FREE Basic Ability (Cognitive) Questions And Answers

Question 1

Determine the relationship between the pair of terms below and select the most similar relationship from the answer selections.
Shroud is to Hasten, Plausible is to Placate, Blatant is to Masked, Commence is to Graduate, Depressed is to Sucessful.

Accepted Answer

BLATANT is to MASKED

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SHROUD is to HASTEN

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COMMENCE is to GRADUATE

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PLAUSIBLE is to PLACATE

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DEPRESSED is to SUCCESSFUL

Question 2

Identify the hidden pattern in the series of numbers 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | ?

Accepted Answer

9

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11

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15

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19

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25

Question 3

The numbers below share the exact mathematical relationship with one another.  Which number should replace the question mark in the number shown below?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

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3

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4

Question 4

If the first two statements are true, is the last statement correct?
Most snakes are green.
Most snakes are quick
At least one snake is both green and quick.

Accepted Answer

Yes

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No

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Uncertain

Question 5

If there are 32 students in the classroom and 12.5% of them own one pet, how many of them do not?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

4

Answer

8

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24

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30

Question 6

Clout most closely refers to :

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Prestige

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Lump

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Block

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Group

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Accumulate

Question 7

Andrea owns seven clothes, eight pairs of shoes, and seven necklaces. If she just wears one set of clothes per day. How many days can she go without wearing the same clothes?

Accepted Answer

392

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22

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56

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114

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228

Question 8

What is the opposite of the word IMPERIOUS?

Accepted Answer

Subservient

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Quiet

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Stormy

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Gloomy

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Moody

Question 9

Electronic information and automated technology are critical to ____ all major federal operations.

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Virtually

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Implicitly

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Fundamentally

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Approximately

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Effectively

Question 10

Songs on a popular music station are played in their entirety and without commercial breaks. The popular music broadcast "Hits All Around Us" lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes and features two song lengths: three minutes and six minutes. How many songs will be played throughout the broadcast?

Accepted Answer

23 at least

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44 at most

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42 at most

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24 at least

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15 at least