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Question 1 of 46

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Small

Select one of the following:

  • Sturdy

  • Round

  • Cheap

  • Little

Explanation

Question 2 of 46

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Inhabit

Select one of the following:

  • Acquire

  • Live in

  • Forbid

  • Belong to

Explanation

Question 3 of 46

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Savory

Select one of the following:

  • Healthful

  • Helpful

  • Tasty

  • Clean

Explanation

Question 4 of 46

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Obliterate

Select one of the following:

  • Translate

  • Scatter

  • Wipe out

  • Clame

Explanation

Question 5 of 46

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Unison

Select one of the following:

  • Agreement

  • Firmness

  • Possibility

  • Undercision

Explanation

Question 6 of 46

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Novice

Select one of the following:

  • Gadget

  • Priest

  • bursemaid

  • Beginner

Explanation

Question 7 of 46

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Rudiments

Select one of the following:

  • Basic methods as procedures

  • Politics

  • Minute details

Explanation

Question 8 of 46

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Vague

Select one of the following:

  • Empty

  • Indistinct

  • inexplicable

  • nebulous

Explanation

Question 9 of 46

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Maim

Select one of the following:

  • Accuse

  • Insulant

  • Offend

  • injure

Explanation

Question 10 of 46

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Cease

Select one of the following:

  • Start

  • Change

  • Continue

  • Stop

Explanation

Question 11 of 46

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Turmoil

Select one of the following:

  • Swelling

  • Commotion

  • Grease

  • Anger

Explanation

Question 12 of 46

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Wary

Select one of the following:

  • Tough

  • Careful

  • Cowardly

  • Foolhardy

Explanation

Question 13 of 46

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Impair

Select one of the following:

  • Direct

  • Improve

  • Weaken

  • Stimulate

Explanation

Question 14 of 46

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Ravange

Select one of the following:

  • Devastate

  • Clarify

  • Scold

  • Flatter

Explanation

Question 15 of 46

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Evasive

Select one of the following:

  • Foolish

  • Informed

  • Revealing

  • Secretive

Explanation

Question 16 of 46

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Perpetual

Select one of the following:

  • Confounding

  • Imposing

  • Sensational

  • Enduring

Explanation

Question 17 of 46

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Chide

Select one of the following:

  • Counsel Expertly

  • Make young

  • Scold

  • Season

Explanation

Question 18 of 46

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The wind is "VARIABLE" today

Select one of the following:

  • Shifting

  • Chilling

  • Steady

  • Mild

Explanation

Question 19 of 46

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1. Two automobiles start together from the same place and travel along the same route. The first averages 40 miles per hour, the second 55 miles per hour. How many miles further along the route is the second auto at the end of 5 hours?

Select one of the following:

  • 55 x 5

  • 55 – 40

  • 55 x 5 – 40 x 5

  • 55/5 – 40/5

Explanation

Question 20 of 46

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2.Find the total thickness of two pieces of wood that carpenter glued together if one is 5/16 inch thick and the other is 7/8 inch thick.

Select one of the following:

  • 1 ¼ inches

  • 1 3/16 inches

  • 1 1/8 inches

  • 1 5/8 inches

Explanation

Question 21 of 46

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3.An average tub bath uses 8 gallons of water, and an average shower uses 6 gallons. To provide baths for 60 people, how much more water will be needed if tubs are used instead of showers?

Select one of the following:

  • 30 gallons

  • 120 gallons

  • 360 gallons

  • 480 gallons

Explanation

Question 22 of 46

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4. A carpenter cut three 4’6” shelves from a 14” board. How long a piece was left over?

Select one of the following:

  • 6"

  • 1'6"

  • 2'

  • 1'

Explanation

Question 23 of 46

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5. A father walks 36 miles in 12 hours while his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the fathers rate of speed. at this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider trave?

Select one of the following:

  • 54 miles

  • 52 ½ miles

  • 49 ½ miles

  • 48 miles

Explanation

Question 24 of 46

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6. Out of 20 attempts, a basketball player scored 8 times. What is the percent of his chances did he score?

Select one of the following:

  • 8%

  • 16%

  • 32%

  • 40%

Explanation

Question 25 of 46

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7. How many 36 passenger busses will it take to carry 144 people?

Select one of the following:

  • 4

  • 3

  • 5

  • 6

Explanation

Question 26 of 46

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8. If 12 people are needed to run 4 machines, how many people are needed to run 20 machines?

Select one of the following:

  • 24

  • 48

  • 60

  • 80

Explanation

Question 27 of 46

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9. A pole 24 feet high has a shadow 8 feet long. A nearby pole is 72 feet tall. How long is its Shadow?

Select one of the following:

  • 16 feet

  • 24 feet

  • 32 feet

  • 56 feet

Explanation

Question 28 of 46

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10. John is paid $26.00 for 8 hours of work. How much should he be paid for working 37 hours at the same hourly wages?

Select one of the following:

  • $127.00

  • $135.25

  • $120.25

  • $118.50

Explanation

Question 29 of 46

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11. Soup ordinarily priced at 2 cans for 33 cents may be purchased in lots of one dozen for $1.74. What is the savings per can when purchased this way.

