Shell is to egg as peel is to
a) rind
b) orange
c) omelet
d) helmet
b) orange
100
What number represents the cube of 4 divided by 4?
a) 16
b) 64
c) 12
d) 32
a) 16
100
Excessive spending
a) exact
b) enormous
c) successful
d) necessary
b) enormous
100
Which of the following is a pair of consecutive numbers?
a) 4,5
b) -4, +4
c) 3, 6
d) 1/3, 3/1
a) 4,5
100
Choose the sentence that contains an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
a) My mother is a lawyer.
b) What time did Roberto leave?
c) How are you feeling today.
d) No mistake.
c)
200
Which word does not belong with the others?
a) expand
b) reduce
c) summarize
d) abbreviate
a) expand
200
What is the next number in the following series:
1, 2, 4, 7, ...
a) 14
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
d) 11
200
a scowling face
a) pale
b) ruddy
c) beautiful
d) frowning
d) frowning
200
As a fraction 0.12 can be written as
a) 1/12
b) 12/100
c) 1/10
d) 100/12
b) 12/100
200
a) Thomas is attending the University of california.
b) Ellen asked me to help her with her errands.
c) Everyone wants her drawing to win the prize.
d) No mistake.
a)
300
Average is the opposite of
a) outstanding
b) individual
c) medium
d) general
a) outstanding
300
What number is 8 less than 3 cubed?
a) 18
b) 27
c) 19
d) 20
c) 19
300
a verbatim quote
a) brief
b) historical
c) wordy
d) exact
d) exact
300
The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is
a) 12
b) 6
c) 4
d) 3
a) 12
300
a) When the bell rings, please turn off the oven.
b) Most cats like to drink milk.
c) He has fewer money than his brother.
d) No mistake.
c)
400
Wolf Lake is larger than Rosebud Lake. Rosebud Lake is smaller than Beaver Lake. Wolf Lake is larger than Beaver Lake. If the first two statements are true, the third is
a) true
b) false
c) uncertain
c) uncertain
400
Suzanne would like to put wall-to-wall carpeting in her living room. At $4 a square foot, how much will it cost her to carpet a room that measures 12ft. by 15ft.?
a) 240
b) 720
c) 170
d) 108
b) 720
400
to confine
a) restrict
b) reduce
c) separate
d) polish
a) restrict
400
One week, a child spent 40% of her allowance on soft drinks. If her allowance is $5.00, how much did she spend on soft drinks?
a) $4
b) $ 1.20
c) $20
d) 2
d) $2
400
Choose the group of words that best completes the sentence.
When we have enough time, _____________
a) swimming is what we do.
b) we like to swim.
c) we are swimming.
d) to swim is what we like.
b)
500
Fool is to wisdom as pauper is to
a) humor
b) knowledge
c) grace
d) riches
d) riches
500
What number added to 7 is 2 times the product of 5 and 3?
a) 29
b) 14
c) 15
d) 23
d) 23
500
an ostentatious person
a) skillful
b) conspicuous
c) bossy
d) humble
b) conspicuous
500
What is the value of a in the equation 3a - 6 = b,
if b = 18?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
c) 8
500
Choose the best word to join the thoughts together.
I would like to take a walk; ________ I'm afraid it's going to rain.
a) however
b) moreover
c) also
d) none of these