PRACTICE SET PARTI Oo The CEM allows the reproduction of this practice set in any manner suitable to the NMAT applicant. Other uses including selling or licensing copies, or posting « to personal, institutional or third party website are prohibited. | © CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT, INC.a Section 1. Analogies DIRECTIONS: Bach item in this section consists of a series of words. The first word is related to the second in the same way as the third word is related to a fourth one which is missing. Select this missing word from the given choices. Example: MAN : WOMAN (A) child (C)_ baby (B) friend —(D) girl BOY : In this example, the correct answer is D, girl, because it is the only word that is related to BOY in the same way as ‘MAN : WOMAN. ‘There are other relationships involved in the items aside from that illustrated above. WEIGHT : KILOGRAM :: VOLUME : re (A) tite (C) intensity (BY carat () quantity 2. TITRATE : CHEMIST :: INSTALL : (Q) eeetricians (C) office (8) equipment (D) appointee 3. PRAIBE ODE :: LAMENT : Z) md A) epic (©) tale (B) elegy -504 (D) romance / 4 BLOWTORCH : WELD :: DRILL : (A) fasten (C), rivet : (B) screw (D), bore. 7 5. HERO : ADULATION =: SAINT = Namath abstinentt of 48) asceticism (C) humility hn)bje senstal picasul® (B)) meverenie® (D) celibacy Isp abst yeni of St AU), viteciee PS_NMAT_P1_0814 (SC WERTEBRAE + SPINE :: LINKS (a) cuff () union (B) golf (©) chain 7. DARKEN : LIGHT :: SUPPRESS dunn eg sexes | vot ation (A) crime (© sreeaom Ue TOW (B) slavery —_(D),_ justice _S© CONCERT : INTERMISSION =: TRIAL : Sat ods (a) summation {C), interrogation (8) defense recess» stot nic CURTSY ; Fig deen! 2 PRAISE 2 RemLANBE SURTSY i Hong [aut (ext obedience (5) servtty (DY amspuct 10, PATRIOT : LOYAL :: SCHOLAR : 0 is oo A 7) Gee (B)) ieree (D) hunt TIMEPIECE : SUNDIAL 3: MEDIA : aNOSN TW alist (C) newscaster (Bp femme? (0) Communication 13. MUSIC : BEAT :: BALLET : (Ay pirouette) '"(C) performance 'B) shoes (0) harmony WATER : THIRST :: SALVE : Sobslone puton neunds [oretreent (A) ointment (©) scar (8) wound (D) cure 15. BARREL : GUN :: DIAL : clock: (C)) number channel (D) hand GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 5>pome taney PCa 16, INDEMNITY : DAMAGE :: BOND = (a) levy (tox.rinel(C) (B) fine “surety {0} reparation (opens) JT. MEETING : AGENDA :: TRAVEL : (A)_ passport (©) schedule (B) destination ((D) ) ftiierary® 18. CHIEFTAIN : TRIBE :: VICEROY : Wale cy i Whe oI inthe pss (a) church (C)_ embassy. (8) colony (D) consulate 19, RECESS : INQUIRY = REPRIEVE : oth (&) sentence) —(C)_ obligation 1B) trial (D) guilt 20¢ ‘WINE : FERMENTATION :: LIQUOR : (a) brewing — (@) (B) frothing (D) ‘pasteurization PSNMAT_P1_0814 Section 2. Reading Comprehension DIRECTIONS: This section contains several selections. Read each selection carefully, then choose the correct answer to each of the questions asked after the selection. “Thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star," stated the mystical poet Francis Thompson. He exaggerated the links in the fabric of life, but his was, nonetheless, fa true insight into the fact that there do exist ecological relationships between living things here on earth and the movements of the heavenly bodies. Not only are earthly organisms affected by light and warmth from the distant moon and sun, but many animals have also. been shown to possess mechanisms which accurately measure the sun's position and react to the rhythm of the tides, the phases of the moon, and the motion of our planet. ‘Twice each day, at dusk and at dawn, there is a shift in the activity of the population that inhabits a community, amounting to almost a complete turnover of the species. Some kinds of plants and animals are stimulated to activity by light; other kinds retreat from it. The varying amounts of light and darkness act as triggers upon the physiology of numerous kinds of animals and plants, signaling them to many activities. Many forms of life display fairly definite tendencies towards daytime or nighttime activity and many animals can alter their pattern in response to changing needs. In regions where game is hunted persistently, the hunted animals tend to become nocturnal, whereas the same species is diurnal in areas where man has not made deep inroads. Man, as an animal, also apparently possesses a number of built-in rhythms, and his body chemistry has been shown to operate in a rhythmic pattern. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE D>| 21. The statement "Thou canst not stir a “> flower without troubling of a star" ~~ means that (A) one should not disturb things in nature wy (C) plants should be treated carefully (D) some life-forms are largely unaffected by the heavenly b 22. Based on the selection, which of the following statements is correct? (A) Most forms of life have biological rhythms which are permanent and unchanging. (B) Reactions to the seasonal cycle are uniform in different communities. (C) Ofall the creatures in nature, man alone is independent of its revolving cycles. Many animalscarvalter‘their environment> Selection 2 8 Gitanjali (1961-1977}, terminally ill of cancer at 16, wrote one hundred eleven (111) poems in English, most of them about death. Not wishing to alarm her mother, she kept her poems. It was only several months after her death that her mother, Khushi Badruddin, discovered that her daughter was India's Emily Dickinson. ‘The comparison with the American poet is inevitable, since both women wrote secretly about death, nature, and God. Gitanjali likens death to an *honoured