WMSUCET Practice Test 1 PDF

# WMSUCET Practice Test 1 ## Section 1: Language Proficiency **Instructions** * Error Identification: Select the letter of the portion of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, select D to indicate that the sentence contains no error. Each item may only have up to one error...

# WMSUCET Practice Test 1 ## Section 1: Language Proficiency **Instructions** * Error Identification: Select the letter of the portion of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, select D to indicate that the sentence contains no error. Each item may only have up to one error underlined. | Item | Sentence | Answer | |---|---|---| | 1 | In the 1990's, the People's Republic of China grew economically, territorially, and culturally. No Error. | D | | 2 | Latin is practically a dead language, spoken only by students, academics, and the Catholic clergy, No Error. | D | | 3 | In November 29, 1890, the Imperial Japanese Diet convened for the first time. No Error. | A | | 4 | The financial expert which flew in to advice the president, came from London. No Error. | A | | 5 | In 2010, Harvard University had an acceptance rate of 6.9%, and will have rejected students with perfect SAT scores. No Error. | B | | 6 | Akihiro tried to acquire as many of the valuable and groundbreaking knowledge as he can from the lecture. No Error. | B | | 7 | Ateneo's rank of 307 in the 2010 QS University rankings is far ahead of La Salle, ranked 451. No Error. | D | | 8 | The Continental Congress is drafting a constitution for the delegates they will address in June. No Error. | D | | 9 | Xabi Alonso's shot was wide off the mark and the goalkeeper Casillias did not have to make a save. No Error. | D | | 10 | The proposal made by the British Labour Party was in opposition of privatization of state holdings. No Error. | B | ## Section 2: General Information **Instructions** * Select the best and simplest answer from among the choices. | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 61 | The first nation to launch a satellite and a man to space was: | D | | 62 | Taiwan's official name is: | B | | 63 | Who was the author of Catcher in the Rye? | C | | 64 | What was the most downloaded song on iTunes in the year 2012? | B | | 65 | Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago narrowly lost a presidential election against which candidate? | A | | 66 | Who was the Japanese emperor that presided over Japan's transition towards modernization? | B | | 67 | When was the Ateneo founded? | D | | 68 | When a human is infected with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), may occur. | C | | 69 | Which celebrity is the father of Kim Kardashian's child? | B | | 70 | The South and North Korea are separated at which parallel? | C | | 71 | Which writer wrote Historie de ma vie and became famous in history for his womanizing? | B | | 72 | The Ottoman Empire had its beginnings where? | A | | 73 | Which is the 12th longest river in the world? | D | | 74 | During the Seven Years' War, which country occupied Manila and most of Luzon? | B | | 75 | Which is not part of the United Kingdom? | C | | 76 | What is inscribed on the gates of hell in Dante's Inferno? | B | | 77 | Who is the current manager of Reading Football Club? | D | | 78 | Who was the communist revolutionary who led a revolution in Cuba, died in Bolivia, and then was immortalized in countless T-shirts and merchandise? | B | | 79 | Which was the last dynasty to rule over China? | D | | 80 | Where are white blood cells in the human body made? | A | | 81 | Which celebrity/personality has the most number of Twitter followers? | C | | 82 | North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was educated where? | B | | 83 | Who made St. Peter's Baldachin or Ciborium in St. Peter's Basilica? | B | | 84 | On the feast day of whom did the Imperial Japanese Army invade the Philippines? | B | | 85 | In the War of the Austrian Succession, Frederick the Great of Prussia took what part of Habsburg Austria and made it part of Prussia? | A | ## Section 3: Numerical Ability **Instructions** * Take note that figures are not drawn to scale. | | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 86 | 27,813 students took the ACET this year. If only 