NAPOLCOM mock exam: what makes one realistic, how to use it, and sample questions from all four areas.
Fewer than a third of examinees pass the NAPOLCOM examinations, and the content is secondary-school level. The difference is the paper: three hours, four areas, no calculator, and a block of general information most examinees never read. A mock exam is the only way to meet that paper before it counts. This guide explains what makes a mock realistic, how to use one so the score goes up between attempts, and gives sample items from each of the four areas so you can see the shape of the questions before you sit any.
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NAPOLCOM Mock Exam: What a Realistic One Looks Like, With Sample Questions
Short answer
A NAPOLCOM mock exam is a timed, objective-type paper across the same four areas as the PNP Entrance Examination, sat by hand with no calculator. Its job is to find your weakest area before the real paper does. The free diagnostic on this site is 40 items in 40 minutes with a pass/fail verdict against the 70% mark; the full mock is 150 items in three hours.
Quick facts
- Areas
- The same four as the PNPE
- Free diagnostic
- 40 items, 40 minutes, free account
- Full mock
- 150 items, 3 hours, fresh set each attempt
- Pass mark used
- 70%, as NAPOLCOM's
- Calculator
- None, as on the day
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Key takeaways
- A mock is only realistic if it has all four areas, a clock, and no calculator. A topic quiz is practice, not a mock.
- The first mock is a diagnostic. Its score matters less than which area it names as your weakest.
- Drill the weakest area, then retake with a fresh set. A retake on the same questions measures memory, not readiness.
- Aim for 80% on mocks to pass at 70% on the day; the margin absorbs a bad morning.
- Sit at least two full three-hour mocks before the exam. Pacing is learned by doing it.
What makes a mock realistic
NAPOLCOM describes the PNP Entrance Examination as an objective-type test across general information, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and logical reasoning, with a 70% passing score and, by every reviewer's report, about 150 items in three hours. A mock that leaves any of that out measures something else.
- All four areas in one sitting, in roughly the proportion you expect on the day. A verbal-only quiz is a drill.
- Objective items with four options, including the plausible wrong answers the real paper uses.
- A clock you cannot pause. The real paper does not.
- No calculator, so the arithmetic is done the way it will be done on the day.
- Original items. NAPOLCOM's papers are not published, and any site claiming to have them is either wrong or breaking the rules.
- A result by area, not just a total, so the next step is obvious.
Source: NAPOLCOM's examination information page (Regional Office CALABARZON)
The loop: diagnose, drill, retake
The first mock is not a test of whether you are ready. It is a measurement of where you are, and the number that matters most in it is not the total but the area where you scored lowest. That area is where an hour of review buys the most marks, because every item on the paper counts the same and the marks you are missing there are the cheapest to recover.
Drill that area until a short timed set comes in above 80%, then sit a fresh mock. Fresh matters: a retake on the same forty questions measures how well you remember them, not whether the area improved. Repeat until every area sits above 80% on a full three-hour paper, which leaves a margin for the day.
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Diagnose
Sit a 40-item paper across all four areas under time. Note the verdict and the weakest area.
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Drill
Untimed practice on that area only, with an explanation on every item, until short timed sets clear 80%.
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Retake
A full mock with a fresh question set. Check whether the weakest area moved and which area is weakest now.
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Simulate
In the last three weeks, full three-hour papers, by hand, no pauses, until the clock stops being the problem.
Source: the Philippine Information Agency's report of NAPOLCOM's 2026 examination schedule
The free diagnostic, and the full mock
The free diagnostic on this site is 40 items in 40 minutes across all four areas, the same paper for everyone, sat with a free account. On submission it returns a pass/fail verdict against the 70% mark, names your weakest area, and shows the answer key. The exact score, the per-area breakdown and the worked explanations are part of the paid plans, along with the full 150-item mock that draws a fresh set from the bank on every attempt, untimed drills by area, and a daily five-question challenge.
Source: NAPOLCOM's examination information page (Regional Office CALABARZON)
Sample questions from all four areas
The items below are original, written to the style of each area. They are shown with the answer and a one-line explanation, which is how every item in the bank is explained on a paid plan.
Source: Republic Act No. 6975, the DILG Act of 1990 that created the PNP, Republic Act No. 11200, the PNP rank classification act
Sample questions
A few example items in the style of the real exam, with worked answers.
General Information
Which law created the Philippine National Police and placed it under the Department of the Interior and Local Government?
Answer: Republic Act No. 6975, the DILG Act of 1990. RA 8551 (1998) reformed the PNP and RA 11200 (2019) renamed its ranks; neither created it.
General Information
Under RA 11200, the rank formerly known as Senior Police Officer IV is now called:
Answer: Police Executive Master Sergeant. SPO1 to SPO4 became Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant and Executive Master Sergeant in that order.
Verbal Reasoning
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word: The witness gave a CANDID account of what she saw.
Answer: Frank. Candid means honest and direct; the tempting wrong answer is 'careful', which describes the manner, not the honesty.
Quantitative Reasoning
A patrol vehicle covers 180 kilometres in 2 hours 30 minutes. At the same average speed, how far does it travel in 4 hours?
Answer: 288 km. 180 ÷ 2.5 = 72 km/h; 72 × 4 = 288. Convert 2 hours 30 minutes to 2.5 hours before dividing; the common error is dividing by 2.3.
Quantitative Reasoning
What is 15% of 240?
Answer: 36. 10% of 240 is 24 and 5% is 12; 24 + 12 = 36. Splitting a percentage into 10% and 5% pieces is faster by hand than multiplying by 0.15.
Logical Reasoning
PATROL is to STREET as GUARD is to:
Answer: Post. A patrol is done along a street; a guard is kept at a post. Name the relationship ('the place where the action is done') before reading the options.
Logical Reasoning
All sergeants are officers. Some officers are investigators. Which must be true?
Answer: Some officers are sergeants. The statements do not establish that any sergeant is an investigator; 'some officers are investigators' could refer entirely to non-sergeants.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free NAPOLCOM mock exam online?
Yes. This site's free diagnostic is 40 items in 40 minutes across all four areas, with a pass/fail verdict against the 70% mark and your weakest area named. It needs a free account.
How many mock exams should I take before the NAPOLCOM exam?
At least two full three-hour papers in the last three weeks, on top of the diagnostic and area drills. The number that matters is how many were sat under the real clock.
Are the mock questions the actual NAPOLCOM questions?
No. NAPOLCOM does not publish its papers and republishing them would be a violation. Every item here is original, written to the style and scope of each area.
What score should I get on a mock to pass?
Aim for 80% in every area. NAPOLCOM's pass mark is 70%, and a ten-point margin absorbs the items you will misread on the day.
Now find your floor.
Forty questions across all four subtests, forty minutes, and a per-subject breakdown against the 80.00 pass mark.
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