ASET Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which of the following objects, when rotated 180°, looks identical to its original position? → Letter 'S'
2. A rectangular block measures 4 units long, 3 units wide, and 2 units tall. How many unit cubes would be needed to build this block? → 24
3. Identify the word that does NOT belong: CURIOUS, INQUISITIVE, INDIFFERENT, INTERESTED → Indifferent
4. Which continent is the largest by land area? → Asia
5. What is the longest river in the world? → Nile
6. Which of the following is an example of a hasty generalization? → Two classmates cheated, so all students in the school cheat
7. Which of the following is the strongest counterargument to the claim 'Homework should be eliminated because it causes stress'? → Homework reinforces learning and builds study habits essential for academic success
8. Choose the word that best completes the analogy: SYMPHONY : MOVEMENT :: NOVEL : ___ → Chapter
9. Which sentence uses the word 'chronic' correctly? → She suffered from chronic back pain that lasted for years
10. Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The scientist's findings were ___; even experts struggled to understand them.' → Esoteric
11. A student argues: 'We improved our study schedule, and our grades went up, so the new schedule caused the improvement.' What fallacy might this be? → Post hoc ergo propter hoc
12. Which organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood? → Heart
13. A coded message replaces each letter with the letter 3 places ahead in the alphabet. What does 'DKNO' decode to? → AHKL
14. Identify the relationship: FAMINE : FOOD :: DROUGHT : ___ → Water
15. Identify the analogy: AUTHOR : NOVEL :: COMPOSER : ___ → Symphony
16. What does the suffix '-ology' indicate about a word? → The study or science of something
17. “Whoever stole the money must have had both an opportunity and a motive.” If this is true, which one of these sentences must also be true? → If Finn did not have a motive, he cannot have stolen the money.
18. Which gas do plants primarily use during photosynthesis? → Carbon dioxide
19. Movement, Running, Support, Protection, Shape, Blood cells protection These functions are part of which system? → Muscular and Skeletal System
20. What does it mean when an author uses a rhetorical question in a passage? → To make a point or provoke thought without expecting a literal answer
21. What is the meaning of the prefix 'inter-' in the word 'interconnected'? → Between or among
22. How many milligrams make 1 kilogram? → 1,000,000
23. In a group of 30 students, 18 play chess, 14 play checkers, and 6 play both. How many play neither? → 4
24. If the day after tomorrow is Friday, what day is today? → Wednesday
25. A false dilemma presents a situation as having only two options when more exist. Which sentence is an example? → You either study medicine or you'll never help people
26. If you cut a cube exactly in half with a single straight horizontal cut, what shape is the cross-section? → Square
27. What is the capital of the United States? → Washington, D.C.
28. What is the purpose of identifying the main assumption in an argument? → To determine whether the argument would collapse if the assumption were false
29. Which of the following is a supporting detail rather than a main idea? → A specific statistic showing a 20% rise in test scores after tutoring
30. How many U.S. states are there? → 50