32 Questions
Louise scored 39 out of 75. Work out her marks as percentages and put them in order with the highest first. Who scored the highest to lowest?
Barbara, Patricia, Louise
Express 4 out of 20 as a percentage.
2%
In a group of people, 17 came from France, 22 came from Spain, 32 came from Germany, and 9 came from Italy. What percentage of people came from Germany?
40%
In a test, Irene scored 11 marks out of 25. What is her percentage mark?
44%
Find 20% of 60 kg.
12 kg
A first-grade class took a poll to find out their favorite ice cream. If 1/4 chose chocolate, 1/4 chose vanilla, and 1/2 chose strawberry, and 2 kids are lactose intolerant, how many kids liked each flavor out of 22?
5 chocolate, 5 vanilla, 10 strawberry
There are 18 kids at a birthday party. 1/2 of the kids have blue eyes. How many kids do not have blue eyes?
9
Frank had 12 baseball cards. He gave Sam 3 cards, Billy 3 cards, and Aidan 3 cards. What is the fraction of cards that he gave away?
1/3
There are 30 Easter eggs hidden in the grass. 6 are pink, 6 are green, 8 are yellow, and the rest are purple. If Joe found all the purple eggs, what fraction shows how many he found?
1/3
A garden has 10 red roses, 8 pink tulips, and 15 yellow daisies. What fraction of the flowers are pink?
8/33
1/2 of the class has blond hair, 1/4 has black hair, and 1/4 has brown hair. If there are 32 kids in the class, how many kids have each color hair?
16 blond hair, 8 black hair, 8 brown hair
Beth has 24 pieces of candy. She gave Jaime 1/3 and Selena 1/4 of her candy. How much candy does she have left?
10
A recipe calls for 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1 egg. If I wanted to double the recipe, how much of each ingredient would I need?
1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 2 eggs
There are 6 pigs, 2 cows, and 4 roosters at the farm. What is the fraction of each animal at the farm?
6/12 pigs, 2/12 cows, 4/12 roosters
Kelly spent 1/2 of her money on a DVD and 1/6 of her money on a new popcorn maker. What fraction of her money did Kelly spend altogether?
2/3 of her money
How do you spell the following word correctly? fahrenheit
fahrenheit
Which of the following is the correct spelling? handkerchief
handkerchief
How is experience correctly spelled?
experience
Which spelling of the word hierarchy is accurate?
hierarchy
Choose the correct spelling: mischievous
mischievous
How is millennium correctly spelled?
millennium
Select the accurate spelling of maintenance.
maintenance
In the given sentence, how should one correctly drive due to the storm? 'You must drive _______ because of the storm.'
Carefully
How should you complete this statement? 'You're so late! What _____ you?'
Kept
Which word correctly fills in the blank in the sentence 'Can I ask you for _______ information about the conference?'
some
Complete the sentence 'You'll remember to invite her, ________ you?' with the correct word.
Will
Which phrase properly completes the instruction 'You ________ show photo identification at the check-in'?
Must
In the sentence 'We've been colleagues for ages. I _________ him since I first moved to London.', choose the correct word.
Have known
Which option best completes the statement 'I wish all airlines would _______ children fly for free'?
allow
Complete the sentence 'I think people nowadays are a lot more technically-minded than they _______ be' with the appropriate word.
used to
Which phrase correctly fits in 'Don't forget to post the letters _________ you go out'?
as soon as
What did you _______ do in your last employment?
used to
Study Notes
Polytechnic University of the Philippines College Entrance Test (PUPCET)
Spelling
- The test includes questions on spelling, with multiple-choice options.
- Sample questions:
- What is the correct spelling of "Fahrenheit"? (Answer: c)
- What is the correct spelling of "handkerchief"? (Answer: b)
- What is the correct spelling of "embarrass"? (Answer: b)
- What is the correct spelling of "Caribbean"? (Answer: a)
- What is the correct spelling of "experience"? (Answer: d)
- What is the correct spelling of "hierarchy"? (Answer: a)
- What is the correct spelling of "mischievous"? (Answer: d)
- What is the correct spelling of "rhythm"? (Answer: a)
- What is the correct spelling of "millennium"? (Answer: b)
- What is the correct spelling of "maintenance"? (Answer: b)
Grammar
- The test includes questions on grammar, with multiple-choice options.
