PICAT ASVAB PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL ANSWERS
◉ Together, two people earn $28,000. One earns $2,000 more than
the other. How much is the smallest income? Answer: $13,000
◉ Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 am to 7:30 pm one day. If he was
paid at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
Answer: $5.00
◉ 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? Answer:
968 sq feet
◉ How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen
that is square and has an area of 64 sq feet? Answer: 32
◉ A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 feet
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 per flat land?
Answer: 1/2 hour
,◉ Each August, a resentment'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 3.796. What is the new rent per month? Answer:
$1,607.35
◉ Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes. If this
includes 5% sales tax, what was the actual price of the shirt?
Answer: $20.95
◉ The pet store had six puppies selling for $104 each and twelve
kittens 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 puppies to kittens? Answer: 13 to 3
◉ 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? Answer: .40
◉ 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? Answer: 16 units
◉ If the ratio of sides of two square is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters Answer: 3:1
, ◉ A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second
press can print 15,000 in 60 minutes, How many more copies per
minute will the faster press print than the slower press? Answer:
3,000
◉ 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? Answer: $3.60
◉ Emphasize most nearly means...? Answer: Accentuate
◉ We will long remember our perilous journey Answer: Hazardous
◉ Inept mos nearly means Answer: Bungling
◉ Adage most nearly means Answer: Proverb
◉ Admonition most nearly means Answer: Warning
◉ Embody most nearly means Answer: Exemplify
◉ Peruse most nearly means Answer: Study
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL ANSWERS
◉ Together, two people earn $28,000. One earns $2,000 more than
the other. How much is the smallest income? Answer: $13,000
◉ Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 am to 7:30 pm one day. If he was
paid at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
Answer: $5.00
◉ 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? Answer:
968 sq feet
◉ How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen
that is square and has an area of 64 sq feet? Answer: 32
◉ A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 feet
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 per flat land?
Answer: 1/2 hour
,◉ Each August, a resentment'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 3.796. What is the new rent per month? Answer:
$1,607.35
◉ Shawn purchased a shirt for $22.05. If this includes. If this
includes 5% sales tax, what was the actual price of the shirt?
Answer: $20.95
◉ The pet store had six puppies selling for $104 each and twelve
kittens 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 puppies to kittens? Answer: 13 to 3
◉ 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? Answer: .40
◉ 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? Answer: 16 units
◉ If the ratio of sides of two square is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters Answer: 3:1
, ◉ A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second
press can print 15,000 in 60 minutes, How many more copies per
minute will the faster press print than the slower press? Answer:
3,000
◉ 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? Answer: $3.60
◉ Emphasize most nearly means...? Answer: Accentuate
◉ We will long remember our perilous journey Answer: Hazardous
◉ Inept mos nearly means Answer: Bungling
◉ Adage most nearly means Answer: Proverb
◉ Admonition most nearly means Answer: Warning
◉ Embody most nearly means Answer: Exemplify
◉ Peruse most nearly means Answer: Study
