PNPA Cadetship Test

• O A PERSONAL PROPERTY OF MR. RECOLCOLN, WINDELLE M.
• Cadetship Test Review Material
• A guide to entrance examination/admission test to Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine National Police (PNPA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)
• Efren O. Yebra Sr. is the author
• Aklat @Dunong Publishing, Inc. is the publisher
• The youth of Camarines Norte, together with their parents, served as inspiration and motivation for writing this review material
• Efren O. Yebra Sr.: 'This is a labor of passion for the youth of Camarines Norte.'
• Several people provided valuable insights, suggestions and constructive criticisms for the organization and content of the text
• People who provided insights and suggestions

  • Commander Orbille B. Piol, Philippine Navy
  • Dr. Jessica Piol, Philippine Navy
  • Captain Carlito M. Dariano, Corps of Professions, PMA
  • ENS Carl Roy L. Catalan, PN
  • Police Superintendent Allan Ramos
  • Police Chief Inspector Leonardo Madrid
• Major General Leopoldo L. Maligalig, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Military Academy, Superintendent, and Colonel Ramon E. Loria, Head Academics Group made Daet, Camarines Norte a PMA Entrance Examination Center (2007)
• Police Senior Superintendent Nestor Fuajura, former OIC, PNPA, granted the request to designate Daet, Camarines Norte as PNPA Cadet Admission Test Center (2007)
• Police Chief Superintendent Danilo Q. Abarzosa, Director, PNPA, and Police Senior Superintendent Antonio Decano, Assistant Director, PNPA, included Camarines Norte as a PNPA Cadet Admission Test Center (2008)
• Efren O. Yebra Sr.: 'To my ever-loving and devoted wife, Rose Flor, and my sons, Reinier Paul, Gabriel Philip, Efren Jr., and "Owie," for giving me the courage and moral support to make this review material a reality.'
• Efren O. Yebra Sr.: 'Finally to GOD, the Great Architect of the Universe, without whose guidance this book may never have been completed.'
• The book covers the following academies: Philippine Military Academy, Philippine National Police Academy, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, NYK-TDG Maritime Academy
• The book covers the following topics: Qualifications for Admission, Examination/Testing Centers, Examination Coverage, Scope of the Examination, Where to Get/Submit Application Forms, Requirements of Walk-In Applicants/Examinees, Sample Application Forms, Content Review (Natural Science, Mathematics, English, Word Analogy, Abstract Reasoning, Supplementary Information), Mock Test
• The book provides guidance on pre-exam preparation, the day before the exam, and the night before the exam
• The book provides reminders and guidance on what to do on the day of the exam and during the examination proper
• The Philippine Military Academy traces its beginnings to the Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas founded on 25 October 1898 in Malolos, Bulacan
• Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas founded

  25 October 1898
• The military training school was formally established as the Philippine Military Academy pursuant to Commonwealth Act Number 1 or the National Defense Act on 21 December 1935
• Philippine Military Academy formally established

  21 December 1935
• The PMA site in Loakan was renamed to Del Pilar Heights and later to Fort Del Pilar in honor of General Gregorio del Pilar on 11 January 1956
• PMA site renamed to Fort Del Pilar


  11 January 1956
• PMA Vision


  To be the country's premier leadership school, producing military professionals of character, dedicated to protect and help build the nation by 2015
• PMA Mission


  To instruct, train, and develop the cadets so that each graduate shall possess the character, the broad and basic military skills, and the education essential to the successful pursuit of a progressive military career as a values-centered leader in selfless service to the AFP and the nation
• PMA Motto


  Courage, Integrity, Loyalty
• The natural sciences review shall focus on applying scientific knowledge and principles in biology, chemistry and physics, and relating scientific knowledge and principles to the military service
• Biology


  The science of life, dealing with the study of living organisms, their function, structure, growth, origin, distribution, and evolution
• Biology is subdivided into hierarchies based on the molecule, the cell, the tissue, the organ, the organism, the population, the community, and the ecosystem
• Philippine Navy Cadetship Test Review Material
• REVIEW ON NATURAL SCIENCES
• Science as an area of learning can also be an effective medium to inculcate values to would be soldiers like you. An application of scientific theories and laws is imperative if you want to become a professional protector of our land and of our people.
• Objectives of the natural sciences review

  • Apply scientific knowledge and principles in biology, chemistry and physics
  • Relate scientific knowledge and principles in the military service
• Biology


  The science of life. It deals with study of living organisms, their function, structure, growth, origin, distribution, and evolution.
• Branches of biology


  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Cytology
  • Anatomy
  • Ecology
  • Entomology
  • Genetics
  • Histology
  • Echthyology
  • Emmology
  • Parasitology
• Cell


  The smallest unit of all living organism. Cells are the smallest structures capable of basic life processes, such as taking in nutrients, expelling wastes, and reproducing. All living things are composed of cells.
• Cell structures


  • Nucleus
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Chromosomes
  • Chromatin
  • Ribosomes
  • Mitochondria
  • Lysosomes
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Centrioles
  • Vacuoles
• Nucleus


  The control center of a cell where the cells chromosomal DNA is found.
• Nucleolus


  The place of formation of ribosomes where protoplasm is found.