GCAT Study Guide 2026
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📋 GCAT Exam Format at a Glance
📚 GCAT Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample GCAT Questions & Answers
1. A rule states: approve requests submitted on weekdays before 3 PM; deny all others. A request arrives on Wednesday at 4:15 PM. What is the correct action?
Wednesday is a weekday but 4:15 PM is after the 3 PM cutoff, so the request must be denied.
2. How many times does the digit '3' appear in the following list: 13, 33, 73, 103, 130, 333?
Counting each digit: 13(1), 33(2), 73(1), 103(1), 130(1), 333(3) = 9 threes total.
3. A table shows weekly website visits: Mon=1,200, Tue=980, Wed=1,050, Thu=1,340, Fri=1,100, Sat=870, Sun=760. On which day were visits closest to the weekly average?
Weekly average = 7,300÷7 ≈ 1,043; Friday's 1,100 is closest to that average.
4. Read these statements about a group of professionals: 1. All neurologists are doctors. 2. Some neurologists are also researchers. Which conclusion can be logically drawn from these statements?
Since some neurologists are researchers (Premise 2), and all of these neurologists are also doctors (Premise 1), it must be true that some of those doctors are researchers. The group 'researchers' overlaps with the group 'neurologists', and the entire 'neurologists' group is inside the 'doctors' group. Therefore, the 'researchers' group must also overlap with the 'doctors' group.
5. A line graph shows temperature readings (°F) across five cities: A=72, B=68, C=75, D=80, E=65. What is the range of temperatures shown?
Range = highest − lowest = 80 − 65 = 15°F.
6. Which problem-solving strategy involves starting at the desired goal and identifying the required steps in reverse order back to the starting point?
Backward chaining starts at the goal state and works backwards to find the path from the starting point to the solution.