PICAT TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
(~)what is the major force that changes peat to coal?
a.) lift
b.) friction
c.) tension
b.) pressure - Answers - b.) pressure ✅
(~)which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping?
a.) gerontologist
b.) geneticist
c.) geophysicist
d.) geologist - Answers - b.) geneticist ✅
(~)which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency to maintain
its ideal internal state relative ti properties such as temp and pH?
a.) mitosis
b.) adaptation
c.) homeostasis
d.) conservation - Answers - c.) homeostasis ✅
(~)which of the following would be likely be involved in computing the stress on a
building?
a.) cryogenics
b.) aerodynamics
c.) thermodynamics
d.) electromagnetics - Answers - b.) aerodynamics
(~)where are the reproductive organs located in angiosperms?
a.) stem
b.) roots
c.) leaves
d.) flowers - Answers - d.) flowers ✅
(~)which of the following experimental results demonstrates phototropism
a.) plant leaves that are touched will move and fold together
b.) vining plants will wrap around an object placed near them as they grow
c.) shoots of seedlings planted upside down will grow upwards away from the ground
d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the window
- Answers - d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend
towards the window
(~)which of the following is the primary force acting on a floating object
, a.) magnetism
b.) buoyancy
c.) tension
d.) torsion - Answers - b.) buoyancy ✅
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?
a.) 35
b.)36
c.)45
d.)63 - Answers - a.) 35
45% of 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?
a.) 20
b.) 36
c.) 40
d.) 54 - Answers - a.) 20 ✅
a square room has a 12 foot long wall. what is the floor area?
a.) 24 sq. ft
b.) 48 sq ft
c.) 140sq ft
d.) 144 sq ft - Answers - d.) 144 sq ft ✅(12^2)
a person wants to install an in ground swimming pool that will be 25 feet long, 18 feet
wide and 4 feet deep. what volume of dirt will need to be excavated for this pool?
a.) 72 cu. ft.
b.) 100 cu. ft.
c.) 450 cu. ft
d.) 1800 cu. ft - Answers - d.) 1800 cu. ft
remnant most nearly means?
a.) version
b.) statement
c.) kickknack
d.) part left over - Answers - d.) part left over ✅
spite most nearly means?
a.) malice
b.) regret
c.) concern
d.) compassion - Answers - a.) malice ✅
embark most nearly means?
(~)what is the major force that changes peat to coal?
a.) lift
b.) friction
c.) tension
b.) pressure - Answers - b.) pressure ✅
(~)which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping?
a.) gerontologist
b.) geneticist
c.) geophysicist
d.) geologist - Answers - b.) geneticist ✅
(~)which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency to maintain
its ideal internal state relative ti properties such as temp and pH?
a.) mitosis
b.) adaptation
c.) homeostasis
d.) conservation - Answers - c.) homeostasis ✅
(~)which of the following would be likely be involved in computing the stress on a
building?
a.) cryogenics
b.) aerodynamics
c.) thermodynamics
d.) electromagnetics - Answers - b.) aerodynamics
(~)where are the reproductive organs located in angiosperms?
a.) stem
b.) roots
c.) leaves
d.) flowers - Answers - d.) flowers ✅
(~)which of the following experimental results demonstrates phototropism
a.) plant leaves that are touched will move and fold together
b.) vining plants will wrap around an object placed near them as they grow
c.) shoots of seedlings planted upside down will grow upwards away from the ground
d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the window
- Answers - d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend
towards the window
(~)which of the following is the primary force acting on a floating object
, a.) magnetism
b.) buoyancy
c.) tension
d.) torsion - Answers - b.) buoyancy ✅
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?
a.) 35
b.)36
c.)45
d.)63 - Answers - a.) 35
45% of 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?
a.) 20
b.) 36
c.) 40
d.) 54 - Answers - a.) 20 ✅
a square room has a 12 foot long wall. what is the floor area?
a.) 24 sq. ft
b.) 48 sq ft
c.) 140sq ft
d.) 144 sq ft - Answers - d.) 144 sq ft ✅(12^2)
a person wants to install an in ground swimming pool that will be 25 feet long, 18 feet
wide and 4 feet deep. what volume of dirt will need to be excavated for this pool?
a.) 72 cu. ft.
b.) 100 cu. ft.
c.) 450 cu. ft
d.) 1800 cu. ft - Answers - d.) 1800 cu. ft
remnant most nearly means?
a.) version
b.) statement
c.) kickknack
d.) part left over - Answers - d.) part left over ✅
spite most nearly means?
a.) malice
b.) regret
c.) concern
d.) compassion - Answers - a.) malice ✅
embark most nearly means?
