Coverage and its Computation

Part I. (VERBAL) – 40 items

 Verbal abilities in English and Filipino Vocabulary
 Grammar and Correct Usage
 Paragraph Organization
 Reading Comprehension

Part II. (ANALYTICAL) - 50 items

 Analogy (professional level only)
 Logic (professional level only)
 Clerical Operations (professional level only)

Part III. (NUMERICAL) - 40 items

 Numerical Reasoning

Part IV. (GENERAL INFORMATION) - 20 items

 Comprised of test questions about:
A. Philippine Constitution
B. General Information, Current Events Enacted Laws and Environment Issues
C. Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

(80.00 A + 85.00 B + 90.00 C)/3 = 85.00

85.00 * 0.95 weighs = 80.75
80.75 + (80.00 D * 0.05 weigh = 4.0) = 84.75

NUMERICAL REASONING

I. Arithmetic Progression

1. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, ____.

2. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ___.
3. 2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, ____.
4. 200, 20, 220, 22, 242, 24.2, ____.
5. 97, 16, 81, 12, 69, 8, 61, ____.
6. 128, 320, 64, 160, 32, 80, 16, ____.
7. 1.21, 1.44, 1.69, 1.96, 2.56, ____.
8. 15, 51, 16, 61, 19, 91, 24, 42, 31, ____.
9. 1, 1/4, 4/16, 16/64, ____.
10. 7, 14, 41, 82, 28, 56, ____.
11. 1, 1, 2, 8, 3, 27, 4, 64, 5, ____.
12. 9, 6, 18, 15, 45, 42, 126, ____.
13. -6, 30, -150, 750, _____
14. 1/3, 1/6, 3/6, 3/12, 9/12, _____.
15. 0.456, 0.228, 0.114, 0.057, _____
16. 2, 3, 9, 4, 5, 25, 6, 7, ____
17. 3/7, 8/4, 5/9, 7/11, 12/8, _____
 18. 9.12, 18.13, 16.15, 13.18, 9.22, _____
19. 1, 4, 13, 40, 121, 364, ____
20. 5, 17, 19, 6, 14, 16, 7, 10, 12, 8, ____
21. 1/3, 3/9, 5/15, 7/21, 9/27, ____
22. 4, 16, 8, 40, 20, 120, 60, 420, ____
23. 2, 5, 8, 10, 4, 17, 5, 26, 6, _____
24. 0.02, 0.06, 0.12, 0.20, 0.30, _____
25. 2, 5, 12, 5, 31, 25, ____
26. 13, -21, 34, -55, 89, ____
27. AZ, CX, EV, GT, ____, ____
28. AB, DE, GH, JK, ____
29. A5, D25, G125, J625, M3125, ____

II. P-E-MD-AS Rule

- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication and Division (from left to right)
- Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)

III. Operations of Signed Numbers

A. Addition of signed numbers
1. When adding two numbers with the same sign (either both positive or both
negative), add the numbers and keep the same sign.
2. When adding two numbers with different signs (one positive and one negative),
subtract the numbers and keep the sign from the larger one.
B. Subtraction of signed numbers
1. To subtract positive and/or negative numbers, just change the sign of the number
being subtracted and then follow addition rule.
(a) +12 – (+4) = +12 + (–4) = 8
(b) +16 – (–6) = +16 + (+6) = 22
(c) –20 – (+3) = –20 + (–3) = –23
(d) –5 – (–2) = –5 + (+2) = –3
C. Multiplying and dividing of signed numbers
1. To multiply or divide signed numbers, treat them just like regular numbers but
remember this rule: An odd number of negative signs will produce a negative
answer. An even number of negative signs will produce a positive answer.
(a) (–3)(+8)(–5)(–1)(–2) = +240
(b) (–3)(+8)(–1)(–2) = – 48
(c) -64 = +32
-2
(d) -64 = -32
+2

IV. Operations of Fractions

A. Adding and Subtracting fractions
1. If the denominators of proper or improper fractions are the same, proceed in
adding or subtracting the numerators and follow the same number for the
denominator.
2. If the denominators of both fractions are not equal, look for Least Common
Denominator (LCD) adding or subtracting fractions.
 B. Multiplying and dividing fractions
1. To multiply fractions (proper or improper fractions), simply multiply the
numerators and then multiply the denominators. Reduce to lowest terms if
necessary.
2. To multiply mixed numbers, first change any mixed number to an improper
fraction.
3. To divide fractions, invert (turn upside down) the second fraction (the one
“divided by”) and multiply. Then reduce if possible.

V. Group of Numbers

Natural or counting numbers.

> The numbers 1, 2, 3, . . . are called natural or counting numbers.

Whole numbers.
> The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, . . . are called whole numbers.

Integers.
> The numbers . . . –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, . . . are called integers.

Negative integers.
> The numbers . . . –3, –2, –1 are called negative integers.

Positive integers.
> The natural numbers are sometimes called the positive integers.

Rational numbers. Fractions, such as 3⁄2 or 7⁄8, are called rational numbers. Since a number
such as 5 may be written as 5/1, all integers are rational numbers. All rational numbers can be
written as fractions a/b, with a being an integer and b being a natural number. Terminating and
repeating decimals are also rational numbers, because they can be written as fractions in this
form.

Irrational numbers. Irrational numbers cannot be written as fractions a/b, with a being an integer
and b being a natural number. Square root of 3 and phi are examples of irrational numbers.

Prime numbers. A prime number is a number that has exactly two factors, or that can be evenly
divided by only itself and 1. The only even prime number is 2; thereafter, any even number may
be divided evenly by 2. Zero and 1 are not prime numbers or composite numbers. The first ten
prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29.

Composite numbers. A composite number is a number divisible by more than just 1 and itself: 4,
6, 8, 9, . . . .

Squares. Squares are the result when numbers are multiplied by themselves: (2 × 2 = 4), (3 × 3
= 9); 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, . . . .

Cubes. Cubes are the result when numbers are multiplied by them- selves twice: (2 × 2 × 2 = 8),
(3 × 3 ×3 = 27); 1, 8, 27, . . . .
 • 1. Which of the following are prime numbers?
2, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21
• 2. Which of the following are NOT prime numbers?
997, 1003, 1005, 1009, 1013

• 1. Which of the following are rational numbers?

1/2
1/9
1.666…
5/4
99.99

• . Which of the following is NOT true?

A. All positive integers are natural numbers.
B. Prime numbers are odd numbers.
C. Some rational numbers are mixed number.
D. Zero is a whole number.

Greatest Common Factor. The highest number that divides exactly into two or more
numbers. It is the "greatest" thing for simplifying fractions!

Least Common Multiple. A common multiple is a number that is a multiple of two or more
numbers. The common multiples of 3 and 4 are 0, 12, 24, .... The least common
multiple (LCM) of two numbers is the smallest number (not zero) that is amultiple of both.

V. Ratio and Proportion

VI. Average

VII. Conversion (Percentage-Decimal-Fraction, Time, Weight, Distance, etc.)

VIII. Age, Distance, and Work Problem

IX. Simple and Compound interest

X. Algebraic Expressions and Equations