Mathematics practice items
1. What is the measure of angle B?
(A) 10.
(B) 40.
(C) 80.
(D) 100.
2. After a discount of 25%, the savings oh a pair of roller blades was $12. 00. What was the sale price?
(A) $48.00.
(B) $36.00.
(C) $24.00.
(D) $25.00.
3. Chad rolls a fair die. The sides of the die are numbered from 1 to 6. Ten times in a row, he rolls a 5. What is the probability that he will roll a 5 on his next roll?
(A) 1/5.
(B) 1/6.
(C) 1/50.
(D) 1/11.
4. Which of the following set of points do not form an angle in the diagram?
(A) ABF.
(B) ABE.
(C) AFC.
(D) ABC.
5. An apple costs (C). You have (D) dollars. What equation would represent the amount of apples you could buy for the money you have?
(A) C / D.
(B) CD.
(C) C + D.
(D) D / C.
6. If a worker gets $144. 00 for 18 hours' work, how much would that worker get for 32 hours' work?
(A) $200.00.
(B) $288.00.
(C) $256.00.
(D) $432.00.
7. What is the combined volume of these two cylinders?
12.5p.
16p.
26.5p.
28.5p.
8. A printing company makes pamphlets that cost $. 75 per copy plus $5. 00 as a setter's fee. If $80 were spent printing a pamphlet, how many pamphlets were ordered?
(A) 50.
(B) 75.
(C) 100.
(D) 150.
9. The sales department staff draws its salary from four areas of the company's income, as shown in the above graph. What percentage is drawn from the retail fund?
(A) 10%.
(B) 20%.
(C) 25%.
(D) 30%.
10. What percentage of 250 is 25?
(A) 5%.
(B) 10%.
(C) 20%.
(D) 25%.
11. 5.3 · 104 =
(A) 0.0053.
(B) 0.00053.
(C) 5,300.
(D) 53,000.
12. r = regular price, d = discount, s = sale price. What equation would represent the calculations for finding the discount?
(A) d = r - s .
(B) d = s – r.
(C) d = sr.
(D) d = s + r.
APPENDIX E
Science practice items
1. The following are parts of all cells EXCEPT:
(A) chloroplasts
(B) cytoplasm
(C) nucleus
(D) cell membrane
2. Cells may reproduce through:
(A) photosynthesis
(B) mitochondria
(C) mitosis
(D) eukaryotes
3. All the following are cell activities EXCEPT:
(A) homeostasis
(B) respiration
(C) ingestion
(D) chromosome
4. The genetic material termed DNA has the following function:
(A) It divides the nucleus acid in genes
(B) It provides the genetic codes that determine many traits of an organism
(C) It carries the genetic code throughout the cell
(D) It arranges rodlike structures located in the cell nucleus
5. All the following belong to the class called mammals EXCEPT:
(A) moles
(B) humans
(C) monkeys
(D) carp
6. Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms living things are generally classified into?
(A) Moneran.
(B) Fungi.
(C) Plantae.
(D) Reptilae.
7. Find the statement about bacteria that is not true.
(A) Bacteria help decompose dead matter.
(B) Bacteria cause disease.
(C) Bacteria help regular physiological processes.
(D) Bacteria are lifeless and lack the ability to reproduce.
8. Which is the correct hierarchy of the body makeup:
(A) tissues-cells-organs-systems-body
(B) cells-tissues-organs-systems-body
(C) cells-tissues-systems-organs-body
(D) tissues-cells-systems-organs-body
9. Which of the following definitions best describes the meaning of ecology?
(A) Recycling to keep the human habitat as pure as possible.
(B) The relationship between organisms and their habitat.
(C) Making use of natural materials from our habitat.
(D) Keeping the biosphere free of toxic materials.
10. Which is a false statement about matter?
(A) Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
(B) Matter is made up of atoms.
(C) Matter cannot be changed, created, or destroyed.
(D) The weight of matter depends on gravitational force.
11. A person is driving a car; what types of energy are represented respectively by the gas in the tank and the motion of the car?
(A) Kinetic, potential.
(B) Activation, kinetic.
(C) Potential, activation.
(D) Potential, kinetic.
12. Which of the following is the description of heat?
(A) Temperature.
(B) Energy in motion.
(C) Radiation.
(D) A temperature measurement.
APPENDIX F