PhiLSAT Practice Booklet

R
PRACTICE BOOKLET
The CEM allows the reproduction of this practice booklet in any manner suitable to
the PhiLSAT applicant. Other uses including selling or licensing copies, or posting
to personal, institutional or third party website are prohibited.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
The Philippine Law School Admission Test consists of four subtests. Each subtest
contains multiple-choice items.
For each item, select your answer from the options given. On your answer sheet, shade
the circle marked with the letter of your chosen answer. For example, if your answer to
an item is option C, then completely shade the circle marked C as shown below. Make
sure your mark on the circle is dark. Avoid incorrect shading of circles as they may not
be recognized as an answer.
Make sure you are marking the answer columns corresponding to the item number you
are on. Mark only one answer for each item. If you want to change your answer, erase
the first answer completely. Incomplete erasures will be interpreted as another answer
thereby producing “multiple answers.” Items with multiple answers are automatically
considered wrong.
Do not write anything on this test booklet. Use the blank pages of your answer sheet for
your scratch work.
Follow carefully the specific directions for each subtest or section. When you finish a
subtest, proceed to the next until you have completed the entire test.
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
3
TEST A. COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Section 1. Identifying Sentence Errors
Directions: Read each sentence carefully but quickly, paying attention to the underlined word or
phrase. Each sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an
error, select the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If
the sentence is correct, select choice D.
In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.
D 1. Anybody who is ready with the answer may raise their right hand. No error
A B C D
C TAMANG SAGOT
B 2. The chairman of the board had spend nearly an hour listening to the members of the press
A B C
before issuing the order. No error

D
D 3. Some young people want success badly but they are not willing to work for it. No error
A B C D
A 4. Some universities has set up small colleges for closer relationships between professors and
A B C
students. No error
D
B 5. The administration officers have expressed they’re gratitude to the rank and file
A B
for their loyalty and support. No error

C D
D 6. It is imperative that the matter be kept unknown from the organizers. No error
A B C D
D 7. Ramirez, accepting his defeat like a true sport, congratulated the newly proclaimed
A B C
champion. No error
D
PRACTICE BOOKLET
BKL PhiLSAT_AA_0317 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE D
4
C 8. The construction workers were tired but the afternoon nap rest them. No error
A B C D
B 9. Did you notice the way she look when she caught sight of the accident victims? No error
A B C D
D10. Smoke billowed above the rooftops as firemen battled their way through the noisy crowd.
A B C
No error
D
B 11. Food at the canteen is expensive, so I use to bring a packed lunch. No error
A B C D
D 12. Although tired and hungry, the governor reluctantly agreed to a twenty-minutes press
A B C
conference. No error C TAMANG SAGOT

D
B 13. The computer, a leading technological device, it makes human tasks easier to do.
A B C
No error
D
C 14. At the time of the revolution, violence during the vigil and moments of prayer
A B
minimized by the leaders of different religious sectors. No error

C D
A 15. That ninety percent of the body consists of fluids, particularly blood and water. No error
A B C D
D16. Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Bicol Region renowned for its
A
most perfect cone and nominated as one of the wonders of the world. No error
B C D
B TAMANG SAGOT
A17. If the Filipinos had not gone to the streets to demonstrate their resistance against
A B
D TAMANG SAGOT
the dictator, we would not have regained our freedom. No error

C D
PRACTICE BOOKLET
5
D 18. The Senate has until November to conduct interviews for the confirmation of
A
the President’s appointees, but the senators decided to do this after the budget session.
B C
No error C TAMANG SAGOT

D
D 19. If the phone rings and I’m not around, please answer it and make sure
A
to get the caller’s name, his contact number and what his message is. No error
B C TAMANG SAGOT
C D
A 20. Most of the athletic equipments used this year by the PE Department are newly acquired.
A B C
No error
D
D 21. Our history teacher believes that twelve meetings are insufficient for us to master
A B C
the history of Japan, so he assigned additional readings and projects for support.
No error A TAMANG SAGOT

D
C 22. Despite the bad weather last Sunday, the family fun-run sponsored by the parents were
A B C
so successful that they were able to raise sufficient funds to buy school materials for
the Aetas. No error

D
PRACTICE BOOKLET
6
Section 2. Sentence Completion
Directions: Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning
of the sentence as a whole.
D 23. The class condoled with their teacher when her mother _____________ last week.
(A) passed up
(B) passed off
(C) passed out
(D) passed away
D 24. The cornered kidnappers were forced to _____________ their white flag because they
feared for their lives.
(A) rise
(B) race
(C) raze
(D) raise
C 25. _____________ his close relation with the victim, no one was allowed by the police to
enter the scene of the crime.
(A) Regarding
(B) Irregardlessly of
(C) Regardless of
(D) Irregardless of
A 26. _____________ the burglar was, he must have cased our house for days before actually
entering our house that night.
(A) Whoever
(B) Whomever
(C) Whosoever
(D) Whomsoever
D 27. Mother tells Sarah that her small cat named Elsie _____________ under the swing on
the front porch. C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) lays
(B) lying
(C) is lying
(D) is laying
PRACTICE BOOKLET
7
D 28. I _____________ the assigned task ahead of schedule.
(A) done
(B) am done
(C) was done
(D) have done
D 29. The President, who is known to be a chain-smoker, might just _____________ stop
smoking in his own time without being pressured by anyone.
(A) quit
(B) quite
(C) quitely
(D) quietly
B 30. The employees are eagerly awaiting for the date of _____________ of their new
salary scheme.
(A) affectivity
(B) effectivity
(C) effectiveness
(D) effectiveliness
C 31. Many election losers suspect that some winners _____________ their way to
the victory line.
(A) cheat
(B) will cheat
(C) have cheated
(D) has cheated
C 32. The investors _____________ considerable capital when the tsunami devastated
the province.
(A) lose
(B) loss
(C) lost
(D) loose
D 33. The rebels believe that they are safe in the mountains where _____________ familiar
with the terrain.
(A) there
(B) their
(C) there are
(D) they are
PRACTICE BOOKLET
8
A 34. The properties of Alex’s rich unmarried aunt were divided _____________ all
the nephews and nieces in accordance with her last will and testament.
C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) to
(B) with
(C) among
(D) between
D 35. Mother told us to _____________ our little brother’s tantrums since he’s a special child
and we all love him.
(A) put on
(B) put off
(C) put across
(D) put up with
D 36. The snatcher surprised me from behind, grabbed my hand, and _____________ with
my handbag. C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) made do
(B) made out
(C) made off
(D) made away
D 37. By December next year, Mr. and Mrs. Ocampo _____________ for forty years.
(A) were married

(B) had been married
(C) have been married
(D) will have been married
B 38. The Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption is considered the _____________ in

Philippine history.
(A) worse
(B) worst
(C) worsest
(D) most worse
A 39. _____________ Muslim laws are based on Islam, special shariah courts have been
created to decide on family and personal conflicts of Muslims in autonomous regions.
(A) Since
(B) Although
(C) When
(D) Even though
PRACTICE BOOKLET
9
Section 3. Improving Sentences
Directions: Read each sentence carefully but quickly and determine whether the underlined
portion is correct or whether it needs to be revised. If the sentence needs no revision, choose
option D.
In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English. Pay attention to
grammar, choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Choose among the options
which revision results in a sentence that is clear and precise.
A 40. Ally’s cat was finally found shivering under the stairs of the house covered with mud and
ravenously hungry.
(A) finally found under the stairs of the house, shivering, covered with mud and
ravenously hungry.
(B) found finally shivering covered with mud and ravenously hungry under the stairs
of the house.
(C) found shivering, and covered with mud and ravenously hungry under the stairs of
the house finally.
(D) No change
B 41. If the government decides. To amend the Constitution. One of the changes should be the
abolition of the unnecessary and expensive party-list system.
(A) If the government decides; to amend the Constitution, one of the changes should
be the abolition of the unnecessary and expensive party-list system.
(B) If the government decides to amend the Constitution, one of the changes should be
the abolition of the unnecessary and expensive party-list system.
(C) If the government decides, to amend the Constitution, one of the changes should be
the abolition of the unnecessary and expensive party-list system.
(D) No change
C 42. “Death was close that we were already crying and praying the rosary,” one of the ship
disaster victims narrated.
(A) was too close that we were already crying and praying
(B) was so close than we were already crying and praying
(C) was so close that we were already crying and praying
(D) No change
B 43. Driving along the Imus Highway, two cows crossed in front of me.
(A) Crossing in front of me, I saw two cows, while driving along the Imus Highway.
(B) As I was driving along the Imus Highway, two cows crossed in front of me.
(C) Two cows crossed in front of me while driving along the Imus Highway.
(D) No change
PRACTICE BOOKLET
10
B 44. Most compressors operate rather simply it cranks up energy to cool your refrigerator
using the same amount of power all day long but that is not the case with ABC’s
Inverter Compressor.
(A) Most compressors operate rather simply. It cranks up energy to cool your
refrigerator using the same amount of power all day long but that is not
the case with ABC’s Inverter Compressor.
(B) Most compressors operate rather simply. It cranks up energy to cool your
refrigerator using the same amount of power all day long, but that is not
(C) Most compressors operate rather simply, it cranks up energy to cool your
refrigerator using the same amount of power all day long but that is not
(D) No change
C 45. My mother asked me why I did not take more pictures of the children playing in
the park?
(A) “why I did not take more pictures of the children playing in the park.”
(B) “why I did not take more pictures of the children playing in the park?”
(C) why I did not take more pictures of the children playing in the park.
(D) No change
C 46. Actually, flying lemurs don’t fly they just glide from tree to tree.
(A) don’t fly and glide from tree to tree

(B) don’t fly but gliding from tree to tree
(C) don’t fly; they just glide from tree to tree
(D) No change
B 47. Driving too slowly along SLEX last Saturday. A highway patrol officer stopped
Miss Perez.
(A) Miss Perez was stopped by a highway patrol officer driving too slowly along
SLEX last Saturday.
(B) Driving too slowly along SLEX last Saturday, Miss Perez was stopped by a
highway patrol officer.
(C) Driving too slowly along SLEX last Saturday, a highway patrol officer stopped
Miss Perez.
(D) No change
A 48. Whenever he arrives from work, Alex who lives alone in a condominium unit, heats his
precooked dinner.
(A) Alex, who lives alone in a condominium unit, heats his precooked dinner.
(B) Alex who lives alone in a condominium unit heats his precooked dinner.
(C) Alex, who lives alone in a condominium unit heats his precooked dinner.
(D) No change
PRACTICE BOOKLET
11
B 49. My mother is a woman of many talents. She plays the harp, bakes the best chocolate
cakes, and you should see her orchids and roses.
(A) There’s her talent for playing the harp, and for baking the best chocolate cakes,
and then there are the orchids and roses.
(B) She plays the harp, bakes the best chocolate cakes, and grows orchids and roses.
(C) She is playing the harp, baking the best chocolate cakes, and for growing orchids
and roses.
(D) No change
B 50. After Antonius Stradivarius learned to play the violin, he experimented making a violin
that had the sound of a human voice, and success was achieved.
(A) he succeed
(B) he succeeded
(C) he was successful
(D) No change
PRACTICE BOOKLET
12
TEST B. CRITICAL THINKING

