DLSUCAT DIAG 2013

Mathematics (Diag Disc)

For Program: DLSUCAT

Session: DLSUCAT Diagnostic Test Discussion: Math – Batch 2 (May students)

Instructions for the Lecturer

* This session aims to discuss the questions, answers, and solutions to the Mathematics part of
the Diagnostic DLSUCAT.
* There are 3 ways in which the students can have access to a copy of the questions- 1. the
students are lent a copy of the booklet 2. the lecturer uses a Powerpoint presentation to flash the
questions and solutions 3. the lecturer writes the question and solutions on the board- so please
adjust to whichever is used at the branch you are assigned in.
* Get the item analysis from your RA. Discuss only the 30 items which majority of the students
got wrong.
* You may present the items in chronological order or by topics (Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Statistics & Probability)
* Suggested breakdown of the 4-hr session:

Topic/Activity No. of Minutes

Introductions/Motivation 5
Tips in answering the DLSUCAT Mathematics section 10
1st 10 items 70
Next 10 items 70
Last 10 items 70
Summary 10
Evaluation 5
Total 240

NO. QUESTION ANSW EXPLANATION

ER
1
161 Simplify: A
1 1 11
1 1 1
1 1
1 1+ 1+ 1+
1 1 3
1 1 1+ 1
1+ 1 = 2 = 2
3
A.
5
1 1
B. 1
2 5 3
5 1+
C. = 3 = 3 = 5
3
D. 2
Of 240 applicants for a job, 75% were offered an Considered for initial interview:
162 initial interview. How many applicants were A 240 x .75 = 180
rejected?
A. 60 Not considered or rejected = 240-180 = 60
B. 165
C. 180 Tip: Divide 240 by 4 parts or quarters: 60
D. 220 1 quarter = 25% = 60
The Math scores of 10 students are 41, 46, 49, Percentile = No. of Values below x /
163 54, 61, 65, 71, 79, 85, 91. What is the percentile C Total no. of values * 100
rank of the student who scored 65?
th
A. 25 No. of values below x = 5
th
B. 45 Total no of values = 10
th
C. 50

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th
D. 90 5/10* 100 = 50
6 96
164  ________ B
5 150 6 96 64 6 24
25   
A. 5 150 55 6 25
36
24
B.
25
C. 1
36
D.
25
Write the expression as a single logarithm: By using the properties of logarithm the
165 1 C correct answer is C
4logx  logy  3logz
2
4 x  0.5y
A. log
3z
4
x  y
B. log
3z
4
x  y
C. log 3
z
D. logx y z
4
 
3

Solve for X: log2X + 2log24 = 8 log2X + 2log24 = 8

2
166 A. 2 D log24 (X) = 8
B. 4 log216X = 8
8
C. 8 2 = 16X
8
D. 16 2 =X
4
2
X = 16
If log3x 36 = 2, what is 2x?  (3x)2 = 36
167 A. 2 C 9x2 = 36
B. ±2 x2 = 4
C. 4 x=±2 x
D. ±4 x=2
2x = 2(2)
=4
Jose got 93, 89, and 88 in his three exams. What (93 + 89 + 88 + X) / 4 = 92
168 should he get in his next exam to have an B X = 98
average of 92?
A. 97
B. 98
C. 99
D. 100
Five years ago, Toffer was twice as old as his  5 yrs ago now
169 brother Renzo. If Renzo is 8 years younger than D Toffer 2(x-5) 2(x-5) + 5
Toffer today, what is the sum of their ages? Renzo x-5 x
A. 13 2(x-5) + 5 = x + 8
B. 21 2x - 10 + 5 = x + 8
C. 24 2x - 5 = x + 8
D. 34 x = 13

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x + 8 = 21
sum = 34 yrs
Jose can finish painting a house in 2 hours while x/6 +x/2 =1
170 Manuel can finish the job is 6 hours. If they work C
together, how many minutes will it take both 4x= 6
workers to finish the job? X=3/2 hours or 90 minutes
A. 1.5
B. 25
C. 90
D. 120
Cherry can clean the house in 6 hours while
171 Jinky can clean the house in 8 hours. After B 
working together for 3 hours, Cherry left. How
much longer will it take Jinky to finish cleaning 12 + 9 + 3x = 24
the house? 21 + 3x = 24
A. 30 minutes 3x = 3
B. 1 hour x=1
C. 1 hour and 30 minutes
D. 2 hours
A 45-liter mixture contains milk and water at a Initial mixture:
172 ratio of 2:1. How much water should be added if C
the new ratio of milk and water is to be 1:2? Liters of milk = L = 30 L
A. 15 liters Liters of water = 45 L – 30 L = 15 L
B. 30 liters New mixture with ratio 1:2
C. 45 liters Let x = Liters of water to be added
D. 60 liters  Milk:water

