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Of the following dates, which is the latest?
A. June 30, 2054
B. April 2, 2054
C. June 2, 2055
D. January 6, 2055 - ANSWER Answer: (c) June 2, 2055 is the latest date of those
listed. Obviously, the 2054 dates occurred prior to the 2055 dates. Since January 6
occurs before June 2, June 2, 2055 is the latest date.
In the following sentence a word is in bold. What is an antonym for that word?
The group was anxiously awaiting the opening of their new building.
A. Eagerly B. Excitedly C. Sadly D. Uneager - ANSWER Answer: (d) In this sentence
the word anxiously means eagerly, therefore the antonym or opposite of that word
would be uneager. Eagerly and excitedly refer to an anticipation, which are synonyms to
anxiously. Sadly totally changes the context and adds an element of emotion that the
original sentence does not convey.
What is the missing number in the following sequence?
78, 66, ____, 42, 30 - ANSWER Answer: (c) 54 is 12 fewer than 66 and 12 more than
42. The sequence is counting backwards by 12. Option A is incorrect, since this would
decrease by 15 instead of 12. Option B is incorrect since this would decrease by 13,
instead of 12. Option D is incorrect since this would decrease by 11 instead of 12.
A college professor teaches a class of 80 students. Fourteen students are business
majors, six are education majors, and the rest are undecided. What percentage of the
class is undecided?
A. 50%
B. 75%
C. 60%
D. 25% - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (b) 75%. Fourteen and six equals
twenty, leaving sixty undecided. Sixty is 75% or ¾ of eighty. Answer (a) is incorrect,
because half of eighty is forty. C is incorrect because 60% of of eighty is forty-eight. D is
incorrect because 25% of eighty is twenty.
Afraid is to scared as brave is to _______.
A. courageous
B. cowardly
C. timid
D. trustworthy - ANSWER Answer: (a) Courageous is a synonym to brave as afraid is a
synonym to scared. B and C are incorrect because they are antonyms to brave.
Trustworthy is incorrect because it is not a synonym to brave.
, An organization hosts monthly meals for families in the community. In March, 70 people
attended the meal. In April, 60 attended. Their highest attendance was in May, with 20
more than April. What is their average monthly attendance?
A. 75
B. 50
C. 80
D. 70 - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (d) 70. When you add 20 to April's
attendance, you have 80. 70+60+80 is 210. 210 divided by 3 is 70.
If the first two statements are true, is the final statement true?
Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting all of the fifth grade classes' money for the
school fundraiser.
Sally attends Mrs. Jones' school.
Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting Sally's money for the fundraiser.
A. Yes
B. No
C. Uncertain - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (c) uncertain. Without knowing
Sally's grade, we cannot determine whether Mrs. Jones is responsible for collecting her
money or not. If Sally is in 5th grade, Mrs. Jones is responsible, but if she is not in fifth
grade, Mrs. Jones is not responsible.
A movie premiered this weekend. 250 people attended the first showing. Of the 250, 75
were adults above the age of 40, 50 were between the ages of 20 and 40, and 25 were
teenagers ages 13-19. What percentage of the attendees were children 12 and under?
A. 35%
B. 25%
C. 60%
D.40% - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (d) 40%. When adding 75, 50, and
25, you find that 150 attendees were over the age of 12. This means 100 attendees
were 12 and under. 100 is 40% of 250.
Which of the following is the smallest number?
A. .124
B. 1.24
C. .34
D. .5 - ANSWER Answer: The correct answer is (a) .124. One tenth is smaller than
three tenths and five tenths. .124 is smaller than 1.24, as well.
In the following set of words, which is different from the others?
A. foxtrot
B. waltz
C. hip hop
D. quickstep - ANSWER Answer: The answer is (c) hip hop. Although hip hop is a style
of dance, the other three listed are all styles of ballroom dance. Hip hop is not a
ballroom style.