ENGLISH QUIZZES SOLUTION SET a and b, both of which have her for the first word, only b has
both of which have her for the first word, only b has the
PARTS OF SPEECH AND GENERAL GRAMMAR RULES
1. b We are looking for pronoun that will function as an object of the
preposition to in the prepositional phrase To the preoccupied Rose
and ____________. Therefore, we must choose the pronoun in the
Objective Case. Among the choices, only me is in the objective case.
2. b The proper pronoun to use is its, which is singular, because crowd is
a collective noun and is singular in this case. Its is also in the third
person, which is the person of the noun crowd, which its replaces.
3. d We must fill the blank with a pronoun in the Nominative Case
because it would be the Subject of the verb phrase must learn.
Among They and We, which are both in the nominative case, we
choose We because of the possessive pronoun our near the end of the
sentence, which indicates that the speaker or speakers belong to the
group Filipinos.
4. d Choose letter d because both blanks are Objects of the preposition to.
We know that when a pronoun is the object of the preposition, it
must be in the Objective Case.
5. b Generally, nouns ending in f are pluralized by removing the f and
adding -ves instead. So elf and shelf become elves and shelves,
respectively. However, dwarf is an exception. It becomes plural by
the addition of s.
6. b In the first blank, we are looking for a pronoun that would replace
each of the alumnae. The rule for proper pronoun use says that a
pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person, number and
gender. Each of the alumnae is singular, feminine, and is in the third
person. So among the choices, only her fits the first blank. In the
second blank, we are looking for a verb that would agree with the
subject scissors. Scissors is a special noun that is always plural.
Therefore, the verb following must be plural as well. Among choices
plural verb were.
7. a Since John and Susie jointly own the yacht, the rule for joint
possession applies. To indicate joint possession by John and Susie of
the yacht, add an apostrophe s (’s) to the last name.
8. a The presence of the word among indicates that the subject she is
being compared to many. Thus, the superlative degree of
comparison must be used.
9. c All the blanks need a preposition of time. In is the answer to the first
blank because its object is a month; at is the answer to the second
blank because its object is an exact and specific time of the day; and
on is the answer to the third blank because its object is the specific
date or day.
10. a For specific addresses (#312 Mahabagin Street), we use the
preposition at. For land-areas (Quezon City), we use the preposition
in.
11. b To indicate a difference of opinion or belief with another person, you
use the phrasal verb differ with. To indicate the difference of one
thing from another (difference of one’s thoughts to another’s), use
differ from.
12. a The subject is the plural members. Therefore, use a plural verb.
Between cut, which is in the present tense, and have cut which is in
the present perfect tense, choose cut because the word always in the
sentence indicates that the action keeps on occurring. The sentence
is therefore a general statement of fact.
13. c Tag questions require the verb used in the main statement, plus the
pronoun that refers to the subject of the same main statement.
14. a Indices here is used as a word in itself, and should thus be singular.
it must also be in the present tense because it is a general statement.
15. c Money is always considered as a singular subject. Whereas the
second person you is always considered to be plural.
16. d Procter and Gamble is the name of one company, and is therefore a
singular subject. One, which is also singular, is the subject of the
second sentence.
17. d Since the satin remained, much or many cannot be used. Little is the
answer because bleach, which the missing adjective modifies, is a
non-countable (cannot be counted) noun.
18. d The whole sentence is expressing the sentiment “aside from… but
also.” Thus, the answer is the correlative conjunction not only… but
also.
19. a Grammatically speaking, only letter a fits the blank. It’s is an
abbreviation for It is, which is inappropriate for the blank. It has and
It was are also incorrect.
20. c The context is not clear on whether the aquarium contains different
types of fish (whence you use fishes) or just one type (whence you
use fish). Thus, any of the two will do.
21. a We need the noun advice rather than the verb advise. Advisory is
inappropriate for the context, as it means some kind of periodic
report or warning. One may argue for advising which may be a
gerund, and thus a noun form. But since a better word (advice) is
among the choices, one must not choose the inferior advising.
22. c Further is used for explaining more or elaborating on a subject
matter. Farther is for going forward (pertaining to distance). We do
not use the superlative because there’s no comparison among many
things.
23. a Use the adjective good instead of the adverb well when it comes after
a linking verb that pertains to sense. Using well would make the
sentence mean you have a well-honed sense of smell, not the
compliment to you that it was supposed to be.
24. a Use the adjective bad instead of the adverb badly after a linking verb
that pertains to sense. Using badly would mean there’s something
wrong with the speaker’s sense of feelings, not what it was meant to
be, which is that the speaker was saddened by the circumstances.
25. c Alternative may be a noun or an adjective. As an adjective, it means
different which is what we need for the blank.
26. c We use besides, which means aside from.
27. a We use the plural verb here because of the word dishes at the end of
the sentence. This tells us that macaroni and cheese are considered
as two separate dishes by the speaker.
28. b We use the singular form of the verb because in fractional
expressions, we follow the object of the preposition of, in number.
Here, the object of the preposition of in the prepositional phrase that
follows the fractional expression, is the collective noun class.
Collective nouns are generally considered singular. We do not use
be which is in the subjunctive mood because the statement is in the
indicative mood (just stating a fact).
29. a Use be which is in the subjunctive mood because the dependent
clause that a ruler____ good is stating a requirement or condition.
we know that for such cases, we must use the subjunctive mood.
30. a Use were, which is in the subjunctive mood. The dependent clause If
I ____ a horse is expressing a wish. Thus it ought to be in the
subjunctive mood.
31. c Use the past perfect tense had studied because in this statement, the
studying is a precursor to passing the UPCAT. Therefore, two
actions (as the sentence indicates that the chance for both have
already passed) would have occurred in succession (had they
occurred). Use the past perfect for the earlier action.
32. b In such sentences, use There are if the subjective complement is
plural. In this case, the complement of there is mountains, which is
plural. We do not use the past tense because this is a general
statement.
33. a Use the future perfect tense will have finished because the finishing 44. d Wrong use of idiomatic preposition. Since the argument is between
will occur before a definite time in the future. groups of people, the preposition with should be used instead of
34. c We need the intransitive (that which does not need an object) verb about.
and in the past tense (because of last month). Thus the answer is lay, 45. e
which is the past tense of the verb lie. 46. a Incomplete idiomatic expression. Looking forward goes with the
35. a We need the transitive verb (since the missing verb has an object preposition to, which is missing here.
issue) and we need it is the past or past perfect tense. The transitive 47. c Wrong verb tense. The adverb of time today indicates that the verb
verb is lay and its past tense is laid. Thus, the answer is laid. should be in the present tense. Replace were with are.
36. c We need the intransitive rise up because the missing verb needs no 48. b Use the past perfect tense because the past action of giving up
object. occurred before the other past action of coming back.
37. d Incorrect pronoun case. Replace him with the nominative he because 49. a The second person pronoun You is quite unnecessary in this
this underlined pronoun is being compared to the nominative I. imperative sentence. Remove it.
38. a This underlined word is the subject of the sentence. therefore, this 50. e
form of the who must be in the nominative case. Replace it with 51. b The subject of the sentence may be compound but one of the subjects
Whosoever. is affirmative or positive (The committee members) while the other is
39. c Incorrect pronoun case. This pronoun is being compared to the negative (not the chair). In such positive and negative conjugations,
negated indefinite pronoun No one, which is in the nominative case. the verb follows the positive subject in number. The committee
Therefore, this underlined pronoun must also be in the nominative members is plural. Therefore, we must change has agreed with have
case. Replace than her with than she. agreed.
40. d Letter d is a case of misplaced modifier. As it is, the sentence means 52. e
that the bonus will arrive during the meeting yesterday. This is 53. c Letter c has the right progression of verb tenses. For the earlier past
plainly illogical. action, the past perfect was used (had walked). For the later past
41. b Unique is one of the adjectives that do not take to comparison. One action, the simple past tense is used (gave out). The limiting adverb
is either unique or not unique. There’s no more unique or most only is also correctly placed before fifteen miles.
unique. 54. a This sentence follows the general order of adverbial phrases that are
42. b This is one expression where the adjective always comes after the of different kinds. First comes the adverb of manner
noun it modifies. Replace apparent heir to heir apparent. (enthusiastically), then the adverb of place (to the park), then the
43. a Wrong use of idiomatic preposition. Since the speaker is angry with adverb of frequency (every morning), then the adverb of time (before
a person, the preposition with must be used instead of at. The latter breakfast), and finally the adverb of purpose (to exercise his heart).
is used only if the object of anger is a thing, and not a person. 55. b This sentence follows the prescribed order for adverbial phrases of
different kind and of same kind. The adverb of place comes before
 the adverb of time. And between the adverbs of place, the more
specific (to Italy) comes before the more general adverb of place (in
Europe). Then comes the more specific adverb of time (in June)
followed by the more general adverb f the same kind (next year).
SYNTAX AND MECHANICS
1. b The comma belongs inside quotation marks, even the comma that is
separating a direct quotation from a narration.
2. c Parenthetical expressions like this one—“ as well as my father”—are usually
preceded and concluded by a comma.
3. d Use a comma in a series. Even if the conjunction and separates the last
element from the rest, parallelism requires that a comma still precede it. Note
though that it is acceptable for the comma to be omitted. However, the best
answer is still the one with a comma.
4. b To separate two independent clauses that are not joined by a coordinating
conjunction like and, but, yet, and so on, us the semi-colon instead of the
comma to avoid a run-together sentence or a comma splice.
5. d However (or therefore, thus, moreover, nevertheless, etc.) is not a very strong
connective. Thus when it joins two clauses, we must use a semi-colon before
it, and a comma after it.
6. d When namely introduces an enumeration, use a semi-colon before it and a
comma after it.
7. b Use a comma before not to be clear on which this adverb of negation is
modifying.
8. a Use a comma after Ever since so as to avoid making the sentence into a
fragment.
9. a A colon is appropriate because following the direct quotation is a comment on
the quotation. The colon comes after the close quotation mark, because the
rules of mechanics say that a colon belongs outside quotation marks.
10. a To show possession, add ’s to the end of a noun, may it be simple or
compound.
11. b Lord should be followed by an exclamation mark, seeing as it is followed by
an interjection.
12. b The word and is used in itself (that is, and is used as a word and not a
connective). To make it plural, it is appropriate to add an apostrophe before s.
