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Preparing for PUPCET

Some of the following are the questions given in the entrance exam last

November 29, 2014[first Batch]

English: The listed words below are the most confusing words that many are confused.

I. Spelling

 Fahrenheit  Accommodate  Acknowledgeme

nt.
 Inoculate  Harass.
 Judgment.
 Supersede  Necessary
 Privilege.
 Liaison.  Privilege.
 Perseverance.
 Embarrass  Professional.
 Occasion.
 Sacrilegious.  Address.
 Commitment.
 Occurrence  Embarrassment
 Argument.

Assignment

II. Approach. Each item consists of a pair of words followed by a word which when paired to another
word forms a pair related to the first pair in a certain way.

BEGIN HERE!!!

1. Savor : Flavor :: Aroma :________

A. Smell

B. Apepetite

C. Feel 3. Nutritionist : Food :: Paleontology :________

D. Relish A. Genes

2. Bravery : Cowardice :: Integrety :________ B. Races

A. Uprightness C. Fossils

B. Uncertainty D. Bacteria

C. Honesty 4. Pub : British :: Bistro :________

D. Corruptibility A. Spanish
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B. French C. Friendship

C. Mexican D. Dress

D. Philippines 8. Dais : Speaker :: Arena :________

A. Actor

5. Gynecology : Women :: Pediatrics :________ B. Orator

A. Children C. Gladaitor

B. Man D. Announcer

C. Pregnant 9. Trip : Journey :: Comfort :_______

D. skin A. Mood

6. Elegy : Death :: Dde :________ B. Stress

A. Life C. Strength

B. Beauty D. Ease

C. Reward 10. Aquatic : Water :: Terrestrial :_______

D. Praise A. Land

7. Gourmet : Food :: Chic :________ B. Air

A. Hair C. Forrest

B. House Clou
dIII. ENGLISH, ANALOGY- PAIRED APPROACH

1. Skin : Hair::______:_______ D. Lofty : Excellent

A. Lip : Mouth

B. Hand : Palm

C. Gum :Teeth

D. Leg : Knee

2. Fantastic : Common::______:______ 3. Bible : Christianity::______:______

A. Imaginary : Actual A. New Testament : Baptist

B. Harmonic : Melodious B. Buddha : Buddhism

C. Docile : Obedient C. Koran : Islam

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D. Peter : Apostle B. Aphrodite : hunting

4. Edd : Tide::______:_______ C. Apollo: islands

A. Twilight : Day D. Pluto : underworld

B. Age : Life 8. Insignia : Authority::______:______

C. Dawn : Night A. Siren : Sound

D. Gains: Money B. Crown : Victory

5. Bacchus : wine::____:_____ C. Salute : Parade

A. Venus : myrtle D. Wave : Welcome

B. Dianna : echo 9. Ignition : Spark::______:______

C. Apollo : laurel A. Oxidation : Rust

D. Janus : heads B. Circulation : Air

6. novel : prologue::_______:_______ C. Irrigation : Water

A. Constitution : preamble D. Coloration : Stain

B. animal: fable 10. Varnish : Polishing

C. poem : epilogue A. Cloth : Patching

D. drama : monologue B. Crayon : Coloring

7. Poseidon : Ocean C. Pattern : Sketching

A. Zeus : sun D. Machine : Duplicating

IV. ENGLISH REVIEWER, ANTONYMS

Directions: English college entrance exam reviewer about Analogy.

