Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment: Cognitive Assessment 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which number best completes the matrix? 4, 9, 16 / 25, 36, 49 / 64, 81, ___
- 90
- 100 (Correct answer)
- 108
- 121
Correct answer: 100
These are perfect squares: 2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7², 8², 9², 10² = 100.
Question 2: A statement says: 'If it rains, the ground gets wet. The ground is wet.' What can we conclude?
- It must have rained
- It did not rain
- It may or may not have rained (Correct answer)
- The statement is self-contradictory
Correct answer: It may or may not have rained
Wet ground could have causes other than rain; confirming the effect does not confirm the specific cause (affirming the consequent fallacy).
Question 3: Which of the following best measures fluid intelligence on cognitive tests?
- Vocabulary recall
- Solving novel pattern problems (Correct answer)
- Remembering historical dates
- Reading comprehension
Correct answer: Solving novel pattern problems
Fluid intelligence is the ability to reason and solve new problems independent of previously acquired knowledge.
Question 4: If a car's value depreciates by 15% each year and it was worth $20,000 new, what is its approximate value after 2 years?
- $14,000
- $14,450 (Correct answer)
- $15,000
- $17,000
Correct answer: $14,450
Year 1: $20,000×0.85=$17,000; Year 2: $17,000×0.85=$14,450.
Question 5: Five people sit in a row. Ana sits to the right of Ben. Carlos sits to the left of Dan. Dan sits between Ana and Ben. Who sits at the far left?
- Ana
- Ben (Correct answer)
- Carlos
- Dan
Correct answer: Ben
Dan is between Ana and Ben, with Ana to Ben's right, so order is Ben-Dan-Ana; Carlos is left of Dan, giving Carlos-Ben-Dan-Ana.
Question 6: A passage states: 'Employees who receive regular feedback are more engaged.' Which of the following is the strongest counter-evidence to this claim?
- Some managers prefer informal feedback
- A study shows highly engaged teams give more feedback to each other
- A controlled study found no significant engagement difference with or without regular feedback (Correct answer)
- Feedback sessions can sometimes take too much time
Correct answer: A controlled study found no significant engagement difference with or without regular feedback
A controlled study finding no engagement difference directly contradicts the claim with empirical evidence.
Question 7: Which cognitive skill is primarily tested when you must identify the odd item in a set of related objects?
- Spatial reasoning
- Semantic categorization (Correct answer)
- Short-term memory
- Processing speed
Correct answer: Semantic categorization
Identifying which item does not belong relies on semantic categorization — understanding conceptual groupings and relationships.
Epic Skills Assessment Epic Skills Assessment: Cognitive Assessment 5
Which number best completes the matrix? 4, 9, 16 / 25, 36, 49 / 64, 81, ___