NCAE - National Career Assessment Examination General Scholastic Aptitude Questions and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following words has a similar relationship to 'Hospital' as 'Book' has to 'Library'?
- Patient (Correct answer)
- Doctor
- Medicine
- School
Correct answer: Patient
A library is a place where many books are kept. Similarly, a hospital is a place where many patients are found. The relationship is 'a place for a collection of a specific noun'.
Question 2: In a school event, 40% of the attendees are boys. If there are 180 girls, what is the total number of attendees?
- 252
- 450
- 300 (Correct answer)
- 72
Correct answer: 300
If 40% are boys, then 100% - 40% = 60% are girls. The 180 girls represent 60% of the total attendees. To find the total (T), you can set up the equation: 0.60 * T = 180. Solving for T gives T = 180 / 0.60, which equals 300.
Question 3: Consider the following sequence of numbers: 5, 8, 12, 17, 23, __. What number should come next to continue the pattern?
- 28
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 29
- 32
Correct answer: 30
The pattern is an increasing difference between consecutive numbers. The difference between 8 and 5 is 3. The difference between 12 and 8 is 4. The difference between 17 and 12 is 5. The difference between 23 and 17 is 6. Therefore, the next difference should be 7. Adding 7 to 23 gives 30.
Question 4: All students who are members of the science club also joined the math competition. Anna is not a member of the science club. Based on this information, which of the following statements must be true?
- Anna did not join the math competition.
- All students who joined the math competition are in the science club.
- Some students who are not in the science club joined the math competition.
- The statements do not provide enough information to conclude anything about Anna's participation in the math competition. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The statements do not provide enough information to conclude anything about Anna's participation in the math competition.
The first statement establishes that being in the science club is a sufficient condition for joining the math competition, but not a necessary one. It doesn't preclude others (not in the science club) from joining. Therefore, knowing that Anna is not in the science club doesn't tell us definitively whether she joined the math competition or not.
Question 5: The new intern is not only proficient in coding ______ also an excellent communicator.
- and
- or
- but (Correct answer)
- so
Correct answer: but
The phrase 'not only... but also' is a standard correlative conjunction in English used to connect and emphasize two related pieces of information. 'But' correctly completes this structure.
Question 6: Examine the series of figures. Which of the answer choices completes the pattern? [A sequence of shapes is shown where a square contains a small circle that moves clockwise from the top-left corner to the top-right, then bottom-right, then bottom-left.]
- A square with the circle in the bottom-left corner. (Correct answer)
- A square with the circle in the top-left corner.
- A square with the circle in the center.
- A square with the circle in the top-right corner.
Correct answer: A square with the circle in the bottom-left corner.
The pattern shows a small circle moving one corner clockwise with each step in the sequence. The first figure has the circle at top-left, the second at top-right, the third at bottom-right. The next logical position for the circle is the bottom-left corner.
NCAE - National Career Assessment Examination General Scholastic Aptitude Questions and Answers 1
Which of the following words has a similar relationship to 'Hospital' as 'Book' has to 'Library'?