FINAL MOCK
2. 4x2 +12x + 9 is
a. (2x – 3)(x + 3) b. (x+2)(2x-4)
c. (2x-4)2 d. (2x+3)2
3. Mary scored 91 on her first test and 96 on her second test. She has one more test to take. If she
wants to have an average of 95 on all three tests, what score should she get on her third test?
a. 95 b. 98
c. 92 d. 96
3 4
2 1
a. 101 b. 123
c. 79 d. 11
5. It takes Carl 5 hours to wash his truck. It takes Cindy 7 hours to wash the same truck. How long will
it take if they wash the truck together?
a. 2.92 hours b. 8 hours
c. 6 hours d. 2 1/3 hours
9. 125 – (3 + 152 / 5) – 18
a. 61.4 b. 59
c. 131 d. 95
10. 859 stuffed animals were packed in boxes for shipping. 35 boxes were filled and 19 were left
behind. How many stuffed animals are contained in each box?
a. 36 b. 34
c. 42 d. 24
11. Allan and Andrew can paint a room in 3 hours. It takes Allan 7 hours to do this alone. Without
Allan, how long will it take Andrew to paint the same room?
a. 3 ½ hours b. 6 hours
c. 5.25 hours d. 2 hours
13. A right triangle has one leg measuring 54 inches and the hypotenuse measuring 90 inches. What
is the measurement of its other leg?
a. 54 inches b. 72 inches
c. 65 inches d. 49 inches
14. (4z2 + 3z4 +5z) – (6z2 – 9z3 -z) + (2z3 – 8z4 + 7z2) is
a. -5z4 + 11z3 + 5z2 + 4z b. -11z4 + 11z3 – 13z2 + 4z
c. -11z4 + 7z3 – 13z2 + 6z d. -5z4 + 11z3 + 5z2 + 6z
16. Lou earns 75 pesos an hour sorting receipts. If she works from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm without
stopping for a break, how much money will she make?
a. 750 pesos b. 800 pesos
c. 825 pesos d. 725 pesos
17. What is the median of this data set? {20, 18, 7, 11, 6, 14, 11, 7, 14, 16, 19}
a. 13 b. 11
c. 19 d. 14
18. What is the area of a tringle if the height is 94 mm and the base is 40 cm?
a. 18800 sq. mm b. 3600 sq mm
c. 1640 mm d. 1256 sq mm
20. Peter drove 1000 km in 3 days. On the first day, he travelled a quarter of the total distance. On the
second day, he covered 1/3 of the remaining distance. How many miles did he travel on the third
day?
a. 500 km b. 125 km
c. 250 km d. 750 km
21. Mr. Barredo left 3,850,000 pesos after he passed away. He asked for the money to be divided
between his wife and their daughter at a ratio of 4:3 respectively. How much money should his
daughter expect to receive?
a. 2,200,000 b. 3,000,000
c. 550,000 d. 1,650,000
Cars Motorcycles
24. In which period did the number of cars have a change in trend?
a. 2010-2015 b. 2000-2005
c. 2005-2010 d. 2000-2010
25. May mixed 10 mL of an acidic solution with 9 mL of a 41% acidic solution, to make a 47% acidic
solution. Find the percent acid concentration of the first solution.
a. 52.4% b. 59%
c. 45.6% d. 47%
27. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 2286. What is the largest of the three numbers?
a. 762 b. 760
c. 766 d. 763
30. Mr. Perez left his home at 10:30 AM and travelled at the average rate of 65 miles per hour until
1:00 PM. What is the distance that he covered?
a. 227.5 miles b. 369 miles
c. 162.5 miles d. 195 miles
31. A book was sold for 588 pesos after a 30% discount was taken off the original price. What was the
original price?
a. 840 pesos b. 764 pesos
c. 910 pesos d. 750 pesos
33. A roller coaster can accommodate 62 people in 10 minutes. How many people could ride the
roller coaster in 1 hours?
