Civil Service Commission Professional or Sub-Professional Reviewer - Page 1/159 b.

86632
Mathematics Test I - Page 1 c. 314
d. 294
Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank. 8. Evaluate 1 + 2 + 3 = ______?
100 1000 10
_________1. 16 + 4 x (7 + 8) - 3 = ________?
a. 117 a. 0.213
b. 145 b. 0.312
c. 73 c. 0.123
d. 65 d. 0.231
_________2. (18 + 17) (12 + 9) - (7 x 16) (4 + 2) = ________? 9. Evaluate ½ + ¼ + ⅛ _________.
a. 53
b. 63 a. 3/14
c. 321 b. 3/16
d. 323 c. 3/12
_________3. The sum of 73, 2891, 406 and 98 is _______? d. 7/8
a. 3468 10. Seventy-one and twenty-one ten thousandths is written in standard form as :
b. 3486
c. 3648 a. 71.2100
d. 4648 b. 71.0021
c. 71.210000
_________4. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24 ? d. 71,2100
a. 192 11. One thousand forty two and seven thousandths written form is _____?
b. 268
c. 248 a. 1042.7000
d. 596 b. 10,427,000
_________5. Which of the following numbers is prime? c. 1042.007
a. 57 d. 1042.0007
b. 87 12. 1 + 5 + 1 = _______?
c. 89 3 6 2
d. 91
6. The product of 18 and 73 is ______? a. 1 and 2/3
b. 7/11
a. 1304 c. 1 and 1/3
b. 1324 d. 3/5
c. 1314 13. 3 ½ - 1 ⅔ = ________?
d. 1342
7. The difference of 476 and 182 is _______? a. 1 and 1/6
b. 5 and 1/6
a. 654 c. 6 and 1/5
 d. 1 and 5/6 d. 30
14. 900 x 0.09 = _________? 20. 3% of 24 = _____?

a. 0.81 a. 0.72
b. 8.1 b. 7.2
c. 81 c. 72
d. 810 d. 720
15. 7 ÷ 21 = ___________? 21. 1402 + 142 + 14.2 + 1.42 = _________?
8 4
a. 15596.2
a. 1/6 b. 1559.62
b. 1/3 c. 155.962
c. 1 and 1/2 d. 155962
d. 2/3 22. 2010 x 0.0001 = _________?
16. 3 x 10 = ______?
5 3 a. 0.0201
b. 0.201
a. 13/15 c. 2.01
b. 2 d. 20.1
c. 1/2 23. Find the average of 6.8, 3.5, 9.2, 7.45, and 6.05.
d. 3/25
17. 3.156 x 0.12 = ________? a. 6.0
b. 6.6
a. 0.37872 c. 66
b. 3.7872 d. 660
c. 37.872 ___________24. 47 x 0.05 = ________?
d. 378.72
18. 5 ½ ÷ 2 ⅓ = ______? a. 23.5
b. 2.35
a. 2 and 5/14 c. 0.235
b. 12 and 5/6 d. 0.0235
c. 6/77 ___________25. 87 / 0.01 = __________?
d. 2 and 2/3
19. 2 + 4 = _________. a. 8700
1 1 b. 870
2 3 c. 87
d. 8.7
a. 1 and 1/5 ___________26. (0.5) (5) (0.5) = ________.
b. 7 and 1/5
c. 15 a. 0.0125
 b. 0.125 33. Which of the following best approximate 68 / 0.17 = ____?
c. 1.25
d. 12.5 a. 0.4
___________27. Dividing by 0.2 is the same as multiplying by ________? b. 4
c. 40
a. 1/2 d. 400
b. 0.5 34. The decimal from of 11/6 is ______?
c. 2
d. 5 a. 1.83
___________28. 0.012 ÷ 3 = ________? b. 1.86
c. 0.83
a. 0.0004 d. 0.67
b. 0.004 35. 5/9 of what number is 435 ?
c. 0.04
d. 0.4 a. 288
___________29. 2.944 ÷ 0.23 = _______? b. 87
c. 783
a. 0.128 d. 29
b. 12.8 36. Which of the following fractions is the greatest?
c. 1.28
d. 128 a. 1/10
30. 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = _________? b. 0.1/0.10
0.25 c. 1/0.01
d. 1/0.001
a. 0.75 37. 4.7 - 3.12 = _______?
b. 7.5
c. 4 a. 1.58
d. 0.04 b. 1.62
31. 0.0088 ÷ 0.22 = ________? c. 2.65
d. 1.52
a. 4 38. 19.4 - 12.72 + 5 ______?
b. 0.4
c. 40 a. 1.471
d. 0.04 b. 14.71
32. (0.15 x 0.37) + (0.85 + 0.63) + (0.15 + 0.63) + (0.85 + 0.37) = _______? c. 12.68
d. 11.68
a. 0.0555 39. 27 ÷ -3 = _______?
b. 0.5355 32 8
c. 1
d. 0.9 a. 2 and 1/4
 b. -2 and 1/4 __________46. What is 1/4 % of 880?
c. 4 and 1/2
d. -4 and 1/2 a. 0.22
40. 2 ¾ x 4 = ________? b. 2.2
c. 22
a. 8 and 3/4 d. 220
b. 5 __________47. What % of 2 and 1/2 is 1/2 ?
c. 11
d. 12 a. 1/2 %
_________41. -1 + 5 = _______. b. 5%
4 6 c. 20 %
d. 25 %
a. 7/12 __________48. 180 is 66 ⅔ % of what number?
b. 1 and 1/12
c. 5/12 a. 120
d. 1 and 1/4 b. 150
_________42. (-11.1) + (12.32) = _________. c. 210
d. 270
a. -1.22 __________49. ⅓ of what number is 42 ?
b. 12.2
c. 1.22 a. 7
d. -12.2 b. 14
_________43. What % of 50 is 15? c. 126
d. 84
a. 15% __________50. 8 ⅓ - 2 5 = ________?
b. 25%
c. 30% a. 6 and 7/24
d. 35% b. 6 and 17/24
_________44. What % of 12 is 6 ? c. 5 and 17/24
d. 6 and 4/5
a. 50%
b. 200% Mathematics Test II - Page 11
c. 6%
d. 2% Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank.
_________45. 36 / 720 = __________?
_________1. 27, 499 round to the nearest hundred is _______?
a. 20
b. 200 a. 27, 400
c. 5 b. 27, 500
d. 0.05 c. 27, 000
 d. 28, 000 ________8. The fraction 52 / 91 expressed in lowest term is _____?
_________2. Twenty-four weeks is how many days?
a. 4/7
a. 140 b. 2/3
b. 168 c. 3/7
c. 176 d. 7/13
d. 196 ________9. Car A averages 8 km per liter of fuel. Car B averages 12 km per liter of fuel. If the price
_________3. Five hundred ninety-five days is how many weeks? of fuel is $10 per liter. How much less would a 600 - km. trip cost for Car A than for Car B?

a. 119 a. $ 250
b. 95 b. $ 500
c. 85 c. $ 600
d. 75 d. $ 750
_________4. Eighteen bus loads of 56 students each went to join the Independence Day Celebration. _________10. Change 31/17 to a mixed number.
One hundred seventy-four did not go. How many students are there in all?
a. 14 and 1/17
a. 160 b. 4 and 1/17
b. 1282 c. 2 and 3/7
c. 180 d. 1 and 14/17
d. 1182 _________11. 40 is what part of 64?
_________5. Richard bowled 3 games and got scores of 139, 153, and 128. What was his average
score for the three games? a. 7/8
b. 3/8
a. 130 c. 5/8
b. 140 d. 1 and 3/5
c. 150 _________12. Change 13 3 to an improper fraction.
d. 160 7
________6. What time will it be 3 and 1/2 hours after 7:15 PM?
a. 91/7
a. 3:45 AM b. 39/7
b. 10:45 AM c. 273/7
c. 3:45 PM d. 94/7
d. 10:45 PM _________13. What is the average speed in kph of a car travelling 160 kilometers in 5 hours?
________7. What time was it 3 and 1/2 hours before 7:15 AM?
a. 32
a. 3:45 AM b. 40
b. 10:45 AM c. 80
c. 3:45 PM d. 90
d. 10:45 PM
14. 3 + 1 + 1 = ___________? a. 1/2
4 6 8 b. 1/4
c. 2/5
a. 5/8 d. 3/8
b. 1 and 1/24 ____________20. 13 and 1/3 ounces is what part of a pound?
c. 1/16
d. 3/8 (16 ounces = 1 pound)
15. 15 1 - 8 3 = ___________?
3 4 a. 2/3
b. 5/6
a. 6 and 7/12 c. 3/4
b. 7 and 2/3 d. 7/8
c. 8 and 2/7 __________21. 126 is 3/7 of what number?
d. 7 and 2/7
16. 8 inches is what part of a foot? a. 54
b. 84
a. 2/3 c. 119
b. 7/12 d. 294
c. 4/5 __________22. A roll of ribbon 51 yards long is to be divided into 408 equal parts. How many
d. 5/6 inches is the length of each part?
17. If 4 workers can complete 8 identical jobs in 4 days, how long will it take 6 workers to complete
12 such jobs? a. 3.5
b. 4.5
a. 3 days c. 5.5
b. 4 days d. 6.5
c. 5 days __________23. A water tank is 7/8 full. When 21 liters of water is drawn out, the tank is 5/8 full.
d. 6 days What is the total capacity of the tank in liters?
____________18. A bookstore sells two kind of MSA Reviewer Books. "College Admission Test
Reviewer (CATR)" and High School Entrance Test Reviewer (HSETR)". If it sells the CATR which a. 63
yield a profit of $62.00 per book, and it can sell 300 books in a month. It sells the HSETR at a profit b. 84
of $50.50 per book and it can sell 350 books in one month. Which type of book will yield more c. 87
profit per month, and by how much? d. 93
__________24. A painter completes 2/9 of a job in 3 days. At this rate, how many more days will it
a. The HSETR will yield a greater profit by $ 925. take him to finish the job?
b. The CATR will yield a greater profit by $ 925.
c. Both books will yield exactly the same profit a. 7.5 days
d. The CATR will yield a greater profit by $ 1150. b. 9.5 days
____________19. Mr. Jose Suobiron inherited 5/8 of his father's estate. He sold 2/5 of his share. c. 10.5 days
What part of the entire estate did he sell? d. 13.5 days
_________25. A boy spent $320, which was 5/7 of what he had originally. How much did he have __________31. 9 = _________?
originally? 0.09 x 0.9