2,836 students were admitted into the Ateneo among those students, what is the Ateneo's acceptance rate? | D | | 87 | Simplify the expression: $x^2 - (x+5)(x-5)$ | C | | 88 | Given the equation $(x-y) \times (y-x) = -4$, where x and y are whole numbers, which of the following can be the value of x? | D | | 89 | Given the functions $f(g) = x^ 4 + x^2$, $g(x) = x + 6$, and $x(y) = y-1$, what is the value of $f(g(x(y)))$ if $y=5$? | B | | 90 | The tuition fee of two semesters in the Loyola Schools costs 150,000. If the fee increases at the rate of 5% per year, around how much will the tuition be in 5 years for one semester? | A | | 91 | What is the x-intercept of $y=17x+51$? | D | | 92 | Given inscribed angle $\theta$, what is the angle of central angle $\delta$, which subtends the same arc? | C | | 93 | Given that $x^3 \times x^5 = y$, what is $y$ equal to if $x=4$? | A | | 94 | What is the expression $x^4 \times x^3$ equivalent to? | C | | 95 | The flat rate of taxis is 45 pesos. For every half-kilometer, 2 pesos and 50 centavos are added to the fare. What is the equation for the total fare if k is the distance traveled in kilometers and t is the cost? | B | | 96 | What is the volume of the biggest sphere that can fit in a cube with a volume of 216 cm³? | C | | 97 | Given the figure, what is the x-intercept of the ray with endpoint (0,3)? | D | | 98 | Given the figure, where $AC=5$, and $BC=12$, what is the area of the shaded portions of the circle? | C | | 99 | What is the point of intersection of the following lines? Line A: $y = 4x + 8$ Line B: $y=7x+5$ | C | | 100 | Given figure with cubic and linear functions $f(x)$ and $t(x)$, where $f(y)=t(y)$, which could be a value of $y$? | C | | 101 | What is the standard deviation of the set of values {2,4,4,4,5,7,9}? | D | | 102 | What is the surface area of a rectangular prism that has a length of 7, a width of 5 and a height of 6. | C | | 103 | Simplify the expression $\frac{15x^2}{x-4}$ if $x=4$. | A | | 104 | ${1\over tan ^ 2 * \theta}$ | D | | 105 | $(4+3)^2$ | D | | 106 | Simplify the expression $(2x^4)^2 \times {15\over x^3}$ | D | | 107 | Gian wants to build a kite, shown in the figure below, with an area of 30 cm². What could be the lengths of the diagonals that support the kite? | C | | 108 | What is the perimeter of the triangle ABC, which is within an equilateral triangle with line AB as its altitude, if $AC=6$? | C | | 109 | Given the inequality $-6x - 4 <-1$, what are the possible values of $x$? | A | | 110 | Given the equation $4^3 = by + 6l$, what is a possible value of $y$? | A | | 111 | Given this graph of a function, its equation probably has | C | | 112 | Given triangle ABC, where angle ABC is a right angle, $AB=x$, $BC=y$, and $AC=(x+4)$, what is y in terms of $x$? | B | | 113 | When the perimeter of square ABCD is doubled, then its area, x, will be | A | | 114 | If $5x+n = 45 + {n\over 2}$, what is n in terms of x? | C | | 115 | How many values of x can satisfy the following equation? $x^3 = {y\over 3}$ | C | | 116 | Given the equation (4^3)^4 = 4^6 what is $x$ in terms of $y$? | C | | 117 | The radius of a circle is 4. What is the length of perimeter? | B | | 118 | What is the height of a trapezoid with an area of 30cm² and bases with lengths of 10 cm and 5 cm? | A | | 119 | The sum of two integral numbers is 20. The larger number is the square of the smaller number, and the larger number when squared, has a value greater than 600. What are the two numbers? | C | | 120 | The ratio of females to males in the Loyola Schools is 4:6. If you add the 6000 male students of the Grade School and High School to the 8000 students of the Loyola Schools, what will be the approximate ratio of females to males? | C | | 121 | What is the 6th term of this series? 