 =
60=15+x
x=45
Virgie borrowed P12,000.00 from the bank at 6%  (6%)(3)(12,000) =
173 simple interest per annum. She returned the B (0.06)(3)(12, 000) = P2,160.00
money with interest after three years. How much
was the interest?
A. P1,800.00
B. P2,160.00
C. P13,800.00
D. P14,160.00
Mr. David Garcia put his money in a bank that
174 gives 5% interest compounded annually. If he C  P5,000,000 x 1.05 = P5,250,000
deposited 5 million pesos, how much is his P5,250,000 x 1.05 = P5,512,500
money after 2 years?
A. P512,500.00
B. P5,500,000.00
C. P5,512,500.00
D. P6,000,000.00
A mutual fund manager placed 25% of the Let x=total amount invested
175 principal amount in a 4% simple interest account, D I P R T
55% in 9% corporate bonds, and 20% in a 4% 0.01x 0.25x 0.04 1
market fund that earns 5% per year. The total acct
annual interest is Php150,000. What was the 10% 0.055x 0.55x 0.10 1
total amount invested? bonds
A. Php 500,000 5% 0.01x 0.20x 0.05 1
B. Php 1,000,000 fund
C. Php 1,500,000 15000 x
D. Php 2,000,000 0

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0.01x+0.055x+0.01x=150000
0.075x=150000
x=2,000,000
In the Black Saturday sale, the price of a leather TRIAL and ERROR:
176 belt was reduced by 10%. If the new price is $45, D 50−(10% of 50)
what was the original price? = 50−5 = 45
A. $4.50 So 50 is the original price
B. $45
C. $49.50 Original price (1 - d) = new price
D. $50 OP (1 – 0.1) = 45
OP (0.9) = 45
0.9 0.9
OP = 50
Two trains start at the same time from opposite D=RT
177 ends of the MRT, which is 17 kilometers long. A Let x = time traveled until both trains meet
The northbound train is moving at a rate of 60 D R T
kph, while the southbound train is moving at a Northbound 60 X
rate of 50 kph. How long after they begin will they 17
Southbound 50 X
meet? 60x + 50x = 17
A. 9 minutes 110x=17
B. 15 minutes x=0.15 hours
C. 24 minutes
D. 30 minutes 60min s 
0.15hours  9min utes
 1hour 
Harry leaves the campsite walking toward the D = RT
178 east at a rate of 3.5 kph. Ron leaves the D Let x = Ron’s walking rate
campsite at the same time but walks toward the 2 (x) 2(3.5)
•
west. In two hours, Harry and Ron will be 15 km  15 km
apart. What is Ron’s walking rate?
A. 2.5 kph R T D
B. 3 kph Harry 3.5 2 7
C. 3.5 kph Ron x 2 2x
D. 4 kph
2(3.5) + 2x = 15
7 + 2x = 15
2x = 15.7
8
x= =4
2
What is the mean of the data set below? mean = (88 + 89 + 88 + 90 + 91 + 88 + 90) /
179 88 89 88 90 91 88 90 B 7 = 89.14

A. 89.21
B. 89.14
C. 88.74
D. 85.65

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180 Average weight B Use average Pies:

Number per parrot In the first pie you have the number of red
sold (in pounds) parrots sold, which is 5, and the average
Red Parrot 5 2 weight, which is 2. That gives you a total
Blue Parrot 4 3 weight of 10 pounds. In the second pie you
have the number of blue parrots, which is 4,
The chart above shows the number of red and and the average weight, which is 3. That
blue parrots Sam sold in May and the average gives you a total weight of 12. To find the
weight of each type of bird sold. If Sam sold no average weight of all the parrots, you need
other parrots, what was the average (arithmetic to find the total weight of all the parrots.
mean) weight of a parrot? This is simply the total of the red plus the
A. 2 total of blue. In the last pie you have the
4 total number of parrots, which is 9, and the
2 total weight of all the parrots, which is 22.
B. 9 22
1 That gives you an average weight of 9 , or
2
C. 2 4 Red Blue Total
D. 5 2
9.
10 12 22

5 2 4 3 9

The ages of six people participating in a Rearranging the ages into increasing order:
181 swimming competition are 31, 25, 34, 22, 19, and B
26. Find the median age of the participants. 19 22 25 26 31 34
A. 25 Median = (25 + 26) / 2 = 25.5
B. 25.5
C. 26
D. 26.5
For numbers 182-183, refer to the data set
182 below: D The number that occurs most frequent is
14 17 33 21 33 17 33 33.