13. d Use the colon instead of the semi-colon because an enumeration follows.
14. a This is a dangling prepositional phrase. It is dangling because the
prepositional phrase In exam-taking has nothing to modify in the sentence.
15. b This is an indirect quotation and should not therefore be enclosed in quotation
marks.
16. a This is the title of a book. Thus, the significant words must all begin in capital
letters. The small caps prince should be changed to Prince.
17. e
18. a At the beginning of sentences, numerical expressions should be spelled out.
Change P250 to Two hundred fifty pesos.
19. c The pronoun he has an ambiguous reference, as it may refer to either father or
Jim.
20. c Use a comma to separate the appositive clause that I can give you all my best
to the word it modifies thing.
21. d A comma should come after rapidly because it prevents this adverb from
becoming a squinting modifier; that is a modifier that may either modify
running or throbbed (running rapidly, or rapidly throbbed).
22. a This is the sentence that has the most parallel structure—Subject-Verb-Noun
Clause. The first clause has philosophers for a subject, and the second clause
has Plato, another philosopher, as its subject. The use of the verb believed in
both clauses makes the sentence consistent in content. The right punctuation
(the comma) was also used before the subordinating conjunction while. This
is in accordance with rules of mechanics. The modifier only is properly
located immediately before the preposition through, which only modifies.
23. d All the other sentences are fragments There is no verb after the word debris.
24. c Letters b and d are fragment infinitive phrases. Letter a has an inappropriate
punctuation, the colon. Letter c is properly punctuated and is not a fragment.
25. c Letters a and b unnecessarily repeats right hand. Letter d incorrectly
capitalizes Right. Letter c is within the bounds of correct sentence
construction.
26. d Letter a unnecessarily shifts from the third person to the second person when
it replaced the third person academic spirit with the second person your.
Letter b incorrectly capitalizes Academic. Letter c unnecessarily shifts from
the second person your to the third person academic spirit.
27. a Letter b has a dangling participial phrase and an unclear reference in Calling
out to anybody who would listen, seeking out her lost sons. Letter c
incorrectky uses a semi-colon instead of a comma. Letter c uses the pronoun
She without naming its antecedent first. Letter a has none of these outlined
problems.
28. c Letters a and b have inappropriately placed modifiers For getting the first
prize… which seems to modify the school. Letter d has an unnecessary shift
in subject from Gregory to Most Outstanding Student Award. Letter c clearly
indicates that Gregory got the first prize and thus was given an award by the
school for this accomplishment.
29. b Letter a contains a dangling infinitive phrase To get what is dreamed of
because it doesn’t modify anything in the sentence. It cannot logically modify
avenues. Letter c incorrectly uses the comma to separate the independent
clause you must fight all fights from the rest of the sentence. Letter d
unnecessarily shifts from the third person one to the second person you.
Letter b, on the other hand does not contain a dangling modifier, does not shift
in person, and is rightly punctuated.
30. c Letters a and b have misplaced elliptical clauses When a young girl which
seems to modify Grandfather. Letter d uses she which has an ambiguous
reference as it may refer to either the girl or her grandmother. Letter c has no
ambiguity and does away with the elliptical clause.
31. b Letter a has an illogical coordination as it uses and and makes the rest another
independent clause, thereby weakening the whole sentence. It could have
been simply The Institute for the Blind stood in the plaza grounds through the
efforts of the city officers. Letter c is lacking a comma after officers to mark
the end of the parenthetical expression. Letter d incorrectly capitalizes Plaza.
Letter b correctly subjugates the prepositional phrase Through the efforts of
the city officers to the rest of the sentence, and uses proper punctuations
besides.
32. c :Letter a uses pronoun it which is ambiguous in reference as it may refer to
either DepEd or ABCD school. Letter b is an illogical sentence because it
lacks the word respectively and thus does not properly allocate who had no
business registration and who had no license to teach. Letter d is
unnecessarily wordy and therefore weak. Letter c is the best sentence as it has
no ambiguity and unnecessary wordiness.
33. c Letter a improperly uses a comma instead of a semi-colon before however
which connects two clauses. Letter b places only before the prepositional
phrase at my face, thus making only incorrectly modify this aforementioned
phrase. You may very well ask the question: Where else does the speaker
want his forgiveness thrown back? Letter d incorrectly places all my pride
between the phrasal verb gave up, and misplaces only, too. Letter c has none
of the abovementioned problems. It notably places only in an acceptable
place.
34. a The sentence clearly expresses an enumeration of the automobiles. In such
cases, one might very well use the dash. Letter c makes it seem as if there
was a truck, a sedan an SUV, and another three automobiles. Letter d
misplaced the enumeration and used the wrong punctuation.
35. d These sentences have monster constructions which ought to be separated by
semi-colons. The non-use of these semi-colons in the other sentences make
them confusing and open to misunderstanding.
36. a Letter a has a parallel construction, has the proper use of punctuations, and
correct sentence order and construction.
37. a Letter a does not misplace the modifying clause which I had brought from the
library and thus, this clause clearly modifies the book. This cannot be said for
letters b and c. Letter d, on the other hand uses an awkward word order by
placing the adverbial phrase from the library between the phrasal verb
brought back and its object a precious book. Letter d also lacks the relative
pronoun that between book and I.
38. a This is the sentence which correctly places the modifying clause which had
been uninhabited for years after the word it modifies cabin, and which has an
elegant sentence construction by following the natural order of sentences:
Subject-Verb-Complement. Letter b has an awkward sentence construction,
as it uses an ineffective transposed order. It also uses the preposition on
instead of the correct preposition in. Letter c misplaces the modifying clause
as this clause comes after cliff. Letter d is missing a comma after years.
39. b This sentence is consistent in the use of the imperative mood all over the
sentence. Letter a unnecessarily shifts from the imperative to the advising
tone. Letter c shifts from the advising to the imperative tone. Letter d is an
example of primer sentences. It divides a perfectably acceptable single
construction into two very “elementary” sentences.
40. c Letter c is clearly and effectively constructed, as well as being a parallel
construction when and joined similar constructions (infinitive phrases). Letter
a is an unclear construction, carelessly using the pronoun them which in the
same clause refers first to nurses and then to patients. Letter b lacks a comma
after patients. Letter d suffers from weakness due to an awkward
construction.
41. b Letter a shifts from one subject to another, from answer to child. Letter c is
an awkward construction by unnecessarily using It as the subject when the
appositive the answer to your question would do as well. Letter d has a
misplaced modifier when it places being obvious after question. It seems here
that the question, not the answer, is obvious. Letter b does not shift in subject,
and is clear and effective in construction, too.
42. b Letter a is confused in tenses, using the present and the past tense
simultaneously without any clear cause and effect or progression from the past
to the present. Letter c’s first sentence has no subject and is thus a fragment.
Letter d is another fragment. Only letter b is consistent in tense, and contains
no fragment elements.
43. b Letter a is an incomplete construction. After has should have been the past
participle form of the verb to be been because the present or base form be in
the compound verb has and always will be will not do. Letter b, however, is
correctly constructed because the verbs is and will be are both complete in
themselves. Letter c lacks the preposition to which must have come before
Anyone. Letter d has no sentence construction problems but has wrong
capitalization. It capitalizes the first letter of a common noun education.
44. d Letter a uses an incorrect punctuation, the semi-colon when no punctuation or
a comma would have been more proper. Letter b is an incomplete
construction, as it lacks the preposition of after disapproved. This sentence is
actually saying disapproved with me, which is an error in idiomatic
prepositions. Letter c uses the present form disapproves when the past
participle form disapproved would have been more appropriate. Letter d uses
all the correct verb forms, punctuations, and prepositions.
45. b Letter a is an incomplete comparison because it omitted as in the comparative
construction as…as. Another as should have been placed after stubborn to
make this sentence correct. Letter c uses the comparative more stubborn,
instead of the correct superlative most stubborn. Letter d is missing a comma
after the second as. Letter b, as you can see, is a complete comparison with
both as present. It also has a comma after the second as. Furthermore, it uses
the superlative most stubborn.
46. a Only this sentence logically compares the speaker’s pride with the pride
(replaced by the pronoun that) of those who sail manufactured boats. The rest
of the sentences illogically compares the speaker’s pride with those who sail
manufactured boats. These sentences use illogical comparison because they
compare an abstract idea (pride) to people (represented by the pronoun those).
47. b Letter a is a mixed construction because it uses a modifying phrase With large because they reproduce like rabbits. Letter d is actually grammatically okay.
numbers in a class as a subject. Letter c places the modifying clause in a very Compared to letter b, however, the latter comes out the better construction.
weak position, at the end of the sentence. Letter d makes large numbers in
class a party to the discussion that the teachers and students are supposed to
DICTION AND VOCABULARY
be having. Letter b correctly makes the phrase With large numbers in a class
function as the modifying phrase it is, placing it at the beginning of the 1. c Obstreperous is a formal word meaning noisy and unruly. The context
sentence, to be immediately followed by it which it modifies. indicates that this is the correct word since the noise would have induced the
48. d Letter d is the only sentence that does not weaken itself with an excess of teacher to yell to be heard.
trailing subordinate constructions, thereby retaining its clarity and discreet = cautious, prudent; subtle
effectiveness. morose = bad-tempered and unhappy; sullen
49. a This sentence is composed of two independent clauses joined by the truculent = aggressive and defiant
coordinating conjunction but, which is correctly preceded by a comma. The 2. b The context indicates we need a verb, an action, that is similar to telling the
number of years One hundred fifty is also properly spelled out since it comes team to try harder in the face of overwhelming odds. We need a word that is
at the beginning of the sentence. Letter b contains a mechanical error because similar to urge. The answer is exhort because it means to urge strongly.
it begins the sentence with a numerical expression. Letter c uses a singular emulate = a formal word meaning to try to do as well or
verb is when the subject is plural A twinkle to a star and three lifetimes. better by imitation
Letter d lacks a comma before but. flout = to defy or to show contempt (for the law)
50. b Letters a and c are mixed constructions. Letter a uses The reason… because instigate = to bring about; to provoke, especially to a
construction which is an unacceptable construction. The presence of The wrongdoing
reason necessitated that a substantive (a noun or a noun form) fulfill it, not 3. c The context indicates that some kind of flowers are being discussed. Thes
because. Letter a may have been modified to be The reason the population is flowers are apparently something to New England. This being so, the speaker
