SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Entrance Examination

DIRECTIONS: Read the questions very carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your
paper.

A. SCIENCE

1. Which of the following statements best describes a homogenous solution?

a. It is usually liquid b. It contains a solute and solvent

c. It can dilute or concentrate d. Its components are distributed evenly in a solution

2. All of the following affects the solubility of a solid in a liquid except _____________

a. Pressure b. Stirring c. Surface area d.Temperature

3. Which of the substances can be separated further?

a. Chlorine b. Magnesium c. Hydrogen d. Hydrochloric acid

4. It is the simplest form of matter which cannot be divided any further.

a. Compound b. Element c. Mixture d. Substance

5. It is a dye that changes into different color depending if the substance is an acid or base.

a. Element b. Component c. Indicator d. Vinegar

6. Which of the following is not a property of metal?

a. Ductile b. Malleable c. Magnetic d. Good insulator

7. To which organ system does the heart belong?

a. Circulatory b. Digestive c. Excretory d. Reproductive

8. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristics of life be carried
out?

a. Cell b. Organ c. Organ system d. Tissue

9. What do you call the basic unit of structure and function of all living things capable of performing
basic life processes?

a. Cell b. Flower c. Heart d. Organ

10. It is considered as the power house of the cell.

a. Centromere b. Nucleus c. Mitochondria d. Vacuoles

a. Bacterium b. Mold c. Lichen d. Yeast

12. A sperm unites with an egg cell to form zygote. Which process is taking place?

a. Asexual reproduction b. Fertilization c. Pollination d. Vegetative propagation

13. An ecological relationship where one organism benefits while the other organism is being
harmed.

a. Commensalism b. Mutualism c. Parasitism d. Organism

14. What do you call the organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same place?

a. Consumer b. Decomposer c. Population d. Producer

15. It refers to the rate of change of speed or velocity of an object.

a. Acceleration b. Distance c. Speed d. Velocity

16. What do you call the periodic disturbance that moves away from a source and carries energy
with it?

a. Distance b. Motion c. Speed d. Wave

17. It refers to the highness or lowness of a sound.

a. Loudness b. Noise c. Pitch d. Timbre

18. What do you call the sound waves with frequency beyond 20 000 Hz which cannot be perceived
by the human ear?

a. Infrasound b. Ultra sound c. Intensity d. Timbre

19. It describes the coldness or the hotness of the body.

a. Conduction b. Convection c. Dispersion d. Temperature

20. What do you call the imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemisphere of the
globe?

a. Biodiversity b. Equator c. Prime meridian d. Latitude

B. MATHEMATICS

1. What is the sum of 9/12 + 4/12 in lowest term?

a. 12/12 b. 13/12 c. 1 1/12 d. 1 2/12

2. What is the difference between 9/12 －5/12 in lowest term?

a. 1/3 b. 5/12 c. 4/12 d. 7/12

a. 5 27/20 b. 15 18/20 c. 15 19/20 d. 15 16/20

4. There was 1 1/2 melon left for dinner. At dinner time, the family ate 2/3 of the melon. What part of
the melon was left for the next meal?

a. 5/6 b. 5/8 c. 7/8 d. 3/8

5. What is the missing term in the sequence? 1,3,5.7,15, ____ ?

a. 30 b. 31 c. 32 d. 33

6. 500 meters is what part of 2 kilometers?

