2017 CIVIL SERVICE 25.

Richard bowled 3 games and got scores of

139, 153, and 128. What was his average score for
QUESTIONS the three games?
REVIEWER
a. 130
MATH b. 140
c. 150
The following are the Math Questions in 2017 d. 160
Civil Service Exam. This can serve as your
reviewer to the upcoming Civil Service 26. What time will it be 3 and 1/2 hours after 7:15
Examination. PM?

DIRECTION: Answer the following questions by a. 3:45 AM

observation or computation. You may use the b. 10:45 AM
margins of the page for your computations. On c. 3:45 PM
your Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble d. 10:45 PM
that corresponds
to your answer. 27. What time was it 3 and 1/2 hours before 7:15
AM?
21. 27, 499 round to the nearest hundred is ?
a. 3:45 AM
a. 27, 400 b. 10:45 AM
b. 27, 500 c. 3:45 PM
c. 27, 000 d. 10:45 PM
d. 28, 000
28. The fraction 52 / 91 expressed in lowest term
22. Twenty-four weeks is how many days? is ?

a. 140 a. 4/7
b. 168 b. 2/3
c. 176 c. 3/7
d. 196 d. 7/13

23. Five hundred ninety-five days is how many 29. Car A averages 8 km per liter of fuel. Car B
weeks? averages 12 km per liter of fuel. If the price of fuel
is $10 per liter. How much less would a 600 – km.
a. 119 trip cost for Car A than for Car B?
b. 95
c. 85 a. $ 250
d. 75 b. $ 500
c. $ 600
24. Eighteen bus loads of 56 students each went to d. $ 750
join the Independence Day Celebration. One
hundred seventy-four did not go. How many 30. 40 is what part of 64?
students are there in all?
a. 7/8
a. 160 b. 3/8
b. 1282 c. 5/8
c. 180 d. 1 and 3/5
d. 1182
31. Change 13 3/7 to an improper fraction. 36. (1) Between (2) the three of us, (3) I think I
am (4) the slowest runner. (5) NO ERROR
a. 91/7
b. 39/7 37. (1) There are (2) scarcely no (3) more birds (4)
c. 273/7 in this city. (5) NO ERROR
d. 94/7
38. (1) This (2) fruit (3) contains (4) fewer sugar.
32. What is the average speed in kph of a car (5) NO ERROR
travelling 160 kilometers in 5 hours?
39. (1) I have never (2) seen nothing (3) as
a. 32 beautiful (4) as this city. (5) NO ERROR
b. 40
c. 80 40. (1) Place the (2) mirror on (3) the wall to give
d. 90 you an (4) allusion of bigger room. (5) NO
ERROR
33. 3/4 + 1/6 + 1/8 = ?
41. (1) We were lucky (2) we didn’t (3) have
a. 5/8 typhoon (4) this month. (5) NO ERROR
b. 1 and 1/24
c. 1/16 42. (1) My favorite (2) vegetable (3) are (4) peas.
d. 3/8 (5) NO ERROR

34. 15 1/3 – 8 3/4 = ? 43. (1) Either James or John (2) are going (3) to
lead the choir in the (4) recital tomorrow. (5) NO
a. 6 and 7/12 ERROR
b. 7 and 2/3
c. 8 and 2/7 44. (1) The additional supplies (2) that we need
d. 7 and 2/7 (3) to bring are: (4) band aids, cottons, alcohol,
and gauze. (5) NO ERROR
35. 8 inches is what part of a foot?
45. (1) All the students (2) has finished (3) their
a. 2/3 (4) report. (5) NO ERROR
b. 7/12
c. 4/5 46. (1) He (2) was (3) a (4) honorable man. (5)
d. 5/6 NO ERROR

GRAMMAR AND CORRECT USAGE 47. (1) The recently (2) heavy flooding (3)
effected the (4) crops of farmers. (1) NO ERROR
The following are the Grammar and Correct
Usage Questions in 2017 CSE. This can serve as 48. (1) Emmanuel (2) could of passed (3) the
your reviewer to the upcoming Civil Service examinations (4) if he had studied hard enough.
Examination. (5) NO ERROR

