ASVAB Picat EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which of the following experimental result demonstrates phototropism -
CORRECT ANSWER Stems of plants turned towards the dark area of
a room will bend towards the window
What is a measuring unit for the pressure of liquid? - CORRECT
ANSWER Pounds per square inch
Which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping? -
CORRECT ANSWER Geologist
What are the names of the substances involved in a chemical reaction? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reactant and products
What gas is a primary by product of the photosynthetic process? -
CORRECT ANSWER Oxygen
Which of the following processes occur when a substances changes
phase from solid directly to vapor? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sublimation
,Which of the following converts the kinetic energy of a moving fluid to
mechanical energy? - CORRECT ANSWER Turbine
Which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency
to maintain its ideal internal state relative to properties such as properties
such as temperature and PH? - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
A student bought a sandwich for 80 cents, milk for 20 cents and pie for
30 cents. How much did the meal cost? - CORRECT ANSWER $1.30
At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state, 35% from
out of state, and the rest from other countries. How many flights arrived
from out of state, if a total of 240 flights arrived. - CORRECT
ANSWER 84
A friend gives a neighbor 13 feet of twine from a brand new spool,
leaving 38} fee
of twine on the spool. How many total feet of twine were originally on
the spool ? - CORRECT ANSWER 52 1/15
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan,
the company will match 25% of that amount. How much will the
company contribute to the plan if the employee earns $50,000 before
taxes? - CORRECT ANSWER 625
, A person walked a dog 2 of a mile on Thursday and = of a mile on
Friday. What total number of miles did the person walk the dog? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1 8/21
A square room has a 12-foot long wall. What is the floor area? -
CORRECT ANSWER 144 sq ft
Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter.
The width of the garden is exactly =of its length. What is the area of
Sherlyn's garden in square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32 sq ft
A clerk processes 62 invoices in 4 hours. How many invoices can the
clerk process by working at this rate for 40 hours per week for 6 weeks?
- CORRECT ANSWER 3720 invoices
Forty-five percent of the dancers who auditioned for a musical play were
asked to come back for a second audition. If 9 dancers were invited
back, how many auditioned the first time? - CORRECT ANSWER 20
There are 9 equal stacks of tiles. A worker loads 4 stacks of tiles in a
wheelbarrow and 5 stacks in a truck. How many tiles are in the truck, if
there are 28 tiles in the wheelbarrow? - CORRECT ANSWER 140
A jeweler had a sale on rings marked "Two for the Price of One." If the
jeweler normally sells the rings for $50.00 and they cost him $20.00
each, his profit on the sale of two rings will be - CORRECT ANSWER
$10
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which of the following experimental result demonstrates phototropism -
CORRECT ANSWER Stems of plants turned towards the dark area of
a room will bend towards the window
What is a measuring unit for the pressure of liquid? - CORRECT
ANSWER Pounds per square inch
Which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping? -
CORRECT ANSWER Geologist
What are the names of the substances involved in a chemical reaction? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reactant and products
What gas is a primary by product of the photosynthetic process? -
CORRECT ANSWER Oxygen
Which of the following processes occur when a substances changes
phase from solid directly to vapor? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sublimation
,Which of the following converts the kinetic energy of a moving fluid to
mechanical energy? - CORRECT ANSWER Turbine
Which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency
to maintain its ideal internal state relative to properties such as properties
such as temperature and PH? - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
A student bought a sandwich for 80 cents, milk for 20 cents and pie for
30 cents. How much did the meal cost? - CORRECT ANSWER $1.30
At an airport, 25% of the flights arrive from within the state, 35% from
out of state, and the rest from other countries. How many flights arrived
from out of state, if a total of 240 flights arrived. - CORRECT
ANSWER 84
A friend gives a neighbor 13 feet of twine from a brand new spool,
leaving 38} fee
of twine on the spool. How many total feet of twine were originally on
the spool ? - CORRECT ANSWER 52 1/15
If an employee invests 5% of his pre-tax salary into a retirement plan,
the company will match 25% of that amount. How much will the
company contribute to the plan if the employee earns $50,000 before
taxes? - CORRECT ANSWER 625
, A person walked a dog 2 of a mile on Thursday and = of a mile on
Friday. What total number of miles did the person walk the dog? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1 8/21
A square room has a 12-foot long wall. What is the floor area? -
CORRECT ANSWER 144 sq ft
Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter.
The width of the garden is exactly =of its length. What is the area of
Sherlyn's garden in square feet? - CORRECT ANSWER 32 sq ft
A clerk processes 62 invoices in 4 hours. How many invoices can the
clerk process by working at this rate for 40 hours per week for 6 weeks?
- CORRECT ANSWER 3720 invoices
Forty-five percent of the dancers who auditioned for a musical play were
asked to come back for a second audition. If 9 dancers were invited
back, how many auditioned the first time? - CORRECT ANSWER 20
There are 9 equal stacks of tiles. A worker loads 4 stacks of tiles in a
wheelbarrow and 5 stacks in a truck. How many tiles are in the truck, if
there are 28 tiles in the wheelbarrow? - CORRECT ANSWER 140
A jeweler had a sale on rings marked "Two for the Price of One." If the
jeweler normally sells the rings for $50.00 and they cost him $20.00
each, his profit on the sale of two rings will be - CORRECT ANSWER
$10