What is the mode?

A. 14
B. 17
C. 21
D. 33
What is the variance? Step 1: Find the mean
183 A. 450. 25 C 14  17  33  21  33  17  33 168
B. 168. 00 
 24
C. 64. 29 7 7
D. 24. 50 2: Calculate the variance by
a. subtracting the mean from each
value
b. squaring each result
c. getting the arrange of the squared
differences
2 2
variance = (14 – 24) + (17 – 24) + (33 -
2 2 2
2
(σ ) 24) + (21 – 24) + (33 – 24) +
2 2
(17 – 24) + (33 – 24)
7
variance = 100+49+81+9+81+49+81 = 450
7 7
= 64.29

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In tossing a pair of dice, what is the probability of

184 having an outcome of similar faces? D P = 6/36 = 1/6
1
A.
2
1
B.
3
1
C.
4
1
D.
6
A bag contains 4 red marbles, 10 blue marbles, To figure out probability, you need to work
185 and 6 yellow marbles. If three marbles are C with fractions; the total number of possible
removed from the bag at random and no marble outcomes goes on the bottom, and the
is returned to the bag after removal, what is the number of desired outcomes goes on the top.
probability that all three marbles will be blue? To figure out the probability of selecting three
blue marbles, you need to figure out the
1
A. probability of getting a blue marble each time
2 a marble is selected. The first time, there are a
1 total of 20 marbles and 10 of them are blue,
B. so the probability of getting a blue marble
8 10 1
is  . When the second marble is
2 20 2
C. selected, there are only 19 marbles left, and
19 only 9 of them are blue. So the probability of
3 9
D. getting a blue marble the second time is .
18 19
When the third marble is selected, there are a
total of 18 marbles left and 8 are blue, so the
probability of getting a blue marble on the third
8 4
try is  To find the probability of
18 9
selecting three blue marbles, you need to
multiply the three separate probabilities:
1 9 4 2
x x 
2 19 9 19
A is an improbable answers because it doesn’t
consider how the probability changes with
each event.
What is the value of x in the equation x+2 x 3
186 x +2 x -3 D =
=  3 2
3 2 ? 2(x+2)=3(x−3)
A. 3 2x+4=3x−9
B. 5 13=x
C. 8
D. 13
2 2
If x + y = 12 and x + y = 126, then xy x + y = 12
2 2
187 =___________ A (x + y) = 12
2 2
A. 9 x + 2xy + y = 144
2 2
B. 10 but x + y = 126
C. 11 126 + 2xy = 144
D. 13 2xy = 144 – 126 = 18
xy = 18
2 2

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xy = 9
2 2
Factor: x + xy – 2y
2 2
188 A. (x – 2y) (x + y) D (x + 2y) (x - y) = x + 2xy – 2y – xy
2 2
B. (x – 2y) (x - y) = x + xy – 2y
C. (x + 2y) (x + y)
D. (x + 2y) (x - y)
Given 0 < x < 1:
3 2
189 A. x > x B  x is a fraction, therefore, it will always be
3 2
B. x < x smaller when you multiply it by itself.
3 2
C. x = x
D. The relationship cannot be determined.
|x−3| ? |6−2x|
190 A. > D  | 6 – 2x| = 2|3 - x|, therefore B is always
B. < twice of A. But what if x = 3, both of them
C. = will be zero. Therefore D.
D. The relationship cannot be determined.
If f(x) = 2x + 5 and g(x) = 3x, what is f(g(x))?
191 A. 6x B  f(x) = 2x + 5
B. 6x + 5 g(x) = 3x
C. 6x + 15 f(g (x) ) = 2(3x) = 5
2
D. 6x + 15x= f(g(x)) = 6x + 5
If f(x) = 2x – 5, what is f(x + h)?
192 A. 2x + h – 5 C Replace x in 2x – 5 by the quantity
B. 2h – 5 x+h
C. 2x + 2h – 5
D. 2x – 2h + 5 2 (x + h) – 5 = 2x + 2h - 5
What is the equation of a line that contains the
193 point (-2, -5) and is parallel to the x-axis? C  P(-2,-5), m = 0
A. x = -2 y-y1 = m (x-x1)
B. x = 2 y - -5 = 0 (x- -2)
C. y = -5 y+5=0
D. y = 5 y = -5

