CAAT Study Guide 2026
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📋 CAAT Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CAAT Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample CAAT Questions & Answers
1. Choose the best definition of curtail.
Explanation: To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
2. What is the closest estimate for 1,005 − 497?
Rounding to 1,000 − 500 = 500.
3. Which whole number is closest to the square root of 50?
Since 7² = 49 and 8² = 64, the square root of 50 is closest to 7.
4. A customer buys 3 notebooks at $2.25 each and 5 pens at $1.50 each. If they pay with a $20.00 bill, how much change should they receive?
First, calculate the total cost of the notebooks: 3 × $2.25 = $6.75. Next, calculate the total cost of the pens: 5 × $1.50 = $7.50. Add these amounts to find the total cost of all items: $6.75 + $7.50 = $14.25. Finally, subtract the total cost from the amount paid to find the change: $20.00 - $14.25 = $5.75.
5. Choose the best definition of boorish.
Explanation: Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
6. What comes next: 64, 32, 16, 8, ___?
Each term is divided by 2, so 8 ÷ 2 = 4.