Section 1. Logical Reasoning
Directions: In this section, brief conversations or short passages are given followed by one or
two questions. These questions ask for the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning in the
conversation or passage. It is conceivable that all of the four choices given for each question may
be correct answers. The task is to select the best answer for each question. The best answer is the
one which does not require assumptions that are irrelevant or inconsistent with the statements.
B 1. About 90% of the world’s population growth is occurring in the underdeveloped and
developing nations of the Third World. The population growth rates in these poor
countries make it difficult to provide the bare necessities of housing, fuel, food, and
medical attention. Ironically, there is a relationship between poverty and fertility:
B
The greater the proportion of a given population living in poverty,______________.
(A) the higher is the unemployment rate in the country

(B) the higher is the fertility rate of that country
(C) the greater is the tendency towards dissident activities
(D) the greater is the proportion of illegal and criminal incidents
______________________________________________________________________________
Jason: You shouldn’t smoke so much, Honey. Smoking is not really good for your lungs.
Kathy: Darling, I don’t agree with you. I have been smoking for twenty years now, and I
have not developed emphysema.
C 2. Which of the following responses would best strengthen and explain Jason’s argument?
(A) If you keep smoking, you may find that your cigarette consumption will keep
increasing in the future.
(B) Smoking does not always develop emphysema.
(C) Developing emphysema is not the only reason why smoking is not good for
a person.
(D) Many persons who smoke as much as Kathy does develop emphysema.
______________________________________________________________________________
For items 3 and 4, refer to the following passage.
Today’s methods of discipline are a far cry from those usually employed just twenty (20)
years ago. In the past, the maxim “spare the rod, and spoil the child” has been taken literally
that corporal punishment was the norm of the day. Spanking, kneeling on mongo seeds, or
standing under the heat of the sun were some measures taken to ensure that the child would
grow upright. This behaviorist assumption was the norm of the day until research has exposed
the negative psychological effects of such kinds of corrective behavior. Current national and
international laws ban the said practices and now prescribe an alternative, which is popularly
known as positive discipline. In this style of discipline, children are made to realize
the consequences of their wrongdoing. Counselling and withdrawing of privileges have now
replaced the ire of the beating stick.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
13
C 3. Which of the following assumptions can be safely assumed as true?
(A) Children born at the time of the writing of the article are mostly undisciplined.
(B) There were no forms of corporal punishment employed from twenty years ago until
the time of the article’s writing.
(C) Those who were born twenty years and prior to that have experienced some form
of corporal punishment.
(D) Most of those who have undergone corporal punishment exhibit psychological
disorders.
B 4. Which of the definitions below may be said to be straying from the ideas communicated
in the passage? A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Positive discipline is any form of discipline that yields positive results on a
child’s behaviour.
(B) Behaviourists believe that good deeds are to be rewarded while bad deeds are to
be punished.
(C) Corporal punishment is a form of discipline that involves physically hurting a child
to correct behaviour.
(D) A maxim is a popular saying which also serves as a guiding principle.
______________________________________________________________________________
Since all the floors in the building I have inspected have marble tiles, it follows that
the other floors which I have not seen will also have marble tiles.
A 5. Which of the following have a parallel reasoning to the statement above?

C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Every town I have visited has a church facing a plaza; so a community with a
church facing a plaza must be a town.
(B) Some newspapers are not selling very well; therefore, tabloids are not selling
very well.
(C) Since the car dealer does not buy cars older than five years old, his new purchase
will probably be no older than five years old.
(D) Since all of the children I know fear monkeys, there must be something in the
monkeys that scare children.
______________________________________________________________________________
C 6. If a boy grew up in Manila, then he is street smart. This statement can be deduced
logically from which of the following statements?
(A) Every street smart boy grew up in Manila or another city.

(B) The boy in the statement is either street smart or appears remarkably to be
street smart.
(C) There is no boy who grew up in Manila who is not street smart.
(D) The majority of boys who grew up in Manila are street smart.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
14
B 7. Food production in the Third World nations is more adversely affected by natural
disasters, like floods and droughts, than it is in more affluent nations because affluent
nations are likely to have _________________.
(A) modern instruments for accurate forecasting of weather

(B) adequate flood control, irrigation systems, and storage facilities
(C) enough agricultural scientists and technologists in food research and production
(D) the necessary aircraft, pilots, chemicals, and equipment for undertaking cloud
seeding to induce rain
C 8. Doctors and nurses are, for the most part, totally committed to saving lives. A life lost
is, for them, almost a personal failure, an insult to their skills and knowledge.
Euthanasia as a practice might well alter this. It could have a corrupting influence, so
that in severe cases, doctors and nurses might not try hard enough to save the patient.
They might decide that the patient would simply be “better off dead” and take the steps
necessary to make that come about. This attitude could then carry over to their dealings
with patients less seriously ill. This would probably result to ___________________.
(A) loss of confidence in the medical profession

(B) numerous cases filed against doctors and nurses
(C) an overall decline in the quality of medical care
(D) a public outcry against euthanasia
______________________________________________________________________________
For items 9 and 10, refer to the following situation.
A conversation between parents of schoolchildren:
Sam: Have you heard the news? The Principal told me they are raising school fees next year.
Pat: They’re heartless!
Sam: Well, according to him, they’re planning to put up a new science laboratory. I also heard
they’re hiring more teachers next year.
Pat: But why now? Don’t they realize that prices of goods continue to inflate? Do they want
us to suffer?
Sam: I don’t think it’s that, although I have to admit sudden increases can be worrisome.
I was thinking of writing a letter asking for incremental increases.
Pat: I am not sure about that, though. You see, I got to talk to one of the teachers. His salary
didn’t increase in years!
C 9. Which of the following is the main cause of tension in the conversation above?
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) The teachers demand higher salaries in exchange for better teaching practices.
(B) The impending increase in tuition fees creates anxiety among the parents.
(C) Parents feel that the school is indifferent to their needs.
(D) The expertise of school employees is being questioned.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
15
B 10. Which of the following arguments is the LEAST relevant to the issue discussed in
the dialogue?
C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) The increase in school fees is justified by the establishment of a new laboratory.
(B) An increase in school fees should translate to better salaries for teachers and staff.
(C) School fees should not increase because parents are burdened by inflation.
(D) Gradual increases in school fees can help ease the parents’ burden.
______________________________________________________________________________
Rizza: All the graduates from School A go to College Z.

Gary: I’m not sure. Some of the students at College Z come from School B.
B 11. Gary’s response means that he has interpreted Rizza’s statement to mean that _______.
D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) School A is better than School B
(B) most of the students from School A attend College Z
(C) some School B graduates do not attend college
(D) only students from School A attend College Z
______________________________________________________________________________
The demand that the death penalty be proven more deterrent than alternatives cannot be
satisfied any more than the demand that six years in prison be proven to be more deterrent than
three. But the uncertainty which confronts us favors the death penalty as long as, by imposing
it, we might save future victims of heinous crimes.
B 12. Which of the following is the main point of the passage?
(A) Imposing the death penalty as punishment has been instrumental in the reduction
of heinous crimes.
(B) It is difficult to prove whether or not the death penalty is a better deterrent to
heinous crimes than other modes of penalty.
(C) It has been satisfactorily proven that imposition of the death penalty is a better
deterrent to heinous crimes than imprisonment.
(D) There is no alternative to capital punishment as a deterrent to heinous crimes.
______________________________________________________________________________
For items 13 and 14, refer to the following speech.
My dear graduates, I implore you at this moment to use your talents and skills in
improving our motherland. I beg of you: if you really do love this country, then you will not
work or do business elsewhere. Don’t you know that there are millions of starving mouths to
feed in our borders? Take a look at Cuba. For years, her doors were closed from the outside
world, and yet, she is able to provide free medical services to her citizens. If Cuba made it,
then so can we.
I am sure that if you use your creativity and passion in our country, things will surely get
better. Whether you admit it or not, working elsewhere equals abandonment of the land that
fed you for the longest time.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
16
D 13. Which of the following statements accurately depicts the bias of the graduation speaker?
(A) Investing locally is the best way to help the poor of the speaker’s country.
(B) The graduates will have to study and employ Cuba’s example for their country to
improve.
(C) Leaving the country is fine as long as one returns to render service or goods.
(D) Love for country cannot be expressed if one goes abroad to work.
A 14. Which of the statements below depicts a logical flaw in the speech?
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A)
The ones who are graduating possess talents and skills.
(B)
Those who leave the country to work are not patriotic.
(C)
Cuba has successfully made available medical services to her citizens.
(D)
There are several poor people in the country where the speaker and
graduates belong.
______________________________________________________________________________
Most philosophers agree that punishment, in general, is a morally justified social practice.
However uneasy we might feel about inflicting harm on another person, it is hard to visualize
a _____________ managing to survive without an established legal system of punishment.
On the other hand, dissenters argue that it is possible to structure society in ways that would
not necessitate commitment to a legal system of punishment. For example, might it not be that
undesirable social behavior could be adequately kept in check by therapeutic treatment rather
than by traditional kinds of punishment such as imprisonment or the death penalty? Such a
system would certainly have the advantage of being more humane.
D 15. Which of the following best fits in the blank?
(A) despotic government

(B) multiracial population
(C) developing country
(D) complex society
______________________________________________________________________________
If you believe that all people are basically good and have potential, you can be led down
a lot of paths to the organizational abyss. You assume that a better environment, more
empowerment, and juicier assignments will do the trick. These are wonderful concepts, but if
the person and the job are mismatched, you are destined for disappointment.
A 16. Which of the following would be the best completion of the passage above?
(A) No one can be successful unless that person is reasonably matched with what
he or she is expected to do.
(B) A person’s total dedication is a sufficient indication that there is a match between
that person and the job.
(C) Lack of interest is the best indication of a mismatch between a person and his
or her job.
(D) Bias in promotion is a very sensitive indicator of mismatches between employees
and their jobs.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
17
For items 17 and 18, refer to the following passage.
One of my biggest qualms is the futility of convincing my students to read. Today’s kids
seem to convulse at the idea of going through a book until its end. What’s worse, in my thirty
years of teaching English, it seems students get more and more repulsed to the idea of reading
as time goes on.
I now appreciate the fact that my family didn’t own a TV set when I was young. I had to
be imaginative to pass time – that’s why I read. Reading has taught me to imagine and think.
I have always marvelled at how words in a page can take me to places, even worlds I had never
fancied in my wildest dreams. Too bad many kids nowadays are hooked into digital devices
that can show them everything in one click. Yup, no more time to read.
C 17. Based on the passage above, which of the following assumptions may be considered as
absolutely true? D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Television has not yet been invented at the time of the narrator’s childhood.
(B) All kids born recently have no natural propensity to read.
(C) Modern-day devices prevent kids from reading.
(D) English has been taught as a staple school subject.
B
18. Which of the following statements best encapsulates the author’s main assumption?
(A) Reading is the best way to increase a person’s intelligence.