guest,” as Dickinson does in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." Gitanjali's grammatical lapses, in fact, recall those of Dickinson's. But the similarities stop there, because Gitanjali was actually facing death. Although love of life sometimes overpowers her, Gitanjali__repeatedly welcomes death "with open arms." This is not mere resignation. The poet feels that with more time on earth, she may end up PS NMAT PI_0814 having less faith in God. Dying young seems to assure salvation. The poems are indeed deeply religious; many of them are prayers. Gitanjalis parents are Sikhs, and she attended a Catholic school, but she always said her religion was love. Curiously, some of the poems speak of the poet in the third person, as though Gitanjali was looking at herself objectively. She writes "Illness too is/A gift of God/And Gitanjali accepts it/With grace and in good stride.” Perhaps, the strain had become too strong even for the brave young poet. Gitanjali means "song-offering,’ and the whole volume is an offering of songs to God about what it means to die so young. 23, The main purpose of the author in |_7_ waiting the selection is to show 's between Dickinson's (A) the similaritis ere Stn sg pee & {D) Gitanjali's fears and frustrations 24. Which of the following statements is “~~ NO? true of Gitanjali and Dickinson? (A) Both wrote about nature and God (B) Both of their works contain grammatical lapses. (C) Both likened death to an honored gue: (D) sBotncaiee aaa eaeIpa. 25. The third paragraph implies that Gitanjali was (A) losing faith in God (B)_afraid of death © {D) not sure of herself GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE ~>Selection 3 Television, radio, and stereo can be vehicles for great drama, beautifal music, or even redeeming words. “But who can claim that for the vast majority of people, these devices are anything other than agents of noise? They are not listened to; they are only heard. Modern man begins his day with radio noise to wake him up, he has a car radio or CD player to carry him to his work, continues with pipe-in music in the elevator and "on, hold on the office telephone, relaxes by the videoke at the bar, and concludes his day with television chatter. Those who cannot sleep in the silence that descends when the TV is shut off resort to machines that produce “white noise." Silence has become a vacuum which modern man abhors. It is no longer normal or good in itself. It is understood only as absence of noise. Before noise (B.N.), there were sounds distinguishable from noise, because sounds came out of silence. Silence was the background for sounds. City dwellers, awash in constant noise, become nervous in the country because the sounds of the country - from the crickets, birds, and animals ~ are made against the background of silence. There is also less tall in the country because to interrupt the silence, one must have something to say. In the city, words are part of the general noise ~ one can say anything in order not to stop talking - and silence is always interpreted as awkwardness. There seems to be a fear that if the noise stops, the city will collapse in silence. Before the days of widespread TV, the Swiss thinker, Max Picard, offered the notion that people play the radio to make sure that they are still there. This proposition neatly reverses the'old-conundrum: Ifa tree falls in @ forest, does it make a-sound if there is no one there to hear it? ‘This question presumes man exists and asks if sound exists without man’s hearing it. The modern form of this question, 4 la Picard, would reverse these PS_NMAT_P1_0814 presumptions and have modern man asking, “If there is no noise, how do I know I am really here?” Solitude and silence ake the crucibles of serious thought. To flee them is to flee the conditions necessary for the self-examination that makes life worth living. It is to flee as well the peace that comes only from the orientation of one's life to the ultimate realities — realities that can intrude only when one is still and quiet and open to them. Iam often told that people turn on the radio and television because they are lonely. Noise is used as a tonic for loneliness. It is, an acoustic drug. But loneliness is a longing for something which should not be drowned in noise. If one quietly searches for loneliness, one can begin to ask why one is, lonely and for what. Loneliness lets us know that we really have nothing adequate for our deepest longing — not in our friends, not in our family, nor in our worldly goods or pleasures. In what then or in whom are we to find the object of our deepest desire? This is perhaps the most important question that can be asked, and it can be answered only in SILENCE, 26. What conclusion can be deduced from © the second paragraph? (A) Man is a lover of noise-producing machines. (B)) Man depends on sounds to keep ‘him functioning, (C) Man likes inventions because these are signs of progress. (D) Man finds complete relaxation only when surrounded by noise. 27. As used in-the selection, what does ‘conundrum’\mean? Belief Proposition Riddle. Saying GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE D>31. The selection suggests that our lives can have ‘more meaning ifwe (A) become more rel {B)_ profess colonial influence « {D) study our pre-Spanish customs 92. The writer obviously thinks well of (A)_ our pre-Spanish culture 8 “he reurte Bln (0) the Filipino character 33. Our defects as a people are mostly due to (a) ®) 9 () attitudes and superstitions from our pre-Spanish past ideas taught us by the Spaniards our refusal to face reality Selection 5 Buddhism is both a philosophy and a practice. Buddhist philosophy is rich and profound. Buddhist practice is called Tantra, 4 Sanskrit word meaning {to weave. Buddhist philosophy reached its ultimate development in the second century A.D. No ‘one has been able to improve much on it since then. The distinction between Buddhist philosophy..and Tantra is well defined.