore a macabre look on Monday after the company downsized its staff
strength.
A. gameface
B. serious
C. tropical
D. lugubrious
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Questions 16 – 18: Choose the best word/s that will complete the sentence.
16. The children ( ) the ill effects of war
A. have borne
B. have born
C. has borne
D. had born
17. My sister ( ) to Zamboanga seven years ago.
A. migrated
B. migrating
C. immigrated
D. immigrating
18. The drug pushers tried to ( ) the arresting cops.
A. buy in
B. buy off
C. buy out
D. buy up
Questions 19 – 20: Choose the sentence that best combines the underlined
sentences.
19. The old brain is called the reptilian brain. It does not know passion, but only stolid obedience
to its own genetic dictates.
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A. After the old brain is called the reptilian brain, it does not know passion, but only stolid
obedience to its own genetic dictates.
B. The old brain, called the reptilian brain, does not know passion, but only stolid obedience to
its own genetic dictates.
C. The old brain is called the reptilian brain, whereupon it does not know passion, but only stolid
obedience to its own genetic dictates.
D. Unless the old brain, called the reptilian brain, does not know passion, only stolid obedience
to its own genetic dictates.
20. There have been great strides in the practical application of quantum physics in the last
decade. We are no closer to actually understanding it than were the physicists of the 1920s.
A. Unless there have been great strides in the practical application of quantum physics in the last
few decades, we are no closer to actually understanding it than were the physicists of the 1920s.
B. In the last few decades, we are no closer to actually understanding it than were the physicists
of the 1920s, until there have been great strides in the practical application of quantum physics.
C. Although there have been great strides in the practical application of quantum physics in the
last few decades, we are no closer to actually understanding it than were the physicists of the
1920s.
D. In the last few decades, if there have been great strides in the practical application of quantum
physics we are no closer to actually understanding it than were the physicists of the 1920s.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ANSWER KEY
1. D
2. D
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3. C
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. B
20. C
MATHEMATICS
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1. The average of 7 numbers is 24. The smallest of the numbers is 2 and the largest of
the numbers is 31. What is the average of the middle 5 numbers?
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28
2. Two side lengths of a triangle are 5 and 6, which of the following CANNOT be the
length of the third side?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
3. Eric wishes to shift the graph of the function ƒ(x) = x² four places to the right and six
places down from the origin (0,0). Which equation represents this translation?
A. ƒ(x) = x – 42 + 6
B. ƒ(x) = (x − 4)2 − 6
C. ƒ(x) = (x2 − 4)2 − 6
D. ƒ(x) = x + 42 – 6
4. What is the slope intercept form of (13x − 5x) + 12 − 2y = 6?
A. y = 3x – 9
B. y = 4x + 3
C. y = 6x + 2
D. y = -2x + 5
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5. The coordinates (−3, 5) and (3, 5) designate the diameter of a circle, what is its
circumference?
A. 2π
B. 4π
C. 6π
D. 8π
6. What is the solution set of | 2(x – 1) – 15 | = 7?
A. { 5 }
B. { 12 }
C. { 5,12 }
D. { -5,12 }
7. A and B are reciprocals (when multiplied together their product is 1). If A < −1,
then B must be which of the following?
A. 0 < B < 1
B. -1 < B < 0
C. B < -1
D. B < 0
8. Which of these is true for all real numbers x and y such that x > 0 and y < 0?
A. xy > 0
B. x + y > 0
C. x2 + y2 > 0
D. x – y < 0
9. At what point on the Cartesian plane do the following two lines intersect?
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y/3 – 7/3 = x and y/3 + 4/3 = x
A. (4, 3)
B. (6, 2)
C. The lines do not intersect.
D. (5, -2)
10. The slope of the line represented by the equation 2(x − 3) − 6y = 10 is equal to what?
A. – 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/2
D. 2
11. Jenny’s house is 2 km away from her school. One day when going to school, Jenny runs for
20 minutes and arrived 5 minutes late. How many minutes earlier would Jenny be if she would
use her bicycle at a rate of one-third kilometer per minute?
A. 5 minutes
B. 6 minutes
C. 8 minutes
D. 9 minutes
12. The chart below shows the monthly profits of 3 companies. What is the total profit generated
by Store X and Store Z in the month of March?
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A. 120,000
B. 140,000
C. 180,000
D. 200,000
13. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The diagonals of a rhombus are congruent.
B. All rectangles are similar.
C. All rectangles are rhombuses.
D. Some rhombuses are rectangles.
14. In order for the two triangles shown to be similar, what is one possible value for x?
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A. 8 in.
B. 10 in.
C. 16 in.
D. 20 in.
15. Which coordinates satisfy the inequality: y+ 3 > −3(x − 2)
A. (0,2)
B. (1,0)
C. (-3, 15)
D. (2, -2)
16. If h(x) = 3x + 4, what is h(2x − 3)?
A. -6X + 5
B. 6X – 5
C. 5X – 2
D. 5X + 2
17. If -1 < a < b < 0, then which of the following has the greatest value?
A. b – a
B. a + b
C. a – b
D. 2b – a
18. In the figure below, what is the length of altitude y?

