NMAT: MINI MOCK EXAM (PART 1: 50 mins.) I. Verbal 1. development : sprawl :: famine : ______ a. malnutrition b. crawl c. urban 2. calculation : abacus :: navigation ______ a. circumference b. automation
d. obesity
c. sextant
3. forage : food :: wildcat : ______ a. bobcat b. game c. mountain
d. oil
4. dexterity : clumsy :: will : ______ a. passive b. oaf c. submit
d. wish
5. legume : lentil :: wheat : ______ a. thyme b. rice c. tofu
d. hydration
d. spelt
6. fly : bird :: breach : ______ a. seagull b. beach c. whale
d. foam
7. infuse : permeate :: kindle : ______ a. light b. grow c. steep
d. pound
8. mend : sewing :: edit : ______ a. darn b. repair c. manuscript
d. makeshift
9. alone : lone :: abet : ______ a. bet b. loan c. wager
d. single
10. gangster : crime :: huckster : ______ a. corn b. trucking c. policeman
d. advertising
II. Inductive Reasoning A. FIGURE SERIES: Directions: The symbols or figures at the left side of each item ma ke up a set or series and are related to each other in a certain way. Each set is a problem. The answer to each is found in one of the f ive figures at the right side. Find which symb ol or figure will correctly follow the last figure of the set at the left as suggested by the relationship or pattern as shown. 11.
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B. Figure Grouping Directions: Each item in this section consists of five figures. The task is to find the principle involved which makes four of the five figures similar to each other. The figure that is different from the other is the answer to the item. 14.
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C. Inductive Reasoning: Number-Letter Series In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the questions mark in the given series. 17. 22 a. 29 18.
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III. Quantitative 21. There are 140 red balls and 60 blue balls in a bag that contains 200 balls. If only blue balls are added to the bag so that 3 the probability of randomly drawing a blue ball from the bag becomes , how many blue balls must be added to the bag? 8
a. 24
b. 30
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d. 45
22. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes per hour, or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required? a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
23. Father is aged three times more than tha n his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit’s age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit’s age? 3 a. 2 times b. 2 times c. 2 times d. 3 times 2
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28. Leo left of his property to his wife of the remainder to his eldest son, and the rest to be divided equally among 5 younger children, each of got PHP 80,000.00. How much did his wife get? a. 45,000.00 b. 450,000.00 c. 600,000.00
d. 60,000.00
29. Divine can do a job in 2 hours, Dave can do the same job in 3 hours, Noel can do the same job in 6 hours. Working together, how long does it take them to finish the job? 6 a. 1 hour b. hour c. hour d. hour
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30. Travelling at 15 kph, a doctor would arrive at h is office for an appointment one hour too early. If t he same trip is made at an average speed of 10 kph, he will arrive an hour late. At what average speed should the trip be made in order for him to arrive on time? a. 11.5 kph b. 12.0 kph c. 12.5 kph d. 13.0 kph
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IV. Perceptual Acuity I. Hidden Figures Directions: Each item below is made up of simple figure at the left and five complicated drawings at the right. Select the complicated drawing that contains the simple figure. The hidden figure may appear in a different positions but it must have the same size and shape as the simplest figure. 31.
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II. Mirror Figures: Directions: Each item below consists of a figure of word followed by five opt ions. Select from the options. Select from the options the mirror image of the given figure or word. 34.
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III. Identical Information DIRECTIONS: Each item below consists of a name and an address, a bibliographical entry, or a sentence. From the options that follow, select the one which exactly matches the given information in word sequence, spelling, and punctuation. 38. A. B. C. D. E.
West, J. B. Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore: 1974. West, J. B. Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore: 1974. West, B. J. Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore: 1974. West, J. B. Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore; 1974. West, J. B. Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore: 1974. West, J. B Respiratory Physiology, Williams and Wilkin, Baltimore: 1974.
