IV.

DOST - SEI SCHOLARSHIP EXAM

1. English
• Given 4 set of words, find the one that is different in meaning compared with the rest.
• Verbal Analogy
• Identifying Errors
• Vocabulary (Synonyms and Antonyms)
• Reading comprehension
2. Abstract Reasoning
• Which figure comes next?
• Which is the odd one out?
• A piece of paper is folded diagonally four times and a hole is punched at the corner.
How would it look like if it's unfolded?
• Three sides of a block are shown, which of the following is the most likely configuration
of the block if it were unfolded?
• Given the side and top view of a solid, find the identical figure of the given solid among
the choices.
3. Math
• PEMDAS Operations
• Exponents
• Slope of a Line; Cartesian Plane; Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
• Radicals
• Dividing Polynomials (know the synthetic division process para mas madali)
• Circles (finding the length of a side of an inscribed quadrilateral in a circle given the
arc length, Equation of a Circle, Tangents)
• Right Triangle Trigonometry (SOH-CAH-TOA)
• Trigonometric Identities (Pythagorean identities)
• Finding the area of the shaded region
• Solving for the Diagonals of a Quadrilateral
• Triangle Postulates
• Limits and Derivatives (Find the limit of...; Differentiating a 3rd power trinomial)
• Probability (Set of marbles with different colors, probability that you will pick green
after getting 2 red marbles)
3. Science
• Parts of a Microscope (What controls the amount of light entering the lens? -
Diaphragm)
• Evolution and Variation
• Cell Biology (site for ATP production: Mitochondrion; study the organelles and their
functions)
• Parallel and Series Circuits (computing for the voltage and current; concepts of
voltage, current, and resistance in both types of circuits)
• Projectile Motion
• Kinematics
• Tension
• Computation for the Molarity and Atomic Mass
• Electron Configuration and Quantum Numbers (s, p, d, and f orbitals)
• Kinetic Molecular Theory
• Types of Faults (Study the hanging wall and footwall orientations)
• Soil Horizons (in which soil horizon is percolation the greatest?)
• Aquifers and Water Tables
• Types of Rocks (Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic)
• Weather and Climate (3 questions: Coriolis Effect, Seasons in the Philippines, and
typhoons)
• Constellations (What constellation is the most conspicuous in the Philippine sky during
summer?)
4. Mechanical - Technical (This part is about basic Chemistry, Physics and Engineering
concepts)
• Simple Machine Systems: Levers, Pulleys, Screws, Wheel and Axle, etc. ("Which
pulley system will efficiently lift the load?)
• Thermodynamics ("You want to cool down a bottle of juice before drinking it. In which
container should you put the bottle so that it would cool in the least amount of time
possible?"
a. Container with ice cubes only
b. Container w/ ice cubes & cold water
c. Container with cold water only)
• Water capillarity (on which type of tube will water rise the greatest)
• "A block is tied to the ceiling with 4 strings. On which string is tension the greatest?"
• "A pail is full of water. If it is moved side-to-side, what would be the direction of the
movement of water inside?"
• Movement of gears
5. Self-evaluation and assessment
• Similar as the one in the De La Salle University College Admission Test.
V. UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(UPCAT)
1. Language Proficiency
❗ 80 items (40 items in English; 40 in Filipino)❗

ENGLISH:
• Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word (grammar rules; Subject-verb
agreement)
• Vocabulary; Caustic = Biting
• Identifying errors in a sentence
• Identifying the most gramatically correct structured sentence among the choices (If I
were Donald Trump, I would deactivate my twitter account.)
• Arranging phases or word fragments to form gramatically correct sentences.
• Finding the statement among the choices with the closest meaning to the given
sentence.
FILIPINO:
• Pagpili sa angkop na kasingkahulugan (Ano ang ibig sabihin ng "halang ang bituka" sa
pangungusap? Ano naman ang "Mura ang nabiling saging?")
• Pagtukoy sa mali sa pangungusap (Noong Himagsikan 1896, malaking papel ang
ginampanan ng mga Antiqueño upang mapalaya ang bansa sa kamay ng mga
mananakop. - "Himagsikan" ang may mali rito)
• Pag-ayos ng mga salita at parirala upang makabuo ng isang pangungusap.
• Double - word Analogy (Basa : Lasa || ___ : ___)
2. Science
❗ 80 items ❗