Find the midpoint between the points (-2, 6) and

194 (4, 8) B (-2 + 4 , 6 + 8) = (1, 7)
A. (3, 7) 2 2
B. (1, 7)
C. (3, 1)
D. (1, 1)

The distance between points A and B is 10 units.

195 If A has coordinates (4, -6) and B has D
coordinates (-2, y), determine the value of y.
A. -6
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
The complement of the supplement of an angle
196 is 20°. What is five times the angle? D  90 – (180 – ө) = 20
A. 70° -90 + ө = 20
B. 110° ө = 110
C. 350° 5ө = 550°
D. 550°

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In a parallelogram, one angle measures 70°.

197 What is the measure of the angle adjacent to it? C  70 + N = 180
A. 20° N = 110°
B. 70°
C. 110°
D. Cannot be determined
A right triangle has a leg measuring 12 cm and
198 hypotenuse measuring 15 cm. What is the C 1 1
measure of the altitude to the hypotenuse?  (12) (9) = (15)(h)
2 2
3
A. 45h
5 54 =
2
18
B.
5 108
h
36 15
C.
5 36
h
72 5
D.
5
In the triangle below, find x.
199 C  1___ = ___X___
A. 1 0 Sin 30 Sin 45
30
2 x
B. X = Sin 45 = 2
0
3 45 Sin 30 2_
C. ½
1
D. 2
X= 2
A 34-foot ladder is used to reach the top of a 16-
200 foot wall. If the ladder extends 2 feet past the top A 
of the wall, what is its inclination to the
60 32
horizontal? 0
o 16
A. 30
o 30
B. 45 0
o
=60
0
C. 60
o
D. 90
Find the area of pentagon ABCDE if AF = 2 and
201 BCDE is a square with side equal to 3. D  SQUARE = S2 =(3)2 = 9
A
bh

3 2
3
  
TRIANGLE =
2 2
A. 9 E B 9 + 3 = 12
F
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

D C
What is the area of the shaded region if A and B
202 are midpoints of the square with area equal to 16 B  Area of half the time square = 8cm2
cm? Area of the triangle = 4 cm2
2
A. 2 cm Area of the shaded = 4 cm2
2
B. 4 cm A B
2
C. 8 cm
D. Cannot be determined

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A circle inscribed in a square has a

2 2 2
203 circumference of 20π cm. What is the area of the D  A = S = 20 = 400 cm
square?
2
A. 40 cm
2
B. 80 cm
2
C. 100 cm
2
D. 400 cm
If the radius of a sphere is increased by a factor If r is the radius of the sphere, its volume is
204 of 3, then the volume of the sphere is increased A r3. If r is increased by a factor of 3, then
by a factor of ______. the radius becomes 3r and the volume is
increased to (3r) = 27r .
3 3
A. 27
B. 18 Thus the volume is increased by a factor of
C. 9 27.
D. 6
What are the dimensions of a solid cube whose The surface area of a cube of edge length a
205 surface area is numerically equivalent to its D is equal to the sum of the areas of its 6
volume? faces. Since a cube is a regular polygon, all
A. 2, 2, 2 6 faces are congruent. Each face of a cube
B. 2, 3, 4 is a square of edge length a. Hence the
2
C. 4, 4, 4 surface area of the cube ia S.A. = 6a , while
3
D. 6, 6, 6 the volume of the cube is V = a . It is given
2 3
in the question that S.A. = V, or 6a = a ,
hence a = 6. Each of the cube’s length edge
is equal to 6.
POE: B and D are not sides of a cube so
eliminate these choices right away.
π
206 What is cot ? B 3
3
 cot = = 3
1
A.
2
3
B.
3
3
C.
2
D. 3
Find 2 sin x = 1. Find x.  2 sin x = 1
o
207 A. 30 A 1
o
B. 45 sin x =
C. 60
o 2
D. 90
o x = 30°
An angle θ of a right triangle is between the hyp 13
208 hypotenuse measuring 13 cm and the leg C  sec ө = 
measuring 12 cm. What is sec θ? adj 12
5
A.
13
12
B.
13