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Ms. Aleixandra W. Shieff, CEO-President, McKann-Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Aleixandra W. Shieff, CEO-President, McKann-Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Aleixandra W. Sheff, CEO-President, McKann-Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Alexandra W. Shieff, CEO-President, McKann-Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Aleixandra W. Shieff, CEO-President, McKann Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Aleixandra W. Shieff, CEO-President, McKann-Erickson Testing Laboratories, Agham Road, Dilliman, Quezon City
40. Commission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for the first 3 years with increase of $ 5 ,655 per year in the succeeding years. A. Commission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for the first 3 years with decrease of $ 5,655 per year in the succeeding years. B. Commission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for the first 3 years with increase of $ 5,635 per year in the succeeding years. C. Commission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for the first 3 years with increase of $ 5,655 per year in the succeeding years. D. Commission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for t he first 8 years with increase of $ 5,6 55 per year in the succeeding years. E. Comission offered at $ 155,685.00 per year for the first 3 years with increase of $ 5,655 per year in the succeeding years.
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PART 2 (40 mins.) I. Biology 1. Which of the following initiates the process of blood clotting? a. damage to the lining of a blood vessel b. conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin c. attraction of leukocytes to the site of infection d. exposure of blood to air 2. Peng is an amateur body builder with a huge collection of weight lifting equipment in his basement. His little sister Ming tried to lift the 100-lb barbell- it didn’t budge. Peng lifted the same barbell over his head, held it there and then lowered it back to the ground. Ming was very impressed with her big brother. What were the types of muscle contractions performed by Peng? a. isotonic concentric contractions b. isotonic eccentric contraction c. isometric contractions d. all of the above 3. Which of the following correctly describes the Na + and K + ions across the cell membrane? a. The concentration of Na + ions outside the cell is high and the concentration of K + Ions outside the cell is low b. The concentration of Na+ ions outside the cell is low and the concentration of K + ions outside is low c. Inside the cell, the concentrations of Na + and K + ions are both high d. Outside the cell, the concentrations of Na + and K + ions are both high
7. In which two period of the human life cycle do t he greatest physical changes take place? a. Early childhood and adolescence b. Late childhood and old age c. Before birth and adolescence d. Early childhood and adulthood
8. The curve above represents data obtained from a group of animals receiving a single daily dose of a drug P. A portion of this group was given the dose at day 1 and the response was noted. The same number of animals was given the dose at day 2, and so on, up to day 10. Base on the curve, it can be deduced that the single dose of P used was: a. Completely eliminated from the body in less than 24 hours b. Just enough to elicit the high possible response c. More than enough to elicit the highest possible response d. Less than enough to elicit the highest possible response In items 9 and 10, refer to the ff. information: A typical exocrine gland (like the salivary salivary gland) has the ff. structure:
4. The carbon dioxide produced by living organisms comes from the a. Inhaled oxygen which reacted with carbon in their bodies b. Foodstuffs ingested by the organisms c. Water which reacted with carbon in their bodies d. Glucose in their bodies 5. The function of mucus secreted by the lining of the alimentary canal is to: a. Help digest fats into fatty acids and glycerol b. Help increase the amounts of juices secreted by the digestive glands c. Protect the lining from being acted upon by the digestive juices d. Prevent bacteria from reaching the blood vessels 6. Which of the following can be observed if there i s a lack of parathyroid hormone (PTH)? a. A decrease in calcium concentration and an increase in phosphate concentration in the blood b. An increase in calcium concentration and a decrease in phosphate concentration in the blood c. An increase in both calcium and phosphate concentration in the blood d. A decrease in both calcium and phosphate concentrations in the blood
The gland cells (acinar & tubular) may perform the ff. during the formation of the secretion: Filtration – the – the transfer of non-protein solutes and water from the blood plasma to the lumen of the gland with no change in the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the solute Synthesis – Synthesis – the the formation of new substances from new materials present in the plasma Reabsorption – the – the transfer of water and solutes from the glandular lumen to the blood plasma If qualitative and quantitative studies are made of the solute components of the secretions obtained at points A points A and B, the ff. results may be obtained: I. Secretion taken at A possesses some components absent in blood plasma. II. Secretion obtained at B has possesses similar solute characteristics as the secretion obtained at A 6
III. Secretion obtained at B has components not present in blood plasma IV. Secretion obtained at B has components not present in the secretion obtained at A V. Secretion obtained at A Possesses the same solute characteristics as the plasma minus the proteins VI. Secretion obtained at A possesses some components not present in the secretion obtained at B 9. The hypothesis that the acinar cells perform filtration function during the formation of secretion is best supported by… a. II b. III c. IV d. V 10. The hypothesis that the acinar cells have synthetic function during secretion is best supported by… a. I b. III c. IV d. VI II. PHYSICS 11. Use the diagram below:
A1 V 1 = A2 V 2 15. The continuity equation shown above states that the product of the velocity of flow in a system of branching tubes of varying diameters and the cross-sectional area of a vessel is at all points constant. If the volume of fluid flowing through the system is constant, the velocity of the fluid flow: a. will not change as the cross-sectional area is either increased or decreased b. will increase as the cross-sectional area of the tubes at that point increases c. will increase as the cross-sectional area of the tubes at that point decreases d. cannot be predicted by any change in the crosssectional area 16. A mover pushes a box up an inclined plane, as shown in the figure. Which of the following shows the direction of the normal force exerted by the plane on the box? a. c.