(B) Modern-day technologies contribute to the decline in a child’s interest in reading.
(C) Information literacy is necessary to survive in today’s world.
(D) Reading habits are difficult to establish once a child reaches adolescence.
______________________________________________________________________________
C 19. Judging from the content of the statement and the authoritativeness of the speaker,
which of the following is the most reasonable and trustworthy?
(A) City Mayor: The peso’s recovery in the past few days should be a boom to
industry, because a strong peso makes the Philippines an attractive destination for
international investors.
(B) Policeman: Sex education is the best means of addressing sexual ignorance and
will greatly help minimize, if not totally eradicate, sex offenses, such as child
molestation, rape, and incest.
(C) Sociologist: Religion cuts across all segments of society. True believers and those
merely superstitious seek sanctuary in it. The masses and the powerful, similarly
fearful of external damnation, commingle in this fraternity.
(D) Lawyer: One of the most serious signs of the increase in moral corruption is
the boundless exaltation of sex. Sex has even invaded the field of education with
the help of mass media.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
18
C 20. Only Golden Harvest Beer has a biting effervescent taste that gives you that all-night
relaxed feeling. If this advertising claim is true, which of the following propositions
CANNOT be true?
I. Maharlika Beer is a more popular beer than Golden Harvest Beer.

II. Sultana Beer gives you that all-night relaxed feeling.
III. Golden Harvest Cola has that biting effervescent taste of the Golden
Harvest Beer.
(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II, and III
______________________________________________________________________________
For items 21 and 22, refer to the following speech.
A privileged speech by a lawmaker against the distribution of contraceptives in schools:
Greetings, fellow citizens! Today, I stand before you to express my disapproval of the
proposed distribution of contraceptives in schools to prevent teenage pregnancy. First of all,
schools are built not just to train our kids in academics but also to instil positive values among
the youth. Hence, distributing contraceptives is tantamount to suggesting to our young ones
that promiscuity is permissible. Furthermore, these kids are sent to school by their parents who
dream of giving them the best life possible. Wouldn’t parents also be dismayed by this move?
They sent their kids to school to study and not to engage in immoral acts.
A 21. What form of argumentation did the lawmaker use in his speech?
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Post hoc – Two things happening one after another, and it is assumed that these
two are connected.
(B) Straw man – Refuting an argument by raising an irrelevant issue.
(C) Sweeping generalization – Coming up with a conclusion based on a limited
number of examples.
(D) Ad hominem – Attacking the person who proposed the argument instead of the
argument itself.
A 22. Which of the following statements is most logically sound?
(A) Schools are built not just for academics but also to nurture values.
(B) Distributing contraceptives promote sexual promiscuity.
(C) The government becomes insensitive to parents when contraceptives
are distributed.
(D) Parents will get angry if contraceptives are distributed in schools.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
19
Civilian: All policemen are corrupt.

Policeman: That is not true. I know some civilians who are corrupt, too.
A 23. The policeman’s response shows his interpretation of the civilian’s statement to
mean that D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) some policemen are corrupt

(B) civilians are more corrupt than policemen
(C) policemen are more corrupt than civilians
(D) only policemen are corrupt
______________________________________________________________________________
One way to determine whether or not a social practice is morally correct is to see if it is
either permitted or required by the principle of equality. To say that a social practice is
permitted is to say that its institution will not violate the moral principle. To say that it is
required is to say that we must institute such a practice if we are to act in a morally correct
way. According to that principle, equals must be treated as equals, while unequals must be
treated unequally, in proportion to their differences.
C 24. The author of this passage would most likely agree that ________________________.
D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) race is relevant in the hiring of teachers in a predominantly Chinese
exclusive school
(B) women cannot be as good as or better than men in politics or diplomacy
(C) it is in the best interest of society that social institutions be nonegalitarian
in order to avoid direct competition between men and women
(D) young children cannot be given the same rights and responsibilities as adults
______________________________________________________________________________
The area of values education has been fraught with confusion and difficulty. Not long
ago, some educators insisted on values-free education and prided themselves on dealing only
with facts, and not values, which they contended were the province of the _____________.
The very act of teaching, however, presupposes its own set of values, including for example,
achievement, nurturance, and the value of education itself. To the extent that the teacher
interacts with students, these values are being modeled.
A 25. Which of the following best fits in the blank?

B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) students themselves
(B) church and home
(C) parents only
(D) parish priest
PRACTICE BOOKLET
20
Section 2. Analytical Reasoning
Directions: In this section, some sets of conditions or propositions are given. Each set is
followed by questions based on the conditions or propositions. Drawing a diagram to visually
establish linkages or relationships stated in the conditions may help in answering some of the
questions. Select the best answer to each question from the choices given.
For items 26 to 29, refer to the following conditions.
I. Mr. Cruz bought a small printing business of his friend who was migrating to Canada.
He needed to familiarize himself with the business, so he decided to start on a small scale
and hire a team of only four, all of whom are former employees of his friend. He needed
at least two to operate the printing press machine, with the other two as binder
and collator.
II. The applicants for operator are Simon, Josh, and Mike. The applicants for binder and
collator are Eric, Charlie, Fred, and Harry.
III. During a talk with his friend, Mr. Cruz found out that Fred and Harry do not work well
together, Josh dislikes Eric, and Simon has a long-standing feud with Fred. He must
therefore choose the right combination of four people to avoid future frictions.
C SAGOT PERO D TAMA
26. If Harry is chosen, which of the following combinations CANNOT be chosen to form
the team? B
(A) Simon, Josh, and Charlie

(B) Simon, Mike, and Eric
(C) Simon, Mike, and Charlie
(D) Josh, Mike, and Eric
A 27. If Fred is chosen, who among the following groups of applicants should be employed as
the three other members of the team?
(A) Josh, Mike, and Charlie

(B) Mike, Eric, and Charlie
(C) Harry, Mike, and Eric
(D) Simon, Josh, and Charlie
C 28. If Josh is hired and Mike is not, which of the following statements must be true?
I. Harry will be a member of the team.

II. Charlie will be a member of the team.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
PRACTICE BOOKLET
21
B 29. If Eric is chosen as a binder, which of the following could be the other three members
of the team?
I. Simon, Mike, and Charlie

II. Simon, Mike, and Fred
III. Simon, Mike, and Harry
(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II, and III
______________________________________________________________________________
I. There are four newly born babies in the nursery, three girls and one boy, all children of
different diplomatic personnel working in the Philippine embassies of Brazil, Italy,
Singapore, and Vietnam. The cribs are arranged alphabetically in a row according to
nationality for easy identification by visiting relations and friends who may view the
babies from behind the glass panel of the nursery room.
1 1
II. The babies have various weights of 6 lb, 6 2 lb, 7 lb, and 7 lb, not necessarily in that
2
order. The third baby is a boy and is the heaviest, while only the Singaporean baby is
exceeded in weight by the Vietnamese baby.
D 30. “There’s your sister!” said the Vietnamese who had lifted his son and was pointing from
behind the glass panel at a baby in the _____________ crib.
(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) fourth
A 31. Based on the given information, it can be declared that the baby boy is
a(an) _____________.
(A) Italian
(B) Brazilian
(C) Vietnamese
(D) Singaporean
B 32. Of the four newly born babies, the lightest in weight is the _____________.
(A) Vietnamese
(B) Singaporean
(C) Italian
(D) Brazilian
PRACTICE BOOKLET
22
C 33. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) The Brazilian and Singaporean babies together weigh heavier than the Italian and
Vietnamese babies.
(B) The Singaporean and Vietnamese babies together weigh heavier than the
Brazilian and Italian babies.
(C) The Singaporean and Italian babies together weigh the same as the Brazilian and
Vietnamese babies.
(D) The Vietnamese and Italian babies together weigh the same as the Singaporean
and Brazilian babies.
______________________________________________________________________________
Employees in a bus company:
I. All mechanics are also drivers.

II. Half of the drivers are mechanics.
III. Some drivers and ticket inspectors started out as conductors.
IV. Drivers cannot be ticket inspectors, but mechanics can.
V. Conductors cannot become mechanics.
VI. Some conductors and ticket inspectors do not know how to drive.
C 34. Which position can be accessed by anyone in the company?
(A) Driver
(B) Mechanic
(C) Conductor
(D) Ticket inspector
B 35. Which position is the most flexible?
(A) Driver
(B) Mechanic
(C) Conductor
(D) Ticket inspector
B
36. Which position CANNOT be acquired at entry level?
(A) Driver
(B) Mechanic
(C) Conductor
(D) Ticket inspector D TAMANG SAGOT
PRACTICE BOOKLET
23
I. Mr. Yu’s newly constructed three-story commercial-residential building along Amorsolo

St. in Makati consists of nine equal units. He has allotted the three units on the ground
floor for his hardware and electrical supply business, while he and his wife plan to occupy
the middlemost unit on the second floor as their residence.
II. The couple gifted their newly married son with the rightmost unit on the third floor.
They also executed a contract with a group of dentists for a two-year lease on two
adjacent units on one floor to be converted into a dental clinic.
III. They preferred to rent the remaining two units to families with no more than two
children each.
To answer questions 37 and 38, refer to the following units in the building:
w = The unit on the second floor directly to the left of the couple’s unit
x = The leftmost unit on the third floor
y = The unit directly to the left of the son’s unit
z = The unit directly below the son’s unit
D 37. Which two units CANNOT be rented to families?
(A) w and x
(B) w and y
(C) x and z
(D) x and y
B 38. Which unit is diagonally adjacent to the couple’s unit?
(A) w
(B) x
(C) y
(D) z
C
39. If the couple decides NOT to occupy the middlemost unit but have it rented also, from
how many possible pair(s) of adjacent units will the dentists’ group be able to choose?
(A) Only one

(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) At most four
PRACTICE BOOKLET
24
Four premed graduates, Steve, Anne, Victor, and Elaine, each obtained different passing
scores, 83, 86, 90, and 95, not necessarily in that order, in the national admission test
for medical schools.
I. Steve and Victor obtained lower scores than Anne.

