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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
CASH means the same as or opposite of: ____price ____refund ____money ____bank
The next number in the series 2 4 6 8 10 12 is: _____12 ____4 ____16 ____18
*The right answers are money, 8 S (for salary), and 14. An X has been marked in the box in front
of each of these answers.
*Now work with the problem below. In each row, put an X in the space for the answer. Mark your
answers he3avily. Do not make any marks except your answers.
MANY means the same as or opposite of: _____ill ____sour ____down ____few
(Think for the word that fits this description. Select the first letter of this word.)
The next number in the series 10 8 11 9 12 10 is: ____13 ____14 ____15 ____16 ____17
*You should have marked the boxes in front of few, 8, V, and 13. Be sure you understand how to
work these problems. When the examiner gives the signal, you are to work more problems like
those above. Work quickly, but try nor to make mistakes. You will have 15 minutes. You are not
expected to finish in the time allowed.
STOP HERE-DO NOT TURN PAGE UNTIL THE EXAMINER TELLS YOU
1. BEGIN means the same as or opposite of:
_____ morning _____ work _____ start _____journey
3. Jim had twelve books, he bought three more and then loaned six to George.
How many books does Jim have now?
_____3 _____6 _____9 _____12 _____15
10. If you pay $ 1.20 for two pounds of candy, how much would you pay for half a pound?
_____30¢ _____45¢ _____60¢ _____90¢ _____$2.40
11. The stick with which the leader of a band beats times:
_____A _____B _____H _____D _____O
17. You have a date at half past six and arrive at a quarter after seven, how many minutes late
are you?
___15 ____30 ____45 ____60 ____75
24. If lemons are three for a dime, how much will you pay for a dozen and a half?
____30¢ _____40¢ _____45¢ ____50¢ ____60¢
31. Bob bought a fish line 7 yards 2 feet long. How many feet did he get?
_____16 ______21 _____23 _____30 _____86
38. An artist works on a drawing for 8 weeks and earns $200. If he works 5 days a week, how
much does he earn everyday?
____$1 _____$3 _____$5 _____$8 _____10
52. You pay $21 for 3 ½ tons of coal. What will the bill for 7½ tons?
_____$9.80 _____$42 _____$45 _____$75 _____$98
59. Eight turns of a screw advance at 4 inches. How many inches will ten turns advance it?
_____4½ _____5 _____6 _____8 _____10
66. In copy work a typist’s average time is 3½ minutes per page. How many pages can she copy
in 49 minutes?
_____7 _____10 _____14 _____17 ____21
67. An instrument to record the number of steps taken in walking:
____A ____F _____P ____V _____Y
73. A merchant brought chairs at $24 a dozen. In selling them, he received as much for 2 chairs
as he had paid for 3 chairs. How much did he charge for 12 chairs?
_____ $25 _____ $30 ______$33 _____$36 ____$48
74. A place where a river maybe crossed by wading:
_____A _____F ______H ____N _____T
80. A clock gains 2 minutes everyday was set right at noon Tuesday. What time was it by the
clock at midnight following Thursday?
____12:00 ____12:01 _____12:02 ____12:04 _____12:05