PRE-EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
If nnyou nncount nn1 nnto nn100, nnhow nnmany nn5s nnwill nnyou nnpass nnon nnthe nnway? nn-
nnANS-There nnare nn20 nnnumbers nnthat nncontain nn5 nnin nnit nn
5, nn15, nn25, nn35, nn45, nn50, nn51 nnto nn59, nn65, nn75, nn85, nn95 nn
(55 nncontains nn2 nnfive's)
So nnthe nnanswer nnis nn20 nn...
Julie nnis nna nnhair nnstylist. nnShe nnmakes nn$10.25 nnan nnhour, nnplus nn$6 nnextra nnfor
nnevery nnhaircut nnshe nnperforms. nnThis nnweek nnshe nnworked nna nntotal nnof nn40
nnhours nnand nnperformed nn46 nnhaircuts. nnHow nnmuch nnmoney nndid nnshe nnmake? nn-
nnANS-$686.05 nn10.25 nnx nn40 nn= nn410.05 nn46 nnx nn6 nn= nn276 nn
nn
nn410.05
+276
=686.06
Business nnstatistics nnis nna nnscientific nnapproach nnto nndecision-making nnin nnthe nnface
nnof nnrisk nnand nnis nnused nnin nnmany nndisciplines, nnsuch nnas nnfinancial nnanalysis,
nneconometrics, nnauditing, nnproduction nnand nnoperations, nnand nnmarketing nnresearch.
nnThe nnmain nnobjective nnof nnbusiness nnstatistics nnis nnto nnmake nninferences nnabout
nncertain nncharacteristics nnof nna nnpopulation nnbased nnon nninformation nncontained nnin
nna nnrandom nnsample nnfrom nnthe nnentire nnpopulation.
Statistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe nnpast nnto nnpredict nnthe nnfuture
nnby nnidentifying nntrends, nnpatterns nnand nnbusiness nndrives nnwithin nnthe nndata nnto
nndevelop nna nnforecast. nnThis nnforecast nnis nnreferred nnto nnas nna nnstatistical nnforecast
nnbecause nnit nnuses nnmathematical nnformulas nnto nnidentify nnthe nnpatterns nnand
nntrends nnwhile nntesting nnthe nnresults nnfor nnmathematical nnreasonableness nnand
nnconfidence. nnStatistical nnforecasting nnis nnused nnfor nnforecasting nnsales nnand
nnbudget.
,Question nn#1
Statistical nnforecasting nndeals nnwith nnestimating nnthe nnlikelihood nnof nnan nnevent nn-
nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnTrue
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nnpassage nnsays nnthat nnstatistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe
nnpast nnto nnidentify nnpatterns nnand nntrends. nnThis nninformation nnis nnused nnto nnpredict
nnthe nnfuture, nnsuch nnas nnforecasting nnsales nnand nnbudget. nnTherefore, nnthe nnanswer
nnis nn"True".
Business nnstatistics nnis nna nnscientific nnapproach nnto nndecision-making nnin nnthe nnface
nnof nnrisk nnand nnis nnused nnin nnmany nndisciplines, nnsuch nnas nnfinancial nnanalysis,
nneconometrics, nnauditing, nnproduction nnand nnoperations, nnand nnmarketing nnresearch.
nnThe nnmain nnobjective nnof nnbusiness nnstatistics nnis nnto nnmake nninferences nnabout
nncertain nncharacteristics nnof nna nnpopulation nnbased nnon nninformation nncontained nnin
nna nnrandom nnsample nnfrom nnthe nnentire nnpopulation.
Statistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe nnpast nnto nnpredict nnthe nnfuture
nnby nnidentifying nntrends, nnpatterns nnand nnbusiness nndrives nnwithin nnthe nndata nnto
nndevelop nna nnforecast. nnThis nnforecast nnis nnreferred nnto nnas nna nnstatistical nnforecast
nnbecause nnit nnuses nnmathematical nnformulas nnto nnidentify nnthe nnpatterns nnand
nntrends nnwhile nntesting nnthe nnresults nnfor nnmathematical nnreasonableness nnand
nnconfidence. nnStatistical nnforecasting nnis nnused nnfor nnforecasting nnsales nnand
nnbudget.