1, 5, 11, 17, 33... | C | | 122 | Given a circle with the equation $(x - 4)² + (y − 6)² = 49$, what is the equation of the line that intersects the origin and the center? | D | | 123 | In the parabola with the equation $y = x + 2x - 3$, with an axis of symmetry at $x = 1$, what is the ordered pair that has the same y-value as the ordered pair (-3,0)? | B | | 124 | If $3x + 4 = n$, $6x + 8$ is equal to what? | D | | 125 | What the the area of a circle inscribed in a square with diagonals that are $4\sqrt{2}$ units long? | C | | 126 | Given this figure, what is the length of x? | C | | 127 | $log_5 z = 2$ What is the value of z? | D | | 128 | The Trans-Siberian Railway travels 9000 km from Vladivostok to Moscow in 4 days. It then travels another 3000 km from Moscow to Novosibirsk in 1 day. What the average speed of the train in kilometers per hour throughout its journey? | C | | 129 | A rhombus with a perimeter of 20 cm has a diagonal that has a length of 8 cm. What is length of the other diagonal? | A | | 130 | Every year, the price of a Big Mac increases by 15%. If a Big Mac currently costs 145 pesos, around how much will it cost in 4 years? | A | | 131 | The amount of sodas sold, x, is inversely proportional to its price, y. Which of the following could be the equation that represents the relationship between the sodas sold and its price? | A | | 132 | What is the length of the longest segment that can fit into a cube with sides 4 cm long? | D | | 133 | What is the point of intersection of the following lines? $y = 2x +1$ $y = -2x -2$ | A | | 134 | What is the value of one internal angle of a regular decagon? | D | | 135 | For general exponential functions, where $f(x) = b^x$, what should be the value of base b?| A | | 136 | Which is a possible value of $x$ in the equation $2x^2+7x+6=0$? | B | | 137 | What is the domain of the given expression? $\sqrt{22y\over x-4}$ | B | | 138 | What is the mode of the following set of numbers? { 1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5,7 } | A | | 139 | If ${1\over x} +{1\over y} = z$, then z is equal to what? | C | | 140 | What is the surface area of cylinder with a height of 5 and a radius of 4? | D | | 141 | If every $\circledast$ represents 500,000 casualties, how many casualties are represented by this set of symbols: $\circledast\circledast\circledast\circledast$ | C | | 142 | Given the figure below, what is the value of y? | B | | 143 | $\sqrt{5 \cdot 75} + {3\over \sqrt{3}} = ?$ | A | | 144 | What is the area of a triangle with a base of 5 and a height of 6? | D | | 145 | Line is perpendicular to line A, which has an equation of $x=-2(y+4)$. What is the slope of line ? | A | ## Section 4: Verbal Analogy **Instructions** * Choose the letter of the answer that best answers the question. **A. Single Word Analogy** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 146 | Cow: Plants :: Termite: .. | B | | 147 | Thin: Portly; Irate: .... | A | | 148 | Flowing: River; Stagnant: .... | C | | 149 | Eyes: Ophthalmologist; Feet: .... | B | | 150 | Life:Death; Coagulate: .... | B | | 151 | Fire:Water; Wood: ....| A | | 152 | Human:Food; Turbine: .... | B | | 153 | Oppresion:Revolution; Eradication: .... | A | | 154 | Music: Emotions; Pictures: .... | C | | 155 | Articulate:Words; Emancipate: .... | C | **B. Paired Word Analogy** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 156 | Rice: Paddy--:.... | C | | 157 | Policeman: Crime--:.... | D | | 158 | Journalism: News--:.... | B | | 159 | Memories: Experiences--:.... | A | | 160 | Scalpel: Surgery--:.... | A | | 161 | Tenable: Defensible--:.... | C | | 162 | Xylophilia: Wood--:.... | B | | 163 | Madrid: Spain--:.... | B | | 164 | Arbitration: To Settle--:.... | A | | 165 | Washington: U.S.A.--:.... | C | ## Section 5: Logical Reasoning **Instructions** * Select the statement that follows the stated logic of the question. Choose the best answer. | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 166 | All red items are fruits. A banana is red. All rocks are red, therefore... | C | | 167 | When a fire burns, smoke is formed. When smoke is formed, sometimes there is a fire. If there is smoke... | C | | 168 | If Steven has money, he eats ice cream. If Daniel has money, he buys ice cream and shares it with Steven. If only Steven is eating ice cream... | B | | 169 | All parents are workers. Not all workers are married, and only some parents are married. Some childless people are workers. Therefore... | A | | 170 | In an unknown language "Ya smertel medveda, vsegda." means That over there is the bear's prey. In the same language, the sentence "Ya Otchizne krasniy medved," means That big bear is red. What word most probably means bear? | C | | 171 | When the university's basketball team does