DIRECTIONS: Some of the sentences in this 49. (1) I believe (2) that were going (3) to have a
section contain an error in grammar or correct (4) prosperous new year. (5) NO ERROR
usage. On your Answer sheet, shade completely
the bubbles that corresponds to that section of the
sentence that contains the error. If there is no error 50. (1) Paul Erdos (2) was a mathematician (3)
in the sentence, shade completely box number 5. who writes a lot of research papers (4) in
collaboration with other mathematicians. (5) NO
ERROR
DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following nakatatandang pinuno ay ginagawa ang lahat
sentences carefully, then choose which among the upang maging maayos ang sitwasyon.
several choices in each group is expressed most
satisfactorily in terms of grammar and correct 54.
usage. On your sheet, shade completely the bubble
that corresponds to your answer.
1. When the President and Vice President suggest
their plans for EDSA Traffic Management plan,
51. his plan is more effective.
2. Regarding in the plan for EDSA Traffic
1. His mother, whom I met in the PTA meeting is Management, the former is more effective
much beautiful than you. 3. For EDSA Traffic Management plans, the
2. I met his mother in the PTA meeting and she is former is more effective
more beautiful than you. 4. When the President and Vice President suggest
3. His mother, which I met in the PTA meeting is their plans for EDSA Traffic Management, the
most beautiful than you. former has the more effective plan.
4. His mother, who was I met in the PTA meeting 5. When the President and Vice President suggest
is beautiful than you their plans regarding EDSA, the President has the
5. His mother, who was meet in the PTA meeting more effective plans than the Vice President.
is more beautiful than you.
55.
52.
1. Neither emotions nor actions of the people was
1. Even though some people think that he is make me touch.
intelligent, most people comment in his or her 2. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are
personality. making me touch.
2. Most people comments in his personality even 3. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is
though some people think that he is intelligent. make me touch.
3. Even though some people think that he is 4. Neither emotions nor actions of the people are
intelligent, most people comment in their make me touch
personality. 5. Neither emotions nor actions of the people is
4. Even though some people think that he is making me touch.
intelligent, most people comment on his
personality SENTENCE COMPLETION
5. Despite of some people who think that he is
intelligent, most people comment on his or her
personality. DIRECTIONS: Circle the word or phrase that is
the best completion for each sentence. On your
Answer Sheet, shade completely the box that
53. corresponds to your answer.

1. Magulo na ang paligid, kaya ginagawa na ng 56. I have been lonely since you___ me anymore.
mga nakakatandang pinuno ang lahat upang ang (don’t visit / didn’t visit / visit)
sitwasyon ay maging maayos.
2. Upang maging maayos ang sitwasyon, ang mga
matatandang pinuno ay ginagawa ang lahat, kahit 57. Because you _______a friend, I will not ask
na magulo ang paligid. for an apology. (are / was / will have been)
3. Ang mga nakakatatandang pinuno ay ginagawa
ang lahat, kahit na magulo ang paligid upang 58. Mary began to cry, so he ____ ashamed. (has
maayos ang sitwasyon. been / felt / had not felt)
4. Ginagawa na ng mga makakatandang pinuno
ang lahat upang maging maayos ang sitwasyon 59. Dad is going back to work now that his
kahit na magulo ang paligid. health_______ good. (was / will be / is)
5. Kahit na napakagulo ng paligid, ang mga
60. He just gave up as there________ little he 1. Contented 2. Thrifty 3. Luxurious 4. Self-
could do. (was / will be / was being) Indulgent 5. Not Conscious