Question nn#2
Using nnstatistics nnin nndecision-making nneliminates nnbusiness nnrisks
Answer nnop nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnCan't nnsay
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nninformation nngiven nnis nnthat nnbusiness nnstatistics nnare nnused nnfor nndecision-
making nnin nnthe nnface nnof nnrisk. nnThere nnis nnno nnsuggestion nnin nnthe nnpassage nnthat
nnsuch nnuse nneliminates nnbusiness nnrisks, nnand nnthe nnanswer nntherefore nnis nn"Can't
nnsay".
Question nn#3
There nnis nnno nnkid nnthat nndoesn't nnlike nnchocolate.
What nninference nncan nnbe nndrawn nnfrom nnthis nnsentence?
Answer nnoptions
A. nnEveryone nnwho nnlikes nnchocolate nnis nna nnkid. nn
B. nnAll nnkids nnlike nnchocolate. nn
,C. nnThere nnare nnkids nnthat nndon't nnlike nnchocolate. nn
D. nnOnly nnkids nnlike nnchocolate. nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnAll nnkids nnlike
nnchocolate.
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
A nndouble nnnegative nn(no nnkid nn+ nndoesn't nnlike) nnturns nninto nna nnpositive. nnA nnno
nnstatement nnturns nninto nnan nnall nnstatement. nnKid nn=> nnlikes nnchocolate
Soy- nnand nnrice- nnbased nndiets nnare nnvery nnpopular nnin nnThird nnWorld nncountries.
nnThe nnsoy nnbean nnhas nna nnhigher nnphytate nncontent nnthan nnany nnother nngrain nnor
nnlegume nnthat nnhas nnbeen nnstudied. nnPhytate nnis nnan nnorganic nnacid, nnpresent nnin
nnthe nnbran nnor nnhulls nnof nnall nnseeds, nnwhich nnblocks nnthe nnuptake nnof nnessential
nnminerals nn- nncalcium, nnmagnesium, nniron nnand nnespecially nnzinc nn- nnin nnthe
nnintestinal nntract.
Soy nnbeans nnseem nnto nnbe nnhighly nnresistant nnto nnmany nnphytate-reducing
nntechniques nnsuch nnas nnlong, nnslow nncooking. nnOnly nna nnlong nnperiod nnof
nnfermentation nnwill nnsignificantly nnreduce nnthe nnphytate nncontent nnof nnsoy nnbeans.
nnThus, nnfermented nnproducts nnsuch nnas nntempeh nnand nnmiso nnprovide
nnnourishment nnthat nnis nneasily nnassimilated. nnWhen nnprecipitated nnsoy nnproducts
nnare nnconsumed nnwith nnmeat, nnthe nnmineral-blocking nneffects nnof nnthe nnphytates
nnare nnreduced.
Question nn#4
People nnin nnThird nnWorld nncountries nnhave nnlow nnlevels nnof nncalcium, nnmagnesium,
nniron nnand nnzinc
Answer nnoptions
True
False
Can't nnsay nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnCan't nnsay
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
Even nnthough nnphytate nnblocks nnthe nnuptake nnof nnthese nnminerals, nnthere nnis nnno
nnevidence nngiven nnthat nnpeople nnin nnthird-world nncountries nnhave nnlow nnlevels nnof
nnthese nncompounds. nnThe nnpassage nnsays nnthat nnsoy- nnand nnrice-based nndiets nnare
nnvery nnpopular nnin nnthese nncountries, nnbut nnit nndoes nnnot nngo nnfar nnenough nnto nnbe
nnable nnto nnsay nndefinitively nnthat nnpersons nnare nndeficient nnin nnthese nnessentials.
nnEven nnif nnthe nnstatement nnis nntrue, nnit nnis nnnot nnsupported nnby nnthe nninformation
nnin nnthe nnpassage, nnand nnthe nnresponse nnis nn"Can't nnsay".
Question nn#5
Three nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnare nnalike nnin nnsome nnway: nnFinch, nnCrow, nnOstrich,
nnRobin.
, Please nnselect nnthe nnone nnthat nnis nndifferent.
