PICAT VERIFICATION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
--General Science-- ( correct answers )
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called?
( correct answers
) Satellite
To be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain?
( correct answers ) Carbon atoms
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water? ( correct
answers ) 3
Regeneration in man is limited to? ( correct answers ) Healing
of wounds Which of the following reproduce by spawning? ( correct
answers ) Fish
According to the periodic table, Argon and Neon are?
( correct answers ) Nobel Gases
What are the two main gases that make up stars? ( correct answers )
Hydrogen and Helium
A human's skin cell divides by? ( correct answers ) Mitosis
Which is a nonrenewable resource? ( correct answers ) Coal,
natural gas Homo-sapiens is the scientific name for?( correct
answers ) Human beings
Particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom are called? ( correct
answers ) Electrons A genus classification
contains several related? ( correct answers ) Species
When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they? ( correct
answers
GRADED
) Lose electrons Which of the following reduces friction?
A+
( correct answers ) Ball bearings
Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? ( correct
answers ) Hydrogen
, Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth? ( correct answers ) It was in a stream for a long time.
The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the? ( correct answers ) Ratio of elements in
the compound.
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? ( correct answers )
OH-, H30
When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquid's? ( correct answers ) Viscosity
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to
eliminate? ( correct answers ) Inertia
The filament in an electric light bulb is made from? ( correct answers )
Tungsten
--Arithmetic Reasoning-- ( correct answers )
Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn
$765 altogether? ( correct answers ) 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 answers )
$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 answers ) 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 answers ) 968 square
feet
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 answers ) 1/2 an
hour
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 answers )
$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
GRADED
a green marble? ( correct answers )
A+ 0.4%
or 40%
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 answers )
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
--General Science-- ( correct answers )
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called?
( correct answers
) Satellite
To be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain?
( correct answers ) Carbon atoms
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water? ( correct
answers ) 3
Regeneration in man is limited to? ( correct answers ) Healing
of wounds Which of the following reproduce by spawning? ( correct
answers ) Fish
According to the periodic table, Argon and Neon are?
( correct answers ) Nobel Gases
What are the two main gases that make up stars? ( correct answers )
Hydrogen and Helium
A human's skin cell divides by? ( correct answers ) Mitosis
Which is a nonrenewable resource? ( correct answers ) Coal,
natural gas Homo-sapiens is the scientific name for?( correct
answers ) Human beings
Particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom are called? ( correct
answers ) Electrons A genus classification
contains several related? ( correct answers ) Species
When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they? ( correct
answers
GRADED
) Lose electrons Which of the following reduces friction?
A+
( correct answers ) Ball bearings
Which element does NOT contain any neutrons? ( correct
answers ) Hydrogen
, Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth? ( correct answers ) It was in a stream for a long time.
The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the? ( correct answers ) Ratio of elements in
the compound.
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? ( correct answers )
OH-, H30
When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquid's? ( correct answers ) Viscosity
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to
eliminate? ( correct answers ) Inertia
The filament in an electric light bulb is made from? ( correct answers )
Tungsten
--Arithmetic Reasoning-- ( correct answers )
Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn
$765 altogether? ( correct answers ) 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 answers )
$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 answers ) 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 answers ) 968 square
feet
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 answers ) 1/2 an
hour
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 answers )
$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
GRADED
a green marble? ( correct answers )
A+ 0.4%
or 40%
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 answers )