61. We will visit you in order that we_______ you 70. Ano kaya ang buhay sa ilalim ng
face-to-face. (see / have seen / saw) PANUNUPIL ng isang heneral ng Canaan at ng
mga hukbo nito?
62. Since you lost your job, you ___borrow
money from us. (must have / have to /could have) 1. Pananakop 2. Pananakit 3. Pagpatay 4.
Pamumuno 5. Paniniil
63. She trusted you because you________ a loyal
friend. (will be / hadn’t been / were) READING COMPREHENSION

64. My stomach aches, so I______ to the doctor. DIRECTIONS: Read each passage and questions
(was going / will go / had gone) carefully. Then choose the best answer among
the choices offered. On your Answer Sheet, shade
65. Now that the war ______over, we can get on completely the bubble that corresponds to your
with our lives. (has been / was / is) answer.

SYNONYMS Passage 1 – Opera

DIRECTIONS: Choose from among the suggested Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in
answers the word that means most nearly the same Europe, in which the emotional content is
as the word in capital letters. On your Answer conveyed to the audience as much through music,
Sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the
to your answer. lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor’s
dramatic performance is primary, and the music
plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is
66. People tend to be CAPRICIOUS in their presented using the primary elements of theater
behavior depending on the things or happening such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However,
that they the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather
see and experience. than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a
musical ensemble ranging from a small
1. Variable 2. Impulsive 3. Moody 4. Volatile 5. instrumental ensemble to a full
Unpredictable symphonic orchestra.

67. We create a public official that has integrity 71. It is pointed out in the reading that opera —-.
and GUILELESS
1. Has developed under the influence of musical
1. Truthful 2. Hardworking 3. Transparent 4. theater
Honest 5. Intelligent 2. Is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an
orchestra
68. Every day I sad because I have a jealous with 3. Is not a high-budget production
other people, especially in other men I have 4. Is often performed in Europe
no handsome face, no beautiful body, no money 5. Is the most complex of all the performing arts
and NONENTITY, then, I ask myself, why God
existed me? 72. We can understand from the reading that —-.

1. Infamous 2. Unfamous 3. Not Famous 4. No 1. People are captivated more by opera than
home 5. No Property musical theater
2. Drama in opera is more important than the
69. Many people are SYBARITE they spent their music
money in nothing, in end, they are nothing. 3. Orchestras in operas can vary considerably in
size 75. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks
4. Musical theater relies above all on music that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can
5. There is argument over whether the music is kill us —-.
important or the words in opera
1. means that they are better adapted to their
73. It is stated in the reading that —-. environment than we are
2. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated
1. Acting and costumes are secondary to music in form of communication
musical theater 3. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent
2. Many people find musical theater more species at sea
captivating than opera 4. does not mean that we are superior to them
3. Music in musical theater is not as important as 5. proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far
it is in opera beyond what we previously thought
4. An opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a
large choir 76. One can infer from the reading that —-.
5. Opera doesn’t have any properties in common
with musical theater 1. dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the
world
Passage 2 – Dolphins 2. communication is the most fascinating aspect of
the dolphins
Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures 3. dolphins have skills that no other living
in the sea and stories of them helping drowning creatures have such as the ability to think
sailors have been common since Roman times. 4. it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with
The more we learn about dolphins, the more we each other
realize that their society is more complex than 5. dolphins have some social traits that are similar
people previously imagined. They look after other to those of humans
dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant
mothers and protect the weakest in the Passage 3 – Unsinkable Ship
community, as we do. Some scientists have
suggested that dolphins have a language but it is Naval architects never claim that a ship is
much more probable that they communicate with unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-
each other without needing words. Could any of car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have
these mammals be more intelligent than man? never have happened. It was well designed and
Certainly the most common argument in favor of carefully maintained. It carried the proper number
man’s superiority over them that we can kill them of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the
more easily than they can kill us is the least day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia
satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It
discover about these remarkable creatures, the less went down so quickly that most of those on board,
we appear superior when we destroy them. caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no
chance to save themselves: Of those who managed
74. It is clear from the passage that dolphins —-. to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The
rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could
1. don’t want to be with us as much as we want to pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll
be with them amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an
2. are proven to be less intelligent than once unpleasant number of questions about why the
thought Estonia sank and why so many survivors were
3. have a reputation for being friendly to humans men in the prime of life, while most of the dead
4. are the most powerful creatures that live in the were women, children and the elderly.
oceans
5. are capable of learning a language and 77. One can understand from the reading that —-.
communicating with humans
1. the lifesaving equipment did not work well and
lifeboats could not be lowered
2. design faults and incompetent crew contributed 2. is worse than it was in the nineteenth century
to the sinking of the Estonia ferry 3. happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed
3. 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died 4. is the most critical problem that the nation faces
in freezing water 5. is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum
4. naval architects claimed that the Estonia was production
unsinkable
5. most victims were trapped inside the boat as 81. The author points out in the passage that
they were in their cabins erosion in America —-.

