COOP Cooperative Admissions Exam 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which figure does NOT belong: triangle, square, circle, rectangle?
- Triangle
- Square
- Circle (Correct answer)
- Rectangle
Correct answer: Circle
A circle has no straight sides or angles, unlike the other three shapes.
Question 2: LIBRARY is to BOOKS as MUSEUM is to:
- Tickets
- Artifacts (Correct answer)
- Curators
- Exhibits
Correct answer: Artifacts
A library's core collection is books; a museum's core collection is artifacts.
Question 3: If a shirt originally costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price?
- $10
- $25
- $30 (Correct answer)
- $35
Correct answer: $30
25% of $40 is $10; $40 − $10 = $30.
Question 4: Complete the analogy: Hot is to Cold as Fast is to:
- Quick
- Slow (Correct answer)
- Speed
- Race
Correct answer: Slow
Hot and cold are antonyms, so the antonym of fast is slow.
Question 5: What is the next number in the pattern: 100, 90, 81, 73, 66, ___?
- 59
- 60 (Correct answer)
- 61
- 62
Correct answer: 60
The differences are 10, 9, 8, 7, so the next difference is 6: 66 − 6 = 60.
Question 6: Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
- Neither of the boys were ready.
- Neither of the boys was ready. (Correct answer)
- Neither of the boys are ready.
- Neither of the boys be ready.
Correct answer: Neither of the boys was ready.
'Neither' is singular and takes the singular verb 'was.'
Question 7: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?
- 34 cm²
- 60 cm² (Correct answer)
- 70 cm²
- 17 cm²
Correct answer: 60 cm²
Area of a rectangle = length × width; 12 × 5 = 60 cm².
COOP Cooperative Admissions Exam 3
Which figure does NOT belong: triangle, square, circle, rectangle?