II. Victor did not get 90.
III. Steve obtained 90.
IV. Elaine did not get 95.
C 40. If Elaine obtained the lowest score among the four, then Victor must have obtained
(A) 95
(B) 90
(C) 86
(D) 83
D 41. Which of the following is an accurate list of the scores that Victor could have obtained?
(A) 95, 86
(B) 90, 86
(C) 90, 83
(D) 86, 83
C 42. If Victor obtained the score of 83, then Elaine obtained _________.
(A) 95
(B) 90
(C) 86
(D) 83
A 43. If the scores that Victor and Anne obtained were interchanged, which of the original
statements would NO longer be true?
(A) Statement I
(B) Statement II
(C) Statement III
(D) Statement IV
PRACTICE BOOKLET
25
Joe Reyes and Rachel Cruz will be wed in a week’s time. Melissa Cruz, the bride’s
mother and the eldest among the Cruz siblings, is planning to invite her entire family as well
as that of the groom in this exclusive occasion.
Melissa’s parents, Fely and Arthur, are still alive and can make it to the wedding.
Aside from Melissa, this couple has three other children: Michael, Michelle, and Manny.
The youngest, Manny, went on to become a Catholic priest and will officiate the wedding
celebration. Michael and Michelle are both married, with Michael having three children,
and Michelle having two. Michael’s eldest is already married with one child, while
the other two are still single. Michelle’s youngest of two children, unfortunately, died in a car
accident. Michelle is still living with her husband. Melissa only has one child; her husband
died of heart attack just a few weeks after she has given birth.
On the other hand, Joe is already orphaned by his mother. His father is still alive and no
longer remarried. Joe has two siblings, Jennifer and Jack. Jennifer is happily married with two
children who are still in primary school, while Jack is currently detained in the city jail for a
heinous crime.
D 44. How many will be attending the Reyes-Cruz nuptial including the primary participants
(bride, groom, and priest)?
(A) 18
(B) 19
(C) 20
(D) 21
D 45. How are Jennifer and Melissa related?

C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Cousins
(B) Siblings
(C) Sisters-in-law
(D) Aunt and niece
D 46. How is Fely related to Rachel?
(A) She is her aunt.

(B) She is her cousin.
(C) She is her mother.
(D) She is her grandmother.
A 47. Which of following statements is INCORRECT?
(A) All of the Cruz siblings have children.

(B) The occasion is a religious celebration.
(C) Rachel is not the first to be married among the Cruzes.
(D) There are some family members who could not make it to the wedding.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
26
A race of aliens from Planet X has visited Earth. Earth’s linguists attempted to decode
their language:
I. Kaka me ga shing means “what is your name?”

II. Hame ne gu shing means “where do you live?”
III. They introduce themselves by saying Me ga shang Krakov.
IV. When pointing at their home planet, they say Hame na ra kong.
V. Memu me ga shing means “who is your father?”
B 48. What is the most likely meaning of the word Hame?
(A) You
(B) Live
(C) Name
(D) Father
C 49. How do the inhabitants of Planet X say “I am Sam”?
(A) Kaka me Sam.

(B) Sam me ga shing.
(C) Me ga shang Sam.
(D) Memu me ga shing Sam.
C
50. In the grammar of Planet X, how does the word shing function?
A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) It states a name.
(B) It points to a location.
(C) It indicates a question.
(D) It connects words into a sentence.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
27
TEST C. VERBAL REASONING

Directions: This section contains reading selections that are followed by a set of items. Answer
the items according to what is stated or implied in the selection.
Selection 1
(1) Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to
break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. It was her sister, Josephine,
who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband’s
friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when
intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard’s name leading the list of
“killed.”
(2) There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she
sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her
soul.
(3) She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver
with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below, a peddler
was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly,
and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.
(4) She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless,
except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep
continues to sob in its dreams.
(5) She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her. A clear and
exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.
(6) She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in
death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead. A kind
intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief
moment of illumination.
(7) What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-
assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!
(8) “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering.
(9) Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole, imploring
for admission. “Louise, open the door! For heaven’s sake, open the door.”
(10) No, Louise was drinking in the very elixir of life through that open window. Her fancy
was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of
days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only
yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
28
(11) She arose at length and opened the door to her sister’s importunities. There was a
feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory. She
clasped her sister’s waist, and together they descended the stairs.
(12) Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard who
entered, a little travel-stained, composedly carrying his gripsack and umbrella. When the doctors
came, they said she had died of heart disease–of the joy that kills.
An excerpt from “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, 1894.
D 1. The statement “Louise was drinking in the very elixir of life” is ironic because she found life
sweet knowing she
C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) gained caring, true friends
(B) would be free from heartaches
(C) was supposed to be in emotional pain
(D) would be relieved of her heart problem
C 2. The doctors’ statements contradicted the real cause of Mrs. Mallard’s death which was
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) the appearance of Brently who was surprised at Richards’ sudden movement
and unexpected reaction
(B) the discovery that Brently was alive, a twist that adversely affected her
heart condition
(C) the sad news about Brently’s tragic death which she found unbearable and
difficult to accept
(D) Josephine’s shrieking cry which jolted Mrs. Mallard, causing her to scream and
eventually collapse
D 3. What figure of speech is applied in the phrase “monstrous joy?”
(A) Irony
(B) Allusion HE WAS A REAL ROMEO WITH THE LADIES, HE HAD THE STRENGTH OF HERCULES
(C) Metonymy THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD, LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND
(D) Oxymoron JUMBO SHRIMP, LIVING DEAD, DEAFENING SILENCE
D 4. From what point of view is the selection written?
(A) First I, ME, WE

(B) Second YOU
(C) Limited THIRD PERSON BUT LIMITED
(D) Omniscient THIRD PERSON BUT KNOWS EVERYTHING HAPPENING
PRACTICE BOOKLET
29
D 5. Which of the following best states the theme of the story?

A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) All marriages, even the kindest ones, are inherently oppressive.
(B) Women’s true calling is in their kitchens and laundry rooms.
(C) Women are expected to bear and rear children as dictated by the society.
(D) Independence can be imagined only privately by women because of
domination of men.
D 6. What device did the author use to end the story?

C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Open-endedness
(B) Comic relief
(C) Tragic irony
(D) Symbolism
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection 2
(1) The quality of our thoughts becomes visible through our words, our behavior, or even
through the expression of our face. The seed of words and actions is thought. By knowing
and understanding the types of thoughts our mind can create, we will be able to consciously
redirect thoughts towards the positive. Hence we will improve the quality of our mind, body,
and relationships.
(2) Necessary thoughts are those that deal with our daily routine like, “What will I eat?”;
“What do I need to do today?”; “When do I have to pay my bills?” These are practical thoughts to
attend to our daily needs.
(3) Wasteful (or superfluous) thoughts are those that are of no use, neither constructive nor
particularly negative. They deal with things of the past, like “If this had not happened;” “If only I
have done it this way.”
(4) Negative thoughts are most harmful, especially to ourselves. Negative thoughts which
are based on materialistic desires, anger, jealousy, hatred, extreme laziness, and possessiveness
cause us great loss of inner peace and strength. Such thoughts poison our mind as well as the
atmosphere. No matter how right we are, by thinking negatively, we lose because negative
thoughts take away our self-respect, and also, others lose respect for us.
(5) Positive thoughts allow us to accumulate inner strength and enable us to be creative and
constructive. To think positively doesn’t mean that we ignore the reality. To think positively means
to use the problem and to find solutions for that problem.
(6) A person who thinks positively will be aware of the weaknesses of others, but will still
turn his attention towards the good tendencies of others. Positive thoughts give us a feeling of
contentment within. When we are content within, then we have the strength to accept others as
they are without wanting to change them as we think is right.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
30
A 7. The author developed his topic by using all of the following methods EXCEPT
(A) narration
(B) definition
(C) enumeration
(D) exemplification
A 8. In which paragraph is the main idea of the essay found?
(A) Paragraph 1
(B) Paragraph 2
(C) Paragraph 3
(D) Paragraph 6
D 9. In paragraph 4, the underlined statement “such thoughts poison our mind as well as
the atmosphere” implies that negative thoughts
(A) lead to despair

(B) tarnish one’s character
(C) affect the surroundings
(D) have social implications
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection 3
Some primary care providers may be apprehensive about using insulin in patients with
type 2 diabetes.
Concerns about hypoglycemia (diminished contents of glucose in the blood) and/or ability
to inject insulin are good reasons why many providers may approach insulin therapy with caution.
Compounding this reluctance is the perception that insulin therapy is too complex to manage in a
busy primary care practice; prescribing information provided by manufacturers has been somewhat
vague regarding initial dosing and titration.
Because of the kind of information provided by the manufacturers, providers may delay in
making the necessary transition from oral agents to insulin. Indeed, recent evidence suggests that
the hemoglobin A1c result that triggers glucose-lowering action is ≥ 9% (Brown and Nichols,
2003). This is unfortunate because numerous studies have shown that excellent glycemic control
can be achieved with insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Subjects of a cohort study (Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications

Study), who had been intensively treated during the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, at
seven years showed significant decreases in risk for nephropathy and retinopathy compared with
subjects from the conventional treatment arm.
Malmberg, Norhammar, Wedel, and Ryden (1999) demonstrated that the unfavorable
long-term prognosis for myocardial infarction (heart attack) could be improved by insulin
treatment.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
31
Recent data (Ceriello et al., 2004) show that postprandial hyperglycemia is accompanied
by endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes.
This significant body of evidence strongly supports the rationale for initiating therapy to
achieve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes much earlier and much more
aggressively.
An excerpt from an online journal article “A Real-World Approach to Insulin

Therapy in Primary Care Practice” by Hirsch, I.B. et al., 2005.
B 10. The first paragraph says that primary care providers view the use of insulin in patients with
type 2 diabetes with
(A) anger
(B) anxiety APPREHENSIVE - ANXIOUS OR FEARFUL THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
(C) approval
(D) awareness
D 11. Primary care providers are reluctant to administer insulin therapy because of
the manufacturers’ FUZZY - VAGUE
(A) inability to provide instructions on initial dosing and titration

(B) incomplete procedure regarding initial dosing and titration
(C) lack of information regarding initial dosing and titration
(D) fuzzy explanation regarding initial dosing and titration
D 12. Which of the following statements summarizes the medical article?