78. It is clear from the passage that the survivors 1. has damaged 282 million acres ever since
of the accident —-. settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under
theplow
1. helped one another to overcome the tragedy that 2. has been so severe that it has forced people to
had affected them all abandon their settlements
2. were mostly young men but women, children 3. occurs only in areas with no vegetation
and the elderly stood little chance 4. can become a more serious problem in the
3. helped save hundreds of lives future
4. are still suffering from severe post-traumatic 5. was on the decline before 1930’s
stress disorder
5. told the investigators nothing about the accident 82. It is pointed out in the reading that in America
—-.
79. According to the passage, when the Estonia
sank, —-. 1. petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and
pollution problems
1. there were only 139 passengers on board 2. heavy crop production is necessary to meet the
2. few of the passengers were asleep demands and to prevent a disaster
3. there were enough lifeboats for the number of 3. soil erosion has been hastened due to the
people on board overuse of farming lands
4. faster reaction by the crew could have increased 4. water is undoubtedly the largest cause of
the Estonia’s chances of survival erosion
5. all the passengers had already moved out into 5. there are many ways to reduce erosion
the open decks
WORD ANALOGY
Passage 4 – Erosion in America
DIRECTIONS: Determine the relationship of the
Erosion of America’s farmland by wind and water first word to the second word in capital letters.
has been a problem since settlers first put the From among the suggested answers, choose the
prairies and grasslands under the plow in the word or group of words that best expresses a
nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 similar relationship to the third word in capital
million acres of farmland were damaged by letters. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely
erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, the bubble that corresponds to your answer.
soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands
placed on the land by heavy crop production. In 83. DEATH is to EUTHANASIA as LOVE is to .
the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution
problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum
scarcity as the nation’s most critical natural 1. Emotion 2. Devotion 3. Date 4. Proposal 5.
resource problem. Worship

80. As we understand from the reading, today, soil 84. ELONGATED is to TREE as is to PLANT
erosion in America —-.
1. Sunlight 2. Stem 3. Green 4. Dried 5. Soil
1. causes humans to place new demands on the
land 85. GIANT is to PLANET as is to SPACECRAFT
1. Gas 2. Rocket 3. Astronomer 4. Station 5. 1. Bayad: Ilaw 2. Sugalan: Pusta 3. Tindahan:
Experiment Paninda 4.Kulungan: Suspek 5. Markahan: Mag-
aaral
86. COMPUTATION is to PROBLEM as is to
ANGER. 95. STORY: EVENTS as :

1. Counseling 2. Peace 3. War 4. Hot 5. Control 1. General: Soldiers 2. Dish: Ingredients 3. Law:
Articles 4. Human: Body 5. Life: Problems
87. VOTE is to as CONVIVIALITY is to
VALUES 96. RECORD: DATA as :

1. Ballot 2. Right 3. Election 4. Choose 5. Politics 1. Shot: Gun 2. Magnify: Lens 3. Chronicle:
Journey 4. Store: Foods 5. Serve: People
88. PENGUINS is to ORINOTHOLOGIST as is
to ELASMOBRANCHOLOGY 97. PRACTICE: PRESENTATION as :