well, alumni contributions increase. When it doesn't is decreases. This year, the team did not do well, therefore... | D| | 172 | Payment of salaries takes up most of the budget of high schools. The total paid by North High School for salaries is higher than that paid by East High School, but the total budget of East High School is lower than that of North High School, therefore... | A | | 173 | There are 10 pencils that are divided among Johnny, Nicky and Art. If Johnny gives all his pencils to Art, Art will have more than half of all the pencils. If Art and Nicky combine their pencils, they will have exactly half of the pencils available. If Art has an even number of pencils, and if Nicky has more pencils than Art, how many pencils does Art have? | D | | 174 | The coach of the college basketball team needs to pick 5 players for the starting lineup from James, Franco, Miguel, Ricky, Dan, Martin, Josh and Chris. The starting lineup must include only one big man and one guard. Martin, Franco and Ricky are guards. Dan and Josh are big men. Which of the following are possible starting lineups? | D | | 175 | If Dan and Martin must start together, what is the only possible starting lineup? | D | ## Section 6: Reading Comprehension **Instructions** * Choose the letter of the answer that best answers the question. **Passage 1:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 176 | When was Culion founded as a leper colony? | D | | 177 | Why was Culion needed? | C| | 178 | What does the word "roster" in line 8, most nearly mean? | A | | 179 | Why was Culion referred to as the "Island of No Return?" | D | | 180 | From the passage, it can be inferred that... | A | **Passage 2:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 181 | Why did the author place the line "Not a red rose or a satin heart," before line 1? | B | | 182 | What do lines 7-8 refer to? | C | | 183 | Lines 13-15 and line 22 show that one reason the author used the onion for her metaphor is... | D | | 184 | How does the poem flow from beginning to end? | C | | 185 | What do lines 4-5, shown below, symbolize? "It promises light, like the careful undressing of love." | A | | 186 | Why does the author mention the word knife in line 23? | D | **Passage 3:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 187 | The Swedish government taxes what percent of the country's GDP? | C | | 188 | How does "Swedish Snapshot A" contrast with "Swedish Snapshot B?" | A | | 189 | How does Snapshot B support the fact that Sweden is a booming economy? | C | | 190 | Why does the author refer to Sweden as a "People's Republic of Entrepreneurs?" | A | | 191 | How does the author respond to the questions posed at the end of line 9? | B | | 192 | What happened to the number of startups between 1984 and 1999? | A | | 193 | According to the passage, why are taxes high in Sweden? | D | | 194 | According to line 15, what does a country need to be successful? | B | | 195 | How did the Swedish Social Democrats respond to the new needs of Sweden? | C | | 196 | From lines 17-18, it can be inferred that ... | D | **Passage 4A:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 197 | Passage A tackles what kind of salmon? | C | | 198 | According to Passage A, what is the F.D.A.'s stance on the safety of genetically modified salmon for raising and consumption? | A | | 199 | What did the genetic adjustment do to the salmon? | A | | 200 | It can be inferred from lines 16-19 of Passage A that the process is taking longer than it should because of... | D | | 201 | What is the example given of researchers moving to foreign countries to do their work? | D | | 202 | Why does the author of Passage A give emphasis to the last part of line 32 shown below? "...