a. $ 438 a. 9/1000
b. $ 448 b. 9/100
c. $ 476 c. 100/9
d. $ 576 d. 1000/9
_________26. 0.0075 x 1000 = ___________? __________32. How much money can be saved by buying 72 pens at $90 per dozen than buying
them for $7.75 each?
a. 0.075
b. 0.75 a. $ 0.25
c. 7.5 b. $ 3.00
d. 75 c. $ 12.00
_________27. Express 0.572 as a common fraction in lowest term? d. $ 18.00
__________33. Two countries produce 1/8 and 3/10 respectively of the world production of
a. 71.5 / 125 aluminum. What fraction of the world production do the two nations produce together?
b. 35.75 / 62.5
c. 14 / 25 a. 7/40
d. 143 / 250 b. 3/40
_________28. Of the following which is the closest approximation to the product 0.33 x 0.41 x c. 17/40
0.625 x 0.83 = _____? d. 21/40
__________34. Of 20 is 25 % of x + 7, then x = ________?
a. 3/8
b. 3/4 a. 73
c. 6/41 b. 80
d. 5/72 c. 87
__________29. Dividing by 0.125 is the same as multiplying by _________? d. 93
__________35. If 5 x 5 x Z = 15 x 15 x 15, then Z = _________?
a. 3/8
b. 1/4 a. 45
c. 1/8 b. 30
d. 8 c. 105
__________30. If a copper wire is 3.7 feet long, its length in inches is ________? d. 135
__________36. The morning class in school begin at 8:05 AM and end at 12:00 noon. There are five
a. less than 40 class periods of 45 minutes each with equal intervals between classes. How many minutes are there
b. between 40 and 44 in each interval?
c. between 44 and 45
d. more than 45 a. 2
b. 2.5
c. 3
 d. 4.5 c. 50
___________37. Every seat in a bus was taken and 7 people were standing. At the next stop 15 d. 52
people got off and 3 got on. How many seats were empty after this stop if everyone was seated? ____________43. Mr. Albelda drives his car at the rate of 60 miles per hour. What is his rate in feet
per second?
a. 3
b. 5 a. 66
c. 7 b. 76
d. 10 c. 86
___________38. A boy scored 134, 145, and 150 in his first 3 games. What score must he make on d. 88
his next game so that his average for the four games will be 149? ____________44. What is 0.05 percent of 6.5 ?

a. 163 a. 0.00325
b. 165 b. 0.0325
c. 167 c. 0.325
d. 170 d. 3.25
___________39. Angelo can type 9 pages in 12 minutes. How many pages can he type in 8 hours at ____________45. At Rosa Alvero Street, in Loyola Heights there are 8 towns houses and 52 private
the same rate? individual homes. What is the ratio of town houses to private individual homes?

a. 180 a. 2 : 27
b. 360 b. 2 : 13
c. 390 c. 1 : 13
d. 540 d. 4 : 13
___________40. Girlie starts cleaning the yard at 10 AM and by 11:20, she has finished 4/5 of it. If __________46. If it takes 16 pipes 10 hours to fill 8 tanks, how long will it take 12 pipes to fill 9
she continues working at the same rate, at what time will she finish cleaning the yard? tanks?

a. 11 : 10 AM a. 10 hours
b. 12 : 20 AM b. 12 hours
c. 11 : 40 AM c. 13 hours
d. 11 : 52 AM d. 15 hours
____________41. If 3/8 of a certain number is 2/5, what is 3/4 of that same number? __________47. Mr. Cruz borrows $360,000. If he pays back $378,000 after one year, what is his
interest rate?
a. 1/5
b. 2/5 a. 1.5%
c. 3/5 b. 4.5%
d. 4/5 c. 5%
____________42. A bus travels 240 kilometers at 60 kph and then returns at 40 kph. What is the d. 7.5%
average speed in kilometers per hour for the round trip? __________48. If 6 men need $3,600 worth of food for a three-day camping trip, how much will 2
men need for a 15-day trip?
a. 48
b. 49 a. $ 3, 600
 b. $ 4, 800 _________4. What single discount is equivalent to successive discounts if 5% and 10%?
c. $ 5, 400
d. $ 6, 000 a. 10.5%
__________49. What is 6% of 2.5 ? b. 12.5%
c. 14.5%
a. 5/3 % d. 15%
b. 15 _________5. How many miles are there in 40 kilometers?
c. 3/20
d. 3/5 a. 25
__________50. What is the value of 60 x 31 x 36 x 7 ? b. 64
c. 32
a. 468, 720 d. 60
b. 468, 721 _________6. If water tank can be filled 1 and 3/4 hours. What part of the tank can be filled in
c. 468, 722 exactly 1 hour?
d. 468, 723
Mathematics Test III - Page 23 a. 1/2
b. 3/4
Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank. c. 4/7
d. 1
_________1. If 9x - 7 = 18y then 9x - 7 = ________? _________7. If 5 items cost d dollars how much would x items cost at the same rate?
6
a. p / 5x
a. 2y b. 5 / px
b. 3y c. x / 5p
c. 6y d. px / 55
d. y+6 _________8. In a group of 8, 000 applicants for a civil service examination, 1600 failed to take the
_________2. A student buys an MSA Reviewer Book for $175 after receiving a discount of 12.5%. first part of the test. What percent of the total applicants took the first part of the test?
What was the marked price?
a. 20%
a. $ 187.50 b. 30%
b. $ 200 c. 40%
c. $ 225 d. 80%
d. $ 250 _________9. If the ratio a : b is 11 : 9, then a + b is ________?
_________3. A town house unit was sold fir $2.50 M, yielding a 25% profit. For how much would it
be sold to yield only a 10% profit on the cost? a. 9
b. 11
a. $ 2M c. 20
b. $ 2.25M d. can't be determined from the given information
c. $ 2.2M
d. $2.45M
___________10. If 4 men can paint a fence in 2 days, what part of the job can be completed by one c. 1/15
man in 8 days? d. 4/15

a. 1/4 ___________16. A bill was passed by a vote of 7 : 5 . What part of the vote counts were in favor of
b. 1/2 the bill?
c. 3/4
d. whole job
___________11. Of John's salary, 1/10 is spent for clothing, and 1/4 for board and lodging. What a. 5/7
part of the salary is left for other expenditures and savings? b. 7/12
c. 5/12
a. 3/5 d. 7/5
b. 13/20
c. 7/10 ___________17. If a man travels for half of an hour at 60 km/hr, and for quarter of an hour for 120
d. 2/5 km/hr, what is his average speed?
___________12. Which of the following fractions is closest to 1/3 ?

a. 1/5 a. 80 kph
b. 2/5 b. 90 kph
c. 2/3 c. 100 kph
d. 3/5 d. 120 kph
___________13. Write 0.5 % as decimal. _________18. What part of an hour elapses between 9:52 AM and 10:16 AM ?

a. 5 a. 2/5
b. 0.5 b. 1/3
c. 0.05 c. 1/6
d. 0.005 d. 1/4
___________14. If 10 parts of alcohol is mixed with 15 parts of water, what part of the mixture is _________19. If the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 7 . If the class has 40 students, how many additional
alcohol? boys are needed to enroll to make the ratio 2 : 1 ?

a. 2/3 a. 11
b. 2/5 b. 33
c. 1/3 c. 44
d. 3/5 d. 50
___________15. If 2/5 of the workers in a factory go on vacation is September and 1/3 of the _________20. If 45 feet of uniform wire weigh 5 kilograms, what is the weight of 30 yards o the
remainder take their vacation in October, what fraction of the workers take their vacation in some same wire?
other time?
a. 5 kg
b. 10 kg
a. 2/5 c. 15 kg
b. 1/3 d. 20 kg
_________21. A school has enough oatmeal to feed 15 children in 4 days. If 5 more children are a. 0.42
added, how many days will the oatmeal last ? b. 4.2
c. 42
a. 3 d. 420
b. 12 _________28. What percent of 60 is 42 ?
c. 1⅓
d. 5⅓
___________22. If a car can travel 60 km on 12 liters of gasoline, how many liters will be needed in a. 0.7
a 210 km trip ? b. 7
c. 70
a. 30 d. 1.428
b. 42 _________29. 54 is 20% of what number ?
c. 45
d. 50 a. 2.7
___________23. Write 7.5% as a fraction. b. 270
c. 10.8
a. 3/4 d. 108
b. 3/40 _________30. 24 is 150% of what number ?
c. 3/400
d. 3/4000 a. 8
___________24. Write 3/8 % as decimal. b. 12
c. 16
a. 0.00375 d. 18
b. 0.0375 ___________31. How many thirty- seconds are there in 62 ½ % ?
c. 0.375
d. 3.75 a. 5
___________25. Find 40% of 60. b. 8
c. 12
a. 0.24 d. 20
b. 2.4 ___________32. A shirt marked $560 is sold for $392. What was the rate of discount ?
c. 24
d. 240 a. $ 168
_________26. Find 70% of 60. b. $ 123
c. $ 30%
a. 420 d. 70%
b. 4.2 ___________33. A kinder class has g number of girls and b number of boys. The ratio of boys to
c. 4200 girls is _____ ?
d. 42
_________27. What is 175% of 24 ? a. bg
b. b / (b+g)
 c. g/b ___________39. What part of gallon is 7 pints, given that 1 quart = 2 pints, 4 quarts = 1 gal. ?
d. b/g
_______ a. 7/8
___________34. / 1 + 1 = _________ ? b. 7/16
√ 25 144 c. 7/4
d. 3/4
a. 1/17 ___________40. If 7 is added to four times a number, the result is 91. What is the number ?
b. 17/60
c. 13/60 a. 21
d. 12/13 b. 42
___________35. A basketball team has won 24 games out of 36 games played. It has 24 more games c. 32
to play. How many of these must the team win to make its record 80% for the season ? d. 56
___________41. The area of a square is 36 sq. cm. What is the perimeter of the square ?
a. 12
b. 18 a. 6 cm
c. 18 b. 24 cm
d. 24 c. 30 cm
___________36. If prices are reduced by 25% sales increased by 33 ⅓ % what is the net effect on d. 36 cm
gross revenue ? ___________42. A truck can carry a load of 8 / 9 tons. How many trips must the truck make to
deliver 10 and 2 / 3 tons of sand?
a. they increase by 8 and 1/3
b. they decrease by 8 and 1/3 a. 8
c. they remain the same b. 9
d. they increase by 10% c. 10
e. d. 12
___________37. An 8-meter rope is cut so that one part is 3/5 of the other. How long in meters, is _________43. What is the value of
the shorter segment ? 6a2b3
______
if a = 2 and b = 3 ?
a. 2 9
b. 3
c. 4 a. 18
d. 5 b. 24
___________38. When the gasoline gauge of an automobile shows 1/8 full, 52.5 liters is needed to c. 36
completely fill the gasoline tank. What is the capacity, in liters of the gasoline tank? d. 72
_________44. Z + 4 = 4, then Z = _______?
a. 48 Z
b. 50
c. 56 a. 1
d. 60 b. 2
c. -1
 d. -2 √ 27 9

