By: Randy T.

Pameron PEC-IB

A SAMPLE OF APTITUDE TEST

INSTRUCTIONS: There are 50 questions in the following pages. Each question has four alternatives. Please read each question carefully and indicate the right answer by marking (Highlight in Yellow) in the relevant box in the Answer Sheet.

1. Which word is least like the other three? A) Tiny B) Large C) Miniature D) Small 2. Hand is to Glove as Head is to : A) Hair B) Neck C) Earrings D) Hat

3. Which one does not belong to the group A) Cube B) Rectangle C) Hexagon D) Triangle 4. If you rearrange the letters ABER what would you have the name of? A) Automobile B) Town C) Animal D) Vegetable 5. Which number does not belong in the following sequence? 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 32 A) Four B) Nine C) One D) Sixteen D) Relaxed D) Stitch

6. Which word is the opposite of AWAKE? A) Dreaming B) Resting C) Asleep 7. Hammer is to Nail as Needle is to : A) Thread B) Sew C) Sharp
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You are using a two-litter bucket to carry water. How many trips to the well will be necessary to fill a ninelitter bucket? A) 4 B) 4.5 C) 5 D) 5.5 D) Width D) Ski

9. Train is to length as Tower is to : A) Colour B) Depth C) Height 10. Which activity does not belong to the group? A) Jump B) Read C) Jog

11. Which number does not belong to the following numerical sequence? 2 4 6 8 9 12 14 A) 2 B) 4 C) 9 D) 12

12. Which object does not belong in the group? A) Satellite B) Sun C) Planet

C) Comet

13. Sunil is both the 25th best and the 25th worst athlete on his team. How many athletes are on his team? A) 25 B) 50 C) 51 D) 26 14. You forget to wind your watch and it stops at 4.00 P.m. on Monday. How many hours would it be off at 11.00Pm on Tuesday. A) Seven B) Thirteen C) Nineteen D) Twenty Five E) Thirty one 15. One hundred businesspeople gather at a meeting. 85 of them carry a cellular phone, 80 of them have a beeper, 75 of them speak at least two languages and 70 of them wear a suit. Therefore, a certain number of them have all of the above: a cell phone AND a beeper AND speak at least two languages AND wear a suit. Out of these 100 businesspeople, what is the least possible number who have all of the above? A) 10 B) 15 C)18 D) 20 16. Vijay lost his part-time job, which reduced the net family income by 20%. His wife Maya decided to work overtime to compensate for the lost income. Other things being equal, by what percentage must her net salary increase in order to arrive at the same net family income as they had before Joe lost his job? A)20% B) 25% C) 30% D) 40% 17. What would be the next number in this series? 2..4.8... 16 ... 32 ... ?? A) 64 B)96 C) 49 D) 56

18. Grandma sent Ram some money for his birthday. Ram spent all of it in five stores. In each store, he spent Rs.1.00 more than half of what he had when he came in. How much money did he get from grandma? A) Rs.7.50 B) Rs.25 C) Rs. 30 D) Rs.46 E) Rs.62 19. Which one of the following five is least like the other four? A) Mumbai B) Colombo C) London D) Dhaka 20. Your teenage daughter Salona and her friend Mona invented a secret alphabet. You find a note that Salona wrote for Mona using this secret code. Salona tells you that it says: Hi Mona, Yesterday? Asked me out. Salona You desperately want to know who the guy is, but she won't tell you. Can you figure out his name from the note? Ls Ucvj, Tbdfboqjt, Ujofsv jdmbq ub cxf. Djpcvj. His name is: A) Mathews B) Marcus C) Michel D) Martin

21. A group of ladies meet for an afternoon tea party. They bring all their cats. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many ladies and how many cats are in the room?.

a) 6 ladies and 16 cats b) 7 ladies and 15 cats c) 8 ladies and 14 cats d) 9 ladies and 13 cats e) 10 ladies and 12 cats 22. Mahesh took a test of a certain number of questions, each question having the same value. He answered 10 questions incorrectly. This resulted in an accuracy score of 60%. How many questions were in the test? A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 35
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Seven disks--G, H, L, O, P, S, U--are being inserted in a CD player. The order in which the disks are played is subject to the following restrictions - L must be played before both O and U. Exactly two disks must be played between G and P one of which must be L. H cannot be played first. - If L and O are played consecutively, which one of the following cannot be true? A) S is played second B) G is played second C) L is played third D) O is played forth E) H is played sixth