a. 456 people b. 310 people
c. 620 people d. 372 people
34. Steve bought 12 new baseball trading cards to his collection. There are now only 66 cards left.
How many cards did Steve start with?
a. 45 b. 87
c. 10 d. 34
35. (x+9)(x-9)
a. X2 + 9x + 9 b. X2 – 81
c. X2 – 18x + 81 d. X2 +81
36. A box contains 3 red balls, 4 white balls, and 5 blue balls. What is the probability of picking up a
red ball or a blue ball?
a. 2/3 b. ½
c. 1/3 d. ¾
37. 25:120::___________:288
a. 100 b. 60
c. 45 d. 86
38. The sum of three numbers is 208. The second largest number is twice the smallest number. The
largest number is 28 more than the second number. What is the largest number?
a. 100 b. 86
c. 75 d. 64
40. Arrange theses from the largest to the smallest number: 17/20, (0.25*2), 2/21, 0.62
a. 17/20, (0.25*2), 2/21, 0.62 b. (0.25*2), 17/20, 0.62 , 2/21
c. 17/20, (0.25*2), 0.62,2/21 d. 2/21, 0.62, (0.25*2), 17/20
41. Anak ______ kaniyang kapitbahay ang kasama niya _______ siya ay nawala.
a. nang;nang b. nang;ng
c. ng;nang d. nag;nang
43. Binuksan ______ ang pinto kahit na sinabi _______ na hindi ______ iyon gagawin.
a. Nila;nina;nila b. Nina;nina;nina
c. Nina;nila;nila d. Nila;nila;nila
49. Ilang beses man akong mabigo, hindi _______ ako susuko.
a. Padin b. Parin
c. Man d. Pa rin
51. Glenn, Luke, Fred, and ______ took them to the amusement center?
a. Herself b. Myself
c. I d. Me
53. I only have five hundred pesos ______ to spend for the rest of the week.
a. Altogether b. All over
c. All together d. All into
54. ________ that boy have abnormally large eyes or are my eyes fooling me?
a. Do b. Don’t
c. Would d. Does
55. All it ______ was a bad joke. He ____________ to get very upset.
a. Takes ; is beginning b. Took ; began
c. Did take ; has begun d. Is taken ; is begin
56. He spent his youth as a street child, living off the charity of others and whatever he manages to
_______ from market stalls.
a. Filament b. Fillet
c. Filch d. Filter
57. Standing 9-feet tall with his giant war hammer, it was clear that Grog is a ________ foe for anyone.
a. Punny b. Formidable
c. Untoward d. Ruddy
58. Not all dreams come true. Not all plans come to _________.
a. Commencement b. Inculcate
c. Frivolity d. Fruition
59. Mr. Santos was a hard person to please. He requires nothing less than the best from his
employees. He is ___________ in his demands, pointing out every tiny imperfection.
a. Hypochondriac b. Hypercritical
c. Hyperspace d. Hypocritical
60. To the current generation, the bloody scene portrayed in the Spoliarium is nothing out of the
ordinary, but to the people from the past, the scene was a/an picture.
a. Luminous b. Malcontent
c. Agreeable d. Macabre
61. He was careful not to trigger any ________ amongst his family. He wanted this weekend to be as
uneventful as possible.
a. Dissonance b. Docile
c. Dormant d. Domicile
62. Amy couldn’t stay mad at her husband. His little acts of kindness, his generosity, and gentle words
showed obvious _________ for his shortcomings.
a. Misgiving b. Perturbation
c. Unforgiving d. Penitence
63. The _______ didn’t show any indication of wanting to serve his people. His time was spent touring
the world instead of leading his people.
a. Potentate b. Papacy
c. Pinnacle d. Pauper
64. With the promise of eternal rewards in the afterlife, Spain managed to _______ the trusting locals. It
didn’t take long for them to conquer the entire land.
a. Conjugate b. Subliminal
c. Subjugate d. Concur
65. The talk of marriage brings back a painful memory for Raul. He was _________ by his bride on their
wedding day. That was the last time he saw her.