A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Insulin therapy is very beneficial.
(B) People must be conscious of their diet.
(C) Endothelial damage is actually prevented by insulin therapy.
(D) Insulin is considered as the most effective treatment for diabetes.
D 13. Which of the following conclusions can be made from the medical report?
(A) It is risky for patients with type 2 diabetes to have insulin therapy.
(B) It is common among type 2 diabetes patients to have insulin therapy.
(C) It is costly to have insulin therapy among patients with type 2 diabetes.
(D) It is better for patients with type 2 diabetes to have insulin therapy earlier.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
32
Selection 4
(1) Filipinos offer eggs to Santa Clara to assure good weather on a particular day. It is
interesting to contrast that with the rain dance of the Native Americans to induce rain. Why is this
so? To be able to answer this, it is necessary to understand how rains have shaped our culture.
(2) The importance of rains in Philippine culture is attested by the rich vocabulary related
to precipitation. In Tagalog, there are terms such as ambon (rain shower), ulan (rain), bagyo
(typhoon), unos (squall), sigwa (tempest), and siyam-siyam (incessant rains). Other Philippine
languages have more elaborate terms. For example, the Ivatan of Batanes distinguish different
types of typhoon, e.g. salawsaw (windy day with rain), nisu (windy day without rain), adipogpog
(tornado with rain), dipanchi (heavy rain with strong wind that suddenly changes to a sunny day
and then back again to rain), anin (very strong wind that causes destruction), and anin du vanveyeh
(winds strong enough to destroy coconut trees). This elaborate typhoon terminology is not at all
surprising since 13 out of the 20 typhoons that hit the Philippines annually pass through Batanes.
(3) Several Filipino cultural traits have developed as an adaptation to the presence of a
long, distinct rainy season. For example, the structure of the bahay kubo (native hut) has been
designed to weather heavy rains. The roof is steeply structured so as to allow rain to fall freely to
the ground. There are awning windows that protect the inner part of the house from getting wet.
The house is built on stilts to prevent flood waters from reaching the house floor. On the other
hand, the Ivatan house—made of stone walls and roofed with thick cogon thatch—is a house that
can withstand typhoons. Unfortunately, modern houses have lost these rain-adapted characteristics
and this is why they have become vulnerable to destruction brought about by floods and typhoons.
(4) Culturally, rains are also perceived as being laden with certain symbolic meanings. A
little amount of rain during a wedding ceremony is considered as a blessing from the heavens. On
the contrary, heavy rains are frowned upon since they bring about floods and destruction.
(5) Getting wet in the rain is believed to cause certain illnesses. There is a common belief
that one catches a cold because he or she got drenched in the rain (naulanan). An exception,
however, is when one takes a shower from the first rain during the month of May.
(6) Another popular devotion among Filipinos is the offering of eggs to Santa Clara to
bring about good weather. One possible explanation for associating the saint with good weather is
her name, Clara, which means “clear” in Spanish. Because of the offering, the weather becomes
clear even during the rainy season. Moreover, the egg white, in Spanish is called “clara de huevo”.
The veneration to Santa Clara was introduced by the Spanish friars, she being one of the saints
introduced early to Filipinos.
Adapted from “Ulan, unos, atbp.” By N. T. Castro.

Retrieved from http://mb.com.ph.
A 14. To which part of the house does the underlined word “thatch” in paragraph 3 refer?
THATCH - A ROOF COVERED WITH STRAWS
(A) Roof
(B) Walls
(C) Floor
(D) Windows
PRACTICE BOOKLET
33
D 15. What is the characteristic of a house on stilts?
(A) It is built on water. STILT- A PAIR OF UPRIGHT POLES

(B) It consists of two floors.
(C) It has a concrete basement.
(D) It is raised from the ground.
D 16. What do the rain dance and the devotion to Santa Clara share in common?
(A) Both are asking for rain.

(B) Both are pre-colonial practices.
(C) Both are done during a dry spell.
(D) Both imply the belief that rain is controlled by a higher being.
A 17. Which of the following is considered a welcome occurrence?

B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Having a downpour during a wedding
(B) Getting wet in the first rain of May
(C) Getting drenched in a heavy rain
(D) Getting caught in a light drizzle
A 18. What does the use of different expressions for rain in the Philippine languages suggests?
(A) The richness and sophistication of Philippine languages

(B) The differences among the Philippine languages
(C) The changes in the prevailing weather conditions
(D) The influence of foreign languages on ours
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection 5
We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is some seven to eight hours of
sleep alternating with some sixteen to seventeen hours of wakefulness and that, broadly speaking,
sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and
to what extent this cycle can be modified.
The ease, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working
at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls insistently for
round-the-clock working night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that the eight-hour
work shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he gotten used to one routine
than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping
very efficiently.
One answer would seem to be longer periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.
Research by Bonjer (1960) of the Netherlands, however, has shown that people on such systems
will revert to their normal habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite
enough to destroy any adaptation to night work built up during the week.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
34
The only real solution appears to be the handing over of the night shift to a corps of
permanent night workers whose nocturnal wakefulness may persist through all weekends and
holidays. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night shift workers was carried
out by Brown in 1957. She found a high incidence of disturbed sleep, digestive disorder, and
domestic disruption among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence
of these symptoms among those on permanent night work.
This latter system then appears to be the best long-term policy, but meanwhile, something
may be done to relieve the strains of alternate day and night work by selecting those people who
can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapted
is by measuring his performance, but this can be laborious. An easier way is to take a person’s
body temperature at intervals of two hours throughout the period of wakefulness. People engaged
in normal daytime work will have high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one
at night. When they change to night work, the pattern will only gradually reverse to match the new
routine and the speed with which it does parallels the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularly
in terms of performance and general alertness. Knowledge of how quickly a person can adapt to a
reversed routine could be used as a basis for selection. So far, however, such a form of selection
does not seem to have been applied in practice.
C 19. Body temperature can be used as a physiological measure of performance to indicate
(A) efficiency in work

(B) modified sleeping habits
(C) adaptation to work schedule
(D) endurance for nighttime work
A 20. The author suggests that the solution to problems arising from nighttime work schedule
should be adopted by companies on a
(A) long-term basis

(B) short-term basis
(C) trial-and-error basis
(D) combined short and long-term basis
C 21. The cycle of sleep can be modified extensively and successfully by
(A) alternating shifts every week and weekend

(B) alternating day and night work schedules within the week
(C) assigning a month or more of each work shift or schedule
(D) changing the work schedules of the day and night shift workers
PRACTICE BOOKLET
35
Selection 6
Traveling to us from the burning heart of the sun 93 million miles away, light not only
illuminates our little planet but creates on its thin surface the essentials of life itself. No wonder
men from ancient times, awed by its glorious light, worshiped the sun for centuries. Its worship
sprang from true intuition since in the light that comes from this nuclear ball of fire the secret of
life on this planet does, in fact, dwell. All life is the offspring of the sun, for the light pouring from
it is a wonderful chemist. Leaves are chemical factories in which sunlight and water are turned
into food and from which life-giving oxygen is poured into the air for man to breathe.
Light moves to us through the atmosphere in waves of different lengths, each carrying its
own color. The eyes see only a small segment of this great range of wavelengths – none shorter
than violet, none longer than red. Light falls from the sky like the petals of flowers; every drop of
dew is a glory in miniature and we who live by the blessing of this distant star can learn to rejoice
in it.
Anyone can see how white breaks into color by holding a refracting prism in a narrow
beam of sunlight in a darkened room and projecting the result onto a white screen. There you will
discover the band of colors that we call the solar spectrum. Similarly, rainbows are caused by the
refraction and reflection of sunlight from the raindrops of a vanishing storm. Today we know more
about light than our ancestors did. Our scientists know enough to use the secrets of the sun as a
stepping-stone to the stars or as the end of life on earth.
D 22. The sun emits life-giving light which travels through space in
(A) equal wavelengths

(B) evenly colored waves
(C) spurts like gusts of wind
(D) various wavelengths and colors
B 23. The author seems to consider the sun as a source of
(A) natural calamities like drought

(B) energy and beauty that man can enjoy
(C) threat to life because of its nuclear power
(D) nuclear power that is being wasted in space
D 24. As a whole, the purpose of the selection is to
(A) describe man’s ancient worship of the sun

(B) praise the beauty of the sun and its importance to life
(C) state the possibilities of the tremendous power of the sun
(D) discuss the efforts of man to discover the secrets of the sun
PRACTICE BOOKLET
36
Selection 7
I was born in a log cabin on a winter. The first thing I remember is being grateful for
windows. I was three years old. My mother had set me to play on a mattress carefully placed in
the one ray of sunlight streaming through the one glass window of our log cabin. Baby as I was, I
had ached in the agonizing cold of a pioneer winter. Lying there, warmed by that blessed sunshine,
I was suddenly aware of wonder and joy and gratitude. It was gratitude for glass, which could keep
out the biting cold and let in the warm sun...
My father came from a family of school teachers in New England. My mother was the
daughter of a hardworking Scotch immigrant. Father’s family set store on ancestry. Mother’s side
was more practical...
The year before my birth, these two young people had started West in a prairie schooner to
stake a homestead claim...
After mother’s eighth and last baby, she lay ill for a year. The care of the children fell
principally on my young shoulders. One day I found her crying.
“Mary,” she said, with a tenderness that was rare, “If I die, you must take care of all your
brothers and sisters. You will be the only woman within eighteen miles.”
I was ten years old.
That night and many other nights I lay awake, trembling at the possibility of being left the
only woman within eighteen miles.
But mother did not die. I must have been a sturdy child, for, with the little help father and
his homestead partner could spare, I kept that home going until she was strong again...
Every fall, the shoemaker made his rounds through the country, reaching our place last, for
beyond us lay only untamed forest and wild beasts. His visit thrilled us more than the arrival of
any king today. We had been cut off from the world for months. The shoemaker brought news
from neighbors eighteen, forty, sixty, even a hundred and fifty miles away. Usually he brought a
few newspapers too, treasured afterward for months. He remained a royal guest, for many days,
until all the family was shod...
By the time I was fourteen, three tremendous events had marked my life: sunlight through
a windowpane, the log-rolling on the river when father added two rooms to our cabin, and the night
I thought mother would die and leave me the only woman within eighteen miles...
But there was a fourth event that was the most tremendous. One night father handed my
mother a letter. Our Great-Aunt Martha had willed father her household goods and personal
belongings and a modest sum that to us was a fortune. Someone back East “awaited his
instructions.” Many discussions followed, but in the end my mother gained her way. Great-Aunt
Martha’s household goods were sold at auction. Father, however, insisted that her “personal
belongings” be shipped to us...
PRACTICE BOOKLET
37
After a long, long wait, one day a trunk and two packing cases came. It was a solemn
moment when the first box was opened. Then mother gave a cry of delight. Sheets and bedspreads
edged with lace! Real linen pillowcases with crocheted edgings. Soft woolen blankets and bright
handmade quilts. Two heavy, lustrous tablecloths and two dozen napkins, one white set hemmed,
and one red-and-white, bordered with a soft fringe.
What the world calls wealth has come to me in years. Nothing ever equaled in my eyes the
priceless value of Great-Aunt Martha’s “personal belongings.”
I was in a seventh heaven of delight. My father picked up the books and began to read,
paying no attention to our exclamations over dresses and ribbons, the boxful of laces, or the little
shell-covered case holding a few ornaments in gold and silver and jet. Then I picked up a napkin.
“What are these for?” I asked curiously.
My father slammed his book shut. I had never seen such a look on his face.
“How old are you, Mary?” he demanded suddenly.
I told him that I was going on fifteen.
“And you never saw a table napkin?”
His tone was bitter and accusing. I didn’t understand—how could I?
Father began to talk, his words growing more and more bitter. Mother defended herself
hotly. Today, I know that justice was on her side. But in that first adolescent self-consciousness,
my sympathies were all with father.
Mother had neglected us—she had not taught us to use table napkins! People in history
used them.
From that time on, we used napkins and a tablecloth on Sundays.
An excerpt from “The Log-Cabin Lady: An Anonymous Autobiography” by Marie Mattingly Meloney
D 25. What was the proof that Mary was a healthy ten-year old?
(A) She learned to hunt for food.