- And perhaps ourselves." | A | | 203 | Who came up with the term eugenics found in line 3 of passage B? | B | | 204 | What is the main premise of the science of eugenics? | B | | 205 | How does the author of Passage B refute the belief of the followers of eugenics? | D | | 206 | What is the main idea of Passage B? | D | | 207 | Which of the following is the main difference between Passage A and B? | A | | 208 | Both authors would agree that Genetic Engineering is ... | C | | 209 | Unlike Passage B, Passage A ... | A | | 210 | How would the author of Passage B react to the developments in Passage A? | D | **Passage 5:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 211 | According to the passage, Harvard College has an acceptance rate of... | A | | 212 | What does the phrase "a dime a dozen," used to describe valedictorian applicants in line 3, most nearly mean? | C | | 213 | Why were parents shocked by the results of the previous admissions cycle? | C | | 214 | Which of the following is not mentioned as a contributing factor to the low acceptance rates in the top colleges? | D | | 215 | This quote about Caltech applicants below, from line 37 of the passage indicates that "The successful students have to have shown some passion for science and technology in high school or their personal life..." | C | | 216 | The tone in lines 1-3 can best be described as ... | B | | 217 | What would be an appropriate title for the passage? | A | | 218 | What is the author's purpose for writing this passage? | C | | 219 | What does Mr. Statt's statement in line 43 regarding college admissions imply? | C | | 220 | What is the main idea of the passage? | B | **Passage 6:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 221 | Why was Kurosawa only interested in the author's project when he learned it was to be called “The Films of Akira Kurosawa?" | B | | 222 | Why does the Picasso use the word turpentine in line 6? | A | | 223 | Kurosawa had the castle from which film dismantled because it was used nails? | B | | 224 | Why did Kurosawa gain the title of "Tenno?" | C | | 225 | What did Kurosawa do when he realized that local organizations and companies would not fund his films? | C | | 226 | What did the event in lines 33-36 show about Kurosawa? | C | | 227 | What do lines 38-39 imply about Kurosawa? | C | | 228 | What does the word vindication, mentioned in line 45, mean for Kurosawa? | B | | 229 | Lines 45-49 indicate that... | D | | 230 | Why does the author say that you "cannot sum up the dead" in line 53? | D | **Passage 7:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 231 | The phrase "If you will thank me" in line 1 indicates that... | C | | 232 | What does the word "inducements" in line 2 most nearly mean? | A | | 233 | What does the phrase "I believe I thought only of you," in line 2 mean? | B | | 234 | Why was Elizabeth embarrassed by Darcy's remarks? | A | | 235 | What does the word "trifle' mentioned in line 3 most nearly mean? | A | | 236 | What did Darcy wish to express in lines 3-5? | B | | 237 | What did Mr. Darcy feel about Elizabeth's reaction in lines 6-8? | B | | 238 | Though Elizabeth was not able to see Darcy's affection visually... | D | | 239 | What does the world "alluded" in line 6 most nearly mean? | A | | 240 | Line 11 shows that... | D | **Passage 8:** | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 241 | What is the pit being referred to inline 2? | A | | 242 | In lines 3-4, the author expresses his... | A | | 243 | What does the word circumstance inline 5 refer to? | A | | 244 | When the author wrote that he did has "not winced nor cried aloud," what was he trying to express? | C | | 245 | Lines 7-8 would most likely convey an image of ... | C | | 246 | What lies in the "beyond" being referred to inline 9? | B | | 247 | What does the author say he is as the 'menace of the years" finds him? | A | | 248 | What beckons for the author inline 14? | A | | 249 | The words in lines 15-16 area statement of ... | C | | 250 | Based on the tone and content of the passage, the title Invictus probably means... | B | ## Section 8: Mathematics **Instructions** * Choose the best and simplest answer from among the choices. | Item | Question | Answer | |---|---|---| | 251 | In this set of numbers, what is the mode? {0, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6} | C | | 252 | You got an average score of 72 over 100 in three tests. If an average of 75 is passing and you only have one more test, what score must you get in that test to get a passing mark? | C | | 253 | What is the probability of getting a perfect score in 3 items of a test that have 5 choices per item? | A | | 254 | A rocket travels at a speed of 3 miles per second. How far would it have traveled at constant speed if the rocket was