_________45. 1 ÷ 1 = _________ ?
x 1 a. 16/9
x b. 4/3
c. 3/4
a. 1 d. 9/16
b. 1/ x2 Mathematics Test IV - Page 35
c. x2
d. 2x Select the best answer for each and rite the appropriate letter in the blank.
______ _________1. A car that cost $ 1.2 M can be sold for $ 600, 000 after 5 years of use. What will be the
_________46. x √0.0004 = 4 : x = _______ ? yearly depreciation cost ?
a. $ 100, 000
a. 80 b. $ 12, 000
b. 100 c. $ 120, 000
c. 200 d. $ 600, 000
d. 400 _________2. How many times does the digit 7 appear in the numbers from 1 to 100 ?
47. A piece of wire is cut into three, so that the first is three times as long as the second and the a. 9
second is three times as long as the third. What part of the entire piece is the shortest? b. 10
c. 19
a. 1/9 d. 20
b. 1/10 _________3. At the rate of $ 44 per hundred sheets of colored bond paper, how much is the cost of
c. 1/13 500 sheets ?
d. 1/15 a. $ 121
48. What is the average of the first 20 positive integers ? b. $ 242
c. $ 440
a. 9 d. $ 480
b. 9.5 _________4. At $ 25 per board foot of wood, what is the cost of 15 pieces of 2" x 2" x 12' ?
c. 10 (1 board foot = 1 ft. x 1 ft. x 1 inch)
d. 10.5 a. $ 18, 000
49. A sales representative earns 5% commission on all sales between $ 20, 000 and $ 60, 000, and b. $ 15, 000
8% on all sales over $ 60,000. What is the commission in a week in which her total sales was $ 80, c. $ 1, 250
000 ? d. $ 1, 500
_________5. The decimal form of 0.56 % is __________ ?
a. $ 3, 600 a. 0.0056
b. $ 4, 600 b. 0.056
c. $ 5, 600 c. 0.56
d. $ 6, 400 d. 56
_________ _________6. If 3 feet = 1 yard, how many yards are there in 27 feet ?
50. / 12 + 12
 a. 9 be the total cost of the lot ?
b. 81
c. 24 a. $ 308, 000
d. 12 b. $ 105, 014
_________7. How many feet are there in 9 and 1/3 yards ? c. $ 735, 000
d. $ 1, 470, 000
a. 9 _________13. How much must a salesman sell in a month to yield him a commission of $ 12, 000, if
b. 10 his rate of commission is 5% on goods sold ?
c. 12
d. 28 a. $ 12, 000
_________8. A hand-carved wooden dining set is priced at $69, 950. If 20% discount is given to the b. $ 60, 000
customer, how much would he have to pay for the set ? c. $ 240, 000
d. $ 24, 000
a. $ 53, 960 _________14. How much would Charlie receive from his monthly salary of $ 8,000 after deducting
b. $ 54, 960 2 and 1/2 % for SSS contribution and 5% withholding tax ?
c. $ 55, 960
d. $ 56, 960 a. $ 7, 400
_________9. If an article priced at $99.80 is subjected to a 10% VAT, what would be the total b. $ 7, 500
amount to be paid for the article ? c. $ 7, 850
d. $ 7, 950
a. $ 89.82 __________15. A student had $ 1, 050 in his wallet. He spent $ 640 for books and school supplies.
b. $ 109.78 What part of his money did he spend?
c. $ 109.80
d. $ 110.78 a. 2/5
_________10. Find the cost of 6 and 1/2 dozen eggs at $ 30.00 per dozen. b. 3/5
c. 2/3
a. $ 186 d. 3/4
b. $ 190 __________16. MS. Cecille Garcia saves 18% of her monthly salary of $ 16, 500. How much does
c. $ 194 she saved in a year?
d. $ 195
_________11. A lady employee purchased an umbrella for $ 180 less 20%. How much should she a. $ 34, 460
pay if its is subject to a 5 % sales tax ? b. $ 35, 460
c. $ 110, 000
a. $ 151.20 d. $ 260, 000
b. $ 153 __________17. Mrs. Leny Ngo wishes to buy a second hand car, the cash price of which is $ 150,
c. $ 160 000. Not having ready cash she agrees to pay 1/3 down and the balance in 10 monthly installments
d. $ 165 of 11, 000 each. What is the total price of the car ?
_________12. Mr. Mansueto Velasco Jr. is buying a piece of lot at Filinvest Homes East. The
dimension of the rectangular lot is 14 meters by 30 meters at $ 3, 500 per square meters, what would a. $ 160, 000
b. $ 170, 000
 c. $ 110, 000 b. 10
d. $ 260, 000 c. 9
__________18. A cross-stitch store owner buys cross-stitch frame at $ 12, 500 each. How much d. 19
should he sell each in order to realize a profit of 3/20 more than the buying price ? 24. The sum of three consecutive integers is 54. Find the smallest integer.

a. $ 12, 750 a. 16
b. $ 13, 375 b. 17
c. $ 13, 350 c. 18
d. $ 14, 375 d. 19
_________19. This year XYZ company's profit was $ 2, 440, 000, which is 22% more than last 25. How many miles does a car travel if it averages at a rate of 35 miles per hour for 3 hours and 24
year's profit. How much was the profit last year ? minutes?

a. $ 1, 220, 000 a. 109

b. $ 2, 000, 000 b. 112
c. $ 1, 880, 000 c. 113
d. $ 1, 900, 000 d. 119
_________20. Mrs. Ramos pays $ 1, 530 for a dress at 15 % discount. How much is the marked 26. Elmer can deliver newspaper in his route for 1 ½ hours. Wowie who takes his place one day
price ? finds that it takes him 1 ½ longer to deliver these. How long will it take to deliver the papers if they
work together ?
a. $ 1, 545
b. $ 1, 600 a. 1 hour
c. $ 1, 800 b. 1 hour 15 minutes
d. $ 1, 750 c. 1 hour 20 minutes
_________21. A customer buys 4 pairs of socks originally priced at $ 60.00 each. If the reduced d. 3 hours
price is $ 47.50, how much does he save on this purchase ? 27. If it takes h hours to paint the wall, what part of the wall is painted in one hour ?

a. $ 50 a. h
b. $ 60 b. 1/h
c. $ 65 c. hx
d. $ 70 d. x/h
_________22. Gerard left City A to drive to City B at 6:15 A.M. and arrived at 1:45 P.M. If he 28. A sock of corn will feed 18 ducks for 54 days. How long will it feed 12 ducks ?
averaged 60 km per hour and stopped one hour for lunch, how far is City A to City B ?
a. 36
a. 390 km b. 60
b. 420 km c. 72
c. 450 km d. 81
d. 270 km 29. Find the next number in the series 1, 4, 9, 16, _____ ?
23. The sum of √ 81 + √ 100 is ________ ?
a. 20
a. √ 181 b. 25
 c. 26 b-a-c
d. 30
30. A bag is sold for $680 while marked at $800. What was the rate of the discount ?
c. d
a. 12% b+c-a
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% d. d
31. Six hundred examinees passed the Licensure Examination last year. This represents the 8 ⅓ b-c-a
percent of the total examinees. How many examinees failed the exam?
__________36. The ratio of men athlete to women in an athletic meet is 5 : 3 and the total number of
a. 6,000 athlete is 2, 400, how many additional women athlete would have to join to make the ratio of men to
b. 6,200 women 1 : 1 ?
c. 6,600 a. 6
d. 7,200 b. 400
32. If 4 miles = 6.44 km, then 14.49 km equals how many miles ? c. 600
d. 1, 200
a. 7 ___________37. If prices are reduced by 20 %, quantity sold increase by 25 %. What is the net
b. 8 effect on the gross revenue?
c. 9
d. 10 a. it increases by 5%
________33. (a2 - 4b2) c is equivalent to ac + _________ ? b. it decreases by 5%
c. it remains the same
a. 2bc d. it increases by 10%
b. -2bc ___________38. The average of three numbers is xyz. If the sum of two numbers is x + y, what is
c. 2b the other number?
d. -2b
________34. In a certain class the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 5. If the class has 54 students, how a. 3xyz - (x+y)
many are girls ? b. xyz - (x+y)
a. 24 c. z
b. 30 d. can't be determined from the given information
c. 12
d. 27 ___________39. When + 13 is added to - 15, the sum is _______ ?
_________35. Solve for x : ax = bx + cx - d, a ≠ b ≠ c.
a. -2
a. d b. 2
a-b-c c. -18
d. 18