(B) She never got sick in spite of the hardships.
(C) She helped her father cut the logs for their cabin.
(D) She ran the household when her mother was sick.
D 26. Who is telling the story?
(A) The father

(B) The mother
(C) The shoemaker
(D) The eldest daughter
PRACTICE BOOKLET
38
C 27. What experience made the greatest impact on Mary’s life?
(A) Rolling logs on the river with her father

(B) The fear of being orphaned by her mother
(C) Inheriting their great-aunt’s personal belongings
(D) The warmth of sunlight streaming through the glass window
D 28. Besides making their shoes, why was the shoemaker’s visit eagerly awaited?
(A) He helped in clearing the land.

(B) He brought supplies for the family.
(C) He entertained the children with his tricks.
(D) He brought news from the outside world.
C 29. What does the statement, “He remained a royal guest” mean?
(A) He was a giver of gifts.

(B) He was a loyal subject of the king.
(C) He received the best treatment from the people.
(D) He was known to everybody in the community.
A 30. How many siblings did Mary have?
(A) Seven
(B) Eight
(C) Nine
(D) Ten
D 31. What triggered the bitter argument between husband and wife?
(A) The wife’s decision to sell great-aunt Martha’s household goods

(B) The wife’s insistence on using table napkins on Sundays only
(C) The realization that the children did not have table manners
(D) The wife’s failure to teach her children table manners
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection 8
During the 1970’s, experts predicted that the world population of three and one-third billion
would double in the next thirty years. According to Dr. Paul Erlich, a scientist at Stanford
University, population explosion was causing mankind “…to run out of our food resources, and
we were destroying the ecological system of our planet which keeps us alive.”
In the Philippines, 3,295 babies were being added to our population every day, that is, two
babies were being born every one-half minute, reported Dr. Juan Salcedo Jr., who was then
Chairman of the National Science Development Board. Our country’s yearly population growth
of 3.5 percent was considered to be one of the highest in the world.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
39
An interesting aspect of the population issue was brought out by Dr. Mercedes B.
Concepcion, who was then Director of the Population Institute of the University of the Philippines.
She reported that almost fifty percent of the Filipinos were below fifteen years of age. Mr. Alfredo
R. Roces, columnist of the Manila Times, predicted that the vast majority of our society would, in
the near future, be comprised of teenagers. In connection with this, one aspect that needed close
study, according to Dr. Concepcion, was the ominous repercussion which may upset our
established economic structure because of a very young population. Also noted by her was that the
rapid growth of the population here had brought about a heavy dependency rate among Filipinos.
She stated that there were about eighty-nine child dependents for every one hundred workers in
this country. Furthermore, a revelation of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberto
Concepcion revealed that only seven percent of the Filipinos had a “living” income, while ninety-
three percent lived on a “hand-to-mouth” existence.
Among the myriads of solutions to the population problems that have cropped up was one
that advocated the acceleration of the growth of the economy to 10.5 percent every year which
meant that our economic production should be increased three times the growth of our population;
that we should practice austerity of consumption and austerity of imports. Another solution being
advocated was that the affluent section of our society should cut their standard of living in half and
use that money to improve and grow more food. Another solution, which was perhaps being
considered, was the exportation of humans to the moon. One solution which was causing a
confusing debacle of minds was concerning the use of the pill.
A 32. Dr. Paul Erlich believed that population explosion would
(A) bring about hunger throughout the world

(B) control man’s dream to explore outer space
(C) force man to explore the earth’s natural resources
(D) bring about stability and bridge the gap between the rich and the poor
C 33. According to the selection, Dr. Mercedes B. Concepcion feared that the
(A) Filipinos might become too dependent on other countries

(B) young people might establish an economy based on socialism
(C) influence of a young population might upset our economic structure
(D) young population might control the economic reins of the government
D 34. According to population experts, during the 1970’s, the earth’s population for the next thirty
years would be
(A) 1.6 billion

(B) 3.3 billion
(C) 3.5 billion
(D) 6.6 billion
PRACTICE BOOKLET
40
Selection 9
(1) In everyday life, we tend to assign less weight to oral speech than to the written word.
The spoken is presumed to be “ephemeral,” liable to be misheard, reinterpreted, or denied. The
written word, in contrast, is thought to be “indelible,” its meaning cast in stone. But, the literary
scholar Roland Barthes, in his classic essay, “The Death of the Author,” reverses this equation. He
argues: “[I]t is ephemeral speech which is indelible, not monumental writing…. Speech is
irreversible: a [spoken] word cannot be retracted…”
(2) Nowhere, perhaps, is this insight truer than in international gatherings of heads of state
or foreign ministers, where diplomatic language is the norm. Participants studiously avoid giving
off-the-cuff remarks in order not to be misinterpreted. Most speak from detailed notes or simply
read a prepared speech. At the end of such meetings, a carefully crafted communiqué is typically
agreed upon and issued to make sure there is no room for misunderstanding.
(3) In such gatherings, words do matter. Utmost cordiality is observed even among
representatives of rival nations. That is why presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs bring with
them a staff of seasoned diplomats and writers who prepare the ground for their principals long
before the latter actually meet. A strong opinion loosely uttered by one head of state in the presence
of another could be taken as a slight. The consequences that follow could be costly, and unfortunate
because unintended.
(4) It is one thing for a nation’s leader to speak and act in a calibrated way in the pursuit
of a clear and coherent foreign policy. It is quite another to allow oneself, especially on the
international stage, to be a captive of the contingencies of oral speech. “Speech can be a stream of
consciousness, with unfinished utterances, half-formed thoughts, and a healthy smattering of
messy slang. You don’t have to know how a sentence will end before you start it.” (Chi Luu, “Is
writing a technology or language?”) It is from this that extemporaneous speech draws its charm
and power, as well as its inherent risks. This is particularly so if one happens to be a head of state.
(5) Under our system of government, the President is vested with the power to determine
foreign policy and to conduct foreign relations with other states. He alone can negotiate treaties on
behalf of the country, although, under the 1987 Constitution, such treaties are subject to ratification
by the Senate. A 1988 Supreme Court ruling denying media access to minutes taken at a treaty
negotiation (G.R. No. 84642) made this very clear: “The President alone has the power to speak
or listen as a representative of the Nation. Congress itself is powerless to invade it. The President
is the sole organ of the Nation in its external relations, and its sole representative with foreign
Nations.”
(6) This responsibility makes it imperative for any president to always speak with caution.
Whether it is to communicate a substantive shift in foreign policy, or it is simply to reiterate time-
honored principles in foreign relations—such as sovereign equality and noninterference—it is
important for any administration to clearly state if it is veering toward a radical rethinking of the
country’s existing alliances. If it is, our people deserve to know.
(7) The President cannot say one thing and then, immediately after, his staff scrambles to
redescribe what he actually said. If done too often, it can undermine the President’s credibility. In
an era where speeches are instantly recorded, transcribed, and retrieved, there is hardly any room
PRACTICE BOOKLET
41
for widely differing interpretations. Fortunately, the rules of diplomacy give parties enough leeway
to offer or demand clarifications of controversial statements—precisely because words have
contexts and consequences. Parties at the receiving end of strong statements often want to know if
there is a hidden message behind these utterances.
An excerpt from “Speech and the written word” by Randy David,

http://opinion.inquirer.net/97234/speech-and-the-written-word#ixzz4azunO3IX
C 35. Which of the following is highlighted by the writer in his essay?