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A. 7 cm.
B. 8 cm.
C. 9 cm.
D. 10 cm.
19. Which of the following sets of interior angle measures would describe an acute isosceles
triangle?
A. 90°, 45°, 45°
B. 80°, 60°, 60°
C. 60°, 60°, 60°
D. 60°, 50°, 50°
20. Which trigonometric function can equal or be greater than 1.000?
A. Sine
B. Cosine
C. Tangent
D. none of the above

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MATHEMATICS ANSWER KEY
1. Answer: C.
Begin by setting up an equation representing the average. (2 + x + 31) ÷ 7 = 24. Solve

for x to find 135 and recognize that this x represents the sum of the remaining 5 scores.
To find the average, divide 135 by 5 to find 27.
2. Answer: D.
If a triangle has side lengths a, b, and c, the sum of the lengths of any 2 sides must be
larger than the length of the 3rd side. So in this case, 5 + 6 = 11 must be larger than
side length c. From the answer choices, 12 is the only length greater than 11, so it
cannot be the length of the third side.
3. Answer: B.
Recall that vertex- form of a parabola is:

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a(x − h)2 + k, where (h, k) represents the vertex.
We wish to translate our vertex from (0,0) to (4,−6) so h = 4 and k = −6.
ƒ(x) = (x − 4)2 – 6
4. Answer: B.
Recall that slope-intercept form is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-

intercept. Solve for y:
8x − 2y = −6
2y = 8x + 6
Divide everything by 2:
y = 4x + 3
5. Answer: C.
The circumference of a circle is the distance around defined by π * diameter. The

diameter, in this case, can be found through the difference between the x values:
3 − (−3) = 6, so π * 6 is the circumference.
6. Answer: C.
| 2(x – 1) – 15 | = 7
| 2x – 2 – 15 | = 7
| 2x – 17 | = 7
2x – 17 = – 7 and 2x – 17 = 7
2x = 10 and 2x = 24
x = 5 and x = 12
The solution set: { 5,12 }

