Core Academic Skills Assessment Core Academic Skills MCQ 3

Question 1

A passage states: 'Most experts agree that exercise improves mood.' Which type of evidence would most strengthen this claim?

Accepted Answer

Meta-analyses of multiple randomized controlled trials

Answer

Meta-analyses synthesizing randomized controlled trials provide the highest quality scientific evidence.

Question 2

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

She loves cooking, her family, and her dog.

Answer

The Oxford comma after 'family' correctly separates three list items and avoids the ambiguous reading that family and dog are being cooked.

Question 3

If a car travels 150 miles in 2.5 hours, what is its average speed in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

Speed = distance ÷ time = 150 ÷ 2.5 = 60 mph.

Question 4

A pie chart shows that 25% of a school budget goes to athletics. If the total budget is $800,000, how much is allocated to athletics?

Accepted Answer

$200,000

Answer

25% of $800,000 = 0.25 × 800,000 = $200,000.

Question 5

In an argument, a 'premise' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A statement offered as evidence to support a conclusion

Answer

A premise is a supporting statement or reason given to justify the argument's conclusion.

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