NOW ONTO THE TEST...
1. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
BEAR - SNAKE - COW - DOG - TIGER
2. If you rearrange the letters
"BARBIT", you would have the name of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL
3. Which one of the five designs makes the best
comparison?
4. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
POTATO - CORN - APPLE - CARROT - BEAN
5. Which one of the five designs makes the best
comparison?
6. John, twelve years old, is three times as
old as his brother. How old will John be when he is twice as old as his brother?
15 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 21
7. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Brother is to sister as niece is to:
MOTHER - DAUGHTER - AUNT - UNCLE - NEPHEW
8. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
9. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Milk is to glass as letter is to:
STAMP - PEN - ENVELOPE - BOOK - MAIL
10. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
11. Which one of the five choices makes the
best comparison?
LIVE is to EVIL as 5232 is to:
(A) 2523 (B) 3252 (C) 2325 (D) 3225 (E) 5223
12. "If some Smaugs are Thors and some
Thors are Thrains, then some Smaugs are definitely Thrains."
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER
13. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
14. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Tree is to ground as chimney is to:
SMOKE - BRICK - SKY - GARAGE - HOUSE
15. Which one of the numbers does not belong in
the following series?
9 - 7 - 8 - 6 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 3
16. Which one of the four is least like the
other four?
TOUCH - TASTE - HEAR - SMILE - SEE
17. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
18. Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is
shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
(A) Bill is taller than Peter.
(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.
(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.
(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or
Peter is taller.
19. Which one the five is least like the other
four?
STOCKING - DRESS - SHOE - PURSE - HAT
20. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
CAACCAC is to 3113313 as CACAACAC is to:
(A) 13133131 (B) 13133313 (C) 31311131 (D)
31311313 (E) 31313113
21. If you rearrange the letters
"RAPIS", you would have the name of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL
22. Which one of the designs is least like the
other four?
23. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Bullet is to gun as ball is to:
BAT - SLINGSHOT - CANNON - PITCHER - CATAPULT
24. "If some Bifurs are Bofurs and all
Gloins are Bofurs, then some Bifurs are definitely Gloins."
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER
25. Which one of the designs is least like the
other four?
26. Which one of the letters does not belong is
the following series:
A - D - G - I - J - M - P - S
The answer is:
D - I - J - M - S
27. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
28. The price of an article was cut 20% for a
sale. By what percent must the item be increased to again sell the article at the original price?
15% - 20% - 25% - 30% - 40%
29. Which one of the five is least like the other
four?
COPPER - IRON - BRASS - TIN - LEAD
30. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
31. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
BOTTLE - CUP - TUB - FUNNEL - BOWL
32. Mary had a number of cookies. After eating
one, she gave half the remainer to her sister. After eating another cookie, she gave half of what was left to her
brother. Mary now had only five cookies left. How many cookies did she start with?
11 - 22 - 23 - 45 - 46
33. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
WHEAT - HAY - BARLEY - OATS - RICE
34. Which one of the numbers does not belong is
the following series?
2 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 14 - 15 - 30
THREE - SEVEN - EIGHT - FIFTEEN - THIRTY
35. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
36. "A spaceship received three messages
in a strange language from a distant planet. The astonauts studied these messages and found that "Elros Aldarion Elendil" means "Danger Rocket Explosion"
and "Edain Mnyatur
Elros" means "Danger spaceship Fire" and "Aldarion Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad
Gas Explosion".
What does "Elendil" mean?
DANGER - EXPLOSION - NOTHING - ROCKET - GAS
37. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
38. Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
Belt is to buckle as shoe is to:
SOCK - TOE - FOOT - LACE - SOLE
39. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
40. John received $.41 change from a puchase in
the drugstore.
If he received six coins, three of the coins had to be:
PENNIES - NICKLES - DIMES - QUARTERS - HALF-DOLLARS
41. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
42. If you rearrange the letters
"MANGERY", you would have the name of a:
OCEAN - COUNTRY - STATE - CITY - ANIMAL
43. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
44. "If all Wargs are Twerps and no Twerps
are Gollums, then no Gollums are definitely Wargs."
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER
45. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
HORSE - KANGAROO - ZEBRA - DEER - DONKEY
46. Which one of the designs does not belong in
the following series?
47. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Finger is to hand as leaf is to:
TREE - BRANCH - BLOSSOM - TWIG - BARK
48. John's mother sent him to the store to get
9 large cans of peaches. John could only carry 2 cans at a time.
How many trips to the store did
John have to make?
4 - 4½ - 5 - 5½ - 6
49. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
50. Which one of the five make the best
comparison?
Foot is to knee as hand is to:
FINGER - ELBOW - TOE - LEG - ARM
51. Which one of the five designs is least like
the other four?
52. Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest
in a spelling contest.
How many people were in the contest?
13 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28
53. Which one of the five makes the best
comparison?
Water is to ice as milk is to:
HONEY - CHEESE - CEREAL - COFFEE - COOKIE
54. Which one of the numbers does not belong in
the following series?
1 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 13 - 26 - 29 - 48
55. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
HAM - LIVER - SALMON - PORK - BEEF
56. "If all Fleeps are Sloops and all
Sloops are Loopies, then all Fleeps are definitely Loopies."
This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER
57. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
58. Which one of the five is least like the
other four?
INCH - MILE - ACRE - YARD - FOOT
59. Which one of the five designs makes the
best comparison?