increasing very rapidly is the fact that people are no longer dying like flies, hasn’t seen them before. The answer could only be indigenous which means
not the supposition that they are reproducing like rabbits. Letter c uses native or belonging naturally to an area.
another unacceptable construction Because… that’s why. Because makes the exigent = a formal word for urgent
clause it belongs to a subordinate one. But in this construction, this fluent = able to speak or write a foreign or second
subordinate or dependent clause Because people are no longer dying like flies, language with ease and competence
not because they reproduce like rabbits actually has no principal or ingenuous = clever, inventive or resourceful.
independent clause to depend upon. It is a redundant construction since 4. c The sentence says that Roberto pretended to know a lot about the opera. The
That’s why the population is increasing very rapidly does not need the blank is looking for a word that restates Roberto’s quality of pretending about
aforementioned clause. This sentence may be restated to say The population the opera. The answer is dilettante which is a name for a dabbler in a subject,
is increasing very rapidly because people are no longer dying like flies, not usually the arts.
 catalyst = anything that speeds up change martyr = a person who would rather suffer death than
chimera = an impossible or fanciful idea or image renounce a faith or belief
supernumerary = a formal word for someone or something extra patrician = refined, aristocratic; an aristocrat
5. b The sentence provides these clues: forceful expression of opinions which 9. b The whole sentence provides the context. There is a jury, indicating that a
apparently put off the professor’s students for them to begin leaving the man is on trial for supposed wrongdoing. The only word appropriate for the
course. The answer is dogmatic which means the quality of asserting opinions context is exonerated, which means freed from blame or obligation.
arrogantly. augmented = increased, supplemented
credible = believable and convincing expatriated = exiled; a word which describes a man who left
dormant = inactive his own country and resides in another.
lucid = clear and enlightened subjugated = conquered or controlled
6. c The clue word in the sentence is trouble. What word do we usually associate 10. c When people hear horrid news, they are usually disturbed and negatively
with this word? And the answer is instigating which is synonymous to affected by it. Malaise is the answer, as you would have known had you
provoking (trouble, usually). This, among all other words, is the best word looked at its prefix mal, which means bad. Malaise is actually a feeling of
because the sentence also suggests that the child has calmed down later in life. discomfort, uneasiness or depression.
Thus, appeasing, curtailing, and mortifying hardly fit. blasphemy = impious or disrespectful statement about sacred
appeasing = pacifying things
curtailing = restricting, limiting largess = gifts or money generously given
mortifying = shameful, humiliating 11. c The word became in the sentence clues us in to the fact that we are looking for
7. c We get in trouble for making pejorative remarks. Pejorative means insulting a word that signifies a change. The answer, therefore, is metamorphosis,
or unpleasant. which means a change of form or character.
benign = kind accolade = an award or honor; much praise and approval
blithe = happy, gay, cheerful; insensitive (because epithet = an adjective or descriptive phrase substituted for
cheerful and gay remarks in inappropriate a person’s name
situations are deemed insensitive) milieu = social surroundings or environment
pensive = deeply or sadly thoughtful 12. d When a subject could not be understood by anyone, it must be a complex
8. d A person who has never been to an art museum may be a person who has no subject that must require much study and expertise to be deciphered. The
knowledge about the fine arts. A person thus, is described as a philistine, answer is esoteric, which describes a subject matter that is likely to be
which is a name appropriate for a person who doesn’t understand or admire understood only by those with a special knowledge or interest.
music, art, or literature. auspicious = favorable, promising
hedonist = self-indulgent; a word that describes a man austere = severe, harsh (conditions); serious, stern, self-
concerned with his pleasures disciplined (person)
 equitable = fair, just, impartial 17. a When is it not a good idea to take balloon rides? When the weather, of
13. d The clause no one is sure he’ll be working there next month indicates course, is bad or stormy. The answer is adverse, which means unfavorable,
uncertainty. and as this uncertainty pertains to Sherman’s hold on his job, the hostile, or contrary.
context indicates that Sherman’s hold on his job is quite weak for his job to so affable = friendly and amiable, polite
uncertain. Thus, the answer to this item is tenuous, which means delicate, malleable = easily influenced or changed; able to be
flimsy, slight, and weak. hammered or pressed into shape
eminent = distinguished, famous (person); outstanding, 18. c The whole sentence, is obviously an expression of wonder. The answer is
remarkable (thing or characteristic) enigma, which means a puzzling person or thing, a mystery.
putative = supposed or assumed antipathy = a feeling of strong dislike or hostility, an
serendipitous = accidental; a chance discovery aversion
14. b The answer is culminated, which means reached the highest proportion or archetype = the ideal or original form; model or prototype
conclusion. This can only be the answer because of the reference to perfect idiosyncrasy = a manner of thought or behavior peculiar to an
season that ends in a championship win. individual; a quirk or eccentricity.
alleviated = lessened or eased 19. b Replete with means full of and is thus the answer.
fomented = aroused or stirred up (trouble or discontent) resolute = firmly determined; steadfast
fulminated = protested loudly and bitterly virulent = dangerous, harmful (disease); bitterly hostile
15. c The expression see-through implies that a lie or a front must have been put up (attack or action)
that could be seen through. And since the lawyers are doing the lying, their 20. a The actions bowed and scraped indicate extreme humility on the part of the
lies must have sounded genuine. The word we are looking for is specious, prime minister. This great humility may be appropriately given by a man of
which means superficially plausible but actually wrong or false. power – the Prime Minister – to a Queen.
onerous = troublesome; requiring much effort 21. a The sentence indicates that the bad situation was made worse, due to the
palpable = able to be seen or felt; obvious presence of the words only and an already bad situation. The answer is
stoic = a description for someone who shows great self- exacerbated, which means made a problem, disease, pain, etc., worse. It is
control, especially in times of trouble also synonymous to aggravated.
16. b When one couldn’t follow even the most simple of directions, one must obfuscated = made confusing or difficult to understand;
obviously be stupid. The answer is obtuse, which means dull-witted, simple- clouded or darkened
minded, and stupid when used in reference to a person. preempted = prevented something by taking advance action;
candid = frank, outspoken, honest forestalled
officious = too ready to offer services or advice; bossy and 22. d The tone of the sentence is subtly hostile or negative. Admittedly, disdain is a
interfering negative word. However, temerity is more appropriate for the blank. The
opulent = luxurious or showy wealth
 answer therefore is temerity, which is a formal word for rashness, audacity, lethargy = an extreme lack of energy and/or interest,
and effrontery. feeling, etc.
discretion = freedom to act according to one’s own judgment omen = an event supposedly predicting future good or
disdain = scorn, contempt, or dislike evil
surfeit = too much of something, especially of food and 26. b The presence of the word mysterious and a comma before the blank means
drink. that we are looking for a word that is similar in meaning to or compatible with
23. b When everyone falls asleep within five minutes of a lecture, only one thing mysterious. Furthermore, we need a word that may describe music that
can be said for that lecture. It must be very boring. The answer, therefore, is charms the listeners. The answer is ethereal, which means eerie,
banal, which means not interesting, dull, or trite. otherworldly, and delicate.
ascetic = self-denying and austere, with severe self- sanguine = confident, optimistic; cheerful
discipline; a person leading such a life especially viable = feasible; practical
for religious reasons 27. d The answer is salient, which means most noticeable, or most important and
astute = shrewd, having keen insight significant.
ineffable = a formal word for too great or too scared to be gratuitous = unwarranted or uncalled for; given or done free
expressed in words. of charge
24. d When a couple decides to get married, the parties concerned usually think perfunctory = unthinking, automatic, mechanical; dutiful
deeply about it. The sentence implies that the Darwin couple took months to 28. b The teacher’s job is to educate his or her pupils. The answer is edify, which
think about their future before deciding to get married. Among the choices, means to improve the mind or to educate.
the word we are looking for is ruminated, which means pondered or meditated comprise = include, encompass; contain
(upon something). Note too, that only letter d can be used in the blank stipulate = to specify, to lay down (rules or conditions); to
without committing an error in the use of idiomatic prepositions. You don’t require or to demand
say deferred upon but deferred to; incited upon but incited to; precluded upon 29. c Farmers plant a second crop to try to counteract the effects of a bad farming
but just precluded or precluded from. year. The answer is mitigate, which means to alleviate, to lessen, or to ease.
deferred = yielded to a person’s knowledge or wishes Remember that you can’t destroy the effects of a bad year, you may only try
incited = urged to action; provoked or agitated to ease it. that’s why the answer remains to be letter c.
precluded = prevented ; made impossible censure = to criticize or to reprimand
25. a The task, to be challenging, must be either difficult or large. Among the decimate = to destroy or to annihilate
choices, enormity is the only possible answer, as it means the quality of being obliterate = to wipe out or to destroy
large or huge. 30. c Lying on the couch and watching TV all day speaks of a very lazy person and
hiatus = a break in continuity; an interruption inactive lifestyle. From a previous item, we know that lethargy means
extreme laziness or inactivity. Thus, lethargy is the answer.
 animosity = hostility or hatred 33. d Disparage and commend are antonyms. Disparage means to belittle, whereas
futility = uselessness or pointlessness commend is a formal word that means to praise. Surreptitious and candid are
reticence = reserve or uncommunicativeness also antonyms. Surreptitious means secretive or stealthy, whereas candid
31. c Cacophony and harmony are mean opposite things. Cacophony means harsh, means open and honest.
unpleasant discordant sounds. From the choices, only miniscule (small or auspicious and favorable = are synonyms.
minute) and gargantuan (gigantic) are antonyms and thereby show the same obscure and hidden = are also synonyms, as they
relationship as cacophony and harmony. both mean not obvious or
education and edification = both lead to improvement of not apparent.
the mind or learning relegate and send away = are quite similar as well.
equality and order = maybe related because Relegate means to demote or
equality (fairness) may lead to move down to a lower
to order (peaceful rank or position. Send away
arrangement) clearly indicates a movement
subjugation and labor = subjugation means defeat, away from a focal point.
and labor means work. 34. a or b Condone and overlook are synonyms. To condone means to
These are not antonyms. overlook or to disregard, especially wrongdoings and misbehaviors.
32. b Vacillating and indecisive are synonymous to each other. Vacillating and Assiduous is the formal word for persevering or diligent, and it is synonymous
indecisive may describe a person who keeps changing his or her opinions. to ambitious. Erudite is a word describing a learned, or scholarly man.
Impecunious and impoverished are also synonyms. Both mean poor or the frenetic and serene = are antonyms. Frenetic
