PICAT/ASVAB Test Questions and Answers
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1. A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand new spool, leaving 38
2/5 feet of twine on the spool. How many total feet of twine were originally on the
spool?
A. 50 1/15
B. 51 1/2
C. 52 1/15
D. 53 2/5
Answer: C. 52 1/15
2. A music concert is 3 hours long. During the concert there is one 27-minute
intermission. Approximately what percentage of the concert is the intermission?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 12%
D. 15%
Answer: D. 15%
3. A person walked the dog 2/3 of a mile on Thursday and 5/7 of a mile on Friday.
What total number of miles did the person walk the dog?
A. 1 1/7
B. 1 5/21
C. 1 8/21
D. 1 2/3
Answer: C. 1 8/21
4. A poster is 18 inches high and 24 inches long. It was made by enlarging a
photograph that was 3 inches high. If the photo was proportionally enlarged, how
long was the original photograph?
A. 2 inches
,B. 3 inches
C. 4 inches
D. 6 inches
Answer: C. 4 inches
5. A sold-out concert hall seated a total of 8,000 people. If there were 1,400 children
and 5,000 men seated, what percentage of seats were occupied by women?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Answer: B. 20%
6. A sweater design calls for the following balls of yarn: 10 white, 3 green, and 2
yellow. What percentage of the yarn is green?
A. 13%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Answer: C. 20%
7. A technician uses 12 1/2 yards of copper wire to make coils for an experiment. If
5/6 of a yard of wire is needed for each coil, how many complete coils can the
technician make?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 17
Answer: C. 15
8. 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?
,A. 60
B. 72
C. 84
D. 96
Answer: C. 84
9. Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of water. Tank A is 4 5/4 full and
Tank B is 2/3 full. What is the maximum amount of water that can be held in both
tanks together?
A. 192 gallons
B. 216 gallons
C. 240 gallons
D. 264 gallons
Answer: D. 264 gallons
10. 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?
A. $250
B. $500
C. $625
D. $750
Answer: C. $625
11. If the perimeter of a small square garden is 120 inches, what is the length of
each side?
A. 2 ft
B. 2.5 ft
C. 3 ft
D. 3.5 ft
Answer: B. 2.5 ft
, 12. Of 1,240 people polled, 30% preferred wood rather than carpet for their home's
interior flooring. Of the people who preferred carpet, 50% preferred the color beige.
About how many people polled preferred beige colored carpet?
A. 372
B. 400
C. 434
D. 496
Answer: C. 434
13. Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter. The
width of the garden is exactly 1/2 of its length. What is the area of Sherlyn's garden
in square feet?
A. 24 sq ft
B. 28 sq ft
C. 32 sq ft
D. 36 sq ft
Answer: C. 32 sq ft
14. Two brothers plan to mow lawns together. If one brother can mow 6 lawns in 1
hour, and the other brother can mow 12 lawns in 1 hour and 30 minutes, how many
lawns can they mow altogether in 2 hours?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
Answer: C. 18
15. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called:
A. A comet
B. A meteor
C. An asteroid
D. A satellite
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1. A friend gives a neighbor 13 2/3 feet of twine from a brand new spool, leaving 38
2/5 feet of twine on the spool. How many total feet of twine were originally on the
spool?
A. 50 1/15
B. 51 1/2
C. 52 1/15
D. 53 2/5
Answer: C. 52 1/15
2. A music concert is 3 hours long. During the concert there is one 27-minute
intermission. Approximately what percentage of the concert is the intermission?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 12%
D. 15%
Answer: D. 15%
3. A person walked the dog 2/3 of a mile on Thursday and 5/7 of a mile on Friday.
What total number of miles did the person walk the dog?
A. 1 1/7
B. 1 5/21
C. 1 8/21
D. 1 2/3
Answer: C. 1 8/21
4. A poster is 18 inches high and 24 inches long. It was made by enlarging a
photograph that was 3 inches high. If the photo was proportionally enlarged, how
long was the original photograph?
A. 2 inches
,B. 3 inches
C. 4 inches
D. 6 inches
Answer: C. 4 inches
5. A sold-out concert hall seated a total of 8,000 people. If there were 1,400 children
and 5,000 men seated, what percentage of seats were occupied by women?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Answer: B. 20%
6. A sweater design calls for the following balls of yarn: 10 white, 3 green, and 2
yellow. What percentage of the yarn is green?
A. 13%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Answer: C. 20%
7. A technician uses 12 1/2 yards of copper wire to make coils for an experiment. If
5/6 of a yard of wire is needed for each coil, how many complete coils can the
technician make?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 17
Answer: C. 15
8. 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?
,A. 60
B. 72
C. 84
D. 96
Answer: C. 84
9. Two tanks are each partially filled with 96 gallons of water. Tank A is 4 5/4 full and
Tank B is 2/3 full. What is the maximum amount of water that can be held in both
tanks together?
A. 192 gallons
B. 216 gallons
C. 240 gallons
D. 264 gallons
Answer: D. 264 gallons
10. 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?
A. $250
B. $500
C. $625
D. $750
Answer: C. $625
11. If the perimeter of a small square garden is 120 inches, what is the length of
each side?
A. 2 ft
B. 2.5 ft
C. 3 ft
D. 3.5 ft
Answer: B. 2.5 ft
, 12. Of 1,240 people polled, 30% preferred wood rather than carpet for their home's
interior flooring. Of the people who preferred carpet, 50% preferred the color beige.
About how many people polled preferred beige colored carpet?
A. 372
B. 400
C. 434
D. 496
Answer: C. 434
13. Sherlyn has a small rectangular garden plot that has a 24-foot perimeter. The
width of the garden is exactly 1/2 of its length. What is the area of Sherlyn's garden
in square feet?
A. 24 sq ft
B. 28 sq ft
C. 32 sq ft
D. 36 sq ft
Answer: C. 32 sq ft
14. Two brothers plan to mow lawns together. If one brother can mow 6 lawns in 1
hour, and the other brother can mow 12 lawns in 1 hour and 30 minutes, how many
lawns can they mow altogether in 2 hours?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
Answer: C. 18
15. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called:
A. A comet
B. A meteor
C. An asteroid
D. A satellite