1. Eject A. Terror

A. Remove B. Bad Luck

B. Evict C. Unhappiness

C. Include D. Despair

D. Eliminate

2. Felicity
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3. Latent 7. Massive

A. Vertical A. Light

B. Narrow B. Ponderous

C. Active C. Hefty

D. Rapid D. Sluggish

4. Affable 8. Baneful

A. Lovable A. Hateful

B. Surly B. Harmless

C. Peaceful C. Pleasant

D. Vicious D. Loving

5. Perpetual 9. Tortuous

A. efficient A. Straight

B. Short-lived B. Painless

C. Endless C. Frank

D. Unconditional D. Easy

6. Ferocious 10. Caustic

A. Vicious A. Sharp

B. Moderate B. Mellow

C. Vehement C. Scathing

D. Profound Acri
d

V. SYNONYMS

1. Mellow 2. Awkward

A. Firm A. Unlikely

B. Rough B. Unnecessary

C. Light C. Embarrassing

D. Soft D. Unacceptable
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D. Contend

7. Indegent

3. Stamina A. Needy

A. Posture B. Sick

B. Enthusiam C. Elderly

C. Endurance D. Abandoned

D. Performance

4. Ingenuous 8. Extricate

A. Insincere A. Observe

B. Frank B. Release

C. Suspicious C. Protect

D. Clever D. Pardon

9. Excrable

5. Acrimonious A. Detestable

A. Acid B. Mediocre

B. Bitter C. Ambigious

C. Disagreeable D. Hypocritical

D. Contradictory 10. Congenial

6. Comply A. Good-for-othing

A. Reckon B. Good-looking

B. Provide C. Good-natured

C. Agree Good-temper
e
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I. MATHEMATICS

Direction: This exam is to test on your ability to think out solutions to quantitative problems.

1. At what rate should the amount of B. 10 1/2

Php3,000 be invested to earn a simple
interest of Php450 annually? C. 630

A. 6 D. 30

B. 8 E. 1 1/2

C. 10

D. 15

E. 12

2. Taemin's father earns Php68,200 a year.

what is his monthly salary?

A. Php 2,750 4. Key made scores of 81, 76, 82 on three

B. Php 5, 683.33 quizes. what is the least she can make on
the fourth quiz to have an average of at
C. Php 5,000 least 80?

D. Php 5, 800.33 A. 75

E. Php 6,200 B. 78

3. If it takes 30 minutes for Gina to type C. 81

three pages, how many hours will it take
her to type 63 pages at the same rate? D. 85

A. 5.11 E. 90
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5. How much metal will be obtained from E. 40%

150 tons of ore if the metal is 8-1/2% of the
ore? 8. How much will you pay a month at Php
1.50 perr kilowatt-hour, if you leave a 25
A. 13.50 watt electric bulb lighted every night from
8:00 pmto 5:00 am?
B. 14.25
A. Php 5.50
C. 12.75
B. Php 6.5
D. 13.25
C. Php 6.75
E. 14.5
D. Php 8. 15
6. Monho was granted an educational
assistance loan of Php 5,000 at 12% interest E. Php 10.12
a year. how much interest will she pay for
the money she borrowed? 9. What is the average speed of a car that
travels 7.2 X 10^4 meters in one hour?
A. Php16.00
A. 2 m/s
B. Php 60.00
B. 20 m/h
C. Php 660.00
C. 20 m/s
D. Php 66.00
D. 200 m/s
E. Php 600.00
E. 2000m/s

10. A television station is reported to have a

viewing and listening radius of 135 km.
from its sending station. How many sq. km
of territory does this station serve
7. A book marked to sell for Php85 was A. 5 625 sq. km
reduced to Php60. What was the percent of
discount? B. 5 725. 6 sq. km

A. 10% C. 27 251 sq. km

B. 20% D. 27 255.66 sq. km

C. 30% E. 27 251. 56 sq. km

D. 35%

II. MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES 1. In which of the numerals below does the

digit 5 means 50?
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A. 15589 E. 6 6/20
B. 125567 6. Add 2 3/4 and 1 1/2
C. 1567
A. 4 2/4
D. 653
B. 4 1/2
E. 5109
C. 4 1/4
2. The difference of 87 and 23 is
A. 63 D. 4 3/4

B. 04 E. 4
C. 64 7. from 3 1/8 take 1 1/2
D. 70
A. 1 3/8
E. 65
B. 1 3/5

C. 2 5/7
3. the equivalent form of 0.000497
D. 1 1/2
A. 4.97 x 10^-4
B. 4.97 x 10^-5 E. 1 5/8

C. 49.7 x 10^-4
D. 497 x10^3
E. 4.970
8. Multiply 2/3 X 4/5
4. Which of the following fractions has the
greatest value? A. 3 1/2

