AMCAT Attention to Detail 1

Question 1

Which of the following pairs of words are spelled identically?

Accepted Answer

Stationary / Stationary

Answer

'Stationary / Stationary' are spelled identically — both use the same spelling.

Question 2

Find the number that does NOT belong: 2, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

All other numbers are powers of 2 (2¹, 2², 2³, 2⁴, 2⁵); 15 is not a power of 2.

Question 3

A document has 5 pages. Page 1 has 300 words, Page 2 has 250, Page 3 has 310, Page 4 has 290, Page 5 has 280. What is the average word count per page?

Accepted Answer

286

Answer

Total words = 1430; average = 1430 ÷ 5 = 286.

Question 4

Which sequence of letters follows the pattern: A, Z, B, Y, C, X, D, __?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

The pattern alternates between forward (A, B, C, D) and backward (Z, Y, X) sequences; after D comes W.

Question 5

Count the number of triangles in a figure formed by drawing both diagonals inside a square.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

Drawing both diagonals in a square creates exactly 4 triangles.

AMCAT Practice Test

AMCAT Practice Test

AMCAT Attention to Detail 1