SHARP ESO 2026 CEP PREP EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 – COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW & PRACTICE
MATERIALS (LATEST EDITION)
SHARP ESO 2026 CEP PREP EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 – COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW &
PRACTICE MATERIALS
Section 1: Mathematics & Logic
1. If a car travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 45
minutes?
A) 40 miles
B) 45 miles
C) 50 miles
D) 55 miles
Answer: B) 45 miles ✓
2. What is the value of 𝑥 in the equation 3(𝑥 − 4) = 2𝑥 + 5?
A) 7
B) 17
C) 12
D) 9
Answer: B) 17 ✓
3. A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage
change?
A) 0% increase
B) 5% increase
C) 5% decrease
D) 2% decrease
Answer: A) 0% increase ✓
4. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 7 with two fair six-sided dice?
1
A) 12
1
B) 6
1
C) 4
, 1
D) 3
1
Answer: B) 6 ✓
5. If the pattern is 2, 5, 11, 23, 47..., what is the next number?
A) 95
B) 94
C) 96
D) 101
Answer: A) 95 ✓
Section 2: English Language & Comprehension
6. Choose the sentence with correct grammar.
A) The data is inconclusive.
B) The data are inconclusive.
C) The data was inconclusive.
D) The data am inconclusive.
Answer: B) The data are inconclusive. ✓
7. What is the synonym for "EPHEMERAL"?
A) Eternal
B) Permanent
C) Fleeting
D) Substantial
Answer: C) Fleeting ✓
8. "Her smile was a ray of sunshine." This is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Onomatopoeia
Answer: B) Metaphor ✓
9. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese.
B) I need to buy eggs milk bread and cheese.
C) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread and cheese.
D) I need to buy eggs; milk; bread; and cheese.
Answer: A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese. ✓
, 10. The author's tone in the passage is best described as:
A) Sarcastic and dismissive
B) Objective and analytical
C) Nostalgic and wistful
D) Angry and accusatory
Answer: C) Nostalgic and wistful ✓
Section 3: Physical Sciences
11. Which law states that force equals mass times acceleration?
A) Newton's First Law
B) Newton's Second Law ✓
C) Newton's Third Law
D) Law of Universal Gravitation
Answer: B) Newton's Second Law ✓
12. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A) Go
B) Gd
C) Ag
D) Au
Answer: D) Au ✓
13. In the periodic table, elements in the same column share similar:
A) Atomic mass
B) Chemical properties ✓
C) Number of neutrons
D) Radioactivity
Answer: B) Chemical properties ✓
14. Sound waves cannot travel through a:
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Perfect vacuum ✓
Answer: D) Perfect vacuum ✓
15. What type of simple machine is a ramp?
A) Lever
B) Pulley
2026 – COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW & PRACTICE
MATERIALS (LATEST EDITION)
SHARP ESO 2026 CEP PREP EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 – COMPLETE CONCEPT REVIEW &
PRACTICE MATERIALS
Section 1: Mathematics & Logic
1. If a car travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 45
minutes?
A) 40 miles
B) 45 miles
C) 50 miles
D) 55 miles
Answer: B) 45 miles ✓
2. What is the value of 𝑥 in the equation 3(𝑥 − 4) = 2𝑥 + 5?
A) 7
B) 17
C) 12
D) 9
Answer: B) 17 ✓
3. A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage
change?
A) 0% increase
B) 5% increase
C) 5% decrease
D) 2% decrease
Answer: A) 0% increase ✓
4. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 7 with two fair six-sided dice?
1
A) 12
1
B) 6
1
C) 4
, 1
D) 3
1
Answer: B) 6 ✓
5. If the pattern is 2, 5, 11, 23, 47..., what is the next number?
A) 95
B) 94
C) 96
D) 101
Answer: A) 95 ✓
Section 2: English Language & Comprehension
6. Choose the sentence with correct grammar.
A) The data is inconclusive.
B) The data are inconclusive.
C) The data was inconclusive.
D) The data am inconclusive.
Answer: B) The data are inconclusive. ✓
7. What is the synonym for "EPHEMERAL"?
A) Eternal
B) Permanent
C) Fleeting
D) Substantial
Answer: C) Fleeting ✓
8. "Her smile was a ray of sunshine." This is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Onomatopoeia
Answer: B) Metaphor ✓
9. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese.
B) I need to buy eggs milk bread and cheese.
C) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread and cheese.
D) I need to buy eggs; milk; bread; and cheese.
Answer: A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese. ✓
, 10. The author's tone in the passage is best described as:
A) Sarcastic and dismissive
B) Objective and analytical
C) Nostalgic and wistful
D) Angry and accusatory
Answer: C) Nostalgic and wistful ✓
Section 3: Physical Sciences
11. Which law states that force equals mass times acceleration?
A) Newton's First Law
B) Newton's Second Law ✓
C) Newton's Third Law
D) Law of Universal Gravitation
Answer: B) Newton's Second Law ✓
12. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A) Go
B) Gd
C) Ag
D) Au
Answer: D) Au ✓
13. In the periodic table, elements in the same column share similar:
A) Atomic mass
B) Chemical properties ✓
C) Number of neutrons
D) Radioactivity
Answer: B) Chemical properties ✓
14. Sound waves cannot travel through a:
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Perfect vacuum ✓
Answer: D) Perfect vacuum ✓
15. What type of simple machine is a ramp?
A) Lever
B) Pulley
