Practice Test Flashcards

Verbal Analogy: Hot is to cold as ancient is to ___.

Answer: modern

Hot and cold are opposites, and the opposite of ancient is modern.

Number Series: What comes next? 100, 91, 82, 73, ?

Answer: 64

Each term goes down by 9, so 73 − 9 = 64.

Verbal Classification: Whisper, mutter, murmur. Which word belongs with these?

Answer: mumble

Whisper, mutter, murmur and mumble are all ways of speaking quietly or unclearly.

Number Analogy: 3 → 10, 5 → 16, 7 → ?

Answer: 22

The rule is multiply by 3 and add 1, so 7 × 3 + 1 = 22.

Figure Analysis: A square sheet of paper is folded in half, then folded in half again. One hole is punched through all the layers. How many holes appear when it is unfolded?

Answer: 4

Two folds make 4 layers, so one punch makes 4 holes.

Figure Matrix: Top row shows a small white circle, then a large white circle. Bottom row shows a small black circle, then ?. What completes the matrix?

Answer: large black circle

Going across, the circle gets bigger, and the bottom row stays black.

Number Series: What comes next? 2, 4, 3, 6, 5, 10, ?

Answer: 9

The steps take turns: multiply by 2, then subtract 1, so 10 − 1 = 9.