a. Culminated b. Jilted
c. Stoked d. Revered
66. Magaling mamahala ng tahanan si Inay. Hindi man kami mayaman, hindi naman kami
nagkukulang. Laging _________________ Inay.
a. Bumabaha ng salapi si b. Maikli ang kumot ni
c. Sukat ang bulsa ni d. Madilim ang mukha ni
67. After spending an entire night working on the proposal, the boss’ obvious distaste made it clear
that we should start over. It was ________ for us.
a. Back to the drawing board b. A hot potato
c. Barking up the wrong tree d. My two cents
68. Don’t ____________________. Make sure that you have alternative streams of income. That way, if the
business fails, you won’t lose everything.
a. Beat around the bush b. Let the fat lady sing
c. Find the pot of gold at the end of the d. Put all your eggs in one basket
rainbow
69. When fight erupts at home, don’t just __________. You have to get to the bottom of it and make
decisions quickly. Be sure. Be wise.
a. Steal someone’s thunder b. Sit on the fence
c. Take two to tango d. Draw the short straw
70. The real estate agent went on and on about the amenities and facilities of the condominium. Yet,
he forgot to tell us that it will ___________ to get even the smallest studio unit. It was too costly.
a. Burn the midnight oil b. Cost an arm and a leg
c. Be the best of both worlds d. A hot potato
What is depression?
It is a state marked by either a sad mood or a loss of interest in one’s usual activities, as well as
feelings of hopelessness, suicidal ideation, psychomotor agitation or retardation, and trouble
concentrating (p. 280, Abnormal Psychology, Nolen-Hoeksema)
Here are a few myths about depression and depressed people that need to be put to rest.
Depression is a real disease. If you’re blessed enough to be one of those people who haven’t
experienced it before, let me paint you a picture of how it feels like.
I bet you’ve had a couple of gloomy days. They’re usually marked by dark clouds that cover the skies.
These days follow a memorably sad event like the loss of someone close to you. Do you remember
yours?
Can you recall how heavy your heart was and how hard it was to get up?
Do you remember how dark the sky was and how the sun refused to shine?
Depression is a lot like that except for the fact that the dark clouds never go away.
I don’t think there’s anything more hurtful to say to someone struggling with depression than this.
Who wants to keep feeling like that? People can stay depressed because no matter what they do, they
are unable to change how they feel.
Some people think that you can just decide to stop being depressed and that will magically fix
everything. It doesn’t always work that way.
A lot of people still think that the reason why people get depressed is because of some unresolved
problem. That’s not always true.
Depression can be brought about by an imbalance of hormones and neurotransmitters in the body. It
can be biological in nature.
This is by far the most dangerous myth in the list. Not all depressed people wear black clothes and
black make-up.
It’s also incorrect to assume that depressed people are not achievers. Good grades are not equivalent
to positive self-image. If there’s one thing non-achievers are better at, it’s coping with failure.
Achievers with depressive tendencies can jump the ledge for reasons as minute as failing a test.
It’s quite simple, actually. Be kind to everyone. Be generous with your ears, your shoulder, and with
encouragement. Be that friend who asks “How are you doing?” and waits for the real answer.
You may not know it, but doing these things can just save someone’s life.
79. The article mentioned “two cents”. People who give their two cents give ___________.
a. Money b. Arguments
c. Opinions d. Gifts
80. This will likely appear in which section of a bookshop?
a. Non-Fiction b. Hobbies
c. Fiction d. Arts and Music
87. L, N, M, O, N, __________.
a. Q b. P
c. M d. R
95. 1, 2, 4, 3, 7, 4, __________.
a. 10 b. 1
c. 8 d. 2
99. E, G, I, K _______________
a. M b. N
c. O d. L
100. D, F, I, M, R, __________.
a. Z b. U
c. I d. X
114. The article mentioned “two cents”. People who give their two cents give ___________.
a. Money b. Arguments
c. Opinions d. Gifts
Pizza Pasta
56 6
87
4
9 11
43
Soup
116. How many customers listed pizza as their favorite menu item?
a. 75 b. 56
c. 87 d. 100
117. How many people liked the pasta, but did not like the soup?
a. 97 b. 87
c. 93 d. 98
120. If there was a total of 250 people surveyed, how many people did not have their responses
shown on the Venn Diagram?
a. 34 b. 206
c. 112 d. 38
121. The Greens Country Club takes pride in its exclusivity. All of the its members are highly
successful business people. Mr. De Leon is a member of the Greens Country Club.
