TEST ITEMS IN MATHEMATICS FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

_____ 1. Which of the following is equal to (52 + 62)2?

a. 252 + 362 c. 25 + 36
b. 52 + 62 d. 52 + 36
_____ 2. Terms with the same variable and the same exponent are called…
a. Equal terms c. Like terms
b. Coexponent terms d. Unlike terms
2 5
_____ 3. Which of the following is the same as a b ?
a. a7 c. (ab)7
7
b. b d. none
_____ 4. Which of the following is equivalent to 6-3?
a. -63 c. (-3)(6)
b. -18 d. 1/63
_____ 5. Which of the following are similar terms?
a. 4a and 4 c. b and 11b
b. 6x2 and 10x d. m3 and m4
_____ 6. Which of the following statement is not correct?
a. In adding polynomials, combine similar terms.
b. In adding polynomials, change the signs of the terms in the second addend.
c. In subtracting polynomials, change the signs of the terms of the subtrahend.
d. In subtracting polynomials, after changing the signs of the terms of the subtrahend, proceed
to addition.
_____ 7. Which of the following is equivalent to (4x2y3)2?
a. 4x2y6 c. 16 x4y6
b. 4x2y5 d. 16 x2y5
_____ 8. Which of the following is not a law of exponent?
a. Power of a Power Rule c. Negative Exponent Rule
b. Product of Powers Rule d. Positive Exponent Rule
_____ 9. What will you do in multiplying like terms?
a. Multiply the exponents. c. Divide the exponents.
b. Add the exponents. d. Subtract the exponents.
_____ 10. What is the sum of x2 + 3x – 2 and 10x2 – 3x + 2?
a. 11x2 c. 10x2
b. 11x2 + 6x + 4 d. 11x2 - 6x - 4

_____ 11. Which of the following are considered to be like terms?

a. 4a and 3a c. a and b
b. 4a and 4b d. 4a2 and 4b2
_____ 12. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. 6x3 + x3 = 7x3 c. 3x4 – x4 = 2
2 2 2
b. (5x + 1) – (x + 1) = 4x d. 7x2 + 3x – 2x + 1 = 7x2 + x + 1
_____ 13. In (4a – 5)(5a – 4), which terms are called outside terms?
a. 4a and 5a c. 4a and -4
b. -5 and 5a d. -5 and -4
_____ 14. What are the last terms in item 3?
a. 4a and 5a c. 4a and -4
b. -5 and 5a d. -5 and -4
_____ 15. What is the degree of the polynomial x3 – 10x + x4?
a. 3 c. 1
b. 4 d. 0
_____ 16. What is the product of (2x + 3) + (x + 2) and 3x?
a. 15x2 + 15 c. 9x2 + 15x
2
b. 9x + 9 d. 15x2 + 9
2 2
_____ 17. Subtract (12x – 14x + 19) and (16x – 21x – 10).
a. -4x2 + 7x +19 c. -4x2 + 35x +29
2
b. -4x + 7x +29 d. -4x2 – 35x +29
_____ 18. Add (31x – 13x + 11 – 10x ) and (31x + 13x – 12x3 + 21).
3 2 2

a. 19x3 + 21x2 + 33 c. 19x3 - 21x2 + 32

3 2
b. 19x + 21x + 32 d. 19x3 + 21x2 - 32
_____ 19. Subtract (11x – 23) from (-22x + 12).
a. -33x + 35 c. 33x + 35
b. 33x – 35 d. -33x – 35
_____ 20. What is the sum of x2 + 3x – 2 and 10x2 – 3x + 2?
a. 11x2 c. 10x2
2
b. 11x + 6x + 4 d. 11x2 - 6x – 4
_____ 21. Add 36 and 0.72.
a. 36.72 c. 53.25
b. 45.15 d. 60.32
_____ 22. It tells how many times the base is used as a factor.
a. Expression c. exponent
b. Base d. factor
_____ 23. Express ¾ as decimal.
a. 0.75 c. 0.25
b. 0.45 d. 0.15
_____ 24. Find the LCM of 18 and 36.
a. 42 c. 18
b. 36 d. 30
_____ 25. Which of the following numbers is a prime number?
a. 229 c. 327
b. 363 d. 225
_____ 26. Write 7/2 into mixed numbers.
a. 4 ½ c. 3 1/2
b. 1 ½ d. 2 ½
_____ 27. Reduce 5/10 into its lowest term.
a. ½ c. 1/4
b. 5/6 d. 2/10
_____ 28. Which is the prime factorization of 45?
a. 3 x 5 c. 2 x 3 x 5
b. 3 x 3 x 5 d. 6 x 3 x 2
_____ 29. What is the reciprocal of 9?
a. 9 c. 3
b. 1/9 d. 9/1
_____ 30. Which of the following integers is on the left side of -3?
a. 5 c. -4
b. -1 d. -2
ANSWER KEY

1. A 21. A
2. C 22. C
3. D 23. A
4. D 24. B
5. C 25. A
6. B 26. C
7. C 27. A
8. D 28. B
9. B 29. B
10. A 30. C
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. A