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13
C.
12
13
D.
5
Which of the following is TRUE?  A and C are not Pythagorean identities.
2 2
209 A. sin x + 1 = cos x B B is a Pythagorean identity.
2 2
B. tan x = sec x − 1
2 2
C. 1 – cot x = csc x
D. None of the above
Which of the following trigonometric expressions Sin x * csc x = 1
210 is equal to 1? C
=1
A. sinxsecx Cotx * tan x = 1
2 2
B. sec x  cot x
2 2
C. csc x  cot x
tanx
D.
cotx

Discuss selected items in Science if time will allow:

NO. QUESTION ANSWER EXPLANATION

211 Why is sunlight more concentrated in places along A
the equator than in poles?
A. The Earth is round.
B. The Earth’s orbit is elliptical.
C. The Earth rotates on a tilted axis.
D. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
212 Which of the following explains why we have 366 D 1
days in a leap year? ***There are 365 days in a year
4
A. The earth revolves more slowly during a leap
year so it takes a day longer for revolution.
B. The earth rotates more slowly during a leap
year.
C. People need to have an extra day in their lives.
1
D. The extra day compensates for the day lost
4
in each year in the calendar.
213 Between mass and volume, which should be B ***Density = mass
decreased to increase density? Volume
A. Mass
B. Volume To increase density, we must decrease
C. Both A and B volume
D. None of the above
214 If the weight of a body is 10 N, what is its mass? B W = mg
A. 1N
2
B. 1kg ***10 m (10m/s )
C. 10N 1 kg = m
D. 10kg
215 What do you call the temperature at which ice D ***Ice to liquid water → melting point
begins to turn into liquid water? Liquid water to vapor → boiling point
A. Boiling point
B. Changing point

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C. Liquification point
D. Melting point
216 Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is actually a ________. D ***The Great Red Spot is a persistent
A. cluster of erupting volcanoes anticyclonic vortex on the south border
B. cloud of poisonous gases of the South Equatorial belt of Jupiter.
C. stretch of iron-rich lands
D. persistent anticyclonic storm
217 Which of the following refers to a certain region’s A
demography?
A. population, gender, immigration
B. temperature, pressure, precipitation
C. vegetation, location, climate
D. culture, language, religion
218 What is the correct chemical equation for B Photosynthesis involves the photolysis
photosynthesis? of water to obtain Hydrogen ions and
A. CO2 + H2O → C6H12O6 carbon fixation to form glucose and
B. CO2 + H2O → C6H12O6 +O2 releasing oxygen molecules in the
C. C6H12O6 +O2 → CO2 + H2O process.
D. CO2 + H2 → C6H12O6 + O2
219 Rhyolite, obsidian, andesite and pumice are: A All of these rocks are igneous rocks
A. Igneous rocks
B. Metamorphic rocks
C. Sedimentary rocks
D. All of the above
220 In inflating a balloon, which of the following does A ***Increasing the volume means
NOT increase? decreasing the pressure.
A. Pressure
B. Weight
C. Volume
D. Temperature
221 Organisms that lived during the Ice Age were A ***Adaptation is the process whereby a
usually covered with hair all over their bodies. This population becomes better suited to its
is an example of ________. habitat.
A. adaptation
B. biological magnification
C. proliferation
D. propagation
222 What will happen if the xylem is removed from a D ***Water pass through the xylem. If
plant? there’s no water, the plant will wither.
A. The plant will grow faster.
B. The plant will produce more food.
C. The plant color will turn darker.
D. The plant will wither.
223 What characteristic of living things is exemplified by C ***Accretion means growth.
the growth of plants towards the source of sunlight? Locomotion is movement (usually for
A. Locomotion animals)
B. Ability to reproduce
C. Ability to respond to a stimulus
D. Accretion
224 What relationship is exhibited by an orchid growing C ***The orchid benefits and the tree is not
on a branch of a tree? harmed.
A. Parasitism
B. Mutualism
C. Commensalism
D. Competition