a. 2/5 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. 1/2

7. What is the lowest term of the ratio 24:8?

a. 1:3 b. 1:4 c. 3:2 d. 3:1

8. What is the ratio of hearts to moons?

a. 4:9 b. 5:9 c. 5:4 d. 4:5

9. A motorcycle travels 150 kilometers in 2 hours. How far would it travel in 3 hours?

a. 200 km b. 225 km c. 250 km d. 300 km

10. Jose bakes 200 cupcakes for 2 days. Many cupcakes can he make in 2 weeks?

a. 200 b. 400 c. 1400 d. 2800

11. MRT travels 25 km in 0.5 hours. How fast is the train going?

a. 25 mi/hr b. 125 mi/hr c. 10 mi/min d. 50 mi/hr

12. A jeep travels 30 miles/hour for 3 hours. Calculate the distance it will travel.

a. 90 miles b. 600 miles c. 10 miles d. 90 km

13. In the algebraic expression 4x + 3y + 2z, which are the variables?

a. 4x + 3y + 2z b. 4x, 3y, 2z c. 4, 3, 2 d. x, y, z

14. The bus travels 450 km in 9 hours. What is the speed of the bus?

a. 50 km/hr b. 60 km/hr c. 70 km/hr d. 80 km/hr

15. The distance of the school from your house is 240 meters. It takes 80 minutes by walking to
reach the
school. What is your average speed?

a. 2 m/min b. 3 m/min c. 4 m/min d. 6 m/min

16. In the given set, A = ｛1,2,3｝, how many subsets does it have?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

17. Which of the following shapes has curved surface?

a. Cone b. Cube c. Rectangle prism d. Square based pyramid

18. The sum of 6 + 0.413 + 0.173 is __________.

a. 0.6586 b. 6.586 c. 6.865 d. 6.658

19. Subtract 0.9289 and 0.7493. The difference is ___________.

a. 0.2216 b. 0.1796 c. 1.6782 d. 0.0796

20. Kate has 15% mistake in a 60 item test. How many mistake does Kate have in test?

a. 15 b. 12 c. 9 d. 20

C. ENGLISH

Test 1: Infer the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in each sentence.

1. The policemen barked up at the wrong tree in our village.

a. Arrested the right person b. Accusing the right person

c. Accusing the wrong person d. Arrested no one

2. It takes two to tango to commit this suspicious crime.

a. Action need more than one person b. Beautiful dance craze

c. Continuous action d. Mysterious crime

3. The BMW car is truly costed an arm and leg.

a. Very low price b. Very intimidating

c. Very huge d. Very expensive

Test 2: Pluralize the underlined regular nouns in each sentence.

1. Two of the famous church in the Philippines are located in Luzon.

a. Churches b. Churcheses c. Churchess d. Churchis

2. Saint Peter holds the key of heaven’s door.

3. Asian countries are the mortal enemy of European country.

a. Enema b. Enemies c. Enemous d. Enemys

Test 3: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence.

1. The phone rings inside the room.

a. Context clues b. Simile c. Personification d. Onomatopoeia

2. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

a. Assonance b. Hyperbole c. Personification d. Simile

3. The snow is a white blanket.

a. Assonance b. Alliteration c. Hyperbole d. metaphor

Test 4: Read the following sentences and find the correct tense of verbs for each sentence.

1. General Santos City (lead) the SRAA competition.

a. Leds b. Leeds c. Leads d. leadses

2. The girl behind the chairs (study) in Marikina Elementary School.

a. Studys b. Studdys c. Studies d. study

3. Tristan and Mike (joins) the drama club this year.

a. Jointed b. Joint c. Join d. joined

Test 5: Identify the root word for each underlined words in the sentence.

1. Darna has supernatural powers.

a. al b. Natural c. Nature d. super

2. The virus is undetectable.

a. Able b. Detect c. Tectable d. un

3. Ian watched the replay of the NBA game yesterday.

a. ay b. Pla c. Play d. Rep

Test 6: Identify the adverb of place and time of each sentence.

1. Hans will visit me tomorrow.

2. Kian attended the meeting yesterday with the president.

a. Kian b. Meting c. With d. Yesterday

3. Sandra bought this shirt in Paris.

a. Bought b. Paris c. Sandra d. Shirt

Test 7: Choose the appropriate punctuation mark for each sentence.

1. The movie () Titanic () is my favorite.

a. . b. ,

c. ! d. ?

2. I like the game today ()

a. . b. ,

c. ! d. / e. ?