WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Iloilo City
Pre Test
Name:__________________________________________
School: _________________________________________

Date:________________
Score:_______________

Direction: Read, understand and solve if necessary each item of the test. Choose and write
the capital letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
___1. Which of the following is the sum of 180 and 230?
a. 50

b. 150

c. 210

d. 410

___2. Perform the indicated operation: 57.22 + 55.05.

a. 112.27

b. 112.72

c. 62.725

___3. Which of the following is the result of

a.

68
21

b.

d. 60.772

5 2 1
+ +
6 7 2

34
21

c.

17
21

d.

8
21

d.

24
121

___4. Subtract 6569 by 1975.

a. 4594

b. 4612

5
2
___5. Perform: 3 6 2 7
a. 3

b.

c. 8469

d. 8544

.
65
42

c.

7
6

d.

8
13

___6. What is the difference between 48.25 and 44.97?

a. 3.28

b. 9.77

c. 12.66

d. 93.22

c. 6.01

d. 3.463

___7. Multiply 2.44 and 8.45.

a. 20.618

b. 10.89

1
4
___8. Find the product of 2 8 3 3
a.

221
24

b.

= __.

121
32

c.

17
12

___9. Divide 16985 by 215.

a. 82

b. 79

c. 63

d. 57

c. 1.63

d. .163

___10. Find the quotient of 1238.8 and 7.6.

a. 163

b. 16.3

___11. John has 800 pesos in his account. He received from his job a check of 1,200 pesos and
deposited the amount in his account. John concluded that he has 800 pesos in his checking
account after the deposit. Was Johns computation of his accounts total balance correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.

No, because the sum should be 1000

No, because 2000 should be the amount
Yes, since the money is still the same
Yes, because the money should not be added to the account

___12. 1/4 of the students in an art class are currently painting with watercolors. Another 1/2 of
them are painting with oil paints. Elen concluded that 2/6 of the students in the art class
are painting, whether with watercolors or oil paints. Did she arrive at the correct answer?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Yes, because the two fractions should be added

Yes, because the numerators and denominators should be added respectively
No, since Elen should convert them into similar fractions and add
No, since the numerators should be added only

___13. Whitney and her classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science laboratory.
The purple block weighed 0.70 pounds and the blue block weighed 0.20 pounds. To get
the total weight of purple and blue blocks, Whitney aligned the decimal points and add
the numbers. Will she get the right answer?
a.
b.
c.
d.

No, because the operation should be subtraction

No, she should multiply the numbers
Yes, she could add it directly without aligning the decimal point
Yes, she is following the correct step

___14. After a vacation, an office manager has a total of 249 letters to read. So far, she has read
236 of them. Computing the total letters being read, the office manager concluded that
she still need to read 485 letters. Is the office manager right?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Yes, the manager used the correct operation

Yes, the manager should add the two numbers
No, the operation to be used should be subtraction
No, she has 15 letters left to be read

___15. Steak at Market A was 6.997 pesos per piece. At Market B, steak was 6.888 pesos per
piece. Which is much cheaper per piece?
a. Market A is cheaper by 1.09 pesos
b. Market B is cheaper than Market A by 2.109 pesos
c. Market A is cheaper than Market B by 0.09 pesos
d. Market B is cheaper by .109 pesos
___16. The level of Jim's oil tank at the beginning of January reads 231.88 gallons. During the
month it was filled with 318.88 gallons. Jim used 481.87 gallons in January. What
process will Jim has to undergo inorder to get the number of gallons of oil that he has at
the beginning of February?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Jim should sum up the first two numbers and subtract the oil used in January
Jim should add the oil used to the available gallons of oil in January
Jim should get the sum the available and used oil of gallons
Jim should subtract the available oil to the used oil in January

___17. Julie's milkshake recipe calls for 5/8 of a scoop of ice cream and Nolan's recipe calls for
3/8 of a scoop. What should Julie do to know how many more scoops of ice cream will
she add in her recipe to be exact just like Nolan recipe?

a.
b.
c.
d.

