PICAT/ ASVAB
1. Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth?: It was in a stream for a long
2. When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process is
called: regeneration.
3. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called: a
satellite.
4. In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must
contain: Carbon atoms.
5. Which element does NOT contain any neutrons?: hydrogen
6. The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the: ratio of elements in the compound.
7. What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion?: 30
8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?: natural gas 9. How many
atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)?: 3
10. Regeneration in man is limited to: healing of wounds.
11. When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquid's: viscosity.
12. When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they: lose electrons.
13. A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible
to eliminate: inertia,
14. A human skin cell divides by: mitosis.
15. The filament in an electric light bulb is made from: tungsten.
16. Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn $765 altogether?: 103
17. 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?: $5.00
18. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is
square and has an area of 64 square feet?: 32
19. 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
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20. 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
21. ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning 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?:
$1,607.35
22. 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 a green marble?: .66
23. 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?: 13 to 3
24. Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is
5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?: 16 units
25. If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?: 4:1
26. If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the garden?:
441 sq ft
27. The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of
its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket?: $3.60
28. 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
29. If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new
population was what percent of the old?: 125%
30. Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?: 7/8
31. Emphasize most neary means: Accentuate
1. Which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone
became smooth?: It was in a stream for a long
2. When a lobster grows a claw to replace one that was lost, the process is
called: regeneration.
3. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called: a
satellite.
4. In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must
contain: Carbon atoms.
5. Which element does NOT contain any neutrons?: hydrogen
6. The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the: ratio of elements in the compound.
7. What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion?: 30
8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?: natural gas 9. How many
atoms are in a single molecule of water (H20)?: 3
10. Regeneration in man is limited to: healing of wounds.
11. When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquid's: viscosity.
12. When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they: lose electrons.
13. A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible
to eliminate: inertia,
14. A human skin cell divides by: mitosis.
15. The filament in an electric light bulb is made from: tungsten.
16. Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry
make to earn $765 altogether?: 103
17. 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?: $5.00
18. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is
square and has an area of 64 square feet?: 32
19. 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
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20. 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
21. ART 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning 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?:
$1,607.35
22. 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 a green marble?: .66
23. 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?: 13 to 3
24. Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is
5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?: 16 units
25. If the ratio of the sides of two squares is 3:1, what is the ratio of their
perimeters?: 4:1
26. If the perimeter of a square garden feet, what is the area of the garden?:
441 sq ft
27. The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of
its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the
supermarket?: $3.60
28. 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
29. If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new
population was what percent of the old?: 125%
30. Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If lan received $125.000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?: 7/8
31. Emphasize most neary means: Accentuate