b. d
 _____________46. If 1 / M = 4 and S = 2, what is S in terms of M ?
___________40. When -15 is subtracted from -18, the difference is _______? a. 1 / 2M
b. -2M
a. -3 c. -(1/2M)
b. 3 d. 2M
c. 33 ___________47. A horse is tied to a pole with a rope of 7 meters long. How much grazing area does
d. -33 it have?
e.
___________41. When the product of (-4) and (-17) is divided by 2, the quotient is _____ ? a. 154 sq. m.
b. 164 sq. m.
a. -34 c. 314 sq. m.
b. 34 d. 174 sq. m.
c. 68 ___________48. What number is missing in this sequence : 5, 7, 11, 17, ________ ?
d. -66 a. 22
_____________42. If 5x + 17 = 32, then x = _________ ? b. 23
c. 25
a. 9.8 d. 27
b. -9.8 ___________49. How many two-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 if a
c. 3 digit cannot be used more than once?
d. -3 a. 10
_____________43. Solve for M : b. 15
c. 20
M - M =4 d. 25
7 3 ___________50. What is the value of x in 5 : x = x : 125 ?
a. 5
b. 15
a. 21 c. 20
b. -21 d. 25
c. -1 ___________51. If one bilao of pansit guisado serves 7 people, how many bilaos are needed to serve
d. 1 a banquet of 126 people?
_____________44. If x + y = 4a and x - y = 2b then y = ______ ? a. 15
a. b - 2a b. 16
b. 2a - b c. 17
c. 2a + b d. 18
d. a - 2b ____________52. If x = 8, which of the following has the least value?
_____________45. If 0.37 m = 0.0111 then m = _____ ?
a. 0.03 a. x -3
b. 0.3 b. 3/x
c. 3 c. x/3
d. 30 d. 3-x
____________53. If rain is pouring at the rate of 3 inches per hour, how many inches will it pour in b. 6 cm
15 minutes? c. 9 cm
a. 1/36 d. 12 cm
b. 3/4 ____________4. There are 9 male teachers for every 14 female teachers. If there are 69 teachers in
c. 45 all, how many teachers are female?
d. 5 a. 18
____________54. If (18 x 3) ÷ a = 6 then a - 9 = _____? b. 27
a. 0 c. 39
b. 1 d. 42
c. 9 ___
d. 10 ____________5. What would be the closest approximation to√ 66 ?
____________55. If a = 3, b = 2, and c =4, then the value of (ac - bc) ÷ (a+b+c) = _______?
a. 4/9
b. 2/3 a. 7.9
c. 3/8 b. 8
d. 1/2 c. 8.1
d. 8.9
__________6. Manny can do a certain job in 1 day, Anna can do the same job in 2 days, and Josie
can do the job in 3 days. How many days will it take them to do the job if they work together?

Mathematics Test V - Page 47 a. 1/6

b. 1/3
Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank. c. 6/11
d. 1/2
____________1. What number is as much more than 8 as it is less than 32 ? __________7. In the figure, all the line segments meet at right angles and each segments has a
length of 1 unit. What is the area of the figure in square units?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. cannot be determined from the given information
____________2. A container van that is 3 meters wide, 5 meters long and 4 meters high will
transport 200 crates whose volume is 6 cubic meters. How many trips will it take to transport all the
crates?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35
____________3. A rectangular block of copper, with dimensions 4m x 6m x 9m, is melted and
recast into a cubical block. Find the length of the side of the cubical block.
a. 4 cm
 a. $ 163.25
b. $ 193.75
c. $ 173.75
d. $ 180.25
___________12. A delivery of 480 baskets of mangoes is divided into two fruit stands so that the
difference between the two orders is 1/3 their average. What is the ratio of the smaller to the larger
amount?
a. 5:7
b. 5:9
c. 5 : 12
d. 2:3
___________13. When the first and the last digits of 2, 836 are interchanged, the new number is
_____.
a. 3996 more than 2, 836
b. 3996 less than 2, 836
c. 1404 more than 2, 836
d. 1404 less than 2, 836
a. 9
___________14. If twice the value of a certain number is increased by 8 the result is 40. What is the
b. 12
number?
c. 16
a. 8
d. 25
b. 16
___________8. If x - 3 = y, then (y - x )3 = _____ ?
c. 24
a. 9
d. 32
b. -27
___________15. In a group of 120 persons, there are 32 more women than men. How many women
c. 27
are there in the group?
d. 81
a. 44
___________9. A speed of 90 km per hour is equivalent to how many meters per second?
b. 76
a. 20
c. 88
b. 25
d. 92
c. 30
___________16. If the dimensions of a square change in such a manner that the area remains
d. 45
constant, what must happen to the other side if one side will be increased by 1/4 of itself?
___________10. A rectangular sheet of cardboard 5 inches long and 4 inches wide is cut into
squares one inch on a side. What is the maximum number of such squares that can be formed?
a. it decreases by 1/5
a. 18
b. it decreases by 1/4
b. 20
c. it decreases by 1/3
c. 9
d. it decreases by 1/2
d. 16
___________17. A man rowed 4 miles upstream for 2 hours. If the river flowed with a current of 2
___________11. A housewife bought 3 kilograms of beef priced at $ 108.75 per kilogram. How
miles per hour, how long did the man's return trip take?
much change did she receive from a five-hundred dollar bill?
a. 1/3 hour
b. 1/2 hour
 c. 2/3 hour
d. 1 hour
___________18. The rectangle shown in the figure is divided into 6 equal squares. If the perimeter
of the rectangle is 42 cm, what is the area of each square in cm2 ?

a. 12
b. 24
c. 30
d. 60
___________21. Which of the following graphs represents the taxi rates for a company that charges
$ 3.50 for the first 200 meters and $ 1.00 for each additional 100 meters?

a. 6
b. 9
c. 12
d. 15 a. b. c. d.
__________19. If the area of the rectangle ABCD shown below is 36 units, how many square units
is the area of the shaded region?
____________22. A laboratory assistant was preparing a solution that should have included 40
milligrams of chemical. If he actually used 41.30 milligrams, what was his percentage error (to the
nearest 0.01 %)?

a. 0.0325%
b. 0.325%
c. 3.25%
d. 32.5%
____________23. Menthol drops come in packs of 8 for $ 3.60. Butterballs come in packs of 6 for $
2.25. Aida bought 48 pieces of candy. How many of each kind of candy did she buy, if she spent $
a. 12 19.80?
b. 16
c. 18 a. 6 packs of Menthol drops and no Butterballs
d. 24 b. 3 packs of Menthol drops and 4 packs of Butterballs
___________20. This tank holds 48 liters of gasoline and the car averages 5 kilometers per liter. c. 8 packs of Butterballs and no Menthol drops
Approximately how many kilometers can a car travel this given guage? d. Choices A, B, and C are possibilities
Use the following table for questions 24 and 25.
 __________27. Mang Pablo decided to keep a record of the money he collects from his newspaper
route. Using the information given, how much money does Mang Pablo collect in the month of
February? (Note : Assume that February has 28 days and the February 1 was on a Sunday).
WEEKLY NUMBER OF
DELIVERY INCOME
RATE CUSTOMERS

Daily Except Sunday $ 42 x 75 $ 3, 150

Sunday Only $ 10 x 60 $ 600

all week
$ 52 x 120 $ 6, 240
(daily and Sunday)
a. $ 9, 990
b. $ 19, 980
c. $ 39, 960
d. $ 49, 950
__________28. If 10 soldiers can survive for 12 days in 15 packs of rations, how many packs will
be needed for 8 men to survive for 18 days?

___________24. How much tax is due on a taxable income of $65, 000? a. 16 packs
b. 17 packs
a. $ 6, 075 c. 18 packs
b. $ 6, 050 d. 19 packs
c. $ 6, 094 ___________29. If it takes Victor twice as long to earn $ 600 as it takes Warnen to earn $ 400, what
d. $ 7, 025 is the ratio of Victor's per day to Warnen's pay per day?

