PICAT/ASVAB STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became smooth? - CORRECT ANSWER It was in a stream for a long
When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process is called - CORRECT ANSWER regeneration.
An...
Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became smooth? - CORRECT
ANSWER It was in a stream for a long
When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process is called - CORRECT ANSWER
regeneration.
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called - CORRECT ANSWER a satellite.
In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain - CORRECT ANSWER
Carbon atoms.
Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? - CORRECT ANSWER hydrogen
The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the compound contains and the - CORRECT
ANSWER ratio of elements in the compound.
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - CORRECT ANSWER Н30
Which of the following is a renewable resource? - CORRECT ANSWER natural gas
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)? - CORRECT ANSWER 3
Regeneration in man is limited to - CORRECT ANSWER healing of wounds.
When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquid's - CORRECT
ANSWER viscosity.
,When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they - CORRECT ANSWER lose electrons.
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate - CORRECT
ANSWER inertia,
A human skin cell divides by - CORRECT ANSWER mitosis.
The filament in an electric light bulb is made from - CORRECT ANSWER tungsten.
Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry make to earn $765 altogether? -
CORRECT ANSWER 103
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how
much did he earn that day? - CORRECT ANSWER $5.00
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current office. If
the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? - CORRECT
ANSWER 968 sq ft
A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level ground. If
it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1/2 hour
ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-living index. The
rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost-of-living index for this August was 3.7%. What is the new
rent per month? - CORRECT ANSWER $1,607.35
There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one marble.
What is the probability of that child getting a green marble? - CORRECT ANSWER .66
, The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2
puppies and 8 kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? -
CORRECT ANSWER 13 to 3
Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units
high. The second box is rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the
second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box? - CORRECT
ANSWER 16 units
If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their perimeters? - CORRECT ANSWER
4:1
If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the garden? - CORRECT ANSWER 441 sq ft
The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of its cost at a supermarket. How
much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? - CORRECT ANSWER $3.60
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was what percent of
the old? - CORRECT ANSWER 125%
Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000, and Debra the rest, what fraction
of the estate did Debra receive? - CORRECT ANSWER 7/8
Emphasize most neary means - CORRECT ANSWER Accentuate
We will long remember our PERILOUS journey - CORRECT ANSWER Hazardous
INEPT most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER Bungling
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