1. Rubber 2. Tires 3. Fish 4. Sharks 5. Turtles 1. Profession: Preposition 2. Peñafrancia:

Penelope 3. Review: Test  4.Rehearse: Recitation
89. DAGAT ay ISDA tulad ng ay PALAY 5. Preparation: Party

1. Bukid 2. Kamalig 3. Sako 4. Irigasyon 5. 98. INDULGENT: GENEROUS as :

Magsasaka
1. Honesty: Real 2. Storm: Rain 3. Fellowship:
90. TICKET is to TRAIN as KEY is to . Camaraderie 4. Suicide: Depression 5.
Abstemious: Thrifty
1. Answer 2. Unlock 3. Door 4. Room 5. Type
99. BUS: PASSENGERS as :
DIRECTIONS: For each sentence, complete the
analogy by choosing a pair of words from the 1. Forest: Trees 2. Light: Clear 3. Movie: Series 4.
suggested answers. On your Answer Sheet, shade People: Nation 5. Fireworks: Phosphorus
completely the bubble that corresponds to your
answers. 100. PANINGIN: SALAMIN tulad ng :

91. NEW YORK: NEW YORK CITY as : 1. Paglilingkod: Tao 2. Noche Buena: Pasko 3.
Lakas: Pagkain 4. Pagsasadula: Pagsasanay 5.
1. Kuwait: Kuwait City 2. Singapore: Singapore Problema: Solusyon
City 3. Sulu: Jolo 4. Cebu: Cebu City 5. Panama:
Panama City LOGICAL REASONING

92. DOWNY: FLUFFY as : DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists

of a statement or a passage followed by several
1. Cloudy: Rainy 2. Imbecile: Stupid 3. Soap: assumptions. Determine the best assumption/s that
Clean 4. Linen: Clothes 5. Nail: Drive can be logically made from the given statement or
passage. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely
the bubble that corresponds to your answer.
93. BILL: as : SMILE
101. In order to maintain the good service of
1. Receipt: Teeth 2. Money: Lopsided 3. Law: government officials, Civil Service Commission
Pleasure 4. Gates: Pizza 5. Bird: Teacher has created the system of Incentives and Rewards.

94. DYIP: PAMASAHE tulad ng :

ASSUMPTIONS: PALAGAY:
I. All government officials are not doing well in I. Di masyadong tinitignan ng kundoktor ng bus
their performance kung sino ang mga bayad na o hindi pa
II. There are only one who will take the rewards/s. II. Ang tiket ay mahalaga bilang katunayan na
III. Discipline Systems are made so that every kayo’y bayad na
government officials will do their best in their III. Lahat ng tao sa bus ay burara pagdating sa
service tiket
IV. Incentive and rewards are big help to improve IV. Kailangang higpitan ng bus ang polisiya sa
the performance of each government officials pagbabayad ng pamasahe upang wala ni isa man
sa mga pasahero ang makalusot sa pagbabayad ng
1. I, II,III,and IV 2. I and III 3. I and IV 4. III and pamasahe
IV 5. II only
1. III lamang 2. II at IV lamang 3. IV lamang 4. III
102. You may take this software for 30 days for at IV lamang 5. II lamang
trials or reviews.
105. Heavy traffic situations in EDSA can be
ASSUMPTIONS: reduced if the government has to do action to
I. This particular software is ensuring its good an decrease the number of Private Cars in the
modest function for 30 days Philippines.
II. There are limited function in this software for
30 days ASSUMPTIONS:
III. Users must buy this software if they are I. Private cars are the causes of heavy traffic in
satisfied EDSA
IV. Users must buy this software for longer usage II. Population increase was the one of the causes
V. Generally trials are good for knowing the of heavy traffic in EDSA
software. III. EDSA is always heavy traffic
IV. Government has not considered private cars as
1. IV only 2. I and V 3. I, II, III and IV 4. III and one of the causes of heavy traffic in EDSA.
IV only 5. II and V only
1. V only 2. I, III and IV only 3. I and IV only 4. I
103. It is advisable that if Marikina River, goes in only 5. IV only
15 m high water level, people in the nearby areas
must evacuate if it is continue to rise. DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists
of statements followed by several possible
ASSUMPTIONS: conclusions. Assume that all statements are true,
I. Marikina River can cause floods in nearby then determine the best conclusion/s that can be
places if it is continue to rise. logically made from the given statements. On your
II. Government has no concrete preparation in the Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble that
times of floods. corresponds to your answer.
III. 15 meters high on Marikina river is a signal of
evacuation immediately 106. All men are women, some men are not
IV. Pollution is a factor of Rise of Marikina River faithful.
V. People may or may not evacuate immediately
even if Marikina River goes in 15 m water level. CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some men are women
1. I and V only 2. II and III only 3. I and III only II. Some not faithful are women
4. All of them 5. III only III. All men are not faithful

