CAT4 Practice Test 4

Question 1

Verbal Analogy: Author is to book as composer is to ___.

Accepted Answer

symphony

Answer

An author creates a book, and a composer creates a symphony.

Question 2

Number Series: What comes next? 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

The gaps grow by odd numbers (3, 5, 7, 9, 11), so 26 + 11 = 37.

Question 3

Verbal Classification: Violin, cello, viola. Which word belongs with these?

Accepted Answer

double bass

Answer

Violin, cello, viola and double bass are all bowed string instruments.

Question 4

Number Analogy: 10 → 5, 24 → 12, 50 → ?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

Each number is halved, so 50 ÷ 2 = 25.

Question 5

Spatial Reasoning: An arrow points straight up. It is turned 270° clockwise. Which way does it point now?

Accepted Answer

left

Answer

270° clockwise is three quarter-turns (up → right → down → left), which is the same as 90° counterclockwise.