Answer nnoptions
A. nnFinch nn
B. nnCrow nn
C. nnOstrich nn
D. nnRobin nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnOstrich
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
All nnare nnbirds, nnbut nnthe nnostrich nnis nnthe nnonly nnone nnthat nncannot nnfly.
Question nn#6
Gavin nnbeat nnJerry nnin nna nnmarathon nnrace nnwearing nnDada nnrunning nnshoes.
nnDada nncame nnout, nnon nnthe nnsame nnday, nnwith nnan nnad nncampaign nnsaying nnthat
nntheir nnnew nnDada nnshoes nnmade nnGavin nnwin.
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnfacts nnweakens nnDada's nnconclusion?
Answer nnoptions
A. nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe nnmarathon. nn
B. nnGavin nnhas nnnever nnbeaten nnJerry nnin nnprevious nnmarathons. nn
C. nnJerry nntook nnsteroids nnto nnincrease nnhis nnperformance nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe
nnmarathon. nn
D. nnJerry nnhas nnbeen nnconsidered nnthe nnfastest nnmarathon nnrunner nntill nnnow. nn-
nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe
nnmarathon.
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nnfact nnthat nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe nnmarathon nnoffers nnan
nnalternative nnexplanation nnfor nnGavin's nnwin. nnTherefore, nnit nnweakens nnDada's
nnconclusion nnthat nntheir nnshoes nnhave nnbeen nnto nnreason nnfor nnGavin's nnwin. nnThe
nnother nnfacts nnonly nnmake nnGavin's nnaccomplishment nnwhile nnwearing nnDada's
nnshoes nnmore nnimpressive nnand, nnhence, nntend nnto nnsupport nnDada's nnconclusion.
Question nn#7
Three nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnare nnalike nnin nnsome nnway: nnTailor, nnFootman, nnButler,
nnEquerry
Please nnselect nnthe nnone nnthat nnis nndifferent.
Answer nnoptions
A. nnTailor nn
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
If nnyou nncount nn1 nnto nn100, nnhow nnmany nn5s nnwill nnyou nnpass nnon nnthe nnway? nn-
nnANS-There nnare nn20 nnnumbers nnthat nncontain nn5 nnin nnit nn
5, nn15, nn25, nn35, nn45, nn50, nn51 nnto nn59, nn65, nn75, nn85, nn95 nn
(55 nncontains nn2 nnfive's)
So nnthe nnanswer nnis nn20 nn...
Julie nnis nna nnhair nnstylist. nnShe nnmakes nn$10.25 nnan nnhour, nnplus nn$6 nnextra nnfor
nnevery nnhaircut nnshe nnperforms. nnThis nnweek nnshe nnworked nna nntotal nnof nn40
nnhours nnand nnperformed nn46 nnhaircuts. nnHow nnmuch nnmoney nndid nnshe nnmake? nn-
nnANS-$686.05 nn10.25 nnx nn40 nn= nn410.05 nn46 nnx nn6 nn= nn276 nn
nn
nn410.05
+276
=686.06
Business nnstatistics nnis nna nnscientific nnapproach nnto nndecision-making nnin nnthe nnface
nnof nnrisk nnand nnis nnused nnin nnmany nndisciplines, nnsuch nnas nnfinancial nnanalysis,
nneconometrics, nnauditing, nnproduction nnand nnoperations, nnand nnmarketing nnresearch.
nnThe nnmain nnobjective nnof nnbusiness nnstatistics nnis nnto nnmake nninferences nnabout
nncertain nncharacteristics nnof nna nnpopulation nnbased nnon nninformation nncontained nnin
nna nnrandom nnsample nnfrom nnthe nnentire nnpopulation.
Statistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe nnpast nnto nnpredict nnthe nnfuture
nnby nnidentifying nntrends, nnpatterns nnand nnbusiness nndrives nnwithin nnthe nndata nnto
nndevelop nna nnforecast. nnThis nnforecast nnis nnreferred nnto nnas nna nnstatistical nnforecast
nnbecause nnit nnuses nnmathematical nnformulas nnto nnidentify nnthe nnpatterns nnand
nntrends nnwhile nntesting nnthe nnresults nnfor nnmathematical nnreasonableness nnand
nnconfidence. nnStatistical nnforecasting nnis nnused nnfor nnforecasting nnsales nnand
nnbudget.