104. Paalala sa mga pasahero ng bus na ito: 1. II only 2. II and III only 3. I and II only 4. All
ingatan po ninyo ang inyong mga tiket, kung of them 5. None of these
nawala man ninyo ang inyong tiket, ay
ikukunsiderang hindi pa kayo bayad!!! 107. All happy are politicians, some not happy are
people.
CONCLUSIONS: 112. Some bays are having good sunset, all good
I. All politician are happy sunset are relaxing. Manila Bay is relaxing.
II. Some politician are not happy
III. All people are not happy CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some bays are sunset
1. I only 2. III only 3. II only 4. I and III only 5. II. Some relaxing are bays
None of these III. Manila Bay is having a good sunset
IV. Some bay are relaxing
108. Some people are misfortunes, all luck are
people 1. IV only 2. III only 3. I and III only 4. II and IV
only 5. III and IV only
CONCLUSIONS:
I. All luck are misfortunes 113. Ang lahat ng pagtuturo ay nakakapagod. May
II. Some luck are misfortunes matutunan kapag may pagtuturo. Si Mae ay
III. All misfortunes are people pagod.
IV. Some misfortunes are luck
KONGKLUSYON:
1. None of these 2. III only 3. I and IV only 4. I I. Si Mae ay isang guro
and III 5. II and IV only II. Nakakapagod ang lahat ng pagtuturo
III. Di lahat ng natutunan ay nakakapagod.
109. No man is an island, no lonely is man. IV. Si Mae ay napapagod sa lahat ng pagtuturo.

CONCLUSIONS: 1. III lamang 2. I at III lamang 3. I, II, at III

I. No island are man lamang 4. III at IV lamang 5. IV lamang
II. No island is lonely
III. All man is not lonely 114. No life is planet, some planet is discovered,
Kepler is a discovery a while ago.
1. I and III only 2. II only 3. None of These 4. III
only 5. All of them CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some discovered are planet
110. All money is nothing, no nothing is II. Some planet are life
everything. III. No discovered are life
IV. Some discovered are not life.
V. Kepler is a planet
CONCLUSIONS: VI. Kepler is discovered but not life.
I. Some money is nothing
II. Some everything is nothing.
III. No money is everything. 1. I only 2. II, III and V only 3. IV and VI only 4.
III only 5. All of them
1. II only 2. I only 3. III only 4. None of the above
5. All of them 115. All Traffic Lights are green, No green is car.
There is a traffic light in P. Tuazon Cor. EDSA.
111. All boys are construction worker, all
construction workers are muscular. CONCLUSIONS:
I. Traffic Light in P. Tuazon is green.
II. Some car is Traffic Light
CONCLUSIONS: III. No Traffic Light is car
I. Some Construction Workers are muscular IV. No car is Traffic Light
II. Some boys are muscular V. No green is traffic lights.
III. All muscular are construction workers
1. I, III and VI only 2. III and V only 3. I and V
1. I and III only 2. II only 3. All of them 4. None only 4. III and IV only 5. III, IV and V only
of These 5. II and III only
 NUMERICAL REASONING 1. ½ + 2.5 + ¼ 2. ½ + 5/2 + 1/6 3. ¾ + 2.5 + 1/6 4.
¾ + 5/2 + 1/3
DIRECTIONS: On your Answer Sheet, shade
completely the bubble that corresponds to your 127. What is the Least Common Denominator of
answer. 1/8, ¾, and 1/16?