A. 2/3 B. 8/15
B. 3/4 C. 1 2/5
C. 7/12
D. 4/ 5
D. 5/6
E. 1/2
E. 2/4
9. Calculate -7.82 = (-3.39)
5. Covert 3/5 to 20ths
A. -12.11
A. 12/20
B. 3.23
B. 3/5
C. 10.21
C. 3/5 20
D. -11.21
D. 1/20
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E. -21.11 A. 10 885

B. 8793

10. The sum of 76 184 and 146 302 C. 6541

subtracted from the sum of 81 346 and 152
025 gives ____ D. 5394

E. 88793

I. Science- BIOLOGY

1. An organism lacking chlorophyll, but 3. Cell division resulting in haploid cells is

known as
nevertheless able to carry out
photosynthesis has been found among A. meiosis
which of the following? B. mitosis
A. viruses C. fission
D. cloning
B. bacteria
E. budding
C. zoophytes
4. All of the following are ungulates( hoofed
D. protozoa mammals) except _____
A. giraffes
E. fungi
B. horses
2. The following are type of animal tissues C. cows
except
D. pigs
A. adipose
E. rabbits
B. cellulose

C. cartillage 5. Enzymes are biological catalysts made

up of
D. neuronal A. cells
E. lymphiod B. carbohydrates
C. tissues
protei
n

II.Science- PHYSICS
1. The path of a particle in motion is B. curved
A. straight C. hyperbolic
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D. parabolic A. inertia
2. if the graph of the velocity vs. time of a B. momentum
particle is plotted, the slope will give the
particle's C. potential energy

A. kinetic energy D. kinetic energy

B. inertia 5. The force operative in braking a vehicle

is
C. momentum
A. friction
D. acceleration
B. resistance
3. According to Newton's Third Law, for
every action, there is an/an ____ reaction. C. momentum

A. equivalent D. Inertia

B. equal and direct 6. All of the following are vector quantities

except
C. unequal and opposite
A. force
D. equal and opposite
B. displacement
C. torque
4. The work that a body can due to its
motion is termed _____ weigh
t C. baking pottery clay in a kiln

D. ice cracking a milk bottle

III. Science- CHEMISTRY

1. Which one of the following represents a

physical change?
3. When a gas reaches its condensation
A. iron rusting point it becomes a

B. paper burning A. Solid

C. water freezing B. Liquid

D. dynamite exploding C. Either a or b

D. None of the above

2. Which of the following ic a chemical 4. The mass number of a certain elements

change? is 83. Which of the following best describes
the subatomic particles of the element?
A. the evaporation of a rain puddle
A. 42 protons and 41 electrons
B. melting butter
B. 83 neutrons
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C. 1 neutron, 41 electrons , and 41 7. Isotopes are elements with:

protons
A. The same chemical composition
D. 42 neutrons and 41 protons but with different molecular structure.

5. Which subatomic particle determinsed B. The same atomic number but

the atom's ability to undergo chemical with different atomic mass.
reaction?
C. The same atomic mass but with
A. protons different atomic number.

B. innermost electrons D. The same atomic number and

atomic mass.
C. neutrons
8. Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen.
D. valence electrons Which of the following is not true about
6. Hydrogen and oxygen can combine to deuterium?
form water H20 or hydrogen peroxide H2O2. A. It has the same number of
This is an illustration of the protons as hydrogen
A. Law of Conservation of Mass B. It has the same number of
B. Law of Definite Compostion electrons as hydrogen

C. Law of Multiple Proportion C. It has the same number of

neutrons as hydrogen
D. Avogadro's Law
D. all of the above

Abstract Reasoning

General Info

 Who's the writer of The headless Horseman.

-Washington Irving

 What do we call a historical palace that was build by Mughal emperor for his lover.
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-Taj Mahal

 Who's the writer of the scarlet letter

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

 Who's the writer of the Raven

-Edgar Allan Poe

 Who composes the "Lupang Hinirang"

-Julián Felipe

"Studying harder makes the dream nearer"

-MCMR

"Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight"

-Proverbs 2:3