PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET) Comprehensive Reviewer

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering spelling, grammar, reading comprehension, Greek mythology, mathematics, and non-verbal reasoning from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College Entrance Test (PUPCET) reviewer.

The correct spelling among the options for the temperature scale is __________.

fahrenheit

The correct spelling among the options for a small piece of cloth used for wiping one's nose or face is __________.

handkerchief

The correct spelling among the options meaning to cause confusion or shame is __________.

embarrass

The correct spelling among the options meaning playful or teasingly troublesome is __________.

mischievous

The correct spelling among the options for a span of one thousand years is __________.

millennium

You must drive __________ because of the storm.

carefully

You're so late! What __________ you?

kept

Can I ask you for __________ information about the conference?

some

You'll remember to invite her, __________ you?

won’t

We've been colleagues for ages. I __________ him since I first moved to London.

have known

I wish all airlines would __________ children fly for free.

let

I think people nowadays are a lot more technically-minded than they __________ be.

used to

What did you __________ do in your last employment?

use to

The 16th century was an age of great __________ exploration.

land

Ferdinand Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political __________.

entanglement

The Pope divided New World lands along an imaginary line $50^{\circ}\text{ W}$ of Greenwich that extends in a __________ direction.

north and south

One of Magellan's ships explored the __________ of South America in search of a passage across the continent.

physical features

Four of Magellan's ships sought a passage along a southern body of land with water on __________ sides.

three

The passage sought by Magellan was found near $50^{\circ}\text{ S}$ of __________.

The equator

Pierre and Marie Curie's __________ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

friendly

At an early age, Marie Curie displayed a brilliant mind and a __________ personality.

lighthearted

When Marie learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women, she felt __________.

annoyed

In Greek mythology, the first person to ride the Pegasus was __________.

Bellerophone

In Greek mythology, Achilles was killed by __________.

Paris

Hercules' wife after he died was __________.

Hebe

The immortal being who gave Medusa snakes for hair and made onlookers turn to stone was __________.

Athena

The mother of Artemis and Apollo was __________.

Leto

King Minos died when he was __________.

boiled in a burning bath

After King Minos arrived in the underworld, his job was as a __________ of the dead.

judge

In Greek mythology, the mother of Hermes was __________.

Maia

In Greek mythology, the wife of Typhon was __________.

Echidna

The final labor of Hercules was the capture of __________.

Cerberus

$40\%$ of $400$ is equal to __________.

$$160$$

If a shirt costs $\$20$ and is reduced by $20\%$, the new price is __________.

$$\$16$$

A car costs $\$5000$ plus $17.5\%$ tax, making the total price __________.

$$\$5875$$

If $95\%$ of the $160$ people on a street have a car, the number of people who do not have a car is __________.

$$8$$

Expressing $25\%$ as a fraction gives __________.

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Ranking the test marks of Barbara ($28$ out of $40$), Patricia ($27$ out of $50$), and Louise ($39$ out of $75$) from highest to lowest yields the order __________.

Barbara, Patricia, Louise

Expressing $4$ out of $20$ as a percentage gives __________.

$$20\%$$

In a group where $17$ came from France, $22$ from Spain, $32$ from Germany, and $9$ from Italy, the percentage of people from Germany is __________.

$$40\%$$

If Irene scored $11$ marks out of $25$ on a test, her percentage mark is __________.

$$44\%$$

$20\%$ of $60\,\text{kg}$ is equal to __________.

$$12\,\text{kg}$$

Frank had $12$ baseball cards and gave $3$ cards each to Sam, Billy, and Aidan; the fraction of cards he gave away is __________.

$$\frac{9}{12}$$

Out of $30$ hidden Easter eggs ($6$ pink, $6$ green, $8$ yellow, and the rest purple), the fraction of purple eggs Joe found is __________.

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Beth has $24$ pieces of candy and gives Jaime $\frac{1}{3}$ and Selena $\frac{1}{4}$ of her candy; the amount of candy she has left is __________.

$$10$$

Kelly spent $\frac{1}{2}$ of her money on a DVD and $\frac{1}{6}$ of her money on a popcorn maker; the fraction of her money she spent altogether is __________.

$$\frac{2}{3}\text{ of her money}$$

From the given pieces in figure (X), the figure that can be formed is __________.

Figure (1)

From the given pieces in figure (X), the figure that can be formed is __________.

Figure (2)

The alternative that closely resembles the water-image of the word NUCLEAR is __________.

(4)

Based on the given unfolded sheet of paper (X), the box(es) that can be formed are __________.

2 and 3 only