state of being low in funds or money. means frantic and hectic.
capricious and predictable = are antonyms. Capricious being such, it is opposite to
means unpredictable, which serene, which means tranquil
is exactly the opposite of or peaceful.
predictable. sagacious and obtuse = are also antonyms.
inept and competent = are another set of antonyms. Sagacious is a formal word
Inept means incompetent. for shrewd. This is opposite
vacant and brilliant = may also be thought of as to obtuse, which means
antonyms. Vacant may stupid and dull-witted.
mean stupid or dull-witted. 35. c Innate and inherent are synonyms. Both pertain to natural characteristics.
Brilliant, as we know, means Exigent (the formal word for urgent) is similar in meaning to demanding.
exactly the opposite.
 corporal and spiritual = are not synonyms. Corporal
means of the body. Spiritual
means of the spirit.
ephemeral and eternal = are antonyms. Ephemeral
means short-lived or
temporary, while eternal
means permanent and
everlasting.
spurious and authentic = are antonyms. Authentic
means genuine or true,
whereas spurious means not
genuine, not real, or false.
36. b Scrupulous and lackadaisical contradict each other. Scrupulous may mean
very careful or exact (diligent), whereas lackadaisical means without
determination or enthusiasm, or just plain lazy. Immutable and impermanent
also oppose each other in meaning. Immutable means cannot be changed, or
permanent. Impermanent is obviously not permanent.
extraneous and irrelevant = are synonyms. Extraneous
(from the word extra) means
unrelated or irrelevant to the
matter at hand.
impetuous and impulsive = are also synonyms. They
both describe a person who
acts rashly and without
much thought.
inane and senseless = are synonyms, too. Inane
means absurd, foolish, or
senseless.
37. d Abstemious and ascetic are similar in meaning. Being abstemious means one
is being moderate, especially in eating and drinking. Ascetic describes a
person who denies himself of excesses and pleasures (self-denying). Virulent
and deadly are also synonyms. Virulent, when used with disease, means
harmful or deadly.
amorphous and distinct = are antonyms. Amorphous
means shapeless and
indefinite, and therby
indistinct.
dubious and positive = are antonyms. Dubious
means doubtful or uncertain.
Positive may on usage mean
certain.
negligent and conscientious = are antonyms. One who is
negligent fails to give proper
attention or care. One who
is conscientious has a clear
sense of obligation, and is
thereby diligent.
38. a Assuage and provoke oppose each other. To assuage means to ease or to take
the edge off (of an explosive situation, for example). To provoke means to
incite or to aggravate (make worse). Abstruse and straightforward show the
same relationship as the aforementioned. Abstruse means difficult to
understand, or obscure. Straightforward, of course, is the opposite.
belligerent and quarrelsome = are synonyms. A belligerent and
quarrelsome person is
hotheaded and is always
ready to fight and quarrel.
lugubrious and morose = are synonymous, too.
Lugubrious and morose both
mean mournful and doleful.
mercurial and unpredictable = are synonymous. Mercurial
means lively or changes very
quickly. An unpredictable
 person also quickly changes
his mind and desires from
one moment to another.
39. a Cryptic and definite are quite antonyms. Something is cryptic when the
meaning is hard to decipher because it is hidden or obscure. Thus, it cannot
be definite (explicit or clear) at the same time. Arduous and easy are
antonyms. Arduous means hard, which is the opposite of easy.
diffident and timid = are synonyms. Diffident
means hesitant or timid.
circumspect and severe = have no relationship.
Circumspect means cautious
and prudent. Severe means
harsh or stern.
purported and supposed = are synonyms. To purport
something is to suppose or to
allege something.
40. a Vilify and malign are synonyms. To vilify someone is to speak evil of this
person. To malign someone is to slander or to speak evil of this person, too.
Exuberant and ebullient are synonyms, as both mean in high spirits.
surrogate and original = are not synonyms. Surrogate
means substitute or
replacement (as in surrogate
mother), whereas original is
the real thing, that which is
replaced.
vitiate and purify = Vitiate is the formal word
that means to weaken, spoil,
or harm. It is not
synonymous to purify,
which means to cleanse or
sanitize.
zealous and indifferent = are also not synonyms.
Zealous means enthusiastic
or eager. Indifferent means
lacking interest, care, or
concern.
41. b Change crabby (which is a slang word) with irritable.
42. d This is too full of jargon. Replace it with cake or bread or whatever the
product of the baking skills maybe.
43. d This is pretentious language, as it unnecessarily uses a foreign phrase for
something that could be stated in English. replace entre nous with between
the two of us.
44. b Unnecessary and awkward repetition of the word matter.
45. b Inappropriate diction. Do not use domicile which connotes legal action and
the courts. Use house, instead, which connotes structure and building
materials.
46. c Wrong choice of word. replace affect with effect.
47. c Wrong choice of word. Replace further with farther as the sentence is talking
about distance.
48. a Wrong gender. Rebesa, from the sentence, is a female. She is therefore an
alumna, not an alumnus.
49. e
50. e
READING COMPREHENSION
1. b Idyllic is the answer since the whole passage describes a restful, peaceful, and
countrified scene.
2. d From the passage, the old newspaper soared above the rooftops. Only a
particularly strong gust of wind could have lifted it as high as that.
3. b This main idea can be found at the topic sentence, which is the last sentence of
the passage.
4. b The first paragraph is a specific illustration of the passage. The illustration
came first before the generalization.
5. a Self-explanatory.
6. b The actual comparison is between Preparation for fighting a war and
preparation for taking a cruise in a small boat. Therefore, remove
preparation for and we see that fighting a war is compared to taking a cruise
or sailing a small boat, letter b.
7. c The fifth sentence of the passage is the answer to the question.
8. d The first sentence is the clue to this question.
9. d We know that as summer ends and winter approaches, the nights lengthen and
the days shorten. The lengthening nights therefore symbolize a transition in
seasons, and thus, the passing of time.
10. a From the sixth sentence onwards, the whole passage becomes a recurring
admonition to move. Thus this implies that the author is advising
decisiveness.
11. b In the second life, his replaces and refers to love found in the first line.
12. b The poem tells the reader to follow and yield. This means that the reader may
choose to follow or yield or concede. One is therefore not helpless (as letter a
supposes). Letter c won’t do as well. Yielding and following intimate
surrender, not a fight. The fact that the reader will suffer (letter d) might be
true, but that is not at all the point of the author.
13. d Look at the fourth sentence for the answer.
14. c Inference, remember, is resolving something using the details provided in the
passage. The fact that people are moving in large numbers to developed
countries is not actually a response to liberalized policies in these countries.
The liberalized policies only took away the stopper that inhibited the
movement of people from developing to developed countries. People, of
course, would like to move to the developed countries because of the higher
wages.
15. b Look at the first sentence for the answer.
16. b Self-explanatory. The whole passage is about the problem brain-drain.
17. a Region IV indeed has the largest population among all the regions.
18. c There’s no population data differentiated for gender so the reader has no basis
for saying if this statement is true or not.
19. b This statement is false. If we arrange the regions according to population size,
we’ll find out that Regions VIII and I actually have median, and not extreme,
population.
20. c As there’s no data for the population of children, there’s really no basis for
saying whether this statement is true or not.
21. c As this is data for the year 2000 only, we cannot say whether the population of
the Philippines has increased through time.
22. b The difference between the population of Southern Tagalog and the
population of National Capital Region is 1,861,000. The difference between
the population of Central Luzon and National Capital region is 1,891,615.
Obviously, the latter is greater. This makes the statement false.
23. c The tongue and pen stand for saying aloud and writing down, respectively,
both of which are ways of expressing feelings. The feeling in It might have
been is regret and longing for what did not come about. The figurative
expression is therefore saying, the saddest feeling that can be expresses is the
longing for lost opportunities.
24. d The misunderstanding does not come because of the greatness. Nor does
being misunderstood the mark of being great. What the statement wants to
say is that few people can understand the sentiments of great persons. Most
people misunderstand the great person.
25. c By we cannot insure our own prosperity except by insuring that of everyone
else, the figurative expression is saying that in order to personally succeed, he
must help other people succeed, too. This is another way of saying that a
person must have concern for other people. The line Mankind has become so
much one family simply means that men are interdependent.
26. b Of course man owns his body. The product of his hands can only refer to the
result of his labors. Man’s property then is determined by his labors.
27. c The examination is used in lieu of what was actually meant, reflection. When
a life is not worth living, it must lack meaning. Thus, if the unexamined life is
not worth living, Socrates is cautioning us that Reflection is the key to a truly
meaningful life.
28. d We mean here that man’s personality affects and influences what he knows
and learns. That’s letter d.
29. d A man is the center of his own universe means that man is self-centered and
self-focused. There are as many universes as there are men means that all
people think of himself first before thinking of others.
30. d If love increases with convenience and decreases with inconvenience, then the
factor that determines the love a person feels is convenience.
31. b This statement is obviously the opening sentence. It is supported by the rest
of the sentences which outline the confession.
32. a The presence of Aside from which makes this sentence the natural successor to
sentence letter d. It adds to the confession made in sentence d.
33. d After cleaning the area to be painted (c) and before applying the first coating
of paint (b), one should prime the brush and dip it into pre-treated paint.
34. a This is the sentence that naturally follows the third sentence (b). The
recurrence of the word coating rounds it off nicely.
35. c C is the first sentence. A is next because of eyes, repeated from the first
sentence. The use of they and those rounds the transition to sentence d. They
and those both refer to eyes which have been roaming inside the room.
Sentence d comes after. The word mirror reinforces the connection to
sentence d.
36. c The rest of the sentences are an academic discussion of birth. Sentence c is a
personal comment.
37. a The rest of the sentences had a recurring theme: feeling of belonging. Letter
a is quite far removed from this themes and talks about the opening of a play.
38. d The rest of the sentences discuss what are necessary if one is to pass a college
entrance exam. Letter d is irrelevant to the topic as it discusses review centers
that offer UPCAT review services.
39. d This sentence is about opportunities. The rest of the sentences are about
regrets.
40. c This group of sentences may take two directions: the father’s happiness over
the speaker’s graduation, or what exactly happened at the graduation rites.
Since the first direction is supported by a, b, and d, while the latter direction is
supported only by letters a and c, we take the first direction. We throw over
sentence c and declare it irrelevant to the direction we have taken.
SCIENCE QUIZZES SOLUTION SETS
GENERAL SCIENCE
1) C. force and distance
Work is equal to force times distance (displacement). W=fxd
2) A. salt water is heavier than water.
Density is directly proportional to mass. D = M/v
3) B. Kinetic energy is energy in motion.
4) C The higher the object is, the greater is the potential energy.
5) C. Convection takes place when there is a movement of air from hot place to