traveling for 1 hour? | D | | 255 | Gabriel is 3 years younger than Frank at the moment. When their ages are doubled, Frank is 6 years older than Gabriel. Finally, the current total of their ages right now is 17. Which of the following could be Gabriel's age right now? | B | | 256 | Chris can finish painting a wall in 6 hours. Gretchen can finish painting the same wall twice as fast as Chris does. How quickly can they finish painting the wall together? | B | | 257 | The Ateneo has 18,000 applicants every year. Only 25% of these applicants will be accepted into the college and only the top 10% of the accepted students can take honors courses in the School of Management. How many students can take honors courses in the School of Management? | D| | 258 | A chemist wants to mix a 5% alcohol solution with a 10% alcohol solution to make an 8% solution If there are 3 liters of the 10% solution, around how many liters of the 5% solution does he need to get an 8% solution? | A | | 259 | Rachel saved 100,000 pesos in a bank that has an interest rate of 5% per annum. Around how much money will she have in 5 years if the amount earned from the interest is deposited with the original amount? | B | | 260 | 10 students in section A play Ultimate while 14 play basketball. If 4 of the students who play Ultimate play basketball too, how many students play basketball only? | A | | 261 | What is the median of this set of numbers? {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} | C | | 262 | A basketball team is behind by 40 points at the start of the 4th quarter. If the opponent does not score at all in the fourth quarter, what is the average number of points the team needs to score per 30 seconds if the game should be tied by the 10th minute? | B | | 263 | What is the probability of getting a sum of 12 after rolling a dice twice? | A | | 264 | City A is 10 000 miles away from City B. If a plane travels at an average speed of 200 miles per hour, how long will it take for it to travel from City A to City B? | C | | 265 | Justin can finish cleaning the garage in 5 hours. Bella can finish cleaning the same garage in 10 hours. They worked together for two hours, then Bella left to do some errands, leaving Justin to finish the work. How long did it take in total to clean the garage? | C | | 266 | In a small village of 12,000 people, 20% of all residents have been vaccinated for the flu. If the village leader wants to increase this percentage to 40%, how many more people will need to be vaccinated? | D | | 267 | In a factory, a worker needs to make a 10% solution of chlorine. If there are 15 liters of 20% chlorine solution and an endless supply of 5% chlorine solution, what is the minimum amount of 5% solution needed to make a 10% solution? | B | | 268 | KC invested 20,000 pesos into a business that earns 5% every year. How much more money will she need to invest in a business that earns 10% per year if she wants to earn 5,000 pesos a year? | D | | 269 | A pair of shoes costs 5 000 pesos. It was initially being sold at a 20% discount, but an additional 15% was decreased from the discounted price. What is the price of the pair of shoes? | D | | 270 | Kim has 400 pesos worth of 20 peso and 50 peso bills. If two more than two times the amount of the 50 peso bills is equal to the amount of 20 peso bills, what is the value of the 50 peso bills she has? | A | | 271 | A boat in a river travels upstream at a rate of 10 km/h and upstream at a rate of 14 km/h. What is the speed of the river's current? | A | | 272 | If John's password has twenty-eight letters, how many possible passwords are there? | A | | 273 | If 10 cows can produce 20 liters of milk per week, how long will it take 2 cows to make the same amount? | C | | 274 | How many games are played in a season if there are 10 teams and each team plays another team only once? | D | | 275 | What is the probability that 2 coins tossed at the same time will yield two tails? | B | **Note:** The Abstract Reasoning section was not included in the document, so I have omitted it from my response. The section is likely asking the test-taker to recognize patterns within shapes, symbols, or numbers, but without the visual information, I cannot provide an accurate representation of the test.