- Sample questions:
- You must drive _______ because of the storm. (Answer: c, "carefully")
- You're so late! What ______________ you? (Answer: b, "were keeping")
- Can I ask you for _______ information about the conference? (Answer: b, "some")
- You'll remember to invite her, ________ you? (Answer: a, "will")
- You ________ show photo identification at the check-in. (Answer: a, "must")
- We've been colleagues for ages. I ______________ him since I first moved to London. (Answer: a, "have known")
- I wish all airlines would _______ children fly for free. (Answer: a, "let")
- I think people nowadays are a lot more technically-minded than they ______________. (Answer: d, "used to")
- Don't forget to post the letters _______ you go out. (Answer: c, "as soon as")
- What did you _______ do in your last employment? (Answer: d, "used to")
Reading Comprehension
- The test includes questions on reading comprehension, based on a passage about Ferdinand Magellan.
- Sample questions:
- The 16th century was an age of great _______ exploration. (Answer: A, "marine")
- Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political _______. (Answer: A, "entanglement")
- The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line _______. (Answer: A, "50 degrees west of Greenwich")
- One of Magellan's ships explored the _______ of South America for a passage across the continent. (Answer: A, "coastline")
- Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ______. (Answer: A, "peninsula")
- The passage was found near 50 degrees S of _______. (Answer: A, "latitude")
- In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the _______ now called the International Date Line. (Answer: A, "imaginary circle passing through the poles")
Greek Mythology
- The test includes questions on Greek mythology, with multiple-choice options.
- Sample questions:
- Who was the first to ride the Pegasus? (Answer: d, "Bellerophone")
- Who killed Achilles? (Answer: d, "Paris")
- Who was Hercules' wife after he died? (Answer: b, "Hebe")
- What Immortal being gave Medusa snakes for hair and such an ugly appearance anyone who looked her way would turn to stone? (Answer: c, "Hera")
- Who was the mother of Artemis and Apollo? (Answer: c, "Leto")
General Mathematics
- The test includes questions on general mathematics, with multiple-choice options.
- Sample questions:
- Find 40% of 400. (Answer: a, "160")
- If a shirt costs $20 and is reduced by 20% how much will the new price be? (Answer: a, "16")
- A car costs $5000 + Tax. Tax is 17.5%. What is the total price of the car? (Answer: a, "5875")
- 95% of people in my street have a car. There are 160 people in my street. How many do not have a car? (Answer: d, "8")
Non-Verbal Exam
- The test includes questions on non-verbal reasoning, with multiple-choice options.
- Sample questions:
- Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3), and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure (X). (Answer: varies depending on the figure)
- Identify the figure that completes the pattern. (Answer: varies depending on the pattern)### Contact Information
- CTO: Jasper Olaybar
- Contact number: 0955-124-4534
University Information
- University: Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- School Year: 2014-2018
Exam Answers
- Multiple choice questions with answers:
- 13.b, 14.b, 15.a, 16.a, 17.a, 18.d, 19.c, 20.d, 21.b, 22.a, 23.a, 24.c, 25.c, 26.b, 27.a, 28.a, 29.b, 30.b, 59.c, 60.b, 61.a, 62.b, 63.d, 64.a, 65.d, 66.c, 67.b, 31.d, 32.d, 33.b, 34.b, 35.c, 36.b, 37.c, 38.d, 39.a, 40.b, 41.a, 42.d, 43.b, 44.d, 45.b, 46.b, 47.d, 48.b, 49.b, 50.c, 51.a, 52.b, 53.b, 54.b, 55.c, 56.b, 57.c, 58.a, 68.d, 69.d, 70.b
Exam Categories
- Reading Comprehension
- Non-Verbal Exam
- Greek Mythology
- General Mathematics
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