A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) The importance of diplomacy
(B) The importance of prepared speeches
(C) The mandated power of the president
(D) The difference between oral speech and written word
A 36. What writing style did the writer use to develop his essay?
(A) Deductive TOP DOWN. FROM GENERAL OBSERVATIONS TO SPECIFIC CONCLUSIONS

(B) Inductive BOTTOM UP.
(C) Inductive-deductive
(D) Deductive-inductive
B 37. In the first three paragraphs, the writer implies the importance of
C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) sincerity
(B) bluntness
(C) tactfulness
(D) cunningness
A 38. According to the author, communication, whether written or spoken,

B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) should be carefully crafted
(B) can be misunderstood
(C) should be rehearsed
(D) can spread quickly
C 39. What is the attitude of the writer towards extemporaneous speech of dignitaries?
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Indifference
(B) Reluctance
(C) Tolerance
(D) Passivity
PRACTICE BOOKLET
42
A 40. Which of the following is an important consideration when speaking as implied in the
passage? D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Audience
(B) Authority
(C) Fluency
(D) Context
C 41. Which of the following words can be used synonymously with the intended meaning of the
writer in paragraph 7? B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Retract
(B) Restate
(C) Rectify
(D) Rephrase
D 42. The essay as a whole is true to
(A) celebrities
(B) heads of states
(C) church officials
(D) people from all walks of life
______________________________________________________________________________
Selection 10
When a hacker claimed to have breached Mitt Romney’s personal email account in 2012,
he didn’t do it by infecting his computer with a data-leeching virus or by launching a brute-force
password cracking attack—he did it with the word “Seamus.”
Seamus was the name of Romney’s dog, and apparently the answer to his password
reminder question, “what is your favorite pet.” Because Romney’s email address had been made
public in a news story several days earlier, and the doggo-in-question was the subject of an
unfortunate media scandal for having been strapped to the roof of the family car during a 1983
road trip, the alleged hacker had everything he needed to exploit a notoriously weak gateway to
password security: the password recovery question.
While setting a password reminder question is a fine idea in theory (so many passwords,
so little mental space!), it has probably encouraged you to make your password overly vulnerable.
The simple truth is that in our age of social media over-sharing, it is far too easy to suss out
anyone’s answers to the question “where did you meet your spouse,” or “what is your mother’s
maiden name.” If you have a public Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram account, you also have a
dossier of clues for would-be hackers to peruse at will. Many security industry professionals wish
the password reminder question would be outright abolished from account setup, but until that day
comes, what can you do to work with the system and keep yourself secure?
For one thing, pick a harder question. A Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon study found that
the safest password reminder question may be “What’s your father’s middle name,” as it’s easy to
remember, hard to guess, and unlikely to be public knowledge on the Internet. (Other safe-ish
PRACTICE BOOKLET
43
questions were, “What was your first phone number?,” “Who was your favorite teacher,” and
“Who is your favorite singer?”)
Some experts recommend answering the question with a non sequitur (What is your mom’s
maiden name? Platypus). But even a random, one-word answer is vulnerable to a brute-force
hacking attack designed to rapidly guess every combination of letters and numbers in sequence.
No matter which security question you go with, your best bet is to treat it like
another password—a long string of letters, numbers, and special characters that could not be
guessed or divined from a cursory glance at Facebook. Use a full phrase instead of a single word
(maybe even one that inspires you to be a better person every time you type it). Need an example?
If you pick the question, “what was your first dog’s name,” a strong answer would be
“H3NeverC@meWhen1C@lled!”.
Make sure you use a unique answer for every account that requires a reminder question,
and log them in a password manager alongside your other passwords. Of course, this is all moot
for the estimated 17% of Americans who secure their data with the password “123456.” But
progress happens in baby steps (just maybe don’t use your baby’s name as your password reminder
answer).
An excerpt from “Your Password Recovery Questions Are Insanely Easy

To Hack—and You Might Be to Blame” by Brandon Specktor
http://www.rd.com/advice/work-career/password-recovery-questions/
C 43. In the first two paragraphs, the writer implied that

A TAMANG SAGOT
(A) what we thought to be private is actually public
(B) what a public figure does excites hackers
(C) the answer to the security question is weak
(D) the hacker is a genius
B 44. The purpose of the writer is to
(A) entertain
(B) persuade
(C) analyze
(D) inform
A 45. Which of the following is most likely the reason why security industry professionals
would like to abolish the password reminder question?
(A) Answers are easily decoded.

(B) Answers are identical to others.
(C) Answers are difficult to construct.
(D) Answers are most of the time forgotten.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
44
A 46. The article as a whole explores the
(A) flaws of setting up a password

(B) ways to create a password
(C) possession of an account
(D) hacking of an account
A 47. The last paragraph is an example of a(an)

D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) instruction
(B) suggestion
(C) command
(D) demand
A 48. Which of the following statements is most likely NOT true?
I. Account holders intentionally leave clues upon password set up.

II. Hackers only attack famous personalities’ account.
III. Everyone can be a hacking victim.
IV. Identity theft is possible when the account is hacked.
(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) II and IV only
B 49. Which quote can be directly associated with the article?
(A) “It’s more than what meets the eye.”

(B) “The world is watching us.”
(C) “Be the first to know.”
(D) “It’s a small world.”
A 50. Based on the article, account holders should
(A) answer reminder questions discreetly

(B) deactivate their accounts every two weeks
(C) abolish reminder questions
(D) skip reminder questions
PRACTICE BOOKLET
45
TEST D. QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Section 1. Pattern Recognition
Directions: In this test, the stem consists of a series of numbers. In each series, discover the
logical rule. Select from the five choices the number that should come next in the series.
D 1. 61 54 47 41 34 29 22
(A) 15 (D) 18
(B) 16 (E) 20
(C) 17
D 2. 16 32 8 48 6 60 5
(A) 50 (D) 70
(B) 55 (E) 75
(C) 80
C 3. 1 2 4 7 28 33 198
(A) 1,386 (D) 1,188

(B) 206 (E) 191
(C) 205
A 4. 5 30 25 5 35 30 6
(A) 48 (D) 36
(B) 1 (E) 25
(C) 54
A 5. 18 20 10 8 10 5
(A) 3 (D) 10
(B) 7 (E) 15
(C) 0
B 6. 88 102 99 111 105 115
(A) 123 (D) 124

(B) 106 (E) 103
(C) 104
PRACTICE BOOKLET
46
E 7. 54 162 62 186 86
(A) 89 (D) 248

(B) 172 (E) 258
(C) 264
B 8. 69 72 24 27 9 12
(A) 3 (D) 8
(B) 4 (E) 15
(C) 6
D9. 16 8 24 16 48 40
(A) 20 (D) 120

(B) 32 (E) 160
(C) 80
C 10. 25 15 15 6 12 4 12
(A) 8 (D) 48
(B) 6 (E) 3
(C) 5
C 11. 10 12 17 20 24 28
(A) 33 (D) 30
(B) 32 (E) 29
(C) 31
B 12. 3 8 18 23 32 37 45
(A) 48 (D) 49
(B) 50 (E) 51
(C) 52
C 13. 81 9 64 8 49 7 36
(A) 25 (D) 5
(B) 16 (E) 4
(C) 6
E 14. 107 102 93 86 79 70 65
(A) 62 (D) 55
(B) 59 (E) 54
(C) 58
PRACTICE BOOKLET
47
C 15. 126 138 134 144 136 144 132
(A) 140 (D) 119

(B) 139 (E) 118
(C) 138
Section 2. Data Sufficiency
Directions: The data sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements,
labeled (I) and (II), in which certain data are given. Decide whether the data given in the statements
are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements, plus knowledge
of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of the word
counterclockwise), determine whether:
x Statement (I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient to answer the
question asked.
x Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the
question asked.
x BOTH statements (I) and (II) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked,
but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
x EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
x Statements (I) and (II) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and
additional data specific to the problem are needed.
C 16. What is the largest number among the three numbers A, B, and C?
I. A + B = 3 and B – C = 5
II. 2A + 3C = 11 and A, B, and C can be negative or positive numbers.
(A) Statement (I) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (II) alone is not sufficient.
(B) Statement (II) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (I) alone is not sufficient.
(C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE
is sufficient.
(D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
(E) Statements (I) and (II) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
C 17. In how many minutes can Raj wash the car?
I. Raj and Russell together can wash the car in 30 minutes.

II. Russell alone can finish washing the car in 1 hour.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
48
D 18. How much does a pharmaceutical sales representative earn in a year?
I. A pharmaceutical sales representative averages ₱42,000 a month including bonuses.

II. A pharmaceutical sales representative averages ₱40,000 a month and ₱2,500 in
commissions per month.
is sufficient.
A 19. Blooms & Petals Flower Shop put on sale bouquets of flowers on Valentine’s Day.
Each bouquet was sold at ₱450. How much profit did the store make from selling
100 bouquets?
I. The estimated cost of one bouquet is ₱200.

II. The store charged an additional ₱50 for delivery orders.
is sufficient.
C 20. Which of the two fast-food chains in the university belt is more popular among
the students of University M? The total population of students in the university is
approximately 45,000.
1
I. The proportion of students that frequents Fast Food A is of the total
5
student population.
II. An average of 6,500 students goes to Fast Food B per day.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
49
D 21. How much tax will Mang Tomas’ mini grocery store must pay at the end of the fiscal year
if the tax rate is 32%?
I. His taxable income amounted to ₱75,000.

II. His total sales amounted to ₱250,000 and the cost of goods sold is 80% of his sales.
is sufficient.
C 22. How old is Rosa today?
I. Rosa is 5 years younger than her brother Joseph.

II. In three years, Joseph will be twice as old as Rosa.
is sufficient.
D 23. How much simple interest is earned at the end of one year?
I. Lucy deposited ₱35,000 in a bank that gives 0.1% interest per year.
II. Lucy invested her money amounting to ₱35,000 in a financial market that offers
3% interest rate per annum.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
50
D 24. Which of the rectangular and square lots has a bigger area?
I. The perimeter of the rectangular lot is twice the perimeter of the square lot.
II. The width of the rectangular lot is equal to the length of one side of the square lot.
is sufficient.
E 25. How much money does Mrs. Gomez save from her salary per month?
2
I. Her monthly salary is just of her husband’s monthly salary.
3
II. She spends 50% of her salary on food.
is sufficient.
C 26. A publisher recently released a new science fiction novel in bookstores. How much is
the selling price of one book?
I. A markup of 125% is added to the original cost.