a. 3:1
___________25. How much tax is due on a taxable income of $55, 000? b. 3:2
a. $ 4, 575 c. 3:4
b. $ 5, 325 d. 4:3
c. $ 6, 825 Use the following table for the question 30 to 32.
d. $ 18, 075
__________26. Anabelle paid $ 19, 675 tax. If x was her income, which of the following statements
TYPE OF VEHICLE - COST OF FUEL FOR 100 - KM TRIP
is TRUE?
car - $ 500 truck - $ 2, 000
a. $ 60, 000 < x < $ 100, 000
b. $ 100, 000 < x < $ 250, 000 motorcycle - $ 175 airplane - $ 3, 000
c. $ 40, 000 < x < $ 60, 000
bus - $ 875
d. $ 250, 000 < x < $ 500, 000
__________30. What is the cost of fuel for a 120-km trip by car? c. (25x + 30y + 35z) cents
a. $ 400 d. (5x + 6y + 7z) dollars
b. $ 480 ___________35. Which of the following diets would supply the most grams of vitamins?
c. $ 520 a. 500 grams of Salad A
d. $ 600 b. 400 grams of Salad B
__________31. If the total wages of a bus driver for 100-km trip is $ 970, and the only cost for a bus c. 200 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C
are the fuel and the driver's wage. How much should a bus company charge to charter a bus with a d. 200 grams of Salad A, 50 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C
driver for a 200-km trip in order to obtain 50% more than the cost?
a. $ 2, 330 ___________36. All of the following diets would supply at least 85 grams of carbohydrates. Which
b. $ 5, 535 of the diets costs the least?
c. $ 2, 720 a. 100 grams of Salad A, 200 grams of Salad B and 300 grams of Salad C.
d. $ 2, 767.50 b. 300 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C.
__________32. If 5 buses, 9 cars, 4 motorcycles make a 100-km trip. What is the average fuel cost c. 200 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 300 grams of Salad C.
per vehicle? d. 100 grams of Salad A, 300 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C.
a. $ 521.94 _________37. If jackfruits are twice as expensive as watermelons, and watermelons are one-third as
b. $ 526.67 expensive as durians. What is the ratio of the price of one jackfruit to one durian?
c. $ 531.94
d. $ 516.67 a. 3:2
__________33. A store owner bought 2 dozen cans of corned beef at $ 30 each. He sold two-thirds b. 2:3
of them at 25% profit but was forced to take a 30% loss on the rest. What was his total profit (or c. 6:1
loss) on the item? d. 1:6
a. a loss of $ 48 _________38. A retailer buys a pack of sugar from Uniwide Sales for $459. He then marks up the
b. a gain of $ 48 price by 1/3 and sells it at a discount of 16 and 2/3 %. What was his profit in this item?
c. no gain or loss a. $ 153
d. gain of $ 4 b. $ 102
Use the table below for questions number 34 to 36. c. $ 26.50
d. $ 51.00
_________39. Forrest Gamp walks down the road for 30 minutes at a rate of 3 mph. He waits 10
% OF % OF % OF COST PER
minutes for a bus, which brings him back to his starting point at 4 : 25. If he began his walk at 3:35
PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATES VITAMINS 100 GRAM
the same afternoon, what was the average speed on the bus?
Salad A 20 15 40 $ 25.00 a. 3 mph
b. 4.5 mph
Salad B 10 25 30 $ 30.00 c. 7.5 mph
d. 9 mph
Salad C 20 10 50 $ 35.00
_________40. Miss Felisa Gascon had $ 2 million to invest. She invested part of it at 4% a year and
the remainder at 5% per year. After one year she earned $ 95, 000 in interest. How much of the
___________34. The cost of x purchasing grams of Salad A, y grams of Salad B and z grams if original investment was placed at 5% rate?
Salad C will be ________. a. $ 900,000
a. (25x + 30y + 35z) pesos b. $ 1,250,000
b. 90 xyz pesos c. $ 1,500,000
 d. $ 1,600,000 c. increase by 45%
________41. Which of the following is NOT a possible remainder if a positive integer is divided 5 d. no change
________48. The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = 4/3 π 3. If the radius (r) is tripled, what
a. 0 will be the ratio of the new volume to the original volume?
b. 1 a. 1:3
c. 3 b. 3:1
d. 5 c. 9:1
________42. In a building plan, 1/4 cm represents 2 meters. If the main entrance is supposed to be 8 d. 27 : 1
meters wide, how would its representation be on the plan? ________49. The scale on a map is 1 : 8. If a surveyor reads a certain measurement on the map as
a. 1 cm 4.6 cm instead of 5.0 cm, what will be the resulting approximate percent error on the full size
b. 1/2 model?
c. 2 cm a. 4%
d. 1/16 cm b. 8%
________43. A real estate agent marks a certain property up 40% above the original cost. Then he c. 64%
gives a client a 15% discount. If the final selling price of the property was $8.619 M, what was the d. 93%
original cost of the property? ________50. In a certain recipe, 225 grams of beef are called for to make 6 servings. If Mrs. Alferez
a. $ 6.63 M wants to use the recipe for 8 servings, how many grams of beef must she use?
b. $ 7.26 M a. 275 grams
c. $ 7.8 M b. 300 grams
d. $ 99.12 M c. 337.5 grams
________44. If 2/3 the perimeter of a square is 16, then what is the length of one of its sides? d. 400 grams
a. 6 Analytical Ability Test - Page 141
b. 8
c. 9 Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank.
d. 12
________45. What values of x can satisfy the equation (3x + 6) (2x - 8) = 0? _______1. Orani is bigger than Abucay. Limay is bigger than Orani. Which town is the smallest?
a. -4 and 2 only
b. 4 only a. Orani
c. -2 only b. Abucay
d. -2 and 4 only c. Limay
________46. If 8 men can plant 288 trees in one day, how many trees can 12 men plant in 5 days? d. can't be determined from the given information
_______2. Cecille and Joan are fair. Angela and Alexine are dark. Cecille and Alexine are tall. Who
a. 432 is tall and dark?
b. 960 a. Cecille
c. 1,800 b. Joan
d. 2,160 c. Angela
________47. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 25% and its width is decreased by 20%, d. Alexine
what happens to the area of the rectangle? _______3. If you present a blue pass, then you may enter the gate of each Echanted Kingdom. If
a. increase by 5% the statement above is true, which of the following must also be true:
b. decrease by 5% I. If you do not present a blue pass, then you may not enter the park.
 II. If you may enter the gate, then you must have presented a blue pass. Sabina: I just heard that Linda flunk out of collage.
III. If you may not enter the gate, then you did not present a blue pass. Rosalie: That can't be true; she got straight A's in high school.
a. I only ________10. From the conversation above, it can be inferred that
b. II only
c. III only
d. I, II and III a. Rosalie thinks that Sabina is lying.
For question 4 and 5 b. Sabina knows that Linda flunked out of college
Grace, Joie, Thiel and Nelia sit in this order in a row left to right. Grace changes places with Thiel c. Rosalie thinks that Linda is still in college.
and then Thiel changes places with Joie. d. Rosalie assumes that no one who got straight A's in high school is likely to flunk out of
_______4. Who is at right end of the row? collage.
a. Grace e. Find the next number in each of the following series.
b. Joie
c. Thiel 1. 3 10 13 23 36 _________
d. Nelia
2. 2 4 4 16 16 _________
_______5. Who is to the left of Thiel?
a. Grace 3. 3 9 6 15 9 _________
b. Joie 4. 1/4 1/2 1 2 4 _________
c. Nelia 5. 729 243 81 27 9 _________
d. can't be determined from the given information
_______6. Monday was wetter than Sunday, but sunnier than Saturday. Which day was the wettest? 6. 1 3 4 7 11 _________
a. Monday 7. 2 4 7 11 16 _________
b. Tuesday f.
c. Saturday
8. 6 11 21 41 81 _________
d. Sunday
_______7. If town A is north-west of town B, then which of the following is always true? 9. 2 3 5 9 17 _________
a. Town A is 2 km. north of town B 10. 1 4 9 16 25 _________
b. Town B is 2 km. west of town A 11. 3 5 9 15 23 _________
c. Town B is south-west of town A
12. 0 1 8 27 64 _________
d. Town B is south-east of town A
_______8. Today is a Wednesday. Which of the following is always true? 13. 0 7 7 14 21 _________
a. January begun on a Wednesday this year 14. 2 8 10 18 28 _________
b. Three days ago was Sunday 15. .1 .2 .4 .8 1.6 _________
c. Four days from now will be Saturday
d. Six days ago was also a Wednesday 16. 1/3 2/3 1 1/3 2 2/3 5 1/3 _________
_______9. Which of the following contradicts the view that, only smart become rich? 17. 30 40 60 70 90 _________
a. Girlie was smart, yet she was poor her whole life. 18. 1 3 6 10 15 _________
b. Leny Ngo is stupid, she amassed a large fortune by the age of 40.
19. 2 3 5 9 17 _________
c. Some smart people do not desire to become rich.
d. Both "smart" and "rich" are relative terms. 20. 2 5 10 17 26 _________
For question no. 10
21. 2 4 6 8 10 _________ B. Fil - Estate Golf's Dev. Inc.
C. Fil - Estate Finance Corp.
22. 2 3 5 7 11 _________
D. Fil - Estate Management Inc.
a. ABCD
23. 1 1 2 4 8 _________ b. BACD
24. 8 1 8 2 8 _________ c. CABD
d. ABDC
25. 3 1 4 5 9 _________
_______4.
26. 1 3 2 5 3 _________ A. Leon, Carlos de
27. 1 2 4 8 16 _________ B. Leon, Carlito de
C. Leon, Carlos E de
28. 1 6 15 20 15 _________
D. Leon, Carlo de
29. 1 8 27 64 125 _________ a. ABCD
30. 2 6 12 20 30 _________ b. BACD
CLERICAL OPERATIONS ALPHABETIZING - Page 145 c. ACDB
d. ABDC
Arrange the words in alphabetical order. _______5.
A. G & W Project Development Consultants
_______1. B. G & W Video World - Photo Coverage
C. GW Construction Supply
A. Cruz, Edgardo R. D. G & W Architects
B. Cruz, Edmundo A, a. DCBA
C. Cruz, Edmund B. b. DCAB
D. Cruz, Eduardo A. c. CDAB
a. ACBD d. DBAC
b. ABCD ______6.
c. ABDC
d. BDCA A. MB Radiator Repair Shop
_______2. B. MB Power Industrial Corp.
A. Dionisio, Emelina C. C. MB Marketing Corp.
B. Dionisio, Elvira A. D. MB Group Inc.
C. Dionisio, Elena Z. a. CDAB
D. Dionisio, Emerlina B. b. DCBA
a. BCAD c. ABCD
b. ABCD d. DCBA
c. CBAD ______7.
d. ACBD A. Pacific Glass Corp.
_______3. B. Pacific Holidays
A. Fil - Estate Golf Managers C. Pacific Hardware Co. Inc.
D. Pacific Industrial Electric
 a. CABD d. DBCA
b. ACBD _______12.
c. ABCD A. three - forty
d. DCBA B. three - fifty
______8. C. three - hundred
A. Shell Gas Phils. Inc D. three - eighty
B. Shell Distribution Co. Inc. a. BACD
C. Shell Chemical Co. Inc. b. CBAD
D. Shell Maya Service Center c. ABCD
a. DABC d. DBAC
b. CABD _______13.
c. CBAD A. Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
d. CBDA B. Chairman Nur Misuari
______9. C. Senator Angara
A. Manila Bay Club Corp. D. Cong. Defensor
B. Manila Bay Toncion Inc. a. BADC
C. Manila Bay Spining Mills b. BDAC
D. Manila Bay Hosiery Mills c. DBCA
a. ADCB d. DCBA
b. ADBC _______14.
c. ABCD A. Dr. Andress Mendoza
d. ACBD B. Atty. John Mercado
______10. C. Engr. Cesar B. Alferez
A. Santos, Leticia D. Prof. Merle J. Suobiron
B. Santos, Letty a. CBAD
C. Santos, Lita b. ACDB
D. Santos, Lolit c. BACD
a. ABCD d. BCAD
b. CDAB _______15.
c. DCBA A. horn - book
d. ABDC B. horn - pipe
_______11. C. honk
D. homesick
A. Marcelo, Felisa G. a. CDBA
B. Marcelo, Ezperanza L. b. DCAB
C. Marcelo, Eva A. c. DABC
D. Marcelo, Elias C. d. CDAB
a. ADCB _______16.
b. ADBC
c. DACB A. natty
 B. natural b. CBAD
C. nativity c. ABCD
D. native d. BACD
a. DCAB e. Direction : The three figures or symbols in each problem set are related to each other in a
b. CDBA certain way.Select what should be the fourth figure or symbol. Write the appropriate letter
c. DBAC in the blank.
d. CABD
_______17. ______1.
A. discord
B. discontent
C. discern
D. discomfort
a. ABCD
b. CDBA f.
c. CABD
d. CDAB
_______18.
A. BULAN
B. BOCAUE
C. BUTUAN g.
h. a b c d
D. BUSTOS
i.
a. BADC
j. ______2.
b. ADBC
c. ABCD
d. BCAD
_______19.
A. BANGUED
B. BANAUE
k.
C. BASCO
D. BALIUAG
a. BCAD
b. CBAD
c. ABCD
d. DBAC
l.
_______20.
A. BRUNEI m. a b c d
B. BAHRAIN n.
C. BELGIUM o. ______3.
D. BRISBANE p.
a. BCDA
q. bb.
cc. a b c d
dd.
ee.
______6.

