GAT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The committee's report was so ______ that even experts struggled to follow its argument. → convoluted
2. What does the prefix 'bio-' mean in words like biology and biography? → Life
3. When a professional acknowledges the limits of their expertise and refers a client to a more qualified specialist, they are demonstrating: → Professional competence and humility
4. A paragraph begins with 'First, mix the dry ingredients.' What type of writing is this? → Procedural
5. Which measure of central tendency is MOST affected by extreme outlier values in a dataset? → Mean
6. Grade equivalent scores on a standardized test are MOST accurately interpreted as: → The average performance of students at a given grade and time of year
7. The FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) shifted the focus of food regulation from which approach to which approach? → Reactive (responding to outbreaks) to preventive (preventing contamination)
8. A nurse administers a medication dosage that exceeds the prescribed amount without a physician's order. This violates which standard? → Scope of practice and standard of care
9. Which evaluation model focuses on determining if a program's goals and objectives are being met? → Tyler's Goal Attainment Model
10. A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed? → 50 mph
11. Which regulation governs the handling and disposal of hazardous waste in the United States? → RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
12. A bag contains 4 red, 6 blue, and 2 green balls. What is the probability of randomly selecting a green ball? → 1/6
13. If the GAT uses a scaled score range of 200–800, which score represents the midpoint of that range? → 500
14. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of an incident report? → To document unusual events for quality improvement and liability tracking
15. The U.S. Constitution was written primarily to: → Establish a framework for the national government
16. On the GAT, when a question asks you to identify a logical flaw in an argument, you are being tested on your ability to: → Detect invalid inferences
17. The CIPP evaluation model stands for Context, Input, Process, and: → Product
18. Which equation represents a line with slope 3 and y-intercept -2? → y = 3x - 2
19. A test section on the GAT includes both 'anchor items' and 'operational items.' Anchor items are used to: → Link different test forms for score equating
20. The GAT evaluation is described as 'criterion-referenced' for certain sections. This means student performance is compared to: → A pre-defined standard or set of learning outcomes
21. During GAT administration, 'field-test items' are included in the exam but do not count toward the score. Their purpose is to: → Collect data to evaluate whether items are suitable for future scored use
22. Which color is universally used on safety signs to indicate a WARNING of a potentially hazardous situation? → Orange
23. Which element is MOST critical when documenting patient refusal of treatment? → That the patient demonstrated understanding of risks before refusing
24. Which word does NOT belong with the others? → Indolent
25. Which type of graph is most appropriate for showing how a quantity changes over time? → Line graph
26. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct. → Neither the manager nor the employees were informed of the change.
27. If a GAT test uses a multiple-choice format with four answer choices, what is the probability of guessing the correct answer by chance alone? → 25%
28. Which term describes the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset? → Range
29. What is the best way to start preparing for the General Achievement Test? → Creating a structured study plan
30. A quality team plots actual vs. predicted values for a process output. A strong upward-sloping pattern indicates: → A strong positive correlation between variables