CAST Testing Specialized Technologies 2

Question 1

On the CAST mechanical concepts section, if a smaller pulley drives a larger pulley by a belt, what happens to the larger pulley's rotational speed?

Accepted Answer

It rotates slower than the smaller pulley

Answer

It rotates faster than the smaller pulley

Answer

It rotates at the same speed

Answer

It stops rotating entirely

Question 2

In the CAST Reading for Information section, what should you do first when answering a question about a passage?

Accepted Answer

Read the question, then locate the relevant text in the passage

Answer

Guess based on prior knowledge

Answer

Answer from memory of similar documents

Answer

Skip to the last paragraph only

Question 3

The CAST Graphic Arithmetic section primarily tests the ability to do what?

Accepted Answer

Read drawings and perform calculations using the data shown

Answer

Memorize formulas without diagrams

Answer

Write computer code

Answer

Translate foreign languages

Question 4

A gear with 20 teeth meshes with a gear having 40 teeth. For each full turn of the 20-tooth gear, how much does the 40-tooth gear turn?

Accepted Answer

One-half turn

Answer

Two full turns

Answer

One full turn

Answer

One-quarter turn

Question 5

In Mechanical Concepts, which arrangement of a lever gives the greatest mechanical advantage for lifting a load?

Accepted Answer

Effort far from the fulcrum, load close to it

Answer

Effort close to the fulcrum, load far away

Answer

Effort and load equidistant from the fulcrum

Answer

No fulcrum at all

Question 6

On the CAST test, what is the recommended approach when you encounter a difficult question within a timed section?

Accepted Answer

Skip it, answer easier ones, and return if time allows

Answer

Spend unlimited time until solved

Answer

Leave the entire section blank

Answer

Always pick choice C

Question 7

In Graphic Arithmetic, a scale drawing shows 1 inch equals 4 feet. A wall measured at 3 inches on the drawing represents how many feet?

Accepted Answer

12 feet

Answer

7 feet

Answer

4 feet

Answer

16 feet