cold place. The sea and Land differ in temperature at night time and daytime,
the reason why there is sea breeze and land breeze at daytime and night time
respectively.
6) A. 5.8 mL
Using water displacement method,
Vobject = Vfinal - Vinitial
= 23. 6 – 17.8 = 5.8 mL
7) A. 100 g = 1 N; 17.6 g x (1N/100 g) = 0.176 N
8) D. Work = force x distance = 500 N x 10 m = 5000 Nm = 5000 J
9) A. Ionosphere is the layer of the atmosphere composed of charged ions that
returns radio and tv signals back on earth.
10) C. during a stormy day, heavy black clouds are seen in the sky. these are
nimbus clouds.
11) D. many years of stress on the rock may fracture the crust causing one portion
to slide upward or down ward with respect to the other.
12) C. mountain is formed when two plates move toward each other.
 13) F = 9/5 __C + 32 which is needed by plants to make food. Animals are also benefited when
F = 9/5 (30) + 32 plants produce oxygen which is needed by animals in order to live.
F = 86 (c) 5) A. Oryza sativa is the scientific name of rice. The scientific name is taken
from the genus and the species.
14) A CFC is not a greenhouse gas. It only damages the ozone layer. 6) C. In the levels of classification if both organisms belong to the same class,
15) C = K – 273 C= 0 – 273 ; 0 Kelvin = -273 C (d) they must also belong to the same phylum and kingdom for these are the
16) C. the independent variable is the factor that is being changed in the levels higher than the class.
experiment. The amount of moisture is the factor being changed in the 7) C. A prokaryotic cell does not have endoplasmic reticulum. It does not have a
experiment given. membrane bound organelle.
17) C. based on the data table, it can be concluded that molds grow best in cold 8) C. The skin is composed of epithelial tissues wherein cells are compactly
places. arranged.
18) C. using the scientific method, we can let Bisuke and Killua punch the same 9) D. Genes are hereditary information contained in the DNA. DNA is
object a number of times and compare the damage done. (You would not want deoxyribonucleic acid.
to be hurt in an experiment, right?) 10) C. coevolution is the relationship that refers to the partial dependence of
19) A. the sun’s reflection on the moon gives the moon the ability to shine. evolutionary changes of an organism to another specie which it has a close
20) A. when the moon is closer to the earth, the greater the effect of gravity. ecological relationship.
21) A. the crust is the hard outer shell of the earth. 11) A. Not all vertebrates are warm blooded animals. Some are cold blooded like
22) C. A composite volcano is formed from alternating quiet and violent fishes and reptiles.
eruptions. An example is Mount Mayon. 12) D. coiling up of chromatin, replication of DNA strands and movement of the
1g chromosomes towards the center all happen during mitosis.
23) B. 150mg   0.015 g 13) D. survival of the fittest suggests that stronger organisms with more favorable
1000mg
characteristics are more possible to survive and live longer than the weaker
24) B. blue star is the hottest star followed by the white star, yellow star and
ones.
finally the red star.
14) A. a plant cell has a cell wall, animals cell doesn’t have.
25) B. Venus is called the win planet of the earth because they almost have the
15) A. a prokaryotic cell does not have a true nucleus. It has chromosomes in the
same size.
DNA and it also has a cell membrane that separates itself from the
26) D. The smallest, coldest and the outermost planet in the solar system is Pluto.
environment.
27) B When two plates (sea floor )move apart (diverging) magma comes out and
16) B. simple multicellular animals with tissues but no distinct organs; also known
accumulate forming a mountain range under the sea called the mid-ocean
as sponger are under the phylum Porifera.
ridge.
17) A. Notochord is the flexible supporting rod of vertebrates.
28) C. When engines burn fossil fuels, carbon dioxide, a harmful gas is produced.
18) C. The plasma membrane is composed of two layers of phospholipids
29) B. The ozone layer absorbs a portion of the radiation from the sun, preventing
molecules.
it from reaching the earth.
19) C. White blood cells are the soldiers of the body that fight harmful bacteria
30) On clear calm evenings, temperature differences between a body of water and
that enter the body.
neighboring land produce a cool wind known as the land breeze that blows
20) B. As the energy level in the food pyramid rises, the transfer of energy
offshore.
decreases to one tenth of the initial energy in evry stage.
21) B. Metaphase is that stage in meiosis when the paired homologous pair line up
along the equatorial plate forming the spindle fiber
BIOLOGY
22) D. Hibernation and estivation are both response to extreme temperature.
1) C. cells grouped together form tissue; tissues working together form organs; 23) A. When the animal’s temperature drops, the animal may die.
organs working together form a system 24) B. The nervous system carry nerve impulses to and from the brain.
2) B. the products of photosynthesis is stored in the form of starch in plants. 25) D. When organisms like cockroaches are exposed to some insecticides for a
3) C. cell walls of plant cells contain a high concentration of cellulose, a long time, they are able to create permanent mutation in the next generation
substance that cannot be digested properly by human beings. giving insect’s resistance from that insecticide.
4) B. mutualism is the process in which both organisms are benefited from the 26) D. Vascular organs are composed of xylem and phloem (vessels) that
interaction. Plants are being benefited when animals release carbon dioxide transport water and nutrient to the plant.
 27) C. Mammals are vertebrates that have mammary glands. M1 = 3M V1 = 3L
28) A. Carbon and oxygen cycle is maintained by respiration. Oxygen is taking in M2 = 6M V2 = ?
and carbon dioxide is given out by animals during respiration.
29) D. A cold blooded animal has body fluid temperature that adapts to M 1 V1 3M  3 L
environmental changes. M1 V 1 = M2 V 2  V2  1. 5 L
30) B. Sexual reproduction involves the use of gametes or sex cells. M2 6M
14) Given
Moles of Hydrogen = ?
CHEMISTRY 2.5 moles N2
1) Given: Stoic Ratio : 1 N2 = 3 H2
P1 = 2 atm P2 = 1 atm 3molH 2
Moles of H2 = 2.5 mol N2 x = 7.5 mol H2
V1 = 100mL V2 = ? 1molN 2
T1 = 299 K T2 = 286 K
15) From no. 14, 7.5 mol Hydrogen is produced
PV T 2atm  100mL  286 K 2g
V2  1 1 2  7.5 mol H2 x H 2 = 15 g H2
P2T1 1atm  299 K mol
2) A. There are 7 valence electron in the valence shell 4. The group number can 16) Given:
be predicted from the number of valence electron and the period number from V1 = 450 mL V2 = ?
the valence shell. Therefore, the element is in group7 & period 4 in the T1 = 30 C T2 = 50 C
periodic table of the elements. V1T2 450mL  323K
3) The balanced chemical equation is V2 = 
2C6H14O4 + 15 O2  12CO2 + 14H2O T1 303K
C= 2x 6 =12 C = 12 17) Solution is the mixture that particles don not settle down, cannot be filtered,
H = 2 x 1428 H = 14 x 2 = and cannot be seen by the naked eye.
28 18) From the combined gas law, pressure is inversely proportional to the volume
O = 2 x4 + 15x2 =38 O = 12 x 2 + and is directly proportional to the temperature. If the temperature is decreased,
14 = 38 the pressure also decreases inside a container.
19) According to Boyle’s law, at constant temperature, the volume of a gas is
4) b. 2 HCN + NO2  C2N2 + NO + H2O inversely proportional to the amount of pressure exerted on it. If the pressure
H=2 H=2 is doubled, volume will decrease.
C=2 C=2 20) The formula that indicates the local number of atoms of the elements un a
N=3 N=3 compound is the empirical formula.
O=2 O=2 21) The reaction between magnesium chloride and potassium hydroxide is a
double replacement reaction that produces Mg(OH)2 and KCl.
5) a. ionic bond refers to the electrostatic attraction between positive( cation) and 22) Orbitals (s, p, d, f) make up subshell (2s, 2p, 2d, 2f), subshells make up the
negative (anion) ions. shell (energy levels 1, 2, 3,…7)
6) D) mass number = neutron number plus proton number = 74 + 53 = 127 23) Molarity, molality, and normality are all modes of expressing concentration of
7) a. proton # = atomic number = 53 solutions. Acidity is the measure of alkalinity of solutions.
8) a. in a neutral atom, the number of electron is also equal to the number of 24) Based on the law of mass conservation,if 50 g of the reactants is used up in a
protons = 53 reaction, 50g of the products will be produced.
9) d. double replacement reaction. Fe replaces Na and Cl replaces PO4. 25) Freezing carbon dioxide does not involve change in chemical composition and
10) B. Calcium carbonate decomposes into CaO and carbon dioxide formation of new peoducts. Therefore, it is physical reaction.
11) A. Mg combines with nitrogen to produce magnesim nitride. 26) Atomic number is equal to the number of protons. Mass num,ber is equal to
12) C. Zinc replaces hydrogen. the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.
13) Given
 27) In a compound, the sum of the total positive oxidation numbers and negative 13) Projectile motion is defined as the movement of body launched in space
oxidation numbers must be equal to zero. without its motive power, and travels freely under the action of gravity and air
28) Atoms of the same elements having the same atomic number can have resistance alone.
different mass number due to differences in their number of neutrons. These 14) At rest, the distance (meters) is constant, time (seconds) varries. (c)
atoms are called isotopes. 15) An increase in temperature and distance illutrates a car traveling at constant
29) Random movement of particles is least observable in solids. The particles are velocity. (b)
compactly arranged in solids. 16) xxxx
30) Electrons found in an incomplete outer shell of an atom are called valence 17) xxxx
electrons. 18) A. Vf = Vi + aΔt is the equation for the final velocity of an object given the
acceleration, initial velocity and time.
19) Given
PHYSICS L1 = 80 cm (from the fulcrum) L2 = ?
1) A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction. Displacement, force, F1 = 500 N F2 = 1500 N
and acceleration are all vector quantities except speed. L1 L L1 F2 20cm  1500 N
2) Mmmm
 2 L2    60cm
F1 F2 F1 500 N
3) 1 N is defined to be 1 kg m/s2. Force = weight (gravity due to acceleration=
10m/s2)
4) Illustration: 20) xxxx
a = 0.5 km 1
1.2km East 21) KE = mv 2
b= 1.2 km 2
c=? 0.5 m = 500 kg v = 3.0 m/s
c = a2  b2 km 1
KE = (500kg )(9m / s )  2.25kJ
2 2
c = 1.3 North 2
22) a. According to the Law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum
5) a = ΔV / Δt = 20 m/s / 5 s = 4 m/s2 of a system is conserved. When bodies of equal masses and equal speeds
6) a = force / mass collide, they bounce back with the same speed and distance.
Given : m = 2 kg a = 0.5 m/s2 23) Pressure waves of frequencies above the audible frequencies are called
F = mass x acceleration ultrasonic waves.
F = 2 kg x 0.5 m/s2 = 1 kg m/s2 = 1 N 24) A fish might look much nearer to the surface than it really is because light
travels at a different speed on water.
7) xxxxx 25) Vv
8) Kinematics is the study under dynamics that deals with the space-time 26) Electromagnetic waves are produced by moving charges. They are transverse
relationship in bodies that are in motion. waves. They travel with the same speed in the absence of vacuum. They do
mv 2 not require a medium for transmission.
9) Centripetal force = 27) A. polarization is an interaction with matter in which transverse waves are
r
restricted to a particular plane of vibration.
Given: mass = 100 kg, radius = 60 meters, v = 30 m/s
28) The characteristic of sound that we perceive as volume is the amplitude.
(100kg )(900m 2 / s 2 ) 29) Light is 17 860 mph faster than light.
force   1500kgm / s 2  1500N  1.5kN
60m 30) In the color spectrum, (Violet to Red) the colors are enumerated in increasing
10) In baseball, if the action is the impact of the bat against the ball, the opposite wavelength
reaction is the force of the ball against the bat. This satisfies the law of action
and reaction. SOLUTION SET (MATH I)
11) Boni
12) Instantaneous speed is defined as the quantitative measure of the change of an 1.
object’s position over a certain amount of time.  800  40  9 2  17  8    2 2  3 2   20   81  9   4  9  20  9  13  16
 Answer: B C.
6 7 3 4 6 7 3 4
2.  58  42  67  100  67  33 , , ,   0.316,  0.583,  0.750,  0.800
19 12 4 5 19 12 4 5
Answer: A in ascending order.
13 1 3 5 13 1 3 5
3. D. , , ,   0.867,  0.250,  0.375,  0.833
15 4 8 6 15 4 8 6
 72,846   2  3    75 75   72,846  6  5,625  12,141  5,625  6,516 not in ascending order.
Answer: B Answer: C