r.
s. a b c d
t.
u. ______4.
ff.

v.
gg.
hh. a b c d
ii.
jj. ______7.

w.

x. a b c d
y.
z. ______5. kk.

aa. ll.
mm. a b c d
nn.
oo.
pp. _______8.
 qq. bbb.
ccc. a b c d

______11.

rr.
ss. a b c d
tt.
uu. _______9.

vv.
a b c d

______12.

ww.
xx. a b c d
yy.
zz. _______10.

aaa.
a b c d

______13.
 a b c d

______16.

a b c d

______14.

a b c d

______17.

a b c d

______15.

a b c d

_______18.
 a b c d

CURRENT EVENTS & GENERAL INFORMATION - Page 152

Select the best the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank.

a b c d ____1. The only Filipino Silver Medalist winner in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is ____.

______19. a. Ramonito Velasco

b. Manuel Velasco Jr.
c. Mansueto Velasco Jr.
d. ONYOK
____2. The volcano that erupted in 1991 which caused vast damage in Central Luzon is ____.
a. Mt. Mayon
b. Kanlaon
c. Taal Volcano
d. Mt. Pinatubo
____3. The first woman president in the Philippines.
a. Amelita Ramos
b. Corazon C. Aquino
c. Imelda R. Marcos
a b c d
d. Miriam D. Santiago
____4. Peace Pact between the Philippine Government and the Moro National Liberation Front was
______20.
signed on _____.
a. September 1, 1996
b. September 2, 1996
c. September 3, 1996
d. September 4, 1996
____5. The chairman of the MNLF is ______.
a. Jose Maria Sison
b. Nur Misuari
c. Fr. Luis Jalandoni
d. Fr. Balweg
6. In September 1996, Nur Misuari became the _____ of ARMM through an election. c. Association of Philippine Economic Cooperation
d. Association of Philippine Economic Council
a. Governor 14. The host country in the 1996 APEC meeting.
b. Mayor a. Philippines
c. Congressman b. China
d. Chairman c. Singapore
7. EVAT is an acronym for d. Canada
a. Expanded Value Added Tax 15. The nun from Calcutta, who is regarded by many as the Living Saint for her devotion to the
b. Extended Value Added Tax world's destitute is
c. Exempted Value Added Tax a. Mother Cecilia
d. Evaluated Value Added Tax b. Mother Teresa
8. The VAT was implemented by the BIR under the term of c. Mother Mary
a. Luis Sison d. Mother Ignacia
b. Imelda Marcos 16. The Iraqi President who ordered the attack of Kuwait.
c. Liwayway Vinson Chato
d. Corazon Aquino a. Saddam Hussein
9. Philippine national bird is b. King Fahad
a. maya c. King Hussein
b. parrot d. Minister Syed Hamid Albar
c. eagle 17. The centennial year for the Philippine Independence will be celebrated in the year
d. lovebirds a. 1996
10. SPCPD is an acronym for b. 1997
a. Southern Philippines Coalition for Peace and Development c. 1998
b. Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development d. 2000
c. Southern Philippines Committee for Peace and Development 18. EDSA Revolution happened on
d. Southern Philippines Christian Peace and Development a. February 22-25, 1986
11. C-5 was completed under the term of b. February 22-25, 1985
c. February 22-25, 1987
a. President Corazon Aquino d. February 22-25, 1988
b. President Ferdinand Marcos 19. The elected Russian president in 1996.
c. President Fidel V. Ramos a. Lebed
d. President Diosdado Macapagal b. Lenin
12. One of the biggest achievements of President Corazon Aquino in her term of office was c. Gorbachev
a. infrastructure d. Yeltsin
b. aborting of coup de tat 20. The groups of islands being claimed by China, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Singapore
c. the restoration of democracy and Malaysia is
d. economic boom a. Celebes Island
13. APEC is the acronym for b. Babuyan Islands
a. Asia - Pacific Economic Council c. Spratly Islands
b. Asia - Pacific Economic Corporation d. Batanes Islands
21. The Philippine archipelago is composed of c. Gen. Bonifacio
d. Joze Rizal
a. 8000 islands 29. The Philippine flag was first made by
b. 7, 107 islands a. Bonifacio
c. 24, 000 islands b. Rizal
d. 5, 000 islands c. Aguinaldo
22. The Philippines is composed of three main groups of islands, namely d. Agoncillo
a. Luzon - Visayas - Mindanao 30. The three stars in our flag represent
b. Luzon - Batanes - Sulu a. Visayas - Mindanao - Sulu
c. Mindanao - Batanes - Mindoro b. Luzon - Visayas - Mindanao
d. Visayas - Mindanao - Pulilio c. Palawan - Cavite - Bulacan
23. The provinces under ARMM are d. Mindoro - Palawan - Sulu
a. Bukidnon - Tawi-tawi - Zamboanga - Misamis Oriental Vocabulary & Idiomatic Expressions - Page 117
b. Lanao del Sur - Maguindanao - Sulu - Tawi-tawi
c. Zamboanga del Sur - Lanao del Sur - Cotabato Select the best meaning for each of the underlined word and write the appropriate letter in the blank.
d. Basilan - Sarangani - Sulu - Tawi-tawi
24. Our national hero is ________1. The lotto winners will be selected at random.
a. Andres Bonifacio
b. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo a. by chance
c. Dr. Jose P. Rizal b. by competition
d. Pres. Manuel L. Quezon c. by testing
25. The Philippines proclaimed its independence on d. by interviewing
a. July 4, 1946 ________2. Dr. Antonio prescribe massive doses of antibiotics for his patients with tuberculosis.
b. June 19, 1946 a. daily
c. June 12, 1896 b. double
d. July 1, 1950 c. heavy
26. Jose Rizal was executed by firing squad on d. encourage
________3. Carry on with your work.
a. December 25, 1896 a. continue
b. December 30, 1896 b. carry the work
c. November 30, 1900 c. stop
d. January 1, 1900 d. be on time
27. Before the execution, Jose Rizal was imprisoned at ________4. Cleanliness is still at a discount in many parts of the country.
a. Fort Bonifacio a. valued fully
b. Fort del Pilar b. not to be valued fully
c. Fort Santiago c. attended to
d. Fort Magsaysay d. believed
28. On August 23, 1896, the Philippine revolution started at Pugad Lawin and was led by ________5. Mr. Henry Sy is now rolling in money.
a. Gen. Aguinaldo a. very rich
b. Gen. Luna b. famous
 c. losing money ________13. The woman reported that the diamonds snatched from here were genuine.
d. successful in business a. valuable
________6. Jek os the apple of his mother's eye. b. real
c. imitations
a. adored d. synthetic
b. dearly loved ________14. Myla loves to eat a prodigious amount of home-made bread.
c. always watched a. tiny
d. pride b. moderate
________7. He got the money to fund his checks in the bank at the eleventh hour. c. huge
a. 11:00 AM d. slight
b. 11:00 PM ________15. MSA Math Tutoring Center and Gerpress Printing are going to merge by the middle of
c. just in time the year.
d. 11th hour of the day a. change owners
________8. She is generous to a fault. b. become one
a. excessively c. expand
b. seldom d. divide into two
c. rarely _______16. It is futile to argue with the boss once he has made up his mind.
d. infrequent
________9. The marketing officers were asked to go over the figures in their reports before the a. useful
conference. b. useless
a. compute c. hopeful
b. calculate d. encouraging
c. revise _______17. One symptom of H-fever is nose-bleeding.
d. review a. symbol
________10. We were forced to postpone the meeting. b. caused
a. call off c. sign
b. put off d. pain
c. delay _______18. The post is titled; please straighten it.
d. do without a. sloping
________11. Punctuality is imposed in this office. b. high
c. adjustable
a. being cheerful d. level
b. being courteous _______19. The union's grievance committee met with the school directors to protest the teacher's
c. being on time dismissal.
d. being efficient a. retirement
________12. Jomar resolved to act more wisely next time. b. personnel
a. promised c. scholarship
b. hoped d. complaint
c. decided _______20. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing lesson plans and computing student's
d. consented grades.
 a. creative d. release
b. careful _______28. Japanese cuisine is now famous in Manila.
c. proficient a. fast food
d. efficient b. chefs
_______21. His boss appeared to be in an affable mood that Albert decided to ask for a raise. c. restaurant
d. style of cooking
a. agreeable _______29. Her exemplary performance was mentioned in the meeting.
b. cheerful a. effort
c. courteous b. effective
d. uncertain c. outstanding
_______22. Three authors collaborated in preparing this book. d. ineffective
a. work together _______30. When Lea was asked to sing, she did not falter.
b. collate a. hesitate
c. communal b. pretend
d. contribute c. give-in
_______23. The DPWH secretary obeyed the president's order in a complaisant manner. d. go-on
a. obliging Synonyms - Page 123
b. make perfect
c. complaint Direction : You are given four options in each number (a, b, c, d). Choose the correct letter which is
d. making up for similar in meaning to the given word.
_______24. Mrs. Leny Ngo cannot keep her complicity in this affair secret very long.
a. complication _______1. ABORTIVE
b. involvement
c. comprise a. fruitful
d. conspiracy b. consuming
_______25. The search for a consort for the heiress of the throne ended happily. c. unsuccessful
a. escort d. familiar
b. body guard _______2. ABSTINENCE
c. husband a. unrestrained
d. prince b. overdosing
_______26. Miss Sabina's employer offered to defray the cost of her trip to Hong Kong. c. self-indulgence
d. restrained eating or drinking
a. provide for the payment of _______3. AUGMENT
b. charge a. attract
c. turn side b. increase
d. reduce c. aware
_______27. The Saudi Arabian Government decapitated three criminals in March, 1996. d. anoint
a. hang _______4. AVENGE
b. imprisoned a. vindicate
c. beheaded b. turn away
 c. avert b. effective
d. prevent c. effort
_______5. BOISTEROUS d. elevate
a. sedate _______13. EGRESS
b. noisy a. treasure
c. supportive b. suffice
d. expurgate c. exist
_______6. BROCHURE d. entrance
a. paper _______14. FRANCHISE
b. pamphlet a. expansion
c. pin b. license
d. map c. branch
_______7. CHASTE d. fad
a. pure _______15. GARNISH
b. immortal a. adorn
c. virgin b. measured
d. saint c. gamble
_______8. COERCE d. injure
a. collect _______16. INGENUOUS
b. force a. natural
c. scold b. insert
d. abort c. innovate
_______9. CONSTRUE d. dignity
a. contradict _______17. MILITANT
b. question a. troop
c. surprise b. combative
d. explain c. paternal
_______10. CONSENSUS d. servile
a. order _______18. MIRE
b. effect a. entangle
c. rational b. mirage
d. general agreement c. error
_______11. DEFAULT d. courage
_______19. WINSOME
a. perfection a. magical
b. discard b. tolerance
c. failure to act c. recovery
d. defeat d. pleasing
_______12. EFFIGY _______20. SWERVE
a. dummy a. skew
 b. fast a. unconstrained
c. swift b. dependence
d. hit c. unsobordinate
Antonyms - Page 125 d. independence
______8. DISARRAY
Direction : You are given four options in each number (a, b, c, d). Choose the correct letter which is a. vigorous
opposite in meaning to the given word. b. embroil
c. orderly
_______1. SUMPTUOUS d. dominate
______9. ABIDE
a. restrained a. derision
b. lavish b. settle
c. splendid c. intricate
d. rich d. refuse to endure
______2. FICKLE ______10. RECOLLECT
a. discern a. forget
b. cordial b. dilatory
c. loyal c. misplace
d. liberate d. radical
______3. COMPLY _______11. HYBRID
a. conform
b. rebel a. strong
c. obey b. pure-bred
d. observe c. transform
______4. CASTIGATE d. weak
a. penalize _______12. HYPOTHETICAL
b. punish a. logical
c. berate b. abstract
d. reward c. axiomatic
______5. PRIM d. theoretical
a. improper _______13. AMBIGUITY
b. correct a. intensity
c. wooden b. clarity
d. ceremonial c. temporary
______6. CRITICAL d. normally
a. captious _______14. RECOIL
b. carping a. liberate
c. unimportant b. active
d. crimp c. intensity
______7. AUTONOMY d. plunge forward
_______15. DISPARITY b. brief : lawyer d. brush : painter
a. tentative
b. coherent
c. likeness _____2. Honesty : Mendacity ::
d. grave a. fortitude : courage c. beauty : truth
_______16. LUMINARY b. depravity : turpitude d. cravenness : courage
a. nonentity
b. fugitive _____3. Refuge : Asylum ::
c. traveler a. truancy : school c. chapel : church
d. witness
b. remove : courthouse d. confinement : dungeon
_______17. SOBRIETY
a. seriousness _____4. Torch : Liberty ::
b. gravity a. laurel : peace c. laws : courts
c. mirth
d. property b. weights : measures d. scales : justice
_______18. INDUSTRY f.
a. persevering _____5. Diamond : Hard ::
b. dynamic a. paper : brittle c. rubber : elactic
c. assiduous
d. sloth b. metal : heavy d. feather : light
_______19. ALLEVIATE
a. worsen _____6. Gasoline : Octane ::
b. remove
a. milk : cream c. juice : pulp
c. oppose
d. despair b. alcohol : proof d. oil : tanker
_______20. AFFLUENCE _____7. Gulp : Sip ::
a. allure
b. agility a. confide : tell c. stare : glance
c. befriend b. admire : scorn d. observe : participate
d. poverty Analogy - Page 128
e. Analogy - Page 127
_____8. Lake : Ocean ::
Direction : Each item consists of a pair of words which relate to each other in a certain way.
Below each item are four other pairs labelled A, B, C, D. Choose the pair of words which a. repent : sin c. valley : hill
relate to each the most nearly the same way as the words in the original pair. b. tree : forest d. island : continent