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225 Which of the following cannot be found in the cell D ***DNA is found inside the nucleus
cytoplasm of a eukaryote?
A. Nucleus
B. Mitochondrion
C. Golgi apparatus
D. DNA
226 What will happen to a cell when placed in a highly A ***The water inside the cell will go out,
concentrated solution? making the cell shrink since the path of
A. It will shrink. osmosis is from high water
B. It will swell. concentration or less concentrated
C. It will multiply. solution to low water concentration or
D. It will remain the same. highly concentrated solution.
227 Which of the following is NOT true about meiosis? A 4 daughter cells
A. It produces two daughter cells.
B. It involves two cell divisions.
C. It takes place in sex cells.
D. It produces cells with haploid chromosome
number.
228 Almost all sex-linked disorders are carried by the X- D Only 78, compared to X-chromosomes
chromosome. Why are Y-linked disorders so rare? which have about 2000
A. Because you have to inherit two Y-
chromosomes for a disease to show up.
B. Because the genes on the Y-chromosome are
always masked by other genes.
C. Because only the X-chromosome is genetically
active.
D. Because the Y-chromosome carries very few
genes.
229 If a flower allele R stands for white and is B ***Whatever color it is that is dominant
completely dominant over r, which is red, what is will be the color of the flower unless it is
the color (phenotype) of Rr? “rr”
A. Red
B. White
C. Pink
D. Cannot be determined
230 From the previous number, if a flower with D R R
genotype RR was crossed with another with R RR RR
genotype Rr, what is the probability of producing a r Rr Rr
red flower?
A. 100 0% since all roses will be white
B. 75
C. 50
D. 0
231 What is the chemical symbol for Tungsten? C Wolfram is the latin name for tungsten.
A. T
B. Tu
C. W
D. Wf
232 Sodium chloride is an example of a/an ________. C ***Sodium is metal, chlorine is non-
A. acid metal. There is a transfer of electrons
B. hydrocarbon therefore it is an ionic compound.
C. ionic compound
D. mixture
233 Which of the following is NOT a pure substance? D ***Air is a mixture of gases.
A. He

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B. CO
C. Water
D. Air
234 Calcium hydroxide demonstrates what kind of C Calcium is a cation while hydroxide is an
chemical bonding? anion. Therefore the bonding is ionic
A. Covalent
B. Hydrogen
C. Ionic
D. London Dispersion
235 Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an example of a B Covalent bond is the bond for non-metal
compound that has a/an ________. and nonmetal compound
A. metallic bond
B. covalent bond
C. non-metallic bond
D. ionic bond
236 Sodium has an atomic weight of 23 and an atomic B ***The number of protons is always
1+
number of 11. How many protons does a Na ion . equal to the atomic number.
have?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 23
237 What ion do bases release into a solution? B ***Bases always have (OH) in their
A. Hydrogen ions chemical name. They also release
B. Hydroxide ions hydroxide ions.
C. Sodium ions
D. Nitrogen ions
238 Based on the four major categories of chemical C NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O
reactions, neutralization is considered a type of
________.
A. combination
B. single displacement
C. double displacement
D. decomposition
239 Which of the following statements is true? D
A. The release of bubbles when you open a soda
is an example of a physical change. B.
The rusting of metal is a physical change.
C. A change in appearance means that only a
chemical change has occurred.
D. In a chemical change, a new substance is
produced.
240 What is the value of r if the chemical equation D ***Balance the equation, it will be
below is balanced ? 3FeCl2 + 2Na3PO4 → 6NaCl + Fe3(PO4)2
pFeCl2 + qNa3PO4  rNaCl + Fe3(PO4)2
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
241 If the pressure of a given quantity of gas is halved, B Boyle’s law
what will happen to its volume?
A. It will decrease by half. ***→ P1 V1 P2v2
B. It will double. Pressure is inversely proportional to its
C. It will remain constant. volume.
D. It will increase 4 times.

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242 Which of the following elements should not be A All of the elements are members of the
included in the group? Alkali metals while Barium is a member
of the alkaline metals
Lithium, Sodium, Rubidium, Barium

