ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
GRADE 7
Directions: Choose the best answer among the options given.
I. SCIENCE
1. The circulatory system may have systemic and pulmonary circulation. Which of the following
exhibits pulmonary circulation?
a. Blood going to skin for oxygenation
b. Blood going to heart
c. Blood going to lungs for oxygenation
d. Blood going to muscles
2. Which color of light is most effectively absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?
a. green, yellow, violet
b. blue, yellow violet
c. red, blue, violet
d. red, blue, green
3. According to many scientists, there is a significant increase in the area being converted to
desert. This may be due to increasing water loss, residential area expansion, and other
disturbances. What do you call the process of desert formation?
a. Acidification
b. Desertification
c. Humidification
d. Habitat destruction
4. Mercury spilled in bodies of water in China caused ill to many Chinese residents near the area,
and death to a few. Fishes, and other aquatic organisms, however, were not reported to be
harmed by the said toxin. What could be the phenomenon that occurred?
a. Biological magnification
b. Eutrophication
c. Inversion
d. Algal bloom
5. Which of the following statements does not hold true regarding viruses?
a. They may be surrounded by envelopes, or capsids.
b. They are grown in artificial media provided with ATP.
c. Their genetic material can be DNA or RNA.
d. Their capsid is made of proteins of the same type.
6. What happens when there is too much sugar in the blood?
a. The brain signals the pancreas to release insulin so that excess sugar can be stored in the
liver.
b. The brain signals the pancreas to release glucagon so stored sugar would be released from
the liver.
c. The brain signals the pancreas to release glucagon so that excess sugar can be stored in the
liver.
d. The brain signals the pancreas to release insulin so stored sugar would be released from the
liver.
7. Cellular transport is possible even if there is no concentration gradient. At this point, which of
the following transport mechanisms occurs?
a. Passive transport
b. Active transport
c. Bulk transport
d. Facilitated diffusion
8. Why is lightning said to contribute in the nitrogen cycle?
a. It makes the nitrifying bacteria faster and stronger by supplying light.
b. It supplies energy needed for chemical reaction of nitrogenous material in the
atmosphere.
c. It makes plants more photosynthetic.
d. It nourishes the soil with charged particles.
9. Nita noticed that she produces more urine when she stays inside an air-conditioned room,
than when she plays volleyball with her friends even if her water intake is unchanged. Why is
this so?
a. When her body is busy with activities, her kidneys are not working temporarily. b. When
she stays inside an air-conditioned room, she perspires less, hence excess water is excreted
through urine.
c. When she plays volleyball, her body uses water to produce ATP.
d. When she is inactive, her kidneys have nothing to do but to produce urine to keep the body
active.
10. Ramil has been struggling to maintain his weight. His neck seems to be swollen, his eyes are
bulging out and his eyebrows are starting to shed. What could be causing these
manifestations?
a. His adrenal gland secretes too much of epinephrine
b. Growth hormone from pituitary is irregularly secreted
c. His thyroid gland does not function normally
d. Testosterone level in his blood is too high for his age
11. What enables the chaparral plants to resprout again after a fire has occurred?
a. They have food reserves in their roots
b. They have long roots that hold them to the ground
c. They have fire-proof bark that protects them from fire
d. All of these options are correct
12. Why should the number of chromosomes be reduced to half in meiosis?
a. So that each daughter cell receives chromosomes.
b. So that each daughter cell would have a different set of chromosomes.
c. So that the organism that will be formed after fertilization would have the same number
of chromosomes as that of the parents.
d. So that there will be a change in the number of chromosomes in the next generation.
13. What needs to be established to be certain that coevolution occurred to two organisms?
a. Both organisms originated from about the same time.
b. Each species affects the population density of the other.
c. The adaptation of one species followed specifically that of the other one, and vice versa.
d. The two species are adapted to a common set of environmental conditions.
14. What will be the effect of too much Antidiuretic hormone in the blood?
a. The kidneys will be making too much urine
b. The urine formed will be more concentrated in solute, and lesser in volume
c. The kidneys will not filter the blood
d. The urine formed will be laden with blood
15. In the principle of dominance, when a dominant allele is paired with a recessive one, the
dominant trait will be expressed. What will be the phenotype of rr genotype following the
principle of complete dominance?
a. Dominant
b. Heterozygous
c. Homozygous
d. Recessive
16. If an object is already moving and the sum of all the vector forces on a mass is zero, then the
object will____
a. move at a constant speed in a straight line
b. accelerate at a constant rate in a straight line
c. come to rest
d. increase its amount of inertia
17. Consider the direction in which the magnetic field lines point for a bar magnet with a north
pole and a south pole. That situation that would give the same pattern of lines is the
a. gravitational field line pattern for two neutral masses
b. electric field line pattern for two positive charges
c. electric field line pattern for two negative charges
d. electric field line pattern for two opposite charges
18. How are echoes minimized in halls and auditoriums?
a. covering hard reflecting surfaces with curtains
b. opening the doors of the auditoriums
c. creating a wider space for sound to travel
d. limiting the accessories installed inside
19. In the absence of air friction, what happens when a ball is allowed to roll down one hill and up
a second hill?
a. The ball would lose speed more slowly as it moves up the second hill.
b. The ball would travel a longer distance uphill.
c. The ball would travel a shorter distance as it moves up.
d. The ball would practically reach the same horizontal level from where it started.
