First Impression

 2010 Edition
 Times New Roman
 Bad equation formatting
 Overestimated it too much

Test Segments
Proficiency Test (1 hour 50
minutes)
 English (100 items, 50
minutes)
 3 Subtests (100 items, 30
minutes)
o Identifying Errors
 o Correct Usage
(Prepositions, Verb
Phrases, Diction)
o Supply the Independent
Clause
o Synonyms
o Cloze Test (40 items)
 Essay (1 item, 20 items)
oWrite at least a one-
paragraph essay on the
word "COMPASSION."
 Mathematics (60 items, 1
hour)
 Aptitude Test (1
hour 20 minutes)
 Abstract Reasoning (25 items,
10 minutes)
 Vocabulary (25 items, 5
minutes)
 Analogy (25 items, 10
minutes)
 Reading Comprehension (25
items, 15 minutes)
 Logical Reasoning (25 items,
15 minutes)
 Numerical Ability (25 items,
25 minutes)
Questions Proficiency
Test (1 hour 50
minutes)
 English was no chill (lowkey
political undertones lol)
 Math had lots of trigonometry
and circles
 Essay was short and okay. I
wrote about 200 words
 MSA is so far from the actual
test, too difficult
English
 Identifying Errors
o Subject-Verb agreement
(either-or, neither-nor, not
only-but also)
o Redundancy
o Dangling modifiers!
o Misplaced modifiers!
o Prepositions
o Verb Tenses (past perfect,
present perfect)
o Modifiers (few, many,
adjectives)
o Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
o One must vs you must,
everyone
 Correct Usage
oDiction (word choice, verb
phrases, on, in, at,
conjunctions)
 Supply the Independent
Clause
oYou are given a first
independent clause, you
need to choose the right
independent clause with the
correct conjunctions and
ideas to make the sentence
coherent and meaningful
oThe next election might not
take place; therefore
 citizens must be involved in
this important political
issue.
o I will report this crime;
although it is a small one.
 Synonyms
oWords Tested
 Cloze Test