She should add the numerator and the denominator of the fraction
Julie should subtract the two fractions and get the lowest term
Julie should add the two fractions and simplify
She should subtract the numerators and denominators of the fraction

___18. An apartment has 14 bedrooms. Each bedroom has 12 bookcases. Therefore, the total
bookcases in the apartment is 26. Is the concluding statement correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.

No, since the operation to be used is division

No, the numbers should have been multiplied
Yes, get the sum of the numbers for the bookcases
Yes, the numbers are added to get the number of bookcases

___19. Manuel collected 2/3 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Christopher collected 9 times as
many bins as Manuel. To know how many bins of bottles did Christopher collect, which
of the following procedures should you perform?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Multiply 9 by 2/3 to get the number of bins of bottles

Add 2/3 and 9 to derive the correct number of bins of bottles
Divide 9 by 2/3 in order to get the answer
Subtract the two numbers to get the correct answer

___20. Peter's truck gets him 10 2/3 miles per gallon. Supposing Peter's tank is empty and he
puts 5 1/2 gallons. Which of the statements explains the procedure of getting how far can
Peter go with the truck?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Subtract the two fractions

Multiply the two fractions
Divide the two given numbers
Add the two given fractions

___21. Jermaine's dad pays him 45.60 pesos per hour to help clean up the yard. Which of the
given statements summarizes the process of solving the money he will make in 7.5
hours?
a. Arrange the digits in column according to their place value and add as with whole
numbers
b. Arrange the digits in column according to their place value and subtract
c. Multiply the decimals
d. Perform division of decimals to get the answer
___22. Paul Fry bought season tickets to a professional basketball team's games. The cost was
1900.81 pesos. The package included 40 home games. Which statement explains the way
of getting the average price of the tickets per game rounded to the nearest hundredths?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Divide the decimals to get the average price per game

Multiply the decimals to get the result
Add the two numbers and round off to the nearest hundredths
Subtract the two numbers and round off to the nearest hundredths

___23. Jane Wells typed 610 word documents. It was estimated that the cost of typing these
documents was 4,810.10 pesos. What should Jane do to get the average cost of typing a
document rounded to the nearest cent?
a. Jane should divide 4,810.10 by 610
b. Jane should divide 610 by 4,810.10
c. Jane should multiply 4,810.10 by 610

d. Jane should add 610 and 4,810.10

___24. Trisha picked 9 1/2 pounds of berries. She divided them evenly between 2 containers. She
concluded that she should put 19/4 pounds of berries in each container. Is her conclusion
correct?
a.
b.
c.
d.

No, because the correct amount should be 18/2

No, she didnt perform the process well
Yes, she divided it correctly to the containers
Yes, but the amount should be round off to whole numbers

___25. Julie bought some cans and decided to fill them with brownies to give to her friends. Julie
baked 972 brownies. She placed each can with 9 brownies and made sure to fill as many
cans as she could. How many cans did Julie fill with brownies?
a. She was able to fill 100 cans
b. 128 cans was used by Julie
c. Only 108 cans was used
d. None of the above
___26. Which of the following is the sum of 56.78 and 38.92?
a. 95.70

b. 94.75

c. 17.86

d. 16.85

___27. Which is performed correctly among the following operations?

a.
b.
c.
d.

118 + 213 =321

157 + 1267 = 1,424
12,345 + 3,340 =15,645
483,235 + 1234 =484,239

___28. Which of the following mathematical sentence is incorrect?

1
+
8

a.

1 4
=
5 5

1 2
=
8 16
d.

2 1
b. 6 + 8

11
24

3
c. 5

1 3
+ =1
4 4

___29. Which of the following is the difference of 812.09 and 38.92?

a. 774

b. 773.17

c. 772

d. 771.16

___30. From the given statement, which one is correct?

a.
b.
c.
d.

218 - 313 = 95
1572 - 1267 = 305
17,345 - 13,340 =4,005
483,235 - 1234 = 482,011

___31. Which of the following mathematical statement is correct?

1
a .
8
1 4
=
5 5

1 0
=
8 16
d.

