FREE Epic Skills Assessment: Cognitive Assessment Questions and Answers

Question 1

How much longer does Project 2 take to finish? Time required to complete 2 projects: Task 1: 8 hours Task 2: 12 hours.

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

Project 1 takes 8 hours, and Project 2 takes 12 hours. To find how much longer Project 2 takes, we first calculate the difference in time: 12 hours - 8 hours = 4 hours. Then, we express this difference as a percentage of Project 1's time: (4 hours / 8 hours) * 100% = 50%. Thus, Project 2 takes 50% longer.

Question 2

The candidate has answered 60% of the first 20 questions on an exam comprising 60 multiple-choice questions correctly.
What proportion of the test's remaining questions must be answered properly for the candidate to receive a score of 70%?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

The exam has 60 questions, and to achieve a 70% score, the candidate needs 42 correct answers (0.70 * 60). The candidate already answered 60% of the first 20 questions correctly, which is 12 questions (0.60 * 20). This means 30 more correct answers are needed (42 - 12) from the remaining 40 questions (60 - 20). Therefore, the candidate must answer 30/40 = 0.75 or 75% of the remaining questions correctly.

Question 3

Do the math?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

Without the specific mathematical problem provided in the question text, it is impossible to show the exact steps to arrive at the answer. However, the correct answer of '1' suggests a simple calculation that results in this value, such as 5 - 4 or 10 / 10, which would have been presented in the original context.

Question 4

Find the object that is not a part of the group.

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

As the objects A, B, C, and D are not provided in the text, it's impossible to visually identify the outlier. In such 'odd one out' questions, object D would typically possess a unique characteristic, pattern, or function that differentiates it from the other three, which would share a common trait or category.

Question 5

There are 15 orange, yellow, and green marbles in the box. There is 7 times more green than yellow marbles. What number of orange marbles is in the box?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

Let Y be the number of yellow marbles and G be the number of green marbles. We are given that G = 7Y. The total number of marbles is 15. If we assume Y=1, then G=7. This leaves 15 - 1 (yellow) - 7 (green) = 7 orange marbles. If Y were 2, G would be 14, making the total 16 (2+14), which exceeds 15, so Y must be 1.

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FREE Epic Skills Assessment: Cognitive Assessment Questions and Answers