AON Quiz 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A store sells apples for $0.75 each and oranges for $1.25 each. If Maria buys 4 apples and 3 oranges, how much does she spend?
- $6.75 (Correct answer)
- $7.25
- $6.50
- $7.00
Correct answer: $6.75
4 × $0.75 = $3.00 and 3 × $1.25 = $3.75, so total = $6.75.
Question 2: Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'FRUGAL'?
- Thrifty
- Extravagant (Correct answer)
- Cautious
- Diligent
Correct answer: Extravagant
Frugal means careful with money/resources, so its opposite is extravagant, meaning wasteful or lavish.
Question 3: A team completes a project in 12 days working 8 hours per day. If they work 6 hours per day instead, how many days will the same project take?
- 14 days
- 16 days (Correct answer)
- 18 days
- 10 days
Correct answer: 16 days
Total hours = 12 × 8 = 96; at 6 hours/day, 96 ÷ 6 = 16 days.
Question 4: In a workplace scenario, your manager gives you contradictory instructions from what a senior colleague told you. What is the BEST course of action?
- Follow the senior colleague's advice since they have more experience
- Ignore both and use your own judgment
- Clarify the discrepancy directly with your manager (Correct answer)
- Do nothing until someone gives you clearer direction
Correct answer: Clarify the discrepancy directly with your manager
Clarifying directly with your manager respects the chain of command and ensures alignment.
Question 5: What comes next in the sequence? 3, 6, 12, 24, ___
- 36
- 42
- 48 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 48
Each term doubles the previous one: 24 × 2 = 48.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes 'abstract reasoning'?
- The ability to recall facts quickly
- The ability to identify patterns and relationships in non-verbal information (Correct answer)
- The ability to perform arithmetic calculations
- The ability to read and comprehend written text
Correct answer: The ability to identify patterns and relationships in non-verbal information
Abstract reasoning involves recognizing patterns and logical relationships in shapes, sequences, or symbols.
Question 7: If all Glips are Blops and some Blops are Trins, which statement MUST be true?
- All Trins are Glips
- Some Glips may be Trins (Correct answer)
- All Glips are Trins
- No Glips are Trins
Correct answer: Some Glips may be Trins
Since some Blops are Trins and all Glips are Blops, it is possible (but not certain) that some Glips are Trins.
AON Quiz 2
A store sells apples for $0.75 each and oranges for $1.25 each.
If Maria buys 4 apples and 3 oranges, how much does she spend?