CORRECT ANSWERS

IDENTIFYING ERRORS

1. B. "me" instead of "I".

2. B. their not themselves

3. B. effect not affect

4. B. intelligence (parallelism)

5. B. had DRUNK

6. B. was (coach is singular)

7. B - have been playing

8. C - take

9. D - healthful

10. A - all ready

WORD ANALOGY

11. B

12. C

13. A

14. B

15. B

16. B

17. C

18. B

19. B

20. D

ANTONYMS

21. B. Tirade - Brief Eulogy

22. A Balk - Accept Willingly

23. C. Contumacious - Compliant

24. C. Plethora - Shortage

25. A. Immiscible - mixable

SYNONYMS

26. B

27. B

28. B

29. C

30. A

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

31. E

32. B - The participial phrase 'Knowing the President' modifies 'I'.

33. C - Usually, writers prefer active to passive voice.

34. C - Quotation marks are used to enclose a direct quotation. Each part of the quotation begins and
ends with quotation marks. Single quotation marks are used to set off a quotation within a quotation.

35. E - The words in the series are parallel. They are all adjectives.

36. C - Filipino voter is third person singular. The pronoun that refers to it should be in the third person
singular. A shift in person is not allowed in formal English.

37. A - "Whom" is used in the clause as a direct object of the verb "will support".

38. B - Centennial anniversary is redundant.

39. C - A good writer avoids jargons and wordiness.

40. E - The word "either" is misplaced in the other options

SENTENCE ANALYSIS

41. B

42. C
43. A

44. B

45. C

PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATION

46. A

47. B

48. B

49. C

50. A

CORRECT USAGE

51. E - The verb agrees with the nearer subject

52. E - "a man and a woman" is plural; the action was completed at a definite past time (yesterday)

53. B - The subject (governor) is in the third person singular. The verb is in the present tense because it
expresses a repeated action.

54. A - The subject (personality) is singular. "As well as your intelligence" is a parenthetical expression
that does not affect the number of the verb. The verb is in present tense because it expresses a
generally accepted truth.

55. B - Either is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb

56. B - Neither is a singular pronoun

57. E - Much is singular

58. C - The subject (a general and a colonel) is plural

59. A - Each part of the compound subject is singular. The verb is in the present tense because it
expresses repeated action

60. A - Childish means immature; Childlike means possesing the good qualities of a child's character

61. B - The pronoun is in the nominative case, being a part of a compound subject

62. E - "A number" is plural. The action was completed at a definite past time
63. E - Lie means "to recline." Its past tense is lay

64. C - Lay means to place or put down. Its past tense is laid

64. A - A pronoun used as a subject complement must be in the nominative case

65. E - The past participle of drink is drunk.

READING COMPREHENSION

66. A - getting the meaning through context

67. B - Inferring

68. C - Interpreting facts

69. B - Providing a good title

70. A - Noting Details

71. D - Noting Details

72. E - Getting the main idea

73. C - Noting Details

74. A - Providing a good title

75. A - Ito ang tinatalakay ng seleksyon

76. C - Dito nakasentro ang seleksyon

77. D - Ipinahihiwatig ito sa ikalawang talata

LOGICAL REASONING

78. C

79. B

80. D

81. D

82. D

83. A
HISTORY

84. D

85. D

86. A

87. B

88. A

89. D

90. D

CODE OF CONDUCT (RA 6713)

91. D

92. A

93. B

94. D

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

95. B

96. D

97. B

98. B

CURRENT EVENTS

99. B

100. B

101. D
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

102. B

103. A

104. A

105. C

FILIPINO

106. B

107. C

108. C

109. A

110. C

111. C - Next Prime Number

112. C - Multiply by 4

113. B. 5KP25

114. B. 252

1² + 1³ = 1²(2) = 2

2² + 2³ = 2²(3) = 12

3² + 3³ = 3²(4) = 36

4² + 4³ = 4²(5) = 80

5² + 5³ = 5³(6) = 150

6² + 6³ = 6³(7) = 252

115. C

445 - 7(3°) = 438

438 - 7(3¹) = 417

417 - 7(3²) = 354

354 - 7(3³) = 165

116. A. [n + 81]/26

3² = 9, 2+3 = 5

5² = 25, 5+5 = 10

7² = 49, 10+7 = 17

9² = 81, 17+9 = 26

117. E. DLDD

118. A

L = a + (n - 1)d

55/2 = a + (10-1)d

55 = 2a + 9d

2a = 55 - 18d

7/2 = a + (2-1)d

7 = 2a + 2d

2a = 7 - 2d

55 - 18d = 7 - 2d

48 = 16d

d=3

2a = 7/2 – (1-1) 3

a = 1/2
119. C

From 30 to 600

600 = 30 + (n - 1)(6)

n = 96

S = 96/2 (30 + 600)

