PiCAT Revised practice test Exam Questions and
Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
-2^5 = - 32
-25-8 = - 17
9 (square root) - 3
16 = x/20, then x = - 320
3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - 13
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
A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat belts? - The inertia
of each passenger
A human skin cell divides by - mitosis.
A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example, a
year on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days. A year on Uranus is approximately 348 Mercury years.
According to the passage, the way time is usually measured shows that time is - Relative
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate - inertia,
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? - 50
A standard multimeter does NOT measure - frequency.
, 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? -
1/2 hour
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? - 968 sq ft
Abhor most nearly means - detest; hate
Abrupt most nearly means - unanticipated, sudden, unexpected
Abstemious most nearly means - temperate, abstinent, moderate
Acquisition - Procurement, accretion, attainment
ADAGE most nearly means - Proverb
Adjacent most nearly means -
ADMONITION most nearly means - Warning
Agile most nearly means - nimble, lithe, supple
An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for
crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products (mostly
gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate) and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil
imports was set at approximately ten percent of crude oil consumption. The passage implies which of
the following about the oil quota program? - The quota for petroleum products was the same as for
crude oil products.
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
Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
-2^5 = - 32
-25-8 = - 17
9 (square root) - 3
16 = x/20, then x = - 320
3(x + 6) = 39, then x= - 13
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
A car stops suddenly. Why are the passengers thrown forward against their seat belts? - The inertia
of each passenger
A human skin cell divides by - mitosis.
A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example, a
year on Mercury is equal to 88 Earth days. A year on Uranus is approximately 348 Mercury years.
According to the passage, the way time is usually measured shows that time is - Relative
A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate - inertia,
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. second press can print 15,000 copies in 60
minutes. How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? - 50
A standard multimeter does NOT measure - frequency.
, 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? -
1/2 hour
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? - 968 sq ft
Abhor most nearly means - detest; hate
Abrupt most nearly means - unanticipated, sudden, unexpected
Abstemious most nearly means - temperate, abstinent, moderate
Acquisition - Procurement, accretion, attainment
ADAGE most nearly means - Proverb
Adjacent most nearly means -
ADMONITION most nearly means - Warning
Agile most nearly means - nimble, lithe, supple
An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for
crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products (mostly
gasoline, jet fuel, and distillate) and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil
imports was set at approximately ten percent of crude oil consumption. The passage implies which of
the following about the oil quota program? - The quota for petroleum products was the same as for
crude oil products.
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