A.  2  2  2   6 2  36
2
4. C. 8. let x = original length of the rope
 2  2  2 2
 8  64
2  1  3   2  3  6 12
x1     6  x    6  x  6  x  6   x  12
B. 2  
2 2
 2 2  2  4 2  4  2  16  6  22 D.  3  4   3  4  12 6

 2  2     4 
Answer: D
2 2 2 2
 16 2  256
Answer: D
9. let x = total no. of people in Rocky’s party
5. 5719x to be divisible by 2, 3, and 6 must follow the divisibility rule for 2, 3,  1  1   1  4  4 10
and 6. x1  1    16  x    16  x  16  x  16   x  4  10 
 2  5   2  5  10 4
Divisibility rule for 2: last digit must be an even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Answer: C
Divisibility rule for 3: sum of all digits must be divisible by 3.
Divisibility rule for 6: must follow the divisibility rule for 2 and 3.
10. let x = original number of packages before the 1st delivery
Applying the divisibility rule for 6, we now get the sum of all digits to check
if this number is divisible by 3. 4 1 4 1 85 3 10 90
x9  x  x  x  9 x  9  x  9  x  9  x  
5+7+1+9+x = 22+x, since we need an even number for the last digit so that it 5 2 5 2 10 10 3 3
can be divisible by 2, x = 2 so that Answer: C
22 + 2 = 24, 24 is divisible by 3.
Answer: B 11.
 0.143  0.27  0.852  0.009   0.235  0.51  0.006  1.274  0.751  0.5
6.   1 
A. 6 8  8  5  5  1  6 0     5   1  0  1  1  0  0
1
Answer: C
5 
statement is true.
12. 87.5  0.01  1,000  0.875  1,000  0.000875  8.75  10 4
B. 3  3  3 3  9  9  0 statement is true.
Answer: B
1 1 10
C. 3  3  3    0 statement is false.
3 3 13.  2.45  0.06   0.057  0.3  0.147  0.19  0.337
Answer: C Answer: D
7. A. 50
5 1 7 11 5 1 7 11 14. k = 0.02, 1  1
 0.02 1  2 100
, , ,   0.416,  0.111,  0.875,  0.611 k 0.02
12 9 8 18 12 9 8 18 Answer: A
not in ascending order.
3 1 2 5 3 1 2 5 15. 2:3, ratio of men to women. Let k = constant which we will use as multiplier
B. , , ,   0.187,  0.143,  0.400,  0.833
16 7 5 6 16 7 5 6 to the ratio
not in ascending order.
 350 Answer: C
2k  3k  350  5k  350  k   k  70 the total number of
5
22.
women in the concert is (70)(3) = 210
Answer: B 83  86  89  90  x 348  x
 85   85  348  x  85  5  348  x  425  x 
5 5
16. 6:5:4 – ratio of apples, banana, & peaches respectively. Let k = constant Answer: B
which we will use as multiplier to the ratio
225 23. five consecutive integers: x, x +1, x + 2, x +3, x + 4
6k  5k  4k  225  15k  225  k   k  15
15 x   x  1   x  2   x  3   x  4   35  5 x  10  35  5 x  35  10  5 x  2
weight of apple = (6)(15) = 90, weight of banana = (5)(15) = 75, weight of
peaches = (4)(15) = 60 so the five consecutive integers are: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
weight of apple – weight of peaches = 90 – 60 = 30 grams let check if their sum is 35: 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 11 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 18 + 8 + 9 =
Answer: A 26 + 9 = 35
the prime numbers are 5 and 7.
17. 24 hours – 9 hours (sleeping) = 15 hours (awake) Answer: C
30% of 15 hours = 0.3 x 15 = 4.5 hours per day reading a novel
4.5 x 14 days/2 weeks = 63 hours reading novels in 2 weeks 24. six consecutive integers: x, x +1, x + 2, x +3, x + 4, x + 5
63  7 hours/novel = 9 novels she can read in 2 weeks sum of first three terms:
Answer: B 24
x   x  1   x  2  27  3x  3  27  3x  24  x   x8
3
18. let OP = original price so the six consecutive integers are: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
discounted price = OP – 0.1OP = 0.9OP The sum of last three integers: 11 + 12 + 13 = 36
tax = 0.9OP x 0.1 = 0.09OP Answer: D
amount paid = discounted price + tax = 0.9OP + 0.09OP = 0.99OP
Answer: C 25. n is any integer, let n = 1 for odd numbers & n = 2 for even numbers.
If n = 1,
A. n, n + 1, n + 3 (1), (1) + 1, (1) + 3 1, 2, 4 not a consecutive odd
19. let P = original cost of car integers
1 B. n, n + 2, n + 4 (1), (1) + 2, (1) + 4 1, 3, 5 a consecutive odd
selling price of car = P + 0.25P = P  P
4 integers
11  1 C. 2n + 1, 2n + 2, 2n + 3 2(1) + 1, 2(1) + 2, 2(1) + 3 3, 4, 5 not a
tax =  P  P consecutive odd integers
24  8 D. 2n + 1, 2n + 3, 2n + 5 2(1) + 1, 2(1) + 3, 2(1) + 5 3, 5, 7 a
Answer: B consecutive odd integers