b.
Both M1 and M2 are released at the same time. Compare the speeds of the two masses when they reach the bottoms of their respective inclines. a. M1 is travelling faster than M2. b. M2 is travelling faster than M1. c. M1 and M2 are travelling at the same speed. d. It is impossible to tell.
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17. A climber’s bag might fall from a cliff. If he is 45 m above, how long will it take his bag to reach the ground? a. 1.5 s b. 3.0 s c. 6.0 s d. 9.0 s 18. A 60-kg man holding a 20-kg box rides on a skateboard at a speed of 7 m/s. He throws the box behind him, giving it a velocity of 5 m/s with respect to th e ground. What is his velocity after throwing the object?
12. When the speed of a moving object is halved, a. its KE is halved c. its rest energy is halved b. its PE is halved d. its momentum is halved 13. An orbiting satellite is moved from 10,000 to 30,000 km from the earth. This will result in what change in the gravitational attraction between the earth and the satellite? a. none- the attraction is the same b. one-half as much c. one-fourth as much d. one-ninth as much 14. Two clowns on ice skates face each other on a frictionless surface. The laughing clown pushes the crying clown who is half his weight, so that the latter moves with a certain velocity. The laughing clown will move on the: a. Opposite direction and at the same speed as the crying clown b. Opposite direction and at half speed as the crying clown c. Same direction and at the same speed as the crying clown d. Same direction and at half speed as the crying clown
a. 8 m/s
b. 11 m/s
c. 12 m/s
d. 10 m/s
19. A heater absorbs heat and uses it to warm a house. It does 140 J of work on the pump and delivers the remaining 60 J of heat to the house. What is the efficiency of this engine? a. 30 % b. 43 % c. 57 % d. 70 % 20. The human heart is powerful and extremely reliable pump. Each day it takes in and out an average of 7,500 L of blood. Assume that the work done by the heart is equal to the work required to lift this amount of blood to a height of a Filipino woman (1.524 m). The density of blood is 1.05 x 10 5 kg/m3. How much work does the heart do in a day? a. 1,000 J b. 1 x 107 J c. 1.18 x 10 7 J d. 1.24 x 106 J 7
III. SOCIAL SCIENCE 21. Which of the following is NOT one of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? a. physiological c. esteem b. safety d. novelty 22. Research on facial expression of emotion has found that… a. It is easy to judge actual emotions b. The right side of our face is more intensely emotional c. It is easier to judge emotions from the face than the tone of the voice d. The ability to imitate facial expressions comes about after age two
28. Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship among members of large secondary groups? a. Primary relations tend to persist in the form of intimate cliques b. There is emphasis on the efficiency by which people accomplish their jobs c. It is unlikely that every member is aware of every other member d. The goal is to provide for the personal needs of the members
23. Rogers proposed that the primary human motive is… a. the actualizing tendency c. power b. sex d. social intimacy 24. The members of a common society share the same values, such as for economic success and upward mobility, and they are stratified into a number of distinct strata. It could be stated that the society is stratified because a. the values are not shared by all members of the society b. the means for realizing the shared values are not equally distributed c. the values are divisive d. the strata are not classes 25. Which of the following best exemplifies innovation? a. The continuance of old patterns of life b. The introduction of gasoline engines to fishing boats by a majority of the villagers c. The acceptance of new ways of farming by a small group of farmers d. The maintenance of good habits and practices 26. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bureaucracy? a. specialization b. chain of command c. informality and autonomy d. merit appointment and job tenure 27. The primary function of religion in human societies is to a. establish an orderly relationship between man and his surroundings b. help people understand the existence of both good and evil c. allay man’s fears and anxieties over unexplainable phenomena d. provide a way for man to be able to communicate with God
