GAT Content Areas 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a grammatical error?
- She and him went to the store. (Correct answer)
- They are going to the park.
- He runs every morning.
- We finished the project early.
Correct answer: She and him went to the store.
'Him' is an object pronoun and cannot be used as a subject; the correct form is 'She and he went to the store.'
Question 2: What does the prefix 'bio-' mean in words like biology and biography?
- Life (Correct answer)
- Earth
- Water
- Light
Correct answer: Life
The prefix 'bio-' comes from Greek and means life, as seen in biology (study of life) and biography (writing about a life).
Question 3: A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
- 50 mph (Correct answer)
- 45 mph
- 55 mph
- 60 mph
Correct answer: 50 mph
Average speed = distance ÷ time = 150 ÷ 3 = 50 miles per hour.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes the water cycle?
- Continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation (Correct answer)
- The process by which plants make food using sunlight
- The breakdown of rocks by wind and rain
- The movement of tectonic plates beneath Earth's surface
Correct answer: Continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
The water cycle describes how water moves continuously between Earth's surface and atmosphere through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Question 5: The U.S. Constitution was written primarily to:
- Establish a framework for the national government (Correct answer)
- Declare independence from Britain
- Create a national army
- Set tax rates for citizens
Correct answer: Establish a framework for the national government
The Constitution established the structure, powers, and limits of the federal government, replacing the weaker Articles of Confederation.
Question 6: Which type of graph is most appropriate for showing how a quantity changes over time?
- Line graph (Correct answer)
- Pie chart
- Bar graph
- Venn diagram
Correct answer: Line graph
Line graphs are designed to show trends and changes in data across a continuous period of time.
Question 7: In a science experiment, the variable that the researcher deliberately changes is called the:
- Independent variable (Correct answer)
- Dependent variable
- Control variable
- Constant
Correct answer: Independent variable
The independent variable is the one the experimenter manipulates to observe its effect on the dependent variable.
GAT Content Areas 3
Which sentence contains a grammatical error?