MATHEMATICS

1. If two distinct points on the Cartesian Plain have the same y-coordinate, then the points
lie on
A. a horizontal line C. an oblique line
B. a vertical line D. the y-axis
2. If
3
/
8
of a number is 96, the number is
A. 132 C. 256
B. 156 D. 36
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. the sum of two even numbers is always odd
B. the sum of two even numbers is sometimes odd or even
C. the sum of two odd numbers is always even
D. the sum of two odd numbers is sometimes odd or even
4. When of 720 is subtracted from
3
/
7
of 567, the result is
A. 63 C. 71
B. 64 D. 72
5. What is
1
/
3
revolution when converted to degrees?
A. 50 C. 90
B. 60 D. 120
6. Which of the following is not a constant?
A. C. 0.22
B. 0 D. x
7. The character below illustrates the responses of high school students who were asked to
give their first choice of career.
represents 10 students
How many students chose Engineering over Law?
A. 2 C. 20
B. 6 D. 40
8. In May, the average price of a kilo of rice was 25% above that of April. In June, it was
30% below that of May. If the average price of rice in April was 30 per kilo, what was
the decrease in the average price of a kilo of rice from May to June?
A. 11.00 C. 19.25
B. 19.00 D. 37.50

Engineering
Medical work
Law
Science
9. The slope of the line joining (-2, 3) and (5, -7) is
A. -
12
/
5
C. -
5
/
12

B. -
10
/
7
D.
7
/
10

10. In which quadrant will both sin x and cos x decrease as x increases
A. Q I C. Q III
B. Q II D. Q IV
11-13. Express each of the following as a simple logarithm.
11. 3log
2
y log
2
x = ?
A. log
2
y
3
B. log
2
y
3
-x C. 3log
2
y D. log
2
y
x x x
2
12. log p - log q + log r = ?
A. log pqr B. log p+q C. log _q_ D. log pr
r pr q
13. 2log (a+b) = ?
A. log (a+b)
2
B. log (a+b) C. log a
2
+b
2
D. log (2ab)
2
14. How many ways can a committee of 3 be formed if we are to choose from 5 candidates?
A.
5
C
4
C.
5
P
4

B.
5
C
3
D.
5
P
2

15. R is what percent 1000?
A. .001R C. .1R
B. .01R D. 1R
16. If p = 0.5, q = 0.05 and r = 0.005, which of the following has the greatest value?
A. pqr C. p/r
B. p/q D. qr
17. if x and y are any real number not equal to 0, then x
12
y
6
must always be
I. Positive II. Negative III. Integer IV. Composite
A. I only C. III only
B. II only D. IV only
18. the length of a rectangular triangle field is more than its width. If the perimeter of the
field is 210m, how wide is the field?
A. 40m C. 50m
B. 45m D. 55m
19. Adam and Tin, 18km apart, jog toward each other at the rate of 4kph and 5kph. In how
many hours will they meet?
A. 1hr C. 3hr
B. 2hr D. 4hr


20. The graph of the equation 10y + 5x 5y
2
5x
2
+ 33 = 0 is
A. a circle C. a parabola opening downward
B. a hyperbola D. an ellipse
21. Which of the following statements illustrates the reflexive axiom, given a and b are real
numbers?
A. if 2a = 3b, then 3b = 2a C. 2a + 3b
B. 2a + 3b = 3b + 2a D. 2a + 3b = 2a + 3b
22. An antique shop had an autumn sale of porcelains at the following prices:
A. 800 paintings reduced to 550 C. 950 paintings reduced to 700
B. 850 paintings reduced to 600 D. 1200 paintings reduced to 950
23. Which of the following does not describe a function?
A. { (1, 2), (3, 5), (1, 2) } C. 2x 3y = 7
B. x
2
+ y = 5 D. y
2
+ x = 5
24. The maximum value of f(x) = 5 4x 2x
2
is
A. -7 C. 5
B. -5 D. 7
25. What is the simplified form of [(4 + 1)
2
4 2] 3 + 2
3
+ (10 4)
2
3?
A. 6
2
/
3
C. 27
2
/
3

B. 0.22 D. 28
26. A motorist averaged 50 kilometers per hour travelling a distance of 300 kilometers. He
made the return trip over the same distance in 4 hours. What was his average speed for
the entire trip?
A. 40kph C. 62.5kph
B. 60kph D. 80kph
27. Angel is 7 years older than Christina. Christina is 2 years older than Daryl. Daryl is as old
as Nathaline. If their ages are represented by variables A, C, D and N respectively, which
equation gives the relation between Angels age and Nathalines age?
A. A = 7 N C. A = 9 + N
B. N = 9 A D. D = 9 + A
28. If y = x
2
, how does y change if the value of x is quadrupled?
A. y is cubed C. y is increased 4 times
B. y is increased by 4 D. y is increased 16 times
29. |9 [15 + (1 7)] + 4| = ?
A. -8 C. 4
B. -4 D. 22
30. (x
3
y
2
)
4
= ?
A. x
7
y
6
C. x
12
y
8

