PICAT EVALUATION EXAMS UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Phenomenon most nearly - ✔✔occurrence, event, incident, marvel
✔✔Skepticism most nearly means - ✔✔Cynicism
✔✔The reciprocal of 7 is - ✔✔1-7
✔✔Debra and Ian shared in a 1,000,000$ estate. If Ian received 125,000, and Debra
the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive? - ✔✔7-8
✔✔An artist once wrote, "I draw material from the history of the past, wherein we see
how nations have risen from savage state to that of power and glory, and then have
fallen and become extinct." - ✔✔A perpetual state of unresolved turmoil
✔✔If x + 3y = 7 and y = 2, then x equals - ✔✔2
✔✔What is the value of 3x + 5y, when x = 12 and y = 4? - ✔✔56
✔✔If 25 = 4x - 7, then x = - ✔✔8
✔✔16 = x/20, then x = - ✔✔320
✔✔what is 12/50 in its simplest form? - ✔✔6/25 (just cut in half)
✔✔What is 5x times (3x^2 - 5)? - ✔✔15x^3 - 5
✔✔3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - ✔✔13
✔✔If 2 = x - 3, then x equals - ✔✔5
✔✔if 4x^2= 16, then x=? - ✔✔2 because 4*2= 8^2=16
✔✔-2^5 = - ✔✔32
✔✔What is the area of the rectangle ? - ✔✔15
✔✔what is 3a^2 + a^2 added to a+6? - ✔✔5a^2 + 6 + a
✔✔✔9 (square root) - ✔✔3
✔✔-25-8 = - ✔✔17
, ✔✔Simplify the ratio 12:18 - ✔✔2/3
✔✔Gear A is the driving gear. If all the teeth are sheared off of gear B, which gear(s)
will turn? - ✔✔Gear A
✔✔A ball is attached to one end of a rod AB, and the other end is attached to a vertical
rotating axle as shown. The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and
down. If the axle BC rotates faster, angle X will - ✔✔Become 90 degrees
✔✔As piston P moves up In the direction shown, lever Q - ✔✔Moves alternately In
direction 1 and 2
✔✔This drive pulley always turn - ✔✔Slower than pulleys A, B,, and C
✔✔What would you tell the person who is trying to loosen the rusty nut with the
wrench? - ✔✔Move your hand farther from the nut
✔✔A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat
belts? - ✔✔The inertia of each passenger
✔✔In this pulley system, what force must be applied to balance the 10 pound weight -
✔✔10 lbs
✔✔It is true that frictional forces - ✔✔Always oppose forces producing motion
✔✔Centrifugal force is the - ✔✔Outward force caused by rotation
✔✔Which wheels or gears turn in the same direction as A? - ✔✔E only
✔✔Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be the tension in
the cord at the point labeled x? - ✔✔60 pounds
✔✔The illustration shows a water tank that is made of wood planks and reinforced
metal hoops. Why are the hoops closer together near the bottom of the tank? - ✔✔The
water pressure pushing against the sides of the tank is greater near the bottom
✔✔The surface area of piston A is 2 square inches, while the surface area of piston B is
4 square inches. If piston A is pushed down 6 inches, how far will piston B move up? -
✔✔12
✔✔The piston is joined to a wheel through a pin In the groove. If the wheel rotates
about a fixed axis, the piston will - ✔✔Move back and forth
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Phenomenon most nearly - ✔✔occurrence, event, incident, marvel
✔✔Skepticism most nearly means - ✔✔Cynicism
✔✔The reciprocal of 7 is - ✔✔1-7
✔✔Debra and Ian shared in a 1,000,000$ estate. If Ian received 125,000, and Debra
the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive? - ✔✔7-8
✔✔An artist once wrote, "I draw material from the history of the past, wherein we see
how nations have risen from savage state to that of power and glory, and then have
fallen and become extinct." - ✔✔A perpetual state of unresolved turmoil
✔✔If x + 3y = 7 and y = 2, then x equals - ✔✔2
✔✔What is the value of 3x + 5y, when x = 12 and y = 4? - ✔✔56
✔✔If 25 = 4x - 7, then x = - ✔✔8
✔✔16 = x/20, then x = - ✔✔320
✔✔what is 12/50 in its simplest form? - ✔✔6/25 (just cut in half)
✔✔What is 5x times (3x^2 - 5)? - ✔✔15x^3 - 5
✔✔3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - ✔✔13
✔✔If 2 = x - 3, then x equals - ✔✔5
✔✔if 4x^2= 16, then x=? - ✔✔2 because 4*2= 8^2=16
✔✔-2^5 = - ✔✔32
✔✔What is the area of the rectangle ? - ✔✔15
✔✔what is 3a^2 + a^2 added to a+6? - ✔✔5a^2 + 6 + a
✔✔✔9 (square root) - ✔✔3
✔✔-25-8 = - ✔✔17
, ✔✔Simplify the ratio 12:18 - ✔✔2/3
✔✔Gear A is the driving gear. If all the teeth are sheared off of gear B, which gear(s)
will turn? - ✔✔Gear A
✔✔A ball is attached to one end of a rod AB, and the other end is attached to a vertical
rotating axle as shown. The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and
down. If the axle BC rotates faster, angle X will - ✔✔Become 90 degrees
✔✔As piston P moves up In the direction shown, lever Q - ✔✔Moves alternately In
direction 1 and 2
✔✔This drive pulley always turn - ✔✔Slower than pulleys A, B,, and C
✔✔What would you tell the person who is trying to loosen the rusty nut with the
wrench? - ✔✔Move your hand farther from the nut
✔✔A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat
belts? - ✔✔The inertia of each passenger
✔✔In this pulley system, what force must be applied to balance the 10 pound weight -
✔✔10 lbs
✔✔It is true that frictional forces - ✔✔Always oppose forces producing motion
✔✔Centrifugal force is the - ✔✔Outward force caused by rotation
✔✔Which wheels or gears turn in the same direction as A? - ✔✔E only
✔✔Four weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. What will be the tension in
the cord at the point labeled x? - ✔✔60 pounds
✔✔The illustration shows a water tank that is made of wood planks and reinforced
metal hoops. Why are the hoops closer together near the bottom of the tank? - ✔✔The
water pressure pushing against the sides of the tank is greater near the bottom
✔✔The surface area of piston A is 2 square inches, while the surface area of piston B is
4 square inches. If piston A is pushed down 6 inches, how far will piston B move up? -
✔✔12
✔✔The piston is joined to a wheel through a pin In the groove. If the wheel rotates
about a fixed axis, the piston will - ✔✔Move back and forth
