PUPCET study guide
PUPCET · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The PUPCET (Polytechnic University of the Philippines College Entrance Test) is the admission examination used by PUP for applicants seeking entry to its undergraduate programs, including its flagship state-supported courses in engineering, business, education, and the sciences. It is a multiple-choice pen-and-paper style aptitude and achievement test rather than a subject-major exam: it samples broad senior high school competence across mathematics, English language proficiency and reading comprehension, general science, abstract and logical reasoning, and Filipino. The PUPCET study guide has 5 sections and about 1,355 words.
01Mathematics
The math subtest rewards accuracy under time pressure more than advanced insight. Expect arithmetic and number properties, fractions/decimals/percent, ratio and proportion, algebraic expressions and linear equations, quadratic factoring, inequalities, geometry (angles, triangle properties, circle area and circumference, volume), basic trigonometry (SOH-CAH-TOA and the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 ratios), and descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, range).
277 words, about 1 min02English (Language Proficiency and Reading Comprehension)
This section has two halves. Language proficiency tests grammar (subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, pronoun-antecedent agreement, modifier placement, parallelism, prepositions, idioms), vocabulary in context (synonyms, antonyms, roots and prefixes), and sentence structure.
271 words, about 1 min03Science
Science questions sample broad, basic ideas rather than deep computation. Biology: cell structures, photosynthesis and respiration, DNA and Mendelian inheritance, ecosystems, and human body systems.
265 words, about 1 min04Abstract and Logical Reasoning
This section tests pattern recognition and formal reasoning rather than learned content. Expect number and letter series, analogies, syllogisms, deductive puzzles, coding and decoding, odd-one-out items, direction sense, blood relations, and assumptions or conclusions.
273 words, about 1 min05Filipino
Ang bahaging Filipino ay sumusukat sa gramatika, pag-unawa sa binasa, talasalitaan, at kaalaman sa panitikan. Sa gramatika, pag-aralan ang pokus ng pandiwa (aktor, layon, gol, ganapan, kagamitan), aspekto (perpektibo, imperpektibo, kontemplatibo), panlapi, at wastong gamit ng mga pang-ugnay.
269 words, about 1 min