29. Which of the following is the best statement that can be derived from the illustration above? a. The language we use for things can also influence the way we think about it b. Signs are used to represent a situation and to influence action c. It is important to study the meaning of language d. It is necessary to identify the problem in order to arrive at a solution Group A B C D
Phase I Task 1 Task 1 Task 1 -
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30. In an experiment, subjects were randomly assigned to four groups and were asked to memorize a set or two sets of unrelated verbal materials. Then each group was tested for retention of the tasks(s). The table above shows the participation of each group. Which of the following will most probably be observed? a. retention of Task 1 will be higher for Group A than for Group C b. retention of Task 2 will be higher for Group B th an for Group D c. retention of Task 1 will be lower for Group A than for Group C d. retention of Task 2 will be equal for both groups B and D
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IV. CHEMISTRY 31. Orbitals hold: a. A maximum of one electron each b. A maximum of two electrons each c. A number of electrons that depends on the energy level. d. A number of electrons that depends on the type of orbital. 32. The difference difference between a “family” and a “group” in the periodic table is that: a. Families are columns and groups are rows. b. Families are rows and groups are columns. c. Families determine the energy level of an element and groups determine their properties. d. None of the above is true. 33. When 2.0 grams of methane are burned in a bomb calorimeter containing 2000 grams of water, it causes the temperature of the water to rise by 13.30 0C. What is the molar heat of combustion of methane? Cp(H2O) = 4.18 J/g0C. a. 111 kJ b. 889 kJ c. 13.3 kJ d. 8.89 kJ
38. Compounds are made up of.. a. atoms of the same element b. atoms of at least two different elements c. molecules of the same element d. molecules of at least two different elements 39. Which of the following is the effect of adding a nonvolatile solute to a solvent? a. higher boiling and freezing points b. lower boiling and freezing points c. lower boiling point and higher freezing point d. higher boiling point and lower freezing point 40. If we add NaAc to a solution of HAc. HAc H+1 + Ac-1 Which of the following statements is true? I. equilibrium will shift to the right II. equilibrium will shift to the left III. the pH of the solution increases IV. the equilibrium will not be affected a. II & IV c. I & III b. Only II d. II & III
34. Avogadro’s law states that: a. The volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in Kelvins. b. The volume of a gas is directly proportional to the number of moles present. c. The volume of a gas is directly proportional to the ideal gas constant. d. none of these 35. If we add NaAc to a solution of HAc: HAc H+ + AcWhich of the following statement is false? a. equilibrium will shift to the right b. equilibrium will shift to the left c. the pH of the solution increases d. the equilibrium will be affected 36. In analysis of a compound shows that it contains 78.2% B and 21.8% H and had a molecular weight of 27.6. What is the molecular formula of the compound? (atomic wts.: H=1, B=10.8) a. BH3 b. B2H6 c. B2H4 d. B2H5 37. In every chemical reaction of Substance A, the sum of the weights of the products formed is greater than the initial weight of A which undergoes a reaction. Substance X, in turn, undergoes a chemical reaction in which the combined weight of the products is exactly equal to the initial weight of X which reacted. What kind of substance are A and X? a. A is a mixture and X is a pure compound. b. A is a pure compound while X is a mixture. c. Both A and X are mixtures. d. Both A and X are pure compounds.
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