A. Barium
B. Lithium
C. Sodium
D. Rubidium
243 Which of the following elements has the highest C Atomic radius increases from right to
atomic radius? left.
A. Boron Since lithium is the left most element in
B. Beryllium the group, lithium has the highest atomic
C. Lithium radius
D. Nitrogen
244 Given the electron configuration below, what is the B The final number of the electron
valence electron of the element? configuration states the valence electron
1s2 2s2 2p3 of the element. Since 3 is the last
A. 2 number, 3 is the valence electron of the
B. 3 element.
C. 4 Number 2 is the principal quantum
D. 5 number and it states the row number.
The letter can be used to find the shape
of the electron orbital
245 The equal weight of a sealed container before and D
after the reaction of an acid and a base inside it
validates the ________.
A. Law of Conservation of Energy
B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Chemical Equilibrium
D. Law of Conservation of Mass
246 How many particles are there in 10 moles of a C Avogadros number =
23
substance? 6.022x10 molecules
22
A. 6.02 x 10 mole substance
23
B. 6.02 x 10 x 10 moles
24 24
C. 6.02 x 10 = 6.02x10
25
D. 6.02 x 10
247 What is the molecular mass of HNO3? A HNO3
(H = 1 g/mol, N = 14 g/mol, O = 16 g/mol) 3 x 16 = 48
A. 63 g/mole 1 x 14 = 14
B. 54 g/mole 1x1= 1
C. 48 g/mole 63 g/mole
D. 44 g/mole
248 Promethium (with chemical symbol Pm) has an A = 290 g Pm x (1 mole Pm/145 g Pm)
atomic number of 61 and an atomic mass of 145 = 2 moles Pm
amu. How many moles are there in 290 grams of
Promethium?
A. 2.0
B. 3.0
C. 3.45
D. 4.75
249 How many moles of NaOH are present in a 500 ml B 500 ml -> 0.5 liters
of 0.1 molarity NaOH solution
A. 0.005 x/0.5 = 0.1 Molarity
B. 0.05 0.1*0.5 = x

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C. 2 0.05 = x
D. 20
250 What is the molality of a solution containg 500 C Molality = moles/ kg of solvent
grams of water and 2 moles of HCl? = 2/ 0.5
A. 0.004 =4
B. 1
C. 4
D. 250
251 Angel was waiting in her car at a stoplight. When B 1 2
the light finally turned green, she accelerated from d  vot  at
2 2
rest at a rate of 7.0 m/s for a time of 4 seconds.
How far did Angel’s car travel during this time? 1
 (0)(4)  (7)(4) 2
A. 28 m 2
B. 56 m d  56m
C. 112 m
D. 224 m
252 Neglecting air resistance, what is the kinetic energy C ***At the maximum height, the velocity is
zero. Therefore, the KE  mv  will also
of a dropped object at its maximum height? 2

A. Equal to PE  2 
B. Maximum  
C. Zero be equal to zero.
D. Cannot be determined
253 Which of the following CANNOT be done by force? D ***A, B and C are all correct.
A. Stop a body in motion D : Energy not object is transformed to
B. Change the direction of motion another type of energy
C. Move an object at rest
D. Transform an object to energy
254 For an object dropped from the top of a building, A ***The acceleration of a freely-falling
2
which of the following is NOT true? body is g or 9.8 m/s
A. Its acceleration is zero.
B. Its initial velocity is zero
C. Its displacement is not zero.
D. Its height is decreasing.
255 For a body that has zero acceleration, which of the A ***Zero acceleration means that there is
following is constant? no change in velocity.
A. Velocity
B. Friction
C. Displacement
D. Direction
256 When the amount of force is multiplied with time, D a. a = F/m = Δ V / Δt
the resulting quantity is ________. b. P = F/A
A. acceleration c. P = mΔV
B. pressure
C. momentum
D. impulse
257 Which of the following is true about Newton’s Laws A b. first law not second law
of Motion? c. For every action, there is always an
A. The first law is the Law of Inertia. equal but opposite reaction.
B. The second law states that an object at rest will
remain at rest unless acted upon by an external Second law is law of acceleration.
force. The statement B describes the law of
C. For every action, there is always an equal inertia
reaction.
D. None of the above
258 Which of the following forces causes an object to B

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move with a uniform speed along a circular path?

A. Centrifugal
B. Centripetal
C. Frictional
D. Gravitational
259 Which of the following statements about friction is D Since frictional force = µKFN
FALSE? µSFN
A. It is a contact force.
B. Its effects oppose motion.
C. It is present in all machines.
D. It is proportional to the area of contact of the
surfaces.
260 Compute for the electrical current in a circuit with B V = IR
voltage of 400mV and resistance of 0.5Ω. I = V/R
A. 0.2 A = 0.4 V / 0.5 Ω
B. 0.8 A = 0.8 A
C. 20 A
D. 80 A

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