“ Buddhist philosophy can be) Gatellectualized,_Tantra~cannot.— ‘philosophy is a function of the rational mind, The most profound thinkers of the Indian civilization discovered that words and concepts can take them only so far. Beyond that point came the actual doing of a practice, the experience of which was ineffable. This did not prevent them from progressively refining the practice into an extremely effective and sophisticated set of techniques, but it did prevent them from being able to describe the experience which the techniques produce. PS_NMAT P1814 The practice of Tantra,does not mean the [Cond of rational thought. It’ means the ‘integration of thought based on symbols into larger spectrums of awareness. ‘The development of Buddhism in India shows that a profound and penetrating intellectual quest into the ultimate nature of reality can culminate in, or at least, set the stage for, a quantum leap beyond rationality. In fact, on an individual level, this is one of the roads to enlightenment. Tibetan Buddhism calls it the Path without Form or the Practice of the Mind. The Path without Form is prescribed for the people of intellectual temperament. The science of physics is following a similar path. ‘The development of physics in the twentieth century has already transformed the consciousness of those involved with it. The study - of complementarity, the uncertainty principle, the quantum field theory, and the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics produce insights into the nature of reality very similar to those produced by the study.of Eastern philosophy. ‘The profound physicists of this century have increasingly become aware that they are confronting thé ineffable. Max Planck, the father of quantum mechanics, cience means unresting and continually progressing “development toward “an. aim which the poetic intuition may apprehend, but which the intellect can never fully grasp." We are approaching “the end of sciont®:> “The end of science” does not mean the end of ‘unresting endeavor and —_ continually progressing development” of more and more comprehensive and useful physical theories. “The end of science’ means the coming of Western civilization, in its own time and in its own way, into the higher dimensions of human experience. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE >34, Science is seen as an “unresting endeavor" because (A)_ man is never content with his technological gains (B) nature is blind < (C}_ scientists are too intelligent to stop searching Ome 85. As used in the selection, the term neffable”\means. (A) delightfut (B) confusing e ) sacred 36. The author suggests that atrue scientific pursuit would involve secescent (A) personal confrontation with a >. supreme force (B) Gn intellectual openness, (C)_adenial of the validity of present formulas (D) the wholchearted support of the entire scientie community 37. In referring tothe esid of science,” the author means tat (A) science will no longer be needed today (8) an entirely new study‘shall emerge toreplace physics Oguaaieee «dhe physical (D) man is approaching the age of extrasensory development PS_NMAT_P1_0814 38. ‘The phrase "Tantra t rationality" means that {A)_ the experience of truth is subject to reason (B) practice is equal to theory (C) insights gained cannot be put down in words greater realms of awareness» 39. In the second paragraph, the word “transcends most closely means TA) elevates (Q ects (D) escapes 40: Which of the following statements show that physics is following a path similar to Tibetan Buddhism? o (8) Physicists are actually philosophers. (C) Physics is Tibetan in origin. (D) Physical hypotheses coincide with Buddhist doctrine. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE C>10 ‘TEST B, INDUCTIVE REASONING Section 1. Figure Series DIRECTIONS: In cach of the following items, the series of figures at the left shows a continuously changing pattern. Discover this pattern of change. From the five figures at the right, choose the one which should come next in the series. Example: ILI) III) (4) (8) ©) In the example, the three diagrams at the left show a line increasing progressively in such a way as to approach a closed figure. If another line is added, the resulting form would look exactly like figure C at the right. Thus, the correct answer is C. There are other principles involved in the items aside from that illustrated in the example. 