PESP Mock Test 1

A company's profit increased from RM200,000 to RM260,000 in one year. What is the percentage increase?

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

• 35%

Answer explanation

1️⃣ Profit increase:
(260,000 - 200,000) ÷ 200,000 = 0.3 → 30%

Ali buys a book for RM20 and sells it for RM24. What is his profit percentage?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

Answer explanation

2️⃣ Profit percentage:
(24 - 20) ÷ 20 = 0.2 → 20%

If a train travels 180 km in 3 hours, what is its average speed?

• 60 km/h

• 90 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 150 km/h

Answer explanation

3️⃣ Average speed:
180 km ÷ 3 hours = 60 km/h

What is 40% of 500?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

Answer explanation

4️⃣ 40% of 500:
0.4 × 500 = 200

If 6 workers complete a task in 8 hours, how long will 4 workers take?

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

• 16 hours

• 48 hours

Answer explanation

5️⃣ Time for 4 workers:
If 6 workers take 8 hours, total work = 48 worker-hours
48 ÷ 4 = 12 hours

A laptop costs RM3,000. After a 15% discount, what is the price?

• RM2,400

• RM2,550

• RM2,700

• RM2,800

Answer explanation

6️⃣ Discounted laptop price:
RM3,000 × (1 - 0.15) = RM2,550

In a class of 30, 2/3 are boys. How many boys are there?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

Answer explanation

7️⃣ Number of boys:
2/3 of 30 = 20 boys

A worker finishes 2 tasks in 1 hour. How many tasks can they finish in 2 hours?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 4

Answer explanation

8️⃣ Number of tasks:
2 tasks/hour × 2 hours = 4 tasks

Select the word most similar to 'Miserly':

• Generous

• Stingy

• Rich

• Kind

Answer explanation

9️⃣ ‘Miserly’ means:
Same as stingy (not generous or kind)

Which word is correctly spelled?

• A) Acomodate

• B) Accommodate

• C) Acomoddate

• D) Acommadate

Answer explanation

🔟 Correct spelling:
‘Accommodate’ is the correct one