20. According to the kinetic molecular theory, liquids are similar to solids in that ___________
a. their molecules are arranged in a regular manner.
b. the motion of their particles changes with temperature.
c. the motion of their particles cannot be determined.
d. there is very little space between their molecules.
21. Which of the following is that single force applied at the same point that will produce the same
effect?
a. reactant force
b. composite force
c. resultant force
d. concurrent force
22. If something gets a positive electric charge, then follows that something else__________.
a. become magnetized
b. becomes equally negatively charged
c. becomes equally positively charged
d. becomes negatively charged, but not necessarily equally negatively charged
23. Metals have been used for making coins and jewelry. Which of the following characteristics is
true of metals?
a. Metals are malleable and ductile
b. Metals have high tensile strength
c. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity
d. all of these options
24. What kind of energy is present whenever a body is at a distance from the ground?
a. elastic potential energy
b. electric potential energy
c. electromagnetic potential energy
d. gravitational potential energy
25. A stone was thrown upward from the roof, at the same time that an identical stone was
dropped from there. The two stones will ________.
a. Have the same velocity upon reaching the ground
b. Take the same time to reach the ground
c. Have the same acceleration when they reach the ground
d. Reach the ground at the same time
26. In a pair of scissors, the fulcrum is located at the ________.
a. Handle
b. Screw
c. Tip of the blades
d. Sharp edges
27. A heavy object and a light object are released from the rest at the same height and time in a
vacuum. As they fall, they have equal ________.
a. Weights
b. Moments
c. Acceleration
d. Energies
28. Car A has a mass of 1000kg and a speed of 60km/hr. car B has a mass of 2000kg and a speed of
30km/hr. compare the kinetic energy for car A with that of car B.
a. Half as much
b. Four times as much
c. Equal
d. Twice as much
29. Disregarding air resistance, an object falling towards the earth’s surface has an acceleration
that is _____________.
a. decreasing
b. increasing
c. constant
d. depending on object’s weight
30. Abundance of waste materials in water decreases primary productivity due to ___________.
a. blockage of light penetration
b. amount of nutrients available
c. reduced amount of oxygen in the water
d. accumulation of aquatic organisms
II. MATHEMATICS
1. Arrange the integers 4, 7, -6, -5, and -13, in ascending order.
a. -13, -6, -5, 4, 7
b. -6, -5, 4, 7, -13
c. 7, 4, -5, -6, -13
d. 4, -5, -6, 7, 13
2. Add: -8 + (11)
a. 3
b. -3
c. 19
d. 23
3. Subtract: -8-(-11)
a. 3
b. -3
c. 19
d. 23
4. Multiply: (-8)(-11)
a. -77
b. -88
c. 88
d. 77
5. Divide: -20÷ 4
a. 5
b. 4
c. -5
d. -4
6. The temperature of a town on a particular height is -8 degrees C. The next morning, the
temperature raises by 2 degrees C. Find the temperature in morning.
a. 7
b. -6
c. -5
d. 1
7. A piece of wire 2.2 m long is cut into many smaller wires of equal length. The length of each
small wire is 20 cm. How many small wires are there?
a. 9 small wires
b. 10 small wires
c. 11 small wires
d. 12 small wires
8. Simplify: x +2+5x-4
a. 6x-4
b. 6x-2
c. 6x+6
d. 6x
9. Simplify: x+2+5x –(-4)
a. 6x-4
b. 6x-2
c. 6x+6
d. 6x
10. Mulltiply: (10xy) (-2xy5)
a. -20x2y7
b. -20x2y6
c. 20x2y7
d. 20x2y6
10 x 2 y 5
11. Divide:
−2 xy 4
a. -5xy
b. 5xy
c. 5x2y
d. 2xy
12. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is approximately 149 600 000 km. Express this
distance in Scientific Notation.