B. xy
2
D. x
8
y
12



31. What is the area of the square inscribed in a circle having a diameter of 4 cm?
A. 4 cm
2
C. 4 cm
2

B. 8 cm
2
D. 8 cm
2

32. The diameter of the wheel is 6 cm. How many complete revolution will the wheel make
if it rolls a distance of 108 cm?
A. 6 C. 18
B. 12 D. 24
33. The length, width and height of a large box are thrice those of a smaller box. The volume
of a large box is
A. thrice that of the smaller box C. 9 times that of a smaller box
B. 6 times that of a smaller box D. 27 times that of a smaller box
34. On a number line, if one endpoint of a line segment is at -12, and its midpoint is at -4,
then the other endpoint is at
A. -8 C. 4
B. 0 D. 12
35. A telephone pole is 9 meters tall. What is the length of a piece of wire which extends
from the top of the pole to a point that is 12 meters from the base of the pole?
A. 21 C. 15
B. 18 D. 12
36. Point A(5,3) is the midpoint of the line OAK, where O is at the origin. The coordinates of
K are:
A. (2.5,1.5) C. (-5,-3)
B. (8,8) D. (10,6)
37. If the triangle below is an isosceles with a as the vertex angle, which set of numbers
could be values of a, b, and c?
A. (50, 65, 65) a
B. (50, 50, 80)
C. (50, 60, 70)
D. (60, 60, 60) b c
38. If AC = 18, BE = 13, DE = 3 and D is the midpoint of CE, what is AB?

A B C D E
A. 10 C. 12
B. 11 D. 13
39. In the parallelogram WXYZ, V is the midpoint of ZY. The area of WZV is what
percent of the area of WXYZ? Z V Y
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 33% W X

40. In the figure, the ratio of the area of triangle LEA to the area of rectangle LAST is
A. 1:2 L A
B. 2:1
C. 1:4
D. 4:1 T E S
41. The following table shows the lengths of 64 international phone calls using a $5 prepaid
calling card.

Data
(minutes)

Frequency

Relative Frequency

Cumulative Relative Frequncy
4 25 0.3906
14 15
24 10 0.1563
34 9 0.1406
44 4 0.0625
54 1 0.0156 1.0000
Using the data, determine which one of the answers is correct:
A. the mean and the median are equal C. the mean is larger than the median
B. the mean is smaller than the median D. none of the above
42. A study is done to determine the average amount of television watched per week by
Filipino children. What is the phrase average amount of television watched per week by
Filipino children describing?
A. data C. statistics
B. parameter D. variable
43. How should you classify data from the following: What are the names of colleges you
have attended?
A. qualitative C. quantitative discrete
B. quantitative continuous D. none of the above
44. How should you classify data from the following: What is the number of times during the
summer that you go to the beach?
A. qualitative C. quantitative discrete
B. quantitative continuous D. none of the above
45. How should you classify data from the following: What is your weight?
A. qualitative C. quantitative discrete
B. quantitative continuous D. none of the above
46. A study is done to determine the average amount of television watched per week by
Filipino children. What is the phrase average amount of television watched per week by
Filipino children in a random survey describing?
A. data C. statistic
B. sample D. variable
47. A study is done to determine the average amount of television watched per week by
Filipino children. Three of the Filipino children watch two hours, 1 hour, and one-half
hour, respectively. Two hours, , 1 hour, and one-half hour are the:
A. data C. sample
B. parameter D. statistic
48. Determine the sampling technique: A medical researcher does a random survey of 100
female doctors and 100 male doctors.
A. cluster C. stratified
B. simple random D. systematic
49. Sixty-three people were asked the number of movies they saw in the movie theaters over
their last vacation. Which of the following columns do we NOT add up?
A. cumulative relative frequency C. frequency
B. data D. relative frequency
50. Sixty-three people were asked the number of movies they saw in the movie theaters over
their last vacation. Twenty-two people saw no movies, fourteen people saw one movie,
ten people saw two movies, seven people saw three movies, six people saw four movies,
and four people saw 5 or more movies. What percent of people saw 1 or 2 movies?
A. about 19% C. about 60%
B. about 38% D. about 89%




















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Answer Key(Mathematics):

1. A 45.
2. C 46.
3. C 47.
4. A 48.
5. D 49.
6. D 50.
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. A
23. D
24. D (?)
25. C
26. B (?)
27. C
28. D
29. C
30. C
31. B
32. C
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. B
37. A
38. B
39. B
40. A
41.
42.
43.
44.