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7. Answer: B.
If the product of two numbers is positive, the two numbers must have the same sign.
That is, if ab > 0, then either a > 0 and b > 0, or a < 0 and b < 0.
We are told that A < −1 (which implies that A < 0).
So we know that B < 0.
We also know that AB = 1, so A = 1/B
Since A = 1/B, and A < -1, we can infer that 1/B < -1
If we take reciprocals on both sides of the last inequality, we must flip the inequality sign.
Hence: B > −1
So we know that B < 0, and B > −1. We can represent this as a compound inequality: −1 < B < 0
8. Answer: C.
For this question, you have to examine all the answer options individually in order to eliminate
all those that cannot be true. First, if x is positive and y is negative, their product must be
negative, so (A) is incorrect.
Next, the sum of a positive and a negative number could be either positive or negative,
depending on which number has the greater absolute value; this rules out (B) because
it’s not always true.
Similar reasoning applies to choice (D) as well. However, both positive and negative
real numbers have positive squares, and adding those positive squares will always yield
a positive number, so (C) is correct.
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9. Answer: C.
Because both of these equations are already solved for the variable x, we can set them
equal to each other to find the value of y. Begin by multiplying both sides by 3 to remove
the denominator.
y−7=y+4
Notice that this equation will never be true. Since there is no solution, so we can conclude that
the lines do not intersect.
10. Answer: B.
Recall the slope-intercept form of a line:
y = mx + b where m is the slope.
Solve the given equation for y to find the slope:
2x − 6 − 6y = 10
−6y = −2x + 16
y = 1/3x − 16/6
Slope is equal to 1/3.
11. Answer: D.
She runs for 20 minutes and arrived 5 minutes late → She needs to be exactly there in
15 minutes.
Using a bike with a speed of 1/3 km per minutes → t = d/r → t = 2/1/3 → t = 6
15 minutes – 6 minutes = 9 minutes earlier.
12. Answer: C.
From the chart, we can see that Store X had 80 (thousand) in profits and Store Z had
100 (thousand) in profits. Combining these two, we arrive at 180 (thousand) in profits.
13. Answer: D.
A square is a rhombus and a rectangle. Therefore, some rhombuses are rectangles.
14. Answer: C.
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Problems involving similar figures can be solved using proportions. The issue with this
problem is that we are given a similarity across inches to feet with the answer choices
containing only inches. First, we must convert the feet measurement into inches:
2 1/3 ft. x 12 in./ft. = 28 in.
We can now set up our proportions:
4/7 = x/28
x = 16
15. Answer: C.
Solve the inequality for one variable:
y + 3 > −3x + 6
y > −3x + 3
This states that the y-coordinate must be larger than −3 times the x-coordinate plus 3.
Test the points provided to see which one satisfies the given inequality (this can also be
done graphically). Only (−3, 15) satisfies the inequality.
16. Answer: B.
We solve this problem by replacing every x in h(x) with 2x − 3 and evaluating the
expression:
h(2x − 3) = 3(2x − 3) + 4
= 6x − 9 + 4
= 6x − 5
17. Answer: A
Let a = -0.9 and b = -0.1
A. b – a = (-0.1) – (- 0.9) = 0.8
B. a + b = (-0.1) + (-0.9) = -1.0
C. a – b = (-0.9) – (-0.1) = -0.8
D. 2b – a = 2(-0.1) – (-0.9) = 0.7
18. Answer: B.
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Sometimes questions will provide unnecessary information. In this case, the angle
measurement of the top right angle. We can focus exclusively on the right triangle
shown and use the Pythagorean Theorem, or the recognition of a Pythagorean triple to
see that the length of y is 8 cm.
19. Answer: C.
Choice A is not an acute triangle because it has one right angle. In choice B, the sum of
interior angle measures exceeds 180°. Choice D suffers the reverse problem; its sum
does not make 180°. Though choice C describes an equilateral triangle; it also
describes an isosceles triangle.
20. Answer: C.
The trigonometric ratios sine and cosine never equal or exceed 1.000 because the
hypotenuse, the longest side of a right triangle, is always their denominator. The
trigonometric ratio Tangent can equal and exceed the value 1.000 because the
hypotenuse is never its denominator.
ABSTRACT THINKING
Q1) Which shape comes next in the sequence?

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Q2) Complete the sequence.

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Q4) Which is the odd string of letters out?

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Q6. Find the missing image.
A B C D
Q7. Choose a figure that does not share a common pattern to the other four.
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Q8.
A B C D E
Q9.
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ABSTRACT THINKING ANSWER KEY
1. Answer
The black and white dots are alternating between 5 and 7 in number. In the
last picture there are 5 white dots and 7 black ones, meaning the following
image should contain 7 white dots and 5 black ones.
Correct Answer; E
2. Answer
Each tile contains 2 overlapping shapes, 1 larger than the other. As the 2
shapes overlap a new, smaller shape if created inside the first large shape.
The large shape in the following tile corresponds directly with this new shape
that was created. When the shapes overlap the largest bisection is always
within the biggest shape.
Correct Answer; B
3. Answer
The first two rules are relatively easy to work out. The shape in the centre
alternates between orange and white and the navy dot is moving around the
tile corners in a clockwise direction. The real challenge is spotting that the big
black square is moving around the sides and corners of the tile in alternating
directions, first anti-clockwise, then clock-wise. It also increases how many
spaces it moves in increments of one. First it moves anti-clockwise one
position, next it moves 2 spaces clockwise, then 3 anti-clockwise and so on.
Correct Answer; C
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4. Answer
Each string of letters contains S, F, G, H and J appearing in a loop. It is easier

to imagine if you can see multiple loops appearing consecutively: S-F-G-H-J-
S-F-G-H-J-S-F-G-H-J A, B, C and D strings all include letters in the right order
to fit in the same loop. For example, F always follows S and precedes G
however in the last string (E) The letters are out of order.
Correct Answer; E
5. Answer
There are 4 rules consistent in this sequence. First, the number of dots
appearing in the centre is decreasing by one, as is the number of sides
appearing on the black shape. The triangle is being flipped sideways and then
back again and finally the square in the corner remains the same.
Correct Answer; B
6. B
7. Every shape in the sequence, aside from this one, is symmetrical on a vertical axis, while the
parallelogram is symmetrical on a diagonal axis. 
8. C

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