II. The materials and printing cost of one book amounted to ₱250.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
51
D 27. Susan won ₱300,000 from the lottery. She plans to invest a part of her winnings and
the rest she will set aside as emergency fund. How much did she set aside for emergencies?
I. Sixty percent of her winnings was invested to a financial market that offers
7% annual interest rate compounded annually for 5 years.
II. She used 50% of her winnings to start a buy-and-sell business.
is sufficient.
A 28. A graduate was calculating the average increase in his daily allowance during his
college years.
I. His daily allowance during his four years in college were ₱150, ₱200, ₱300 and
₱350, respectively.
II. His parents then increased his allowance based on his General Weighted Average
every semester.
is sufficient.
B 29. Benjie’s Bed and Breakfast located in Baguio City is offering fully furnished transient
rooms at a discounted rate of 20% off its original rent per day during off-peak season.
How much will a tourist have to pay for a day for two rooms?
I. The rent for three rooms with one extra bed is ₱2,500.
II. During peak season, one room is rented at ₱850 per day.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
52
A 30. A senior high school is offering four strands in the academic track: General Academic
Strand (GAS); Humanities and Social Sciences strand (HUMSS); Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics strand (STEM); and Accountancy, Business, and
Management strand (ABM). How many enrolled in the STEM strand out of 5,400 enrollees
in Grade 11?
I. Thirty-two percent of the enrollees chose GAS, 25% chose ABM, and
11% chose HUMSS.
II. The ratio of STEM enrollees to ABM enrollees is 5 : 3.
is sufficient.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
53
Section 3. Data Interpretation
Directions: In this section, some sets of data are given. Interpret or analyze the given data to
answer the questions that refer to the data presented. Select the correct answer from the options
given.
For items 31 and 32, refer to the graph below.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES OF STOCKS OF DIFFERENT CORPORATIONS
40,000
Number of Shares
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
A B C D E
Corporation
C 31. The number of shares owned by A exceeds that of D by how many shares?
(A) 10,000
(B) 20,000
(C) 25,000
(D) 37,500
C 32. What percent of the number of shares owned by E is the number of shares owned by B?
B TAMANG SAGOT
(A) 42%
(B) 30%
(C) 25%
(D) 18%
PRACTICE BOOKLET
54
For items 33 to 35, refer to the chart below.
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE DIFFERENT

COURSES IN A CERTAIN UNIVERSITY (N = 28,000)
Dentistry
20%
Nursing
8% Management
55%
Political Science
4%
Engineering
13%
A 33. Which course(s) comprise(s) one fifth of the total enrollment in the university?
(A) Dentistry
(B) Engineering
(C) Nursing and Engineering
(D) Nursing, Engineering, and Political Science
C 34. The difference between the enrollments in Management and in Engineering is
(A) 14,280
(B) 13,160
(C) 11,760
(D) 9,800
B
35. What is the ratio of students enrolled in Management to those who are enrolled in
Dentistry?
(A) 4 : 11
(B) 11 : 4
(C) 20 : 55
(D) 55 : 20
PRACTICE BOOKLET
55
For items 36 to 38, refer to the table below.
DISTRIBUTION OF DEGREES GRANTED

IN PHILIPPINE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Degree N %
Education 33,911,000 39.24
Business 34,193,000 39.57
Law 1,105,000 1.28
Architecture 279,000 0.32
Engineering 4,462,000 5.16
Social Science 5,086,000 5.88
Natural Science 2,364,000 2.74
Medical Science 5,019,000 5.81
Medicine (36.5)
Dentistry (7.7)
Nursing (41.8)
Optometry (3.8)
Pharmacy (10.2)
C 36. Approximately, what part of the population of graduates came from all other courses
besides Education and Business?
(A) One third

(B) One fourth
(C) Less than one fourth
(D) More than two thirds
A
37. How many percent of the total population finished Medicine?
(A) 2.12%
(B) 6.29%
(C) 21.22%
(D) 36.54%
C 38. Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the distribution
of degrees?
(A) The number of degrees in Medical Science differed from that in Social Science
by 67,000.
(B) The largest number of degrees was granted in Business.
(C) There were more degrees given in Nursing than in Education.
(D) There were 386,463 degrees granted in Dentistry.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
56
For items 39 to 41, refer to the chart below.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs)

BY PLACE OF WORK: 2012
Saudi Arabia (20.6%)
United Arab Emirates

Europe (8.7%)
(14.9%)
North and South America Singapore (7.5%)

Asia (79.7%)
(7.6%) Qatar (6.5%)
Australia (2.2%) Hongkong (5.5%)
Africa (1.7%) Kuwait (4.2%)
Japan (3.4%)
Other countries (17.1%)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2012 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

URL: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2012-survey-overseas-filipinos
B 39. Based on the chart, which of the following generalizations are true?
I. There are more OFWs in Asian countries than in other places combined. TRUE
II. There are more OFWs in Japan than in Australia and Africa combined. FALSE
III. About one fifth of the OFWs in Asia are in Saudi Arabia. TRUE
IV. About one fourth of the OFWs are in North and South America and Europe. FALSE
(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and IV only
(D) I, III, and IV only
A 40. Which place(s) of work comprise(s) approximately one tenth of the total OFWs in 2012?
(A) North and South America and Australia

(B) North and South America
(C) Europe and Australia
(D) Europe
C 41. What will happen to the ranking of countries according to the percentage of OFWs if the
frequency distribution is reported instead of percent distribution?
(A) The ranking cannot be determined from the frequency distribution.

(B) The ranking will be reversed.
(C) The ranking will be the same.
(D) There will be tied ranks.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
57
For items 42 to 46, refer to the following situation.
In 2015, Toyota Motor Philippines was able to sell a total of 124,426 units. This shows a
growth of 17.8% from its 2014 sales performance. Below is a table showing the top 5 models
that have the largest number of units sold during the year.
Model Vios 1.3 Hiace Innova Diesel Fortuner 4×2 Avanza

No. of Units
30,754 16,675 16,079 15,148 8,646
Sold
Source: http://www.topgear.com.ph/news
C 42. How many units were sold in 2014?

D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) 71,762
(B) 87,302
(C) 102,278
(D) 105,625
B
43. Suppose that, in the following year, the number of units sold for the top 5 models
doubled except that for Vios 1.3. Which model(s) would have more number of units
sold than Vios 1.3?
(A) Hiace only

(B) Innova Diesel and Hiace only
(C) Fortuner 4×2, Innova Diesel, and Hiace only
(D) All four models
A
44. Which of the following can be concluded based on the table?
(A) More people buy Vios 1.3 than any other Toyota model.
(B) Avanza is the most expensive Toyota model.
(C) People do not buy a vehicle based on the type of fuel it uses.
(D) All of these
B 45. If a 5% growth sale of Innova Diesel model is forecasted in 2018, how many units of this
model will be sold?
(A) Exactly 16,800

(B) More than 16,880
(C) Less than 16,880
(D) Exactly 16,880
B 46. Which of the following statements about the units sold in 2015 is FALSE?
D TAMANG SAGOT
(A) About one fourth of the total units sold are Vios 1.3. TRUE
(B) Seventy percent of the total units sold belong to the top 5 models.
(C) There were more Vios 1.3 sold than Fortuner 4×2 and Avanza combined.
(D) Each of the top 5 models is at least 10% of the total units sold.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
58
For items 47 to 50, refer to the graph below.
PERCENTAGE OF SMARTPHONE USAGE IN 2014

ACROSS AGE GROUPS IN THE U.S.
18-29 30-49 50+
100
Text messaging 98
92
97
Internet use 90
80
Voice/video 93
91
calls 94
91
E-mail 87
87
Source: Pew Research Center American Trends Panel, 2014.

URL: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/chapter-three-a-week-in-the-life-analysis-of-
smartphone-users
D 47. The Pareto chart shown below is constructed for the 30 – 49 age group based on
the bar graph. Which phone feature is misrepresented?
100
90
% of smartphone owners
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Text messaging Internet use Voice/Video E-mail
calls
Phone features
(A) Text messaging (C) Voice/Video calls

(B) E-mail (D) Internet use
PRACTICE BOOKLET
59
B 48. Which of the following statements about the pattern of smartphone usage among
Americans is true?
(A) The youngest age group was highly dependent on a smartphone for internet use
compared to text messaging.
(B) The rates of voice/video calling for the oldest and youngest smartphone owners were
nearly identical.
(C) Using e-mail was the most variable behavior among age groups.
(D) Text messaging was equally popular among age groups.
B 49. Which smartphone feature showed the highest variability in usage among owners?
C TAMANG SAGOT
(A) Voice/Video calls
(B) Text messaging
(C) Internet use
(D) E-mail
D 50. Which smartphone feature has a similar rate of usage between two age groups?
(A) Text messaging

(B) Internet use
(C) Voice/Video calls
(D) E-mail
STOP!
WAIT FOR FURTHER
INSTRUCTIONS.
PRACTICE BOOKLET
BKL PhiLSAT_AA_0317
Philippine Law School Admission Test
Answer Key
Test A. Communication & Language Proficiency

Item No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Key 3 2 4 1 2 4 4 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 3 4 4 3
Item No. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Key 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 2
Test B. Critical Thinking

Item No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Key 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 4 2
Item No. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Key 4 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 2 3 3 4 3 1 4 3 4 1 2 3 1
Test C. Verbal Reasoning

Item No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Key 3 2 4 4 1 3 1 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 4 2 1 3 1 3 4 2 2 4
Item No. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Key 4 3 4 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 1
Test D. Quantitative Reasoning

Item No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Key 4 4 3 1 1 2 5 2 4 3 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 5
Item No. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Key 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 4 4 2 3 4
PRACTICE BOOKLET
Type text here
C

PhiLSAT Practice Booklet

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

PhiLSAT Practice Booklet

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

PhiLSAT Practice Booklet

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

R

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

TEST A. COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.

before issuing the order. No error

for their loyalty and support. No error

conference. No error C TAMANG SAGOT

minimized by the leaders of different religious sectors. No error

the dictator, we would not have regained our freedom. No error

No error C TAMANG SAGOT

No error A TAMANG SAGOT

the Aetas. No error

Section 2. Sentence Completion

D 28. I _____________ the assigned task ahead of schedule.

(A) were married

B 38. The Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption is considered the _____________ in

Section 3. Improving Sentences

(A) don’t fly and glide from tree to tree

TEST B. CRITICAL THINKING

(A) the higher is the unemployment rate in the country

For items 3 and 4, refer to the following passage.

C 3. Which of the following assumptions can be safely assumed as true?

A 5. Which of the following have a parallel reasoning to the statement above?

(A) Every street smart boy grew up in Manila or another city.

(A) modern instruments for accurate forecasting of weather

(A) loss of confidence in the medical profession

For items 9 and 10, refer to the following situation.

A conversation between parents of schoolchildren:

Rizza: All the graduates from School A go to College Z.

B 12. Which of the following is the main point of the passage?

For items 13 and 14, refer to the following speech.

D 15. Which of the following best fits in the blank?

(A) despotic government

For items 17 and 18, refer to the following passage.

(A) Reading is the best way to increase a person’s intelligence.

I. Maharlika Beer is a more popular beer than Golden Harvest Beer.

(A) I and II only

For items 21 and 22, refer to the following speech.

A privileged speech by a lawmaker against the distribution of contraceptives in schools:

A 22. Which of the following statements is most logically sound?

Civilian: All policemen are corrupt.

(A) some policemen are corrupt

A 25. Which of the following best fits in the blank?

Section 2. Analytical Reasoning

For items 26 to 29, refer to the following conditions.

(A) Simon, Josh, and Charlie

(A) Josh, Mike, and Charlie

I. Harry will be a member of the team.

I. Simon, Mike, and Charlie

(A) I and II only

For items 30 to 33, refer to the following conditions.

C 33. Which of the following statements is true?

For items 34 to 36, refer to the following conditions.

Employees in a bus company:

I. All mechanics are also drivers.

C 34. Which position can be accessed by anyone in the company?

B 35. Which position is the most flexible?

For items 37 to 39, refer to the following conditions.

I. Mr. Yu’s newly constructed three-story commercial-residential building along Amorsolo