,Question nn#1
Statistical nnforecasting nndeals nnwith nnestimating nnthe nnlikelihood nnof nnan nnevent nn-
nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnTrue
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nnpassage nnsays nnthat nnstatistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe
nnpast nnto nnidentify nnpatterns nnand nntrends. nnThis nninformation nnis nnused nnto nnpredict
nnthe nnfuture, nnsuch nnas nnforecasting nnsales nnand nnbudget. nnTherefore, nnthe nnanswer
nnis nn"True".
Business nnstatistics nnis nna nnscientific nnapproach nnto nndecision-making nnin nnthe nnface
nnof nnrisk nnand nnis nnused nnin nnmany nndisciplines, nnsuch nnas nnfinancial nnanalysis,
nneconometrics, nnauditing, nnproduction nnand nnoperations, nnand nnmarketing nnresearch.
nnThe nnmain nnobjective nnof nnbusiness nnstatistics nnis nnto nnmake nninferences nnabout
nncertain nncharacteristics nnof nna nnpopulation nnbased nnon nninformation nncontained nnin
nna nnrandom nnsample nnfrom nnthe nnentire nnpopulation.
Statistical nnforecasting nnconcentrates nnon nnusing nnthe nnpast nnto nnpredict nnthe nnfuture
nnby nnidentifying nntrends, nnpatterns nnand nnbusiness nndrives nnwithin nnthe nndata nnto
nndevelop nna nnforecast. nnThis nnforecast nnis nnreferred nnto nnas nna nnstatistical nnforecast
nnbecause nnit nnuses nnmathematical nnformulas nnto nnidentify nnthe nnpatterns nnand
nntrends nnwhile nntesting nnthe nnresults nnfor nnmathematical nnreasonableness nnand
nnconfidence. nnStatistical nnforecasting nnis nnused nnfor nnforecasting nnsales nnand
nnbudget.
Question nn#2
Using nnstatistics nnin nndecision-making nneliminates nnbusiness nnrisks
Answer nnop nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnCan't nnsay
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nninformation nngiven nnis nnthat nnbusiness nnstatistics nnare nnused nnfor nndecision-
making nnin nnthe nnface nnof nnrisk. nnThere nnis nnno nnsuggestion nnin nnthe nnpassage nnthat
nnsuch nnuse nneliminates nnbusiness nnrisks, nnand nnthe nnanswer nntherefore nnis nn"Can't
nnsay".
Question nn#3
There nnis nnno nnkid nnthat nndoesn't nnlike nnchocolate.
What nninference nncan nnbe nndrawn nnfrom nnthis nnsentence?
Answer nnoptions
A. nnEveryone nnwho nnlikes nnchocolate nnis nna nnkid. nn
B. nnAll nnkids nnlike nnchocolate. nn
,C. nnThere nnare nnkids nnthat nndon't nnlike nnchocolate. nn
D. nnOnly nnkids nnlike nnchocolate. nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnAll nnkids nnlike
nnchocolate.
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
A nndouble nnnegative nn(no nnkid nn+ nndoesn't nnlike) nnturns nninto nna nnpositive. nnA nnno
nnstatement nnturns nninto nnan nnall nnstatement. nnKid nn=> nnlikes nnchocolate
Soy- nnand nnrice- nnbased nndiets nnare nnvery nnpopular nnin nnThird nnWorld nncountries.
nnThe nnsoy nnbean nnhas nna nnhigher nnphytate nncontent nnthan nnany nnother nngrain nnor
nnlegume nnthat nnhas nnbeen nnstudied. nnPhytate nnis nnan nnorganic nnacid, nnpresent nnin
nnthe nnbran nnor nnhulls nnof nnall nnseeds, nnwhich nnblocks nnthe nnuptake nnof nnessential
nnminerals nn- nncalcium, nnmagnesium, nniron nnand nnespecially nnzinc nn- nnin nnthe
nnintestinal nntract.