20. let x = total number of participants If n = 2,

63 A. n, n + 1, n + 3 (2), (2) + 1, (2) + 3 2, 3, 5 not a consecutive odd
(30%)x = 63  0.3 x  63  x   x  210 integers
0.3
Answer: B B. n, n + 2, n + 4 (2), (2) + 2, (2) + 4 2, 4, 6 not a consecutive odd
integers but consecutive even integers
21. first day of the fall: the reservoir is 60% of full capacity C. 2n + 1, 2n + 2, 2n + 3 2(2) + 1, 2(2) + 2, 2(2) + 3 5, 6, 7 not a
during heavy rains, the reservoir raises 40% of 60% full capacity of the consecutive odd integers
reservoir D. 2n + 1, 2n + 3, 2n + 5 2(2) + 1, 2(2) + 3, 2(2) + 5 5, 7, 9 a
after the rain = 60% + ( 0.4 x 0.6) = 60% + 24% = 84% full capacity of the consecutive odd integers
reservoir D satisfy both sample value for n.
 Answer: D 1. A (1,2) B (9,2) C (1,k)
26. Given three consecutive integers: r, s, t and r > s > t. let r = 3, s = 2, t = 1 Segment AB = AC
 r  s  s  t  r  t    3  2 2  1 3  1  11 2  2 AB = X2 – X1 = 9-1 = 8
Answer: D AC = Y2 – Y1 = k – 2 = 8
k – 2 = 8; k = 8 + 2
27. x and y are negative integers, x > y. let x = -1 and y = -2 k = 10
answer: B
A.   xy      1  2     2   4
2 2 2

B. x 2 y    1 2   2  1  2   2 2. line parallel to: y = 2x – 5

C. xy    1  2   2 Passing through pt. (1, 1)
Since y = mx + b; m = 2
D. y  x    2     1  2  1  1 y = 2x + b; then substitute the coordinates of pt. (1, 1)
Answer: C 1 = 2(1) + b; b = 1 – 2
b = -1
28. x and y are postive integers, x > y. let x = 2 and y = 1 y = 2x - 1
y2 y 1 1 1 1
2
  2    not true
answer: B
A.
x 2
x  2 2 4 2 3. Slope of the line containing pts. (2, -4) and (-5, 7)
2  2
2
x x2 4 Slope = m = = = -
B.  2   2  2   2  4 not true answer: B
y y 1 1 1
y2 x2 1  2 2
1 4 1
2
 2  2  2     4 not true
4. inspect the graph: the line passes through pts. (1, 2) and (4, -4)
C.
x 2
y  2 1 4 1 4 slope = m = = = -2
y = -2x + b; then substitute any point. We use pt. (1, 2)
x 2 x  2
2
2 4 2 2 = -2(1) +b; b = 2 + 2
D.   2     4  2 true
y 2
y 1 1 1 1 b=4
y = -2x + 4 or y = 4 – 2x
Answer: D answer: A
29. a and b are odd numbers, let a = 1 and b = 3 5. a=b+½ =
A. ab  2  1 3  2  3  2  5 not an even number b + ½ = ; multiply both sides by 2
B. 2a  b  21   3  2  3  5 not an even number 2b + 1 = b + 3; 2b – b = 3 -1
C. a  b  1   3  4 an even number b=2
a = b + ½ = 2 + ½ = 2 ½ = 5/2
D. a  b  1  1   3  1  5 not an even number answer: C
Answer: C

30. 5y – {3y + (2y – 5) – [3 – (2 + 4y)]} 5y – {3y + (2y – 5) – [3 – 2 – 6. 2x + 4y - 5z = 19; where z = 3

4y)]} 5y – {3y + 2y – 5 – (1 – 4y)} 2x + 4y – 5(3) = 19
5y – {3y + 2y – 5 – 1 + 4y} 5y – (9y – 6) 5y – 9y + 6 6– 2x + 4y = 19 + 15; 2x + 4y = 34, divide both sides by 2
4y x + 2y = 17, thus, x + 2y + z = 17 + 3 = 20
Answer: B answer: A

7. 32/n = =
SOLUTION SET: answer: B
MATH 2 – INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
8. = 3 + ; we raise both sides to the second power divisor: 2x – 3 = 0; 2x = 3; x = 3/2
21 + q = (3 + )2 = 9 + 6 + q using factor theorem,
21 – 9 + q – q = 6 2( 3/2 )2 + 11( 3/2 ) – p = 0
12 = 6 , = 2 2(9/4) + 33/2 – p = 0
q=4 9/2 + 33/2 – p = 0
answer: B 42/2 – p = 0
p = 21
9. + = , then we multiply by answer: D
x =
answer: D 17. y = -x + 3
y = -x – 2
10. - = - = from the general form: y = mx + b, where the m is the slope.
= = both equations have slopes equal to -1
answer: D since the have the same slope, these lines are parallel.
answer: B
11. ab – 1 – b + a = ( ab – b) + ( a – 1)
b ( a – 1) + ( a – 1) = ( b + 1) ( a – 1) 18. 2x – 3y = 12
answer: C 3x + y = 7
using substitution method:
12. x2 – 6x + 5 = 0 3x + y = 7, y = 7 – 3x; then substitute to the other equation
( x – 5)( x – 1) = 0 2x – 3( 7 – 3x ) = 12
A. x2 + 1 = 0 2x – 21 + 9x = 12
B. x2 – x – 2 = 0, ( x -2 )( x + 1) = 0 11x = 33
C. 2x2 – 2 = 0, 2( x2 – 1 ) = 0, 2( x + 1)( x – 1) = 0 x=3
D. x2 – 2x – 3 = 0, ( x – 3 )( x + 1) = 0 y = 7 – 3x = 7 – 3(3) = 7 – 9
answer: C y = -2
solution: ( 3,-2 )
13. perfect square trinomial: a2x2 2abx + b2 = ( ax b )2 answer: A
4x2 – 20x + 25 = ( 2x – 5 )2
answer: B 19. let x – smaller number
then x + 17 is the bigger number
14. ( x + y )2 = 20, where xy = 4 the sum of the two numbers is 125
x2 + 2xy + y2 = 20 x + x + 17 = 125
x2 + 2(4) + y2 = 20 2x = 108
x2 + y2 = 20 – 8 = 12 x = 54 --- smaller number
answer: C answer: A

15. -6 is a solution to x2 + 5x + k = 7, substitute -6 to all values of x 20. let x – number of ducks

(-6)2 + 5(-6) + k = 7, k = 7 – 36 + 30 y – number of carabaos
k=1 there are 44 feet ( carabaos has 4 and ducks has 2 )
x2 + 5x + 1 = 7; x2 + 5x + 1 - 7 = 0 2x + 4y = 44
x2 + 5x – 6 = 0; factoring: ( x + 6 )( x – 1 ) = 0 there are 16 heads
x = -6 and 1 x + y = 16, x = 16 – y
answer: A 2( 16 – y ) + 4y = 44
32 – 2y + 4y = 44
16. ( 2x2 + 11x – p ) / ( 2x – 3 ) 2y = 44 – 32 = 12
y = 6 --- carabaos
answer: B Now 5 yrs from now
Son x x+5
21. 4x + 2 = 3x + 9 Man 3x 3x + 5
where x is the number of students per row
4x – 3x = 9 – 2 5 yrs from now, the man’s age is 3 more than twice the age of his son.
x = 7, then substitute to above equation 3x + 5 = 3 + 2( x + 5 )
4(7) + 2 = 30 --- students 3x + 5 = 2x + 10 + 3
answer: C 3x – 2x = 10 + 3 – 5
x=8
22. let x – adults man = 3x = 3(8) = 24
then x – 289 is the number of children answer: B
there are a total of 737 persons, thus
x + x – 289 = 737 27. let x = Jill’s age
2x = 1026 x + 14 = Jack’s age
x = 513 --- adults
children: x – 289 = 513 – 289 = 224 Now 10 yrs from now
answer: C Jill x x + 10
Jack x + 14 x + 24
x + 24 = 2( x + 10 )
x + 24 = 2x + 20
2x – x = 24 – 20
x=4
Jack’s present age: x + 14 = 4 + 14 = 18
23. is the speed arriving 2 hrs late. Where d is the distance and h is time ( hrs.). 5 years from now: 18 + 5 = 23
To arrive in schedule, the train has to travel distance d in h – 2 hours. answer: D
Rate = =
answer: C 28.
+ =
24. Ryan – 3 kph
Jerry – 2.4 kph
Ryan: ( 200m )( 1 hr / 3000m ) = 1/15 hr = 4min 30% 60% 50%
Jerry: ( 200m )( 1 hr / 2400m ) = 1/12 hr = 5min
Difference: 1 min 0.3( 10 ) + 0.6x = 0.5( 10 + x )
answer: A 3 + 0.6x = 5 + 0.5x
0.1x = 2
25. 180 miles in a 4-hour travel x = 20 L
1st 3 hours: 50 mph answer: C
( 50 m / hr )( 3 hr ) = 150 miles
180 – 150 = 30 29.
30 miles in 1 hr Rate Time Work
speed on the 4th hr: 30 mph A 1/6 X x/6
answer: A B 1/4 X x/4