o Two 7-paragraph passages

with blanks and you have to
fill them with the most
appropriate words.
Passage 1: Benefits of
Sports
Words Tested
Diction (benefit vs
award, develop vs
grow, depend upon
vs impress, foster
vs create)
Conjunctions (but,
although,
and)Subject-Verb
Agreement (is, are,
has been, have
been)
 Passage 2: Comet hitting
Russia
Words Tested
Diction (slammed down vs
slammed shut, event vs
occurrence vs accident,
cloud of smoke vs gust of
smoke)
Conjunctions (but,
although, and)Subject-Verb
Agreement (is, are, has
been, have been)Articles (A
vs the)
 Essay
 o Had one sheet of paper
(double-spaced blanks)
o No essay planning page
Mathematics
 Solve for x, both linear and
quadratic (10 questions)
 Evaluating algebraic
expressions given x, y (3
questions)
 Algebraic manipulation, i.e.
factoring, cancellation,
reciprocal (4 questions)
 Slope of the line (2 questions)
 Parallel, coincident,
perpendicular, or intersecting
lines (2 questions)
 Rational Root Theorem (1
question)
 Remainder Theorem (4
questions)
 What value of k will make
f(x) have a remainder of 0
given f(0)=some number (5
questions)
 Linear Inequalities, e.g.
solution set of the inequality
(5 questions)
 Definition of function, e.g.
vertical line test (2 questions)
 Circle equation, e.g. center
and radius of circle (4
questions)
 9, 40, 41 triangle inscribed in
circle (1 question)
 Area of triangle solvable with
basic algebra (1 question)
 Area of square with diagonal
3sqrt2
 Laws of Exponents (8
questions)
 Logarithm Properties (3
questions)
 Permutation, e.g. how many
4-letter radio names can be
made started with first 2
 letters either W or K (1
question)
 Commutative/Associative
Property (1 question)
 Closure Property (1 question)
 Arithmetic, Geometric
Sequences (3 questions)
 Average (3 questions)
 Trigonometry, e.g.
pythagorean identity, unit
circle, positive or negative (8
questions)
 Asymptotes (1 question)
Questions Aptitude
Test (1 hour 50
minutes)
Abstract
Reasoning
 ~3 Subtests
oWhich design belongs to
first set of designs?
oWhich design follows from
the pattern?
 Number of sides!
 Clockwise/counterclockwise
 Color
 Counting dots
 Rotation!
 Curviness/Pointiness of lines
 Counting lines
 Right/Left
 Dividing polygons into
smaller pieces
 Black/White pattern
Vocabulary
 feign
 misgiving
 felicitous
 supplanted
Analogy
 goose : gander :: turkey :
_____
 Cecile Licad : piano :: John
Lesaca : __
 Cask of Amontillado : Edgar
Allan Poe
 Bangued : Abra ::
Jordan :______
 valves : heart :: lobe : _____
 Charles Dickens : A
Christmas Carol
 Aguinaldo : First Republic ::
Magsaysay : _______
 Kuwait : Dinar
 entomology : insect ::
ornithology : _____
 Dimasalang : Jose Rizal
 Doveglion : Jose Garcia Villa
 Australia : Kangaroo :: United
States : _______
 Born Free : Lion :: Free
Willy : Whale
 nimbus : cloud :: breakers :
____
 Saint Luke : Gospel :: Saint
Paul : ____
 Masbate : Bicol Region
Reading
Comprehension
1. Passage 1: Climate Change
and Respiratory Illnesses
(asthma and allergies)
o According to this
sentence ..., what does
[word] mean?
o Based on the passage,
which is true/not true?
o What does the author think
about ...?
o Which experts should best
be consulted to solve the
problems?
o The article above could be
classified in all below
except (environment,
 climate change, health,
botany)
o In this text, the author
offers (viewpoint,
cautionary tale, first-hand
account)
2. Passage 2: New
Technology and Internet
Privacy and Security
o According to this
sentence ..., what
does [malign]
mean?
 oBased on the
passage, which is
true/not true?
oThis text is a (an
endorsement, an opinion, a
viewpoint)
oWho is least likely to be
harmed in the Internet?
oHow were the ideas
organized in the passage?
oThe author suggests that
when using the Internet,
people should _____
3. Passage 3: Tanzanian
Leader on Women's Education
and First-Hand Experience
about Education Volunteerism
oAccording to this
sentence ..., what
does [word] mean?
oBased on the
passage, which is
true/not true?
oWhat is the
Tanzanian leader's
views on women's
education?
oParagraph 3 is
based on the
 following
assumptions,
except __
The last paragraph
o

serves to ___
What does the
o

author feel about _

4. Passage 4: Debunking
Lunar Lunacy with Science
 According to this
sentence ..., what
does [word] mean?
 The first paragraph serves to _
 Based on the
passage, which is
true/not true?
 What is one purpose of
science, according to the
passage?
 What would these characters
think if this happens?
 What is the best title for the
passage?
 According to the passage,
what is lunar lunacy?
Logical Reasoning
 3 Subtests
 o Classify the quality of the
statement (Affirmative,
Probably Affirmative,
Negative, Probably
Negative)
He is honest. (A)There
could be an army attack.
(PA)Water does not burn.
(N)
 Classify whether Stipulative,
Lexical, Precising, Persuasive
oEconomics is the
study of ......
 distribution of goods
and services (L)
o Aerocar is a car that can
drive and fly (S)
o Wristowatch is a watch that
... (S)
o Death occurs when no brain
signals in encephalogram
(Pre)
o Politicians are honest
individuals elected by a
responsible citizenry (Per)
o Feminism is a movement
by deviant women to ...
(Per)
 Given 1 or 2 premises, draw
the correct conclusion
o To be fragile is to be
delicate
o He who is born to be
hanged will never be
drowned
o Only if it is a dance is it a
minuet
o All paintings are works of
art
o To forgive without
forgetting is impossible
o The only good human is a
dead human
 o It is a question of nature or
nurture; Success is 10%
inspiration and 90%
perspiration
o Some petty things must be
forgotten; Childhood
memories must not be
forgotten
Numerical Ability
 Work problems (8)
 Age problem (1)
 Ratio (2)
 Speed/Distance (4)
 Mixture (1)
 Investment (1)
 Number of coins (2)
 Average (4)
 Interest (2)
 Discount (4)
 Percentages (2)
 Money, e.g. price, taxes (3)