116. 2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, ___? 1. 4 2. 8 3. 16 4. 2

1. 6 2. 3 3. 4 4. 2 128. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36

and 54?
117. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ___?
1. 6 2. 12 3. 18 4. 9
1. 72 2. 75 3. 81 4. 90
129. What is the sum of ½ + 8/4 + 6/12 ?
118. 13, -21, 34, -55, 89, ___ ?
1. 15/12 2. 3/12 3. 3 4. 3 1/12
1. -95 2. 104 3. -123 4. -144
130. 3/9 x 2/3 = ?
119. AZ, CX, EV, GT, ___ ?
1. 6/27 2. 2/9 3. 9/18 4. 1/9
1. IR KP 2. IR KQ 3. IS KQ 4. IS KP
131. Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours. If she
120. A5, D25, G125, J625, M3125, ___ ? keeps going at the same rate, how long will it take
her to go the remaining 285 miles of her trip?
1. P15525 2. P15625 3. O15525 4. O15625
a. 5 hours b. 3 hours c. 7 hours d. 4 hours
121. What is -25 + 16?
132. A flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles took
5 hours and covered 3,060 miles. What was the
1. 9 2. -9 3. -41 4. 41 plane’s average speed?

122. What is 107 – (-17) ? a. 545 mph b. 615 mph c. 515 mph d. 612 mph

1. -90 2. 90 3. 124 4. -124 133. Larry purchased 3 pairs of pants for $24 each
and 5 shirts for $18 each. How much did Larry
123. (-9) (-22) = ? spend?

1. 198 2. -198 3. 31 4. -31 a. $42 b. $72 c. $162 d. $186

124. (21) (-4) + (8) (-2) = ? 134. How many square centimeters are in one
square meter?
1. -100 2. 100 3. -23 4. 23
a. 100 sq cm b. 10,000 sq cm c. 144 sq cm d.
125. (-560) ÷ 7 = ? 100,000 sq cm

1. -80 2. 80 3. -553 4. 553 135. Raul’s bedroom is 4 yards long. How many
inches long is the bedroom?
126. 6/8 + 2 ½ + 4/12 is also the same as?
a. 144 inches b. 48 inches c. 400 inches d. 4,000
inches
 VOCABULARY a. maiden b. sinner c. candle d. priest

DIRECTIONS: For each sentence, complete the 147. poetry : rhyme ::philosophy : ______
analogy. On your Answer Sheet, shade completely
the bubble that corresponds to your answers. a. imagery b. music c. bi-law d. theory

136. quarry : marble ::______ : honey DIRECTIONS: In every Item, Identify the English
Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions. On your
a. hive b. bee c. spread d. reservoir Answer Sheet, shade completely the bubble that
corresponds to your answers.
137. quixotic : pragmatic ::murky : ______
148. A pretty penny means _____________.
a. rapid b. cloudy c. clear d. friendly
a. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very
138. miserly : cheap ::homogeneous : ______ expensive.
b. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very
inexpensive.
a. extravagant b. unkind c. alike d. friendly c. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very
precious.
139. skew : gloomy ::slant : ______ d. If something costs a pretty penny, it is very
unimportant.
a. glee b. foible c. Desperate d. gloaming
149. Come out of your shell means
140. eider : ______ :: cedar : tree _____________.