26. let x – son ; multiply both sides by 12

3x – man 2x + 3x = 12
5x = 12 n = 12
x = 12/5 = 2 2/5
answer: B 5. Regular hexagon, n = 6 6 angles
(n-2)(180) (6-2)(180°)
30. 180(4) = 720 total interior angles
Rate Time Work 720
Grace 1/45 18 18/45  120 B
6
Abby 1/x 18 18/x
6. Rectangle have no congruent angles
; multiply both sides by 45x
False
18x + 18( 45 ) = 45x
Rectangle is quadrilateral with four congruent angles.
45x – 18x = 810
27x = 810 B
x = 30 min B
7.
answer: C
80°
Math III Solution Set: 25° 75°
C
A
Geometry and Trigonometry
Longest side is side opposite the longest angle. AB is the longest side.
1. • • • • • • C
A B C D A D 2x
• • • • 8.
A C B D X W
• • • • • • 2x
A B B C C D L

6 Different Segments A=L*W A = S2

C = 2x * X = (2x)2
2
2. A segment has a unique midpoint. Two points are contained in one and only one Arectangle = 2x Asquare = 4x2
line. Area of rectangle is ½ the area of square
C
D T
9. S
X+22
3.
2x Q
R
Vertical angles are congruent m  TQR = 85°
2x = x+22 m  TSR = 85°
2x-x = 22 Opposite angle of a parallelogram are congruent.
x = 22 A
10. D
TP = 2x+1 RP =y+5
4. Total interior angles = (n-2)(180) SP = 4-3y QP = x-5
1800°= (n-2)(180) TP = RP SP = QP
1800  diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
n-2 =  10 Substituting and Equating
180
n-2 = 10 n = 10+2  2x+1 = y+5

C
  4-3y = x-5
using equation 2: 4√2
x = 9-3y AB  CD  4 2
substituting to equation 2: AC  BC  4
2(9-3y) = y+5 x = 9-3 (11 / 7)
18-6y = y+5 = (8- 33) / 7
7y = 11 = (56-33) / 7 ( 4 2 ) 2  ( 4) 2  x 2 16 * 2  16  x 2
11 23 48 = x2
y= x= Bonus! x= 4 3 A
7 7
A 6 B
11. x°
14.
2x° 13
X Y
y° y°
Vertical angles are congruent
C D
2y = x
x+x+2x+2x = 360
6x = 360 AB  CD
13 
x = 60 2
60 = 2y 6  CD
y = 30° B 13 =  26  6  CD
2
CD  26  6
12. Similar triangles
CD  20
C
27 a b
15. Area of square = S2
x y S=5  A = (25)2
27 cc = 4S2
M N M N effect when S is doubled:
27 Area’ = (Area)(4) B
MN = c
z
a c27
 a = 54 c=? 16. V = 2 * 12 * q V = 63
x z
= 24q =216
x = 81 z = 27
V solid rectangle = V cube
za 27 * 54 216 = 24q
c=   18
x 81 216 36 * 6
q=  9
24 24
c = 18
B q=9 B
MN = 18
2 2
A 17. PA= PB PB = PC
13. 3 3

4√2 AA= 16units = S2

4
S2 = 16 S=4

C B D
4
 2 1
PA = 16 = PB PB = 24 A= (2)(3)  3cm 2 C
3 2
2
24 = PC PC = 36 21. P = P S =16
3
4S = 36 S=a
P = 48
AC = S2 = 81 A P = 48 = 4S and S =12
A = S2 = 122 = 144 C

22.
Area of 3 lots = ¼ of area of rectangle
¼ * 360 = width of lot = 90
18. C
7 90/3 = width of 3 lots = 30ft
Area of a
parralelogram 23. 225° * П radians
12 180°
using diagonals
= 5 * П radians
4
1 D
Area of kite = d1d 2
2 = 5/4 П radians
d1= 7 d2 = 12
1 24. 11/6 П * 180°
A = * 7 * 12  42 A
П radians
2
11 * 30° = 330° C
19.
- 4r
2
25. sin  = tan   ?
3
opposite
- sin  =
hypotenuse
r
r 3r  not in the 1st quadrant
1
A = bh 32 = 22+x2
2 x2 = 32-22
b = 3r-r = 2r x2 = 9-4
h = 4r-r = 3r x2 = 5
1 x= 5
A= * 2r * 3r  3r 2
2 y=2 & x=  5
3r 2  12 2
so, tan  = C
r2  4  5
r=2 C
26.
1 II I
20. A = bh Quadrant II
2
b = 2cm h = 3cm III IV C
 1  sin 2  Math IV Solution Set:
27.
sin 
1. Function defined as a relation with one-to-one correspondence. It means that
1 = sin 2   cos 2  for every value of X in the given equation, there corresponds a unique value
1- sin 2   cos 2  of Y.
cos 2  y  x , is not a function because given a value of x say x=4, there
cos 
  cot  corresponds two values for Y, 2 and -2
sin  sin 
d  cot  2.
D C
C
3. Solving for the domain, take note that division by zero is undefined. From the
given equation, x-3 must not be equal to zero and must not be included into
28. the domain. Therefore the domain of f(x) are all real number except x = 3.
x

y
30° 4. Solving for the range is also the same as solving for the domain.

20 meters 2x 2  1
y= 5y = 2x2-1
x cos30 = 20 5 D
5y + 1 = 2x2
3
x  20 5y 1 5y 1
2  x2 x
40 2 2
x= Range is defined as all possible values of y correspond to value of x. From the
3
5y 1
1 given equation must be greater than or equal to zero.
y= x 30 - 60 - 90 2
2
20 3 20 3 5y 1
y= *  C 0
3 3 3 2
5y +1  0
29.
5y 1 1
 y
5 5 5
10 8 Therefore, range for given equation: all real numbers greater than or equal to


zero.

5. Correction to the question: D

6
adjacent 6 5 How much will he save on the last week of the third month?
cos     C a1= 10.00 d = 4.00
hypotenuse 10 3
an= 4 * 3 = 12wks
a12 = a1+(12-1)d
y opposite 8 4 = 10.00 + (11) 4.00
30. tan      D
x adjacent 6 3 = 10.00 + 44.00
= 54.00
B
 a1 = 20-18 = 2+72
6. 1st Quiz = 3 a1 = 2 a25 = 74
2nd Quiz = 6 D
3rd Quiz = 12 10. Getting the distance between the two poles, we must get the number of
a1 = 3 r=2 between the two poles: 51-1 = 50
a1 (1  r n ) 3(1  2 5 ) 2,250 / 50 = 45 meters
Sn  
1 r 1 2 11. a1= 5,600 * 12
3(1  32) 3(31) B
= 67,200 (starting annual salary)
Sn   n=1 d = 250
1 r 1
a11 = a1+(11-1)d
 93
Sn   93 = 67,200 +10 (250)
1 = 67,200 +2,500
= 69,700
93/5 = 18.16 B
A
12. Solving for common ration:
7. Statement I is false because it shows geometric sequence. Statement II is false a 2 a3 a 4
because the next term is 42. r  
a1 a 2 a3
8. Given: a1= 6 d = -3 12 36 108
an= -51 n = ?C r  
4 12 36
an = a1+ (n-1)d
r=3
-51 = 6+(n-1)(-3) B
13. Correction in the choices:
-51 = 6 +-3n+3
a. 25
-51 = 9 + -3n
b. 26
-51-9 = -3n
c. 25
-60 = -3n
d. 24
n = 20 D Sum of first 6 terms:
9. Given :
a1= -1 a6 = -1 + 5(2)
a7 = 20
=9
a20 = 59
a7 = a1 +(7-1)d n
sn  (a1  a6 )
a20 = a1 +(20-1)d 2
20 = a1+6d 59 = a1+19d 6
Solving by elimination, we can solve the value of d. s 6  (1  9)
2
= (3)8
a1+19d = 59 a1+19d = 59 = 24 D
- a1+6d = 20 +- a1-6d = -20
14. Given: a1 =1 sn = 127
a2 =2 n=?
13d 39
 a2 2
13 13 r  2
d=3 a1 1
Solving for a1: Solving for a25: sum of nth terms in geometric progression:
20=a1+6(3) a25 = a1+24d
20 = a1+18 = 2 + 24(3)
 a1 (1  r n )
sn  21. Correction in choices:
1 r a. 55 b.50 c. 41 d. 40
Range = Highest value – Lowest Value
1(1  2 n ) = 62 – 21 = 41 B
127 
1 2 B
22.
-127 = 1-2n
23. By fundamental principle of counting
-127-1 = -2n
1st Dice 2nd Dice
-27= -2n
1 1
n=7 B
2 2
3 3
15. After 6 hrs = 4 amoebas
4 4
After 12 hrs = 4*4= 16 amoebas
5 5
After 18 hrs =16*4= 64 amoebas
6 6
After 24 hrs =64*4=256 amoebas
A n1 * n2 6*6
= 36 ways B
5
16. x
i 1
1  x1  x2  x3  x4  x5
24. 3! = 3*2*1 = 6 C

= 5+6+9+13+14
25. Solving for permutation for different objects
= 47
B nPn =n(n-1)(n-2)...(3)(2)(1) or n!
5! = 5*4*3*2*1
17. Array is the arrangement of data according to size or magnitude
= 120 ways
B
B
26. Solving by circular permutation
18. n = 30  1
 1224 P = (n-1)!
= (5-1)!
average: 1224/30 = 40.8 B
= 4! = 24 C
19. To solve for the median, arrange the set of data in increasing order.
27. Solving by combination
21 24 25 28 29 31 31 33 35 35 36 36 37 38 40 42 43 45 45 46 47 49 50 50 50 n!
C=
51 52 55 58 62 (n  r )!r!
n=8 r=4
15th = 40 16th = 42 8! 8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4!
N  1 30  1 31 
median = = = (8  4)!4! 4!4!
2 2 2 4* 2*7 *6*5
= 15.5th score   2*7*5
x15 = 40 x16 = 42 4 * 3 * 2 *1

C = 70 D
40  42 82
= = 41 B
2 2 28. Let n = Total number of houses
n-1 = Odd number of house
20. Frequent data is 50 B
 n 1
= Houses that are painted blue
2
C

29. Total number of delegates = 8

Total number of boys = 5
5
Probability = D
8

53
30. Probability not blue =
12
8
=
12
2
= B
3