68 68000 5 Of O} oO} 2 eo 68 © oO & fo 4 a? Pn i ° 6) B 0 Slot] 4]lo 4] 4 3. “o e8 oo & «© PS_NMAT_P1_0814 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE| 80 00090 | ton PTZ NININCM (@a2) £eaa19) [Seta ora fall | IFS FSAI | IFS a Fa MAT EL 9614 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE —>12 Section 2. Figure Grouping DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of five figures, four of which are similar in some respect. Choose the figure that {s different from the other four. eT aa tse In the example, the correct answer is figure C, because the arrows are all pointing downward, whereas the arrows in each of the other figures are all pointing upward, Example: ‘There are other principles involved in the items aside from that illustrated in the example. « fe @ @e) a Z @ 6) AZ “ d @) @ \ PS_NMAT_P1_0814 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE C>IRA ES eleialelel ‘EIS ISIE = vvlfooo oA ara bP pb oN ne 5 00 °° 4 ° °° OO} }oeoo}|[4 «4 o HERR Peal oe Pala _f GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE C>oe fe lata | & | Faia Fe GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE &>Section 3. Number and Letter Series DIRECTIONS: In the following items, discover the principle involved in the series. Select from the five choices the number or letter that should come next in the series. Examples: 1 2 4 6 8 10 ao. (D) 14 (8) 12 © 13 (c) 16 2 ACE GI fo (D) H @) L () M fk In example 1, the correct answer is B, because 2 is added to a number to obtain the next number. In example 2, the correct answer is C, because the given succession of letters has intervals of two. ‘There are other principles involved in the items aside from those illustrated in the ‘examples. icy mR MK FH - 7, eet fa a 4, ( S49 wa se “ars 7b ‘om W139 15 7 17 5 14 —s (a) 17 (0) 18 ) AD, © 21 {9 13 Fa Sates ol a (a) 22 oO (B) 17 3 a o 7 oP xin ty *y Spe vad Wy Sny sd Ger & fe (ay Lk (0) M (B) We (©) 0 (oP PS_NMAT_P1_0814 15 wy op (py ac Bt VE (B) ed (E) DA fe (B) 196 —«) (c) 544 26,06 In 3 ow 76 Al P (oy @ eee (B) S (E) Ss ‘ 4 ha ardeviy | my vz (by wy ny ) ane ©) wx ap OS wy eg yoga g Hy MgB (a) 27 (D) 29 “ (B) 32 (or (©) 30 yy “ wy 29,0 oM ry a eae ye BM x - (C) i> y 30.22 y11 26 16 31 22 37 i 4 ‘ (aoe =) 82 (8) 90 () 28 (c) 33 tom of Ww 31.CD .MN !FG ,RS lJ wk (a) xw (>) MN (8) LM (Wx ¢ (c) vw — ABCDET CHT I KLM AN OF ka RAE a8, Fe tr Hm VX Qrst CV WV vq iw ua www GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE G>16 6 3 UG JEL oP: a2.og ig at 1g Wb 19 ‘1h yo | a7.cD vu QP MN 8 @ ou ey 10% LO —~ 0 KL { (D), SR (B) 24 8) 25 (8) 6) UK © 8 ‘ 7 i re a nt gw p 33. ABC | FAG KLA|1\AOP tau, XA 3d o 35 sia) 33s TF () wxa, (0) gy ‘ 3 ca! 4 g (B) aXWr 7 () 22 (C) WAX, \ ren 16, 92,30 gente Vins “obs sar row 2 (0) 36 nx f (D) wY = —*% (B) 90 yuWwe = (B) _YMW Se (C) VMK ~> a cp XNL Hit (Ps@ 27 24 12 36 % 4 YL (a) UXV “(D) MPN (D) 18 (B) LoM {E) MQgo (E) 108 (c) TWU aah Pas Yan Fae8 on % 4a) 3s @) 42 () 39 PS_NMAT_P1_0614 (0) no” a (&) 36 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 5TEST C. QUANTITATIVE Section 1. Fundamental Operations DIRECTIONS: In the following items, select the correct answer from the given choices. Example: 6x2:45 a 3 (c) 6 ®) 4 ©) 8 The correct answer is A. fa) 2 (i 4 @s © 12 a AAS + 24,768 - 9,651 - 7,325 = = (A) 13,637 (CQ) 20,962 - -%_fB) 13,697 (0) 23,288 SSS + 309 - 428 - 716 + 400 = (a) 75 (¢) 185 eB 85 (Dp) 715 gis 4 -y) +3 + (e+ 3y) - Ae +1) = (Ax-ytl myrtl (By x+y 41 (D) x+1 42 6,2. (A) (+3)? (0) (x2+9)x? x29 =< (x+a)? ox @ be (A) 20/3 9 60 (B) 27 (D) 180 PS_NMAT_P1_0814 7. bow yP + fx - yP = I~ Co? anle + oy?) (B) 2x2fx + 3y) (©) 2yly? + 3x) (D) 2y%y + 3x) wy 44 2+ x (B) x’ 2 > +2 (25+) + (25 po 625°] [25°] (a) 26 © t i it 36 mo 35 55" => 10, 32+ (39 — gett) = (: 2 Ser Ds 25 2 a 2 mz 25 #25" ( Med = 6-2) + x= =~ (a) -4 + 2x @oax-+ (B) 3 + 2x (Dl) 4-x woot Hee gt ot =f tavey a y “4 +5f 2b “a 3y 4 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE C>18, Section 2. Problem Solving DIRECTIONS: Solve each problem and select the correct answer from the given choices. Example: If a man_ drives x hours, then his p kilometers in average rate per hour is a 2 (©) px w = o & ‘The correct answer is A. 12, What is the(perimetet pf a regular hexagon if the length of one side is equal tox? (A) Sx (©) 7 @) & ©) 8x 13. One-box measures 7 meters by 15 meters ‘Sy 8 meters. Another box measures 8 meters by 9 meters by 10 meters. By ¢ how many cubic meters is the volume of one box greater than the other? ~ Lxwel (120 m3 (D) 840 m?® (A) 37 m3 (8) 57 m> need? “ B xt "56 (A) 21 (c) 49 4 (B) 28 (D) 56 The jeepney fare for the first 4 kilometers is P9.50 and for each additional Kilometer, 25¢ is added. How much is the fare for a 17-kilometer distance? Ssh yy & ve TS 0% X16 Gh 1 L | 36-Hirs. Santos can finish 4 place mats for \" every 3 that her daughter finishes. If Mrs. Santos finishes 16 place mats in one week, how many place mats in all can mother and daughter finish together in 4 weeks? sed ye =o oe) 2* < @ 12 (©) 92 Oath 8g (8) 102 0) 64 V2 In items 17 and 18, refer to the following information: Ina list of numbers, the first is 2, the second is 7, and each subsequent number is the sum of all the preceding numbers. |_17-What is the fifth number in the list? © i (a) 18 (c) 36 z q (B) 22 (D) 72 \2 8) % et 18. If the 100% number in the list is x, what is the 103"! number in the list? &) Se (a) x+3 (B) x+8 (Q) 3x (D) 8x 5 it “yt ‘The sum of two numbers is 19. If5 times the smaller number is 3 less than twice gq the larger number, what are the : 19. numbers? (A) 12and7 (@) l4ands & (B) 13and6 (BD) 15and4» X 20. If out of the top 1,000 corporations in the Philippines, 45% were established before January 1, 1980 and 25% were established before January 1, 1970, how many of these corporations were established between January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1980? /\ (cy (D} 300 380 {al 180 Qe (A) 713.00 (C) 13.25 g.