a. snow b. plant c. duck d. pine a. If someone comes in of their shell, they never
stop being shy and withdrawn and become more
unfriendly and sociable.
141. gerrymander : divide ::filibuster : ______
b. If someone comes out of their shell, they stop
being shy and withdrawn and become more
a. bend b. punish c. delay d. rush friendly and sociable.
c. If someone comes out of their shell, they never
142. ______ : trail :: grain : grail stop being shy and withdrawn and become more
friendly and sociable.
d. If someone comes in of their shell, they stop
a. train b. path c. wheat d. holy
being shy and withdrawn and become more un
friendly and unsociable.
143. particular : fussy ::______ : subservient
150. Derring-do means _________.
a. meek b. above c. cranky d. uptight
a. If a person shows derring-do, they show
144. ______ : horse ::board : train unwillingness.
b. If a person shows derring-do, they show
a. stable b. shoe c. ride d. mount shyness.
c. If a person shows derring-do, they show great
145. smear : libel :: heed : ______ courage.
d. If a person shows derring-do, they show
pettiness.
a. represent b. doubt c. consider d. need
151. Hot water means ___________.
146. nymph : ______ ::seraphim : angel
a. If you get into hot water, you get into trouble. 157. GRATUITOUS:
b. If you get into hot water, you get a lucky day.
c. If you get into hot water, you get a bad day. (A) voluntary (B) arduous (C) solicitous (D)
d. If you get into hot water, you get a burn skin. righteous (E) befitting

152. Keep abreast means __________. 158. CURB:

a. If you keep abreast of things, you stay (A) bridle (B) encourage (C) reproach (D)
uninformed about developments. ameliorate (E) perjure
b. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed
about developments.
c. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed 159. DOCUMENT:
about things.
d. If you keep abreast of things, you stay informed (A) copy (B) implement (C) gainsay (D) blanch
about life (E) rant

153. Keep it under your hat means ___________. 160. FLUID:

a. If you keep something under your hat, you keep (A) radiant (B) smooth (C) solid (D) balky (E)
it unclean. craggy
b. If you keep something under your hat, you keep
it fresh. 161. HYPOCRITICAL:
c. If you keep something under your hat, you keep
it smelly.
(A) forthright (B) judicious (C) circumspect (D)
d. If you keep something under your hat, you keep
puritanical (E) unorthodox
it secret.

162. VOLUMINOUS:
154. Spot on means ________.

(A) obscure (B) cantankerous (C) unsubstantial

a. If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
(D) tenacious (E) opprobrious
b. If something is spot on, it is exactly extrovert.
c. If something is spot on, it is exactly wrong.
d. If something is spot on, it is exactly introvert. 163. FANATICISM:

155. Take a punch means ________. (A) delusion (B) fascism (C) remorse (D)
cynicism (E) indifference
a. If somebody takes a punch, something good
happens to them. 164. INTERMINABLE:
b. If somebody takes a blow, something bad
happens to them. (A) finite (B) jejune (C) tranquil (D) incessant (E)
c. If somebody takes a blow, something lucky imprudent
happens to them.
d. If somebody takes a blow, someone will punch 165. ORNATE:
him/her.

(A) Spartan (B) blemished (C) sturdy (D)

Directions: Choose the word most opposite in counterfeit (E) temporary
meaning to the capitalized word.

166. MUTABILITY:
156. ASSIMILATE:

(A) simplicity (B) apprehension (C) frailty (D)

(A) strive (B) adapt (C) synchronize (D) estrange maverick (E) tenacity
(E) officiate
167. VIRULENT:

(A) benign (B) intrepid (C) malignant (D)

hyperbolic (E) tentative

168. ABSTEMIOUS:

(A) timely (B) immoderate (C) bellicose ( D)

servile (E) irreligious

169. VERBOSE:

(A) subliminal (B) myopic (C) pithy (D) dauntless

(E) ubiquitous

170. VISCID:
(A) subtle (B) faint (C) slick (D) vicious (E)
difficult