Select one of the following:

  • 2/3 cents

  • 2 cents

  • 8 cents

  • 9 ½ cents

Explanation

Question 30 of 46

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12. It costs John $13.50 to take Mary out for the evening. Sixty percent of this total was for theater tickets. What was the cost of each ticket?

Select one of the following:

  • $3.95

  • $4.05

  • $5.40

  • $8.10

Explanation

Question 31 of 46

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13. If the following series will continue in the same pattern, what is the next number in the series: 1, 10, 7, 16 __ ?

Select one of the following:

  • 10

  • 13

  • 14

  • 25

Explanation

Question 32 of 46

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14. Mary worked a total of 16 ½ during 5 days of the past week. What was her average work day?

Select one of the following:

  • 3 hours

  • 3 hrs, 15 mnts

  • 3 hrs, 18 mnts

  • . 3 hrs, 25 mnts

Explanation

Question 33 of 46

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1. The duty of the lighthouse keeper is to keep the light burning no matter what happens, so that ships will be warned of the presence of dangerous rocks. If a shipwreck should occur near the lighthouse, even though he would like to aid in the rescue off its crew and passengers the lighthouse keeper must…

Select one of the following:

  • stay at his light.

  • rush to their aid

  • turn out the light

  • quickly sound the siren

Explanation

Question 34 of 46

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2. In certain areas, water is so scarce that every attempt is made to conserve it. For instance, on one oasis in the Sahara Desert, the amount of wáter necessary for each date pal is carefully determined. How much wáter is each tree given?

Select one of the following:

  • No water at all.

  • exactly the amount required

  • Water only if it’s healthy.

  • water on alternate days

Explanation

Question 35 of 46

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3. Twenty-five percent of all household burglaries can be attributed to unlocked doors or windows. Crime is the result of opportunity plus desire. To prevent crime, it is each individual’s responsibility to……

Select one of the following:

  • Provide the opportunity

  • provide the desire

  • prevent the opportunity

  • prevent the desire

Explanation

Question 36 of 46

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4. From a building designer’s standpoint, three things that make a home livable are the client, the building site, and the amount of money the client has no spend. According to the passage, to make a home livable….

Select one of the following:

  • the prospective piece of land make little difference.

  • it can be built on any piece of land.

  • the design must fit the owner’s income and site.

  • the design must fit the designer’s income.

Explanation

Question 37 of 46

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5. A business letter has a six parts instead of five. The extra part is called the inside address. It is placed just above the salutation. The other five parts as just the same as for the friendly letter. What is the extra part of a business letter?

Select one of the following:

  • the salutation

  • a friendly letter

  • inside address

  • it has six parts instead of five.

Explanation

Question 38 of 46

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6. When writing a letter you should use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, letter form, and paragraphing. When you have finished, read your letter through and rewrite it if you are not satisfied with any part of it. When should you rewrite your letter?

Select one of the following:

  • when it's sounds good.

  • when you use correct spelling

  • if you are satisfied with all parts of it.

  • if you are not satisfied with any parts of it.

Explanation

Question 39 of 46

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7. Mineral-rich Zaire is one of the world’s most important sources of uranium. It also is a source of copper, tin, diamonds (mainly industrial) gold,cobalt, and zinc. Agricultural products include palm oil, and kernels, cottonseed, rubber, cotton lint, coffee, peanuts, sweet potatoes and yams and cassava. How Many cotton products does Zaire produce?

Select one of the following:

  • one

  • three

  • six

  • two

Explanation

Question 40 of 46

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8. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators fro each state, chosen by the people there of, for six years; each Senator shall have one vote. Immediately after the shall be divided as equally as may be divided into three classes. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacant at the expiration of the four year, and of the third class at the expiration of the six year, that one third may be chosen every second year. The purpose of three classes is to….

Select one of the following:

  • keep the senate at an equal level

  • keep their term at six years

  • so that one third may be chosen every second year

  • provide the senators with one vote

Explanation

Question 41 of 46

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1.When the temperature is 20 degrees Celsius ©, what is it on the Fahrenheit (F) scale? Use the following formula. F= (9/5 X C) + 32

Select one of the following:

  • 93 3/5 degrees

  • 78 degrees

  • 62 3/5 degrees

  • 68 degrees

Explanation

Question 42 of 46

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2. The perimeter of a rectangle is 38 inches. If the length is 3 inches more than the width, find the width.

Select one of the following:

  • 17 ½ inches

  • 8 inches

  • 11 inches

  • 9.4 inches

Explanation

Question 43 of 46

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3. Find the square root of 85 correct to the nearest tenth.

Select one of the following:

  • 9.1

  • 9.2

  • 9.3

  • 9.4

Explanation

Question 44 of 46

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4. If 5x=30, then x is equal to:

Select one of the following:

  • 150

  • 25

  • 6

  • 0.6

Explanation

Question 45 of 46

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5. What is the product of
(a-5) and (a+3)?

Select one of the following:

  • a – 15

  • a + 2ª – 15

  • a – 2a-15

  • a-2

Explanation

Question 46 of 46

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6. Solve for z: 3z – 5 + 2z = 25 – 5z

Select one of the following:

  • z =0

  • z =3

  • no solution

  • z = -3

Explanation

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