¢ . (By P12.75 (Dp) P1175 950 (4k) \ © + 32 (km) PS.NMAT_P1_0814 eae GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE > \a-75 az ll TX“ A> Pine AK sey £79 int, yi” ao Tig 21. From a6 x5 in? cardboard are cut a 2x4 in” rectangle, a9 in? square, and a circle with a radius of 1 in, What is the area ofthe remaining cardbodnd@r (C) (08 =2n) in® {D) (13-2n) in? (18 =n) in? (13 - (A) ® x) in? {1, 2/3, 5, § 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144; 233}, 22. In the number series above, what is the probability of getting an even number? at 2 (cy nin 4) 4 ®) ©) eis 23. Bach month, John spends 2 of his income for food, +5 for clothing, 2 for housing, 75 for utilities, and deposits chs reenanoc hin savings account. Ifhe saves P4,500 a month, how much is his monthly income? L 3 30.30 ae (Bi iteg ita () sdk Ua +) erp 19 Net Income Tax Due ‘Over P50,000 but | P250 + 3% of not over P100,000 _| excess over PS0,000 ‘Over P100,000 but | P1,750 + 7% of not over P200,000 _| excess over P100,000 Over P200,000 but not over P400,000 8,750 + 11% of excess over P200,000 24. Miss Lea Mijares paid a tax of P14,250. Based on the table shown above, how much was her net income? (A) P329,545.40 (C) P210,317.50 (B) 250,000.00 (D) 205,500.00 ' Mase - A, He ae — g Exc 5,500 aM ste * 50,006 200 2 280 ,000 (A) 45,000 (c) 20,000 & 22,500 (D) P18,000 * & ol 1S Bad yl By te PS_NMAT_P1_O814 dy if GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE &>20 cat Section 3, Data Interpretation DIRECTIONS: In this section, some sets of data are given. Each set is followed by questions regarding the data, Select the correct answer from the options given. The table below gives the distribution of Science majors in a university. 25. Approximately what percent of the Science majors are Chemistry 7) (A) 10% (C) 18% ior us TI (D) 20% ns es 26. Which area(s) has{have) 10% less G50 students than Mathematics? fy (A), Physics CB) Chemistry {C) Geology/ Meteorology /Oceanography {D) Physics and Geology/Meteorology/ ‘Oceanography combined w -10 wal PS_NMAT_P10814 27. If the ratio of the students Area Number of Students Mathematics = 200 Physics 10 #0 Biology/Zoology/Botany seo” © Chemistry 180 Geology /Meteorology/ Oceanography 80, 1S Ze Biology, Zoology, and Botany is 4:3:1, how tO many ate Zoology majors? “Bp [S00 (a)_80 @>210 ye (B) 187 (0) 280 yo 28. The number of Mathematics and Lard Geology /Meteorology / Oceanography of the Biology /Zoology /Botany majors? wi 8 (B) (0) 1 2 a 3 WwW \ Bo ito | GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE > majors combined is equal to what part 7 60 ° oe ’yf } oe au 4 Registered Aliens by Nationality 1981 - 1985 ae Number of Registered Aliens pee 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Chinese 39,233, 24,826 | 24,509 23,796 2,466 American 7,823 5,203 5,144 4,916 2,831 Spanish 369 232 250 219 44 Hindu 892 649 738 6s7 781 British 1,421 685 \sa2 | [432 384 German 264 100 73-60 228 Belgian 98 63 49 52 4 Mixed Nationality 1,960 1,095 1,096 1,495 3,543 Total 32,000 32,853 | 32,383 31,627 | 10,291 29. From 1981 to 1984, approximately how 32. How many percent of the registered many percent of the total registered Germans in 1981 is 50% of the same aliens were Chinese? group in 1983?" (a) 24% ce (a) 7.1% (©) 28.0% 20 (8) 69% (B) 80% (B) 14.2% (0) 56.8% 30. In 1982, the number of registered alien’ 33. The difference in the total number of decreased. Which nationality registered registered aliens in 1982 and that in the lowest decrease? 1985 was approximately v Wy) Bean (Qing (tes than ethics 73 (8) German (0) Chinese (B) one third 42 Ko los (C)_ one half ao = Y2) 31. In which period was the percentage of (D), two thirds 22 0 decrease of British registrants the , lowest? 34. Which nationalities showed consistently? decreasing number of registrants from. (a) 1981-1982 .4t | 49% 1981 to 1985? (©) 1982-1983 14z |. (0) 1983-1984 97 1Chinese (Q) 1984-1985 66 | 35 ~ American 1 Spanish, - brash ® “V. Belgian (A) Land I only (B) 1, ll, and V only (C) 1,1, and IV only (0) 11, m,1V, angv GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ~>22 The table below shows the participation of youth in the formal school system based on a survey. In School Out of School Age Range Ler (Participating) (Nonparticipating) col - Nursery/ 1. 0-6 Kindergarten 263,188 10,087,443 10,350,631 Wm 7-12 Elementary 7,383,351 288,609 7,671,960 mM. 13-16 Secondary 4,297,132 589,269 4,886,401 W. 17-24 Postsecondary 1,588,719 7,252,343, 8,841,062 Total 13,532,390 18,217,664 31,750,054 35. If the four age groups were arranged 37. Based on the given data, which of the according to decreasing rate of following conclusions can be made? ticipation. in their respective school is; thé order would be (a)/ The rate of participation in the formal school system is generally )1, I, HI, IV lower than the rate of 1, IL, IV, T nonparticipation. () 11, 0,0 (B) The major cause for ©) 11,011 nonparticipation in formal schooling at the postsecondary 36. What proportion of the total youth level is poverty. population comprises those who are (C)_ The rate of participation in each NOT attending school? age group is lower than the rate of nonparticipation. (a) 82.03% (D) There is a low rate of attendance in (8), 74.28% the 0 ~ 6 age group because most (cy) 57.38% of these children are not yet of (D) 42.62% school age. bi’ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE > $l ye PS_NMAT_P1_081423 Pie Chart of the Workforce in a Manufacturing Firm 38. If there are 200 employees in the firm, how many are in the Production Department? WM wy 47 to) 105 K"4? (B95 (D) 421 YO 39. How many employees are there General Services Department if there are 200 employees in the Marketing and ‘Management Departments? {a)_ 800 (c) 50 (By © (D) 15 12 i ws | 200 08 2 "Do? 10, guv PSNMAT_P1_o814 40. Ten percent of the Production people are females. If there are 400 employees in the firm, how many females are in the Production Department? (@ 19 (CQ) 150 (B) 40 () 171 ¥ ° AS See abe Go ON To THE NEXT PAGE >24 ‘TEST D. PERCEPTUAL ACUITY Section 1. Hidden Figure DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section is made up of a 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 position, but it must have the same shape and size as the simple figure. > ©O080 In the example, the correct answer is D, because it contains the simple figure at the left. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE © P5_NMAT_P1_0814BEOO@ Eg Al es Ba SOOBe A Ie BS 56Ge4 Rl Sea EB | GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE &)>26 [al@0OG® a (By i) (oO) ce r | PAAR w @& © a a~ HAS DE ae GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE > PS_NMAT_P1_0814,a7 Section 2. Mirror Image DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section consists of a figure followed by five options. Select from the options the mirror image of the given figure. Example: @ BEBWH 8) Cc a In the example, the correct answer is C. PS_NMAT_P1_0814 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ©28 [& aT PEE SP Pu EolEy| eo) a cqcae CA, TUTet : iN \: le as isla RIED GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE &>8 S s AG 3 Ss SESE PS BRRRR t 6) Cc ©) @ |8 | 9Sgge 6 20008 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ~>30 Section 3. Identical Information DIRECTIONS: Each item in this section 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. Example: Rx Laboratories, 275-D West Ave., Lansing, Turkey (A) Rx Laboratories, 275-D West Ave., Lansin, Turkey (B) Rx Laboratories, 275-D West Ave., Lansing, Turkey (cy West Ave., Lansing, Turkey (0) Rx Laboratories, 2750 West Ave., Lansing, Turkey (£) Rx Laboratories, 275 D ‘West Ave., Lansing, Turkey In the example, the correct answer is B, because the name and address in option B are exactly the same as the one given although the way it is written is different. Dosage: 3-4 caps daily in divided doses after meals (A) Dosage: 3-4 cupé daily in divided doses after meals (B) Dosage: 3-4 caps daily in divided ‘after meals Dosage: 3-4 caps daily in divided doses after meals (0) Dosage: 3 % daily in divided doves alter meat (E) Dosage: 2-Keaps daily in divided doses after meals PS_NMAT P1_0814 27. Indications: In the prophylaxis and treatment of Vitamin B-complex deficiencies. (A) Indicayjons: In the prophylaxis and threaY{gent of Vitamin B-comiplex defi¢iencies. (8) Indications: In the prophylaxis and aa of Vitamin B-complex dificienkjes. Indications: In the prophylaxis and treatment of Vitamin B-complex deficiencies. {D) Indications: In the, treatment of Vitami deficiencies. (©) Indications: In the prophylaxis and ceed Vitamin B-complex deficien’ 28. Clarke, RP., Heredity, Srd Edition, Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ., 1963. (A) Clarke, R.P)\Heredity, rd Edition, Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, N-Y., 1963. (@))Clarke, RP., Heredity, ‘3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1963. © { R.P., Heredity, Cliffs, NJ., 1963. () Clarke, R.P., He: 3rd Edition, Prenti Englewood Cliffs, 8. (8) Clarke, PIX, Heredity, 3rd Edition Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1963. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE >29. Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagie vitami is nécessai for production of (A) Vitamin K, the antihemorhy vitamin, is necessary for production of prothrombin in the liver. (B) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic vitamin, iS\yecéssary for production of prothromben inthe liver. (C)_ Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic vitamin, is necessary for production of prothrombin(on the liver. (©) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic \__ vitamin, is necessary for production of prothrombin in the liver. (E) Vitamin K, the antihemorrhagi vitamin/is necessary for production of protrgmbin in the Iver, 30. Yucuanseh Drug, Inc. _284 Dasmarifias Street P.O. Box 1761 Manila, Philippines (A) Yucuanseh Drug, Inc. 284 Dasmarifias St: P.O. Box 1761 Manila, Philippines (B) Yucuanseh Drug, Inc 284 Dasmarifias Street P.O. Box 1671 Manila, Philippines (CQ) Yucuanseh Drug, Inc. 284 Dasmarifas Street P.O. Box 1761 Manila, Phillipines (D) Yucuanseh Drug, Inc. 284 Dasmarifias Street P.O. Box 1761 Mayrila, Philippines (@) Yucuansch Drug, Inc. 284 Dasmarifias Street P.O. Box 1761 Manila, Philippines PS_NMAT_P1_0814 31 31, Franks, J., et.al. 1959, The role of anxiety in psychophysiological reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol. Psychiat., 81:227-232. (A) anxiety in physiopyfchological reactions. A.M.A,/Arch. Neurol. Psychiat., 81:227-232. (B) Franks, J., et ala wae The role of (C) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of anxiety in psychophysiological reactions. A.W. Arch. Neurol. Paychiat., 81:227-232 ( (D)\ Franks, J., et al. 1959. The role of 32. ‘anxiety in psychophysiological reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neurol. Psychiat., 81:227-232. (©) Franks, J., et al. 1959. The sole of anxiety in psychophysiological reactions. A.M.A. Arch. Neuro. Psychiat., 81:227-232. : Phenolphthalein is obtained by heating phthalic anhydride in the presence of sulfuric acid, (A) Phenolphthalein is obtained by heating pthalic anhydride in the presence of sulfuric acid. (8) Phenolphthalein is obtained by heating phthalic anhydride in the absence of sulfuric acid. (©) Phenophthalein is obtained by heating phthalic anhydride in the presence of sulfuric acid, {D) Phenolphthalein