S = 30,240

120. B

6 : 10 = x : 25

10x = 6(25)

x = 150/10

x = 15

121. D

Key Terms

IS =

OF ×

What N

45% (200)

= 45/100 (200)

= 45(2)

= 90

122. A
0.63 = 0.9N

N = 63/90

N = 7/10 or 70%

123. B

210 = 600% N

210 = 600/100 N

210 = 6N

N = 35

124. B

1 day = 24 hrs

1 hr = 3600

24hr : 1h = 24 : 1

or

24 hr : 3600sec

1 hr : 150 sec

125. B

⅔(450) = ½N

300(2) = N

N = 600

126. D
25%(40%)(120) = 60%(50%)N

¼(2/5)(120) = (3/5)(½)N

12 = 3/10N

N = 12(10/3)

N = 40

127. B

√48 + √75

√(16×3) + √(25×3)

√16 √3 + √25 √3

4√3 + 5√3

9√3

128. B

3√6 × 5√3

(3×5)√(6×3)

15√18

15√(9×2)

(15×3)√2

45√2

129. B

Log_a_x = y

a^y = x

130. B
(x² + 6x - 27)

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x+9

(x + 9)(x - 3)

= -------------

x+9

=x-3

131. A

(x - 1)² ÷ (x - 1)/(x + 2)

= (x - 1) × (x + 2)/(x - 1)

= (x - 1)(x + 2)

132. A

3.5π rad × [180° / πrad]

= 630°

133. D

54/9 = 6

9 : 15 = 6 : N

9N = 6(15)

N = 90/9
N = 10

15(10) = 150cm²

134. B

A = ½bh

24 = ½(b)(b + 8 )

48 = b² + 8b

b² + 8b - 48 = 0

(b + 12)(b - 4) = 0

b=4

h = 4 + 8 = 12

135. B

x + 3x - 20 = 180

4x = 200

x = 50

3(50) - 20 = 130

50 : 130

5 : 13

Sum of angles = 180°

136. C

4(95) - 3(94)

= 380 - 282

= 98

137. A

¼x + ½(x + 2) = 34

x + 2(x + 2) = 4(34)

x + 2x + 4 = 136

3x = 132

x = 44

44, (45), 46

138. A

y = xk / z²

6 = 3k / 2²

k=8

y = 10( 8 ) / 4²

y=5

139. C

100/2 = 50
50 - 46 = 4 cows

x + x + 10 = 46 - 4

2x = 32

x = 16 turkeys

16 + 10 = 26 chickens

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Conventional Method

x - turkeyss

y - chickens

z - cows

y = x + 10

[x + y + z = 46 ] [-2]

2x + 2y + 4z = 100

2x + 2y + 4z = 100

-2x - 2y - 2z = -92

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0x + 0y + 2z = 8

z = 4 cows

chickens + turkeys = 46 - 4

x + x + 10 = 42

2x = 32

x = 16 turkeys
y = 42 - 16 = 26 chickens

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140. A

x - adult's fare

y - childrens fare

x=y-4

x + y = 60

y - 4 + y = 60

2y = 64

y = $32 (children's total fare)

x = 32 - 4 = $28 (adult's total fare)

141. C

x (Oyo)

x - 5 (Prim)

x + 7 (Bim)

Oyo + Prim + Bim = 86

x + x - 5 + x + 7 = 86

3x = 86 + 5 - 7

3x = 84

x = 28 (Oyo)
28 - 5 = 23 (Prim)

28 + 7 = 35 (Bim)

142. A

2000(0.12)(3) = 720

143. E

50x = 10500 + 2500

x = 260 Php per kilo

144. E

Formula

F = P(1 + r/f)^ft

Principal Amount = $100

rate = 2% or 0.02

frequency = 12 (monthly)

time = 1 year

F = $100(1 + 0.02/12)^12

145. A

Product over sum

(4*2)/(4+2)
= 8/6

= 1 2/6 or 1 1/3 hrs

1/3 (60min) = 20 min

1 hr, 20 min

146. B

1(1/6 + 1/3) + x/3 = 1

x/3 = 1 - 1/2

x = 3/2 or 1.5 days

147. C

Alligation Method

58 - 40 : 100 - 58

18 : 42

3:7

77(3/7) = 33 Liters

Convention Method

100% x + 40%(77) = 58%(x + 77)

100x + 40(77) = 58x + 58 (77)

100x - 58x = 77(58 - 40)

42x = 77( 18 )

x = 77 (18/42)
x = 77 (3/7)

x = 33 Liters

148. B

Angle = |30h - 5.5m|

= |30(5) - 5.5(26)|

= |150 - 143|

= 7°

149.

time = distance/speed

t = 200/800

t = 1/4 hr or 15 minutes

8:10 + 15 min = 8:25 am

150. D

(40 + 50)x = 450

x = 450/90

x = 5 hrs

4:00 + 5hrs = 9:00 pm