a. 1.496 x 108
b. 14.96 x 107
c. 14.96 x 108
d. 1.496 x 10-11
13. What is the area of the square whose side is 2x-1?
a. 4x2-4x+1
b. 2x2-3x+1
c. 3x2-4x+2
d. 3x2-3x+2
14. H= {perfect squares between 1 & 26}
a) I= { 4, 9, 16, 25 }
b) H={ 2, 3, 4, 5}
c) H={ 8, 25}
d) H={ 4, 9, 16, 25}
15. The sum of two numbers is 44. The difference is 8. Find the larger number.
a. 44
b. 18
c. 22
d. 26
16. Which of the following is NOT a solution of -2 ≤ x <5?
a. -2
b. -1
c. 0
d. 5
17. What is the value of x given complementary angles having the measurements of 5x and 30
degrees?
a. 6 degrees
b. 10 degrees
c. 12 degrees
d. 15 degrees
18. Given that x=5 and y=-3, evaluate the expression 3x-2y.
a. 20
b. 21
c. 22
d. 23
19. The mean of 6 numbers is 17. Four of the numbers are 15, 17, 20 and 22. The remaining two
numbers are equal to x. Calculate
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
20. The score of 10 students for a Mathematics test are 8, 9, 10, 10, 3, 5, 6, 10, 6, and 1.
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
21. B= { x:x is a set of prime number less than 25}
a) B= { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
b) B={ 2, 3, 5, 7,11, 13, 17, 19, 23}
c) B= {1, 3, 5, 7,9}
d) B= {4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15,16,18,20}
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22. John spent a total of 20 hours visiting his aunt’s house. He spent his time playing his favorite
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video game made up 2/3 of the total time of his visit. Find the amount of time he spent on
playing video games.
a) 13 ½ hrs
b) b) 12 ½ hrs
c) c) 15 ½ hrs
d) d) 6 ½ hrs
23. In algebraic expression, 3 x 4 +2 y+ 4 , the number 3 in front of the variable x 4 is called ______.
a) coefficient
b) variable
c) constant
d) terms
24. In algebraic expression, 3 x 4 +2 y+ 4 , 4 is called ______.
a) coefficient
b) variable
c) constant
d) terms
25. Evaluate √ 900.
a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
26. Solve: x+3< 7
a. X=4
b. x>4
c. x<4
d. x>5
27. Daniel scored 66 and 72 marks respectively for his two class tests. By setting up an inequality,
what is the lowest mark he must score in a third test, if he wants to get an average score at
least 75?
a.) x>87
b.) x<87
c.) x≥87
d.) x≤87
28. What is the volume of a cube with sides of length x?
a. x2
b. x3
c. x4
d. x5
29. If U= { mango, orange, grapes, guava, durian}, A= { orange, mango} and B={ guava, mango}
then, A ∩ B = ?
a. A ∩ B = { mango }
b. A ∩ B = { orange }
c. A ∩ B = { mango, durian}
d. A ∩ B = { guava, durian}
30. Evaluate √3 −27 or cube root of -27.
a) 3
b) -3
c) cannot be determined
d) imaginary
III. Social Studies
1. The symbolic dumping of an expensive cargo of tea into Boston Harbor in 1773 is known as
the _____________.
a. Labrador tea Party
b. Destruction tea party
c. Boston tea Party
d. Boston destruction Party
2. The most emblematic instrument of death in revolutionary France was the guillotine, and,
ironically enough, its invention resulted from the search for a machine which could behead a
victim “painlessly” at the behest of ____________.
a. Dr. Marcel Ignace Guillotine
b. Dr. Xavier Ignace Guillot
c. Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin
d. Dr. Duc de Guilltines
3. Who was known as the Father of Humanism?
a. Francesco Petrarch
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Adolf Hitler
d. Niccolo Machiavelli
4. Denis Diderot’s most important contribution to the Enlightenment was the assembly of the
movement’s secular scholarly and artistic knowledge to produce the ______________.
a. Encyclopedie
b. Libre de sophi
c. Les miserable
d. Letter sur les aveugles a I’usage de ceux qui
5. The French Enlightenment thinkers were known as __________________.
a. Padre de Francia
b. Philosophia
c. Revolutionists
d. Philosophes
6. Building on the philosophical assumption of the material state of nature, the so-called
Physiocrats argued that freedom and equality should be the principles of the economy, and
that the state should adopt a or “hand-off” policy in that regard.
a. Changer de main
b. Laissez-vite
c. LaisseZ-faire
d. Laissez-economiques
7. What was the oldest writing system in the world?
a. Cuneiform
b. Hieroglyphics
c. Linear A
d. Linear B
8. What civilization known as the “Robber People”?
a. Mayan
b. Aztec
c. Olmec
d. Inca
9. What civilization was known as the “Alphabet Carrier”?
a. Phoenicia
b. Minoan
c. Sumer
d. Hittites
10. What was the biblical name of Palestine?
a. Israel
b. Hittites
c. Phoenicia
d. Canaan
IV. ENGLISH