PICAT REVIEW PRACTICE 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 time.
In a balanced aquatic ecosystem, what would have the greatest population? - CORRECT ANSWER Plankton
Any...
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 time.
In a balanced aquatic ecosystem, what would have the greatest population? - CORRECT ANSWER
Plankton
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
what 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 OH-
The tympanic membranes are also know as the... - CORRECT ANSWER Ear drums
what would produce a chemical change? - CORRECT ANSWER Adding salt to the hot water
Choking is prevented by the.... - CORRECT ANSWER Epiglottis covering the voice box
What do a hydrogen molecule and an oxygen molecule have in common? - CORRECT ANSWER the size
,What is non-renewable resource? - CORRECT ANSWER copper
What are the 2 main gases that make up stars? - CORRECT ANSWER hydrogen and helium
the term "meiosis" is usually associated with - CORRECT ANSWER Reproduction
Together, two people earn 28,000. One earns 2,000 more than the other. How much is the smaller
income? - CORRECT ANSWER 13,000
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30pm one day. If he was paid at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much
did he earn that day? - CORRECT ANSWER $5.00
A women 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
How many feet of a chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64
square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32
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 mph downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land? - CORRECT ANSWER 1/2
hour
The pet store had six puppies selling for 104 each and twelve kittens selling for 24 each. Today, only two
puppies and eight 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 perimeter of a garden is 84 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% its cost at a supermarket. How much
would it cost per pound at the supermarket? - CORRECT ANSWER $3.60
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 pf that child getting a green marble? - CORRECT ANSWER .40
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
Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into triangles. For the
square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ? - CORRECT ANSWER 32 sq ft
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was what percent of
the old? - CORRECT ANSWER 125%
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will be faster press print than slower press? - CORRECT
ANSWER 50
if the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1 what is the ratio of their perimeters? - CORRECT ANSWER
3:1
Prestige most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER Status
We will long remember our perilous journey - CORRECT ANSWER hazardous
Inept most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER bungling
Oppressive most nearly means - CORRECT ANSWER tyrannical
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