ig obfained by heating phthalic anhydride in the presence of sulfurus acid. (@) \Phenotphthaleini is obtained by heating phthalic anhydride in the presence of sulfuric acid, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 3~*~ 32 _38, Bes on China Rare & O/P. Alo ‘Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue from Oxus Books, 121 Astonville St., London sw 18, (A) Books on China Rare & O{P. Ajso Japan & SE Asia. Latest chtalégoe from Oxus Books, 121 Astopfille St., London SW 18. (8) Books on China Rare & O/P. Als. Japan & SE Asia. Latest ae from Oxus Books, 121 Aston St, London SW 18. {C) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue from Onyis Books, 121 Astonville St., London SW 18. (D) Books on China Rare & O/P. Also Japan & SEMsia/ Latest catalogue from Oxus Bobi, 121 Astonville —\\S8t onion SW 0s on China Rare & O/P. Also ‘Japan & SE Asia. Latest catalogue from Oxus Books, 121 Astonville St., London SW 18. 34, IsGlation and antimicrobial therapy are ~~ essential to abort epidemic infantile diarrhea. (A) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy are essential to abort epidemic infantile diarhea, Mgblation and antimicrobial therapy (Or re essential to abort epidemic infantile diarrhea. (C) Isolation and antimicorbightherapy are essential to abort epidemic infantile diarrhea {D) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy are esential to abort epidemic infantile diferhea, {E) Isolation and antimicrobial therapy were estepfial to abort epidemic infantile 4iarrhea. PS_NMAT_P1_0814 35. Skye, 13 miles off the northwest coast of Scotland, is the largest and most famous of the Hebrides. (A) Skye, 13 miles off the nor t coast of Scotland, is the larfest and most famous of the Hebrides. (B) Skye, 13 miles off the noythwest coast of Scotland is’ st and most famous of the Hebrides. (C) Skye, 13 milég of the northwest coast of Scotlafid, is the largest and most famous of the Hebrides. {D) Skye, 13 miles off the northwest coast of Scotlandais she largest and most famous of he lebriles. (©)j Skye, 13 miles off the northwest ‘coast of Scotland, is the largest and most famous of the Hebrides. Phosphorous acid, HsPOs, can be prepared by the action of water upon PsO¢, PCly, PBrs, or Pls. (A) Phosphorous acid, HsPO3, can be prepared by.the action of water upon P,Os, PsCKPBrs, or Pls. (8) Phosphoroyts acid, HsPOs, can be prepared)hy the action of water upon P6O4, PCls, PBrs, or Pls. (C)_ Phosphorous acid,"HPO%, can be prepared by the actiotof water upon P;O¢, PCls, PBrs, or Pls. Phosphorous acid, HsPO3, can be prepared by the action of water upon P;Qe, PCls, PBrs, oF Pls- (E) Phosphoureé acid, HsPOs, can be prepared by\the action of water ‘upon PiOs, PGls, PBr, or Pls. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE —>ST. The end product of glycolysis is pyruvic a acid, an important source of energy in all aerobic cells. (A) The end product of glycol pyruvic acid, an importar of energy in all aerobic cells. yurce (B) The end product of fiycolysis is pyruvic acid, an} of energy in all (C) Theei duct of glycolysis is pryuvic Mcid, an important source of ener aerobic cells. ax) ‘The end product of glycolysis is pyruvic acid, an important source of energy in all aerobic cells. (E) The end products of glycolysis is i important source bic cells. 38. Ku-Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store oe -Gabao Branch No.3 ~~ 2369 Aurora Bivd., Q.C. (A). Ku Chai Tag Chinese Drag Store ‘Cubao ch No. 3 2369 Aurord Blvd, Q.. ®) ku ciigfong Chinese Drug Store ‘Cubao Branch No. 3 2396 Aurdra Blvd., Q.C. (©) Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store Cubao Branch'No..3 2369 Aurora Blvd, Q.C. {D) Ka Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store Cubao Branch No/& 2369 Aurora Blvd., Q.C. Ku Choi Tong Chinese Drug Store Cubao Branch No. 3 2369 Aurora Blvd., Q.C 33 39. Beijing Medical College: Xue Huan Lu, __ easton Beijing, China (A) Beijing Medical College: Si Lu, Northern Suburb, Beijis fuan China (8) Beijinys Medical College: Xue Huan Lee, NoMhern Suburb, Beijing, Chil / (C) Biejirlg/Medical College: Xue Huan Lu, Northern Suburb, Beijing, China (D) Beijing Medical Colége: Xue Huan Lu, Northern Suburd, Beijing, China 7 7 ) Beijing Medical Colle, ~) tna, Northern Suburb, Beijing, China “poplin ino featre of od bara, ‘scars, leprosy, and vitiligo. (A) Depigmentation is a feature of old bum, scars, leprosy od viilige tion is a feature of old , leprosy, and vitiligo. (B) Depigntt burns, 8 (c Dipegméhtdtion is a feature of old burn, scars, leprosy, and vitiligo. ~ / (DJ} Depigmentation is a feature of old burn, scars, leprosy, and vitiligo. (E) Depigmentation is a feature ff old burn, scars, leprosy, and witiligo. STOP! WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. PS_NMAT_P1_0814The CEM allows the reproduction of this practice set in any manner suitable to ‘the NMAT applicant. Other uses including selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party website are prohibited. © CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT, INC.TEST A. BIOLOGY listinet {ba prdminty 1 Chromosomes become most during cell reproduetiony -Wilisi5 respiration ~y]uy? (C)_ metabolism ylaust (0) transpiration 2. In which pair of organelles are light and chemical energjes transformed? phildynintais & fcielar cesplrahon (A) Centriole and ribosome (8) Chloroplast and lysosome (D) Golgi apparatus and microtubule 3. Which of the following is the function of the nuclear membrane? Z (A) It controls the activitidS’$P fhe cell. {B) It encloses