_____9. Smell : Rank ::

_____1. Saw : Carpenter ::
a. savory : odor c. hear : sound
a. sneakers : runner c. scissors : seamstress
b. taste : rancid d. decibel : music
_____10. Tuition : Student :: b. conceit
c. wise
a. insurance : premium c. parking : ticket
d. proud
b. fare : passenger d. deposit : interest ______3. Navy is to sea as Army is to
_____11. a. land
Profit : Gambler ::
b. mountains
a. soldier : conflict c. coach : advice c. air
b. alcohol : proof d. change : rebel d. ships
______4. Cube is to square as sphere is to
a. circle
b. ball
_____12 Doctor : Cure ::
c. polygon
a. broom : sweep c. juror : judge d. triangle
b. criminal : sentence d. patient : nurse ______5. Car is to chauffeur as horse is to
a. vehicle
b. butler
_____13. Theather : Intermission ::
c. jockey
a. vacation : holiday c. delegation : convention d. cart
b. school : recess d. convict : parole ______6. Head is to hat as foot is to
a. hair
_____14. Wash : Hose :: b. glove
a. door : knob c. write : pencil c. face
b. inflate : tire d. fly : kite d. sock
______7. Woman is to feminine as man is to
_____15. Endorse : Candidate :: a. boy
a. raze : building c. eradicate : mistake b. masculine
b. anger : provoke d. advocate : change c. guy
d. male
Verbal Reasoning - Page 129
_______8. Word is to sentence as sentence is to

Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank.
a. phrase
b. letter
_______1. Static is the opposite of
c. sentence
d. paragraph
a. resistant
_______9. Always is to often as never is to
b. dynamic
a. occasional
c. tardy
b. usual
d. electrical
c. seldom
_______2. Modest is to vain as foolish is to
d. everytime
a. pretty
_______10. Farm is to fence as bird is to
 a. hedge A B C
b. feather disease but lessens the risk of cancer. No error.
c. warehouse D E
d. stake
_______11. Doctor is to nurse as executive is to _______3. Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, the book that made Richard
a. accountant A
b. salesman Bach famous, has became a best seller got readers of all ages. No error.
c. desk B C D E
d. secretary
_______12. Wealth is to indigent as nourishment is to _______4. Scientists have long talked about objects in Mars and
a. happiness A B
b. emaciated described these objects with increase assurance. No error.
c. stature C D E
d. variety
_______13. Physician is to infirmary as judge is to _______5. I haven't seen the movie and neither has she. No error.
a. studio A B C D E
b. brief
c. blueprint _______6. During election campaigns in ARMM, politicians
d. courthouse A
_______14. Event is to memories as fire is to often hold frequent debates regarding SPCPD. No error.
a. delay B C D E
b. waves
c. ashes _______7. The common notion that peanut is an excellent food
d. melancholy A
_______15. Alphabet is to letter as Zodiac is to for improving the brains is not supported by any scientific
a. beacon B C D
b. sign findings. No error.
c. prophecy E
d. prediction ________8. AIDS researchers have done great progress; still, many aspects of this
Identifying Errors - Page 131 A B
disease need further study. No error.
Direction : Choose the underlined words or phrases labelled (A, B, C, D) which are not accepted to C D E
formal written English. Choose letter (E) if there is no error.
________9. Pneumonia, a much more serous illness than flu, strikes with a sudden
_______1. Although small in size, Japan has a greater impact on Asian A B
A B C fever, cough, chills, and backache. No error.
economy than any other country. No error. C D E
D E
________10. Year after year, tourists from all over the world travel to the Philippines
_______2. Quit smoking not only prolongs life by reducing heart A B
to visit a birthplace of Dr. Jose Rizal. No error. d. if the driver is aware that his vehicle has a mechanical defect and drives it anyway, the
C D E accident that may result could not be attributed to mechanical, but psychological factors.
A foreword is written by someone other than the author; a preface gives the author his first
________11. They are waiting in the corridor for half an hour. No error. opportunity to address the reader directly. Many reviewers turn immediately to the preface of a
A B C D E book, before reading the contents. They want to know the author's motivation for writing the book,
how it was written, and any other material that will make their review more interesting.
________12. The engineer has finished his plans a week ago. No error. ________3. In the above passage, the author stresses
A B C D E a. the author's motivation for writing the book
b. the definition of a foreword
________13. I don't see Daniel since last Saturday. No error. c. the importance of a good book review
A B C D E d. the importance of a preface and of writing a good one.
_______4. According to the author, all of the following are true EXCEPT
________14. Ana is practicing the piano since early this morning. No error.
A B C D E a. a preface gives the author his first opportunity to address the reader directly.
b. many reviewers turn immediately to the preface of a book before reading the contents
________15. After the bell rings, it was time to close the gate. No error. c. both foreword and preface are written by the author
A B C D E d. the preface states the author's motivation for writing book
Reading Comprehension - Page 133 Although there are many attributes of maturity, one that is obviously important may be singled out:
the ability to make fruitful, loving relationships with other people on equal terms, without either
Direction : Each passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer all questions being dominated or dominating. This achievement implies an acceptance of the other person as he
following a passage on the basis of what is stated and implied in it. or as she is, without any wish to alter, to direct, or to submit; a recognition of the other person as a
separate entity and therefore of oneself as a separate entity also.
It is important to note that most accidents are psychological in nature, not mechanical. Seventy-eight
percent of all vehicles involved in fatal accident are found to be in good conditions. The fact that, in _______5. A word that can be used in place of "alter" as used in this passage is
the twenty-two percent, the problems are usually in tires, lights, or brakes, most of which the driver a. reject
possibly aware of, and that he goes on driving anyhow, make these accidents seem to be b. accept
appropriately characterized as ones in which there is also a strong psychological factor. c. change
_________1. All of the following facts are included in the passage EXCEPT which one of the d. educate
following: _______6. From this passage, one could conclude that
a. the ability to make fruitful, loving relationships with other people on equal terms is he
a. Psychological factors contribute much less than mechanical factors. most importantattribute of maturity.
b. Seventy-eight percent of all vehicular accidents involve vehicles in good condition b. the rate of maturation is different from individual to individual
c. Vehicles with defects involve in twenty-two percent of all vehicular accidents. c. the ability to make fruitful, loving relationships with other people on equal terms can be
d. Vehicles with defective brakes, tires, lights are usually known by their drivers. taught.
________2. The author implies that d. the ability to make fruitful, loving relationships with other people on equal terms is the
a. defects in brakes, lights or tires do not result in accidents only attributeof maturity
b. accidents which are caused by mechanical failures are not the fault of the driver e. every human beings has the ability to make fruitful, loving relationships with other people
c. if mechanical defects were corrected seventy-eight percent of the accident could be on equal terms
avoided. Enzymes are organic compounds. These compounds contain the element carbon. Enzymesare made
in the cell and functions as catalysts. A catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction without taking past in
the reaction. It is neither changed in any way nor destroyed by the reaction taking place. Each speciality group, and that has not been adequately covered elsewhere. Remember the six magic
enzyme may take care of only one reaction. There are manyenzymes in a living cell because there words: "Find a need and fill it."
are many chemical reactions taking place all the time. Without enzymes, the cell would not be able ________11. According to the author, all of the following are true about a marketable subject for a
to work. book EXCEPT
________7. According to the author, all of the following are true about enzymes EXCEPT a. one that is of interest to the general public
b. appeals to a sizeable speciality group
a. Enzymes are organic compounds c. tackles a topic that has not been adequately covered elsewhere
b. Enzymes are made in the cell d. a book concerning your travels abroad
c. Enzymes speed up s chemical reaction e. autobiography of a celebrity
d. There are many enzymes in a living cell ________12. A good title for this selection would be
e. The cell would be able to work without enzymes a. My Autobiography
________8. From the passage, one could conclude that b. Have You Chosen a Marketable Subject?
a. enzymes are important in inheritance c. How to Write a Book
b. enzymes are made of protein d. How to Write an Autobiography
c. enzymes are indispensable for the cell to do its work e. How to Write an autobiography
d. enzymes can slow down chemical reaction Talahulugan - Page 137
e. enzymes function within a very narrow range of acidity of alkalinity.
An argument has gone on for years that focuses on the question of how much monetary or other help Panuto: Piliin ang salitang pinakamalapit ang ibig sabihin sa salitang may salungguhit.
should be given to the poor. The argument on one side stresses the deprivation and misfortunes _______1. Itakda ang araw ng kasal.
those of low income must carry through and appeals to the moral instincts of those in
government positions to use compassion in their judgments. On the other side, people speak about a. Italaga
the role that laziness has played in developing poverty and how public assistance progress vitiate b. Itunton
incentives to work and to save. _______2. Itaguyod sa pag-aaral.
_______9. Which of the following would be a good title for the ideas in this passage? a. Subaybayan
b. Ilagay
a. How Much Should be Granted to the Poor? _______3. Kalaro ni Anabelle.
b. Government Assistance a. Kasama sa laro
c. Poverty and the Poor b. Kasama
d. The Poverty Problem _______4. Nayanig ang lupa.
e. Human Rights a. Naalog
_______10. According to the above passage, providing assistance for the poor is b. Nagiba
a. an important ingredient of a democracy. _______5. Mga karapatang nauukol sa tao.
b. a debatable question. a. angkop
c. not a good choice. b. halaga
d. just perpetuating poverty. _______6. Maganda ang pagkakalimbag sa aklat na ito.
e. not up to those in policy-making positions. a. pagsusulat
No, your autobiography is not a marketable subject, unless you are a movie star, politician, or other b. pakakaimprenta
type of celebrity. A book concerning your travels abroad is not a likely candidateeither. _______7. Matalima kaya ni Jose ang utos ng ina?
A marketable subject is one that is of interest to the general public or at least appeals to a sizeable a. Masunod
b. Masuway
_______8. Mahinusay na sagot. _______20. Ang dasto
a. Maayos ng kanyang kamison sa manipis nyang damit ay kitang kita.
b. Magalang a. bakas
_______9. Malimang sa pagsukli. b. burda
a. Malito Wastong Gamit - Page 139
b. Tama
_______10. Nakaririmarim na gawain. Punan ng tamang sagot ang patlang sa bawat pangungusap.
a. Nakakamuhi _______1. Si Aling Ana ay _____ sa mga lumang kagamitan ng mga anak.
b. Kahanga-hanga a. matipid
Talahulugan - Page 138 b. masinop
_______2. Ang sawing palad na ina ay naging ______ sa pagkawala ng kanyang anak.
_______11. Nagaarimuhunan si Anita. a. tulala
a. nangangaral b. tunganga
b. nagtitipid _______3. Mag-ingat sa paglilinis nang inyong _______.
_______12. Nakakatulig na ingay. a. tainga
a. nakakabingi b. tenga
b. nakakagalak _______4. Ang larawan ng kanyang impo ay _______.
_______13. Lapnos na daliri. a. luma na
a. putol b. matanda na
b. laplap _______5. Ang aking ama ay ______ nang maaga.
_______14. Palaib na naman ang buwan, kaya mainit ang ulo niya. a. bumangon
a. palaki b. nagbangon
b. paliit _______6. Ang bubungan ng gusali ay _______.
_______15. Si Miguelito ay napaka likit. a. butas-butas na
a. masunurin b. punit-punit na
b. matigas ang ulo _______7. Ang noo ni Elizabeth ay ______.
_______16. Ang Iraq ay libid a. malawak
sa kalaban. b. malapad
a. marami _______8. Ang bulok na isda ay _______.
b. napapaligiran a. humahalimuyak
_______17. Ang bato ay nahulog sa libok b. umaalingasaw
a. ilog _______9. Liku-likong landas ang kanilang _______ sa paghahanap sa nawawalang bata.
b. bangin a. tinalunton
_______18. Ligaligin b. tinakbo
ang kaisipan. _______10. Taos-pusong pasasalamat ang aming _______ sa inyong lahat.
a. bagabagin a. ibinibigay
b. payapain b. ipinaabot
_______19. Magaganda ang kanilang daral _______11. Tapat ang binata sa kanyang _____.
a. dala a. pangarap
b. kasangkapan b. pangako
_______12. Ang taong magalang ay _____ ng balana.
a. kinaiinisan
b. kinalulugdan
_______13. Ang ______ ay tiyak na magtatagumpay.
a. nagsisikap
b. magsikap
_______14. Ang nangingislap na mga mata ng dalaga ay ______ ng kaligayahan.
a. nagbabadya
b. nagagawa
_______15. Napapaligaya mo ang iyong mga magulang _____ mabuti kang anak.
a. kung
b. kong
_______16. Ang mga maglang ay _______ na nangangaral sa mga anak na nalilihis ng landas.
a. mahina
b. malumanay
_______17. Marahang lumakad ang parada nang _____ dumating.
a. sila
b. sila'y
_______18. Masipag _____ nang liksyon si Philip kaya nanguna siya sa pagsusulit.
a. mag-aral
b. mag-aaral
_______19. _______ ng hangin ang makapal na ulap.
a. Inahon
b. Tinangay
_______20. Ang paksang pinag-uusapan ay _____ sa Pork Barrel Fund.
a. tungkol
b. sapagkat