2 1
b. 6 8

5
= 24

1 3
=2
4 4

___32. Which of the following is the product of 143.78 and 8.92?

3
c. 5

a. 1284.1765

b. 1283.1567

c. 1282.5176

d. 1228.7165

___33. After performing each operation, which one do you think is correct?
a.

1 3
=
5 5
d.

2 1
b. 6 8

11
= 24

1 3 3
c. 4 4 = 16

1 1 1
=
8 8 16

___34. Which of the following is the quotient of 546 and 12?

a. 45.50

b. 43.25

c. 42.56

d. 41.55

___35. Which of the given mathematical statement is not correct?

a.

1 1
=1
8 8
3

1 3
b. 4 4 =2

c.

2 1

6 8

8
= 3

d.

1
=3
5

___36. Eiffel Tower is about 1063 feet high. The Statue of Liberty along with its foundation and
pedestal is about 305 feet. If you could put the Statue of Liberty on top of the Eiffel
Tower, how high will the two monuments reach?
a. 1638ft

b. 1368ft

c. 1366ft

d. 1263ft

___37. Peter sells ice cream for a living. On Monday, his revenue was 150 pesos. On Tuesday,
his revenue was 100 pesos. Finally, on Wednesday, his revenue was 50 pesos. If you are
Peter, how much is your revenue so far?
a. 250 pesos

b. 200 pesos

c. 300 pesos

d. 450 pesos

___38. You gave 1/3 of the box of brownies to Ella and 1/6 of the box of brownies to Nick. How
much of the box of brownies did you give away?
a.

b.

c. 1/5

d. 1/8

___39. Your chef bought 0.44 kilograms of almonds and 0.3 kilograms of pecans. How many
kilograms of nuts did your chef buy all in all?
a. 0.77

b. 0.74

c. 0.47

d. 0.43

___40. A jug contains liters of orange juice. After you poured 5/8 liters into a glass, how much
is left in the jug?
a. 1/8 L

b. 2/8 L

c. 3/8 L

d. 11/8 L

___41. You and your classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The blue
block weighed 23.7 pounds and the green block weighed 14.15 pounds. How much is the
excess weight of the blue block than that of the green block?
a. 10.45

b. 9.55

c. 8.43

d. 7.54

___42. A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 205 meters long and sawed 123 meters off
the end. If you were the carpenter, how long is the piece of wood ?

a. 85 m

b. 84 m

c. 83 m

d. 82 m

___43. Mr. Smith is building a bench and needs 6 lengths of woods that measure 12.43 meters
each. How many meters of woods will you suggest to Mr. Smith for him to purchase?
a. 76.13

b. 75.43

c. 74.58

d. 72.13

___44. Each of the four members of a cross-country relay team runs 432 meters to complete his
or her part of a race. How long do you think is the race?
a. 1872 m

b. 1728 m

c. 1234 m

d. 1287 m

___45. In an effort to save money for a car, you started walking instead of spending 12.50 pesos
for the bus each way to and from work. After 17 days of work, how much money will you
saved?
a. 4250 pesos

b. 425 pesos

c. 212.50 pesos

d. 25.50 pesos

___46. A recipe for banana oat muffins calls for cup of old fashioned oats making of the
recipe. How much oats should you use?
a. 2/8

b. 3/8

c. 4/8

d. 5/8

___47. You are the owner of the grocery chain and you have Php 464,616 to buy new shelves. If
each shelf costs Php 8, how many shelves can you purchase?
a. 58077

b. 43122

c. 34567

d. 23456

___48. If four of your classmates are sharing a 14 pound sack of rice equally by weight, how
many pounds of rice should each person receives?
a. 3

b. 2.5

c. 4

d. 4.5

___49. You have a piece of wood that is of a foot in length. You need to cut pieces that are
1/16 of a foot long. How many pieces can you cut?
a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 14

___50. Jeff, your friend, fills the gas tank of his car with 9.5 liters of gas. If he spends 361, how
much does the gas cost per liters?
a. 38/L

b. 37/L

c. 36/L

d. 3L

Prepared by:
LN Grace C. Gabaleo
Researcher