the cytoplasm. plac ywembr| (ch; (Dy It supplies energy for the cell. i}.uhtnd 4 4. The chemical responsible for} synaptic transmission in ne (A) adrenaline (B) choline (©) noradrenaline ©) acetylcholine 5. Which stages of cellular division have 5 ‘opposite characteristics? FAiiappranne op HM pappafanst of NM @) (B) Prophase and anaphase | (C) Metaphase and telophase (0) Metaphase and anaphase 6. The continued synthesis of protein requires the continued synthesis of its oni . (A) tRNA > fer drewlation prota (B)_ mRNA dC) mRNA nucleic acid A PS_NMAT 2.0814 po 7. Which of the following results in the lation of a substrate to ‘ATP + CO + H20? (A) Glycotysis + C#Hulur reypirabon (B) Fermentation Planet fre autyeAion Enzjfnes are important to the life of cells because they (Gi) specerapretiemical reactions in» thercellss ®) (¢) (0) increase the amount of products of chemical reaction provide the energy necessary for reactions to occur provide the substance for the reactions in the cells. 9. Plant cells SHIDRREBEAK When placed in a.containe® with plemy of water due to “the presence of (A) a membrane that regulates the flow of water (®) thetcelwallithat supports the” (C) the cytoplasm that can absorb much water (D) organelles that expel excess water 10. Which of the following is true about “catalyzed reactions in cells? (A) The catalyst itself becomes involved in the reaction. (8) tthercatalytio'efficiency orenzymauc. (C) The catalytic icone oPenzymatic reactions is moderately low. (D) Enzymes cause uniform reaction. 4 ca” / Cabry / GO ON TO THE PAGE >1 Which activity does NOT require cellular energy? = (A) Synthesis of hormones “ {B) Contraction of muscles / (©) Coordination of electrochemical @ impulses “ z ny Ke Paslet. fas 12. Which feature is present in eukaryotic \_“ cells but NOT in prokaryotic cells? — (A) Chromosome (B), Cytoplasmic membrane + cy Ontt evManphy (Dy Nucleolus - ROE 13. Growth of Jateral buds "apparently _- involves a balance of which three ~~ hormones? (A) Auxin, cytokinin, and gibberellin (8) Cytokinin, gibberellin, and ethylene {C) Gibberellin, ethylene, and auxin a 14, Which of the following are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? |-protein cell walls (C) Distinct nuclear envelopes _¥ (D) Circular chromosomes of DNA, SYoedhe ver = Beast 15. Which of the following correctly describes the Na‘ and K" ions across the cell membrine? | v (angen of.Na‘ ions, ‘outside.the.cellisshigh.and.the thecelbisilow ‘The concentration of Na’ ions outside the cell is low and the concentration of K* ions inside the cell is low. Inside the cell, the concentrations of Na‘ and K’ ions are both high. 8) (c {D) Outside the cell, the concentrations of Na’ and K* ions are both high. PS_NMAT_P2.0814 Va 16. What is the correct sequence of the ferent stages in blood clotting? tirombin —thembiny fibrin oO Prothrombin twonbaainy thrombin ca’? ® Fibrinogen " ® ee hardened clot Platelets rupture oO (a) 1, IV, ny y=, I, IV, TIT (C)Weliptp Htc (D) IV, 1, 1, 1 Vv. rhich of the following is most likely to ‘occur when a/cell is placed in a hypertonic solution? 8 Hemolysis \ROC Plasmolysisy (©) An increase in turgor pressure inside the cell (D) A decrésise in solute concentration inside the cell s yntinss's ) 18: The function of manufacturing is common in which of the following groups of organelles? (A) Microtubules, mitochondria, and Golgi apparatus (B) Chloroplasts; lysosomes, and endoplasmic reticula (C) Golgi apparatus, cell membrane, ~_ and chloroplasts (0) 19. Fatty acids are broken down initially by a process known as (A) glycolysis = sae (B), transamination ~, 0940 ax} ((C) batacoiiation - |< (DY pentose phosphate pathway widdchd ndtig (i> GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE C>20. Which of the following cellular structures is related to protein synthesis? (a) Lysosome, «(By {C)_ Mitochondrion 2 1D) Gol apparatus ge, 21, The carbon dioxide produced by living organisms comes from the inl. PRNA { ripasones (A). inhaled oxygen which reacted with carbon in their bodies , (BY) odetarroingestedsbyethe 4 bats (C) water whic reacted with carbon in their bodies (D) glucose in their bodies 2Tn pulmonary circulation in mammals, the veins] (A). oxygenated blood away from the heart (BP oxygenated-biood'towardstheshearty ‘(O) deoxygenated blood away from the heart {D) deoxygenated blood toward the heart 23. Which portion of the brain establishes galarity of respiration?— -ofrespiration?— (A) Medulla ¢ witntny (6) Cerebrum (©) Inferior pons | (Phy Sears rep Weliae 24. In the jnitial digestive process in man, ban) following occur in the mouth XCEI (A) secretion of enzymes” (2) primary carbohydrates digétion ‘cy fatsvand’proteindigestion® (D) conversion of food into smaller pieces PS_NMAT_P2_0814 \¢growth reaction of plants to gravit is called Setapiin = sa) (A) thigmotropism con\ot'- yy soli (8) thermotropism (C)_heliotropism ey eeertam 26. The.function of mucus secreted by the iain 1g of the alimentary canal is to (A) help digest fats into fatty acids and alycerol (B) help increase the amount of juices secreted by the digestive glands ce (D) prevent bacteria from reaching the blood vessels 27. Which of the following is the organism _Bishies rosana moet closely related to? mn Rosana pinuta (8): Archips fervidiana “(©) Pinuta archips (0) Fervidiana rosana 28. When inhaled, which substance can form a more stable compound with hemoglobin, thereby causing adverse reactions in an individual? (A) Ether (B) Nicotine (©) Carbon dioxide (@ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE >