GCAT Working Memory and Attention to Detail 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Read this sequence once: 7, 3, 9, 1, 5, 2. What is the sum of the 2nd and 5th numbers?
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 12
- 4
Correct answer: 8
The 2nd number is 3 and the 5th is 5, so 3 + 5 = 8.
Question 2: A clerk processes invoices labeled: A-104, B-207, A-301, C-104, B-104. How many invoices share the number 104?
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 1
Correct answer: 3
A-104, C-104, and B-104 all contain 104, giving 3 invoices.
Question 3: You are told: 'If it rains, cancel the meeting; if the meeting is cancelled, notify the team.' It rains. What must happen?
- Cancel the meeting only
- Notify the team only
- Cancel the meeting and notify the team (Correct answer)
- Do nothing
Correct answer: Cancel the meeting and notify the team
Rain triggers cancellation, which in turn triggers team notification — both actions follow.
Question 4: Memorize: Red=1, Blue=2, Green=3, Yellow=4. What is Red + Green − Blue?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 4
Correct answer: 2
1 + 3 − 2 = 2.
Question 5: Which pair of words contains a spelling difference? (A) accommodate / acommodate (B) necessary / necessary (C) receive / receive (D) committee / committee
- A (Correct answer)
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer: A
'Accommodate' has two c's and two m's; 'acommodate' is missing one c.
Question 6: A list of five employees' IDs is read aloud: 4821, 3076, 4821, 9143, 3076. How many IDs appear more than once?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 0
Correct answer: 2
4821 and 3076 each appear twice, so 2 IDs are repeated.
Question 7: You hold three rules in mind: (1) Boxes over 10 kg need a label. (2) Fragile items need padding. (3) Labeled items go to dock B. A 12 kg fragile box arrives — which dock does it go to?
- Dock A
- Dock B (Correct answer)
- Dock C
- No dock assigned
Correct answer: Dock B
At 12 kg it exceeds 10 kg so it gets a label, and labeled items go to Dock B.
Read this sequence once: 7, 3, 9, 1, 5, 2.
What is the sum of the 2nd and 5th numbers?