• Using timezones (Latitude and longitude) to identify what time the sun sets and rises in
a particular region
• Which among the three: Revolution, Rotation and Precession of the Earth, is/are
responsible for the revolution of other stars around polaris?
• Why can't sedimentary rocks turn into igneous rocks directly? (They have to undergo
metamorphism first before melting.)
• Strike-slip Faults
• Jelly is eaten in what state of matter? (Colloid)
• Which moon phases do we see a half-moon? The moon, earth and sun must form a
90° angle with Earth at the vertex
• What is responsible for emergent coastlines?
• What is true about the Big Bang Theory? (Supported by evidences regarding the
expansion of the universe.)
• When did molluscs first appear? (Gastropods - Cambrian Period).
• Given the F1: MM and mm, what will manifest in the offspring? MM phenotype. (All will
be heterozygous)
• What is not true about the food web? Energy is increased from producer to consumer
• Bacteria Plasmids
• How to identify monocots from dicots? (Count the number of petals on the flower.)
• Given the enzymes Hind111, etc. Identify the length of the resulting gene in bp...
(Molecular Bio question)
• Identifying pairs of Isotopes
• Electrons are removed from a cation; no addition of protons occur.
• Given the equation 3/2N2 + 1/2H2 > NH3, calculate the number of NH3 molecules
produced if N molecules of N2 are consumed.
• When a stalk of celery is sprayed with water, it becomes firm and crisp, but when
submerged in brine solution, it becomes droopy and soft. (Pure H2O solution is
hypotonic relative to the stalk and the brine solution is hypertonic.)
• Thermochemistry: question regarding closed, open and thermally isolated systems. (A
closed thermos does not permit heat transfer with its surroundings, but when the lid is
slightly opened, the content inside cools. How is then the system classified when the lid
is opened and closed)
• Osmotic pressure
• "Which of the following is not a chemical change"
• Analyzing data regarding velocity as a function with respect to time
• A person's gravitational pull on Earth and Earth's gravity on a person
• How will you position 2 balls that are positively charged and a negatively charged ball
such that they will be in equilibrium (no movement of balls will occur)
• Circuits (insulators, conductors, etc.)
• Kilowatt per hour is a unit of energy
3. Mathematics
❗ 80 items ❗
• Find the product of [1.2×10^(-15)][0.0004×10^(-20)]
• Ratio of Filipino girls to foreign girls is 3:2, find the number of boys
• Age problem
• Find the 9th term in the sequence: sqrt(3), sqrt(6), sqrt(12)...
• Limits (One-sided limits; Limits at points of discontinuity)
• Piecewise Functions
• Find the area of the shaded region bounded by the curves x(^2) + y(^2) = 1 and y = -x-
1.
• Optimization Problems
• Quadrilaterals (Theorems and Postulates; Area and Perimeter)
• Trigonometric Identities [sin(a + b) = sin(a)cos(b) + cos(a)sin(b)]
• Special Right Triangles (30°-60°-90°)
• Logical Reasoning (analyzing situations)
• It never fails to rain when Mang Inggo dances. Which of the following is true? a.
Yesterday, it did not rain. Therefore Mang Inggo didn't dance yesterday. b. It would not
rain unless Mang Inggo dances. c. It never fails to rain if Mang Inggo dances. d. Mang
Inggo is inherently an expert dancer.
4. Reading Comprehension
❗ 80 items (40 items in English; 40 in Filipino)
❗

ENGLISH:
• Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip Interpretation
• For Conversation, press 1 by Michael Alvear
• What is it about tenderness by Conchitina Cruz
• Essay about the implications of depression
• Tiruray, the Second Creation
FILIPINO
• Maikling kwento tungkol sa isang OFW na naghahanap ng patis sa Amerika.
• Sa Pagkamatay ng Isang Newsboy ni Lamberto Antonio (Tungkol sa isang batang
nasagasaan ng isang kaskaserong drayber)
• Tagbilaran Roro schedule (interpreting tables)
• Pagsusuri sa isang talaangkanan (family tree analysis)