60. "A fish has a head 9" long. The
tail is equal to the size of the
head plus one-half the size of the body. The body is the size of
the head plus
the tail."
How long is the fish?
27" - 54" - 63" - 72" - 81"
answers
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1. SNAKE
All the others have legs; the others are mammals.
2. ANIMAL
"BARBIT" = RABBIT.
3. D
The triangles and squares change place, and the vertical figure becomes
horizontal.
4. APPLE T
he others are vegetables.
5. B
Since this is a reverse comparison, the solid line triangle is the
reverse of the broken line square.
6. 16
John's brother is 4. In 4 years the brother will
be 8, and John will be 16 or twice as old.
7. NEPHEW
Brother and sister, and niece and nephew are all opposites.
8. E
All the others are made with only 3 lines; E is made with 4 lines.
9. ENVELOPE
Milk goes into a glass, just as a letter goes into an envelope.
10. E
The large circle has a smaller figure of itself inside; the others have
different figures inside.
11. C
EVIL is the reverse spelling of LIVE; the reverse of 5232 is 2325.
12. FALSE
Example: "If some cats are animals and some animals are dogs, then
some cats are
definitely dogs." We cannot make this assumption definitely.
13. D
It is the only one made with circles.
14. HOUSE
A tree comes up out of the ground, just as a chimney comes up out of a
house.
15. THREE
The order is "minus 2, plus 1, minus 2, plus l," etc. Three
violates this order.
16. SMILE
The others are senses; smile is a facial expression.
17. B
The first two designs point in the same direction, just as the triangle
and figure B point in the same direction.
18. D
Without more information it is impossible to tell. We only know that
both Peter and Bill are shorter than Jack.
19. PURSE
The others are all articles of clothing that are worn.
20. D
Substitute numbers for letters; C = 3 and A =1 .
21. CITY
"RAPIS" = PARIS.
22. B
It is not made with straight lines.
23. CANNON
A bullet is fired from a gun, and a ball is fired from a cannon. The
others do not involve an explosive force.
24. FALSE
Example: " If some cars are green and all leaves are green, then
some cars are
definitely leaves." We cannot make this assumption definitely.
25. B
The numbers indicate the position of the letters in the alphabet. E is
the 5th letter in the alphabet, not the 6th.
26. I
The order is "A, skip 2 letters, D, skip 2 letters, G," etc.
I violates this order.
27. D
The geometric figures are reversed, and the position of the crosses and
arrows either inside or outside the figures is reversed.
28. 25%
Example: A $1.00 item reduced 20% will sell for 80cent. To sell it at
$1 .00 again, you must increase the price 20%. 20cent is 25% of 80cent.
29. BRASS
The others are simple metals; brass is an alloy (a combination of two
metals).
30. E
3 figures change into 3 different figures, and
5 figures change into 5 different figures.
31. FUNNEL
The others hold liquids; liquids pass through a funnel.
32. 23
23-1 = 22. 1/2 of 22 ='l 1. 1 1 -1 = 10. 1/2 of 10 = 5, the number of cookies Mary had left.
33. HAY
The others are grains; hay is a grass.
34. EIGHT
The order is "plus 1, times 2, plus 1, times 2," etc. Eight
violates this order.
35. B
The designs are reversed, and one side is removed from the smaller
figure.
36. ROCKET
Elros = Danger, Aldarion = Explosion, therefore Elendil must mean
Rocket.
37. B
All other objects begin with the letter "S"; knife begins
with the letter "K"
38. LACE
You buckle a belt, just as you lace your shoes.
39. D
It is divided into 4 parts; the others are divided into 3 parts.
40. DIMES
3 dimes, 2 nickles, and 1 penny is the only
possible solution.
41. D
The other figures are divided into the same number of triangles as the
number of sides the figure has.
42. COUNTRY
"MANGERY" = GERMANY.
43. E
A hand goes into a mitten, just as a foot goes into a shoe.
44. TRUE
Example: "If all dogs are animals and no animals are plants, then
no plants are
definitely dogs." We can definitely make this assumption.
45. KANGAROO
The others walk on 4 legs.
46. D
The letters in the other squares all move in order in a clockwise
direction.
47. TWIG
Finger is an appendage of the hand, just as a leaf is an appendage of a
twig.
48. 5
The question asks for trips to the store.
9 divided by 2 = 41/2, but it takes 5 trips
even though John will only get one can on one of the trips. Plus he has the initial trip to the store in the first place!
49. E
It does not have a twin.
50. ELBOW
Foot is attached to leg and knee is a joint in the leg. Hand is attached to arm and
elbow is a joint in the arm.
51. D
It has 2 black stripes; the other have 1.
52. 25
There are 12 students lower and 12 students higher, plus Mary is 25.
53. CHEESE
Water changes into ice, and milk changes into cheese.
54. 48
The order is "times 2, plus 3, times 2, plus 3," etc. 48
violates the order.
55. SALMON
The others are meats; salmon is a fish.
56. TRUE
Example: "if all dogs are mammals and all mammals are animals, then
all dogs are
definitely animals." We can definitely make this assumption.
57. E
Circles change into squares, and the shading is reversed.
58. ACRE
Acre measures area; the others measure distance.
59. C
The 4 sided square is divided into 4 squares, just as the 3 sided
triangle is divided into 3 triangles.
60. 72"