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Because of winter storm damage, the cost of a pound of apples at the local supermarket has increased 40 percent while the cost of a pound of oranges has increased 20 percent. Therefore, apples are now more expensive than oranges. - The argument's reasoning is questionable because the argument fails to rule out the possibility that? A) before the storm, apples had increased in price less than oranges B) before the storm, apples had already been more expensive than oranges C) before the storm, oranges were significantly more expensive than apples D) apples will fall back to their normal price more quickly than oranges will E) consumers will reduce their purchases of apples until the price falls to below that of oranges

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A rancher is constructing a fence by stringing wire between posts 20 feet apart. If the fence is 400 feet long, how many posts must the rancher use? A) 22 B) 21 C) 20 D) 24 In travelling from city A to city B, John drove for 1 hour at 50 mph and for 3 hours at 60 mph. What was his average speed for the whole trip? A) 50 B) 53 1/2 C) 55 D) 56 E) 57 1/2

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27. The seventh number in a sequence of numbers is 31 and each number after the first number in the sequence is 4 less than the number immediately preceding it. What is the fourth number in the sequence ? A) 15 B) 19 C) 35 D) 43 E) 51 28. There are five employees--G, H, I, J, and K--in an office. Rumours spread through the office according to the following rules; Rumours can be passed in either direction between J and K. Rumours can be passed from G to H, from H to I, and from I to K. A rumour begun by H that reaches J will be known by all the following employees EXCEPT; ? A) J B) G C)I D) K 29. Manav, twelve year old, is three times as old as his brother. How old will Manav be when he is twice as old

as his brother? A) 15 B) 16
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C) 18

D) 20

Man has no choice but to seek truth, he is made comfortable and frustrated without truth-- thus the quest for truth is part of what makes us ________? A) Noble B) different C) human D) intelligent E) aggressive

31. Car X travelled from A to B in 30 minutes. The first half of the trip was covered at 50 mph, and the second half at 60 mph. What was the average speed? A) 200/11 B) 400/11 C) 500/11 D) 600/11 E) 700/11 32. Although the buildings and streets of this small beach town appear . . . . . . , the property values are quite . . . ...? A) expensive . . steep A) dilapidated . . high B) artistic . . pedestrian B) refurbished . . low C) quaint . . reasonable
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If it takes 20 years for a tree to grown 1 meter (assume constant rate of growth). How long would it take for the tree to become 5 meters in height? (starting from 0 meters) A) 4 years B) 100 meters C) 100 years D) 20 years A jet uses 80 gallons of fuel to fly 320 miles. At this rate, how many gallons of fuel are needed for a 700 mile flight? A) 150 B) 155 C) 160 D) 170 E) 175 Suppose half the people on a bus exit at each stop and no additional passengers board the bus. If on the third stop the next to last person exits the bus, then how many people were on the bus? A) 20 B) 16 C) 8 D) 6 E) Ramesh bought some apples at a cost of 60 paise each and some oranges at a cost of 50 paise each. If he paid a total of Rs. 4.10 for a total of 8 apples and oranges, how many apples did Ramesh buy? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5 E) 6 A town has a population growth rate of 10% per year. The population in 1990 was 2000. What was the population in 1992? A) 1600 B) 2200 C) 2400 D) 2420 E) 4000

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38. What would be the next group of letters in the series? aaaabdzb..cgac.djzd.??? A) enae B) ekze C) elxe
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D) emae

The price of an article was cut 20% for the sale. By what percent must the items be increased to again sell the article at the original price? A) 20% B) 25% C) 30% 15% Milind was both 13th highest and 13th Lowest in a spelling test. How many people were in the contest. A) 13 B) 25 C) 26 D) 28

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41. An Alsatian is a type of

A) Tree
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B) Animal

C) Machine

D) Profession

It is important that you adhere to the curfew set by your parents. If you stay out too late, they may become worried and call the police. Choose the most fitting definition for the word in italics. A) Ignore B) Withstand C) Stick D) Tolerate