123. Sometimes, the simplest of things can save lives. Frequent hand-washing is a simple and
cost-effective way to prevent diseases.
a. Washing hands can save lives b. You should always choose the simplest
and the cheapest things.
c. Preventing diseases is a great way to d. If you don’t wash your hands, you will
improve the economy. die.
124. Even the most successful people faced adversity. Nothing ever comes easy to anyone.
Albert Einstein became a very successful scientist and mathematician.
125. Scientists believe that babies’ big eyes are an evolutionary tool. They motivate adults to
care for the small and helpless child. It’s not surprising that many people find Japanese cartoon
characters cute.
It can be assumed that:
a. The best cartoons are from Japan b. Japanese cartoon characters have big
eyes
c. Babies like Japanese cartoon characters. d. Japanese cartoon characters are
helpless children.
131. Which terrorist group claimed to mastermind the November 13, 2015 attack on Paris
France?
a. RFA b. MNLF
c. Al Qaeda d. ISIS
132. The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees is also
known as ___________.
a. Magna Carta for Employees b. RA 6713
c. Rights of Governance d. RA 10029
134. During the Spanish occupation of the Philippines, the country was governed by a Spanish
___________.
a. Prime Minister b. Governor-General
c. President d. Adjudicator
135. Citizenship can be acquired by naturalization. Which is not a Constitutional method of
naturalization in the Philippines?
a. By a court decision b. Through an act of Congress
c. By securing a secondary identity d. Through administrative proceedings
136. The President of the Philippines has veto power. This allows him to _____________.
a. Incur debts on the country’s behalf b. Disapprove acts passed by Congress
c. Declare martial law during emergency d. Perform an act of war against any
situations country.
137. Which of the following does not qualify as “receiving a gift” according to the Code of
Conduct of Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees?
a. Directly receiving a gift from someone b. Receiving something in exchange for a
other than a relative. favour
c. A simple token of appreciation from a d. None of the above
repeat client
139. This commission is charged with making sure that the government’s expenses and
revenues are well accounted for.
a. Commission on Human Rights b. Constitutional Commission
c. Commission on Audit d. Civil Service Commission
142. These are valid reasons for the president to declare Martial Law except for ________.
a. Invasion b. Economic regression
c. Rebellion d. Threat to public safety
145. This is a principle under the Constitution designed to safeguard the people from abuse of
power by any and all of the principal organs of government. None of the three branches of
government can have absolute power because of this principle.
a. Impeachment b. Checks and balances
c. Citizens arrest d. Martial law
146. This is the right of a person to live in a place of his own choosing and go anywhere he
pleases as long as it is within the limits of the law.
a. Liberty of abode and travel b. Freedom of expression
c. Pursuit of happiness d. Permissible interference
147. Art. III, Sec. 17, states that, “No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.”
This is also known as __________.
a. Right against self-discrimination b. Right against excessive fines
c. Right against involuntary servitude. d. Right against self-incrimination
148. These are qualifications for Philippine voters except for ___________.
a. A Philippine citizen b. Not disqualified by law
c. At least 18 years old d. Five years of residence in the
Philippines
149. Which of these is not one of the standards of personal conduct listed in the Code of
Conduct of Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees?
a. Commitment to Public Interest b. Political Interest
c. Professionalism d. Justness and Sincerity
150. This was Antonio Luna’s pen name when he wrote for La Solidaridad.
a. Plaridel b. Dimasalang
c. Diego Laura d. Taga-Ilog
---END OF EXAM---