Hogan Assessment Hogan Cognitive Ability 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A word analogy: ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: CHEF : ___
- Kitchen
- Recipe (Correct answer)
- Ingredient
- Plate
Correct answer: Recipe
An architect works from a blueprint; a chef works from a recipe — both are planning documents.
Question 2: If the ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5 and there are 40 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?
- 20
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 25
- 30
Correct answer: 24
3/5 × 40 = 24 red marbles.
Question 3: Which of the following words does NOT belong with the others?
- Hypothesis
- Theory
- Conjecture
- Verdict (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Verdict
'Verdict' is a legal judgment, while hypothesis, theory, and conjecture all relate to proposed or unproven explanations.
Question 4: A series: 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ___. What is the pattern?
- Each term adds 60
- Each term is multiplied by 3 (Correct answer)
- Each term doubles
- Each term increases by the previous term
Correct answer: Each term is multiplied by 3
The sequence is geometric with a common ratio of 3 (each term multiplied by 3).
Question 5: All employees must complete training. Jana is an employee. Which conclusion is valid?
- Jana has already completed training
- Jana must complete training (Correct answer)
- Jana chose to complete training
- Jana is exempt from training
Correct answer: Jana must complete training
From the universal rule and the fact that Jana is an employee, it follows that Jana must complete training.
Question 6: If a car depreciates by 15% per year, what percentage of its original value remains after 2 years?
- 70.00%
- 72.25% (Correct answer)
- 73.50%
- 75.00%
Correct answer: 72.25%
0.85 × 0.85 = 0.7225, so 72.25% of the original value remains.
Question 7: The HCAT score is best used by employers to predict:
- An employee's cultural fit with the team
- How quickly an employee will learn and perform complex tasks (Correct answer)
- An employee's emotional stability under pressure
- An employee's leadership ambition
Correct answer: How quickly an employee will learn and perform complex tasks
The HCAT predicts job performance by estimating how rapidly someone can learn and execute complex job duties.
Hogan Assessment Hogan Cognitive Ability 4
A word analogy: ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: CHEF : ___