43. If you were counting your expected winnings on the way to the casino, you would be: Biting the hand that feeds you. A) Putting all your eggs in one basket B) Counting your chickens before they are hatched. C) Walking the thin red line. 44. Which of the following is least like the other three A) Apple B) Potato C) Carrot Corn 45. Which of the following are not like the other three A) A B) Z C) N D) E
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In a row of students before a counter, there are 14 students standing before Subhash. If Subhash was standing 50th from the end of the row, how many students were present in the row. A) 64 B) 66 C) 67 D) 65

47. The sum of two numbers is 80 and three times one number is equal to five times the other. Find the number A) 50.30 B) 40.40 C) 25.55 D) 60.20 48. If everything were red, what colour would a school bus be? A) Red B) white C) Yellow D) green 49. 110% of 75 is: A) 82.5 B) 81.3 C) 67.5 D) 185

50. A is son of B and C is brother of A. If D is the sister of B, how is D related to C? A) Aunt B) Mother C) Sister D) Daughter

By: Randy T. Pameron PEC-IB

A SAMPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Question 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1-5: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: A. waited B. needed C. beloved D. loved A. stays B. says C. makes D. takes A. preparation B. ever C. eruption D. temperature A. area B. along C. abrupt D. available A. available B. safe C. ladder D. raincoat

Question 6-30: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space blank: 6. If only I _____ at the seaside with my friends now. A. am B. was C. were D. will be 7. Without the sun and its light, nothing _____ survive on Earth. A. can B. is able to C. will D. could 8. Congratulations on winning the championship! It is very nice _____ you to say so. A. to B. of C. from D. with 9. The fruit from the store hasnt been washed. _____, we have to wash them carefully before eating. A. But B. Therefore C. However D. Despite 10. Can you tell me the reason for _____ the Valentines Day? A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrated D. celebrate 11. You should get a doctor _____ your health to see what is wrong with you. A. checking B. check C. to check D. checked 12. Everything must be done carefully in preparation _____ the event. A. of B. for C. with D. to 13. _____ has been an increase in the use of Internet all over Vietnam lately. A. It B. There C. Here D. That 14. Festivals are occasions when people get _____ with those they love and care. A. along B. away C. together D. off 15. The children are looking forward _____ on their summer vacation. A. to go B. to be gone C. to going D. going 16. You were very _____ to pay for the drinks last night. A. active B. proud C. good D. generous 17. Joe used to be a lot faster than he is now, _____? A. wasnt he B. isnt he C. doesnt he D. didnt he 18. _____ his dislike of the new uniform, he had no choice but to wear it. A. Because of B. Despite of C. Thanks to D. In spite of 19. We _____ our neighborhood when that conservationist arrived. A. cleaned B. were cleaning C. are cleaning D. would clean 20. Oh dear, how _____ your water bills are! We cant pay them. A. heavy B. great C. enormous D. small 21. Water, electricity are not luxuries _____ necessities. A. and B. or C. but D. as 22. It is not widely known that baths use twice as _____ water as showers. A. much B. a lot C. many D. a lot of 23. Once you _____ the homework, you can watch the cartoons on TV. A. will finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. finished 24. Bill Gates, _____ is known as the King of computer programs, is famous for his charitable work. A. that B. whom C. who D. who he 25. Many people were injured when the building _____. A. collapsed B. hit C. struck D. erupted 26. HCM City is known _____ one of the best commercial centers of Vietnam. A. for B. with C. like D. as 27. Ive been _____ for my schoolbag but it is nowhere to be found.

A. finding B. looking C. accounting 28. We have to hurry now or well end _____ being outside the house. A. in B. at C. down 29. I suggest _____ the raincoats along with us in case of the rain. A. to take B. to be taken C. taking 30. I am going to have a lot of trouble with the test results, _____? A. am not I B. arent I C. wont I