Soy nnbeans nnseem nnto nnbe nnhighly nnresistant nnto nnmany nnphytate-reducing
nntechniques nnsuch nnas nnlong, nnslow nncooking. nnOnly nna nnlong nnperiod nnof
nnfermentation nnwill nnsignificantly nnreduce nnthe nnphytate nncontent nnof nnsoy nnbeans.
nnThus, nnfermented nnproducts nnsuch nnas nntempeh nnand nnmiso nnprovide
nnnourishment nnthat nnis nneasily nnassimilated. nnWhen nnprecipitated nnsoy nnproducts
nnare nnconsumed nnwith nnmeat, nnthe nnmineral-blocking nneffects nnof nnthe nnphytates
nnare nnreduced.
Question nn#4
People nnin nnThird nnWorld nncountries nnhave nnlow nnlevels nnof nncalcium, nnmagnesium,
nniron nnand nnzinc
Answer nnoptions
True
False
Can't nnsay nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnCan't nnsay
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
Even nnthough nnphytate nnblocks nnthe nnuptake nnof nnthese nnminerals, nnthere nnis nnno
nnevidence nngiven nnthat nnpeople nnin nnthird-world nncountries nnhave nnlow nnlevels nnof
nnthese nncompounds. nnThe nnpassage nnsays nnthat nnsoy- nnand nnrice-based nndiets nnare
nnvery nnpopular nnin nnthese nncountries, nnbut nnit nndoes nnnot nngo nnfar nnenough nnto nnbe
nnable nnto nnsay nndefinitively nnthat nnpersons nnare nndeficient nnin nnthese nnessentials.
nnEven nnif nnthe nnstatement nnis nntrue, nnit nnis nnnot nnsupported nnby nnthe nninformation
nnin nnthe nnpassage, nnand nnthe nnresponse nnis nn"Can't nnsay".
Question nn#5
Three nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnare nnalike nnin nnsome nnway: nnFinch, nnCrow, nnOstrich,
nnRobin.
, Please nnselect nnthe nnone nnthat nnis nndifferent.
Answer nnoptions
A. nnFinch nn
B. nnCrow nn
C. nnOstrich nn
D. nnRobin nn- nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnOstrich
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
All nnare nnbirds, nnbut nnthe nnostrich nnis nnthe nnonly nnone nnthat nncannot nnfly.
Question nn#6
Gavin nnbeat nnJerry nnin nna nnmarathon nnrace nnwearing nnDada nnrunning nnshoes.
nnDada nncame nnout, nnon nnthe nnsame nnday, nnwith nnan nnad nncampaign nnsaying nnthat
nntheir nnnew nnDada nnshoes nnmade nnGavin nnwin.
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnfacts nnweakens nnDada's nnconclusion?
Answer nnoptions
A. nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe nnmarathon. nn
B. nnGavin nnhas nnnever nnbeaten nnJerry nnin nnprevious nnmarathons. nn
C. nnJerry nntook nnsteroids nnto nnincrease nnhis nnperformance nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe
nnmarathon. nn
D. nnJerry nnhas nnbeen nnconsidered nnthe nnfastest nnmarathon nnrunner nntill nnnow. nn-
nnANS-The nncorrect nnanswer nnis: nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe
nnmarathon.
How nnto nnsolve nnthis nnquestion?
The nnfact nnthat nnJerry nnwas nnunwell nnon nnthe nnday nnof nnthe nnmarathon nnoffers nnan
nnalternative nnexplanation nnfor nnGavin's nnwin. nnTherefore, nnit nnweakens nnDada's
nnconclusion nnthat nntheir nnshoes nnhave nnbeen nnto nnreason nnfor nnGavin's nnwin. nnThe
nnother nnfacts nnonly nnmake nnGavin's nnaccomplishment nnwhile nnwearing nnDada's
nnshoes nnmore nnimpressive nnand, nnhence, nntend nnto nnsupport nnDada's nnconclusion.
Question nn#7
Three nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnare nnalike nnin nnsome nnway: nnTailor, nnFootman, nnButler,
nnEquerry
Please nnselect nnthe nnone nnthat nnis nndifferent.
Answer nnoptions
A. nnTailor nn