D. making D. up D. being taken D. shant I

Question 31-40: Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences: 31. After a ten-minutes discussion with his group, he was chosen to give his ideas to the audience. A B C D 32. I wish I were free to help you with the exercise at school now but I were not! A B C D 33. When he arrived home, he was too hungry that he ate all the food left in the fridge. A B C D 34. The new light-bulb saves much more energy compared with another appliances in the same category. A B C D 35. Passover is an ancient spring festival, which is celebrated by Jewish people for freedom of slavery. A B C D 36. In spite the qualifications he had, he was not chosen for the job. A B C D 37. There is going to be a parade along Nguyen Hue Street to celebrate Independence Day in Sunday morning. A B C D 38. If you want to be successful in any job, remember not to lose hearts! A B C D 39. The show was very successful thank to the good preparations of the teams. A B C D 40. A recent disastrous volcano eruption in Japan has taken the lives of more than 10,000 people in Tokyo. A B C D II. WORD FORMATION Supply the correct form of the words in brackets: 1. I will always be with you, my dear and _____ friend. TRUST 2. You cannot hide your _____ for her forever. Just go and tell her whats on your mind. FEEL 3. We were surprised by the _____ of the electricity bill. We didnt know we had used that much. ENORMOUS 4. It is common to see the streets which are _____ with rubbish in Vietnam. LITTER 5. Various ways have been suggested to reduce _____. FOREST 6. For most _____, lighting takes up 10% to 15% of the electricity bill. HOUSE 7. His _____ between the two laptops was not useful as both of them are fake. COMPARE 8. On his once-a-year vacation, he decided to stay at an expensive and _____ hotel. LUXURY 9. A _____ earthquake is the power of nature that men are most afraid of. DISASTER 10. The _____ of the recent tidal waves havent been announced yet. DESTROY III. READING COMPREHENSION Question 1-15: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) (1)_____ are storms with very powerful turning winds and dark clouds. These winds are perhaps the (2)_____ on Earth. They (3)_____ speeds of 300 miles per hour. The dark clouds are (4)_____ like a funnel wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The winds are most dangerous in the center of the funnel. Tornadoes are especially common in the United States, but only in certain parts. They take (5)_____ mainly in the (6)_____ states. A hot afternoon in the spring is the (7)_____ likely time for a tornado. Clouds become dark. There is thunder, lightning, and rain. A cloud forms a (8)_____ and begins to twist. The funnel moves faster and faster. The faster the winds are, the louder the noise is. Tornadoes always (9)_____ in a northeastern direction. They never last longer than eight hours.

A tornados path is narrow, but within that narrow path, it can (10)_____ everything. It can smash buildings and knock down trees, not to mention it can kill people (11)_____ well. The worst tornado swept through the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in 1925 and (12)_____ 689 people, although people had been (13)_____ by scientists. Modern weather equipment now makes it possible to (14)_____ when a tornado is coming. People have a much better chance of protecting themselves. But ()_____ can stop a tornado from ruining everything in their path.

1. A. Hurricanes 2. A. heaviest 3. A. go 4. A. shaping 5. A. part 6. A. centric 7. A. best 8. A. funnel 9. A. shift 10. A. collapse 11. A. like 12. A. damaged 13. A. warned 14. A. talk 15. A. anything

B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B.

Typhoons fastest reach shaped position center least shape move harm so harmed predicted tell everything

C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C.

Cyclones strongest run shape place centered most path run lift that killed said say nothing

D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D.

Tornadoes hardest come shapes charge central worst way com destroy as destroyed told speak anyone

Questions 16-20: Read the passage again and decide which statement below is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. A tornado looks like a funnel which is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. In America, it is not common for tornadoes to appear in central states. Tornadoes are often seen together with lightning, thunder and rain. 689 people died in the tornado in 1925 because they had not been warned by scientists. We can use technologies to protect ourselves, but theres nothing we can do to save anything in its path.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: 1. I havent seen my ex-husband for ages. Its _____________________________. 2. It was raining heavily, making him late for school this morning. Because of _________________________________________. 3. Why dont you finish your homework first before you watch the film? (BE) I suggest that ___________________________________________. 4. I advise you to take a rest before continuing with the assignment. If I ________________________________________. 5. Did you arrive home very late last night? asked Mikes father. Mikes father _____________________________________. 6. There was too much noise for me to concentrate. There was such __________________________. 7. Someone forgot to turn off the fans last night. The fans ______________________________. 8. The maid helped Maria look after her children when she was not at home. Maria got the _______________________________________________. (TAKE) 9. Tornado is a natural disaster. It does a lot of damage to peoples lives. Tornado __________________________________________________. (WHICH) 10. The children cant wait to go on a picnic next weekend. The children are looking _____________________________.